Until the Morning Star Comes

The two of them returned to their seats and checked their weapons and equipment.

“Why did you do that, Flare?”

“What’s wrong with it? It’s not like I ever cared about reputation. That’s Sophia or Kasha unnie’s job! Wake up, Luna Bernatore. Don’t forget the purpose of our return.”

The purpose of their return.

Just because things had been rosy didn’t guarantee Scarl wouldn’t die.

Aside from the fact that the guy they were dealing with now was strong, those demons were meticulous and had shady sides.

If they weren’t careful, even Scarl wouldn’t be able to do anything…

Luna’s eyes narrowed.

“That’s right.”

Flare, seeing her unnie’s old self again, nudged Luna’s shoulder.

“Right. We just need to think about how to get to Scarl’s side faster!”

“I’ll go back to the engine room.”

Luna left, not even bothering to inform, disappearing like the wind.

“Uh, unnie? That’s too much— Oh. She’s gone. Her old self is coming out.”

Even as she said that, Flare quickly moved her hands, packed only the necessary luggage, and headed to the engine room.

He didn’t know where he’d been caught.

Scarl was preoccupied with how to escape the slowly closing encirclement.

‘No matter how much I cut down the shadows with my sword, there’s no trace.’

From the start, Samigina’s intention was to drain his power.

He couldn’t let time pass according to that guy’s plan, who was hoping he’d endure the shadows’ relentless attacks.

‘Besides, my mana is slowly running out.’

The mana he used was more than the mana he recovered.

Even though his inheritance passive was constantly helping with recovery, it couldn’t stop the dot damage that came in like a drizzle soaking clothes.

‘In the worst case, I’ll have to put Io forward… Snap out of it. This isn’t a game.’

What good would all the things he’d done so far to save her be if they came to nothing?

Wouldn’t that make him no different from trash Scarl?

Samigina was possessing the barrier itself, so he couldn’t even strike the main body from this side.

‘I have to do something.’

He’d need Io’s help a little.

He couldn’t show her, who was worried behind him, a weak side.

“Die, Scarl!”

“You tenacious bastard! Still holding on!”

“Io. It’s because of you, Io!”

“I died because of you, Io!!”

Scarl slashed at the shadows rushing towards them.

With each strike, the sweat dripping down became thicker, and his sword noticeably slowed.

Scarl, who had endured with his tireless stamina, had also reached his limit.

Just looking at the endless waves rushing in, the fear of death crept in from a corner of her heart.

‘Scarl.’

Io despaired at the fact that all she could do was tremble behind him.

‘Because of me.’

She noticed that the shadows were tracking her, but she didn’t say anything, fearing that he might abandon her.

No, Scarl probably already knew.

‘This is also the limit. The reinforcements Scarl mentioned are nowhere to be seen, and the enemy’s forces are constantly pushing in.’

Her worn-down heart painted a negative future.

Scarl had shown enough.

He had sacrificed everything for her, but it wasn’t enough against the monsters called demons.

Io, who had been trembling with her eyes closed, made a decision.

“Rather than both of us…”

Scarl, who hadn’t heard her small murmur, hurriedly pulled Io back as soon as he saw her darting forward during a brief lull.

“Stay behind, Io.”

Io didn’t want to see Scarl collapse.

“I don’t want to.”

Scarl turned his head, and the two made eye contact.

Io’s back was pressed against the wall, and her body was devoid of sweat, but Scarl’s body was soaked all over as if he’d been caught in the rain.

Io’s eyes were as black as those of a dying person, but Scarl’s were burning brightly.

‘Scarl hasn’t given up on me.’

Tears welled up in Scarl’s eyes, who hadn’t given up.

Io clenched her teeth.

With the onslaught continuing, Scarl turned to face the front again and swung his sword.

At that sight, Io raised her hand, forcibly covered her mouth to stop the tears from coming out, and shed hot tears.

Scarl was protecting the life that she herself was about to abandon to the end.

‘Throw away your weak thoughts!’

A moment of rest gained by breaking through the encirclement.

He was surprised by Io’s sudden action, but he didn’t pay attention to her since she was quiet afterward.

‘I’m glad she’s staying still now.’

He knew she wanted to help, but it was a hindrance.

“Io.”

Io’s complexion, which had been slowly dying, had changed.

“Scarl. Is there anything I can do?”

Avoiding her getting too close, he fixed his gaze on the direction the shadows would come from.

“…Stay still. Just stay still.”

“Besides that?”

He heard the words as if they were whispered in his ear, and he was moved by them.

‘At least she knows I’m suffering for her sake.’

There was an inefficient way for a mana user to give mana.

Fortunately, Io said she would help.

“I’ll take some mana.”

“Yes?!”

He wondered at Io, who was startled.

“What’s wrong? You’re not going to say you won’t do it now, are you?”

‘It’s just holding hands.’

Transferring mana was more efficient the closer the hearts were.

Transferring mana from hand to hand was very inefficient, but even that would be helpful enough in the current situation.

‘Io hasn’t fought, so she should have plenty of mana?’

Io, who was about to hold his hand, hesitated and avoided eye contact.

Even as this was happening, the shadows would be rushing in.

Io knew, and so did he.

“Io.”

He called her name in desperation.

‘…Never mind.’

In the sense that if she wasn’t going to help, she should just stay still, Scarl turned his body away with annoyance.

Surprised by that sight, Io hurriedly began to take off her top.

Rustle- Rustle-

The sound of Io’s clothes rustling was suddenly heard.

‘What?’

Scarl doubted his ears at the situation he recognized.

“W-Why is this… Scarl. Just a moment.”

Scarl stopped his head, which he was about to turn with superhuman strength, and fixed it in front.

Io, emboldened by Scarl’s statue-like appearance, began to struggle with the remaining buttons.

“Done.”

Io’s skin, completely stripped of her top, was flawless and white.

A cool breeze that blew in from somewhere teased her secret flesh, causing goosebumps to rise on her skin.

“Ugh.”

Scarl swallowed hard at the suppressed groan.

He had no idea what Io was doing behind his back, but a story he had heard somewhere in his previous life, that human sexuality increased to the maximum before death, flashed through his mind, and countless imaginations flashed through his mind.

Io, who had paused for a moment while holding her top underwear, recalled the annoyance Scarl had shown earlier and boldly threw it off.

Thud

Scarl also heard the sound of something falling.

Io, who was naked without a single thread on her upper body, covered the tips of her breasts with her forearms as if she were ashamed and stood behind Scarl.

“Don’t look back.”

“Y-Yeah.”

Io, who was facing the first embarrassed Scarl, gained confidence when Scarl froze.

‘It’s not just me who’s embarrassed.’

While chewing on the fact that he was more of a simpleton than she thought, she stuck tightly to Scarl’s back, which was cold with sweat.

She had been carried on his back in this state just a moment ago, but Io, who thought that bare skin and clothes were on a different level, whispered in Scarl’s ear.

“You know? I’m not usually this kind of woman.”

Scarl was about to go crazy with Io’s sudden scent of flesh and sweet voice.

‘This isn’t the way I wanted it. I can’t tell her to stop now!’

As was the case with the Slime King, this game had quite a few service scenes.

The method chosen to deliver mana was a traditional method from a famous Japanese novel, and CGs were sprinkled according to the age rating.

‘Even though I played the game for 18 years and older…!’

The weight of the natural breasts, which were larger than Io’s head, was something that could not be felt when carrying her around.

As the erotic scent of flesh brushed against his nose, vitality sprang up in his body, which had been devoid of strength.

A stream of mana rushing from Io’s heart to his heart began to cool the heated mana circuit that had been cracking, like pouring coolant.

“Haa.”

At that coolness, Scarl’s mouth opened, and Io, gaining even more confidence, gently rubbed his back with her breasts as if she were giving a soft massage.

“A-Are you feeling good?”

Scarl, who had been receiving Io’s service without answering, noticed something when the tip that had not been felt on Io’s body rose.

‘H-He was inverted?!’

The mountain of fat rotating around the raised axis.

“If I get b-bigger and my heart gets closer… I have to do this. I’m not a pervert.”

Io’s violent pulsations echoed from the mountain that almost covered Scarl’s back.

Scarl, who had decided to focus only on the medical procedure(?), began to greedily suck in the mana that was rushing in powerfully along with the loud beating sound.

“Haaak. P-Please do it a little slower. Ugh. Haat?! Haaang. Ang!”

Io, whose strength was drained in an instant by the mana being plundered, trembled like someone who had reached their climax.

“…”

She clumsily drooled on Scarl’s back.

Scarl, who had quickly filled up with mana, checked Io’s condition.

“…Io. Are you okay now? Io?”

Io’s face, who had fainted for a moment, had a peaceful and cozy face as if she was having a happy dream.