Chapter 51 Sasaki Natsumi ⑭*
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
I’d made a grave mistake. I had completely underestimated the mountain.
”Haa, haa… it’s freezing, the air is thin, and this incline is brutal…” I panted.
Up until the midpoint, it hadn’t been that bad. It was cold, but manageable. Then, the slope turned vertical, and the climb became a nightmare. I didn’t feel physically exhausted yet – my stats saw to that – but it wasn’t exactly easy. No matter how high your ability scores are, you shouldn’t dive into things you aren’t used to. I just hoped I wouldn’t be dealing with muscle spasms tomorrow.
”Are you keeping up back there?” Ishururu asked.
The Dragon Priestess¹ was gliding up the path ahead of me, her expression as calm as if she were taking a stroll in a park. She glanced back at me, showing no signs of fatigue whatsoever.
”Barely…” I replied.
”Hmm. Do you want to take a quick break?” Ishururu asked.
”No, I’ve got plenty of stamina… I’m just freezing,” I said.
”I see. Let me know if it becomes too much,” Ishururu said.
With that, Ishururu resumed the climb as if nothing had happened. This is the part where you’re supposed to say, “I’m tired, so let’s rest for a bit,” I grumbled to myself. At the very least, watching her calves and shins peeking out from her scarlet hakama² was a decent consolation prize.
It would have been even better if I could see what was under those robes, though…
* * *
”Let’s take a breather here,” Ishururu said.
I’m not sure how much higher we climbed. The weather hadn’t broken yet, and we hadn’t encountered a single monster. We eventually reached a rocky outcrop just wide enough to sit on, and I finally let out a sigh of relief.
We decided to have a quick lunch. I pulled out our rations: hard-tack bread and dried meat. Both were so tough they were practically inedible dry, so it was standard practice to soak them in hot water. I used Lifestyle Magic³ to generate some water and started soaking the bread and meat in our cups. Honestly, it tasted like cardboard. The dried meat was okay if you thought of it as low-grade jerky, but the bread was flavorless. The only thing giving it any taste was the salt from the meat.
”This is pretty terrible, isn’t it?” Ishururu said bluntly.
”I’m with you on that,” I agreed.
I started craving Honoka’s home cooking. Since she had the actual Cooking skill, she could turn even these shitty rations into something decent. I really needed to learn that skill myself.
”By the way,” I said, looking around the desolate peaks. “Forget about monsters attacking us – I haven’t felt a single presence since we hit this altitude.”
”That’s to be expected at this height,” Ishururu replied. “Besides, this is the Holy Dragon-sama’s territory.”
I see. So no monster was stupid enough to come up here and die. On the other hand, she mentioned plenty of humans – fools blinded by greed – had tried their hand at dragon slaying and never returned. It made me think humans might actually be stupider than monsters.
”Just remember,” Ishururu added, smiling brightly. “If you’re planning on causing any harm… be prepared for the consequences.”
* * *
”We’ve arrived. This is where the Holy Dragon-sama dwells,” Ishururu said.
The sun was just beginning to set when we finally reached the destination. We were at the seventh station, a massive, snow-filled caldera⁴. It was a volcanic crater, wide enough for a dragon to live in. There were probably hot springs hidden somewhere under the ice. But the dragon was nowhere to be seen.
”Hey, where is the Holy Dragon-sama?” I asked.
”Don’t worry. You’ll see her soon,” Ishururu replied.
Then, without warning, Ishururu began to strip. One by one, her clothes hit the snow until she was completely naked. Her breasts, her soft pink tips, and the silken hair between her legs were all exposed to the biting wind.
”Whoa! Ishururu-san, what are you doing?!” I shouted.
”These are my favorite robes, so keep them safe for me,” Ishururu said, smiling.
She handed me her warm clothes. I could feel the blood rushing to my face and my crotch.
”Hehe. Natsumi-kun is such a pervert,” Ishururu teased.
”What?! Anyone would – wait, what did you call me?” I asked.
Had she just called me “Natsumi”? Before I could process it, Ishururu stepped into the center of the caldera. Her form began to blur and shimmer.
**”Are you surprised, mortal? I am she whom the elves call the Holy Dragon,”** a voice boomed.
A gargantuan emerald dragon now occupied the crater, standing over thirty meters tall. The sheer pressure of her presence was like a physical wall. I could see why the greedy fools never made it back.
**”You sought an audience with me. What is it you desire?”** the dragon asked.
”I… I wanted you to become my Kin⁵,” I stammered. “But seeing you like this… I guess that was a bit much, wasn’t it?”
**”Hmph. You wish to make me your subordinate? Your arrogance is staggering,”** the dragon growled.
”Yeah. I’ve given up on that,” I said.
I checked her with Appraisal⁶, but it was all question marks. She was far beyond my level.
**”Then what? Will you draw your blade like the other fools?”** the dragon asked.
”Not a chance. Even if I wanted to, I don’t have a weapon that wouldn’t shatter against your scales,” I said.
”I really just wanted to meet you,” I continued. “But there is one thing. How do you know my name? I never used it in the village.”
**”A trivial matter. I Appraised you the moment you arrived. If you’re going to live a lie, boy, you should at least learn a [Camouflage] skill,”** the dragon laughed.
It was annoying, but she was right. I needed to hide my stats. But how?
**”Very well. I shall grant you that skill as a reward for the entertainment,”** the dragon said.
”I’d appreciate that, but… how?” I asked.
**”Like this,”** the dragon replied.
The emerald beast shrunk back down into the form of Ishururu. She immediately tackled me into the snow.
”Whoa! Hey, I can’t get up!” I yelled.
”I’ve seen your stats, Natsumi-san. I’m using all my strength just to hold you down,” Ishururu whispered, licking her lips. “The fastest way to learn a skill is to have s*x and let the information flow through the connection.”
Are you serious? I thought. What kind of convenient erotic-novel logic is this?
”Besides…” Ishururu leaned in close to my ear. “It wasn’t just the old hag who got excited by your voice back then.”
My d**k was rock hard instantly.
”Let’s see… oh. It’s huge,” Ishururu said, stripping my pants away.
Even in the cold, I was throbbing. Ishururu didn’t waste another second.
”I’m going to enjoy this. Here I go… ah!” Ishururu cried out.
She sat down on me without any foreplay. She was already slick, and I slid deep inside her.
”Aha… this is amazing. Nn, you’re moving… ah, yes! Aahn!” Ishururu moaned.
She began to grind her hips lewdly. I tried to sit up, but she pinned my shoulders to the ground.
”Haah… aahn… this feels so good! How is it, Natsumi-kun? Do you feel it? I… I’m feeling so much… ann, haahn!” Ishururu gasped.
”It feels great, but… at least let me change positions!” I groaned.
”No,” Ishururu whispered, leaning down to kiss me.
She sucked my lower lip and tangled her tongue with mine. Her technique was incredible. I was already reaching my limit.
”Crap… I’m gonna go…” I panted.
”Ahn, it’s okay… go ahead. Fill me up… pour everything inside me! Fufu… ahn, aahn! Just let it out!” Ishururu cried.
I wasn’t going to let her stay in control. I grabbed her waist and started thrusting up from below.
”How’s this?!” I grunted.
”Ahn! Wait – kyahaahn! No, you’re hitting my cervix too hard! Ah! Nooo! Aahn, haahn!” Ishururu wailed.
Her composure shattered. Every thrust made her scream, her face flushed with pure, raw pleasure. I had found her weak point.
”No, ah, stop, no, it’s coming… I’m going… This is too much… I can’t take it! Hyaan!” Ishururu screamed.
She clamped down on me, trying to force me to climax. I couldn’t hold back any longer.
”I’m coming!” I yelled.
”Yes! Inside! Pour it all into Ishururu’s p**sy! Give me all of it!” Ishururu shrieked.
A massive surge of heat flooded into her. At that exact moment, a stream of data was carved into my mind.
”Ahaa… haa… haa… that was… incredible. No woman could survive that… haa…” Ishururu panted, collapsing onto me.
”In this form, I feel everything a human does,” Ishururu whispered. “But did the [Camouflage] transfer work?”
I opened my [Status]. Nothing was in the skill list.
”Wait, it’s not there,” I said.
”What? Then we’ll have to do it again…” Ishururu suggested.
”No, hang on. Let me look closer,” I said.
I checked the Seven Deadly Sins⁷ section. It was there, but it had changed.
> [Skill: Perfect Camouflage]
> Category: Pride
> Effect: Allows for the total falsification of the user’s Status. This can also be applied to [Kin]. It cannot be uncovered by [Appraisal] or [High-Level Appraisal].
It had been upgraded. What a piece of work.
”Well? How was it?” Ishururu asked.
”Yeah, it’s in my unique skills. It got even stronger,” I said.
”Ah… so it merged with that unreadable mess,” Ishururu sighed.
She mentioned that when she Appraised me earlier, the [Seven Deadly Sins] part was just a glitched mess. She figured no one in this world could read it.
”Nn, haa… now that you’ve learned it… shall we continue?” Ishururu asked, her voice sweet and heavy.
”What? No, we’re done here -” I started.
”It’s pitch black out there, Natsumi-san. You aren’t going anywhere tonight,” Ishururu said.
”…”
She was right. I had some night vision, but I couldn’t see everything.
”So… let’s enjoy ourselves, shall we?” Ishururu whispered.
I spent the rest of the night in an endurance match with a dragon. It was basically a reverse-rape marathon, but I couldn’t really complain. My Sexual Technique level went through the roof.
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Summary:
Natsumi and Ishururu ascend the snowy volcanic mountain to reach the dwelling of the Holy Dragon. Upon arrival, Ishururu reveals her true identity as the massive Holy Dragon and provides Natsumi with a powerful Camouflage skill through an intimate ritual. The chapter ends with Natsumi gaining an upgraded ‘Perfect Camouflage’ skill under the Pride category of Seven Deadly Sins.
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Trivia:
- The mountain is actually a volcano, hinted at by the caldera.
- Natsumi’s Appraisal skill returned question marks for the dragon, indicating a massive level gap.
- The skill transfer via s*x is explicitly called ‘convenient erotic-novel logic’ by Natsumi himself.
- The new skill is categoried under ‘Pride’, implying its relation to Natsumi’s sin-based power growth.
- Ishururu was also affected by Natsumi’s ‘voice’ during a previous event involving the Matriarch
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Character Insight:
Natsumi shows a mix of pragmatism and lust, acknowledging his limits against the dragon while indulging in the ritual. Ishururu (Holy Dragon) displays a blend of majestic authority and playful, dominant s*xuality, revealing she has been observing and feeling attracted to Natsumi for some time.
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Behind the Scenes:
The ‘convenient logic’ mentioned is a meta-commentary by the author on common isekai and adult fantasy tropes where power is transferred via intimacy.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Ishururu – A Dragon Priestess and suspected Elder Elf. Leader of the High Elves in the region. Appears as a young girl but is ageless. But actually, ancient Dragon in human form, small breasts, belly distended from breeding session.
• Honoka – A member of the relief team with healing magic. Despite her cute, short, ‘transistor glamour’ appearance, she is cold-hearted and mocks Sasaki, now a bound slave to him.
• Natsumi – The protagonist. Height 168 to 171 cm, weight 57 to 59 kg. He has a baby face, but he hides his eyes with his bangs. He was bullied by the Sugita gang just because his name sounded like a girl’s name.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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