The Fruits of Training
"Ah, ahhh... ♡" I came. Hard. A total defeat. This was a real, undeniable loss. Even if I'd taken damage from letting her get the first strike, coming like this from a mere kiss was a first.
In the end, my grand ambition to launch a counteroffensive crumbled to dust. I clung helplessly to Echidna, soaking my pants. It was so wet I could feel the dampness spreading, meaning it was bound to show through the fabric... Mortified, I just stayed still, buried in her embrace.
"Roen."
"..."
"Roen?"
"Y-Yes, Echidna-nim..."
Echidna's voice was surprisingly calm. I reluctantly looked up at her as I answered. Maybe it was because I'd just climaxed, but she looked unnecessarily beautiful. No, was she just beautiful to begin with? Well, if someone looks good from this angle, they're just plain gorgeous...
"This is what they call 'coming,' right? It's my 'first time,' so I don't really know."
Wait, is she... teasing me right now? What? First time?
"Don't joke around. It's not your first time, Echidna-nim."
"Hmm? Yes, it is."
"No, it's..."
"Roen, think about it calmly. I've lived in this mansion, completely self-sufficient, for almost my entire life. Do you really think someone like me would have experience? Besides, I met you in the middle of a barren desert without a single city nearby."
"Ah..."
Well, she had a point... Was it really her first time? But she's a Lamia... a monster girl with a powerful reproductive instinct... Did she instinctively know how to kiss so perfectly?
"I-I've learned a valuable lesson. I never imagined you would use a Lamia's long tongue to your advantage to stimulate mine like that. Well, even if I learned it, it's not a technique I can replicate, but this will absolutely never happen again. Yes, of course. I am someone who never fails when things are within my calculations."
"My, Roen... you have a long tongue, don't you?"
"Y-Yes...?"
"It's a human proverb, isn't it? 'A long tongue makes for long words.' Seeing how long your excuses are, your tongue must be as long as a Lamia's."
"N-No, that's... Eep!"
Flustered, the words caught in my throat. In that split second, Echidna scooped me up in a bridal carry. My legs were already like jelly, leaving me completely unable to resist. Cradled in her arms, she began nuzzling her cheek against mine. She supported my head with the tip of her tail, positioning me at such a perfect height that I couldn't even turn away.
"You came, didn't you?"
"That..."
There's a saying about having 'snake eyes'—a term used to describe a sharp, piercing glare. But having an actual snake-person glare at me while demanding an answer... My body froze solid, and my head turned away on its own. In professional terms, I chickened out...
"Heh, you could just say so if you're embarrassed."
"S-Seriously..."
"Seriously what?"
"I-I came! Fine! I came from a kiss! So what?! You ambushed me! Anyone could come from a surprise attack! If we'd started fair and square and I had built up the mood, the one being carried right now would be you, Echidna-nim, not me! Got it?!"
"They say a cowardly dog barks loudest. Were you that scared of the feeling of coming, Roen?"
"Urgh...!"
I couldn't even win a verbal argument against her. Back in the day, I was quite the smooth talker who could charm any woman, but Echidna possessed the smug confidence of having just made me squirt, combined with the profound wisdom of the Desert Sage. Her sharp, perfectly timed jabs left me utterly speechless, gouging deep into my pride.
"And what you said earlier about not letting it happen next time—did you mean it? Are you planning to kiss me again?"
"T-That's..."
My mind screamed at me to yell, 'I'm never kissing a bitch like you again! Don't even lay a finger on me!' Even as a proud top, there were times when you encountered someone with an overwhelmingly dominant aura. In those moments, to avoid falling into the abyss of becoming a submissive bottom, you had to show some respect and steer clear. I, too, had occasionally put up an iron wall against certain opponents out of sheer self-preservation.
But... I've already gone all-in on Echidna stock! Honestly, at this point, it wasn't like I had any other options. After what that Orc Shaman did to me, did I really want to go back to adventuring to make a living? Besides, now that I was no longer the handsome ace adventurer of the guild, I wasn't sure if women would still swoon over me as Roen. I had put all my chips on Echidna, treating her as the final woman of my life. That was why I was still freeloading here under the pretext of treating my "menstruation."
I'm a bit worried because she seems more dominant than I expected, but... I would win this battle for supremacy, even if it cost me my life! If I succeeded, this mansion, Echidna—everything would be mine. It was a gamble well worth taking.
"Well, just know that I'll be taking the first strike next time. Aren't you ashamed of yourself, teasing me about coming after you ambushed me with a kiss?"
"Ah, well. You have a point, Roen. I agree!"
Her smug attitude was incredibly irritating, but at least I'd secured the right to the first strike next time. I would definitely win the next round. I felt like I'd slacked off a bit today, but if I properly built up the foreplay before kissing her, there was no way Echidna—who wasn't made of iron—could resist coming. I was going to seize the initiative and reduce her to a submissive bottom...
"Hic...!"
Suddenly, Echidna's lips drew close again, and I whipped my head away. I knew all too well that kissing her any more right now would be extremely dangerous. My body felt extra sensitive today since I'd masturbated earlier, so I had to avoid getting kissed at all costs...
Smooch. Echidna planted a light kiss on my exposed cheek as I turned away, wearing a sly grin.
"Coward."
"U-Urgh...!"
I was furious. Furious, but... I couldn't really say anything. Because I had chickened out... So I just stayed quiet.
"Shall I take you to your room? Get some rest."
Giddy with excitement, Echidna didn't even wait for my answer before carrying me toward my room. She laid me down on the bed and left to go back to her business...
"Haa..."
How annoying... I shouldn't have let her lead me by the nose like this. Being pushed around made me incredibly pissed off. Fine... I'll just pay her back tenfold next time. There won't be a next time like this. I steeled my resolve, repeating the vow to myself.
"It's not enough..."
Even though I'd come from just a kiss, the lack of anything further left me craving more. I gently slid my fingers into my twitching pussy. I kept it light enough not to tear my hymen, yet firm enough to feel the exquisite stimulation. Masturbating out of frustration after coming from a kiss... I had truly become a pathetic sight, but this would never happen again. I swear it.
"Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!"
Meanwhile, back in her study, Echidna let out a wild roar. This was insane. The fact that Roen had no memory of yesterday was just a minor side effect; after all, Echidna had formulated the poison specifically to mimic the feeling of being drunk. But...
"Did she really just come?"
Just moments ago. Roen, trembling and weak-kneed in Echidna's arms, had definitely climaxed. It was an undeniable trace of orgasm—to deny it would be a blatant lie. When Roen came, she had a habit of arching her feet. Perhaps her legs had stopped listening to her as she peaked, but once she was held by Echidna, she had stretched one leg straight back and pointed her toes rigidly. The elaborate tower of training Echidna had built by ravishing Roen in her sleep was finally showing its true efficacy.
"Unbelievable..."
Honestly, it was hard to believe. But this was an undeniable reality. Every single act Echidna had performed while violating the sleeping Roen had borne fruit. It was just that, until now, she hadn't had the chance to couple with a conscious Roen, so she hadn't been able to confirm the changes.
"T-Then..."
The lactation training she had conducted half-seriously, half-jokingly... promising to make Roen squirt breast milk from her very first month of pregnancy...
"Did it actually work...? Can I really make her produce breast milk...?"
She didn't know. Honestly, she wasn't certain. The books Echidna had read noted that individual results could vary, and they never specified exactly how many hours of training were required to induce lactation. Still, she had a strong premonition that it would work. As a result of her constant sleep-rapes, Roen had unconsciously developed the habit of pointing her toes whenever she came. The lactation training would be no different. If she kept developing those breasts, she was confident that Roen would eventually squirt milk. Besides, she simply wanted to see Roen spraying breast milk.
"First, I'll focus the training on her breasts... and where next? Her anal is a bit..."
It wasn't that she didn't want to train that area, but to go that far, they would probably need to progress to a relationship where they had conscious sex... It didn't seem like an immediate concern. But still...
"Well, we'll get to that eventually, right?"
Since she might end up using Roen's ass in the distant future...
"Should I brew some medicine...? Something that stops bowel movements upon ingestion without harming her health...?"
It seemed like a fine opportunity to start a new line of research. Yes, this was perfect... It was an excellent research topic, one that would allow her to focus purely on alchemy no matter how aroused Roen made her.