"THAAAAAAAAAAT'S MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I screamed at the top of my lungs when I realized there was actually, no one in the bathroom... other than me...
"This can't be... "
I said while bringing myself closer to the mirror, see my face thoroughly...
"Pretty..."
I let out those words unconsciously as I stared into my reflection. AND TO MAKE MYSELF CLEAR... I'M NOT A NARCISSIST! I was completely infatuated with the girl being reflected in the mirror... but there was no denying it... that girl was me...
"I guess this could explain the [Peerless Beauty] title...? Hehe"
I was drooling a bit over my own reflection... It was hard to contain my nature... I didn't really view this body as my own already. From my perspective, the mirror rather than reflecting me... was showing me the prettiest girl I have ever. and will ever see... AGAIN! I'M NOT A NARCISSIST!
"Now why are my eyes a different col..."
As I was beginning to inquire about my weird eye colors, a sensation I had felt before, crept back into my mind... only, a lot stronger...
"AHHH I NEED TO GO!!!"
I yelled desperately as I looked in anguish at the toilet next to me...
"Ok... No shame. No shame. Come on Reika, you can do this!"
I said to myself in encouragement. But seriously, this was incredibly embarrassing... I wasn't sure how to undress without seeing my 'new' parts... Because, judging from my beauty so far, again not a narcissist, I may die from a nosebleed if I see anything I shouldn't... And thus, I closed my eyes, sat down on the toilet and began 'watering the flowers' for the first time... as a girl.
"Ahhhhh〜 I guess, the relief is the same for... both... genders..."
...
The relief was quite pleasurable...
...
Maybe too much...
...
And I guess curiosity got the best out of me...
...
"I'm sorry world..."
...
The moment I finished doing my business in the bathroom... I ran to the bed and began some 'exploration' to say the least... And I may or may not have accidentally let my voice out... all night long...
'I hope these rooms are soundproof...' (AN: Yep, not turning this book into an 18+ one my kiddos. I hope this is enough fan service for the entire arc LOL)
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In the morning I woke up naked feeling all tingly... everywhere. In a bed completely splattered with blood from my neverending nosebleeds... and other... things...
"Oops... I went too far hehe"
As I stood back up from my bed, I started to change into my scattered clothes... luckily they weren't tainted...
With that done, I placed 'Boukyaku' back on my belt and left my room. I was actually thinking of heading to the guild to resume my collection work, from before I died. But, when I was about to leave the inn, the receptionist called me with a big smile on her face. For some reason, it felt ominous, but I didn't mind it. However, when I reached her, she whispered in my ear:
"Please dear customer, next time you do that, do not moan so much. It disturbs our other customers."
As soon, as she said that, I felt my face burning up to previously unknown levels as I ran out the door yelling:
"I'M SOOOOOORRYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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I had finally arrived at the adventurer's guild, after making some stops to eat breakfast and buy some new gear. I had bought a new sword, a katana which looked really cool and a small dagger. Of course, I had enhanced both of the using [Oblivion Blessing] in an alleyway, to not attract any attention. 'I may be becoming too dependent on these 'Oblivion skills'? Nah〜 I'm fine, I think' Brushing my current thoughts away, I entered the guild. I was expecting it to be like yesterday, with everybody barely noticing my presence, except a comment or two about my body, but, my goodness, I was mistaken...
"SHE'S HERE!!!" -Adventurer 1
"Who is she?!" -Adventurer 2
"Don't you know? She shot guild master Callum across the arena yesterday!" -Adventurer 3
"BEAUTIFUL AND STRONG!!!" -Adventurer 4
Everyone was now talking about me with unnatural passion as if a hero had just arrived. Yet no one actually dared to get near me... 'I might have overdone it with my [Oblivion Presence] yesterday. Hehe' As everyone kept whispering and staring away, I proceeded to Kira already waving from her counter.
"Hi, Reika-cha〜n"
"Hi, Kira. I want to pick up a collection quest. Do you have any recommendation?"
For some reason, when I said that, Kira seemed puzzled. 'Did I say something wrong?'
"Reika, after what you were able to show us yesterday, you've been directly promoted to an A-rank adventurer. We simply couldn't have someone who defeated the guild master, be an F-rank."
I was speechless, based on the knowledge the angel gave me, an adventurer could take up to 20-25 years to reach A-rank if they did at all.
"Wait up Kira, isn't this too rushed?"
"Nope〜! Callum-sama proposed the idea himself and even commissioned you a special request for you to fulfill〜!"
For some reason, her eyes had a hint of lewdness when she mentioned 'special request' so I started to tread carefully.
"What type of 'special request'?"
"Hehe〜 Just kidding〜! It's a special request but simply, not the type you're imagining my perverted friend..."
I blushed at her teasing. 'I guess I really did fall for her trap.' Once I felt my face returning to normal I continued...
"Alright then, what type of request is it?"
"Oh〜 Alright! It's a simple A-rank quest. You must eliminate the ore golems that have been appearing in the 'Torching cave'. All you must do is slay 50 ore golems and bring the jewel at their centers as proof."
She said professionally, one would think she's serious about her job, until she continued speaking:
"Oh, by the way, ore golems are B level monster, so〜 I guess you're a more powerful threat〜" She said with a wink.
'This is getting annoying...' I thought in frustration at her teasing...
Seeing me staring daggers at her, she continued explaining:
"Sorry, sorry, it's just too fun to tease you〜. Anyways, we're giving you this quest because no other incredibly strong adventurers are available right now. You see, ore golems aren't supposed to be found in the 'Torching cave', thus there might be complications with this mission. And since you defeated a veteran S-rank adventurer yesterday, you should be able to handle everything with ease〜.
I could only stare at Kira in disbelief. 'WHAT? I do not want to do a request where there might be complications that not even an A-rank adventurer can handle...'
But seeing my face Kira smirked and me and said something... appealing...
"Of course, since there might be complications for this request... the reward is also quite high〜"
The moment she said this, it piqued my interest a lot and I just listened with an expectant face.
Kira directed a smug look at me and finally said:
"10 gold〜"
"WHERE IS THE 'TORCHING CAVE?!"
I mean I'm not thaaaat greedy, but a gold coin is enough to live like a king for a month or two in this world, you know?!
"Hmmm, I didn't know you were so greedy Reika-cha〜n"
She said while giving me the request paper for me to sign...
"Oh leave me alone..."
I said while signing the quest...
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*CLANG* *CRACK*
Was the sound my enhanced katana made, as it cut down the ore golem before me, like butter.
The ore golems seemed tough at first, but they really weren't. At least not to my blessed katana and my, now, 1,000,000 STR stat. The ore golems were quite pretty to be fair, they were made out of jewels completely, so I wasn't sure what to pick out of their corpses when I killed the first one. However, when I did kill one, a strange black ominous jewel emerged from its dead body. So I'm guessing I have to collect 50 of those.
Honestly, I had collected 50 of the strange jewels long ago. But I had been having fun cutting down the swarming ore golems, while I made my way, deeper and deeper into the 'Torching cave'. The 'Torching cave' was also quite beautiful in its own respect too. It was made out of this jet-black stone, but what made it beautiful was the glowing red, yellow and orange crystals that came out of virtually anywhere you looked. Furthermore, the crystals only got brighter, bigger and prettier the deeper I went inside the cave, so it was becoming quite the spectacular sight.
Besides, one final thing I had noticed was, the deeper I went into the cave, the bigger these ore golems became
Besides, one final thing I had noticed was, the deeper I went into the cave, the bigger these ore golems became. So I was quite determined in finding the 'big boss' of these golems. Why? Because it sounds like a good battle!
'...'
*Sigh* I could only sigh as my thoughts became: 'This sword has turned me into a battle maniac...'
But as I was still becoming depressed over my change in personality, the ground suddenly started shaking...
"What's this?!?!"
I yelled as the ground before me starting to crack, and a towering figure emerged before me...
"WELP, THIS HAS TO BE THE BIG GUY!"
I yelled in excitement, as the single biggest crystal golem I had seen so far stood before me. I began readying myself for battle, but what I did not expect, was what happened next...
The moment the towering crystal golem managed to completely emerge from the ground, rather than attacking me, it began to run? And not even away from me, it was running towards the exit of the cave?
...
"Whaaaaaaaaaaa...?"
I just stood there with my mouth agape as I lost all the mood for a fight.
I was disappointed and puzzled at so many levels. Why would the 'boss' of this place run away just like that?
"HEY! PROTECT YOUR TERRITORY!"
I yelled towards the speeding golem, which completely ignored me... and kept heading for the exit of the cave.
"Ugh! What am I supposed to do now?!"
I complained in frustration... but apparently, someone out there heard my craving for excitement, because the second, I finished my sentence...
*ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR*
The single loudest, most petrifying and powerful roar echoed throughout the cave... It could've possibly stunned or even killed any other person...
But to me...
"Guess I'll do that then!"