Journey to Godhood Begins in Frieren

Hearing the name "Lalatina," Darkness's face turned ashen; the healthy flush on her cheeks vanished in an instant. She opened her mouth and asked nervously, "Shichen, w-what are you talking about? How do you know that name?"

"Take a guess." Shichen kept smiling and pinched her cheek.

As expected of a noble lady—despite becoming an adventurer and dumping all her points into defense, her skin was still velvety-smooth.

Darkness really was stunning: blonde hair, blue eyes, long legs—her looks were only a hair behind Aqua's.

On appearance alone any normal man would fall for her at first sight; had Shichen not known her true nature, even he might have been fooled by her frosty exterior.

But the moment he remembered her masochistic streak—and the possibility that she had rock-hard abs—his interest evaporated.

There's a reason people say beauty lies in distance and mystery.

"H-ha-ha… Who's Lalatina? I don't know anyone by that name! Shichen, why are you bringing it up? Thinking about someone else during all this—what kind of play is that?"

This time Darkness couldn't work herself into a frenzy; she only forced an awkward smile, her attempt at concealment painfully obvious.

"Really? You don't know her?" Shichen asked cheerfully. "Then have you heard of Dustiness Ford Lalatina?"

"Ugh…" Darkness lowered her head in defeat. "H-how did you find out?"

"Who can say."

"It—it wasn't Chris who told you, was it? She'd never… mmm!"

"Hardly." Shichen tugged on her cheek, cutting her off. "She can't even look me in the eye these days—why would she spill something like that?"

"True… so how did you learn my real name?"

"I just did. Why so many questions? It's not as if I'm going to do anything."

"What? You're not even going to blackmail me?"

"…That's actually what you're worried about?"

"I'm a noble lady—you could threaten, extort, even force me. I wouldn't be able to resist… m-mm!"

"This noble lady sure is easy to threaten," Shichen muttered, hand still over her mouth.

"Mmm-mmm-mmm!"

"Lalatina."

"D-don't call me that… Just call me Darkness."

"Why? It sounds nice. La-la-ti-na~"

"No!"

"Fine then—Lalatina."

"Shichen, are you a devil?"

Shichen shook his head. "I honestly don't see what's so embarrassing about a name."

"A-anyway, could you please not reveal my name and status to the others?"

"They'll find out sooner or later."

"Then… let's worry about it when the time comes."

"Whatever you like. But if you want me to keep the secret, you know what you have to do, right?"

"Ugh! So it's finally happening? Do I need to undress?"

"Undress? Why?" Shichen blinked as she immediately began removing her armor, half reluctant, half eager.

"Isn't that what you meant?" Darkness shot back.

"When did I ever tell you to strip? I meant that from now on you have to do what I say!"

"That's all?" Darkness froze mid-motion, staring at him in utter disappointment.

"Aren't you even a man?"

"What did you say?" Shichen's eyebrow twitched.

"You're not actually a lolicon, are you, Shichen? Do you only like girls like Megumin?" Darkness asked.

"Whether I'm a lolicon or not, if that's your theory, why are you trying to seduce me?"

"I-I'm not seducing you!" Darkness protested shyly. "I'm just having you honor your promise."

"What difference is that? You're tempting me to betray Megumin."

"Isn't that even better?"

"Some noble lady you are… what kind of morals is that?"

"Come on, nobles can have lots of women anyway."

"Hmm…" Shichen fell silent.

"Didn't you promise to satisfy me? Even if you've got something going with Megumin—or Yunyun or Aqua—I won't tell them."

"Whoa, you're telling me to cheat?"

"Cheating…? Th-that sounds wonderful." Darkness grew excited again.

"I don't mind, but a moment ago you questioned my manhood, didn't you?"

Shichen pinched her cheeks, forcing her mouth slightly open so tongue and teeth showed, while his other hand hooked the corner of her lips.

"Mmm…" Darkness sat there with her head tilted back, unable to speak, face burning red.

Crimson lips, white teeth, a pink tongue—Shichen's mouth went dry at the sight.

"Do you want anyone to bully you like this?" He withdrew one hand, wiping the saliva from his fingertip onto her clothes.

"I-I'm not that kind of girl!"

"We barely know each other, remember?"

"I-I just feel… you're exactly the one who can satisfy me!"

"Is that so? I can oblige, but you're not allowed to act this way with anyone else."

"I'm not that kind of girl!"

"Good." Shichen let go with his other hand as well.

"Huff—huff—?" Darkness stared at him, puzzled.

"What are you spacing out for? Take off your armor," Shichen said coolly.

"Oh, oh!" Darkness began stripping again, eyes shining.

Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!

The pieces hit the ground with soft but heavy thuds—the armor was clearly massive.

In no time she stood in nothing but a black bodysuit, every curve accentuated.

"Ugh!" Just being inspected by Shichen made Darkness tremble in excitement.

"Come here—across my lap," Shichen ordered, face impassive.

"On your lap? Are you going to make me…?" Her eyes darted to his trousers.

"As if!" Shichen smacked her lightly on the head.

"I see…" Darkness lay across his right thigh, disappointed.

Shichen's mouth twitched.

"What are you going to do?" she asked expectantly.

"Enough questions—don't move."

"Yes!"

"Close your eyes."

"Yes!"

Seeing her so obedient, Shichen pressed his legs together, pinning her in place, looped his left arm around her neck, and drew her back against him.

"Huu—"

Darkness panted, chest rising and falling violently.

Shichen paid no heed to that proud pair; his attention was on her flat stomach.

Through the bodysuit he couldn't see defined muscles.

He glanced at Darkness—eyes shut, lashes trembling, lips curled up, face brimming with anticipation.

Suppressing a laugh, he slid his free hand toward her abdomen.

"Shichen? What are you doing? Why aren't you making a move? What kind of play is this—am I supposed to fill in the blanks myself?"

"Patience."

"I-I'm scared Aqua might wake up… What if Megumin and the others walk in?"

"Relax."

With that, Shichen spread his right hand and pressed it flat against her belly.

Hard. Angular ridges beneath his palm… Good grief—she really does have abs!

"Wh-?!" Darkness's eyes flew open and she looked down.

"W-what are you doing?"

"Confirming whether you have abs."

"I-I don't have anything like that!"

"Not convincing."

"Nnn… H-how could you!"

"Don't move."

"Mm!" Darkness froze.

Satisfied, Shichen nodded, lifted the edge of her bodysuit, and pressed his palm directly to bare skin.

He didn't need to look—he already knew the answer, and seeing it might just sour his mood.

A woman with abs was still a bit odd to him; he'd heard about them, but never seen them up close.

"Wa-wa-wa~" Darkness cried out nervously.

"Quiet."

"Mmm!"

Ignoring her, Shichen savored the feel of her abdomen. The skin was extraordinarily smooth—no different from her cheek—though the angular ridges stood out clearly.

With his palm pressed tight he could feel Darkness trembling, tense and shy. Abs or not, she was still a girl.

He lowered his head, lifted his hand, and looked: fair skin, the lines of her abs sharply defined.

Nice to the touch, less so to the eye—he simply couldn't appreciate them.

Reasonable enough—he was a guy; abs hardly excited him, especially with those two mounds blocking the view that he'd much rather admire.

Dropping the pretense of restraint, he moved his left hand down from her neck, his right hand upward.

"Mm!" Darkness suddenly let out a muffled moan.

Unfazed, Shichen set all ten fingers to work.

"Mm!" Darkness covered her mouth with one hand, refusing to let a sound escape.

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