What did she mean...
Why was there suddenly a time limit!?
My heart raced, thinking that if the next option disappeared, what would happen if they all vanished?
Would I be punished, or maybe my pets could suffer?
"!!!"
[Aki... this isn't me! I am not forcing you to do anything.]
[Someone... another god is interfering because of your....I.....thin.....another....Champion.....]
The goddess sounded extremely distressed as her voice became static. Some words came through, and the message was hard to decipher completely, but it felt like my actions had interfered with another god's champion, and this was their retaliation...
(Make your Choice)
Since you want to be like that, I will choose the one that makes your champion the most miserable!
I choose option three!
(Aha...)
(Ahahahah~ you really did it?)
(You did it right? You can't change your choice now~ Ahaha)
(So happy~ fufu, what a fun boy. Medea has such lovely taste; take care, little vampire boy.)
(Your world is about to change.)
"???"
"No... what!? Lunaria, why!?"
The shrill shout from behind them grabbed Yuzu and Rena's attention as Sylvia began to scream and shout, falling to her knees as she began to whimper and cry; a grown woman started grovelling and begging this Lunaria not to abandon her.
[Through your actions, the Champion Lunaria has become your Maid and Pet.]
[Lunaria wishes you luck, for you just made the beast kingdom's only princess your slave.]
"...."
I was tricked.
The thought it might relate to the death of Rena got me too worked up to think straight. I've grown to love her too much to risk any harm to her...
⁜Level Up! +3⁜
⁜Sylvia Argenta's Bond forcibly increased + 100⁜
[The Lunar Wolves are a very devoted and astute race.]
[Once they have contact with the opposite sex, they cannot change or forsake that partner.]
[Otherwise, they will be permanently transformed into a monstrous form, neither werewolf nor human.]
"..."
But we didn't do anything...
[You forgot your duel and how you beat her?]
[Silly boy... I told you to be careful; this isn't your world, and races have different ideas of courtship and marriage!]
Looking back at the kneeling Sylvia, I felt a sense of duty to at least comfort her, approaching slowly to avoid scaring her.
I began to stroke her silver hair slowly, letting her cry it out as she seemed to forget I was the cause, climbing into my chest and getting her tears and mess onto my tunic.
"Mother... will kill you..." A soft voice sounded, without power but feminine and resolute, as two silver eyes peeked up at him with a strange gaze.
"Your mother will; why?"
"Because you are a royal vampire... Mother was betrayed by one of your kin in the long past, forced to break her vow... and lose the blessing of Lunaria..."
"Now, I, too, have lost that blessing."
Oi! You said she wouldn't suffer if I chose her!
(Fufu, then show me something interesting. I am bored)
[Lunaria! Do not play with your believers!]
(Silence, you filthy disgrace, why is a minor god speaking to me a true god?)
[!!!]
(This is what I would say if I were that stuck-up bitch of light~ fufu.)
I was angry...
Not at myself, but rather the situation and how the gods seemed to control everything here and how we from other worlds are treated less than insects.
Rena will always take priority, but this girl was just someone I beat in a duel, nothing more, and because of my interference, her life is now a mess.
I cannot stand women crying, but I cannot remember why...
Your name was Medea, right? Do vampires and werewolves not get along in this world?
[Nope, they are like cats and dogs.]
[Lunaria's twin sister is the mother of vampires and ranked far higher as a goddess and uses that to bully her.]
I see...
"Sorry Sylvia, you can hate me all you like, but this is the only way to restore your smile."
Despite my logic and mind telling me not to, something told me Lunaria's blessing was far more important to me and the other's survival—otherwise it wouldn't have been given to me while she gained my blessing.
So, I leaned forward, cupping the beautiful silver-haired maiden's chin, lifting it.
Even if she hates me or despises me, that goddess wants something amusing, so let's give it to her.
"Sylvia Argenta, starting today, you are mine."
The moment I spoke, my fangs nipped the tip of my tongue, causing sharp pain as blood oozed out.
I kissed her soft lips; I poured my mana and blood into my tongue as it entered her mouth, pushing against hers as she gasped in shock as her silver eyes became brilliant gold. Slowly, my blood and mana invaded her body until the divine glow of Lunaria began to surround me and her.
Her struggling body stiffened, and her teary eyes became lifeless; slowly, she relaxed, and when our tongues entangled together, she began to kiss me back.
(What.... You? A vampire accepted my blessing over my sisters!? Ahaha, and I gave that princess my sister's blessing in return.... Hahaha....haha... she hates werewolves... hahahahaha!)
(Medea, you are evil~ ahahaha.... This boy is so funny, ah~ I can't take it, fine, fine! I will watch with warm eyes, but... My sister will be so angry!)
(Fufufufu, good luck, boy. I look forward to your entertainment and how you tame that fierce little sister of mine.)
"Haa...Haaa..."
We broke apart, my blood and mana flowing throughout Sylvia's body, changing her species and class, and even her hair colour turned to white with a faint tint of silvery blue.
"Aki... you could have kissed me like that too..." Rena pouted, making a kissing gesture, but she didn't seem angry, while Yuzu was just bright red with her mouth flapping.
"Sylvia Argenta, kneel and swear your undying loyalty to me; be my sword and shield; I shall treat you well, but I refuse to let you go free."
Her previous class was Beast Swordsman, and she gained a special evolution called Lunar Paladin, but her level reset and her stats dropped dramatically, becoming roughly equal to Rena in terms of pure strength and speed.
The stunned girl looked at me, tilting her head as she saw my body glowing a faint silver while she had a dark, red aura.
"How...?"
"Forgive me, this was the only way."
"Lunaria wanted me to show my will to save you, so I accepted her grace in your stead as your future lord and master."
[Sylvia Argenta believed your white lie.]
[Bond Maximum, her attitude and image of you improved. She feels more relieved.]
"Will your mother accept this? Now, I cannot return to the royal family, right? Haha."
I tried to make her feel as relaxed as possible while my hand stroked her soft wolf ears, something that was as divine as Yuzu's fox ears...
Maybe I really liked Beast Girls.