NOVEL WEB Chapter 82: The adventure she wants
[This is really not the adventure I was expecting... not what the Goddess promised me...]
It was more like she was talking to herself, but Rain was interested, sensing he might hear an interesting story. So, sitting down comfortably on the couch, he asked.
"Nari, did the Goddess promise you something?"
[...Of course. I'm a fragment of her soul, she wouldn't disregard my wishes]
"And your wish was?"
Rain asked with genuine curiosity. The system had already helped him many times since he had come to this world, not to mention that without its help he would have been destroyed by the Will of the World long ago, but he still knew nothing about his system.
After being silent for a few seconds, she replied.
[Adventures.]
"Adventures...?"
[You know, my entire life before this was limited to the Domain of the Goddess of Darkness, where I spent my entire days. What was there? There was darkness, darkness, darkness, darkness, darkness, and darkness... Oh yeah, I almost forgot! There was also darkness.]
[Pretty fascinating, don't you think?]
It was the first time she had ever talked about herself, so he listened in silence.
[But one day, the Goddess brought a popular book for me from one of the Worlds, saying that I had to read it. It was called 'Celestial Reincarnation of the Immortal Great Sword Emperor of the Nine Supreme Heavens'].
[I read it out of boredom. And even though, contrary to the title, the main character was a simple shepherd, not an emperor... and his sword was not as big as it seemed... and there were only seven heavens, not nine... It was still a very interesting book. So much so that I reread it several hundred times until I finally learned it by heart].
[So rather than sit in this impenetrable darkness for the next eternity, every few months communicating with the Always-Busy-Goddess, I had a dream. I decided I wanted to watch adventures. You know, one of those ones I read about in a book].
[And eventually the Goddess gave me that opportunity. She promised that as a system I would be very interested in following the great adventures of my host...]
As if summarizing an important point, she was silent for a while before asking a question.
[But where are my adventures now?]
[Where is the exploration of a new world, exploring its vastness and uncovering its secrets? Where is the treasure hunt, battles with powerful monsters that make your blood run cold? Where is the storage ring full of powerful ancient artifacts that are ready to be unleashed at the wave of a hand?]
Gradually her voice grew hotter.
[Where are the trials to test strength and endurance?! Where are the life-and-death situations that make your heart sink?! ]
[Everything you do is...! Just...! You...!]
Her annoyance, along with her voice, gradually faded away until it dissolved into silence. After a while, she said with a sigh.
Continue your saga on empire
[Adventures... Haha... I feel like I got the wrong genre, falling into some trashy smut novel...]
At the end, her voice was full of resignation to her fate.
Rain blinked a couple times, thinking about what she had just told him.
It was an interesting and in places sad story about her life and love of adventure, but there was something Rain still didn't understand.
"But that's what I've been doing all this time, isn't it?"
[...What?]
Her voice read shock, so Rain decided to kindly enlighten his system.
"If you consider that my world is women, my treasures are the best of them, and my battles are... I think it's pretty clear here? Then my life can also be seen as the adventure you dream of."
The system was speechless, unable to find the words.
"Especially since you don't think this adventure is much more unique than all those ordinary things you listed?"
[...]
"Take Gray's mom, Evelyn, for example. Once I get her, how about I start by exploring her vastness and then delve into the secrets hidden within her?"
"For your sake, I'm willing to dig pretty deep..."
[...]
"And how about right after that we move on to a trial designed to test her endurance and flexibility?"
"For your sake I will be strict with her and I will not pity her..."
[...]
"For your sake, my little system, I wouldn't even mind having a few furious battles with her that would make your blood run cold in your veins!"
[...]
"And about life and death situations that make your heart sink..."
"Doesn't your heart sink every time I get another quest to corrupt a chaste MILF?"
[...]
"So please enjoy my adventure as much as you like!"
[...]
Seeing that the system was still not responding, Rain pondered the reason and quickly found the problem.
"Ah, maybe you're worried that I don't have a bunch of ancient artifacts in my storage ring... Well, I really don't. But I do have a bed in there. A bed you can get any chance you want."
[...]
"You may have read an old book, but ancient artifacts are already an outdated trend, nowadays people are opting for more practical things."
"How would ancient artifacts help you if you were stuck in the deep woods with a hot MILF? Trust me, no woman would prefer an ancient artifact to a nice bed."
Rain finished on a high note, hoping that Nari understood his point and could truly enjoy his adventure.
[Please just kill me.]
[Though no, I could just self-destruct myself...]
Her hollow voice was devoid of any sign of life.
Rain was puzzled. Had his sincerity not gotten through to her?
"Do you want these ordinary adventures so badly?"
[I don't know what I want anymore...]
Seeing his system losing itself before his eyes, Rain shook his head.
'She's just a child.'
[...A child?! Who's a child?! I'm a thousand times older than you!]
Ignoring her protest, Rain thought for a moment.
Exploring the world, searching for treasure, battling monsters..... that didn't sound so bad?
If one thought of it this way, after arriving in this world, except for receiving the incomplete memories of the past body owner, he had never explored this world and still knew very little about it.
The idea of doing something like this seemed very appealing to him. How could he refuse to prove to his system by personal example the superiority of his adventures over all the trivial things she described?
All the more reason this new experience could be something good. Who knew what juicy women he might meet during this one?
Rain decided to seriously consider the idea when he was done with his business.
Knock! Knock!
When his important musings were interrupted by a knock on the door, he frowned and looked toward the door. He hadn't ordered more food, so he didn't know who it might be.
'Who are those bastards? Never mind, I'll just kick them out...'
With that determination, he stood up and opened the door.
A lot of purple color immediately caught his eye.
There was a girl standing in front of him. Long purple hair cascading down over her shoulders, delicate features, a stylish white shirt barely containing her breasts and a tight black skirt sinfully emphasizing her hips.
"Come in."