The rain fell softly.
Another chance missed, thought the lovestruck maiden, sighing. She had thought she was a sensible adult now, but she couldn’t help but realize she was still in the midst of shedding her childish ways.
Ugh… I want to see him.
Even though she knew she should be patient, her heart raced. The other party was a soldier, stationed at a post an hour’s walk from town. It was only natural they couldn’t meet often.
And if the weather turned foul, she’d have to trudge that hour through the rain. Thinking about catching a cold made it understandable why he couldn’t come.
Still…
…I wish we could see each other at least once a week.
She found herself wanting just one weekly rendezvous. Like a child eagerly awaiting a picnic only to be betrayed by the sky, she knew it was childish and impatient of her, but still, the thought of not seeing him for another week made her heart sink.
What a gloomy face, Sylvie. How about a drink?
Her mother tapped on the barrel behind the counter.
I don’t want one. It’s not even noon yet.
Haha, is that so? Well, at 19, you’re probably not in the mood.
Whether you’re 30 or 40, anyone hitting the bottle on a day off before noon isn’t someone to be trusted.
You’re such a good girl. No wonder you’re the only daughter of Professor MacLean.
That has nothing to do with me.
Her mother was a teacher at the elementary academy, and her father was a bureaucrat. It couldn’t be denied that she came from a strictly upright household, but Sylvie still thought alcohol was best enjoyed at night, after which all that remained was sleep.
By the way, drinking was permitted in Celesta from the age of 17, so there were no age-related issues.
…Sigh.
She looked up at the dark sky through the doorway and sighed again. Usually, she would gaze at the corner of town where her beloved Arnie’s massive frame stood aimlessly, but today, too, she felt lonely. Sylvie drooped her shoulders as she slowly finished her lunchtime gratin.
Sylvia MacLean (Human Female, 19 years old, 152cm tall) and Arnie Boyd (Ogre Male, 18 years old, 277cm tall) had been dating for three months.
Between them, an unspoken rule of rendezvous had formed.
Around noon on Sundays, if they were both free, they would meet in front of a tavern on the outskirts of town that Arnie’s unit, the Crossbow Corps, frequented. Then, the two would go to the arena or have a picnic in the mountains and spend time together happily.
Ideally, they could communicate more often, but the Crossbow Corps’ barracks where Arnie lived were far away. Because it was the military, it was difficult to approach, and even if they tried to contact each other by letter, paper was still too expensive to use frequently.
Even if Arnie came to see her, Sylvie worked on weekdays. And with strict curfews at home, and both her parents being stiff-necked people, she hadn’t been able to introduce Arnie to them yet. There was no way they could meet.
So, all they could do was the usual—wait for their rendezvous, and if it went well, go on their usual date.
Since they started dating, their love had only grown stronger, and Sylvie, who wanted to be with him every waking moment, found such a waiting relationship unbearably frustrating. But she couldn’t bring herself to take any drastic action for fear of inconveniencing Arnie. Every day, she scolded herself, I’m the older one, after all.
Ugh.
What’s wrong? The tavern owner asked casually as she watched Sylvie. Is it because you’re feeling down on such a rainy day that you’ve got a boyfriend you want to go out with?
…………?
Sylvia was a little taken aback.
Even though she hadn’t exactly been hiding her relationship with Arnie from her parents, she hadn’t thought she was keeping it a secret either. Especially since this tavern was right in front of their usual meeting spot—she figured her mother would have noticed.
”…So?”
“Oh my. Oh my oh my.”
Her mother gave Sylvia a lewd grin in response to her serious answer.
“So Silvy-chan finally got a boyfriend—that’s a real scoop! Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”
“Who’s ‘that’?”
“Well, now you mention it…”
Her mother smirked and pretended to jab Sylvia with her plump elbow. Of course, the elbow couldn’t actually reach Sylvia across the counter.
“The beautiful, serious, famous Silvy-chan—countless men have been rejected by her. Impenetrable, aloof, pure and innocent, a high-horse flower of the lower town.”
”…I’ve never really rejected anyone…”
Ever since elementary school, Sylvia had certainly had a few persistent suitors. But she just hadn’t felt the right connection with any of them.
Looking back now, it was inevitable that she found them lacking. They didn’t have the strength to protect her when needed, the kindness to envelop her, the purity that made her want to be with them, and most of all, the calm presence to spend hours together.
In that sense, Sylvia had high standards, and Arnie was a rare find.
But Sylvia had never thought of herself as some unattainable flower. There were plenty of men who would hit on any woman they saw, so she just figured she was an ordinary girl keeping her distance from romance.
“Maybe everyone’s been casually dating all along?”
“Hah, snagging a man is like war these days. The prince isn’t going to come riding in on a white horse, so if you get a chance to catch one right here, you can’t be too picky.”
”…I guess. I don’t really come often, do I?”
He came for her. Maybe not a prince, but at least the ideal guy for Sylvia.
Thinking that made her feel incredibly lucky, and her mood lifted. Since he was serious about her, she figured it wasn’t too much to ask if they couldn’t see each other for a week or so.
Her mother gave her a strange look as Sylvia suddenly grinned.
“Oh my, the crow that cried is laughing now.”
”…Yeah. I just realized I might be pretty happy.”
”…Well, whatever. Let me know about Silvy-chan’s ba-re-shi when you feel like it.”
“Yeah… though I think you’ve seen him before.”
“Is that so? The young guy you often see… hmm… Anzeros-kun, maybe?”
”…Who’s that?”
“There’s a super handsome soldier around here.”
“Nope. Hehe~♪”
No matter how handsome or rugged the other guy was, Arnie was in a league of his own—Sylvia thought that pretty seriously. Once you fall for someone, their flaws become endearing.
And so, Sylvia ended up in a good mood and stood up to leave the tavern.
A beautiful woman with a smile is far more captivating than one with a frown.
Without even realizing it, half the men in the tavern were staring at Sylvia.
It was only natural that the guys stuck inside drinking because of the rain would develop a little lustful interest in a single girl.
“Hey, doll. Pour me a drink, will ya? You got nothing better to do, right?”
One of the drunks grabbed Sylvia’s arm. Her wife had retreated to the kitchen, giving him the perfect opportunity.
“N-No… what is it?!”
“What’s this? Can’t pour for a little downer like you? I’m asking you to pour me a drink. And maybe do something fun while you’re at it, eh?”
“N-No…”
“Come on, now!”
Sylvia was yanked roughly. She stumbled and fell to the floor.
“Oh dear, sorry about that… my hand slipped.”
The drunk slapped up her skirt with his hand. Her underwear was visible, and the other drunks cheered.
“Haha, give us a little more service, why don’t ya? I ain’t gonna eat you or nothing.”
“N-No…”
Sylvia shrank back in terror.
She knew perfectly well she had no allies around.
Her wife would probably get revenge on this drunk eventually, but the thought of what he might do to her in the meantime was enough to make her faint.
“Here…”
The drunk reached out. Sylvia crawled away a few centimeters.
Then, a giant hand intervened.
“Huh?” “A-aren’t you supposed to be… nicer than that, man?”
Crawling under the table, Sylvia couldn’t see the whole picture. Even so, she instantly recognized the soaked hand and the quiet voice. “Ah… Arnie?!” She was scared. And he came to help her again. Something inside Sylvia, already at its breaking point, felt like it was shifting with a loud crack.
It was the moment when liking someone turned into loving them, and then into love.
The sight of just his hand was enough to drive the final nail into Sylvia’s maiden heart.
“Hey, don’t think just because you’re a little bigger, some ogre can push you around.” The man was a mercenary. He had some skill in his hands. Even drunk, he wasn’t about to let a young ogre get the better of him. But. “Hmph, cheap sword. Not even properly maintained.” He reached out to give the ogre a lesson, but there was no sword. A young man was casually examining it. It was Andy. “Hey kid, don’t touch someone’s sword without permission…” “Oh, uh, put the drink down.”
As Andy reached out, his head was plucked up by a finger even larger than the ogre from before. With a twist, his head was screwed around 180 degrees, revealing a massive bull ogre’s face. “Ugh!” He recoiled instinctively. Facing two ogres empty-handed was far too terrifying.
Andy, Arnie, and Kelly had come to the tavern in high spirits despite the rain. Even Andy and Kelly wanted to drink on their day off, so they initially tried to sneak out after dumping the weapon count on Arnie. But Arnie, with a tearful face, pleaded, “I was actually planning to meet Sylvia today; she might be waiting for me,” so they reluctantly finished up quickly together. “Normally, I’d mess with guys who have girlfriends, but—” “Show some adult restraint for once, Smason. You can bully Boyd later.” “That’s true.” ”…Uh, am I getting bullied?” Of course.
Even so, Andy and Kelly couldn’t bring themselves to ditch Arnie while his girlfriend waited in the rain—a truly devilish act. They were surprisingly soft-hearted.
The three of them marched into the tavern singing a marching song in the rain, only to find Sylvia in a huge pinch as soon as they opened the door.
They were pretty angry at the guy who’d tried something with their friend, even more so than it looked.
“Hey, drunkard. There are three things I can’t stand in this world: shops with low ceilings, green parsley, and people who make their subordinates miserable.”
Kelly raised his hand high and lectured the drunkard. A bull ogre over 3 meters tall had an outstretched arm nearly reaching 5 meters. Even in a two-story tavern favored by ogres, he was pulled so high he nearly hit the ceiling, sobering up even the most hardened drunkard.
“Hey, you ogre bastard! You think the military police will just ignore this?”
The drunkard shouted. Kelly exchanged glances with Andy and shrugged with a laugh.
“A drunk who tries to assault a woman has no right to complain.”
“Totally. …Remember this, human scum: in Celesta, ogres can be military police or elite soldiers. Our Arnie might even become an ace knight. Here, idiots are hated more than half-elves!”
Still holding the drunkard’s head, Kelly threw him backward with a whoosh.
The drunkard crashed through the wooden window, and Kelly struck a muscle pose without missing a beat.
Overwhelmed by the display, the entire tavern applauded.
“Jerk. …Hey, Isaac, let’s break this sword.”
“Don’t do that. We’ll use it for drinks and give it to your wife.”
“Well, maybe half of today’s tab. …Alright, let’s drink!”
“Yeah!”
Andy and Kelly got hyped up and crowded the counter, immediately earning a scolding from their wives. “You kids shouldn’t break windows,” they said, but their voices were a little softer than usual, having returned around the same time as Arnie and the others and watching nervously from the sidelines. “Sorry, Silvia. I’ll make sure to hire guards during the day from now on.” “Y-yes.”
Sylvia clung to Arnie like she was holding onto his hand, blushing bright red as she rediscovered her feelings for him. Even the oblivious wives finally grasped who Sylvia’s “boyfriend” was. They had no idea that the handsome Sylvia would be dating a hulking ogre. ”…More importantly, you ogre kid, you’ll catch a cold if you stay soaked like that.” “Oh, I’m fine.” “Don’t be shy. Room 3 upstairs is empty today; go dry off there. There are towels in the closet.”
“U-uh…” “Sylvia, you should help him out.” “Eh…?” That was Sylvie at her best, trying to be considerate. She winked at him, despite her age.
The second floor of the tavern is half open-air and half lodging.
Andy and other soldiers who love their drink but can’t handle it often pass out there, but it’s also a place for… less-than-reputable encounters.
In that simple room, Arnie was being stripped of his clothes and diligently dried off.
”…Arnie, you’re really big, aren’t you?”
“O-ogres are like that, y’know.”
“Yeah. It’s so reassuring.”
“Ogres are like that, y’know.”
”…Yeah. Including the fact that you’re an ogre, I love you, Arnie.”
“Ugh…”
Arnie turned bright red. He was always at a loss for words in the face of Sylvie’s straightforward affection.
Smiling at him, Sylvie confessed without beating around the bush or putting on airs that she had fallen for Arnie all over again.
“You saved me again, didn’t you?”
“I-I only put my hand in it a little bit, y’know.”
“But I was so happy. You’re always there when I’m in danger. It made my heart flutter.”
“Haha… I left it all to Isaac and Smayson, the squad leaders.”
“Both of them were angry for Arnie’s sake, weren’t they?”
”…Yeah. I think I’m not alone after all. I’m glad I’m in this squad.”
“Yeah. Arnie, you’re in the right squad.”
Sylvie embraced him, standing on her knees and dangling from Arnie’s neck, which was about as thick as a person’s torso.
”…I’m so glad Arnie came here. I’m so glad I met you, Arnie…”
“Sylvia…-san?”
”…I was scared. When I was really, really scared, Arnie saved me. I really, really love you… I thought, I’m so happy…!”
”…Me too, I’m happy, y’know.”
“Yeah… Now, say you love me.”
”…I love you, Sylvia-san.”
“I love you a lot.”
“I love you a lot, Sylvia-san.”
“Then…”
“I love you.”
”…♪”
Sylvie shuddered.
“You love me, even before I could say it.” Just like that, from the ideal man. Just hearing those words was enough to make her feel the greatest joy as a woman, her core burning and wet with trembling. Arnie found Sylvia so cute that he gently hugged her. He embraced the one whose affection was still growing exponentially, and was embraced in return. It was a blissful time.
”…Mm.”
After a while, Sylvia pulled away.
And it was only then that they both noticed the seam of her sleeve was slightly torn.
“Ah…”
“Must’ve been when you were pulled earlier, huh?”
”…Maybe.”
Arnie pondered what to do. Actually, he could sew. He was about to suggest that he could patch it up enough so she wouldn’t be seen in public when Sylvia suddenly started taking off her clothes, nodding toward something unseen.
“W-what, Sylvia-san? If you’re going to take them off, I’ll—”
“No!”
Sylvia stopped Arnie from rushing to his feet.
He obediently sat back down, still with his eyes closed, and then she climbed onto his lap in her underwear, pulling his eyelids open with both hands.
“Nwah! But—!”
“Arnie-kun, listen to me. Look.”
”…………”
“We’re lovers now, you know? We’ve been lovers for three months already, right? …Look, it’s okay?”
“U-um…”
Arnie cautiously turned his eyes toward Sylvia.
He blushed more than he ever had at the sight of Sylvia’s defenseless figure in her underwear, his gaze darting around helplessly.
”…Yes.”
”…Right, Arnie-kun? …I think I’m ready now.”
”?!”
“I thought it was okay if I became yours today. …No, that’s not right. It’s not just ‘okay,’ I want to be yours alone. I want you to love me, truly and completely, more than anything.”
”…Sylvia-san—”
“Arnie-kun, do you dislike me? Can’t we do this?”
”…B-but, I’m an ogre…”
“It’s okay. I’m human too.”
”…No, that’s not—”
“I understand everything. I know you’re a different race than me. I know you might not find me attractive from your perspective. But even so, I love you. I want to be loved by you.”
“T-that’s not true! From my perspective, Sylvia-san is truly… but I’m worried that I’d be a burden on your life.”
“Ugh!”
Sylvia was at her wit’s end.
Sylvia knew. It was clear from everything but the words themselves that Arnie loved her.
But still, Arnie was too kind, too thoughtful—she couldn’t bring herself to believe he deserved to defile her.
Then.
“Arnie, I’m sorry!”
”…Eh? Huh!?”
She yanked down his underwear, exposing his cock.
Ploink. From Arnie’s massive frame, it looked disappointingly small when erect.
“W-wa—”
“Hehe… I’m serious.”
Sylvia smirked playfully at the flustered Arnie before rubbing his cock with both hands.
It wasn’t the first time she’d seen his dick. Months ago, after Arnie suffered a severe injury with bruises all over, she’d forcefully helped him pee out of a sense of responsibility.
So she wasn’t entirely embarrassed to face it. But still, this was the first time she’d touched a man’s genitals in a sexual way, and things weren’t going as planned.
“Ugh… I, I don’t know how to do this…”
“Sylvia-san—”
“S-sorry, I’m bad at this… I’ve never done it before… but I’m serious!”
Overwhelmed, Sylvia brought her mouth to Arnie’s cock.
She knew such techniques existed, but all she had was theoretical knowledge—extending from just rubbing with her hands—and she was lost as soon as she touched it.
Looking up, Arnie wore a troubled expression—not of pleasure, but of confusion about how to react to Sylvia’s actions.
”…Hey, you get it? I really like Arnie. You can lick my dick all you want, right here. But…”
”…But?”
”…Sorry, I don’t really know what to do… but I want Arnie to love me so badly… I want Arnie to rape me.”
”…R-rape, you say—”
“You can really rape me, right?”
Sylvia’s knowledge of sex had finally caught up with her, and she honestly waved the white flag.
But in return, she’d steeled herself.
“I want you to grab my body like this, force your dick inside me, and use me as a tool to rub it. I want you to get off on me, over and over again.”
“T-that’s—”
“Even if I tear open, do it. If you love me, then do it…”
From the bottom of her heart, Sylvia was driven by this desperation.
If she ended up unable to walk afterward, that was fine. If it meant truly connecting with Arnie, she wanted it. She wanted to prove that she could intertwine as a woman with Arnie’s masculine side—and connect with him even deeper.
Her swelling affection for Arnie had spiraled out of control, bordering on panic, driving her to crave this act of love.
”…Sylv… ia…”
”…………”
And then.
”…I’m really gonna do it, you know? I am a man, after all?”
Sylvia’s relentless pushing finally loosened Arnie’s grip on reason.
“Yeah.” “Looks like I have a huge interest in women, you know? If you let me, I might do some pretty crazy stuff every time we go on a date!”
The desire made Sylvia tremble. The fear of not being able to express her love, of not being accepted, had flipped into tears of joy.
”…Do some crazy stuff. Make me experience something amazing every week~” ”…Ugh, I don’t know anymore.” ”…Me neither… I don’t know anymore~”
She stripped off her underwear too, eliminating all fabric.
No more hiding anything from each other. All their hearts and bodies, everything, laid bare.
Sylvia spread her hands wide, welcoming Arnie’s into hers.
“Yeah, right there…” “You’re wet…” “Yeah… I’ve been so wet because I wanted to be held by you, Arnie-kun… I’ve been working so hard to get ready for your dick~?” ”…Haaah… haaah… khuu—” ”…Yeah, it’s okay. You can put it in. Do whatever you want…” “S-Sylvia-san!!”
Sylvia had her hands gripping her waist and legs, her legs spread open as Arnie pressed his hips against hers.
He was careful with his strength, but an ogre’s brawny arms didn’t allow for a slow, delicate approach. The hymen burst in one swift motion.
“Nngg…!!” ”…Haaah… haaah… This is crazy… so hot and good…” ”…Yeah, I feel it too… Arnie-kun inside me…”
Arnie’s dick was surprisingly small compared to his massive build. It was bigger than the average human, but still far from impressive for an ogre.
But that worked out perfectly for them. Even with Arnie’s shaft fully inserted, Sylvia wouldn’t be harmed.
They could thrust in and out as wildly as they pleased, all the way to the root.
And Sylvia, being small and light compared to Arnie, was truly shaken by him. Arnie, still a virgin on his first time, lost himself in the pleasure of sex with a woman, simply “using” Sylvia without restraint.
“Uwah, ah, ahh… Agg, ah… Shirubia-san… It feels so good, I can’t stop… Sorry, I’m sorry… I’m sorry…!” “A, hyaa, aaa… Hii, i, iiaa…!!”
Neither of them had any reason or restraint left after penetration.
Overwhelmed by the experience, they just kept thrusting and jerking for Arnie’s ejaculation.
”…Haaah… ngh, a… aah~”
Even so, Sylvia wore a blissful expression.
As a woman, she was undeniably satisfying Arnie’s ideal man, and that made her incredibly happy.
“Uwaaa, aah, a… uaaaa!!”
Arnie was consumed by it. He could only think about coming.
And he slammed Sylvia’s hips against his own.
“Uwaaaaaaaah!” “Haa, aah… ah, ahh… aah, ngh!” He came with a massive, gushing ejaculation.
”…I really did it…” ♪
“S-sorry ‘bout that.”
”…You’ll get mad if you apologize.”
”…S-sorry…”
“Ei!”
Smack! I slapped Arnie’s cheeks.
”…Ngh.”
Then I kissed him to shut him up.
“I’m… Arnie-kun’s girlfriend, okay?”
“Yes.”
“Girlfriends can have sex, right?”
”…If you say that, I think it’s okay to do it, you know?”
“You still gotta think about where you do it.”
”…Yes.”
“You gotta be gentle.”
“Yes.”
“You gotta be rough too.”
”…That’s tough.”
“It’s not. If I leave you alone, you can only be gentle, right?”
”…I guess so.”
“Yep!” ♪
“Yo, Smymison.” “What is it, Isaac?” ”…Hey, do you think they’re screwing?” ”…I vote for the two of ‘em just chattin’ sweetly.” “I’m votin’ for a full-on carnal feast.” ※ Correct answer: Both. “Damn, I wanna do both!” ”…Let’s bully ‘em when we get back.” “Let’s bully ‘em.” Mom came over and gave each of ‘em a tray to the head.
“Is it really your job to mess with your comrades’ happiness, you soldiers?” “N-no, that’s not it! This is a legitimate right!” “You bastards! Happy people should just take the beatdown and make everyone around them a little happier!” “Was I an idiot for getting even a little excited about your performance?” “Even if an old lady gets turned on by you—” “Yeah, well—” ”…Pay up. The whole amount, now.”
“Seriously, sorry.”
This was a month before Selen’s arrival.