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Chapter 163 - The Summer Birds and Their Song of Battle, Part 2

I channeled the sorrow of losing Aira, my greatest comrade, toward Cecily. I faced her directly.

"Cecily, I'm in love with you."

"I... I love you too. I really do,"

Cecily replied, looking embarrassed.

"And you're still leaving the party to go to the magic academy?"

"...Yes. I want to become stronger than I am now."

Her resolve seemed even firmer than when I'd last confirmed it in the home of the Earth Dragon Race. Back then, I sensed some hesitation. But now, I could see a powerful will in her gaze. I couldn't stop her anymore, nor did I intend to.

"There's something I don't want to ask. But it's something I've always wanted to know."

"...Alright. Go ahead,"

Cecily answered.

"What will you do if Reed comes to pick you up at the academy?"

"Are you a complete and total idiot? You're the one who made it so I can't go back, Mash!"

Reed was handsome. I couldn't imagine I stood a chance against him. I knew I was a pathetic man for not being able to trust Cecily and Aira.

"I don't have any confidence in myself. And you're so beautiful. It might have been forced on you, Cecily, but having you travel with me was truly reassuring. And it made me happy."

She let out a sigh.

"Don't talk like it's over. Our journey continues all the way to Miglutt, so don't let your guard down."

"I love that about you, Cecily."

"Once I'm stronger, I'll come back to you, Mash. So..."

Cecily threw her arms around me, and I held her close. She pressed her lips to my neck. A small sting of pain was followed by a red mark.

"You too, Mash."

She offered me her own neck. Her skin was white and translucent. I leaned in and left a hickey near her collarbone. As we kissed, I let my hands roam over her body, savoring the feeling of her. Though she had a slender build, she possessed that distinct softness unique to a woman. Her supple breasts and firm bottom were perfect. Her hand wrapped around mine.

Though Mizuki and the others had fully restored me for a time, my stamina was fading, and my erection was slowly losing its vigor.

"Are you really okay? It seems like you're getting smaller and smaller..."

Those were the words of someone who had diligently licked up my semen.

"It's you, Cecily, so I'll be fine."

"Are you sure...?"

Her fingers traced over me, caressing gently. In an instant, I was fully recovered. I laid her down on the bed and slipped between her legs. I took hold of her legs and inserted myself into her.

"Ah..."

A moan escaped her lips. Her insides were slick with her own juices, and she was wonderfully tight. The soft, pliant walls of her passage clung to me, trying to draw me in deeper. I pulled back and thrust hard.

"Aah!"

I watched Cecily's ecstatic expression as I continued to thrust in and out. Although I'd declared I would be with everyone, I had been worried if I could manage it six times, but I was still hard. I wouldn't go soft again. I could see this through to the end. All that was left was to pour this joy into her. When I pulled her close, she sought my lips. Cecily's movements became fluid, her hips squirming as she let out moans between our kisses. She, too, was drowning in pleasure. Her voice and her movements were guiding me toward release.

"Mash, I... I love traveling. Even after you achieve your goal, I want to keep traveling with you."

"Like Doris's party, maybe we could aim for the far east..."

I wondered if this world had trade routes connecting the west and east. And if, beyond the sea, the country where we once lived might exist.

"Yes, that would be perfect. Together, Mash."

I couldn't contain my excitement. The pace of my thrusts quickened. Cecily's hand reached out. I grasped it.

"Mash, together!"

"Cecily, I'm coming!"

"Y-yes. Come inside me... anytime!"

I pulled my hips back far and drove my penis toward her depths. At the same moment, it pulsed powerfully.

"Auuughhhhhh..."

Cecily's body arched violently.

"Alright, I'm summoning Laciel."

"I-I don't think you can. Look how cute it's gotten."

Mizuki stroked me, then playfully jiggled my scrotum. A shiver of pleasure ran through me, but it didn't stir. Famu was busy cleaning up Cecily with her tongue. Even seeing such a perversely bewitching sight didn't get a reaction out of me. Both of them had resisted fiercely, but when I threatened to report them to Aira, they oddly became compliant. Cecily's body twitched in response to Famu's tongue and fingers.

"Ahn, ahh... this movement, it's the same as what Mash did to me the first time... ahn!"

I was surprised she remembered that so clearly, but then again, considering I'd memorized every inch of Cecily's body, perhaps we were the same.

"I-I don't want to come... ngh... ah, stop... Mash, make Famu stop!"

Cecily sent a pleading look my way, but Famu was my master. My master was demonstrating her secret technique right before my very eyes; how could I, her disciple, possibly have the audacity to stop her? This was a rare opportunity to burn her superior skills into my memory.

"N-no, I really can't, ahhhhhhh!"

Cecily's body convulsed before she slumped, exhausted, into the bed. Famu moved away from her and wiped her mouth.

"I expected more of the Master's seed to drip out, but there was only a little."

Famu's clinical comment sparked a new wave of excitement in me. Mizuki's hand on me, the vivid act between Famu and Cecily just moments ago, and now Famu's words... I was recovering. I steeled my resolve.

"Goddess Summon!"

With those words, the room was enveloped in a rainbow-colored brilliance. From within that light, Laciel appeared. Her beautiful long hair shone like gold, her skin like lustrous white porcelain. Her features were perfectly arranged, her clear golden eyes protected by long, golden lashes. She blinked. The usual air of authority was absent, likely because she was sitting primly on her knees on the bed. Around her lay Myra, Aira, and Cecily.

"L-L-Lady Laciel... really and truly..."

Claire was stunned.

"What's wrong, Claire? You should have seen her twice by now, right?"

"Th-three times, actually. The first was at the arena in Richel. But that was from far away. I was at the trading post during the incident in Nieren, and in my cabin during the pirate attack."

So she'd been watching our fight from the stands in the arena.

"Is that so? Well, allow me to introduce you. Laciel, this is the winged girl, Claire. She's my girlfriend. Claire, this is Laciel. You can stop with the prayer pose. And you can just call her by her name."

"C-calling her by name is out of the question!"

She dropped the prayer pose, but it seemed she had no intention of dropping the "-sama."

"..."

Laciel shot me a sharp glare. Come to think of it, she hadn't said a word since she appeared.

"What's wrong, Laciel? Are you angry even though I went to the trouble of calling you?"

"Of course I'm angry! Why am I always, always last? Besides, you said I would be next, didn't you?"

"Eek! I'm so sorry!"

For some reason, Claire was the one who apologized.

"Hey, Claire, you don't need to apologize to her. Laciel betrayed me and Mizuki. She didn't give us the three things we really needed. She gave them to all the other people she transferred, but... wait a minute. What were they? What didn't she give us? Was it two things?"

I found myself fixated on the two magnificent mounds on Laciel's chest. Before I knew it, I was reaching for her breasts. She covered them with her hands and turned away.

"Not in front of everyone, I never want to do it like this. I want it to be just the two of us."

For someone dressed in an outfit that seemed to flaunt her bursting chest, did even a goddess have a concept of shame?

"...Fine. Famu, Mizuki, Claire, sorry, but could you take Myra, Cecily, and Aira and wait in the hallway?"

"Naked?! There's no way we can do that!"

Mizuki shouted. Famu and Claire were also covering their chests and privates.

"Laciel, Mizuki's mad, so it's not happening today. Next time, it'll be just the two of us. I promise."

"You're a liar, Mash. I can't trust you!"

"Tch, then what am I supposed to do...?"

I glanced around the room. Claire looked anxious, seemingly intimidated by Laciel. Famu and Mizuki were silent. They wouldn't be offering me any advice. I looked at Cecily. She was lying face down. She might have fallen asleep after Famu made her climax. I couldn't see her expression. Myra was breathing peacefully, her large breasts rising and falling faintly. Come to think of it, she'd been asleep the last time I summoned Laciel, too. I tried to remember why Myra had been asleep, but nothing came to mind. It must have been for some trivial reason. Next to her, Aira was also sleeping. Their breathing and expressions in their sleep were identical. I could see why others said they were look-alike sisters. Just then, I thought I saw Aira's lips move slightly. Her voice echoed in my mind. Just attack her already. Hearing that voice, I threw my arms around Laciel. I tore away her clothes, exposing her chest.

"Eek! What do you think you're doing?!"

"Something lewd, obviously!"

I buried my face in her chest and stripped off her underwear as well. Famu expertly caught her panties.

"Why do you always, always have to steal my panties?"

"They're famous for being comfortable. Mizuki wants a pair too."

"I want a new pair!"

Mizuki shot back instantly.

"Is that so? Well then, I'll bring a few pairs with me next time I come."

"R-really? I want a bra, too."

"Um, okay. I know your size, so I'll prepare them."

Mizuki looked so happy at Laciel's words she looked like she was about to cheer.

"Hold on, if you're always wearing the same things, the joy of taking them off will be gone!"

"Hey!"

Mizuki cried out.

"It's okay, Mash. I'll make them all different designs."

"Good. And add a feature so I can make you instantly naked just by snapping my fingers."

Laciel seemed like she'd do anything. I might as well add to the request.

"What are you saying?! There's no way I'd wear underwear like that! I don't need that feature!"

Mizuki protested my brilliant idea. What a cheeky woman. I gave her chest a squeeze.

"Understood. I will add a catalog to the back of 'The World's Guide.' You two can choose and order from there."

"A mail-order catalog?! Hey, are you planning to charge us? You don't have any use for money!"

"It's just for you two. They're a lot of work to make, you see."

""You're the one making them?!""

Mizuki and I exclaimed in unison. Well, she was under house arrest, so she probably had a lot of free time.

I'd gotten completely sidetracked. I felt my head swim. Come to think of it, I could maintain her summons for much longer than the first time I'd called her. Though I couldn't perceive it myself, my mana must have increased.

"Does this mean I'll eventually be able to send you back before I collapse?"

"I'm afraid that's not possible,"

she replied flatly.

"Is that so?"

"My old self would have returned if you told me to. But now, I am your lover. I will absolutely never return on my own."

"..."

There's a limit to how much something can be a mixed blessing. Claire watched our exchange with a look of bewilderment.

"Are you two really lovers...?"

"That's right. And you're my lover too, Claire. As proof, today I'll give you special permission to suckle on Laciel's nipple. Come here."

I thought Claire would refuse, but she drifted closer as if drawn by a magnet. Then, she placed a hand on Laciel's breast.

"Lady Laciel..."

And she brought her mouth to the cherry-pink bud at its tip. Claire's tiny wings fluttered. She looked like an angel. The goddess gently stroked her head. It should have been an obscene scene, yet it was filled with a mysterious quality, like a religious painting.

"Mash, this one is available."

Drawn in by her words, I suckled on the other nipple. She stroked my head, too. I wanted to fall asleep just like this. I felt a powerful maternal presence from her.

This was bad. There was a naked beauty right in front of me, but my groin remained calm. At this rate, things would end with Laciel without me doing anything. I pulled my mouth from her breast and stood up. I pressed my penis against Laciel's lips.

"Won't you kiss me first?"

Those cherry-pink, bewitching lips. As if mesmerized by her words, I kissed her.

"Mash, please don't dodge the subject like last time."

"You tried to dodge it too. Can a god truly love a human? Isn't it just a way to kill time?"

"Whatever I may think, I am still me. What about you?"

For some reason, simply telling her I loved her right here felt cheap. Did I truly love her? Or was I just drawn to her exceptional appearance? My gaze fell on Mizuki. Uta's face overlapped with hers. Then, Laciel's face overlapped with them both. In that moment, I felt a powerful sense of wrongness about Laciel.

"Were you chosen, Mizuki, because your appearance is so close to hers? Were you summoned not as a hero, but as her vessel? If certain conditions are met, are you planning to take over Mizuki's body and descend upon this world?"

"—, ——————..."

Laciel answered, but I couldn't hear her. My vision distorted as if I were drunk. A sharp pain lanced through my head.

"Mash, I would never do anything that you and Mizuki wouldn't want. We've made a pact, have we not? Won't you please believe in me?"

Laciel pulled me into an embrace. Then she kissed me. Her tongue crawled inside my mouth. I couldn't resist the pleasure, and I responded in kind, our tongues intertwining. Her saliva flowed into me, mixing with mine. We shared it between us.

"Laciel, please. Not Mizuki. She's not cut out for this world. I need you to help her. I love Mizuki."

Without realizing it, I had become erect. I was drawn toward the hidden place beneath her golden fields.

"Mash, I love you. And I love Mizuki. It's true."

"What about Uta? What about the one before her who looked just like you? And the one before that, and the one before that...?"

"Mash, you are special. You have my blood—... I—, —"

The pain in my head struck again, fiercely. It was no good. I couldn't hear her voice again.

"Laciel, back in my original world, I had nothing. My days were just about getting by. I'm grateful that you gave me this chance. But..."

But I couldn't find the words to follow. I tried to remember, but nothing came to mind. What were we talking about? Laciel was spreading her legs wide, inviting me. Next to her, a small, winged angel who served the goddess was watching me with a sorrowful gaze.

"Mash, I love you,"

the goddess whispered. The scene was like something out of a dream. I leaned over Laciel and searched for her secret place. It was already wet. I wanted to enter her now. I positioned the head of my penis against her.

"Laciel, I love you too."

"Yes. I'm so glad to hear you say that."

The goddess smiled. I buried myself inside her. It was the second time. Parting the soft, pliant walls, I slid smoothly into her depths.

"Ngh... nnh..."

Laciel's brow furrowed slightly.

"Did I hurt you?"

"No, it feels so good... I was trying to hold back my moans."

"I prefer it when you let them out."

"Okay. I won't hide them anymore. Ahh..."

Just a slight shift of my hips made her react, letting out an adorable cry. Her voice spurred me on, and I began to move my hips, thrusting my penis into her depths again and again. Laciel writhed, accepting all of me.

"Mash, please. Please believe in me. I am your ally. You and Mizuki are the only allies I have. When you believe in me, when our bond grows stronger, we can become strong... so strong."

Laciel murmured between her gasps, her sorrowful eyes gazing up at me.

"Mash..."

"...Laciel, are you really... okay with this?"

I licked the tears from her eyes and sealed her lips with mine.

"Mash, I want what's yours. More of your saliva..."

I let my saliva flow into her mouth, and she swallowed it. The sight of Laciel coming undone made my excitement impossible to control.

"Laciel..."

"Anytime... I'm ready. It feels so good, I think I'm going to lose my mind."

Hearing her voice, I quickened the pace of my hips.

"Mash, give it to me. Give me all of you."

I held her hips firmly so she couldn't escape. She wrapped her arms around my neck and held me tight.

"Laciel—!"

"Mash—!"

We called out each other's names as we both came to our climax. I could feel myself pulsing, pouring into her depths. I was surprised I still had so much seed left inside me as a wave of comfort and satisfaction washed over my entire body.

"Mash..."

She sought my lips. I obliged, pressing mine against hers. Suddenly, I felt a strong gaze on me. Closer than I expected, Claire was watching us.

"Want to kiss Laciel too, Claire?"

Claire shook her head vigorously. Laciel listened to our conversation with a smile.

"That's not allowed. The only thing that can touch my lips is your... right here."

Laciel pressed her index finger to her own lips, then pressed that same finger to mine.