"Ah~"
Beiarelra gently offered him a piece of apple she had already sliced. Faced with such warm, almost overwhelming hospitality from the elf sisters' mother, Kurose Akira found it impossible to refuse.
Especially since Beiarelra's attitude remained firm and decisive—as if, in her eyes, Akira himself was also a child in need of her care.
Cough, cough…
Well, fine.Akira was only eighteen, after all—not that much older than Fli and Flo.
"Thank you."
He leaned forward and lightly bit into the apple Beiarelra held out, savoring it slowly.
The apple was fresh and delicious, but a lingering doubt refused to leave his mind.
Why did all the food in Beiarelra's home carry that strange, faint milky fragrance?
Was it because this place lay deep within elven territory?
As Akira pondered this, his gaze drifted—almost unconsciously—over Beiarelra's elegant figure.
He had to admit it.
Every smile, every subtle expression she made was filled with the unique charm of a mature woman. Her figure was graceful, her skin snow-white, and there was an indescribable, almost mystical allure clinging to her presence.
And then there was that scent—
That faint, persistent milky aroma that always seemed to surround her, making her existence itself invite dangerous imagination.
"Guildmaster~ about what I mentioned earlier~ I'll be counting on you~"
Beiarelra's voice drifted softly, like a whisper carried on a breeze.
"Mm."
Akira nodded calmly.
Her love for her daughters was deep and unwavering—so much so that she was willing to give everything for them. At the same time, she would never allow anyone to harm her precious children.
"By the way… about the elf clan placing you under house arrest—" Akira began carefully. After all, Beiarelra was an elf who had been confined by her own people—and the only elf known to have given birth to two daughters.
"There's nothing to be done," Beiarelra said softly with a faint smile. "After all, I committed a taboo of the elf race~"
Her eyes were gentle as flowing water, yet beneath that softness lurked deep sorrow.
"This so-called elven taboo… could it be—"
Before Akira could finish, Beiarelra gently pressed a finger to his lips.
"Shh~ walls have ears~" she murmured."Please don't speak of it further, Guildmaster~ The fact that you were invited here as a guildmaster is already the greatest concession they're willing to make~"
"Oh… right."
Akira nodded silently.
At the same time, he noticed that Beiarelra's palm was slightly damp—and carried that same faint milky scent.
It was so real, so tangible, that it felt as if her children had yet to be fully weaned.
"If there's anything you need help with, you can tell me," Akira said after a moment."As Fli and Flo's guildmaster, I'll do everything I can to help."
"Then… thank you very much, Guildmaster~"
A gentle glimmer passed through Beiarelra's eyes, and a soft, tender smile bloomed on her lips.
"Mom~ we're back~!"
At that moment, Beiafli and the others returned to the cabin.
"There's fruit—do you want some?"
Beiarelra immediately stood up and handed the fruit to her daughters.
"Yes~!"
The two sisters ran toward her happily, the scene before Akira filled with the warmth of a close-knit mother and daughters.
"Mr. Akira~ the elf clan is really quite interesting~"
Ivsha stepped lightly to Akira's side, smiling brightly.
"It really is," Akira agreed, nodding.Elves were… indeed rather interesting.
"It's getting late. We should head back."
"Let me see you off~"
"Then we'll trouble you."
After sending Akira and Ivsha off, Beiarelra returned to the wooden cabin.
"Mom~ has the Guildmaster already left?" the elf sisters asked.
"Yes~"
"Mom~ the Guildmaster is a good person, right?"The two girls looked at her with eyes full of expectation.
Beiarelra curled her lips into a gentle smile and nodded."Yes~ he's a good person~"
...
In the blink of an eye, Akira and Ivsha had returned to the guild.
The moment they arrived, Ivsha leaned close and whispered into his ear,
"Mr. Akira~ you were far too cruel~ During dinner, that elf woman was practically about to devour you, and yet you were completely unmoved~"
"Cough—! Ivsha, don't say things like that!" Akira protested in a panic."I was resisting really hard… wait! She wasn't trying to eat me in the first place!"
"Hehehe~ what an interesting reaction~"
Ivsha gently wrapped an arm around him, her fingertips lightly tracing along his back.
"Then~ may I ask, Guildmaster~ can I have a little late-night snack? The elf dinner~ didn't quite fill me up~"
"…Fine—hm? Guildmaster?"
Before Akira could even react, Ivsha had already begun her night prayer.
"Ah~ O holy light~"
"Yih~!"
(What followed was an extremely detailed description of eating a late-night snack. The next ten thousand words are omitted…)
...
"Phew~ this game is seriously intense!"
Akira took off his VR headset, his body and mind still immersed in the lingering aftereffects. He stood up and headed to the bathroom to wash away his exhaustion.
The next day.
Akira slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed to school.
There was only a month and a half left until the college entrance exams. Even though he spent most of his time immersed in the game, he still tried to stay focused on studying while at school.
"Here—these are review materials."
Liu Xue placed a thick stack of notes on Akira's desk. As one of the top students in the school, her materials were unquestionably reliable.
"Thanks," Akira said, accepting them gratefully.
"Oh, right," he added suddenly, turning toward her."Are you still investigating that elf clan matter?"
"Ah~ I haven't made much progress either," Liu Xue sighed softly."Why would a virgin elf be able to conceive a child? And Vinnie is just a scout—she has very limited access to information. Even though she really wants to help that imprisoned elf mother, the ones who truly decide her fate are the elders of the clan."
"The elven elders, huh…"
Akira nodded thoughtfully.
"Why are you so concerned about this, anyway?" Liu Xue asked curiously.
"It's nothing," Akira shrugged casually."Just asking."
But his eyes narrowed slightly, as if something was taking shape in his mind.
...
After school, he immediately logged back into the game.
Upon entering the guild, he noticed that the Elf's Tear in his inventory was glowing?
Akira gently took out the Elf's Tear and examined it carefully.
Beyond the faint glow, he discovered something new—
A thin crack had appeared on the surface of the silver-white tear.
When his fingertip lightly brushed over the crack, a prompt flashed before his eyes.
[Do you wish to accept the hidden quest: The Elf of Lust?][Quest Reward: Forced Trait — [Corruption]!][(Forced Trait: Can only be applied to non-guild member units!)]
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