Chapter 13 – Puzzled
____________________「Fufu, you’re really a cutie, aren’t you?」
So ti after leaving the labyrinth, Aria coddled the behemoth atop the rocking gondola with a red glow in her cheeks.
So, uh… What is going on here? I think I need a recap.
When his master was caught unaware and endangered, his body moved on its own to protect her, and he even used one of his skills. He exposed himself as the monster he was, and he hung his head low enough to leave a small crater in the ground instead of trying to play it off.
「No way, you’re—!」
Contrary to his expecations, though… Aria didn’t back away. In fact, she got closer and picked him up.
Mun—mm!
And thus he was squished against her chest.
M-Master, what’s wrong with you? Doesn’t my being a monster among monsters an anything to you…?
「Thank you for saving …」
After expressing her gratitude and letting the behemoth sink slightly into her cleavage, Aria turned on her heel and left without so much as a glance at the slain goblin mage.
And that’s how we got to where we are now.
Fuckin’ hell! Chibi cat, switch with , will ya!
Seeing the behemoth enveloped in Aria’s breasts, the gondolier ntally cursed him over and over. At the sa ti, though, he was grateful to have such a close view of the scene. The little show stoppers were practically gelatinous, smoothly changing their shape around the behemoth as if they had a mind of their own.
Man is a truly complex creature.
Anyway, the gondola reached the comrcial district at the center of the city eventually, bringing the ride to an end. Aria thanked the boatman, and left with a leap as light as when she’d gotten on.
There was sothing the boatman said about going to dinner together or sothing like that, but it was in one ear and out the other as Aria walked away, absentmindedly scratching the behemoth’s head. Looking around, other gondoliers were having a giggle at his expense.
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「Oi~ miss! More ale over here!」
「Uhihi… Nice ass. Lem get a little rub~」
「Hey! Touch again and you’re going ho without a hand!」
The Adventurer Guild was in the comrcial district, and it’s where the behemoth could hear a particularly loud exchange between a bar waitress and one of the now-drunk adventurers who’d co back from a quest.
It was in the midst of all this activity that the door opened. Normally, nobody would care. This ti, pretty much every man in the building stopped and turned their heads. The entry at the mont was Aria, the boundlessly bosomy beauty.
「Hey, it’s Aria!」
「Cute as ever.」
「Just look at those things jiggle!」
「Hm? That thing on her tits looks like a cat, don’t it?」
Whispers of that sort ca from the bar, the elf having chard most of the n in the guild since her arrival in Labyrinth City a good while ago. Having to hear the peanut gallery so closely, the behemoth’s mood was slowly whittled away… until he tried to move a little.
Fwaa… Master’s chest is really warm~…
Trapped in her chest pillows, his hazy consciousness was assaulted by her body’s warmth from all sides. Unfortunately, this was no ti to fall asleep.
「Wahahahaha! Well, if it isn’t Miss Aria. You’re looking especially lovely today!」
「M-Mr. Kassman…」
Aria didn’t try to suppress a groan as the laughing man approached. He wore flashy, ornantal light armor over what looked to be high quality leather. His face… Eh, below average. And he had so shiny, over-applied product in his hair that kept it back like a blue jay’s head.
et Kassman.
He was the son of a noble in the city. Despite his status, he beca an adventurer, and with his copious funds he acquired good enough armor to help him survive his way to C rank. He’s also one of the countless n who fell in love with Aria at first sight, and he’s been chasing that ass ever since he laid eyes on it—more aggressively than any other at that.
「So, what do you say? Feel like joining my party?」
Yeah, it was this kind of thing. And he wasn’t even hiding it. Aria wasn’t an adventurer to him, just a piece of at that he wanted a piece of. He wasn’t looking her in the eye, either; his eyes were going back and forth between her luscious legs and mountainous mounds.
「I’m very sorry, Mr. Kassman. Even though you went out of your way to invite , my answer won’t change. I’m not interested in joining a party with n.」
「Don’t say such sad things, Miss Aria, it’s alright. I’ll be gentle…」
He stretched his hand out as he spoke, inching his way near Aria’s hip. She almost repelled him like she would have any other man, but she stopped herself, knowing this was no naless sleazeball who’d be better off missing their third leg. Kassman was a noble, if only in na, and he could do a lot worse to her if she provoked him.
Scum. Don’t think you can touch Master so casually!
The behemoth, however, did not know that Kassman was a noble. Nor did he care, because why would he? He’s a monster, that stuff had nothing to do with him. So he jumped from his nest, sinking his teeth into the man’s hand before he could lay his greasy mitt into Aria’s butt.
「GHAAAA?! THE HELL’S UP WITH THIS CAT! GET OFF!!」
「NHYAN (TAKE THIS)!」
Kassman flailed and flung his arm about, and the behemoth loosened his jaw in ti to be thrown toward the ceiling.
「KITTY?!」
Aria cried out to him, but there was no need to worry. Cats always manage to land on their feet, and where the behemoth landed: Kassman’s ugly mug.
「UWAAAAAAA——?!?!」
Kassman’s screams nearly shattered the bar glasses as the behemoth raked his claws down his face.
「You little…!」
The sleazeball clenched his fist.
「Nyan (Too na?ve)!」
An instant before Kassman connected, the behemoth kicked off Kassman’s cheeks, and smoothly landed back in Aria’s cleavage like he’d never left.
KRCH—
Kassman’s fist, however, did not stop. As a result, he very painfully punched himself in the nose.
「You little SH*T… I’LL KILL YOU!!」
Spouting as many slurs as his nose spouted blood, Kassman resorted to pulling his sword from its sheath, ready to do anything if it ant ending the little kitten’s life.
Hii—?!
The behemoth stiffened up, hoping he could co up with a way out of the situation he’d just gotten himself into. But as he ran through ideas, sothing crept up behind Kassman.
“Hey, Kassy? What’s the big idea, drawing your sword in the guild?”
The voice that ca from what must have been its mouth echoed deep, and drew out sothing primal in the hearts and minds of everyone who heard… It was a feeling of raw, unbridled fear; the kind that kept your body stock still even if your brain was screaming at it to run like hell and never look back.
「W-Who the fuc-… No, wait, you’re…」
Kassman timidly turned about face, and he suddenly froze with an existential dread. The behemoth knew exactly why. What he saw couldn’t be described as a man, but an embodint of terror.
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