“Found a suspicious talisman, and the moment I touched it to check… I feel so ashamed.”
“Why did you stick it on your chest?”
“That’s not true…”
“Could it be a reflection of your usual desires?”
“……”
Renatel finally regained her senses.
I missed the critical moment when Renatel’s curse, which had gone out of control, was finally lifted.
No.
It was really disappointing, but…
Anyway, Area 10 was cleared normally.
The shop also declared a day off, and it was a rewarding time investment. Although my sense of accomplishment has diminished a bit.
“Ufufu, Ark-nim? Should I show you my chest later?”
“Good… no, I don’t need it…!”
You devil, you evil spirit.
I brushed off SD Ellis’s whisper.
Because.
When I openly went to a community labeled with an adult tag and saw a picture boldly marked with a 19+ sticker.
And when I overcame that terrifying 80% probability and finally achieved that moment of triumph.
How can you compare that?
This is my philosophy.
Risk makes the reward valuable.
Free breasts are not happiness.
…Or not.
“Kyaa!”
“Gyaoo!”
And Ellis, who provoked with her chest.
Was chewed up by Rumi’s mouth and turned into a drooly mess.
If I had accepted the offer, I probably would have ended up like that.
I’m really wise.
***
When I first entered the 16th floor, there were four pairs of breasts.
But when I came out, they had multiplied to five pairs!
…I keep thinking about breasts. This is a big problem.
“Wow…”
The newly multiplied warrior.
Renatel, who had lived her whole life in the Great Forest, unknowingly let out a gasp upon seeing the cityscape.
“I think we should have a welcome party for the newbie!”
“Beer! Let’s have a beer party!”
Saha, who ran around the most and escaped the curse of the bikini.
And except for Johanna, who looked visibly tired from squeezing her relatively small divine power pouch.
Ari and Tina were thrilled to have a new friend.
Even Rumi, who kept baring her teeth and growling inside the tower, didn’t attack Renatel once outside.
Probably thinking the hierarchy was settled.
When we returned to the guild house with the warriors.
“Good work today.”
“…I’m Hungry… food… give me…”
Ellis greeted us with a smile.
And Rene with a face like death.
“Then I’ll show off my skills a bit… Ari, bring the alcohol in moderation.”
“Kyahat!”
“Tina! Tina wants to go too!”
The alcoholic and the cliff-jumping Tina ran off to the closed shop.
I made sweet and sour pork again with the leftover ingredients.
And feeling that might not be enough, I also chopped up a lot of potatoes and fried them.
Then, thud.
“The welcome party for Rene was a bit rushed, so we should drink this much!”
A ominous sound of alcohol crates hitting the floor.
But the midnight feast was complete!
“Lena! Let’s have a drinking contest!”
“Hmm. You dare challenge the greatest drinker of the Great Forest?”
“Oh! Renatel, you drink well? Let’s have a go today!”
Ari, Tina, and Renatel, who prioritize alcohol over food.
“Delicious…”
“This taste, hmm,
it’s a shame my friends ate it first.”
Finally tasting the sweet and sour pork, Rene and Ellis’s eyes sparkled.
Saha and Johanna said they’d wash up first and disappeared.
“Rumi, what’s wrong?”
Normally, she’d be stuck to Tina, barking and growling.
But since earlier, Rumi has been making a strange expression, not joining any group, just mumbling to herself.
“Juin-nim?”
She looked at me, ears perked up.
“Are you hurt somewhere?”
“No, it’s not that! Just something strange keeps popping up in front of my eyes, making me go woof woof!”
What’s with the woof woof.
I’m not fluent in dog language, so I don’t really understand.
“What’s strange?”
“It’s something called a side story! It says Rumi should challenge for the throne of the beastmen, but I don’t get it!”
Rumi tilted her head.
And I synchronized with her, tilting my head too.
A side story?
I don’t get it either.
“Huh.”
Now I see a notification on my smartphone.
When did that arrive?
[B-Side Story – Rumi’s Legend: The Miracle of the Great Forest (Available)]
[The descendant of the Canine Tribe, Rumi, who subdued the most powerful warrior and queen of the Langin Tribe! She discovers her immense potential and takes a great step towards gaining the true sovereignty of the Great Forest………….]
[※Note: Only the ‘Rumi’ character can be deployed for the side story.]
[※Note: Battles may occur during the side story.]
“…?”
The title seems like a parody of a game featuring a green-clad warrior.
The most powerful warrior and queen are probably about Renatel and Enya.
What’s this about the true sovereignty of the Great Forest?
“Hmm… Rumi, do you know or guess anything else about this?”
“……”
She means no.
My head is getting complicated.
“Then let’s find out together. For now, everyone is having fun, so let’s join them.”
“Woof! Juin-nim, let’s go!”
Yeah, yeah.
First, the living must live.
“Ufu… delicious smell. Ark, always thank you.”
“Let’s eat well, Ark.”
Johanna and Saha, with their hair still damp, joined the party and heated up the atmosphere.
Hmm.
This is heaven.
***
Today is a day for all warriors to enjoy their vacation.
There might be complaints about the shop (tavern) being closed for two consecutive days, but that’s how self-employment is.
With a lot of reputation built up, the reputation lost from just two days off can be completely recovered with just one night of business!
That’s why word-of-mouth like SNS hotspots is important.
“Woof!”
Today’s duty warrior.
The warrior who kept slobbering on my cheek last night.
With Rumi, to investigate the strange phenomenon called the side story, we headed towards the tower.
As expected.
A new side door had appeared at the entrance of the tower.
This must be related to the side story.
As I approached, the explanation and cautionary notes I saw on my smartphone yesterday appeared exactly the same.
When developments not in the original work appear, it’s always confusing, but you can’t just ignore it because it’s not in the original.
Usually, such
quests have great rewards. Heh heh, rewards, heh heh…!
“Rumi, let’s go.”
“Woof!”
With Rumi’s energetic bark, we creaked open the door and entered.
[Rumi’s Legend: The Miracle of the Great Forest – Episode 1]
[In the warm embrace of her parents, Rumi grew up vigorously. Always lively, Rumi found everything in the world endlessly fascinating and joyful.]
A pop-up with a sparkling atmosphere, like watching a character’s backstory in a mobile game, flashed before my eyes.
Moreover, as if really watching a story, we floated in the air, looking down at the scene below.
“Woof! It’s Rumi!”
Rumi next to me suddenly referred to herself in the third person, and when I looked down.
“Oh.”
The (young) Rumi, still not fully grown, was seen playing energetically.
A flashback, or something like that.
By the way.
Judging by her height, she looks like an elementary school student.
•Even back then, her happiness pouch was huge.
They say you can tell a promising tree from its leaves.
“Ahem, ahem.”
Since seeing the talisman yesterday, I’ve been a bit obsessed.
Seho, don’t be fooled again! Everything is non-possession! Chang ssap pi! God is not dead!
After a brain cleanse.
With a more humble and relaxed mind, I admired the (young) Rumi’s cuteness.
“Little Rumi,
was very lively.”
“Embarrassing woof…”
In a short time, (young) Rumi destroyed three fences, defeated a wild boar with a punch, and fell from the top of a tree twice.
Then, as (young) Rumi and her dog ‘Ruru’ joyfully strolled through the forest at 50 km/h.
“?!”
“Uh uh?!”
Suddenly, my body felt like it was being sucked somewhere, and Rumi and I screamed simultaneously.
And then.
“Woof?”
The variety show we were just eagerly watching.
Turned into a real-time participatory documentary.
“Woof, woof woof!”
A view where the ground is visible just by lowering my head a bit.
Completely losing human dignity, walking on all fours.
Only dog sounds come out instead of human speech.
“Woof…?”
What, this dog-like situation.
“Ruru…Wait, Juin-nim? Is that you?”
“Woof!”
The crouching (young) Rumi, no, now just smaller Rumi, looked at me with uneasy, shaking eyes.
I nodded vigorously and wagged my tail.
Immediately after.
“Chu bbu chu bbu!”
Instinctively, all my fur stood on end.
A giant bear roared, blocking the path.
“Grrr… that guy…!”
Rumi seemed to recall something from memory, baring her fangs and displaying an exclamation mark above her head.
[Rumi’s Legend: The Miracle of the Great Forest – Episode 2]
[At 10 years old, young Rumi met the ferocious bear ‘Scylla’ that ruled a part of the forest and tasted the bitterness of her first defeat. But not anymore.]
“Grrr…!”
Rumi’s arms, which were hugging me, tightened with strength, crack, I’m dying, crack, chest, crack.
“Gyaa…!”
“Ruru! No, Juin-nim…! Rumi will protect you…!”
With a determined expression, Rumi boldly faced the giant bear, several times her size.
And then.
“Chu bbu!”
“Woof!”
A decisive battle for the forest’s sovereignty began.