Campione 07

by Great Sage Equaling Heaven

  At this time, Godou became aware of a certain feeling and signaled to the girls in the back seat with his eyes.

  The first to react was Erica who gestured to give orders to the silver-haired girl. Liliana immediately opened the car door and the two knights jumped off the vehicle.

  "What are you intending to do? Hurry and come back!"

  "Annie-san, please rest assured! Leave it to Godou-san and the rest to handle this."

  Yuri explained to the puzzled American.

  As Yuri spoke, the spell words recited by the three outside the car could be heard.

  "The one unblunted and unapproachable! Oath-breaking sinners be purged by the iron hammer of justice!"

  "Eli Eli lama sabachthani? Oh Lord, why hast thou forsaken me?"

  "People, listen to David's song of mourning! How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"

  Godou first summoned the [Boar].

  A day had already passed since the battle with Luo Hao, and Godou discovered he could summon the enormous black beast when the two giant apes came attacking from both sides.

  Given a good foothold, the [Boar] alone was probably enough to finish them off. But on a mountain path like this, even the vigorous and enthusiastic boar would find it hard to go all out, which was why the knights were using the spell words of David and Golgotha to halt the monkeys' advance.

  Erica summoned Cuore di Leone, shaping it into an arrow of steel and infusing the spell words into it. She then conjured a bow of steel and readied the arrow on it.

  Liliana created the Bow of Jonathan and prepared the blue arrows of light.

  The [Boar] charged at the giant ape in front while the red and blue knights pinned down the one in the rear.

  The black divine beast rolled down the mountainside together with the giant ape, leaving the menacing giant ape in the rear who warily watched the bows and arrows of the two knights. A clear path had been opened.

  The knights returned to the car, but just as Godou was about to follow, his legs lost strength and he collapsed.

  "W-What is going on? My body..."

  His body could not move and felt very exhausted. Godou was terrified by this feeling he had never experienced before.

  This happened immediately after using the [Boar], could it be the result of the injuries from yesterday!? Come to think of it, the pain this morning was quite intense, but after moving his body for a bit, he had forgotten about it...

  Realizing something was wrong with Godou, the apprehensive giant monkey in the back began to show an increasingly dangerous gaze.

  —No. Danger was not limited to the rear.

  A new giant ape appeared from the front; an unexpected third monkey. They were once again caught in a crisis with attacks from both sides!

  "—Godou-san!" "Godou!" "Kusanagi Godou!" "Godoh, hurry and come back!"

  The newly appeared giant ape approached, looking down on the defenseless Godou and silver SUV, and vigorously waved its arms.

  At that very instant, spell words were heard.

  "The many-fenced place of Izumo / Of the many clouds rising — To dwell there with my spouse / Do I build a many-fenced palace: Ah, that many-fenced palace! Seishuuin Ena has arrived!"

  "Ena-san—!"

  Hearing the one who announced her name fearlessly, Yuri's face brightened with happiness.

  From amongst the leaves that were turning red, out jumped the uniformed girl. Carrying a Japanese sword, surrounded by strong gales swirling around her, the Hime-Miko of the Sword made her appearance.

  Ena blocked the path of the gigantic ape from the front.

  Around her, the wind's strength was increasing like a small-scale tornado. Though it was small-scale, it was clearly infused with divine power, for Ena had the ability to use the technique of divine possession. As her guardian deity, Susanoo — the storm god's authority was hers to command!

  This tornado pushed back the arm of the giant ape.

  What an embarrassment for a divine beast. The giant ape roared savagely, baring the sharp fangs in its mouth and started to spit crimson fire as if intending to incinerate Godou together with Ena.

  But the storm god's tornado guarded the Hime-Miko of the Sword and repelled the flames.

  "Across the fields and mountains / Setaria in a storm... The sounding gates of Awa / Whom shall determine their fate — !"

  Ena leaped as if her body was as light as wind, and reached the giant ape's shoulder with one jump.

  With a flash, her sword was embedded deeply in the giant ape's left eye. ROOOOOAAAAAR!

  Painful roars came from the giant ape's mouth.

  During this time, Erica ran out, picked up Godou's body and pulled him back into the car. At the same time, Liliana prepared to fire a second arrow from the Bow of Jonathan to pin down the giant ape which had resumed its advance from the rear.

  The giant ape with one eye destroyed by Ena angrily waved its arms and legs around randomly, but the loss of depth perception made it impossible to hit its target.

  Landing on the ground with leisurely grace, Ena ran towards the car.

  "Annie-san, please hurry and go!"

  Once her fellow Hime-Miko got in, Yuri hurriedly gave instructions.

  Annie Charlton stepped hard on the accelerator, and the silver SUV shot forward, leaving the giant apes behind.

  In his faint consciousness, the rescued Godou was vaguely aware of the voices of his female companions.

  "Your Majesty, are you ok! Luckily Ena felt like it was about time for you to arrive, so I had been guarding this side of the mountain pass."

  "Could it be... No, for sure he must be the king. In other words, one known as a Campione...! Are you one of his team members?"

  "Team member? No, that's not the kind of relationship Ena has with him. Ena is His Majesty's woman. Well, I haven't been officially recognized yet, so maybe something like an underground lover? But I'm not the only one oh, everyone here is His Majesty's woman."

  "U-Underground lover!? Everyone here is his woman!? N-Now that it is mentioned, I have heard that Japan's king is a terrible young sexual predator — I-I now understand."

  Annie-san, you are mistaken, please don't misunderstand. Godou really wanted to get up and defend himself.

  But before he could speak, Godou had already lost consciousness.

  Part 3

  It feels really hot. That was Godou's first thought as he woke up from a daze.

  He could hear the sounds of girls in the surroundings. They seemed to be saying something. His mind still fuzzy, he opened his eyes and found some kind of mist or smoke hanging in the air. Could there be a fire?

  No, it's steam. After blinking who knows how many times, his brain finally became fully awake.

  "Ah, His Majesty is up."

  "Godou, are you ok? Even though your body has already been treated, how do you feel now?"

  From the left came Ena's voice while Erica could be heard from the right. As the mist drifted apart, Godou's brain and five senses began to recover their normal functions, and he was struck with utter shock.

  "W-What the heck is going on! How did this happen?"

  He immediately yelled. And no wonder it was so hot, he was currently immersed in an open air hot spring.

  Hot water reached up to Godou's shoulders while his back was against the volcanic rock used to enclose outdoor baths. Naturally, Godou was completely naked except for the large towel wrapped around his waist.

  And then, there were the two beauties right in front of him.

  The blonde-haired blue-eyed Erica Blandelli. Seishuuin Ena with her black hair and black irises. Even though both of them covered their bosoms with a bath towel, their excellent figures were still clearly visible through the thin fabric.

  Erica's bust and hip measurements appeared to be even bigger than the numbers on record.

  However, Erica's impressive figure was not enough to overshadow the voluptuousness of Ena's body.

  Perhaps due to the b
ath towels tightly wrapped around their bodies, the cleavage of the two girls was greatly emphasized. If only the water was from one of those murky hot springs, but unfortunately the water here was far too pristine and transparent.

  The only object separating Godou from the naked bodies of the two girls was simply a bath towel.

  It would be bad to keep staring, so Godou forcefully shifted his gaze to the distance. However, this only achieved the result of alerting him to the presence of the other two beauties in the bath.

  "I-It is great that you have revived without issue."

  "P-Please do not look over here, Godou-san!"

  These two were Liliana Kranjcar and Mariya Yuri of course. Similarly, these girls' bodies were only obscured by a single bath towel each.

  Liliana acted with great calmness.

  However, her pale body had turned bright red from embarrassment. Even so, she maintained her usual awe-inspiring posture and did not try to avoid Godou's gaze.

  Though her body lacked exaggerated curves, it made the subtle convexity even more conspicuous.

  This was a mysterious fairy-like attractiveness that was possessed only by slender young Caucasian beauties.

  Like a piece of artwork made of glass, there was a heightened sense of preciousness due to the fragility.

  In complete contrast, Yuri was trying her hardest to shrink away and hide her body.

  Though her posture did succeed in concealing her frontal view from others, her motions were not very elegant and one could still peek at her wonderful figure from the side.

  Yuri's figure was not as voluptuous as Ena or Erica, but her body still had an abundance of feminine charm.

  The curves were just right and one could only exclaim in wonderment at the two beautiful mounds that stood out as the only area capable of supporting the bath towel — the only fabric covering her body. The round and full curve from the small of the back to the buttocks was like an artistic masterpiece. Despite their slender nature, her thighs seemed particularly supple with a sense of lively beauty. Yuri's entire body was very perfect.

  There was a subtle balance between beautiful curves and a sense of substance; in this regard, Yuri's body ranked amongst the highest levels.

  "Hahaha, I see. I get it now!" Faced with this completely unreal scenery, Godou laughed as he muttered to himself.

  "This has to be a dream. I must be so repressed during normal life for me to finally dream such a scene! No mistake about it!"

  "What are you talking about, Godou? There can't be anything more real than this?"

  "Yes yes. Look, doesn't this hurt? This is all happening in reality."

  At the same time as Erica was speaking, Ena pinched Godou's cheek. Ouch!

  "I see. This is actually reality... Then may I ask, where is this place?"

  "A hot spring at Lake Chuuzenji. The area has become a mess due to the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and the impact has forced many hot spring spas to be abandoned, so we slipped into one of them."

  Ena answered fluently, but Godou still had more questions.

  "Then why am I immersed in the hot spring?"

  "Your Majesty, please recall, didn't you collapse? Ena thought that bathing in a hot spring would be an excellent way to get rested."

  "Ena told me about a folk remedy called hot water therapy, so this is a perfect opportunity to test it out."

  Hearing the answers from the Hime-Miko of the Sword and the blonde knight, Godou looked up at the sky. It was almost dusk and the sun was gradually sinking west.

  "And so I was immersed in this bath unconscious, is that right..."

  "It's ok, in order to prevent Your Majesty from drowning, Yuri and Ena intended to enter the bath with you right from the very beginning — in fact, Ena often bathes in hot springs while in the mountains... And then Erica-san also came in, and following her was Liliana-san over there."

  "Think about it, yesterday I said I wanted to have a dip in an outdoor hot spring, right? This is a great opportunity."

  "I-I believe this is a meaningless act, which is why I tried to stop them! But Erica and Seishuuin Ena would not listen to my entreaties. With no other choice, as your knight I must supervise this suspicious folk remedy, and so I had to come."

  "I-I... Because Ena-san said I must come along and forced me to enter! Do not misunderstand! I... I only came in here to stop Ena from going too far!"

  The girls gave their various reasons for coming in here.

  There were too many things to object and Godou couldn't respond to them one by one. However, the most pressing concern that needed to be addressed was —

  "Fine, I have another question. Who took off my clothes?"

  "As I am the one who proposed the idea, of course Ena has to bear responsibility."

  "I also helped, oh? As Godou's lover, it is only natural."

  "W-What the heck did you two do! If that is the case..."

  Godou glared sharply at them. In a rare moment, these two fearless fellows averted their gaze.

  "Hmm... Yes. Your Majesty, I am sorry... Ena saw it. At that time, I was thinking if you're dipping in the hot spring, then of course you have to be naked, so along the way I took it off."

  "That's right, since it all came off, of course it's impossible not to see."

  After Ena confessed, Erica also chimed in, a little embarrassed.

  "But Your Majesty sure trained your body well, it is really cool with so many distinct ab muscles."

  "Besides, Godou has already seen my naked body before, right? This is called equivalent exchange. It's just mutual admiration of our naked bodies, that's all."

  Godou cursed the various reasons that led to this predicament.

  Erica showed a proud expression that Godou hadn't seen for quite some time, whereas Ena looked rather apologetic.

  "Then... As an apology, I don't mind if Your Majesty looks at Ena's naked body, oh?"

  Her words had an explosive effect. Eh? Godou's brain froze from the shock for quite a few seconds.

  "Since Erica says that things can even out this way, Ena will do the same. Sorry, this is Ena's apology. On further thought, since it's Your Majesty, I should have done this from the start. T-Though I'm still a little scared, but in the future I will have to carry your bloodline, and do this and that..."

  Ena loosened the white bath towel around her body, and a thin piece of cloth began floating in the hot spring.

  With a solid sense of weight, yet carrying an incomparable impression of gentle softness, the twin peaks looked elastic enough to bounce back quickly if one were to poke them with a finger. The most prominent positions in front were adorned by a faint color of pink.

  Beneath the seductive and slender waist, the nether regions needed no further mention.

  "Ah, Ena sure is unexpectedly bold. Everyday situations aside, I was suspicious what was going on when she had been acting so passively until now."

  Erica threw out this comment coldly. The barbs contained in it lacked her usual elegance.

  Possessing so many unconventional factors, it was very likely that Seishuuin Ena had already been classified by Erica as a dangerous contender she had to be wary of.

  "Hmm, after all, Ena has had very few opportunities to build close relations with boys, so I don't really know how to talk to them... But no matter, I will not let this deter me!"

  "Yes... Ena has come up with a great idea, actually I should have done this from the start. I must be a little slow not to have realized it earlier."

  Even Erica's bath towel had been removed. Why do they have to get oppositionally defiant in a place like this!?

  As Godou screamed for help in his mind, the body of a goddess was completely laid bare in full view.

  The bosom that always declared its existence intensely in spite of clothing, now floated openly in the hot spring. It was impossible not to look. On the front of these breasts the size of small cantaloupes, there was a pair of flower buds attached like some sort of faintly red fruit; the waist w
as amazingly slender especially in contrast with the richness of the other two measurements — an extremely attractive tight and slim waist; finally beginning near the hips, the full and luscious buttocks were both seductive and adorable —

  "Come, Yuri, take your bath towel off as well."

  "No, hands off! Ena-san, please let go of me!"

  "Seishuuin Ena! Stop this rude behavior immediately! I will not permit you to continue such unruliness!"

  The naked Ena grabbed Yuri tightly.

  As her childhood friend, the Hime-Miko, attempted to remove the bath towel on her body, Yuri looked like she was about to cry as she tried to escape. However, a corner of the towel had been caught, and her jade-like beautiful skin was revealed. In her efforts to stop these actions, Liliana's bath towel also loosened slightly.

  Godou could not bear to watch any longer.

  Immediately, he jumped out of the water and ran back to the changing room as fast as he could.

  I can't stay in this kind of place! Run away! In order to preserve the integrity of his male dignity, Godou suppressed his desires and ran out impulsively.

  Part 4

  Fortunately, Godou's clothes were still in the changing room.

  Drying himself off in a hurry with a towel he found, Godou frantically put on his clothes and walked out the corridor to the entrance. Ena was right; the hot spring really was a part of the hotel facilities.

  Stepping outside the building, he discovered it was a small traditional hot spring resort.

  Anyway, Godou's first goal was to calm down, so a brief stroll outside should suffice.

  The resort was situated along the spectacular shore of Lake Chuuzenji. The leaves adorning the surrounding mountain range were colored in shades of red and yellow, and combined with the clear water of the lake, the wonderfully beautiful autumn scenery was difficult to describe.

  There were many different shops and hotels along the shore of Lake Chuuzenji, such as western style hotels, stylistically distinct western restaurants, coffee shops, etc. Shops were also spaced out quite generously.

  At this moment, Godou noticed a monkey walking in front.

  Based on its approximate height of 80cm and the red face, it seemed to be a Japanese monkey.