245 A Big Bookstore♡

245.

Riel and I, having left the hot spring inn together, started walking down the street.

“How was Blade’s condition?”

“It still seemed difficult to release the restraints. It looks like it will take more time.”

I recalled Blade’s eyes, which had been bloodshot with a dark red hue. It seemed he hadn’t fully recovered from that state yet.

In any case, I owe Blade a debt. I hope he returns to his original state quickly.

And I’m also curious as to why an elf adventurer would hold a grudge against me enough to try to take my life.

Walking with Riel felt quite different from yesterday. Although yesterday was a bit of a special situation, with all the male gazes focused on Selena’s exposure.

Looking closely, the street had quite a few things to enjoy. Street vendors, wandering bards, and such.

Riel and I enjoyed the sights as we happily made our way to the bookstore. A cute nun and a pretty warrior. Quite the picturesque combination.

The bookstore, which I had planned to visit with Selena but hadn’t, was quite impressive. The surprisingly clean and spacious store, the well-organized sections for each book genre, and the friendly staff were all memorable.

However, there was something different from the large bookstores I remembered. Surprisingly, there weren’t many people standing and reading. Even those who were standing and reading would skim through a bit and then either put the book back or take it to the checkout counter.

Do they think standing and reading for a long time is a nuisance? Well, from the bookstore owner’s perspective, a customer who reads from beginning to end without buying anything might be a bit annoying.

“Riel, is there any book you want to see?”

“Um, yes. Hero-nim, would you mind going to the children’s book corner nearby and waiting for a bit? I’ll be right back.”

Two things bother me. One is that if it’s just about choosing a book, we could go together, but she specifically asked me to wait.

And the other is, why children’s books?

But I decided not to argue and obediently listened to Riel. Today is for Riel. It’s definitely not because I feel guilty about yesterday.

No, in fact, I really have nothing to feel guilty about. It’s not like I committed a crime. I can have sex with Selena, can’t I? I’m always in heat, so I can’t help it.

So, this isn’t guilt, it’s consideration. My consideration for Riel.

“Okay, Riel.”

I parted ways with Riel and headed to the children’s book corner. Then, I picked a random book from the shelf and started reading.

‘The Adventures of Apprentice Knight Alfred.’

Hmph, what a childish title.

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I lost track of time, completely engrossed in the story of Alfred, who, despite his lack of skill, had the grand dream of one day becoming the commander of the Knights.

When he mustered his courage to challenge the fearsome pirate captain who had stolen his lover’s last memento, a diamond ring, I couldn’t help but become completely immersed.

‘Go, Alfred! Don’t give up!’

“What are you reading so intently?”

“R-Riel?”

Before I knew it, Riel had come right up behind me. I hadn’t noticed at all. I was so engrossed that I had completely shut down my surroundings.

I can’t deny it. These days, children’s stories are quite something. I got so absorbed just by letting my guard down for a moment.

This is a must-buy. I even felt a little sad that I had to put the book back on the shelf for now. This is what I’m reading tonight.

“Well, shall we go then?”

“Go? Where to?”

Come to think of it, Riel said she was going to pick out a book, but she’s empty-handed. Did she not find a book she liked?

“You’ll find out if you follow me.”

I followed Riel, who said those words.

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It was a small room.

On one side of the large bookstore, there were small rooms attached closely together. The stacked rooms resembled an apartment or a rabbit hutch.

Riel took me into one of them.

Why does a bookstore have a place like this?

“In this neighborhood, there’s a culture that believes books aren’t truly read unless they’re read aloud. So, this bookstore has these soundproof rooms where you can read aloud.”

I see. That must be why there were so few people standing and reading. Even if there is a culture of reading aloud, it would be noisy if many people were doing it in a public place.

Inside the room, there was a pile of books that Riel seemed to have bought. What kind of books will Riel read? It might be something surprisingly profound. Theology, or philosophy, perhaps.

Let’s see.

‘Female Hero Corruption’

Did I see that wrong? Or maybe a strange book got mixed in by mistake.

I picked up another book.

‘Female Hero Semen Pickling Torture’

‘Taming the Female Hero’

‘Female Hero Anal Expansion Edition’

‘Female Hero Becomes a Sex Slave’

‘Female Hero Enema Addiction’

‘Female Hero Pet Slave Edition’

Every single title is insane. No, this is clearly crazy erotic fiction.

Moreover, the cover illustrations are unnecessarily high quality.

In most of the covers featuring a blonde female hero, the clothes were either nonexistent or practically nonexistent. The model in the illustration, flaunting poses and concepts that seemed to disregard shame, was…

Me.

It’s me. It was definitely me.

A cover of a female hero with her legs spread in an M-shape, a tearful face, and her tongue sticking out.

A cover with a maniacal taste, showing her limbs restrained and her mouth forcibly opened with a gag, being injected with an unknown liquid.

A cover showing her panting towards her master like she’s in heat, with a dog collar, dog ears, and a dog tail attached.

The drawings were at a level where they were copying me. Anyone could see that they were nearly identical in appearance to me, the hero Elena. Lewdness aside.

What kind of damned bastard published this without my permission? Does this world not have portrait rights?

Even if I deal with that later, it’s clear that I came to the wrong room. Reading this kind of erotic fiction aloud is something that only a seriously deranged pervert would do. I must have mistakenly entered the nest of a pervert who has set up a reading-aloud play.

“Um, Riel… I think we found the wrong room?”

Instead of an answer, I heard the sound of the door locking, click.

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“Now, what’s next?”

“‘M-My pussy feels like it’s on fire… Master… Please cool down Elena’s pussy by cumming white liquid all over it…'”

I don’t know who wrote this, but they even copied the name. The erotic events being described were also similar to what I had experienced. Although it seems like there are some completely fabricated parts as well.

But the character is completely wrong. I’m not that stupid. I’m not an easy heroine who gives in so easily. I’m the kind of humiliation heroine who doesn’t give in even in the face of adversity and perseveres to the end with dignity. Although, there might not be a big difference.

In any case, the guy who writes this stuff is definitely not right in the head. I felt dizzy from how many times the words “pussy” and “cock” appeared on one page.

Of course, Riel, who is telling me to read it, and I, who am actually reading it because she told me to, are definitely not normal either.

“‘Saying that, Elena began to shove her fingers into her pussy… intending to seduce her master by revealing the lustful state of her hot pussy… As Elena’s shamelessly spread pussy was rummaged through, sticky pussy juices began to drip profusely…'”

Something is strange.

My body started reacting to the situation in the novel. I’m just transcribing the letters on the paper into sound. Nevertheless, my body seemed to be mistaking it for a situation that was actually happening to me.

The slightly short skirt that I dressed up in for the date. The underwear inside was getting wet and sticky. Just like Elena in the novel.

“‘Haaang, haat, huuuuuuuut…!'”

Even so, reading out the moaning sounds is a bit embarrassing.

Embarrassed, what came out of my mouth was clumsy bad acting.

“Hero-nim, please read it properly with more feeling. You can do it, Hero-nim, right? Fighting!”

I know.

I know how to make those moaning sounds as if it were natural.

The countless memories of pleasure within me. If I bring them out and put those memories into my voice, it’s easily solved. My body already remembers moans of pleasure to a sickening degree.

But it’s still embarrassing. For some reason, it felt much more embarrassing than the moans I usually make naturally.

“It’s okay. It’s just you and me here right now, Hero-nim. And the soundproofing is perfect.”

Riel’s whisper. Riel seduced me, gently stroking my thigh.

The words ‘just the two of us.’ For a moment, those words sounded a bit scary. It felt like she was saying it was okay to show me broken self as much as I wanted because we were inside here.

Was I too engrossed in the situation in the novel? Riel started to feel like a sadistic and scary master from the novel.

I didn’t even need to recall the memories of past pleasure anymore. In this situation, my pussy was already throbbing and producing pleasure.

All I had to do was ride that wave of pleasure and react with my voice. Just honestly.

“…Ugh…”

A genuine moan, not acting, began to leak out little by little.