Chapter 39
A Bewitching Woman
Translator : PolterGlast
Just what on earth
happened to Ichi and the others?
Lotus and I stared at
them in astonishment. Amidst the crashing waves, their small bodies were
desperately clinging to the sand (how they were doing that was a mystery),
getting hit by the waves, but still being swept away. Buruburu. They were
shaking violently. Looking closely, San was shaking sideways. A horizontal
shaker, I see.
"H... hey, are
you guys okay?"
"I-I don't know,
but what is it, what's going on? I've seen them shake before, but th-this is a
little too fast."
I couldn't help but
feel uneasy. Would they be alright? They were slimes from Cloudy Country. When
we crossed the first border, they were all excited, "Fuuu, the journey
begins~~!" so I hadn't thought much of it and just put them in the bottom
of my bag, but could it be that this second country was too far from Cloudy
Country and they were having some kind of rejection?
"L-Lotus! Let's
retrieve them for now! They're shaking and being swept away! Ah, Nii is so far
out!? The waves are terrific!"
"Y-yeah! Damn it,
they are thrashing around. Hey, don't get excited!!"
Lotus and I, not
knowing what else to do, I held the horizontally shaking San, and Lotus held
the vertically shaking Ichi and Nii. Buruburu surasura. This buruburu surasura
of the slimes wasn't actually them making a sound, but just the vibration of
the air. So, right now, they were shaking more than ever before. They were
incredibly difficult to hold. My arms were swinging wildly from side to side.
I had the Tamer skill,
but Lotus, who had only purely formed a bond of friendship with Ichi and the
others, usually had a rough idea of what they were saying, but even he seemed
to be having trouble this time, tilting his head while completely drenched. His
bangs were messed up, revealing his forehead, which was a little rare. Water was
dripping off him.
"El, what in the
world is wrong with these guys?"
"Well, I,
somehow... um, just a moment."
The Tamer skill wasn't
literally a skill to tame animals. When I tapped the status command and asked
the commentator, it was a flat level that was more like making it easier to get
along with animals and monsters. And it's not like I have an extraordinary
ability to decipher. Therefore, I hugged the squirming San tightly and,
remembering the trick that shouting the skill name slightly increased my stats,
and making sure no one was around, I shouted, "Skill, Tamer!" with a
bishi! The feelings of Ichi and the others were conveyed to me, bibibi.
『O-oooooh, ooh, oooh...』
『U-uuuuuh, uu, uuu...』
『Feee, ugu, ugu, fugeee...』
"...How is it? Do
you understand?"
Something's wrong.
Were they in pain?
Lotus listened closely to Ichi and Nii, whom he was holding. 『O』 "Oh!?" The core inside Ichi's belly was trembling.
『Salt, amaziiiing...』
『The sea... this is the sea...』
『Seawater is something called moisture... verry
amaaziing...』
"El, did you
figure something out?"
"............"
In terms of nuance, it
was a very good. They were probably seasick... or rather, salt-drunk.
***
Oh my, what a
surprise! I'm really surprised! There's still so much I don't know about slime
life! Ichi and the others, who seemed to have recovered from their salt-induced
stupor, were rolling around on the ground.
They changed shape as
they rolled horizontally across the white sandy beach, leaving straight tracks
behind them. It was a peaceful scene. We had landed in a place where there were
no people, so there was no sign of anyone, and in the distance, I could only
see what looked like palm trees being blown by the strong wind. All that was left
were Lotus and I, both completely drenched and dripping water. What was that
all about?
"Well, if there's
no problem, then it's fine... Ichi and the others are mostly water, so maybe
they were just surprised by the salt..."
"Ah,
yeah..."
The climate in Leyshan
wasn't suitable for going into the sea, so today was their first seawater dive.
Haha, I shook the water dripping from my hands and hair, and my mouth twitched.
When we went into the
beach, we took off our shoes on the sand and placed our luggage next to them,
so our changes of clothes were safe, but the waves crashing at our feet and the
sticky salty wind chilled me to the bone.
Lotus, who had rolled
up his sleeves, sighed and ran his hand through his hair. He had a look of
exasperation, but in the end, he watched Ichi and the others jumping around
happily and smiled just a little. So handsome.
My thoughts flowed
smoothly. I liked him so much.
"Ugh, ku, ugu,
kuu..."
Three years had passed
since I started traveling with Lotus. I wanted to think the height difference
had narrowed, but I was still eleven and he was twenty-one. It wasn't an age or
appearance that generally got the go-ahead, so the days of waiting continued. I
knew it was a problem that time would solve, but my stubborn maiden heart
couldn't help but wonder if there was something I could do.
Pushing didn't work,
pulling didn't work, and even my attempts at seduction were met with a calm
distancing, so all I could do was hold my head and wonder what to do next. But
at that moment, looking up at the bright blue sky and white clouds, a sudden
inspiration struck me.
"L-Lotus, could
you not look this way for a little while?"
"Hmm? Sure."
While wringing out the
water from the hem of his clothes, Lotus glanced at me and nodded. He probably
thought I was going to deal with my wet clothes while showing my belly button
like he was probably doing. But my actions went far beyond that. I would show
him.
"Lotus, look this
way."
"...Hmm?"
"Please, look
this waaaay...!"
"Huh?"
Lotus, who had turned
around, froze. His eyes were wide open, and he had a look I rarely saw.
"H-how is it...!?" On my chest, which was now in my adult form, a
necklace with a moon-colored stone at the end glittered brightly.
--Let me explain.
In the original work,
Eldorado committed all sorts of evil deeds with a curvaceous, voluptuous body
and a body-con style. But alas, my real age was still eleven, and my body level
was a slightly precocious child, far from being alluring. So why was Eldorado
in her adult form? Conclusion: she was deceiving those around her with her
Illusion skill.
Eldorado's illusion
transcended mere illusions. An illusion that was firmly believed to be real was
no different from the real thing. Usually, I only used it to conceal our red
demon eyes, a mark of Lotus and me, to their original color, and to hide Ichi and
the others, but by storing magic power in the moonstone attached to the
necklace on my chest, I could transform into an adult form for a short time.
In the past, I could
only change my appearance for a few hours on moonlit nights, and at most a few
tens of minutes during the day. But thanks to three years of leisurely
training, even under the scorching summer sun like this, I could confidently
change my appearance, albeit with a time limit...!!
However, sadly, due to
my insufficient Illusion level, I needed a clear image to deviate significantly
from my original appearance. The image of the grown-up El in my head was only
the highly revealing Eldorado laughing maniacally in the original work. So, I
could only transform into a rather slutty-looking Eldorado.
Lotus was a man who,
even when faced with my exposed, ample cleavage, would only react with
something like, "Hey, isn't that cold?" Seduction was not only
meaningless, but it also made my heart cold. So, it was a method I preferred to
avoid, but this was the beach. Midsummer. Swimsuits. In other words, it was a
completely natural appearance.
What's more! I have
been suffering from the shame of having to show my exposed figure, and I have
been trying to find a way to change to other clothes. But with a reverse idea,
I tried reducing the amount of clothing, and surprisingly, it worked! It was so
devastating that I couldn't increase the amount of clothing even if I wanted
to, but I could reduce it as much as I wanted. What was up with the Eldorado in
my head?
"U, ufun..."
No, right now, I
should just be purely happy that I was able to change into clothes suitable for
this place.
My often-exposed
thighs were the same as usual, and my overflowing melons were wrapped in small
pieces of cloth, barely maintaining balance with the strings behind my neck and
back. If I looked down at my own body in detail, I would probably lose my
composure, so for now, I would just focus on one point. Usually, I was just a
slut, but in this place called the beach, I would transform into a femme
fatale...!!
A small wave rippled
between Lotus and me. Lotus was silent. I had some slight anxiety about whether
this Eldorado form was really what my future self would look like, but as the
three years passed, looking at my own face, I was gradually approaching an
adult appearance. ...In other words, this was, after all, my future self! It
wasn't a fraudulent exaggeration of my appearance, just a little borrowing from
the future. Ignoring my current flat chest, it wasn't a fraud. It definitely
wasn't a fraud...!!
Under the hot sun, it
felt like even my head was burning up. I slowly shifted my posture towards the
unmoving Lotus. Leaning further forward. Just as I emphasized my cleavage, I
heard Lotus's quiet voice, "...What the hell are you doing?"
"E-eh, um, well,
since it's the beach, I thought it would be okay to wear a swimsuit... I-I
don't have a children's swimsuit...!"
I just wanted to take
a quick swim since I was already wet, so I frantically darted my eyes around.
However, I praised myself for the brilliant excuse. Lotus's reaction was
different from what I had expected.
"...Swim...suit...?"
It was as if he was
speaking in broken words, like when he first learned a language. No, it
probably was exactly that. Just as I thought there was no way he wouldn't know
what a swimsuit was, I remembered him saying that he had seen the sea for the
first time when crossing the border of Leyshan, since his birthplace, Velvect,
didn't have any nearby. Moreover, in Cloudy Country, water was sacred. There
was no way anyone would start swimming, so the culture of swimming didn't exist
for him---
"U-uu, ugu, u,
uuu, uuu..."
"Seriously,
what's wrong with you?"
In other words, I was
standing on this beach as an even bigger slut.
Real tears started to
well up.
"U-ugu, uguhi, u,
u, uuu..."
"Why are you
crying? Are you okay?"
"I-I'm not just
some idiot doing this..."
"Don't worry
about it, it's the usual."
His kind words were
excruciatingly painful.
"It's really hot,
though. Should we buy some new clothes? Please bear with it until we get to a
town, wandering around in your underwear is going too far."
And then I was just
normally scolded.
Lotus hadn't
understood my intentions at all and probably thought I was an idiot who was
about to go completely naked because of the heat. I wanted to at least deny
that, so I crouched down in the shallow water in a sitting position and
replied, "N-no, that's not it!"
"I wouldn't dress
like this just anywhere because it's hot...! It's only in front of L-Lotus..."
"That's right.
There's no way I'd let some other guy see you dressed like that."
"Yeah... yeah?
Huh!?"
He casually affirmed
it.
Did he even realize
the meaning of his words when he clearly stated, "There's no way I'd let
someone else see you dressed like that?"
Lotus had completely
turned his back to me and was walking towards Ichi and the others, saying,
"Hey, where are you guys going? You're going too far." (U-u-uuhnn...)
It was just a few simple words, but I replayed them in my mind many times.
Then, I turned bright
red on my own and sank alone into the shallow sea. Blubblubblub.
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