Episode 80
The Blue Forest is a forest created by the World Tree, and its purpose could be said to protect the elves.
Being the work of the World Tree, which is practically a transcendental being, it's generally impossible to even enter.
You must either come with an elf, or receive an invitation from an elf.
You need to go through one of these two methods.
"But why is this thing in my lower belly... reacting?"
As I arrived at the Blue Forest and was contemplating how to enter, my stomach began to heat up.
When I lifted my top slightly, I could see a faintly glowing pattern.
"Seems like Eri left her touch when she engraved the pattern. Is this why I'm being treated as a guest?"
Aron naturally approached and began stroking my lower belly.
I flinched at his touch but tried not to show it.
"Seems... so. Either the pattern is reacting or my lower belly is just hot."
"Really? I don't feel any particular effect no matter how much I touch it."
Aron slowly stroked and touched the pattern, channeling his mana into my lower belly, then withdrawing it as he checked my condition.
'He doesn't seem to be doing this on purpose... but this feeling is completely...'
Aron's mana entered and smoothly passed through my body.
My much weaker mana immediately submitted and made way.
"Hheup..."
Each time Aron's mana filled my lower belly and then withdrew, my body reacted.
As if recalling the pleasure engraved in my body, my vaginal walls moistened and my uterus heated up.
"I probably shouldn't force-touch the pattern. Eri tied it directly to your uterus... If handled wrong, your uterus could get damaged."
"...Hup. Hheuk... Hik! W-wait..."
As Aron concentrated, his mana went deeper inside.
From Aron's hand, his mana entered every corner of my body, attempting to subjugate me.
'I, I should stop him... but th-this is...!'
Mana mingled in my lower belly.
My cornered mana began resisting from my uterus, and Aron's mana subjugated that mana, gradually seeping into my uterus.
"Hheuk?! A, Aroooook?! Hak! Hhiyeuk?! Hak?!"
I grabbed Aron's arm trying to push him away, but he seemed not to hear my voice as he controlled his mana.
If only Kyla were here to help, but she had gone to scout the surroundings, so it was just the two of us.
"Th-that's enouuugh...! Akeuk! Hheueueung!"
A sticky, hot liquid gushed out onto the ground.
Even after soaking my underwear, it wasn't enough, and now it was flowing down my legs and dripping to the ground.
"Hek! Heyeuk! Hheuuuuk..."
Leaning against Aron's arm, I continued pouring out the hot liquid without pause.
"What's this? Why do I come back from scouting to find the wolf being caressed by Aron?"
Just as I barely grasped the thread of reason and was panting, Kyla's voice reached me.
"H-help meee... Hheuk! A, aheuk! Aron... my lower... mana... eugeueueuk?!"
I poured out another stream of love juice in front of Kyla.
A small puddle had already formed below my legs, with steam rising from it.
"...Seems like Aron acted without thinking again. If you're going to do it, you should do it to me."
Kyla approached with a deep sigh.
She neatly placed her hand over Aron's hand, and a light flashed.
Only then did he release his hand.
"Aron. Snap out of it."
"Huh? What? I was checking Mia's condition. Why are you here?"
"You should use mana on someone of similar level. Besides, what were you thinking roughly probing such a sensitive area with mana?"
"Huh? Could it be something..."
At Kyla's words, Aron finally looked at me.
Breathing hot breaths, barely holding onto his arm, with love juice spilled all over the ground.
Quite flustered, he carefully pulled me into an embrace.
"What? Did something happen? Why are you so... lewdly..."
"You... hoo... hheuk... you did this... hheu..."
I couldn't explain properly as I was panting for breath, so Kyla intervened.
She naturally stepped in front of me, standing before Aron.
"What did you expect would happen when you forcibly pumped mana into someone much weaker for an examination?"
"Shouldn't they just absorb it and that's it?"
"That only works if they're as strong as you. Normally, the internal mana either submits or flees. Then the mana moves around, forcibly activating that area."
"Ah..."
"Now you understand. By messing around near her uterus, you basically forced her body into pregnancy preparation."
Kyla quickly pulled me from Aron's embrace and placed her hand on my lower belly.
"The elves will be out soon, so I'll calm you down right away."
I tensed momentarily, but as a warm energy entered my body, I began to calm down.
My heart returned to normal, my tightly clenched vaginal walls relaxed, and my uterus, which had been forcibly contracting and relaxing, returned to a comfortable state.
The throbbing sensation that had been overwhelming me disappeared as if it never happened.
"You really are the Saintess."
"Of course. If I put my mind to it, I can revive someone even with all limbs severed."
"I'll thank you for this one. Without you, it would have been really difficult."
I've been suppressing my sexual desires as much as possible, trying hard to avoid doing anything until everything is resolved, except during estrus.
This sudden onset of arousal in this situation was torture for me in many ways.
And naturally, that anger was directed at Aron.
"Hoo... From now on, no touching my lower belly."
When I glared at Aron and spoke, he nodded.
Just then, several shadows came running from the forest.
They arrived before us and soon revealed themselves.
"You must be nature's guests. Hmm, human? Or perhaps beastkin... Doesn't matter anyway. At least your appearance passes the mark."
The male elf at the front smiled satisfactorily and extended his hand toward me.
"Shall we go together? I'll specially guide you."
After a moment's hesitation, instead of taking his hand, I handed him Aron's hand.
For some reason, both of their expressions soured.
*
The Blue Forest had a completely different atmosphere from the Forest of Temptation.
If the Forest of Temptation was like a giant maze, the Blue Forest felt more like a well-maintained garden.
There was no peculiar strange energy either.
The air filled with fresh mana entering my lungs was completely different from the Forest of Temptation, which caused unpleasant sensations.
"If you live here, everyone would naturally become strong beyond a certain level, right?"
If you frequently come into contact with mana, you can't help but become accustomed to it.
And once accustomed, you can naturally handle it better, learn faster, and acquire skills more quickly.
"That's why elves are few in number but equally strong. They didn't survive fighting the Empire with such small numbers for nothing."
At Kyla's explanation, the leading elf responded in agreement.
"Exactly. We elves are closer to mana than any other race. Ah, by the way, we're different from those dragon things. Those lizards don't befriend mana - they thoroughly dominate it. It's not as elegant as our way."
I thought they might not be friendly with dragons either, which was unexpected, but I quickly understood.
Both elves and dragons are quite arrogant.
Basically, they live thinking they're superior.
So it's natural they wouldn't get along.
"Plus, we have spirits like these. Besides us elves, very few beings can communicate with them. Know why? Because only those blessed by gods can see them. We elves received the blessing of the World Tree-nim."
The elf continued explaining without pause.
"Only such chosen beings can communicate with spirits like this... See? These beautiful spirits gathering here. Ah, you probably can't see them? Since you're not elves. What a pity."
Light sparkled at the tip of the explaining elf's finger.
Spirits began gathering one by one toward that light.
"I can see them. But is that how spirits normally look? Like little people."
With that single remark, everything suddenly went quiet.
"Ah, if that was an impolite comment, I apologize. I just said what I saw. I don't know much about elves, so I must have made a mistake."
I quickly apologized and looked at the elf.
His eyes were wide open as he alternated looking between his finger and me with an incredulous expression.
'What? Did I say something I shouldn't have?'
In the game too, spirits looked like small humans with butterfly wings.
Higher-level spirits might look different, but the lower ones are basically the same.
And that's actually how they appear.
'Oh, they're disappearing now. Is it because the elf stopped making light?'
As I watched the spirits disappearing nonchalantly, Kyla muttered.
"You can really see them? Wolf, you don't know what'll happen if you're lying. Spirits are like the greatest pride for elves - this could even go to trial."
"Suddenly? Would seeing spirits really lead to a trial?"
Kyla slapped her chest as if frustrated.
"How can you see spirits? Except for a few chosen ones, spirits are completely invisible. You might sense them at higher levels, but you can never see them."
"Really? But..."
I could see them clearly with my own eyes.
For example, I could clearly see this spirit that came right up to me while giggling.
When I slightly raised my index finger, the spirit hugged it tightly.
"It's hugging my finger tightly and laughing right now? You can't see this?"
Kyla frowned as she looked at my finger.
"...I can't see anything at all."
The elf who had been staring intently at my finger from a distance approached me step by step.
He opened his eyes wide, looked at my finger, and muttered.
"For real?"
He muttered to himself like that and stared intently again.
"Is this real?"
I extended my finger toward him who looked incredulous and said.
"Can't you see them on my finger? Hey guys, can you say hello?"
At my words, the three spirits clinging to me waved at the elf.
"They even... obey words? Haha... Ha..."
With that laugh as his last, the male elf collapsed, and the elves who had been watching from a few steps away rushed over in a panic.
It seemed something had gone seriously wrong.