Chapter 66 – 66. Octopoda’s Dream (2)

– One –

Catching, picking.
Rattle, rattle.

A two-seater carriage pulled by two horses rolls leisurely along the north-facing trail.

The two horses pulling the carriage were strong pack horses from the north with short, thick legs.

Compared to other species of horses, their top speed may be slow, but their endurance is good, making them a very good species for moving long distances.

Their wagon, which they prepared with the property they disposed of while escaping the system, was a top-notch wagon that could be called the culmination of magic engineering, even though it was small in size.

It was windproof and warm, and there was no need to worry about flooding even during the rainy season.

The shock absorber design for vertical shocks is very well done, so even when running on a rough road, vibration is not transmitted to the passengers.

In addition, because it was comparable to a tank in terms of durability, there was little risk of being damaged by a fair amount of collision or overturning.

In the event of an accident, shock absorption is also assured, so only the safety of passengers is thoroughly guaranteed.

Their wagon was a rolling luxury itself.

“Well, it seems I’ve caused a bit of a nuisance to the innkeeper.”

Said Octopoda, sweeping back her lush hair.

“Hehe~♬ Wouldn’t it be okay if I added a little more money when it came out?”

Despite declaring complete satisfaction, Demosi enjoyed two more climaxes without hesitation.

The heartfelt morning affection given by Octopoda was as if a polarizing filter had been placed on Demosi’s eyes to allow only pink light to pass through.

A loose smile lingered on her lips.

“Poda brother.”

“Yes, Mosi.”

“I love you~♡”

Pong~!

Octopoda’s face turned red.

Steam seemed to radiate from her face.

“Whoops~♬ Poda oppa, the way you are shy is so lovely♡”

“My cute mother-in-law’s bright smile is so beautiful and lovely.”

It seemed that it would take some more time for her exhilarated mood to go down to normal levels.

It wasn’t until after she finished her lunch that she was ready to start her usual routine after chattering away with meaningless chatter for a long time.

– 2 –

The Octopoda couple made their long honeymoon their own carriage trip to escape from Regal.

They headed north without even the coachman accompanying them.

It wasn’t just a random direction.

The northern unexplored region was the place where Regal’s influence was least affected, so it was inevitable that they chose the north.

“Brother, this time we have reached the 5th stage of this ability.”

“Yes, Demosi.”

They went on a long journey and enjoyed their own amusement based on their common hobbies.

It was a discussion and a thought experiment.

For the couple, who were the best researchers at the Imperial Central Research Institute, the exploration of the unknown and various experiments were the most enjoyable play in their lives.

Of course, even the wagons, no matter how rocky they were, were not suitable for reading.

Because of that, discussions based on thought experiments were also the only play they could enjoy while on the move.

This discussion was the couple’s second most important routine.

Of course, the first important thing was to make love to each other.

“There is only one thing that I have a question about while developing this ability phase up to level 5. Every time I unlock this ability, I am very curious as to why there is no step-by-step detailed guide on this ability.”

“Hmm… I wish I could ask the goddess too. There are no reference documents and no specified standards, so it’s frustrating to have no choice but to accept a very vague conclusion that is only hypotheses and conjectures.”

The couple promised to use the titles ‘Demos’ and ‘Brother’ only during the discussion.

It was a rule for Octopoda rather than Demosi, caused by his lack of tolerance for the title ‘brother’.

When Demosi calls him ‘brother’, Octopoda can’t concentrate on the discussion because his heart is pounding.

At that time, Demosi had no choice but to kiss Octopoda, who had thick hair and firm skin, and was unexpectedly innocent and even cute.

Still, not being able to focus on the discussion was unacceptable to both of them.

Thanks to the change of titles for limited discussion time, they are free to have enjoyable and productive conversations.

“What hypothesis did you come up with?”

“I hypothesize that this is because the ability is negative when it first blooms.”

Demosi’s eyes shine with curiosity.

When an opinion differs from her own, she always listens with curiosity.

This open mind and her voracious curiosity were her biggest driving forces to become her best researcher.

“What is the basis, brother?”

“First, the reason is that no name has been assigned to each stage. Giving a definite name is the first step in defining a thing or phenomenon. However, inferring based on the fact that there is no clearly assigned name for a specific phenomenon, It can be conversely inferred that the phenomenon also lacks certainty.”

“Well, there’s no disagreement here. What’s the next reason?”

“Second, this requires a little more specimens, but the fact that the ability inherent in my lineage is processing and blooming as we wished, I found evidence that this ability is negative.”

Demosh tilted her head in thought.

Octopoda smiles.

“Demossie. What was our strongest desire right after participating?”

“Foda and I enjoying a happy married life?”

At Demosi’s reply, which jumped out without a second’s hesitation, Octopoda let out her wacky grin.

Even if he didn’t point it out, it was a natural phenomenon that his face was dyed with joy and flushed red.

“Haha. The same goes for me, my cute mother-of-pearl. However, that’s a factor to increase the level of affection, so let’s put it aside for now.”

“Well, then this is it. We desire most intensely to secure absolute safety from the Duke of Regal B. Whiskey, or any other outside threat.”

He nodded in agreement.

He was still smiling, as her discussion with her was undoubtedly enjoyable for her.

“That’s right. We hoped for absolute safety. Now, let’s list the abilities we have developed one by one.”

“There are five of them: Secretion of mucus from pores, creation of tentacles, ability to assist in operating tentacles, ability to camouflage tentacles, and tentacle and body transformation.”

“Yes. Octopus skin, octopus tentacle generation, octopus tentacle ganglion generation, octopus mimicry, octopus flexibility, I named this ability that developed in stages.”

She stares at Octopoda’s hair.

With a look of satisfaction on her face, she nods her head.

“Hmm, is the reason why you put the word octopus in the name of this ability to make it clear that the source of this ability related to octopuses was inherent in Octopoda’s lineage?”

“That’s correct. And as we participate, according to the direction we intensely desire, these abilities specialized in evasion, flight, and stealth are blooming one by one.”

She chews the cud one by one of the stages they mentioned.

Then, some questions arise.

“Aren’t tentacles and ganglions directly related to our safety?”

“Octopuses use their outer skin to mimic. When an octopus senses a threat, its outer skin instantly assimilates to the color and texture of the surrounding objects. But we do not have octopus-like skin, which means we can use stealth through mimicry. To be able to do this smoothly, we need either an octopus’ skin, or a body organ identical to an octopus’ skin.”

“Aha! So you’ve concluded that the octopus’s legs are what it needs for stealth!”

Octopoda nodded her head.

“In addition, octopus skin and octopus flexibility can be understood in the same context. Even if we are chased by our pursuers and driven to a dead end, we can always escape safely as long as there is a narrow gap of several centimeters or a small hole. .Reduces the body’s friction, compresses the body, and allows it to escape in an instant through a narrow gap.”

“Okay.”

“In addition, the tentacles also need a ganglion that makes decisions and assists movement. This is because our brain alone cannot instantly judge all of these things and move the tentacles. In fact, even octopuses have independent ganglia for each leg, Apart from that, each tentacle can perform independent judgment and calculation. In other words, it is safe to say that an octopus has 8 auxiliary computing units distributed in its tentacles.”

“Those bundles of nerves assist with the calculations necessary for mimicry, detection, and control, so you can hide more naturally. It must have been blooming…”

Then, Demosi’s face suddenly turned red.

She wiggles her fingers and lingers.

“Demossy, what’s going on?”

“That… Older brother, please don’t laugh at me.”

Octopoda nodded her head with a solemn face.

“I don’t ridicule or criticize Demosi for her wild opinions, no matter how outrageous they may be. It’s okay, can you tell me?”

“Actually, I only thought that phlegm and body transformation were functions for sex… I thought phlegm secretion was a special ability that we used to avoid hurting each other during rough caresses or intense penetration… And body transformation is used for stimulating erogenous zones in hard-to-reach areas within the vaginal opening, or transforming to make it easier to insert tentacles or other parts of the body into the anus.”

Octopoda smiled with no ridicule, only 100% pure relief.

“I was worried about something big, Demosi. I’m glad it wasn’t like that.”

“Ah, I’m so embarrassed… Don’t I look like a very lewd woman?”

“I’m happy and, moreover, happy that you radiate all of that sexual desire to me. And at the moment when there is no external threat, it’s faithfully used for that purpose, so how versatile is this ability? I completely agree with that, so I hope you put an end to that worry.”

At Octopoda’s kind reply, Demosh falls into his arms.

She looks up at him and asks, expressing her gratitude and respect.

“Then, older brother, is there another reason that this ability is negative?”

“Yes. Lastly, thirdly, this is a relatively clear reason, but the fact that the directions in which Demosi’s and mine developed are subtly different, I was able to more clearly confirm the evidence that the power is negative.”

Demosi’s eyes are stained with surprise.

“Ah! Can you interpret it that way?”

“Yes. I wished my tentacles had great strength as well.”

“I wished that the tentacles could move delicately like hands.”

“I hoped to have strong enough strength to lift my lovely Mosi. In doing so, I hoped that I would be able to put my tentacles to good use when making love to Mosi and protecting her from harm.”

“I hoped for delicate tentacles as if I had 10 hands and arms. By doing so, I hoped that I would be able to use the tentacles conveniently while lovingly caressing him and living with him. “

The eyes of the two are hotly intertwined.

After that, their tongues are also intertwined.

Churrup.
I’m sorry.

End with a short, intense kiss.

The regrets remained, but as the two promised at the beginning of their honeymoon, they followed the rule of not making love until at least the discussion was stopped.

Because without those restrictions, they would become sex-crazed beasts.

“I thought it might be a phenomenon that comes from differences in talent or fitness, brother.”

“Well, what Demosi said makes sense. It’s only speculative anyway, so shouldn’t we always be open to new possibilities?”

The titles they use are back for discussion.

“What hypotheses did Demosi make?”

“I am…”

Catching, picking.
Rattle, rattle.

It was a day in which the voices of their discussions and the sound of the wagon wheels resonated incessantly.

– 3 –

A few days passed.

Their carriage trip, the time to make love, and peaceful days continued without any change.

“I see…”

“Then, brother, I assume that the Goddess will not consider a similar act of sexual intercourse using tentacles as intercourse between the sexes, are you saying?”

“Yes, Demosi.”

“Why? Why?”

Octopoda creates a single tentacle from its palm.

“In order to discuss the evidence, it is first necessary to determine whether this tentacle is a body part or a tool.”

“Well, brother, did you judge these tentacles as tools?”

“That’s right. And did Demosi judge these tentacles as body parts?

“Yes.”

“Then, let’s assume both situations and judge each one.”

They were enjoying a discussion in the carriage today as an after-dinner entertainment.

“First of all, there are two main reasons why I judged these tentacles as tools. First, although tentacles themselves have ganglia that assist in judgment and movement, they are not connected to our sensory nerves. We believe that tentacles are part of the body. Because I didn’t want to.”

“I see. The second reason?”

“Second, if it was a body part,”

Woo woo woo woo!

“Wouldn’t it have been impossible to call it anywhere in the body like this?”

Demosi gulped at the sight of the four tentacles sprouting from each of Octopoda’s palms.

If Octopoda caressed her own breasts and genitals with the palms of her short tentacles, she was sure to melt in an instant.

“I’ll use it for my sweet mother-of-pearl later tonight.”

“Ah, ah! Yes…”

Having watched her palms so blatantly, Octopoda must have noticed.

No, even if he glanced at it stealthily, there was no way that Octopoda, who wanted Demosh, could not fail to notice.

With his philtrum widened, his expression of a subtle smile is quite sinister.

Demonstration embraces satisfaction and expectations at the same time.

Octopoda captures her expression and resumes the discussion.

“If tentacles were part of the body, wouldn’t they always sprout from a fixed spot? But, we naturally ‘summon’ these tentacles. Yes, we summon tentacles, and when we use them up, we call them back. In this process, It doesn’t stick its tentacles inside the body or anything.”

“Is it because the essence of our tentacles is to summon them through this ability?”

“Yes, I think so. Because of that, I think you can define it as a summoned creature if you define it as a creature, or a summoned creature if not, or a tool.”

Demosh nods his head.

“I have no choice but to agree with your brother.”

“Even if we proceed with the verification assuming that it is a part of the body according to Demosi’s opinion later, we will assume that it is a tool and continue the argument. The act of inserting or rubbing a tool to obtain sexual satisfaction, or giving it This is considered masturbation or similar sexual activity.”

“I agree.”

“Assuming that tentacles are tools, then any act in which we insert or rub our tentacles against another person, whether of the same sex or the opposite sex, would not constitute direct sexual intercourse.”

“If tentacles were tools, then all of them, regardless of gender, would be classified as quasi-sexual rather than direct sexual intercourse.”

For a moment, the two gather their thoughts.

“So, brother. Even if it’s a body part, do you reach the same conclusion?”

“First of all, I think so. When tentacles are clearly classified as tools, there can be no particular disagreement. So I preceded defining them as tools.”

“That’s right.”

“However, if it is classified as a body part, I think the definition of ‘sex with the opposite sex’, in other words, infidelity, as specified in Article 8 of the regulation, should precede.”

“Hmm. In general, even if you do not have direct sexual intercourse through penetration, if you enjoy dating or caressing while exchanging hearts with someone other than your spouse, isn’t that considered adultery? It’s an act of exchanging sexual satisfaction in mental and physical areas with other members of the opposite sex.”

Octopoda poured hot water into a teacup placed on a simple tray attached to the coach seat.

The foldable tray with grooves to prevent the teacup from slipping or falling over in small vibrations also supports some warming and refrigerating functions depending on the season.

The two drank warm tea for a while and quenched their dry throats.

As Demosi had a history of divorce due to her ex-husband’s infidelity, her octopoda was to calm her down before getting into her somewhat heated topic.

“Yes, Demosh. That is the definition of infidelity based on conventional wisdom and universal morality. But we are now discussing infidelity as set out in a rule book defined by the Goddess.”

“Ah… I almost got a little excited.”

“I fully understand. Let’s go back to the main topic.”

Octopoda smiles generously.

Even if her voice wasn’t very high, Octopoda was fully aware of how she felt.

So he skillfully calmed her excitement in advance.

She felt deep emotional satisfaction at having once again chosen Octopoda as her companion.

“Well, then why did Goddess-sama state that, contrary to popular belief, pseudo-sex acts without penetration, namely caressing or kissing, are not treated as adultery by regulation, even if a participant is having an affair?”

“Now, Demosh. Have you ever thought about why the Goddess uses the wording ‘sexual intercourse with the opposite sex’ rather than ‘illegitimacy with the opposite sex’ to specify infidelity in the narrowest sense in Article 8?”

“No. I just thought that the category that defines infidelity is too narrow.”

“I suspect that the Goddess was concerned about the problems that would arise when interpreting the category of infidelity too broadly, so she defined only a minimal category of infidelity. Aren’t you concerned about being consumed?”

At Octopoda’s opinion, considering her unexpected side, Demosi’s eyes widen.

Perhaps, it was because she only had bad memories of the affair, and her thinking had become rigid.

“Can you give me a specific example?”

“Hmm, let’s assume this example. Let’s say that a male contestant was watching a famous opera, saw a very charming prima donna’s aria, and fell in love with a feeling that is indistinguishable from fanaticism. Of course, the male contestant I have never attempted any sexual contact or emotional exchange with her that could be interpreted as an affair.”

“That’s an interesting example.”

“If adultery is defined only by the flow of emotions, should we view his love as adultery, or should we view it as admiration and admiration?”

“It’s clearly not an affair.”

“Yes, but if the male contestant was approached by a prima donna and offered to date her, would the male contestant flatly reject the offer?”

Demosh shakes her head.

“Whether out of fanaticism or selfishness, I think it would be difficult for her to turn down that offer. Well, even if she changes gender.”

“Yes. Now, then, is the flow of the participant’s mind toward the prima donna different from that of the affair?”

“…It’s difficult. This is a really hard problem to tell apart.”

“Yes. It will be an even more difficult problem for a goddess who ascended to heaven more than 5,000 years ago. For her, the exchange of private emotions between a human man and a woman would be nothing more than a remnant of the distant past. It seems that the contents of the affair were excluded from the criteria for determining infidelity.”

“Okay…”

Demosi’s face is stained with complexity.

It seemed to be something she understood with her head, but was difficult for her to accept with her heart.

“Then, what about physical contact, not sexual intercourse? Saying that petting and even kissing are allowed between members of the opposite sex is not different from saying that participants are allowed unlimited adultery, as long as they don’t actually penetrate their genitals, right?”

“I guess that was also removed because it could cause unintentional victims. I heard that there is a culture where close neighbors or friends greet each other with a light kiss, whether they are of the opposite sex or of the same sex. Physical contact between the opposite sex If you punish people from that culture, won’t people from that culture be punished as soon as they participate?”

“Ah…”

“There are also examples of unintentional physical contact between members of the opposite sex. For example, suppose a man and a woman are passing each other in a crowded plaza and are pushed by a passerby and their breasts touch each other. Even in this case, the Goddess can punish. Wouldn’t there be?”

“Uh, um… Shouldn’t it be possible to discern adultery each time by using intentionality and inherent intention as the criterion for judgment?”

“There may be circumstances in which intentionality is difficult to verify. Let’s assume that a very attractive male participant is a medical practitioner and his primary occupation is gynecology practice. This male participant continues to pursue his professional vocation, even after participating. Continue treatment.”

“It’s a good enough situation.”

“Yes. In the meantime, in order to understand the condition of the inside of a woman’s vagina, she puts her finger in the woman’s vaginal opening while wearing medical gloves and palpates it. However, in the patient’s view, this doctor was very much to her liking. It was the right man. That’s why the patient felt sexually aroused despite the situation in which he was being treated. If so, is this situation adultery or not?”

“That… I think your older brother’s imagination is very good…”

Octopoda smiles broadly.

Haha. Imagination is the most powerful weapon of a scholar, isn’t it? I’ll take that as a compliment. Can Demosi understand this situation to mean that it’s hard to see it as an affair?”

“Yes, I can’t quite decide what to say.”