Chapter 117 (2/2)

Ah, it feels good.

Sleeping in a bed for the first time in a while.

I’ll end today by praying silently to meet a beautiful virgin girl tomorrow.

Good night, thick thighs.

But, the Dark Elf continued speaking to the sleeping virgin.

“Oi, human.”

“what is it?”

I flipped over to face her.

“.”

“.”

Is this the moment where we silently stare at each other?

What should I do?

It’s incredibly embarrassing looking at a woman with her comforter pulled up to her neck.

“Umm, what is it?”

“was that all?”

“What?”

“I’m asking if that’s all you wanted to say.”

“Even if you say that, I’m not sure what else you’re expecting from me.”

What is this Dark Elf trying to say?

I don’t understand her.

“really?”

“Yep.”

“If soI don’t mind hearing it.”

“I see. Then, I don’t mind saying it. Anyway, good night.”

“yeah.”

I closed my eyes to end the day after our brief exchange.

The next day, we departed the inn in search of the lost knight.

We left together, but.

“Oi, can’t you walk a little faster?”

“S-Sorry, I don’t exercise much.”

Not too long after we had entered the forest, I was already slowing the Dark Elf down. This forest is incredibly dense and the terrain itself doesn’t make it easy to traverse the land. There are countless thickets scattered across the forest that make it near impossible for me to walk.

My level may be high due to me defeating countless strong enemies, starting with the High Orc, but my body itself isn’t much stronger than when I was first reborn in this world. If my body matched my level, I could probably climb Everest overnight.

But that’s not possible as I am now.

I have no excuse for my lack of exercise.

The trees and bushes aren’t even the worst part about this forest.

“Uwa! N-Not again!”

I’m not very good with insects.

Especially the large kind found in rainforests.

Their bright colours and creepy legs.

The second one lands on me, I can’t help but scream and jump back.

“why are you acting like such a child?”

“S-Sorry.”

I may be a virgin, but I need to start acting like a ma.aaaahhhhh!

“Aaahhh.”

What is that!? Something touched me!

My whole body stiffened.

This is serious.

There were multiple beetle-like things that were around ten centimetres long.

I immediately held out my hand in front of me and conjured several fireballs.

“Why are you panicking because of these little insects?”

While sighing, the Dark Elf slowly walked up to one of the insects while drawing her large blade.

A second later, one of the beetles was cut in two.

She helped me.

“T-Thank you for that.”

“Are you not good with insects?”

“I’m a little ashamed to say it, but.”

When I lived in Tokyo, I spent all of my time indoors away from nature. I only ever walked on roads not paved with asphalt a couple times a year. When I was a child, I could grab spiders and insects with no issue, but it’s been more than twenty years since then.

I enjoyed fighting in the area we were in before specifically because it was a large open field.

I don’t understand why insects even exist. If someone sees a spider in their room at night, they won’t be able to sleep peacefully until they know it’s dead. Even for me, no matter what my level is, bugs will always be hard to deal with.

And yet, I’m in the middle of a large forest right now.

It’s the type of forest where you’re constantly hearing the creepy sounds caused by the countless bugs surrounding you.

A creature with numerous legs, that was larger than my hand began crawling towards me. The midsection of this creature looked quite strange. It sort of reminded me of a coconut crab, but with even more legs.

I don’t need this type of fantasy creature in my life.

It’s disturbing shell strikes fear in my heart.

“And you call yourself a man.”

“I-I’m very sorry.”

Why is this Dark Elf woman not even slightly scared of bugs? This beetle-like creature that just jumped out in front of us is terrifying. The disgusting thing is causing damage to my soul that even my recovery magic can’t heal.

This creature is making me worried about what other types of bugs may exist in this world.

I hope they all go extinct.

I’m not creeped out by crabs though. After all, they’re delicious.

“S-Still, a job is a job.”

“You plan on continuing?”

“Y-Yeah, wellI’m just a little ashamed.”

I can’t afford to look bad in front of the Dark Elf.

Aah, damn it.

“You can either keep going or turn back. However, there’s only one choice a real man would make.”

“I’m sorry. I’ll try my best to keep going.”

Is the knight really around here?

If not, I might really cry.

I just want to go home and drink the hot soup that Sophichan prepared for me.

“Well, whatever.”

I turned away from the now dead insects and looked forward to where the Dark Elf was walking, with no road in sight. I’ll use the glorious image of her backside to keep me motivated.