Barga (2)
"Ugh... So it's no good after all?"
How could someone with a build that massive look this adorable while fidgeting so restlessly?
"I-I knew it. Even a human like you thinks Barga is ugly, right? Back in the tribe, I was always teased for being ugly. The chief... hated Barga."
Did ogres just have a different standard of beauty?
From where I stood, she was an absolute stunner.
"It's fine. Just close your eyes for a moment."
Barga squeezed her huge eyes shut tight and thrust her cheek out toward me.
I cradled the backs of her ears with both hands and pressed a light kiss to her lips.
"Hup!"
I felt her body go rigid with surprise.
Her plump lips weren't so much soft as they were firm and full—like a plump, tightly packed shrimp, maybe?
"Th-that isn't my cheek! Human!"
Startled, Barga's eyes flew wide open.
"Don't you like it?"
I gave her lips a teasing lick with my tongue, and her body gave a faint shudder.
"N-no! I was just a little surprised!"
I pressed my lips to hers again and gently slid my tongue inside, licking along her tightly shut teeth and gums.
"Hup! Ugh... uuh!"
We stayed locked like that for a long while, our teeth nearly brushing as I swept my tongue through her mouth. At last her firmly closed jaw loosened just a fraction.
"Heh... mmph."
Hello there.
Her tongue peeked out through the small gap to greet mine. As our tips brushed lightly against each other, her tongue grew bolder and began exploring my mouth in turn.
"Ugh... strange feeling..."
Maybe her body temperature ran higher than a human's? Just a few rolls of our tongues together, and my mouth felt as warm as if I'd drunk hot water.
"Heh... slurp... mmph... mmph..."
Gradually, more often than I was pushing my tongue into her, her much larger tongue was invading my mouth.
"Heh... mmph...! Haah... hup..."
She suckled softly on my tongue as her face pulled away. Her huge eyes were already unfocused and glazed over.
When someone reacts this well, you can't help wanting to give them more, right? That's just human nature.
When I tickled her ears, Barga trembled lightly.
"Hah... hngh!"
Our lips met again. Having completely lost control, her mouth seemed ready to swallow mine whole. Hot breath, dripping saliva, the faint scrape of her sharp fangs against my tongue—I felt like I might lose control myself.
I slowly teased the roof of her mouth, then scraped the back of her front teeth with my tongue in a steady rhythm. Whenever Barga's tongue coiled around mine, I paused just long enough to suck on it. Of course, I never stopped lightly caressing her ears.
Had even a minute passed? Barga convulsed on the spot.
"Haaah! Ngh... wh-what? Y-you...!"
The target reaches climax more easily.
Basic Sex Power has increased.
30 → 35
As I hugged the trembling Barga who was leaning against me, I could feel the mana swirling inside her body.
"Huff... huff... It's weird... my head's weird too... and down there...!"
She mumbled almost incomprehensibly, half-embraced and still twitching as she leaned on me.
Was this the first climax she'd ever felt in her life?
I rested my arms on her body and stroked her for a while. I wanted to wrap her in a full hug... but my arms couldn't even reach around her. What could I do?
Once she'd calmed a little, Barga's eyes sparkled as she spoke.
"K-kiss! Amazing! Felt so good!"
"Hahaha. Was it that nice?"
"Kiss! The best!"
"I'm glad."
"Thank you! Taeyoung! Is there anything else you need?!"
"I don't think so right now?"
Truth was, my pants were about to burst, but... somehow, pushing things any further with Barga felt wrong. Looking at those pure, shining eyes right after she'd experienced orgasm for the first time, the manly thing to do was to back off here.
Seeing Barga look a little dejected at my saying I didn't need anything more, I spoke up.
"Don't look so down. I'll come by often. I have to bring this shortsword—no, this dagger—here to get it fixed, right?"
"Th-that's right! Come again tomorrow!"
"Hahaha. I have to actually use the weapon first. I'll drop by again soon, Barga."
"I see! I'll wait every day!"
"I'll take good care of it. Thanks, Barga."
"Yeah! Taeyoung. If anything happens, make sure you come to me first!"
Barga came all the way out to the front of the shop, waving her huge hands as she saw me off.
It had been so hot inside that the shirt I was wearing was soaked with sweat. The cool late-summer breeze felt good as it dried the sweat on my skin. Catching a cold like this would be a real problem, though.
In the distance, the sun was dipping behind the mountains. Time to head back to the inn for today.
The next morning.
I strapped on the leather armor I'd worn before and slung my backpack over my shoulder. Sliding the sword into my belt, I looked pretty decent.
As always, the adventurer tavern was bustling from early morning. The tavern owner spotted me and seemed to catch on right away.
"Figured as much. Take care of yourself. An adventurer's body is their fortune."
She muttered about needing to hire a new employee right away, but she still packed me a lunch box out of genuine concern.
The labyrinth entrance was as crowded with adventurers as it had been the day before.
"Heh heh... No buffs needed today?"
The buff granny asked as if I'd forgotten something. I could cast them myself now, but... well, thanks to her I'd gotten a good sword.
"Then I'll take one for today as well."
"Heh heh... All right, all right..."
The familiar blue light flashed, forming a thin, intricately woven barrier like fine threads.
"Heh heh... She was a good kid, wasn't she?"
"Ah, Barga? Yes, thanks to you I found a great weapon."
"Heh heh... Young man. Just so you know..."
"Yes?"
"If you lay a hand on Barga, you'd better be prepared to die. Heh heh."
"Ahaha... haha... Understood."
I laughed awkwardly and pried my hand free from the old woman's iron grip.
What the hell, how is this granny so strong?
Having already entered the labyrinth three times before, getting in wasn't hard. All I had to do was sign the Adventurers' Guild registry with my target floor.
"Kim Taeyoung, entering alone... Target floor: 1. Confirmed. May the Goddess Sylvia's guidance be with you."
"And with you, Priestess."
A female priest who seemed to have been dispatched from the Sylvia Temple was handling the registry signatures.
The first floor didn't have particularly dangerous monsters. Town guards and temple priests regularly patrolled it for security, so public order wasn't an issue either.
The moment I crossed the labyrinth's boundary line, the stone walls gave way to a dense forest. That was why it was called the Great Labyrinth.
Each floor was connected to a different dimension. Monsters and resources that didn't exist in this world poured out endlessly... everyone was obsessed with this place for that reason.
Moreover, since the monsters belonged to other dimensions, they didn't follow this world's general rule of the Sex Battle. Which meant the only option was a bloody fight to the death.
I hadn't even taken a few steps when I already heard the distinctive "kerrrk" of goblins. Two of them, each holding a dagger the size of a palm, were quarreling. Judging by the dead rabbit sprawled on the ground, they were fighting over their prey.
I picked up a suitably sized rock from underfoot and hurled it at a goblin with all my strength.
-Thwack!
With a satisfying impact, the rock buried itself in the back of the goblin's head. It toppled forward without so much as a peep, blood soaking the ground.
One down.
"Keek?!"
The remaining one whirled around in shock.
"Haaah!"
Before it could do anything else, I brought the sword Barga had given me down on its skull. Calling this a sword felt wrong... with that thickness, it was more like a club.
-Crunch!
The sound of a skull shattering. The goblin's body crumpled on the spot. I shook the bone fragments and bits of flesh off the blade.
Now, how does this turn into money? The answer is the magic stone that grows inside their chests. The stronger the monster and the longer it has lived, the larger and more powerful the magic stone becomes. Which meant these goblins only had magic stones smaller than a pinky nail.
After a long while of slicing open the goblins' chests with my dagger and rooting around, I finally managed to find two pinky-nail-sized magic stones. Honestly, this was harder than the fighting.
"Ugh... the smell..."
The goblins' distinctive fishy stench mixed with the scent of blood was enough to make me gag. That was why most adventurers aimed for the fifth floor and above. It stank, there was a lot of work, and the pay was lousy.
Floors one through five really did feel like a game's tutorial. Even the forest landscaping had an artificial feel that couldn't be hidden. Well, I was here for practice anyway. The deeper you went, the more danger and hardship awaited. No matter how powerful your magic or how superb your swordsmanship and abilities, without experience they were useless... or so they say. Though that had nothing to do with me.
Right away I spotted a lone goblin wandering around. Had it caught the scent of blood? It was sniffing and looking this way and that.
"Itch!"
A faint green light flashed and enveloped the goblin.
"Keugh!!"
In an instant it was rolling on the ground, kicking up dirt, clawing at its entire body with its sharp nails. Even as blood welled up, it didn't stop, scratching every place its hands could reach.
"Keek!"
Eventually it started cutting itself all over with the dagger in its hand. It was that bad?
"Haaah... haaah..."
It must have nicked the artery in its thigh; blood gushed out, and it collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath.
Is this something you can actually use on people in a battle?
Ugh... next time I'll just smash their heads in. I made that resolution after seeing the goblin's face, which had been turned into a bloody mess by its own nails. Watching it mutilate itself with nails and teeth without any regard was pure horror-movie material.
After finishing the cleanup, I walked a little farther. Once again, two goblins were cackling about something I couldn't understand. I threw a rock just like before, scoring a clean hit and reducing their numbers.
"Itch!"
I immediately cast the spell on the remaining one.
"Keeek!"
As before, the goblin rolled on the ground, scratching itself. This time I'll put it out of its misery quickly. Just as I was about to bring my sword down—
-Slash!
The wildly swinging dagger of the goblin rolling on the ground nearly sliced my hand.
If I hadn't had Protection? Ugh. Just imagining getting stabbed by that rusty dagger made the aftermath terrifying.
Anyway, I should probably learn some offensive magic. Is there any way besides getting hit myself? I really want to avoid close combat if I can help it.