Chapter 395: A Demon God in the Dungeon?
Chapter 395: A Demon God in the Dungeon?
If I pulled out right away, everything I’d poured inside her would just spill out.
Besides, the point of our connection was doubly hidden by Diana’s skirt and robe, so no one could see it. I decided to just sleep on it and figure things out in the morning.
And to get straight to the point, I succeeded.
I summoned a water spirit and had it pull my Dick out.
It was tricky in more ways than one.
First, I had to keep my eyes closed and pretend to be asleep so no one would notice. I was also on edge, worried that my Dick might get hurt.
After all, I’d let my erection subside to pull out, which meant the Iron Penis skill wasn’t active.
But it was a silver lining that I could attempt this with the water spirit I summoned most often.
And also that the Healing Sex skill remained active until I was completely withdrawn.
Thanks to that, I was able to try again and again without worrying about mana consumption, and I finally managed to pull out.
The front of my pants was still undone with my Dick hanging out, but thankfully, it was still hidden by Diana’s skirt and robe.
Perfect. Now all I had to do was pretend to be tidying myself up when Diana woke up and tuck it away.
“…Mmm.”
That moment came surprisingly quickly.
Diana opened her eyes and stared at me with a dazed expression for a moment before suddenly clenching her fists and starting to swing.
“Wait! Calm down! The others will see! We’re not even wearing our underwear properly!”
“Hic!”
As I hastily created an air bubble and shouted, Diana’s body flinched. She immediately stopped her light pummelling and looked around.
Fortunately, the last watch wasn’t over yet, so everyone else was still asleep.
And Matilda, who was on watch, wasn’t looking our way either.
Good. Now’s my chance…
I quickly reached for the spot where our lower bodies were pressed together.
“Hngh…! Y-You, really!”
“N-No! Just wait a second!”
I made excuses to the glaring Diana as I pulled her panties, which had been pushed aside, back into place. Then I tucked my own member back inside and fixed the front of my pants.
“…So. Have you anything to say in your defense?”
“Y-You enjoyed it too, didn’t you?”
“Wh-Wh-Wh-When did this one ever say she enjoyed anything?!”
I’d said it fully expecting to get hit, but Diana’s reaction was surprisingly huge.
Oh? This might actually work.
“No. But you were the one moving your hips however you wanted…”
“I-I-I did no such thing! Do not make things up! Even with this one’s excellent memory, I have no recollection of such an event!”
“No, but…”
“Aaaaaah! I can’t hear you! You call that an excuse! Do you think that absolves you of your sin!”
Diana covered her ears like a child and shouted, then shot me a glare.
Tch, and here I thought I could get away with it.
I’d better stop. If I say any more, she looks like she’ll cry.
And it’s true that I was in the wrong.
“W-Well… right. Thanks to the effects of Healing Sex all night, our dear mage is in peak condition…”
“Wait, hold on! All night?! Did you just say all night?!”
“I-It’s fine. We didn’t get caught.”
“That! Is not! The important thing! Right now!”
Diana roared with frustration, lightly patting my chest over and over.
No, it’s incredibly important.
If we’d been caught, it would have been a disaster. Mainly in the sense that my life would have been in danger from Sara.
Of course, I kept my mouth shut, since saying that would only make her angrier.
Besides, if you keep carrying on like this, Matilda might notice… ah, she’s already noticed.
“You’re both awake already. Good morning. Though there’s no morning or night in the dungeon. Anyway, what’s all the commotion so soon after waking up?”
She must have been quite bored being on her own.
Besides, she hates being in the dungeon.
Perhaps that’s why Matilda approached us much more warmly than usual and started chattering away.
“……It is a… a private matter. If you would excuse us for a moment… No, wait. I was about to prepare a meal before the others wake up. Would you care to help?”
Diana had intended to send Matilda away so she could continue scolding me, but seeing Matilda’s crestfallen expression, her heart must have softened.
“Yes!”
Matilda, you can be useful sometimes… no. Come to think of it, you’ve been surprisingly helpful lately.
Maybe because there was a time when she was desperate to avoid being cursed, I tend to treat her carelessly. I should reflect on that a little.
‘Don’t think this is over.’
Of course, it wasn’t over just like that. Diana sent the telepathic message while shooting me a glare.
Wouldn’t it be better to just take a few more of her pat-pat attacks and get it over with instead of dragging this out?
Well, not that I think my dear Diana would do anything too harsh to her beloved, even if she does drag it out… She won’t, right? I trust her.
In any case, my first-ever underwater sex passed without any major issues, for now.
Of course, just because I got lucky this time doesn’t guarantee it will happen again.
No. The more I do this sort of thing, the greater the risk of getting caught becomes.
Because of that, even I didn’t have the guts to try something similar again, and I refrained from doing anything else that stood out after that.
I just adventured normally—no, to get back in our angry Archmage’s good graces, I adventured more diligently, proactively, and seriously than ever before.
Right up until Matilda was on the verge of tears.
“I can’t… I’m sorry… Can’t we go back?”
“She’s right. It’s been a few days since we entered the 4th Floor. Guwon, what do you say we start heading up?”
For some reason, Sara said this while watching my reaction.
It’s a heartwarming sight to see her say that for Matilda’s sake, but why is she watching me?
It bothered me a little, but I nodded without much thought.
“Yeah. Let’s do that. It’ll take time to get back to the town on the 3rd Floor anyway.”
“Okay. Let’s.”
At that, Sara smiled, looking slightly shy.
No, I mean, why?
Anyway, Sara has really changed.
She used to act like she was desperate to hunt for as long as possible.
Sure, she’d achieved her goal of avenging her grandfather, but that didn’t seem to be the only reason.
It’s like… huh? Wait a minute. Leia said that after receiving my Apostle’s Seal, her killing intent disappeared when she was in her Gumiho state.
Could it be the same for Sara?
Could it be that she had been instinctively satisfying some urge by hunting monsters, but the Apostle’s Seal made that urge itself disappear?
Wait. That seems plausible. If that’s the case…
“H-Hey. I get it, so stop staring at me like that.”
Just then, Sara blushed slightly and tapped my chest lightly.
No. What exactly do you get?
But Sara turned away, seemingly having no intention of saying more.
As you’d expect, the passage to the 3rd Floor was located on the ceiling of the 4th Floor.
The distance from the floor to the ceiling on this layer was also quite long, so it looked like just ascending would be a considerable effort.
Naturally, our two who couldn’t swim weren’t skilled enough to ascend that far on their own.
Leia had quickly gotten the hang of the doggy paddle and soon became accustomed to other strokes, but the other two were a different story.
Matilda seemed unable to focus on her swimming practice, perhaps due to the severe stress from the dungeon’s mana, and Silvia… well, she just seemed to have no talent for it at all.
No, I’m not dissing her for her lack of chest fat, I’m serious.
It might be better for Silvia to just buy a pair of flippers from upstairs.
Even if she did learn to swim, moving in armor would be difficult anyway.
I’d heard that adventurers, especially front-liners, don’t like to use flippers because if a non-swimmer relies on them and gets that area attacked, it could be a critical hit, but we had no choice. We’d just have to cover for her.
And so, we decided to each take one of the non-swimmers and head up.
Diana could have used magic to lift both of them, but we decided against it to save it for an emergency.
Diana’s magic was always our last resort.
So we each had to choose a non-swimmer to carry, but unfortunately, I didn’t have a choice.
If I’m close to Silvia, she starts vibrating and becomes useless. If I’m close to Matilda, she enters her ‘woman in love’ mode and becomes just as useless.
Even if they can’t fight underwater, they at least shouldn’t be a burden.
“Then this one shall carry Miss Silvia!”
“Oh? Really? Still, considering our formation, it would be better if I took Silvia…”
“This one prefers Miss Silvia! No, it’s not that I dislike Miss Matilda! Anyway, I prefer Miss Silvia!”
Diana… Aren’t you being a little too obvious?
For the record, Diana was also the first one to let out a huge sigh of relief when Leia said she could probably swim on her own.
I’m telling you, there’s no need to have such a complex. Honestly.
“It’s alright, Lady Diana. Then, Sara, I’ll be in your care.”
Matilda, who seemed to have become well aware of Diana’s chest complex during our time together, nodded with an understanding expression.
For a rare moment, Matilda looked as mature as a real cardinal.
No, she is a real cardinal. And a genuine one at that, with a kind heart, shouldering her curse all alone. It’s just that her usual way of speaking gives off a different impression.
And so, I ended up taking the lead by myself.
However, even though our angel’s swimming skills had improved dramatically, I was still worried.
Because of that, I kept a close eye on Leia as we moved, and my worries proved to be justified.
After a few more battles on our way up, Leia’s stamina finally ran out.
Even though Leia has good stamina for a priestess, she still fell short compared to Sara or me.
The fact that swimming took more effort for her than for us must have played a part, too.
“I-I’m sorry… Guwon…”
So what happened? Naturally, I, the only one with free hands, ended up holding Leia and carrying her.
“No. There’s nothing to be sorry about. In fact, I’m the one who feels grateful.”
“Really… You’re too much, Guwon…”
Leia looked at me with a grateful expression, as if she thought I was joking.
But I was being completely sincere.
Just look at that bursting chest!
Can I even feel them through the leather armor, you ask?
Just looking at them is good enough.
There’s even research that says a man’s lifespan increases when he looks at a woman’s breasts.
I probably would have lived for a very long time even if I hadn’t kissed Diana.
If I didn’t tense my facial muscles right now, a silly grin would break out on its own.
But I couldn’t just smile freely, because our Archmage was glaring over here with fire in her eyes.
Danger. Danger. This is dangerous, especially now.
I’d been exploring seriously lately, avoiding doing anything that would get me in trouble with Diana.
If I smile now, the tower of effort I’d built would crumble in an instant.
Stay calm. Stay calm and count prime numbers… Aaargh… How am I supposed to stay calm when I’m pressed this close to our angel?
The feel of my hands wrapped around her slender waist, which miraculously supported that chest, was unbearable.
“Is this difficult for you? Your face is red. Shall I cast a healing spell on you?”
And on top of that, her sweet voice whispering as our masks touched.
What is this? Some new form of torture?
I’m happy, but I can’t show that I’m happy.
Aaargh. Please don’t caress me with those soft hands. Please don’t wrap your tail around my waist.
Enduring our angel’s sweet assault, I somehow managed to succeed in swimming to the passage leading to the 3rd Floor.
After all this, I’m not going to get an earful from Diana when we get up there, am I?
If I do, I might actually burst into tears.