Chapter 84: Clan Founding
Chapter 84: Clan Founding
“Hmph. That should do it.”
Diana, who had been sitting still in meditation, opened her eyes and stood up before much time had passed.
“Huh? You’ve already recovered?”
“I am not fully recovered. But is time not of the essence for a surprise attack? I shall moderate my power as I fight, so let us go for now.”
She really knows the value of a surprise attack.
Thanks to her, we were able to launch another assault on the orc settlement before the fire was completely extinguished.
As Sara’s arrows rained down again, a few orcs charged out, but not many emerged, likely due to the fire.
As a result, they were struck down by Sara’s arrows before they could even get close to our party.
“Kurororor!”
After we had attacked a couple of times, a creature a full head taller than the other orcs burst out.
Of course, Sara’s arrow flew toward it immediately, but the creature deflected it with a weapon that looked like a broadsword.
“Is that the one you said deflected your arrow earlier?”
“Yes. I think so.”
I could tell it was a Transcendent Species just by looking at it.
Still, it’s just an orc Transcendent. It can’t be stronger than the werewolf Transcendent.
Even considering it was properly equipped, unlike the werewolf, it would be about the same level at best.
The creature was clearly enraged, heaving its shoulders as it seethed with uncontrollable anger.
But no matter how angry it was, to charge out alone, leaving all its subordinates behind… You’re not qualified to be a Transcendent Species.
As Guwon rushed toward the creature, it charged back at him as if it had been waiting for the chance.
Just before they clashed, an arrow flew between them.
The creature tried to swat the arrow away with its weapon in annoyance, but instead, the weapon was knocked back by the impact, and the arrow lodged itself in its shoulder.
“First time seeing a mana-infused attack, you hick? Then here’s a bonus. Have a little taste of my touch, too!”
Guwon immediately unleashed Saint’s Touch on the bewildered creature, and naturally, it was stunned.
One stunned monster, with party members who were each individually overkill for a 1st-floor monster, all watching its every move. Needless to say, what happened next was a foregone conclusion.
To get straight to the point, this one also dropped its penis.
Finally, I can sell off the regular orc penises with a clear conscience.
I had been holding onto them just in case, but it was subtly annoying me that a common drop was taking up space in my inventory.
“Kuruk?”
As Guwon was thinking this, grinning while holding the Transcendent’s penis, an orc appeared from the direction of the settlement.
Did it come to check why the Transcendent, who had been left in charge of putting out the fire, hadn’t returned?
The orc walked out with a leisurely gait, as if the thought that the Transcendent could have been defeated had never crossed its mind.
But upon seeing that the Transcendent was nowhere to be found, it seemed utterly bewildered.
“Ku, Kurek!”
Forgetting the typical orc trait of charging headfirst into battle, it turned to flee.
Seeing this, Guwon reflexively threw the object in his hand.
“Kueeek!”
With his immense physical abilities, Guwon had thrown it with all his might on pure reflex. The object left his hand, shot out in a straight line, and embedded itself in the fleeing orc’s rear end as if sucked right in.
“After it! Damn, it was hit by the penis, so it couldn’t have gotten far!”
He was right.
The creature couldn’t take more than a few steps before it collapsed, face-planting into the ground and twitching.
“…Did you really need to go that far to stop it from escaping?”
Even Sara, who hadn’t batted an eye when the wolfdogs got their balls crushed, seemed to find this sight pitiful.
Come to think of it, the remaining orcs were just a disorganized mob that had lost their leader.
Even if this one escaped and told the others that the Transcendent was dead, what more would they do besides charge at us all at once?
“No, it was just a reflex… Anyway, everyone get ready! We’re heading right back into battle!”
To cover up his blunder, Guwon quickly finished the creature off and harvested its magic stone.
Alright. The evidence has been destroyed.
“Okay, everyone, let the hunt begin.”
Guwon announced the start of the hunt, forcing a bright tone.
Perhaps because we had attacked so relentlessly while they were trying to escape, a single day was enough to wipe out all the orcs remaining at the fire-ravaged site.
And that was despite their numbers being similar to the settlement we had spent two days clearing out.
In any case, after annihilating the orcs, the party returned to their secret base for the time being.
“I was intimidated at first because the orc territory was so vast, but looking at it now, this is a really great hunting ground. The settlements are spaced out enough that they don’t all swarm us at once.”
“You’re right. We might even be able to max out Leia’s Priestess level this time.”
That would be the best-case scenario.
Well, our only real consumables were food, anyway.
And even that was being infinitely supplied by orc meat. Enough orc meat had already piled up in Guwon’s inventory to open a butcher shop.
In other words, if we put our minds to it, we could stay in the dungeon indefinitely.
That’s why Guwon also wanted to stay in the dungeon until Leia reached a level where she could learn Protect.
The problem was the mental aspect. You can’t just eat and fight forever.
In any case, for now, none of the three seemed to have any issues in that department.
Sara, who was always fired up for battle, and the experienced Diana were fine, of course, but even Leia showed no signs of fatigue on her face. Say what you will, but as the party leader, I’m always paying attention to my party members’ conditions.
Alright. Let’s keep going as long as we can.
After dinner, Guwon decided to sit on the floor and practice his skills.
For reference, Sara and Leia were talking to each other with serious expressions, and Diana was washing the dishes with magic.
A party where the great Archmage is in charge of washing dishes.
If other people found out, would they call it blasphemy?
But Diana was the only one who could do it, so it couldn’t be helped. She was probably doing it because she knew that. Of course, that didn’t change the fact that Diana was a kind person.
I’m always in your debt, Lady Diana.
Anyway, it was time to practice my skills. Specifically, practicing how to use Saint’s Touch with other parts of my body.
If I could use it with my feet, I could break away from my hands-only fighting style and fight with the free use of my hands and feet.
So, I set my feet as the initial goal and practiced consistently, but as expected, it wasn’t easy to activate.
Seeing as it’s possible to activate it with my penis, it shouldn’t be impossible to use other body parts.
As a test, Guwon tried to activate it with his penis.
Huh? It’s not working well. That’s strange. It shouldn’t be like this.
Forgetting his goal of activating it with his feet, Guwon focused his mind on activating it with his penis.
After a few tries, he succeeded in activating Saint’s Touch with his penis.
Yeah. That’s more like it. No way it wouldn’t work.
“…What are you doing?”
As Guwon was smiling down at his own penis, Diana spoke, looking at him with an expression that was hard to describe.
For the record, Guwon’s member was currently erect.
You know how it is, right? Any guy would get it. When you get an erection for no reason at all, not even because you were thinking of something lewd.
“Huh? Hey. Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not like that.”
“What do you mean ‘it’s not like that’ when you have it standing up… Hngh!”
“Whoa.”
Diana’s body trembled as she spoke, poking Guwon’s member with her fingertip, and she collapsed toward him.
Guwon reflexively caught her.
“Hyaaaang!”
But that only created greater chaos.
Ah, crap. I forgot to deactivate the skill on my hands.
“Whoa! Sorry!”
Guwon pulled his hands away in surprise, and Diana trembled delicately as she fell completely into his arms.
Her breathing was ragged; the sudden pleasure must have hit her more intensely.
The level gap between Diana and me had closed a lot, so even during sex, my touch alone didn't elicit this kind of reaction anymore.
Wait, we’re outside, aren’t we? Don’t tell me she…
“Guwon? What’s wrong?”
Sara and Leia, having heard Diana’s moan, approached them.
At that, Diana’s body shivered once more.
That confirmed it for Guwon.
Honestly, this woman is something else. Just you try calling me a pervert now.
Well, I should probably help her out, right?
“Oh, it’s nothing. Diana just suddenly lost her footing and fell, and I grabbed her but touched her in a weird place.”
“How is that nothing?”
Sara’s eyes instantly turned as cold as ice.
Damn it. I should have just said she fell. I was trying to cover for why I yelled ‘sorry,’ but now things are getting complicated.
“…It truly was nothing. I merely overreacted when he touched my waist.”
But Diana, having barely caught her breath, said just that.
Ahh. This is what a cooperative society is all about. If you help someone, they’re bound to help you back.
“I-Is that so?”
“Mm. There is no problem.”
“Did you get hurt anywhere when you fell? Should I cast Heal?”
“N-No. I am not hurt at all. Do not worry.”
As Leia said a short prayer, her hands glowing with light, Diana replied in a great fluster.
Well, if Leia touched her now, it would cause an even bigger disaster.
“I have matters to discuss with this man regarding skill research. You two may continue your conversation.”
“R-Right. We’ll go then.”
“Okay.”
At Diana’s words, Sara hastily led Leia away.
“Now then, do you have some sort of excuse?”
As soon as Sara and Leia were gone, Diana shot Guwon a glare and spoke in a low voice.
She seemed to be desperately trying to control her breathing, but her face was still quite red.
“An excuse? For what? You’re the one who came over and suddenly touched it.”
“How was I to know you would be using a skill on that in a place like this?! Why on earth were you doing that?! Did I not make it perfectly clear that using it with that was forbidden?!”
“I was practicing. Practicing using it with other body parts. I just thought I’d start with a part that I’ve already succeeded with.”
“Ughhh!”
At Guwon’s words, Diana seemed to understand logically but was unable to accept it emotionally, glaring at him.
Yeah, I get it. From your perspective, it was like getting struck by lightning out of the blue.
“Come on, come on. It was an accident, it couldn’t be helped. By the way, don’t you need to change your underwear?”
I felt some moisture on the part of my thigh she touched when she fell on me.
At Guwon’s words, Diana hastily pressed both hands against her crotch.
She then froze in that position, her face turning bright red.
You’re not actually checking, are you?
“Hello?”
“…Ugh. G-Give it to me.”
When Guwon took Diana’s bag of clothes out of his inventory, she snatched it and scurried over to a corner.
So her spare underwear was in the bag. All the mysteries have been solved!
Diana seemed quite embarrassed, as she made no move to approach Guwon after that.
She just kept watching me warily, clutching the bag.
Well then, I guess I’ll get back to my skill practice.
You might wonder why I’m so calm after such a steamy little incident with Diana.
Of course I’m a man, so I’m excited.
But since it’s Diana, I can’t push it any further.
She was the one who was so strict about showing that kind of behavior in the dungeon.
Anyway, I practiced my skills like that, and soon it was time to sleep.
I hope what happened yesterday doesn’t happen again.
If my energy gets drained for two days in a row without any Healing Sex, I don’t think even a Saint could endure it.
Besides, there was no guarantee I’d be as lucky as yesterday and not get caught by Sara and Diana.
But there was also no guarantee I wouldn’t do the same thing in my sleep again. And it’s not like I could tie my hands while I slept.
I guess I have no choice.
“Diana.”
“W-What is it?”
She’s still on guard. What happened earlier was an accident. I’m not going to eat you.
“Instead of Leia, will you sleep next to me tonight?”
Even if I did the same thing in my sleep, if Sara and Diana were on either side of me, I could prevent what happened yesterday from occurring.
“W-What?!”
But at Guwon’s suggestion, Diana wrapped her arms around herself and jumped in shock.
“D-Don’t tell me you’re…?!”
“No, that’s not what I mean! You think I’d try something like that after you scolded me so harshly last time?!”
“T-Then what is it!”
Now that she put it that way, I was at a loss for words.
I couldn’t exactly tell her that Leia turned into a Gumiho because I groped her chest in my sleep yesterday.
“I-I just wanted to sleep next to you tonight, Diana.”
Since it’s come to this, I’ll go with this.
Whether it works or not, I’ll whine and beg until I make her sleep next to me.
“D-Don’t be ridiculous.”
As expected, it didn’t work at all.
“Please! Big sis! Please sleep next to me!”
“F-Fine! I will, so just get up!”
When Guwon got on his knees and begged, Diana agreed, horrified.
Heh. So whining and acting spoiled works in the end. As expected of my grandm… I mean, my big sis.
And so, this time, I ended up sleeping with Sara and Diana flanking me, and Leia lying on top.
Alright. Tonight, I’ll finally be able to get a good night’s sleep.