Chapter 39: Chapter 34 (Part 1) – A Succubus’ Main Weapon Should be…

Kanae and Arenade dropped by their store to check in on how things were going. The once dingy shop had now become much more respectable. At least in appearance only. They were greeted first by their new wood and iron signpost hanging above the door that read 'Sexy Slime Goods', and an image of a blob of slime sat beneath the words.

Inside, they were surprised to find Ingrid still around, ringing up a customer at the counter. She was dressed in a simple dark green dress, sleeveless that revealed old scars, and a brown bodice that was laced up to the bust. The change in outfit was a necessary one, because the store couldn't have someone dressed like they were about to pickpocket them.

The customer, a scruffy lupine beastman leaned forward with an elbow on the front counter. "Hey, how's about a discount? Put it on my tab, and I'll pay back later. Whaddya say?"

"We're not running a charity here. Either ya pay up or the boys'll rough ya up," Ingrid growled, pointing her chin at the minotaur, orc, and goblin.

"Alright, alright! Sheesh… " The wolf paid his dues and shuffled out of the store with a newly-purchased pocket pussy made of pink slime.

Amusingly, the three chickens were desperately hoping things didn't go sideways. They were minding the shelves, sweeping the floor, and helping people pick out a desired sex toy.

It wasn't just men who visited, women did as well. Dildos were among the easiest things to make, and Kanae was able to shape them into almost any size he wanted. Even more accurately with his friends being humanoid monsters to serve as a basis.

"Hiya, Kanae, Arenade!" Ichi waved to them after putting something on a high shelf that the others couldn't reach. "Your new idea is flying off the shelves! I can't believe how many women come in here asking for minotaur and orc-shaped dildos. Makes us feel pretty good about ourselves!"

"Lucky you…" Takumi grumbled from the opposite side of the room.

Not everyone was interested in a puny goblin cock it seemed.

"How's business going? And is Ingrid behaving?" Kanae squinted at her.

The former member of the Outriders avoided looking him in the eyes, but the fact that she was still here was evidence that she chose to be of her own volition. At any point, Ingrid could have escaped, and it would have been too late before they realized she was gone.

"Ingrid's been really helpful," Manabe said. "People don't really want to talk to a minotaur, orc, or goblin, so she's the one that makes sales. We just keep the place stocked and clean."

"It's not like I can go back to working for Bardell," Ingrid mumbled.

"You better not think about taking off with our earnings or betraying us in the future! We're practically doing you a favor by sheltering you here," Arenade made a point to harshly remind her.

"Ya don't have to remind me… Anyway, yer business is booming. Ya getting orders from other cities. Word travels fast it seems," she said, bringing up a ledger to show them their earnings.

Suffice to say, it was a lot of money. Still nowhere near the amount of slaying a dragon would earn, but enough to run the place, pay their four workers, and put a chunk of pocket change into the coffers. Sooner or later Kanae would have to look into expanding.

"Speaking of word traveling fast. Streaking Dragonslayer, huh?" Ichi poked fun at the title that's quickly spreading through the city.

"W-Where did you hear that?!" Kanae went bright red after hearing his nickname.

"An adventurer who knew you came by and told us! But forget that. I can't believe a dragon attacked yesterday, and I'm even more surprised that you brought it down!" Takumi excitedly exclaimed.

"Aha… Well, Estaline dealt the final blow," he said, pressing two index fingers together as he recalled the encounter.

"And you dealt the first blow," Arenade teased.

"S-Shut up! I had no other choice!"

Aside from the unfortunate way in which Kanae found fame, it made him uneasy to be so known around the city. Trying to keep a low-profile was impossible, and after reaching the low 30s in levels from fighting the dragon, he and his party were among the highest level adventurers.

The two said goodbye to the shop and headed over to the Orc's Hammer. Lina and Rog's establishment was the first place Kanae had in mind when thinking about acquiring a weapon for himself. One half of the store displayed full sets of gear on mannequins, and the other half had racks of weapons. Some were behind glass cases, but many were out in the open to be wielded as pleased. He wouldn't be buying any of them, because he previously commissioned them to forge a short-sword out of black dragon scales, and it was supposedly ready today.

"Welcome to the Orc's Hammer!" Lina smiled at them from the counter, then lit up with recognition. "Oh! Hello, you two!"

"I'm here to pick up the sword I ordered from you guys," Kanae said.

"Honey! Kanae is here to pick up her weapon!" The elven wife called into the back of the store where their forge was.

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Kanae was brimming with excitement. Although his skills and class weren't combative in nature, he could at least actively help in fights with a weapon in hand. However, when Rog emerged from the back with the weapon, everyone just stared at it in disbelief.

"Uhm. Honey, is this the sword?" Lina asked her husband.

"Yes. That sword," Rog confirmed.

"That's a funny-looking sword you got there," Arenade said, struggling not to laugh.

Kanae picked up his 'sword' which was limp like a wet noodle. Nothing about this weapon was sharp, and it was only about as thick as his pinky finger. 

"Isn't this just a whip?!" he cried.

"We're terribly sorry!" Lina was checking over their ledgers, trying to figure out where things went wrong. "My husband must have gotten the commission work mixed up. He ended up using your dragon scales and bone to craft a whip meant for someone else."

They found the sword that was supposed to be Kanae's new weapon, but it was made out of cow leather and quite obviously unuseable in a fight. Although spectacularly worthless, a sword made of leather was impressive in its own way.

"That's quite the order to mix up…" Kanae sighed.

The long whip was crafted with leather from the dragon's hide, and a scale was used as the tip. Getting hit by something like this would hurt. A lot. With a whip as a weapon, Kanae was really beginning to look the part of a succubus.

"Me sorry…" Rog lowered his head apologetically.

"It's alright, Rog. If I had ordered this, I'd probably be very happy with it," Kanae said.

Since the commission was an incredibly expensive one at a whopping 300 grand, Lina paid back half for the mistake. Either way, Kanae came away with what appeared to be a very strong whip. The silver lining was that, unlike a short sword, he had a much longer reach.

"Look at you with a new weapon." Arenade laughed as they exited the Orc's Hammer. "What are you going to do? Whip monsters to death?"

"Arenade, bend over." Kanae subtly charmed her to get down on all fours, then let the tip of the whip drop down next to her face.

"Hey, hey, hey! I'm sorry! Don't whip me! I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean it!" she cried.

Satisfied, Kanae released the charm, and Arenade got back to her feet breathing a sigh of relief that her ass wasn't in danger. He was never going to hurt her anyway. She might get annoying at times, but he had been slowly growing more fond of her.

"Guys!" Edina was coming up the street and bumped into a couple of people as she made her way to them.

"Where did you go all morning?" Kanae asked.

"I went to Necro Lord Zogoth's tomb to raise his pet again! They were really happy to be reunited. I'm also high enough level to do this now, watch— Arise, Bone Brute!" Raising her staff, the squirreling necromancer opened a black portal in the ground from which a giant bone brute crawled out of.

"Oh, no. Not the stupid bone brutes again!" Arenade backed away, clenching her fists that were sparking with holy energy.

"Don't hurt it!" Edina cried. "It's my personal summon now. We can use it to fight!"

That was great and all, but people around us were getting terrified of the monster in town. Many took off running, screaming in panic.

"Bone brute!"

"Run!"

Guards began pouring in from every avenue.

"Edina, put your bone brute away before we get arrested!" Kanae yelled.

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