Goddess Corter
First Mission

The Guild provided an inn on the top floor of the building, I originally intended to settle there and

pay it someday. But, let alone sleeping there, I would never even try to set foot on that floor again.

The floor of the love hotel, at least it was the floor that the adventurers used to hire sex workers, they were allowed to use that one room until morning arrived. All the lights that adorned the floor were pink, full of temptation.

But I'm a girl, if I'd lingered on that floor, ruined my pride.

In the end, this me who had no money was forced to sleep on the bottom floor of the Guild. Well, the floor was the main place, there was a receptionist, a mission board, a bar, and also a lot of tables for the dining area. I pleaded with the guards there to let them sleep for a day.

I've already reminded Rayen to come early, I want him to come when the Guild door has just opened. It's nothing, I just don't want the first guy to go in is a bunch of jerks, and I'm supposed to stay with them.

My sleep was not at all sound, I was able to sleep in a sitting position in the corner of the room, especially with dozens of mosquitoes, it was the worst sleep experience in the history of my life.

And now I've woken up, waiting for seconds for the Guild door to open, maybe in about half an hour. I put my head on the table and started closing my eyes, bored.

“Hei, Corter!”

As my gaze began to dim, and my consciousness began to drift, that simple sentence continued to repeat itself in the

my ear. My body was being pushed, forcing me to wake up.

“Oh, did I fall asleep again?”

Mumbles.

The guild was already filled with several people, it could at least be seen two or three people gathered at one table. Well, this might still be too early for a Guild to be full. Not many adventurers are excited about their work.

“You've been here a long time?”

Rayen.

Doesn't that sound like a couple going on a date?

“Yes, let alone a long time ago. I did not even go home first.”

“Hah? Why?”

“Long story, just assume for now I have no place to stay.”

Rayen wanted to comment again on my response, his face looking anxious. It was only natural that an innocent man seemed to worry about a girl, especially that girl was his teammate.

To be sure, I held Rayen's mouth back as she began to speak, I don't want to linger any longer inside this Guild.

“Already, the important thing is we have to take the mission first. that problem I will tell you next time.”.

“...so..all right.”

A mission board is a kind of mading board that Guilds use to display all the missions they offer. The missions were printed in paper leaflets, and taped to the mission board. Anyone who wanted to take on the mission, they had to take the paper to the receptionist and register their name. In other words, it's kind of ‘who's fast, he can’, if you want a good mission, then you should come first.

In fact, there aren't many missions that low-ranking adventurers like the two of us can take. But there was one mission appointed by Rayen, and I swear I don't agree with that mission.

“Investigate mansion?!”

“Yes! Isn't that nice?”

With a radiant happy face, Rayen replied excitedly.

Mansion huh? That dark and luxurious mansion? If in the game, usually the place is used as a background

horror games. God, just imagining it scares me. After all, what could be investigated from the mansion.

By the way, my language and the language in this world are the same, English. The letters are the same, the alphabet, the alphabet,

but maybe it's just a slightly different shape. The shape of the alphabet in this world is like more scribbles or something, but I can still read it.

“No favour! A place like that is so dirty, you know!”

“But, look at the prize. 20 bronze coins!”

Yeah, I saw it. That was the first thing I saw.

With 20 bronze coins, there were at least some items I could buy. Let's just say, to buy a serving of food, the price needed was only 3 bronze coins. But that money is not so much to meet daily needs.

I sighed in annoyance.

“...huh.. indeed what do we do in the mansion?”

I talked to myself and went through the writing on the poster with my index finger. ‘...exorcising spirits.’ is a task we have to do to get those 20 bronze coins. Gosh, this has gone too far, isn't it strange that this mission is left to the lowest rank? Spirits are not creatures that are easy to work with, that's the problem.

“No! Anyway I don't want to! You do it yourself!”

Refute me while I'm on my waist.

“Please. No need to worry, I promise to protect you.”

Long story short, I was given thousands of sweet words by this man, I wonder exactly how much he wanted to take on this mission? Well, if a low-class adventurer seems to insist, this should not be a difficult mission.

But the problem is not there, I personally am not afraid of spirits or anything like that, what I am concerned about is the dirty and dark mansion. Imagining the mosquitoes, insects, and dirt that are there, that alone has disgusted me. Did this man deliberately take me to such a dark place so that he could have a chance to touch me? No, Rayen could probably think of that.

Ah, my God, Goddess Reftia, I am so sorry to have become an adventurer.

The location of the mansion was not too close from the Guild, but it was also not too far away. At least, it can be reached on foot, after all the only access there is only by foot, because its location in the middle of the forest makes it difficult to reach if by vehicle.

There's not much we talked about on the way there. Rayen walked in front, he was always ready with his sword even though there was no sign of monsters at all. As for me, regretfully only being able to follow him behind while sometimes playing the scarf I tied around my waist.

Maybe about half an hour walking, we finally reached a treeless area in the forest. And that's where the mansion is.

“Good.. Let's go in!”

Already, there's nothing more I can say. The figure of Goddess Corter can only follow and make her body move by itself into a dirty place.

We entered the mansion with great care, Rayen just walked leisurely without even turning her head in my direction. If he is that relaxed, let alone me, there I can only get bored and hope this mission is completed quickly.

Well, I hope so, in a house this big I'm afraid we're apart.

“So, where do we find that spirit? Besides..does there really be any sign that he is staying here?”

Just pissed.

After a few minutes of walking around in the dusty room, all I could say was annoyance and protest. It's only been a while, but I feel like this torment has been going on for a long time.

“Yah.. Usually the spirit has a magic circle as his home. The magic circle was too conspicuous, they did deliberately choose a place like this to be a home, because not a few people were trying to drive away spirits.”

Answer Rayen casually.

“So, we should look for that thing called magic circle?”

“That's. Isn't that easy?”

“What's easy? If the spirit appears and attacks how?”

“Spiders are not that strong, they need a host to evolve. If they already have a host, they don't

need again stay inside the magic circle.”

this is tantalizing, but it doesn't change my resentful feelings towards this filthy place.

There were countless rooms on the first floor, all filled with already broken furniture. Like chairs and a very large dining table, it was damaged and porous. The scary thing was when I found the old piano intact, it was a little gripping. But take it easy, this is not a horror story.

We headed to the second floor, hoping that the magic circle was here. From what Rayen said, the magic circle is only in the form of a painting on the floor that is drawn using chalk, blood, or something else. It was not shining and not auraless, therefore we had to look into the room one by one.

Well, I also think it has absolutely no sign. But it doesn't seem like it. When we set foot on the second floor, I realized something strange was emanating from some room next to me. I didn't tell Rayen right away. I don't know why I doubt that feeling a little.

“You tired? If you are tired, you can rest here first. Let me just look for him.”

Rayen. He backed off and walked side by side with me.

“What?! You mean we should split up? No, thank you!! If I get hurt do you want responsibility?!.”

Jerakku hard. And Rayen didn't reply.

Not that I don't want to be left behind by him. As I said before, parting in a place this big is a troublesome thing.

No more conversations have been made since my loud reply. I thought Rayen was angry, but it seems like he just didn't want to talk about anything. I repeatedly gave him the code, no one made him talk.

I could have destroyed this awkward air, but for a girl, starting a conversation with a man first was a troublesome thing.

Am I wrong for over-straining her? From the first moment I met all I did was reject her opinion, if it was wrong I would have to apologize. I who was once a man already knew very well what it was like to face a selfish woman.

“Rayen.. the.”.

“Hmm?”

Rayen looked over, my shame and fear growing. Apologizing.I'm a little bad at it.

I could only look down while blushing, while Rayen waited for a sentence from me. And I've strengthened

my heart, I raised my head and prepared to face it.

But my eyes did not focus on Rayen when my head started to rise, but rather a shadowy figure peering at the end of the hallway.

The 2nd floor was unlike the 1st floor, there was only a very long hallway with many rooms on its right and left. There is absolutely no turn. And what I saw there was a black shadow with red eyes, peering out from the door of the room at the end of the hallway.

I immediately grabbed Rayen's arm, closed my eyes with his shoulder. Although it was not clear what kind of figure the shadow looked like, my frightened mind described it as a creepy figure.

“Hey, what's up!”

Rayen was also surprised when I hugged her, she could not hide her nervous behavior.

But there's no time to think about it. I could only tremble in horror and not dare to see anything, my legs were also limp as if wanting to faint. Of course I wouldn't be this scared if I'd seen a ghost before, the thing is I haven't seen a ghost in my entire life.

With a bit of courage and strength, I pointed to the end of the hall where I saw the ghost. I always

closed his eyes, whether Rayen saw it or not.

Slowly, Rayen's steps slowed down and finally stopped. I hugged him because he didn't

saying nothing, all around me is silence. Is this really Rayen? He's not moving at all.

“That's his spirit?”

Rayen ran over, making my arms loose from his hands.

My heart feels like it's coming off when Rayen's hand is no longer held. I wanted to cry and scream because

too scared. I saw Rayen running towards the end of the hall and preparing with a sword in his right hand.

“R-Rayen.. wait for me!!”

I ran like a zombie, with both hands extended forward. I want to hug Rayen immediately and curse. But the more I chased after it, the more convinced it was impossible, he was too excited to ignore me.

When he reached the end, Rayen turned to the room on the right. In my haste to enter the same room as her, her figure stopped at the door, making me crash into her and spontaneously embrace her.

“Gosh... Don't leave me!”

“Corter, here we go. the spirit we're looking for.”.

In front of us was a huge magic circle. It's made of white chalk. With a beautiful geometric pattern, the magic circle did not shine. The window of the room opens, making direct sunlight enter and highlight. A tall, large shadow figure, seen floating above the magic circle.

It was the one that scared me before. After being noticed, he was not so creepy. No, he's creepy, but in another sense. The shadow had a red eye color, with flames burning around its body.

Arrogant and with a cold look, he folded his hands before us.

I took a position next to Rayen, but still it didn't make me take my arms off her. Kulirik

rayen's face, it seemed that he was undaunted, a face full of courage painted on Rayen's figure. I who hugged his left hand from the side felt very safe because of that.

“So, what is your purpose in disturbing my residence?”

The Spirit, you name it, said his first sentence in a loud and heavy voice. Like large-bodied people in general, his voice was not as cute as Rayen's. Only with that voice could one run away and be frightened.

Did Rayen ever say that spirits aren't that strong? Did he fool me, huh?

“Take it easy, Mr. Spirit. We didn't mean bad.”

Not mean badly from where? We're here to kick him out, did Rayen forget that? If this is his strategy to win the heart of the spirit, I will not be responsible if he feels betrayed later.

Rayen showed his adventurer identity card to the spirit.

“That's. We're here to make you go. We sincerely apologize for our sassness.but this is a royal order.”.

“Wuahahaha!”

The spirit laughed very loudly when Rayen finished his sentence. The world seemed to shake because of that laugh. My fear grew, and the result was that I was hugging Rayen's arm more and more. Maybe this is the first time in my life that I'm holding something this tight.

“You? Little brats like you guys want to kick me out? Just be right!”

Rayen seemed calm after hearing the negative response from the spirit. I think he wants to still try to negotiate. Well, whatever, I just want this over quickly and safely gone.

“Please, on behalf of the government. I really did not expect a great spirit like you to stay here, let the kingdom give you a more worthy place, Lord Great Spirit.”

“Hoho? The kingdom dare to give me a more worthy place? Does that include a host for me?”

Rayen held back his answer, I felt a hint of doubt from his hesitation. But that doesn't stop him

to surrender.

“..ya. That includes the host. The Queen will give you the host you want.”

“Wuahahaha!! All right, all right. I accept your offer. Besides the host I want is already here.”

“Hah?”

I felt a sense of hellish disgust, as the spirit pointed at me with its evil smile.

“I want that girl to be my host!”