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NarukoHina - Between Quests 1
🕑 Added 2023-08-25 22:57:04 +0000 UTCWith the results in, here are the special items that were chosen, and the following story is a result. A new quest will be up soon, so get ready to pick the next quest! :)
Naruko and Hinata entered the shop with some gold in their pocket, and items to sell they were looking forward to getting some new items.
It had been a few weeks since they lat entered DK and Matt's Adventurers Emporium, the shop that supplied the greatet variety of items, though with limited stock of each, and bought whatever the adventurers of the guild had to sell.
With his partner Matt out on the road collecting new items through trade, the two ladies were met by DK; What DK meant no one was sure, some say he is the 'demon king' in human form, though a few more say he's the donut king, as he has been seen with a pastry or two for lunch. Several others ponder that he may have been a famous hero named 'Dragon Knight' now retired at a young age, but just as many call him the 'Divine Kisser' by those who have... personal experience with the playboy.
Whatever the mysterious origin of the name, he was now but a humble store clerk, here to sell goods and buy what you have obtained, greeting the girls with "Welcome back to DK and Matt's Adventurers Emporium, My lovely ladies." with a professional smile as he leans against the counter, gesturing to items around and specifically behind him. "As always feel free to look at my wares."
The two look around for a few moments, taking note of what catches their eyes as they step closer.
"Hey DK, a few new items I see." Naruko comments.
"Yes, and for you, my pretty customer, I will assure you only best of quality." he winks, with a flirtacious gesture.
"There is always too much to choose from." Hinata spoke up.
"Then allow me to recommend a few things." DK spoke up, gesturing to some books of elemental magic.
"I already know Elemental magic." Hinata states
"Ah, but you know only the ways of elemental spells, these books are more... refined in their explanation." he explains, showing her the three books he had for Ice, Fire and Wind.
As Hinata skimmed through them DK turns to Naruko. "I'm sorry I don't have much armour in today except the basic sets. But I do have these boots."
"Those are cool..." she said, but noticed the large sword. "Wow Big sword."
"Ah, The Hurricane Greatsword." he smiles, "It is a magical sword with the element of Wind woven in to the very metal itself, and the more attuned you are to it, the greater it's power, and for you, a mere five hundred gold!"
"F-FIVE HUN..." Naruko blinked, and sighed, having been momentarily excited, only to realize the cost, only to then recall their loot. "OH! we have loot from a goblin horde!" she exclaimed, tapping Hinata's arm geturing her to unload the goods, and the two piled the somewhat dirtied loot from their storage crystals, but as Hinata saw a certain ring she noticed that it had a magical aura, and decids to put it in her pocket.
"Oh! How wonderful, let me just tallyt his up, and maybe we'll get you that greatsword." DK happily says with yet another wink.
But once tallied up, Naruko was still short, one hundred and twenty gold short.
"Sorry, but... if you need a discount perhaps you could offer me a... trade of some..." DK said, becoming a bit more flirtacious, before his 'offer' was completed, Hinata looked to her partner and felt bad, tapping her shoulder to get the blondes attention.
"H-Here." she smiled, holding out her pouch of coins.
"Y-you'll lend me the money?!" Naruko looked to Hinata, like her saviour.
"Of course." she smiled back. "If it'll make you happy."
"Hinata!" Naruko happily hugged her friend, before slamming the money down. "One sword please." She commanded, the interrupted DK a little disappointed his chance at one of them had been lost, still though, he smiled at making profit at least.
As Hinata looked over to the sword, she notices the two wands near it on the shelf. "Mr. DK, sir, those wands..." she asked, pointing.
He looks over "Ah, yes, new in." he says bringing them to the counter. "Matt Acquired them from a group of adventurers in the south; who themselves acquired from a dungeon in the mountains bordering the demon realms." his voice trying to sound mysterious and spooky, though only getting looks of 'go on' from the two unaffected girls.
After clearing his throat DK continues. "This has been identified as a Succubus wand, rare enough, as Succubus rarely use them, and very few mages care to use such a corruptive magic."
Naruko flinched "Maybe leave that be then, we have enough trouble with..." she leans in to whisper "...the robes."
Hinata turns as they both continue to whisper away from DK's hearing.
"I noticed a book on the shelf that may be a manual on how to control the Ero mana, which might help out so we don't get... overwhelmed." Hinat explains, implying the feelings they get in certain situations. "The wand might help."
"If you're sure." Naruko said, before the two returned to face DK.
"And... and the other wand?" Hinata asks.
"A darkstone wand." he says, a little nervous. "I'd be careful with that one, it's brings out negative emotions, and enhances dark spells." he warned. "But, I also hear mages that use these kind of wands also use them to locate dark entities, as it is drawn to dark enery."
"So.. like a bad mage, or demon detector?" Naruko asked, getting a nod from DK.
"So smart, Naruko." he said, flirting again "Both of you are such smart ladies, and if you want a discou..." he tried to suggest again, but once more any offer he had was ignored as Naruko saw a book too.
"Trickster Prince?!" she said, pointing.
"Huh? Oh, yes, its part spell book, and part joke, and prank book." he says, pulling it down from the shelf.
Hinata asked about the book she had mentioned to Naruko, along with another that caught her attention, something in the back of her mind pulling her towards it, and glancing to Naruko who was checking out the prank book, her cheeks reddening a little, as she looked at the cover of the 'Pervy mages' spell book.
A little too shy to open it, Hinata hid it under the spell books, and purchased them all, along with a potion, and the wands, placing them in her storage dimension for now.
Naruko noticed, and made her own purchases, of the book, the sword, a potion and a new coat that had caught her attention.
DK thanked them for their purchases, and hoped to see them again soon, and was left to imagine whatever his perverted mind would about his two lovely customers.
Back in their room Hinata sat and stared at the Ring, before soon summoning up her magic, the ring floating atop a magical circle that pulsed, while smaller circles began spinning in different directions, with the ring at their centers.
The Identify spell was a simple spell when described to others, it just tells you things about the object within its range, but the information itself is a mystery to where it came from. Some speculate it came from the object, which had absorbed it's history; some say its own timeline is search for the originator, but the more religious claim it to be the divine work of the goddess of knowledge.
Either way, the difficulty in acquiring the information depended on ones aptitude witht he skill, and Hinata's skill level was still low, which was why she had yet to unlock the remaining secrets of the Succubus robes, but this time, the ring would give up it's secrets.
Its function, Healing. The ring was a Ring of regeneration, once hundreds of them existed in the world, but they were difficult to make, and they did little more than restore health and keep exhustion at bay for a time, which for many wasn't worth the expense for many, so seeing one was rare, let alone to find one for free, so it should have been a joyous moment except...
"You know if we use that, the same thing might happen as when Shion cast that healing spell." Naruko said, recalling the scene. "Whoever wore it might be in a constant state of..." both their faces blossoming red even without Naruko saying what she meant.
"Well, maybe if we read this book..." Hinata prompts pulling out the book titled 'Ero mana - the beginners guide to understanding Succubus Magic'.
Naruko was unsure, but nodded. "Well, lets have a look and find out." she said, sitting next to Hinata.
A couple of hours pass by, and while Naruko was a little confused for the most part, they both did have a better understanding of the topic, and with that understanding they realised they could now manipulate the Ero Mana the succubus robes gave out.
But, they also understood the dangers of gathering too much on purpose, While they could gather almost an unlimited supply of magic through erotic acts and feelings, they were limited in their control, too much Ero Mana and they would lose control of their mental restraints and it would be just like the time they first put the robes on, a mess of desire.
bth were happy with their purchases overall, and though Naruko was out of gold, her small savings would give her food while she looked for small odd jobs around the village to maintain a daily lifestyle, to survive more days, so she could train.
On the evenings the two would study the books they purchased, day after day, working out, working odd jobs, and studying until new skills were acquired.
As a warrior, the spells Naruko Learnt from the trickster prince book would never be as strong as a mages, but that didn't matter, and she enjoyed the spell Colorful Flare, creating small bolts of coloured energy, that exploded. Any damage was minor, a slight burn, perhaps, but the explosions at night would draw in a crowd, and she quickly leveled it up. All the while Hinata's Elemental power grew, having completed the exercises that gave her more manipulation control over the three elements she studied, increasing potency, as well as opening the possibility of more power spells.
While naruko played with fireworks, Hinata probed other studies, the odd spells in the Pervy Mage book, and the skills that came showed the art pleasing and pleasure, sometimes feeling strange stirrings from the Succubus robes, and of the wand, as curiosity prompts her to test it out, and the sensations of using Ero mana...
