Chapter 245 – Surviving in the Forest (4)

On the fifth evening.

In the tranquil forest where the chill of the night seeps into one’s waist, I find myself reminiscing and longing for the past in the dim silence. Occasionally, I have dreams. These are the dreams I’ve had ever since I traveled back in time. The content is dark, and whenever I adopt an ambiguous stance, I experience this kind of nightmare.

“Sieon.”

A woman’s voice echoes in my subconscious.

“Cool.”

As if to awaken me, Cornus calls my name repeatedly.

‘She keeps getting my name wrong.’

I move my hands in the dream.

– Malkang.

It feels soft as I wrap my hand around it. It’s a familiar touch. If I bounce it gently from the bottom, the flesh quivers like waves.

When I tug slightly at the center, a small moan escapes my lips.

“…haha.”

It’s a sensation I can’t experience anywhere else. It’s definitely not a dream.

Even when gripped tightly, it can’t be gathered; the hand is naturally drawn in when touching it. I slowly lifted my eyelids. Sansuyu guided my hand to her chest.

“…Does it hurt?”

As I spoke through a haze of sleep, she nodded.

“Touch me…”

A massive chest, one I’d likely never see again in my life. One can’t help but feel a sense of reality when confronted with this sight. An addictive drug, the more it’s touched. I am captivated by Sansuyu’s breasts.

I groaned, still not fully awake.

“Ah!”

-Spurt!

A sudden stream of liquid burst forth. Breast milk drenched my face and entered my mouth. Startled awake, I tasted the sweet flavor of her milk.

Why is it so sweet?

It tastes like a milkshake from a specialty shake shop. As I opened my eyes, Sansuyu, who was staring intently at my face, whispered to me.

“…Si-eon, you had some.”

It seems utterly shocking that she consumed her own breast milk. The expression on her face resembled a puppy that had just had its food snatched away. Sansuyu spoke to me with a quivering voice.

“Are you okay?”

It doesn’t seem particularly harmful to the body. Although it was a side effect of the experiment, I didn’t feel any adverse reactions.

“Could it be… you want more?”

Sansuyu asked, her face still displaying shock.

At her sudden question, and although I was slightly awake, I found myself nodding in my sleep. For a moment, I felt a sense of ecstasy from the taste. Perhaps it was because this was my first time drinking the milk of a tree spirit. Or maybe it was purely due to the lascivious demon’s influence.

Inside the tent, with only the two of us, Sansuyu grasped my face in the darkness.

Then, as she slyly revealed her two exposed breasts, my field of vision filled with their rounded forms.

“If you want more… hurry up. It hurts.”

As Sansuyu urged me on, she averted her gaze, seemingly feeling a bit embarrassed by the situation.

No, perhaps it’s an instinctive aversion due to the inability to feel emotions.
I became dazed.

Yet, drawn by the sweet scent that tantalized the tip of my nose, like a rhinoceros beetle approaching jelly, I slowly extended my head forward.

Did she sleep in my arms while I was asleep?
Despite being a four-person tent, we were so close together that as I lowered my head, my face became buried in her breasts.

Gently, I bit her nipple with my teeth.

“?”

-Startled.

Sansuyu’s body suddenly tensed up. This time, I softly licked the tip with my tongue.

“…!?”

Without any warning, her body convulsed dramatically. Could it be extremely painful due to her breasts being full of milk? The moment I sucked on her nipple with all my strength.

-Swish.

“Hold on a moment… Stop!?”

Sansuyu hastily tried to pull my head away.
Her grip on my hair tightened.

-Drip, trickle.

However, the moment the breast milk burst forth, Sansuyu’s resistance was extinguished in an instant.

“Sian… Ah…”

Like popping a shaken can of cola. The breast milk flowed continuously. It filled her cheeks so quickly that she swallowed it all in one gulp.

“Ah… Ah. Mm…”

– Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp.

Four sips filled her mouth.

Sansuyu’s fingers, gripping my head, stiffened.

Her entire body became as rigid as stone, remaining so for a long while.

“…Ah, uh, mm.”

Suddenly, she twisted her body and embraced my head with all her strength. Her face was buried in her chest, making it difficult to breathe.

– Muffled.

A soft and smooth sensation enveloped my face. It was Sansuyu’s chest, fluffier than anyone else’s. There was no firmness at all, and the pliable breasts swallowed me without leaving any gaps.

Pleasure is felt.

Feeling my cock stiffen, I thought:

Ah, this is gradually becoming dangerous.

‘…Just a moment.’

My mind feels like it’s about to snap.

‘I need to stop here.’

If I go any further, I’ll cross the line. I must halt here to control the lascivious demon’s temperament that I’ve carried for so long.

– Gulp!

Cornus twisted her waist. Embracing her breasts, she arched her back like a bow, bringing her belly towards mine and aligning our navels.

As a result, my cock pressed firmly against her lower abdomen.

“Huh… Aaah. Ah…”

Her mouth wouldn’t stop. Unwittingly, Cornus bit down on her pinky finger.

From midway, my body truly wouldn’t obey me. Is this even a slight resistance?

At that moment, a window emerged from the darkness.

—
▶Cornus’ Milk
[Category: Consumption]

“Sansuyu is truly beneficial for men, so beneficial. There’s no way to express it.”
– Natural Viagra: Induces heat. Women who consume it also experience heat.
– Nutritious: Slightly enhances magical power.
—

‘Damn it.’

From the moment it suddenly burst into my mouth, my body wouldn’t obey.

“Heh, haa.”

I lifted my head from Sansuyu’s chest. Having drunk her milk voraciously, my throat, mouth, and even my nasal passages were filled with the scent and taste of Sansuyu’s milk.

Sansuyu’s face, visible even in the darkness.

Melting away, she gazes at me with blurry eyes.
She places the back of her hand on her forehead and bites the fingers of her opposite hand, her chest still exposed.

Despite this, Sansuyu, who retains the dignity of a noble, subtly pushes her waist toward me.

“Sieon… Sieon…”

She calls my name with desperation.

“I… I feel strange.”

I’m losing my mind.

Why do I always lose my mind around women?

– Why do I become a mess when I encounter women?
– Because that’s King Mokryeong.
– Your Majesty, surrendering to your instincts will make things easier.

I once consulted them shortly after my encounter with Baobab.
While strolling aimlessly and exchanging various stories out of boredom, they casually told me the truth.

– It’s your destiny as King Mokryeong. No matter how much you resist, that’s how things will flow.

Lustful by nature and seized by desire.
Upon regaining my senses, I found myself gasping for air too.

Cornus had one eye tightly shut. Her thighs trembled delicately.
Could she be wet?
My upper body was already drenched in a mix of my saliva and her milk.

Slowly approaching, Cornus’s hand revealed a tear-streaked face hidden behind her emotionless expression.
She appeared unable to resist the pleasure she had never experienced before.

I clenched my teeth tightly.

Oddly, I felt that I must not cross that line with Sansuyu.
There was a purity about her. It was like an immaculate white blanket that could never be sullied.

Sansuyu’s slender hands wrapped around my back in a gentle embrace.

Just look at this.

Her greatest expression of pleasure was a hug, nothing more.
Unaware of what was to come, she exhaled faint, wistful breaths against my ear.

“Haah… ahaha.”

A whispered word escaped her lips.

“…scared.”

Her body trembled like a drenched puppy. Pitiful.

How could I possibly embrace someone like this?
Damn King Mokryeong, that bastard.

I brought my hands together, invoking a spell.
Sansuyu’s eyes, previously relaxed and unfocused, widened in surprise.

It was a basic sleep spell, typically used on cat-like creatures. However, given her current vulnerable state, it was bound to work.

As her eyelids gradually closed, Sansuyu drifted off to sleep.

Even as her eyes fully closed, she gazed at me with tender affection.

“Coo…coo.”

Soon after, I heard the soft sound of her snoring.

I hurriedly got up. Without considering the need to help Sansuyu with her clothes, I bolted out of the tent as if fleeing from something.

“Ha, ha…ha.”

【 The World Tree of Purity sincerely admires your patience. 】

Damn it.

Leaning against a rock by the lake, I gazed up at the evening sky.

– Goja.
– Ugh, seriously, over there, ah.

The frustrated voices of two people could be heard from somewhere. Having listened to them so many times, their words were etched into my mind. I mustn’t share this story with them.

But then again, Sansuyu has this untarnished image that must be preserved. She’s someone who doesn’t even know love yet. The repercussions of engaging in a relationship without reason would be significant.

“Ah.”

A few minutes later, as the time of the sage approached, I gazed at the moon reflecting on the lake’s surface and thought to myself:

Tonight will be an all-nighter.

* * * * * * * * *

The fifth night.

– Trudge, trudge.

Heavy footsteps resounded through the forest.

Clothes without any scratches or marks. A man, even more pristine than his pure white attire, walked with a transparent white skin, looking down at the ground as he moved.

‘How boring.’

Such thoughts crossed his mind even amidst an intense battle. He felt no sense of danger whatsoever.

Even though his opponent was the fabled national tree with a formidable reputation.

– Crash!

A thunderous noise echoed from the man’s side.

As an arrow flew towards him, a dragon-shaped spirit launched an assault on him.

– Squelch!

With a mere gesture of his hand, the enormous spirit twisted and contorted in an instant.

Translucent rainbow-colored scales shattered, scattering across the floor.

The spirit, gasping for breath, caught in the man’s hand. As he tightened his grip, the spirit dissipated into particles and vanished.

“Is it Peony?”

They had been battling for such a long time.

Back then, it was a close call. Now, it no longer posed a problem. The national emblem of the Republic of China: Peony. And he himself, the national emblem of China: Plum.

It seemed the time had come to settle their childhood scores.

*Crack!*

As he took a step, the space around him fractured. Plum snapped branches from nearby trees, scattering petals in all directions.

The petals spread further and further, forming white waves—a massive procession of magical power.

Identifying the position of his opponent, Peony, who was about to retreat, he advanced forward.

*Jingle.*

The sound of a bell rang. Space folded, and distance was closed within an instant. Dark red hair fluttered before his eyes.

“…Damn it!”

Plum reached out his hand in front of the astonished woman’s face.

‘Controlling my strength is also a challenge.’

With an expressionless face, he swung the branch in his hand. The woman’s body, struck by the branch, was sent flying backward.

– Kwaang!

A tree was broken, and the woman collapsed helplessly. Peony winced and coughed repeatedly.

[Whirring!]
[Whirring-]

A hundred cameras swirled around him. They wedged themselves between Peony and Plum, capturing their faces in the lens as if seizing an exclusive scoop.

This meant he was drawing attention. The national tree, considered an exceptional talent and a forest guardian candidate who had caused the most eliminations.

His white hair shimmered in the moonlight. His eyes shifted downward.

How could no one endure for more than a minute? Plum clicked his tongue while looking at the fallen Peony.

‘That person didn’t do that.’

I am reminded of the peach blossoms I once saw. There is still a great distance to cover before I can attain the power of the person I beheld in my youth. Is there no one stronger? Though this is a selection for forest keepers, I never imagined the level would be so low.

Perhaps I should consider her. Amidst these low-level individuals, there was one who seemed somewhat worthwhile.
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As the man gazed upon hundreds of screens, he spoke.

“Actually, isn’t it virtually confirmed that they will be the Forest Keeper this time?”

The executives monitoring the selection exchanged curious smiles.

Thanks to Maehwa’s performance, the first theme of the Forest Keeper’s song has already been solidified as ‘Maehwa.’ The composer was in the process of crafting the first verse with Maehwa as the central theme.

“Ninety-seven, including national items.”

“But the results haven’t been announced yet, have they?”

“No, it’s safe to say that it’s settled this time.”

As the man made his bold assertion, the others fell silent, their mouths closed.

Even to their eyes, Plum’s power appeared formidable.

To protect the divine, one would think that possessing such strength would be necessary.

Of course, there were numerous exceptions.

For example, Gu-seul, a cadet from South Korea who received no attention, or Lee Si-heon, who managed to fare well against Marronnier and Baobab despite being a mage. Lee Si-heon even entered the dungeon alongside Gukmok and managed to return without being eliminated. It was nearly impossible to match her prowess, but she had the capacity to escape from her grasp.

“Remember, this is only the first trial. Stay focused. Losing sight of the situation could result in severe injuries to the cadets,” warned Isabella from the center, as if urging them not to jump to conclusions. In response, other executives silently concentrated on their monitoring efforts.

Indeed, no matter how exceptional an individual might be, exceptions exist everywhere. This was merely the first of the trials.