Chapter 344: Don’t You Want to Be a Graduate Student?

Chapter 344: Don’t You Want to Be a Graduate Student?

The
morning sunlight pierced his eyes.

Despite
falling asleep late, he felt refreshed.

He
couldn’t remember the last time he woke up feeling so invigorated.

Pleasantly
opening his eyes, Balkan brushed the bangs of Diana, who was asleep,
using his arm as a pillow.

“Ugh…”

Before
his hand even touched her hair, Diana flinched.

“Oh,
were you awake?”

“Uh-huh…
Did I get caught?”

“I
didn’t know because your eyes were closed… Can I touch your face?”

“You
were going to touch it without permission a moment ago, weren’t you?”

“That’s
why I’m asking for permission now.”

“Hehe.”

Diana
smiled faintly and took Balkan’s hand, placing it on her cheek.

Enjoying
the feel of Diana’s soft, plump cheeks and neck, Balkan realized that
Diana’s finger was bare.

‘Ah,
the ring.’

Balkan
belatedly realized that he had forgotten to give her the ring.

‘Giving
it last night… would have been a bit much.’

A
proposal while patting her soft pussy with his hard cock on the bed.

It
would be memorable for life, but something felt a little off.

Handing
over ovulation induction pills and asking her to have a child felt
different from slipping a ring on her finger.

No,
maybe it was the same thing in a way.

‘…Well,
there will be a good opportunity. No, I have to create one.’

Postponing
the ring gift for later, he gazed intently at Diana’s body with
drowsy eyes.

Her
neck and chest were covered in dark red kiss marks.

There
were traces of nibbling around her nipples and areolas.

Lowering
his gaze further, he saw her thighs, marked and chafed from being
violated all night, and her pussy mound, red and swollen, looking
even plumper.

Facing
the traces of a sweet night etched all over the body of a slutty
female, he felt a surge of motivation from the morning.

A
motivation to live even harder from now on.

Because
she wasn’t single anymore.

“Looking
at me like that as soon as you wake up is a little embarrassing…”

Diana
smiled awkwardly, but her expression betrayed an undeniable joy.

A
male who intensely desires her from the morning was nothing short of
a self-esteem dispenser for a female.

Each
time she pressed it, the feeling of being loved would fill her
heart’s cup to the brim.

“Should
I not look then?”

“N-No!
You know that’s not what I meant…!”

“I’m
not sure.”

“U-Ugh…”

Balkan
chuckled softly and hugged the embarrassed Diana tightly.

Diana
also smiled gently and embraced him.

On
his back were the scratch marks Diana had left throughout the night.

Caressing
the traces of conquest they had left on each other, they headed to
the shower together.

To
wash away the sweat and arousal fluid that soaked their bodies.

“Ugh…”

“Ah,
I’m sorry…”

“It’s
okay. There’s no need to apologize.”

Diana,
who was toweling his back, touched a scratch mark.

The
vivid sting was satisfying in itself.

It
was proof that he had spent a hot and sweet night with Diana.

He
could easily heal it with his now-skilled healing magic, but he left
it as it was, reveling in the satisfaction.

“Ugh…
It’s still, flowing out…”

Semen
mixed with hot water leaked from Diana’s pussy mound and flowed
between her thighs.

Seeing
Diana blocking the flowing semen as if it were precious, rather than
scraping it away, he instinctively felt a strange impulse and a sense
of satisfaction as a male at the same time.

Soaked
in happiness, we meticulously washed each other’s bodies and stepped
out of the shower.

What
greeted us was…

“…Uh,
eh?”

It
was Ellie, with a dazed look on her face, her mouth agape, as if she
had just woken up.

“Foster
mother and mister… No, brother…? Huh?”

Ellie
was confused as she faced her foster mother and benefactor.

Ellie
knew best that the two of them were in a deep relationship, having
spent their first night in the same bed. But.

‘…It’s
gotten, more intense…?’

She
could feel that the very faint wall that had been separating the two
of them while she was drunk and asleep had now completely crumbled.

Seeing
the two of them covered in the marks of lovemaking, Ellie realized
that the moans she had heard in her sleep were not a figment of her
imagination.

And
that her foster mother had fulfilled her unfulfilled wish as soon as
the curse of rejecting cock subsided.

“…C-Congratulations?”

So
many thoughts ran through her head, but the first words that came out
of her mouth were congratulations to her foster mother for finding a
new partner.

Even
though that partner was the one who took her virginity and spent a
night with her and her foster mother.

“Oh,
uh-huh… Thank you…?”

“……”

Diana
nodded, looking like she wasn’t sure if it was right to receive
congratulations from the child she had raised like a daughter for
losing her virginity, and Balkan laughed inwardly at the subtle
silence.

He
didn’t know if this was a laughing matter…

But
something just made him laugh.

‘This
is… family?’

Not
the only family he shared blood with.

A
strange feeling of being connected to people with different blood.

The
feeling was so strange and joyful that Balkan clenched his fist and
vowed.

To
protect his family.

Both
the family he shared blood with and the family he didn’t.

And
to solve that major premise.

“Ellie.”

“Y-Yes?
Dad… Ah, no! Brother!”

“Are
you ready to go to the labyrinth?”

“…Brother,
your tone has become very gentle…”

“Are
you?”

“Yes!”

They
had to head back to the labyrinth.

***

The
main purpose of this labyrinth trip, the request received from the
royal family, was simple.

Escorting
Ellie.

As
a royal mage, she was tasked with transporting the injured to the
healing fountain in the labyrinth to alleviate the burden on the
temple in preparation for the omen cycle that would arrive in a
month.

Using
portal magic, a rare magic that only Denshi and Ellie could use, even
if it wasn’t in the past.

They
would take people to the fountain on the 10th floor to heal them and
then return using portal magic.

Of
course, with the number of injured reaching hundreds, it would be a
major operation that would take at least ten days.

And
the key to that operation was, of course, Ellie, who wielded portal
magic.

“Are
you going to be okay? You’re going to suffer mana exhaustion dozens
of times.”

Although
they had succeeded in streamlining portal magic through various
recent studies, Ellie still couldn’t handle portal magic perfectly.

Even
Ellie, the youngest royal mage, would find it difficult to use magic
that made her tired after only two or three uses in a row.

Ellie
answered confidently to the worried voice.

“I
have mana recovery potions and artifacts supported by the royal
family, so the burden is a little less. And brother, it’s not, ‘Are
you going to be okay?'”

“Huh?”

“It’s
something I have to do, so I’m just doing it.”

Ellie
said confidently, her red eyes shining, and puffed out her chest and
tensed her shoulders.

As
if she was shouting that now was the time to praise her.

“…You’re
a unique one.”

“Hehe…”

When
he ruffled the hair of Ellie, who was wearing a wide-brimmed mage hat
and a mana recovery-promoting artifact robe made of Arachne silk, she
smiled brightly.

Balkan
stroked Ellie’s hair and thought.

‘Ellie
isn’t exactly a righteous child.’

She
was a girl full of jealousy and inferiority.

Those
gloomy aspects had largely disappeared as her relationship with her
foster mother, Diana, developed, but the scars from the days when she
was compared to her at the academy had not completely healed.

Ellie
might be trying too hard now because she was excited to be a royal
mage and to be in charge of a job that could save even injured
people.

No,
based on Ellie’s past, it was 10000% the case.

‘…I
hope she doesn’t overdo it.’

Balkan
smiled bitterly and patted Ellie’s back.

Every
time he saw Ellie, who took his virginity and precariously walked the
line between being his benefactor’s daughter and his lover, he
couldn’t help but worry and care more.

‘Portal
magic…’

According
to the Puppeteer’s memories, it was a magic with tremendous
potential to cross not only other worlds but even time.

Of
course, it was because the king during the Great War was
exceptionally skilled in portal magic, but after repeated research,
there was a possibility that Ellie would gain similar power.

‘So
the devotees of arrogance are targeting Ellie.’

According
to Lilith, a devotee of the demon of lust, that duke, the only other
person besides Ellie who could use portal magic, was targeting Ellie,
who would become his assistant and nourishment.

The
royal family was aware of the situation in a similar way, so they
entrusted the escort to us, who had a track record of defeating not
only demon devotees but even demons.

‘The
reason for revealing the portal magic, which should be kept secret,
is also bait to lure the devotees of arrogance.’

If
they caught them, it would be a profit, and even if they caught and
missed them, they could grasp the movements of the demon devotees who
might do anything, so it was a profit in its own way.

Restoring
the temple’s capacity and capturing the public’s hearts by healing
the injured.

Acquiring
research data through the large-scale operation of portal magic.

Luring
the devotees of arrogance.

‘Since
we’re helping with three things, we’ll be able to get quite a reward
from the royal family.’

The
reward for completing this request had not yet been determined, but
considering the scale, he couldn’t help but look forward to it.

“I
hope it goes well…”

“I
know. There are so many people, so accidents can’t be completely
avoided.”

“Eungae…
If there’s anyone who causes trouble, we can tie them up with binding
magic and take them away.”

When
he turned his head to the voices he heard from the side, he saw
Rubia, Jubel, Nuer, and the other party members talking.

Since
they were going back and forth between the labyrinth and the surface
through portal magic, and the maximum entry level was the 10th floor,
there was no need to pack as much supplies as usual.

All
they had were preserved food, maps, potions, and the usual armor in
case of emergencies.

“Master.
We’re almost there.”

Denshi,
who was testing the Puppeteer’s mana threads at her fingertips,
pointed to an empty space far away.

Since
they were using portal magic, the injured transfer operation started
not at the entrance where the labyrinth entrance portal opened, but
at a large open space to check the crowd.

The
number of injured people gathered there was at least 50.

It
was today’s quota, and it was a number that required three or four
portal magic uses to move.

“L-Look
over there!”

“Black
armor, an oversized axe over 2m…! It’s Balkan’s party!!”

“It’s
definitely them when you see a slutty slave with a leash, a nuisance
cow beastman, a roll-bun-haired knight, and a dark elf kindergartener
in tow!”

As
soon as they saw the people who would take them to the labyrinth,
they urgently raised their voices.

“My
leg, my leg that was completely severed after falling into a trap on
the 3rd floor… Can it be healed if I go to the fountain?! I thought
I wouldn’t be able to live my daily life, let alone go to the
labyrinth…!”

“I
lost my right eye because of the outlaws who were rampaging during
this riot! I want to see the world again with this eye…!”

“I
didn’t get proper treatment even when I went to the temple because
there were so many injured people, can I really get better again?!
Please answer me!”

An
explorer who lost his right leg in the labyrinth.

A
male prostitute who lost his right eye after being caught up in a
riot in the outlaw area.

A
woman who had been stabbed and hadn’t received proper treatment,
emitting a pus-rotting smell and uttering a voice trapped in despair.

Balkan
looked at them and recalled the Puppeteer’s memories.

The
hero who didn’t ignore the weak even in situations where he was about
to die.

His
sister, who had now become the Mother Earth Goddess and told him to
come to the depths of the labyrinth.

He
couldn’t do it like her.

There
was no change in that thought.

Even
now, he still didn’t think he could risk his life for strangers he
didn’t even know, like his sister.

But
if it was now.

If
it was a situation where he had all the help, power, and conditions
he needed…

“Follow
me.”

Maybe,
just maybe, he could carry on her will.

“I
won’t let you die.”

The
red-haired elf mage opened a portal to the 10th floor immediately
after the man who would become her lover and father finished
speaking.