Rise of the Eromancer

Chapter 96 A Storm Is Coming

"...Excuse me?"

"You heard me, leave. I am uncomfortable with you being this close with my boyfriend."

Lina did not truly seem to care that she was naked; her nipples, lightly touching Katarina's shirt as she stood up, "Your breasts are too fucking big and I don't want that anywhere near Rhys."

"You leave," Katarina puffed out her chest, almost causing Lina to fall back as she did so, "I'm his guardian."

Rhys's apartment was not that big in the first place, but with the two suddenly filling the air with a sense of competition, it almost felt like the room was shrinking even further.

"He isn't a minor. By all means, your obligation is done," Lina did not back out, however, as she even stepped forward; their breasts, now squishing each other while their faces were only inches apart, "If you're not going to be true to your feelings, then leave."

"And why does it matter what I feel?" Katarina's eyebrows lowered, "And why are you even asking me all of this? You're with him."

"You thought I was joking when I told you I can share?" Lina smirked.

"W…what?" Katarina stuttered.

"You're his doctor, Kat. Are you telling me, that not even once, you haven't seen his thing?" Lina took a step back as she gestured with both her hands, "He…

…is big."

"What are you even saying!?"

"His stamina is monstrous too. He doesn't get tired like… literally," Lina just fell back to the bed; her breasts jiggling as she let out a long and deep sigh,

"He… is too much to be handled by just me. I feel like I'm going to die from too much of him inside me. It's just dripping everywhere and—"

"Wait… you're letting him cum inside you!?"

"I'm on birth control," Lina shrugged, "And you get what I'm saying, right? Wait, no—you'll only get it once you and him sleep together."

"Wh—"

"But not without me, that'll be cheating," Lina let out a small chuckle as she hugged Rhys's pillow, "By the way, I got a renovation scheduled for next week. Rhys and I are connecting our apartments.

"Get up and stop speaking nonsense," Katarina just shook her head and scoffed, "Rhys will be home any minute and I don't want you feeding those… those ideas in his mind."

"Oh, he won't be home anytime soon…" Lina grabbed her phone and showed it to Katarina,

"…He's about to go live."

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"That's him… isn't it?"

"Who?"

"The one on the video! Rhys Wilder!"

"The Lowborn…? Why is he so tall?"

"Are you sure that's him?"

"Who else could it be!? It's him, I've been staring at him on the bus the entire time."

"...That's kinda sus, not gonna lie."

"Stupid. Why would you think a bus manager would be crazy enough to actually let a Lowborn join us?"

True enough to Rhys's intention, the video he made garnered enough attention that he did not even spend a minute in the Bus Station before the managers started approaching him themselves. Rhys did not really care what sort of Hole they were going to as he just wanted to test if he truly could make another video by himself, and so, he just chose the first manager who approached him.

And now, he was once again a few meters away from a Hole, with other explorers with him who could not stop looking at him and gossiping about him.

"Sir," Rhys raised his hand as he approached the bus manager, "I am going to film this Exploration, is that alright with you?"

"Of course, why do you think I let you on in the first place?" The bus manager raised an eyebrow as he looked at Rhys from head to toe, "Make sure to get our name on the bus, and mention that our company has smaller fees than most. We take 1.5% less than the other companies…

…did you get that on video?"

"...I'm not live yet."

"Tell me when you are. Now stay away from me, I still have things to do before the Exploration starts."

"...Right."

Rhys could really only take a step back as the bus manager started shooing him away like he was some sort of stray dog. Rhys did not really take it to heart, however, as the bus manager truly did seem like he was busy.

Unlike his first Exploration where only the Bus Manager and the Driver were with the Explorers, there was a guard, a medic, and some sort of analyst. Perhaps, in a way, this could actually be considered as his first true Exploration.

Hopefully, nothing goes wrong and—

"What!? A Storm!? Now!?"

"..." And as soon as Rhys started to relax, the Bus Manager's voice started to echo loudly across the wasteland. He quickly looked back, only to see the manager rushing toward him and the other Explorers.

The Explorers, who were previously talking about him nonstop, instantly halted all of their conversations as they quickly gathered — truly, a far cry from the first group of Explorers Rhys was with.

And just from the Bus Manager's expression as he was stomping his way towards them, something probably went wrong.

"Everyone!"

And as soon as the Bus Manager called their attention, Rhys quickly turned on the camera attached to his utility belt and went live — no introduction, and he did not even set up a shot.

"A Monster Storm is currently happening right now!"

"...A storm?" Rhys quickly looked at the sky, only to see the sea of blue glowing as bright and immaculate as ever. He wondered what the manager was saying when the sky was as clear as ever, but he did not need to wonder for long, however, as he realized that the other Explorers were looking at the Hole instead.

"In approximately 5 minutes, monsters will be raining from that Hole! Be ready!"

"Oh…" Rhys could really only blink a couple of times as the other Explorers started getting ready. Some pushing him away as they started preparing their gear. One of the Elemental Controllers, even building a wall with several spikes to welcome the monsters.

As for Rhys, he grabbed something from one of the pockets of his trusty utility belt, before removing his camera from his waist and attaching it to the thing he grabbed. And with a small sigh escaping his lips, he lightly threw it in the air — releasing the propellers and turning his UnderPro Max 360X into a drone camera.

"..." Rhys stared at the camera floating above his head for a few seconds before releasing another long and very deep breath and just looking at the Hole. He started walking, and the drone swiftly followed him in the air.

"Tch… you think this is some sort of game, Lowborn?" The explorer closest to him immediately clicked his tongue, "You and your camera better now get in the way. Or trust me, I'm going to shoot that thing down myself."

"You do not have to worry about me, Sir…" Rhys only nodded as he continued walking toward the Hole. Soon, however, his steps started to hasten.

"What are you—"

And there, everyone watched as Rhys suddenly ran, leaping over the wall they created like an acrobat and diving straight into the Hole without even a slight hesitation.

"...I won't be in your way at all."