Chapter 47
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 47
Chapter Title: So She'll Never Come Back (1)
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I sat in the gatekeeper's chair, rubbing my neck and shoulders.
"Ow..."
My shoulders and neck felt as hard as rocks.
Lately, the pain in my neck and shoulder muscles had been getting worse and worse.
'Maybe I should start exercising...'
Looking at my reflection in the window, my face looked paler than usual, probably from poor circulation.
"Haah..."
Day 6, morning.
I'd come to work earlier than usual today, at 5 a.m.
The sun hadn't even properly risen yet.
The reason I'd come so early... was because of the Hero's summons yesterday.
Thanks to that, I'd woken up a whole hour earlier.
Right now, the Hero had stolen my one and only lifeline.
Irritated, I scratched my head furiously.
Just thinking about having to do that hellish body search again made my legs go weak.
A Hero who wanted her ass spanked, no less.
And I was the one who had to smack it and satisfy her.
It was a situation that only drew sighs.
Still, if there was a sliver of hope...
Now I could finally pinpoint the Hero's tricky body search conditions.
And the conditions had eased up—no need to separately focus on perception like before.
New abilities had appeared, after all.
There was a clear difference compared to the last time I'd searched the Hero.
So, I planned to seize this chance and carry out the plan I'd failed to finish last time.
Please let it succeed this time.
First, get through today's Hero search, then prepare countermeasures for Selena tomorrow.
I'd originally planned to quickly progress the Lulu quest yesterday and head home to make plans, but...
I ran into the Hero on the way and ended up too exhausted to stay awake, falling asleep instead.
If it weren't for the Hero...
- Creak.
Suddenly, the door opened.
"Hm...? You're here early."
The Hero entered, her blue hair swaying gently.
'Speak of the devil.'
She tilted her head upon seeing me in the chair.
"You're... awfully early too, Hero."
Why'd she come so soon?
This left me no time to think.
Unlike yesterday when she'd been splattered with blood, her hair was neatly groomed today.
Her uniform looked brand new too, completely different from yesterday.
"Where's the Saintess?"
"She's sleeping."
I'd checked as soon as I arrived, and she was snoring away peacefully.
The Hero's gaze shifted to the cradle, then back to me.
"Shall we get started then? Let's finish before the gatekeeper's shift begins."
She lifted the corner of her mouth slightly.
I knew it.
She had zero patience.
And so, the hellish game of chicken began once more.
"...Please place your hands on the wall and turn around."
"......"
Without a word, the Hero walked over slowly, placed her hands on the wall, and turned.
"W-Wait... I told you last time too. You don't need to stick it out that much."
Just like before, she'd thrust her ass out excessively.
'I clearly told her last time, so why? And why's she still wearing that cheap uniform?'
Her skirt looked on the verge of ripping from the size of her ass.
The stitching strained, threads snapping with faint pops.
"H-Hero? Please, you don't need to stick it out that far."
I jumped up from my seat and hurried over to her.
"Oh, I forgot."
Her expression unchanged, she slowly pulled her ass back in a bit.
It hadn't even been three or four days since I told her.
But I couldn't complain once I got close.
Perfectly balanced curves poked through her uniform everywhere.
It was hard to voice any grievances.
She peeked back cautiously, peeking just her ass out a little.
Measuring the distance bit by bit.
Seeing her like that, I couldn't help but find her a little cute deep down.
A Hero adjusting her position because she wanted her ass spanked.
She stared calmly at the wall, as if awaiting what was to come.
Before spanking her ass, I activated Lustful Eyes.
The Hero's satisfaction conditions, still unopened.
And as expected, what she needed was pain.
In other words, I had to spank her ass.
Even so, I planned to proceed in the standard body search order.
If my hunch was right, spanking later would be better than right away.
Blindly smacking her ass wouldn't raise her pleasure level.
"Let's begin."
As expected, I started from the waist.
- Swish.
The thin fabric let me feel the warmth of her skin directly.
Unlike her cool appearance, her skin was nicely warm.
Feeling her warmth through my hand, I slowly traced from her waist up her back.
Passing her shoulder blades, to her shoulders, then her arms... slowly.
"......"
As expected, since the conditions weren't met, she just blankly stared at the wall.
After finishing the perfunctory search, I eyed one spot.
Her defenseless buttocks, unbelievably exposed for the Hero's.
Her skirt bulging as if about to burst.
I slowly reached toward it.
- Glance.
She glanced back, knowing the ass search was starting now.
'Whoa...'
Her sharp fox-like eyes fixed on me expressionlessly, giving me goosebumps.
It felt like I'd been caught stealing.
But she only looked briefly before turning back to the wall.
"......"
I refocused on the sensation in my hand.
I placed my hand squarely on her ass.
And began moving it.
- Swish.
The fabric rubbed against my hand, making a sound.
- Squeeze.
I gripped firmly.
The flesh that had strained her skirt now molded to my hand.
I slowly drew circles.
Her soft flesh yielded without resistance to the pressure.
But no matter how diligently I kneaded...
She just kept glancing back.
An action she wouldn't normally do, but she didn't seem to mind much.
Massaging or rubbing—it was all the same to her.
'Sigh...'
I could stop here, but this time, I decided to be a bit bolder.
"Hero, please turn around now."
"...Why?"
She turned her head, tilting it quizzically.
Ending it here like last time felt unsatisfying.
"We can't just search your back during a body search."
"......"
She glared suspiciously, as if suspecting ulterior motives.
"......"
Grudgingly, she met my eyes without protest.
But it was intimidating...
"Please close your eyes."
"......"
Those eyes piercing through me weren't pleasant.
So please, just close them.
She slowly closed her eyes as I asked.
'She'd be so pretty if she just kept her eyes closed.'
Her sky-blue hair, her moist pink lips glistening.
The Hero would look stunning if she didn't open those scary eyes.
But when they met mine, it felt like being prey caught by a beast.
I just hoped they stayed shut now.
I knelt and moved my hands to her thighs.
Stockings clinging tightly to her skin.
They were worn, with runs here and there.
Where'd she toss her usual regenerative underwear? Suddenly showing up in stockings.
I held her legs gently to avoid more snags.
They looked soft, but her thighs were firm with muscle.
Makes sense, wielding a sword trains the lower body.
- Swish.
Cool air slipped between the stockings and my palm.
After checking her legs fully, without lifting my hands, I slid up to her pelvis and abdomen.
Even over her clothes, I could feel her chiseled abs.
It showed how much she used her body daily.
- Grind.
But then, a grinding sound came from her mouth, like teeth clenching.
'...'
Should I stop here?
Her mood seemed off if I went further.
Still, this was more progress than last time in one go.
"Hero, turn around again please."
"...Again?"
She opened her closed eyes.
"Yes, this is the last one."
"......"
She seemed to grasp my intent, voicing no further complaints.
She quietly turned back around.
Her defenseless ass was before me again.
Knowing this was the real deal, she rose slightly on her tiptoes.
With this final search, I hoped she'd never come back.
She must realize now how embarrassing it was to shove her ass at a man and beg to be touched and spanked.
I raised my hand high.
And...
- Smack!!!
I brought it down with all my strength.
Her flesh rippled like waves.
The impact spread in the shape of my hand, then rebounded.
"......"
And soon after...
"...Hic."
A husky voice I'd never heard in my life leaked from the Hero's mouth.
And... now the real Hero body search began.