230. The Dreams and Hopes of Gentlemen
「That's when Christina's panties came out of Yoshihiro's pocket.」
「Seriously? That bastard was quite the pervert himself.」
While we were huddled around the campfire, sharing stories of Yggdrasil and enjoying the atmosphere, the Thug suddenly bolted upright, staring at the entrance.
「The blue barrier is gone. Rio must have succeeded!」
I really should be used to it by now, but seeing the Thug look so genuinely happy for something he didn't even do is hard to adjust to.
Seeing as he deactivated it faster than expected, it seems he fortunately managed to protect the purity of his ass.
Honestly, with his level of skill, it's almost ridiculous that he was so terrified.
No matter how much of a gag character he is, he's still an elite from Yggdrasil. Besides, with the support I gave him and that top-tier instructor old man I attached to him, there's no way he could be weak.
If he were still weak after all that, his admission to the academy would have to be a total fraud.
Anyway, despite becoming stronger, Rio simply lacked confidence and an objective view of himself because he'd spent so much time being crushed by the monsters at Yggdrasil.
I believed in you, Virgin.
「Now then, shall we summon our dear Virgin-ssi?」
Though it's space magic, I mimic a summoner's flair and flick a coin, letting it drop to the floor.
Shuk—
In an instant, Rio is summoned...
Oh my, fuck.
Rio is summoned covered in white es—no, I don't want to say it directly, so let's just say he's covered in a 'white something.' As soon as he appears, he falls to his knees and collapses face-down before us.
「Huaaaa! I survived! Uwaaaa!」
「Hey, are you okay?!」
The Thug is the first to rush over, grabbing Rio's shoulder to check on him.
Hey, that's cum—no, that white stuff... can't you smell it?
Perhaps his ordeal in Hell was truly severe, as Rio clings to the Thug and wails at the top of his lungs.
When you cry that sorrowfully, it makes me feel guilty.
Did you, by any chance, lose your... purity?
As Rio cries, smearing that white stuff all over the Thug's body, his gaze meets mine.
Go ahead, curse me out. Call me a bastard, a motherfucker, or lay a curse on me—say whatever you want. I'll take it all today. You've been through a lot.
Just as I'm bracing myself because he looks so pitiful, Rio speaks through his sobs.
「Thank you... thank you so much.」
「Huh?」
「If I hadn't taken the Magic Stone like you said... Hyiiiik!」
Rio, seemingly having a seizure just from the thought of it, crawls toward me on all fours.
Uh... are you trying to hug me like you did the Thug...?
I gave you permission to curse me, but I didn't give you permission to smear that white stuff on me...
I immediately use Mana Membrane Fusion to cover my entire body and silently accept Rio's embrace.
「Thank you, you're the savior of my virginity... If it wasn't for that Magic Stone, by now I'd be...」
Don't breathe. Don't even open your eyes. Just stay still.
I am a stone. I am a stone.
「Sniff, sniff—what is this smell?」
Masayoshi, who had been quietly watching Rio hug me from the side, finally speaks up.
I peek through a slit in my eyes and see the Thug, who has finally realized something, bringing the white stuff on his hand to his nose to take a whiff.
「... ...」
Now that you've smelled it, you know, right?
Looking at the Thug's face, which has turned the color of lead, it seems he's realized the true identity of the white stuff.
「I've set up a temporary shower room, so go wash up.」
As I speak, making sure absolutely not to inhale, Rio nods and heads toward the shower.
The Thug looks like he wants to scrub himself clean too, but since there's only one shower, he has to wait in that state.
While I use my Control over the fused Mana membrane to push the white stuff off me, Masayoshi speaks while sipping his coffee.
「So it wasn't a defense system for virgins, but for maidens.」
You're truly terrifying, talking about that Hell so calmly.
This cold, heartless bastard. I see it now—he's not just drinking coffee; he's literally burying his nose in the cup so he doesn't have to smell the white stuff.
A short while later, after the Thug takes his turn and Rio comes out in fresh clothes, Rio drapes a blanket over his shoulders and stares blankly at the campfire, holding the coffee Masayoshi gave him.
Seeing Rio's hollow expression makes me feel like I really need to treat him better.
「By any chance...」
「I didn't lose it!」
The moment Masayoshi opens his mouth to probe, Rio screams at the top of his lungs.
「No, I wasn't going to ask that... anyway, you came back in one piece, right?」
「My body is fine, but my mind is in tatters.」
「Um... you worked hard.」
Even that cold, heartless guy seems to feel sorry about this, as Masayoshi shuts his mouth.
Once the second victim, the Thug, finishes his bath and joins us, Rio stares vacantly into the fire and begins to recount what happened in the facility.
... ... It's terrifying.
It's an unwritten rule to tell ghost stories when gathered around a campfire, but this is way too scary.
Flying Dragon Rods. That goes far beyond the perversion of the game developers.
Since those weren't mobs in the original game, Rio's story surpassed all imagination.
At least in the game, the number of enemies you encounter at once is limited.
But to imagine that once you start running, the number of pursuers just keeps growing, with dozens of Flying Dragon Rods aiming for my ass...
Just hearing about it makes my body shudder.
「The Magic Stone! Seriously, Yeon-woo, I survived because of you. The Dragon Rods were surging through the control room doors like a tidal wave... if I hadn't plugged in the Magic Stone at that exact moment, I... I...」
Rio can't finish his sentence and hangs his head.
If you take out the fact that they were Dragon Rods, it would have been a scene straight out of a blockbuster movie's climax. It's a bit of a shame.
「Fortunately, once the system stopped, they all melted and disappeared.」
Rio didn't notice, but at the mention of the Flying Dragon Rods melting away, the Thug and Masayoshi let out small sighs of relief.
Well, of course. Even if they weren't moving, no one would want to see a mountain of Dragon Rods piled up in the control room.
Just thinking about it makes me want to gag.
After waiting for the emotionally scarred Rio to recover, we enter the Loading Dock once more.
「Since the defense system is stopped, there shouldn't be any more of those things, right?」
「I wish you guys could have experienced it once.」
Rio, having recovered before we knew it, starts teasing the others with a smirk.
「I don't think there will be any danger, but don't let your guard down too much.」
The defense system is gone, but there are still random encounters.
And it's a toss-up; even if the system is deactivated, the machines or magical lifeforms inside might still be hostile toward us.
If that happens, we'll just have to crush them all as we move forward.
With me in the lead since I can act as a meat shield, we push deep into the facility.
The squishy liquid on the floor is likely the remains of the Flying Dragon Rods Rio mentioned.
However, contrary to our worries, we reach the central control room without any danger.
In the game, reaching this point meant either a boss fight with the Loading Dock boss or a glorious farming session.
As I approach, the monitor in the center and various machines flicker to life.
「Is it operating on its own because of your administrative authority?」
「Seems like it. Look at that monitor.」
Following where Masayoshi is pointing, I see my biological information and authority levels scrolling down the screen.
When did it scan my body? I didn't feel a thing. Ancient Magic is truly incredible.
Ancient text flows past too quickly for me to translate properly, but I can read the final words: 『Welcome to the Gathering.』
「A gathering?」
「Yeah, my app translates it as 'Gathering' too. Would they build a facility this size just for a gathering? Or maybe the last event before it was closed was a gathering?」
Regardless, since this machine would output the last thing entered into it, Masayoshi's conjecture seems plausible.
I use my authority to manipulate the machine and investigate the facility.
「... ...」
「The translator isn't actually broken, is it?」
To think I'd end up saying the exact same thing as Rio.
We're all huddled around Masayoshi's phone, looking at the translation, and everyone has a strange expression on their face.
While everyone is silent, the Thug tilts his head and speaks.
「Uh... am I understanding this right? So, this place is...」
「『A secret sex club. A paradise scattered with numerous instruments for spending a night of frenzy.』 That's what it says.」
「... ...」
Silence falls again after Masayoshi's brief summary.
What the fuck, of all the places to find, why this one?
They called it a Loading Dock! These ancient bastards registered it as a Loading Dock to hide it from public eyes while they were secretly throwing sex parties!
「No wonder those Flying Dragon Rods showed up.」
Rio's shoulders slump in utter despair.
「To think the first ancient relic I found was an ancient sex toy... life is truly unpredictable...」
Since I'd brought them here to raid an ancient facility, their expectations must have been high. The Thug's gaze as he looks at the monitor is full of distant longing.
Masayoshi pats my shoulder to comfort me.
「For us... we're participating because you're paying us, so it doesn't matter, but are you okay? If the loss is too big, you don't have to pay me.」
Though I hadn't told him the details, Masayoshi knows I'm strapped for cash.
That's why I even signed a contract to give the kids a large commission and only 5% of the profits for this ruin raid.
But who says this is a loss?
First, I need to see the items in the warehouse.
And just because they're sex toys doesn't mean they won't make money. Do you have any idea how many wealthy gentlemen and ladies are out there?
Besides, if there are records, I can sell them to academia.
Imagine if an ancient sex diary comes out. It would have immense historical value.
I'll have to search every inch of the place, but for now, I lead the dejected group toward the warehouse.
With a heavy metallic clank, the warehouse doors open to reveal a treasure trove.
「Wow... there are all sorts of relics, but why do they look so worthless?」
Now, now, Rio-ya, don't rain on the parade.
Can't you see these magnificent relics with your own eyes?
A dildo that changes shape, an Onahole with permanent cleansing magic so you can cum as much as you want, medicine that turns your arms into tentacles... ugh, fuck, what is this?
I see a horizontal bar attached above a bed and approach it, only for a hologram to appear showing how to use it.
A man is lying on the bed, and a woman is on top in the cowgirl position.
The woman, riding him vigorously like a horse, grabs the bar above her with both hands and lifts her legs.
「... ...」
The bar the woman is holding starts to spin. And at an incredibly high speed.
We watch in horror as she spins like a helicopter propeller while still impaled on the Dragon Rod.
「Um... uh...」
「Is the man okay? Wouldn't it get twisted off?」
Were the Dragon Rods of ancient people made of iron? No matter how I look at it, it seems like his cock would be twisted into a rag, but the hologram claims it provides the ultimate pleasure.
Passing by those relics that no one would dare use, Rio finds an item that actually looks useful.
「I've seen things like this often in games.」
Rio gives a short laugh as he swings a sword.
However, the blade is a dildo, so if he carried it around, he'd be treated as a total pervert by women.
「That's great! I should use that.」
「Huh? Seriously...?」
Everyone stares at me in shock, but that's only because they don't know the value of this item.
To think this would show up here too.
Well, unless it's a unique item, it's possible for duplicates to exist.
Since the blade... no, the dildo is red, it must be the MK.5, the best of the Dildo MK series.
This is an erotic game.
Even if it looks retarded, this weapon deals double mental damage to female characters and provides additional effects on stabs.
In the game's combat screen, it just looks like a dagger thrust, but in reality, it would be thrusting into a sensitive area.
When I save the Dildo MK.5 to my Stick, the kids look disgusted.
「Just in case, don't ever pull that out when you're with us.」
「I... uh, I respect your preferences. You can be interested in that. Yeah.」
The Thug, who is trying to act like he's accepting it while his eyes are shaking more than Rio's, is actually worse.
Even if it looks like this, it's a super high-technology relic with vibration functions, electric currents, mucus secretion, and even adjustable intensity.
In the game community, it's a legendary item with the nickname 'The Cunt-Crushing Dildo.'
Those Mastermind bastards are all dead now.
Since it's an erotic game, the ratio of women is high anyway. With this one item, I can smash all their heads and plow through them.
We searched the warehouse thoroughly for better items, but only bizarre things kept appearing.
「What's this room?」
The Thug tilts his head at a door tucked away in a corner.
I can smell it. The scent of immense secrets and money.
Since it was hidden away from people's eyes, there must be an incredible item inside.
After checking for traps, we step inside to find three large cylindrical glass tubes greeting us.
And inside those glass tubes, naked women are suspended.
Their faces are similar, with only slight differences, and they all have the same long hair.
Voluptuous breasts that can't be held in one hand, a thin waist, a clean and shyly closed Jade Gate without a single pubic hair, and legs that curve elegantly...
They look like real people, but since even triplets couldn't have perfectly identical bodies down to the smallest detail, they must be dolls.
And since we're in a sex club, it has to be that—Real Dolls.
The glass tubes are connected to mana supply devices...
I've finally found it.
The dreams and hopes of all gentlemen. Moving Real Dolls.