Chapter 14 – 14화 – Promotion And Inspiration
“Promotion and inspiration? What are those?”
Hearing the word “promotion,” I briefly wondered if it meant ranking up. But if that were the case, Elsie wouldn’t be asking like this. Inspiration was even harder to guess.
“I guess you didn’t know. You might not know about promotion, but you’ve probably already experienced inspiration, Rent.”
“Inspiration?”
“Yes. Inspiration is a phenomenon that everyone experiences at least once in their lives.”
From what she said, it seemed like promotion and inspiration were some kind of phenomena.
“What exactly is inspiration, Elsie?”
“Inspiration is when, after a certain amount of experience, the skill related to that experience becomes ingrained in your body. What did you do back in your hometown, Rent?”
“I was a… cough, my father was a carpenter, so I used to cut down trees with him.”
“Then, while cutting down trees, didn’t you feel it? That at some point, cutting down trees suddenly became much easier?”
“Hmm… I’m not sure.”
From the start, I was able to cut down trees well with my strength.
“Then… haven’t you ever tried really hard to do something and suddenly achieved it?”
“Oh, I think I have experienced that.”
Hearing that, one thing came to mind. It was the unique skill I had developed to prevent erections while fantasizing.
“That’s exactly what inspiration is. When a person puts in a certain amount of effort with a specific goal, they acquire a skill related to it. That’s what we call inspiration.
For example, in my case, I prayed to God to grant me the power to heal people, and I gained the ability to heal. Of course, the amount of effort required to gain a skill varies from person to person, and even if you gain a skill, the growth potential of that skill also differs.”
Listening to Elsie, I thought that my erection suppression technique was also a kind of skill. Once I used the suppression technique, I wouldn’t get an erection no matter how lewd my fantasies were. It was indeed the result of my efforts, but it also seemed like the logic of this fantasy world was involved.
In game terms, to acquire a skill, you need to gain experience points related to it. And after acquiring the skill, to increase its power, you need to raise its proficiency. I figured the proficiency of my suppression technique, which I use every day, must be at MAX. Thinking that way, I felt a great sense of confidence. I could now fantasize even more lewdly with peace of mind when using the suppression technique.
“I see.”
Noah added an explanation from the right.
“By the way, you can also learn magic through education and magic books, not just through inspiration. But that completely depends on talent. You said Rent’s hometown was peaceful, right? Then you probably haven’t experienced promotion either.”
“Then what is promotion?”
“Promotion means the elevation of one’s existence.”
“Elevation of existence?”
“Yes. When you defeat a certain number of monsters, your existence is elevated. When your existence is elevated, your abilities in all aspects, such as strength, magic power, body strength, and agility, increase dramatically.”
“They say after going through several promotions, you become stronger than steel!”
It seemed like a level-up, in other words. Could it be that the reason fantasy outfits are so revealing is because of this promotion? Since your body’s durability increases anyway, they prioritize fashion, leaving only the important parts covered. A prime example of this would be bikini armor.
“But this promotion is much harder than gaining inspiration. It varies greatly from person to person, so it’s unclear how many monsters you need to defeat to get promoted. The most plausible theory is that each person has a different vessel for existence.”
“There is a way to get promoted without defeating monsters.”
“What is it?”
“It’s killing someone who has been promoted. Then you can absorb the amount of existence they had. That’s why, when wars broke out in the past, many people got promoted on the battlefield without going to dungeons.”
“Killing people to get promoted… that’s so sad.”
I thought that existence was probably similar to experience points. But how exactly is this existence gained?
“Can I ask a question?”
“Yes, of course.”
“How is existence gained? For example, if a party defeats a strong monster, is the existence only gained by the person who killed it?”
“No, in that case, it’s said that it’s absorbed by everyone who helped defeat it. But the person who defeated the monster gains the most existence.”
“I see, thank you for telling me. It was very helpful.”
“No, it’s only natural that I do this much. I’m glad I could help Rent.”
Elsie’s kind smile was as beautiful as a flower. If I were to splatter it with semen like I did with Tina last night, it would completely shift from beauty to lust. Splattering semen, the stamen, on Elsie’s face, the pistil of a flower. It seems that my fantasy of wanting to splatter semen on someone’s face has increased after last night’s massage with Tina.
Noah got up from the bench.
“The most basic and fundamental things an adventurer needs to know are promotion and inspiration. Okay, let’s go to one more place and then enter the dungeon!”
Elsie tilted her head at Noah’s words.
“Huh? Was there another place to go?”
“What are you talking about, Elsie? Of course, there is! And it’s a place that Rent really needs to know about. Come on, Rent! Follow me!”
I and Elsie got up from the bench and followed Noah, who was leading the way.
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I couldn’t help but be amazed at the place Noah led us to.
“Th, this is…”
“Hehehe, a place that men need. In other words, a place that Rent absolutely needs to know! This is the red-light district~! It’s still morning, so only the adult shops are open.”
In other words, it was a street where only adults could enter.
Thank you very much.
This was information I definitely wanted to know!
“N, Noah…”
Elsie’s face turned bright red, and she was trembling.
“H, how can you show us a place like this!”
“Eh~ but eventually Rent will use it, right?”
“He might not!”
I definitely want to use it.
“Hey~ Elsie, you know? 70% of male adventurers use brothels. 10% don’t have money or can’t get it up due to accidents, 10% have lovers, and the remaining 10% have families. But even in those situations, there are always people who use brothels.”
“Huh? That many?”
“After all, most of what they do is go into dungeons and defeat monsters. Even if they’re monsters, killing living things is still the same, so it’s inevitable that stress and excitement build up, right? They release that in brothels.”
Noah wiggled her tail and poked my arm with her finger.
“Did you know? Among female adventurers, there are some who can’t control their excitement and become day-time prostitutes to earn some extra money. So, there are accidents where they run into their own party members?”
Thank you for the very stimulating material.
A female adventurer who, despite having a lover, can’t control her excitement after defeating monsters and accepts a fellow female adventurer’s offer to work at a brothel.
But the first customer she serves is a middle-aged adventurer she’s always disliked!
No! Don’t tell him!
Hehehe, if you don’t want it to be known, then take care of my lower half for free from now on.
And then begins the days of lewd training!
A perfect masturbation plot.
But is Noah perhaps hinting that she’s one of them?
Noah, the cat-type succubus prostitute.
That has a very nice ring to it.
Elsie pulled on my sleeve with a bright red face.
“R, Rent! Let’s leave this place quickly! Let’s go to the dungeon! Come on, quickly!”
“Really~ Elsie is so weak when it comes to this~ Even male priests use the red-light district, right? Shouldn’t you get a little used to it?”
“I don’t know! Rent! Come on, quickly!”
“Y, yes.”
“Hey, instead of going to the dungeon already, how about we look around a bit? For example, at the adult shop…”
“Noah~~!!”
Elsie let go of my sleeve, clenched her fists, and started tapping Noah’s shoulder.
Elsie’s punches, being a priest, might be weak, but they were hitting Noah’s shoulder quickly.
“Ouch! Ouch, ouch! Sorry! Sorry, Elsie! I’ll go! I’ll go to the dungeon! It hurts! Forgive me!”
After being hit on the shoulder several times, Noah teared up and apologized to Elsie.
Elsie, when angry, was also cute.
If I were to get a handjob with that speed of arm movement, it would feel good.
Tonight, I should ask Tina to do it with a little more force.
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At the dungeon entrance.
The three of us were lined up, waiting for our turn.
“Elsie~ I said I’m sorry.”
“I don’t know.”
Elsie was still sulking at Noah, puffing out her cheeks.
If she continued like this in the dungeon, it wouldn’t be good.
Let’s side with Noah a little.
“Elsie, Noah didn’t mean any harm by showing us that place, right? Let’s forgive her.”
“But… Noah is going too far in the l, lewd… o, obscene direction! I, I mean, as a man, R, Rent probably has those desires too… but I don’t think you should intentionally lead him there!”
I wish she would just say “lewd” properly.
“Yeah, Elsie is right about that.”
Even if she’s right, I intentionally want to listen to Noah’s lewd conversations.
“But Noah is apologizing like this, right? Let’s forgive her this time. It’s dangerous if the two of you keep getting along badly in the dungeon.”
“I’m really sorry, Elsie…”
“…Okay. Noah, you really shouldn’t do that again, okay?”
“Yeah, I understand!”
Elsie bowed her head slightly to me.
“I’m sorry, Rent. For making you worry because of us.”
“No, if you think about it, it happened because I was being shown around.”
Elsie’s sulking was cute, but it wasn’t comfortable if they kept getting along badly.
On the other hand, if a catfight broke out over who gets to handle my dick, that would be even more exciting.
“I’m glad Elsie forgave me~ I won’t do it again~.”
Noah hugged Elsie and rubbed her cheek against hers.
“Kyaa, N, Noah. There are other people here! It’s embarrassing.”
“Hehehe~.”
“Really…”
Elsie sighed as if giving up and stayed still.
But Elsie was smiling faintly.
It seems that Noah hugging Elsie wasn’t a one-time thing.
Thank you for the small yuri development.
How good would it feel to put my dick between the two of them while they’re rubbing cheeks?
New masturbation material acquired.
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We moved to the first floor of the dungeon and walked towards a hunting area where there weren’t many people.
“Wow~, just having Rent next to me is reassuring. After all, you blew away a hobgoblin in one hit.”
“I feel the same way. But we shouldn’t let our guard down, Noah.”
“I know. I almost got into big trouble yesterday because I let my guard down.”
“Speaking of which, what are you two going to do today? Are you just going to complete the quest and leave?”
When I was being shown around the city, I bought a pouch at the tool shop to carry magic stones and attached it to my waist.
I could carry more magic stones than when I put them in my money pouch.
If Elsie and Noah were just going to complete their quest quota and go back, I was planning to take them to the warp device.
“Rent, if we just catch five goblins and leave, there’s no point in coming to the dungeon. An adventurer can’t survive by earning only 5 silver a day. If we’re here, we should catch as many as we can!”
“I guess you’re right.”
“Ah! Noah, Rent. Goblins are here!”
Kkikkikkikkie!
Five goblins appeared from the dim darkness.
“How many can you handle, Noah?”
“Sorry, but please take care of three, Rent. I’ll hunt the other two.”
“Okay.”
Noah and I charged towards the five goblins.
Kkikkikkikkikki!
Thud!
I kicked off the ground and got between the goblins before Noah did.
First, I punched one of them down.
Pow!
Leaving the dead goblin, I punched the goblin on the left.
Pow!
The goblin’s head was torn from its neck and rolled on the floor.
This time, I weakened my strength and punched the goblin’s face.
Thwack!
The goblin’s face caved in, and it died instantly.
After defeating three goblins, I turned around to see Noah.
“Yaah!”
Just in time, Noah cut the neck of one of the goblins with her dagger.
Behind Noah, another goblin was aiming at her with a club.
