Chapter 33: Stranded(4)[R-18]
Chapter 33: Stranded(4)[R-18]
Lina and the knights were searching the dark forest. It was already early evening.
“Lady Lina. It’s gotten too late tonight. We must end the search.”
“Let’s just look a little longer.”
“The number of injured is growing.”
The night was dangerous. At night, larger and stronger beasts came out to hunt, and humans became vulnerable.
“My husband is definitely alive. He’s alive. He’s not someone who would die so easily. Hic… sob…”
It was Natasha, muttering to herself as she tore through the forest with a frantic look on her face. Lina felt sorry for her, but there was nothing she could do.
“Natasha. It would be better to continue the search tomorrow.”
“What are you talking about! My husband is waiting! He could be suffering somewhere, having a hard time right now.”
“It’s gotten too late.”
“Do as you please. I’m going to keep looking. Day or night!”
Natasha had already been up for several days and nights. The most she got was a bit of shut-eye now and then. Several of the knights who had followed her had already collapsed from exhaustion.
Lina recalled that time. The battle on the first day.
If I hadn’t gone to the castle then, would Sir Kerry have gone missing? The thought remained in her mind, a persistent regret.
More than anything, she couldn’t face Kerry.
In the end, Lina had failed to finish off Nassen. It happened when she realized someone had infiltrated the castle and rushed back at full speed.
“Turn them all into ghouls! Hehehe!”
The inside of the castle was in complete chaos, with residents turned into ghouls by Nassen’s spell.
“You bastard!”
The only reason the damage hadn’t spread further was that the elder archmage was barely managing to block Nassen’s curse.
“You came quickly, blonde bitch. But don’t think you can beat me here.”
Residents began to gather in front of Nassen. They hadn’t completely turned into ghouls yet. She couldn’t kill them carelessly.
“You can’t kill them because they’re still alive, can you? You stupid bitch. You won’t be able to use your firebombs like last time.”
But Lina was stronger than Nassen had anticipated. She began to fight him while knocking the residents out one by one.
“You… you monster of a bitch!”
The help from the temple was also a great boon. Just as Kerry had ordered, they had prepared holy water in advance, and the knights began spraying it on the residents.
With the firebombs, and now with the holy water, it was always Kerry who saved her in a crisis.
“This time, it’s really the end.”
“…How did you know to prepare such a large amount of holy water?”
Just like last time, Nassen was split in two by Lina. The ghouls had been purified too quickly.
A massive amount of holy water had been poured out, as if they had known in advance.
“Because there’s a man on our side who’s smarter than you.”
“Is it that firebomb bastard again? Dammit.”
Just as Lina was about to deliver the final blow to Nassen, who lay limp on the floor, an immense killing intent washed over her.
Lina instinctively threw herself backward. And Nassen flew into the air.
A fiend with a lion’s head and wings was carrying Nassen in its mouth, escaping into the sky.
“That thing is…”
Lina bit her lip. She should have finished Nassen this time, but she had let him get away again.
And that lion-headed fiend. It was a creature Lina knew.
Barikmeteo… I didn’t expect him to show himself so soon.
Barikmeteo was a fiend that Lina was not yet strong enough to handle. His strength was the real deal.
Unlike Nassen and Furuku, who would later be promoted to executives, that one had been an executive from the very beginning.
As he fled into the sky, Nassen shouted.
“Blonde bitch! You let your guard down and lost me again! Hehehe!”
Lina gave up the chase. It was too soon to face Barikmeteo. She needed to take more time to grow stronger.
Lina returned from her reminiscence to the present.
“Waaah… My husband… he’s alive… he’s definitely alive… but he must be having a hard time right now… Waaah. I wonder how much he misses me… Waaah.”
Natasha was weeping beside her, searching for Kerry. It was already late, but Lina couldn’t stop her, so she had simply followed along.
Lina couldn’t face Kerry.
The only thing she could do was find him as quickly as possible. Just like Natasha, Lina also believed.
That Kerry was alive. That he wasn’t a man who would die so easily. That was what Lina believed.
*
At that very moment, Kerry was having the time of his life. A jungle sex life with Victoria, every single day!
Even now, Victoria was moaning in pleasure as Kerry’s cock pounded into her.
“Haaah! It’s so full inside me! Haaang!”
He was thrusting so hard that Victoria’s ass slapped against him, her hips shaking wildly.
Victoria’s haughty, noble demeanor was nowhere to be seen. She had become a mere bitch in heat, letting out nothing but lewd moans.
Kerry was happy, but a part of him wondered if this was really okay.
“I think I’m gonna cum, Victoria!”
“Wait! In my mouth!”
Victoria enjoyed taking his semen. Even Kerry was surprised by how much she had changed.
Victoria took Kerry’s cock into her mouth. It began to throb, and his semen filled her mouth.
She rolled her tongue as if savoring his semen, then swallowed it with a gulp.
“Haaah… it tastes a little light today.”
“Well, we’ve been doing nothing but having sex every day. What do you expect?”
“Is that so? But even so, I am still not satisfied…”
But I just came? Victoria began to suck on his cock again. This wasn’t the first or second time this had happened.
It was as if Victoria’s libido had just awakened, and it was only growing stronger.
How did we end up like this? It feels like… I’m turning Victoria into a pervert.
Watching Victoria suck his cock like it was the most delicious ice cream in the world, it was hard to even recall her former haughty self.
Slurrrp— Slurp—
Her technique had improved a lot in a short time, and the collaboration of her blowjob and handjob was nothing short of fantastic.
“Hnngh…”
“You’re hard again. Now, please me.”
Give me a break!
One needs to know when to rest, but Victoria didn’t seem to know the meaning of the word. Every day was a repeat of this sex life.
It wasn’t bad. To say it was bad would be an ungrateful complaint. It was rare to even see a woman as beautiful as Victoria.
“I’m going to go find some medicinal herbs now. You need to stay quietly in the cave, Victoria.”
“I understand, so be careful. I beg of you…”
Leaving Victoria’s worried gaze behind him, Kerry entered the forest.
Thanks to his two not-so-short years as an adventurer, he knew the basic medicinal herbs.
The reason he hadn’t gone looking for them until now was that herbs were rare, and he would have to search deep inside the forest.
It would be a problem if he ran into a dangerous beast while searching for herbs.
But now, he felt it was necessary to take the risk and find them. They couldn’t live here forever.
Where could the herbs be?
Kerry searched diligently, staying alert to his surroundings. But as expected, the herbs were not easy to find, and only some fucking goblins appeared.
“Goblins like these are no match for me now.”
Six goblins. They were weak, but in the past, it would have been enough to make him tense up. There were six of them, after all.
But things were different now. Even though they carried crude wooden spears, Kerry was confident he could win.
“Kieek!”
“What the fuck!”
Kerry hated the rapist goblins. He remembered almost being forcibly taken by them when he first came to this world.
“All goblins should just fucking die!”
He charged forward to begin the goblin slaughter. But then, the goblins suddenly shrieked and started to run away. Those bastards. Were they scared by my fighting spirit?
But soon, Kerry also sensed that the atmosphere was far from ordinary.
An imposing shadow was blocking out the sky behind him. He cautiously turned around to see a giant, leopard-like beast looking down at him.
Drool dripped from its mouth. I can’t handle a beast like this yet.
This was why he had avoided searching for herbs as much as possible.
Just as the giant leopard raised its front paw to strike, Kerry placed a hand on the White Witch’s seal in his pocket. Then, he expertly pressed the password on the door lock.
The giant leopard, swiping down with its sharp claws, vanished, and a familiar, pure white space began to appear.
It was the White Witch’s bedroom.
“…You’ve come.”
The White Witch greeted him with an unusually sulky voice. I knew she’d be pissed. Why does she keep acting so out of character?
“It’s been a while, Lady Witch.”
“It hasn’t been that long, has it? You came yesterday, too. Though you only showed your face and disappeared. Don’t tell me you’ve come today just to show your face again?”
“…Didn’t I tell you last time? I’m not in a situation where I can leisurely stay here.”
“Yes. You have to protect that woman, Victoria or whatever her name is? I know that well. I understand.”
If you understand, then why are you sulking without even showing me your face?
Kerry hadn’t been able to visit the White Witch for a while. Even when he did, he would just say hello, show his face, and leave again.
That was because the longer he stayed here, the greater the danger to Victoria.
Even though he had set up a barricade in front of the cave, there were plenty of beasts that could break it down.
With her injured leg, it wasn’t easy for Victoria to fight off monsters.
And he had occasionally used the White Witch’s seal as a bunker to escape from dangerous beasts, which seemed to have made her even more pouty.
In short, he had been popping in and out like a madman.
I guess it’s understandable she’d be upset. But she should at least understand my situation. How old is she, anyway?
But still, looking at the White Witch’s sulking back, he had no choice but to be the first to apologize.
“I’m sorry, Lady Witch. Please stop being angry.”
“I am not angry. There is no reason for me to be angry, is there?”
She knows it well. That there’s no reason to be angry. Then why is she pouting?
He had just escaped into her room to avoid that giant leopard, but he would have to go back outside after a reasonable amount of time had passed.
But if she was going to pout like that, he would feel too guilty to leave.
“I wish to ask just one thing.”
“What is it?”
“Is that woman more important than I am?”
“…”
He didn’t understand the intent behind the White Witch’s question. Why would she suddenly ask something like that?
No, actually, he had a slight inkling. He had sensed something from her behavior over the past while.
It felt narcissistic and cringey, so he didn’t want to think of it that way, but seeing her reaction, he couldn’t help but wonder if the White Witch liked him.
No. Let’s think about this calmly. Has anything happened between the White Witch and me that could have sparked feelings of mutual affection?
At first, she had almost raped him, and in return, he had gifted her a punch to the gut.
He could still vividly remember the White Witch writhing in excruciating pain.
After that, he admitted to having a “happy time” with her as a form of revenge.
But it was a stretch for the cause and effect of all those events to lead to feelings of affection for someone.
Then, a thought suddenly occurred to him.
Could this be similar to that Stockholm-something-or-other syndrome? He had read somewhere that Stockholm syndrome was a condition where a hostage falls in love with their captor.
He wasn’t a captor, though.
In the first place, the White Witch had been alone here for a hundred years, and he was the only person she could talk to.
It wouldn’t be incomprehensible if she developed some strange feelings.
“Lady Witch.”
“…”
“Once this is all sorted out, I’ll come more often. There’s still a lot of magic I need to learn from you, after all.”
“…”
“So please stop pouting. What is this? At your age.”
“H-H-How rude! I have never pouted! And is it not improper for you to point out a lady’s age?”
“Isn’t it a fact that you’re old?”
“One does not age in this place! Therefore, I am still in the prime of my youth. Hmph!”
Now she was even sulking with a huff. This was getting out of hand.
“Lady Witch. I think I really have to go now.”
The White Witch felt a pang of disappointment at his words. She didn’t know why she felt so disappointed.
She just felt like she was losing Kerry to a woman named Victoria, whose face she didn’t even know.
“…”
“I’ll be back soon. Wait for me.”
“…”
The sulking witch didn’t answer. Just as Kerry finished his farewell and was about to leave, the White Witch spoke in a sullen voice.
“Be careful on your way.”