Chapter 4 – Adventure in Another World Starts With Recruiting Friends
Colleague.
Back to back on the battlefield.
More reliable than anyone else, always trustworthy and dependable.
Such a colleague.
My heart trembles at the echo of that word, a colleague!
“Is it true!? Are you really looking for a new ally, Ab?”
“Huh. But if Lena doesn’t like you… “
“I hate it! Let’s go pick it up quickly! Hehe… “
Strangely, after leaving the magical goods store, my legs were shaking all day and I felt a fever.
At Ab’s words to go pick up a new colleague, saying that the goddess’ oracle had come down last night, his condition was fully charged. Meeting new people is something everyone likes, whether it’s me or Rainier. How can you be hungry without being excited!
“Colleague, colleague oh~ Ah, what kind of person is a colleague? An archer sniping an enemy boss from afar? A knight who reliably receives enemy attacks from the front? Or the priest responsible for the safety of the party?”
As she folded her fingers and listed the jobs that came to mind, Ab shook his head to see if that was the case.
“Hmm… Everyone will need it someday, but the one Goddess chose is a different job.”
“Okay? Then what else… “
A job other than the basic jobs? Well, since I am the hero and the next great mage, most enemies won’t be a threat… Would you recommend a job to supplement your utility?
While thinking, pressing her lips with the index finger of her right hand, as usual for Rainier, Ab, who found the person she wanted, waved her hand toward the fountain in her plaza.
Ab’s gaze is directed towards a black-haired woman sitting on her bench. With a nonchalant expression on her face, she was gorging on ice cream, but because of her arrogant appearance, she was like a cat eating churro. She was fascinated by the large mid-length that did not suit her Asian appearance.
With a somewhat familiar face, she stared at Ab’s face, turned her attention to the bouquet in my hand, then looked at my puzzled face before fixing her gaze on Ab.
…Wait a minute, where do you think I saw this girl?
“Is that the hero? She’s more sleazy than I thought. Can you wield the sword properly?”
“Puhaha. Hello. Oh Lena. This is the person the goddess said. The job is… “
“Thief. Ah, it would be embarrassing to say that in front of others, so please call me Assassin.”
Yeah shit Where did she look like! Yesterday’s pickpocket is that bitch!
When she thinks of the humiliation suffered yesterday, her anger boils. Did the Goddess choose such a thief? Nonsense.
In my mind, I want to shoot the 25-year-old pad lip like a submachine gun. Still, if she did, she might lose her temper to me, so she chose the noblest words possible to reveal her true identity to Ab.
“This… Pickpocket! 아브, 이 년이 어제 내 동전 주머니 훔친 개새끼야! You’re a thief!”
“…What? Really Lena?”
“Okay! Apparently, the coin bag is gone after bumping into this bitch yesterday!”
In her memories, Rainier glared at her with the scary expression she said she was most confident in. She opened her eyes round and met my eyes, not knowing that I would notice her own crime. She fluctuated wildly as if the bright red enemy Ahn was looking for a way to survive.
Now, what are you going to do, you cat thief! Let’s get through this difficulty again!
She was sure she had the win. That’s because Ab, the most reliable ally, was by my side.
Taking my word for her, Av growled at her, not hiding her hostility.
“What Lena just said, is it true?”
“Oh, that can’t be! I’ve never been pickpocketing! You must have confused me with someone else!”
“Lie! I remember everything clearly!”
Was the strategy chosen at best a lie? Not trivial.
Abominably, she wiped the dangling tears on her stretched sleeve. The acting is as real as it is. Even me, who knows her clear criminal history, isn’t it real? I wanted to, so I said it all.
“…Lena, are you really sure about this person?”
“Of course! Ho, do you not believe me?”
“Oh no! But this person looks so unfair… ”
It seems that this good Hogu warrior was shaken by a thin woman who showed tears. Inside me, Rainier’s anger boiled up.
“Just in case you don’t know, check the robe pocket again. There may be.”
“Yeah, yes! She might be there if you look carefully.”
These kites are in pairs…
Yes, but if you want proof, you have to show it. He sighed and put his hands in her pockets. But at that moment, I was taken aback by the object that touched my fingertips.
Because the object in your hand is none other than
“Uh, huh? Why is this here?!”
A bag of coins that I thought I had lost. The coin was empty, but it was definitely my coin pouch.
I definitely checked the robe in the morning to make sure it wasn’t there. He said he’s a thief, so he has this kind of skill?
“Ab! This bitch secretly put it back in! Even until morning, obviously… “
“Ha… Lena. I know you had a hard time yesterday, but you still shouldn’t frame others. How sad Assassin must be.”
“It’s true… It’s really this year… “
“Where did you learn such bad words? As expected Lena, you’re acting strange these days.”
Then, seeing Abu carelessly turning to her, Rainier’s heart sinks. What you feel behind that coolness is the aggregate of negative sensations mixed with anger, regret, and sadness.
“Sorry. Lena is a bit sensitive these days… If you felt offended, I apologize again.”
“Okay, it’s okay. If you reveal your job as a thief, it is a common misunderstanding… Get used to it.”
“Well, something like that… “
Bad. Ab really bad How can you trust that person’s words more than mine? Too much really Totally bad.
Oh shut up Rainier. It makes me sad too.
Doesn’t this really make her hair completely mad at Lenny? Oh no way…
“My name is Abel, Abel Netori. This is my friend Rainier, a wizard.”
“Neto… ? Ah yes. I am Jihyun Seo. Feel free to call me Jihyun. Don’t even say honorifics because it’s manly.”
The two of them exchanged names without me in a friendly atmosphere.
By the way, wait, Seo Ji-hyun? In this fantasy world?
“Ah, a person from another world… Are you a person? It’s my first time meeting you in person. For some reason, his hair color was black.”
“Well, yes. How is the little girl over there?”
There must have been other people from Earth besides me. So, does that mean that there are people like me who are possessed by other people’s bodies?
Anyway, the important thing now is whether or not you accept this greeting. Jihyun’s hand extended to me, I pondered whether to accept it or not.
The cause of the humiliation yesterday was this year, so should I hold her hand or just slap her in the face?
As I was thinking about it, the Rainier inside me started acting on its own.
“…Joy.”
“Haha… It must be because Lena is shy.”
Her arms crossed and her head turned. It’s embarrassing because it’s something a girl would do without fail, but right now, there can be no better action than this.
Jihyun, who met her eyes for a moment, lifted the corner of her mouth slightly at an angle where only her could be seen, and suddenly said with her shoulders drooping.
“Are you okay… It’s only natural that you don’t want to talk to a thief like me… I understand.”
“It can’t be! Lena, hurry up and say hello! Hurry!”
“Oh no, that… Oh, hi…”
“Puh… Bye there too.”
Thanks to the purchase of her staff, her affinity for Ab, which had risen to the maximum, plummeted to the bottom. She couldn’t hide the cold expression on her face.
No matter how nice she is, she is like that.
It’s me, and she’s like that, but Rainie seems to have pouted a lot. She didn’t mean to do that, but with her cheeks puffed out, she looks the other way. Whatever she is, she’s going to keep seeing her from now on, so she should maintain a proper friendship, but somehow …
“Jihyun. It’s getting dark, so why don’t we go to the lodging we’ve reserved? I wonder if it would be okay if Jihyun and Lena share a room and I sleep alone.”
“Is that so? I don’t care, but… “
Jihyun pretended to notice me and looked at me hesitantly. I cry again and the tantrum rises.
Let’s calm down. Fuck Rainier’s memories, let’s think from my point of view. Even though she’s been through a beggarly thing, it’s a chance to sleep in a room with a beauty who wouldn’t have been near. How does she know if she’s good enough, she’ll never see her naked.
Yes, let’s not dwell on things of the past. Because the past is the past!
“What… If Av wants it.”
“Lena too. Don’t be shy. Anyway, are you going back home? Aren’t you all dissatisfied?”
Jihyun and I both nodded. Ab checked us out and started walking in the lead. Is it to give her a chance to reconcile?
Just as Abu had wished, Ji-hyeon secretly joined her and started walking next to me. Because of her height difference, I had to pull back the brim of her hat and raise her head to see her, but involuntarily, her eyes lingered on a certain magnificent part. Could an Assassin have such a weapon?
I didn’t intend to be branded as a pervert staring at my chest from the first meeting, so I took my eyes off my chest and turned my eyes to the ice cream in Jihyun’s hand. It was a pity in my heart to see it half melted and flowed down.
Perhaps noticing that gaze, Jihyun held out an ice cream to me and said.
“Come on, ice cream. Do you want to eat You keep looking.”
“Huh? Yes… Thanks… “
“Thank you for what. It’s your money.”
After all, you were the culprit!
He glared at Ji-hyeon again with the scary expression he had before. When I opened my face because I wanted to glare at it too much, I found Jihyun’s ice cream in my hand before I knew it. The bouquet I was originally holding is nowhere to be found.
“Uh, huh?”
“Hero, look at this! How about a bouquet? Does it suit me well?”
While he was in a hurry, Jihyun showed the bouquet to Ab. She only made such a mean face at me, but the expression she’s making now is that of a female in heavenly love.
Could it be that this bitch fell in love with Av at her first sight? Like the setting that often appears in other world harem? Something started to boil inside. Maybe Rainier’s jealousy.
Av tilted her head, wondering if the bouquet she had given me was in Jihyun’s hands.
“It suits you well. But isn’t that Lena’s?”
“Huh. But maybe he wanted ice cream, so he said let’s exchange it for mine.”
“My, I’m…”
“…Lena.”
Ab’s cold voice made her mouth shut as if she was mute. Av stared at me for a moment and then spurred on her walking speed. It was a speed that was hard to catch up with as a mage whose physical strength converged to zero.
“Ab… ! Just a little bit slower… Ha ha.”
The two of them eventually drifted apart. Ji-hyeon continues to flirt beside Ab and Ab silently walks forward.
…I don’t know. It’s up to the two of you to make rice cakes or stir-fry them.
As I walked back to my original stride, my breathing became a little easier. There was still a thousand fires inside.
“Ah-oh… Why can’t this happen…”
I liked it because it was a very easy mode different world, but no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think it’s a bit off. Rainier keeps whining in my head, I have to keep treating the hero kindly, and it doesn’t bother me that the thief wags his tail at Ab…
I never thought I’d be involved in a catfight at a Hero party.
“Ha… “
As I lamented my life, I arrived at the inn I had taken as a lodging. Naturally, Ab’s room was tightly closed. After thinking about it for a while, she finally knocked on the door twice.
Smart-
“Ab? Are you inside? Can I come in?”
There was no answer. I’m not in the mood to answer yet.
“I have something to say. Will you come back later?”
We have to clear up the misunderstanding for later. Having said that, I entered my room.
Ji-hyeon is playing catch while lying on the bed and tossing and catching a bouquet of flowers. Sensing her presence, she grinned and threw her bouquet at me. What she almost fell, she managed to catch.
“You, you… ! I’ll tell Ab… “
“Sorry sorry. I did it because the teasing reaction was funny. Sorry.”
“…”
Let’s just ignore it.
I thought that if I said more, Rainier would get angry, so I decided to just chew it. Ji-hyeon didn’t know that I would ignore her very much, so she just silently watched as she took off her robe and hung it on her hanger.
Quiet silence, a fierce fight going on beneath it.
Of course, I could be the only one who thought so, but I felt that way anyway. Ignoring her Ji-hyeon completely and taking out her clothes to change into, Ji-hyeon finally opened up to her.
“I… Did you say Rainier? Right?”
“Huh.”
“Don’t answer me so coldly. I’m sorry about stealing your wallet and what happened earlier. Huh?”
Yeah you gotta let her tail down I’m the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one!
…Faithfulness? What the fuck are you saying
Seeing her bowing her head and apologizing made me feel a little relieved. Jihyun also seemed relieved, as if she felt it from my expression.
Still, I should give you a warning.
“Oh, I’ll take care of it today, but from next time on, it’s not worth it… !”
“Anything like that?”
“That… I mean stealing! They stole my coin purse and flower bouquet… You tried to steal Ab too! I will never give you Ab!”
… ? Ah, Rainie you crazy bitch.
“How cute… Okay okay. I won’t steal anything like you said, so please do me a favor too.”
“…Ask?”
“Huh. Because it’s a request you’ll like too.”
After saying that, Jihyun knocked on the seat next to my bed. I guess that means let’s sit down and talk. My legs hurt from walking all day, so I nodded and sat down on the seat that Jihyun knocked on. Of course, with a bit of distance.
“So what is your request? I’ll tell you in advance, but I don’t have any money because of someone.”
“It’s not like that. I can just listen right here.”
“…Okay? Then what… I’ll listen to you. Please tell me sometime.”
Momentum is the most important law in a first meeting. We need to build a strong relationship with Gap right now. That way you won’t climb again later.
He crossed his legs and nodded his head with his chin raised in an attempt to overcome the steam. I don’t know if it will work with this cute body, but Jihyun’s expression stiffened anyway. Is it surprisingly effective?
But things started to go in a completely different direction than I thought,
“…Do it.”
“Huh? What?”
“Please let me touch your chest.”
“…Ah?”
What the fuck is this again
I paused for a moment, pondering the meaning, then hurriedly got up. I’ve been told that the eyes looking at me are sticky, so that’s the reason!
“Mi, crazy bitch! Tell Abbe right now… Aww!”
“Puhh… Since it’s a request from a colleague, will you listen? Yes?”
My movement to catch the magic staff in a hurry was suppressed in an instant. It was so fast that I blinked once and was lying on the bed.
I told you the adventure was safe! Never get hurt…
Oh, you said there was no ‘hurt to happen’.
“Wow, Cheongbal Cheongan… It’s fucking fucking ugly…”
“Sound! Screaming!? If you don’t stop right now… “
“Well, do whatever you want. Even though this is an old inn, the soundproofing is good… Maybe they put some soundproofing magic on them when they built it? Hehe…”
Cheak-
With those words, Jihyun’s dagger cut through my chest. I thought I was going to die like this, so I closed my eyes, but I didn’t feel any pain at all. When I open my eyes again, what I see is two pieces of flesh sticking out from my bare chest. Jihyun snorted and stared intently at his soft chest and pink nipples at the tip.
Rainier and I shouted in unison.
“Abu!!! Crazy bitch here… Eup, eup!!”
Hehe… Will your sister make you feel better?”
The blood-red eyes that flashed with lust, the blue woman reflected in the retina, kept her eyes wide open, and only twisted her body wildly.
