A Face of My Own
In front of Maria, Mathis and Boris were drinking.
“Damn it, Marcos is probably balls-deep in Stella right about now, isn’t he?”
“Mathis, you went on a date with her just last week. Why are you so worked up?”
Oh. So Stella-senpai had gone on a date. These men were whining at Maria again now that she wasn’t around.
“Let’s hurry up with that Stella acquisition plan we talked about. Once you’ve decided, the sooner the better.”
“I’m still looking for a way.”
“Ugh, how the hell do we get Stella’s oath of submission?”
An angel with no emotions who obeyed God unconditionally—how could anyone wring an oath of submission from her? No matter how I thought about it, I couldn’t see an answer. Hmm… maybe brainwash her the same way I was…
‘Yes. That would work.’
‘What?’
‘We’ll make Stella the host for our first child.’
‘Stella-senpai?’
Stella-senpai as a symbiote? She was an angel and kind, but would it really go well?
‘If the child successfully bonds with Stella as its host, persuasion will be easy. Just like with Elisha.’
‘Well… I do listen to you quite obediently, don’t I?’
Maria was a far superior being, so following her always led to good outcomes. The child I had created would be clever too, so it seemed perfectly capable of guiding Stella-senpai the same way Maria guided me.
‘Angels are basically dolls. Even a child could handle one. Let’s seize the chance and make her a host.’
‘Yeah, I think that will work.’
Maria was always right, so turning Stella-senpai into a host would surely go smoothly as well.
After finishing my bartending shift while dealing with the two men, Maria went upstairs to our room, removed her makeup, and spoke.
‘Tomorrow we have Isabel’s summons and Kate’s appointment, so it’s going to be busy. We should sleep early.’
‘Master called for you? What about?’
‘She has things to say regarding the underground city. The human modification project too.’
‘I see. Tomorrow will be hectic. Sleep well, Maria.’
‘Yeah.’
Maria took a quick shower, slipped into nothing but the latex suit, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep almost immediately.
I should sleep early today too.
I woke up early with nothing to do and was spacing out when Maria stirred.
“Mmm.”
‘Ah, Maria. You’re awake?’
“Uuuu! The languid feeling right after waking up is so nice.”
Maria sat up in bed, stretched, and yawned. The pleasant lethargy she felt made me yawn as well.
“Did you sleep well too?”
‘Yes, but I woke up a bit too early and got bored.’
“Then I’ll have to find you something to do while I’m sleeping.”
Maria got out of bed, tidied up briefly, and headed into the bathroom. After turning the latex suit back into a choker, she touched it and said,
“This choker wraps around the area where my main body is, so it feels like it offers some protection.”
‘Does it have defensive functions?’
“At the very least it prevents penetration. The connection port is also covered, protecting the implant. It’s useful in many ways.”
Maria had been speaking out loud since earlier. Why bother using her voice? There must be a special reason.
‘Why are you deliberately speaking out loud?’
“I’m practicing so I can get used to speaking with a physical body. Since I’m more comfortable communicating through will, I sometimes end up speaking inside instead of using my voice.”
I see. Now that Maria usually controlled the body, she was practicing. Maria stood in front of the full-length mirror and moved her body experimentally. The 180-centimeter height, large frame, and toned, elastic figure suited Maria’s haughty expression perfectly.
After loosening up for a while, Maria spoke while washing.
“I’ll handle Isabel. Elisha, you take care of Kate.”
‘Yes, my appointment with Kate-unni is mine to fulfill.’
“Getting pleasure from being beaten… I honestly can’t even imagine it.”
Hearing Maria’s words made me curious about her own sexual preferences. She seemed to enjoy receiving service, but what else did she like?
‘Then what kind of play does Maria enjoy?’
“Why?”
‘If I know Maria’s tastes, I’ll know when I should step forward.’
“Haha, Elisha really is such a good child. Yes, keep serving me like a proper angel.”
‘Ahh, praise me more. That tingling feeling feels so good!’
Aah, Maria’s praise was intoxicating. It felt like my brain was melting.
“If you serve me this well, we can create the ultimate symbiotic relationship.”
‘Yes, yes. We’re symbionts, after all!’
“Originally I only planned to help my host to a certain degree, but Elisha was so unreliable that I decided the superior me would have to take care of you. And since you love being dominated, we’re the perfect pair.”
‘Maria really is amazing. You handle everything I can’t do so effortlessly.’
Maria was washing her body with meticulous care. She seemed to be washing more thoroughly and for longer than I did—was that just my imagination?
“Elisha, you wash so sloppily. You should cherish this precious body. I’ve altered the genitals so there’s no discharge anymore, but before that you barely cleaned them properly, did you?”
‘What’s discharge?’
“Haah, never mind if you don’t know. As expected, I can’t entrust this body to you.”
I didn’t understand, but it seemed I had disappointed Maria. Her feeling of exasperation reached me as well. Still, I now understood that cherishing the body meant washing more diligently.
Maria came out with towels wrapped around her body and hair and sat down at the vanity. After going through her skincare and full makeup routine, her face looked distinctly different from Elisha’s.
Whoa, so Elisha’s face could look this beautiful. And Maria’s makeup skills seemed to be improving day by day.
Maria opened the closet, looked through the clothes, and said,
“I’ve felt this for a while, but Elisha has zero fashion sense. Why are all these clothes so shabby?”
‘Ugh, I like comfortable things. Besides, except for the bartender uniform, I rarely wear casual clothes outside of workout gear.’
“That’s because you like holing up in your room. Anyway, let’s throw all this away. We need to buy new ones.”
‘Ehh, but I’m attached to them…’
Maria brought out a trash bag and stuffed every piece of clothing into it except for the leggings and short-sleeved shirts used for exercise. Then she put on the underwear I had bought earlier instead of the latex suit, wore the clothes from yesterday, and left the shelter. Since we were going for human modification, it made sense not to wear the suit.
“Don’t be too sad. We’ll buy much better clothes.”
‘Okay…’
Maria even showed me how she selected clothes online. While heading to the lab she picked out outfits with quick efficiency. Every item she ordered perfectly matched Maria’s taste.
“Good. This should be enough.”
‘You really seem like the owner of this body now.’
“Oh my, do you truly think so?”
‘Yes. No matter how I look at it, this is Maria.’
From head to toe, it was Maria rather than Elisha. The way the body moved, the way it was adorned—every single action reminded me of Maria.
“Thank you. Being acknowledged by my host makes me happy. It really feels like I’ve become human.”
‘No one would ever think you’re an Abaddon.’
I could feel Maria’s joy. Had Maria always wanted to live as a human? Maybe that was why she had decided to control the body directly.
With noticeably lighter steps, Maria headed toward the lab. When she entered, Master greeted her warmly.
“You’re here. How has your body been since then?”
“Yes, Master. It actually feels even better.”
“Is the Abaddon behaving?”
“Please call her Maria, Master. She really is well-behaved. She follows my words nicely.”
Maria skillfully mimicked Elisha’s mannerisms. I still felt guilty about deceiving Master, but that guilt was gradually fading.
“Good. Everything is proceeding smoothly. The worry about the Abaddon going out of control has disappeared, and we’ve even established connections with foreign intelligence agencies. Now we only need to deal with the underground city.”
“Have you found a way to infiltrate the underground city?”
“We’re looking, but it isn’t easy.”
Master and Maria entered the modification room, sat down in the chairs, and continued their conversation. By the way, where had Lyana gone? I needed to hear about my parents, but she was nowhere to be seen.
“The only method we’ve found for angels to enter the underground city is far too dangerous and leaves them with no freedom of movement, making infiltration meaningless.”
“I’ll look into it separately. There is a way for angels to share information among themselves.”
“Really? Is it only accessible to angels?”
“Yes. Only angels are invited to join.”
At Maria’s words, Master’s expression grew even more serious. Come to think of it, there was an angel community. If it was there, there might indeed be a safe way for angels to enter the underground city that only they knew about.
“Information shared only among angels… there is potential.”
“What kind of human modification are we doing today?”
“That’s right. Today we’ll be doing detailed plastic surgery.”
Master operated the computer and brought up several screens. Those were images of Maria’s face. So we were reshaping the face.
“We’re modifying the face?”
“Yes. Elisha’s face has delicate, cute lines, but the target prefers a beauty with strong, bold features and distinct facial structure.”
“I see.”
Maria looked expectant. From her makeup style to her clothing preferences, Maria favored elegant, mature beauty over cuteness. I liked my current face that resembled Mother, though.
“Still, since it’s your face, I prepared several options so your opinion could be included. Choose one you like from these or request minor adjustments.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Maria carefully examined the various predicted post-surgery faces on the screen.
‘Maria, I’d like to keep as much of my current face that resembles Mother as possible.’
‘Mm, I’ll take that into consideration.’
Maria selected one of the facial photos and began refining it in detail. Perhaps because she was creating her own face, she was concentrating harder than ever before. I stayed silent so as not to disturb her and watched as the face became that of a beauty with distinct features while still retaining a slight trace of the original.
“Your skill is impressive. I had my own ideas, but this is even more refined.”
“It’s because I think of it as my face.”
“Now prepare yourself. We’ll begin immediately.”
Maria removed all her clothes and lay down in the human modification machine. I could feel Maria’s excited heart and asked,
‘Maria, are you that happy?’
‘Of course. I’m finally getting a face of my own.’
‘I feel a little sad. Now that even my face is disappearing, it feels strange.’
I had already accepted that this was Maria’s body, but thinking that even the face that represented my existence would change left me feeling gloomy. At least traces of the original face remained, so Mother’s legacy would still be present.
‘I understand. I was originally a being that possessed nothing and simply clung to a host. Still, even if everyone else forgets, I will remember Elisha’s appearance. Because I am your eternal symbiotic partner.’
‘Thank you, Maria.’
Maria’s comfort made me feel a little better. Yes. I was living together with Maria. I wasn’t disappearing.
“Now I’ll open the external port and connect the implant. Since this requires delicate work, I’ll take control authority like last time so the body cannot move.”
With Master’s words, the external port opened automatically and cables connected. Soon Maria’s groan could be heard.
‘Ugh, as expected, being controlled feels disgusting.’
‘I don’t feel anything in particular.’
‘That’s because you’re completely separated from the implant. And you originally like being controlled, don’t you?’
‘Yes, so it’s a shame I can’t feel Master controlling me.’
‘Then I’ll hand it over. Enjoy it. I’ll sleep a bit, so wake me when it’s done.’
‘Really? Okay. I’ll wake you when it’s finished.’
While we conversed, the modification machine Maria lay in sealed itself again, and Master’s voice rang out.
“We’ll modify not only the face but the entire body in small increments.”
During that time Maria handed control authority over to me and said,
‘Ugh, from now on when Isabel takes control I’ll have to pass it to Elisha. I really can’t stand it.’
‘Maria hates being controlled. I love it, so just leave it to me!’
Wow. It had been so long since I felt Master’s control that pleasure rose in warm waves. Ahh, it felt good. The inability to move my body was the same, but the sensation was different from Maria’s, so I grew excited. Maria’s symbiosis meant she took the lead, but Master’s complete, forceful control excited me even more.
Maria seemed to have fallen asleep and gave no response while the machine busily performed the modifications. My senses were blocked so I couldn’t feel anything, but I could see the progress through the mirror-like glass in front of me. The face was changing exactly as Maria had wanted. The color of the nipples had lightened to a soft pink. The previously small areolas had grown slightly larger, plumper, and more prominent. Thanks to the widened pelvis, the previously somewhat flat vagina had gained flesh again and become plump, and the clitoris had also lightened to pink. Those were the noticeable changes; I couldn’t tell what else had been altered.
After a little more time, a face identical to the model Maria had created was completed. Seeing the face actually changed, it no longer looked like Elisha. Especially because all the detailed modifications had been done at once, the impression had changed so much that it truly felt like I was looking at Maria.
Ah, now this body really belonged to Maria and not to me.
The transparent fluid that had filled the machine drained away completely, the lid opened at Master’s command.
“I’ve released control authority, so get up. There’s no pain, correct?”
“Yes, Master.”
When I sat up, moving the body again, I felt a strange sensation on my face but there was no pain. Oh, right. I had to wake Maria.
‘Maria.’
‘………’
‘Maria~’
Maria was sleeping so deeply that she showed no sign of waking. What should I do?
“Come over here and stand. I want to check directly.”
“Yes, Master.”
I had no choice. I would have to move until she woke up. I stood up and went to stand in front of Master. She examined every inch of Maria’s body.
“Good, it turned out well. The color of the nipples and vagina is excellent too. They’re plump and look delicious to see and touch.”
Master said while touching the vagina. It was certainly plumper and softer than before the skeletal modification.
“The nails and toenails have been neatly shaped too… I’m satisfied.”
Master nodded with a satisfied expression, then looked at Maria’s face with a puzzled expression.
“But why are you so quiet? Is there a problem?”
“No. I’m perfectly fine, Master.”
“It couldn’t be that the Abaddon is causing trouble, could it?”
“No, there really isn’t any problem. You can be at ease regarding Maria.”
“Well, if Elisha says so, I won’t worry about it anymore. There haven’t been any issues so far, so it should be fine.”
Wow, Master finally trusted Maria! Would she return the implant’s administrator rights as well?
“Will you return the administrator rights too?”
“Do you need them? You didn’t seem to know how to use them.”
“Maria is afraid of you, Master. I wanted to reassure her a little.”
“The Abaddon fears me… I see. Reassuring her a bit might make her more cooperative.”
Ohh, we even got the administrator rights back. Maria would be pleased.