Chapter 48 - Two Arthurs

—Cole POV—

Walking up to the Job Board, I gave Naofumi a quick rundown of how the Guilds usually worked. I wanted him to know in advance so he didn't make a fool of himself after I left him to follow his own path.

"Alright Naofumi, as I am sure the kind receptionist told you…you are able to accept quests that match your Rank or one above it. Since you are a newbie, your rank is G. Most G-Rank Quests are going to be herb gathering, running errands for people, and slaying the weakest of monsters like slimes or goblins.", I told him as I pointed to the section where his Quests would be.

"Slimes!?", Isola screeched hearing the word mentioned, "Please don't pick one of those quests, they are icky, slimy, and incredibly powerful!"

Looking at her and then back at me, Naofumi asked me to explain. Even though he wasn't that sure about a lot of things in this world, he evidently knew enough to understand what she was saying wasn't true.

"Simes are actually one of the weakest monsters out there, but they have a high resistance to blunt strikes. As you probably heard me mention earlier, the four rabbit women are martial artists for the most part so they have trouble dealing with them.", I chuckled remembering why they were afraid of Slimes, "The reason she is so terrified of them is some species of Slimes eat animal products and clothing. On more than one occasion during my travels, she has ended up buck naked in front of our comrades."

"Ah, I see…", Naofumi said clearing his throat attempting not to think about it, "Let's avoid Slimes then for the time being, out of the remaining quests here what do you recommend I take?"

Reviewing the postings quickly, I pulled off a herb-gathering quest that would take us a few minutes south of the city. Getting a Herbology book from a store on our way out of the city, I handed it to Naofumi so he could safely pick what he was after. As we walked out of the southern gate, Naofumi began reviewing the book as we headed for the edge of the forest. When we arrived at our destination, I decided to tell him about two of the features his Shield had.

"In addition to being offensive/defensive items, the Legendary Weapons have the ability to compound potions and poisons. This is incredibly important to know as it can save you a lot of coin by harvesting the ingredients yourself. Not only can you do that, but it will also increase the quality of the ingredients doing it that way as well.", I informed him, "The second thing you should know is, your weapons can absorb raw materials and monster parts to make new variants. For example, try taking some herbs and touching them to your shield."

Doing as I asked, he picked a few up and touched them against his shield. Watching them get absorbed almost immediately, he had a small panic attack when his shield changed to look like a leaf. While he read through the notifications he got, I reminded him of one glaring weakness he had at the moment.

"You will recall that you aren't able to use any other weapons, for the most part. It's important to note that there are some weapons that you are able to use, they are called Vassal Weapons.", I told him, "If memory serves, there are eight of those in this world which are in the possession of other Heroes. Each Legendary Hero has two Vassal Heroes that are supposed to assist them, but that doesn't always pan out that way."

Piquing his interest, he asked me if I happened to have one of those weapons.

"Unfortunately not, I am not from this world so I don't have any weapons from this world. That said I do have some swords like Excalibur and Durandal in my possession.", I chuckled with pride.

Closing his HUD, he asked me to repeat what I had just told him. Telling him that I had two famous Legendary Weapons, Naofumi almost lost it.

"You mean the Legendary Sword Excalibur? The one that King Arthur supposedly used to save England!", he shouted in shock and disbelief.

"They share the same name, but they aren't the exact same swords. The Excalibur I had came from a world called Alestar, and Durandal-", I started to say before Luna cut me off.

"King Arthur, what do you mean by that? Elouise and he were barely married before those jackasses took him from us. Why are you calling him King Arthur?", she inquired having tuned out the first part of my explanation.

Telling her that the King Arthur he was talking about and I were different people, she nodded her head still confused about it. The likelihood that there were two different Arthurs with the exact same sword was very unlikely, but it did happen. Pulling Excalibur out of my storage, the sword's golden light almost blinded everyone for a few moments.

"You know, I am honestly surprised it still works.", Evelyn said looking it over as the light died down, "I would have thought it'd be unusable now that our world is gone."

Swinging it around a few times, it felt the same as it did when I last used it. Excalibur had come into my possession as a wedding gift from Celestial's parents. They had been keeping it locked away since the Alestar's First Hero gave it to them for safekeeping. As for Durandal, I recovered that sword from the Church in my 3rd life. Those morons were going to give it to a psychopath who would have used it to butcher thousands of innocent people.

Putting the sword away, I helped Naofumi start to gather herbs to complete his quest and also for him to experiment with.

—Several Hours Later—

Returning to Castle Town after our short trip, Naofumi turned in the herbs and received his reward from the receptionist. Getting the name of a good inn to stay at from her as well, we wandered around the streets for a short time before finally locating it a few blocks away. As he was about to head up to his room for the night, I stopped him to give him a warning.

"Listen carefully, keep your door locked and barred shut. I wouldn't run it past that bitch to try framing you still.", I whispered to him, "Being a Princess means she can throw her authority around to get into your room."

"Got it, I will use a chair to block the door after dinner", he acknowledged, "So what's the plan for tomorrow?"

"You are in desperate need of party members, since you can't fight alone you need at least one or two people backing you up. Right now your best bet is to buy a slave or two because you are in an unfriendly nation. Some adventurers may think they will get a reward for snuffing you out while making it look like an accident.", I stated.

Looking at me with a conflicted look, I told him to not think of it as owning someone.

"You will treat whoever you purchase far better than anyone in this country would. Most adventurers use them as disposable bait, wealthy people use them as sex toys, and some very sick people would use them to torture for fun.", I informed him, "Knowing you, they will have a chance at a normal life that no one else could give them."

Looking at it from that perspective, he nodded his head and agreed to at least take a look. Patting him on the back, we parted ways for the day.

—Cole POV, Home—

Walking into the front door, I found Grizzle, Silva, and Repune in the middle of preparing dinner. Seeing them in aprons they had me pick out for them, I couldn't help but appreciate the view. Heading upstairs to get washed up and changed, the five women told me they would be back in a bit. Acknowledging what they said, I walked into the kitchen and snuck up behind the cooks.

"It smells delicious, what's on the menu tonight?", I asked wrapping my arms around the three of the cooks.

"We are making curry!", Silva said proudly as her tail wagged happily, "Shino told us she was in the mood for curry so we decided to make it."

"Ah that's right, I forgot that I showed you how to cook that before.", I remembered, "Anything I can do to help you?"

"Nope, we have this covered.", Grizzle assured me, "Why don't you go spend some time with our children? They are up in the playroom right now."

Heading up to the work-in-progress playroom, I found Darla and Vivian watching over the children. Slipping into the room, I gave the two women a kiss before laying down to play with the children.

Crawling over to me, they began tugging on my shirt and face while giggling at me. Pulling some toys over for them to play with, they instead started beating me with them to get a reaction out of me. Laughing at them, I blew raspberries on them causing the children to laugh along with me. Fawning over them till dinner was ready, the three of us took them down to join us for the meal.

"Is so good!!", Eri cheered with a mouthful of food, "It's the bestest food ever!!"

"Agreed, my compliments to the chef.", Yesenia added with a smile.

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment!", Grizzle said.

Discussing the events of our day today, everyone was eager to hear about our travels today.

"So how did the first day go?", Sapphire asked me.

Getting everyone up to speed, I informed them that I knew which world they went to first. Telling them all about the Four Legendary Heroes and what almost happened to Naofumi, Elouise was disgusted to hear about Malty. Her family was fortunate enough not to have someone that cruel among them, but her brother and father had gotten pretty fucking close at the end of their lives.

"So anyways, tomorrow we will be going to the Slave Market to get him companions for his trip.", I informed everyone, "I already know who to pair him up with so it shouldn't be too bad."

"Ah…", Sapphire replied with a sad look, "He will treat them well, yes?"

"Of course, he is a very kind-hearted guy almost to a fault. They will be in good hands, and the young woman in question could certainly use them.", I admitted knowing about the trauma his future companion had gone through.

Finishing our meal, we got the children washed up and put to bed. Reading them a book to fall asleep to, I gave them each a kiss on the forehead before silently leaving their rooms. Cracking my neck as walked into our bedroom, I hung my clothes up and cleaned with them magic before walking into the bathroom to shower. Turning on the water, I gave it a few minutes to warm up before getting in.

"Ahem…isn't this a one-person party?", Rumi teased me as she came in after me.

"Haven't you already showered?", I questioned with a smirk.

"Mmm…I don't know, why don't you help me wash up?", she said dropping her towel and pulling me into the shower.

Fortunately, I had splurged on getting a nice, large shower for such occasions so we wouldn't be cramped. Closing and locking the door with magic, I didn't want any interruptions from anyone. I just wanted to have a few moments alone with Rumi.

—R-18—

Wasting no time, Rumi was all over me as made out in the shower. Grabbing her firm butt with my left hand, my right held her by the back of the neck. Letting me set the pace, my left hand slowly made its way down to her crotch. Probing her insides with my fingers, she let out a pleased gasp as leaned against me. Picking up the pace, her body tensed up after a few minutes as she climaxed for me.

Not letting her catch a break, I hiked her left leg up and buried myself in her. Having likely already torn her hymen through intense exercise, I wasn't the least bit surprised to see only a little bit of blood. Pressing her back against the wall, she wrapped her arms and legs around me as I hammered her against the wall. Smacking her butt hard, her muscles coiled up around me tighter with every impact.

"Damn it…they weren't lying!", she panted struggling to catch her breath, "...you really do know what you're doing."

"Such a horny rabbit.", I teased her, "You act all tough, but behind closed doors, you like to let go."

Sheepishly admitting she was starting to like it, I assured her only I would see this side of her. Breaking out of her grip, I bent her over and took her from behind. Using her ears as handlebars, I made sure to use just the right amount of force to pull her back into me. Using her ears that way made her tighten up much more than before, and she event climaxed twice in a row. Pounding her till I was satisfied, I pushed her up against the wall and climaxed in her.

Feeling the warmth fill her, she let out a moan of pleasure as I held her in place. Kissing her neck several times, I told her she did really well. Temporarily lost in her euphoria, she didn't hear anything I said till we separated. Sliding down the wall, it took her a few minutes to steady herself.

Having her clean me off, she did so very clumsily though that was to be expected. After getting ourselves washed up, we headed to bed a short time later.

—R-18 End—