GILF Hunter

Chapter 458: 458 Rest

The sound of footsteps approached close enough to be heard by Ian as well.

’Leader Ian?’

The Knight Commander’s voice came from outside the tent.

It was almost simultaneous with Frenda hurriedly pulling her clothes back up and finishing tidying herself as if nothing had happened.

The Knight Commander, peeking inside the tent, spoke with a puzzled expression.

’Priestess? You were here.’

’I was... having a brief conversation.’

’You look out of breath. Did something happen?’

’...We had a bit of an argument.’

’...’

Whether it was a sight he saw often, the Knight Commander let out a small sigh.

’Differences of opinion during an expedition are unavoidable... but even so, the commanders shouldn’t fight.’

’...Yes. I’ll be careful.’

Though it was a clumsy excuse thought up in haste, at any rate, gathering to discuss the expedition in this situation wasn’t such a strange story.

Perhaps because of that, the Knight Commander seemed to believe Frenda’s words without much suspicion.

The Knight Commander spoke to Frenda, who appeared to be needlessly stubborn.

’And it’s best to get as much sleep as possible during rest periods. Conversations can happen later. It’s difficult to rest when you want in a place like this, so when a rest period arises, focus on resting as much as possible.’

’Yes, yes.... I understand.’

Having finished the conversation, the Knight Commander’s gaze flickered toward Ian.

The Knight Commander stared blankly at Ian for a brief moment without a word.

Ian, feeling a bit guilty, tried to ignore that gaze and sat as nonchalantly as possible, as if nothing had happened.

The Knight Commander quietly withdrew his gaze and, as if he had no further business, offered a greeting to Frenda.

’Then... please go to sleep before it gets too late. I should get some sleep now as well.’

The Knight Commander, after glancing at Frenda who was peeking at him with the expression of a puppy caught doing something wrong, smiled and left the tent.

’...Phew. It doesn’t seem like we were caught....’

’...Sigh.’

Once the sound of the Knight Commander’s footsteps could no longer be heard, Frenda finally let out a small sigh.

Ian, of course, felt the same way. Ian spoke to Frenda.

’First, please return to your tent. Staying here too long will arouse suspicion....’

’I-I understand. Let’s talk about the details later.’

Frenda replied and stood up.

While her life might not be at risk like Ian’s, from Frenda’s perspective, there would be absolutely nothing good about being caught by that completely inflexible Knight Commander for what just happened.

Hurriedly exiting the tent, Frenda felt as if a strange heat still remained inside her body.

Even after returning to her tent, lying down in her spot, and closing her eyes to try and get at least some sleep, that heat did not subside at all.

...It felt as if not just mental power, but countless other things had flowed into her body.

Whenever she closed her eyes, what happened just now came back vividly. Each time, the hot heat rising from within her body overflowed wildly, as if water were boiling over.

Frenda didn’t properly know its identity yet... but it was the emotion called sexual desire.

However, Frenda, who didn’t even know the proper way to masturbate, couldn’t handle the desire that surged as if it would burst, and eventually had no choice but to toss and turn all night without a wink of sleep, slowly letting the heat subside.

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The next day.

Fortunately, there were no night raids by monsters while they slept.

Thanks to that, all members were able to take turns getting enough sleep. Except, of course, for a few people who couldn’t sleep through the night.

Ian, Frenda, and the Knight Commander gathered in one place again.

It was to discuss the future expedition plans.

’...Are you truly alright?’

’Yes. After a nap, I’m perfectly fine.’

Rin nodded confidently with a face that looked perfectly fine.

The Knight Commander seemed slightly bewildered seeing Rin, who appeared full of energy. Even for a Knight Commander with much expedition experience, a case like this was a first.

Wondering if she was just bluffing, the Knight Commander examined the members’ faces one by one but could find no abnormalities. Even Airi, who had been in the worst condition, was fine.

Of course, it was true that mental power recovered slightly with sleep, but usually, the effect wasn’t this good.

...But since he had confirmed it with his own eyes, there was no denying it.

Was it because they had spent more time in the Labyrinth, adapting to this environment and thus recovering faster than the first-timer knights? He couldn’t help but think that way.

Ultimately, the Knight Commander also agreed with the opinion to proceed with the expedition.

’Very well. Then let’s head a bit deeper.’

The expedition, having finished camping and completed preparations for departure, set off toward a deeper location as originally planned.

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As they went further inside, the number of monsters gradually increased, and the offensive began to grow stronger.

However, no particularly large problems occurred.

Even as the number of monsters grew and more powerful monsters began to appear mixed in, they were able to win battles without any issue.

It was thanks to Frenda suddenly beginning to intervene actively in combat from a certain point.

’Knights, back!’

The knights responded immediately to Frenda’s cry.

A dazzling flash and a massive spear that was created flew out, blowing away the surrounding monsters and accurately hitting the body of the large monster that was the target.

The giant shadow monster that had tried to attack the knights melted away, flowing down to the floor and vanishing.

The remaining monsters were dealt with by the knights shortly thereafter.

How many days it had been since they entered this Labyrinth... could not be accurately known due to the lack of distinction between day and night, but at any rate, quite a bit of time had passed.

Thanks to that, everyone had finished adapting quite well to the combat here in their own way. They could now handle ordinary monsters on their own without instructions from the commander.

’...Clear it up and take a brief rest!’

There were no monsters left, and fortunately, no major injuries. After confirming the results of the battle, the Knight Commander gave the order to rest.

It was a complex room where pillars and stairs were tangled messily. Since it was a poor place to settle down and rest, they planned to rest briefly just enough to moderately replenish their stamina after the battle.

Everyone took their places near where they had been fighting and sat down in groups.

If it had been according to the original plan, they would have advanced immediately without resting until a suitable place appeared, but having this rest was also thanks to Frenda.

The reason for the forced march schedule was the limit on how much time they could stay here due to mental power constraints.

However, with Frenda’s intervention shortening the time spent in combat, they could now afford to turn that spare time into rest, as they were doing now.

The Knight Commander, having finished giving instructions to the knights, approached Frenda.

Perhaps because she had just used a large holy magic, Frenda’s expression looked a bit tired.

’Are you not overexerting yourself? I understand your intent, but... you must think of the future.’

’Of course. I’m calculating it precisely.’

’If you say so....’

Since she was so certain, the Knight Commander couldn’t say anything more.

Surely she wasn’t someone so thoughtless as to just commit recklessly without a plan. Just as she said, she must have had something in mind.

The Knight Commander nodded silently and stepped back.

During rest periods, Frenda had to rest as well, so he intended not to disturb her further.

Frenda peeked slightly at the Knight Commander, and once his gaze left, she quickly walked to the spot she had picked out in advance.

It was beside Ian.

Frenda quietly approached the side and tugged at Ian’s sleeve.

The place where the Ian Mercenary Group was gathered and resting was beside a large pillar. If one just turned a little to hide, the view was completely blocked, making it a place where the gaze from where the knights were resting could not reach.

’Since there’s not much rest time left... let’s do it quickly!’

Frenda hurriedly loosened her collar and exposed her breasts.

...She didn’t need to do that every time. Perhaps because she had done it this way the first time, Frenda continued to follow the exact same sequence thereafter.

Hurry! Frenda, with an expression that said so, grabbed Ian’s hand and pressed it firmly against her breast.

Because of that urging, Ian had no choice but to knead Frenda’s breast for a while until Frenda nodded with a satisfied face.

’S-Shall we... do it now?’

Frenda knelt before Ian and carefully opened her lips to take Ian’s object into her mouth.

Then, with a face flushed slightly red, she looked up at Ian silently. She was waiting for Ian to move.

Of course... since Frenda’s clumsy tongue technique wouldn’t be able to finish within the rest period, it was true that Ian ultimately had to use his hands directly.

But Frenda seemed to have a somewhat mistaken perception that it naturally had to be done this way.

...Since they were doing it in the gaps during short rest periods, there was no leisure to leisurely teach her such things either.

He only hoped that this mistaken common sense wouldn’t continue to develop further.

Ian, who was moving while holding Frenda’s head, ejaculated into Frenda’s mouth shortly after while pressing her head firmly.

’Mmgh, haah... thank you....’

Frenda, who barely let out a breath, said so while suppressing a cough.

Of course, it must be thanks for helping her recover her mental power, but receiving thanks in this state felt very strange.

Ian spoke while checking Frenda’s condition.

’Let’s reduce the frequency now. Soon... we might not have the leisure to rest like this.’

’Then... does that mean we’ve almost arrived at the final room?’

Frenda’s expression became serious.

Though she didn’t look serious at all making such an expression with her breasts exposed and saliva flowing down her face.