Chapter 282: Quest Preparations
Chapter 282: Quest Preparations
“Do you! Have! Any sense! At all!”
Pat, pat, pat, pat.
Diana was on top of my stomach, her two fists clenched as she indiscriminately pummeled my upper body.
You think the sound effect is a bit strange for a beating?
Believe it or not, from Diana’s perspective, she was hitting me with all her might.
“C-Calm down, Diana. We didn’t get caught in the end, so it’s fine…”
“That’s! Not! The point! Do you always! Always! Have to enjoy this sort of thing so much?!”
Well, if we’re being specific, you’re the one who enjoys this sort of thing. I just enjoy teasing you.
Saying that out loud right now would be a disaster, wouldn’t it?
“Sorry, sorry. It’s just that you’re so cute, Diana.”
“Don’t think you can get away with just flattering me!”
“Flattering you? It’s not like that! I just think you’re so incredibly cute I don’t know what to do with myself!” I shouted, deliberately raising my voice and putting on a serious expression.
“W-Well, I’m not forgiving you either way!”
Perhaps because of my sheer intensity, Diana seemed a bit flustered, but she quickly composed herself and started glaring at me again.
Too bad. I thought she was about to give in.
“Alright. Let’s get out of here first and then talk. It’ll be a problem if those people wake up while we’re still like this, right?”
That was right. We were still in the bathroom.
In the middle of the bathroom floor, my Dick was still buried inside Diana, and she was hitting me from the cowgirl position.
“Ngh…!”
Perhaps she had forgotten for a moment in her anger, but Diana’s body flinched and trembled.
“Or… should we stay like this? Whether they wake up or not, just keep going.”
I sat up and whispered seductively, breathing into her ear.
“N-No, we can’t…”
Diana’s body began to tremble again, and her nether regions tightened around me.
Nice. I think I handled that well.
“Right? So let’s get out of here for now.”
We’d already enjoyed our exhibitionism for the day, so that was enough.
We decided to enjoy the rest back in our room. We immediately separated and left the bathroom.
Only after we reached the changing room did Diana finally let out a sigh of relief.
“Haa… Wait a moment.”
Before getting dressed again, Diana summoned water with magic and cleaned both of our bodies.
“Kind of defeats the purpose of coming here for a bath.”
“And whose fault is that! Whose fault!”
“Haha. Sorry, sorry.”
“Honestly…”
Despite her words, it seemed Diana had no intention of getting as angry as she was before.
Did she relieve her stress by hitting me to her heart’s content?
“Then let’s go back to the room and continue.”
“You still intend to continue after all that?”
“Huh? You mean you weren’t planning to?”
“Ngh, w-well, that’s…”
“Once today is over, who knows when we’ll get another chance? Let’s make it a deep one tonight.”
“Hm? What do you mean by that?”
“We have to go take on the request from the Arachne Clan.”
“Don’t tell me the reason you haven’t gone to the Arachne Clan yet was…”
“That’s right. I had to at least hold each of you three once before I left, didn’t I?”
“You men are all the same…” Diana muttered, a look of disbelief on her face.
“I’m a man who only thinks of you girls, right?”
Of course, I paid her no mind and maintained my shameless attitude.
“Hehe. Yes. I suppose so.”
Faced with my utter shamelessness, Diana must have felt it was foolish to stay angry, as she replied with a laugh.
“If you want to praise me, you can. I’ll give you the special right to pat my head.”
“What are you talking about? It is I who is specially gracing you with a pat.”
Saying so, Diana pressed herself against me and began to stroke my hair.
It seemed her anger over the pseudo-exhibitionism from earlier had completely dissipated.
As expected, no matter what, the oldest one is a real sucker for a little affection.
In any case, we returned to our room and continued our activities.
This time, there was no teasing or exhibitionism. We just kissed, played around, laughed, and talked, all sweet and lovey-dovey.
*
“So, I was thinking of going to the Arachne Clan today to talk things over. Anyone want to come with?”
After breakfast, I looked around at everyone and asked.
Diana was already confirmed to go, but I might need the others’ opinions while discussing the request.
“I see. Then I’ll go too,” Sara said.
“Um… I’m fine. I’ll show Cardinal Matilda around the mansion and the surrounding area today,” Leia replied.
As expected, Sara wanted to come along, but Leia chose not to, opting to keep an eye on Matilda.
Thanks to Leia, Matilda, who had been about to say something herself, was forced to shut her mouth.
Thank you, Leia. And Matilda, this isn’t your place to butt in, you know? If it were Silvia, maybe, but why are you trying to get involved?
“I-I…”
Meanwhile, Silvia, an actual member of our party, was hesitating, unsure if it was appropriate for her to join.
See that, Matilda? You should try to be at least half as considerate as Silvia.
“Silvia, want to come too?”
“Y-Yes!”
When I spoke to the hesitating Silvia, her face instantly brightened.
She never had this kind of expression when talking to other guys, but seeing her like this with me, she’s really like a puppy. If she had a tail, it would be wagging furiously from side to side.
Don’t look so happy. It just makes me want to tease you.
“Alright, I’ll let you come if you stick close to me the whole way there.”
“Eh, eh?”
“For the record, you’ll be walking while I hold you in a tight embrace from the front. With both arms wrapped firmly around you. And every minute, I’ll whisper sweet praise into your ear. For example… ‘Silvia, you look beautiful today, too.’ Something like that.”
“Ooh, ooh…!”
As I murmured in a cheesy voice, Silvia leaned back against her chair and clutched the area over her heart.
I was just joking, but it seems to be genuinely effective.
Right now, Sara is sitting next to me, giving me a look that says, ‘What on earth are you doing?’
Sara. I know I sounded cheesy, so could you please stop with that expression? It’s subtly hurtful.
“So, what will it be? Do you still want to come?”
“Uuuuugh…!”
Ooh. She’s thinking about it. She’s actually thinking about it.
If I tease her a little more, her reaction might be even more fun.
“What are you hesitating for? Shouldn’t you be happy? You wanted to be by my side…”
“Will you stop that?”
In the end, Diana flicked me on the head.
That pout on Diana’s face… was it to tell me to stop teasing Silvia? Or was she jealous of Silvia?
“Anyway, I’ll be going with Sara, Diana, and Silvia. Leia, sorry for leaving you alone, but I’m counting on you.”
“Yes. Have a safe trip.”
“Alone! Are you ignoring me?!”
Seriously, why can’t Matilda ever tell when to butt in and when not to?
“I meant she’s the only one of my women staying behind! Of my women! Are you my woman?! What? Do you want to be?”
“Ngh! W-Were you trying to make me your woman?”
No, seriously, why do your eyes turn into hearts in a situation like this?!
“Of course not! Don’t fall for me over something like this!”
“I-I didn’t fall for you! Who would fall for a man like you!”
As usual, my conversation with Matilda ended in the same pattern.
I’m starting to get scared of how used to this I’m becoming. What if I get so used to it that I let my guard down one day?
The moment I let my guard down, I’ll be castrated. Even so, castration is too harsh a price for a moment of carelessness.
I steeled my resolve by recalling my playtime with Diana last night.
That’s right. If I become a eunuch, I won’t be able to do all those wonderful things anymore. I must not let my guard down.
And so, leaving Leia alone at the mansion, we headed outside to make our way to the Arachne Clan House.
“Th-Th-Th-Then…! Please, be, be gentle with me!”
As soon as we were outside, Silvia squeezed her eyes shut and spread her arms wide towards me.
“Huh? For what?”
“W-Well… the hug and every minute…”
“Ah, that was just a joke. Did you really think I’d do that? If you actually went through with it, you’d die of a heart attack nine times out of ten.”
“Gasp! I-Is that so…”
Seeing as she didn’t deny it, it seemed Silvia herself thought so too.
Even so, she couldn’t hide the disappointed look on her face.
Like a moth to a flame. You’re really disappointed, aren’t you?
“I guess I should hug you after all…”
“Hyaaaaaaah!”
When I suddenly pulled Silvia into a hug, she yelped in surprise and scurried behind Sara.
It happened so fast that I couldn’t react and just let her go.
Hiding behind Sara, how cheap. Did you figure out my weakness while you were stalking me?
“Guwooon…”
“No, I was just playing around… My bad. I’ll apologize. I’m sorry.”
Sara grabbed my side with her hand, and I had no choice but to apologize immediately.
Sara. The heavy pressure in the hand that just grabbed my side was definitely not at a level I could pass off as a joke.
You’re not just mad because I was teasing Silvia, are you?
In the end, with Sara and Diana on either side of me, and Silvia standing across from me with Sara between us, we walked side-by-side towards the Arachne Clan House.
The Arachne Clan House, like our mansion, was located in this district of luxurious residences, so it wasn’t very far.
Well, even though it was in the same district, our mansion was near the lord’s castle while the Arachne Clan House was closer to the Guild, so the distance wasn’t exactly short.
“So this is the Arachne Clan House…”
“It’s amazing, right? Isn’t it bigger than our mansion? I was shocked when I saw it last time, too.”
“Hmph. Size isn’t everything. When it comes to my mansion…”
At my words, Diana, her pride slightly wounded, tried to argue back.
Whoa there. Don’t get the wrong idea.
“Of course. I think our mansion is the best, too. Above all, our mansion has something that can’t be seen in any other building.”
“Hm? Was there something like that you saw? I told Vanessa to manage the warehouse strictly so that not even you could set foot in there carelessly, since it’s full of dangerous items.”
…What on earth does she have stashed away in that warehouse? Now I’m curious.
“No, not an item, I meant the owner. The owner. How could we see our Diana in any other mansion?”
“Hm? H-Hmph. Honestly, you’re getting better and better at sweet-talking.”
Though she said that, she looked absolutely delighted. Diana stood on her tiptoes, reached up, and vigorously ruffled my hair.
As befitting such a massive mansion, the Arachne Clan House had several guards standing watch at the gate.
The only thing they had in common was the spider-shaped clan mark engraved on their armor; the styles of their armor were all different, so they were probably clan members as well.
“Hello. This is the Arachne Clan House. What can we do for you?”
The guards, who had been laughing and chatting in a rather relaxed manner, instantly straightened up and spoke as we approached.
I guess they weren’t being relaxed, but were confident enough in their skills to afford it.
“Hello. We’re from the Saviors clan, here to see your clan leader. I believe Alicia has already spoken to you about a request.”
“Huh? Ah, ahh! Then you must be the Milk Road Maker!” one of the guards exclaimed, a look of realization on her face.
Dammit. That rumor made it all the way here?
Well, they’re adventurers too, so I guess it’s only natural.
“Please wait a moment. I’ll go get Head Instructor Alicia.”
Ooh. Head Instructor. So Alicia really is an executive with a decent rank.
By the way, what’s with these guards’ stares?
Ever since I revealed my identity, they’ve been looking at me with the eyes of a hawk targeting its prey. Not just one or two of them, but all of them.
It was the kind of stare you’d get back in my original world if you dressed up a gorgeous woman in revealing clothes and threw her among a group of men.
As expected of the women of this clan…
I recalled what Diana had told me long ago about the fate of the male members of the Arachne Clan, and my body trembled involuntarily.
No. I can overcome this. I’m the Saint. When it comes to sex, I’m the strongest. There’s nothing to be afraid of. In fact, I should be more confident.
As I endured their gazes, I saw a guard bringing Alicia from a distance.
The moment Alicia spotted me, she left the guard behind and started sprinting towards me at full speed.
“Guwooooon!”
Wh-What the hell? Why is she running at me with such intensity?
“You bastard! What took you so long?!”
Alicia charged at me with such ferocity that I seriously considered taking a defensive stance. Then, she threw her arms around my head and pulled me into an embrace.
It seems she was running over because she was happy. That’s confusing, you know. Well, she let me bury my face in her chest, so I’ll forgive her.
“Get off him this instant!”
“Don’t you dare cling to my man!”
Ah, as I thought, they’re wary of Alicia.
It just so happened that she was the one who took my virginity, but we’re not really in that kind of relationship.
Honestly, what a bunch of cute girls.