With nowhere to retreat, Celestia pressed herself against the wall, trembling as she stared at the approaching monster.
The monster smiled with pleasure at Celestia's state, drew closer, and placed its arm around her shoulder, the two leaning against the wall side by side.
"Oh dear, we were so close just now. How cold."
"Ah, ahh..."
"Come on. Look. Wasn't it a perfect photo? Oh dear, I could become a photographer, wouldn't I?" The monster, pulling her closer by the shoulder, smiled and showed her a photograph taken right in front of her.
It was a picture of herself, covered in a white, cloudy liquid, slumped on the toilet.
Despite being herself, she looked so miserable, and Celestia's face turned deathly pale.
She trembled and remained silent for a long time before finally managing to ask the monster a question.
"You... what exactly do you want..."
"Hmm... nothing in particular. I'm just waiting to explain the options to the Earl."
"Options...?"
"Yes. Options. First, kill me on the spot to silence me. It's simple, but I'll resist, and it'll cause a huge commotion and be a hassle to clean up, right?" He says he has no demands, yet he's offering this suggestion.
What is this monster plotting...? "Secondly… let's forget what happened today and live in harmony from now on. The Count and I both have dirt on each other, so why not let bygones be bygones? I personally hope you choose this…"
"Shameless…!"
"That's my charm. But isn't the second option better? Let's pretend nothing happened."
"How can I believe you!? Taking such a photo and…!"
"Oh dear, if that's the case, how can I believe you, Count? For a nobleman like you, secretly plotting to eliminate a commoner like me would be a piece of cake." The monster spoke these absurd arguments while watching Celestia with a sinister smile.
Celestia wanted to refute the monster…
"…And just now…weren't you enjoying it?" The beast's claws on Celestia's shoulders suddenly gripped her breasts, leaving her speechless.
The beast's whispers pierced Celestia's ears, the sound making her suddenly realize a completely forgotten fact… Celestia's trembling gradually transformed into another kind of shudder.
'...I...enjoyed...?' Just now...the sex with this monster...? This is utterly absurd. Completely ridiculous.
Strangely, the moment she heard those words, her lower abdomen, which should have been filled with disgust, burned.
'Ah, no...how could this be...I was actually...by a monster!? Absurd!!!' she vehemently denied, trying to shake off the monster immediately.
A throbbing sensation spread through her womb, the memories of this filthy, ferocious beast invading her body gradually resurfacing... Celestia was overwhelmed by the re-perceived beastly scent, her body paralyzed.
'It seems you and the lord didn't have enough fun...we should have ended things today, but if the count is in this state, things are different.'
Why couldn't she break free from the abominable monster kneading her breasts?
She was merely the monster who had defiled her, the one she hated most…
"…If you choose the second path… in peaceful times, if the Count wishes… I can accompany you?"
"…Haa…haa…"
"I'm not the kind of person to gossip about this. The secret is absolutely guaranteed. Our guild members and the Saintess have no idea I'm like this. Today's events have nothing to do with them; it was purely my… personal lapse…" The beast's voice, seemingly born to lie, stirred the female desires dormant deep within Celestia for 42 years.
Her husband's genitals, utterly ordinary and insignificant compared to this monster.
Her own body, which had never experienced anything other than those genitals, and knew nothing of true male pleasure.
Her husband, Albert, whose genitals were no longer usable, suffering from erectile dysfunction.
As a substitute for her mischievous daughter, the wife's desire to have a son to inherit the family business.
All of this intertwined, enveloping Celestia in a strange feeling, as if her disgust for the monster beside her was gradually transforming into something else.
"Of course, it all depends on your wishes, Count… Actually, you don't have to choose now; you can consider it slowly, don't you think?" The monster, certain that the female would give an affirmative answer, urged Celestia to make a choice with an evil smile.
......
"Pfft. Thank you very much, Count. Ah~ If you said you wanted to kill me, I'd definitely die without any recourse."
"Shut up…!" In the corridor near the banquet hall, a flushed Celestia was followed by a laughing Semo.
Celestia didn't even deign to glance at Semo, simply leading the way… but her steps subtly matched the monster's pace behind her.
"I never imagined things would turn out like this with the Earl. Until just now, I never even considered it. Perhaps our bodies are unexpectedly compatible?"
"No way! Shut up... In the end, I just wanted to settle this quietly! I'll have nothing to do with you anymore. Forget everything that happened today!"
Although Celestia indicated that she would refuse Shimo's additional proposal after choosing the second option...
Watching Celestia's retreating figure, Shimo was already filled with certainty.
Celestia was now completely under his control.
"Heh, yes. But if you change your mind in the future, I'm always available. Feel free to come find me."
"I said no way! If any strange rumors spread, I really will kill you. Remember that!"
Celestia said, standing with Shimo at the entrance of the party venue, taking a deep breath and glaring at him again for confirmation.
"…Just in case, let me make this clear first, you must…"
"Okay. I'll keep quiet. After all, I don't want to die."
"…Haa. Alright. Let's pretend nothing happened. So…"
And so, Celestia and Smo walked back into the party venue together.
Lisbeth and Claire, who were waiting for Smo, smiled subtly as they watched the two enter.
Then, a man approached Celestia, who had just entered.
"Celestia! Where did you go without saying a word?" Celestia's husband, Albert, the lord of Ladia, approached with a worried expression.
"…Sorry, darling. I wasn't feeling well just now. I went for a walk around."
"Hmm…Is that so? It would have been better if you had told me…By the way, where's Smo?"
"Ah~ I also came out for some fresh air and happened to run into the Count, so we chatted for a while."
"Hmm…with Celestia…"
Celestia, who so despised monsters and, until recently, had been determined to get rid of Smo immediately.
Hearing the news of Celestia and Semo's private conversation, Albert felt a slight unease…
"…She apologized to me and we chatted for a while because of what happened not long ago."
Watching Celestia blush slightly as she spoke these words, Albert felt a surge of joy and nodded.
Celestia had actually taken the initiative to approach Semo, a monster, and apologize and talk to him—what delightful news!
Could it be that Celestia's aversion to monsters had finally lessened? Thinking this, Albert noticed that the distance between the two seemed to have shortened considerably.
"Hmm. Well done, Celestia. You and Semo will be seeing each other often from now on; a bad relationship won't do."
"…Yes…yes…"
"I was worried that you would continue to dislike Semo; this is truly good news. Semo, you should also get along well with Celestia from now on. There will be many times when your strength will be needed."
"Haha. Of course, Your Excellency."
At the entrance to the banquet hall, the lord and Semo continued their warm smiles and conversation.
Albert smiled with satisfaction, for his wife's biggest character flaw—her excessive aversion to monsters—had lessened somewhat.
He thought of his wife, blushing and embarrassed, finally showing a change, but… Albert was completely oblivious.
Inside his wife's womb, hidden beneath her dress, remained unabsorbed horse semen.
Behind his wife, whom he couldn't see, the monster before him was kneading her buttocks… He hadn't even considered it.