Symphony for the Insect Princess

...Despite this, not even a single seagull caught up with the boat. We made some small changes to the boat, and its speed is now more than ten times that of an ordinary cruise ship.

The next stop is the eastern continent, Bufenia, a place full of deserts and Gobi, a holy land of fire magic.

There I had what I was looking for.

"By the way, everyone."

I twisted my facial muscles into a smile.

"Are you interested in dragon hunting?"

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"Give me a moment, Nelris."

When Nellis wanted to go to the toilet, Sedroon stopped her.

She was still dressed casually, but her eyes were very sharp.

"Even though you've vaguely mentioned it before... you haven't explained it clearly yet, right?"

"You mean 'dragon hunting'? That's what it means literally."

"Don't change the subject, I want to talk about Stella Gondel!"

"Oh……"

What a sharp fellow—Nelris thought.

"You couldn't possibly be unaware that she has a sage grandfather, right? Or, in other words, your original target was the Star Sage, Riversta Gondel? You deliberately killed his granddaughter to anger him. What exactly did you want to do?"

"...To put it simply, it's about planting the seeds of fire. More specifically, it's about the next step. There's no point in saying it too early."

"I'm tired of the fucking secrecy... and I just can't trust you completely."

"After all, the guarantee I gave you was the least binding. 'Seeking excitement' is too vague a definition."

"Oh, it's quite exciting. Just to admire the forbidden spell you developed yourself is worth the price of admission."

"By the way, you and your adoptive father, Magnus Karl Heydrich, have a difficult relationship, right?"

“…………Why mention him?”

"Nothing, I just want you to be mentally prepared... Of course, I'm not going to kill him, and he himself is actually irrelevant."

"Hey! You're really annoying when you stop talking mid-sentence, okay? Explain yourself clearly!"

"Instead of that, could you please help me get everyone here? Let's meet in my room."

"you……"

"As a testament to our 'friendship', I'd like to give everyone some welcome gifts and also decide on a team name."

"Damn it...yes, yes, I'll follow your instructions, my dear big sister!"

……

……

A few minutes later, on the ship, in Nelris's room—

Charging starts

"So, why did you summon us all of a sudden?"

Charge 25%

"I'd like to ask first, what do you think of stockings?"

Charge 50%

““““…………stockings?””””

Charge 75%

"It's the crystallization of human wisdom!"

Charged 100%!

For the first time, a slight blush appeared on Nellis's pale cheeks, which was extremely charming, but also felt a little weird.

"If humanity has truly invented anything world-changing over the past hundred thousand years, it's only two: books and stockings! Books are carriers of knowledge, the embodiment of wisdom! And stockings are the concentrated embodiment of the achievements of human production technology and industrial development! They are a dreamlike product that combines aesthetics, practicality, and comfort! When I first put on stockings as a child, I felt it—yes, that's right, humans are truly the most intelligent creatures on earth; insects can't create such works of art! The silky, soft, and gently tight feel is simply perfect! And as a garment, they're impeccable, pairing well with any outfit that exposes the legs, and there are a variety of materials, colors, and thicknesses to choose from! The various extensions of knee-high socks, over-the-knee socks, pantyhose, and garter stockings are also irresistible! All my outfits are based on stockings!"

He spoke a long string of words in one breath without taking a breath.

"But... Nelris..." Charlotte scratched her head, "You're wearing a long skirt now. Only half of your calves are visible, and only a small part of your stockings are visible."

"Stockings aren't just for looks! I really, really, really love them—I even enjoy the feel of them against my skin! Like this!"

As she spoke, Nelris sat down on the bed and placed her hands on the waist of her long skirt.

"By the way, Pierce, don't look."

"Of course. Please help me with my eyes later, Miss Setroon... Hey!"

Pierce smiled indifferently, then decisively poked out his eyes with his thumbs, causing a lot of blood to flow out.

Only then did Nelris confidently remove her dress and her ankle boots, revealing a pair of beautiful legs clad in light gray stockings to everyone (except for a certain housekeeper). Her thighs, calves, and ankles were perfectly proportioned. Her thighs, firm and elastic, seemed to be just the right amount of plump. Her calves were slender and long, as if crafted by a master craftsman. Her small feet were delicate and soft, with long toes. The light gray stockings faintly revealed her fair skin, framing her already stunning legs even more perfectly. Artistic, sexy, and beautiful—all perfectly balanced.

“Ohhhhhhh… Slurp… lick it? No, I have to savor it… Slurp, slurp, slurp…”←Asia

"It's great to be young...Are my legs a little too fleshy?" ← Charlotte

"My legs look short simply because I'm shorter than you!" ← Qimila

“………………………………………………Okay, okay, you won, alright? Is this what you call a meeting gift? So you called us here just to show off your legs, right?”←Sedroang

"I've prepared something else as a welcome gift, as a token of our 'friendship' and a token of my appreciation."

"Proof of friendship" - upon hearing these words, Qimila and Aisia's eyes lit up, while the other two looked suspicious.

"Pierce."

Nelris snapped her fingers, and the butler came over immediately, although tears of blood were still flowing from his closed eyes.

"What do you want, Big Sister?"

“Dubbing.”

"As ordered."

The butler cleared his throat, then—

"Ding~Dingdangdang~Dingdangdang~Dingdangdang~Dingdangdang~Dingdangdang~Dingdangdang~Dingdang~Ding~Ding~"

Accompanied by the background music of picking up rare items in past RPG games, Nellis suddenly took off her gray turtleneck sweater, revealing a simple but very beautiful white bra. Two beautiful and plump breasts were wrapped in the bra, bouncing gently with her movements.

She seems to be the type who is more open around female compatriots...or actually doesn't care about such things.

He reached under the hem of the turtleneck sweater he had taken off and pulled out four very small packages.

"Wait wait wait why from clothes?"

"Of course, important things should be kept close to you... If possible, please don't sniff too much, Asia, it's a bit disgusting."

"What exactly is this……"

"Of course I made it myself... Hey!"

Nelris's face, which usually had either a blank expression or a faint smile, finally showed a warm smile. Like a child showing off a new toy, she opened the package.

It's stockings × 4.

They are thicker black tights, thinner black stockings, white garter stockings of moderate thickness, and a pair of long and short stockings with asymmetrical black and white stripes (horizontal stripes on the left and vertical stripes on the right).

"I made this from the silk of the highest-grade snow spiders I raise. It keeps you warm in the winter and cools you in the summer. It's also extremely dustproof and automatically cleans any foreign matter that sticks to it. It dries instantly after getting wet, so it doesn't matter if you wear it in the shower or if it gets dirty. Since all the materials used are non-toxic and harmless, it's edible. It's also highly corrosion-resistant, so it's okay for Asia to wear it."

""""...""""

"You're welcome. Take it. This is for Charlotte."

Hand over thick black pantyhose.

“…Should I say thank you?”

"This is for Sedraon."

Hand over black semi-transparent stockings.

"I don't usually wear stockings..."

"This is for Aisia."

Hand out white garter stockings.

"If you can, please give me the gray silk stockings you're wearing now!"

"No. This is for Qimila."

Hand out black and white striped stockings, left horizontal and right vertical, left long and right short.

"This is my first gift from a friend...but why do I feel weird?"

"Now that everyone has received it, let's also decide on a team name."

I cleared my throat and said the name I had been thinking about for a long time.

"Silk Stockings Team——"

““““It’s too embarrassing!!!!!!!!!””””

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Ah, I'll leave a foreshadowing for the next chapter, and the long and boring second volume will be over.

The third volume will return to the right track and follow the narrative rhythm of the first volume.

Chapter 119: Under the Stage

Go back to a few days ago.

The forbidden spell had just been activated and the soul-devouring insects had dissipated.

Underground, water system, near the central part——

Gulu gulu gulu...

Waves of sticky sounds rang out.

Something was moving.

On the ground, pieces of red and green debris slowly gathered together, growing larger and larger.

It looks like both plants and animals.

Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss…

Tentacle-like branches grew from the edges of each piece of debris, tightly connected to each other. The inner part became softer, like internal organs, while the outer part became tougher, like skin.

Eventually a huge spore was formed.

“Hmm… um…”

A groaning sound came from it, as if it was in pain, but also as if it was expressing pleasure.

finally--

With a snap, the spores burst open, and a human figure stumbled out from it.

Its entire body was light green, with red vein-like lines all over it. Its body proportions were very disproportionate, but soon became those of an ordinary human. Its chest bulged, its waist became thinner, and thin branches grew from its head, just like a human female.

but--

"No, no, no... I can change the appearance, but... to be on the safe side, let's restore it to its original appearance."

The branches on the head shortened to the length of ordinary short hair, the chest became flatter, and the overall skeleton became larger, completely changing into a male outline.

"Yeah, it's still this comfortable."

The tender green skin turned into human flesh color, the hair turned brown, some branches at the corners of the body retracted under the skin, the body had muscle texture, the eyes had spirit, and sweat hair grew on the surface of the skin. No one could tell that he was not a complete human.

"……alright!"

Rodrigo Plants moved his new body, feeling the pulse of his new body made of basil, and his joy was beyond words.

"What's that famous saying from another world? 'No destruction, no construction'? That actually makes sense."

Using students to conduct experiments is just preparatory work, a prerequisite.