Ep.1 - A Message Left by the Author
Ep.1 - A Message Left by the Author
This wasn't it.
This seriously wasn't it.
The bandits I'd seen when I was captured totaled six, including the leader.
So at least five of them were going to have their way with me? Starting now?
Just kill me instead. Fuck.
If I had to endure any more, my mind was genuinely going to snap. I was sure of it.
"Boss! You had a nice, long ride, did ya?"
Whether they knew my true feelings or not, the five bandits strode into the hideout one after another without a shred of hesitation.
"Whew, what a stench! Look, we stepped out to let you have a good time, and you went and gobbled him up completely~"
"Hey, the boss is famous for fucking a guy to death once she catches one! She even said so herself!"
"Oh my~ this little shit... he's turned into a total rag."
The bandits giggled, grabbing and slapping my body however they pleased, snickering all the while.
And the boss was bragging right back at them, her voice dripping with swagger.
"W-Well, of course! Obviously! Once you squeeze these bastards a few times, they'll start crawling on their bellies."
Maybe her underlings didn't catch the quaver in her voice, because they all burst out with exclamations of admiration and sang their leader's praises.
"Whoa! That's our boss for you! You messed with the wrong one, pal. Ahahaha!"
"Poor little bastard. Pfft..."
"Hold on. Even if the boss squeezed him dry, he's gotta play with us too. Where do you get off lying around all cozy? Huh?"
One of them came right up to me and grabbed a fistful of my hair. The sharp, pulling sensation forced me to scramble for her hand and haul myself upright.
It fucking hurt like hell, fuck!
Those fucking bitches. Since it wasn't their own hair, they treated it just like a rag.
"A-Aghk... stop..."
"Boss! While we wash this little shit nearby, can we have a little fun of our own?"
"Huh? What?"
The bandit leader seemed momentarily thrown off, but then she quickly looked me up and down and nodded with visible effort.
"W-Well... you all should get your turn. Yeah. Go ahead."
The bandits let out a cheer. The boss's permission had finally been granted—now it was their turn to enjoy themselves to the fullest.
"Thaaanks..."
"Hey, come on! Move it! Let's go!"
"You fucking scumbag. You're dead now."
No one paid the slightest attention to what I said. I was nothing more than a captive meant to satisfy them.
But after being fucked for hours on end and totally exhausted, if I had to face five bandit women, it was blatantly obvious that either my mind would break or my dick would be wrecked.
So I mustered the last of my strength and resisted.
"Nooo... I said nooo...! You animal bastards, fuck! Stop it already! I'll kill you all!"
But my voice and resistance were nothing more than fresh entertainment to them; my desperate defiance was buried beneath their laughter.
They giggled, went Hwiik— and whistled,
"'I'll fuckin' wreck your diiick~' is that what he's saying! Pfft!"
They outright mimicked my words and sneered at me...
Jjaak!
"Aghk!"
Someone slapped my ass with her palm, then immediately started groping and teasing me.
"Since you still got the strength to resist, that means you got the strength to get it up too. If you pass out, we'll beat you till you wake up. When you wake up, we'll fuck you till you pass out. So let's give it our all, deal?"
This was insane.
It was real.
These bastards were for real.
I had to run.
If I got dragged along like this, I was seriously dead.
"No...! I said no, no! Save me, please save meee..."
"If you're gonna beg for your life, you oughta be beggin' us. Why the hell do you keep screamin' out toward the cave entrance? This little bastard's a real laugh."
They grabbed me firmly by each arm, hoisted me up, and started dragging me along.
"No, no! Please, please... I was wrong. I won't do it anymore. Okay? I won't do it anymore...!"
I couldn't let myself be hauled off like this, so I desperately pushed against the cave floor with my feet, but the two bandit women holding my arms doggedly dragged me toward the hideout's exit.
"I said no! No! I said no! You rape-crazy bastards, you filthy bandit scum! Go to hell! You worthless bitches, you're not even worth a single punch..."
Peok—
"Euh... hoghk..."
"You're fucking loud. Save your screamin' for when you get fucked later. Save your strength, yeah?"
A fist flew into my stomach.
Why the hell,
why were these things happening to me?
That author, that goddamn motherfucker, that piece of shit—I'm going to kill him. I'll definitely kill him no matter what. That fucking bastard.
...
No, wait.
I had the Save&Load ability. That's right...!
How the hell did I forget that? Ahh, what a relief.
'Load!'
I shouted it loudly inside my head. Rather than getting helplessly fucked by a whole pack of these crazed bitches without being able to do a thing, it was far smarter to find an escape route from the one-on-one situation where only the bandit leader was raping me.
Now that the Save&Load ability had come to mind, a way to break through this nightmare had finally appeared!
Just as I thought—even if the author was a super-perverted, depraved bastard, he still wouldn't shove me into a shitty situation that completely wrecked the story's plausibility.
'But I'll still kill him for sure. The moment I escape this insane world, I'll go straight to him and...'
I could go find him and take revenge—but even after shouting [Load] inwardly, there was no response. A sudden chill shot down my spine.
Why was there no response? Just looking at the [Save&Load] mark engraved on my wrist, it was obvious the ability had been granted to me.
'Load, Load! I said Load!'
I squeezed my eyes shut and shouted it over and over inside my head. Yet nothing changed.
What was this? What had gone wrong?
Already, the stream where they meant to wash me was visible up ahead. Any later and it would be irreversible.
So hurry up and Load! It's supposed to send me to the save point! Send me there! I clearly said Save earlier!
'...Wait.'
At that moment, a terrifying thought flickered through my mind.
No way...
"...Load."
[No save point has been set. Load cannot be executed.]
"Huh? What'd you say?"
Fuck.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuuuck.
Fuck! You piece of shit.
So I had to say it out loud for it to work? You vicious bastard, you fucking asshole, you're one hundred percent bound for hell. No—if you don't go to hell, I'll kill you myself. You crazy...
"Alright, let's get you in now~"
"Huh? Uhh?"
The moment they reached the stream, they mercilessly hurled me straight into the water.
It was cold!
Fucking cold!
Honestly, the water was so cold I thought it might give me a heart attack.
"Pwahat, ack, pfeh..."
I frantically thrust my head out of the water and spat out the icy stream that had flooded my mouth and nose.
Fortunately, the water wasn't deep, so I could haul my chest and my dick out of the freezing cold, but my entire body—my cock, my head, every part of me—was shocked by the temperature and started trembling madly.
Seeing me like that, the bandit women snickered and began stripping off all their clothes, then jumped into the stream one by one.
"Is the water a bit cold for our baby boy? Looks like he was raised so preciously he only bathed in warm water~"
"W-Wait a second. I'll do anything else, just please let me rest a little now... I've already done way too much..."
I rubbed my hands together pleadingly toward them, but with the single-minded determination not to suffer any more, I found myself backing away before I even realized it.
Of course, the bandits, not giving a damn about my pleas, slowly closed in while splashing water over their brown-toned, lewd bodies.
In a situation that felt exactly like being surrounded by a pack of charging hyenas, a square message suddenly appeared before my eyes.
I could feel it instinctively. This was a lifeline the author had set up.
A precious lifeline that would let me cling to my life.
I tore my gaze away from the approaching bandit women and hurriedly read through the text, desperate to escape this nightmare.
[Welcome! To the user who has first activated the Save&Load function, we will now explain the basic operation method, some handy tips, and a few precautionary notes...]
"Gotcha, you little shit! What're you always tryin' to run away for, huh?"
No!
I hadn't finished reading it yet!
The message the author had left was blocked by the breasts and pelvis of the bandit woman who had come closest—by the very curves of her firm, toned body.
"M-Move! Get out of the way!"
Peok—
I hurriedly shoved her aside and tried to finish reading the remaining text.
[And now, a few precautionary notes. Firstly, Save and Load require you to speak the designated word aloud, exactly as you just did...]
I don't need that! I already know that part!
"Whoa~ this little bastard's completely lost it."
The bandit woman who had fallen flat on her ass into the streambed was grinding her teeth as she approached. Even though I knew the brutal punishment she was about to dish out, I had to read the rest of the author's words.
[...There is only one save point at a time, but you may set it however many times you wish. There is no waiting time or cooldown whatsoever for using the Save and Load functions. The Load function...]
"Keheuk!"
A bandit woman wrapped her arm tightly around my neck and hoisted my body upward.
Her breasts pressed firmly against my back; the sensation of her two nipples was terribly vivid.
But I had no luxury to register those sensations, and no time to falter from the choking.
I simply skimmed over the last of the author's messages at top speed.
"Ggheuuk..."
But my vision soon blurred from the pressure on my carotid artery,
and I lost consciousness, with just a single final message echoing in my mind.
[...Once affinity has accumulated above a certain point, it will no longer be affected by Save&Load. Enjoy yourself to your heart's content as you freely roam the world, gather kind companions, and escape this world! Good luck! This message is shown once only, the first time you activate the ability, and disappears after 3 minutes.]