Chapter 19: In the Gate (3)
Chapter 19: In the Gate (3)
An awkward atmosphere hung between the two women in the forest. One of them was me, of course, and the other was Dark Swan.
To get straight to the point, I had successfully managed to get the slime off me.
Under her sharp slap, the weak slime was knocked out instantly. Even though it was a monster, its body didn't die immediately from a single blow from a civilian like Dark Swan, but the impact was enough to leave it dazed for a moment.
Not missing that opening, I gave it a light kick—Pop!—and the slime burst, meeting its end. I’d managed to save face, barely. It was a strike that seemed to scream, "I didn't feel that because I'm a masochist bitch; it was just the aphrodisiac!"
‘...She didn't catch on, did she?’
I didn't want a secret that should be revealed grandly at the most thrilling moment to be exposed so casually. So, I made a minimal effort to hide it, though I couldn't tell if it was effective.
‘It must have worked. She fell for my words hook, line, and sinker.’
In reality, I had just been climaxing from the slime’s sticky, jelly-like caresses, but fortunately, thanks to my desperate acting, Dark Swan believed my lewd reactions were entirely due to the aphrodisiac. Since she had been wearing gloves when she hit me, she never realized that the slime hadn't actually sprayed any aphrodisiac at all.
‘If only it hadn't been for that last part!’
The problem, however, lay with those very gloves. Specifically, Dark Swan’s gloved hand striking my breast.
Even if they were intoxicated by a slime’s aphrodisiac, normal women wouldn't feel pleasure from a breast spanking. In fact, they wouldn't even use the term "breast spanking." They’d just say they were hit.
To them, it’s just pain. A pain that anyone would normally want to avoid. Just a few months ago, as a physical-type Magical Girl with a sturdy body, I was no exception.
But not anymore. I had become a masochist who enjoyed pain. Of course, it had to be the kind of pain that was arousing, but ironically, that breast spanking earlier was a real turn-on. At a moment when a normal woman would have cried out in agony, I let out a moan of pleasure.
...And Dark Swan had heard it loud and clear. That was my biggest concern.
"Um, Dark Swan. About what happened earlier..."
"Are you alright?"
"Huh?"
Just as I was about to add a clumsy excuse out of anxiety, Dark Swan cut me off with a worried tone.
"I'm so sorry. I should have asked if you were okay sooner, but I was afraid you might be too embarrassed to even talk about it, so I hesitated to speak first."
"N-no! It’s not like that..."
For context, Dark Swan and I were currently resting in the shade of a tree after shaking off the slime. Because I was worried I might have accidentally revealed my true self, I had kept quite a distance between us.
But as soon as I opened my mouth, Dark Swan hopped up and rushed over to me.
"Has the aphrodisiac worn off a bit? Is your breast... I mean, the part the slime squeezed, is it okay?"
"Earlier you said it was fine to show our breasts since we're both girls, so why are you filtering yourself now?"
"That’s because I was worried you might be hurt, Senior. You can't be in a very good state right now."
Technically, that wasn't true. My sensitivity had been steadily rising while being fondled by the slime, and I’d climaxed right on time thanks to Dark Swan’s slap, so I actually felt great. Thinking back, I was just glad I hadn't let out a massive fountain of squirt when I came.
‘Still, she really believes the aphrodisiac story.’
But I knew why Dark Swan was saying those things. She thought the lingering effects of the aphrodisiac the slime had pumped into me were still there. Not much time had passed, after all.
Of course, Dark Swan was completely off base. That slime hadn't emitted any aphrodisiac in the first place.
To a woman with a normal sexual orientation like Dark Swan, it must have looked like I was intoxicated by an aphrodisiac. Otherwise, there was no way a Hero would be taken down by a lowly monster like that and let out such beastly moans.
‘It’s just that I’m naturally sensitive.’
It was a lie I’d made up to hide the truth, but seeing Dark Swan believe it so wholeheartedly made me feel a bit guilty. However, I had no intention of stopping the planned defeat play and coming clean.
...Because this guilt and sense of depravity would only serve as fuel for even greater arousal.
"I'm sorry."
"What? What are you sorry for, Senior?"
"I told you so confidently that I’d protect you, but then I showed you such a pathetic side of myself."
"T-that... that was unavoidable because of the aphrodisiac. And I think you're mistaken—you kept your word perfectly! Look, I don't have a single scratch on me!"
Things were moving in the direction I wanted. Hiding my satisfied inner thoughts, I shook my head bitterly.
"You don't need to comfort me like that. You saw it too. An A-Rank Hero almost defeated by a mere slime. Compared to other A-Rank Heroes, my career is short, and I have many flaws... The truth is, I'm not the perfect person you think I am."
"That’s..."
I knew this wouldn't be enough to completely shatter the respect Dark Swan held for me. But it was more than enough as an appetizer before the main course.
Even now, Dark Swan’s eyes were wavering. A sign that her admiration for me was shaking.
What if I went further and showed her myself masturbating because of the slime’s "fondling"? What if she caught me wailing lewdly, having become a breeding sow meant only for slimes?
Ah, I was already looking forward to the day Dark Swan would look at my filthy self with eyes full of contempt instead of respect.
"...No, you're wrong!"
"Huh?"
"I was actually impressed!"
What is this woman talking about? Impressed by seeing me get off on slime caresses?
"Anyone else wouldn't have been able to resist that much! Even while lost in an aphrodisiac, you didn't lose your mind; instead, you worried that I might get hurt if you helped too hastily... You were the perfect Hero I always imagined!"
"H-how does it even lead to that...?"
"I just know! If it were any other woman but you, Senior, they wouldn't even be able to stand! I’m sure even I would have collapsed and pissed myself! Aphrodisiacs are powerful enough to do that!"
The way she spoke as if she knew a lot about aphrodisiacs bothered me, but something else was more annoying right now. Dark Swan still thought of me as a perfect Hero.
It was the moment my lie about being hit by an aphrodisiac came back to haunt me. Instead of seeing "Masochist Whore Floss, who turned pathetic after being hit by an aphrodisiac," she saw "The Greatest Hero, who endured the aphrodisiac while worrying about her junior first."
‘She’s got it bad. Her rose-tinted glasses are thick as lead.’
It seemed a shock remedy was needed. Though I wasn't a doctor, as a senior, I felt a deep responsibility to cure my junior’s eye condition, and I made up my mind immediately.
I wouldn't delay any longer; I would show Dark Swan my masturbation tonight.
‘...It’s definitely not because I want to masturbate.’
Yeah, anyway, if I say it’s not, it’s not.
*
"Phew, that was a good meal."
"Senior, how are you even good at cooking...? I just order delivery every day..."
"It was just grilled meat, nothing special."
After finishing dinner and preparing for bed, Dark Swan and I shared a brief conversation.
"By the way, I was wondering why you said we didn't need to bring food even though we're camping for a week, but I see how it is now."
"You doubted me?"
"No! How could I!"
I chuckled and said, "It’s a forest untouched by people, right? That means it’s perfectly possible to source food locally. It’s not like slimes are the only things in this vast forest."
"That’s true, but... you handled it so naturally, it was amazing. You caught fish so easily, and you’re good at starting fires."
Well, Dark Swan was still a rookie, so she probably didn't have much experience staying inside a Gate for this long. But for someone like me, it was common to live inside a Gate for a week, constantly looking for an opening to take down a boss. There were even times I had to survive alone in the wilderness just to catch a single villain.
"Enough of that, get ready for bed. I'll take the night watch tonight."
"Eh? No! You must be tired from today, I'll do it!"
"You said you weren't used to camping in a Gate. It’s fine, tonight I'll..."
"I can do it! You get some deep rest tonight, Senior, and do it tomorrow instead!"
My ultimate goal was to show her I was a masochist bitch unworthy of respect, but the primary goal was to let her know I wasn't a perfect Hero.
So, even though I was perfectly fine, I intentionally acted weak and nodded as if I had no choice.
"If you insist... then, I'll gratefully accept. I actually am a bit exhausted."
"Right. The effects of the aphrodisiac might still be there, so please sleep well and wake up healthy."
"Ahaha, what aphrodisiac effects could still be... Hngh?!"
I let out a sudden moan as I was wriggling into my sleeping bag. Dark Swan’s eyes went wide, and I apologized with an embarrassed smile.
"S-sorry. I guess I really am tired. I'm going to sleep now."
"Ah... um, yes. Please sleep well. I'll wake you up in the morning."
"Yeah, thanks."
Dark Swan began her preparations for the night watch in earnest, and I closed my eyes, tucked away in my sleeping bag. But of course, I had no intention of actually getting a good night's sleep.
How many hours had passed? Having only taken a light nap, I opened my eyes again when the sky had turned completely pitch black. It was the middle of the night.
"Mmm... snore... Gah?!"
Dark Swan had been dozing off in her chair while I slept. She woke up with a start at the sound of me rustling out of my sleeping bag.
"S-Senior?! No! This, I wasn't sleeping, I was..."
"It’s your first time on night watch. It’s okay. In fact, shouting like that is more dangerous."
"Ugh, I'm sorry."
Naturally, I hadn't woken up suddenly to scold Dark Swan for not doing her watch properly. Didn't I have the plan I’d prepared since this morning? I intended to execute it now.
"Oh, but why are you up? Is the bed uncomfortable?"
"It’s not that. I just really need to use the bathroom."
"Oh, ohh! I see. Then I'll come with you..."
I cut off Dark Swan as she hurriedly tried to stand up to follow me.
"No. I'm not a child; I can go to the bathroom by myself. And by bathroom, I just mean the bushes nearby."
"B-but..."
"I'll go alone, so you wait here."
"But you're not feeling well today..."
"The aphrodisiac? I'm fine now. You really don't have to come. To be honest, um..."
I let my face turn bright red, visible even in the darkness.
"If someone else hears the sound of me peeing, I think I'd be too embarrassed..."
"Hic."
Dark Swan’s face, standing right in front of me, was also turning red in real-time. I didn't know what specific point turned her on, but that wasn't what mattered right now.
‘She’s definitely going to follow me.’
This wasn't just a hunch; it was practically a future vision. A senior who had been attacked by a slime earlier that day—the senior she respected most—leaving her bed alone in the middle of the night? Would she just let her go?
Maybe someone else would, but not Dark Swan, who was fanatically obsessed with me. Her butt was already off the chair. Even though I told her not to follow, she had no intention of obeying.
Step, step...
I intentionally staggered slightly as I walked toward the thicket to heighten her anxiety.
‘Perfect.’
I just needed to go a little further, pull down my skirt and panties, pretend to pee, and then pivot into masturbation.
Magical Girl Floss, still unable to escape the influence of the aphrodisiac forcibly administered during the slime attack. Unable to rest properly because of the aftermath, she tosses and turns before choosing the final method to cool her heated body—satisfying her lust. That was the script for this play.
And Dark Swan, who was following behind me, trying to erase her presence by minimizing her footsteps, was the sole audience for this performance.
The reaction she had to show was already decided.
I, who had seemed like a "True Hero" who cared for her weaker junior even after being hit by an aphrodisiac, would be revealed as nothing more than a bitch who casts aside her facade to poke her own lewd pussy once she’s alone. She just had to be disappointed.
‘Even if she realizes the Hero she respected is just a pervert who succumbed to a mere slime’s aphrodisiac and is pathetically soothing her lust with her own hands... will she still be able to respect me?’
This was completely different from the slime attack. That was forced, but this was of my own volition. There was no room for denial, no way to say it was unavoidable like this afternoon.
‘Well then, shall we begin? ♡’
Squelch—♡
Yes, as soon as I pull down my skirt and panties and crouch down, a lewd sound like this...
‘Wait?’
I haven't even put my fingers in my pussy yet.
...Then where did that wet sound just come from?
