036. Explorer's Journal #2
I was lucky. I had no idea how to build a relationship with monsters, but a horse-like monster I ran into by chance courted me first. It said it fell for me at first sight? Feeling love for someone of a different species—what a peculiar monster.
Oh. We haven't done it yet. Since it's my first time, I need to mentally prepare myself.
I ended up doing it. I couldn't hold back and pounced first. Ahh. My heart's still racing. Even as I write this, my labia are twitching. It was more ecstatic than I'd imagined—true bliss as a woman.
Today, I spent the whole day with my husband. But I pretended it was a chore. I acted like I was just offering my body to satisfy his lust. Every time his massive cock thrust into me, splitting me open, I clenched my teeth to stifle my moans. Of course, the sex itself was amazing. I share similar tastes with him, so I was over the moon. Still, I had to hide the truth. If I revealed my preferences, it'd be hard to maintain the upper hand in our relationship. To sleep with more monsters, I need to wrap him around my finger.
Today, I'll record in detail the passionate day I spent with my husband.
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I speed-read, flipping pages rapidly. I only lingered on ones that seemed to have important info.
Met another explorer. A guy who chose the Domination Trait. Asked him the condition for subjugating monsters, and he said eye contact does it. Ridiculous. While I'm busting my ass with marathon sex to tame them, this guy's just staring them down? Way too easy. Felt a twinge of defeat, but seeing his monsters swept it away. High chance he'll die soon. Unlike my tamed ones, his abused monsters looked precarious. What to call it—weak Domination Trait? They didn't attack him, but they disobeyed orders often and showed subtle rebellion. No idea why. Can't be the easy condition... maybe low charisma for a Domination Trait holder. Anyway, they looked ready to snap anytime. Once the domination breaks, they'll rip him limb from limb—their eyes burned with hatred. Won't see that guy again.
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Met another explorer. Also Domination Trait. Female this time. No other info. Saw her stabbing her monsters with a knife for fun—any thought of getting friendly vanished. Short chat and parted. She won't die soon, though. Seemed charismatic. My guess: unless born with it, Domination Trait is a dud. Like that last guy.
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Tamed Hekhekshaaak. Spider body, dog face. No offensive abilities. Instead, spits threads that seal opponents' power. Cheat-level skill. Mild personality and no killing power led to hyper-developed sealing. Seems invincible, but has counters. Threads don't work well on magic-like powers—they work, but only partially.
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Can talk to all creatures in the labyrinth if they use structured language. Thought it was an explorer ability, but no. Even drifters can chat with monsters. Seems like translation grace applies to everyone here.
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Found a Vending Machine. Helper Trait exclusive. Couldn't buy tickets—only ridiculously expensive ones. Hope to find cheap ones later.
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Met a crocodile. Neutral, so couldn't tame. Bought useful items instead.
New fact: Monsters I've met were all weakened. Due to explorer's ability. They regain full power away from explorers. Plus, regardless of explorers, many labyrinth monsters have reduced intelligence and size. Outside, they revert—some planetary-sized. Intelligence doesn't rise much outside, though long stays boost it fast. Note: "Outside" means other worlds.
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Met an explorer. Loner Trait woman. Insanely strong—tore monsters like paper solo. Trait probably powers up by eating monsters. How'd she eat the first? Curious but didn't ask. Too scary—ripped them barehanded. Heard her mutter, "I'll become the strongest god across all dimensions." Not crazy, but maybe labyrinth ruler becomes a god? Seemed knowledgeable, but scary, so I bailed.
Met the Loner again. Witnessed her devouring—thought flesh, but feces. Probably condition difference.
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Bought Dispatch Ticket from Vending Machine. Tried dispatching out of curiosity. Regret it now—my third husband nearly died. Landed in gods' world? Killed some attacking gods, stronger ones swarmed, fled till return. They can't chase here—labyrinth higher dimension. No more dispatching.
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Met Loner. No longer human—berserk, lost explorer status. After she vanished deep, found her note.
Greed backfired. Ate too much monster shit too fast, even high-tier unfit for me. Mind collapsing. Won't last 10 minutes—become mindless beast. Regret. Should've grown slowly. To whoever finds this: If Loner Trait, no greed. Slow, spaced feedings. High-tier only when strong. Please, grant me eternal rest someday.
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My daughters hate me. 'Cause I fucked all the sons? Or no orgy invites? Can't help it—sex with women ain't my thing. Sorry though. I'll forgive their betrayals. Husbands always by my side—they can't kill me.
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Jellyfish-like monsters: Jellyfish. Leader unknown—call her Jellyfish Princess? Treated like royalty. Witnessed fun scene: Her leading war against other Jellyfish. Who wins? Hiding nearby, check when quiet. Doodle her meanwhile.
Objectively, pretty good drawing. Maybe artistic talent? Oh, this Jellyfish Princess lost.
Many human-like monsters. Met one like evolved Medical Mushroom.
Roughly like this. Revives dead. Cheat ability. Thought of taming, but woman—nope. Never tried same-sex, unsure if taming works. Couldn't anyway. Gave shoes barefoot to build rapport—she snatched 'em and bolted at light speed. Fastest in labyrinth? Looking closer, my drawing sucks. Not fun anyway—won't draw again.
Labyrinth full of strong monsters. Bigger issue: no clue how to become ruler. Can I?
Time flies. Last page already. Thought it'd last days, but filled a whole notebook, sporadic or not. Proud of myself. No new one—too lazy. Enough written. Time for piled-up tasks. And orgies with husbands.
With the final page, the explorer's record ended.