Chapter 15: Chapter 15 – Three’s a Party

The farm was on the outskirts of town and didn't take long to reach. Human-sized rat traps surrounded the barn but none of them had caught a single thing. An old, human farmer burst out of his house with a crossbow pointed directly at Kanae and Arenade.

"Who the hell're you and what're you doing on my farm?" The farmer asked, priming the bolt.

"Don't shoot! We're here to take care of the hobrat problem!" Kanae handed the farmer the quest notice from the guild.

The man took one glance over the notice and apologized for the scare.

"Sorry 'bout that. On edge on a count of those bastards taking over the place. Y'all here to exterminate, feel free to make a bloody mess. I just want my barn back." He started heading back to his house.

"Excuse me!" Kanae stopped him from leaving. "There was an adventurer who had come before us, right?"

He scratched his head, searching his thoughts. "Ahh… Think there was. Not sure what happened to her. Figured she left me high and dry with the problem. You both better not do the same, because I want my property back!"

After the farmer had left, Arenade picked up a small rock and tossed it onto the large spring trap that had a block of cheese as bait. The contraption snapped down hard, causing the two to flinch.

"Geez. That guy went all out with the traps. Too bad it didn't do him any good," Arenade said.

"What's the plan? We bind them with your Plant Growth?" Kanae asked, carefully navigating past the traps so as to not lose his neck.

"I thought we were just going to let them have their way with you, then I come in to knock them out one by one?" she suggested.

It had nearly slipped Kanae's mind that Arenade wasn't the type to involve herself much, and if she did, something was bound to go wrong.

"Okay, just because being a slut is fun— oh, god… I get shivers calling myself that— doesn't mean I'm sleeping with just anyone or anything! Maybe I should charm you into having sex with them, hmm?" Kanae offered in return.

"This is a two for one!" Arenade grabbed his head and stared directly into his eyes. "We both level up this way! It isn't my fault you can only level up through sexual encounters as a succubus."

"But my circumstances are your fault!" he screamed in her face.

"Alright, fine. We're just going to have to do this the old fashion way." She picked up a branch and used her spell to grow it thick enough to be a whacking stick.

They tiptoed right up to the barn doors to listen in. Squeaks and pitchy chattering could be heard from within. A strange sound, like someone's ragged breathing was among it. From a guess, there must be six or more.

Not very good odds when they were outnumbered, but Sara assured them that hobrats were no big deal. If things turned bad, using charm and Turn Horny to incapacitate them were an option.

"We go in three," Arenade said, then counted silently off with her fingers.

On the third finger, they each kicked a door open. A burst of stale air and sweat assaulted their nose, but more outrageously was the sight before them.

Tied up and hanging by a long rope from the rafters was a small beast woman with furry, brown ears. She was naked from head to toe, had scratch wounds all over her body, and was being raped by five hobrats, creatures more beast than human. They all turned to the entrance, cocks hanging out, one was buried in her hole and another in her mouth.

"Nope. Didn't need to walk into this today." Arenade did an about face and gagged.

"Wait… Edina?" Kanae called out.

Their gazes met, but her eyes were too glazed over to react to anything.

Kanae, enraged that the one he had been searching for was being taken advantage of, took one step inside and was about to cast a spell. However, all five hobrats, sensing danger, scrambled past them and out the door in a frenzy.

"Hey! Get back here!" Arenade shouted. "You're supposed to be mine and Kanae's XP fodder!"

They were much faster than either of them had expected.

"Forget them, help me get her down!" Kanae said.

Arenade pinched her nose shut. "Oh, by the Supreme One's hairy ass, it stinks something fierce in here! I'll wait here while you help her. That's okay, right? She's covered in semen, and you're a semen demon after all—"

"You're coming in here to help me," he began, grabbing her head this time around, "or I will charm you into sleeping with that old farmer." 

"Y-Yes, partner…"

The smell didn't bother Kanae as much as Arenade. Perhaps it was the succubus side of him, but the lingering musk of sex was rather pleasant.

They cut Edina loose with a hedge shear lying around in the barn. She was barely conscious. White liquid dripped out of every hole. As soon as Arenade casted a Minor Heal, she snapped back to consciousness.

Edina coughed up a mouthful of semen. "Huh? Where did this damn hobrats— wait… Kanae… is that really you? I'm not dreaming am I?" 

"You two know each other?" Arenade asked.

"It's a long story," Kanae answered, then brushed the cum and tears from Edina's cheeks. "Thank goodness you're okay. I was so worried I might never see you again."

They helped Edina sit up. Her legs were wobbly and hips blown out from being railed in a gangbang for god knows how long. Every piece of clothing was scattered about the barn, including empty cans of food and small animal bones, a sign that she and the hobrats were here for some time.

Edina proceeded to fill Kanae in on what happened. "Everything kind of went black when we were leaving the cave. When I woke up, I was back in Orturic. The old couple that brought me there said a 'young lady' asked them to help me. Didn't take much thinking to realize that was you. But wow… I thought I'd never see you again either, and here you are! Is this alright though? Being a succubus so close to a city?"

 "A lot happened, but I snuck my way into Orturic and it turned out fine," Kanae explained.

"Whatever you did to get here, I'm so happy I got to see you again!" Edina threw her arms around his neck and squeezed. Surprised by the gesture, but warmed to the bottom of his heart, Kanae returned to the embrace and smiled. The squirreling pulled back, glancing around the barn in search of something. "By the way, where in the three hells did those hobrats go?" 

Arenade pointed proudly to herself. "I scared them off for you. I'm willing to accept thanks in the form of worship and devotion. A one-time monetary tithe is also welcome!"

"You bitch!" Without warning, Edina leapt from Kanae and tackled Arenade to the ground, clutching onto a handful of her dress.

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"Oh, gods! Gross! You're getting rat cum all over me! Get off, you nasty ratwhore!" Arenade kicked her square in the chest, sending her tumbling across the dirty barn floor.

"I made a deal with those hole-diggers to help me in exchange for fucking me. Now I spent the entire week getting dicked for nothing! Arrrggghhh!" She groaned into her hands.

"You mean… you weren't getting raped?" Kanae asked.

Edina rubbed the back of her head after crashing into the wall. She sat up and folded both arms.

"As if I would let those hole-diggers screw me for nothing. Can we take this back to the city? I think I've seen enough of this place," the squirreling said.

The three of them returned to Orturic together and collected the reward of completing the hobrat quest. They were only paid 45 gold after the guild's 10% fee cut. Just so Kanae wouldn't have to hear Arenade bitch and moan, he split her the larger half of 23 gold. After Edina washed up in their room, the trio went downstairs to talk over something to eat.

"I have a whole roasted turkey for Arenade!" The waitress came by with a large platter garnished with stir-fried vegetables and stuffing coming out of the poultry.

"Come to mama!" Arenade started digging right in.

"Rare bull steak drenched in blue cheese and melted cheese slathered over mixed nuts for Edina!"

Edina's mouth hung open, eyes glistening like shining stars as the platter was placed in front of her. 

"Finally, beef and potato stew for Kanae!"

A large, savory bowl of stew with a hefty helping of beef bobbed up and down the broth made Kanae's mouth water like crazy.

"Fwuah~ The steak just crumbles apart in my mouth, it's so good." Edina squealed with delight. "I've just been eating scraps since I got here… This is my first ever, real meal."

"You're free of those guys from the cave, right? Haven't you been able to pick up quests to do without them now?" Kanae asked.

She shook her head, ears and tail drooping. "I… haven't actually been able to join any party. Other adventurers get suspicious if you come back alone. I couldn't complete quests to make any money either. Can you believe I'm still stuck at level 1? I can't fight anything!'

"So you picked up a quest with half-intelligent hobrats and thought to charm them with your body like a succubus to fight for you or something? I'm surrounded by whores!" Arenade exclaimed.

"I'm not a whore! I call it a mutually beneficial transaction! Besides, it's what I'm used to doing as a level 1 in other parties before… I don't know any other way to beg for help…" Her hands started trembling. 

Edina had been struggling all this time, even after she broke off her oppressors' chains. People still didn't treat her the way she deserved. 

It was the same way for Kanae until recently. Now, he was able to take more control of his own life. In both mind and body. No longer bound to decorum and expected societal expectations like when he lived as a human boy back on Earth. In this world, however, the suffocating feeling wasn't there.

Being given a different life in this world meant that he could do things differently, including doing things right by people like Edina. After all, this girl saved him. They were finally reunited.

"Remember when I asked you to party with me?" Kanae reached over the table to take one of Edina's hands, stopping it from shaking. "I'm here now, so you don't have to put up with assholes anymore. We're friends, right?"

"I'll hold you to that promise!" Edina smiled as tears started welling at the corner of her eyes. 

Edina looked left and right, as though taking caution that someone might be listening in on them. Her lips curved into a smug grin as she pulled out from her knapsack a familiar rolled up piece of parchment.

"Remember this? I nabbed it from Hugo and the others before leaving. It's a map containing the location to a Necro Lord's tomb," Edina explained.

"Nngh?!" Arenade choked on her food. "Necro Lord's… tomb?"

She put a finger up to her lips. "Shh! Those three haven't come back to the adventurer's hall, so it's safe to assume they bit the dust. No skin off my back. Whatever treasures and loot are in there is ours for the taking. But no one else can know, or they will strip it clean and leave us with nothing."

"Necro lord? Why does that sound like the final boss of an RPG?" Kanae asked.

Arenade sat straight up. A whole turkey leg fell out of her mouth and back onto the nearly picked-clean tray.

"I knew this ratwhore was crazy, but I didn't think she was that crazy! Necro lords are my brother's ancient creations, made to lure and slay the heroes of old. Those things were wiped out long ago, but powerful magic might be keeping them alive as undead," the demigoddess explained.

Edina nodded energetically, flinging the melty cheese dripping down her chin. "A lot of heroes died trying to fight those things, which means their equipment and loot's just collecting dust down there— Wait a minute. What do you mean by 'brother'? And stop calling me ratwhore, you cowtits elf!"

"C-Cowtits?! How dare you call someone as divine as a demi— " Arenade double-checked her character sheet before continuing. "A high elf such as myself cowtits!"

Both of them smashed their heads together across the table. Meanwhile, Kanae ate quietly and watched their quarrel unfold.

Successfully looting a necro lord's tomb would certainly give them a big edge. Who knew what powerful items they might find in there. The longer they waited, the more they risked losing it to another party.

At the same time, a place like that sounded way out of their league for a trio of low levels. Especially when it was designed to defeat heroes in its heyday. One wrong move meant a full party wipe. No do-overs. Edina was also explicitly insistent on not bringing any other help.

"So, exactly what kind of level ranges should we expect from Necro Lord tombs?" Kanae asked.

"Their level range varies wildly depending on the location." Arenade finally backed down her fight with Edina and sat down to continue enjoying her meal. "In a place like the forests of Turic, possibly between 20-50. That's why this ratwhore is crazy. We go in there, we're dead."

Edina also returned to her seat and chewed on her thumb. "Hugo, Jaqen, and Pat were camped out in that cave to level up as much as possible before hitting the tomb… Yes, it's going to be dangerous, but imagine what we can find!"

In which case, going in was a suicide run.

"I'm all for going with you, but we should try to get a little stronger and stock up on potions. You're in our party now, so we can do quests together to level you up!" Kanae said, appealing to her low level mindset successfully convinced her.

"Fine." Edina relented. "What about you, Kanae? If we're always doing quests, you won't be able to level up the proper way."

"Well… I have a few ideas…" He cleared his throat, setting a pair of lustful eyes on his two adventuring companions.

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