The following day after we had arrived in the inn, I woke up earlier than I should have and ventured outside my and Hain's room at around 2 o' clock. Ofcourse nothing lewd happened because I wouldn't attack a girl in her sleep.
「Yu-Yukio... stop, don't put it there...」
What's this girl dreaming about? It got me curious but I'll leave that aside for now.
I activated the"Unattraction"skill. It looks like noone is currently up and the lights are all out.
「U-Uwah!」
While walking down the stairs in the second floor, I tripped on something and I realized that I fell down to the first floor along with someone. To lessen their damage, I placed myself on the bottom.
There was a small crash but it was not enough to wake people in the inn up. Then the lights came to view after we had reached the bottom. It turns out we were in the dining hall which was where the entrance was. And on top of me sitting on my lap right now was...
「E-Eek!」
The catgirl maid from earlier.
I was feeling a bit nervous, if ever I was to be caught here in this kind of situation, not only will I be sent to jail as a rapist I would even be killed by a certain girl.
「N-No–」
I sensed that something bad was about to happen when she opened the corners of her mouth. As I thought, she was about to call for help or something. That's why...
「–Mhmph?!」
To shut her up, I pulled her to me using both my hands and kissed her lips. I could feel that she's trying to speak but even still I continued to seal her mouth with mine.
Wait a minute. Isn't this my first kiss? I could see that she's blushing severely. Well who cares, if this is my first kiss I might as well enjoy it. It wasn't bad since her lips were as soft as marshmallows so I closed my eyes.
I kissed her even deeper to the point I used my tongue but it seems like she's not resisting anymore. Now that she's calmed down, I stopped and ended our little fun.
『Skill Acquisition Complete."Aphrodisiac Kiss"has been added to the skill list.』
『A skill has reached the experience threshold."Charm F"has leveled up to"Charm D"』
The charm skill skipped a whole level? I didn't know if I should be happy or not. It's still a fact I was kissing a girl I just knew earlier but I don't regret it at all.
「I-If you want, we could continue...」
Shortly after we've finished, she held me down again and looked at me longingly. I noticed that her pupils have been shaped into hearts and her breathing became unsteady. Is this the amazing effect of the"Aphrodisiac Kiss"skill? I must admit it's a pretty problematic skill but at the same time, I can use this to stop a fight when I don't intend to hurt anyone. Ofcourse I wouldn't kiss a guy though.
I accepted her offer and we engrossed ourself in our lust for a good half an hour until I finally snapped out of it and remembered what I had to do.
「I'll be going now. I have to do something important. By the way, my name is Arch. Arch Fern.」
「My name is Finra. It's okay, just please come back safely.」
She said her goodbyes to me as I went out of the inn. Should I build a harem instead of a one-girl thing? I don't want to abruptly dump Hain for another girl afterall, that would feel like I'm scum. Wait, aren't I already scum in the first place when I kissed another girl?!
『Answer, Yes.』
Ouch!
I wandered around the city below the splendor of the night sky. There were two moons right above and both were outstandingly beautiful with the other being highly similar to that of the one on Earth and the second a divine golden color.
The buildings were lit by lanterns and there were only few people on the streets. Somehow, I got lost and ended up getting myself into an alley where I was rudely cornered by a group of thug looking guys.
「Where do you think you're going, pretty boy? Are you lost?」
Is it finally time for the event when the isekai protagonist gets cornered by a bunch of guys and he beats them all up? I'll just answer his question to provoke them or something.
「Yeah. I'm looking for the weapon smithy, do you know where it is?」
「Oh, it's right over that way. You need to go straight until you see the tools shop.」
Uh, what? Isn't he gonna attack me?
One of the skinny-looking thugs wearing a bandana and had a missing tooth led me outside the alley and pointed at a narrow street that had a lamp lighting up the way. I noticed there were even some fireflies roaming around the streets and lighting up the darkness.
「Also, if you don't mind. Can we have some money? We're in dire need of money, you see.」
I respectfully agreed on his request and gave each of them a silver coin each. They were hesitant to receive such a good amount but accepted it at the end. They looked scary and intimidating that I almost activated the "Instant Kill Mode" though which I'm glad didn't happen. In total, I gave them 9 silver coins as a token of my apology, even though they didn't know it might have happened and just took it thinking I'm a kind person.
After a few minutes of walking, I finally saw the tools shop that the thug-looking guys were talking about and next to it was a shabby looking building that it looked like it would fall apart any minute now. No way, did those guys trick me? Well just in case I should check. It's bad to curse people without having any insurance or good will to do it afterall.
I gently and silently opened the door of the blacksmith shop as the old oak door creaked. Inside I saw various types of weapons suited for combat on racks, tables and shelves. Swords, spears, daggers, bows and there were even quivers filled neatly with arrows.
However, the blacksmith looked like she was asleep on her desk. I came closer to take a better look at her face, then her ears. She seems like a female dwarf. However, she looked more like a human my age except with a short height problem.
She was sleeping like she knew that someone would be watching her. Her breathing was steady and her mouth was shut.
「What do you want?」
The pink haired dwarf chibi spoke unexpectedly and rose up from her chair, making her hair that went down to her waist sway aimlessly. Fortunately, I was expecting she would do that since I also do those kind of things like surprising people after making them think I'm asleep. I answered her question.
「I'm here to buy a sword.」
The girl eyed me angrily with folded arms then walked towards the rack of swords.
「Is the sword for you or someone else?」
「No, it's for me. And if possible I would like any cheap sword.」
She was stunned and dumbfounded from my answer. Ofcourse it was a dumb thing to say in this world afterall. Most people buy swords so they can fight, so if I an adventurer were to buy one, people would think a good sword is a swordsman's lifeline.
However, I would only treat the sword as a material.
「You're a rather stingy person, aren't you.」
She gently prodded on my chest with her finger and leaned closer to my face by pulling on my collar. I noticed her pupils had turned into hearts the same way it did to the inn maid.
「But a pretty handsome one too.」
Maybe it's just an effect of the"Charm D"skill. It's a bit overboard but this may also help me sometimes.
「By the way, do you buy smithing materials like monster parts and ores?」
「Well, if they're a bunch of common materials then I w– 」
Not letting her finish, I already opened my"Dimensional Storage"skill and made it belch out 12 pieces of Armorizard bone scales and almost instantly made her sassy personality drop. She stared open-mouthed at the small pile of treasure in front of her. Afterall, fine quality materials are like treasure for blacksmiths.
「Epic grade item... "Armorizard Bone Scales"...」
She gaped at the bone scales for a while and hastily started counting using her fingers. Do people in this world usually do this?
「I-I'll buy all of them!」
Just what I wanted. I was short on sigils afterall. If all of that were to be sold, it would go for atleast 1,920,000 Sigils or 3 Gold and 16 Silvers.
However, it's strange. This girl blacksmith is trembling and shaking madly. Does she have money to buy all of these in the first place?
「Th-The truth is, I don't have enough m-money on me right now. I only have 1 gold currently but I'll pay for the rest someday! So please sell me all this!」
There it is, one last push. If I do this right, I may even gain more benefits than I should have. This is going as planned.
The girl blacksmith was on the verge of tears already and is bowing her head to me. Are these really that precious?
「I-I'm willing to give you my first, so please sell them all to me! I promise I'll pay for it all someday!」
Huh? She's desperate enough to even give her virginity to me? This item is crazy! Well, I guess I'll let her buy them. I'll feel bad just leaving her like that.
「Y-You... You do understand what you're saying, right? Fine, you can buy them all. Also, just give me 50 Silvers for now. You might need the rest for your daily lifestyle afterall.」
The already crying short girl stopped her pitiful charade and looked at me adoringly.
「R-Really? Are you really letting me buy them now?」
「Yeah, I am.」
「Th-Thank you so much!」
All of a sudden, she started removing her clothes one by one in a quick pace that I had no time to stop her until she was just about to remove her bra.
「Wh-What do you think you're doing?!」
「Like we talked about earlier... I'm giving you my first!」
Crap, I forgot to tell her I'm not that sort of guy! I mean, I'm not that against doing it with her but this is going too fast!
「H-Hang on! You don't need to! Besides, I don't even know your name yet!」
「N-No way... am I not good enough afterall?」
「Ofcourse you're more than good enough!」
Her whole face was dyed in a pink color from my fearless remark.
「I just think this is going too fast, you have to do that only to someone you l–」
Before I finished my sermon, a sudden familiar feeling pressed against my lips. I opened my eyes afterwards and saw that this girl was kissing me. I barely even knew her name.
「S-Sarsotelin... My name name is Sarsotelin!」
Why are you introducing now when you've already kissed me! Sigh. This girl is hopeless.
「You just kissed me. That counts as your first kiss, right?」
「Eh? Um, y-yeah. It was my first kiss.」
「Since you've given me "your first" then this matter is settled.」
To not delay this any longer, I quickly bought a 4 Silver Coins worth long sword from her weapons shop and left in a hurry after storing it in my"Dimensional Storage"skill, leaving the deeply addled Sarsotelin behind. I actually forgot the payment for the Armorizard Bone Scales and so I returned back to her shop a short while later but it seemed like she had already calmed down and apologized for the past ordeal.
I next visited the shop in the next building. I really hope the workers this time aren't girls.
Feeling skeptical, I entered the tools shop. Though I for one already knew I just set a flag.
Ring Ring
Bells sounded from the inside as I opened the two glass doors of the tools shop. The moment I walked in, I was welcomed by the employees. Which was to my horror, all girls. I the hero am doomed in the middle of the night. Why are so many cute girls awake and working at night in the first place?!
「Welcome to the Magiko Tools Shop dear, customer!」
Three maids approached me then guided me to different sections in the tools shop. It seems like I'm the only customer at this moment. I suppose that's why there are three maids accompanying me or else I would have ran away due to embarrassment. They showed me items for kitchen work, cleaning, crafting, alchemy and various other categories I couldn't make out.
「What are you looking for, dear customer?」
H-Hey,
The two girls on my opposite sides magically became clingy and started rubbing their breasts on my shoulders. It felt good and embarrassing at the same time. Though I can guess it's just an effect of the charm skill. Yes, definitely.
「I-I'm looking for a whole set of blacksmith tools.」
「Smithing, is it?」
The girl I asked, a black haired one was actually as close as the other girls to me. Except she was in my front and pressed her soft chest against mine.
D Cup on the left, A Cup on the right, B from the front. This is heaven.
Other Worlds Rule!
Is this some kind of ecchi lightnovel? Well, who cares. I should focus on saving this world first. The girl in front of me nodded cheerfully and guided me to the blacksmithing sections.
The first one that caught my eye was the large variety of sets there were. There were hammers, anvils, tongs, and forges in different designs and sizes.
I chose the slightly higher than average equipment and placed them on a table. The total cost for all the smithing tools that I bought were 28 silvers and 345 copper coins. It was expensive but it was still investment. Most of the money were used to pay for a magic tool type forge that can use mana to burn instead of using coal or coke (fuel). It's an item most suited for a person like me with an absurd amount of mana and it gets rid of the trouble of getting coke or coal to temper the items I will make.
「Then, is our customer going to ask people to carry his souvenirs or would you like us to place them all in boxes for you to come back for them tomorrow tom– fueh?」
I stored the smithing tools inside my spacial storage as casually as breathing and enjoyed the awestruck reaction of people as always.
「S-So customer-sama can use the"Magic Storage"spell, how knowledgeable.」
Not exactly correct but close enough.
Before I left the tools shop, I decided to show off a little and make sure my popularity will go boom without them knowing I'm the hero and enthusiastically proclaimed my name.
「My name is Arch Fern. You will soon hear of my name in the following months or weeks to come.」
I was coated in a dazzling aura like a celebrity or a model. That was more likely anyway since I'm the hero who is supposed to have unrivaled beauty in their respective generation.
I'll make sure to remember all their names and personalities since we'll be getting along here in this city from now on.
『Master, it's already 4am.』
Oh crap! I need to finish what I have to do quickly. I have things to do at daytime too so I must finish all this immediately.
I brought out the iron sword that I bought at Sarsotelin's weapon shop. And went to the city's plaza due to it's large space that was perfect for practicing sword techniques, currently, it had no people so I can level up my swordsmanship skill here all I want.
「Alvis, release the limiters.」
『Understood. Power limitation function has been successfully ceased.』
Okay!
I swung once, which caused a great ripple of wind to erupt from where I stood. It made the trees sway for a short while then I released continuous ripples of wind at the surroundings from my inhuman swordplay which was done by swinging the sword in different directions progressively. I've done atleast a hundred swings at a second which is equal to 10,000 swings to my Hero title.
In only six seconds and 0.3 milliseconds, my "Swordsmanship D"skill had leveled up to"Swordsmanship B"with my incredible growth rate skipping two whole ranks.
Hm? The sword that I was holding was glowing faintly white. Is this an effect of reaching the B Rank in Swordsmanship?
『Answer, as the martial arts techniques like swordsmanship level up, certain effects are applied such as when the equipped sword starts emitting a faint glow dependent on the sword's blade. The brightness will increase as it grows in rank.』
Now that I'm done with getting my blacksmithing tools and upgrading the swordsmanship skill, should I head back to the inn and get more sleep?
『Answer, yes. I highly recommend master to sleep.』
Sure, if you say so.
Following Alvis' worried request, I went back to the inn stealthily and quietly this time without knocking into someone. Most fortunately, she was still asleep and so I just joined in by resting beside her.
It was a tiring night.