Chapter 68

Episode 68

The Sun and the Moon

The faint sniffing of Luna stopped as she frowned.

“Not only does it smell like a nymph. What is this smell…?”

Giving up on wriggling, Luna started sniffing around my shoulder and chest.

“It feels like a smell I’ve smelled somewhere before. Where was it again? I think I smelled this at the guild…”

For some reason, I felt guilty, like I had been caught doing something bad. My spine tingled, so I let go of Luna and started acting distracted.

“What smell? It’s all in your head.”

“Is it all in my head?”

“Sure, you’ve been working late without sleep, so you’re not thinking clearly.”

“I usually get more done at night. Maybe it’s because I eat a lot of owl meat!”

“What does eating owl meat have to do with working better at night?”

“Hassan doesn’t know, does he? If you eat rabbit meat, your legs get faster, and if you eat bear meat, your arm strength increases!”

Does she seriously believe in this kind of totemism stuff? But in this bizarre world, such superstitions are widespread, so arguing against them would only make me look foolish.

“Anyway, take a look at this. Ta-da.”

Luna showed me the totems she had carved. Unlike the terrible moais she made last time, today’s work was actually pretty good.

But they were shaped exactly like the dol hareubangs I had made before. Did she like that shape? Well, it is rather distinctive.

Luna picked up her dagger again and started carving the wood, saying,

“Strangely enough, I’ve been moving so easily tonight even though I didn’t sleep. Isn’t it weird! Is it because my name is Luna? My senses get sharper at night and I can hear even the smallest sounds.”

“Indeed they do.”

Luna seems to be more sensitive at night. Now that I think about it, her being the daughter of the Goddess of the Night makes sense. Maybe she’s nocturnal because of her heritage. It’s definitely not because of the owl meat.

Still, just in case, I gently grabbed her wrist. As I did, a tingling sound was heard and some text appeared:

『Name: Luna Noxdoty Lv. 8 11

Strength: 2 3

Agility: 5 6

Endurance: 1 2

Quirk: Loves Messing Around》 Likes Carnivorous Food》 Nocturnal》

Condition: Cursed by Nox》 Cursed by Erebore』

What is this… something has changed. How did she level up by 3 in such a short time?

All her stats increased by 1 comprehensively. I was shocked. If this was a game, I’d report her as a hacker for overtaking my level so effortlessly!

“Why, Hassan? My dagger is dangerous…”

Luna blushed and didn’t know what to do because of the wrist I had grabbed.

“Luna, what did you eat or do while I was gone?”

“Hm? I just carved totems, moais. My karma was piled up, so I made a lot. Is there a problem?”

Does Luna not realize the changes happening to her body?

Increasing three levels in such a short time is an extraordinary event, even for me who is unfamiliar with this world.

“By the way, Hassan. You asked me to make a moai, right? It’s supposed to be here somewhere…”

After slipping her wrist from my hand, Luna started rummaging in the corner. Soon, she presented me with a wooden statue similar to the one she gave me before.

Of course, the shape was extremely crude, but I could vaguely make out the form of a human.

“Did I make it better than last time? I engraved Hassan’s face too.”

Although Luna said it proudly, honestly, it just looked like a strangely shaped wooden doll to me. Does she see me as such a crude-looking person? That’s kind of shocking.

Anyway, when I received it…

『A Low-Rank Wooden Doll Filled with Small Nocturnal Affection』

『You can consume 100 worth of mission points to increase a stat by 1.』

『There’s a 40% chance to obtain additional stats.』

『1. Strength + 』

『2. Agility + 』

『3. Endurance + 』

My eyes nearly popped out with the emergence of new text.

The fact that you could enhance stats by consuming mission points was something I had already experienced, so I anticipated that much.

However, the 40% probability of acquiring additional stats – where did that come from? Could it be because of my newfound radiant hand? No, that doesn’t seem right.

The extent to which I could speculate with my frozen mind was limited.

The most plausible inference that came to me was: could it be because Luna has grown, and the quality of the totems she creates has improved?

Indeed, this time the text “A Low-Rank Wooden Doll Filled with Small Nocturnal Affection” also appeared.

Huh, 40%, that’s pretty high if you think about it, but it’s also pretty low. If I really fail, it will piss me off a lot. I’ve never had luck with enhancements, whether playing games or doing anything else.

Since Luna is my goddess of luck right now, maybe I should let her choose?

“Luna, pick one: 1, 2, or 3.”

“Then I’ll pick 4.”

“No, choose one from among the three.”

“Hmm… I suddenly don’t know what you’re talking about. There are many strange aspects about Hassan the more I think about it. Is it because you came back from Samaria?”

Even hearing that I’m strange from Luna was quite shocking. It feels like when a crow calls me black.

“Then let’s go with 3. No, no, 2. No, no, let’s just do 1.”

Anyway, Luna chose number 1. Is that Strength? It’s also the stat I want to increase the most. Since I trust Luna, let’s go with that.

I slowly moved my hand.

Phew, d*mn it, I’m really nervous. If it goes well, two levels up. If it goes well, two levels up!

So, I pressed the floating “1. Strength +” with my finger.

Ding-. Ding-.

A clear sound rang out, and two numbers increased simultaneously. I passed the 40% chance!

“Holy sht! Sb!”

I was so elated that I grabbed Luna’s waist again and shook her around.

When I used to hug my pet dog at home like this, it would wriggle around trying to get out, and Luna was doing the same.

I buried my face in her soft and squishy belly and sniffed it.

Geez, the sweet aroma of skin and the minty smell were intoxicating. Jooji was happy too, expanding in his pants.

“H-H-H-H-H-H-H… It’s t-t-itchy. S-S-Stop it.”

I laid Luna down on the deer skin carpet and started kissing her exposed belly.

“H-Hey, it’s t-t-ichy!”

Luna kept pushing my head away.

However, my heart was already clouded by joy and other emotions, so I had no intention of moving from her small frame.

So, I slowly extended my tongue and began licking her belly from the bottom upward toward her navel.

“Ugh, H-H-H… Hassan! You can’t…! Breaking the vow of purity would…”

Careful not to be overheard, Luna was exclaiming. But today, when I met Diana, she answered one of my questions.

According to Diana, defiling purity is only directly related if there’s actual int*rcourse.

Since the Goddess of Purity herself said it, that must be a fact. Thinking about it, even that irritating experience with Diana ended up being helpful.

“Huhm… A-ahh…!”

When my tongue entered her belly button, the sound she made was a m*an as if she couldn’t hold it in. The body beneath me was gradually heating up, it’s so easy to read her reactions.

However, she was trembling so much out of sheer fear that I felt sorry for her.

There was something in me that didn’t agree with forcing myself on someone who didn’t want it, a part of my 21st-century values.

So, I pulled my mouth away from her belly and explained softly.

“Met with Lady Diana. As long as it’s not actual int*rcourse, it’s fine.”

“D-Diana lady? Interference? What in the world…Uwaah!?”

As my tongue was slowly licking her belly, it now moved lower towards her pelvis, hip area, and between her thighs.

There was her secret and important part, hidden by thin fabric. As I moved my face towards it, she grabbed my face with her soft thighs.

Luna’s thighs – so soft – felt like a kind trap. I wanted to stay there forever.

“Aah, No…!”

Even though we’ve already had relations, Luna’s chastity was quite strong.

Honestly, I already thought of Luna as my girlfriend or something close to that. But with her rejection, I was burning with frustration, not knowing what to do.

Then I suddenly remembered a famous post I’d read on social media from long ago, during my freshmen year when I was really interested in romance.

It said that men tend to look down on women they’ve already ‘had’ as caught prey.

But for women, allowing it once doesn’t necessarily mean they will continue to permit it in the future.

At some point, I had considered how to consider my future girlfriend’s feelings, but it had slipped my mind since I hadn’t had a girlfriend for over five years.

“Really no?”

“Th-There, Lord Nox is also watching….”

Luna pointed her hand to the statue of Nox placed in the corner.

I hadn’t noticed it until now, but it really felt like the statue was watching me.

I stepped out from between her soft thighs and took off my robe, covering the statue, like hiding a CCTV camera.

“It’s fine now, right?”

“But, but….”

Luna was stammering a lot. I decided to carefully ask her.

“Is it that you don’t like me?”

“It’s not that… Honestly, I’m a bit scared… You’re too big and thick… It was also painful…”

Ah, maybe her last experience left her with a fear of men.

I’ve heard that many women develop fears of men due to a painful first experience.

At some point, I’d heard about it somewhere and thought it didn’t apply to me, so I had overlooked it. d*mn, what was written there again?

It said it’s good to give various stimuli and experiences so she doesn’t fear physical contact.

So, I made a big decision to untie the knot of my pants in front of Luna. With a gentle swish, my pants came undone, and soon my stiff member was exposed to the cool air.

I was a bit embarrassed, but as she watched it, Luna’s eyes opened wide, and she seemed at a loss for what to do.

“…Why did you take off your pants suddenly?”

“Here, take a look. It’s what entered you last time. Doesn’t look so big now, does it?”

Not daring to look directly, Luna covered her face with her palms, peeking through her fingers with her emerald eyes flashing.

“It’s big….”

While my male pride felt a bit boosted, I could see fear in Luna’s eyes that were now facing the reality of my size, making me feel uneasy.

d*mn, did my plan fail? Of course, if I stop here now, I may never have another chance.

So, I pretended to be casual and said,

“Touch it once. Like the massage you gave me yesterday.”

“M-Massage….”

“That’s right, a massage. It’s no big deal. Just a massage. There’s absolutely no problem.”

“Massage….”

At the word massage, Luna’s eyes showed various thoughts swirling around, and occasionally she looked at me cautiously, as if worried about whether she would hurt my feelings.

“Hassan would like it if I…?”

“Very much so.”

“….”

Luna didn’t answer, but her face turned so red as if a needle would make it burst like a balloon.

I helped her sit upright and placed my erect member in front of her face, as Luna knelt down.

Her gaze was trembling, unsure what to do, and her trembling hands slowly moved towards my member.

Sarul-

When her fingers finally completely wrapped around my erection, I felt a kind of conquest along with a sense of accomplishment, as if my head was suddenly cleared.

“How does it feel to touch it…?”

“H-Hot… Hard and….”

She muttered softly and then, to my surprise, sniffed it. This unexpected action made me feel very embarrassed. I remembered rolling in the dirt with Hippolyte and not having a chance to wash up.

“You don’t need to sniff it.”

I was about to give up, feeling too embarrassed – should I stop?

“H-Hassan’s scent….”

However, Luna liked the scent, bringing her nose and face closer, continuously sniffing it. Her warm breath and nose kept touching me.

“Hmm… The scent is there….”

[Afterword]

Is this the same Luna who was so awkward…? Yes… Luna is still awkward… Nonetheless, Hassan has been overtaken in level by such a Luna…

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