Centaur Under the Aphrodisiac's Spell (2)
“It's the assistant professor! He's over there!”
“Let's hurry!”
“Kyaa!”
Suddenly, plant stems burst from the ground, wrapping tightly around the students' bodies and arms, hoisting them into the air.
“W-what is this!?”
“It won't come loose!”
“Ugh!”
Everyone except Aquina and Sophia was bound.
“Hehehe. What an unexpected harvest.”
A woman perched seductively atop a massive blooming flower revealed herself. Her eyes were black, her skin a pale indigo. She wasn't human. Two horns protruded from her head, and her outfit was scandalously revealing and tight-fitting.
Demon. That single word flashed in his mind.
“Padmera!?”
Angelina recognized her and recoiled in shock. This was the woman who had brazenly invaded Buzdra Academy before—the one the professors had called their senior alumna!
“That's a demon.”
Aquina drew her sword.
“Damn it. And no one else around.”
Demon. An upper-class devil with immense power. Too much for her to handle alone.
“I only came for Sesiah. But look—plenty of moderately talented, young kids right here? I can't just leave them. They'll be perfect for my experiments.”
Five tendrils extended from the giant flower she sat on, binding the students tightly and dangling them in the air. The flower itself had six insect-like legs beneath it. Utterly grotesque.
Zing.
Sophia silently opened a Gate of Death beside Padmera. But it didn't work. Nothing was drawn in—not Padmera, not even the giant flower budged.
What the...?
As Sophia puzzled over it, Padmera grinned wickedly.
“I've got an absolute invincible barrier around me. Futile tricks will just tire you out.”
The moment she finished speaking, a black circular magic circle appeared on the ground.
“Farewell. I'll take good care of the kids. Hehe.”
The giant flower slithered like a bug onto the magic circle. The tendrils holding the students followed it in.
“Let go!”
“Release us!”
“Where are you taking us!? No!”
The bound students thrashed their heads and legs in resistance, but it was useless. The stems only tightened further.
“As long as I'm here, you won't take anyone! You monster!”
Aquina charged with full resolve. Behind her, the centaurs loosed their arrows.
“Ahahaha! Ahahaha! I told you it's useless!”
Clang! Clang! Thunk! Thunk!
No matter how many times Aquina swung her sword, the blue, transparent barrier enveloping Padmera perfectly deflected her attacks. The centaurs' arrows collided fiercely, then fell harmlessly.
“Tch!”
Aquina bit her lip. There had to be a weakness somewhere. Somewhere...!
She kept at it, relentlessly trying to crack the barrier.
“Are you an idiot? Looking for a weak point to shatter it like some spell? This isn't magic. It's the absolute power of nature.”
“No way... an Isle?”
“Pfft, quick on the uptake. Surprised? Absolute Invincibility Barrier for one hour upon activation. That's my Isle. Ahahaha!”
Padmera laughed chillingly, then elegantly bowed her upper body.
“Well then, everyone, goodbye.”
The black magic circle on the ground spun rapidly, and she began sinking into it. The students sank with the giant flower.
“I don't wanna go! Let go! Let me go!”
“You filthy demon! Eat shit! Ptui!”
“Mooommm!”
The students wailed and resisted, but they were inexorably pulled into the circle.
Aquina panted heavily, furrowing her brow.
“No...!”
Sophia cried out desperately, thinking of her two daughters.
“Let the kids go! Take me instead!”
That was when it happened.
Isle Silence
Naru suddenly appeared behind her and cast Isle Silence. He shouted to Aquina, who stood near Padmera.
“Aquina! The barrier's down! Hurry and save the kids!”
“Kang Naru!?”
Aquina whipped around in surprise, then instantly faced forward and shot out like an arrow.
“Got it!”
She leaped powerfully into the air. With swift sword strikes, she severed the five tendrils binding the students in one go.
Padmera panicked wildly.
“W-what!? Why did the barrier vanish? Why isn't it working!?”
As she flailed in confusion, Aquina—who had freed the students—charged at her one last time.
“You demon bitch, you mocked me earlier!”
“Gah! Damn it!”
“I'll show you what the Adventure Empress can do! Consider it an honor!”
“Don't come near me! Get away!”
Padmera hastily leaped from the giant flower, fleeing Aquina's blade. As a result, only the flower got sucked into the magic circle and vanished without a trace.
“That was close.”
Naru sighed in relief. Good thing he'd arrived in time—disaster had been averted by a hair.
He'd heard Padmera mention her “Isle” the moment he got there and quickly cast Isle Silence. Luck had been on their side.
“That demon woman can go to Aquina. She clearly has the upper hand.”
And now Jenia, Deborah, and Hanna had joined the fray. Catching the demon was just a matter of time.
Naru glanced at Aquina's side briefly before turning away.
The students ran to him sobbing and threw their arms around him.
“Assistant Professor!”
“Where were you!? Waaah!”
“We almost got kidnapped! You have to take responsibility! Sob sob!”
“Sorry, sorry. I'm here now, so relax.”
He patted Angelina, Hazel, and Lydia's backs while looking behind them.
Rachel and Roan stood a few steps away, watching. They looked shaken but had faint smiles. Their relationship with him was still awkward, so they didn't approach, but their relief was evident.
Sophia approached beside them. He nodded at her beaming smile.
“You all did great.”
“Great? We're just glad everyone's safe.”
That's when he noticed unfamiliar burly figures. Five of them, tails drooping, stared at him intently.
“Is this the assistant professor you were talking about?”
“Yes, that's him.”
At Rachel's words, the female centaur leader scanned him head to toe. Her gaze lingered on his lower half.
“Hoo... that long, slender size...! It just might work.”
Everyone's eyes zeroed in on his crotch. The outline of his long, thick cock faintly visible through his pants made them all widen their eyes and gulp.
“Gasp...”
Sophia covered her mouth in shock, unconsciously swallowing and licking her lips.
“Oh my, how embarrassing. Hohoho...”
Angelina, Hazel, and Lydia tilted their heads.
“What? Was the assistant professor's always that big?”
“Yeah, seems bigger than before.”
“Are his pants too small?”
Roan gaped in disbelief.
“M-monster...!”
Rachel blinked vacantly.
“It's... really huge...”
Ah, this is embarrassing. Had he made his cock too big? But why were they all staring now?
“A-alright, stop staring at weird places and focus. We're here for Sesiah. Get it together.”
“Kang Naru!”
Aquina's call rang out. The fight must be over.
She dragged the demon woman over, bound with rope. Jenia, Deborah, and Hanna—who'd helped—followed.
“On your knees!”
“Kuh!”
“I wanted to kill this bitch, but your sister said no. What now?”
Aquina's gaze drifted downward naturally.
“Hm? What's that in your pants? Catch a snake?”
With an innocent expression, she approached and plunged her hand into his pants pocket.
“Stuffing weird things makes your pants look ugly. What even is—hmm?”
She groped his cock a few times before realizing, her face flushing uncontrollably red.
“R-right, gotta check for more demons around. What am I doing here? Haha...”
Aquina yanked her hand out and scurried away.
Naru watched her go, then turned back to the group. They were all frozen in stunned shock.
“She... touched the assistant professor's...”
“Aren't they just friends?”
What to say to defuse this? He stepped in front of the demon woman and launched into a lecture on morals, peace, and justice to distract them.
“No.”
He stated flatly once more.
“I won't do it.”
“...Pardon?”
The centaurs looked flustered. The onlookers reacted variously.
“Can't be helped.”
“Still, you'd think he'd...”
“I get not wanting to with another species.”
“I think the assistant professor's decision is wise.”
“Of course not! Why should he!?”
He'd heard the story. Their leader, Lamora, was dying from an aphrodisiac. If his cock size matched, would he have sex with her? He couldn't accept that.
Announce it publicly in front of the students? Really?
“I can't. Sorry.”
As he firmly refused, the centaurs slumped. They prepared to leave, supporting their leader dejectedly.
“Farewell...”
He approached quietly and whispered in their ear.
“Ten minutes, by the big rock ahead.”
The centaur vice-captain's face lit up.
“W-we'll be waiting!”
A hero couldn't ignore those in distress. Interspecies sex? He could handle it. His stomach was strong.
April was a mermaid, after all. Centaurs were a bit trickier, but so what?
What a hero pursued: peace, justice, love, devotion. Her condition was dire. His heroic sense of justice stirred.
Life was precious. He wanted to save her.
Anyone but demons—if they needed his help, he'd do anything.
Ten minutes later. He told the group he was using the bathroom and slipped away. Heading to the spot, he checked his cock.
“Hm, good. This should handle three rounds easy.”