Knight and Guardian (6) - This Time, I'm the One Being Done To

Rose felt nervous as she descended the stairs leading to the underground prison.

Unpleasant memories resurfaced.

Before she became a Guardian.

In the basement of Cassian's Lord's castle.

Naked and bound by chains,

The time she had to wait for men to come and defile her.

'Surely Sherin isn't in that state, is she?'

She knew Risolde wasn't the type to inflict such humiliation without reason.

- She's someone who tried to harm the Lord.

But remembering the fierce hostility in Risolde's eyes when she spoke of Sherin targeting Balthazar, Rose couldn't help but wonder.

[ Kiiik- ]

However, the place she entered after opening the iron door was completely different from what she expected.

'Is this... a prison?'

A spacious, clean solitary cell with no chains, bloodstains, or frightening bladed weapons to be found.

No, it wasn't just clean—

'...There's nothing here?'

Not even a chair, blanket, water cup, or towel that one might expect.

In the very center of this utterly empty space,

Sherin, dressed in plain clothes, sat on the floor with her knees drawn up.

Her atmosphere suggested she wasn't imprisoned, were it not for the ropes binding her wrists.

'Ah... it's because of aura.'

For a skilled aura swordsman,

Even a rolling twig or a spoon could be imbued with aura, making it a weapon.

Risolde had left nothing around her that could be used as such.

"Sherin."

Rose cautiously approached and spoke to her.

Rather than being wary of what she might suddenly do—

She was worried that Sherin, who wasn't looking at her at all, might be startled.

"How are you feeling? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

Asking if someone tied up in an empty room has any discomfort? Is she kidding?

Rose regretted her words immediately after blurting them out, but—

"......"

Sherin merely stared blankly into space with unfocused eyes, not even turning her head.

"Have you eaten?"

"If you need anything, I'll bring it to you."

"Are you tired? Do you want to sleep?"

"Is there anything you're curious about?"

Sherin, who had shown no reaction to the continuous barrage of questions, finally parted her dry lips after hearing the last one.

"......Theodore..... he's still alive, it seems."

"Ah... yes. He's alive. I heard he's imprisoned one ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠floor deeper than here."

Though his wrist would soon be cut off—

Rose couldn't say that.

Just vaguely imagining the scene made Rose herself tremble.

Right—

Sherin shouldn't have to suffer such a terrible fate either.

But why, exactly?

As Risolde said, this woman was also part of their group.

However—

It probably wasn't something she did willingly.

No, actually—

Regardless of the reason, Rose wanted to help her.

Rose briefly cleared her complicated thoughts,

Took another step closer, knelt down to Sherin's eye level, and sat.

"The Lord doesn't want to harm you. If you tell him everything honestly, he will make arrangements for you to stay here in Deluna."

Sherin's eyes flickered for a moment, avoiding Rose's gaze.

But her lips remained tightly sealed.

"However... if you don't cooperate until the end, I don't know what might happen. This isn't a threat... I'm telling you this because I don't want you to suffer such a terrible fate."

Sincere advice.

But Sherin closed her eyes, as if she didn't even want to show her flickering gaze.

Her lips still didn't open, but it sounded as if she was begging to be killed instead.

'As expected... ordinary methods won't work.'

She ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠had no choice but to use that method.

It would certainly go against Sherin's will.

But considering Risolde's chilling gaze—

If she left things as they were, something truly terrible, whether to her wrists or ankles, would happen.

'I'm sorry, Sherin.'

Rose, having made up her mind,

Silently sought forgiveness that Sherin couldn't hear,

Then slowly took a deep breath,

And unbuttoned the top button of her shirt.

[ Lust Skill 'Lewd Voice' activated ]

"But... isn't it a bit hot in here?"

A languid and sensual voice.

[ Tuk, Tuk, ]

One, two, the sound of buttons continuously coming undone.

In response, Sherin's closed eyelids slowly lifted, and her gaze fell upon—

"......!"

Revealed through the precariously open collar,

A breathtakingly ample cleavage and pristine white skin—

Soon, Sherin's pale cheeks flushed crimson.

'Is it working? Or is she just flustered?'

Her reaction was ambiguous. In that case—

Rose crawled on her knees right up to Sherin's face.

A distance so close their breaths could mingle.

So close that Sherin's loud 'Gulp' as she swallowed dryly could be heard.

Rose gently took Sherin's bound hands—

And pulled them, placing them on her own deep cleavage, where beads of sweat had formed.

"I... when I get hot, I get so sweaty and sticky here. Don't you, Sherin?"

"Hmph...!"

Finally, Sherin's closed lips parted, letting out a suppressed moan,

And Rose felt the tips of her fingers, touching her cleavage, tremble.

'Good. It's working.'

Sherin's eyes, fixed on Rose's cleavage,

Were already wavering, caught in a hazy lust.

As if to seal the deal, Rose brought her lips close to Sherin's ear—

"Actually, my... inner thighs are also very sticky right now..."

She blew a hot breath onto Sherin's earlobe.

"How about you, Sherin?"

"Haa... Aah...."

With that whisper, Sherin's reason crumbled.

As if possessed, she turned her head, leaning her face close as if to devour Rose's red lips—

[ Lust Skill 'Dominion of Lust' activated ]

"Stop."

"......!!"

Just before their lips met, Sherin froze, her body still leaning forward.

If she just moved a little closer, she could lick ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠those red lips—

But Sherin, with longing eyes, merely mouthed words from where she stood, not moving any closer.

"Stay right there, and from now on, answer my questions honestly."

Rose stroked Sherin's eager lips with her fingertip.

"If you answer honestly without lying... I'll give you a very pleasant reward."

"... Yes... Yes...."

Sherin nodded, her eyes welling up with tears.

Seeing her longing expression, Rose felt a slight pang of guilt—

But steeling her heart, Rose began her interrogation(?).

First, to confirm whether she was lying and if her skill had truly taken effect—

"Sherin. Did you try to harm Lord Balthazar's life?"

"... Yes. That's right...."

"Was that your own will?"

"No... I... didn't want to... do such a thing... "

"Then who ordered you?"

"Theodore... and, the Lord of Helius... Taleman...."

Up to this point, it was the same information Risolde had extracted from Theodore.

The skill had worked properly, and Sherin wasn't lying.

Then next—

"Is there a reason you can't abandon those who make you do unwilling things and follow the Lord of Deluna?"

"A curse...."

"......? What is that?"

"A curse that burns my heart if I disobey Theodore... or if he dies... a Mark of Obedience has been etched onto me...."

"A mark? Can you show me?"

Sherin stood up and, with difficulty, moved her bound hands to pull down her pants.

Below her deeply indented navel,

On her secret pubic bone area, above her light gray underwear—

A grotesque, squirming black tattoo, like a living spider, was deeply etched.

"Who... did this?"

"A wizard... the Guardian of Helius...."

"A Guardian?"

Hadn't they said the Lord of Helius was a 'human supremacist' who disliked Lords and Guardians?

And yet, he had a Guardian under him?

Then another thought suddenly came to mind.

"Then perhaps... the aphrodisiac you used yesterday was also made by...?"

"That's right... made by that Guardian...."

The unknown aphrodisiac that showed peculiar effects (though it had no effect on Balthazar) enough for Balthazar to acknowledge it.

That drug, specially created to target Lords and Guardians, was made by another Guardian.

Thinking that she needed to convey this to Balthazar and Risolde,

What Rose was currently pondering was the mark etched on Sherin's private area.

'If a Guardian etched that mark...'

Her own body, once a monster driven by lust, created by Cassian.

Lucian had broken that curse.

Not completely, but to a significant extent—

Enough to go from a lewd monster to a lewd woman.

If so, couldn't Balthazar also erase that mark?

Since it wasn't etched by a dangerous Lord like Cassian, but by a mere Guardian.

Yes, it must be possible—

"Sherin. Lord Balthazar is a very powerful Lord. He might be able to break your curse. If he can, will you forget Helius and side with Deluna?"

"I can't... my sibling... Ailan is imprisoned in Helius...."

"Your sibling?"

"If I betray them... they'll kill that child..."

It was truly one problem after another.

Rose suppressed a sigh that was about to escape—

'What should I do about this....'

While she was lost in thought and silence,

"Haa... Haa... Ugh...."

Sherin began to writhe in agony.

The lust, intensified by [Lewd Voice],

Was burning her body, unable to find an outlet.

Moreover, because Rose had commanded her to 'stay still,'

She had no choice but to suffer the hellish heat of lust, not knowing what to do.

'Ah, I told her to stay still. She looks so distressed... I should release the skill first...'

Only then did a crucial question come to mind.

'.....How do I release this?!'

Until now, the targets Rose had aroused with [Lewd Voice] were monsters or magical beasts.

They had all been released from the skill upon death.

This was the first time she had used it on a human.

'It can't be unlimited. Does it naturally wear off over time? Or... '

Since she's filled with lust, it would probably be released if she satisfied it.

How does one satisfy lust?

Naturally, by—

"Sherin, I'm sorry, but the arousal you're feeling right now is due to an ability I used. To release it, you need to reach climax... so... I'll step out for a moment... so you can have some time alone..."

"Haa... Uh... Uung..."

Perhaps Rose's gentle voice was even more stimulating.

Sherin twisted her body more and more,

And the center of her light gray underwear, exposed to show the mark—

Became increasingly soaked with gushing vaginal fluid.

"First... you can move now. I'll untie your hands. Just a moment."

The moment Rose, flustered, grabbed Sherin's hands to untie the ropes—

"!! Aaaah! Haaah!!"

"???"

[ Pishuk- Pushuuut- Chiik- ]

With that single touch, Sherin collapsed,

And with a cry, she ejaculated a tremendous amount of fluid.

"Haaah....Heuk...Heueuk..."

Not only did it thoroughly drench her underwear, but clear fluid flowed through the gaps, running down her thighs.

Sherin trembled, gasping for breath, her wrists still held by Rose.

Rose, seeing the scene, was flustered, not knowing what to do.

"Th-this... this is because of the ability I mentioned. It's absolutely not your fault, Sherin, so there's no need to be embarrassed. Ah... I won't tell anyone... No, first, I'll go get something to wipe it!"

As Rose, having untied Sherin's ropes, was about to hurriedly get up, her face flushed and Sherin remaining silent—

[ Deopseok- ]

Sherin grabbed Rose's wrist with a hot, lingering hand.

"??"

"You said... you'd give me a reward if I answered properly."

"????"

"A pleasant reward..."

That was just something I said to arouse you and then cast Dominion of Lust—

Before Rose could utter a word.

"!!"

Sherin leaned in and covered Rose's lips.

[ Chureup- Chureureup- ]

Lips pressed against lips,

Saliva escaping between them, trickling down their chins,

Tongues wildly entwining within—

Sherin poured out a somewhat rough kiss, as if making up for the difficulty she had endured.

It was a completely unexpected ambush(?), but

Rose gradually moved her tongue more actively.

After a long while of twisting their heads, exploring and delving into each other's mouths, the two parted their lips—

A long, silvery thread stretched between their slightly parted lips.

"I'm... tired... now..."

"Sherin?"

"Being done to when I don't want to... I'm tired of it..."

"!! Ah...!"

[ Teolseok- ]

Sherin roughly pushed Rose down onto the floor.

Holding Rose's face with both hands, as if to prevent her escape, the gaze Sherin cast down upon her was filled with more than just simple lust.

Sadness, resignation, and anger mingled together in a confused look.

'The skill seems to have worn off...'

Looking into those eyes, Rose thought there was no other way to soothe that heart.

Moreover, the sticky wetness felt from Sherin's underwear pressing against her ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠abdomen—

Rose, thinking she had no choice but to cool down her own increasingly aroused body—

"Then this time..."

Reached out and caressed Sherin's flushed cheek.

"Do whatever you want, Sherin. I'll be the one being done to."