Chapter 5: I Was Allowed to Have a Classmate Explode with Maternal Instincts
I lay on my back near the entrance of the cave, gazing at Lilia-san and the other two through the iron bars while waiting for morning.
Looking at the ceiling illuminated by the torches, I imagined what decision Evanjesica-san would make. Would I be locked up somewhere starting tomorrow, or would I be forgiven...?
There was no point thinking about it, so I recalled Fiona-san's bathing scene and Evanjesica-san's naked body.
I truly think it was a wonderful day from the bottom of my heart. Even if I died today, I would have no regrets.
—And then, I heard someone's footsteps approaching.
Focusing on the entrance, Evanjesica-san appeared. She seemed to be alone.
In her right hand was a torch, and in her left hand, a stone club was gripped.
"I'm going to torture the Stone Pebble to death now."
Evanjesica-san's eyes were set as she declared this straight away. It wasn't a metaphor; she seriously intended to end my life.
I'm sorry, God. That bit about 'Even if I died today, I would have no regrets' I just thought was a big lie. The truth is I don't want to die a virgin.
"Wait a moment. You said you would think about what to do with me until tomorrow morning, didn't you?"
"That was a lie I told to send Elminora and the others away. If I kill you, they'll stop saying ridiculous things like 'he will become a capable pawn', won't they?"
Evanjesica-san placed the torch on the floor and continued.
"Crushing the head is for last. First, I'll crush your limbs in order from the tips. —Or maybe, the crotch first is better?"
Evanjesica-san gripped the stone club with her right hand and looked over my whole body as I lay groveling on the ground, assessing me.
"Stone Pebble, where would you hate to be crushed the most? How can I make you suffer the most?"
I could feel killing intent from her every move. Persuasion would likely be impossible.
I tried to remove the handcuffs somehow, but they were tight and it was hopeless. Moreover, the handcuffs were fixed to my back with chains, so resisting would be difficult.
Dammit...!! If I hadn't been charmed by Elminora-san and the others in their underwear, this wouldn't have...!!
"—Please wait. Leon-san is my puppet. I cannot stand by silently while he is discarded."
Lilia-san spoke sharply from behind the iron bars.
"If you have demands for us, we will listen as much as possible. So please do not kill Leon-san. That person is a talent who might one day defeat the Demon King."
"Lilia-san...!!"
"Ha! I don't care about the Demon King! Or what, Lilia, if I told you to serve all the men on the island and bear a child every year in exchange for saving the Stone Pebble, would you do it?"
"I will do it!"
Lilia-san answered instantly.
There was not a shred of hesitation in her expression.
"If it is necessary for the development of this island, I will obey! So please, reconsider killing Leon-san!"
Hearing this plea, I almost cried. To think Lilia-san would go that far for me...!!
However, Evanjesica-san snorted as if uninterested.
"Hmph, I refuse. The development of the island doesn't matter to me. More importantly, I want the Stone Pebble to die a gruesome death."
Evanjesica-san spoke coldly and gripped the stone club with both hands.
"Now, let out a scream of agony!"
The stone club was raised high towards the heavens.
It's... hopeless...!!
"—Leon-chan!!"
Suddenly, Sierra-san let out a roar as if it came from the depths of the earth.
In the instant I sent my gaze her way, I witnessed something unbelievable.
Sierra-san grabbed the iron bars with both hands, and then deformed them with overwhelming arm strength.
I thought it was a convenient hallucination shown by my brain facing death, but it wasn't. The iron bars were unmistakably distorted, and Sierra-san jumped out from the gap.
She charged straight at me and scooped my body up.
"—No way!? You're telling me you bent iron bars with your bare hands!?"
Evanjesica-san was astonished. Sierra-san answered her.
"A Mama is someone who can bring out hundreds of times her normal power for the sake of her baby!"
—Sierra-san!!
No, Mama!!
"T-That's impossible...!!"
"Lilia-sensei. I will run away carrying Leon-chan just like this."
"Yes. We will chase after you immediately."
Looking, Lilia-san and the others were also trying to come out through the gap in the iron bars.
Evanjesica-san seemed unable to decide whether to deal with us or Lilia-san.
Immediately after, Sierra-san started running toward the outside of the cave while holding me.
There were no guards outside. Sierra-san ran down the steep slope and continued running, slipping between the tall trees.
Eventually finding a small cave, she slowly lowered me inside it.
"—If we've come this far, we should be okay."
Inside the forest faintly lit by moonlight, Sierra-san smiled.
Then, she grabbed the apparatus securing my hands behind my back.
"Hnn~gh! Hnnnnggghhh! ...No good. I don't think I can break this chain."
After pulling a few times, Sierra-san said as if giving up.
"It seems being able to bend the iron bars earlier was that 'hysterical strength' thing. Sorry."
"N-No. Just being carried here is enough. I never thought you could bend those iron bars with your bare hands."
"I was surprised too. Did my Mama Power awaken at that moment?"
"Such a power..."
Though, under the circumstances, thinking she really had awakened was the only explanation.
"I wonder if Lilia-sensei and Fiona-san were able to escape..."
Sierra-san, who had sat down in front of me, muttered worriedly.
"I don't know. If we go to check on them, we might get caught, so we can't make any careless moves, right..."
"For now, let's sleep for today. When tomorrow comes, let's look for Lilia-sensei and the others while thinking of a way to do something about the handcuffs and leg irons. We also have to procure food."
Thus, we decided to sleep side-by-side in the cave.
However, perhaps due to the effect of having seriously prepared for death, I didn't feel like I could sleep at all.
After more than 30 minutes had passed, I felt the urge to urinate and sat up on my own.
But just as I tried to leave the cave, Sierra-san sat up.
"Do you perhaps need to go to the toilet?"
"Eh, how did you know?"
"Mama sees through everything."
Sierra-san laughed triumphantly.
"How do you intend to pull down your underwear while handcuffed?"
"That is... with willpower..."
"It's okay. Leave it to Mama."
"......"
Even if I wanted to decline, I couldn't think of any other way to pull down my pants. Besides, Sierra-san has helped me pee before...
I reached a state of resignation and decided to have Sierra-san accompany me.
We walked for about 30 seconds from the cave we were using as a bed, and finding a suitable grassy thicket, I stood with legs wide apart in front of it.
"Leon-chan, is here okay?"
"Yes... Um... please take care of me..."
"Oka~y. Well then, let's get these off~."
Sierra-san went around behind me and slowly began to pull down my trousers.
I felt like I was going to die of embarrassment, but I told myself this was just caregiving assistance.
Eventually, my trousers and underwear were lowered to around my knees.
Naturally, I tried to finish peeing as expeditiously as possible, but—
"I'll hold it for you so it doesn't get on your legs, okay?"
I had assumed Sierra-san would wait at a distance, but instead, she peeked at my crotch from the side and gently pinched the shaft.
"Ah—!!"
T-This is bad...!!
When she helped me pee last time, my shame was so overwhelming I didn't notice, but this stimulation is...!!
Moreover, Sierra-san was pressing her chest against my leg, and the sensation was supreme...!!
"...Huh? I feel like it's gotten thicker than a moment ago...?"
Crap. She sensed my reaction.
"It's just your imagination. Sorry for saying something weird."
It seems Sierra-san is ignorant about sexual matters.
That was a close call. I have to finish peeing quickly.
...However, I suddenly forgot how to do the act of urination, something I had done countless times before.
The more I panicked, the less I understood how to let it out.
"...Leon-chan?"
"I-I'm sorry..."
"Ah, no, it's okay. You don't have to mind Mama, okay?"
Sierra-san continued in a gentle tone.
"Leon-chan is still a baby, so you can't pee very well, right? Come on, you can do it~, you can do it~♪"
While cheering me on as if singing, Sierra-san began to slightly move my shaft up and down.
S-Stop it, Sierra-san... Don't stimulate it any more...!!
However, I couldn't exactly explain the situation. I emptied my mind and kept putting strength into my lower body for a while, until finally, liquid flowed into my urethra.
"—Ah, pee came out~. Amazing, amaaazing."
Cheering, Sierra-san stared intently at my pee. My embarrassment broke through its limits; I felt like I was going to lose it.
Eventually, I emptied my bladder completely, but then Sierra-san started to panic.
"I didn't bring any cloth or paper to wipe with..."
"I-It's fine. Please just put it away as is."
"But then your underwear will get dirty."
"I don't mind."
"That's unhygienic, I can't allow that."
"Eh... then what are we going to do?"
"Wait a second. I'll wipe it with my clothes—"
"Absolutely not!!"
Not only is that unhygienic, it's too immoral.
"I understand. In that case, please shake it vigorously up, down, left, and right."
"Eh? Shake it?"
"That is what men do after they finish peeing."
"Hmmm...?"
Though half-convinced, Sierra-san began to shake my shaft.
"Is this right?"
"Y-Yes... Ah..."
"What's wrong?"
"N-No... it's nothing... Ugh... It's nothing... It's... Ah... I think it's okay now... so stop...!!"
"Okay, got it."
Sierra-san let go of my shaft and pulled up my underwear.
However, halfway up, she seemed to notice something odd.
"...Huh? Somehow, it doesn't seem like it will fit inside the pants—"
"Just shove it in without worrying about it!!"
S S S
The morning after that nightmarish exchange. When I woke up, Sierra-san was already awake.
"Good morning, Leon-chan. It's gotten a little bright, so Mama is going to go procure some food."
"Please do. I'm sorry I can't be of any help..."
"You don't need to worry about that. Well then, I'm off."
"Yes. Please be careful not to be found."
I sent Sierra-san off like that, but ever since I was left alone, my heart hasn't settled. After all, Evanjesica-san tried to end my life without questions last night. If I'm found, I don't know what will be done to me.
About twenty minutes later, Sierra-san returned.
"Sierra-san! You're safe!"
"Yeah, somehow. But it was tough. Maybe because we escaped, the area around the settlement is on high alert... There were a lot of patrols in the forest where food might be found too..."
"Is that so?"
"So I'm sorry, regarding food—"
"Please don't worry about it. I'll be fine without eating for a day or so."
"No. Actually, I was able to find just one thing."
What Sierra-san took out as she said that was—a baby bottle.
Inside, it was filled with a white liquid that appeared to be milk.
It would have been better if she hadn't found that food...!!
"Leon-chan, it's precious food. Here, drink up."
Sierra-san shoved the tip of the baby bottle into my mouth without allowing any argument.
I wanted to resist, but milk can supply various nutrients, so I obediently latched on and swallowed.
"Leon-chan, you're drinking so well~. Is it yummy~?"
"........."
This situation supposedly arose from unavoidable force majeure, but is it just my imagination, or does Sierra-san look like she's having a little fun?
Actually, is this really the only food she got? Is there a possibility there was other food, but she dared to bring only this?
...No, it's not good to doubt Sierra-san, who risked danger to procure food for me.
"Wow~! You drank a lot~! Good boy, good boy! Now then, let's burp, and then go night-night~."
...Looking at Sierra-san's behavior, I couldn't help but want to doubt her.
S S S
After that, we continued to hide without doing anything in particular. I felt impatient, but there was nothing I could do in my current state.
Although I don't know if Lilia-san and Fiona-san are safe, they probably are. Since this is an island of extreme female supremacy, it's hard to imagine them meeting with danger, and—
Clang clang clang clang clang!!
Suddenly, the sound of the bell that rang when the Fenrir appeared echoed out.
Don't tell me, another ferocious monster...?
"Sierra-san. Let's go see the situation at the settlement."
"Eh, but..."
"If a monster appeared, we have to exterminate it. We are Hero Cadets, aren't we?"
"...That's right. Okay, let's go!"
Since Sierra-san agreed, I stood up with my hands still bound behind my back and started running toward the sound of the bell.
Please, let us make it in time...!!
"—Kyaa!!"
"Someone help!!"
"We're done for!!"
As we approached the settlement, the screams of women could be heard.
I don't have a weapon, and my hands remain restrained. But disregarding that, I rushed toward the direction of the screams.
"Are you all right!?"
—However, there were no monsters there. There was only Evanjesica-san and her three close aides, including Elminora-san.
"...W-What is this...?"
In the midst of my confusion, women appeared from the shadows and surrounded Sierra-san and me.
"—That bell just now was rung to lure out the Stone Pebble. Of course, the screams were a dummy act too."
Evanjesica-san continued, smiling triumphantly.
"I never expected the Stone Pebble to be this stupid; it was outside my calculations. To think you'd come to save us despite the fact that I almost killed you."
"Guh..."
I looked around, thinking of a way out.
But getting through this situation will be difficult. The opponent has blocked all escape routes, and they must have prepared arrows coated with paralysis drugs.
"Is this the end of my life...!!"
I involuntarily fell to my knees right there. A life of just over 18 years; the last few weeks I got into the Hero Training School were truly fun...
"Sierra-san, thank you for everything up until now. Please forget about me and live happily from now on."
"No!! I don't want that, Leon-chan!! Mama will definitely protect Leon-chan!!"
"Please don't resist poorly. I want to avoid a situation where even you get executed, Sierra-san."
"It's okay!! A 'Mama' is something that can put out hundreds of times her original power for the sake of her baby!!"
Sierra-san drew her sword and looked around.
"I'll awaken my Mama Power again and kick everyone's ass!!"
Sierra-san declared in a loud voice. In response, Evanjesica-san tilted her head, looking puzzled.
"What on earth are you guys saying?"
Seemingly deflated by the unexpected reaction, Sierra-san faltered.
"...What do you mean 'what'? I'm talking about protecting Leon-chan?"
Then, Elminora-san, standing to the side, spoke up.
"Since the Island Lord hasn't stated the purpose of luring out the Stone Pebble yet, aren't they misunderstanding that he's going to be killed?"
"—Eh? I'm not going to be killed?"
When I asked that, Evanjesica-san nodded as if bored.
"After the Stone Pebble and the others ran away, I made a promise with Lilia. On the condition that I erase the memories of the Stone Pebble seeing us naked, the four of you will live permanently on this island."
"Eh...!?"
"I can't believe such an absurd story about erasing memories. But since Lilia was so persistent, I decided to have her demonstrate it as a test."
While Evanjesica-san was speaking, Lilia-san and Fiona-san came out of the building right next to us.
"Both of you, you were safe. But erasing my memories, just what exactly—"
"[Silence]."
The moment Lilia-san ordered it, I lost my voice.
"Explaining is a hassle, and seeing is believing. —[Forget that you saw Fiona-san and Evanjesica-san naked yesterday, and forget everything related to it]."
"—!!"
In the instant I was commanded in a situation lacking explanation, my consciousness vanished.
S S S
"Stone Pebble. Wake up, Stone Pebble."
Called by Lilia-san, I woke up.
Surrounding me were not only Lilia-san, Sierra-san, and Fiona-san, but even Evanjesica-san and Elminora-san.
"...Eh? What kind of situation is this?"
"Do you really not remember anything?"
Questioned by Evanjesica-san, I trawled through my memories.
"Umm, I was hiding with Sierra-san and a bell rang, but that was rung to lure me out..."
Huh? What happened after that?
No matter how much I tried to remember, nothing came to mind. An indescribable unpleasantness spread through my heart.
"Do you know why I almost killed you last night?"
"...Almost killed? What are you talking about?"
"What do you mean 'what'? You were saved by Sierra and were hiding all last night, weren't you, Stone Pebble?"
"Saved by Sierra-san...? Ugh...!!"
It's no good, I can't remember anything. When I try to remember, my forehead and the top of my head itch.
The only things remaining in my memories from last night are Sierra-san helping me pee and being made to drink milk from a baby bottle.
No, why was I made to drink milk...? Because we couldn't get food...? Why were we running and hiding in the first place...?
"Apparently, because I erased memories spanning a wide range, he seems confused."
Lilia-san muttered with interest while looking down at me.
"Memories spanning a wide range...? What are you talking about...? Don't tell me, my memories being weird is because of some drug—"
"[Silence]."
"........."
"Evanjesica-san. As you can see, I have fulfilled my promise."
"...Right. It doesn't look like acting, so I suppose I can believe you."
Evanjesica-san said it as if spitting the words out. I have absolutely no idea what the two of them are saying.
"As promised, I'll leave the Stone Pebble alive."
I was told something shocking so casually!!
Was I scheduled to be killed...!?
"Also, I'll make the four of you our family. However, since I don't completely trust you yet, I won't remove those leg irons for a while."
"Understood. I will strive to gain Evanjesica-san's trust. From now on, let us cooperate and live as family."
Lilia-san said with a wicked smile on her face.
It's a completely incomprehensible situation, but there is one thing I know. Lilia-san is clearly plotting something.
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