After we had finished, there was not a single mention of it between Martha and me.
It was as if I had forgotten everything and pretended that our relationship had never happened.
I also didn't want to be questioned too much and have my stomach probed, even though it didn't hurt, so I decided not to bring up the subject.
Apparently Martha's butt was incredibly big.
Apparently the inside of her vagina felt amazing.
Without daring to say anything like that, as the sun rose we prepared breakfast, extinguished the campfire we had relighted, and prepared to leave camp.
After making sure that Lesper (the real one) had woken up, they called their horses together and set off.
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and.
We finally arrived.
The location of the trial designated by the Queen is a scorching hot volcanic area.
"Woohooooo... that's scary...!?"
We were currently standing at what could be called the trailhead, and at this point magma was flowing everywhere.
It flows like a viscous liquid, emitting an eerie red glow.
It is likely that it flowed out from the crater.
Of course, if you were to fall into the river of magma you would surely die in an instant, so there is no way to cross it, let alone get close to it.
It's hot and humid.
To make your way through the mountains you have to avoid the rivers of magma, which makes it feel like you're navigating a maze.
A dungeon indeed.
It's a volcano dungeon that seems like it could be the final step in an RPG!
"The heat has scared the horses away. We have no choice but to proceed on foot."
"Are you serious?! From here on out, the trail becomes a real mountain path!"
Resper makes a noise of disgust, but there's nothing else to be done.
If you fall off your horse and end up in the river of magma, you're out.
"Is it true that the spirit of fire resides somewhere within this volcano? But I don't want to go searching aimlessly without knowing where it is. My legs will become numb!"
"How about I and Thao explore the mountains? Resper-sama, please wait here."
Hey hey hey.
Don't spoil the young master.
Since Her Majesty didn't specify the exact location, it seems the trials begin with searching for the fire spirit.
Any omissions can result in failure.
Let's all move forward steadily from here.
"Tch... they're useless."
Did you say something, little boy?
As soon as we entered the volcanic zone we were hit by a scorching heat.
It's the heat of magma.
Even though it was far away from the main body, the far infrared heat was reaching us and roasting us!?
"It's hot, hot, hot! Is this a sauna? No, it's even hotter than a sauna, it's so hot, they don't seem to care about safety at all?!"
"Walking around an area like this is a suicidal act! Let's back off for now and take countermeasures...!"
They were making a lot of noise and yelling.
"...yeah?"
feel.
Something is approaching. Someone with intense hostility...?
"What's that?!"
fireball?
A spirit-like fireball floating in the air is heading towards me at the speed of a fastball!?
And multiple of them.
Seven or eight fireballs reached us and flew around, causing confusion.
The flight speed makes the trail appear as a line of light.
"What is this? Could it be a fire spirit?"
"She doesn't have enough divinity to be a spirit. She's too small."
A relative of the spirit... perhaps it could be called a fragment of the spirit.
But it seems like it would be dangerous to underestimate them. The flames they are wearing are definitely real. If they hit you at high speed, you'll definitely get burned, and if you get blown away and fall into the magma, you'll die instantly.
"Damn it, Martha and Sao-kun, surround me! Protect me from the approaching fireball!"
"What instructions are you giving me?!"
No, you're the one taking the test, so you should take the lead in the fight!
"Oh well...! Martha-san, can I take four and leave the other three to you?"
"I understand...!"
I took out my weapon, a rod, and got into a fighting stance. I was really grateful that my calling, the Rod Maker, was suited to both sex and combat.
There are seven fireballs in total so far.
Its flight speed is like the wind, but its movements are straightforward, making it easy to read.
When they got close, I would hit them with a stick. The fireballs were fragile and would disperse immediately upon impact.
What about Martha?
"Grrrrrrrrr!"
Martha's large size made her movements slow, and she seemed to be having a hard time catching the flying fireballs.
However, in the end he switched to a strategy that made use of his large size, charging at it with all his might, deflecting the fireball and shattering it.
It was a bold tactic, pushing the wall forward in order to knock the ball down.
However, it was a risky method, and her body was painfully burned wherever the flames touched it.
"Guuuuuh?!"
"Are you okay, Martha?"
Since she was clad in full body armor, the wounds were shallow, but the high heat transmitted through the metal still seemed to be tormenting her.
He opened the lid of the water bottle he was carrying and poured water onto the heated area.
If this cools it down...
"You... how stupid. That's precious drinking water...!?"
"If it's to help, I have no choice."
After all, he was the one we made love to so passionately last night.
After such a passionate encounter, you naturally start to feel affection for her and want to be gentle with her.
Even if to the other person you are nothing more than a substitute for the man they love.
"Ah... sorry."
Martha-san also seemed to be remembering what had happened last night, as she blushed and became meek.
Well, if I absolutely need water along the way, I could just lick Martha's sweat or the love juices leaking from between her legs.
"It won't be a problem, even without water."
That voice...Resper?
This young master is just pacing around without even fighting...?!
...Huh? Murderous intent?
"Dead men don't drink water."
Zzz.
An unpleasant sensation went through my stomach.
From back to front.
A sword grows out of my stomach.
The sword was stained bright red with blood, yet a gleaming silver light was shining through the gaps in the blood.
"Mr. Resper! What are you doing?!"
It was Martha who screamed before I did after being stabbed.
Without any hesitation, Lesper pulls out the sword that had stabbed him.
Blood spurts from the wound.
"I've been waiting for you to let your guard down, for me to give you an opportunity to kill you easily. To think you'd leave your back exposed to save a big woman like that. What a fool."
"That's what I should be saying…! You've finally shown your weakness…!"
The blood is flowing.
From the piercing wound in my stomach that he stabbed me with.
"I knew it. You were suspicious of me. You should have just suspected Suppapan. Don't you think it's disrespectful to make me a suspect?"
"But it was the right decision, wasn't it? That's why he's trying to kill me."
"What a pity, I was hoping to make full use of your abilities and talents under my wing. If you become an obstacle to me then you will have to disappear. This is a punishment for not taking your place."
So it turns out that Resper was the true mastermind behind the incident...!
The fact that he's trying to kill me here is proof enough of that. I'm an eyesore to him, ignoring all the decoys and continuing to be suspicious.
I thought that if things continued to progress, his tail would show, but I never expected it to happen like this...!
"When the Queen said that you would accompany me, I was truly happy. Of course, I didn't want you to do as you pleased while I was away from the royal capital, but more than anything, the trial is in a dangerous volcanic region. If an unforeseen accident were to occur, it could be a matter of life and death. So my wish is being fulfilled without any effort."
"You want to bury me in secret...?"
"Martha."
The giantess Martha is still unable to comprehend what has happened and is stunned.
"Throw this thing into the magma. With your slightly large size, that should be easy."
"But...?!"
"Don't get me wrong. He accidentally lost his footing during the trial and tumbled into the river of magma. It was an unfortunate accident. Isn't that right?"
"..."
"Hurry up, you slowpoke!"
After being yelled at by my master, Martha made up her mind and lifted my body up.
As expected, there was a difference in physique, and he overcame it with ease.
"I'm sorry, Lord Thao... it's your fault for getting in the way of Lord Resper. If you had been our comrade, we could have built a better country...!"
"Is a country built on conspiracies better?"
"...!?"
Martha tosses me and I fly through the air.
It traced a long arc before plummeting straight down into the bottom of the magma valley.
The glowing red river draws ever closer.
Before he gets swallowed up and becomes a magma diver.
I stuck a stick into the side of the valley and caught it, breaking my fall.
Blood is still gushing from his stomach.
"Phew... that was a close call."
There is a hole in his stomach and bleeding is coming out of it.
Furthermore, below, there is a viscous river of magma flowing, and if your grip weakens even a little, you will slip and fall.
It's not just that the human body will be boiled in magma; the flesh and bones will melt and crumble, and no corpse will remain.
I stuck a stick into the side of the valley and grabbed onto it to stop myself from falling.
"...Thanks to Martha-san, I was saved."
She had thrown me in on Resper's orders, but there was clear hesitation in her actions.
That's why, after wondering which direction to throw it in, he probably chose this deep valley.
Rather than throwing it directly into the magma, throwing it into a deep valley at the bottom would cover a greater distance, and there might be a chance that it would get caught on something and avoid death.
In fact, thanks to that I also escaped death.
It seemed Martha was torn between her loyalty to Lesper and her affection for me from last night.
But for now, loyalty prevails.
They say betrayal is a woman's accessory, and since she did the bare minimum to save my life, I guess I'll forgive her after just one sex session the next time we meet.
"...Here we go."
Anyway, the current situation is unsettling, so despite the pain from the wound on his abdomen, he manages to climb up the cliff.
He reached a comfortable level area and collapsed with a thud.
This is really tough.
"Even if it was to lure Resper into a false sense of security, that was too much of a treat."
It's truly a fantastic deal.
A great bonus of gushing bleeding from the stomach.
In truth, he was aware of the murderous intent approaching from behind, but instead of dodging it, he decided to accept it.
I thought that if the surprise attack was successful and he landed a fatal blow on me, Resper would get cocky.
In fact, Lesper got carried away and started babbling away, turning my suspicions into certainty.
Although it is still unlikely that charges will be brought based on that testimony alone, it can be said that the investigation has made great progress.
"Hmph, what an idiot...! You didn't know that an injury like this wouldn't even count as an injury to me...!"
Otherwise, how could you intentionally allow yourself to be pierced by a sword?
I have a number of reliable [Rod Maker] skills.
One of them is the skill "Unmatched Sexuality."
This is a skill to keep me in a permanent state where I can have sex, and for that reason, once sex is over, it automatically recovers me and returns me to a fully recovered state.
It not only improves your vitality and stamina, but also eliminates physical abnormalities that hinder sexual performance.
And of course injuries.
When I lived in the countryside, even if I got injured while fighting monsters or doing other rough work, I could just throw it in the hands of my sister who was right beside me and it would instantly heal.
So, I can recover from any injury by having sex!
Incidentally, "Sex Charge" affects the person you are having sex with, and has a different effect from "Unmatched Stamina" which affects yourself.
By using these two skills together, both the perpetrator and the victim can recover completely.
It was because of this secret that he was able to receive Resper's sword without hesitation.
By deliberately bringing himself to the brink of death, Resper felt good and was able to chatter away, and by faking his death he was able to avoid their attention.
By now, the Respers are probably assuming I'm dead and feeling completely at ease.
He was pierced through the stomach and dropped into a valley where magma was flowing, so of course he was dead.
but!
I won't die!
I won't die because I'll definitely destroy you!
So, I'll continue to operate secretly from the position of officially being dead.
I'd like some physical evidence that Lesper is behind this so I can report it to the Queen.
In order to be able to continue her activities, she first thought she would have sex to heal her wounds, but...
....
...yeah?
Oh, that's right...!
"No women to have sex with?!"