Chapter 15
Chapter 15
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 15
Chapter Title: Clue
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In truth, Gloria and Mimi had thought they could handle Behemoth just the two of them.
Its enormous body meant that anywhere she reached out, she'd hit a vital spot.
The main body barely moved at all.
So the two of them got complacent.
But it didn't take long to realize that was a huge mistake.
The hide was so tough that without putting everything into an attack, they couldn't even scratch it properly.
And separate from the stationary main body, the earth magic that erupted from all directions without warning became even more flashy and unpredictable attacks, especially since there were only two targets.
Thanks to that, while dodging attacks by a hair's breadth and aiming for blind spots, one strike slipped through.
Mimi took it.
Her body was already a mess from the barrage of smaller hits, and the spinning earth spear that plunged into her abdomen tore out a chunk of her guts and belly.
If she hadn't been sharing Yuha's regeneration ability, she would have died right then.
No, without regeneration in the first place, the two of them would have been killed by Behemoth long ago for sure.
Even now, no matter how much lethal damage they inflicted, Gloria and Mimi kept getting back up, so the accumulating damage had Behemoth on the run.
But even Behemoth's retreat was sluggishly slow, and the two were too battered to pursue.
Especially Mimi.
"Cough."
Clutching her abdomen where blood was still pouring out, she hacked up a bowlful of blood.
It wouldn't have been strange if she'd died on the spot, but Mimi was already certain she wouldn't die.
'Master...'
The amount of blood scattered around had already exceeded what one person could lose, but that didn't matter to Mimi.
The pain surging from the pierced wound felt less severe when she thought of her master's grace.
Still, she couldn't move.
'I miss him...'
Seeing Mimi in no condition to even budge, Gloria figured she'd have to head to the city alone.
Her own body was relatively fine for moving.
Gloria had originally planned to quietly build her strength in Dungeon City until her master came looking for her again.
But now, she decided she couldn't just wait anymore—she'd go find him herself and beg forgiveness.
After all, buying another slave meant he'd found a replacement for her.
If she stayed put like this, she might never see her master again.
Just imagining it was horrifying, like living in hell even while alive.
To set out in search of her master, she needed to retrieve the money she'd stored in the city—the funds she'd been saving to offer him when they reunited someday.
'I'll need to buy new gear too.'
Unlike Mimi, Gloria had been wearing armor.
Thanks to that, she'd blocked a few attacks and could still move, which she counted as a blessing.
Of course, this was only after some recovery; she was still seriously injured.
Finishing her thoughts, Gloria stood up immediately.
"I'm heading to the city. What about you?"
"I can't move..."
"Understood."
What might look like bizarre healing to others wasn't a bad excuse, so she nodded and set off.
'This is no good anymore...'
The iron helmet that had covered her entire face was now so crumpled it was unrecognizable as a helmet.
Gloria stared at it for a long time—the biggest memento and memory left by her master—before gently placing it beside Mimi.
Its function as a helmet was completely gone, but she couldn't bring herself to discard it.
It felt like seeing herself discarded as useless.
So she just left it.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Bam!
"Those words... are they true?"
In the guildmaster's office of the Adventurer's Guild in Dungeon City.
Hearing unbelievable news there, Gloria—for once—showed clear emotion and slammed the desk without thinking.
"Calm down first."
"...I asked if it's true."
"Hm. Yes, it is. There was a request from the Academy to review admission applicant documents, and among them were papers for a man named Yuha who dungeoned with you. They asked to verify if his dungeon clears were real—it was a week ago."
"Why didn't you tell me right away?"
"Well... you were holed up in the dungeon for a week, and the moment you came out, Beast dragged you off."
The guildmaster made excuses with an aggrieved expression, but Gloria pressured him with a chilling, wordless glare without batting an eye.
Even if identity confirmation took time since it was the first time seeing her face under the helmet, when it came to her master, flipping out like a Sword Saint was spot on, the guildmaster judged.
He was the only one in the guild who knew about the Sword Saint and Yuha's relationship.
Others just thought the Sword Saint was simply a party member of Yuha's.
Despite being a slave by status, the guildmaster hadn't told anyone about the exceptionally skilled Sword Saint and was covering for her in his own way.
He hadn't expected her looks to be even more stunning than her strength, though.
With a face like that, why were there rumors that her helmet hid something hideous?
The guildmaster wondered, but the Sword Saint's intimidating aura was too fierce to pursue it.
"..."
"...You're leaving?"
"Yes."
Gloria answered instantly, without a hint of hesitation.
The guildmaster was sorry to hear it but didn't try to stop her.
She wouldn't listen anyway.
"I see. Thanks for all your hard work until now."
He'd thought maybe the Sword Saint could clear the dungeon to the end, but he'd always known a day like this might come.
After all, he'd been the one to coax the rashly visiting Sword Saint—who'd come just to find Yuha's location—into heading to the dungeon instead.
Of course, she'd agreed it was best to build her own strength for the future, but it seemed that "future" had arrived today.
"I hope it goes well for you."
"...Everything is as Master wills."
With that, Gloria gathered her things and hurried out the door.
Watching the ever-master-focused Gloria, the guildmaster couldn't help but chuckle wryly.
He'd never seen a slave with such loyalty before, and he doubted there'd be another besides the Sword Saint.
"How does he tame slaves so perfectly?"
It was truly a mystery.
"That guy's blessed."
Why would he run off and abandon such a beautiful girl?
Real mystery.
...Eunuch maybe?
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Those accursed things.
No matter how much he attacked, they wouldn't die, and Behemoth grew increasingly terrified.
Clearly weaker than him, yet they landed non-negligible hits now and then.
Even ripping apart their frail flesh only made them rise again and charge—that nightmare was too much even for the thick-skinned Behemoth.
Finally, when one of the charging foes took a heavy hit and the battle's momentum broke, Behemoth immediately attempted retreat.
Relieved they didn't pursue.
'It hurts.'
Especially the massive gash across his face throbbed the worst, so Behemoth felt the need to heal his wounded body.
To do that, he needed to absorb a massive amount of earth's energy.
But he'd already sucked up the surrounding earth's energy to its limit—beyond the land's purification capacity over long years—so healing in Yagon Great Plains wouldn't be easy.
'This way.'
So Behemoth started lumbering in the direction he was facing.
To find new land rich in earth's energy.
That direction was southwest.
If uninterrupted, he'd head straight for the Academy where Yuha and Liliss were.
Of course, Jeras Pairan was there too.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Slurp...
For some reason, along with a drowsy feeling, consciousness slowly returned.
I usually had that weird isekai perk boosting my stamina beyond normal, but yesterday with Lili during sex—and something felt off.
Smack... haah...
Hmm.
My regeneration seemed to affect libido too, so I'd always felt like semen was produced endlessly whenever I wanted, like a factory running non-stop. Even recently draining some secretly in the bathroom had been fine.
Yesterday, my dick didn't die, but I definitely felt a bit of emptiness in my balls that shouldn't have been there.
When was it? Probably that time in the dungeon when I got badly hurt. Facing mortal danger, my breeding urge went wild, exploding my lust, and I pinned Ria to the floor, creampieing her on instinct.
It felt a bit like that.
How to describe it?
Ah!
Haup... slurp...
Like regeneration was focused on injuries, so it wasn't fully reaching my libido?
Of course, back then it was just "Huh? Takes about 10 seconds longer than usual to refill?"
This time the delay was much longer, so maybe a different case.
Because of that, I only did it once with Lili yesterday.
Maybe I was a bit off-condition, so I held back.
The truth was I missed the timing for round two because Lili loves kissing too much.
"Up you go!"
"Bae...?"
I snuck my hand into the armpit of the pink puppy who'd been ravaging my lips and hoisted her up.
The soft thing glued to my lips peeled away, letting out a deflated sound at the sudden parting.
Then, deliberately opening my eyes.
Our Lili, lips glistening with saliva oh-so-temptingly, stared at me with a somewhat dumbstruck face.
Aww... our cute Lili.
What to do with this girl.
Lili, who'd perfectly followed my instruction to wake me with a morning kiss, must have climbed on my belly, hugged me, and been kissing diligently since morning.
Good girls who obey deserve rewards.
Squeeze!
I moved my hand from her armpit to her plump ass, gripping hard.
"Haup."
Lifting my torso while sitting up face-to-face in a facing sitting position, I showered kisses on Lili.
Squish squish.
The firm ass flesh under my hand felt great.
And the sweet taste of her lips was exquisite.
As the interrupted kiss resumed, Lili happily wrapped her arms around my neck and clung tight.
"Slurp... haaang..."
The embarrassment from yesterday was gone from Lili now; only the fully awakened pink champ nestled in my arms.
Mingled moans amid lip and tongue play, warm breaths into my mouth, sweetly tasting saliva, soft yet springy tongue, fragrant body scent.
This is total bliss!
Ahem. If I had to nitpick one flaw in this perfect moment...
'Morning kiss followed by morning wood.'
At this point, it's chicken or egg, but anyway, my morning salute was sandwiched between my belly and Lili's, screaming happily.
Did morning wood come first?
Or did the kiss cause it, then wood arrived?
Unsolvable mystery.
No famous scholar could crack this sequence.
With that in mind,
'Might as well fire one off.'
Yesterday's sex with Lili had probably unclogged my sex life pipes.
I gently lifted her groped ass and awkwardly maneuvered my dick underneath to position it.
"Eh...?"
Lili paused the kiss, flustered by the movement at her lower belly, but it was too late.
My nonstop kissing had her movements sealed.
Don't move! You kiss-fiend! You're surrounded by my dick!
...Soon to be counter-surrounded by pussy, though. Haha.
We'd slept naked just like yesterday, so no pesky fabric in the way.
Thus.
Squish!
I found the slit in the center of her pussy and thrust deep in one go.