As always, nothing big happens on this chapter.

It has been a long time since I walked alone on a city, the last time was when we were at Kanaria city. I randomly walked around, and stumbled upon the mercenary guild building. I wonder what the differences of the adventurers and mercenaries are.

I got curious, so I went inside the mercenary guild. Unlike before where I simply got interested in what’s in front of me. Now, I want to know what’s around me, and the mercenary guild seems to be important in the continent, so I should check it out.

The inside was clean, to be precise, it’s well kept. The people inside are well dressed, and there were even some nobles inside. When a person noticed me, he went to my direction.

“Do you need something noble-sama?”(???)

“Is it ok to ask about the mercenary guild, I’m quite interested in what the mercenary guild does.”(Shera)

“I see, then if you want a brief introduction then that’ll be 10 copper coins. If you want more information about the mercenary guild, then you can use the library on the 3rd floor. The entrance fee for the library is 50 copper coins. it’s a bit expensive since it has a lot of information about the guild.”(???)

“Then I’ll go with a brief explanation.” I took out 10 copper coins, and gave it to the armored gairn.

“Then please follow me.” The gairn guided me to a small room, and let me sit on a chair inside.

He left me, and after a while, a new person entered which had the same armor as the gairn before. He sat on the opposite chair, and started speaking.

“First, I would like to say that joining the mercenary guild is dangerous, especially for a young lady like you.”(Gairn)

“I don’t plan on joining. I simply want to know more about the mercenary guild.”(Shera)

“I see, if that’s the case, then I’ll start.”(Gairn)

The mercenary guild is just like the adventurer’s guild, which takes request from different people. The first difference is that, the mercenary guild is composed of retired soldiers and nobles. The 2 guilds both do the same work, but the mercenary guild is more reliable since most of its members are from a decent family.

Simply put it, mercenary guild is for the rich, and adventurer’s guild is for the poor. Because of the high rewards in the mercenary guild, a lot of people try to join them. Unlike the adventurer’s guild that doesn’t have any requirement to join. The mercenary guild is a bit strict on recruiting members.

There are 3 main requirements that a person should have before joining. First is that the person should be from a decent family. It doesn’t have to be a noble, but your family shouldn’t have a history of any crime. Second, you have to be referred by 3 active members of the mercenary guild. Third, you have to pass the mercenary exam which is held twice a year.

The exam is divided in to a written exam and practical exam, and you have to get at least a 70% score to join the mercenary guild. It seems that the mercenary exam will be held a week for now, so he thought I wanted to join.

“That’s all for the introduction, if you still want to learn more, just head to the library. Being a mercenary is dangerous, so ask your parents first before participating in the exams ok?”(Gairn)

After the introduction, we both went out of the room. I wanted to ask the others about it, since it will be easier to get money here…we don’t need money now though. I started to walk out of the mercenary guild, until someone called me.

“Wait!”(???)

I looked back, and saw a young talar around 16-18. He was wearing expensive clothes, and was escorted by 2 heavily armored knights.

“Will you also join the mercenary guild?”(Talar)

“I still haven’t decided.”(Shera)

“You dare speak equally to …”(Knight)

“Stop, inside here I am just a normal person trying to join the mercenary guild.”(???)

Based on the knight’s reaction, the person in front of me is someone important…probably a prince? Since this is the kingdom, probably a prince…I think.

“Sorry for being rude.”(Shera)

“There is no need for that. I told you I am just a normal person inside this building.”(Prince)

Just like the king, he had a white skin. He had a short blue hair, and his bangs were covering his eyes. He didn’t have much muscle, so he probably a mage. He had a slender figure, and was quite feminine.

“If you want to join, we can take the exam together.”(Prince)

“Ok, I’ll remember that.” I bowed to him before walking away.

I got back to the inn, an hour before dinner, and the others are still not back. Let’s see, I don’t really have anything to do…

“Master, you didn’t take me along when you went for a walk. You are no longer carrying me like you used to…are you starting to get bored of me?” Pooch jumped to my lap.

“N..no, I just forgot.”(Shera)

“That doesn’t make sound any better…” Pooch rubbed his back to my stomach.

“I enjoy being carried by master, so please don’t ignore me.”(Pooch)

…th…this is, CUTE!

I held pooch upwards, and started rubbing my face on to him.

“I’ll never ignore you stupid.”(Shera)

We played for a while, until the others came back. They were all out of steam, and were covered in sweat.

“This weapon can’t compare to my Cerberus gauntlet, but it is good enough to not break even after my strongest attack.”(Nero)

“Same with these swords, they are duller and heavier but they are still decent weapons.”(Ciela)

“This wand…is just a decoration. It doesn’t increase the output of my spell like the rune orb…”(Feric)

“Guys…take a bath first…the smell is starting to spread.”(Shera)

“Sorry”(Nero, Feric & Ciela)

They all started going out, but I held on to Nero and made him stay in the room.

“You guys get a bath first, I’ll have a little talk with Nero.”(Shera)

After hearing my words, Feric silently went to the washroom, while Ciela was grinning widely as she walked to the washroom.

“Master, I’ll walk outside for a bit.” Pooch also went out of the room, leaving Nero and I alone.

The air was tense, and we were silently sitting beside each other.

“…”(Shera)

Should I tell him that he isn’t spending much time with me? Will he get irritated if I say that?

“I think I should leave…I don’t smell good right now.” Nero stood up, but I held his hand.

“N…no, it’s ok. The smell is not that bad…” I sniffed his body to show him that it is ok.

“S…shera?” Nero looked at me with a shocked expression.

Noticing what I just did, my face started turning red, as my eyes widen in shock.

“T…that’s not it, I just wanted to talk with you for a bit.”(Shera)

At my words, Nero moved beside me, only to fall over and push me to the bed. I could have dodged it, but I felt that I shouldn’t.

“S…sorry, my legs got numb all of a sudden and…”Nero quickly moved away, but I held his shoulder and pulled him back.

I watched his face get dyed in red, as my arms got soaked from his sweat. We stayed in that position for a while, and his sweat started to drip on my body.

“Y…you’ll get dirty.”(Nero)

“Say, are we really in a relationship?”(Shera)

“Of course”(Nero)

“Then why are you ignoring me?”(Shera)

Hearing my words, he made a confused expression, and asked me.

“Why do you think I’m ignoring you?”(Nero)

“You are always busy with your training, and you don’t spend time with me like you used to.”(Shera)

He still cooks for me, he still wakes me up, he still talks to me every day, but I feel that there is something missing.

“I don’t really get it. I am still with you like before.”(Nero)

“W…we should be doing more right? I mean we are already together for a long time, yet everything is still the same.”(Shera)

“I also want to do more, but you said we should go on our own pace…”(Nero)

“Going our own pace doesn’t mean to stop, we could at least kiss once a week or something.”(Shera)

I am being unreasonable, I know…but I feel we need to be moving forward…

“If that’s the case, then do you want me to be a bit aggressive?”(Nero)

Aggressive? Are we gonna fight? I told you I just want to move our relationship forward…

Nero held my body and lifted me up. I don’t know what he’ll do so I just stayed quiet. He made me stand, and after a while, his left arm coiled around my shoulders and pulled me closer to him. His right arm slowly slid down and gently groped my rear.

“Wha…” Before I could finish talking, Nero’s kissed me, and after a while, he slowly moved his tongue inside my mouth.

WHAT’S HAPPENING? WHAT’S HAPPENING? WHAT’S HAPPENING? WHAT’S HAPPENING?

My mind went blank, as Nero continued. His sweat started to cover my body, as he held me and caressed my rear. His tongue started to move around my mouth, and his arms that were on my shoulders moved to my chest.

It continued for awhile, and my arms slowly moved to his shoulder. My tongue started rolling around his tongue as his taste covered my mouth. As time passed, his arms started to get more and more violent, but it felt…nice.

I forgot about everything, and the only think I could think about was the person in front of me. My sense started to get dull, and my body craved for something…I want more.

“Ciela, why are you still outside?”(Feric)

When we heard someone’s voice, we released our hands and started fixing our clothes. Nero was still wearing his leather armor so it still looked fine, but I was in my 1 piece dress, and it was a mess. There were a lot of folds, and the dress was drenched from Nero’s sweat, which revealed my underwear from the outside.

I quickly went to the door that was slightly opened, and notice the Ciela was peaking. I quickly closed the door, and took a towel to cover my body.

“Shera? What happened?”(Feric)

“N…nothing”(Shera)

After that, I also took a bath. Feric didn’t ask anything, and simply acted like before. Ciela on the other hand, was grinning while looking at me…she saw us.

I am now inside the washroom on the same floor as our room. I am still a bit shaken from the events earlier. It was the same as with Ciela, It feels like something takes over my body, and moves my body on its own. While we were kissing…violently, I sensed a tingly feeling on my abdomen.

I felt like something good will happen if we continued for a bit, but the others just had to show up. My thoughts conflicted, I wanted to continue, I wanted to do more, but I also didn’t want to do it. I feel that our relationship would change a bit if we continued, and I am scared it might change in a bad way.

As I was busy sorting my thoughts, I could feel a tingly feeling again. It felt like something was about to be released, and when I looked down, my hands were rubbing my important place. I tried to stop, but my hands wouldn’t listen. As time passed, I move my hands more violently, and my mouth was starting to let out weird sounds.

I bit my lips to stop my mouth from producing the weird sounds. As I continued, my legs started to shake violently, and my body started to get stiff. Just like that, liquid started pouring…good thing none saw. I’ll keep this a secret until I die.

I finished taking a bath, and went back to the room. The dinner was already there, and all of them are waiting for me. After that, the day ended without Nero talking to me…did I do something bad? He is really ignoring me this time.

I lay down the bed, and I could still smell a bit of Nero’s scent. I still haven’t told them about the mercenary guild, so I’ll tell it tomorrow. I spent a few hours thinking while sniffing my bed, and fell asleep.

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The next day, I told them what they think about the mercenary guild, but Feric told us we would fail badly at the written exam. After breakfast, they went somewhere to train again, leaving pooch and I alone.

“Do you think Nero hates me?”(Shera)

“Why do you think that?”(Pooch)

“It seems he is avoiding me…”(Shera)

“I am sure he doesn’t hate you, he is probably just sorting out things on his head right now. Don’t worry, I am absolutely sure that he loves you.”(Pooch)

I carried pooch on my hands, and started walking on around the city. I didn’t know where to go, so I just aimlessly walked around. As I was walking, someone called out to me.

“It’s you!”(Prince)

When I looked back, I saw the prince. He was with 10 knights this time. As he walked closer to me, I bowed.

“What are you doing raise your head.”(Prince)

“…”(Shera)

“You dare ignore the pr…”(Knight)

“Stop, don’t frighten her.”(Prince)

The prince is fine, but dealing with his knights will be bothersome. I should cut my ties with him while it’s still early. It looks like that one is the only knight that hates me, the others doesn’t look unfriendly.

“It’s ok, and I am sorry for offending you or your knights.”(Shera)

“Nonsense you didn’t do anything.”(Prince)

“You are a kind person. You will be a great ruler someday. It seems that your knight doesn’t like me, so I’ll be on my way.” I bowed again, before walking away.

I sensed the knight run to me, and grab my shoulder. I didn’t do anything since I don’t want unnecessary enemies.

“The princess is still talking to you, how dare you walk away.”(Knight)

“Albert, stop.”(Princess)

Eh? Princess? I thought she was a male? Why is she wearing male clothes? And why is her hair short?

The princess ordered the knight to step back. She went to my direction, and grabbed my hand.

“I apologize for my servant’s rude behavior. Please don’t let this hinder our marriage.”(Princess)

“Don’t worry, I understand his reasons…EH?”(Shera)

I just met you yesterday, so when did we decide to marry each other? We are both females so how can we even get married?...we don’t even know each other’s names.

“Princess what are you saying? Don’t be fooled by her beauty! People like her tend to act innocent, stop before it’s too late!”(Knight)

“Silence, how dare you speak badly of her?”(Princess)

“…”(Knight)

How did it get to this situation? I don’t remember signing up for this…

While the princess was busy scolding the knight, I quietly walked away. After that event, I stayed at the inn to cool down.

“Pooch, why is this happening?”(Shera)

“I don’t know. I was not with you when you went to the mercenary guild yesterday.”(Pooch)

“Sigh…I’ll just stay here until everything cools down.”(Shera)

An hour before lunch time, everyone got back. The day went by normally, without me going out of the inn. Nero was still avoiding me…he really hates me. I don’t even remember why we are staying at this kingdom, everything is a mess…

The next day, the others were already gone when I woke up. Nero didn’t wake me up today too…Maybe I should by books, so that I won’t get bored. What books should I buy anyway? I will only buy from a bookstore, so I am sure I won’t meet the princess today.

While thinking, I felt someone move to the door. When the person knocked on the door, I opened it, and I saw a hooded person.

“Is there something you need?”(Shera)

The person took her hood off, and her face looked familiar.

“I need you”(Princess)

The princess hugged me, and sniffed my hair.

“Are you alone?”(Princess)

“…Yes, my friends are currently training outside the city.”(Shera)

“I see, then that means we are the only ones here.” The princess locked the door.

“W…why did you lock the door?”(Shera)

“Isn’t it obvious? I locked the door so that none will interrupt us.”(Princess)

“…Interrupt us from what?”(Shera)

“Geez, what are you making a princess say? Of course we will pleasure each other.”(Princess)

I suddenly felt a chill down my spine.

“W…what do you mean pleasure? Are we gonna massage each other?”(Shera)

“In a way yes, I’m gonna massage your whole body, and make you mine.” The princess started stripping down.

I quickly took pooch, and ran away from the room. It wasn’t safe there. I ran as fast as I can, and was now hiding in a park. I am a thousand times stronger than her, yet I felt that she was an extremely dangerous entity.

“Pooch what do you think we should do?”(Shera)

“Go back to the room.”(Pooch)

“What if she is still there?”(Shera)

“Master, you could just throw her away from the room. I doubt anyone in this continent could even resist your strength.”(Pooch)

“NO! I feel that she would continue doing that even if I push her away from the room.”(Shera)

“…Then kill her.”(Pooch)

“You are not helping.”(Shera)

“No matter what I say, you won’t go back right? Then let’s just go to a place you want to go to, like a library.”(Pooch)

“Great idea.”(Shera)

With that, I stayed at a library until lunch time. I am sure the princess would have already gone back, she will get hungry if she stays there after all. I went back to the inn, only to see knights around it. I had a bad feeling, and when I entered my room…

“Welcome back.”(Princess)

“You made friends with the princess?”(Feric)

“That’s my one-san, she works fast.”(Ciela)

“C…congratulations I guess.”(Nero)

Let’s observe first before reacting. They are casually eating with the princess, and it looks like they are already on friendly terms.

“Greetings, Duchess Shera. I am Alice Veralia Seiran, the second princess of the Helia Kingdom. Starting today, I will follow you to the end of the world.”(Alice)

This isn’t happening. This is all just a bad dream. I pinched my skin, and it hurt…so this is real hahahaha

*snap*

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”(Shera)