episode_0026

“Gasp. Pant.”

Tonight, too, sleep wouldn’t come.

The signs had been there since day, but as night fell, her body felt unusually unwell.

Her arms and legs ached, and she was terribly thirsty.

When she swallowed to quench her thirst, her throat felt like it was tearing apart.

“…It can’t be.”

It must just be a simple cold.

Hadn’t Dad said this forest was fine because of its low mana density?

And indeed, she had lived here without any problems until now.

Nevertheless, she couldn’t stop the sprouting anxiety in her heart.

Finally, unable to bear the stuffiness, she got out of bed.

Her body, which had been fine even after running for a long time in the forest, was now soaked with sweat.

“Ugh.”

While pressing her throbbing temples due to the headache, she unconsciously checked her bedside.

The cellphone she had taken from Yaru-o.

She had spent all day trying to find a way to open it, but with little success.

All she learned was that a high-level barrier was set on it.

No wonder he was strangely docile.

Still, with this, that guy had lost his means to control her or Mom.

It should be.

“Ohh! Aah! Yes! Pierce me more! Ohh!”

Just like the day before, Mom’s moans of pleasure echoed.

This time, they weren’t coming from Yaru-o’s room, but from Mom’s room next door.

They clearly knew she was here, yet they didn’t even try to suppress their sounds.

“I took the cellphone, so why…?”

To control others, one must definitely possess the cellphone, that guy had said.

There was a possibility he had lied, but.

There was no reason for him to risk it and hand the cellphone over to her.

If he could control without possessing it, he would have taken the cellphone back from her long ago.

“Then, surely Mom isn’t so far gone with him that she can’t be saved…”

She shook her head fiercely, trying to banish the useless thoughts.

“Haah! My lewd elven sex slave pussy! It’s changing shape to my Master’s massive cock! Ohh!”

“Damn it…”

Again.

Every time she heard Mom’s lewd voice, her already burning body grew even hotter.

Even as she felt like she was dying from the effort, her hand, without permission, slipped into her pajamas.

“Ah, haah!”

She buried her face in the sheet and caressed the crevice with her fingers, and an immediate response came.

In her mind, the sight of Mom being brutally violated by that guy.

And the thing she had seen by the river, his object.

It was the first time she had ever actually seen a man’s genitals.

Its monstrous shape with veins bulging here and there.

Its enormous size, too large to even wrap her foot around.

And now, such a thing was inside Mom.

“Aah!”

Even as she shuddered at her own imagination, her body reacted on its own to the progressively intensifying stimulation.

Her mind grew hazy, and her hot breath clouded her vision.

The finger that had been rubbing the entrance soon burrowed deeper, searching for stronger stimulation.

Every time her finger squeezed into the narrow passage, her breath caught in her throat, making it difficult to breathe.

Squish! Squish! Squish! Squish!

“Gasp! Ugh!”

She knew her sounds would be drowned out by the noise from next door anyway, but she still desperately suppressed them.

Unlike her mind, which was slowly growing hazy, her fingers churned more violently inside.

As she persistently stimulated the most pleasurable spot she had found last night, a feeling of ecstasy, as if she would fly away, dominated her entire body.

“Ohh! I’m coming! I’m coming for my Master’s magnificent cock!”

“Hnnngh!”

The moment Mom reached her climax, she, too, reached hers.

The passage, slippery with fluid, squeezed her finger tightly.

“Haaah…”

As she exhaled the breath she had been holding, her body went limp as if exhausted, and she collapsed onto the bed.

The part of the sheet where she had buried her face was soiled with saliva.

As the afterglow of climax faded, feelings of disillusionment and helplessness simultaneously filled the void left by pleasure.

Her eyes, recovering her breath, turned to the bow hanging on the wall.

“Dad…”

If Dad had been here, Mom wouldn’t have ended up like that.

Yes.

If Dad came back, Mom might come to her senses.

Dad would also quickly figure out how to handle something like a cellphone.

He’s much smarter than her.

It must be so.

****

Irina’s condition looked noticeably worse than yesterday.

Her face was pale and bloodless, her eyes were unfocused, and shallow breaths repeatedly escaped her mouth.

Countless beads of sweat gathered faintly on her neck and collarbone.

Eleina looked at Irina worriedly.

“Irina, are you alright?”

“I’m fine…”

She couldn’t even hold a spoon steadily, so saying she was fine held no conviction.

“Mom thinks you don’t look fine. Perhaps…”

“Mom.”

Irina sharply cut Eleina off.

“I want to talk to Dad today.”

At her sudden declaration, Eleina’s eyes widened.

“Really?”

“Yes. I can’t keep avoiding it forever. And I have something I want to tell Dad.”

Finishing her words, Irina looked at me with unfocused pupils.

Is she challenging me to stop her?

I have no such intention, though.

Meanwhile, Eleina was so happy that tears welled up in her eyes.

Even having succumbed as a sex slave, her love for her family remained unchanged.

How ironic and cruel.

The wedding ring still on her finger was proof.

I’ll have to make her take that off soon.

“…Just lend me the communication device. It’s a bit embarrassing to talk in front of others.”

“Yes. Do that.”

“Thank you. Gasp. Gasp.”

“Um, Irina? If you’re really feeling so unwell, Mom can use healing magic, even…”

“I said I’m fine!”

When Irina sharply retorted, Eleina couldn’t continue.

“Ugh. Alright. But today, try not to do anything and rest as much as possible.”

“Yes. I’ve gotten quite used to the work now. Please leave it to me today and rest well.”

“Tsk.”

Irina didn’t even acknowledge my words, struggling to stuff food into her mouth.

The meal continued in a chaotic atmosphere after that.

****

After finishing the meal, I received the communication magic device from Mom and went into my room.

After placing it on the desk and setting it up, I slumped into a chair and caught my breath.

When I looked up, the ceiling spun before my eyes.

“I’m going to die.”

Should I have asked Mom to cast healing magic on me?

But what if healing magic didn’t help?

If her ominous premonition came true, what should she do then?

“Damn it…”

Old memories she thought she had forgotten resurfaced.

All sorts of thoughts came to mind because her condition was poor.

“By the way, why is that guy so quiet?”

My gaze naturally turned to the cellphone placed next to the communication device.

It wouldn’t be strange for him to be anxious after losing his only weapon.

Moreover, isn’t now, when I’m weak, the perfect opportunity for him?

Has he given up?

Even so, to give up so easily…

Whirr—

At that moment, the vibration of the magic device cut off her thoughts.

A blue light flickered around the black cylindrical magic device, and mana particles gathered densely above it.

Soon, a familiar face appeared on the square screen formed by the gathered particles.

[Oh? Irina?]

“…Dad.”

Her father’s face, which she hadn’t seen in about a year, hadn’t changed much from when she’d seen him last.

Well, a year is neither here nor there for an elf.

[It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? How long has it been?]

[I don’t know. I’ve never bothered to count.]

She had intended to speak affectionately, but words she didn’t mean spilled from her mouth instead.

[Ah, haha. Right. Ahem. My daughter, have you been well?]

His habit of trying to laugh off awkward situations is still the same.

“Always the same. Boring, stifling, and dull.”

[I see.]

Guilt surfaced on her father’s face after hearing her words.

No.

This isn’t what she wanted to talk about with Dad.

[By the way, are you sick? You don’t look well.]

“…No. I’m just a little tired these days.”

[At times like this, Dad should be by your side, but I’m truly ashamed to my daughter. By the way, where’s Mom?]

[Mom’s in the living room. Actually, I wanted to ask you something, so I said I’d take her place today.]

[Hm? A request? Tell me anything. Though what Dad can do from here might be limited.]

Gripping her wildly pounding heart, she blurted out what she had wanted to say all along.

“Dad, can’t you come here right now?”

[Ah…]

Instead of answering her question, her father let out a troubled sigh.

“I-it doesn’t have to be right now, no, it’d be good if it was as soon as possible, anyway, even just for a few days, no, even just one day!”

In her haste, words tumbled out haphazardly, unorganized in her mind.

[I’m sorry, Irina.]

However, her father’s reply did not meet her expectations.

[Dad wants to see you two very much, but I’m so busy right now that I can’t leave. A clinical trial approved by the Elder Council is about to begin.]

“But…”

That doesn’t matter.

Postponing a trial like that for a few days wouldn’t cause any major issues, would it?

While this is happening, Mom is still…

[If this trial goes well, your mana hypersensitivity can be treated too. So it seems difficult to make time until the research is fully underway.]

“…When would that be?”

[Hmm, let’s see? That’s once the trial begins…]

“Ten years? Twenty years? Or another hundred and fifty years?!”

“I-Irina?”

Her father’s face was etched with bewilderment.

She knew she shouldn’t, but her tongue and mouth moved on their own.

“How much longer do I have to wait? How much longer in this stifling forest! Dad, is research more important than your family?”

[That’s not true. This research is all for you. You know it’s to cure your illness.]

His gentle tone, as if placating a tantrum-throwing child, was particularly annoying today.

[Oh, right. Would you like to talk to Alios? He agreed to participate in the clinical trial we’re conducting this time. He really wants to meet you…]

“I don’t care about that guy! I don’t care about clinical trials or treating my illness! What I need right now is Dad!”

[Irina!]

Her mouth snapped shut at her father’s sharp voice, which she had never heard before.

It was only for a blink, but her eyes didn’t miss the way his face twisted for a moment.

[Phew. I understand how you feel, but stop acting childish. It’s rude to the people who are working hard for your sake.]

“Childish…?”

Tears that had welled up in her eyes streamed down her cheeks.

He doesn’t even know what’s happening here.

He doesn’t even know what happened to Mom.

Because Dad acts like that…

“Because Dad acts like that, Mom…!!”

Riiing—

The moment she was overcome with emotion and kicked back her chair, a ringing sound pulsed.

Her vision violently swayed, making it impossible to keep her balance.

“Oh, no?”

[Irina!? Irina!!]

Her father seemed to be saying something, but she couldn’t make it out properly.

Ah.

This is bad.

Thud—

A dull impact struck her back, simultaneous with her intuition.

“Irina!!”

As her vision blurred, she heard what sounded like a door opening, followed by Mom’s scream.

It was the second time she had ever heard her mother scream in her life.