Chapter 141: Eve of the Tournament
Yumiko and Erika stood in the dungeon bazaar, meeting Saki for lunch. The surroundings seemed busier than usual because of the Chosen tournament which would take place in an old arena created over two thousand years ago.
"Hey, Saki, why is there an arena anyway? Did the kingdom used to have gladiators fight each other?" Erika tilted her head while biting at the soft, chewy meat kebob in her hand, her face scrunching together in delight when she tasted the sweet sauce.
The small beastkin ate a small pile of tomato rice with a cute folded omelette covered in mayonnaise.
"Um... I think it's where they would make slaves fight in the past against monsters taken from the dungeon or demon kingdom. It seems they stopped using it around 400 years ago, instead using it for knight demonstrations, criminal executions and battles between heroes and monsters."
"Oh... I see, so no gladiators?"
"Nn, sorry, I don't know what that is. Is it a type of class?" Saki's head tilted while her mouth swallowed half her meal with a huge spoonful.
The way the beastkin ate such huge-sized mouthfuls made Erika feel shocked. 'How can that small mouth open so wide and eat half an enormous plate of food without any issues?'
"Mmmmmm! This is so good~ Saki. You should try more mayo! This is the essence of the gods!"
Yumiko was addicted to mayonnaise, it seemed, her eyes almost showing a sparkle each time she tasted a small blob of it.
'I can't believe they have mayonnaise and tomato sauce. This feels strange compared to my image of the medieval times.'
It seems after the many summoned groups of heroes, the kingdom would slowly steal and adapt their culture to the various flavours brought by the people from earth. However, the taste of the things differed because humans in this world had different tastes.
Soy sauce and fish sauce weren't popular, but Worcester sauce became a staple for many dishes in the Grigor kingdom, though many heroes would speak about how amazing white rice was. They still preferred potatoes and sweet potatoes and considered them superior.
"Nnn, this sauce is much less tangy than the ones back home," Erika commented on the tomato sauce that seemed to contain less vinegar and instead tasted sweeter than usual.
The three gathered for lunch because Ryuji seemed to be busy today—rather, he asked for some time alone, which made them curious.
"What do you think Ryuji is doing, Yumi?"
Yumiko's eyes flickered, rolling around as she swallowed the food in her mouth, smacking her lips and leaving a slightly greasy shimmer. "Well, it's not like he's going to fuck other women. We squeezed him empty before we left. Maybe he's going to train or something?"
"Ngh?! Ugh... *Cough* *Cough* what?"
"You're so damn blunt! Look, Saki's face is bright red, and she almost choked on her food!"
Erika's cheeks also turned a faint pink while she stabbed at her food with a fork. The face of Yumiko looked confused, her head turning to the others while she continued eating like normal.
"What? You were the one--"
"Stop! Not here, don't say it so loud!"
"Okay... don't be so weird. It's only copulation." Yumiko's face looked completely baffled by Erika's shame and her overreaction.
'This woman! How can she be so vulgar?! What if the knights get the wrong idea about us?'
Yumiko didn't seem to carry the same worries as Erika, though she seemed curious about what Ryuji would be doing alone. It was the first time he asked for time away from them. At first, she thought he might be training but remembered he would be taking a break.
"Alan isn't at the mansion because he needed to take Liana back... Wait! What about that damn succubus? Where is she?!"
"Succub--"
"Did he get fooled by that damn succubus? I bet he did, didn't he!? Why did we forget about her so easily, that stupid invisible magic!"
Yumiko's blue eyes flickered with a violent light, narrowing them as her beautiful face twisted, with a frown and her brows scrunching together in anger or rather irritation. Her body seemed full of murderous intent.
"Yumiko, even if you can find him, I don't think you should disturb him." Saki's soft voice sounded, her hand holding a small white cloth, cleaning her lips while looking a little intimidated by the aura radiating from Yumiko.
"B-But--"
"Yumiko, even if he meets her, you said yourself. He wouldn't be able to feel like that, so don't get so worked up. I mean, why do you get like this because of her anyway?"
"Because she's strange, and it feels like Ryuji will be taken away if I don't make sure she stays away."
"..."
Saki remained quiet, observing the two. Her job involved dealing with a large amount of sensitive or special information; thus, she sometimes would become almost invisible herself.
She took in their words, emotions and facial expressions while building a small network of information regarding her new master and his women.
Suppose the two women arguing over the succubus knew how Saki worked. They might find that this small beastkin was more dangerous to them than the strange demon. Because Saki understood how men and humans thought, not just desires but the other parts of a human's needs, too.
"You don't need to worry. The markings on our bodies should be enough for you to understand your value to him. Right?" Erika's eyes softened, her voice becoming gentle as she tried to show Yumiko concern and calm her down.
Though she didn't mind Yumiko acting out, her worries were more that it might make Ryuji look bad or create more enemies for him if they were too loud or caused trouble in the bazaar.
'Well, it can't be helped. Sometimes, I also feel like Yumiko does when he flirts with her, or they take their bath together, and I take one alone...
We both fell for the same man; it's never going to be simple, and we'll probably fight quite often.' Erika's mind began to fluctuate between her feelings and thoughts as a teenage girl and someone forced to fight monsters, though she thought the situation didn't bother her.
She didn't quite accept the fact she needed to share Ryuji with Yumiko. 'But for now, I am just happy to have a place in his heart. Even if this world's laws and rules conflict with everything I used to know and take for granted, sometimes I just want to scream and lock him inside a room with me. A place where no one else can enter.'
Yumiko didn't notice that Erika drifted off into her fantasies and instead sulked while thinking about what Ryuji was doing, her tails slapping around in a huff when suddenly she noticed a strange mixture of female scents.
The next moment, a tall woman who looked like a princess with a scar on her face and soft brown hair stood in shining armour, looking at her with a stern gaze.
"Are you, Yumiko and Erika the teammates and lovers of Ryuji Vincenzo?" Anna asked before Saki started to tremble in fear from the aura she and her twelve knights gave off.
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Meanwhile, inside a D-Rank dungeon, a shirtless male with long silver hair, black hands and feet, with two curved horns growing from his forehead and a long black tail with a sharp blade for its tip, was fighting against another monster.
A beautiful woman with a voluptuous body from her back grew beautiful black wings as if made of silk, small curved horns on either side of her head and a flickering black tail with a heart at the tip.
Today, on his day off, Ryuji entered a dungeon solo. However, Sariel made that impossible, and so now, after crushing the boss, the pair were playing in the boss room.
Sariel insisted she helped him, while Ryuji wanted to beat her down and punish her. Thus, the pair were locked in a game Ryuji had created, an improved tag.
Ryu couldn't use his wings, while Sariel could, and he needed to strike her twice through to attain victory. Sariel's overwhelming breasts jiggled and bounced with her rapid movements, using her legs to squat on the pillars made with dark stones and sticky moss.
"Grrr! Stop flying around already!" Ryuji felt irritated. His eyes were attracted to the bouncing breasts and her alluring ass while he noticed Sariel's devilish smile.
Her leather armour covered her breasts but didn't stop the movement. Instead, the straps were loose, and the leather cups opened wide, giving a good view of her deep cleavage.
'Although this seemed pointless, I could feel my hands moving with more accuracy, and even my sprinting speed had increased. Or is this me adapting to the increased attributes from sex?'
His stats after becoming a demon lord grew constantly during each day's first session of intercourse.
However, he felt that his movement and strength changed little, until now as he used each of his attributes to try catching Sariel in the dungeon. Ryuji charged against her once again, leaping from pillar to pillar with the weight of his body, causing cracks and breaking apart the moss-covered dark rocks.
Yet he kept balance; his speed didn't drop, and with each lumbering leap, he came closer to grabbing her sleek tail in his hand.
"Gotcha!"
"Nn!" Her eyes opened with shock; before her wings could even flutter, his hand wrapped around her throat and pulled her towards him.
Ryuji's black fingers squeezed her slender neck, slightly making her gasp, and with a powerful step, his body dropped to the ground, whistling through the air before landing with a resounding bang, creating a crater under his feet.
'Is she happy? Why does her face look so pleased when I am choking her?!'
Sariel looked at him while hanging limp from his grasp, her golden eyes watching him with a curious glint.
"Mhn~ it seems you are learning how to deal with the change in your power after transforming."
Sariel didn't struggle; her slender black tail touched Ryuji's, rubbing against his cheek, a strange sticky substance leaking from the tip with a sweet and alluring scent. Her eyes narrowed as she pulled his hand from her neck and took a step backwards.
'Why does she feel so different!?'
"However, Ryuji. It's not enough." Sariel spoke in a serious tone as she began to caress and stroke his body. Despite trying to move, he found his body seemed to be locked in place as her lips traced along his muscles, kissing him several times. "The enemy is beyond you. Even if you master this form, you need to be stronger."
"This world is different to what you imagine, Ryuji Vincenzo."
Her golden eyes shone when she suddenly stopped what she was doing. Her face loosened, and Sariel looked up at him, "Eh? Master, why am I licking you? Was it your perverted order after you won?"
Sariel's personality changed completely, no longer mysterious and even her deadly charm seemed to weaken against him.
'What's going on!?'