Chapter 12
Something I never expected.
I had guessed it would happen someday, but I never dreamed it would be today of all days.
Squirm, squirm—I can still feel something filling my belly. It feels as though I've accomplished something in life.
At the same time, I suppose I came to my senses a little. It definitely felt good, and even instinctively, I feel a sense of accomplishment.
But self-loathing slowly began to rise.
It was a strange feeling—liking it while hating it, and being drawn to something even as I hated it.
I had thought I'd long since admitted to myself that I was female.
After all, I had seen the Wolpi's mating habits and tried to give up and accept them.
But perhaps the wall in my mind was much higher than I thought.
‘I'll definitely get pregnant.’ ‘I like cock. Master!’
I can't believe I uttered things like that with my own mouth….
“Ngh….”
To be honest, I like Claude. It is true that I've come to like him as a female.
I can rely on him emotionally, too, and I like that about him.
And yet, how should I put it? I'm confused. I like him. I want to stay close to him.
But on the other hand, wouldn't it be all right to keep a little distance…? That thought keeps coming to me.
Even now, I don't want to let go of the hand Claude is holding tightly. But! What am I supposed to do!
If only I had a Bluetooth hand! How wonderful that would be!
The so-called sage time swept over me, leaving my mind blank.
Whether she's an older sister or a friend, the moment a female Wolpi is dominated by a male, he becomes an absolute being.
She can never resist him and follows him to the end.
If so, could I devote everything to Claude?
There might be nothing I couldn't do…but something felt different somehow. Fundamentally, something was different.
I like Claude, too. Just looking at him makes my heart pound and something well up inside me.
But I'm embarrassed. I've shown him so much. I don't know what to do with myself.
What should I do? What should I do?
Everything depends on one's state of mind. Let's call on my inner self.
I, Aris, am a magnificent Wolpi. My body may be like this, but a wonderfully muscular macho man lives inside me.
If that magnificent macho man had any advice for me…
[Believe in and like what you think is good, you bitch.]
That must be right, shouldn't it?
I'm confused. I like Claude. I trust him and intend to follow him whenever he asks.
But the stronger that impulse becomes, the stronger the backlash. Can I really do this?
Rather…if he forced me and ordered me to do it, I could comply. But doing it of my own accord is still embarrassing.
“Aris?”
Just then, I heard a voice calling my name.
“You've completely lost your mind. Didn't that shock you?”
“R-really? Did I go too far?”
It was Claude's voice. I stared blankly up at him. He was looking at me with a slightly serious expression.
His face was worried, just as it had been when I was covered in red magic.
“Master. I'm all right.”
“If anything feels wrong, you need to tell me.”
I shook my head and said I was fine. I must have looked so miserable while agonizing over this alone that he was worried.
For some reason, that made me happy.
“Good grief, look at her wagging her tail because she's happy. Claude, stop taking such meticulous care of your slave.”
“What if she really is in pain? Robina, you have no compassion.”
“She's obviously healthy. If you spoil a slave too much, she'll start getting uppity. What an idiot!”
She talked like that, but Robina seemed like a good person. Thanks to her, I had grown closer to Claude.
“Thank you for worrying about me, Lady Robina.”
“Hic… W-what are you talking about? It's not like I've ever worried about a slave.”
She grumbled and muttered something, then handed me an object.
“Ahem. Anyway, Wolpi. Take this.”
“What is it?”
The thing she gave me was a bracelet set with a blue jewel.
The beautiful silver ornament's clear coloring and elegant curves gleamed in the light.
“It's a bracelet fitted with a muscle-control device. When you use it, your strength will leave your body and you won't be able to support yourself.”
“Eek….”
I didn't know why she was giving me such a frightening object. Normally, people worked to become stronger, didn't they?
Robina nodded in satisfaction and added,
“Use it in an emergency and throw yourself into Claude's arms. No matter how strong he is, he has his limits.”
“W-why are you giving me something so strange? I'm plenty strong without it!”
“Quiet. I'm giving it to you so you won't get beaten up by a woman! Hmph. Then I'll be going.”
Swoosh—the girl snapped her fingers and disappeared into the distance as if space itself had split apart, vanishing into a one-point-perspective vanishing point.
I had seen it with my own eyes, but it was an incredibly fascinating sight.
But no one else in the tavern seemed to notice.
I was left alone at the table with Claude. What should I do now?
Beside me, he was still holding my hand tightly.
“Wait, Aris. You're going to put that bracelet on?”
“Yes. It was a gift from Lady Robina. If I do something wrong, you can use it on me too, Master….”
“I really don't understand what you're talking about. Why are women so extreme? I don't want to do that.”
It probably wasn't really a matter of women, but I still thought it would be useful in an emergency.
The sun went down, and time passed.
Because of what had happened that afternoon, I'd been incredibly tense ever since evening fell.
The first time is difficult, but the second and third times are easy.
I was certain Claude would want me. But he was absorbed in something else.
It concerned the Sharpstone we had obtained during the day. His work didn't end until late at night, nearly dawn.
“Phew~ I'm finished, Aris.”
Since my master was working so hard, I couldn't go to bed either. I was worried, and if he finished, perhaps… Ah, no.
Anyway, I was glad his work was done.
“You've worked hard. What is this?”
“It's a device for tracking Drilliko. If you look at this…here.”
He brought over a wooden board covered in detailed drawings. The picture looked as though it had been burned into the wood.
I wasn't sure, but it was a map recording the village and the surrounding mountains.
“Is this…a map?”
“You know what a map is, Aris? How clever.”
“Th-thank you. But…?”
Claude gave a small laugh and placed the Sharpstone, now slightly smaller than before, at the top of the map.
A red dot appeared on the map.
“Hmm. Drilliko is here right now.”
“Are you planning to go capture it right away?”
“No, it's not right to take someone else's target. Since I'm an adventurer too, I'd incur a penalty.”
He said he had made this device to gauge the magical power Drilliko was emitting.
“It has more magical power than I expected. It definitely possesses a magic stone.”
“Is that a good thing?”
“Yes. Those fellows will probably set out first thing in the morning. We need to time it with them, so let's sleep early.”
It was already deep into the night, but I didn't say anything in particular.
“A-Aris…?”
And at last, I got to see Claude's flustered expression.
After washing up and getting ready for bed, he sat down on the bed and looked at me.
“May I sleep beside you, Master?”
I tried on the underwear we had bought that morning. It was slightly sheer slip lingerie.
At first, I had absolutely refused to wear it, but since we had bought it anyway…
“Y-yes. Of course. Come on over.”
Claude's eyes went wide. I slowly climbed onto the bed, knelt, and sat beside him.
When I looked at him without saying anything, he shifted his eyes and spoke.
“Are you all right? Y-your…everything is showing.”
“That is true. Since it was clothing you bought for me, Master…I tried it on. Does it suit me?”
As he stared at my fully exposed breasts, he nodded.
To be honest, I was incredibly embarrassed and hadn't intended to do this, but still….
I had put it on to show that I wanted us to get along from now on.
“You may touch me if you wish.”
“Whew… I have to work starting tomorrow morning. Hold it… I have to hold it….”
I nestled into his arms as he muttered to himself. Lying on the bed, I felt him knead my breasts.
Since I wasn't in heat, it only felt ticklish.
I might have become wet if I had gotten in the mood while smelling his scent, but it didn't seem like that kind of atmosphere.
But I could read Claude's disappointment.
I stroked his face along with his rough beard and spoke.
“If you want, I can make you come with my hand.”
“… …”
“Then excuse me.”
The problem was that this man was shy, too.
Since he was already fully erect, I reached for him.
“Aris….”
I slipped my hand inside Claude's robe. His cock was hard as a rock.
I could feel it throbbing with a powerful pulse.
I have to get used to his cock.
Lying on my side and facing him, I stroked his stiff cock with both hands.
Stroke, stroke—I pressed the head with my left palm while gripping the shaft with my right and moved my hand back and forth.
I tightened my grip. I didn't take my eyes off Claude.
“Does it feel good?”
“Yes. It feels so good.”
I smiled for no reason. Men found happiness in things like this.
I moved a little closer to him. Then I kissed his cheek with a soft smack.
“Uu~ Aris! Come 'ere!”
“Yes? Eek!”
He wrapped his arms around my back and stole my lips. My hand was still pleasuring him.
Slurp, slurrrp—
Claude stroked my tail while kneading my breasts, too. He was certainly busy.
As we kissed sweetly, he shuddered and gave me a signal.
“Aris. I think I'm going to come.”
“Come all over me. Your semen is fine, Master.”
“Ari…s!”
Splurt—semen sprayed all over the palm I had placed over his glans. Its scent filled the air.
It felt as though his body scent were seeping into me.
“Sluurp—haa… haa….”
“Aris. That felt really good.”
“Hehe. I'm glad. Master, wasn't I clumsy this time?”
Claude smiled and nodded.
I wiped his semen onto my thighs.
It felt wrong to wipe away my master's essence with tissue and throw it out like garbage.
There might be a way to drink it, but I can't go that far yet.
“Sleep well, Aris.”
“Yes, Master. Good night.”
I lay down with a gentle swish, but my tail wouldn't stop wagging.
I felt good just being held in his arms. I liked his scent.
What should I do about his cock, which will be standing thick and firm when I wake tomorrow?
Thinking that, I went to sleep.
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The next day, sunlight streamed into the room.
Unfortunately, Aris failed to witness Claude's morning erection.
“M-Master?”
“Are you awake, Aris? It's a little early, but it's time to move.”
Outside, it was still early, with the sun only just beginning to rise.
Aris sat up groggily and rubbed her eyes, but her ears perked toward Claude.
“Uuugh, Master's…sturdy mountain peak….”
“What are you talking about?”
“Ah, no. I'm sorry.”
Claude gave a small laugh at how she seemed unable to come to her senses because it was morning.
“Get ready. We can't let those fellows die.”
After preparing, we climbed the mountain. Claude waited while checking the magical power.
“They're here. They've installed a new Sharpstone.”
Strange magic. It seemed to carry a scent. And somewhere in the mountains came a sound.
Phee-oooo—Phee-oooo—
“What should we do?”
“Let's wait. We'll move after the axeman's party clashes with Drilliko.”
The two of them climbed the mountain.
Aris followed the monster-bird subjugation party by tracking its scent.
The subjugation party consisted of the leader and the axeman as the lure team, while the shield-bearer, archer, and mage formed the main force.
-Phee-oooooo!
A gigantic monster bird. Its enormous wingspan looked to be over eight meters.
Not only was it huge, but its charging attack, in which it rammed with its beak, possessed terrifying destructive power.
The two members of the lure team drew the monster bird in and led it toward the main force.
Boom—the monster bird slammed into the shield-bearer. The shield-bearer was knocked back, restricting the monster bird's movement.
At that moment, the mage moved.
“Fire the binding spell!”
[Bind] Clatter—the chain spell seized the monster bird. Then the giant crossbow fired, but—
Phee-oooooo! With a sharp cry, it flapped its wings and sent the staggering shield-bearer flying.
“Aaaagh!”
At the same time, it took flight, tore free of the bindings, and attacked the party.
The monster's wings, spewing red magic, were like a storm.
Kuaaaang—!
“L-leader! Something's wrong! The shield shattered in one hit!”
“Ghk… Was this thing always this fast?”
The monster bird and the subjugation party clashed. The monster bird was far tougher and stronger than before.
The subjugation party was on the verge of annihilation.
The archers had been knocked unconscious, and the axeman was embedded in a tree and no longer moving.
Phee-oooooo!
The monster bird flew toward them at a terrifying speed. The leader became its target.
It charged.
“L-leader!”
“Aaaagh!”
The monster bird's drill-like spinning attack. A single-strike attack that pierced through everything in an instant.
A direct hit from this attack could shatter even solid rock in an instant.
Kaaang—!
At that moment, a man appeared in front of the leader alongside a massive barrier.
Rrrrrrrr—the air trembled, and sparks flew.
The mage held out his palm and barely stopped the monster bird's beak.
He turned toward the leader of the subjugation party.
“Hello? Are you all right?
A black-haired mage with tousled hair greeted him in a relaxed voice.
Grk—grk—the barrier shook, producing a grotesque sound.
“U-uaaah… S-save me! Save me!”
The leader's legs trembled violently with fear.
The mage kindly suggested to him,
“Would you be willing to hand the request over to me? I'll save your life and give you part of the reward.”
“Uh… u-uh! Save me! I'll… I'll give you the request! Please!”
The mage smiled and said,
“You made the right choice. Aris! Bring that over.”
A beautiful silver-haired wolf beastkin appeared from somewhere.
Swish—the tail swaying as it brushed against the grass gleamed in the light.
The girl wagged her tail as she held out a familiar document. It was a consent form formally transferring the request.
“Y-you're thorough!”
“Hurry. You could slip and get hurt.”
“Eek! H-here! Here it is!”
The Wolpi girl stepped back after obtaining his signature.
At that moment, the mage grabbed Drilliko's long beak with his hand, barrier and all.
“Haaap!”
With a battle cry, the mage lifted the gigantic bird and slammed it onto the ground.
Boom—! Kieeeek…!
At the same time, the gigantic sword wielded by the Wolpi girl shot forward and pierced the monster bird's wing joint.
Phee-ooooo!
She cut through both sides in an instant, then drove the sword into its back.
Crunch—but the monster bird did not die and began thrashing.
[Ice Rain]
The Wolpi girl retreated, leaving the greatsword embedded, and hundreds of ice arrows fell onto the monster bird.
Puff-puff-puff-puff—! Puff-puff-puff-puff-puff—!
The monster bird eventually exhausted its strength and died. Red magic began to pour out.
“Haaap!”
With a battle cry, the mage created a massive barrier and pressed it down over the corpse.
Grkgrkgrk—the corpse was crushed, producing a grotesque sound, but the magic could not escape.
“W-what on earth is this?”
“It's a red monster. I told you this is what happens when you abuse Sharpstones, didn't I?”
The mage pulled a massive chunk of stone from the monster bird's corpse.
“Master! You did it!”
“Yes. It's thanks to you, Aris.”
The two of them calmly left the area with the request document.
The subjugation party could only watch their retreating figures.