Rookie Guardian (1) - Level Up Diligently
Rookie Guardian (1) - Level Up Diligently
Just as unparalleled geniuses or born leaders emerge among humans,
heroes like mutants are sometimes born in the monster world.
Legendary dragons, Overlord Ogres, giant Trolls, and so on.
And on the western frontier of the Lumen Kingdom.
The leader of the goblin horde dominating the dense 'Black Leaf Forest', the 'Black Goblin', was exactly such a being.
A build twice as massive as an ordinary goblin's and jet-black skin.
Terrifying strength comparable to an Orc's and agile movements like a leopard.
But an ability even more outstanding than these outwardly apparent physical characteristics.
What made him a true Dominator of goblins was his 'cunning intelligence', which set him apart from ordinary monsters.
He realized that although he was powerful, there were beings stronger than him.
Therefore, he knew how to maintain a proper limit when hunting humans.
He knew that if he burned down entire villages or touched a noble's carriage, human regular armies or Guardians would flock and turn the forest into a wasteland.
Just as humans hunt, leaving young animals behind.
He understood that instilling a moderate amount of fear and thinning them out was the way to stably obtain prey for a long time.
He mainly robbed lost travelers of their belongings and hunted only a few hunters or herb gatherers.
Foolish goblin hordes crazed by blood and slaughter?
Controlling them as he wished was not difficult.
His kin, no matter what, ate their fill, and just letting them see blood once in a while made them revere him like a god.
The great leader, the Black Goblin himself, had one more thing.
Occasionally, he needed the amusement of snatching human women to release his immense lust, but he also handled that secretly, without crossing the line.
But recently, ominous signs appeared in his peaceful territory.
Subordinates who went out on patrol to find prey did not return.
They weren't the type to act impulsively, going against the Black Goblin's powerful charisma.
When even the second group of scouts who went to look for them didn't return, the leader himself led an elite group and headed towards the outskirts of the forest.
"Grrr..."
The Black Goblin growled lowly, looking at the corpse of his subordinate sprawled on the ground.
Traces of a head instantly severed and a body dismembered.
It wasn't the organized movements of an army or traces of a chaotic battle.
It was the trajectory of a sword swung cleanly by just one individual, or a very small number of skilled individuals.
A deep murderous intent flickered in the Black Goblin's red eyes.
He had avoided all-out war to avoid provoking humans, but there was no reason to let live an arrogant hunter who invaded his territory and slaughtered his kin.
"Kroooar!"
The great leader roared towards the sky.
"Grrr..."
"Kirik, Kiririk..."
His kin also ground their teeth, burning with vengeance.
On one side of the forest, far enough away that the rage wouldn't reach, inside a secluded cave.
"Haa... haa..."
Rose was sitting with her knees together, catching her breath for a moment.
Despite wandering in the mountains for several days, her skin was still exuding a mysterious luster.
Unlike her skin, her appearance didn't look so good.
Because she had traversed rough forest paths, her thin clothes were torn in places,
and through the gaps, her pure white thighs and deep cleavage were precariously exposed.
A provocative and alluring outfit, enough to make anyone who saw her filled with lust and rush at her at any moment.
'Lucian...'
Rose recalled her Lord, from whom she had separated.
A noble man who, even with her sensual naked body before him, not just torn clothes, and even though she had approached and seduced him first, hadn't wavered even a little.
Rose carefully stroked the Shortsword she had placed on the ground with her hand. It was the sword he had given her before they parted.
"—For now, until you're prepared for your journey. Having even this should be helpful."
"—...Thank you, Lucian-nim. I will cherish it."
"—No, it's not such a special sword. Feel free to use it, and if the blade gets damaged, it's fine to discard it."
"—...I will cherish it."
At the last moment, Lucian reached out his hand, paused as if to caress her head, then soon politely offered a handshake.
Rose also held his hand, having to swallow an inexpressible regret.
"—We will meet again. Definitely."
He told her to go to 'Deluna', the great city in the north.
What kind of journey she would undertake would be Rose's choice, but his advice was that to act as a Guardian, she needed to make various preparations and gather information.
Rose hunted noticeable goblins as she passed through the forest towards the north.
She wasn't actively seeking them out, but whenever she encountered them, she swung her sword, imbuing it with mana as she had learned from Lucian.
The surprising thing was that every time she killed a monster, the faint mana they possessed flowed into her heart.
Compared to the pure mana Lucian had instilled, it was murky and small in quantity, but for Rose, a Guardian who had just taken her first steps, even that was valuable experience.
'If this were a game, I've just left the tutorial and am in a low-level zone, so even goblins are valuable experience.'
And speaking of levels, one more thing.
That moment she felt climax under Lucian's gentle touch, in the midst of extreme pleasure.
[Lust Level 7 Achieved!]
[Special Ability: Skill 'Lewd Voice' acquired.]
'...To think my Lust Level would rise even with masturbation.'
For a while, there was no level up even amidst Cassian's violent defilement.
It was a long-awaited level up, coming with Lucian's gentle touch and a single kiss.
She thought that perhaps, rather than the number of encounters or the partner's strength, the 'intensity of climax and emotional connection' she felt might have a more important influence on leveling up.
Like the skills she had acquired so far, it wasn't an immediately useful ability in combat, but anyway, there's no harm in leveling up, right?
"Haa..."
When she thought of Lucian, the space between her legs tingled and heated up once again.
Rose blushed and shook her head, but her body, still affected by Cassian's curse, was already recalling the intense memories of that night and spontaneously secreting vaginal fluid.
'Right, this is... training necessary for leveling up...'
Rose rationalized it with effort and leaned her back against the cave wall.
There was no need to necessarily take off her clothes.
The torn and gaping openings were enough.
Her white hand went into the gap of her torn top, kneading her ample breasts, while her other hand slipped into the wet crevice between her thighs.
[ Squelch, squelch, squelch. ]
"Heuut... Ang... Haaah...!"
For a long time, wet friction sounds and Rose's sweet moans echoed inside the cave.
It didn't take very long.
Because her touch knew exactly where she was most sensitive.
Moreover, she still possessed a body far more sensitive than ordinary women.
"Haa... haa..."
After finishing her business, the cynical sage time arrived.
Rose roughly tidied her disheveled clothes and calmly assessed the situation.
Once I arrive in Deluna, I need to buy armor and proper clothes first. I can't wander around in this attire.
To do that, I need money, and the fastest way to get money is...
raiding the goblins' lair and taking the spoils they've gathered.
'Before that, let's check out the newly acquired Lust Skill.'
The abilities she had acquired so far were mostly related to Cleanliness, beauty, or contraception.
Utterly useless abilities for combat or adventure.
But what about the 'Lewd Voice' acquired this time?
Just by its name, it seems like a skill to seduce opponents by imbuing magic into her voice, but if used well...?
After clearing her throat once, Rose tried activating the skill inside the empty cave.
"Ah... um... I'm lonely, please hug me..."
Despite it being her own voice, Rose got goosebumps and rubbed her arms.
A voice sticky as if coated with honey, mixed with a lewd, nasal tone that seemed to tickle the brain fluid through the eardrum.
It was a fatal Lewd Incantation of temptation that, just by hearing it, would make one's lower body feel heavy and paralyze reason.
"How embarrassing... If anyone heard that, they'd think I was a truly horny pervert."
Just as Rose covered her face and was wallowing in self-loathing.
Rustle-
The bushes at the cave entrance were roughly pushed aside, revealing a single goblin.
If it were an ordinary goblin, as soon as it discovered a human, it would swing its club, let out a shriek, and charge.
"...Grrr..."
Its state was a little bizarre.
Unfocused red eyes, and dirty drool was dripping from its wide-open mouth.
And what was most striking was that a small object hanging between its dirty legs was swollen as if about to burst and standing rigidly erect.
"......Eh?"
Rose blankly gazed at the sight.
Instead of the goblin's characteristic murderous intent, the creature was panting like an animal in heat, approaching Rose.
It seemed the 'Lewd Incantation' she had just uttered had forced even the monsters of the forest into a state of heat.
"......Am I seducing even goblins?"
"Kararara!!"
Perhaps even that low murmur to herself sounded like a sweet temptation, as the goblin snorted even more violently and charged, trying to bury its head between her legs.