Chapter 87

Chapter 87

Investing Through the Status Window.

Episode 87: The Second Major Request (4).

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At the lakeside, where the beautiful evening sunset fades.

Allen, who had spread a mat on the grass and was leisurely watching the lake scenery, looked at the woman, who quietly snuggled up next to him.

Viola, one of the top ten group leaders.

Her face, flushed with the pinkish hue of the sunset, wore a mischievous smile uncharacteristic of her. Her neat and calm attire had somehow become loose and relaxed… It was as if they were lovers.

…No, they were indeed lovers.

Viola pulled Allen’s top towards her as if she desperately wanted a kiss. He, without resisting, was drawn to her and greedily sucked on those plump lips.

The light kiss gradually became sticky and intense, soon turning lewd and voracious. He pushed aside her top and roughly kneaded her voluptuous breasts as if they were his own.

“Ah, you rascal…”

With a mischievous smile, Viola eventually stripped off all her clothes, becoming naked. Allen, as if he had been waiting, also undressed and lay down with a flop.

His penis stood erect impressively. He presented it to his partner as if to say, ‘Do as you please,’ with pride.

Hehe.

Group Leader Viola, with a lewd smile, went between Allen’s legs and licked from the balls to the tip of his penis with her tongue thoroughly… An act so erotic that one could hardly imagine it being done by such a dignified and chaste woman.

With a sly twinkle in her eye, she then swallowed the penis in one gulp and began to slowly and stickily caress it.

“It feels goooood…”

The pleasure felt as if it were literally being sucked in.

And just when he wanted to calmly release everything in one go, suddenly, Group Leader Viola spat it out and got up from her place.

Her slender body, without an ounce of extra flesh, was truly exceptional. Just when he thought she was going to climb on top, she suddenly started walking slowly somewhere else.

“…Big Sis, where are you going?”

“Let’s go to a better place. Come here.”

“Where?”

Viola, leaning slightly against a tree in her nakedness and smiling attractively with a huff, kept seducing Allen to go somewhere.

“You’ll know if you follow. It’s a secret…”

‘Where on earth is she trying to go?’

…And at that very moment, Allen felt a chill down his spine.

Why was he here, and why does Group Leader Viola keep insisting on going somewhere?

He felt like he was forgetting something important. Group Leader Allen struggled hard to remember what it was, groaning in frustration.

‘Do not forget your duty. Your duty, just do not forget it.’

‘Duty.’

‘My duty, which must not be forgotten.’

‘…Money.’

‘To earn money, the mission must be completed.’

‘The mission is money itself.’

‘Do not forget.’

‘Money is supreme.’

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Allen suddenly woke up from his sleep.

“Ah!”

The beautiful lakeside and the naked Viola had disappeared without a trace, the pitch-black night sky was visible, and… his penis was furiously erect, standing up.

He groaned shortly and sat up.

This was already the second time.

Since the night of the third day after leaving Vermandois, Allen had been seduced by the Siren’s Song in his sleep. Although he carried a relic on him in case of an unforeseen situation, his intelligence and magic power levels were so low that it seemed to be of little use.

Still, it was fortunate that he managed to escape on his own both times before being completely ensnared.

Honestly, he really wanted to follow, but… money was more important than sex right now.

‘As expected, the power of money…!’

It was somewhat funny that even burly mercenaries, who seemed capable of knocking down monsters with one hand, couldn’t escape this enchanting magic, unlike the slender courtesan-like Group Leader Allen. It seemed willpower didn’t necessarily correlate with physical size.

Allen, not sleeping any further, sat next to Furball Geese on night watch. The playful guy immediately started joking with a sly smile.

“Tsk, I prefer a burly warrior woman… This enchantment magic is quite unsatisfactory.”

The two men chuckled softly.

After exchanging a few trivial conversations, the sky gradually began to lighten. Allen, who had stayed awake to greet the dawn, woke up his comrades and had an early breakfast.

As soon as the meal was over, the seven group leaders gathered for the morning regular meeting. There, Allen proposed a change in the daily routine.

“I think we might need to switch day and night.”

Already since yesterday, victims of the Siren’s Song have been emerging. So, perhaps some of the group leaders were already considering such a change, so they immediately agreed to Allen’s proposal. After all, sleeping during the day, when the dark mana was less rampant, would be more efficient in many ways than at night. And for the night watch, it would be better for everyone to monitor each other rather than doing it alone.

The proposal was unanimously accepted. Thus, for now, they decided to march hard until noon and then go back to sleep by dusk.

When Allen returned from the regular meeting and informed the members about the decisions made, they too nodded in agreement, thinking it was for the best. Especially the men, who seemed to have their energy drained from having too many erotic dreams, looked visibly haggard.

The group cleaned up the campsite and climbed back onto the carriage. Besides them, there was still not a soul in sight. Not even the common birds were to be seen.

Despite it being daytime, the air felt eerily unsettling and chilling. It might have been just a feeling, but Allen never took even those slight feelings lightly during a mission.

Assuming that one was automatically safe from enchantment magic just because it was daytime was a mistake. Accidents tend to happen the moment one lets their guard down… It’s probably best to relax a bit, but still be prepared.

Thus, the mercenary group, who had marched forcefully just enough not to run out of breath, spread their mats again after the sun had risen directly overhead. For most, switching day and night like this was a first-time experience, but that didn’t mean they were all inexperienced and clumsy.

After filling their stomachs well, the members either crawled under the wagon or lay sprawled on the mats with cloth or leather covering their faces from the sunlight. Naturally, they didn’t skip the night watch just because it was daytime.

Still, mercenaries were a breed that could sleep anywhere as soon as they laid their heads down, so they fell asleep as soon as they laid down. Allen, too, fell asleep quickly after having been sleepless for two days.

…Fortunately, this time, he didn’t dream at all.

The mercenaries, waking up in the late afternoon, had a quick dinner before departure. Once again, the leaders gathered to discuss the plans ahead.

This time, instead of Group Leader Viola, Vice Group Leader Palmer, who joined the expedition on her behalf, scanned the leaders and shared his thoughts.

“We’re getting closer to the problem area, so it might be better to walk from here. The road is too rough for carriages.”

“I agree.”

It was about a day’s walk to the Demon Land. Naturally, carriages couldn’t travel in that direction. It was right to walk from here.

However, the problem was that they didn’t know exactly which direction it was.

A burly, muscular group leader with a mercenary background spoke up.

“But what do we do if we don’t know the exact direction?”

Then, a clever mage group leader quietly brought up the method he had been considering.

“I’m saying this just in case… how about we just observe someone who has fallen into the demon’s temptation?”

Some immediately understood the intention of the mage group leader and nodded lightly. Allen also quickly grasped his underlying meaning.

“So, you mean to follow the person who has succumbed to the temptation?”

“That’s correct. There might be a demon there, or perhaps its minion… However, leaving them alone for too long could be dangerous, so we’ll just check the direction they’re walking in and then wake them up.”

“That’s a good idea.”

Once again, the plan was unanimously decided… In fact, there was no other option. Even the Blind Saintess, who was sensitive to energy, couldn’t find them from this far away.

And so, the march of the mercenaries began in earnest. Soon, darkness enveloped everything, leaving only the silver moonlight to dimly illuminate the world.

Each mercenary group had a mage who emitted light from their magic wand. Seven lights formed a line and moved along.

How long had they walked like this?

Finally, the first to fall today emerged. It was a large, bald mercenary with a big, double-edged axe on his back. With a foolish, intoxicated expression, he grotesquely opened his mouth and strayed from the line, wandering off like a sleepwalker.

“Kuhuhu, I knew that guy would be the first to fall.”

Fellow mercenaries from the same group stood erect and snickered as they watched the man walk like an idiot. Apparently, he had already been caught by the siren’s magic several times.

‘…Looking at him, he seems to have a taste for lewd things.’

The leaders roughly determined the direction before telling them to wake him up. The one who achieved the monumental first task was hit with holy water and came to his senses.

Next, a female mercenary with a physique rivaling that of a muscular male mercenary was caught. She even sweetly called out Allen’s name, following behind him, saying, “Allen oppa…”

Among the female mercenaries, Allen was already famous as a handsome leader. The mercenaries sent him suggestive looks and snickered maliciously.

…It seemed that Allen’s manhood, in the fantasies of the female mercenaries, was being utilized as a public good.