## Chapter 121 – Soul Ascension Battle
“The number of Konpeito… is eleven. Did he bring one separately to keep for himself? Anyway, they’re in good condition. Quest complete.”
The mohawk-sporting, end-of-the-century-style guild employee meticulously examined the Konpeito in the sack and stamped it. He rummaged through the desk and took out copper coins. His tough grip looked more like that of a trained warrior than an office worker.
The reward for this quest was 60 coppers.
“Here, take 60 coppers each. Good work.”
We each took our 60 coppers.
Still, getting money makes me feel like a weight has been lifted.
Now, this trio and I were parting ways forever. One day felt as long as a week. I don’t know about Roel and Kusto, but I was confident I could beat the crap out of that Serka if I ever saw her again. Those damn martial artists.
“Get lost. You discriminatory bastards with shitty personalities. Let’s never meet again.”
At my dismissal, the trio fled the guild as if running away.
Of course, the extra Konpeito was mine.
Serka, who was running away, glanced back at me once, but when I made a gesture as if I was about to charge, she screamed and sprinted away. I hope I get to see her again sometime.
So I can beat her half to death.
“You pathetic bastards. I hope you drop dead somewhere.”
I prayed to the Buddha in my heart for their deaths.
Anyway, I had an important task left.
“Ah, excuse me. Mr. Employee.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“I heard that this quest was the last one I needed to do to get promoted to D-rank… Could you check that for me?”
“Oh, a promotion? You must be pretty skilled. I’ll check right away. Your name is… Katter, right?”
“Yes. Please.”
The employee took out a document and began flipping through the papers.
“Name, Katter. Adventurer from Mirkesha. Came to Isvant from Krassheim as an E-rank adventurer, and contributed to the Ogre subjugation. Hmm, your experience is ordinary except for the Ogre subjugation. It looks like you’re eligible for promotion.”
“Is that so? Haha, I’m finally becoming a D-rank.”
“Congratulations, then. Once you become a D-rank, you can be considered a true member of the guild. There are many benefits. Wait here for a moment.”
He disappeared for a moment and returned with a piece of paper.
“Here’s the promotion confirmation form. Sign it and write down your personal information in as much detail as possible. I repeat, you must write it down in as much detail as possible. It would be troublesome if someone impersonated you. Well, looking at your appearance, I don’t think you have to worry about being impersonated.”
“My appearance is a bit unique, I guess. I understand.”
I took the paper and wrote down my personal information as long as possible. That I was from Mirkesha, that I had long hair, what color my hair and eyes were, what quests I had done in Isvant, and even trivial things like my height.
I think I mentioned it once, but in this world, there were no problems with speaking, listening, or writing the language. Considering that most low-level adventurers were illiterate, it was a pretty good perk. It was a scary thing.
Ah, shit. Am I going to have another nightmare? I had forgotten about it for a while.
“Here, I’ve finished writing.”
“Hmm? You write better than I thought. I could even use your handwriting to verify your identity.”
“Oh, is that so? Hehehe.”
“Well, the promotion fee is 2 silver. Do you have cash on hand?”
I almost went to the afterlife for a moment.
No, you can’t do that!
“Excuse me?”
“Don’t be surprised. The promotion fee is 2 silver. As I said, from D-rank onwards, you can be considered a true member of the Adventurer’s Guild. It’s like a membership fee. If you don’t have the money right now, you can come back and pay it whenever you have it, and you can be promoted right away.”
The employee calmly explained as if he was very used to this.
For a moment, I almost went crazy and foamed at the mouth, but after listening to his rational explanation, I understood. To belong to some kind of organization, you have to pay a price.
“…I have it. I’ll pay it right away.”
“Good thinking. If you don’t take care of things like this right away, you’ll keep putting it off and it’ll only get later. In fact, if you’ve built up enough experience to become a D-rank, you should have some spare money.”
I grabbed my trembling hands and barely took out two silver coins and handed them to him. I’m not lying, it was an unexpected expense… But if I become a D-rank, I’ll be able to get more lucrative jobs, so I tried to calm myself by thinking of it as an investment for the future. Still, my fists were trembling.
“2 silver, I’ve received it. It will take about two to three days to issue your D-rank adventurer’s badge and complete the promotion process, so come back the day after tomorrow.”
“Okay, thank you for your hard work.”
“You have good manners. You’ll be successful.”
“It’s nothing. Thank you. Then.”
Two days, huh. I got up from my seat and went outside. It was still morning. I earned 60 coppers and spent 2 silver, so I spent a whopping 140 coppers. Of course, I’m planning to spend money on repairs and food here. I’m spending too much money these days.
“Hmm, nothing.”
There was no sign of an ambush on the way to the blacksmith.
I was seized with anxiety that the trio, with their eyes rolled back, might bring their friends and lynch me. Shit. As expected, it’s only easy to start something, and then it’s a pain in the ass.
Anyway, I arrived at the blacksmith. I went into a place that looked reasonably quiet and showed him my sword. The blacksmith’s eyes widened, and I asked.
“Sir, did you cook meat with your sword or something?”
“Something like that. Can you fix it?”
“It’ll cost you 20 coppers. It won’t take too long, but I have a few things to do… Come back in the evening. And cooking meat with a sword, what are you thinking? Cherish your weapon a little more.”
The blacksmith’s reaction was only natural.
But there was no need to brag to him that I had cut up the most terrible and monstrous Dryad with a fire sword. I just paid the money, smiled, bowed once, and went outside.
I’m hungry. I should buy some food and alcohol and go back to the inn. I succeeded in the promotion battle, so I should celebrate. I walked down the street carefully, wondering if there would be any muggers or pickpockets.
Without my sword, I’m just a useless idiot.
Even though I’m a monster who has trained in Taekwondo up to the 3rd dan, it’s impossible to beat someone with a weapon with my bare hands. If there’s going to be some kind of dispute, I have to run away at full speed.
But well, it was just a groundless fear.
Such spectacular things rarely happen. After buying groceries and alcohol, I finally stood in front of the inn. I put the key in the hole and turned the doorknob.
There’s a woman inside waiting to welcome me.
What a pleasant return.
ㅡSqueak.
“Hey, Cloudie. I’m back… Ack!”
ㅡWhoosh!
The moment I opened the door and went inside, something rushed at me.
“You’re late.”
“Ah…”
It was Cloudie. As if she knew from the moment I opened the door, she rushed at me in her underwear, expressing her extreme joy. “Hnnng…” Cloudie, making a moaning sound, rubbed her cheek against my face.
“Your welcome is a bit excessive?”
A smile naturally appeared on my face.
I wrapped my arms around her waist and went inside. Affectionate behavior as soon as you open the door, there’s a limit to how lacking in common sense you can be. After making sure the door was closed, I slowly moved forward.
“…I thought you’d come at night, really. How long are you going to make me wait? I keep waiting and you don’t come… It’s really hard. No matter how hard I try alone now without you…”
Cloudie, taking her face away, complained to me with a pouty expression as if she was dissatisfied. I raised one hand and stroked her ear. Cloudie especially liked having the earring part grabbed and twisted. Watching her face melt in real time, I replied.
“Hehe, sorry. Things took longer than I thought. No, really, do you know what happened? I could talk about it all night. I’m not lying, I thought I was going to pass out about three hundred times.”
“Yeah, yeah. Okay. I’ll listen to that later. Of course, you succeeded in the quest, right?”
“Of course. From now on, call me D-rank adventurer Kim Katter.”
When I answered confidently, Cloudie kissed me as if she had been waiting for those words.
It hasn’t even been 5 minutes since I entered the inn, you cougar. I thought she would stop after a while, but she started getting more intense with her tongue as if she was going to start the main event right away.
“Haa… Haa… Haa… Katter… I… now…”
“Ah, hey… W-wait a minute…”
Cloudie grabbed my wrist and used her unbelievable strength to bring my hand to her vulva. As soon as I touched it, I felt the wetness. She was incredibly wet.
“Haa… Haa… Do you know… how long I’ve been waiting…?”
She took her mouth away and said in a melting voice. Her hazy eyes desperately wanted me. I couldn’t help but get an erection. I stroked the outside of her soaking wet panties, then put my hand inside her panties altogether.
“Haa… Haa… I like it… Keep touching me… Hnnng.”
Her face became as comfortable as ever as I caressed her genitals, and she entrusted her body to me. I wanted to do it right away, but my whole body was sticky from the inhuman battle of the promotion battle. I enjoyed the reaction for a while and then took my hand out.
“Ah, still, I should take a shower first. Wait for me.”
“W-wait a minute…!”
Ignoring Cloudie, who was saying something, I immediately threw off my clothes and entered the shower room. I washed my whole body with cold water. It was so refreshing to be hit by the water. I rinsed off my sweat-soaked skin and cleaned my mouth. But even though I was showering with cold water, my erect member showed no signs of shrinking.
My male hormones exploded. I wanted to stick it deep inside Cloudie right away and ejaculate. If it was her, she would smile and accept it even if I shook her waist and ejaculated inside her over and over again.
I finished showering and went outside.
Cloudie was sitting on the bed with her back to me. The beauty of her crossed legs was truly artistic. Maybe it’s because she’s an elf hybrid, but her legs were very long. I would have no regrets if she wore fishnet stockings just once… I should buy her one next time. She’ll wear it if I ask her to, right?
“Cloudie. I worked hard, aren’t you going to praise me?”
“…”
“Hey, don’t be like that. I’m sorry.”
She seemed angry that I had gone to take a shower in the middle of caressing her. I hugged her naked and buried my face between her breasts.
“You’re cold.”
“Huh? Cloudie? Aren’t you going to give me any praise or rewards? I really had a hard time. I barely endured it while thinking about your face.”
“Really. Okay.”
Cloudie, who smiled, pushed me away slightly and took off her bra. Her unusually large breasts and pink nipples were revealed. According to breast expert Kim Katter, they were at least in the G-cup range.
Then she lifted her legs and took off her panties. Her smooth vulva fascinated me. The essence of true feminine wiles, not the low-level feminine wiles of a Dryad, was contained right there.
The flowing water glistened more lewdly than ever.
“Katter.”
Cloudie, who had finished undressing, crossed her legs and smiled at me as she called my name.
“Yeah.”
“You did well. You did really well. You’re the man I chose. I knew you’d succeed. Yeah, yeah. Good boy. Good boy. You worked hard. So… I should give you a reward, right?”
Cloudie, who had climbed onto the bed, blatantly spread her legs and stretched out her arms. It was a saintly pose that exuded the kindness that was ready to accept anything.
“Come here. Today… you can do whatever you want.”
“Well, isn’t that what I do every day?”
The reward I received was the right to use her body as I pleased, but I do that every day. But since she said I could do whatever I wanted, there was something I had been thinking about for a long time.
“I want something a little different.”
“Huh? Something different?”
“Yeah. Cloudie. You said I could do whatever I wanted, right?”
“…Right?”
“Then that means you’ll do whatever I ask, right?”
At my question, she made a suspicious expression.
And after thinking for a while, she carefully asked me.
“…Is there something you want to do?”
“Yeah. Will you let me do it?”
“Hmm… Let me hear it first?”
Don’t tell me you’re going to ask me to do something weird.
I decided to whine at her as if I was trying to back out.
“What! You said you’d give me a reward! I’m going to sing!”
“W-wait, wait! Wait for me! Katter, wait! Don’t do it!”
“I’m going to Jongnoㅡ!”
“I’ll do it! I’ll do it! I’ll do anything you say! So stop singing! I’ll do whatever you say! So stop!”
Cloudie, who rushed at me, covered my mouth.
I felt the heat of the close contact. Does she not know how much those words excite a man? She took her hand away after calming my unstoppable urge to sing.
“Hmm, okay. Okay, Cloudie. What I want to ask you is.”
“What on earth…”
I revealed the wish I had been harboring in my heart ever since I met Cloudie.
“Just for today, don’t get angry if I call you ‘Sis’.”
“Wh-what! I told you not to call me ‘Sis’…! Huh? What did you say?”
“I want to be praised by my ‘Sis’ while having sex, so let me call you ‘Sis’.”
I had a long-held dream. I’m revealing it now, but I actually preferred older women. If there was a younger woman and an older sister, I would choose the latter without hesitation. To be honest, I don’t know how much older Cloudie is, but the fact that she’s an older sister excites me more.
“Huh? ‘Sis’. Just for today. Huh?”
“Hnnng…”
Cloudie, whose face turned red, barely nodded.
