Witch's Submission
The witch's binding—Thud! The white-haired girl shoved me onto my back. She climbed atop me, wrapped her hands around my throat, and glared down. "I show you a little kindness and you try to toy with me?!"
Even under the influence of Mental Pollution, the witch still threatened me. Of course, there was no real strength in her grip. "You can't kill me."
"Talk all you want. You can't do anything to me either."
She was right. She was a master of spells, an immortal witch. Compared to her, I had only just begun scraping the surface of sorcery. "That's exactly what I wanted."
"What?"
"The only thing you can do to someone you can't kill is run away."
"Then why didn't you run?"
"Because I can't escape you."
"That answer pisses me off even more. So your plan was to shackle me with Mental Pollution and run away safely? Is that it?!"
I nodded. This was the limit of what I could do right now. The witch was not someone I could handle. Even Beista, an S-rank sorcerer, had abandoned her body and fled in terror. There was no perfect way to deal with such an existence. The only choice that let me survive was to negotiate a truce. Mental Pollution was the spell that made that possible.
This spell planted my memories into the witch's mind. Even now, the reason she couldn't strangle me to death was because the spell was protecting me. "What did you put in my head?"
"Family."
"Family?"
Slaves were little more than tools that obeyed commands. I didn't need tools or dolls. What I needed were allies who could think for themselves, act for my sake, and watch my back. I thought about the people who had been by my side. Friends… no. They could drift away or be used against me at any time. Teachers… no. They only gave academic guidance; they had never truly supported me. Comrades-in-arms… just people forced together during military service.
Then my parents came to mind. It had been winter during my frontline deployment. The temperature had dropped below minus twenty, and the snow lay thick on the ground that weekend. "Kang Seo-ja, you have visitors."
"Visitors?"
"Yeah. Get ready and go out."
"Who is it?"
"You'll see when you get there."
That single sentence startled me. Who would come all the way to this remote place just to see me? I wasn't exactly popular in relationships. There had been no girlfriend or close friend at university either. Yet someone had come to visit on such a cold, snowy day. Curious, I went to the visiting area.
"Seo-ja."
"Son, let me see your face…"
"Father… Mother… Why did you come all this way?"
"We just wanted to see you."
"Are you doing all right? You haven't gotten hurt anywhere, have you?"
They had driven a small Morning car eight hours round-trip over icy roads to reach the rural base. Watching them joke about the frozen roads, I felt both guilty and deeply grateful. They had come all this way for me.
That was the kind of familial love I had planted in the witch's mind. No matter how much a child failed or disappointed them, family would always stand by their side. My mother had always cheered me on, and my father had devoted his entire life to the family. So now the witch would use her power to protect me. "That's what family means to me."
"What kind of family is that?!"
The witch stared at me, unable to comprehend. She glared again, but still couldn't put strength into her hands. Realizing she couldn't strike me, she loosened her posture. "Why didn't you make me a slave?"
"My slaves don't think of themselves as slaves."
"So you see me the same way."
"I think slaves and family are similar when it comes to living life together."
"Haah… Honestly…"
Looking thoroughly exasperated, the witch climbed off me. "The family I knew killed me over and over."
Her face twisted as if recalling the past. "Then please protect me from those family members."
"You… You were thinking about the other witches from the start, weren't you?"
She was right. I would likely encounter other witches besides the girl in front of me. As a black-haired man, some nobles would surely bring up the fallen royal bloodline. Then more witches would come looking for me. Each time, I would face death again. I had to prepare for that now. "Yes. Please protect me from the witches, Mother."
"M-Mother?! Ughhh…"
The girl scowled. She glared as if to say she had never given birth to a son like me, then reluctantly nodded. "Don't call me that weirdly!"
"I'll trust that you'll grant my request."
I hugged the witch to express my gratitude. Even that simple gesture made her force a smile and sigh. "What kind of parent in this world thinks like that?"
"In the world I come from, most parents are like this."
"What a flower-filled world that must be."
The witch shook her head, still unable to understand. Either way, it seemed I had succeeded. I had placed a witch among the witches who would protect me. "Mother, what is your name?"
"Don't call me Mother."
"Then should I call you Grandmother?"
"…Mother is fine."
"Yes, Mother."
The witch frowned at me again. "Myu… My name is Myu Sapphire."
"I'll remember it."
"…You're only the third human to hear my real name."
"I'm honored."
Hearing the witch's name, I looked at the women still frozen on the bed. "Mother, can you release the spell on them as well?"
"Why should I?"
"Please release them, Sister."
"…"
Click! Myu snapped her fingers and dispelled the magic. The party members began to move again. "You seem like a surprisingly easygoing witch."
"Don't think you can keep using me forever."
"Then I'll have to work hard to delay that moment as long as possible."
I approached Myu and ran my hands over her body. "For a man, you sure know women well."
Just my touch made Myu's body grow hot. Even an immortal witch couldn't reject a man in this world. "This isn't a spell that only brings you loss. You'll be loved by the interesting man you wanted."
"Ugh…"
"And if you keep protecting me, that love will last a long time."
"Ahh… Ah…"
"You'll be the only witch among your kind to monopolize my love."
"Ah…"
Myu reached climax almost immediately. Whether because her earlier composure had vanished or because she was unconsciously aroused, her body responded intensely. "Your body seems to like it first, so I'll take that as consent."
"S-Shut up and hurry…"
Myu grabbed my shaft with her small hand. "Shove it into my pussy and pound me."
"Understood."
This wasn't a relationship where one held dominance. If we were partners supporting each other, Myu wouldn't hate it. And she wouldn't try to forcibly break my spell either. She clearly possessed the power to do so, but keeping her heart was more important.
Squelch…!
"Haaah…"
"I have only one goal."
"Hnn…! Ah… W-What is it…?!"
"Returning to my original world."
"Hnnng…!"
"Once I achieve that, I won't hold any grudges against you, Mother. So please protect me."
"Ah… Aaaahhh!!"
Myu cried out again and again. Perhaps because she had been pulled down from the top of the pyramid, her mind had become extremely sensitive. "Then you too, Mother…"
"Ah… Fine! I can keep tasting this cock anyway!"
"…Heh."
"Good! If that's all, then the terms are acceptable to me too! Finding a cock like this would take another hundred years!"
Myu wrapped her arms and legs around me as if she had made up her mind. "So make me feel good!"
"Yes, Mother."
Squelch!
"Haaang!"
Every time I thrust, Myu's entire body trembled. She squirted fluids, stuck out her tongue, and her eyes rolled back. Delighted by our new relationship, she climaxed over and over.
Gluck… Gluck… Gluck…
Agility has increased by 7.
"Master."
"You're awake."
When Myu lost consciousness, the three women who had been watching from behind came into view. "Uh… What happened?"
"I remember coming to this villa, but when I opened my eyes…"
"But who's that white-haired girl?"
The party members had been completely robbed of consciousness by the spell trap. Only after the magic was lifted did they regain awareness of their surroundings. I could see just how threatening and powerful the witch's abilities were. Making Myu an ally, even at great risk, had been the right choice. "She's a witch."
"A… A witch?!"
"It's my first time seeing one in person."
"S-She's really a witch?!"
Syucali and Vera were shocked, while Eos looked at her with curiosity. "Heee… Ehh…"
"Even a witch can't resist Master, it seems."
"I was lucky."
If Myu hadn't let her guard down, and if Beista's spirit hadn't been in this villa, I might already have been stuffed and mounted in some secret room. "Hnn… So noisy…"
"Oh! She's awake!"
"As expected of a witch."
Myu quickly regained her senses and sat up. Thanks to her immortal body, she didn't stay unconscious for long. She had found the secret room quickly even while possessing Beista's body, and the same held true when using the offering. When Myu woke, the party members all kept their distance, maintaining a defensive formation. "Someone entered my villa. They're coming up this way."
From Myu's words, I roughly guessed who it was. Beista kept her word. Then the one coming here was… "Vera's sister."
"Eh?"
Shiiing… The sound of a sword being swung came from the closed door.
Swish… Swish… Swish…
Afterward, the door and walls split apart like tofu.
Thud thud thud… Crash!
Thick dust billowed as a figure appeared. "Uh… Sister…!"
But it wasn't just one person. There was the blue-haired knight full of killing intent who looked like Vera's sister, and… "You're diligent, Kang Seo-ja."
"Lady Isabella, why are you here…"
Isabella waved her hand along with her attendants. Beista was hiding at the very back. "Witch, listen well. This place now belongs to Baroness Isabella. Cease your ruthless tyranny."
Vesna, Vera's sister and a noble knight, pointed her sword at Myu and shouted. "Tch… How annoying that a noble got involved."
Myu glanced at me, then acted like a villain. She spread curse spells in all directions. "It's a curse spell! Everyone dodge!"
Seeing this, Beista stepped forward and began dispelling the magic. While Beista worked, Myu made her next move. "This is as far as I'll go."
Myu gave me one last look, then stepped into the shadows beside the bed. "She's escaping!!"
"Catch her!!"
It seemed she intended to take all the blame and flee for my sake. Well, it was Myu who did all this in the first place… Either way, once the witch's spell was lifted, Vesna swung her sword and cleaved through the shadows, but only the bed was destroyed. Myu's figure had already left this place. "She's gone."
Beista also stopped trembling once she sensed the presence had completely vanished. "You arrived just in time, it seems."
"Yes, thanks to you, I survived, Lady Isabella."
Isabella smiled at me. "Congratulations on becoming a baron."
"I never could have obtained it without your help."
"Not at all. You achieved it yourself, Lady Isabella."
I had expected only Vera's sister to come, but even Isabella from Kidichi Territory had arrived. Protecting the merchant caravan to the point of nearly melting my body hadn't been meaningless after all.