Announcement of the Weekly Assignment Results
On my way back after finishing my talk with the Branch Manager, and also on my way back after casually checking my actual level and stats for the first time since coming to this world, I was stopped by the guild girl, Nina-san, and led to a back area only accessible to staff.
…I’d gotten carried away by my level-up and forgotten, but now that I thought about it, when I reported the Forest Dragon subjugation, we made a bet where if I was lying, I’d surrender my adventurer qualification, and if I wasn’t, I could grope her boobs directly.
No, but even so, doing something like cheating any further…
“U-um…”
Just as I was thinking that and about to refuse, the receptionist, Nina-san, made a snapping sound as her huge breasts bounced. …She’d undone the clasp.
Faced with that situation, I was rendered speechless. I was a man pathetically weak to desire.
If I were a sincere person who could strongly discipline myself, I probably wouldn’t have run away from job hunting and university graduation in my previous life and gotten absorbed in JRO in the first place…
While I was thinking such things, Nina-san unbuttoned her modest, crisp receptionist uniform, revealing breasts that were even larger than they appeared clothed.
“P-please… d-don’t look too much, it’s embarrassing…”
“I-I don’t think you have anything to be embarrassed about. They’re incredibly beautiful…”
I blurted that out without thinking.
It was actually my first time seeing a woman’s bare breasts. …It’s pathetic that this was all I could say, but Nina-san was more beautiful than any gravure idol or AV actress I’d seen in my previous life.
I timidly placed my hands on Nina-san’s breasts.
Then, I let my fingers sink into their softness. I was moved by the sensation. However, Nina-san’s eyes welled up with tears, and her face turned bright red.
I somehow felt like I was doing something wrong and hurriedly pulled my hands away.
“Th-thank you very much! Th-that’s enough for the punishment game!”
I spun around and quickly walked away from Nina-san.
“…Is that really all?”
Nina-san’s teasing voice and that blissful sensation made me reluctant to leave, but any more and I felt like I’d lose control of my reason.
It goes without saying that after returning to the inn, I “took care of myself” while recalling that sensation.
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A few days later. The Weekly Assignment submissions were generally on weekends, and it seemed the dragon dismantling wasn’t finished yet, so I attended classes as usual, flirted with Ragna—and also, avoiding prying eyes, I gave Reina the Fruit of the World Tree and kissed her.
Reina is royalty and has very little time to herself, so it’s extremely unfortunate that we can’t talk or flirt much, but I’ll have to endure it until Reina and I can reinstate our engagement.
Rather, if we end up in the same class, we might have a few more chances to interact, so I really have high hopes for that Forest Dragon hide.
And so, on the day before the submission deadline, Ragna and I headed to the Adventurer’s Guild to receive payment for the Forest Dragon hide and other materials.
“F-Fifty million Jor?!”
Ragna raised her voice at the large sum.
Honestly, I was a little surprised too. In JRO, the market price for Forest Dragon drop items when trading with the Adventurer’s Guild was at most around ten to fifteen million Jor.
And yet…
No, wait, that’s it. Unlike JRO, this is reality. Things that aren’t drop items, like meat and bones, can probably all be sold, and as for scales, it’s not just ten or twenty, but hundreds, or possibly even thousands, that can be harvested.
Reality is amazing. Earning more than in a game… this world might just be divine.
W-with this much money, what kind of leveling could I do…?
No, to do the kind of leveling favored by JRO addicts, I’d need much, much more money, but my level is still in the 30s—still, with this much, my leveling options will expand, and I could probably reach the 60s in an instant.
The thought of becoming stronger made my nostrils flare and my chest swell with pride.
“So, this is fifty million Jor—plus the quest completion reward of ten million Jor, for a total of sixty million Jor. It’s my principle to fairly evaluate strong adventurers, regardless of their lineage or profession. Haito-kun, if you would, please continue to favor our guild in the future.”
“O-of course!!”
I also owe her for approving my Letter of Recommendation, and I want to build a good relationship with this guild, at least while I’m in this town.
I shook hands with the guild’s Branch Manager and left the guild.
Incidentally, I suggested to Ragna, “Let’s split it,” but she told me, “Haito, you keep all of it.”
According to her, “In the first place, I didn’t do anything when we defeated the Forest Dragon, so I can’t accept money for it. Besides, I’m going to be Haito’s bride in the future anyway, so whether Haito has the money or I have it, it doesn’t really make much difference.”
After she said all that, I couldn’t exactly force it on her…
Well, I can just pay her back bit by bit in other ways.
Earning enough money to let the girls I like live in luxury is a relatively easy thing for me in this world, after all!
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And so, the Weekly Assignment submission day arrived.
After school on submission day, the person who achieved the most outstanding results for the week is commended. Since this was the first week, the excitement was particularly high.
The beginning is crucial for everything. That’s why I think whether or not one receives the top award in this first week will have a considerable impact on their future school life.
“Haito-kun. What did you, a ‘Farmer,’ submit, I wonder?”
“…”
I forgot if I’d forgotten his name or if he hadn’t even introduced himself—but the smirking ‘Holy Priest’-kun approached us.
“As for us, prepare to be amazed, okay? We submitted a Black Turkey feather!”
“A B-Black Turkey!?”
…A Black Turkey feather is equivalent to a C-rank material for the Weekly Assignment submissions—I thought a loser profession like ‘Holy Priest’ could only manage to prepare materials like a slime’s magic core or a goblin’s loincloth at best.
“Hah, looks like you’re too shocked to even speak, huh? There aren’t many guys who can bring in a Black Turkey feather right after enrolling, you know? Let alone some Farmer trash, you can’t even compare, right? Kukuku, that woman will be ours later, huh?”
“Yeah, since we’re at it, let’s pass her around, eh?”
“Indeed, that would be best.”
As they said that, a well-built guy and a slender boy emerged from behind the ‘Holy Priest’. The slender boy then approached me and whispered in my ear.
“My name is Peril, and I was granted the ‘Merchant’ profession. It seems your lover will likely be gang-raped by ‘Holy Priest’-sama later, but after that, depending on the amount of money, I might be able to arrange something for you.
Ah, well. A Farmer wouldn’t have any money, so that was a pointless conversation, wasn’t it?”
…I see, Peril, huh. If I look closely, this guy, I’ve seen him in JRO before.
Peril Arkansas… He was quite a peculiar guy, the type who maintained his grades by submitting materials he’d procured from the market for the Weekly Assignments.
I wondered how a ‘Holy Priest’ got a Black Turkey, but I see, it was this guy’s doing.
Well, whatever.
After school, the Academy Headmaster, standing on the platform, made the announcement.
“Everyone. Today is the submission day for the first Weekly Assignment. Those who haven’t submitted will receive a significant point deduction. Groups that submitted higher-ranked items will receive a significant point addition.
Now then, I will announce the group that submitted the most outstanding item!!”
“Third place, a Black Turkey feather. Submitted by Heelyl’s group, a C-rank material.”
“Oh, third place, huh? I thought we could get first, but Reina-sama is here this year, so…”
The ‘Holy Priest’ went up to the platform with a smug look.
“Second place, a Wyvern hide. Submitted by Reina Hermenia-sama’s group, a B-rank material.”
“…”
Reina glanced my way with a frustrated expression.
From the audience, voices of confusion rose, like “No way, Reina-sama?” but at the same time, Reina, who had subjugated a Wyvern, a lesser dragon, was being praised as amazing. I, too, was actually impressed that Reina had become that strong at this stage.
Because a Wyvern is a monster that’s difficult to hunt unless you’re at least level 40.
However, with Reina being called here, I was relieved that there seemed to be no foul play in the rankings.
Well, the submitted materials are donated to the academy as they are, and considering the economic impact of a Forest Dragon, they probably wouldn’t pull a stunt like that.
The Hero Academy can’t be run for free, after all.
And then…
“First place, a Forest Dragon hide. Submitted by, H-Haito-kun’s group, an S-rank material…”
“””””E-Eeeeeeeeeeeh!!!!”””””
The moment my name was called, cries of astonishment echoed throughout the academy.