The Events of That Day
It was the second day since we had left Aiden and set out for our next destination.
While we were preparing camp, Kyle quietly called me aside.
"Hex, there's something I want to say."
His face was unusually serious, and I thought to myself,
Finally, here it comes!
Ever since Kyle and Emily had spent that night alone together and come back, an awkward atmosphere had hung between them.
It wasn't the kind that came from youthful sweetness—it was the kind that came from things grinding against each other. Layla and Mela had been so stifled by it that they kept shooting me looks begging for help.
I was feeling uneasy myself.
Just what the hell happened?
Kyle and I moved a short distance away from the campsite, and there I couldn't hold it in any longer and spoke first.
"Alright, spit it out. What's going on?"
Surely it wasn't what I was thinking… right?
And when Kyle turned his head toward me, I couldn't help but take a massive shock.
"Hex…!"
The hope of humanity, the hero Kyle—who never lost his composure no matter the time or situation—was wearing the desperate expression of a man driven into a corner.
"Help me…!"
That day had been a strange one.
Everything around them seemed to move as if to help them along; things just kept going right.
At the restaurant they were given complimentary drinks and spent a pleasant time, and at the clothing shop Emily even managed to get the pure-white dress she had dreamed of since childhood.
This is fun.
As they shared stories steeped in childhood nostalgia, they walked right out of the city.
The scenery there resembled their hometown, after all.
Then, to escape a sudden downpour, they headed under a large tree.
There, looking at Emily soaked by the rain, Kyle felt his heart begin to race.
"…You'll catch a cold."
"Yeah…"
Even though they could have lit a fire or used holy magic, they deliberately chose to sit close enough that they were touching.
Sharing body heat skin to skin like that, they naturally grew aware of each other.
Was it because of the rain-soaked hair?
Emily looked different from usual.
The faces of Kyle and Emily, gazing at one another, slowly drew closer.
And that day, Kyle and Emily kissed for the first time.
A short peck on the lips.
Kyle immediately turned his head away and gasped for breath.
His heart was pounding as if it would burst.
Emily's soft lips still seemed to linger against his mouth.
Kyle carefully turned his gaze back to look at her.
She would be embarrassed just like him, so at a time like this a man ought to…
But what Kyle saw was Emily looking at him as if it hadn't been enough.
"Um, Kyle…?"
"Emily?"
"I… want a little more."
Was it because of the kiss just now?
Kyle couldn't tear his eyes from Emily's lips.
They parted, revealing white teeth and a pink tongue.
Emily nestled into his arms and pressed her mouth to his.
"Mph…!"
Kyle was flustered by her sudden action.
But the softness of her chest turned his mind blank white, and the sensation of her lips left him dazed.
And in that moment her lips twisted, and something slipped into his mouth.
"…!"
An intense shock wrapped around Kyle's entire body.
The instant Emily's tongue entered his mouth, he froze solid.
Tongues tangled together; their saliva mixed inside his mouth.
Kyle felt the strength drain from every limb and toppled straight backward.
"Haa…!"
The long kiss ended and Emily pulled her lips away.
A string of saliva stretched between them; she licked it from the corner of her mouth with her tongue.
That seductive allure struck Kyle like a bolt of lightning.
"Haa… haa…"
Emily was looking down at him with a flushed face.
The sight was unfamiliar yet so arousing that Kyle swallowed hard.
Her hand moved toward his lower body.
And that was when tragedy arrived.
Fumbling…
Emily's hand began to wander as if searching for something.
Bewilderment spread across the expression that had been so full of allure, and she turned her gaze to Kyle's lower half.
With both hands she pulled down his pants, then his underwear as well.
"Huh?"
Emily's face, upon seeing Kyle's thing, flooded with bewilderment.
"Th-this is a dick… right?"
Those words gouged straight into Kyle's heart.
Even so, Emily poured everything she had into it.
She wrapped both hands around Kyle's member.
Her fingers alone would have been more than enough, yet he could feel the sincerity in the gesture.
"I'm sure it's like this…"
The moment Emily brought her tongue to Kyle's thing—
"Ugh!"
Kyle couldn't hold it in any longer and came.
Pew— a few drops of semen landed on Emily's face and hands.
"…"
The light drained from Emily's eyes as she stared at it.
"…s? Hex? You're listening, right!?"
I couldn't bring myself to say a single word.
Tears blurred my vision.
I couldn't stop crying from sheer sadness.
Tears had welled up in Kyle's eyes too.
Th-this poor guy…
It's a little rough to put it this way, but Kyle's cock is genuinely small.
If I had to describe it, about the size of a pinky finger?
I've said it over and over, but the only word that fits is "malicious."
"I see."
With something like that having happened, the awkwardness between them made perfect sense.
Kyle spoke without even wiping the tears streaming down his face.
"Hex, teach me how to satisfy a woman!"
I finally understood why Kyle hadn't said a single word all day yesterday.
In the first intimate moment with the person he loved, to end up looking like that—how much self-loathing must he have felt?
How much courage did it take to confess his shameful secret to someone else?
And how many times must he have hesitated before making such an embarrassing request?
Yet Kyle had been willing to endure all of it if it meant his relationship with Emily wouldn't fall apart.
If it were the original Hex, he would have laughed right here.
Something about how the smaller ones always obsess over technique.
Or what's the point of being good at foreplay when you can't even do your job once the main event starts.
He would have said that and mocked him.
But I wasn't going to be like that.
I could give Kyle the answer he wanted.
"Don't worry, Kyle."
Kyle looked at me with a dazed expression.
I grinned as if to put him at ease.
"In the next city, there's a clue that will solve your problem."
Hope flooded into Kyle's eyes at my words.
Not long after I sent him back, Emily came over to me while I was still preparing camp.
She looked up at me and said,
"Hex, teach me about men."
"…"
I squeezed my eyes shut and thought,
I see. So it finally came to this.
I steeled myself and clenched my fist.
It was time for the Pure Love Injection Punch.
Even so, switching partners the second you find out his dick is small? I clearly misjudged you.
May pure love take root with this punch.
I was putting strength into my clenched fist when Emily spoke again.
"I want to know how I can help Kyle!"
The strength drained right out of my fist.
"What's that all of a sudden?"
"The talk you just had with Kyle… it was about what happened that day, right?"
Emily seemed to have guessed the content of our conversation.
I tried to deny it for the sake of Kyle's honor, but she was faster.
"Th-that day, Kyle didn't seem to be feeling very good."
She had apparently misunderstood him finishing so quickly as something else entirely.
Emily's flushed eyes met mine.
An upright, unsoiled pure heart reached me through that gaze.
"Next time, I want Kyle to be happy!"
"Guh!"
It was so dazzling I couldn't look straight at her.
To think I had doubted their pure love…
Did I even have the right to proudly claim I pursued pure love?
I looked at Emily with deep regret and reflection.
"…So that's what you meant."
"Hm? Is there another meaning?"
I had thought another NTR event had triggered or something.
The kind where she gets disappointed by her boyfriend's tiny penis and switches to another man.
"No, just that your effort is admirable."
"Yeah! Kyle is my partner now! This kind of effort is only natural!"
I barely managed to hold back the tears of emotion that nearly spilled over.
As a priestess, her actions were heavily influenced by religious doctrine.
And according to the teachings of the faith she followed, adultery with another man was absolutely not tolerated.
In other words, so long as her faith held firm from here on, a good number of NTR events could be avoided.
Still, there was something I needed to address first.
"From now on, talk about those things with the girls."
"But Layla and Mela don't know much about that either."
That was true enough.
Emily looked at me and said,
"Because I can trust Hex. That's why I'm asking."
That pure face left me speechless.
This is exactly why she gets NTR'd.
I clicked my tongue and decided to ask her about the point that had been bothering me.
"Why did you suddenly act like that?"
It had been strange from the moment she went for a deep kiss out of nowhere.
That Emily, mixing tongues and licking his thing?
Even if the tentacle incident had raised her sensitivity, it still didn't make sense.
The question was resolved surprisingly simply.
"In the romance guidebook it said that doing that makes a man happy…"
"Romance guidebook?"
"Well, I bought it at the bookstore…"
Emily hesitantly handed me a thick book.
I flipped through the pages with a rustle and examined the contents.
From kissing to hand techniques, oral service, all the way to every sort of position—it was all explained in exhaustive detail.
Complete with meticulously drawn illustrations.
"…"
"Um, Hex?"
As I kept reading without taking my eyes off it, Emily carefully called my name.
Only then did I close the book and speak to her.
"So you saw this and copied it exactly."
"Yeah."
I was at a loss for words.
No matter how you looked at it, this was a dirty book.
Something halfway between an erotic novel and manga.
She had seen this and imitated it, so of course that situation had happened.
"Listen carefully…"
After hearing my explanation and understanding the situation, Emily covered her face in embarrassment.
Yeah. It was fine to feel a little ashamed about this one.
Still, as expected of the commercial city Aiden.
So they had stuff like this, huh?
Damn, I should've bought one myself.
I regretted it too late, but there was nothing to be done.
Instead I tucked the book into my pocket and said,
"Anyway, this is still too early for you two! Forget everything in here, and from now on start with spiritual communion the way I teach you. Got it?"
"Y-yeah!"
"I'll give this back when you become proper partners. At that time."
"Yeah, okay."
I spoke to Emily as she nodded.
"Then hurry back. If you're gone too long they'll start thinking something's weird."
"Yeah. What about you, Hex?"
"If we go back together they'll think it's weird, right? Get inside. Quickly."
After sending Emily off like that, I carefully opened the book again.
This world's art style rendered everything with photographic realism.
And so, under the moonlight, I thoroughly read every page.