Chapter 17
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 17
Chapter Title: (Goblin Subjugation with Erotic Game Buffs) (4)
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It wasn't until we'd kicked up a huge fuss over the fur issue(?) starting from the morning that we could finally set out in earnest for goblin subjugation.
It was nearing noon, but the trees towering overhead had grown so dense that the sunlight was gradually fading, giving the forest an oddly shadowy vibe.
"Look at this."
Lucia crouched down and pointed at the footprints pressed into the ground.
Footprints clearly smaller than a human's.
Several of them.
"These are goblin tracks."
The air around us turned icy at Lucia's words in an instant.
Goblins.
The first enemies we'd encounter in this world.
What did they look like? How strong were they?
I swallowed hard, tension building, when Konakan sidled up beside me and whispered reassuringly.
"Don't worry, Kiriche. No matter what happens, I'll protect you."
Oh wow.
Totally manly, huh?
But strangely, instead of my heart fluttering, I just found it ridiculous. Why was that?
"Isn't it because you'd lose your fantastic, chewy sex partner if I disappeared?"
I snickered and poked his side.
"Tch, you caught me."
This bastard.
Manly in a whole other way.
I'd only lightly jabbed, but then I slammed a full-force one-inch punch into his side where I'd planned to poke. "Guhk?!" He staggered back, and I glared at him contemptuously, clicking my tongue in disdain.
Thud.
"Ah."
But that "sincere" punch hadn't even drawn a "Guhk?!" from Konakan, let alone a proper "Argh!" It was pathetically weak.
"Hey, it was just a joke! A joke!"
Konakan grinned brightly, waving it off as if it hadn't fazed him at all, then strode forward again without a care.
Watching his back, I suddenly dropped my gaze to my right hand—the one I'd driven that sincere punch with.
"...So weak."
I'd really become a girl.
The reality hit me anew.
*
Following their tracks led us through the thick trees to a small cave opening.
The goblin den was just big enough for a person to enter by ducking low, one at a time, and it exuded an eerie aura right from the entrance.
As we ventured inside, that ominous feeling grew stronger. Our footsteps echoed louder and louder in the narrowing tunnel, and it felt like noisy footsteps and cries were drawing closer from all around.
Rebecca, a mage like me, illuminated the surroundings with magic and cautiously scanned the area. Taking her cue, I activated the light spell I'd seen in the Status Window earlier to aid our vision.
"Flare."
Gripping the wooden staff I'd pulled from my Inventory, I murmured softly. Flames roared to life at the staff's tip, lighting up the area.
Seeing burning wood that didn't consume itself right before my eyes was both amazing and oddly satisfying.
'See? I'm not just a Clean-One-Tool Sex Mage!'
It'd be too blatant if a full-fledged mage only knew Clean.
Thankfully, we didn't run into any goblins as we pressed on. But Lucia's expression darkened as she meticulously checked the traces around us, gauging their numbers.
"Looks like there are more of them than I thought."
What a shame. It would've been perfect if we just looped around, killed a few goblins, grabbed some loot, and called it a day.
"From here on, we need to proceed even more carefully..."
She muttered, and that's when a shadow fell over her head.
"Goblin—!"
Before Lucia could finish, leaping goblins swarmed her.
"Krack?!"
As she flailed in panic to shake them off, goblins started pouring out from the surroundings.
By the time I snapped to, we were standing in an open area where the cave passages converged, our backs completely exposed like idiots.
Unbeknownst to us, the goblins had encircled us.
"Haaap!!"
Konakan summoned a long spear and swung it wildly to fend them off.
A few goblins charged recklessly, only to get their heads smashed by the spear and drop dead, buying us a brief respite.
Rebecca seized the moment, raising her staff to prepare a spell and signaling me.
"Kiriche! Keep lighting up the area with Flare!"
"Ah, y-yeah!"
"Magic Arrow!"
Boom boom boom!
The arrows of light pierced the goblins that had piled onto Lucia, turning the hesitant ones nearby into pincushions as well.
"Whew! These pervert goblins."
With Rebecca's help, Lucia broke free, but her clothes were already torn in places.
That's when I remembered these were erotic game goblins.
And seeing dozens of them with glowing eyes in the dark, all sporting bulging crotches...
"...Fuck."
Chills ran down my spine.
Why the hell was I thinking of that anime with the heavily armored goblin hunter right now?
I shook my head vigorously to refocus and swallowed hard.
"Kieeeek!!"
"Wha—whoaaa!!"
The goblins surged like waves.
But these ones didn't swing their clubs. They ignored Konakan as he menaced them with his spear and just shoved him toward the wall.
They had one target.
Women.
Human women.
Women to bear their offspring!
"Fuck, even in an erotic game, who skips combat and just charges like this?!"
I vented in disbelief, but there was no time for that. I was blasting them with basic spells like Flare and Fire Bolt, but it wasn't enough.
If you're that horny, why even carry clubs, you freaks!
"Kyaaaak!"
Rebecca fell first under the onslaught. With at least fifty goblins swarming, Lucia punching back and me firing Fire Bolts were futile.
Pinned under a dozen goblins in seconds, unable to move, my teeth chattered as cold sweat poured down at the terror of what was coming.
Fuck no!
They might just feel embarrassed if they got goblin-fucked, but I had the Purity Contract—getting raped by goblins here would kill me outright!
Wait, technically, as long as it's not a 'character's semen,' goblins might be fine?
...Shut up, fuck the contract— I just don't want it!!
That armored goblin hunter anime's martial artist role looked hot in episode 1, but hard pass!
"Kyaaaak!"
But there were too many. Konakan was slashing them away with his spear one by one, but their numbers were overwhelming, and more importantly, his spear skills from Earth sucked.
Eventually, three or four goblins pushed Konakan back.
"Krack!"
Pinned against the wall, Konakan gritted his teeth and stood. As he swung his spear...
"Konakan!!"
Instead of relying on his shitty spearwork, I figured betting on something better.
I shoved the goblins off me and yelled.
"Tags! Use the tags!!"
His face lit up like a drop rippling a still pond in his mind.
Yes, think.
Figure out how to overcome this crisis!
As his eyes and gestures frantically scanned the air, my clothes started getting shredded piece by piece. Rebecca and Lucia's were no better.
No, if this goes further...!
We'll drop from heroine status!
Just before our clothes were completely torn, exposing everything.
"Kiek...?!"
The goblins groping us froze.
As if a barrier blocked their hands from our chests, or someone held them back from grabbing asses—they couldn't advance.
"Kiek, kieek..."
"Kieeeek..."
The same for those around Rebecca and Lucia.
They growled like they were pissed, but soon grudgingly turned away.
"Whew, that was close."
"Wh-what did you do?"
Seeing Konakan relieved, I asked. He flashed a thumbs-up and grinned.
I understood without explanation from the goblins' mutterings as they retreated.
This crazy bastard.
He'd slapped a #PureLove tag on me!
"A #PureLove story heroine getting raped by monsters? That's an impossible plot twist."
But the goblins actually respecting the tag?
Guess even they, as erotic game denizens, were bound by heroine tags.
"Whew! That was really close."
Lucia, now safe, brushed herself off and checked her body.
"What now?"
Not just Lucia—Rebecca was down to her underwear too, her state a mess. The two, nearly assaulted, were furious beyond caring about their exposure.
"What do you mean? We smash 'em all!"
"You pervert fucks! I'll kill you all!"
With the tables turned and the goblins neutered of aggression, Lucia and Rebecca unleashed a belated beatdown.
Konakan watched quietly, then sneaked over to check on me.
"You okay? That was close."
"#PureLove tag works great. It completely dried up their lust."
"Ah, I blocked #Netorare for them. Can't apply #PureLove to multiple heroines anyway."
Makes sense. #PureLove on multiples is just harem.
Castrated of lust, the goblins dropped to generic mob level. Goblins powering up at the sight of women for NTR? Peak erotic game bullshit.
"...Ugh."
But with our clothes in rags, the cave felt chilly.
Spotting it, Konakan pulled a blanket from his Inventory and draped it over my half-naked body.
"Cold?"
"Huh? ...Yeah."
But why?
My heart was pounding unnaturally as he covered me.
This felt just like elementary school, sitting side-by-side with my desk neighbor after school at the convenience store, slurping cup ramen...!
"...Fuck."
"Huh?"
"Hey, remove the tag."
Realizing what it was, my mood soured instantly.
"Remove the #PureLove tag, now."
"Why suddenly...?"
"And never use it again, no matter how desperate."
Irritated, I yanked off the blanket and threw it at Konakan, storming away.
The pounding stopped right away, so he'd removed it, but that lingering sweet fuzziness left a bad aftertaste.
This psycho fuck...
I'm a guy.
It's only been two days as a girl!
After today's ordeal, I finally realized the world's shittiest tag.
Not one that breaks the body, but the mind. One that upends my very identity—utterly intolerable.
It was
#PureLove.