After killing Krag, I returned to my room to meditate and think about my fight.
I need to create more forms of usage to darkness magic, creating objects made of darkness takes time and concentration and is very basic, anyone could avoid it if not surprised.
I should rethink my concepts about darkness, its fundamentals, and the nature behind it to create true spells and not only shape them.
Mama said to me some years ago, that most people create hand signs or name a spell to accelerate the casting. I think that I need to cast a spell doing the same movement over and over until my brain completely associates that action with the spell.
I will keep it in mind, for now I should sleep.
....
The morning came and I made my way toward the guild.
To tell the truth, most of my income comes from killing people and selling their loot to the guild, the adventurer job doesn't pay much and does not give me too much of a challenge to grow.
My rank is low and no one wants me on their teams, most of the quests I can get are just simple things and the only danger is finding some monster randomly in the forest while doing so.
It takes about 10 quests to my rank increase, considering that im doing it alone, if I had a team it would take more. Every quest takes about a day to do mostly because of the travel to the forest, to find what I need is easy because of Penance crow form.
I work as an adventurer not because of the money, it was a job for me to acquire experience in battle and mana gems too.
Maybe the best option is just camping, now that I have a decent amount of money, I could buy some material to camp in the forest and train in seclusion, killing monsters and thinking about spells.
I walk the street while lost in thoughts.
Sincerely being an adventurer was a waste of time if I hadn't found those criminals I actually would be in the same place as I was before, luckily Krag offered a challenge.
Wait, someone is watching me.
I sense stares while walking toward the center of the city to buy supplies.
Why does everything keep repeating itself in this city? Im starting to get tired of it.
I made my way into an alley and they followed me in.
I hid but then I saw who it was, Claire's pair of bodyguards.
I made my presence known by jumping in front of them and they got scared, letting out a faint scream.
"What do you two want with me?" I ask apathetically
They put on embarrassed expressions and talk.
"Ehh, Lady Claire, miss you and we will be going out of the city tomorrow, she wishes to see you" One of them says shyly
This is somewhat embarrassing, but im a little frustrated both sexually and mentally maybe I should go.
"Lead the way them" I say apathetically
.....
They brought me to a highly luxurious part of the city, in what they call a hotel, it is an inn but for nobles from what they told me.
There is glass on the windows and walls made of white stone, painting on the walls, and sofas everywhere in the hall.
I go up a staircase and soon I arrive at the doorstep to Claire's room.
I open and the guards send me a thumbs up and fearful expressions.
As soon as I open a stair flies in my direction.
"YOU CANT SEE THAT IM WORKIN-" She yells irritated but when she saw who it was, her face smelted in joy
Dammit that duo, they set me up because they couldnt take her bad mood after I left.
Claire runs toward me with a happy expression hugging me and pressing her breasts against my face.
"Dear! You came back to me, I knew it! You cant live without me anymore" She says cheerfully
If I said this was a trap she would probably go very crazy and destroy everything here.
What do I even say in a situation like this? hmm, actions speak better than words I think.
I put my head up signaling for her to kiss me.
She kissed me and as usual, her kiss was violent and wild and she didnt stop there, she touched my whole body while licking me after that she carried me princess-style to the bed.
"Baby, say that you missed me" Says Claire with a lustful tone while playing with my crotch
I missed her but I dont want to admit it, her touch is good and I dont feel like doing it alone.
Claire comes very close to my ear and bites a little making me moan, her breath is heavy and loud on my ear.
"Love, say it" She says lustfully whispering in my ear while playing with my crotch
"I missed you" I say shyly
Being with Claire is really good, I admit but not enough to make me forget my revenge.
She makes some stranger happy noises and starts to lick my ear.
"Love I missed you so much, so much, so much, I didnt even masturbate these past few days" She says with a lustful tone
She keeps whispering in my ear and im already close to coming.
She starts to finger me even stronger and we climax together, Claire climax is a little more wild than normal and she bites my neck while cumming, it hurts but in a good way.
We did a few more times and now she is hugging me in the bed patting my head and passing her hand on my body strangely.
"You dont need to work?" I ask apathetically
She said she was working when I came in so im a little curious.
"Not much, I have been on a run of luck these days, thats why we are going home sooner than expected" Says Claire casually
We? She already thinks that im going with her.
Im slightly curious about why though.
"Why?" I ask casually
"I needed to play a few political games and get rid of a few criminals, the politics were done successfully and I needed to take care of the criminals but they seemed to have crossed the wrong person and I got word that their leader got killed last night" Says Claire joyfully while smelling my hair
In politics, you need to kill people too? I always thought it was about talking.
"What a coincidence, I killed a criminal leader last night" I say apathetically but with a hint of humor
Claire let out a laugh and put her face on my neck.
"My love for you only grows" She says with a mischievous tone
Now that I think about it, my experience with the guild shows me that I cant do everything alone. I dont want someone to do everything for me, but I can't go around having to learn all the skills necessary to complete my revenge.
Im strong but only strength is not enough, Claire can put me in high places and... well im not against staying with her.
If in politics I can fight stronger opponents like that Krag guy then I dont really need to be an adventurer.
"Let's go to sleep baby, tomorrow we have to go to a meeting but before that I will buy you some clothes" Says Claire joyfully
She is already courting me in.
.....
In the morning Claire woke me up with some kisses, we bathed together in a bathtub, ate some delicious cake, and we are now going toward a clothing store.
Claire is wearing a sleeveless black dress with a black skater skirt, she is beautiful as always.
We walk side by side on the street and I get to pay more attention to my surroundings, compared to the area of the city I was in this is literally night and day, people are well, richer.
We found the store and Claire got to have some fun dressing me up, I didnt really care.
She got me a few dresses and some clothes to fulfill her fantasies.
Im wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with bottoms on the wrists and a black tie, with a sleeveless black waistcoat and a black skirt, for my feet black dress shoes.
"Love! you look deadly beautiful with this outfit and sword in your hand" Says Claire overjoyed while we enter a carriage.
This is a normal carriage not like her carriage-room thing, we are now heading toward the mayor's office.
She is groping me a little inside the carriage.
"Baby" She says with a lustful tone while coming for a kiss
She has zero self-control sigh...
We kiss each other while she touches me for some time and we arrive.
After leaving the carriage Claire warn me.
"Love, we may have to face some resistance but dont make any movement without me allowing" She says with a slight worry in her tone
She is the political here, I should keep my mouth shut.
"By resistance do you mean, fight?" I ask apathetically
"Im not sure but could happen" She says casually
I make Penance go into crow form and roam around the mayor's office to spy.
Claire seemed very puzzled by what I did but I told her to not worry about it and she stopped asking.
I can see that behind the mayor's house there are some people, law officers, a guy who looks somewhat strong with them.
"Definitely a trap Claire" I say apathetically
I call Penance back and turn it into a sword again.
"How do you know?" Claire asks surprised
I turn Penance into crow form and send it to the ground he looks up and I can see what pantie Claire is using.
"The same way I know that your panties are red" I say apathetically while opening my empty right eye
Claire laughs and kisses me.
"My baby is so mysterious I like it" She says seductively
We make our way into the office and a maid accompanies us toward the meeting room, apparently Claire dont care much about the trap, she seems to have a plan I guess.
The place is luxurious, with orange walls with details, expensive vases, and art.
We enter a room with a guy sitting behind a wooden desk and only one chair to sit on the other side of the desk.
There is a fat bald wearing some expensive clothes sitting behind the desk, he makes a smug but after seeing me he seems puzzled.
"I didnt know you would bring someone else, Lady Claire, my apologies for not preparing another chair" He says formally
At least he acts respectfully even though he is setting a trap.
After entering the room, Claire's posture changes completely, she is totally in work mode.
"No need to worry Baron Lemingo, I should be apologizing to you for bringing someone without warning" Says Claire formally, her face seeming to be eternally on a fake smile
Claire sits on the chair and signals for me to sit on her lap, the act surprises the baron and he looks puzzled.
"Dont worry about it Baron, you see, I prefer my fruits unripe" Says Claire patting my head with a mischievous tone
The baron seems to understand and they start to talk. Their tones are passive-aggressive most of the time I cant figure out if they want to kill each other or be friends, so this is politics huh?
I cant understand anything of what they are talking about, it makes me slightly angry but there is nothing I can do.
After a few minutes, a bunch of guys wearing black cloaks covering their mouths faces and bodies appear carrying swords and yelling. They are the bunch that were behind the house seems like they put other clothes.
"A! Who let these people inside? Who are you people?" Says the baron trying to put on a show
Me and Claire are sitting apathetically on the chair and the baron and these people seem a little puzzled.
Claire's mouth got closer to my ear.
"Love, kill them for me" Claire asks seductively
Politics are a lot more worthwhile than I expected.
They rush toward us to kill Claire but a few chains get out of the shadows piercing through the weaker ones, now there is only the leader that deflected my chains.
I had time to cast because I knew they would come so it was kind of easy to take care of them.
I put my head on Claire's shoulder and I look at the guy in black with a sinister smile.
The baron swallows dry and tries to put on an act but I didnt care.
I get up from the chair and pull Penance from its sheath, the guy puts his guard up and I dash at him. We clash swords and I can see that he is slightly strong but I can take him relatively easily.
We are exchanging hits at high speed in the room, it is big so we have no problem with space.
I go for a strike on the side and he puts his sword on the way to block but before my sword hits his sword I turn Penance into a crow making it pass through his sword and turn into a sword in my hand again, and his head goes to the ground.
I sheath Penance while walking behind apathetically.
Penance always takes people off guard. I shouldn't be using these tricks in front of people that I dont intend to kill but I trust Claire to a certain extent.
Claire rises from her chair applauding joyfully.
"Beautifully done dear!" Says Claire joyfully
Claire hugs me and looks toward the perplexed baron.
"Isn't she the best? She saved us from the bad guys" She says sarcastically
The baron let out a nervous laugh.
"Yes! Absolutely!" He says nervously
We leave after Claire talks about a few things with the baron. I asked a little about the situation and seems that Claire's brother is trying to plot her death because Claire is a candidate to be the head of her family. I didnt get the details and I dont really care too.
Even that bunch on the road the first time I met Claire was a plot, these two bodyguards that are with her are the only options she had to come and complete the task her father asked.
It all seemed very complicated, her original plan was to go away before meeting this danger here but I came along, and after she knew I killed Krag she knew I could handle most of what the baron would send.
We arrive at her room-carriage thing and are now heading toward the capital to her house.
Today was tiring but at the same time filled with pleasures. I think that it was a good idea to go with Claire, fighting stronger people and having someone with money to back me up while I back her up with my strength is a win-win situation.
As soon as we enter the carriage she hugs me tight.
"Dear, you were so good today, I cant hold myself any longer" She says lustfully
Plus, a slight hint of sex.
She carried me to the bed and violently had sex with me.
Not that I mind though.