Chapter 502: Fort Life 1
The fort’s dormitories were reasonably spacious, but they were not large enough to accommodate a hundred people and there were not many rooms. It was inevitable that several people would occupy each room. The room where we had slept together in an emergency during our previous stay had already been used as a storage room. I can’t blame them for that, though, because of the drafts. So, the focus was going to be on how I was going to be treated among the new tenants.
“Ho. You’ll be sharing a room with me and Maia, won’t you?”
“We don’t live like normal people”
There were no valid objections to the two dragons’ proposal and they decided to proceed as they were. The four gauntlet knights would then have one room. One room for Aurora and Anzeros, Luna and Apple. One room for three with Dianne, Hilda and Neia. The men consisted of Goto and Boyd in one room, Lantz and Keiron and 100-man commander Becker in one room. There will be a few rooms left over, but they are to be used as guest rooms, in case we have visitors from the outside.
“I guess I should really be in the room with Keiron and the others……”
“Hold on, 10-man captain Smithson. That would be very awkward for us and the girls”
Lantz said with a theatrical pause and Keiron and 100-man special commander Becker nodded.
“You go to the girls’ rooms every night, don’t you? You’re not just going to play one game, you’re going to play ten, aren’t you?”
“How am I supposed to look at you when you come back smelling all kinds of things afterwards?”
“I’m not in Polka. The actual mission is about to start, so I don’t plan on going that far”
“Shouldn’t we be doing it!?”
For some reason, Lantz was upset. Goto stands up quickly and lines up with Lantz.
“We’re not afraid of you! Don’t be shy! Go ahead and do what you want here or there!”
“This is supposed to be a bastion of freedom! We’re here to observe!”
“So don’t bother trying to make us look good. We want you to bring out the best in the girls”
“I don’t care if it’s just me talking, how can you say that when almost all the girls are here too, you guys……”
For some reason, the masturbation brothers paused in their jackin’ and seemed to be good at it.
“Laughable”
“You’re the one walking around with an erotic paradise that can’t be ignored. All we have to do is watch. We just look and then we cum”
The masturbators are invincible, despite getting mostly white eyes from the girls (some of them are even a little embarrassed). It’s funny that I should be worried about this, but I wonder if these guys are really okay with that. I know it sounds crazy, but are these guys sure they’re doing the right thing?
“I know what Lantz and his friends say is extreme. But honestly……I don’t care if they’re trying to fix it now”
Keiron shrugged. And then 100-man commander Becker summed up the situation.
“Just keep them separated. No one’s going to benefit from you being forced to sit over here”
“……Well, that’s true”
I don’t think it’s good to be understood too much, though.
“Okay. Master, we’ll be in the Renfangas Room tonight♪”
“No, let’s be a little more restrained, Tetes-chan. I’ve been preaching the importance of modesty all this time!?”
“Ya, but look, I think this is within the range of common sense, right? It’s not like I’m exposing anything at all♪”
“T, To begin with. I also think that the real advantage of Tetes is not aristocracy, but youth and aggressiveness”
“I agree. Besides, I have a feeling we’re going to get along just fine as a foursome”
“W, Wait a minute! Please count me in the bill with this mess!?”
The rest of the team looks at the gauntlet group, who are as funny as ever, with a smirk. Meanwhile, Laila, who had won a seat in the same room as me, held my shoulder and whispered in her ear.
“Of course, if you don’t want to go all the way out and crawl in the night, we’ll keep you company all night too, right?”
“That’s not a bad idea……”
“It’s also fun to keep things close at hand. I and Maia were captured to be your night mates♪”
Laila leaves her bewitching breath in her ear and slips away. Although she pretends to be casual, I feel like she really wants to be my partner.
“L, Lantz and the others are left aside……well, I think Andy should do as he pleases”
“I guess it’s extraterritorial inside this fort, right?”
“Th, That……now that you’re here, I’ll do my best”
“N”
The old-timers, especially Anzeros, have no objection to being night-crawled, or rather, they turn their expectations toward us. The fact that Lantz´s group are expecting it even more makes it hard to reply honestly, 「Well then……」.
“But I can’t say that I’m surprised at them. For now, let’s start with dinner preparations. ……That reminds me, there should be one blue dragon in the rotation”
Dianne looks around. She is not in the fort. I looked at Laila to see what was going on and she pointed up with her thumb.
“She’ll be here soon”
“?”
From above? Just as I looked up, the flapping wings of a blue dragon floated up from behind the wall behind her.
“Mother”
Maia murmurs. I couldn’t make out the dragon body, but it looked like Maia’s mother, Asti. In the claws of each of her paws was a dead animal, possibly a demon or something.
“……Oh, there you are”
Then, she throws the corpses into the open space inside the fort, landing gracefully from several tens of meters in the air. Her body was not naked, but she was only wrapped in a piece of roughly wrapped cloth, which made it hard to believe that she had a child of my age.
“You guys……let Asti go hunting?”
When I stared at the men, they all hurriedly smiled amiably.
“I, I guess it can’t be helped. After all, I want to eat meat that isn’t salted or smoked!”
“It’s a lot of work to carry the meat, and……it’s faster than we can do it”
“A, And Boyd and I still have some carpentry work to do. We have to prioritize it over hunting”
“Yeah, well, you know, Smithson, we’re doing a pretty rough job of having the dragons take turns guarding the fort and you know what? You don’t have to make such a big deal out of it just because I asked for a little help in securing food”
Even 100-man commander Becker went to the defense. But before I could say anything, Dian,e let out an exaggerated sigh.
“Don’t ask for a favor that will make the security weak. Don’t just think about slacking off when it could be training”
“N, No, but, you see, the area where the demons and animals are located is a bit far away”
“A soldier’s job is ninety percent walking and running. And the remaining ten percent killing and paperwork. It’s a perfect fit”
“Ugh……”
“Starting tomorrow, we’re going to start training you for more than just exploring. Especially you, Becker. I don’t want you to have rusty instincts when the time comes”
“……Y, You can’t be serious”
“I’m going to train you myself. It’s been a while, but you’ll be able to get me to do some serious work, won’t you?”
“Hiiiiii!?”
100-man special commander Becker looks seriously frightened. Even though he and Lord Bonaparte really fought each other…how much trauma has been imprinted by Dianne.
“Ho, why don’t we cut the meat of that beast instead? It’s almost night. We’re fine, but it’s hard for those without night vision to cook and eat”
“Ah, leave the butchering to me”
“I will help you, too”
The men are in a daze while Anzeros and Aurora, as well as Apple, Hilda and Luna, are actively dismantling the beast and preparing it for cooking.
“……I thought you guys asked for it because you wanted to eat it”
“No, but you know what?”
“……It’s nice to see a woman cooking……good”
“I haven’t seen it recently”
Even Boyd, who had been silent until now, looked deeply moved. No, but we’re still dismantling the beast. Luna is strangely accustomed to skinning the fur with her hands, Anzeros is swinging the knife in all directions and separating each joint and Apple, who seems determined, is trying to pull something out by sticking her hand into the motus……I’m not sure how to describe it, but it’s not the kind of sweet atmosphere that the term 「Woman cooking」 conjures up.
“When Boyd and Goto do it, they gut the guts out, stick a stick through them, and roast them whole”
“That’s the easiest thing for us to do”
“It’s good because you can eat it”
……What can I say, of course, Grand Knight Lister cooks them too.
“Uwaa, the blood hasn’t drained out yet”
“Gyawaa!? Where are you spraying your blood, Anzeros-san!? On the wall there is my mascot, my masterpiece!”
“……Sorry about that”
Naris’s scribble on the inner wall of the fort……no, blood flew on the mural and it looks like a fat cat is dripping tears of blood and vomiting blood.
“Ugugu……t, the liver won’t come out……”
“Oh dear. You have to remove the abdomen properly to get it out cleanly☆”
“I know……but can you remove it? It’s not easy with such a thick rib”
“Leave it to Hilda-sensei☆ The magic of surgery☆”
“Waa, I broke it off with my hand”
“Cutting ribs is one of the basics of medical magic. The normal race would do it with a saw, but it takes a lot of time and effort……however, my sister’s handwork is superb”
“Huhuh, I need to show you what a doctor is like once in a while”
“”I think my sister has been working too hard as a doctor lately……
“Yes liver. ……That’s what I expected, right? That’s right?”
“……Y, Yes. Maybe it’s too obvious after what I said earlier, but……”
For some reason, Apple, Hilda-san and Dianne-san were talking whispering to each other with guts in their hands. Yeah. It’s not such a cute sight after all. Absolutely.