Chapter 26
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 26
Chapter Title: The Hero Who Avenges Neatly
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The horse slowly made its way out of Lizn.
It seemed the rumors of its intelligence were true; it adjusted its speed on its own without needing instruction.
I gripped the reins tightly and focused.
It was my first time riding a horse, so I had no choice but to stay on high alert.
Sitting atop Ashy's soft thighs, guiding the horse in this situation.
And in that very situation, Ashy was fiddling with my cock, kneading it gently.
"Puppy, does it feel good?"
"...As if. I'm too scared...."
"You don't like it? This?"
With one hand, she gripped my cock steady, while spreading the other wide open to bare her palm.
She pressed the soft palm against my glans and twisted her wrist in circles, rubbing it.
Tormenting me by smearing the precum across her palm like lotion.
"Eut...."
"If we ride full speed, it takes a day to Poston, but slow like this, about three days."
"You're not thinking of going at this pace for three whole days, are you?"
"What do you think?"
We were out of Lizn now.
The horse didn't pick up speed.
A little faster than walking.
At this rate, it would take three days.
Meaning two nights camping outdoors to reach Poston.
"Can't we go faster?"
"Then I couldn't play with Puppy's cock."
"......"
The reason we couldn't speed up was utterly ridiculous.
If the horse ran at full gallop, she couldn't fondle my cock, so Ashy refused to ride properly.
"...You're throwing away three days on the road? For something that petty...?"
"Petty? It's plenty important to me."
Ashy boldly kneaded my cock.
The urge to cum built up, but she wouldn't let me release.
Every time semen rose to the tip of my glans, she sensed it like a ghost and pulled her hands away.
The pooled blood drained out, and my cock went limp.
Then she'd grab it again and shake it hard until it stood erect.
Ashy toyed with my cock like it was truly just a plaything.
"Ha, haha...."
A stifled chuckle escaped weakly, one I'd barely swallowed back.
Moving fast and resting quick would be way more efficient and comfortable, but I couldn't understand Ashy's thinking.
"You wanna go fast?"
"...Feels like it'd be better to arrive at Poston and rest properly. Better than camping...."
"I can sleep anywhere."
Ashy giggled and whispered.
"As long as you're by my side. Even hell would be fine."
She said she could sleep anywhere if I was with her.
On the road, in hell, anywhere─.
The words welled up in my throat and shot out.
Half reflexive, so I couldn't stop them.
"...What about my opinion?"
"Huh?"
"I, I don't wanna sleep in hell."
Her voice turned chilling, and I unwittingly shut my mouth.
Ashy's hand gently cupped my balls.
Strength slowly seeped into her grip.
"What was that?"
"...I love you."
"You love me, but can't come to hell with me?"
"...I just think hell might be a bit scary, so I can't go rashly... Ack...!"
Ashy squeezed my balls hard.
I convulsed wildly and could fall off any second.
Very dangerous.
Just as I tried to speak, Ashy moved first.
"Where do you think you're going."
Thankfully, Ashy had prepared for that.
She thrust her idle arm around my side and waist, holding me still.
Fixed in place, she ripped at my balls.
"Ack...!"
"Puppy, say it properly again. You don't wanna sleep with me?"
"...I can't go to hell. But sleeping together, I like that."
"Why not hell? I even went there to meet you."
Ashy kept firing questions.
Clinging to my hell comment, she tormented me.
Me, atop Ashy, sitting on Ashy─no way to fight back.
Barely holding the reins was all I could manage.
"S-Stop... "
"Don't be such a baby. I didn't squeeze that hard."
"Still...."
Ashy eased her grip on my balls slightly.
The tension left her hand, granting a brief sense of relief.
'...This is driving me insane.'
Something's off.
My body's acting weird.
It should just hurt, but every time Ashy toyed with me, it felt strangely good.
Pleasure?
A vague emotion swirled in my head, hard to put into words.
Even as Ashy kneaded my balls freely, controlled my building climax, and tormented me, it didn't feel bad at all.
It was the same now.
When her hand left, an inexplicable sense of loss hit me.
Am I a pervert?
Is Ashy taming me?
I pondered deeply.
Wouldn't it be much safer to be Ashy's dog than rolling solo in this world?
I reached a conclusion.
"Tch, forget it."
Before I could speak, Ashy pouted first.
She pulled her hands from my cock and balls, snatching the reins.
Saying I couldn't go to hell must've hurt more than I thought.
Ashy got offended over something weird.
The Ashy from the novel wasn't like this─maybe because of her regression?
She was very different.
"...I think I could go to hell now. If it's with Ashy...."
I finally spoke up, late as it was.
Said something to please her, at least.
"Too late."
Ashy replied in a sullen tone, flicking her body.
Pushing my back with her huge breasts, as if telling me to shut up.
"Talking on horseback, you might bite your tongue. Keep your mouth shut."
"...Yeah...."
"Put your pants on already."
I sealed my lips tight.
As Ashy ordered, I lifted my hips vigorously.
Wriggled into my pants.
"All dressed? We're off."
"I can go to hell."
Ashy ignored me, seizing the reins.
With a flick, the horse─Hiiing─.
It accelerated immediately.
Not as fast as a train or car, but no slouch either.
With zero safety gear, it felt way faster.
No riding skill meant I couldn't hold on alone.
Clinging to Ashy was all I had....
As I got anxious, Ashy wrapped her arms around my waist.
Her sturdy embrace felt like a seatbelt to me.
Ashy rode expertly.
For real, full throttle toward Poston.
The horse, Bolt, galloped hard at her command.
Impressive speed.
No wonder knight Bordo treasured it.
Strength, stamina─incredible.
No breaks needed.
The road linking cities, scenery shifting.
Not fully paved, but wide enough for horses; we occasionally passed carriages.
A light wave hello, then each on our way.
Like bus drivers greeting.
Left early morning, so we arrived on time.
"Look, Poston's in sight."
Poston was the city where Baron Gertong resided.
Naturally grander and larger than Lizn.
Tall, thick outer walls welcomed outsiders.
Carriages and merchant groups lined up before the city.
Hiiing, hiiing, hiiiing.
Nearby plains echoed rhythmically with neighs.
From all over, so their mournful cries made sense.
As a barony's major city, inspections were stricter than expected.
In a world with rampaging black mages, it felt fitting.
"...And yet the lord himself, Gertong, sponsors 'Hell Chain'."
Ashy had regressed.
She knew the continent's state roughly.
We came to Gertong Barony to execute the betrayer.
Kang Ajin's revenge from round one was incidental.
Not something I experienced, so it didn't hit deep.
"With Ashy, I can go anywhere. Hell doesn't scare me."
The horse slowed, joining the queue's end.
Safe speed for talking, I slowly opened up.
Every rest stop, I'd voice my resolve, but Ashy wouldn't accept.
Still sulking.
Now too.
She grumbled, brushing off my words.
"You should've said that from the start."
"...You asked suddenly, I panicked. Didn't know my heart then. But I asked myself, and now I'm speaking true feelings...!"
No matter what, I won't go to hell.
Empty promise, really.
But I delivered it seriously.
Confident tone, showing my will.
Ashy seemed displeased with my sincerity.
"Bullshit. Total bullshit. Ugh."
A sigh came from behind.
Ashy clicked her tongue at me pityingly.
Sitting back-to-back, same direction.
Couldn't see her face, but probably a contemptuous glare.
I sensed it.
"Taking too long. Let's just go."
Back to business, Ashy urged the horse past the merchant carriages.
Some drivers have tempers.
One spotted Ashy cutting, spewing curses instantly.
Like venting long caravan stress.
"Hey, you bitch! Why cut in line, you bitch! Hiiik...! S-Sorry! Hero! I didn't recognize you, Hero, my mistake...!"
Of course, he bowed quick.
Ashy drawing the Holy Sword ended it.
Silenced the driver's complaints instantly.
"Outta the way, you fucks!"
Ashy raised the Holy Sword, roaring like a lion.
Mana amplified her voice.
Declaring no inspections, she rode on.
Bypassing caravans to the city gate.
"...Y-You're the Hero."
The gate captain and guards confirmed the Holy Sword.
Then cleared the path immediately.
Qualify to inspect a Hero?
No way.
Only Heroes wield the Holy Sword.
A world where gods exist, religions born from them thrive.
Searching a Hero questions the Sun God who chose them.
Impossible.
Heroes were nobler than nobles, in a sense.
We entered Poston bloodlessly.
Just being Hero Ashy's companion lets me roam the continent without ID.
Solo adventuring? City entries would've been hell.
"To Baron Gertong's mansion."
Ashy rode through the city.
Destination: Poston's finest, Gertong's estate.
"...Welcome, Hero."
Before Gertong's mansion, potbellied Gertong came to greet us.
He bowed politely, no sign of the auction incident.
Masked then, identity hidden.
If he played dumb, we had no grounds to press.
'Number 7 or 16, the shit gay who tried to buy me....'
Facing him, my limbs trembled.
One slip, and I'd have been sold to him.
Sex slave, fucked by him.
Thinking that, I felt so grateful to Ashy.
Is this love?
"Puppy, I'll let you down."
Ashy set me down.
Hands under my armpits, lifting me effortlessly─.
Ashy dismounted after.
"We'll impose a bit. That okay?"
Ashy brazenly told Gertong.
He couldn't refuse.
"...Understood. Welcome to Poston, Hero."
We entered Gertong's mansion.
Strolling, admiring the vast garden.