' ... Well, it turned out that way in the end. '
Was he talking about something kinky ?
Of course not, he was just thinking about how they ended up spending most of the morning in each other's arms.
Feeling regretful already as he missed the warmth of another body against his, he could only sigh at the thought that it wouldn't happen again for now at the very least.
' At least, the clothes dried up.. '
That was the only good thing that he got to see after coming out of the bed, along with the naked body of a woman capable of mesmerizing him.
" Good morning sir, I hope you spent a good night in our inn. "
Though as soon as he got downstairs, Mariane being just one step behind him with the wooden box in her hands, a voice came from his side and looking at the man who just talked, he gave him a nod.
" ... It was alright. "
Seeing his expression brightening up once hearing his words, he wanted to know what that man was thinking, but killing his curiosity, he decided to ask another question.
" Quickly asking, is there any interesting things to see around here ? "
Not knowing the geography of this world, or even where he was in the first place, he already guessed that he was in some sort of starting city, with not many monsters around, and the few of them were probably weak like the one he encountered in the forest.
But those weren't what he was aiming for, instead, he already wanted to explore a dungeon, mostly because of his undying curiosity of this world and the ressemblances there could be with the game, and also because he wanted to gain more cards quickly already by killing monster or obtaining treasure chests.
" Something interesting you say ? I'm affraid this city doesn't have much to offer sir, but if you wish, I can tell you about the directions to the adventurer's guild, they might know more than I do.. "
" That would be more than enough. "
A guild for adventurers ?
Of course he'll go to something that had the smell of fantasy like that.
" Then, if you come out of the inn and go to the right, you will enter the main street, and if you keep heading right, you will be able to see a tall building with a blue roof, that building is the adventurer's guild, sir. "
Taking notes of the instructions the innkeeper gave him inside his head, he then gave the blond man a small nod before leaving the building.
" Master, are you interested in the adventurer's guild ? "
And as they were walking on the street, finding their ways to the said location, he received his maid's question.
" Not really, I'm more interested in finding a dungeon or monsters to hunt. "
Answering honestly, he didn't told her about the fact that they'll be able to also make money out of it or even farm for more cards as he didn't knew what her reaction were, but he also prepared a counter answer if she was to ask why for.
" Is master interested in partaking in fights ? "
Though, as he received another kind of question that the one he was expecting, he quickly felt like his preparations were for nothing.
" While I could try, I don't think I'll have much talent in it. Like you said to me, my skill set consist of summoning cards, and those cards can get stronger by fighting monsters, and so can I if they do it for me. "
Obviously, he hasn't received enough experience point yet, so he was still stuck at level one, and even Mariane, who received some by killing a wolf monster, didn't got enough to even had 3% to reach the level 2.
" ... Master, could you tell me more about your abilities ? "
An unexpected question coming in, he already guessed that she didn't knew much about it from her answer when he summoned her, but that she still knew some basics informations.
Yet, he had the feeling that it would have happened at one point or another, and while he wouldn't tell her about the whole game thing, it wouldn't hurt to let her know about his quests, her level and such.
" Sure thing, but not right now, maybe when we're alone. "
Giving her a quick answer, it wasn't the right time to talk about it as they were still in the streets, and their small talk came to an end as she nodded at his words.
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" .... "
It didn't took much time for the two of them to find the tall building with a blue roof.
Not because the streets were small or because they walked faster than anyone here.
Instead, it was more because of the fact that the said building was the only four-story one in the main street, so it was really sticking out like a sore thumb in a place with mostly two-story stores and less.
He could see in a glance that the stores were selling way more stuff than the ones he saw when entering the city, but it was either way too pricey compared to what he had in his own system store, or things that he didn't needed at the moment.
Walking towards the guild's building after looking around for a bit more, he pushed the closed door and walked in, confidently looking around.
There was no grumpy or way too muscular men in it, and the few men in it were mostly wearing light leather armor.
Instead of a beautiful girl taking notes at the counter, it was a young man with brown hair wearing clothes of an intendant or a butler, and it seemed way to calm to even be called a place where adventurer's gather in fact.
Heading to the only man who seemed to be working right now, with the few young men talking among them around a table, he obviously gathered the stares of everyone, but couldn't care less about them at the moment.
" Good morning sir, how can we be of help to you ? Do you wish to deposit a request ? "
Speaking to him with a bright smile, the man behind the counter seemed to have smelled money and was giving him the kind of treatment a merchand would.
Maybe because he still has a maid by his side, but he started realizing that people might have been misjudging him for a noble's son or someone from a rich family...
' .. Well, either way is good, at least they show minimum respect. '
" Not really, I just came to gather informations, mind helping me with that ? "
" Of course we'll help you, be it the rarest herbs of the region or the kind of monster you can encounter around the city, you can ask for anything. "
Hearing his answer, he wished to tell him to calm down for a moment as he had no great expectations of this place from the first instance he stepped in, but he kept his mouth shut on the topic as he explained his more common idea.
" Nothing like that, I just started travelling after some things happened and want a map of the region, and to know where would be the closest dungeon. "
" A dungeon you say ?.. "
Seeing his face turning grim at the mention of it, he really didn't had a good poker face as it seemed that he was asking about his arch-nemesis, but he still nodded, affirming his words.
" ... While it's not impossible to give you a map of the city and it's surroundings, one of the region won't be able to be obtained in such a remote place, as for the dungeon.. if you head out of the city towards the north, you'll get into one of the few dungeon cities of the kingdom, Litheria. "
Now knowing with facts that there really was dungeons in this world, he tried to calm his excited heart as he gave him a somewhat composed answer.
" Litheria, how far is it from here ? "
" .. It's about two days on carriage, sir. "
The energy of the man being saped after he realized that he won't be able to receive a commition out of him, it seemed that it wasn't the first time that it happened.
" Alright, thanks for the information then. "
Forgetting about the map he had asked for once the dungeon was mentioned, especially a dungeon city, meaning a city built around it to welcome adventurer's, he felt that he wasn't able to contain his curiosity as he wanted to leave with hurried steps.
" By the way sir, before heading toward Litheria, may I ask what's your adventurer's rank ?.. "
But receiving such a question, he didn't knew what to answer yet.
' Should I just say the truth ? Or lie ? '