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Balto and Dako suddenly woke up inside a strange place.

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It seemed like some kind of underground dungeon, however, there was something odd.

Alongside the eeriness and the coldness, there was a certain stillness that made this place strange.

And even more, there was a strange sense within their souls…

As if they were being watched by something enormous and overwhelming, which they could not possibly hope to escape from.

It made their entire bodies sweat heavily, and they were barely resisting the urge to piss themselves on fear.

The two quickly realized that they were tied to chairs…

Although the chairs were strange, made completely out of black iron, and they were tied with incredibly strong and tight chains of the same material.

Even more, there was a strange feeling within this chair and the chains…

As if they were… being possessed…

By something… supernatural.

"W-Where are we?" asked Balto, a Wild Cat-kin Beast-man.

"How the fuck would I know?!" said Dako, a Gray Mouse-kin Beast-man.

"I don't know, maybe you woke earlier!" said Balto.

"I didn't! I just did!" said Dako.

"Wait… did we… end up in here when we got beaten by those weird guys?" asked Balto.

"I… I… I do not know! I am fucking scared, where the fuck are we?! Are they going to torture us now?!" asked Dako.

"Maybe they're from a rival organization?" asked Balto.

"No way! I've never seen those guys before, they're most likely new…" said Dako.

"Well… nonetheless, we are screwed, I can't even free myself from these chains, they are incredibly tough and tight…" said Balto.

"Me neither, I cannot even slip out of them!" cried Dako.

"Ah, you two are finally awake, how wonderful," said the voice of an old man.

The two beast-men were then paralyzed in fear.

They did not hear him come here at all, yet his voice emerged as if he was watching them all this time.

The two beast-men moved their heads below them, as they found an old man with a long black beard, he seemed a bit wise, although he clearly was not, as he had a pretty crazy smile.

"According to my lords, I am allowed to do whatever I want with you two as long as I can get all the information you have out of your little heads!" he laughed.

Suddenly, the man walked back to a desk, and grabbed several torture tools, alongside a flask that seemed to contain a red liquid inside.

"O-Oi… W-What are you doing with those tools?!"

"Free us at once old man!"

"I am sorry, but I simply can't. It is rare to see such specimens as you! I have not even experimented nor seen the insides of beast-kin! Even though I live here, I am not allowed to touch any citizen! But you! Oh, you're not citizens at all!" laughed the old man.

"E-Eh?"

"What are you talking about?! We are members of the Black Tails! Our Boss governs the Red-Light District, you're done for if he finds us… damaged!"

"Is that so…? Could you tell me more about… your Boss?" asked the man, as he slowly walked towards the two beast-kin.

"W-What's your name, you damn human?! I have not seen you anywhere! Which gang do you belong to?" asked Balto.

"Oh, my bad. Where are my manners? My name is Abraham Gespudo, I am an Alchemist and Researcher. I've spent my entire life researching biology, but I've never had such an opportunity as looking right inside living specimens such as you!" said Abraham Gespudo, glancing at one of the beast-men.

"T-The who?!"

"O-Oi… take away that thing out of my sight!"

"Don't worry… My lords are benevolent… You can be freed as long as you speak it all!" said Gespudo.

"S-Speak?!" asked Balto.

"We ain't telling you shit!" roared Dako.

"Ooh… How… bad…" said Abraham, as the chair of Dako suddenly changed its shape magically, becoming some kind of desk made of metal!

"W-What the… what the heck?!" asked Dako in surprise.

"Hmm… Health…? Healthy. Specimen race… Gray Rat-kin Beast-person… Eye Colors, emerald… Skin color, pale white… hair color… gray… age… What's your age?" asked Abraham.

"What?! Why are you asking me that?!" asked Dako.

"Well you look around twenty..." said Abraham, writing it in his notebook.

Abraham kept writing such information, until he was finally done, leaving the notebook away.

"Very well, first of all, I will take some samples… Blood, Skin, Hair, Saliva, and… hm, perhaps a piece of your tail," said Abraham.

"W-What?! No! Not my tail!" cried Dako.

"Hehe, stay still…" said Abraham, as he put a long needle into Dako's arm!

"GYAAAAAAH!"

Then, Dako saw as the needle slowly drained his blood!

"W-What kind of torture tool is this?!" asked Dako.

"Torture? I am not torturing you… Where did you even conclude? I would never treat badly my specimens!" said Abraham, as he took out the noddle and patched the small wound.

Abraham glanced at the blood inside a flask, as he moved it around.

"Aah, the warm blood of a Rat-kin Beast-man! What a nice find…! Now, to skin extraction!" said Abraham, moving a sharp and slip knife towards Dako!

"W-Wait! Waaaaaaaait…!"

Experimentations of various types continued as Abraham slowly extracted the info off the thugs, he ended up experimenting with several concoctions he had prepared using several materials, including the blood of Ervas and the materialized phantom flesh of Veronica.

"It seems that the Blood Potion is a success, it works wonderfully… Hm, and the Phantom Potion doesn't turn someone into a phantom momentarily, sadly, but it does give some extra-sensorial abilities, although also momentarily… Yes, yes, this will be good…" said Abraham, writing everything down as Balto and Dako were unconscious and with their tongues out as if dead.

"Hmm… Maybe I went a bit overboard there? …I should be more careful from now on," said Abraham.

Flash.

Suddenly, the figure of Ervas emerged out of thin air, a Phantom Clone.

"How did it went?"

"Oh, my lord! It went rather excellent, I've managed to extract as much info as possible!" said Abraham.

"…Why are they unconscious?" asked Ervas.

"Oh, maybe overboard of liquids? But it seems that most potions work," said Abraham.

"I see, good work… bring them to the underground rooms and put them on their cells if they cooperate when they wake up, I will put Soul Parasites on them and make them temporary citizens, perhaps if they work hard in the factories, they may be worthy of becoming true citizens," said Ervas.

"My lord, your benevolence knows no bounds," said Abraham.

"…Did you had to extract their blood, hair, and skin?" asked Ervas, as he glanced at the samples.

"But of course! We must check the possible changes and mutations that might bring consuming your blood and flesh, my lord! Alongside consuming the metallic dust of lady Veronica and her mashed phantom flesh," said Abraham.

"Hmm… Perhaps there might be new types of races, you wonder?" asked Ervas.

"Indeed!" said Abraham.

"I see… those experiments might be more useful than I thought. Keep working on different items, are the potions good to sell?" asked Ervas.

"I believe there might be the need for some more refined form… But it should be done soon enough!" said Abraham.

"I see. What about the Retina and Lens juice and the cream?" asked Ervas.

"Oh, that! My assistants are still working on their process, but it is going at a good pace. I believe that whenever we crack the right process, we might be able to mass-produce them through automatized golem factories," said Abraham.

"I see. Well, for now, I will be taking the 'Special Meat', as I have recently opened a restaurant," said Ervas.

"Oh? May I take a visit, my lord?" asked Abraham.

"…Maybe tomorrow," said Ervas.

"I see! I will patiently wait that day!" said Abraham.

"I will stay with you from now on, so let us investigate things together. Veronica will bring her clones for more assistants as well, so we can work faster," said Ervas.

"Oooh! Amazing, my lord, with your help, the process of our creations shall be incredibly swift!" said Abraham.

"Good. I might be able to bring you more specimens. I will pass this info to the main body…" said Ervas, reading everything Abraham wrote in mere seconds.

"Excellent, my lord… Ah," said Abraham, drinking a cup of tea.

Meanwhile, on the outside of Veronica's soul, Ervas and Veronica's party were trying to fight as hard as they could.

"Nooo! I don't wanna!" cried a young Giant Boy.

"I don't like water!" cried a young Cockroach-type Insectoid girl, with chocolate-colored skin, and long black hair, her body was covered in a brown exoskeleton, although some areas were her bare skin. Her antennas moved around while protesting but she was moved into the bathroom, nonetheless.

"I… I am actually fine with this. And the water is very warm…" said a young Banshee girl with pale white skin, long elf-like ears, and black-colored tear marks below her sad-looking aquamarine eyes.

"Good kids take a bath every day! You stink, so you better take out all that nastiness!" said Veronica, using her strength to even overpower the Giant boy, and throwing him into the water.

Splash!

Ervas then emerged, extending his hands like phantom noodles, which Veronica did the same.

Using sponges and other products made on their Kingdom, they washed the three kids until all the nastiness and dirt over their bodies was no more.

Alongside that, they burned their terribly nasty clothes and gave them new pair of very beautiful clothes made of Veronica's and Charlotte's soft and silky metallic threads.

"See? Look at them! They're so cute!" said Veronica.

"Indeed… C-Can I hug them?" asked Kireina.

"Not without their approval," said Ervas.

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