Chapter 167

Chapter 167

To think I’d get my backside spanked at this age. I couldn’t even protect myself with aura, fearing I might hurt Presia’s hand, so I had to endure the pain with all my might.

Although I didn’t pull down my pants to check, my backside, which had been thoroughly spanked, was undoubtedly bright red. Even now, sitting down makes my backside sting, so I’m currently lying face down on the floor.

“So… who is this cat… no, this woman, Senior?”

Luna asked after the commotion finally ended, having been released from Bunny’s grip. For her, who was abruptly stepped on and held while sleeping soundly, it was natural to be bewildered by the confusing events.

“Uh… she’s the boss I was close with a while back.”

“The boss?”

“I told you I attended the academy for a while after quitting being an assassin, right? I worked part-time because I was short on money back then.”

Come to think of it, the first time I met Presia was thanks to finding a part-time job advertisement through Kitty. But if Kitty is Presia, then Presia was trying to hire me from the very beginning?

Presia seemed satisfied with spanking my backside, as she curled up on my back, in her cat form, and lay down next to me. It seemed she was tired from the concentration and magic used to track me and teleport, as she had already fallen asleep.

Since the pain in my backside would likely take until morning to subside, there was no need to wake the peacefully sleeping Presia. I decided I should also sleep like this, lying face down.

“…This kid is the boss?”

Luna, you know, that kid is two years older than you. Of course, visually, Presia might seem younger because she’s a bit shorter than Luna, but Presia is strictly the older sister.

When I glanced back at Luna, I saw Bear and Bunny, who had been holding me and Luna, in her arms. Unlike their large sizes when they were holding us, Bear and Bunny had returned to their small sizes, just as I remembered them from three years ago.

Bear and Bunny, like Presia who sat on my back, clung to my head. Luna, unable to bear it, couldn’t even dare to touch Presia, but managed to separate the two of them. Of course, Bear and Bunny, not wanting to be separated from me after reuniting after so long, tried to resist, but they soon became quiet after Luna told them not to bother me when I was in pain. It was just a little embarrassing that the painful part was my backside.

“Since she’s two years older, don’t be as rude as you were with Lindy.”

I didn’t forget to throw in a warning, just in case Luna might act spoiled towards Presia like she did with Lindy.

Lindy is a perverted lesbian to begin with, so it wouldn’t hurt for Luna to be wary of her within reasonable limits, but there was no need for that with Presia.

“…If she’s two years older, she’s already an old lady, isn’t she?”

However, Luna pouted and muttered in a quiet, sullen voice. It was fortunate that Presia was asleep, because the term ‘old lady’ is practically a taboo word for women. Even though I was a man, I knew that much.

“If you put it that way, then I’m an old lady too?”

“O-of course, Senior is an exception! Why would Senior be an old lady!”

“No, you said anyone two years older is an old lady…”

“W-when did I say that? You must have misheard, Senior.”

After saying she was an exception and all, she now pretended she never said it, acting completely clueless. A skilled assassin should be able to act well, just like me, but Luna wasn’t quite at that level yet.

“G-good night!”

As if to prevent me from saying anything further, Luna covered herself with the blanket and lay down, bidding me good night. Even then, she was clutching Bear and Bunny tightly, so it seemed she quite liked them. After all, given they were in doll form, Bear and Bunny were exceptionally cute.

I also carefully shifted into a comfortable position without disturbing Presia, and then drifted off to dreamland.

***

-… Are you sure you’ll be okay, avoiding me like this?

I woke up early and arrived at a nearby city. I immediately visited an information broker and reported the general situation to Lindy via a communication crystal. Apart from defeating the demons, Lindy expressed concern about me meeting Presia again.

“Honestly, I’m embarrassed too, but now it’s hard to let go even if I wanted to.”

Although it happened due to my hesitation, I felt a sense of relief now that it had come to this.

It felt like she had eased the guilt that had been tormenting me for the past three years.

However, the apology still remained. I wondered if I had unnecessarily put her in danger. Now, it seemed she would have to join me in the quest to defeat the Demon King without any reservations. She wouldn’t have a comfortable bed, and there would be nothing but dangerous situations.

Presia, completely unaware of the future ahead, sat leaning against my chest, her arm wrapped around me, just smiling broadly. No, perhaps she already knew.

“…Eek!”

Luna, struggling to push Presia away from me, was blocked by Bear and Bunny, unable to make any proper attempts.

So, Luna eventually gave up on pulling Presia away and instead clung to my back, glaring at the top of Presia’s head.

With Presia clinging to me in front and Luna hanging on behind, Lindy, who could see the scene clearly through the communication crystal, had an incredulous expression.

Especially from Lindy’s perspective as a perverted lesbian, my situation must have been enviable. Of course, as someone whose inner self was male, I didn’t feel bad about it either, but I maintained a poker face as if nothing was happening, since I couldn’t openly express my liking.

“Ah! Speaking of which, I finished what Elysia asked me to do.”

Amidst all this, Presia spoke to me while I was talking to Lindy.

“What? What I asked you to do?”

Not knowing what Presia was talking about, I pondered for a moment. Then, Presia tilted her head up, looked at me, and explained.

“The removal magic I mentioned back then. What Elysia asked for…”

Come to think of it, before recalling my past life, I had asked Presia to remove the master-servant imprint that still remained. Of course, it was a request that was no longer necessary since I had already awakened my true power as a hero and erased it.

“Ah, that. Actually…”

“Ugh…”

As I opened my mouth, wondering what to explain to Presia, Luna, who was busy glaring at Presia, let out a small groan. Although Luna was still glaring at Presia, Presia was completely ignoring her.

“…Ah!”

Then, another fact came to mind.

I was now free from the bonds of the master-servant imprint with the power of a hero, but Luna, clinging to my back, was still bound to the assassin’s guild. Due to the imprint on her, I hadn’t been able to help her, as even the assassin’s guild couldn’t locate her, and I had only been giving her opportunities to continue carrying out assassination requests day by day.

However, if Presia could now remove the imprint magic, as she just mentioned, things would change.

“Luna! Take off your clothes for a moment!”

I gently lifted Presia and placed her in front of me, then jumped up and shouted towards Luna clinging to my back.

Since the master-servant imprint was magic that bound the target, there had to be a trace of it somewhere on the body. Luna, too, had an imprint etched onto her body.

If I showed Luna’s imprint to Presia, she would surely be able to remove it.

By removing Luna’s imprint and obtaining information about the assassin’s guild she belonged to, and then conquering the assassin’s guild, she could be completely saved. A solution finally appeared for Luna’s situation, which had been postponed due to the lack of methods.

Excited by the thought of being able to save Luna, who had been in a similar predicament to mine and had suffered for a long time, I urged Luna on.

Yet, Luna herself, the person involved, was still hesitating, not knowing what the removal magic Presia mentioned was. Seeing her like that made me impatient, so I directly grabbed her clothes and lifted them.

Unlike me, whose imprint was on my lower abdomen, Luna had her imprint in a more easily visible location.

Luna’s imprint location was clearly around her upper chest, near the sternum…

“S-Senior! Just a moment…! I haven’t mentally prepared myself yet…! Or rather, it’s in front of other people…!”

“Just stay still for a moment. It’ll be over quickly.”

However, for some reason, Luna didn’t understand my intentions and desperately tried to stop my hand from lifting her clothes.

“No. It’s not for my sake, it’s good news for you?”

I was trying to remove her imprint magic that still bound her, not my own imprint magic that had already disappeared, but why was Luna resisting with all her might, her face turning bright red?

But how much could Luna resist with her strength? Unlike me, a Sword Master, Luna was purely an assassin. Eventually, despite her full resistance, Luna’s upper garment slowly began to be lifted by my hand.

“If… Senior wants it that badly…”

Finally, Luna seemed to understand my intentions for her own good, and the strength in her hand holding mine gradually weakened. Thanks to that, my hand slowly pulled up Luna’s top…

“You idiot, Elysia!”

Slap!

“Kya?!”