What, Failure to Transition!? Volume 5 Chapter 7 (Patreon)

Chapter 7 – Interception, Middle ※

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――Thud… thud… thud…


Amidst the rumbling of the earth caused by the stampede of the monsters, there was a deep sound and vibration that echoed at almost equal intervals.


This earth tremor, which Yoichi and the others had noticed a few minutes into the battle, was slowly getting closer.


And as “it” approached, not only the rumbling of the earth, but also the crackling and tearing of trees began to mix with the sound.


“It must be about time…”


Yoichi and the two women stared in the direction of the sound as they cleared away the approaching enemies.


It had been about an hour since the battle began, and the monsters that had been moving at a distance from where Yoichi and the others were were ignoring them here and there as they headed towards the city.


New monsters were still pouring out of the forest, but they had already run out of mana and bullets to deal with this bunch.


Well, it wasn’t that they were completely empty, as they had saved some for their escape and some other monsters to deal with, but if they stayed here a few more minutes, they would be crushed by the new batch that would come in.


It was time to move on to the next phase of the operation.


“All right! We’ve almost confirmed their route. Karin, Misato, drive off the ones that get close to us.”


“Okay!”


“Yes! Please leave it to us!”


Yoichi, leaving the two to deal with the monsters, sat down in the driver’s seat and started the SUV. After that, he urged the two to ride before he stepped on the gas.


Not into the car, but onto the roof rack.


The car shook considerably as they drove through the rocky desert with poor footing at a speed of about 50 kilometers per hour. Nevertheless, the two girls managed to stay on the roof with the help of “Inertial Control” while avoiding the vibrations with “Levitation” spells cast by Misato, and so they managed to clear away the monsters that were chasing them.


In this manner, they managed to get away from the front line in less than five minutes.


“Okay. I think we reached the stop.”


About 30 kilometers from the forest, Yoichi stopped the vehicle.


“Good work, you two.”


“Whew. You too. You did well yourself back there.”


“Y-yes! You did great for us too!”


As soon as Yoichi got out of the car, he helped Karin and Misato get off the roof rack. Then he put the SUV into the [Infinite Storage+].


“The rest will be around here…”


He walked a few meters, checking the enemy’s path as predicted by the [Appraisal+], and the other two followed.


“This should be it.”


He said as he stopped at an empty spot.


“Put this here… and this… and this on top.”


Yoichi first placed a small earring that appeared in his hand on the ground, then unfolded a scroll and placed its thick leaves on top of it, then covered it with a thin layer of sand. After that, he turned his attention to Misato.


“Next, this step… Misato, do you have any hole-digging magic?”


“Yes. But it was a spell to make a pit.”


“Then could you dig a hole about 3 meters deep here?”


“Yes.”


Following Yoichi’s instructions, Misato dug a hole until it was about the size Yoichi wanted.


“Alright, that’s enough. Thank you. Next, put these guys here… and it’s done.”


“Those guys” Yoichi meant were the remaining mines he hadn’t used yet. After arranging them in the pit, he crumbled the earth and sand that had piled up around the hole from Misato’s magic digging spell and filled it back in.


“Now, we wait. Fortunately, it’s about time she comes out.”


Saying that, Yoichi took out a telescope from the [Infinite Storage+] and pointed it towards the forest.


“Maybe it’s because it’s a flat world, but I can see quite far.”


Yoichi is right.


This world is not a spherical planet like Earth, but a world with a flat surface, but the man had not thought much about it until now.


However, the lack of any roundness in the horizon in front of him and the fact that he could see further than he had expected when looking through the telescope made him realize once again that this was not the planet they lived on.


“W-wow…”


Next to Yoichi, Misato, who was looking in the direction of the forest through some kind of magic of far sight, also exclaimed in amazement.


“I want to see it too!”


“Here.”


Seeing the amazement on their faces, Karin couldn’t hold back her curiosity either. So she grabbed the telescope from Yoichi and immediately expressed her surprise at the sight on the other side of the lens.


“Wow, this is amazing… that one over there too. It’s like seeing a domed baseball stadium with legs? It’s ridiculously big.”


By the way, the one Karin is looking at is a giant turtle monster. It was also the one that was making huge thumps in the ground, and the monster that Yoichi had been anticipating.


The monster has finally emerged from the edge of the forest, knocking down all the trees in its path.


〇●〇●


Greater Land Turtle Emperor.


That seems to be the name of the giant tortoise monster.


“No, isn’t that a bit over the top of a name,” Yoichi and the others thought at first.


But there is a reason for the ostentatious name.


First of all, there is a monster called the Land Turtle.


It is a gigantic tortoise-shaped monster that can reach 100 meters in length. It has a gentle temperament, but can destroy a small village or two just by walking.


Then an even bigger turtle monster was discovered and it was named the Greater Land Turtle.


It has a full size of over 150 metres, and unlike the Land Turtle, it has a rough temper.


The Greater Land Turtle has only appeared once in history, but it is said that more than 10 towns and castles were destroyed upon its appearance, and it took an army of tens of thousands to defeat the creature.


It has been confirmed that monsters can evolve if certain conditions are met.


Evolved monsters are considered “higher species” and are extremely powerful compared to their pre-evolved counterparts, so people were very wary of them.


Some monsters evolve repeatedly and are given titles such as “Knight”, “General”, “Lord” and “King”, depending on their level of evolution.


The title given to the most evolved form was “Emperor”.


“So you’re saying that we’re dealing with the highest level of the Greater Land Turtle?”


“That’s right.”


“And we’re going to try and defeat it all by ourselves?”


“Uh-huh. But don’t worry. As long as the timing is right, we’ll be fine.”


“That means depending on the timing, it could fail, right?”


Karin and Misato looked at Yoichi worriedly.


“Like I said, don’t worry. My Mister Appraisal+ here will take care of the timing for you.”


But Yoichi just laughed and patted them on the shoulder.


――Thud… thud… thud…


The earth-shaking footsteps became much louder.


And the Greater Land Turtle Emperor, the owner of the footsteps, could now be seen due to its huge size, even though it was far away.


“It’s quite overwhelming to see it in person…”


At full size, it stretches about 250 meters, and its body height is over 100 meters.


The size of its shell alone is equivalent to the size of a domed baseball stadium, as Karin’s earlier comment had unintentionally leaked out.


“I know Misato has said this before, but I’ll say it too. It’s scary now that I see it up close.”


At Karin’s exasperated look, Yoichi and Misato nodded their heads silently.


No matter how hard they hunt down all the other monsters, there is a possibility that the city of Meilgrad could be destroyed by just one Greater Land Turtle Emperor.


This puts the Greater Land Turtle Emperor in the category of an enemy that they must defeat at all costs.


Fortunately, all their preparations are complete.


“But still… it’s surprisingly fast…”


It was Misato who let out these words.


The Greater Land Turtle Emperor is gigantic. Not only does it have a wide stride per step, but it also moves much faster than Yoichi had expected.


However, this speed was only an illusion, as when Yoichi checked his [Appraisal+], he confirmed that the numbers and timing were still within his expectations.


“It’s about time.”


“Yes.”


As Yoichi explained the signal, Misato put her hand, which was clutching something, to her chest. Then she closed her eyes and concentrated.


“……3……2……1…… now!”


At Yoichi’s call, her body stiffened slightly, and the next moment, a faint light leaked from the gap between her clenched fists.


Immediately after that, the earring that had just been buried in the ground also glowed faintly, and as if in a chain reaction, the scroll on top of it also glowed faintly, but since it was covered with sand, no one could see it.


Less than a second after the scroll began to glow, around the time that the soil they were in made contact with the left paw of the Greater Land Turtle Emperor…


“……3……2……1……Press!”


Yoichi, who had been watching the timing, pressed a button on the remote control he was holding.


It was a detonator connected by wire to the mines that had just been buried, and immediately after the switch was pressed, an explosion sounded in the area.


“Yes!”


To give an overview, the mines exploded just as the Greater Land Turtle Emperor’s right front foot made contact with the mines.


And since the explosion happened just as the Greater Land Turtle Emperor was about to lift his left leg to move forward, it caused his huge body to topple over.


At the same time, screams and cries erupted.


The Greater Land Turtle Emperor was basically a moving mountain. It had about 20,000 monsters on its back, and now those monsters were sliding down from its tilted shell due to the impact.


Riding on the back of a turtle that was over 100 meters tall, the weaker monsters lost their lives simply by falling.


“It’s really leaning… such a big size is actually leaning…”


Karin was dazzled by the sight of the giant tortoise, tilted by a single blast from the mines.


It was like a domed stadium toppling over, so it was understandable that she was surprised.


However, no matter how powerful the mines were, it was still impossible for a single blast to overcome the enormous body of the Greater Land Turtle Emperor, which weighed several dozen tonnes.


So Yoichi used a scroll.


[There’s a scroll in the Mage’s Guild that has a ‘weight reduction’ effect, isn’t there? Please give it to me!]


When Yoichi mentioned the existence of the powerful scroll that was the Mages’ Guild’s best kept secret, Hortense’s eyes widened, but after he explained the situation, she seemed to be convinced.


Scrolls are a type of magical tool that can produce magical effects simply by channeling magical power, or mana, onto the parchment, without any knowledge of sorcery or wizardry.


Because even amateurs could use them to perform magic on a par with great mages, they are kept under strict guard and their use is severely restricted.


Yoichi was given a scroll that reduced the weight of the target to a tenth.


However, since the amount of magic used increases in proportion to the weight of the target, even the combined magical power of all the TOKOROTEN would not be enough to reduce the weight of the Greater Land Turtle Emperor to one tenth of its original weight.


Moreover, even if the weight were reduced to a tenth, it would still be too heavy to be blown away by the explosion of the mines.


It was then that Yoichi did something amazing.


He personally edited the contents of the scroll.


[Do this here… and this here… and this here… and it is done.]


The magic circle used to determine the scroll’s effects uses difficult magic letters, and it would normally take several high-ranking mages several days, months, or even years to create or edit it.


However, Yoichi, who can easily understand the composition of the magic circle thanks to [Language Comprehension+] and [Appraisal+], finished editing the scroll in about 10 minutes.


As a result, the effect of the scroll was multiplied tenfold, and as for the magic power required, he not only made it to the level that Misato could manage, but also changed it to one that would be forced to be drawn from the object that touches the scroll instead of direct contact – in this case, the earring that he placed underneath it.


Originally, he wanted the Greater Land Turtle Emperor to activate it automatically the moment it stepped on the scroll, but it would have been too complicated to add such an effect, so he diverted the original specifications and instead allowed the user to activate it by channeling a small amount of mana through a medium.


“This earring has a function that if you channel magic power into this earring, some of the mana will flow into the other pair. If we use this function, we can not only channel the power source to Misato, but we can even detonate it remotely.”


As for the earrings, they were a special magical tool for communication, allowing short voice exchanges at a distance, hence the pairing effects. This function was used as a remote detonator to activate the scroll.


And these preparations worked beautifully, as they succeeded in tilting the Greater Land Turtle Emperor’s massive body, albeit slightly.


〇●〇●


“The scroll’s effect is short-lived. Let’s move on to phase two!”


Immediately after the mine exploded, Yoichi held Karin and Misato close to him and teleported with [Return+].


The place was not far from the Greater Land Turtle Emperor, and one of them had been set as a home point beforehand.


“This is it! Let’s flip this walking stadium over!”


“Roger!”


“Yes!”


Yoichi took a rocket launcher from the [Infinite Storage+] and aimed it at the tilted turtle. Then,


“Fire!”


He fired at the Emperor’s belly, which was now slightly visible because its right front leg had been lifted, and the rocket exploded.


The impact of the explosion caused the right front half of the giant turtle’s body, which now weighed a hundredth of its original weight thanks to the modified scroll, to lift slightly.


“I can use magic too, you know.”


With her compound bow at the ready, Karin cast an arrow with a ‘Storm’ spell on it and fired it.


The arrow shattered on impact with the enemy’s belly, but from there the effect of the Enchantment spell was demonstrated as the giant turtle floated a little more with each arrow.


However, the effects of the scroll were beginning to wear off, and the resistance of the Greater Land Turtle Emperor, who was trying to regain his position, prevented it from changing its angle any further, even after being hit by the rocket explosion and the ‘storm’ arrows. So all they could do from there was keep the right hind leg slightly afloat.


But that was enough.


“Sorry to keep you waiting.”


At this point, Misato’s magic chanting had ended.


“Tornado!”


As soon as Misato activated her magic, a tornado was created, as the name suggested, and the right half of the Greater Land Turtle Emperor’s body was lifted by the swirling wind at once.


“Keep going, keep going!”


After firing all of his rockets, Yoichi switched to a grenade launcher and continued to attack with more blasts, while Karin also fired a barrage of “Storm” arrows, as many as she could.


In this way, they bought time while maintaining the enemy’s condition, and finally Misato’s “Tornado” completely lifted half of the enemy’s body.


Only after Misato had used the “Tornado” three times, the giant turtle monster was lifted by the right half of its body and stood almost vertically.


“Let’s put everything into this last move!”


“Okay!!”


“Yes!!”


Yoichi held up two grenade launchers and fired them alternately, using [Infinite Storage+] to reload, throwing his remaining arsenal in rapid succession.


Karin also picked up the pace, firing a barrage of Storm arrows, while Misato switched from [Tornado] to [Storm], continuing to bombard the area with sideways gusts of wind.


Soon, the Greater Land Turtle Emperor’s body, which had been upright, began to fall limply to the other side.


――Ghzzssshhhhhhhhhh!!


A tremor that could almost be described as an earthquake followed, and the Greater Land Turtle Emperor was completely flipped onto its back in the wilderness.


〇●〇●


“So we don’t need to finish it?”


“Yes. It will die on its own in about an hour if left alone.”


After the rumbling had subsided, Yoichi answered Karin’s question in front of the giant turtle that had been flipped on its back.


This Greater Land Turtle Emperor is far too big and heavy, no matter how much its physical abilities are enhanced by magic.


“Since their bodies are optimized for crawling on their stomachs, when they are turned onto their backs like this, their internal organs and other parts of their bodies will rearrange their positions, which will affect their breathing and blood flow. This will cause various organs to malfunction, leading to its death.”


Therefore, for a monster to survive another hour in such conditions is already an abnormal case.


“Um, I think I can finish him off with my magic in this state if you want.”


“Ah, wouldn’t that be better? After all, no matter how big this thing is, as long as it’s dead, it can be stored with your skills, right?”


Meanwhile, as they talked, Yoichi marvelled at how much stronger his two women had become. Both mentally and physically. But then he shook his head.


“That might not be a good idea. Even in this state, there are still stubborn ones down here that are still alive.”


The Greater Land Turtle Emperor had nearly 20,000 monsters on his back.


But although most of them had died from falling to their deaths when it tilted or being crushed under the shell when it flipped over, there are monsters that still managed to survive, of course with the exception of those that flew to escape.


But due to the sheer size of the monster, they are now trapped underneath.


And there are still a lot of them.


“The fact that they survived in this situation suggests that they must have a lot of vitality. So it is better to just leave it here for them to die out as well, at least for now.”


The two nodded silently at Yoichi’s explanation.


Even though it was obvious that it could not be saved, the giant turtle monster struggled, perhaps out of survival instinct, and the ground around it shook as its huge body moved.


The shaking also caused damage to the monsters trapped beneath it.


“Let’s go back and report to Alana first.”


Alana should be at the front of the defense fortress.


The Princess Knight’s private room in that fortress had been set as the home point beforehand, so Yoichi and the others only used [Return+] to retreat there.


“Oh, it’s quite cramped.”


The room they were transferred to was about six tatami mats in size, and it was a drab room with only a simple single-sized bed, a side table, a couple of round chairs, and a small cupboard.


But this was a pretty good deal considering their situation, as compared to most of the adventurers who were staying in tents or out in the open.


When they stepped through the front door, they saw a guild official, so Yoichi asked him to fetch Alana.


A few minutes later, Alana returned to the room and Yoichi filled her in on the war’s progress.


“I see. Not only did you exterminate almost half of the monster stampede, but you even managed to deal with a disaster-class monster like the Greater Land Turtle Emperor by yourself…”


After receiving the report, Alana nodded several times before bowing deeply to Yoichi, Karin and Misato.


“You have done a great job. On behalf of all the adventurers of Meilgrad and as the daughter of the Lord, I would like to express my utmost gratitude once again.”


Naturally, the three were confused by the sudden formalities.


“W-what are you saying now, Alana?”


“Yes, you’re being very formal all of a sudden.”


“That’s right. Aren’t we friends?”


In response to these three people, Alana raised her head and smiled.


“Fufufu… yeah, I guess that’s true. I’ve met some very nice people.”


The three smiled back at the princess knight’s gentle smile, relieved that their friend had returned to her normal tone.


“Well then, we’ll take care of the rest here, so you can rest for now.”


“Huh? What are you talking about? We’ll stay with you until the end.”


“That’s right. I don’t think we should leave now, especially at this time.”


“M-me too. I’ll stay until the end if it’s all right with you.”


After a heated argument between Alana, who did not want to further endanger the three people who had already achieved more than enough, and Yoichi and others who insisted on staying, Alana finally relented.


“I understand. But there is still about an hour before the real battle begins, so you have no choice but to rest until then.”


However, as if in a final act of resistance, Alana cut them off with these words. Then she looked at the three of them in turn before letting out an exasperated laugh.


“I’m serious about you getting some rest until then; you three look terrible, you know?”


Perhaps because their tension had been released after the battle, as Alana said, the three were showing signs of fatigue.


“I see. So we really didn’t have a choice, did we?”


“Well, I can’t say she’s wrong. Maybe I should take a break for a while.”


“I’m a bit tired too. But just a little.”


“No, no, no, you basically eliminated about half of the monster stampede and defeated a disaster class monster, you know? And to say that you’re just a little tired after all that… sigh. You three are kind of amazing.”


At the three’s reaction, Alana could only shrug with a wry smile on her face.


〇●〇●


Following Alana’s suggestion, Yoichi took Karin and Misato and [returned] to the [Frontier’s Home].


“I’d really prefer to sleep over there, though.”


The reason they didn’t go to [Grand Court 2503] is because it was more efficient to recover the mana consumed by resting in this world where mana is floating around than on the mana-less Earth.


At the moment, Yoichi, Alana and Misato lay side by side on the large but not very comfortable bed, fully clothed except for their shoes.


It would be about an hour before the monster stampede reached the defense fort set up on the front lines.


Until then, they decided to take a rest, including a nap.


But…


“Um, aren’t you two too close?”


Yoichi was now lying on the bed and Karin and Misato were hugging him from both sides.


(I wonder if they are horny now because of this intense battle?)


Yoichi’s crotch was also bulging, but he was not sure if it was because of the leftover excitement of the battle or because of the two women hugging him.


“Hey, I was thinking… wouldn’t it be inappropriate if we do it right now?”


“B-but we’re supposed to be resting… So I don’t think we should do things that make us tired, considering the situation…”


Apparently the two women were barely holding on to their rationality, just like him.


If one of them had an excuse, they would have acted spontaneously.


And right now, Yoichi can provide that excuse.


“Um, come to think of it, both of you are now in a situation where your mana is quite low, but since I’ve been using physical weapons all the time, mine isn’t that low, or rather, I have a surplus of mana to give…”


The two continued to stare in silence, which prompted Yoichi to speak.


“And considering that the most efficient way to restore mana between the two of you is to transfer it through bodily fluids, that…”


“Through bodily fluids?!”


“T-That… we need to know more about this!”


Perhaps sensing something in the phrase “transfer of mana through bodily fluids”, the two women approached Yoichi excitedly.


“You see… roughly speaking, the method is more like absorbing mana-rich bodily fluids into the other person’s body, such as… ――Mmh!?”


Before Yoichi could finish, Karin placed her lips on his and began to entwine their tongues.


“Mmchup… mlem… mhaaa… fufufu… if you mean absorbing bodily fluids, then saliva… kissing works too, right?”


“Eh? Ah, that, well…”


“I think I’m starting to feel more energetic now.”


“Ah, Karin, not fair! Me too!”


Seeing that her comrade had taken the lead, Misato also leaned forward, took Yoichi’s head between her hands, turned his face towards her and began to kiss him intensely.


“Hey, Yoichi? I’m having trouble getting undressed.”


Perhaps sensing this from his look and tone, Yoichi looked at Karin and nodded as he and Misato tangled their tongues.


Then he used [Infinite Storage+] to quickly store the two cuddling girls’ and his own equipment and clothes, so that the three of them would be completely naked in no time.


“Well, let’s take you up on that offer… mmmhh!”


“Mmpuhaaa… ah, you’re stealing a march again! No fair!”


“Mmhhh… Haaa… sorry, I just… couldn’t resist!!”


As soon as she was naked, Karin straddled Yoichi and inserted his cock, already dripping from the excitement of the fight, down to the base, an act which Misato immediately complained about. However, Karin dismissed it with a simple apology before shaking her hips on top of Yoichi, her hair shaking and her shapely breasts swaying in front of her.


“Then… I’ll be over here instead!”


Out of frustration and the fact that she couldn’t do anything anymore, Misato began to straddle Yoichi’s face.


“Since it’s saliva, then having my pussy licked works too, right?” She insisted and Yoichi had no choice but to agree.


“Um… yeah.”


Indeed, by absorbing Yoichi’s saliva through the vaginal mucosa, a small amount of mana can also be transferred there. At least, that was what [Appraisal+] told him.


“Then please! Lick my pussy a lot!!”


After that, at Misato’s request, Yoichi spread the light brown flesh folds that were twitching in front of him with his hands, exposing the cherry-red flesh folds inside.


From there, he stuck out his tongue.


“Nhaaaa! Yes, that’s it! Yoichi’s tongue licking feels as good as ever!”


“Ahhh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahhh! Yoichiih… your cock feels good too…!”


Misato and Karin spoke loudly and deliriously.


Facing each other on top of Yoichi, they soon found their tongues tangling with each other’s and their breasts being played with each other as their instincts to seek more pleasure led them to do so.


“Karin… I’m…”


Perhaps aroused by such a wonderfully lascivious situation, Yoichi was already at his limit, even though it had only been three minutes since the act of penetration.


“It’s okay. Let it out! Pour all your mana into my pussy, Yoichii!”


――Splururururut!! Splurt!! Spluururt!!


And just like that, Yoichi came.


“Ahaaaaaaaa!! Mmu… my insides… Yoichi’s… pouring it all over me…”


After the sperm had been released into her vagina, Karin shook with pleasure, her back arching. Then, when the ejaculation had subsided to a certain extent, she turned to face Misato.


“Nhaaa… Now it’s your turn, Misato.”


She spoke as she stood up, and although she felt a little regretful, she made way for her other partner and comrade, who also liked her lover.


“Ahh… it’s coming out…”


When she pulled out, however, semen gushed from the vagina where the meat pole had been removed, and Karin hastily put her hand over her crotch to stop the flow.


However, no matter how she tried to cover it, sperm continued to leak into the gaps between her fingers.


Yoichi, who was watching, naturally found the scene arousing.


“Aaah, what a waste… haamu… slururuurp.”


Seeing this spectacle, Misato leaned forward and took the freed, slime-soaked rod into her mouth. And since she was still straddling Yoichi’s face, this put them in the so-called sixty-nine position.


“Mmh… slurururp… mgulp…”


Misato sucked the meat stick down to its base, using her tongue to lick off the sticky mucus. Then she swallowed all the liquid in one gulp.


As she did so, the cock in her mouth began to harden again.


Mmmh… mmhhh… mmgghh… gghhh… puhaaa… haaa… haaa…”


When the penis had regained sufficient hardness, Misato released it and lifted her ass up on the bed, her hands supporting her from the sides.


“Yoichi, I’m… like this. Is it okay now?”


Instead of answering, Yoichi lifted his body out from under Misato and stood on his knees.


Then, after walking to her rear, he aimed his cock at the opening he had just lubricated with his tongue and plunged it in in one go.


“Higyaaaaahhhhhh…! …ahhhaahh! Y-Yoichi, that’s too sudden…!”


Misato shouted a complaint. But instead of answering, Yoichi ignored her again and grabbed her bottom.


Then he slammed his hips against Misato’s butt, making wet, clapping noises and causing a splash of liquid with each slam.


“Aaaaaaaaahhh!! Yoichii! I’m cumming…! I’m cummiiingg!!”


“Misato, me too…!!”


――Blurururururut!! Bluruut! Bluruut!!


Shaking his hips relentlessly and increasing his speed, Yoichi climaxed again, this time in less than three minutes.


“Ahhh… ahhh… in my pussy… it’s pumping so hard… nfuuh…”


They both waited for the pumping to stop. And when it had stopped, Yoichi withdrew his meat stick, which was immediately followed by a thick stream of semen from Misato’s sloppily gaping vaginal opening.


It flowed straight down and stained the sheets underneath.


Having ejaculated twice in such a short time, Yoichi collapsed exhausted on the bed.


“Um, Yoichi…”


Karin suddenly hugged him from the side and asked.


Her sweaty but soft skin clung to him, sticky from the fluids but also pleasantly warm.


“You can still do it, right? This mana transfer…”


“Eh…?”


While he held back his reply to the words whispered in his ear, his cheeks drawn back, Misato, who had fallen limp, also sat up and gave him a slightly unfocused look over her glasses.


“Me too… I still… don’t have enough mana yet…”


In the end, the three of them worked like this until he had replenished the mana in the two women’s bodies.


〇●〇●


When the three of them returned to the fort after an hour’s rest, Alana was already waiting for them in the room that served as their home base.


“Mhm, looks like you had a good rest. Good work… huh?”


Alana greeted Yoichi and the others with a smile, but then she tilted her head as she suddenly felt something strange about the three of them.


Karin and Misato were strangely energetic, and Yoichi looked a little tired.


Alana sniffed, albeit unintentionally.


“Muu…”


The Princess Knight, perhaps sensing the situation from the atmosphere and the faint scent of the three, spoke grimly.


“Even though it was me who suggested taking a break…”


Naturally, this reaction made the three smile, both apologetically and affectionately.


“Um, this is… Ah, yes! I heard that this had to be done if we wanted to restore our mana immediately, so… that… Am I right, guys?!”


Karin hastily began to make excuses to dispel the subtle atmosphere, and it was only then that Alana’s expression changed.


“Fumu… If that’s the case, then maybe it can’t be helped…”


Apparently, the transfer of mana through bodily fluids was a well-known practice in this world, so the actions of Yoichi and the others were somewhat justified.


Still, the look of dissatisfaction on Alana’s face did not disappear completely.


Seeing this, Karin looked at Misato, who nodded silently.


Then they both walked over to Alana and began to whisper.


“You know, you can do whatever you want with Yoichi after we’re done with this battle.”


“U-un. After that, we intend to leave you and Yoichi alone with your devices. So… no need to be sad, okay?”


“Mu… really?”


“Of course!”


“We promise!”


(Um… where are my thoughts on this?)


Yoichi, who could hear everything as they were discussing in close proximity, albeit in a whisper, raised this question in his mind, but decided not to say it out loud as he would not get an answer anyway.


“Well, since the three of you have already played enough of an active role, I don’t mind if you decide to watch us fight from a higher vantage point.”


Apparently the discussion between the ladies had put Alana in a better mood, at least for the moment. Then Alana spoke again.


“Just leave it to us from this point onwards.”


With that, the princess knight showed a fierce, yet somehow glamorous smile, which Yoichi and the two girls were left in awe of.


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