30 Chapter 29 (1/2)

That night, I slept by the fire, finally drying myself off. We had only ridden another hour… but I was covered in slime juice and we were still concerned that more monsters might attack. It was chilly, and by the time we stopped, I was shivering very uncomfortably. The prince didn't have another change of clothing, but he promised me that as soon as we got into the outskirts of the next town, he would personally buy me a dress and a bath at an inn before we entered the castle.

He also implied he'd make sure no one knew about the things we had experienced. It appeared like what happened in the woods, stayed in the woods. I considered making a move at that point, he could certainly warm me up better than the fire, but part of me decided that it wasn't the right time, especially considering the fact I was covered in dried slime juice.

I asked him about the slime, and he informed me that slimes have a magic core that keeps them together. He defeated it by striking the core while avoiding my body. Apparently, if I had known about the core, I could have reached out and simply crushed it in my hand. It's why slimes are not considered considerable threats to humans. Unless they're magma, poisonous, or in some way caustic, slimes are quite weak. And the stronger slimes typical reside in very inhospitable dungeons anyway, and would never show up on the surface. The big issue with slimes was the mess. He didn't make any comments about a history of slimes raping women, and I decided there was no normal way to bring it up so I let it pass.

”Still,” he added. ”I have never seen them go crazy like that. I'd swear someone released a monster attractant on us.”

I shrugged. ”I don't know. I was surprised too.”

I decided ignorance was the best policy here. The monsters weren't attacking now, and that was what was important. However, the prince still insisted on staying up and keeping watch. Not really considering his lack of sleep, I quickly snuggled next to the fire in one of the blankets he had kept nearby and went to sleep myself.

The next day, we continued to make progress unperturbed. At this point, my cramping had stopped, and I began to regain my vigor. I also managed to gain some experience while we were on the road. Regrettably, I did not have a toy, unless the saddle counted. That's right, I masturbated on the horse while we were riding. I was sitting behind the prince and while I pressed my face up against his back, my fingers worked their magic. My conceal had improved considerably at this point. Either he didn't suspect a thing, or he was being way too polite.

I suspected the former because I decided to do it a second time, and as I came I squeezed on his side, getting a nice feel of his yummy abs.

”Is there something wrong?” He asked behind him.

As I casually slid my hand out from my pants, I lied. ”Sorry, I thought I was going to fall off for a second.”

”Oh… well, be careful, hold me with both hands.”

”Yes, sir.” My eyes twinkled as I reach out and grabbed his other side with my hand still dirty with my womanhood.

The cat and mouse game we were playing that he wasn't even aware about was starting to turn me on, and I was starting to think of doing even more absurd sexual things just behind him when he suddenly spoke up and broke my poorly made plans.

”Ah, we reached the farmlands, we'll hit a small village shortly and then we should reach the city by evening.

As we trotted forward, we emerged from the forest into an area that clearly looked cultivated. I couldn't tell what more than half of the things being grown here were, but I recognized farmland at least. As we headed down the road, more people started showing up, many of them smiling and waving as the prince passed by. It was enough that even I wasn't comfortable enough with my conceal to get away with doing naughty things behind the prince.

Instead, I grinned and bared it, simply waving and smiling back to anyone who met my gaze. I certainly didn't look like a princess in the prince's garb, and my hair had spent literally two days in a barn and then was drenched in slime gunk. I probably looked more like a straggly adventurer. The prince didn't look that much better. The boars had managed to rip his shirt in a couple of places, and in the very least he looked like he had been in a fight. Certainly, no one had called him out as a prince or lord, and we both kept things simple.

”This is a fairly big village. A lot of commerce comes through here. Just stick close to me.”

”Yes, I will,” I said, snuggling up closer to his back.

He didn't stiffen like he once might of. In the last two days of riding, he seemed to have grown used to me snuggling up against his back as we rode. No matter how much I knew he was conscious of my boobs pressed against his back, he never openly reacted to it, so I continued to do it until my boobs just felt more comfortable against his back, then it was just second nature. The third prince probably wouldn't be happy if we kept doing that, so I'd need to stop when we reached the castle.

The village… as he called it, looked more like a city. It had its own city wall and everything. I mean, compared to a city from my world, everything was incredibly crowded. The streets were smaller, only needing to be large enough for a carriage. There were people walking around numerous buildings. None of the buildings reach over two stories, and they seemed to be built of stone, thatch, or whatever was available at the time. It certainly gave off the vibe of a middle-aged city.

”Let's go to an inn. You can get cleaned up and I'll get you a dress.”

A nodded behind his back and didn't say anything as I trotted up to the city gates. The gates were open, and there seemed to be no form of checking as we passed by. A guard simply waved us along and we kept moving forward. I had thought we might have to have some identification, but it turned out that identification was only necessary if you were transporting goods.

I was finally in my first city in another world, and my excitement was palpable. It was the regular kind of excitement for once, the same kind of excitement you'd have visiting another country for the first time. All I wanted to do was go exploring. First, I'd go to a jewelry shop and unload the goods I had swiped from the orcs. Using my new found fortune, I would hit up the armor and weapons shops, buy the best I could afford. Maybe I could get something better than I could ford, a few sexual favors covering the gap. Then, the adventurer's guild, the place that holds the hopes and dreams of every gamer who ever found himself stuck in another world!

But… I couldn't do any of that. I was a princess now. Fortunately, the prince was in front of me and couldn't see the wide-eyed wonderment on my face. However, the city did give me a few disappointments as well. Elves, dwarves, and beastmen all existed in this world, but there was not a single one in this village. I was expecting the city to be full of all kinds of strange monster-like humans.

When I asked the fourth prince this, his barked a laugh. ”You certainly has some strange ideas about Nidia. I can't imagine your country is much more diverse?”

”Oh, ah. Yeah, I guess not…” I mumbled, trying to cover up yet another slip of mine.

”You'd probably have to go to the demon continent to see that kind of diversity. A lot of humans don't see elves, dwarves, and beastmen as much better than them… so they keep to themselves. There is an elf village a few days travel from the castle, it's a popular tourist attraction… that is… um… might not be suitable for a princess.”

His voice dwindled at the end there, and I gave him a questioning look. ”What about an elf village would be inappropriate for a princess?”

He winced at that question. ”That is… err… I've heard their celebrations are quite… um… scandalous. Elves are considered… erm… sexually unrepressed… and…”

”Oh, there are some beastmen right there!” I interrupted his train of thought excitedly.

There they were, it was a large shouldered man with cat ears on his head. Oh, he even had a tail. And there was a dwarf! And an elf. It was like a parade of demi-humans, all up on stage. They seemed to be wearing fairly baggy plain clothing, I wondered if they were in a show.

The prince made a noise. ”Tsk, it's best if we move on. That's not something for a princess either.”

I leveled an annoyed glare at his back, he certainly had one too many opinions on what a ”princess” should be exposed to. Then, I glanced back at the parade of people coming up on stage, and I let out a gasp. A second later I slide off the side of the horse and started running towards the stage, dodge through the crowd of people.

”W-Wait! Pr – Ah Cornelia! Ah, damn it!” The prince was cursing at my sudden outburst, but I ignored him.

Instead, I was focused at the person who just went up to the stage. She long blond hair, which was a bit straggly. Her form was so small that she bordered on delicate, with smooth white skin without any hair. She had very small breasts, an insignificant a cup, and she might have the appearance of a young child if not for a certain amount of maturity seen in her face. Her face was expressionless as always, hiding the darkness she had experience deep within her. She also had pointy ears, the trademarks of an elf.

”Min!” I called out as I pushed through the crowd.

My first foray into lesbianism, and the girl who had shared a portion of my month of hell, Min was standing up on the stage next to numerous other various demi-humans. I had already reached the stage by the time my eyes started to focus on the things that were important. Specifically, everyone up on the stage were in chains, Min included. Each one also had an odd collar wrapped tightly around their necks.

”Min!” I called out again.

This time Min heard me. Her eyes went to mine and there was a flash of recognition, but then she looked away as if she didn't want to see me.

”Min…” this time I said her name much quieter.

”Woman, you're being too close to the merchandise, stand back.” A brutish man grabbed me and pushed me back.

I stumbled back into the crowd, and the push would have sent me to the ground except that I collided with a particularly sturdy person, who caught me in their arms. A regained my balance and tried to run back towards the brutish man, although I couldn't say if I had planned to attack him or just try to dodge past him.

Before I could though, arms wrapped around me and stopped me from moving forward. I turned around, ready to punch whoever was holding me back when my eyes focused on Devon. I stopped abruptly, my senses somewhat returning.

”What are you doing?” he asked, ”This is a slave auction. They're showing the… the people. Soon they'll start the bidding.”