《Transported To A Different World While In A VR Game?》


 Chapter 1: Did the game just became reality?

    "What the... what the fuck just happened? Did I just get booted out of the dungeon and teleported to this shitty castle of all the places? Goddamnit, I knew I shouldn''t have pressed that button!"


    Five stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. I know understand them very well.


    "Fuck! There goes five hours of my life!" I shout, not caring the slightest on the NPCs in the room.


    "U-umm, e-excuse me?"


    A sweet and timid voice call out to me. I turn my back to see the NPC princess staring nervously at me. She was as cute as ever, with her long and curly golden hair reaching to her waist, and her regal dress that has a quite low neckline, exposing her busty cleavage to the world.


    First thing I notice is that she isn''t in her usual place, right next to the king (who''s also staring worriedly at me by the way). I didn''t think that ever happened before.


    Oh shit, did I just accidentally discover a hidden cutscene?


    Well, time to do my usual thing then. It''s been a while since I''ve been here after all.


    "Oh, forgive me, my lady. I did not notice your radiant presence. Please forgive me for my buffoonery." I say in a mocking tone as I take her gloved right hand and kiss it.


    "O-oh, i-it''s alright.." she responds with a blush, which just enhances her cuteness even more.


    ..Wait, did she just respond to my mock greeting?


    ...Oh shit, did the developers just replace her old AI with that new context-based AI I read in the news a while ago? The one that is able to analyze and respond to human interaction almost as natural as a normal human?


    I decide to try my theory out.


    "Thank you, my lady. I''m very grateful. Now, if you may excuse me for one more thing..."


    I gently put my left hand on her right breast and giving it a light squeeze.


    "A-aah, w-what are you doing, Hero-sama?" she responds as her face is getting redder.


    "Oh man, they really have upgraded them!" I squeeze even harder in joy, eliciting an immodest moan from the girl.


    "H-Hero sama, p-please stop, o-or else I''ll-" she begs with a face as red as a tomato.


    Ignoring her, I use my other hand to grab her other breast.


    "A-aaaaah, n-no..."


    She bolts away from me, both of her hands pressing to the part of her dress that cover her crotch.


    Oh man, I think I just made her have an "accident"! I can''t believe they actually put this in the game too! I''ve tried to do it with many different NPC girls before but none of them ever reacted this way! They really are going balls to the walls with this "realism" thing!


    "P-please, Hero-sama! Don''t embarrass my daughter any further! I''ll do anything you want!"


    I look to the throne to see the king running towards me, a comical sight since he''s a short fat man, before kneeling and bowing on the ground.


    Now I feel bad.


    Which is a pretty stupid thing to feel since they are just NPCs after all.


    But still, they feel perfectly like normal people. Another point to the new AI, I suppose.


    "Alright! Alright! Geez, I was just admiring her beautiful assets! Surely there''s nothing wrong with that!"


    "Y-yes, n-nothing wrong with that at all, Hero-sama!" the king replies.


    I hear sobbing coming from the princess, who has turned her back away from me. She must have been overwhelmed with the fact that she just did something terribly embarrassing to do in front of a guy. Not to mention the fact that I just molested her.


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    "I''m sorry, Your Majesty. I didn''t mean to. It''s just that your beautiful bosom entrances me so much that I lost my mind because of it."


    The girl stops crying, facing towards me once again.


    "I-it''s okay, Hero-sama..." she replies, still with a blush on her face.


    "Now then, if that''s all settled, I think it''s time we all cut to the chase and go straight to the point. So, what''s this super special secret mission, hmm?"


    "L-let me explain, Hero-sama."


    The king rises from the ground with a childish excitement on his face. It seems he really seems happy to hear that I finally will hear his request.


    "So, you see, we, and by that, my daughter, has just summoned you from another world. Your world to be exact. Why? Well, because we hope that you''ll help us in our fight against the Demon Lord, for you see, he had obtained one of the legendary Phantasma treasure and now he uses its power to help his army in their conquest. Our warriors are no match for him so we have to resort to this method. The spell dictates that it will summon a warrior stronger many, many times over the strongest human warrior in this land, and you, Hero-sama, is that warrior. So please, help us in the fight against that wicked Demon Lord and save humanity! I''ll give you anything you want as a reward! The entire treasury, my throne, even my daughter!"


    I didn''t expect this at all.


    No, not the fact that the king is that desperate for my help.


    It''s the fact that he just repeated what his speech was the first time I, or any other player spoke with him in the tutorial.


    "Wait what? I thought you''re giving me a rare quest or something. Why are you giving me this speech again? I already told you I accept that quest! Don''t you remember?"


    I can see the king''s confused expression clearly. But then, his face turns to joy once he realizes that means I accept his request.


    "Y-yes, I-I remember, Hero-sama. Apologies. I-it''s my old age, you see."


    "Good. So, where''s my hidden quest?"


    "H-hidden quest? I... I don''t know what you''re talking about, Hero-sama."


    Hearing the king''s response. I can feel my rage rising in my chest. Don''t tell me I got teleported all the way back here for nothing!


    "Oh, for fuck''s sake. You don''t actually have the quest, do you?"


    The king''s reply is merely his sheepish look, which tells me everything I need to know.


    I sigh.


    "That''s it. That''s it for today. Too mad to play anymore."


    I do the usual hand gesture to summon the game menu.


    "What the..."


    It''s gone. The button''s gone.


    The button to log out of the game is gone.


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 Chapter 2: In Which The GM Is A Dick

    "WHY THE FUCK IS THE BUTTON GONE?"


    I scroll through the menu over and over again, still in disbelief that the goddamn logout button had actually disappeared on me.


    ...Oh God, the button really is gone.


    "S-something the matter, Hero-sama?" the princess asks timidly.


    "YES, SOMETHING IS THE MATTER! THE FUCKING LOG OUT BUTTON IS GONE! NOW HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO GET OUT FROM THIS FUCKING GAME?" I shout in response, scaring the princess even further.


    Then I remember. You''re supposed to contact the GM at times like these.


    "Oh, those motherfuckers are probably laughing at me right now. Real funny, guys. Real funny," I say to no one in particular, thinking this is all just one big joke from the big guy upstairs.


    I press the red telephone button with the label "Customer Service" on it.


    I wait for about a minute for the other side to lift the phone (not literally of course, seeing this is a VR game after all), creating an awkward silence in the room.


    Then, the other side greets me.


    "Oh, hello," it says with an amused male voice.


    "Oh hello my ass, you better fix my logout button at once or else I''m going to report you to your superiors. I''m pretty sure this kind of shitty prank is bad costumer service at best and illegal ''you can get to jail by doing it'' at worst."


    "Oh, oh my, you still haven''t realized it yet, have you?"


    "Realized what?"


    "Well, you see, you''re not in a game anymore."


    "What the fuck are you talking about?"


    "I am talking about the fact that you''re in the real deal now. 100% pure fantasy world."


    "...Okay, this joke has gone far enough. What do you think this is? A shitty light novel?"


    "Oh, I assure you. This is quite real. Look at your hands closely. You should see that it no longer consists of pixels. It''s as smooth-looking as your hands in the real world."


    I do what he says with pure skepticism. But to my horror, what he said is true. I can''t notice a single pixel on my hands.


    "...N-nice one. Y-you almost got me there. You''re just bragging about your new graphical engine update, aren''t you?"


    "Oh no, not at all. Anyway, as pleasant as this little chat of ours has been, I''m afraid I have to go now. A god has a lot of duties he needs to fulfill after all."


    Then, he hangs up.


    "YOU MOTHERFUCKER, COME BACK HERE YOU-"


    After trying to call him back several times, only to be answered by a generic "leave a message" response, swearing some more expletives in the process, the terror creeps on me.


    Oh God, I really am stuck here, ain''t I?


    C-calm yourself. T-think about it. Someone ought to notice and lift the VR helmet my body in the real world is wearing.


    Oh wait, I live in an apartment. Alone. And I''m not exactly friends with my neighbors.


    Oh fuck, I could die of thirst first before someone notices I''m stuck in this game. I can imagine the headline, "A young teenager found dead on his apartment due to overuse of VR games."


    Then, I realize that it might be better that I really had been transported to a fantasy world that coincidentally is similar to the game''s setting.


    Oh fine, I''ll play along for now. It''s not like I have any other choice after all.


    "U-um, Hero-sama, if... if you please, we already prepared a feast for you. O-of course, you don''t have to participate if you don''t want to, if you''re too tired or..."


    "Nonsense, milady. What kind of hero not participating in his own welcoming party? And besides, I''d like to know more about you, my dear princess."


    I kiss her hand once more. I notice the princess'' expression of both embarrassment and wariness, no doubt because she''s afraid I will grope her again.


    Man, I could tease her all day if she keeps giving that unbearably cute expression.


    ***


    In the way to the dining room, I notice a picture hanging on the wall. There''s the king, and what I assume is the queen beside him (man, she''s a beauty. I can''t imagine why she would want to marry with the fat king. Must be arranged marriage). And there''s the princess, though it''s her younger self, being as cute as ever.


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    But then, there''s another girl standing beside the princess. In many ways, she''s the opposite of her. Her face isn''t terribly cute, it has freckles that spreads like a line from her nose. Her hair is some dull reddish rustic brown instead of the bright golden hair the princess has. And her chest is absolutely flat, unlike the princess who already develops a cleavage even at that younger age.


    "Who''s that girl?" I ask the princess.


    "Oh, she''s... she''s my sister. Older sister to be exact."


    Older sister? I don''t remember this character existing in the game before.


    "She... went missing a few years back when we had a family outing. Father already spent his full strength searching for her and yet we couldn''t find her, not even a trace of her. And then, the invasion of the Demon Lord happened and we had to abandon our search," she says in a grim tone.


    This is the first time I see the princess with a melancholic face like this.


    "Where did she go missing exactly?" I ask out of curiosity.


    "In the Forest of Dancing Trees."


    As if a lightning just struck me, my brain cells turn active immediately.


    That forest? That''s where I just went! The Phantasmal Ruin called the Maze of Air is hidden there!


    This is just perfect!


    "Do not worry, milady. I promise in the noble name of a hero that I shall bring your sister back to you."


    "B-but..."


    "No buts. Nothing is impossible for a true hero after all."


    Hearing my gallant response, the princess breaks into a smile before hugging me full force with all her might,


    "Oh, thank you, thank you so much!" she says with tears of joy.


    And all I can think of is her voluptuous breasts pressing on my chest.


    Then, she realizes that she just did quite an improper thing, before quickly taking herself off my body.


    "O-oh, I-I''m sorry, I-I didn''t mean to..." she says with a blush.


    "Oh, I don''t mind at all. It''s an honor to be hugged by a beautiful lady like you after all."


    She can only blush deeper in response.


    ***


    Later that night, after all the festivities are over, I am given a really nice room to sleep in. It''s probably the most luxurious room second (well, third) after the king and the princess'' bedrooms.


    Speaking of the princess, I was tempted to ask that I am to sleep with the princess, but I figured I already teased her enough already. And besides, I need to gather my mind and think on what I should do next.


    Let''s see, first, I still have two days left until my body in the real world dies of thirst. Whether or not I am now really in a fantasy world will be decided then.


    Second, the whole war with the Demon Lord. In the game, the Demon Lord army consists of human players (after all, we can''t really compete with a bunch of NPCs, can we?). But how about now? I assume they''re all intelligent AI (or actual sapient beings if this is a fantasy world). But the real strength of their army lies from their player characters, and I don''t know if they get stuck here to. Who knows? Maybe I can find another player like myself out there.


    Third, I already promised that my first goal is to find the elder princess. I''m pretty sure the search party even managed to enter the Maze of Air, let alone search in its depths, so I should search there first and foremost.


    And man, I''m still pissed I got booted from that maze. At least let me finish it before doing this shenanigan.


    Oh well, time to sleep. Gotta gather my strength for tomorrow''s journey after all.


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 Extra: GM Notes (Updated Up To Chapter 8)

    People:


    Akira Kageyama


    Our protagonist. A genius in solving puzzles, he will not stop until he solves them all. He''s quite perverted, which he embraces proudly since in his opinion, "it''s a natural thing to be pervert when you''re a teenager with raging hormones!". He keeps his perverted act in VR thought, since he really doesn''t want to get arrested by the police for sexual harassment. His favorite pastime, other than exploring and solving the various puzzles in the game world, is to fondle the breasts and flip the skirts of attractive female NPCs. They''re not really designed to react to that though, so he couldn''t have the pleasure of seeing their embarrassed faces. Until now, that is.


    Legendary Phantasma item obtained:


    1. Obsidian Sword


    The most powerful sword in the entire game. It''s a pitch black sword with tiny stars decorating it, giving the impression that it comes from outer space. Its attack power is unparalleled.


    The Younger Princess, Lilia


    The second princess of the kingdom.  Has a shy and easily flustered personality, with a kind heart that will sacrifice herself for the good of the kingdom.


    Now, you might be wondering, "If she''s that shy, then why is she wearing a dress that shows off her cleavage like that?" Well, that''s because she loves the feeling of the wind touching her shoulders and can''t stand wearing a fully closed dress like her older sister.


    Oh, and she secretly likes to masturbate, which is a big shame to her since she thinks it''s improper for a princess to do so.  And it has been a week since she last did the thing, her new record on trying to abstain from doing it, so she was at her breaking point where the slightest arousal could trigger the deed. It''s another reason to add to her embarrassment when she creamed her panties (they were a pair of tight green-striped panties by the way, if you''re curious) in front of the public.


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    The Elder Princess, Lilac


    The first princess of the kingdom. Disappeared a few years ago in the Forest of Walking Trees during an outing with her family.


    She is nowhere near as beautiful as her little sister, but she makes up for it with her confident personality. She''s the one taking care of the younger princess, which is why her disappearance was a big blow for her.


    The King


    The monarch of the kingdom. Doesn''t really have the presence needed to be king but he tries his best anyways. A pretty comical man to look at.


    Places:


    The Reversed Garden


    The place where Akira got his sword from. It''s an upside-down garden floating in the skies.


    The Forest of Dancing Tress


    The place where the Maze of Air lies as well as the place where the Elder Princess disappeared. Its tree layout constantly changes so it''s impossible to make a map of the place.


    The Maze of Air


    The second Phantasma ruin Akira almost conquered. Now, describing the place here would ruin the fun for later chapters so look forward to them instead!

 Chapter 3: In Which The Princess Gets Molested By Trees

    "What? No, no, just no. I am not babysitting anyone while I''m out there in the ruins."


    That was my response when the princess begged me to take her with me to the forest.


    "B-but, I can be useful. I-I know some magic. A-and my level is decent."


    "Really? Well, let''s see your stats, shall we?"


    I use a particular ability of mine that lets me scan an object''s stat.


    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''2''>Name</td><td colspan=''2''>Lilia</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Class</td><td colspan=''2''>Princess</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Level</td><td colspan=''2''>75</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">HP</td><td width="25%">10000</td><td width="25%">MP</td><td width="25%">50000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength</td><td width="25%">100</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">3500</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Vitality</td><td width="25%">100</td><td width="25%">Agility</td><td width="25%">100</td></tr></tbody></table>


    I am surprised. That''s far beyond my expectations. I thought she would just be a low-level pretty little princess but here, she''s on par with pure mage builds.


    Though being a pure mage also means that yes, you do have to babysit her after all. Can''t do jack shit with that stat if an enemy gets close.


    And I notice that her name is Lilia. I''ve been calling her "princess" all this time. "Princess Lilia", huh? Sounds fitting.


    "S-so, h-how about it?" she asks me nervously.


    I look at her, seeing that she''s still wearing her usual princess dress.


    "Fine, you''re in. But with one condition. You can''t go out there with that getup."


    "E-eh, why?" she asks.


    "Wearing a long and impractical dress like that to explore a forest is just asking for trouble. It could get stuck in branches, ripped by bushes, and many other things that will hinder the exploration."


    "T-then, what should I wear?"


    "Now that''s a good question. What should you wear indeed?"


    My perverted grin comes out.


    "The most important part is the shortness of the dress. So find some dress from your wardrobe with the shortest hem."


    "R-right away."


    And then, she goes right away to her room, leaving me alone to finish my breakfast.


    ***


    "S-so, how do I look? Does this fit your requirement?"


    I have to restrain myself from drooling at the sight.


    She wears a frilly pink semi-sundress (because it''s not as thin as your usual sundress) that ends up right below her crotch and butt. The smallest movement will uncover the delicious panties that lie underneath.


    However, I still see a way from improvement.


    "Shorten the front and the back just a little more and you''re good to go."


    She blushes hearing that command. She knows if she shortens them even more her panties would be revealed the world.


    Alas, she has no choice if she wants to follow me to the forest.


    Reluctantly, she casts a tiny wind razor to cut the hem of her dress, showing a glimpse of her yellow-striped panties to him.


    "Perfect. Now, if you don''t have anything else you need to do, we can depart right away, Lilia-chan."


    "Y-yes, Hero-sama!"


    "Oh, and my name''s Akira. I figure it''ll be fair since I now call you with your name after all."


    ***


    So we depart from the castle, with tears from the king, I might add, that melodramatic old coot. Normally, the trip to the Forest of Dancing Trees will take us a long time, since we have to go through many different areas first. But, I already activate the teleporter there, so I should be able to just teleport there by the device in the town center.


    When we enter the town, I notice how a certain thing has changed.


    The streets are no longer populated with gaudily-dressed people. They''re populated with ordinary NPCs instead.


    As this town of Magnus is the starting town, lots of player characters gather here, including those high-level people who love to show off their shiny equipment. I myself never understood the appeal of that. What''s the point of it anyway?


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    I go straight to the teleporter in the town center, grabbing Lilia''s hand (and giving her a blush) since I don''t want us to get separated in this busy place. I speak the code word and the portal manifests. I tell Lilia to hang on tight since it''s her first time going through a teleporter and she immediately clings to my left arm to my chagrin, since I can feel her breasts crushing onto me.


    When the light subsides, we''re already in the forest, to the amazement of Lilia.


    "So, here''s the two simple rules. You must always walk in front of me where I can keep my eyes on you, but when a hint of a danger arrives, you immediately go behind me. And do not touch anything without my permission."


    "I understand," she answers.


    "Good, now we shall take that path over there,"


    So then we walk, to the direction where the entrance to the Maze of Air should be. I take out my handdrawn map to ensure that we''re walking the right path. And sure enough, we are. It should take only around two hours until we arrive at the spot.


    In the meantime, I shall enjoy the view.


    No, not the view of the forest. The view of the tight yellow striped panties Lilia is wearing.


    You see, another reason why I tell her to walk in front of me is so that I can take a peek on that glorious sight on our journey. Every time her beautiful legs move, her dress rises up ever so slightly. It''s the dream of every voyeur to be on this situation right now.


    What can I say? I''m a healthy young man.


    After an hour of walking (an a couple minutes of fighting random monsters in the way), I notice how the trees in front of us are getting thicker and thicker, as if they''re telling us to go back.


    Perfect. That means we''re in the right route.


    "Kyaaaaaaaaah!"


    I grin as I see the vines and branches from the nearby trees suddenly wrapping themselves around Lilia''s body, tightening themselves around her breasts, outlining their massive size to the world, and lifting the hem of her dress, showing off her yellow shimapan which is so tight you can see the shape of her cameltoe clearly.


    Why do I grin, you may ask? Reason one should be obvious to any warm-blooded males out there (heh) while reason two is because that''s the sign of the appearance of the boss that''s guarding the path to the maze.


    "A-Akira-sama, h-help!" Lilia shouts as she''s blushing.


    "Wait just a moment! I need to draw out the boss first!" I reply.


    It''s true. You need someone to be the bait while you solve the puzzle to summon the boss. When I did it last time, I used an NPC mercenary to as the bait. A female one, of course, I only travel with female NPCs for obvious reasons.


    "Kyaaa, d-don''t go there..."


    The vines begin to insert themselves into her bras and panties, eliciting a moan from the poor princess.


    And in the meantime, I am pretending to go search for the hidden switches on the trees around us you need to press to call out the boss. I say pretending because I am delaying as long as possible so that I can watch the great show given by Lilia.


    "A-aaaah, n-no..."


    Man, this is great! Her reaction is so much better than the female NPC!


    Then, I notice a branch beginning to wrap itself on her throat, which is the sign that I can''t delay much longer.


    I press the last switch, making all the branches and vines on Lilia unwrap themselves.


    And then, the trees begin to converge, extending, twisting and turning into a shape of a giant turtle with legs made out of the trees.


    Meet the guardian of the forest, The Great Enturtle.


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 Chapter 4: Meteors and Wet Panties

    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''4''>The Great Enturtle</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Guardian of The Dancing Forest</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Level</td><td colspan=''2''>120</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">HP</td><td width="25%">2.500.000</td><td width="25%">MP</td><td width="25%">10.000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength</td><td width="25%">2500</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">1000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Vitality</td><td width="25%">5000</td><td width="25%">Agility</td><td width="25%">100</td></tr></tbody></table>


    Its stats actually appear this time when I scan him. It''s a rule that the first time you fight a boss, you can''t see its stats at all. They''ll all appear as question marks, which, I suppose, is supposed to add to the tension of the fight.


    First things first, I dash towards where Lilia is before picking her up, bridal style, to carry her away to a safe distance away from the boss.


    ""Listen, Lilia-chan. I want you to fire your spells from a safe distance. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT in any circumstances you get close to it. You can''t take a hit at all. Let me handle the melee."


    "A-alright..." she answers, blushing madly for some reason.


    I put her down before dashing to the boss, right in time to slash the incoming vine whips that have been chasing me.


    So, The Great Enturtle. This guy''s pretty damn tough. His main strength is his ability to attack at any directions with that vines of his. He''s also tough as balls, It took me 30 minutes to kill the fucker even with my legendary sword. And his abysmal speed is covered by speed of his vines.


    The best way to attack it that I know of is to never, ever, ever stand on a single spot. You must keep moving, And while you''re attacking, always mind your back because you never know if his vines are going to creep on you.


    After this quick mental strategy meeting, I charge at the thing.


    "Penetrating Vortex Spin!" I shout.


    Shouting is the easiest way to activate a skill, since the game will recognize your voice and automatically make your body perform the skill you want. However, using shouting on PvP is obviously asking for your opponent to counter your attack, so there''s a harder way to do your skill, that is to perform the motions of the skill yourself.


    Of course, as you''d expect, that''s easier said than done. Which is why I always use shouting whenever I can, especially if I''m just fighting an AI-controller enemy like I''m doing right now.


    My body starts to spin 360 degrees following my sword''s spin as I launch through the air towards the enemy, cutting down any vines heading towards me.


    "Graaaaaaah!"


    The turtle lets out a roar the moment my sword pierces its thick wooden skin. Now, this piercing effect is pretty much impossible to be done by ordinary swords. Only weapons with high damage and a sharp end can do it, and even that, it can''t go in that much. Even my strongest sword can only go in for about half of the sword''s length.


    "Penetrating Thousand Stabs!"


    My right hand begins to do stabbing motions with my sword over and over again with incredible speed. I am now abusing the fact that the turtle will be stunned for a few seconds if an attack pierces through its skin.


    When I notice its vines closing in on me, I stop the technique, pull my sword out, and do a simple sword spin to cut through them all before any of them can get a hold on me.


    Now, to the tedious part.


    I start dashing around the thing, slashing it whenever I can inbetween fending off the attacking vines and branches.


    I see out of the corner of my eye Lilia, in process of casting her spell.


    "Reduce everything to dust! Meteor Rain!"


    ...Oh fuck, I forgot to tell her not to use an AoE spell.


    Why? Because NOW I''M GOING TO HAVE TO DODGE THE METEORS AS WELL AS THE VINES!


    A magic circle appears above the turtle, sending in a rain of burning rocks towards everything beneath it.


    The rocks hit the turtle first, making it roar in pain of the burn (I doubt the impact would do much to his wooden steel of a defense). The turtle retaliates by creating a dome made out of the vines and branches to block the incoming meteor barrage.


    Well now, I was wrong. She cast the right spell.


    Quickly, I use this opportunity to do another Penetrating Vortex Spin followed by Penetrating Thousand Stabs. I can only do the former while his vines are away, since the skill requires a charge time in which the skill will be cancelled if you get hit at that time.


    The turtle roars once more. This time, it allocates its vines back towards me, since the meteor spell is already gone. Once again, I do the same routine I did before.


    "Turn everything to pure white! Ice Age!"


    ...W-wait, I-Ice Age?


    FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK I MUST GET AWAY AT ONCE!


    I dash out of the magic circle that appears on the ground right in time, since a second later the entire area above the thing freezes over, creating a giant iceberg.


    And it traps the turtle inside.


    I would say it''s the perfect timing to attack but the ice also acts as a shield protecting the turtle.


    Goddamnit, you''re supposed to use this spell for crowd control! Not to freeze the thing we want to kill!


    Fortunately, I don''t need to wait long for the ice to thaw.


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    Vines jut out from the ice a few seconds later, followed by the thicker branches another few seconds afterwards. Then, the iceberg shatters into nothingness.


    "OI! DON''T USE CROWD CONTROL SPELLS!" I shout at Lilia.


    "W-what? I-I don''t understand!" she shouts back.


    "...Oh for fucks- LISTEN. JUST KEEP USING THAT METEOR SPELL FROM BEFORE!"


    Another mistake from me. I forgot to teach her how to use her spells properly. I thought she''s already an expert at combat judging by her high level, but it turns out she''s just a sheltered princess who knows nothing about her own spells after all. So how the fuck did she get that-


    No, no. This is not the time to think about that. Focus on that ugly sonovabitch turtle in front of you.


    I dash towards the thing once more. And with Lilia casting her meteor spell, distracting the turtle, I can use my penetrating combo repeatedly throughout the battle.


    The result? In just 15 minutes, the turtle is as good as dead.


    ***


    "Yay, we did it! We did it, Akira-sama!"


    Lilia jumps towards me excitedly. And of course, like a true gentleman, I embrace her wholeheartedly.


    However, she ends up landing on top of me, her breasts crashing into my face. Failing to keep my balance, we both fall to the ground.


    Then, I notice that my hand had inadvertently wandered into an... interesting place, to say the least, for it''s now touching the maidenly part between her legs.


    And it''s damp.


    "A-aaah, s-sorry!"


    Lilia quickly stands up, with a quite red face, I may ask, unknowingly exposing her underwear to me who''s still lying on the ground.


    And it is true. Her tight yellow-striped panties are wet indeed, particularly on the cameltoe part.


    Quickly, my perverted brain puts two and two together.


    She just had an "accident".


    She must have done it when she was being "harassed" by the vines. I remember them getting quite... private with her, with some of them entering her bra and her panties.


    That explains why she blushed so badly when I carried her away from the vines. She just did an immodest thing and I had caught her in the act.


    I see she''s secretly quite a naughty girl inside.


    "Kya!" she lets out a cute embarrassed gasp while covering her crotch with her hand after she notices that I''ve been staring at her panties.


    "Oh, apologies, my dear Lilia-chan. I can''t help but be mesmerized with your choice of undergarments. A cute shimapan like that is really fitting for a beautiful princess like you."


    "Y-you think so?" she says shyly, though I notice a little expression of joy she doesn''t manage to hide.


    "Of course, my lady. Your beauty, your taste in fashion, and your battle ability, they all shine like a brilliant star in the night sky."


    "B-but, didn''t I make a mistake in that battle by using that ice magic?" she says with a hint of regret.


    "A mistake you already atoned for. Thanks you my lady''s magic, I can defeat the turtle twice as fast as when I do it alone."


    Her face brightens immediately after hearing my words.


    "W-well, I-I''m glad I can be of use to you, Akira-sama..."


    "Great! Now that''s settled, let us continue on our journey, for the Maze is upon us!"


    I tap her head affectionately before walking towards the next road we''re taking.


    "O-oh, Akira-sama..."


    I stop my steps, turning back to face her again.


    "Yes, anything else you want to say, my lady?"


    "U-um, d-did you... d-did you see anything... unusual when you looked at my undergarments?" she stutters as her face turns crimson red.


    "...No, nothing at all. I only see the sweet nectar of a bedazzling princess leaking from her most sacred garden. It is a most sublime sight accompanied with the sweetest scent and I am grateful to my lady for giving me the privilege of experiencing it. So my lady shouldn''t be embarrassed at all by it.,"


    Even if I say that, she couldn''t help turning even redder hearing my proclamation that I''ve known about her little "mishap".


    "R-really? A-Akira-sama doesn''t think less of me for doing something so... so shameful in public?"


    "There is nothing shameful about that, my lady. You''re a beautiful, healthy young woman with certain desires that need to be taken care of.  And you didn''t purposefully do it after all. It''s those accursed vines'' fault."


    Then, she smiles. It is a huge relieved smile.


    "Oh, oh thank you, Akira-sama!"


    She hugs me once more, this time done properly so I can feel her breasts on my chest instead of my face.


    "There, there," I pat her head. "Let us continue our journey, shall we?"


    "Y-yes!"


    With Lilia having her new regained spirit, we march on. On to the Maze of Air.


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 Chapter 5: On The Privilege of Seeing A Pure Maidens Undergarments

    "Behold! The Maze of Air!"


    "...It''s... beautiful!"


    I smile as I look at Lilia''s amazement as we stand in the entrance to the maze.


    It is indeed a marvelous building, something you would never find anywhere else in the game world. Its walls, floors, and ceilings are all made out of pure white decorated with intricate runes that blink in and out of existence periodically. White pillars with floating blue orbs stand beside its entrance, which slopes towards the ground, giving the understanding that the maze is located underground.


    The entrance is wide open, with no doors or gates blocking the way, so we can just go straight into it.


    Inside, the pathway is only illuminated by the lights from the runes, but since they brighten and dim periodically, they create an eerie atmosphere to any adventurers, puzzle-solvers, and princesses walking their halls.


    First, we descend some stairs that stretch downwards for as far as the eyes can see; our footsteps echoing in this perfectly silent realm.


    Noticing Lilia''s nervous expression, I grab her hand, reassuring her that everything''s going to be just fine. She blushes a little bit, though I notice her posture has become more relaxed.


    When the endless stairs end, we arrive at a huge, bright room. The light comes from a gigantic blue orb shining in above us.


    And we notice we''re currently standing at nothing but air.


    "Aaah!"


    Lilia grabs into my arm, once again making me able to feel  her ample breasts.


    At this point, I''m beginning to feel I''m getting used to it, really.


    "Calm down, Lilia-chan. The floors are just invisible, that''s all."


    "Invisible?"


    "Yep. It''s the main puzzle of this place. The Maze of Air. It''s a maze made out of air, with floors made of air, walls made of air, and ceilings made of air. They''re solid air, not some magical barriers, so you can''t dispel them. And the Phantasma somehow made them really, really tough that you can''t really just blast your way through (an obvious excuse to justify the game mechanics, really)"


    "O-oh," she replies.


    Then, I take out the map I''ve made myself when I first visited this place. Thank God I have a habit of making maps, since it''s pretty much impossible to remember all the ups and downs and turns you need to make in this place.


    ''Let''s see... so we go here, and here, and here, and then after that we go up here..."


    After making out our route, then the fun part begins. We get to walk, climb, and jump all over this big invisible maze inside this big room.


    Though this time, I don''t mind it as much.


    Why you may ask?


    There are two reasons. The first that we won''t encounter any monsters, since you''ll only meet them if you take the wrong path.


    And second...


    "U-umm, Akira-sama is telling me to climb over there?"


    "Yeah, what''s the matter? If you can''t make it by your own, I can lend you a hand."


    "O-oh, no need for that."


    Lilia jumped towards the invisible cliff in front of her, cutely exposing her panty clad butt to me.


    And she does it over and over again, since she can''t quite reach the top of the cliff.


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    "Please, let this humble servant of yours help, my lady."


    I crouch, telling her to climb onto my back. She hesitatingly obeys. It seems she thinks it would be quite unseemly for a lady to put a man''s head between her thighs.


    "S-sorry," she says as she rests her bottom near my neck.


    Then, I feel it. The dampness of her panties.


    It seems they''re still not quite dry after all, even though some time has passed from when she had her little "accident".


    Or could it be that she had done another "accident" in our way here? Maybe she wasn''t quite finished yet back then?


    The possibility really excites my perverted mind.


    As I lift her towards the cliff, I can smell the faint sweet scent coming from that soaked spot.


    And when she''s in a crawling position when she''s climbing up the cliff, the sweet scent becomes stronger, since she fully  exposes said wet cameltoe on her yellow shimapan in front of my face.


    Man, I really need to thank the king later for giving her that dress.


    "U-uhh, did you... did you see them?" she asks after I''ve climbed up after them.


    "See what?" I respond.


    "My... underwear..." she trails off.


    Oh, she must be feeling ashamed that the way she climbs the cliff requires her to show her panties to me.


    This is not good. We''ll have to do this act multiple times to go through this maze.


    I put on my regretful face and begin my speech.


    "I apologize, my lady. I confess. I really did see your undergarments. However, like I''ve said before, I consider it a privilege. To see the unmentionables of a noble princess like yours truly is not a thing any man can experience.


    "But, if my lady doesn''t wish to grant me this gift, then I am perfectly willing to close my eyes every time I lift my lady up."


    "...N-no, i-it''s fine. I-I don''t mind at all," she says with a blush and a guilty look on her face.


    Could it be that she''s a closet exhibitionist at heart?


    And so that''s how we go through this place, with the princess, in her generosity, grants me, her humble servant, to see her panties over and over again. And not just when climbing up. When I receive her when we jump down to a lower floor, I get the full glorious sight of them from below.


    Finally, after spending one hour in that maze, we arrive on our goal. A certain floor where it contains a teleporter that will transfer us to the inner depths of the maze.


    However, before we can move on to the next puzzle, we have to take care of a little... let''s say mini-boss.


    "DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY! PROCEEDING TO REPEL THE INTRUDERS!"


    A white golem stands in the middle of the corridor we''re walking through. And he isn''t going to let any of us through without a battle.


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 Chapter 6: An Airy Puzzle

    "COMMENCING EXTERMINATION!"


    The golem lungs towards me with its fist. I dash towards it and block it with my sword.


    "Lilia, stay back! Let me handle this!" I shout. Lilia only nods in acknowledgement.


    The reason why I tell her to not interfere is because we''re in a small corridor right now and her, being an inexperienced mage she is, won''t be able to aim her magic well enough to not hit me instead of the golem.


    The other reason being, well, I can take care of this guy myself.


    The golem counters by sending his other fist, which I dodge easily by leaping backwards.


    "Hyper Slash!"


    I send out a huge vertical slash via my sword towards the golem, which it blocks by crossing its two arms.


    "It''s not over yet! Penetrating Vortex Spin!"


    My body thrusts with great power towards the golem. Still in defense position, it has no time to evade, so it merely shifts its two arms to block my attack.


    "Hah, how foolish!" I say, even though I know perfectly well it''s just an AI in front of me. Can''t help it, I suppose. I''m just to fond of acting like those anime shonen villains.


    When the two of us crash, my sword pierces through its arms. And not just that either, it pierces through its body too, leaving a clean hole on its chest.


    "EX...TER...MI...NA...TE...."


    The golem crashes to the floor.


    Pitiful thing. It really has no chance to win whatsoever.


    "Oh, you did it, Akira-sama!" Lilia shouts as she approaches me.


    This time she doesn''t do a leap to hug me though, which kinda bums me out a little.


    And so we continue our journey through this maze, arriving in a room quite familiar to me.


    It is the room where I got teleported to the castle the last time.


    Finally, I am here again. Time to get my revenge!


    "Now, listen well, Lilia-chan. Do not touch anything you see in this room. In fact, you should just stand near the entrance and wait there until I finish this puzzle. This is the place where a trap boots me out of this place the last time I went here. We don''t want that to happen again now, do we?"


    "I-I understand."


    Lilia obeys as she stands near the entrance archway like a good princess.


    Now, to crack this thing up.


    In front of me there''s a big monitor, with its edges decorated with illustrations of angels. Below, it, there''s a panel with a bunch of buttons on it. The monitor is displaying a sequence of symbols, while the buttons have those symbols carved on them.


    Now, you might be thinking, "Well, clearly you''re meant to match the buttons you press with the symbols on the monitor".


    And that''s how typical puzzle plebeians think.


    You see, the symbols actually mean something. A question. And you''re supposed to put the answer via the buttons.


    Now, how you''re supposed to know what the symbols mean?


    Easy. That is, if you''re not the kind of guy who''re just obsessed with battles and not caring about the lore.


    In a certain library lies a book with a translation for some of the symbols. Combined with the murals that exist in certain Phantasma ruins, you''ll be able to obtain the complete translation of the Phantasma symbols.


    They''re really obscure things only people obsessed with that kind of stuff (like me) will be able to discover.


    And now, time to bring out my note and decipher this damn thing.


    Or, to be exact, re-decipher it, since I''ve already done it before after all.


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    The text says...


    <table><tbody><tr><td>ONLY THE LOYAL SUBJECTS OF THE PRINCESS OF AIR ARE ALLOWED IN THIS HALLOWED LAND. SO ANSWER, YE TRAVELER. WHAT IS HER MAJESTY''S MOST BELOVED BIRD?</td></tr></tbody></table>


    This puzzle. This puzzle was the one that tripped me over last time.


    First of all, any ordinary folk would just call out bullshit on that, saying "How the fuck should I know what some ancient civilization princess'' favorite pet bird is?"


    Of course, I''m no ordinary folk. I know they''re not going to put a question without an answer.


    This place is called The Maze of Air and air obviously has strong ties to birds. Birds (the ones that fly on the skies anyway) can be called as the masters of wind. And wind means air (well, moving air).


    So I searched for clues in the maze itself. And I found there are various bird statues hidden among the invisible rooms.


    With a painstaking effort, I drew the birds from my tactile sense alone. And I discovered that the birds differ in species; dove, ravens, etc.


    So I counted them. One species stood proud with the most statues. And I entered that species.


    It was the wrong answer.


    All those hard work... it was just so infuriating.


    But then, I realized something. I had misinterpreted the question.


    I look again at the angels on the edges of the monitor.


    They''re not angels. They''re "winged humans".


    One of the extinct demihumans that existed in the long lost era of Phantasma.


    And the Princess of Air should be their ruler, as people of the air.


    They''re her most beloved "bird". They''re her subjects after all.


    I enter the answer.


    <table><tbody><tr><td>THOU ARE CORRECT. THE GATE SHALL OPEN FOR THEE.</td></tr></tbody></table>


    "Yes, I did it! Take that, you son of a bitch!" I shout. I can''t help cheering since this goddamn puzzle has taken so much of my time to solve.


    The room begins to glow brighter. It''s a sign that a teleportation is going to happen soon.


    "Y-you solved it, Akira-sama!" Lilia says, glowing with excitement.


    "Of course! Who do you think I am, a third-rate puzzle solver?"


    And then, we close our eyes due to the overwhelming brightness.


    ***


    When we open them again, we''re already in a different room entirely.


    It''s a gigantic open room in the form of a cylinder, with no entrance or exit in sight. The ceiling stretches tall, as tall as a 10-story building, if my estimation is to be believed.


    And then, it appears.


    A machine manifests out of thin air right in front of us.


    It has a vaguely humanoid shape, with four wings on his back and two bird''s beaks as its hands. Its feet are also bird''s talons. It only has one glowing blue orb as its eyes. Its color is pure white, and just like the rest of the maze, it''s covered in Fantasma writing.


    "This is your final challenge, explorer." It somehow speaks without having a mouth. "Best me in battle and the reward shall be yours."


    I scan him right away.


    Its name is "Malavac The Roc" with the title "Guardian of The Maze of Air".


    It seems we''re due for a boss battle indeed.

 Chapter 7: Reunion

    Yep, a boss fight at the end of the dungeon. It''s really an enduring trope that won''t go away anytime soon.


    Combined with the fact that the same thing happened back at the Reversed Garden, I''d say I pretty much have seen it coming already.


    Malavac opens by sending jabs of its beak hands towards me. I manage to dodge them all just fine though the first one nearly hit me since I didn''t expect he''ll use that kind of attack right away.


    I do some quick slashes to Malavac''s legs, which doesn''t seem to faze it at all.


    "Fireball!"


    I see from the corner of eye Lilia, sending a massively-sized ball of fire towards Malavac. It responds by creating an air barrier from one of his beak hands. It blocks the thing completely.


    Damn, that barrier''s something alright.


    "Penetrating Vortex Spin!"


    I lunge forward, my sword stabbing Malavac right on its stomach.


    And it fails to even make a dent.


    "What?"


    Paralyzed with the failure of my attack, I become an easy picking for the Roc.


    It crashes its beak hand into me, sending me flying across the big room and making me hit the wall.


    "Akira-sama!"


    Lilia, for the first time in her life, feels a bile of anger burning in her body.


    Her hero Akira-sama, the one that has been so good to her, was thrown away like a worthless rag just like that.


    Glaring at Malavac, Lilia shouts "STAY AWAY FROM HIM, YOU VILE CREATURE!"


    With a ferocity that surprises even herself, she begins her assault.


    She teleports behind Malavac using her "Flash Walk" short-range teleportation magic. And she casts it without an incantation, something she''s never ever done before. Somehow, it all comes naturally for her, like an instinctual knowledge born out of a primordial wisdom.


    Then, she casts another fireball, once again without any incantation. The Roc manages to block it with its air barrier right before it connects with its back.


    But at that moment, she already teleports right under it.


    "Cold Touch."


    She puts both of her hands on the guardian''s steel skin.


    A burst of frost springs forth from the place where the two touches. It quickly covers up the entire body of the Roc Guardian, immobilizing it from any further movement.


    Then, she teleports away, intending to put a safe distance away from Malavac.


    "O great power that commands the world. Lend this humble servant of yours strength. Grant me your sacred permit to borrow the manifestation of ice and snow."


    Indeed. She intends to use the time she just bought to fire off a high-tier powerful spell that needs a long time to recite.


    But before she can finish, a beam of light suddenly comes out from the Roc''s singular eye. It shatters and melts the ice binding it, making it able to send out a gust of wind from its beak hands towards Lilia to interrupt her casting.


    And it works. Lilia cancels her spell before quickly casting another quick spell that turns her lower legs into a really heavy metal. She intends to use it as a weight so that she wouldn''t be thrown off balance, and possibly flying to the wall behind her, from the fierce wind.


    However, she forgets a certain part of her body that should''ve been protected too.


    "Kyaaa!"


    The hem of her dress flutters furiously. She tries to hold it down but to no avail. It still exposes her cute tight panties to the world.


    As embarrassment filled her face, she feels the power that has been possessing her disappear. Now she has no idea what to do next.


    However, all that is enough to buy time for me to recover.


    "Penetrating Vortex Spin!"


    I try the technique once more.


    This time though, I aim at a different spot.


    "Take this, you bastard!"


    I hear a sound of a glass shattering into a million pieces as my sword pierces hole where the singular eye of the guardian lies.


    When I retreat away from the boss, I notice that the eye is now gone. Yes, my sword has indeed destroyed it.


    Without its eye, the guardian is now blind. It shoots out its air blast in chaotic directions, as it doesn''t know where to shoot anymore.


    God, I really should''ve just gone for the eye from the beginning. Guess I''m beginning to get overconfident.


    With the coordination of the Roc now in tatters, I can easily keep on slashing at it, while Lilia attacks from the distance with her fireballs and meteor spell.


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    It stands no chance. It''s only a matter of time until it is defeated.


    This boss really is more of a puzzle boss, since it''s nigh-impossible to keep a constant attack without any mistakes for about an hour without destroying its eye first.


    ***


    "Oh, look, Akira-sama! A door just appeared!"


    As the guardian has promised, the path will open when we defeat it.


    "After you, my lady." I bow, thinking I''ll give the privilege of the treasure discovery to her first.


    ''Why, thank you, kind Sir." She giggles, still in euphoria after our victory over the boss, overriding her shy personality. She even does a little curtsy that shows off her underwear, though I don''t know if the showing part is intentional or not.


    The door leads to another corridor - man, the Phantasma really loves their long, narrow corridors - and at the end of it...


    "O-oh... oh... Sister!"


    Sister? Could it be?!


    Lilia runs as far as she can, I following behind her.


    "Sister! Oh, Sister! It is you!"


    She leaps towards the familiar figure--


    --and she goes straight through it, landing on the floor with her exposed shimapan-clad butt up on the air.


    Aand, touching reunion scene ruined.


    I look at the figure again.


    Yep, she looks just like her painting in the castle,. Same reddish brown hair, same freckles in a straight line across the top of her nose. And the same nonexistent breasts which my perverted mind can''t help noticing.


    Unlike her painting, she''s wearing a modest green dress with a thin white apron-like garment over it. Her head is covered by her ribboned straw hat while her feet is covered by her black stockings and boots.


    It''s not a terribly princess-like attire, I think to myself. Maybe it''s her outing clothing.


    She''s flickering in certain interval, showing that she must be a hologram of some sort.


    Then, she speaks.


    "To anyone who receives this message, I beg you. Please, tell the king that his daughter is fine and alive. There''s a reason why I cannot return to your side now.


    "And, to you, dear Lilia, be brave. You''re going to be a real princess very soon, and to be a princess means to have the honor and courage to hold your head high with pride.


    "Soon, our kingdom shall fall into dark times and you will probably suffer. But remember this. I will always be with you even if we''re separated far, far away. I am also fighting for you and Father''s sake. So please, do not lose hope."


    With that, the message repeats. It seems that''s the end of it.


    "O-oh, sister!"


    I see Lilia covering her face with her hands; a muffled sound of her crying heard from it.


    I can only look away. I am never good with sad stuff like this.


    Then, I notice something. A shield is hanging on the wall.


    It''s this Phantasma ruin''s legendary item!


    I take it and look at its stat screen.


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    I hold it on my left hand and I feel just how light the thing is.


    Damn, if I am accustomed to use shields, I''d use this motherfucker in a heartbeat. Too bad I''m not a "sword and shield" kind of swordsman. My Vortex Spin needs two hands to use after all.


    For now, I''ll just take it with me.


    I look to Lilia again, noticing that her sobbing has ended. She now just stares at the hologram of her sister in front of her.


    "It''s alright, my lady. I promise you, we will find her someday."


    I put my hand on her shoulder, trying to comfort her.


    She responds by turning her head towards me and smiling, with tears still remaining on her eyes.


    "I know. It''s just that... it''s been a long time since I''ve last seen dear Sister..."


    And then, we left the room; with heavy steps carrying us back to the castle.

 Chapter 8: Interlude - A Brave Female Knights Last Stand

    "C-commander, our second line! It''s been breached!"


    "What? How can that be? Haven''t the reinforcement arrived?"


    "Y-yes, but even if them, we''re still not strong enough to stand against the demons!"


    Hearing that, the girl''s expression transformed from one to confusion to one of worry.


    The girl was one of the famed Royal Knights, the linchpin of the humans'' defense against the Demon Lord''s army. And now she''s being assigned to defend a town that lie in a major strategic position. If they lost here, the demons would have an easy time launching an assault to the capital.


    "Very well. Send all remaining soldiers to the third line! Tell them we shall make our last stand there!"


    "Understood!"


    The underling rushed out of the room, leaving the girl alone with her thoughts.


    So, this is it, huh? It''s either do or die here.


    She grabbed the hilt of her sword sheathed on her waist. It always calmed her whenever doubt consumed her.


    And then, she left. To join the decisive fight that would determine the fate of the kingdom.


    ***


    "Attack! Attack! Do not falter! Swordsmen, do not let the line be broken! Mages, aim for the big ones on the back first!"


    Her commands were barely audible in the middle of the chaotic fighting currently going on. Both humans and demons were screaming from the top of their lungs, either from pain or from the rush of the battle. And there were all the clank when swords met each other, or the boom when spells hit their target.


    The girl was on the frontline. Her blade was soaked with demon blood. She couldn''t remember how many she had killed. And she wouldn''t bother since her only choice to succeed in her objective of defending this town was to kill all the demons present.


    And yet, they just kept coming and coming. She didn''t know nor care whether it was because their numbers were just that high or because the Demon Lord''s magical trickery.


    She slashed through the big goat-horned demon in front of her. Even though its size was three times of hers, she still managed to dispatch it easily.


    "D-damn... just how many are these guys,,,!"


    She could feel her muscles tiring and her concentration waning. She couldn''t keep up with this much longer. She would soon made a single mistake in her movement, and a single movement is enough to kill someone in the battlefield.


    "Onee-chan, wanna play?"


    She looked to her left to see a young girl, ten in age at most. She had a long wavy red hair that went to her feet. She wore a brown loose dress that looked like it was made out of rags.


    Her heart skipped a beat. She hadn''t felt the presence of this girl at all.


    "Onee-chan, wanna play?" she asked again.


    "P-play, what are you--"


    "I wanna play doll. Onee-chan will be the doll and I will be the master."


    "W-what?"


    "Onee-chan''s cute so I want Onee-chan to be the doll."


    She didn''t know how to respond to that. Hell, she didn''t even know why she could even be here. The villagers had already been evacuated.


    A lost child perhaps? So how could she walk to the middle of a battle like this? She should''ve been dead, or at least scared straight to not go anywhere near this place.


    ...Wait, could it be that she''s a--


    Before she could react, the little girl''s hair suddenly extended towards her, knocking her sword off from her hand. Then, it threw away the sword far, far away from the battlefield.


    "Onee-chan doesn''t need swords. Swords aren''t cute."


    Then, the hair grabbed her arms and legs, leaving her at the mercy of the little girl.


    She tried to escape but her strength wasn''t enough to break free from its grasp.


    T-this girl! She''s a demon! And a really powerful one at that!


    "Now, what should we play first, Onee-chan? Oh, I know! How about tickling! I tickle you and you react cutely!"


    Her hair began to tickle the sides of her body and the region near her armpits.


    "Ahahahahahahaha, please-- ahahahahahaha, stop--"


    Her body squirms uncontrollably as she pleads the girl to stop inbetween her laughter.


    "Hmm, Onee-chan''s not really that cute when you''re laughing like that. So, how ''bout this instead?"


    Her hair suddenly went to her breastplate, cupping the breasts jutting out from it. Even if the breasts are covered by the plate, the female knight still could feel its touch clearly.


    "A-ah, what are you doing?" she asked while trying to stop her moan from coming out.


    "Ah, Onee-chan''s blushing! It''s true then! The best way to make a girl look cute is to touch her private parts!"


    She continued her groping, the female knight doing her best to not make an embarrassing moan.


    "Stop acting so tough, Onee-chan, and just let it all out. You''re cuter that way."


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    "If you don''t wanna play nicely, I have to touch your other private part, y''know."


    To the knight''s horror, the hair slowly crept towards her crotch.


    She tried to break free of her hair once again with all strength. But to no avail, the little girl simply tightened her hair''s grip in response.


    "H-he--!"


    Before she could scream, the hair covered her mouth, blocking her plea for help to a mere muffled noise.


    And then, the hair landed on her cameltoe.


    "Kya!" she let out a short moan.


    "Heeee, Onee-chan just moaned there. So Onee-chan''s lower part is more sensitive than the upper part, huh?"


    The hair began rubbing off said part, eliciting another couple of moans from the knight.


    "I wasn''t wrong when I thought Onee-chan would make a good doll!  Onee-chan is so cute right now!"


    The female knight, however, wasn''t hearing the little girl''s remarks at all. She was too busy resisting her touches.


    I... am... a Royal Knight! I... am not... going to... lose my dignity... to this!


    Try as she might though, she couldn''t help letting out moans every once in a while.


    "Oh, this is so fun! Onee-chan must be one of the cutest dolls I''ve ever played with! Now, let''s see if I can bring out that cuteness even further!"


    The hair now groped both her breasts and her crotch.


    "A-aaahnn!"


    The female knight now outright moaned loudly. She couldn''t hold it much longer. It felt so good, yet letting that good feeling win would shame her forever. She couldn''t stay a noble knight anymore.


    "Oh, what''s this? Onee-chan''s getting wet down there."


    It was true. She could feel her fluids creeping through her tight leather shorts.


    Then, she had a thought. Just a single thought in a split second.


    I already embarrassed myself with this. Outright letting it out wouldn''t be so bad.


    In that single moment of weakness, her fate was sealed.


    "N-nooooooooo!"


    The dam shattered, the river bursting through with great vigor. Not only it dampened the entire crotch area of her pants, but it also dampened a part of her thighs. And more than a few drops fell to the ground.


    That''s it. It''s over for me. My dignity is gone, shattered into dust.


    As she looked down in despair, letting out a few sobs, the little girl clapped and jumped happily.


    "Yes! That''s it! That''s the perfect cute expression I''ve been looking for! Onee-chan, you''re the best."


    "K-kill me..."


    "Hmm, Onee-chan said something?"


    "Kill me! You''ve had your fun with me, haven''t you, you demon girl! Now end me! End me like you''re supposed to!" the female knight shouted with rage. She couldn''t bear being humiliated like this.


    "Onee-chan, don''t be such a grump. I''m not going to kill you. Why would I? You''re the best doll I''ve ever had. I would simply leave you here, let you see this town fall to our army. Then, when we meet again, we shall play once more."


    The little girl withdrew all the hair that had been restricting her body.


    "Good bye, onee-chan~"


    And, with a dark flash, she disappeared.


    "Get back here, you demon--"


    "C-commander! There you are!"


    A man in a suit of armor approached her. It was one of her subordinates.


    "You! Get everyone who can still fight go there and chase after--"


    "Commander! The line is lost! They''ve broken through! Please, order a command to retreat!"


    The female knight looked around her. It was true. The swordsmen squad lie defeated and scattered as each of them fought a couple of demons before getting killed by a flanking attack. The mage squad was even worse. All of them were now corpses.


    It was a total defeat.


    "...Very well. Order everyone to retreat."


    "Understood!"


    But, before the man got far, he turned back and approached the female knight again.


    "Oh, and don''t worry, Commander. I promise with my dignity as a knight, I won''t mention your little accident to anyone for as long as you live."


    He glanced at her wet crotch, whom she had forgotten it ever existed.


    She could feel the burn on her face.


    "It''s alright, Commander. Sometimes, you really gotta go in the middle of a battle, and what other options do you have other than just doing it right then and right there?"


    A more awkward silence had never occurred.


    "T-then, s-see you later, Commander."


    The man left her presence. To the end of his days, at least until he got a wife, the sight of his beautiful commander''s wet crotch will haunt him in his nights.


    As with the knight, well, the blazing flame of revenge had been lit in her heart.

 Chapter 9: Extra - Princess Lilias Not-So-Princess-Like Perversions Part 1

    "Come to us, o brave hero!"


    I rise my hand to the air. The magic circle in front of me shines beautifully.


    I did it! The spell is working!


    Finally, the kingdom will be saved!


    When the light subsides, a confused-looking man appears in the throne room.


    I feel a blush creeping to my face when I notice how good-looking he is. He has a jet-black hair and a deep dark eyes that will just suck you in if you look at them too long. And he has a pretty well-toned body too.


    N-no! Naughty Lilia! You can''t think up thoughts like that! What if you''re getting wet down there again? You already swear you''ll stop doing that indecent thing!


    Then, the man starts shouting and cursing, which terrifies my greatly.


    Oh no, what if I have accidentally done something to anger him? Then he''ll refuse to save our doomed kingdom!


    "U-umm, e-excuse me?" I ask nervously.


    Suddenly, he takes my hand while asking for my forgiveness for not noticing me earlier.


    My, what a gentlemen!


    "O-oh, i-it''s alright.." I respond shyly.


    "Thank you, my lady. I''m very grateful. Now, if you may excuse me for one more thing..."


    *pafu*


    *pafu* *pafu*


    E-eh?


    My brain freezes.


    I can only watch as Hero-sama fondles my right breast.


    W-what?


    *pafu* *pafu* *pafu*


    Then, they hit me. The desires that I have been suppressing all this week.


    "A-aah, w-what are you doing, Hero-sama?"


    "Oh man, they really have upgraded them!" he responds as he squeezes my breast even harder.


    "A-aaaahhn!" I can''t help unleashing a shamefully immodest moan. All my will are now focused on keeping the "flower" down there from blossoming.


    It''s no use. I can feel my panties getting wet already.


    "H-Hero sama, p-please stop, o-or else I''ll-" I beg as I feel my face getting redder and redder.


    And then, he grabs my other breast.


    Responding to the bee''s sting, my flower unleashes its nectar.


    "A-aaaaah, n-no..."


    I bolt away from Hero-sama, both of my hands pressing to my crotch in an effort to hide the black spot forming on my dress.


    I can only sob in response to this humiliation.


    ***


    After that...


    "Ooooh, I really messed up back there." I say to myself as I throw myself to my bed.


    I look at my dress. The wet spot is still visible though not as much as it was before.


    "I am such a pervert."


    I cry at my pillow. There it was, my effort to be cured of this affliction gone to the wind. I am supposed to be a noble princess and yet I can''t stop touching myself down there.


    I''ve had this problem ever since I got my puberty. My crotch would ache and feel weird, and the only thing that could relieve with was if I give it some pressure. But then, it would excrete a fluid that aren''t pee. And I would somehow feel guilty after they came out.


    I tried to stop doing it, but then the ache would just get worse and worse. And then I would start excreting the fluid in times where I didn''t want to, like when someone kissed my hand. It tortured me with embarrassment.


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    So i had no choice. I had to keep doing it if I''m to do my daily tasks.


    The banquet is going to occur soon. And I still feel some ache left down there.


    I have to relieve myself now. I don''t want a repeat of what happened back then.


    All this I said to myself with a blush.


    I must really look like a pervert right now.


    Since I need to do this fast, I-I suppose I''ll need to use that.


    I-It''s not because I want to or anything.


    Still blushing, I head towards my wardrobe. I unlock the bottom drawer with a spell (it''s set so that it''ll only unlock with my spell) and take out the thing I''ve been looking for.


    It''s a pink teddy bear. I carry it back to my bed.


    "I-I''m sorry, Kuma-chan."


    I can feel my face turning even redder as I put my crotch right where its black nose is located.


    And then, I begin to masturbate with it.


    "Uuuuh, why must I be born such a pervert?" I say to myself, crying from both shame and pleasure.


    As I feel my private part getting hotter (and wetter), I start having some flashes to Hero-sama, from how he''s so good-looking to how good it felt when he groped by breasts.


    "W-why am I having indecent thoughts of Hero-sama? When I''m doing this on all places? Naughty, naughty Lilia!"


    But, try as I might, I cannot divert my mind from him.


    As I am approaching my climax, I begin to imagine Hero-sama in various shameful situations with me. From him accidentally tearing apart my dress when I am in a ball dancing my him, exposing my moistening panties because of my closeness to him in public, to me accidentally landing on him with my crotch right on his nose. And as he takes his breath, my whole body shudders while my liquid slowly trickles down to his mouth...


    "Aaaaaaaaahhh, Hero-samaaaaaaaaa!"


    Then, I come.


    ***


    After panting and gasping for five minutes, with my perverted mind still fixating on Hero-sama, I hurry up to clean the mess I''ve made.


    First, I undress myself, leaving my body with my bra and my wet panties. Then, I use the inner part of the dress to clean up the thing, carefully making sure that I distribute the dampness it receives well. I intend to pretend the dress is damp because of my sweat, so that my maids wouldn''t ask any questions when they wash it.


    As for my wet underwear, I store it my locked drawers with the teddy bear first, to wait until it''s dryer before sending it to be washed.


    "Haaah, that takes care of it." I sigh in delight after I''ve finished this very important task.


    I look at the clock to see there''s still 30-minutes until the banquet starts.


    Great! There''s still time to choose what dress should I wear. I should choose an elegant one. It''s a banquet after all. And I want to look my best in front of Hero-sama.


    And so it is that I spend the banquet without any accidents. I play my act of the sweet and charming perfectly.


    They must never know what my true self is like, especially Hero-sama.

 Chapter 10: Good and Bad News

    I push the great door and enter the room, Lilia following behind.


    The room is just as it was when I first arrived here. There''s the throne right across the room, with pillars surrounding the red carpet creating the road to it from the entrance where I am standing on right now.


    And the king is right there, rising from his seat and running towards me.


    "Hero-sama, you''re back!"


    The king leaps to the air, his arms opened in a pose clearly meant to hug me.


    Sorry old man, but the male gender isn''t my thing, especially a short and fat one.


    I sidestep smoothly, causing the king to crash to the castle floor face first.


    "F-father!"


    Lilia hurriedly comes to his aid, giving her hand to help him rise from the ground.


    "Ooh, my cute daughter Lilia! You''re safe!"


    This time, his quest to receive a hug is successful. However, his short stature, only half as tall as the princess, makes his act look like a perverted scene since his face lands right on her crotch while his hands land on her butt.


    And from what happens next, it seems I was right.


    "Oooh, I miss this lovely scent so much! *sniff* *sniff* Hmm, what''s this? I smell a faint trace of my daughter''s maidenly fluid down here. Ooooooh, did Hero-sama take your virginity there?"


    "N-no, F-father! O-of course not!" she protests, with a cute blush on her face, if I might add. "And stop sniffing my panties!"


    "Aaaaah, of course, of course." The king retreats a few steps back. "Ooh, my daughter is even cuter when she''s embarrassed!"


    "Mooou, Otou-sama!"


    ***


    After their little comedy routine, I report everything that has happened.


    "So... so, my dear Lilac... my dear Lilac''s still alive?"


    This time, I don''t bother to dodge.


    "Oooooooh, thank you! Thank you so much, Hero-sama! M-my dear Lilac! She''s still alive!"


    He cries tears of joy while clinging onto the upper part of my body. I want to ask him to release me, since he''s wetting my shoulders with his tears, buuuut I think it''ll be to cruel to interrupt a moment like this.


    So, her name is Lilac, huh? Princess Lilia and Princess Lilac. Not a very creative name but it shows how the two are a pair that should never be separated.


    Which is all the more reason why I should find her and bring her back.


    "My Lord!"


    My thought is interrupted by a figure approaching from the end of the room. It''s a man wearing a full set of iron armor, from iron leggings, iron chestplate, and iron helmet. He also carries a spear with an iron tip on his right hand. I cannot see his face since it''s covered by the visor of his helmet, but I can already tell he''s a guard of this castle. His attire is a common garment of the guard NPCs here.


    "My Lord! Lady Eleanore has returned from battle and she wishes to be granted an audience with you right away. She said she bear grave news from the frontline."


    "O-oh, no. Could it mean-- s-send her in at once!" the king says, jumping down from my shoulders at last.


    The soldier exits the room with the clanging of his uniform. And then, after a few moments, another figure enters the throne room.


    The first thing I notice is her boobs jutting out from her breastplate (blame my hormones for this), which is only possible if the steel was shaped exactly to fit them, a fact that quite stimulates me, if I might add. Then my dirty eyes move to her lower region. there, she wears an absurdly tight leather pants that show off her cameltoe clear as day. Man, isn''t she embarrassed wearing that? Then, I reluctantly take my eyes off the beautiful sight to see that she has a striking long red hair with some sort of headband that looks suspiciously like the one maids wear. Huh.


    She halts her steps in the middle of the room before kneeling towards the king who''s back in his throne.


    I notice her nervous expression, something that doesn''t really fit with her knightly appearance.


    "My Lord." She gulps. "I, Lady Eleanore of the Royal Knights, have failed in my duty of defending the town of Cledia. I am willing to accept any punishment you deem fit."


    "L-lost? But-but how? Didn''t I already send the reinforcements, just like you asked?"


    "They... they weren''t enough. The demons were too many and too strong."


    "N-no... then... i-it''s all over for us..."


    The king falls to a slump, with his palms covering his face.


    "Our forces weren''t strong enough to defend it from the relentless assault from the Demon King''s army, and that is before the fact that an especially strong demon participated in the battle, most likely to be one of the Demon King''s four children, a princess to be exact. I engaged in battle against her but alas, even my power wasn''t enough to beat her. I could only be here because she exercised mercy against me."


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    The king doesn''t respond. I glance at Lilia to see that she''s looking at the king with eyes full of worry and sadness.


    "F-father... f-father... don''t lose hope, Father. Remember, Hero-sama is with us."


    She puts her hands on his shoulders. And yet, he still refuses to budge.


    "Hero? The hero is here?"


    I return my sight to the female knight who just blurted out that question.


    "Indeed! This gentlemen right here is the hero you''ve been all waiting for!" I answer while patting my chest proudly.


    She stands up and slowly walks towards me, her eyes eyeing me from top to bottom. It seems she''s judging whether I''m really telling the truth by analyzing whether or not I really look like one.


    "Hmm, not bad. I expected a bigger, beefier guy but you would do. I am Eleanore, and I''m--"


    Her speech is cut short by her feet tripping on the little stairs going up the throne.


    I try to catch her before she falls to the ground but...


    *boing*


    Both of her boobs fall straight into my hands.


    Somehow, I can feel their softness even when they''re covered by her breastplate. And they''re really soft indeed, softer than the princess''s even, which is an anathema since you''d think a warrior knight like her would have tougher boobs than a demure princess.


    The world of femininity is very mysterious indeed.


    "Kyaaa! Ecchi!"


    *slap*


    Aah, the price you have to pay for paradise...


    ***


    It''s already two hours and one lunch, and we''re still in a standstill.


    We''re now back to our own rooms. The king, still in shock from the bad news, is still unavailable. Lilia is still trying to console him to the best of her ability. Eleanore, most unfortunately, still refuses to talk with me after that little incident. And that wasn''t even my fault. She just tripped by herself. It''s really a shame. I really want to know about her (for more than just her part in the fight, of course)


    I now am lying on my bed, staring at the luxurious chandelier above. I begin to think what move should we do next.


    First of all, there''s the elephant in the room, of course. The oncoming invasion of the Demon Lord. I had thought I could get more than just one legendary equipment before we tackle this problem. Alas, it seems their army is now right in front of this kingdom''s footsteps. So, it''s either we rush to get the next legendary item, or we fight them right away as strong as we are now.


    Oh, that reminds me. The shield. I still have the shield with me.


    Eleanore.


    ***


    *knock* *knock* *knock*


    ...


    *knock* *knock* *knock*


    The door opens, before closing on my face right away.


    "Oh, come on, Lea-chan. Won''t you ever forgive this poor, perverted man?"


    "STOP CALLING ME LEA-CHAN!"


    *sigh* This is going to be difficult. Guess it''s time to use my "negotiation" skill.


    "Lea-chan, I''m here as ordered by the king. He told me to give this to you."


    As if I just speak the password, the door opens.


    "The king? Is he back to his senses again?"


    "Yep. But he told me he won''t hold the war meeting until a few hours more. Still got some things he need to consider first, he said. So he just told me to give this to you."


    I hand over the Sapphire Shield I''ve been hiding behind me.


    "W-what is..."


    Her focus turns to the shield fully, as her eyes look upon its nooks and corners and her hands feel its perfect craftsmanship.


    "This is... beautiful..."


    "Is it not? It''s a legendary shield that the royal family has been handing over generations. It''s the Sapphire Shield. It is said to be crafted by the Phantasma people themselves."


    I smile as I see her amazed face. My plan is working. Of course a knight like her would know her shields.


    "T-thank you," she says as she turns her sight to me again. "Now leave me. I wish to study this thing alone."


    "As you wish, Lea-chan."


    i give a deep bow before leaving her aghast expression behind.


    It''s an absolute success.


    ***


    "The king is calling for your presence. Please proceed to the throne room immediately."


    Finally, the old coot gets his shit together.


    I leave my room, with hope that this meeting shall shed light on the path we should take next.

 Chapter 11: Our Departure

    When I enter the throne room once more, I notice that Eleanore is already there, conversing with the king with Lilia standing nearby.


    "My Lord, please reconsider! You can''t possibly think that is in any way a good plan! We need to go out there and meet them, not hiding here as if we''re a bunch of cowardly rats!"


    "N-no, t-too dangerous..."


    "My Lord!"


    Their argument halts when they notice me walking towards them.


    "Yo, old man. Feeling better?"


    "B-better? H-how can I feel b-better when the enemy is right at our gates at this very instant?"


    "Now that''s an odd thing to say. I haven''t heard any shouting and crying on my way here."


    "So, what''s gonna be our next plan? Got any ideas, old man? Or must I do the thinking for you too?"


    "H-how could you be so calm? T-the enemy... t-the demons are right upon us! We cannot escape! The war is lost!"


    "Man, I waited for four hours just for this?"


    It seems the king still hasn''t quite regained his former self after all.


    "A-all we can do know is h-hide, y-yes, h-hide until the time is right to s-strike back. Y-yes, t-that''s my decision. W-we must hide."


    "Father!"


    I look at Lilia to see how sad she is right now, seeing her father acting this way.


    "With all due respects, my Lord, but I don''t see how hiding can solve our problem!" Eleanore interrupts. "We can''t possibly hide our entire kingdom!"


    "N-no, n-not the entire kingdom. J-just... the important people on it... like me and my daughter..."


    It hits me. He intends to run away.


    "How could you say that, my Lord? Have you no shame? Your subjects... they depend on you!"


    I see Eleanore''s face is full of anger and disappointment. Both stem from the fact that she had pledge fealty to the king, and now the king is acting like this.


    She truly is a noble knight.


    "Old man, I''m sorry to say this but I have to side with Lea-chan here.  Not just because I think running away is an act unbefitting for a hero, but because I have the faith that we have a chance to at least repel the demon army for the time being. You see, we now have two of the legendary Phantasma items with us. The sword and the shield. The sword I wield while you gave the shield to her. If we show off the two to the enemy, they shall retreat to regroup and rethink their strategy."


    "S-shield? W-what--"


    "Oh, how can you be so forgetful, old man? You gave her the Sapphire Shield, the one you have for generations."


    "W-wait, what--"


    "A-ah, t-the shield, Father! The shield! The one you found from the treasury when we were away!" Lilia interrupts clumsily after I signalled at her. Thank God she catches fast.


    "O-oh... was there... oooh, nevermind. My mind is not as good as it used to be."


    The king pauses, taking a deep breath and blowing it out afterwards.


    "Fine. If-if that''s what Hero-sama thinks it''s best, then I''ll approve. But please, please make sure you succeed! You''re my, no, our last hope here!"


    "Of course, old man. Who do you think I am?"


    I can see out of the corner of my eye Eleanore smiling.


    "Thank you, Hero, for bringing the king back to his senses."


    "No need to thank me. It''s all in my duty as the hero of this land. Though, I assume with this, you''ll forgive my earlier indiscretion, Lea-chan?"


    She blushes lightly in response. "F-fine. A-after reflecting about it, I-I suppose the fault lies in my clumsy self that falls onto you. I apologize."


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    She extends her hand towards me. Of course, as  a gentleman, I return her handshake.


    "T-though I still prefer if you don''t call me Lea-chan."


    "Apologies. I am not good at long names, you see. Oh, how about this? In exchange, you can call me by my real name too? How about it? You can call me Akira-kun!"


    "D-don''t be silly. T-that would be just plain impolite," she responds while blushing even harder.


    Could it be? Is she one of those mythological creatures called "tsundere"?


    After a sweet princess, now I''m getting a tsundere knight?


    Man, maybe getting trapped in this world isn''t so bad at all!


    ***


    A few hours later, we are now prepared to leave the castle. We intend to go straight away to the fallen town. Eleanore had wished we brought some soldiers with us but the king wouldn''t allow it, wanting maximum defense to his remaining territory. I calmed her down, saying that my plan would not require an army. Hell, an army would just be a hindrance.


    "How? Well, we''re going to strike the enemy right at its heart, of course.."


    "T-the heart?"


    "Yes. I assume the demons work in a hierarchy, where they have a leader who''s the strongest among them. If we can prove our superiority by slaying him, the rest of the demons will surely retreat."


    Hearing that, I saw a flash of fear with a tinge of embarrassment, followed by an expression of rage from her face.


    "Agreed. I have a score to settle with their leader while we''re at it."


    And now, Eleanore and Lilia are in the stable, choosing which horse they''re going to ride on. You see, we can''t exactly teleport to the town right away, what with its teleportation device being under control of the demons.


    "...Princess, are you sure you''re going to wear that clothing?"


    "E-eh, w-why? W-what''s wrong with this dress?"


    "It''s just that... it''s too short. You''re going to flash your panties in combat that way."


    "O-oh. W-well, Hero-sama says it''s the ideal clothing for adventurers so..."


    "Oh, he said that?" She sighed. "I knew it. That man is a pervert. Ooh, why must we get a perverted hero? I thought we''ll have someone morally decent as the savior of this kingdom."


    "Funny you speak of being morally decent, with you wearing a lewd outfit like that,"


    I interrupt their talk as I enter the barn, after leaving some last instructions to the king.


    "L-lewd? Why, this is the official uniform of the royal knights."


    "Doesn''t change the fact that your breastplate is showing off your boobs while your pants are showing off your cameltoe."


    Quickly, she covers up her chest with her right arm and her crotch with her left arm.


    "P-pervert! Y-you aren''t supposed to stare!"


    "Suit yourself. But don''t be surprised if people wonder if you''re secretly an exhibitionist with that clothing."


    "H-HOW DARE YOU TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO A ROYAL KNIGHT? IF YOU WEREN''T THE HERO, I''LL CUT YOU UP RIGHT WHERE YOU STAND RIGHT NOW!"


    "Now now, that''s not a very fitting expression for a noble knight like you, now, is it?"


    "Gggaaah, I hate you so much!"


    In the end, we depart with Lilia still wearing her extremely short light dress.


    And I am treated with the most wonderful view all night, with Eleanore''s leather-covered plump butt and Lilia''s now-orange striped panties in front of me as we trot to our destination.

 Chapter 12: The Assault

    The road to our destination is uneventful. Aside from a few monsters here and there--naturally occurring monsters not part of the Demon Army--that we dispatch easily (and allowing me to assess Eleanore''s fighting prowess, which is quite good since she''s able to dispose of the monsters in one hit, albeit they''re on the lower side on the level charts), nothing is really impeding our journey, thus we''re able to reach the place at dawn.


    "We''ve made it. There''s the town of Cledia." Eleanore says as we stand upon the hills overlooking the town.


    Well, not so much a town than a ruined remains of one.


    Indeed, even from this distance, I can already see all the burned down houses and the broken walls. Comparing that to where Cledia was like in the game where it''s still pristine, it''s truly a pitiful sight to behold.


    "So, how do you propose we do it? Sneaking inside is already hard enough as it is, even more so if you''re going to the center where the demon princess should be, that is, if she''s not already going off somewhere, delegating it to her subordinate."


    "Well, I''d say we just ride straight in with our houses while Princess Lilia stays back and casts her magic to cause disorder to the demons."


    "Hmph, straight on assault, huh? You''re really itching to get revenge for your defeat, aren''t you, Lea-chan?"


    "...Yes. As much as it shames me to admit it, this is about my personal quest of repaying my humiliation as it''s about saving the kingdom."


    I notice the determined look on her face. Yep, she''s going to this one way or the other.


    "Very well then. Let''s do it your way. It''s not like I have any other better ideas. Lilia-chan, you know what to do right?"


    "Y-yes, o-of course, H-Hero-sama. The meteor attack back then, right?"


    "Correct. I think you''re getting the hang of this magic stuff, Lilia-chan."


    "O-oh, you''re too kind," she responds while blushing a little.


    "Now that''s settled, let''s go."


    We ride at full gallop towards the town below. Lilia begins chanting her spell while Eleanore and I draw our swords.


    Slowly but surely, the town is creeping closer and closer to us. I now can see figures standing guards around the still broken gate. As we get even closer, I notice that they are monsters. There are a couple of manticores with gargoyles perched atop the ruined walls.


    "Lilia, hold your spell until we get inside! We can take on these guys!"


    "R-right!"


    The monsters approach, finally noticing the three humans riding towards them. The gargoyles up above let out a loud shriek, most likely for notifying his friends of the oncoming attack.


    The manticores shoot out their stingers from their tails. Eleanore quickly use her shield skill to protect us both from them.


    "Nice one, Lea-chan!"


    "No time to chit chat! We''re approaching the gate now!" she responds before cutting through the manticores with a wide slash of her blade.


    The gargoyles sweep down, some of them chucking their spears from range while others go into melee by diving with their spears on front.


    "SUPREME SWORD SPIN!"


    I twirl my sword above my head. Its rotational power magically extends to a decently wide radius, shredding anything that gets close to me. Doesn''t matter if it''s the gargoyles'' spears or the gargoyles themselves.


    So only the gargoyles attacking from range remain. And they decide to retreat for the time being.


    Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings."Good! We made it! Now let''s aim straight to the center of the town, where the castle is! With any luck, she should be there right now!" Eleanore shouts.


    She really is a natural leader, I think to myself.


    As we enter the town, I see that the place is absolutely crawling with many, many different types of monsters. Skeletons, orcs, trolls, goblins, and many others. They all try to stop us of course, but we manage to cut them down with ease.


    However, the more we approach the castle, the thicker their army becomes, since they''re getting more organized and they''re pouring out their forces to get us.


    "Lilia, now!"


    "Reduce everything to dust! Meteor Rain!"


    Lilia''s spell strikes true. The monsters panic as giant flaming rocks of doom are raining upon their heads. Their formation fall into chaos, thus allowing us to slip through relatively easily, emphasis on relative since we still need to dodge the flaming rocks ourselves.


    "Good! Now, to the castle!"


    As we enter the castle''s courtyard however, we notice a suspicious lack of presence around us. No demons at all in sight.


    We descend from our horses. Looking at Eleanore''s worried face, I see that she has noticed this fact too.


    "This... this might be a trap. I think she''s waiting for us."


    "Should we go back then?" I ask.


    "After all this way? Of course not."


    She opens the door. The place inside is just as empty.


    "The throne room," she mutters.


    We enter the castle, Eleanore taking the lead while Lilia and I guard the rear. Our footsteps echo through the building as we go down its corridors and up its stairs. The silence is so oppressive I can hear my own heartbeat.


    Then, when we enter the throne room, someone is already there waiting for us.


    One is a little girl with a long and wavy blood red hair as long as her diminutive height. She wears what seems to be a simple brown-grey one piece dress made out of rags, which I think is an odd choice for a demon princess.


    "I knew it! I knew you''d go back, Onee-chan!" She smiles with an ecstatic joy. "And you bring with you another cute doll! Ooh, Onee-chan is the best!"


    "...What is she talking about?" I ask in a deadpan voice.


    "Do not lower your guard, Hero. She is the demon princess that has defeated me in the past."


    "Really? That little kid?"


    I look at the little girl again. Now, as perverted as I as a healthy teenager might be, I pride myself from the fact that I am not a lolicon. So no matter how cute a little girl might be--and this demon princess is pretty damn cute, I might add--I still can''t have any lewd thoughts about her. However, if I''m told to fight such cuteness with my full force, well, that would be very hard to do indeed.


    "But Onee-chan, you also bring an uncute one here. Shall I dispose of him?"


    Before I know what is happening, she somehow sends out her hair towards me, extending them from their base.


    "Watch out!"


    Eleanore jumps in and uses her shield skill to block the hair. It succeeds as the hair is repelled by the barrier perfectly.


    "Aaawww, why not? That doll is ugly. I don''t even want to look at it."


    H-hey, you''re kinda hurting my feelings here.


    "No more playing around, little brat! I''ll make you pay for the humiliation you did to me at that day!"


    And so, our fight with the Demon Princess begins.

 Chapter 13 : Our First Fight Against A Demon Princess

    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''2''>Name</td><td colspan=''2''>Norn</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Class</td><td colspan=''2''>Demon Princess</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Level</td><td colspan=''2''>200</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">HP</td><td width="25%">10.000.000</td><td width="25%">MP</td><td width="25%">5.000.000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength</td><td width="25%">10.000</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">5.000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Vitality</td><td width="25%">1.000</td><td width="25%">Agility</td><td width="25%">20.000</td></tr></tbody></table>


    Well, that''s odd. Her stat table looks like she''s a player character instead of a boss.


    I suppose it makes sense counting her humanoid looks, though I never met any player character who attacks with their hair like that.


    Eleanore charges forward, placing her shield in front of her to block all the hair coming at her. She receives many, many hits, each one of them should drain her stamina massively considering the demon princess'' monstrous strength stat. I suppose the Sapphire Shield is just that good at blocking.


    "Onee-chan, what''s that thing you''re holding with your left hand? A shield? How come it''s so strong? Tell me, onee-chan."


    "No one''s telling you anything, little brat!"


    Eleanore jumps to the air. And then, she executes what I think is a Shield Bash. I can''t say for sure since she does her skills without a chant.


    From the air she descends straight towards the girl called Norn, her shield still staying on the front.


    However, the hair circles around her body and attacks from the back instead.


    "Onee-chan, don''t you remember that your shield only blocks your front?"


    It grabs her feet, ending her momentous descent. Now Eleanore is stuck hanging on the air upside down.


    "So, Onee-chan. Shall we play again?"


    I almost rush forward to help her until I realize that this is the golden opportunity to do a stealth attack at the girl, since she''s pretty much being occupied with Eleanore right now.


    "Psssh, Lilia."


    "Y-yes, Hero-sama?"


    "Don''t fire until I give the mark."


    "O-okay."


    Slowly, I edge towards the corner of the room, away from the little child and her hair. I walk slowly, not wanting to gather any attention to myself. My goal is to get into a range where I can hit her straight away with my vorpal sword skill..


    Oh, and I mustn''t forget to signal to Eleanore that she''s acting as a decoy.


    She nods, though I see certain fear on her face. I suppose I should finish this as quick as I can.


    Unfortunately for her, my mind changes when I see what happens next.


    "Let''s cut to the chase and press Onee-chan''s cute buttons right away, shall we, teeheehee?"


    To my perverted mind''s joy, the little gir''s hair begins groping Eleanore at both her breasts and her crotch,.


    Eleanore blushes as she tries with all her might not to let out a moan. And she also instructs me with a movement of her head to hurry it along.


    I''m sorry, Lea-chan. But I just can''t simply miss out on this great show.


    This takes me back to that time when Lilia-chan ended up in the same situation, only with tree vines instead of hair. And at that time, she even ended up having a little "accident".


    I confess. I want to see Eleanore having an accident too.


    So I prolong my movement as long as possible, walking step-by-step pretending to be really careful not to alert the little girl.


    "K-kyaaaaaaah!"


    Eleanore starts to let out some moan. Contrasting against her tough personality, they''re just as cute, if not cuter than Lilia''s.


    "A-aaaaahhnnn!"


    She signals at me again to hurry, with a really cute desperate expression on her face, if I might add.


    Man, I''m willing to bet that tight pants of her is already moistening down there.


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    "Nee-chan, you''re resisting much longer this time. Have you been doing some training, hmm?"


    The word "training" stimulates my perverted brain, as it displays a view of Eleanore gasping and moaning as she touches herself down there.


    No, naughty brain! Can''t fantasize in a middle of a battle!


    Now I am nearly at my ideal position to strike. Just a few more seconds and I can unleash my attack at the little girl.


    Unfortunately, Eleanore is also at the tip of her limit. And that few seconds seem to last eternity for her.


    And she can''t hold it in for that long.


    "Aaahhhnnn, nooooooooooo!"


    Right when I arrive at my destination, I hear Eleanore yelling out a loud, long moan that echo throughout the room.


    "There you go! Onee-chan''s really cute right now!"


    "Penetrating Vortex Spin!"


    When the little girl notices me launching my body towards her, it''s already too late.


    "Gyaaa!"


    My sword strikes true at her stomach. With her low defense, she stands no chance on resisting my blow.


    "Y-you... UGLY...!"


    All of her hair rushes towards me, releasing Eleanore from its grasp.


    "NOW, LILIA!"


    "FIRE PLUME!"


    A torrent of liquid fire shoots out from the fireball Lilia has been keeping above her head all this time. It connects with the hair, burning the part that touches it to simple dust. It doesn''t stop there however. Some of them are directed towards the demon princess herself, confusing her to whether to block the incoming flames or to attack me that has been stabbing her.


    She chooses to attack.


    The hair of her head quickly straightens itself towards me, as if they''re hedgehog''s needles.


    OH FUCK, I CAN''T BLOCK THIS


    As fast as I can, I take out my sword and dash backwards. However, my speed isn''t enough.


    "Aaargh!"


    Thousands of those needle hairs stab into my body. They pierce my light armor like they''re not even there.


    However, I merely smirk in response as I see her figure being swallowed by the flames.


    "Gyaaaaaaaaaaaah!"


    I hear her scream. It is a very painful scream.


    "H-HERO-SAMA!"


    Lilia runs towards me when she notices my bloodied form.


    "NO, STAY BACK! SHE''S NOT BEATEN YET!"


    True to my prediction, a figure rises from the blazing lava.


    The girl is still alive, though not without obvious burn wounds all over her body and with her head completely bald.


    "Kill... I''ll kill... I''ll kill all of you... Yes... Naughty dolls must be punished... Your fingers... I shall take them off one by one... Your ears... I shall cut their lobes... Your eyesockets... I shall make them hollow!"


    Then, she lets out a blood-curling scream. It''s the most horrible sound I''ve ever heard in my entire life. I feel like hearing the scream of the Devil himself...


    She really is a true Demon.


    However...


    *SLAP*


    A figure appears out of nowhere, slapping the little girl right on her right cheeks.


    "Stop that, Norn! You cannot reverse back right now!"


    The figure belongs to a girl. She has a long purple hair and wears an elegant purple gothic dress with a form-fitting top fails to conceal her voluptuous bosom.


    "B-but Meina-neesan, t-they''re so mean to me..." She sobs, a jarring switch from her previous personality.


    "Ssh, I know." She hugs her. "That''s the reason why we do this war, remember?"


    "Uh-huh."


    "Good kid. Now, let''s go home, shall we?"


    "Y-yeah."


    The girl called Meina begins a chant. And before we can do anything, she finishes it, teleporting the two far, far away from here.


    "I-I guess... we won?"


    It''s my last thought before I lose my consciousness.

 Chapter 14: An Unexpected Meeting

    When I regain my consciousness, the first thing I see is the figure of Lilia beside me. She stands on her knees as her hands hover above me. I see light coming from her palms, most likely a healing spell of some sorts.


    "U-uuu, that hurts."


    "Akira-sama, you''re back!"


    With tears in her eyes, Lilia hugs me as hard as she can, giving me a face full of her breasts. Ah, it''s been a while.


    I look across the room to see Eleanore fighting on front of the room''s entrance. I squint and I notice that monsters are blocking the exit.


    Damn, we didn''t really defeat their leader so they''re now trying to finish us while we''re weak!


    I rise up, to the protest of Lilia, who insists that I should stay rested a while longer.


    "How can I rest while she is fighting alone? No, I''m joining her.


    "B-but..."


    "Do not worry, my dear princess. This wound... it''s nothing at all."


    That''s a lie by the way. I can feel my muscles screaming with pain every time I move them. And I don''t know whether to blame it to some magical properties her hair had or it''s just the fact that the pain from wounds is more prominent now after this world "becomes reality".


    "Hyaaa!"


    As I run as fast as I can to Eleanore, I see her slashing a big ogre in two, while simultaneously defending against the barrage of arrows shot by the skeleton archers.


    Then, I notice it. The dampness of her leather shorts. It spreads from the crotch all the way to her inner thighs.


    "W-what are you looking at?" she glances backwards, noticing from the corner of her eyes that I''ve been staring at her butt.


    "Oh, nothing. Just noticing how sweaty your thighs have gotten."


    "Y-you pervert! I-it''s your fault they got that sweaty in the first place!"


    Her face gets beet red. As a noble knight, she must be really embarrassed that she had an "accident" in public, let alone in the front of a hero.


    "Oh? I had thought a proud knight like you, the shining example on chivalry and purity, would be able to keep her composure and stave off her lust even in situations like that." I tease her even further.


    "Y-you!!!"


    Before she can finish her sentence, she is interrupted by a loud roar from the back of the demons blocking our way.


    "GRAAAAAAAAH!"


    "What the--"


    I see a horde of hugely-sized demons making its way through the crowd. They have no care about its friends whatsoever, as they simply use their big claws through anyone standing in its ways.


    "W-what are those things? I''ve never seen anything like them before!" Eleanore remarks.


    As for me, I know perfectly what those are.


    Baal. It''s an Event Boss that appeared a while back when there''s this event about the demons invading a certain human town. Even though its size isn''t terribly huge, it has a powerful combination of speed, strength, and toughness. It takes a whole raid to fight even just one.


    And now we have to fight a horde of them.


    We''re so screwed.


    "...Lea-chan, I want you to take the princess with you and run away from this place as fast as you can. If you can find our horses outside, then that''s even better. I will make a path for you and distract these guys while you make your escape."


    "W-what? What are you talking about? With that wound you''re going to act as a distraction? You''re just going to get yourself killed!"


    I see Eleanore''s angry yet worried expression, something that strikes deep into my soul.


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    ...It feels nice to be worried over.


    "I-if someone''s going be the bait, then I''ll do it."


    "N-no, L-Lea-chan, it''s too dangerous! You''re going to get yourself--"


    "THEN HOW ABOUT YOU, HUH? I KNOW YOU''RE GOING TO DIE IF YOU GET OUT THERE! STOP BEING SELFISH AND THINK ABOUT HOW I FEEL FOR ONCE!"


    ...


    ...Wait, how she feels? Does that mean--


    She also realizes this, it seems, as she blushes beet red before turning her face away from me and go to slash more demons.


    And I can feel my face heating up too.


    I-is this how it feels when a girl confesses her crush to you?


    If it is, then it''s a nice feeling indeed.


    "A-Akira-sama..."


    ...Oh crap, I forget that Lilia is here.


    "I-I see that Miss Eleanore is quite fond of you, isn''t she?"


    Her face looks like she''s about to cry.


    "H-hey, this is not the time to be talking about this! We have to think up another way to get us all out of here alive" I clumsily change the subject of the discussion.


    However, just when my brain starts to do their job, I see something. Something that will become our salvation.


    A figure is fighting the demons in the distance.


    Two figures, in fact. One of them seems to be the melee of the group since it stays in the front while the other stays in the back.


    The Baals, seeing that the path to the two figures is much easier to access since they''ve decreased the number of demons in the path before when they get to where they are now, chooses to go after them instead.


    As the demons clear even more, I can see that the two figures are, in fact, a man and a girl.


    The man is using a rapier as his weapon. He dodges and sidesteps between the demons'' attacks easily, always counterattacking in between. It''s like watching an elegant yet deadly dance.


    The girl though is a unique one. She seems to be a psychic, someone that can use her mind to control objects without using any mana. It''s a class that is only available to NPCs alone and even then, it''s pretty rare.


    The girl easily stops all the particle attacks heading her way, even the magical ones. And then, she sends them back to their sender as her attack.


    "R-reinforcements? Did the king send us reinforcements?" Eleanore says, still in  disbelieve at what her eyes are watching.


    When the Baals get to where they are, the man performs some sort of skill that makes dozens of rapiers appear out of thin air near them, stabbing them with impudence and paralyzing their movement. And then, the woman lifts one of them onto the air, before twisting its arms, legs, and necks to unnatural directions. Seeing that the Baal still hasn''t died, she makes the Baal stab its own throat with its claws. The other Baals, not going to stand for the torture of their comrade, break free from the paralyzing rapiers. However, the man simply summons another set of rapiers to paralyze their movement once more.


    This way, they pick off the Baals one by one on their own.


    Too OP. That is definitely too OP.


    After that gruesome play, the rest of the demons flee. They don''t dare facing someone who massacres five Baals just like that.


    We approach them, intending to thank them for saving us from this pinch.


    However...


    "What the... you... You''re Kenji, aren''t you?"


    The man''s face is exactly like my classmate Kenji in the real world.

 Chapter 15: An Annoying Loli and An Annoying Friend

    "What the... you... You''re Kenji, aren''t you?"


    "You... you''re Akira!"


    The man rushes forwards and gives me a hug.


    To my displeasure, I might add, since:


    1. I only like hugs from attractive females, preferably ones with big boobs


    2. I hate this guy.


    "I''d never expect to see you here! So you got transported to this world too, huh?" he says with that annoying smile of his after he finishes his hug with me.


    Yes, this is Kenji. My classmate, sadly enough.


    Definitely not my friend, though he might act all friendly friendly to me.


    "Y-yeah, I-I suppose." I respond groggily.


    "Man, isn''t this awesome? Now we two can save this world together from the Demon Lord!"


    This guy... this guy is definitely annoying.


    And now, Fate has decided to bring him here too.


    Just my luck.


    "Oh? I see you two have known each other." The girl behind him speaks.


    She wears a modest and long white robe decorated with curious blue lines. Her hair is silver, and it goes up until her waist both at the front and on the back. She has a short stature like that of a child.


    Wait, her face! I recognize her from somewhere!


    Oh yeah, she''s the empress of the Human Empire!


    Human Empire, as opposed to the Human Kingdom that summoned me, is another human faction in the game. However, they differ quite greatly from the Human Kingdom. First of all, they have an official religion where they worship the so-called Queen of Eternity, They claim she was the creator of the world and the mother to all, and that she ruled at the era where the civilization of Phantasma still existed. They also claim that their rulers are reincarnations of said Queen, backed by the fact that all their rulers have the ability to use psychic powers whom they say are exclusive to the Queen.


    So this little girl here is pretty much a demigod at her country.


    "What? What are you looking at?"


    "Oh, pardon me. It''s just that your beauty has charmed me, Your Highness."


    "Liar."


    H-how cold.


    Now that''s odd. The empress I know of wouldn''t act this way. She was characterized in the game as an insecure girl who''s just a puppet of the archbishop.


    Now she has become a much more confident person.


    "So, I assume you''re the Human Kingdom''s summoned Hero?"


    "Indeed, my lady. My name is--"


    "Akira. I already know that. Kenji here has already told me all about you. And yes, that includes your unusual... fascination with women.""


    I glare at that buffoon. Don''t tell me he''s been talking badly about me behind my back to her?


    "Anyway, why don''t you introduce me to those two behind you?"


    "Ah, yes, this one with the knight outfit is Eleanore, one of the Royal Knights of our kingdom. The other one wearing a dress is Lilia, the second princess."


    "I see." She eyes the two of them with a look of disapproval.


    "S-something wrong?" Lilia asks.


    "Well, pleased to meet you both." She does a curtsy, ignoring Lilia''s question. "Now, I suppose it is common courtesy to introduce ourselves too. I am Slyphia, the empress of the Human Empire, and Kenji here is a Hero that I have summoned from the other world."


    "A-another Hero?" Eleanore is shocked.


    "Yes. I decided to take this action after your Hero stole the legendary Phantasma shield from the Maze of Air."


    "Wait, stole? I get that fair and square!" I protest.


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    "Yes, stole. I am the reincarnation of the Queen of Eternity of the Phantasma, thus anything that the Phantasma owned belongs to me."


    What an arrogant kid! What happened to the insecure empress? Is she some kind of impostor or something?


    "So, I decided that I need my own Hero to combat yours. And this boy named Kenji answered my call."


    "W-well, actually, it''s more like she just spirited me away without my permission, while I''m sleeping no less..." Kenji interjects.


    "Nonsense." She turns her glare at Kenji. "You said it yourself that you''re really grateful I have summoned you to this world."


    "Y-yeah, t-that''s true, but.--"


    "Anyway, back to my story. That''s not the only reason I summoned him however, I need his strength to fight off the invading army of the Demon Lord and his half-beast allies. Like your kingdom, mine is also under relentless assault by the demons. Just a few moments back, we ended up with a fight against one of their Demon Princess. A really unpleasant woman, that one. Obsessed with battle and strength, she really took a liking to my Hero. Luckily, we were able to drive her off, though I doubt that would be the last time we fought her."


    "So, why are you here then, in our territory? Shouldn''t you be defending your own instead?" Eleanore asks with a suspicious tone.


    "Simple. From my spies I''ve heard that a young Demon Princess had made her nest here. As she is young, I presume that she will be easier to defeat than that unpleasant woman. And I also wish to test out the item I obtain from the Phantasma ruin we just cleared."


    "W-wait, you cleared a Phantasma ruin?"


    "Indeed. It''s an easy task for someone born with the blood of the Phantasma after all. Oh, and don''t bother begging for me to show you the item. How foolish do you think I am to show my trump card to my enemies just like that?"


    T-this little girl. I think I''m beginning to hate her.


    What a spoiled little brat.


    "So, where''s the Demon Princess? Or should I assume that you three have subjugated her?"


    "W-well, a-about that... We kinda let her get away. A-Akira-sama almost defeated her though!" Lilia answers nervously., which earns a sigh from the little brat.


    "I would hold that against you if I didn''t let my own Demon Princess to run away. What a shame. All the journey here for nothing."


    "H-hey, that''s not true! We meet Akira after all!" Kenji tries to cheer her up.


    "Hmph, I suppose so, though I would never expect a sad person like him would be a Hero of all people."


    "H-hey, d-don''t insult Akira-sama!" Lilia shouts angrily.


    Oh, thank you, Lilia! I said to myself.


    "And what''s wrong with you? You''re the princess and you''re speaking as if he''s your master and not the way around."


    "N-no! H-Hero-sama has helped Lilia lots of times! I-I can''t think of him as my subordinate!"


    Oh, Lilia! You''re so kind!


    "Hmph, what a joke. If I have a daughter, I will make sure to teach her not to the place herself below others."


    "Come, Kenji. I have no more intention to talk with these people."


    "S-see you later, Akira! Eat well! And stop being such a pervert!"


    Those two. They''re the perfect pair to annoy the hell out of me.


    With a flash of light they''re both gone from my sight.

 Chapter 16: The Empress and The Shadows

    ''So, that guy, I take it he was your friend from the other world?"


    "I... wouldn''t say that exactly. He was my classmate but I never thought of us as friends. He''s too annoying for my taste."


    "Hmm, true. He''s too... cheerful."


    "Ha, that''s a nice way to put it."


    "You know, I thought you''d be happier to see someone from your own world, a classmate of yours even. "


    "Y-yeah. about that..."


    Her words hit me. I think I''m now enjoying living here more than when I lived on the real world. Isn''t this my ultimate fantasy? To live in an exciting world full of adventures?


    And besides, the girls here are nicer I think to myself as I glance at Lilia''s bouncing boobs caused by her horse''s gallop.


    "W-what''s the matter, Akira-sama?"


    "N-nothing. Just checking whether you have any wounds on your body."


    "O-oh, Akira-sama does not need to worry about that. I barely got any damage through the whole thing."


    "Then I''m glad. I can''t let my precious princess be harmed after all." I smile my usual gentleman smile, causing her cheeks to redden.


    "E-hem."


    I hear Eleanore giving a really obvious fake cough.


    ...Oh boy, I think I just got myself into a love triangle.


    "A-anyway," I nervously change the topic of the conversation, "How about we talk about the empress instead?"


    "The empress?" Eleanore responds.


    "Yeah. I don''t really have any information of her. Hell, I think that was the first time I am aware of the existence of the Human Empire. No one has ever told me about them before."


    That''s a lie, of course. I perfectly know the Human Empire is a thing that exists. I''ve done many, many quests there after all. Even quests from the empress herself.


    But I wish for a fresh information, for the change to the empress'' personality bothers me somewhat.


    "Well," Eleanore answers. "I don''t really know much about her myself, other than she''s the current empress of the Human Empire. She''s that young since her parents mysteriously perished a while ago, so she became the empress as a result."


    So far what she says matches with my knowledge.


    "Do you ever meet her in person?" I ask.


    "No, not really. We Royal Knights aren''t usually stationed in the capital. But perhaps Lilia-sama has already met her."


    "W-well... I-I suppose I have met her once."


    "Oh, really?" My ears perk up.


    "Y-yeah. It was a long time ago though, back when I was still a little child. Back then, our two countries had a fine relationship, and Father brought me and Lilac to her castle since he had a meeting with the former empress there"


    "So, how was she back then?"


    "W-well, I remember her being quite childish and timid, throwing a tantrum if she didn''t get what she wanted. Oh, I also remember how her and Lilac-neesan ended up fighting because of that."


    "Oh, really? Your sister sounds like quite an interesting person, I must say."


    "Y-yeah..."


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    Her face turned sad as she ended her tale. Argh, if only I have an inkling on where she might be right now.


    So her story confirmed that the old empress used to have the same personality as the one I know from the game. So why is it that her personality turned almost 180 degrees (I say almost since she seems to keep her brattiness)?


    Could it be it had something to do with her parents'' mysterious death?


    ...Oh, I see. Since she couldn''t rely on her parents anymore, she became tougher as a result. And there''s always the classic story of a palace intrigue setting her up for the empress so that they could manipulate her, thus controlling the country from the shadows. That factor can also make her wanting to become stronger.


    That didn''t really happen on the game though. But I suppose when this world became "real", the NPCs in it became "realer" as well, so we could have character growth like this.


    Fascinating.


    "What''s up with the smirk?" Eleanore asks, returning me from my thoughts.


    "Oh, just figuring out something about the empress," I respond cheerfully, earning a raised eyebrow from her.


    ***


    Meanwhile, in a different place but not so different time, two figures are kneeling in front another figure seated in a throne of some sorts.


    "So, the city is lost then?"


    "Y-yes, M-Maou-sama. We are very sorry for our incompetence!" the taller figure speaks.


    "Oh, don''t worry about it. It''s not like we can''t just take it over again at a latter time. You''ve made the right choice. If you let Norn-chan to transform there, she will surely end up dead right now, what with the hero and the second hero there."


    "I... I can take them! I can take those ugly ones!" the shorter figure shouts.


    "Hahahaha, I know you''re very enthusiastic to fight them, but you have to remember, you still don''t have mastery of your full power yet, Norn-chan."


    And then, with a flash of red light, another figure appears in the dark room.


    "Maou! Permission to chase after the empress! This time, I''m going to go all out on that brat!"


    "Ho? Finished your training?"


    "Of course! Now, I''m more than strong enough to crush that cheeky bitch with one hand!"


    "Hmm, very well then. So, I assume you will refuse Maria-chan''s assistance again this time, right?"


    "Obviously!" The figure punches her right hand to her left palm. "My pride as the strongest dragon would be tarnished if I ask assistance from someone else to help in my hunt!"


    The figure called Maria sighs. She really finds her stubbornness irritating.


    "Very well then. I''ll make sure I''ll rescue you when the empress defeats you once more."


    "What did you say? You''re saying I''m gonna lose again to that wimpy psychic?"


    The two of them shares a sharp glare.


    "Now now, there''s no need to fight. I want to see what my dear strongest dragon is capable of after all."


    And with that, the shadowy meeting is adjourned.

 Chapter 17: A Heart-Thumping Ball

    When we arrive back at the castle, we are greeted with much fanfare. The king weeps with joy as he declares us saviors for saving his kingdom from the brink of destruction.


    This guy... I want to say he can only be a cheerleader but my spirit will be drained instead if an old man like him tries to cheer me up


    And so, the king decides to hold a ball, in celebration of our triumphant return.


    "Eeeeh, m-my Lord, I-I can''t possibly..."


    "Nonsense. I know all knights were given dancing lessons in the academy."


    "B-but, I... O-oh, t-that''s right. I-I don''t have a gown to be worn at the ball, so I''m afraid I--"


    "Oh, don''t worry about that! My daughter Lilia has many gowns in her wardrobe! I''m sure she''ll be glad to lend one, right my dear?"


    "O-of course, Father."


    "Good! Good! I''m sure Hero-sama will be happy to see your feminine side! Even if you''re a knight, you''re still a girl after all!"


    I don''t say a thing, but deep down I''m shouting "Great job, old man! You''re not so useless after all!".


    Indeed, I also want to see Lea-chan in a dress.


    ***


    When I arrive at the hall where the ball is being held, it''s already quite filled with people, from servants preparing food and drink to guests coming from the capital city and beyond. The king has quite a lax attitude with whom he invites to occasions like this, so you can find various people here, from merchants to scholars.


    "Man, I don''t think this kind of thing is for me." I think to myself.


    Then, the servant who brought me here leads me to the king. He sits at the most lavish table in the room, with Lilia and Eleanore beside him.


    And man, they are gorgeous.


    Lilia wears an elegant low-cut yellow dress that show off her cleavage, without any sign of bra underneath. Eleanore, on the other hand, wears a buttoned white long-sleeved shirt with a brown long skirt underneath. It''s obvious she aims for an unglamorous look, probably because she''s too shy to wear a dress like the one Lilia wears where your cleavage is exposed to the world.


    However, it''s still quite in vain since the shirt seems to be a few size too small for her, so her breasts are jutting out of it.


    "W-what are you looking at?" she asks, blushing when she notices I''ve been staring at her breasts.


    "Why, I''m looking at your beauty, of course., You are already beautiful with your knightly visage but now, I can see that your lady visage is just as beautiful, if not more." I end my little speech with my trademarked gentlemen smile.


    "L-liar! Y-you were staring at my breasts, weren''t you?" She asks, covering her chest with her hands.


    "Of course. Your breasts are one of the most prominent parts of your beauty after all. "


    "Y-you pervert!"


    "Hahaha, now now, Miss Eleanore. Hero-sama is just appraising your delightful form, that''s all. There''s nothing wrong with liking large breasts after all. It''s a sign of a healthy man even!" the king interjects with a laugh. "The only part that I take offense too is that he doesn''t praise my daughter''s breast too. I mean, look at them. They''re just as big as yours and all Hero-sama notices is the ones you have. Miss Eleanore, you are really fortunate that Hero-sama has taken a liking to you."


    Eleanore can only blush redder as she hears the lecture of the king.


    Then, I feel it. A flash of menacing aura. It surges for a second before it disappears to the nothingness.


    It went out so fast I couldn''t pinpoint the direction from where it came from.


    After that little episode, the king makes an announcement to the entire room. First, he tells the guests who we are before telling them how we have repelled the invasion of the Demon Lord heroically against all odds.


    And then, the dance begins, as the performers play a classic and smooth music.


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    "May I, my lady?"


    Without warning, some dude walks out from the crowds and asks for Eleanore''s hand, ignoring just how uncomfortable she looks.


    Of course, as a gentlemen, I''m not going to let this stand.


    "E-hem."


    The man switches his gaze towards me.


    "I''m sorry, but Miss Eleanore has already promised to be my dance partner for tonight."


    "O-oh, I-I see. W-well, I-I suppose I shouldn''t disturb you two then, hehe. P-please excuse me."


    The man quickly scurries away like a little rat he is.


    "W-what are you talking about?" Eleanore asks. "I never promised--"


    Before she can finish her sentence, I take her hand and put my other hand on her waist.


    "Ssh, I know you''d feel uncomfortable if you dance with any strangers tonight, so I figure I''ll save you from that. You can just not look at my face if you don''t feel like it, unlike if you dance with those other people where it''ll be seen as impolite."


    "B-but..."


    "No buts."


    Then, Eleanore falls silent as we start our dance. It''s a basic dance since I can only do that much with the flash training I got from a dance instructor later today.


    As we begin acting out or moves, my heartbeat suddenly increases. I don''t understand. I am perfectly fine doing perverted things with any girls I met yet just holding hands and staring into each other''s eyes like this make me feel flustered? It doesn''t help that I can feel the soft touch of her hand and the sweet smell from her body. And those beautiful eyes of hers, and those flower red lips...


    The night passes with a blur and Eleanore and I forget everything else amidst our passion.


    ***


    "Shh, Hero-sama... Hero-sama..."


    After the third music stops playing and I break off my dance with Eleanore, I see the king whispering for me to come to where it is from afar.


    "Yeah, what''s the matter, old man?"


    "Hero-sama, I know you like Eleanore more than my daughter, you two being hardened warriors and all, but please, try not to hurt my daughter''s feelings."


    "W-what''s wrong with Lilia-chan?"


    "I can see her pained expression as you two dance like two lovebirds there. Then, she can''t take it anymore so she rushes off, probably to her room."


    "Crap, I really forget about her! Old man, dance with Eleanore while I go after her!"


    I left the room, my feet running as fast as I can. As I approach Lilia''s room, I hear sobbing coming from behind the door.


    "L-Lilia-chan..." I knock at the door.


    "A-Akira-sama..."


    The door opens, revealing the figure of Lilia behind it.


    Her hair is disheveled and her eyes are full of tears. But what I notice the most is the fact that her dress has lowered itself so far that her breasts are now completely exposed in all their glory.


    "Umm, Lilia-chan, your dress--"


    "D-do you like what you see, A-Akira-sama? I-if you do, t-then I''ll happily show them to you whenever you want. J-just... just don''t leave me alone..." She returns to her sobbing once more.


    Nice job, Akira. Nice job. You just broke this poor girl''s heart.


    Quickly, I hug her, earning a surprised gasp from her. Then, I pat her head to comfort her.


    "Shh, don''t cry, Lilia, don''t cry. Smiling suits you more than tears."


    "Akira-sama!!!"


    She hugs me back with full force, fully sobbing on my chest at the process.


    "Ssh, now now. I''m sorry I ignored you at the ball. Oh, I know, how about this? For the rest of this night, I''m yours. You can do whatever you want to me. We can dance all night long, or stroll in the gardens, or--"


    "T-then, I-" She looks upwards at me, her face red as tomato. "I want to do ecchi things with you!"


    "...E-EEEEEEEHHHHHHHHH!!!"

 Chapter 18: My First Night With A Princess

    "EEEEEEEHHH? W-what did you say again?"


    "I say I want to do ecchi with you! Y-you know, where you touch me in... places..." Her voice shrinks as her embarrassment overtakes her.


    As for me, my brain is still frozen from this revelation.


    D-do ecchi, she says? That means we''re going to do that?


    "I-if you don''t want to, then it''s--"


    "NO NO NO! I REALLY WANT TO-- I mean, o-of course I''ll do it. I''ve promised after all."


    "R-really?"


    "Y-yeah, really. In fact, why don''t we just start right now?"


    "R-right now? H-here?"


    "Y-yeah, where else?"


    "T-then, l-let me take off this dress of mine first, so that you can do the... thing easier.."


    After closing the door, Lilia begins unzipping the back of the dress, revealing the full glory of her half-naked body since still wears her cream-colored panties and her thigh-high white socks.


    "S-so, shall we begin?"


    We climb onto the bed in the room, my eyes noticing her breasts bouncing freely since they are not held with a bra.


    "U-umm, t-then, y-you can start by touching me down there..."


    Bashfully, she points at her crotch.


    O-oh God, is she telling me to help her masturbate?


    T-this is unprecedented! Unimaginable even! A shy princess like her asking such an indecent thing!


    Nervously, I begin to move my right hand towards her yellow panties.


    D-damn, I-I''m not used to do these things if the girl actually wants me to!


    "Kya!"


    She lets out a little moan when my finger touches her private part.


    T-too cute!


    "A-Akira-sama?"


    "Y-yeah, w-what it is?"


    "I-is that... how it looks when a man is getting excited?"


    Her eyes, s-she''s looking at the bulge in my pants!


    O-oh man, I can feel my already red cheeks becoming even redder.


    It''s really ironic, isn''t it, for a pervert like me going all doki doki like this when I meet another pervert. A girl pervert, in fact. I-I don''t think such legendary creature even exists!


    "Y-yeah, s-sorry. I-it''s just that..."


    Damn, I can''t even act like my usual gentlemen self anymore!


    "I-it''s alright. I-I''m getting excited myself too."


    She''s not lying. I can see the nipples on her breasts hardening, which makes me even more excited than before.


    I begin rubbing her clitoris, eliciting a moan of pleasure from her mouth.


    And another.


    And another.


    D-damn, girl! I''m just getting started and you''re already this horny?


    "S-sorry, i-it''s just that... aaahnnn, it feels so good!"


    I can feel some wetness beginning to manifest on the surface of her panties.


    "Mmmm, faster! Faster!"


    Her moans are becoming more and more immodest and loud as I rub her flower even faster. And I can feel her nectar actually sticking onto my fingers as I do so.


    And then, she does something I wouldn''t have expected her to do in a million years.


    She takes my hand, pulls her panties, and inserts my finger to her cave.


    "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!"


    Her cave bursts with her nectar, soaking her panties and my hand with its sweetness.


    You''d think she''d be finished now. She just had her orgasm after all.


    Well, you think wrong.


    She begins moving my finger in and out of her cave, moaning with all her capability since she no longer cares about keeping her princesslike decency at this point.


    "L-Lilia-chan?"


    "Aaaaahn, this feels... so good! M-much better than when I do it myself!"


    Then, she has another orgasm. And another. And another.


    It takes about like, four more orgasms until she lets my hand go.


    And speaking of my hand, it is now fully covered with her maidenly fluid.


    "Ha...ha...ha... that... felt... really... good..." Lilia says in-between her heavy breathing.


    "U-uh, L-Lilia-chan? A-are you quite... finished?"


    Then, Lilia''s face turns even redder than before, after she realizes what she had just done.


    "O-oh no, I... what have I done? I... I had promised to myself that I''ll only allow a modest orgasm to come out in front of Akira-sama, n-not this... multiple... immodest ones..."


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    Her eyes begin to tear up.


    "H-hey, i-it''s okay. I-I don''t mind." I try to calm her down.


    "N-no, i-it''s not okay! I just... I just showed Akira-sama that I am a pervert!"


    Quickly, I hug her as she begins her sobbing.


    "Shhh, it''s okay, Lilia-chan. I won''t hate you even if you are a pervert."


    "R-really, A-Akira-sama?"


    "Of course! I am a pervert myself after all! I can''t hate on another pervert!"


    "A-Akira-sama... is a pervert too?" she looks up towards me, with an unholy cute expression if I might add.


    "Y-yeah! I grabbed your breasts when we first met, remember? A-and then in the forest when you got caught by the trees, I actually purposefully waited so that you would get molested by them!"


    ...Oh man, she''s going to hate me after this.


    "R-really?"


    "Y-yeah, I-I''m sorry!"


    An awkward silence occurs between us. Both of us avert our eyes from each other.


    Then, Lilia breaks the ice.


    "A-Akira-sama... I have a confession to make."


    "Y-yeah?"


    "I-I actually liked it when you did those things to me."


    "E-eh?"


    I can''t believe what I am hearing.


    A-a girl who likes ecchi things to happen to her?


    "Y-yeah. S-so, i-in the future, p-please do more of it to me!"


    I... I don''t know what to say.


    "W-well, i-if you like it, t-then I''ll be happy to do it more in the future."


    "T-then, how about you do it now?"


    "Eh?"


    W-wait, now? I-I thought she''s finished already!


    "I-I want to sit on Akira-sama''s face so your nose and mouth touch my crotch."


    This princess... I have underestimated her, it seems.


    We have some more "fun" throughout the night. She asks me to participate in acts that make the ecchi things happen to her look like an accident, from the aforementioned "accidental" face-to-crotch when she "accidentally" falls on top of me, to "accidental" boob grabbing and other classical ecchi things you''d find in ecchi anime.


    Of course, after all that, my raging boner just demands to be relieved of its contents.


    And Lilia notices that fact too.


    "A-Akira-sama, shall I relieve it for you?"


    "E-eh?"


    Then, without warning, her hands fall right on top of my problem, making me squirt some of my precum inadvertently.


    "O-oh s-sorry, Akira-sama. M-my hands slipped."


    Another "accident" act from her, of course.


    Then, she begins applying pressure to the little devil.


    D-damn, t-this feels... wonderful! H-her hands are so soft!"


    I stare at her cute face while she''s doing the thing. I can see that she''s embarrassed by it too.


    That is enough to send my manhood over the edge.


    I really have a weakness for embarrassed cute girls.


    "L-Lilia-chan, I-I''m going to--"


    It''s too late. I let all of it out while Lilia''s hands are still on my thing, soiling my pants and underwear since I haven''t undressed them yet.


    "Hehe, now you have an accident too, Akira-sama." Lilia says while smiling at me.


    T-This princess... She''s a perverted little succubus inside!


    And thus, we spent the rest of the night teasing and doing ecchi things to each other, until Lilia falls asleep on my chest.


    E-eh, what about the actual sex, you ask?


    W-well...


    "I-I want to do that only when Hero-sama chooses me for his bride. I-I know you do have some feelings for Eleanore-san so... at least, at least let me have this whole night for myself!"


    ...Man, I never have experience in this love stuff. I''m only a lusty pervert after all.


    i can''t really tell Lilia that I choose her since I do have some feelings for Eleanore.


    W-what? H-harem ending, you say?


    N-now that''s just asking for the impossible. I-I''m just a normal teenager, not Casanova.


    S-still, my perverted mind now imagines myself having a threesome with both Lilia and Eleanore.


    It''s a good imagination.

 Chapter 19: The Stygian Desert

    "What''s the matter? You look like you''ve just seen a ghost."


    "...Nothing. Just... a bad dream."


    "Hm, it''s not like you to have a bad dream."


    Slyphia, the empress of the Human Empire, and her hero Kenji, whom she summoned from another world, are now currently setting up camp atop a cliff overlooking the Stygian Desert. For those of you who don''t know, Stygian Desert is the infamous desert with numerous quicksands that will swallow anyone standing above it. And you can''t differentiate them among the normal sand. So the only way across is to know the path, which is quite a difficult thing to achieve.


    Or you can just hover above it, if you are a psychic.


    "Man, I sure am glad you are a psychic." Kenji saya cheerfully as his body is being carried by Slyphia''s telekinesis across the sand.


    "You''re not afraid I lose my concentration and accidentally drop you to a quicksand?"


    "Of course not! I trust you after all!"


    "Sometimes, I wish I can be as easygoing as you are."


    The two of them continues their journey across the desert, fighting some occasional sand monsters along the way, though it''s less fighting and more Slyphia just throwing them to the quicksands for the giant flies and Slyphia lifting them to the air for sand worms, which Kenji would finish off with his rapier skill.


    "Sheesh, wish these guys would get a clue already," Kenji says after finishing yet another sand worm.


    "It can''t be helped. Those poor creatures have been cursed to become mere monsters. Of course they''ll act that way, attacking any adventurers they come across."


    "Wait, what is that over there?"


    Kenji points towards the sand below. Slyphia looks at the place where he points and sees a bulge on the sand, as if something is buried there. She lifts the sand using her telekinesis to reveal a body buried beneath.


    "What in the--"


    The body belongs to a little elven girl, a sand elf judging by her pointed ears and brown skin color. She can''t be older than eight at most. Her simple brown dress is in tatters, no doubt caused by the fierce sandstorms that often occur in the area.


    "I-is she..."


    Slyphia moves the body closer to her. Then, she checks her pulse to see that she''s still alive, albeit in a really weak state.


    "No, she''s alive. But she won''t be for much longer. I shall treat her at once."


    Slyphia puts her right hand on her forehead and her left hand on her chest. Then, she begins chanting some rejuvenation magic, in the hope that she can make her body strong enough to ward off the approaching shinigami that will take her life. Then, she gently gives her some water and food (she chews the bread first for her, of course).


    "That is all I can do for now," she declares after she finishes with her spell. "We should bring her to a place where she can rest comfortably, not in the middle of a desert like this."


    "How did she end up here anyway?"


    "Well, isn''t that the question?"


    "Did she come from the city, I wonder?"


    "I think so. She didn''t get really far though."


    The city they are referring to is the capital city of the sand elves, Eldrashka. Sand elves are, as you might have guessed, elves that live on the sands. Their cities, well, more like city, since they only have one city, is a giant underground complex hidden beneath the sands. They live mostly isolated with other races, since their desert is already a natural entry barrier for anyone who wants to trade with them.


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    The reason why Slyphia decided to go there though? Well...


    "This is it! This is the place! A Phantasma ruin must be hidden on this place!" Kenji exclaims.


    "Oh? Do tell your reasoning." Slyphia responds skeptically.


    "You see, in fantasy worlds like this, ancient ruins must be hidden in places like this!"


    Slyphia sighs. "Another one of your knowledge from the other world?"


    "Yep!"


    In short, it was just a guess.


    Though this guess may have just saved a young girl''s life.


    ***


    "Oh, there it is. The pyramid."


    A few hours later, the two of them, now three, finally arrive at their destination. A sole pyramid standing in the middle of the desert.


    Slyphia knows of the existence of this pyramid from the collection of works relating to the Stygian Desert, where it''s said it''s the entrance to the Sand Elves'' underground city, though no one has ever opened the path before.


    "Stand back. I''ll break open the-- Oh, oh, this is...."


    Slyphia''s pupils widen as she notices that a big hole has been blown through the walls of the pyramid.


    "...Kenji, I want you to stay here and guard the girl with your life."


    "E-eh, I''m not coming in?"


    "No. Too dangerous for the girl, so be a good hero and stay here with her."


    "B-but, how about you? Isn''t it dangerous for you to go alone like--"


    "You should only try acting cool like that when you can actually beat me in combat, which, I must remind you, you still have never managed to do until this day."


    "M-man, how cold! I''m just trying to be nice, you know!"


    "I don''t need you to be nice. I just need you to--."


    "AHAHAHAHAHA, YOU FINALLY CAME AT LAST, YOU LITTLE BRAT."


    From the hole comes out a figure too familiar for the both of them. Short flame-like red hair, red dragon wings and tails on her back and behind respectively, and a lingerie-like clothing that leaves little to the imagination. On her hand she wields a halberd made out of flames.


    "Oh, it''s you." is Slyphia''s response.


    Of course, such a nonchalant response makes a hot-blooded person like her mad.


    "YES! IT''S ME, CLARIA! JUST LIKE I PROMISED, I''M NOW COMING BACK FOR MY REVENGE! NOW YOU WILL TASTE THE HUMILIATION YOU HAVE GIVEN--"


    Push


    From the palm of Slyphia''s hand comes out a massive force that hits the dragon girl, cutting her speech short and sending her flying away from her.


    "S-Slyphi--"


    She sends another "push" towards Kenji and the girl, this time in a gentler form, signifying the fact that she wants them out of this battle. She would have ordered them to run away, but they couldn''t get far by walking, what with all the quicksand lying around.


    Then, she does another "push", but this time she focuses the blast on her feet, thus making her fly at a rapid speed towards the direction where she sends the dragon girl to.


    And thus, the second battle between the empress and the demon princess begin.

 Chapter 20: Dance Within The Flames

    "Well, there she goes," Kenji says as he sees Slyphia flying off to fight the Demon Princess. "Wish I can help her but I suppose not being able to fly will be a big hindrance in an air fight like that."


    Gently, he puts the little girl he has been carrying on his back down as he himself sits cross-legged on the ground.


    For now, he''ll just have to wait and have faith in his little empress.


    ***


    "Hey, that was rude, y''know, attacking while someone''s making a speech at you like that."


    "Can''t help it. Your speech is too cliched and predictable."


    "Ha, you''re really a cheeky little brat, aren''t ya?"


    Slyphia and Claria, the empress and the demon princess, are currently floating on the air and looking at each other. Slyphia, of course, floats with her telekinetic abilities, while Claria floats simply with her innate ability as a dragon.


    "Well, let''s cut the chitchat and begin right away, shall we? Hyaa!"


    Claria leaps forward towards Slyphia, her flaming halberd gripped tightly on her hands. Slyphia counters by giving her another "push", making her fly backwards away from her instead.


    "Don''t think you can get me by using the same trick twice!"


    Claria flaps her wings, sending off a surge of high-moving flames towards Slyphia. The empress counters by "compressing" the flames into a single little ball that floats calmly in front of her, before sending it down towards the sands below, exploding with a powerful force once it touches the ground. She would''ve sent it back at her but she''s absolutely immune to any kinds of fire attacks, as she had bitterly discovered when she first fought her, thus sending it back would serve no purpose whatsoever.


    Claria sends some more flames towards her as she swerves around and flies towards her again. Then, she throws her halberd to the skies, which then transforms into another rain of fire heading towards the little empress.


    Once more, Slyphia focuses her mind to repel her attacks, the rain of fire above dealt by compressing them once more while she pushes Claria and the flames in front of her. Then, she finishes by throwing the compressed flames to the sands once again.


    "Well, I suppose this is my turn then."


    Slyphia leaps forward with great speed, aided by a burst of her telekinetic force. Claria swings her halberd, creating a flaming shockwave heading straight to the little empress. Slyphia counters by using her push, dispersing the flaming shockwave away from her path.


    However, when the path is cleared, Claria is nowhere to be seen.


    "GOTCHA!"


    Then, she feels the flaming hot presence right beside her.


    When her eyesight reaches sideways, Claria''s flaming halberd is already just a couple inches away from cutting through her skin.


    Instinctively, she uses her telekinesis to misled the thing''s aim, so that it only ends up causing a long scratch on her right arm.


    "Gah!" Slyphia cries in pain.


    And then, as fast as possible, she puts a distance between her and the halberd''s owner.


    As she stares at Claria, she can feel fresh blood flowing from the gash on her right arm.


    "And the first hit belongs to yours truly, Claria! The strongest demon princess ever is!" Claria boasts with a huge grin on her face. "Ha! Told ya I''m not the same as before!"


    Slyphia uses this opportunity to close the wound with her healing spell. Luckily, it didn''t cut that deep through her skin.


    "Hah, heal them all you want, little girl! I''ll just give you more of them!"


    Slyphia ignores her taunt however, focusing on deciphering on what just happened back then.


    She hid herself from my vision by using the flames coming out from that halberd of hers, and then, using that distraction, she somehow got close to me without me noticing, while I was moving in high speed no less. Hmm, doesn''t sound very plausible. How did she do that? The only thing close to me back then was her remaining fla--


    Oh, could it be?


    So that''s her new trick, huh. I have to be more careful then.


    "Well done. I see you''ve gotten a little bit smarter in your attacks." Slyphia finally retorts. "You can now manifest yourself by your flames, something I didn''t see you do in our last fight."


    "Ha, you figured it out that easily, huh?" Claria answers. "As expected from my archrival!"


    "Archrival? Who wants to be an archrival, let alone a rival with someone as boorish and uncultured as you are? You can''t even bothered to dress decently." Slyphia responds, looking at Claria''s bikini-like armor.


    "What? This?" Claria looks at her body. "Ahahaha, what a stupid thing to say! My skin is already strong enough as it is! No need for any more armor on top of it! They''ll just restrict my movement speed! Besides, I love showing off this gorgeous human body of mine!" she says while posing sexily.


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    "...As expected from a barbarian. You don''t have any sense of decency at all."


    "...Man, it''s bad enough that you are a snob, but you just have to be a prude as well. You''re not going to get any boyfriend that way, you know."


    The little empress can only respond by glaring even harder at her.


    "Oh, I know!" Claria suddenly declares, with a sinister smile on her face. "How about I take off that long robe of yours? Looks pretty stuffy to me! I have no idea how you can wear that thing, especially on a hot desert like this!"


    Then, before Slyphia can respond, she splits herself into multiple jet of flames, all heading towards the empress. They circle her from all dimensions, front, back, left, right, up, and down, preventing her from using her "push" to all of them.


    I can''t push them all to a reasonable distance with my omnidirectional push. They''ll just come back at me right away. I suppose I have to retreat for now!


    The little empress leaps out of the circle, the flames all following her from behind.


    Then, Slyphia has an idea.


    Quickly, she dives into the nearest quicksand.


    "What the--!"


    The flames stop themselves before following suit, forming Claria once more.


    "YOU COWARD! GET OUT FROM THERE AT ONCE!"


    Slyphia''s response is not of words, but one of action.


    A massive hand made out of the quicksand suddenly juts out from underneath the demon princess, capturing her right in its grasp.


    "Wha--!"


    Before she even knows what''s happening, her body is already dragged down towards the quicksand.


    Then, Slyphia pops out from the sands, gasping for air in the process. Then, quickly, while hovering right above the quicksand, she presses both of her hands to the ground beneath her, focusing on keeping Claria drowned under the all-swallowing sands.


    Try as she might however, she can''t keep Claria buried long, as she possesses a strength superior to her own telekinetic abilities.


    If only I have the soul I gave to Kenji right now...!


    When she knows she can''t keep her in any longer, she leaps off the ground, right as Claria pops out of the sands too.


    Her face looks absolutely livid.


    "YOU LITTLE BRAT! FIGHT FAIR, WILL YA?"


    I have no choice. I have to get the soul back from Kenji.


    ...No, too dangerous. The girl is with him!


    Claria splits herself into jets of flames once more. However, this time Slyphia has no intention to run away. She dodges nimbly between them, using her telekinesis to make it so that some of the flames lose their aim. She tries to compress them with her mind but the compressed flame will still attack her, seeing it''s a part of Claria after all, not just a mindless flame. She pushes some of them to the sands, but rather than dying out as they crash to the ground, they just simply come back to her.


    Claria would be laughing with joy if she isn''t in her flame form at this time.


    As her stamina and concentration deplete, some of Claria''s attacks begin to connect, charring her skin and burning her robe, exposing the chemise and drawers she wears beneath it.


    Hee, so that''s the kind of underwear you wear beneath that stuffy robe of yours. I had hoped it''s something provocative and sexy but I suppose that''s the kind of underwear a prude like you would wear.


    As Claria enjoys tormenting our little empress, Sylphia is busy thinking what can she possibly do to get out of this situation as she sinks more and more into defeat.


    But then...


    Do not lose yourself to despair, for I shall grant you my power.


    A bright light suddenly envelops the empress, making Claria stop her attacks, forming her human body once more.


    "W-what is--"


    Before she can finish her sentence, Slyphia suddenly materializes right above her.


    Then, a powerful force hits her, sending her straight to the sands below. But the force doesn''t stop there, as her body keeps being pushed and pushed and pushed through the sands, going to the depths of the earth.


    When it finally stops, it''s when she hits a solid bedrock.


    And then, the sand falls.

 Chapter 21: The Shadow Thickens

    If one were to stand anywhere near the little empress right now, they would be staggered by the immense amount of power emanating of her. Her sheer presence would make you want to bow down and kneel before her. The old Slyphia may have her own queenly presence but the way she is now is on a whole other level. You won''t believe that the two is the same person.


    And the shadow manifesting above her back certainly doesn''t help.


    Indeed, one with a sufficient amount of sensitivity will be able to tell that the real source of this phenomenon is the shadow. Alas, the shadow lacks any noticeable feature other than it has a vaguely humanoid form and that it has a deep blood red eyes that will terrify anyone it stares.


    I believe that should be sufficient.


    "A-are you... alright? Your soul..."


    My soul is fine. This is merely my accumulated power that I have been storing for cases like this.


    "T-then..."


    I shall sleep once more. Oh, but before I go, I need to tell you something.


    "W-what is it?"


    The Corrupt Ones are getting stronger. You need to obtain more power at your side. That is why you must awaken her at once and perform the ritual to her.


    "Y-yeah, about that... Kenji isn''t exactly..."


    Then train him. We do not have much time until the Enemy realizes our presence.


    Then, the shadow disappears, leaving a quite confused and worried Slyphia.


    xxx


    "Ah, onee-chan! Onee-chan''s coming back!"


    "Hey now, Mia-chan. You''re not supposed to get up! You''re still weak after all!"


    "Ehehehehe, sorry, onii-chan."


    When the little empress comes back to her entourage, she sees that the little girl she had saved has finally regained her consciousness.


    "Oh, she''s awake?" Slyphia says to Kenji.


    "Yeah, she''s been awake since a while ago while you''re fighting," Kenji answers. "And speaking of fighting, she really did a number on you, didn''t she?" Kenji says, looking at Slyphia''s torn robes.


    The young empress sighs. "If not for Alice, I would''ve lost."


    "Alice? She''s spoken to you again?"


    "Not just speak. She actually manifested this time."


    "Ooh, so she''s gotten stronger then?"


    "Not exactly. She''s only using her reserve power. She still can''t really, truly manifest quite yet. I''ve told you she can only truly come back after we finish the final ritual."


    "Still got a long way to go, huh?"


    "Onii-chan, what are you talking about with Onee-chan?" Mia interrupts, feeling annoyed for being left out in the conversation.


    "A-ah, sorry, Mia-chan. I''ll explain it all to you later, I promise," Kenji answers with a nervous smile.


    "Mia is your name, huh?" Slyphia interjects. "Have he told you about mine?"


    "Yeah! You''re Slyphia-neechan, right? Thanks for saving me!"


    "So then, tell me about how you ended up back there in the middle of the desert. I assume it''s not because of some silly matter like running away from home or something."


    "L-let me tell you the story instead," Kenji interrupts. "She already experienced it enough as it is."


    If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.Thus, Kenji relates the tale on how Mia''s people, the Sand Elves, were attacked by "a girl cloaked in a blazing flame", which obviously describes Claria, the Demon Princess with the power of a dragon, how she devoured her people in her flames. When asked for why she would do such a cruel act, she answered "Oh? Nothing in particular. It''s just that, I need to eat first to boost my energy before fighting a certain foe. So you weaklings would be the perfect food for me."


    "How horrible! I know that girl isn''t exactly right in the head, but for her to go this far..." Slyphia comments. "Do not worry, Mia, for I have buried that demon beneath the sands. Your people is already avenged."


    "Y-yeah..." Mia answered, face looking down as she feels disheartened. "I just... I just want Mama back..."


    "Your mother?" Slyphia asks. "Is she?"


    "She... she told me to run away while she distracted the dragon. And then... and then... while I''m running away... I can... I can hear her scream... But she told me not to look back so I didn''t..."


    Mia bursts into tears. Slyphia quickly embraces her towards her bosom.


    "It''s okay. It''s okay. I promise you this. One day, we shall bring her back."


    "Y-you can, Onee-chan?" Mia replies, wiping off her tears with her hand.


    "Not me. But I know someone who can. And my quest is to bring that person here to this world once more."


    "Yay! Onee-chan is the best!" Mia responds joyfully as she hugs the little empress back.


    xxx


    "So then, what should we do next?" Kenji asks after Slyphia and Mia''s touching moment is over.


    "Go inside the pyramid, of course," answered the empress. "We still haven''t got what we came here for after all."


    "I thought that demon princess would''ve stolen the item already."


    "I doubt it. She''s nowhere near bright enough for that."


    "And about Mia?"


    "Mia-chan''s wanna go too!"


    "Oh fine," Slyphia sighs. "It''s safer if you go with us anyway."


    "Yay! Yay! Yay!" Mia jumps with joy.


    "But before we go, there''s something we should do first..."


    ***


    "Onii-chan, how do I look?"


    "Hmm, I say that looks good on you!"


    Mia prances around with her new clothing, a makeshift robe made out of the tattered remains of Slyphia''s robe. Slyphia made it using some basic cutting and sewing magic. She thinks the protection the robe grants (for it''s enchanted you see) will be more useful for her, in case she stumbles upon some random trap in the ruins later. And besides, she can''t wear that robe of hers anymore.


    "Man, I''m sure am glad your undergarments are of the real old-fashioned kind. Don''t think I''ll be able to focus when a girl beside me is only wearing a bra and a pair of panties," Kenji remarks, as he looks at Slyphia who''s only wearing her chemise and drawers.


    "Well then, I''m also glad that I am saved from the corruption, or else I''ll be wearing some skimpy underwear right now. You know how I have to custom order these because all the undergarments available in my massive wardrobe back in the castle are all of the indecent kind?"


    "The corruption modified this world that far, huh?"


    "Indeed. All the more reason we should hurry in our task."


    And thus, the empress and her hero, now joined by the little sand elf girl, continue forward on their journey.

 Chapter 22: The Beginning of Our Next Journey

    "She''s defeated, you say?"


    "Yes. The empress managed to bury her deep underneath the desert. Fortunately, she didn''t finish her off, so I managed to dig her out of there. She''s currently unconscious inside my regeneration spell circle."


    Once again, in a certain dark place lit only by torches with blue fire instead of red, a figure covered in shadows is conversing with a busty onee-san.


    "Ho? She''s that powerful?"


    "Yes, that is what troubles me, for at first, she was overwhelmed by Claria''s relentless attacks. But then, without any conceivable reason, her power increased tenfold. With a simple blast of her telekinetic power, she sent Claria deep to the ground, blasting all the sands in-between. And I noticed that some sort of humanoid-looking shadow appeared behind her when she experienced that sudden power surge."


    "A shadow, you say? Describe what it''s like."


    "All I know is that it has a pair of terrifying red eyes."


    "Terrifying? Don''t tell me my demon princess, who stands the strongest among the demons, is afraid of a simple pair of red eyes?"


    "I-I am ashamed to admit it, but it is true. There was something about them... something that unsettles you. It''s like... It''s like they were peering into my very soul."


    Now, you might be wondering, how could she have been there and not being noticed by either the empress or the dragon princess?


    The answer is simple. One of her abilities is to manipulate corpse. But not just human corpse, she can also manipulate animal corpse. And when she manipulates one, she can see through its senses.


    Thus, she can spy on her friend''s battle via some fly corpses. Tiny and unnoticeable. And if one gets hit by an attack accidentally, she can always replace it with another one.


    "Hmm... I can''t quite understand what you felt just by words. Bring me your eye."


    "Y-yes."


    The next thing that occurs would be very gruesome if not for the fact that the room is pretty dimly lit so you can''t quite see what is going on.


    However, you can still hear the sound of the busty onee-san gouging out her left eye from her socket.


    Oh, your concern is not necessary, for another one of our dear busty onee-san''s abilities is that she can feel no pain, no matter what kind of punishment is inflicted on her body.


    And  she also has near-instant regeneration, so her left eye grows itself back just a few seconds later after the process is finished.


    The shadowed figure extends its hand to receive the eye. Then, it proceeds to put it inside its mouth and swallow it.


    "...T-this is...!"


    Its eyes widen as it sees what the busty onee-san had seen.


    And then, it feels it. The fear.


    But not just the fear. The view also brings up something more. Something... buried beneath the mind of the creature.


    Then, it remembers.


    "Alice..."


    "She... she survived..."


    "P-pardon me?" The busty onee-san is confused.


    "...Damn! I can''t... remember! Who is she? I..." The shadowed figure puts its head on its palm.


    "M-Maou-sama, w-what is the matter?"


    "Alice, Alice, Alice, Alice!!! That name! I can''t... remember...!"


    "Maou-sama!"


    Quickly, the busty onee-san embraces the shadowed figure.


    "M-Maria-chan?"


    "Y-yes, M-Maou-sama?"


    "I think... I think it''s coming back to me. Just a little however."


    "I am glad to hear that, Maou-sama." Maria says with a smile.


    "I need him... I need the summoned hero."


    "E-eh, which one?" Maria asks, baffled by its sudden declaration.


    "The one with the princess and the knight. The one summoned by the Human Kingdom. For he holds something I need."


    "My memories."


    xxxxxxxxxxxxx


    When I wake up, the first thing I see is a pair of perfectly shaped breasts right before me, with no bra covering them at that.


    False alarm. I''m still dreaming.


    Not knowing that I am really side by side with a beautiful girl in reality, groggily I land my hand on the two melons, squeezing them and playing around with their nipples.


    "A-aaah, Akira-sama..."


    W-wait, no! I''m not dreaming! Remember, last night I went to Lilia-chan room and she--


    O-oh man, that wasn''t a dream!


    I look upwards to see Lilia''s sleeping face.


    My heart suddenly beats faster and I can feel a blush appearing on my face.


    It can''t be helped. It is the cutest face I have ever seen.


    It''s so innocent yet so tempting, the temptation that I cannot resist.


    And so our lips meet.


    It''s a simple chaste kiss. I feel it''s the perfect way to wake her up.


    "Wake up, Lilia-chan. It''s morning already."


    When she opens her eyes, her face reddens as she greets me back. She doesn''t stutter like usual, as if she''s greeting her husband in the morning.


    W-wait, what am I saying? I-It''s not like I have a plan to become her husband or something.


    ...Or do I? Waking up with a pretty smile from a nice girl like this, isn''t this always have been my deepest fantasy?


    I may be a lecher who loves to ogle and grope girls'' bodies, but deep down, I know I actually want a genuine companionship from a girl.


    I-I don''t know. I-I don''t think I''m ready to settle down with anyone just yet. I-I''m still 18 after all.


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    "Something wrong, Akira-sama?" Lilia asks.


    "O-oh, nothing."


    We both get up and dress ourselves. With new clothes of course, since our old ones are... drenched, to say the least. They even bring my clothes. I see the king knew what''s going to happen after all, that old perv.


    You''d think we''ll just dress ourselves in front of each other but Lilia''s shyness is back so to make her comfortable, we look away from each other while we''re changing. Of course, I steal a few peeps, seeing Lilia putting on her bra and panties. And I have a feeling Lilia also sneaks a few peeks too on her own.


    Lilia now wears a long-sleeved purple sweatshirt, low-cut as usual of course, paired with a tiny white skirt.


    "U-umm, Akira-sama?" Lilia speaks before we leave the room


    "Yeah?"


    "T-thanks for last night. It was very nice." Her voice trails off as embarrassment overtakes her.


    I see her shyness is back. I suppose she needs to be "in the mood" for it to disappear.


    "The pleasure is mine, my lady." I do a mock bow while smiling. "It was the first time I kept the company of a princess after all. And it was very pleasurable indeed."


    "Oh, and before we go..."


    I flip up her skirt, exposing her green striped panties. They''re still as tight as ever, outlining the shape of her cameltoe perfectly.


    "Kyaaa!" she quickly uses both of her hands to cover them up.


    "Perfect! Don''t want to forget to wear your underwear before you go out there after all!"


    "Mou, Akira-sama no ecchi!"


    I just smile back when she pouts, for I know she secretly enjoys it.


    ****


    When we meet with the king to tell us of our next destination, Eleanore is nowhere to be found.


    "Where''s the lady knight, old man?"


    "W-well, she told me she would wait near the stables instead. I-I think she''s quite offended you left her at the party last night."


    Oh crap, I have totally forgotten about that!


    While I am having fun with Lilia, Eleanore is alone in the ball room, being forced to dance with strangers she doesn''t even know!


    And if she knows that I spent the night in Lilia''s room...!


    Dangerous! This is definitely dangerous!


    Quickly, I tell the king that we''re planning to go to the wood elves territory. I remember there was some leads on an Phantasma ruin back there though I haven''t really explored them to the end yet. We''re planning to use the teleportation gate since their territory lies beyond the Human Empire''s realm and it''ll take us too long to go there by horse.


    When we arrive at the stables to fetch Eleanore, there are two things I notice right away. First is she going "Hmph!" when I approach her, throwing away her gaze from here. And second, is her new clothing, particularly the lower part. Her tight leather pants is now gone, replaced by some sort of black leotard. And since the leotard is quite small, I notice a little of her private part spilling out, it looks like she had forgotten to wear a skirt and she has gone into battle wearing just her black panties.


    I have no idea why she would wear something like this. Not that I''m complaining though.


    "W-what are you looking at?" She blushes when she notices my lecherous stare.


    "You forget to wear your pants."


    "N-no, I don''t!"


    "Then why are you wearing only your black panties down there?"


    "I-it''s not panties, you pervert! It''s my battle leotard! It''s charmed so that it increases its wearer''s speed in battle! And the effect only kicks in if you don''t wear any pants of skirts!" She hurriedly explains, trying to justify her ridiculous and embarrassing outfit.


    "Oh, really? You should''ve worn that beforehand then. Wasting such a beneficial effect doesn''t seem like a bright thing to do."


    "S-shut up! I''m only wearing this because I have no other choice! Y-you know how I got caught by that demon princess because I wasn''t fast enough!"


    I see. She sacrifices her knightly dignity for more strength to fight her battles.


    Once again, I''ll have to applaud her nobility.


    "So" I change the subject. "Our destination today is to the Wood Elves'' territory, for I believe we may find some clue for our next ruin there."


    "The Wood Elves'' territory?" Eleanore answers, forgetting that she''s still supposed to be mad at me. "It''ll take at least a week to get there from here."


    "Don''t worry. We''re taking the fast lane."


    Then, I explain the concept of the teleportation gates, how it can only be activated with my power (I think it has something to do with the fact that said gates are only to be used for PCs). Apparently, the king forgot to brief her on this.


    "A-amazing! I-If only we have that magic, we can easily trade with the rest of the world! Everyone will prosper!"


    "And everyone can invade each other more easily too. Don''t forget that."


    "R-right!"


    Ad thus, the three of us head to the gate in the capital town. The gate to the Wood Elf Capital, Yggdrasil, is luckily in good shape so we can just teleport there without a fuss.


    But then, when we arrive...


    "Halt! Don''t move even a single inch!"


    We are surrounded by a squad of elven archers, all aiming our bows at us.


    Just our luck.

 Chapter 23: A Wild Loli Baba Appears!

    Well, I did not expect this.


    To be greeted with a greeting like this.


    About twenty forest elves are currently aiming their bows at us.


    They are all females, clad in green leaflike dresses with wide skirts that end up above their knees. All of them have a beautiful yet proud face, which what you would expect from elves.


    The one in charge seems to be the girl in front of me. She has a long straight blonde hair that go to her waist. She has a slim build, with a quite delicious long legs.


    "What are your business here? And how are you able to use the Phantasma gate? Speak!" she says with an authoritative tone.


    "W-well, you see, we''re..."


    Before I can finish my sentence, a wind suddenly blows.


    Apparently, it''s quite a perverted wind since it lifts all the forest elves'' skirts present.


    "N-nopan!"


    Yes, indeed. None of them are wearing any panties underneath, revealing the full glory of their womanhood, all twenty of them, to my lecherous eyes.


    When they realize what is happening, it is already too late. I''ve already taken in the glorious sight.


    I find their reaction both amusing and exhilarating. Some of them act like the typical school girl when their skirts are blown by the wind, going "Kyaaaaaah!" while blushing, trying to make their skirts go down. And then there are others who maintain their bow with arrow pose, pretending to not care that their maidenly bit is exposed to the world. I say pretending because they clearly care, what with the red of their cheeks and  their faces looking like they''re about to cry yet angry at the same time.


    Surprisingly, the leader''s expression is of the former.


    It''s really cute how she tries to salvage what dignity she has left by going back to her serious, stoic persona after she just went "Hyaaaaaa!" while trying to cover her naughty bit.


    "A-anyway," she stutters while blushing, "S-state your case, o-or else I''m going to order them to shoot."


    Oh, I can''t resist. I just have to tease her.


    "Very well, but first, I am obligated to say that I am really thankful for the beautiful sight you have given me, for you see, it''s not a common occurrence for a man to be granted the sight of the maidenly flower hidden beneath the graceful skirts of the elves."


    "Y-you... you degenerate human! Kill him!"


    They launch their arrows at me. Before Eleanore erects her shield barrier, I signal at her to stand her ground, for I''m planning to show the elves just who are they dealing with. I know these NPC Elves don''t have that high of a level, so they shouldn''t be able to deal a significant damage to me.


    I was right. All twenty arrows hit me, but I don''t feel any significant pain from them. My HP only decreases slightly from them.


    "You might want to take that back, Miss Elven Commander," I say casually as I pull out the arrows from my body, "I don''t think you want to piss off someone that can knock you all out in just a mere second."


    "Y-you, y-you must be a demon! That''s right! You must be one of the Maou''s generals! Quick, send for backup!"


    "There won''t be a need for that, Germina-chan."


    The voice comes from the trees above us. All of us look up to see a young girl about 10 years old crouching on a branch of a tall tree above us. She has a short bushy blonde hair, only reaching to her shoulders. She wears an outfit somewhat similar to the ones the elven warriors wear, but with a smaller and shorter skirt. She has quite a mischievous expression on her face.


    And then, my eyes widen as with her crouching like that, I can see that she''s not wearing any panties too.


    D-damn you Akira, l-look away! Y-you''re not supposed a lolicon!


    The elven leader also notices this fact.


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    "A-ah, H-Hime-sama, y-you''re flashing your..." she whispers loudly, as contradictory as that may sound.


    "I know what I am doing, Germina-chan," she replies with a grin, before fixing her gaze at me. "Hey, you there. Like what you''re seeing, hmm?"


    "N-no! I-I don''t--!" I quickly deny it. I can already feel some murderous intent coming from the two girls behind me.


    "I don''t mind if you look, as long as you do this task I''m going to give you."


    Then, the little girl jumps from her position, her skirt fluttering upwards as she''s falling, revealing the entire nakedness of her lower body.


    I would''ve had a massive nosebleed if I were an anime character.


    "The name''s Layla, and I''m the crown princess of the Wood Elf queendom," she says right away after landing nimbly in front of me. "Even though I may look like a little girl, I''m actually older than you. Far older in fact. So don''t feel guilty if you have lustful thoughts on me."


    W-what is this... loli baba?


    ''So, right into business. I assume you''re the rumored summoned hero, seeing you can use the teleportation gates no one else can use. So I assume you''re pretty strong, yes?"


    "Y-yeah.." I answer.


    "Then, I have a favor to ask. I want you to accompany me to explore a certain place, be a bodyguard of mine. As much as it annoys me to say this, our most highly skilled warriors weren''t good enough for that place."


    "W-what place?"


    "Isn''t it obvious? The place I believe you also want to get into. A Phantasma ruin." She said with a chesire-cat like grin.


    ***


    And thus, she explains to us everything. It turns out her race is also researching the long lost Phantasma civilization, to the point where they know the function of the teleportation gates (thus ordering her people to stand guard there in case someone uses them to invade) and the location of the a Phantasma ruin near them.


    It''s called "The Den of Monsters", a name that doesn''t particularly forebode well. And like the name spells, it''s populated by many monsters. And not just any ordinary monsters. They''re all from mid to very high boss tier monsters. And there are dozens of them. And they will attack you at once with no mercy whatsoever.


    No wonder Layla waited until I get here. Sending her weak troops will just get them slaughtered.


    After some more chitchat, and an apology from the elven leader, Layla leads us to where the entrance to the ruin is.


    Ingeniously enough, it''s built on the base of the Grand Tree where her castle is. No players would have expected this, since there''s a belief that Phantasma ruins are all located on obscure, hidden, and remote places, not in the middle of a damn capital.


    The entrance is a lot different from the entrance to the Maze of Air. There, it''s clear you''re entering a Phantasma ruin. Here, it''s literally just a small hole only fit for one person to go through at once.


    "We''re supposed to jump down here?"


    "Of course. And let me remind you that we can''t go back from this hole. We''ll have to search for another exit in the Den itself. I was lucky that I managed to escape that one time."


    I look at Lilia and Eleanore, both have nervous expressions on their faces, though it''s more pronounced on Lilia.


    "So, you two ready?"


    "Y-yes, A-Akira-sama!"


    "Of course. I''m always ready."


    And so we jump through the hole. I go first, followed by Layla, Lilia, and then Eleanore.


    The fall seems to take forever, as if we''re falling to hell itself.


    However, eventually, the scenery shifts. From the white brick walls to a huge and massive savanna stretching out to the horizon.


    Welcome to the Den of Monsters.

 Chapter 24: A Sticky Situation

    "Argh!"


    I land straight on my back, with my head hitting the hard soil.


    Then, before I can dodge away, Layla lands right on top of me, with her cute tiny butt connecting with my face.


    C-crap!


    An enormously tempting sweet scent enters my nose.


    I-is this how an elven butt smell like?


    I try to lift my head.


    "Aaahn...!"


    S-shit! Why must she make a naughty moan like that?


    Layla turns her head to look at my current state. But instead of lifting her butt off me, she instead grinds her naughty bit into my face.


    "Mou, Akira no ecchi!"


    H-hey, you''re the one being perverted here!


    As I feel her growing wetness, I decide that enough is enough. I''m not going to have a loli orgasm on top of me! I''m not a lolicon, goddamnit! So I push her off my face with the strength of my body.


    "Kya!"


    She lands beside me, with her legs open, showing the thing that has tormented me and my sense of decency.


    "Maa, I thought you''d enjoy it," she says with a naughty smile.


    "WHO THE HELL WOULD ENJOY BEING GRINDED BY A LOLI?" I replied in anger.


    "Why so angry? Afraid to admit you''re secretly a lolicon?" She grins.


    "YOU LITTLE...!"


    I am indeed feeling really annoyed by her. But at the same time, I can''t help but notice just how cute she looks with that confident grin of hers.


    ...S-snap out of it, Akira! Y-you''re not a lolicon, remember?


    "H-hyaaan!"


    I am diverted from my thoughts by the loud moan coming from the left of me.


    "My my, they seem to be having fun," Layla naughtily remarks.


    Indeed, a random bystander will probably think they are having "fun", for Eleanore and Lilia are in quite a... compromising situation, you might say.


    Lilia are lying down on top of Eleanore, with her face landing right on Eleanore''s crotch while her own butt has landed right on top of Eleanore''s face.


    "A-aah, Eleanore-san, n-not there..."


    "G-get off me, you... a-aaahnn..."


    Suffice to say, they''re both stimulating each other with that position. They want to move but they''re paralyzed by the pleasure.


    W-what is this yuri development? I think to myself as I become somewhat aroused from the sight.


    "Ara ara, I see you''re enjoying the sight," Layla smiles knowlingly at me. "Not just a lolicon, but a yuri lover as well, hmm?"


    I am not objecting to the latter. I do have somewhat of a liking to yuri, though I prefer a man doing ecchi stuff to a female more.


    "O-Ojou-sama, p-please get up right away. I-I''m getting wet down there!"


    "Aaaahnn, I-I can''t! I''m getting wet down there too! A-ah, Akira-sama, please help!"


    My gentleman heart wants to help but my perverted mind says no.


    I-I''m sorry, Lilia-chan.


    "My, you''re going to let them have an accident, aren''t you? You really are a naughty little boy." Layla remarks with glee.


    "F-fine! I''ll go help them right away!"


    With heavy heart, I lift Lilia away from Eleanore. It''s not just about me being teased by Layla. I know Eleanore will be furious if she embarrasses herself in front of me and seeing how she''s still mad at me from the whole ball thing, I don''t think it''d be wise to provoke her even further.


    "T-thank you very much, A-Akira-sama!" Lilia says, still gasping and panting while blushing.


    "T-that was close..." Eleanore says, still in the same state as Lilia.


    "What was close, hmm?" Layla counters. She really is quite amused by her embarrassed state.


    "N-none of your business!" She responds angrily.


    Of course, it''s obvious to anyone what exactly "was close", for you can see the wet spot on both Eleanore''s leotard and Lilia''s panties.


    The two then rise from their spot, Lilia sheepishly covering the front of her dress with her hands so that her soaked bit isn''t visible while Eleanore tries to pretend that nothing has happened.


    "My, what an interesting little group you have here, Akira. I''m sure you had lots of fun travelling with them."


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    That emphasis... I think she knows they attract ecchi situations like no other.


    xxx


    "So, from a place called ''The Den of Monsters'', this place sure looks empty."


    Indeed. I don''t see any monsters, or anything else really other than grasses and the occasional trees miles around us.


    "Oh, don''t be fooled. The monsters are there. They''re just... hiding," Layla responds.


    "Hiding? How could they hide in a wide open place like this?" Eleanore protests.


    "Easy, Ms. Royal Knight. They hide in the underground."


    "Underground? Are they all mole-type monsters or something?"


    "Smart answer. But not quite right. You see..."


    xxx


    "Gyaaaah!"


    Just like Layla said, we are now surrounded by worms, popped out from the ground. But not just any worms, they''re "Tyrant Earth Worms"; massive-sized worms as huge as ten-store buildings that are boss-class monsters.


    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''4''>Tyrant Earth Worms</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Level</td><td colspan=''2''>60</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">HP</td><td width="25%">300.000</td><td width="25%">MP</td><td width="25%">5.000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength</td><td width="25%">1000</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">500</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Vitality</td><td width="25%">2000</td><td width="25%">Agility</td><td width="25%">100</td></tr></tbody></table>


    "Damn, we''ve been surrounded!" Eleanore shouts.


    Then, once again, like Layla said, the worms open the huge "mouth" on their head, revealing other monsters inside the worms.


    Now, this move was indeed used by the boss back when this world was still a VR game, but it would only use it once its HP is low and the monsters coming out would be the typical mobs of that boss'' area.


    However, this time, it (or, I should say, they) uses it right away, and the monsters aren''t your typical mobs.


    They are all boss-class monsters.


    First comes out a squad of Undying Knights, giant hulking living armors equipped with a huge sword and shield, all colored in black.


    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''4''>Undying Knights</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Level</td><td colspan=''2''>55</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">HP</td><td width="25%">150.000</td><td width="25%">MP</td><td width="25%">7.500</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength</td><td width="25%">2000</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">500</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Vitality</td><td width="25%">2000</td><td width="25%">Agility</td><td width="25%">1000</td></tr></tbody></table>


    Then, behind them, comes out a pack of Legendary Beowolves; giant wolves with two heads, one that spits fire and one that breathes ice.


    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''4''>Legendary Beowolves</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Level</td><td colspan=''2''>65</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">HP</td><td width="25%">100.000</td><td width="25%">MP</td><td width="25%">15.000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength</td><td width="25%">1500</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">1000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Vitality</td><td width="25%">1000</td><td width="25%">Agility</td><td width="25%">2000</td></tr></tbody></table>


    Last but not least, a horde of Hell Liches floats into the battlefield; their long and tattered black cloaks blowing in the wind, revealing the skeletal body underneath. Each of them carries their dark tomes with them.


    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''4''>Hell Liches</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Level</td><td colspan=''2''>60</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">HP</td><td width="25%">75.000</td><td width="25%">MP</td><td width="25%">20.000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength</td><td width="25%">500</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">2000</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Vitality</td><td width="25%">500</td><td width="25%">Agility</td><td width="25%">1500</td></tr></tbody></table>


    "So, Mr. Summoned Hero, shall we fight? Or shall we run?"