Chapter 10
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 10
Chapter Title: Goblin Subjugation (With Erotic Game Buffs) (1)
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After all the commotion, Konakan and I nursed a bit more dark ale before heading to his lodging, just as we'd told Rebecca and Lucia.
Konakan's place wasn't anything special. It was pretty much identical to the room I'd been crashing in. Guess all cheap lodgings around here look the same.
We stepped into the room together, but nothing straight out of an erotic game happened. Neither of us had drunk enough to lose our judgment, and Konakan wasn't desperate enough to pounce on me while I was wasted anyway.
"Dude, take the bed."
"Nah, I'm good. Just in case something happens."
His stubborn insistence on sleeping on the floor to avoid any mishaps was kinda admirable, actually.
"Sleeping on something hard will wreck your back, man."
"I'm fine."
"You're such a gentleman, huh? Real manly!"
At the moment when I should've been bellowing a hearty laugh, a girlish "kukuku" giggle slipped out instead. It hit me all over again—this unexpected reminder that I was a woman now.
"Ugh, these boobs are so heavy."
"Wouldn't side-sleeping help?"
"Tried it. Gets sweaty."
"Big tits aren't all they're cracked up to be, huh."
"Tell me about it. Should've appreciated them while they were still around."
The agony of my natural 89cm bust spreading out to the sides when lying flat was something I'd never experienced back in my old sleeping habits. Another brutal wake-up call to my new gender.
Don't gender-swap, folks.
Trust me, it's seriously uncomfortable.
"Hey, but listen."
I tossed and turned on the bed, striking up a conversation with Konakan.
"How the hell did we end up dropped into this world?"
He pondered my out-of-nowhere question seriously for a moment before answering.
"No clue. But... does it even matter that much?"
"Huh?"
"What matters isn't what I was up until yesterday—it's how we're gonna live starting tomorrow."
No wonder he wasn't fazed at all by me being a guy until yesterday. That's some solid mindset.
Listening to him, it made total sense, leaving me a bit embarrassed.
"Sorry, dumb question on my part."
"Nah... Hey, can I ask you something too?"
"Shoot."
"If you could go back to the original world, would you?"
It was such a no-brainer, not even worth thinking about.
"If you were stuck in an erotic game world as a heroine getting railed every other day, would you wanna live like that forever?"
And that's not even counting the debuff where getting with anyone else means instant execution. Better to solo for life than die, right?
...Or maybe not?
Could be six of one, half a dozen of the other.
"Yeah, sorry. Dumb question from me."
Still, no need for him to look so deflated.
"It's cool. Hey, anyway."
I decided to address something that'd been bugging me.
"Quit with the 'Lady Kiriche' crap and all that super polite talk. How old are you anyway?"
"This character is, uh..."
"No, you originally. Before we got isekai'd."
"Oh, me? Twenty-three."
"Did your military service?"
"Nah, skipped it."
"What've you been doing all this time?"
"It's a long story..."
Not in the mood to hear the details right now.
"Look, in this world, I'm twenty. Just talk casually to me."
"R-Really? Okay?"
"But don't call me 'oppa' or whatever. Gives me chills just thinking about it."
There was a pause after that, so I rolled over on the bed to peek down at him.
He was staring up at me with a blank, dumbfounded look.
"...Got it. Looking forward to hanging with you, Kiriche."
His pure eyes lit up with a big smile as he said it, which felt awkwardly endearing.
"Dude switches to casual the second I tell him to."
"You said to!"
"Kidding, man."
Damn, acting like an old fogey for no reason.
*
Nothing much happened overnight with Konakan, but the boob issue kept me tossing and turning. Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I sat up in bed. He was curled up on the floor below, snoring away peacefully.
'...Poor guy's gotta be wiped.'
A bit late, but I slipped a pillow under his head and draped a blanket over him.
If someone asks why I only cared now, I'd say the bed was tiny and they only provided one set of pillow and blanket each—my defense.
And if they point out I could've gone downstairs to request more?
"Fuck that, too much hassle."
Knowing his personality, he'd have grabbed extras himself if he needed them.
The heroines always had to stay pristine, and cum cleanup had to be easy, so bathrooms and showers were top-notch. With mana, even medieval times could be hygienic as hell.
Honestly, if it smelled like real medieval filth, even a boner would deflate. Gotta chalk this up to smooth erotic game progression.
After a quick wash and running a beat-up comb through my hair, there was a loud knock at the door.
I had a pretty good idea who it was. Already feeling that fresh, fluffy anticipation.
'How should I tease her this time?'
Heart swelling with fondness, I flung the door open.
And yep.
"Have a hot, steamy night?"
Our cute blonde big-tits loli chick, Lucia, was here?
Her temper was foul and her rack was vicious, but with that adorable loli face, I wanted to pinch her cheeks right then—saving that for later, I opted for verbal teasing instead.
"We plumbed the depths of each other's souls. Truly intimate."
"Plumbed the depths... intimate...?"
Look at her, flushing red and blue again.
Reactions this fun? Gotta poke the bear.
"Check it out."
I turned, pointing at Konakan sprawled on the floor, sleeping soundly.
"Proof of how close we got last night."
Not a single lie.
We talked about our goals in this world—soul-baring stuff. Close as hell, right?
He chose the floor himself.
Of course.
Depending on perspective, it might look different.
"Get over here, you little shit...!"
Whoa, scary. Gonna get wrecked.
I lightly dodged her sincere loli punch aimed at my face, backpedaled three steps, dropped low, evaded the left hook, then tackled her front leg in her moment of carelessness...!
"You bitch!"
Wham!!
"Gahk?!"
The tackle was just brain fantasy—reality was a gut-busting abortion punch.
Oh right, I'm a mage now.
Used to be nimble as a guy, but this body can't keep up.
"There's teasing, and then there's this. Wanna die for real? Want your guts ruptured?"
Oof, hit so hard I can't breathe.
Gulping, rolling on the floor drooling spit, I recovered a bit of strength and looked up at her with a smirk.
"Your boyfriend's real good."
Consideration, man. Consideration.
How much did he consider me?
"I'll kill you... you fucking bitch!!"
But without a clear subject, it didn't land as intended for Lucia.
The noise woke Konakan, who frantically assessed and wedged between us.
"What the hell's this first thing in the morning?!"
"Let go! I'm gonna kill her! Snap out of it, Konakan! She's got you brainwashed under her skirt!"
"Come on..."
Couldn't spill we're both possessors, so Konakan just hemmed and hawed pitifully.
Man, it hurt like hell though. Breathing's a chore. Tried powering through like a man with deep breaths, but no dice.
Seeing me writhing on the floor in respiratory distress, Konakan figured if he didn't calm Lucia quick, I'd die before the Purity Contract even broke. He swiftly changed the subject.
"Uh, anyway, what's up so early?"
"You seriously don't know?"
He really didn't. Lucia sighed heavily at his clueless face.
"Guild counter. Ain't we earning a living?"
*
Should've guessed from "adventurer party"—we were livelihood adventurers taking requests to pay the bills.
The structure was standard isekai fantasy: riskier requests meant bigger bucks and fame, climbing to named adventurer status.
Folks in heavy plate, leather armor, wielding maces or magic staves—various gear—grabbed requests at the counter.
"Risha, any requests today?"
"Risha! Ogre requests—hand 'em over as they come!"
"Risha, anything like slimes...?"
"Risha!"
Risha, the receptionist in neat women's business attire, looked swamped darting around. Not the only one, so why mob her?
"W-Wait! The ogre, uh..."
"Oh, slime request available!"
"Yes, what can I do for you~!"
Nicest by far.
Sadly, probably the easiest mark too.
Come to think of it, heard her name a few times in the game. Not a heroine—no nailing her—so didn't pay much mind.
'Not drop-dead gorgeous, but she's cute enough.'
True to 2D form, even "plain" characters were stunning. Dark brown hair down to her chest in a ponytail, swishing as she bounced around.
'Adorable.'
Erotic games nail the extras too.
Lucia shoved through the rowdy crowd to snag a request.
"Goblins today."
"What? Hate goblins!"
Rebecca whined and stomped as Lucia returned with the details.
Lucia sighed too, clearly unhappy, grumbling.
"Yeti otherwise, but that's too far, and no guarantee we'd win."
"Still, goblins..."
"Rebecca, I hate 'em too, so quit whining."
Wimps. Goblins got you this worked up?
Staring at them pitifully, wondering why, Rebecca cried out with teary eyes.
"Goblins are perverts!"
Only then did it click—this world's monsters got the erotic game buff too.
Oh... this is gonna be bad.