"Didn't you say that you had a family? I thought you were married...", I asked in a dazed tone. In reality, I was freaking out on the inside. I was in awe of the situation I was faced with.
"TH-that... was a lie... I'm actually an orphan... and have been single my whole life...", she tried to hide her face from me while saying this.
I was a bit flustered at how I believed her lying.
"I didn't ask you for any sexual favors. I'm not against it, of course, but I wouldn't force you to do anything you don't want to.", I tried so hard to sound cool and mature, it made me cringe.
Like hell I'm against it. I was so turned on at the moment, I could hardly control myself from doing the deed right there and then!
But I quickly calmed my nerves by recalling the zombies. I had to be on guard. This crazy girl could turn out to be a psychopath, or perhaps a pervert, who likes things like murder, or being a sex slave.
"I-I'm... not against it either... I just figured that if you didn't get me out of here, my life would be ruined anyways. I would be treated like an object by filthy nobles... I thought that if I was to be treated that way anyways, I might as well choose the more handsome man for the whole thing...", she explained that her choice wasn't random or perverted.
But... she called me... 'handsome'. My brain went completely empty. I have never been called 'Handsome' ever in my life, except my mother and grandma... 'Am I really handsome?', I asked myself.
"Okay, fine. I will decide the day for the sex. The 20 days will start from tomorrow.", I secured the deal.
I still didn't know what the fuck a 'Top Grade Potion' was, but from what it sounded like, it was expensive, and I like free expensive things.
The sex was an unexpected bonus though.
'How will I explain this to Anna though...? Bah! I'm sure she'll understand... I'll just tell her that I rescued her because she offered me a deal I couldn't refuse.', I decided to tell Anna that.
Also, I didn't think that undead monsters would just spawn out of nowhere, without any specific conditions. The men in the carriage didn't turn into zombies when I was driving it...(I learnt how to drive from the Guide by the way).
"What's your name, alchemist?", I asked the girl.
"oh... um... I'm Lorraine...", she said in a shy and low tone. It was natural for her to be shy though, since she was completely naked.
I cut her collar with Metal Manipulation, which made Lorraine have a look of wonder and fascination on her face.
I was starting to get uneasy staying in the place though. My instincts were telling me to get the hell out of there.
When she was free, we started to walk towards the exit. Lorraine was way too slow, as she didn't have shoes.
I ran out of patience very quickly and picked her up, like I did with Anna (I know I'm hypocritical), which made her scream a little.
Also, I completely forgot that I was shirtless, as I had been shirtless for so long already. The skin ship was intense.
I was running pretty fast though, so I didn't care too much. I don't think Lorraine could overlook that fact though, as she was as red as a tomato.
I took a sharp turn to go into the labor slaves chamber. I remembered seeing some extra clothes there. I could get Lorraine, myself and Anna some clothes. It took 5 minutes to find the appropriate sizes of clothes, and another 2 minutes to put them on.
"I haven't even put on men's clothes before... I'm glad it fits me...", said Lorraine. She was now much less red than before.
She had boots now too, so we ran towards the exit after we had fully clothed ourselves. Before I left the cave though, I asked Lorraine to wait a bit, as i wanted to ask the guide what this place actually was.
I walked far enough away from Lorraine so she couldn't hear I was saying, and asked the guide a query.
[Query Received!]
[Required FP: 50]
[Answer: You are standing in the entrance of the dungeon "Sorcerer Doctor's Tomb". Difficulty level of dungeon for you right now is "Impossible". Recommended level of this dungeon is at least 6th circle mage or a High Sword Expert. The dungeon mainly has Undead enemies.]
[Total FP: 70]
'HOLY SHIT! NO WAY! THIS IS A DUNGEON?!', I was shocked. The cavern I saw was the entrance to the dungeon. No wonder there were zombies spawning, it was an Undead-type dungeon. I would've definitely died if I ventured into that dungeon...
But I was also excited. I got a new goal. I decided to set conquering this dungeon as my goal. I would work as hard as I can, day and night, to reach the 6th circle, so that I could clear that dungeon.
Me and Lorraine came out of the cave. I asked her to stay put, beside the carriage, but not open it. I would bring Anna to her and then we would head for the city.
I went to Anna, where I found her playing with some kind of insects. She got excited to see me, and came towards me for a hug. I pushed her away and told her to mut on the pants I brought for her, and I told her about Lorraine.
"Are you sure we can trust this person...? What is she's not a good person...?", she asked with a worried look on her face.
"Don't worry, She doesn't possess any combat-related skills as far as I know, and even if she uses some kind of poison to harm us, it wouldn't be any threat, cause we both have very high resistance to poison.", I reassured her.
We walked out of the bushes and went to Lorraine.
Lorraine was astonished to see Anna. She was constantly staring at her, which made Anna a bit uncomfortable.
"anything wrong?", I asked.
"Huh? no... nothing. It's just that I didn't believe you when you said your friend was a high elf... High elves are extremely rare, even among elves, and they usually never leave their home, the Yggdrasil Forest...", she answered.
'Yggdrasil Forest, huh... That's the name of the World Tree back on earth... I wonder what it actually looks like, here in Arcadia...', I thought.
Anna was now slowly regaining her confidence and starting to resemble the Anna I knew. She was no longer shaking and no longer tightly gripping my arm. She was standing straight with a very normal expression on her face.
"hmm, Lets say she owes me a debt and is accompanying me to return the favor.", I lied to Lorraine.
"yeah, okay... lets go to the city then!", she exclaimed in an excited tone. She was probably really happy to return to her home again, after going through a horrifying experience.