Chapter 64: Lust(1)
Chapter 64: Lust(1)
"Nassen! Please, kill me! Oiiink!"
It was a horrific sight. The face of Furuku, who had been devoured by Barikmeteo, had appeared on the demon’s stomach, screaming in agony.
"...Furuku!"
Nassen collapsed to the ground.
The wolf-like beast Nassen had been riding trembled before turning and fleeing.
"S-spare me! I... I truly did my best. I swear!"
Nassen cried out in a trembling voice, but Barikmeteo's expression remained cold.
"I don't care if you did your best or whatever other bullshit. In the end, you failed the final mission I gave you. I can tell just by the way you're trying to run away."
"It's all... all because of that troublesome man! That man ruined our plans again.
If it weren't for him, we could have at least dealt a devastating blow to the hero party. I'm certain of it!"
"And you call that an excuse?"
Barikmeteo stomped closer.
He understood that the troublesome man had interfered. But wasn't the mission to overcome such interference?
Barikmeteo licked his lips as he approached. Nassen flinched and shouted again.
"That man was an intermediate mage! He'd been hiding his skills this whole time. If I had known that, I would never have failed."
"An intermediate mage? That weak man?"
Barikmeteo had also met Kerry once, however briefly. It was when Victoria and Kerry had been stranded.
The man he saw then had seemed utterly weak. So weak it looked like a single flick could snap his neck.
A man like that was an intermediate mage?
Mages were a rare commodity to begin with. Talent at the intermediate level was even harder to find.
"Nonsense."
"No! N-no... it's not! That man was truly an intermediate mage! He used illusion magic to trick me.
I've never seen such sophisticated illusion magic before. Please, believe me!"
"..."
There was a certain conviction in Nassen's words.
It didn't feel like he was lying. Perhaps that man really was an intermediate mage. It was hard to believe, but...
"The details don't matter. Now, you too shall become my prey. Just as you devoured other humans."
"Hiiik! Please! Please! Anything but that!"
"Begging for your life so pathetically. Is there a single reason I should let you live?"
Nassen couldn't easily open his mouth to answer. Only Furuku's pitiful screams echoed around them.
Furuku's face on Barikmeteo's stomach screamed endlessly, as if in torment.
Just then, a thought flashed through Nassen's mind.
"Th-there is one reason you should let me live!"
"What is it? Are you going to spout some nonsense to beg for your life?"
"It's nothing like that. It's... an item I know of that could elevate Sir Barikmeteo to an even higher position... perhaps even to the rank of a top executive!"
"..."
"It's true. Please, believe me!"
This was the same Nassen who had found and offered up the White Witch's Seal, the very thing the organization had been searching so desperately for. His claim had plenty of credibility.
"...Speak in detail."
Nassen began to tell him about the item he knew of.
He might have to risk his own life to acquire it, but that was still better than being devoured by Barikmeteo right now.
"Interesting. Very well. I shall let you live for a while. It's not like you can escape from me, anyway."
"Thank you! Thank you so much for your mercy!"
Furuku wept pathetically, but Nassen didn't even pretend to notice.
Barikmeteo stroked his own mane.
He could let Nassen's failure slide, but he couldn't simply overlook the heroes' latest outrage.
"It seems all the hostages at the hideout have escaped."
"Th-those hero bastards already hit the hideout..."
"I can't let this go. I even warned them not to interfere in our business if they wanted to live."
"Th-that's right! We absolutely cannot let this slide. Especially that troublesome man. He must not be spared."
Barikmeteo agreed with that.
"Perhaps I should kill that troublesome man now. To think he was an intermediate mage..."
It would be a problem if that man, who was already troublesome, were to gain some fortuitous power and grow even stronger later on.
More than anything, he was furious that the hideout had been wrecked. He had to pay them back somehow.
The hero party was strong, but Barikmeteo had also grown stronger after eating Furuku.
"This Furuku fellow is quite nutritious. I feel my strength has grown considerably. Nassen, I bet you'd make me quite strong if I ate you, too. What do you think?"
"Please... I will offer you an item far better than myself, Sir Barikmeteo."
"Heh heh. Scaredy-cat."
It would take time for Barikmeteo to fully absorb Furuku's power.
"Once I've completely absorbed this pig bastard's power... I will go and kill that man.
You, get yourself together and bring me that item as soon as possible."
"Yes! I-I will prepare it as quickly as I can."
Wiping out the entire hero party might be difficult.
But killing just that one troublesome man felt like an easy task.
"That man will be dead before the sun rises this morning. Once he's dead, the others will surely get the message."
Barikmeteo laughed savagely.
*
Sometime after Lina's party returned to the village.
The villagers were overjoyed as most of the people who had gone missing returned.
"Honey! You're alive! You're really alive!"
"Thank you! Heroes! Thank you so much!"
"Sob... I really thought it was all over."
A scene of emotional reunions unfolded at the village entrance.
Of course, some of the missing had already been killed by the enemy, but because so many more had returned alive, a festival was held in the village.
In the village hall, the tables were laden with so much food they looked ready to break. At the center of it all, naturally, was the hero party.
They were tired, but also starving.
Just looking at the dishes the villagers had so carefully prepared made their mouths water.
Glasses clinked together from all around.
"To the heroes!"
"Hey, you lot! Do you know which inn the heroes are staying at? It's my inn! Hahahat!"
"More importantly, have you noticed the way your daughter Ellis is looking at Sir Kerry?"
"What? Ah... I have no intention of marrying my daughter off yet... Sir Kerry! Please, spare my daughter just this once!"
A huge crowd of village maidens had gathered around Kerry.
As the only man in the hero party, Kerry was receiving an enormous amount of attention from them.
"Sir Kerry. Do you... happen to have a girlfriend?"
"You idiot. He's a companion of the hero and so handsome. Of course he does."
"So his girlfriend is... one of his party members? Maybe even the hero herself... Eek! How romantic."
Lina blushed and pretended not to hear the village girls' chatter.
Natasha, listening from the side, scowled.
"My husband is mine!"
"Ahahat! But you're not really married, are you?"
"What did you say!"
The fresh-faced village girls gazed at Kerry with eyes full of admiration.
They were so cute, and the whole situation was enough to make him happy.
This other world is a pretty good place to live. Yep. It sure is.
Natasha, fuming beside him, kept a wary eye on the village girls. Not that it had any effect, of course.
Despite the noisy party, Lina just sipped her drink quietly.
Occasionally, the village girls showed interest in her too, but they couldn't easily approach her, perhaps due to her aloof aura.
Victoria kept staring at Kerry with lustful eyes, like a predator stalking its prey.
Oh, crap. Victoria's frustration cooldown is up.
The villagers continued to raise their glasses in toasts.
"We toasted the hero earlier... so this time, to the handsome Sir Kerry!
If you like her, you can take Ellis with you! Ahaha!"
"I told you, not my daughter! Sir Kerry, I'm sorry, but please spare her just this once."
The village girls next to Kerry looked at Ellis with envy. But he wasn't taking Ellis. No, he couldn't take her.
The boisterous party finally ended late in the morning.
Villagers were passed out drunk here and there.
Lina, too, had uncharacteristically fallen asleep, leaning against her chair. It made sense, after such a battle and with all the alcohol.
The same went for Natasha.
She had drunk quite a lot and was now sleeping with her head on the table, muttering nonsense like, "Husband... not there..."
Kerry was also passed out drunk.
Next to him, several village girls were also passed out.
No matter how much Natasha had warned them off, the girls had refused to leave Kerry's side.
There was only one person here who was still awake.
It was Victoria.
Victoria had been waiting for this moment. Lately, her frustration had begun to flare up again.
She approached Kerry. Then she shook him and whispered in his ear.
"Wake up, Kerry. I said, wake up."
"Hrmm... hrmm..."
"I said, wake up. This won't do."
Victoria lifted the sleeping Kerry and slung him over her back.
She'd essentially kidnapped him.
Then she carried him out into the hallway of the village hall.
"Kerry, wake up. You're very drunk. Hehe. You're cute even when you're drunk. Let's see if you still won't wake up after this."
Victoria pulled down the pants of the drunken Kerry.
Beneath them was the thing Victoria loved most in the world: his cock.
Victoria began to suck Kerry's cock. The familiar texture filled her mouth.
Schlurp— Schluuurp—
"Hnnngh..."
Still not fully sober, Kerry flailed a bit and grabbed Victoria's head.
Victoria continued to suck his cock as if it didn't matter.
"Schlurp... Hnngh... Your cock is delicious no matter when I taste it. I really can't quit this."
The villagers and the rest of Lina's party were sleeping just beyond the wall, but Victoria rather enjoyed the thrill of it.
Schlurp— Schlurp—
After a short while, Kerry's cock slowly began to grow.
His eyes fluttered open. The soft sensation from below began to bring him to his senses.
"Vic... Victoria? What in the world..."
Victoria rejoiced as she felt his cock growing larger in her mouth.
"You're finally awake. Then let's enjoy this together."
What the. Did I just get molested in my sleep? This lecherous noble is finally crossing the line.
"Victoria, aren't you being a little too forward?"
"Hehe. Your cock made me this way, you know. Have you already forgotten?"
That was a fact, but still.
As they were talking, Victoria felt something strange.
Having tasted Kerry's cock countless times, she could clearly feel the difference.
"Kerry, your cock... why is it so hard? How can it be this hard..."
"I took that Elixir, and I think this is one of the side effects."
"That is a very good side effect."
Victoria kissed his cock lightly, full of anticipation. The touch of her soft lips jolted him fully awake.
"It feels like a club in my hand. It's so hard."
"It's not just hard. From now on, not even you can hope to beat me when it comes to lust, Victoria.
I've been reborn."
"Oh? Such confidence. But as you know, I won't be an easy opponent."
Victoria smiled slyly and began to kiss him.
When she wasn't in heat, Victoria's kisses were sweet and soft, like a latte.
When she was in heat, however, they became thick and sticky.
"...Victoria. Where are we, anyway?"
"Here? We're in the hallway of the village hall."
"The hallway?"
Kerry moved toward an open door.
Looking inside, he could see villagers passed out all over the place. Lina's party was passed out with them.
Lina was sleeping just one wall away. Isn't this a little too risky?
"What... is this? What if we get caught?"
"That's what makes it so exciting, isn't it? Now hurry up and take off the rest of your pants. I want to taste that hard cock of yours right away."
Victoria's lustful expression showed how much she wanted his cock.
Lina was sleeping just on the other side of the wall. Was this really okay? Wouldn't they get caught?
But contrary to his worries, Kerry's cock had already lifted its head, stiff and ready.