Chapter 76: Espionage – Part 2

Chapter 76: Espionage – Part 2

We see a large Wasp and a small Wasp taking off from the Carrier. The first of the two lands on the Floater while the second lands on the Winch. It looks like they're Nohopu's and Mahi's personal transport planes.

Ririmu replaces Hukarere, and we leave the golems on the bridge to pilot the ship.

We separate into groups on the deck and start talking among ourselves while I use [Bind] to relay everyone's words. Ciel and Yunia talk with Roxanne so that we can all hear them.

"Having the Horns protect us is simply not enough for me to be comfortable with facing anything with 'Leviathan' in its name," Yunia says.

"If the Floater could almost kill it, then it shouldn't be too bad," Ciel says.

"I could explode it if it's not too mana-dense," Roxanne says.

"If it's too big, that would exhaust you, right? It'd be better to save that for an emergency," Yunia says.

"Wow, you are offering to do something that would give you an overuse headache? Are you alright?" Hana teases with a smirk.

"Shush, you little bitch, I've always used [Explosion] this way," Roxanne responds.

"Stop bickering, you whores," Yunia coldly says and glances at Roxanne. Then, she calmly continues, "I'm unsure of what to think of Hihiriwa, but he doesn't seem to hesitate from asking us for help."

"You just wanted to call them whores..." Ciel mumbles.

"Perhaps he'd prefer to sacrifice us instead of his men," Lina says.

"I don't think he wants to 'sacrifice' us. He needs us, or Wolfy at least," Alissa says. She glances at Paraaone, but he doesn't seem to be trying to listen to us, and we're fairly sure that he doesn't know Andraste. "I think he wants to spare his own men and get the most use out of us since we're much more powerful than everyone here except for the Horns."

"And it's not so simple for us to just say 'no' to him, right?" I question.

"We don't know how he'll react," Yunia nods and responds solemnly.

"If he decides to force us to cooperate, we'll have to rely on Oritiki," Alissa says.

"Will she even defend us? She's pretty friendly with him," Lina asks.

"She's friendly with everyone," Roxanne replies.

"True..." Lina whispers.

"We'll have to try to confide in her about some of our worries," I say.

"I advise that we don't do that while inside the Carrier or the Floater," Yunia says.

"You think Hihiriwa will be spying on us?" I ask.

"I don't know, that's the problem. There's too much mana inside the Carrier, and I don't know which spells they can use to spy on us, so I also don't know which countermeasures we'll need," she answers.

"Could we sneak onto the ship at night to inspect it?" I ask.

"That's a good idea, but we should try to get into Hihiriwa's room before they retire. They'll probably talk about us when they're in private."

"Understood."

My Holly reaches the bridge of the Carrier. It's a polyhedral half-sphere protruding from the front of the carrier, seemingly made of rhombic pieces of glass reinforced with steel. I see a truck-sized green gem glowing faintly underneath them all. I assume that this is the frontal [Wind Shield] that protects the bridge.

There are nine Chimeras sitting near the glass wall with telescopes in hand, observing in all directions; they must be spotters. Surrounding the lavish captain's chair, there are over ten Chimeras operating comm boxes with a summoned bird beside each of them. The floor is also made of glass, allowing everyone to see all around them. A single Chimera in front of the captain's chair operates a few levers and a flight stick, the pilot.

Hihiriwa is sitting in his big chair; Kaiia's in a smaller one beside him; Oritiki is standing on the other side of him; and Kaata is operating one of the comm boxes at her simple workstation.

There's no open window to enter through, so the Holly will choose the nearest entrance at the side of the ship and try to make her way to the bridge.

"What are your opinions of the others?" I ask the girls.

"Nohopu is insane," Ciel says with a chuckle.

"The rest of them are completely normal," Yunia answers me seriously.

"Mahi is a civilian. You have a chance with her," Alissa says.

I pet her ears and smile wryly. "It'll be difficult to have sex with her since she'll be busy all day and night with the Winch," I say.

She smiles mischievously. "There'll be a few opportunities when we stop to rest."

Yunia rolls her eyes and says, "Just proposition her. She's a Chimera, it's unlikely that she'd be offended."

"Also ask her if she likes women. I'm itching to fuck someone new," Hana says.

"Anyway, they all seem to be reasonable people, except for Nohopu," Ciel pulls the conversation back on track.

"Maybe his behavior is why Hihiriwa keeps him close," Lina suggests.

"Indeed, perhaps he values boldness over cautiousness," Yunia agrees.

"You've been quiet so far, Aoi. What do you think?" I ask her.Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

"Hihiriwa wants to make children with me," Aoi answers immediately, and I almost choke on my spit.

"Don't ever let yourself be alone with him. You should never worry Wolfy with the possibility of betrayal," Alissa immediately admonishes.

"I knoo~w..." Aoi responds in a childish tone. "All I want to is bite his head off because he's so weak, but I know that I shouldn't, so I can't think about him properly because of how this anger keeps getting in the way."

"O~h, that's surprisingly mature of you, Aoi," Roxanne comments.

"'Surprisingly'?" Aoi questions in a low tone, deliberately enunciating each syllable.

"Nyehehehe," Roxanne snickers like an old witch.

"You're growing more articulate. Congratulations, Aoi," Ciel gently says.

"Hehehe," Aoi giggles and gives us a toothy grin.

"If he wasn't weak, then you wouldn't want to bite his head off?" Alissa questions.

"No, but then I could just ignore him. He's too arrogant; he doesn't deserve to look at me with lewd eyes."

"Huh, I didn't notice he was looking at you that way. I thought you were just annoyed at having to use cutlery," I say.

"That, too, but you're always looking at me like that." She tilts her head in slight confusion.

"I also didn't know that." I smile wryly.

"Maybe you're gaining some form of [Intimidate] that you're not aware of?" Hana questions.

"You did start to seem like a predator since a little while ago," Alissa says, and Lina nods.

"He can resist mine and Aoi's 'charm,' so it could be related to that," Roxanne says.

"Those dragon visions must be working," Yunia says.

"Gih!" Gify nods proudly.

"Then you should continue trying to become a dragon!" Aoi says excitedly.

"And you, a human," I reply to her.

"Let's do it together," she says, excitedly.

"When we have a day to rest."

The conversation is already too sidetracked to pull back on course, and we don't have anything meaningful to add, so we just start chatting about trivial things.

The spy Holly enters the Carrier through one of the open windows. It's a Cannon Room.

The "cannons" the Chimera use kind of look like railguns. They have a central crystal where the spell is formed, and a long, enchanted "barrel" that serves to amplify its effectiveness. The crystal is set on something like the chamber of a revolver, allowing them to change the type of spell being used ([Earth Bullet], [Fireball], or [Lightning Bolt]) on the fly.

There seems to be a spotter, who uses a scope to range their shots; the gunner; and an armored guard, who protects them from invading monsters.

We hear the doctor starting to grumble again, and Kaiia gives her a confused glance.

"We're happy to help," I reply, drawing his attention back to us. "This spell is rather expensive mana-wise, so we'll be very cautious in deciding when we use it from now on."

"Of course, we understand your circumstances," he calmly responds with a nod.

This was a freebie. If Hihiriwa wants to use us, we'll first build up some rapport with the crew, then we'll demand compensation.

The now fully healed personnel wave to us as we leave, and we return to our ship.

The Wasps investigate the islets where the monsters came from, but they don't find anything. There was no leader-type guiding this attack.

"Does this mean that the leader left orders and they obeyed even though the leader wasn't here anymore?" Hana questions, sounding impressed.

"That leader-type must've been in charge for quite a while to get the monsters to behave that way," I say.

"It's been some time since we had an expedition clear this area, but we didn't think that it'd be this bad," Paraaone comments.

The girls and I share a look. It could be the case that things changed ever since this dungeon "awoke" them.

"Well, I think we can only rely on Oritiki to keep us safe now," I say through [Bind].

"This just makes me even more concerned about that albino Fay Leviathan," Yunia whispers to me.

Unfortunately, I can only weakly nod.

The fleet continues on, and the rest of the day goes by without another encounter. Once the faint blue sky disappears, we stop by an island to recharge the ships and get some rest.

Apparently, the Floater's main function is gathering Light mana during the day, which it converts into Wind mana to then transfer to the crystals of the other ships. As Hihiriwa said, the Floater can recharge our ship, so we don't have to worry about doing it ourselves, not that it was hard for us in the first place.

We're allowed to use the Carrier's showers, but we have our own bath, so I park our ship above the others to ensure that no one can peep down on us, then we begin our sacred ritual.

Yunia's been very tense today, so I decide to focus on her right now. I can't read her mind, so I have to put some effort into getting her into the mood.

I put a few points in [Washing] and wash her fit body myself, making sure to get in a few squeezes of her firm breasts while caressing her enticing pink nipples. I delicately shampoo her hair while my tentacles embrace her body, playing around with her fun bits.

She accepts my affection with pride, remaining majestic and composed even when the purple tentacle monster creeps closer and closer to her pink pussy lips.

I rinse out the elven shampoo from her hair and calmly clean every inch of her face. Not one part of her body is left untouched by me, even her tight asshole.

I don't resist and nibble on her long, flexible ear, making her yelp. She breaks her composure and slaps my arm, making it sting a little.

"I'll bite your dick," she says in a cold tone, then pouts and looks away.

I smirk and say, "My apologies, my Queen. Let me make it up to you." I gently fondle her ear and apply [Massage] to it.

She lets a moan escape her lips, then pouts again and holds herself back. I spread my tentacles over her once more, then [Massage] the muscles of her shoulders and back that seem a bit tense.

The pleasure quickly overpowers her control, and a long sigh of satisfaction graces my ears as a reward for my efforts.

I guide her chin with my index finger and make her look back at me. Her entrancing blue eyes meet my own, and I seal her lips with a brief kiss.

Her sharp eyes soften and invite me in further. I push her chin down with my finger, partially opening her mouth, then I kiss her again and search for her tongue.

She searches for mine in turn and lazily moves hers about, but that's okay, because I'm the one who's supposed to put in the work tonight.

With my tentacles, I turn her body around so that she's facing me. I hug her and guide us forward, gently laying her on her back.

She weakly hugs my neck, and her tongue penetrates deep into my mouth to lick my palate. She starts acting like a lonely puppy wanting to please its master as she explores every corner of my mouth.

I position myself on top of her, and my cock rubs against her warm entrance with a wet noise. She's dripping with lewdness.

I hold her lower back and lift her up a bit so that I can aim my sword into her sheath.

She stops the kiss and lets go of my neck. I straighten my back and look down at the goddess under me. Her golden hair is wildly spread out on the deck of the ship, partially concealing her mesmerizing blue eyes that look up at me with unusual gentleness; her strong arms are laid out at her sides, making her seem defenseless before me like a wolf showing its belly; her chest is heaving rapidly with anticipation and excitement, making the pink, pointy nipples of her firm and beautiful breasts catch my attention; her legs are completely open before me, spreading her lips apart and revealing her pink, wet pussy; her golden bush is like the welcome mat before the door of pleasure, inviting me to fuck her.

I push my hips forward and enter her with barely any resistance. Her warmth embraces me, and I feel her quiver with delight as she lets out a deep moan.

I lean on top of her and gaze deeply into her eyes as I thrust my hips, pumping my cock in and out of her tight pussy. Our hot breaths mingle as we ignore the world and focus solely on each other.

I've liked her since we first met, but now I can say with certainty that I'm really falling in love with her. I just hope that she's also falling for me, too.

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