Heading to the Rock Canyon
A new morning. Eli, who had spent the night in the guild's second-floor on-call room, stretched her stiff body and descended the stairs.
It wasn't that they lacked money for an inn. Even as novice adventurers, Eli was a saintess backed by the Holy Kingdom, and Kairan the hero was the daughter of a count's family. Even as a bastard daughter and second child, she still received funds from her home as nobility.
The reason Eli had stayed in the second-floor on-call room was simply to tangle with the receptionists.
Meanwhile, Kairan had seduced other adventurers and crashed at their place.
Truly behavior befitting a hero and saintess.
"Oh my."
The first thing Eli noticed upon reaching the first floor was the hero working her charms on yet another adventurer.
For a count's bastard daughter, Kairan had always kept her relationships clean. Yet in just a few days, she'd bedded over ten women.
In truth, even before the transmigration, she'd been a womanizer, but Eli, unaware of that, simply chalked it up to her own influence awakening Kairan's lusts. Of course, she felt no guilt—just joy, hoping those fine genes would spread far and wide, just as she was doing.
Eli paused, hiding behind a pillar to eavesdrop on Kairan and the blonde woman.
"I-it's... really big..."
"Yeah? Your lover must be pretty small then."
"...About... half? Half of this."
"Pfft, that's tiny. So... fifteen? Something like that?"
"Y-yeah..."
Kairan skillfully groped the woman's waist, sliding down to her ass, while the woman, entranced, fondled Kairan's massive cock. Eli felt a twinge of jealousy at the sight of her swallowing hard, gazing at the hero's dick with awe.
Eli cleared her throat and stepped forward.
"Good morning, Hero."
"Morning, Eli."
Kairan greeted her with a glance.
Eli's ahoge swayed side to side as a small smile bloomed on her face.
"Heehee."
Eli scanned the adventurer up and down.
"Seduced another one?"
"Seduced? She came to me."
Kairan planted a light kiss on the woman's forehead. Envious stares gathered from all around in an instant.
"You'll get stabbed one day."
"You flirt with the receptionists too."
"I manage it perfectly!"
Eli puffed out her chest proudly. Kairan chuckled softly at her triumphant expression.
"Hng? I manage just fine too."
Smack! The sharp sound rang out, followed by a lewd moan from the adventurer.
Kairan, having spanked her ass, shot sharp glares around the room. The sticky jealous gazes finally dispersed. Overwhelming the area in seconds, she toyed with the woman's breasts and flashed a grin.
"See?"
"Y-yes, impressive as always, Hero."
"Hehe."
Eli shook her head at the sight, then pulled a small key from her inventory.
"Time to head out, so play nice and catch up later. I'll get ready first."
"What quest is it?"
"Hehe, I'll tell you on the way."
Twirling the key in her hand with a smile, she slipped out of the guild ahead.
A short time later, Kairan stepped outside and headed to the spot Eli had mentioned the day before.
In this world, adventurers' main mode of transport was the "carriage." Teleports linked cities, but for outlying dungeons and monster habitats, they relied on carriages.
Of course, not horse-drawn ones, but magic-powered magical carriages.
Think self-driving cars.
"So, what're you up to?"
"Eek... ♥"
Inside such a carriage, Kairan eyed Eli, who was stroking a cock as big as her own.
"Y-you didn't cum... sooo ♥ Hng... ♥"
"Jerking off, then?"
"M-making po...tions... ♥"
"Hng."
Hearing Eli's not-quite-excuse, Kairan boarded the carriage.
Hay-strewn floor, cramped interior. It looked rickety and cheap, leaving Kairan a bit flustered.
"Why pick this one? Short on cash?"
"Well... experiences like this matter too!"
"Hng."
"T-truth is, this was all that was left..."
Under Kairan's gaze, Eli confessed and cleared her throat before starting the carriage.
Vroom! It rumbled to life, picking up speed until it cruised steadily. The more she watched, the more it resembled a pre-transmigration car.
"So? Reason for the 'potion-making'?"
"It was potion-making, not jerking off..."
"You expect me to buy that?"
"I-it's true! You know my Unique Ability, right?"
Eli's Unique Ability.
Something like "Holy Fluids," probably.
Her fluids carried strong holy power...
"No way."
"Yeah... Saliva, blood, sweat, and semen too—my bodily fluids all hold potent holy power. And recovery potions need 'strong holy power,' so... hehe."
"What's so 'hehe' about it?"
At Kairan's words, Eli hawked and grabbed three bottles from the corner.
It wasn't hard to guess what the white, sticky liquid inside was.
"Baa—"
Eli opened her mouth, sticking out her long tongue to drip a drop of saliva into each.
"And recovery potions are red, so..."
She pricked her finger, adding a drop of blood.
She capped them, shook vigorously, and they transformed into the potions sold at markets.
"...That's a potion?"
"The pure extract, technically. Dilute with water 100:1 for low-grade, 10:1 mid, 1:1 high-grade! Mana potions swap blood for sweat."
"..."
"D-do you hate it?"
"Nah, not hate. Just surprised."
Kairan eyed the extract in Eli's hand.
"Ahem! That's the basics."
"Easier than I thought."
"Only I can do it this way. Original recipes are a nightmare."
Eli stuck out her tongue, recounting the hassles: holy relics soaked 100 days, decade-aged wine, constant holy power infusion, dozens more caveats.
Since Eli, potion prices had dropped and supply soared—explaining the Holy Kingdom's generous support.
It's huge.
Kairan would never forget the amount.
"Anyway, what's the quest?"
"Rescue mission."
"Rescue?"
Kairan tilted her head quizzically.
"Yeah, rescue or recover remains."
Eli's tone grew somber.
"A priestess named Heilyn went missing in Rock Canyon. Our job: find traces. Save her if alive, retrieve the body if not."
"Rock Canyon, huh..."
"I have a connection with Heilyn. We've only chatted a bit, but we're colleagues serving the same god. Please, let her be alive..."
Eli prayed quietly. Kairan silently gazed out the window.
"Here's Rock Canyon."
Eli, bright again, spoke against the barren desert backdrop.
"More like full-on desert than canyon."
As Kairan said, it was desolate: eroded rocks, cracked earth dusted with fine sand.
"Ahaha... It used to be super lush."
Eli gazed nostalgically.
"A green, beautiful canyon. Called Rock Canyon for the stones, but way prettier than now."
She knelt, touching the ground.
Digging fine sand revealed fissured earth. She gathered holy power at her fingertips and poured it in.
Grass sprouted instantly, blooming a white flower. But as she withdrew the power, it withered.
"This continent, Eldarion, was blessed. The first created by Goddess Lumiel, overseer of sun, light, and life. Gods' homeland, bountiful. The Demon King's invasion ruined it, turning prosperity to decay... But it was stunning once."
Her voice held anger. She clenched her fist, continuing.
"Bountiful lands turned barren, meadows to deserts. Everyone rose up. To defeat the common foe. To reclaim lost glory... That's why we must subjugate the Demon King."
Breathing deeply, she stood with a bright smile for Kairan.
"Alright, let's go, Hero!"