It was a dark and steamy cave, like sauna on top of a snowy mountain. The room was small, it made me feel like a rat squeezing in a hole.
The cave was small but the occupants are many, like worms in a can they were wriggling here and there soaking themselves on each others fluids.
"Don't move so much, just leave it to me."
She said amourously while pushing me down the cold floor.
"I thought you wanted to see my ability that your friend june vouched."
I said while trying to raise my upper body futilely. Like a lioness that caught her prey, she has me pinned while taking love bites on my body. She has a strong grip both above and below, I might accidentally fire at this rate. I need to take initiative.
"You can show off after we satisfy ourselves, just focus on not fainting until all of us have fun. Come join in, no point holding yourself back in this situation. Respect the order though."
This is bad, not only the captain healer but the subordinates started to crawl on me. I am flattered but I don't like being passive.
They are using my limbs like a toy to pleasure themselves but like a bag of chips being crushed, I will pop in the only place I can move.
"Aaaah! Wait, wait, don't suddenly move."
"You restrained everything except my hips, of course I will move it."
Every time she tried to pull her hips back, I chase it with mine like a dog chases its tail. I may have grown tired of physical pleasures like this because of my long existence but I have a new body and a new skill that keeps my libido overcharged. All this stamina but nowhere to go, the combat healers are the one who limited my mana exhaustion so all the combat healers are the one who will rightfully take this all on.
"Wait, wait, I'm, I'm aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!"
"You are next right?"
*Gulp*
And with that scream, it was the start of the battle. Like a starting pistol at a race, it was loud and rings in your ears, and with that the night long fight began.
Clouds were created and swamps were formed as the raging beasts toss about. Whistle's were wet, holes were pounded and filled while reason ran away like a bargain hunter who found a sale.
"C-captain? I heard a loud scream just now is everything ok?"
"Come in."
Whispers of the wolf echoed in the cave as the curious guard expressed her concern but like chess player at a lacrosse game she has no clue of what's happening.
[Earth Wall]
"I-Is everything a-alright?"
"Come here."
"Ugh, what is this smell?"
"Come here and find out."
A small door opened enlightening the cave and revealing of the hare guarding the burrow. I tried to lure her in but she is cautious, maybe too cautious. However, like a makeshift dam under a lot of pressure, she gave in and started walking in.
[Earth Wall]
As she got close enough, I sealed the exit like a trap thats been triggered.
"Hieeeh!!"
And with this scream I start the second round of battle. This long battle that won't end until I am satisfied or I judge that they would be too tired to fulfill their duties for the journey.
Well, that went fantastic for me. I was so excited that I actually went into old detective movie mode there. I still can't make it sound as cool but it helped get me into a manly and cool mode. I will try to find a trench coat and a hat at the central island.
However, even if I did went into vintage detective mode this is too much. It's like I sprayed lotion everywhere.
"You are really amazing. To think you would last the whole night against five people. June was right, you're stamina is monstrous."
"Good morning."
"Yeah, yeah, I don't want some morning after treatment just help us clean up. Ugh, I still feel sticky. Even if I know the contraception potion is effective, the sheer amount of your seeds might overwhelm the effects. You will take responsibility right?"
"I will take responsibility and buy you all a few more potions so please make sure it works."
Are you kidding me? I don't even have a job yet! I can't even guarantee that I could make a steady living and you want me to support the five of you and your children! Also, since you all are combat healers you will all visit battlefield a lot of times. This means I will have to take care of the kids. You will probably sponsor the expenses but I still want to explore and learn!
"Coward."
"The cowards are the group of combat healers who kidnapped me in the middle of the night just to rape me."
"We asked for consent and you agreed."
"That was still 5 on 1. Why did this even happen?"
"Combat healers are repressed all the time because of all the training we do. We are at that healthy age and june boasted about you to us so we got curious. We don't really do it that much but the last few battle got our blood boiling."
That whore! Is she spreading this in the whole town? How come I never heard about it? I did feel a few stares when I was strolling through town but I thought it was only because no one knows me. I rarely leave the school and it is a small town where everyone should recognize the faces of everyone.
However, to think this group has battle lust which led to this or maybe this is a little treat from the graduate to her juniors?
I don't have to worry anymore though since I will leave that place after this trip.
"Let's start cleaning, I have [Clean] magic so just wear your clothes and stand near the entrance. You and your team, please handle the cave."
"Alright, we would just bury everything so it should be simple. Jenny use earth magic to churn the whole cave. Make sure you take care of everything and also make a hole to the surface to help in ventilation. Viola, the first years won't wake up for some time so help me in dressing them."
I wonder if this means I can now use mana during the trip from now on?
"I hope you don't take this little event of ours as a sign of me being ok with you releasing mana willy nilly during travel. We know you aren't a spy but scouts will pick that up which would endanger us."
"Alright, fine. Do I have any kind of benefits from this?"
"You soaked us so much that our clothes are waterlogged and my boots is filled to the brim. I think you should pay us."
I still can't believe I released that much. I loss a bit of weight and I feel hungry but more than that, my mana actually depleted a fair bit. Looks like my new skill uses up both my mana and calories? if my stamina expenditure reaches a certain point. It's not a very efficient mana training replacement but it is fun nonetheless.
[Clean]x6
"Alright, for today's guard duty we will let the first year rest and you seniors will get rest when they wake up."
"Yes, maam!"
"And you, go back to your group. It's still early in the morning so not many are awake. I don't have to remind you but keep what happened to yourself."
"Yes, maam!"
I hope this will be the last time this will happen though. Even if I can somewhat use this as a substitute for my nightly mana training, I am losing too much sleep to make it work.
"Morning Brill. Looks like you had a pleasant night."
"How?"
"I saw getting caught. Don't worry, no one else saw."
"Thanks for saving me."
"I'm not the kind of friend who would save a friend from a special harem night. hahaha"
Haah, well I didn't expect much from our friendship. As long as I can count on you to protect me when I request an escort mission, then that is enough. I am sure chatterbox would try to stop me though, even if the only reason is because he wants to be the 'victim' instead.
We are almost at the gate to the central island. I now see why they call this the dragon's road. We barely saw during the first couple of days but as we get near there are at least a dozen lazily sleeping in the meadow.
Oddly enough, there are more and more bandits in this area. However, they just let us pass without even glancing at us. I assume they are scouts since they are in groups of five with light gear. Maybe they are targeting the one's who are coming back from the central island?
I won't say I miss the battles but so far we only had 15 battles with the bandits since we entered this part of the continent. The worst that happened is a couple of first years from the army course having broken arms but they should almost be healed. They should be back in full force this afternoon.
"Brill, this is today's lunch. They said we won't be stopping until we reach the island."
"Thanks, chatterbox. Did they say on how long until we reach there?"
"No, I already tried asking them but they said to just be patient since we are close."
The labour class' graduates are getting impatient since we are so close. I'm not that impatient but I am getting annoyed with all the leg shaking. It was fine when only a few did it but there are at least 10 person doing it that I can feel the suspension working overtime.
*tap* *tap* *tap*
"Viola take lead here. I think we may have a situation."
Well, the signal was given but so there is a situation but I don't think it is close enough for me to hear it. Could it be that we ran out of food? Is that why we are rushing to the central island nonstop?
My relationship with the combat healers didn't really change other than a few scary glances directed at me. It looks like we will have a rematch on the way home. I won't necessarily refuse if they ask though.
"...What happened?"
This is the combat healer captain and since she also doesn't know, it looks like the food supply is safe. They won't keep such a thing a secret from the healer after all, I hope.
"...The scouts found a caravan under attack ahead and we were discussing if we help or not."
This is the new leader of the guard escorts. He is much better than that idiot, he is decisive if the problem is urgent and ask for the subordinates' opinion if there is time. The idiot ex-leader is also quiet from his forced retirement, except from the few glares I receive from time to time.
"...How is their situation?"
"...They are holding out but the other escorts spotted bandit reinforcements coming their way. They would arrive in 15-30 minutes since they are on foot. They are mostly in heavy armour so it would be a tough fight if they arrive, even if we help them."
"...I want to avoid battle since even if we win they might try to ambush us as we return. However, even if we still aren't officially part of the army, we have already graduated and will soon be incorporated into a unit. We can't exactly ignore someone in trouble like that."
"...That is my problem too. Our main mission is to protect this caravan but if we just let this pass, its like we are abandoning our duty in the army."
It looks like they are stuck. It is good to know that they are weighing the options. The best course of action here is to ask the employer, which is the teachers. Your group are part of the escorts to protect this caravan so unless the boss gives permission, any action that you take that doesn't comply with the contract is a violation.
"...We will help them. In cases like this just ask the employer if they want to help or not. There are times that the other party might be a business partner or an enemy so they will decide if it is worth it to endanger themselves. This is also good practice when teaming up with unfamiliar combatants. You need to make sure you can protect them but also keep a guard against them in case its a trap."
"...Yes teacher!"x2
It looks like we will have one last big battle before we reach our destination. We already know reinforcements are coming and they are still holding strong so why not ambush the reinforcements?
Blob Neutral
TFTC :)