Chapter 395 – The Forest Of Monsters
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We returned to the guild master’s office.
When I came back, the guild master tilted his head and asked me,
“Rent? Why are you back again?”
“Ah, well…”
I explained what had happened in the honey tree forest.
“So… we came to ask if we can go to the Forest of Monsters to pick apples. We thought it wouldn’t be right to go in without lifting the access restriction.”
“Ah, I see. Hahaha! I understand wanting to take a lot of those apple pies, they’re so delicious! Actually, we were planning to keep the access restriction for a few days for investigation.
Just in case, it could be dangerous for adventurers to go in rashly. But if it’s you, I don’t have to worry, so feel free to pick as many apples as you want.”
“Thank you.”
I was about to go pick apples, but then I had a thought.
Since I’m going to pick apples anyway, wouldn’t it be better if I also observed the Forest of Monsters?
“Um, Guild Master Bernil, if it’s okay, would you like me to do some investigating as well?”
“You, investigate?”
“Yes. It’s just going around the Forest of Monsters to see if there are any orcs left.”
“Hmm, well, I’d be grateful for that. But the Forest of Monsters is very large. You alone… ah, you have the clone technique, don’t you?”
“Yes. I think I can do it with the clone technique.”
“Hmm…”
Guild Master Bernil pondered for a moment and then nodded.
“Alright. I’ll leave it to you.”
“Yes. Then, I’ll make a clone here before I go.”
Poof!
“A clone? Ah, is it to report immediately?
“Of course, that’s part of it. But…”
I had the clone create a magic orb. I faced the door and made the magic orb project my view onto the wall.
The light from the magic orb was showing my view on the wall of the guild master’s office.
“Huh? Rent, what is this…”
“Please keep watching it.”
I turned my head and looked at Guild Master Bernil.
“What!?”
And when his own image was projected, Guild Master Bernil was startled.
“I’m showing you the view from the clone I made like this.”
“H-huh… Is, is this even possible? That’s, that’s really amazing.”
“Then, I’ll be going.”
“W-wait a minute. You said you can project the clone’s view, right? That means if you make multiple clones and have them explore…”
“I can project more. I’m planning to make about 10 for now.”
“Ten… you said ten? Wait a moment.”
Guild Master Bernil left the guild master’s office for a moment and soon returned with 10 adventurer guild staff members.
Each staff member was carrying a chair.
“Alright, everyone, please sit down.”
At the guild master’s words, the staff members placed their chairs in a row and faced the wall.
The staff members’ expressions seemed to say, “What on earth is going on…”
“Rent, please help me explain.”
“Yes.”
I helped the guild master explain the projection skill using the clone technique to the staff members.
All the staff members were wide-eyed and amazed when they saw the projection skill.
“Now, everyone understands, right? From now on, Dungeon Crasher will be helping with the forest exploration.
So, keep a close watch on the scenes that appear after Dungeon Crasher and his companions arrive at the Forest of Monsters. We need to check if there are any orcs left in the Forest of Monsters!”
“Yes!”
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Leaving the clone behind, we returned to the Forest of Monsters.
The guild master told us that after collecting all the apples, we should go straight to the cafe without stopping by the adventurer guild.
“Let’s send out the clones first and then start collecting.”
Everyone agreed with my words, and I immediately created the clones.
Poof poof poof poof!
Ten clones were created in an instant.
I had five clones stay on the ground, and the other five clones went up to observe from the sky.
I created pillars under the feet of the five clones, allowing them to rise high enough, though not as high as when using muscle jets.
Seeing this, Ninya asked,
“Rent, it’s good that you’re investigating, but if you’re flying in the sky, wouldn’t you be too fast to see properly?”
As Ninya said, if I used muscle jets, I would pass through the Forest of Monsters in an instant, and the guild staff members wouldn’t be able to see.
But what I was going to do wasn’t muscle jets.
“Don’t worry, I’m not trying to fly, I’m trying to run in the sky.”
“Run?”
“Like this.”
To give an example, I created a horizontal ring-shaped bind in front of me.
I jumped onto it.
And then, I created several binds in front of me and jumped from one to the next.
“Like this.”
When I showed the example, Tikia put her hand on her head and said,
“…Only Rent would use binds like that.”
It sounds like I’m being creative, so I’m happy.
As I sent the clones out, I floated 10 magic orbs in the guild master’s office, each projecting the view of one of the clones.
It was funny to see the staff members’ dumbfounded expressions when I explained the principle roughly, even with the view from the sky.
“Then, let’s start collecting.”
And we started collecting apples.
Noah quickly jumped and picked them, Elsie tapped the apples with her staff to make them fall, and Ninya skillfully swung her spear to drop only the apples without damaging the trees.
Tikia easily picked apples while riding on my shoulders.
“Ooh…! They look delicious.”
Tikia’s eyes were sparkling as she picked apples, she’s so cute.
The apples in the Forest of Monsters were plentiful, probably because people hadn’t been coming recently.
There were so many that some apples had fallen to the ground.
Everyone brought the apples they picked to me, and I stored them in my inventory.
Every apple on the trees looked delicious.
…It wouldn’t hurt to eat one, right?
I picked an apple, washed it with water from my palm, dried it with wind, and then took a bite.
Crunch crunch.
“Ooh…”
The moment I bit into it, the fragrant apple scent filled my mouth, and the taste of the sweet, honey-like apple, with a texture that was neither mushy nor hard, was perfect.
I understood why apple pies made with these apples were so delicious.
“Huh? Rent! That’s not fair! I want to eat too!”
“Ah, here you go.”
I handed the apple I had taken a bite of to Tikia.
“…”
Even after some time, I didn’t hear Tikia chewing the apple.
“Tikia?”
“I, I didn’t expect you to give me the one you ate…”
Is she perhaps embarrassed about the indirect kiss?
We’ve had so many deep kisses, though?
If so, let’s do a tasting method for Tikia, who is embarrassed by indirect kisses.
I raised my arm high, lifted Tikia, who was riding on my shoulders, and spun her around.
“Whoa!”
Then, I lowered my arm, making Tikia’s butt touch my stomach, and faced her directly.
“W-what, Rent? You startled me.”
“I’m sorry.”
I held Tikia with one arm, took the apple that Tikia was holding with both hands, and…
Crunch.
I took a bite.
“Ah, you wanted to eat an apple? Then just say…”
After chewing a couple of times, I brought my face closer to Tikia and pressed my lips against hers.
“Hmm!? U-um…♡ Chuup♡ Slurp…♡”
While giving her a deep kiss, I put the sweet apple that was on my tongue, still with some shape, into Tikia’s mouth.
And when I pulled away, Tikia chewed the apple in her mouth with a flushed face.
“Munch munch… Gulp♡ I-if you do that suddenly, w-what am I supposed to do!”
“Did you not like it?”
“I, I liked it a lot…♡ The, the apple was delicious too.”
“I’m glad.”
“Haa!”
Then, I heard Elsie’s voice.
When I turned my head, I saw Elsie with a bright red face, and Noah and Ninya grinning at us.
“Ah…”
Whoosh.
Tikia’s face quickly turned red as well.
“I, I didn’t do it first! R-Rent did it first…”
“We were watching from the beginning, so you don’t have to say that~.”
“Rent~♡ Feed me like that too♡”
“Haa, ugh, I, I want to eat like that too…♡”
In the end, I fed everyone apples with deep kisses.
“Munch munch…♡ Gulp! Yeah~ but even though kissing Rent is great, this apple is really delicious. It’s no wonder apple pie is a specialty.”
“Yes, it’s really sweet and delicious.”
“Should we bring one to Leni too?”
“Let’s take some to share with other people besides Leni. …I need to get some for my master too.”
Besides the apple pies we were going to order, we also gathered apples to give as gifts.
Following Tikia’s example, I also ordered apple pies for my parents, Chainber, and Nino… and let’s take more apples too.
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While the lovers were enjoying a peaceful time picking apples, the staff members in the guild master’s office were diligently watching the videos projected by the magic orbs while wearing headsets.
Currently, only monsters like kobolds and goblins were visible, and no orcs were seen.
In addition, to avoid disturbing the apple-picking time with my lovely lovers, I dealt with the monsters near where I was picking apples in advance.
Even if the clones could run or move quickly, I wasn’t sure if the staff members’ dynamic vision could keep up, so I gradually increased the speed to see if they could adapt.
Surprisingly, the staff members were keeping up well even when I increased the speed, so now they could explore the forest at a fast pace, though not as fast as a muscle cart.
“It’s really convenient to check like this. And to be able to look down from the sky…”
“If this goes well, will the access restriction be lifted tomorrow?”
“It will be. After all, it’s as if the staff and I are checking directly.”
That’s when it happened.
“Stop there!”
The person who was watching the screen of clone 7 from the sky shouted.
I stopped clone 7 and focused my consciousness to look down. Although it was hard to see due to the leaves, I noticed a large green color that was different from the leaves.
That color was the same color I saw today.
“It’s an orc! There were orcs left after all!”
“Dungeon Crasher! Is the orc’s cave close to the current location?”
“No, it’s quite far away.”
“Then why is it here…”
While the staff members were confused and pondering, Guild Master Bernil spoke.
“First, the orc must be eliminated! Rent, I’m counting on you!”
“Yes.”
I had clone 7 descend from the sky and land in front of the orc.
Thud!
When landing, I wondered whether to do the steel suit or the spandex suit pose.
The spandex suit had a light feeling, so it was impossible to reproduce, so I did the steel suit landing pose.
It’s a little touching that I can reproduce this pose in reality.
I raised my head and looked at the orc in front of me.
Kuuoooohhhhhhh!
The orc was expressing its anger by wildly waving both hands in the air.
In each of its hands, it held an axe, and around its neck was a necklace with stone ornaments, and around its waist was a crude-looking belt.
Along with the wildly waving hands, the breasts, which seemed to belong to a female, were also shaking roughly.
Ah, my eyes.
Right…
What was in front of me was a female orc champion.
But why is the orc champion so angry at me?
No, it’s possible to express anger at a suddenly appearing enemy, but it’s too excited to just be that.
At that moment, this knowledge came to mind.
Pigs have a better sense of smell than dogs.
Perhaps, although I didn’t directly smell it, it was excited by the scent of the female orcs’ blood on my body?
If the one who killed so many of their kin is in front of them, they could be that angry.
Anyway… it’s an orc champion.
This orc must be the leader of the orc group that kidnapped the male adventurers.
I have to take it down here.
But before that, I need to confirm.
“Guild master, is it better to leave the corpse as much as possible?”
“There might be some clues left, so please do.”
“Understood.”
Then, let’s use that special monster extermination method for Kelban.
Kuuoooohhhhhhh!
The female orc champion charged at me, her breasts shaking.
Thwack!
I instantly moved behind the female orc champion, jumped slightly, grabbed her by the neck, and then.
Crack!
I put strength into my hand and broke her neck bone.
Kuuooooh…
Thud!
And the female orc champion lost her life in an instant and fell forward.
Originally, I would have just charged forward and broken her neck bone…
But I didn’t want to keep getting eye-raped by the shaking breasts of the female orc champion.
Solly… please double the breast treatment today.
『I will also use the clone technique to surround Rent’s face from all sides. Please heal your heart surrounded by my breasts.』
Yes!
