Chapter 13
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 13
Chapter Title: An Unheroic Hero
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Ashy's hand slipped into my pants.
With her small, slender fingers, she gripped my balls and kneaded them roughly.
"Ashy..."
It wasn't any different from the ball massage I'd endured last night.
Ashy was doing the exact same thing again.
The only difference from yesterday was that we weren't in a private, intimate space alone.
My nerves were scattered.
With the mercenaries and adventurers sitting there blankly in front of me and to the sides, my body had gone completely rigid.
I couldn't push Ashy's hand away.
"Puppy, does it feel good?"
Ashy whispered softly and sweetly.
Her unbelievably gentle voice blew into my ear.
The sweet, sugary warmth of her breath made my spine shiver.
The fact that I couldn't get fully erect was uncomfortable and frustrating.
But I couldn't bring myself to deny Ashy's question about whether it felt good.
The pleasant fragrance and her soft skin.
Ashy staring right at me while fondling my cock, that touch of hers.
Our eyes met, and her gaze curved gently.
She squeezed my balls hard and rolled them in her palm, kneading firmly.
She beamed with a bright smile.
As she showed me that smile—
"Ah..."
I couldn't cum.
But my cock wasn't just sitting idle either.
I was getting aroused.
My cock, throbbing with excitement, had precum beading at the tip.
It soaked Ashy's hand thoroughly.
"Feels good, doesn't it?"
She pulled out her slick hand, coated in precum, and licked it teasingly.
After lapping up the precum from her fingers, Ashy slid her hand back into my pants.
"...Can't we do this when we're alone?"
I tried to stop her, at least for now.
Since there were other people around, I pleaded to wait until we were by ourselves.
"I'm bored, so no."
Ashy had no intention of listening.
"You're enjoying it too, aren't you?"
"......"
It was embarrassing because of the people around, but that same crowd was what made it exciting.
I was swept up in a feeling completely different from the sensations and emotions I'd felt in bed last night.
Her small hand groping and squeezing.
An act so blatantly lewd it was hard to believe it came from a hero's touch.
"Eut, ah..."
"Look over here."
I gently grabbed Ashy's wrist and tried to push it away, but it was impossible with my strength.
Ashy ignored my efforts completely and roughly massaged my cock.
"I said look at me."
Ashy turned my head toward her.
She 'commanded' me to look at her.
I couldn't resist her forceful tone and stared at Ashy.
Even when our eyes met, I couldn't look away.
It was beyond my control.
"Heuheut."
Ashy laughed.
Her lips quivered noisily, and air leaked from her lungs in a comical giggle.
"Does it feel good?"
"......"
"I'll keep touching you until you answer. Does it feel good?"
I stared straight into Ashy's eyes and answered.
"...Yeah."
"Are you saying that because you really like it? Or just because I told you to?"
What was her intention in asking that?
To gauge her motives, I looked at Ashy.
I peered into her sky-blue eyes, trying to read what lay within...
'...What does it even matter if I figure it out?'
This ball-groping disguised as a massage was just Ashy's way of killing time.
It would continue until she was satisfied.
Ashy didn't care about the people around us.
Whether in the original story or in reality, she'd swing her holy sword at anyone who got in her way.
The same went for now.
The one feeling humiliated and ashamed was me.
Me, the only one without a thick iron plate over my face—
'If you can't dodge it, enjoy it.'
Ashy was toying with my body like it was her plaything.
It was an unavoidable future.
Until her whims changed, or until she got bored of me and tossed me aside—
"......"
I pondered deeply.
I'd already steeled myself, but I checked my self-justification once more.
"...I really like it... That's why I said it."
"Heung, I see?"
Ashy gazed at me intently.
Just as I'd tried to read her intentions, she was trying to discern the truth in my words.
And she smiled, seemingly satisfied.
"At least it's not a lie for now?"
"......"
Was she the type where lies showed on her face?
I questioned myself.
Did Ashy know the changes I showed when I lied?
Something even I wasn't aware of—traces left by my subconscious?
In the first playthrough, we'd adventured together.
The longer we'd traveled side by side, the more likely we knew each other deeply.
Ashy knew me—
'...Lying won't be easy.'
This time, she'd drawn out my sincerity.
I'd succeeded in fooling Ashy? No, had I really?
'...Did I fool her?'
I wasn't sure.
In any case, Ashy's touch grew a bit gentler.
The hand that had been kneading my balls stopped.
"Ah, you got me all wet."
"...Other people might hear..."
"If they hear, so what? If they're confident, they can open their eyes."
She giggled and murmured.
At that moment, I realized.
"Kkeuk... Heuk..."
No one in the carriage was sleeping.
Even those who'd been dozing off soundly had snapped awake.
They sat with eyes closed and breaths held, utterly focused.
The mercenaries and adventurers alike, each in their own way.
"Puppy, did you just figure it out?"
"...Everyone the whole time..."
"Even you holding back your moans by force? That was really hot."
Ashy suddenly grabbed the back of my neck and yanked me close.
Her face was instantly right in front of mine, and our lips met.
Mmwah—. Chu—.
Ashy pressed her lips to mine in a kiss.
She awkwardly stuck out her tongue, licked sloppily a few times, then pulled back.
After that peck-like kiss ended and she parted her lips, Ashy rubbed the backs of her hands against her flushed cheeks.
"Heok, heuk!"
"Hoo-eup...! Keuk...!"
I could feel the tension in the air.
From everywhere except where I sat, an intangible energy was being sucked straight toward Ashy—
The carriage was thick with killing intent.
Everyone was being crushed under Ashy's pressure.
Once Ashy withdrew her aura, the mercenaries and adventurers finally gasped for breath.
Drenched in sweat, they began to gather their own energies.
"I showed you once, so everyone stay quiet inside the carriage."
"......"
Ashy said as she looked around the carriage.
It was like a command to remain silent.
No one could respond, though.
"Puppy, come here."
"......"
She'd seized control.
She was letting them know in advance that she'd play with my body here, so no noises or reactions allowed—and she'd made the first move.
"Hurry."
"...It's cramped. How am I supposed to move?"
Everyone was packed in tight.
There was a little space on either side, but barely the minimum.
It wasn't easy to move.
At that moment, a spot opened up beside me.
The adventurers scooted together tightly to make room.
It was more spacious than I'd thought.
Enough room for another person, even.
"Adventurers catch on quick."
"Ha, haha... Th-thank you."
One of the adventurers managed to say it with effort.
True to someone who dealt with lots of people, he had a fine voice.
It was the maximum response without scratching Ashy's nerves.
"Puppy, come sit inside."
We switched places.
Ashy had been in the innermost spot; she shoved me there instead.
Three sides were against the walls.
With Ashy as another wall on one side, it was like being surrounded on all sides.
Trapped in the corner, I was at the mercy of Ashy's hands.
She adjusted her position and started groping me in earnest.
Her hand slipped under my waistband, grabbed my balls, and squeezed.
"...Ashy..."
"Puppy, every time a kiss ends, say you love me. Got it?"
She whispered that while grabbing my chin and pulling me in.
Mercenaries sat across from us, adventurers right beside.
They hid their gazes, but I could feel their attention on us.
"Haum, eung."
Chup, jjuup.
Under the pouring attention, I offered my lips to Ashy.
Ashy had no intention of stopping.
One hand stroked my hair while the other pinched my balls, and she simply enjoyed herself.
"Haa, heut..."
My breathing grew rougher.
My body was aroused but couldn't release, so it just kept heating up in agony.
I wanted to rip off the chastity cage right then and cum.
"Wanna cum?"
Ashy asked slyly.
I felt flinches from those around us.
"......"
This was inside the carriage.
If I came just because I wanted to, the smell of night-blooming flowers would fill the air.
"What if I say I wanna cum...?"
"...Maybe I'll let you if you beg cutely."
She looked at me with eyes full of anticipation.
It seemed genuine.
"...Didn't you say I need to build up semen to get you pregnant...?"
"But your face looks so fuckable right now. What am I supposed to do?"
Impregnating a half-angel like Ashy wasn't an ordinary feat.
Human vitality probably couldn't do it.
Our races were different, so low odds already, and with the dimensional gap between races...
Denying release and storing semen was the bare minimum.
If Ashy truly wanted pregnancy, we'd need some way to enhance my potency.
'In a way, she might think one or two releases don't matter much...'
Assuming we had to climb a mountain, it'd be like taking one step from the base.
Futile effort.
Especially if there was a car or plane right there—
For me, the choice was clear.
Whether people were around or not, face didn't matter.
I'd been holding back since yesterday.
I wanted to cum once.
Feeling Ashy's touch...
"I wanna cum..."
"Then how should you ask?"
Ashy demanded of me.
How to 'beg' her, right here in front of everyone...
My lips went dry.
Even after Ashy had slathered them thickly, they dried up instantly.
I didn't hesitate.
"...Please make me cum, Master."
I pleaded desperately.
Her response?
"No."
A firm rejection.
Ashy pulled her hand away the moment she said no.
She let go of my precum-slick glans and taut balls like tossing them aside.
"?"
I stared at Ashy in a daze.
Ashy grinned mischievously, full of playful deviltry.
I'd been had.
Utterly tricked.
My hands and feet trembled.
— Break time! We'll rest for 20 minutes and then set off again!
Right on cue, the carriage came to a stop.