Bab 167: Starting [Job Change Quest]
(E/D: I am back safe and sound, and my life is going as usual. My parrot is trying to eat me. My relatives are giving me depression and making me an emo. I am still single and have no friends as well. And also, my dead dog is being revived in the form of a new Tibetan Mastiff. Hope I survive another year without trying to kill myself... again.)
Seeing that the two of them seemed to have reached a consensus, Kouro who had finished his popcorn left quietly.
He walked past several people such as nurses, patients, or even survivors, with a calm face when he got to an intersection, he suddenly felt a little thirsty so he went to look for the nearest 'vending machine'.
When Kouro found the 'Vending Machine', he also found Tianwen with her parents chatting happily next to it.
Seeing their harmonious family, Kouro smiled softly to himself before walking past them and buying a cold drink.
He chose banana-flavored milk before putting in his money, the milk box fell to the bottom before Kouro picked it up and drank it immediately.
Tianwen who was chatting with her family suddenly heard a noise beside her, she turned her head before her eyes lit up.
"Hm? Ah! Kouro nii-sama!"
She stood up before running over and hugging Kouro, unfortunately, because she was still small, Tianwen could only get as far as hugging Kouro's waist.
Kouro patted the little girl's head before raising his head to look at Tianwen's parents approaching him.
"Are you the one who saved my son and daughter?" asked Tianwen's father.
Kouro nodded his head.
Seeing his confirmation, Tianwen's Father and Mother then bowed their heads to him, "Thank you so much for saving the two of them! We really owe you."
Seeing them like that, Kouro could only scratch his head with a slightly embarrassed expression, "You don't have to bow your head like that, helping them is an obligation for me as well..."
Hearing his words, Tianwen's parents finally raised their heads with grateful expressions.
"Even so... We really want to thank you for saving them."
After saying that, Tianwen's father took out a card from his pocket before giving it to Kouro.
"Although this isn't much, I hope you can accept it, we will definitely always welcome your arrival."
Kouro took the card before raising his eyebrows, the card turned out to be Tianwen's father's identification, it was written that he was the leader of a media company.
He just looked at it with a calm expression before finally putting it away into his shirt pocket.
"I will definitely come when I have time."
Kouro patted Tianwen's head again who was still hugging him tightly.
"Tianwen-chan, can you let go of me?..."
Kouro might just be overthinking it but he felt that Tianwen was getting a bit too close to him, but he might just be overthinking it.
Hearing his words Tianwen then reluctantly let go of him.
She looked at Kouro with one of her cheeks bulging, "Hmph! Kouro-nii, even though I still want to hug you."
Tianwen then continued, "What's more... Kouro-nii smells very good and has a nice body... Different from papa and big brother..."
Well... That wasn't surprising, due to the influence of the system, Kouro's body could be said to have evolved into a more perfect one slowly in proportion to the level and status he had added.
'This girl... Do all children now have such mature thoughts?' this thought crossed Kouro's mind.
He only replied with a smile, "Tianwen-chan, you shouldn't get too close like that to a man?"
"Ehhh... Why?" Tianwen tilted her head.
"Because you can only say that to someone you like."
"But, I like Kouro-Nii!" said Tianwen firmly and confidently.
"Does Kouro-Nii like me too?" she continued.
"Uh... I like Tianwen too."
"~Hehehe, Kouro-Nii likes me too..." Tianwen held her red cheeks while smiling embarrassedly mixed with happiness.
Kouro who heard her words suddenly immediately looked back, he saw Bronya was looking at him flatly while holding a cell phone.
Kouro: "... "
Bronya: "...*ding* Hello Officer?"
"Wait Bronya! You misunderstood! I'm not that kind of person!" Kouro tried to clear up the misunderstanding.
"Um? Does Kouro-Nii not like me?" said Tianwen with a 'sad' expression.
"That's... I..." Kouro didn't know what to say.
If he said that he liked her, he would be labeled a 'lolicon' by Bronya, but if he said he didn't like her, he would make Tianwen sad.
How should he resolve this?
Bronya approached menacingly Kouro.
ゴゴゴゴ
Tianwen seeing that suddenly hugged Kouro while looking at Bronya warily.
"Kouro-Nii is mine!"
Bronya raised her head looking at Kouro with a flat face although her eyes seemed to shine for a moment.
"I'm not that kind of person, trust me Bronya, just like I trust you." Kouro said in a serious tone.
"From what Bronya heard, subject Kouro is a Lolicon." Bronya's words instantly destroyed all the reasons Kouro had thought of.
"..." Kouro looked speechless when he heard her words.
Tianwen's father who heard their conversation then cleared his throat before saying, "Well... If it's Kouro-san, I don't mind giving my daughter to you."
"But dear! Tianwen is only 10 years old!" said Tianwen's mother in a worried tone.
"Hm? Isn't that the right age for dating? From what I've seen, Kouro-san is also around 16 years old, only 6 years apart. " Tianwen's father said in a calm tone as if it was a normal thing.
'Damn it old man! You're just making the situation worse!' Kouro thought with a twitching eyebrow.
Bronya was seen taking out her cell phone before calling, "Hello? Mei Nee-sama I-"
(E/D: Woah! Woah! Woah! S*it just went from 0 to 100 real f**king quick. So quick that I couldn't even write some Editor notes. Gotta improve, or my Chinese teacher will train me again*Flashbacks*)
Bronya called someone scarier than the police.
"Wait! Bronya it's really just a misunderstanding!" Kouro's scream filled with pure terror could be heard all the way outside the evacuation center.
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Kouro and Bronya waved their hands to Tianwen who wore a reluctant expression and her parents before they both finally left.
Fortunately, the misunderstanding that almost killed him had been resolved amicably.
Kouro who was walking wearing a bitter expression turned to glance at Bronya, "Bronya, why are you following me?"
"Bronya did not follow subject Kouro." Bronya said calmly.
Despite that, she was seen walking behind Kouro at a steady pace.
Seeing this, Kouro paid no heed to her, he then asked, "Bronya, do you know where Ragna-san is?"
"Bronya knows. Just follow Bronya."
Bronya then walked in front of Kouro before turning to glance at him, "Subject Kouro should follow Bronya."
"Okay, okay." Kouro waved his hand and followed her with his hands in his pockets.
Looking at Bronya's back, he blinked, it's been over a year, but it seems like Bronya... Hadn't grown?
"Hey, Bronya, if I'm not mistaken, this year you're 15 years old, right?"
"In three months Bronya will be 15, why is subject Kouro asking? " Bronya replied without looking back.
Kouro then sped up a little and walked side by side with her before glancing at Bronya's body.
He then shook his head with a disappointed expression, somehow imagining that Bronya who was skinny like this would become very sexy in the future...
Kouro could not imagine it.
"Nothing." Kouro said with a calm expression.
Bronya who was walking suddenly stopped, she turned to look at him with sharp eyes, "Why does Bronya feel that subject Kouro is thinking about something bad about Bronya?"
Kouro stared back, he looked her up and down before shaking his head and sighing, "What dirty thoughts can cross my mind about you?"
Bronya's eyebrows visibly twitched, although her expression was still calm, the blue tick on her forehead said otherwise.
"Bronya is still growing up."
Although she said so, Bronya could not reply to Kouro's words because it was a valid fact, and it was this that made her feel offended.
'Just look Kouro, in 8 years, no, in 5 years, Bronya will definitely make you regret saying that.'
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After that conversation, Kouro who was following Bronya then quickly met up with Ragna.
Kouro asked Ragna when the shuttle from Schicksal would arrive.
Ragna replied that she had sent a message to the Overseer that the Honkai Eruption was over, saying that the shuttle would come to pick up in a few hours.
Hearing that, Kouro ended up waiting for about 3 hours before the shuttle finally arrived.
But before that, he received the reward he got from completing the 'Main Quest'.
[Coins: 8,253,256]
Looking at his growing coins(stonks), he also saw 3 skill upgrade coupons (master) in his inventory before using them to upgrade the skills, 'Hacking', 'Disguise', and 'Painting'.
Skills:
Cooking(Master), Stealth(Master), Weapon Mastery(Master), Parkour(Master), Martial Arts(Grandmaster), Mechanical Mastery(Master), Riding(Master), Swimming(Advanced), Acting(Grandmaster), Singing(Advanced), Painting(Master), Learning(Master), Survival(Master), Hacking(Master), Disguise(Master).
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The Valkyries who saw that their mission had been completed then let out a sigh of relief.
Well, this was not surprising considering the Honkai Eruption in Manila was of a high level.
Fortunately, due to Kiana, Mei, Durandal and the others, including Kouro himself who possessed high strength and healing powers, the casualties on both the Valkyrie and civilian sides were fewer than usual.
Kouro who had been sitting in the passenger seat inside the airplane was wearing a pensive expression, all the faces of the people he had saved and healed flashed through his mind before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
He knew he couldn't save everyone, even with his current powers.
Kouro now hoped that the [Change Job Quest] could give him a surprise, a pleasant one of course.
He saw, Ana, Lin, and Ragna also entered this plane and sat right next to him, not only that he also saw many familiar faces such as Kiana, Mei, Bronya, Ayame, Himeko, Susannah, Durandal, Alvitr, Nakuru, and Rita.
Looking at all of them, Kouro blinked, he was probably just overthinking it, but... Why are they all here?
He glanced at all of them one by one before finding nothing strange.
'Well, maybe I'm just thinking about it too much.' With that thought, Kouro closed his eyes and focused on digesting all the knowledge, experience, and, muscle memory of the skill enhancements.
Ana who happened to see Kouro closing his eyes thought that he had fallen asleep so she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, she still felt embarrassed to look at Kouro.
Kiana and the others also saw that and lowered their voices in conversation.
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Sakura and Higokumaru who were outside the evacuation center building raised their heads to see dozens of airplanes.
"..."
Higokumaru stared at one of the airplanes in particular with a pensive expression for a few moments before finally turning her head to look at Sakura.
"Sakura-nee, do you still remember Theresa's invitation back then?"
"I remember." Sakura replied.
"I think... It's time for us to join an organization... What do you think?"
"I don't mind, anyway..." Sakura looked at one of the airplanes with an expression of remembering something.
"There's someone I would like to meet too."
"Then we have a deal~!"
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An hour later, at Schicksal's main headquarters.
All the shuttle planes were landing on the runway one by one.
Kouro immediately opened his eyes, he stood up, and stretched lightly after which he then turned to look at Ragna.
"Ragna-san, will you allow me to report the mission."
Ragna raised her eyebrows not expecting Kouro to offer to report to the Overseer, but even so, she did not think much of it and accepted Kouro's offer.
"Hm? Is that so? Alright, I'll leave it to you."
Kouro with a relaxed expression then walked straight to the Overseer's room.
He as usual knocked on the door first before hearing Otto's voice inside.
"Come in."
Kouro who entered saw Otto who seemed to be doing something on his virtual interface.
"Ah, Kouro-kun? What a surprise, what need do you have here?"
Kouro reported his completion of the Honkai Eruption mission in Manila.
"Hmm... I see that's good." Otto muttered, his eyes not moving at all from his virtual interface.
After reporting Kouro did not leave immediately but stood silently before Otto.
"Hm? What's wrong Kouro-kun? Is there anything else to report?"
"No, it's about something else, that is... I want to ask for a leave." Kouro said while scratching his cheek in embarrassment.
Hearing his words, Otto seemed to stop and raised his head to look at Kouro directly, his eyebrows seemed to be raised.
"You want to ask for leave?"
Kouro nodded his head embarrassedly, he then gave the reason that he wanted to take a vacation to unwind for a while.
The plan was to ask Otto for leave with the excuse of going on vacation, when in fact he wanted to work on the [Job Change Quest].
"... Hmm... Have you told your leader yet?" said Otto while rubbing his chin.
"... Not yet." Kouro answered honestly.
He didn't tell them about this because he felt that they would definitely follow him.
Seeing Kouro's troubled expression, Otto seemed to know what he was thinking, so Otto then said, "It's okay, I'll tell Ragna-san later. I will allow your leave request, I give you a month's worth of leave."
'A month? Not bad.'
Kouro had no idea how long it would take him to complete the quest, so being given a month was already a very good thing.
"Thank you, Overseer."
After saying this, Kouro then excused himself before leaving politely.
Just as he was about to open the exit door when Otto's voice came from behind him.
"Ah! Wait Kouro-kun, if I may ask? Where might you be going on a vacation?"
Kouro turned around before answering with a happy expression, "Paris, I'm going on a vacation to Paris."
After saying that, he went outside.
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The next day, on a sunny morning, in the city of Paris, France.
At an international airport where many tourists from various countries were passing by, Kouro who was strangely disguised as an adult man also exited the airport.
After exiting the airport 'safely', Kouro finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Fyuhh, thank goodness I was able to leave without them noticing."
Kouro really went sneaking around to avoid Kiana and the others, it took a lot of effort to succeed.
And fortunately, his efforts were not in vain, just look at Kouro who is now in Paris alone.
Kouro, who felt more relaxed than ever, then walked while enjoying the view of Paris.
35 minutes later.
Kouro who was drinking hot coffee while watching a girl singing on the side of the road suddenly raised his head.
"It looks like it's going to rain."
After muttering something like that, Kouro appreciated the girl's singing before giving her 100 dollars.
"Your singing is really very charming, I hope you can become a great singer." Kouro said in fluent French before leaving.
Seeing the 100 dollars in her hand, the girl, who had a dumbfounded expression, came to her senses before running after Kouro.
"Wait! Sir, you gave me too much!"
But to her great regret, the girl could not find Kouro's whereabouts, he disappeared as if he never existed, only the money in her hand let her know that this was not a dream.
(E/D: I sense a great disturbance in the Harem Forces' numbers.)
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4 hours later.
Kouro who was walking while looking at the map in his hand then raised his head.
He was currently in a place full of green trees.
Seeing that there was no one else here, he muttered, "Hmm... This place doesn't seem bad either. What's more... The weather has also started to cloud over."
Not knowing how long and what he would face in the [Change Job Quest], Kouro had prepared some things, such as a stock of canned food, and drinks, enough for two years, some clothes, and so on.
Kouro sighed before putting on a serious expression, "Start [Change Job Quest]!"
Just as he said that a purple-colored portal then appeared in front of him out of thin air.
Looking at the portal in front of him, Kouro felt a little nervous, this was the second time he had summoned a portal like this.
After letting out a nervous sigh for the umpteenth time, Kouro said.
"Alright, let's get started."
He entered the portal and after Kouro was fully inside, the portal slowly disappeared as if it never existed.
Little did Kouro know that this quest would affect him greatly.
(E/D: Honkai or Genshin. Which do you think as the best background.)
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