Eating the Hero’s Party 67

Chapter 67 – The Beastkin Mage, Juliana (3)

Immediately after hearing from the pigeon that Juliana was heading to my mansion, we quickly got dressed and rushed back to the magic tower.

Elina was in shock that her sisters waiting at home were in danger. Her hand, which was clasped in mine, was trembling as she fidgeted.

“O-Oppa, you don’t have to go to the magic tower. Elina can be sick for a few days, so it’s okay. You can take all my magic power. U-uh, we have to go back quickly, so let’s do that… U-uh, okay…?”
“Then you’d have to rest at the magic tower while you recover. That won’t do.”
“Why…? There’s also Sien and Senior Fria at the magic tower…?”
“If Juliana’s target is just me, it’s fine, but if it’s both of us, the entire magic tower might get caught up in the fight.”
“The magic tower… isn’t it a very important place for humans? Even if they’re in a hurry, I don’t think they’d attack the magic tower…”
“From the start, the magic tower wasn’t very friendly to the Empire. It’s only been peaceful because the high-ranking mages of the Empire had connections with the current tower master. If Juliana wasn’t acting alone and joined forces with Aris, and even got help from the Empire, they wouldn’t leave the tower master, who’s trying to protect the demon goddess, alone.”
“Hiccup… I-I don’t want… my sisters and senior to be in danger because of Elina…”
“Right. Just in case, it’s safest for you to be by my side. So, save your magic power as much as possible, and let’s ask Sien to take you home.”

Elina became incredibly gloomy.

“Oppa, I’m sorry… Because of a s-stupid goddess like me… E-everyone’s in trouble… Hiccup… A goddess who only causes trouble like Elina… d-doesn’t deserve to have friends… Sniff…”

I grabbed Elina’s waist with both hands and lifted her up.

“Kya?!”

I turned her light body around and sat her securely on my right shoulder.

“O-Oppa…?”
“Elina, listen carefully. If you say such depressing things in front of me again, I won’t give you any more of your favorite dicks, got it?”
“Hic?! That’s, that’s too much…!”
“I’m fine, but others might get really depressed if they hear that. Nothing big has happened yet. Instead of blaming yourself, think about going home and taking care of your sisters.”
“R-Really…? Wouldn’t that be… a very… shameless goddess…?”
“No one will think that, and once you’ve been fucked, you’re my bitch for life.”

I wrapped one arm firmly around her legs.

“Hold on tight so you don’t fall. We don’t have time, so I’m going to run.”

Elina, startled, hugged my head with both arms and pressed her body close to mine.

A brief thought crossed my mind that if her breasts were just a little bigger, I could feel a soft sensation enveloping the top of my head.

“Oppa, my sisters… they’ll be safe, right…?”
“Yeah. I told them to run if it gets dangerous. They’ll be fine.”
“Okay… Then I feel a little relieved…”

Elina started rubbing her already small breasts against the top of my head.

“Tonight, I’m going to sleep between Seri and Bell.”
“Why? To act spoiled?”
“Uh-huh… They said I can come and act spoiled anytime I’m scared to sleep alone. I think I’m going to have a really scary nightmare tonight. I’m going to go to dreamland while sucking on their boobs…”
“…Okay. If you suck on that, maybe your boobs will get a little bigger.”
“Master, look forward to it. Elina will definitely become a busty goddess.”
“Well, the chances seem low, but let’s go meet your sisters first. Hold on tight.”

I held Elina’s body tightly, who was trying to smile, and sprinted towards the magic tower.

Crash…!

“Kya?!”
“W-What just went past?!”

I felt sorry for Sien, but right after a hole the size of my body appeared in the magic tower’s barrier, a big question mark appeared above the head of a nearby guard, and a rather loud alarm went off.

“Ah, I understand! I wanted to see Elina right away, so I got Master’s mansion address from Fria and made this in advance. You can use this scroll.”
“Master, junior. Please be careful. Just give us a signal anytime, and we’ll teleport right over.”

Thanks to Sien, who had prepared a portal in advance, the return wasn’t too difficult.

“Hiccup. Sisters… Senior… Elina will go home quickly and get rid of the bad w… Heup?!”
“I’ll be back after taking care of things. If you hear any news about Juliana, let me know right away.”

With those words, I entrusted myself to the portal with Elina.

“Oppa, why didn’t you mention that bad fox?”
“It’s obvious she’d worry for no reason. Besides, knowing Sien’s personality, she might not be able to hold back and follow us.”
“Ah… R-Right. Sien seemed like she wanted to meet the other bitch sisters quickly.”

So far, there were no major problems.

But as soon as I stepped out of the portal and the familiar surroundings came into view, my mind started to get complicated.

Within the party, Juliana was often considered childish, despite her mature body.

She would cling to me all the time and rub her big boobs against me, so that was that.

However, that was only when her unique playfulness was activated.

When she entered a battle situation, she wasn’t cold-hearted, but she was a mage who at least knew how to distinguish between public and private matters.

She was the one who insisted that the humans who were showing signs of being like drug addicts due to corruption should be protected until the end.

She was also the one who apologized to those who had become corrupted and were close to demons, then gathered them together and burned them alive.

‘Our party… my people… I have to protect them. Because I want to. That’s why I took responsibility.’

A mage who knew how to use her magic to finish the job when the purpose of protecting her people was in danger.

If she came to my mansion to protect only her people, excluding me from her people, there was a high possibility that she would cause damage to the surroundings.

Moreover.

‘You said you’d teach me how to deal with you?’
‘Yeah. As you know, beastkins like me are vulnerable to corruption. Just in case I get completely corrupted and attack you, remember this for when that happens.’
‘Is it okay to tell me that? What if I betray you?’
‘Ehh~ Where else would you find a kind knight like you~ Besides, our party doesn’t really need me, but if you’re not there, we can’t defeat the demon king, right? If you had bad intentions from the start, it would have been completely over. I have to trust you unconditionally.’
‘…Well, I guess so.’
‘So listen carefully. If I ever have to fight you seriously, I won’t allow you to get close. I can somewhat block the holy sword that Yerin wields, but yours is honestly a lot to handle. Even Yerin’s arms ache all day after taking it head-on, so how would I be? So, I’ll set up a dense network of trap magic from 20 meters away.’
‘Hmm. That sounds quite troublesome.’
‘Yeah. But if you’re careful of your feet, you can avoid it. Oh, by the way, I like to set up fire traps that explode when stepped on in far places and freeze the ground in close places, so remember that~’

If what Juliana said before was true, I would have to be careful of explosions from the moment I entered the garden.

One step could completely shatter the peace here.

“……Oppa, be careful.”

One good thing was that Elina, who was now serious, was similar to Juliana.

A large tail appeared from behind Elina’s back.

It was a form I had never seen since our first meeting.

The tail, with a sharp trident-like end, stretched out forward.

“It’s inside.”
“Do you feel any magic power under your feet?”
“No. Not at all. But……”

Elina pressed her lips together and then parted them.

“It seems like there was a big fight inside. The traces of magic power are very strong.”
“……Let’s go in.”

Together with Elina, I passed through the garden and headed towards the main gate.

“Oppa, hi? It’s been a while?”

And right after discovering Juliana sitting on the stairs, Elina’s entire body was covered in black magic power.

“Sihyun Oppa, my sisters… they’re still alive, right…? I’m not mistaken, am I?”
“……”

I just nodded without answering.

In Seri’s case, who was lying on the floor, she had simply fainted, but Bell, who was standing stiff, had several icicles embedded in her abdomen.

I remembered seeing that magic.

A magic that exploded icicles and tore apart a demon several times larger than her body.

Fortunately, thanks to the armor I had gifted her, the bleeding had stopped and the wounds had completely healed.

Of course, that wasn’t enough to suppress the rapidly rising anger.

If I killed Juliana like this, the ice embedded in Bell’s body would explode.

I had to think as rationally as possible.

However.

“How dare you do this…”

Elina didn’t seem to have any intention of doing that.

She aimed her tail, which was packed with magic power, directly at Juliana and took her first step.

And Elina’s body completely disappeared from my sight.

The next moment, a series of loud collision sounds came from the stairs.

Even without turning my head, I could tell that Elina, who was completely pissed off, was attacking Juliana’s barrier like crazy.

I let out a small sigh and took out my magic power, wrapping it around Bell’s entire body.

After suppressing the magic that was stiffening her body, I gently hugged her and laid her down comfortably on the floor.

Her eyes were open, but she was only breathing faintly, probably having lost consciousness from the shock of the attack.

I gently closed her eyes.

“Master, I’ll definitely save you, so rest without any worries.”

I slowly got up and headed towards the stairs.

There seemed to be no need to rush.

After all, going early would only increase the chances of me killing Juliana with my own hands.

And it didn’t seem like Elina, who had plunged her tail into Juliana’s barrier to break through it, would be easily defeated.

“You think that kind of magic will work on me?!”
“…As expected, goddesses are different.”

The same ice that was used on Bell was flying towards Elina, but it couldn’t penetrate the magic power surrounding the goddess’s body.

They were unable to land effective hits on each other, but Elina was slightly more dominant.

With the sound of the barrier cracking, Elina’s tail was slowly digging deeper inside.

“I’ll never forgive you. The goddess will definitely send you to hell. Get ready to beg my sisters for forgiveness for the rest of your life. Got it?!”
“Hmm. I wouldn’t recommend that. It seems like the goddess doesn’t want to save Bell.”
“Who do you think you are, acting all friendly with my sister?!”

It seemed like I should stop them at this point.

I would have no regrets if she was thrown into hell as Elina said.

Unfortunately, since she had taken my people hostage, I would have to fulfill that wish after saving Bell first.

It was important to find out what that cunning fox was planning when she approached me.

“Elina, stop.”

I grabbed Elina’s arm and pulled her towards me.

“What do you mean stop?! Didn’t you see what this bad fox did to my sisters?!”
“I saw it, so I’m telling you to stop. If you kill her now, your sister will die too.”

Elina’s body flinched greatly for a moment.

“Huh…? What, what do you mean…? W-Why would Bell… die…?”
“I’ll explain later.”

I pulled Elina behind me and let go of her arm.

Then, I took a step forward and casually reached out towards Juliana’s neck.

Soon, I began to feel a strong magic power from my entire palm that was touching the blue barrier.

It was a magic power that I had experienced every day when we traveled together, so it was quite a familiar feeling.

Juliana’s lips twitched slightly as I touched the barrier.

“Did you finally come to say hello?”
“Yeah. It’s been a while, Juliana.”
“Yeah~ I was worried you might keep ignoring me. If that happened, Bell’s body might have exploded as you said.”
“……Why did you come?”
“Just thought I’d have a chat with you?”
“For that, your method is too extreme, don’t you think?”
“Hmm. It can’t be helped. It seemed like you had found out everything. You wouldn’t want to see my face, and even if I asked to talk seriously, you would have ignored me. I had to do this much to have a serious conversation with you, right?”

Juliana’s lips twitched slightly.

“I’ll tell you in advance, Sihyun Oppa. The magic embedded in Bell’s body will disappear in ten days. Her consciousness will also safely return at that time, so you don’t have to worry. Of course, you have to keep me alive until then and talk to me every day. That’s all my condition is.”
“What if I refuse to talk?”
“Hmm. Oppa, can you really do that? Honestly, you have a lot of questions you want to ask me, right?”

She smiled and made her eyes curve like a crescent moon.

“You can subdue me anytime with your skills, but will you hold back until the end?”

I smirked as I looked at her.

“You know me well.”

I put strength into the palm of my hand that was touching the barrier and pushed it inward.

Immediately after, I heard the sound of the barrier cracking greatly, and then it completely shattered.

I immediately grabbed her neck and lifted her up.

“Ugh…!”
“Have I been too lenient with you all this time?”

Juliana’s legs swung back and forth rather quickly as her feet were quite high off the ground.

“I’m already pissed that you made a mess of my house, but how dare you touch my people?”
“I-Is that so… B-Both of them… have become Oppa’s people… I’m… jealous…”
“You don’t have to be jealous.”

Squeeze.

“Ke, kek…!”
“I’ll torment you for ten days, just as you wished.”
“O-O, Oppa…! If you kill her, it’s, it’s no good…!”

Elina, startled, rushed over and clung to my arm.

I glanced at Elina and then threw Juliana to the ground.

“Ugh…!”

Juliana, who had fallen miserably on the floor, looked up at me and smiled.

“You’re in the mood to torment me…? That’s a relief.”
“Did you think I couldn’t do it?”
“Of course. Oppa is a kind person… so I thought you could never do such torture and would just kill me. That’s why I did something terrible to Bell. I thought you could never give up on Bell…”
“Yeah. You’re a cunning bitch, so you probably expected this much. Well, I don’t know what you’re planning, but even you wouldn’t have expected me to react like this, right?”
“Huh? That’s……”

[Target: Mage Juliana, Goddess Elina]
[The target’s time will be stopped for 30 seconds.]

*

“What… huh?”

Juliana blinked several times.

She had only blinked once, but her dress and the stockings around her chest were torn to shreds.

It was the first time she had exposed her breasts, so her face turned a little red.

But more than that, she was more amazed that he hadn’t used such an amazing ability to subdue her.

Of course.

“Wow, Oppa, you can even stop time…”
“Looks like you’re finally grasping the situation?”

It was a thought that had completely disappeared as soon as she saw the large dick in front of her.

Juliana swallowed hard to suppress her nervousness.

However, it was impossible to prevent her face from quickly turning red when she saw a dick she had never seen before right in front of her.