Chapter 15: I Have Arachnophobia (02)
"Gasp…!"
The narrow opening of the girl was pierced by what seemed to be my thing, now twice as large as usual.
Though I wondered if it was too big for her slender body to take, it miraculously slid into her with ease.
As I cautiously observed her, she reached out to feel my head again. I leaned forward and pressed my lips to hers, and she eagerly reciprocated, as though trying to forget the pain by immersing herself in our kiss.
She was still nothing more than a young princess, and now, as my wife, she would inherit this kingdom as its successor.
Being chosen by her was an honor, and it felt like my duty to melt every part of myself into her and pass it on to her.
'How lovely.'
From the moment I was born, I had lived for her.
To build a kingdom together with her…
Squish.
Something cold suddenly touched my thigh. However, it was just a sensation and didn't disrupt the union between us.
I was in the process of transferring everything within me to her and the children we would create together…
'Wait, is something in my mouth?'
The kiss that had tasted so sweet now carried a strange, fishy, and nauseating smell. Unconsciously, I pulled away from her face.
"Ugh!"
The feverish passion that had consumed me moments ago quickly subsided, replaced by a cold chill running through my entire body. The only warm sensation was the part of me still connected to her.
"Huh…?"
Coming to my senses, I looked at the small Arachne, who was kissing me with a puzzled expression, and then at her spider-like mouth… where my thing had entered.
"Ahhh!"
"???"
Goosebumps spread over my entire body.
Until now, I thought I had been making love to a beautiful girl, but it turned out I was inside the lower body of an Arachne!
'Well, technically, this is still mating, but!'
I remembered past conversations with Dane and Levin about mermaids. If you were to meet one, would you prefer the lower half to be human or the upper half?
Levin argued the lower half needed to be human to make things functional, while Dane and I preferred the upper half to remain human. Seeing my thing inside a spider's mouth now, I finally understood Levin's perspective.
No, I could endure a fish tail, but this… I was mating with a spider!
'This is horrifying…!'
The soft spider fur tickled my thighs as my thing was entirely engulfed by the small Arachne's body.
Where the spider's mouth should have been, her reproductive organs were located. While it looked like I was sharing intimacy with a beautiful girl from the upper body, once I realized the truth, I couldn't keep myself aroused any longer.
Gurgle…
'And this sensation on my thigh…'
Carefully lowering my gaze, I saw Mollang clinging to my thigh, sucking out some black substance mixed with my blood.
'Is she detoxifying me?'
Earlier, the Arachne's mother had injected venom into me, melting my insides so they could be converted into semen and transferred to her daughter. Mollang seemed to be counteracting the poison to save me from this fate.
'But I thought I lost Mollang earlier… How did she… Ah!'
As all the spiders' attention was focused on me and the daughter Arachne, a pair of burning blue eyes appeared between the webbing. Unlike the other spiders' eyes, these had visible pupils, and I immediately recognized their owner.
'Erin!'
Somehow, Erin had found me and brought Mollang along. Before my insides could completely liquefy, Mollang had climbed through the webs and started detoxifying me, saving my life.
Squeak?
The daughter Arachne tilted her head curiously, snuggling against me with a pleased expression. Not seeing her spider lower half, my body reacted again…
Drip…
Mollang, now finished with her work, detached herself from my thigh. Erin, who had been waiting for this moment, smashed her battle-axe against the wall, creating a loud noise.
Clang!
Creaaak!
The mother Arachne and countless giant spiders turned their attention toward Erin, who boldly tore through the webs as she entered the lair.
"Bring it on."
Screeeeeech!
With a shriek of rage, the mother Arachne ordered the swarm of spiders to attack Erin, spitting webs as they rushed toward her.
"Danger…!"
Thud!
But Erin ignored the webs entangling her body, tearing them apart with brute strength and cleaving one of the approaching spiders in two with her battle-axe.
Splat!
It was as if bursting a leather pouch—the spider's body exploded. The spiders tried to stop her by firing their venomous stingers and weaving webs, but it was futile.
Like a heavily armored golem, she deflected every attack, crushing the spiders in one blow. No matter how much the webs entangled her, she tore through them with the raw strength of a half-ogre.
Even their venomous stingers couldn't penetrate her heavy armor. The spiders, lacking intelligence, failed to aim for vulnerable spots like joints or the eye slits in her helmet. She was a one-person army.
"Chirp..."
Seeing my daughter Arachne trembling in fear and clinging to me, I hesitated for a moment. But I couldn't stay idle any longer.
I couldn't just stand by and watch the spiders trying to ambush Erin from behind.
Whack!
"Chirp...?"
Using my shoulder, I pushed my daughter Arachne aside. With the recoil, I grabbed my Mana Saber, activating its blade to slice through the web binding my arms.
Rip!
Swinging the saber widely, I cut through the webs pinning me, landing on the ground. I quickly wrapped the severed webs around my lower body as a temporary fix.
"Chiiiiiik!"
Five spiders simultaneously spewed webs, engaging in a tug-of-war with Erin. But with one arm, she yanked them all toward her and readied her axe.
However, there were far more than just five spiders. Observing the terrain and their positions, I swung my Mana Saber.
Whoosh!
Crash!
The Mana Saber cleaved a spider's head in half, silencing eleven of them. I then used it to cut away the web tangled on Erin's arm.
Erin's battle axe, covered in webs, had lost its edge. But it didn't matter, as she could still use its sheer weight to crush the spiders. The Mana Saber, powered by a flaming energy blade, remained unaffected by the webs.
"What about an escape route?"
"We could exit through the way we came, but it'll be tough."
The original entryway was now blocked by Mother Arachne. I scouted other passages, but they weren't suitable for humans to escape—perhaps for spiders.
"Mollang..."
I grabbed Mollang, who had turned limp—perhaps poisoned—and tucked her into the web-made pouch I was wearing. Her burning heat hinted that the venom was highly toxic.
"Chiiiik!"
With a signal from Mother Arachne, spiders poured out from every hole in the cave. I easily deflected the incoming webs with the Mana Saber, while Erin tore through the few that managed to wrap around her, smashing spiders with brute force.
Although we were holding our ground, it was only a matter of time before we would be overwhelmed.
'If we're going to escape on our own... two choices. Either kill Mother Arachne blocking the path in one blow, or...'
I glanced at Princess Arachne, the heir of this place.
'...Take her hostage.'
She reached out toward me from the webs, letting out soft cries. I couldn't make out what she was saying over the shrieking spiders. Of course, I couldn't understand her language anyway.
"Sigh..."
As I firmly gripped the Mana Saber, ready to make a choice—
Thud!
"Skreeee!"
A massive battle maul—a two-handed hammer—smashed into Mother Arachne's upper body, disrupting her posture. At that moment, a short female knight with a shield burst into the cave.
"Erin, reinforcements are here!"
It was Knight Banerim, followed by other short-statured comrades chosen for their agility to navigate the narrow cave.
Bang!
With a shield, Banerim struck a spider's head, standing proudly with her chest puffed out. Seeing her impressive stance, I understood why the other comrades praised her so highly.
Not only did her valor swell my respect, but it also ignited admiration that made my chest feel grand.
"There are too many spiders! We need to retreat!"
"Got it!"
Erin ripped the webs tying her to the wall, crushed the spiders with her axe, and broke free, charging forward. I turned to follow her, aiming for an escape.
"Chirp..."
I briefly stopped as my daughter Arachne reached out to me with a sad expression, as if pleading for me not to leave. But staying was not an option. Under the comrades' cover, I fled the spider cave.
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Mollang helped drain some venom from my body, reducing its potency. However, that was only a temporary measure to decrease the spread. She couldn't fully detoxify the venom circulating through my system. When I returned to the camp, I had to rely on Instructor Pandel.
"Instructor, my lower half is numb. What's going on?"
"You've been hit with paralyzing venom. Obviously."
While examining the venomous stingers collected by the knights, Instructor Pandel worked on making an antidote using his portable alchemy tools. Fortunately, it could be prepared quickly.
"It's a reproductive toxin."
"I suspected as much..."
"You'll experience prolonged... arousal for a while."
'Wait, isn't that a good thing...?'
Maybe I shouldn't get detoxified...
"And then it'll rot, starting from there, due to poor blood circulation."
"Please make the antidote immediately!"
"I already am. Stop rushing me."
Using the spider venom and my blood as a base, Instructor Pandel synthesized an antidote. He also made one for Mollang but noted that she didn't need it. Being a slime, she absorbed the venom's protein, rendering it harmless.
"Now rest."
Unable to train, I lay alone in the medical tent, my predicament kept private as my comrades were too busy training to visit. Had they seen me like this, I'd have been teased relentlessly, much like Dane, Levin, and Jake after their infamous slime incident.
Boing...
"Mollang, I owe you my life this time."
Without her intervention, the venom could have liquefied my organs. I would have ended up in the temple, requiring intense care from the priestess—a fate I absolutely refused. I'd rather die.
Squish... Squish...
"What's wrong?"
Mollang transformed into her humanoid form, puffing her cheeks in apparent anger. Her body took on a venomous purple hue, mirroring Arachne's toxicity, as she climbed onto me.
'Why is she acting like this all of a sudden?'
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