Chapter 53
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 53
Chapter Title: Secret Blowjob - 1
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A moment later.
We drew contemptuous stares from Henna's group.
"Even if you're a couple, what the hell are you doing in a situation like this?"
"The waterbed... it's all white now."
"Sorry..."
"My bad."
Kain and I apologized sincerely.
"We can't stay holed up here forever. My mana is full, so we need to get the princess out right now."
Henna said, rolling her shoulders.
"Sounds good."
"What about that red goblin?"
"Put him to sleep. He must be exhausted from standing watch."
"Hmph. Whatever."
Was it because her mana had recovered?
Henna brimmed with confidence.
"We'll go first. Clora, enemy detection, please."
"...Around 40 of them. They're patrolling nearby."
"Tch. Persistent bastards."
That made escaping through the entrance tricky.
A mutant orc's roar echoed from outside.
They were definitely searching for us.
Having let their prey slip away right in front of them, they must be furious.
"Going out now doesn't seem like a good idea."
Henna looked straight at me and asked.
"Got any other ideas?"
"Let's search this room thoroughly first. We might find something."
"Wouldn't it be faster to just ask the orc?"
Flames flickered in Henna's hand.
"Bu, buooook! Buok knows nothing. Buok!"
"No scaring him. Let's talk it out."
"...You're weirdly protective of the orc."
I flinched.
"It was noisy last night. Did you two have some secret chat?"
"Bu, buhoot."
"Buok. Spill everything you know. Before Henna turns you into charcoal."
"Spare me. Black-haired female. Save orc!"
Buok clung to me, begging for his life.
"Haa. To owe a debt to such a useless orc..."
"I'd like to go with Si-hyeon's idea. This place is needlessly huge.
Feels like there's something here."
Trisha said.
"It's a thief's intuition."
"Then let's split up and search. Si-hyeon and I will check the walls."
We scoured the stone chamber.
And then...
"Here. There's a passage."
Surprisingly, Trisha found a hidden passage.
Why was something like this here?
It looked like an old secret passage that had been used before.
I turned to Amelia.
"Princess. Know anything about it?"
"...It's a passage made for wartime."
"Where does it lead?"
"No idea. There are tons of passages like this.
Could be an exit, or it might pop out right in the heart of Dumerne's fortress."
Did Amelia really not know where this passage led?
She was royalty, after all.
"You suspect me."
"You've given me reason to."
"Didn't you say it yourself? That if we got caught here, we'd become the orcs' pri... ahem. Prisoners."
True. The princess wouldn't choose a dangerous path herself.
But that didn't clear up the suspicions.
Why was an imperial princess siding with monsters in the first place?
"Princess. Why are you doing this? It's just hurting people and making them miserable."
Everyone fell silent at Clora's plea.
"Hm. If I must say..."
Amelia smiled as she spoke.
"The era of human rule is over.
You'll all learn soon enough. The birth of the Demon King is near."
"Demon King?"
I heard the term from someone else's mouth again.
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"The Demon King is inevitable. When monsters prosper, one is bound to appear. In places you don't know, everything has already begun."
"So, what? You planning to become that Demon King?"
"Heavens no. No one could dare harbor such thoughts. I'm merely the herald of ruin, appearing before you."
"You're chatty today, Princess.
Didn't you say there was nothing to tell lowly scum like us?"
Amelia smiled.
"With a pregnant body, how far do you think you can go?
Shall we head out to where the orc warriors are swarming?"
I opened a territory portal.
"Vir. Come out."
No dice.
I'd have to make her spill everything she knew.
Amelia backed away at the sight of Vir.
"Wait. We agreed not to do that, right?"
Henna wedged herself between us.
"Didn't you hear? She's got dangerous ideas. No reason to treat her like royalty."
"I'm not saying treat her like royalty. If you're thinking of using that goblin to rape Amelia into confessing, I can't just stand by."
Even Clora spoke up timidly.
"I... I think...
That's going too far..."
Haa. Damn it.
I glanced at Trisha, who widened her eyes and said,
"Huh? Isn't making her confess everything with the goblin's vigorous pussy-pounding the perfect solution?"
Everyone stared at Trisha.
"Ah... Ugh...
I misspoke. Sorry."
No.
Right now, I actually wanted to do exactly what Trisha suggested.
But Henna and Clora were seasoned adventurers with common sense, despite their roughness.
They were also around Amelia's age.
Even without the 'princess' title, they wouldn't stand for something cruel happening to her body.
In the end, I backed down.
"So what now?
Fight our way out? Or take this mystery passage?"
"What's there to worry about? I've got your back.
No matter where it leads, even Dumerne's lair—that's what we want.
Chance to end this war."
Henna thrust out her chest confidently.
Right...
Henna was the strongest here.
I didn't doubt her skills.
"How about I escape alone with the Haste Ring and call for reinforcements?"
The princess had used this ring to slip in and out of orc territory, so why not me?
But Trisha shot it down.
"Si-hyeon. Forgot?
No one comes to save adventurers in danger.
Unless you've got proof the princess is here..."
"Proof of identity?"
"Something like her belongings or a handwritten letter."
No way we'd have that.
I even searched Trisha and myself, but nothing useful turned up.
"The Haste Ring?"
"It's just a valuable magic item.
No one would risk entering this forest for that."
True. Treasure means nothing.
No one risks their life to save an adventurer in peril.
I knew that all too well.
Trisha and I had learned it with our bodies.
What happens to women trapped in dens like this.
That future was already looming.
Even if I escaped alone, the odds of a commander believing me and sending troops were slim to none.
I could seek the Western Prince and beg for aid to rescue Amelia, but
he'd promised to send men. We didn't know his location.
Everyone trapped in this room couldn't afford to wait leisurely.
Then Henna grabbed my arm.
"Henna...?"
"Si-hyeon. Trust me. I'll trust you too. We took down that sawtooth orc together, right?
No one knows we're here. Not the enemy. Not even the imperial army."
Henna's resolve overwhelmed me.
She was truly ready to risk her life.
Me? I'd been yapping about queen bee meta this and that, planning to shake my tits behind Vir like some cheerleader...
How could I argue?
My cheeks burned with shame.
I'd only thought about my own hardships. Never about staking my life for a greater cause.
I'd thought that was just stuff from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
"The Demon King?"
"The Demon King is inevitable. When monsters prosper, one is bound to appear. In places you don't know, everything has already begun."
"So, what? You planning to become that Demon King?"
"Heavens no. No one could dare harbor such thoughts. I'm merely the herald of ruin, appearing before you."
"You're chatty today, Princess.
Didn't you say there was nothing to tell lowly scum like us?"
Amelia smiled.
"With a pregnant body, how far do you think you can go?
Shall we head out to where the orc warriors are swarming?"
I opened a territory portal.
"Vir. Come out."
No dice.
I'd have to make her spill everything she knew.
Amelia backed away at the sight of Vir.
"Wait. We agreed not to do that, right?"
Henna wedged herself between us.
"Didn't you