FIRST NIGHT - YUMI POV

As night falls, the trio gathers around the crackling campfire to share a meal. Yumi's attention is drawn to Aki, who despite his efforts to hunt and prepare their food, appears visibly tired. His weary movements and distant gaze tug at Yumi's heart, and she hopes he will find the rest he deserves.

Her gaze then shifts to Landale, who is animatedly recounting his supposed adventures. Yumi harbors doubts about the authenticity of his tales. Though she doesn't know Landale well, she feels she understands him better than Aki does. His forceful rivalry with Aki is evident - every time Aki is in the library to study, Landale is also there. When Aki is training his swordsmanship, so is Landale.

Due to this rivalry, Yumi has never considered Landale as a potential sexual partner. His intense, but one-sided, rivalry with Aki is renowned throughout the academy. They are, after all, the only two who took sorcerer classes along with the warrior classes. Yumi suspects that Landale would have revealed her secrets Aki, purely out of spite.

It's too bad though. He does look good, and frankly, he is the only one close to Aki in terms of height and looks. Although, Aki's better looking, she thinks to herself while pretending to listen to Landale.

"Say Aki, what made you embark on this journey?" Landale asks, breaking Yumi's train of thought.

The question piques Yumi's interest, and she smiles at Aki. Even though she knows his answer almost word for word, it still manages to make her heart skip a beat.

"To spend time with Yumi and secure our future wealth, so we can live comfortably in our later years," Aki replies. Curiously, Yumi notices that his tone is somewhat monotonous, as if he has memorized the words from a script.

Aki eyes narrows as Landale chuckles at his answer, "What an incredibly simple dream you have, Aki,"

Landale turns his attention to Yumi, "And what about you?"

"Well, I think Aki's dream is sweet," Yumi says, smiling at Aki, before turning to Landale. "We share the same dream, of course, but before we achieve that, I would like to save the Goddess. Someone as pure as her should not be kept in a cage."

I sure hope the legend of the Goddess is true - that she could remove curses, hexes, and even oaths, she adds silently to herself.

A flicker of merriment glimmers in Landale's eyes as he raises his toasted pork in a cheer. "A gallant endeavor! I am also a believer of that legend!"

For a brief moment, Yumi wonders if she spoke the legend out loud, but she quickly assumes that Landale was referring to the Goddess herself as the legend.

Yumi accepts the toast with a salute. "Well, what about you, Landale?"

"Glory, of course! The lands will echo my story! The common folk, both poor and rich, will sing my praises when I defeat the Warrior King in single combat!" Landale declares, raising his hands and pretending to wipe away a tear from his eye, imagining his triumphant future. "Rest assured, Yumi, I will also free the Goddess from her castle once the Warrior King lies defeated!"

Yumi applauds and cheers for Landale, urging Aki to join in. After some coaxing, Aki reluctantly adds his halfhearted claps.

"Ah, yes!" Landale's voice grows louder, empowered by the applause. "Women will finally see me as someone worthy of their time. I can already imagine them—beautiful, fierce maidens, accepting my love for the first time! They'll all scream my name, The Migh-"

"You're a virgin?" Aki blurts out, voicing Yumi's unspoken thoughts.

Landale's enthusiasm wanes, and his crestfallen expression confirms the truth of the matter. Yumi finds herself taken aback, struggling to reconcile Landale's flamboyant demeanor with his lack of experience. In her experience, men who talk and present themselves as gallant often have no shortage of romantic encounters.

"Sorry, it's just... the way you've been speaking, it was surprising to hear, that's all," Aki interjects, attempting to alleviate the awkwardness. Yumi notices Aki's sidelong glance, and she realizes that her own shock must be evident.

Aki trails off, redirecting his gaze elsewhere, hoping to diffuse the uncomfortable atmosphere. Luckily, Yumi regains her composure, looking at Landale and biting her lip, a mixture of curiosity and intrigue playing across her features.

A virgin eh?

"No matter!" Landale exclaims, attempting to regain his composure. "I shall lose it soon!"

Aki offers a supportive clap on Landale's shoulder, and Yumi follows suit, her touch lingering on his bicep, savoring the sensation of his muscular physique.

As the evening progresses, Aki volunteers for the first watch, assuring Landale that he'll wake him in four hours. Landale asks if there's an extra camping bed available, realizing he forgot to bring one. Exasperated, Aki informs him that they only packed two. Nevertheless, he allows Landale to borrow his own camping bed, but he keeps the blanket for himself. Landale complains about the chill in the air, prompting Aki to tighten the blanket around his own form.

Yumi grins at the playful banter between the two men but soon finds herself succumbing to sleep, her worries melting away in the embrace of slumber.

Yumi's peaceful slumber is abruptly interrupted as she awakens, her knight's training enabling her to rouse herself quickly. With her eyes wide open, she notices Landale standing near Aki's sleeping form. Instinctively, she rises to her feet, her hands clenching into fists, ready to confront him. However, before she acts, she realizes the true nature of Landale's actions. His hands are raised, emanating small orbs of energy that gently flow down towards Aki.

"Are you giving him your energy?" Yumi questions, causing Landale to startle in surprise.

Thankfully, Landale manages to stifle his exclamation and responds in a hushed tone, "Yes, it's a slow process, though."

Yumi places a comforting hand on his back, feeling the strength in his muscles. "Don't worry about him; he will regain his energy on his own."

"Come to bed," Yumi continues, gently nudging him towards her camp bed. "It's my turn to keep watch."

Landale allows himself to be guided, his movements suggesting that he has likely transferred a significant amount of his energy to Aki.

Slowly but surely, Landale reclines on the makeshift bed, his back against the ground. His gaze meets Yumi's as she squats in front of him, clad in shorts and a white shirt. Yumi notices a fleeting glance towards her crotch, quickly averted, and she finds it endearing. She never expected Landale to be that innocent.

"Why did you do that?" Yumi inquires.

"Huh?" Landale stammers, fear evident in his eyes. "I'm sorry, Yumi. I just looked and..."

"Not that," Yumi laughs. "I meant the energy transfer."

"He needs it," Landale responds simply. "Although he may be a prodigy, we are still new adventurers. The combined strength of two magic missiles, a powerful Symbol of Explosion, a wide-range Sickening Ray, and whatever defenses he used to protect us through the night is too much even for the mightiest of wizards. Even a full night's sleep would never be sufficient."

"Well, that's incredibly kind of you," Yumi says, a warm smile forming as she bites her lip.

"Oh, it's nothing," Landale replies modestly. "I had extra energy to spare."

Yumi's heart swells with gratitude and admiration for Landale's selflessness. Though she is determined to build a new life with Aki, she contemplates what small gesture she can offer Landale in return.

"Can you promise me something, Landale?" she asks.

Landale nods, acknowledging her request.

"I want to show my gratitude, but only if you promise never to mention it to Aki."

Again, Landale nods, curiosity filling his eyes.

Yumi leans down and kisses him - shoving her tongue deep inside his mouth. She feels Landale buckle in surprise, but soon found his tongue slide inside her mouth.

While they swapped saliva, Yumi right hand reaches down inside his pants to grab his already stiffening member.

God, he feels huge, Yumi thinks.

Her hands explores his Landale's cock, gently caressing every part of it. Still kissing Landale, she turns her head just enough that she could watch the cock reveal itself when she finally let's it out. She reluctantly stops exploring his cock to push his pants just enough that the rock hard cock springs up. pointing directly to the night sky.

Yumi stops kissing Landale and straightens up. She needs to have a closer look at this cock. She grabs it and gives it a few tugs and notices the pre-cum in the head. Her mouth opens as she instinctively moans from the sight, she takes the pre-cum and spreads it around his shaft, using it as lubricant.

"Have you ever been jerked off before?" Yumi asks.

Landale shakes his head, and Yumi couldn't help but moan as she feels her pussy tingle. The thought of being first always makes her horny.

While Yumi can't tear her gaze away from Landale's cock, she suddenly feels a hand squeeze her breast. She turns to look and finds Landale reaching out to massage her tits.

While she savors the feeling of Landale ravishing her tits, a devilish choice enters her wanton mind, "Pick one, Landale; you can touch them like that or you can look at them without the shirt and bra."

Landale squeezes her tits a bit more before finally saying, "I would like to see them."

"Your wish is my command," says Yumi, seductively. She pulls up her shirt and pushes down her bra - her tits reveal itself in all of its glory.

"Oh my God," mutters Landale, his eyes taking them in. His arm shots up to grab her tits but Yumi deflects it with her left hand, firmly grasping his hand away from her tits.

"Naughty," Yumi says, giggling. "I told you; one or the other."

Shifting her gaze back to his cock, Yumi delightedly finds that it is now entirely enveloped in pre-cum. She begins to jerk him off, slowly, using years of practice to make his first time is unforgettable.

A loud moan escapes from Landale's lips, Yumi looks at him in alarm, her left hand shots up to her mouth, signaling him to keep quiet. She does not think he saw her signal though as Landale's eyes is fixated on her breasts.

Seeing his wide eyed stare at her breasts, Yumi makes a show of moving her torso, causing her breast to jiggle. His eyes following them as they shake makes her giggle even more. She feels his cock already getting harder and she strokes him even faster - using her whole body so her movements cause her tits to jiggle even more.

Yumi feels herself getting wet, the thought of jerking off Landale, while Aki is sleeping a mere few feet away arouses her. And the thought that is doing this on their first night adventuring sends her mind to

"You have nice cock, Landale." Yumi says.

Landale didn't answer, for in his mind there is nothing but pleasure. His eyes almost rolling to the back of his head, but he stops it as he wants to cum while staring at Yumi's firm breasts.

"C'mon," Yumi whispers. She feels his cock getting stiffer - a sure sign that he is close. Her hands moves even faster, almost a blur. "C'mon, Landale, cum for me. Show me how much you cum. Show me the real Migh-"

Yumi's dirty talking is too much for the inexperienced Landale. His cock finally erupts and jets of cum shoots to every direction. The amount of semen and speed it travels surprises even Yumi, she did not have the time to angle the cock away from her. She recoils as her shirt, tits and even part of her face is directly hit with the warm and sticky substance but she makes sure to continue to jerk him off.

"Ugh!" Landale moans, loudly. Yumi's left hand shots up to his mouth, closing it.

To both of their horror, they hear Aki stirring awake. Landale's face fills with terror as Yumi stops jerking him off. She takes back both of her hands, and thinks quickly of what she must do. A sizable part of her body is covered with cum, and her right hand is almost dripping with it.

The right side of her face was hit, so she turns slightly to the left to look at the stirring Aki.

"Hey, Aki," Yumi says, trying to maintain a calm tone. She quickly adjusts her bra and shirt and wipes the cum from her face, attempting to hide any evidence of the recent incident.

"What's happening?" Aki asks, as he attempts to sit up.

"No need to get up," Yumi quickly responds. "Everything is fine. Landale just had a nightmare."

"Oh," Aki says, pausing mid-movement. "How's the watch?"

"It's fine," Yumi assures him, standing up. She glances down at her shirt and realizes the unfortunate stains. Hastily, she tries to conceal them with her right hand.

Oh my god, just how much did he cum? she silently asks herself, amazed.

Her panic about Aki noticing the stains distracts her from the cum on her right hand. Just as it nearly drips to the ground, she quickly hides it behind her back.

But her attempt to conceal it fails as Aki's observant gaze falls upon her hand. He raises an eyebrow and asks, "What's that?"

In a stroke of luck, the dim light of the dying campfire gives Yumi an idea. She quickly capitalizes on it, knowing that Aki won't be able to see the truth.

"Oh, this?" Yumi says, lifting her right hand carefully while blocking it from the campfire's light. "Well, Landale was screaming, and I thought it would wake you, so I covered his mouth with my hands. Some of his saliva got on them."

"That's repulsive," Aki remarks, disgusted.

"Yeah, I'll wash it off," Yumi says. "Are you going back to sleep?"

"How long have I been asleep?" Aki lies down again, raising his hand to night sky.

Yumi breaths a sigh of relief when she sees Aki lie back down and look at his hand. She turns to look at the horrified Landale, gives him a small thumbs up and walks away towards the watch spot.

"I took over from Landale a few minutes ago, so it's been about four hours," Yumi replies, moving away from the scene.

"I've regained most of my energy," Aki comments. "It's peculiar, though. I used up almost all of it yesterday - this recovery feels too swift."

"Well, Landale is completely drained," Yumi comments with a hint of mischief, gazing at Landale, who shakes his head frantically, silently pleading for her to stop teasing him.

That's cute. He actually fears Aki, thinks Yumi, amused by his reaction.

"True," Aki says slowly.

Yumi steals a glance at Aki, noticing his contemplative expression. Unable to resist her mischievous side, she maintains eye contact with Landale and licks her fingers clean off his cum, savoring the taste.

Just as she presses her palm against her mouth, Aki's voice suddenly interrupts their brief moment, "Wasn't that Landale's saliva?"

YYumi shifts her gaze, caught off guard by Aki's awareness. She blinks in surprise and quickly swallows before mustering a guilt-ridden smile, "Oh, I already washed it off. Didn't you hear?"

"No," Aki replies, still unaware of the true situation.

Relieved, Yumi exhales softly. "You must still be tired, Aki. Go back to sleep."

Well, that's enough of that then. That was too close.

With one last glance at the shivering Landale, Yumi looks away, diverting her gaze to the surrounding forest, her attention focused on potential dangers as she resumes her watch, grateful that the situation has been averted.

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