Priest’s Drinking and the Hunter (3)

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"..."

I woke to the sound of chirping birds. Reni was sprawled on top of me, still impaled.

Last night was truly a night of madness. Drunk Reni was so unbelievably cute that I fucked her like a maniac. Toward the end, she was crying and begging me to stop, but by now I knew she'd be disappointed if I really did, so I couldn't stop.

Hmm... just reminiscing about it was making the blood rush to my cock again. Even after all that, I was still overflowing with energy.

Maybe it was because of the Sex Warrior trait, but once I decided to get hard, my cock never went soft, whether I came dozens of times or kept it inside her for hours. That meant I could get fully hard anytime, anywhere. I could probably keep it up forever as long as I didn’t physically die, right?

That was why, even after sleeping with it inside Reni like this,

"Aaauuu...."

it never went soft on its own. Long live the Sex Warrior. Long, long live the Goddess.

"Haaa.... Nn..."

At the sound of Reni's sweet exhale, my cock stiffened from 100% to 150%. 150%, surpassing 100%. Goddess, may you reign eternal.

"Haaa.... Aah... nn..."

As if feeling something inside her, Reni let out another sigh. At the same time, she squirmed and squeezed around me.

...Maybe just a little. Savoring the twitching of Reni’s inner walls, I slowly moved my cock back and forth.

"Nnn... haaang..."

Before long, Reni's nipples grew hot and ticklish against my chest. The soft feel of her breasts and the firm feel of her nipples. The luxury of feeling such contrasting textures at the same time. This was driving me insane.

"Nnnn.... Nn...!"

Her eyes opened drowsily at the continued stimulation, and she looked up at me. Her face was a mess of dried tears, drool, and all sorts of fluids, but she was so impossibly cute that I wanted to ravish her then and there.

"Haaang... th-this is..."

"Sorry. You're just so cute, Reni..."

"Nnnn.... in the morning... mmph..!"

Before she could say anything else, I sealed her mouth with a kiss. She seemed flustered at first, but Reni's little tongue soon entwined with mine and responded. As we kissed softly like that for a while, I felt Reni's expression relax.

"Hehe..."

When our lips parted, Reni let out a silly little laugh. She was adorable. She had been so adorable yesterday, too.

"Reni, do you remember last night?"

"...Heh?"

"I didn't know you liked lewd things that much."

"....Huh-ah?"

"Clinging to me like that. From now on, you can be that honest—"

"Huh-ahhhh...."

Reni's eyes flew wide open. Her reason gradually returned, and then,

"Aaaaaaaaaah!!!!"

Screaming, she shot upright.

"Uh... Reni?"

"Uwaaaaaaang!!!!!!"

With her face buried in my chest, Reni kept screaming. The way her breasts vibrated against me with each scream was a little amusing, but if I said that, she'd get seriously pissed, right?

…

Reni trembled under the blanket she had pulled over herself. She had literally become a blanket slime. If I snuck around back and lifted the blanket slightly, her lewd ass would be completely exposed, but...

I had to read the mood. Read the mood. If I did that now, she might really explode.

"It's okay. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠People do that kind of thing when they're drunk."

"Hic... p-please..."

"Hm?"

"...please don't say any more..."

"Okay... got it..."

#

Our last breakfast in Riverbridge. All we had to do now was wait for the wagon bound for Guardian's Fort and hitch a ride.

But Reni was turning into something resembling a ripe tomato and couldn't swallow a single bite properly.

"...ah-hic...!"

Mid-chew on her bread, she’d drop her head onto the table and moan, kick her feet in place, or squeeze the bread in her hands until it crumbled. The play we’d done last night must have been exceptionally embarrassing for her. Well, when you got drunk, things like that could... no, they really couldn’t.

Making humiliating memories while drunk could leave you cringing under the blankets for years. I understood.

Still, I liked it. Would she never do it again? Too bad. Tonight, I'd have to do even more embarrassing play with her to overwrite the memory...

"Excuse me. Are you two the ones who've been exploring the outer dungeons?"

What?

When I turned around, a slender, cool-looking beauty with black hair was looking down at us.

Her glossy black hair was tied to one side, and both her eyes were a dark red like autumn leaves. Her slightly upturned eyes gave her a somewhat sharp appearance. Overall, the impression she gave was reminiscent of a young wolf.

As I lowered my gaze, her clingy leather pants that highlighted the beauty of her legs and her long boots that gleamed like new caught my eye.

But the most outstanding thing was the harness. The harness worn over her chest and pelvis cinched her body, emphasizing both her ass and her chest!

To think she had such a magnificent sense for bondage-style fashion. I was truly impressed.

But this woman... I had a feeling I knew her. Yet among the people whose appearances I knew, there was no one like her. Who was she?

"Wh-who are you?"

As I stayed silent, lost in thought, the tomato asked the question in my place.

"Ah. Sorry. I should have introduced myself first... I'm Yuri Fogswaithe. I'm a ranger from Nilbog Village."

Yuri Fogswaithe.... Fogswaithe... Fogswaithe! I remembered!

Fogswaithe. Short hair, one-eyed with an eyepatch. She appeared in the latter half of the story and joined the heroes' party. She was good with a bow, but more than that, she usually dealt with monsters by laying poison-tipped traps.

She was cynical, pessimistic, and indifferent to others. Oddly, despite that indifference, she despised ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the Guild, the nation, and above all, the Hero. She supposedly joined the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Hero’s party only ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠because it was the most efficient way to hunt and kill monsters.

Her defining trait was her intense hatred of goblins. It went far beyond simple dislike. At times, she captured goblins alive and conducted live experiments and torture under the pretext of finding their weaknesses. She never said so directly, but the circumstances suggested that goblins had killed her entire family, leaving her with such vicious hatred.

Come to think of it, she had always gone by her surname without giving her first name. Was her name Yuri? It sounded oddly Earth-like.

Well, anyway, because of this cynical personality and the persistent descriptions of the beauty of her legs, some readers called her their Queen and begged her to step on them... definitely. With legs like those, I wouldn't mind being stepped on myself. While licking them a little.

...But why was she showing up here?

No, her appearance here wasn't the important part. The problem was that her hair was still long, and more importantly, she had not lost an eye yet. When the hell was that going to happen?!

"Yoo-jin?"

Reni was staring straight at me. Her complexion had already returned to normal.

"Ah. Please, have a seat."

Then, a small whisper to Reni.

"I think we need to hear her out."

"Is it the Goddess's will?"

"We'll find out once we listen."

"Ah... yes..."

…

We cleared away the food we’d been picking at and shifted into meeting mode. Reni glanced between Yuri and me, while Yuri looked uncomfortable. We exchanged brief introductions, but the mood was painfully awkward. It felt like the first group project of the semester, when whoever spoke first seemed like they’d have to become the team leader.

"Ahem. Hm. So, what can we do for you?"

"Y-you are the ones going around the outer dungeons, correct?"

"That's right."

"If it's not too much trouble, may I ask why you are doing so?"

...It wasn't time for me to show my hand yet. She could talk first.

"That's difficult for us to discuss due to our own circumstances."

"I see..."

Yuri fidgeted, her expression grim.

"Is something going on in the outer dungeons?"

When I broached the subject first, the black-haired beauty visibly relaxed.

"It's a long story..."

Yuri began her tale. The way she spoke calmly suggested she had been thinking this over for quite a while before approaching us.

"Actually, there's a dungeon near my village. It's one of the zones I manage..."

Apparently, there was a goblin dungeon near Nilbog Village. Like most dungeons outside West Keep, it was usually unremarkable. The goblins didn't normally leave it to cause trouble.

But recently, the signs had gotten strange.

She said the wildlife tracks near the dungeon had disappeared, replaced by signs that large numbers of something had been going in and out.

So she had been keeping watch, and

"They aren't ordinary goblins. They're tall and look strange... I confirmed it with my own eyes."

And these goblins were coming out and prowling around. It was something that normally couldn't happen. Dungeon monsters didn't leave the dungeon.

When I met Reni's eyes, she nodded. There must have been something similar going on there as well.

"I see... So, has there been any damage?"

"No. There's been no damage, but if we leave it like this, something is definitely going to happen."

The timing was perfect. I knew nothing about this dungeon, but it wasn't yet the period when dungeons began erupting in earnest. If we went now, we could probably resolve the problem before it worsened. We might mine some magic stones too. I had to go.

"Ah, um..."

Reni raised her hand as if she had a question.

"A-aren't rangers soldiers?"

"N-no, I am not a soldier anymore... I used to be."

"Then are you a retired soldier?"

"Y-yes! That's right. Retired soldier!"

Why was she so flustered? She looked like a cool, composed beauty.

"Then... um... isn't this something you should report to the country first? The Church usually..."

"Uh, I-I... I was discharged as a rank-and-file soldier. I reported it to the village chief first, but I wasn’t sure how things would turn out, so..."

Yuri floundered like that and then chose her words again.

"Originally, all dungeons fall under the jurisdiction of the West Keep guild no matter where they are, so I went there first. But..."

She let out a deep sigh and continued. She looked fairly exhausted.

"The Guild says it can't trust information like that. It phrased it more politely, but that was the gist. First they report it to their superiors, then the superiors decide whether to dispatch someone to inspect the site, then they report back, and the superiors make another decision..."

Ah, I knew this one. Bureaucratic procedure!

"So I was on my way back to the village, when I heard that you two were going around the outer dungeons. I was hoping that if it's not too much trouble, you might be able to help me collect some evidence..."

"I see. For now, I understand."

I leaned over and whispered to Reni again.

"You know what this is about, right? Looks like I was right."

"Ah... but still... we have to go back first..."

Reni tugged at my elbow. Right. We had to see Kate first.

"Understood. We'll accompany you."

"Really?"

Her expression brightened visibly. She must have been worrying herself sick.

"Ah. There's somewhere we need to stop by before that. Right now isn't possible. We have business at Guardian's Fort first... so we'll probably be able to depart for your area in about three or four days."

"Three to four days... that's more than enough."

Yuri’s eyes darted as though she were calculating something, then she smiled brightly.

"Then we'll head straight to Nilbog as soon as we've finished our business—"

"Wait! Wait a moment!"

She hurriedly cut me off again. What now?

"There's a village called Emils on the way there. Let's meet up at the inn there and then go together."

Yuri looked desperate. Was there some reason for it? I briefly checked the route again... no, it should be fine.

"Understood. Then we need to prepare to leave now."

"Yes. Then I'll see you in Emils."

With that, Yuri said her farewells, turned around, and walked out of the inn.

...Right! Your eyeball! Your eyeball!

"Wait, Yuri!"

"Yes?"

"Ah, well, until we meet up with you, no rash actions... no, that's not it. Anyway, the roads are dangerous these days at night, so—"

"....Yes?"

Don't get your eyeball gouged out!

"No, no. Ahem. Ah-hem. Hm. Anyway. Because things don't seem normal. Be careful. Don't wander around alone. There have been a lot of lightning strikes lately..."

"Ah, yes... thank you?"

This made me anxious. What if she lost her eye in the meantime? I didn't know what had happened in her past or when it would occur. Should I simply take her with us?

Before I could speak again, Yuri turned and walked away with a model’s crisp click-clack gait—

"Hah?!"

—or rather, she stumbled. There had not even been anything to trip over.

"Urk?!"

Twice in a row?! Was she actually going to lose her eye by tripping on the road one day?! For someone wearing leather pants over such a springy ass, she behaved strangely clumsily.

"Ah."

I felt a tug on my elbow and turned around to see Reni with a slightly angry expression.

"Yoo-jin. Y-you can't stare at people that blatantly... and we need to prepare for departure, too."

"Ah, yeah."

#

Inside the wagon heading back to Guardian's Fort.

Reni went upstairs to pack, saw the traces of last night’s disaster, and turned back into a groaning tomato. Even in the wagon, she covered her face with both hands and said nothing.

When I wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close, Reni leaned her head against me without a word. But the two hands covering her face showed no sign of coming down. Wait, if that was the case, then?

"..."

I subtly slid the arm around her shoulders downward and brushed the side of Reni’s breast.

"..."

Still no reaction? Then I became a little more blatant...

"...Nn."

The tomato glanced sideways at me and began gnawing at the back of my hand. But I would not surrender to vegetable oppression.

"Nnng... eeei!"

The pain felt as though the skin had been peeled from the back of my hand. To distract myself, I opened the shop. There was something I had forgotten to do before.

[Reward: 1 Golden Ticket]

The Golden Ticket I got from awakening Reni. I had been so preoccupied back then that I hadn't used it. This was the perfect time to use it while I had time to spare.

- Pshoong-pshoong-ppashoong!

- Bba-bam!

Did I pull a gold?! I had to open it right away.

"..."

Forgetting even the hand that had been teasing Reni, I stared blankly into the air.

In the Status Window was...

[Once You Swallow Semen, You Can't Move (S)]

[Description: ▼]

[A monster that ingests or absorbs the Sex Warrior's semen becomes the Sex Warrior's familiar.]

[The required amount is proportional to the monster's intelligence.]

"..."

"...Yoo-jin?"

"..."

"Yoo-jin? Sparks keep coming from your fingertips... are you all right? Is this a power of the Awakened, too?"

"..."

"Yoo-jin? Why aren't you saying anything..."