Hero Of Harmony

Shortly after meeting eyes with the creature, it emerged from behind the tree, allowing me to see its large Orcish appearance; the creature, which I presumed was an Orc as it looked somewhat similar to the ones I've seen in my past life, was wearing hide clothes. However, his clothes were roughly made; they consisted of a two-piece, one that covered his lower region and one that covered his chest, though given his erect penis, it was hardly covering anything.

'I've never met an Orc before, so I can't speak their language; let's just hope he can be reasoned with.' Thought Alexander with a slight frown as he looked at the approaching Orc, who was staring at him with a lustful look on his face.

"Um, hello, I'm Alexander, ni-" Said Alexander with a friendly smile as he tried introducing himself to the Orc, though all that earned him was a loud guttural roar, followed by the Orc charging toward him with a massive club befitting his stature.

"H-Hey, calm down; w-we can talk about this!" Yelled Alexander as he quickly jumped back, dodging a swing from the Orc's club, denting the ground.

Despite my words, the Orc seemed to ignore me as it continued charging toward me while constantly trying to smash me with its club, which was proving futile. I didn't know the Orc's exact stats, but I was dodging without too much difficulty, so he wasn't much of a threat to me.

"Listen! Stop attacking me, or I'll be forced to retaliate!" Remarked Alexander with a serious expression as he summoned Trina from his body and sliced the club in half.

I was hoping with his weapon having been destroyed; he would finally listen to reason, though apparently, that was just wishful thinking as he tossed his broken club at me before punching at me like a wild beast. Having grown tired of the Orc's ignorance, I dodged his punches and leaped upward before hitting the top of his head with the broad side of Trina, knocking him to the ground as he roared loudly.

"You've been defeated; can we have a conversation like intelligent living be-Urgh." Said Alexander as he stood on top of the Orc's chest while pointing Trina at his neck, only for him to suddenly grunt in pain when he felt the Orc dig his nails into the back of his knee, where his armor was the weakest.

Grabbing my leg out of reflex, the Orc then swatted me off his chest with a backhand; he flung me several meters, though I regained my balance and landed on the ground, the injury in my knee already healed.

"Alright, I tried to be nice, and I gave you multiple chances; you only have yourself to blame for what's coming next." Said Alexander with a frown as he pushed off the ground, dashing toward the Orc, who stood up and charged toward him.

Leaping into the air, I swung Trina right at the Orc's neck, and without any resistance, my greatsword sliced through his skin, muscles, and bone, decapitating him, as his head fell to the ground while his body continued forward thanks to his momentum. Landing on the ground, I turned around and looked at the dead Orc, and although I didn't feel guilty for killing him, I still couldn't help but sigh; his death could've been avoided if he had just decided to respond instead of attacking me like a madman.

"Haa, well, I'll leave his body here; I'm sure the animals will feast on it, though I need to burn my blood off his body first." Muttered Alexander as he retracted Trina back into his body and approached the Orc's body, burning any trace of his golden blood.

Burning the blood off the Orc, I did a quick sweep around the area, ensuring I didn't miss any of my blood, before leaving the area, heading back the way I came as I walked back toward Hyphen. While walking, I called out for Talis, and after a few minutes of yelling, I finally heard that familiar sound of wings flapping, followed by a brown feathered bird perching herself on my shoulder.

"Hmm, you smell disgusting, Alex." Said Talis as she covered her beak with her wings while looking at Alexander in disgust.

"Eh, it's not that bad; you're overreacting; besides, I had a run-in with an Orc and was forced to kill him, so that's probably why." Replied Alexander as he sniffed himself before shaking his head and glancing at Talis, who wasn't convinced by his words.

"Orc?" Asked Talis curiously, prompting Alexander to explain what had happened.

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"You may enter. Next!" Said the guard as he accepted the entrance fee from a few Elves before looking at Alexander, who stepped forward and handed him the quest paper.

"Alright, you're good. Next!" Remarked the guard with a nod as he handed the quest paper back to Alexander before looking at the person next in line.

"Good thing Cath told me about that; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get in." Muttered Alexander with a sigh of relief as he stored the paper in his breast pocket and headed directly toward the adventurer guild.

Entering the Adventurer guild after a few minutes of walking, I noticed it was emptier than before, though, considering it was around evening time, which made sense as everyone was trying to go home and relax.

"Hmm, back already, Alexander?" Asked Cath as she looked up from her desk and spotted Alexander standing before her.

"Yeah, it was an easy mission; I was just required to pick some flowers; other than an Orc I encountered, it was very easy." Replied Alexander lightly with a smile, causing Cath to raise her eyebrow.

"You encountered an Orc? Just one?" Questioned Cath curiously, prompting Alexander to nod.

"It must've been an outcast then. Orcs primarily move in groups with upwards of five in a single group, and for larger colonies, it can get all the way up to 20. That's what I've heard from other Adventurers, though I presume, given the month, it was attacking you wildly while erect?" Added Cath with a nod as she organized her papers.

"Yes, he was erect the entire time, and it was a little uncomfortable fighting him, though what do you mean by that." Replied Alexander with an uncomfortable expression as he looked down at Cath, who turned and pointed to the calendar behind her, which had an image of a sexy Elf posing.

"It's Chloe, the month known to be the most fertile for plant life; however, this also translates to certain species, one of them being Orcs. During this month, an Orc's libido will soar, and for nearly the entire month, Orc's will mate, only stopping to eat; if an Orc doesn't release their sexual urges, after a few days, they'll go mad and rape anything they can get their hands. Deer, Wolves, Humans, Elves, Demi-humans, sharks, Birds, so long as it's a living being, they'll rape it; gender doesn't matter either." Stated Cath calmly, her words causing both Alexander and Talis to shiver in fear and disgust.

'Ugh, no wonder he was staring at me with lust; he was trying to rape me.' Thought Alexander as he shivered in fear, causing Cath to smirk slightly in amusement.

"W-Well, thanks for the information; better late than never, I suppose." Said Alexander softly with a forced smile as he reached into his breast pocket, grabbing both his space pouch and quest paper and handing them to Cath.

"Give me a few moments, Alexander." Said Cath with a smile as she stood up and entered through the same door as previously, her white tail swaying about with every step.

After a few minutes of waiting, Cath exited the door, giving me a somewhat surprised expression as she handed me my space pouch, which was now empty of flowers, but instead, I counted roughly thirty-five copper coins, which was far more than I had expected.

'We're rich!' Thought Alexander with a slight smile as he stored the pouch in his breast pocket.

"For spending only a little over 2 hours, you sure acquired quite a lot of flowers." Remarked Cath, prompting Alexander with a nod while still smiling.

"Yeap, I had a lovely deer lead me to the way; next time I see her, I should properly thank her." Said Alexander while stroking Talis's body, his words surprising Cath.

"A deer showed you the way? Can you talk to animals?" Questioned Cath curiously as she glanced between Talis and Alexander.

With my eyes, I could see a person's heart, and I knew Cath wouldn't go around telling people about what I was capable of, but I also knew I shouldn't go spilling information about my skills. Just like Master said, the most dangerous part about being an Adventurer isn't the mindless monsters you'll be facing but your intelligent colleagues.

"No, but I've lived all my life growing up in a forest, so I'm rather friendly with animals." Replied Alexander with a shake of his head, prompting Cath to nod in understanding.

"Anyways, I'll be leaving, Cath. I'll see you tomorrow; maybe, I don't know." Added Alexander as he waved at Cath before turning around and exiting the building, heading back to the Inn he was staying at.

Entering my Inn, I walked up to the front desk and paid for an extended period of time, which cost ten copper up front, but as I was currently swimming in money, it was fine; heading upstairs, I entered the same room as the one Lily, and I shared. It was a rather nice room, or at least nice compared to the other rooms in this Inn, and there wasn't anything terrible about it, which was why I decided to stay here for some time.

"Welp, it's a little early to go to sleep, so let's do some training." Muttered Alexander as he summoned Trina and Zartha, practicing his swordsmanship while Talis was on the bed, watching him.