Chapter 803: Delusional Carpenter and Jade-Like Skin
Summer will soon be over. Well, in places like Celesta or further south, you won’t need sleeves for over a month yet, but autumn comes early in Polka. And it’s short. If you’re unlucky, snowflakes might start falling in a month. Saying half the year is snowy isn’t an exaggeration. ……That said, there are places even further north in the world, of course. What’s it like north of the Elven Forest? Are there lands where snow falls continuously all year round? Maybe I’ll ask Irina or Christie about it next time. ……Thinking that, I’m back to improving the 「Flying Sexroom」 today. The theme is getting on and off the roof. Ace Knights, cat beasts, dragons……plenty of them can leap right onto the roof with a single jump, but honestly, that feels dangerous. Dragons probably wouldn’t even get hurt falling three meters or so, but Ace Knights and cat beasts would be seriously injured if they fell headfirst. Some might say I worry too much, but sometimes you just feel under the weather. More importantly, what do they climb up there for? To move stuff in and out of the attic. It’s no good if you have to jump up and down to handle important cargo. So, I’m thinking about ways to get up and down. The simplest is a ladder. At three meters high, or four to be safe, it could fit inside the shed at its full length. Simple, sure, but not exactly smart. It’d also be a hassle to set up and take down. Next, I considered a rope ladder. The idea was to hook it under the eaves and let it hang down. That would be compact. But……hanging it from under the eaves creates an overhang. Getting onto the roof itself would require some pretty precarious maneuvering. Considering the goal of moving stuff, that’s a bit of a no-go. Then I thought, what if I started the rope ladder right from the attic entrance? But that assumes someone can jump up onto it first. ……Yeah. The goal is 「A way to get on and off without jumping recklessly」 and for that, a regular ladder is somewhat better.
“Umm……”
I grumbled, looking down at the shed from the second floor of the house. If I just placed it like this, attached to the side of another building, getting over would be easy……no, no. That’s not a solution. Making a ladder that’s as easy to handle as possible is the realistic solution. I know that.
“Since we’ve got the materials and plenty of technicians, I really want to come up with something clever……”
The technicians are Elmo and the others from the blue clan (carpenters), Irina and Christie who can assist with processing using magic, and Grandpa Dan, who’s deeply knowledgeable about metalworking and Afilm’s gimmick weapons. Using timber from the Northern Forest and dragon treasure materials, if I could present them with an idea, I feel like we could create some interesting lifting apparatus. Umm…….
“A cargo basket that ascends and descends via pulleys……umm. As an object, it seems interesting, but……as an accessory for the hut, wouldn’t it be too bulky……? No, if we made telescopic poles and set it up like a tripod……ah, but still. If it ends up more elaborate than a ladder, it defeats the purpose……”
Silk chains, dragon scales, rare metals, cabin lumber. Plus engraving techniques. How to combine them, how to build it. How to use it. This kind of thinking is both challenging and enjoyable. ……But, the folks around me seem to have a slight misunderstanding about me grinning to myself for about two hours while looking down at the cabin from the window.
“Master. If you require anything, please just say the word”
“Eh……no, nothing in particular”
Emma, who suddenly appeared from somewhere and whispered this, looked blatantly disappointed at my response.
“Master, are you frustrated? I’m always available, you know”
“No, let’s not wear the Tetes outfit. You never know who might drop by”
“Muu”
Even Tetes gave me a dissatisfied look.
“Instead of fantasizing about playing around in a place like that, why not just actually do it? Seriously, just do it”
“No, that’s not the kind of fantasy I was having, wait, Gloria, when did you get here!?”
Only when Gloria pointed it out directly did I realize how it actually looked. ……Yes. That is a 「Sexroom」, isn’t it? Seeing a sexroom, it’s only natural to assume its owner is thinking about that sort of thing.
“Can’t find a partner? I could be your partner, if you want?”
“No, well, it’s not like I’m being ignored or anything……I was just thinking about renovating the room, or rather, coming up with new ways to tinker with it”
“You’ve got your eye on that many women, so you should try harder, right? Forget about us long-lived types, but young folks like beastmen and humans need to get laid constantly or they’ll get stressed out. You made them decide to be honest about their desires once, so come on”
“That’s true, but……”
I don’t mean to be lazy or anything. No, but it’s true I haven’t spoken to Azel, Luna, or the others in a few days. The heat from that collar proliferation after the ceremony has died down, so I can’t make excuses anymore.
“……Then maybe I’ll focus on the beast girls today”
“Ooh, sounds good. You’ll let me watch, right?”
“If Gloria-san shows me her naked body too”
“Well, I’m a slave, so I’ll show you my tits and pussy all you want, and you can even cum inside me. Isn’t that just a normal 『You should join in too』 kind of situation, not a bargaining chip?”
“Well, yeah, but it’s not like that……”
Gloria still doesn’t seem to fully grasp the idea that 「Even though she’s a female slave, I think of her as my lover or wife」. Well, to be honest, it’s starting to feel like a concept that’s actually harder to understand now.
So, we’ll go around the cat beast house and the tavern to find today’s partners.
“Alright then, let’s work hard at our insemination job today. Ooh”
“Don’t call it work. I’m the type who does it because sex is fun”
“Eh? That’s a phrase every lover of erotic scrolls would envy!”
Gloria-san, walking arm-in-arm with me, looked incredibly happy. Was it because she genuinely enjoyed seeing and experiencing erotic scenes? She’s just like that at heart, I thought……no.
“Gloria-san, you’ve gotten a lot prettier since a little while ago”
“Eh……really?”
Her skin. ……That’s it.
「A little while ago」—meaning before she started her Polka life—I hadn’t noticed it myself, but I can see it now. Just like Gloria said, the rough life had taken its toll; her skin lacked luster, and her smile had shadows. That’s also where you could sense her unique world-weariness.
Now, her skin has a vibrant, youthful texture, indistinguishable from that of a girl her age. Her hair, which once had a slightly frizzy feel, is now smooth, glossy, and silky to the touch. If this is her true self, it’s no wonder she regretted not polishing herself more.
“Really? Huhuhuhu, well, I know it myself, you know? I still have plenty of shine left in me if I polish myself! Right? When you gain this much confidence in your skin, it actually makes appearing in public more fun”
“Still have room to shine……you’re not exactly that old, are you?”
“Ahaha, well, if I started looking like an old hag, some folks might get mad at me. But living an unhealthy life down back alleys, scraping by with my pussy……you can’t help but feel yourself deteriorating day by day. It just makes you feel old inside, you know? Can’t exactly feel fresh and vibrant, right?”
“Is that how it is?”
“Honestly, being confident in your own health is such a good thing. I’d forgotten”
……Even if you don’t seem to have any issues at first glance, I guess that kind of thing still makes you feel inferior.
“Once you get this shiny and bright, you start wanting to test your performance as a woman too. Between you and me, I’ve been thinking for ages, 「I wish he’d come fuck me already」”
“……I’m sorry”
I muttered a small apology to Gloria, who was playfully feigning death. I couldn’t deny I’d briefly thought, 「Gloria’s probably too busy painting to need to be called out specifically for breeding duty」.
“If you feel bad……how about we get right to the insemination job?”
Gloria whispered. I instinctively glanced around. We were still a bit from the main town street, but it wasn’t exactly deserted. It was a country road with just the right amount of undergrowth on either side for lying down, and nothing to hide them except the sparse trees.
“I’m pregnant too. I’m a female slave you can impregnate. It’s not just kittens and Cosmos flowers……♪”
Gloria-san whispered seductively while stroking her lower abdomen over her loose clothing. While taken aback by the sudden invitation, it was also true that upon closer observation, Gloria was undeniably beautiful. And now she was practically undressing, inviting me to start having sex—how could I not be tempted? I might seem like a fool, still not learning my lesson after the moonlit dance orgy that left me sweating bullets. But faced with a beautiful woman tempting me into broad daylight, no-holds-barred sex, my reason had no defense.
“……If they found out I got pregnant here, the kid would probably turn out rebellious”
“For elves, getting pregnant in the grassy areas around here is pretty common, though?”
“……Oh, right”
So that’s the elf tradition, huh. Well, even if she says the grassy areas around here, it probably means in the forest, not such an open spot like this. Ah, but I did have sex with Irina floating on a lake using magic. It’s not like Irina’s particularly perverted, but I guess elves really are an open-minded race when it comes to that. Thinking about that, I embraced the night idol of Harmonium, whose glow had intensified, and we fell into the grass just a few meters from the road, kissing.