Heading to the Orc Cave
A subtle, suffocating silence stretched between us.
Mer had turned her head away in embarrassment, crouching low. Beside her I sat wrapped in a blanket, offering no words at all.
Meanwhile, Arines had pulled out some pipe tobacco from who-knows-where, lit it with deliberate slowness, and now puffed rings of smoke into the air, clearly too tipsy to stop. The way she was going at it, it looked like she was regretting every drag the moment she finished.
Right then, Ari reached out and grabbed Mer’s shoulder, giggling softly before asking:
“Lady Mer, did those foolish fox holes satisfy you at all?”
“Aaah—!”
Mer let out a shriek the instant the words left her mouth, covering her face with her hands and burying her head even deeper. Those fluffy rabbit ears on top of her head were still perked up, twitching slightly… but honestly, they looked cute. Maybe too cute.
“Still! The skirt! I couldn’t hold it in and came so hard I didn’t even notice! Aaaaah, foolish fox holes… no matter how you look at it, that’s just too cruel!”
“You said it yourself. If anyone else heard, they’d think it was someone else.”
She laughed softly and stroked Mer’s back with those elegant fox fingers.
Given her age, she really had looked adorable.
After all, calling her a hag meant she must have lived a long time. At the very least, she couldn’t have been around for more than a thousand years, right?
…Then she’d have survived the dragon too? That was a little worrying. One minute she’s standing there, the next she’s gone. Who knows how she’d react if she found out.
It took quite some time—maybe thirty minutes—for Mer’s embarrassment to fade.
For a long stretch, she kept emitting soft, mortified cries, her face flushed as she gazed at me like she’d fallen head over heels. Her voice trembled when she whispered “Master…” and then she’d grab my hand, letting out a dreamy sigh like it was the most natural thing in the world. Sometimes she’d breathe hot air right against my ear, her eyes hazy with something darker.
The way she was acting now, the incredible sexual energy pouring off her had turned me into an unstoppable beast myself.
Maybe I had created a monster.
If level one had done this to me, what on earth would level twenty look like? Just the thought was terrifying.
Eventually, her breathing evened out. She wrapped herself around me, arms crossed over my chest, pressing her bare skin tight against mine. Her soft breast kept brushing my head, making me feel ridiculously warm.
At that exact moment, Arines stood up—completely naked, no underwear in sight—and leaned against the window frame, still puffing on her cigarette.
The woman… wasn’t she even embarrassed?
The window was wide open, so her back was completely exposed to the outside air. It wasn’t like a fox at all. If she had that kind of stamina… damn, I probably wouldn’t be able to keep up.
After a long while of silently leaning against the window in nothing but her skin, puffing on her cigarette, Arines finally opened her mouth.
“So, Master? What do you plan to do now?”
What do I plan to do? Of course I’m heading to the cave to get raped!
Of course I couldn’t say that, so I gave her some vague answer instead.
“Plan? I’m going to hunt monsters.”
“Hm? How interesting. You already have two wives who are monsters, and yet you’re still going out to fight them?”
…Why did she sound so cold all of a sudden? She was glaring at me with an icy stare. It almost felt like she was sulking.
Maybe she was secretly annoyed about something I’d done without realizing it. Was she still upset that I’d had sex with Mer right after her? Even though she had agreed to it herself…
I racked my brain for an answer, but nothing came. Plus, she was the one who had encouraged me to sleep with her. It would be weird to start complaining now.
While I was still pondering, she finally spoke. Her words were laced with a mix of displeasure and something strangely affectionate.
“It’s nothing really… I was just wondering if you might be thinking of giving up adventuring and coming back to my homeland.”
“Eh… um? Why…?”
The sudden question caught me off guard, so I tilted my head. I was here for rape, not to visit some fox village.
Honestly, getting captured and bred by a fox was nice, but I wanted to bury my cock in the pussies of every monster girl in this place first.
Arines gave me an extremely ordinary reply.
“Well… you’re so weak you can’t even beat the monsters yourself, right? If you keep challenging them and only end up getting raped and hurt, why don’t you just give up? Come to my homeland and live happily with me… it might not be such a bad idea…”
Her voice grew softer and softer the longer she spoke, her cheeks turning pink.
She seemed genuinely shy about confessing to me. It was a little embarrassing for her… or so I thought.
She was trying to take care of me. No, thinking about it, getting raped was obviously bad. It was weird that I enjoyed it. I had no idea what standards they used here.
Even by this place’s standards, it was strange?
…Maybe I could finally understand her feelings.
She’d been bragging about defeating all the monsters, but all she’d done was get raped every time. No wonder she was worried. That was why she’d marked me with the submission tattoo and was always watching me.
In the worst case, if she kidnapped me, she would’ve turned me into a roasted fox on the spot.
Thankfully, she seemed to have settled on just watching me. And now she was trying to lure me back to her homeland so we could live comfortably together.
Unfortunately, I had zero intention of going there.
Of course foxes were great, but the thought of burying my cock as deep as possible into other monster girls’ pussies made even a fluffy fox tail look like nothing special.
I smiled brightly and answered her question.
“No. I want to go back to my hometown. To do that, I need to accomplish something great. Beating down all the monster girls would be enough. So… I’m leaving.”
I didn’t even know where her homeland actually was, but Mer gave me a strangely sad look and stroked my head.
The way her tail wagged made me feel strangely good, so I just let myself enjoy it.
While she gently stroked me, Mer sighed and pressed her chest against my shoulder.
“Master is truly strong. After being attacked and raped so many times… I still can’t figure out why the people back home rejected someone like you.”
…I didn’t know either. Honestly, I didn’t care.
Arines scratched the back of her neck, looking completely lost for words.
“You’re such an odd person. If you really want to keep being a hero… then I’ll have no choice but to make you my enemy. After all, I’m one of the Four Heavenly Kings.”
“Is that so? Then… right here—”
“No, I’m fine with it. I don’t want to fight you. But… if you ever come to my homeland, I’ll have to take care of you myself. If you lose there, we can live happily together raising children.”
What? I’ve already been raped—how many more times does she want me to get?
Whoa!
She was still leaning against the window, legs crossed. While she did that, she casually flashed her pussy, not the slightest bit embarrassed.
So she wasn’t the only perverted one here.
“Fine. See you back home, Arines.”
“I’ll be watching you the whole time. If you ever get into real danger, I’ll bring you back to my homeland as your wife, not as an enemy. Please be careful, Master…♥”
With those final words, she raised her hand and snapped her fingers once.
Crack—
Just like before, the fox girl shattered into a shower of red maple leaves, swirling away on the wind.
She vanished in a cloud of the most beautiful autumn scent.
For a moment, the only sound in the room was the wind. Mer and I just sat there, staring silently at the open window without saying a word.
It was Mer who finally opened her mouth.
“That hag was trying so hard to look cool, yet she ended up being a total pervert.”
“Exactly.”
Truthfully, that was accurate!
After Arines left, I held Mer’s hand and we walked toward the guild. Honestly, we could’ve just gone downstairs, but I still felt like I needed to make a proper entrance.
“Oh, did you have a good night? By the way, that young lady from yesterday…?”
“Um… she said she had business and left early this morning.”
“Too bad. Please have breakfast before you go. We provide free meals for all adventurers at this inn.”
“Hm… really?”
For some reason, the receptionist stared at me with a strange, almost pitying look, like she was saying “You poor thing, eat before you go.”
This felt oddly like free food for the homeless or something.
“Anyway. Is there any request I can take?”
Mer had sensed the awkward mood and stepped forward to ask the clerk for a quest.
The receptionist glanced at me like she was looking at something precious and handed over a piece of paper.
“There’s a request. This area is pretty far from where the monsters are, so it’s been quite peaceful. The last adventurers only came a few years ago. Anyway, here it is.”
She pointed at the note: “Defeat the orc tribe.”
The exact number wasn’t written, but it looked like a low-rank request, so probably not too many.
“So… this should be fine?”
“If it’s Master’s wish, I’ll follow it no matter what. Don’t worry.”
Mer said that and gently grabbed the hem of her dress, bowing slightly. Her movements had a strange, elegant grace rather than pure embarrassment.
“Then I’ll take this.”
“Good luck. The orcs aren’t really hurting the village, but if they start causing trouble, it’ll be a problem.”
Instead of relief, he just looked like he was offloading a chore. He gave a neat bow.
“Alright. Come back safe. We’ll pay you generously when you return!”
…Honestly, I was definitely going to get raped. I had no idea how Mer would react when she found out. Maybe she’d be terribly disappointed.
I would’ve despised it myself, but… she was the one who’d called me a foolish fox hole yesterday. I didn’t think she’d mind.
So we headed toward the orc cave together.
I had no idea what was going to happen.