The First Night at the Hideout
The First Night at the Hideout
"......?"
Huh?
I couldn't say anything for a moment at Sirien's sudden words.
It was as if I'd been struck on the head; nothing came to mind.
"Sirien-ssi. What do you mean by that?"
Elisicia was also dazed for a moment, but she quickly snapped out of it and asked what she meant.
"I said I'm sleeping with the Survivor today, didn't I?"
"May I ask why?"
When asked for the reason, Sirien tilted her head instead.
"Just because? You, Hero, also sleep with the Survivor every day."
"That was...... to stick close and protect Survivor-nim."
"But now that Veronica is here, isn't it fine?"
Veronica, the strongest one here, is standing guard without even sleeping.
Elisicia was left speechless again at the suggestion that there was no longer a need to stick together in one bed to protect me.
'What is going on?'
I looked at Sirien, unable to understand the current situation.
I knew she was grateful since we had the sparring match she wanted so badly, but to put it another way, there was nothing else.
'Besides, Sirien said her type is someone strong.'
Unfortunately, I didn't fit that type.
I figured she was probably just trying to get close to me since I would provide sparring partners in the future.
'Actually, that reason is the most plausible one.'
As I thought this, I glanced at the other party members and saw Rubyel wearing a thoughtful expression.
"It's been a while since the Chieftain gave such a good suggestion."
Apart from that, Tipina, the fox-kin beastman, beamed and agreed with Sirien.
When I briefly made eye contact with Tipina at that comment, she gave a gentle, smiling look, showing a friendly face.
"......."
At first glance, she looked so harmless it even made my heart flutter, but the first thing she said when we met weighed on my mind.
'She said my energy was truly covetable.'
Of course, Tipina wouldn't do anything openly, but I was a little bit uneasy.
"Ah. How about we take turns sleeping with Survivor-nim instead?"
"Take turns?"
"I thought that might be fairer."
Tipina, whatever she was thinking, brought up the opinion that we should take turns sleeping [with me].
To be honest, my feelings were complicated; it felt like it might be good, but also not.
'Elisicia and Rubyel already got permission, though.'
The rest of the party hadn't, so they might have to fall asleep without being able to lift a finger.
"......."
I felt like I was weird for worrying about something like this.
While I was thinking that, Elisicia nodded as if she had no choice.
"Yes. If that is everyone's opinion, let's take turns sleeping with Survivor-nim."
Wait, what about my opinion?
'Then again. It would be weird for me to give an opinion now.'
If I stayed quiet until now and then suddenly said I refused, they would definitely think it was strange.
"What do you think, Survivor-nim?"
Just then, Elisicia asked for my opinion.
At the same time, Sirien began to cling to me tightly just like before.
"Survivor. You aren't thinking of refusing, are you?"
"......Refuse? More than that, why did your personality suddenly change?"
As I asked, patting the clinging Sirien, Tipina answered instead.
"The growth that had been stagnant until now happened in an instant, so she can't contain her joy."
"Huh? Growth?"
Then Tipina nodded.
"I think you might be able to see a slightly more grown-up appearance tomorrow morning."
"It's fascinating that growth happens even though she just got beaten up."
"The important thing is the process. I think the Chieftain attacked with the intent to kill, am I right?"
I recalled the battle between Sirien and Great Monk Hyegak and answered as if it were true.
"Yes. Sirien-ssi even transformed like an animal. And she even used a muscle strength wave."
"If she even used beastman transformation, then she really did attack with the intent to kill. Even so, the opponent knocked the Chieftain down."
Hearing that, it seemed important that Sirien fought by drawing out all her power.
Thanks to that, the stagnant growth occurred, and it seems she is showing me affection like this now.
"On top of that, you provided high-quality meals every day."
"Mm-hmm. That's right."
Sirien also nodded and affirmed Tipina's following words.
Anyway, I knew the reason, so satisfied with that, I had no choice but to sleep with Sirien.
'I'll just fall asleep today.'
Still, perhaps because I had been sleeping with Elisicia and Rubyel every day, I had adapted a little, so I wasn't as troubled as before.
Thinking I would probably fall asleep like usual, I accepted Sirien's opinion and went up to the second floor of the hideout.
'The second floor is the same as the first.'
The second floor had the same structure with two beds and one sofa.
I thought maybe we could sleep separately since there were two beds, but Sirien led me and lay down on the bed together.
"Wow! This is super fluffy."
Just as Sirien said, the bed was fluffy.
But it wasn't just fluffy; as soon as I lay down, something came up from inside the bed and adjusted my posture.
'Is this 4-Channel technology?'
I didn't know for sure, but it didn't seem like an ordinary bed.
Meanwhile, Tipina, who had come up with us, quietly took a spot next to me and lay on the bed.
"It's definitely more comfortable than the previous bed."
"I think the 4-Channel [team] took care of it."
I answered and briefly looked at Sirien and Tipina, who were positioned on both sides of me.
If Elisicia and Rubyel lay straight, these two lay on their sides and gazed at me intently.
"......."
Receiving both of their gazes at the same time, I felt a little burdened and quickly closed my eyes.
'Let's just sleep.'
I just had to fall asleep like this and wake up again.
Before, I would at least browse the gallery, but now my gallery was with Veronica.
'And there's nothing to do besides sleeping.'
So I closed my eyes and tried to sleep, but I heard Sirien's voice mixed with curiosity.
"Survivor. Aren't you going to touch my breasts today?"
"......?"
Breasts? No, wait, not that, today?
I was startled by the question of whether I wasn't going to touch them today, and I looked at Sirien and asked.
"That...... did you know?"
"Yeah. The Saintess and the Elf probably know too, right?"
Sirien answered as if it were obvious that Saintess Aila and the Elf Riness knew too.
In short, the whole party knew, and as soon as I heard that fact, I felt a feeling I couldn't describe.
"I mean. For the Hero-nim, it was in return for various help, and for Rubyel-ssi, it was in return for the Mana Potion."
"Touching my breasts? Then I'll let you touch mine too."
"......."
Following Elisicia and Rubyel, I even received permission from Sirien.
'Don't tell me the whole party is going to give me permission?'
Thinking that, I looked at Tipina on the other side, and she said with a slightly suggestive smile.
"As for me, if Survivor-nim wants, I can even do more than that."
Didn't Tipina say she loses interest if other people's energy gets mixed with my energy?
"What are you going to do if our energies get mixed up?"
"Just because energies get mixed doesn't mean I automatically lose interest."
"Ah, is that so?"
"You can fall for someone for reasons other than energy, right?"
Tipina answered that one could fall for someone for various factors other than energy.
However, listening to her, I felt that energy took up a large proportion.
'Is it similar to looks?'
At least to Tipina, I thought energy seemed similar to how other people view the appearance of the opposite sex.
"Still, just in case, would you like to try an experiment?"
Tipina said something dangerous while slowly placing her hand on my chest.
If I accepted this as a good thing, it seemed like it would be dangerous in its own way, so I had no choice but to refuse.
"No. I think I'm good."
"That's a shame."
At my refusal, Tipina said it was a shame, and then said the same thing once more.
"It's really a shame."
"......."
What is so shameful about it?
Tipina just muttered about it being a shame with a look that seemed like she was going to eat me alive.
Sirien, not even paying attention to Tipina, hugged me tightly just like before and said.
"Not touching?"
"......Next time. I'm tired right now."
"Yeah?"
"Yes."
In reality, it felt like I hadn't done anything, but I was tired.
Sirien also yawned long, as if she was just as tired from the sparring match with Great Monk Hyegak today.
"Yawn~ Alright. I wanted to do something the Survivor likes, too."
Sirien left those words and soon closed her eyes.
While I was looking at Sirien, who had fallen asleep quickly, Tipina said.
"The Chieftain has fallen asleep."
"Ah."
Come to think of it, what about Tipina?
I could feel Tipina's hand on my chest tightening, as if she couldn't hold back.
"Um, Tipina-ssi?"
"Survivor-nim. May I ask one favor?"
Not knowing what she would ask, I decided to listen first.
"What favor is it?"
"Could you let me suck just a little bit of Survivor-nim's energy?"
"My energy?"
Tipina nodded.
"Yes. As you know, Survivor-nim's energy has become much cleaner and stronger than when we first met."
When we first met, I had eaten one heart of a Laistal.
But now I had eaten two more of those Laistal hearts, so it made sense.
"Just a little. Please let me suck just a little."
Tipina slowly clung to me, showing signs of addiction little by little.
"No, um. It's not dangerous, right?"
"How could it be dangerous? It's just to the extent that you might feel a tiny bit of fatigue."
I don't know if it's fortunate or not, but I had no physical fatigue right now.
I had only watched even when encountering labyrinth monsters, so there was no reason for fatigue to arise in the first place.
"Then, try having a little."
In the end, deciding to trust Tipina, I told her to suck just a little bit of energy.
"Ah! Thank you so much."
Along with that, Tipina grabbed my hand and immediately opened her mouth and sucked on my index finger.
I was flustered, feeling the warm and moist tongue through my index finger along with Tipina's actions.
"......Tipina-ssi. Is this how it's usually done?"
When I asked, Tipina nodded and gently sucked my index finger inward.
'Huh?'
Then, surprisingly, I felt the energy? Stamina? Something like that in my body slowly draining out through my finger.
Actually, since it was the first time I could feel energy or stamina so clearly, I also thought it was fascinating.
'Is what's flowing into Tipina right now my energy?'
Anyway, after Tipina sucked a certain amount of energy through my index finger, she slowly pulled her mouth away.
"Haa...... it was an incredibly good energy, even more than I thought."
Tipina said with a somewhat unfocused gaze and a face that looked intoxicated with ecstasy.
Not having a clue how to talk to Tipina in her current state, I first tried to guide her toward sleep.
"I'm glad you're satisfied. Go to sleep now."
"But Survivor-nim, you aren't satisfied."
Tipina brought her face closer little by little with a suggestive look that was much deeper than before.
"If it's Survivor-nim, you can do anything."
I remembered the memory of impulsively kissing Rubyel before.
I couldn't do that this time either, so I avoided Tipina's gaze and refused.
"Like I said, I'm tired right now."
"Is that so?"
Tipina looked at me closely and said as if she had no choice.
"Then, whenever you feel like it, you can do it anytime."
"......."
It felt like I had received permission from Tipina, following Sirien.
Deep down, I also had the desire to do whatever she said, but I tried hard to erase it.
'If I start, I don't have the confidence to stop in the middle.'
Besides, since I was on the second floor now, I didn't need to worry about the other party members like before.
I thought about soundproofing too, but since the "Dr. Know-it-all" designed it personally and built it with 4-Channel technology, I thought it would probably be perfect.
'Let's just sleep. Sleeping is the right thing to do.'
In the end, I closed my eyes and tried to sleep while holding onto my troubled heart, but as expected, I couldn't fall asleep easily.