Episode 11: Motivation <Side: Alex Leiz> 『Fisherman's Moon - 15th (Lunch)』
"There are orc footprints here. Quite a few of them... Everyone, stay alert."
[No need to worry about us♥ Ahh...♥ Mel... that's sensitive♥]
[We'll take care of our own bodies♥]
We had taken on a quest to exterminate an orc pack and were heading toward the site. As always, I, the frontline fighter, took the lead, while Clarice and Mel provided support from the rear or intercepted with magic.
Unlike usual, thickly grown trees blocked the sky, making it as dark as night even in the morning.
...Was it just my imagination?
[Alex. You know this, right? Hunting monsters includes restoring the natural environment. We're practically shouldering a grave duty♥]
Monsters emit strange mana that transforms the surrounding nature into their habitat. The forest near the territory had been affected too, so adventurers' jobs included culling the overproliferated beasts to return things to normal.
We got paid based on results, contributed to society, and improved our skills. It was a win-win-win.
"That's why monster hunts come with big risks. Even high-rank adventurers can lose their lives if they let their guard down... in battle with monsters."
Most people believed demons controlled monsters, and the demon king led the demons. I thought the same. So defeating the demon king who threatened humanity was the ultimate goal for all races.
When all-out war with the demon king came, adventurers affiliated with the guild would be conscripted in order of lordship and nation, assigned as temporary soldiers.
Monster hunts could be seen as training for that eventual war.
[A male burdened with such a mission... must feel the pressure♥]
"Aren't you two scared...?"
Clarice and Mel were so relaxed, they just fondled their cocks without a care for the situation.
[Scared? Why would we be♥]
[Yeah♥ If orcs could take us down, we'd retire from adventuring and just farm the land♥ Heehee♥]
To us, a single orc was manageable, but a pack meant risking our lives. Contrary to their reputation as dumb brutes, they moved in organized formations and used cunning tactics. Like luring prey with footprints, for example...
--Thud... boom...!!!
As the three of us chatted idly while following the tracks, heavy charging sounds echoed from the forest.
The direction... toward us?
"Everyone, battle stations...!! The orc pack's spotted us!"
* * *
[Silly Alex♥ The orcs are already swarming everywhere, but he's pitifully chasing footprints without a clue♥]
[Exactly~ They've been tailing and watching us since midway through.]
I spoke quietly to Mel from a distance Alex couldn't hear. The inferior human male with no aptitude for detection magic wouldn't notice anyway♥
--Swoosh... splurt♥
[Eek♥ Cl-Clarice... what're you doing all of a sudden...♥ Ohhh♥♥]
[What else♥ Just making us feel good♥ The orcs will swarm soon♥ They were scattered but now grouping up♥ Wanna kill time by jerking each other off till then? Hehe♥♥]
The moment I softly gripped Mel's heated, erect cock, semen shot up like an arrow♥
Must be from the sudden stimulation♥ Good thing it missed Alex's side—he'd never know♥
[You little... heehee♥ Such a lewd slut♥]
Mel grinned lewdly and reached for my cock too♥
"There are orc footprints here. Quite a few of them... Everyone, stay alert."
[No need to worry about us♥ Ahh...♥ Mel... that's sensitive♥]
[We'll take care of our own bodies♥]
Ignoring whatever Alex said♥ Suddenly babbling about orcs being scary... such nonsense.
Ohh♥ My face melts every time Mel strokes my cock♥ If Alex caught us, it might be a bit risky♥ Ah... Mel's face looks dangerously hot too♥ Snorting like a beast drowned in pleasure♥
[Ahh... so blissful. I could cum buckets like this but...]
[Haa... right when it was getting good, these uninvited guests showed up early...]
--Thud... boom...!!!
"Everyone, battle stations...!! The orc pack's spotted us!"
The ground shook with multiple footsteps. Just as we stopped our mutual handjobs.
Monsters sure know how to ruin the mood.
[A bit longer and I could've cum hard enough to hit those trees♥]
[About 50, huh? Not many.]
Mel's face was full of irritation too. Looked like she had plenty of complaints about the interrupted orgasm.
[Still, that'll wear Alex out nicely♥ Wonder how much he'll break, shatter, and despair♥]
[Hey~ Leader. Gotta protect us♥]
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[Hey~ Leader. Gotta protect us♥]
Right after Mel's excited voice, the orc pack surged from beyond the trees.
"I'll hold the front! Clarice, buff me! Mel, hit the flanks!"
The footprints had only led forward. But orcs were coming from all sides... Damn, it was a trap after all!
"Kweeeek...!!"
A nauseating pig squeal rang out as a dark green-skinned orc charged me. Far bigger than the others, decked in ornate gear...
"The chieftain...!"
Helmet, armor, gear protecting vitals—a chieftain orc. Its axe blade alone was half my size.
--Kwaaaang...!!
The massive axe swung down; I barely blocked with my sword. Sand and dust billowed, signaling the fight's start.
"Nngh...!! So... heavy...!"
One axe strike pushed my legs back instantly. Its slow swings let me avoid being bisected, at least.
--Kiiing...!!
Sword and axe clashed, grating metal screeching in my ears.
"Cl-Clarice...! Buff me now...!"
At this rate, I'd be cleaved in half! I couldn't counterattack...!
To turn the tide... I needed support. With Clarice's buffs, I could seize the advantage!
"Kweeeek!!!!!!!"
"Ah...!?"
--Kuwaaaang!!!
But in that split second yelling for Clarice's buff... my focus slipped, or maybe I got careless, and I was hurled into a tree by the chieftain.
"Gahk...!!"
Luckily blocked the hit, but the impact shattered my armor and slammed my body.
"Cl-aris... heal and... b-buff...! Urgh..."
I spat blood clots, staggering up. Can't fall here...! If I did, they'd be in danger like before...!
Whipping my body desperately, I barely stood. Legs trembled like leaves; ragged breaths carried blood scent.
"I won't... give up...!!"
I reset my stance, sword aimed at the chieftain. Surrounding orcs watched intently, like spectators in an arena with orcs as the crowd...
If I admitted defeat here... they'd swarm and brutalize us horribly...
"No, shut up...! You're just in the way... What I'm after... is you alone...!"
No negative assumptions... because I'll win for sure!!
[Good. Alex♥ Go wild♥ Knowing your potential and weakness is part of becoming strong♥]
Radiant light enveloped my battered body from behind, bones creaking into place, wounds sealing.
Grip on my sword strengthened, legs firmed on the ground...
"Uh, ah...! Wh-what... is this...!? Grraaaah...!!"
Wait, something's wrong...! This isn't just healing and buffs...!
Emotions surged, vision tinted red...!
Unbearable hatred flooded endlessly...!
"I'll slaughter you...! Kill you right now...!!"
These arrogant monsters... I'll butcher them!!
Chop limbs, crush skulls... even desecrate corpses to vent!!
"Raaaaaaaah!!!!!!!"
I charged wildly, sword gripped haphazardly. No proper form—like a beast...
Roaring, swinging madly.
"Die...! Dieee...!!"
No need for techniques or training here...! Just a deathmatch till one side falls...!
"Kreek...!?"
Momentum shifted...! Sparks flew on clashes. Battle heat dominated the forest; the dominant chieftain yielded ground bit by bit.
Panicking from my frenzy?
"This ends it...!!"
Gap in its muscle-straining armor... vital spot visible...!
I thrust full force at its solar plexus.
"Kwaaaah!!"
--Thud... Pig-throat gurgle echoed in the silent woods... The chieftain dropped its axe, screaming in agony as it fell.
"Haa... haa..."
Looked like a valiant warrior, but an orc's just an orc...
"Die... die already...!"
I drove the sword deeper into its solar plexus. Already dead, but this hated monster needed more suffering...!
Blade sank fully; blood gushed from the wound.
"Kweek...?"
"Kwuugh...!"
As the chieftain collapsed, watching orcs murmured. Right... there were more.
Monsters... all must die...!
Vanish from this world...!
"Not one of you... will survive...!! Ngh..."
Muscles creaked, exhaustion crashed in. Wanted to collapse and rest, but so many monsters left.
Can't fall yet...!
--Kwooom, kwooom, kwooom...!!!
"Wh-what now..."
I yanked the sword from the chieftain's chest with effort, whipping my body to rejoin the fight—then heavier thuds shook the forest.
Subordinate orcs echoed, forming up to encircle us.
[Oh my... that's... ahaha♥]
[A high orc♥ Rare monster♥]
Grayish-brown flesh emerged between tree trunks. Bigger than the chieftain, more imposing than the ogre we'd faced before.
Its presence alone dominated, exuding pressure.
"No way..."
High orcs were upper-class monsters, ogre-rank per guild ratings.
Another anomaly...?
Seeing the monstrous high orc, helplessness washed over me; sword hand drooped limply.
Couldn't even feel frustration at my powerlessness...
[Alex? Is this the end■■?]
[Hey...... ■a, completely lost the will to■■■■?]
[Ah■■ha♥ Pathetic■. Alex■♥ High■■ unexpected but■■■■... this should break■■. Mel?]
[Right♥ Now, Alex watch closely. You're not the protector anymore, just the helpless onlooker...!!]
Clarice and Mel's voices reached me, but... I couldn't make out the words. Only their wicked laughter was clear.
Had I lost my mind in this hopeless trap?
"Haha... hahaha..."
I joined their mad laughter. Barely clinging to sanity, but eyelids half-shut, vision too blurred to discern surroundings.
"It's... over now..."
[No... not the end, a new beginning. Alex♥]
--Fweeeeng...!!
Then—a shadow slicing wind. Someone charged the high orc at blinding speed.
"...Cl-aris?"
White hair whipping, she dashed straight to the high orc. One-handed massive cross, right in its face...
Effortlessly...
--Crack...
No chance to attack or resist—a merciless strike. Cross swing pulverized the high orc's skull in one blow.
Not even knowing it died, it groped its missing head with thick gray-brown hands and collapsed.
"What... just happened...?"
Clarice's pale body splattered with high orc brains and flesh, yet she showed no fatigue.
Oncoming orcs froze too. Overwhelming power without even fighting...
[Too soon to be impressed. Alex♥]
Earth rumbled; black mud surged from rippling ground.
--Groooowl... paaaang!!!
Mud turned to thorns, skewering the hesitant orc horde.
"Wha...?"
Thorns sprouted more thorns, shredding limbs gruesomely; flesh and blood absorbed into mud.
Indiscriminate slaughter that made even me pity the orcs I'd tried to massacre moments ago.
[Whew... refreshing♥ More importantly... you feel it too, right Mel♥ This♥]
[Ahh, of course♥ It's there beyond... Her blessing♥]
The horde's momentum silenced in seconds. Headless high orc, scattered meat chunks and bloodstains on trees—the only proof of battle.
"I don't get it... anything..."
The two chatted casually, oblivious to their feat, then dashed deeper into the forest.
"So fast... I trained hard, but can't match that speed..."
Relief at surviving the anomaly mixed with doubt at their strength... and fear, inferiority from that overwhelming power.
"What have I been doing all this time..."
Their support had become heaven-and-earth apart from me. Unlike me panting after one orc, they slew a high orc and horde without breaking a sweat.
"Pathetic..."
Nausea from my weakness and impotence. From protector to protected—I loathed myself intensely.
"Gotta... follow them..."
Dragging numb legs after their vanished traces. Party leader pride screamed to find my comrades...
In the vortex of negativity, I sought them out.
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[Alex? Is this really the end for you?]
[Hey...... haa, totally lost the will to fight?]
[Ahahaha♥ Pathetic sight. Alex♥ High orc was unexpected but... this should do it. Mel?]
[Exactly♥ Now, Alex, watch closely. You're not the protector—you're the powerless spectator...!!]
Alex lost his fight with the high orc looming. Breeze blown just right, so we showed our true power.
--Fweeeeng...!!
Crack...
"...Cl-aris?"
Ignoring Alex's dumbstruck mutter, I chanted my spell.
[Too soon to be impressed. Alex♥]
Sticky mud from my staff corrupted the earth into my tool. It surged as thorns, slitting orc throats.
Alex couldn't process it, speechless.
[Whew... refreshing♥]
Now he felt our overwhelming gap firsthand, realizing he was less than dirt worm♥
Expected reaction♥
As the boring slaughter ended without thrill...
[More importantly... you feel it too, right♥ This♥]
Ahh♥ Goddess's shivering power arrived♥ Her blessing here too♥
Clarice's cock was max-erect; mine too♥
[Ahh, of course♥ It's there beyond... Her blessing♥]
Pussy dripping wet now... must meet Her ASAP♥
Without signal, we leaped the same way.
[Goddess awaits us♥]
[Goddess... Goddess... Goddess♥]
Plan to despair Alex was secondary. Worked somewhat anyway♥
[Haa... haa... haa... haha, ahahaha♥]
[Locked tight, yet this holy aura leaks♥ Ah... no... cumminggg♥♥]
--Spluuuurt spluuuurt♥♥♥
--Pssshhh♥♥♥
Not far: one treasure chest of the Goddess. Sight alone made us climax lightly, squirting fluids.
Swallowing silly laughs and drool, staining ground with oozing semen, we opened it without delay♥
[Ehe♥ Getting Her item again♥ We're so blessed♥]
[Cigarettes... and potions...?]
Inside: 60 bundles of 50 cigarettes each, one bottle of purple and milky liquid sloshing.
[Cigarettes infused with Her blessing... can't resist♥ Light up now, Mel!]
[Weren't you banned by doctrine? Kekeke♥]
No matter—we each took one from a bundle and lit up.
Ooh... the scent's divine♥
[Mel's sneaky too... Heretic rules mean nothing to me now♥ Ah, just putting it in my mouth... it lights automatically♥]
[Hee~ Goddess is so kind♥ Made it fire-free♥]
Cigarette end ignited on bite.
Aah... mouth filled with Her thick aroma♥
[Haaa...♥♥ This is too good♥ Definitely Her cum flavor♥]
[That dense yellow inside... no way♥ Fuuu... delicious♥]
Purple smoke swirled, wrapping us in Her blessing...
--Spluuuurt doop spluuuurt♥♥♥
Each puff slammed impulsive pleasure and addiction through my head, body dominated; cum spurted endlessly like a broken faucet♥
One hand cigarette, other stroking cock, praising Her praises♥
[Happened just one day as Apostles♥ Wonder how much better it'll get. Exciting, right Mel♥]
[Our mother Goddess... wanna see Her so bad♥]
Purple smoke seemed to infinitely refill semen♥
Splurt-splurt volume didn't decrease—increased double each time, no fatigue despite amounts. Like smoke filling balls♥
"Clarice, Mel... you're there...... urgh...!?♡♡"
--Plop...
Splurt♡
Behind us savoring Her blessing, the pathetic male's voice.
Name... whatever? Ahaha♥ Cigarettes too stimulating—can't think of anything else♥
But dragging that weak body here? Props for persistence. Pathetic fuck♥ Giggle♥
[Look, Mel♥ That loser collapsed and squeaked cum♥ Fuu~]
[Not just collapsing but cumming too... like that theory♥ Cocks erect to leave offspring in crisis♥]
Mocking the trash sprawled out, we smoked one... another, savoring bliss♥
[Don't worry... uh, nameless male♥ Soon you'll smoke these with us, mocking weaklings from the strong side♥]
[Hold out till then♥ For our joy and Hers too♥ Ahahahahaha♥]
Grinding cigarette butt on his nape, we lit another♥
[One step closer, my child. Alex♥]
[The day you rebirth as Apostle nears.]
[At that end, this mother awaits.]
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