Chapter 54 – Puppies are Cute

Grace SIDE

Having returned to the lodging, I chuckled at the innkeeper’s passionately gazing eyes and went upstairs with Ian.

And the next day, someone from the guard arrived.

“Welcome… Haha, I’m sorry, I haven’t even introduced myself…”

I scratched my head, feeling awkward that I didn’t even know the name of the guard who introduced us to the request, and he nonchalantly said with a blunt face.

“It’s alright. It’s my fault for not introducing myself. I am Neon, the commander of the 1st Guard Unit of the Rhine Fortress City.”

“Hahaha, thank you. I’m Ian, and this is my wife, Grace.”

“I know. The reason I came is to inform you about the reward for the nightmare hunt the other day. Is there a place where we can talk privately?”

“Ah, if that’s the case, let’s talk in our room.”

“Understood.”

With that, Ian guided Commander Neon into the room.

As soon as he entered the room and sat on a chair, Commander Neon opened his mouth.

“First of all, on behalf of Rhine, I would like to express my gratitude for hunting the nightmare.”

Commander Neon bowed his head as if he was truly grateful.

“Hehehe, it’s nothing~”

Ian scratched his head, feeling shy but also good.

“Hmm… First, let me tell you about the reward for this nightmare hunt. …… The higher-ups have informed me that material compensation for this matter is difficult.”

“…..”

“But don’t worry. Although we can’t give you material compensation, we have promised full support for other matters. Our Rhine Fortress City Administration will prioritize your nationally recognized requests above all else.”

And Commander Neon’s explanation continued.

He explained that only highly trusted mercenaries can receive requests supported by the Rhine Fortress City, and that goods can be purchased at low prices because the requests are carried out with the city’s support. In the case of subjugation-related requests, a portion of the spoils can be received depending on the contribution, and the requests provided by the city give high evaluation scores, which is good for upgrading the mercenary badge.

“That’s all for my explanation. And please receive this.”

After finishing his words, Commander Neon took out a piece of paper from his chest and handed it to us.

“These are the requests that our city will be conducting this time. If you choose the request you want, we will register it directly this time. Ah, this time we came directly to explain, but from next time, if you come directly to the guard, we will inform you of the requests registered at that time.”

“Hmm… Yes, thank you.”

We, who were convinced by the news that we could easily obtain high-quality requests, began to read the list of requests given by Commander Neon.

“…… I’ll take this one.”

Commander Neon nodded after seeing the request we pointed out.

“Confirmed. We will register with this request. You don’t have to go to the mercenary guild tomorrow, you can come directly to our guard. And……”

Commander Neon looked around the room and started talking.

“We will also guide you to accommodation supported by our city. Please follow me right away.”

* * *

“Wow~ Hahaha, it’s good that they support accommodation, right?”

“I know, right? Most of the decent accommodations are full, so we couldn’t get in even if we had money, isn’t this great?”

As I threw myself onto the seemingly fluffy bed, Ian smiled and looked around, pleased with the better condition than most accommodations.

“I know, right? The places we stayed always made my shoulders ache when I woke up in the morning, so it wasn’t good at all~”

“Definitely… it wasn’t good, haha.”

“Hehehe, come here, honey, shall we sleep together for the first time in a while?”

As I said, looking at him with a suggestive gaze, Ian blushed and smiled as he climbed onto the bed.

As I caressed Ian’s chest and smiled, Ian swallowed hard.

And like shedding a shell, I took off Ian’s clothes one by one.

Of course, I also took off my clothes, and as soon as we were both naked like the moment we were born into the world, I climbed on top of him and gently caressed Ian’s dick.

Ian’s small, white dick did not easily grow even with my carnal offensive.

‘It should have gotten hard around this point….?’

Slightly embarrassed, I looked at Ian, who was also embarrassed, and said with a smile.

“Was it hard for you, honey? Hehehe, why didn’t you say so? Was last night not enough? Then shall we sleep soundly for the first time in a while?”

“Y-yeah.”

Thinking that last night’s rest was not completely relieving, I decided to sleep with Ian today.

Of course, it was difficult to ignore my slightly throbbing pussy as much as possible…

The next morning, we packed our equipment and headed to the guard.

“T-the forest you’re going to this time is very close to the Spine of the Serpent Mountains. So, monsters often appear… M-monsters also appear quite often in the area… Of course, there are many Ayn as well… That’s why they don’t usually issue permits… Well… if it’s the two of you who hunted the nightmare, it’ll be no problem…”

It was that kid we met before removing the Rose Nightmare.

The kid was blushing and glancing at my body as he guided us to the request location.

I chuckled at his still immature appearance and listened to his words.

“First of all, as you saw in the request details, you just need to eliminate the Marang pack… They’ve been attacking hunters frequently lately, so you’ll probably find them quickly if you patrol the forest a bit. Well… I’ll go back from here. The cabin you’ll be staying in for a few days is used by hunters, but everyone has withdrawn, so it’s well-maintained enough for the two of you to use without any problems. You can use it as much as you want. Then, I’ll be on my way.”

The man who led us to the cabin bowed his head and quickly moved, pulling his ass back to hide his slightly swollen crotch.

I chuckled at the sight and went inside with Ian, who was looking around the cabin.

The inside of the cabin was neatly organized, as if it hadn’t been used long ago.

We examined the cabin, which consisted of a basement where various meats were preserved and stored, a bedroom, and a simple living room, and then we unpacked our luggage and went outside with our weapons, intending to patrol.

We wandered around the dense forest and returned to the cabin on the first day without any gain.

I tried to seduce Ian to have a good time tonight, but Ian’s dick couldn’t muster any strength, so I went to sleep feeling a little bitter.

The next morning, we ate a rough breakfast and went outside to patrol the forest.

The forest was silent except for the unknown bird’s song and the sound of us walking.

Just as I was thinking that it was another fruitless day, my nose caught the scent of a beast.

I quickly drew my axe and began to guard my surroundings.

As soon as I drew my axe, Ian took out his shield and bastard sword and stood back-to-back with me.

Jjek jjek jjek jjek

The forest, where the cold winter wind blew, was occasionally filled with the sound of chirping birds.

And the Marangs revealed themselves as if they realized they had been discovered.

The huge wolves covered in white fur were coming up to our shoulder height.

We had already been surrounded for a long time.

Jeobeok jeobeok jeobeok

Five Marangs with murderous intent in their purple eyes stomped on the dry ground, dried by the cold winter temperature, and began to circle around us, looking for an opening.

I raised my guard against the raw savagery, but I wasn’t nervous.

Compared to the giant rose from two days ago, those wolves were only a threat at the level of puppies.

At the moment of guarding each other, the wolf that appeared to be the leader of the Marangs barked.

“Keong!!”

At that moment, the four Marangs, who had been circling around and glaring, rushed in all at once.

As soon as I saw the Marangs, who were not making any sound and baring their hideous teeth, rushing towards us, I calmly swung my axe.

The first was the Marang rushing in from the right.

After smoothly slicing off its head, I slammed the highly raised axe down on the Marang that was rushing at me from the left, baring its teeth.

The Marang tried to avoid the axe coming towards it as soon as it discovered it, but it was not enough to avoid my faster-descending axe.

The Marang split in half, scattering blood, and as I glanced at Ian, Ian was in the middle of stabbing the last Marang with his sword.

I smiled at the leader, who seemed to be very embarrassed and had his mouth wide open, and rushed at him with my bare hands.

The surprised leader jumped back as if startled, but I put strength in my legs and quickly approached him.

And seeing the guy who was baring his sharp teeth at me this time as if he had given up on running away, I smiled brightly and reached out my hand.

“Kkwaeng!! Kkaegaeng!! Kkwaeng! Kkieing! Kking! Kkieeeeeing!!!”

There was a Marang there that had been crushed as if it had been skinned, but it was still alive.

‘I always wanted to raise a puppy, hehehe’

In my previous life, I didn’t even think about raising an animal because I didn’t have the time.

But this life is so full of leisure, I thought it would be okay to have a pet, so I used my healing ability on the leader Marang.

The leader, who had been healed in an instant, had a dumbfounded look on his face at first because he no longer felt any pain, but soon raised his guard again and revealed his hostility towards me.

Of course, I smiled brightly and raised my fist.

* * *

On the way to the cabin, we weren’t the only ones moving.

I was stroking the leader’s soft head as I walked.

The leader was obediently accepting my touch, as if he was a little scared.

Ian was looking at the leader with a slightly pitiful look, as if he had seen the process of me taming the leader.

“Hehehe, our cute Ttolttol-i~”

“…. Ttolttol-i?”

“Yeah! It’s our cutie’s name, how is it? Did I name it well?”

“…….. Ha… Haha, y-you named it well…”

For some reason, Ian didn’t seem to like the name.

‘But I can’t help it, I decided to name it Ttolttol-i when I raise a puppy, right? Isn’t it good? Ttolttol-i!’

I was very happy that I had a pet, so I kept stroking Ttolttol-i’s soft fur as I walked.

And thinking that I could ride on Ttolttol-i’s back, I immediately climbed on top of him.

As expected, the monster was a monster, and he was easily enduring my weight as if it was nothing.

“Hahaha, our Ttolttol-i is strong too~ Alright, forward~”

As I hit Ttolttol-i’s butt, Ttolttol-i started walking.

Ian chuckled at my appearance and followed behind me.

We walked like that until we arrived at the cabin after the evening glow had set.

“Honey, it’s late today, so let’s rest here, okay?”

“Yeah, yeah, let’s rest and go.”

As I said with a beaming smile, Ian said with a smile.