A Knight's Confession and the Black-Haired King
After dinner, Vera requested a sparring match and I accepted.
"Here, catch." Vera picked up a long, sturdy stick from somewhere and tossed it to me.
"Please take care of me."
"Likewise."
We stood facing each other, raising our weapons and exchanging the utmost courtesy permitted to knights. That single gesture was enough to turn Vera's expression deadly serious. I matched her focus and settled into my stance. It was clear how genuinely dedicated she was to swordsmanship, despite her usually playful demeanor. Having copied her style, I could feel that dedication even more deeply.
"Ha!"
-Clack! Clack clack!
The apprentice knight of Kidichi Territory dreamed of becoming a true knight. She was a hard worker through and through.
"You're defending well! So you really were hiding your skills from the moment we first met!"
She possessed neither her sister's exceptional physical talent nor an outstanding mind.
"Haaaa!"
-Clack!
She built her skills one step at a time through sheer effort alone. With every swing of her weapon, it felt as if I could sense the droplets of sweat she had shed. The irrationality and discrimination I had experienced in this world suddenly seemed trivial by comparison.
"Impressive."
"Kuh...! For someone who says that, you're blocking everything!"
Yet knights raised under nobles would have no glaring weaknesses. Among noble knights who grew up surrounded only by geniuses—especially those from renowned swordsmanship families—her abilities would have been judged even more harshly.
Yes... Vera had felt her own inadequacies and fled her home, desperate to grow stronger by any means necessary. Joining the goblin subjugation and wanting to wander with me were both because she believed she no longer deserved to remain in noble territory.
Isabella must know this too.
There had surely been some kind of arrangement between them. Isabella would have wanted to help the inadequate Vera. And Vera seemed to have planned to break through her limits through real combat rather than training, as a final resort.
-Thwack!!
"Ugh!!"
She had chosen to take on the challenge even if it might cost her life. She wanted to grow by staking everything on it. She wanted to catch up to her sister and earn recognition from her knight family.
"Ha... ha... damn it..."
Vera's skill level hadn't improved much since the goblin hunt. Facing her with Noble Swordsmanship Lv. 2 was overwhelmingly easy. It made me realize the difference between Lv. 1 and Lv. 2 wasn't merely double, but tens of times greater.
"Black Hair, you're strong."
"No, I'm not the strong one."
"Are you mocking me too?"
"I'm not mocking you. The sweat and pain you've endured far outweigh anything my sword has faced."
"You're saying the exact same thing as my sister..."
Exhausted, Vera collapsed and gazed up at the night sky with a gloomy expression.
"I feel like I should just quit being a knight."
"..."
"I've been trying to catch up to my sister since I was little... but I'm only falling further behind."
"..."
"All the other kids have passed their knight promotion exams and are getting stronger every day, but I'm still just an apprentice. If I stay in the territory, I might end up hindering my successful sister instead."
Vera stood up, having vented the frustrations that had built up in her heart.
"Sorry. Seeing your face suddenly made me want to spill all that out."
"...You don't need to apologize."
Having copied her swordsmanship, I wasn't in any position to complain. If anything, I was the one who owed her a debt. If I hadn't met Vera, I might have ended up as a lonely corpse in some unknown place.
"I'll spar with you anytime."
"Thanks~"
This small bond would last until we reached the nearby village. Until then, I felt like supporting her.
-Crackle... crackle...
The campsite where the bonfire burned. The night sky was growing deeper.
"Time to get some sleep."
"I'll get everything ready."
Eos followed behind me as if she'd been waiting for this.
"Hey, lady knight, you take that tent over there."
"No. Since I got to enjoy that delicious meal, I'll take the first watch."
Syucali offered the kindness first, but Vera refused and held her position.
"What a stiff one."
"You're the fraud."
"I'm not a fraud. It's Syucali, so call me that."
"Fine. My name is Vera, so don't call me 'lady.'"
At some point the two had grown close, bickering with each other as they kept watch by the bonfire. Watching them, it reminded me of how two laid-back guys from my old world would quickly hit it off.
With that, I entered the tent with Eos.
-Rustle... thump... thump...
Eos naturally began removing her clothes. Down to just her underwear, her face flushed slightly.
"I shall serve you."
Eos approached me as though it were the most natural thing and began caressing my body. The warm, soft sensation of her pressing against me quickly ignited my desire.
"You're beautiful."
"Ha... thank you."
The demon race's exotic features and scent were always stimulating. Her copper-toned skin never grew tiresome no matter how many times I touched or embraced it. Those serene eyes that gazed only at me were more than enough to arouse me.
-Rustle... lick... lick...
Eos pulled down my pants and freed my rigidly erect cock. She held it reverently with both hands and gently pressed her lips to it.
"Hngh..."
My groan signaled the start as Eos began moving her tongue slowly.
"Slurp... slurp... slurp..."
She didn't add much variation or intense pressure. Simply being together with Eos felt wonderful. The act of sensing and savoring each other reminded me of enjoying a fine meal.
"Does it taste good?"
"Huup... ah... yes, Master. Haup..."
She replied before lowering her head again. It was so adorable that I stroked her hair. At that moment I touched her horn for my own enjoyment. Eos's shoulders quivered slightly.
"Hua... that place... is sensitive..."
"Then we're both holding each other's weaknesses."
"It seems so... haup..."
Eos squeezed my member as if begging me to touch her horn more. Her sexual demeanor had changed considerably from the beginning. The sight of her losing control and climaxing selfishly had nearly vanished. Now she moved solely to please and excite me.
"Uuuu... eueut."
Eos trembled while sucking me.
"I... I've lost."
It seemed the stimulation from her horn had triggered a small orgasm.
"How cute."
"Ah... Master..."
Eos turned her body and lay face down.
"Please use me."
She raised her hips. Spreading her folds with her fingers, she invited me in. I had no reason to refuse.
-Squelch...
"Eut..."
I grabbed and kneaded her ass as I drew closer.
"Eos."
"Yes, Master..."
"Do you want this?"
"...Yes."
"How badly?"
"...I want it so badly I might lose my mind."
"Very honest."
"I'm sorry..."
Despite the humiliating position, Eos reacted by dripping even more nectar.
I pressed my body closer and slid into the opening she had prepared.
-Squelch!
"Haaaaa...!"
The insertion alone made Eos shake violently.
"You seem to enjoy this more than the meal I prepared."
"Ah... aah..."
Eos's eyes grew hazy, as if she were about to lose consciousness at any moment.
"Huuu... eut... Master, you're too powerful..."
"Thank you."
Listening to Eos's praise, I continued our nightly activities with her once again.
-Squelch! Squelch! Squelch!
"Haaat...!"
The tent grew hot with the lewd, wet sounds. As I thrust deep, her pelvis met mine, and when I grasped her breasts, her nipples stood out prominently.
"Haaat... aaahng!"
Eos accepted the pleasure I gave with her entire body, making me feel good in return.
"Cum whenever you like, Master...!"
Noticing my twitching, Eos immediately sensed that I was close. Her love for combat made her sensitive to even these subtle movements.
"I like that."
-Squeeze...!
I held her tightly in my arms and released deep inside her.
-Spurt... spurt... spurt...
"Huuut... uuuuu..."
Eos squeezed her eyes shut, accepting both the pleasure and my seed.
After she had taken every last drop, her body went limp and collapsed forward.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes... yes... Master... Did it satisfy you...?"
"It did."
Eos reached out with her weak arms and pulled me into an embrace.
"Master... I've heard stories about the Black-Haired King..."
"The Black-Haired King..."
Eos caught her breath for a moment before sharing the tale she hadn't been able to tell earlier.
"I heard he was the only human king who ever interacted with the demon race."
"Interaction, not war?"
"Yes..."
"Interesting."
I asked while caressing Eos's alluring body.
"Like you and me right now?"
"I'm not certain... but I believe it was something similar."
-Squelch...
"Huuut..."
I penetrated her from the front while listening to her story.
"So what became of that king?"
"I heard that many from the demon race followed the Black-Haired King, but he disappeared from the continent at some point... huut... uup?!"
I silenced Eos with a kiss and pulled her closer into my embrace. I maximized our skin contact. Eos flushed as if she might explode. It seemed she felt more this way—being held and breathing in my arms—than from the act itself.
"Have you ever seen the Black-Haired King?"
"N... no, I haven't..."
"Then have you met any demon who has?"
"Yes... the Iron Horse tribe... huut... ah..."
"I see."
The Iron Horse tribe that wielded magic swords. I wondered if they might have learned their swordsmanship from the Black-Haired King. I couldn't confirm it now, but if the opportunity arose someday...
-Thump... thump... thump... thump...
"Haa... aah... haa... haa..."
"Meeting them later wouldn't be a bad idea."
"Yes, Master... uuuut...!"
Eos spread her blue hair across the bedding as she climaxed for the second, then third time that night.
"What are you doing in the tent?"
"What do you think? Having sex."
"S-sex?!"
"Why are you so shocked? When a man and a woman spend the night together, what else would they be doing?"
"Th-that's just too vulgar."
"Is it vulgar? Or is it because you're a knight lady from a noble family?"
"Th-that's..."
Sitting by the bonfire, Vera and Syucali could hear the moans of the man and woman coming from inside the tent.
"What? Are you a virgin?"
"N-no, I'm not!"
"Heee~"
Syucali scanned Vera with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Do you know how many nipples men have?"
"Tw-two, obviously!"
"Do you really think it's two?"
"...Th-three?"
"Kuk kuk kuk."
Syucali couldn't hold back her laughter. She had instantly realized that Vera was completely inexperienced with men.
"Want to try it?"
"Wh-what..."
"Having some hot, passionate sex with Kang Seo-ja."
"Sh-shut up!"
"Fufufu... You should take the chance while it's offered. She's not called a succubus for nothing."
"..."
Blushing, Vera quietly glanced toward the tent.
"Would someone like him even accept a weak woman like me..."
At Vera's response, Syucali smiled wickedly in her heart.
"Of course he would."