Chapter 82 - Chapter 82: Third Day of the Journey
At the Adventurer Guild, Walt was panicking. Nick was pressing him, saying, "Where should we dump the corpses? Hurry up and tell me, Walt!"
"Th-They're really... four hundred of them, right?"
"Please count them yourself."
"If they're not monsters from our territory, I won't accept them!"
"Guild Master? Just as we can't prove we're adventurers without malice, there's no way to prove which land these monsters came from, is there?"
Everyone laughed at Ralph's malice-laden remark.
The countless monster corpses brought out to the backyard. These were corpses from the time of Salvator the Demon God, but there were certainly plenty of them. The fact that he had brought back even the torn corpses, thinking he might use them someday in his family's desert, had paid off handsomely.
"I get it already! Take these corpses back! Lately, the rats have been multiplying..."
"That's not happening, Walt! It's your request! Dispose of them yourself!"
Told off by Sion, he slumped to his knees and began complaining with tearful eyes, "Th-That's... disposing of that many corpses costs money, you know?" but none of the other adventurers sympathized with him. It was going to get hotter as summer approached. Knowing the stench of decay would hang in the air, he probably wanted them taken away.
(Things beyond your expectations are going to keep happening from now on! I'll make you regret trying to kill two birds with one stone!)
We returned to the inn and reported to Alba, who said, "As expected of Shivans-sama! I'm in awe! I feel like treating everyone to a drink today!" and invited us to the tavern.
We gathered at the tavern on the first floor of the inn, and as we made a toast, Alba said, "This place has hot springs. They're separated by gender, but I hear there's mixed bathing too?" Upon hearing that, the men immediately downed their drinks and dashed off to the mixed bath.
Naturally, as expected, there were no female customers at all. It was all men.
"About my deputy, Roland. I can't say this too loudly, but that guy swings that way too. Are the other men going to be okay?"
Nick's worries proved correct.
'Ralph, Who Can Go If It's a First Time,' finally opened that forbidden door.
A horrific world unfolded in the mixed bath.
Every male customer who went to the mixed bath fell victim, and mixed bathing came to be recognized as a den of moho, and soon no one would go near it.
After having a drink, I invited Naron and we entered Baron Akogi's mansion.
"But how are we supposed to get in here?"
"We'll become invisible!"
We both got completely naked.
Truthfully, there was absolutely no need to be completely naked, but Naron was terribly excited.
I cast Presence Concealment and entered the mansion with Concealment.
"If you move away from me, you'll become visible, so stay close."
As I embraced her and grabbed her voluptuous breasts, Naron, not to be outdone, grabbed my cock.
It was difficult to walk, but we scattered a large amount of monster blood in the garden, entered the mansion, took money from the safe, stole valuables, alcohol, and food, scattered blood inside the mansion as well, and returned to the White Castle via Instant Movement.
Naron was breathing heavily with excitement, "Huff, huff," but she said happily, "Running around outside and inside the mansion completely naked was incredibly exciting!" She looked around in surprise, so I said, "This is my territory. Keep it a secret from everyone," and she nodded.
Then we drank to celebrate our success and got excited about what had just happened.
After calming down a bit, Naron said, "There's something I want you to hear," and began to talk about her past.
Ralph was the second son of a viscount family and had apparently been a little different since childhood. When he learned he had magical power and could use it, he apparently said he would become an adventurer. Naron grew up in a wealthy merchant family in the viscount's territory capital.
"At fifteen, I was married off to the fourth son, and at sixteen, I got pregnant. But I miscarried immediately... Then a year later, I got pregnant again. But I miscarried again..."
Her family and the viscount family had a mutually beneficial relationship, but after two miscarriages, a doctor told Naron that she had a constitution that made it difficult to have children. Then, Ralph's father said, "I don't need a wife like this! Get out!" and ordered a divorce. Naron, who was on the verge of death, was saved by Ralph, and she apparently felt no resistance when he immediately held her.
"I found out later that he only wanted me as a companion because he found out I had magical power and could use magic, not because he truly wanted to save me... It's been four years since then. Ralph held me only that one time. He said it wasn't very good, and I apologized."
In the end, the divorce uproar remained unresolved, and they apparently still haven't officially divorced. There was the relationship between her family and the viscount family, and the fourth son apparently said he liked Naron's face and body.
"You think I'm pathetic, right? Even when I miscarried, he never worried about my body... 'Isn't that great! We can have sex again!' That's what my husband said, and he was rather pleased."
Looking sad, she murmured, "I wanted to have a child..." and shed tears.
So I said, "It's wrong to speak ill of Naron," and she looked surprised, so I told her, "Your husband's sperm was weak. There's nothing wrong with Naron's body at all. I'm sure no matter who he took as a wife, he wouldn't be able to have children." She burst into tears.
"All this time... I was told it was my fault, and it was so painful..."
After that, we took a bath, and I shaved her clean and finished her off smooth with hair removal cream.
"It's better to forget a husband who, in a political marriage, forced you together with someone you didn't even like, attacked you, and didn't protect you. Wouldn't you be happier using this lewd body for someone you love and having children one after another?"
This person had tried to seduce me... but she was more timid than I thought.
"You're not as lewd as a married woman is supposed to be, are you?"
"I certainly did try to seduce you... I haven't been held by anyone for a while... I thought you might think I'm just an old lady past her prime, but to be honest, you seemed kind, and I thought you could keep a secret! You wouldn't go around telling our companions that you slept with me, right? Besides, women have sexual desires too! We get turned on! Especially when we're aroused like earlier!"
If she's not being cherished by her husband, then why not make her feel good!
(Sex is all about making her beg for it!)
Recalling the nostalgic phrase that the field trip isn't over until you get home, I'll toy with this married woman's body!
I held her like a lover and kissed her over and over. At first, she was awkward because she wasn't used to it.
"J-Just... hurry up and take me already?"
Is she afraid of being made to feel good? Since she's never had romance, she seems bewildered by my methods.
"Do you dislike kissing?"
"N-No, that's not it..."
"If you don't like me, you shouldn't have seduced me."
When I pretended to sulk, she said, "I'm sorry... I'm... not used to it... I was afraid you'd think I'm bad at it..." So I said, "If you like me, leave it to me!" and pulled her close, gradually moving from light kisses to a deep kiss.
(This is a good feeling! The first step of the field trip is making memories!)
I'll give her an extraordinary experience. When I entwined my tongue with hers, true to her word about being turned on, she began to squirm and writhe. When I gently touched her body, she writhed with an "Ah... Nnnn." As my tongue crawled all over her body and my fingers caressed her entire body, she was soaking wet.
The inside of her thighs was particularly weak.
"Noo... don't lick... a place like that..." she pleaded in a thin voice, but to me, it sounded like 'More!'
(This person... is way too good at touching and licking...)
Naron's thoughts were completely transparent.
As I gradually ran my tongue from her thighs to her sensitive parts, she tried to close her legs, but I wouldn't let her. I cast Bind and kept them spread open.
As I toyed with her pussy with my fingers, searching for and enjoying her G-spot, she began to raise her voice, wanting to close her legs but unable to. As the squelching sounds grew louder, (Have I... gotten drunk and lost control of my body? What should I do... He's going to think I'm an incredibly lewd old lady! I know, I'll just tell him I'm lewd and excite him!)
"Hey? Did you get excited when we got naked together earlier? Do you like lewd older sisters?"
Naron had no idea her thoughts were completely transparent.
"Of course! I get excited thinking I can have sex with a super lewd married woman!"
(Good! But I feel like he's going to make me come at this rate. What should I do? I guess it would be better to give him a blowjob or something, but my ex-husband only forced me to do it once. I've seen it many times though.)
She had the sensation that I was about to make her come, but she had actually never come before. Trying not to let that be discovered, she held on. Her hands were sweaty, and as she fidgeted with her feet on the futon, just when she thought, (Ah! I'm going to come...) the movement stopped.
Her nipples were licked, making her shiver, and just as she was about to come, it was stopped. Naron seemed like she was going crazy from the repeated teasing.
"Hey... put it in already... If you're not hard, I'll lick it..."
She begged with a face on the verge of tears.
Once inserted, her pussy fell in no time. As if a dam had burst, she was made to come over and over again. Even though there was a risk of pregnancy when he came inside her, she accepted it with a vacant smile, saying, "It's okay, cum inside your older sister..."
Partly because she had used self-suggestion to make herself into a 'lewd older sister character,' Naron, having come for the first time, drowned in the pleasure and delight of being a woman. Her ambition to take the lead completely vanished, and she was thoroughly made to fall as a woman, truly blossoming into a super lewd person.
She was held until morning, and after releasing the state where she couldn't close her legs, I took her shopping on the first floor.
I bought her lewd underwear, casual clothes, adventurer's clothes, shoes, and accessories, had her hair styled and light makeup applied, and hurried back to the inn.
When Naron appeared where everyone was having breakfast, the women became agitated.
"Your robe is luxurious, and a miniskirt?"
"Hey! You look somehow more beautiful!?"
"Yeah, yeah! You look somehow sexier! Did you do it with Ralph?"
She said no and waved her hand with a smile. Just then, Ralph appeared, his shoulders held by the men and clutching his butt. Everyone clearly thought, 'He opened a different door.'
"Hey there, Ralph! Yesterday was amazing! Let's have fun again tonight!"
"You're too rough, Roland! Ahahaha!"
The women were convinced that Naron's partner wasn't Ralph.
"Then who did you sleep with? Spill it, Naron!"
As she laughed "Ufufu" and tried to dodge the question, Alba came in saying, "This is bad!"
"They say Baron Akogi's mansion is being attacked by a huge swarm of rats! And those rats are swarming the monster corpses at the Adventurer Guild too, and the guild is apparently in a state of great panic!"
Everyone seemed to think it served them right, so I said, "Is that so. Surely, this is divine punishment for making adventurers work for free. How frightening, how frightening..." Naron burst out laughing.
It seemed she realized that we had done something to cause this, but no one said anything.
And so, Baron Akogi's scheme to kill two birds with one stone ended in massive losses.
We paid for our lodging and set off on our journey.
When I asked Alba, "Why is it that this place has such good hot springs, but they aren't utilized more effectively?" he laughed.
"In this country, hot springs aren't rare. They don't exist in Roast Town, but they might come out if you dig underground."
Indeed, in the village we arrived at before noon, steam was rising everywhere. Alba said he wanted to do business in this village too, so we took a break here. We were told it would be good to soak in the hot springs.
When I invited Naron to the hot springs, she responded, "Okay!"
I pulled the now sexier Naron close and asked, "You're a bad married woman, aren't you? Seducing me like this. Do you always do this kind of thing?" She panicked.
"No! You're the first! I slept with you because it was you, Shivans! Believe me!"
As we were soaking together, Sion, Celia, and the others—the four members of Moon Beauty—also came.
It would be troublesome if they made a fuss, so I said, "It's mixed bathing, so there's no problem, right? Or are you so inexperienced with men that you'd make a fuss over something like this?" Sion said to me, flustered, "W-We wouldn't be surprised by something like that!"
Then Naron, as if to show off, clung to me and displayed us flirting.
The four of them were about to cry out in surprise, but Naron teased them somewhat provocatively, "You girls aren't virgins who don't know the acts of men and women either, are you?"
As for me, my heart was pounding, worried it might cause a scene.
For some reason, Naron, with a triumphant look, made me fondle her breasts and touch her pussy while kissing her, showing off, and said provocatively, "Oh my? If the four of you don't take care of your unwanted hair, you'll be laughed at for giving up on being women, you know?"
Perhaps annoyed by Naron's somehow triumphant look?
Celia said, "I-I haven't given up at all! Make me clean too!" and the other three, though embarrassed, spread their legs wide.
I shaved them clean and treated their entire bodies neatly with hair removal cream.
(That was close... Sweat was pouring out of my whole body...)
But unexpectedly, the four of them said to Naron, "That felt refreshing!"
They changed clothes, and the atmosphere was friendly, so I was relieved.
Sion said, "I finally understand why Naron's bare legs are so beautiful! Don't keep secrets, tell us!" and Celia also asked, "That's right! Weren't you a married woman too? Is it better than sex with your husband?" Naron praised highly, "Of course! It's been so many years, I wonder? It had been so long, I got fired up!" and the four members of Moon Beauty swallowed hard.
When they finished changing, a voice called out, "We're departing!"
On the evening of the second day, we arrived at a village on the border north of Baron Akogi's territory, adjacent to the viscount territory of a neighboring vassal noble. It was a simple village, and we could predict it would be enveloped in pitch-black darkness at night, so we decided on an early dinner and bath.
During dinner, Sion, who had some alcohol in her, came to talk to me, saying, "I became an adventurer when I was twelve." I said, "Me too," and she happily continued her story.
"I'm strong-willed, and what meant a lot was that my grandfather told me I was suited for it. My grandfather was a Knight Commander in the Imperial Capital long ago, and he trained me since I was little. Of course, there were tough times, but I was happy when he praised me for becoming stronger. Before I knew it, I became A-rank."
I was convinced that was why she was strong, and she continued talking happily.
"Celia is two years older than me, but she was trained by my grandfather since she was little. Iara and Tanny are like Celia's disciples. Both of them can use a little magic and can disarm traps. That's how we've made it this far!"
She's a bit drunk and talkative...
And here comes the main topic.
"I'm currently, well, a virgin at the age of twenty-two, and I have a complex about my chest. I think my face isn't bad, but how do I look from your perspective, Shivans? You still don't want to hold me, right?"
When I denied that, saying it wasn't true, she was a little happy, but it wasn't a complex that would disappear with just that, so I told her this story.
"Apparently, my cock is big. But if I were rejected with 'I prefer smaller ones,' I'd get depressed and wonder, 'What about my personality, or my other good points?' Don't you get annoyed when people worry about the size of your chest or whether you're a virgin, ignoring your personality?"
Sion nodded in agreement with what I said.
"I see! You're right! I also want someone who will see me properly! Shivans-kun, you're smart too! I feel somehow saved. Thank you!"
This time, Celia came to talk to me.
"I'll be twenty-five this year. From your perspective, I'm an auntie, right? And besides, I technically have a husband, and I can't be as decisive as Naron. Though I am interested in sex."
She said this while looking at my crotch, so she's interested and seems lewd at heart.
So I decided to press the attack all at once.
"It's Celia-san's life, so if you think that's fine, isn't it okay? I wouldn't want to force a physical relationship. But Naron is also a married woman, and she was forced into a loveless marriage, toyed with by family matters, and was unhappy. Was Celia-san happy in her marriage?"
She was greatly shaken by my words.
"Didn't you feel envious when you saw Naron? She became beautiful and was shining radiantly, wasn't she? I'm sure Celia-san doesn't want to be called 'auntie' either! Of course, Naron is Naron. What does Celia-san want to become? If your partner can understand your sadness and pain, I think sex will naturally feel good too, don't you?"
"Sex, huh... It's been such a long time since I've done it with anyone, so even women have times when they get turned on, you know? But it's not like anyone will do! Certainly, I'd be happy if someone understood my pain and sadness! What about you, Shivans? Do you understand?"
With a lustful face, she asked, "Or should I just masturbate?" but I laughed and said, "If you call yourself an old lady, you'll age," and she made an annoyed face.
"If you say I'm not an auntie, then what am I?"
"Isn't 'beautiful older sister' fine?"
Then she brought her drunken face closer and asked, "Do you understand your older sister's pain?"
"I don't. But there is one thing I do understand."
"What do you understand?"
So I explained.
"He has never once satisfied Celia-san. Isn't it just lingering attachment to call someone a husband when he only used Celia-san's body for his own pleasure and ignored you once his business was done?"
"Now that you say it, that's exactly right... I wonder if it's lingering attachment?"
She murmured sadly, so I spoke hypothetically.
"Suppose you're thrown away ten years from now. Would you have any regrets?"
"By the time I can't have children anymore? I'd probably feel resentment, not just regret."
"Being an adventurer is a job where you risk your life and there's no guarantee of tomorrow, right?"
"Stop it. When you put it that way... it makes me anxious..."
"Right? Even now, aren't you afraid of getting divorced?"
"Ugh... maybe so..."
"What's so good about a man like that?"
"Y-You're right... what is it? Huh? I don't like him, do I?"
"Then you should just think, 'I'll throw him away first!'"
"You're right! I'll throw him away! Just watch!"
She clung to me, said "Thank you!" and kissed me.
Meanwhile, as for the men, Ralph and Roland were chatting amicably with their arms around each other's shoulders. Nick and the others had invited Earth and Sky and had run off to buy village girls.
As for me, since Naron was exhausted tonight, I returned to the Academy and had Aria and Kate attend to me.
The Next Morning
As we were about to leave the village, the village chief warned us.
"If you're heading to the Imperial Capital from here, when you enter Viscount Sequoia's territory, there's a checkpoint set up, and they'll collect a passage tax. Please be careful!"
Alba was fed up, thinking, 'Not this again.' But it was a road we had to pass through.
The checkpoint was located at the top of a gentle slope after leaving the village. Passersby, travelers, and merchants were being held up and were irritated.
"5000G per person... That's absurd!"
"On top of that, they're taxing even carriages!"
There were about a hundred soldiers, so even if threatened or complained to, nothing could be done.
Seeing this, everyone was bewildered.
"Shivans... what should we do?"
Nick, who was at the front, was also completely at a loss.
Alba also seemed to be steeling himself to pay, as if there was no other choice, so I said, "I'll go talk to them for a bit," and headed to the checkpoint ahead of the others.
There, I asked, "Is the Captain here?" They said, "We've got no business with a brat like you!" so I used Intimidation on the soldiers pointing their spears at me.
"You should have listened when someone was being kind and asking nicely. Want to die?"
When I said that, the surrounding soldiers lost control of their bladders.
Just then, a burly Old Man appeared, saying, "I'm the Captain."
"You guys are going to die tomorrow or the day after. For the crime of collecting taxes here without authorization. The Viscount is with the Margrave, but he'll say, 'My soldiers did it on their own without my knowledge.' It won't just be you. Your families will be killed too."
They stepped back, saying it was a lie.
"Are you idiots? This is a road built by His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire. Do you really think it's okay for a mere vassal noble viscount to collect passage taxes without permission? You've been abandoned by the Viscount. The soldiers collecting passage taxes in the territory capital will all be captured and killed too."
They were shaken, as expected, but still seemed unable to believe it.
"Well, fine. If you're okay with your families being killed and yourselves being put on the execution platform as criminals, do as you like. There's no merit for me in lying to you. And can you really trust a viscount like that? You've just been used conveniently up until now, right?"
Told that, everyone burned with anger towards the Viscount.
So I advised them that even if they took revenge on the Viscount, it would amount to very little.
"Then what are we supposed to do?"
The Captain glared at me with anger, so I explained things one by one carefully. First, I told them to split the current money among everyone and hurry back to their families immediately to evacuate them. Everyone nodded, saying, "Yeah. That's only natural."
"Next, inform your comrades who are collecting taxes in the territory capital right now about this."
"Right! What do we do next?"
When I said to attack the Palace or the Chancellor's office in the Imperial Capital, everyone was surprised.
And when I said the attackers would ostensibly be noble children, they were confused.
"Viscount Sequoia's son is probably in the Imperial Capital too, right? Put him to sleep with sleeping pills, abduct him, and frame him as the culprit. You guys steal whatever you want—money, treasure, food, beautiful women, weapons!"
"B-But how?"
The soldiers, driven into a corner, listened to what I had to say.
"Haven't there been no bandits or thieves appearing lately?"
"Now that you mention it, that's true..."
When I said they were currently gathering near the Imperial Capital for the palace attack, they were even more surprised.
"Think about it. The Emperor and nobles act all high and mighty, but what they're doing is no different from bandits, right? They plunder money and food from the common people and live in the utmost luxury. And they create rules that suit them and use you conveniently. Just like this time. When you become unnecessary, they'll throw you away like trash at any time."
Hearing that, the soldiers became incredibly furious.
"The current Emperor is trying to use the money and food collected by making the common people suffer for a war with other countries. That's not what the common people want, is it? Are you risking your lives and working so those bastards can dress up and eat delicious food? Don't you think it's wrong? If you're men, now is the time to rise up! Soldiers of national salvation!"
They shouted "Whoa!" and began hastily preparing to withdraw.
The Captain gave orders briskly.
"Split the money immediately! Then hurry and have your families hide! Time is of the essence! Those who are single, inform the guards in the territory capital! Hurry!"
At the Captain's command, the soldiers withdrew in a great hurry.
Thirty minutes later. There was no one left at the checkpoint, and free passage became possible.