Chapter 76: The Beastkin Priestess
Chapter 76: The Beastkin Priestess
It was the very picture of a harem, yet I couldn't lay a finger on them. There was no situation more tragic.
What made it even more tragic was that the women seemed completely oblivious to the fact that they were half-sprawled on top of me, and they soon fell into a deep, motionless sleep.
I could understand Leia, but I'd been so entangled with Sara and Diana before. How could they fall asleep so easily in a situation like this without a second thought?
My thoughts almost veered into negative territory, but I quickly corrected my mindset.
No. This situation itself is every man's fantasy. There's no need to be depressed about it. I'm an amazing guy. I'm experiencing the very situation that all men dream of.
Repeating this to myself, I tried to fall asleep.
My entire body was enveloped in soft skin, and it took a considerable amount of mental fortitude to suppress my hands and my ‘thing’ from twitching involuntarily. But in the end, even while surrounded by three peerless beauties, I managed to fall asleep without incident.
Indeed, a person can do anything they set their mind to.
And the next morning, as usual, I was the first one to wake up.
It was 6 AM, just like any other day.
It seemed no werewolves had attacked during the night.
Their surprise attack had failed and their Transcendent Species was gone, so they were probably too scared to target this place again.
Thanks to that, I was able to sleep soundly, despite being inside the dungeon.
But as expected, waking up without the effects of Healing Sex left my head feeling foggy.
First, I tried to move my hand to get up.
“Ahng…”
Just then, a faint moan sounded right by my ear, and at the same time, I felt my entire hand grasp something firm and elastic.
It was a sensation so soft yet incredibly firm that it made me want to keep touching it forever.
What is this…
Turning my head toward the sound, I saw Sara's face right in front of my nose.
She was so close I could feel her breath on my face.
Gasp! That's right, I fell asleep surrounded by the three of them yesterday!
In an instant, all my drowsiness vanished.
I came to my senses and moved only my head to survey the situation. It was quite a spectacle.
Diana was still sprawled on top of me, her arms and even her legs wrapped tightly around my torso as she slept.
My left hand had somehow found its way around Sara's waist to cup her butt, pulling her close. As if guided by my hand, Sara was nestled against my side, one of her legs draped over mine.
Her thigh was positioned in a way that it was almost, but not quite, touching my crotch, which only made me more aroused.
Leia's position was the most normal of the three, relatively speaking.
She was simply sleeping beside me, hugging my arm.
Of course, while her posture might have been normal, my entire arm was being crushed by her destructive bosom, so in terms of sheer ‘attack power,’ she was in no way losing to Sara or Diana.
“Ah!”
As I shifted involuntarily, the tip of my ‘thing,’ which was standing healthily at attention as it was morning, poked something soft through my clothes.
Is this heaven? No, with a feast laid out before me that I can't touch, is this actually hell?
Inside my head, countless angels and demons were already waging a great war.
The devil's temptation whispered that any real man would forget the dungeon and everything else and just pounce, while the angels screamed, asking if I hadn't learned my lesson after being scolded so harshly by Diana.
“Ngh. Mmm.”
As if to express my internal conflict, my fingers, still cupping Sara's butt, repeatedly tightened and relaxed.
And as if responding to it, Sara subtly shifted her hips, doubling the firm, supple sensation in my hand.
In the end, the angels won the war.
Seeing Diana's face, sleeping so innocently right in front of me, even I couldn't bring myself to do something like that in the dungeon.
Right. They must be sleeping so defenselessly because they trust me.
I desperately, slowly uncurled my fingers, which seemed to be welded to Sara's butt.
For some reason, Sara's butt seemed to follow, pressing against my hand, but I exercised superhuman patience and turned my palm toward the ground.
Of course, that didn't mean I could will the tension out of my ‘thing.’
They hadn't woken up, but perhaps they could feel it even in their sleep, as both Sara's and Diana's faces were faintly flushed.
…Just how long do I have to stay like this?
I'd removed my hand from Sara's butt, but I couldn't stop myself from twitching occasionally at the soft sensation against the tip of my Dick.
“Mmm… Oh, my. Goodness. I-I'm sorry.”
After some time had passed, the first to open her eyes was Leia.
The moment she woke up, she seemed to realize she was hugging my arm tightly, and she pulled away with a blush.
Aaargh. The one legitimate source of sensation… No. Finally, I'm a little freed from this torment.
“Good morning.”
“Yeah. Did you sleep well too, Leia?”
“Yes. To be able to sleep so soundly inside a dungeon… It feels truly amazing.”
For reference, Leia was sitting up while I was still lying down as we spoke.
It was about time for the others to wake up, but far from it, Sara and Diana were actually tightening their arms and legs, hugging me even more fiercely.
“You all seem to be very close.”
Leia gazed at the tangled scene as if it were dazzling.
For Leia, who couldn't sleep with other men, was even a sight like this enviable?
Then again, there probably isn't a man alive who wouldn't pounce on her if they slept together like this, so of course, a scene like this would be impossible for her.
“Haha, well… Want to join in, Leia?”
“Oh, my. I can't. I'd get scolded by those two.”
I decided to be direct, and her reaction wasn't half bad.
Maybe if I coax her a little…
“Ngh…”
“Mmm…”
But just then, as if on cue, Sara and Diana opened their eyes.
“Kyaa, kyaak!”
“Mmph!”
And both of them shot away from me at the same time.
Sara, who had pulled away, was fine, but Diana, who pushed her upper body up from on top of me, ended up sitting right on my ‘thing.’
“…What is this thing?”
Diana tilted her head down slightly, looking down at me as she spoke.
“It's a… a physiological phenomenon.”
Of all things, not only was Diana sitting on it, but as she looked down at me, she subtly shifted her hips, causing my Dick to react and twitch on its own.
Surely she's not going to lecture me about ‘what are you doing in a dungeon’ over this, too?
“Hmph. Well, it can't be helped if you're a man. I understand.”
But there was no need to be nervous.
With a strange look of victory on her face, Diana coolly accepted it and slowly got off of me.
Am I finally free?
It was a strange sense of liberation, happy to be free from the torment, yet sad at the same time.
“Aren't you going to make that thing go down?”
For some reason, Sara said in a sharp voice.
D-Don't tell me she can still feel it on her butt?
With the most pious heart I could muster, I began to fervently sing the national anthem in my head to make it go down, all while sneaking glances at Sara.
Ugh. She's glaring at me. This is definitely the reaction of someone who can still feel it.
“Ahem. Don't be so hard on him. It's a physiological phenomenon, so it can't be helped.”
Diana said from the side, her voice sounding strangely pleased, but Sara didn't relax the glare in her eyes.
I appreciate you trying to help, but she's probably not mad that I got hard.
“S-Since everyone's up, let's just eat!”
It's not like I could just apologize for touching her butt.
I desperately avoided Sara's gaze and took some food out of my inventory.
For breakfast, I prepared a simple meal of bread, soup, and fruit.
Since I'd stored it in my inventory with the dishes and all, we could start eating right away without any prep.
As we ate, I thought about our schedule for the day.
“By the way, Diana. Now that your magic has recovered this much, isn't it about time we went to fight the Layer Boss?”
“No, that's out of the question until Lady Leia learns Protect.”
Protect is a defensive spell used by priests that nullifies a certain amount of damage, regardless of whether it's physical or magical.
“Protect? Is there a reason?”
“Mm. The boss of this layer is a particularly annoying monster that summons minions mid-fight. It's nearly impossible to win without allowing a single attack on the rear guard when you don't know where the minions will pop out from. With Protect, we can at least prevent the rear guard from collapsing in a single blow.”
I see. So that's why she said a healer was essential to take it down.
“Leia, around what level do you learn Protect?”
“It varies from person to person, but I believe it's usually learned around level 30.”
“I see. Then I guess we'll have to wander around starting today and work hard on raising your job level.”
“I'm sorry for not being more helpful.”
“No. If anything, we're the ones who need your help, Leia, so you have nothing to apologize for. Besides, I was a little curious about that other map area anyway, so this works out.”
“Hm? You intend to go to that map this time?”
“Yeah. It's been bothering me that the werewolves kept trying to break through here. I feel like there might be something there. If not, well, there's nothing we can do about it.”
In truth, now that we've blocked this place off, the number of werewolves on the secret passage map is bound to decrease.
Werewolves are better for leveling up than orcs, so if growth were our only goal, it would be better to stick to the main route. But I decided to head toward the secret passage anyway.
We might make a new discovery, just like with the secret passage and this place. Killing two birds with one stone.
So, we decided to explore the secret passage map today.
Just like we did on the main route map, the plan is to spend a few days wandering in different directions to fill it out.
As we set out, Sara immediately moved to walk close beside me.
“Sara?”
“My eyes and ears are better. It would be more efficient for the two of us to take the lead like this before a battle.”
Even though she'd been glaring at me so intensely, she seemed a little embarrassed to be walking side-by-side with me now, her face blushing as she spoke.
She'd been silent all through the meal, so I was honestly a little worried, but it seems she's all business when it comes to combat.
It's probably because I'd have to protect her if a sudden battle broke out, but still, seeing her walk this close to me, I guess I can assume she's not as angry anymore, right?
“There's a monster right around this corner.”
Not long after, Sara detected the presence of a monster.
“Thanks. Step back for now.”
“Okay.”
The enemies we encountered were three orcs, which we hadn't seen in a while.
With the stun from Saint's Touch, they were now enemies I could defeat with incredible ease.
I was about to use Saint's Touch but then hesitated.
Should I intentionally not stun them and take a few hits?
Since our party's top priority was now raising Leia's priestess level until she could learn Protect, I figured it would be best to create more opportunities for her to use her holy magic.
Against just three orcs, it wouldn't be dangerous even if the aggro shifted, as I could easily get it back under control.
So, I sealed away Saint's Touch and, rather than dodging, I deliberately took some attacks on non-critical areas as I fought.
As for Diana, perhaps because it was now completely obvious that she'd been secretly holding back for my sake, she didn't even bother with half-hearted attacks anymore. It seemed she was only going to use magic when absolutely necessary from now on.
With Diana's vast experience and precise judgment, I had nothing to worry about.
Hunting the orcs with only Sara's and my attacks took a little longer than usual.
Though, compared to the other adventurers in this area, our speed was still overwhelmingly fast.
“Are you okay, Guwon-ssi?”
As soon as the battle ended, Leia rushed over and touched various spots on my body.
With a nice side benefit like this, this method of fighting isn't half bad.
"Of course. I'm perfectly fine. It's nothing."
I tightened my expression, which was about to break into a silly grin, and spoke to Leia in a dependable voice.