Once I was done in the bathroom and cleaned my face, and stood around for a bit. I wanted to let my erection disappear before I headed back to the room to save any awkward explanations. The girls were sitting on the bed waiting for me, and both got up and rushed up to see me.
"Are you ok?" Tilly asked as her tail swished nervously.
"Ya, I just had to go to the bathroom, brush my teeth and such," I said casually, not looking either directly in the eyes.
"So, since you passed out yesterday, are you gonna show us your AVATAR again?" Lavender asked me, hopefully.
"Nope, but I would like to see your sheets, though."
"What do you mean, no? Why not?"
Lavender was about to argue more when Tilly put a hand on her arm. Lavender cut off but still seemed miffed for being ignored. We all went to sit on the couches, and the girls gave me their hands. I took each of them, and two AVATAR sheets popped up. I looked over Tilly's first and I was quite impressed by her improvements!
LEVEL: 10
HP: 245/245
MANA: 95/95
NAME: Tilly Moonmane
AGE: 16
CLASS: CAT-KIN FORGESMITH
STATUS: Satisfied and Hyper
WEALTH: Average
HOME: Huntington Manor
STRENGTH: 20
CONSTITUTION: 38 (+190)
COMBAT: 18
SPEED: 9
INTELLIGENCE: 11
MANA: 9 (+45)
CHARISMA: 25
LUCK: 13
ABILITIES
PASSIVE SKILLS
BLESSING OF PROTECTION++: Your aura projects defensive strength and resistance. Friendly creatures within 20 feet take 5 less damage from all sources.
MAGICAL ENHANCEMENTS: SPEED: All magical enchantments gain a bonus to SPEED.
PEIRCE EVIL: People with evil intentions have black auras
ACTIVATED SKILLS
TAUNT++: Aggravate your foes and take the focus from your allies. Target hostile creatures within 15ft, and they must attack you for 1 minute.
TEMPERED FORGE PAWS: Forge metals into Weapons and Armor with speed anywhere you are. Effects depend on the quality of the consumed materials and consume 50 mana per/use.
PURRFECT PAWS OF ENHANCEMENT: Unlock the potential of a weapon or piece of armor for 1 minute. Temporarily increase stats of an item for 1 minute, consumes 20 MANA per/item.
FRIENDSHIP LEVEL 45/100 YOU ARE GOOD FRIENDS.
Gain CHAIN REACTION STRIKE: When 2 or more good friends fill their CHAIN REACTION bar, activate to make a synchronized strike.
This was great, Tilly had improved a lot, but I didn't need a stat sheet to tell me that as I peered through the floating screen. Tilly's body had matured more now and her chest and hips made me want to stroke her tail! I turned my head to the burning glare of Lavender i could feel trying to melt a hole in the side of my face.
Chapter 16: Master Darbon
Lavender, even pissed off at me, was gorgeous. I mean, Tilly looked really good, but Lavender's dress could hardly contain her breast. She must have noticed me staring and the anger left her, but still was staring back at me now. I guess I must look different now too, but I had better stop gawking and look at this sheet before I get hit!
I looked down at Lavender's sheet and scanned it over. She had some new interesting Skills that I was excited to see in action.
LEVEL: 10
HP: 95/95
MANA: 250/250
NAME: Lavender Huntington
AGE: 16
CLASS: Chaos Mage
STATUS: Satisfied and Happy
WEALTH: Incredibly Rich
HOME: Huntington Manor
STRENGTH: 5
CONSTITUTION: 9 (+45)
COMBAT: 20
SPEED: 10
INTELLIGENCE: 22
MANA: 40 (+200)
CHARISMA: 5
LUCK: 14
ABILITIES
PASSIVE SKILLS
FLAMESHIELD++: A burning aura surrounds you, giving offense and defense. HOSTILE CREATURES within 20 feet take 1 FIRE DAMAGE per/2 seconds. Reduce all incoming physical damage by 2.
TIDES OF CHAOS: Whenever an event outside your party happens, there is a 1 in 20 chance to turn things in your party's favor. If TIDES OF CHAOS does not activate its activated first time, the next activation trigger will be 1/10, then 1/5, and the chance does not go higher after three.
PEIRCE EVIL: People with evil intentions have black auras.
MAGICAL SPELLS
FIREBOLT++: Release a large fiery projectile at a target within 50 feet of you. This Spell consumes 25 MANA per/use.
CHAOS RAIN: Causes a storm to have random effects on anything the rain touches.
FRIENDSHIP LEVEL 50/100 YOU ARE GOOD FRIENDS.
Gain CHAIN REACTION STRIKE: When 2 or more good friends fill their CHAIN REACTION bar, activate to make a synchronized strike.
"I wish we got the same boost as you," Lavender grumbled.
"I think we both got pretty big boosts, and we all got access to our mystery stats!" Tilly exclaimed excitedly.
"I bet you would be excited."
Lavender crossed her arms and turned her head. I could see why she might be upset, and I wanted to cheer her up. Turning to her, I began to speak, but the icy look makes me swallow the saliva in my mouth, gulping. Tilly's voice cuts in to break the awkward silence.
"Miss Grace thinks we should all go down to the market and look for a quest. Then we can go to the dungeon below the city."
A dungeon? Like in a video game? I wonder what kind of monsters we will find? Goblins? Spiders? Trolls? The questions would have kept on coming, but Lavender shook me from my revelry.
"Are you even listening to me?"
"Ya, I think. Sorry, I was just thinking about the dungeon, and I'm excited. Tilly, if I get you the materials, can you make me a sword? I feel like my light blade should be really only used on evil things. I'm not sure if you can count mobs as evil."
"Of course!"
"Well, if you heard me, then let's go!" Lavender spoke loudly and began to turn, but I grabbed her arm gently.
"Tilly, can you meet us out front? I want to talk to Lavender before we leave."
"I'll pack us food for the dungeon and meet you guys out front."
Tilly left the room, closing the door, and it was just us. I let go of Lavender's arm and walked over to my bed. Once I sat down, she followed, and I opened my inventory and took out the Gauntlet Of The Heart. It fell out of my grid, and I caught it as Lavender sat down beside me.
"I want you to have this. I think it is perfect for you as a mage, and I think you will find some creative uses for it. Just don't try it on me unless it's to save my life," I smiled as I finished the last sentence.
"Are you sure? Why not Tilly? Her charisma is so much higher than mine," Tilly quietly spoke as she looked down, pressing her fingers together.
Traces of blush were creeping into her cheeks. I handed her the gauntlet and stood up, facing away from her. When I turned around, I gave her my best smile and a wink.
"Because I think it will look better on you."
We all met outside of the manor and then walked down to the market. The mish-mash of houses continually drawing my attention. It was cute to the girls initially, but soon Tilly was even telling me to "stop gawking and get moving."
When we finally made it to the market, it was lines of booths selling. I think a bit of everything was here. One sold knight's armor, while the other sold pulse guns. Suddenly something extremely crucial hit me. I was broke. Wait, no, that wasn't right.
I quickly opened my character sheet, asking the girls to wait for another minute. I quickly scanned my AVATAR and seen that my wealth was still average. After I put my sheet away, I called out to Trina and told the girls we could keep going.
"What's up, boss?" Trina asks between yawns as she stretches out in the air.
"How much money do I have?
"100 gold pieces, you r
eceived this for a bonus at level 10. Is that all the Master wants?"
She didn't even wait for me to answer before she disappeared. I didn't care. I was over the moon about having what seems like a lot of money. I turn to see both girls staring at me with smiling but puzzled looks.
"Why are you dancing? It's just 100 gold, it is a lot, but we will get more when we go deep in the higher-level dungeons or special castle raids," Lavender explained.
I waved her off and started looking around. Neither of them could understand what it meant to me, but that wasn't necessary anymore. What was important was making sure it didn't happen again.
"Dave, come over and look here. They're selling especially refined ores for crafting," Tilly shout to me from up ahead.
She moved fast, but I wait for Lavender to catch up, and we walked over to where Tilly was standing. The only discerning qualities were the traditional single lamp helmet hanging around and downturned pickaxe, handle up. The Dwarf behind the counter had long brown wiery hair in silver engraved loops on his chin and head.
"You are the good friend our good Miss Tilly has been telling me about, eh? I hear you helped get her tail and break into level 10 as well! Quite the young man, you better treat my Miss Tilly good," The gruff-looking Dwarf said, standing up.
"This is my Master Darbon. Master, this is Dave, our party leader, and good friends. We need some good ore so I can try my new skill to make him a sword for all the help dave has given use," Tilly explains to her Master.
"Oh, I will give you the ore for free come back here and show me this new skill."
Tilly went behind the counter, while Darbon turned and rummaged till he found what he was looking for. Finally, he pulled out a melon-sized chunk of black ore that had a green tinge. Tilly's eyes lit up, but I wasn't sure what kind of metal it was.
"Are you sure, Master? Adamantine is a very rare alloy!"
Darbon just smiled and motioned for her to go ahead. Tilly summoned her skill before taking the black oily looking ore. Two metallic massive cat paws formed, and she too the metal. Darbon laughed as she took the metal to the anvil and began to kneed the metal like bread dough.
Suddenly, from down the street, I heard a commotion. Lavender and I turned to see a small crowd gathering around a shop. A young man is arguing with the shop owner about something.
As I strain my ear, I can tell this kid must be a pretentious brat. Slowly we both edge close, and I get a better look at the kid. I was some snot-nosed noble youth, complaining about the ridiculous prices of their worthless wares. The boy turns towards me for some reason, and I freeze in place.
As our eyes connected, I know it's him, even though we have never met. That was Fate standing there.
Chapter 17: The Touch That Shatters
I'm sure he felt it as we locked eyes. Fate stopped berating the shop owner, and the crowd parted. I got a clear view of him, short black hair and a white suit of some sort. The guy looked ridiculous.
"Do I know you from somewhere? I don't normally speak to trash, so I don't remember and ugly little face like yours."
"Maybe, but I don't know you, but I do see what you're doing. If you were looking for high-quality noble class items, you have come to the wrong place and do not need this shopkeeper. Go try up on the 15th floor if you're allowed," I walk forward, getting closer to him with a gentle smile.
"Who do you think you are? Do you know who I am?" Fate practically screamed at me, his superior expression folded into rage.
"Nope and don't care, so if you are not buying anything from here, then I would like to look around," I said this within a meter of him, still smiling, but this seemed to tip his scales and he dove at me, swinging his fist.
As my reaction kicks in, the fist slows to a crawl. The expression of rage twisting Fate's face was priceless, but I grabbed his arm below the wrist. I put a tremendous amount of pressure on his arm, and I could see his knees about to buckle. I leaned close to the pale-faced man and whispered to him.
"The name is Dave. It's an easy name to remember, and I'm even sure you knew a couple of other Dave's," my voice and smile dropped. "I'm coming for you, Fate."
I let go of his arm and stepped back. Fate had a scowl on his face as he rubbed his arm. Glaring at me, he began to walk away. Once outside of the crowd of people, he turned to me.
"Biford Style, remember that name. It will be your downfall and all that you care about."
With that, Biford turned, and the servants at the car opened the door. None of them look skilled at anything other than being servants. The vehicle sped off, and I let out a sigh, my shoulders relaxing.
"Dave! Are you ok?" Came Lavender's voice from behind me.
I pull my smile back on and turned to the girls.
"I'm ok!" I say, giving them a thumbs up.
Then the crowd began to cheer. All at once, all the gathered people let up a cheer, and I received several claps on the back and shoulders. I also heard some words of worry, talking about the Style family being on the Highmages council. He could cause trouble, but that just means we have to get stronger.
As the crowd broke up, a humanoid ant approached us. It gave us a small bow and began to speak. I had seen so many strange things, the Ant-Kin or whatever didn't even phase me.
"You look like a strong party. I have a quest request," a decidedly female voice spoke.
"A quest??" Tilly asked excitedly.
I knew she had been quiet for too long. Hopefully, this will lead us into the dungeon so Tilly can burn off the pent up energy. Regardless, this was my first actual quest request, so I had to take it.
"What is the quest?"
"My husband went down into the dungeon of this level, and he hasn't come back since yesterday. Would you be able to find him and bring him back? I will reward," but I put my hand up.
"Don't worry about the reward. As a Hero, I can't accept rewards," I say confidently, but two red windows appear, blocking my view.
WARNING
PERSONAL RESTRICTION IMPOSED
You can no longer accept rewards from quests.
Wait, I was trying to be nice. What the shit did I just do? Did I ensure that I would say broke for the rest of the game? What was the second window behind it?
WARNING
PERSONAL RESTRICTION HIDDEN SKILL UNLOCK
SELFLESS HERO: Magic item find increased by 250%
As I close the last screen, the ant lady is staring at me.
"Yes, I accept the quest. Sorry about that. I had a pop-up. What are yours and your husband's name?" I asked.
"My name is Gri'Xikickic, and my husband is Bireechxickic," Gri'Xikickic spoke before turning and leaving.
"Wow, she wasn't that personal," Lavender said as we left the market.
"I think it might just be a species thing, I think, like they display their emotions differently than we do," Tilly says.
Lavender led us to the dungeon entrance. It was just a staircase in a back ally leading into the ground, nothing special about it. We stopped at the stairs, and Tilly pulled an item out of her inventory, handing it to me.
It was the sword she was working on at her Master's shop. The blade was black with green reflecting off the edge. The hilt was a white porcelain-like material that gave me a surprisingly firm grip.
"Wow, Tilly, I don't know what to say. This sword is a masterpiece, a true work of art."
Tilly leaned forwards and whispered something almost r-rated about petting her tail again. I color changed all the shades of red and turned. I walked straight down the stairs, refusing to meet Lavender's eyes. I tripped on the last step.
Catching my balance, I look up to see a short hallway with two turns, right or left. The sounds of the girls coming down the stairs echos, and I step forward. The hallways are lit with some kind of magical lights, and we all start making our way in.
"This place smells weird," Lavender said.
"Don't talk right now. Something might hear you. From here on out, we will use hand m
otions to talk," I explained quietly, giving them some examples before we started forwards.
We made our way for a bit until we finally ran into a small green thing wearing clothe shorts. I was pretty confident that this was a goblin from the short stature and pointy ears, and it was chewing on something.
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