《Status Control: Carefree life ahead?》 1 Prologue and Testing Prologue ¡¸And that is why you are here, Ren-san¡¹ ¡¸Ugh...I really died?¡¹ Hayashi Ren, an average young man, found a decent job after graduating from college. He was walking to the station when a middle school girl crossed the street while not paying attention to the truck coming at her. Ren saved the girl and got hospitalized for a few days, but his life force ran out and he lost his life. Just when he thought it was the end, Ren found himself standing before a gentleman in butler suit. The space around them was empty. It was spreading out indefinitely and there was also nothing there but the two people facing each other. The man in butler suit is smiling at Ren. ¡¸Yes, you did die according to your Fate. But your act of kindness before you died wasn''t intended by the Gods¡¹ Saying so, the gentleman flipped through a folder of documents on his hands looking for something. The flipping sounds of the pages resound the empty space. ¡¸Let''s see......your last regrets are ''I wanted to make a harem''......¡¹ ¡¸Wait wait, why are you reading it out loud ! ? ¡¹ Ignoring Ren, the gentleman kept reading with an amused smile on his face. He was truly amused by Ren''s last regrets before his breaths ran out. ¡¸''I want to become the strongest man'', ''I want to enjoy women'', ''I have yet to throw away my virginity''......¡¹ Ren covered his face with his hands while crouching down in utter embarrassment. At first he didn''t believe that this gentleman is a God, but right now, after he listed all of Ren''s last regrets that only Ren himself knows, he finally believed in the fact that this is God. The gentleman laughed gently at the embarrassed Ren who is crouching covering his face. ¡¸Haha......well, it''s fine to have regrets like this, you''re a single young man after all¡¹ ¡¸That aside, why am I here with you?¡¹ Avoiding the embarrassing topic, Ren pressed for an explanation of why is he being in this empty space. He expected to be either in hell or heaven, if it was heaven he would do ecchi things to the angel girls. But this is completely different from what Ren thought when he dropped his last breath. ¡¸Ah that''s right. Your act of goodness before you died, it was recorded so you''ll be given a second chance¡¹ ¡¸A second chance?¡¹ Sensing a familiar plot line rising, Ren felt uneasy at the word ''second chance''. In the novels Ren read when he was young, the protagonist usually got sent to another world with powerful status to defeat the demon lords. ¡¸That''s right. Let''s hear your wish first, after that you''ll be sent to a new world¡¹ Ren didn''t understand the situation very well, but if he was told to state his wish, then he might as well just ask for something incredibly overpowered. Putting his fist on his chin, Ren started giving the matter some thoughts and arrived at a conclusion. ¡¸I need to confirm this but......do I need to kill demon lords and save the world?¡¹ Ren feels like he needs to get this straight. Though he indeed wants to become some sort of heroic figures, he doesn''t want to be forced to go fight. Ren only wants to fight whenever he deems he needs to. He seeks for a comfortable life, rather than a stiff and tiring one like that of a forced hero. ¡¸Nah...leave that to the heroes...you just go and live your new life¡¹ Hearing that, Ren''s face broke into a broad grin. This is what he''s been waiting for. ¡¸Then my wish is that I have full access and control over Status......it''s kind of like a god in a sense¡¹ Declaring so, Ren felt stupid when he asked for such impossible wish. Certainly, he was given the choice to pick his desired wish, but the thing he just said is just absurd no matter how you look at it. An existence that can control everything''s status like a Gamemaster of a role-playing game is something the Gods should never allow to exist. Rather, they would get rid of things like that before it spout any disaster. ¡¸OK got it. Status control is it?¡¹ Yet, the gentleman standing in front of him thinks otherwise as he said so casually while jotting down a few lines into the folder of documents he''s holding in his hand. The man nodded and held out towards Ren a piece of paper. It was a contract-like application form. ¡¸W-What? I can actually have that kind of power?¡¹ ¡¸Yeah, why not? It would just be more fun for us Gods to watch you. By the way, if you try to mess up the balance of the universe then we''ll have to step in. Other than that, just sign here and you''re good to go¡¹ The gentleman''s smiling expressions did not change one bit as he kept casually declaring absurd things. ''As one would expect of a God'', though Ren while accepting the paper and the pen from the gentleman. As a trained office worker, Ren has some knowledge on handling signed paper, so he looked through the contents and didn''t find any strange things that would affect his life later on. Using the pen, Ren signed the contract and received his God powers. ¡¸Okay, here''s how you use your powers......¡¹ The gentleman briefly instructed Ren on how to manage and control his powers. Ren nodded as he soaked in the information. ¡¸Alright......I grasped the nature of it......I think I can do well on my own¡¹ ¡¸Good. Then you will now be sending to another world right away. Enjoy!¡¹ ¡¸Wai¡ªHang oooooon ! ! ! ¡¹ The gentleman pushed Ren''s shoulder and he literally fell from heaven down to a foreign world. *** 1 Testing ¡¸Ow ow......I swear that guy......¡¹ Rubbing his butt, Ren walked sluggishly on a grassland that seems to spread out endlessly. When Ren realized, he was falling from a considerable height. Luckily he somehow didn''t take any injuries. It was actually God''s magic that sent him down to the world violently, but safely. While walking, Ren called up the ¡ºStatus¡» screen like how he was instructed by that God. ¡¸Even though I can change these numbers......looking at it makes me laugh......¡¹ Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. Staring at the pitiful stats in his own ¡ºStatus¡», Ren smiled wryly as he feels pathetic. These numbers, if spoke in a game-like sense, are for a level 2 commoner without a class or a job. Sighing with all the air he had in his lungs, Ren kept walking while once again skimming through the things he can do with this Status window. ? ? ? After a while of walking endlessly, Ren found something like a road. It was pretty poorly paved. Without knowing any specific destination, Ren shrugged and decided to walk along the road to see if he''ll meet any kind of civilization. Along the way, Ren played with his own ¡ºStatus¡» and set his stamina to 800. Since there was not an upper limit of how big the number he could set, Ren had no idea how much should he put in. Thus he randomly entered 800 as his stamina and kept on walking for 3 hours straight before finding the road without feeling the slightest fatigue. ¡¸I need to see other humans'' status so I can know how much is strong......¡¹ Though if he just set everything to an absurd number, he''ll easily conquer the world, Ren doesn''t really want that yet. Mostly because if he''s too strong he''ll run into troubles of breaking everything he touches. On top of that, Ren is the kind that prefers to stay in the dark and controls things with his puppet strings. Thus he wants to adjust himself to be decently strong to secure his social standing, then after that he''ll use his powers to mess with everyone from where they don''t expect. It''s the kind of personality that a common antagonist would have, but that''s just how Ren was born. ¡¸Fufu......I want to stay behind and stir this world up......it''ll be fun to watch......¡¹ Laughing devilishly, Ren continued walking. Then, he ran into that. ¡¸Gurororo ! ! ¡¹ It was a strange monster. Its face was that of a bull, but it had no horns. Its body was bulky like a grown man, yet short like a dwarf. It wasn''t holding any weapon, but its claws were sharp as knives. Encountering his first enemy in this new world, Ren shook himself away from the fear and called up its Status. ¡¶Guntonian¡· HP: 40/40 MP: 10/10 A kind of humanoid creature born from fragments of Minotaurs'' souls. Strength: 54 Agility: 60 Intelligence: 10 Treating this as an experiment, Ren messed around with the monster''s status first. He turned it''s Agility down to 1 and provoked the monster. The thing''s face immediately changed colors and rushed towards Ren. But its steps were heavy and slow, it was slower than an elementary kid. From afar, he monster looked like it was taking its time to walk, but in fact it was running with all its might as its breath turned rough from fatigue. ¡¸Hahaha...this is actually funny to look at¡¹ Next, Ren turned its Strength down to 0 and restored its Agility. The monster''s body became lighter and it tried to dash forward. But since its strength was 0 it just fell straight onto the ground without being able to do a single thing. Ren gave the matter some thoughts and decided to experiment more. He called out his own Status and turned his Intelligence up to 6000. His magical power and magical defense went up accordingly by a huge amount. Ren felt the flow of magic running inside his veins. After that, he turned the Guntonian''s Intelligence up to 5000 to see how much can it damage him. The moment he touched on the ¡ºApply¡» button on the semi-transparent space window, the monster exploded into dust. Its status screen left a message of ¡ºOverloaded with magical energy¡». ¡¸Oh¡¹ Ren leaked a stupid voice as he realized the number was too big. Telling himself to be careful with numbers from now on, Ren pulled his stats back down and resumed walking. ? ? ? Sighing in boredom, Ren dragged his feet and kept walking along the road. He has not encountered any other monster since that Guntonian. Thus he couldn''t experiment more on this status system. Then a rampart came into view. From where Ren is standing, one can see the top 1/4 of the ramparts. It was built with stone and was reinforced by high level magic, according to Ren''s ¡ºStatus Management Screen¡». As he sped up his pace in excitement of finally finding civilization, Ren came across an area that seemed like a former battle field. Monster corpses and weapons were everywhere. The human corpses were probably taken away immediately already, but their equipment have not been retrieved yet. If one were to look closely, they''ll notice that the blood trails are very new and smelly. The battle just ended recently or at least not too long ago before Ren came. Thinking of this as a good opportunity, Ren picked up a double-edged sword and inspected it. Its state was poor. It got chipped here and there, he tip of the blade already got dulled and the blade itself got some cracks that don''t seem repairable. Nodding to himself, Ren looked into the status screen of the sword. Then he restored the Durability back to 100%. Adjusted the sword''s strength and made it lighter with more sharpness. The result: ¡¶Unique ? Steel Sword¡· Physical damage: A Magical damage: B- Piercing: A+ Can invoke fire attribute and continue to burn the wound for a period of time after the moment of damage. The flames coming from its fire attribute can also be used to focus on the tip to increase Piercing up to S-. The sword did not change shape since Ren didn''t make it to, but its power drastically went up. However, all the damage on the blade was gone and there is now a faint scarlet glow wrapping around the sword. Ren walked up to a nearby boulder, set his Strength to 200 and swung the sword at the boulder. The huge stone was sliced in half smoothly with burnt marks along its cut-surface. Nodding in satisfaction, Ren turned off the Fire attribute, picked up a sheath nearby, returned its durability and hung the sword together with the sheath on his waist. With that being done, Ren continied walking towards the ramparts in front of him. 2 Trouble at the gate 2 Trouble at the gate ¡¸Step back, you monster. Don¡¯t you fake the appearance of Yuka-sama ! ! ¡¹ ¡¸I told you, it is me, Yuka ! ! I¡¯m not a fake ! ! ¡¹ There is a ruckus at the entrance under the ramparts. This is where the inspection and registration checkpoint of visitors into the Kingdom of Arlean. Here, the guards are stopping a young woman from entering for some reasons. ¡¸If you¡¯re not fake then why is the barrier ringing?¡¹ ¡¸Like hell I know ! ! Go ask the Court magician that made this ! ! Now let me in, I have to report to the Guild ! ! ¡¹ ¡¸Stay back or we¡¯ll ring the alarm ! ! ! ¡¹ The young woman had a vexing expression on her beautiful face. Her scarlet hair shook as a slight breeze went by. Scratching her head thinking of what to do, the young woman didn¡¯t understand a single thing happening. First she went to subjugate a strange demon as a request from the Guild, then the demon turned out to not be that strong making her questioned the difficulty standards of request. Then right after when she returned the guards stopped her because the barrier recognized her as a monster for some reasons. Confused, she sighed tiredly and walked away from the gate. ¡¸What am I supposed to do from now on? Haa¡­¡­¡¹ ¡¸YO WATCH OUT ! ! ¡¹ ¡¸Fue? Wha¡ªkyaa ! ! ¡¹ She was suddenly blown away after hearing a warning voice from somebody. Looking up, the young woman saw before her an Elder Orc of 3 meters tall. It was holding a greatsword in its hands. The muscles of its arms were as thick as a tree. The Orc swung down its sword once again while rushing towards the young woman. She hurriedly stood up and prepared her sword. She parried the swing of that greatsword, the Orc faltered and took a few steps back. ¡¸Phew¡ªkyaa ! ¡¹ Unable to take a breather, the young woman was attacked yet again by another Elder Orc from a different direction. She was originally a skilled adventurer who can sense presences, but because of the confusion at the gate, she let her guards down. Parrying the Orc attacking from the side with her sword, the young woman leaped back. Her silver-colored armor made clanking sounds as she made acrobatic movements. ¡¸What the heck is going on?¡¹ Looking around, she¡¯s already surrounded by more than 10 Elder Orcs. They mysteriously came out one by one from the shadows of the trees. Elder Orcs are originally A-rank monsters, but when they swarm together like this they can even reach S+ in some cases. The most effective way to escape is to wipe out all of them together at once. Clicking her tongue, the young woman is well aware that she doesn¡¯t possess strong enough magic to perform an offensive spell on that scale. That means she has to fight them one by one with her swordsmanship until all of them are killed. Readying her stance, she was about to invoke a skill of the martial art system to reinforce her movements when ¡¸Inferno Dance¡¹ A voice was heard. Right after that a figure of a young man bisecting an Elder Orc was seen. ? ? ? Ren set all his stats to 800, pulled out his sword and activated its fire attribute. Selecting from the skill list inside his own Status, Ren granted himself a ¡ºSword God¡» class. Immediately, Ren became knowledgeable of how to handle a sword. His body feels comfortable moving in impossible movements since his stats are very high at the moment. Dashing in, Ren sliced an Elder Orc into two. Next, he turned to the side and dodged the incoming attack of another orc. Right when he turned to a different direction, Ren bisected another orc into two diagonally. Ren kept dancing around killing one after another with incredible speed. (Hmm¡­¡­so I can become a sword saint just like that huh? This system sure is convenient¡­¡­) If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. Feeling satisfied with this experiment of granting ¡ºClass¡» and ¡ºSkill¡», Ren took a step away from the orcs and called up his ¡ºStatus¡». Pulling his Intelligence up to 6000, Ren picked a spell and added it to his ¡ºStatus¡». ? ? ? Dumbfounded, the young woman stared at the young man dancing with a fiery sword before her. He slashed at an orc, dodged the next one, killed one more and jumped back to further kill more orcs that attacked from a distance. He has no openings, his speed exceeded naked eyes¡¯ perceptive ability. She felt her heart pounding harder and harder every passing second as she watched the figure of that black haired man mowing down the orcs casually. At long last, he took some distance and held out his hand chanting a spell. (What ? Don¡¯t tell me he can also use magic ! ? ) Her speculation was correct as red light particles gathered into his palm. After a short while, the man slammed his hand onto the ground and a wide circular area glowed brightly. The orcs were startled as they stepped back. But what comes after that was the true terror. ¡¸Dead Zone ! ! ¡¹ Blood-red magical spears spouted from the ground and pierced the orcs. The moment one is pierced, its body burnt to ash. The sea of red spears continued to mass murder the orcs. Their army fell into disorder and started to scatter. She was fascinated with the scene. This kind of magic is very advanced. If one can perform it, they¡¯re either a Hero Mage or not human. Yet this plain looking man in front of her did it without breaking a drop of sweat. (Strong¡­¡­so strong¡­¡­) The woman¡¯s heart was wrapped in something she never felt before. ? ? ? As the orcs all scattered away, Ren approached the beautiful woman staring at him. ¡¸Yo, are you alright?¡¹ ¡¸¡­¡­a-ah ! ! I-I¡¯m sorry, y-yes, I¡¯m fine, thanks to you¡­um¡­¡¹ She looks like she wants to say something but fidgeted instead. ¡¸Well¡­that¡¯s good to hear. Are you going to that city over there?¡¹ ¡¸A-Ah yes. It¡¯s the Arlean Kingdom¡­b-but I¡¯m not really going there¡­¡¹ As Ren tilted his head with a blank expression, the young woman sighed and briefly told Ren about why she couldn¡¯t enter the Kingdom. ¡¸Ahh¡­¡­so that¡¯s what happened huh¡­¡­I was about to ask you to guide me a little bit in there¡­¡­¡¹ ¡¸S-Sorry¡­¡­¡¹ The woman hung her head with a dejected expression. Seeing that, Ren smiled as if it couldn¡¯t be helped and spoke with a straight tone. ¡¸Well¡­you have a curse on you¡¹ ¡¸Fue? C-Curse? What do you mean? I¡¯m not feeling sick or anything¡¹ Ren continued to explain while glancing at the Status screen in front of him. Ren is the only one who can see it so he¡¯s not reserved to pull it up before other people. ¡¸It¡¯s a pretty nasty curse. It turns you into a common enemy of both humans and non-humans. Basically saying, it marks you as monsters against humans, and marks you as a prey against other monsters. That¡¯s why the swarm of Elder Orcs appeared out of nowhere, they got attracted by the curse¡¹ Ren further explain about the curse while checking her personal information. (Yuka¡­¡­21 years old¡­¡­D-cup¡­¡­quite a model isn¡¯t she¡­¡­) Because of constant battles as an adventurer, Yuka¡¯s body doesn¡¯t have excessive fat where it should not. Her voluptuous curves could still be seen quite clearly even under her armor. One can say she¡¯s a very beautiful woman. ¡¸I-Is that so? Sigh¡­¡­these kinds of curse can¡¯t be lifted without a Witch¡­¡­¡¹ ¡¸Ehh¡­¡­I can lift it¡¹ ¡¸Eh?¡¹ Yuka stared at Ren with an empty expression. The two people were frozen for quite a while before the silence was broken. 3 Freedom Guild 3 Freedom Guild ¡¸Really, thank you very much ! ¡¹ Yuka is bowing deeply towards Ren while saying words of thanks after they went through the gate. Ren has a troubled face as he never received a proper thanks before in his life. ¡¸Well¡­that¡¯s fine already. Now, for our promise¡­¡­¡¹ ¡¸A-Ahh yes. Sure, ¡®showing you around the city and become your advisor when you need to ask something¡¯, is what we promised right?¡¹ ¡¸Correct¡¹ Ren smiled answering Yuka¡¯s serious face. She seems to be the kind of person that switches gears really fast when it comes to responsibility and promises. (She¡¯s quite a responsible person for her age huh¡­¡­) Back in where Ren lived, people in early 20s made stupid decisions and got their lives messed up all the time. That said, seeing a matured and serious person like Yuka at the age of 21 put a smile on Ren¡¯s face. ¡¸T-Then let us begin the tour¡¹ ¡¸Alright. I¡¯ll be in your care¡¹ The two started to walk around the city right after. Ren didn¡¯t state that she has to show him around right away, but seeing her stiff face Ren decided not to point it out. The city was quite typical of a fantasy medieval-like town one usually see in games all the time. The buildings were built from bricks or stones, but the substance that connected everything together wasn¡¯t cement. ¡¸This is the Main District, the center of all activities, from trading, paperwork, to business with the Guild¡­¡­¡¹ As Yuka explained with a calm voice, Ren followed behind her while thinking about unrelated stuff. (What if she acts this way while wearing a seductive attendant uniform? Ooooh my ¡®son¡¯ reacted just imagining it) The main street the two people are walking on is the center of this district. Merchant shops, weapon shops, armor shops, etc. could be seen on the sides of the road. There are also food stalls here and there, which made Ren¡¯s stomach growled a little. Yuka used her knowledge as an adventurer to give Ren advice on which shop should he go to depending on the amount of money inside his pocket. Staring at Yuka¡¯s straight back from behind, Ren thought that she¡¯s such a strong woman. But he didn¡¯t know that her face on the front was cramped and nervous as this is the first time she walks around with a man. She¡¯s only putting on a firm voice to hide her true emotions. Surely, Ren could¡¯ve checked the status screen and find out that Yuka¡¯s nervous through looking at her heart rate. But this time around he didn¡¯t feel any need to check. ¡¸Then this is the High-class District. Nobles and luxurious services are in here¡­¡­¡¹ ¡®Even brothels in there are 3 times the price of normal ones¡¯, added Yuka with a red face. She¡¯s quite embarrassed to talk about things like this as she¡¯s an inexperienced virgin. ¡¸Pfffft. You¡¯re cute. I didn¡¯t think I would see that kind of face on you¡¹ ¡¸Whaa¡ªplease forget what you just saw ! ! A-And¡­¡­c-c-c-cute ? ¡¹ Ren spoke his mind honestly since he didn¡¯t have any reason not to. Yuka is certainly a beautiful woman, Ren simply stated the fact that she had a cute expression. Yet it was also the first time someone gave Yuka that kind of comment about her appearance. ¡¸That¡¯s right. What¡¯s the matter ? ¡¹ ¡¸E-Errh¡­¡­No-Nothing ! ! It¡¯s nothing¡­really ¡¹ Yuka turned her heels and started walking again, her armor made some metallic sounds. It makes Ren wonder how much weight it put onto her slender body. Certainly, Yuka¡¯s body wasn¡¯t fragile in the slightest. If she fought a man in Ren¡¯s world, who has been living in peace time, she¡¯d surely break his bones in a flash. But still, upon seeing her slim figure without any prominent muscle inside that clanking lump of metal armor, Ren couldn¡¯t help but want to do something about it. Thus he called up the status menu and tuned the weight of Yuka¡¯s equipment down a little without making its performance decrease. He didn¡¯t make it too light since he doesn¡¯t really want Yuka to notice. Continuing the tour, the two chatted happily along the way. ? ? ? ¡¸So this is the Freedom Guild¡¹ ¡¸Yes. This is where adventurers gather and receive their work¡¹ Opening the door of a huge 3 story building, Ren was a bit surprised at the fact that a fantasy world could build this kind of fancy architecture without modern technology like back on Earth. (An other-world with swords and magic sure is cool huh¡­¡­) The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. The pair entered the building. For some reasons, the whole place turned quiet immediately. Every gaze was glued onto Yuka and Ren as they walked towards a counter. Ren felt a mysterious unease as he observed the expressions of the people around. ¡¸Yuka-sama, how can I help you today?¡¹ A gentleman in a business suit greeted Yuka as she stood in front of the counter. ¡®Yuka¡­sama?¡¯, thought Ren tilting his head at the unexpected respectful way of addressing Yuka. But he soon found out the truth behind the way the receptionist called Yuka. ¡¸Yeah I¡¯m turning in the request a few days ago. Here¡¯s the proof¡­and the report¡­¡¹ Yuka pulled out various things from her medium-sized waist bag and placed them onto the counter. The receptionist accepted the items and brought it back inside. Then Yuka called Ren, who¡¯s standing a few steps behind Yuka, over and had him stand next to her before the counter. The gazes of people around still have not lifted from the pair. ¡¸So, here in the Freedom Guild, if you turn in drops from monsters you can get some pocket money aside from request rewards¡¹ Yuka explained about how one could just subjugate any monster and turn the proof in for money. Hearing the explanation, Red nodded as he thought that making money won¡¯t be too hard to him. He can just go out and slay some absurd monsters for huge sums of money. (But as expected¡­it¡¯s better to do requests to raise fame¡­) Recalling his time being the unpopular guy during high school makes Ren want to sigh. But right now, he has the power to become famous easily. (I¡¯ll be a famous friendly adventurer outside¡­¡­and a schemer who stirs up the world behind the scenes¡­¡­) Thinking about such things, Ren laughed in his heart and continued listening to Yuka¡¯s explanation. Before long, the receptionist returned with a bag on his hand. Jingling sounds of metal could be heard as he placed the big pouch onto the counter desk. Seems like it¡¯s a bag of coins. ¡¸This is the promised rewards, Yuka-sama. 50 gold coins and 40 silver coins¡¹ ¡¸Thank you¡¹ Yuka took the bag and handed over a card. It seems to be some kind of adventurer card as the receptionist cast magic on it and returned it back to Yuka. ¡¸Then, is there anything else I can do for you today?¡¹ ¡¸Ah yes, this person here also wants to register at the Guild¡­¡­¡¹ Pointing at Ren standing next to her, Yuka continued: ¡¸¡­¡­I¡¯d say he¡¯s stronger than me, but I guess you guys can¡¯t just put him on high ranking?¡¹ ¡¸Yes. That is correct, we have to follow the pro¡ª¡¹ The receptionist put a hand on his ear and widened his eyes a little as if listening to a sudden phone call. Soon he turned back to Yuka and spoke with a troubled face. ¡¸I am sorry, but regarding the registration of this person, the Guild Master wants to meet him¡¹ ¡®Me?¡¯, Ren tilted his head and asked blankly. Yuka also stared at the receptionist asking why does the Guild Master need to meet Ren for registration. The process normally is just filling out a paper and let a crystal ball recognize the person¡¯s distinctive aura. Yuka never heard of a case where one needs to meet the Guild Master for registration so she¡¯s also bewildered. ¡¸The Guild Master said through telepathy that he¡¯ll apologize and explain everything when they meet¡¹ ¡¸Well¡­I guess that¡¯s fine? Please lead the way¡¹ ¡¸Wait¡­if that¡¯s the case then I¡¯ll follow him, he doesn¡¯t really know much about how things work here¡¹ Yuka requested to follow since she thinks that Ren, a person completely new to this Kingdom, would run into trouble dealing with people with a position like the Guild Master. She knows well how people become sly to keep their work in check. But the receptionist said with an apologetic expression ¡¸I¡¯m sorry Yuka-sama. Arnold-sama said that you can¡¯t follow him¡¹ ¡¸What? Why?¡¹ ¡¸Alright alright¡­I¡¯ll be fine. We¡¯ll continue the tour after this, you okay with that?¡¹ ¡¸W-Well¡­okay¡­if you say so. If it¡¯s Ren-san then I guess it¡¯s fine¡¹ Though reluctant, Yuka let go of wanting to follow Ren. Ren himself just smiled and turned back to the receptionist. ¡¸OK. Now please lead the way¡¹ ¡¸Yes. This way please¡¹ While walking into the back of the counter an into a separate room, Ren called up the status menu and inspected the people he were about to meet. 4 Oops! 4 Oops! Inside the spacious room, 4 people are sitting. On one side is a man with jet black hair and simple armor. It¡¯s Ren and the basic armor God gave him before he fell from the heavens. He intended to use his status power and strengthen these armor, but Ren never really got the chance to yet. Then in front of Ren is an oval-shaped table, a cup of tea was put in front of Ren. On the other side of the table is another sofa with 3 people sitting staring at Ren with sweat on their forehead. Ren tilted his head a little as he was confused why they are so tensed all of a sudden. From the left, these three people are Ana the secretary, Arnold the guild master, and Yan the vice master. The receptionist earlier already left after leading Ren into the room. ¡¸Okay¡­why did you call me in here?¡¹ Ren broke the awkward silence as he¡¯s the least tensed person in the room. Normally, the one who is invited is the one that¡¯s nervous. But the roles are reversed this time around as the other three people are looking at Ren with uneasy eyes. ¡¸We¡¯re the one who should be asking you that¡­¡¹ Arnold, the guild master, spoke to Ren with a low pitched voice. ¡¸What do you mean?¡¹ ¡¸I mean that, why is an existence like you inside this Kingdom?¡¹ ¡®Existence, you say¡­¡¯, thought Ren as he feels weird that he called him an ¡®existence¡¯ but not a person. Unable to comprehend the situation, Ren answered in a troubled manner. But Ren isn¡¯t nervous, he knows he can get out easily with his status power if anything comes up. ¡¸Well, I helped Yuka, she showed me around since I came here for the first time¡¹ ¡¸Why are you here in the first place?¡¹ ¡¸Uhh¡­I¡¯m a wanderer, I go everywhere¡¹ Ren has no intention to state that he fell from heaven, but he has a feeling that these people would even believe in that right now if he said he was from heaven. Their faces are just too cramped. ¡¸Then what is your next move now that you are already in the kingdom?¡¹ ¡¸Uhh¡­find an inn¡­make money¡­and live?¡¹ ¡®Though I won¡¯t say how will I live my life¡¯, Ren quietly added so in his mind but didn¡¯t voice it out loud. In the end, he just aims to mess with the world and see how everyone reacts. Why should one become a Hero and live yet another stiff life right after you escaped one? Ren believes that a Hero is just a dog for humanity. They fight with their life on the line, receive a lump of gold and maybe a Princess if that Hero is lucky enough. Some even die during fights with demons, some lose their minds and some carry life-long injuries. That isn¡¯t something Ren will do after being given this godly power of controlling the status. In his mind, he¡¯d rather live with a harem of beautiful women and watch over how the world runs back and forth because of his conducts. It¡¯s a carefree and entertained life of freedom. That said, Ren didn¡¯t lie when he said he¡¯ll ¡°live¡±. ¡¸I can¡¯t understand your motive¡­¡­but you don¡¯t have the eyes of someone who¡¯s lying¡­¡­¡¹ ¡¸You know what? You people are the suspicious ones here. You brought me here and talked nonsense¡¹ A little irritated, Ren pointed at Arnold face and made a remark with an annoyed tone. The people sitting before him looked and nodded at each other. Soon, Arnold slightly bowed his head. ¡¸I do apologize for that. Then now for the reason we called you here¡¹ Ren fixed his posture instinctively to listen to what Arnold has to say. ¡¸First, it might be late, but I am Arnold, the guild master¡¹ ¡¸I¡¯m Ana, his secretary¡¹ ¡¸¡­and I¡¯m Yan, the vice master¡¹ Arnold is a bulky man clad in armor. There¡¯s a big scar on his forehead. ¡®Seems like it¡¯s his trophy¡¯, thought Ren seeing how the scar gloriously settled itself on his forehead. Then the image of a vice master completely vanishes as one look at Yan. He¡¯s tall and slender, his hair is quite long and especially, his ears are slightly pointed. They peeped out from inside his blond hair. A half elf it is. This person gives off the image of a mage the moment you look at him. In contrast to both these tired looking men, Ana is a matured and cool beauty. Her short black hair caught Ren¡¯s attention as Ren was used to looking at black-haired girl back on Earth. Her eyes being blue gives of the impression of a half-blood child of different nationalities parents. (Hmm¡­¡­her breasts are pretty small though¡­¡­but that¡¯s fine since she¡¯s cute) All in all, Ren judged Ana as a beautiful woman though her body doesn¡¯t carry this energetic and athletic healthiness like Yuka¡¯s. It is safe to deem Ana as a charming housewife. ¡¸Then please take a look at this¡¹ Arnold brought out a crystal ball and placed it on the table right in front of Ren and continued Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. ¡¸This thing tests one¡¯s aptitude in magic. For example, when Yan put his hand on it¡­¡­¡¹ Yan placed his hand on the crystal ball and the thing glowed brilliantly. Ren admired the beautiful shade of bright green projecting from the crystal ball. ¡¸This means he is very compatible to using magic, also his magical power is much stronger than a commoner since it glowed really bright as you saw just now¡¹ After Yan removed his hand, Arnold explained the phenomenon. Ren nodded as he thought this invention is cool. Then Arnold put his hand on it, and the ball glowed dimly. No, it almost did not glow at all. Arnold also explained that this means he¡¯s not good with magic. ¡¸Then now, please place your hand on it¡¹ Curious, Ren immediately placed his hand on the crystal ball. As soon as his hand touched the ball, it cracked, emitted explosive blue radiant and blew itself up into pieces. The whole room was wrapped in silence as the other three people stared at Ren with feared eyes. They seemed to have seen a demon king of some sort. Their facial expressions were not calm at all. ¡¸T-This is why¡­¡­¡¹ ¡¸Huh?¡¹ ¡¸Earlier today, the Kingdom¡¯s barrier picked up the signal of an inhuman amount of magical power. The royal palace actually thought we were under-attacked by an ancient dragon and prepared all means of countermeasures while not letting the civilians fall into panic¡­¡­¡¹ Ren slowly caught up to what Arnold is trying to explain as he continued ¡¸And then, the moment you entered the Guild building, everyone here almost fainted because of the pressure created by a massive source of magical power¡¹ ¡®Oh that¡¯s why all of them looked at us¡¯, Ren realized this and pulled up his own status to see if there¡¯s anything strange while continued to listen to Arnold ¡¸You. You are a dangerous being, just being near you like this already made us sweat. My instincts are screaming to me saying that I should abandon this country and run right now¡¹ As Ren looked through his own status, he screamed a big ¡°OOPS!¡± in his mind. Looking at Ren¡¯s stats, his Intelligence is still at 6000 after helping Yuka. He was distracted by Yuka¡¯s beauty that he completely forgot to tune down the number despite him promising himself to be careful with the numbers. (Urgh¡­¡­no wonder the people on the street was so damn wary of me, it was so uncomfortable being looked at like some kind of absurd monster) As Ren recollected the information he had in his head, he realized yet again his mistake. While walking with Yuka, Ren inspected the status of people around. Their Intelligence is averagely around 100 for a commoner, 160 for an adventurer, 220 for a mage and 380 for Yan, who is an expert at magic. That¡¯s why Ren, the person who has the number 6000 in his Intelligence column, was feared as a monster. During the time fighting the orcs, Ren thought that it¡¯s better to have spare than not enough when it comes to magical power, that¡¯s why he set the number as really big so he wouldn¡¯t get any recoil of performing that advanced spell. (Oops¡­¡­I guess I shouldn¡¯t have stared at Yuka¡¯s tits¡­¡­they distracted my brain) Tuning the number back down to 200, Ren spoke to the people in front of him with a troubled tone ¡¸Well¡­how¡¯s it? I suppressed my magical power¡¹ ¡¸Y-Yeah¡­this is more relaxing¡­we were on the verge of fainting all this time talking to you this close¡¹ Ren made a mental note that Intelligence stats can increase one¡¯s magical presence and told himself that he needs at least a skill to conceal this or he¡¯ll inform everyone where he¡¯s going all the time. ¡¸Right. Then problems solved, can I register as an adventurer and start living my life peacefully yet?¡¹ ¡¸What? Not a single problem has been solved. Though you suppressed it, you¡¯re still originally too absurd¡¹ Tch. Ren quietly clicked his tongue as he expected this to not end so easily. Ren wants to stay low and observe things before he tried to pull off any kind of jokes on the world. But with this he¡¯ll at least be known to this Kingdom. (I need to be more careful from now on¡­¡­) Casting the problems aside, Ren turned back to Arnold and company to hear what they have to say. ¡¸¡­¡­what do we have to do so you won¡¯t rampage?¡¹ ¡®So a peace treaty huh¡­¡¯, thinking that these people are pitiful, Ren gave the matter some thoughts. Since they can¡¯t get rid of Ren no matter how strong their forces are, they¡¯re starting a negotiation. That much is understandable, it¡¯s just human nature to try everything to protect their lives. The question now would be what can Ren get out of this chance. ¡¸Hmm¡­¡­how about this¡¹ Opening his mouth after thinking, Ren suggested an idea. 5 Agreement & Testing 2 Some of you asked about schedule, sorry but I can''t say for sure, I can do one chapter everyday, but might not be able to do any sometimes. I do have my translation projects to work on :D 5 Agreement & Testing 2 ¡¸Ren-sama, this way please¡¹ ¡¸OK¡¹ Ren is walking in the hallway on the second floor of the Freedom Guild with Ana leading the way. (Oooh¡­now that she stood up¡­that¡¯s quite the ass isn¡¯t it¡­) Staring at Ana¡¯s healthy butt cheeks as they slightly shook when she¡¯s walking, Ren felt his blood rushing into various places. Then Ana¡¯s words snapped Ren back to reality. ¡¸I was really surprised. Ren-sama doesn¡¯t look like someone with that much magical power¡¹ Ana didn¡¯t mean that as an insult, she was genuinely surprised to see a plain-looking young man possessing such extreme amount of magical power. Her smile didn¡¯t contain any bad intention. ¡¸Ah right¡­that¡¯s just natural¡­I don¡¯t look really special¡¹ Ren said while thinking that Ana sure is charming. The two quickly arrived at a room. Unlocking the door, Ana opened it and welcomed Ren in. After closing the door, Ana sat into her personal desk and took out some folders and documents. This is for the negotiation Ren had with Arnold, the guild master. The contents of their agreement is that First, the Guild has to keep quiet about Ren¡¯s identity. Many other people around noticed his absurd magical presence already, but that was trivial. The Guild¡¯s report back to the royalty is way more influential. Second, to cover up the incident with Ren¡¯s overwhelming presence, the Guild has to put him on S-rank to convince the people that Ren is simply just a strong person. But then when it comes to S-rank people, there is a separate system of ranking among them That is the S-Ladder. The S-Ladder contains 20 people of S-rank, they were ranked depends on their ability. On this point, Ren was surprised to find out that Yuka is S3, which means 3rd rank among the S people. That explains why she was addressed with ¡°-sama¡± earlier. Then since it would cause some dissatisfaction among the S-rank, Ren was listed as Unranked for the time being. Then he¡¯ll raise his rank by doing requests. This way, not many people would come find Ren and pick fights with him. Ren is the one with absolute victory, but that¡¯s too troublesome to him, he just wants to relax and enjoy life comfortably. ¡¸Then please place your hand here¡¹ Ana held out a a smaller crystal ball than the one earlier, Ren put his hand on it. The crystal balled glowed and confirmed his distinctive presence. Ana then cast a spell of a card as small and thin as a credit card on Earth then handed it to Ren. ¡¸This is your adventurer card, it acts as your identity card¡­¡­¡¹ Then Ana explained how requests and such would be recorded into the card for future promotion. The third thing in the agreement is that, Ren is free to take any kind of request as he pleases, the Guild can¡¯t stop him from going on any request because of any reason except for when Ren said it¡¯s okay. The last thing is they cannot monitor him, if he spots any spy or tailing magic, he¡¯ll rain havoc onto the city right away. Arnold turned pale as he heard Ren said this so casually and nodded immediately. Destroying this whole Kingdom is actually but a simple task for Ren since he doesn¡¯t have any upper limit for Intelligence. But it doesn¡¯t mean that it¡¯s the same to everyone. Recalling the monster that exploded from excessive magical power, Ren once again told himself to be careful with these numbers when used on a human. A normal person average number for stats is only around 80, could be less. For a decent adventurer it¡¯s around 110~200, and for special people like Yan it¡¯s from over 200 to 400. Yuka is actually among the over 350, she¡¯s quite a scary woman when Ren thinks about it. Now that Ren got the adventurer card of an S-rank and the right to do any kind of request he likes to, it¡¯s easier for Ren to gather more information while going on request. He wants to study about this world first before making any move. Besides, jobs at the Guild also give him money to live his life during the time he stays in this Kingdom. (Since I don¡¯t have to be human all the time¡­I might as well think about messing with other races too¡­) Thinking about the future, Ren received the card from Ana. ¡¸By the way¡­Ana-san¡­¡¹ Putting the card into his pants pocket, Ren voiced a question he¡¯s been having since they left the guild master room. ¡¸Yes? What is it?¡¹ ¡¸Why do we have to come in here instead of normal registration?¡¹ ¡¸Ahh¡­that¡­¡¹ Ana had a troubled expression as she put on a wry smile. Though he doesn¡¯t smell anything fishy going on, Ren is stil curious about this process. They could¡¯ve just registered normally and perform the promises in behind the scene. ¡¸¡­that¡¯s because this is breaking the rules of the Guild. Ren-sama is immediately put onto S-rank so we need to perform the process in secret. Also, this is the proof for you to see that we did actually keep the promise¡¹ ¡®Ah I see¡­¡¯, Ren replied while smiling wryly. He clearly did not think the Guild people were that scared of him. (I guess 6000 Intelligence is too much for humans to handle huh¡­¡­) Then Ren watched Ana as she finished up the paperwork in a professional manner. Her working speed was incredible. Ren actually feels ashamed as a fellow office worker as he always got scolded by his boss because of being late for deadline. Sighing in his heart, Ren honestly admires Ana¡¯s ability to work as a secretary. Ren was originally smiling warmly, but then upon seeing her charm while Ana worked, Ren decided. (Hmm¡­¡­let¡¯s try that out¡­¡­I want her¡­¡­) As Ana finished up some last bits of the arrangement for Ren¡¯s S-rank, the person himself quietly called up her status menu. Looking through the list of ¡ºDebuffs¡» and ¡ºBad Effects¡», Ren found the exact thing he needed. In some role-playing games, there are times when the final boss of a dungeon is some kind of succubus. This really was the case back in high school when Ren was playing a lot of MMORPGs. There was this one dungeon boss that took Ren and his friends so much time to kill because of her ¡ºCharm¡» bad-effect that makes the game characters do friendly-fire. It was a very troublesome debuff as there wasn¡¯t any way to cure it aside from dodging the area of effect in the first place. That said, ¡ºCharm¡» was picked from the list and added to Ana¡¯s ¡ºStatus¡» by Ren. (Oooo ! ! I can also control the intensity ! ! But I should not overdo it¡­¡­) Learning from his mistakes, Ren carefully set the ¡ºCharm¡» effect on Ana to 60. Since the target will be charmed and fall in love to the origin who used that spell, Ana¡¯s target to which she falls in love is automatically set as Ren, though he can also direct the charm at another person. But this time around Ren doesn¡¯t have the intention to point her towards anyone else. Thus he let Ana fall in love with him by adding a permanent ¡ºCharm¡» debuff into her status. Immediately, as Ren observed Ana, she started to continuously steal glances at Ren with a slightly blushed face. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. Grinning in his heart, Ren pull the ¡ºCharm¡» up to 80. Ana fell into slight panic and started messing up her paperwork, but with sheer willpower she was able to finished everything before completely lost her composure with a red face glancing at Ren. ¡¸R-Ren-sama, umm, err, I-I have finished the arrangement for you, umm¡­¡­¡¹ Ana fidgeted around as if she wanted to say something while looking up at Ren with puppy eyes. (Uwhoaa ! ! Too cute ! ! Can a woman really be this cute ! ? ) Ren was flustered inside his heart as he was also a virgin without any experience with women. But upon thinking that if he falter here he¡¯ll look bad in her eyes. Ren has been calm and cool up until now. (Uwaa¡­¡­what do I do now¡­¡­she looks like a puppy¡­¡­and puppies like being petted¡­¡­that¡¯s right ! ! ) Realizing it Ren raised his right hand and placed it on Ana¡¯s head. He started to gently ruffle her hair around while patting her head. ¡¸G-Good job¡­¡­Y-You did well, A-Ana¡­¡­¡¹ ¡®Ahhhhh it¡¯s so embarrassing that I stuttered¡¯, as Ren screamed so in his heart, Ana¡¯s face was completely burning in a deep crimson color while she closed her eyes and smiled sweetly. ¡¸T-T-Thank you very much¡­¡­R-Ren-sama¡­¡­¡¹ Ren never touched and petted a cute girl before so he¡¯s extremely nervous, but he deems that if this continues he¡¯ll completely fall because of embarrassment. Thinking that, Ren tried his best to recall things with boner killer effects he accidentally saw in his previous life to calm his excitement. Then the contents of an unexpected Netorare Doujin flashed through his mind. (Bluerghhh¡­¡­geez¡­¡­I didn¡¯t read the keywords and accidentally read that netorare rape scene¡­¡­) Immediately, all the excitement inside Ren heart perished and he unconsciously frowned. Ana didn¡¯t see Ren¡¯s disgusted expressions since she was closing her eyes enjoying Ren¡¯s petting on her head. ¡®Okay, I can now calm down¡¯, thinking so Ren moved on to the next step of this experiment. ¡¸Ana, you¡¯re cute¡¹ ¡¸E-E-Ehh ! ? ¡¹ Not stopping his hand patting Ana¡¯s head, Ren spoke his mind. Though Yuka¡¯s embarrassed face was also superbly cute, Ana¡¯s face when she blushed while being petted is also adorable in a different way of her own. ¡¸That said, can I touch your tits?¡¹ ¡¸M-My boobs ! ? Umm¡­y-yes¡­if it¡¯s Ren-sama then I¡¯ll do anything ¡¹ Ren noticed that she¡¯s rather calm hearing this embarrassing request. If she was a pure and innocent girl then she would be flustered when hearing that instead. Checking her age, Ren found out that she¡¯s 25. Women this age in fantasy worlds like this should have experienced men once or twice already, is what Ren thought. (Oh¡­¡­I wonder if Yuka ate any man before¡­¡­well I¡¯ll find out later, for now let¡¯s focus on this girl) Turning his attention back to Ana, Ren faked his actions like in an eroge he played before by drawing his face closer while staring straight into her eyes. Ren¡¯s nervousness is on the verge of bursting out again, if he lets his guards down for just a second he¡¯ll falter right away. That said, Ren tried his best to put on a tough front. Ren lifted his hand on her head and used both hands to touched Ana¡¯s humble swellings. ¡¸Ann¡­¡­I-I¡¯m sorry they aren¡¯t that big¡¹ ¡¸No their size is just right. But you seem composed, is this not the first time a man touch you?¡¹ ¡¸¡­¡­yes. I¡¯ve had sex before¡¹ As expected, thought Ren feeling a little bit disappointed even though he guessed it already. Still, the softness of a woman¡¯s breasts made Ren¡¯s head feel a little dizzy as he never touch one before. Unbuttoning her collar shirt, Ana¡¯s humble bosom was laid bare. It was a fantasy world without the definition of bra so Ana¡¯s bare breasts were fully exposed immediately. ¡¸Hmm¡­¡­cute tits¡¹ ¡¸W-Waa¡­don¡¯t just suddenly say that to me¡­¡¹ Continuing his hands movements, Ren rubbed gently around Ana¡¯s sof swellings, soon he moved on to fondling and squeezing them with a bit more force. Ana nipples stood up fully erect. Seizing that chance, Ren rolled the cute pink nipples around with his thumb while occasionally brushed Ana¡¯s armpit with his index finger. Her body jumped and her legs soon gave out and Ana leaned forward against Ren¡¯s chest. ¡¸Haa¡­haa¡­R-Ren-sama¡¯s fingers are skilled¡­¡¹ ¡®So AV knowledge actually worked huh¡­¡¯, feeling proud, Ren¡¯s nervousness was once against washed away. Seeing Ana¡¯s flushed face as she clung to him as a supporting point, Ren resumed his train of thoughts and decided to conduct a little bit more experimenting. Again, from Ana¡¯s ¡ºStatus¡», Ren slowly tuned up her ¡ºSexual Sensitivity¡» turning her whole body into an erogenous zone. Then he quickly rubbed her breasts and pressed on Ana¡¯s hard nipples. ¡¸H-Hiiii ! ! W-Wa-Wait a moment, Ren-shamaaaa~¡¹ Ana¡¯s body jumped and her legs turned even weaker. Not paying any attention to his guinea pig, Ren smiled and pinched Ana¡¯s nipples as hard as he could. ¡¸Hyaaaaaahhhh?¡¹ Raising a charmed voice, Ana trembled greatly over quite a long period of time before crumbling down to floor. (T-That was amazing¡­¡­women can raise that kind of ecstatic voice?) Feeling truly amazed in his heart, Ren slowly sunk into a trance looking at Ana immersing in the afterglow of an orgasm. ¡®I wanna see even more¡­¡¯, thought Ren moving his fingers hurriedly. With his heart pounding fast, Ren gulped down his saliva and set the ¡ºCharm¡» effect as 200. Immediately Ana jumped at Ren and unzipped his pants while kneeling before him. She was panting like an animal. Startled because of suddenly being attacked, Ren truly panicked as his erect penis was taken out extremely quickly by the entranced Ana. Her eyes were wandering in dreamland. ¡¸Ehe¡­hehehe? Ren-sama¡¯s penis¡­I want it ! ! ¡¹ Panicked, Ren immediately pulled the charm down to 60, returned her sensitivity to normal and grasped Ana¡¯s shoulder. ¡¸W-Wait up ! ! ! T-T-This is a bit¡­¡­¡¹ As she escaped the state of extreme ecstasy, Ana snapped back to reality and found herself holding Ren¡¯s meat rod in her hands, her lips nearly touched it. ¡¸Uwaaahh ! ! I-I-I-I-I¡¯m terribly sorry ! ! ! M-M-My head went blank for a moment ! ! ¡¹ ¡¸O-Okay, listen, Ana¡¹ ¡¸Y-Yes ? ¡¹ ¡¸It¡¯s alright¡­so don¡¯t mind it too much okay? I¡¯ll treat this as it never happened, so you just need to keep quiet about it, alright?¡¹ Ana nodded rapidly with teary eyes. Ren sighed deeply in his heart as he was truly panicking. Certainly, Ren could¡¯ve smoothed out that situation easier if he didn¡¯t get curious and overdid on the charm parameter. But in the first place, he never had a woman touching his manly sword before, that¡¯s why Ren fell into panic as it was the first time a woman grabbed hold of his rod. (Fuu¡­that was so pathetic and embarrassing¡­next time¡­I swear¡­I will make it way better than this) Steeling up his heart, Ren made a mental note to improve himself next time he tries to mess with a woman¡¯s emotions such as this. If he has the greed to play with women¡¯s hearts using this godly power, then he better make the woman in concern not regret it even if she found out, is what Ren thought. As both of them settled down, they fixed their clothing and returned to the counter outside. 6 Dinner & Lonely night 6 Dinner & Lonely night ¡¸Haaa......¡¹ Sighing from the bottom of his heart for the who-knows-what time, Ren thought about the fact that he could''ve done better while playing around with Ana. ¡¸???¡¹ ¡¸......welp, let''s not cry over spilled milk¡¹ ¡¸Huh??¡¹ ¡¸Ah no...don''t mind me...I''m just thinking about something¡¹ Hearing Ren''s murmurs, Yuka tilted her head as she saw his troubled face. But Ren couldn''t just tell Yuka that he chickened out from playing with a woman because he panicked. Thus he just avoided the topic. ¡¸Oh...is that so?¡¹ ¡¸Yeah...so where are we going?¡¹ ¡¸Ah right...it''s right over there¡¹ After getting his business done with the Freedom Guild, Ren found himself being surprised upon spotting Yuka sitting in a guest sofa near the counter reading a book. He thought she already left for other work. But apparently, Yuka said she couldn''t just leave before finding out what happened. Then Ren suggested that he''ll explain things while the two eat dinner somewhere since it was nearly dusk. Thus the pair is walking towards a family restaurant Yuka suggested. According to Yuka, this place gather ingredients from trustworthy sources, their working environment is always clean and the price is very decent for working class despite the high quality of food. Ren gulped down his saliva as he imagined what kind of food would be brought up. Yuka giggled at him. ¡¸Fufu~ I never thought a person as strong as you can be this plain¡¹ ¡¸Shut up...sorry I''m not some kind of muscular handsome prince¡¹ ¡¸Ah that''s not what I meant, I was just trying to say I expected people like you to be a lot more arrogant¡¹ Yuka quickly conveyed her true intentions behind her words as she saw Ren slightly frowned. Ren himself, on the other hand, was a little upset because he couldn''t get close to girls back in school days due to his plain-looking appearance despite being a decently highly-ranked student. ¡¸You''re the last person I want to hear that from, Ms.S3......well......you see, was me putting my nose into your fight with the orcs a mistake after all ? ¡¹ After finding out that Yuka is S3, Ren was a little worried about his experiment on the orcs. Normally, people at the top of ranking ladders such as Yuka has very high pride. That is why Ren is troubled about how does she think about him when he butted in like that. A person fundamental personality, their beliefs, and their mentality don''t belong to their ¡ºStatus¡». They were all just a part of a person''s nature, part of who they are. Though if she showed hatred and scorn, Ren could''ve used the ¡ºCharm¡» debuff to change her... But as expected, to Ren, doing so would give off a very awkward atmosphere every time Ren looked at the charmed Yuka that he knows will turn her disgusts towards him the moment the charm is removed. It doesn''t rub him as a success if part of it is a failure. ¡¸No no...not at all...that swarm of Elder Orcs exceeded my adventurer rank when I''m alone...I could''ve taken quite some serious injuries if Ren-san wasn''t there...¡¹ ¡¸......I see¡¹ But apparently, reality was different from Ren''s worries. Though Ren was only 99% convinced, the truth is that, Yuka didn''t bluff when she said that she could''ve taken serious injuries. Each Elder Orc is A-rank, a novice adventurer would be murdered right away if he or she isn''t extremely careful. The reason for that is because Orcs don''t have high intelligence, thus they use quantity to squash quality. If one isn''t careful letting one orc call out to other ones, he or she will immediately meet their destiny. Then again, it''s Elder Orcs we''re talking about here, their strength is way stronger than just a swarm of any orcs. Plus, Yuka can''t use a lot of magic since she''s a pure swordsman. Thus she was completely serious saying that Ren was her life savior. ¡¸Here it is...the family restaurant I suggested¡¹ ¡¸Ohhh......this is quite nice isn''t it¡¹ The two people stopped their steps right in front of a decent-looking restaurant. The sign hanging under a lantern outside the place had a tiger icon and the word ¡ºTigr¨¦¡» carved right under it. It''s a simple one-story building without any fancy decorations. It gives off the image of a humble bakery. ¡¸Sniffs......ooooo ! ! IT SMELLS SUPER GOOD ! ! ! ¡¹ Making a "YES!" pose, Ren''s eyes shone with wonders as the smell of the food entered his nasal cavity. Yuka was honestly bewildered seeing this man before her drooling like a 10 year old kid looking at his favorite ramen. She never thought a person with master-level of swordsmanship and advanced magic would act like this. Noticing Yuka''s gaze, Ren fixed his posture and scratched his head. ¡¸E-Err...ahem...well that smell was nice...so let''s go in¡¹ ¡¸O-Okay...pffft...let''s...haha...go in¡¹ ¡¸Stop it please¡¹ Yuka''s face twisted as she held in her laughter, but that had reverse effect, it made Ren even more embarrassed at himself. The two entered the restaurant. ? ? ? ¡¸Ren-san, Ren-san. You don''t have to hold back, this place is for adventurers you know?¡¹ ¡¸Stop Making Fun Of Me...Geez...You Are So Persistent ! ! ¡¹ ¡¸Hahahaha~¡¹ Seeing Ren faking his table manners so that he wouldn''t look like a scavenger, Yuka decided to mock him. The two then enjoyed themselves chatting about meaningless things while savoring the taste of the food. ¡¸This beefsteak is just wonderful...¡¹ ¡¸Right? It''s not the highest quality, yet the way the chef cooked it made it great¡¹ Meat is the universal favorite dish of all adventurers since there are a lot of proteins. That''s why this restaurant serve meat dishes whose cooking method involved a lot of healthy ingredients to replenish their customers'' energy. According to Yuka, this restaurant''s owner is a kindhearted person. ¡¸By the way Yuka¡¹ ¡¸What is it? *nom nom*¡¹ Yuka was politely eating at first, but after letting the relaxed atmosphere get to her, she''s completely showing her true colors as an adventurer in her way of eating hurriedly right now. Her appetite was on par with a grown man like Ren, which makes him a little surprised, but it put a smile on his face. ¡¸You ever ate a man before ? ¡¹ ¡¸Guhkaa ! ! W-W-W-W-What the heck are you asking all of a sudden ! ? ! ? ¡¹ This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Yuka''s face turned bright red with half of a slice of meat still hanging from her mouth. The scene was so bizarre that Ren couldn''t help but think she''s kind of cute. (But she''s so flustered talking about things like this...don''t tell me......) Putting a hand on his chin, Ren stared at Yuka with a straight face. His expressions were serious. ¡¸Are you really just a virgin ? ¡¹ ¡¸IS THAT REALLY SOMETHING YOU ASK A WOMAN ! ? ! ? ¡¹ Extremely flustered, Yuka swallowed the piece of meat and rebuked at Ren who nodded while murmuring ''So you are still just a virgin''. (Not that I''m any different though...but...) Couldn''t help but feeling there''s something off, Ren gave the matter some thoughts and didn''t arrive at the conclusion he wanted. Thus he asked Yuka directly ¡¸So basically, you are strong, and you do make a lot of money, is that why your standards in men high?¡¹ ¡¸W-What? N-No...I don''t have any standards. I just never thought of anything other than supporting my parents...¡¹ ¡¸What? But you''re this beautiful, nobody ever hit on you?¡¹ ¡¸S-Stop flattering me already...and now that I think about it...there has never been a man that talked to me for more than 1 minute...I don''t understand why...¡¹ ¡¸That wasn''t flattery. I don''t talk bullshit when it comes to a woman''s look¡¹ Yuka''s throat was blocked dead frozen not by just those words alone, but also Ren''s straight face and honest eyes as he spoke with a firm voice. In his previous life, Ren felt quite some nausea whenever he accidentally overheard a conversation between some women. They would praise each other like no tomorrow even though the other party was so ugly. Thus, Ren doesn''t want himself to be involved in that kind of nauseating flattery. ¡¸S-Speaking of adventurers...what happened with Arnold ? ¡¹ Avoiding the topic about herself, Yuka bluntly asked a completely different matter. ¡¸Ah right. About that...¡¹ Sensing that if he pressed any further he would ruin the mood, Ren started to explain about the situation. ¡¸......then in the end I''ll be S-rank and that''s it¡¹ ¡¸That was really rude wasn''t it......you haven''t attacked anyone......¡¹ Ren hid most of the contents of the agreement and only told that they deemed him as a threat so they''re negotiating. Yuka on the other hand, frowned because of how the Guild handled this. She thinks that Ren certainly is strong, but looking at him she can''t really imagine him mass murdering on a whim. ¡¸That said, aren''t you too relaxed around me? I mean, the Kingdom fell into slight panic because of me¡¹ ¡¸Ahh...don''t worry about me...I came into contacts with monsters using magic your level a lot so I''m not shocked because of your presence...actually, all the S-rank people are like this¡¹ ¡¸I see...¡¹ The two continued chatting. Yuka told Ren all about how the Guild and its requests work until late. They left the restaurant and headed to a decent inn Yuka suggested. ¡¸Oh Shit ! Wait. I have no money......¡¹ Yuka treated him dinner as part of their tour. But right now without money, Ren runs into the risk of sleeping on the street or a horse stable. Certainly, Ren can adjust his body temperature and avoid any kind of danger or sickness using his power, but as expected, he would like to lay down on a proper bed at night to relax. Ren also wants to take a bath. Despair showed on his face. ¡¸Isn''t it fine? You just came here, I can rent Ren-san a room until you make money¡¹ Yuka seriously thinks she can just pay for his rent until he leave the Kingdom. In her eyes, he did save her from a big trouble after all. But as one would expected, asking to pay for him forever would sound weird coming from a single woman. Hearing those words, Ren''s face changed to something like a vagabond running into a chest of gold. ¡¸Really ! ? ! Hahaha. I know Yuka''s a nice person ! ! ¡¹ At the same time with his rejoice, Ren cried in his heart. His first night staying at a fantasy Kingdom, Ren lodged off of a woman''s money. ? ? ? ¡¸Haaa......I really wanna cry......¡¹ Lying down flatly on the bed inside the gloomy room lit only by moonlight coming from the window, Ren exhaled and recollected the things happened during his first day in this fantasy world. I died, I received this ability that is equal with god in some aspects. I fought a monster that could only appear in anime and create an absurd weapon from a tattered sword. I saved a woman and luckily had her become my tour guidance...but what''s worse is that I''m lodging off of her money right now... Unable to fall asleep, Ren walked around the room and inspected the bathroom. This was a middle-class inn so there is a bathroom respectively for each room. Looking around, Ren nodded in satisfaction and decided to take a quick shower. ... ¡¸Ahhh......that was refreshed......¡¹ After the bath, Ren is now in his boxer sitting beside the window staring out into the distance. The stars are glittering, occasionally there''s a quick shooting stars came by but Ren didn''t know what to wish since he''s possessing the kind of power that can make wishes come true. Gazing aimlessly at the dark night sky it by the blue corn moon, a sudden sense of loneliness attacked Ren. ¡¸It was...also under the same sky...that day......12 years already past huh......¡¹ Recalling the memories of his childhood, Ren smiled as he felt a nostalgic warmth dwelling inside his heart. A promise can now be fulfilled. No matter how long it takes, it was a precious piece of memory that Ren will never let himself forget. In actuality, Ren could''ve blown the promise by dying in his previous life...but that didn''t mean he''d forget it. ¡¸Well......just a bit more, Yui......¡¹ Closing his eyes, Ren enjoyed the pleasant summer breeze. It was the exact same feeling he had during the times he played in the park as kids. Memories of heart warming times are pleasant in a mid summer night. ¡¸Tomorrow will be the begin of all the fun¡¹ Deciding so, Ren went to sleep as the breeze died down. Leaving his thoughts about the past behind, Ren fell into darkness of a deep lumber as his new life begins. The world might change from tomorrow...or not...nobody knows... 7 Request & Preparations 7 Request & Preparations Nothing''s better than a cup of coffee in a cool summer morning gazing at the streets getting more and more crowded as the Sun goes higher up into the blue sky. People do say that as one grows up, he or she would almost always forget about most of the things happened in their childhood, the time when humans are most pure and innocent, the time when one does not have the need to think about meaningless stuff to survive in the society. However, there are people who hold dear to their childhood and memorize all the precious memories happened. A childish promise of marrying each other when grew up. A vow of sworn siblings until the day of death, or maybe just an exchange of gifts for a farewell. Happy or sad, childhood memories always hold a special place inside Ren''s heart. Sipping his coffee after breakfast at the inn, Ren continued to stare out of the window, into the distance smiling. The weather sure is nice today. There is no clouds up in the blue, blue sky. ¡¸Fufufu......I wonder what kind of fun will I meet today......maybe I should change my race to an Orc and scare the kids? Or maybe go to peep on the public women bathroom......¡¹ Thinking about the possibilities of things he can do today, Ren finished up the coffee that he judged ''delicious'' and got dressed. Ren is now back in the simple armor God gave him before sending him to this world. ¡¸I need more money and buy more fancy-looking armor......¡¹ Certainly, even if these are just novice armor, with Ren''s power, he can turn it into absurd heroic armor that not even Demon Lords can penetrate. ¡¸But as expected, a little bit flashiness works better in women''s eyes¡¹ Ren''s intention is obviously not because of the performance of the armor, but the effects it bring when he''s dressed in cool-looking armor with the title of S-rank. Thinking about hogging all the ladies and living a carefree life, Ren got hyped up and energetically went to the Guild to look for requests. ? ? ? ¡¸Oh! Mornin'' ! ¡¹ ¡¸Ah. Good morning, Ren-san¡¹ Returning Ren''s greeting, Yuka scooted over for Ren to squeeze in and look at the request board. The two put their hands on their chins and skimmed through the contents posted on the board. Tracing Yuka''s line of sight, one would find her only looking at requests with rewards of over 30 gold coins. In Arlean Kingdom, an average D-rank adventurer earns about 2 gold coins everyday. With that much money, one can relax for the rest of the day with average meal and a small inn. Then the ones above D-rank would have some spare money for their necessities since they would make around 6~18 gold coins everyday. B-rank people are said to be the most relaxed as their requests aren''t too difficult while the payment isn''t half-bad. Then come A-rank and S-rank. People with big income of 23 gold coins and above per day. Their lives are luxurious with high-class hotel and fancy restaurant meals. On top of that, their equipment are cuts above all other adventurers as well as their skills and experiences in battles. Of course, great rewards come with great risks. Their requests are ones that involve monsters that can cut a human in half in a blink of an eye. Be it subjugation or material collection, their working environment are places where a normal human can never survive more than 2 days. Yet their line of work take averagely a week to finish things up and go home. That said, the ones that survive these kinds of requests become heroic figures in people''s eyes. Elder Orcs attack in the Western Forest ¡¤ 34 gold 25 silver coins. Sudden increase in number of Dark Slime in the Western Plains ¡¤ 29 gold coins. Unidentified Goblin Warrior seriously injured 3 A-rank adventurers ¡¤ 32 gold coins. Yuka made up her mind and grabbed the last one. The rewards were not that good for her rank, but right now there is no S-rank requests available for Yuka. The last request she went on was a special one passed down to her directly from the guild master. Thus the payment was 50 gold coins. Other than those kinds of special requests, there are rarely any extreme requests for S-rank to abuse. Thus, normally, S-rank adventurers settle themselves at around 30 gold coins. ¡¸Alright!! I''m taking this! ¡¹ Seeing Ren snatching a paper from the board, Yuka sudden felt curious about what Ren picked. Normally she wouldn''t care about other people''s business, but in her eyes Ren is a mysterious man. He came out from nowhere, displayed master swordsmanship, used absurd magic and then drooled at food like a kid. In other words, she has no idea what''s inside his head at any time given. He truly is a mess of personalities, but that''s exactly why it makes Yuka so curious about what kinds of request would a person like Ren take. Thus she asked honestly ¡¸Oh me? I took this¡¹ ¡¶Black Apples Gathering¡· Black Apple is the core ingredients for high-quality Exlixirs. They grow from the root of dead Treants deep inside the Abyssal Woods. This request is ranked as S since Abyssal Woods is the home of Fal¨¨re, descendants of the Wolf King. Reward for each Black Apple: 3 gold coins. Minimum amount required to turn in the request: 10 Apples. No limit on how many can be turned in as long as it meets the minimum requirement. ¡¸Oh, that''s a decent one, be careful with the parasites¡¹ ¡¸What? Parasites?¡¹ ¡¸Yes, also......¡¹ Yuka spent a few minutes explaining about the things Ren should be wary of inside that forest. Ren listened carefully while nodding. He''s new to this world, so information gathering is very necessary. The two walked over to the counter to confirm with the receptionist that they''re going on these requests. It is possible to take several requests at a time, but the limit is three so that one can''t monopolize too many one-time request. Of course, with the exception of requests that are always in demand like herb gathering or low-level monsters subjugation. ¡¸Whew...thank you for the information...good luck on your trip, Yuka¡¹ ¡¸Yes...Ren-san also take care...but if it''s you then you should be fine...¡¹ ''You could even lift that kind of troublesome curse after all'', Yuka swallowed those last words since this whimsical man named Ren already dashed out of the Guild with the face that literally said ''I found my new toy'' before she could say anything else. ¡¸Haha...it''s been a long time since I saw someone blocking Yuka-sama''s mouth like that¡¹ The receptionist nearby giggled as this is a rare scene to witness. Normally, Yuka''s strong willed personality would overwhelm all other men talking to her. That''s why a plain-looking man such as Ren making Yuka swallowing her words back in made the receptionist surprised. In fact, what made him even more bewildered is that when he confirmed Ren''s adventurer card, Ren was listed as Unranked S while his armor is that of a novice F-rank brat. Unable to comprehend the situation, the receptionist went back to his work after seeing Yuka off to her request. ? ? ? After getting directions from Yuka and the guild receptionist, Ren dashed out of the Kingdom and is now jogging towards the Abyssal Woods in the far south. Naturally, his Strength stats is on 650 so that he won''t run out of stamina too soon. In fact, Ren has been jogging with decent speed for more than an hour yet he''s still smiling healthily without gasping for breaths. This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. Thinking about how convenient his ability is, Ren stopped by a river to see if there''s any strange fish. ¡¸Wait, what the hell is that ! ? ! ¡¹ Seeing a blue fish squirming idly in the calm river, Ren broke a tree branch and held it in his hand. Crouching down, Ren pulled up the Status of the pretty-looking fish. ¡¶River Queen¡· HP: 1200/1200 MP: 950/950 Rare ¡¤ A field-boss level monster reigning over the river network. Born from a mutated individual among the community of Sapphire Koi fish. Strength: 95 (1600) Agility: 102 (1705) Intelligence: 91 (1434) ¡¶Skill ¡¤ Limit Release¡· ¡¸Huh? Its stats is kind of strange......¡¹ Looking into its skill, Ren found out that this tiny blue fish is a disguise of its true form. When it activates the skill, its shape will change and the stats will change drastically. Grinning in curiosity, Ren pulled all his stats on 2000, set his HP as 60,000 and readied his fire attribute sword. Then using the tree branch he picked up, Ren poked the fish so strongly that it drowned and hit the river bed. The monster instantly raged around splashing water everywhere while drastically increasing its size and shape. Soon lights wrapped around the cute fish and a big explosion of lights emerged making Ren take a few steps backward. Granting himself a few spells for both offense and defense, Ren was prepared to face the monster. Then from the radiating lights a beautiful mermaid emerged floating mid air thanks to magic, orbs of water orbited the beautiful blue haired woman as she looked at Ren with an angry look... ...or so is what Ren expected and had a delusion of. But in fact, reality is cruel ¡¸............¡¹ ¡¸Gurayuuuuuararaaa ! ! ! ! ¡¹ The thing was some kind of amphibian with frog-like limbs and snake face. Its tail has pointy spikes and it breathes using the throbbing gaps on its neck. The thing actually has a kind of human-like torso and it stands on two legs. Aside from the weird face, it has a figure somewhat the same to a woman. As the monster let out a groan, it kicked the ground and dashed at Ren with the speed of a cheetah. ¡¸............¡¹ ¡¸Urooooraaararaa ! ! ! ! ¡¹ Quietly pulling out his sword, Ren invoked the fire attribute wrapping the sword with a scarlet aura. As the tip of the sword was lowered near the ground, the grasses around it burnt to ashes. Dodging the weird tongue-attack of the river monster with his high Agility, Ren side-stepped casually and pointed his sword at the River Queen. The thing groaned vexedly and turned back to attack again. As the monster closed in, Ren swung his sword side-way creating a red line midair. ¡¸Your Tits Are Disgustingly Saggy So Get The Fuck Away From Meeeee ! ! ! ! ¡¹ Having his delusions of a beautiful River Queen mermaid shattered, Ren sliced the monster into half as the two intersected mid-way. The cut surface of the monster was burnt and its internal organs sprouted out. The corpse of the monster turned into light particles, and those particles returned to the river waiting to reunite and spawn the new River Queen after a fixed period of time. Sighing in disappointment, Ren put the sword back in its sheath and sluggishly continued walking with his shoulders drooped. ¡¸What the hell was that, I expected a river mermaid......mergh......I guess I need to study about this world''s monsters more before trying something like that again......¡¹ Making a mental note that he would read more books about this world when he returns, Ren called up his status to pull his stats back down to 250. Carrying a really big presence around would be troublesome to move in secret. Though he could just use a skill to hide his presence, Ren deemed making the stats lower is more simple and besides, it''s not hard for Ren to manipulate the status during emergency. But then a certain status screen caught his eyes. It was Ana the guild secretary, her status still has the charm effect as 60 since yesterday. The way Ren''s ability works allows him to call up status screens of people he met at least once no matter where he is. That''s why he can call up Yuka''s and Ana''s status without problems while he can''t call up the status of a person he never met before. Staring at the charm debuff, Ren sighed. ¡¸......well...that wasn''t a really wise choice......¡¹ Shaking his head, Ren tuned the charm effect down to 7. This equals to a strong friendship, or a close friend. The reason behind this is that Ren wants to at least keep a good relationship with Ana while she can still choose her loved ones on her own. Ren resumed jogging along the river and enjoyed the scenery. ? ? ? ¡¸Hmm......so this is the Abyssal Woods huh......¡¹ Arriving at the outer most edge of his destination, Ren stood and beheld the beauty of nature. It took Ren nearly 7 hours running nonstop, with 4 hours of being as fast as half the speed of sound, to arrive at the forest just before dusk. The Sun is already all prepared to set. The beauty of the Abyssal Woods is actually more emphasized during night time, since a lot of living beings with dark-attribute inhabit this place. From where Ren is standing, one can clearly see the fireflies that are actually blood-sucking parasites flying around flickering 7 different colors during the interval of 7 seconds. On the ground was all kinds of luminous fungus glowing shades of purple and blue, some of them even sprouted legs and started moving around. The interior of the whole forest was dimly lit up with these kinds of creatures wandering about. It was the kind of beauty the same to a flower luring insects with its sweet dews. ¡¸Man......how much money can I earn if I take pictures of this and show it to people on Earth......¡¹ Admiring the beauty of nature when night time comes, Ren called up the status of his armor and started preparations. For his breast plate, Ren increased its overall defensive strength and added the effect of nullifying damage. ¡¶Unique ? Simple Breast Plate¡· Physical Defense: A+ Magical Defense: A+ An enhanced simple breast plate, can block all types of damage of all attributes. Damage nullification is activated whenever damage received exceeds S-rank. Same goes for Ren''s arm guards and gloves, Ren enhanced all their defensive stats and added a unique effect. ¡¶Unique ? Simple Arm Guards¡· Physical Defense: A+ Magical Defense: A+ A pair of enhanced simple arm guards, can block all types of damage of all attributes. Increases Punching power while adding explosion effect on hit. ¡¶Unique ? Simple Gloves¡· Physical Defense: A+ Magical Defense: A+ A pair of enhanced simple gloves, can protect hands from all types of damage of all attributes. Increases Punching power with Electric Shock attribute. Since Ren is going to walk around inside a forest at night, he decided to make his boots perform better. ¡¶Unique ? Simple Boots¡· Swiftness: A+ Agility: A Speed: A A pair of enhanced simple boots, greatly increases Swiftness and supports footing. Though Ren also granted himself some skills and spells to further protect himself, these preparations are for the time when Ren seriously runs into a pinch that he can''t really use the status screen. It''s better safe than sorry, thought Ren nodding at the enhanced stats of his equipment. Taking a few steps forward, Ren entered death''s house itself. A surprised present from the forest awaits him. 8 Abyssal Woods 8 Abyssal Woods Inside the gloomy and dim lit forest at night, the figure of a single man could be seen wandering fearlessly. ¡¸S-S-Shiit......I never thought a forest at night would be this scary......what the hell was I thinking entering this place when night falls......¡¹ ......or not really fearlessly. As a common office worker and a man grew up during peace time, Ren never experienced walking inside a forest at night ever in his life. Thus, even though he''s wearing absurd equipment and erecting 3 layers of advanced barriers using his skills, Ren still felt the chills going down his spine. But at one point, the mysterious beauty of the forest at night made Ren temporarily forget about the situation he''s in. As Ren walked, corpses of parasitic fireflies could be seen falling down to his feet occasionally due to them trying to attack Ren but got roasted by his barriers instead. Crouching down, Ren removed the glowing part of the insect from its body while frowning. He''s afraid of touching them, but his curiosity to see what''s inside that beautiful colored tiny light bulb. Holding it on his hand, Ren widened his eyes in honest astonishment. That part of the parasitic firefly didn''t get burnt by the barrier, on top of that it''s still flickering 7 colored lights. The lights of this object isn''t dim or gloomy, it radiates brilliantly in the night. Ren called up its Status. ¡¶Rainbow Gemstone¡· Contains a small amount of magical energy. Parasitic fireflies produce this stone after sucking magical power from the host. No special use. Can be used for decorations. Luminosity: 56/120 The stone is around 1/3 of a person''s index finger. It changes color ever second and there are 7 colors in total. Its brightness depends on how much magical energy is left inside, usually it''s used as a storage for Parasitic fireflies until it runs out. Then, the parasite will go find a host and produce a new stone. Ren''s face slowly broke into a broad smile. His expressions became as bright as daylight. ¡¸Haha...hahaha...hahahahaha ! ! ! This is gold ! I wanna make Yuka a necklace out of this ! ! ! ! ¡¹ Rejoiced, Ren jumped on his feet and completely forgot about the scary environment around him. Crouching down, Ren picked a few more Rainbow Gemstone lying around in the corpses of Parasitic fireflies. Holding one in his hand, Ren put the other ones into a small pouch hanging on his waist. Then he called up the status of the one he''s holding between his thumb and index finger. The object was oval-shaped. Tuning its Luminosity back on Max, the small stone glowed brilliantly while changing color every second. Fidgeting with the status of the object a little bit more, Ren was able to stop the flickering of colors. He can now set it to glow only Red, or Green, or any specific color that he wants to. Thinking a bit more, Ren had an idea. ¡¸What if......I increase the Storage parameter?¡¹ Storage parameter shows the amount of magical energy being stored inside the stone. Normally this is proportional to its Luminosity, but it doesn''t matter since Ren''s ability can change each parameter simultaneously. The parameter of Storage is actually the same to Intelligence stats. In fact, it represents the Intelligence of the parasite. That said, Ren pulled it from 5 to 22. ¡¸Uwhoaaa¡¹ The gemstone grew in size. It is now as big as 2/3 of a grown man''s index finger. In other words, the perfect size to make it into a necklace. ¡¸Good. We only need the string now...processing the stone can be left to job ¡ºCraftsman¡»...I think there are some skills in that job that can be used for this...¡¹ Looking around to find something as the string for the necklace, Ren suddenly felt the familiar chill going down his spine since he finally once again realized he''s in the middle of a forest at night right now. The cries of strange insects, the rustling sounds of parasites and monsters wandering about really do creep one out if they''re not experienced being inside a deep dark forest at night. However, the Abyssal Woods isn''t that dark, it''s gloomily lit up thanks to various kinds of monsters. It''s a big help even though Ren reinforced his night vision with a skill. ¡¸Tch. It''s no good keep being a pussy...¡¹ Mustering up his courage, Ren trusted his equipment and status. He advanced further into the forest looking for both Black Apples and a good string for the necklace. ? ? ? Dawn. A few beams of lights coming from the direction of the Sun is piercing into the gloomy forest. The monsters that were active at night returned to their respective hideout, some just simply hid into a rabbit hole, some used the mini-caves under the gigantic trees'' roots as their home. The parasites also hid themselves into the leaves and started their short hibernation waiting for night time to come again. ¡¸That makes it three...man...these things are so hard to find...¡¹ Putting the third Black Apple into his backpack, Ren complained to himself as he has been searching the whole night, yet he hasn''t met even half the basic minimum requirement. There was a rumor among the adventurers that Black Apples are rarer and rarer these days since there are less Treants that die early. Seems like they had some kind of cooperation from either the forest spirits or the inhabitants of the forest themselves. ¡¸According to Yuka...Dryads are everywhere...but Nymphs prefer riversides...there are also those wolves...¡¹ The guardians of the Abyssal Woods, ¡ºFal¨¨re¡», direct descendants of the Demon Wolf King Fenrir. From Yuka''s description, they are white furred wolves with abnormal sizes, some old ones even surpassed the height of an Elder Orc, but the common ones are around the size of a bear. But the mass of their bodies don''t change their speed, in fact, even a 3m tall Fal¨¨re can move at the speed of sound if there''s no obstacles or restraints on it. Thinking about taming one as a pet, Ren continued his search. His steps are now a little bit more relaxed and comfortable since morning is already coming. According to Yuka and the guild receptionist, dead Treants don''t look much different from an old tree and the tree body treants left behind continue to absorb minerals and grow normally like a tree. This specifications of Treants make it hard to find their dead tree bodies. Also, not every dead Treant has Black Apples grow from their roots. Utilizing the tips and advice Yuka gave, Ren found another two Black Apples and put them into his backpack. Still no sign of something pretty enough to make a necklace. Looking at the glowing gemstone, Ren sighed while sitting on the roots of a giant tree to rest. ¡¸Maybe I should just go to a jewelry shop and buy the string......but......¡¹ Ren believes that if it''s already a handmade gift, then part of it should not be bought in a common store. This is also one of Ren''s schemes to hit on Yuka. In his previous life, while listening to his drinking friends, he learned that most of women like handmade gift more than something bought straight out from a store. Thinking that something like this might make Yuka fall for him without using the status screen, Ren''s motivation bar was filled up again as he stood up with great determination. That moment ¡¸Oya~ We have a strange guest~¡¹ Somebody embraced Ren from behind. According to the soft feminine voice, it seems to be a woman. Also, her arms that are circling around Ren''s belly are slender and elegant. The unknown woman whispered into Ren''s ear with a sweet tone. No, it''s more like that of a seductive succubus than a friendly girl. Ren turned his head and looked at the left side of his head. The face of the woman came into view. (B-Beautiful... ! !) Her beauty was mesmerizing. Her green iris shone like emeralds with no impurities, they seemed to stare directly straight into Ren''s soul as she was dreamily looking into his eyes. Her long, green hair has this fresh scent of nature that makes Ren''s lungs throb for more. If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Having a beautiful face with well-defined features being so close to him all of a sudden out of nowhere, Ren slightly flinched. He knows his equipment and skills are still protecting him. The proof is that the vines that have been trying to approach him were all burnt down to ashes. ¡¸Mou~......why is your defense so tight?¡¹ ¡¸Err......probably to prevent people like you from splitting my head in half......¡¹ Her sweet voice was softly nailed into his eardrum as she''s whispering straight into his ear. Her breaths are tickling his earlobe to its best. ¡¸Hmm~ That was mean~ I just wanna have fun¡¹ ¡¸Umm......I doubt your definition of fun. Especially when you''re touching my dick¡¹ Her right hand is stroking Ren''s crotch up and down feeling up his rod which got hard because of the strange woman''s pheromones. ''She''s warm'' thought Ren staring at the woman''s face. ¡¸I guess I can''t do anything to you with this kind of defenses~¡¹ She let go of Ren and he turned back to face her. (Uwhoaaaa ! !) She was naked. A stark naked beauty is standing right in front of him. Her white smooth skin and bare tits are fully exposed. There are vines around her arms and legs but they''re not squeezing. A figure that can put even models on Earth to shame. Lowering his line of sight, Ren instinctively glued his eyes to her secret place, not really since it''s fully exposed. The Mound of Venus was smoothly white, no hair and......no genital. ¡¸I''m sorry what.........¡¹ ¡¸Hm? Ah you''re looking at this?¡¹ The woman spread her legs and an empty area with nothing there showed itself. The holy triangle Ren used to stared at so much in porn now is just an empty backyard. Despaired, Ren honestly asked ¡¸WHY?¡¹ ¡¸Eeee...us dryads are born from the forest''s spirits...we don''t reproduce...we don''t need vaginas¡¹ Surprised Ren recalled that Yuka did explain briefly about Dryads. They''re an all female race that live inside forests with dense concentration of spirits. Actually, they are born from the forest spirits, that''s why wherever there are many forest spirits, there will be many dryads. Dryads live inside trees and they can use nature-attribute magic to control plants or borrow nature energy from the spirits. In the past, before the Great War, Dryads and Elves usually teach each other magic and protected the forests. ¡¸Hmm...I see...well...I don''t plan to kill you and you can''t do anything to me...so how about let''s talk?¡¹ ¡¸Hmm~ I wanna seduce you and turn you into fertilizer more...but I guess it can''t be helped~¡¹ The Dryad energetically drew closer and inspected Ren thoroughly using her eyes. Nodding to herself, she held out her hand. ¡¸I''m Gaea! Humans use this gesture call handshake to greet right?¡¹ ¡¸Ah...yeah, that''s right. I''m Ren¡¹ Grasping her fragile hand, Ren was anxious that he might break her slender fingers. Slightly shook the cute hand, Ren felt the softness and warmth of a girl''s hand for the first time ever in his life. It was different than Ana''s breasts so the sensation was fresh to him. An awkward silence cast over the two as they stared at each other. The radiating smile on Gaea''s face has not dropped during the time. Feeling troubled, Ren desperately tried to find something to say. Then he suddenly remembered his purpose of wandering around in this forest. ¡¸Oh!! That''s right! I''m looking for Black Apples!!¡¹ ¡¸O~ That? There are a bunch over there deep inside the forest¡¹ ¡¸Really? Can I go pick them up?¡¹ ¡¸Sure. Why not~¡¹ ¡¸But I thought Dryads protect the forests from being exploited?¡¹ Certainly, according to what Ren heard, Dryads and Elves would do anything to drive humans away from trying to take properties away from the forest. But looking at Gaea''s relaxed face, Ren''s curious if there''s any reason for this. ¡¸Well that''s true, but black apples are a kind of parasite, they''ll drain the minerals of trees if we don''t get rid of it¡¹ ¡¸......but then humans are already taking them¡¹ ¡¸Yup~ Since it doesn''t harm anyone while benefiting both us and humans, we let humans harvest Black Apples¡¹ ¡¸I see¡¹ Nodding, Ren feels satisfied as he learned something new about this world. At the same time he was glad that he didn''t have to fight the dryads to gather Black Apples. He''d prefer not to kill beautiful women just for some apples, but on the other hand, going back empty handed would down his reputation at the Guild. But then again, it doesn''t matter that much since things did not turn out that way. Thus Ren followed Gaea into the forest. ? ? ? ¡¸Uwaa......there''s a crap load of them lying around......¡¹ Putting the 13th Black Apples into his backpack, Ren was surprised of how many there are in here. This also makes Ren wonder why didn''t a lot of people go here and gather a whole lot of these. The answer for that question was provided by Gaea, who giggled cutely hearing Ren''s inquiries ¡¸You''ve been the only human being able to go this deep you know~¡¹ ¡¸Hmm? I certainly have good equipment and some tricks up my sleeves, but still...¡¹ ¡¸Humans didn''t go too deep partly because of the Fal¨¨re...but aside from that there are also the parasitic fireflies and us dryads. Though the Nymphs won''t attack, they''ll call over other guardians if they spot intruders¡¹ Ren tilted his head as he''s still curious ¡¸You see, as I said earlier, I wanted to seduce you and turn you into fertilizer for the trees, but I could do nothing against your defense. Had you been a normal humans, you would''ve been dead since long. That''s not all, usually even strong humans won''t get this deep since the Parasitic fireflies become more active and move in bigger swarm...they won''t survive for long. An exception like you is the first time I see one¡¹ ¡¸Hm...I see. Now I get it¡¹ That just proved how good Ren''s equipment and barriers have been protecting him. He has even been collecting a jar full of Rainbow Gemstones he got from the parasitic fireflies. Had it been another adventurer, they might''ve become tree fertilizer since long. As Ren filled his backpack with Black Apples, he recalled something important from the talk about parasitic fireflies. ¡¸Gaea!¡¹ ¡¸Kya! Don''t suddenly yell like that!¡¹ Ignoring her pouting, Ren continued ¡¸Do you you what can I find in this forest to make a string for a necklace?¡¹ ¡¸Hmmmmmm......I guess I do know one thing¡¹ After putting her hand on her chin and gave the matter some serious thoughts for a minute, Gaea made a ''that''s right'' gesture and clapped her hands together as she remembered about something. ¡¸You do!?!?¡¹ ¡¸Kyaa!!!¡¹ Grabbing her shoulders Ren drew his face extremely close to hers with a serious expression and widened eyes. Being startled suddenly, Gaea let out a cute voice. She has been attacking male humans for a really long time, so the first time she becomes the one being attacked, Gaea panicked since she knows she can do nothing against Ren. ¡¸W-W-Wait!! What is this all of sudden!! Y-Your face is too close!!¡¹ (Oooooh!! That was a wonderfully cute face right there!!) Admiring Gaea''s flustered face, Ren let go of her shoulders and stared at her waiting for an answer. Recovering from the surprised assault from Ren, Gaea tried her best to hide her flustered expression. ¡¸F-First of all, why would you need something like that?¡¹ ¡¸Ah...that''s for this...¡¹ Ren took out the large rainbow gemstone that he messed with using the Status. Ren explained his intention of making a necklace using the stone. ¡¸I refuse! What''s in it for me if I help you?¡¹ Surprised because of the quick answer, Ren stared at Gaea, who is pouting while folding her arms looking the other way. Ren let out a stupefied voice. ¡¸Eh?¡¹ 9 Playtime & Necklace Just a really quick reminder is that, I''m sticking close to a chill and fresh read. So please don''t expect to intense actions or behind the scene schemes, etc. :D And did you readers like the scenery of the Abyssal Woods? I''m not too sure I did a good job on sketching out that fairy tale-like scene. 9 Playtime & Necklace ¡¸Wait a minute. Why are you acting like that?¡¹ Still pouting, Gaea pointed at Ren''s face and spoke with a strange tone ¡¸''Cause it''s vexing¡¹ ¡¸What is?¡¹ ¡¸I thought I was the first one to find an interesting human to play around with after such a long time since you''re strong and seem like a fun guy. But in fact somebody already got you before me and you''re just going with me to make something for somebody else. This beautiful dryad named Gaea refuses to help.¡¹ Spitting all that in one breath, Gaea turned her face again. She actually had no idea that Ren is looking at her with an amused face grinning as if he saw a stubborn grade schooler. She''s really honest isn''t she, thought Ren holding his laughter as this is the first time he saw a woman spitting everything in her mind out that easily. The way women act in Ren''s memory was something along ''realize that on your own'', ''can''t you figure it out yourself?'', ''whatever don''t ask me'', and many more nerve wrecking situations. ¡¸Ahem......well, rather than that, I''ll play around with you until you''re tired......¡¹ ¡¸!!!¡¹ Erasing his amused expressions, Ren spoke in a bright tone as if persuading a kid to go home if she''s given candies. Ren continued ¡¸......but that''s only when you help me find the string. Ah!! I know. How about I make you one too? It''ll glow even brighter at night¡¹ ¡¸Wait!! R-Really!? You''re gonna make Gaea a necklace with that glowing thing too!?¡¹ Having her interests peaked, Gaea instantly closed the distance and stared straight into Ren''s eyes with sparkling wonders. Really she''s so childish, thought Ren laughing quietly in his mind. ¡¸Yeah, why not. If you want a specific color, tell me. It doesn''t have to be changing colors all the time you know¡¹ ¡¸Err, umm, g-green!! I want green!!¡¹ Ren widened his eyes feeling surprised at the innocent face Gaea''s showing to him. He almost thought that the seduction just minutes ago was never there. She was stroking his penis while breathing erotic breaths into his ears like a succubus, yet right now she only looks like a little girl sulking to her brother. ¡¸......okay, sure. Green is it? Then, deal?¡¹ Holding out his pinky finger, Ren unconsciously showed the symbol of a promise humans use without realizing Gaea''s a dryad. She tilted her head and made a ''oh I know!'' gesture then drew her face closer to his pinky. ¡¸Uwaa!!¡¹ ¡¸Hnnn......chuupa!!¡¹ Pop. The sound of Gaea sucking Ren''s pinky finger resounds the forest. The texture of Gaea''s mouth''s insides and the warmth of her tongue, on top of all that the softness of her wet lips sent some chills down Ren''s spine. (Shiiiiit!! The way she moves her tongue around my finger is too erotic!!) Thinking that he was wrong thinking that Gaea is pure and innocent for a second, Ren recollected himself and waited for her to let go of his finger. ¡¸Ish dish wut yo wanted me to do?¡¹ ¡¸......you''re 10 thousand miles off......¡¹ ¡¸Chuupa! Eh? You didn''t tell me to lick your finger?¡¹ ¡¸No, I did not, I meant to tell you to twine your finger with mine. But the point is that it felt good so it doesn''t matter¡¹ ¡¸Fufufu~ If you let Gaea lick the other rod it''ll feel even better~¡¹ ¡¸Let''s leave that for later¡¹ ¡¸Ohhh? You don''t refuse it?¡¹ ¡¸HAH!! Me? Declining a fellatio!? Ridiculous!!¡¹ Puffing his chest in pride, Ren declared. Gaea looked at him with an "Ohhhh" expression admiring his determination of hopes and dreams. This pair, from the outside, looks like an idiotic couple of hentai boyfriend and airhead girlfriend. They would surely attract some attention as laughingstocks depends on where they are. ¡¸Anyway let''s have a race to that river over there!! You cannot run on the ground!! 321start!!¡¹ ¡¸OI!! You goddamn cheater!!¡¹ Quickly increasing his Agility stats, Ren started jumping and swinging between trees chasing Gaea. Gaea on the other hand, is a dryad, that''s why she can easily move from trees to trees using her nature magic controlling the vines and branches. The two had fun running in the middle of the Abyssal Forest. ? ? ? ¡¸Whoa there¡¹ Dodging the poison, Ren jumped to the side and looked at the Status of the monster. ¡¶Elder Arach¡· HP: 198/305 MP: 50/250 A poisonous type of spider that had evolved in size and reflexes. Carries high quality threads. Strength: 150 Agility: 290 Intelligence: 200 ¡¸Be careful~ It doesn''t use up magical energy to spit out poisons~¡¹ ¡¸Yeah I noticed......man this guy is troublesome if I''m not serious¡¹ While the two were playing around, they ran into this gigantic silver-colored spider lurking at them from the shadows of a big tree nearby. According to Gaea, this is what Ren''s looking for because the threads it produces are stronger than common metal while it''s easier to shape and control the thickness with a bit of magic applied to it. In other words, a perfect material for making a good necklace. That said, Ren is fighting it. Even though if he took the poison head-on, Ren wouldn''t even get injured a bit because of his defense, but as expected, it''s unpleasant to have that green gooey stuff on him. ¡¸Well......let''s stop joking around then¡¹ Saying so, Ren prepared his fire attribute sword and increased his stats. Applying a martial-art system skill to himself, Ren dashed forward straight into the spider. With class ¡ºSword God¡», Ren easily chopped down all its legs while dancing around dodging the poisons the spider discharged. ¡¸Now for the main dish¡¹ Using his momentum, Ren stepped on the branch of a tree and jumped up high. On the way back down he turned his sword upside down pointing the tip towards the spider''s back as it had been rendered immobile with all its limbs being cut off. The single round body of the creature squirming on the ground makes Gaea frown while averting her gaze from it. Landing, Ren dug his sword deep into the body of the spider, then turned his wrists and twisted the spot where the sword and the spider were connected. ¡¸Flame Burst¡¹ POOF, the upper half of the spider''s body blew up from a raging flame bursting out from within. However, the lower half of the spider where it keeps the threads was intact. Seeing the scene, Gaea leaked an amazed voice. ¡¸That''s amazing......are you really a human?¡¹ ¡¸Yes I am......for now at least......¡¹ The latter half wasn''t audible to Gaea since Ren murmured it to himself. He certainly also wants to turn into other races to mess around with people. ¡¸I''ve never seen human using that kind of combined skills before¡¹ ¡¸Hm? What do you mean?¡¹ ¡¸You invoked that big fire from the blade of your sword right? Humans can''t do that, though they can use fireballs they can''t combine with martial art skills to burst flames from their weapons¡¹ What Ren just did was indeed a combination of magic and a skill. By making use of the martial-art skill ¡ºSpiral Twist¡», which releases a strong force of physical damage, Ren combined it with the spell ¡ºFlame Burst¡» to send out a horizontal wave of flame together with the release of physical force from the skill. Thus the spider''s head was completely blown off because of the reinforced shock wave of flames. ¡¸Oh. I see, so that''s how it is¡¹ Ren never realized that humans can''t do these kinds of combination because of their lack of thorough understanding regarding their skills and spells. The reason for this is because humans are born with one or two skills or spells and they''ll have to train and hone them on their own while Ren receives full understanding regarding the things he puts into his status and makes full use of the combination system. Of course, there are skills and spells that can be obtained by studying and training, but that''s a different story when it comes to learning skills manually. ¡¸Seriously, you''re such a strange creature, I can''t grasp your overall ability¡¹ Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. Tilting her head, Gaea spoke in an insecure voice since Ren kept showing her new things one after another. Somehow she doesn''t look as playful as earlier anymore. Ren on the other hand, is now nodding in satisfaction since he learned something new again. He quickly turned back to the half body of the spider lying on the ground. ¡¸Let''s see what''s inside this thing¡¹ Using the tip of his sword with fire attribute, Ren easily cut a shallow crack along the length of the round-looking object. It was as big as a grown man''s torso. ¡¸Here, the threads are under this......¡¹ Under Gaea''s instructions Ren quickly got rid of the unrelated organs and got to where the threads are made and stored. The organ in charge of this is an oval-shaped object that was soft like a pillow. ¡¸Uhh......there''s a thick membrane around it¡¹ ¡¸Yeah just get rid of it¡¹ Tearing the white-ish membrane apart, the biggest woolen ball Ren ever seen in his life came into view. Separating one thread, Ren pulled it out and tried to cut off a sample, but he couldn''t cut it normally with just his sword. Surprised Ren looked at Gaea ¡¸See? I told you it''s really strong. Your sword isn''t normal but this thing isn''t just any kind of thread too~¡¹ ¡¸I see. That wasn''t a bluff huh¡¹ ¡¸Hey!! You''re so mean!!¡¹ She hit him on the back. Ren didn''t feel anything other than just a joking strike between friends, but when he glanced at his Status, Ren was stunned. HP: 42,156/60,000 (What the fuck? I had full 60,000 just now!?) Due to his absurd defense, Ren took that hit casually just like he usually did back in high school when he was hanging around with his male friends. But the sudden drop in HP despite his defense made Ren curious and called up Gaea''s Status while staring at her. ¡¸He? What...is it?¡¹ ¡¶No Name¡· Race: Gaea Level: SSS Type: Racial Guardian HP: 3,500,000/3,500,000 MP: 2,200,000/2,200,000 An ancient spirit of the forest born from a special individual among dryads and nymphs. Strength: 5300 Agility: 5900 Intelligence: 6200 A freezing chill instantly went down Ren''s spine. He instinctively jumped a big step back breaking cold sweat all over his body. Ren hurriedly put his stats on 10,000. A big surge of magical energy escaped his body. ¡¸Uwhoaa!! W-What are you doing!?¡¹ Ren cursed himself for being too careless. Because of the sudden events, Ren didn''t look at her status from the beginning, resulting in that situation where she could''ve killed him easily even with his equipment on. Certainly, all of Ren''s equipment was A+, but against an SSS creature that is on par with an Elder Dragon, he is nothing without tuning his stats up. Just a serious skill from Gaea could''ve sent Ren straight back to the God wearing butler suit while he wasn''t being on guard about his status. ¡¸You. You lied, you said you couldn''t do anything to me but in fact you could''ve killed me¡¹ ¡¸......so you found out. I don''t know how, but this is interesting......¡¹ ¡¸Why did you do that?¡¹ ¡¸Err......I simply just wanna play......it''s lonely being the strongest one around you know? Besides, just now you also showed your true self. You''re two times stronger than me, so isn''t it all good?¡¹ Gulping his saliva, Ren cursed himself the second time for being too careless. While it''s true that he wouldn''t be scared of her even if he checked her Status since the beginning, but this kind of mistake could''ve gotten him killed if it was someone other than Gaea. (This is my fault for letting my guards down......I don''t think I can blame everything on her......) Exhaling, Ren calmed himself down while adding a new skill to his Status. It''s a skill to conceal his gigantic presence at the moment. Gaea is also using a technique with the same concept to not scare off all the creatures inhabiting the forest. ¡¸Yeah...I guess it''s fine since you never did anything...¡¹ ¡¸See? Gaea is a good girl~¡¹ Putting out her tongue Gaea winked at Ren with a playful expression, her tone seemed joyous. ¡¸But one more thing¡¹ ¡¸Hm? What is it?¡¹ ¡¸Gaea isn''t your name. That''s your Race isn''t it?¡¹ ¡¸Ohhhh you even found that out. You''re really amazing!!¡¹ Clapping her hands, Gaea''s eyes shone with admiration as this is the first time she encountered someone who can tell her race apart from her name. She continued ¡¸Yeah I don''t have a name~ Actually all dryads and nymphs don''t. We don''t have parents, we were born from forest spirits......but since I''m the only Gaea in this forest you can call me by that as my name~¡¹ ¡¸Hm hm. I see I see. I learned something new again¡¹ Returning to the bag of spider threads, Ren crouched down and invoked a fire-attribute spell on his sword''s blade. This time, the thread was cut easily. Then he spoke to Gaea without looking up ¡¸Tell me more about you¡¹ ¡¸Hm? Me? I''m not an adventurer, I don''t have any tales¡¹ ¡¸No not your journey, but yourself, who you are, the reason of your existence......¡¹ ¡¸Oh I see. But it''s not fun¡¹ Not stopping his hand on playing around with the thread, Ren continued speaking to her without looking up ¡¸That''s fine. I find it interesting¡¹ ¡¸Okay then~¡¹ The two sat down flatly on the roots of a giant tree. Gaea sat in front of Ren face to face and started telling about her story. Ren, facing her, used magic to mess around with the thread and the gemstone pendant while nodding with a serious face listening to her. The roles were reversed from a young girl sulking her older brother to an elder sister telling stories to her younger brother. ¡¸......then after I was left out from the dryads......¡¹ ¡¸What? Did you really meet with Mother Nature?¡¹ ¡¸Yeah yeah!! I was sooooo surprised too!¡¹ Giving himself job ¡ºCraftsman¡», Ren gained access to the skill set ¡ºCraftsmanship¡». Within the branches of this skill set there are skills for ¡ºJewelers¡» to process jewelries and accessories. Using these skills, Ren manipulated the shape of the 7-colored gemstone. ¡¸Then then, I met with this huuuuuuge Treant and he let me stay inside him to maintain my life force¡¹ ¡¸What!? No way. There''s no way can a tree become that big¡¹ ¡¸I''m tellin'' the truth!! He was thiiiiiiiiis biiiiiig!! And he believed that I''m a Gaea too¡¹ The final product of Ren messing around with the stone while chatting lively with Gaea is a pendant the size of 2/3 of a person''s index finger shaped like a leaf with details carvings of the lines on its surface. A tiny ring was put in as replacement for the leaf''s petiole. This is where the string goes through to make it into a simple necklace. The excited talk of the two carefree people in he middle of the Abyssal Wood carried on as Ren did a final touch by calling up the pendant''s status. Setting its color to a fixed green, the pendant on Ren''s palm shone a refreshing shade of transparent green. Putting it into the silver-colored string that Ren made from the thick thread of the spider, the simple but beautiful necklace was completed. ¡¸DONE!!¡¹ ¡¸YAY!!¡¹ Not wasting any moment, Ren leaned forward and put it on Gaea. The beautiful dryad herself closed her eyes and held out her neck with a warm smile. Running his hand through her smooth and cool green hair, Ren connected the clasps and the necklace was put on Gaea. It was a perfect match to her features as a dryad. ¡¸Hm hm. Fufufu it looks super good on you¡¹ Giving a thumbs up, Ren smiled broadly and nodded in satisfaction at his first simple creation. Staring at the glowing pendant hanging on her neck, Gaea''s eyes got a tiny bit moistened but Ren didn''t notice this. Gaea slowly drew closer to him ¡¸Hm? What is¡ªuwaa!!¡¹ She pushed him down and stared at Ren in his eyes with a beautiful smile. Gaea whispered into Ren''s ear ¡¸Now then, it''s time for the main dish of "playtime"?¡¹ ¡¸W-What? Main dish?¡¹ Now that Ren tuned his stats up, he''s not scared of fighting Gaea, and Gaea herself also knows that she''ll lose... And yet she''s still attacking Ren, this makes him feel a bit uneasy. But in reality, ¡¸Let''s begin?¡¹ Gaea reached for Ren''s pants zipper and pulled it down. The real "fun time" will now begin as the Sun slowly went down the horizon. 10 Main dish & Invitation 10 Main dish & Invitation ¡¸U-Uwaa......what the hell is this......¡¹ ¡¸Kiss......fufu? You said you wouldn''t decline this right?¡¹ Gently putting a kiss on the head of Ren''s raging meat rod, Gaea showed an innocent smile while flapping her legs as she''s lying face down burying her upper half into Ren''s crotch. With a surprised expression, Ren is now leaning back on his elbows staring at the huge gap between Gaea''s face and her actions. (Damn. I''ve never seen such a huge gap......this is actually quite demoralizing......) A childish smile on the lips that are rubbing against the tip of a penis. For a second Ren thought the police were going to book him suddenly from behind. But deep down within Ren, in the midst of demoralization, there was excitement. He gulped down his saliva and recalled the time when he puffed his chest saying proudly that he would not decline a fellatio. Right now, it''s happening in reality. ¡¸Mmh......suuck......kiss......hm? Eee......it''s bulging already......¡¹ ¡¸S-So what? You made it so......¡¹ ¡¸But if you shoot now it would be over and that''s booooring~¡¹ Pouting, Gaea said with a tone similar to a kid sulking for a new lolipop. Comparing to this situation, it might be the exact same concept depends on how you look at it... At Gaea''s words, Ren realized that his hips are itching with a familiar urge like when he whacked off watching porn. (This is no good!! It''s embarrassing to finish when she only just played with the tip!! But, but......) The sensation of her soft lips and the crawling warm tongue were too much for a virgin like Ren to handle. It cannot be compared to when he whacked off with his hand or the stiff plastic onahole. The texture inside Gaea''s warm mouth was completely different. The constant change of terrain right under his rod created by her tongue seem to crawl all over Ren''s body. Several chills were sent down his spine every time she lightly sucked the glans while stroking his uretha with her soft tongue. (If I can''t hold for one shot......then......I just have to get more ammo!!!) Deciding so in his heart, Ren quietly called up his own Status doped in Strength stats up to 15000. Along with it Stamina also went up absurdly. Normally, as Ren''s stats are already 10000 to deal with Gaea, Ren already had almost endless stamina. But during his panicked state, Ren pulled it up even more. On top of that, selecting from the skill list, Ren gave himself ¡ºRapid Regeneration¡» for the sake of going many rounds. ¡¸Here!!! Eiii!!¡¹ ¡¸Uooooooooooo!!!¡¹ Immerse in the sense of security after setting up himself to win against Gaea''s techniques, Ren let his guards down for a few seconds. Not missing that chance, Gaea pressed her lips on his glans and sucked strongly while crawling her tongue over the uretha. The moment pre-cum overflowed she gently nibbled on Ren''s sensitive spot that she just found a few minutes ago. Being attacked mercilessly, Ren reflexively clutched his butt to endured. However, it was all but too late. From within the depth of himself, Ren''s liquid burst out vigorously, showing no signs of stopping. Ren grit his teeth and subconsciously raised his waist a little, digging himself a bit deeper into Gaea''s mouth as he released a mass of cloudy liquid in her mouth. ¡¸Mmmh!!! Mm! Hnnn~ gulp......gulp gulp......puwaaa¡¹ Having a torrent of thick and viscous liquid painting her throat suddenly, Gaea''s face distorted and she faltered for a moment. But soon regained her composure and slowly gulped down everything. ¡¸Ahn~¡¹ ¡¸!!!¡¹ Opening her mouth, Gaea bragged to Ren that she took everything in one go. Surprised, Ren was flustered for a second ¡¸H-Hey......don''t just gulp it down like that......that ain''t some kinda edible thing, you idiot¡¹ ¡¸Nope~ Gaea''s body can break it down to energy. There are also some proteins and vitamins in its composition, you know~?¡¹ ¡¸But......I heard it was a pain to swallow it?¡¹ Mostly from porn and eroge, Ren added silently in his heart as he never heard it directly from a woman before. ¡¸It is, it has been so. But for some reasons, yours tastes great~¡¹ ¡¸What? What do you mean?¡¹ Ren tilted his head while putting focus into his hips, not letting his guards down since Gaea is stroking his penis in a pretty skilled manner of doing a handjob while they talked. The rod that lost power from the liberation of the first load now regained its battle stance quickly thanks to Ren''s stats and skills. ¡¸I mean that I played with human adventurers before.....they tasted terrible so I turned them into fertilizer~ slurp......liiiick......¡¹ Answering with a carefree tone, Gaea savored the meat rod that got hard again like her favorite ice-cream. Ren breathed out bracing himself and sat up leaning back against a tree to support his back better. Due to the great sensation of being licked by Gaea''s skilled tongue, Ren relaxed and let her do as she please. Gaea had a blissful expression on her face. (Ugh......showing that innocent smile while crawling your tongue around a penis......) The gap between Gaea''s expressions and her actions didn''t sit completely well with Ren. But his thoughts were shattered quickly ¡¸Okay~ That''s enough playing around~ Let''s go to the main dish now¡¹ ¡¸What? That just now wasn''t the real thi¡ªugh!!!¡¹ Ahhhn~ Gaea opened her mouth wide and took Ren''s whole spear into her mouth. Ren felt the tip hitting the back of her throat. The scene was somehow arousing for Ren as he saw those small and cute lips containing his whole rod without much problems. Mostly because Ren doesn''t have a huge penis, he believes that his size is only a normal 17cm when erect. But even if that was the case, Gaea''s cute mouth didn''t look like she could swallow the whole thing inside. As the breaths coming up from deep down her throat caressed his glans, Ren felt a strange sensation. Slowly, Gaea pulled the rod out while carefully wrapping her soft lips around the rod. Occasionally she would suck on it while twining her tongue sending some chills down Ren''s spine. ¡¸Guu!! H-Hey, don''t take it in too deep, this is bad!!¡¹ As the process of going deep quickly and slowly dragging out repeated, Ren''s limit approached again. Feeling afraid that he might accidentally choke her throat, Ren gave a warning. ¡¸Ish hokay......suuuck......jush cum......mmh?¡¹ ¡¸!!!......h-hey......it''s really going to clog your throat¡¹ ¡¸I shaid itsh fine algeady......mmh?......hnnn?......sluurp¡¹ Unable to bear with it anymore, Ren grabbed Gaea''s head with both his hand and raised his hips a little. The glans of his penis touched Gaea''s palate. At the same time, a surge of pleasure escaped Ren''s lower half ¡¸I''m......releasing!!¡¹ ¡¸Uguu!! Mmmhh!! Mmm......hnuuu......¡¹ Twitching her eyebrows, Gaea tried her best blocking her own throat so that she won''t choke and have to cough out the liquid. As Ren pulled his softened rod out Ahhnn~ Gaea once again opened her mouth wide showing off the trophy of her effort. The white liquid filling her mouth slightly shook as her tongue moved. ¡¸!!!¡¹ Ding. Upon seeing that Ren got back to battle mode thanks to the skill ¡ºRapid Regeneration¡». Gulping everything down, Gaea had a seductive smile on her innocent face. ¡¸You had your ways two rounds already right? My turn now¡¹ ¡¸Eh? What do you mean?¡¹ Her smile was washed away upon seeing Ren''s devilish expression. Ren himself, on the other hand, felt a strange flip of a switch inside his head. His consciousness seemed to have soared away somewhere. ¡¸Here. You still want some more?¡¹ ¡¸......sure but¡¹ Gaea skeptically took the meat rod into her mouth while looking up at Ren who now had stood up in front of her with his son piercing the heavens. As Ren put his hand on her hair and petted her while his rod going in and out her mouth, Gaea face had a slight pink blush with her her eyes half-closed. She seems to enjoy being petted. ¡¸That''s the wrong spot¡¹ ¡¸O......you mean here?¡¹ ¡¸That''s right, crawl your tongue around like that......suck on the head when you pull out¡¹ Not knowing where the hell did all these instructions came from, Ren questioned himself and came to an answer that he''s using AV knowledge and the sensation of his own body every time Gaea moved. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. Following Ren''s guide, Gaea skillfully executed a gentle but sticky fellatio. It sent a cold chill down Ren''s spine as he felt the familiar urge going up again. As his instinct came up, Ren''s eyes became hazy and he grabbed Gaea''s head with both his hand ¡¸Ugu!!! Mmm!!!¡¹ and began pumping his hips into Gaea''s mouth grinding against her soft lips and the inside of her cheeks. ¡¸Quite a mouth-pussy you have there......the movements inside are so lewd......¡¹ ¡¸Mmmh!! Nnnn!! Mnnnh~~¡¹ ¡¸Tch. I just started pumping......but oh well, gonna cum¡¹ Declaring so Ren poked in deeply hitting the back of Gaea''s throat and painted the insides of her mouth white. Exhaling in relief, Ren pulled out. ¡¸Cough cough......gulp......cough gulp......uhaaa¡¹ This time because she choked, Gaea didn''t show off her trophy anymore and gulped everything down while coughing. After that Gaea squinted her eyes and glanced at Ren. ¡¸Hey......what the heck was that? You were awfully rough to a lady¡¹ ¡¸U-Ugh!! W-Well......I don''t have any excuses......just kinda blanked out¡¹ Snapping back to reality, Ren realized he just suddenly banged Gaea''s mouth and choked her without any prior notice. Scratching his head, Ren had a bad feeling that he just flip some kind of switch inside Gaea''s head. Her expressions turned back to playful and seductive just like when they first met a few hours ago. By now, the Sun is already half-below the horizon, the mysterious Abyssal Woods started to become active again. Together with the mythical atmosphere, Gaea''s figure crawling towards Ren with a smile as he sat back down flatly looked like a predator playing with her prey. ¡¸Hmm~? This isn''t good......I have my pride as a dryad......I can''t let a man bang my mouth like that and get out in one piece~?¡¹ ¡¸Eh, umm, Gaea...san? We can talk this through like earlier right? Right?¡¹ ¡¸Hehehe?¡¹ Despite knowing full well that Gaea won''t be able to damage him physically, Ren still broke out in cold sweat upon seeing her succubus-like expressions. Later on, that night was remembered as one of Ren''s longest nights thus far...... ? ? ? Even though the Abyssal Wood is at its best midnight, the beauty of nature in itself can easily stand on par with that early in the morning. The sunlight is piercing through the leaves of gigantic trees, the bright green color of the grasses bellow and even the twinkling lights of forest fairies could be seen flickering about bathing in the transparent white-ish golden beams of sunlight. The common animals are starting to come out from their hideouts for a lively day, while the night creatures and magical beings resigned into the shadows of the trees. Even the Treants are rustling their leaves as if stretching in the morning. According to the temperature, humidity and the time the Sun came up, this is midsummer. The gentle breezes carrying hot summer heat are rushing through the corners of the forest While up high above, between the branches of the most gigantic tree in the heart of the forest, lies a lovely couple cuddling under a blanket made from leaves on top of a bed made from vines that is hanging carefreely mid-air. Legends among humans tell that, at the heart of the Abyssal Forest where no one ever stepped their feet into lies an Ancient Treant whose fruits and leaves carry enormous healing powers. And living inside this Treant is a single being that stands on top of all forest spirits. The ¡ºGaea¡», representative of Mother Nature herself. That supreme existence of forests is now snuggling up to Ren, happily smiling in her sleep while breathing softly. The cute, feminine breath woke Ren up from his slumber. ¡¸Hnn......what......morning already?¡¹ Opening his eyes, morning lights coming through the leaves welcome Ren into a new day of his second life. ¡¸Ugh......I feel a bit numb......she seriously squeezed me dry......¡¹ Last night, as Gaea smiled happily while entering her even more serious mode, Gaea''s tongue movements and the way she sucked on Ren made him shoot nonstop. And then mid-way, Ren''s switch would get flipped once or twice and he tried to pound Gaea''s mouth-pussy again. The result was clear enough, he got ¡¸squeezed¡¹ till dawn by all meanings of the word. ¡¸Haa......I have no idea what would have become of me if I didn''t have Status and Rapid regeneration......¡¹ Not even bothered to imagine it, Ren looked to his side and saw Gaea''s face still fast asleep. Her breath didn''t carry any remnants of the buckets of semen she swallowed last night. Rather, it smelled like the atmosphere of a fresh flower garden. Unable to bear the urge, Ren poked her cheek softly and enjoyed the softness, as well as smoothness, of her beautiful white skin. ¡¸Ehh......now that I think about it......she was naked all the time......should''ve rubbed her tits while she was sucking me......¡¹ ¡¸Oya~ Then do you wanna touch them now??¡¹ ¡¸Ugaaa!!! W-What? T-Touch them who? I didn''t say anything!!!¡¹ ¡¸Here here~¡¹ Myu myu. Grabbing Ren''s writst, Gaea placed his hand on her left breast and pressed it against his palm. (S-Soooooft!!!) The soft swelling hugged Ren''s fingers as they slightly sunk into her flesh. The elasticity pushing back also gives Ren a strange sense of pleasure. Then in the middle of his palm, a tiny bulge declared its existence by poking up. Gulping down his saliva, Ren immediately recognized the pointy peak as he subconsciously rubbed his palm against it. ¡¸Ahn~ Fufu......you made it stand up¡¹ As he tried to gently squeeze the soft hill a little more to savor the sensation, he saw Gaea''s blissful expression looking back at him. Then he quickly realized that if he''s done with his request and return now, she''ll be left all alone in this forest again. In addition, Ren has a lot of things to ask Gaea about history since she''s been living a long time. Ren''s grip loosened as he was deep in thought ¡¸Hm? What is it? You got bored of my boob already?¡¹ ¡¸Ah no......that''s not it......I''m just thinking¡¹ Gaea stared at him with a "?" mark floating on her forehead. ¡¸Say, do you wanna go out there and explore the world?¡¹ ¡¸Out there?¡¹ ¡¸Yeah, outside the forest, you like playing and doing fun things right?¡¹ ¡¸W-Well......umm......yeah¡¹ This time it''s Ren who''s confused because of Gaea''s reluctant answer. She seems to be hesitating over something as she gave a vague reply. ¡¸I can take you out to visit the world out there without making people realize that you''re Gaea¡¹ ¡¸!!!......no but I need life force from the forest¡¹ ¡¸I can ensure your life force¡¹ With my status control, Ren added silently in his head thinking that he can surely manage that much if it''s related to her HP or MP. ¡¸B-But I like it more inside the forest¡¹ ¡¸Come on......it''s not like other places don''t have trees you know¡¹ ¡¸I-I-I can''t leave the forest as a Gaea¡¹ Her flustered expressions now are completely different than when she was sucking everything out of Ren. (I don''t want to force her......but I really want to show her some other fun things......) Thinking so Ren decided to do one last push that if she refuses he''ll give it up completely. ¡¸How about one day? Just one day outside and we''ll go back¡¹ ¡¸O-One day?......umm......¡¹ Gaea looked around relentlessly as she sat up and gave the matter some thoughts. Ren also got up and looked at her in the eyes. Meeting with Ren''s eyes, Gaea flinched a little but softly nodded in the end with a nervous face. Making a "Yes!" pose in his heart, Ren opened his mouth ¡¸Alright. Just believe and leave everything to me!!¡¹ Thumping his chest with pride, Ren faked himself as some kind of shounen manga protagonist and felt ashamed deep inside as he realized he just mimicked a character like a middle school student. But in contrary to that ¡¸R-Really!? Then take me with Ren to somewhere fun!!¡¹ Gaea leaped at him and hugged Ren from the side while smiling brilliantly. (Ahh......I guess these kinds of chuuni things work well in a fantasy world......) Stroking Gaea''s beautiful green hair, Ren started thinking about what should they do in one day outside the forest that Gaea never stepped her foot out before.