Holy Sword's Dream and Buff (3)
Holy Sword's Dream and Buff (3)
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Wanting to divert the Holy Sword's attention and satisfy his curiosity at the same time, Yoo-jin kept talking.
"Forget that—you said you want a body?"
"Yeah... haah...."
"What do you wanna do once you have one?"
"Make... I'm gonna make a baby... haah..."
"What? Why a baby?"
She had even planned how to raise the child? How far did this lunatic’s delusions go?
"A baby is... haah... the crystallization of love... so of course... you make one... and... even if you don't want to... it still happens... haaah..."
"...?"
It happens even if you don't want it to? What the hell was that supposed to mean?
...Wait. Hold on. This thing wasn't human. Don't tell me...
"Hey... do you... actually know where babies come from?"
"Haaah... I know... you sleep together... haah... and a baby comes...."
His suspicions only grew.
"Hey, you do know what my... my semen is, right? The stuff I sprayed on you."
Grind. The Holy Sword's teeth gnashed together with a blood-curdling sound.
"Yeah... that stuff... is the baby-seed..."
"Then how does pregnancy actually happen?"
"Haaah... when a man and a woman sleep together... haah... you spray that on the woman's belly... haah... it goes in through her belly button... hngh... and that makes the baby... haaah..."
"...So where does the baby come out?"
"Obviously... haah... through the belly button... you moron... haaah... you don't even know that..."
"..."
...What the hell was I supposed to do with this? Where on earth had she got such a warped sex education from? Hey, Goddess, who taught her this? Say something. Her ideas about heroes are all screwed up, and every last thought she had is missing a few screws.
The system remained silent. It reacted instantly when someone insulted it, yet conveniently slipped away at times like this. Anyway, since you couldn’t write sex scenes, you couldn’t even give her proper sex education.
Still, why the belly button of all things?
"...!!!!"
Th-this thing really didn’t seem to have a hole. Was that why she kept spouting pathetic nonsense about spraying it on her belly and giving birth through her navel? This was driving me insane...
When Yoo-jin stopped moving his hands, dumbfounded by her understanding of sex, the Holy Sword's voice sharpened again.
"Hey, you done?"
The Holy Sword glared at Yoo-jin as though she wanted him dead. The stare was becoming irritating. She had been the one to attack first, trying to stab and castrate him, yet she was acting like the victim.
「Black Blindfold」
He slapped the blindfold he'd bought back when he had his play session with Reni over her eyes.
"Hey! What're you doing!"
He grabbed both her hands and pinned them down so she couldn't tear it off.
"You don’t want to look at me, right? I’m doing you a favor."
"No! Stop it! Stop it!"
Unlike before, the Holy Sword thrashed violently. Her movements were utterly desperate, as if she'd gone into a panic.
"Ah, no... hic...."
"Huh?"
"I... I hate the dark... stop... hic..."
Yoo-jin was taken aback. Unlike before, the Holy Sword was crying like she was genuinely terrified. It didn't even seem like she could think of running away. It was obvious she could slip right out if she just turned into a sword. This was a problem.
"The dark... d-don't... I... I waited way too long, you know... hic..."
Damn.
"A-all right. I won’t do it. I won’t make it dark."
"Sniffle...."
Even if she wasn't human, when she cried for real like this it got awkward.
"Hic... th-that place, I hate it... it's cold and dark... sniffle..."
"Yeah, I got it. No more dark. Done."
Being sealed alone for so long had apparently traumatized her. The way she acted like a real person made me feel a little guilty. Yoo-jin removed the blindfold, sat the Holy Sword upright, and hugged her from behind.
"There. You don't have to look at my face, it's not dark, and it's warm. Good now, right?"
"..."
After he held her from behind for a moment, the Holy Sword's breathing gradually settled down.
"Then I'll keep going."
"...Do whatever you want."
There was no longer any sharp edge in the Holy Sword's voice. Was that because he'd taken off the blindfold? Or because he'd held her?
Hugging the Holy Sword from behind, he slowly caressed her chest with a gentler touch than before. Judging by the lack of a strong reaction even though he'd used so many skills, the Holy Sword's sensitivity seemed a little low. Or maybe it worked differently because this was a dream.
"Haaah... haaah...."
The Holy Sword squirmed a little, as if the hands on her body felt unfamiliar. So Yoo-jin pulled his hands back and tried touching only her nipples with his fingertips, but the Holy Sword grabbed his arm.
"W-wait."
"Why?"
"N-not that... m-make it warm...."
The Holy Sword seemed to like Yoo-jin’s body heat. When he obliged and used his whole palm to caress her chest, her nipples gradually began to stiffen, unlike before.
"Haaah... haaah..."
The Holy Sword’s body felt petite in his arms. Perhaps because he'd touched her so thoroughly, her nipples had hardened enough to visibly change the shape of her dress.
"Haaah... haah..."
The Holy Sword gulped for air as if she wasn't used to it. The now-docile Holy Sword had a corner of cuteness to her. She should've acted like this from the start. If we'd just settled things with words from the beginning, I'd have been gentle with her too.
When Yoo-jin pinched her nipple and stimulated it firmly, the Holy Sword arched her waist slightly forward.
"Th-this... it's weird... it's all tingly...."
"Does it feel bad?"
"N-no... it's just weird... haah..."
Maybe because she'd never had a proper sex education. This girl seemed to have no idea what pleasure even was.
"Haah... haah..."
She didn’t even know how to moan and was merely breathing hard. Something shifted slightly in Yoo-jin’s attitude. She might be worth teaching, bit by bit.
While one hand kept stimulating her chest, he slowly slid the other downward, guiding it toward her belly button—and the Holy Sword smacked it away.
"What?"
"Th-that place is precious... don't touch it carelessly..."
"...Fine. Then how about here?"
Past her belly button, stopping just above the Holy Sword's cleft. The Holy Sword only gulped for breath and showed no particular reaction to that spot. When he lightly brushed over her underwear, the split texture was unmistakable. This girl definitely had everything she ought to.
"Haaah... haah... w-why are you touching there...."
He applied Sensitivity Enhancement and Touch of Pleasure to his index finger at maximum strength over her underwear and swept it slowly downward. Before long, a small bud rose up.
"This place is just... for making you feel good."
"Hmph... feel good... haah... it's just... weird... haah..."
Whatever the Holy Sword said, Yoo-jin just ignored her and kept stroking. There wasn't much tactile satisfaction, but the sight of the Holy Sword getting aroused and her ragged breathing gave him a decent enough sense of satisfaction.
And before long, the Holy Sword clamped both hands over her mouth and bucked her hips upward.
"Mmph... hngh?!"
She shuddered for a while, then collapsed limp into Yoo-jin's arms.
"Haaah... i-it's over now, right?"
"Yeah. Hold on."
…
But no message appeared. No settlement message, no log, no buff message. Nothing.
'Did it not work?'
"Hmph... Looks like it didn’t work properly, right?"
"..."
"Idiot."
The Holy Sword sneered at Yoo-jin, transformed into a sword, and flew off somewhere.
"Hey! You've gotta send me back!"
Yoo-jin stared blankly into the empty air.
# # #
-Ding.
[Time until Heat State onset: 00:02:29]
"Hk."
I woke up.
The Heat alarm rang instead of my usual alarm. It was about time; the last time I had been with Reni was yesterday morning.
I would probably have to relieve the Heat myself before leaving. We would depart tomorrow morning at the earliest, spend another night in Riverbridge, and then head to Emils. The soonest I could spend another night with Reni was tomorrow evening.
It couldn't be helped. Reni had said she'd spend the whole day learning Holy Magic, and I had things to do too.
I needed to wash up and head out.
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I intended to say goodbye before leaving, but Kate and Reni were nowhere to be seen. I stopped a passing young priest and asked, and they told me they’d be in Practice Room 5 all day.
Practice Room 5 was simply a small room. I raised my hand to knock on the door, but...
"Can you feel it?"
"Ah... yes..."
"Here, like this...."
"Ah... I understand."
"Good... you're doing well."
"Haah... yes..."
Th-this... don't tell me...! A forbidden relationship I'd never imagined?! R-Reni. Just because you couldn't be held by a man, were you and Kate in that kind of relationship all along?!
I cast Silence on the door and secretly opened it, revealing two priests lewdly entangled...!
Or rather, there was nothing like that. Kate was simply pressed against Reni’s back, holding the kneeling Reni from behind.
...Though this still looked plenty lewd enough.
"...!"
Kate’s hands roamed over Reni’s body.
"Good. Focus here. And feel exactly where my hands follow."
"Ah. Yes...."
Kate’s hand wandered around the area over Reni’s heart before eventually stroking her neck.
"Are you keeping up?"
"Yes... I think I get it... ah..."
Her expression was dead serious, so how the hell could it be this obscene!
"Good. Keep following my hands. Just like we did earlier. You know how, right?"
"Yes... haah..."
Kate’s hands slowly traced down Reni’s spine and stopped just above her butt crack.
"This is the center. From here, forward again."
Her hand slid up along Reni’s side and toward her navel.
"Ah... I can feel it...!"
"Good. Just like that. You're doing well."
I couldn't help but keep gulping and staring at the sight. Was learning Holy Magic always this obscene?!
"Who are you?"
"?!"
A young priest stood outside, looking up at me.
"Ah, no, um..."
"Yoo-jin?"
"Uh, ah, hey. I came to say goodbye before heading out. Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt."
"It's fine."
Neither of them blushed or anything. It must've been a natural thing for them. Was I the only one whose brain was rotten...?
…
I gave the two of them a quick rundown of my schedule for the day and was about to leave when Kate stopped me.
"I'd like it if you could come back by evening. We're going to celebrate Reni's promotion. You're her benefactor, so we'd really like you to attend."
"Will do."
# # #
The first thing to do.
First, I settled the magic stones at the city’s guild. In a village, I could have sold them to a general store, but I had been told that a city guild charged lower fees. That was why I had carried them here instead of selling them in Riverbridge.
The Guardian’s Fort guild was surprisingly small for a city of this size, more like a neighborhood bank counter. Adventurer demand was low here, so it seemed to have only the bare minimum of functions.
The total came to 2.2 gold—this much after one week of work. If I could maintain this pace, I would establish a foundation faster than expected.
Delighted, I headed to the city’s only weapon shop. Until now, I had basically been walking around naked, so I needed at least some basic armor.
Glowin’s Weapon Shop was run by a single taciturn dwarf. I bought iron-studded boots, leather armor, a tent, a leather sack to use as a disguise for my Subspace Pouch, a sword-maintenance kit, a scabbard, and other supplies.
My final stop was the inn run by Wilson, the bald man with the beard.
I had grown fond of the beer there. Time stopped inside my inventory, so it wouldn't spoil; I could buy a keg and carry it with me. Otherworld beer seemed better for chicken and beer anyway. Then I could get Reni drunk and once again... heh.
After spending the entire day rushing around, evening arrived before I knew it. They'd said there would be a celebration for Reni’s promotion, so I returned to the training center on time, but...
# # #
"...."
"Sniff... sniff... sob..."
It hadn't started like this. When Kate tried to introduce me, I told her to stop because I didn't want to be dragged off to the castle. I had simply sat down as a colleague and guest, planning to watch.
But... before long it had turned into a sea of tears. Reni was perfectly fine, but the other trainees—kids who looked anywhere from elementary school to high school age—were gushing tears. Saying congratulations, saying they were so glad, and all sorts of other things...
Reni merely smiled awkwardly. You wouldn’t be saying that if you knew how vast the difference in Divine Power was between you and her.
"Kate. I'll head in first."
"Ah... I'm sorry. I didn't think it would turn out like this..."
"Not at all. The trainees are very emotional. That's a good thing. Then, goodbye."
After saying goodbye to Kate and Reni, I returned to my room and went to bed a little early, but...
# # #
-Creeeak.
-Click.
"...."
"...."
"Haah... haah..."
-Slip.
"...ah..."
"..."
"Wh... why is it getting bigger...?"
"..."
"...?!"
"..."
"Y-Yoo-jin... you're... asleep, right? Right?"
"Huh? No, I'm not asleep?"
"...!!!!!!!!!!!!"