The Path Not Taken
'Something's off.'
It was early morning. Seoyul woke up, groping the breasts of the woman lying beside her while checking her phone. She went through the barrage of messages from the night before, replying to each one. Even for casual flings, putting in genuine effort was her secret to keeping these relationships going.
After replying to the messages, Seoyul shook awake one of her girlfriends, who was starting to stir.
"Sis, get up. Seoyun's gotta head to cram school."
"···Nngh? Oh. Huh? A-Already?!"
"Pfft, just kidding. It's the weekend."
"Ah···."
At Seoyul's words, Hayeon—one of her many girlfriends—let out a deep sigh. She couldn't even remember how many times she'd fallen for pranks like this. Getting played every time left her with a weird mix of feelings.
"Next time, I'll bring the eldest with me."
"Ehh, Seoa's on the track team—super busy."
"That's your punishment for messing with an adult."
With that, Hayeon planted a soft kiss on Seoyul's forehead. Before leaving the hotel room, she added,
"Oh, right. Hubby wants to meet. We're busted."
"···Huh?"
Snap. And the memory cuts off.
"H-Huuuuh?!"
Kairan bolted upright in bed. Cold sweat drenched her back, soaking the sheets.
'···A dream? A real dream?'
Kairan steadied her racing heart and looked around. No trace of the modern world—this was a classic medieval fantasy inn, complete with creaky bed and Eli snoozing beside her. Not her old black hair and eyes, but platinum blonde locks and blue irises. She pinched her cheek; the sharp sting confirmed this wasn't a dream. It was reality.
"Almost ended up back in court."
Why'd her first pre-transmigration dream in ages have to be that incident?
'What happened after that again?'
Well, it was a dream, so it diverged from real memory. Hayeon-sis's husband hadn't found out about their fling until after that promised threesome. Hayeon the ex-athlete, and her eldest daughter Seoa, who took after her and was on the college track team—two stamina monsters. Even for Seoyul back then, handling them both was tough. She'd left marks.
'Should've known not to do it at home.'
That kicked off the unraveling: her married lovers' families found out, then her relationships with girls who had boyfriends got forcibly cut off.
"Phew. Water under the bridge."
Kairan took a deep breath and lay back down. The sweat-soaked sheets didn't faze her—they'd been dirtier with cum and juices before. She pulled the soundly sleeping Eli into her arms and closed her eyes.
After another full day of rest, Kairan's party headed for the Snow Mountain. The northern heroes had been holed up there for ages. No telling what threats awaited, so before departure, Eli cast enhancement spells on everyone. Stackable and extendable duration made it feasible. They agreed on weekly refreshes. With their group now at five, they boarded the carriage and set off.
"What're you all gonna do after the adventure's over?"
Eli asked in the quiet carriage.
"You mean after the Demon King falls? Feels like it's ending soon."
"Yeah. Hmm, guess I'll inherit the family. Gotta restart heir training."
"I-I, um, m-me... I'll p-probably go back to the Mage Tower... r-right?!"
Karni and Nia each had places to return to.
"What about you, Nairah?"
"Dunno."
"Dunno?"
"Yeah. I'm an elf. Young elf still."
"How young, exactly?"
"400? Or 300 maybe."
"···Huh."
Kairan fell silent at Nairah's answer. She knew humans and elves perceived time differently, but not this much.
"Did I offend you?"
"Where'd you even get that···."
"That human criminal said it."
The "human criminal"—probably a slur for her kidnapper.
"Back to the elven forest, or stick with you guys."
"Forest makes sense, but 'stick with you guys'?"
"Hehe."
To Eli's question, Nairah just grinned and made a fucking gesture with her fingers. The childish simplicity made Eli's face flush crimson. Eyes wide, voice trembling, she glanced at her onaholes—including Nairah.
"Y-You h-heard th-that···?!"
"···Yup."
"Y-Yeah... s-super l-loud···."
"Yup. Thumbs up."
Nairah gave a thumbs-up.
"I wanna die of embarrassment."
Eli buried herself in Kairan's chest, ears red. Kairan felt the same shame—stroking Eli's hair was all she could do. She'd been the aggressor with all her onaholes before, but this time she'd been used like one. And apparently, all her moans had echoed for the others to hear. She wanted to dig a hole and hide.
'My face isn't giving it away, right···?'
Bonus worry: her pre-transmigration poker face might crack.
'Me? Crumble over this?'
Sudden defiance surged.
"···Kairan's totally unfazed, huh?"
"Calling me by name now."
"Aaaah!"
Karni sneaked in with a smirk. Eli shrieked and burrowed deeper into Kairan's arms at the sneak attack.
"Don't be too harsh."
"Hng. Our hero's face didn't even twitch."
"···."
Calm. Calm. Calm. Pure composure. Deep breaths, lock the face into a smile. Her natural skill plus mana-fine control made it flawless.
'Dodged how many crises with this face?'
"Y'know."
As she desperately held steady, the topic shifted.
"Nairah's naming's different, right? Elves do 'name - clan - dad's name,' don't they?"
"Ah. Dark elves are different."
Nairah raised a finger at Karni's question.
"We dark elves go personal name, family name. Not like elves influenced by centaurs."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yup. We don't bow to centaur chatterboxes."
Nairah turned to Kairan.
"Oh, hero dick's different. Submission ready. Womb clenching."
"···C-Crazy b-bitch."
Nairah caught Nia's mutter and shot back,
"Whatcha say. Loose pussy."
"Cl-Clothes···!"
"Cumming from fingers—not even dick—loose pussy."
"N-Nooo!"
"Loose."
Nairah licked her middle finger with her long tongue.
"Meet your hubby."
"Euuugh!"
"Pfft. Loose."
Nairah extended her middle finger, wriggling it lewdly. Nia flushed beet-red and yelled,
"D-Do it again! I-I'm not loose!"
Nia lunged at Nairah—
"H-Hooooh♥ C-Cuuuuming♥ K-Kooooh♥ Khhuuuh♥"
"Loose."
"N-Not thaaat♥♥♥"
The outcome was predictable.
"···Nairah, your fingers feel really good."
"That good?"
"Yeah. Just below Eli's dick."
"Hee. Fun."
Eli eyed Nairah wrecking Nia with interest. Slender fingers churned her pussy; the other hand pinched and tugged nipples. A long tongue from under the veil slathered Nia's ear, wet squelches filling the carriage.
"Karni. What're you doing?"
"Hm?"
"Lick."
Eli pointed at the carriage floor, slick with Nia's juices, where Karni had been blankly staring. Karni hesitated at the order, then squeezed her eyes shut and got on all fours.
"Lick."
"Y-Yeah."
"Tsk, wrong answer?"
"W-Woof. Woof···♥"
Slurp slurp. Karni lapped up the pooling nectar. Eli smiled in satisfaction.
"Hehe, I did good, right?"
"Yeah. Good girl."
"Hehe♥"
Kairan petted Eli's head.
How much time passed? A fork appeared.
[Snow Mountain · Maou Castle]
[Succubus Village]
"This is···."
Kairan and Eli hopped out, nodding at the signpost.
"Right."
"Right it is."