I walked slowly through the streets of the village with Aris.
It's quite nice to see horned rabbits running around energetically in all directions.
Aris explains the places that hold her memories one by one.
"Zeon. That's where Grandpa Geppetto worked as a carpenter. He carved a wooden doll for me."
"There was a friend who lived there named Tommy, and he was always pulling my hair. One time, I kicked him in the crotch and made him lie down for a day."
"Ah! That place has delicious raspberry pie! It was sweet and sour and soft!"
Aris' voice, which was excited at first, gradually becomes watery and becomes sad and sorrowful.
*Sniff* Sniff*
"That's my house. Where I used to live with my mom."
Before we knew it, we had arrived at Aris' house. It is a small, unremarkable hut made of brick. Thick, hot tears flowed from Aris' eyes.
"Uh? Why am I crying? Why does my heart hurt so much?"
When Aris was young, her village was wiped out by spiders and she survived alone. In reality, she knows that all the villagers she was close to are dead. However, because of her longing to not acknowledge the deaths of the village people, Aris in this image world mistakenly believes that she exists even though there are no people there. However, Aris is so sad that she seems unable to hide the pain of loss deep in her subconscious.
I quietly held Aris' head in her chest.
"Aris. I will always be with you. I am your family now."
"Sniff. Ahahaha. Why am I like this? My heart hurts so much… But I feel like I'm recovering because of you. I'll stay like this a little while longer."
I waited like that for a while, hugging Aris. Once Aris calmed down, I handed her some convenience store juice.
"Would you like a drink?"
"What is this?"
"This is the juice I made. You can drink juice if you take the straw next to it and stick it into the hole in its top."
"It's a bottle made of a strange material. It's a juice made by grinding strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries."
Aris took a sip of juice through straw.
"Um… Wow. Delicious!"
Aris lets out an exclamation, her eyes sparkling.
Aris sucked and drank all the juice in one minute.
"I've never had juice this sweet and delicious! This kind of juice is the kind of juice that would only be served to a king!"
'It's juice made by investing countless times in the world's largest corporations to make money.'
"It's alright. I'll give it to you again if you want."
"Yes!"
I took out convenience store juices of various flavors and offered them to Aris. Aris held the juices in both hands and drank it with a happy face.
I went into Aris' house with her. Lia and some horned rabbits are already inside the house and playing.
Aris' house had a living room with a kitchen, a bathroom, and one room. There is a bed in the room, and judging by its size, it seems like Aris slept with her mother.
Now there are more important matters left than seeing Aris' house. It is whether the goal in the world of images was achieved by rescuing Aris.
My goal is to eliminate the source of Aris's arachnophobia and increase her dependence on me. However, the tiger spider from earlier was too weak to be the source of arachnophobia. The root of her arachnophobia must be incredibly strong for her trauma to make Aris lose her mind. Then there is only one answer. The origin lies in the castle where the manor house is located.
"Aris."
"Hmm?"
"What's in Count Drales' mansion?"
Rattling
"I don't know…"
I gently held Aris' hand and looked into her eyes.
"Can you feel the warmth in my hand?"
Nod shakily.
"Courage will enter your body through the warmth of my hands."
Aris' trembling slowly subsides.
"Aris. I'll ask again. Can I go to Count Drales' mansion?"
"Oh, there is this very, very, very scary being."
"Aris. You have to overcome that being to move forward."
"Oh, no… I'm scared! Scared! I'm scared!"
When Aris shook her head and refused, I hugged her tightly.
"Aris. Come with me. I will be your courage. We can do it together."
"Ugh… Okay… I understand… I'll believe it…"
Aris agrees, biting her lip in pain from fear.
"Zeon. Then please stay like this a little longer."
"Okay. Let's go to bed and lie down together."
"Yes."
I lay down on the bed with Aris, hugging each other. The horned rabbits come and cover us with their warm bellies.
Aris looked at me and smiled.
"Ehehe. This is the bed I used to sleep in with my mom, but I didn't know I'd be sleeping in it with you."
"Because Zeon is my family now!"
"That's right. Let's take a nap today."
"Okay. Good night~ Zeon."
Aris and I fell asleep feeling each other's warmth.
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It was the next day.
All the horned rabbits lined up on the plain in front of the village and waited for my instructions.
"Kyuuuuu!"
Lia throws her head back and tells me to get on her back.
"Aris!"
After getting on top of Lia, I held out her hand to Aris.
"Wouldn't it be heavy if there were two people?"
"Kyuuuuut!"
When Aris was worried, Lia turned her head and urged her to get on quickly. In the end, Aris also got on in front of me. I hugged Aris tightly from behind.
"Zeon…"
Aris seemed a little surprised when she called my name.
"Should I remove my hand?."
"I like it too."
"Yes."
I hugged Aris, placed my nose on her neck, and inhaled the dizzying scent of Aris' flesh.
"Zeon.... don't sniff...."
"Can't I be a littile naughty?"
"Hehe.You can treat me like this."
Aris also leans against my chest and closes her eyes comfortably. After enjoying each other's warmth and scent to the fullest, we fell apart. Around us, horned rabbits were waiting patiently with bright eyes.
"Now let's go to the castle!"
"Kyuuuuu!!!!"
When I gave the command, the horned rabbits responded by howling loudly and began to march.
Hop, hop, hop
Aris and I strengthened our resolve and held our respective staffs and longswords tightly.
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We soon arrived at the walls surrounding a large village. There are no soldiers on the walls and the gates are wide open.
Upon entering, there are many more luxurious houses and shops than the village where the Manor was located, and the roads are well-maintained. However, there is no one walking around, and it has a very quiet and lonely atmosphere. The contrast between the beautiful village and the lifeless emptiness gives a strange feeling.
Aris trembles weakly. This large village seems to express the feelings Aris feels at the Count Drales territory. No matter how developed and beautiful this place was, it must have felt like a lonely and empty hell to Aris, who was looked down on by countess.
Aris, who was excitedly explaining each house in the small village earlier, doesn't say a word here.
I hugged her soft breasts and kissed her neck.
"Aris you stay with me. You are not alone."
"I know."
Aris' trembling subsides, and she proudly raises her head.
We soon arrived at the count's house in the center of the village. A very ornate and magnificent mansion is surrounded by a wall, and the main gate of the wall is tightly closed.
"Should I open the front door by force?"
I'm going to have a good time
At that time, the front door opened on its own like an automatic door with the sound of rusty hinges. We crossed the front gate and entered the large yard of the mansion.
"Hohoho!! You are a foolish child, coming to hell on your own feet!"
Suddenly, the voice of a very arrogant woman in her 40s was heard from the direction of the mansion. A very arrogant and stubborn-looking lady with long blonde hair and a red dress was coming out the door of the mansion, waving her fan. Behind her, a noble man thought to be Durin, Count Drales, knights, and servants follow.
"Ugh…"
Aris bites her lip and lets out a moan.
"Aris. Is that woman Servi, Count Drales' wife?"
"That's right."
"Then I'm sure the man next to Durin is Count Drales."
"Yes, They are all people from the mansion."
Eventually, Servi and dozens of people from the mansion came out to the yard and stood in front of us.
"You useless bitch! Did you really think you can kill me?!"
"You are a helpless idiot! Get out!"
"Puhhehehe. You sick beggar bitch. Why did you come here again?"
"Fuck. A beggar and uglier bitch than me will be adopted by the count? In your dreams"
People point fingers at Aris, laugh at her, and curse at her.
"Kkkk. Aris. Are you ready to be my punching bag again today?"
Durin swings his arms around and says with an evil look on his face.
Count Drales does not stop people and just watches Aris indifferently with a quiet and dark face.
"Ho ho ho.So why did you come here?"
Servi asked with an arrogant, leisurely smile.
I hugged Aris from behind so that she would not be swayed by the momentum. Aris raises her head stiffly and asserts powerfully.
"I am no longer your toy! I have the potential to become strong enough!"
"Ho ho ho. You are nothing You damn bitch. How do you want to become strong?"
"Zeon told me! I can become stronger! I'm not afraid of you anymore!!!"
Aris shouted proudly, raising her long sword high into the sky. I internally cheered for Aris.
'Oh, oh! Aris is cool! She is worthy of becoming my woman!'
Seeing Aris like that, Servi's face became distorted.
"Tsk tsk tsk. Does her head stop working because she has inferior genes? I guess I need to re-educate you about your position."
Servi turns her body and walks back into the mansion.
Servi entered the mansion and slammed the door. Other people still laughed at Aris and cursed at her.
'I thought I was going to fight with Servi and her group, but it ended with them fighting each other for strength? I think Aris will overcome her phobia by killing them all.'
It was then.
The mansion began to move with the sound of the ground shaking.
I could not help be surprised at the overwhelming sight unfolding before my eyes.
The shape of the mansion was transformed, and it grew arms and legs, turning into a giant mansion. Eventually, the mansion giant's face was transformed into Servi's face, and spider legs and spider heads began to grow here and there.
What used to be a mansion turned into a hideous, writhing monster that was 100 meters tall. It had Servi's face, and had spider legs and a spider heads growing all over its body.
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