Chapter 40: The Guard Who Cares for His Junior (18)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 40: The Guard Who Cares for His Junior (18)
"Next, please."
Rena said she wanted to show she’d learned the job properly and insisted I sit back and relax while she handled everything. So, I was currently taking a break.
"Now, now. Don't be nervous. Remove your gear and spread your legs."
Rena reassured the novice hunter as she massaged her breasts and inserted a finger into her vagina. She even showed the consideration of applying love gel, knowing that a dry insertion into a raw pussy would be painful.
She’s improved a lot since last week when she was just shoving it into dry pussies. To think she realized that on her own, even though the female hunters didn't show they were in pain.
I wondered if she’d learned by watching me or if she’d figured it out herself. Since I couldn't imagine Rena masturbating, it was likely the former.
"Next, please."
"Hello? You're working hard again today. Here, I brought some snacks for you to eat while you work."
Iruna fumbled around in a basket and pulled out some bread. I took a large bite; the bread was fluffy and savory, a delight to the palate.
"This is good. Where did you buy it?"
"I made it myself."
"Really? How?"
"There was a small portable oven at home. It’s different from the ones in my hometown, so I kept failing, but I finally succeeded today."
So those lumps of charcoal I occasionally found in the food waste bin were the failed attempts. Rena took a bite of the bread as well and looked impressed.
"It's delicious! You're good at baking too..."
Why did she suddenly sound so dejected? Maybe the bread reminded her of home. Iruna looked at Rena with a warm, motherly gaze.
"Please, eat as much as you like. Now that I've got the hang of it, I can make even more tomorrow. Should I bring more so you can take some home when you finish work?"
"Ah, no. It's fine. I couldn't possibly impose."
"Impose? You're working with our Lord Sma. I'm only sorry I can't do more for you."
Even I was touched. Rena seemed moved as well, as she suddenly went to look for some water. Taking advantage of the moment Rena was occupied with the coffee machine in the corner of the checkpoint, I spoke to Iruna.
"I want to eat chicken for dinner tonight."
"Chicken?"
"Yeah. I want to see your skills with meat dishes, and we're going to have a guest."
"Hmm. If there's a guest, I'll have to put in extra effort. I'm glad it's not pork or beef, though. I've made chicken stew a few times."
"Ooh."
I was looking forward to dinner. After giving Iruna’s pussy a quick caress under the guise of an inspection and sending her on her way, Rena asked me cautiously.
"You spend a lot more time inspecting your girlfriend than others."
"We're close, so I have to be thorough. If I'm careless and something happens that we didn't notice, what then?"
"As expected... that's so like you, Senior."
What exactly is 'like me'? A guy who gets horny and stuffs his girlfriend's pussy at his workplace? Looking at those sparkling eyes of hers, that clearly wasn't it. I had no idea how thick the rose-colored glasses Rena was wearing were.
In times like this, silence is the best policy. If you don't speak, you're at least halfway there.
"..."
"I'm going to become a wonderful guard just like you, Senior. Next!"
Rena spent the entire morning inspecting the influx of hunters. It wasn't until the bell rang for noon that we could finally take a break.
"It's strange. There are so many hunters today."
"Tell me about it. I wonder if something happened."
Was there an event around this time? This damn eroge gives so little background information that I have no clue. I hadn't even heard anything about Rena living with her master, and it wasn't like a war had broken out.
"I wonder if the Captain knows."
"The Captain? There's someone like that?"
"You don't know Captain Serika?"
"No. I've never seen her."
Now, that was a shocking fact. Some people see Serika's face the moment they reincarnate, while others don't even know she exists.
"There's someone who uses my garden like it's her own. She's cool and cute."
"Can those two words even coexist?"
"You'll see when you meet her. We grab drinks sometimes; you should come along. You're polite and pretty, so the Captain will definitely take a liking to you."
"Hehe. Really?"
Rena hummed a tune. Since I hadn't brought a lunch box because I’d stayed out, she even shared her side dishes with me while I ate the bread.
"Here, have some of this."
"Won't you be hungry?"
"Just being with you makes me full, Senior. Besides, your girlfriend gave us bread. I should repay the favor."
"It's not like you're a parent who gets full just watching their child eat. Anyway, thanks. I'll enjoy it."
After the pleasant meal, it was back to work. I watched the hardworking Rena and thought to myself.
How can I naturally fuck and train Rena? If I used force, I’d end up like the orcs in 'The Knight Captured by Orcs.' But if I just had normal sex, I was afraid of the aftermath.
I needed to find a weakness and use it to manipulate her. A weakness... She was destined to be a knight representing the kingdom, so power or brute force wouldn't work. Should I make her like Elizabeth?
Even if she hadn't succumbed to an orc's giant cock, she was still an eroge protagonist by birth. If I found the right spots, I could make her go into heat. Ideally, I’d catch her masturbating out of frustration and use that to awaken her to a woman's pleasure.
"Senior? What are you thinking about?"
I got goosebumps for a second. Rena, who was good at reading expressions, was asking me that? Was she testing me, having realized I was imagining playing with her?
"Just thinking about you."
"A-A-About me?"
"I was thinking about how much you've improved. Don't work too hard, though. I won't have anything left to do. I'll end up unemployed at this rate."
"No! You, unemployed? Never! You're a hundred, a thousand times more amazing than I am, Senior!"
Seeing Rena get so worked up made me chuckle. Future hero or not, she was still an innocent virgin who wore her heart on her sleeve.
She didn't harbor any ill will toward me; if I couldn't handle someone who already liked me, I didn't deserve to be a reincarnator.
"Rena."
Like slowly boiling a frog in a pot of water, I would dye Rena in my colors.
"Do you want to come to my place today? Let's have dinner together."
This was the first step.
"Yes! I'd love to! To be invited to your house! I'm so happy!"
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"Lord Sma. There are a lot of ingredients to buy. Could you come grocery shopping with me?"
"Of course. Oh, I'm planning to invite Rena over today. Is that okay?"
"Sure. You mentioned it earlier."
"Thank you! Can I call you Big Sister?"
"Pardon? I'm only twenty. I came to the capital as soon as I was old enough to get my hunter license. Can I call you Big Sister, Guard?"
"I'm twenty too! Let's be friends!"
They were talking and laughing, but why did it feel so suffocating? As the three of us headed out, Mehya came running over.
"Junior! I'm here."
"You're here? We're going grocery shopping and then heading home. Come with us."
"I'd love to."
"Oh, I invited Rena too. You saw her yesterday, right?"
"Of course. Our Junior-Junior."
"Junior... Junior?"
"Sma is my junior, and you're his junior, so you're Junior-Junior. Is that a bit weird?"
"No! You can call me whatever you like!"
With the group growing to four, it got quite noisy. There’s a saying that three women together can break a plate, and we happened to have exactly three.
"What kind of dish are we shopping for?"
"My hometown-style chicken stew. You can look forward to it."
"Anything my little sister makes is delicious. That soup from last time was great too."
"Senior-Senior, have you been to Senior's house before?"
"Once, when I got drunk. Don't you live in the dormitory? Most female guards live there, so I see them coming and going, but I've never seen you."
"Yes. I have a separate place where I stay."
My ears hurt from all the chatter coming from every direction. Ugh, so noisy. My quiet Iruna is the best.
However, once we started shopping, Iruna’s voice became the loudest.
"This costs 3 copper coins? Don't try to rip me off. The color is dull and it's wilted; how can it be 3 copper coins? I wouldn't buy this even if you offered it for 2. If I put this in my cooking, it'll be so bitter it'll ruin everything!"
"This chicken has no energy, does it? Its eyes are all blurry. Are you trying to sell an old hen as a broiler? You can tell by the clothes of the people I'm with, but they're guards. If you keep trying to cheat people, they'll arrest you!"
Surprisingly, Iruna succeeded in haggling for lower prices at almost every shop. A master of blowjobs, a master of pussy-tightening, a master of cooking, and now even a master of negotiation.
She was like an onion, revealing new layers every time I peeled one back. I was proud that Iruna was the first woman I’d fucked.
The two women carrying armfuls of bags were also full of admiration.
"That's amazing... Where did you learn such survival skills?"
"In my hometown. Merchant guilds visited occasionally, and there were many people who tried to overcharge us."
"So it's a skill you learned in real life! Incredible!"
"Oh, no. I'm still nowhere near the level of the ladies back home."
We didn't just buy ingredients; we also bought some alcohol to go with the meal. Mehya bought a bottle of 40-proof whiskey with her own money.
"Alcohol has to be strong to be tasty!"
The way she looked at Rena while saying that made it clear she had an ulterior motive. I let it slide because it seemed like it would be easier to manipulate a drunk Rena than a sober one.
Then came the pleasant dinner time. The dish served in a large bowl looked very familiar.
"Samgyetang?"
"Pardon? What's that? This is Iruna's Special Herbal Chicken Stew."
Even with the explanation, it was Samgyetang. And a very properly brewed one at that. It looked just like the expensive Samgyetang you’d see at a restaurant in the mountains.
"It's nothing. It smells delicious. I'll enjoy the meal."
"Me too."
"Me too, me too! Thank you for inviting me today!"
Before tasting the meat, I took a spoonful of the broth, and an exclamation escaped my lips. The herbs were a bit different, making it slightly unique, but it was a truly perfect Samgyetang. The rich, savory flavor made my mouth water.
Mehya and Rena, sitting opposite me, were also busy devouring the Samgyetang. Iruna watched them with a satisfied smile. She was so beautiful I couldn't help myself.
I gently stroked Iruna’s thigh. Iruna caught my eye.
'What are you doing?'
'The food is so delicious I wanted to give you a reward. I'll be careful so they don't notice.'
'Okay.'
Iruna spread her legs to make it easier for me to touch her.