Chapter 229

Neo moved with a speed that perfectly copied Nara’s swordsmanship. The blade flashed in a clean arc. The demon’s body swelled in response. Its single remaining horn glowed bright with raw energy. Its eyes snapped open, pure red.

In the next instant the demon lunged. It appeared right beside Neo. Neo twisted aside on pure reflex and the demon’s strike missed by a hair. Neo’s sword came down hard. Both of the demon’s arms dropped to the ground in two wet thuds.

Neo cursed under his breath. If he had used Nara’s style from the start the fight would have ended much sooner.

The demon staggered. New arms sprouted from the stumps at once. The glowing horn faded and vanished. Blood still ran down its white chest, but the creature straightened and roared.

"Even if I burn my whole life and the last of my horn, I will kill you!"

It charged again. Fists and knees hammered into Neo without pause. Every blow landed with bone-shaking force. Neo’s body took hit after hit. Skin split. Muscles tore. Bruises bloomed dark across his ribs and shoulders. He tried to lift his sword arm. Nothing answered. He reached for a healing potion at his belt. His fingers would not close. He could not even feel his own legs.

The demon kept coming. Each strike sent a shockwave through the ground. Dirt and broken branches flew. Neo’s vision narrowed. Blood ran into his eyes.

Then the faces came. Martha’s quiet smile. Sai’s sharp laugh. Luna’s soft eyes. Sakura’s stubborn chin. All the women who waited for him. If he died here he would never see them again.

Something cold and hard settled behind Neo’s gaze.

He surged forward on pure will. His free hand clamped around the demon’s head. He yanked it down and drove his knee up. Bone cracked against bone. The demon’s face smashed into Neo’s knee. Before the creature could pull free, Neo stabbed two fingers straight into its eyes. Warm fluid burst over his knuckles. The demon shrieked and reeled, blind.

Neo did not stop. He hammered fists, elbows, knees, and the edge of his blade into the white body in a relentless storm. Ribs snapped. Flesh tore open. Blood painted the demon from horn stump to waist. Still the creature fought. Even half-dead it hunted for gaps. It clawed at Neo’s throat, kicked at his gut, slammed fists into every vital point it could reach. Obsession drove every desperate strike.

Neo’s last clean cut took the demon’s head. The body collapsed. The forest fell quiet except for Neo’s ragged breathing.

His knees buckled. The world tilted. Consciousness slipped away like water through open fingers. In the fading dark he formed one last thought: someone, please find me.

Hours passed.

A lumberjack walking the outer trails spotted the two bodies. One was a twisted white corpse with a missing head. The other was a battered human man still clutching a sword. The lumberjack looked from one to the other. Something simple and human settled in his chest. This man had fought the monster. He was the good one.

The lumberjack heaved Neo over one broad shoulder and carried him to the waiting cart. He drove home under the late sun, called for his wife the moment the door opened, and told her to tend the stranger. Then he turned around and left again to cut more wood for market.

Neo woke to an unfamiliar ceiling. He sat up fast, sweat cooling on his skin. The room was small and clean. He swung his legs off the bed, tested his weight, and found he could stand. The worst of the damage had closed while he slept, though deep aches remained.

He opened the door and walked downstairs.

A woman stood at the kitchen counter with her back to him. Blonde hair fell past her shoulders. A short yellow skirt hugged a wide, heavy ass and thick hips. An apron tied at the waist only made the curve of her full breasts stand out more. She turned when the floorboard creaked.

"Oh. You woke up," she said. Her voice was warm and a little surprised. "My husband found you one day while he was out lumberjacking."

Neo’s eyes sharpened. "One day? How long was I out?"

She tapped a finger against her chin. "Almost three days now."

Three days. Neo reached for the link he shared with his women. The connection opened at once.

I’m alive. I’m coming back.

Relief flooded the link from every direction at the same time. Martha, Sai, Luna, Sakura, and the rest all spoke over each other.

Where are you? We searched the whole forest again and again. Nothing.

Neo checked the system map. The marker sat far outside the forest he knew, in a different kingdom labeled Draj.

I’m outside the forest. Kingdom of Draj.

They accepted the news with tight nods he could feel across the distance. He promised he would return soon and closed the link.

The blonde woman watched him the whole time. Neo met her eyes.

"I’m fine now. To repay you and your husband for taking care of me, how about I help clean the dishes?"

She paused, then smiled. "My name is Sunshine. You can help."

Neo stepped up beside her and took a plate. He glanced at her while he worked. "Sunshine. That’s really your name?"

She puffed her cheeks. "It’s my given name, not a nickname. I am called Sunshine."

Neo dried another plate. "I understand why your parents chose it." He kept his tone easy. "How’s life here with your husband? Everything good?"

She grinned. "Yes. It’s all good."

Neo set the last dish aside. "I can always offer my services."

"What services?"

He pulled the front of his shorts down just far enough. His cock hung heavy and thick, a full twelve inches even soft. "I find couples who are sad and make the wives happy. A lot of them have already come to me."

Sunshine’s hands trembled around the plate she still held. She looked away. "We... we don’t need your service. We did this for free. You don’t need to pay us."

Neo nodded and let the cloth fall back into place.

Evening came. Sunshine set the table. The three of them ate in near silence. When the plates were empty Neo looked at the lumberjack, stood, and showed the same twelve-inch cock again with the same quiet offer.

The lumberjack stared at it, then at his wife. He spoke in a low, steady voice. "There is indeed a problem."

Sunshine shot to her feet. "Just don’t!"

The lumberjack’s hand slammed the table hard enough to rattle the cups. "Wife, you know hiding it changes nothing." He turned back to Neo. "Please get my wife pregnant. I can’t give her children even though she can carry one. Finding you feels like a chance given by God. The moment I saw how you killed that demon—how much damage you took and still kept fighting—I knew you were a great hero. Please put a child in her. We will raise it as our own."

Neo sat silent for a long moment. Then he nodded once.

The lumberjack nodded back. Sunshine turned and walked toward the door. Neo caught her wrist before she reached it.

"Do you really want to stop your husband from having the chance to raise his own kids?" His voice stayed calm. "Don’t worry. I won’t form any attachment to you, and you won’t form any to me. I already have many wives."

Sunshine stopped. She looked back at her husband. She bit her lip hard, then nodded. "But without kissing."

Neo agreed. "I’ll need to fuck her eight hours every day for a full week. Every time I come inside her pussy, to make sure she gets pregnant."

Sunshine’s heart kicked hard at the number. The lumberjack only looked more certain. He faced his wife.

"You wouldn’t believe me if I said this, wife, but this man stopped a demon who could blow off mountains. I’m sure he could go even longer. Ain’t it right, Mr?....."