Chapter 97: A man in a suit and a woman in a mini dress (4)

Chapter 97: A man in a suit
and a woman in a mini dress (4)

Dating…the
act of spending quality time together as lovers, or people with
mutual interest or affection.

As
a virgin male with only two sexual experiences, I was expecting
something a little saucier and erotic⋯but
the reality was different.

“Yeah.
Good food sells fast, so it’s a good thing we went early…!”

Diana,
a beautiful woman carrying a shopping cart filled with various fresh
vegetables and meats, smiled with a big smile.

“Woohoo,
yes⋯”

I
put down the shopping cart in both hands and wiped off my sweat.

‘So
this is a date?’

It
wasn’t what I thought it would be.

I’d
been frantically following Diana since early morning.

She’d
sneak past the butchers slaughtering animals in the corners of the
market area to get the freshest cuts of meat.

I
watched her skillfully haggle with the vegetable vendors and cheered
her on as she backstops a spice vendor who sells black sesame seeds
as pepper.

⋯Come
to think of it, I didn’t do much, except take some of her luggage and
hold it for her.

“Thanks,
Balkan. You made this go faster than usual.”

“No,
I didn’t, I just lifted a few bags.”

“I
usually have to go back and forth several times because I’m alone,
but today was much easier.”

-Thump.

With
that, Diana pushed her cart into the carriage.

She
waved and the coachman nodded.

-Purr!

The
wagon rolled away with the sound of horses clattering.

Fresh
produce would be delivered to the doorstep of the inn by a
horse-drawn courier service.

“Did
you go grocery shopping like this every day?”

“Yes.
I’ve been doing it ever since I retired⋯
over ten years now.”

‘Not
just anyone can be a gourmet innkeeper.’

Despite
the occasional curse that turned her into a female who masturbated
all day, Diana was normally a sincere and cozy woman.

I
was grateful for her graciousness as she ran around to make the food
a little better for the customers.

“Now
that we’ve bought all the ingredients, let’s go shopping for
clothes.”

“But
it’s not easy to find clothes that fit me.”

I
remember wandering around the market area in my raggedy,
uncomfortable clothes just to find one.

“⋯⋯⋯Yes.
Definitely⋯”

Diana
carefully placed her hand on her chin and looked at my body.

Her
eyes were tightly closed, but I could feel her gaze subtly scanning
my body.

I
wondered if she was sizing me up.

I
spread my arms wide to give Diana a better look at my body.

Ten
minutes passed like that. Diana was mesmerized, her eyes fixed on my
body.

“Diana?”

“Uh,
huh? Well, don’t worry. It’s a place where they make custom-made
clothes⋯!
Oh, there’s a lot of people watching. Let’s go.”

There
were many other people on the street in the morning.

“What
a couple, doing that in the street. They’ve gone beyond good taste
and gotten lecherous.”

“If
you’re envious, say it out loud. What other man in the world would
show his body so openly like that? It must be out of love or
affection.”

“That’s
great! I wish I could find a true man and make love to him!”

“Wake
up. The only place you can go is the brothel in the outlaw district.
Go and get a slave prostitute. There, if you have money, you can have
3P and even have noble-like sex.”

The
explorer-looking women continued their lecherous conversation,
sending me lustful glances.

I’d
gotten used to it by now. My hand slowly reaches for my axe.

But
I’m unarmed now, having left my armor to Zernier to repair.

“Come
on, let’s go.”

Diana,
who blushed at the words, gently grabbed my wrist and dragged me
along.

I
glanced down at her walking ahead of me for a moment, then carefully
lowered my arm to take her hand.

-Hmph.

Diana’s
shoulders shook slightly.

After
a moment’s hesitation, her delicate hand twitched slightly.

Her
fingers moved cautiously in my grasp, and then they intertwined.

“⋯”

“⋯”

We
walked down the street, our fingers interlocked in silence.

Even
though neither of us spoke first, I realized we shared similar
feelings.

I
tried to control the emotions that threatened to overflow from my
chest and focused all my attention on this sweet moment.

Healing?
Relaxation? Peace of mind?

Just
walking down the street with Diana was enough to send my healing
gauge through the roof.

“Ahhh.”

Diana
moans in frustration.

I
looked to the side and saw that she was looking up at a building.

[Arachne’s
Miracle]

It
was a tailor’s shop, with mannequins dressed in stylish suits and
beautiful dresses standing in the windows.

“⋯Well,
we’re almost
there.”

“⋯Yes.”

There
was silence again. We looked at each other for a moment, and neither
of us spoke first.

“Shall
we walk a little further?”

I
asked, and Diana smiled warmly and snapped her fingers again.

We
circled the city three more times before we entered the tailor shop.

***

‘You’re
really giving me a hard time.’

Silanes,
the owner of Arachne’s Miracle Tailor and a mid-level explorer,
frowned at the couple in front of her.

The
man and woman who had exchanged glances at the door whenever she was
out front, wondering if there were customers, strolled down the
street once more.

The
man’s helmet made it impossible to make out his face, but she could
almost see the kind of eyes he would have in such an atmosphere.

Not
once, not twice, but three times, the sweet movement made her sides
tingle.

“Thank
you for your visit. We carry only the finest clothing made from
Arachne silk, so please feel free to browse.”

But
there was no point in flirting with him.

It
was time to make money, and the customer in front of her was a
different kind of customer.

‘Diana
Ordia⋯!’

Silanes,
a mid-level explorer with a long history of exploration, recognized
Diana.

When
she first saw her, she was nervous.

She
had only seen her once before, when she announced her retirement in
the vague past, so she couldn’t immediately match her appearance.

‘She
looks like a completely different person than when she retired.’

Silanes
couldn’t help but feel the instincts of a clothing store owner.

She
scanned Diana’s body instinctively.

Gone
were the fierce, piercing eyes and sharp, toned body, replaced by
soft eyes and a curvy, sexy, fleshy body.

But
it wasn’t for nothing, either.

It
made her sick to her stomach to see that she had gained weight only
where she needed to as a woman.

‘She
even has a man next to her!’

She
couldn’t believe it, but the man next to Diana was just as bad.

The
clothing store owner’s instinct was to focus on the man’s body rather
than Diana’s transformation.

He
was wearing a tight cotton tee, and his muscles were barely visible.

‘Is
this really a man⋯or
is it a human?’

She
couldn’t help but look up at his enormous height. His muscles were
packed tightly into his huge body.

Yet,
nothing is too much, and everything is harmonious and ideally
blended.

Even
the torsos made by the sculptors of the time seemed to pale in
comparison to this man’s body.

It
was a body that could never have been created by nature.

‘It’s
like a body made by God himself.’

“Hmph.”

Realizing
that Silanes was staring at Balkan’s body in admiration, Diana let
out a low moan and tightened her grip on Balkan’s arm.

“I’ll
fit you into a nice suit. Anything you like.”

With
a shy territorial marker that said, “This man is mine,” Diana
flaunted her wealth.

She
didn’t work at the inn for the money. She had plenty of money saved
up from her time as an explorer.

She
could have said, “I’ll take everything from here to here,” but
that would have been too much for Balkan.

“What?
No. These are my clothes, I have to buy them.”

As
expected, Balkan was sensitive to favors.

“It’s
okay. It’s an expense that I wouldn’t normally make, but I’m
buying it for Ellie’s graduation. If it’s too much of a burden,
you can think of it as a bar uniform and buy it. Choose as much as
you want without feeling pressured!”

“Mmm⋯
then⋯”

Balkan
nodded at the excuse Diana had prepared all night.

It
was hard to say no when she was talking like that but he didn’t know
how to choose.

“Do
you have a particular outfit in mind?”

Silanes
saw Balkan’s indecision and interjected at just the right moment.

“I’m
going to the Academy’s graduation ceremony, and I need a suit that
matches the dress code.”

Balkan’s
words caused Silanes to look back and forth between Balkan and Diana
in confusion.

“⋯Oh
my. Seriously⋯?”

She’d
thought the atmosphere was odd, but she hadn’t expected a child⋯a
child big enough to graduate from the Academy.

Silanes
couldn’t control her expression when she heard a truth that would
make people faint if they knew it.

“⋯Ah⋯”

“⋯⋯⋯⋯”

Balkan
looked flustered, not knowing where to begin, and Diana blushed, her
stomach twisting in knots.

‘Balkan’s
child⋯?’

Diana
gently rubbed her lower belly.

She
remembered the day she’d been crushed by Balkan’s body, her legs
spread wide like a frog’s, her thighs soaking up his cum.

‘If
only. If I had taken it into my womb instead of my thighs⋯’

Her
female body shuddered at the thought of the possibility of a life
swelling inside her.

Then
she thought of her daughter, who had recently made progress in their
relationship, but was in a bit of a bad mood.

‘Ellie
is an only child too⋯’

Balkan
looked at Diana’s pensive expression and spoke up on her behalf.

“Hmmm.
I’d like to see what clothes you have first.”

“Uh,
okay. This way, please.”

Silanes
nodded appropriately and led Balkan and Diana away.

Being
the professional she was, she kept her mouth shut.

‘She
must have mated and gotten pregnant. As expected from Diana Ordia. He
must have been ruthlessly trained to make that body that was like a
work of art. The child must have grown up, but the couple still has
that kind of atmosphere? Successful people in any field are
different. Ha. I want a cigarette⋯’

⋯Her
thoughts were a bit free-spirited.