Who would have thought at this age I’d get my bottom smacked? Because I couldn’t protect myself with aura, worried that something might happen to Presia’s palm if she were to hit me, I had to endure the pain in full.
Even though I couldn’t lower my pants to check, my bottom, which had been thoroughly struck, was surely bright red by now. Even as I sit right now, my bottom tingles, so I’m lying face down.
“So… this cat… no, who is this woman, senior?”
After the commotion ended, Luna, who had just barely escaped from Tokki, asked. For her, it was understandably bewildering to be rudely awakened, have her head stepped on and grabbed, and to not understand what was happening.
“Uh… an old boss I was friendly with.”
“Boss?”
“I told you before how I left assassination work to attend the Academy for a while, right? Back then, I lacked money, so I did some part-time jobs.”
Thinking about it now, I even met Presia for the first time thanks to a part-time job flyer I found through Meow. If Meow is Presia, then did she intend to hire me from the beginning?
Presia, seemingly satisfied with thoroughly spanking my bottom, curled up on my back in the form of a cat and lay down beside me. Perhaps due to using a lot of focus and mana while tracking me through space teleportation, she had already fallen asleep.
Frankly, the pain in my bottom won’t subside until morning. There’s no need to wake the peacefully sleeping Presia, so I’ll just sleep like this lying face down.
“…Is this kid your boss?”
Luna, she’s two years older than you. Though she might appear younger than Presia because of her height, Presia is undeniably the older sister.
As I slightly raised my head to look at Luna, I noticed Bear and Tokki nestled in her arms. Unlike the large figure that had previously grabbed me and Luna, Bear and Tokki had returned to their small forms as I remembered them from three years ago.
Bear and Tokki, seeing Presia resting on my back, tried to perch on my head. Luna couldn’t bear to let them stay, so she took only the two away, though Presia she couldn’t dare disturb. Even as Bear and Tokki attempted to resist, unwilling to leave me after such a long absence, they immediately calmed down upon hearing Luna’s plea not to disturb my injury. Knowing the sore area is my bottom is somewhat embarrassing.
“Since she’s two years older, don’t be too disrespectful like you do with Lindy.”
Concerned that Luna might similarly irritate Presia like she does Lindy by teasing her, I issued a warning.
As Lindy is somewhat of a perverted lesbian, it’s not bad for Luna to remain cautious. But with Presia, there’s no need to act this way.
“…Two years older and she’s an aunt already, isn’t she.”
However, Luna softly muttered through her pouted lips. Due to Presia’s slumber, it was fortunate for her as “aunt” is practically a forbidden term to use for any woman. Men like myself would know even this much.
“If you count that way, then I’m an aunt too?”
“O-of course not, senior is an exception! How can senior be an aunt?”
“Hmm, you’d be an aunt too if you were two years older…”
“H-Have I ever said that? Senior must have misunderstood!”
Just moments ago she was making exceptions, but now claiming she never said anything shows her acting skills are nowhere near proficient like mine. For a truly great assassin, one must learn to act well. Luna clearly hadn’t reached that level yet.
“Ah, good night!”
Luna abruptly interrupted me, quickly covered herself with a blanket, and lied down, seemingly stopping me from saying more. However, as she clutched Bear and Tokki tightly in her embrace, it seemed she quite liked them. Naturally, since they have doll-like bodies, Bear and Tokki are undoubtedly adorable.
Eventually, I carefully adjusted myself into the most comfortable position so as not to wake Presia and soon drifted into sleep.
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*
— …you’ve been dodging, but will this be okay?
I awoke early in the morning in a nearby city and immediately visited the information shop. I reported the general situation to Lindy via a communication crystal ball; about defeating a demon aside, I also informed her of reuniting with Presia. Lindy, upon hearing that I’d met Presia again, expressed her concern.
“Honestly, I’m a bit embarrassed, but now, even if I want to part ways, it’s not easy to do so.”
Though it was due to my hesitation, somehow I now feel a bit at ease.
Thinking of how she relieved me of the guilt I carried for the past three years.
But the lingering feeling of guilt persists. Was it right to involve her in this danger? She’s now inevitably tied to the quest of hunting the Demon King with me. There will be no comfortable beds, only plenty of dangerous situations ahead.
Presia, unaware of the future ahead, sat happily leaning on my chest, holding my arm around her body, beaming with joy. Or perhaps, she already knows.
“…”
Luna, trying to separate Presia from me, struggled but was quickly blocked by Bear and Tokki, preventing her from any real action.
As a result, Luna gave up trying to pull Presia away and instead chose to glare at her from behind me.
With Presia clinging in front and Luna dangling behind, Lindy, observing the scene through the crystal ball, looked puzzled.
Especially from the position of a perverted lesbian like Lindy, my situation must be highly enviable. Although, in truth, as I am male inside this body, the moment is not unpleasant. Still, I can’t openly show pleasure, so I kept an indifferent expression.
“Ah! By the way, I’ve finished something Alicia asked me to do.”
In the midst of this, Presia suddenly spoke to me while I was talking to Lindy.
“Huh? Something I asked for?”
Confused by her words, I remained silent momentarily, then Presia lifted her head to explain.
“About the releasing magic we talked about. What Alicia asked for…”
Ah yes, before recalling my previous life, I recalled asking Presia to remove the master-slave mark that I still bore, though as I’ve since awakened to the true power of the hero, it’s no longer needed.
“Ah, that thing. By the way…”
“Umm…”
I was about to explain this to Presia when a small m*an came from Luna, who was busy staring down Presia. However, Luna continues to glare at Presia, who blatantly ignores the sound.
“…Ah!”
Then it hit me.
Though I’ve freed myself from the binding of the master-slave mark through the hero’s power, poor Luna is still bound by the assassin guild. Because of the mark engraved on her, even the assassin guild couldn’t detect or assist her, so I’ve simply been giving her opportunities to fulfill her assassination tasks day after day.
But if Presia now has the ability to cancel the mark magic, this changes everything.
“Luna! Take off your clothes for a moment!”
After gently placing Presia down in front of me, I jumped up and turned to Luna still hanging on my back, shouting.
The master-slave mark is a magic that binds its target, so there must be a trace left somewhere on the body. Luna is no exception, and her body is marked.
If I show Presia the mark engraved on Luna’s body, she will surely be able to deactivate it. Once Lindy’s magic cancels the mark and we obtain information about the assassin guild she belongs to, we could take them down and free her entirely.
An opportunity to finally resolve Luna’s situation has emerged. Thinking of rescuing Luna, who endured hardships like my former self, I was excited to urge her on.
But Luna, still unaware what Presia’s “deactivation magic” referred to, hesitated.
Seeing her hesitation made me restless, so I directly grabbed the edge of her clothes and started to lift them. Luna’s mark was located somewhere easier to access than my own, which was on my lower abdomen.
Luna’s mark was surely near the upper stomach, close to the chest…
“S-senpai! Just a moment…! I’m not mentally prepared…! Moreover, this is in front of others…!”
“Just stay still for a moment. It’ll be quick.”
But Luna resisted with every ounce of strength, gripping my hand as I tried to lift her clothing.
“No, it’s not for my own good, but something that will benefit you.”
Although I was not trying to erase my vanished mark, but to free Luna from her binding, why was her face blushing crimson as she resisted with all her might?
Still, how strong could Luna’s resistance be against me, a Sword Master? Being merely an assassin, she eventually couldn’t keep up the resistance. Slowly, under her utmost effort, my hand began to lift her top.
“S-since senior insists this much…”
Finally, Luna seemed to understand my intentions for her own good, and the strength in her hands holding mine began to weaken. Thanks to that, my hand managed to lift the upper garment over her head…
“Foolish Alicia!”
SLAP!
“?!?”
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