The Promised Gift!

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One week after experiencing Celine’s slightly wild and aggressive debt repayment.

“Wajajajaja!”

Shushushushush!

After gathering herbs, I was practicing spear techniques under Luna noona’s guidance.

What I’m doing now is practicing successive thrusts.

At first, I was really slow.

Now I can perform fairly decent consecutive thrusts.

“Whew! How was that?”

“Yes! You’ve g-gotten much faster, J-Jin-sang! Unlike b-before, you’re not m-moving too widely but th-thrusting precisely at the t-target!”

“Really? Hmm, my practice is paying off.”

Well, I probably won’t have many opportunities to fight directly.

But if a monster approaches, I’ll be able to handle it.

Frantically thrusting a spear might… intimidate them, right?

“Hmm, Luna noona. Can we skip monster subjugation today and continue watching my spear practice? Somehow I feel in good condition today!”

“Y-yes! I’m f-fine with that! P-practice until you’re s-satisfied, Jin-sang!”

“Thank you!”

And so I practiced spear techniques intensely while Luna noona watched.

In between, Luna noona also served as my sparring partner, allowing me to have a very rewarding training session.

Well… I couldn’t land a single hit on Luna noona, but still!

After finishing the spear training and parting with Luna noona, I was about to sit down at the Adventurer’s Guild restaurant for dinner.

That’s when.

“Jin-sang~”

“Eek! Ah, Bleks-ssi! Don’t suddenly call me from behind!”

“Fufu, sorry~. But you have a visitor.”

“A visitor?”

“Over there.”

Looking where Bleks-ssi pointed.

I saw Miriana noona gently waving at me from the guild entrance.

“Hmm? I wonder what brings her here.”

I got up from my chair and approached Miriana noona.

“Miriana noona, what’s up?”

“Haven’t had dinner yet?”

“No.”

“Then follow me. This noona will treat you to something delicious.”

“Ooh!”

Even though it hasn’t been three days, Miriana noona is treating me to something delicious herself!

I can’t miss this opportunity.

“Let’s go!”

I followed Miriana noona.

But.

Miriana noona walked past her house and continued walking.

“Hmm? Noona. Aren’t we eating at your house?”

“Today we’ll eat somewhere else. I said I would treat you, didn’t I?”

“Yes.”

I quietly followed Miriana noona while glancing at her clothes.

Normally, Miriana noona wears dresses that cling tightly to her body.

But today she wore something with flowing frills.

Her skirt was tight, but her top was a cute frilled blouse.

It had both cuteness and sexiness, which was nice in its own way.

“Hmph, you keep staring? Is it pretty?”

Noticing my gaze, Miriana noona smirked and asked me.

“Well, noona is extremely beautiful, so you look pretty in anything. But today’s a bit different, which is nice.”

“Jin-sang is so honest, which is good at times like this~. Though usually you’re a total coward.”

“Hey! Suddenly saying that hurts my feelings!”

Harsh criticism isn’t good for the heart.

“Yes, yes~ Kind me should be considerate of our tender-hearted Jin-sang~. Ah. Was there anything interesting today?”

“Today…”

I followed Miriana noona while briefly explaining what happened today.

But then.

“Um… M-Miriana noona?”

“What?”

“Why… are we going to the red-light district?”

“There are restaurants in the red-light district too, you know?”

“No, I know that… but this isn’t a restaurant.”

“My, Jin-sang knows about such things too?”

“Anyone can see this is a brothel! I’d have to be blind not to know!”

The place Miriana noona arrived at was the red-light district.

And not a restaurant, but a brothel.

It was a very luxurious-looking brothel.

“Y-you! You said you’d treat me to something delicious, but you were actually targeting me!”

Like a mom who promises to buy pork cutlets!

Of course, I’m a man who doesn’t fall for such deception!

Just as I was about to step back, Miriana noona said.

“Well, it’s not a restaurant. But there is food here, you know? Jin-sang, do you know what kind of brothel this is?”

“I don’t know because I haven’t been here except when I first met Miriana noona.”

“Sigh, right. If you had any intention of coming back here, you wouldn’t still be a coward.”

Hey! No harsh criticism!

Miriana noona pointed at the brothel with her thumb and said.

“This is the brothel I manage. You know? The place I worked at, which is now practically mine.”

“Ooh, so this is that brothel! But why did we come here?”

“It’s better to eat in a fancy place, isn’t it? I’ll show our cowardly Jin-sang, who’s never been to a brothel, the VIP room.”

“…You’re not trying to take my chastity in a roundabout way, are you?”

“No, so hurry up and come in. Want me to feed you or not?”

“Yes.”

I followed Miriana noona into the brothel.

“”Welcome, Miriana unnie! Welcome, Lee Jin-sang nim!””

As soon as we entered, I saw many women bowing to Miriana noona and me.

Oh my! Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness!

Why are there so many sexy noonas!

As soon as I entered the brothel, I couldn’t help but blush.

He-hehe, a feast for the eyes…

“I don’t understand why you’re gawking like that but still stubbornly resisting.”

That’s… because of my principles.

“Is the VIP room all prepared?”

“”Yes!””

“I’ve directed everything as instructed.”

At that moment, a mustached man appeared among the noonas.

“Good. Well done. Is the food all set too?”

“Of course.”

“You didn’t pocket anything like last time, right? Remember my warning? I don’t care about anything else, but if you steal from this one, your owner head is gone.”

“O-of course not.”

Owner?

“Miriana noona, is this man the owner?”

“Yes. Though now he’s an owner in name only. Currently just a fool who occasionally tries to skim money and gets caught.”

“Ahem, ahem!”

“Let’s go, Jin-sang.”

I followed Miriana noona deeper into the brothel.

“Wow…”

As soon as we entered a room, I couldn’t help but open my mouth in amazement.

The ceiling had very sensual-looking pink lighting illuminating the spacious room, and there were expensive-looking long sofas and tables everywhere.

And on the table, food was laid out.

“How is it? Nice atmosphere, right?”

“It’s incredibly sensual.”

“Well, it is a brothel. Let’s go eat. Our Jin-sang really likes supre—”

“Let’s go eat right now!”

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“Aah… supremely deliciously extremely heavenly…!”

“My goodness, I’m glad our Jin-sang is satisfied.”

I ate the Orc Champion Steak with tears in my eyes.

Ah, this is life.

After finishing the food, I rubbed my stomach with satisfaction.

“Jin-sang, did you enjoy the meal?”

“Yes!”

“Fufu, then it’s time to give Jin-sang a gift.”

“A gift?”

“Yes. The gift our Jin-sang really wanted♪”

Clap clap

“Come in.”

When Miriana noona clapped her hands and spoke.

The door creaked open, and about five of the noonas who had greeted Miriana noona and me at the brothel entrance came in.

Huh? What? What’s going on?

N-no way…!

“M-Miriana noona! Even if it’s a gift, I-I will maintain my principles…”

“What are you talking about? Jin-sang, do you think noona doesn’t know you’re a stubborn coward? Stay still.”

“Yes.”

It seems this isn’t the kind of gift I was thinking of.

“But then, why did these noonas come in?”

“Because these girls are the gift for Jin-sang.”

“Noona?”

Somehow your words don’t make sense?

Seeing my confused expression, Miriana noona chuckled once and said.

“These girls are the patients our Jin-sang has been so~ desperately wanting.”

“Ah.”

That gift.

Well, now that Luna noona has become my partner, I don’t really need patients anymore…

But I just ate Orc Champion Steak!

I’m in a good mood!

“Honestly, it’s a bit late, but! Thank you, noona!”

“Well, I actually knew that, so I just called these girls over while we were enjoying a delicious meal.”

“As expected.”

I looked at the lined-up noonas and asked.

“What hurts?”

“I have severe muscle pain in my lower back…”

“I-I developed an occupational disease.”

“I have corns on the soles of my feet.”

“Somehow I got athlete’s foot… even though I kept myself clean…”

Hmm~ except for one, do any of you really need my recovery magic?

Still, since I’m here, I cast Heal, Stamina Heal, and Cure comprehensively on each noona in turn.

“Wow! All my pain is gone!”

“The corns disappeared too!”

“There’s no lethargy at all! Amazing!”

“What Miriana unnie said was true!”

“Look! My soles are clean!”

Thanks to my all-purpose recovery magic, I received five-star reactions.

“As expected, our Jin-sang’s magic is amazing~”

“Heheh, my magic is pretty awesome, isn’t it!”

“Girls~ Our Jin-sang is a coward, so just express your gratitude gently.”

“”Yes! Thank you!””

The noonas thanked me and.

Smooch! Smooch! Smooch! Smooch! Smooch!

Each one kissed my cheek in turn.

He-hehehe…

“My goodness, look how happy you are?”

I spoke to Miriana noona in a serious tone.

“Is there any man who wouldn’t like getting kisses from pretty noonas?”

“Maybe wipe those marks from your cheeks before speaking? Isn’t it unseemly to talk like that?”

“Come on~ I’m only like this because I’m with noona.”

“Re~ally? Then…”

Miriana noona gently leaned toward me.

“Should noona give you a kiss too?”

A kiss from Miriana noona?

That would be very nice.

That’s when.

BANG! The door was violently flung open.

“Get out here! Mirianaaaaaa!”

A very sharp female voice was heard.