I Became a Hero With a Lot of Experience

40 – 040: The Road to the North (3)

We, who came from Wangsung, quickly moved out of the royal road and reached a forest adjacent to it.

There were many forests near the royal road because, to prevent the invasion of the Demon King’s army, some areas with many obstructive forests deliberately set up the royal road.

Anyway, as the signs of darkness appeared in the sky, we, though a bit early, settled in the forest and prepared for the night journey.

If we couldn’t get out of the forest today anyway, it was to wake up early and leave the forest in the morning.

I took on the night watch duty.

I still remembered the failure of my guard duty when I was distracted by s*x at that time.

Although Las had that appearance, I couldn’t completely exclude the possibility of the remaining women enjoying intense lesbian s*x like snails.

While standing in front of the campfire, looking at the stars, the carriage shook lightly and I heard Las moaning.

“Where is this… (Experience Acquisition: 17 people)”

Las woke up in the late night that was close to dawn, maybe because the second attack was too strong.

As Las woke up from the carriage and looked around, he seemed to not understand English and tilted his head, then dropped his head shortly after.

Although he seemed to have woken up from unconsciousness, he still seemed tired.

Anyway, since we were camping right now, we didn’t have anything immediate to do, so it was a good thing for us.

We couldn’t go as far as we wanted because we were pulling the carriage, but now there was no need for that, so we could go even farther tomorrow.

“Are you awake?”

I poured a glass of water and handed it to Las, who had woken up from the carriage.

Instead of immediately taking the water, he alternated his gaze between me and the cup, then finally received the cup and gulped down the water.

“…Thank you. (Experience Acquisition: 17 people)”

“Yeah, don’t hesitate now….”

“….(Experience Acquisition: 17 people)”

Since we couldn’t confirm the whereabouts of the Legion Commander at the moment, there was no time to waste on meaningless actions like training with each other.

We can’t be too relaxed since we don’t know how vast the land of this country is, even though it seems like there is plenty of leisure.

I thought about the meaning of the one-year period set by the king while coming this far.

It might not be realistically impossible to defeat the two legion commanders who established themselves in the kingdom within that one year.

If it was a condition set that was realistically impossible, we would not have accepted it from the beginning or we would not have agreed even after it was over.

He is a cunning bastard like a snake, so it may not be impossible, but it is definitely not a generous amount of time that can be taken for granted.

Therefore, we need to be cautious and move quickly.

“Have you been to the North before?”

When I asked Las, who was trying to gather useful information, he nodded in response.

“What is it like there?”

“…Climatically, it’s not much different from here. Maybe a bit colder since it’s the north. (Experience Acquisition: 17 people)”

When I heard the term “North,” I thought of a land covered in white snow in all directions like in typical fantasy novels.

But it seemed like that wasn’t the case from what Las said.

“…I’ve been to my master to learn the sword before. (Experience Acquisition: 17 people)”

The unasked question continued. Although I wasn’t particularly curious, I kept blabbering on since I didn’t think I would lose anything by listening to the story.

“Maybe it was before graduating from the academy… to return in this state… I can’t even face my master. (Experience gained: 17)”

“…Are you asking me to untie the royal belt?”

“…I didn’t say that with an intention like that under a pseudonym. I just… until I met the hero, I had never been defeated except by my master. (Experience gained: 17)”

But now, I had lost twice in a row to the same opponent.

The first time, there was an excuse of carelessness, but the second time, there was no room for excuses.

That fact seemed to hurt his pride.

Was it because it was dawn that some strange emotion arose when I saw Lass curled up in front of the campfire like a wet dog?

I, who developed a strange sympathy, offered him words of comfort.

“Raise your head, Lass. It’s not something to be ashamed of to lose to Gunrense.”

“…That weapon, Gunrense. By the way, hero, may I ask you one thing? (Experience gained: 17)”

“Since there was nothing else to do, go ahead and blabber.”

“…Thank you. Um… why do you obsess over virgins, hero? (Experience gained: 17)”

My thoughts momentarily stopped at the incomprehensible words.

Of course, it was because the words that came out of his mouth were words I couldn’t understand according to my common sense.

Has there ever been someone asking why they are afraid of death?

Has there ever been someone wondering why they get drunk after drinking alcohol?

Just as it is common sense for normal humans to be afraid of death and to get drunk after drinking alcohol, it is extremely natural to prefer virgins.

“It seems you have well noticed that I prefer virgins. You must have been thorough in hiding it to not notice it.”

“…Yes, let’s say I did notice. So, what’s the reason? (Experience gained: 17)”

“No need to have doubts. You heard it correctly. If you had to choose between a virgin and a non-virgin as a spouse, which side would you choose?”

“…Well. (Experience gained: 17)”

Just before Lass could utter the word ‘virgin’, I threw that question at him.

“No need to answer… (Experience gained: 4)”

The sound of conversation was louder than expected, causing the sleeping priest to sit up and interrupt Lass’s words.

“Hero, you’re just rationalizing your inability to tolerate non-virgins. You shouldn’t go any further than that. (Experience gained: 4)”

“Yuria… (Experience gained: 17)”

“Non-virgins certainly have persuasive power when they speak. So, are you saying a man who prefers non-virgins over virgins is abnormal?”

“At least… non-virgins are much better than men who are absolutely intolerant. (Experience points: 4)”

…

Between the bonfire, a peculiar atmosphere flowed between her and me.

He seemed about to argue with me, but to someone who had dominated the kingdom of virgins, trampling countless non-virgins in the sea of information, it was a laughable matter.

“If that’s how you think, answer my question. What do you feel when you see a man who dislikes non-virgins and prefers virgins?”

“It’s clumsy. Everyone has a past. If it’s someone you love, regardless of their past, shouldn’t you understand and embrace it? (Experience points: 4)”

“And the opposite?”

“…Yes? (Experience points: 4)”

“Exactly. If Las were to say he absolutely dislikes you being a virgin and insists on you being a non-virgin, wishing you had a dozen experiences or at least boasting of his s*xual experience, what would you think hearing that?”

“… (Experience points: 4)”

Though the answer didn’t come back, by looking at her expression, it was clear who the winner of this argument was.

“Women criticize men who prefer virgins as either not really manly or pathetic. But they never ask why someone prefers virgins.”

As I said before, even if they call it pathetic, it’s not that they can’t understand that mindset.

Just as there’s no one who prefers secondhand goods to brand new ones, there’s no person in the world happy to know their woman has been touched by someone else.

“But what about those who prefer non-virgins? Imagine if that guy tells you he prefers you being a non-virgin. Wouldn’t you think like this?”

Why is this guy saying these things?

Does he want an easy, convenient girl?

And saying it to me so blatantly?

It was then that, with a logic understandable by anyone, I slowly began to pressurize her.

“…I’m not saying that someone who prefers non-virgins is normal. I’m saying a normal person doesn’t care about that kind of thing… (Experience points: 4)”

The rag-like priest initiated a pitiful counterattack.

“When asked which is better between A and B, saying it doesn’t matter is just avoiding the answer. If you had to choose one, of course, you’d choose the virgin.”

I said that much and turned to Las, who could be considered the judge of this argument.

As the priest’s and my gaze turned towards him, he flinched.

“Now, answer. Do you think preferring virgins or non-virgins is normal?”

“…I… (Experience points: 17)”

With Las’s answer, the winner of the argument was about to be decided.

“~~!!! (Experience multiplier: 5)”

Suddenly, the forest began to tremble, and as birds flocked in unison, our gaze turned towards the woods.

The urgent sound of footsteps coming straight from the direction of the forest.

At the faint moans reaching us, I immediately stood up, raising my lance forward.

“Wake up!!! What the hell is coming?!”

The cause of the commotion revealed itself faster than two rags could be lifted.

“Help! (Experience Points Acquired: 13)”

“Enemy! Verify virginity! Prepare for battle!”