Chapter 272
Chapter 272
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 272
Chapter Title: [Interlude] Karin
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Finally, I arrived in front of the door.
...
I couldn't bring myself to open it rashly.
The two words "adultery" had me in their grip.
Unlike with Risha, the rape victim, Karin's situation was vastly different.
With Risha, all I had to do was shed my tears alone. But with Karin, there were long reasons and causes behind it all, leading us to grow intimate. In the end, swept up in nothing more than lust, I betrayed my girls.
A fatal disgust clenched my heart.
Half of it was rape, but the other half was my own will.
That made it no different from something I'd done willingly.
"Huh..."
Even my gods turned their eyes from me and shook their heads. I prayed inwardly, but no one answered.
It felt like I'd been the only one dropped into reality.
Thinking about it, this whole fucking mess was all because of those martial artist bastards. If it weren't for them, none of this would have happened. Of course, thoughts like that didn't change reality any more than imagination did.
With a heavy hand, I gripped the doorknob and turned it.
-Creak.
"..."
The moment I stepped inside, there was Winia, arms crossed and standing firm.
She must have noticed my hesitation outside and started waiting.
"...The blackie's back?"
She glared at me for a moment before speaking in a tone that was blatantly pissed. She got mad enough when I came home late at night—now I'd stayed out overnight and dragged myself back after noon. It was over.
"...I'm back."
"Stayed out, did you?"
"I did..."
"Why?"
"..."
As I gauged their moods, Claudia approached from where she'd been sitting in a chair.
"Katt?"
"Claudia..."
She took a quick look at my face, pressed a finger to her lips as if thinking, then came closer and cupped my cheeks with both hands.
"Something happened, didn't it? Come in first. Take off your gear."
"Sis, hold on. Right now the black..."
"Winia. Enough."
I silently stripped off my gear. Armor and protections. I undid my belt, arranged them neatly, then took off my quilted armor and set it on top.
After that, I sank down onto the floor.
Claudia and Winia dragged chairs over and sat in front of me.
"Katt, I waited up until dawn yesterday. It's rare for you to stay out like this... What on earth happened?"
"Yeah, you fucking blackie. What shit did you pull to come crawling back this late?"
To the two women's questions, I opened my mouth heavily.
"Well..."
I started by explaining the martial artist ambush from yesterday morning. The real trigger had been my payback against Serka.
While chasing the bastard down, I'd run into Mariel and beaten her to a pulp without a second thought—that was the root of it all.
"So I... beat her ass. Me."
Winia frowned as she listened through my explanation of pounding Mariel.
"What the hell did I just hear? Sis. You get this?"
"Winia. Hush. Katt's talking."
"No... it's fucking frustrating."
"Katt. Go on."
Claudia calmed Winia down.
I continued the story as she urged.
"That's when the martial artists' guild master showed up and kidnapped me."
"Kidnapped?"
"Kidnapped?"
"Yeah. Kidnapped."
I explained how, once kidnapped, they'd forced me into matches against their instructors to restore the martial artists' guild's honor. Winia was dumbfounded—what kind of bullshit was this?—while Claudia looked intrigued.
"Smashed the low-rank instructors in seconds. Turned the mid-ranks into mush too."
"Good job, Katt? That why you were late? The kidnapping?"
"No... Then the high-rank instructor came out. I couldn't take him. So I was half-assing it, getting my ass handed to me, when the guild master came to rescue me."
Saying it left me utterly depressed.
"The guild master... that woman from before?"
"Yeah..."
Claudia and Karin had crossed paths once...
But it was time for the main point. As I geared up to continue, Claudia spoke.
"Hmm... Katt being like this means something big went down... Yeah. And from what I know, there's only one thing that'd leave you this depressed."
Like she'd read my mind, Claudia slid off her chair, knelt on one knee in front of me, and reached out to caress my face.
"Katt... girl trouble, right?"
That hit like a hammer.
I hung my head.
"Wh-what?! Blackie, what the fuck did you just say!!!"
Winia shot to her feet, bellowing like thunder.
"Winia. Quiet down."
"No, sis, this is...!"
"Winia."
"..."
With Winia settled, Claudia gave me a kind smile and pulled me to my feet. Tears threatened to spill.
"There, there. Katt, cut it out. Let's get you washed up first? I'll do it for you."
"Uh, sis, wait! We gotta hear the full story!"
"Let's calm down first?"
"I mean..."
"You know what I'm getting at, right?"
Her tone sharpened.
I wasn't sure what she meant, but Winia backed down.
"No, I know... I know... but the blackie..."
"We can talk it out slowly. Cool your jets first."
"Ugh..."
With that, Claudia stripped me and led me to the bathroom. It had been used that morning—warm steam lingered, and the tub still held hot water that hadn't cooled.
Under Claudia's orders, Winia stayed out.
I... dreaded opening my mouth.
-Swish.
Claudia stripped too, going fully naked. Our eyes met, and she gave a soft "Hehe." She took my hand.
"Katt. Um... hop in first. It'll be easier to talk."
"..."
The tub was cramped but doable for two. I got in, and Claudia followed, hugging me from behind.
"When you're like this, Katt... where should we start?"
The water was nice and warm.
Her body heat seeped into my back.
"Yeah, right. Katt. Want me to stroke your cock?"
I nodded, and she gripped it, slowly working her hand up and down. I'd already hit my limit just from her naked body. Weirdly, it melted away all the unease.
"Hehe, the tip's poking out of the water. Isn't it too big?"
Claudia eyed the glans bobbing above the surface, chatting casually like it was no big deal.
"Claudia..."
"Yeah. Spill it. I'll hear it all."
I started from when Karin came to save me. She'd swooped in dramatically, wrecked the martial artists' guild, and ended up a battered mess.
"So I carried the wrecked Karin—who'd saved me—to the swordsmen's guild. She said they had potions. It was late."
"Saved Katt? Gotta be grateful. Sounds like a good woman. Right, Karin... the skilled black-haired one."
-Swish, swish.
Slow as hell, but her grip alone had me on the verge in seconds. I bucked my hips a bit, and she whispered in my ear.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't hold back. No need to."
"Ngh...!"
A massive load erupted into the tub and sank. Still hard, though—Claudia kept rubbing.
"Hoo... So at the swordsmen's guild, I gave her a potion first."
"And?"
"Then... she couldn't move, so she asked me to wash her."
"Katt... couldn't say no... could you?"
Claudia rested her chin on my shoulder. Her voice murmured right by my ear.
"Yeah. Couldn't refuse... Felt like I owed her that much... So I did what she asked. Touched her body and washed her, literally."
"I see... But washing her? Unavoidable, right?"
I paused.
Claudia spoke in this odd tone, like she was making excuses for me. But I knew... she meant it.
"Then as I was heading home... yeah. That's when Karin dragged me to the bed. We spent the night together. She jumped me at first, but halfway through, I lost it and jumped her."
This time, she listened without a word.
Still stroking me slow and steady.
"Claudia... sorry. And Winia too... I betrayed you both."
"Katt. So that's what had you down?"
But Claudia said,
"Anyone would've cracked in that spot. Can't hold back even now with me stroking you, right? Same deal... Yeah. I get it."
"..."
"Katt, I told you before—women aren't an issue. Hmm... how to put it? You always put me first, yeah?"
I'd always thought that way, yet I'd gone and done it with Karin anyway.
Like cursing imperialists for overworking black folks in sugarcane fields while owning black slaves myself.
"That's enough for me. And women... like I said, I can't have kids. That's why Winia was fine. In that light... more women who can give you kids? I'd be happy."
Claudia comforted me instead.
Just like with Winia.
"So don't mope about betrayal. I don't see it that way—it just hurts me more. Cut it out? Tears don't suit a warrior. You're perfect everywhere else, just soft here."
I loved Claudia and Winia, so I only did it with them. That was my common sense. Hell, most people's.
But Claudia's was a little off. Not a little. Race, upbringing, culture—big gaps, so different views made sense.
Even so, I'd acted on what I believed was right... and shattered it myself today.
That was my sin.
"Claudia. I know your take... Just. I betrayed myself."
"Katt... unavoidable, wasn't it? Or... am I not number one anymore?"
"N-no! Not that! It's just..."
"Hehe, then we're good. Out we go. Winia's waiting."
Claudia stopped the handjob and stood.
I followed awkwardly, grabbing a towel as we headed out.
"Everyone thinks different. If I'm fine, that's that. Got it?"
"But I..."
Winia waited on the bed, sitting with her legs splayed wide, arms crossed.
"Finally out. Sis. I'm chill now—can I hear the blackie out?"
"Yeah. But go easy on him. Katt couldn't help it."
"We'll see after I hear it!"
"...Winia, you forgetting that time?"
"Ah, uh... back then..."
Winia scratched her cheek, embarrassed.
"Katt's mine."
"Nah, joint property?"
"Hehehe, so?"
"So even if sis says whatever, I've got half the shares. Problem means we hash it out."
"Hmm... yeah. I'll step out quick?"
Claudia dried off and grabbed her clothes. Winia asked,
"Out? Where to?"
"Swordsmen's guild."
To the swordsmen's guild!
"Cl-Claudia?"
I called her name in shock.
"She wore Katt out, right? No—she helped him, so I should meet her. Plus, future... yeah. Might get a new little sis like you, Winia."
"New sis...! Sis! What bullshit—"
Winia freaked out and yelled just as the door clicked shut.
Leaving me alone with Winia.
"F-fuck. Blackie, we're so screwed... No! You fuck! What'd you do! Spill it quick!"
"S-so, here's the thing..."
To the fired-up Winia laying into me, I repeated the same story I'd told Claudia in the bath.
Unlike Claudia, Winia shared some of my common sense—she tolerated the washing part, but blew up when Karin dragged me to bed.
"Y-you crazy fuck! Horny mutt! What kinda bullshit...!"
Face beet-red, Winia flailed punches wildly.
"...Sorry."
"Crazy blackie fuck goes looking for rape 'cause nothing else to do! Neighborhood dog's what you are! Huh?! Getting raped left and right!"
"I'm sorry..."
"Fucking insane! This shit can't stand! And sis drops that crap and bails! Ah! Fuck! Pisses me off!"
Winia vented, trembling in rage.
"I'm gonna rape the blackie too!"
What?!