Chapter [NaN] |
"Higlia, as I'm going to ask you to lead us to your hometown, what about Daon-san and his unit?"
Higlia's face bloomed into a smile upon my question.
"Mmh! I know. Let's go outside," she exclaimed cheerfully, clad her whole body in Magic Combat Style, closed the distance to me in no time, suddenly extended an arm, and grabbed my hand.
Being all smiles, she whirled around and rushed out of Quiche's home while pulling my hand.
I could hear Helme and Puyu from behind, telling me that they'd come as well.
We arrived at the village's center where the children were playing. The place with the round, stone monument.
Higlia announced, "I'm going to call Daon, Ryokline, and the others over."
"Sure. Still, you've got a nice smile on."
"Of course! Finally, at long last, you're going to come with me!" Higlia said passionately, tears filling her eyes.
"I keep my promises."
"Yep! God Wolf Hurley-sama should be delighted as well."
"Can you hear the words of the god wolf?"
"…It's hard to put it into words…you could describe it as something similar to words reverberating inside my mind. And I'm his descendant who can use the formal silver claw beast armor. I'm a direct descendant of the divine princess who received Hurley-sama's blessing."
"Would it be better for me to call you princess then?" I asked jokingly.
"…Shuuya, I heard stabbing these claws underneath fingernails feels very comfortable. Want to give it a try?"
Higlia's remark and expression were scary.
"…That's torture, isn't it? I'll keep in mind not to call you princess."
"Hehe," grinned Higlia. "I was joking. Okay, I'll pick up everyone."
"Okay. We'll meet at the training ground in front of my house."
"Alright."
Higlia turned around. Her back fur was standing on end. Her appearance as she ran towards the village's exit was cute.
But then, a wobbly, white mist mirage of a wolf appeared from her back. I've seen that one before. Is it God Wolf Hurley?
As I was watching this scene which you could also call a proof for her being a divine princess, Rollodeen, who had turned into a black horse, meowed. She seemed to be quite interested in the monument. Once again.
Afterwards, I went back to Quiche's office and talked with everyone. It was decided that Delhart, Shuhelia, the members of Red Tiger Storm, Nemus and Miga, the Burning Knights, Catiza, and Kisara would patrol the village's vicinity and overlook its expansion.
Having sorted that out, I went back to the monument to pick up Rollodeen. Over there I spent some time playing around with Rollo and Puyuyu. Eventually I climbed on Rollodeen's back and asked Eva and Rebecca, who had accompanied me, "What are you two going to do?"
"Nn, go back to Pelneet. Bring back fruits to Dee. I told everyone, and I also finished talking with Delhart and Shuhelia."
"Yep, we also talked it over with Kisara. I must report all of this to Betty-san! And I also have to tell Sanya-san, Isabell, Mimi and the other maids, as well as Ajul about Cydale!"
"Roger. Rollo, we're going to take the two with us. For the time being, we're going back to our home here."
"Nyaa."
Rollodeen coiled tentacles around Eva and Rebecca and placed them on her back. Rebecca was sitting in front of me while Eva was behind me. Both brought their bodies close to me.
Rebecca, who rode like this beforehands, should be used to it, but she pulled a face as if it was her first time. Her eyes were wandering about while her face was dyed crimson.
I took a closer look at her…staring at her golden forelocks with a smile as if peering down from above.
"Meanie! Don't bring your face so close!"
"Rebecca-san, you say all that, but why are you then staring so intently at my lips?"
"Nn, Rebecca horny?"
Eva's huge boobs and hot breath pressing on against me from behind were, as usual, irresistible.
"Bah, even you, Eva!? And yet you're pressing your boobs against him!"
"Nn, of course! I love Shuuya after all."
"Ah, saying something like that…Shuuya…"
The petite Rebecca revealed a determined expression, straightened her back right away, and forcefully brought her head close to me as if standing up. The next moment, she stole a kiss from me. With her soft lips.
Intending to answer her feelings, I put my arms around her slender back, and continued kissing her for a long time.
Then I separated Rebecca from mer with both hands, but as soon as our bodies were unglued, she leaped into my chest once more while breathing out hotly.
And then she immediately drew back, apparently having felt Eva's hitting hand. Eva had made her own claim very clear. She looked longingly at me as if still reeling from the kiss' reverberations.
Rebecca's face looked kind of absent-minded.
Naturally I brushed up her golden forelocks which seemed to slightly hide her passionate gaze.
"Shuuya…" Rebecca closed her eyes while breathing out hotly once more.
As she desired, I brought my face close so that my nose and hers were side-by-side, and then I pressed my lips on hers.
It faintly warmed my heart. But, Rebecca's reaction was anything but faint. I could clearly hear her heart thumping loudly. The color of blood appeared on her cheeks. The scent of a sweaty woman started to waft into the air.
She deliberately entangled her leg around my waist. And once I stroked her weak point, her flanks, she moaned lightly. Her eyebrows wrinkled and her body trembled several times.
"Nn, sly――"
I had my head shifted to the side by Eva who used her power as my bloodkin to her advantage. And then Eva kissed me from behind as well.
Just when we were making out like that――
"Nn――"
Rollodeen growled as if complaining about something, quickly jumped, and flew into the air.
I could see Helme and Puyuyu playing, but in the meantime we enjoyed kissing each other.
Before long, Rollodeen landed on the roof of my house. While feeling a wind blow across my face, I held the hands of Eva and Rebecca, kindly lowering them from Rollodeen like a gentleman.
And then I placed a foot on the frame of the big, wooden window, which also served as entrance to the roof, and entered the second floor of my house. Parades's Mirror was standing in a corner of this floor. The bed was on the left while my personal dresser and side table were set up on the right, close to the stairway.
This was my private room where I spent a lot of time with Kisara.
Eva and Rebecca went downstairs without stopping in my room. Halfway down the stairway, they stopped and shouted, "Sana-san and Hina-san! We're going back to Pelneet. See you again!"
"Nn, back very soon!"
The two bid farewell to Sana-san and Hina-san, who have been learning the language from Riedel.
And since Helme and Puyuyu appeared at the entrance way of the first floor, they further added, "Spirit-sama, I already told you earlier, but please take care of Shuuya!"
"Nn, Spirit-sama. I'll go back to Pelneet to hand the fruits to Dee! Also, I leave the lewd stuff to you as well! Give my regards to Kisara-san and Rotalz as well."
"I made a promise about the 17 masters with Kisara-san, so I think I'll meet everyone very soon again. Anyway, I'm going back for the moment! Bye bye!"
"Okay, please take care of Millennium-chan and the other plants for me."
"Nn, leave them to us."
They finished the farewells while I was waiting near the bed with Rollo. As I rolled the 24-faceted orb around on my palm, Rebecca and Eva came back up to the second floor.
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"Alright, let's go at once."
For the first time in a while I traced a facet of the Tetrahedron with a finger, activating the gate. My room was reflected on the other side of the gate. And Mimi's surprised look. Apparently she'd been cleaning my room.
"Time to head over, I'd say."
"Nn."
"Yep."
Holding the two girls' hands and with Rollo sitting on my shoulder, I passed through the gate. Taking Eva and Rebecca with me, I had temporarily returned to Pelneet.
I picked up the Tetrahedron which had disconnected itself from the mirror.
"Master! Welcome back!"
"Yo, Mimi! How's Popobumu doing?"
"He is doing great. But…"
"But what? Is something the matter?"
"Yes. Most recently he has been often allowing me to ride him whenever I head out shopping together with Ajul-san, but…for some reason, it seems he likes the smell of oil…every once in a while, he will arbitrarily run up to stalls selling oil. But, otherwise he is doing fine."
What, so it was something like that, huh? Still, oil, eh…?
Which reminds me, Popobumu has worked under an oil peddler before he came back to my mansion. Maybe Popobumu had been on good terms with that peddler? Anyway, that's nothing I can solve right now.
I faced Rebecca and Eva, "I have already finished updating them via blood messages, but please extend my greetings to Veronica, Mel, and the others. And tell Ajul that I leave the security of the mansion to him."
"Count on me. My item box is full of delicious fruits which are not just apples. Hehe…"
Rebecca revealed an impish smile that had a tinge of evilness to it. Apparently she was going to brag about the fruits to everyone.
"Rebecca, I feel like you've been saying that you want to see the hometown of the ancient wolfmen and that you'd follow me, but are you really alright with this?"
"…Yep. To be honest, I am curious what sort of place their hometown is, but well…"
"Nn."
After nodding at each other, Rebecca and Eva both looked at me.
"That girl, Higlia is called a princess, but she has been doing her best in trying to learn as much about humans as possible for Quiche and the children of Cydale. She also taught us about God Wolf Hurley-sama. And, we've watched from nearby how she had always patiently yearned for you, Shuuya, and for the ancient wolfmen to get their turn…you see? She always watched you with a pure and praiseworthy attitude while wagging her tail. Seeing her act like that made my heart throb…Higlia is a good girl. That's why, don't hurt her feelings or anything, okay Shuuya?"
Rebecca…
Eva also nodded several times while intently listening to Rebecca's gentle and womanly remark. Those two are my bloodkin who like drinking blood, but I'm fully aware that they're very kind and sensitive women.
"Got it. I'll head back then."
"Nn, Shuuya, wait."
With those from Eva, both hugged me once again. I tightly squeezed them because I knew very well that they felt sad about separating from me.
After separating from the two, I told them that we'd see each other very soon while using the Tetrahedron once more, and swiftly returned to Cydale.
Once I stepped out of the mirror and collected the orb, I went downstairs to the first floor of my house. Rollo jumped off my shoulder and left the house through a small window between the first and second floor.
I entered the spacious living room where Sana-san and Hina-san were currently eating sweets. Helme and Jody were sitting on chairs opposite of them.
With a gleeful smile, Helme was causing water to trickle from her finger and Jody was drinking it as if chasing after the finger.
"Spirit-sama, just what is this delicious water…"
"Hihi, it's special holy water that I have created together with His Excellency."
Me? Water is Helme's power, isn't it?
Or so I thought, but maybe Helme gained some sort of power after I operated her with <White Flame Hands> under the protection of Akreshys-sama to remove Gol's fragment.
While pondering about this, I lifted a hand and greeted Jody with an "I'm home." I approached the group in a way to not disturb the two Japanese girls who were continuing their language studies. In response, Jody separated from Helme and stood up.
After taking a pose similar to saluting, she looked at me.
"Shuuya-sama! I would like to go to the village of the wolfmen, too."
"…I don't particularly mind, but you have to get permission from Higlia."
Well, I guess I'd still take her with me if she insists, even if Higlia refuses, seeing how Jody is now my kin.
"Helme, come back into my left eye."
"Yes!"
Helme spiraled back into my eyes. The whole thing took a moment, but Sana-san and Hina-san apparently caught sight of it and were now clapping their hands. Riedel, on the other hand, couldn't tell what had happened just now, going by her expression.
Considering it from that angle, Sana-san and Hina-san appear to have enough ability to make a living as adventurers. I can't tell much about their power and techniques as sorcerers since I haven't seen them in action, but at the very least their dynamic vision appears to be good.
As I was thinking about that, I left my home through the entrance hall. Jody was following me at my side while Rollo was walking at my feet.
The Crest Tree growing on the training ground looked different this time as its cherry blossom flowers were in full bloom. Muu, Quema, and Solobo were using the training ground right now. Lucy was dancing while using a twig, as if imitating their training exercises. Blood sprays scattered from the piece of wood in her hand. Probably Lucival blood.
Together with Jody I watched the training behind the fence around the ground. Spotting me, Quema and Solobo drew close.
"Milord, welcome back. Muu's training is proceeding well," Quema, her spear teacher, reported.
"She uses spear arts based on your Wind Spear Style while incorporating her threads. I am curious what sort of combat occupation she will obtain," Solobo, her sword teacher, added.
Muu was chasing after the nearby dancing Lucy. She let her threads extend a bit from her artificial foot.
"Yeah, it looks like Muu is doing fine. By the way, I have something important to discuss with you."
"Milord, please order us as you see fit."
"Milord! Are you planning to finally level the orc's greater clans?"
"No, I'm not going to head out into battle. It's about my blood. I'm not talking about right now, but won't you become a Light Demon Lucival kin?"
"Ooooooohhh!"
"U-Us as kin!? Of course, I want to become one!"
"Me too. Being able to become a clan member, family with you, Milord…and being able to fight together…"
The fangs peeking out of Solobo's mouth corners were trembling. To be honest, I was kind of worried that he might bite my head with those…
"That's wonderful news. If you become kin as well, you will become able to contribute even more to the development of this village," Jody said.
『It's just as Jody says. Those two orcs are a great team after all』, Helme agreed.
"…Solobo, Queman, you have your orcish names and clan history. Would you still be okay with that?"
"Of course. I don't want to lose to the Burning Knights."
"Me too. I will offer my…everything to you, milord."
I got confessed to by the beauty Quema.
"Sure. I'm quite happy to hear this. Okay, you can consider yourself as <Servant Leader> candidates for now. Is that alright with you?"
"Very well! I wish to enter your elite guards, which SPirit-sama mentioned!"
"Roger, Milord!"
Quema hugged me with her cheeks bright red.
"Oh my, what a daring orcish girl," Jody commented.
Her whole attitude changed at that very moment. You could clearly see a frostiness appear on Jody's face.
Quema didn't see her though. Still, her precious bone flute had fallen to the ground. But, rather than that, I could feel the soft touch of her boobs.
Quema, you possess breasts with a decent width and depth, don't you? You're the holder of dynamite boobs out of Paradise!
While I was indulging in such lewd thoughts, Higlia showed up from the side with everyone in tow. I quickly separated from Quema while Rollo ran up to Higlia.
Daon and Ryokline were behind Higlia on either side. Both were wearing their claw armor, but probably because she was called princess, Higlia's armor was a notch cooler and groovier. Even while giving one the impression of her powerfulness as a beastman, the armor also somewhat looked as if she was made out of carbon fibers that had been combined with some futuristic technology.
"Quema, Solobo, we're going to talk once I get back."
"Affirmative."
"Yes, Milord! I will be waiting!"
Quema showed me the face of a woman. Maybe I can look forward to some more later on.
"Okay, we're heading out, Jody."
"Yes!"
I approached the ancient wolfmen.
"Shuuya!"
"Shuuya-san, you're finally going to perform the ritual of Kagura!"
"So you feel like accepting our princess!"
Daon-san and Ryokline commented with happy looks.
"You two, you're too impatient. But, I plan to head over to the turf of the ancient wolfmen. And, thanks for having assisted with the defense of Cydale until now."
"No, it's nothing you need to worry about. Our princess isn't the only one who has become infatuated with you."
"That's true. Quiche-san is outstanding as well, but if not for you, we wouldn't have stayed with the princess here up until this point."
Daon-san and Ryokline explained with smiles. Higlia nodded deeply at that too.
"Higlia, is it okay for me to take Jody along?"
"…A death butterfly, no, your new kin, huh…sure. I think my brethren will be surprised if they see here, but…it should also tell everyone in the village what sort of man you are. The wolf commanders should also agree."
"Rollo."
"Nyaa."
Rollodeen changed instantly into a big black horse. However, she didn't transform into her divine beast form.
"Okay, I leave the guidance to you guys."
"Please do. Princess, let's go."
"Aye. Daon, you take the lead. Be careful about the white lady's area."
"Ayes."
Higlia suddenly extended an arm and started to hurl orders. To be frank, she looked quite cool like that.
And thus we exited Cydale into the western forest while accompanied by the wolfmen unit led by Captain Daon. He was leading the charge while Rollodeen and I were acting as middle guard. Jody was flying in the sky. Higlia and Ryokline took the rear.
Our company was heading deeper into the Sea of Trees. The company members, who had originally arrived at Cydale in search of their princess, were quite skilled. We advanced while they easily dispatched the monsters attacking us on the way.
I was kind of curious about the "white lady" mentioned by Higlia, but I had no time as I was busy helping the wolfmen with the slaughtering of the monsters. Having said that, most of it was handled by Rollodeen and Jody while I only used tree spears with <Throwing>.
But, immediately following, the ground developed cracks with a sickly-sweet fragrance drifting into the air. Not only in front, but all around us I could sense big magic source responses.
Suddenly, bubbles and overhead structures were dashing through space. My field of vision shook as if being torn apart. It had the force of being dazzled.
Next, explosions as if mines had blasted off reached my ears. Glaring, naked swords manifested from the cracked ground.
And then a pretty woman, who wore a jacket with ancient letters on her chest, appeared from the left.
"You never know what might happen!"
She used common language. Her black hair was long and her face was a piece of art. I think she's a human, but she was holding a long-handled weapon, which was equipped with two metallic spearheads that possessed enough space between to insert some object, in both hands.
I could identify the long-handled weapon as a special, magic weapon. And above all, the amount of mana emitted from her body was anything but normal.
Moreover, with a slight delay, a man and woman wearing jet-black boots appeared. Both had matching jackets.
"The power of the seal and the usual nobility were lacking, Azol."
"Hehe, nobility? For Dolgar of the Reckless Bravery to utter such words sure comes unexpected."
An outstanding adventurer party?
"Both of you, you were slow in acting. The barrier responded, you know?" The woman with the long-handled weapon said.
Is she their leader?
『Your Excellency, the woman in the back is manipulating spirits』
『Hoh, the woman who showed up late, right? It seems like she's holding a short wand in her hands that she joined behind her back』
『A type of dark vessel weapon as Kisara has often mentioned. Or maybe it's a sort of technique like the sword or fist techniques used by Del-chan』, Helme advised me.
I'm also curious about the weapons, but those matching jackets are nice too. Assuming they belong to a group, they must hail from a group other than Sea of Trees Hunters. I don't see any monk-like war god believers either…
Higlia's wolfmen had silently spread out, their hands having changed into sword blades. They quickly adopted a guerrilla tactic with Daon-san in the center.
I guess I'll talk to them first before it turns into a battle…
"――Everyone, I will negotiate, so please refrain from attacking," I announced while stepping forward.
『Vessel, if thou plan to launch a surprise attack with me, thou have mine permission』
『…War is like a fire, you say?』
『Quite so. Humph, do thou intend to remonstrate me? I think thou are well aware of the way how to use me』
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