The place I ended up going to was here.

Creak, Thud!

Lewina was sitting in the exact same posture as when I saw her last time.

She was always in this spot. Like a stone statue.

"Ohh?"

Lewina’s lips slowly curled upwards.

"Isn’t it that little brat from last time?"

"Call me by my name. I’m a formal Hero now, you know?"

Lewina was quite surprised by my words. She raised her branch-like finger and pointed at me.

"Ohh, but you know, don’t you? Whether you’re a formal Hero or a mere knight. For an information broker like me, money is king."

"I came to ask about this this time. I was thinking of going to a merchant guild, but it doesn’t seem like an ordinary item."

I took out the Abyssal Orb. From its description, it didn’t seem like an ordinary item.

It felt as if holding it for too long would make me lose my mind, perhaps?

"Gasp!"

Suddenly, Lewina recoiled in horror. As if I had pulled out my dick or something.

Her eyes were trembling violently. Her gaze was fixed on the Abyssal Orb.

Skittering!

Lewina crawled towards me at an incredible speed. She looked more like a beast than a human.

’Ugh, shit! What the hell? That scared the crap out of me.’

I unconsciously stepped back. That’s how alien the atmosphere Lewina exuded was.

She urgently raised her hands.

"Uh, ugh, that, that! Where did you get it? How did you obtain it?"

"What? What is this?"

Sniff, sniff, ahhh.

Lewina put her nose to the Abyssal Orb and seriously sniffed it. She seemed satisfied, her lips stretching into a wide smile.

"I feel it, the scent of a great being! Ahh, haaang. How I miss it, I was once obsessed with this!"

"...What is this?"

"It’s a fragment of a great being. When these are gathered together, a statue to worship the great being appears!"

"That’s it?"

Lewina drooled at my question. Was it just a special item that produced a mere statue?

Was it really something that couldn’t be used for enhancement or applied to magic engineering, just for that?

It felt a bit anticlimactic. What the hell is this?

"Hehe, what else would there be? It’s precious, so precious. Sell it to me. Let’s exchange it for S-rank information!"

"Huh? For S-rank information?"

Lewina nodded like crazy. Honestly, I couldn’t understand it.

’What the hell, she’s selling S-rank information for a piece of rock like this? I knew she was crazy, but this much?’

I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t speak. S-rank information for something like this?

"What exactly is S-rank information?"

"Anything you want!"

Lewina gesticulated with both hands as if she held all the information in the world. Her gaze, meanwhile, was firmly fixed on the Abyssal Orb.

"You know that cult called ’Those Who Recite Sins’? Do you have information on their leader?"

Lewina nodded like mad. She was like an obedient stray dog, I guess. Though I didn’t want to pet her.

"It’s relatively recent information, but yes, I have it. I’ve gathered important clues about their bishop."

"Then I’ll sell it. Here."

"Ohh, in that case...!"

Lewina handed over the information documents and received the Abyssal Orb.

She caressed the Abyssal Orb as if she had been waiting for it. Like she was fondling it.

"Haa ..Sniff-gasp ♥ This is it, this is what I wanted. Ahh, how thirsty I was!"

Lewina began to lick the Abyssal Orb as if licking a pair of balls.

She was truly insane. There probably wasn’t anyone in this town as crazy as her.

Lewina stuck out her deep pink tongue and gently licked the Abyssal Orb.

As she greedily licked and licked, thick saliva coated it, beginning to string like a spiderweb.

’She’s going to do something with that eventually.’

I shook my head and left. There were quite a few important clues.

As I looked through the information, there was indeed a lot of helpful stuff. And one suspicion.

’Wait, this suspicion...?’

It felt like déjà vu. I tilted my head, then chuckled.

’This will be important. But that’s not what’s important right now. I’m tired, should I relieve some fatigue?’

I massaged my shoulders and headed to a nearby pawn shop. There was something I wanted to buy.

’To buy luxury goods, a pawn shop is the place. There are no jewelers in a remote territory like this.’

Territories close to the capital, and even villages, had jewelers.

However, our territory still didn’t. Maybe Weaverpool would have one.

I arrived at the pawn shop and checked the items. Including the items in the glass case, there seemed to be a lot of goods displayed behind the owner.

Among them, I bought a luxury bag for 40 gold.

"An excellent choice, my lady. Is it a gift for someone special?"

"I’m an adult, and I’m Hero Lucian Vane."

"Gasp, cough...! You, it was you? Thank you for your purchase!"

I headed somewhere with the luxury bag. The Goddess asked, curious.

’I’m going to get a massage, heheh.’

It’s been a while, I should meet Dinora. I wonder if she’s heard about me.

I’m a full-fledged Hero now. I wanted to do a lot of things with Dinora. MILFs really never get old, no matter how much you have them.

’I wonder if she’ll like the luxury bag.’

Sometimes there are women who prefer simple things like flowers or letters over luxury goods.

I went to Dinora’s house. There didn’t seem to be anyone around.

Just in case, I went inside, but there could be other customers.

’Or she could already be with another guy.’

What should I do if she’s doing a service?

No, why should I hesitate? Screw it, I’ll just watch.

Knock knock, creak.

"Oh, Lucian, isn’t it? I’ve heard a lot about you lately!"

"I’ve been feeling a bit tired lately. I came for a massage!"

"Hehe, good timing."

"Oh, I bought this on the way. Take it."