Oukoku e Tsuzuku Michi Chapter 11

“Right, I’ll be off then.”

I called out to Maria but no response came.

As expected, the shock from last night was too big.

My lodging expires today so I paid one silver to extend my stay for two nights, but only a hand came out from underneath the counter.

“If you’re down there you could’ve shown your face. If you turn like this with just that much then you’ll die when you get married, you know.”

“The pervert should hurry up and get to work~!”

I thought she’d cheer up by tomorrow so I went to the wolf hunt assembly point, the North Gate.

The apples were good, but more than that, watering the little girl now will get me a delicious harvest after she’s all grown up.

“Yo Aegir! Looks like you finished off 10 wolves without a scratch yesterday.”

It seems the one in charge of guarding the coaches today is Grey again.

“It’s not like I did it by myself. There’s a sharp one in the party, too. Without the element of surprise, wolves are just dogs.”

“But you can do it by yourself, can’t you?”

*grin*, Grey smiled.

Hurting his feelings will get me nothing.

“Yo, you’re early today.”
“Morning.”

I met up with Mireille and Carla.
Carla’s behaviour was somehow gentler than yesterday.

“Yo, I’ll be counting on you again today.”

“Quite the enviable party you got there.”

Grey came and teased me.

“Come on, if you’ve got your party together hop on board! We’re going to have another happy hunting today!”

Like yesterday we were tossed around inside the carriage while having a merry chat.
Unlike yesterday, Carla sat next to me today, and once in a while she would bring up a topic to talk about.

“I heard you just came here the day before yesterday, but immediately got into trouble.”

“Did you hear it from Grey? That was just me playing along with some kids’ pranks.”

“Really? Anyway, the inn you’re staying at is the Little Bird Bower, right? How is it? Good?”

“The bed and room is clean, and most of all they give me hot water, so nice.”

“Such luxury…. When I came to town my money soon ran out. Hunted game doesn’t turn into much money at all.”

“A wild boar disappearing into two days’ worth of hotel charges, can you believe it?” she said.

“I think it’s just because you don’t like sleeping with people, Carla.”

Carla glared at Mireille who cut into her talk.

Giving up, Mireille threw herself down on the grass, saying, “yeah, yeah, keep at it.”

“Ahem, but still, I’m a girl, so not getting a bath for a few days is a problem! I get all dirty and smelly.”

“Didn’t you say when you jumped into a bog before that you won’t be noticed easily by prey that way or someWAAAA! Peh peh peh!”

Carla kicked up dirt at Mireille who was lying down.

“Also, because of yesterday’s hunting, we got some surplus for now, so I we think we’re going to get good earnings in this party from now on, so we thought we should move to Little Bird Bower. See, they have hot water there, too.”

“I never heard of that!” Mireille fussed, but Carla ignored her and continued.

“When we’re done hunting today, we’re going to the Little Bird Bower together…… can we at least have a meal together? I also think it’s weird to stay at different places even though we’re in a party.”

“I don’t mind. Being clean is good for a girl. Of course, I’ll gladly have a meal, drink booze, and play on the bed with you.”

“We’re not going that far! So there, Mireille~ we’re going to look for a room at Little Bird Bower okay!”

“Sheesh, don’t decide on your own~ Our earnings will go down to almost nothing if we stay at a good inn like that, it doesn’t pay.”

“It’s all right isn’t it? If you only think about money you’re going to live poor.”

“But we’re actually poor,” said Mireille, but it looks like she’s not going to put up any more resistance.

That’s good too, and if I brought new guests over Maria’s mood is going to get better too.

“They’re here!”

Carla shouted, and we simultaneously stood up and took our weapons.

There was a pack of 5 wolves lined up in a row.

“Then we’ll be going first!”

I brandished my spear on my right and swept a clump of grass away.

I felt two reactions on my hand, then sensed a presence on my left and pushed out my shield.
Naturally, the wolf that jumped at me received the shield right on the face, toppled over, and fell prey to Mireille’s sword.

The remaining two hurriedly tried to escape, but once Carla knows the terrain there’s no escaping her bow.
They took arrows in the vitals and followed after the other ones.

“Now we’ve got the lodging fees settled, how about skinning them to earn something for our meals?”

“Nah, this season the markets are overflowing with wolf furs so you don’t get much for them. Rather than that, since it’s not even noon yet, let’s move along and find another pack.”

“I’ll leave you to that. I’ve only started yesterday after all.”

When we were preparing to move and earn some more money, Carla saw something strange.

“Hey… do you see that?”

“What is it? Hmm, I can’t see anything.”

Carla’s eyesight is abnormal.
According to her, she could see stars in the sky even during the day.

I followed her gaze and faintly saw something that looks like white smoke.

“That’s a fire… smoke… no, a flare!”

The way a wolf hunt normally goes, you are sent to the hunting grounds on a coach in the morning, and called back again before dusk.

Then, because when you light a flare your participation fees will be forfeited as expenses, you’re not going light one for trivial matters.
Also, if you encounter an enemy that’s too strong and you want to be rescued, you mix a certain powder with the flare to change the color.

“They have critically injured people, do they? By the distance I think they’re from another coach’s party.”

Carla’s tone of voice became cold.

“No, it seems to be worse than that. I see red smoke!”

We can’t handle it ourselves.
Please bring reinforcements and come help us.

That’s what red smoke means.

“We stop moving here! Our coach is probably coming back as well!”

As we were about to run back to the base point in double time, the situation deteriorated further.

“You’ve got to be kidding me! Red smoke to our left, and some more next to the first ones!”

“The party nearest to us are also sending smoke, they’re right next to us, everybody take caution!”

“What the hell is happening!”

“I don’t know! this never happened to me before!”

I don’t know what’s happening but I do know one thing.
All the wolf hunting parties are on the verge of crisis, and whatever’s causing it will appear before us soon.

“They’re coming from the front, numbers… uh, um…”

“[Lots of them] right? I can see them too. Incredibly many of them.”

What was in front of us is, to all appearances, a pack of over 50 wolves.

With so many parties sending flares, even if we light one now no help would come.
It’s kill or be killed.

“By the numbers there’s probably a hungry wolf there, Aegir and I should go out in front! Carla move back a bit and cover us, you don’t have enough arrows, focus on the ones close to us, and watch your back, too!”

“Understood!”

“No, Mireille go on guard next to Carla”

I shouldered my spear and went in front of the wolves.

“What are you saying! You can’t do it alone!”
“I’ll be alright, what happened yesterday won’t happen again!”

“With women behind me it’ll feel like something worth doing, after all…”

I threw my shield down on the ground and raised the bardiche over my head, held in both hands.

“Being able to swing this thing all the way ain’t bad either!”

Dozens of wolves rushed in.
Their target is the lone me, the wolves aimed at the fewer-numbered, isolated me.

But I was not isolated.

If I swing this lump of iron with all my strength, they will probably got caught in it.

But now, there is nothing to hold me back.

Come to think of it, how long has it been since I fought with full power.

I feel my heart catch fire.

———Carla———

“Amazing…”
“What the hell…”

We can only stare in amazement at the overwhelming scene unfolding before our eyes.

I nocked an arrow in a hurry but it slipped of.
I had no excuse for failing like that, but my hands won’t stop trembling thinking that he’s going to die.

However, he never needed that cover.

The wolves, the largest of which could reach the weight of a typical woman, flew away like leaves.

As I was about to yell, “Watch out!” he crushed the head of the wolf aiming for his leg with a downward thrust, and also kicked a few other wolves away.
He’s not someone skilled in using a spear, he’s simply accustomed to fighting.

Not only his spear, but his hands and feet all became one-hit-kill weapons to the wolves.
The wolves’ fangs never reached him, he slaughtered them all in one hit, a massive killing.

“I suppose we’re only holding him back after all…”

Mireille dropped her shoulders.

He probably never needed our strength in battles.

“But… I’m not frustrated.”

I was frustrated before but that doesn’t matter at all now.
Rather, thinking that I was protected by him, I feel something unfamiliar growing in my heart.

My whole surroundings were rolling with dead wolves.

At which point the wolves simultaneously backed away, and a large one slowly came out.

“So you’ve come.”

It had a body twice again as big as any other wolf. Rather than a wolf, it looked more like a bear.
Then above all, it’s glaring, gleaming red eyes show that it was not just a mere beast.

An arrow lodged itself in its neck with a thwunk but other than a voice of indignation, it was not hurt in any considerable way.

I stopped its rush with a body slam and forced it to fight against me.

I prepped my bardiche up as a spear, since all I needed was one blow.
I taunted the wolf, who was making a low growl and not leaping in, but defending.

“You shall not pass, that over there is my woman!”

I shot out a strong thrust against the charging wolf.

After a short pause the axe-like blade cut its jaw. It broke in half and crumbled down.

“Amazing! You’re unbelievable!”

“You can’t quickly be able to kill a hungry wolf in just one blow you know? Even a knight needs to be at least advanced level…”

“Why is someone like you only a mere mercenary?”

“Carla, you say something too.”

Mireille looked over her shoulder at Carla. She was plopped down on the ground with her face red.
Her bow also was dropped on the ground.

Did her legs give when she was rushed by the wolf? I thought, but her dumbfounded gaze was something else. Her eyes were fixed on me.

“I see… You’ve totally fallen for him, haven’t you.”

Mireille shook her head in resignation.

“The other parties were probably in the same situation, if they’ve destroyed the ones next to us then they might come after us next, Carla, I’m leaving the lookout to you.”

“Y, yes! All right.”

“Your way of speaking is weird, you know?”

“Oh shut it!”

“Anyway, Carla, you be on the lookout like Aegir says. Aegir, you rest your body, go rub Carla’s butt or something. I’m going to go gather the fangs.”

“Eh! Well…. not that I mind.”

Seems like Mireille was going to gather all the fangs by herself.
Those mouths were letting out a deadly stink so I’m thankful to her for that.

“Well, just from the looks of it the ones that can be sold for money is this much.”

The 60 wolves including  the one hungry wolf I brought down presented an image of hell around me.
Let’s at least spread some beauty’s juice to neutralize it.

I rubbed Carla’s butt. I saw a gap and slid my hand inside her clothes.

Anyhow, I should probably put my finger in the important part.

“Ah! …… mmh …… more …… ah! Not there!”

Whoops, I put my finger in the wrong hole….

“Aegir! I wasn’t serious when I said ‘rub her butt’! Carla, you be on guard too!”

Finally the coach came accompanied by mounted guards.

“Oooh! Aegir, your party’s unhurt!”

Grey was not in the coach, but riding on a horse, he even had a spear and was fully armed.

“Yeah, nobody injured here. We thought lighting a flare won’t help us any.”

“Yeah, it should go without saying, but today’s hunt ends here. We’re withdrawing everyone, this is an order from the Roleil Guards Corps so you’re not allowed to refuse.”

“I’m fine, I’ve played with wolves enough. Any more than this I’d be sick of it.”

Grey stared at the scattered corpses in amazement.
“You’re really something… You don’t even care that it’s a hungry wolf pack, do you!”

“We here are fine since we have Aegir, but how are the other parties doing?”

A shadow was cast over Grey’s face

“The others are having it rough. A six-person party had fatalities. The first ones to light their flare was a three-person group but when we ran over there everyone had died and been eaten.”

“Does this happen often?”

“That’s outrageous! Sometimes somebody would die, but today 20 percent of participants were killed. Never mind me never experiencing any of this, there were even no records of this ever happening!”

I see, it seems to be quite an extraordinary situation.

“Anyway, we’ll think about it once we get to town, now let’s quickly get on the coach, don’t forget about the hungry wolf fangs.”

We entered the coach, everyone inside was in terrible condition, a lot of them were bleeding.
The coachman’s yells were somewhat impatient.

“U…. water…. water…”

The man near the door had a wounded stomach and was oozing blood from his mouth.

Did he get clawed by a wolf?
I peeked my head out the side of the coach and called Grey, who was riding alongside.

“Did the others also meet hungry wolves?”

“Yea, I don’t get the whole situation myself, but at least all the 4 parties we picked up have seen them.”

“4 of them at the same time, that’s extravagant.”

“The guards were able to attack and drive them away, but including yours only two were taken down.”

“Sheesh, if that’s the case then the hungry wolf hunt will have to be stopped from tomorrow on, huh.”

“I guess so, but it might be too early to worry about what’ll happen tomorrow.”

On the road to town, there were two coaches rolled down on the ground, probably the ones who left earlier, it was surrounded by human-looking things, and what might be some of their things were scattered everywhere.

“tch! Everyone be on your guard!! Form a circle! Everyone who can fight get out of the coach!”

The cavalry corps all gathered and watched all around us.

Two hungry wolves came out from behind the coaches, as if they had been waiting to ambush..
They were one size bigger than the one I brought down earlier.

“You’ve got to be kidding. We’re going to fight two of them?”
“Why are they here!?”

Complaints came out one after another, but that’s not the real reason.

Since there are two hungry wolves they wouldn’t be the ones leading, they were being led.

There’s something here who leads them.

*HOOoooooooooooWWWWWllllll*

There was a low, cracking howl.

Another four hungry wolves appeared beside the first two.
While everyone was being petrified, “that” appeared.

It was over two meters long, it had legs the size of a human torso and its fur was snow white, but speckled red with the blood of its victims.
It also had burning red eyes and unbelievably long and large tusks (ones like those of the Saber Tigers living in the northern part of the Federation) so red it should rather be called crimson, protruded from its mouth.

“Hardlett…”

Somebody muttered something passed down in legends in this area.
The guardian of the forest incarnated as a wolf who tears down the fools who would lay waste to the forests and deliver their souls to hell.

“Stop saying something stupid! It’s no more than just a ridiculously big wolf! We won’t survive if we don’t fight, don’t be scared!”

Grey yelled loudly to encourage the men but for the six large hungry wolves and one monster-sized wolf, let alone the hunting party, even the guards’ faces were warped in despair.

Of course they would, I thought.

Furthermore, seeing the two coaches it’s evident that even the perfectly armed guards were not very useful.

But still, I wasn’t afraid.

I was actually holding back with the thrust I used to bring down the wolf earlier.
I intended for that attack to be dodged and connect with the next one, but that blow split the wolf’s head in half.

Perhaps I was loved by the God of War, or maybe it was my Demon Sweetheart’s divine protection.
I rushed into their midst, no need for so much preparation.

The hungry wolves held the rushing man in their view.

Those were the last thoughts of the wolf as its head danced in the air.

Surprise. Shock.

The wolves, without much intelligence, easily showed their fear.

However, they did not run.

As long as their boss, who could kill them in one bite, is there, they could not run.

As I cut down the second head, I heard Grey shouting.
The guards and some from the hunting party were each ganging up on a wolf.

Sharp claws can easily tear leather armor apart.

Just as I finished off the third wolf I was pushed down by a strong shock.
Somehow I was body-slammed from the side, I couldn’t use my spear from point blank range.

Its red eyes looked at me and its mouth opened, aiming to bite my windpipe.

I held its mouth that was about to bite me with both hands and put all my strength, tearing its lower jaw, then I struck its head.
One, two, three blows and at the third, I broke its skull and killed it.

It seems the guards and the hunting party were able to kill two wolves and was cheering loudly.

The big one finally made its move.

Finally his screaming stopped, his torn upper body fell to the ground, while his lower half went into its stomach.

It roared, and the deathmatch began.

The guards thrusted with their spears and swords but they were blocked by its thick fur and wasn’t able to even make it bleed.
Someone shot an arrow, probably Carla, but it doesn’t seem effective at all.

Grey charged with his horse and delivered a slashing attack.

However, with an agility unimaginable for its size it snapped at Grey’s horse and tore its head off.
The guards, feeling they had to protect Grey who had fallen off his horse, stepped forward but they were all blown off with one swing of the wolf’s claws.

“Letting you die here is too regrettable.”

Big guy’s shoulder was struck with a strong blow and for the first time the monster fell.

“Were you talking to me earlier.”
“Yeah, I guess, come to think of it now it was something trivial.”

Grey smiled for an instant but immediately his face became grim.

“This is a loan from me, if we make it out alive you’re treating me to a brothel.”

“In that case dying here ain’t bad.”

I took a dead man’s sword, holding the steel in my left hand.
A shield would only get in my way against this monster.

The surviving members were surrounding it, they could gang up on it but they couldn’t deliver the killing blow.
Focusing on defense as much as possible, they avoided doing anything rash, but still, one by one they fell to its claws.

“Kyah!”

The clumsy scream was Mireille’s.

That was a fatal gap, the monster was not going to let that slide and swung down a limb that was larger than her.

Make it!

With a metallic clang, I crossed the sword and spear and forced my way between Mireille and the monster.

“Are you unhurt?”

I hope I look like a hero she’d spread her legs for.

“Yeah, sorry!”

“I’ll deal with him, you fall back.”

Mireille backed down without saying a word.
She probably understood that this enemy is too much for her.

I said no words after that.

With the gap from having the claw repelled, I moved the spear on my right hand and slashed at its legs.
The exchange continued many times, but its legs were clearly getting injured.

Finally big guy lost its temper and tried to snap at me with its fangs, it made a forced rush.

I tossed the sword away and held the bardiche in both hands, raising it up overhead and struck at its head.

*clang*

With an impossible sound my spear slipped away.

Of course it did not leave unscathed, the skin on its head was torn, exposing its skull.

But that is meaningless if it didn’t die immediately.

It pushed me down and my spear was blown away and fell to the ground.

“Aegir!!”

“Guh”

I can see Mireille and Carla screaming and tried to come.

I can’t let them see any more of my uncool side or it’ll take longer before I can invite them to bed.
I dodged its fangs that were about to bite me and got up, holding both its forepaws.

“You’re really heavyyyy!!”

I gripped its chest fur(?) and used the force of both our falls to rotate and fling it away.

That much time was enough, I picked up the bardiche and jumped, holding it in both hands, then struck its defenseless chest, putting all my weight into it.

I felt the sensation of its innards getting crushed.
The innards where I struck was unmistakably the heart, it’s all over now.

I raised the spear and made a roar of victory.
Everyone exploded into cheer and Carla came jumping into my chest in tears.

This marks the end of this wolf hunt, with great losses and great gains.

I was of course exhausted and dozed off on Carla’s lap-pillow right after getting on the coach.

Once we got to town, Grey said that since this hunt is a special case so the rewards will be given tomorrow and that he has to meet someone so we should split up here and I go to the inn.

As promised, I took Carla and Mireille to the Little Bird Bower and called Maria.

“Yo! You feeling better?”

“Don’t show me anything strange again okay~”

“I’m bringing you two new guests today so I’ll be reserving a room for them.”

“We’d like a double room, please.”

“H–m, we don’t have empty double rooms, only eight-person…”

“Ah, you’re good, there’s a two-man group in a double room, Eira and Ari was it. They got eaten by wolves today so they’re not coming back.”

“Eira-san, Ari-san, …. Uwaah there really are~ I heard something I didn’t want to.”

Carla and Mireille didn’t seem to mind.
A mercenary and hunter would have stronger minds.

That night, the three of us had a lavish dinner with booze and raised a toast for us coming back alive.

Mireille was staring with weary eyes at Carla who had been washing herself saying ‘is this enough’ since a while ago.

“Hey, am I still dirty?”

“You’re not! How many times do you think you’ve washed!? Your butt and breasts are clean already!”

“H–m, hey, is there still hair on my armpits?”

“LIKE I’D KNOW! Why do you insist on showing breasts & butt when he’s tired!? Oil ain’t cheap you know!”

‘I guess this is it,’ says Carla as she wiped herself and put on a white dress.
The cloth was thin, she brought it to use as casual wear but since her leather armor was quite easy to move in she eventually just slept as she was, and never got the chance to wear this.

Of course, her underwear was being washed so she’s not wearing any.
No matter how dense you are you’d know what she wants to do.

“So, you’ve got to go real soon right, if you don’t hurry Aegir’s going to go to sleep.”

When his name was mentioned, Carla’s face turned red.

“Right, I think I’ll sleep in the morning… Still, if he refused me it’ll make for a funny story.”

“Not gonna happen, he’s a total womanizer, and a guy would go horny after a battle, if he doesn’t push us down he’ll probably go to a brothel or something.”

“Right, I think so too, but sorry, okay?”

“What’s this about?”

“Mireille wants to go too right?”

They fell silent for a moment.

“He’d probably be happier with someone like you than a scraggy girl like me so go and have fun.”

“Ah, you want to use my knife’s scabbard? It’s about the right thickness.”

“SHUT UP!! Just go already!!”

I was lying on the bed, feeling refreshed after a bath of hot water, chewing a tomato.

I guess she’s getting rated better since she’s restocking tomatoes everyday.

This wolf hunt cost us the deaths of not just the participants but also many of the guards, so Grey is probably making his reports to the Lord and panicking over the clean-up so he’s probably going without sleep today.

On the other hand, I was having fun having dinner and drinking with women.
It was something of an unwelcome favor for me who was thinking of going to a brothel, but it was fun.

Now that I think of it, I haven’t touched a woman since leaving the forest.

When I was about to turn out the lights, there was a knock on my door.

Hm? This late? Is it Maria?
Having learned my lesson I put on a cloth around my waist and opened the door.

“Oh~? It’s Carla?”

“Yeah. can I come in?”

“Sure, can I ask what you need?”

Carla rolled her knee-length dress up until her belly is visible.

She’s a strong woman with a wild character, but her lower lips were an elegant, pink color.

“If you want me to say it I’ll say it.”

“Nope, no need for that.”

There’s no need for further questioning.
I also took the cloth and exposed my manhood, showing it to her as thanks for showing me her magnificent thing.

“*gasp*! Amazing… It’s so big.”

Carla opened her eyes wide seeing my manhood, swelling in anticipation of a woman.

I calmly stripped Carla’s clothes and carried her all the way to the bed and threw her a little roughly.

“Your thing is amazing. I wonder if it’ll fit… I might break.”

“As long as I’m making love to you you won’t mind breaking right?”

I rode on top of her, pinning both her arms down, making a posture of rushing in. She closed her eyes, preparing for the worst, and breathed roughly.

“It’s embarrassing, but I have no experience. You look like you can handle your women, so can I leave it to you?”

“Yeah, leave it to me. Actually it’s too late. If you resist after all this I was going to rape you.”

“Nh. All right. Have my virginity. Make me yours.”

Even though I look experienced I have only done it with one person and I don’t know how to handle virgins.
I didn’t say it though. It’s not cool.

I was going to put it in just like that but I was incessantly told that putting it into an unprepared woman will only cause pain.
First I rubbed my thing on her entrance to get her in the mood.

“Ah. It’s getting bigger!? Is this what a man is like??”

As I rubbed on the budding sprout at her entrance, Carla shivered in pleasure.
That’s quite a nice reaction, she didn’t look like she’s faking it, either.

I pushed my thing against her hole, and put my strength into it.

“Ah! Ouch!”

The hymen inside Carla’s hole made some resistance, but it was no obstacle before my Lucy-certified large penis.
Not a moment later, her virginity was torn away with a *buchiri*.

“AAAAAAaaah!! Ngggh!”

As Carla made a sharp cry, I stole her lips.

She widened her eyes at first, but immediately tangled her tongue with mine.

Carla’s insides tightened, I couldn’t make any large movements.

I attacked the innermost part and the wall I felt with a slow rhythm.

We switched from missionary to a sitting position and continued our slow movements.

Saliva flowed down from both our lips.

I abruptly parted my lips from Carla’s

“Pwaah, it’s good! It’s amazingly good! I’m done for! I’m flying!”

Her deflowering pain is probably healed already, she sprung up on me who was sitting cross-legged several times, and made a loud sound as she fell backwards.
It seems like she climaxed.

That was too quick.

I frantically attacked and ejaculated 2 or 3 times, and can finally say whether or not I got somewhere.
Right now, I’m not even half satisfied.

“This is the best…. Sorry, it’s been me the whole time… Use me as you like? I’m used to it already so you can be a little rough.”

Then I’ll take you up on your offer and do you at full strength.

“Eh! Wait, too rough!? AAAaaaaaa!!”

What I did earlier was only playing around.

I tightly hugged her body that was losing strength and poured my seed in one go.

“aaaau…. uuu… hii…”

I kept pouring my seed into Carla, who did not let her arms and legs go of me even as she lost consciousness.
As I received her hot currents in my belly, I became completely convinced she’d become my woman.

Chapter end