Chapter 982: The Second Holy Beast Festival 3
We were in the middle of an open meadow near the Labyrinth. It was right next to Labyrinth Village, and here and there we could see elves practicing martial arts or playing musical instruments for fun. Compared to the last time I’d seen it, the log fence around Labyrinth Village, designed to keep monsters out, had been significantly expanded, and there were plenty of tent-like structures set up to shelter people from light rain. Perhaps this was a lesson learned from the last Holy Beast Festival, when too many people gathered and they couldn’t adequately provide lodging. They could have prepared proper houses, but that would have been a massive undertaking and would have damaged the grassland. Plus, once the crowds left, someone would have to keep maintaining the houses or they’d fall into disrepair quickly. All things considered, tents, which can be left as they are on the grassland when not needed, are probably more convenient. Ignoring the 「Perfectly Deceptive Illusion」, an illusion that can even respond (or at least gives the illusion of doing so), left behind there, Breakcore, Charlotte, and I set off together to stroll around the area. Since we’re scouting locations to see where we might get up to some mischief, I’m inwardly brimming with excitement and a sense of transgression, but on the surface, I put on a needlessly nonchalant facade.
“It doesn’t look like Diel will be suffering from a lack of equipment this time”
“Preparations for the event are moving along. Apparently, they’re placing even more emphasis on safety for the Labyrinth Challenge this time. Like, setting up lighting magic throughout the entire area in advance”
“Won’t that just turn it into a full-fledged tourist attraction……?”
“Isn’t that fine? Just like you and Naris last time, the people who participate in this festival in the first place aren’t here to train in the labyrinth”
“Well, I guess you’re right”
So it’s shifting completely to just for fun, rather than a time trial for skilled fighters. Well, the dungeon is pretty much the only thing that sets this place apart from the rest, so I guess they can’t very well not make it the main attraction. As I walked along, Breakcore started stripping off her clothes with a swish-swish sound.
“H, Hey!”
“No one’s going to see me anyway. This kind of thing is exciting and fun, isn’t it?”
“……That’s more Sharon and Laila’s territory, though”
“It’s sad that you won’t let me do the kind of play those girls are capable of”
Man, those two have some pretty kinky tendencies……not that I’m specifically encouraging them to do it, mind you. But from Breakcore’s perspective, she seems to wonder if there’s any reason I shouldn’t let her engage in the same kind of play I subject the female slaves of 「Ordinary Races」, including dragons to. ……Well, she’s so invincible that if I didn’t show any disgust, she’d probably try to carve off her own flesh right in front of me, grill it, and serve it up as barbecue.
“Actually, I’d love for you to try out all kinds of kinks on me. No matter how embarrassing the act or how painful and agonizing the game, I’d gladly go along with it as many times as you like”
“It seems there’s a misunderstanding here, but I’m not really into that sort of hobby where I break girls down for fun. It’s just that girls like Sharon get a thrill out of throwing away their dignity and providing sexual services to men of their own accord”
“So it’s not fun for you? If that’s the case, you should just say so”
“……It’s a little fun”
“Oh, really? Well, that’s fine then. I’ll do anything for your little bit of fun”
She smoothly stripped down to her thong, boldly exposing her voluptuous body, rivaling that of Sharon or Laila, right in the center of Labyrinth Village. Then, turning to face me, she provocatively wiggled her hips and squeezed her breasts.
“Huhu. I’m not used to this, but is this how women seduce men outside the forest?”
“Well, I’d say a woman doing that on the street is a bit much……”
Wait, actually, there are. There definitely are. The blue dragons and the cat beast colony, for example, when they want to get me in the mood, they’ll nonchalantly strip naked and tease me right out in the open on the street. Probably, if I just hinted at it a little, the female dragons at Crystal Palace would happily wriggle seductively for me too, and I get the feeling the prostitutes at Cosmos Main Store and the maids from the Maid Corps would be willing to do it as an option, as long as it doesn’t cross the line into a crime.
……Come to think of it, a provocative dance completely naked on the street isn’t really as extreme a fantasy as people make it out to be……is it? No, I’ve totally lost my mind. There’s no way that’s true.
“W, Wait, am I……supposed to do that too……?”
Charlotte muttered, her face flushing all the way to her ears, and when she felt my gaze, she let out a 「Hiu」 and looked away. Since she wasn’t wearing a blindfold today, she seemed extra sensitive to my gaze.
“No, I’m not forcing you to do it……”
“Since you’re a female slave too, you should give it a try. I’m fundamentally neither human nor elf to begin with, so I have no sense of shame. I think Andy would be happier if you did it”
“Breakcore……”
Did you go out of your way to do this even though you understood that a sense of shame is the whole point of that kind of play? ……Could it be to drag Charlotte into it? Well, even so, I’m naturally drawn to the beauty of a naked Breakcore body, and deliberately gazing at it amidst the hustle and bustle of elves frantically preparing for the festival stirs a strange sense of conquest. And to be honest, the idea of defiling that body right here and now is incredibly alluring. ……The thrill of adding Charlotte, a complete novice, to such a blasphemous, lewd game. Whether Charlotte can’t bring herself to go along and just watches from the sidelines, or even if she shows just a little courage and strips to join in, the fun definitely increases. The abyss of sexuality contained within the term female slave. Using Breakcore to pique her interest, even just a little. It really feels like training. Both Breakcore and Charlotte.
“……N, Nobody……should be able to see……me……”
And then, facing Breakcore’s naked body, which seemed to float above the scenery right before her eyes, Charlotte glanced around at the male elves standing nearby, all showing no reaction. ……She mustered up the courage she didn’t really need to show.
“……!”
She lowered her face, her neck, not just her ears, flushing bright red. Even so, glancing furtively at me standing beside her, she did it for my sake. ……Right there on the streets of the Labyrinth Village she’d grown so familiar with over the past several months, surrounded by elves who were likely acquaintances striding about. She began to take off her clothes.
“Haa……haa……”
With such faltering, trembling movements that even I, watching her, could feel my heart racing in response. Though not particularly voluptuous, she slowly bared her soft, artistic elven skin, polished by the spirit spring, with a swish, swish. Occasionally glancing at Breakcore, glancing at me, she let out a soft groan as if to convince herself that since she’d already started undressing, there was no turning back. As always, her skin trembled repeatedly at the presence of the men who remained completely oblivious to the outrageous humiliation unfolding right before their eyes. She stripped off the clothes she was wearing and tossed them aside, slowly pulled down her panties, and exposed her genitals. Eventually, trembling violently, she crouched down.
“Charlotte!?”
“W, Wait, please wait……it, it’s just a little more……”
Her breathing grew even heavier, her blush spreading across her entire body, as she slowly……stood up.
Christie, Irina, and Diel walked right past her without noticing.
“Aha……ha……♪”
Charlotte laughed as if she’d let it slip due to sheer nervousness, then let her panties slip from her hand, completing her streaking.