"I don't remember anything from before."
The woman sat right beside Karl. To instigate things further, Karl put one of his legs on the bed and folded it such that the woman could be in his direct view. He looked directly into her eyes. Since he knew she was into power play and domination his primary goal now was to establish dominance over her while also trying to get out her maternal instincts.
"I don't remember anything at all."
Karl repeated. He looked down at the bed acting like he was trying to figure out where he fit into this world, however he was admiring the beauty of the woman's body. She didn't have any exceptional features, however, she did have an extremely slender waist which gave her an hourglass-like appearance.
"Oh poor child, it's okay. I'll ask my husband if you can stay until you figure things out."
She said with an empathetic expression. It seemed that this woman was an empathetic person and was an exceptional mother.
I hate how she just belittled me by saying poor child, however, I need to bite down my ego and wait until a perfect opportunity to grasp my power.
"Where did you say you found me?"
Karl inquired as he said "System" in his mind.
I knew it, the powers of the Dark One were being influenced by my mind and were adapting to my memories. Well, this is good for me.
The blue screen displayed 3 options,
Inspect (Greed)
Skills
Stats
He instinctively knew that the power of Inspect originated from the Sin of Greed. Karl could navigate the system window using his mind. He clicked on skills.
[-] Influence (Pride)
[0] Rapport (Pride)
[-] Touch (Lust)
These are the skills he currently possesses, the positive and negative signs before the skill names signified if it was a passive or active skill. If (-) minus it signifies a use of demonic energy, if (0) zero it signifies a passive skill. These were not explained by the system, these were things he simply just knew. Like it has already been implanted into his mind. It could be more like the system was created using his brain's already-created synaptic connection, so it was not difficult to understand.
"I did not find you, it was my husband."
She said.
"Was I unconscious?"
"Yes, you were lying on the footpath right next to our house."
Karl placed his hand on his temples trying to act like he was trying to think of something. He wasn't really, he currently did not own any powerful abilities so the only thing he could use was his amazing acting abilities.
"What was your husband's reaction to me?"
"He was surprised. There are almost no beggars in our village since all of them usually go to the capital city. Your clothes did not seem like that of a beggar so he decided to pull you into our house and let you use one of the guest rooms."
"I understand, thank you to both of you for saving my life."
Karl said with a bow.
"It's nothing really, I already hate seeing beggars on the streets and I feel very pitiful for those in need. I just can't control myself and just end up helping them."
"You are an amazing woman. I love how you are so empathetic towards people and can understand them."
She was taken aback by this. It had been a long time since someone had shown her some appreciation. Neither her husband said "I love you" to her after marriage, nor did the children say they appreciated their mother. To a woman, words of affirmation are more important than actual actions. That is why women end up believing lies. Karl understood this and used it to the maximum of his abilities.
"Uh-"
"Thank you-"
She stuttered.
"You don't need to be humble."
She said as she was trying to stop herself from being embarrassed.
"No. I am not being humble. You are an amazing woman. I'd compare you to the likeness of a saintess who doesn't think of herself and just of others."
Karl doubled down on it. He would not let her try to be humble and deflect a compliment.
"Thank you, very much."
She said as she looked down. It had been so long since she had felt so embarrassed. It was not just Karl's conversation skills at play here, it was also his passive skill and active skills, Rapport, and Influence.
Karl moved a bit closer to her. His legs now touching hers just slightly. She however did not flinch or pay any mind to it. It was a clear signal to Karl that she had become comfortable with his touch.
"I did not catch your name."
Karl asked as he placed one of his hands on the woman's thighs. He activated his skill Touch just as he placed his hands on her thighs.
She again did not flinch, much rather she felt her heart start to race. Race with emotions. Something different that she felt after such a long time. She couldn't understand why her heart kept racing, the only answer to this was she was getting attracted to him.
"My name is Liana."
"That's such a cute name."
Karl said. A "cute" name? She was an old woman, to be called cute made her feel small, younger, and insignificant, all of which she liked subconsciously.
"Cute? I'm an old woman you know."
"Stop lying, I don't think you're much older than 20."
Karl said having a goofy expression. He knew that this woman wanted to feel young again. So he did make her feel that.
"I'm 38 years old."
She said with a disappointed expression.
Karl knew this fact, he had seen it on the system screen but still acted surprised. His eyebrows up and jaws down. He tried to act as surprised as possible. His right hand was still placed on her thighs, and he started moving them up and down.
"No, I don't believe you. You're 20 to me."
Karl said trying to push away her words.
"No-"
Karl cut her off.
"There is no point in stopping me. You'll stay 20 to me whatever you say."
She gave a disappointed look while she looked down, however, deep down she was extremely happy. Happy to feel validated, happy to feel young, happy to feel loved. It seemed to her that someone had started to notice her. She felt important once again.
"Do you like being a mother?"
Karl asked. Her face brightened.
"Yes, I love it. If I got an opportunity again I would not think twice about being a mother."
It seems this is one of the things she liked the most in life. To her, her children were the world. She would sacrifice anything for them.
"How many children do you have?"
Liana was sitting with both of her legs stuck together, her thighs stuck together. He moves his hand from his thighs and slides it down in the gap between the two of her thighs. He continued to move his hands up and down. He quickly cast another Touch spell just in case it turned out bad. However, from the situation, there was no need for it.
"I have 2 children, a son around 14 years of age and a daughter who is 18."
She said proudly. Karl however did not stop moving his hands and continued it.
"18? So you got married when you were 20? Your husband is a very lucky man."
"Yes, I got married when I was 20. It was an arranged marriage between our families. There was never really too much love. Everything just fell into place and I got married."
This was a green signal to Karl. No love? Forced marriage. This was all Karl needed to make her fall. Fall into depravity.
He put the leg he had on the bed down facing the front and now moved closer, both of them side by side. The sides of their thighs touched each other.
Karl keeping his hands on her thighs slowly started moving his mouth closer to hers.
"Have you ever found someone you love?"
Karl asked. Both Karl and Liana were now staring into each other's eyes. Their faces up close to each other.
"No-"
She was cut off but a door opening.
"Mom, I'm back."
Karl quickly pulled back his hand and Liana stood up.
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