They couldn’t leave still. The wall that neither of them could see wouldn’t budge. They checked the guild and there was nothing open right now. And they did confirm it with the clerk that Spice had its own quest set and the boss of the place was waiting for them already. “What am I suppose to tell your mother if someone see’s us going in?” Heart muttered softly as they stood across from the building. The safest bet would be to go around the back, but they didn’t think the door would be unlocked for them. Even in the day time the place didn’t look any less.. Lush. “She’ll kill me, bring me back and kill me again..”

Ash was blushing a little, holding onto his staff like it might protect his virginity as he said nervously “Maybe you can go in by yourself?” he asked. Ah yes, throwing his own best friend to the wolves with pretty claws.

“I will rape you myself.” Heart hissed as he clutched onto his arm tightly. “Let’s do it.” And half dragging Ash they moved toward the front door, pushing it open slowly and stepping inside - only to have it closed shut behind them in the same moment their stats changed.

Cunning: 0

Blow jobs:0

Vanilla:0

Bondage:0

Kinks:0

Kissing:0

Traits: Virgin

Ash started in horror at his new stats while Heart was more interested in his. He wasn’t listed as a virgin and his kissing skill was already ten, he also had a couple points in blowjobs. Did that mean he had a boyfriend before? Though he worried more about the two points in kinks and vanilla. Heart turned sharply to grab onto Ash when the other attempted to throw himself back out the door, turning him around sharply and still clutching Ash. “J.. Just find the damn quests, grab one and bail..”

“W-what are you talking about? I’ve been stained just coming in here-” he whimpered, close to trying to blast his way out of the place with a fireball as a woman appeared at the next moment. Her breasts were bouncy as they were supple in the red dress she wore. The front slit of it showing she wasn’t even wearing a bra underneath, and the high slit along her thigh both covered her front and back end (barely) but showed she probably wasn’t wearing any underwear either. Though both their eyes landed on her stats as she came up to the counter of scantly clothed women.

Cunning: 139

Blow jobs: 578

Vanilla:212

Bondage:513

Kinks:???

Kissing:1,573

Traits: Succubus

Virginity Taken: 919.

Heart could see the look in her eyes said she wanted to round that number off- but nevertheless smiled at the pair and said “Welcome to Spice boys~ How can Mistress Cecil help you today?” she cooed as Ash squeaked a little. He could feel his companion building up a spell now to bust out.

Heart turned quickly to fight with Ash to get his staff away from him, finally ripping it out of his arms and putting it away so he couldn’t fire wildly like a drowning cat in a puddle of water. “We..” Heart cleared his throat a little. “We’re here to see about.. Your quests. Even after killing the boss of the forest we can’t seem to leave yet so.. This is the only place we haven’t touched.”

“Haven’t touched huh? Fufufufu..” the woman chuckled as Ash was more of less hiding behind Heart now. “Come this way.” she smiled, moving them away from the front counter now, and to the room in the side. Here there was a quest board similar to the one at the guild, but had.. Hearts coming out of it, with bras and panties decorating it’s edges. “It’s simple boys, just pick a quest and come see me or one of the girls at the counter, we’ll give you the quest to complete and you’ll be on your merry way. Just come back when you complete the quest to get your reward~” she cooed.

Heart nodded and moved to the board now, looking them over. Was there something that would tell them what they needed? “Wait, what does this mean? You can either get payment in coin or flesh?” He asked, looking at her now.

“Fufufu-” she moved now to gently lift his face up at her. “It means that certain quests let you have a reward in Spice. There’s a spice in each town you see, and different Spice have different.. Rewards.” he felt like his stats were about to be increased- before she let him go. Depending on the level of quest you complete, depends on the type of rewards you can get from spice. Sex, blowjobs, threesomes, twins~” she cooed the last bit out. “Let’s just say we would make it all worth it darling.”

“...Is there a quest to get us out of town?” He said, because Ash looked ready to knell over at any moment. And he got the feeling if he did that then he would somehow be dragged across the floor like an unseen demon had a hold of him and disappear into a bedroom - not to be seen for hours. And with a huge boost in his stats.

“Well, I don’t know about that darling.” she said thoughtfully, looking at the board. “How about you give some of my quests a look, and come to the counter if you find one you like?” she chuckled, moving away now to return to the front. Ash let out a breath he hadn’t realized he had been holding as he pushed Heart to the board. “Just pick one and let’s go before I really get raped.” he whined. Coming closer to the board now, he could read over some of the quests now.

One that was requesting a strangely large amount of leather, another that was requesting a ‘special’ item from the blacksmith, for the adventurer to request and deliver themselves, and a couple of others that seemed strange in nature, but nothing too inherently bad. It was as he was going to pick just a random quest from the board that he spotted something in the corner. It seemed to stand out amongst the others as he turned to look at it now. “Monster egg wanted.” Ash blinked as he peered over his shoulder, they hadn’t had a quest like that before after all. It read that there was a special item that needed retrieval, and the location was the same as where they had slayed the boss the day before. Other than that, it said ‘See Leonal for special details’. “Leonal…? Who’s Leonal?” he asked as Heart took the quest off the board now. In his mind appeared to be a guide towards said character- who was on the second floor.

“Second floor.” He said softly as they slipped out of the side room and went around the counter, heading up the second floor now in order to find Leonal who was looking through a book and posing three naked women and a twink in certain ways, Heart having to grab Ash to hold him tightly least the mouse make the fetal mistake of running in the cat den. “Leonal?” He asked as the man turned to them now, looking much like the woman downstairs. Surprising he had the same stats as her too, though his trait was incubus. He looked at them questioningly for a moment before spotting the request they had in their hands, perking up sharply.

“Ladies, boy, out.” He said, closing the book and clapping his hands to send them pouting from the room now as he moved to the door and closed it - locking it. Leonal turned to them now, waving his hand to the couch. “Sit, sit.” He said eagerly as he sat down across from them. “Have you come to accept?”

Ash didn’t move to sit until Heart had done so himself. The couch red and plush to the touch, and sitting on it was comforting- even if he wished he had his staff with him. “Y-yes.” Ash nodded as Heart hummed.

“What’s the special details about?” Heart raised an eyebrow to look at the man that seemed to be beaming. Or about to bounce around off his chair.

“Well see, something like this can only appear once the monster boss of the forest is dead. There’s a very, very, very limited time for this quest to appear you see. I was on the verge of even hunting you two down myself to get you to accept this request.” He said with a smile, eyes bright and shining. “There is a legend that states that when the boss of an area is killed - monster eggs will appear in that area. They’ve also be noted in other spots too, like dead ends that seem out of place and out of the way. Now see there are plenty of common eggs out there that just turn out to be normal monsters. Howlers you see, but raised by humans they have a different coat color than their wild counterparts. But see - there are very, very rare monster eggs that also appear. Those that turn into humans, pets you see. The egg I want is one such egg, however it only appears when the ground is still stained in blood under the light of the full moon in the harvest month. The settings have to be just perfec-” He stopped and looked at the door, suddenly narrowing his eyes. He stood up and suddenly hit the door roughly. “Bug off!” He shouted and they heard rapid steps hurrying off. “Sorry about that, she’s gets so nosy this time of year.”

Ash blinked at the sudden door attack and figured it had been the blond haired woman they had met downstairs. “..A-ah.. is this, perhaps for her?” he asked now curiously as Heart seemed to be taking in the information for later.

Leonal nodded his head softly as he resumed sitting. “It is our birthday coming the beginning of winter. The way I see it, if it is there, I should have enough time to get it to hatch before that day. Mind you, it won’t take its human form until it reaches a certain level.” He smiled a little. “My sister, she loves birds you see. All kinds of birds and that is what this egg is - or well should be. A bird type. Without mountains around these parts that makes it super rare but this bird is said to be a white swan type. Not a monster at all even though it is coming from the egg. I don’t even mind the sex, swans are my sisters one true bird love. And she’s a show off too, she’d love to flaunt it. That’s why I want you two to get it. The full moon while the blood is still fresh is the only chance to get it.” He leaned forward now. “It should look like a normal shell walking around, but with white wings on its side. But the thing is - I have no idea what food it likes! The book I read has no idea because it is so rare.” He looked upset now. “The only way to safely capture a monster egg is when it is asleep, after it has eaten its fill. Otherwise you risk breaking trust just rushing out to get it, then it’ll hatch to be just a normal monster. There are still four days before the full moon and I’ll help cover the cost, but it is important you stock up with fruits, vegetables, seeds and maybe even meat for all we know.”

“Well.. it’s very kind that you want to get her something so special.” Ash smiled softly.

Heart seemed thoughtful on the other hand before finally saying, “We’ll have to make different dishes, research new recipes, or make new recipes. Are you sure you’re willing to pay for the supplies? It might become costly.” he pointed out. Really what he was thinking about was buying the whole food market out, and going home to recreate some of his ‘dream’ dishes. Along with dishes that other monsters had been documented liking. Him and Ash had finally bought that book before coming here, and who would have known it was so important? Ah well.

He nodded his head firmly. “This is my sister after all. I’ve saved up a lot of money for this moment but I was worried the two of you would kill the boss after harvest. But yes, I’ll cover the cost - no matter the price.”

Heart hummed softly and looked at Ash. Who nodded in return. He turned back to Leonel and nodded. “We’ll take your quest.” he smiled, giving the quest paper back to Leonel for him to eagerly sign into their hands.

“We should go to the market, and buy things for tonight. Oh and have Mister Leonel give us some coin for that.” he nodded. “We’ll return whatever we don’t use of course.” Ash reassured the beaming twin.

Leonel signed and returned the quest to him, smiling happily now. “And not a word to my sister.” He told him as he stood up, moving to the bookcase nearby and opening a small chest there. He walked over and handed them three hundred gold, patting Ash’s cheek when his eyes nearly popped out of his head. “Four days until the full harvest moon. I’ll teach one of you how to capture a monster egg in the meanwhile. There’s a certain trick to it you see.”

xXx

Their inventory was full of food. From just untouched beast meat, fruit and vegetables to fully cooked meals fresh from the oven. They were hiding nearby, looking down into the cove where even in the darkness they could see the stains of blood still from theri battle several days ago. It hadn’t rained yet after all and since bodies weren’t left behind to decay there was nothing like that. Ash was asleep beside him, the two of them taking turns, and between the two of them was Leaf’s fairy lamp giving them some protection. Heart rubbed his eyes a little, really fighting to keep awake right now and thinking about waking Ash so they could switch places when something happened. A sound..

Chirping..?

Heart raised his head up as he looked around, confused for a moment before his eyes locked in on something moving down below. It was hard to makeout from up here but he could see a small white thing moving around on the ground, where had it even come from? He turned and lightly shook Ash, waking him up. “Ash, look -” He said softly, pointing down below at the moving thing.

Ash jerked awake now, sleep in his eyes quickly clearing up as he said “Is it here?” And sat up now to look over. Seeing the little egg that had appeared. It was chirping softly, snow white wings flapping gently, almost playfully as it was just wondering around the cove without a care. Ash bit his lip and looked over at Heart. “What should we give it first? A stew maybe? Howlers like that.” he reminded him, but they both had read that monster book religiously over the past four days. Along with many trial and errors of food in their poor kitchen.

“We’ll scatter things around it. Keep quiet, keep low.” He told him as they stood up, picking up Leaf’s lamp and the pair slipping down into the cove. They didn’t go near the moving little egg, nor did they make a lot of sounds. They placed Leaf’s lamp down and them placed five food items around it. Seeds, meat, then three cooked meals - stew, Heart’s little pizza boat, and his honey soaked donuts. Then they hurried away as the egg had been watching them, chirping softly as now it wandered over to find out what they had been doing. The light of Leaf’s lamp must have relaxed it as it sniffed around the seeds then ate it - dots above its head, neither like or dislike. Which might as well have been a dislike honestly. Then it moved around to the carrot on the ground - an image of a black X appeared and it walked away from it unhappily. Next was Heart’s yeastless donuts, which it looked over confused before trying. A heart appeared over its head now as it made sounds of happiness, beginning to dig in. “You’re up.” He told Ash softly, since he had the softest step.