Ethan was seated on a small wooden chair. In front of him a round table and just opposite him, was another chair that was occupied by the lady of the house.
"Here…. You can have it." The woman spoke, moving the small cup of tea towards Ethan before she picked up the second one and sipped it.
"Thank you." Replied Ethan as he stared at the cup, his mind racing with the fact that something might be inside, and whatever it was, he wouldn't be able to detect it.
"I should introduce myself." The woman spoke as she gently placed the cup on the table, "My name is Erica Danveldi, the lady of this household, my son was the man who brought you to this town".
'Erica uhn? And here I thought perhaps her name would be familiar.' Ethan whispered in his mind before reaching for his cup.
"Are you not going to say a word?" Erica smiled.
Looking up at her, he uttered, "Right, my name is Ethan…" he looked to the side and spotted a small writing on the jog, "Ash…Ethan Ash".
"Ethan Ash. Such a unique name to say the least." Erica chuckled a bit, "Ethan Ash, by any chance are you related to the Hero of Fiona kingdom, Ethan Astros".
"That's quite the question, and why exactly did you assume that?"Ethen maintained his composure.
"Are you denying it?".
"Depends, surely you don't expect me to answer such a question without any context." Ethan spoke back.
"I see. A few months ago, The hero of Fiona was said to have been missing during his training at the magic academy. His missing posters were passed through the whole nation, in search of him." Erica exposed, reaching for her cleavage to pull out a brown paper.
She stretched the paper towards Ethan, and he grabbed it from her, opening it to see what could be inside.
"I see".
Those words flowed out of his mouth when he saw that it was a picture of himself, painted on the missing paper. White hair, red eyes and a blue scarf around his neck.
"That does look alot like me, I cannot deny that." Ethan mutterred, placing the poster on the table.
"Same hair, same eyes, that's a striking resemblance, of course you can't deny that, anyone with eyes could tell." Erica uttered before standing up from where she was seated.
Her red night dress flowed down as she stood to her feet, her thighs, ever so massive, looked even more seductive the more she moved her legs.
"That seems to be the case." Ethan replied, keeping his replies short and straightforward.
"And do you know why posters of The hero were being passed around by the royal family for search?" She asked, this time standing behind him, her hands rubbing his shoulder.
"Because they miss him?".
"Hahahahh!" Erica laughed, her hands rubbing down his chest before she rested her jaw on his shoulder, looking him in the face as she responded -
"You really think the royal family cares about the hero?" She continued, "The only thing they need the hero for was for killing the demon lord of this era, not many humans can win against a demon".
"Oh?"
"Indeed. But what do you think would happen if their main weapon to clear the demons from existence suddenly disappears….."
Ethan remained quiet.
"They'll use all means to find him and then, when they do… total and absolute control. A poppet for the royal family to exploit".
"And yet I'm here, wondering why you are telling me all these." Ethan looked back at her.
"You're sticking to that story no matter what, I commend that." Erica moved away and walked back to sit. "They are offering to pay 5 million reki for anyone who finds the hero and brings him back to Fiona. And I'm not one to make rash decisions, so I'll give you a choice".
"Which is?".
"Give me the beast you are traveling with, and in exchange, I'll let you stay in this town, safe from the clutches of the royal family. And since I seem to have taken quite a liking to you."
She used her finger to pull down her dress a bit, revealing more of her massive cleavage to Ethan, "I'll let you do what you want to my body".
Ethan stared at her cleavage for a while; no lies there, it was definitely massive, but he had also seen boobs of different sizes, he wouldn't be easily swayed by one.
"And if it's not too much trouble, may I know why you're so obsessed with getting my companion?" Ethan asked.
"Do you really need to know?" She asked back.
"Yes, it's mandatory".
"She is a rare species of the wolf beast family. A Lunar Kin, a race of wolves that have been extinct since the war against the demons. My people have been hunting her kind for years." Erica explained, the enthusiasm hitched on her facials.
'A Lunar Kin. I haven't heard of them in a long time. Even before I got my title as a demon lord, I've only heard stories and never seen one before. So me naming her, evolved Alpha into an ancient species?'.
"A rare breed of her kind would fetch over 50 billion reki, everyone would kill to get their hands on her."
She leaned closer towards him, "So, what is your answer…." Her body bounced as she moved.
Ethan sighed, "Even if I refuse, you don't intend to back away… and something tells me my subordinate isn't the only demon you've gone after".
"That is confidential." Erica responded, but this time she was stealing glances at the side of the room, as if a bit nervous.
'She's wondering why the gas hasn't affected me yet. I should have given into her offer by now.' Ethan grinned internally, 'Very well… if this is the plan she has in mind, I might as well benefit from it'.
He stood up and leaned closer, stretching his hand forward and grabbing a hand full of Erica's breast before he responded -
"I would love to take your offer".