Episode 78
Aron didn't feel it was that difficult even when there were three of them.
Seoryeong, Eri, and Kyla.
You could say those three had a relatively smooth WWE arrangement.
They would enjoy themselves appropriately while reading each other's moods, then hand him over, ending things at the level of formal power struggles.
...Except for when Kyla occasionally went berserk.
'But these two don't yield to each other at all.'
First of all, Mia had never yielded.
When they first met, there was a brief competitor, but after that, she always monopolized Aron.
So for her, monopolizing Aron was natural.
But was Kyla mature in personality?
When it came to matters unrelated to Aron, she was saint-like, but when it involved Aron, she was no different from Mia.
'And they're both childish.'
Seoryeong and Eri tended to engage in subtle power struggles while giving what's commonly called "hints."
But Mia and Kyla just fought like children.
"...Do we really have to walk like this?"
Having Mia and Kyla standing on either side was fine.
It didn't even require permission.
"Yeah. Otherwise, Kyla keeps rubbing her empty chest against your arm."
"Mia brought her chest to your arm first."
But them standing there rubbing their chests against his arms was problematic in many ways.
People's gazes were focused on them from all directions.
For the first time, Aron felt genuinely embarrassed to be walking together with them.
"Can't you walk just a little apart? Too many eyes are on us."
"Is your reputation more important than us, Aron?"
"You want to walk separately from us just because of some stares?"
At times like this, the two of them got along perfectly.
"No. I'm sorry. Let's go quickly."
Aron decided to quickly escape the situation rather than try to change it.
Walking a bit faster, they soon arrived at where the merchant caravans were gathered.
Merchant Association.
An association that helps with and handles various matters related to merchants.
"Are there any caravans heading to the Blue Forest? If not, could you find us a caravan going to the nearest castle?"
The nearest association employee quickly assessed the three who had approached.
Two unknown individuals and one famous mercenary.
"Might I ask about the identities of the two people with you? If they're skilled, you could travel more comfortably."
The association employee immediately judged them as important figures and asked Mia with a smile.
"They're both adventurers. The woman next to me is... a Priestess, and the man is an adventurer stronger than me, so you don't need to worry."
"Understood. Then, how about a large caravan departing this afternoon for the castle right in front of the Blue Forest? It's a big caravan with about 100 people, and they're currently looking for guards."
"Can we negotiate terms like compensation separately when we get there?"
"You can tell us your desired conditions and we can handle it, or you can do it yourself. What would you prefer?"
Mia pondered briefly.
It would be convenient to leave it to them, but the caravan would be departing soon anyway.
Going through middlemen would just be more inconvenient.
"I'll just go talk to them directly. Could you tell me the location and the caravan's name?"
"Yes, please take this first..."
The association employee handed Mia the caravan's schedule and brief information provided by the caravan.
"The location is out here, then keep going left and you'll find the caravan preparing. The name and brief information are all written here, so read it on your way."
"Okay, then how much should I pay for the brokerage fee?"
"Since you came right before departure, we won't charge anything."
At the employee's answer, Mia nodded lightly and left the association.
Kyla spoke quietly beside her.
"Wouldn't it be easier to just leave it to them? You're going through the trouble of doing it yourself."
"They're departing soon anyway. It's good to go introduce ourselves early and rest comfortably in the cargo hold."
"What, we're riding in the cargo hold?"
"Where did you think we'd ride?"
"Obviously, weren't we going to commandeer a carriage and ride in that? The cargo hold is uncomfortable."
When they first left the Forest of Temptation, Seoryeong had reacted the same way.
Mia made an expression of disbelief.
"No, why is theft the default for the Hero's party? When you think about it, wasn't the Demon King just going to plunder too?"
"Theft? It's just receiving 'donations' to fulfill the sacred mission given by the Goddess-nim."
"...You really don't seem like a Saintess."
It was a way of thinking no different from that of a fanatic.
Mia, who basically had 21st-century common sense, found it hard to understand.
"Then you take the carriage. I'll go with Aron in the cargo hold."
"No. You stay alone in the cargo hold. Aron can come with me in a comfortable carriage."
"Aron doesn't like carriages because they're cramped."
"Wouldn't he hate a shaking, hard cargo hold more than a slightly cramped space? Right?"
Kyla was the first to pull Aron's hand.
Seeing this, Mia also pulled Aron from the other side with a determined expression.
"Aron. If you come with me, I'll give you a lap pillow. How about resting your head on my thighs for the first time in a while?"
"Oh, thighs..."
Aron was tempted by Kyla's offer.
Indeed, Kyla's thighs were in a league of their own among the women Aron had seen so far.
Having frequently received lap pillows since childhood, he was actually drawn to them.
'The taste you know is the most dangerous, after all.'
Thus convinced, Aron nodded.
Once he rested his head on those thick thighs of Kyla's, he would indeed become unable to get up.
The price for giving up her chest was clear.
So he would inevitably become completely bound by the Saintess's warm thighs.
"Aron! If you ride with me...!"
Meanwhile, Mia had no choice but to ponder.
To put it simply, Mia could be described as a moderately sized hexagon.
None of her strengths fell behind, but none of her weaknesses stood out either.
'If only I had a tail, I could let him touch it. If I suggested having lots of sex in the cargo hold... that would be too perverted! What should I do?'
Even after thinking of everything Aron might like, nothing came to mind.
Eventually, she tightly held Aron's hand and muttered.
"I-I'll service you every day..."
Though her voice was very quiet, Aron heard it clearly.
He had never even imagined Mia, not in heat, actively servicing him.
After all, she was someone who would burn endlessly once ignited, but conversely showed no interest when not aroused.
"Shall we ride in the cargo hold?"
Aron made up his mind immediately.
He probably wouldn't get the servicing, but seeing Mia acting shy every day?
This he couldn't pass up.
"You perverted bastard."
Kyla cursed at Aron's instantly changed attitude, but Aron nodded.
"Yeah, I am a pervert. So Kyla, let's ride in the cargo hold too. How about using your thighs for old times' sake?"
"...Fine. I didn't plan on riding separately anyway. If I leave you two alone with that horny wolf, it's obvious you'll do it all day without me. No way I'd leave you alone."
At Kyla's words, Mia glanced at her sideways.
"Horny wolf? I don't pounce on Aron trying to do it every day like you do."
"Pounce? I'm just helping relieve Aron's explosive sexual desires. It's only natural since we're childhood friends."
"You know childhood friends are always the losing heroines, right?"
"...That's completely baseless, but it's irritating."
The two glared at each other.
Aron, standing between them, felt an inexplicably cold atmosphere and sensed danger.
"We're here. Stop with the weird power struggle and let's go meet the Merchant Leader to join up."
Pointing toward the caravan visible in the distance, Aron lightened the mood.
The gazes of Mia and Kyla also turned toward where his finger pointed.
"I'll have to train that wolf later."
"Look who's talking."
Watching Mia walk off with a pout to find the Merchant Leader, Aron thought to himself.
'Maybe I should train Mia later too.'
A long time ago, Seoryeong had claimed she was older and insisted on being called "noona" every day.
That was fine, but she also tried to maintain superiority at night.
As if saying "I have the upper hand."
"You're beneath me."
Wanting to see that attitude change, Aron had once trained Seoryeong for an entire day.
'I made her walk around naked with a collar, and she quite liked it.'
The methods were quite tough - he essentially treated her like an animal, making her walk around naked with a collar.
Though she disliked it at first, Seoryeong submitted surprisingly quickly.
It was pleasure based on instinct.
For female beastkin, being dominated by a stronger being is like the meaning of life.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about training Mia later too."
"Training? Like what you did to the elf? Stuffing his penis into every hole and making her live like that for a week."
"Ah, that too."
Thinking about it, he had trained Eri similarly.
She had once said that since she was a great High Elf, she should abandon other females and submit to him.
As payback, he used a Magic Tool to turn his penis into something like a dildo and put it in every hole.
Pussy, ass, mouth.
He kept that huge, smelly penis in those places for a week.
"Didn't she eventually come begging to be included in your harem?"
"Yeah, since I fed her semen instead of food, after that Eri would climax just from eating my semen."
"Then... won't you do it to me again after so long?"
"You? You can do it yourself."
And his childhood friend Kyla had been the starting point of such training.
Using magic to keep her in constant heat, increasing sensitivity by tens or hundreds of times, while prohibiting climax.
Then she would reach the brink of orgasm without rest.
'I almost went completely crazy back then.'
Kyla remembered that time.
It was when they were just beginning to become famous, before the other women appeared, when neither was yet the Hero or Saintess.
They had already done plenty of ordinary sex and were looking for something new when they tried it.
In fact, Kyla had been the one to suggest it first.
'On the last day, I was clinging to Aron crying... hng... I want to do it again...'
She remembered being covered in love juices and sweat, licking Aron's penis while begging.
Maybe that was when Aron first awakened to such things.
"But still..."
Kyla brought Aron's large hand to her neck.
She gripped his hand tightly as if he were choking her.
"Being subdued by these big hands and getting fucked feels better, right? Mia will definitely be the same."
"Hmm... I'll think about it."
All of Aron's attention was directed toward Mia.
Whether for better or worse.