Chapter 777: To the Hot Spring Labyrinth 8
No one had noticed how far Naris had gone. Laurier, Irina, and Marone were all keeping a discreet eye on the men, as they could be dangerous if attacked, but Naris, who was both experienced and a formidable Red Arm fighter, was the last person they expected to make such a careless mistake. Besides, those of us who couldn’t see in the dark, like me and the white elves, couldn’t possibly keep track of everyone else’s movements in the twilight.
“Maybe she got lost in the crowd……or maybe she was kidnapped in the chaos?”
“It would take considerable skill to kidnap Naris by force”
Sharon said that, but it wasn’t impossible. This was a tourist spot. No one checks your identity when you enter or leave. Even if you look like an ordinary old man wearing a robe that matches the others, you could actually be an Ace Knight, or maybe even a Master Knight. That old man Bonaparte was really sudden when I first met him. It’s possible that someone like that could just pop up out of nowhere…….
“Anyway, it’s strange that Laila can’t find her location so quickly”
Dianne pointed out.
“……That’s the thing. I didn’t say anything, but this labyrinth is filled with illusory veils, making it extremely difficult to hear anything”
Laila, still naked, jumps onto the wall and looks around with her arms crossed.
“Are there more magicians involved in the hot spring operation than I thought?”
“Well, what do you think, Laila?”
“……No good. I can’t sense anything suspicious nearby”
Laila closes her eyes and raises her index finger.
“Master. ……May I reveal my dragon form?”
“Eh?”
“I’ll rough up the illusions around here a little. Don’t worry, I’ll return immediately, and no one will know it was us. There will be no real harm done”
“Rough them up……”
“Illusions create abnormal perceptions of specific targets. They make the unusual seem ordinary. They make moving things appear stationary. They make non-existent things seem present. They make things that should be heard inaudible. However, it’s all a matter of perception. If we overwhelm them with the brute force of our perception, such trivial lies won’t hold up. Most of them will disappear”
With that, Laila manifested her pitch-black giant form under the starlight. And then.
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
Suddenly, she roared. It was a rough, heavy, low, and ferocious roar that didn’t sound like the voice of a woman. It suddenly shook the calm labyrinthine bath. ……Tomorrow will be a commotion in the city of Basemaze. As promised, Laila returned to human form immediately after finishing her roar. Most of the female slaves around her were crouching down, covering their ears. …..Well, beastmen and elves have good hearing. To be honest, I thought my eardrums were going to burst, but I managed to survive.
“……So, how was it, Laila?”
When I asked her, Laila looked around, still proudly displaying her beautiful naked body.
“Umm. The illusions are almost all gone. ……Naris is wetting herself”
“No, if we found her, we should go get her”
I mean, of course Naris would be scared. A surprise dragon voice like that.
“This way. ……Master and Dianne, follow me”
Laila led the way from the top of the wall, and we all started moving.
“……This was a wall just now, right?”
“Marone, do you remember?”
“Yes. ……You don’t usually forget the layout of a labyrinth, do you?”
“……I don’t know if it’s usual or not, but I can’t walk here without a map and a route board”
I glance at Dianne to confirm Marone’s remark, and she nods.
“Indeed, there was no path here. I didn’t even notice the aura of an illusion. Well……I was too preoccupied with Andy’s chest”
“……I’m sorry”
I felt like I had to apologize, so I did. That said, I’m still stroking Mira’s butt.
“So, Naris was trying to go to the bathroom or something and stepped into the illusion wall. She couldn’t find her way back because it was dark”
“Maybe she was just curious. Either way, it doesn’t matter”
Anzeros and Irina are behind us. We can’t let Irina get hurt. Well, if I get hurt, everyone will be angry, but Sharon is taking care of me. Actually, Mira and Sharon are sticking to my left and right, letting me stroke their butts. Of course, even though they’re supposed to be guarding me, we’re not wearing any clothes, so we’re still just walking around half-naked and cuddling. If anyone saw me now, they’d definitely think I’m a perverted rich guy. Well, I guess I look like that even during the day. We kept walking for a while, and after turning a few corners, we saw Naris. She was spreading her robe on the ground to dry it, and she was sitting there naked.
“Hey, Naris!”
“……Sniff”
When I waved the hand I had taken off Sharon’s butt, Naris turned her tear-stained face toward me and threw a rock at me.
“Uwaa, what are you doing?”
“What the hell are you doing all of a sudden? You almost gave me a heart attack!”
“It’s your fault for disappearing all of a sudden!”
“I didn’t want to do it either! And if you came to help, don’t show up with your dick out and groping a woman’s ass, you idiot!”
The stones were thrown repeatedly, but Dianne, who was in front, caught them all with a wry smile and tossed them aside.
“If you didn’t want to get lost, you should have called for help”
“I did! Well, sort of……”
Naris stammered as she stood up and pointed at Laila on the wall, then looked behind her.
“……That’s Laila, the dragon from earlier. She’s mostly safe. As long as you don’t harm this old man, that is”
I was confused when she suddenly started speaking in the southern dialect, but Sharon quickly translated for me, sensing my confusion from the way I touched her butt. But old man……Naris, you……. Well, I’m at an age where I’m not sure if I should deny being called an old man anymore, but I don’t want to be called that by someone over 100 years old. ……And then, Naris saw two strangers peeking around the corner, looking this way.
“……Ho, really? You’re not just saying that, right?”
It was dark, so I couldn’t see clearly, but their voices sounded young, or rather, a little childish?
“I’m not lying. You’re so suspicious. ……If you want, can you ask Laila to turn into a dragon again?”
“Ho. What’s going on here?”
“I accidentally stepped into this area and was restrained by these people. They said they can’t let me go because their presence here is a secret. We were arguing, and then that gyaaa happened”
“You just peed and made them leave?”
“What else could I do? I was holding it in!”
While Sharon translated in real time, I chimed in, and Naris threw another rock. Dianne caught it and threw it away.
“So when I said we were acquaintances, this is what happened! I’m like a negotiator or a sacrificial lamb!”
“Ho. If you’re a sacrificial lamb, they won’t settle until they eat you”
“No, seriously, stop! I’ll die just imagining it!”
Well, now that we know Naris’s situation, we can’t just leave without saying hello.
“……We are tourists from Cel……no, from Trot’s Polka. I’m Andy Smithson. I don’t know who you are, but could you please return Naris?”
“Don’t come near me, you lowlife!”
A slightly stricter female voice stops me, different from the childish voice earlier. Scoundrel.
“Ho. I didn’t hear the whole story, woman. ……If you don’t show this man some respect, I’ll have no reason to hold back”
Laila jumps down with surprising speed and points her finger at her. …She’s usually easygoing, but maybe she’s a little angry because someone touched Naris, who she likes quite a bit.
“Ku……don’t come any closer!”
A figure jumps out and swings a sword, trying to chase Laila away. Laila casually catches the sword and stops it, then shows the woman a fireball with her free hand as she tries to swing the sword again.
“Want to get a little burned?”
“Wait, Laila. It’s okay”
I try to step in to mediate, but I notice that the opponent looks at me with fear in her eyes. ……Oh, right. I’m naked. And I’m in a state of combat readiness in a paradise of naked female slaves. Unless she’s a very experienced woman, she probably doesn’t feel comfortable being approached like this.
“Laila. Step back and get our clothes out. We’ll talk after that”
All the clothes that Anzeros had collected in the dungeon were brought by Laila using her illusion technique. Everyone put them on. I forced my erect penis into my pants.
“……Maybe you should take it out”
“I can’t do that in front of them”
Anzeros saw my erect penis and made a suggestion, but I shook my head. After all, ejaculating in front of people is more than just a breach of etiquette. Taking a breath, I turn to the two figures in the shadows of the wall, now identified as the mysterious female knight and the girl.
“Well, I’ve introduced myself. Now it’s your turn”
Following the flow, I bring Sharon with me and speak through the interpreter. It’s roundabout, but there’s no other way.
“Are you the representative of this group?”
“…Well, sort of”
At the knight’s prompt, I looked at Irina and Dianne, but they both gestured for me to speak, so I did. The knight sighed softly, and just as the girl next to her was about to speak, she raised her voice to cover her.
“Um, I……”
“Hold your tongue! Bow your head! Do you know who this is? This is Her Highness Ran Bluelight, the third princess of the Saint Gardo Kingdom!”
“……Eh, ah, really?”
In response to the passionate speech, I, who was half a beat behind due to the interpreter, reacted indifferently.
“You! What is that disrespectful attitude?”
The female knight drew her sword.
“Stop, stop. Do you want to die?”
“Let go! When did you get behind me?”
Naris had the female knight in a headlock, and she looked very surprised. ……Even though she was restrained, it seemed like Naris hadn’t realized her true strength at all. I kind of had a feeling that might be the case.