Miina’s cat ears twitched.
“That sound came from outside the village—from the forest, nya.”
I ran in the direction Miina pointed. Miina and Elen followed.
We left the village and entered the dense forest. Running through the towering trees, we came across several dead Evil Flowers. Since the flowers were cut down, it was likely the work of adventurers. Probably Luke and his group.
As we pressed on, we saw what looked like a clearing in the forest ahead, beyond the trees. And there, we found—
“…I see. So there was a boss,” I muttered as I ran through the forest. No wonder there were so many ridiculous numbers of Evil Flowers.
Before me, in the forest clearing, stood something that looked like the boss of the Evil Flowers. The Evil Flowers we had fought before were large, but this one was easily a size or two larger. This colossal plant was about six meters tall. To give you an idea of its size, it’s more than three times the height of an average adult man.
At the very top bloomed a single, enormous flower. It was large enough to easily envelop a person. The flower was supported by a massive stem, formed by dozens of interwoven stalks thicker than a person’s leg, its sturdiness resembling the trunk of a large tree. Below, countless long, thick vines writhed and twisted like tentacles.
On the ground around the colossal plant monster, what looked like immature versions of the Evil Flowers we had been fighting were growing in abundance. None of them had bloomed yet, their flowers still buds. Their sizes varied, some human-sized, others larger or smaller, but there was no doubt that if they grew, they would become the Evil Flowers we had defeated.
In other words, that boss was undoubtedly the source of this mass Evil Flower outbreak. Conversely, if we didn’t defeat it, defeating the small fry would be meaningless.
And then—
“Nooooo! P-please stop… this feels… too good… Ah, ah, ahhh…! Don’t poke me anymore…!”
“Nooo…! It’s… it’s good…! Better than Luke’s…! Ah, ahh… it feels so good…! Fuguuu…!? Nguguguguguguguuu…!”
Two adventurers were being captured and violated by tentacles, like sacrifices. They were the Priest Adela and the Mage Sheryl. The two beautiful women were restrained by vines, their arms and legs bound, and suspended in the air.
The vines weren’t content with just restraining them; they snaked into their clothes, burrowed into their most intimate areas and mouths, and violently tormented the two female adventurers. Adela’s pure white priestess robes and Sheryl’s mage robes were torn to shreds. On the ground beneath them lay their holy staff and priest’s hat, and their mage’s staff and wide-brimmed triangular hat, scattered like the tokens of the defeated.
Despite being forcibly violated by the plant monster, both women’s cheeks were flushed red, and their eyes held the gleam of pleasure. A slimy secretion seemed to be dripping from the vines, perhaps a contributing factor.
“Aahhh, ahh… more…! Please, violate me more…!”
“Fuguguguguuu…! Mugu… muguguguguguguuu…! Nnnnnnnn…!”
The sounds of two young, accomplished female adventurers being entwined and violated by countless vines echoed. Watching this, the Swordsman Luke stood by, helpless.
“Damn it…! Let go of my Adela and Sheryl! —Wooooooaaaahhhh!”
Luke, sword in hand, charged towards the colossal Evil Flower. Dodging the attacking vines, he reached his companions and desperately began to cut through the vines ensnaring them. But this suicidal charge was reckless.
“Shit—Gwaaaaaahhhh!”
A sweeping blow from a bundle of vines caught Luke’s body. The young swordsman was sent flying spectacularly, his back hitting the trunk of a large tree with a thud before he slid to the ground and collapsed.
We arrived at that exact moment. Luke lay collapsed at the base of a large tree. He seemed to be merely unconscious, not fatally wounded.
“Miina! Move Luke to a safe place!”
“Understood, nya! Honestly, making us go through such trouble.”
Miina slung the unconscious Luke over her shoulder and dragged him out of the forest clearing.
Now then—I didn’t know the full story of how this situation came about, but I couldn’t just leave them. I slung the Holy Axe Lombardia over my shoulder and walked towards the colossal plant.
“Hahaha… well, this is certainly something unexpected… Normally, we’d go back to the Adventurer’s Guild to report and make new plans, but…”
Elen, who had joined me and drawn her sword, sweat trickled from her forehead. She seemed to acutely sense that her own power would likely be insufficient.
“But if we do that, those two could be violated to death. I don’t know the habits of this monster, but it’s unlikely they’ll be released once they reach their climax.”
“Y-you’re right… What do we do, Douglas? Can we win?”
“There’s a degree of uncertainty, but probably.”
“Then let me rephrase. —Are we going to abandon them and run? Or are we going to try and save them?”
“The latter. And Elen, you can fall back if you want.”
“Don’t be silly. A good wife always supports her husband, right?”
“Understood. But don’t push yourself. The last thing I want is for anything to happen to you.”
“I know. If it gets too dangerous, we’ll retreat immediately.”
While we were talking, Adela and Sheryl’s moans echoed through the forest.
…After this is over, I might feel like having one. I’ll ask Miina and Elen later.
“But being ravaged like that might be… kind of nice…”
“…Hm? Did you say something, Elen?”
“N-no, nothing! Just my imagination, hahahaha!”
I thought I saw Elen drooling while watching the two adventurers being violated by tentacles… Oh well, it must have been my imagination.
“…Hey, Douglas. This is a bit random, but… do you by any chance have tentacles growing from your body?”
“No, I don’t.”
It wasn’t my imagination.
What on earth do my wives think of me?
And then the situation escalated further. Other onlookers arrived. A total of three parties, fewer than fifteen adventurers.
“Whoooa, what is that!? Is that the boss of the Evil Flowers!?”
“No way, how big is that…!? Compared to that, the Evil Flowers we were fighting are like children.”
“Look at that! The Priest and the Mage are being violated by tentacles!”
“Damn, it’s penetrating. Haa haa.”
…They never change.
I made sure to warn them.
“You guys should probably stay back if you value your lives. Elen and I will handle it.”
“Yes, Douglas-san! We’ll be sure to witness Douglas-san’s heroic deeds!”
“…………”
Before I knew it, the adventurers’ attitude towards me had completely changed. They’re so fickle.
Just as I thought—
“Nya nya!? —Douglas, there are still normal Evil Flowers, nya! Lots of them! They’re approaching the clearing, nya! There are at least three right near us, nya!”
The sharp-eyed Miina reported.
When I looked around, I could sense numerous presences stirring in the depths of the forest.
…Tch, really? How troublesome.
Focus on the big one.
But then, the fickle adventurers sprang into action.
“Douglas-san, leave the small fry to us!”
“Douglas-san, you handle the big guy!”
The surrounding adventurers, divided into their respective parties, went to intercept the approaching normal Evil Flowers.
Ah, that’s a little helpful.
They do something good once in a while.
This way, I can concentrate on the boss Evil Flower.
“Alright—Elen, shall we go? …Just to be clear, don’t get yourself captured on purpose.”
“W-what are you saying, Douglas? I would never do something like that, hahahaha…”
“…………”
I have a bad feeling about this…
Anyway, putting jokes aside.
Elen and I headed towards the boss, the colossal Evil Flower.
