Confident virgin
|| Rise and shine, it's morning!! ||
|| Rise and shine, it's morning!! ||
Once again, the annoying and blaring noise of Onyx woke Ragnar up from his slumber.
Ragnar's eyes flashed open, reddened with anger, as he began to berate his virtual assistant once again for disturbing his peaceful sleep.
Ragnar poured out all his anger on Onyx for about five minutes before grudgingly standing up to wash up and begin his morning routine.
After he was done washing up, he strolled outside and breathed in the fresh air of the morning and bathed in the calming glow of the morning sun.
The street was filled with people undergoing all sorts of activities: the men strolled to their farms and the women chatted on their way down to the stream to fetch water.
When they saw Ragnar, they greeted him with delight in their voices. Ragnar simply waved back at them and muttered words of encouragement that brightened their mood.
|| Secret quest: Encourage fifteen before noon people has been completed, 20 XP has been rewarded. ||
'Oh, there are secret quests?' Ragnar was surprised and also thrilled by the appearance of a secret quest.
After experiencing his first level up, his hunger for XP had increased.
'Hehe, I should try other things this morning, maybe I might trigger yet another secret quest,' Ragnar smirked.
"Good morning, Ragnar!"
From afar, the beautiful, red-haired Merlina greeted him with a beautiful smile on her face, her voice sweet and melodic like the melody of a classic music.
Ragnar's mood was uplifted at the sight of her strolling towards him. He strolled closer too.
"Morning, Merlina, you look beautiful as ever," Ragnar complimented.
Merlina replied to his compliment with a warm smile as she strolled beside him and grabbed his arm and spoke excitedly, "I prepared vegetable soup and rice, I want you to taste it and tell me how it tastes."
"Everything you prepare is always delicious," Ragnar complimented once again.
Merlina laughed cheerfully, basking in his compliments.
They arrived at her hut which was identical to the other ones in the area and also in a bad state.
When Ragnar entered, he was surprised at the neatness of the interior — the furniture was properly arranged, the floor was neat, the walls even had a clean appearance even though they were made out of mud.
'And here I am, more than two days in my hut and I never harbor a single idea to clean my room or arrange my bed.'
"Your room looks really neat compared to mine," he complimented her sincerely.
Merlina simply smiled and strolled into the kitchen attached to her hut and came back with a tray containing two wooden bowls, one filled with rice and the other brimming with the sweet aroma of a nicely done vegetable soup.
Inhaling the aroma alone made Ragnar's stomach growl hungrily. Fortunately it wasn't loud enough to reach her ears.
She placed the tray of food on a small stool and prompted Ragnar to eat.
Ragnar thanked her once again and dug into the food hungrily — the rice was soft and well cooked, the taste of the vegetable soup was nothing short of delightful.
At the end of the meal, Ragnar had already complimented her more than three times.
"You praise me too much," Merlina replied as she took the food tray away.
She returned and sat beside Ragnar, their bodies awkwardly close to each other. An awkward silence grew between them.
"Where is Noah?" Ragnar asked to break the silence.
"That emotionless brother of mine has gone for his routine morning run, he would be back in a few minutes," Merlina responded.
Ragnar nodded, knowing Noah, he wasn't too surprised hearing about his morning routine. He is even more serious than me, he thought.
Both Ragnar and Merlina remained in the room for about ten minutes, striking awkward conversation to ease the silence.
Ragnar became so awkward that he stood up and bade her farewell, rushing out of the room.
Merlina smiled as she watched him leave, she could only wish that he get his memories back so he could relate with her more intimately, like they were in the past.
Meanwhile, about two minutes after Ragnar strolled out from her hut, two women in their early twenties came and grabbed his arms from both sides.
"Ragnar, you were so handsome last night. If you had made the move to mate with me, I would have accepted," the first one spoke vulgarly.
"Ragnar, you are already at marriageable age. When you finally considered taking a wife or some wives, make me one of them. I'm not like this slut who willingly delivers her body for a one night stand without consideration for the future," the other one countered.
The two women glared at each other afterwards. Ragnar could see comical sparks between their intense gazes.
In their midst, Ragnar was extremely uncomfortable and awkward.
"You two ladies are extremely beautiful," Ragnar managed to speak, "If I were to marry anytime soon, you two would be at the top of my list."
"You mean it... Hehe, I'll be of my best behavior when we get married."
"Me too, I know how to cook and take care of babies. You should pick me first."
Ragnar's words sparked another round of arguments between the two young ladies.
But Ragnar simply continued. His goal — triggering a reward by complimenting them as much as he could.
As Ragnar strolled with the women, he continued complimenting them one after the other.
|| Secret Quest: Become a confident virgin for 30 minutes and compliment beautiful ladies has been completed, 30 XP has been awarded. ||
Ragnar smiled and excused himself from the midst of the ladies as he had something important to check out this morning.
A bright smile was worn on his face as he strolled down the bushy lane.
|| If host continues like this, it wouldn't be long before he loses his unwanted virginity. ||
Just like before, Onyx succeeded at ruining his mood.
"Who said I can't lose my virginity?"
|| You are a virgin from two lives, host. It is not even an insult but a fact. ||
Ragnar scoffed, "I never lost my virginity because I never lose!"
|| It is good that host has developed a phrase to counter his inability to mate with a woman. ||
Hearing this, Ragnar simply kept his mouth shut to prevent further insults.
Quietly, he strolled closer to the storage house and to his surprise, there were people gathered around the tall wooden structure, worries etched on their faces.
"What is happening?"