Chastity-Reversed Hard Mode: Surviving as a Steel-Minded Adventurer in Another World

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Chapter 08: Using My Steel Mentality to Think Through Cheat Purchases

So yeah, I finally got my long-awaited cheat coins… only to find out it was because I’d unlocked the achievement: [Used as Fap Material 10,000 Times].

No, seriously—what the hell?

What kind of insane god hands out cheats for something like that?

Is getting jerked off to ten thousand times in this world supposed to be on the same level as rescuing a stray dog in Japan and caring for it until it peacefully dies of old age? Because guess what—both of those give five cheat coins. The exchange rate is completely broken. Poor Pero, my dog in heaven, is probably up there on the clouds growling in outrage.

…Well, okay. Maybe being used as “material” ten thousand times is an achievement. But honestly, I’m more horrified at the idea that there are over ten thousand instances of women in this city using my half-naked body for their private fun.

I’ve only been here six months, so if you divide ten thousand by 180 days, that’s about sixty times a day. Sixty! Even if one girl went twice a day, that’s still thirty people… every single day!

And what really gets me is—if they’re that desperate, why not just approach me directly? Instead, most of them only watch and drool in secret. Barely anyone actually comes up to talk.

But, well, whatever.

The important thing now was the coins.

After half a year of waiting, I finally had a shot at buying a new cheat.

If I used them to buy magic power, I could finally stand on the starting line as a real adventurer.

I’d wasted the last six months stuck cleaning ditches and hunting rabbits, all because I hadn’t invested in magic before reincarnating. This time, I absolutely wasn’t going to waste the chance.

I grabbed the catalog hanging next to the vending machine and flipped to the magic section.

Hmmm.

…Wow, magic in general was pricey. Every single ability came with a hefty price tag.

Well, I guess it made sense. Magic was basically the infrastructure of this world. But if it’s an essential utility, shouldn’t it be cheaper? Give me a discount package, please.

Let’s see… with five coins, I could afford stuff like the [Basic Amateur Mage Set] or the [Apprentice Alchemist Starter Kit].

These came with a standard amount of magic power for this world, plus some beginner-level specialized knowledge. The descriptions read things like:

“Perfect for reincarnators who want to train during those boring baby years!”

and

“Your first step to mass-producing potions and breaking the game with cheat alchemy!”

…Uh, yeah, no. That’s not really what I wanted.

I wasn’t aiming to be a mage or an alchemist. All I needed was just enough magic to function as an adventurer. That’s it. Couldn’t I just buy only magic power?

I flipped a few more pages. Turns out, nope—this catalog basically assumed you bought magic bundled with a skill set. Buying raw magic alone was possible, but way more expensive.

…Well, thinking about it, this catalog was really meant to be read before reincarnating. You’re supposed to choose what kind of life you want next, right? So it made sense they bundled magic with a profession path. And honestly, getting skills thrown in alongside the magic did sound like a pretty good deal.

If that’s the case… there had to be a set somewhere meant for wannabe adventurers, right?

As I was flipping the pages, a thought suddenly hit me—huh?

Do I even need to stick to being an adventurer?

Sure, back in Japan I was a huge fan of web novels, and of course I daydreamed about becoming an adventurer if I ever got isekai’d. I even worked out enough to be called “lean-muscular” and picked up some camping skills just to be ready for that fantasy.

So yeah, when I got my cheats before reincarnating, I chose them with the adventurer lifestyle in mind. And the moment I arrived in this world, I made a beeline straight for the Adventurers’ Guild.

But now… after actually living as an adventurer for half a year, my honest impression?

Pretty dull.

My daily work was basically giant-rabbit hunting and ditch cleaning.

Okay, part of that was because I had zero magic and no party would take me in. But even if I did get magic and managed to join some party, wouldn’t that just mean I’d have colleagues in the “pest control for monsters” business?

Doesn’t sound all that exciting, does it?

I mean, where exactly are reincarnated protagonists finding the fun in adventurer life?

Oh, right—cute female party members falling in love with them, everyday life turning into a harem, and mowing down monsters effortlessly with overpowered cheats.

Yeah… okay, I admit it. That was the part I found fun when I was reading web novels too.

But come on… we’re talking about women from this world, right?

Every single one of them has the libido of a horny middle school boy.

These are the same girls who use my half-naked body as fap material—thirty of them, twice a day each!

Yeah, sure, if I joined a party, I’d definitely end up in a harem situation. I mean, adventurers here are almost entirely women anyway.

But… it’s not the kind of harem I dreamed about, y’know?

The harem party I imagined was more like—

A lovely lady clasping her hands and whispering with sparkly eyes, “You’re amazing, Lord Hero!”

Or a dependable female warrior saying, “Hero, leave your back to me!” with absolute trust.

Not…

“Hehehe, Lord Hero’s underwear is so dreamy♥” while secretly sniffing my boxers at night.

Or, “Hero, let me wash your back♥” while breathing heavily and trying to barge into the bath every single time.

That’s not a harem—that’s harassment!

And this city’s Adventurers’ Guild? Yeah. It’s packed only with that kind of perverted woman. Straight-up hell.

Even for someone as dense as me, after six months of hearing peeping noises from the next room at the inn every night, I figured it out—it’s the adventurers themselves.

Look, don’t get me wrong. I do like horny girls. I’m a healthy guy, after all. But being stuck with them 24/7? I’d probably be exhausted.

There’s that old saying: “A lady in the day, a whore in the night.”

And yeah—I 100% agree. Some people in modern Japan might get mad at me for saying that, but let’s be real—what guy doesn’t love a cute, pretty girl who only shows that sexy side in bed?

But the women of this world? They’re way too open, way too shameless, to even pretend to be ladies during the day.

Seriously… could you at least try to blush once in a while?

Hmm… the more I thought about it, the less I saw any point in climbing the adventurer ranks. I mean, rabbit hunting didn’t even get recognized—and honestly, me ditch-cleaning half-naked turned out to be way more “useful,” since it got me used as fap material. What the hell.

“No, no, stop that!”

I clapped my cheeks with both hands and shook my head to chase away the dirty thoughts.

That was backwards thinking. It wasn’t like I scrubbed ditches half-naked because I wanted to be wank material. I did it as part of the groundwork for becoming a successful adventurer. And hey, there really had been some joy in knowing I was at least helping people in the process.

Even if I’d sort of drifted into this path, I had chosen to be an adventurer. I needed to see it through. Otherwise, the last six months would just feel like wasted time.

With my resolve renewed, I flipped through the catalog again.

“Oh, here we go! The [Adventurer’s Starter Pack]. Let’s see what we’ve got here…”

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[Adventurer’s Starter Pack]

For those who dream of becoming a tough, wild adventurer—this bundle of talent is for you!

Grab this set and take your very first step into a brand-new world full of danger!

Packed with our most popular skills: [Minor Mana], [Mental Resistance], [Pain Resistance], and [Beginner Spirit Magic]—all for the bargain price of just 10 coins!

Whether it’s starting a campfire, conjuring clean drinking water, or whipping up a sandstorm for a quick blind attack, this set covers all your adventuring needs. With enough creativity, the possibilities are endless!?

On top of that—[Mental Resistance] grants protection against sleep and mind-control magic, while [Pain Resistance] lets you keep moving no matter what injuries you take. We’ve received countless glowing reviews from users who said this skill literally saved their lives!

Warning: Please purchase an additional skill to offset the side effects of [Mental Resistance]. Taken alone, it may cause serious empathy issues when dealing with others. We take no responsibility for any social disasters that arise from using [Mental Resistance] on its own.

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Huh… so [Mental Resistance] was actually a trap skill, huh?

It kills your empathy? Ohhh, that makes sense now.

No wonder I couldn’t tell what other people were thinking anymore.

“Why didn’t you say that earlier, you idiot!!”

I slammed the catalog against the vending machine as hard as I could.

Damn it! No wonder people had been acting weird around me!

What kind of scam is this? [Mental Resistance]? More like Mental Corruption!

Sure, I didn’t get shaken up by intimidation anymore… but if you lose all sensitivity, then you’re basically just that guy who can’t read the room.

And I’d been living like that for six whole months!?

Panting, I picked the catalog back up and tried searching for whatever “supplementary skill” was supposed to fix the downsides of [Mental Resistance]. But wow—the search function on this thing sucked.

Seriously, this catalog was shady.

I could’ve sworn I read the description for [Mental Resistance] carefully when I first bought it, but I had no memory of there being such a huge warning note attached.

And come to think of it, when I looked through this catalog before reincarnating, I almost missed some other really important skills too. Was my attention just sloppy… or was something else going on?

After struggling with it for a while, I finally dug up a few related skills.

Summarizing the descriptions, they basically said…

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[Hide Shadow] – Remodel your own mind and create an alternate personality. You can assign whatever skills you want to this new persona. Taking this skill automatically nullifies [Mental Resistance].

Warning: There is a risk your alternate personality may hijack control of your mind. Proceed with caution.

[Skill Switch] – Lets you toggle passive/always-on skills ON or OFF at will.

[Youkai Satori] – Grants the ability to read other people’s thoughts. Who needs empathy when you can just peek directly into their brains!?

Warning: Since thoughts will flood into your head nonstop, you’ll risk going insane unless you also pick up [Skill Switch] or [Mental Resistance] to manage the overflow.

[Third Eye] – Displays other people’s emotions as numerical values, always visible in your line of sight. If you can just read emotions directly like stats, who needs empathy anyway?

Warning: While you’ll understand others’ emotions perfectly, you may stop viewing them as equals.

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What is this, a bargain sale on trap skills?

The sales pitch for each one sounded amazing, but the fine print was straight-up terrifying. Every single one of them felt like something that wouldn’t just kill my empathy—it’d ruin my entire life.

The only one that looked halfway decent was [Skill Switch], but that one cost a whopping 100 coins. What kind of daylight robbery was that?

The more I looked at these, the more I felt the god who wrote this catalog had a nasty personality. These drawbacks felt way too intentional.

…Whatever. I decided to just give up on [Mental Resistance] altogether.

I mean, it’s been six months already without a problem, so… I’ll be fine. Totally fine. (…probably.)

I’ll just let everyone I’ve met so far think this is “my personality.” Honestly, at this point, half my entire character feels like it’s built out of [Mental Resistance] anyway, but it’s not like I can do anything about that now.

Right—back to the main topic: magic. That’s what I really needed.

The [Adventurer’s Starter Pack] was actually a solid product. If I’d noticed it before reincarnating, I probably would’ve bought it. Being able to start fires or conjure clean water was a huge plus.

Just the magic and beginner spirit spells alone felt worth 10 coins.

But… I only had five coins on me.

Damn. As much as it stung, I’d have to pass on this one.

Let’s see… maybe there’s something else good in here.

Oh?

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[Beginner’s Demon Set]

Feel like a true demon for just one coin!

A simple and affordable starter pack, highly recommended for those who chose transfer over reincarnation.

Why not get cozy with a cute demon girl and aim for a future of breeding prosperity?

Limited-time sale—only 1 coin right now!

Disclaimer: This set does not actually change your race into a demon. Please keep that in mind.

Included Skills: [Minimal Mana], [Demon Breeding Rights]

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“…Wait, what even is a demon?”

And the skills made no sense either. Breeding rights? What the hell was that supposed to mean?

I skimmed the descriptions:

[Minimal Mana] – The bare minimum amount of magic for a demon. Lets you activate magic items.

[Demon Breeding Rights] – Lets you breed with demons without catching their curse. Any child born will be a demon, but the curse won’t be passed on, so they’ll be born healthy.

“…Seriously, what even is a demon?”

Nowhere in the catalog did it actually explain.

Apparently, this world had a race called “demons,” and having sex with them spread some kind of curse. That sounded gross… like catching cooties, but way worse.

Maybe they were just a type of monster? Either way, definitely not a species I wanted to bump into.

And even if the skill said I wouldn’t catch the curse—come on. Who’d even want to do it in the first place?

Still, if you thought about it as a super-cheap way to snag demon-class magic, it wasn’t actually a bad deal.

If they were called demons, then obviously they had stronger magic than humans. Even if this skill only gave me the “minimum,” it should still be more than the average person.

And the fact that it let me activate magic items was a big plus.

See, in the guild’s storage, there was this one magic item that could shoot out lightning. According to Wes, it wasn’t strong enough to be useful in an actual fight—more like a stun gun to scare monsters and make a quick escape. Still, better than nothing.

But since I had zero magic, I couldn’t even activate it. It’d just been sitting there gathering dust.

Man, I really wanted to try that thing out.

So if I could get the ability to test it for just one coin? Not a bad investment at all.

As for the [Demon Breeding Rights] part… well, I’d probably go my whole life without using that. Still, “prosperity of descendants” had a nice ring to it.

My grandpa always told me to give him lots of great-grandkids one day. And honestly, my dream was to be surrounded by children and live in a big, happy family. So maybe I’d just pick this up as a good luck charm. Clink!

Alright, that left me with four coins.

I could buy another set with stronger magic, but…

“Oh, wait.”

An idea popped into my head, and I quickly flipped through the pages.

There it was—the thing I’d happened to notice earlier while browsing skills.

“Found it. Yeah, this one.”

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[Influencer]

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-If you grant a stat, it overwrites the target’s original stat.

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