As I approached the two men who were assaulting the bound girl, the first to notice me was the victim herself.
Miina, the Beast-girl, widened her eyes at the sight of me.
The men had their backs to me, facing Miina. They only noticed me when they looked back, following Miina’s gaze.
“Wha… What is it? —Guaaah!”
“Wh-? D-Douglas! You’re alive—Guh!”
I quickly rushed over and punched both men.
The Priest, whose face was struck, flew back and landed on the ground.
Several of his teeth broke and flew out, and his nose bled profusely.
The Mage, whose stomach was punched, clutched his abdomen and curled up, rolling on the ground like a caterpillar.
He coughed and sputtered, vomiting blood.
With this one blow, both were likely rendered unable to fight back.
I grabbed the Priest by his hair, lifting him up.
“Hey, it’s been a while. Glad to see you’re doing so well.”
“Wh-why… I thought you were dead…”
“Too bad for you. Turns out I’m surprisingly resilient.”
“I’m sooo sorrrry… Pleeeease forgive me…”
“If it were just what you did to me, I would have let you off with that one blow. …What were you trying to do to Miina?”
“H-hehe… Won’t you join us in the fun, Douglas? The aphrodisiac will take effect any moment now. Even a stray cat like her can be quite good… —Ugh! *cough, cough*…!”
“…Honestly, you people are the lowest. What kind of god do you serve to become like that? A false god?”
I punched him twice through his chainmail, and the Priest rolled his eyes and lost consciousness.
The power of my fists, imbued with Fighting Spirit, couldn’t be blocked by mere chainmail.
As an added measure, I kicked the Mage twice more, and he too slumped to the ground, motionless.
Then, I picked up the dagger the Mage had been holding and used it to cut the ropes and gag binding the Beast-girl.
Miina, crying, threw herself into my arms.
“—Douglas! I’m so sorry! I’m so glad you’re alive! And thank you! I hate these guys! What are they even?! If it weren’t for you, Douglas, I would have started hating all Humans!”
“Yeah, it was tough, wasn’t it. I won’t apologize on behalf of all Humans… but yeah, I’m sorry. You must have been terrified.”
I gently hugged the Beast-girl and stroked her head.
“Sniff… D-Douglas, it’s not your fault. Please don’t apologize. Miina should be apologizing. For giving up on Douglas… I’m really sorry… *sniff*”
“You don’t need to apologize for that either. It’s all their fault. Miina did everything she could. Right?”
“Sniff… Y-yes… …Miina didn’t intend to abandon you, Douglas… *sniff*”
“I know. I know.”
I held the Cat-ear Tribe girl in my arms and stroked her head until she calmed down.
I would have let her go if she seemed to dislike it, but she showed no such signs, so I kept holding her for a while.
Eventually, Miina said, “I’m alright now,” and when I released her, she hopped a couple of steps away from me and smiled brightly.
“Once more. Thank you, Douglas… …But what are we going to do with them?”
She asked, looking at the two unconscious men.
“I feel like it would be for the best if I just ended their lives, but I still feel a bit bad about killing them. Especially since they’re incapacitated, not in a fight.”
“Then let’s just tie them up and leave them here? They’ll probably get eaten by wild animals eventually.”
“Something like that. Well, if they’re lucky, they might survive, unlike them.”
And so, I tied the men up with rope and left them on the ground.
Then, Miina and I began our journey back to the city.
However—
“Haaah… Haaah… Haaah… Nyaaah…!”
As we walked through the Forest on our way back, Miina’s breathing started to become ragged.
Her face was flushed red, and she looked like she was in terrible pain.
“Hey Miina, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Ngh… I-I might not be okay… Haaah… Haaah… D-Douglas…”
When I approached and shook Miina’s shoulder, her eyes became glazed, and she clung to me.
“W-What are you…!?“
“D-Douglas… Please… Help Miina…”
Saying this, Miina stretched up and kissed me.
“—!”
“Nghum… *kiss sounds*… Nnnh… Nggguuuuh… *kiss sounds*…”
Miina’s soft lips and warm tongue avidly explored my lips and mouth.
The girl’s cat ears twitched tingly and painfully.
“Puh! W-What are you doing, Miina…!”
“Nha… Haaah… Haaah… I-‘m sorrrry, Douglas… They made me drink something weird… I think it’s… Nyaaaahh… It feels so strange… It hurts… Douglas… Help me…”
The Beast-girl, with a melting gaze, pleaded with me.
I finally remembered.
Those priests did say something about an aphrodisiac.
Is that what’s taking effect now?
Miina wriggled her thighs and looked up at me, as if begging for something.
“Nyaaah… Please, Douglas…! Miina can’t take it anymore… If this keeps up, I’m going to go crazy…!”
“I can help, but are you sure it’s me you want?”
“Douglas is fine…! I want you to comfort Miina a lot…! Please…!”
“…Alright.”
Miina looked a little young, but she said she was an adult.
And I was already overwhelmed by Miina’s allure.
I no longer had the reason to resist.
Lombardia seemed to be considerate, saying nothing.
“Miina—I’m sorry, but I can’t hold back anymore. You’re too cute, Miina.”
“Feh…? D-Douglas—Nghum!?”
I pushed Miina down onto the road and threw myself on top of her.
This time, I forcefully stole Miina’s kiss.
“Ngb… *slurping sounds*… *slurping sounds*… Puh…! Haaah, haaah… D-Douglas… More…!”
At her request, I devoured her more intensely.
I inserted my tongue, exchanged saliva, and thoroughly savored Miina’s lips.
“Puhah…! Haaah… Haaah… It’s okay now… I want you to mess up Miina’s body too…!”
Saying this, Miina wiggled her lower body.
When I looked up, the crotch of the Beast-girl’s hot pants was wet and soaked.
I felt like teasing her a little and said,
“What, just a kiss makes you like this? You’re a lewd one, Miina.”
“Th-that’s not true…! It’s because they made me drink that weird medicine… Nyaahh!”
As I fumbled with Miina’s crotch through her pants, the Beast-girl’s healthy body trembled and arched.
“You’re already so sensitive just from me touching through your pants. And it’s already sticky.”
“Nyaaaahh… D-Douglas… Please don’t be mean…”
“Hahaha, my bad, my bad. You’re just too cute, Miina. I couldn’t help but want to tease you.”
“Urrrgh… Stupid Douglas…!”
“I said I was sorry. Well then, time to open up.”
As I said that and reached for the belt of Miina’s pants, Miina nodded.
