Chapter 906: The Female Body Exploration Team Encounters a Dragon
As soon as we stepped into the men’s changing room, 100-man Commander Becker and I stripped down to just a hand towel with practiced ease. I have absolutely no interest in naked men, but 100-man Commander Becker’s physique was far more toned than mine, even though I’m over ten years younger and he exuded the aura of an Ace Knight. ……Even that klutz Fiona managed to train herself through sheer grit to the point where, while she might not be able to beat a Sword Saint……she still got pretty close. So I can’t help but think maybe I should put in a little effort and aim to get buff myself. Yeah, well, not that I’m planning on getting into fights or anything. But it’s definitely useful for blacksmithing, and more than anything, I want to feel confident about my appearance. At the very least, I want to have a body that looks like the real deal compared to the guard duo. Well, whatever.
“Alright, let’s go”
“Understood”
I gently open the secret door hidden in the floor of the hut. A staircase leading down to the basement appears. It’s dark, but hot spring water flows inside, so it isn’t cold even on this snowy late autumn night. Just as 100-man Commander Becker and I exchange a nod and are about to step inside, I sense a presence behind us.
“Hold your horses, young lads”
It was the Baron. Dressed in a dignified, noble outfit, a calm, reddish-brown suit paired with a dark gray cloak, he looked down on us with an air of nobility. With a serious expression, he raised a finger.
“I’m coming too, so could you wait a minute?”
“……Alright”
If you’re late to the party, you’ll miss the good stuff and are more likely to get into trouble. If we’re even a little late, their guard will be up, and we might end up wasting our effort. When it comes to making a getaway, having more decoys increases our chances of escaping. It’s definitely better to go together. The baron, who stripped down from his dignified noble attire in a mere 20 seconds, cracked his joints to psych himself up and, just like us, tied a hand towel around his waist.
“Well then, shall we go?”
“Smithson’s back today, you know. We’re in for the absolute cream of the crop”
“But Andy, knowing that, how can you let us peek in like this…?”
“Whether I allow it or not, 100-man Commander Becker isn’t someone we can stop, and I happen to like this kind of laid-back Polka…”
I do have some reservations about having my female slaves, who are, after all, my exclusive sex partners, watched by others. But while I sometimes get a shrieking backlash, there’s also a culture here among the ladies who laugh it off magnanimously, saying, well, they’re men, so it’s better to be that vigorous; it’s not like it’s going to hurt us. That’s why I love this town, it doesn’t turn into such a big deal. Seeing my female slaves bathing defenselessly when I’m not around is refreshing, and on top of that, I get to admire the naked bodies of the town’s women, including the Baroness herself. I don’t want to put a stop to that kind of atmosphere. Though her actual age is closer to my mother’s than mine, thanks to the effects of the sacred spring, the Baroness still has a magnificent figure. If she were anywhere else, people would believe she was still in her twenties.
“As someone who’s been allowed to gaze upon the Baroness’s breasts since I was a child, I can’t very well start acting like a bully now”
“……Come to think of it, our peeping has quite a history, doesn’t it?”
“……I feel a bit guilty that I didn’t bring my wife along, so I’m not taking any damage, but I won’t hold back, okay?”
Please show us the wives of 100-man Commander Becker at the Talc Oasis sometime. ……I hesitated over whether to say that, but I felt that adding more strange conditions would just make things complicated, so I kept quiet.
The underground passage is designed so that light from outside filters in here and there, so we can manage to walk even without torches. Well, using torches leaves soot everywhere, and holding them in such a narrow space is dangerous anyway.
“Maybe we should embed some Blazing Silver in this wall……”
“What’s that?”
“It’s a metal native to Folklore that glows faintly in the dark. Despite the name, it’s not great for lighting, but I thought it might work as a marker. Though I wonder if it’ll rust……”
“Why not cover it with glass or something?”
“Right……that’s an option, too”
In a normal place, one of our comrades could cast a lighting spell, so we wouldn’t need to go to such lengths, but we can’t exactly ask them to come all the way here just to cast a lighting spell. Well, even if we slip and get hurt, what’s flowing below is a spirit spring. If we calmly wash the wound, scrapes and bruises will be as smooth as a baby’s skin by the next day. It’s not really a big deal, though. ……There was a human presence in the darkness near the exit of the underground passage, and 100-man Commander Becker and I instinctively braced ourselves. Sure enough, there was.
“Kukuku……I’ve been waiting for this”
“You haven’t forgotten about us, have you?”
Who the hell is that? ……I thought, but I recognized the voice immediately.
“The Masturbation Brothers……!”
“Hmph. I’m surprised that Captain Smithson himself would come, but now that you’re back, it goes without saying that the women’s bathhouse will be packed……!”
“I was certain comrades seeking to explore the mysteries of the female form would eventually show up”
They’re rambling on, but basically, they figured they’d be at a disadvantage if they went alone and got in trouble, right? Well, I doubt these guys would feel the least bit guilty, but there’s no doubt that having a superior present would serve as a shield when they do get scolded.
“And so, yours truly, James Lantz”
“Botz Goto, I shall accompany you”
“……Yeah. Fine, I guess”
The benefits of bringing them along are, well, you get the picture. With them included, the five of us open the hidden door at the exit.
Exiting the underground passage leads to the hill behind the women’s bathhouse. That exit is a secret known only to the men. You must never use this route when fleeing. We’d be in trouble if we got crushed by an angry mob of women. Even if the older ladies are said to be magnanimous, that logic doesn’t fly with the younger girls. ……That’s the unspoken understanding, anyway.
“…………”
Standing in front of the exit, arms crossed and looking exasperated, was one woman: Corti, the Silver Dragon. The men froze.
“……Ah, emm, Corti?”
“What did you do to end up out here?”
“How do you know about this place?”
“Did you forget how good a dragon’s hearing is?”
She tracked us down by ear……!? Well, I suppose if you trace the conversations inside the underground passage, they would eventually come from this side.
“All the other dragons besides me have caught on to this hole, you know?”
“What the hell……!”
The baron collapsed, and Lantz and Goto clutched their heads. The secret female promenade is dead. N, No, not yet.
“If the dragons……then that means no one other than the dragons has found out yet!?”
Dragons aren’t very sociable. Well, the Blue Dragons seem to interact with the townspeople to some extent, but it’s unlikely that conversations with them would ever touch on such vulgar topics. In other words, even if they’ve caught on, it might just be that they’ve 「Caught on」 and nothing more. If that’s the case, then…..we’re still safe!
“I wonder if Dianne knows too……”
“A, Anyone else?”
“……That’s about all I’m aware of?”
S, Safe! Safe!
“Alright, Corti. Let’s make a deal. Please don’t tell anyone about this place. Please. Tell everyone else the same. In return, all of us will be your slaves for a day”
“H, Hold on, Smithson!?”
“Captain!?”
100-man Commander Becker and Lantz let out panicked cries, but I ignored them. You’ll just have to put up with it. This is a make-or-break moment for the survival of this underground passage. ……And upon hearing that, Corti looked utterly horrified.
“Aren’t you being a little too desperate……? I mean, even without you peeping, there are plenty of women who’d obey immediately if you just told them to their faces to show their boobs or stick out their butts right now, aren’t there?”
“That’s beside the point, this is an important tradition……the dreams and hopes of the town’s men! Whether or not they’ll be passed down to the next generation……!”
“Yeah, yeah, stop rambling about stuff I don’t get, already! I’m not saying anything, but Dianne asked me to stop the peeping today!”
We’re pushed back into the underground passage. Corti closes the secret door, and as the area goes pitch black, she casually conjures a light orb to illuminate the way while herding us back to the men’s bath.
“Why does this have to happen today of all days……”
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s out of consideration for that girl, Ran, or something”
“……Ah”
Right now, I’ve sent Fiona to the secret hot spring. It would be too harsh to send Princess Ran there too. The sensory illusion in her nose will probably fade while she’s soaking in the sacred spring……. So, that means relaxing right after we get back will have to be in the women’s bath. She’s pretty self-conscious about her surroundings, so she seems a bit reluctant to wear the Saint Gardo-style bathing suit. If she were to take it off to bathe……well, that would be an international incident. No, I don’t think she’d make a big deal out of it herself, but as for Dianne, she wouldn’t be thinking, 「Well, then I might as well let those mischievous guys see it」. At least, not in my case.
“Is it okay starting tomorrow?”
When Lantz boldly asked, Corti shrugged.
“I don’t know. I was only told today and if I were told to keep watch every day, I’d refuse”
“I see……if it’s just today, I guess I can just accept that I picked a bad day”
“It’s a shame, but hey, we’ve got Airi-san, after all”
Is Airi flashing her naked body on the street again? And are you guys masturbating on the street? ……Normally, I’d think it’d be way more serious if a dragon committed such an act of disrespect, but I guess that’s just how this town has become. And then, escorted by Corti through the long underground passage, we emerge into the men’s bathhouse.
“Alright, alright, get in the bath already! You too, come on!”
“Wait, you don’t have to go that far……”
“I’m getting in with you, so just deal with it”
With a thud, the five men were shoved by Corti and plunged into the open-air bath. Finally, Corti quickly stripped off the traditional clothing she was wearing and splashed in after them.
“Did you have that kind of hobby!?”
“It’s not a kink or anything, I’m just a female slave, so I don’t really care. I’ve shown myself to that bald guy over the mountain and the soldiers, so showing it to these guys isn’t much different”
Hmph? Corti wrapped herself around me and shot a sultry glance at the men. Compared to the overwhelming presence of Laila and Sharon, her figure still had a youthful fullness, but it wasn’t the frail kind that failed to feel feminine. It’s the body of a girl on the cusp of adulthood, some might even say this freshness strikes the perfect balance.
“When you say the bald guy over the mountain, you mean Lord Buster!?”
“Damn you, Renfangas Army! To be allowed to gaze at such a beautiful naked body at will! May I masturbate!?”
The Masturbation Brothers were all on their feet.
“No, don’t rub yourself there. Get out of the tub. Rub yourself over there”
『Yes, sir』
The two idiots began masturbating as they moved to the corner of the washing area, following Captain Becker’s orders. The Baron stroked his beard with a look of pure satisfaction, while Old Man Harry, who had been bathing from the start, stared intently at Corti’s breasts with an expression of deep understanding.
“……Is this to rival Airi?”
“Not really? ……I just think that if you want to show off your female slave, this is a more constructive way to do it”
Corti yanks my hand and deliberately presses it against her breasts.
“It feels better for both of us than just watching from a distance, and it gets these guys excited too, don’t you think?”
“……That’s not really what that’s about”
The romance of peeping isn’t about that. Or so I thought. But since I’m here, I don’t hold back, I knead and squeeze Corti’s sassy breasts, deforming them for her to see. Corti smiles happily and lets out a breathy moan, the Baron and the Masturbation Brothers get all worked up, and Old Man Harry nods deeply for no apparent reason.
“Umu”
……It’s not supposed to be like this, but this is this.