Chapter 105
The guardian of humanity, still fighting against the Demon King's army.
I learned that quite a few cadets mistakenly believed Melbrit must be a righteous organization simply because it helped heroes.
That was also the vague impression I had at first.
But once I took a closer look, this was what I found.
Melbrit was ruthlessly selecting people worth investing spirit bottles in.
In that process, they looked at skill and achievements, but not character.
Then they selected again from among those they had chosen.
It was not an honorable hero academy brimming with glory.
It was a broken school in a world that was sick in some way…
Yeah.
It suited me perfectly.
"Should we head to Kepa with the rest of the people?"
Neris looked at my face for the first time.
"…You. What is your name?"
"Decal."
"I see. So you're…"
Neris's gaze slowly traveled from the top of my head to the tips of my toes, like a snake.
As if she were appraising me.
It was something I often did when looking at women, but it felt rather good to experience it for the first time at the hands of a beautiful woman with enormous breasts.
"Um, are you there…?"
Just then, someone cautiously opened the door and entered.
It was Ava who had come through the door.
My roommate, Ava Roun.
"Who enters the student council room without even knocking?"
Neris glared sharply at him as she spoke.
"Eek! I'm sorry. Th-the door was open, so…"
"If you have business, I'll hear it next time. Leave."
"I…"
"Didn't you hear me tell you to leave?"
Ava fidgeted as though he had something to say, so I decided to help him.
"Wait a moment."
Neris looked at me.
"What is it?"
"Isn't he an applicant?"
"…"
Neris looked at Ava again.
Without saying a word, she radiated an aura that seemed to demand confirmation that I was right.
Ava nodded repeatedly.
"Y-yes, yes. That's right! I was so nervous that I went to the bathroom, and while I was gone, I heard that everyone had moved to the student council room… So I came here late…"
As Ava went on and on about his circumstances, Neris let out a small sigh.
"Understood.
Come in."
And so, five applicants had gathered in the student council room.
Karen, Diana, and Stia.
And Ava and me.
Though I hadn't gathered them myself, strangely enough, they were all familiar faces.
I would have preferred the last person to be Ekathe instead of Ava, but that would be asking for too much.
If we formed a party like this, the female members were already oversaturated in every respect—breasts, buttocks, and beauty.
No man with normal sexual urges could possibly endure this level of temptation.
Of course, it wasn't a level Ava could recklessly lay a hand on, either.
Ava naturally took his place in the corner.
"Now that a new applicant has arrived, I'll explain again.
Emergency Student Council Directive No. 71. The mission is to annihilate the bandits who attacked Kepa Village and confirm the location and destruction of the red soulstone.
Upon completing the directive, you will be provided with a large number of spirit bottles as compensation, along with an additional 500 points on top of your current rank."
"Five hundred points…"
Ava muttered to himself and swallowed hungrily.
Five hundred points would be enough to advance a rank, no matter what rank he was currently in.
Karen could advance to Wolf rank, and I could advance to Bear rank.
"This emergency directive demands, above all else, combat ability.
If you believe you are not up to the task, turn around and leave now."
None of us turned around.
"State your names one at a time."
"Diana Vanguard."
"You're the younger sister of the 'Crimson Flame.'"
"Yes, that's right."
A younger sister with a proud older sibling.
Diana thrust out her chest and answered confidently.
"A-Ava Roun."
"The second son of the Roun family?"
"Yes…!"
Neris listened while looking each person straight in the eye.
I had thought she was the type to look down on everyone with her haughty attitude.
But she seemed quite serious now.
"Stia Harpe. The eldest daughter of the Harpe family."
"Hmm."
"I'm Karen. I used to be an adventurer!"
Karen spoke in a bright voice.
Neris stared intently at Karen, seemingly a little surprised.
"You used to be an adventurer…?"
"Yes!"
Neris now looked at me.
"Cadet Decal. Is that correct?"
"Yes."
"Your family?"
"I don't have one."
"…Is there anything you'd like to say?"
Anything I'd like to say?
I blatantly looked over Neris's breasts and buttocks before answering.
"If I advance to Dragon rank, will I be able to meet you again?"
"…"
The air froze in an instant.
It was painfully obvious that Neris was radiating killing intent.
After maintaining an intimidating attitude toward everyone until now, she approached me with an expression as cold and blank as ice.
Had I provoked her for no reason? My palms began to sweat.
If things looked dangerous, I could use hypnosis…
Huh?
How close was she planning to come?
Neris approached until her breasts were almost touching me.
The faint, pleasant fragrance she gave off made my head swim.
"Keep your uniform neat."
With a leisurely movement of her hand, Neris began buttoning up my blazer coat.
Her hand slowly moved lower.
Thanks to Neris's concentrated sensuality, my cock grew erect enough to threaten to tear through my pants.
Did she simply have no interest? Or was she pretending not to notice despite seeing it?
There was no change in Neris's expression.
She took a step back, inspected my attire with her eyes, and gave the slightest nod.
"Head to Kepa.
When the matter is finished, come back and report to the student council room."
"…Yes."
I answered as though drawn in by her.
Neris had completely overwhelmed me.
In the best possible way.
It was so pathetic that I had even spent time wondering whether I should hypnotize her before coming here.
The moment I realized how attractive a woman Neris was, I naturally knew what I had to do.
Snap!
I raised my hand and snapped my fingers.
Neris Rike fell into my grasp with such ease that all my worries seemed pointless.
It was the moment it was proven that it didn't matter what artifact she possessed or what kind of constitution she had.
“If I hypnotize her, it might be dangerous.”
Thinking like that wasn't like me.
Unless I actively hypnotized her to eliminate anything that might pose a threat.
When using hypnosis, the only thing I needed to consider most important was my own pleasure.
"Neris. Open your mouth."
Neris opened her mouth with vacant eyes.
I pulled the defenseless Neris into my arms as though pouncing on her and kissed her.
"Mwah."
I forced my tongue into Neris's mouth, sucking loudly at her lips while feeling her breasts pressed against me.
I rubbed my erection, which seemed ready to tear through my pants, against Neris's body.
As expected, she had an incredibly arousing body. She was about 168 centimeters tall? When I hugged her, I realized that, like Noah, she had a remarkably well-trained body.
She seemed to have worked hard to burn off any excess fat, but it was pointless.
It was an exquisitely arousing body, the only result being that the softness of her feminine form had been emphasized.
Even when I unconsciously clung to her, she stood straight without wavering.
Her well-developed spinal erector muscles and her taut—no, explosive—ass were magnificent.
The more I kneaded it with my hands, the more moved I became.
"Mwah. Mmph."
For quite some time, I clung to Neris's lips, kissing her, rubbing my cock against her, and freely enjoying her body as I fondled her buttocks.
That was probably enough of a taste.
I stepped back and spoke.
"Neris. 'You cannot attack me.'"
"…"
Even if Neris now decided she wanted to harm me, she would be unable to put that desire into action.
That should be enough of a safety measure.
"I'll definitely have you next time."
It was difficult to keep meeting Neris continuously in my current situation.
I was going to receive the directive, leave, and investigate what had happened in Kepa.
That was why I had to be careful not to become addicted to Neris's body right away, lest another woman be left hanging.
Stia Harpe.
She was the one.
Now that I had confirmed I could hypnotize Neris and toy with her as much as I wanted, there was no need to hurry.
Two untouched pussies had fallen into my lap thanks to the emergency directive.
Stia and Neris.
As it happened, both were in the student council room, waiting for nothing but my hypnosis.
It was possible to have sex with both of them right now.
If all I wanted was sex, that was.
But it wasn't a particularly pleasant thought.
I could do that as much as I wanted later.
If my hypnosis target had been someone like the student council president, I would have gone after her as my top priority, since she could be of great help in controlling Melbrit.
But for now, she had been pushed back in the order.
It would be a waste to gobble up either of them in a rush here.
I would have sex with Stia first, since I'd have plenty of chances to stay by her side while carrying out the directive.
Then I'd return and have sex with Neris.
In the meantime, it seemed best to think about what kind of suggestion would suit Neris.
I straightened Neris's disheveled uniform, stepped back to where I had originally been standing, and clapped my hands.
Clap.
"…?"
Neris's eyelids trembled.
Perhaps it was because I had kneaded her breasts and buttocks so thoroughly while she was in a trance.
As if feeling an inexplicable exhilaration, Neris folded her arms and took a defensive stance.
We left the student council room.
An emergency directive, huh? What would happen now?
“Well, I’m leaving, so I hope you all manage yourselves.”
Diana immediately left the party.
I already had a feeling things were going to go smoothly.
Of course, that was sarcasm.
“Wait, Diana. Let’s all go to the party together.”
I grabbed Diana.
“I have no intention of going along amicably with someone who’ll only hold me back.”
She was being awfully firm.
But Diana stared at me as if she still had some lingering attachment and said,
“……If anything, you should be following me.”
“Huh?”
“You should come with me. Them? Or me?”
Oh, boy.
This was troublesome. I was starting to have doubts myself.
What exactly had they said when explaining the mission?
They hadn’t said we had to form a party of five and solve it together.
In any case, whoever achieved results would be evaluated and receive compensation accordingly.
It wasn’t that I thought the others would hold me back, like Diana did, but I didn’t think we necessarily had to travel together.
At that moment, Stia stepped forward and said,
“Diana, Dekal is right. This mission is dangerous.”
“Who benefits the most if we form a party? You do, since you’re the leader of this little make-believe game.
I have no intention of walking at the pace of your sluggish feet. I have to follow my sister as soon as possible, even if it’s only a day earlier.
This whole thing is meaningless unless I’m the one who stands out the most.”
Diana poured out barbed words, as if keeping Stia in check.
I was in no position to take either side.
Having all five of us form a party.
I wasn’t confident in doing that myself, to begin with.
If they had all been women, I wouldn’t have hesitated.
If it had been a party formed solely for me to have sex, I would have used every word and manner of speech at my disposal to take the women with me.
Even hypnosis, if necessary.
“I know a great deal about Red Soulstones.
Humans exposed to the Demon King’s magical power quickly fall into an irrational state and run amok. A human who becomes like that can no longer be called human.
They forget their memories from when they were alive, repeatedly commit murder and rape, and eventually transform into ferocious monsters. We have no idea how many of those things might be in that village.”
“Is this a scare tactic? Do you think I’ll bow my head and go along with you if you say that?”
“When confronting a dangerous enemy, I think we should approach with caution.
Wouldn’t it be easier to investigate what happened in the village and determine the enemy’s size if there were more people?”
She was right from beginning to end.
Stia tried to explain why she thought we needed a party in a way that even Diana could understand.
But Diana’s face plainly said that she simply didn’t want to do it.
“Then you can do it among yourselves without me.”
She was the very picture of a sulky child.
“That’s……”
Stia lost her words and drooped.
She had tried, but all she had confirmed was that Diana’s heart was firmly closed.
This turn of events was troublesome.
I was filled with thoughts of having sex with Stia and Karen, but if Diana declared that she was leaving, it would throw a wrench into my plans.
Looks like I can’t help it. Should I try to sweet-talk her?
“Diana.”
I called Diana’s name and took her hand.
“……What?”
Though she answered gruffly, she didn’t pull her hand away from mine.
“Let’s all go together. I want to see you in action, Diana.”
“……”
Diana squeezed my hand tightly.
“All right……. You can’t feel at ease without me. It would be troublesome if you died……”
“Good. Since that’s settled, you should tell Stia too, not just me, right?”
“……”
Diana looked at Stia and said in a somewhat gentler voice,
“I’ll go along with you this once. But if you get in my way, I’ll abandon you and leave immediately. Don’t try to stop me then.”
“Please do.”
Stia answered confidently, as if there was no chance she would get in the way.
The two clasped hands.
At last, I had managed to bring Diana over to our side.
“Does anyone object to us moving together?”
I spoke loudly enough for everyone to hear, as if to lighten the mood.
“Yes, big brother!”
While Karen answered energetically, the other two also nodded as if they were convinced.
Except for one person.
“Uuugh……”
Aba was groaning, her face drained of color.
“Aba. What’s wrong?”
“Was what you just said really true? That there might be several monsters carrying Red Soulstones……”
“Well, probably?”
“Uuughhh……”
Aba glanced at the door to the student council room.
It seemed she was fighting the instinct to turn around immediately and withdraw.
“Do you want to give up?
If you’re going to quit, now might be the perfect time.”
I subtly encouraged her to give up.
Actually, from my perspective, I wouldn’t lose anything even if Aba quit.
That didn’t mean I actively wanted to get rid of her, though.
“I…… have to go.”
Aba muttered as if speaking to herself.
Well, it was a dangerous mission. Having one more man along wouldn’t hurt.
If this had been a vacation, we wouldn’t have needed him.
“Let’s move somewhere else. If we’re going to discuss things together, it would be better to do it somewhere other than Melbrit.
We already stand out enough as a mixed-gender group.”
It wasn’t as if we could go to one of the dormitories, either.
And the Castle of Eight-Colored Shells was out of the question since no man other than me could enter.
We also needed somewhere spacious and comfortable enough.
“Diana. Let’s go to your house.”
“Haa? Do you think it’s a place you can come and go from as you please?”
“Hmm……. That’s troublesome. I thought the Vanguard family would be able to easily provide a space where comrades could discuss things.”
“……I didn’t say you couldn’t. Fine. You can come.”
“Just as I thought!”
I clapped my hands and rejoiced, making Diana embarrassed.
Diana’s cheeks flushed, and she pretended to be distracted as she needlessly fiddled with her hair.
“Let’s discuss what we need to prepare before heading to Kepa once we’re there. That’s fine with you too, right, Stia?”
“Ah, yes……”
Stia gazed at me with ardent eyes.
“It’s very reassuring to have a seasoned adventurer like Dekal with us.”
……Why doesn’t this woman’s affection rating ever stop rising?
It was a mystery that had remained unsolved ever since I enrolled.