Her Jealousy in the Alley
Ian…?
Even though I hadn’t been thinking of Elysia, I was certain I could feel her.
I slowly turned my gaze toward her.
Her expression was one that looked as if she would snap the guard’s neck right then and there.
It was a side of her I had never seen when we lived together in the forest.
If things continued like this, I could already picture what would happen.
If Elysia were to attack the guard by mistake…
…No, Elysia. Please hold back.
I thought of her while talking to myself inside my heart.
…!
At that moment, Elysia flinched.
The eyes that had been fixed on the guard instantly shifted to me.
The guard must have sensed Elysia’s mood as well, because the inspection ended quickly.
And then Elysia and I met again in front of the main gate.
Without a word, she began to approach me.
She seemed angry.
“Ely-”
At that instant, Elysia grabbed my wrist.
And pulled me into a nearby alley.
“W-wait, Elysia?”
It was a dimly lit, almost deserted side street.
While gripping my wrist, she said in a low voice.
“Why did you stop me?”
This was the first time Elysia had ever gotten angry at me.
“I-I was worried that you’d get into trouble because of me…”
I felt her grip tighten even more.
“You went through something like that, and you’re telling me to just stand there?”
“But even if I didn’t, I could have stopped her…”
“You could have stopped her without attacking, right?”
Elysia took another step closer.
“Why did you even try to stop it?”
“That’s… if I just hold on for a moment, I can handle the situation…”
“Ian… you’re treating your own body too lightly.”
One sentence from Elysia that struck straight to the heart.
I couldn’t refute it.
Since I had come from a world where common sense was reversed, being insensitive to sex was unavoidable in this one.
“Listen carefully, Ian. All women are wolves.”
Elysia grabbed my shoulder.
“You think it’ll end with her groping you? What then?”
And then.
“That’s… when the time comes… Hiek!”
Her hand suddenly thrust aggressively inside my shirt.
“Could you resist? With this frail body of yours.”
Her actions were forced, ignoring my will entirely.
It felt exactly like what the guard had done.
…Shit.
“Even when I got fucked by you, I couldn’t even fight back once.”
“That’s…”
From the moment I first arrived in this world, there was no one I could rely on.
Unfortunately, I was the trusting type.
A month after I started living in the city, that trust had long since been betrayed.
I had lost all the money I had saved for my job transfer to a scam.
I had almost been sold as a slave while looking for work.
That was why.
There was no one around me I could trust.
During the day I worked in silence, and at night I had to fall asleep while complaining about my lonely life.
That was also a little why I had chosen the Summoner class.
Because a summoner is always an ally who fights for me.
So, after Elysia was the first one to reach out to me, I decided to trust her.
And my trust had finally been repaid.
And while spending time with Elysia, I realized something.
Maybe I hadn’t been looking for a summoner to fight by my side.
“If it’s Elysia… I thought I could trust her…”
Perhaps I had simply been looking for someone to believe in and depend on.
If even Elysia abandoned me…
“Hic, ugh…”
Emotions surged inside me.
I could feel tears rolling down my cheeks.
…Shit. Why am I crying right now.
At that moment, Elysia’s movements stopped.
Her hand slipped out from inside my clothes.
Has she calmed down already?
***
At first I had been very angry.
Partly because of the woman who had groped Ian, but also because of Ian himself for not resisting.
Other women dirtying him had made me want to rush over and stop them immediately.
But he had refused.
He told me to stay still.
So, I had only wanted to scare him a little.
To teach the naive Ian about the world.
But.
“If it’s Elysia… I thought I could trust her…”
Ian looked up at me with teary eyes and said that.
Looking back, I had always forced sex on Ian, regardless of his wishes.
At first it could have been an accident.
I hadn’t known the contract’s side effects would be this strong.
After that, I could have dismissed it as something that happened because of the atmosphere.
…At that time Ian was also satisfied.
But now I couldn’t make excuses.
I had forcibly dragged Ian into a dark alley.
I was groping his body with my own will.
With tears glistening in Ian’s eyes.
No matter how much I was trying to scare him,
…This is no different from what I did with the guard.
I had lost control of my suddenly exploding emotions and done something unforgivable.
Something that could scar him for life.
Yet Ian hadn’t pushed me away.
Instead, he had told me he could trust me.
Ah. Ian… he just…
He trusted me that much.
I was a pure child like that…
I withdrew my hand from inside Ian’s clothes and looked at him.
Ian slowly raised his eyes to me.
And when our gazes met,
I couldn’t hold his eyes properly for a long time.
Only when I finally looked at Ian.
There was no resentment in his eyes.
No fear either.
Only his unwavering trust in me filled them.
***
…Has she calmed down?
Elysia had been silently staring down at me for a long time.
Elysia’s face looked very downcast.
The atmosphere feels different.
“Ian.”
She opened her mouth.
“I was wrong.”
“Eh?”
“I just… I was worried about you…”
“…”
“But still, that was wrong.”
“…Elysia.”
“I did something that’s no different from that woman earlier…”
Elysia was rambling, so I interrupted her.
“…Elysia!”
“W-what?”
I wiped the remaining tears from her cheek.
“I’m fine. I was just a little surprised, but I didn’t intend anything like that.”
“H-but-”
I placed my index finger on Elysia’s lips and said.
“Shh. Didn’t I tell you earlier? I said Elysia is someone I can trust.”
“…”
“And…”
I thought intensely of Elysia inside me.
At the same time, I grabbed her hand and placed it on my chest.
“You’re feeling this sorry, huh.”
Her emotions were filled with guilt.
Other feelings were so faint I could barely sense them.
…I have no idea how sorry she is.
At that moment, besides guilt, another emotion faintly brushed against my thoughts.
…Huh?
Elysia hugged me tightly.
“Ian…”
And then immediately kissed me.
Kiss…? Again?
“Uhm… huun.”
“…Hup, hee… beep…”
I didn’t turn my head like last time.
Instead.
“Ubeup… suup…!?”
I put my tongue inside Elysia’s mouth.
Elysia looked surprised.
I didn’t think I’d be the one leading…!
It was a two-sided kiss where tongues were pushed, not one-sided.
Just like a couple would do.
Completely ignoring the eyes of passersby,
“…Fuck.”
We kept kissing.
“…Hup, heeup… chup, chuup…”
“Ubeup, ebeup… pa ha. Ubeut…!”
Of course I didn’t have the lead, but…
…
How much time had passed?
Elysia’s face was completely exhausted.
Not only her cheeks were flushed red, but
I’m probably the same.
“Shall we get a room?”
Elysia said in an excited voice.
“Nehe…”
After various things happened at the inn,
Elysia and I moved to the Adventurer’s Guild.
To enter the dungeon, I needed an Adventurer Plate.
The place that issued that plate was right here, the Adventurer’s Guild.
“You’ve changed a lot. Back then we could freely walk through the dungeon…”
“Because there are many reckless people who enter the dungeon and never come back, the city is now managing it directly. And if you keep going straight, you’ll see the market, and that tall tower over there-”
I was explaining the city to Elysia.
“But, Ian. How did you convey your intention earlier?”
Convey your intention?
“When?”
“At the main gate when you told me to stop.”
“Ah, I was just thinking of Elysia and talking to myself inside. It worked?”
Elysia was looking at me with a puzzled expression.
“You didn’t think it would activate right after contracting?”
“…Usually it doesn’t.”
“So this is still the best, right?”
Ah, and.
“I have one thing I want to ask.”
“Go ahead.”
“At the main gate, Elysia’s emotions were transferred to me directly, right? Without even thinking deeply of Elysia.”
“…So that’s why you noticed at the time.”
“Why is that? Did I overload her emotions?”
Elysia thought for a while.
“I’ll have to check the contract again later. In detail.”
“What is that?”
So, while walking, we finally arrived in front of the guild’s main gate.
“Let’s go in.”
“Okay.”
Both of us opened the door at the same time.
“Wow…”
“Hey, look at that.”
“…I envy you girls so much.”
Maybe because Elysia and I both had appearances that drew many gazes.
Before long, quite a few eyes began to stare at us.
“It’s a bit embarrassing.”
“Stay behind me.”
I followed behind Elysia.
Normally, female adventurers would block the way and harass me, but
now in front of me was Elysia.
Our Elysia is so dependable!
Despite the burning stares, we barely reached the receptionist.
We had a business-like conversation with her, and when she asked my job,
“Summoner.”
The receptionist hesitated for a moment.
…She seems a bit cold.
After completing all the registration procedures,
A bronze-colored Adventurer Plate with my name on it was issued.
“Here you go.”
The receptionist handed it to me.
The first time I became an adventurer.
Finally… I did it.
At that moment, the receptionist let out a small sigh.
“Hey, try hard now. Go out there and don’t die.”
…It sounded like encouragement, but strangely mocking.
What?
She was cutting the pleasant atmosphere.
I tried to rush out, but
Elysia was staring at the receptionist.
No way, again…
I tried to stop Elysia, but her action was unexpected.
While staring at the receptionist, she smirked.
And said in a confident voice.
“It’ll be fine.”
Because I’m here.