Orc Harem Vol 2 Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Orc-san And Heart’s Distance

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We arrived at the deepest part where a lot of orichalcum could be mined.

「This is amazing. The whole place is covered with orichalcum. The whole wall is a giant orichalcum……what a superb view.」

「Amazing. This place is really pretty.」

「Fufufu, this is the holy land that my ancestors has protected until now for generations.」

「I would be moved to hear that if only I hadn’t seen all those things on our way here……」

After being told about all those stories, the feeling of mysticism in regard to the divine steel tribe had been erased inside me.

「Kururu, I leave it to you.」

「Yes, it’s impossible to bring back orichalcum unless I’m the one doing it after all.」

The whole wall was orichalcum, so we had to cut off only the part that we needed.

I was really interested just how Kururu would process the orichalcum.

Actually, I had tested using the imitation sword of oracle I brought with me to process orichalcum with it, but it was impossible.

No matter how much magic power I poured into the sword, I couldn’t even scratch the orichalcum whether I was using scorching flame or slashing it.

I once read from a book that the special magic power that was used by the divine steel tribe was needed for it, but if I could see the real thing, perhaps I would be able to reproduce it? I had such expectation.

Kururu touched a lump of orichalcum that jutted out from the wall.

A good choice. That one had the best quality even in my observation.

「I’ll take a bit more than usual today……I might not be able to come here anymore after all.」

Fire mana gathered into the hand that Kururu pressed out.

As expected from a priestess. She was loved by mana. She might even rivaled the hero if it was only in the aspect of fire.

Kururu was undoubtedly the existence that was loved the most by fire spirits in this world.

……But, if this was all then I could also do it.

What was she going to do from here?

As though to answer that doubt, Kururu herself also gathered her own magic power into her palm.

Using od and mana simultaneously. That wasn’t something really unusual.

「Hou, so that’s how.」

The mana in the air and the od that Kururu kneaded became one.

It was an impossible sight. Although it was possible to gather mana using od as bait, combining those two were absurd.

And then, a new magic power that wasn’t mana or od was born.

Kururu’s flame. That thing could only be described like that. It was a mystical and powerful flame. The quality of that magic power itself must be compatible with flame mana.

I felt that flame as something sacred, not from my rational mind but from my instinctual part.

When that power touched the orichalcum, it emitted silver light and the orichalcum was heated. It was visibly melting.

Kururu took out a short sword from her pocket. The shine of its blade was the shine of orichalcum.

That blade shined red.

However, that redness was different from the redness that was softening the orichalcum right now. In fact, power was dwelling into the blade and increased its cutting power, but the blade itself wasn’t turning soft like the raw orichalcum Kururu was touching.

Most likely the flame’s quality could be changed by adjusting the composition of the mana and od.

The softened orichalcum was cut off by the orichalcum that had its sharpness increased.

The super metal that even I couldn’t scratch was severed from its base and tumbled down.

「Fuu, I have procured the required amount with this.」

Kururu turned around. She was sweating like a river and her steps were unsteady.

She looked like she was going to collapse when moving to pick up the orichalcum that she cut off, so I hurriedly helped her stood.

「Are you alright?」

「Ahaha, I showed you a bit pathetic appearance. It looks like I used up a bit more power than expected. ……Fuu, the orichalcum’s quality being too good can also be problematic.」

The quality of the orichalcum here was better than the one being used for the sword of oracle.

In other words, at this point I could already expect that the new sword would be even stronger.

「Let’s go back.」

「Yes, I’ll be able to forge a sword exactly like my blueprint if I have this much material. ……The rest will be a problem of my stamina and skill.」

She was this exhausted just from cutting off a piece of orichalcum like this.

Surely it would be even harder to forge this chuck of ore into the shape of sword.

「Will you be fine?」

「……It will be real close. I’ll have to shape the orichalcum when it’s in soft state like now with my orichalcum hammer, but each strike of my hammer will consume a lot of my stamina, magic power, and concentration, so the number I’ll be able to swing my hammer will be limited. In the planning stage, I put a buffer so that there is a room for correction until two times, but if the orichalcum’s quality is this high, I can’t possibly waste even a single strike. No, perhaps even then it won’t be enough.」

「How about splitting the work to finish it in several days instead of rushing it?」

「That won’t do. Orichalcum can only be softened once. The ore will be stressed when its softened and its quality will decrease. That’s why even now I’m not applying any strength on this ore other than the spot where I cut it. I only have one chance for this.」

That was also the reason why Kururu didn’t reforge the current imitation sword of oracle and wanted to come here to dig for new orichalcum instead.

She herself said that she would reforge the imitation sword, but there was vexation in her tone and attitude when saying that. That was why I forcefully invited her to dig for orichalcum here.

「I see……for now I’ll help you with anything that I can.」

「That’s impossible. I’m the only one who is able to process orichalcum.」

「Well, I guess. Kururu is the only one who can swing that hammer. But, there is also this kind of way to help.」

I liberated the power of spirit crest and communicated with the spirits until as much distance as possible to gather fire mana around us.

「There is so many, fire mana overflowing the surrounding. This is the first time I saw this.」

「It will be easier for you like this right?」

「Yes-, it’s really easy to talk with them. I’m glad. To be honest, I was thinking to make some compromise with the forging. There is a limit at what I can realistically do. But, if it’s like this then I can aim to realize the ideal sword.」

「Kururu, if you rest for a little bit more, will you be able to cut off at least one more chunk?」

「I’ll manage somehow if I can rest enough.」

「Then can I ask you to do that? You will also be able to felt more at ease if you have spare material right?」

「Certainly that’s true. Let’s bring back one more chunk with us.」

What I told her just now wasn’t a lie, but I also had my own motive for that.

There was something other than a sword that I wanted her to make.

If the sword of oracle’s forging went well in one try, I’d ask her to make something with the spare material.

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I carried the orichalcum chunks on my sides while carrying Kururu on my back to return to her house.

Kururu was soundly asleep.

It seemed she had used up all her strength for cutting the second time.

By the way, I didn’t use the chair anymore and used rope to carry her comfortably.

She was nodding off and almost fell from the chair, so we switched to this way.

This was bliss.

Kururu was a big breasted loli. The feeling of those bulges pressing on my back was unbearable. In addition the way her limp fluffy tail was grazing my legs and waist was also nice.

「Regardless of what she said, Kururu is starting to get attached to Ork isn’t she?」

「Is that so? Her retort to me is still quite stinging like usual though.」

「A girl won’t be able to sleep on the back of someone who she doesn’t trust you know? It doesn’t matter how tired she is. Besides, her sleeping face is also completely peaceful.」

「……That sleeping face, I really want to see it.」

It was unfortunate that I couldn’t see it because I was carrying her on my back.

「I think you will be able to see it when we arrive home.」

「I can’t wait. I see, so she has gotten attached to me. In other words, I’ll be able to copulate with her soon then.」

「I didn’t say anything like that you know!」

Love was difficult.

If she liked me now, it should be fine even if she allowed me to embrace her wasn’t it?

「But, unexpectedly you might be able to if there is some kind of impetus for it. Like, if something happen that make her see Ork as a man.」

「Something to make her see me as a man huh……. For example, what if my fully erect thing enter her sight right after she wake up in the morning? I think she will be able to realize my manliness in an instant then.」

「You can try that. She will completely loathe you after that. Well, that will be better for me though. ……I have allowed Ork to create a harem but, actually I still want you to only love me alone.」

「Then, why did you tell me something that sounds like advice?」

「Perhaps because I also have come to like Kururu? I think it won’t be bad to be together with her.」

「I believe that woman and woman relationship is wrong.」

Don’t tell me, a love rival appeared at this point!? It would be the worst if Kururu was taken by Tita or Tita was taken by Kururu. I would lose two harem members in one go. That would be nightmare.

「I mean as friends you know!」

「I know. It’s just an orcish joke. By the way, I was also joking about showing her my thing.」

「……You were absolutely serious when saying that weren’t you? Also, Ork’s orcish joke isn’t funny at all I’m telling you.」

To think that Tita was also giving me a cold reception like this.

This might be Kururu’s influence.

The Kururu squirmed on my back.

「Sorry, I’m heavy am I? I can stand on my own already. I already recovered to walk until my house by myself.」

「I don’t mind carrying you like this. I want to enjoy Kururu’s softness and scent more.」

「I’ll walk on my own!」

Kururu got down with a speed like the wind.

Tsk, the side benefit period was over.

Tita was looking at me in exasperation. Don’t tell me, my line just now was also no good for woman!?

「Ork-san is really a pervert.」

「Yeah, I’m a pervert.」

「Even though you will be a completely cool, kind, and reliable person if only you aren’t like that, what a waste.」

「I think perversity isn’t a flaw though. You won’t be able to create child without that. Besides, I’m confident with my technique on bed too with how perverted I am. I absolutely will be able to satisfy you. Night activity is the key for a happy marriage. Kaa-san also said that. Yep, as I thought being a pervert isn’t wrong at all.」

「It’s really wrong! Tita-san too, please say something to him.」

Kururu’s face was bright red.

「……Err, that’s, before I became Ork’s lover, I also wondered if perhaps this person is slightly wrong in the head. But after becoming his lover, that’s, I think that perhaps it’s good that Ork is a pervert. ……Because it feels really good when Ork makes love to me. I too think that perverted thing isn’t really bad.」

「Aren’t you getting completely poisoned by him!?」

「That might be the case, it’s really amazing at night you know……ah, but if I have to say, I think it’s a bit cringey how you always acting like a pervert so openly Ork.」

「That’s right, that’s what I mean.」

「In other words, Kururu want me to be a pervert only when we are alone with each other?」

「I didn’t say until that far! Uuu, why is it this kind of person that I have a feeling-」

She hurriedly cut off her words there.

I see, what Tita said that she was starting to have a feeling for me didn’t seem to be that far off the mark.

Let’s not be in a hurry and slowly close our distance more.

「Anyway, we have arrived home. Today I’ll go to sleep quickly to prepare for tomorrow.」

「That will be good. I’ll give it my all to make the dinner.」

I was a capable orc, so I  had also bought the dinner ingredients beforehand.

Kururu was able to go through the really excessive special training for these several days was also thanks to the meals that I created being delicious and full of nutrition. The foods were good for digestion and also had the effect of helping the recovery from fatigue.

「By giving it your all you don’t mean in that direction right? The food you are making isn’t some kind of food that will make the one eating it feeling perverted or anything right?」

「……I never thought of that. Even if I only have normal ingredients from the market, if I use that, or perhaps that, then it might make sexual desire-」

「You don’t need to make anything like that!」

She had been calling me pervert, pervert since some time ago, but Kururu secretly was also quite the pervert herself. I believed that she was absolutely the type of person whose personality would change on bed.

However I didn’t say my thinking out loud. This too might be a sign of my growth.

「Eh, there is someone in front of Kururu’s house? I wonder who is that.」

Tita said that, so Kururu and I also turned toward there.

There, a middle-aged man with slouching posture and worn-out out outfit was standing.

「……That’s uncle. The one who killed Okaa-sama and ran with out money.」

Kururu spoke angrily and sadly……and also in fear.

I placed my hand gently on her shoulder.

「I’m with you.」

After saying only that, Kururu looked at my face and smiled.

「I feel a bit relieved. Let’s go. ……I also have things I want to say to him.」

Perhaps, Kururu would still feel hurt no matter how the conversation went.

If possible, I wanted to console her.

Surely, the distance between our hearts had shrunk to a degree where I could at least do that for her.

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