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120 – I Came Here Through Yuri’s Introduction

120 – I Came Here Through Yuri’s Introduction

“…….”

“…….”

An awkward silence.

Yuris felt a silence she had never experienced before as she looked at Nikki sitting across from her.

The legendary hero.

The first to defeat and annihilate the Demon King.

The savior who brought true peace to the continent.

No matter how many titles were attached, it would not be enough for the Hero, who was now grotesquely using a monster’s member for self-pleasure.

And she had unfortunately witnessed it.

Once a companion of the Hero and a knight who had stood on the front lines with her, Yuris.

Nikki could not lift her face.

“…….”

Her face was bright red, and even her ears were flushed as she fidgeted nervously.

When Yuris entered, Nikki had been nearly naked.

However, in a hurry to change her clothes, she was now dressed, albeit quite disheveled.

She was muttering something to herself.

“What should I do? Should I, um, eliminate the witness? But the other party is Yuris… If I fight Yuris, it will definitely cause a commotion. People will come asking why we fought, and how should I explain? I can’t say I was caught masturbating…”

It was a voice so small that even Yuris could barely hear it.

“Nikki…”

Yuris sighed deeply as she looked at Nikki.

Hearing that sound, Nikki lifted her head to meet Yuris’s gaze.

“C-can you pretend you didn’t see this?”

Her voice trembled as she spoke with a desperate expression.

It seemed she was ready to draw her sword at any moment if her request was not granted.

“Hero, uh, no, Nikki… You don’t have to go that far. I have no intention of fighting you.”

“Yuris…”

“Is that why you didn’t visit His Majesty the Emperor?”

A heavy silence followed.

Yuris waited for Nikki to speak, just for a moment.

She could wait this long.

Yuris had felt several times that she would do anything to feel good.

‘If I think about it, I’ve done worse things.’

Nikki had only been pleasuring herself in her own home.

She had just been a bit complacent for the sake of comfort.

That was why Yuris had caught her.

However, Yuris had engaged in both masturbation and sex within her knightly office.

She was not in a position to blame Nikki.

She understood well how terrifying pleasure could be.

Nikki, who had been flustered, finally opened her mouth with difficulty.

“W-well, it’s not just because of that…”

“Then?”

“It’s just that the palace is boring. The same people and the same scenery every time… Honestly, I’ve been there so many times that I was planning not to go this time.”

“Really?”

When Yuris pressed her, Nikki could not respond.

“Can you stake the Hero’s honor on that?”

“……”

She could not answer.

“Even so, skipping the procedure is problematic. I understand your feelings, but couldn’t you have taken the time to visit, even if just for a moment?”

“…Why should I go?”

“What?”

“Honestly, I have no reason to go, do I? It’s just boring at the palace, and I have to kneel all the time, which makes my legs numb. The Empress talks too much. She keeps rambling on about blessings and such, making it tedious.”

“Nikki, you…”

“Am I wrong? It’s true that the Empress talks a lot! She never finishes her sentences. I don’t know how she behaves with you, but in front of me, she keeps saying what I should uphold, how people shouldn’t be treated carelessly, what mindset I should have as a Hero, and that while it was a great deed to not receive compensation, I still need to ensure I’m rewarded for my achievements… Ugh, it was so annoying!”

Was she flustered by being caught masturbating?

She started spilling words she would never normally say.

Until now, Nikki had always been cheerful and a source of vitality for others.

But today, she was like a runaway train with no brakes.

“I’ve never met someone who talks so much.”

“I know. The Empress worries about you that much. You have to defeat the Demon King…”

“Because I’m the only Hero. You’re going to say that again, right? I know this is a bit embarrassing, but I’d appreciate it if you could stop saying that.”

There was a strange hostility in Nikki’s attitude.

‘What’s going on?’

“I know it’s strange. But what can I do if I can’t stop?”

Nikki’s gaze fixed on a box in the corner of the room.

That box surely contained the grotesque dildo Yuris had seen.

A hint of longing was evident on Nikki’s face.

With her slightly flushed face, Nikki looked back at Yuris.

“At first, I wanted to have a normal relationship. You wouldn’t know since you’re always surrounded by men. You have no idea how hard it is for me to meet a guy…”

Nikki’s face was filled with dissatisfaction.

“Every guy I meet treats me like a Hero, like I’m some kind of deity. They think they have to worship me. How am I supposed to feel attracted to those kinds of people?”

“Nikki, that’s…”

“So I just went on adventures to satisfy my desires. When I hunt monsters, I can forget about that. But do you know? Monsters also have males and females. Even slimes have partners.”

“……”

“But me! I’m the only one without a partner! Do you know how infuriating that is?!”

Wooooo!

‘This is…’

From Nikki’s body, Yuris felt a kind of power she had never sensed before.

It was definitely Mana.

But it felt different from the power the Hero usually wielded.

It was somewhat ominous.

And at the same time, it felt dangerous.

Like the Demon King.

Could it be?

Is this the process of the Hero falling into the Demon King?

No way, right?

Yuris asked with a worried voice.

“So you just did it with a monster?”

“Are you crazy? I-I only imagined that! What if it turned out like this? I want to be with someone I like for my first time!”

Yuris felt relieved.

She had been worried that Nikki’s preferences had twisted beyond repair.

If it was like this, there was a way to resolve it.

“I’ll keep today’s incident a secret. There’s no need for others to know.”

“…Really? You won’t report it to the Emperor?”

“Yeah. I’ll keep it a secret from His Majesty too.”

“Thank you. You’re the only one I can count on, Yuris. This is what comradeship from rolling around on the battlefield together is…”

Nikki sighed in relief and bit her lip.

“However, I think I need to tell one person.”

“What? Wait, what do you mean?”

Yuris felt a clear hostility from Nikki.

“Yuris, are you trying to socially bury me right now?”

“No. I know an expert who can help you with your problem.”

“…An expert?”

“Yeah. There’s an expert in that field.”

“Ugh, I don’t like that.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m a bit… hesitant about someone who calls themselves an expert in that area of monsters, you know?”

What about you?

Yuris barely managed to swallow that retort.

If it weren’t for her extreme patience that had made her the Goddess of Victory, she would have already blurted it out.

“That person isn’t like that. It’s just…”

Yuris opened her mouth, recalling Max.

“There’s an expert related to pleasure.”

In truth, she didn’t want to share this.

She didn’t want to see her little Max become known to many people.

However, her instincts as a knight told her she couldn’t leave Nikki like this.

If Nikki truly lost control of her desires and went on a rampage, becoming the Demon King…

‘I would regret this moment.’

So there was no choice.

To increase her own competition.

“……”

Nikki looked at Yuris with disbelief.

“If you’re that suspicious, you can go consult alone. There will be good results.”

“…Fine.”

Having finished her words, Yuris stood up.

“I’ve written down the location of the shop, so go as soon as possible. And I’ll tell His Majesty that you were unwell and unable to move, so don’t worry.”

“…Will he believe that?”

“He will believe my words.”

“…Yuris, thank you.”

“Alright. I’ll go first since this is embarrassing. Once you calm down a bit, I’ll visit His Majesty too.”

Seeing Yuris get up, Nikki nodded.

“Got it. I’ll try.”

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear the disrespectful words you said to His Majesty.”

“Okay.”

“This is interesting.”

I was examining the new product I had just ordered.

What I received was slime gel.

After hunting slimes, the core was removed, and through several processing steps, the acidity contained in the slime was completely eliminated to create the gel.

This water-soluble gel melts upon contact with water and, unlike other gels made with magic and alchemy, had significantly less stickiness after use.

Typically, regular gels couldn’t be used for long due to their unique stickiness after drying, but this slime gel didn’t dry easily even after prolonged exposure, and the dry feeling was quite impressive.

“I could use this on customers, right?”

Considering that the effects of illusions usually lasted at least 1 hour and could extend to 3-4 hours, this slime gel seemed quite useful.

‘The downside is that it’s a bit expensive…’

However, since the store’s situation had improved significantly lately, it was definitely affordable.

Thanks to customers coming in almost every other day, my finances had become reasonably stable.

-Here’s today’s thank you note. Thanks to you, human, development has progressed a lot. We’ve applied for a patent, and this battery will be sold in the future. This is an advance payment for that! Please use it well!

Thanks to the letter of gratitude and a small compensation from Tio, my living situation had improved quite a bit.

I could now manage even if my master spent a little money frivolously.

“Hmmm~, how can I utilize this better?”

But would it be okay to put this inside a person’s body?

After all, it’s slime.

While I was pondering this, fiddling with the slime gel in my hand,

“Excuse me!”

Bang!

Someone burst through the door.

“I came here on Yuris’s recommendation. I heard this is a great place for consultations?”

A woman with blonde hair tied up came abruptly into the shop.

She frowned as she looked back and forth between me and the slime gel I was playing with.

“……Pervert.”

Huh? This could be a bit of a misunderstanding.