Chapter 411
Day 96 – Evening, White Weirdo Inn
Keeping alert and scanning the area, he stepped through the door without letting his guard down, and just like that, the ever-familiar black-robed, black-caped Haruka-kun was back. All units, target acquired!
「「「Welcome back! Great work out there!」」」
「Come on, have a seat~」
「「「If you don’t sit down, we’ll have to arrest you! ❤」」」
Everyone was fully into it, Mini-Skirt Police mode. They were decked out in tight, blue, figure-hugging mini-skirts, matching blue ties and police hats, and Haruka-kun was completely frozen.
Stunned and immobilized, he was seized from both sides by the Mini-Skirt Police officers and dragged to a seat. Target secured. Mission complete. That’s right, hit him with an unfamiliar costume, catch him off guard, and march him dazed into the dining hall, where he’s now being spoon-fed katsudon with a sweet 『Aahn』 still totally in shock. Oh? System reboot complete?
「Wh-wh-wha… Why are you dressed as Mini-Skirt Police? I don’t remember ever making that outfit, but the design does look familiar, and now there’s a whole variety of multi-color cosplay police uniforms, and this inn is dangerously close to being shut down for criminal-level high school girl labor violations, yet the Mini-Skirt Police are the ones enforcing the law and now it’s 『A~hn ❤』 ugh, ngh, munch munch?」
Yes, all we really did was take a multicolor shirt, pair it with a tight mini-skirt and set it to blue too, then add on top some matching handmade police caps and badges, and for makeshift ties we got some scarves. Voiola, improvised Mini-Skirt Police. But it caught him so off guard that he was swiftly arrested, dragged off, and brought in for katsudon 『interrogation』 with a sweet 『A~hn ❤』. For the record, the katsudon was from Haruka-kun’s own meal prep stash.
「「「Thanks for your hard work today~ ❤」」」
「Would you like dinner~?」
「Or maybe a bath~?」
「「「Oor… maay… beee.. mmmm……」」」
「Lalalala I can’t hear you, I’m totally channeling Hoichi the Earless right now, or maybe Beethoven in his later years, deaf but spiritually resonant, so no, I decided I can’t hear you~? And if this is a setup with the Mini-Skirt Police being the actual cause, and I end up being reported with 『Officer! It’s this guy right here!』 then that’s entrapment by law enforcement! What kind of messed-up system is it where the Mini-Skirt Police are lewder than the people they’re arresting?! Who do I report this to?」
His pupils were darting around like pinballs, looking like a kaleidoscope on overdrive, but we already had him disarmed. Leave him alone for five minutes and he’d be back to training or crafting, so we had him disarmed and restrained. All of that work is surely for our own protection, be it training so he could grow stronger, or the equipment he is making for Arianna-san and us, or crafting self-defense tools.
Between outfitting Oda-kun’s and Kakizaki-kun’s teams, he was running on sleep deprivation with no days off. Even if you gave him time off, he’d just go mining for ore. That’s why we had to force him to rest. Using costumes to create an opening, we closed the distance, stripped him of his gear, and swarmed him with a hands-on contact strategy that was less of a bodypile and more of a slightly inappropriate cuddle pile, and following the flow he was now completely at our mercy. Wow, that was easy?
「And you know? Just a tiny bit more, okay~? We’d like to tackle just slightly deeper floors~ ❤ (*squish squish*)」
「I promise we won’t do anything reckless, okay? We’ll make sure we have an escape route and emergency gear and everything? (*jiggle jiggle*)」
「You’ll say yes, right? Riiight? If it ever feels even a little dangerous, we’ll fall back immediately? (*boing boing*)」
「「「Please? Just to the 89th floor with four parties! Even the 85th would be fine~ (*squeeze squeeze, squish squish, rub rub…*)」」」
They were hanging off his neck, one on his lap, the others clinging to his arms from both sides, pressuring him to say 『yes』. They pressed against him, twined themselves around him, hand-fed him with『A~hn』 and puppy-dog eyes, gently rubbing his thighs, taking turns in a rotating shift of relentless plea-attacks. Since coming back, he’d been frozen in place, eyes swimming and ears bright red, stuck in a full-blown panic-confused berserk state, and still somehow trying to resist.
But if we want to get stronger, we must to go deeper. We’ve hit another wall at Level 110. And if we stay weak like this, Haruka-kun will keep pushing himself far beyond his limits, forcing, straining, and tearing himself apart. His body yesterday was covered in bruises. Even on hot days, he wraps himself completely in a black cloak. His casual clothes all hide his skin… and the boys’ bath is the only one without a public bathing area, just a private tub. Angelica-san and Nefertiri-san tearfully talked about how his body is breaking down, shattered, fractured, torn, bleeding, vomiting as he fights, collapsing, crawling, and still pushing himself through battles that break him apart from within.
They say he smiles while gushing blood, pats them on the head, and says,『I’m fine』 . How is any of that 『fine』?!
We were just starting to believe that maybe his body wouldn’t break anymore, but then he kept adding more equipment, upgrading his weapons, training new techniques, and putting more and more strain on his body. We thought he was just adjusting his body after it could no longer endure his previous fighting style… but turns out he was getting even stronger. So strong that even two Dungeon Emperors put it into words. Strong, and brittle.
That’s why we have to grow stronger. We have to be strong enough to say,『It’s okay now. You don’t have to push yourself anymore』. That’s why everyone is being so persistent. To be honest, we’re all pretty embarrassed, but compared to what Haruka-kun’s body is going through, it doesn’t matter anymore.
As a result we got his tentative approval for a supervised trial run on lower floors, and even if we pass, we’ll still have an instructor with us for a while, but he still wouldn’t budge on going past 80th floors, saying that it is too dangerous equipment-wise, since there are too many unknowns starting from the 80s. He’s so worried about us… and yet not even a millionth as worried about himself, even though everyone is constantly worried about him.
And so, Haruka-kun escaped to the bath. He’s probably there right now with Slime-san, saying things like 『I’m worried~』and 『I wonder if they’ll be okay~』 That overly anxious, overprotective, sweet, bashful, contrarian fake-villain is probably worrying himself to pieces.
The Mini-Skirt Police Operation had mixed results, but mission accomplished. Now it’s time for the girls-only gathering in the bath.
And thus began an invincible armada-level barrage of bombshells! Angelica-san and Nefertiri-san were glowing as they happily shared what happened last night. They seemed completely satisfied, saying they got to devote themselves to serving him thoroughly. …Turns out the reason Haruka-kun was staggering around this morning was because of that 『Devotion』. The kind of service that leaves the Sex King with dark circles under his eyes and wobbly legs in the morning…! The terrifying might of the 『Ultimate Sexual Techniques』! Wait… Huh? Weren’t we supposed to let him rest according to the plan? Wasn’t… that the whole point of the Bunny Operation?
「I endured it.
Even as I collapsed over and over under the endless vibrations.
I held on and paid everything back, down to the last lick!」
「Even without his gear, he was still, formidable. The vibration, magic, was exquisitely tuned, driving you, mad in five seconds. And the tentacles, powered by magic manipulation… there was more, of them.」
It must’ve been a brutal battle, because they were in a great mood this morning. I mean, Haruka-kun is the Rajingan-wielding Sex King, able to pinpoint and exploit weak spots with deadly precision. You can strip his gear and get him drunk, but that doesn’t mean he’ll go down easy. Although he was surprisingly easy to alcohol?
「Ahh, here we thought we’d get him relaxed with drinks to help him rest, But instead, he got attacked!」
「Well, his face looked pretty refreshed this morning? A bit haggard with those dark circles, though, but?」
「So you used 『Ultimate Sexual Techniques』to turn the tables! So you mean, you used your tongues to…!!」
And there, the battle record named victory report was released in full detail, as everyone sunk deeper and deeper into the bubbly bathwater. The nuns, although supposedly older, seemed to be pure types, having zero-immunity lab-grown innocence, so the medics had to be called in for emergency rescue.
「I had him trapped with my hips and thighs.
But that mouth is dangerous!
That tongue is a weapon!」
「He, goes slowly there… and then relentlessly? Like this (*Slurp Slurp Slurp*), you can’t allow, him time, to do what he pleases.」
They are also providing practical lessons! They are putting fingers into each others mouths, licking them, and it so lewd, or rather, so yuri! And for some reason Princess Shariceres’ eyes look kind of dangerous? And she is so strangely good at this?!
「Vibration of his fingertips is dangerous.
Getting touched spells defeat.
Defend! Even a light touch is fatal.」
「He can, vibrate, from his whole body, Lewd Arts, buffed. Instead of defending, attack! He has but one weak spot.」
By now, Erailia-san, who was supposed to be a pure elven shrine maiden, is totally used to it, and proactively receiving the instructions in the very first row… Is this really fine? For a shrine maiden to become like this?
「If you, fail to notice, the flow of mana, you are done. Mana tentacles… Can be invisible. And if, you, are caught, vibration will, follow!」
「That is so. Guard is meaningless.
Once vibration starts, it’s all over,
So defeat before you are defeated.」
Despite constantly sinking, struggling, and requiring assistance to recover, the nuns are earnestly listening too. Are they at the age when they are curious about that stuff? But is this really alright for the nuns to be busting out tongue techniques after taking a short course?
「Yes, move, it smooth, like that, as if you are, showing it off. Those eyes, Rajingan, can see everything, no blind spots.」
「The pose is crucial.
The moment he focuses his attention is an opportunity.
Conceal it a bit more, just on the verge of visibility!」
Finally, they even started giving lessons on sexy poses, submerging the bath into a totally shady mood! Everyone is busy taking poses, and even getting coaching on coordination and posing together… Wait, like this? Eh! What do you mean use fingers to spread! Why?!…(*Blub-blub-blub*)
【Treatment in Process, Nom Nom?】
「Eh? Twist? But if I throw my head back like this, it will be visible? Wait, that’s the point?!」
「There are many poses where you need to bend backwards, so it requires training? Aaah, it’s indeed sexy! It’s one worth seeing!」
「S-S-S-SIT ON HIS F-FACE?! B-B-But if you get too close the… tongue, is a threat…」
「Wait? Like this? Aaah, a cougar pose? Use this one? For real?」
I’m sure it’s no longer possible to depict this scene in the bath without applying mosaics to it. I’m glad the girl’s bath comes with a full set of crime prevention measures… If anyone saw us right now, none of us would be able to get wed anymore. But is it really alright for princesses, noble ladies, shrine maidens, and nuns to be learning such poses? Or rather, I kind of suspect it’s not alright even for normal girls? This way of spreading legs?
「You have, to be constantly, aware of, this. Otherwise, the posture will collapse. Showing off, is the key, to victory.」
「That Rajingan.
Seeing even when he is not looking is its weakness.
Be aware that everything is being seen at all times.」
Apparently it would be seen. The entire body would be observed from every possible angle at the same time. That is the nature of Haruka-kun’s eyes, Rajingan. His strongest weapon during the day and his great weakness at night. He can’t help but look, because he can’t help but see. And that weakness is a chance and a pathway to victory. The opening to exploit.
「Hands are for posing, and, defense. Attacking, is for your, mouth. Legs are to pin, him down, and keep in check. All, while showing, off.」
「Holding him, preventing the escape. That’s important!
Those hands are omni-dangerous,
an instant of negligence would mean a defeat.」
Yesterday he went to sleep and was completely defenseless. Everyone poured their gratitude into giving him a massage and cleaning his body… Yes, even healing his wounds… Well, actually, there was no problem with that. It was a bit of an uproar, the whole thing, but in the end, he went to sleep without issues, and everyone was alright as well. But if he was conscious he would’ve been a dreadful King of Lust, shrouding his body in『Lewd Arts』and『Sex King』effects and freely controlling tentacles and vibration. The King of the Night even touching whom is a huge risk.
After getting out of the bath, the heroic tale of defeating the Sex King continues in the room, a moving tale of love, tears, and heroism. Hmm, the upper part is weak…
Everyone is listening with their faces red with blush, from time to time excitedly gripping their fists, and from time to time bleeding from their noses, once the emotions get the best of them, flopping to the ground one after another. Yeah, the descriptions are very graphic. Also, the gestures and very… Real! Yeah, they are even using their cheeks!
We were able to have Haruka-kun spend the planned three days without excessive training or overtime work. At the very least, we managed to rest him for 12 hours out of 72. It’s the most needed recovery time, considering the accumulated exhaustion and damage. And with him inflicting new wounds upon himself the next day, we managed to use his weakened state to put him to sleep. He’s been walking around like it’s not a big deal, but lack of sleep clearly was getting to him, conserving how easily we were able to put him to sleep… He is probably going to overexert him again, but we can get him drunk and put him to sleep again when the chance comes.
For someone on whom even lethal poison from the lowest floors doesn’t work, he is way weaker to alcohol than expected. Weak enough to just fall asleep in front of everyone. And also weakened enough from the exhaustion for that to happen.
Once we’ve saved up some money, we can distract him with additional orders and, by being a little selfish we can interfere with excessive side work, training, or equipment crafting. According to Angelica-san, when he is making clothes his magical control is astonishing, but because he is so focused on the garments, he doesn’t simultaneously engage in any reckless magic training. The moment he gets to experiments, though, he apparently begins dangerous magical manipulations that could destroy his own body. If we don’t give him something to do, he’ll start the most dangerous kind of self-training; but if we make him do too much, he’ll stop sleeping and won’t get enough rest.
The ones suffering the most are Angelica-san and the others, who want Haruka-kun, the one closest to danger, to grow stronger, while knowing that this very wish is the source of his suffering and pain, and who continue to watch him from nearby. And there was never any other way to protect a Haruka-kun who can’t become strong than for us to become strong ourselves, that’s all there is… Oda-kun and Kakizaki-kun also quietly said they were 『going to get stronger』 before leaving. Surely they headed for the Royal Capital seeking real combat, chasing power that can’t be gained through farming dungeons. Let’s become stronger, there’s nothing else we can do… so that someday, we’ll definitely be able to protect him.
Let’s get more alcohol ready. But the girls are forbidden from trying it! I’m sure if the girls get drunk as well, their inner maidens are going to run wild in a completely wrong direction. I mean… they are like that when sober? That’s pretty bad already?
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