Rough Story Progress 3

"Ugh...."

"Uh... Pai. Is there really a need to make me drink the Purification Potion in such a way...?"

Only voices could be heard.

My head was spinning, and I couldn't open my eyes.

"Hmm... Phew...! Of course! Only by feeding it like this will the repulsion disappear when ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠another person's bodily fluids enter."

A cold liquid entered my mouth.

It was probably a Purification Potion, but occasionally, I felt slippery, warm slime.

...And more than anything, a warm sensation repeatedly touched my lips.

"Ugh.... Gulp, gulp..."

Something seemed to be covering my mouth, making it impossible to spit it out.

'⋯It's sticky.'

Having no choice, I swallowed all the liquid that entered my mouth.

Gradually⋯ my mind cleared.

"...You guys are really strange fellows."

Dina's voice reached my ears.

It seemed Pai was doing something awful to me again....

I struggled with all my might to open my eyes.

And Pai's face appeared before my eyes.

"Ugh... Mmph...!! Ugh!!"

For a moment, I thought her face had gotten incredibly big... but to my surprise, she was kissing me.

"Ugh, mmph. ...What, what is it? You're already awake?"

"Wh-whoa!"

I hurriedly broke free from her embrace and looked at Dina and Pai alternately.

Dina was embarrassed for some reason.

Beside her, Pai tilted her head with an innocent expression.

"What, what is it? What just... what happened just now?"

"That... shouldn't you be asking Pai, not me...?"

Dina pulled her hood deeply over her head and avoided my gaze.

"I told you it's nothing! I was just feeding you some Purification Agent~ You can't ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠continue the adventure when you're completely soaked in aphrodisiac, can you?"

"That's... true."

I wiped away the drool flowing down my mouth.

'But why was she kissing me...?'

One situation came to mind, but I desperately refused to think about it.

For example, things like me receiving the water Pai held in her mouth....

Well, it's not something I should say, considering I've ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠already done it plenty....

'A forced kiss, huh....'

Perhaps because of the Purification Agent, a wave of regret slowly crept in.

The events that had just transpired vividly came to mind, and unwanted memories filled my head.

"...Cough. Don't come to mind... don't come to mind...!"

The memory of being thoroughly subjected to it inside the Flower Bud, covered by Tentacles.

It felt like being forced to watch an unwanted videotape.

Moreover, a chilling feeling, a desire to try it again, slowly crept up from a corner of my mind.

I shook my head and desperately resisted to forget that dirty memory.

"Alright, alright~ No problem now, right? Dina, you stand up too!"

"...Ah, right. This isn't the time to be like this."

Dina returned to a serious expression and continued speaking.

"I almost completely used up my magic power in forming my physical body. If I die again like this, then it will truly be...."

"Right, right! So from now on, Harin will just have to step up more!"

Pai interrupted Dina and smiled brightly.

"Wait, that means you want me to offer myself again...."

"Let's go! There's no time!"

Pai cut me off and snatched Dina's hand beside her.

And she walked away quickly, as if fleeing.

"...."

Yeah, well. Even if I concede a hundred times, this is an adult game.

But there's absolutely no way to avoid it.

Isn't that too much?

Is there really no other way but to offer myself?

"I really hate it⋯."

Usually, in games, there's something called a no-hit run.

It's a kind of challenge where you clear the game without taking damage even once, but... this is impossible, isn't it?

"...Hmm."

Suddenly, a brilliant idea came to mind.

Does it absolutely have to be me? Wouldn't it be okay if Pai was the one subjected to it?

'There's no need for it to specifically be me who gets subjected to it, right?'

After all, someone just needs to tie up the monster.

Instead of me being the bait, there's no problem in theory even if Pai plays the role of bait.

Anyway, what can be called attack power is concentrated on Dina.

And more than anything, I hate that innocent-looking smile.

That look of her smiling as if she's superior... I feel an urge to mess it up completely.

Moreover, not even a week has passed.

My stay in this game is only on the 4th day.

But I've already been defiled several times.

Until my ego completely falls into the abyss, there's truly only a little left now.

I don't know about other things, but I hate the vague feeling of 'being interested'!

...But I want to break Pai.

I thought to myself.

'...I just need to avoid the Bad Ending, right?'

Honestly, I don't know if it's possible.

Breaking Pai.

At first, I was lucky. And she subjected herself to it willingly, but....

However, if there's a way, I have a notification window.

If I actively apply this, I should be able to find out the extent of what I can do.

Perhaps, within a reasonable limit, I might be able to torment Pai as much as I want.

"Hmph...."

Burying that thought deep in my heart, I moved my steps.

"Ahem, ahem. By the way, Harin. Your current attire... is it okay to go like that?"

"Huh?"

While walking through the bushes, Dina spoke to me.

"I mean... your body... it's all visible."

Dina wiggled her index finger and said uncomfortably.

Indeed, perhaps because of the slime, my chest was clearly exposed.

"...Oh, it's fine. This much."

"F-fine?"

"Yeah. I'm not particularly embarrassed."

Literally.

Moreover, this is inside a game anyway, so even if people see my naked body, that's not a problem.

—Because they're all NPCs.

And wasn't it rather the one peeking at my body who should be embarrassed, not me?

"...Heehee."

Pai subtly stole a smile.

...A slight sense of incongruity crept up my back, but I brushed it off as nothing.

"...Pai. What did you do to Harin?"

"...Curious?"

"...Ugh. No, never mind."

Dina shook her head with a look of disdain.

Pai did do a lot of unspeakable 'things' to me, but what does that have to do with now?

'Is she acting like this just because of a kiss?'

For a moment, that thought crossed my mind, but I soon understood.

Silver and Dina are just normal people. In other words, ordinary people who don't obsess over lewd things.

Well... even considering this is an adult game, Pai alone is particularly peculiar.

Honestly, kissing anytime isn't normal.

So, being embarrassed by a kiss right in front of them might be a natural reaction in a way.

"...Hey Harin. No matter what, attracting attention cannot be tolerated. Stand in front of me."

At that moment, Dina stopped in front of me.

"...?"

"It's a bit dirty, but... sigh... I can't help it."

Chururuk.

As Dina stretched her hand towards me, Tentacles extending in multiple directions unfolded before my eyes.

Chwaak—

"W-what are you doing?!"

Slender Tentacles bound my body like spiderwebs, and soon, a transparent membrane, like flowing water, enveloped my entire body.

"I'm tearing off all the slime stuck to your body. Be grateful."

"Oh, no, well... there's no need to specifically... Heeik!?"

A tingling sensation spread through my head.

Perhaps because she was spewing Tentacles somewhat roughly, she ended up touching my private parts.

"S-stay still! I need to wipe it properly...!"

...Why do only such humiliating things happen to me?

Chururuk.

Soon, with the 'cleaning' (?) finished, Dina retracted her Tentacles.

"Done. Now it should be okay to enter the village."

Like dried laundry, the liquid stuck to my body was removed.

It felt dry and fluffy, so it was quite nice.

But the problem is.

...No, maybe there's no problem at all.

"Dina, you...."

Dina's body turned white.

"Hmm? Oh, don't worry. I can just cover it with clothes. And anyway, it's a problem that will be solved if you purify the well."

A white liquid, presumed to be slime, floated around inside Dina's body.

"Oh...."

Pai, who was looking at that sight with interest.

And then she took out a potion from her bag.

"Then eat this too... no, can you absorb it?"

"...I can, of course."

"Then do it!"

"Pai. I am not human, but a Spirit, so there won't be the kind of effect you're thinking of...."

"Enough. Just do it quickly!"

The item Pai took out was none other than a pink aphrodisiac.

Dina reluctantly put the entire potion into her own body as Pai said.

Swoosh.

The potion was sucked in as if by a black hole.

And the aphrodisiac in the bottle burst out and began to spread inside her body.

"Hmm, it's faint, but I feel magic power. Pai, may I absorb all of this potion?"

"Oh! Then that's even better!"

I don't know what her intention was, but Pai seemed quite amused.

Chiiik...

A sound of something burning—more precisely, the sound of fizz escaping from carbonated water.

"...No, what is it?"

The source of the sound was Dina in front of me. Inside her body, the potion, bottle and all, disappeared.

"Ohh...!!"

"Dina...? Are you okay?"

"Don't worry. Potion effects like that are no problem at all for me."

Indeed, without any change in expression, Dina stood perfectly fine.

"Oh... you really don't feel anything?"

"...Pai, I am a Water Spirit. I can purify most toxins. ...What is that disappointed expression for?!"

Was she expecting something?

Pai tidied her bag with a sullen face.

"Fine. Let's go."

"...."

Dina and I stared blankly at that sight.

"Hey... Harin. It seems Pai's brainwashing needs to be readjusted, you see."

"...Readjustment?"

Dina put her index finger to my lips and whispered for me to lower my voice.

"Surely... you haven't forgotten, have you? Like how you always played with Pai and then used memory reset...."

Dina gradually trailed off and looked at me with strange eyes.

"...You've completely forgotten, I see."

And then she conspicuously sighed.

The current me has the concept of a witch who lost her memories.

No, even if it's not that concept, it's natural that I wouldn't know.

I'm someone who entered this game without even seeing the opening.

If I'm treated as an amnesiac like this every time, I'll end up losing my original memories.

"Phew... Witches really are something.... Can't be helped. We'll talk about the rest of the story when we get to the village."

Dina rolled her eyes, and then followed Pai and moved her steps.

More than that, did she just say 'memory reset'?

I hurriedly opened the Status Window.

However, the existing skills were only the Mental Breakdown skill and the Brainwashing Witch's passive skill.

New skills were not visible.

"Hmm...."

If possible, it would be nice to have other skills too.

With just the Brainwashing ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠passive and Mental Breakdown skill, there's a feeling of being overwhelmed.

To begin with, the Brainwashing passive is useless if there's a mask, and there are also those like Dina whom it doesn't work on.

And the Mental Breakdown skill has a long cast time and can't deal with multiple targets.

'...Memory reset.'

Does the skill called Memory Reset, which Dina mentioned, really exist?

Perhaps a skill I don't know about might still remain.

'If it's Doctor Aerus-nim, surely....'

he would have made it.