Chapter 128
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 128
Chapter Title: Midnight
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-Rustle. Rustle.
'...Huh? What is that?'
I felt a presence coming from surprisingly close by and cracked my eyes open. I'd already woken up once thanks to Corona's snoring, so I wasn't in a deep sleep, which made it easy to pick up on the sound.
'This is... sulfur. One of the party members.'
And from the faint whiff of sulfur drifting through the briefly parted tent flap, I roughly guessed that the person slipping inside was one of my companions.
'What the hell? I thought they were trustworthy. Are they seriously trying to ambush me in the middle of the night? Or is it something else? They said earlier they went to the 21st floor for a salamander... are they after the other salamander byproduct I have?'
I ran through a dozen wild theories in my head, then deliberately froze my body completely, held my breath, and summoned a dagger from my inventory through my bracelet, gripping it tight in my hand.
Of course, no matter what crazy notions Ian was entertaining, Lena had entered the tent without a second thought, her face etched with exhaustion from the tension of the 21st-floor battle, the pain throbbing in her mana circuit, and the whirlwind of thoughts plaguing her mind.
The pitch-black interior of the tent and Ian's utter stillness deceived Lena's eyes.
The acrid sulfur stench masked Ian's scent.
Her mana circuit wasn't in any shape for basic spells like Night Vision or [Mana Detection], so she didn't suspect a thing.
Lena let out a short yawn, pulled the blanket spread out inside the tent over herself, and quickly drifted off to sleep.
'...What the?'
I'd been on high alert ever since that time right after becoming an intermediate adventurer when I got clocked from behind in the dead of night. The intruder in my tent... that faint glint of a golden tail in the dark told me it was Lena. Anyway, she showed zero interest in me—or rather, acted like she had no clue I was even here. She just lay down right beside me, pulled the blanket over herself, and within moments, her breathing evened out into steady snores.
'What gives? If she just wanted to sleep, why come here... oh. Right.'
Ah, yeah. I'd switched tent spots, hadn't I?
What an idiot. She must've woken up halfway in a daze and not been thinking straight. Of course tent positions get mixed up during watch handoffs. How did I not consider that?
'My bad. But now what? Wake her up? Or should I head to her tent instead?'
Waking Lena when she was sleeping so soundly felt wrong, but going into a woman's tent myself? That'd be weird too.
I steeled myself to wake her and gently touched her shoulder—then froze in surprise.
'Whoa... her mana circuit's messed up.'
After all the treatment sessions with Alensia, I'd seen more than enough messed-up mana circuits. The moment my fingertips made contact, I could vaguely sense the irregular flow of mana through Lena.
A rough, tangled mess of mana flow.
'Tsk tsk. Pushed too hard on the 21st floor, huh.'
It wasn't critical, but left alone, it'd hurt like hell... and she hadn't said a word. Guess those groans I heard earlier weren't my imagination.
I clicked my tongue softly under my breath, but figured I'd at least ease her pain. I set aside the staff she was clutching in her sleep and reached out with both hands to start massaging her body. Hugging her staff to sleep? Is that even normal? Should I start sleeping with my sword like that too?
Anyway, no ulterior motives this time. Not like anything was even visible to spark them.
I activated [Heavenly Touch], and her tangled mana circuit gradually straightened out. The furrow between her brows relaxed. No intention of spilling the beans about the skill, so I kept it moderate and nothing excessive...
-Grab.
'Uh... she awake?'
I hadn't cast anything like [Sensory Block], so maybe that's why? While I was massaging her all over, Lena suddenly shot out an arm and latched onto mine without warning. And then...
-Squeeze.
"Mmm..."
"........."
She hugged my arm tight and went right back to sleep. Just like she'd been hugging her staff moments ago.
'...This is awkward.'
Now it felt even harder to wake her without things getting weird. My plan had been to ease her pain a bit, rouse her, and send her to her own tent... but waking her like this? Total misunderstanding waiting to happen.
And above all, with my arm wedged between her full breasts and soft thighs, the tender sensation seeping through her skin...
'Snap out of it!'
I forcefully stopped my hand from drifting toward her chest. Lena was a patient right now. And I'd genuinely been massaging her just to help, no funny business.
'Whew... held back.'
I'm a grown man, after all. It's not like touching or seeing a woman's body makes me instantly lose it and pounce...
-Slide♥ Slide♥
'...?'
I'd barely calmed myself when something felt off about Lena's movements in her sleep. She started subtly sliding my arm—which she'd mistaken for her staff and grabbed—back and forth between her thighs, her hips giving little wiggles.
-Slide♥ Slide♥
'......'
Maybe because it was so dark? With barely any light, my sense of touch sharpened like I'd used [Sensory Amplification]. And through that heightened sensitivity came the hot warmth, a hint of moisture, the plump mound, and the slit parting it—all vividly transmitting to my skin.
'..........'
I've... grown. I'm not gonna get all worked up and dive in over something like this...
-Throb♥
Fuck, how the hell am I supposed to hold back?
As if to prove I hadn't grown a damn bit, my dick was already rock-hard before I knew it.
Labyrinth battles always leave me with raging libido anyway. I'd been fighting to keep my head straight, and then this stimulation hits...
-Throb♥ Throb♥
I reached out with my free arm and gingerly touched the breast trapping my other arm. Through the thin fabric typical of mages' robes, I faintly felt the firmness of her bra.
Annoying. So I softly stroked down her body and slid my hand toward her back.
-Click.
With [Heavenly Touch], unhooking a bra strap through clothes was child's play. Once the clasp gave, I felt the undergarment loosen around her ample chest via the arm still sandwiched there.
My touch grew bolder. I slithered my hand like a snake through the slack fabric. My trimmed nails brushed something slightly hardened—a nipple.
-Slide♥ Slide♥
Reacting to my fingers? Her hip movements picked up a notch. The moisture on my forearm thickened.
Want to grope it. Want to shove it in. Want to suck it.
I gave her nipple a light pinch. Lena twitched and halted her back-and-forth grind.
Seizing the moment, I loosened my arm a bit and eased my pants down.
"Huff... huff...♥"
As my pants dropped, amid the sulfur permeating the tent, the musky scent of my pent-up dick wafted out faintly. In response, Lena sniffed the air, her tail suddenly swishing rapidly.
In this awkward position, I maneuvered as best I could. [Flexibility Lv. 4] proved way more useful than expected.
During the last [Lust Absorption] session with Gloria, the main skills hadn't leveled up, but all the auxiliary ones jumped from 3 to 4 all at once. I'd been a little bummed, but maybe it wasn't so bad after all.
Anyway, I twisted my body, keeping my upper arm wedged between her breasts while bending my elbow to extract the lower part from between her thighs. Then, to the confused Lena missing her "staff," I offered a replacement.
-Squelch♥
My dick slotted between thick, plush flesh. Smooth as silk with not a hair in sight, it squished my shaft like a patty in a burger bun.
And through my vivid sense of touch, beyond the dick came the thin scrap of panty fabric—and past that, a mound so drenched it was beyond mere moisture.
-Squeeze♥
Lena... like I'd sensed back at the ruins, had succubus-level talent when it came to sex.
With the rigid staff replaced by my dick, she instinctively knew what it was. She twisted her hips, rubbing her pussy against my shaft over her panties however she could.
-Twirl♥
I raised a finger to her now fully erect nipple and circled it teasingly.
"...S... hng... ke...♥"
Her initially quiet breaths grew ragged, shifting from human to something more bestial.
-Swish♥
'...!'
Something soft brushed the glans protruding from between her thighs.
Her tail. Lena's golden tail swished as if mirroring her subconscious, then wrapped around my glans in an embrace.
'No way, not even a succubus would... ngh!'
Was Lena secretly half-beastkin, half-succubus? The tail softly enveloped my glans, teasing it clumsily. The intensity wasn't strong, but the tickle of fur on my sensitive head made my dick swell even harder than before.
'Want to put it in.'
The urge surged fiercer. Want to shove it in. Right now, into that soaked pussy I felt through her panties.
-Slide.
I gave in to desire, lowering the hand toying with her nipple. My fingertips met the string blocking her secret spot—getting in my dick's way.
I briefly withdrew my dick from between her thighs. Her tail clung reluctantly to my glans, but it lacked real strength, so it slipped free easily.
As it dragged out, the shaft grazed her plump mound. Her hips shuddered violently, but I didn't have time to savor it—I yanked the clinging string downward without hesitation.
-Slop...♥
The already sopping panties slid down, unleashing a rush of hot steam and wetness. As if knowing what came next, my dick ballooned larger.
'Kinda regret it, but...'
Position matters for proper sex. With mild reluctance, I buried my face in her stiff, red nipple, gave it a soft tongue-roll, then extracted my arm from her cleavage.
To avoid suspicion, I handed her staff back where it was, then circled behind her.
-Swish♥ Swish♥
As I moved to her rear, her tail swished in greeting. As if it knew why I was there, it coiled around me playfully.
First things first.
'[Sensory Block]'
I cast [Sensory Block] on her lower body. Should've done it ages ago—lust had blinded me.
...Well, she didn't wake up, so crisis averted. I nearly fucked everything up.
'Hoo...'
I slid my rigid dick between her ass cheeks. Bringing it close, the glans felt her slick wetness.
-Sluuuurp....♥♥♥
'Seriously not a succubus?'
Just pressing near her entrance made her thick labia quiver in welcome. A slight push at the tip, and the wrinkles at her vaginal mouth contracted, naturally drawing me in.
"Hoo... hup!"
-Squish♥
I exhaled sharply and eased my hips forward, burying my dick in Lena's pussy.
The wriggling vaginal folds greeted my long-lost intruder warmly, spasming and squirting in delight. If I slowly thrust all the way in now...
"Lena? Hearing some weird noise from inside... you okay?"
'!!!!!!'
"Mmm... Corona?"
'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Halfway in, Corona's voice rang out from outside the tent.
And before I could do anything, Lena—having heard it—slowly opened her eyes.
And I...
'Fuck! [Sensory Block]! [Illusion Magic]! [Stealth]!'
I frantically triggered a barrage of skills.