I Came Back from the Dead, Quit Being a Holy Hero, and Just Wanna Shake My Hips in a Harem - Chapter 36: My First Time, Your First Time

Chapter 36: My First Time, Your First Time

The road to old Kamunkotan went smoothly.

The monsters in the great bamboo forest were around silver-iron rank, maybe white-platinum at best.

Even if my strength had been rolled back from my past life, with Lily and Filio’s new powers—and Kokono’s dances added in—there wasn’t an enemy we couldn’t handle.

Filio’s detection skills had also sharpened, which was huge.

Normally, in a place with visibility this bad, you’d risk constant ambushes. But thanks to her, we barely ran into trouble. Just the occasional small fry lunging at us.

Which meant… a road that usually took two or three days, we could probably reach by tonight if we pushed.

Maybe that’s why Kokono piped up, wanting to hurry.

“I can keep going, no problem~.”

She still looked fresh, but considering how much she’d been jumping and twirling with her dances, she had to be tired.

Lily and Filio had plenty of stamina left, sure… but still, rest was the right call.

“Nope, we’re resting. Mainly because I’m tired.”

“But isn’t it rude to keep Lord Amhaya waiting~…”

Amhaya—the spirit who led the Hokkoros.

He’d lived in the bamboo forest for ages, and apparently had once been the partner of the very first shrine maiden.

In fact, the only reason we’d even come to Kamunkotan was because Amhaya had delivered an oracle to the townsfolk: “I sense a presence similar to the Demon King.”

That was what set everything in motion—and for Lily, it was exactly why she insisted on accompanying us to the Divine Descent Rite.

Kokono’s expression stayed soft, but beneath it I could feel her strong will.

As I scratched my head, wondering what to do, Filio suddenly sided with me.

“Kokono, you really should rest.”

“But I wanna keeep going~…”

“I understand you want to become a shrine maiden. All the more reason you need to arrive in perfect condition.”

“Mmnn…”

“We’ll give it everything to support you. Not just us… no, even Haruya. Can’t you trust him too?”

“Oi, oi, why am I being volunteered here?!”

I puckered my lips in protest, but Kokono glanced at me—then gave a soft, relieved smile.

“I’ll leave it all to youuu~.”

That smile killed any comeback I had.

So yeah, we ended up resting for the night.

We picked a defensible spot, and Lily set up a warding barrier.

From waist-pouches and storage magic came tents, cooking pots, all the gear for camping. Honestly, at this point I should probably just admit I’ve got storage magic, but… eh, I’ll keep quiet a little longer.

Before the sun set completely, we had a warm dinner, then agreed to take shifts through the night.

Kokono got to stay in the tent the whole time, while the rest of us kept watch around the barrier.

Considering how hard we’d gone during the day, the monsters probably already knew better than to approach.

“—Chiave Sei: Recurve Bow!”

In the dark night, a pale blue arrow streaked out in a straight line.

Filio, using her fully unlocked Lock-Lock-Key, conjured a bow of pure mana and skewered one of those peacock birds that had shown up earlier.

“Got it, Haruya.”

“Nice work. The corpse’ll serve as a ward against others too.”

By the way—monsters broke down much faster than normal animals, probably because their bodies were packed with mana. Wild bugs that loved mana would swarm in and clean everything up quick. Especially out here.

“Still, landing a clean shot in the pitch dark is impressive.”

“It’s not just me… I’m relying on my succubus powers too.”

“Oh yeah?”

“My night vision’s way sharper than before.”

Filio said it proudly.

I’d expected her to loathe her succubus power, but she was treating it like a handy little perk—welcoming it, even.

That crushing, self-destructive seriousness she had in our past life seemed to have mellowed a lot.

Honestly, I’d been a bit surprised that the idea to rest even came from Filio in the first place.

…Though, knowing her, she’d still sneak in a red-envelope quest the first chance she got.

Maybe once Kokono became a shrine maiden, she’d finally relax a little.

But for now… she still looked like she was carrying too much on her shoulders.

“True, Kokono does push herself hard. …So I can see why you’re worried about her.”

Filio gave me this warm, gentle look.

“…I’m not worried, okay? …That your succubus powers talking?”

“No, that was just the vibe I picked up from Kokono. As for you, Haruya… you’re just really easy to read.”

“I am not! Right now I was thinking about screwing succubus-mode Filio, thank you very much.”

“…I’ll let you pretend that’s true.”

Filio just smiled like she could see right through me.

Lily was the same way… damn it, these women!

“…I’ll bust out the Full-Naked Hip-Thrust Dance.”

“W-What even is that?! Geez, stop saying weird stuff!”

Filio huffed at me—but her eyes still sparkled with curiosity.

Just hearing “hip-thrust” had her sneaking glances at my crotch.

Pervert.

Ughhh, her reaction made me instantly horny.

But as tempting as it was, this wasn’t the time to kick off a Full-Naked Hip-Thrust Carnival with Filio. Way too risky…

Right then, Lily came over to announce the shift change.

We were rotating rests, which meant it was my turn to head back to the tent.

According to Lily, “Lady Kokono couldn’t sleep, so she’s reading.”

Fine then. Guess I’ll just… sneak off somewhere and rub one out.

Lily’s barrier was solid. If I jerked it inside the barrier, no problem.

Back when I was a Hero, I had barely any material and had to finish quick with whatever popped into my head. Always pre-selecting my fantasy like clockwork.

But now—ohhh, now!!

I actually had material! Three full erotic novels packed for the journey!

Truly the perks of not being a Hero anymore!

Why three, you ask?

Because every man’s got two or three core fetishes, and which one you’re in the mood for changes by the day.

First up, of course, was my favorite: The Holy Priestess and the Cursed Babydoll (DL Press).

A rigid, uptight cleric cursed into going full-on lewd, lewd, lewd.

The second book was “The Prince Is Actually a Slutty Big-Breasted Succubus, Got a Problem With That?” (DL Press).

A classic tale of a princely, busty girl resisting with all her might—only to fall into absolute lewdness.

Does my ero-book lineup feel a little too deliberate? You’re imagining things.
Those two were just my main fetishes, that’s all.

And the third one—well, that was for palate cleansing and new kink exploration.

I picked it up at a bookstore right here in Kamunkotan.

Its title: “Pure Girl Gets Purely Horny ~The Innocent One Learns the Pleasure of Masturbation Through Lewd Dreams~” (Fanzer Press).

What can I say—there’s something about “naive and innocent” that caught my interest.

“Kukuku… fuhahaha!”

Three books. I had three full ero-books packed for an adventure…!

Quit being a Hero, and suddenly you can bring three ero-novels into the wild!

Pro tip of the day!

Even earlier, after dinner, I’d been reading one with my most intellectual expression (totally an ero-novel).

Lily, of course, must’ve suspected something.

Every so often she’d whisper, “…If you ever get too pent up, you know I’m right here ♥” —like she was tempting me into a responsibility-fuck.

To avoid having my arousal confiscated, I wrapped all three books in thick covers.

Alright. Tonight’s pick would be “Pure Girl Gets Purely Horny.” That was the mood I was in.

No way I’d head back to camp and accidentally walk in on one of my party members mid-masturbation this time… right?

Because‼ Kokono‼ didn’t even know what masturbation was!

And if you don’t know it, you can’t do it.

Sure, fiddling around and stumbling into it by accident was the mysterious magic of masturbation… but no way she’d just happen to figure it out today of all days.

Besides, Pure Girl Gets Purely Horny ~The Innocent One Learns the Pleasure of Masturbation Through Lewd Dreams~ (Fanzer Press), the very book I’d just been reading, was neatly wrapped in a thick cover and left inside the tent.

There was absolutely no way she’d notice it!

“Lady Kokono couldn’t sleep, so she’s reading.”

“Hawawawawaaah!?!?”

The moment it clicked, I panicked and rushed back toward the tent.

Halfway there, I stifled my footsteps and held my breath, stopping just outside the flap.

Inside the dimly lit tent, a faint lamp illuminated Kokono.

She was lying down, shadows flickering across her body—her hand pressed between her thighs, her clothes shifting with subtle motions.

“Mmh… nnh… l-like this…? Ahh… ahhn… ♥”

Book in hand, cheeks flushed crimson, she clearly didn’t fully understand what she was doing—but instinct told her it felt good, and the tremble of her shoulders sent shivers deep into her core.

Her heated eyes traced the lines of text across the page, as if searching for the secret to making the pleasure grow stronger.

“If I… imagine a man… it feels better…? ♥”

Her damp lips whispered the words, voice wavering unsteadily.

Kokono’s expression melted even further, soft and hazy with heat.

“H-Haruya… H-Haruyaaa… ♥ Aah… w-what is this…? ♥”

A new frontier.

A brand-new awakening.

And there I was—watching this pure, clueless girl stumble right into it—my crotch rock-hard, throbbing like crazy.