Chapter 27
Without delay, I burned to death the orc Iseuti had sent with a Fireball.
We had slain far more orcs than yesterday.
Enough to completely fill four large soul stones.
But my level had stopped growing at 87, and I could guess why.
It meant that the experience gained from killing orcs no longer contributed to my growth.
"Iseuti. How can I raise my level further from here?"
"You need to hunt monsters like minotaurs, gargoyles, hobgoblins, or skeleton warriors."
"How strong are they?"
"They're the kind of monsters that parties of three or more Gold-rank adventurers hunt.
A lot of people lose their lives."
I see.
It seemed this was the limit.
I wasn't going to live and die as an adventurer, so risking myself any further might be meaningless.
"Should we fill the remaining soul stones before we go?"
"……."
Iseuti was looking somewhere else, as if something was bothering her.
"Iseuti?"
"Dekal. There's a boss nearby. It's the culprit behind this massive outbreak of monsters."
A scream suddenly rang out nearby.
"Aaaagh! Help me!"
"Let's go."
I hurried toward the source of the scream with Iseuti.
There was a giant there…. No, an orc. Its body was impossibly huge. Twice my height?
Its entire body was covered in muscle, and it carried a razor-sharp double-bladed axe that was already drenched in bright-red blood, as though it had killed several people.
"We're saved!"
"Look over there. It's the Noble Hunter."
"We're going to live."
"Please defeat that orc!"
Adventurers who had been defeated by the orc and reduced to the brink of death were scattered across the ground.
The orc looked this way and leered, sticking out its tongue.
"Woman. Come into my arms, and I'll spare your life."
What the hell? It could even speak human language?
At the sight I was witnessing for the first time, the hair on my body stood on end.
"Abandon that male and come to my side. Right now."
Iseuti aimed her bow.
Taking the movement as the signal to begin the fight, the orc started charging toward us.
"Gasp!"
As the monster, standing well over three meters tall, bore down on us, I froze in terror.
Iseuti calmly nocked an arrow, and the orc immediately hurled the axe in its hand at her.
In the blink of an eye.
The arrow Iseuti fired left a streak of light in its wake and pierced the orc's head.
The iron double-bladed axe, which had been between us, was shattered into pieces as though to demonstrate the arrow's might, scattering across the ground like shards of glass.
As the headless orc collapsed onto its knees, another arrow struck its chest, then a second, then a third.
Iseuti stopped shooting only after punching three holes the size of human faces through the orc's torso.
"Whoa. Whoooa…!"
"So that's an elf's skill with a bow!"
"That's a Diamond-rank hunter…!!"
Like everyone else, I was stunned.
"Iseuti, you…."
Iseuti turned toward me and said,
"I told you orcs were easy opponents for me."
She had been telling the truth.
The boss orc looked far too powerful for me to handle, and it probably was.
But against Iseuti, it hadn't even been an opponent.
Iseuti walked over to the orc and casually slipped her hand into the hole in its chest.
From there, she pulled out a red jewel.
"What's that?"
"A red soul stone. The cause of the massive outbreak of monsters. We have to destroy it here."
Iseuti tossed the red soul stone into the air and shot it with an arrow, causing it to explode.
"Let's go back. The orcs won't multiply any further now."
Iseuti acted as though she had merely done what she always did, but
no one here would ever forget the beautiful and intense sight she had just shown us. I etched it into my memory as well: Iseuti's strength, and her profile like a flower blooming on a cliff.
As soon as we returned, I cashed in the large soul stones.
I don't know how quickly the rumor had spread, but by the time we got back, the place was already buzzing with the story of a platinum-blond elf shooting the orc chieftain to death.
And it was true.
"How may I help you?"
In front of the reception desk, Asellin smiled at me.
"You kept your word, right?"
Asellin's cheeks flushed red.
"Yes. The semen you ejaculated inside my pussy is still there, just as it was."
After confirming it, I placed the large soul stones on the counter with satisfaction.
"Please cash these in."
"Including the value of the large soul stones and the mission reward, the total is 217 gold coins."
Asellin placed a pouch of gold coins on the reception desk.
The pouch was brimming with gold.
"Should I carry this?"
"Yeah. I'm hungry."
"All right. Let's go eat something delicious today."
When I turned around, the long-haired man I had seen yesterday was clapping with a bright smile on his face.
His name was… right. Wabid, wasn't it?
"Congratulations. As expected, your skills befit the Noble Hunter.
Truly astonishing. Ha-ha."
"…."
"And your companion there, um…. She must have played a major role as well. I would have liked to see it for myself."
"Dekal."
Iseuti spoke in a sharp voice. I thought she was calling me, but that wasn't it.
"Yes?"
"Not 'your companion'… His name is Dekal."
"Ah, I… My apologies, Lord Dekal."
"It's fine. May we leave now? I'd like to rest soon."
Wabid stepped aside.
"Of course. I hope to see you again."
The moment we stepped outside, Iseuti began grumbling.
"I don't like that man."
It couldn't be helped if she had forgotten his name. Anyone could see that Iseuti was the protagonist and I was the supporting character.
I did feel a little sorry for Wabid.
But he must have known what he was getting into when he decided to speak to an elf who distrusted humans.
"Let's go get something to eat."
I enjoyed a feast with Iseuti.
But I wanted to eat something a little different as well.
It wasn't that I was a picky eater, but Marne's food seemed to lack variety.
We had solved the massive outbreak of monsters, and we had plenty of money.
What was left for me to do now?
Absolutely nothing.
How wonderful was that?
More precisely, I wanted to spend the entire day lazing around with Iseuti.
"Iseuti. I'm taking a break from adventuring for two days."
"All of a sudden?"
"Until Karen comes looking for us."
Just imagining that red-haired swordswoman coming to find me of her own accord, her obscene breasts bouncing, already had me looking forward to it.
"Let's stay together in the Eight-Colored Clam Castle during that time."
"…For two whole days?"
"Yes, the whole time."
Iseuti placed a piece of meat she had picked up in front of me.
"…What does that mean?"
"It means… I want to be loved a lot…."
Who could have known that such a cute side existed within the elf who hunted orcs without mercy?
I felt the corners of my mouth rising of their own accord.
As always, we rented a room at the Water and Grass Inn and went to the Eight-Colored Clam Castle.
The moment we rented a room and entered, Iseuti, still in my arms, pushed me down.
"Haaah. Yes. Mmm…."
As though she couldn't hold herself back, she pressed her body tightly against mine.
It seemed I wasn't the only one who had been holding back.
"Let's wash first. I smell like sweat, so stop sniffing me."
"I like the smell of sweat too. It's your scent, Dekal."
I liked Iseuti's natural scent as well, but we had been running through the forest all day.
My sense of hygiene was flashing a red warning.
"Let's take our time in the bath… Hmm?"
"I don't want to let go."
Iseuti's face was filled with joy.
It was as though, in the castle where only the two of us were alone, she could freely reveal the feelings she couldn't show outside.
I took Iseuti to the grand bathhouse.
The water was at the perfect temperature and completely clean, as though someone had prepared it in advance.
Without anyone telling her to, Iseuti tried to undress me herself.
I undressed Iseuti myself as well.
We entered the bath together and enjoyed a half-body soak.
Though Iseuti immediately climbed onto my lap.
"Stay still. I'll knead the thighs you like, Dekal."
Iseuti turned her back to me and pressed herself against me.
Then she slipped my cock between her thighs and squeezed her legs tightly shut.
Ah, it felt good even underwater.
I turned Iseuti's head and kissed her, savoring the languid sensation.
It felt as though all my fatigue was slowly melting away.
The pressure of Iseuti's thighs was incredible.
Without breaking the kiss, Iseuti gently stroked the cock protruding from between her thighs with her hand.
"Mwah. Mwah…. Mmm…. Yes. I love you."
Iseuti whispered with hazy eyes and gently intertwined her tongue with mine.
"I love you too."
Other than the splashing of the water and Iseuti's soft breaths, there was nothing to hear.
We didn't hurry, and we weren't rough.
We caressed each other gently.
Using our hands to stroke down each other's beautiful backs, to touch each other's breasts.
"Haaah…. Mmm. Mwah. Mchu."
Iseuti looked at me with an affectionate gaze as she kissed me.
As though there were nothing at all between us that needed to be held back.
"Turn around this way."
I held Iseuti and inserted myself into her pussy.
"Hng, ah…."
Being underwater and in an awkward position made it difficult to move as I pleased.
But it still felt good because I was penetrating her.
“Mm. Ngh….”
Even when I moved very, very slowly.
Isti trembled as she felt every sensation keenly.
“Haa… Mm. Nnh…. Huaa….”
“Want to hold hands?”
Isti nodded.
We clasped hands and repeated the slow motion of entering and withdrawing.
Then Isti climaxed quietly, holding her breath.
“~~! Ngh, hnn…. Ah….”
Her pussy clenched tightly around my cock.
Isti writhed helplessly in front of me, then leaned her weight against me and caught her breath.
“Let’s go to bed.”
“…Okay.”
I firmly held on to Isti as she tried to stand.
“Darling…?”
“Let’s go like this.”
“I-I’m embarrassed!”
I lifted Isti up with my cock still inside her.
Isti instinctively wrapped her legs around my waist to cling to me.
“Put me down.”
I carried the bashful Isti to the changing room.
With my strength considerably greater now, there was no problem.
Instead, perhaps embarrassed by the sight of herself clinging to me with her legs spread wide and my cock inside her, Isti buried her face in my shoulder and wouldn’t even lift her head.
“Should we dry off a little, too?”
I rested Isti’s buttocks on a shelf, grabbed a dry towel, and roughly wiped away the moisture.
Isti squeezed my waist tightly with her legs and said,
“F-faster….”
Holding Isti’s lower body, I pulled my cock out and thrust it back in.
“Hyaa…!”
Since I thought I could support Isti’s weight with my arms, I held her up and pounded into her.
“Hngh! Mm! Huaa…!”
I quickly got the hang of it, holding her steadily as I wildly thrust into her pussy.
“Nnh…! Mm! Huaa…. I-I don’t like it…. It feels too good….”
Isti wrapped both arms around my neck to support her weight while I held up her legs.
I relentlessly pounded the defenseless pussy exposed beneath her fruit-like buttocks.
“Ngh! Hyaa. Mm! Mm! Mm!”
“How is it? Just right?”
“It’s strong, but I like it♥ I love it when you pound me hard♥”
Juice dripped from Isti’s pussy, falling in droplets onto the floor.
“Isti. I love you.”
“Hk! Huaa! Mmgh! D-don’t say things like that right now♥”
Isti’s pussy clenched tightly around me.
“Why not? You’re all I have, Isti. I love you.”
Isti’s ears turned red as she lowered her head and tried to suppress her moans.
To break that silence, I slammed my cock into her repeatedly, and Isti flusteredly flapped her legs beneath the calves.
With wet, squelching sounds, my fully erect cock burrowed deep inside Isti’s soft pussy as though rummaging through it.
“Hngh! Mmggh…! Ngh, oh…!”
Isti threw her head back.
I poured all the semen I had been holding back into Isti’s pussy.
“Is it really okay for an elf to make a face like that?”
“Aheee….”
Isti stuck out her tongue, an ecstatic expression on her face.
She seemed to have no room to listen to what I was saying.
I took the now-docile Isti to the bedroom.
We fell onto the soft bed as though diving into it, with Isti beneath me, and I began thrusting into her pussy again.
“Hngh! Mmggh…! Hngh…!”
“Let’s have lots of sex for the next two days.”
“Nheh…♥ I want to be loved a lot♥ Let me have Darling’s baby♥”
I didn’t let Isti go and continued having sex with her.
I kept pounding into her pussy and ejaculating until I could no longer get hard, then held Isti in my arms until I became erect again, inserted myself into her once more, and continued.
Forgetting all about the passage of time in the outside world.
Even when my semen flowed back out of Isti’s pussy, I didn’t stop.
“Huaa, mngh♥ Nngh♥ Ohh♥”
When I grew too exhausted to move, I used my hands to caress her breasts and clitoris.
Isti kept panting adorably without end, twitching in response to my touch.
And just like that, half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
I didn’t know exactly how many hours had passed, either. I reveled in the feel of Isti’s soft, naked body and grumbled.
“Ah, I don’t want to leave.”
“Hehe….”
Isti’s pleasantly heavy body rested against mine.
“I want to stay with Darling forever, too.”
It was an appealing proposal.
What if I had the women I chose live in the Eight-Colored Shell Castle?
It would take some preparation, but having a harem for myself sounded nice.
“Darling….”
Perhaps she was tired, because Isti fell asleep right there in my arms.
I stopped stroking her hair and closed my eyes as well.
I thought I had only dozed off for a moment, but it was already pitch-black outside the window. Carefully setting Isti down so she wouldn’t wake, I covered her with the blanket.
I left the room to go to the bathroom.
After yawning once so widely my mouth felt as though it would split, my mind cleared.
“It’s dark!”
I brought up the menu and turned on the lights.
A soft reddish-orange glow then illuminated the hallway.
Where was the bathroom again? I checked the map data and walked on. I was naked, but knowing that no one besides Isti and me was here, I wasn’t concerned.
…My erection still wouldn’t go down.
Even after doing all that with Isti before falling asleep, I was still in good health.
Should I take that to mean my cock had leveled up, too?
After cleaning myself up and washing my hands, I came back out to find someone waiting for me.
She had appeared suddenly, like a ghost, but I wasn’t surprised.
It was a familiar face.
“Bella.”
She had come to become my slave.