Chapter 250 Palpitating Hero Massage (2)
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 250
Chapter Title: Palpitating Hero Massage (2)
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Cian followed the barbarian into the inn.
The inn was the same as before. It was neatly organized, quiet, and comfortable.
"Do you want to use the same room as last time?"
"Yes. Ah! I'll be back after a quick trip to the bathhouse."
"Why? Can't you just go after the massage?"
"Absolutely not."
Cian said firmly.
She hadn't washed properly in the labyrinth for a week. Meaning, her body odor was no joke right now. Moreover, that embarrassing smell was trapped inside her plate armor.
"I don't mind!"
The barbarian spoke confidently, but Cian's cheeks turned red.
The barbarian suddenly pushed his face close to hers and sniffed.
"Cian, you only smell good."
The flustered Cian quickly pushed him away.
"S-Stop! Don't do that."
The barbarian smiled as he was pushed away.
"How about wiping your body with water and a towel?"
"That's..."
Cian hesitated.
The barbarian Skar had postponed his own rest and washing to give her a massage.
It wasn't right for her to be the only one acting all clean.
"I'll do that. Please, Skar."
"Alright. Go and wait in the room."
Cian went up to the second floor and went to the room where she had received a massage last time.
After waiting for a bit, the barbarian brought a wooden basin with warm water and a towel.
"Did you bring a change of clothes?"
"No."
"Well, alright."
The barbarian went outside for a moment and then came back.
"Here."
A long-sleeved tunic and cotton pants.
"T-Thank you."
Cian took the clothes and expressed her gratitude.
Come to think of it, she wondered if she had come here too hastily.
Wouldn't it have been better for her to visit tomorrow instead?
But what’s done is done. She didn't want to bother Skar any more than this.
She would do it properly next time.
Cian made up her mind and took off her plate armor one by one.
"Hoo."
As expected.
When she took off her plate armor, the embarrassing smell that had been trapped inside wafted out with the heat.
Cian didn't stop there and also took off her arming doublet and tunic, leaving her in her underwear.
The underbust part of the gray sports bra and the area between her buttocks on her panties were damp with sweat.
Cian meticulously wiped her body with a wet towel and changed into Skar's clothes.
"Hmm."
The tunic fit well overall.
Because the shoulders were so wide, she couldn't hide the fact that her sports bra straps were showing when she wore it.
The cotton pants were also no problem. However, she was embarrassed because they seemed to be tight around her pelvis and butt.
Cian folded the clothes she had taken off, put them in her backpack, and opened the door.
"I-I'm ready."
Cian's voice echoed in the hallway.
Then, from a slightly open door of a nearby room, the barbarian, who had also changed his clothes, walked out.
"Let's go."
Cian sat in the chair as before.
"My shoulder and arm muscles are tight. Please."
"Leave it to me."
Cian was embarrassed because she wasn't in her quilted pants and arming doublet like last time. As such, the outline of her body was more revealed.
But she couldn't complain. As much as she was embarrassed, Skar was also going through a lot.
Skar's hand touched her shoulder. A feeling that was both strong and gentle.
Cian closed her eyes.
She unconsciously compared it to Sebastian's hand.
A hand that was weak and had only rubbed the surface of her skin roughly.
Skar's hand was different. It was soft while pressing 'deeply' into the tight spots.
A massage on a different level.
"Huuuuu..."
A long sigh naturally escaped from Cian's lips.
As if her shoulder muscles were welcoming Skar's touch, they loosened up gently.
Heat rose from her body.
"How's your back?"
She heard Skar's voice from behind.
Cian nodded.
"Please."
"If it seems like it's going to be like last time, tell me in advance."
Cian's cheeks turned red. She immediately understood what Skar was saying.
He must be talking about the accident where her breast wrap had come undone.
"Eek...! T-That won't happen. I-I'm wearing different clothes today."
"Different clothes?"
Skar's breathing tickled her ear, as if he had come closer.
At the same time, the smell of Skar's sweat tickled her nose. It was heavy and intense from having rolled around in the labyrinth for a long time.
It wasn't unpleasant at all, but it made her head dizzy.
Cian's gaze became a little hazy.
"A-At the Arachne Sewing shop, u-underwear. Ah!"
Cian was startled and stopped talking. She had unconsciously blurted out an embarrassing fact.
"I know. It's a sewing shop that makes strange clothes."
"Y-Yeah."
Definitely.
The clothes made at the Arachne Sewing shop were unique.
They weren’t clothes you would see in the present world, let alone in the Empire.
Not only were they functional, but their design was also excellent.
"I heard that half-human, half-spider monsters make them. Is that true?"
At Cian's question, Skar shrugged.
"I haven't seen them make some myself, but I've seen them wandering around the Eastern District from time to time. And their clothes are comfortable. They're practical. I also buy clothes from there sometimes."
Cian's face turned red.
'I know.'
Because she had seen Skar in his underwear.
And 'that thing,' which was so viciously thick and long that it came down to his thigh.
'A h-horse cock imprint.'
It was a truly bizarre imprint.
'Wouldn't it be inconvenient?'
She thought it was amazing that Skar could fight well with such a monstrous cock.
"What are you thinking so hard about?"
"N-Nothing!"
At Skar's question, Cian was startled and shook her head.
While they were talking…
The tight muscles in her shoulders had all loosened up.
"The arm’s done as well. I have to massage your back now. By any chance, are you thinking of lying face down on the bed?"
"B-Bed?"
Cian's head turned to the side.
A luxurious bed was next to her.
"You just have to lie face down. I'll press your back from above."
"T-That much is…"
"I want to make things easier too!"
"U-Umm. Alright."
Cian got up from the chair and laid face down on the bed.
The soft texture gently supported Cian's body.
As she felt Skar's gaze, Cian instinctively swallowed dryly.
Gulp.
It was definitely just a massage, but the thought of a man and a woman on the same bed made her so embarrassed.
"Here I go."
"Yeah."
Creak.
Skar's hand gently pressed on her back. The twisted and tight muscles stretched and loosened.
"Huuuua."
Cian let out a sigh once more.
Her muscles loosened wherever his hand touched. Why was he so good at this?
"Skar."
"Hmm?"
"Do you, by any chance, have a Massage Master imprint?"
"Hahaha!!! Have you already adapted to Labyrinth City?!"
She heard Skar's loud laughter. Cian also realized that her question was funny and smiled.
"Cian, by any chance, are your legs okay?"
"I-I'm fine."
Skar pressed down on one of her legs.
"Kuk?!"
Cian's face furrowed. She felt a throbbing pain.
"It doesn't seem fine."
"M-My legs are a bit…"
"What about your legs? Is there a problem?"
"I-It's embarrassing."
"..."
Jeong Yoo-shin scratched his head.
Embarrassed now, of all times?
Cian's attire was quite revealing.
Her gray bra straps were fully visible on the shoulders of her disheveled tunic.
Especially because of Cian's large butt, her panty line was clearly visible through her cloth pants.
"Cian, isn't it natural for comrades to loosen up each other's bodies, regardless of gender?"
"I-Is that so?"
Jeong Yoo-shin's eyes sank.
This was a chance.
A chance to ask about Cian's past.
"To be so embarrassed over just a leg. Where in the world are you from?!"
Cian, who had been silent for a moment, opened her mouth.
"...I'm from the Order of Saint Lexia."
"The Order of Lexia?"
"It's an order that only recruits women. You might not know about it since you're from the Eastern Alliance."
"But how did you get into the order? Were you a noble?"
"No. I'm a commoner. When I was young, there was a retired old knight who lived next door, so I often stopped by and learned swordsmanship from him. It turned out that he was once the knight commander of the Empire. He recommended me to the Order of Lexia, and I was able to get in."
He heard a faint longing in Cian's voice as she recounted her past.
"The Order of Lexia is close to my hometown. It's a beautiful place. My main pleasure was watching the wheat fields that stretched to the horizon at sunset, and at night, me secretly going outside and counting the stars with my comrades was the best rebellion."
"...Is that so?"
Jeong Yoo-shin drew an image of Cian in his head.
Excluding the title of hero, Cian was just an innocent country girl who was good with a sword.
'No.'
She wasn’t 'just' a woman who was good with a sword.
Although retired, an old man who had once been the knight commander of the Empire had taught Cian since she was young. It meant that she had at least a talent for the sword.
She was a difficult opponent to be careless with.
At the same time, she was also a person he wanted to make his ally.
"Yeah? By the way, what does that have to do with massaging your leg? Can I touch your leg?!"
"T-That's...!"
Cian hesitated.
Jeong Yoo-shin immediately took his hand off her calf.
"Alright. If you're that embarrassed, I'll introduce you to someone else."
"..."
Cian's body trembled. Because Skar's voice had become somewhat cold and depressed.
He seemed disappointed that his goodwill had been rejected.
Cian, who had been contemplating for a long time, finally opened her mouth.
"S-Sorry. Please."
Cian's tone had returned to being feminine.
"Alright."
Hearing Skar's reply, Cian buried her face deep into the pillow again.
'I said it!'
She was so embarrassed.
Skar's hand touched her calf. As he gently pressed and slowly loosened her muscles, a sense of relief came with the pain.
And a sweet sensation then followed.
The more Skar's firm hand kneaded her calf, the more her head tingled, as if she was under a spell.
Jeong Yoo-shin was dumbfounded.
When he first met Cian, he had thought that she was a gentle and strong woman.
Now, she was just an innocent country girl knight who was lying face down on the bed, her large butt with its visible panty line twitching slightly.
There was no room for the Female Virgin Corruption imprint to work.
Because he was sealing it with a ring.
He also wasn’t worried about his Half-Incubus imprint.
Because he was infusing his lustful energy into Ragna’s ring every morning.
Of course, a very minute amount of lustful energy remained in him, but Eru had confirmed it.
It was an amount that wouldn't affect anyone, unless the woman was extremely sensitive.
'Stop shaking.'
When he put his strength into it and pressed down, Cian's butt moved up and down.
His hand, which had been diligently massaging her calf for a while, slowly went up.
His hand touched Cian's thigh.
"What about your thigh?"
"...J-Just a little."
"Alright."
Cian bit the pillow tightly. Her dark blond hair was already soaked with sweat.
Thump. Thump.
Her heart was pounding, and her pelvis was moving up and down on its own.
A place not far from her ‘precious place.'
Her thick thighs, which not even a woman, let alone a man, had ever touched before, were trembling slightly.
Squeeze.
Skar's sturdy hand pressed down on Cian's thigh as if to crush it.
Jeong Yoo-shin hadn't realized it, but the minute amount of lustful energy within him rode his hand and settled deep in Cian's sensitive thigh.
Then…
Unconsciously, Cian's mouth opened.
"Hooooot♥"
A moan escaped her lips.
The sound of a true 'female' coming from deep within her stomach.
The flustered Jeong Yoo-shin took his hand off.
Cian, her face red, shot up from the bed.
"S-Stop! That's really the end!"
"Uh... Alright."
Jeong Yoo-shin left the room, and Cian covered her face.
She wanted to die of embarrassment.
She had unconsciously let out a strange moan.
"Haa."
Moreover, although her thigh muscles were loosened, another place was now twitching.
Just below her navel…
The Muscle Stiffness imprint was really starting to annoy her.
Cian slowly breathed in and out and barely managed to steel her heart.
'C-Calm down. That's enough for today.'
Cian stood up, put on the plate armor she had taken off, and left the room.
"S-Skar."
"Are your muscles much looser now?"
He had an indifferent face, as if he didn't care much. Cian was a little relieved to see that.
"I feel better, thanks to you. Thank you."
"That's a relief."
"T-Then I'll see you later."
Skar pointed to the lower floor of the inn.
"Have dinner before you go?"
"...Next time."
Cian put on her helmet and left the inn, walking briskly.
Cian's face as she walked through the cold wind was flushed red.
Perhaps it was because she was wearing Skar's clothes, his body scent was slowly seeping into her nose from under her armor, messing with her head.
What if Skar's hand had come up a little higher from her thigh?
'Stop!'
Cian shook her head roughly and erased the thought that came to her mind.
Absolutely not.
Cian, who had been walking down the street for a while, took off her helmet and took a deep breath of the cold air.
"Huuuuu. Haaaaa."
After breathing in the cold air several times, Cian's head cleared up again.
"Okay. Let's get a grip."
Cian, with a cool head, started walking again.
She hadn't realized it, but the private part of her gray sports panties was damply wet in a round shape.
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T/N - Is the MC really not doing this on purpose? Because it sure looks like he is to me. I can’t blame him though. He did his due diligence. He sealed his corruption imprint, he drained his lustful energy to the bare minimum, and he even consulted with Eru for that bare minimum remaining in his body. His luck with women is insane as always.
We also get some of the hero’s backstory. It’s the classic commoner to hero cliche, and she even got trained by her next door neighbor, who happened to be a retired knight commander of the Empire. I wonder what the order actually does though? Is it one dedicated to Lux Aeterna?