"Nngh..."

I woke up groggily as I sat back up from a sleeping position, the quilt falling down to my waist.

I feel terrible, as if I had exhausted all of my strength on some rigorous activity even while sleeping.

Hmm? The ground's all... muddy?

Uwaaahhh! My clothes are gonna get dirtied!

...Huh?

Where's my vest? What am I wearing? ...Doesn't seem to be good fabric...

Uwaahhh... it smells like sweat... and something feels tickling to my nose... like a female's...

...!!!

Wh-Why am I getting aroused at my own clothes?

Wait, it isn't my clothes right.

A waist pouch? ...Huh? What is going on?

Where am I?

More importantly, there's something heavy wriggling around on my waist under the blanket!

...Eiii!!!

I quickly lifted up the blanket, and I saw someone hugging my crotch like a body pillow.

?!?!?! A woman was lying right on top of my lower body!!!

Hmm? Master's awake.

"Fu~ahhh~"

I rose up from the quilt taken out from my item pouch and let out a seductive yawn.

I stretched for a long period of time on purpose to appeal to him.

...Aha, he's looking~ he's looking at me~

...

...hmmm? He looks terrified?

Wait...

"W-w-w-w-w-w-what the?! W-who are you?!"

"Being all embarassed like that, even though you were so amazing yesterday night, you're surprisingly naive in bed huh, Master~"

"Y-yester...yesterday ...night?!"

"Mouuu~ You don't have any tact at all, spelling it out like that. Yesss~ I had sexual intercourse with Master~ It was a great time, ah... you don't remember it, but your body does~"

I slowly moved my index finger upwards, from Master's waist to his lips in a very provocative manner.

"?!"

He quickly got up and ran out of the Earth Sphere.

...Ah... he left.

...

Teehee~ Just kidding~ I've attached the skill Translocation LV2 on him using another skill scroll.

Translocation was originally meant for party members to teleport each other instantly back to a safe point in dungeons, that's why I had stocked up on 2 of these, but I didn't know it would be so handy in these kinds of situation~

With my control impulses, it has become the ultimate tool to bind Master to myself~

Of course, using Translocation alone requires the consent of the other party. But I can bypass that with a cheap skill under my Singular Skill Manipulation window~

Blood Oath LV10

Blood Oath LV10

50 SP

By absorbing a tint of blood in between two individuals, they will both be given a window to accept or decline the request for a Blood Oath.

If the ritual has successfully completed, both individuals will be bound with a contract of Blood Oath and become permanent party members. Both sides will also automatically bypass confirmation windows between party members.

Blood Oath cannot be removed even after death, as it is bound to the soul of the users. An individual can only possess 1 Blood Oath in their life.

In the case of inactivity after 1 day of given the window for a Blood Oath request, the individual will automatically accept the request.

At first, it seemed like a useless skill, but this has become the best skill I've ever used in my life.

Using the loophole of a day of inactivity from his exhaustion from sex, he will be unable to decline the effects of Blood Oath~

Incidentally, I have 32 skill points left over after levelling up and consuming skills.

Ahhh~ Master~

You can't get away from me.

I can teleport him back to me at any time but I only have 2 scrolls for this for now, I'll wait until he's exhausted from running then I'll move him here again.

That said, he's behaving weirdly? It's as if...

He's back to who he was when I first saved him from those cave goblins in the Goblin Taverns...

Who was he really... it's an enigma.

One moment he was springing about like a frightened rabbit with a very strong will to survive and escape...

And the next, he was overpowering his enemies with his terrorizing gaze and adept combat sense...

Does he have something like a Will Merge as well? ...

But that doesn't explain why he said he doesn't recognize me...

I thought I'd shown my face before when we encountered those goblins.

He'd seen my face back at the infirmary too...

...Hmmm... something feels wrong... I think I'll just use Translocation now and ask him about it nicely.

"Translocation!"

...

...?

...?! Translocation is not working?!

Where is this place? Where am I?

Why did this happen to me?!

D-did I get raped by that woman?!

There's just grass and trees everywhere, this isn't my neighbourhood is it?!

Was I abducted by that woman?

Nevertheless, I need to keep running! I feel danger around that woman.

She reminds me of that aunt that held custody over me during the first 2 years of the inheritance battle...

She feels controlling...

Wait... How am I so okay with thinking about all of these things? It usually hurts my head like crazy...

My head feels slightly lighter, but there's still murkiness inside of it...

"Haah... Haah..."

I arrived at a riverbank.

That's right, I was running towards signs of water to find settlements.

They should be around here somewhere.

In any case, staying in the wilderness is not optimal for my survival, I need to find someone to tell me what is going on...!!!

There's no one...

Tasting a little of the river water and realized that it was somewhat drinkable, I took a few mouthfuls.

After feeling a little quenched, I climbed a tree with much effort for a higher point of view.

I could see a fortress building at the distance.

It's going to take a day at least...

But why isn't that woman from earlier chasing after me?

Did she lose interest in me?

...

"Heehhh~ So you're the one."

"?!"

I was at the top of a tree, how could there be someone beside me?! There was nowhere to climb on on my left?!

Shocked by the sudden whisper near my left ear, I let go of the tree trunk and fell miserably onto the dirt ground.

Luckily, it felt like I had encountered a situation like this, so I quickly tumbled once I reached the ground and reduced the collision force.

It felt a little like déjà vu, as if I'd climbed a tree like this before.

I still didn't escape unscathed from it, however. I broke my right elbow doing that.

Groaning in pain as I kneeled on the dirt floor, I looked upwards where the voice had been.

Huh? They're not there anymore?! Where i-

"So mean~ You've never seen an elf before?"

The voice was right beside me again, as I turned to look at my left.

The person's face was right in front of me, in close proximity.

The beautiful face of a girl with sharp ears and golden hair was looking at me with a gentle smile.

"E-ELF?!"