Battle

Entering the mist is a lot less nerve wracking this time, now that you know you can handle yourself. Tracy still takes the lead, but you follow at a modest distance, head on a swivel. Everything looks the same, you can understand how people get lost in here... Only it seems that 'keep moving' is a guaranteed way to escape

You suppose anyone actually lost in the mist can't keep walking, for whatever reason. "So, what are we looking for?" You ask, breaking the slightly awkward silence.

"Medicine." Tracy explains. "Blue and orange mushrooms, and small green shoots with red tips."

"Right." You'll keep an eye out.

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It's a bit disconcerting to have a human being 'hiss' at you. Like, actually bare sharp fangs and hiss. You leap back from a kick that barely misses your hip, and let Tracy barrel forward to drive the girl back, taking a moment to get your balance before properly responding.

The Mirage, a girl in what looks like a purple harem dancer's outfit, doesn't look away from her struggle with Tracy, instead attempting to wrestle her into some kind of submission hold. As such, she's caught completely off guard as the first spark strikes her face and sends her reeling, blinking spots from her vision. The second bolt strikes her chest and knocks her on her rear, where Tracy gives a solid kick that causes her to vanish.

"Thanks! Poison types like that are always tricky for me." Tracy shoots you a smile and a thumbs up. "We make a good team!"

"Y-yeah!" You agree, loosening your white-knuckle grip on your staff a bit. "We should-" The rest of your words are lost as all the air is pushed from your lungs, something small and roughly human-shaped slamming into your side.

You squirm and struggle against the weight pinning you down, squirming even harder as something wet and sticky gets pressed to the front of your chest. Tracy's there a moment later to pry the Mirage off, another caterpie by the look of it, but before you can get up another one jumps on you.

Your right hand, and the staff with it, are quickly glued to the forest floor in a sticky mess. Your left-hand rises to ward off the... Yep, that's a penis. You push it out of the way of your face, struggling to get your legs beneath you.

You give a shove, getting some distance, and then blast this Mirage in the chest, knocking her on her butt. A second blast to the face takes her out, leaving you to pry at the silk binding your hand-

"More of them?" Tracy yelps, rolling to the side as a gust of wind blows over you. You're quickly losing your patience at this rate. This new girl looks like a pidgey, if you had to guess, with a poncho-like coat serving like wings as she hovers a few feet off the ground.

Your first shot goes wide as she nimbly darts around it, keeping her distance as gusts of wind blow sand and rocks into you. It's not too painful, but you'll never hit her at this rate... "Gotcha!" Tracy comes in with the save, however, leaping up and grabbing her by the ankle. The Mirage kicks down at her, trying to pry her loose, but she holds her still long enough for your shots to connect.

Enemies defeated, you slump back down to catch your breath. "Alright... That was far too much excitement."

"You've gotten a lot stronger." Tracy notes, peeling the last of the silk off of your hand. "Is it..."

"The sex? Yeah." You... Well, you won't say you hate it. This power is amazing, but...

"Do you think more will help?" She almost manages to not sound excited by that prospect.

"You mean with you, or in general?" You tease back, before realizing what you just said. Though you'd made this world very sexual, you'd never actually discussed being exclusive.

"Hmm, good point. You might need a variety." Rather than being upset, Tracy just seems... Thoughtful. "We could try a few more times, though, and see if it helps..."

"Yeah." You breathe out a sigh of relief at her reaction.

"And we don't need an excuse, right?" Tracy suggests. "We can do it because it's fun."

You go silent at that, biting your cheek as you think over her words. 'Because it's fun?' huh? Is it? Well... You won't say you didn't enjoy it, but you just did it for power, right? The only reason you're hoping for more is because of the power it brings.

Yeah.

"It doesn't bother you, that I may have to sleep with other girls?" You're kind of surprised, but then... This world was made to be lewd, even if the gods were screwing with you. "I mean-"

"It's pretty common." Tracy shrugs. "I know a merchant with a girlfriend in every settlement she visits. Other communities are all involved with one another. I..."

"Yeah?" You prod, watching her cheeks flush once more. Tomato red.

"I felt kind of... Left out, in Pigment Town, until you came along." Tracy admits. "I could never find the nerve to approach any of the travelers."

"You should be more confident in yourself." The words leave your mouth without you even having to think about it. "I mean ah..." It's only afterward that embarrassment catches up. "You're really cute... Unbelievably cute." Aside from... You know...

"Really." She shoots you a look at that, over her shoulder, as she continues to walk.

"Really." You nod, trying to regain your confidence. "Your butt is amazing, and you've got a massive nerdy-cute energy to you, and-" She's smiling, a genuine smile. "And... Well, yeah. I think if you had more confidence, you could..."

"Could what? Walk up and take what I want?" She giggles, stepping up until she's face to face. "I could just give cute girls a look, and say 'Hey, I want you...'."

Aha, when she says it like that, in your face like this... It's kind of... "Eep?" You definitely don't squeak when she reaches down and grabs your ass, pulling you closer to her body. Despite her confidence, you can already see her cheeks darkening.

"I'm not sure whether it'd work." She admits softly.

"I-It'd work. It'd definitely work." N-not that you're talking from experience or anything. But yeah, if Tracy is one of your chosen partners, she's got to get along with the others, right? When you eventually meet them? So... Helping her pick up girls is a good thing.

"We should focus on the task at hand." Tracy sighs, stepping back and continuing along the path. "We need money to expand the house."

"Expand it?" This is the first you've heard of that.

"W-well... It's either expand it, so there's more space for you or... Get you your own place." She shrugs, suddenly seeming bashful. "If you decide to stay in Pigment Town, that is."

Right... If your other girls decide to stay as well, when you find them... You could populate the whole town with your wives, in theory... "How would you feel about having a big family? Lots of cute girls?"

She throws you another look, cheeks still dark, and you just barely catch her licking her lips. "We'd need a much bigger house then."

"Or a whole neighborhood." You laugh softly.

"We should be reaching the clearing soon... When we get there, and it's safe... Do you want to~?" She turns, hiding her no doubt incandescent face.

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