Rise of the Eromancer

Chapter 100 Retaking the Test

"What the… weren't you just here last week?"

"Nice to see you again too, Ma'am."

"Oh, my fucki—Hannah! It's Hannah! I'm literally just 3 years older than you. And why are you wasting both our time again?"

"I'm… here to retake the test."

"...Already?"

And once again, Rhys found himself in front of the ever-rude Hannah. This time, however, Rhys made sure to wait outside the Explorer Association building before they even opened their glass doors so that he wouldn't have to fall in line. And true enough, he was the first person to disturb Hannah… who Rhys half expected to be not there this early in the morning.

"...Why are you looking at me like that? What? Surprised that some people actually have to work to earn a living?" Hannah rolled her eyes before gesturing to Rhys to come closer, "Give me your license and wait for your name to be called."

"Hm…" Rhys decided to sit in the lobby after handing his license to Hannah, something he wasn't able to do last time as the building was crowded with people. And now that his eyes had time to wander, he finally realized just how tight the security was in the building.

Cameras were not allowed in the testing halls, but look anywhere else in the building, and one would see surveillance cameras just meters apart from each other.

He also hadn't noticed this before, but the tall glass windows were actually almost half a meter thick — were they really expecting people to create trouble in a building filled with the strongest people in the city?

Or perhaps… it is to keep something or someone in?

[Rhys! I swear to the gods I have been calling you several times!]

"..." And as soon as Rhys snapped out of his stupor, he heard Hannah's high-pitched screams echoing throughout the entire lobby. And as a matter of course, the people that were flowing in from the outside were now all looking at him as he made his way back to Hannah.

They were whispering about him; this time, however, they carried a different tone than Rhys was used to.

"That's… him, right? Rhys Wilder?"

"Oh my god, it is! I… I wonder if we can take a picture with him?"

"...He looks taller in person, wow. And… and look at that black hair. I think he's looking at us!"

"What's so good about that useless Lowborn?"

"What did you say!?"

"..." Rhys could really only watch as a group of women suddenly started ganging up on whoever it was who insulted him. Rhys couldn't really see, as he was truly literally being ganged up… to the point that security had to come over.

And as the female explorers were being dragged out as soon as they arrived, Rhys accidentally met their eyes. He did not really know what to do, and just smiled at them as worded his gratitude with his lips.

"Y… you're welcome, Rhys! Rhys!"

"Wow… you're some kind of hotshot now?" Hannah handed Rhys a number as soon as he returned to the counter, "Just what did you do the last time I saw you, Mr. Rhys Wilder?"

"I started a Shu—"

"Just kidding, I don't care," Hannah popped the gum she was chewing as she gestured to Rhys to go away.

"..."

"You know the drill, go down and do the test again."

"...Already? Don't I have to wait for—"

"You came here with the streets still dark, and now you want to wait?" Hannah groaned, "You know what, just give me back the number."

"No, I'm—"

And before Rhys could even finish his words, Hannah just snatched the number tag from him. Before just returning his license.

"Stop wasting our time and just go," Hannah once again gestured to Rhys to go away.

"But I need to—"

"You need to be Level 3 to create a guild, right?"

"...Yes? How did you—"

"Hn," Hannah clicked her tongue as she pointed at the license. Rhys squinted his eyes for a few seconds at her, before looking at his license only to see that his Explorer Level had already been promoted to Level 3.

"How did—Just who are you and the mayor?" Rhys could really only look at Hannah with confusion.

"We're gods," Hannah looked Rhys in the eyes.

"...What?" Rhys's eyes started to widen as he returned Hannah's gaze, "Are you—"

"Of course, I'm kidding, Rhys… Zeus, just where did my dad get you? You think you're special? You are not the first Lowborn he has sponsored, hundreds have come before you. It just so happens that you are the only one that's actually growing fruit," Hannah shook her head, before just once again looking at Rhys,

"...You know what, that actually makes you sort of special. Even Kat likes you. Congratulations, you are actually incredibly special."

"You know Dr. Lopez?" Rhys blinked a couple of times.

"And I can see that you don't," a smile that could really only be called mischievous very slowly started to crawl on Hannah's face, "Then… do you want me to tell you all about her oh-so mysterious and dark past? She—"

"No," Rhys immediately shook his head and turned around, "If she wants to tell me, she will."

"You sure? It's juicy!" Hannah stood up from her seat, "Worth both our time."

"I… trust her with my life, Ma'am," Rhys glanced back, "I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for her. She can be a monster, it doesn't change a thing."

"Sheesh, no need to be so broody," Hannah cringed, "Anyway, for making a guild — you can just apply online as long as you already have at least 3 members, not including you. And then come back to me with your guild members, got that?"

"...3 members?" Rhys could really only halt his steps as he heard Hannah's words, "Where… do I even recruit them?"

***

"Fuck it, I'm in."

"I am, as well."

"...What?"

Rhys had been racking his brains on the way home to his apartment where he could actually get members for his guild. But not even minutes after stepping home and sharing his problem with Katarina and Lina, they both just casually raised their hands without even looking at him — they just continued to watch the TV and did not blink as they massacred a tub of ice cream.

"But… you are already in a guild, Lina," Rhys approached them from behind.

"That's not a problem at all, Sir," Lina just leaned back on the sofa and turned her head up to look at Rhys; the spoon, still in her mouth as she spoke, "I quit an hour after you said you were going to create a guild."

"What? But those are your friends, Ma'am," Rhys could not help but hastily sat beside Lina; who just casually fed her a spoonful of vanilla ice cream.

"Yes, and you are my future husband," Lina smiled; her words, causing Katarina to quickly pause the movie they were watching.

"Husband? You haven't even been together for a year — and most of that time, Rhys spent in the Underworld Corps," Katarina scoffed.

"Look, marrying several women is legal in our zone, Kat," Lina waved her hand, "We just have to compete on who the first wife will be."

"Who… who said I want to be Rhys's wife!?"

"You don't want to?"

"That's… well…" Katarina could really only glance at Rhys.

"Stop teasing Dr. Katarina," Rhys, however, only sighed as he returned her gaze, "Okay, Lina quit her guild. But what about you, Doctor? I don't really want to trouble you to take the Explorer test just to—"

"Oh, no problem at all. I have an explorer's license," Katarina then leaned on the sofa to get her purse; her breasts, almost making it hard for her to do so, "Where is…Ah, here it—!!!"

And as Katarina started scouring her bag, it accidentally fell to the floor…

…scattering several IDs with her face on it, but obviously different names. There were also two or three different explorer's licenses, not including the one she was holding.

"..."

"..."

"..."

No one really said anything, Rhys and Lina could really only watch as Katarina just very slowly and carefully cleaned up all her IDs and returned them to her purse.

"S… See? I… I used to be a Level 2 Explorer," Katarina smiled at Rhys; her lips, slightly twitching.

"What the fuck was that?" Lina, however, pointed at her purse as she looked back and forth between Rhys and Katarina, "And what do you mean Level 2? I… I think I saw a Level 7 license there with your face on it!"

Lina quickly rushed toward Katarina to grab her purse, but Katarina quickly grabbed her face and prevented her from getting it.

"It… It's nothing!"

"If it's nothing, then let me see!" Lina started scratching in the air to just try and reach the purse, "Just let us—!!!"

And without meaning to, her fingers accidentally caught Katarina's shirt. And since she was truly putting strength in her arms — she practically ripped off not only her white shirt, but also her bra.

"!!!" Lina could really only instinctively be blown away as Katarina's gigantic breasts popped out; bouncing wildly as she and Lina separated,

"What… what the fuck are those!?" Lina's fingers trembled as she pointed at Katarina's large, yet perky breasts, "Why… why do they still have perfect shape even though they're that fucking huge!?"

"D… don't look!" Katarina quickly covered her breasts; her eyes, glancing at Rhys… who was truly trying his best to look away.

"I'm…" Rhys then quietly started walking out of his apartment,

"...going to take a walk."

"Wait, Rhys!"

Before he could even take 3 steps, however, Lina suddenly grabbed his arm and forcefully turned him toward her. And there, all of a sudden…

…Lina undressed.

"Mine…

…Mine is enough, right?"