Chapter 40: Our Company Has a Rule That You Mustn’t Get Caught Up in Romance Until You Become an Upper-Rank Adventurer, So Doing It with a Man… Is Forbidden

"Next is Ebony’s turn."

In a cheerful tone, Ivory declared to Ebony.

"...Then just get it over with quickly."

Hearing the words of Ebony, who had steeled herself, Kazui — who had already returned to his deck chair — began the Sexual Appraisal on Ebony.

While making both eyes glow, he stared at her.

Before long, upon seeing the results of Sexual Appraisal on Ebony that appeared in his field of vision, Kazui once again raised a voice of surprise.

"Ebony-san too?"

Because Kazui was surprised, Ebony asked with clear interest.

"What was it like?"

Kazui stood up, walked over to Ebony, and brought his face close to her right ear.

Just as with Ivory, his heart fluttered a little at the attractive Ebony as he began to whisper.

"Um... same as Ivory-san, you’re bisexual, zero experience with men, fifteen with women. Kisses are only with women, thirty-seven people."

Ebony’s expression clearly stiffened with surprise.

"You prefer being on top, and you don’t like being on the bottom. Your sensitive spots are your breasts... especially the left one."

He had learned various other things as well, but just as with Ivory, they were difficult to say, so without voicing them, Kazui moved his mouth away from Ebony’s ear.

"It was accurate, right?"

At Ivory’s teasing question, Ebony nodded.

Just like Ivory, she did not remember the exact number of kisses, but everything else matched her own understanding.

"She saw through the fact that I’m a bisexual virgin, and that my left breast is sensitive?"

"Idiot! Don’t say that out loud!"

Hearing Ebony’s scolding words, Yuri was surprised in the same way he had been with Ivory.

At the fact that the two beautiful women right in front of them were both bisexual virgins.

"I’m surprised. Sexual Appraisal... it seems to be functioning properly."

Ebony voiced a straightforward impression, and Kazui also voiced an impression that seemed unexpected.

"Both of you are incredibly beautiful, yet you’re virgins... that’s surprising."

Being called beautiful, Ebony and Ivory exchanged glances with expressions that were not entirely displeased.

"Our company has a rule that you mustn’t get caught up in romance until you become an upper-rank adventurer, so doing it with a man... is forbidden."

Ivory took over from the embarrassed Ebony’s words.

"That’s why it’s not just us — there are a lot of girls with no experience."

Incidentally, "upper-rank adventurer" referred to adventurers whose level exceeded 70.

Levels from 40 to 69 were classified as mid-rank adventurers, levels 39 and below as lower-rank adventurers, and levels 5 and below as trainees.

"The rule doesn’t prohibit women, so enjoying yourselves between women is normal in our company..."

Looking a little awkward, Ebony continued.

"In our case as bisexuals, we can enjoy ourselves plenty with women, so we don’t have any complaints."

"But both Martial God Ebony-san and Grand Mage Ivory-san should have surpassed Level 100, so the rule shouldn’t apply anymore, right?"

At Yuri’s question, Ebony answered.

"That’s true, but I’ve lived my whole life without any romantic involvement with men, so a sense of awkwardness has kind of stuck with me..."

Ebony shrugged and continued in a self-deprecating tone.

"It’s already been about three years since I became upper-rank, but I still have no connection with men."

"Me too... or rather, there are a lot of people like that in our company."

With a bitter smile, Ivory added.

"Well, the company name Iron Maiden might actually suit us, who are all virgins."

(That might be true.)

Kazui agreed with Ivory’s words in his heart.

Because Iron Maiden meant "iron virgin," it seemed to him a fitting name for a powerful female adventurer company full of virgins.

"Board members, break time is over! Gather in the conference room!"

Suddenly, a powerful female voice echoed across the deck of the Black Maiden.

Through the speaking tubes that connected various places inside the ship, the order from the conference room had reached even the deck.

"Sorry, the boss is calling for us, so we have to get back to work soon."

Following Ebony, Ivory opened her mouth.

"We... are board members of Iron Maiden, by the way."

"Board members" referred to the executive-class members of a company.

"Before we go back, I should examine you just in case."

Saying that, Ivory made both eyes glow.

She had activated an appraisal-type skill that could check physical health conditions and the like in detail.

"It’s fine. There’s no problem with your body."

Saying that, the light disappeared from both of Ivory’s eyes.

"But as I said earlier, hold off on training and combat for today."

Kazui nodded at Ivory’s advice while feeling relieved.

"Um... one last thing I’d like to ask, is that okay?"

Kazui asked Ebony.

"It’s fine, but what is it?"

"When you were fighting the succubus, you were moving so fast that you looked like nothing more than a black shadow. Were you using some kind of skill for that?"

"Ah, that... I was using a high-speed movement skill called Absolute Shadow. It’s a quite rare skill that was used long ago on the Eastern Continent."

Rare skills were often hidden by adventurers, but Ebony answered calmly.

"When I was traveling the Eastern Continent, I obtained the skill by using an item I found in some ruins, but it can’t be used unless you exceed Level 90..."

Having spoken that far, Ebony showed a cheerful smile as if she had just thought of some interesting prank.