For the entire night, and the day after that, I did nothing but relieve myself of stress. I'm able to satisfy myself, but I know it's only temporary, and I'll only crave for more later.
Nevertheless, I cannot spend even more time doing nothing but masturbating, I promised to go out with Erika and the others after all in this particular day. I accepted her invitation for the sake of being polite, but I cannot exactly take it back now.
Since what we're doing is unrelated to the guild, I did not go for my usual adventurer gear. Instead, I wore a more casual outfit, with fit shorts, and a white crop top that shows the lower part of my stomach. The style is a bit tomboyish, but I think it suits me well.
"Sigh... why did I agree to come in the first place?"
With regret in my mind, I left for our meeting place at the entrance of the guild.
When I got there, I saw Kai, Harry, and Erika, all waiting patiently. When Erika saw me, she immediately brightened up and waved a hand at me, the two boys on the otherhand, merely took a glance at me and promptly looked away.
Like me, all of them were dressed up as well.
As expected, Erika was wearing a more girly outfit than me. She's wearing a sleeveless button-up dress, along with a skirt that goes just a little above her knees.
Kai and Harry were also wearing casual outfits. They were wearing a more typical commoner getup of a simple long-sleeve shirt with a vest, and some ordinary-looking pants.
"Eria! Thank you for coming!" Erika ran up to me and greeted.
"You don't need to thank me."
Although I'm not keen on it that much, it's still a good opportunity for me to get along with my juniors at the guild. So it's not so bad for me to come after all.
"I'll be in your care."
"Of course! Leave it to us!" Erika cheerfully replied.
I expected Kai and Harry to welcome me as well, but it seem the two of them were too shy to approach me. It seems Erika noticed what I was thinking, so she shot a vicious glance at the two of them.
"Guh... H-hello, Eria!" pursuated by Erika's stare, Kai forcefully greeted. His face was red as he said, "You look pretty!"
"Indeed..." it was Harry's turn after Kai.
Satisfied, I smiled at the two of them. After that, I also politely asked them to take care of me. I cannot exactly act towards them in the same way I acted towards Fin. The reason being that we're peers under the same work place that is the guild. They're unlike Fin, who has a much closer relationship with me as my apprentice.
"Well then! Let's get going! The three of us prepared for this the entire day yesterday just for you, Eria!"
"E-Erika...!?"
Without hesitation, Erika took my hand and started to walk off. I was taken aback a little, so I stumbled at first.
The two boys followed behind us, both with worried expression on their faces. Somehow, they were so stiff and tense.
What followed after that was a typical group date. Since this is a fantasy world, you wouldn't really expect it to have any decent dating locations. However, there are actually plenty of them.
Musical stadiums and carnivals are some, and if you want a more romantic spot, there is always the town plaza, where the fountains are popular. As for some optional outdoor activities, the most popular choices were horse riding and archery.
The trio took me to such places, and I admit, it was a lot of fun. It really did seem that they thoughtfully prepared this outing for me.
"Did you have fun, Eria-san?"
"I did!" I nodded cheerfully at Erika's question.
It was quite unexpected. Maybe because all I've been doing this time was hunt monsters, eat food, or occasionally stepping into debauchery, that I forgot how fun it was to mingle with people.
"Slurp..." after a satisfied smile, Erika went back on sipping her drink.
After doing all those tiring activities, our group went to a quiet bar. It was late in the day already, and we're reaching the end of our trip.
The bar we're in provides a bit of privacy for every group of customers. Each round table were seperate from each other, and they were covered into view by thin, decorated paper walls. Our seat was just a single round cushioned sofa, which only has a small opening for an entrance. So while Kai and Erika were sitting on both ends of it, Harry and I were pinched in the middle of our group.
"Did anything stand out to you?"
"Mm... that magic show seemed so amazing to me."
Although this is a fantasy world, and a world where magic is common, that magic show in particular was nonetheless what caught my attention most. It was far better than anything I've seen in my previous world, now that real magic has been incorporated to it. The combination of practical tricks and real magic made up for a crazy and exciting performance.
"I see... but isn't that weird? It's just magic isn't it? Since you can cast amazing spells, I'm sure you can do those as well, right?"
"Well... he's using a different kind of magic, the kind I can't perform at all," I explained with a heartful chuckle.
Erika and the other two didn't seem to understand what I meant however. It seems non-magic users cannot entirely differentiate between practical tricks and real magic, since they might just look the same to them anyway.
"Is that so...?" Erika mumbled in contemplation.
"We don't have a mage in our party, so we're not that familiar with magic."
"We're all frontline fighters after all..."
Listening in on our conversation, Kai and Harry also dejectedly voiced their thoughts.
Now that they mentioned it, their party really isn't so balanced. It's bad enough that they don't have a mage that can use offensive spells, they don't even have anyone who can do any healing for when one of them gets injured.
Suddenly, the trio became quiet. It seems that being reminded of just how unbalanced their little group was made them depressed.
"Tha-that's right! I almost forgot!" Erika broke the silence and said, "I forgot I brought these!"
With an over the top presentation, she pulled out a deck of cards in her bag and put it on top of the table. The card on top of the deck has a showy drawing of a golden crown, making it differ from other playing cards, which all have determined symbols or numbers drawn to them instead.
"Cards?"
"Fufu... these are not ordinary cards!"
"Don't tell me!? It's King's Gamble!?" Harry shouted in an exaggerated manner.
"King's Gamble?" I asked.
"You didn't know about it, Eria? It's a game! A game!"
"Umu... It's a very weird game..." Kai nodded.
"Don't worry, Eria, it's simple enough to understand. For now, I'll distribute a card to us each. I'll explain the rules later."
With a surprising show of talent, Erika smoothly shuffled the deck with her hands. After, as she said, she passes one card to us each.
"And then, I'll assign each of us a number. I'll be number 1..."
Pointing a finger, she assigned each of us a number. After Erika, I'm number 2, Kai was number 3, and lastly, Harry was number 4.
"There should be a command on each card, and we'll have to follow them in sequence to play. If you're not able to, then you're out!"
I see... So it's that kind of game?
With a bit of interest, I took a glimpse of what my card says... As Erika explained, there should be a command written on it that I have to follow...
I wonder what I got...?
_Command: Remove one article of clothing.