{A/N: There's a small NSFW Section in the chapter. The beginning and end are marked. I'm not calling it an R-18 Section because it's not a full blown lemon.}
DanMachi Universe, Lower World, Orario.
Shortly after Zelretch tested his new sword, another group, Violet, Sakura, and Aletia came out of the backdoor of the villa. At the same time, the training dummy Zelretch had attacked fell apart, the top half sliding off to the ground, revealing a mirror smooth cut.
"What... just happened?" Violet asked with a hint of confusion in her tone.
"New weapon," Aletia said, pointing at Zelretch. "Zelretch must have just been testing it."
"But isn't Zelretch-Dono a mage?" Violet asked, her impression of mages being based on Hwaya from her world. "Why would he need a sword?"
"Look at the magic stone at the center of the blade," Aletia said, drawing Violet's attention to the magic stone running along the length of the broadsword's blade. "More than likely, that is more than just a sword. It's more like a mage staff and a sword combined into one."
"Yes, it's just like his Jeweled Sword," Sakura said, adding to Aletia's explanation. "Even though it is in the form of a sword, it's more than likely a magical staff. Though, I'm sure it works just fine as a regular sword in a pinch."
"I see," Violet replied. A moment later, she shook her head to clear those thoughts. "Anyway, let's call everyone inside to eat. It took us long enough to get back, if we wait too long, the food we brought back from the Hostess of Fertility will get cold."
"I want Tatsuo's cooking," Aletia said with a pout.
"Tatsuo-Kun and Alfonzo-San have been in the forge all day to make new weapons for us," Sakura said with a gentle smile. "I'm sure they must be tired. It's better to give them a break from having to cook."
Aletia crossed her arms and pouted in response. Even so, she did not retort. She knew that forging weapons was a tiring process. So, she did not want to put any extra strain on Tatsuo, and, to a lesser extent, Alfonzo, than necessary.
"Everyone, come inside!" Violet shouted, drawing the attention of those on the training field. "We brought back dinner from the Hostess of Fertility! Don't let the food get cold!"
Hearing that, Tatsuo, James, Alfonzo, Akatsuki, and Zelretch all turned towards the villa. Then, after exchanging glances, they all started moving towards the back door. A few moments later, as soon as they were close enough, Aletia threw herself into Tatsuo's arms, looking like someone who had been away for months instead of hours.
"I'm glad to see you, too." Tatsuo said while smiling helplessly as he held Aletia up with one arm while patting her head with the other.
"It would be nice if you came shopping with us next time," Sakura said softly as she stepped closer to Tatsuo.
Hearing that, not only Tatsuo shivered. But the one with the biggest shopping-related trauma, James, shivered right along with him. Alfonzo and Zelretch also looked uncomfortable at the thought of going shopping with a group of women. Akatsuki, on the other hand, covered her mouth, trying to stifle her laughter. However, her shaking shoulders gave her away immediately.
"L-Let's talk about that later." Tatsuo stuttered. "For now, let's go eat before the food gets cold."
"Ahahahahaha!" Akatsuki laughed, no longer able to hold back after hearing Tatsuo's response.
Hearing Akatsuki's laughter, Tatsuo shot a glare in her direction that she ignored. Then, after snorting in displeasure, he stomped into the house with a pout on his face while still holding Aletia in his arms.
Seeing that, both Violet and Sakura laughed. Then, they followed Tatsuo and Aletia into the villa. Meanwhile, James, Alfonzo, Akatsuki, and Zelretch exchanged glances before laughing as they followed the others into the villa, as well.
By the time the group of eight arrived in the dining hall, they found Elicia, Aislynn, and Momo standing around the dining room table and looking through the Hostess of Fertility containers on the table.
"Oh, you're all here," Elicia said with a smile. "So, who brought back the food?"
"It was us," Violet replied with a smile. "Since Tatsuo-Kun and Alfonzo-San were in the forge all day making new weapons for everyone, we didn't want to make them cook for us, too."
"That is quite considerate," Momo said with a nod. "I actually suggested the same thing earlier. But Elicia-San said that—Mmph!"
"We don't need to talk about that," Elicia said as she quickly covered Momo's mouth. "More importantly, isn't it good that we have something to eat after walking around all day? Heh... Heh... Heh..."
Elicia's hollow laughter made Tatsuo and Alfonzo roll their eyes but neither said anything to her. Instead, they led the rest of the group towards the table, Tatsuo putting Aletia down when they arrived. Then, after distributing all the food, they sat down and started eating.
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"I know it's recommended not to move down to the next section of the Upper FFloors until we've got G-ranked stats." James said while picking up a piece of food. "But honestly, the first four floors are just too easy. So, why don't we try moving down to the fifth tomorrow?"
"You don't even have a stat at H yet," Akatsuki said bluntly. "And you wanna jump to an area that is recommended for G-ranked stats?"
Hearing that, James paused for a moment. Then, he scratched his head while smiling wryly.
"When you put it that way, it makes me sound like a reckless idiot, doesn't it?" James asked awkwardly.
"Are you sure you just sound that way?" Alfonzo asked teasingly.
"Fuck off," James replied with a chuckle. "But seriously, these Goblins and Kobolds are all too weak."
"Yes, but going down could be biting off more than we can chew," Momo said. "War Shadows and Killer Ants are called Rookie Killers for a reason, after all."
"As much as I agree with James, I think Momo-Chan is right, too," Tatsuo said. "We really should wait until everyone on a team has at least one stat at G before heading down."
At that point, Tatsuo paused. Then, he shot a glance in Elicia's direction.
"Besides, because of a certain someone, we have an abnormally high rate of getting caught in Irregular Situations," Tatsuo continued. "And I'd rather not have that happen while we're under leveled."
"Hey!" Elicia yelped in irritation. "It's not my fault! Besides, only your group ran into an Irregular last week. Maybe it's because of your Protagonist Skill. Did you ever think of that?"
"*Sigh* If Reya was here, she would agree with you, Lici," James said in a forlorn tone. "She was actually the one who made the diagnosis that I had Protagonist Syndrome back when we were in high school."
Hearing the sadness in James' tone, everyone turned to look at him. And while the women in the group all snickered, the men, especially Tatsuo, looked at him with sympathy.
After James recovered from his traumatic memories, the group continued to chat over dinner. Then, when everyone was done eating, Aislynn stood up, grabbed Tatsuo by the wrist, and dragged him upstairs so he could do today's paperwork.
"Damn... Protagonist Syndrome and paperwork?" James said while looking up the stairs with pity. "That kid's got it rough."
Everyone nodded in response to James statement. Then, after chatting for a bit longer, everyone went to get cleaned up after a day of shopping, smithing, and sparring. Meanwhile, Aislynn, after sitting Tatsuo down at his desk in the captain's office, returned to her own room and took a bath, as well.
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"This is bullshit," Tatsuo muttered while reading documents. "Why am I the only one who can't just relax after a long day? Is Aislynn trying to exhaust me to death? Wait... That doesn't sound so bad in a different context. No... What am I thinking? As strong as she is, if she squeezed too hard, she might snap it right in half."
*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*
About half an hour passed while Tatsuo continued familiarizing himself with the work of a Familia Captain. And just as he was about to write the report on the Familia's new weapons, a knock on the door drew his attention.
"Come in," Tatsuo said as he looked towards the door to his office.
A moment later, the office door opened and Sakura walked through it while carrying a tray with a teacup and a pot of tea on top.
"You must be tired, Tatsuo-Kun," Sakura said while smiling softly. "I brought you some tea to help you relax."
"Thanks, Sakura-Chan," Tatsuo said with a smile. "I swear, I was about to lose my mind because of this damn paperwork."
Hearing that, Sakura couldn't help giggling as she approached the desk. Then, when she arrived, she set down the tray, picked up the teacup and put it next to Tatsuo, and poured the tea. Then, after Tatsuo thanked her and picked up the cup to take a sip, she stepped behind his chair and started to massage his shoulders.
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"Don't worry about it," Sakura replied with a smile of her own. "If it helps, I'd be more than happy to do this for you any time."
With that, Sakura fell silent as she firmly massaged Tatsuo's shoulders. Meanwhile, Tatsuo closed his eyes while occasionally taking sips from his teacup, allowing the room to fall into a peaceful silence for the next several minutes.
However, all good things must eventually come to an end...
Yet, no one ever said that when one good thing ends, another cannot start immediately afterwards.
"*Sigh* I really needed that," Tatsuo said as he put his empty teacup back on the tray. Then, he rolled his shoulders, causing Sakura to take her hands away. "But I gotta finish this before it gets too late. Otherwise, Aislynn is gonna start nagging me again."
Hearing that, Sakura's eyes flashed. Though, because she was standing behind Tatsuo, he never noticed it. So, when Sakura pulled him and his chair away from the desk, Tatsuo found himself thoroughly confused.
"Huh? Sakura, what are you doing?" Tatsuo asked, confused.
However, instead of answering, Sakura stepped forward to Tatsuo's side, then she lowered herself to her knees before crawling under the desk. Then, she turned around and faced Tatsuo while sitting in a seiza position under the desk with a lascivious smile on her face.
All the while, Tatsuo watched Sakura, his eyes widening with every movement. And when he saw Sakura smiling at him from under the desk, it was as if his mind blue-screened, as he did not know what to say for more than a minute.
In fact, Tatsuo did not snap out of his daze until Sakura, ready to move past looking at Tatsuo's thoroughly dumbfounded expression, reached forward and started pulling his chair forward.
"Holy shit... Is this really happening?" Tatsuo muttered under his breath.
He received his answer when Sakura pulled his chair into the same position it was in before she moved him and started fiddling with the buttons fastening his pants in place of a zipper.
Needless to say, once Sakura disappeared under the desk, not much paperwork got done while she was down there.
===NSFW Start===
A moment later, Tatsuo's pants were unfastened. Then, he felt Sakura's little hand pulling his dick and balls out his pants. Unfortunately, with the desk in the way, he was unable to look down to see exactly what Sakura was doing.
'Well, at least if someone comes in, they won't be able to see her, either.' Tatsuo thought to himself. 'This is one of those desks that cover the legs of the person sitting behind it. Then again, if it was just a table, there's no way Sakura-Chan would have---'
"Ah~~~!" Tatsuo moaned softly as he slouched in his chair and let his head hang back.
Meanwhile, as Tatsuo thought to himself, Sakura started pumping her hands up and down the length of Tatsuo's dick. Then, before he could finish thinking, she leaned forward and wrapped her lips around his left ball before starting to massage it with her tongue, causing Tatsuo to moan and his train of thought to be cut off immediately.
After working Tatsuo's left ball, Sakura moved to the right and repeated the process. Then, once she was satisfied, she stuck out her tongue and dragged it upwards from Tatsuo's balls to just under the head of his dick.
"Mmm~!" Tatsuo moaned softly again, causing Sakura to smile.
Then, after teasing that sensitive spot with her tongue for a bit longer, Sakura began swirling her tongue around the head of Tatsuo's dick, drawing a longer, breathier moan from the young half-dragon.
Naturally, Tatsuo had produced quite a bit of precum in the process. However, Sakura made sure to hold his dick in a way that it would not drip. On top of that, she intentionally ignored it while lathering the tip of his dick with her tongue. However, when she was satisfied, she ran her tongue up to the tip of his dick and gently teased it, lapping up the precum in the process.
"Mmm~!" Sakura moaned, the taste intoxicating her.
"Shit…" Tatsuo groaned as his toes curled in his shoes and his fists clenched on top of his desk.
Before Tatsuo could regain his senses, Sakura, with her tongue still teasing the tip of his dick, lowered her mouth and engulfed the head. Then, she started sucking gently, pumping her hand up and down the shaft, and massaging the head with her tongue.
As time passed, Sakura added different variations to her movements. A little twist of her wrist on the upstroke… The slight bobbing of her head… The cupping of Tatsuo's balls with her free hand… Yet, she never took too much of Tatsuo into her mouth. However, just as she released the hand stroking him…
*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*
*Bang!*
"Hmph!"
"Mmph! *Gag* *Whimper* *Whimper*"
A knock on the door startled Tatsuo, who was extremely focused on the pleasure, causing him to jump. Unfortunately for Sakura, that jump forced his dick deep into her throat, causing her to gag, which constricted her throat around the head of Tatsuo's dick. And that unexpected pressure pushed Tatsuo over his limit, causing him to cum down Sakura's throat.
===NSFW End===
*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*
"Hey, are you in there?"
A few moments later, after not receiving an answer, Akatsuki knocked on the door for a second time while calling out for Tatsuo, who was trying to regain his composure.
"Y-Yeah? What's up?" Tatsuo asked, struggling to regain his composure.
A moment later, the door opened, revealing that Akatsuki was standing on the other side. However, when Akatsuki poked her head through the door, she frowned slightly as she looked around.
"Is someone else in here?" Akatsuki asked.
Immediately, Tatsuo's eyes widened. However, he returned them to normal so quickly that Akatsuki did not notice. Nor did she noticed Tatsuo when he discreetly patted Sakura's head under the desk.
"No, it's just me." Tatsuo said, his tone returning to normal by now. Then, he gestured to the tea set Sakura left on the desk as he continued. "Sakura-Chan did come by to bring me some tea about fifteen minutes ago, though."
Even before Tatsuo mentioned it, Akatsuki had already noticed the tea set on the desk, as well as the faint fragrance of tea wafting through the room. So, she did not question that.
"Anyway, did you need something?" Tatsuo asked while picking up a new document and starting to read it.
"Oh, right." Akatsuki said, still feeling like there was something wrong, while not being able to figure out what it was. "Aislynn said she wanted you to come see her when you were done with the paperwork. But she had a strange smile on her face when she said it. She might have a new way to mess with you, Tatsuo-Kun. So, you should be careful."
"Got it." Tatsuo said while rolling his eyes in annoyance
'She knows.' Tatsuo muttered internally. 'Of course she knows. And of course she'd send someone to interrupt. Damn it, Aislynn, is this shit funny to you?'
"Alright, I've delivered the message." Akatsuki said after seeing Tatsuo's reaction. "I'm gonna go.
With that, Akatsuki turned around, left the office, and closed the door behind her. Then, a soon as the door closed, Tatsuo slid his chair back, letting Sakura climb out from under the desk while wiping the corner of her mouth.
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"Sakura-Chan, are you okay?" Tatsuo asked after seeing the uncomfortable expression on Sakura's face.
"*Cough* *Cough* I'm fine," Sakura said. "It actually wasn't that bad. I've experienced worse from my brother."
Hearing that, Tatsuo's anger spiked. However, since he had already punished Matou Shinji by cutting off his manhood before killing him when the Matou Residence was destroyed, he calmed down quickly.
"What actually bothered me was hitting my head," Sakura said as she started rubbing the top of her head. "That actually hurt quite a bit."
"*Sigh*" Tatsuo sighed while reaching up to pat Sakura's head. "I'm pretty sure that was Aislynn playing a prank. Don't worry, after I finish the paperwork and go see her, I'll come to your room. We can pick up where we left off."
Sakura smiled in response as her cheeks reddened. Then, once Tatsuo finished patting her head, she moved behind him once again and started massaging his shoulders while Tatsuo finished the paperwork for the evening.