Chapter 68
Chapter 68
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 68
Chapter Title: Sun and Moon
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Sniff sniff. Luna, who had been sniffing my scent, wrinkled her nose.
"It's not just the nymph smell. What is this scent...?"
She had given up on struggling and was now sniffing around my shoulders and chest.
"It smells familiar, like somewhere I've smelled it before. There was this scent at the guild..."
For some reason, my legs felt weak, like I'd been caught doing something bad, so I let go of Luna and pretended nothing was wrong.
"What smell? It's probably just your imagination."
"Was it my imagination?"
"Yeah, you've been working late without sleeping, so you're probably out of it."
"I work better at night anyway. Must be because I ate a lot of owl meat!"
"What does owl meat have to do with working better at night?"
"Don't you know, Hassan? Eating rabbit meat makes your legs faster, and bear meat makes your arms stronger."
Was she spouting something out of the totemism era? But in this bizarre world, those kinds of superstitions were taken as common sense, so arguing against them would just make me look like a fool.
"Anyway, look at this. Ta-da."
Luna showed me the totems she had carved. Unlike the shoddy Moai statues from last time, these were pretty well-made.
But the shape was exactly like the stone dol hareubang statues I had made before. Did she like that design? Well, it was distinctive.
Luna picked up her dagger again and started shaving the wood with a scratching sound as she spoke.
"Today, even without sleeping, my body felt strangely comfortable moving around. Isn't it weird? Maybe because my name is Luna? When night came, my senses got sharper, and I could hear small sounds better."
"I see."
Luna, who became more sensitive at night. Listening to her story, it wasn't like I had no guesses.
She seemed like the daughter of the goddess of the night. Maybe she inherited that blood and became nocturnal. One thing was certain: it definitely wasn't because of the owl meat.
Still, just in case, I gently grabbed Luna's wrist. With a ding sound, text appeared.
『Name: Luna Noxdoty Lv. 8 → 11
Strength: 2 → 3
Agility: 5 → 6
Vitality: 1 → 2
Traits: Flailing》 Gluttony Lover》 Nocturnal》
Status: Nox's Curse》 Erebos's Curse』
What the...? Something... a lot had changed. How could her level go up by 3 in that short time?
Every stat had increased by 1 overall. I was really shocked. If this were a game, she'd be reportable as a cheater. She had completely surpassed my level!
"W-Why, Hassan? I'm holding a dagger, it's dangerous..."
Luna blushed, embarrassed that I was holding her wrist, and didn't know what to do.
"Luna, what did you eat while I was gone? Or what did you do?"
"Huh? I just carved totems. Moai ones. I made a lot since my karma built up a bit. Is there a problem?"
Hadn't she noticed the changes in her body?
A 3-level increase in that brief moment was extraordinary enough for even me, unfamiliar with this world, to recognize.
"Come to think of it, Hassan, you asked for a Moai. Here... it should be here somewhere."
Luna slipped her wrist out of my hand and rummaged in the corner. Soon, she held out a wooden statue similar to the one she gave me last time.
Of course, it was crudely made, but you could vaguely make out a human shape.
"It's better than last time, right? I even carved your face exactly."
Luna said proudly, but honestly, to me, it just looked like a weird wooden doll. Did she see me as this crude-looking in her eyes? That would be a shock.
It was then, as I took it.
『Low-Grade Wooden Doll Infused with a Small Night's Affection』
『Consume 100 Karma Value to strengthen one stat by 1.』
『40% chance to acquire an additional stat.』
『1. Strength + 』
『2. Agility + 』
『3. Vitality + 』
My eyes nearly popped out at the new text.
I had already experienced using karma to strengthen stats, so that was expected.
But a 40% chance for an additional stat? Where did that come from? Maybe because of my newly glowing hand? No, that didn't seem right.
With my frozen brain, that was the limit of my guesses.
The most plausible one that came to mind was that Luna had grown, improving the quality of totems she made.
Indeed, this time 『Low-Grade Wooden Doll Infused with a Small Night's Affection』 appeared together.
Ha, screw it. 40 percent—high if high, low if low.
I'd be fucking pissed if it failed. I'd never had luck with reinforcements in games or anything.
Luna was my goddess of luck now, so maybe leave the choice to her?
"Luna, pick one: 1, 2, or 3."
"I'll take 4 then."
"No, one of the three."
"Hmm... I don't get what you're suddenly talking about. You have a lot of quirky sides, Hassan. Is it because you lived in Samaria?"
Being called quirky by Luna was pretty shocking even for me. It must feel like a crow calling me black.
"Fine, 3. No, no, 2. No, wait, just 1."
Anyway, Luna chose 1. 1 was Strength? The one I wanted most. Maybe trust Luna and go for it as I slowly moved my hand.
Phew, fuck, this is so nerve-wracking. If it works, 2 levels up. If it works, 2 levels up!
I pressed the floating 『1. Strength + 』 button with my finger.
Ding-. Ding-.
With a clear sound, two numbers rose at once. I beat the 40% odds and got the gacha!
"Holy shit! Fuck yeah!"
I was so happy I grabbed Luna's waist again and shook her around.
The puppy we raised at home used to flail like this when hugged tight to escape, and Luna was doing the same.
"W-Why are you doing this? I have a knife! It's dangerous!"
I buried my face in Luna's soft, squishy belly and sniffed.
Sniff sniff.
The sweet flesh scent mixed with a spicy mint smell was so good. Juuji was happy too, swelling in my pants to make its presence known.
"H-Hey, that tickles. S-Stop it."
I laid Luna on the deerskin carpet and kissed her exposed belly.
"I-It tickles, I said...!"
Luna kept pushing my head away.
But my mind was already clouded with joy and other emotions, so I didn't want to leave this tiny body.
I slowly stuck out my tongue and licked from her lower belly up to her navel.
"N-Ngh, H-Hassan, no...! You'll break the purity vow...!"
Luna whispered cautiously, as if afraid someone might hear. But today, after meeting Diana, I had resolved one curiosity.
According to Diana, as long as it wasn't direct intercourse, it didn't dirty the purity.
It was straight from the goddess of purity herself, so it was solid fact. Thinking that way, even that annoying encounter with Diana had its uses.
"H-Haah... Ah...!"
When I thrust my tongue into her round navel, Luna moaned as if she couldn't take it. Her body under me was heating up, making her reactions easy to read, which was great.
But she was trembling so much in fear that she looked pitiful.
Forcing myself on a girl who hated it didn't sit right with my 21st-century sensibilities. So I pulled my mouth from her belly and explained softly.
"I talked to Lady Diana. It's fine as long as it's not direct intercourse."
"L-Lady Diana? Intercourse? What do you... Eek!?"
My tongue, which had been licking her belly slowly, now moved lower toward her pelvis, hip joint, and between her legs.
That secretive, vital spot covered by thin fabric. As I brought my face close, something soft clamped tightly on both sides of my face.
Luna's thighs. How could such a soft trap exist? I wanted to stay like this forever.
"N-No...!"
Even after we'd been together once, Luna had incredibly strong chastity.
Honestly, I already thought of her as my girlfriend or something like that, so her refusal made me frustrated and anxious.
Then, I suddenly recalled a famous SNS post about women's hearts from my freshman days when I was obsessed with dating.
Men tend to see women they've slept with once as captured prey and take them lightly. But women only allow that one chance, and future ones are uncertain.
I had vowed to understand that if I ever got a girlfriend, but fuck, over 5 years without one, I'd forgotten.
"Really no?"
"Um, Lady Nox is watching too..."
Luna pointed with her hand spread out toward Nox's statue in the corner.
Blood rushed to my head for a moment, and I hadn't noticed, but now the statue seemed to be watching me.
I escaped the soft thighs and took off my overcoat to cover the statue, like hiding a CCTV.
"Now it's fine."
"Th-That..."
Luna hesitated a lot. I carefully asked her.
"Do you hate me?"
"It's not that... Honestly, I'm a bit scared... Y-You're too big and thick... It hurt too..."
Ah, maybe after her first time, Luna developed a fear of men.
I remembered hearing that some women fear men because of a painful first experience.
Of course, I thought it didn't concern me and brushed it off. Fuck, what else did that post say?
First, to ease fear of sexual contact, give various stimulations and experiences?
So, steeling myself, I untied my pants in front of Luna. With a rustle, my pants loosened, exposing my erect member to the cool air.
It was a bit embarrassing, but Luna's eyes widened round as she stared, not knowing what to do.
"...Why are you suddenly taking off your pants?"
"L-Look. This is what went inside you last time. Doesn't look that big now, right?"
She must not have seen it directly before, as she covered her face with her palm, peeking through her fingers with emerald eyes.
"I-It is big..."
My male pride swelled, but the fear in Luna's eyes upon seeing the real thing made me anxious too.
Fuck, did the plan fail? If I backed out now, I might never get another chance.
So, acting nonchalant, I said.
"Try holding it once. Like the massage yesterday."
"M-Massage..."
"Yeah, massage. It's nothing. Just a massage. No problem at all."
"Massage..."
At the word massage, various worries shook in Luna's eyes.
She glanced at me occasionally, as if afraid of hurting my feelings.
"Does Hassan want me to... do it?"
"Very much."
"..."
Luna didn't answer, just blushed bright red, like she'd pop if pricked with a needle.
I sat her up and brought my erect member to the face of Luna kneeling.
Her anxious, wavering gaze dropped to the floor. Her trembling hands slowly approached my member.
Rustle-.
Finally, her fingers wrapped fully around my shaft, and a sense of conquest and achievement cleared my mind.
"How does it feel to touch...?"
"H-Hot... Hard..."
She murmured softly, then sniff-sniffed it. Her sudden action made me oddly embarrassed. I remembered rolling in dirt with Hippolyte without washing.
"You don't need to sniff it."
I was getting embarrassed myself—maybe stop? I was about to hesitate.
"H-Hassan's scent..."
But Luna seemed to like the smell, pressing her nose and face to it, sniffing continuously. Her small breaths and nose breaths kept touching.
"Ngh... It smells..."
[Author's Note]
Is that really the same awkward Luna..? Yes... Luna is still awkward... But in the end, even that Luna surpassed Hassan's level...