Currently, Kain and Ivory were in the jungle situated near the outskirts of Carmine City.
They were currently hunting Iced Horn Rabbits.
A variety of horned rabbits very popular for their meat and costing very little due to their fast reproductive powers and a truly savory and mouth-watering taste.
This was a quest which always used to be on the quest board, but only a limited number of people were allowed to hunt here daily.
Since it was early morning when Kain had arrived here, he was allowed to take the quest.
Finally, they encountered their first prey.
...
Kain and Ivory were currently hiding in a bush, looking at a rabbit.
Kain slowly whispered,
"Ivory, try to aim at its head with your arrow. The moment you shoot, I will run towards it just in case you miss," spoke Kain, directing her.
Ivory nodded.
"Okay, on a count of three. Three... two... one! Now!" he spoke softly.
Instantly, Ivory shot an arrow in the direction of the rabbit,
but the arrow missed the head and instead hit one of its legs.
But Kain had already started chasing the arrow at full speed.
He arrived almost instantly and stabbed his sword into its neck.
[!Ding]
[Killed 1x Iced Horn Rabbit]
[Received 20 Exp]
Kain received 20 Exp. As he turned around to look at Ivory, he was shocked.
She was glowing.
And not just any glow, it was a glow which only comes from leveling up.
"Ivory... You can level up?" Kain asked in a surprised tone.
"Hmm? Yes, I did! Everyone can do it in this world, cannot you as well?" she asked in an excited tone.
She had finally reached level 2!
"Ah yes, I can as well," Kain replied as he started to dismember the parts of the rabbit.
Soon, they started a hunting spree of rabbits.
...
It was evening.
Kain and Ivory had already hunted down over 35 rabbits in the area.
If they hunted any more, they would probably go extinct.
It would take 4-5 days for Iced Horn Rabbits to recover from this damage.
This was also the reason they were hunted so much. They had a very high drive, even higher than goblins, hence they could devastate an area if not kept under check.
Kain had reached level 4, and Ivory had reached level 3.
Kain was on the verge of level 3 when he started hunting, meanwhile Ivory barely reached level 3 with the last rabbit they hunted.
After they finished their hunting, they arrived at the adventurer's guild to turn in the materials they earned.
"91...92...96!" spoke Emily the receptionist.
"I would round it off to one silver coin! Congratulations on your first hunt, young adventurers!" spoke Emily as she brought a pouch which had 100 copper coins and handed it over to Kain.
"What? Why did you hand it over to me?" asked Kain in a confused tone.
"In a party, it is the party leader who decides the earnings of the members based on their contributions," spoke Emily. "Of course, if the party leader cheats, the adventurer can also file a complaint to the adventurer's guild, which will then investigate the matter."
"I see... then give me a spare pouch," spoke Kain as he took another pouch from Emily.
He took 50 copper coins and placed them in the pouch. He tied the knot and handed it over to Ivory.
"Thanks!!" Ivory exclaimed.
Kain turned around and started to leave.
"W-Wait!" suddenly came a voice.
...
Currently, Kain was walking down the streets of the City of Carmine.
He was on a street which had many restaurants and taverns.
He was walking down the road when he reached a tavern.
'The Setting Sun Tavern'
He muttered in his mind as he entered the tavern.
"Welcome to the Setting Sun Tavern!" spoke a girl who wore a waitress outfit of a fantasy medieval style.
"Do you provide rooms to stay at?" Kain asked the waitress.
"Yes, we do! Please ask the madam over there for more details!" spoke the girl as she pointed towards a fat woman who was not too old.
She then gave a wink to Kain and left whistling.
Kain arrived at the 'Madam' and asked again,
"Does this tavern provide rooms to stay at?" asked Kain as he looked over to the woman.
"Oh? Yes, yes! We do, it would cost you per person 15 copper coins a night. 25 with meals," spoke the lady while she was wiping a dish with a cloth.
"Please arrange a room for me, 2 nights with meals," spoke Kain as he handed over 50 copper coins.
'There goes my earnings of today... I need to hunt something more valuable from now on,' thought Kain as he felt repulsed handing over the coins.
The 'Madam' handed over a key to Kain as she spoke,
"It's room number 8 on the floor above, come here after two hours for your meals," she spoke.
Kain left and arrived in his room.
The room was fully furnished, it had a small closet to put your items in, a mirror, a window for air, a single sized bed, but then Kain was confused.
'Where's the toilet!' Kain wondered as different kinds of thoughts started to dwell over his mind.
'Oh no...' he rushed back over to the lady and asked,
"Madam, do you have toilets here?!" Kain asked as he panicked.
"Haha, why are you getting so worked up about it, child? The toilets are in that direction, ask the waitress, she will guide you there," she spoke as she laughed at the worked up Kain.
'Oof. At least they have a toilet, I did not want to disgrace myself by doing it in a bucket or a pit hole,' he sighed, feeling that his image was not yet lost in the eyes of the readers.
...
Currently, Kain was lying on the bed as he was pondering about a few things.
"From tomorrow, I will be hunting with Ivory daily..." he spoke, while playing with a rubber band, as he remembered that scene.
"W-Wait!" came the voice of Ivory.
"Hm? Yes, what is it?" asked Kain as he turned back.
"Why do we not cancel this party as long as Mister is here?" asked Ivory.
"Oh?" pondered Kain as he thought of something.
'I can maybe use her to get some information while even helping with the quest. Who said you cannot take local help?' thought Kain.
"Sure, meet me at the same time we met yesterday here, we will do better quests this time," said Kain as he waved his hand and left.
Imagining this scene, a small laugh left his face, he then pondered, "How should I even go on with my plan to finish this mission?" thought Kain.
He had received a mission from the dragon to revert this world back to its original form.
In order to do that, he truly needed information.
He was completely clueless.
He did not know anything about this place, and that is going to be the case for every single floor he clears!
What a headache!
'Idea! Let's do that!' thought Kain as he slowly laughed.
He then closed his eyes and slept.
Tomorrow is going to be a beautiful day.
...
*chirp* *chirp*
Currently, it was early in the morning. Birds were chirping. Even if the sun never showed its face to this world, the ecosystem had still adapted to it, and those which were successful started to survive and thrive in this harsh and cruel world.
Kain was currently lying on his bed.
Slowly he opened his eyes, as he yawned and woke up.
"Ah... Another day... Another start for my new adventure..." he spoke as he smiled slightly, getting up.
He turned over to look at his well-toned body and smiled.
"Being a vampire... does not seem too bad, does it?" he smiled. He was finally slowly recovering from the trauma he had.
After all, Eren was just a friend of his, he would definitely do something about it, yes. But he would not madly go around and search for it.
As for climbing the tower? He was only doing it so that something like this does not happen to others around him in the future.
The death of Eren was only a setback in life for him. It will not stop him.
His red and beautiful eyes, handsome face, and that well-toned abs would definitely attract every single woman in this world. After all, many had pale skin here due to the extreme environments of here.
He was just too attractive.
His brown hair had been tied with two rubber bands, they also had small lines of white hair in them, probably due to his genetic changes as a vampire.
Kain quickly wore his shirt, pants and armor, which was made by Sam. Picking up his sword and a small bag which carried his necessary items, he went downstairs.
"Good morning Madam Edda!" Kain greeted as he sat on a chair, next to a table.
"Good morning Mr. Kain! Ready for breakfast?" asked Madam Edda as she brought over Kain's breakfast.
"Haha, of course Madam, I am always ready to have the tasty food made by you!" spoke Kain as he looked over to the plate.
Last night, he had noodles and a tasty drink with it. It was truly tasty, even if it did not have many different kinds of flavors, like modern food does. This food made him feel at home.
"Woah!" Kain exclaimed as he looked at the simple breakfast in front of him.
There was bread which was baked just this morning.
There was some butter spread on top of it, there was also some jam, and porridge along with it on the table. There were also two freshly baked eggs, and Horned Rabbit's dried meat, which was salted and had some sort of sauce on top of it.
Seeing the food, water started to flow inside Kain's mouth.
The comforting and rich aroma of this food was truly making Kain want to gobble it down in an instant.