Chapter 251: Crying Out Love from the Center of the Lord’s Castle
Chapter 251: Crying Out Love from the Center of the Lord’s Castle
After finishing my meal, I became intensely bored.
Diana had been practically abducted by a crowd from the Mage Association, and Leia had gone to the temple, saying she planned to visit the orphanage today.
Normally, I would have gone with Leia, but someone from the guild was scheduled to visit today, so I was stuck watching the house.
Sure, Vanessa would have handled everything just fine without me, even collecting the payment, but you know the feeling, right?
That feeling on the day a package is supposed to arrive. No matter how trivial the delivery, you feel like you have to be home to wait for it.
That’s exactly how I felt.
Besides, that guy Kyle had already resigned himself to his fate, so it was probably fine even if I didn’t tag along to the orphanage.
The angelic Leia understood completely, giving me a gentle smile and saying, “Well, I’ll be back later,” before heading off.
It’s Leia’s turn tonight anyway, so I’ll be sure to make up for this guilt then.
I tried to hang out with Sara, who seemed just as unoccupied as I was, but she turned me down, too.
When I tried to sneak up and hug her, Sara dodged my embrace with a nimble movement and lightly slapped my hand. “Wait until tomorrow!” she declared, before disappearing somewhere.
I just wanted to hug her and mess around… though I wasn’t confident I could have stopped there. Sara probably knew that if she stayed, we’d end up sleeping together, so she took off.
How lonely.
And so, I was now lying spread-eagled in a sunny spot in the garden, fiercely bored.
A maid tending the garden occasionally glanced my way, but I paid her no mind.
I’m not trying to look up your skirt, so don’t mind me and just do your work.
Well, if she happened to get into a position where I could see, I’d look, of course.
I enjoyed sunbathing like that for a while, but I started to get antsy.
Damn it. The wind, the sun, the shade—everything is perfect, so why can’t I fall asleep? I pulled an all-nighter yesterday, I should be sleepy! Fucking Healing Sex!
Aargh! This won’t do! I need to find something, anything, to do! I’m not a plant; I can’t just spend my days photosynthesizing! Humans are creatures that can actually die of boredom!
As I shot up, I saw something twitch in the corner of my eye.
Needless to say, it was Silvia.
She was secretly spying on me from about ten meters away.
Right. I’d forgotten she was here.
We live in the same mansion now; she could just come hang out with me openly instead of watching me like a stalker.
“Silvia.”
I gave her a little wave.
“Y-Yes!”
Silvia approached hesitantly.
Don’t be scared. I won’t hurt you.
I put on my gentlest smile and extended a hand toward her.
“Hand.”
“...?”
Though she tilted her head in confusion, Silvia lightly placed her hand on top of mine.
The gesture, like that of a noble lady accepting an invitation to dance at a ball, was a fresh reminder that she was, in fact, from a noble family.
In any case, I grabbed that hand and, in one swift motion, pulled her onto my lap.
“Kyah! G-G-Guwon-nim?!”
In an instant, Silvia’s entire body turned beet red and she froze solid.
YOU JUST ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD.
I wrapped my arms tightly around Silvia and nuzzled my cheek against the top of her head.
“W-Wha—ah, ah, ahhh!”
As if she never saw it coming, Silvia stared at me, her emerald eyes filled with a sense of betrayal.
Your eyes might say that, but your body is honest, isn’t it? Trembling from a mix of emotional fulfillment and embarrassment? Heh heh.
The situation called for it, so I decided to lean into a slightly villainous persona.
“We need to continue the special training from yesterday. I expect to see some improvement today.”
As I spoke, I brought my nose to the soft, neatly cut brown hair on her shoulder and took a deep sniff.
Mmm. Smells nice.
Her hair was exceptionally soft, too.
Holding her like this really felt like cuddling a pet.
I could do this for hours. I’ve found a good toy… I mean, a good way to pass the time.
I get to help Silvia with her shyness and kill some time for myself. It’s killing two birds with one stone.
“And let me be clear. Don’t even think about running away. This special training will continue until you get used to it.”
“Uwaaah… Ugh… I-I’m gonna d-die…”
“Don’t worry. No matter how embarrassed a person gets, they don’t die from it.”
“B-B-But my, my h-heart…!”
“Hm? Here?”
“Hyaaaaaaah!”
When I gently caressed the area around her heart—that is, her left breast—to feel its frantic, pounding beat, Silvia reflexively flailed her legs, trying to escape.
Not that I was going to let her go.
“I-I-I have to go to the, the b-bathroom…”
Hm? Now that she mentions it, my thigh where her crotch is resting does feel a little damp.
Even if her breasts weren't an erogenous zone, it seems the fact that I was touching them was enough to get her excited.
Do I have to resolve this with sex again? No, I didn’t use any skills, so it probably isn’t necessary.
It’s not like I’m always in heat.
Right now, I just wanted to enjoy this soft, fluffy healing time.
“It’s fine. Just stay like this.”
“Heeungh…”
She’s really like a puppy.
Silvia squeezed her eyes shut and began to desperately endure the embarrassment, her body trembling.
“…Guwon-nim.”
Just as I was in the middle of enjoying Silvia… I mean, helping with her special training, Vanessa approached us.
“…What are you doing?”
Vanessa usually only spoke when absolutely necessary, but it seemed even she couldn’t stay silent at a sight like this.
“Hm? Oh, she’s just really shy, so we’re doing a little special training… Anyway, what’s up?”
“Someone from the guild has arrived.”
Damn it. Just when it was getting good.
But waiting for the person from the guild was my original purpose, so I couldn’t exactly ignore them.
“Sorry, Silvia. Looks like we’ll have to continue the training later.”
I whispered, blowing softly into her ear. Silvia’s body shuddered, and she nodded frantically.
The moment I let go, she shot off like a rocket and disappeared from sight… Ah, she’s just hiding behind a wall and watching. If you’re going to do that, you might as well just stick with me.
Well, I’ll leave her be for now.
With Silvia trailing behind me like a tail, I followed Vanessa’s lead to meet the guild employee.
When I entered the reception room, a woman with blonde hair, blue eyes, large breasts, and an intelligent air was sitting at the table, elegantly sipping tea.
“Rachel-nunim! What are you doing here? Weren’t you a receptionist?”
“Hello. I handle all sorts of things, not just reception work. Since you always come to me to get your payments, Guwon-ssi… well, the Guild Master must have thought I was the right person to handle the Saviors clan.”
Good call, Guild Master!
I didn’t have any ulterior motives like when we first met, but it’s always better when the person you’re dealing with is a beauty. And if that beauty is someone you’re already comfortable with, that’s even better.
“Well then, about the payment… before that, who is that behind you?”
“Oh, it’s fine. She’s with our clan. Don’t mind her.”
Rachel seemed quite bothered by Silvia, who had followed me like a stalker.
Well, her stare bothered me at first, too.
I’m more or less used to it now.
“Is that so? Then… first, we were able to confirm most of the information you provided. The method for obtaining penises from male-type monsters, and the existence of the secret passages.”
“Ah, I see. This is just out of pure curiosity, but do you know what method they used to confirm the monster penis drops?”
“W-Well, that’s…”
A faint blush crept onto Rachel’s cheeks.
She was clearly embarrassed.
She probably wasn’t the one who did it, so there was no need for her to look like that… No, wait. Didn’t she just say she handles all sorts of things besides reception?
“Huh? Don’t tell me you confirmed it yourself, Nunim?”
“Y-Yes, I did. To confirm it safely, it had to be a high-level person, and we needed several people to investigate all the different monsters in a single day. Believe it or not, I’m actually one of the higher-level members of the guild.”
I knew that all too well.
I had the painful memory of trying and failing so many times to use Sex Analyze on her back in the day.
“I see. So how did you confirm it?”
“I-It’s a secret.”
It seemed she had to do something unspeakable to get the monsters’ penises erect.
My imagination was running wild.
A blonde, blue-eyed, busty, intelligent-looking elf lady doing lewd things to get an orc’s penis hard… Ugh. I think I’m getting hard.
And that’s not all. If she had to do something unspeakable to confirm it… that means other adventurers might have to do similar things to get the penises, right?
The acquisition method would be announced far and wide through the guild. There was no way curious adventurers wouldn’t give it a try.
That means I might run into adventurers doing that in the dungeon!
Revealing the method for acquiring the penises was the best choice after all!
I couldn’t help but admire my own foresight.
I really am a genius. I suddenly felt an urge to go to the dungeon right away.
“In any case, we were able to confirm most of it. But there’s just one part we couldn’t verify.”
“Oh? What’s that?”
“The mosquito’s penis, and the ant nest you said it can be used to access.”
“Ah… I see.”
Right. No matter how sexy she or the other guild employees acted, that would be a tough one to confirm.
“So, the guild would like to formally issue a request to the Saviors clan. Could you take one of our guild members with you and confirm the facts we just discussed?”
“Yes, of course. No problem.”
We were planning on going back there again anyway for Diana’s Magic Stone research.
“Then please let me know the next time you plan to go to the dungeon.”
“Are you the one who’ll be coming with us, Nunim?”
“Yes. Didn’t I tell you? It seems I’ll be in charge of matters concerning the Saviors clan. Why? Are you unhappy with me?”
“Of course not! I’m more than happy about it!”
“That’s a relief. You haven’t been trying to hit on me like you used to, so I thought you’d lost interest in me.”
“W-Well, that’s because…”
“Hehe. I’m kidding, I’m kidding. The rumor about Lady Diana declaring you ‘her man’ at the lord’s castle has spread quite a bit, you know?”
Rachel gave me a playful smile, looking at me the way an older sister would look at her cute younger brother.
Damn it. She was teasing me.
“Now then. Here is your payment. This amount includes the information about the mosquito penis and the ant nest.”
With that, Rachel placed a heavy-looking pouch of gold coins on the table with a thud.
“Are you sure it’s okay to pay me in advance?”
“Yes. Since all the other facts were confirmed to be true, it’s highly unlikely that just that one part is a lie. And more importantly, Lady Diana is not someone who would lie about such things.”
“Ugh. So you trust Diana more than me, after all.”
“Hehe. If you want to be trusted for your own sake, not just because of Lady Diana, you’ll have to work harder and become more famous. You’re the one who’s going to show me the legend of the Saint, so that should be easy, right?”
“Yes! Of course!”
That relaxed vibe. Big sisters really are the best.
No, I don’t mean that I like Rachel-nunim, okay?
I mean, Sara is mature for her age, Diana is the eldest in our party, and Leia is the very definition of an older sister type. Right. That’s it.
“Well then…”
After seeing Rachel off, I whipped around to look behind me.
Silvia tried to make a frantic escape, but there was no way she could outrun me when she froze the moment our eyes met.
“Where do you think you’re going? We have to resume the special training we left unfinished.”
“S-Spare me…”
“I told you, you won’t die from something like this.”
Until evening came and everyone gathered, I held the struggling Silvia tightly in my arms and enjoyed the sensation.
Haaah… so healing. Should I really make her my pet? Not in a sexual sense, but in a truly pure one.