Chapter 26
Chapter 26
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 26
Chapter Title: Roughly the Sexiest in Another World 26
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"Let's go a little deeper today."
Esty said as she entered the forest.
"Why?"
"If you have to face those thin wolves, I'm worried about you at your current level."
"Need to level up more?"
"That's part of it."
Esty coolly shot down the approaching orcs as she spoke.
"I'll teach you how to call me when you're in danger."
"A way to call you, Esty?"
"By asking the spirits."
So, I could summon her like that? Like making a phone call on a smartphone?
I focused on the wind spirit and tried calling Esty.
The flow of the air shifted subtly. I couldn't see it, but I could feel the change.
"I felt the breeze you sent, Decal."
"It's nice, like our own secret signal."
"For longer distances, you have to concentrate harder."
Being able to call each other without words was incredibly useful.
"Next, I'll teach you how to protect your body with the wind spirit."
"I'm ready to listen."
I listened intently to Esty like a diligent student.
"Imagine wrapping your body in wind. It can shield you even from attacks."
Let me give it a try.
I felt my MP draining away at an alarming rate.
"Keeping it up continuously is tough, huh?"
"At first, do it briefly. Start by maintaining it partially. With practice, it'll be as natural as breathing."
"As natural as breathing?"
"Yeah. Once you're used to it like me, the spirit will protect you in danger."
The spirit automatically guarding my body? That's awesome.
My motivation surged.
"Think I can get there today?"
"Spirit arts are tricky. You have to be patient and get used to it slowly."
"It took me ages just to bond with the wind spirit."
"Thanks to you, I'm learning fast."
I slipped my arm around Esty's waist and pulled her close naturally.
I kissed her cheek and neck, then pressed our foreheads together.
Esty giggled bashfully.
"Thanks."
"Don't get hurt. Call me right away if it's dangerous."
"Can I call you for reasons other than that?"
I brazenly reached out with both hands and groped Esty's soft ass.
"You can call anytime. I'll come running. Like your faithful servant."
Esty loved me without a doubt. She willingly gave her whole body to me.
If that love was fake, planted by hypnosis, would it disappoint me?
No, it wouldn't.
Even the "hypnotized Esty" was entirely real.
Esty's eyes sparkled vividly with the desire to be loved by me.
She was utterly adorable.
"Mm."
Esty stood on her tiptoes and kissed me first.
I parted my lips slightly and tangled my tongue with hers.
Noticing my erection, Esty smiled playfully.
"When we get back, I'll give you a thigh squeeze you love♥"
"Looking forward to that thigh squeeze."
Esty smiled sweetly.
I was tempted to do it right then, but barely held back.
No matter how much I wanted to, I couldn't lay out a bed and have sex in a forest swarming with monsters.
That's how dumb couples in horror movies end up dead.
"Let's go."
I'd vent this urge on the orcs.
Of course, Esty was the one killing them, but just watching felt satisfying.
With Fire Enchant, I added fire properties to Esty's arrows, and she took out ten or twenty orcs in one shot.
Old foundation myths tell of arrows piercing two or three beasts at once.
Must've felt like this for those who witnessed it.
Her archery was truly wondrous.
At first, I didn't notice, but watching her, I realized how masterfully Esty handled the wind spirit.
She altered arrow trajectories by perfectly syncing with the spirit to shift wind currents.
How much practice with the spirit did it take to master that? Hard to even imagine.
"Esty. Can you let one or two orcs slip through toward me without killing them?"
"..."
Esty seemed to catch my intent.
"Got it."
The way to protect my body with the wind spirit.
I wanted to master it myself, not just hear about it. An adventure unimaginable when I first arrived in this world.
Esty directed one orc my way.
This time, the goal wasn't to take it down.
It was to calmly block its attack.
Please, spirit!
The orc was bulky but shorter and clumsier than me. Still, facing it sent cold sweat down my spine.
No helping it. It wasn't that I was a coward.
The orc gripped a rusty axe.
Rusty or not, an axe was an axe. A hit anywhere would be fatal.
Like confronting an armed thug in broad daylight.
Without Esty, I'd prioritize running.
But that wouldn't mean anything.
This was a world of fighting monsters. I needed to gradually adopt its ways.
I watched the charging orc closely and moved.
I dodged the axe swing, eyeing its motion.
It swung hard even from out of range—definitely less skilled than a human.
But it packed enough power to split a person's skull.
"Hah!"
I baited an empty swing, then closed in as its power waned.
This time, it'd hit for sure. Without the spirit's power, I'd take serious damage.
It's okay. I can do this!
I psyched myself up and focused intensely on the wind spirit.
"Urk...!"
Was the axe always that big?
I shrank back and retreated. Cold sweat dripped.
Standing firm against an oncoming weapon, trusting invisible wind power.
This required way more guts than I thought.
I tried several times, but fear made me retreat every time the axe neared.
The orc tired out and stopped moving.
We glared at each other in standoff.
I glanced at Esty.
She'd already cleared the rest and was watching me.
No mocking or interfering.
Right. If I can't trust the wind, trust Esty.
Even if the axe hits and I fall, she'll help.
The recovered orc charged.
I watched its arm swing and focused on the wind spirit.
Did I fail? Just before the axe touched me, an invisible wind barrier deflected it.
The recoil made the orc drop the axe.
"Hah!"
I shoved the orc hard and cast a spell.
"Fire Arrow!"
The flaming arrow struck its chest dead-on.
(Your level has increased.)
"Phew."
"How was it?"
"Feels like I barely pulled it off."
A sudden breeze blew.
It brushed over my body and drifted downward.
"What is it?"
"The spirit's happy. Because you trusted it."
"..."
Even a non-living thing could move me like this.
Bonding with the spirit filled me with emotion.
I reached into the air, and wind coiled around my arm, pooling in my palm. Invisible, but tangible.
Now I could trust the wind spirit.
Like part of my body.
"I feel confident. Let's keep going."
Esty hopped lightly.
I activated Search and tracked traces while following behind her.
"You can move fast without effort using the wind spirit."
Esty didn't push off the ground with her feet—she glided lightly on the wind.
Could I do that too?
Trusting my spirit, I mimicked her clumsily.
Not as smooth as Esty, but kicking off with wind beneath my feet greatly boosted my speed.
"How's it feel?"
"Like riding the wind."
Feels like teleporting steps?
Am I kinda cool right now?
"I'll pick up the pace a bit."
Esty suddenly pulled ahead.
"Huh?!"
I couldn't close the gap!
Esty slowed down.
"What was that?"
"I accelerated."
Impressive.
My slight speed-up was nothing compared to that?
But I'd catch up faster than most.
My MP was practically infinite.
As long as I had the goddess's waterskin to drink from, I could grow endlessly.
"Watch out—firing."
Esty nocked an arrow.
I ran swiftly with the wind spirit's aid and enchanted her arrow with fire.
Then Esty fired between trees while running, wiping out a group of orcs.
"Wow."
Is this elven hunting?
I kept running until Esty stopped.
Using the spirit made my body surge forward effortlessly.
Though I still got tired.
"Hah. Huff."
Seeing me struggle, Esty stopped.
"You okay?"
"Just out of breath."
"Want to rest?"
Panting heavily, I got a hug from Esty around my head.
"Mm."
Feels good.
"You can train like this while walking. It reduces foot fatigue."
Makes sense, with the wind cushioning like that.
No shoes could compare.
"Sounds good. Otherwise, I'll be bathing in sweat."
Instead of running, I walked briskly with the wind spirit as cushion.
No shortness of breath—nice.
Hunting speed was much faster than without the spirit.
How quickly would Esty have filled large soul stones alone, darting through the forest?
Maybe because we went deeper than usual.
We advanced smoothly, processing orcs without running into other adventurers.
Felt like heading toward the monster outbreak's core.
Orc packs weren't thinning—they were growing.
But I wasn't worried.
Esty was here.
I leveled up catching orcs she directed my way.
Now, with solid trust in the wind spirit, I blocked axe attacks and struck back.
"Fire Arrow!"
(You have learned Fire Ball.)
Oh. New skill.
I opened my status.
Level: 87
Status
HP 3469/3469 MP 844/4577
Veleira's Blessing (True) 「Fire Immunity, Fire magic power up, All skill proficiencies ++」
Goddess's Proxy 「Communicate in all languages, read all scripts. Qualified to traverse worlds.」
Wind Spirit 「Use spirit power to summon winds or alter air currents.」
Stats
Strength 371 Magic 588 Vitality 376 Agility 381
Skills
Fire Ball(☆) - Mid-tier fire magic with strong power. Burns enemies.
Fire Enchant(★★★) - Enchant various objects with fire properties.
Search(★★) - Skill to detect and analyze traces through careful observation.
Fire Ball had replaced the maxed-out Fire Arrow.
What kind of skill was it? Excitement built.
"Esty! Send two orcs next time."
"Okay."
I faced the two orcs, palms out, concentrating.
(Not enough MP.)
Argh! What the hell? It devoured my remaining MP like crazy—not even a hamster.
If I overcharged, it'd be chaos?
Seeing the blazing fireball made my body tremble.
Totally different from Fire Arrow.
Just the rushing heat waves told me that.
Soccer ball-sized, but the orcs couldn't approach from the intensity.
Its ferocity dwarfed Fire Arrow.
"Fire Ball!!"
I hurled the Fire Ball with gusto.
It hit one orc and exploded. The boom startled me.
Hit one, but flames spread to nearby orcs.
Fire Arrow sometimes left embers for extra damage.
But Fire Ball was different.
It burned fiercely, like dousing the target in oil and igniting.
"..."
No wonder it terrified them.
In a game, it'd be satisfying, but this was stark reality, just a different world.
Imagining someone hurling this at me chilled me.
"Decal. New magic?"
Esty showed curiosity.
"Yeah. Caught me off guard. Do other adventurers use this?"
"That's solid gold-rank mage level."
"You could get respect even at the kingdom capital's guild."
My hands shook.
My body trembled from the unfamiliar experience.
Fire magic that incinerated two orcs completely.
Using it myself finally made this other world feel real.
"Want to take a break?"
Esty spoke with concern.
"No, let's keep going."
I didn't want to stop. Couldn't afford to.