## Chapter 660 – Promotion

“Have a seat. I assume you know why you’re having a private audience with me today.”
“Is it about my promotion to C-rank?”
“You’re well-informed.”

I immediately pulled up a chair and sat across from the Vice Master.

“You… I see your address is registered. You do have a home, correct?”
“Bought one cheap and living comfortably.”
“That’s a very good thing. Actually, most adventurers above D-rank settle down and handle things here. You know that, right?”

F-rank and E-rank are no different from wandering vagrants.

The core of the Adventurers Guild is D-rank. Usually, by this point, the money is good enough that everyone settles down. Going to other cities might mean your achievements aren’t recognized, or your rank isn’t acknowledged.

There are even cities without an Adventurers Guild.

Therefore, once you reach D-rank, you inevitably end up putting down roots in a city and living as an adventurer. It’s better to be treated well here than to go elsewhere and suffer without a foundation.

“Yes, I’m aware.”

It seems having a home factored into my promotion review. Having a home means you’ve settled down, which means you’re living here.

Talented individuals who don’t leave and are diligent are always needed.

“So, well. After reviewing your case, Katt, you’ve been promoted to C-rank. I’ve read through your achievements… you usually team up with a mage and take care of almost everything. You have connections with mages on top of the Quasi-Priest title? Very good.”

The Vice Master flipped through the documents, briefly mentioning my accomplishments. It’s been a while since I came to Isban, so I have quite a few achievements. It’s a bit short compared to the achievements other adventurers accumulate over years, though.

He marveled at how big of a deal it was that I defeated the Basilisk.

“Come to think of it, you made a great contribution in the Ogre subjugation when you were E-rank. It seems you’re quite the person. I hope you’ll diligently handle tasks as a C-rank.”

Now that I think about it, there was an Ogre. Damn, could I beat it if I fought it now? It was such an overwhelming monster, I don’t know.

Cloudy, who was with me, was focused on killing enemies without taking any damage, so she didn’t directly confront the Ogre. That’s why I didn’t see much and don’t know. The young lady dodged all the attacks, too.

And it was really fast when it kidnapped the adventurers.

“The city treats skilled individuals like you well. Once you become C-rank, there are so many benefits. Aren’t you among the best swordsmen in the city? We provide support for settling down and living a prosperous life.”
“Is that so?”

C-ranks are capable individuals who can handle tasks that even the core D-ranks of the guild struggle with. There are very few of them, so naturally, there are many benefits and good treatment.

Simply put, if you’re just earning your keep, you receive more conveniences than a D-rank. The Vice Master enthusiastically explained these benefits.

He’s not only giving me a private audience because I’m a C-rank, but he’s practically giving a speech. That’s how few C-rank adventurers there are, and how necessary it is to treat them kindly.

“The guild will guarantee all kinds of status and provide support even if legal disputes arise in the future.”
“That sounds pretty good.”

But I’m a Paladin, you old man.
I’m on a different level than a C-rank adventurer.

Goodbye to being an adventurer.

“Now, here’s your C-rank adventurer’s badge. Take it.”
“Ooh, shiny?”

The C-rank adventurer’s badge was made of a pretty decent metal and shone like a well-polished dog tag. Is this proof of a skilled individual in the Adventurers Guild?

I may be a Paladin, but I’m quite happy to have obtained something I used to aim for. I should show this off when I get back.

“I’ll be expecting great things from tomorrow.”
“Hehehe, I understand. I’ll try to work if there’s anything to do.”
“I’m counting on you, Quasi-Priest Katt.”

After listening to a bit more praise, I left the office. In terms of rank, I’ve caught up to Winia. Winia was C-rank because she’s a mage. Originally, mages just had to show their mage identification and the city’s Adventurers Guild would treat them well, expecting them to do a good job.

Of course, that doesn’t apply to unskilled rookie mages.

Anyway, I should hurry home and show off.

* * *

It was almost the end of spring, so it was more hot than warm. The unique coziness of early spring had faded, and the temperature was gradually rising. Thus, the mountains, rivers, and trees regained extreme vitality and flourished. It was also the season when monsters were on the move.

“Ah.”

I slept soundly in that atmosphere and opened my eyes.

To be sure, I felt refreshed after waking up from playing with a total of five women, including Ari, as I pleased. It used to be four, but now that it’s five, the efficiency has increased and I’ve properly resolved my sexual desires.

Lise Noona doesn’t live with me yet, though.

“…”

It was still early, so all my women were asleep. That included Ari. Ari is now sleeping in the same bed as well.

Now that we’ve had sex, I couldn’t have her sleep on the first floor.

But should I consider Ari my wife?

I haven’t bothered to point out that she keeps calling me “Father.” Since she keeps calling me that, I don’t really feel like she’s my wife… I’ll just call her one of my women.

Anyway, I carefully princess-carried the sleeping Ari and went downstairs.

Nothing has changed.
Ari is in charge of my mornings.

“Father…? Are you awake?”

Ari opened her eyes as I was going down the stairs.

“Yeah. Did you sleep well?”
“Yes… I slept very well… Hehehe.”

Ari, who was in my arms, rubbed her face against me and greeted me good morning. After going downstairs and simply washing my face and brushing my teeth, I took off Ari’s bra and panties.

“Father… really, taking off my underwear right away… Do you not need me to do it with my mouth or breasts anymore? I like that a lot.”

Is there really a need to use her mouth and breasts in the morning?
She has a pussy.

What I want to do right now is cum inside her. Oral sex and handjobs are all substitutes for sex.

“Why, do you want to do that for me?”
“Yes.”
“Oh my, why is our Ari so kind? But right now…”
“Hehehe, yes. You want to use my pussy, right? I understand. I’ll do the other things next time. And I have to squeeze out breast milk, too…”

Ari, who smiled seductively, immediately spread her legs.

So naturally, I pushed myself inside Ari.

“Aah…! Ugh!”

Ari embraced me without any resistance and accepted all the sexual desire that exploded from the morning. Thanks to the Alraune race’s characteristic of recovering quickly when receiving essence, she’s able to pull herself together early in the morning.

As I cum inside her for the first time in the morning, small white droplets began to form at the tips of Ari’s nipples. Breast milk is starting to come out. I immediately reached out and grabbed her breasts, squeezing out the breast milk and sucking on it.

“Ah, Father…! I, I’ll pour it into a cup for you…! You’re too hasty…! Ahng!”
“I like squeezing it out and drinking it like this better.”
“Heung, aeuuuugh…!”

I heard from Lisha that after saturating Ari’s essence with sex the night before, letting it mature until the morning, and then stimulating her pussy to secrete breast milk, you can drink it.

It seemed that breast milk only came out when she climaxed.

It’s no different from a basic elixir, so even if it doesn’t have an immediate effect, it will have a positive effect if consumed for a long period of time. So every morning, I diligently pour semen into Ari’s pussy and suck on her nipples.

Just have fun doing what you like best as soon as you open your eyes.

“Ah… this is really good. So sweet.”

Ari’s sweet honey filled my mouth and went down my throat, making me feel like my mind was clearing. Is this the effect of the elixir?

Now there was nothing to worry about in the morning. Wake up, violate Ari, and suck on the elixir. Then I feel like my mind is very clear, which increases the efficiency of my training.

I think I understand why my father got so angry when the red ginseng extract ran out at home. He drinks that every morning before going to work, so he’d be really pissed if it wasn’t there. If he was that angry, he should have bought it himself, why did he tell me to buy it? He wouldn’t even give me the money. He doesn’t know how to order online. Like a crazy old-fashioned father.

Ah, damn, why am I thinking about this?

It seems that eating something sweet like that of modern Earth naturally brought back old memories. I can eat pretty delicious food in this world if I spend money, but this is the first time I’ve eaten something so sweet since I came here. The sweet foods here feel very bland to me, who lived in modern times.

But Ari’s breast milk… was so sweet. Even more than the milk left over from eating cornflakes.

ㅡSqueak, slurp. Slurp.

After repeatedly cumming inside her and sucking on her nipples for a while, the breast milk soon ran out.

“Ari? It doesn’t look like any more is coming out?”
“Haa… haa… O, I don’t think any more will come out today…”
“That’s a shame.”
“I, I’m sorry… I should have made more.”
“No, it’s not like you can control that. There’s no need to be sorry.”

Ari spoke in a gloomy tone, so I immediately touched her face and said.

“Still. I want to do everything that Father likes.”
“I’m grateful just for the thought.”
“Hehehe, I’m happy, really. That Father needs me like this… I’ll try to make more breast milk come out in the future.”

She’s going to make such lewd efforts.
I really can’t stand it.

Anyway, after taking a quick shower with Ari, I dressed lightly and went out to the backyard to do my morning training. The cleared mind lightened my body and gave me an unyielding will.

I can’t say for sure, but it seemed that the efficiency of training using mana had also increased. I think I’ll be able to use the increased gravity technique with my hands soon.

I trained until noon and came inside to take out the food and eat it all. This is a problem, the groceries are being consumed too quickly. My house needs a lot of food.

It’s not just the number of people, but I’ve been eating explosively since I started handling mana in earnest.

I can’t eat that much when I’m working, but I eat a lot for lunch and dinner on normal days. I often go out to buy meat, bread, and vegetables in large quantities.

“Ari. I’m going to go grocery shopping.”
“Ah… okay. Then I’ll do the housework.”
“How admirable.”

I immediately put on my clothes, packed my backpack, and went outside. There wasn’t anything special to do. I haven’t gone out to kill anything since I slaughtered the Lizardmen. I’m just resting and training at home.

That Vugal bastard, well, I’ve touched it with Lisha a couple of times since then, but it hasn’t reacted at all. I wonder if I’ll be able to find out if I can strengthen it again when a demon appears.

I bought all the groceries and necessities at the usual place and was on my way back when I noticed something stuck in the mailbox in front of my house. I took it out and saw that it was a letter.

“What, another fucking letter?”

What is this?

Who sent me another letter?
There was nothing written on the outside, so I took it inside.

“Ah, Katt. Did you go to the market?”
“Yeah. Cloudy. Did you sleep well?”
“Hehehe, I’m sleeping well every day thanks to Katt. But what’s that letter?”
“I don’t know. It just came.”

Ari, who had rushed over, put down the luggage and started organizing it. I decided to sit down with Cloudy and check the letter.

“Let’s see.”

The fact that the stationery looked pretty good made me feel uneasy. Could this be a letter from our young lady? Has the payment for selling the Death Worm finally been settled?

With that thought, I checked the inside of the letter, and as soon as I read the words “Lord Malza,” I felt extremely shitty.

“It was a letter from a completely crazy bastard.”

But as I read through the letter, it wasn’t as serious as I thought. First of all, the beginning was an apology for the rudeness last time. It was written in a very polite style.

Is this bastard really going to apologize properly?

As I was thinking about how much to demand, I suddenly noticed a shitty phrase.

「Therefore, we request that you return the Necklace of Harmony that was collected last time. It is a valuable treasure and the property of the Lord Malza family…」

The jewel necklace that he threw at me last time. In other words, he was audaciously demanding the return of the one that Lisha had enchanted with a magic blocking spell.

“Fuck off, you moron.”

This is mine.