After that highly awkward moment of the two of us not noticing about the goddess' stupid prophecies, I began telling her everything.
I told Lescia about what happened starting from the beginning where I was simply a high school student from another world, until the part where I woke up in this hideous form. After hearing that part, she began commenting.
"I mean, to be fair, this body if yours is really hot."
"Hey, I know that better than anyone, but that makes it even worse."
Lescia kept on laughing at certain parts of the story, and I always felt heavily ashamed every time. She also got amazed at certain points, like when I saved everyone from that double dungeon and the goblin king.
I kept on telling her my story, and it is actually quite relieving having someone to talk with. I felt glad that she knew about me now, so I won't have to hold back in telling her.
In fact…
I feel very happy that she, out of all the people in this world, knows who I am.
"The goddess said that the hero will come from another world. Was it… really you?"
Lescia asked, and I shook my head.
"I don't know, and I don't really care. There might be others who came from another world, and maybe I'm not the hero. After all, I don't quite feel like a hero. I am probably the furthest to a hero--Hey!"
She threw the pillow at me and it hit my face perfectly. I then somehow sneezed from the dust that comes with the pillow.
"This place isn't exactly clean, so you might not want to do that…"
"Whatever! You can heal yourself if you get sick."
"… I guess that's true, but it's just mean…"
She burst to laughter pretty quickly, and seeing her laughing like this, I can tell that she is definitely more beautiful than the goddess.
Wait… does that mean I…
"Wait, so I'm… am I… the hero that she meant?"
"Probably. You are from another world, and you did heal me."
"Then I'm…"
I started to hesitate on my words, but Lescia understood what I was trying to say.
She let out a sigh and began walking out from the bed.
"You might be a multi-talented hero and all… but you are terrible at conveying your feelings."
Lescia moved to my side of the bed. She approached me from outside and placed her hands on my cheeks.
"L-Lescia, what are you-"
"Do you like me?"
She asked the question so nonchalantly, which got me very surprised and made me hesitate to answer.
My brain… cannot process this!!
"I... can't answer that… I'm not a man anymore..."
"True, but do you have to be a man in order to like me?"
Hearing her sentence made me realize just how stupid I am.
I can still… be with her… even with this body.
Because whatever limb I have, whatever bones inside my body, what type of blood that I have, it does not matter as long as I have a heart and mind.
Because…
That's where love comes from.
…
Do I… like her…?
I mean, hell yeah, absolutely! She is the most gorgeous person, and possibly the hottest… and the kindest… not to mention her… weirdly pleasing tone… and smell…
… Oh boy.
I can feel her breath from this close. Every bit of brain cells inside my head is shuddering, wondering how the hell this scene even came to be. I became stupid almost completely, and my senses simply cannot move away from her.
This feels… wrong.
But… is it really?
"If I do… what will you do…?"
Hearing that, Lescia smiled immediately.
She moved her face, and suddenly pressed her lips to mine.
The strength on my body suddenly disappeared and I fell backwards to the bed. She also followed and placed her body above mine.
As she sat on my body and stared down on me menacingly with a cheeky grin, I felt extremely odd.
I am…
Happy.
"Isn't this behavior a little unfitting for a princess…?"
I asked jokingly, hoping she would change her mind.
But, it looks like her mind is already far deep into this.
"Well, I did promise my father to marry the person who healed me… And you were probably craving for something like this too, right?"
"... For a very long time..."
She moved in again, but this time, far more aggressive.
.
We spent the rest of the afternoon just on the bed, and it was the greatest time of my life.
For once, I'm actually glad that I have this body, because this kind of intercourse doesn't get someone pregnant, so the two of us can go as wild as we can.
I'm just… worried that this peace will come to an end so soon.
When the sun went down, things had finally calmed down on the outside road. The two of us noticed, and we began prepping up to head out.
The situation outside has already calmed down, and looks like the knights have started to grow lesser in numbers.
I gave Lescia my other black robe again so we can move in the shadows of the alleys. After all, this mission will be a rather stealthy one.
We left the inn around the time when the knights had disappeared. Seeing that the two of us were leaving the inn so soon, the inn lady chuckled.
"Madams… please save us from our despicable kingdom. Everyone is suffering, and we can't do anything about it…"
From her words, it seemed as if she already knew who we were from the start. And from what she said, she had some hopes for us. She said it with a soft smile, and I don't need the eye of truth to be able to see that she is in great pain too.
Her entire kingdom is being ruled by a tyrant dictator, and her only hope is the intervention from the other kingdoms.
Her only hope is us.
"It's okay, madam. One of these days, this kingdom will change."
Lescia said firmly to her and followed me to the exit. The inn lady waves her hand as we leave.
Right now, our goal is to go to the knights barracks. And from a map of Veldonia I had from nearly one and a half years ago, I can see that it is located in the north-west.
We moved through the road while dodging a group of knights we came across in the path. Sometimes the knights were checking on some people wearing hoods, and we had no choice but to go through the dark alleys.
And as we walk, Lescia just can't shut her mouth.
"Say, 'Melvin'. How was it?"
"Hmm? How was what?"
"Your first time."
Hearing that she is starting this topic, I let out a sigh.
"Can we please focus…? We need to save the villagers."
"Right. A hero from another who just had his first time with a princess, is now going out to save the villagers from the hands of the evil people--"
"Okay, okay… but that was your first too, wasn't it?"
"Yes, but we aren't talking about me here! So just answer!"
"It was great! So stop asking!"
Hearing my answer, Lescia smiled really wide. Seeing her smile only made me feel guilty.
I have accidentally changed her into some sort of predator… And for the love of whatever, I am the only prey.
NotThatIMindButThisIsReallyNotTheRightTime--
We leaned to the wall on the left in the alley after we arrived at the location. The knights barracks is only a few meters in front of us. We just need to get those four guards away from the gate.
"So that was actually your first? Have you ever done it with some other girls?"
"Lescia, please. The villagers--"
"Yeah, yeah. I know. It's just, you are so cool and all, and yet you never had it once before."
"Because I have my own pride to keep! Now can we focus?"
I gazed back at the gate, and I studied the situation. The knights were busy talking with each other, and they seemed to be really ignoring the surroundings.
Now, how can we move past them…?
"So do you ever want to do it again, or…"
She continued, and I had enough of it.
I let out a sigh and turned around, I walked back to the path we came from. Behind me, Lescia simply watched confusingly as I walked backwards slowly towards her.
"Huh? W-What's wrong?"
"Lescia. I'm sorry for this."
"Wha-Haaaaa!!!!!"
I pushed her with my giant shadow palm and threw her outside the alley at high speed. The guards at the gate quickly turned to see, and seeing that it's a suspicious lady wearing black robe, they quickly got suspicious.
"Hey! You there!"
"Hii-!!"
Lescia quickly got up from the ground and saw the knights. She realized that she was in the middle of the road, so she ran back inside the alley.
"Hey! Stop!"
The four knights ran and followed her to the alley. But when they arrived in the alley, there was already no one.
The knights slowly walked inside the dark alley, searching for the suspicious black robed lady, but they didn't realize it was a trap.
I landed on the ground behind them, and I casted a wall out of shadow magic around us. The entire alley turned into a dark room immediately.
"Now then. No one can hear us, or see us...
So scream as loud as you want."
A dark purple flame was lit in my hand, showing the silhouette of me to the knights. They screamed like insane as I ran past them while giving them a good beat up.
Their bodies fell to the ground, unconscious.
I don't want to kill simple knights. That will only make me look bad in front of Lescia, and it probably won't do much.
If I want to kill… it has to be the higher ranking guys.