Chapter 149
Chapter 149
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Chicken
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"Sword Master and a 7th Circle mage..."
My muttering caused the faces of the elves gathered around the table to darken.
From what Luna had said, a Sword Master seemed to be what wuxia novels called an expert who wielded battle aura.
They were also called Aura Masters if they didn't use a sword.
Either way, the conclusion was that they were formidable opponents.
‘About as strong as Wang Chun?’
[Master, it's Wang Cheon.]
‘......That guy's plenty with Wang Chun. It suits him better anyway. From now on, that rude bastard's Wang Chun.’
I had no idea how Sword Masters in this world fought... but judging from Ayla and Luna, it probably wasn't far off from my expectations.
I'd experienced Wang Chun's ganghwan firsthand when we fought.
That had to be a form of battle aura.
My mana was similar to aura or battle aura, yet somehow different.
It was far removed from the overwhelming destructive power of battle aura.
Having blocked Wang Chun's ganghwan before, I knew that much.
If battle aura was condensed mana boasting both offensive and defensive might, then my mana was like battle aura that had dumped everything into defense with zero attack power.
The solidity of my fixed, materialized mana was overwhelmingly superior even compared to battle aura.
And I could shape it into various forms.
Suni, while I could do all sorts of things with my mana, they were closer to utility skills with no destructive potential.
The most promising was the propulsion that let me fly... but even that felt a bit lacking.
The overwhelming efficiency and destructive power came from using my powerful body to swing around the materialized mana.
The real problem over the Sword Master was the mage.
‘Never fought one before...’
I couldn't predict what situations might arise.
Still, taking out the mage first was undoubtedly the right call.
"The Sword Master and 7th Circle mage are mine. You all handle the rest."
"Got it!"
Ember, the elf girl, was fired up with steely resolve.
The other two's reactions felt somewhat lukewarm.
Luna was one thing, but why was Ayla acting like that too...
"Un-ho..."
Ayla, who had been keeping a serious demeanor, finally spoke.
"Yeah?"
"......Let's call this one off..."
Ayla hesitated with a complicated expression before speaking.
"Ayla?!"
Luna was shocked by her words, I was appalled, and Ember looked stricken, as if feeling betrayed.
"Ember, think about it. An Aura Master and a 7th Circle mage. And that's not all—there are knights and mid-tier mages too. You really think this plan will work?"
"Th-that's..."
Ember's face crumpled into a pout at Ayla's words.
"......Who the hell are you."
"What are you talking about?"
Ayla frowned at my question.
"Ayla would never say something this sensible! Split personality?"
Ayla pinched my side as I denied reality.
"Seriously... you don't even know who I'm doing this for..."
"Don't tell me... me?"
"Wh-who said it was for you... i-it's for Lu-Luna..."
Ayla seemed uneasy about dragging her friend—and her lover—into danger because of her own issues.
"St... still, I can't give up... If I hadn't tempted Silvia into punishing those elf hunters... none of this would have happened... I can't just abandon Silvia and go back to the village. If you all won't do it, I'll handle it alone."
"Ember..."
Ayla gave Ember a look that was equal parts conflicted and sympathetic.
I placed a hand on Ayla's head and spoke.
"Don't worry. You don't trust your lover?"
"Wh-wh-wh-who said lover?!"
"Huh? Business done, so you're dumping me?"
"Th-that's... n-no..."
Ayla's voice shrank to the size of an ant's.
"U-Un-ho..."
Ember gazed at me with moved, shining eyes.
Unless they were handing over an elf to me as a gift, I couldn't forgive other scum owning innocent elf slaves.
I woke to a pleasant sensation, greeting the morning.
-Slurp. Sluuuurp. Slurp.
A nude blonde elf buried her face in my lower half, diligently bobbing her head.
"Ayla, here it comes."
I unleashed my semen into her mouth.
-Gulp. Gulp.
She took my cock deep and expertly swallowed the morning load.
The fruits of my lover training. I'd taught her that waking your partner with a blowjob was proper etiquette between lovers.
She was faithfully fulfilling her duties.
Having lived only among elves, she was a blank slate when it came to relations between men and women—a pure innocence I was corrupting to my tastes.
"Haa... haa. Ne-next one too?"
Ayla pulled away from my still-hard shaft, licking her lips with her red tongue as she spoke.
Her face was a bit flushed.
She crawled up over me.
She grasped my cock and aligned it with her slick entrance.
Then she lowered her hips.
My penis plunged into her already soaking pussy.
"Huaaang~"
She braced against my chest and bounced her ass.
-Squelch. Squelch.
"Haang! Ang! Hwaang!"
She had become the perfect elf lover.
"Been waiting long?"
I was a bit late thanks to the morning sex—our lovers' greeting.
Ember, who had come out early with Luna to wait, blushed slightly upon seeing us.
Ayla seemed a little embarrassed too, looking away.
"Where are the bastards?"
"They already le-left."
"Then let's head out."
Today was the day the nobles who captured the elf were leaving the city.
Recon on their destination was done.
It was Barula, the capital of the Barulas Kingdom.
We set off accordingly.
Even if they left first, they had a large group and elf cargo.
They couldn't move that fast.
In contrast, we were a nimble party of elves.
The plan was to pull ahead by about a day's distance, stake out a quiet stretch of road, and ambush them.
As elves, we covered in half a day what would take humans a full day.
We found a spot thick with foliage—perfect for hiding and ambushing.
Judging by their pace, they'd arrive tomorrow.
We set up camp nearby.
I gave each of them a tent.
Before, thinking it'd be short-term, I hadn't cared much when they just huddled under blankets.
Now that they were comrades, I needed to show some consideration.
"Wh-what about mine?"
Ayla asked, looking puzzled.
"Yours is obviously that one."
It was a slightly larger tent than the others'.
"S-sleeping together?!"
"What... acting all shy now? You're my lover."
Ayla gaped, speechless.
Maybe because it was her first time with this kind of relationship, she was blushing despite her looks.
Ember, having overheard our talk from behind, was peeking over with a flushed face.
I decided to treat the elves to a special meal before tomorrow's big job. The legendary blockbuster from K-chicken: Puringkle Chicken.
"F-food from a sub-space..."
Ember said, sounding a bit surprised.
"Take off your earrings."
"Huh? Why the earrings?"
Though puzzled, they obediently followed.
Removing them revealed their distinctly pointed elf ears.
Elves eating Puringkle Chicken for the first time.
This was priceless footage.
"What are you doing? Pointing that weird thing at us..."
Ayla grumbled as I filmed them with my phone.
"Hm? Felt like something worth recording... Dig in!"
Ember took a bite, her eyes going wide.
"Wh-what is this? Th-this food!!"
Great reaction.
"Sw-sweet but crispy, and de-delicious. Is it chicken?"
The elves were overwhelmed by the umami bomb assaulting their virgin tongues. Somehow fitting a whole chicken each into those tiny stomachs.
In the distance, troops pulling wagons came into view.
The three elves hiding in the brush tensed up.
We needed to cover our faces bandit-style.
I wrapped my exposed hair in mana armor. Then equipped them with it too.
They flinched as the black mana armor enveloped their bodies.
"Th-this is?"
"Magic. Defensive spell. It'll last about two hours."
Two hours was overkill for the mana fixation time, but it wasn't a burden anymore.
"So that's what Un-ho's wearing—not mana armor?"
"Yeah."
"It... should block even an aura blade."
"E-even aura blades? Th-there's magic like that... th-then..."
The anxiety faded from the elves' faces.
"A spell that generates armor with effects similar to Absolute Shield..."
Luna marveled, curiously touching the armor.
"Amazing magic. No hindrance to vision or movement—super comfortable."
I'd have loved to give them bikini armor or something, but reality wasn't a game.
Still, it was a magic world.
Wonder if something like that exists...
"I'll go first. I'll draw their attention—hit them from behind at the right moment."
I gave them their instructions and stood.
Someone grabbed my hand.
Ayla.
Her expression suggested she'd grown attached during our lover stint and was worried about me.
I lightly patted her head, then leisurely strolled toward the enemy.