"You're back." Furina eagerly greets me, showing signs of being uncomfortable, but I don't particularly care why right now. "Who's this?" She asks, referring to the nervous elf following behind us.
"...Dunno." I respond, walking past her. "Elsa, don't. We need her to guide us." I warn her as I notice the look in her eye.
"Mou~, you're no fun." I don't entertain her, as I climb into the back of our carriage.
Laying flat on my back, I sigh. "You are still mad, I suppose?" I hear from the girl who has the audacity to sit on my chest and begin to drain me of my mana.
"I'm annoyed that you didn't listen to me. Twice. Especially when I did it for your own good."
"Do not act like you know what's best for Betty." She speaks plainly, but the look in her eyes says otherwise, which…only annoyed me further.
"Except I do!" I yell, sitting up straight, causing her to fall onto my legs. "You're a sheltered little girl who was stuck in a library for hundreds of years! So, don't act like you know the cruelties of this world!" It didn't just annoy me though, it also pissed me off. '...Wait, did I just quote something? …Not important.'
"And you do?!"
"Yes, I do! I've seen people get eaten alive, erased from this world, frozen to death, forgotten by their loved ones…" Stopping myself, I realize my emotions are beginning to spill out more than I'd like to show. "Tsk. Forget it." Laying back down, I get on my side, facing away from everyone.
'...I should just break the contract.' Feeling my body actively tense at the passing thought, I decide to just sleep it off.
Later
"Wake up." Opening my eyes, I met the green eyes of the elf girl I had just saved a few hours prior. Though, that is unimportant at the moment as I notice the time. That being, night. "Your…group has fallen asleep."
Sitting up, I notice Beatrice sleeping on the other side of the cart. "Okay? …And? Still planning on killing me?" I joke, popping my neck.
"It was an honest mistake…" She looks away, embarrassed. "It's just…I need your help…"
"With?"
"This." She lifts her shirt up enough to show her stomach, giving me a clear view of her navel and the tattoo she had.
"This…What is it? You being vague doesn't help me understand. I'm only more lost and slightly uncomfortable."
"It's…a cursed mark. Every elf gets one once they reach the appropriate age." Giving it a better look, I faintly remember seeing the same on the other elves.
"You all get cursed once you reach a certain age? That sounds dumb, can I ask why that happens?"
"Please, the why doesn't matter." It definitely does. "I need you…to…" Her flushed face, and the way her hips are moving…It'd take an idiot not to know what's wrong. Not that I planned on helping. "Have sex with me-"
"No." I had nothing against her, hell, she was curvy in all the right areas without looking unnatural or unappealing, and that was more than enough for me, but…
It doesn't matter who, it happens with everyone I meet here. They just don't feel real.
What I feel for them is the same as what I felt when I watched the anime. To me, this elf was generated by the system. Furina was too.
Logically speaking, it's stupid. I can recognize the detachment, but can't do anything about it.
Oh well, It is what it is…
"Look, I don't even know your name."
"That doesn't matter, please just-"
Ignoring her pleading, I touch her womb tattoo. '...It feels…Magical in nature. Maybe I can break it?' Circulating my mana into the tip of my finger, I'm unsurprised as her tattoo activates.
"Hng!" She squeaks out.
New Slave Contract Made!
Slave - Luna Wyndell
'...Why am I not surprised? First, rapey fat orcs. Then, an unclaimed slave crest. Is this some type of shitty hentai world? Like, fire your script writer, Lide!' Looking back at the now identified Luna, I notice a change in her tattoo. 'That's my name imprinted on her, isn't it? …Wonderful.'
"...M-Master…" She breathes out. 'Ew, don't do do that...'
"Don't call me that." Can this contract be broken? Placing my hand on her womb tattoo, I funnel more mana into it, suddenly causing her to spasm.
"Eee!-Mnph…" I cover her mouth as she makes a more…carnal sound. 'Oh, because why not add in an instant climax feature..? Gods above, is this some sick joke?'
Dropping my hand from her mouth after a while, she remains unresponsive even after I poke her multiple times. '…Not doing that again, that's for sure.'
Laying her down as comfortably as possible, I feel a stare on my back as I do so.
"What is it?"
"I umm…Was I interrupting something?" I hear Furina ask.
"No, you're not." I respond, looking in her direction now. I'm unsurprised to find her dressed in one of my white dress shirts, seeing as she didn't have any other clothing on hand, and I did offer them to her, after all.
She wasn't wearing anything else from my current view, but she was probably wearing underwear too. Thankfully, it wasn't too promiscuous, considering my shirt was like three sizes too big for her, and that's only because I'm taller than the average guy.
Noticing the pink dusting on her cheeks, I realized that I was staring. "Ah. Sorry. I was…thinking." Getting out of the cart, I try my best to smile, but the attempt doesn't succeed.
"I…I never took you for a…"
"-Womanizer?" I throw in her assumption, walking around the cart. Reaching into my inventory, I pull out an appa for my trusty steed. "Here you go, Clara." I pat her as she eats half in one bite.
"I wouldn't say that…" I hear from behind me.
"You don't have to, I'm the only guy among three women. Two of which aren't interested in a platonic relationship." I finally smile as Clara looks at me for more. "Not that I am one, but I can see why you'd think that I am." Feeding Clara her last midnight snack, I turn and face Furina one last time. "Just don't make it three out of three…unless?" I joke, walking past her.
'If they all did end up like that, infighting is inevitable.'
Reputation With Furina de Fontaine has Increased by 20!
'...Fuck you, world.' With a sigh, I climb back into the carriage. I then put the elf to good use, and treat her like my pillow. 'I miss having an actual bed.'
"So this elf kingdom…has no men?" I ask between bites of my unpleasantly tasting dried meat.
"No…Not since she placed the curse on our kind."
'She who shall not be named?' Too bad I don't care about their cultural social taboos. "Who? One of the Witches? Envy?" I notice Beatrice stiffen at the mention of that particular group.
"No..? Witches? Who are they?"
"Not important." I am suddenly reminded of something more important, as I meet Elsa's fixated gaze on me. "I've been meaning to ask, but aren't you all curious as to how I got us here?"
"No." Elsa smiles, as she leans in more to me. '...Shocker.'
"Not particularly, no. I'm more curious about why you choose to surround yourself with so many women, nii-san." Cheeky brat, as if I chose to be in this situation. 'No matter where I go, there are women who will fall in love with me, simply because I have the system.'
" Woe is you, truly."
Ignoring the voice in my head, my gaze lands on the spirit of the group. "The tree elves were said to be locked away by the sage more than four hundred years ago, and the only key holders were the Elven Queen and the Sage himself. So, just who is Betty's contractor, in fact?" Wait, what?
'The tree elves are canon? No, there was never any mention of them, and didn't the tree fall on the whale? The elves would have revealed themselves if that happened. Then, the system integrated this dungeon into the world? Like a DLC? That's…certainly a can of worms I can't quite unpack yet.'
"Um…Ren? It has to do with that, right?" Furina voices.
""That?""
"Nothing important." I wave off. "Either way, we're here." Despite its name, the Elven kingdom didn't quite look like one. Just a giant community of tree houses, and archers…
Archers?
"Halt! Who are you!? What business do you have with us!?" Dressed in a far more…formal(?) uniform than the other archers, is…
Freya
Title: Ranger Captain
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Someone with authority.
Raising my hands in surrender, I notice Elsa has disappeared already. "Elsa, don't you dare!" Not even a second later, Elsa reappears beside Freya, blade nearly reaching the elf's neck. "We're not here to start a fight, woman! Stop being rash and let me clear up this misunderstanding."
Thankfully, the assassin is far more cooperative than my spirit, and does as she is told. Reappearing next to the carriage, but still on guard.
"T-Tell me why I shouldn't kill you right where you stand!" Freya threatens.
'Well, you would do it if you actually thought it possible, but you're so shaken up that I don't think you can.' My thoughts go unsaid, as I frown. "Because, despite my…partner's actions, we are not here for a fight."
"And, I should believe that?!"
"No, but perhaps you'll trust her word?" I point at the elf in my carriage.
"Um…Hello, Captain Freya." She waves sheepishly.
""Princess Luna?!""
"See? …Wait, Princess?! I thought you were just some foot soldier!"
"Did I forget to mention that? Whoops." She at least has the decency to blush in embarrassment. "Wait, foot soldier?! You thought that lowly of me?!"
'Hold on…I enslaved royalty?!'
Royal "Throne" Room
"Well, isn't this quite the odd trio? A human boy, a great shadow spirit, and a…human water spirit? You brought quite peculiar guests, Luna dear, and you said there were two others?" Holy Mother of all Milfs…
The Queen of Elves was quite the woman. Plump in all the right places, and a beauty mark right in the middle of her left br-
"Whatever happened to the detachment to reality you were having?"
'Shut up.' Anyway, What I wouldn't give to bury my face in those legs or breasts after a long day. "Please marry me…" If only…
""Ren?!""
"Huh?" Coming back to reality, I notice the shocked looks from Furina, Beatrice, and Luna.
"Quite forward, aren't you? I'm afraid I must refuse, as I am not an easy woman. I also wouldn't want to go between what you and my daughter have." I said that aloud? Fuck, there goes any chance at an easy life as a king consort.
Reputation With Furina Has Decreased By 10
'Huh? What did I do?!'
"Mama!" Luna bemoans.
"So, not a womanizer, right?" Furina pokes at my previous words, in a tone that was certainly not happy.
'Does she think I was lying?' Shaking my head, I clear my throat. "Ahem. Sorry about that, Queen Wyndell. But I cam-"
"Please, just Rose is fine." She corrects.
'Not one for pleasantries? I understand.' Nodding, I continue. "Well, you see, Rose, we-hrk!" With a sudden elbow to the side, I turn and glare at the blue girl in our party.
"Apologies, Queen Rose, what our team leader meant to say, was that we are honored to be in your prese-"
"Really, there's no need for that." Ha! Knew it! "Despite my title, I find these pleasantries both boring and too drawn out. Unfortunately, my people seem to think otherwise." She sighs, leaning onto her hand. "So, please, just call me Rose."
"Oh, okay." Furina looks away, slightly embarrassed.
"Forgetting something?" I finally voice my displeasure, rubbing my side.
"Ugh, fine! I'm sorry! I just didn't want to get executed due to your carelessness." That's hardly an apology!
Ignoring the blatant disrespect coming my way, I instead get back to what I came here for.
Objective Completed! - Find The Tree Elves
New Objective! - Take Out The Orc Encampments
"So, Queen Rose. I heard you guys had a serious pig problem, and as it turns out, I'm a damn good butcher."
To Be Continued
Bro is really feeling himself right now. So, Furina. My biggest issue with her, as of right now, is that her playable character is kinda just every version of her? The Archon Act, but also the depressed girl after 500 years of being someone she's not?(In her voice lines, at least?) I get that they didn't want her to spoil the story for new players, but ughhh!!!
Doesn't help that I feel like they handled her Story Quest poorly. (Especially in the beginning.)