CHAPTER 344: CHAPTER 344 ⤞ DEVOURING HER

Back at the inn.

"Darkness, what are you going to do next?"

"Well, we still have time, and Aqua and the others haven’t come back yet..." After thinking carefully, Darkness replied, "I should enjoy the hot springs, right? After all, this town is famous for its hot springs, so I should definitely experience them."

"Great idea! I’ll go soak in the hot springs later too."

Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin hadn’t returned yet, so rather than just waiting around, he might as well enjoy the hot springs first.

"Well then, I’ll be going back."

"Alright, Adam, enjoy the hot springs."

"Mm, you too."

Afterward, the two parted ways.

Returning to his room, Adam didn’t see Kazuma.

He placed the souvenirs he had bought in town beside his luggage. After resting briefly, he changed his clothes.

He headed to the hot spring pool alone. Stepping out, he realized he didn’t know where the hot spring pool was.

"Excuse me, young man, do you know where the hot spring pool is?" Adam asked an attendant walking past him.

Actually, the room he was staying in was the most luxurious in this hot spring inn, and it was connected to a private small hot spring pool, where he could leisurely bathe anytime without having to compete with others.

But Adam thought he might run into Kazuma at the public hot spring pool, so he chose to go there and check.

However...

"Ah, it’s you, sir. What a coincidence."

This attendant happened to be the same young man who had led the group in.

When he saw Adam, he immediately put on a fake customer service smile, and his tone wasn’t particularly warm or kind.

Still holding a grudge about what happened before?

"What can I help you with, sir?"

"Um... I want to know where the hot spring pool is." Seeing his expression, Adam had no choice but to repeat himself.

The attendant became confused after hearing this, "Hmm? I remember that your room has a private small hot spring pool, so why would you..."

"Ah, I have a companion there right now, and I want to join them."

"...I see..." The attendant’s expression was strange.

Adam also felt strange.

How odd, why was he looking at him with that expression? Thinking carefully, had he said something wrong?

Could it be that Kazuma wasn’t at the public bath, but had already gone to the mixed bath?

Very possible!

Given that guy’s personality, upon learning there was a mixed bath here, he would definitely shamelessly run there to feast his eyes.

Fortunately, the attendant didn’t pry further. After confirming Adam’s intention, he led the way.

"Please follow me, sir."

"Mm, thank you."

Following the attendant’s footsteps, they arrived outside a secluded room.

Hmm... So secluded, and so small!

It was about the same size as the hot spring pool connected to his room. Had he been mistaken?

He had assumed a mixed bath would have many visitors and therefore be quite large. While the secluded location made sense, the room’s small size was puzzling!

Was there really someone in there?

"Sir, your companion should be in here."

"Ah, thank you."

"No, no, no, please en-joy your·self."

"...Huh?"

The attendant’s expression was unmistakably lewd!

For the record, he was here to find his companion, not whatever the attendant was implying! He wasn’t that kind of person!

Feeling wrongfully accused, Adam pushed open the door and entered. Immediately, a gust of hot air and the smell of sulfur hit him in the face.

"This feeling... hmm, as expected of a hot spring sanctuary, it feels completely different."

In the lord’s mansion in Axel, Adam had also specially channeled hot springs into the bath.

But the water in this hot spring sanctuary compared to the water in the little village was worlds apart. Even with Aqua purifying the water source, it still felt like something was missing.

Only upon coming here did he realize what had been missing — the authentic atmosphere of soaking in a hot spring.

He efficiently removed his clothes, then walked in naked and unabashed.

He didn’t have any impure thoughts! His heart and actions were as clear as a mirror, and all his deeds were just!

Snap!

He pushed open the bathroom door with a crisp sound.

The sudden noise startled the person inside.

There was only one person there. Although the steam was thick, it couldn’t obstruct Adam’s vision.

A woman in the bath was stretching her body. Bathed in sunlight, she shone brightly. Half-hidden by the mist, this hazy effect was alluring, yet her figure and demeanor also possessed a contradictory sense of purity.

Beautiful...

Adam couldn’t help but stare. Large areas of fair, delicate skin displayed before him, her tall figure curvaceous and captivating, making his blood rush upward uncontrollably.

However... This woman with golden blonde hair looked very familiar.

Darkness?!

What else could be expected from her? Truly worthy of being a fan service character, this beautiful sight would never get boring no matter how many times one saw it.

"Hmm—?"

"Ah, ahhh... ahhhhhhh!" The stretching beauty was flustered. She quickly covered her body and instinctively shouted, "Adam, why are you here?!"

"...I should be asking you, Darkness, why are you here?" Adam was equally surprised.

Logically, this was a mixed bath, a hot spring pool where both men and women could enter, so having a woman here was normal.

But this person definitely wouldn’t be Darkness. Although this perverted knight often fantasized about indescribable things, it was absolutely impossible for her to willingly enter such a place.

So... This wasn’t a mixed bath?

"You’re the one! This is the private hot spring pool connected to my room, isn’t it natural for me to be here?!" Darkness, with a flushed face, looked at him, extremely embarrassed.

So it wasn’t a mixed bath after all.

Adam suddenly realized.

But... Darkness’s gaze kept stealing glances downward, looking at the part of him hidden beneath his bath towel.

Hey, could you control your gaze a bit? Seriously, it’s not like you haven’t seen it before.

"That attendant, could he have misunderstood?" Adam suddenly remembered that although he had said he wanted to find his companion, he hadn’t specified whether it was a man or a woman.

So had that attendant misunderstood and brought him to the private hot spring pool of Darkness, who had just returned with him? That strange look wasn’t contempt, but a suggestive gaze?

But regardless, for him who had already entered, leaving was absolutely impossible now.

"Well, don’t be so tense, Darkness."

Adam calmly walked forward, without avoiding or being shy, and stepped into the hot spring pool, slowly sitting down and leaning against the edge of the bath.

Completely blocking her escape route.

"Didn’t we bathe together before? We’ve done this several times already, so why be shy now?"

"No, no! This, this is... that... that time and now are different!"

"How? How are they different?"

"Back then everyone was together, but now it’s just... just you and me... just the two of us." Her face was now bright red, and the temperature on her cheeks soared.

Darkness couldn’t tell whether it was because the hot spring water was too hot or because of being alone with Adam.

And her head was a bit dizzy.

"It doesn’t matter, right... Don’t you remember, Darkness, you even scrubbed my back before." Adam tried to help her recall the previous incident, "Team members should be honest with each other... right?"

"That’s not true!" Darkness closed her eyes and loudly refuted, "Back then I was completely deceived by you! Afterward, I asked Megumin, and she said there was no such custom!"

"Uh... you asked the wrong person."

This was of course the case. There was no such thing as "being honest with each other" in the other world. If Darkness had asked Aqua, she would have gotten an accurate answer, but unfortunately, she asked Megumin by mistake, naturally getting a different answer.

"So... bathe together, or not bathe together?" Adam looked at the blonde girl still standing in front of him. "Darkness, which do you choose?"

"I, I... mm." Darkness was too embarrassed to speak. Looking down, her cheeks, ears, and neck were all bright red. After a moment of silence, she said softly, "I’ll go out first..."

"..." Adam remained silent.

Watching her rise, admiring how even a large bath towel couldn’t contain her abundance, when Darkness slowly walked toward him and he smelled that familiar fragrance, the volcano in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

It erupted.

"Wait." As she passed by him, Adam suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Eh...? Adam...?"

"Darkness, if you want to leave, I won’t allow it. Drain Touch!"

...Actually, he didn’t use this skill; he just simply called out the name of the skill.

But the words that came out of his mouth were completely different.

"Drain Touch... Darkness, you know the effect of this skill, right?"

"Y-yes... absorbing my strength, making me unable to resist?"

"...Correct."

"Y-you scoundrel... my strength, my strength... is... slowly... disappearing. Ha... ha... ha..."

She was faking it. Adam could be certain. This pervert with a severe delusion disorder was deceiving herself.

Rather than having her strength absorbed, she was deliberately pretending that it was happening — and her acting was so bad it was painful to watch.

Thud—

Her voluptuous body fell to the ground, causing waves to surge in the water as her bath towel slipped away, revealing glimpses of pink.

"..."

"..."

"You’re... excited, aren’t you?"

"Ha... ha... ha..."

Their close proximity made the temperature between them rise even further.

Darkness’s eyes were misty, her body limp and seemingly powerless as she lay sprawled across the marble floor.

"Adam..." The stimulation appeared too much for her; this young woman unconsciously called his name over and over.

Even though Adam hadn’t actually used〘Drain Touch〙, one look at her told him that Darkness was now completely ready.

"Is this okay, Darkness?"

"I... for me... if it’s you, Adam..."

"Then, I’m digging in!"

"Ah—"

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