Chapter 22 – What? Why Are the Tears…

There was a small hill on the outskirts behind the village.

Colorful flowers bloom sparsely on the green grass, and a beautiful tree is planted in the center.

A garden as beautiful as a picture.

It was a place where she used to run and play with Aricia when Allen wasn’t sick yet.

And when her body is healthy… It was also a place she definitely wanted to come back with Aricia.

Allen finally made that wish come true.

“Long time no see, here.”
“I know…”

It was the same for Aricia that it had been a long time.

After Allen fell ill, she also intentionally avoided this place.

But now it’s okay.

Because the two of us were able to come together.

Although now, only Aricia has grown up.

As long as he hadn’t changed his mind, it didn’t matter, thought Allen.

“Um… I like this place. Aricia. Would you like to stand here for a while?”
“Here?”
“Let’s see… A little further to the side…”

Allen checked Aricia through the lens of her camcorder.

He quickly got used to handling a camcorder.

Unexpectedly, she had a talent for handling the camera.

No, it’s not necessarily limited to the camera, but he was basically smart with her brain.

She was just lying in bed so far, she just wasn’t aware of it.

But now he has regained his health, albeit conditionally, and has a goal.

Physical health is important, but the driving force that motivates people is their goals and hopes.

In addition, Allen was putting her fun on filming days.

When giving a tour of the village, Lee Seon-woo showed Allen some example videos saying that he could film in this way.

Allen filmed Aricia while recalling the composition of the images.

“Um… Good! I think it was taken beautifully.”
“Really? Can I see it too?”
“Huh.”

The two of them checked the video on the camcorder with their backs leaning side by side against a tree.

Arisia’s figure was reflected on the screen.

It’s just a normal shot against the background of her nature, but it already becomes a picture in itself. It was only natural that the subject was a gangster.

“Do you think you’re okay?”
“Yeah… I don’t know… But I’m ashamed of something.”

It’s such a shame that the past time is recorded.

However, Aricia was well aware of the fact that filming a video like this would soon become money, and that money would be used to buy medicine to save Allen.

Aricia was more than willing to take embarrassing videos of her if Allen could be saved.

‘Come to think of it…’

As Aricia left her house, she remembered that her mother, Yuliana, was in a strange state.

Allen, who was by her side, seemed unaware of anything, but Aricia knew.

Aricia herself was in the same condition until just yesterday, so she can’t help but know.

Her mother too… She was beaten by Sunwoo.

Maybe by now she’s a mom, too, and she’s doing the same thing she was subjected to last night.

But why?

Alicia didn’t have any objection to that fact.

She wouldn’t have been until yesterday.

No matter how important Lee Seon-woo was to her, she would have been furious if she had laid her hand on her mother.

But not now.

There is no feeling of anger at all.

‘Also… Is it because of this…’

Aricia caressed her hand below her own navel.

Submissive tattoo.

After this was engraved, the gaze toward Lee Seon-woo completely changed.

In all things, he came to think of Lee Sun-woo as the highest priority.

Even though I know it is wrong rationally.

Emotions don’t match at all.

Rather, her heart was saying otherwise.

You must not interfere with Sunwoo’s work.

Seonwoo’s happiness is my happiness.

As if she had been brainwashed, Aricia’s mind came to think of Lee Seon-woo as her number one priority.

Then, even though she knew what Yuliana was going through now, in her head, she thought ah, that’s right… She couldn’t help but think about it.

Of course, that was the only thing that had changed inside Aricia.

Nothing has changed except that the presence of Lee Seon-woo has risen above her head.

My love for Allen… It was clearly the same.

“Arisia?”
“…Huh?”
“The video… Is over…”
“Ah…”

Only then did Aricia realize that she and Allen were leaning on each other’s shoulders.

Her heart pounded.

Yesterday he couldn’t easily touch him because he felt guilty that he had made Allen sick, but now, for some reason, she could.

Is this because of Sunwoo?

‘Now…’

Alicia mustered up her courage and placed her own hand over Allen’s.

“!”

Allen flinched and shook her hand, but she did not withdraw.

A moment of awkward silence.

Suddenly, Aricia’s head turned to her side.

Side.

“!”

It was the sound of Aricia kissing her Allen on the forehead.

Embarrassed, Allen rubbed her forehead and blushed.

“Ah, Aricia…?”
“More than this… When Allen grows up…”
“…”

Allen swallowed her dry saliva.

He seemed to know what it meant even without listening to the back story.

With my current body, I can’t bond with Aricia.

But if one day you overcome the curse and grow…

At that time, he would surely be able to bond with Aricia with a healthy body.

“Arisia.”
“Huh?”
“I… I promise you. I will definitely grow up to be great… And sign an oath ceremony with Aricia.”
“Ah…”

Oath ceremony.

If a coming-of-age ceremony is a ceremony to receive recognition for one person as a member of the village, a vow ceremony is a ceremony where two people who love each other formally marry before long… It was like a human wedding.

Two people who made a vow under the spirit tree love each other for the rest of their lives and become a relationship in which they can even sacrifice their lives for the other person.

Until now, because of the human curse, even if the oath ceremony was held, the male side would die soon.

It will be different now.

‘Because Seonwoo is there.’
‘Because Seonwoo hyung is there.’

Okay. As long as Lee Seon-woo exists, Allen will no longer die from the curse.

If so, you can definitely catch it.

The achievement of perfect love.

The eternal future of the elves.

Although the latter was a little burdensome for the young two.

At least now, the two of them were looking at each other with hot eyes, envisioning a bright future.

***

As I laid Yuliana, who had completely fainted from the intense sex with me, on her bed, I could see a tattoo similar to Aricia’s below her belly button.

What? Didn’t the curse of submission only apply to virgins?

I thought about it for a while, but I couldn’t figure out the answer.

Come to think of it, it is possible that Rosamia misunderstood the conditions for the curse to activate.

For example, even if offering a virgin is a condition, it will be initialized when the man who sacrificed the virgin dies, or it is limited to the first human male.

Either way, it’s not a bad situation for me.

It’s like having an obedient mother-daughter elf slave.

After that, you can increase it as much as you want.

Perhaps the day will come when all the female elves in the village will be enslaved.

‘Although there are obstacles…’

Because there is one crazy elf who wields a sword like crazy without looking back.

Well, no matter how much I think about it now, the answer doesn’t come out.

I can only hope that what I will do in the future will not cross the line based on Irumina’s standards.

Seeing that he was alive at least now, it seemed that he hadn’t crossed the line yet in committing Yuliana.

Or just don’t know

I grumbled inwardly, and quietly covered Yuliana with the blanket.

Fortunately, there were no people from the surrounding villages visiting.

Either the sound wasn’t heard, or Rosamia spoke to the villagers separately.

She put on her clothes that were not yet dry and tidied up her tripod, so I could feel the presence of people outside.

It seemed Allen and Aricia had returned.

As I left the room, I greeted the two of them.

When I came out of Yuliana’s room, I saw that Aricia’s expression stiffened slightly, but I ignored it and said to Allen,

“Hey, are you here? Did you take a good video?”
“Ah, yes…! I don’t know if I took a good picture… Can you take a look, hyung?”
“Okay. Let’s see.”

I got the camcorder from Allen and played back the recorded video.

Whoa… This is better quality than I thought.

If you combine it with the video of Aricia waking up and edit it appropriately, it will be like watching a real elf’s daily v-log.

It would be perfect for the first video for Nitube.

“You did a great job? I’m not kidding. You seem really good at it, Allen.”
“Really? Thanks, brother!”
“No, I’m more grateful. If this goes well, I’ll be able to make a lot of money too.”

Allen must have been very happy at my words, but she had a bright smile on her face.

When the silver-haired elf boy smiles so broadly, you can even feel the optical illusion that her halo is coming out. It’s to the point where I’m worried about whether or not this guy should appear for female subscribers.

But one day, the day will come when that expression will be stained with despair.

When I think of that time, I feel a little sorry.

But what can I do? That’s this guy’s destiny.

But if you want to keep using it in the future, it would be better to keep it unnoticed for a while.

It’s easier for me to share the work.

If I go later, I’ll be busy kicking rice cakes, but I can’t keep working on the video forever.

I was going to raise this guy as much as possible and leave all the troublesome tasks to him.

She is risking her own life, but shouldn’t she, of course, have to do her best?

I smiled kindly and patted her Allen on the shoulder.

“Then, shall we go home now? Yuliana-san seems to be tired too.”
“Uh… Come to think of it, Aunt Yuliana…”
“You look a bit tired, so you went into her room first. Aricia takes good care of her mother.”
“…Yes, Sunwoo.”
“Then Allen, let’s stop going. It’s a nuisance to stay at someone else’s house.”
“Ah yes.”

Allen put on a puzzled expression, but she nodded her head and left Aricia’s house with me.

She has a lot of work ahead.

***

“…”

After seeing off Lee Seon-woo and Allen, Aricia quietly calls her mother… She entered Yuliana’s room.

“…Mom?”

No answer came. Aricia walked across her twilight room to the side of Yuliana’s bed.

“…”

Yuliana is soundly asleep. Her blanket is pulled up to her shoulders. She doesn’t look particularly strange.

But… Aricia could feel it. The fact that Lee Seon-woo’s collection was still subtly left in her room.

Aricia quietly pulled up her blanket and looked at it.

“…”

It was as Aricia expected.

The bed was soaked with the sweat and love juices of Lee Seon-woo and Yuliana. Just by looking at the traces, it was clear what had happened here just before.

My mother was raped by Lee Seon-woo.

“Mom…”

Aricia’s gaze went down Yuliana’s belly button.

There was a faint tattoo of obedience like hers.

“As expected, Mom…”

Alicia murmured quietly.

Even though she had seen this far, no special emotion arose.

Mom is precious, but Seonwoo is even more precious.

Besides, now that Mom is Seonwoo’s, too… Rather, it was a good thing.

From now on, you and your mother can serve Seonwoo together.

It was just that.

‘What?’

In an instant, a single tear ran down Aricia’s cheek.

Why are there tears

There is nothing like sad things.

“…”

After she wiped away Aricia’s inexplicable tears, she silently cleaned Yuliana’s soiled bed.