Chapter 17
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 17
Chapter Title: The Unyielding Female Adventurer, Piona (1)
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Chwaaak— Chwaaaak—!
Hmm.
After slithering along the valley for quite some time, I wriggled my Detection Tentacle and looked up.
Early evening.
The sun was setting, painting the sky in sunset hues.
It might be a good idea to rest here for a bit.
I'd love to keep pushing through the night like yesterday, but nonstop movement burns through nutrients too fast. With my body grown so much larger, energy consumption has skyrocketed, so managing stamina is essential.
Day two since escaping the cave.
I've run nearly 30 hours straight yesterday and today combined.
Only possible because my Stamina stat hit 25.
In a world where an average adult male has 5 Stamina and elite athletes top out at 6-9, maintaining a steady jog wouldn't exhaust me even after a full day and night.
Of course, the closer to all-out sprinting, the worse the drain. Even someone with all stats at 100 couldn't sustain peak power indefinitely in battle. But fighting at around 40% output? They could go all day.
Stamina's like the roots. All stats at 100 mean nothing if Stamina's only 30—you won't output much. Flip it: all stats at 30 but Stamina at 100? Full power all day long.
Knowing that, I've paced my Stamina efficiently and taken in nutrients along the way.
We've long left the forest near Luis Village behind. Now we're in the Gaidun Mountains. Honestly, pursuit worries are already half-gone here.
Traveling through valleys leaves minimal tracks.
The Gaidun Mountains are uninhabited—no humans at all. Unlike Luis Forest, dangerous monsters pop up occasionally, and wild beasts roam freely.
That said, nothing here matches my current stats. No real threat.
30 hours to Gaidun Mountains. Another five days, and I'll be there.
Tough journey ahead. Still, this level 23 tentacle monster body's performance is top-notch. Destination's far, but five days feels doable.
I halted, coiled beside the valley, and set Elrine, Piona, and Amy down in the mountainside.
"Ah."
"Eut."
"Nngh...!"
The three plopped onto the ground on their butts, letting out cute yelps.
Not just dropping them—I secured Piona and Amy's arms and legs to a nearby boulder with maximum-strength binding fluid. Elrine only needs one leg tied; she's no threat. But C-Class Adventurers like Piona and Amy might slice it with mana-infused blades.
Better safe than sorry. Tie 'em all.
"Why'd you drop us suddenly?"
Amy glanced around and asked.
"Finally stopping for good?"
"Or maybe just a break?"
Piona and Elrine chimed in one after another.
Piona and Amy nodded at Elrine's words, then calmly scanned their surroundings.
Trying to figure out where they were, probably.
"Haa... where even is this?"
"Mountains, at least... Gaidun Mountains, maybe?"
Amy said after looking around. Piona grimaced.
"Ugh... we came so damn far. No way a search party finds us now."
"Right? Valleys make it impossible..."
"Hoo... what do we do now?"
Shadows fell over Piona's face; Amy looked equally hopeless.
Makes sense. They lost to me, but rescue was always a maybe. Now hope's fading fast.
Their despair was justified.
Garto Brieu was their last resort.
Korrrulk—
"And I'm starving to death..."
To top it off, Piona's stomach growled loudly, demanding food.
30 hours without a bite—obvious. I considered feeding them midway but prioritized escaping the forest. Starved 'em all.
I'm hungry too.
Still, with 5-hour runs broken by 5-minute rests, I let them drink valley water. No life-threatening dehydration.
"Seriously, me too... Elrine, you okay?"
"No... I'm hungry too."
"Haa... what now? We gonna starve?"
Piona and Amy chatted familiarly with Elrine.
30 hours riding my back—they'd introduced themselves and bonded somewhat. Still polite, but the vibe felt natural.
"Ugh, starving... worst-case scenario."
Amy's face soured again at Piona's words.
Entirely plausible.
Monsters using captives for sex often let them starve. Goblins toss scraps—leftovers from their meals. Barely edible.
Worse: goblins are the better case. Smarter monsters. Dumb ones don't feed at all.
Elrine shook her head.
"We won't starve."
"Huh? Why not?"
Piona tilted her head.
"It stopped moving, so probably resting here tonight. Lord Tentacle will hunt prey for us."
Lord Tentacle.
Elrine's name for me.
Piona and Amy struggled with it at first but seemed accustomed now.
"That monster?"
Amy's eyes widened.
Elrine knew I understood them, so she glanced at me warily at Amy's "monster," but nodded anyway.
"Yes. In the cave, it always fed me well. Caught Pannir and let me roast it... stuff like that. Never worried about starving."
"Even cooked... damn, it's smart."
"Burying that guy earlier, taking the valley route..."
Piona and Amy gossiped about me.
From "smart" to "scary, gross color, creepy disgust." Whatever. Time to hunt.
The women are hungry. Feed them animals or plants.
The system message I'd ignored popped up.
Not about me—feed the girls.
What kinda system nags about them? I got plenty of nutrients stored. No worries here.
You are connected to Elrine through the Yin Gate of Love and Submission.
Raping Piona and Amy to relieve your lust will connect you to them as well.
Emphasizing my ties to the women, anyway.
Consistent as ever.
I can see the goddess's twisted intentions—the one who stuck me like this. She just wants to watch them suffer on my tentacles ASAP.
Not at the destination yet, but pursuit threat's neutralized.
Not fully relaxed, but...
Time to sample Piona and Amy?
Day two without sex—I'm aching for pussy. My tentacle cock's quivering, begging to ravage Elrine, Piona, and Amy.
Piona and Amy especially—they're starting to look lovable and slutty, destined to be mine soon.
Elrine keeps stealing glances at my tentacle cock with a weird glint in her eye. Hooked on our sex already.
Basically in heat, right?
Yeah. Let's fuck 'em.
Feed Elrine dick first, then ease into Piona and Amy.
Destination means dungeon-building right away.
Could multitask, but fucking them now boosts affection and submission. Easier to command dungeon help later.
Not guaranteed I can even build one.
Probably in the shop? If not, screwed—but it'll be there.
I wriggled my tentacles into the mountainside.
Gonna fuck, but feed 'em first per the message. They're starving. More nutrients never hurts me either.
A tentacle that cares about women's condition? Unmatched sweetness.
Feed 'em, fuck 'em, post-dungeon luxury living.
Hell, they should thank me for this life. Am I losing it?
Who knows. Move first.
Kiiing— Kreung—
"Can you break free?"
"Ugh... no, it won't budge. Ngh."
Piona strained her bound hands. Amy watched and asked.
The bizarre mucus the tentacle monster slathered on their wrists and ankles.
Thought she could cut it, but no—strength and mana did nothing.
How tough is this stuff?
Her mana-charged dagger might work, but hands fully bound—no drawing or gripping it.
Tried escaping while the monster was gone. No dice.
"Haaa... what now?"
"Yeah..."
Amy's magic couldn't cut it either. A big spell might, but it'd risk herself and Piona nearby. Amy specialized in AoE anyway, not precision cuts.
Piona grumbled; Amy sighed deeply. Then she turned back to Piona.
"But... maybe Rosa comes searching?"
Piona chuckled bitterly and shook her head at Amy's hopeful words.
"Don't be ridiculous. This far via valley? Impossible. Even S-Class'd struggle."
"True."
Amy pouted. She eyed her immovably bound limbs.
"So... sex slave forever?"
"Probably. Fucks us till bored, then kills and dumps."
"Ah..."
"At least we're alive. Wait for a chance—escape'll come. My bad. Should've let you cast back then instead of trusting the pursuit team."
Piona bit her lip. Regretted stopping Amy's spell on Garto Brieu's signal. Should've gambled.
Amy shook her head.
"No. Anti-monster spells take too long anyway. It would've noticed."
"Now? Prep a spell and blast when it returns?"
"Tried thinking that, but I'm drained from hunger... doubt it'd be lethal. Fail, and we're dead."
"Ngh. Yeah... gotta wait for better odds."
"Eat, recover mana secretly over time. It'll keep us as fucktoys, so chances come."
Piona nodded at Amy's plan.
"Right. Positive thinking. Opportunity will arise. We escape together then. Ah! Elrine too, of course."
She affirmed herself, then looked at Elrine.
But Elrine seemed oddly reluctant.
"Ah, escape...? Oh..."
Super weird from the start.
Calls the gross tentacle "Lord Tentacle," reluctant about escaping.
Weirdest: polite speech, no real disgust.
Piona voiced it.
"Elrine, why call that monster 'Lord Tentacle' so politely?"
Valid question. Had to ask.
Elrine tilted her head casually.
"Huh? It's just natural."
"Natural?"
Elrine continued at Piona's confusion.
"Lord Tentacle's so great. Respectful address is obvious, right...?"
"Huh?"
"W-Why?"
"N-No, what?"
Piona asked twice, thinking she misheard.
But the answer stayed the same. Simple, unlike Piona's bafflement.
'Great. Natural.'
Piona couldn't comprehend.
How? It killed her friend, kidnapped and raped her—yet polite, no hate?
But hours later...
Piona got it.
Jjeogeuk, jjeogeuk, jjeob, jjebub—!
"Haang! Hng! Haaang! Goood, so gooood! Heuk, hek, harder! Fuck me haaaarder!"
She's insane...
After devouring the wild game the tentacle monster hunted, Elrine writhed like a bitch in heat, impaled on its cock.
Piona instinctively grasped why the polite speech.
Incomprehensible, yet it made sense.
That paradox hit Piona's mind.
"Pi-Piona..."
Amy, watching the fuckfest, turned to Piona with fear and guilt in her eyes.
Piona had vowed to take Amy's turn. But she couldn't look away.
What the hell...?
The monster's massive cock plunging in and out of Elrine's pussy. Her endless moans of ecstasy.
That huge thing pounding inside... why's she loving it? Should hurt like hell...
And with a disgusting tentacle monster, not human. Elrine's reaction baffled Piona completely.
Yet she couldn't tear her eyes away.
Intense heat, musky scent. Body tingling, throat dry, swallowing hard.
Watching them...
Hic...?
Suddenly, eye contact with the tentacle monster.
Or illusion thereof.
No eyes on it. But Piona felt the gaze.
What...?
And it seemed to speak.
You're next.
Piona shuddered.