Some time had passed since Chika began exploring the Cave of Heat.

A light sweat was starting to form on her face.

"Hmm, I added resistance to my equipment, so it’s not unbearable, but... moving still makes me hot."

Thanks to the resistances from her gear, she could function inside the sweltering dungeon without any physical problems. Even so, she couldn’t fully compensate for the field’s unique conditions—high humidity and intense heat. Just walking forward left her drenched in sweat.

"Ugh... My clothes are sticking to me. It feels disgusting." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

I can’t take it anymore... I’ll take some off.

She wasn’t suffering from dehydration or heatstroke, but the discomfort was too much. Chika removed her blazer and tie.

"Phew... That’s a little better... I think."

Maybe because she was sweating, her white blouse clung tightly to her skin. The shape of her ample breasts—still inside her bra—and the curve of her waist were clearly visible. Her skirt also stuck to her body, revealing the lines of her panties and the fullness of her buttocks.

She was exuding quite a bit of eroticism. But with no one around, Chika remained unaware of her own state and continued walking through the dungeon.

"Oh, a room... I wonder if there’s anything in there."

Shortly after moving forward, she spotted a room in the middle of the corridor. Chika quietly peeked inside.

The room was ordinary in size. No monsters in sight—just a single treasure chest at the back.

"Oh, a treasure chest! I wonder what’s inside."

Without a trace of suspicion, Chika smiled, hurried over, and opened it.

"Ahhh...?!"

"Mimimimi!"

In that instant, a large amount of white smoke and heat erupted from the chest. Chika was instantly engulfed.

"Ah, um... this treasure chest... was a monster?!"

The heat itself didn’t seem to have any offensive properties—she felt no pain. But perhaps because she had been exposed to so much of it, Chika was afflicted with a status ailment: Weakness.

Her body lost all strength, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Me! Me! Me!"

"Ah, no... ah..."

The treasure chest revealed its true nature. Its previously unremarkable appearance suddenly sprouted fang-like designs along its lid and edges. A multitude of pink tentacles and a thick tongue emerged from the pitch-black interior.

At the top appeared a creature called Steam Mimic Lv44.

"Me, Me!"

Having shed its disguise, the Steam Mimic extended its tentacles, spewing steam from its box. It grabbed Chika’s limbs and lifted her into the air.

"Wh-what... what are you trying to do... let go..."

"No... I can’t use magic... I can’t move my body..."

"Me! Me! Me, Me!"

Perhaps due to the Weakness status effect, she couldn’t cast any spells. Chika could only weakly shake her powerless body, unable to offer any resistance.

The Steam Mimic, on the other hand—despite being an inanimate treasure chest—looked at Chika’s sweat-covered, erotic state with excitement. It stuck out its tongue and licked, then extended its remaining tentacles toward her body.

"Ah, ah...! Wh-where are you touching me... Ah, ah, ah...! Ah, ahhh... Ah, ahhh..."

"Me! Meeee, Mee!"

Two tentacles lifted her enormous breasts from below, still through her blouse, and shook them back and forth. Other tentacles traced the clearly visible lines of her buttocks through her panties, stroking her large rear. They touched her thighs, her arms, the nape of her neck, and her cheeks.

As her entire body was touched, Chika began crying out in agony.

"Mimimimi...! Mimi, mi! Miiii, mimimi!"

"Yes... Ah, ah, mm...! Yes, ah... Ah, ah, ahhh..."

Did the mimic hear her voice? It let out an excited cry and began touching her more suggestively. Tentacles wrapped around her voluptuous breasts, squeezing and kneading them. Tentacles clung to her buttocks, kneading and squeezing there too. Tentacles wrapped around her entire body, tormenting her.

Chika simply let it happen.

"This mimic... the way it touches me is so erotic... it’s making me feel good...♡ I can’t believe a mimic like this is making me feel this way...♡"

"Ah, ahh...! Ah, ah, ah♡ Ahh, ah, mm... Ahh, ah...♡ Ahh, ah, ahhh♡"

The stimulation of having her whole body attacked aroused her more and more. Her voice took on a sweet edge. Her sweat-soaked body grew increasingly flushed.

"Mimi! Mi! Miiii, Mimimi, Mimimiiii!"

"Ahhh...! ♡ Ah, aahhh...! ♡ Mm, mm, ahh... ah, ah, aaaahhh...! ♡ Ah, mm, haaa...! ♡"

"Nooo...♡ My boobs and ass... and my pussy♡"

"My body is being teased and stimulated so much...♡ I’m being made to feel so much...♡"

Before she knew it, tentacles had slipped inside her blouse. Her breasts were kneaded and squeezed directly. They touched her buttocks—not over her skirt, but through her underwear. And then, they began rubbing and teasing her crotch through her panties.

Her limbs were grabbed by tentacles. Her tentacle-covered body shook as she rode the waves of sensation.

"Me! Me, Meeee! Me!"

"Mmm, haa...♡ Ah, ah... ahh, ah, hya, ah...! ♡ Ah, ah, aaaahhh...!! ♡"

"I—I can’t take it anymore...♡ With my body being tormented by something like this, a mimic... I’m going to cummmmmmm...!! ♡"

The direct stimulation—nipples kneaded, clitoris flicked—pushed Chika over the edge. She had a small orgasm.

"Me...! Me, Meeee, Me"

"Ahhh...♡ Ah, ah, ahhh...!? ♡"

"Huh, huh...? ♡ What’s this all of a sudden...? ♡"

Had it sensed that she came? The Steam Mimic let out a cry, then stopped tormenting her body... and slowly began to approach.

"Me, Meeee... Me, Me! Me, Meeee!"

Chika was confused by the sudden shift. The Steam Mimic carried her body onto itself—onto the open box.

"Me, me... me, me!"

"Ah... kya, aaah...!?"

"Huh, huh...!? Oh, ahhh...!?"

And then Chika went straight into the Steam Mimic. Her upper body was thrown into the treasure chest.

"Ah, ah...!? Wh-what’s happening... ah, hyah...!? Ah, hyah...!?"

"What...?! Th-this means... I’m being eaten...?!"

Inside the box, no light entered. Her vision went completely dark. Chika was utterly confused.

From the outside: her upper body thrust into the treasure chest, her lower half left hanging limply out of the box.

"Mimi... Mimi! Miiii, Mimi!"

"Ah... Hya...!? ♡ Hya, ahh...!? ♡"

"W-wait... wait...!? You’re going to do more to me from here...? What are you going to do to me from here...!? ♡"

By slightly closing the lid and trapping her, the mimic prevented Chika from escaping. Inside the pitch-black interior, tentacles stroked her cheeks.

In her vision, where nothing could be seen anymore, her body trembled at every touch.

Chika was confused about what the Steam Mimic would do to her next... but at the same time, she was excited, filled with even greater anticipation.