" uhh, I think we might be in trouble" Lliw said seemingly out of the blue.
" Why do you say that?" Lydia asked.
" Well, that Necromancer has gotten himself on some of the royal treasures and has become much more powerful, also the Army us on its way back." Lliw explained.
" How do you know that?" She asked, genuinely interested.
" I just do" he said, not knowing whether he could speak about the system or not .
" … All right. I guess we need to get away from this place." She said. She believed that he probably had his own way of getting his information. Neither of the 2 parties were on good terms with her so she needed to get away before they returned.
" Yes. Do you know any place that's absolutely safe for you? " He asked.
"hmmm.. I guess the neighboring empire wouldn't mind housing me" She answered after some thought.
Although she said so, Lliw detected a bit of sarcasm in her words.
" What's the relationship between the 2 kingdoms?" He asked.
" well, we don't really see eye to eye." She replied.
" Then, what makes you so sure that that they wouldn't hand you over to either the royal Family or the Necromancer if they demand it? " He asked.
" Well, I know for a fact that they wouldn't hand me over to the Royal family because they would love to see our kingdom fall and they wouldn't hand me over to the Necromancer because with me around, they would have a chip to use against him" She answered.
" I see… Then, how would they treat you there?" He asked.
"…Why would you care about that?" she asked, perplexed by his question. Shouldn't he only be worried about the Necromancer or the royal family using her for their own twisted desires?
" Sigh, why would I go dump you in a place where you will be oppressed?" He asked back.
"…"
" So I'm guessing you won't be treated so we'll over there, huh." He said.
" w-what… about where you're going? I could just tag along with you until I recover my strength" She said after some deliberating in her head.
"…" Her words took him by surprise. He didn't expect that response from her also, he didn't know whether it was possible or not. However, her determined expression convinced him of how serious she was and although he figured it was impossible, he wished he could fulfill her request.
'phwiing'
He felt his heart beat faster, his blood rushed to all the parts of his body. His temperature rose by several degrees.
[Ding!]
[ Conditions to use soul talent have been met. Do you wish to use your soul talent? ]
The system's mechanical female voice jolted him from his stupor.
" Soul.. talent?... Right, that!" He ha forgotten about it.
" Yes, activate it Guide" he said with some excitement.
Suddenly, information flooded his mind. It was information on how to use his soul talent. It was a weird feeling to describe. It felt like he'd known it all along yet also like he hadn't. He knew what he needed to do but the surrealism of the whole situation didn't decrease but instead, only increased.
" W-what's happening to you?" She stared at him with her eyes wide open and her mouth agape. He looked like he was in the middle of performing some magic ritual. There was a string Arcane-ic aura emanating from him. There was also a glowing mark on his hand.
" … I believe I can take you with me" He said with a bright smile.
"… Ok " she agreed. She figured out that the method to bringing her along with him involved that mark on his hand.
" It's probably die spell to make sure I do not betray him or something like that…or maybe it's…a spell to enslave me." She misunderstood. She felt it was very natural for him to put a spell to ensure that she doesn't betray him. As for the enslavement spell, well it was her that needed his help and not the other way around. Although she didn't think he was a bad person, she might be wrong
" whatever, it's a risk I'll have to take" she thought.
" alright, take off the armor." He said.
She resolutely did as she was told, taking off the only protection against reveling a good portion of her body to him.
Lliw blushed but tried to keep a straight face, ultimately failing.
" Ahem, I'll start now. Relax and don't resist it" he said before putting his hand on her flat tummy.
It felt good. The heat and softness transferred to his palm and his thoughts got a bit messy before he managed to get a hold of himself soon after.
He felt ashamed but he still went on with the process.
A rush of energy escaped from the mark on his hand and entered Lydia's body. The process lasted for just than 3 seconds but it felt much longer.
When he looked at his hand, the mark was now dim while Lydia had the same mark on her hand but soon after, it faded, as if it were never there. His own mark faced as well.
" I-is it done?" she asked, she thought it was going to be something else… something a bit more vulgar.
" Yea that's it" he said.
[Ding!]
[ Quest :" Protect the VIP " complete! ]
" eh? " just like that?
~ whuuh~
The scene once again changed. He ignored the slight, very brief sense if disorientation he felt and quickly checked his status page.
Name: Lliw
Level: N/A
Title: none
Race: Human
Class: none
Abilities:
< Summoning ( level 1) >
< Soul talent : summoning( active ) >
He saw that the soul talent was blinking and he clicked in it. A new tab popped up. There he saw a rectangular box and inside was Princess Lydia. Well, it was her avatar. She was still dressed in her very revealing clothing.
" phew! At least she's still there " he Sighed in relief.
" Alright guide, how did I do?" he asked.
[ The player has earned an admirable score. Congratulations ]
" Hehe" he laughed victoriously.
"…"
[ … ]
" what? Is there no reward?" he asked disbelievingly.
[ player has already received the reward]
" oh, where is it?" he asked feeling some anticipation.
[ Princess Lydia ]
"…sigh, nevermind" he sighed.
" What's next? " he asked.
[ You shall now officially customize your avatar ]
Without waiting for his response, the system once again changed the environment.
Darkness, all around. Windless, lightless, void.
He felt as if he was in motion and not at the same Time..
[ Would you like to re-distribute your AP?]
" Will It change that summoning skill I received the last time?"
[ Yes ]
" then, no "
[ please select your desired race ]
A bunch of information played itself in his mind. He learned of the various races that were up for selection.
There were Elves such as Moon elves, Dark elves, blood elves etc, Humans, Dwarves, DragonKin , beastKin etc.
Lliw saw the long list of Races as well as their pros and cons. In the end, he decided to skip the whole process and just selected to be a human. He was a human himself and he liked being human so he didn't feel the need to change his race.
[ please adjust your avatar to your liking ]
A mini version of Lliw popped up in his head and he looked just like the real Lliw. Lliw played around with his hair color until he settled on Red hair. As for everything else, he decided to leave it be.
***