Volume 1 - CH 4

The daughter of the Kendo Dojo says she wants to go on an adventure with me.

"Hmm? Why do you want to come with me?"

I couldn't understand her intentions, so I asked her why.

"Thats, errr, I wants to see how an adventurer swordsmanship..."

"I don't think looking at my swordsmanship will add anything."

"Ah, no, yeah, Ah! If I don't fight monsters, I can't call it useful swordmanship."

"I see. Well then, go and ask Welbard-sensei permission."

"Well, I don't think my father would object to that, you know?"

"But still..."

In this world, the age of adulthood is fifteen for commoners and fourteen for nobles, so Ione may not be a minor, but if my daughter wanted to go with a single man over forty, I would have told her not to.

And Ione is a beautiful blonde girl who doesn't seem to be immune to men.

"I understand. Then I'll get his permission right away. You're going to the adventurer's guild, aren't you? Please wait there or at the entrance of the city! I'll be ready soon."

"Ah, Oi."

She was gone before I could stop her.

You're not busy, are you?

"Muurgh…"

Meena looked reluctant.

"What's the matter, Meena?"

"...... No, it's nothing. Well then let's go."

She seemed to be in a bad mood when Ione was around, but Ione was friendly and I didn't think she was unpleasant.

"Meena, she's the daughter of a swordsmanship teacher. You'll have to put up with a little bit of unpleasantness."

"Oh, yes, you're right. ...... I'm sorry."

"But what's wrong with you?"

"Well... what does Master think of Ione?"

"Hmm? I think she's a good girl, she brings us food, she takes care of her students well."

"Oh, ....... Uhm, do you like her after all?"

"Hmm? You're not jealous, are you?"

"Uuh. I-Is it wrong?"

Meena looks away restlessly. Wow, she's cute, this one.

"Haha, you're an idiot. You're right, she is pretty, but she's not going to take me seriously."

"That's not true. She's talking to master a lot and asking him to take her on an adventure, her behavior is too suspicious."

"Hmm, well, I agree with you there..."

But I don't see how she's following me is going to help. There are other heroes out there, you know. The first time I went to that dojo was yesterday, and I don't want to cause any resentment.

"I-I'll give you a lot of service."

"Hou~. Well, then I'll ask you do that, but don't worry too much about it. Aah, so you're worried that I'm going to leave you?"

"Huh."

"You're an idiot. I like you much more than Ione, and you're the only one I'll ever hold. And even if Ione does fall in love with me, rest assured that I will not abandon you."

"Yes."

Her reply lacked energy, but I was grateful that she was so blindly in love with me.

I went to the Adventurer's Guild and confirmed the quest.

It costs 20 gold to kill ten Crawlers. It's cheap, but there are only a few of them, so I should be able to get by.

"Thank you for your waiting! *pant*, *pant*."

While I was looking at the quest, an out-of-breath Ione came to me in her armor. You're better equipped than I am, with your shiny steel breastplate and all.

"I waited you even if you didn't hurry so much, but did you get his permission?"

"Yes, he was a little reluctant, but he said to do what I wanted."

I guess that's how much he trusts his daughter, she doesn't seem to be a dangerous girl who would do something strange.

"So be it. well then, Let's go hunt some crawlers."

"Yes! Oh, and Meena-san, please take care of me."

"N-no, I'm a slave, so you don't need to be respectful to me."

Meena panicked, saying she doesn't like it.

"But, yeah, fufu. Well then I'll not using honorifics, and I'll just speaking normally."

"Is that so....."

"Okay, let's go."

"Okay."

When I went to the gate of the city, the soldier who guarded the gate spoke to me. Not to me, but to Ione.

"Aah, what's the matter, Ione, with your armor?"

"Yes, I'm on an adventure."

"Hee~, with Alec's party, huh?"

"Yeah. Well, I'm off."

"Ooh, have a safe trip."

"Yeah."

Ione knew where the Crawlers often were, so she led us there, and the three of us tried to deal with one.

"Sei!"

However, Ione would be the first to take care of it with a single blow, so this would make it difficult for both Meena and I to level up and get a feel for it.

"Hold on. Ione, let us take them down next time."

"Got it."

Ione observes, and Meena and I fight. The two of us sneak up on it from behind and slash it.

The caterpillar is slow, but when it is cut, it flails and fights back.

"Uwooo!"

"Master!"

"Calm down! You won't take much damage. The Crawler will shake its head, so if it starts to move, keep your distance. Always keep your back to us."

Ione said.

"Okay."

I followed her advice, keeping my distance as soon as it started to move and trying to avoid being attacked.

It was rather stubborn, but once he got the hang of it, the damage he took was minimal.

I think it's too boring to just watch us all the time, so after we kill two, we let Ione take turns hunting one, and so on.

You have earned the title "Apprentice Swordsman.

『One Level has Gone Up!』

『You become Level 10!』

『Attack Power has Increased by 5!』

『Defense Power has Increased by 3!』

『Speed has Increased by 3!』

『Maximum HP has Increased by 8!』

『Maximum TP has Increased by 3!』

『11 skill points gained』

『Job Swordsman raised to level 2』

You have earned the title 『Apprentice Swordsman』

"Mmm."

I gained a level, but there was a different indication than usual. I don't really appreciate the title of apprentice swordsman or anything, but oh well.

The job would be the level of the swordsman's class, apart from the overall level, like proficiency.

Apparently, in this world, just changing classes doesn't change your strength that much, and you have to keep raising your level like this.

In that case, it would be a little difficult to change my class.

"Oh, great, I have a rare skill."

Ione seems to have peeked at her status or my status, but it's not good, I have 'Rape' skill or something.

"Ione, I'm sorry, but can you not look at my skills too much?

"Oh, my bad, that was selfish of me. But right now I'm looking at my status."

"Yeah, that's fine."

I told her that I would do the skill acquisition in a safe place and asked her to end the adventure right now.

"I'll have you to take me going adventure again."

Ione said, so it looks like we'll have to take her along again. Well, she's much stronger than us, so it's not like we're slowing her down....

Since we had just enough Crawlers, we gave the tentacles of the defeated parts to the Adventurer's Guild for cash.

I returned to the inn earlier than usual. I could go out adventuring again, but first I need skills.

Both Meena and I have 12 skill points.

I focused on sorting out the skills that I could get, and found that the skills related to price reduction were "Haggling," "Price Negotiation," "Bargaining," and "Discounting.

In a game, I'd probably be able to get "Haggling" and "Price Negotiation" quickly, but in real life, I'd probably be the one negotiating, and I don't really want to do that. It's stressful enough to try to convince someone to lose money for your benefit.

I'm not sure what the difference is between a "Bargain" and a "Discount," so I'm going to use my "Description Lv1" skill on these skills.

『Bargain』

【Description】

Increase your chances of getting a bargain product at a great price.

『Discount』

【Description】

You will be able to get certain discounts on transactions.

Hmm. Both seem to offer the same discount on the purchase price, but the [Discount] is constant for any product, while [Bargain] seems to be especially effective for some products.

I like the [Bargain] one. It seems like a good deal, and I guess you can't just discount everything.

I decided to get "Bargain Lv1". Needed 5 points. The next level will take 10 points, so I can't take it now. I'll have to wait until I level up again.

Next is Meena.

"Um, Master. I have a skill that I would like..."

"Oh, that's good. It's Meena's skill, so you can take it as you like."

"Yes. Then, this one, this one, and this one too..."

I was curious about what she took, so I took a look at Meena's status in "Viewing Party Status Lv Max".

『Fellatio　Lv１』New!　

『Begging　Lv１』New!　

『Insertion　Lv1』New!