The guild was full of adventurers returning from missions, and I quickly pulled the cart loaded with my prey and joined the queue at the counter.
I want to avoid getting involved with other adventurers as much as possible, so I want to get things done quickly.
"Oh, Eugene, are you back from hunting?"
...That's what I thought, but it seemed that someone who didn't want me to find them had seen me, and I let out a small sigh in my heart.
She approached me without hesitation and looked inside the cart.
What prey did you hunt today? Show me the face of that silly prey that a simple man could hunt... Haha, a rabbit! I guess so, what prey could a simple man hunt alone? A Rocky Mountain sheep
Irene, who approached me with a sarcastic smile, was a swordswoman who had joined the Adventurers' Guild a month after I did... so we were like classmates. Although she was about five years younger than me, she had the face of a healthy, athletic girl. Even then, she would tease me by saying things like, "Men shouldn't be adventurers, they should stay home cleaning and taking care of the kids."
Six months have passed since then, and Irene has formed a group with reliable companions, been promoted to the rank of adventurer, and is rapidly climbing the corporate ladder.
Meanwhile, I had barely managed to hunt a few large-horned rabbits a day, known as the lowest-level monsters. As a man with no combat skills, no adventurer would join me, so I was speeding ahead on my solo adventure as an exemplary adventurer.
While I was busy collecting medicinal herbs and rummaging through sewers, tasks that even low-ranking adventurers could perform, my companions were constantly rising through the ranks, and I felt a little lonely. However, I was relieved to know that if we changed the world we lived in, they would no longer have anything to do with me...
"That's what I'm saying, Yuji. You have no talent. You should quit being an adventurer and become my maid. Why don't I hire you?"
For some reason, even after six months, this guy keeps bothering me.
I let out a small sigh and gave Irene a cold look.
Don't get carried away, Irene. You're just a rookie who just got promoted to Bronze rank. Are you even in a position to hire a servant? You should say that when you've been promoted a little more and can live in a nice mansion.
"...Tch, you're a very talkative guy. How cheeky for a man."
Irene spat this out and shook her red ponytail in a bad mood.
Along with the sound of her hair falling, a bittersweet scent mixed with sweat floated in the air, and I instinctively turned my face away so she couldn't read my expression.
"Huh? What's wrong, Yuji? Do you hate talking to me that much?"
Haha, I don't want to smell the body odor of a woman returning from an adventure. After all, men are sensitive. So you should put on perfume before talking to a guy.
Her companion smiled and nudged Irene in the side.
Irene's face suddenly turned red, and she shouted, "Shut up!" as she walked away.
...Oh, I was sniffing to check the smell under my armpits.
She gave a slight bow to her fellow magician, who shrugged, and the woman, who seemed to be a little older than Irene, gave her a little wink and followed Irene.
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"Thanks for your hard work, Yuji."
The man with glasses who worked at the guild reception desk? I calmly paid the bill and he wrote it down in my adventurer's notebook. His name was Wes, and he was a fairly unassuming young man among the mostly flamboyant reception staff. He wasn't very popular with the women, but I was quite close to him.
The good thing is that he's not racist. In a world with dark elves and dwarves, I never thought there would be a receptionist who would openly disapprove of someone with yellow skin.
You have defeated three large-horned rabbits. They are in good condition and have been bled properly, so I will give them a "C" rating.
"Thank you."
A C grade means that the work was done exactly as the guild ordered. If the results exceeded the guild's expectations, an A or B grade would be given, but if the prey was severely damaged or if the hunt was skipped and the adventurer failed to deliver, the grade would also decrease.
The horned rabbit is a very popular monster around here, and it's an easy target even for a novice lone adventurer like me. Despite being a mutant rabbit, it's extremely ferocious, so there's no need to bother chasing it, and besides, it reproduces quickly wherever you hunt it, so no matter how many you hunt, its numbers never decrease.
Although the reward is correspondingly small, if you can hunt one a day you can still earn your daily bread, and since they are as big as a medium-sized dog, the meat will fill your stomach.
However, if you let your guard down, they will brandish their sharp horns and attack you, which can be a problem. If they manage to pierce your leather armor, you will be in danger.
It took a lot of effort to hunt this thing consistently.
I carefully put away the silver coins I received from the receptionist and went to return the cart I had borrowed.
Then I took my own equipment, such as my spear, leather armor, and boots, to the guild's warehouse, changed out of my everyday clothes, and headed for the guild's exit.
Why don't you keep your equipment with you? Because if you leave it at the inn, it will be stolen.
The people of this world are extremely.evil
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"Kaaa!"
I filled my mouth with skewers and took a sip of warm beer, and finally felt at ease. I feel alive with how refreshing it is.
This place is a bar where adventurers gather.
After leaving the guild, I went straight to a food stall that was closing for the day to buy something for dinner, then headed to a bar I frequent.
—Although it's called a bar, it's not like a nightclub but more like a Western bar, like a restaurant that also serves alcohol. They won't give you a hard time if you bring food you bought somewhere else, and as long as you order alcohol, they'll be happy to serve you. Sometimes they'll tell you that today's stew is chicken-flavored, so you should order it.
By the way, I was a college student and I'm already an adult, so there's no problem ordering beer. No one would point fingers at me in this world. Even children drink alcohol. After all, in this world, raw water is dangerous, so it's safer for even children to drink alcohol.
Ah, I miss my home, even though it wasn't my property, it was where you could drink tap water directly. Well, it's not like I drank it every day. Just one sip would wake you up from your drowsiness.
mm~
—despite not having countless condiments. It had the main point of salt
At the bar, the —drunken adventurers laughed vulgarly and shouted "hahaha!", shouted "He got it up!", and caused a wild scene that reminded me of high school.
—One difference is the absence of men. At the tables, here and there, you can see men drinking, but there is always a cheeky adventuress next to them, staring at them as if to say, "You are my bitches!"
—No, the intimidating adventurers are incredible. There are guys with tattoos covering half their faces, guys with big sword scars over their eyes, and swordsmen with toned bodies and arms three times bigger than mine. And they're all biologically female, so I wonder what kind of diet they have to follow to be like that.
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I guess all this comes from the mysterious magical power that every human being possesses in this world.
I can see it... those women who wander around these gatherings radiate an aura that transcends the ordinary.
—Lately, I've finally learned to perceive the flow of magic in others, and the truth is undeniable: they are on a completely different level as living beings.
Perhaps... even as a magician, if you are born as a fragile creature, as a man, you can never truly be on par with a woman.
While I was thinking about that, I took a sip...
Hey, Eugene! Come here and pour me a drink!
A drunk woman waving an empty cup above her head came shouting in my direction.
This is Ursuna. She has long blonde hair tied back in pigtails and is in her early twenties. She's about the same age as me. She looks like a thief.
If she were a university exchange student, she would have the kind of beautiful features that would make any man fall in love with her, and she seems like the kind of girl who would dress in bright clothes and take photos that would look great on Instagram, but in this world, she is a disappointing woman who drinks a lot and vomits while sleeping on the table every night, shouting, "I want to stop time and fuck all men!"
—Biologically speaking, from the beginning, the male birth rate has been low in this world, so it is a society with a surplus of women. Adventurers do dangerous jobs without having any idea what the future holds for them, so it is even more difficult for men to approach women.
While I was thinking about that, I took a sip...
Hey, Eugene! Come here and pour me a drink!
A drunk woman waving an empty cup above her head came shouting in my direction.
This is Ursuna. She has long blonde hair tied back in pigtails and is in her early twenties. She's about the same age as me. She looks like a thief.
If she were a university exchange student, she would have the kind of beautiful features that would make any man fall in love with her, and she seems like the kind of girl who would dress in bright clothes and take photos that would look great on Instagram, but in this world, she is a disappointing woman who drinks a lot and vomits while sleeping on the table every night, shouting, "I want to stop time and fuck all men!"
—Biologically speaking, from the beginning, the male birth rate has been low in this world, so it is a society with a surplus of women. Adventurers do dangerous jobs without having any idea what the future holds for them, so it is even more difficult for men to approach women.
"No way. This bar doesn't pay me. I'm just enjoying my dinner, leave me alone."
"What?! You can't say that! Do you know how much I took care of you six months ago?!"
"I don't remember being taken care of that much, and if I had to repay the kindness of everyone who helped me in this guild, I'd probably be a sex slave by now."
I raised my eyebrows reflexively, then frowned disdainfully.
Ursuna had a relaxed, lewd smile on her face and was giving me a heated look.
"What's up, Eugene? Are you inviting me? Hehe."
"I'm not inviting you. For starters, I said no. You should at least remember the other person's name before you fuck them."
Eugene Yuji... that's the Japanese name my foreign father gave me.
He gave it to me with the intention of making me the most masculine man that could exist.
Unfortunately, in this world, the word "man" refers to a fragile creature... so, ironically, it ends up sounding ridiculously effeminate.
—For starters, it seems that people in this country aren't used to Yuuji's pronunciation, so they call him whatever they want, like Yuji, Euguene, or even UG. What the hell is UG? At least call him something that sounds human.
—Ursna, don't do that. Euguene thinks you're out of his league. He doesn't want a dirty drunk.
"Huh?"
Unable to bear the sight, one of his companions called out to him with a half-smile, to which Ursuna let out a disgusted grunt.
A flower out of my reach? Even if I look like this, I am the illegitimate daughter of the royal family of a neighboring country! I'm a princess, no matter what happens in the world, so I have no flaws!
"Yeah, yeah, that story again. Is there any princess with an attitude as bad as yours?"
"Huh? Well, let me show you! Here you go! The princess's breasts are revealed!"
Ursuna screamed as she pulled up her shirt and carelessly removed her bra. Her voluptuous breasts moved vigorously, revealing her white skin and small pink nipples.
I swallowed...
I swallowed hard and burned the scene into my memory.
Then she quickly turned her face away and twisted uncomfortably.
"Idiot! What the hell is that, you shameless jerk!"
"Hahahaha! These are the princess's real breasts, bow down before me, bitch!"
Perhaps satisfied with my typical reaction, Ursuna let out a cheerful, silly laugh, taking a swig of beer and spilling it in the process.
It may seem sudden, but let me explain! In the world we know, this situation corresponds to a scene in which a rude and disrespectful adventurer laughs at an innocent and beautiful young adventurer, showing her his penis!
Hey, Ursunaa! Don't throw that crap in my store! Get over it! Do you want me to ban you?
"Ugh... Sorry, landlady."
The bar owner yelled at her, and Ursuna quickly adjusted her clothes and sat back down in her chair.
I let out a deep sigh and dropped my cup on the table.
"Idiot!!"
*Shin* The bar fell silent in an instant, and an uncomfortable atmosphere filled the air.
Although I can respond with bad words, I rarely yell.
"Hey, Eugene is really angry. What are you going to do, Ursuna?"
"No... I didn't think you'd get so angry..."
I stared at the Ursunas who were quietly discussing their situation and thought, "You're an idiot once again!"
What kind of bar are you showing your breasts indecently in?
If that's the case, you should blush more shyly when you're alone! Then I'll follow you! Isn't this like being a slut? I'm just a naive herbivore! If you want to eat a man, you should act innocent!
Even though they sexually harass me like this, I act like I'm not up to it, so it's a problem! If I massage her with a lewd look, I'll get a reputation as a bitch, they'll treat me like the guild's sex slave, and they'll devour me that very day. An uncontrollable harem is just fertile ground! Think about my situation better!
But thanks for the boobs! I'll keep them in my memory chest!
～～～～!!
"Hey, hey... I'm sorry, Eugene."
While I was shaking with anger, Ursuna called me over with a serious look on her face.
I let out a small forced sigh, stood up, and turned around.
"...That's enough."
And with a look on my face like that of a confused virgin being shown a man's genitals, I retired to my lodgings on the second floor of the bar.
What a bargain!
It's an alternate world of chastity reversal in hard mode, where women are superior to men, there is a class system, inequality, it's unhealthy, and there are even monsters.