Impregnation Reincarnation Adventurer ep018. Before Going to Battle

 

 

We leave the guild and prepare for adventure.

Hagen provided most of the food and tools.

I’ve known him for a long time so he sensed it from the atmosphere, without us having to say anything.

「 You have a good look on your face, but I know well that adventurers like that don’t come back. Don’t let that happen to you, at least bring home some booze money for me 」

「 I’ll treat you a drink once I return safely 」

「 Bah, you’re talking nonsense! The rookie with with the blue ass speaks like he’s a veteran! 」

I just take that as a word of encouragement.

「 Right, be careful especially when you just leveled up. Your body’s different from what it used to be. It’s a common mistake to misjudge the timing and rush though. Always visualize your body’s movement accurately. Move your body with a strong will 」

「 Okay, visualize and intent 」

We gratefully received Hagen’s parting gift and left.

Visualize. I don’t have an image of strength. I can’t imagine myself as strong.

The image of weakness has seeped in over the past five years that I can’t imagine a strong self.

「 At least, I shouldn’t misjudge the distance 」

Even when casually walking around the town I feel like my movement is out of sync with my normal self. My body feels light, or should I say that it’s bouncy. If this is a state of unconscious control of physical reinforcement due to the level up, then it might result in an unexpected behavior where I step in or jump back with full force on the spur of the moment

I could bang my head on a wall or ceiling. Or twisting my leg on landing. When you’re in a serious fight for your life, you can’t expose any opportunities to your opponent. I take the valuable advice from my senior adventurers to heart.

I discussed it with Marie and we decided to take on this job with just the two of us.

Himmler told me that it’s better to have fewer people who know the background of the situation, and we want to minimize the prep time so we can move as quickly as possible. We have experience working together in a party and we’re more flexible in dealing with situations compared to hiring temporary party-mates.

But of course, there’s also the danger of going in small numbers. With that in mind, Marie and I decided to abandon fighting, and just focus on exploration and research. Furthermore, if there’s a monster that can destroy a silver rank party, causing their disappearance, then it’s honestly hard to believe that we’d succeed in defeating them even if we had a full silver-ranked party to take on the challenge. Marie agreed with my view.

We’re avoiding fights as much as possible, and just find the traces of the commission, and as long as we figured out the reason of their disappearance, then our goal’s achieved. Even if the survey yields no result, that also gives us an answer.

「 I hate to think that those guys would go down so easy, but… 」

I’m half inclined to believe in their survival, but I’m also half on giving up.

Perhaps it’s because I watched the shifts of adventurers from the side.

My thoughts are broad between hope and reality.

「 At least, I need to bring Marie back alive 」

I’ll protect her no matter what.

Otherwise, it’ll be a stain on my man honor.

I silently made up my mind as I slipping through the crowd.

*****

「 Welcome back 」

「 …I’m back 」

Marie, who had gone home earlier, opened the front door for me.

I expected her to be busy preparing for her return to adventuring after six months of absence, but I guess I was wrong.

Even so.

「 What are you getting dumbfounded for? 」

「 It just felt like it’s been a long time since I returned to a place and someone welcomed me 」

「 I see 」

I was single in my previous life, a slum orphan in this life, and I really wonder when was the last time I said “I’m home” I may have spout that out a few times after my reincarnation, but… Somehow, this feels weirdly sentimental.

「 Me too 」

Does Marie think I’m weird?

Her lips silently churn out words that betray my thoughts.

「 It’s also been a long time since I had someone come over and I welcome them 」

Marie’s cheeks soften.

I admire her face and she turns to me with a small nod.

「 Welcome back, Zaryu 」

「 Yeah, I’m back, Marie 」

I found myself smiling naturally too

*****

Dinner was over and we’re done with our preparations. The sun has set and the stars are twinkling in the night.

What’s left is to prepare for tomorrow, then I realized that I forgot something.

「 I forgot to clean up the room I borrowed 」

I completely forgot that cleaning the storage room Marie lent me for my stay had been left unattended because of all the things that went on.

「 Just sleep in my room again 」

「 No, I don’t think I… 」

「 What’s the problem? 」

「 H-Hmmm… 」

Marie grabs my reluctant hand and took the half-hearted me to her room.

I know it’s futile to resist to I followed her obediently.

「 If you want to rest, then get a good rest, right? 」

「 I remember saying that before, yes 」

「 Do you not like my room? 」

「 That’s not the case 」

I hesitate to speak as she stare at me.

No, should I say that she’s staring really hard?

Her gaze seems to be wet for some reason.

「 It’s like I can’t rest easy when I’m with Marie, or should I say… 」

「 Does that mean that you don’t feel at ease with me? 」

「 No, I have faith in you. I trust Marie more than anyone else in this town 」

I mean it. I don’t question anything that Marie does now.

I trust her the most. More than any other adventurer.

I straightened up myself and face her.

Her breast is pushing against her clothes, cleavage peeking out, her smooth raw feet, soft lips, her sweet breath, and her hair smells like citrus herbs, and her cheeks stained light red, her amber eyes moist.

How can you not get excited if a woman like that is in front of you?

I somehow managed to maintain some semblance of normalcy.

I’ve been putting some effort so far since I came to Marie’s house, even though I know it was futile.

I’ve been trying to keep my eyes on her face with the will and body strengthened by my level up, trying to avoid getting sucked by the universal gravitation of her breasts, her ass, or even her thighs. I’ve been trying to keep my lungs and abdominal muscles in check the same way, which makes me want to take a deep breath to keep my rationality while counting prime numbers that I can’t even remember properly.

I would have been able to fool her somehow, but once we’re in a small room in close contact, and her body being on top of mine, my crotch pitches a tent as if to mock my will and effort.

I can’t do anything.

I’m in the room where I just had sex with this sexy woman!

Of course I’d think of doing it again!

I know in my head that I’m heading for a dangerous quest tomorrow with my life on the line so I need to rest, conserve my strength, and do everything I can !! But, I might die so I want to do it! I know that’s shallow but I still want to have sex with Marie !! I might shout “Let’s fuck” as soon as I speak up, but I’m not ready to fall that far into the quicksand.

I was trying to suppress my impulses, but Marie took my hand gently.

「 If you want to do it, then let’s 」

「 Huh, seriously? 」

I stare at Marie’s face as she nods her head.

Her charming eyes and hot breath. The glimpse of expectation from her shaking eyes.

It’s as if Marie’s expecting me to go for it.

The sound of me gulping my saliva echoes in the room.