Chapter 13 – An Adventure Mission
At night, Jack's family again celebrated Jack's arrival with a sumptuous meal. Just like yesterday, the atmosphere was lively.
Rita was wearing loose clothes which would provide feasts for Jack from time to time and he couldn't help getting aroused. While Rita's gaze also started becoming womanly.
While sleeping, Rita was having pleasant dreams, so she tightly hugged Jack's body. His manly smell and his body warmth were so comfortable that she wouldn't separate herself from him until morning.
At the same time, Alban was also having some weird yet pleasant dreams.
Unbeknownst to them, they were being affected by the mere presence of Jack. While Jack was becoming more perverted. The things that should disgust him were now more arousing. He didn't feel any guilt when he ogled up his own mother.
…
The next day, Jack went to the guild a bit earlier than yesterday. Albert had already created contract papers, so Jack signed the contract after carefully hearing what is written in it
He then purified the beast cores provided by Albert which took him half an hour. By the time he was finished, he found that Natalia was already waiting for him, browsing through the adventure missions. She was fully equipped with armor and weapons like a veteran adventurer.
"Little hero, you have arrived," Natalia smiled as she noticed Jack.
"What are you doing?"
"I am searching for a suitable adventure mission," she answered. "I think this should be suitable," she pointed at the piece of paper hanging on a wooden board.
"What is it about?" Jack asked.
"It's about investigating the missing people from the nearby village. It's a B-rank mission. We will complete this mission and I will guide you along the way," Natalia said and Jack nodded.
She tore off the notice paper and showed it to a counter. After the procedure was done, they headed to borrow a horse as they would have to travel to another village.
As Jack couldn't ride a horse, he sat behind Natalia, resting his hands on her curvy hips. As they got out of the town, Jack wouldn't let go of such an opportunity and his hands began to move upwards.
Unfortunately, she was wearing leather armor, so he couldn't feel her soft skin. So he just hugged her and buried his face in her silky black hair, savoring her womanly fragrance.
"Fufufu! Little hero, you are really naughty! Do you want to do it here?" Natalia playfully asked.
"I don't mind, but there is no way that's possible while riding the horse," said Jack.
"Hehe, why not? It's possible to do it here, you know?"
"How long will it take to arrive at our destination?" Jack asked, noticing the slow speed of the horse.
"Hmm, it will take about five hours…" Natalia answered.
"What?!" Jack exclaimed in surprise and quickly jumped off the horse. The horse received a sudden jerk that disturbed its balance.
"Eh!" Natalia got confused as she pulled the reins to control and stopped the horse, "Little hero, what are you doing? I could have fallen off the horse just now!" she scolded.
"Uhh, sorry. I was surprised to hear the time required…" Jack awkwardly replied and Natalia just glared at him.
"So?" she asked.
"It would take a whole 10 hours just to travel. And we have to solve the problem as well; we wouldn't be able to return in a day…" Jack voiced out his thoughts.
"Of course, we probably won't be able to return in one day. This wasn't a one-day mission in the first place."
"But that would consume a lot of time unnecessarily," said Jack.
"So, what do you suggest?" Natalia asked.
"I can move much faster than that… I can carry you on my back and we would be able to reach faster that way," Jack said, smiling wryly.
"Eh!" It took her a while to register, "Little hero, the village is quite far, are you sure you won't be tired?" she awkwardly asked.
"Of course, it won't be a problem. Trust me," he assured and Natalia nodded.
"...Then I will return this horse, you wait here," Natalia said as she galloped towards the town.
Since they weren't moving inside a forest, Jack would be able to move at his full speed on the road having no obstructions.
*Woosh*
In just a few minutes, Natalia returned with a gust of wind.
"Your speed is not that bad," Jack said and Natalia smiled wryly. What 'not bad'? As a wind user, she would even dare to brand herself as the fastest person in the entire Dulia town. And this is just 'not bad?'
She got on his back as he held her by her smooth and soft thighs. She was wearing knee-high leather boots and a skirt that would not hinder her agile movements. So Jack could at least touch one of her assets.
"Hold tightly, or you might fall with a jerk," Jack said and Natalia hugged his neck with both of her hands.
*Swoosh*
A strong wind current brushed her cheeks as her surroundings became blurry. She couldn't even see the surroundings.
Jack's speed was astonishing and so was his agility. He skillfully twisted and turned according to the path, not caring about the person behind him.
Natalia could only tighten her grip as if her life depended on it, and it was true. With the strong jerks she was receiving on every turn of direction, she was bound to fall off if her grip loosened. The wind was fierce which also began to mess with her tied hair.
So she focused on the wind and the surrounding air resistance decreased considerably. Now her hairstyle would remain intact.
Jack felt the air resistance decrease and his speed increased even more. If previously he was cutting the air, he was now a rocket flying through the vacuum.
"Thanks!" Jack thanked thinking that Natalia had helped him with her wind magic. Unfortunately, his voice drifted off with the wind and she couldn't hear it. Or else she would have answered that she just wanted to preserve her hairstyle.
In just fifteen minutes, they arrived at their destination. Jack had frequently asked for directions along the way, lowering his speed.
He lowered her to the ground before asking, "We should meet the village chief n…" he cut himself seeing her horrified expression.
This was the scariest ride in her entire life. If she wasn't a clone, she would have puked right now.
It took him a while to calm her down.
…
They visited the village chief's house and showed their adventure card as an identity card. The village chief was a middle-aged muscular man with a white mustache and hair, indicating that he was once a strong warrior.
The chief was surprised to see the adventurers coming so early in the morning and then got even more surprised seeing the A-rank on Jack's card.
His attitude became even more respectful as he welcomed them wholeheartedly. He wondered if the reward would be sufficient for this A-ranker. He then began to talk.
"It's been four days since the first few hunters went missing. Their friends also went missing when they went to search for them the next day; and they weren't weak hunters, all comparable to C-rank," the chief said and Jack and Natalia nodded.
"Only men, or were there also women?" Natalia asked.
"Yes, there were a few young women with them," the chief answered.
"Did such an incident happen in the past?" Jack asked.
"It did when I was a kid. But that was caused by an A-ranked monster which was witnessed by survivors. This time, we don't have any witnesses… not a single one of them returned…" the chief answered.
Jack turned his sight towards Natalia to hear her opinion. So she said, "There is a possibility of a strong monster's involvement," she paused for a moment as she looked at the chief before continuing, "the demon witches might also be involved."
*Gulp*
The village chief gulped hard hearing the name. The common name 'demon' was enough to scare the hell out of everyone, especially when they were from a remote village such as this.
It is said that these witches come from the demon kingdom to eat humans and increase their powers. No human can escape from their clutches. So the village chief's fear was valid.
Jack didn't have much knowledge regarding it, so he just 'nodded', not intending to look like a fool in front of the chief. He would later ask Natalia.
"Since we have arrived, you don't have to worry, chief. I have brought our little hero, he will quickly solve the problem. Just order the people to stay inside the town for the time being," Natalia instructed and the chief nodded, although he didn't know what she meant by 'little hero'. The young man wasn't little from any aspect.
The chief then guided them to a small house, which was arranged for their rest, and handed them the keys.
As both Jack and Natalia had spatial pouches, they didn't have any bulky luggage on their bodies. So they directly headed towards the direction of the incident, without bothering to check this temporary residence.