Chapter 47: Even Though I’m Twenty-Five, It’s Embarrassing, but Up Until Now I’ve Had Neither Connections with Men Nor Opportunities to Gain Experience…

"If that’s the case... then I’ll do it."

For Kazui as well, if he was honest, he wanted to try out the newly acquired skill Sexual Appraisal on various people.

In fact, after using it on Kid, he had already tried Sexual Appraisal on a few people out of curiosity on the way to the Guild Hall.

Since she had asked for it, it was exactly what he wanted, so Kazui decided to use Sexual Appraisal on Lumia.

"I figure it’s better if I don’t hear, so I’ll step away a little."

Yuri judged that from Lumia’s perspective it was probably something she wanted to keep secret, so it would be better if he did not listen.

"If I just whisper it, there’s no need to go that far, is there?"

At Kazui’s question, Yuri answered.

"I just happened to see someone I met at the magic gym, so I want to go say hello as well. It’s a convenient chance."

Saying that, Yuri left the booth on his own and walked over to a familiar female adventurer who was a short distance away from the counter.

"Sorry, I’ll call you when it’s over."

At Kazui’s call, Yuri gave a light wave of his hand and then called out to the female adventurer.

Then Yuri began talking familiarly with the female adventurer.

(He’s popular and used to women after all, that guy.)

While muttering enviously in his heart, Kazui shifted his gaze from Yuri to Lumia.

"Well then, I’ll begin."

Kazui stared at the face of Lumia, who had nodded.

While feeling a little embarrassed at staring at the face of an attractive woman from so close.

(Activate Sexual Appraisal!)

When Kazui chanted that in his mind, both of his eyes began to emit a faint blue light.

Then, after a few seconds passed, the results of Sexual Appraisal on Lumia began to be displayed in Kazui’s field of vision mainly as textual information.

(What is this? Is this for real?)

The results of Sexual Appraisal on Lumia were far too unexpected for Kazui.

Therefore, after being surprised, he showed a suspicious expression.

(Ebony-san, Ivory-san, Kid-san... they were like that too, so is this normal in this world and not that rare?)

Kazui tilted his head and thought.

(No, in the case of the people from Iron Maiden it was because of the rule, so I should think of it as different from normal.)

Looking interested, Lumia asked Kazui.

"What were the results of Sexual Appraisal on me?"

In a voice lacking confidence, Kazui answered.

"The result that came out was zero experience... that you’re a virgin."

Widening her large eyes and expressing surprise, Lumia asked Kazui.

"What else?"

"...You won’t get angry if I say it?"

"I won’t get angry, so try saying it."

"The rest is... you like younger guys and masturbation, and you’re in a state of sexual frustration... that has been continuing for a long time..."

Although he thought it might be rude, Kazui answered honestly.

He had already confirmed whether the ability of Sexual Appraisal was correct against Ebony, Ivory, and Yuri.

He thought that testing it against Lumia would allow him to confirm it even more reliably.

(Information like "state of sexual frustration" has never come out before... does it even tell me things like this?)

What particularly concerned Kazui was the part about the state of sexual frustration.

It was information that had never appeared in the results of previous Sexual Appraisals.

"...Is it accurate?"

While thinking that this one at least might not be accurate, Kazui asked Lumia with upward-turned eyes.

"It’s accurate. All of it."

While blushing in embarrassment, Lumia answered honestly.

"Amazing, Sexual Appraisal. It really... can tell."

"It’s accurate? The virgin part... and the state of sexual frustration?"

Nodding once, looking embarrassed, Lumia confessed a secret.

"Even though I’m twenty-five, it’s embarrassing, but up until now I’ve had neither connections with men nor opportunities to gain experience..."

"I can’t believe it. Lumia-san... you look like you’d be really popular, yet you’ve had no connections with men."

While speaking his true feelings, Kazui deactivated Sexual Appraisal.

"I’ve been hit on a few times, at least... but they were all people who weren’t my type."

Because Lumia was popular among men, being hit on by men was not something that happened only "a few times"; it was not rare at all.

However, perhaps because of her sexy appearance, the ones who hit on her were always older men or men of the same generation.

The only younger men she interacted with were roughly the new male adventurers she handled as a Guild staff member.

However, from her position as a Guild staff member, there were times when Lumia had to speak harsh words to the new adventurers.

Because they saw that strict side of her, from the perspective of the younger male adventurers, Lumia had become difficult to view as a romantic interest.

That was why she had almost no opportunities to be hit on by the younger men who were her type.

There had been a few times when she was hit on by younger men.

However, those few younger men were not her type in aspects other than age, so Lumia had turned them down.

Incidentally, Kazui himself had been strictly scolded by Lumia several times.

Therefore, while he thought of Lumia as an attractive woman, he did not view her as a romantic interest.