Chapter 237: It's a Ghost! (3)
Chapter 237: It's a Ghost! (3)
Opening the door revealed a space as messy as a pigsty.
What the... did I get the wrong room?
Thud.
I closed the door once and glanced around. This is the right place, isn't it...?
I peeked inside again, but the scene remained the same, proving my eyes hadn't deceived me.
The room was dim, with thick curtains drawn even in the middle of the day. All sorts of junk rolled around on the floor. A strangely funky smell tickled my nose.
And in the center of it all was a seaweed-haired weirdo, giggling as she kneaded a flesh-colored mass of a truly lewd design.
"Hehehe... with this, Junior will... heheh."
......I closed the door again.
"Yeah. This must not be the place."
Ignoring the subtle looks from my companions, I tried to flee as if nothing had happened... but I was one step too late.
Slam!
Having noticed my presence, Fay rushed over and flung the door open.
"Junior! You're just in time!"
"Hieeeek! Get that away from me! Hurry!"
"Huh? Oh, this?"
I hid behind Iris to avoid the flesh-colored mass that looked exactly like my lower half, except it was freakishly long, like a tentacle.
However, since Iris was so small, it didn't offer much protection.
My companions stood there agape, staring at the horrifying object dragging on the floor. Fay pushed the monstrosity right in front of my face, cutting through the group.
Judging by what Fay had been muttering earlier, that tentacle had only one purpose.
Fay and I spoke at the same time.
"The back door is strictly off-limits!"
"Junior, would you prefer having an extra dick you can use like a tentacle? Or would you rather have it attached near where yours is now?"
"......"
"......"
Both Fay and I wore stunned expressions, having heard something completely unexpected from the other.
I snapped out of it when I saw Carla turning her head away, stifling a laugh, and asked cautiously.
"Wasn't that... meant to be shoved into me?"
"Why would I use something this precious on you...? I just thought since we've been doing it in groups lately, I'd give you a few extra dicks to make up for the shortage."
It was a terrifying idea that would make even fallen alchemists bow in respect. However, for now, I was just relieved that the object wasn't targeting me.
"Phew... you really gave me a heart attack."
"What? Did you think I'd enjoy pegging you, Junior? I don't have that kind of fetish..."
"But Senior Fay. Think carefully about what you did when you first called me over, and what you've been making until now."
"Let's see... Aphrodisiacs to feed you, Sensory Link Slimes, tanning cream, a Dual Dick... Gasp!"
Fay seemed to realize something as she spoke and looked startled.
"So you like having suspicious things done to you by me, Junior!"
"It's the opposite! You're the one who likes doing weird things to me, Senior!"
This is ridiculous. Instead of making the Philosopher's Stone like she's supposed to, she's only making erotic items.
...Well, I can't deny that her skills are improving while she makes these things.
As I let out a deep sigh, Fay awkwardly wagged the tentacle.
"Ahem. Anyway, which side do you prefer, Junior?"
"I hate both. Don't even think about attaching that to me. Just go back to making the dildos and onaholes you were working on."
"What? That's boring..."
"Have you ever considered that you're the crazy one, Senior Fay?"
At least, that's what I think.
While I massaged my aching temples with my fingers, Fay put the tentacle away and muttered with a nonchalant face.
"I guess it can't be helped. I'll have to adjust this and try putting it in the next staff."
"...Wait a minute. What? You're making a staff out of that?"
"Yeah. This actually came out of my research on Sensory Link Slimes. I thought, if it can receive sensory information, wouldn't it be possible to send motor signals as well? But there's a specific name for that kind of communion where you feel like one with an object that isn't your body, right? Pairing. I thought I could use that to maintain the staff's durability while increasing the mana amplification rate."
Fay poured out information as she usually did. However, unlike other times, I could actually understand the gist of it this time.
The core idea was that she could artificially create a paired weapon.
They say that if you use the same weapon for a long time, it becomes an extension of your hand. Going further, it feels like a part of your body, allowing you to perform beyond your original skill level.
"Pairing" was the term for that phenomenon. In H&A, it was implemented as a system where additional stats were granted when equipment proficiency reached its maximum.
According to the lore, it was a state where the mana pattern was completely imprinted because mana had been flowed through it for a long time.
Since it allowed one to draw out the maximum potential of the equipment, people would even grind for proficiency in the late game.
But she's going to skip that whole tedious process?
"Senior Fay. Are you actually a genius?"
"Ehem. Then give me more research funds!"
"I should definitely give you that. We'll talk about the details later... for now, let's go inside. It's a bit much to be walking around the hallway with that thing. I have something to show you, too."
"But it's cute..."
Though she grumbled, Fay dutifully rolled up the dick tentacle and tucked it into her cleavage. Because it was so long, the tip peeked out slightly.
After watching that scene for a moment, I turned my gaze and locked eyes with Iris, whom I had been holding by the shoulders to use as a shield (ineffective).
She had her hands on her hips and her cheeks puffed out. She looked like a child imitating an adult scolding someone.
"Master."
"Yeah?"
"Did you say the back door is strictly off-limits?"
"That's right."
"Are you saying that after coveting my back door so much?"
"......"
But there's a huge difference between me doing the poking and me being poked.
It was only after I stroked Iris's ears until she went limp that we could finally enter the room.
*
After removing the unnecessarily light-blocking curtains and pushing the junk on the floor into a corner, I spread a waterproof tarp on the floor and pulled out the corpses I had prepared from my inventory.
"Hup."
The first was an ordinary Chimera. It was a mass-produced type from the rear guard.
It had a bizarre appearance, as if various monsters had been haphazardly thrown together and joined by a carapace.
Fay looked the Chimera over and nodded.
"It's well-made. Though it doesn't seem like they considered stability."
"Stability?"
"Yeah. I only took a quick look, so I'm not sure, but this guy had incredible regeneration, right?"
"That's right. Its defense was nothing special, but its regeneration was great."
"That's why. It's already rotting from the inside due to the rejection reaction unique to Chimeras. What happens if you forcibly add regeneration to that?"
"...It minimizes the damage from the rejection reaction?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. The world isn't that simple, Junior! The answer is... it gets consumed faster and breaks down sooner!"
"......"
What is this smugness? An excited Fay is surprising in many ways.
"Well, still, it seems they made good use of the materials' strength. A Great Grizzly's torso, an Orc's head, and an Evil Boar's tail. The tissues of all these things are configured so they don't interfere with each other. ...But it's a bit disappointing."
"Disappointing? In what way?"
"Mmm. I'm grateful you brought it, but as expected of something made with 300-year-old technology, it's a bit mediocre. I feel like I could make something like this if I were given the materials."
"Aha? If that's the case, don't worry."
I put the Chimera back into my inventory and pulled out an elite unit that had been near the fortress instead.
"I have stronger Chimeras."
"Whoa..."
Fay's mouth hung open as she rummaged through the elite Chimera's corpse.
"This... this is definitely impressive. They've forcibly joined parts that shouldn't fit, but is that actually working positively? So this is where they used the Evil God's Authority... to implement this..."
"I didn't say I was finished yet."
"...Huh?"
I gave the puzzled Fay a grin and put the corpse back.
Then, I showed her the corpses of the five commanders one by one, and finally, I pulled out the corpse of Tarasque, who had been at the pinnacle of the Chimera legion.
Fay froze with her mouth wide open, as if someone had pressed a pause button. I playfully stuck a finger in.
Squish.
"Hup!"
She only snapped out of it and closed her mouth when I pulled on her tongue. Fay muttered something while still holding my finger in her mouth.
"Mmph. Mmmph-mmph. Hmph!"
"What was that?"
As I pulled my finger out, a string of transparent saliva stretched with it. I casually wiped it off on Fay's sleeve.
Fay didn't seem to care and stared intently at me while standing on her tiptoes.
Her eyes, which were spinning, rotated faster than usual, physically expressing how excited she was.
Then, Fay lunged at me, hopping up and down.
"This is the best! I love you, Junior!"
Jiggle, jiggle.
I nodded satisfactorily, watching Fay's heavy breasts bounce.
This is it... It was worth the trouble of bringing back every variety.
Just as a smile was about to form from the pride blooming deep within my heart...
"Do you want to do it in the ass today?!"
"......"
The mood cooled down instantly.
This is driving me nuts.
Well... since she said it's okay, I guess we're doing it.