30 – Corns?

It's almost night. Alan and the others walked from land to land, occasionally avoiding the guards.

"I can't believe that something like this didn't make a ruckus to the whole town." Haruna looked at the rabbit wrapped in black cloth in Alan's hands. "It's about an animal the whole town is after, you know."

Alan glanced at the rogue, wondering why she was still following his group.

Haruna tried to stick to Alan again, but the young man shifted away.

Even so, the rogue kept smiling. She then made a moan-like sound. "Tell me, master Aldrych…."

"Al is enough." Alan stopped in his tracks and sighed. "And with all due respect, could you not follow us anymore? To be honest, I feel we have enough members. Our supplies are also limited…."

Suddenly, Haruna prostrated herself in front of Alan and pressed her forehead to the ground, immediately attracting everyone's attention. "Please, accept me! I'm confused here, and others always reject me, players or residents of this world alike! That's why I used seductive gestures to get your attention! I've never done this before! Hell, I'm still a virgin!"

Alan, confused by Haruna's actions, quickly knelt beside that girl. "Please, don't do this."

Haruna raised her head, looking at Alan with teary eyes. The young man didn't know how to respond. That rogue showed no signs of making up her expression.

"We better let her join us, Al." Celia helped that girl to stand up. "She has helped us, and I don't see she will do anything bad to us."

The young man took a deep breath. "Can you show me what's in your waist bag?"

"Okay…." Haruna wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes, then obeyed Alan's orders.

The young man's eyes narrowed at the pieces of ready-to-eat food in that bag. That thing has been eaten by two-thirds. "You survived from day one with only the foods in the starter kit?"

"I collected various items every time I fought monsters to level up." Haruna received a handkerchief from Celia. "But they were cheap and only enough for me to buy a little food."

If she was evil, she would have robbed or stolen other people to fill her stomach.

This is the reality of someone who is stranded in a foreign world with few resources and finds a different culture.

"In that case, okay." Alan wore a faint smile, though he wasn't entirely sure yet. "You can come with us."

Still with tears in her eyes, Haruna embraced Alan's hand tighter than before. "Thank you, Mr…. Thank you, Al. I promise I won't be a burden. As I said, I will give more service…."

"It's okay." Even though he felt comfortable with the hug, Alan still released it gently. "You don't have to do that."

"But…." Haruna put her index finger to her scowled lips. "I want it myself."

"Okay, we've been off for too long. Let's continue our journey." Alan walked again, leaving Haruna in that pose.

She bit the corner of her lips slightly, but the others didn't notice.

"Can I ask you something?" Celia whispered to Haruna as they followed Alan back. "But this question may be absurd and not worth asking. Maybe it will offend you… Maybe your life history…. You know what? We'd better forget what I said."

The rogue let out a chuckle. "What do you want to ask, sweety?"

"You claim to be a virgin, but why do you look like an expert…. You know… In doing that." The female fighter scratched her hair. "I told you, we better forget this talk."

"Why am I good at teasing, you mean? There is only one answer to that." Haruna looked deep into Celia's eyes. "Porns."

It took a few moments for Celia to reply with a nervous laugh. "Well, that makes sense…. Well, then, you've seen actual intercourse. I only watch Japanese ones…. They censor it…. I'm too scared to check out uncensored Western videos... See? My words are getting out of control."

This time Haruna laughed even louder. "Of course, I've seen the uncensored…. So many times…. I've even seen the things that are beyond human understanding in some."

Celia's brow furrowed. "Like what?"

"It would be wiser if we did not continue this conversation." Alan massaged his forehead. "There is a kid here."

Igor looked at the three people in turn. "I don't even know what you're talking about. Porn? Is it related to corns?"

They had no time to laugh, and a shout was heard from afar. "There they are!"

Several guards passed over a bridge a few yards away from Alan's group.

Instead of panicking when the guards started running to find a way to approach his group, Alan just shook his head. "Talk about things like that really broke our focus. I don't pay much attention to my surroundings."

Alan didn't blame the two women, though. If his attention is divided, it means his brain has just clicked with the conversation.

"Actually, what are you guys talking about?" Igor was getting furious. He squeezed his head. "I do not understand! Please tell me what you guys mean!"

"Remember what Mom said, Dad." Ivan tugged at his father's sleeve. "Sometimes curiosity can do you harm."

"Yeah, it doesn't matter, sir. We better run." After saying that, Alan and the others ran again.

Alan hoped he wouldn't encounter too many absurd conversations like that. He might go crazy.

"There are porn actors who do that with their bodies suspended several hundred feet off the ground." Haruna suddenly muttered.

"Please, Haruna." Celia was getting annoyed. "Don't talk about commercial non-marital intercourse anymore!"