Several days have passed since then. The punishment of Tyke, who was investigated for the murder of the Twenty Chief in the Beast Subjugation Case, has been decided. A weapon from Tyke's armory was a match for what was believed to be the cause of death of the Twenty Seals, and eyewitness statements about him killing his comrades and superiors confirmed his guilt. After a few more trials, he'll probably be sentenced to death. It was a natural conclusion since he killed his comrades and superiors in the army.
"Daron. Thanks to you, I was able to solve the unfair death of the Twenty Chief and his footmen. I am Ariana Katrin, the leader of the Gold Eagle Knights. I express my gratitude."
The Twenty Chief was a low-ranking knight, but he also belonged to the Gold Eagle Knights. I thought it was just an accident, so the incident I revealed was very important to Ariana. Not being able to avenge her resentment for her slain knight would have wounded her pride and dishonored her Order of the Gold Eagle itself.
"I'd like to express my thanks in return, but is there anything you'd like to ask of me?"
"A wish… you mean?"
"Yes, it is a wish."
A wish. I looked over at the Gold Eagle Knight Commander. She is a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and sharp features who always values justice. The Gold Eagle is one of the knights that cannot be left out when discussing the power of the Empire. Perhaps because she is such a warrior, she possesses a voluptuous body that seems to be in the perfect shape. Her custom armor did not hide Ariana's figure. Perhaps it was to allow for more comfortable movement, but it revealed some skin, which was a good sight.
A person like this asks me to tell her my wish? Then, of course...
"You guys…"
Did she see that my eyes were lusting after her? Ariana's personal attendant put her hand on her scabbard. She is a beauty who looks good with short hair, but she is slightly inferior to Ariana. Her sharp eyes are charming.
"Hmm? What is it?"
"…No."
When Ariana showed a hint of doubt, the woman with the bobbed hair backed away slightly. She must have known she couldn't say anything to me just for my gaze. I hurriedly said my wish.
"What I want is—"
However, if I said my true wish here, I would be beheaded right away for insulting my superiors, so I should take a detour.
"It is to be trained by Ariana!"
Ariana Katrin. Despite being a year younger than me, she is a strong knight. Thanks to her strong family background and innate talent, she rose to the rank of knight commander. She even has actual skills, so that means she is a competent person that I can acknowledge.
And an erotic body like that… Isn't that just too good to be true?
"Anyway…"
There's a reason I asked Ariana to train me. I'd love to get as close as possible, but that doesn't mean I'm so perverse that I'd just want to bang her.
…That's right.
Anyway, the biggest reason for wanting to be trained by Ariana is simple.
「Training」
This word literally means to become stronger. That's right, I need to get stronger. Since the fire incident in the previous timeline, even my organs that handle magical powers had been damaged. Because of that, all I could learn was the skill of the sword itself.
"Whoa…!"
However, in this timeline, history has changed. I was able to build up my muscles by exercising like this because I avoided the event that damaged my body.
After doing push-ups, I got up slowly. It feels good to have a little muscle soreness. It was a great blessing to me to be able to become stronger while working out like this.
"Whoa. Good."
I have no intention of abandoning my conviction—to prevent the end of the world. It's a promise I made to my love, Lucia, so I won't disappoint her expectations.
Lucia. What is she doing now?
An angelic woman who understood, loved, and cared for the true value of my foolish self. She too had the same pain as me. However, in this timeline, the misfortune would not have come yet. What will happen in a few years… I think this is the time for Lucia to be happy.
Just like I escaped fate, just like that. I… will make it so.
"Not yet."
But it is not yet time. My body was healthy, but my weakness remained. I should be strong against illness, but I was only strong enough to kill a few monsters.
I will gradually become stronger. Even if I can't kill the Demon King myself, I'll be able to achieve what I want if I'm strong enough. That's why I asked Ariana to make me stronger.
And Ariana accepted, and she promised to meet me in a few days, as she's been busy with the Tyke matter lately. The short-haired woman next to her had a dissatisfied expression, but well… Is there any reason to stop it? It's not asking for money or sex, it's just "Training."
Training… When learning the sword, Ariana and… "Heh heh."
"You're thinking about it again…?"
A voice interrupted me from beside me as I was imagining happiness. It was Ray, who would become a noble saint in the future.
"Oh, hello premature ejaculation!"
"Are you crazy?! What are you saying?!"
She frantically looked around. Fortunately, no one was there, so she was relieved.
"You keep calling me that since that day. That's not my name, it's Ray, Ray!"
"Huh? I wasn't saying hello to you. I was just saying hello to it."
When I pointed my finger at Ray's crotch, Ray got heated up even more.
"This is mine, so why are you saying hello to it?!"
"Is the premature ejaculation yours?"
"That's not what you mean!"
"We want to be friends, but it's sad if you get angry too much."
"You know you're talking bullshit…?"
She was shaking, but she couldn't do anything. When I held out my hand, Ray handed me the canteen she had brought. It was cold and had ice. I opened the canteen and gulped down the cold water.
"Ah, that's good."
After that day, my relationship with Ray changed strangely. Maybe because we had such intense sex, Ray's gaze at me changed. She pretended not to care about me at all and tried hard, but she started talking to me a lot more. As a result, I wanted to tease Ray even more, and our conversation naturally flowed to an erotic side. And every time that happened, Ray didn't back down; she fought back and replied with obscene words of her own.
The more we joke about each other like that, the more Ray will remember that time. It was my intention to make sure she would never forget that feeling. Also, I refrained from being with other people because I was afraid that Ray would run out of control, but every time the two of us ran into each other, I teased Ray, calling her premature ejaculation. Ray got angry whenever she was teased, but she didn't deny that she was a premature ejaculator. It seems that she was properly brainwashed after I teased her so much while we had sex.
"You gave it to me, so can I leave now?"
"Where are you going? Let's play a bit more."
"I'm going, I'm going."
Ray turned her head around as she blushed. I wondered why, and it was because I was exercising with my top off. I don't have a lot of muscle yet, but I've just finished working out, so I'm in a heated state.
"Hey."
"Eww… , Huh?"
I put down her canteen and caught Ray trying to leave. I grabbed her by the shoulders, stopping her from turning away from me.
"What are you doing?!"
"Would you like to play another game later?"
"What, what, what, what?"
She tried to take her eyes off my body, but it was heating up. Every time she saw it, the memory of that time floated in her head, and she seemed to be trying to endure it. In the meantime, Ray kept glancing at my body.
It was a natural reaction, since Ray certainly enjoyed it.
"The promise was only once! Then it's over, what else!"
"Huh? You felt good too."
I put my hands on her hips and rubbed them openly.
"Ha ha… Horny baby…"
Still, Ray's mental strength was greater than her physical weakness.
"Get out of here, you big asshole!!!"
I want to remind her of the memory of that time when she wanted to die because of my size. Still, being big is a compliment.
Ray slipped out of my grasp and ran hard toward her dining room.
The relationship is gradually advancing, so there is no need to push further here. If I force a person to change, is that a human being? Once I have a foothold in a corner of Ray's heart, I can gradually expand my territory.
Leaving behind the now-gone Ray, I put on my clothes first. Now that the basic routine is over, I'll plan the next step. In fact, I had one more request for Ariana. Training isn't such a big wish anyway, so I asked for a really trivial thing.
What I received was a cleric's mark. This token, carved with the pattern of a god, is not that great. It's just an item that contains a little bit of the cleric's holy power, but it can be used well depending on its purpose.
What am I going to use this for? There is a reason.
Let's think. Where did Tyke get the aphrodisiac? This type of drug is dangerous by nature. Of course, there are cases where they are taken under agreement to raise the mood, but the aphrodisiac made by humans is not that strong. It's really just a moderate amount of sexual desire. However, the aphrodisiac that Tyke used was quite strong. Who makes such a strong aphrodisiac?
Of course, it must be a demon. Especially among demons, it must be a succubus. It's an unconvincing guess, and even if it's correct, it will take some time to catch the demon bitch.
But if I see this through to the end, I will win.