Chapter 579: An Old Promise (1)

“S-Class…?”

“Yes, Yuri-ssi.”

Yuri-ssi and I were sitting across from each other at a small hotel table, having a slightly late lunch. During our meal, I casually mentioned my declaration of being S-Class, and Yuri-ssi asked back with a slightly flustered expression.

“Y-You’re joking…?”

“Does it look like I’m joking? You still thought I wasn’t quite S-Class material yet, Yuri-ssi.”

“I-It’s not that…. It’s just, jumping up three whole ranks at once doesn’t make any sense….”

“Well, I was surprised at first too, but according to the President, it’s not really that strange.”

Going from B-Class to A-Class and then from A-Class to S-Class were essentially separate achievements. Me going from B-Class to A-Class for participating in the integrated management event for the abandoned village was already set in stone, but getting promoted two ranks just for taking down one boss monster was definitely an unusual case.

Of course, that included the fact that the Three-Headed Basilisk had been in a location geographically impossible to deal with until now, and since part of the nation’s territory had become a dungeon, it was a monster that needed to be dealt with eventually, with a bounty on its head. Furthermore, since it was an inland dungeon and not an island, we couldn’t just give up if things went south, which is likely why our subjugation was highly evaluated. Enough to promote everyone in the Sky Blue Shield to the next rank, at least.

Besides, looking back at the conversation I had with Sihee via text last time, it seems like everyone from the Foundation also got promoted by one rank. If it was a major raid significant enough for everyone to rank up just for participating, honestly, it wouldn’t have been that strange even if I, the leader, had gone up two ranks.

“Setting aside the fact that I reached S-Class, does that mean you admit I’m as strong as an S-Class now, Yuri-ssi?”

“…I already thought that way from the start.”

“Huh?”

“…Ever since you joined the Sky Blue Shield and we were able to do the White Crystal Spider Queen raid, I’d inwardly acknowledged that you weren’t on the level of a typical B-Class hunter.”

“Really?”

“I just didn’t say it because I figured you’d get cocky if I told you straight up. You tend to get ahead of yourself with just a little praise.”

“Who’s calling who cocky? Who was it that climbed onto my body and clung to me just moments ago?”

“…That’s exactly the kind of thing I mean when I say you get ahead of yourself.”

Yuri-ssi scrunched up her face, looking slightly annoyed at my teasing. Even with the highest level of affection maxed out, she still had that fun teasing factor. In a way, it was a relief that Yuri-ssi retained her unique charm.

“Speaking of which, didn’t we make a promise not long after we met, Yuri-ssi?”

“…What promise?”

“You said you wouldn’t be dominated by a man weaker than you, and that if I wanted to be on top, I had to become stronger than you, Yuri-ssi.”

“…So what? You’ve never really kept that promise anyway.”

“Well, that was a promise you made unilaterally. I never promised to lie beneath you and passively take it every time, did I?”

“…I knew you were selfish from the start, but you’re especially shameless today.”

“But starting today… officially, I’m stronger than you, Yuri-ssi. You’re A+ Class, and I’m S-Class.”

“Your rank hasn’t been updated yet…. You’re still B-Class, and I’m A-Class….”

“Are you going to dodge the issue so childishly, Yuri-ssi?”

“……”

“Anyway, starting today, you’ll have to obediently follow my orders, Yuri-ssi. That was the promise, right?”

Despite stating what seemed like perfectly logical reasoning, Yuri-ssi’s expression stiffened as if she couldn’t believe it. Well, it didn’t matter whether she listened obediently or not. If she listened obediently, that would be great because I could enjoy a docile Yuri-ssi; and if she resisted, that would be great too, because I could feel like I was holding the usual Yuri-ssi while also having the perfect excuse to tease her endlessly for breaking her promise.

“It’s not like I mind if you don’t keep the promise. Of course, that would just make you someone who carelessly spouts words she can’t keep, Yuri-ssi.”

“Y-You’re a coward…!”

Yuri-ssi’s cry of genuine indignation echoed in the hotel room as she glared at me. Regardless of her resistance, I simply began indulging in Yuri-ssi’s body to my heart’s content for the rest of the day.

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After our slightly late lunch, we tidied up the remnants of our meal. It was only natural that Yuri-ssi and I, who had already seen each other’s private parts countless times through sex, would head to the bathroom together after our meal. Yuri-ssi herself had quite a bit of experience entering the bathroom with me already. At the very least, now that her hunter rank was lower than mine, she was under a semi-compulsory restriction to follow my orders.

“Don’t run away, Yuri-ssi. You haven’t finished washing your insides yet.”

“Haa, I-I’m just letting you touch me because you want to, haa, that’s all it is…!”

Yuri-ssi, who had just had various parts of her body touched by my hands, leaned against the bathroom wall, letting out a protesting whine. Her naked body covered in soap suds, she covered the space between her legs with both hands, a sight that was strangely lewd. Towards her, I approached slowly, making no attempt to hide my desire.

“Of course, I want to touch your body freely too, Yuri-ssi, but shouldn’t you not run away from me anyway? What happened to your promise not to resist if I became stronger than you?”

“I-I never made a promise like that! I-It was just a promise that if you became stronger than me, haa, you’d be allowed to move on top of me, that’s all…!”

“Aren’t they the same thing? Considering the height difference, I’m always above you, Yuri-ssi, so it ultimately means I can handle you however I want, right?”

“D-Don’t spew such absurd sophistry…!”

Well, it was sophistry. The problem was, there was no notary public to prove it was sophistry. What could Yuri-ssi possibly do in this situation? Trapped alone with me in the bathroom, naked, what else could she do but make lewd noises with her mouth?

“Enough of that, just come over here. You’ve already come inside me three times today, so I need to wash you more thoroughly and cleanly, don’t I?”

“If you’re going to keep poking me with your fingers, th-then just fuck me with your cock…!”

-Squelch!

“Gah…!”

That wouldn’t do. I had planned to finish by fucking her on the bed today. Forcing myself to hold onto Yuri-ssi’s slippery, soapy body, I used the excuse of washing her to rub her down to my heart’s content; and when we returned to the hotel room, her body was flushed once more.

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After finishing the somewhat lewd washing session with Yuri-ssi in the bathroom. We changed into the bathrobes provided by the hotel and lay down side-by-side on the bed again. Yuri-ssi, whose legs were still trembling from the climax in the bathroom, needed my support even for the short distance from the bathroom to the bed.

“You… really… I’m not going to let this go….”

At first, she resisted my washing, but later, she got angry and demanded I fuck her, so I made her climax twice in the bathroom. Of course, I didn’t use my cock, only my fingers. Perhaps she resented that, as Yuri-ssi glared at me with a voice filled with pent-up frustration.

“The bathroom is for washing your body, not for having sex, Yuri-ssi.”

“Y-You’re saying that?!”

“And I will put my cock inside you as you wish, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“W-Who said I was worried about that…? It’s just that your actions are so damn shameless…!”

“So you don’t need it then? You were screaming for me to put my cock inside you earlier in the bathroom.”

“Th-That’s…!”

“What is it?”

“Because you kept rubbing me with just your fingers…! I-I just thought maybe if you satisfied your own lust, you’d calm down…!”

“So, since I’m not touching your body right now, you don’t need me to put my cock inside you anymore?”

“……”

Yuri-ssi fell silent instantly, perhaps finding it hard to deny that. It didn’t take long for Yuri-ssi’s stubbornness to break as she lay beside me, conflicted.

“I-I didn’t say I didn’t need it….”

“Huh?”

“I said I didn’t say I didn’t need your cock….”

It seemed like deliberately withholding penetration and just teasing her in the bathroom had worked perfectly, as Yuri-ssi blushed and tightly gripped the collar of my shirt. As expected, being honest about her lust was very much in character for Yuri-ssi. Of course, I too had my cock stiffening since the bathroom, wanting to thrust into her body. Seeing as it kept getting hard again so quickly despite having already cum three times, it seemed I had quite a build-up of lust over the past two weeks.

It would be nice to thrust into her pussy again and have the next round of sex, but today was special in many ways. Since it was such a special day, I wanted to ask her for something that could only be done on a day like today. For one, there was the celebratory occasion of me reaching S-Class Hunter. And there was also the justification that I had reached a higher rank than Yuri-ssi.

“I will put my cock inside you, but first, could you grant me one request?”

“Are you… trying to ask for something weird again….”

“It’s not really weird. It’s actually quite a common play for lovers.”

“L-Lovers…?”

“Yes, a common act between lovers.”

“I-I’ll hear it first, but….”

Hearing the words ‘act between lovers,’ Yuri-ssi suddenly softened, showing cautious curiosity. Meeting her gaze steadily, I whispered my request in a quiet voice.

“Yuri-ssi, please give me head just once.”

I had always been curious about how the prim and proper mage would lick my cock, and this was my chance.