11 CHAPTER 11

I was looking satisfied at my current past 43000 Points avaiable in my Status page; I had finally decided to use the Discount Coupon to finally buy my third Soul Equipment as well as my first 4* Star one; I had searched for a while before finally find him, to my great joy.

*Jinbei (4* Star Soul Equipment), 45000 Points; grants the Host the skills Fishmen Karate, Fishmen Jujutsu, Kenkobushu Haki and Busoshoku Haki*

Holy shit! just what woud you expect from the most expensive thing I had bought until now and a member of the main cast!

Jinbe gave me tons of usefull skills that boosted my melee firepower and when I looked at the bonus stats I could felt my jaw touch the ground.

*Kuro Ashikabe*

*Race: Human (System User)*

*Level 62 Exp 97000/180000*

*Avaiable Point: 3390*

*Current Summons: Aki Nijou, Aisha Belka, Koneko Toujou, Kuesu Jinguji*

*Current Soul Equipment: Jet (Lvl 20/20), Gordon Agrippa (50/50), Jinbe (1/75)*

*Stats*

*Strenght: 84 (+15) (+23) (+50)*

*Speed: 88 (+20) (+25) (+40)*

*Vitality: 72 (+13) (+35) (+50)*

*Energy: 96 (+35) (+53) (+30)*

*Skills: High Speed Magic, Inventory (Tier 2), Appraisal (Tier 2), Axe Mastery (Lvl 11), Dagger Mastery (Lvl 10), Gunmanship (Lvl 7), Poison Magic, Fishmen Karate, Fishmen Jujutsu, Kenkobushu Haki,Busoshoku Haki*

My stats were really impressive; I now had an average stats of 140, making me equal on a B-rank if we were looking at only stats on my theory but If we also counted my various skills I'm sure even the A-rank wouldn't be too far.

After the 'negotiation' with the official of the Skulls, I went to hunt some monsters to test my new skills and strenght and decided that it was time to go an all together travel with the girls: for Kuesu and Koneko it would be the first time and it was also serve as training to them, who were currently E-rank and (albeit I wished to wait a bit more) had formed an official party with Aisha.

I found that in the city there were other animals aside horse that could be rent and that were favoured by many adventurers for expedition when they went to hunt monsters: they were a sort of compleytely white-marble rhyno, albeit without the horn, three small eyes and were extremely docile; they were called Marble Cows and due their size, they were classified Rank 3.

They were good to be used to transport luggages and albeit slower than horse, they had a steady peace and were more confortable to ride with a proper saddle than horse; the only downside was the higher price but with all the money that we were doing in the last period, expecially me and Aisha, we easily rent four of them: one for each pair of person,one for the luggages and one for the monster materials we would get.

I wanted to head toward the outermost boundary of the 'Edge Border' where stronger monsters constantly flood and the weakest of the was a Rank 3, but I wasn't aiming to small fries; my real objective were test my new skills on Rank 5 and higher rank…other than also recover the money spent on all the annoying yet necessary chores for my plan.

With Aisha being a new renowed C-rank adventurer, it wouldn't raise any doubts if we took back Magic Stones and materials from Rank 5 or 6 monsters and it would also to fasten Kuesu and Koneno promotion to D-rank.

The first half of this daw was spent traveling on the Marble Cows, crossing various adventurers returning to the city though I had to hide Aki from everyone sight by making her hid under the rain-protecting sheets put above the boxes with the supplies and tools because it would be strange for an office member went in that dangerous zone where normally even D-rank would be in danger if they werent carefull.

Luckily it was barely late afteroon when we reached our destination and found a place secluded enough to avoid being spotted by others, after alla side me we were a group full of gorgeous girls and hornyness made people often very stupid.

"Ok, everyone have a walkie takie to contact each other in case of problems; for now Aisha, Koneko and me will going to hunt some monsters, while Kuesu and Aki will remain here…Yes Kuesu, if you behave and ensure Aki is unhurt, I will let you her serve you" I explained, adding also the last part to Kuesu who was raising a brow and tell something.

"Very well, My Dear; you know how to make happy your lady" she said with a satisfied face

"Aki, Submissive Maid mode and obey to Kuesu until I return" and with the groups formed, we split.

The 'Edge Border' was vast land which apparently was so filled with magical energy that the enviroment was a mix of various fragmented location that went from deserts to partially frost tundras; the location we were now was a swamp, a good terrain to test the Fishmen-Karate moves, and I was looking for some interesting monsters to test them

Aside from some Rank 3 and 4 encountered that I left to Aisha and Koneko, we ran into a rank 6 Swamp Hydra, a sub-species of Dragons that possess six heads capable of spitting liquid poison and it was fifteen feet tall and twenty long and didn't fly but could swim and sink on the deepest water of the swamp to ambush their preys.

It was a real challenge, due also its natural resistanc to poison so my Poison Magic's spells in this match would be not very usefull and I prefered that way, I didn't like to rely too much on one single ability.

"Aisha,Koneko this one is mine, you stay back and intervene only when I ask you"

"Go,Boy; show me your wild side and strenght"

"Good luck…Kuro-senpai" the stoic neko-loli game me a thumb up

The beast was munching the carcass of what seemed a giant green horned python and when one the head saw me, all the others turned their yellow reptile-like eyes on me and their jaws hissing and showing the fangs, ready to attack.

I'm lucky to so much water here, with Jinbe at level 1 I doubt I could already use the water in the atmosphere to attack" I muttured while I easily dodged three flying mass of poison heading toward me with ease…I didn't even need to use High Speed to do it.

I jumped between tree and tree, trying to slowly approaching the Hydra's torso but the beast had a good instinct and by using both its poison and his long-necked head to keep me at distance, I was having an hard time.

I then decided to try to accelerate, activating High Speed, becoming fast enough that the Hydra wasn't able to follow my movements and also took out the Thunderer and shot in a single burst six bullets heading to half of the head's eyes; the bullet hit and the head thrashed around for the pain, covering also the sight of the remaining heads and I took the chance and dashed

Once I was near enough to the torso, I channeled my Busoshoku Haki, which barely covered my entire hand, and hit with a punch.

"Yarinami!"

The moment I shouted my new tecnique I heaved a spear-shaped burst of water with enough force to open an impressive hole in that big body; the Hydra's head hissed very noisily for the pain of my strike and copious quantity of grey-coloured blood reversed on the water while the entire body fall on the water.

"Did I do this?" I could only say bewildered,looking first to my still closed hand then to the dead corpse.

*Host has killed a Swamp Hydra (Rank 6), Host has gained 6500 Exp*

Yeah, I did it… and to my surprise I saw that Jinbei levels had rised only by one; if a Rank 6 monster which was usually enough to kill an hundred of average people gave me just one level, how long it would take to reach his cap level? And how stronger would my tecnique be?

"Wow,Boy…Never thought you would defeat it with one hit, your growing strenght is making me want you even more" said Aisha, dangerously looking with an hungry look to my lower body

"Congratulation, Kuro-senpai but be carefull of Aisha-senpai's pervertness" commented Koneko, munching a tangerine-like fruit

"Take out the Magic Stone,cut the scaled skin and bring some vials for the poison; Hydra's scales and poison fetch quite a bit of money and we could also use them to make us some better equipments" I told them while I got out from the muddy water and waited for them.

We gathered more than twenty five kilos of Hydra's scaled skin and a Magic Stone big as a rugby ball and put them in my Inventory for the time being; we hunted for other various beasts for almost an hour, all of Rank 3 and 5, taking the Magic Stones and part of the usefull materials but after my Inventory was full and I had reached Level 63, we headed back to the camp.

When we arrived, we saw Kuesu who was relaxing by drinking some tea served by Aki and the latter looked at Kuesu with an evident blushed and slightly scared face; it wouldn't be too strange if it wasn't for the various burned human corpes scattered few meters away.

When Kuesu saw us, she elegantly stood up and came to greet me with a tight hug capturing me between her bosom.

"Welcome back My Dear, some annoyings and vulgar men dared to try to move their hand on our maid and most importantly on me so I had to show them their place" she said waving her hand to show off.

"It's annoying but they started it, let me empty my Inventory so I can put the corpse inside of it, but first…Aki, Personality mode" and Aki returned to her usual customized personality

"Welcome back, Kuro-kun; it was scary to see Kuesu so amused while she burned them!" she said now free to speak in her usual tone

"I know, but she is powefull and you are useless in a fight unless you didnt't wish to tire them to death by fucking all your holes; now please prepare the dinner, I'm really hungry"

"As you wish Kuro-kun" she said with a smile

I then turned to Kuesu, Koneko and Aisha

"You three put the gathered materials on that Marble Cow; Kuesu, tomorrow it will be your turn to hunt"

"As you wish My Dear"

"I'm going,Boy"

"Roger, Kuro-senpai"

That evening the dinner was more abundant and tastier than usual, probably due my happiness to all my last achievement between the first gears of my plan moving and my new powerfull abilities.

"Aki, did you were able to take it?" I asked her, who was serving me a second portion of grilled vegetables and skewered meat.

"Yes, Kuro-kun but we have to put it back to the Guild's offices soon, otherwise they would suspect" she warned me while handing to me some official-looking documents.

I gave to them a rapid lecture and, once I reached the page I wanted, smiled

"Good, it seems that Edgar is fulfilling his part of the deal; now we just need to let Count Zigler's second son be an 'accidental casuality' during the expedition that is gonna take place in four days then it will Kuesu's turn to shine, once we retire the forged documents to let her pass for a foreign noble"

Kuesu seemed pretty smug about the importance of the role and the chance to act like the noble lady she thought of her, while Aisha just snorted at her haughty character and Koneko just munched abnormal plates of meat.

The night shift was decided to start from Aisha then Koneko, Kuesu and me; Aki was dismissed because she wouldn't be much usefull for that task.

We returned to the city two days later, full loaded of Magic Stones and materials to sell at the guild and at the armor and weapon shops to cover for the costs of new equipments; obviously, as a good trope call, the sight of Aisha, Koneko and Kuesu handing over a ton of all that materials coming from dangerous beasts, including the Swamp Hydra I killed, caused an uproar into the Guild.

I wasn't personally there but I heard from them that they had been contacted by various merchants in order to buy from them part of that materials or asking for more; there was a serious talk in the Guild's offices, thanks to Aki, to give Koneko and Kuesu a C-rank promotion but unfortunately due being considered 'too young' it was denied, albeit it was allowed to them to accept Quest for said rank.

I also spent part of the huge gain for some new equipment for me, especially a new axe and dagger; despite I was fond of them,being my first real weapons, they were now too worn out due the continuous fight but I didn't throw them away and decided to kept them in the Inventory as their 'resting ground'.

In return I had now an armor made of Swamp Hydra's scale, which was commonly considered lighter than leathers but many times more durable and resistant, a dagger and an axe made of Palladium, a medium-level magic metals that was considered harder than steel but not strong or magical conductive as Mythril.

I could easily fell the difference through the easiness of how my magic was flowing on the edge of the weapons; the balances were also good albeit the new axe was slightly longer of my old one but it wouldn't take more than a day to get used to it.

I was now masked as Mantis and I was waiting in an alley of a district where there were only warehouses and closed workshops; I was waiting for the man who was walking slowly and painfully, dragging his right leg which seemed to move with lots of difficulty.

"Good evening Edgar, I suppose you have what I asked you to bring me"

Edgar was still wearing the same dress of the first time he met me but was clearly ruffled and dirty; his hair were also a mess and his face was really pale and clear eye bags could be seen.

"I did it! Take it, but please give me the antidote! I couldn't sleep for days due the pain!" he whined handing me a bag

"I'm a man of my word, Edgar; take it and remember that if you talk to anyone about this, the next time you will not have any antidote" I said with a low voice, putting inside his mouth my finger and dripping some liquid drop.

"Now I suggest you to get out" I added without looking at him

He didn't let himself tell twice and ran as fast as he could away, clear terror in his eyes, while I looked at the bag's content.

Now I just had to make a visit to a certain home and after the plan succeed I will take a goddamned vacantion and finally fucking Aki's well trained holes…and probably also Kuesu's and Aisha's for a good measure, but not Koneko…you don't lewd a loli, even when you are tecninally a shota