Chapter 86 – 86 – Summer’s Magul Walk
Eshen, who was staring at the gray pyramid-shaped structure while sweating profusely, shifted his gaze to the sun hanging at the top.
I couldn’t look at it for long. Because the sunlight was sizzling with force.
“Damn it, I should have just gone in yesterday. Why did it get so hot in just one day?”
“I see. Summer is already here.”
We took a day off to check the equipment for the full-scale attack on the Magu Cave, and the muggy energy caught up with us and tickled us.
Of course, temperature isn’t the only thing to be concerned about. Eshen’s bright red tongue, like a dog’s. The elastic underbust that is revealed every time the sister pulls up her sleeves and flutters them. Her hair, which had grown long before she knew it, was tied back, feeling stuffy. On the white nape of my neck, sweat formed like beads of glass…
“Stop glancing, will you?”
“What about women?”
Nenya and Isilun each said a word and then glanced at each other. It seems that the righteous Isilun thought that Nenya was bothering me for no reason after being cleared of charges of being a male prostitute.
But Nenya knows that part of the rumor is true. Nenya, who briefly exchanged glances with Sister Monica, made up an excuse after much thought.
“If you have something to say, just say it. You’re a colleague.”
Isilun looked proud and touched. Tired of that sunshine-like innocence, Nenya pursed her face in disgust. Making excuses like the sunlight was too hot.
Meanwhile, I could barely take my eyes off the daily exposure of the party members. This is the workplace. There are many better times and places to appreciate the people you love.
“I thought it was quite large for a demon cave that suddenly appeared. It would be difficult for ordinary people who are not trained combatants to penetrate with only a spear knife and a bow.”
“The residents were probably worried. If we had left, the soldiers we hastily assembled locally would have died.”
Lenny sighed as she brushed off the monster flesh from her knife. Lennie, who poured out cold words to the residents as if they were cutting with a knife, seemed to have been deeply worried about them.
All around us, unfortunate creatures swept up in such worries are lying writhing with their mutilated bodies.
These are sentipimos, representative monsters that bloom in the land permeated with magic energy. If he had known that our party members were coming, he might have returned to dust because he didn’t want to be born again.
“A large centipede with poisonous tentacles on its body. Seeing its body dyed bright red, it is full of venom. How long has it been since I last saw you?”
“How long has it been? This is my first time seeing them. They only appear in Class A dangerous areas.”
Eshen must have been expecting a scared expression from me and laughed. Isil Rune was shocked and shook her head.
“I don’t know if it’s your father or the Adamantone guy, but it looks like he dragged you through some pretty rough terrain.”
···No. It’s Tenada.
I remember the time when Tena and I started our adventure clumsily and headbutted the world with her bare body. Because she was tired of peanuts and beef jerky, she ate roasted centipede legs without me knowing, and Tena was sick in bed for several days. Even when she came back, she came back riding on my back.
I was busy every night, nursing a feverish person or swinging a torch while surrounded by monsters. At that time, I really thought I was going to die.
I put aside the heartbreaking memories for a moment and nodded at him.
“That’s right. As a courtesy, let’s just check the number of people. Eshen, Monica, Nidrogar, Isilun, Leni, Nenya, Morgan, and even Villena and me. No one is missing. The sun is hot, so shall we hurry in?”
“I’m glad you’re motivated. What should we do? Should we crush Nidroga like we did before? Or do you want Villena to blow it up with explosives for the first time in a while?”
“Then the monsters inside will notice our entry. Let’s open it quietly.”
Eshen, who likes to fight, pouted a little, but Sister and Villena very much welcomed my suggestion. Just a little bit of magical energy leaking out causes a lot of sentipimo to spring out, and it is obvious that there is an equal or greater danger lurking inside.
The door of Magul is traditionally a heavy stone vertical door. Without magic or overwhelming strength, you wouldn’t be able to lift it in the first place, and even if you did, one or two people would likely be crushed to death if you weren’t careful.
But if you have a steel cable pulley that changes the direction of force into a lifting force.
“It can easily lift a stone door weighing 1.5 tons.”
“Ha, this is a completely professional home invasion team.”
“···No matter how much equipment you use, if you divide it by 1/10, it’s 150kg. No matter how good you are as a porter, isn’t it still heavy?”
I feel proud to see everyone looking at me with admiration. I held on to the cable and grinned.
‘It’s heavy. It passes quickly.’
“It’s heavy. It goes by quickly… I was going to say that I don’t mind lifting things because it’s my job. Just think of it as what I said.”
“···It seems like my true feelings are heavy enough to come out inadvertently.”
“I’ll pass quickly. It’s still cool.”
“Thank you, sister.”
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“A walking supply depot, a lift, and even a weapons depot. I really don’t understand why people think the party doesn’t need a porter.”
I packed plenty of torches, oil, and a folding javelin in my backpack.
Morgbod, which resembles a rat, is a monster that sees darkness as bright as day. However, because the stone passage was brightly lit, those coming from the other side were as good as blind. Our party members fired javelins to their heart’s content at the human-sized mice that were wandering about while screeching.
Lenny was impressed by the fight, which became much easier thanks to the ample payload. From my point of view, I am more impressed with his javelin throwing skills, as he is able to pierce Morgbod three times at a time.
Eshen, on the other hand, had a steamy expression on his face. Nidrogar, who had been throwing spears with Lenny, tapped Eshen on the shoulder and handed him a spear.
“This is more fun than I thought.”
“Just enjoy whatever fun you have.”
“Were you really expecting a fight in the dark?”
“How did you know?”
Nidrogar began glaring at Eshen with strange eyes. Eshen wrinkled his face as he did and glared at Nidroga.
I’m glad that Mordborg is about to be cleared out. I freaked out and got between them.
“What’s the matter?”
“Stay aside for a moment. I think Nidrogar has something to tell me.”
“You too, Eshen?”
“I won’t disturb your work. Stay here for a moment.”
I was astonished by what I saw for the first time. No matter how relaxed the atmosphere was, I had no idea that the system was so shockingly disorganized.
“···No matter how strong you are, this is a demon cave. It shouldn’t be like this.”
“I told you not to interfere with work. It won’t take long.”
Eshen and Nidrogar reluctantly ran back behind the corner. The way he walks up to the entrance is somehow unusual.
I really hope you don’t mean to fight. Eshen was walking a little unsteadily, probably from the heat.
“···Bantai, can you please get me some cold water from my bag? Why do I do things I don’t normally do when it’s this hot?”
“···That’s right. This is my first time seeing them do something like that.”
I feel strange about what Leni and Nenya said.
“I’m glad I heard that. Maybe it’s unfortunate. Did you two ever have an emotional fight?”
“I don’t know. We’re usually close friends.”
“Eshen has always had a passion for winning. I think it may have been because of what happened in the Dragon’s Nest…”
Eshen, who had been one-sidedly beaten by Nidrogar, who was possessed by a succubus, was gritting his teeth. If she could ever face Lilith again, she would throw herself away so that she would never return to this world again.
However, no matter how simple and straightforward Eshen’s personality was, he did not seem to hold a grudge against Nidroga for that matter.
The two, who left the other party members stunned, eventually returned hesitantly.
Eshen has his back turned so his face cannot be seen. Nidrogar, on the other hand, had a clean face.
“Hey, Monica.”
“Are you hurt?”
“I got a little bruised while we were making up. I hope you can help me.”
“···It ended without any setbacks, right?”
“Yes, sister.”
Eshen’s voice trembles a little. I wonder if he cried because he got hit, but I can’t ask because I’m scared.
The sister, who was looking at the two with reproachful eyes, sighed and stood up. Nidrogar seemed embarrassed and avoided her gaze, but then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he gestured to me as well.
“The porter, please take the medicine bag and follow me for a moment. I have something to tell you.”
“Me?”
“Bal… Orthodox? Again?”
I almost said loudly, but I quickly silenced my voice. Eshen just nodded, exhaling hot breath.
Holy shit. Now I think I know why my voice was shaking and why my steps were shaky. The fact that I wasn’t in good condition probably wasn’t just because of the heat. Eshen muttered in an exhausted voice.
“It came a few days earlier than it should have. It’s strange. I’ve never seen anything like this before. If I’d known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have followed.”
“I didn’t have a tan back then. I think my body changed because I had a partner.”
“This is the worst.”
Nidrogar, who had noticed this before me through her scent, put away her feigned cruelty and looked at us uneasily. With an expression asking what to do now.
The sister looked at me. I said while biting my lip.
“Sister, is it soundproof?”
“A long time ago.”
At those words, Eshen looked at me with eyes full of anticipation and joy. I slowly held Eshen’s shoulders and spoke clearly and clearly.
“No.”
“Please.”
“Not until the altar of this demon cave is destroyed and the demon cave stops operating.”
“Please. I’ll just finish this once.”
“No. Isilun will notice. And if you say you can’t finish it in one go, I’ll probably get swept up in it too. This is Saji.”
“Only with your hands.”
Eshen desperately attempted to compromise.
“I know it’s pathetic, but it’s throbbing and I feel like I’m going to die.”
“It’s not pathetic.”
How could it be pathetic? This is like the price that comes with the power of Tigris.
According to what I found out by deliberately ordering a book for Eshen, a mature Tigris’ estrus pain often shakes its body so powerfully that it completely robs it of its rationality. To the point where I can’t think of anything other than intercourse with the opposite sex. If their desires are not satisfied, they will destroy all natural objects around them to make their existence known to the opposite sex.
It turned out that Eshen actually had much deeper self-control than his peer Tigris. The fact that Eshen’s parents tried to bring him back to a society where promiscuity is the norm may have been a natural act they did out of consideration for Eshen and the people around them.
Of course, there was a lot of other helpful advice in the book. For example, verbal stimulation from a partner can be effective in temporarily alleviating the pain.
“If you endure well, I will reward you.”
“What award?”
In this sweltering heat, I squeezed out the most vulgar words imaginable as much as my brain would allow.
Eshen looked at me with a slightly impressed expression. And I suppressed myself with terrible self-control.
A little later, I was able to see Eshen again in his usual triumphant manner.
“I promised, bastard.”
“If I finish well and get out safely. For sure.”
