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  “Oh, you jest, surely! A traveler’s ability to resurrect from death is worth twice that, at least! Eighteen!”

  We haggled back and forth, and eventually settled on 15 GP, 3 SP, 5 CP. With that, I completed the process of transferring the slave collar’s ownership over to myself, and I now had a new slave.

  Name

  Kiyabu Yukiko

  Alignment

  Lawful Good

  Level

  10

  Race

  Foxkin

  Class

  Samurai

  Sub-class

  None

  Experience

  45000/55000

  Profession

  Blacksmith

  HP

  1080/1080

  MP

  200/200

  HP Regen

  8.8 per min

  MP Regen

  2.0 per min

  Fame

  0

  Infamy

  0

  0 PP

  14 GP

  32 SP

  140 CP

  Attributes

  STR

  74

  INT

  20

  DEX

  74

  WIS

  20

  CON

  88

  CHA

  20

  Luck

  0

  Attack

  +30

  Defense

  +50

  ???

  Points Remaining: 0

  Titles

  Slave

  Resistances

  Piercing

  +30%

  Bludgeoning

  +30%

  Slashing

  +30%

  Fire

  Ice

  Water

  Earth

  Light

  Dark

  Charm

  Enslaved to Zayn Darkmore – Compelled to follow all commands.

  Diety

  Tempus

  Proficiencies

  Simple Weapons

  Martial Weapons

  Shields

  Swords

  Bows

  Light Armor

  Medium Armor

  Heavy Armor

  Qualities

  Hurts so Good

  Senpai Noticed Me!

  Art of the Forge

  The Story of O

  Lady Luck’s Fool

  Gullible’s Travels

  Skills

  Foxfire - Beginner 2 (0%)

  Blacksmith - Basic 3 (0%)

  Sword Mastery - Basic 1 (0%)

  Sneak - Beginner 1 (10%)

  Move Silently - Beginner 1 (10%)

  Identify - Beginner 2 (18%)

  Observe - Beginner 2 (75%)

  Bow Mastery - Beginner 3 (0%)

  Taunt - Beginner 4 (0%)

  Parry - Beginner 6 (0%)

  Class Benefits

  +20% with Swords

  +20 HP per Level

  All Armor Proficiency

  Bows Proficiency

  Swords Proficiency

  Skills added

  Level 10: Iaijutsu - +100% damage on first strike when drawing blade.

  Sub-Class Benefits

  Profession Benefits

  Blacksmith

  +30% Fire Resistance

  Increased quality of works

  Increased speed of production

  +15% to Identify weapons and armor

  Level 10: Imbue Armor – Able to imbue bonuses onto armor

  Perks

  Able Learner

  Strength Focus

  Dexterity Focus

  Constitution Focus

  Improved Race

  While I was looking over Yukiko’s stats, I saw another window pop up.

  For purchasing another Traveler as a slave, you gain the title Chainmaker.

  For being the first Traveler to own another Traveler, the title is upgraded to Master Chainmaker.

  +525 Fame (Increased from 500)

  +5 to all stats for each slave owned.

  Slaves gain +10 to all stats.

  Chapter 18 – Guild Card and Second Night

  Once we were out of the slave market, I made my way to a decent weapon’s store. Yukiko had a beginner’s sword and armor. While better than anything else my group had, that was still level 1 gear. Not going to cut it. Looking over my shoulder, I said to my new pet, “So, Yukiko, what’s your story? How’d a Traveler end up a slave?”

  Yukiko’s head fell, and she said, “Well, I reincarnated my high level character from WOD here. I wasn’t max level, but I was one of the high level blacksmiths in my guild, the Lords of Light. Unfortunately, I ran into some trouble with character creation. The abilities I got turned problematic.”

  “Yes, I saw them on your status. Tell me what they mean. In detail, if you will.”

  Now she was blushing furiously. Oh, this had to be good!

  “Well, ‘Hurts so Good’ converts all pain my character experiences into pleasure. I still take damage, but my avatar responds differently to it than others. ‘Senpai Noticed Me!’ gives me a +100% to any actions I take for 10 minutes after getting praised by someone important to me. ‘Art of the Forge’ gives me the Blacksmith profession, and Blacksmith at Basic 3, and I’m able to repair gear without losing any durability. ‘The Story of O’, um, gave me this collar, and made me start as a slave. ‘Lady Luck’s Fool’ sets my Luck to 0, and it can’t ever be raised. ‘Gullible’s Travels’ means that I’m -30% to discern truth from lies.”

  I stood for a moment, stunned, and then laughed out loud. “So your browser history must be pretty interesting, Yukiko. So, why did you reincarnate to AAO?”

  “Um, I had a crush on the guild leader, Torgan. He was the top Paladin in the game, you know! After we got the guild achievement for being the first to beat Frostcrown, he announced that he would be reincarnating here. I thought I could come too, and maybe get to know him better.”

  “So you chased this Torgan to a new game. Did you tell him you were doing so? Or make any plans to meet?”

  “Um, no. I was always shy around the guild leader.”

  “So, what, you were just hoping to randomly find this person in the entire game world? And what if he went by a different name?”

  “Oh. I didn’t think about that!”

  “Don’t worry, pet. I’ll show you things you never dreamed of, even with that kinky browser history. Before I’m done, you’ll forget all about Torgan.”

  I was laughing to myself as we went about our shopping. To think that Kiyabu Yukiko, the former Warrior and max level blacksmith, would come chasing after me with some schoolgirl crush. She didn’t even change her name! Anyways, I decided to get just a few basic items for Yukiko, since we could probably get better off drops. Also, I picked up a whip for myself. After enchanting everything, it looked like this:

  Tamer’s Magic Whip

  Type

  Whip

  Rank

  Common

  Damage

  1-5

  Damage Type

  Slashing

  A standard leather whip, used by tamers of beasts and men for ages. While the damage is not great, the point is to provide pain as an encouragement for the target to behave. This whip has been enchanted to provide a slight healing benefit to those struck by it.

  Durability: 15/15

  +20% Aggravation to opponent

  15% chance of Disarming opponent

  5% chance of tripping opponent

  +5 Attack

  Enchanted: Heals 1-10 points of damage to target on hit. Costs 1 MP

  And for Yukiko, I got:

  Brilliant Bow

  Type

  Bow

  Rank

  Common

  Damage

  20-30

  Damage Type

  Piercing

  A common, though well made, longbow. This one has been enchanted with light magic, bestowing additional
effects on the arrows fired from it.

  Durability: 15/15

  +30 Attack

  Enchanted: Deals 1-10 points of light damage to target on hit. x2 damage to Undead.

  Steel Frost Blade

  Type

  Sword (Katana)

  Rank

  Uncommon

  Damage

  10-25

  Damage Type

  Slashing

  A katana made from hardened steel. The craftsmanship is decent, though not the work of a master. A warrior’s blade. This blade has been enchanted with ice magic.

  Durability: 40/40

  +30 Attack

  +10% to Parry blows

  Enchanted: Deals 1-10 Cold damage on contact.

  Hardened Lamellar Armor

  Type

  Heavy Armor

  Rank

  Common

  This heavy armor is made from hardened leather plates, overlapping to provide defense equal to that of steel, with a fraction of the weight. This set has been made in the oroyoi style.

  Durability: 200/200

  Class Restriction: Samurai

  +50 Defense

  +30% Resistance to Piercing, Slashing, and Bludgeoning

  Enchanted: +1 HP Regeneration/Minute

  After finishing the day’s shopping, I stopped by the guild hall again, so I could get my card. To my surprise, instructor Whitetail was by the counter when I came in, with my girls in tow.

  “You!”

  “Yes, me. I was told that my guild card would be ready by now.”

  “Damn Traveler! Look at yourself with your harem! Hey! Don’t ignore me, damnit!”

  I did ignore her, as I went to the counter. The clerk looked like he was trying desperately not to laugh, so I cut him a break, and spoke first. “Ah, my name is Zayn Darkmore. I was to pick up my guild card today.”

  “Y-yes, of course.” He pulled a card out from under the desk, and said, “You’ll need a drop of blood to bind it to you, after which, it will automatically update your guild status whenever you complete quests or have other achievements of note.” I pricked my finger, and dropped a bit of blood on the card. “Excellent. It appears that you’ve been evaluated as a Rank E adventurer to start. Impressive for a newcomer. You must have done well in your tests.”

  “Yes, I think I did well, especially in the magic one.” I looked at the card to see what it said.

  Name

  Zayn Darkmore

  Rank

  E

  Race

  Incubus

  Status

  Traveler

  Level

  10

  Class

  Warlock

  Profession

  Slave Trainer

  Subclass

  Titles

  The Executioner, The Sexecutioner, Corrupter, Master Chainmaker

  So, a condensed version of my status sheet, but this one could be shown to other people easily. And it didn’t give away any really bad information. I’m sure criminal guilds had fake versions available, if I wanted to go that route. Meanwhile, the clerk was still talking, while the instructor looked like she was about to explode due to my ignoring her.

  “The guild card is accepted as proper identification in all lands; the Adventurer’s Guild is not bound by national ties. You may store currency on your card, if you wish.”

  Ah, that’s convenient. All those coins in my inventory were taking up space. When I put them on the card, I noticed something even more convenient. Instead of just tallying the number of coins on the card, they were converted to the smallest number possible. 14 GP, 32 SP, and 140 CP became 18 GP, 6 SP. When I asked the clerk about it, he simply said that it was part of the card’s magic.

  “HEY! STOP IGNORING ME, DAMNIT!”

  I turned to look at the Instructor, and smiled. “Oh, I’m sorry, did you wish something, Instructor? I was going to entertain my new slave after dinner, but you’re welcome to join in, if you like.”

  “You bastard! Don’t think just because—“

  “You know, we probably shouldn’t cause a scene here, a lot of people are looking at you now, wondering why the Instructor is so interested in a new E-rank adventurer.” I smiled wickedly at her. She froze, looked quickly at the attention we most definitely were attracting, and then turned and stormed off towards the stairs, muttering as she did so.

  Looking back to the clerk, I said, “I’m going to be heading to the Wyrmwood soon, do you know of any quests leading in that direction?”

  The clerk, after he finished laughing, directed me to the quest board, and I picked out a few quests that would work.

  New Quest: Bandit Subjugation

  Bandits have been causing trouble along the Vermillion Road between Falon and Wyrmwood. Thin their numbers so that merchant wagons can get through!

  Rank

  D

  Success

  Kill 20 Bandits

  Failure

  Give up the Quest

  Rewards

  Experience

  200 GP

  New Quest: Merchant Escort

  Merchant Silas Horneby requests an escort for his wagon from Falon to Gepheart on the Vermillion Road.

  Rank

  E

  Success

  Silas Horneby and his cargo make it safely to Gepheart

  Failure

  Silas Horneby dies or cargo lost

  Rewards

  50 GP

  Unknown

  New Quest: Becket’s Furs

  Hunter Becket has a load of 10 furs that needs to get to Gepheart on the Vermillion Road.

  Rank

  F

  Success

  Deliver 10 furs to the leatherworker in Gepheart.

  Failure

  Do not deliver the furs.

  Rewards

  50 SP

  Consequences

  10 GP Fine

  Relationship with Fathon decreases

  (Later)

  After dinner, my pets and I were once more in my room. Turning to look at Yukiko, I said, “Now, Yukiko. You told me earlier that you wanted to meet this ‘Torgan’ in game, yes? Well, I happen to know a few things about Torgan. If you endure everything I am about to do to you without logging out, then I will tell you something about Torgan that you will be only the second person in this world to know.”

  Oh, how her eyes lit up with both fear and excitement! I was going to thoroughly enjoy this. When she finally nodded her head, I smiled, and said, “Now, strip.”

 

  Master is so wicked! The Traveler he purchased at the market has no idea what she’s in for, but she’s going to go along with it blindly because she wants to know more about this ‘Torgan’. I can’t wait to see her delicious pain when he takes her. Oh, wait, she said something about having an ability that turned pain to pleasure, right? Well, that takes some of the fun out of it.

  I wonder what he’ll do to the girl? And what is this secret? Is it related to Master’s incredible strength?

 

  Hah! Stupid bitch gets to take my place tonight! Bastard’s going to rape her senseless. I just hope he forgets about my poor ass for a while. I didn’t think they could get that big, even on an incubus! He must be part horse!

  Ugh, I still can’t believe the bastard makes me call him ‘Master’ all the time. At least there are two other girls here who can take some of the attention away.

  “Severa, Della, you two strip as well. Pleasure eachother while I entertain my new pet.”

  DAMNIT! I’m not even into girls! I hate how my body moves to take off my clothes at his command. I hate it even more that I know I’m only allowed to wear those clothes because it makes me more effective in combat.

  No, don’t touch me there you stupid slut! Oh, god, what is my tongue doing? What is her tongue doing? OHHHH!

 

  Oh. Oh fuck. Fuck fuck fuckity FUCK! I’m going to get raped. That’s what’s going to happen, ri
ght? The two other slaves aren’t much help. The blonde looks like she’s about to cream herself in anticipation of whatever’s going to happen. The black-haired one just gives me a look that says, ‘better you than me’. What has this bastard been doing to these girls?

  I gulp as I stand there, naked, presenting myself for him. I could log out. I could escape, and make a new character. But I would lose the bonuses from reincarnating if I did that. And I would lose my only chance to find out more about Torgan.