Chapter 249: 249 "Tower of One-on-One Duels": Revenge and the Next Opponent

"...Hmm, mmm... Wh-where is this...?"

After being swallowed whole by the "Lustful Tentacles" and defeated, Chika was transported to a bed in a small room outside the dueling field. She woke up a few minutes later.

"Ah... I lost... Yeah, that was definitely a complete defeat for me... ♡"

Understanding that she had lost from her current situation, Chika slowly sat up with a disappointed look and settled on the edge of the bed as if to catch her breath.

"Ahhh... being swallowed whole felt so good... ♡ Hmm... but if that’s the case, I wish I could have been swallowed whole more... ♡ I wanted to feel more like I was being eaten... I wanted to be carried deeper into its stomach... ♡ Well, I guess that’ll have to wait for another opportunity..."

Chika’s face flushed as she smiled, recalling the sensation of being swallowed for a moment. Then she shook her head to compose herself and turned her gaze toward the entrance of the dueling field with a serious expression.

"...I have to go for the win now."

Considering that the signal to begin the duel had been given after being doused in saliva with aphrodisiac properties last time, she thought the next duel signal would probably come as soon as the monster appeared. If that was the case, she would go on the offensive from the start and defeat the Lustful Tentacles before they could do anything.

"This time, my goal is to win decisively."

Having said that, Chika stood up and stepped back into the dueling field with unwavering steps. As soon as she entered, the iron bars came down, but she continued walking forward without glancing in that direction.

Then, after walking about ten meters, the ground began to shake again. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"...It’s coming...!"

The moment Chika felt the tremor, she assumed a position to cast a spell at any moment. A few seconds later, the ground in front of her suddenly rose up.

"--------!!!!"

The Lustful Tentacles revealed themselves.

"Duel Begins"

"Ah...! ’Water Lance’!"

As soon as they appeared, the signal to begin the duel was displayed. Seeing this, Chika nodded and unleashed her magic, launching a preemptive strike.

"---!!?"

"Not yet! ’Flameball’! ’Wind Sword’! ’Thunderbolt’!"

The Water Lance struck the moment it appeared, and the Lustful Tentacles flinched from the direct hit... but perhaps because of the "One-on-One Duel" system, it did not fall. So without pausing, Chika continued unleashing magic spells one after another.

"---! --, --... --, --..."

With no time to retaliate or escape, the Lustful Tentacles were helpless against the barrage of magic. They collapsed weakly... and vanished.

"...Okay, I won."

As soon as they disappeared, the iron bars at the entrance rose, allowing her to proceed to the next floor—the final floor. Seeing this, Chika nodded with satisfaction and left the dueling field with unwavering steps, beginning to climb the stairs.

"I wonder if I’ll lose the first battle on the next floor too... I wonder what kind of monster will appear...?"

As Chika climbed the stairs, her main concern was the next monster she would face. She was certain that the next battle would be a defeat, just like the first battle against the Lustful Tentacles. She accepted that fact. So no matter what kind of monster she was up against, she seemed curious about how she would be violated.

With that question still lingering in her mind, she climbed the stairs and arrived on the fifth floor. Chika immediately turned her gaze toward the dueling field, still filled with doubt.

"Um... hot springs?"

The battleground for this duel was, simply put, a hot spring. The interior was square-shaped, approximately thirty meters by thirty meters. At the center of the field was a large hot spring, about ten meters in diameter, surrounded by ground made of flat rocks.

"Hmm... I wonder what will come out?"

Across from the steaming hot spring, she could see the entrance leading to the next floor. Since there was no sign of the monster, Chika didn’t rush in immediately but stopped in front of the entrance, pondering her options.

"...No, I’ll just go and see. I’ll find out when I get there...!"

But there was no point in worrying. Putting her doubts aside for the moment, Chika stepped into the dueling arena.

"Wow... it really looks like a hot spring... Well, I’ve never been to one, so that’s just my impression..."

As she entered, she heard the sound of iron bars falling behind her. Chika made her way through the open-air bath field, walking around the hot spring at the center.

"Hmm... What should I do here...?"

However, even after walking around the entire field, not only was there no signal to start the duel, but no monsters even appeared. The iron bars ahead were also down, so Chika couldn’t just leave and move on. She pondered... and then subtly turned her gaze toward the hot spring.

"Maybe I have to go into this hot spring...? But does that mean I have to take off my equipment...? Hmm... I’ll try getting closer for now."

Because the behavior was obviously suspicious, she remained cautious and didn’t get closer than two meters at first. But having no other idea of what to do, Chika slowly tiptoed toward the steaming hot spring.

"Hmm... It looks like an ordinary hot spring... Ah, wha...!?"

Chika slowly, slowly approached, gazing at the water. When the distance between them narrowed to about one meter, a large amount of steam suddenly enveloped her body. Because it happened so suddenly, Chika couldn’t escape and was completely drenched in steam.

"Ah...? ♡ Huh, eh... ah, h, ah, aaaahhhhhh...!? ♡"

"Eh, eh...!? ♡ My body suddenly... feels good...!? ♡"

As soon as she was bathed in it, her entire body began to heat up and grow aroused. Chika couldn’t bear the intense effects and collapsed to her knees.

"W-what...? ♡ What is this... what is this, uh...? ♡"

"My body... my body is hot...!? ♡ Wh-what’s going on...!? ♡ What’s happening...!? ♡"

Her chest, her buttocks, her arms, her legs—all burned with excitement. Her pussy melted with pleasure and began to drip with honey-like fluid. Her estrus was so intense that Chika could no longer even kneel. She collapsed onto the ground on her back, beginning to squirm and shake her body restlessly.

"Hii, uuh... ♡ Uuh, mm, uuuuhhhh...! ♡"

"Th-this... this, if... ♡ if this is... could it be...!? ♡"

She hugged her own body tightly with both hands, pressed her thighs together, and rubbed them nervously. Chika’s intense excitement led her to speculate about the nature of the monster she would be facing this time.

"......"

Then, as if to confirm that hypothesis, a monster vaguely appeared before Chika.

"Ah, ah... ♡ Th-this is... the... trick this time... ♡"

Its body was made of steam. Its appearance was very similar to a monster Chika had encountered before. Though its body was composed of steam, it was clearly grinning and looking down at Chika with a nasty smile.

"Bumomo... Bumomo, bumoo...!"

"Duel Begins"

Steamed Orc Lv45 – an orc whose body was made of steam and vapor. It looked down at the fallen Chika and laughed sinisterly. With that smile, facing Chika in her overwhelming estrus that left her powerless, the signal to begin the duel appeared.