## Chapter 123 – D-Rank Adventurer Kim Katter
Upon accepting the quest, I requested that they find me an F-rank adventurer to use as a porter. I also told them I’d be back in the morning, so they just needed to be there by then.
Now, I need to gather my own party members. I already have Cloudie, so should I just gather two or three more? The thought of working with D-rank friends who are full of common sense already fills me with joy.
“Cloudie, I got a quest. It’s a request to subjugate the hobgoblins that have taken over an abandoned mining village a bit far from here.”
“Subjugation, huh? I’ve never seen a hobgoblin before, so I’m looking forward to it. I don’t think they’ll be strong, but it’s always nice to see something new.”
“Right? So, first, we need to gather party members…”
“Don’t you have friends?”
“Copson and Meria?”
“Yeah. Were those their names?”
Copson and Meria… They’re my friends, but this is supposed to be a D-rank quest. Wouldn’t E-rank adventurers be a bit… Actually, the difference in skill is quite significant (because I’m super strong), but wouldn’t it be better to work with friends I trust?
Should I just sit around the guild and pick people? Or should I just commission the guild to find me two D-rank adventurers? It’s my first time, so I’m conflicted.
Actually, even if I wanted to call Copson, I don’t even know where he lives. The only time I see that guy is when I happen to run into him at the guild.
“Cloudie, I think I’ll just have to sit around the guild today and gather party members. Since they’re D-rank, I need to pick the right people to be my companions.”
“Hmph, really? That sounds a bit boring.”
Cloudie is an active type, so she doesn’t really like sitting around and waiting.
“Sorry. I guess there’s no other way.”
“No, it’s okay. I’m with you. Should I just sit over there and wait?”
She pointed to a table in the corner of the guild. I could sit there, drink, and kill time by observing people… No.
“Still, I feel bad making you wait. Why don’t you go shopping or something? I’ll head back to the inn as soon as I find someone.”
“Shopping?”
“Yeah. You like buying things, right?”
“R-really?”
Cloudie’s face lit up.
Seeing her so happy made me feel good too.
Even though she always tries to accommodate me, she must have things she wants to do.
“Go ahead. I wish I could go with you, but let’s do that next time. I need to find party members today.”
“Okay, let’s definitely go next time, okay?”
“I’ll definitely go with you.”
Cloudie smiled happily, grabbed my hands, and kissed me. Not a lustful kiss, but one filled with affection… Very nice. After a few kisses, she held my hands and said,
“Then I’ll see you at the inn, Katter. Don’t do anything weird, okay?”
“What weird things would I do?”
“Don’t start singing anywhere. I’ll be back.”
“I can’t promise that.”
Did she have something else to say? Cloudie looked at my face with a strange smile, then leaned in close to me again. I thought she was going to kiss me again, but she whispered in my ear.
“…Can I look forward to it?”
“W-what?”
“Hehehe. It’s a secret.”
Then she let go of my hands, winked, and turned away.
…Is she planning on buying some more of those lewd undergarments again?!
Damn it! I’m looking forward to tonight!
Anyway, after sending Cloudie off, I found a suitable place to sit.
It was definitely a bit awkward to find people. If I were doing an E-rank quest, I could just grab anyone who looked like they had decent equipment and ask them. They’d probably be E-rank anyway. If they looked like a beggar, they’d be F-rank.
Or I could just talk to someone I recognized.
I’ve been living here for a while, so there were plenty of people I’d seen around the guild. But that was when I was E-rank. Trying to find a specific D-rank person was too much for me, now that I’ve just become D-rank.
What should I do… Should I just hope Copson shows up… Or should I just shout out loud that I’m looking for people to go on a D-rank quest with me? Deep in thought, I decided to order a beer.
ㅡGulp, gulp.
After drinking it, I understood why Copson always looked for beer as soon as he came to the guild. I sat in my chair and scanned the adventurers coming and going.
That’s when it happened.
“Huh?”
A familiar figure entered the guild.
A familiar figure meant someone I’d seen for so long that they were etched in my mind, or someone I was very close to. Who was it? I examined the person.
She was short.
She was a mage,
And she was carrying a long staff with a loop at the end.
Cold sweat started pouring down my back.
I didn’t want to describe her anymore.
I thought I could see pink hair under the wide-brimmed conical hat.
I lowered my gaze a little further. Ah, ahh!! Aaaahhhhh!!!!!!
ㅡAn overwhelming, bursting bust that could be seen from afar!
“Eek!”
I barely managed to stifle the scream that burst out of me. I immediately turned my body and lowered my head… It was Winia! There was no one else in this world with that height, that hair, and those breasts!
Winia!
Why is that bitch here!
Where’s Cloudie?
I foolishly sent her away with my own hands!
My whole body was trembling.
Without Cloudie, I was just a meat stick man.
To be clear, I had gotten rid of a significant amount of negative feelings towards Winia after we slept together. But even so, my heart was not yet settled. How could emotions that arose from a relationship between people be so neatly organized?
A heart that hated her and pitied her at the same time. And a heart that could not forgive her and had forgiven her at the same time. I couldn’t even define my own feelings.
I remembered the past when I was assaulted by Winia.
At the same time, I remembered her crying and saying she liked me, and the feeling of her skin.
Two conflicting emotions collided… Ah, I am a maiden. I, Kim Katter, was a maiden! A maiden with a tender heart and rich sensibilities! A maiden-princess (Girl-Princess) Kim Katter, who couldn’t sleep because she was torn between feelings she couldn’t even understand!!!!
I felt like I was going crazy.
I didn’t know what face to make when I saw Winia.
…No, did I even need to see her? Couldn’t I just pretend I didn’t see her and walk past? I was very afraid to lift my head and turn around. But why was Winia here anyway?
‘See you later, Blackie.’
She definitely said that when we parted.
I thought it was just something people say before leaving forever, but was she serious?
I swallowed hard and turned around. I needed to time it right to hide or get out of the guild. Since I was turned around and looking down, the chances of being discovered were extremely low.
“…Hoo.”
Slightly.
I turned my head and glanced back.
“Blackie.”
“Kyaa!”
I was so startled by the voice that rang in my ear that I shot up like a spring. Winia was right behind me. A vicious girl with pink hair, short stature, and very large breasts.
She was looking down at me as I flew away from the shock and sprawled on the floor.
“…”
“…”
We shared a gaze for a while in that state. Her expression was strange. I couldn’t read Winia’s expression. I was probably the same. After a long silence, I dusted myself off and stood up.
“…Winia.”
I called her name softly.
“Long time no see, Blackie?”
Winia said that and smiled. It was a familiar smile, a face I had always seen, but it felt different today. Not the unique, venomous smile she used to abuse me with, but something like…
“…Yeah. Long time no see.”
I replied as well.
Winia’s large cleavage, which had been looking up at me, began to be blatantly visible, making it awkward to know where to look. A robe with a design that exposed her cleavage… A breast abuser… No, let’s skip that.
She stared intently into my eyes and opened her mouth.
“I’ve been looking for you for days.”
“Looking for me?”
“Yeah. I was looking for our Blackie again. It took a lot of time to sort out my dormitory life and come here, you know? I just finished sorting everything out recently. So I’ve been coming to the guild every morning for the past few days to find Blackie.”
So my schedule had been messed up lately due to various things, and that’s why our times didn’t match. She had been looking for me for the past few days… It wasn’t a coincidence, I guess.
“I missed Blackie. Did Blackie miss me?”
“…”
“Aren’t you going to answer?”
Suddenly, Winia hooked the loop of her staff around my neck and pulled me.
Seriously, this girl hasn’t changed!
“Hey, my neck! My neck! It hurts, it hurts, you idiot!”
When I coughed and complained of pain, she surprisingly let go right away.
“…Sorry. I didn’t mean to.”
“You’re apologizing?”
“Is there a problem?”
“No…”
Did she eat something wrong?
I stroked my neck.
It’s awkward.
This situation was extremely awkward.
If you just look at the situation, it’s like a woman I spent the night with came to find me.
I had no idea what to say, and my heart was in turmoil.
“Blackie. Do you have time?”
“…I’m looking for a party right now.”
“Is that something you’re doing right away?”
“No, I’m finding one today and maybe going tomorrow…”
“Then you have time. Come with me.”
Winia said that in a commanding tone, turned around, and headed towards the door.
…I followed her for now.
After we came out of the guild, we just walked together.
Should I ask her something? Should I say something? I was deeply worried about that, but neither she nor I opened our mouths first.
We arrived at a plaza with a fountain.
“Don’t you have anything to say to me, Blackie?”
The surroundings were quiet.
Maybe it was because it was morning, but there weren’t many people walking around the plaza. The white stone paved on the floor was a beautiful plaza. The quiet atmosphere suited it well and gave it a comfortable feeling.
“Something to say…”
Something to say to Winia.
I was going to make something up to say, but Winia smiled and spoke first.
“I missed you, Blackie.”
I felt that she was sincere about that.
I wanted to avoid her gaze, but I couldn’t.
Winia, who had opened her mouth, took two steps closer.
“Could you hug me just once?”
She spread her arms and said that.
As expected, I couldn’t read her expression. She looked uneasy, anxious, and somewhere angry and longing. It was a face I was so unfamiliar with that I couldn’t say for sure, but at least.
I could tell that Winia wanted me.
“…No.”
I took two steps back as she approached.
“No?”
“I have a lover I love… I know how you feel, but I can’t do that anymore. It’s something that’s decided by law, so I can’t help it.”
I said.
I had a lover named Cloudie. To be honest, that crazy Cloudie sent me to Winia while saying nonsense last time, and I’m still a little angry when I think about that time.
But that was a happening that came from a difference in values, and the problem was solved by educating Cloudie.
So just meeting Winia here was an act of sin against Cloudie. I rejected Winia who had come closer.
“N-no?”
Then Winia’s expression began to crumble.
“You did that with me… you did that with me… and now you’re saying no? Are you crazy, Blackie? Are you out of your mind? Damn it, are you saying that to me with a sane mind? In front of me?”
Winia said, trembling with clenched fists.
Her voice, which had been muttering to herself, subsided,
“…It was my first time.”
“Wh-what?”
“It was my first time with Blackie! You treated me so violently and now, now…!”
Winia said as if she was wailing.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
“You’re rejecting me now?”
No, you were the one who seduced me first…
I decided to stop.
As I said before, I wasn’t a cuckold masochist, but a macho man.
If a woman had such thoughts about a sexual relationship with a man, it would be right to say yes. Some people may disagree, but that’s what a man is. I couldn’t possibly be cruel to a woman I had slept with.
Macho-Man-Kim Katter (Trinity) never runs away from women’s problems or tries to end them vaguely. He bears them entirely on his own and accepts them on his own.
ㅡThat was the path of a true macho man.
Even if I was beaten like a dog.
Even if I was abused beyond belief.
Even if I was even ripped off.
As long as the feeling of Winia’s skin and soft breasts remained with me.
I, Kim Katter, a macho man, was a man who could overlook such things.
I decided to think that way.
“Hic…! Sob! Do you know how much I’ve thought about Blackie since then? Huh? Do you know! I even sorted out my dormitory to find Blackie! But! But is it so hard to hug me once?”
Winia said, sobbing.
It was like a child’s tantrum.
Past memories were of no use now.
ㅡBecause what kills a macho man is a woman’s tears.
“So… so… Ah.”
As she requested, I lowered myself and hugged her. I could feel her trembling as she sobbed. At the same time, her breasts, which were swollen like a large balloon, were crushed against my breastplate.
I could feel Winia’s arms wrapping around my back.
“Are you satisfied?”
“…Yeah.”
Winia answered softly and buried her face in my shoulder.
Was she always such a gentle woman?
