Chapter 15: Lovey-Dovey Stargazing (◆)

Daisy blushed as she looked down at me while I nibbled lightly on her pink nipple. "I... don't want to say," she said, averting her eyes when I returned her gaze with a mischievous look.

"I'm thinking about how lucky we are," May Belle said. "Most girls end up with a normal breeder, or alone. A few get a hero, but we've got an Apex Hero with the purest heart imaginable." She sounded as if she might cry. "We're so blessed."

I found the statement surreal considering the fact that I was the one currently being breastfed by two perfect beauties as a catgirl nuzzled against my crotch. "If you say so," I chuckled, popping Daisy's nipple out of my mouth with a gentle wet plop. It was high time for me to give May Belle her due.

"I love you so much, Bucky-Baby," she continued as my tongue circled her nipple.

The words made me freeze up for a split second just as my tongue started dancing against her areola, her hand pulling me against the softness of her chest. She noticed.

"Bucky?" she said cautiously. "Did I... say something bad?"

I shook my head and grudgingly relinquished her breast. I had to explain. If there was anyone I could trust it was these girls. "I love you, too," I assured her. "It's just that Rainbow Sprinkle, the unicorn girl I mentioned, said she loved me and was really pushy about it, and she hardly knew me. It spooked me because she's... pretty intense."

"I can understand it," Ivy said from somewhere above me on the grass, lying perpendicular to Daisy, me, and May Belle so that her head wasn't all that far away. "Many of the rarer monster girls live in the forest or caves for decades dreaming of finding a good man. It must be even more challenging for a unicorn."

"Come to think of it, it doesn't make any sense that you could see her," Daisy pointed out as she scratched my scalp sweetly. "Only virgins should be able to see her, and you're definitely not a virgin."

Autumn grunted to indicate she'd had the same thought, but she offered up a theory. "I'm not entirely sure, but it likely has something to do with his status as an Apex Hero. They're known to have unique powers, many of which are simply undocumented because they're so rare. Even the gods haven't fully catalogued Bucky's abilities."

I sighed deeply, caressing May Belle's face as I started to speak. "I had a similar thought. But I'm worried about her," I said, and they all looked directly at me to listen. "She has a really twisted idea of what sex is. She kept scratching me, making me bleed, licking it to heal it. She asked me to get rough with her, which was a little uncomfortable for me to be honest, but I didn't... hate it."

"Sounds like she just has particular preferences," Autumn giggled. "And it only comes across as weird because she has no way of knowing that her desires aren't standard. Someone a bit more versed in sex etiquette and men would know how to broadcast their interests gradually over time once trust had been established, but she took one look at you and gave into all her desires. She had no idea that you wouldn't be expecting her to do that. Everyone has kinks," she added at last. "But they come out when trust is there. You're the first man she ever met, so she instantly trusted you because she didn't know not to. What was she going to do, let you walk away?"

What she said made some sense, but I perked up, my lips curling at the words 'everyone has kinks.'

"What's your kink, Autumn?" I asked my catgirl, and I felt her freeze in my lap. "Unless you don't trust me, I guess."

"That's not fair... I-I... I have a fantasy about being rescued and ravaged by you on the spot," she said. I could tell she was blushing without even looking. The softness of her voice and the tenseness of her shoulders told me everything.

"Nice," I grinned. "If I ever have to rescue you, I'll remember that."

"You can roleplay, too," May Belle suggested, giggling sweetly.

"What about you, May Belle?" I asked. "Do you have a kink?"

Her face reddened to be suddenly given the spotlight. "You're my kink," she cooed sweetly. I chuckled, but she didn't show any sign that she was joking. "Sometimes when you're gone and everyone else is busy, I just think about you and I hide and touch myself just imagining you're holding me."

It was my turn to blush. "Really? You have me every night," I pointed out.

"I love you so much," she said hopelessly. "Once I've finished my tasks for the day, you're all I can think of."

"Sometimes she sneaks off to rub one out in the middle of her tasks," Autumn observed with some annoyance.

"Wow," I muttered, kissing May Belle on the forehead. "That's flattering."

"Well, she stole my answer," Daisy grunted. "But I... I do have one more."

I turned over to face her, badly wanting to hear this. May Belle whimpered a tiny protest at that, which made me smirk.

"It's silly," Daisy said, her cheeks flushing crimson as she fluttered her eyelashes at me. "It's stupid, really."

"Well now I have to know," I laughed.

"Now I have to know," May Belle said, leaning forward keenly.

"Okay, but if you laugh, I'll smack you... I fantasize, sometimes, about letting my breasts go full after days of not being milked, and then making love to you, riding you in your lap and squirting my milk into your mouth as you call me your little cow."

There was a pause as everyone shifted awkwardly.

Autumn was the first to comment. "Holy shit, Daisy," Autumn said breathily. "I didn't take you for a freak."

"Shut up!"  Daisy shouted back, covering her cheeks to hide her rosiness. "Don't judge me!"

"No one's judging," I said. "And I'd be completely down to make that happen one of these days."

"It's a waste of milk, though," she said, looking down at me. "Autumn wouldn't allow it."

"Your milk will be more potent if you're enjoying yourself," Autumn pointed out. "Or am I wrong about that?"

"No, you're right," May Belle cooed. "But we always enjoy ourselves when Bucky's lapping up our cream."

"Surely fulfilling a kink would have some sort of added boost?" Autumn mused, nonchalantly taking my hand in hers. "We can try, if for no other reason than to let Daisy have her fantasy. I'm not that much of a monster."

"He should mark you two first," Daisy blushed, her eyes still gazing into mine with an adoring smile. "Then we'll talk about it."

"Maybe it'll just happen someday," I shrugged at her.

Autumn shook her head as it lay in my lap, but it felt kind of good, having her hair nuzzle against my crotch. "He can mark May Belle and the unicorn girl first," Autumn corrected her. "The possible benefits of marking me are niche anyway. There's no rush. Lusteria's interests come first."

"Speaking of which," I said, "I should use Discover to acquire some new skills. Let's say six new skills, and then I'll use the remaining skill points to upgrade the best abilities." I always did this shit when I played RPGs. Sometimes I'd level up ten times before allocating any Skill Points at all. I really needed to kick that habit now that these Skill Points were very much a real thing with direct consequences on my life.

Autumn sat up, suddenly excited. "Are you level eleven yet?" she asked.

"Getting close," I replied, chuckling. "Unicorn sex and killing three ogres certainly helped, and now I'm 4,394 XP to level 11 with 24 skill points to spend."

"Do it, then," Autumn urged.

I clasped my palms together and brought up the HUD to see my Skill List. It still looked the same as before, for the most part, but it was about to look very different. I focused my intent on using the Discover ability, worried for a second that it might be a bit tougher than just thinking about it, but quickly I felt a jolt as a notification popped up.

Trained Skill Acquired: Garrote 1

There we go, it worked. I did it five more times.

Trained Skill Acquired: Sniff 1

Trained Skill Acquired: Dragon Affinity 1

Trained Skill Acquired: Forage 1

Trained Skill Acquired: Fire Breath 1

Trained Skill Acquired: Investigate Other 1

I listed off the skills in order. "Garrote 1... Sniff 1, Dragon Affinity 1, Forage 1, Fire Breath 1, Investigate Other 1."

Autumn nodded, as she listened to them, mostly unimpressed until I said the last two. "Fire Breath? Investigate Other? Is that what you said?"

"Yup," I nodded. "Are those any good?"

"Fire Breath I've never even heard of a hero getting," she said. "I imagine you only were able to unlock it because you just got Dragon Affinity. Lucky timing."

"And Investigate Other?" I asked.

She practically glowed as she grinned ear to ear. "That's a good one," she said. "It allows you to focus on one aspect of someone else's HUD and have it reported back to you. Very useful."

I nodded, sitting up to meet her, and I realized that May Belle and Ivy had fallen asleep. I smiled down at them as I asked my catgirl, "Can I test it on you?"

"Of course," she said, her pretty face shining luminescently under the light of the moon. "I'm yours. Do as you will."

I focused my eyes on her and decided to hone in on her Agility attribute. She lit up in my view as a golden outline seemed to highlight her every curve until a number floated above her head in shining white text.

Agility Score: 11

"Your Agility is 11," I said. "Nice. That's way more than me. Why is it that I can jump up in trees and stuff?"

"You have Great Leap, for one thing, and you're a hero. Generally your attributes can push a bit further." Then she looked as though she suddenly remembered something. "Oh! You killed three ogres, yes?"

"Yeah," I nodded.

"Did you get any Monster Souls from them? Assuming you used your weapon."

I shook my head. "No," I said. "I didn't see anything."

She frowned. "It's not a big surprise. Ogres are technically greenskins, not monsters, but they've been known to give souls every now and then, so I thought I'd ask."

"So I need to focus on monsters to get more souls, and I need some souls to get more feats, and I need more feats to mark more girls." Well, at least I probably finished the bond with my badass lance by killing them, I thought, recalling what Bonny had told me about it.

"Feats can sometimes be unlocked in other ways, but it's rare," Autumn said.

I nodded. That much I'd pieced together on my own, given the Harem Knight feat I now had. "Alright," I said. "Sounds good. I'll find some monsters soon."

Ivy stirred back awake in the midst of that conversation, and I felt her hand on mine. "There are many terrible monsters in the woods. If you'll take me, I can help you find some of them. I know their dens, and I know their trails."

"I don't want to put you in danger," I said. But I thought about it a bit more, chewing my lip as I looked back and forth between her and Autumn. "But I wanted the two of you in particular to meet Sprinkle anyway. Maybe we can do it, but you're bringing weapons and staying close at all times."

"Oh no," Autumn teased with a mocking scoff. "I have to stay close to you? The man I adore? What an inconvenience."

I grinned back at her. "I mean it, though. I'd lose it if something happened to you."

"If that's the plan, might I suggest we retire for the evening?" Ivy suggested with a stretch and a yawn, and I agreed.

"Good idea. I'm getting sleepy, and if tomorrow is a monster-hunting kind of day, then it's best for me to be well rested."

"Of course," Autumn nodded, reaching for my crotch, tugging at the waistband of my pants. "One more blowjob, though. For XP," she winked.

"Right," I nodded solemnly. "For XP."

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