I left Agnes on the mountain and returned to my room in the knights' barracks.
The entire time I was washing off the sweat in the corner of the washing area, my mind felt surprisingly light.
'I think this is a satisfactory start.'
Even though I didn't hear Agnes admit that she liked sex, I didn't care.
The very sight of her cumming like a bitch while being fucked by me was proof that even she couldn't deny her pleasure.
'And this isn't the end either.'
After showering, I sat on the bed with a sense of pride, contemplating my future plans. Picking up my phone, I turned on the app and immediately saw a message:
"1 corruption point has been added."
It was a reward for fucking an elf for the first time.
I scanned through the listed functions, considering how best to use them.
'There are a lot of useful options, but only a few that can be bought with just one point.'
Many features had conditions for unlocking, such as requiring multiple points or only becoming available after a certain number of points had already been used.
As I searched for something I could use immediately, one feature caught my eye.
'Corruption status? Is it like a status window?'
According to the description, this function provides a clear and easy-to-view display of an elf's corruption status.
Among the features available for unlocking, it seemed the most useful, so I spent the point without hesitation.
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[Agnes]
Status: Resistance
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There was only one name on the list—Agnes.
It seemed that a name was added whenever I committed a crime.
Next to her name was a box painted red.
'So, red means she's in a state of resistance.'
According to the explanation, an elf's state is classified into four stages: [Resistance → Abandonment → Obedience → Affection], with each represented by a color in the order of [Red → Yellow → Orange → Green].
Agnes's current stage, 'resistance,' was exactly as it sounded—a state of defiance driven by her hostility toward me.
The next stage, 'giving up,' didn't mean submission but rather losing the will to resist.
Additionally, the Corruption Status feature not only displayed these four stages but also provided extra information.
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[Agnes]
Status: Resistance
Due to the nature of dark elves, their bodies are highly sensitive and vulnerable to pleasure.
If the pleasure they experience becomes overwhelming, they may even faint.
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As soon as I read it, I immediately nodded.
Didn't her pussy juice come out like a flood when I just touched her with my hand?
At one point, she actually fainted.
Since the information updated in real time based on the target's condition, it seemed like I had chosen a highly useful function.
'Shall I sleep now?'
Even after resting my head on the pillow, today's events kept replaying in my mind, making it impossible to sleep.
As I lay there, eyes open and lost in thought, a sudden knock sounded at the door.
Bang! Bang!
-Dayke! Open this door right now!
'I guess all her poison has already faded?'
Agnes stood beyond the carefully opened door, looking more composed than when she had been at the top of the mountain.
It seemed she had washed herself at the water's edge on her way down.
However, her face was twisted with anger as she pointed her sword at me.
"Ask for forgiveness immediately, or I will at least torture you quickly. Otherwise, I'll make you cry out in pain until you die."
Unable to control her anger, she warned me loudly.
Fortunately, this was the farthest corner of the barracks basement, so there was no risk of being overheard by the other knights.
"Why only me? You liked it too."
"Shut up!"
I easily dodged the sword coming at me diagonally.
Her attack was aimed at my arms, not my neck or vital points.
It was clear that she didn't want to kill me too easily.
Still, I remained calm.
After dodging two more sword strikes in quick succession, I leaned closer to her and spoke.
"Are you really going to kill me?"
"Of course!"
"If you kill me, the princess will be sad."
"If she finds out that you are a cowardly fuckist, she will reward me!"
"Then the Queen will know that we fucked like rabbit."
"…What?"
The sword she was about to swing froze in mid-air, and Agnes also stiffened. Her boiling anger seemed to subside, as if the fire had been extinguished.
"W-the queen…??"
"If I tell the queen that I was forced into fucking you, will she believe me? Hehe… Or she will assume that the dark elf is crazy about sex with humans?"
If you looked at the content alone, my current words weren't very convincing.
Although Agnes belonged to the pleasure-seeking dark elf race, unlike the others, she lived a sincere life and was loyal to the queen.
Even if the queen heard that Agnes had an affair with a human, it would be normal for her to trust Agnes at least once, claiming it was impossible.
But that was all.
'This is without understanding the queen's personality.'
Since an elf can become pregnant through the blessing of the World Tree, mating with another person was not necessary to bear offspring.
Nevertheless, elves, like other races, experience sexual desires, and restraining them was considered an important virtue they must uphold.
For these women, who can become pregnant without sexual intercourse, such acts were viewed as unholy, driven solely by the pursuit of pleasure.
Even so, Queen Nermedia's hatred of sexuality went to an extreme.
It was so intense that it disgusted all other species, including humans, animals like pigs and monkeys, and even insects, who had to mate for reproduction.
That wasn't all.
She was the complete opposite of the gentle and compassionate elf one might imagine, being so cold-hearted that she would never tolerate even the smallest mistake from others.
Furthermore, she saw things in absolutes: your side was either with her or against her, with no room for neutrality.
How do I know? Because I've experienced it.
Because I went through it again and again and ended up getting murdered in the end.
If such a woman hears that Agnes and humans fucked, will she really try to protect Agnes?
No matter how much Agnes complained that it was an unwanted relationship, it was obvious that she would not just let it go because she believed in the dark elf and thought she was a fool.
This was why Agnes could not easily kill me or tell anyone about what happened today.
"…"
Agnes' face, standing motionless as if her soul had left her body, served as proof that strengthened my thoughts.
Having spent more years with the queen than a human lifespan, she knew Nermedia's personality far better than I did.
Now, she must have fully realized the situation she was in, and her hand, still gripping the sword, trembled.
"If the queen knows…"
"Maybe I'll be kicked out of the kingdom forever?"
As if losing everything she had earned through blood and sweat wasn't enough, she will be eventually cast out, shunned by those around her for simply being a dark elf.
For Agnes, there was no future more terrifying than that.
"Well, that's it…"
She muttered while being completely entranced.
In fact, I expected that she would realize the situation right after she was fucked by me.
However, seeing as she came to my room and tried to kill me, it seems that her judgment was clouded by her emotions.
Now that I know, there was no big problem.
"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. If the queen finds out, I'll get my head blown off too. Just…"
I trailed off and stroked Agnes's desirable ass.
She flinched for a moment, but that was it.
"You just have to remain quiet, as you are now. No matter what happens to you."
"...I'm going back."
Agnes simply turned around and left the room.
Now that she understood her situation, she wouldn't make such a fuss anymore.
'Is she thinking she could secretly kill me and report it falsely to the Queen, claiming it was an accident?'
It was certainly possible, but no matter what trick she tried, the app would warn me of any upcoming danger, so I wouldn't be caught off guard.
If she failed, I would retaliate in some way, making it feel as though she were tying a noose around her own neck.
'Has anything changed?'
I took out my phone and opened the status window.
Agnes' condition was still in the resistance stage.
It would have been ideal to move her to the giving up stage right away, but it seemed there was still some hostility toward me and a lingering will to resist.
'Doesn't matter. I just need to change it moving forward.'
After finishing the conversation with Agnes, I feel like I've completed all my homework.
Perhaps because I was refreshed, I didn't feel sleepy at all, so I just lay in bed and looked at the app until I fell asleep.
—
[POV Change]
Night soon followed the dawn when Dayke and Agnes had been talking.
Agnes, who had been summoned as if it were just yesterday, made her way to the queen's bed with heavy steps.
"I have come to answer the queen's call."
"Welcome, Agnes."
Nermedia didn't even glance at Agnes, her gaze fixed on the moon outside the window.
Her voice was quieter than usual.
"There hasn't been any word from that human yet about leaving the kingdom. I thought I'd hear it soon. Besides, I heard the knights didn't have any training today?"
Agnes had canceled her training schedule because she felt she couldn't concentrate on training, but since she couldn't inform the queen of the situation, Agnes bowed her head obediently.
"…Sorry."
"Oh my, I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to reprimand Agnes, I was just trying to encourage you. I've been very sensitive to that person lately. Do you understand?"
It felt as though her shoulders were being weighed down by the pressure emanating from the Queen, yet Agnes made no effort to show it.
"Of course, My Queen."
"Agnes hates humans just like me, so you are probably working hard in your own way. I won't urge you any further, so it's okay to do it in your way and at your own pace. But…"
As the Queen trailed off and turned her gaze to Agnes, it somehow felt as though the air around her had frozen.
It wasn't just a coincidence that the female knight had such a premonition.
"It's not like... you had skin-to-skin contact with that human or anything, right?"
"Huh? That can't be possible! It could never happen...!!"
"I suppose that's true. I'm sorry for saying something unnecessary. I was just wondering if there was another reason why time was dragging on. After all, Agnes is also a dark elf..."
Nermedia, who had spoken up to that point, covered her mouth and spoke again.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I made a mistake again. Please understand that this is all because Agnes didn't handle it quickly."
"…"
"But listen carefully, because what I say from now on is not a mistake. If something happens between you, even if it was a mistake, I will never forgive you. Once the snowfield has been dirty, it can't turn pure white again, right? So, take care of that human fast."
"…Yes, Queen. I will keep that in mind."
"Then you can go back now. I'm sorry for calling you so late."
Trudging… Trudging…
Agnes, having finished the conversation, struggled to move forward, her heavy foot lifting with difficulty.
Nermedia's warnings lingered in her mind, refusing to fade.
[If something happens to you, I will never forgive you.]
Agnes knew her queen's personality very well, as she had been by her side since childhood.
The thought of what might happen if Nermedia ever found out about what occurred between them was so vivid that she commander shut her eyes tightly.
'I have to figure it out on my own somehow. But how… ?'
She was desperately struggling to survive.
In the end, Agnes made a bold decision.
'I have no choice but to kill that man…'
When she was threatened in Dayke's room at dawn, there was no chance.
However, since it was not easy to conceal evidence in case of accidental murder, one should not act rashly.
To hide what was going on with him, she had to either kill him herself without anyone knowing or make it look like he died of some other cause.
'Yes, I can't help it. It can't be helped.'
Agnes consoled herself and tried to calm her racing heart.
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[MC POV]
While the other elf knights in the barracks were asleep, I was on the floor, performing push-ups.
My reincarnated body was far sturdier and stronger than in my previous life, making bodyweight exercises quite enjoyable.
Ting…Ring…
"Huh?"
The sound of my phone vibrating on the bed caught my attention.
I hadn't expected a call, so I checked the screen to see if there had been any updates in the app.
[Danger alert message]
As soon as I saw the message, I could roughly guess its contents.
Given the timing of the notification, it was clear that Agnes was the cause.
The content of the message confirmed my expectations.
'It's a trap. Thank you for trying to justify it yourself.'
I was thinking about how to fuck her again while I continued my workout.