Ch.98NPC Who Got NTR’d (4)

The sensation at the end of my fist felt like striking an old tree.

‘Ugh. Attacking an old man is a first for me, both in my previous life and this one.’

The old man wiped the floor with his face before crashing into the wall, and immediately a status window appeared.

[-Job Academy Vice Principal: Level 398]

[HP: 322]

“Damn. The old man said something weird so I couldn’t control my strength properly.”

What the hell did I just hear? Sex with a golem? He screwed a spirit?! This is absolute madness.

I clearly remember his story was about being cursed for violating a taboo with a contracted spirit, but that taboo was…

“Cough, cough… W-what. This strength, you are…”

The old man’s face, which flew nearly to the afterlife from a single punch, looked deathly at best. At worst, he resembled a hollowed-out old tree gnawed by mice.

Damn it. Will this skip the story? Spit out my event item before you go!!

“You crazy bastard. Don’t tell me you actually touched your high-level spirit?”

“Heh, heheh. How are you and I any different, cough… I merely became a wolf who witnessed the ultimate beauty.”

“Ultimate beauty, my ass. You’re truly insane, aren’t you?”

“Heh, how are you any different? Cough. Can you claim to be different from me when you’ve made a golem of stone into such a beauty?”

“Of course I’m different, you crazy lunatic. I’ve never once looked at her that way.”

[THUD!!]

Don’t add weird sound effects? You’re the one who created her appearance in the first place.

Gorr displays a status window in front of me, seemingly having heard my response to the man’s nonsense. I ignore it lightly and look at the old man.

“Your wind spirit is about to die too. If you have nothing more to show, I’ll kill you. Anything you want to say besides nonsense?”

“……”

When I point to the wind spirit being pummeled by Gorr and ask provocatively, the old man seems to notice something and painfully places his hand on his chest.

That’s right. That thing, aren’t you going to use it?

“…Ha. What exactly are you? How did you know I was carrying this?”

“A passing Golden Sun told me.”

“Golden… Sun…? Cough. What is that? Some kind of deity?”

He’s kind of like a god of the underworld who steals all S-class girlfriends from herbivore men, but he’s not really that impressive.

I just shrug, seeing no need to explain. The man coughs up blood and gradually begins to recreate the black mist from earlier.

“…Damn it, I was so close. I could have explored that ultimate tunnel once more.”

“Oh come on!! Stop with the nonsense and either do something or don’t!!”

I raise my fist toward the old man who now speaks shamelessly, and he glares at me with eyes full of madness.

“If I use this and succeed, I will become a new king. I’ll be a completely different being from who I am now. Then, what expression will you…”

“I didn’t ask. I don’t care. Stop talking and hurry up, I want to clean my ears after this is over.”

“……”

I really don’t care and don’t want to hear it. I skipped most of his dialogue in the game, and skipped both his appearance and clear scenes.

But seriously, screwing spirits? Was this content in the game? Probably not, right?

Is this another error that occurred when it became reality? Damn, first a masochist, then a pervert, then a lesbian, and now a spirit-fucker? Heh, damn it.

There’s no weak hitter in this lineup from 1 to 4? This team has too many power hitters. I just hope the next batter is normal.

-BOOM!!! Crash.

[It’s over.]

Gorr, who has just destroyed the highest-level intermediate wind spirit, shakes off the rock gauntlet attached to his arm and approaches me.

Good, preparations are complete now.

“…Strong and beautiful. If I succeed, I’ll enjoy your golem too!”

“Wow, you’re really insane. Just die.”

I swing my fist at this bastard who even mentions Gorr, as I can no longer hold back my anger regardless of the event.

-CLANG!!

[Master?!]

“Oh?”

“Grrraaah!!”

Gorr displays a status window, seemingly surprised that the man’s mist blocked my punch like a steel shield. I also step back slightly at the novel sensation.

I think this scene was in the game too?

It must be the scene where the protagonist, not the player, tries to kill him preemptively during his rampage but gets deflected.

I think I watched it because it couldn’t be skipped. Could this be that moment?

The old man is gradually being engulfed by the black mist, making an unfitting “graaah” sound. It’s as if the mist is…

“[Spirit King’s Fragment]!!! Answer my wind!! Respond to my magic power and affinity and grant me new power…?!!!”

-CRACK!!!

“Gaaaack?!!”

…devouring him. Yes, I saw this scene in the game too.

The scene where he tries to use the [Spirit King’s Fragment] to become a new Spirit King but gets devoured instead. The same outcome after all.

-CRACK!! CRAAACK!!!

“Aaaagh?!! W-why!!! My spirit affinity is high-level spirit…?!! Aaaaargh!!!”

“Idiot. Farewell.”

If the black mist had personality and reason, it would surely be a mass of rage and hatred.

The black mist that seems to be chewing and swallowing the dying old man bit by bit, starting from his feet and hands, is killing the Academy Vice Principal whose name I can’t even remember very slowly, ensuring he doesn’t die quickly.

And so, the old man was very slowly devoured by the mist before my eyes.

*

[Master. Are we really going to fight that thing?]

“Yeah. If we defeat it, we can get the [Spirit King’s Fragment]. With that, Ira, or your specs, will rise much higher than they are now.”

The old man, not even allowed to bleed, is being devoured by the mist in a horrific manner, and my master watches without averting his eyes.

I’m a bit perplexed.

[Master. The status window has already appeared. Isn’t fighting that thing too dangerous?]

“It’s fine. With you, me, and her, we can defeat it.”

I appreciate his trust, but honestly, this seems a bit much.

[Spirit !@#!%Fra$%: Level 1,200]

[HP: 2#,%%0]

At level 1,200, Master, myself, and combining Rey and Ragni would barely match the level of what’s appearing now.

And in terms of individual combat power based solely on level, no one except Master and I could face this thing.

No, “face” is the wrong word. If it were just Master and me, we might be able to escape at best.

“What? Not confident?”

[I don’t want you to get hurt.]

Did he notice my anxiety? I express my concern without hiding it as he smiles bitterly at me.

But in response to my answer, Master curls his lips up into an even wider smile.

“I told you earlier, right? For that to happen…”

[I need to work hard. Really, you push your golem too much.]

“Hey, isn’t that what you wanted?”

[…This time I’m really going to get a reward.]

“A sexual…”

[Give me at least the minimum.]

“……”

That old man talked about humans and spirits mating. It’s something I’ve never heard of, but his voice filled with madness was clearly audible to me too.

‘…At least, not yet. At least not yet.’

I’ll endure it. For the minimum reward, so that someday I too can be seen as female by my master. Lately, Ragni and Rey have been getting closer to him, while I’ve been gradually pushed aside.

-RUMBLE!!!

The massive mist stirs.

This place, which has withstood Master’s full power, shakes. The dungeon he visited with Ragni two days ago. Master said he would face that opponent here. For only one reason.

“Haah. It really is the minimum. I absolutely won’t do anything like th…”

[I won’t ask for insertion yet.]

“Please! Just! Use! More refined! Language!!”

Master’s face contorts as if truly disgusted by my words. I feel like his face might have turned slightly red, though it’s barely noticeable.

Perhaps he’s a bit conscious because of what that deranged old man said. Is this a positive effect?

-BOOM!!! BOOM!!!

“Phew. Enough chatting. We’ll end this in one go.”

[Skill: Mimicry, Gigantification, Spirit Attribute Attack. I’ll activate everything to the maximum without holding back.]

Full body, full spirit. I open all my skills to the maximum without leaving any MP.

The opponent is a level 1200 Spirit King’s Fragment. Honestly, I don’t know how effective I’ll be with my level just over 150.

[Die for the sake of my reward.]

I, who nearly touched the ceiling of the high dungeon, immediately brought my fist down toward the massive mist that filled half the dungeon’s height.

*

“What? Suddenly?”

“Yes. Suddenly. There was no mention of this when we went three days ago, but suddenly there’s a designated request.”

“…Suspicious. The client’s name?”

“They wouldn’t tell me. They just said to come and hear what they have to say.”

“Any way to refuse?”

“I don’t have to go, but they’ve put up a reward that would lower my adventurer rank by two levels if I refuse.”

“Feels like the guild is selling you out for peanuts.”

“Right? That’s why I’m asking Ragni about it, what should I do?”

It’s been 3 days since Jack started moving. And Ira’s exam is 3 days away.

Now suddenly Rey, Ira’s bodyguard, gets a designated request with such a large sum attached? No matter how I look at it, it seems like we’ve been tracked?

“I think you shouldn’t go. If you leave from here, I’ll have to protect Ira alone.”

“Huh? Ragni unnie. Are we in danger?”

“No, Ira, you know too, your brother loves you so much that he’s overprotective. If strong Rey and reliable unnie like me aren’t by your side, Jack can’t move properly because he’s too worried about you, right?”

“Hehehe. My brother likes me sooooo much!”

“That’s right. And both Rey and I like Miss Ira very much too. So I don’t want to go, but what should I do?”

In response to Rey’s question, Ira puts her finger on her chin as if pondering. Ragni and Rey can’t help but smile fondly at how cute she looks, wondering what answer this clever girl will come up with.

“But if Rey unnie doesn’t go and do the job, won’t you become a lower-ranked adventurer?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, later when it’s time to work, will only my brother earn money while unnie stays home doing nothing?”

“…Th-that!!”

Rey was about to say the same goes for Ragni but closed her mouth. There’s no benefit in putting her down here.

Besides, Ira has been getting smarter lately and can now see through indirect speech. Whatever she says will only end up hurting herself.

Moreover…

“Brother said Ragni unnie is smart so she doesn’t have to worry about money…”

“Ugh!!”

The sharp truth that Ira spits out while cutely pondering strikes Rey’s heart.

That’s it. I begged and pleaded to finally earn the title of “unnie,” but Ragni somehow naturally became “unnie” at some point. She must have told Ira to call her by name only, so how did this happen?!

“…R-Ragni?”

“Hmm. If Ira says this much, there’s no choice. Go ahead. If it’s a long request, explain properly that you have reasons why you can’t accept it, then come back.”

“I’m really going? Really?!”

“Yes! Unnie needs to work hard too! It’s not fair if only brother struggles!”

“Sniff…”

In the end, pushed by Ira and Ragni’s words, Rey gathered her sword and headed to the guild.

And then…

“Gold-rank adventurer, Rey Sol, just left.”

“Execute the operation given by the Vice Principal. The blue-haired woman beside her can be killed if necessary.”

“I want to enjoy a human woman after so long, so capture her alive. Don’t touch the girl called Ira.”

“Confirmed.”

Several men in the shadows that appeared under the bright sky began to slowly move toward the house where Ira and Ragni remained.