The Golden Seal and the Slave's Collar
Ruya and I sat facing each other in chairs, chatting in low voices as we waited for him to wake up.
“Gwangnam wants to meet to confirm the next request.”
“I’ve been curious about something for a while. What exactly is your relationship with Gwangnam?”
When I asked the question that had lingered in my mind since our first meeting, her expression seemed to ask why I would even inquire about such a thing.
“He’s just a kid I looked after from time to time when he was young. Maybe because he’s human, he shot up in size and now the damn brat wants to act like we’re friends.”
“For someone you simply looked after, the two of you seemed remarkably close. Honestly, you have feelings for him, don’t you?”
“It’s not the kind of affection you’re imagining. Since I’ve known him since he was so small, he’s still just a little boy to me.”
She shook her head as she spoke. From her tone and expression, it truly didn’t seem like any romantic interest existed between them.
Hmm. Did I misunderstand because I saw him with other women at the same time?
“Anyway, that’s enough of that topic. You’ll need to come with me to the place where I work with the Bitnari Hunter Team. You understand that, right?”
“Yes. But what kind of request is it?”
“It’s a material-gathering commission. Requests sometimes come in asking us to collect rare ingredients that only appear in certain dungeons. He said he’d give me the detailed information when we meet.”
After that, we continued our conversation on trivial subjects—hobbies, favorite foods, cultural differences—and were still talking when Suho woke from his sleep.
“Mmm?”
“Oh, you’re awake?”
“Haha, I must have dozed off without realizing it.”
He pushed aside the blanket, sat up, stretched his neck, and rolled his head to loosen his body. Then he noticed Ruya sitting in front of me and spoke.
“Oh, Lady Ruya, you were here as well?”
“This is our first private meeting. It’s nice to meet you.”
“It’s nice to meet you too.”
He rose from the bed just as he was and walked over to us. Having fallen asleep right after sex, he remained completely naked. His cock, fully recovered during sleep, stood proudly erect, displaying its characteristic hardness.
Ruya’s gaze naturally drifted to his lower body, surprise flickering across her face. She couldn’t bring herself to speak, only glancing back and forth between me and his groin as if asking whether it was real. When I gave her a quiet nod, she nodded back with an expression of understanding.
Paying no attention to our reactions, he approached and sat beside me on the sofa. The moment he drew close, the thick, masculine scent of him washed over me, making my womb clench instinctively. It wasn’t only my body reacting—Ruya’s face flushed faintly as she crossed her legs.
He wrapped an arm around my shoulder, pulling me into his embrace, and smiled.
“I kept thinking I absolutely had to thank you, and the chance came sooner than I expected. Thank you so much for introducing me to Elisha.”
“Oh, it was nothing. I just happened to think of it and made the introduction.”
“Since you’re an acquaintance of Elisha’s, I imagine we’ll be seeing quite a bit of each other from now on. I’ll be in your care.”
“Of course.”
He had already dropped the honorific “nim” he once used with my name, addressing me naturally by name alone. His entire demeanor carried the aura of a male who had already claimed me as his own. Even now, he ignored Ruya’s presence entirely, stroking my shoulder with intimate familiarity.
Ruya watched him with flustered eyes before reminding us of our original purpose.
“I need to return home now, so I should get going.”
“Ah, that’s right. Then I suppose we must part, as regrettable as it is.”
“Mmph.”
He held me in his arms and kissed me as though it were the most natural thing in the world. When his tongue sought entry, I opened my mouth instinctively. He plunged inside, stirring every corner as if the space already belonged to him. Staring intensely into my eyes while ravaging my mouth, he began transferring the golden magic power I had seen in my womb along with his saliva.
Thanks to the habit of swallowing saliva instilled through extensive training, I drank down every drop he offered. A considerable amount of magic power soon accumulated inside me.
“Mmph.”
“Wait, just a moment. Why suddenly…?”
Ignoring Ruya’s protest, he began manipulating the magic power now inside my body. The energy that had been drifting chaotically organized itself, flowing in orderly currents before gathering on my tongue. The concentrated mass soon ignited a burning pain.
Startled, I tried to pull my lips away, but he gripped the back of my head, holding me in place. He offered a gentle smile, as if to reassure me. That kind look reminded me of how gentle he became during sex, so I stopped struggling and endured the pain obediently.
Pleased by my compliance, he stroked the back of my head and neck to ease my tension while licking my tongue soothingly. He kept the kiss going until the pain subsided, then finally pulled away. A long, glistening strand of saliva stretched between our tongues before it broke.
“Stick out your tongue.”
I obeyed, extending it. He caught it between his fingers and pulled it forward, forcing my head to lean out. After studying it carefully, he smiled with satisfaction.
“It turned out perfectly. You endured it very well.”
“Yesh.”
My pronunciation came out strangely with my tongue held.
After releasing it, he turned to Ruya.
“I’m sorry for keeping you so long.”
“Not at all. May I leave now?”
“Yes. And Elisha, I’ll contact you first next time.”
“See you then.”
With his farewell, I gathered my clothes and left the room with Ruya. In my flustered haste I hadn’t dressed, so I remained naked. We stopped first in the waiting room Ruya guided me to, where I put on my clothes while we discussed Suho.
“It looks like I’ve already been marked.”
“It does seem that way.”
“He doesn’t seem like a bad person, but since he’s a dragon, I can’t predict what he might do.”
“There might be nothing at all. Let’s wait and see for now.”
It was obvious at a glance that he had taken a liking to me, yet he wasn’t making any overt demands. Still, I couldn’t fathom the meaning behind the unusual pattern he had engraved on my tongue.
In the mirror, the center of my tongue displayed a clear circular border of shining golden magic power, inscribed with mysterious characters that looked almost mystical.
Unless I deliberately opened my mouth to show it, the mark wasn’t outwardly visible, yet it radiated an undeniable presence.
“Looking at that mark on your tongue, it really does seem like he stamped ‘this belongs to me.’ Are you sure nothing will come of it?”
“Come on. If he were openly displaying possessiveness, it wouldn’t stop at something like this. From my experience, this level barely even qualifies as showing ownership.”
He hadn’t brainwashed me, restricted my physical freedom, or placed any visible external mark. He had simply engraved the pattern on my tongue—as though it was enough for him alone to know—without demanding anything further.
Once dressed, Ruya and I left the escort club and took a taxi home. I was growing accustomed to the floating sensation of high-altitude travel by now. After arriving, I removed my makeup and stepped into the bathroom with Ruya to wash away the sticky remnants of sex.
“Let me see your tongue more closely.”
“Yes.”
I opened my mouth and extended my tongue. She examined it intently, then reached out to touch the pattern with her finger. The instant she made contact, golden magic power flared from the mark with a sharp crackle, repelling her finger.
“Ouch!”
“Ah, are you all right?”
“It just stung for a second and startled me. It repelled my own magic power.”
“Is it warning you not to approach?”
“I’m not sure, but I’ve seen characters similar to the ones written in that pattern before.”
She frowned in concentration, tapping her forehead as if trying to recall. Then she snapped her fingers.
“That’s right! Those are characters used to represent the dragon language. I caught a glimpse of them years ago while researching dragons.”
“What does it say?”
“I don’t know. It’s a combination I’ve never seen. I didn’t study it that deeply anyway.”
“Still, engraving dragon language on my tongue… It seems he no longer feels the need to hide his identity from me.”
Of course, he might have done it assuming we wouldn’t understand the language, but it seemed far more likely that he had simply stopped caring about concealing it.
“That could be. Oh, shall I wash your back?”
“Thank you.”
We washed each other’s backs, finished bathing, and headed to Ruya’s room. She led me to the bedroom, sat me on the bed, told me to wait, and left.
Wondering what she was up to, I sat quietly. Soon the door opened again. A naked Ruya entered carrying a gift box. With an utterly serious expression, she handed it to me, then knelt before me where I sat on the bed and bowed her head low.
“What is this?”
“It is a token of my resolve.”
“Hmm.”
I removed the neatly wrapped paper and opened the box. Inside lay a black choker and a device of unusual shape.
Ah, so she bought a collar.
“This is a collar.”
“I wish to serve you as my master, Lady Elisha. Please accept this collar as the symbol of that bond.”
Though she spoke firmly while prostrated in perfect politeness, her body trembled faintly. The pitiful reaction—mingled anticipation and nervousness—conveyed the depth of her earnest desire.
Watching her, I felt a surge of accomplishment that my training had borne fruit. Even though we had not known each other long, she had chosen to trust me above all others and take me as her master. Gratitude welled up inside me.
When I remained silent, lost in emotion, her trembling intensified with anxiety. I finally spoke.
“You understand that once you choose, there is no turning back? Even so, you still wish to make me your master?”
“Yes. My only master is you, Lady Elisha.”
“Then I accept. Come closer.”
“Thank you, Master!”
Ruya answered in a voice bright with joy and crawled forward on her knees. I gazed at her well-kept, wave-like light-green hair and said,
“Lift your head and look into my eyes.”
“Yes.”
Her eyes met my pre-activated Charm Eyes and quickly grew hazy. As her pupils continued to dilate, I picked up the choker that would serve as her collar.
“You asked me to take this collar as a symbol of slavery. In addition to that, one more thing is required.”
“Please order me to do anything.”
“A vow that Ruya will become completely mine. I need your consent for Absolute Hypnosis.”
“Absolute Hypnosis?”
Puzzlement crossed her face. I calmly explained it to her.
“You’ve already noticed that my Charm Eyes do more than simply cloud the mind, haven’t you?”
“I had suspected as much.”
“The true power of the Charm Eyes is to brainwash the target. It is an unstable ability whose effect drops sharply the moment the target grows wary and resists. Conversely, if the target accepts it with sincere willingness even while knowing it is brainwashing, the effect is dramatically amplified.”
That was why I used the Charm Eyes in secret despite the reduced effectiveness. The reason it had worked so well on her was likely because she had inwardly noticed yet still accepted it, thereby increasing the power.
She listened quietly to my explanation without any visible reaction.
“The final stage of such maximized brainwashing is Absolute Hypnosis. It is the stage in which the subject accepts the brainwashing all the way to the deepest core of their mind and becomes utterly subordinate to me.”
“If Master desires it, I will do it.”
Contrary to my expectation that she might hesitate, Ruya accepted Absolute Hypnosis without the slightest resistance. Once again, I felt the strength of her resolve.
“Thank you. Accept the vital energy deep into your heart. It is important that you trust me completely until the end.”
“Yes.”
Hearing her answer, I began the process. Because she was still an immature entity with limited vital energy reserves, I poured in an excessive amount that risked straining her, steadily eroding her mind.
After a long while, her eyes and head were completely enveloped in pink vital energy. I proceeded to the final stage of Absolute Hypnosis.
“Do you swear to accept Absolute Hypnosis and become subordinate to me?”
“I swear. Ah!”
The moment she swore, the vital energy in her eyes coalesced into a heart shape, while the energy on her head pierced into her brain and settled into a ring that penetrated every part of it.
Now Ruya could never break free from me for the rest of her life. She could neither resist my brainwashing nor question it. Complete subordination—that was the meaning of Absolute Hypnosis.
After enduring the brief pain, Ruya opened her eyes. A pink heart now rested in the center of her pupil. Her eyes, bearing the same heart as Maria’s, blinked several times, regained their clarity, and gazed at me.
“How do you feel?”
“My mind feels strangely refreshed. And whenever I look at you, Master, I feel nothing but comfort and joy.”
“Hehe, I’m truly happy that you’ve become my slave and accepted Absolute Hypnosis. Thank you.”
“I should be the one thanking you for teaching me such pleasure and delight, Master.”
I rose from the bed and pulled her into a tight embrace. She wrapped her arms around me in return, and we sat like that for a long while, sharing our body heat.
After basking in each other’s warmth, we sat side by side on the bed and discussed the future.
“I like your original self as well, so when you are not being trained, continue to behave exactly as before.”
“Yes, Master.”
“When the cold season ends in the world I originally came from, I will return. You must come with me, so organize your affairs and prepare to follow.”
“There’s no problem at all. I can simply say I’m traveling with you, Master.”
She spoke as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world. Going to another dimension felt unfamiliar to me, but for an adventurer like her who crossed dimensions and explored dungeons, it probably held little concern.
We continued talking until the topic turned to the collar.
“This collar is not a simple choker. This device can track the wearer’s location and monitor their physical condition in detail.”
“It’s practically cutting-edge technology?”
“Of course. Since it was made for adults’ more intimate play, it also includes appropriate punishment functions. Would you put it on my neck first?”
Following her request, I fastened the choker around her slender throat. It automatically tightened until it fit perfectly, leaving no gap whatsoever.
“Now press this button.”
As instructed, I pressed the center button on the small device in my hand. A sharp crackling sound erupted from her neck, and she clutched it, writhing in pain.