Chapter 48: Guild Quest
Chapter 48: Guild Quest
“Shall we go test it out right now?”
Having extracted the magic stone from the Transcendent, Guwon stood up, eager to see if the creature's penis was indeed the key to the secret passage they had used to get down here.
The battle had taken place during Sara's watch, the last of the night.
It was quite early, but an awkward time to go back to sleep. It wouldn't be a problem to set off right away.
But Diana stopped him.
“Calm down. There's no guarantee it's the key to the path we came from. Let's take our time.”
She had a point.
I'd gotten too excited at the thought of obtaining the penis as planned.
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
Besides, even if this wasn't the key, there was still hope we could enter the main route through the exit on the other side.
Let's not rush. We'll take it slow.
It's a long way to the secret passage we came through, anyway.
The rock that had been blocking one of the cave's openings had been shattered, so we ate our meal while keeping a wary eye on it, but no more werewolves appeared.
Come to think of it, they usually acted independently. Perhaps with their leader gone, they lost their focal point and had no will to gather for an attack.
Whatever the werewolves' situation was, we were able to finish our meal without incident.
Checking the map, I saw that even if we took the shortest route, it was still quite a distance from here to the secret passage.
Even though we'd been revealing the map as we went, we had been exploring for two full days.
And yesterday, we'd moved around even more while chasing the werewolf.
Still, we should be able to get there before the day is over, right?
It was evening by the time the party finally arrived back at the secret passage they'd used to descend.
“Alright. Here I go.”
Guwon stood before the wall, clutching the werewolf's penis, and swallowed nervously.
Sara and Diana also watched with tense expressions.
To an outsider, it would have been an incredibly bizarre sight, but Guwon was serious.
Please. Please let this be it!
God, Buddha, Allah, Earth Goddess, I'm begging you!
Repeating the names of every god he could think of in his mind, Guwon shoved the penis into the wall with a trembling hand.
Rumble.
With a low, vibrating sound, the wall began to react.
“““It worked!”””
Guwon hugged Sara and Diana, sharing his joy.
In terms of days, it had only been two nights and three days.
Other adventurers would probably scoff at such a short time.
After all, just reaching the end of the 1st floor via the main route took two days, meaning other adventurers would spend more time in the dungeon than our party just making the round trip.
But the psychological pressure of being stranded had been immense.
Just as the passage opened completely and a gleeful Guwon was about to step inside, a hand tugged at the hem of his clothes.
Huh? What is it?
When he turned around, Diana was standing there with her arms wide open.
Right. Piggyback time.
It'll be faster for me to carry you than to match your walking pace.
Guwon obediently knelt and offered his back.
“Mm. You catch on quick now. Good boy, good boy.”
Feeling Diana's hand patting his head from behind, he glanced at Sara, but she didn't seem jealous at all.
No, in fact, she seemed to be smiling faintly.
Just as I thought. There's no way she likes me.
The passage had taken a little over an hour to descend, but the climb up took twice as long.
The steep incline felt more like rock climbing than walking.
And with that, the party finally escaped the dungeon.
“I'm going to go sell our loot. You two go on ahead and rest.”
“Okay. Sorry. We'll go on ahead.”
“My apologies. Good work.”
Sara and Diana seemed quite exhausted, heading straight for the inn at Guwon's suggestion.
I should finish up quickly and get some rest, too.
Thanks to his inventory, Guwon carried all the loot, so it was only natural that he was in charge of selling it all.
“Hello!”
“Oh, hello. You were gone for a few days. I was worried.”
“Haha, well, you see…!”
Guwon energetically greeted the receptionist, but as he was about to make his report, he hesitated.
Wait a minute. There's nothing I can report.
The secret passage was an advantage unique to our party, so I had no intention of ever revealing it to the outside world.
That meant I couldn't report the map I'd made while we were lost, either.
If I had confirmed it connected to the main route, I could have reported it as an extension from that side, but that was impossible in our current situation.
Should I just report the Transcendent, then?
No, even reporting that we killed werewolves was impossible.
It takes two days to reach the end of the 1st floor. Four days for a round trip.
If I, having returned in only three days, turned in a large quantity of werewolf magic stones, they would immediately become suspicious.
According to what Diana told me in the dungeon, werewolves only appear at the very end of the 1st floor.
Thankfully, it wouldn't be too strange that we'd killed orcs, which start appearing gradually from the halfway point of the 1st floor.
“Uh… we went as far as where the orcs are. Could you process this for us?”
In the end, Guwon handed over only the magic stones from the goblins and orcs he'd killed, excluding the werewolves.
“Oh my. You've always stuck to the upper levels, but you went down quite far this time. Were you alright?”
“Yes. We had a bit of a hard time after getting lost, though.”
“Come to think of it, you never bought a map from the Guild, did you? Perhaps it would be a good idea to get one now.”
Honestly, with my map skill, I don't really need one.
Besides, I got lost in an area that wasn't on the main route.
Buying a map from the Guild probably wouldn't be very useful…
No, wait. The passage connected to the spot where we rested last night. That could be the path that links to the main route.
My funds are getting pretty comfortable anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to buy one just to check, right?
“You're right. We're planning to go to the end of the 1st floor next time, so I'll take a map for that area, please.”
And so, Guwon acquired a map of the final area of the 1st floor and parted ways with the receptionist.
So this is the downside of being the only one who knows about the secret passage.
If I want to report werewolf kills, I guess I'll have to stay away for at least four days before turning them in.
I'll have to think a little more about how to approach dungeon exploration from now on.
When I arrived at the inn, I checked the dining hall just in case, but as expected, Sara and Diana were nowhere to be seen.
I guess they were too tired and just went to their rooms to rest.
Guwon decided to head to his room and get some rest as well.
“Aah. This is nice.”
Lying on the bed after washing up for the first time in days, I felt my whole body melting into the mattress.
The day before yesterday, I had Healing Sex active while I slept, so I honestly shouldn't have been this tired. It just goes to show that home is the best place to rest.
Well, not that this place is my home.
I wanted to fall asleep just like that, but Guwon fought to lift his drooping eyelids.
Still, I can't skip my daily routine!
I had only missed a single day—yesterday—but it had already become such a habit that waking up without Healing Sex active made my body feel incredibly heavy.
I wondered what I would do during longer expeditions where we'd have to camp in the dungeon for days, but I'd cross that bridge when I came to it.
I have to do it now while I can!
Sara and Diana might be tired, but they wouldn't refuse.
They both had their own objectives, after all.
But a new problem arose.
Who should I go do it with?
If I went by the date, it was Sara's turn.
Yesterday was Diana's turn.
If we were taking turns, then it was Diana's turn again.
But Diana didn't know I'd had sex with Sara in the dungeon.
So, does that mean I should do it with Sara again today?
Guwon's dilemma was solved by a knock at his door.
“It's open. Come in.”
“Excuse me.”
The person who opened the door and entered was Sara.
As soon as she came in, she locked the door and walked straight over to sit on the edge of the bed where Guwon was lying.
“It's my turn today, right?”
“I-Is it?”
His words were a question, but her voice held such conviction that Guwon answered reflexively.
Yeah. Thinking about it, doing it with Sara today seems right.
Diana's probably too tired today to have the energy for skill research anyway.
Guwon convinced himself of this and wrapped an arm around Sara's waist, pulling her closer.
Come to think of it, when she found out I'd deceived her and slept with Diana, I'd made a silent vow to give her my absolute all.
The last time we had sex, I couldn't move, so it just wasn't possible.
Well then, shall I put in some effort today?
Until now, I had mostly refrained from using active skills with Sara, but her level was starting to catch up to mine.
Guwon decided to use his skills properly to give Sara as much pleasure as possible.
First, the most basic: Saint's Touch.
Guwon activated Saint's Touch and lightly caressed Sara's body over her clothes.
“Hnngh!”
Sara immediately let out a moan and flinched, but as her level had risen a fair bit, she didn't reach her climax right away.
Good. At this rate, I should be able to use my skills freely.
With Saint's Touch still active, Guwon slowly began to undress Sara.
Sara, moaning and panting from just the brush of his hands as he undressed her, looked far more erotic than if she had simply taken her clothes off.
“Eh? From... from behind?”
Sara was flustered when, after taking off all her clothes, Guwon had her turn over and get on her hands and knees.
“Yeah. Why?”
“N-No reason. I just thought, if possible, face to face...” Sara mumbled, her lips trembling slightly.
Come to think of it, I think I read somewhere that less experienced women feel resistant to this position…
But, well…
“It's okay. You'll like it too.”
There was a reason for Guwon's confidence.
He had used Sex Analyze to check Sara's erogenous zones and discovered that her most sensitive spot was her butt.
Even her asshole was glowing pink, which meant her reaction would probably be incredible if we were to have anal sex.
But since Sara prioritized leveling up, she was unlikely to agree to anal sex, which had nothing to do with it. I'd have to give up on that.
Guwon took a moment to savor the sight of Sara.
She was on her knees, presenting her rear towards him while supporting her upper body with her arms—the classic doggy-style position.
With her slim waist and well-developed hips, the position seemed to double her destructive power.
For a girl with a body like this to also have her butt as her main erogenous zone... This world truly is wonderful.
Guwon reached out and touched her firm, round buttocks.
“Hyiik!”
As expected of the area that glowed brightest on Sex Analyze, Sara's reaction was even more intense than before.
After kneading her ass with both hands, he slowly moved them up to stroke her smooth back. Sara's arms began to weaken, her upper body threatening to collapse.
I can't let that happen.
Guwon slid his hands forward, gripping both of Sara's breasts firmly to support her.
“No. You have to hold yourself up properly.”
He brought his lips to her ear and whispered. He could see her body tremble as she put strength back into her arms.
Guwon fondled Sara's breasts, continuing to whisper in her ear.
“Nervous?”
“Hngh, yes. I'm... I'm ten—hyaaaah!”
The moment Sara answered, Guwon thrust his member inside her, and the strength finally left her arms, causing her upper body to collapse onto the bed.