Chapter 391 – The Forest Of Monsters
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After creating a clone at the fox’s resting place, we first headed to the Adventurer’s Guild.
“Reni-ssi.”
“Hello, Lant-nim, everyone. You’re departing today.”
“Yes.”
*Poof!*
I immediately created a clone to wait at the Adventurer’s Guild and have some lovey-dovey time with Reni-ssi, and another clone to go to the dungeon, hunt Wolf Fangs on the 13th floor, and then return to cuddle with Melissa.
First, I put an inventory on the waist of the clone going to the dungeon and said to Reni-ssi,
“I’ll be back.”
I controlled the clone going to the dungeon and immediately headed there.
I waved goodbye to the clone going to the dungeon with another clone.
“Lant is seeing off Lant. …It’s so strange to see it like this.”
“You’ll get used to it soon, Noah.”
The clone for cuddling with Reni-ssi sat in one of the remaining seats in the Adventurer’s Guild as usual, and I looked at Reni-ssi and said,
“Then, we’ll be going too, Reni-ssi.”
“Yes, everyone. Have a safe trip. When you return, I’d like to hear the story… No, I’ll know soon enough through the clone.”
“I’ll tell you all about it in the evening.”
“Yes, I’ll be looking forward to it. Then, everyone, I sincerely wish you a safe completion of your request.”
“Be safe.”
We left Pladan, seeing off Reni-ssi and Melissa, who had just finished putting on her waitress outfit.
“Lant, are we flying again?”
Tikia-ssi, who was walking with me and then suddenly asked for a piggyback ride as soon as we left Pladan, asked me while riding on my back.
“Yes, that’s the plan. Since other adventurers have gone missing, it’s better to go quickly. It’ll probably take a long time if we take a carriage.”
“Okay.”
Tikia-ssi jumped down from my shoulders.
Even though she was jumping down from my height, Tikia-ssi had been promoted several times, so jumping down from this height was no burden on her body.
“Okay! Lant! Hug!”
“Yes.”
I immediately picked up Tikia-ssi to use my muscle jet.
Of course, I made clones of my other lovers and picked them up as well.
Then, we entered a nearby forest and created a pillar to climb to a high place.
“I-It’s really high…”
“What’s wrong~ Elsie? You’ve ridden it so many times?”
“N-No matter how many times I ride it, I don’t get used to it.”
“Hehe, but when you’re being held like this by Lant, isn’t the overflowing happiness enough to make you forget the fear?”
“That’s… true♡”
I hugged Elsie a little tighter.
“Kyaa! L-Lant?”
“I’ll hold you tighter so Elsie won’t be scared.”
“Lant♡”
“Aah~ I suddenly got scared too~.”
Noah wrapped her tail around my arm.
“Me too~ I want a warm hug from Lant~.”
“Oh my, I suddenly have a fear of heights.”
“Someday, a magical girl who flies in the sky won’t be afraid… but I’m not there yet, so I’m scared!”
My lovers were making obvious excuses to be hugged.
They’re so lovely.
*Boobiboobiboobi.*
They were so lovely that I lifted them all a little higher and rubbed my cheeks against their faces.
“Kyaang♡ Lant♡”
“”Hehehe♡””
“Hehe♡”
After feeling the softness of my lovers’ cheeks enough, I said to Tikia-ssi,
“Tikia-ssi, please check the direction to Ridan.”
“Okay.”
Tikia-ssi took out a map from her inventory and checked the direction.
“This is the main gate of Pladan… That way! If you go straight that way, you’ll get there.”
“Okay!”
Then, I jumped off the pillar with my clones, kicked off the ground, and headed towards Ridan.
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As Reni-ssi had told me, Ridan was located on the outskirts of Escal, so it was almost in the center. Compared to Pladan, it would take more than a week by carriage.
The news that came directly from the Guild Master was delivered by the fastest horse, which still took a week.
The situation of adventurers going missing was a bit reminiscent of those novice killers.
That’s why I sped up even more.
We were able to arrive in Ridan in three hours.
Even though we were constantly flying, I never got bored because I was having a cozy conversation with my beloved lovers, and my clone in Pladan… was currently running the inn on the first floor with Tina like a married couple, and having a passionate sex session with Miranda-ssi in the room.
In fact, I had to concentrate to not lose control of my muscle jet due to the pleasure I felt every time I ejaculated.
But while flying, Ninya-ssi said this to me.
“Ah, Lant♡ You’re doing it with Miranda-ssi and Tina right now, aren’t you?”
“Ah… H-How did you know?”
“The corners of Lant’s mouth are relaxed? It’s a face I often see recently around the time the inns get quiet in the dungeon.”
Oh, Ninya-ssi had already figured it out.
“Ahaha…”
“R-Right now, with Tina and Miranda-ssi… Haa!”
“Tina’s still very horny~ She’s been doing it every day since Lant made the clone, right?”
“Noah, you also ask Lant to make a clone for you every day when it’s not your turn.”
“But Tikia does the same thing, right?”
“Ugh…”
“Hehe, sharing love with Lant is so good~ Isn’t it inevitable?”
I’m having happy days because I can share love with my beloved lovers every day.
If they were ordinary people, they wouldn’t be able to do it every day, but everyone has been promoted at least once, so their recovery is good, which allows them to do it with me every day.
Well… if I use the Gatling Piston continuously, I’m almost asleep until lunchtime…
That’s why, on the day I became lovers with Reni-ssi,
we had sex almost all day, and Reni-ssi was so exhausted that she couldn’t wake up until lunchtime the next day.
I was really lucky that Reni-ssi’s colleague helped me out then.
We saw Ridan and landed on a road near Ridan, then walked towards the main gate.
“Halt!”
Unlike Pladan, there were two guards standing at the main gate of Ridan.
After placing a clone in the Adventurer’s Guild, I learned that Pladan was basically a town for adventurers, but the security was good, and since the high-ranking adventurers who didn’t go into the dungeon were the best guards, there weren’t any gatekeepers.
However, it seemed that requests were made for guards to be on duty when important guests or large numbers of people came to Pladan for festivals.
The guards looked at us with very wary eyes.
“Y-You, who are you!”
Their spears were even trembling.
Huh? Why?
“T-They flew in the sky, m-monsters?”
“No, but they’re humans. But this man suddenly grew and shrank. What the…”
Ah… they must have seen me coming with my human jet.
Well, they’re always on guard duty, and they can see the sky in the distance, so it’s natural that they saw us flying.
First, let’s ease the guards’ wariness.
“We are adventurers from Pladan. We have come to cooperate in the investigation of the missing persons case in Ridan, as requested by the Guild Master.”
“What? Adventurers from Pladan…?”
“Then show us your identification tags.”
We all took out our identification tags.
Ninya-ssi took out her B-rank tag, Noah and Elsie took out their C-rank tags, and Tikia-ssi took out her D-rank tag, which she had received a week ago, as she hadn’t been an adventurer for long.
Well, even though she’s D-rank, she’ll probably be promoted to C-rank soon.
By the way, Reni-ssi said that Elsie and Noah would also be taking the B-rank exam soon.
Finally, I took out my S-rank adventurer identification tag from my inventory.
“B-rank, C-rank, D-rank… Wait, what is this? I’ve never seen an identification tag like this. A black… tag with a diamond embedded in it? I know that black with gold letters is the mark of an S-rank adventurer, but why a diamond…?”
“I am an S-rank adventurer from Pladan.”
The guards’ eyes widened at my words.
“What!? An S-rank adventurer from P-Pladan!? Could it be that you are… No, are you the Dungeon Crasher, the S-rank adventurer from Pladan who appeared after 130 years!”
Wow, my reputation had spread to Ridan as well.
“Yes. I have come to Ridan with my companions to investigate, as requested by the Guild Master. I would like to visit the Adventurer’s Guild here first.”
“Yes! Welcome!”
“Welcome! The Adventurer’s Guild is straight ahead!”
The two guards immediately let us through.
S-rank adventurer identification tag.
The identification tags from Pladan were special, with diamonds embedded in them, so people who only knew ordinary tags would be confused.
Hmm~ Considering that I might need to make a request in the future, it would be good to ask the Guild Master to spread the news about Pladan’s S-rank adventurer identification tag to each city and town.
More importantly, let’s ask right now.
While walking into Ridan towards the Adventurer’s Guild, I controlled the clone in the Adventurer’s Guild in Pladan, stood in front of the Guild Master’s office door, and knocked.
*Knock knock*
“Guild Master.”
“Lant-kun, come in.”
When I opened the door and went in, the Guild Master was processing the documents piled up on his desk.
“What’s the matter?”
“I just arrived in Ridan.”
The Guild Master blinked and looked surprised at my words.
“Oh… you’re really fast.”
“But…”
I explained what had happened with the guards.
“Hmm, it’s true that not many people know about Pladan’s S-rank adventurer identification tag. After this request, I should inform other cities and towns about what our Pladan’s S-rank adventurer’s mark looks like. But…”
The Guild Master looked at me and said in admiration.
“It seems that your senses are really connected, Lant. It’s so convenient to be able to hear so quickly. What are you doing now?”
“I just entered the Adventurer’s Guild in Ridan and am talking to the receptionist.”
“Hmm, then the Guild Master there, Vernil, will call you.”
“Ah, the receptionist is confused because I showed her my identification tag. She said she’s never seen a tag like this before.”
“…Ahem, it seems I should contact them now, not after this request is over.”
“The receptionist said she’ll go get the Guild Master.”
After a while, an old man with bulging muscles, unlike the somewhat slender Guild Master, came down.
“Guild Master.”
I immediately reproduced the old man I saw in Ridan with my mana weapon figure and asked the Guild Master.
“Is this the Guild Master Vernil?”
“What!? T-That’s right. It’s really identical. Lant… were you capable of such a feat?”
“Yes.”
“…Do you perhaps have a skill that allows you to transmit your voice from afar?”
“No. But I can have my clone relay the other person’s words for me. Ah, I showed Guild Master Vernil my identification tag, and he told me to come to the Guild Master’s office right away.”
“Well… Guild Master Vernil will recognize the identification tag right away. Hmm… Lant, can you do me a favor?”
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I and everyone else followed Guild Master Vernil into the Guild Master’s office.
Guild Master Vernil smiled warmly and reached out his hand to me.
“Welcome to Ridan, Dungeon Crasher Lant. I sent a request for cooperation, but I never expected you to come so quickly… I’m really grateful. I never thought they would send the rumored S-rank adventurer.”
“I have the ability to come the fastest. Are there still… adventurers going missing?”
“No, we’ve closed access to the Forest of Monsters. Not all adventurers who go in go missing… but it’s still dangerous. Thanks to that, the adventurers are very dissatisfied right now. The only things they’re doing are exterminating giant sewer rats or escorting merchants, which takes a lot of time.”
Come to think of it, the atmosphere wasn’t very good when we came in.
Besides the missing persons case, it was probably because they couldn’t enter the forest, which was their main source of income, and their livelihoods were in trouble.
“Ah, the Guild Master said he had something to say.”
“A message from Guild Master Dante? What is it?”
“Please wait a moment. Ah, please don’t be too surprised.”
I created a 1:1 figure of the Guild Master next to me and stood behind it.
“What!? G-Guild Master Dante!? D-Did you summon Guild Master Dante here?”
“Ah… no. I just made a model that looks exactly like Guild Master Dante. To skip the details, I’m using a skill to transmit the words of the Guild Master from Pladan in real time. If Guild Master Vernil has anything to say, please say it. I’ll do my best to imitate his voice and convey it as is.”
“…You don’t have to imitate the voice.”
“Yes.”
I wanted to try delivering it with a voice imitation, but it was a shame.
