Day 9 since entering the city
I woke up to the smell of trash and feces in a random alley, I was naked for some reason, and the last thing I remember was drinking my pain away before sunset. I had so many questions, what happened? Where are my burns and bruises from yesterday? Why do I not have a hangover? Matter of fact, I feel like a million bucks! I've never felt better since entering this world, I don't feel sick from Mageia, nor do I feel rage and despair. Was it the alcohol? I doubt it.
Claudio: Where is Lyria? Matter of fact where am I?!
Checking my body, my hair returned to medium long length, and I was hairless from the head down! there's no hair on my face nor my chest, not even my legs! Wait… did I get…?
I squatted over and did a quick inspection on my anus:
Claudio: Oh thank God! Still as tight as a retard's grip on a pencil.
Where is my handgun? Where is my phone? So many questions but first things first… I have to walk around like this, FUCK!
I began walking down a populated street, there was many people in the city now, and more to come, fleeing from the war. Apparently, if you live in this shithole of a city, you are exempt from being drafted into the war; the denizens of Canes Horos are the first line of defense from the Hell's Spawn forest, the same forest that I spent 3 days navigating and running away from.
Claudio: This is totally normal, nothing to be ashamed of even, Right…
I spent 5 minutes walking and still there isn't a clothing shop FUCKKK. This is so fucking awkward, the stares from everyone isn't helping either for fucks sake, I hate this, at least I won't get arrested for this.
Arktos: Claudio?! Hiiii.
Claudio: Bear ears? Arktos? What are you doing here… hey HEY HEY BACK OFF!
Arktos came close to me, arms up as he wanted to hug me.
Arktos: What's wrong? Are you okay?
Claudio: Kid, you don't ever hug a naked man, not even your father.
Arktos: But why?
Claudio: Rules are rules, I didn't make them up, now give me something to cover myself!
Now that I covered myself using a long sleeved shirt, it looked like I was wearing a diaper, I calmed down and noticed that Arktos and I were the same height for some reason. Before he was two inches taller than me but now we both stand six feet, either it's because I just woke up, or for some reason I was reborn, what even happened yesterday!?
***
Arktos, the beastfolk slave whom I freed a couple of days ago was apparently bored of staying in the orphanage and decided to join the adventurers' guild. He guided me to the nearest shop and I argued with the shopkeeper for 10 minutes before deciding to ignore his inflated prices and just as I exited the shop, I was exiting the shop, I was greeted by two distinct looking individuals.
Giala: We apologize for not finding you sooner Mr. Claudio, we were looking for you all morning.
Bakchan: I'm Bakchan and this is Giala, please excuse our incompetence for not finding you sooner.
They must be Lyria's replacements… which means I annulled the contract… which means I did something stupid yesterday… at least I have a clue as what happened now, but why are my memories messed up? Shit.
Claudio: What happened to Lyria? Is she okay?
Bakchan: Lyria is back in the sanctuary doing kitchen work mostly, yes she is fine.
Claudio: I see, Bakchan, see if you can convince the shop owner to hand me some clothes at a reasonable price please, it looks like I'm running late.
Backchan: Sure thing Sir!
Giala was a mature older lady, she can't fool me, she can'e be a mere servant, she looks like someone important, even if she is gawking at my body like an idiot. Bakchan was the previous butler whom I drew a sample of blood from, he looks like an Italian gangster from the 1970's.
I heard a loud smack as soon Bakchan entered the shop, one minute later he emerged from the shop with a fresh set of clothes just for me, shit he acts like a gangster as well.
Bakchan: Sir Claudio, do you want me to get rid of the hairy critter next to you as well?
Arktos Flinched and looked scared, that was messed up.
Claudio: That critter is my baby brother Arktos, I expect you both to treat him with respect.
Bakchan: I'm so sorry sir… I will be happily punished for my rudeness.
Claudio: I don't do punishment, just don't repeat the same mistake twice, also refer to me as Claudio from now on.
Bakchan and Giala: Yes sir!
Great.
***
I arrived at the adventurers' guild soon after, thankfully no one was dying, yet. I went to the bitch of a receptionist and asked him:
Claudio: Hello, please register this cub to the guild, I also want two tickets to the baths as well.
Receptionist: Do you want me to give you a balamar (blowjob) as well krippal?
Claudio: I'd gladly accept one from your wife you old bastard.
The receptionist's aura flared for a second but he remembered the consequences if he continued, so he did just as he was told, like an obedient little bitch. I swear he went out of his way to make my life here harder ever since I worked here, for no reason at all.
Claudio: Thanks, do a better job next time, wrinkles.
Receptionist: Die already, Folsy, you and the smelly beastfolk.
Arktos: What the hell was his problem?
I answered Arktos with a voice loud enough for the receptionist to hear:
Claudio: He is old and has a lot of regrets, don't grow up to be like him Arktos.
Arktos understood the assignment and replied with a loud voice as well:
Arktos: I hope not! I would kill myself if I ever became like him!
The receptionist clocked out of his shift first thing in the morning, looks like Linda has to fill in his place, again.
Arktos: Big bro, can you show me where you work please?
Claudio: Sure, follow me.
We entered the lounge and Jenna was sitting there reading a comic book that I handed to her a couple of days ago, she looked up and stared at us for a couple of moments, then her eyes locked on Arktos. I turned towards Arktos and he was gawking at Jenna as well, this continued for a minute before the gears in my brain started to work out this weird situation.
Claudio: 'You have to be kidding me'
Claudio: Ahem.
Jenna: OH! Good morning Claudio!
Arktos: GOOod morning!
Jenna: Ah! Please excuse me!
Well that was awkward, Jenna rushed out of the lounge and her face was flushed, Arktos was breathing heavily in my ear before facing me and he said:
Arktos: Claudio! You said that I was free to do whatever I want right?!
Claudio: Right…
Arktos: What is your relationship with that girl?
Claudio: She is my assistant, listen, I think I know where this is going so let's talk it out in the baths for now, we reek.
Arktos: But you smell fine?
Claudio: Your nose doesn't work cub.
***
After scrubbing the trash filth from my feet and behind, I was soaking in the hot bath before Arktos joined me later, I instructed him on how to clean himself properly and handed him a razor blade to shave the bush in his underarms, I'm pretty sure it was the cause of his strong smell.
Arktos: So big bro…
Claudio: Yes?
Arktos: Is it okay if I married Jenna?
Claudio: Marrige!?
Arktos: So it's not okay then…
Claudio: Of course not! You don't have a house to your name, not even a single groshen, you are 13 years old for God's sake kid! Act like it.
Arktos: So if I had those than I can?
Claudio: No, not even close, do you even know Jenna? What she likes and hates? And what makes you think she is entitled to marry you anyways? Did she say that she liked you?
Arktos: No…
Claudio: Well then, first things first, ask her out on a date so that you can get to know each other, and remember, she is not entitled to agree.
Arktos: I understand, but she probably likes you so I have no chance anyways…
Claudio: You are sulking already? And no, she told me that I was the older brother that she never had, just like what I am to you.
Arktos: Like hell I am! I was born a slave and you came to save me! You are my savior and I have no way to repay you Claudio! I will never amount to anything! My kind is not even liked in this… Claudio?
I was staring at his face the whole time, with a bored expression, I've been here before with Julian, so I will repeat what I just said to him:
Claudio: Arktos, I will only say this once, you don't owe me nothing, and if you continued on this path of self-pity and insecurity, you will end up just like that receptionist.
Arktos: But…
Claudio: Arktos, I don't plan on being friends with people who acts like you, they disgust me, have some self-respect and importance. Imagine how would Jenna feel if she saw her supposed "husband" still acts like a slave still after being freed, she'd be disgusted with you, so it's up to you if want to be free or not, I already told you that you don't owe me anything. Am I clear?
Arktos dunked his face under water before emerging back up after a minute, which meant that he thought about everything I just said, he replied:
Arktos: I understand big bro, sorry you had to see me like that.
Claudio: It's normal, we don't grow overnight after all. Think about everything I said before asking Jenna out.
***
It was now 9 AM, Arktos didn't face Jenna yet, he took on an assignment to gather herbs, and also to clear his mind. Jenna asked me about him but it was hard to tell her something useful, I didn't say that he used to be a slave, I just told her that he was my friend, and that she should focus on her work.
The guild was crowded all of a sudden, and an important looking individual walked in, she was in the middle of four other women, she was long limbed, long necked and pretty tall, almost as tall as Isolde the bean flicker, the only thing normal about her was her face which was on the pretty side. Her henchwomen looked like absolute degenerates, zero presentation, and zero hygiene as well; I could almost see a cloud of green gasses coming from them.
The woman looked at the adventurers before announcing:
Esmeralda: I am Esmeralda, the guild master of the Glacier Lions, we came from the city of Vokras, who is the guild master here?
Adventurer: He is away to make a deal with the Wolfborne tribe, he will take a while to get back here.
Esmeralda: I see, go back to your business now don't mind me.
Esmeralda was scouting the area and that was my queue to get back inside the lounge, I didn't want any more trouble after all.
15 minutes later
Esmeralda entered the lounge soon after Arktos came back from his mission slightly injured; I ignored her existence as I worked on the rash caused by a man eating plant's acid.
Claudio: Arktos are you color blind? I told you like one million times not to go near the Limt Vosces mushrooms!
Arktos: But you had an assignment that paid too good for them!
Claudio: What good is that money if you're dead hm?
Arktos: I won't die from those weak plants.
Claudio: You only learned how to read recently so I will give you a break, the few mushrooms that you brought to me were in horrible condition, don't expect me to pay you for them so like I said once again, stop wasting your time and stop being greedy!
Esmeralda: Oh my~ What do we have here?
Arktos: Sorry woman, I already love someone else.
Esmeralda: I'm not talking to you, you hairy beast thing.
Claudio: Excuse him he is just a kid.
Esmeralda: You there.
Claudio: Hm?
Esmeralda: Follow me upstairs, I will send a few groshen your way as well.
I snapped my head at lightning speed and glared at the woman before saying:
Claudio: Who the FUCK do you think you are? I'm a physician not your play thing, now get the fuck out of my lounge.
Arktos: OWE! Big bro you are squeezing my hand too hard!
Claudio: Shut the hell up before I demolish you.
Jenna: Claudio take three deep breaths!
*inhale* *exhale* *inhale* *exhale* *inhale* *exhale*
Claudio: Thanks for reminding me sweet heart.
Jenna: Tehe you're welcome.
Arktos: Cute…
Jenna: !
This is getting too chaotic
Claudio: Everyone, out of the lounge, I need a breather.
Esmeralda finally registered everything that has happened now, two minutes after everyone left the lounge, she stormed out soon after and she saw the krippal chatting with a bald headed adventurer, she got close to them and said:
Esmeralda: You… you are not a slave? You are free and an employed physician as well?!
Claudio: How observant, you are smarter than you look.
Esmeralda's henchwomen gathered by her side, not expecting this confrontation to happen, she calmed herself and said gloatingly:
Esmeralda: Are you hearing this girls? This guild is not wealthy enough to employ a healing mage! So they resorted to hiring a krippal, HAHAHAHA!
What is this, why is she acting like a minor villain in one of those Otome games that Angelica used to play?
Oliver: Excuse me for a minute Guild Master Esmeralda, Claudio here is a very skilled physician, no one died under his watch yet, I also advise against trading insults with him.
Esmeralda: How about this then, I will trade my sister who is a healing mage with him, in turn, I want this Krippal to be my slave, do we have a deal?
Oliver: I may be an old member of this guild but I don't have the authority to approve of this deal.
Esmeralda: What do you mean?
Claudio: That means you can't afford me you long necked bitch.
Silence
After that short amount of deadly silence, the guild erupted in laughter, I could feel the ground shaking from the noise.
Esmeralda: Claudio is it? So tell me, how many dicks have you sucked to be in this position?
Only the henchwomen laughed, forcefully at that, she handed me reply on a silver platter, I retorted:
Claudio: I never sucked anyone off, I'm sure everyone here can tell that I'm telling the truth, now, how many dicks have you sucked for your neck to extend by this much?
The guild was biased in their laughter, sure it was kind of funny but not to the point of throwing up your breakfast from laughing, Esmeralda still held her composure before retorting back:
Esmeralda: So you must be a folsy then, explains how a krippal managed to live this long.
She was desperate, she wasn't even joking, she sounded like she was on the verge of crashing out, I simply replied back with a very basic long neck joke:
Claudio: Tell me, does the grape you eat turn to wine when it reaches your stomach?
Two of the henchwomen laughed before suppressing their giggles, the guild was basically laughing at everything I said after that, not giving Esmeralda a chance to retort:
Esmeralda: Do you suc…
Claudio: Does the executioner yell "TIMBER" when he cuts off your head?
Esmeralda: Will you ha…
Claudio: How many Cows had to die to cover these monster like feet?
Esmeralda: Kasma krippal te…
Claudio: You are built like the roots of a tribunal tree.
Esmeralda: I swear I will…
Claudio: Blah! Blah! Blah!
Esmeralda: THAT'S IT!
Esmeralda's aura extended greatly, a wall formed in front of me, surprisingly, Arktos was the first one to step up, Esmeralda was strong, and so were her henchwomen, but they were no match against 366 adventurers surrounding them. They fought for 7 minutes before overpowering the visitors, since I was sure that Esmeralda was going to cover damages caused by her tantrum, I used the healing potions on the adventurers who were at deaths door, all 13 of them.
Esmeralda and her henchwomen were shackled against the wall before her army of adventurers stormed in and took her away from us, they was at least 189 adventurers.