Chapter 103: (Excitement)!
"It's just the two of us today."
"Indeed. How rare."
Kobayashi and Darkness were walking on the road leading to the plains outside of town.
They were going to collect ore.
They had salvaged quite a few usable parts from the [Supreme Throne]. He had been wondering if they could be applied to Darkness's adamantite armor, so he went to the blacksmith Bill (from Chapter 2) to ask if he could reforge it.
Bill, who loved forging equipment, was astounded when he saw the parts. He immediately said it was no problem and that he could definitely forge the best armor, then gave them a list of numerous ore materials to go and mine.
Kobayashi wasn't expecting him to be able to forge equipment on par with a Teigu, but strengthening a companion's abilities was still an excellent thing.
"I'm sorry, to have to trouble you like this, Kobayashi." Darkness scratched her cheek, a little embarrassed.
He, however, waved his hand. "Don't say that. We're companions, aren't we?"
Darkness was their important front-line tank. Even if her body was already comparable to the hardest adamantite ore, who would refuse even stronger equipment?
At least, he didn't think she would refuse. After all, being able to withstand even more powerful attacks would also allow her to enjoy the pleasure of being beaten even more.
"But I am a little surprised that everyone else was busy."
Kobayashi couldn't help but sigh.
Aqua was adjusting RyuZU's body. Kazuma, to repay Dust, had gone with them to adventure in a dungeon. And Megumin, having cast an Explosion spell, was lying in bed, unable to move.
"Kobayashi, you're just saying you're not used to not having your maid by your side, right?" Darkness suddenly said something strange.
He blinked, puzzled. "Why would you say that?"
"Those sordid nobles, because they have maids attending to them at all times, have become unable to do even the most basic work. They only know how to haughtily order their maids around... You must be like that!" she said, looking very certain.
"No, you've definitely misunderstood something."
"Stop trying to argue! You're exactly that kind of person!"
Darkness panted heavily, her hands wrapped around her waist as she squirmed. "If that's the case... since this is because of me, then let me be your temporary maid!"
"I think you just want to roleplay. Besides, your outfit isn't a maid's; it's more like a knight's," he retorted.
"That's not important!" she continued to pant, her face flushed as she said breathlessly, "A maid is a servant who obeys her master, and that's what I am now!"
Wow—
Kobayashi knew she was starting to act foolish again. And without regard for the occasion. Until she was satisfied, she absolutely would not stop.
Darkness was lost in her delusion.
"If the master says it is raining, then even in the clearest sky, there will surely be rain."
"Hey..."
"Even if I am forced to do something inhumane, I can only bow and scrape and obey my master's command. Even if it means trampling on my dignity as a woman!"
"Hey! I would never be that tyrannical!"
"I can't accept it! I absolutely can't accept it! But if it is my master's command, I must obey! Come, come on! Whatever humiliating instructions and requests you have, just give them to me! I don't know how long I can hold out. Do you think my heart will yield so quickly—if it is Kobayashi's... no, my master's command, then no matter how humiliating the request, I will accept it!"
How can she say these things so shamelessly? Her face is beet red, yet she can still enjoy it. She truly surprises me.
Seeing him remain silent, Darkness grew anxious. "Come on, come on! Anything is fine! Give me an order, Kobayashi!"
"Is that so? Any command is fine?"
Since she was begging for it so much, could he only agree out of sheer politeness?
"—Alright then, do frog jumps."
"Eh?"
"Come on, come on. Think of it as training. Just do frog jumps all the way there."
"Eh... EHH?!!!"
Darkness had thought it would be a lewd request. She never expected it to be... training.
She grabbed his shoulders and said urgently, "That's not right! There must be other requests, right? Something a little more excessive... a little more lewd!"
"Hiss—, ouch, ouch, ouch! Let go, let go, you idiot!" Kobayashi cried out in pain.
Her grip strength was ridiculous. He couldn't break free at all, and bruises were already forming on his shoulders.
"Didn't you say it yourself? That any command was fine."
"I did say that, but...!"
"Then do it."
"Ngh..."
Darkness let out a whimper, released his shoulders, and slowly squatted down, beginning to move forward with standard, slow frog jumps.
[In a place she couldn't see, a wicked smile curled up on Kobayashi's lips.
Did she really think they were just ordinary frog jumps?
On the surface, he wanted her to train on the way. But in reality, her frog jumps were not ordinary at all.
To make things easier for her, he had specially requested that she take off her armor.
Her full chest and voluptuous, raised buttocks were completely exposed.
With every jump, they would trace an astonishing arc in the air.
Since she had strongly requested it, he naturally wouldn't be polite.
Gradually, she began to pant heavily.
Not because she was tired, but because she could feel his fiery gaze focused on her chest and buttocks. It was as if she were being burned.
"What's wrong, Darkness? Is that all you've got?"
"Hiss— hah— hiss— hah—"
She panted, her voice becoming cheerful and high-pitched. "This is your purpose, isn't it, Kobayashi? To humiliate me with your gaze, you're deliberately making me do this... I knew it! I knew it was like this! I knew I wasn't wrong about you! You're just a collection of desires!"
"Heh—, and isn't this what you've been hoping for, Darkness?"
He deliberately squatted down and whispered in her ear, "I'm just satisfying your perverted desires. How about it? You're satisfied, aren't you?"
"H-how could I be..."
Darkness let out a whimper.
"Don't even think about running away. You can't escape."
In this moment, he transformed into a big bad wolf, his bared fangs and brandished claws looking as if he were about to devour the little white rabbit.
Darkness said, both resistant and expectant, "N-no... I am a knight. A knight who protects the people... And a noble. I can't do something so indecent... I'm going to be disciplined! I'm going to be disciplined!!!"]
[Note: The above is all Darkness's fantasy.]
Darkness suddenly let out a passionate shout, and then her body went stiff and she fainted, collapsing to the ground.
Kobayashi was startled.
He quickly ran over, helped her up, and said with concern, "Darkness? Darkness?!"
What in the world happened?
He had just wanted her to exercise a bit to vent some of that pent-up energy so she wouldn't keep fantasizing about strange things. Why did she suddenly collapse?
Was my request too much?
Puzzled, he picked her up and carried her to a nearby tree to rest, letting her lean against the trunk.
Looking at her serene and noble sleeping face, he thought to himself:
—Next time, I'd better not make her do frog jumps.
(End of Chapter)