What? What, what, what?! When the hell did they get here?!
Eleonora trembled, the fine hairs on her body standing on end like a startled cat as the sound of numerous footsteps—thud, thud—approached her direction.
'Didn't he say he was going to search the neighboring pigsty just a moment ago...?!'
How much time had passed since then?!
Or was it that? Did he finish searching the next barn and move here in the split second she was distracted answering that voice in her head?
"What kind of blunder is this...?!"
Thud, thud, thud—
"Th-They're coming this way...! If I don't hide myself right now...?!"
To make matters worse, she hadn't even managed to properly conceal herself because she had been doing that ridiculous rolling around earlier. She hurriedly clawed at the straw, trying to cover her nakedness, but unlike her intentions, the straw simply slipped uselessly through her fingers.
"Why?! It served as my bed just fine last night, so why now of all times... Aaah?!"
'This morning! Because I was throwing a tantrum rolling around when Master didn't come to see me...!?'
If he had visited this pigsty, she had intended to show him just how upset she was by messing up all the bedding. Of course, this wasn't just a simple toss and turn. Was Eleonora a normal human?
Overwhelmed by her emotions, she had rolled around violently—roll, roll, tumble, tumble—flattening the straw beneath her body and scattering most of it into the sleeping quarters where the pigs were currently napping.
"W-What am I supposed to do now...? I can't hide my body like this!"
—It is not that we distrust you, Brother. This matter concerns the grave affairs of the continent...
—Ah, look, I don't know anything about that. I'm just a guy raising pigs in the mountains. What does the continent's business have to do with me?
—...First, we must confirm it with our own eyes, just once.
—Ho, look at this guy? You just peeked through the window at the other barn, so why are you insisting on entering this one?
"Ugh, uuuugh...?!"
'My greatsword! It's because my greatsword is stuck in the ground in front of this pigsty! Seeing the blade shape and how cleanly it pierced the earth, they realized I must have driven it there myself!'
I should have just retrieved it last night!
She never imagined that the protest she left to show off to Shin Seon-dong would come back to bite her like this.
—I have a shipment coming up, so I need to keep them in peak condition. If my pigs get stressed and drop dead, are you going to take responsibility?
—I truly apologize for committing such rudeness to a Brother who has received the Goddess's blessing, but the situation is urgent...
"They're trying to come in... They really intend to come in...?!"
What do I do? What do I do? If I stay like this, I'll definitely be caught. If they were just peeking through the window, hiding against the wall would suffice. But judging by the conversation, their entry was practically confirmed.
It was a miracle that these Holy Knights, practically fanatics who would jump into fire if the Saintess commanded it, were speaking so politely. But this was about the disappearance of a Grand Master.
And they had received orders from the Saintess and the Knight Commander—who served her—to find her.
"This won't work. If I try to hide clumsily with this straw, they'll find me instantly...!"
At that moment, the voice echoed in Eleonora's head again.
‘Just stay like this. If you stay here, the Holy Knights will enter the pigsty. Then you can naturally escape this place, and you can even exact the revenge you wanted.’
"What do I do? What should I do? How can I fix this...!"
But Eleonora, seemingly having no energy to retort, continued to scan her surroundings with anxious, trembling eyes. Finally, as if an idea struck her, she suddenly dashed toward a large rubber trough filled with water and scooped up a bucketful.
Splaaaash—!!
—Oinnnnk?!
—Squeeeeeal!?
—Kweeeek!!
She abruptly dumped the water onto the pigs that were soundly napping in the adjacent pen. The pigs, shocked out of their slumber by the sudden deluge, immediately jumped up and began to run wild.
"I've clearly gone mad. I've lost my mind...!"
Creating chaos by splashing water like this was obvious, and yet...
—Brother, is there something in this pigsty?
—Like what?
—For instance, a woman matching the description we gave you.
—Why would such a beautiful female knight be in a smelly pigsty like this?
That's right. That statement is correct. There is no way a beautiful Knightess like myself would be sandwiched between these stinking pigs.
Muttering as if complaining, Eleonora hurriedly scrambled over the fence and dropped onto all fours. Although the pigs were cleaner than when she first saw them—perhaps he had cleaned them with some strange power recently—pigs were still pigs.
—Then what is this armor doing here?
—Huh? Since when was that there?
The conversation suggested they were about to enter at any moment. As soon as she hopped the fence, a stench far more foul than her own pen assaulted her nose.
Normally, she would have furrowed her brows in disgust, but Eleonora didn't seem to care. She shook her plump, heavy ass and massive tits, beckoning the pigs.
No, it was more accurate to say the pigs came to Eleonora on their own.
—Oink, oink!
—Squeal!
They had been sleeping soundly when they were drenched with water, and now an intruder dared to invade their territory. It wouldn't have been strange if they rammed her immediately, but Eleonora spoke to the pigs as if truly apologetic.
"C-Calm down. You just need to hide me for a moment. I won't be here long, I promise...!"
Normally, even for a sow in heat, these pigs should have rammed this rude intruder. However, unable to resist the temptation of returning to their nap, the pigs snorted—grunt, grunt—as if letting it slide just this once. Eleonora quickly began herding them into a corner.
Luckily, perhaps because this area wasn't used as a toilet, the pigs obediently gathered in the corner. Under Eleonora's desperate direction, they began to lie down one by one. As soon as the last one flopped down beside its brethren, Eleonora didn't hesitate for a second. She squeezed herself into the mass of pig flesh, burying her naked body deep among them, curling up into a ball.
And at that moment—Clack—the door to the pigsty opened. Seeing the silhouette of a Holy Knight, Eleonora pressed her body even flatter against the floor, holding her breath.
—Hmm...
Clank, clank.
The nostalgic sound of armor echoing with every step.
In the past, it would have been a welcome sound. But for her current self, it was nothing more than a chilling noise she never wanted to hear up close. Eleonora's body trembled—shiver, shiver—as the metallic clinking drew nearer.
Was it out of fear? Of course not.
'Haaahn... I've really become a pig. Even if it's to avoid detection, for a proud Knight of the Kingdom to do such... such a depraved thing...♥'
She had heard stories of soldiers hiding among corpses of allies and enemies to survive on the battlefield. But for a Knightess—for the supposed strongest warrior on the continent, for a noble woman—to hide her naked flesh among a huddle of pigs to avoid the eyes of the very knights who came to save her!
'A total sow! I've become a breeding sow... I've really turned into a filthy sow...♥'
Even that wasn't enough. She was getting aroused, going into heat over her own miserable, wretched state of calmly committing such a shameful act. What a shameless, lewd sow she was.
'This is a disgrace to knighthood! Disqualified as a knight! Disqualified as a humaaan...♥'
Crazy. She was absolutely certain she had gone insane.
How could anything in the world feel this thrilling, this immorally ecstatic?!
Then, someone spoke to Eleonora again.
‘Stand up. Stand up, I say.’
‘This is your only chance. If not now, there won't be another opportunity!’
'Shut up! Silence!'
She didn't know who it was, but she was in the middle of enjoying this! Why had it been interrupting her since earlier?
It smelled, yes, but not to the point of being unbearable. Was it because she had gotten used to life here? Should she call it a fond familiarity now? Although the stiff bristles of the pigs pricked her skin, this sensation was the very proof that she was entangled among livestock!
She knew what the voice was saying, but if she stood up now, when would she ever be able to enjoy such depravity again?
'It doesn't matter, tomorrow will be fine. He said I can escape on my own tomorrow anyway, so why are you talking so much! Get lost!'
However, despite being so incredibly aroused, as if to prove she was a well-trained sow, Eleonora held her breath again the moment she sensed the Holy Knight passing right in front of her pen.
Clank, clank.
'He doesn't know... He has no idea I'm hiding amongst the pigs like this... That the strongest woman on the continent is mixed in with a pile of livestock, completely stark naked...!'
That fool! If it were Master, he would have stormed into the pigsty without hesitation, shoved the pigs aside, and dragged her out. He would have punished her by spanking her pussy—plap, plap!—and then, as if soothing her sulking, he would have patted her twitching cunt gently.
But at the same time, a dizzying thought flashed through her mind.
'W-What if I stood up right now? If I stood up like this, what kind of expression would that man make...'
Preposterous. Of course, she would never do such a thing, but perhaps it was the instinct of a masochistic sow; the lewd thought refused to leave her mind.
And perhaps it was the law of the world that such a cheeky sow, unable to distinguish between business and pleasure, must be punished.
—Snort!
"Hiii-eeeck?!"