Volume 4 Chapter 9 The Awakening Sleeping Beauty
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
A group of beautiful women, with legs like octopus tentacles, surrounded me.
I tried to escape, but the soft, mud-like ground kept trapping my feet, making it impossible to move.
Finally, I was surrounded by the n*ked beauties.
Countless tentacles and supple arms gently restrained me.
Is this some kind of trial?
Or just a nightmare?
If this is a trial, what’s the goal?
Normally, you’d think it’s about resisting the temptations of these beauties… but maybe the trick is to satisfy them instead?
If I fail… will they drain my life force and leave me as a dried husk?
Or will they literally devour me whole?
Either way, I don’t want that, but it would be nice if it didn’t hurt.
Still… it feels like I’ve been getting into life-or-death situations a lot lately.
Wait, what was I doing again?
Me.
My memory is all foggy… I can’t even remember the simplest things.
This is probably a dream, right?
If it is, I might as well enjoy it a bit.
Being swarmed by beauties like this?
Yeah, this kind of situation would never happen in real life.
Even if their lower half is like an octopus, in a dream, it’s no big deal.
I was being crushed by the soft, silky breasts of the women.
Too many boobs… I can’t breathe.
Their sweet, floral scent was overwhelming, making me dizzy.
Desperate for fresh air, I sucked in a breath… and then I woke up from the dream.
I must’ve been buried in flowers while I slept.
That’s why I was struggling to breathe.
Guess it was just a dream after all.
”Hey, human.”
The girl standing before me, with a warrior’s stance, looks familiar.
It’s the Sleeping Beauty I’d seen, buried in flowers while sleeping.
My memory snapped back in an instant.
I had been challenging the Valley of Trials dungeon… and after a lot of things happened, I ended up at its deepest point, where a girl was sleeping.
She had tied her hair in a ponytail, and now she looked much sportier compared to when she was asleep.
Her lustrous platinum blonde hair shimmered green depending on the angle of the light.
Maybe it’s called iridescent?
She looks a bit angry, but even when she’s mad, this beauty still makes an impact.
It’s like something out of a fantasy movie, so surreal.
”Ah, good morning.”
The completely lackluster, goofy voice is, of course, mine.
”Ah, ah, good morning──wait, no. Geez! Seriously, what is even going on? Unbelievable. Totally unbelievable.”
She’s one jumpy beauty.
…Doesn’t really seem mad for real, though.
I mean, I didn’t actually do anything wrong.
One of the wind spirits floats over and drops a flower right on my head.
So these guys are the culprits who buried me in flowers while I slept, huh?
Well, they meant well, so I’m not annoyed.
Thanks to them, I didn’t get nightmares.
Actually had a good dream for once.
”Thanks.”
Might as well say it out loud.
The wind spirit does a smug little spin and zooms away.
They’re just a green twister, not even a face, but somehow the smug is totally obvious.
”Hey, human! Stop goofing around with the spirits! I’m deciding what to do with you right now, you know. At least act a little scared, would you?”
She tries to look all scary, but then the spirits shower her in flowers too.
Kinda ruins the effect.
”You guys! Read the room, please!”
The spirits scatter in all directions, shrieking with laughter.
It’s basically tag for them.
They act all innocent, but their instincts are sharp.
If she was actually mad, no way they’d come near her.
So she’s bluffing.
Testing me, probably.
”Look me in the eyes and answer honestly. How’d a human even get in here?”
She stares at me──eyes so green they’re almost glowing.
Not human, for sure.
Bet she’s a fairy queen or something along those lines.
One look and you know: she’s way beyond human.
Looks like she’s mad because I broke into her place.
Yeah, that one’s on me.
Imagine waking up to find some stranger guy sleeping next to you.
Of course she’s angry.
Miss Floria always said a low-born sneaking into a noble lady’s room is grounds for death, no complaints allowed.
Sure, some hot guy might get caught sneaking in and then charm his way out with a life-or-death confession, but you gotta be a real looker for that to work.
I’m just average.
Not happening.
Guess I’ll just come clean and hope she lets me off easy.
If you know the way out, please, just tell me.
If I don’t hurry back and find the boss room, Ani-Ani’s done for.
”I’m not really sure myself, but it looks like I just… sort of wandered in here.”
”You’re not lying, but come on. That’s not possible. A real person can’t just walk through a Wall of nothingness. You don’t just ‘wander’ in. Not a chance.”
Looks like she’s got some kind of lie-detecting ability.
Good thing I didn’t try to bluff my way through.
”Show yourself, Security Chief! Explain what’s going on.”
She gave a little wave, and out of the light popped a seriously gorgeous lady.
It didn’t even look like magic.
More like that sci-fi teleport effect from old movies.
Then again, sci-fi and fantasy──same soup, different flavor.
For a head of security, she’s got a real gentle vibe.
Early twenties? Maybe?
Long black hair, bronzed skin, and──rare for this place──a face that looks straight-up East Asian.
Can’t remember the last time I saw someone who looked like her.
Actually──nah, even celebrities back home didn’t look this good.
She’s wearing a sharp leather tunic, but… wow, her chest is something else.
Like, 2 whole watermelons.
She could go head-to-head with Ms. Claire, easy.
Doesn’t look armed, but I bet she can crush someone with her bare hands.
She gives off that total badass energy.
”The spirit child showed him in, so I figured he was an invited guest and let him through. Does that ring any bells?”
The Security Chief is way too calm about all this.
Honestly, she’s the soothing, gentle beauty type.
I bet she’d look amazing in a maid outfit.
If there was ever a Best Bride in Japan contest, she’d sweep the whole thing, no question.
”Maybe I do know? Huh? Last time, I talked to that lady knight. Did I invite anyone after that? Ugh, you drop this on me and expect me to just remember?”
The pretty girl’s totally freaking out.
She’s poking her own forehead and making these funny faces──she’s kind of a weird one.
I’m pretty bad with names and faces too, so I get it.
”Wait, are you my guest or something?”
How am I supposed to know that?
If I had to guess, maybe it’s got something to do with that whole Goddess of Purification──Goddess Keras thing?
Did anything else actually happen?
”Wait──are you… Goddess Keras?”
”N-no! Don’t you dare compare me to someone like her! That’s way above my level.”
The pretty girl flat-out denies it, but… she sorta looks happy about it.
I mean, who wouldn’t?
Getting mistaken for the literal definition of beauty?
No way that feels bad.
”…Fine. If you’re connected to Goddess Keras, guess that’s good enough. No way those kids would let some creep get cozy with them. Good work──smart call.”
The security chief bows deep, all respect, to the beautiful girl.
…So is this one of those setups?
Backing up the security chief using Goddess Keras as an excuse?
That feels about right.
A boss who’s got her people’s backs.
Gotta respect it.
Anyway, looks like I’ve been bumped up from suspicious stranger to actual guest.
That’s a relief.
I’ve got a million questions for these girls.
Where do I even start?
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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