Chastity-Reversed Hard Mode: Surviving as a Steel-Minded Adventurer in Another World - Chapter 03: Using My Steel Mentality to Survive Seduction Tactics

Chapter 03: Using My Steel Mentality to Survive Seduction Tactics

Stepping out of that white void, I suddenly found myself standing in the middle of a vast open field.

Well, “field” might be generous—it was more like rolling hills. Not the endless flat horizon you’d picture, but gentle slopes stretching out in every direction. Honestly, it looked a lot like Japanese countryside.

What caught my eye, though, was the ground.

Patchy. Bald. Chewed up.

You could tell it had once been grassland, but nothing had grown tall in ages. Even the nearby trees had their bark stripped up to waist height, and not a single one looked healthy.

Overgrazing? Maybe some herd of deer or whatever this world’s equivalent was had gone wild. Yeah, this was exactly how plants looked when herbivores got too numerous.

Brrr…

A shiver ran through me.

Judging by the strong sunlight, it had to be spring. But the breeze was sharp, biting cold. Maybe this land sat at a higher latitude than Japan.

And of course, me—dumbass that I am—got isekai’d in nothing but a short-sleeve T-shirt and jeans because summer was just rolling in back home.

At least the clothes were spotless. No blood, no rips, no signs of me getting flattened by a car minutes earlier. Guess the transfer system came with a free laundry service.

Thanks to [Disease Resistance], I probably wasn’t going to catch a cold anytime soon. Still, freezing sucks, and I needed to find civilization fast.

And monsters. There had to be monsters.

Which was bad news, because right now I was weaker than the guy in an RPG who starts with a wooden stick.

Actually, scratch that—

I didn’t even have the wooden stick.

I was trash beyond trash.

I scanned the horizon and spotted something big in the distance—looked like a massive building.

Good enough. Destination secured.

So I trudged toward it, step after step, for about ten minutes…

And then it hit me. I’d been dead wrong.

It wasn’t a building at all.

It was a wall.

A colossal wall, wrapping all the way around what had to be a city.

Maybe it was to keep monsters out. Maybe to fend off invading armies. Either way, the thing practically screamed: Don’t even think about sneaking in.

At the main road stood a giant city gate, with guards watching every passerby like hawks.

And yep—the guards were women.

Guess this world’s really progressive about female employment opportunities… or, you know, the exact opposite if you’re a man.

“HALT! Show your ID or travel pass!”

A sharp voice cut through the air.

I froze, staring back at the stern-faced female guard, my confusion written all over my face.

Yeah… turns out this guard lady wasn’t the type you could sweet-talk.

Apparently, to enter the city you needed either a citizen’s ID or a travel permit issued to merchants and the like.

Naturally, I had neither—seeing as I’d only just been isekai’d here five minutes ago.

You’d think they’d just let me in anyway, but nope.

“Can’t show ID? Then no entry.”

That was the end of it.

And okay, fine. Perfectly reasonable.

But come on—it’s supposed to be medieval fantasy Europe! You don’t need to be this strict!

In isekai stories, cities are supposed to be like, “Welcome, traveler!” and just wave you right through.

Hell, half the time you can sass the king, smack him upside the head, and he’ll laugh, “Hohoho! What a spirited lad, I like you!” before showering you with rewards.

Me? Nope. Guess I wasn’t on the VIP “Protagonist Plan.”

I got stuck with the “Hard Mode: Commoner Edition,” where you can’t even make it past the front gate.

Still, I couldn’t exactly give up.

If I didn’t get inside that city, I was screwed.

I needed to register as an adventurer, earn some coin—because right now I was flat broke.

And if I tried camping outside in nothing but a T-shirt? I’d freeze to death before morning.

So I pleaded with her, explaining my situation as desperately as I could.

The guard lady just pressed a hand to her forehead… and shook her head.

“What the hell… this refugee doesn’t make any sense! Is he insane?!”

“Not a refugee, actually. I’m an isekai transfer.”

“Stop spouting nonsense! Damn it, to think such a ridiculously sexy-looking man turned out to be a crazy refugee… The world is doomed! Enough—get lost! Don’t get in the way of my work! Want me to toss you in jail?!”

As the guard lady raised her spear threateningly, I clapped my hands together.

“Oh, do I get meals in jail? Then that’s fine by me. Honestly, as long as I’ve got a roof over my head and some food for the night, that’s plenty.”

“…Is this guy unbreakable? What kind of mentality is that…?”

And she wasn’t wrong.

I could feel it myself—my mental game was absolutely on god mode.

Back in my old life, I’d been timid. Always backing down, always yielding.

But now? Somehow I could stand here acting cocky without a shred of fear.

Most likely… this was the perk of [Mental Resistance].

The description had said: “Less susceptible to external mental influence.”

Which probably explained why her intimidation wasn’t fazing me at all.

I’d only picked it to avoid getting homesick, but… yeah, this was turning out to be one hell of a bargain.

Of course, there’s such a thing as pushing it too far.

This world looked about medieval in terms of civilization. And in a world like that, if a guard skewered some pushy, no-name outsider? Nobody would bat an eye.

I wasn’t the destined Hero who could smack a king’s head and get rewarded for it.

No—if I smacked a king’s head here, I’d just get executed.

“So then… are you going to throw me in jail or not?”

“…Listen, arresting someone isn’t free, you know. We don’t waste the city guard’s budget feeding some lunatic refugee like you. Just do us a favor and go away.”

“Are you sure about that? I don’t have a single coin to my name. If you abandon me here, I’ll either starve or freeze to death. Losing me—someone clearly destined to become a legendary adventurer—wouldn’t that be a massive loss for the world?”

“…True, letting a precious man die so easily would be a waste…”

Aha. I caught that muttered line from the guard lady loud and clear.

Oh-ho? So this city does have a demand for men.

Maybe they’d lost manpower to war or conscription. Either way, that was my in. If I played this right, I could worm my way inside.

“Understood! If you let me through, I’ll come back later and thank you personally!”

“That’s not what this is about! I’m talking about rules. And besides, you’re broke, remember? What exactly are you planning to use for this so-called ‘thanks’?”

“I’ll work! I’m a perfectly healthy man! I’m sure there’s some kind of job for me in town!”

“Work, huh… Well, with your looks, I suppose you’d have no trouble finding night work, at least…”

Her eyes swept slowly up and down my body—from the top of my head to the tips of my boots.

…Heh. I get it.

That was the look of someone thinking, Is it really safe to let this guy in?

Alright then. If that’s how you want to play it…

“Go on, take a good look! Witness my absolute harmlessness!”

With that, I suddenly yanked my T-shirt over my head and tossed it onto the ground.

The guard lady froze, eyes going wide—then instantly flushed bright red and slapped both hands over her face. In her shock, she even dropped her spear right there on the spot.

“Wha—HAAAHHHH!? Wh-what the hell are you doing?!”

“Oh, just proving I’m completely unarmed and harmless. Want me to take off my pants and underwear too?”

“N-No, no! Absolutely not! Put your clothes back on this instant! Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?!”

Ashamed? For going shirtless? Please. A guy taking his top off isn’t embarrassing at all.

Hmm… maybe I’d just shown her something she wasn’t ready for and made her mad.

Still, even as she hid her face behind her hands, cheeks blazing, the guard lady couldn’t stop sneaking peeks at me through her fingers.

Truly the mark of a professional soldier—overwhelmed by anger and shock, yet still refusing to take her eyes off the suspicious intruder!

[Sudden Explanation Time!

In our world, this would be like a shady bombshell sauntering up to immigration and going, “Let me through, Mr. Officer ♥ I’ll show you my boobs!”

Yes. That’s exactly what this situation was.

For context: this guard lady was a straight-laced, 25-year-old woman who had never once slacked on duty, never had a boyfriend, and carried her virginity like a badge of honor.

Normally, she worked in pairs. But today, her partner was off on a date with her husband, leaving her alone.

And then fate delivered him—the gender-reversed exhibitionist isekai intruder—right to her post.

Truly… a tragedy.]

Just as I slipped my T-shirt back on, the guard lady—still blushing furiously and avoiding my eyes—spoke up in a shaky voice.

“…S-So… you really will… repay me, won’t you?”

“! Of course! I’m the kind of guy who never forgets a kindness. I promise I’ll give you a return gift that leaves you completely satisfied!”

“S-Satisfied…”

I heard her swallow hard. Gulp.

…Was she hungry?

Maybe she’d appreciate food more than money.

Wow, what a kind, considerate soldier.

While I was still thinking that, she cleared her throat loudly and turned her head aside.

“D-Don’t tease your elders! If you’re going, then hurry up already!”

“Thank you so much!”

Man, sometimes it really does pay to just try your luck.

I gave the generous guard lady a deep bow and happily strode through the city gates.

Oh, wait—before I forgot, there was something important I had to ask.

“…Ah, by the way, do you know where the guild is?”

“You don’t even know that? What the hell did you come here for…? If you mean the brothel guild, it’s all the way in the back streets on the far side of town. Careful though—it’s a rough area. Watch out for thugs.”

“Ahaha, no way. I don’t even have money, so it’s not like I could hire a prostitute. I meant the Adventurers’ Guild, obviously.”

At that, the guard lady’s face went completely blank—like a pigeon that just got beaned with a pea-shooter.

“Adventurers’ Guild…? So you mean you came here to hire someone?”

“Nope. I’m going to become an adventurer.”

“…Ad…venturer…? You…?”

The guard lady muttered in shock, looking completely dumbfounded.

Wow. Do I really look that unreliable?

Okay, fine—yeah, no matter how much I worked out, I never managed to put on much muscle. Just your classic scrawny college kid.

From her perspective—someone who fights monsters for a living—I probably looked like a baby deer with delusions of grandeur.

But just you wait. I’ll prove myself.

I’ll make it big as an adventurer and wipe that look of disbelief right off your face!

And so, after prying the Adventurers’ Guild’s location out of her, I turned my back to her stunned expression…

…And proudly set off on the very first step of my glorious new adventure.