Chapter 302: Mission Preparations
Chapter 302: Mission Preparations
“Uuuu… I’m sorry.”
“No. It’s my fault for getting too excited. Silvia has nothing to apologize for. Let’s just do our best again starting tonight.”
“Ugh…. Yes, yes….”
In the end, I didn’t manage to level up as much as I’d hoped last night.
I have no idea when we might run into a Transcendent Species, but I got cocky just because things were going well.
We can always try again tonight, but if we run into a Transcendent Species today, it's all over.
Still, there was one piece of good news amidst all this.
My Assassin level had gone up by a huge amount.
I think it was mainly because I was pleasuring Silvia without getting caught, even with other people nearby.
Of course, partway through, Silvia forgot to hold back and started moaning, so everyone found out anyway. But since my Assassin level was so low to begin with, just having that brief opportunity was enough for a significant level boost.
Thanks to that, my Agility rose quite a bit. Now I won’t get beaten with my eyes wide open like I did against Garuda… or maybe I will. My Agility is still under 250, after all.
“Is something wrong?”
Miriel must have found the sight of Silvia apologizing to me strange, because she walked over and asked.
“Ah, no! Not at all! There’s no problem!”
If she finds out, I’ll be raped!
I shook my head frantically.
“Is that so? Speaking of which, it seems you two had quite a bit of fun last night….”
It seemed Miriel had also heard Silvia’s moans.
“Uh, yeah! I just wanted to have sex! It feels good to be with Silvia! It was definitely not for the purpose of leveling up!”
Intimidated by Miriel, I ended up spouting unnecessary nonsense.
Beside me, Silvia was making sounds like, “Hauuu…” looking like she was about to die of embarrassment, while in the distance, Lutia was giggling and watching us with amusement.
“I’m confident I can make you feel good, too. Want to give me a try? After hearing that girl crying out last night, it sounds like our little cutie has some serious stamina.”
“Ah, no! I’m a man of integrity!”
“Oh? What a shame.”
I can’t tell if she’s being serious or just teasing me!
“Lutia, that’s enough. And Guwon, you don’t need to be so flustered. I wasn’t trying to tell you to stop. I know men have strong libidos. I just wanted to give you a little warning. I’m sure you know what you’re doing, but I’m just telling you to rest and do it in moderation so you don’t ruin your condition.”
“Uh, u-uh! Thanks for the advice! I’ll be careful from now on!”
Hearing my reply, Miriel nodded and returned to where they were preparing the meal.
“Silvia. Starting tonight, let’s be quieter.”
“Yes, ye-hep….”
Besides, with Healing Sex, I don’t have to worry about my condition. Leveling up is more important.
In any case, after we finished our meal, we set out, maintaining our original formation.
My mind was a mess, wondering how to deal with a Transcendent Species if we ran into one today, but worrying about it alone wasn’t going to solve anything. I’d just have to pray that we either didn’t encounter one, or that if we did, it would be a female.
To keep from needlessly worrying, I decided to focus my attention elsewhere.
“That’s not it. More naturally, with a gentle smile! You look like a predator smiling over its prey!”
“What did you say, you bastard?! You wanna die?!”
Namely, teaching Alicia how to be more feminine.
I’ve found it’s actually quite fun.
“I told you to practice by thinking of me as someone you like! What’s with that tone? Where did your feminine speech go?”
“Grind… G-Guwon-ssi?!”
“Your smile is too stiff!”
Yep. This is pretty fun.
Just watching this violent, predatory animal of a woman struggle to force a feminine smile is enough to make me laugh.
Plus, by telling her to practice while thinking of me as someone she likes, she’s become easy to handle.
Ah, this is great.
“Th-this bastard… I’m gonna kill you when this is over….”
As if. She can’t lay a finger on me while the mission is ongoing.
And when the mission’s over? Obviously, I’m running away.
Besides, even though she says things like that, Alicia is still trying her best to learn femininity.
Looks like she really does have a man she likes, huh?
Though it’s hard to imagine the kind of man this beastly, manly woman would fall for.
Well, all I have to do is enjoy the situation.
“Alicia-ssi. It seems you’re having trouble getting the feel for it. Shall I show you an example?”
Perhaps feeling sorry for Alicia, Matilda, who was standing nearby, made the suggestion.
What’s this? I was just starting to have fun. Don’t interrupt.
“Now, watch. Guwon-ssi… I… you, Guwon-ssi….”
“Aaaargh! I refuse!”
This girl! She said she was giving a demonstration, but she’s using me as a guinea pig!
And as she spoke, her cheeks were turning pink. She was clearly getting swept up in the mood and starting to mean it!
What a dangerous woman! A bomb that goes off without even being touched! She’s the worst!
“H-how rude! I wasn’t being serious at all, you know!”
“Don’t lie! Your eyes were serious!”
“Hmph! Aren’t you being a little full of yourself?!”
“What are you two fighting about now? More importantly, Matilda, I didn’t quite get it the first time. Could you show me one more time? You’re so feminine. I really want to learn from you.”
“Oh? Should I? Then, one more time….”
“Stop it! Hey! You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you!”
“What about?”
Th-this girl… getting her revenge like this.
Still, isn’t this going too far? Trying to get me castrated just because I teased you a little?!
We continued our dungeon exploration, joking around like that.
Since we weren’t trying to discover anything new and were just following a well-known path, it seemed the Arachne girls were bored deep down, too. They played along with my jokes quite well, so the exploration wasn’t as dull as I’d expected.
Still, I missed the faces of my own party members.
“It’ll soon be time to make camp.”
And then, around 5 PM, Alicia suddenly muttered as much.
Unlike our clan, these guys don’t rest when it’s a certain time, but when they find a suitable place to rest.
Even if it’s still early, if they find a place to camp, they’ll stay there for the night.
Well, the deeper we go, the harder it’ll be to find a good camping spot, so this is probably standard procedure for adventurers.
What a relief. So today will end without any trouble after all.
“Well, we have to kill a Transcendent Species before that.”
But a comment from behind caught me completely off guard.
“Wh-what do you mean…?”
“There’s a good camping spot just a little further ahead, and it happens to be the nest of a Transcendent Species. Don’t worry. It’s just one, and no others will pop out.”
That one Transcendent Species is the problem!
“A-a male?!”
“I think so. Well, until you made that weird discovery of yours, we never really paid much attention to a monster’s gender, so I can’t be sure.”
Why does nothing ever go right for me?
Is the path of a Saint always one of hardship and trials?
If this is another trial from the Goddess, I will accept… hell no, I won’t! If I’m discovered, I’ll be raped!
What do I do? What the hell do I do?
Before I could even come up with a plan, the members of Arachne had all drawn their weapons and taken their stances.
Before I knew it, an Ogre far larger than a normal one had appeared in the distance.
“Alright, let’s go!”
At Miriel’s signal, the vanguard members of Arachne charged toward the Transcendent Ogre in unison.
And it was then that I was able to see the members of the Arachne Clan fight seriously.
Until now, they had mostly just overpowered everything, but this time, they were coordinating properly, covering for each other.
First, Miriel, Alicia, and Jinny attacked the Ogre to draw its aggro.
When the aggro focused on Miriel, Alicia and Jinny would press the attack while Miriel backed off slightly. When the aggro shifted to Alicia, the other two would apply pressure. They executed a fantastic game of aggro ping-pong.
And once they judged they had secured enough aggro, the other members began to join the attack.
The twin mages unleashed a barrage of threatening spells, and when Hilda the bard began to sing, everyone’s bodies were filled with vigor while the Ogre’s movements slowed slightly.
Lutia seemed to be in charge of disruption, constantly attacking the Ogre’s joints and harassing it whenever it tried to turn its gaze or swing the club in its hand.
Only Lily the Paladin stood firmly in front of me, as if to protect me.
Right. This kind of coordinated action was what I came here to see.
I was captivated by their fantastic teamwork for a moment, but I soon realized this was no time for that.
The way the central part of the leather covering its lower body was dangling… that thing was definitely a male.
If I don’t come up with a plan, I’ll be discovered.
…There’s no choice. I’ll have to take a gamble.
I pulled Silvia close and whispered in her ear.
“Silvia. I might have to do something a little reckless now. I’m counting on you.”
“…Yes. I will protect you, no matter what.”
Silvia, now in combat mode, was tense as she gave a firm nod.
She was so reliable it was hard to believe she was the same girl who had turned into a boneless puddle and climaxed over and over last night.
Hearing Silvia’s answer, I steeled my resolve.
Alright. Let’s do this.
I’m not trying to do anything else. I’m just going to keep firing Saint’s Wave until it takes effect.
The fact that my skills don’t work probably doesn’t mean they have zero effect.
It’s just that the effect is too minuscule to arouse a Transcendent Species.
But once my skill takes hold, it remains in the body until it’s resolved.
Using that property, if I keep using the skill over and over, it should eventually have an effect even on a Transcendent Species.
The problem is that I can’t guarantee when it will take effect, but I have no choice but to gamble.
I’ll do it! I’ll bet my chastity on it!
Take this! This is the secret technique that shaves away the user’s life force, usable only by a Saint whose chastity is in peril!
Multi-Burst Wave Fi… Saint’s Wave!
With a solemn air, I thrust my palms forward, one after the other.
To others, the waves extending from my hands would be invisible, so I might look like a madman, but right now, I was completely serious.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
Of course, I didn’t forget to count as I fired the waves.
I need to know how many it takes to work, so I can get through it if a crisis like this happens again, right?
And when I had fired Saint’s Wave about thirty times, the Ogre finally turned its head in my direction.
But the Ogre hunt was just reaching its climax, and the beast was on its knees, panting and struggling to breathe.
“The aggro! Rear guard, cease your attack! We’ll finish it! Guwon! Get ready with your skill!”
Apparently, Miriel thought the rear guard’s attacks were too strong and had stolen the aggro.
Just as the vanguard was about to deliver the final blow, it happened.
“Uwooooooooargh!”
The Ogre suddenly straightened its upper body and let out a tremendous roar.
At the same time, its ‘thing’ shot up with enough force to pierce through the leather covering its lower half.
“Kyaaah!”
Whoaaa. How humiliating.
Lutia, who happened to be making some tricky movements nearby, was struck by the Ogre’s suddenly rising penis and sent flying.
After knocking Lutia away with its penis, the Ogre shot to its feet and charged straight at me, its eyes bloodshot.
“Kgh! Guwon-ssi! Get back!”
Lily, who had been watching the Transcendent Ogre hunt with a bored expression, immediately readjusted her shield and shouted.
“Haaaaah!”
And with a great battle cry, she held her shield before her and charged forward.
The Ogre, easily over 10 meters tall, and the woman, not even 170 centimeters, collided head-on.
It was a clash that, on the surface, should have had a gruesome outcome, but the result was the complete opposite of what one would expect.
Lily’s shield struck the Ogre’s ankle perfectly, and the beast’s body staggered around that leg before it came crashing to the ground.
However, if Lily made one mistake, it was underestimating just how persistent an Ogre could be when driven into a blind rage by the Saint’s skill.
Even as it fell, the Ogre didn’t let go of its club and swung it in my direction.
With the added momentum from its fall, the club flew toward me at a speed that the other Arachne Clan members couldn’t even react to.