CH 022: Fluff
"Your hair is really soft." Sitting on the bed behind Slathilia, somewhat depressed, Natasha gently dried his obsidian hair with a towel :"It's really beautiful too." She ran her fingers through the chin-length hair, causing him to hum in satisfaction at the sensation :"Seems like you've calmed down."
They had already gotten out of the shower, and had dried their bodies up. But without a hair dryer, drying their hair needed more time. Natasha had said she could finish drying them up in an instant with Fire Magic, but chose to do it normally since it was more relaxing. And now, wearing casual clothes, she was drying Slathilia's hair up. They didn't have any clothes of his style however, so he only had a towel covering his lower body.
"Sigh, yeah..." She sighed. It was quite amusing for the confident and headstrong Natasha to be depressed like this. Post nut clarity was truly a bitch. But he could understand, she was probably disgusted by herself for taking advantage of a child.
No matter how much people liked "onee x shota", it was still pedophilia in the end. So it was understandable that Natasha was mad at herself for losing control and taking advantage of him. So he, as the one who made it happen, decided to comfort her.
"Come on, don't be so down." Slathilia leaned back against her, looking up with a smile :"I don't know why you're acting like this, but isn't it fine if nobody was harmed or affected?" Stroking his head, she sighed :"It's not something so simple though. You won't understand until you get familiar with society some more. And you'll probably hate me when you do."
He felt guilty. She was so affected by what she had done just because he took advantage of being a kid. Turning around, he looked at her calmly :"I don't think I would hate you over something that I don't even know about nor consider much. Also, since you're my partner and consider my feelings so much, how could I hate you? If you've made a mistake and regret it yourself, I don't think I need to be mad since I haven't even been negatively affected."
She was right, a normal child would probably hate her. Any child would probably hate their guardian if they took advantage of their innocence and immaturity once they had grown up enough to realize what they had done. He could imagine the disgust they would feel. But being the one who took advantage of his own body instead, he wasn't bothered.
"I... well..." The redhead mumbled, avoiding eye contact. Exhaling softly, he smiled mischievously :"And besides, I had fun too." His small hands reached out, grabbing each breast and making Natasha jolt. He already knew it, but they certainly were amazing. Even with a slight squeeze, his fingers would sink in easily.
He didn't know much about bra sizes, but they were at least d-cup. And that was at the very least. Considering how they were even bigger than her head, they were probably f-cup or maybe even more. Nonetheless, they were huge and he loved them.
"I don't know why, but they're fun to play with. They're so soft and squishy. It also made me feel calm when I was sucking on them, I wonder why." He gave a squeeze, causing her to stifle a moan. He wasn't lying, ignoring the actual reason why they would be fondled, boobs were just fun to play with in general. Just like balls. He was sure every guy would play with his own balls out of boredom from time to time. He would do it all the time.
"You little... you can't just grab a woman's breasts like that." She knocked on his head, smiling as she stroked his head :"Thanks for comforting me though. I feel better thanks to you. Now... can you let go of my breasts?"
"But why?" Slathilia pouted, not letting go :"They're fun to play with." He squeezed gently and even made them bounce a bit to prove his point :"Oh, I know! Since you say that it feels good and I have fun doing it, why don't I play with them or whatever from time to time?"
"Huh? W-wait, I don't think that's good..." Natasha hesitated, but Slathilia didn't back down :"Come on, why not? You said that it feels good yourself, no? And it's fun to play with them, so, please?"
"W-wait, seriously, I-" He gave her his best puppy dog eyes, which were quite dangerous with his current appearance :"Come on, please, Natty? I don't have anything else to do and it gets really boring. Please? Pretty please?"
"Guh... d-damn it... sigh..." In the end, she could only give up in front of the assault of adorableness :"You can't make that kind of face and expect me to say no... and what's with that nickname, damn it?" Smiling brightly, which hid a smile behind that would make even demons shiver, he threw himself into her arms :"Thanks, Nat, you're the best!" Causing her to fall back on the bed with a grunt.
"Sigh, you're welcome, you adorable menace." As he sat on her stomach, she smiled helplessly. Rubbing and squeezing his soft cheeks as revenge :"Then let me play with your cheeks in exchange." After a moment, he started chuckling. A genuine little laughter as he leaned into her touch :"Okay, then I'll give you permission to play with my amazing cheeks."
Natasha, amused :"*Scoffing* Wow, I'm honored."
Slathilia, smirking teasingly :"As you should be."
Natasha, chuckling :"Cheeky little brat. I'll let you play with them, BUT, you can only do it when we're alone in the inn, okay? You aren't allowed to do it in public. Understand?"
Slathilia, saluting :"Aye aye, caption."
Natasha, chuckling :"I've taught you well."
Slathilia :"Eh, I guess."
Natasha, smirking :"Huuuh, what's with that? You picking a fight?"
Suddenly, the hands on his cheeks moved to his sides. Feeling the cruel fingers dancing on his sides, Slathilia immediately broke into a fit of laughter :"Hahahaha?! W-wait, N-Natty wahahahahait!" Quickly grabbing her wrists, he stopped his amused partner :"What? What is it?"
"D-don't do that. Don't do that." Smirking, her hands slowly inched forward despite Slathilia trying to hold them in place :"Why not? I think you're adorable when you laugh, so I just want to make you laugh more."
"M-maybe we can do other things that will make me laugh." He tried to hold her hands back with all of his strength, but she was seriously too strong. While his arms were already shaking from the force, she didn't even look bothered. She just kept her smirk as her hands slowly creeped up to his sides :"Hmm, nah, I think I like this better."
Seeing no chance to fight back, Slathilia could only choose another option. Escape. "Hell no!" He tried to jump away, but with superior speed, Natasha's hands latched onto his hips, stopping him dead in his tracks :"Where do you think you're going?!" With a haughty and mischievous laughter, she pulled him onto the bed and switched their positions.
"W-wait wait wait wahahahahait!!" The tickle torture began all over again. Natasha's cruel fingers moved mercilessly, not missing any place on his sides as she smiled at his laughter :"Stop! Stohahahahahap! N-Nattyehehehehe! Stop, pleahehehehese!"
"No way in hell! It's time you learn to not be so cheeky, you little brat!" She laughed along, unaffected by him thrashing around as her mouth moved to his belly, blowing raspberries and causing him to throw his head back in even louder laughter :"Nahahahahat, pleahehehehese!"
But Natasha was cruel, and her fingers oh-so-merciless. His pleads fell on deaf ears as she kept up the sweet torture ruthlessly. In fact, his cries of laughter fueled her desire to keep going. Even when he tried to use his tails to trap her hands, or his wings to hide his body, she still kept going with no problem. She only stopped when he was panting with tears in his eyes, still giggling from the tickling as he laid flat on the bed.
"Jerk..." He glared, but to Natasha, it simply looked adorable. Smirking teasingly, her fingers danced menacingly in the air, making him jolt :"What, still haven't had enough? Should I continue?" Hugging his sides, trying to hide away from her, Slathilia shook his head :"N-no, no! I-I'm good, I'm sorry! P-please don't do it again, alright?"
"Hmm, I wonder what I should do?" Her fingers walked on his trembling belly, a mischievous smile painted on her gorgeous face as he gulped, giving her a pleading look :"N-Nat, c'mon, please..." He wasn't even acting anymore. He was always ticklish, he figured that hadn't even after reincarnation.
"Alright, alright. I'll stop." She chuckled in amusement, pinching his nose as he sighed in relief :"For now." She smirked evilly, making him tremble again. When she laid down next to him, he sighed in relief. The torture had finally ended.
"You're mean." He pouted, causing her to laugh lightly :"Can't help it, you're too adorable to not tease." He glared :"So it's my fault now?" She smirked :"Yup, completely." Making him scoff :"Jerk... so what are we going to do today? Are we going to take a quest?"
Natasha :"No, I had other plans in mind."
Slathilia :"Like what?"
Natasha :"For now, you should rest. You've just gone through your 1st Evolution, so you need to rest for today. After that, you should get your 2nd Sacred Ring since you've already reached Lv 20. After that, we should do what's most important, training."
Slathilia :"Am I not already training by hunting monsters?"
Natasha :"True, but that's different. You're getting fighting experience from that, but not much. After all, with your current Stats and Skills, no monster would manage to survive a single strike. So it's basically useless. What you need to learn is control. If you can't control your own strength, then it's basically useless.
You should be able to completely control what is yours. Strength that can't be controlled will only be harmful to yourself eventually. That's why, for the next couple of days, we won't be hunting monsters. Instead, you'll be fighting with me to get used to your current strength. Once you're proficient enough, then we'll begin hunting again."
"Hmm, I see." Although he wanted to disagree, he knew she had a point. Killing monsters meant Stats for him, but all of his Stats would be completely useless if he couldn't use them. At some point, where he couldn't control his strength, it might harm his own allies instead. And possibly, himself.
A few days worth of Stats was a lot, but it was worth it for better control and proficiency. What's the point of having a nuke if you don't know how to launch it? It will just stay and rot or blow in your face instead.
Slathilia :"Alright, sure. You're the expert here."
Natasha :"I'm glad you're smart and understanding."
Slathilia :"My Intelligence Stats aren't for jokes."
Natasha, chuckling :"Of course. Wait, hold on... does that mean your Innate Stats have been increased with a seal gone?"
Slathilia :"Let's see for ourselves."
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(SS-Class Dragon King Physiology Stats)
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Lv: 20
HP: 16,000/16,000
Mana: 16,000/16,000
Stamina: 16,000/16,000
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Strength: 16,000
Speed: 16,000
Durability: 16,000
Agility: 16,000
Senses: 16,000
Reflexes: 16,000
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Talent: 16,000/100
Intelligence: 16,000/100
Charisma: 16,000/100
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Natasha :"... Sigh, this is just outrageous."
Slathilia :"Aren't you overreacting a bit? I mean, I get that it's high, but I don't think it's that shocking considering everything you've told me."
Natasha :"It's not the amount of Stats, it's where they are placed. As I've told you, Innate Stats (Talent, Intelligence, Charisma) don't change under normal circumstances. And even if they do change, the limit is still 100. Yet here, it's digits above the max amount. Believe me, knowledgeable people will definitely be shocked if they saw this."
Slathilia :"I guess you're right. *Smirking* So you're calling yourself knowledgeable."
Natasha, chuckling :"Considering how much I know, I think I would be considered knowledgeable."
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