Ren starts walking around the town and all the residents are surveying the damage, some have even started to rebuild in some places. Ren, seems like a good community. They're all looking out for each other. Though I can't help but think, did those soldiers actually do something? I mean, I only saw them at the temporary evacuation camp. I doubt they deserve all the young women crowding around them right now.
They're all above average looking too. I actually haven't seen someone that I consider 'ugly'. Maylene was very pretty, but it seems like all the women are pretty. Is this their average? Would they flock to me if I wasn't wearing this cloak like those soldiers? It's a situation every guy dreams of, but man, the annoyed looks on the soldiers faces. I'll stick to the shadows...wait, is that a naked woman among that crown of soldiers? What the hell? Wait, she's wearing practically nothing, just some light cloth to cover the most important stuff. They are just letting her stay like that? Man these guys are scumbags. But I'm unsure if I should go over to help her. I don't know anything about this world, she could be a criminal and this is her sort of punishment or something. My instincts are telling me that I don't need to help her.
Ren continues to walk, a face of uncertainty hidden by his hood. As Ren turns a corner, he sees an incredibly beautiful woman. She's wearing red leather(?) sporty short shorts, a white (burned) tank top that goes down to just under her boobs, a red leather(?) short sleeve jacket with dark edges that's the same length as her top, and a wine-coloured cap with her brown hair in a ponytail coming out the back of the cap. Slim brown eyes, long skinny legs, decent sized buttocks, and around average sized breasts that are very perky, my God, what a beautiful woman! I mean, all the women I passed were good looking, but she's clearly above supermodel level!
The woman was talking to some other women standing around. She turns to the side, dejected, but makes eye contact with Ren, who was staring at her. Even though he has a hood up, his eyes aren't completely concealed. The woman's face lights up once they make eye contact and she starts to fast walk towards him, "I've been looking for you".
Ren looks side to side, me? Do I know you?...no need to think about it. I just came to this world and I definitely don't know anyone as beautiful as you! Woman, "a cloak, no wonder nobody knows you. But using it is completely understandable".
Ren manages to pull his eyes away from her chest to look at her in general and notices what's she's carrying, a spear? Ah, I was too dazzled by her "beauty" to notice that she was the one fighting the minotaur, "we'll, I'd rather not get attention I don't deserve".
Woman, "deserve? Hmm...that's a weird way to put it. Oh, where are my manners. I'm Liza, due to personal reasons, I'll omit my last name if that's ok?". Ren, "that's fine, we all have our circumstances. I'm Ren, Tsubasa Ren. Ren is my given name". Liza, "...you have a unique name, never heard of Tsu...ba...sa? Haven't heard of a place where given names comes second either".
Ren, OHHHH FUCK! I didn't think giving my name would be suspicious. How do I get out of this? Ren is sweating profusely as he thinks of a way of the situation. Liza is peering into his face with suspicion, the shape of his face, his hair...something feels different..., "OH, are you from a different world?".
Ren is taken aback by her sudden question, WHAT? Is that actually a thing? I mean of course it is, but is it common or something? I've been worrying for nothing, "you're very perceptive. I was just reincarnated into this world. A God said that this world was suffering because of the Demon King and asked me to defeat him".
Liza's face lights up even more, ah, Finally! and she suddenly pulls him into a kiss. Ren is too surprised to even think. Liza's eyes widen once she realises what she's doing and quickly separates herself, "I'm sorry for acting by myself. You were just such a good catch that my mind went blank. I'd like to become your woman", as she looks into his eyes without a hint of hesitation, he said he just came to this world so there shouldn't be much competition yet.
Ren, WHAAAAT? HOW DID THIS SUDDENLY COME ABOUT? Maylene said I didn't know my own worth but I thought she might have been exaggerating for my sake. Will I actually be insanely popular with the pretty ladies here? This isn't an eroge setting, right? "em, you're very flattering, but are you sure about asking that so suddenly? I'm just a stranger you know nothing about".
Liza, "if I didn't, I might lose my only chance. You've far better than any man I've met so far, so I'd prefer to take a chance than regret it later". Ren, what am I supposed to say to that?, "is the situation really that bad?", feeling a bit apprehensive. Liza, "the situation?".
Ren, "I mean...the men. I can't think of any other reason why someone as beautiful as you would approach me otherwise". Liza, beautiful? I've been called that a lot, but it doesn't sound like flattery to get into my pants coming from him, "for the general public, It's pretty bad. Most women come to places like this to try and just spend a night with a man. Being taken as a mistress would be an honour and marriage would be a dream. I can't deny the current situation influenced my actions, but my...status has allowed me to meet a lot more men than most, and even though I haven't known you long, you're far better then any of the ones I've met so far. I'd be a failure of a woman to not seize this opportunity".
Ren, ...ok, she's made her case. Is there any reason to refuse her? …nope, none. I even told myself that if a beautiful girl confessed to me, I'd give it a shot... there's just one problem, "I understand your point of view. There's just one thing stopping me from accepting you as my girlfriend. As I said, I was brought here to defeat the Demon King. It's very dangerous, so...you know?".
Liza, "that's no problem, better yet, you're a literal God send, no pun intended. I've been traveling around this country for half a year, trying to recruit allies to do exactly that. I was hoping that there were some people in seclusion, training as hard as they could to become incredibly strong to beat the Demon King...but none, absolutely none, zero. And the well know adventures have no interest in fighting the Demons", as she sighs.
Ren, that doesn't bode well, but she's probably strong. We have the same goal, and she wants to be my girlfriend. I see no downside whatsoever, "alright, I understand. I accept your offer". Liza clenches her free fist and shoots it up into the air with an elated smile, shouting, "YESSSS", drawing the attention of those around them. The crowd starts looking at them with curious eyes.
Ren, again managing to peel his eyes away from her chest, "em, can we move somewhere else?". Liza, "hm? Sure, no problem". Ren turns to start walking but stops in his tracks. He turns his hooded head to face Liza, "where should we go? I was just aimlessly walking".
Liza, "hard to say, there's no Inn's or anything open, the situation being what it is. We should probably head to the evacuation camp. Hopefully someone will spare a tent for today. I say we head to Starventure in the morning".
Upon hearing that, alarm bells start going off in Ren's head, THE CAMP? MAYLENE IS THERE! This is bad, very bad. I don't think having your girlfriend meet a girl you just had sex with is a good idea, "you said you were travelling looking for comrades right? What did you do for lodgings?". Liza, "I stayed in Inn's when I didn't need to camp out...oh yea, the carriage I was travelling with should be at the evacuation site by now. They have my stuff, thanks for reminding me. I can finally change my shirt", as much as he likes it, it's quite inconvenient.
Ren, "oh, no problem", no good! I can't lead her somewhere else now even if I wanted to. Liza, "what about you? You said you just came to this world". Ren adverts his eyes, "oh, em...a nice old woman and her daughter lent me their tent while the family stayed in their carriage". Liza, "oh, then they might be willing to do so again, we should go ask them".
Ren, Fuck! Lying so early in a relationship can't be a good idea so I told a carefully worded truth. How am I meant to get out of this? Ren is now sweating bullets, "they said that they were leaving for Starventure soon, so they might already be gone,". Liza, "why didn't you say so", as she breaks out into a run. Ren starts to run after her, what do you mean? It's not like I had a reason to tell you before right now! But never mind that, I'm so screwed. All I can do is hope she doesn't find them or they've already left...damn she's fast! Using fire is unfair!
Lisa eventually reaches the evacuation camp, let's see, he said an old woman and her daughter with a carriage...oh, he also said a family so there's probably some kids too. HM? Is that them? Liza stops running upon spotting a group that fits what she's looking for. After a couple of seconds, Ren catches up, damn she's so fucking fast. Non track and field member stands a chance.
Liza points to the group, "is that them?". Ren, "...yeah", fuck. Liza, "great", as she approaches them, "excuse me". Maylene turns around with her son in one of her arms, "yes?", but then she spots Ren, "oh, Ren, welcome back". Ren, "hm? Oh, yea…", I didn't think we'd meet again so soon.
Maylene turns her gaze back to Liza, looking her over, then turns her head back to Ren, "your girlfriend?", I know he's a catch, but that was fast. Ren, who is sweating profusely, straightens his back, preparing for the worst.
Liza sticks out her hand for a handshake, "yes, Liza. And you?". Maylene drops the bag she was holding and accepts the handshake, "Maylene. Just saviour's dues for me regretfully". Liza, "oh. I see, He saved you".
Maylene gestures with her finger to her daughter who's hiding behind a tree, "not me, my daughter". Liza looks at the girl who then hides herself out of view behind the tree, cute! Liza turns back to Ren, "is that the girl from yesterday?". Ren, "hm? Oh, yea, that's her", I have no idea what these two are talking about! I'm constantly on edge here! Waiting for doom!
Liza turns back to Maylene, "I see, but why you?". Maylene, "he didn't want to 'shackle her future', so he wouldn't take her, so it fell to me. I couldn't let my daughter become a slave after all". Liza forms a small smile, "ah, so you had to take her place since you couldn't pay him anything". Maylene, "it's as you say".
Ren, WHAT'S GOING ON???? Does she know? From the sound of things, it seems like she knows...right? Is my relationship already over? Liza glances at Ren, who notices her smile, what's with that smile? I can't tell what it implies.
Liza suddenly realised something, "wait, Ren said you going to Starventure. There wouldn't-, actually, we can talk about that later. Would you be able to give us a ride there too?". Maylene, "it shouldn't be a problem. We were about to head out in about minutes 10 minutes, is that alright?". Liza, "I just have to find my stuff. I'll be sure to get back here as soon as I can". With that, Liza turns around and starts running through the camp, looking for the carriage that has her stuff.
Maylene looks at Ren with a smirk, "you work fast". Ren, "I didn't 'work' anything, she just came to me on her own". Maylene turns back around and picks up the bag she put down, "that's what I meant by you don't understand your value. I could immediately tell once I saw you. You're nothing like any of the men I've seen before. You're a real catch", you practically radiate kindness and innocence.
Maylene begins to resume what she was doing before they came. Ren, "I'll give you a hand. We'll be imposing on you". Maylene, why is he being so overly considerate? Is he still worried about what happened? "you don't have to worry about me. It's not like I had the option to refuse anyway". Ren, "hm? What?". Maylene looks at Ren with a troubled expression, "what? What do you mean by what?". They both just have a puzzled look as they stare at each other, some type of misunderstanding occurring.
Liza promptly returns, "the carriage was just over there. Lucky. Oh, I'll help too,". While they are loading the carriage, Ren has some time to think, how did it come to this? Am I safe? Am I not? I have no clue. Their conversation made it seems like Liza knows but she hasn't said anything. I'm standing on needles here!