Chapter 106
We left Melvrit and went to Diana’s house.
To the lavish mansion of House Vanguard, towering atop a hill in an upscale residential district.
As soon as we arrived, Diana went straight to her room without a word.
But the maids of House Vanguard were not flustered in the slightest.
“You must be the guests. Please, this way.”
Selene politely guided us to the guest room.
She did not tell us what the room was meant for, but that was the impression I got the moment I saw it.
It was a space where one could sit comfortably and have a conversation.
“Please sit and wait.”
I chose the softest sofa first and sat down.
Karen quickly claimed the seat beside me.
“Oppa~.”
Karen pressed her ample tits against me and smiled prettily.
My cock sleeve. I told you, she knows me so well.
It would have been natural for the male and female hero candidates to sit separately, but Karen deliberately crossed a line she did not need to cross.
All so she could remain my faithful cock sleeve.
I accepted Karen’s favor and gently fondled her ass.
Karen looked at me with lustful eyes, as if she knew everything, and slyly placed a hand on my thigh.
“……”
Having suddenly lost her way, Ava awkwardly sat beside Stia.
After waiting like that for a while, Selene brought tea and cookies for the guests.
It was already fragrant, even before I lifted the cup.
“Thanks, Selene.”
Selene merely bowed her head and withdrew without a word.
Diana soon appeared, having changed into casual clothes.
She wore skin-tight pants and a sleeveless shirt that left her armpits completely exposed.
It seemed she had changed into something easier to move in before setting out on the journey.
The outfit resembled riding clothes, preserving her dignity while allowing her freedom of movement. It looked quite stylish.
Diana sat on the sofa, crossed her legs, and looked down at us with her haughty face.
“What are you doing? Why haven’t you started?”
“Shall we decide on a leader first?”
I said the first thing that came to mind.
It was something I had learned from my limited experience as an adventurer.
I wanted to legally appoint Stia as our leader.
“Obviously, that would be me, wouldn’t it?”
Diana asked back, looking dumbfounded.
“If everyone thinks that’s a good idea, then we can do that.”
“What do you think?”
Diana asked while watching my reaction.
“I think Stia would be good.”
The reason I thought so was that when I could think of no reason for all three of them to gather except for my desire to have sex with them,
Stia had been different.
“Wha……”
Diana seemed inwardly shocked. She clenched her fists tightly and trembled.
“……So the two of you decided on that? Do you enjoy making fun of me?”
“Make fun of you? Of course not. What do you think, Karen?”
“Hmm……”
I asked while deliberately kneading and teasing her ass.
Karen gazed at me intently, as if she were slightly frustrated with desire, then answered.
“I think Stia would be good…… too.”
So you can’t entrust leadership to a perverted old man?
I tormented Karen, running my fingers over her enticing cunt mound and anus.
It was already at a level where it would not have been strange for her to punch me, but Karen obligingly stayed still and pushed her ass back so I could enjoy myself.
Diana immediately turned her gaze to Ava.
Under Diana’s accusing stare, Ava choked on her tea and began coughing.
Poor thing.
“I-I think it would be best if Decal took the position……”
“Kgh……”
Having confirmed the chilly public opinion, Diana pressed her lips together as if she had nothing to say.
It seemed everyone knew. Diana was emotional, and that could cause her to ruin things.
In truth, I wanted Stia to be the leader for the same reason.
“Then, is Stia the leader of our party?”
Everyone turned their attention to Stia.
All Stia had to do was accept it.
That was what I thought, but……
“I think Decal should take the position.
Decal is an experienced adventurer. He’s familiar with this sort of thing, so he’ll lead us properly.”
Stia backed me with a gaze filled with boundless trust.
What did she mean, I was familiar with this sort of thing?
The only thing I was familiar with was irresponsible creampie sex.
I knew very well that I had only managed to obtain my Gold rank through an emergency mission and connections, and that my actual ability and contributions accounted for only part of it.
“More than anything, I couldn’t persuade Diana. Decal is the one who brought everyone together. It would be strange for me to take the leadership.”
……I wasn’t sure that could be called persuasion.
Stia seemed to think Diana had bowed her head because of my sterling reputation and experience, but I wondered how she would react if she knew the truth.
Diana had merely fallen for my schemes based on suggestion.
I had brought her here with my dick, not my virtue.
But well, did it really matter? It wasn’t as if Diana would choose me.
“Since our opinions are divided, Diana can decide.”
“Why me?”
Diana responded indifferently.
Just as I expected.
“We’re deciding on a leader. Who else could take on the role if not you, Diana?”
I coaxed and soothed her, guiding her toward giving an answer.
Diana gave me a sidelong glance, then casually tossed out her answer.
“Then you.”
“Me?”
……That was unexpected.
I had thought the final vote would go to Stia.
Regardless of our physical relationship, didn’t she absolutely despise me?
“Do you have a problem with that? You asked me to choose, didn’t you? ……You’re the least bad option.”
There was something strangely cute about Diana’s attitude.
Before, she had genuinely hated me, making it fun to provoke her. But now she was somewhat gentler.
With this many clues gathered, it was obvious.
Diana had absolutely loved the intense sex we had.
Even when she had tried to leave without warning, she had actually wanted me to stop her. She liked me on the inside while pretending to hate me on the outside.
She had acquired the sort of adorable personality trait one would expect to see only in a manga.
“……”
“……Why are you staring at me?”
Diana blushed shyly and averted her eyes.
Seeing her like that, I felt that I ought to take on the leadership.
“All right. Accepting your wishes, I shall become the leader of this party.”
A modest round of applause followed, beginning with Karen clapping her hands.
“Before we discuss the mission, there is something I would like to ask you all as your leader.”
Everyone focused on me with tense expressions.
“……Where is Kepa?”
“……” “……”
No one said a word.
Had they been shocked by the incredibly experienced question of a veteran adventurer?
“…It’s a village on the outskirts of the capital.”
Ava answered.
“It takes about two hours by carriage to get there. It’s fairly close to the northern front, and a large forest borders it.”
“Thanks, Ava.”
“It was nothing.”
An awkward silence followed after Ava finished speaking.
“Anyway, there’s a bandit gang in that village called Kepa, right? Has the village already been occupied?”
“Probably not.”
Stia answered.
“Even a properly organized group would have difficulty occupying a village. What we need to worry about most right now is casualties.”
“Because of the red soulstones?”
“Yes. They should be fine while they retain their reason, but we can’t be certain. Once their minds are consumed, it’s over.”
“We should hurry, then. Where can we get a carriage?”
Diana beckoned Selene over, listened to her whisper in her ear, then spoke.
“We can’t use one of ours. All the carriages have already gone out.”
“I’ll prepare the carriage.”
Ava cautiously raised her hand and spoke.
“Oppa. Shouldn’t we also gather the supplies we’ll need before leaving on the journey?”
“That’s right.”
I wished I had something to write with.
“Do we have any paper and a pen?”
“Selene. Prepare to take notes.”
“Yes, my lady.”
Diana immediately ordered Selene to make the preparations.
As expected of a noble. Ordering other people around came so naturally to her.
“Do we need a porter, too?”
Diana asked, perhaps wanting to order someone else around again.
“No, I have a personal storage chest.
It has more than enough capacity.”
We put our heads together and organized a list of the things we needed.
Hygiene supplies. Camping equipment. Spare clothes. Underwear…….
With enough supplies for five people, it amounted to quite a lot.
“There’s something I’d like to ask. Do my spare clothes have to go into Decal’s storage chest, too?”
Stia asked awkwardly.
“I know Decal doesn’t mean anything bad by it. It’s just that this is something I feel uncomfortable about……”
It was cute how flustered she became while adding an explanation she did not really need to give.
I could understand her perfectly well.
She probably did not want to show me the underwear she would be changing into. It was a sensitive matter for a woman.
“Let’s have Karen buy the women’s supplies. We’ll bring them here, put them in a bag, pack everything up, and then place it in the storage chest to take with us. How does that sound?”
“Yes, let’s do that.”
Karen readily agreed.
“……Thank you.”
“Diana, is there anything in particular you need?”
“No.
Everything I need is already in this house. Selene. You heard me, right?”
“Yes. I will organize the items my lady requires here and hand them over to Master.”
“……”
Huh? Something seemed strange.
“Selene. Didn’t you just call me ‘Master’?”
It was too amusing a mistake to let pass, so I pointed it out.
"What? ……Ah. ……U, ah……."
Selene’s usually calm composure completely crumbled.
She was cute as she flustered about with her face bright red.
After all, she had had sex with me like that. It was only natural.
"Anyone can make a mistake. Don’t bully our girl."
Diana tactfully helped save Selene’s face.
"I-I’m sorry, miss."
"No. The problem is the narrow-minded man who can’t let even something like that slide."
"That’s such a nice thing to hear, I’ll stop there."
"……."
Selene squeezed her eyes shut, apparently mortified.
I never got tired of seeing a pretty maid being embarrassed.
Sometimes, when we were rolling around on the bed, she called me Master…….
"Get ready by 18:00, and meet me in front of the mansion.
Karen and I will do the shopping."
I said this while giving Karen’s butt a firm squeeze.
Karen tensed her buttocks, as though she had a feeling about what was going to happen.
That was when it happened.
"Could you take me along too?"
"Hm?"
Stia looked back and forth between Karen and me as she spoke.
"……W-Well, there might be something I can help with."
"Wouldn’t it be more comfortable to wait here?"
"Please, take me with you."
What was this? Stia was being unusually insistent.
Surely not. Was she trying to keep Karen in check?
To think I’d get to see something like this!
"All right."
Since it had come to this, I might as well play along.
I was curious to see how far she could go.
Now Karen looked a little disappointed.
It became clear what Stia had meant by saying she would come along once we left the mansion.
Stia came to stand beside me.
She stood quite close, as though Karen clinging to me had given her courage.
"You two…… You’re awfully close for party members."
"Isn’t this normal if you’re close?"
"N-No way! I’ve never even held hands affectionately with a man before."
"Like this?"
Karen pressed her ample breasts against me and interlocked her fingers with mine.
"You do things like that even though you aren’t dating?"
Stia seemed unable to believe it.
"Aren’t you being too stiff, Stia?
Friends can do this much. Melbrit is the strange one."
I laid the groundwork with a serious expression.
"……I-Is that so?"
"Oppa’s right. If you’re close, you can do this much. It’s normal outside."
Karen backed me up after hearing what I said.
"It’s normal outside.
I thought only couples did things like that."
"Want to try holding hands?"
I took Stia’s hand.
"Eek……!"
Stia cried out in surprise, but although she flinched, she didn’t pull her hand away. She simply left it resting in mine.
"Why are you so surprised?"
"I’ve never done this kind of thing……."
I deliberately squeezed Stia’s hand tightly.
"~~!"
One of them was practically rubbing her entire body against me, while Stia was embarrassed just because I had lightly held her hand. The contrast was striking.
With a candidate hero of Melbrit acting like that, everyone’s attention was naturally drawn to us.
Apparently deciding that this wasn’t right after all, Stia pulled her hand away.
"People are staring."
"It’s because you two are pretty."
I brushed it off with a suitably plausible excuse.
But I didn’t try to take her hand again.
Karen was simply an adorable cock sleeve who threw her affection at me.
With Stia, there was a strange current running between us.
This exact amount of distance was perfect.
While fondling Karen’s breasts and butt whenever I got the chance, I bought the essential items.
Stia marveled at my storage, into which things went one after another like Doraemon’s pocket.
"A personal storage. I’d only heard about them; this is my first time seeing one in person.
It really is convenient."
"I think so too."
Being able to put away two seven-person tents and still have empty hands was practically a miracle.
Excited by the lack of space restrictions, I grabbed this and that until it became a world of miscellaneous junk.
I ran out of money, too.
"Hmm, I’m out of money……."
Stia and Karen had chipped in as well, but my money was now completely gone.
"What’s left?"
"Underwear."
Karen answered.
"If that’s all, I’ll pay for it."
Stia spoke as though she had been waiting for the chance.
"I’m sorry about that."
Karen took my apologetic hand and smiled sweetly.
"Then you pick them out for me, oppa."
"Huh?"
"Stia wants some too, right? Ones chosen by oppa."
"U-Um……. If Dekal doesn’t mind……."
What a nuisance.
I was going to take it off her anyway.
Besides, it felt awkward entering an underwear store in the shopping district of the capital—not some backwater village.
It was a men-forbidden zone, after all.
"Let’s go, oppa!"
Led along by Karen, I went to the underwear store.
Whether in the modern world or another world, I could never quite calm down when I was surrounded by women’s underwear.
It felt like I wasn’t supposed to be there.
I moved forward while looking only at the innocent sky.
"How about this?"
Whether she was doing it deliberately or not, Karen held each item against her body to show it off to me, making it easy to imagine what she would look like wearing it.
Incredible…….
She’d probably look enticing in anything.
"That’s fine. Let’s go with that."
"This one and this one……."
"……Is it okay to buy things without Stia’s permission?"
"What are you talking about? Of course I’m paying for them with my own money. For our bedroom!"
I gently kneaded Karen’s butt.
Karen gazed steadily at me.
"Oppa. If you keep touching me, it’s going to get hard to hold back……."
"You’re a cock sleeve, so you can hold out, right?
Until I feel like putting it in."
"You’re such a meanie."
What kind of underwear would be good for Stia?
"Stia. What color are you wearing right now?"
"…White."
The next moment, Stia’s face turned bright red as she protested.
"No! What kind of thing is that to ask? You!"
"I didn’t expect you to answer. Then how about black instead? Try it on."
"……."
I pointed toward the changing room as I spoke.
Without a word, Stia accepted the underwear I had chosen and entered the changing room.
"I think she really likes you, oppa."
Karen said this.
"I guess so. I wasn’t aiming for it in particular, but somehow it turned out this way."
Would we have been connected even without hypnosis?
I didn’t know.
Things involving people could be going well, only to go wrong because of something unexpected.
While Stia was in the changing room, I held Karen, massaged her breasts, and sucked on her neck.
"Ah…… Oppa, you’re so naughty……♥"
"I got my hands on something interesting. Will you give me a titjob after the mission?"
"Yes. I’ll take care of what’s on your balls whenever you want, oppa. Just leave it to me."
As soon as Stia came out, I moved away from Karen as if nothing had happened.
"I’ll try mine on next!"
Karen went into the changing room.
Stia came over in front of me and fidgeted awkwardly.
"Did you try on what I picked out?"
"Yes."
"What do you think?"
"I’m not sure."
"I’ll take a look. Show me."
"You want me to show you? Here……?"
Stia flinched and glanced around.
"W-What are you talking about? I’m disappointed. We came here to prepare for the mission.
I didn’t know you were the kind of pathetic man who would say something like that."
"I was only trying to see whether it suited you. I didn’t have any ulterior motives."
"How am I supposed to believe that……!"
I took a step closer to Stia.
Stia flinched and hunched her shoulders.
"Then why didn’t you just say no? Why did you look around first?"
"……."
"You were wondering whether you could show me or not, weren’t you?"
While Stia hesitated, Karen came out.
"I put on what oppa picked out."
"How is it?"
"It feels a little tight around my chest……."
"Of course it does."
There was no way underwear that fit Karen’s breasts would be common.
After confirming that the clerk wasn’t looking this way, I said to Karen,
"Show me, Karen."
"……Okay."
Karen lifted her skirt herself and showed me her panties.
"……Karen! What shameless behavior in public!"
"You show me too, Stia. Hurry."
"……Eek."
"I’m only going to look."
It wasn’t something to be proud of, but this was one of the things I was best at.
Making people do perverted things shamelessly, with an indifferent expression.
Moreover, since Karen responded so boldly, Stia seemed confused and flustered.
"I-It’s…… like this."
Stia lifted the skirt of her uniform herself and showed me her panties.
"Where? Show me properly."
"……."
Just like Karen, she lifted her skirt all the way up.
"Will you show me the back too?"
Stia obediently did as she was told, turning around and showing me her butt, covered by nothing but her underwear.
"Pretty."
With her face bright red, Stia lowered her skirt.
"That’s enough now, right?"
"You said you were disappointed earlier."
"……You said you had no ulterior motives, so I believed you."
She really seemed to know nothing about the creature known as man.
If she had even experienced men when she was younger, she wouldn’t have entertained such absurd requests.
Her untainted innocence was dazzling, as if proving that she had once been raised like a precious jewel in a noble family.
I felt guilty enough for teasing her along with Karen.
“That’s right. I didn’t have any ulterior motives.
It’s pretty underwear. It suits you.”
At my shameless response, Stia seemed relieved and let out a sigh.
Having finished preparing to depart for Keparo, we gathered once more at the Vanguard estate.