Chapter 49
Chapter 49
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 49
Chapter Title: Hope
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It's already been two days since we left the fortress.
I'm riding in a cart fenced with wooden bars.
"Ugh... It's cold."
Is it because we're climbing the snowy mountains with the cold wind whistling through?
It felt even chillier than usual.
-Squeal! Squeal!
The cries of the boars pulling the cart ease the boredom a bit.
"Hah... What a miserable life."
Out of all the spoils the orcs picked from the ogre tribe, it was me and two others.
The rest must have gone to the elf village.
"Aiden. We'll arrive soon."
Yalta's words made my face twist involuntarily.
To roll around with women who look like that...
And not just one or two of them.
"Don't call me so casually."
"By the way, how's the liquor made from the three-pronged grass? Pretty potent, right?"
Just as he said, it's incredibly potent.
Like puberty all over again, standing at attention at the worst times, uncomfortably so.
But...
"What's the point if it's potent? I have no desire to do it."
I have zero interest in mingling with those pig-like women.
"Heh heh. Rest well tonight. You'll have to work hard starting tomorrow."
I let out a deep sigh watching him ignore my words completely.
Damn it...
Before long, the orc village came into view.
A wooden palisade wall.
Orcs glancing at us in small groups.
Especially...
-I heard some amazing breeding slaves arrived this time. Who are they?
-For real? How amazing?
-You know, the Grand Duchess's secretary?
-What? A secretary's gotta be smart, right?
Muscular orc women whispering while staring at me.
I can hear everything. Damn it...
If they were elves, I'd be grinning slyly, but seeing these ugly hags gossiping about me turned my stomach.
And their hair looks so tangled and wild... Hygiene's probably vomit-inducing too.
As soon as we entered the gate, shabby houses came into sight.
All made of wood.
No tiles, maybe? They look pretty crude.
But why are there so many orcs?
High fertility rate? The village is packed.
Hmm... Compared to Vain.
Vain is the capital of the Grand Duchy, but the population is still low overall.
There have been large influxes lately, but it's still sorely lacking.
No matter how much merchants or guilds recruit, without immigrants from other territories, it's a big problem.
That's why I considered settlement incentives later...
Maybe these guys could work?
The Grand Duchy doesn't need to stake everything on pioneering anymore.
I heard the imperial family isn't as aggressive about it as before.
As I was lost in those thoughts,
the cart stopped in front of a large wooden building.
"Alright! Make sure the slaves eat well and rest up so they don't get stressed."
At Yalta's order, the door of the cart holding me opened...
"Oh, and take Aiden to the special room."
"Yes!"
I entered the wooden building with the orcs.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Luna learned Aiden's location.
She stayed one day at the fortress, then led her knights and soldiers toward the orc village.
"Are you sure it's this way?"
Elysia nodded slightly at Luna's question.
"Yes, I've been to the orc village a few times before, so please trust me..."
Luna looked in the direction Elysia indicated.
A rugged mountain.
It was hard to believe an orc village sat atop it, but...
'An elf wouldn't lie about something like that.'
On the other hand, Luna was hit with a cultural shock(?).
She'd known their romantic relationships were complicated before...
But she couldn't believe two elves had betrayed their kind and sided with them, showing up flanked by Jin.
That Jin guy who pulled it off...
'Isn't he trash? How does he even think of keeping multiple women?'
She felt disgust toward Jin...
Still, Jin had lured Elysia and Roa with the promise of settlement to escape his boring captivity.
And incidentally, to rescue Aiden from being subjected to awful things as a man.
Of course, Jin had no real intention of settling with the elves; the lie was to save Aiden.
'If I join the Grand Duchess, it'll be easier to rescue Sir Aiden.'
He truly admired Aiden. But separately, he had no desire to suffer those awful things in Aiden's place, so he'd left it alone.
Now that he felt it was safe to rescue him, he was doing it...
Unaware of this, Luna glared at the back of Jin's head.
'As expected, no man compares to Aiden.'
In her eyes, Jin was trash who used his looks to seduce women with sweet lies.
Compared to him, Aiden was exceptionally handsome(?) and kind, without such impure thoughts.
Anyway, Luna stared at Jin like he was filth.
'My misogyny toward men is coming back.'
Thinking even more positively of Aiden, she wanted to see him as soon as possible.
'Please... Just stay alive without doing anything stupid...'
Luna knew well what orcs did to human men, so Aiden's chastity mattered less than his life.
Even if he was raped, her feelings wouldn't change.
But if he resisted fiercely and something happened...
Flames of fury surged in Luna's eyes.
'Then I'll burn that entire mountain to the ground.'
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ That night.
Sitting on the bed in my cell, lost in thought.
How do I escape?
I scanned my surroundings, pondering escape routes.
A simple toilet in the corner.
Wooden bars on the window.
Escaping from here didn't look easy.
By the way... That aphrodisiac liquor? It works way too well.
No lewd thoughts, but twitching several times a day is driving me insane.
It's not arousal; it's just stiffening against my will, which is uncomfortable.
"The effect is insanely good... Damn it..."
Thinking about losing my virginity to orcs tomorrow made curses spill out.
"That bastard Jin... I won't let him get away with this."
I didn't expect him to come in my place, but shouldn't he at least try his best to rescue me?
Jin, who I thought was loyal, abandoned me at the crucial moment.
I inwardly tore into Jin while glaring at the wooden bars.
But seriously, how do I get out of here?
I go out during meals, but otherwise, I'm locked in.
Bolt in the morning...?
I considered slipping away during breakfast with Yalta, but realized I didn't know the terrain—it was hopeless.
Plus, orcs are physically superior to average adult men, I'd heard.
Damn... Think of something...
Even if the sky falls, there's a way out, right?
In my desperation, an idea flashed in my mind.
"That's it! If I use that...?"
A ray of light appeared.
"Yeah... If I do it like this...?"
That night, I stayed up immersed in hopeful thoughts.
The next morning.
Three orcs stand before the iron bars, with a large tray piled high with food atop it.
"Human, food."
Enough food to bend the tray legs is brought into the cell.
"Huh? Where's Yalta today?"
The orc snorted loudly at my question.
"Starting today, Yalta isn't allowed here."
The unexpected words made my eyes widen.
"What do you mean? I won't get to see Yalta?"
All my all-nighter planning was for nothing?
"I heard when he brought you, he begged to favor his daughters more. So they issued an approach ban to stop that. Now eat!"
I sighed deeply at the curt orc soldier's words.
This is really it... No escape but to get fucked?
Various foods sat before me, but I had no appetite.
Damn... Am I really getting raped?
Word was, they wouldn't let me go until hundreds of female orcs were pregnant. My vision blurred.
Shit... Better to impregnate Luna instead.
Never thought I'd end up knocking up female orcs in my life.
After a while without eating, an orc soldier approached.
"Hey, human. Why so down?"
The orc soldier spoke in a deep bass voice.
"Honestly, I'm jealous. Bedding women of such fine bloodlines isn't easy. And aren't they all beautiful like broodmares?"
Wr... Wrong. The moment "broodmares" comes out, their eyes are just glory holes.
I stared at him in horrified shock, and he looked back puzzled.
Of course... What good is talking to savages who don't know human rights?
I sat there blankly staring at the food, time passing.
"Not gonna eat?"
"No appetite."
Who'd have an appetite in this situation? Only a madman.
As I wallowed in despair,
"No interest in food? We'll clear it away."
These merciless bastards.
"Go wash up. Breeding time soon."
I sat unmoving without washing, so the orc soldiers entered the cell.
"Not washing?"
"..."
I said nothing...
"Fine. Drag him out."
At the orc soldier's order, two orcs grabbed my arms and dragged me out.
"It's cold outside."
One soldier said that while draping his cloak over me.
It reeked like unwashed laundry for ages, but mentally broken, I felt nothing.
Thus, dragged by orcs, I walked the long corridor.
They stopped before a certain door.
-Creak.
The door opened...
Two female orcs with deep green skin entered my view.
One with red hair, the other black.
Horribly ugly at first glance.
Skin color aside, wide yellow faces and huge tusks stirred instant revulsion.
And their bodies... So muscular, limbs thicker than any gym rat's.
But what's that smell?
A musky stench wafting from somewhere wrinkled my nose.
Realizing it came from the female orcs...
"Argh! Can't you at least wash?!"
The powerful aphrodisiac had my johnson raging, but the stench was so bad even it wilted. I pinched my nose, scowling. The red-haired orc grinned sleazily.
"Heh heh heh... Ignorant human. This is the scent of a female orc in heat, meant to stimulate males."
"Fuck... Shit..."
How ridiculous does it have to be for even me, who rarely swears, to drop an f-bomb?
Looking at them licking their lips at me, despair filled me inwardly.
"Heh heh, your reaction's just like a virgin. We'll be gentle so it doesn't hurt."
I backed away as they lewdly licked their lips.
"D-don't come closer! Stay back! Fuck!"
"I like human males who resist."
As the red-haired female orc approached stealthily with arms raised...
-Ding! Ding! Ding!
A bell tolled from somewhere, startling the orcs.
"What?!"
"That's the bell for the village under attack!"
At those words, a ray of hope pierced through.