Act 1 - The Girl Who Couldn't Escape
"Sigh, I miss him already..."
It was already a few hours since Ren had left for Sahnper. Left alone, and not much to entertain herself with, she occupied herself by doing some light housework such as cleaning some parts of the cave, although it was just to distract her as the cave was already spotless in the first place.
She went and cleaned the left and right wing of the house, followed by the main room, and then moved upstairs to their storage rooms and bedroom. After the deed, she proceeded to brew some nice warm tea to fight the cold of the mountain breeze, and the approaching winter.
The afternoon was going peacefully for the lonely demon, until a portal appeared at the wall, near the entrance to the mountain home. From it came Ren, holding in his hands an unconscious naked girl. He then frantically looked around the area, and when his eyes met Karis, he rushed over to her.
"What's going on?" Karis asked.
"I'll explain later, for now I need you to wash her body clean, I'll go prepare some clothes for her."
"Got it. Bring her over to the beach," Karis requested.
The two then rushed over to the door, and into the beach area where Ren carefully submerged the girl in water. Karis approached the two, and knelt down to observe the situation.
"This smell..."
"I know, I found her in a cave but before that I met three men on the way. Looks like she went through a lot back there."
"Poor girl," Karis pitied.
"Stay with us Kurumi," Ren said as he departed to prepare the clothes he mentioned earlier.
"Kurumi?" Karis repeated.
She then bathed the girl's body, not minding the fact that her clothes were still on. She gently rubbed Kurumi with her bare hands, washing away all the filth, and fluids on her skin. She started with her arms, then proceeded with her chest, back, and then finally down below.
"Huh?"
"I'm back!" Ren called out while rushing over back to the beach, carrying a set of clothes from Karis' wardrobe.
"Ren, earlier you called this girl with her name. Do you know her?" Karis asked.
"Yeah. She's an old friend of mine from my original world."
"From your world?! Are you sure about that? Not just someone who looked like her?"
"Yeah, I'm sure about it, she saw me and called out my name, and I'm pretty sure only a limited number of people know that," Ren confirmed as he recalled the girl calling to him for help back at the cave.
"It's hard to believe, but since I've seen evidence of someone else being summoned into this world, it's not too far-fetched to think that she is the one I knew, who knows how many of us are here," he added.
Just as the two were discussing between themselves, Kurumi's eyes went wide open, and she suddenly let out a horrifying scream. She started violently flailing her arms which caused Karis to let go of her else she'll receive some hits from the panicking girl.
"AGHH! STAY AWAY! STAY AWAY!" Kurumi screamed while crawling away from the two.
Ren immediately chased after her, leaving the clothes in Karis' hands.
"Kurumi! Kurumi calm down, it's me," Ren called out as loud as he can to catch the girl's attention.
"Stay away!" the girl cried out in response, as she continued to flail her arms violently. Ren however, did not back out one bit, and pressed onwards. Finally, after being in arm's reach, Ren grabbed Kurumi's hands and tried talking to her in a soft voice.
"Shh. Shh. It's fine now. Kurumi, look, look it's me. Don't you recognize me?" Ren spoke while staring into her eyes.
Kurumi on the other hand, stared back at Ren, her mind taking a while to process the situation. She let out some agitated gasps while eyeing the person in front of her. A few seconds later, her breathing had shown signs of slowing down, and her eyes calmed down a bit.
"Ren?" she said.
"Yeah, that's right. It's me, Ren," he answered.
"Ren!"
"Yeah, yeah. Now you remember."
"REN!!!"
The girl jumped into Ren's chest, letting out cries that were obviously held back for a long time as her howl echoed throughout the enclosed mountain. Ren hugged the girl's head to comfort her, disregarding the fact that she was still naked but that's the least of his concerns.
"It's fine now. You're safe here. Go get yourself dressed and we'll take you back inside, ok?" Ren said in a gentle voice.
"Un~" Kurumi nodded.
"Karis, help her change."
"Right. Kurumi-san come, let's get yourself on dry land."
Ren let go of Kurumi and had Karis lead her by the hand. Kurumi was a bit surprised about Karis horns but proceeded to do as Ren instructed. As she changed, Ren quickly turned around for the sake of her privacy, although it was already too late for that.
"It's fine now. You can turn around, Ren," Karis called.
"Good. Now come on inside, we'll get you something to drink so you can relax your mind."
The three headed back to the mountain house as Karis supported Kurumi by her side. She doesn't seem to be in any danger whatsoever, but her walking was still a lot shaky so she really needed the assistance. Ren shortly followed right behind, giving a concerned look at Kurumi.
The three then went towards the west wing where Karis gently helped Kurumi down on a chair.
"I'll go get you something to drink, okay?" she said.
"No, no need. I appreciate your concern but really, there's no need to give me anything," Kurumi stopped before Karis could walk away.
"Are you sure? You're in such a terrible state when I found you, I'd guess you didn't had any proper drink or food ever since being confined there," Ren expressed his worry.
"No it's fine really. I-- I don't need food, or water at all. I promise."
"How come?"
"It's a long story, and also related to why you found me in that cave. I believe I owe you an explanation."
"Can you handle it?" Ren asked as he sat down on a chair across from Kurumi. Since there were no other chairs left to sit on, Karis opted to sit on Ren's lap while her seat was occupied.
"You two seem close... what's your relationship with each other?" Kurumi curiously asked.
"Us? Well, we're lovers. Should be obvious right?"
"I see..."
Kurumi looked down on the ground to gather her thoughts. She closed her eyes, and recollected everything that had happened to her to tell her good old friend who she somehow managed to find in this other world.
"It all started, at that night, no it was early morning already, I think..." she began.
"I was about to head off to bed when I was suddenly enveloped in a pillar of light. The light shone so bright that I momentarily lost my vision back then, and when I woke up, I was in an altar, inside a temple. There were a lot of people at that temple. They all surrounded me, and sang their praises to me as if I were some sort of god."
"I see, so you were summoned as well, about the same way as I did," Ren remarked.
"The same way?"
"Right. Were you perhaps addressed as a 'Hero' by those people?" Ren asked.
"'Hero'? No, they called me a goddess."
"Seems like you got summoned by some crazy zealots."
"Anyway, those guys really treated me as if I were some goddess, and because of that of course, they began sending their prayers to me. Begging me to 'bring them salvation from the demons.' I don't know what they're talking about. And then when I revealed that I might not be the person that they think I am, they suddenly labeled me as a 'witch' pretending as their deity."
Ren's held on Karis grew tighter as he felt his rage starting to consume him but Karis' gentle touch kept him from losing his cool.
"They sentenced me to death, said that I should be burned alive for defiling the image of their goddess. I thought it was all over back then. Until the day of the execution..."
Kurumi brought her arms onto her body to hug herself and bring comfort to her before she was about to tell the rest of her story.
"They tied me in a pole, and started burning me from underneath. When they lit the fire, I could see my life flashing before my eyes while the burning sensation seared through my skin. It started from my feet, then made its way up. A few minutes had passed, and my entire body was engulfed in flame. It was so painful, so painful that I'd wished that if they were going to kill me, they should've done it the fast way."
Ren began clenching his fist, and silently gritted his teeth as Kurumi carried on.
"But something extraordinary happened. Even though my body was all charred black from the flames, I was still alive. The fire went out, and then shortly after, my skin, my flesh, my entire body, everything was healed, back in perfect condition. Those people were surprised at what they witnessed but I was still processing the pain."
Kurumi's body began to shake.
"They burned me a second time, but the same thing happened. And so, they resorted to getting their hands dirty. They walked towards me with their swords, and they began hacking my body away. My limbs got severed, my stomach got cut open. I got stabbed, slashed, gutted, even beheaded. But it was no use, my body was healing as fast, no, even faster than I was taking damage."
"And then it happened, a man with one of his eyes blinded caught a drop of my blood being sprayed around in his mouth. The moment he swallowed it, his sight came back, and he spread the words of my hidden powers. It was then confirmed that the reason I kept on living despite my injuries, is that my blood can heal anything in an instant. At that point, my status as goddess to them was reverted, however, they didn't treat me as such."
"Why? Wouldn't they have apologized to you if they realized that you are in fact their goddess?" Karis asked. Ren stayed silent as he felt that if he said another word, he would explode.
"Their pride was too much to accept the fact that they were mistaken, so they used me as an infinite supply of livestock. Aside from healing wounds, my blood can also quench a person's thirst, enough to last them a few days without drinking but they got so addicted to my blood that they completely swapped it as their daily drink instead of water. They kept me in a dungeon, harvesting my blood, not only that but they soon started discovering other usages of my ability."
"One night, a crazy man barged into my dungeon and started munching off my flesh. He only wanted my blood but ended up taking a few bites off of me. After that, he discovered that eating my flesh, similar to my blood, can also quench hunger, and as that place was in such a poor state, the people fed on me. That was only the second stage of hell that I experienced, being eaten everyday but still left alive since I was immortal."
Kurumi shook even more, and Karis felt sick to her stomach after hearing the part where Kurumi was being eaten.
"And then, the last stage of hell came when a man violated my body to satisfy his lust. What he discovered was my saliva and juices from below were some sort of aphrodisiac, even stronger than that as he was able to live off of me, satisfying his carnal desires indefinitely, and since my body can regenerate, my condition kept going back to its peak so he really was doing me for more than a few days." Kurumi said, tears began forming on her eyes and dripping down as her body continued to shake.
"Goddess Nectar..." Ren whispered to himself as he remembered the name of the potion that he took, and the reason he went all the way to Sahnper to gather some more in the first place.
"And then, after learning of all of my body's properties, greed began to well up between different groups of that community. They fought for sole ownership of me. They kept fighting, as they're not afraid of any injuries, thanks to my blood that they stockpiled. One day, a merchant came and sneaked me out of there, I thought for sure he was going to be my savior, but no, he shipped me all the way to a dark cave where he created products off of me, and also satisfying himself, and his men with my body."
"..."
"..."
"That was my life until Ren rescued me. I felt hopeless at that point. There was no escape for me. I can't get out of that place since I don't even know where I am, even killing myself was not an option since I automatically regenerate to full in the blink of an eye. I was so scared," Kurumi finally let out all the tears she had been holding as she finished her story. Karis went over and buried Kurumi's head in her chest to comfort her, while Ren just kept silent the whole time.
"About how many days were you enduring up until this point?" Ren asked softly. Karis noticed the familiar angry tone that she had heard before from him.
"I don't know. But it was certainly months, I'm sure of it," Kurumi answered.
"I see, it's fine now. You're safe here with us. Whoever those guys are, they won't be coming after you anymore," Ren said as he went over to hug the two.
"Right! Thank you!" Kurumi cried out in relief.
Ren tightened his embrace on the two, although his face as he does so, was devoid of any emotion.
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Act 2 - Existential Crisis
"I'm all fine now. Thank you," Kurumi said as she wiped the tears on her eyes.
It took some time but Kurumi was finally able to calm down after telling her tragic tale. Karis gave her all the comfort she needed, Ren's anger however, was far from over. Although he did managed to also calm himself down since he really can't do anything about it if he has no information about the people that summoned Kurumi. He decided to go outside to get some fresh air to help calm himself down.
Karis followed right behind after she left Kurumi behind with a glass of water. She went outside and noticed that Ren was standing on the beach sands, looking out at the open side of their mountain, towards the horizon. Karis went ahead and stood beside him without saying a word.
"Hey, Karis."
"Yeah?"
"What would you do if I were to become an even bigger threat to humanity than the demons are?"
"What do you mean by that?" Karis asked.
"What I mean is, what if I just decided to become the worst bad guy that this world has ever seen. What would you do?"
"I don't think I need to answer that. You know what I'll say," Karis said as she leaned herself towards Ren's shoulder.
"I've just about enough had it with this world. Everywhere I go, it's just messed up. Maybe the demons were right all along, maybe they should really just exterminate the human race."
Ren kept his gaze onto the horizon as his mind was filled with such thoughts.
"Everywhere? Are you sure about that?" Karis asked.
"You've seen what I seen. You know what I'm saying."
"What about Warspite? Sure our time there at the beginning wasn't pleasant, but over time, we managed to make the people accept us, didn't we?"
"Yeah..."
"So we just have to do the same then, to the rest of this world. Surely you can do it, you're the most powerful man in this world right?"
"... I guess?"
"What's with that, be confident! You are the most powerful man in the world!" Karis exclaimed as she cupped Ren's cheeks with her hand and brought it to face towards her.
"You can do anything. You have the power. And I'll be by your side supporting you the best I can, so don't doubt yourself. Do whatever you want!" she added.
After Karis shouted her encouragement, Ren replied with a gentle smile on his face as his vision was occupied with nothing but the face of his dearest.
"Right. I promised after all didn't I? I'll change this world with you."
"That's right. Whether you want to change it for better or for worse, I'll be with you, so stop looking gloomy and start acting. Okay?" Karis said as she gave Ren a long kiss on the lips.
"I never thought I'd see you like this, Ren."
Karis, and Ren turned around as a third party had entered their conversation. They saw Kurumi standing behind them, her cheeks blushing softly. She went over beside Ren, opposite of Karis's position.
"A lot must have happened between the two of you. You've changed a lot."
"What do you mean by that?" Karis asked.
"Well, back then, Ren was quite the unsocial type. He was the type of person who goes to school and immediately heads back home. But now, he seems a lot different. If you were able to change someone like him, then you must be really special," Kurumi answered Karis, mixing in a compliment as she did so.
"Is that so? Well, I look forward to talking more about Ren with you in the future."
"It'll be my pleasure. But, can I ask what do you plan to do with me now?"
"Hmm?" Ren looked at Kurumi with a face as if he wasn't expecting the question.
"Well, I'm all fine now, and I certainly wouldn't want to disturb the two of you in your own home, so what do you plan to do with me?"
"Don't be stupid, you're staying here with us now," Ren answered as if he was just asked a stupid question.
"But..."
"Do you know anyone else in this world?"
"Well... no..."
"Can you live by yourself in this unfamiliar place?"
"No..."
"Then you're staying here," Ren insisted.
"But, won't I just be in the way of you two?" Kurumi said with a worried tone.
"Don't worry, it's fine. You don't have to leave for our sake, we'll happily accept you in our house," Karis answered.
"See? You're now outvoted two to one, so shut the hell up and stay here."
"Right... thank you. Hehe, atleast that part of you hasn't changed a bit." Kurumi remarked, making her, and Karis giggle a bit.
"By the way, how did you find her, Ren? From what she told us she was in a cave right?" Karis asked.
"Oh, well, I was out on the desert when I fell into this huge cave with magenta crystals. I just went and headed whichever path I thought was the way out when I came across her. By the way, what is up with those crystals?"
"Magenta crystals... so you've seen my Blood Crystals? Well, those are rocks that absorbed my blood, turning them into healing crystals. The merchant that held me forced me to fill that area up with my blood that's why it was like that."
"I see, must've been roughed."
"Yeah, although at that point, I'm pretty much used to it."
"Oh, is that so? Is that what you were searching for when you left, Ren?" Karis asked before the mood went into a darker direction.
"Oh, uh.... about that, what I was really searching for is the..." Ren trailed off his words as he hesitated whether to tell about what he really was after.
"Ren."
"Oh yeah, uhm, ok I'll just come in clean... I was searching for the Transparent Goddess Nectar."
"Wait what?" Kurumi turned her head to look at Ren but he did her best to avoid her gaze.
"Remember two days ago when we umm... you know... did it? I was able to outlast you by a lot. Well... that's because someone asked me to try out some unknown potion called Goddess Nectar that was said to be a lot more potent than any aphrodisiacs out there... and so I did, and seeing as how you've enjoyed it, I tried getting my hands on some more of the stuff, little did I know that it was... well yeah the rest is history," Ren confessed.
Ren's revelation made Kurumi blushed heavily while Karis just went and leaned in closer to Ren, wearing a seductive look on her face as she gazed on him.
"I see, so that's how it is, no wonder you were so energetic that time."
"Yeah, but well, now that we know where the stuff came from, I guess it's back to normal. Sorry about that Kurumi."
"Ah! I-it's... it's fine. I don't mind..." Kurumi said, still blushing.
"No, you do mind it. Anyway, that's the end of this topic. I won't entertain any more questions relating to it."
"Ren, you naughty boy," Karis teased.
The three then spent their time relaxing, and casually talking at the sandy beaches of their home. The day went by normally with the addition of Ren's newest member in his household. Finally, night had came and it was time to go to bed.
"I carved up a new room so that you'll have your own place to sleep. Though, it'll still take a while before it's completed so please bear with it for now."
"It's fine, thank you Ren."
In order to provide a sleeping space for their new inhabitant, Ren widened up the hallway on the second floor of their home, and created a new room with his earth magic, just between their own room, and the right storage room.
Ren, and Karis headed to their own room while Kurumi went to her own as they said their farewell to each other.
"Good night, you two,"
"Yeah, good night."
"Good night Kurumi-san."
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Act 3 - A Cold Night of Pain and Pleasure
It was already way past midnight.
It was the time where the silent night sky is disturbed by the lovely, passionate noises of the two inhabitants of the Crescent Mountain.
"Yes! More! Faster! Rougher!"
"Fuck! Calm down!"
Karis was using all ounce of strength that she had, bouncing on top of Ren as she mercilessly brought her hips down onto Ren's crotch. The bed creaked heavily under the pressure of the two going at it intensely.
"Shit! What's got you all aggressive tonight?!" Ren asked in between pants.
"Fufu, you robbed me of my victory last time," Karis replied without slowing down on her humping.
"This isn't a competition you damn succubus-wannabe!"
"Says the guy who used some potion to beat me. Well this time, I'm the one wringing you out past your limits."
"Shit I'm gonna die!"
Meanwhile, as the two were going at it extremely hard, Kurumi who was asleep at the nearby room, was tossing and turning in her sleep. Clearly, she's having a hard time sleeping with the noises, however, it seems it wasn't just that.
"Stop..." she spoke in her sleep.
"No... please no more..."
Kurumi's turning kept getting more and more frequent as the noise coming from the main bedroom was getting more intense.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!" Karis shouted passionately.
"Fuck! I'm fucking cumming!" Ren exclaimed.
"AGHHH!!!"
Kurumi's eyes went wide open and she bolted straight up from her bed as she let out a horrifying scream that rivaled the noises the two are making in their room. There was the sound of shuffling around in Karis, and Ren's room, and then a short while later, they made their way over to Kurumi's room, in their full pajamas.
The two then found the poor girl in tears, huddled at the edge of her bed, holding her head. Her body was shaking violently as if she had just woken up from a terrible nightmare.
"What's wrong?" Ren asked.
Karis approached Kurumi on the side, she tried to calm her down by rubbing her shoulders gently.
"Was it a bad dream?" Karis asked in a soothing voice.
"I-I'm sorry, *hic* It's just that, hearing you two go at it, *hic*, I-I keep seeing them."
"Them?"
"Yes. Those people..." Kurumi said as she wrapped her arms around her body.
Karis, and Ren exchanged glances with each other. Their lovely time together was about to reach its climax but was abruptly interrupted with Kurumi suddenly screaming. They looked at each other, quite disappointed, but knew that they have to adjust for now.
"Sorry, Ren. Looks like we'll have to stop."
"Yeah, same idea here. Although I feel a bit bummed out," Ren sighed.
"No... no please no, don't stop for my sake."
"But you look pretty shaken up. Oh, I know! You can silence the room, right?" Karis suggested.
"Come to think of it, yeah, I can, I just sorta forgot since I was used to it being just the two of us."
"Great! Don't worry Kurumi-san, you won't hear us this time so you can sleep peacefully," Karis assured.
However, before she could stand up and leave, Kurumi grabbed hold of her arm.
"No, please, don't leave me alone," she sobbed as she looked at Karis with pleading eyes.
"Oh? But you said..."
"I-It's fine, do it in front of me, I-I won't mind since it's you two, just please... don't leave me alone."
Karis and Ren once again exchanged glances, communicating to each other on what their next course of action will be. Ren closed his eyes for some time to think carefully on what to do.
"Fine, you can stay with us," Ren finally decided as he opened his eyes.
"Really?"
"Yeah, but you have been warned, it's going to get quite noisy."
"I won't mind!" Kurumi replied.
Once they finally made up their mind, Ren created a portal on the wall where Kurumi's bed was leaning on. Karis, and Kurumi left the bed so that Ren could push it through the portal, connected to an area a few distance away from their own bed. Karis and Kurumi followed to the main bedroom but used the long way around.
"With this, at least you won't be disturbed by however wild our little session gets, except for the noise of course but well, you chose this," Ren said as the three gathered in the main bedroom.
"Thank you, I'll just turn my back to you so that I won't see," Kurumi replied.
"Yeah, sounds good, now go."
Kurumi then headed towards her bed, turning around so that her back faces against Karis, and Ren's bed.
"..."
"Well, we could use this to our advantage so that we can learn to keep it down..." Ren pondered, looking at Karis who was already removing her clothes silently.
"So eager," he added as he too began removing his clothes.
"Fufu, now... where were we? Oh yeah, I remember."
Karis, with her well-trained agility, quickly went behind Ren, pushing him onto the bed with his back facing against her. Ren quickly turned around to berate Karis but the moment his front was fully exposed, Karis immediately pounced on him, straddling him with her bare crotch, touching his currently limp member.
"Time for another climax."
"Please, I'd appreciate it, I was edged so hard earlier."
Karis then gobbled up Ren with her lower mouth, bouncing up and down as she did before. The mood may have been interrupted but it was never fully stopped. Karis went all nymphomania in the blink of an eye, while Ren once again had to handle the thirst of his partner the best he could.
In the meantime, while the two was doing their business, Kurumi was getting quite distracted from the noises that they were making. Despite saying that she would be fine from their noises, she was having a hard time to sleep. The visions of her previous experiences with other men keep coming back to haunt her everytime she closes her eyes, and the moaning of the two was just making the nightmare more vivid.
"Karis! I'm cumming!" Ren exclaimed in the softest voice he could make.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!!!!" Karis shouted as she received once again another batch of Ren's seeds inside her.
"Hey, weren't we going to keep it down? Why are you shouting like that?" Ren said in between deep breathes after Karis let out quite a noise despite their earlier agreement.
"But, I can't help it. This bliss is just too much."
"You're doing this on purpose aren't you?" Ren suspected as he gave quite an intense glare at Karis.
"Whaa~ I don't know what you're talking about," Karis replied although Ren could easily hear the sarcasm in her voice.
"Come on now, if you want to continue this, you better keep it down, or else Kurumi won't be able to sleep."
"Then, how about I give a suggestion that will benefit all of us here? You're still awake aren't you? Kurumi-san?" Karis called out.
Upon hearing her name, Kurumi turned around and faced the two on the other bed. Her eyes were quite teary, and her cheeks were flushed red. Definitely not the face of someone having a good sleep.
"What is it?" Kurumi asked as she tried her best to ignore Ren's naked body before her.
"Would you like to join us?"
"HUH?!"
Kurumi bolted straight up at Karis' sudden suggestion. Even Ren gave Karis a look of disbelief after hearing what she just said.
"Hey, are you hearing yourself," he said.
"Kurumi-san? What do you say? Want to join us?"
"Don't ignore me!" Ren raised her voice so that he would catch Karis' attention.
"Ren, I am your lover and your loyal servant, and with that, I can tell when someone has their eyes on you. Kurumi-san, you like Ren don't you?" Karis asked.
"Well, I--"
"Be honest now, I'm giving you only this chance to convey your feelings."
"Ah-- I, yes, I do, even before we met here! I liked you Ren!" Kurumi confessed.
"See?"
"Her liking me isn't the issue here, we're practically husband and wife now right?" Ren asked Karis.
"Yeah."
"So why are you inviting someone else to come sleep with your husband? Are you crazy?"
"And? What's wrong with having another wife?"
Ren's face just got even more confused as Karis said something quite absurd. But then it hit him. He can see where Karis was coming from. He now lives in a world away from his own. The laws, practices, and beliefs he had back then will not all be the same over here. There are some things that are normal here that he can't just simply changed, and he just had to accept that.
"I understand Ren..." Kurumi spoke out.
"Of course, you wouldn't want a girl that was violated by a lot of men right? You must be disgusted just thinking about doing it with me. It's fine, I understand why you're against it," she said.
"Like I said, that's not the issue here, ahh--" Ren's mind kept getting conflicted as the conversation went on.
"Come on now Ren. Think about it, instead of Kurumi-san getting traumatized by her past whenever she hears us do it, why don't we instead replace those memories with ones that she will cherish? Also, she has that thing right? The something-Nectar you were searching for that had you defeat me? Well now you have the stuff, and its source right here."
"Being too literal with devil's advocate are we?" Ren retorted.
"Alright, you know what? Fine, do whatever you want. Just don't blame me for what comes next," he finally decided.
"Yay! You here that Kurumi-san?! Come on now, over here!" Karis called out as she got off Ren's crotch, leaving it open for the other party to take.
Kurumi shyly came over to the bed, her hands were shaking terribly. Ren saw her struggle and decided to help her out by holding her hand and gently dragging her towards him.
"I'm sorry, Ren. I wanted to save my first time for you."
"Don't worry about it, you didn't choose this outcome, I'll accept you, virgin or not."
"Thank you!"
Kurumi's face lit up at Ren's accepting words, and she leapt and gave him a huge hug. Karis happily watched on the side as the two confirmed their feelings for each other.
"I see, so that's what we were like back then?" she said to herself.
Ren then started things off by giving Kurumi a light kiss on the lips, followed by a passionate one as he invaded Kurumi's mouth with his tongue. Ren pressed on giving Kurumi a deep kiss, swallowing some of her spit that entered his mouth in the process. Shortly after, Ren felt his body grew hotter while kissing Kurumi. As the warm sensation got significantly noticeable, Ren pulled his head back for a while.
"This... no doubt about it, this is the Goddess Nectar taking effect!" he remarked.
"Ohh... how do you feel Ren?" Karis asked.
"I feel my stamina returning to full, my body's also getting more sensitive than normal. No doubt about it, this is the stuff from back then. No, it's even stronger since I got it from the source!"
"Wow... is that so? Let me try!"
"Wai--mmph!"
Before Kurumi could protest, Karis went in and gave her another deep kiss, similar to what Ren did, although she was much more intense. Karis aggressively sucked Kurumi's tongue while holding her face in her hands. She barely gave her any time to breath, and was hell-bent on sucking the so-called Goddess Nectar from her tongue.
"Delicious! It's so sweet! Also, I can feel it now!" Karis said after pulling back from kissing, or rather, devouring Kurumi who was left breathless.
"This... this is amazing! I feel like I can totally go all night with this!" she added.
Ren then took a glance at the two women before him. He could feel his carnal desires overpower his senses. Karis noticed the hungry glare that Ren was giving to them. A wry smile spread across her face as she licks her lips.
"Seems like we're going to have one long night. Fufu."
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Act End - The Calm Before the Storm
It was already afternoon when Ren had woken up after an intense night session with his two companions. He opened his eyes and found himself sandwiched in between Karis, and Kurumi, hugging his body like a pillow as they stuck their bare chests onto him while they rest their heads on his arms.
"Huh... Kurumi's stuff does wonder to the body... I don't even feel exhausted."
He laid there on the bed for a good while, savoring the warmth he was feeling on either side of his body. Suddenly, as he sets his sights at the window, he noticed a silhouette of a creature, approaching his abode as it flies in the sky. As it got closer, Ren saw the figure of a white dragon, flapping its wings as it slowly descended towards the beach.
Ren alertly stood up, gently moving his girls' body out of the way, and made his way over to the window. He suspiciously observed the dragon as it just sat around, showing no signs of aggression.
"What is up with that dragon?" he thought to himself as he just watched it walk around and turn his head from side to side. However, as it turned its head towards the window where Ren was standing by, it stopped. Both the dragon, and Ren gazed at each others eyes.
After the short staring contest, the dragon let out a small bellow as it raised its head into the air. As it did, Ren saw the collar wrapped around its neck, and the emblem of the Ironblade branded on the collar itself.
Ren realized what was happening and immediately head outside after putting his clothes back on. He made his way over to the dragon who saw him left his front door.
"What is it?" Ren asked to the dragon who then lowered its head onto the ground. As it did, Ren saw a bag tied to one of the dragon's horns. He then grabbed the bag and got a letter from inside it.
"Oh?"
After delivering the bag, the dragon then started to leave, flapping its wings as it lifted itself off the ground, sending some sand particles flying. It took off into the sky and headed back to the direction where it came from.
Ren promptly opened the letter to read its contents.
"We need to meet. Now. Signed: Galen Ironblade, King of Ironblade Country..."
The short content of the letter made Ren scratched his head in disbelief. He even opted to flipping the page over just to see if there was any hidden message, but no, it really was only that.
"You sent that poor dragon all the way out here to deliver this letter? Well... not that they have other options."
Ren then headed back inside to fix things in his home before the requested meeting.
A few hours later...
"Geez, I turned my eyes away from you for a day, and suddenly you got another woman with you," King Galen said upon entering the gazebo through the portal as he spotted Kurumi who was standing alongside Karis, ready to greet the king.
"Honestly, I'm just as surprised as you are."
"Hero-san, what is the meaning of this?!" Irina shouted as she made her way over.
After receiving the letter earlier, Ren went and fixed his house before fetching the king over from his castle. He was supposedly about to go alone, but after hearing of the planned visit, Irina forced her father to take her with him.
"Huh? Why do I need to explain to you?" Ren asked while giving Irina a questioning gaze.
"Well I..."
"Irina-san, it's been a while since we've last talked to each other, want to come and have a nice tea with us? I'm sure Ren, and the king needed some time alone, is that right your majesty?" Karis interrupted before Irina could answer.
"Ahh yes, that's right. I'd actually prefer it if you could leave the two of us alone," King Galen answered.
"Great! So, come Irina-san, I believe Kurumi-san will be able to tell us lots about Ren."
"Oh, wait--"
Karis then took off as she gently dragged Irina away from the gazebo, Kurumi followed right behind after giving the king a respectful bow.
"There they go... anyway let's get straight to it, why did you want to call this meeting?"
"Now, don't be hasty, we're still missing someone," Galen said as he sat down in the gazebo.
"What? Who?"
"I've already sent the letter, now he's just waiting to be picked up."
"Again who?"
"I suppose you still remember our old friend Midas?"
"Midas? That fat pig? Why?" Ren asked.
"Hey! Watch your mouth!"
"Are you really gonna start with that?"
"Ok, nevermind just go and fetch him, we need him for this meeting."
"Right, right. On it," Ren said with a disinterested face.
He then opened up a portal on the monolith in his Nexus room. Since his portal to Sahnper was intended to be a secret, he decided to just straight up create a portal on the palace itself.
A patrolling guard saw the portal open up and Ren emerging on it, making him panickily ran towards the palace most likely to report to his superiors.
Meanwhile inside the mountain house, Karis, Kurumi, and Irina were sitting cozily on the couch in the main room. Karis prepared some snacks for them to dine on as they hang out with each other.
"Ok, Kurumi-san, what was Ren like back then?" Karis started the conversation with her long-awaited question.
"Yeah, I wanna know too!" Irina followed.
"Well..."
--Kurumi--
Back in my world, I first met Ren on our first day as classmates together. We were seated right beside each other, and so naturally, he was the person that I am to speak to first since I did not know anyone else in that room.
However, when I first saw him, my first impression was that he was an unapproachable man with that constant lifeless look on his face. I was so scared to talk to him back then so I gave up on the idea. I was able to talk to some of my classmates though but still, him being beside me but us not talking at all for quite some time was quite uncomfortable.
What I noticed from him though was that he was such a smart student. He would often top the class either be it on academics, or physical activities. He was almost the picture of a perfect student, but the only thing holding that back I guess is that he never talked to anyone at all, even in works where it was recommended to do it by groups, he would always prefer to go solo.
And then that day came, we were about to have an important test, but I was struggling so much. I tried suggesting to my friends that we study together as a group but they each had their own plans, and studying was the last thing on their mind, however I can't really do the same since I value my grades. That's when my teacher suggested me to ask for some tutorial sessions from Ren who was still basically a stranger to me till that day.
I was so nervous when I approached him, but I did it anyway...
I ask him if he could help me study for the test. He still had that lifeless look when I talked to him, but I was surprised by his response. Without hesitation, he agreed to help me in my studies, however we would have to study in his house since he was on a tight schedule.
The days passed and I was being better in my studies thanks to Ren's help, but one day, when we went to his house, I saw his parents for the first time. At the time, they thought Ren was bringing a girl over to their house to mess around instead of studying. I witnessed the whole thing as they scold him over bringing me over. It was heart-breaking really, I knew he was doing his best at school, but somehow he was still being admonished about how his performance was still 'not enough to do his family justice, and having the audacity to bring a girl over.'
That was the day I realized why he always had that look on his face, and why he avoided people as much as he did. His family had him locked up in a cage of expectations, wherein everytime he tries to break free from it, the walls just thickens. He tried to break free from it for a long time, but realizing that it was futile, he simply surrendered and let his life be controlled by the ones keeping him in the cage.
Since that day, I never got to visit his house ever again, but was still able to receive some tutoring while in class. In a way I guess we got closer like that, talking in school even though it's mostly about studies. Seeing him do his best everyday despite the impossible expectations set for him, I guess that's why I fell for him.
And then that day came, he suddenly stopped coming to school. I thought he was just sick but weeks passed and he still hasn't returned. I asked our teacher if he knows whatever happened to Ren, and he said that when he contacted his parents, they said that he suddenly disappeared without a trace.
I was so scared back then, I thought that he had finally reached his limit, and went off somewhere to end it all. He really couldn't be found by anyone, even the police got involved. I grieve for quite some time after his disappearance, I thought that I didn't even do anything to help him, that I was just a friend on the sideline, helpless to do anything for him. It was quite a painful memory, but thankfully I found him here.
--return to 3rd person--
After Kurumi's long story, she took a glance at the two listening to her. Karis had a melancholic expression, painted on her face while Irina was just straight up sobbing.
"I see... that's why he was so committed on his freedom, he didn't have it from back then," Karis said.
"*hic* *hic* Poor Hero! I can see why he strongly refused working for my father back then! *hic* Uwaaa!" Irina sobbed.
"Yes, he had such a blessed life, he was quite rich, smart, and athletic, even above average looks, but he never had any freedom. I was truly surprised when I saw him here, living his life to the fullest. It's like that phase of him where he just looked depressed everytime didn't happen. It was definitely all because of you Karis-san."
"Not really, maybe it's because he finally had the power to defy his superiors that's why he can now live his life the way he wants," Karis remarked.
"No, don't discredit yourself like that. I doubt he would've changed like this if it weren't for you. As I said before, you must be so special to have made someone like him deeply in love with you."
"You really think so? Then, thanks I guess..." Karis replied while blushing heavily.
"And now, I get the chance to be with him as well, thanks to your kindness of accepting me as his concubine."
"No, don't call yourself that. You're not just a concubine. Along with me, you are his wife as well," Karis retorted.
"Thank you, but I don't think I've reached that level yet, but still I appreciate your encouragement."
"I felt like I'm being left out here," Irina responded which made the two other girls to giggle. The three then continued talking to each other about casual things while enjoying their snacks, and tea.
Meanwhile, back at the gazebo...
"I'm telling you, if you let your guard down even one bit, you're gonna regret it!" Midas was sitting inside the meeting room along with Arthur beside him to assist the armless monarch.
"I know, but again we can't act hastily, if the demon lord is involved then this isn't just some low-scale battle we're looking at," Galen calmly replied.
"I knew letting in the demons to your country was a bad idea from the start! Now look at them! Those savages finally got a positional advantage over us! Who knows how many spies are in your country, sabotaging your military force so that they can easily sweep you with a grand invasion."
"I'm still diligently handling my knight order, they won't fall for the warmongering demon's tricks."
"Too soft! Too soft I tell ya!"
Ren abruptly stood up from his seat, making all the parties involved to set their sights on him.
"Hero?" Galen called out.
"Something's bothering me for quite some time now..." Ren pondered.
"What is it?"
"You say there was an archipelago somewhere on the western seas of Ironblade?"
"That's your concern right now?! We're discussing an important matter here!" Midas shouted.
"Shut it you fat bastard or would you like me to chop off those legs as well?"
"Kh!"
"Why are you concerned about that archipelago?" Galen inquired
"Just a question, can you reach Sahnper from that land through a boat?"
"Yeah, although it's a long way around, you have to sail south and then just follow the coastline, and you will eventually reach Sahnper. Then there's the shorter way towards the Deep Blue, and then you'll reach the Sahnpern eastern coastlines."
"Deep Blue?" Ren asked.
"Yeah, it's a region of our world covered purely in ocean. I guess if you were to look at it at a globe, the central region make up the front sector of the globe, while the Deep Blue covers the entirety of the back side."
"How come sailing through there is faster?"
"The currents there are strong westward with respect to our world's rotation so it's a faster, and more straightforward way to sail to Sahnper, whereas the earlier route is more complicated and goes against the ocean currents."
"I see... thank you."
"Hey, aren't we going to talk about the demon lord's actions?" Midas chimed in.
"We can't really react to anything if we don't have a clue on what his current course of action is..." Galen replied.
"The only thing we could do right now, is prepare."