Chapter 12 - Total Confusion! "I'm Sooooo Sorryyyyy!!!!!!"

"I'm sorryyyyyy!!!!!!"

The moment Lizbet realized I remembered everything, my horse head automatically slammed into the ground.

A clueless sexual harasser—not just that, but one who'd used threats and forced a handjob. That was practically on the level of rape. She hadn't reported it yet, but if she ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠did, it'd be something like, "There's this hideous molester monster here!" Cue exile or chains rattling around me. Hell, considering this place had a king and nobles, they might just lop my head right off.

Thinking that, I smashed my head into the ground as hard as I could.

"......"

I kept my horse snout buried for a good while, then peeked up just a bit to check if her face showed any sign of forgiveness. She was still glaring daggers, wagging her finger at me.

I slammed my head back down fast.

"Heh... So you do feel sorry, huh?"

"Y-yes... I did something truly unforgivable... I'd been celibate for so long, and then I ate that mushroom, so I wasn't in my right mind..."

"Hmmm~"

I peeked up again to gauge her expression. It had softened a tad, but she was still shooting me sharp looks, finger paused now as she tapped her foot instead. Her snowy stockings and plump thighs teased visibility in the most tantalizing way.

"Y'know, I've never even properly seen a guy's dick up close, let alone touched one?"

Everyone assumed she and her childhood friend Als had gone all the way, but surprisingly, they hadn't.

"And you—someone ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠who wasn't even my boyfriend—made me jerk off that filthy thing and sprayed your cum all over me."

"That was... not because I wanted to..."

"What?"

"N-nothing."

The moment I tried to make excuses, her softening gaze sharpened again. I rammed my head back into the dirt.

"Even as a Divine Beast, you're still a monster at heart... Getting all horny for a human woman instead of a female monster..."

"Uh... I'm not into monsters at all, though..."

"......"

Being treated like a monster made me blurt out a defense without thinking. Shit, wrong move. I checked her face to add some follow-up excuse, but her eyes had softened a bit, cheeks flushing.

"...Hmph, hngh~... A monster interested in human women... You're such a hopeless pervert monster."

"No, I, that's not—"

"Hey."

She cut off my fumbling excuse, raising a finger.

"My blouse, skirt, stockings—they were all brand-new adventure gear I had custom-made recently. Pretty pricey stuff I really cherished."

They'd looked simple but high-quality. Guess they were expensive ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠after all.

"The blouse ripping was my fault... fine. But that could've been fixed easy. Then your filthy cum soaked everything, and the stench sank right in."

I'd tried my best wiping it with water and a cloth, but without detergent, just water probably let the smell set...

Can't you just wash 'em?

"Even Als, who's dense about smells, went, 'What's that odor?' It reeked that bad. I had to bullshit about night-bloom tree or whatever. Ever think about how a girl feels lying to her boyfriend of all her childhood?"

"N-no... That must've been agonizing for you..."

Holy shit, she could've gotten busted by Als. Suddenly, I felt grateful she'd covered for me with lies.

"Thanks to you, I tossed every piece in the trash the second we got back to the inn. Couldn't even think of washing them. Get what I'm saying?"

"Mmph... Y-yes... Whatever you want, I'll do it... Compensation, anything—just name it..."

Expensive clothes she wouldn't even try to wash or mend? She must've hated it that much.

I offered to do anything for forgiveness, and the sharpness faded from her eyes. A smile tugged at her lips.

"Anything, huh... There was this outfit the other day I loved but passed on 'cause it was too pricey... If you buy me top to bottom, all decked out proper, I might forgive you?"

"Y-yes... Of course... I've got the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠settlement gold, so just forgive me..."

"Hmmm~... Guess we'll shop today and see your attitude before I decide."

With that, she hopped out of the box and started walking. No choice—I checked my pouch for gold coins and trudged after her.

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Trailing Lizbet like that, we made it back to the bustling streets. For some reason, her back had looked cheerful on the way here. Humming a tune—she must be thrilled thinking about bleeding me dry.

Sigh... I messed up, so buying stuff's fine... Just don't gouge me too bad.

The kingdom gave me 10 gold coins—enough for decent clothes—but this was my lifeline in this isekai life. No guild membership till I got Humanization, no real income for a while. Those 10 golds were my everything.

Feeling a bit stifled, I got curious about Lizbet's EXP and quietly called up her status.

"Status Window"

"...? What?"

"N-nothing! Neigh! Just a sneeze!"

"...? Weird sneeze sound. No daydreaming—follow straight."

"R-right, yeah!"

For a second, I thought I'd misread—made a horse-like noise without thinking. Her status title had changed to something unimaginable, but a whole new Female skills section? Shocking. And Lewdness Lv.2? What the hell kinda 19+ game skill was that!?

I'd just wanted EXP, but my own status from yesterday was unchanged. Was mine...? Nah, still the same.

Confused, maybe gender difference? I quietly checked roadside women—nope, all standard like mine.

Only Lizbet's changed. Some condition...? Tied to us, probably the handjob. What triggered it?

Too baffled for the Female skills, I skipped it. The title, though... chaotic.

'Interested in horse cocks? Slightly perverted? Where'd 'talented' go? And after freaking from the handjob yesterday...?'

Horse cock interest—mine, obviously? No horse monsters here, none resembling. Maybe rare around Radia, but I'm the only one with a horse dick here.

Forced handjob on my horse cock... now she's interested? With Female skills, lewd overall?

That thought hit, and Lizbet's humming back ahead looked... oddly enticing. Something itchy rising deep inside.

"Here we are. Time to empty your wallet."

She turned, flashing a little devil smile. Behind her, a big fancy building—glass windows showing pricey clothes. Not just this shop; surroundings looked bigger, flashier than places I'd seen. Upscale district.

Glancing back—no familiar spots. Status distracted me; I'd wandered deep without noticing.

"No backing out now? Be good and come in. Gotta stand by the door with your size, but you're the wallet— just browse."

I watched her enter, confusion lingering, then followed.