Fifth and Sixth?

Ash had closed his eyes and took a little nap beside Akane. The two women had left slowly and quietly, although they hadn't directly participated in the action but it looked like they had got off more than Ash and Akane. Akane was also asleep in the wake of her orgasm, Akane cuddled beside him, her hot naked body rising up and down. Ash waited for her to get up, he had more stuff to do, he had to get back to his room, Aria must be going crazy thinking that he had run away or something. But then Ash got up when he heard someone coming up the tree, he looked down to see Cora climbing up the tree. Ash got up and extended a hand for her since she had a bag on her back, and he didn't know exactly but if she fell she might get hurt since she had a low level. When Ash's hand came into her view did, she look up and saw him, she smiled and relieved a sigh of relief and clasped his hand; it was clear to Ash that she had been having trouble and was really scared.

"I... I didn't know where you were, I have never been to a place only heard about it, when Wendy told me she was bringing food to Ms. Akane and you, I asked her to let me bring it instead" she muttered fast as Ash held her close for her to get comfortable with the height. Then Cora noticed that Ash was naked and a very naked Akane was lying beside them too. She seemed hesitant to be there when Akane would wake up.

"Are you sure this can hold three people's weight?" asked Cora.

"Yes," said Ash but he didn't tell her how, although Cora was definitely heavier than any one of the women before since she had bigger assets.

"Did you get in any trouble for being late?' asked Ash.

"No, I made an excuse, and told her that I was caught in the sticky veins in the storage rooms," said Cora. "Aren't you excited about the fight tomorrow? I can't stop thinking about it; I am going to participate in it, we all are, although we won't be of much use, but maybe we can provide support to the injured or something" said Cora.

"That's an important job, you'll be actually saving lives," said Ash.

"Thank you," said Cora; she blushed under Ash's gaze.

"I smell food," said a sleepy Akane, getting up slowly, her stomach made a sound to punctuate her point. She spotted Akane, who looked down at her fingers playing with her dress.

"What's she doing here?" asked Akane.

"She brought us food," said Ash.

"Wait, weren't you the maid, I sent to his room before, wait, don't tell me you pounced on her after I had left you all excited" accused Akane.

"Calm down, let's eat, I am really hungry and why are you getting jealous, I thought I was just a one-time thing for you," said Ash.

"Well, I wasn't planning on saying this in front of someone else, but I might have changed my mind, I don't know what it is, but I feel some connection with you, I just think we are more alike than we know yet," said Akane.

"Really, well I don't sleep with women I don't like, So I guess the feeling is mutual, so are you willing to be my slave now?" asked Ash.

"Slave? No, I am here trying to express to you my honest feelings, do you know how long has it been since I have done that, and you want me to be your slave" said Akane.

"Not a permanent one, I just don't want to lose to Maya my other slaves, you gave me the idea, so I thought you would help me with it" explained Ash.

"If you need a slave, I will be willing to do it" suddenly Cora spoke from the side.

"You delivered the food, you can leave now," said Akane immediately.

"She is not going anywhere, and nobody's asking you to be my slave, forget about it, I have another angle working out already," said Ash thinking of Aria and Zara, he'll have to rely on them at last.

"How many women did you set eyes on while I was away?" asked Akane at Ash's remark.

"No one, this was something else, It's complicated, anyway, so what were you thinking?" asked Ash to Akane.

"Well, we don't know what's about to happen tomorrow, I care for Maya and Olivia, so I will try my best to protect them, I still have survivor's guilt from the last war" began Akane.

"That doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your life; your life is just as important as any of us," said Ash hurriedly.

"I know, I know, for a long time I haven't had a real urge to live my own life, but I guess I would like to see a bit more of the world with you; after I heard about your story I did get a little curious, So I'll try my best to stay alive tomorrow, and then I guess we can see where things go If you'll let me I would like to accompany you wherever you go," said Akane.

"Cool, that's settled, then," said Ash, and then Cora coughed from the side.

"Look, Cora, you have a whole life ahead of you, I know it sounds weird from someone coming to the same age, but I have different circumstances; we don't even know each other for more than a day, and tomorrow's war is also there, in short, what I am saying is, You should take some time and think things through, I will always be glad to bring you along like Akane, I, after all, I can't refuse such beautiful women," said Ash "Now, I have some other things to deal with, so let's eat up fast," said Ash.

After that, they had dinner under the moons of the Shadow Realm, sitting on a platform made out of veins, with the sounds of the forest around them; Ash had the food of the Shadow Realm, all things had a bit of sour taste to them, but Ash liked it. Cora slowly got comfortable around Akane and started asking questions about tomorrow's strategy. Even though Cora was weak, she seemed to have a curious mind about the fighting strategies and Akane found her interest in warfare tactics to her liking, and she seemed happy enough to answer all her questions. After Ash had eaten, he got up to leave.

"So, I have that thing to take care of, I don't know if it will go as I hope or how long it will take, but I would like to spend time here again, It's a nice spot, so I'll be back here if you need to find me," said Ash.

"I have some cleaning duties left; I'll also come back after finishing them," said Cora with her usual cheery tone.

"I'll just stay here and have some rest or something," said Akane.

"All right, then you better help Cora climb up when she comes, Ok?" said Ash and left after Akane nodded.