Chapter 18: A Precious Elixir? I'll Pay the Price with My Mouth!
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 18: A Precious Elixir? I'll Pay the Price with My Mouth!
We managed to stop playing house just before Mom, who had drunk herself into a stupor, returned to the room. I suspected that Yonggary had most likely bolted the moment she heard Mom’s footsteps.
“My little cuties, were you lonely without Mommy~?”
“Ugh… Mom, you smell like alcohol.”
Iris tried to push her away while holding her nose, but she was soon smothered by a wave of maternal affection and went limp. Or rather, should I say she chose to give in gracefully?
Since I wasn't particularly fond of the smell of booze either, I took the opportunity to knead my mother’s magnificent breasts as she misbehaved. Her giggling "Hehe—" as if it tickled was truly wicked.
As a junior member of the Country of Cowards Incest Club, I felt like I might transfer to the ‘real’ club before I even became a full member.
“Mommy was so surprised today that she got angry. I’m sorry, son~!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Mom is a good girl~! Good girl~!”
“Hehe… My good son. Grow up big and strong soon… Mommy is….”
As my mother’s voice trailed off, I gave her breasts a few more casual squeezes. Seeing her bury her face in my stomach and immediately start breathing rhythmically, it seemed she really had reached the point of total intoxication.
My sister was already asleep, using Mom’s chest as a pillow—perhaps because of the alcohol smell, or maybe because she was exhausted from cheering me on with "Good job~!" throughout our game of playing house.
Come to think of it, our Dragon Lord was nowhere to be seen. I suppose she wouldn't want to be caught in the middle of a "Good boy" ritual surrounded by children in front of the person she liked.
More importantly, those breasts were huge. Usually, when night fell, I’d fall asleep after touching them a few times out of drowsiness, but today, even if it was unintentional, I had taken two naps, so sleep wouldn't come.
I watched the breasts rising and falling in front of me. Inside my mind, desire began to whisper: 'This elf lady who fell asleep drunk isn't my mother, but the mother of my non-blood-related sister.'
Thinking that way made the guilt fade a bit. As I was diligently kneading them with both hands to suppress my inner demons, I locked eyes with someone.
“I thought you’d be asleep, but you’re wide awake?”
It was the pervert, still wearing that utterly shameless swimsuit with straps starting from the shoulders and meeting at the crotch, barely covering the essential parts.
Since I had no excuse for being caught playing with my mom’s breasts, I immediately laid my head on her chest and closed my eyes.
“Ah, don't fall asleep. Auntie came to give you something good. Something good? Hmm? Hmm?”
“Mom, Mom, Aunt Morian is here.”
Sensing things were about to get annoying, I tried to shake my mother awake, but she showed no signs of waking up, no matter how much she’d had to drink.
“Auntie?! I’m your Big Sister! I’m not trying to give you something bad, I’m trying to give you something pre-precious, okay? Hmm? Hmm? Can’t you just listen to your Big Sister for a second?”
It was the sweaty, damp pervert, the high safety-asset-grade Snow Woman Sister.
“...Mom said I shouldn't be alone with any woman other than family.”
“She certainly raised you well… No, wait, Mom and your sister are in the room right now, aren't they? Right? So we’re not alone!”
The Snow Woman Sister seemed to be in a hurry. Still, since she said she was giving me something good, I could at least hear her out. If it was a weird gift, I’d just add the difference to the next "talking about" fee, but since Mom’s friends all seemed rich, it should be fine.
“Seoha said she had a lot of fun playing in the water with you.”
“Pardon?”
The name Seoha was unfamiliar, so I had to search my memories for a moment.
Yuseoha. The Pink Head Mermaid Sister. The one who didn't say a single word and only tilted her head, as if she’d eaten her manners along with her dinner.
“The Mermaid Sister did?”
“Yeah, she said she had a blast playing together.”
If this was a topic prepared to fluster someone in their 2nd Playthrough, I’d give it a 100.
“She didn't say anything at all, though?”
“That girl usually hates talking to people. If she doesn't like someone, she just disappears first. The fact that she stayed by your side the whole time means she was enjoying herself.”
This was a first for such a character. Since characters with communication disorders appeared occasionally, I decided to retract my statement.
“So she just finds it difficult to deal with people?”
“No? She doesn't even care if they're there or not.”
I wished someone would explain whether we were having a conversation or just reciting monologues.
“You said she disappears if she doesn't like them.”
“Right.”
“And you said she stayed with me because she didn't dislike me.”
“Right.”
“But you also said she doesn't care if people are there or not?”
“Exactly.”
There was a contradiction in the logic, but our exhibitionist pervert sister didn't seem to realize it.
“The idea that she doesn't care about people and the idea that she would have left if she disliked me seem to conflict, don't they?”
“Ah, I see what you’re getting at. Seoha, you see? She’s a mermaid, but her Siren blood is very strong. That’s why she hardly ever speaks. Most people fall under her Charm the moment they hear her voice. So she usually avoids conversation. If she likes someone, she’ll give a decent reaction. Understand? Or was that too complicated for a kid?”
I think I understood. I could just sum it up as the Mermaid Sister taking a liking to me.
“Anyway, please tell the Mermaid Sister that I had fun playing with her too. So, what’s the gift?”
“...It’s nothing much. Actually, it’s incredibly expensive. And precious.”
My heart suddenly began to throb. Personally, if it was a gold bar, I could accept it as a "friendship fee" rather than a "conversation fee."
Morian began to rub her hands together lightly. Once, twice, three times. As the friction increased, I felt the surrounding temperature slowly drop. Then, Morian’s hands began to move slower and slower.
“I should have kept it in Subspace, why did I bother hiding it so inconveniently?”
Morian let out a long sigh. By the time her hands stopped moving completely, white mist began to pour from her mouth.
Mom and my sister, sleeping beside me, looked peaceful as if they felt nothing.
“The essence of a glacier, the Thousand-Year Ice Essence. A very precious elixir. This is my gift to you.”
A tiny bead, about the size of a child’s index fingernail, sat upon her palm.
“Is it expensive…?”
“Expensive? You couldn't buy this even if you had the money. Or rather, it’s more accurate to say it’s an item only permitted to those who have no need for money.”
To put it simply, it was a precious elixir they only shared among themselves.
“Is it okay for me to have this?”
“Yes, originally… ahem, I suppose it’s fine to give it to you a bit early.”
Since she said it was intended for me anyway, I figured it was okay to take it.
“Open your mouth, I’ll help you absorb it.”
“Pardon?”
“Say ‘Ah~!’”
I wanted to ask why I had to eat such a precious thing instead of selling it or bartering it for something else later, but I couldn't resist the ruthless tyranny of her forcing it between my lips.
More than that, it was impossibly cold. It felt like my tongue was going to shatter. At the same time, Morian’s hand gripped my cheek.
“Swallow it even if it’s cold. Don't spit it out.”
“It, it hurts… It hur—urk… gulp….”
Followed by a strike to my Adam's apple. Without even the option to spit it out, the Ice Essence slid down my esophagus. I clutched my throat as the entire path the Ice Essence took felt as if it were being carved by shards of glass.
“I’m going to help you from now on, so do as I say.”
Morian pressed down on my body from behind. My strength failed me, and I collapsed onto the bed.
“Ame drank so much she won't wake up, right?”
I wanted to call for my mom. Mom’s friend was climbing on top of me. I would have preferred the orientation to be reversed, but regardless.
Anyway, it was better than when Hindel tore my blood vessels apart with mana, but it still hurt like hell.
“Cold energy is dangerous, but within it lies sturdiness. And stillness. The cold of the Ice Essence will stabilize the blood vessels and the Mana Lord that Hindel forcibly expanded.”
The clammy hands I felt against my back began to press firmly on various spots.
“In fact, this is a great opportunity. Hindel’s hot mana and the Ice Essence are polar opposites, but because of that, the wounds will heal more easily and the cold will be neutralized.”
The surging pain began to subside. I could feel heavy breasts pressing firmly against my back.
“I’m not trying to do anything strange. It’s just easier to control if as much of our bodies are touching as possible.”
As if being restrained, I was pinned down by a female body much larger than mine, with skin touching skin everywhere. The clammy flesh began to feel cool and pleasant, and her long arms pressed against the bedsheets as she hugged my body tight.
“Breathe slowly. You’re so overwhelmed by the heat and cold neutralizing in your body that you aren't even breathing.”
As if teaching me a breathing technique, Morian repeatedly inhaled and exhaled slowly. I followed her lead and breathed the same way. My body seemed to stabilize. No, I felt a bit dazed. Or should I say, lightheaded?
“You have good potential. Your innate Fire Qi is nothing to scoff at either. Fufu, it seems this worked out well for me.”
Morian was saying something, but I couldn't hear it clearly. The slightly firm female body pressing down on me, and the sensation of something being gripped and shaken deep inside, made my body tremble uncontrollably.
No, it was a violent shudder, like a compressed spring being released, but I couldn't escape because Morian was pinning me down.
After some time had passed, sensation began to return to my body. I could feel everything: the large breasts pressing against my back, the long, slender fingers intertwined over the back of my hand, and the perverted Snow Woman Sister who was sniffing the top of my head.
“Is… is it over…?”
“Yes, you endured well. You did really well. You absorbed it better than our children do when they take it as adults. The effect was amazing. Good job.”
Morian roughly ruffled my sweat-soaked hair and slowly sat up. The pain had been brief, and the rest was just my body acting out of control, so compared to Hindel, she was practically an angel.
“Th-thank you….”
“Fufut, yes, yes. You should be thankful. Do you have any idea how precious that was?”
Seeing Morian smiling with such satisfaction, I slowly rolled over. I had almost no strength left in my body. I wanted to give her a hug as a thank you, but I didn't even have the strength for that.
“I like Morian Big Sister the best.”
“You cute little thing.”
Morian began to poke my cheek. At times like this, I had to show a bit of service spirit. With my strengthless hand, I grabbed Morian’s wrist.
“Nom.”
I bit her finger.
“H-huh?! Yo-Yong-hwan?!”
Since she didn't pull her hand away, I figured I could provide a little service. I gently licked her finger. I could see Morian’s face turning red. Licking, then sucking. I gently slid my tongue between her short fingernails.
Then, slowly pulling her wrist, I took her long finger deeper, and deeper inside.
“Ngh…! Ngh…! Kh…!”
She looked adorable, covering her face with one hand and not knowing what to do.
I slowly pulled Morian’s finger out of my mouth.
“....”
Morian stared at me with a dazed expression, motionless.
“You smelled so good, I was curious what you tasted like. Goodnight, Big Sister.”
As a service from an incredibly cute, angelic boy, it should be enough to pay for the Ice Essence. I didn't have the strength to do anything more, and I couldn't keep my eyes from slowly closing.
Through my darkening vision, the sight of Morian looking at her own glistening, wet finger with trembling eyes was quite cute.