(Author's Note)
Hey guys! Welcome back to another chapter of Well, this went about as well as expected!
Would like to quickly say thank you to all of you who have decided to stay with me during this rewrite, it's honestly relieving. Of course, some people are having some issues with how I'm going about such a rewrite… but since I've already started this, and no longer have the original version of the chapter I have currently rewritten, I will be continuing on with how I had planned earlier.
With this said, every time I update a chapter, I will be deleting and reposting the Rewrite notice chapter, each time with something else cleared up if need be.
As I had said earlier, these rewrite chapters shouldn't take as long to get out as the originals had earlier, due to me still having the basic game script outline already typed out, so now I don't have to pause and write a single line down over and over and over and over- you get the idea, but now I don't need to do that… for the next 7 or so chapters… then it's back to how it was before. (But I'll try to be more on task with that bridge once I get there). This chapter specifically was delayed due to IRL reasons.
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To Guest: The basic outline is the same, but a lot of the events behind things have changed, which is the main reason I'm rewriting this, so it's a fair amount less convoluted. Also, things will get explained with a certain shota eventually.
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The slug girl stopped in front of me. "A traveler? You aren't baptized, either." She gave me pleasant smile.. "And you smell delicious."
I backed up, drawing my sword.
She moved closer to me. "Now, why don't you have a feel of my wonderful mucus? I'm sure you'll love it~." She reached down to lifted up the edge of her 'dress', revealing a pulsing mass of membrane and mucus…. Ugh… I think I'm going to be sick…
If you've ever seen the underside of a normal slug… Imagine that to human scale, and was a fleshy pink. You're welcome for the mental scarring. Is that what's supposed to be it's vagina? Yeah, the idea of puking seems to be rising in my stomach. I don't mean to kink shame anyone, but how the actual fuck, does ANYONE get off to slug girl porn?
Don't answer that question, I honestly don't want to know.
"So… were you just waiting there all this time for travelers to pass by you?" I asked the slug girl
"Maybe…"
"Doesn't that seem like a waste of your time? Don't you have anything better to do?"
"There's nothing better than finding a mate!" She loudly exclaimed.
"I mean, that's great and all… but like, what about anything else?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "Like seriously, you could uh… Ponder?"
"Ponder?" She asked, deadpanning.
"Okay, so that was a shit idea, but uh… literally anything else is better than just waiting around for things to luckily go your way." I said, before sighing. "Look, if you aren't going to let up, then I'm going to swing this sharp thing in my hand at your face. Okay? Okay!"
I dashed forward, bringing my blade low to the ground before I swung widely upwards, the blade skidding over top of her 'dress' as I hopped back from my lack of balance.
"OH SHIT!" I quickly rebounded, dashing back, bringing my sword up defensively. "Note to self, work on your swordsmanship, you suck."
"Okay then… Now what?" I asked myself, assessing my situation.
"Think of something… If my sword can't hurt her, then I'll use… her natural weakness!" I quickly dropped my bag as I reached inside, taking out the salt, holding it high like I had just acquired the slingshot in Ocarina of Time.
"Uh…?" The slug girl stared at me in confusion, as I turned to her, pouring a small amount of salt into my hand, as I walked over to her.
"You see this? This… is salt. THIS, is what's going to make your underside hurt like a bitch." I said, swinging my left hand at her under dress, only for her to grab my arm.
"Got you!" She said in victory.
"Not quite!" I said, turning my hand so my palm was facing up, as I opened it, letting the salt fall out of my hand onto her flesh under her dress.
"Kyaa!" She responded by backing up indefinitely, letting go of my hand as I shook my hand free of all the remnant salt, as I held up the thing of Salt, like it was a grenade I could chuck any second.
"Here's a warning, leave now, or I dump the entire contexts of Salt on you!" I shouted.
"I-I'll remember this!" Shouts the Slug, running away… as fast as she could for a slug.
About halfway through her escape, I just looked at my wrist, wishing I still had my watch, as I looked at where it would have been, if I had one, real condescendingly like.
After she left the area (Finally) Alice showed up again.
"I would ask where the hell you went… but I have a feeling you're going to explain it to me anyways." I said, sheathing my sword.
"You would be correct." Said Alice. "I'd prefer it if other Monsters didn't see me."
I stored the salt back in my bag. "I guess you have your reasons, I won't pry…" I said, before thinking in my head. 'Because you'd probably wouldn't answer, and if I asked too many times, you'd do some… things to me.'
"You almost made a fatal mistake in that fight." Said Alex, as I slung the bag over my shoulders.
"Yeah, I know." I said, standing up. "I didn't take into account that I suck at sword fighting."
"Not that you dunce!" She said, glaring at me. "You almost used up all the salt!"
"Alice…" I said, turning to the Lamia with a deadpan expression on my face. "...I REALLY don't see how using SALT was such a problem
"How else would you have seasoned tonight's dinner effectively!?" Asked Alice.
*SLAP* Face, meet palm. I believe you've already met before. You should get reacquainted, because this is probably the first of MANY visits.
"If you wanted to avoid that possibility, why didn't you help?" I asked.
"Don't be hasty. I'm not your companion or ally." Said Alice.
"It sure seems that way." I said under my breath.
Alice sent me a glare, before continuing. "I'm just observing you. So if you become monster food, I'll just abandon you."
"So good to know you care…" I sarcastically said. "So I'm basically on my own? Figures as much."
"I'm glad you understand." Said Alice. "Just do what you can."
Alice then proceeded to get a bit more upbeat about her next few lines of dialogue.
"Now, more importantly, it's almost time to set up camp." She said. "By the way, what are we having for dinner?"
"...For someone who isn't a companion or an ally, you sure seem to act like one." I said under my breath.
"What was that?" Asked Alice, a menacing aura leaking off her.
"NOTHING!" I quickly shouted, getting camp set up for the night.
As I sat by the fire, as I sat with an empty bowl in my hand. Alice was on fourths, and I wasn't even going to ATTEMPT a second serving.
Anyways, after dropping my dirty dishes in a pile, Alice's soon joining mine (With a whine of complaint for there being no more.) I picked up my sword and did some practice.
"Your technique…" I heard Alice say, as I looked at the makeshift training dummy in front of me, made out of sticks and some tied mushrooms as the head as I tried to get into a comfortable stance. "It's crap."
"Wow, thanks for the sugar coating…" I said, rolling my eyes, as I tried going over 8 different stances that I was taught for stage combat using swords. To be honest, it didn't seem to be as helpful as I would have first thought. It also didn't help much that I most likely forgot like, a lot of them. "A lot of it… is just moves I picked up while watching people show off stage combat… but… I realize now that it's probably a bit too… well, it's honestly not as good as I thought it was."
"You would be correct there." She said, as she looked at my stance, before swinging her tail under my legs, knocking me onto the ground.
"Woah!" I shouted, as I landed on my back. "Ow…"
"Your stance is all wrong." She said, as I stood up, brushing my pants with my free hand as she looked at me. "You need to be wider and lower to the ground."
"Uh… thanks?" I asked, taking her advice in, as I swung forward, cleaving the head off the practice dummy. I whistled, as I stood up normally.
"Alright, I'll teach you." She said, looking at me.
I turned to Alice. "Wait, what?"
"I'm not your ally, but it would be pretty boring if you got eaten quickly." She said, looking me over. "Or would you prefer your adventure to be over quickly?"
"Hey, I'm not saying no to this!" I quickly said, getting back into the stance from earlier.
"Good. Now give me your sword." She said, holding her hand out.
"...Okay?" I said, handing to her as she nodded, moving back a bit, before launching at me, the sword inches away from my neck as I froze in spot, eyes wide.
"That, is the first move I'll be teaching you tonight." She said. "Demon Decapitation."
"Now bend your legs."
I did as asked, crouching down.
"Now kick off the ground, use your momentum as part of your strike!"
I continued with the instructions, swinging at what was left of the target in front of me.
As I landed on the ground, I started taking deep breaths, before falling onto my back.
"For a guy who's 5'11 you seen to be able to do that move pretty well… it won't work on ALL monsters, thanks to your height." said Alice, slithering over, before looking down at me.
"Eh, I wouldn't worry about it." I said, getting into a sitting up position. "At least I know it at this point."
Alice smiled, before I immediately called her out on it.
"...Did you just smile?" I asked, like I just saw the most impossible thing happen before my eyes.
"N-no!" She quickly responded, gaining a frown on her face.
I just gave a stupid grin in her direction before letting a yawn out.
"Anyways, it's late, and I'm going to get some shut eye." I said, standing up and walking over to my sleeping bag. "You want a sleeping bag?"
"I don't want to be covered by something so restrictive, I'll sleep here for tonight." She said, coiling around a nearby tree. I rolled my eyes, rolling out my sleeping bag.
"Whatever you say." I said.
"By the way, Idiot." She said, as I turned to face her, a deadpanned look on my face. "Where did you get that ring?"
I looked down at my right hand, the single gold ring with the winged pattern etched into it glowed as it reflected the light coming from the nearby fire.
"This?" I asked, raising my right hand, as Alice stared at it intently. I took a moment to go through my thoughts, finding an answer quickly appeared in my head. "It's… a memento…"
"A memento?" She asked.
"Yeah. Why do you ask?" I asked her, lowering my arm as I twisted the ring around my finger.
"I feel something faint from that ring." She said, as I looked over at her.
"Something faint? That's strange…" I said, looking down at it.
I slipped into silence, as I took a moment to collect my thoughts on everything.
'As far as I know right now, I'm currently stuck in the Eroge game Monster Girl Quest.' I thought to myself, as I looked at the sky. 'I also realized that I'm somehow in the place of one Shota hero, which means I should try to keep things as close to cannon so I know what to expect…'
"...It was a keepsake, from my late mother." I said, closing my eyes. "She had died from an illness some time ago."
"I see… I'm sorry to hear that." Said Alice, as I sighed.
"Thanks." I said, looking over at her.
"How about your father? Is he still alive?" Asked Alice.
"If he is, then I don't have a father." I said, sighing. "I doubt that's the case, since word spread that he had died of a monster attack…"
"You sound uninterested." Said Alice, looking at me with a questioning face.
"Why should I care for a guy like him?" I asked, looking at her. "Honestly, I don't really remember him much. He died of his own stupid mistakes, so I don't really have a reason to remember him."
"That's a rather surprising way of looking at things, especially coming from you." Said Alice.
"Well, congrats." I said, looking over at her. "Let's get off this subject. What about your family?"
"I'm…" Alice takes a moment, before continuing. "I'm the only daughter of the fateburn family, I wanted to see the world, so I set out a few days ago."
"Wanting to see the world huh?" I asked, resting my head on my fist. "I'm surprised that you're with me then, for someone who wants to see the world, going with someone who you think won't last very long doesn't seem like the best option."
"Don't go putting words into my mouth." Alice said. "I never said you wouldn't last very long. That remains to be seen, but for the time being, you interest me enough that I'll humor you for now."
"Well, can't say the idea of extra company isn't appealing." I said, smiling.
"Look at this book!" She said, holding out a book to me, as I looked at the cover. "This forbidden book contains everything about the human world. Geography, environment, food… it has it all!"
"It's a book about humanity basically." I said. "Is that why it's forbidden?"
"Very funny." Alice said, a slight smile on her face.
"...So does monster kind have an entirely different language for writing?" I asked.
"Hmm? No, why do you ask." Alice said.
"Because I cannot read what the hell is on the cover." I said.
As I had said, the front of the book had what looked like japanese characters on it. I said what looked like, because they seemed to be weirdly shaped.
"So you're illiterate, that's a shame." Alice said.
"What? I'm not illiterate." I said, looking at her.
"And you can't read basic text?" She asked.
"Not when this doesn't count as basic text!" I said, reaching into my bag, pulling out a sheet of paper, a feather and a small container of ink.
"Look here, see basic text." I said, writing down Alice's name on the paper in english.
"...I take it back, you're even worse off if you think that's a language." Said Alice, as she looked at the page. "What is that even supposed to say?"
"Alice." I said.
"What?" She asked.
"No, I literally mean I wrote down 'Alice'." I said, gesturing to the paper.
Alice looked at the page for a second, before shaking her head. "...Now that I get a better look at it… it's actually somewhat… familiar…"
"Familiar?" I asked.
"...It doesn't really matter." Said Alice, as she put her book away.
"Fair enough…" I said. "...Well, I'm gonna go pass out. Night Alice."
"Uh huh." She said, as I got into my sleeping bag, passing out immediately.
As I felt blackness surround me, taking me to the land of my dreams, a bright light broke through it, forcing me to use my arms to cover my face, in hopes I wouldn't go blind.
"...Who are you?" A voice asked, as I lowered my arms, finding myself in a field of clouds.
I watched as an angelic form descended in front of my eyes.
...Ilias…
...Oh shit…
"I will ask once more." Ilias said, as she looked at me, a calm face displayed, as I felt my gut start churning. "Who are you?"
"Uh… Bryce?" I asked, almost like I wasn't sure if I was answering the question.
"Alright then, Bryce." She began. "I want to know something."
"...Shoot?" I said, as I felt a bead of sweat roll down the back of my neck.
"What, did you do, with Luka?" She asked me, as I stopped.
"...I'm sorry, did you just ask me what I've done with… who?" I asked.
"Don't play dumb with a goddess, Bryce." Said Ilias. "I can tell when someone's lying… You know who Luka is."
"Well, I do… I've never met him, but I know OF him." I said.
Ilias broke from her calm demeanor, as she sent a glare at me, as I felt my knees buckle underneath me, as I moved my arms out to catch myself, a sudden pressure surrounding me.
"What the hell!?" I exclaimed.
"I will ask you again, what did you do with him?" Asked Ilias, as she raised her hand, as white energy seemed to pool around it.
"I don't know, what you're talking about!" I said, looking up at her.
Ilias looked at me with a calculative glare, before closing her hand, the energy in her hand dissipating instantly, as she looked to the side.
"...I can make this work for now…" I heard her mutter barely, as I felt the pressure lift.
I stood up, as Ilias turned back to me, a smile on her face.
"...Unbaptized Hero Bryce." Ilias said, as I felt my blood run cold. "I'll always be watching you…"
It was at this moment that everything around me started to warp in on itself, as darkness retook my vision.
"Ah!" I jolted awake, before looking down. "...What just…?"
"Uh… what's with all the noise this early?" I heard Alice ask, as she uncoiled herself from a nearby tree.
"Whatever, make me something to eat." Said Alice.
"..." I slowly got up, before thinking back on that message.
'I'll always be watching you huh…? I'm not sure if I should be happy about that, or downright terrified.' I thought, as I began work on breakfast for the two of us. 'No… I should be more worried about the other message she had for me.'
'...What did she mean when she said I had 'done something to Luka'?'
We had been walking in silence towards Iliasburg, it wasn't that I didn't want to make conversation… I just didn't know what the hell to talk about.
"I'm looking forward to this." I heard Alice finally break the silence.
"I'm about to hear your reason, aren't I?" I asked, quickly looking at the map in my hand, making sure we were going in the right direction.
"The famous Sutherland Inn at Iliasburg is known for their Happiness honey filled Ama-ama Dango." She said. "Any gourmet would salivate at the thought of tasting it."
"You know, I should have figured it had something to do with food…" I said to myself. "Let me guess, the book?"
Alice nodded, as I rolled my eyes, before I stopped, noticing something in the middle of the road. "..."
I looked over to Alice, only to see just air.
I crouched down, looking at the weird plant in front of me.
"...Nope." I said, backing up, and walking around it. "I am NOT tempting fate today."
"Seems you have some common sense." Said Alice, appearing beside me.
"Thanks?" I asked, looking ahead. "Come on, we're burning daylight. If we hurry, we should be there by the end of the day."
As we approached Iliasburg, the sun had decided it was a good time to start setting.
"Well, there it is. Iliasburg…" I said, looking out at the town ahead of us. "...You know, it wasn't until just now, but I think Ilias might have a problem with her ego…"
"What makes you say that?" Asked Alice, a hint of sarcasm behind her words.
"You know why." I said, as I looked at the Lamia in question.
"...So… You have any plans for how we'll get YOU into town?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "Because I don't think they're just going to haphazardly let you in… looking like you are."
"Why would you think I should change that? Are you saying there's something wrong with me?" Responded the Lamia.
"No, nothing like that at all!" I said.
"Because I can, but why would I? It's very unpleasant to change form like that." She then responded.
"Well if you don't I guess you won't be able to enjoy those Ama-ama Dango you wanted. What a shame." I said.
"Crap… I guess that's true." One moment she was a monster, the next, a human. "How does this look?"
"You look good." I nodded. "If a bit under dressed…"
With that, we entered the city. And let me say… it was barren. Like, nuclear apocalyptic barren.
"Great… where the hell is everyone?" I asked myself, before realizing Alice was also gone.
"...Then that means... " I muttered to myself, as a specific scene started playing in my head. "...It's showtime then."
I started walking towards the center of town, as I looked from left to right, scanning the streets.
"It really is barren as all hell here." I muttered.
I heard the sounds of metal clashing together. I quickly sprinted towards the source, to see a few guards up against a reptilian woman.
She was intimidating, there was no denying that, the image of her standing in the center of the square, surrounded by the bodies of what seemed to be unconscious guards. I stepped behind a nearby tree, as I watched from afar.
The guards circled her, before one ran at her, only to be intercepted by her sword, and to be dealt with. The other guards proceeded to do what the first one did, attack one at a time.
I shook my head in annoyance, as I watched as she easily batted them aside. The three guards seemed to be barely standing, as
"Only you three are left. Are you just going to watch while I take control of this city? Or is one of you going to be a hero and try to face me? Well? Hurry up and decide!" Granberia shouted to the remaining Guards, as they quickly backed up, before running away.
"Good answer." Said Granberia, as she looked at the other guards who were struggling to pull themselves up off the ground. "Oh? Not had enough?"
"Grr… Damn you!" Shouted one of the guards.
"We won't… just let you do as you please!" Another shouted.
One more had finally stood up, but was more hesitant to go swinging at her.
"That's the spirit." Granberia said, as she pulled out her sword from the ground, as she prepared to take down the guards. "But even if you have the spirit, it's meaningless!"
Flames suddenly ignited onto her sword, as she swung her sword in a wide arc, the weapon impacting one of the guards, as an arc of fire flew out of her sword, flying towards the other guard, as both flew back a few steps, landing in line with the third guard.
"Well then? What are you going to do?" She asked, as the guards looked at her with fear.
I stepped out from behind the tree, as I took a step forward.
'Please let this be epic…' I thought to myself.
"You're next line is…" I began, loudly.
"If you won't fight, then stand aside!" We both shouted at once, as Granberia let out a quick gasp, as she turned to face me.
I stood there, a smirk on my face, as I pointed my finger out at her.
I lowered my arm, as I looked at the guards with a serious look on my face.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Go!" I said, as they nodded running away, leaving their weapons lying on the ground.
"..." Granberia stared me down, as a sudden feeling of pressure washed over me, my knees bending a bit to compensate.
"I'm going to ask this once…" I said, drawing the Iron Sword from its sheath at my side. "Leave."
Granberia pulls her sword out of the ground, as I clench my left hand on the grip of my sword.
"Mere words won't be changing anything." Said Granberia, as I narrowed my eyes. "So if you plan on making me leave, do so with your actions!"
"...Alright, let's do this then, I challenge you. If I win… you leave, if you win-"
"The town becomes under my control." said Granberia.
I nodded in confirmation.
"I accept your challenge!" She shouted, holding her sword up in her own stance. "The fire swordswoman Granberia will be your opponent!"
"Very well… Let's begin!" I said.
I rolled my neck, as I got into the stance Alice had hammered into me last night, as I circled around the heavenly knight of fire, trying to get a read on what she could do.
"So… you choose to play defensively then?" Granberia stated. "Then allow me to take the first attack!"
Granberia closed her eyes, before snapping them open, as she suddenly dashed towards me, a literal blur as I hastily pulled my sword up to block.
The sounds of metal on metal were heard, as a Shockwave of vibrations went off. I felt my knees buckle under the pressure, as I slid back a bit.
"Okay… that was fast." I muttered, getting back into my stance. "Still, I need to be careful…"
I breathed in, before pushing off the ground with my feet, charging at the knight before me as I angled my sword to the ground, before swinging it up in a wide arc.
Granberia suddenly take a step back, leaning her head back as I'm left wide open.
A sudden weight slams into my gut, as my grip on my sword leaves me. I let out a faint gasp, as the air leaves me, before Granberia pulled her fist out of my stomach.
I stumble back, before falling onto my back. Granberia puts her foot on my crotch, as she looked down at me.
"You challenged me while the adults were hiding in cowardice, I can respect that." Said Granberia, as I stared at her, taking deep breaths in as I tried to catch my breath. "You're young, so a mistake like that was to be expected. But there won't be a second time."
Granberia steps off me, as she turns around and starts walking away.
"...No…" I mutter, as I shakily stand back up, my hand clenching as my eyes start darting to the many weapons lying around me, as a plan starts forming in my head. "...I'm not… I'm not done yet!"
Granberia turns around, as I pick my sword up off the ground. "Are you going to ignore my advice? I won't overlook it again."
The familiar pressure from before slams into me, as I grit my teeth, tensing up.
"Let's dance!" I shouted, sprinting forwards.
I bring my sword up to swing at her, only for her to grab the blade with her hand. I smirk, letting go of the weapon as I ducked, slamming my elbow into her gut, before rolling to the side and picking up one of the discarded weapons from earlier.
"Like I said, I'm not done yet!" I shouted, not letting up, as I charged again, bringing the sword up to block an attack from Granberia, as she tosses my sword to the side. The sword I'm holding cracks, as I roll underneath her, running over to another discarded sword.
As I reached the sword, Granberia suddenly appeared in front of me, as she swung her sword, catching me off guard as I flew back towards my sword.
"What the fuck…?" I muttered, pulling myself up.
I picked up my sword, as I stared at the beast in front of me.
'...I won't last another attack… I need to end this now.' I thought to myself, as I took a breath in, before charging at Granberia.
"Ora!" I exclaimed, as I swung my sword at her neck, remembering back to the lesson Alice had taught me last night.
"That's-!?" Granberia exclaimed, before she raised her arm, my blade stopping just shy from her neck.
"Damn!" I growled out, before getting tossed aside..
"Gah!" I impact the ground, rolling onto my back. I try and sit up, but can only keep myself halfway.
"...Why do you know a monster's technique?" She asked me. "I want to know where you learned that skill, who taught you it!?"
"What?" I asked, as I tried to stand up, only to get pushed back to the ground as Granberia pressed her foot down on my crotch.
"Your swordplay is sloppy, and while you are quick thinking on your feet, you're immature. There's no way you thought that up yourself." Granberia said.
"Yeah? And?" I asked, glaring up at her.
Granberia smirked. "...I think I already know who it is." She said. "In fact, I would like to have a match with that person."
"Is that person your Master or something?" She asked me.
"Let me be clear here…" I said, struggling under her. "There's no master. It's just me."
"Is that so…?" She said, gripping her sword. "Then…"
She stepped off me, as she grabbed me and threw me to my feet, before she lashed out at me, knocking me off my feet once again as I rolled to a stop.
"I held back my attack to make sure you didn't die!" Granberia said. "Well? Are you going to talk now?"
I just layed on the ground, physically drained.
"Nah… Imma just lay here for a while." I said, as I attempted to get up, only to flop onto my stomach.
"Is that so…?" She asked, before drawing her sword again. "I don't like using my sword on the week… But…"
Before she could do anything to me, she stopped dead in her tracks at the sound of a voice.
"How long are you going to keep being an idiot?"
I rolled my head to the left, to see Alice, in her human form, standing there.
"Hey Alice…!" I said, tired.
"Y… you!" Exclaimed Granberia.
Granberia stares at Alice with an astonished face for a couple of seconds, before slowly getting onto one knee.
"Granberia… what are you doing?" Asked Alice. "Who ordered you to do such a thing?"
"I decided by myself." Said Granberia. "To get rid of these annoying Heroes, I…"
"Go away, you annoyance." Said Alice flatley.
"B...but! If I leave now, even more heroes will show up!" Said Granberia.
"I don't think she gives a shit…" I voiced my thoughts.
"I told you to go away." Said Alice. "If you berserk like this, how am I going to eat the Ama-ama Dango?"
"IS FOOD REALLY THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE INTERFERING!?" I exclaimed, before being silenced by Alice's glare.
"If you want something like that, just let me take control of the city first…" Began Granberia. "So…"
"How can I sight see with such an unsightly event like that going out?" Said Alice. "Idiot."
"Having to say the same thing three times… is that how you show your loyalty?" Asked Alice. "I told you to go away."
"...At once. If it's your will." Said Granberia. "Then, if you will excuse me…"
Granberia then warped away by some means.
"Bryce… what the hell are you doing?" She asked me.
"Dying…? Mostly… Granberia hits like a pile of bricks." I groaned out, as I rolled onto my back.
I picked myself up, as I stumbled a bit, before falling back onto my back.
"...Ow." I moaned out.
I looked at Alice, as she awaited me to say something.
"You… Could NOT have had better timing." I said.
"...That's it!?" Asked Alice. "That's all you have to say after what just happened!?"
"...Uh, yeah. That's it." I said. "I mean, I'd like to know why you stopped it at all, but I honestly don't care."
"Are you really that stupid…?" Asked Alice.
"Less stupid, and more 'I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth." I said, as I tried picking myself up, to no success. "...Can I get some help? Granberia may have held back, but that still doesn't mean it doesn't
"Is… Is she gone?" I heard a man ask. "That monster… Did she run away!?"
"Those two over there! I don't really get it, but it looks like that woman and the Teen drove her away!" Said a women.
The city residents started barreling out of their homes and surrounded us.
"Thank you!" Said a Man. "A little bit longer, and this would have been a monster city!"
"Even though you're so young, that was amazing!" A woman gave me some praise. "How did you drive away such a strong looking monster…?"
"T-thanks…" I said, grimacing at the pain I was feeling. "It… it was nothing."
After giving us their thanks, the city residents went back to their normal routines, as if nothing had just happened.
No one died, and peace returned to Iliasburg… in all 5 minutes after Granberia left.
"By the way, Citizen A over there. I want to ask you something." Said Alice.
"Citizen A…? Me…?" Asked Citizen A. "How can I be called 'Citizen A' when I have such a magnificent name like Cervantes!"
"I don't really care." Alice shot the man down. "Where is the Sutherland Inn?"
"Ah… just head to the west from here and you'll see it." Said Citizen A. "It's such an incredibly old Inn, it'll stick out."
"Alright! Off to the west!" Said Alice, cheerfully. "We know where we're staying for the night!"
"Thanks for the help… uh, Cervantes?" I asked, the man nodded. "Thanks!"
"Let's see… one day, one person… 2,400,000 G per person!?" I exclaimed. "That shit's highway robbery!"
"Yeah…. Alice I don't think we'll be able to stay here." I put as delicately as possibly.
"Excuse me, can you step aside?" Asked a Male Hero, as he shoved me aside. I grunted in pain, still damaged from the battle.
"Hey, owner! I'm a hero!" Said the soldier, he was one of the ones knocked out by Granberia… "Give me the hero rate to stay here!"
"What stupidity is that!?" Asked the Owner. "What kind of hero gets knocked out by a monster instantly like that!?"
Shouting at the Soldier, the owner chases him outside.
"But… but i've been baptized as a Hero!" He shouts.
"Someone like you calling himself a hero…" Begins the owner. "Get out!"
The Soldier screams in fear, before booking it. The owner then sighs, before turning over to us. As she notices us, her expression softens.
"Oh, you two! The ones who saved the city!" Said the owner. "Please, won't you stay here tonight?"
"I believe we're a good… Couple million gold away from that." I said.
"I'll give you the special hero rate. Two gold per person." Said the owner. "I'll bill the extra 4,799,996 to the Ilias temple."
"Thanks so much." I said, taking a deep breath, before flinching in pain.
"Come in, Come in!" Said the owner.
"Heh, looks like you ARE good for something." Said Alice.
"Just help me to our room." I said, as I wrapped my arm around her shoulder.
I was currently lying on the bed, staring up at the ceiling, a few dozen ice pack laid across my body. I didn't have access to my healing ability yet, so I had to get better the good old fashioned way, ICE PACKS GALORE! WHOO!
Alice, meanwhile, was munching on her Ama-ama Dangos, I would have tried one myself, but I didn't want to deal with alice when she found out…
"Unfortunately, we haven't been able to get enough Happiness Honey." Said the Owner. "So I can't make any more Ama-ama Dangos..."
"Since Happiness village doesn't have enough men anymore, I guess there's no helping it..." Said the Owner.
"...You said 'Anymore'... Did something happen there?" I asked.
"Yeah… hmm… Hey, that's right." The Owner began. "You two might be able to do something."
"If you were able to beat that swords woman, it should be easy for you." Said the Owner.
"Yeah… I'll need to heal first…" I said to myself.
"Well then, have a nice rest." Said the Owner.
"I will." I said, as I proceeded to lie back on my back again.
"Hmm… I'm hungry again." Said Alice.
"Didn't… you know, JUST eat all of those Ama-ama Dangos?" I asked, tilting my head so I could see Alice, who was now back in her monster form. "How the HELL are you hungry?"
"The dango went into a different stomach… My other one wants some human…" Said Alice, staring at my face, licking her lips. "Someone unbaptized like you just looks so… Delicious…"
(LEMON WARNING INCOMING! SECOND WARNING - MY FIRST ONE AS WELL, SO EXPECT A PILE OF SH*T THAT'S JUST A COPY AND PASTE OF THE NORMAL ONE, THAT'S BEEN EDITED. STILL, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED)
"Look, Alice, could you not? I'm still recover-Aagh…" I let out a moan as Alice quickly slithers into the bed and wraps her tail around me.
"Can you not!?" I exclaimed, shooting Alex a glare, which is looking more on the sad side of Glare since it looks like I'm trying to keep myself from peeing myself.
"What are you saying? This is a special training." Said Alice, giving me a sickly sweet smile, probably enjoying watching me squirm in her grasp. "This is training against Enemy's Pleasure attacks. Since, if you can't stand up to their pleasure attacks, your adventure will end in failure… Is that what you want?"
"...No…" I said, still trying to worm around Alice's grip, only to have her tighten around me, keeping me from moving.
"Then let's do some special training. I'll teach you to how to endure the stimulation…" Said Alice.
"...You're evil, you know that?" I said.
"Hooora…" Was Alice's reply.
Alice quickly rips off my clothes, exposing my dick to the air. I tense up, my back arching.
"Haha… It got so big…" Said Alice. "Even though you said stop… what a shameless guy."
"I'm 17. Hormones are a Bitc-ahhh…." I tensed up as Alice placed a single finger on the tip, moving the entire piece around as if it was a joystick… I just realized that's probably true to some sense.
"I wonder how much I can collect…?" Alice asked, giving a seductive smirk. "I'll dispose of it all for you, as a special."
"...You're just hungry, aren't you?" I deadpanned, before squirming as she squeezed the tip between her thumb and index finger.
"Don't say that… I'm just killing two birds with one stone…" Said Alice. "...Or is it three?"
"With this training, I can treat my desire, as well as my stomach." Said Alice. "Even though I'll make you ejaculate, I won't use my vagina."
Alice tightly wraps me in her warm hand, I tense up, not prepared for it.
"I only grasped you, and it's already twitching so much…" Said Alice.
Alice starts to rub me very softly. Even with such a soft stimulation, the pleasure was unbearable.
"Well then… how shall I do it…" Alice asked herself, as if I had a say in the matter. "Shall I just wring it out with my hands like this?"
As soon as the words leave her mouth, she starts to move her hand up and down, gently massaging me. But she's also using her thumb and index finger to squeeze me in tiny circular motions as she moves up and down.
With her slow motion movement, I have to put EVERYTHING into keeping myself from going over the edge.
"Guh…!" I grit my teeth, fighting the pleasure.
"Fufu… how long can you endure my technique?" Asked Alice, smirking at my writhing form. "It doesn't look like it will be too long…"
"How humiliating…" Said Alice.
"Argh… Not… letting this get me…" I said to myself, barely holding on.
It's at this moment that Alice's thumb and forefinger continue to circle me as she gently pumps me up and down.
I feel my climax coming up. My face starts to contort as I fight the pleasure.
Her hand starts to get sticky from the pre-come leaking out. With her skillful technique, she keeps driving me closer to the edge.
"Ah!" I shouted in pleasure, my hips moving forward, out of my control.
"For me to be rubbing you like this until you come… what good luck you have." Said Alice, giving a seductive smirk my way. "Now… submit and let out the rest of your semen into my hand."
Alice's left hand continues to massage me, as I'm forced to fight the pleasure. Sometimes twisting, sometimes squeezing, her skillful hand gives me intense stimulation. Her right hand strangles the top of my dick.
I give her a challenging smirk. "Y-you… Gh… are going… Gah.. to half to do better… than that…!" I said, regretting my saying of that, because Alice's smile just grew.
The next thing I knew, Alice let's go of my penis, as I'm given 5 seconds to breath.
Then, Alice suddenly reaches out to my groin again, and suddenly, her fingers somehow wrap all the way around me. Sprouting from her wrists, it's as if her fingers became tentacles.
"Gah!" I shouted in pleasure, bucking my hips up.
"Don't be afraid. This will be something unique." Said Alice.
"Coming from you, I have even more of a reason to be scared no-aaggHH!" My sentence is cut off as a wave of pleasure forces me to get back to resisting.
Her tentacles, lightly covered in some kind of mucus, wrapped all around my penis. Even though the mucus caused everything to feel sticky, it still felt amazing...
"My tentacles creeping around your dick… just savor it." Said Alice, giving me a pleasant smile.
"Guh… Can't… hold… GAH!" I gasp as I feel the damn break, as I spasm in the small space I'm given to do so, as I give into the pleasure.
Alice doesn't seem to be done though, as she continues to squeeze me, wringing out every last drop from my dick.
"Ugh…"
Until my orgasm subsides, Alice keeps it up, her hand-tentacle things getting covered with my semen.
"Haha, your spem made my hands so sticky…" She said.
Alice then begins to lick everything up, giving a satisfied sigh. In fact, it looked like she was exaggerating her movements. As if trying to strike home that I surrendered, and that I'm just feeding her…
And before I noticed, she had licked everything up.
"Fuu… a strange taste." Said Alice. "It's certainly delicious… but there's something strange, too."
"That would be the aftertaste…" I said, breathing deeply, before going to sit up, only to be retrained back down on the bed.
"...How are you still able to move? You should be under the effects of critical ecstasy, right now." Said Alice.
"No clue… We're not done are we?" I asked.
"You were able to last 4 minutes… I'm certainly skilled… but's that's slightly pathetic." Said Alice. "Let me drill out a little more…"
"Yeah… I think I'm done for 30 minutes or so... And there comes the blackness…" As I finished my sentence, I felt myself leave the land of the waking.
...I have a bad feeling about tomorrow…