Prelude to Chaos
"We're out of their range."
"Whew..."
"Haa."
The moment the steel outer walls of the Troller vanished behind them.
Inside the armored vehicle of the Black Crow Merchant Guild, sighs mixed with relief and exhaustion naturally flowed out.
As the unbearably heavy, metallic air characteristic of the Astral began to cool, the ECHOs of the Black Crow Merchant Guild slowly began to relax their bodies.
"It was a good deal, wasn't it?"
Jester, sitting in the passenger seat, was now completely relaxed as she affectionately caressed the three Arc Reactors in her hand.
Every time she stroked the cold metal surface with a subtle smile, a thrill called greed seeped through her body.
"Gizmo."
At Jester's indifferent voice, Gizmo, who was holding the steering wheel, reacted immediately.
"Yeah?"
"With this much information... it'd be a waste to just settle it in one go, right?"
Gizmo, who had thought it was enough just to have escaped the Troller, glanced at Jester through her goggles.
"...Don't think of anything dangerous, Jester. We could all end up dead."
"It's been dangerous since the moment we ran away from the Ark. Anyway, the Astral folks are going to move to capture that Hachishakusama, aren't they?"
Gizmo nodded at her following words.
"I guess so."
"Now, then, if we assume that Aurum personally makes a move, then…?"
"Which Ark on the surface wouldn't care about that? Especially the Arks around here—they'll all go on high alert."
At Gizmo's answer, Jester spun an Arc Reactor in her hand once more and smirked.
"Right? But they say the reason Aurum is moving is to get their hands on a Named Grade essence. Then, where would that essence go?"
"The Harvester."
"Correct. Then the humans will be in quite a predicament, right? And among them, who would be the most troubled?"
Gizmo's face stiffened as she realized what Jester meant.
"...Ark 86 would be the most troubled."
A brief silence fell over the vehicle.
In the back, Raven was playing with dolls, but her ears had been focused on the conversation the entire time. She then spoke up cautiously.
"Jester."
"Yeah?"
"Just asking in case, but who was in Ark 86?"
At that question, Jester answered leisurely.
"Lin Xiaolin."
The moment those words were spoken, Raven and Gizmo's faces turned pale.
"I hate that woman."
"Me too. She's not like a human. She's weirdly scary from head to toe."
As if their reactions were amusing, Jester laughed and spun the Arc Reactor in her hand.
"Still, Lin Xiaolin is reliable when it comes to information trading. She's clear about where things start and end, right? The rewards are definite. For a shrewd group like us to survive in this world, we have to get along with people like her."
Besides, if the Astral forces became strong enough to break the balance and the human Arks, which were barely holding on, collapsed in a heap?
That would be a loss for them as well.
Not only would they lose their trading partners, but there was a high possibility they would be dealt with by the Astral folks, who would then deem their existence unnecessary.
"...Then Jester, couldn't you have just not sold the information?"
"But we got the Arc Reactors, didn't we?"
As Jester smirked, Gizmo let out a sigh.
"Jester... you're really bad. The worst."
Jester burst out laughing at that, then turned her head to look at the two cute guild members.
"Hehehe. I was always a bad ECHO. So what? You two cuties just have to keep rolling along beside a bad bitch like me."
"Sigh..."
As Jester burst into laughter, Raven asked softly again.
"But what about the ECHO Squad that was nearby? Shouldn't we let the Ark over there know about the Astral too?"
"Ah... those monsters with the artifacts? Hmm..."
Jester fell into thought for a moment.
With that level of combat power, it should be a fairly large Ark...
However, from what she knew, all the Arks near the Hongwei-7 had been smashed.
Specifically, Ark 69, the closest among them, had been completely devastated after taking a direct hit from the Crawler Queen's attack.
"Is it Ark 71 or 82? I can't quite tell where they're from."
"Then?"
"Let's meet Lin Xiaolin first, and then look around Ark 71 and Ark 82. We'll shake them down a bit while selling information about the Astral."
And so, the armored vehicle of the Black Crow Merchant Guild began to turn northwest toward Ark 86 in search of new trading opportunities.
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"Commander—! Commander...!"
As if her excitement hadn't faded, Rai began to rub her flushed body between my legs.
And before I knew it, Moi had grabbed my member, which had become hard again, and was whispering in a longing voice.
"Commander's rod... it's gotten this big again. Moi... Moi will make you feel even better."
The two cute sisters clung to my body as if competing, rubbing their soft skin against me.
"Chuup! Chup!"
Rai buried her face in my chest, sucking on my nipples and craving affection, while Moi was swallowing my shaft entirely with her small mouth.
"Puhaat... Commander...! How is it? I learned a lot from Sister Pomen!"
"...It's good."
"Heehee! Then I'll do it one more time!"
"Commander, Commander. What about my tongue? Sister Pomen said to put plenty of saliva on it like this..."
"Ra, Rai..."
I couldn't keep my senses straight under the hot offensive of affection from the two girls.
It seemed Pomen's education had perfectly bound not only their bodies but also their hearts to me.
The biggest reason was likely the fact that I was the only human male in this Ark, and the Commander.
Something that would only happen in a Hitomi manga was unfolding before my eyes.
And like the protagonist of a hentai manga, I surrendered myself to the abyss of pleasure, led by the two bitches before me.
"Haaht! Ah—! Aang! Co, Commander...! Commander's cock is coming inside me!"
"Sis Moi, how is it...? Does it feel good? Good? Ihee! Sis, you look like you're feeling great!"
"Yes, nngh! I-I love it...! I love it so much!"
"I'll make sis feel good too."
Amidst the wet sounds of flesh clashing, Rai, who had been touching her own body while watching us, finally approached Moi, who could no longer bear it, and began to crave her lips.
"Mmph, chururup...! Hmph!"
"Mmm, mmph... Rai...!"
Watching the sisters naturally exchange deep tongue kisses, I moved my hips even more violently.
Their saliva and moans acted like an aphrodisiac, paralyzing my reason and further stimulating my excitement.
Then, I slid my finger deep into Rai's swaying hole.
Beside us, Pomen was watching us, touching her own body and letting out feverish moans.
"Commander...! Ngh! Ngh! Aaaaah—!"
As I moved my fingers a few times with a splashing sound, a fountain began to erupt from Rai's pussy.
Meanwhile, my movements for Moi did not stop. Rather, seeing Rai reach climax made my cock even harder, and I dug violently into Moi's inside.
"Ugh! Nngh! Ah, aaang—! Co, Commander...! It's too big... and hard...! It's ho, hot—! Haaaaak!"
Along with Moi's feverish screams, I grabbed her waist and shook my hips continuously.
While ravaging Moi's small body, I used the last of my strength to pour everything into her deepest part.
"Haa, haa... Co, Commander..."
Feeling the hot essence of life spreading inside her, Moi, who had been swept away by extreme pleasure, wore a satisfied smile.
The Commander had truly marked her body with plenty of semen.
Just as Moi, feeling happiness at that fact, tried to hug the Commander's neck.
Her younger sister, who had been waiting for her chance, suddenly lunged forward, climbed on top of her, and said:
"Commander—! N-Now it's my turn!"
"...Alright, Rai."
At the impatient gestures of the sister, who had already lost her reason to pleasure, Moi let out a small shout of You dummy! and slapped her sister's back.
But that touch contained more affection than jealousy.
"Sigh..."
Moi soon moved her body to make room so that her sister could fully feel the Commander.
"Ah—! Aaang! Co, Commander!"
Rai's sticky moans filled the room.
Moi watched her sister being violently pounded by the Commander, and then she was pulled into the Commander's embrace.
The Commander, who warmly embraced and loved them even though they were mere Wanderers who had once betrayed humans.
Moi wrapped her arms around his neck and continued to crave endless affection while leaving her marks all over his body.
And so, until the night grew dark, I had to spend an endless night of pleasure with the two sisters.
Still, was it because it was their first time?
Moi and Rai couldn't withstand the pleasure of their first experience and completely melted away shortly after.
"Whew..."
Drenched in sweat, I looked down.
Beneath me, the two girls were fast asleep with satisfied expressions, covered in my marks.
Seeing that peaceful sight, I felt a somewhat foolish sense of relief that I was able to protect a man's pride.
But I soon realized there was a problem.
"Even after tormenting the kids like that... you're still energetic, aren't you, Commander?"
"...Pomen."
The sensation of huge, soft yet elastic breasts felt against my back.
Pomen, who had been patiently waiting for her turn until now, began to rub her hot body against me while looking at me with a sticky, seductive gaze.
Then, her skilled touch made my cock, which had been exhausted from dealing with the two girls, heat up once again, becoming rock solid and ready to enter all her holes.
"Now, it's time for the real adults, isn't it, Commander? I'll be a bit different from those children."
Pomen whispered, blowing hot breath into my ear.
And that night, I was squeezed several times by Pomen, who climbed on top of me, until I eventually lost consciousness and fell asleep on the spot.
It seemed my stamina and vigor were still insufficient to satisfy multiple ECHOs.
And then, buried in soft skin and a sweet body scent, my consciousness slowly returned.
When I opened my eyes, what filled my vision were luscious blonde, brown, and pink hairs.
"You're awake."
The first one to notice I had woken up was Moi, who had been rubbing her cheek against mine.
"Commander... your body is so warm."
"Oh, you brats. How many times have I told you the middle is my spot?"
Was it because I was squeezed all night?
My whole body felt tired and achy.
Still, the feeling of the three ECHOs bickering and complaining while pressing their bodies against me wasn't bad.
No, it was the best.