Chapter 103: ☆Liar
After finishing lunch, the students were being taught how to skin Silver Wolves.
The adventurers teaching them were, contrary to their appearance, instructing carefully and gently.
This may not be an official adventurer rule, but it might be based on the unspoken rule of guiding fledgling adventurers.
Thanks to that, the students were happily holding the furs they had skinned themselves.
Feeling that it would be a pity to buy them when they were so delighted, I taught them that while the introduction destination remained the same, they could have the furs processed at Flower Garden.
Even when I told them that it would become custom-made and therefore expensive, the students did not try to let go of the furs.
Even though they had borrowed the power of the adventurers, it was the first reward they had hunted with their own strength.
The feeling of not wanting to let go of it was understood by both me and the adventurers, so no one said anything.
Some of the adventurers said they would head back to the mountain, so we parted ways, and the remaining adventurers and students walked toward the royal capital.
Perhaps remembering the explanation on the way there, they walked while checking the surroundings and talking with the adventurers or friends.
I explained that checking the surroundings is not only for monsters, but also for finding thieves or people in danger.
The students nodded with understanding expressions, and some of them were taking notes.
Suddenly Foria came beside me, smiled, and spoke.
"Amazing. Did you used to be an adventurer?"
"...A long time ago, just for a little while."
"For just a little while, your knowledge is quite abundant."
"Most of it is from the teachings of the captain and vice-captain during the war. Thanks to that, I’m able to instruct the students."
Half true, half a lie.
I smiled so that the game experience and knowledge being used would not be noticed.
I had fought Silver Wolves and other monsters countless times in the game to obtain materials.
So I can roughly predict and anticipate their movements.
On top of that I received real training from the captain and Taylor, so of course it becomes abundant.
It was something I said casually, but for some reason Foria made an awkward expression and averted her eyes.
To Foria, who wore an expression as if she had recalled painful memories, I laughed and spoke as if to say she was wrong.
"Don’t mind it. I don’t think anything of it. To begin with, I’m not the type to care that much."
"Is that... so."
"Yeah. My relationships with my unit comrades were also good. There were hard times, but I don’t think of those experiences as trauma."
"...Okay, I understand."
I smiled and nodded as if responding to Foria’s smiling words, slightly increased my walking speed, and went to check on the students’ condition.
That’s why I didn’t know that when I headed forward, Foria was looking at my back.
And the words she muttered with an apologetic expression also, of course, did not reach me.
"...Liar. You’re making a pained face."
We arrived at the royal capital’s gate around 4 PM.
The students looked tired; the moment they reached the city gate, many of them sat down right away.
Seeing that scene I couldn’t help but laugh, and the surrounding adventurers also laughed with nostalgic gazes.
Looking over the students who were massaging their feet with their hands, I gave the final lesson of the day.
"Your feet are tired, right? But neither I nor the adventurers are tired. You probably think it’s a difference in stamina, but that’s not entirely it. Why do you think that is?"
"Stride length?"
"...Feeling!"
I smiled at the students who always gave close-but-not-quite answers and shook my head.
Certainly those are also important, but what is important when traveling across plains — or rather, when traveling at all.
I explained that this is something everyone does naturally even while living in the royal capital; the students tilted their heads and thought.
I directed my gaze at Erika, who looked like she wanted to speak, nodded, and prompted her to speak.
"Choosing flat paths?"
"Yes, correct. Even inside the royal capital, if there’s a step you avoid it, right? When you go out onto the plains or travel, you forget this. So if you don’t consciously choose flat paths or paths that don’t put strain on your legs, you’ll end up exhausted like all of you."
If you encounter monsters or thieves while completely exhausted, it would be the worst.
To prevent that, you must take frequent breaks and choose your path carefully.
When the explanation ended and I looked around at the students, they were nodding while laughing with expressions as if they’d been got.
Honestly, without this many escorts I couldn’t have given them real experience.
That’s why this time I deliberately had them experience something full of mistakes.
When you experience it for real, your feelings and mental preparedness change.
Because you end up thinking you never want to experience it again.
"Tomorrow’s training, I think we’ll review today’s lessons in the library. When you get home, stretch and then rest slowly, okay? ...Good, today’s dismissal is here! Ah... Don’t forget to thank the adventurers!"
"Thank you very much!"
"...Geez, you’ve got good students."
"Right? As expected... of the Instructor."
"We can meet anytime! We’re based at Suzuya, so don’t make lonely faces!"
"That’s right~, come visit anytime~~~?"
The students talked a little with the adventurers they had become friendly with, then each headed home.
Erika, Rinaar, and the three songstresses walked together toward Suzuya.
The adventurers entered the royal capital to sell the furs at Suzuya, the Guild, or Flower Garden.
After seeing off the last student, I let out a big breath of relief.
With the sense of relief that nothing had gone wrong, fatigue suddenly hit my body.
Thinking that the captain and Taylor must have tasted this sensation every time, an exasperated laugh naturally came out.
"Good work, Raide."
"Good work~"
At the voice that called from behind, I turned around and saw Mayor and Nitchi standing there smiling in their nun habits.
I tilted my head with a smile and asked why they were here; the two answered.
"Nitchi said she wanted to move her body for the first time in a while, so I accompanied her."
"Nitchi, her body?"
"Yes, like thiiis..."
Nitchi, as if recreating it, jumped in place and did side-to-side shuffles at tremendous speed.
But I immediately averted my gaze without showing it on my face. The reason was simple.
Her breasts that were not just swaying but bouncing with a barun barun motion, combined with the tight fit of the nun habit, had become something intense.
They bounced so much that one wanted to ask if it didn’t hurt; even if asked whether she was inviting, it would be understandable.
From the movements it looked like she had been facing something like a slime, but it was far too dangerous.
...Wait, did Mayor also say she accompanied her? With those movements?
When I glanced at Mayor, she seemed to notice, flushed her cheeks red, and bashfully stopped Nitchi’s movements.
While smiling wryly I told the two that I am a man too, so please be careful.
Then Nitchi thought for a moment, smiled softly, and hugged me from the front.
Her melon-sized breasts were crushed into the shape of my body, and the thin fabric of the nun habit transmitted the sensation extremely clearly.
Mayor was surprised by Nitchi’s action; I smiled troubledly and spoke.
"Ah~, Nitchi?"
"If you don’t call me just Nitchi without honorifics, I won’t let go~"
"Uh... is that okay?"
"If you don’t, I’ll continue."
As Nitchi strengthened her hug even more, I smiled resignedly and stroked her back with one hand.
When I was about to call her name, I noticed a certain sensation from the breasts being pressed against me and spoke with difficulty.
I could tell from the sensation of the pressed breasts that there were two hard things that were probably nipples.
"...Nitchi, underwear?"
"Thank you~. Nn~, underwear? It’s hot so I took it off. Mayor took hers off too~"
"P-please don’t look..."
"...Both of you, spare me."
While still being hugged by Nitchi, I took two things to put on from my pouch-type magic bag and handed them over.
When I told them to hide the front with these and return to the church, Nitchi tilted her head and laughed softly.
When I held one out to Mayor as well, Mayor grasped my hand and spoke bashfully.
"Um, I’m not Nitchi, but... please call me just Mayor without honorifics too."
"...Got it, Mayor."
"Thank you, Raide."
Looking closely, Mayor’s large breasts also had erect nipples; when I averted my gaze, Nitchi began slightly moving the breasts she was pressing against me.
Her breasts shifted left and right, and the nipples moved in tandem; what is she doing? I directed my gaze at Nitchi.
Then she smiled with a slightly aroused red face and asked.
"Can you look even at Sisters with those kinds of eyes?"
"Normal people wouldn’t know, but I do look, so please stop."
"Nfufu~, so you do~. Apparently so, Mayor."
"I-is that so?"
"...No, why does it become that?"
Mayor hugged my back, and her breasts larger than melons stimulated my back.
I could feel from the sensation that Mayor’s nipples were erect against my back.
Nitchi was still moving as if rubbing her nipples against me; I wrapped both arms around her back and hugged her to stop the movement.
"Fwaaa..."
"...You should do it to me later as well."
"I will, I will, so calm down... please."
Mayor, who peeked from my back at Nitchi making a moved voice, spoke with a slightly dissatisfied tone, and I agreed.
I released my body from the now-calmed Nitchi and hugged Mayor; she made a moved voice.
However, my lower half had become a battle with myself, and honestly I really wanted them to spare me.
I steadfastly restrained my lower half that seemed ready to become energetic if I let my guard down.
Finally releasing my body from Mayor and breathing a sigh of relief, the two began pulling my hands.
When I asked where they intended to take me, they said it would be unfair if it was only them, so they wanted me to do it for Atla and Sera as well.
In other words I was being taken to the church; I smiled wryly and asked them to stop by Suzuya first so I could report that we were safe.
The two smiled and nodded, and the three of us began walking toward Suzuya first.