Reincarnated as an Instructor in an Adult Game

Chapter 41: Please don’t look

The sun was beginning to set, casting a sunset glow over the plains and mountains.

It was nearly 5 PM when the village where we would stay for the first night came into view.

On the way to a large city, several villages were scattered along the route.

While people often associate adventurers and travelers with camping outdoors, they usually don’t do so unless they’re on a forced march.

First, it’s too dangerous. In a world with monsters and bandits, sleeping outside is extremely risky.

It’s far safer to sleep inside a village, even if it’s still technically outdoors within its boundaries.

Second—though I hope it never happens—is the possibility of betrayal between adventurers.

It’s rare, but it does occasionally occur.

The reason is usually things like monopolizing a rare item drop or claiming the full reward from defeating a rare monster.

...I can’t imagine anyone wanting to bear the sin for something like that.

Satour, who was currently driving, peeked back while we were switching drivers and asked,

"Instructor, is it okay if we rest in that village?"

"Yeah, please do."

"Ehehe... Erika, is the seat comfortable?"

Satour asked with a grin.

Erika couldn’t even muster a protest. Her face was bright red with embarrassment, and she kept her head down.

The reason? Erika was currently sitting on my lap.

I had my arms wrapped around her from behind to keep her steady against the carriage’s swaying.

Erika had mentioned she had ridden in carriages before, but around 3 PM she started shifting uncomfortably because of her bottom.

Of course, without any cushioning, it would start to hurt.

When I tried to take out a slime pillow, Minty grinned mischievously and made a suggestion:

"Why don’t you just sit on the Instructor’s lap?"

Erika had blushed furiously and resisted at first, but her backside must have really been hurting, because she eventually asked shyly if she could do it "just a little."

In the end, she had stayed in that position the entire time since.

More precisely, after she nearly fell due to the shaking and I hugged her tighter from behind, she had frozen up.

Every now and then I heard her small, embarrassed voice: "U-um...", "P-please let go...", "C-can’t you hear me...?" but her reactions were so cute that I pretended not to notice.

...Sorry. I’m a man too, so I want to see my girlfriend’s adorable side.

It was inevitable that her soft breasts would press against my arms from time to time as I held her.

Roll, who had been watching the rear, turned around, kept her expression mostly neutral, and said to me,

"At this pace, we should arrive in three days."

"Yeah... It’d be even better if it doesn’t rain."

"Exactly. By the way, we’re holding onto everyone’s weapons... Which one do you want?"

"...You brought every kind?"

Roll smiled slyly and lightly tapped the magic bag at her waist.

...Hey, what are you thinking? Why would you bring every single kind?

It’s true that I can use most of them to some degree, but who actually prepares every single weapon?

Well... the people at [Suzuya] do.

I mentally retorted at myself and let out a wry sigh.

Then Roll seemed to remember something and said "Ah..." before continuing in a slightly dejected tone.

"Sorry, Instructor. We don’t have a morning star."

"...I’d be troubled if you did."

As we chatted, the carriage entered the village, and the surrounding noise grew livelier.

Villages along the main road did their best business from around this time until about 10 PM.

I asked Roll in a low voice so it wouldn’t carry outside,

"Any suspicious people around?"

"...Nope, none. The ones looking at the carriage seem to be villagers."

"Got it. Thanks."

"Mm."

Roll smiled and immediately turned her attention back to the rear. Even after entering the village, she didn’t let her guard down. freёwebnovel.com

We would only fully stop being on high alert after parking the carriage—though even then, we wouldn’t drop it completely.

There were occasionally people who tried to rummage through things or bandits who slipped in among travelers, so the vigilance was necessary.

If you stayed tense the whole time, you’d just end up exhausted.

After a while, the carriage stopped. I could hear Minty and Satour starting to take care of the horses.

Roll looked at me, nodded, then glanced at Erika and tilted her head.

"Erika... are you awake?"

"She’s awake. I’ve been hearing her quiet voice for a while now."

"Y-you noticed!?"

Erika lifted her head, finally starting to move. She squirmed as if wanting to get off my lap.

Roll smiled at her reaction, got off the carriage first, and left.

With no other choice, I loosened my arms. Erika quickly climbed down from my lap.

Then she turned around, puffed out her reddened cheeks, and gave me a sulky glare.

...The gap is way too big.

I stood up, gave her a kiss, took the hand of the flustered "Awawa..."-uttering Erika, and got off the carriage.

The village was quite lively for its size.

In villages, stalls were the standard way of doing business.

Larger towns and cities had proper shops, but villages were small and permanent storefronts would just get in the way.

Holding Erika’s hand, I looked at the nearby stalls.

...No Giene here, huh.

This village’s specialty was vegetables.

Among them, Giene (a strangely named vegetable that looked like a green onion) was delicious.

When fresh, Giene could be eaten raw, and this village’s Giene was so good that it stayed delicious enough to eat raw all day long.

As we walked around the other stalls, Erika gradually returned to her usual self. I smiled as I watched her.

Then Minty came running over from the carriage and told us she had secured lodging.

...Well, let’s all have dinner first.

I made the suggestion and headed toward Satour and Roll together with Minty.

Along the way, Erika was being hugged by Minty.

After dinner, everyone headed to the rooms they had taken at the inn to rest.

I sat on the bed, looking at Erika who sat on the opposite bed with her cheeks dyed red, and gave a wry smile.

Apparently, they could only get one triple room and one double room.

...Well, that sort of thing happens often while traveling.

There had been no discussion about room assignments, so it naturally turned out this way. Before entering the room, Erika had been talking about something with the three girls.

Just in case, I opened my mouth to give her a warning... or rather, to convey something.

"Erika?"

"W-what is it?"

"Until we reach Santony... we won’t be doing that kind of thing, okay?"

"Eh... I understand that! ...Wait, until we arrive?" fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

I laughed at Erika’s reaction, lay down on the bed, and closed my eyes for a moment.

It was many times more comfortable than walking, but it was still tiring.

Being able to sleep in an inn bed was truly fortunate. On bad days, we’d have to camp outside.

I lightly wiped my body, planning to sleep early. Then I heard the sound of clothes being removed beside me.

When I glanced over, Erika was changing.

Pink bra and panties with cute little ribbons.

Even with a bra on, her melon-sized breasts showed firm, bouncy movement.

Her skin was even whiter than Felica’s, and you could tell how firm it was even from a distance.

The moment she took out her sleepwear from her magic bag, Erika noticed I was watching and quickly covered her front with the nightwear.

"D-don’t look, please..."

"...I’ll try to behave."

At my words, Erika’s face turned even redder. She hurriedly finished changing and slipped into bed.

...Aren’t you going to wipe your body? Well, she can do it tomorrow morning.

I took off my top to wipe myself as well. At that moment, I noticed Erika peeking at my bare upper body, but I pretended not to see.

So there really are people who do that... How cute, peeking through her fingers...