Book 4: Chapter 24: Escape

Lily and s.h.i.+mizu jumped down to the sloping hillside that rested over 100 m below the castle tower.

s.h.i.+mizu held the black parasol patterned with golden bellflowers up with one hand while hugging Lily with the other to slow down their descent suitably.

Sister s.h.i.+mizu Lily seemed to ooze a rich and luscious scent specific to an aroused girl at this moment and the chilling night breeze from the wilderness worked to alleviate the hotness inside her gradually.

Just what is wrong with you, Lil Sis Lily? What made you like this? And why are you dressed in such an immodest costume? Did they force it on you? s.h.i.+mizu looked at Lily with worry and affection as her slender hand hugged Lilys supple waist tightly.

This sensation of getting hugged tightly made Lilys body and mind sink into a nebulous ocean of warmth and comfort.

The duo landed deep inside the wilderness like faeries descending on a pond and vanished into the misty woods.

All Momiji saw when she arrived at the terrace was the vast mountain as the two girls had long vanished.

Men! Kagami Lily and her female companion have a.s.sa.s.sinated Minos protector! Mobilize all the troops and pursue them into the woods immediately! Momiji thundered.

Lily twisted her foot the moment she and s.h.i.+mizu landed on the ground, which wouldnt have been an issue for her normally, but this caused her to tumble down the hillside while pulling s.h.i.+mizu along with her.

After experiencing her head spin for a while, Lily felt herself falling into a stream within the valley along with s.h.i.+mizu.

The river water was shallow, so Lily rested within it with her back against the wet pebbles at the riverbed. The chilling river water a.s.saulted her costume in the meantime and cleansed the hotness inside her.

s.h.i.+mizu, on the other hand, ended up pressing down on Lily from above because of her attempt to protect Lily from the tumble by hugging her tightly.

s.h.i.+mizu raised her body up with much difficulty and discovered that she was actually straddling Lilys underbody right now and that the incredibly supple region which her hand was fastened against was actually Lilys breast.

The t.i.tillating sensation from her palm filled s.h.i.+mizu with glee. As the waters were shallow, it hadnt actually drenched her hand, which meant that the moistness she felt from her palm was actually the sweat perspired by Lily.

Lily lifted her head slightly and found herself in a dilemma about how to react after seeing this scene as it didnt seem proper to squeal.

She thus grabbed s.h.i.+mizus wrist weakly with the intent to push it away, yet found herself unable to do so, Help me stand up, Sis.

s.h.i.+mizus affectionate gaze regained clarity suddenly, Y-Yeah. The waters quite cold, lil sis! s.h.i.+mizu helped Lily stand on her feet.

However, Lily almost slipped again the moment she did, which prompted s.h.i.+mizu to catch her by her armpits in order to help her maintain her balance.

s.h.i.+mizu then supported Lily all the way to the riverbank and helped her sit down. The fact that the ever wholesome, nimble and martially skilled Lily had become so enfeebled in turn filled s.h.i.+mizu with an intense desire to protect her.

She then lifted her kimonos hem and returned inside the river to pick up Lilys fallen blade and parasol before returning to the riverbank and handing them over to her.

Lily propped her body with the blade while still gasping for air weakly, I was fortunate to have you come rescue me in time, Sister s.h.i.+mizu, or else

Dont say that now. I promised Uesugi that Ill protect you, yet I still left you alone for such a long time willingly and allowed you to fall into such danger, s.h.i.+mizu sat beside Lily and raised her minidress hem slightly with the intention of checking whether her fair thighs had been scarred, Did they bully you? Are you hurt?

No, Lily shuddered and pressed down her minidress hem hastily to cover her underbody. She then directed a grudging yet gratifying gaze towards s.h.i.+mizu with flushed cheeks, I-Im fine Sister s.h.i.+mizu.

Lily stammered. She had already gone through enough shame, so she found herself unable to speak out that she had mistakenly drunk an aphrodisiac-filled sake.

Although s.h.i.+mizu wasnt ready to believe that Lily was fine by looking at her current condition, she didnt press her for answers since Lily was unwilling to speak about it.

She hugged Lily tightly, No matter what, youre at my side now, lil sis, and thats enough for me

A cl.u.s.ter of faint torches appeared in the distant woods within their vision at this moment, followed by the barks of hounds and cries of samurai.

The Tosa-breed mastiffs of Mino were actually quite wild and ferocious with a very keen sense of smell, which allowed them to lead the samurai towards the sisters by following the scent emitted by Lily.

Its pursuers! s.h.i.+mizu pulled Lily up as she got up, Lets leave immediately. Can you run, lil sis?1

s.h.i.+mizu pulled Lily and ran along the river stream in order to escape deeper into the mountain.

Although Lily and s.h.i.+mizu werent afraid of their pursuers, they knew Momiji would join the search for them for sure soon, which posed quite the danger if she caught up while they were in the middle of a battle.

Lily was still groggy from the aphrodisiacs effects and almost tumbled down every now and then while running, but she fared better since she had s.h.i.+mizu to pull her up each time. The speed at which they ran was still much faster than their pursuers, so the duo managed to pull up quite the distance with them and finally arrived at the river streams end where it cascaded into a waterfall.

Take off your stockings, Lily, s.h.i.+mizu stated suddenly with a plan in mind.

Eh? Lily blushed.

Take them off quickly, s.h.i.+mizu crouched down to strip Lilys stockings forcibly2.

It was possible for them to suppress their spirit auras, which would prevent those at a level lower than them from discovering them. s.h.i.+mizu also possessed the means to hide their auras with her black mist in case Momiji probed out for them.

However, it was impossible to eliminate their scent, and it was this primitive method of using sniffer hounds that had left them in a predicament right now.

Those hounds will follow your scent, s.h.i.+mizu began stripping Lilys stockings tacitly. Lily shuddered momentarily and flopped onto s.h.i.+mizus shoulder, but she didnt mind it and simply shouldered her as she took off her stockings wholly and exposed her bare feet outside.

s.h.i.+mizu rinsed Lilys feet by pulling them inside the river water forcibly after that and proceeded to splash Lilys calves, thighs and b.u.t.tocks with the water.

She then tossed Lilys stockings into a beast trail by the riverbank purposefully.

Only then did s.h.i.+mizu release Lily. The two of them entered the river water once again after that and s.h.i.+mizu pulled Lily to the woods on the opposite bank of the river in order to flee deep into it.

The duo ran deeper into the mountain for quite some time and discovered themselves free from their pursuers later, possibly because they had gone searching in the wrong direction after finding Lilys stockings, or because of the river water cutting off the scent given out by Lily.

s.h.i.+mizu knew Lily was quite fatigued as they had been running all this while, so the duo entered a vine-covered cavern that they had found in the mountain.

Lily panted heavily right now, and her body was drenched, making her seem utterly powerless. s.h.i.+mizu made Lily sit on a rock inside the cavern to rest first and went out to fetch some firewood to light a fire inside it.

Im parched, Sis Lily had secreted too many fluids.

s.h.i.+mizu chopped a bamboo stem outside the caverns mouth and returned with a bamboo tube filled with water from a nearby spring for Lily to drink.

Lily felt much better after drinking the clear spring water and rested against the caverns wall. The wrinkled and sweat-drenched costume that she was wearing was glued to her b.r.e.a.s.t.s skin as they heaved up and down intensely under the fires illumination.

s.h.i.+mizu gulped her saliva down subconsciously when she saw this, but since her worry for Lily far outweighed her desire, she refrained from bullying the feeble Lily right now.

Lil Sis Lily. Youve come across such danger just after arriving in Mino. Must you go to Heian-kyo? s.h.i.+mizu asked while across Lily.

I have to Sister s.h.i.+mizu.

The reason I left your side recently was to investigate the hidden plotter who entrapped you. Although I still havent found the truth, Ive gained some clues about it. The faction attempting to murder you is far more powerful and sinister than we can imagine, lil sis, the flames pulsating over the dried firewood reflected inside s.h.i.+mizus somber eyes.

I know, Sister s.h.i.+mizu. But I have a reason to go there, Lilys determination was as tenacious as ever. However, her current state, which left her leaning against the caverns wall with scattered hair, clouded eyes, flushed cheeks and a wide-open kimono front as she exhaled a faint icy breath didnt really make her look that convincing.

s.h.i.+mizu didnt press Lily for the reason since she believed that Lily wouldve long told her if she wanted to.

Ill accompany you, then. Lil sis, s.h.i.+mizu stated solemnly.

Eh? But didnt you also say this journey is too dangerous, Sis?

Thats exactly the reason I wish to accompany you! I know you are much stronger than me right now, but seeing your current state, its quite clear that the unexpected can happen no matter how strong you are. We can look out for each other if Im beside you since Ive also gotten stronger.

s.h.i.+mizu pa.s.sed by the fire and held Lilys hand after arriving beside her, Im willing to accompany you no matter how dangerous or grim the path youve decided to walk is.

Sis I mightve fallen into that witchs hands today if it werent for you. I really dont know how to thank you.

Dont treat me like a stranger now. The two of us would never hesitate to sacrifice our lives for each other if needed, so Ill punish you if you say anything like thanking me again! s.h.i.+mizu declared in a stern yet soft tone while caressing Lilys moist, hair-glued cheek gently after lifting her chin.

I wont say it again, Sis.

The night deepened gradually, and Lily fell asleep on s.h.i.+mizus shoulder before she realized it. The duo of girls fell asleep while holding hands just like that.

A faint blue mist from outside illuminated the caverns interior at dawn on the following day. The fire had almost burnt out by now and just had a little kindling left lit.

s.h.i.+mizu found Lily still asleep when she woke, possibly because of the ordeal that Lily had gone through the previous night. She kissed Lilys cheek and gave her a lap pillow on her thighs before caressing her pretty hair gently so that she could sleep longer.

Lily blushed immediately after sensing the supple sensation of s.h.i.+mizus thighs as well as her scent when she slowly awakened and pouted at s.h.i.+mizu after getting up hastily.

Youre awake?

Mhm, Lily mummed with a nod.

How is it? Are you feeling better now?

Lily got up with steady footsteps and felt wholly good as she braced against the fresh morning wood of the mountain after arriving at the caverns mouth.

The intense thirst brought by the spring sake still remained within her and her body even seemed to have gotten hotter, but Lily had full control over her body unlike before, which made her think that her body was perhaps really a natural wonder since it had adapted to the effects overnight.

Although she felt stimulated and craved, Lily was determined to keep it in check silently and suppress it well with her tenacious willpower and fort.i.tude.

Furthermore, this oversensitive body of hers also allowed her to sense the natural world more clearly, almost as if she had woken up from a dream that clouded her eyes.

Lily waved her hand and stored both the Sakura Parasol as well as Yasutsuna inside the mirror and summoned Crescent Moon in her hand with another wave.

A white mist blew by in the next moment, and a ma.s.sive white hound appeared in front of Lily, which left s.h.i.+mizu quite shocked.

T-This is

Thank you, Sis. Im fine now, Lilys heart pounded intensely when her eyes fell on s.h.i.+mizus succulent lips, and a pa.s.sionate current pa.s.sed through her bosom, waist and underbody3. However, Lily saw it as a charming reservedness by suppressing it.

Robinxen: CUTE.

Robinxen: If only this wasnt for scent distraction.

Robinxen: Shes getting the hots.