Chapter 27 - Alone with Elsie (4)
Chapter 27 - Alone with Elsie (4)
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"Hehehe-hum~"
The thought of earning over 5 gold has me humming involuntarily.
Carrying the Rage Fang, I'm heading toward Puldang with Elsie.
"Are you that happy?"
"Of course. With this, I can send money back home."
"Come to think of it, Lant, you became an adventurer to treat your parents back home, right?"
"That's one of the reasons. But now, my desire to go on adventures with Elsie and Noah is even bigger."
"I want to go on many adventures with Lant and Noah, too. But Lant, you're just so strong. I'm anxious about whether the day will ever come when I can be of help to you."
Elsie is always providing so much help to my delusions.
"It's okay, Elsie. If it's you, Elsie, I'm sure you'll be able to grow a lot in the future. Who knows? Maybe you'll really be able to use strong holy magic like a Saint."
"If that happens... that would be really wonderful. I want to be of much help to Lant, too."
Seeing this side of the kind Elsie always feels like my heart is being purified.
A scenario where she gently whispers "Does that feel good?" in my ear while giving me a handjob, purifying my sexual desires along with my heart.
And in the end, we go for the real thing, with Elsie taking the lead in cowgirl position, telling me to leave everything to her!
"Do your best, Elsie."
"Yes!"
That's when an idea popped into my head on how Elsie could grow quickly.
"Say, Elsie. You said that even after acquiring a skill, how proficient you become with that skill depends on the person, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
"How many times a day do you use Heal, Elsie?"
"Heal, you mean? I don't really use it unless Noah gets hurt...."
"Then Elsie, cast Heal on me."
"Heal on Lant? O-oh, are you hurt somewhere!?"
Elsie said, making a fuss. She looks worried that I might have even a scratch.
Just being worried about makes my heart feel warm.
"No, Elsie. We aren't even going into a dungeon today, right? So let's just use up your Heal. You don't necessarily need someone to be injured to use Heal. By using Heal more often, even if it's just once more, you'll be able to become more proficient."
"Ah... Y-you're right. Lant is right. Even on days when I don't use Heal, if I use it at least once... it will definitely help me become more proficient! That's right! The reason the priests in the temple's infirmary become more proficient is because they use Heal that much more... How could I not have known such a simple thing."
"Maybe it's because of the fixed idea that Heal is only for when someone is injured?"
"A fixed idea......."
Elsie was silent for a moment, then nodded and gave me a bright smile.
"Thank you, Lant. Thanks to you, I think I can grow even more!"
"I'm glad I could be of help to you, Elsie. So, will you cast Heal on me?"
If I can be a stepping stone for Elsie's growth, I want to receive Heal as much as possible.
And if I can, I also want Elsie's sex techniques to be something I can be a stepping stone for.
"Yes! Heal!"
A pale green, gentle light enveloped my body.
Elsie's Heal felt warm.
But perhaps it's because I wasn't injured, but I didn't feel any particular change or like any part of my body had healed.
"Heal! Heal! Heal! Heal!"
Elsie cast Heal on me in succession.
"Heal! Phew... I'm out of mana."
It seems Elsie's limit for Heal is 6 times.
"Elsie, from now on, if you haven't used up your max Heals when coming out of a dungeon, cast them on me at the inn after dinner."
Heal is something that can be used quickly, and after dinner, there's an hour of free time before getting a massage from Tina, so that should be plenty.
"Yes, I understand!"
With this, I've secured time alone with Elsie.
That doesn't mean I intend to pounce on Elsie.
Just having time alone with a pretty girl like Elsie, even for a short while, is enough to expand the development of my delusions.
Elsie helps with the growth of her holy magic, and I help with the increase in the variations of my delusions.
This is truly a WIN-WIN relationship.
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"Elsie, open the door for me."
"Yes."
Carrying the Rage Fang, I entered the Adventurer's Guild through the door Elsie opened.
As soon as Elsie and I entered, the gazes of the adventurers focused on us.
We brought such a huge wolf into the Adventurer's Guild, so it's inevitable that we'd attract attention.
"Hey, isn't that a Rage Fang?"
"Yeah, that size and that look... it's definitely a Rage Fang. Even B-rank adventurers have to form a party to take that thing down...."
"Isn't that the big guy the Conscientious Saint rejected at first? He took that down?"
"No way... no matter how talented he is, he's only been an adventurer for 3 days. How could a guy who hasn't even had his Ascension..."
"No, there's a possibility he already had his Ascension from the start... but even so...."
I can hear the whispering around me.
It feels like the arrival of an unbelievable, super-sized newcomer, which isn't bad.
Is this what superiority feels like?
If I keep performing well like this, might there be a girl who comes up to me saying, "Kyaa, he's such a cool and strong adventurer! Hug me!"?
Of course, if that happens, I have plenty of confidence to show her that fighting isn't the only thing that's cool and strong.
I don't think a light, one-night relationship is bad either.
"Ugh... Conscientious Saint...."
Beside me, Elsie is blushing and hanging her head low.
Elsie being shy is still cute.
Elsie and I approached the reception desk where Leni-ssi is.
"Leni-ssi~."
Leni-ssi wasn't wearing her usual business smile; she had her eyes wide open in a surprised face.
It was a more surprised face than when she heard my age.
"La, Lant-nim!? That monster is......."
"I met it while picking herbs in the forest with Elsie. So I caught it. According to Elsie, it's a variant of a monster called a Wolf Fang, is that right?"
"Ye, yes... that's right. You caught the Rage Fang, Lant-ssi?"
"Yes, you said it was a variant, so I brought it here just like I promised Leni-ssi!"
I emphasize the part about "just like I promised Leni-ssi."
With this, won't Leni-ssi also strongly recognize my existence a little more?
The route of the receptionist Leni-ssi recruiting an adventurer with full potential.
I see the possibility!
"Th, thank you, Lant-nim... P, please wait a moment!"
Leni-ssi ran off somewhere in a hurry.
"It's my first time seeing Leni-ssi look so flustered."
"Yeah, mine too."
It was cute because I could feel the gap from the Leni-ssi who always wears a business smile.
Had it been about 2 minutes?
Leni-ssi brought back a dwarf man with a bushy beard.
"Oh, it really is a Rage Fang. And it's in incredibly clean condition!"
"Lant-nim, this is Kelban-ssi, who is in charge of the dismantling area at our Adventurer's Guild."
"Hello there. I'm Kelban. You're the one who defeated this Rage Fang?"
"Yes."
"Could you hold it like that for a moment?"
"As much as you need."
Kelban-ssi approached, examined the Rage Fang here and there, and touched it with a stroke.
After touching it a few times, as if satisfied, Kelban-ssi stepped back and spoke to me.
"Amazing... You, you killed this Rage Fang by breaking its neck, didn't you?"
It looks like there isn't a single wound on the outside.
It seems he doesn't do dismantling for nothing.
"Can you tell?"
"Of course. You, you're truly amazing. Even if it's a monster outside the dungeon, you killed a Rage Fang, which is agile and has strong power, by cleanly breaking only its neck bone. In all my life, this is the first time I've seen such a clean Rage Fang corpse."
I'd rather be praised by Leni-ssi, but being praised by Kelban-ssi, who gives off the vibe of a true craftsman, wasn't bad either.
"But I haven't seen your face before... are you perhaps a high-rank adventurer from outside?"
Kelban-ssi is mistaking me for a high-rank adventurer.
Leni-ssi said to Kelban-ssi.
"Kelban-ssi, Lant-nim is an F-rank adventurer who only became one 3 days ago."
"What!? F-rank!? Haha... You, are you perhaps someone who has experienced Ascension?"
I shook my head.
"No?"
"Hoo... To have the skill to cleanly kill a Rage Fang without even having an Ascension... Hahahaha, it seems a new star has come to Puldang in a long time."
It's a rude thought, but the conversation between Leni-ssi and Kelban-ssi feels like a comedy routine.
But I don't dislike this feeling of being put on a pedestal!
Being put on a pedestal is nice, but I should ask about the most important thing soon.
"Excuse me......."
"Hm? Ah, you must be tired from holding it the whole time? You can put it down now."
"No, that's not it... How much would this Rage Fang be worth if I sold it?"
"Ah, I didn't tell you the important part. In such a clean condition... you'd get 12 gold."
12 gold! That's 7 gold higher than the 5 gold Elsie expected.
"Elsie, it's 12 gold!"
"Th, that's amazing, Lant......."
At the mention of 12 gold, Elsie is blinking her eyes in surprise.
Elsie being surprised by such a large price was also cute.
But Kelban-ssi's expression suddenly darkened.
"Hmm......."
"What's wrong, Kelban-ssi?"
"You, you said your name was Lant, right?"
"Yes."
"Lant, I feel really sorry to ask you this, but could you sell this Rage Fang to the Adventurer's Guild?"
What is Kelban-ssi talking about?
"If you sell it to the Adventurer's Guild, you'll get less than elsewhere. The price would be about 9 gold... but I'm begging you! Couldn't you sell it to the Adventurer's Guild? A Rage Fang in such clean condition... as a dismantler, I really want to dismantle it just once! I know this is my greed! But could you somehow...."
It seems 12 gold was the price when selling to a specialized store, not the Adventurer's Guild.
Still, even at 9 gold, it's 4 gold more than expected.
But why does Kelban-ssi think I would sell it elsewhere?
It seems Leni-ssi must have forgotten to explain it beforehand.
"Kelban-ssi."
"Hmm, is it really not possible? I'm sorry. This is my selfishness after all......."
"I was planning on selling it to the Adventurer's Guild from the start, though?"
"Wha...t?"
Kelban-ssi made a face as if he had seen something unbelievable.
"Is that really true?"
"Yes."
"Wh, why is that? You could sell it for more at other places...."
"Well, you see......."
I looked at Leni-ssi and said.
"I promised Leni-ssi. That if I caught a variant monster, I would sell it to the Adventurer's Guild."
"Is that true, Leni! Why didn't you tell me!"
Leni-ssi has her eyes wide open in surprise.
I didn't quite understand why she was surprised.
"La, Lant-nim. Are you really planning to sell it to the Adventurer's Guild?"
"Yes. We promised, didn't we?"
"But that was a promise regarding the magic stone of a variant monster. Besides, this time it's a high-rank monster that can't even be compared to a Hobgoblin. The price difference is also incomparable to a Hobgoblin. Are you really sure about this?"
Leni-ssi's eyes are wide and won't shrink.
Just eliciting this reaction makes me feel proud.
"Well, that may be, but... this Rage Fang didn't come from a dungeon, so it doesn't have a magic stone, so wouldn't the corpse act as a substitute for the magic stone?"
"No, even for monsters in dungeons, you can bring back the corpses. This is a separate issue from the magic stone."
"Hey, Leni! What are you saying! Didn't Lant say he would sell it to the Adventurer's Guild!"
Leni-ssi said to Kelban-ssi with a stern expression.
"Kelban-ssi, but this is a matter that must be stated clearly. We shouldn't engage in acts that cause losses to adventurers without clearly defining things just because it's our profit."
"Ugh, you really have no flexibility in points like this, you...."
It felt like watching a capable female employee.
Leni-ssi looked cool.
"Lant-nim, this is a separate matter from the magic stone. Are you really sure about this?"
Seeing such a cool side of her, I want to build an even better relationship.
"Yes, I'm sure. Actually, seeing Leni-ssi's cool side of caring for adventurers, I've come to trust Leni-ssi and want to sell to the Adventurer's Guild in the future as well."
I gave a thumbs up toward Leni-ssi.
"Ah... Th, thank you, Lant-nim."
Leni-ssi was shy.
It's Leni-ssi's precious shy look.
Cute.
"Oh, then the deal is struck! Even you, the inflexible and stiff doll receptionist, are useful at times like this!"
I found out Leni-ssi's nickname.
Doll receptionist.
Leni-ssi doesn't really feel stiff like a doll.
Wouldn't the expression that she's pretty like a doll be more appropriate?
Doll... doll... insensitive.......
A situation of intense sex play with the insensitive Leni-ssi, who doesn't feel anything no matter how much I thrust into her, came to mind.
Leni-ssi, who hasn't had experience with a proper man, gradually starts to feel pleasure from my cock. In the end, a story about Leni-ssi's sensory development, falling into lovey-dovey sex.
A new material for masturbation was born here.
"Kelban-ssi......."
Leni-ssi glared at Kelban-ssi with cold eyes.
At Leni-ssi's gaze, Kelban-ssi was startled with a "Huck!" and covered his mouth with both hands.
"So, sorry! Hahahaha, my tongue slipped! Anyway, is the deal confirmed, Lant?"
"Yes."
"Hahahaha! Good! Then I'll go call my disciples to move the Rage Fang! I'll be going now, Leni!"
Kelban-ssi ran out of the guild like a shot, even with his short dwarf legs.
He definitely ran away to avoid Leni-ssi.
"Lant-nim."
Leni-ssi called my name.
"Yes, Leni-ssi."
Leni-ssi bowed her head to me.
"Thank you very much for using the Adventurer's Guild."
"We promised, after all. Besides, I can trust the wonderful Leni-ssi who cares about adventurers as much as I want. Please continue to take care of me in the future, Leni-ssi."
"Yes, Lant-nim!"
Leni-ssi smiled at me.
This time, fortunately, it didn't look like a business smile, but Leni-ssi's smile with her heart in it.
It was very beautiful!