Chapter 129: Unicorn, Bicorn, and Wolf (2)
Chapter 129: Unicorn, Bicorn, and Wolf (2)
A meadow stretched out before my eyes the moment I entered the Gate. And there, in the center, stood a man stroking the mane of a white horse with a horn on its head.
'It's the Beast Tamer.'
I recognized him instantly. It was almost instinctive. His rugged, barbarian-like appearance fit the name "Beast Tamer" perfectly.
Beneath clothes that looked like little more than rags, I could see sweat-drenched muscles covered in old scars and fresh wounds. I had to desperately ignore my lower abdomen, which reacted automatically to the sheer, explosive pressure radiating from him.
'Womb, don't act up...!'
It wasn't just his looks. The horned white horse standing beside him—a Unicorn—was proof of his identity.
A Unicorn, a creature known for being kind only to virgins and mercilessly trampling men or non-virgins, was acting submissive toward such a manly man. It was completely different from the information about Unicorns I’d received from the reconnaissance team.
'It’s already been tamed.'
The Unicorn had an expression that left no doubt it had been broken by the Beast Tamer. It was a bit unsettling, but I decided to look on the bright side.
The fact that he was only stroking the Unicorn meant he hadn't secured the Bicorn yet. If he had tamed both and buffed them to go on a rampage like he had in other Gates, things would have been quite troublesome.
"……Ah, the famous Magical Girl."
The moment the Beast Tamer greeted me with such composure, I was certain. The upper hand was mine.
It wasn't me who had been caught off guard; it was him. He had to be flustered. After all, the girl who was supposed to arrive a day and a half later was standing right in front of him.
"Looks like you've been through a lot. That's what happens when you try to steal someone else's prize."
"Steal? I'm not sure what you mean."
"This Gate is under my jurisdiction. If you came here to neutralize these Boss Monsters and do something helpful for society, I might be willing to overlook this... but that's not your intention, is it?"
"Khahahaha!"
The Beast Tamer let out a boisterous, barbaric laugh. As a Villain, there was no way he was working to clear the Gate. In fact, I already had a rough idea of what his goal was.
"Well, in the end, your goal is me—"
"This worked out perfectly. A useful tool for taming the Bicorn just rolled right into my lap."
"……Eh?"
What did he just say?
A tool? He called me a tool? And one useful for taming a Bicorn? I couldn't quite grasp what he was talking about.
Based on the name "Beast Tamer" and his past actions, I could roughly deduce his Superpower. He could tame monsters within a Gate and give them absolute commands, or he could buff already powerful monsters to make them go wild.
That was the extent of the Beast Tamer's abilities as I understood them. Despite that hulking physique, his actual combat power shouldn't be a match for mine.
'And yet he's treating me like a tool?'
I had no idea where this confidence was coming from.
"I don't know who's calling who a tool. You know what they say about a long tail getting stepped on. You've been tailing me for a while now, so in exchange, I'm going to capture you and make you spill everything about your friends."
"Hey, I think you've got the wrong idea. I've never followed you."
"What does that—"
The Beast Tamer spoke as he smoothly mounted the Unicorn.
"Magical Girl, you probably think I've been following you and buffing monsters because my traces were left in every Gate you've visited recently."
"……I don't just think it, it's the truth."
"I'm sorry, but that's a misconception. I didn't just visit the Gates you were headed to; I visited every Gate where a monster worth my interest appeared."
"What?"
"You might not have known, but I've been to Gates that other Heroes cleared while you weren't around. It seems our paths crossed often because you tend to handle the heavy-duty monster subjugations."
It was hard to believe. However, I hid my shock and forced myself to speak.
"What are you talking about? No, what do you even gain from doing something like that?"
I had a vague image of him based on his name. If he was someone who tamed monsters to build and lead a Monster Legion, he would become more dangerous as his forces grew.
But the Beast Tamer's actual track record was more like... 'buff and run.' He would enter a Gate, buff the Boss Monster's power, and then vanish.
There was only one possible benefit to such actions: killing Heroes using the monsters he buffed without having to step forward himself. Since he was a high-ranking member of the Villain Association, I assumed that was his objective.
"No, that can't be. Why would I bother? Like you said, if I tamed them, brought them into my fold, and raised them at our base, I could literally create the ultimate Monster Legion."
"So you're saying you didn't do it because you couldn't."
"My, my. Talking to the brain of the Hero Association has exposed my weakness."
The Beast Tamer spoke as if his secret had been revealed, but he didn't seem flustered at all. In fact, he seemed strangely more relaxed from the moment he mentioned using me as a tool for the Bicorn.
"A general who leads more soldiers than he can handle will eventually be devoured by them. The relationship between a beast and a tamer isn't much different. I know my limits, and I only take the ones I truly need."
The Beast Tamer tapped the Unicorn's horn and tilted his head back.
"And this guy and the Bicorn are ones I definitely want to take."
"I don't understand. Then why have you been buffing other monsters you weren't going to take? Just to cause chaos? But you said you weren't planning on using them to kill Heroes."
"Aha. Now that I think about it, you guys don't know about 'that' yet. Sorry, the information gap between us is so wide that my meaning isn't getting across."
Watching the Beast Tamer stroke his beard and boast about knowing something I didn't made my blood start to boil.
Should I just let him keep talking? The attraction I felt toward his muscles was already cooling down out of sheer annoyance. Should I just beat him up while he's off guard?
No matter how grand his plan was, I always found it easier to talk with my fists.
"How should I put it? Think of it as 'XP farming.'"
"What... a high-ranking Villain is still unskilled at using his powers?"
"No, I'm not talking about getting used to the power. As you use it, you realize 'new ways' to handle it. It's quite humorous that the Heroes, who have monopolized the authority of Superpowers for so long, don't know this."
Grit.
I couldn't stand that irritating tone anymore. I clenched my fists and gritted my teeth.
"You know that 'I know something you don't' tone is really fucking annoying, right?"
"Hmm."
"Instead of listening to this vague bullshit, I'll just beat you half to death and drag you to prison to hear the full story. It'll be better for both of us."
"How pathetic. Even though I'm a Villain, I'm trying to settle this through conversation despite my appearance... yet a Hero girl like you is the first to throw a punch."
Before the Beast Tamer could even finish his sentence, my fist was inches from the tip of his nose. But that fist didn't follow through to shatter his nose and spray blood.
[Bark! Bark bark! Bark bark bark!]
"Rang-i... why are you...?"
It wasn't the Unicorn, nor the Beast Tamer, nor anyone else—it was Rang-i biting my heel. As if telling me not to hurt the Beast Tamer.
He didn't bite to kill, so my foot wasn't injured, but the mental shock was immense. Because I thought I knew why Rang-i was doing this.
"Don't tell me, you……."
"Did you think I couldn't tame a magical beast that was already tamed by you?"
Rang-i, who had been by my side, slowly walked over to the Beast Tamer. In that moment, I felt a shock similar to a mother whose tender son, who only ever knew his mom, suddenly brought home a girlfriend and declared he was getting married and moving out.
"Just because there's a goalie doesn't mean you can't score."
"You... you... give Rang-i back...!!"
I reached out toward Rang-i, my hands trembling. I wanted to strike them all down, but I was slow to act because I couldn't gauge the Beast Tamer's true strength.
What if he ordered the Unicorn to trample Rang-i with its hooves? Or what if he could use his taming ability to make Rang-i kill himself? Was that even possible?
"Of course. I'll give him back. I know I sounded like some thug stealing another man's woman, but the bond between a master and an animal is deeper than you'd think... I can't fully tame him as my own."
It was true. I could still see the love for me in Rang-i's eyes. Even when he nipped my heel earlier, he did it gently so I wouldn't get hurt.
"If you give me just one bit of help, I'll return this little dog immediately."
"Don't call him a 'little dog'...!"
"Is he the cub of a Noe-rang? I didn't bother taking the Noe-rang because it was below my standards. Seeing how much you cherish him, you must have grown quite attached. As a fellow animal lover, I empathize. You'd do anything for your pet, wouldn't you?"
"……."
Suddenly, I remembered Rang-i climbing onto my bed and licking my pussy whenever he was bored. Does "doing anything for your pet" include things like that?
Whatever, getting Rang-i back was the priority. Beating up the Beast Tamer could wait. I narrowed my eyes and glared at him.
"So, what do I have to help you with?"
"I told you. Help me tame the Bicorn."
"How am I supposed to help with that...?!"
"Taming the Unicorn alone was incredibly difficult. Even with my ability, it didn't give me an opening easily, so it took quite a while. I even sustained some injuries."
The Beast Tamer shrugged, showing off the scars and marks left by hooves.
"So, I want to tame the Bicorn more easily. For my taming ability to work well, the target monster needs to have its guard down. Do you happen to know when a herbivore is most vulnerable?"
"……I don't know."
"When it's mating."
The moment I heard the word "mating," my face flushed bright red.
Normally, "mating" is a common word used for animals having sex, but to me, mating was more familiar as the meaning of intense, breathless sex where a dick is buried deep inside.
"Even if it's a monster, the Bicorn's base form is a horse. A herbivore. They're bound to be vulnerable during mating. And considering the Bicorn's nature, it should be kind to non-virgins."
"No... way……."
"My idea is this: if I provide a non-virgin as a mating sacrifice to the Bicorn, I can easily tame it while its eyes are rolled back in pleasure."
In other words, instead of struggling to tame it, he wanted to offer my pussy to the Bicorn so he could tame it with a single "click." His desire for an easy win was plain to see.
"Are you... telling me to get fucked by a horse dick right now?"
"You catch on quick. But don't worry too much. A horse's average mating time is very short. If you endure for just a moment, the taming will be over, and you, Floss, will get your dog back."
"D-don't be ridiculous... how can a person d-do it with a h-horse...?!"
"That's why a Magical Girl is so useful. You're sturdy, so you won't die from being fucked by a horse cock, right?"
"U-ugh... then, in that case... I m-might not be a n-non-virgin! I'm actually a virgin, so I don't think the Bicorn will like me...?!"
The Beast Tamer sneered, stepped closer, and shoved his hand between my legs, grabbing me firmly.
"H-hyuk...?! D-don't do thiiis...♡"
"A girl who starts acting like a slut the moment her pussy is touched is a virgin?"
"N-ngh... n-no rubbing the clit...♡"
"Sorry, but I heard all about it from the Hypnotist. That you're not a virgin."
Squelch! Splat!
"Ehehe...♡"
Whether I was unconsciously excited by the situation itself, a fountain of squirting erupted from just the Beast Tamer's brief caress. Perhaps my female body had already been tamed by the Beast Tamer in that short time.
"No need to worry too much. Even for a Magical Girl, a horse cock will be hard to take, so I'll loosen you up sufficiently beforehand."
"H-huh...?"
"When mating horses, a 'teaser horse' is often used. It's the one that loosens up the mare's pussy before the stallion mates with her, so the stallion's cock can slide in easily."
The Unicorn meandered over from behind the Beast Tamer, flicking its broad tongue. I felt an instinctive fear of being violated by another species and an excitement at the thought of entering unknown territory at the same time.
[Hehehehe-neigh...?!]
However, as the Unicorn approached me, it furrowed its brow, leaned its snout in, and sniffed me a few times. Then, with a loud snort, it simply circled around me once and returned to where it had come from.
Unable to accept the situation, the Beast Tamer's eyes widened as he muttered in disbelief.
"What? Why is it refusing my command...? Does it find the role of a teaser horse unpleasant?"
[Snort! Neigh!]
I stayed quiet because I felt like I knew why the Unicorn was retreating. But the Beast Tamer eventually deduced the reason and spoke it aloud.
"What...? You're saying this woman reeks so much of cum that you can't bring yourself to lick her...?"
"W-what are you talking about?!"
"Even if it's a command from the master, if you touch your tongue to the pussy of such a total slut, you'll cease to be a Unicorn...? Well, if that's the case, I suppose it can't be helped..."
"It didn't say that! Stop pretending you can understand what a horse is saying!!"
Whether I shouted or not, the Beast Tamer was lost in serious thought.
"Should I go straight to mating without a teaser horse? I'm a bit uneasy about that……."
At that moment, a single wolf entered both the Beast Tamer's and my field of vision.
The Beast Tamer's eyes, which had been scanning the surroundings with concern, and my eyes, which were darting around in shame, both landed on Rang-i.
"……A teaser dog wouldn't be bad either."
The Beast Tamer murmured softly.