Chapter 165: The Lake
Chapter 165: The Lake
"So you're saying the two of you went at it enthusiastically until nightfall?"
"Ahaha... but Dad was so vigorous, I couldn't help myself~♡"
Sheryl frowned and let out a sigh, but Mari, despite scratching her head bashfully, didn't take her eyes off Jaejin, who was sitting with them.
The mating that had begun in the afternoon continued straight through until night, with the two of them barely stopping to eat, remaining glued together as they ground their hips.
At this point, they looked more like a pair of obsessed lovers than father and daughter, but once they had started mating, such distinctions had lost their meaning anyway.
If anything, Jaejin felt lucky that he had managed to keep the upper hand, given that Mari wasn't yet accustomed to his cock.
That dynamic was likely to be overturned before long, but he felt he had at least displayed a majesty befitting the title of 'Father' until now.
Actually, the moment he displayed his masculinity while holding that title, he was already 'out,' but Jaejin hadn't quite thought that far ahead yet.
"Jaejin, you too! You can't just skip the evening supply."
"T-that... I messed up. I'm sorry. I just got swept up in the mood..."
Jaejin was at a loss for words at Sheryl's criticism. As she said, supplying semen to the Demon Lord candidates every day was a vital task that couldn't be interrupted. The slower their enhancement, the more unstable the future three months from now became.
"It's fine. I'll be with Master for a while anyway, so I can just be compensated for the day we missed."
"Master? Was there someone else who lost to Dad besides me? Hmmm~ Dad, you're quite capable, aren't you~♡"
When Nia defended Jaejin against Sheryl, Mari raised her eyebrows, picking up on the title. Just as the conversation was about to start going in circles, Lena lightly clapped her hands to draw everyone's attention.
"It's good to build rapport, but we have important business to attend to, so shall we take care of that first?"
Seeing everyone focus on her and nod, Lena began to explain the reason for going to the Fairy Kingdom.
She spoke of the incident involving the Fairy King and Queen, who had abused the Blessing of Love in the Fairy Kingdom. She also explained Nia's condition for cooperation—rescuing those who had become prisoners of sexual pleasure—and why they had to go there specifically now.
She informed them of how dangerous it was to go to Gloriana, the land of the fairies, and what it signified.
"The goal isn't something like reclaiming the Fairy Kingdom. It's to scout the vicinity, gather information on the kingdom's situation, and rescue Nia's friends to establish a network for continuous contact."
No one raised an objection to the goal selection, which was realistic and minimized risk as much as possible.
Nia the Dryad, Sheryl the Three-Eyed, and even the innocent half-elf Mari all knew the dangers of fighting fairies in the land of fairies.
"We'll move using my Tree Portal. We'll enter through a path used by local fairies from the outskirts of the forest, so there shouldn't be any worry about being detected by the kingdom."
"And even if we can't do it every day, we'll return to the castle periodically to share information, resupply, and rest, so I don't think there will be any major problems as long as we're careful. Even in a forest that vast, this group should be able to push through."
Sheryl fully trusted Nia, whom she had lived with for the past three months. Though Nia sometimes seemed a bit unmotivated, she was highly capable and had shown the ability to solve problems wisely.
It was Mari's first time meeting them, but according to what she'd heard from Lena, she was a very reliable elf. Seeing as her relationship with Jaejin was well-established, it didn't seem like any trouble would arise.
Having finished her judgment based on the available information, Sheryl nodded, expressing her approval of the visit. Nia and Mari also signaled their consent and waited for Jaejin's answer.
"Nia has helped me a lot until now. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been able to stay in Capia Castle for so long. I want to help Nia, who helped me. It might be dangerous... but I trust the three of you."
Even without the selfish thought of her being a convenient portal... Nia was a precious existence to Jaejin.
Above all, as the next Demon Lord, Jaejin couldn't ignore the plight of the woman who, aside from the maid Mari, was the only one who called him 'Master.'
"Jaejin-nim, have a safe trip. Even if a problem arises, I'm sure you'll be able to solve it."
Lena saw Jaejin off with a benevolent smile.
Gloriana was located deep within a massive forest that bordered the southwestern part of the Demon territory, the southeastern part of the Empire, and the northwestern part of the United Kingdom, along with small buffer-zone nations.
The forest, the second largest after the Great Forest in the southern part of the continent, boasted a size comparable to a single nation. It was famously known as the Forest of Illusion because those who were not permitted could not pass through it.
This inscrutable land was a place where even the mighty Empire had judged there was nothing to gain by touching it. Despite being on the border, it had been bypassed in most wars, leaving no scars of conflict to be found.
Relying only on the light filtering down through the lush vegetation and the tall trees that filled the sky, this place was a home for monsters, a habitat for spirits, and the entrance to the kingdom of fairies they were now heading toward.
The four people, having moved through Nia's Tree Portal, slowly entered deep into the forest.
Due to the nature of the fairy race, who were sensitive to magic, the group moved while minimizing the use of magic as much as possible. Before long, they discovered a well-maintained path.
The neatly kept path, which stood in contrast to the dense forest, seemed to be the local fairy path Nia had mentioned.
"Nia, if we go through a place like this, won't we be caught by the guard patrols?"
"It's actually the opposite, Master. The forest thoroughly rejects intruders who don't come by the designated paths."
In fact, this path was one of the routes leading to the kingdom, and only a few merchants and adventurers who knew of its existence could use it to head toward Gloriana.
Despite having the cheat-like ability of the Tree Portal, there were two main reasons they chose to travel on foot.
One was because any magic could serve as a clue that would lead to their detection around the kingdom. The other reason was that the news of Nia's return must not reach the royal palace.
"If they realize I've returned, they'll surely demand information about what happened in Verita. Since it's impossible to lie in front of the Fairy King and Queen, all the things we've kept secret would be exposed."
While they didn't have a Mind's Eye like Sheryl or an Observation Eye like Mari, it seemed the fairies were structured in a way that they could not lie before the Fairy King.
Jaejin suspected that might be a compulsion caused by the sexual binding imprinted by the Blessing of Love, but that hypothesis was something that could be resolved by his own presence.
"Hey, Nia, what kind of... people are the friends we're going to meet this time?"
"Ah, there's a Dryad friend like me... and someone you might be surprised to see, Master, a Naiad... well, she'd hate to hear it, but she's a pretty girl who looks like a slime."
At Nia's answer to Sheryl's question, Jaejin, who was wondering how to imagine a Naiad, was able to get a rough outline at the mention of a slime.
If Nia described her as pretty, she must be quite a beauty, and the reason Jaejin's group was going to meet them now was to cure the Blessing.
As he naturally let his imagination run wild about what would follow, Mari and Sheryl poked him in the ribs and scolded him.
"What are you already thinking about that for when we don't even know what's going to happen? Dummy."
"Dad has a really lewd side to him, doesn't he? ♡ If it's really that difficult for you, we could do it again to.day. too, you know?"
"I-I won't think about other things. Sorry...!"
His thoughts completely read, Jaejin blushed and ran forward to catch up with Nia, who was leading the way.
"Wait a moment. There's something over there."
When she raised her arm to give the signal to stop, the group halted and looked in the direction Nia was staring.
Because it was some distance from the path, they couldn't see the faces clearly, but a fairy of the Dryad type, like Nia, was confronting a group that appeared to be adventurers.
Three were already collapsed on the ground, and the remaining two looked to be in a precarious state. They knew the adventurers were in danger, but this was fairy land, and since Jaejin was a Demon Lord candidate and not on the side of humans, he couldn't intervene.
"Why are there adventurers in a place like this..."
"All sorts of rare herbs and mushrooms grow in the Fairy Forest. The risk is high, but you can make a lot of money, so quite a few adventurers seek out these dangerous lands, Dad."
While Mari was explaining, the battle had already ended, and the remaining two adventurers had their weapons snatched away by tentacles and were rolling on the ground.
Jaejin tried to look away, unable to watch their deaths, but something different from what he imagined began to happen.
The fairy used her tentacles to strip the clothes off the fallen adventurers and began to ravish them one by one.
Nia clicked her tongue and started walking again as they watched the fairy thrust tentacles into the women's genitals and tie up the men's limbs before mounting them herself to crave their cocks.
"That is what's happening throughout Gloriana right now, Master. Fairies who have awakened to pleasure through the Blessing of Love cannot escape the binding of the blessing. Even if they are violated until they die."
Did that mean they would die, or that they would survive after proving their uselessness? Leaving behind a bitter feeling, the group continued their walk and reached a certain lake about an hour later.
On the shore of a small lake created by a stream flowing from the south, there were several houses made of wood. The small village where fairies would be living exuded a quiet and pure atmosphere.
Nia turned off the path and walked toward the village, and soon the scent of clear water and a cool breeze that had been blocked by the trees blew past, washing away their sweat.
As they moved inward, the pleasant refreshment blowing away the unpleasant scene they had witnessed earlier, the group encountered a naked woman who had just emerged from the lake.
"Oh? Is that really Nia? You're here, Nia~♡ Why are you so late~♡"
She had long hair that reached her feet, large breasts partially hidden by her tresses, and a face with distinct features that could be considered a classic beauty.
However, because her purple skin, reminiscent of the Jaun tribe like Veled, seemed to flow slightly, Jaejin could tell she was a figure befitting the Fairy Forest.
Smiling at Jaejin with an incredibly seductive expression, she was the Naiad, one of the friends Nia had described earlier.