Chapter 55 – Beyond a Tree’s Shadow
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After leaving the area enclosed by the stone wall, I took a walk with Minori.
“Sousuke-san, how many Building Stones do you need?”
“Well, I use stones and wood for quite a lot of things in vast quantities, so I wouldn’t mind getting as much as possible…but, for starters it’d be great if I could get enough for tomorrow.”
“For tomorrow, you say?”
I explained to Minri how to use building stones.
“…I see. That might be a smart option. If there was something worrisome about it…it would be its potential to incur the other students’ enmity,” she remarked while looking at me with worry written across her face.
“Since we’re going to scramble over a single Return Privilege, the atmosphere among the participating students will be bad anyway. In that case, it’s still better to lower the number of clashes with them as much as possible.”
“That…might not be wrong, but…”
“Well, I’m happy that you’re worried about me, and I do intend to adopt some countermeasures.”
“…Okay. If you manage to hide your identity, it will end with everyone loathing some Mysterious Person instead of you as an individual.”
“Yep. That’d be the best outcome for us, I’d say.”
Given that player names would be publicized in the rankings of game events and such, we can only pray that this won’t apply for the upcoming event. If they openly announced that I had acquired the privilege, the other participants would resent me while trying to steal it from me by any means. But even then, it’d still be okay if I were the one to get it. I want nothing more than my friends avoiding that sort of fate.
“Sousuke-san, do you feel like returning home as soon as possible?”
“Hmm? No. To be honest, I don’t dislike my current life over here.”
Of course, my family and hometown occupy my mind. But, if we believe that mysterious blackboard, no time is passing on Earth. As such, it’s possible for us to wake up on the next day, after that dream, once we get back. Knowing that has eased my mind quite a bit.
The mysterious blackboard, which wants to observe our uninhabited island life, might be aiming at that, though.
“I see. Me too, actually. Thanks to everyone, and especially you, Sousuke-san.”
“We have been helped in various ways by you as well, Minori.”
“Thanks. It makes me happy to hear that.”
Minori’s atmosphere has become a lot softer. At school, she had been enforcing the rules, resulting in her being way too harsh towards others, but even when strict, she didn’t seem to get angry.
Her current state might be her true nature.
“…Oh, I think around here should be fine.”
It looks like we’d find a wide, free space atop the cliff, but this time I will just have her cut down a few trees alongside its edge. Of course, we took some distance so that we wouldn’t suffer any accidents from potentially falling rocks. If it’s this far away, I should be able to store and Itemize anything coming down.
“With the power of Wind Blade, it’s going to take some time to whittle them down bit-by-bit, but is it going to be alright?”
“Yeah, no problem. I didn’t think too deeply about it, but the process of Itemization as you called it, seems to be the essential point of this ability. For example, if we gather a few thousand stones, it’d be possible to form a rock out of them.”
No matter what size it might take through magic, it#d always be an option to change its form later on.
“..That’s truly amazing. Does that mean it’s possible to return Firewood into Lumber after burning it? Is it also possible to create Ocean Water out of Salt, Water, and Bittern?”
“Let’s see. It’s all being altered through an ability, so returning the dismantled parts to their original state might be a challenge, but it’s possible.”
It’s a bit nitpicky, but to be precise here, it’s not “Being Able to Reset It,” but “Rebuilding It Anew.” Ultimately, it’s all happening through the Crafting Ability.
“In that case, it was unnecessary to fret over the size of the materials. I will keep crushing them thoroughly.”
“Yeah, please do.”
Even though we had caused quite a bit of noise by felling trees over the last few days, no one had approached us. That still didn’t make us feel safe, but since Mashiro is at our base and I have Minori with me, we can react whenever something happens.
For a while, I had her crush rocks, storing them away in my Inventory.
“…Wow. All of it fits in your Inventory. It sure is a totally abnormal ability.”
“I guess so. But well, from my point of view, your and Chiyu’s magic spells are also amazing since they don’t have any limitation on the number of uses.”
“The concept of running out of mana doesn’t exist, so it’s certainly as you say.”
“Right? In games and such you’ll suffer with the management of your mana, if you use up your mana at the start, so this is a rather fresh experience for me.”
In games, it’s also a part of the fun, but in reality, there’s nothing fun about running out of mana, so I’m seriously happy about this.
“Okay, how about we head back soon? Or do you still need more?”
“…Ah, no. I’m fine. But, you see…”
“Sousuke-san?”
I couldn’t stop my heart from thumping like crazy. Which reminds me, this might actually be my first time taking the initiative to invite a girl myself. Up until now, the girls proactively moved whenever this sort of mood spread. But it’s probably bad to keep it like that. I must make the moves myself.
“M-Minori…!”
I hugged her from behind. I could smell a refreshing, herbal scent from her. Probably the aroma of her soap.
“Hyaaa… S-Sousuke-san…”
“Look, you said it before. That I could call for you whenever I feel like it,” I said while hearing Minori gulp hard.
“Y-Yes…I-I certainly said so.”
“Would it be out of the question…if I asked now?”
“I-It wouldn’t b-be out of the q-question. Umm…I’m happy.”
“R-Really? Umm, take care of it then. But please make sure not to push yourself too much.”
Minori lovingly stroked my arm that I had put around her waist.
“No. I’m really happy. Umm…I was worried that you might possibly not call for me anymore.”
Looks like Chiyu’s concerns were spot on.
“No, I told you before, but I consider you a charming girl.”
“You keep saying that, but words are in the end just words.”
Words and actions; both are crucial. So it might be lacking with just one of the two. Human relationships are similar to two-wheelers: you need both to move.
“Okay, I’d think taking action is the correct move here then.”
“Yes…my heart is throbbing, and my body is heating up…a-also…”
“What is it?”
“Sousuke-san, your cock…it’s, umm, pressing against my butt…”
“…I-I simply got horny thanks to you, Minori.”
“I-I see. Well, I did promise you. Umm…will you let me help you with the ejaculation?”
“Thanks. You see…there’s something I’d like to ask of you, Minori.”
“Sure, shoot away.”
“Could you place your hands on the trunk of the tree over there?”
Minori instantly froze.
“Eh? …S-Sousuke-san? Look, err, for doing stuff like that we need at least some contraceptives…in other words, I think it would be better to wait until we can obtain latex from rubber trees…then it will be possible to create condoms with your Crafting Ability…”
I realized from her words that Minori had misunderstood me.
――Or rather, she’s not going to be against having sex with me, if I craft condoms…?
My excitement was going through the roof, but I somehow managed to calm myself and told Minori, “I-It’s fine. Sorry for startling you. It’s true that I want to do it from behind, but…umm, what I want to ask you…is to put him between your thighs.”
“Between my thighs?”
In short, I was telling her that I wanted to put my cock between her thighs while thrusting from behind. It’s commonly known as intercrural sex, but it’s understandable for Minori not to get it right away.
“…I-I understand. By putting him between my thighs, you can experience pleasure through the pressure applied by me. Or to put it in other words, it’s fake sex.”
“Y-Yeah.”
“Alright. S-Sorry for misunderstanding you just now.”
“Don’t worry. I also made you feel uneasy. Sorry for that.”
Minori approached the tree I indicated, placed her hands on its trunk, and stuck her butt out towards me. I flipped up her long skirt, putting it on her waist.
“…Ugh. T-This feels very indecent.”
“It’s incredibly sexy.”
I took off my pants, grabbed my cock with a hand, and positioned him on the boundary between Minori’s thighs and panties.
“Eh? S-Sousuke-san, somehow I feel like it’s bigger than yesterday…”
“Ah…Chiyu cast 『Energy Up』 on me earlier.”
“Oh, I-I see.”
“That’s why…I might not be able to finish with just one time.”
“gh. V-Very well, I leave it to you. But…it’s embarrassing, so I would prefer for you not to look at my butt too much.”
I had noticed it, but didn’t touch upon it either. Chiyu had a somewhat small build but possessed the biggest tits. Shion was slender, yet her womanly parts protruded properly, just the way boys liked it. Shouko had an extraordinary figure. And Minori had an extremely big butt, although she usually hid it under her skirt.
“Well, I like it.”
“…R-Really? I hate being shown empty consideration, you know?”
“No, I mean it. I’m really excited, regardless of the enhancement magic.”
“I-If that’s how it is…umm, f-feel free to look at it as much as you want.”
I pushed my dick forward as her bashful voice was just too irresistible.
“Ah…Sousuke-san, yours has been…inserted,” Minori whispered wistfully, but just as I said earlier, this was intercrural sex.
Still, the pressure of Minori’s soft, closed thighs felt exceedingly comfortable. I appreciated her releasing some of the power to allow me to slide my cock in and out.
For a while, I slowly thrust my dick in and out. Since my huge dick exceeded the depth of her thighs whenever I pushed it in all the way, the head was repeatedly exposed to the cool air for an instant. But when I pulled him back, he was warmed up by her thighs once again, making this a nice experience.
As I thrust in and out over and over again, the inner parts of her thighs became wet with sweat and pre-cum, which made for a good lubricant. Noticing that, I quickly increased my speed.
“Nnh…ghn…ah, ah…Sousuke-san, your movement…so intense…”
“I’ll stop if it hurts, so tell me…!”
“N-No, it’s fine. Feel free to move as you like. Make sure to get as aroused as possible.”
The fact that she, who always used to be a serious class president at school, allowed me to perform such a lewd act with her, fanned my arousal even more. I grabbed her big, soft, springy ass, sinking my fingers into its flesh. This looked so erotic that I couldn’t help but put more strength into my waist.
In response, I could sense the sliminess of her inner thighs rise. As I looked down dazedly with my head in the clouds, I could see a stain spreading on Minori’s panties. Either my pre-cum got on it, or…
“Sousuke-san…intense…so intense…become…become engrossed with me…let me help you a lot more…you can do whatever you like…!”
“Minori…!”
She seemed quite excited herself, as evidenced by her disconnected talk.
“I-I….I like, Sousuke-san…! I-I like you…!”
I could tell that I was about to burst my nut. A crazy amount had accumulated in my balls, telling me that the preparations for release were ready.
“Minori…! I’m cumming…!”
“S-Shoot it wherever you like…!”
I pulled out my dick on the verge of ejaculating and sprayed a large amount of white, murky liquid on her butt.
“Ah…so hot…it’s hit my butt…it’s hitting me…”
Each time my cum landed on her, she diligently reported on it. She kept doing it more than ten times, maybe even reaching twenty. But her faithful, diligent character only added to her sexiness during the act.
After being absent-minded thanks to the pleasure, as if having ejaculated, my ability to think alongside my junk, I started to become aware of my surroundings once I had released everything.
“W-Wow…yesterday was quite a show as well, but today is terrifying…”
Yet, my cock was still erect, pointing at Minori’s sullied, big butt.
“Minori, sorry…let me go once more.”
Minori’s body trembled due to my words. For an instant, I thought she might reject me, but as she only turned her head around, her eyes were filled with a lewd gleam.
“Sousuke-san, you can do plenty of pervy stuff until you’re satisfied.”
Of course, I took her up on the offer. I swung my waist until she admitted defeat by telling me that she couldn’t stand any longer.
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