Chapter 27: The Archmage
Chapter 27: The Archmage
“Wh-what?! No! Wait, don’t open it! I’m naked in here!” “Mmmph! Mmph!”
Guwon frantically clamped a hand over Diana’s mouth to stifle her sounds and shouted.
“…It’s fine. In fact, this is perfect. I’m coming in.”
What?! What’s fine?! What’s perfect?!
As he watched the door slowly swing open, Guwon’s brain kicked into overdrive.
This is bad. Bad. Bad. Bad.
What do I do? What the hell do I do?
Just then, his eyes landed on the blanket that had been tossed to the foot of the bed.
Pushing the physical abilities enhanced by his level-ups to their absolute limit, Guwon moved in a flash.
“Guwon? What are you doing?”
“Huh? Oh, uh, I told you I was naked. It’s embarrassing.”
Thankfully, he’d managed to act before the door opened completely, so it seemed Sara hadn’t seen anything.
Guwon was now sitting on the bed with his knees up, clutching the blanket all the way to his neck.
Of course, Diana, who was still sitting on top of him, was in the exact same position, impaled on his member.
He had pulled the blanket up to his neck, using his raised knees to create an unnatural tent-like space underneath, where Diana’s small frame was hidden.
It was no wonder the whole scene looked bizarre.
“It’s not like you’re some shy maiden. What are you doing?”
Sara stared at Guwon, looking completely baffled.
“Ugh. Mind your own business. I’m a delicate man.”
Guwon forced a reply, trying to suppress the groan that threatened to escape as Diana’s insides began to clench around him with terrifying force.
“Are you okay? You don’t look well.”
“No. Ugh. It’s nothing. Anyway, what’s up? What brings you here at this hour?”
To make matters worse, Diana wasn’t just clenching powerfully; she had started to move her hips on her own.
Guwon was holding her in a tight embrace, one hand still clamped over her mouth, trying his best to keep her still. He hoped it wasn't too noticeable from under the blanket, but if this continued, he wouldn’t be able to hold out.
What’s gotten into her all of a sudden? You don’t want to get caught either, do you? Just stay still for a second.
“I told you, didn’t I? Yesterday’s battle gave me some things to think about.”
“Huh? Right. You did.”
“And today’s battle confirmed it. To get stronger, I have to level up alongside my training.”
“Ugh. I-I see.”
“So, about that. If I have to do it anyway, I figured it would be better to do it with you, my party member. You wouldn’t just greedily lust after my body, and with your Saint abilities, leveling up would be faster.”
Sara rattled off her words quickly, as if making an excuse.
“R-Right. That’s great.”
Under normal circumstances, he would have been jumping for joy at her words, but unfortunately, Guwon wasn’t in any state to properly hear her.
He was managing to respond somehow, but honestly, all his focus was on suppressing the pleasure Diana was giving him. He wasn’t really registering what Sara was saying.
Even while completely restrained, Diana’s hips writhed exquisitely, stimulating him to the point where it was becoming impossible to endure.
“So… what will you do?”
“Huh? What… what about?”
“What do you mean, what about? Are you going to make me say it out loud?”
I’m sorry, but I really have no idea what you’re talking about.
After hesitating for a long moment while Guwon remained silent, Sara shot him a light glare. Then, as if she’d made up her mind, she slowly began to take off her outer clothes.
Huh? Wh-what? What are you doing right now?
“Khak!”
“Mmmph!”
Having not paid proper attention to Sara’s words, Guwon was so startled by the sight of her undressing that he reflexively tried to stand up.
The movement violently jostled the point where he and Diana were connected, and unable to hold back any longer, Guwon ejaculated.
Diana must have felt it too, as her body trembled in a violent convulsion, her insides clenching around him so tightly it was almost painful.
“Guwon? What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
From Sara’s perspective, it must have looked like Guwon had suddenly doubled over and started shaking.
Thankfully, Diana’s muffled moan seemed to have been lost in the sound of his own voice.
“Ah, no. It’s just, I suddenly got a cramp in my leg.”
Having released once, Guwon finally had a moment of clarity to assess the situation.
His member was still connected to Diana, and her magnificent passage was still writhing on its own, stimulating him, but the situation was much better than before.
Having reached her own climax, Diana’s urges seemed to have been sated for the moment. She stopped moving her hips and lay still in his arms.
“Uh… um… so what was that? Sara? Why were you suddenly taking off your clothes?”
“…Did you really hear a single word I said?”
Sorry. I didn’t hear a thing.
“I’m talking about leveling up! Leveling up! I properly experienced the effects of a level increase today. I can’t just keep being stubborn forever. O-Of course, I’m only doing this to level up, there’s no other reason, so don’t get the wrong idea!”
What! She’s finally seen the light!
It seemed that getting a real taste of the power of leveling up in the dungeon today had made Sara resolve to use any means necessary to get stronger.
Guwon shed a tear of joy in his heart, feeling that all his hard work hadn't been in vain.
If it weren’t for this ridiculous situation, he would have been happy enough to jump up and do a little dance.
“Um… so, Sara? I’m happy that you’ve made such a big decision, especially since I know it must have been difficult for you as my party member. But it’s already late tonight, so how about we aim for the next opportunity?”
“…What are you talking about?”
Sara’s eyes flashed sharply.
“If we don’t do this at night, when are we supposed to do it? We have to go to the dungeon during the day. Or do you have something else to do?”
“Wh-what? No, of course not.”
“Then what is it? Are you saying my body isn’t attractive? That you don’t even feel the desire to hold me?”
It seemed that the offhand comments Guwon had made to earn her trust had unexpectedly stuck with her.
“No, that’s not it.”
“If it’s not that, then what is it?! You’re the one who took a woman’s virginity without her permission!”
“Huh?! V-Virginity?!”
“That’s right! You took it from me yesterday without my consent!”
“No, but your level…”
“I got it all from hunting! You got a problem with that?!”
Sara glared at Guwon with incredible intensity.
The way her eyes were welling up with moisture made it clear she wasn’t lying.
She was a virgin?
He had been so out of it at the time that he hadn’t felt anything like breaking a hymen, and even if there had been blood, they were both covered in it, so there was no way he could have noticed.
“No, not at all! I’m sorry! I really didn’t know!”
“…No. I’m the one who should be sorry. That’s all in the past.”
When Guwon immediately bowed his head and apologized, Sara’s anger seemed to cool. It seemed she had just gotten heated for a moment at the thought that the man who took her virginity had no interest in her body. She apologized honestly.
Incongruously, Guwon found that side of her a little endearing.
So she just acts tough. She’s actually quite soft-hearted.
“No, if you were a virgin, it’s not something we can just brush aside. I’m truly sorry. I was out of my mind back then and didn’t notice at all.”
But what else am I supposed to say?
Thank you? Sara hadn’t given him her virginity willingly. That would be weird.
But if he kept apologizing, it seemed Sara, who considered the matter closed, would be reluctant to discuss it further.
An awkward silence hung between Guwon and Sara.
“…So, what are you going to do?”
Sara spoke, breaking the long, awkward silence.
“Um… well… the thing is…”
Guwon’s mind raced desperately.
There was absolutely no way he could get out from under this blanket right now.
Even now, beneath the unnaturally bulging covers, Diana was silently connected to him.
If Sara, who had finally resolved to have sex, found out about this, she might be completely disgusted with him.
But if he refused to have sex with Sara, judging by her recent attitude, she would be deeply hurt.
“What is it? Don’t beat around the bush. If you don’t want to, just say so like a man.”
Don’t try to act so cool.
If the guy who forcibly took your virginity tells you he doesn’t want to have sex with you, aren’t you going to actually stab me in the back?
What should I say? What excuse can I make to get through this crisis?
Ah! That’s it! I’ll make up some excuse, send Sara back to her room, and then say I’ll go find her there.
That would naturally resolve this crisis and allow him to have sex with Sara.
But Guwon hesitated to open his mouth.
He was worried about Diana.
Can I really just leave her like this?
Though hidden by the blanket, Diana was literally not making a single move.
Is she okay? Did something happen to her?
And isn’t it just too scummy to go have sex with Sara right after this?
If Guwon went to Sara’s room, Diana, whose hymen had just been broken today, would be left all alone.
How would a deserted Diana feel?
As sex-crazed as Guwon was, he still had a shred of human decency left. He didn’t want to become that kind of trash.
What do I do? What’s the right thing to do?
As he agonized, his eyes suddenly fell on his life force gauge.
Yes! This excuse will work!
“Listen closely, Sara. The… the truth is, Sara.”
Guwon lowered his voice as much as possible, trying to sound serious.
“For a man… there’s a limit.”
“What? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I mean, unlike women, men have a clear limit to how many times they can perform. Do you know what I mean?”
“Wh-What? What does that…”
“To put it simply, I overdid it so much yesterday that I don’t think I can possibly perform right now.”
Guwon said, his face a mask of anguish.
“Honestly, even if it’s just for leveling up, I’m still a man, so I’m incredibly happy that a beautiful woman like you is asking me to hold her. But no matter how hard I try, the guy downstairs just refuses to get hard. This is by no means because you’re not attractive. It’s just… it’s just my own failing.”
Of course, he was still connected to Diana, receiving constant stimulation and standing ramrod straight, but Guwon put on the performance of a lifetime.
This is a white lie, all to resolve this smoothly without hurting Sara.
“I’m truly sorry, but I don’t think I can do it today.”
“I-I see.”
Overwhelmed by Guwon’s masterful performance, his face a perfect picture of a man whose pride had been wounded, Sara nodded.
“I’m so sorry, especially since you must have worked up your courage to come here. I promise I’ll be fine tomorrow.”
Guwon continued his passionate acting, feeling strangely like he was in a drama about a married couple dealing with the husband’s erectile dysfunction.
“No. I’m the one who should be sorry. I didn’t know you were in that situation… I’m sorry.”
You were a virgin until yesterday, of course you wouldn’t know. Big brother understands everything.
Getting too into his role, Guwon felt a strange sense of pride in Sara’s understanding.
“Well, I’ll be going then. Good night.”
“Yeah. Okay. Tomorrow, I’ll work hard enough to make up for today. Good night.”
Sara left the room, but Guwon didn’t let his guard down.
The moment you feel safe is always the most dangerous.
He waited for a sufficient amount of time after Sara left, just in case she came back, but the situation he feared didn’t occur.
“Diana? Are you okay? Are you alive?”
Only then did Guwon lift the blanket to check on her.
“……”
How should he describe the scene under the blanket… The only word that came to mind was devastating.
Diana’s pretty face was a mess, covered in tears, snot, and drool, and her limbs hung limply. Her lower half, where she was connected to Guwon, was flooded with fluid, as if she’d wet herself.
There was no way she had been brazen enough to fall asleep during that crisis where they could have been discovered by Sara at any moment.
She had convulsed violently and then suddenly gone still, so he had to assume she’d fainted.
When Guwon put his hands under Diana’s armpits to lift her, a mixture of vaginal fluid and semen trickled out from inside her, where she had been connected to him until that moment.
Seeing her like this, her face a mess, her limbs dangling lifelessly, Guwon felt both sorry and, in a way, amazed by her mental fortitude.
To be pushed to the point of fainting and still not give in, still not make that mana contract or whatever it was.
Just how strong is her willpower?
More importantly, I have to clean all this up, don’t I?
He couldn’t just go to sleep like this.
He never thought the day would come when he’d have to wash a girl’s body.
Guwon slid one arm under Diana’s back and the other under her knees, lifted her into his arms, and headed for the bathroom.