Catgirls can easily become courtesans. That’s what Lydia said. However, Lydia wasn’t a catkin. She was the much rarer and more sought-after tigerkin. It was something the slavers hadn’t realized. An unexpected mutation maybe. If they knew about class affinities, they never would have wasted time raising her to be a Courtesan. Admittedly, I was surprised even Courtesan was a job, but it seemed like this world was built around people earning a job and then leveling with it for the remainder of their lives. That would mean a trip to the priest too, I supposed.
Didn’t that mean that priests also made courtesans? That was an interesting thought, but I was getting off-topic a bit. The point was, Lydia had suffered because she was a failed sex worker. Without getting the job in this world, she didn't qualify no matter how much she learned about sex techniques. I finished with her back, and then gave her one of my shirts. It was way too big on her, especially since I was so fat.
“So, how did you end up with your current master,” I asked, only dreading the answer a little.
“I was in the defective bin for cheap.” She explained. “He was looking for a warrior, and when he couldn’t get them to bring down the price, the slaver agreed to throw me in as an extra incentive.”
“Really? So, you were bought by that noble. I’m sorry for asking, but why didn’t he… you know… since you’re a virgin.”
I found it a bit odd that a cute catkin girl with her virginity intact could be the slave of a violent and mean noble.
“Oh… that…” Lydia lowered her head. “As to that… Other Master… he… how do I say this? The two men who fight beside him? They take turns in his bed at night.”
“Ah… say no more.”
So, it was like that, after all. This guy never even wanted her in the first place. He probably didn’t even like girls, which is why he used her as nothing more than a pack mule. As a result, a potentially powerful slave ally was wasted because no one knew any better. I refrained from asking who was the one responsible for her scars. If we escaped, I’d like to buy her from the noble. If I found out too much about what he’d done, I might fly into a rage and then the chances of emancipating her were far smaller.
After her stomach growled once again, I allowed Lydia to finish cooking the food and we both ate. In the end, with our weakened stats, we ate a day worth of food in one sitting. We were now down to only 2.5 days of rations left. It was very possible we’d starve in this dungeon before we died from monsters. Still, I didn’t feel like either of us could tackle more monsters tonight, if it even was night. Admittedly, I had lost track of time, and most followed it by the times we slept.
“What shall we do, Master,” Lydia asked, sitting on her knees nearby as if in attendance to me.
“We have to conquer level 6, we have no choice,” I said the obvious. “We’ll concentrate on zombies and run when we see an armor.”
Although I had Party Up, which would benefit Lydia in a fight, I didn’t know how much of a boost it truly was. I wasn’t willing to risk Lydia’s life again, let alone my own.
We laid down, and once again, she refused to take the bedding and I chickened out asking her to join me.
“Master?” Her voice suddenly spoke out in the relative quiet of the room, with only the crackling of embers filling the space.
“Yeah, Lydia?” I asked, a bit surprised since she rarely took the initiative to talk first.
“Why did you… put your life on the line, to save me?” She asked. “Not only did you fight the monster in my place, you also used a healing that harmed yourself to heal me. I could feel you giving me your lifeforce.”
“That’s true, I did do that.”
“Why, Master? I’m just a useless disposable slave. Your life is more important…”
“Lydia… listen well,” I said, not daring to look in her direction even as I felt her watching me through the fire. “You’re very important to me. If I have to save you, I will save you. Your life is as important to me as my own, so don’t be reckless in the future. I’d rather see you alive than see you useful.”
“Is that… do you really mean it?” Her voice sounded somewhat shaky like she was on the verge of tears.
“Lydia… stay safe… by my side, for the rest of this dungeon, okay?” When I didn’t hear a response, I finally looked up.
Lydia was standing over my bedding, her eyes wet with tears, a big smile on her face.
“Would you like to sleep in the blanket with me?” the words suddenly came out, surprising even me.
Lydia’s smile grew, and the dungeon didn’t seem so dark anymore.
She nodded. “Mm!”
First girl conquered.
Try to make the hero's job have an attacking ability, which a hero who can not attack is a bit strange, or would the hero have to have another class to attack?
Could be he's a support type hero because of his class?
@ShadeByTheSea It would make sense. From what was mentioned earlier about a hero being someone who gives of themselves for others, I'd imagine his hero class would be focused around helping others even at risk to his own safety. If it does have some sort of attack, it would likely be a form of counterattack or possibly a revenge attack that gains power when taking damage in place of an ally.
@Oopsibwokeit Well you cannot protect others if you can only counterattack you know. Since a hero is someone who puts themselves on the line for others than that would mean that the Hero class must have some sort of attack, since only being support means letting other put themselves in danger to protect you instead
“Pick your class.” I read what was one the screen. “Your class is not your job. Class will dictate the type of skills you’ll gain to navigate the Dungeon Life. Choose wisely, as your play style will vary greatly based on your class.”
Your job can be whatever you want it to be. With the appropriate class, you can switch between jobs at will. However, other than your starting job, all other jobs must be unlocked. You must discover how to unlock your jobs on your own.
As his class is support he only gains support skills.
At least that's what I understood.
@Alex_Grant Yeah but what if he got the Swordsman job? A swordsman doesn't have support skills, even if he gets a defensive skill a swordsman is trash if he doesn't have a single attack skill
Somehow i feel like MC kinda cheated her because he didn't tell the truth he only care about her because she is a good fighter and maybe the only way he can survive the dungeon.
@Tsuru Well the MC is a coward, he said it himself. Even at the start he said that he would use her to survive. Now he may have some "feelings" for her, but he doesn't want to tell her more than he has to. And I think most people would do the same (I would just tell her the whole truth) unless they are strong enough to protect themselves, it may not be the right thing to do, but he isn't lying to her either so I think its okay