Chapter 226

226th Episode

They say effort requires talent too.

226 ? Effort Requires Talent #3

“Hassan, your body is getting stronger lately.”

Luna, straddling me, caressed my shoulders and arms with her palms.

I’ve always been proud of my sturdy physique, but lately, after life-and-d*ath battles and grueling training, my body fat has reached an all-time low.

Sometimes, when I look in the mirror, I’m surprised by how sharply defined my body has become.

Swoosh, swoosh…

Luna examined my body with curiosity, caressing my bulging arms.

The gentle touch of her fingers tickled slightly, and the pleasant scent coming from Luna’s body resting on me made me somewhat dazed.

Without realizing it, I gently stroked Luna’s waist.

As I ran my fingers along her straight back, a small m*an “Ah-” escaped Luna’s lips close to my face.

As a result, my erection seemed ready to tear through my pants. Surely Luna must have noticed, being seated on top of me.

Slurp…

Finally, Luna slowly crawled down and began untying the knot of my pants.

Though we didn’t exchange words, I understood what Luna intended to do.

My heart began pounding, and heat spread across my face like an intoxicated person.

“Hassan’s… it’s grown bigger. It seems different every time I see it…”

Thanks to my lowered pants and underwear, my heated erection was exposed to the shack’s air.

The sensation of my hot member meeting the cool summer night air was quite strange.

The feeling of fingers wrapping around it was something I still couldn’t get used to. The sensation of someone else’s touch.

“Haa- Slurp.”

Luna soon stuck out her tongue and slid it from the base to the tip of my shaft.

It felt as if my entire body was swept by her tongue from bottom to top, making my neck shiver.

Did I teach her this?

No, I don’t think I did.

Slurp, slurp…

Luna continued licking my shaft with her tongue. Her movements reminded me of a hungry person licking candy or ice cream.

“Haah, how about that? Does it feel good?”

Today’s Luna seemed unusually proactive.

I wondered what was going on, then realized it had been about a month since Luna went through her lunar cycle. Could her increased libido be due to being near ovulation?

Of course, personally, I wouldn’t mind if she used her mouth to extract a shot of pleasure.

Slurp…

Finally, the head of my shaft began slowly entering Luna’s rounded lips.

“Uup…”

Luna’s small mouth soon engulfed about half of my shaft.

She probably stopped to avoid hitting her throat if it went deeper.

Though it was somewhat frustrating, the warm and moist sensation surrounding me made me feel that anything was fine.

Slurp, slurp…

Luna knelt before me, actively moving her tongue and lips.

As I watched her pink hair sparkle in the moonlight streaming through the window, I thought it would feel great to touch her bouncing, round br*asts.

So I slowly reached out and cupped one of Luna’s br*asts in my hand…

“Unn…”

Luna seemed quite sensitive, making a pleased sound.

As I continued to fondle her breast, she loosened the jewelry around her neck and shoulders, revealing her bare chest.

Squish, soft…

I caressed Luna’s breast and the increasingly stiff n*pple.

“Unn… Hmm… Slurp…”

Luna’s reactions while engulfing my shaft with occasional moans were great.

The sensation of massaging her soft breast and n*pple while having my member sucked was honestly better than any heaven I could imagine.

Though I was somewhat tired from recent tough trainings, thinking about achieving Gold Tier to properly unite with Luna renewed my enthusiasm.

“Slurp… Hmm…”

Luna, making my shaft glisten with her saliva, continued working on it.

Perhaps her jaw was aching or it was tiring her head, so she momentarily withdrew and held the front of my member in her hand.

Swoosh, swoosh…

The smooth motion of her hand sliding along my shaft, lubricated by my pre-c*m and her saliva, was gentle.

As Luna continued, she even rotated her fingers around the glans as if trying to unscrew a cork.

“Ah…”

The intense pleasure concentrated on my engorged glans made my back arch unconsciously, and embarrassing noises escaped from my mouth.

“Hassan, does it feel good…?”

Luna even enjoyed observing my reactions, continuing to ask embarrassing questions.

Her half-lidded eyes and slightly raised corners of her mouth clearly showed she was deriving some sadistic pleasure from teasing me.

“Show me your face when you come, Hassan.”

Truly, the daughter of the goddess of night.

Luna is cute during the day and seductive at night—this phrase perfectly suits her.

As my head continuously stimulated, I couldn’t help but feel the urge to climax increasing rapidly.

“Ugh…”

Then I came.

My shaft twitched like never before, ejaculating semen everywhere.

With my enhanced stamina recently, the amount and force of my ej*culation was considerable. Luna’s hands, face, and br*asts were all covered in my semen.

“Hassan, you came a lot. I liked your face too.”

Luna simply smiled at the sight, her white teeth and slight overbite looking somewhat sharp.

What kind of face did I make while cumming? Though I usually don’t care about expressions, hearing Luna’s words made the back of my neck feel somewhat itchy.

“Still so hard after that…”

Luna taking my shaft into her mouth again after I just came made me feel both pleased and somewhat embarrassed and awkward.

It felt like I was being one-sidedly milked.

Did Antiope and Hippolyte feel this kind of embarrassment when they were one-sidedly touched by me?

Thinking about how improper my actions were with them while feeling this awkwardness with Luna made me feel even more guilty.

“This must be really painful entering the womb… Slurp… Hmm.”

Luna continued licking my shaft with her tongue as if it was something precious.

Because of that, even though I had already come once, I felt the urge to c*m again strongly.

So I placed my hand on Luna’s head and slowly guided it down. Luna’s neck, chin, and tongue moved in sync.

I slowly reclined and lay down.

I wish every day could be like today.

Let me c*m again in Luna’s mouth.

Just as I was slowly heating up again for another climax…

Jingle, jingle…

The small bell hanging by the entrance to the cabin’s little garden fence rang. Both Luna and I stopped what we were doing and hastily put our clothes back on.

“Who could it be?”

I wondered who would visit at this late hour.

I thought it might be Paranoi, but she usually just breaks in as she pleases, so it must be someone else.

Could it be Hippolyte then?

Is she here for another game of Holorable?

As I wondered these things, I tidied myself up and finished dressing.

Peeking out the window, I saw someone standing in front of the yard, hiding their body under something like an ash-gray robe.

The first thing I checked was their build and weapon status.

The build was shorter than me by about a head, typical for people in this world. I couldn’t see their weapons due to the robe, but they didn’t seem like an open brigand with a sword or cudgel.

Still, they could be hiding a dagger inside their cloak, so I kept a wary eye as Luna, who was looking out the window with me, asked:

“Who is it? Considering the build, it’s probably not Hippolyte or Paranoi. A visitor?”

“I don’t know.”

At that moment, the unknown visitor reached out again and jingled the little bell at the entrance.

“Hassan, I think I should go check.”

Luna also wiped her mouth and face with a cloth and neatly dressed herself. It took her some time to properly secure her clothing with all the jewelry.

By the time she finished dressing, the visitor outside rang the bell again. Whoever it was didn’t seem very patient.

When Luna was finally dressed, I opened the cabin door and stepped outside, not forgetting to grab a club in case of any unforeseen incidents.

Considering how our faces have been in the papers lately, it’s possible that some crazy psychopaths might target us or stalk us.

“Uh…!”

However, the face under the robe that greeted me was someone entirely unexpected—it made my vision spin.

A robber would have been less shocking.

“Elpride-.”

“You’re Hassan, right? What are you doing here…?”

“And what are you doing here?”

Wasn’t Elpride supposed to have entered the Abyss with the party?

My mind felt like it had plunged into the Abyss.

*

Swoosh, swoosh…

Elpride, upon entering the cabin and removing her robe, quickly looked around.

She inspected the cluttered first floor workshop filled with various gadgets for quite some time, then apparently noticed a spider peeking out between two jars.

Keng Keng!

Did Keng Keng sense the presence of a strange visitor and poke his head out?

Keng Keng, the final sentry guarding Luna’s cabin, appeared ready to reject this strange guest, shaking his bottom from side to side.

He was in a posture similar to when cats crouch before pouncing on prey.

“Such a cute spider. The color is pretty too. A wolf spider?”

However, Elpride didn’t seem to care about that as she extended her palm toward Keng Keng. Keng Keng, as if waiting for it, immediately climbed onto Elpride’s palm.

Neowm.

“Interesting sound. What a smart one.”

Keng Keng kid, there’s an intruder in the house and you’re making that sound? Or are you trying to lull the opponent into letting you bite her finger?

I watched tensely, but Keng Keng, whose back was being scratched by Elpride’s slender fingers, seemed very pleased and jumped back into the jar again.

Spiders can’t be trusted after all.

“Didn’t expect a visitor, so it might be a bit messy.”

Just then, Luna appeared at the door and used her foot to gather jars and various materials into one corner.

That made enough space for about three people to sit.

“You can sit down!”

At Luna’s invitation, Elpride, glancing around the room, shook her head slightly.

“No, there’s no need to sit down. Luna, right? I have something to say to you.”

“What do you have to say to Luna?”

In the cramped first floor workshop, leaning against a wall with my arms crossed, I couldn’t help but ask that question.

Elpride coming to see Luna this late at night…

Luna and Elpride.

Honestly, I thought they were unrelated and had no connection.

I couldn’t quite believe that Elpride was in this cabin which was becoming a small but growing nest for me and Luna.

Is this really happening?

Swoosh.

Elpride, ignoring my question about what she had to say to Luna, just glanced at me.

Then she deliberately turned her head away to face Luna, clearly meaning “I didn’t say anything to you.”

“Do you have something to say to me? What is it?”

Drrrlk.

Luna, sitting on a small jar, looked up at Elpride who said:

“Before that, this cabin has quite a nice atmosphere. It must be your home, right? It’s impressive.”

“So you do have an eye for these things!”

“Looks like there’s a shower facility too. Having a shower facility, that’s high-class and great.”

“Hotan recently hunted a thief’s guild, right? Thanks to that, we could bring in sewage facilities cheaply!”

Luna apparently wanted to show off her house since Elpride was complimenting it.

I knew Luna had a tendency to ramble endlessly.

Even though they once fought each other and competed for the same reward, she was handling it quite cleanly.

They were casually conversing, and watching them from the middle made my chest tighten with an uneasy sensation.

It reminded me of that story about a friend encountering an ex-girlfriend while holding hands with a current girlfriend.

Though the situation is somewhat different, compared to that story, this might be an even worse situation.

“Having personal hygiene facilities in the house, what a nice house. Compact yet pleasant. Can I take a look around? I’d like to wash my hands too.”

“Sure, you can look around.”

With Luna’s permission, Elpride moved to the outdoor shower booth connected to the first floor workshop.

There were nothing particularly special there, just a water faucet and ordinary sights.

“Hey, two toothbrushes-. Interesting. Very interesting. There’s a second floor too? A two-story cabin, how quaint. Can I see the second floor?”

Swoosh.

Elpride, who presumably got ready to tell some big story, headed upstairs like she was visiting a friend’s house.

I followed her upstairs, concerned she might steal something from Luna’s house or set it on fire if it didn’t meet her liking.

However, Elpride was unexpectedly well-behaved upstairs.

She simply glanced around, looked out the partially open window, or stared at the deer-hide blanket spread on the floor.

“Hmm, there are two pillows. Is someone living with you? If I remember correctly, Luna, you’re supposed to be a female adventurer who took a vow of chastity…”

Elpride’s eyes were fixed on some strange stains on the floor. Luna hastily covered it with her foot.

“There, there, sometimes a nymph friend comes over to visit. You’ve seen nymphs, right? That one with orange mushrooms-like round head last time.”

“Oh, that one, the Nymph. I remember.”

Luna babbled excuses toward Elpride.

Publicly, Luna is a female adventurer who took a vow of chastity.

If it became known that such a woman was cohabiting with me, we might face criticism.

While someone like Hippolyte or Paranoi who already knew the situation to some extent would let it slide, apparently Luna couldn’t reveal the truth to Elpride.

This was, of course, a very sound judgment.

“Elpride, you didn’t come here to snoop, right? Didn’t you say you had something to say?”

I quickly asked the main point, wanting to hurry Elpride along.

[Author’s Note]

How did you come here…

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