V3.C10 Bind, Papa?
What the fuck is with her expression? Didn't she claim to be an emotionless doll?
This sight poured cool water on his instincts, he slowly released her hair and took a step back.
She fell forward in the sand and raised her head. No dignity of an apostle could be seen from her broken face.
"Is that all you got, you pathetic human?"
She asked in a cold voice and crawled toward him. Could the change in her escape his sharp perception? He silently pondered his options.
'Should I try [Bind] on her, if anything goes wrong I can just kill her. Jen, help me out a little, will you?'
Hearst glared at the human in front of her, a strange emotion clouding her mind. She, an enforcer of the Great Lord, was now crawling on the ground. But she didn't resent her situation, no, she felt something… she couldn't put a finger on what it was… she was trying hard to think.
Hearst forgot that she could ask her lord for help, that thought never entered her mind for once.
(You can use [Bind] on her, she does have an artificial soul, it can also be called a nascent soul. Are you planning on adding her to the harem? Her face is so gorgeous.)
Jen laughed playfully in his mind. He saw Hearst glaring at him with an 'I won't lose' look on her bloody face, he shuddered a little.
Shaking off the fear, he slowly kneeled in front of her and touched her head.
"Bind"
Black strings of mana emerged from his hand and entered her head. The process took a few seconds before an unexpected notification appeared in front.
[Bind Successful]
['Vassal Management' function unlocked]
He opened the new function from the menu.
[Vassals]
[Hearst]
Bonded by the soul (Completely Loyal)
Current state: Injured, Confused
Stats:
…
He felt a sort of connection with the injured Apostle. He could sense her emotions even with his eyes closed.
'...So I even have a system for it now. That completely loyal meaning she won't ever betray me?'
(She will always put your intention above her own life.)
He felt like an uncle who kidnapped little children, but he slapped away the feeling. It was a war now, the other side won't show any mercy nor will he.
He looked at Hearst staring at him in confusion, it was the first time he noticed any feelings in her eyes. He pulled her up and fed her some Ambrosia. With a cloth in hand, he wiped the blood from her face and hand.
Yue and Shea cold gaze bore holes through his back, he could sense the dissatisfaction and confusion when he looked at their face, not like they tried to hide it in the first place.
"...What are you... doing with her?" Yue said in a dead voice.
"...It's like this… from now on she will be our comrade…"
"What!? Comrade!? Another comrade~ Yay~! Wait, wasn't she trying to kill us!?"
Yue stared at him with empty eyes, he sighed and told her everything about his skill and Hearst's current situation. Both of them closed their eyes and began thinking.
The silence raised his nervousness, the skill was a bit evil but the use depended on the user.
Yue opened her eyes. "...So you can enslave any woman? Even the Apostles and us?"
"...Yes."
"...Did you use it on anyone else?"
"I only used it on her because she was an enemy… and I also wanted information about Ehit."
"Then it's good~ I don't believe Leo-san will do something evil with this ability."
"Shea!"
The musclehead rabbit girl looked so lovely in his eyes. He wrapped his hands around her waist and kissed her lips, she closed her eyes and hugged his neck.
Yue stood there and stared at the watch on her hand. After one minute,
"Enough!"
The couple released each other reluctantly, a thread of saliva still connecting their lips.
Shea's face turned beet red as she covered her face with bunny ears. He chuckled at her appearance.
'She kissed me so proactively, now she is getting embarrassed.'
Yue stared at him with a 'Me too' look. He picked her up like a kid making her frown.
He smiled and poked her nose gently. "Who told you to be so cute? Little Vampire Princess."
Her lips twitched before curling into a gentle smile. She wrapped her hands around his neck and moved her head closer.
He closed his eyes and enjoyed her gentle kiss, Shea stared hard at the scene and nodded her head sometimes. The couple's kiss turned into a deep one, any onlooker would turn red if they heard the lewd sounds their tongue made while clashing with each other.
After kissing for nearly two minutes, he put Yue down and noticed Myu behind Yue, her eyes swirling around as steam rose from her beat red face.
Poof~
Her expression made him imagine a mini explosion above her head as she passed out, he hurriedly caught her and checked her breath.
'She looks fine, did she pass out from excitement? I thought she stayed in Drachen, I should have checked before kissing.'
He caressed her hair gently, she smiled, maybe seeing a good dream. He turned his head and saw Hearst staring at him.
"What... happened... to me? Why do I feel… close to you? I… something is telling me… that is good."
She said and pointed at his hand rubbing Myu's head.
"You and I… our souls are connected together, so how does it feel?"
She tilted her head to the side. "...I don't know."
"Can you still talk to Ehit?"
Her eyes opened wide, she felt something dark when she heard this name. Her connection to Asgard was also cut off, her Great Lord. Her face turned into a scowl remembering his name.
She looked at the man she strangely felt closer to, her lips parted and her voice came out with a strange emotion.
"Mas...ter."
"Huh?"
Her master? And the two girls were surprised? by her. Something inside her told her to call this man 'Master'.
"Mas...ter… Master…. Master… Master…" she whispered softly.
"What happened to you? Stop calling me master, it feels strange," her master asked.
"I feel different... when I look at Master... I want... that," she said and pointed at her master's hand patting the little girl.
"This?"
Her master patted her head, a warm and fluffy feeling entered her cold crystal heart. She didn't know why her lips curled upward itself. She closed her eyes and lost herself in the unfamiliar feeling.
Leo gaped at the emotionless Valkyrie smiling in a slightly awkward way. Her mind was like a child happy from receiving sweets.
"So what will you do now?"
Hearst tilted her head, she thought about what to do? But looking at her master, she made the first ever decision in her more than two-millennium life.
"Master… can I… stay with Master?"
A faint smile formed on his face. "Of course you can. We are going to Erisen now, so can you hide your wings? It'll cause a commotion if they see an angel."
"I… can."
She closed her eyes for a moment then her wings vanished.
'Sigh, I really need to teach her how to express herself.'
Leo thought while looking at her.
Myu opened her eyes and stared at him before opening her mouth. "Papa!" and began rubbing her face in his chest.
"I'm Leo, not your papa."
"Papa is Papa, Leo-papa~."
He furrowed his brow and watched her smiling innocently. He couldn't make any sense of it, was she still dreaming?
He put her down and kneeled on the ground to stare into her eyes.
Myu smiled happily and asked, "Papa, what happened?"
"Can you stop calling me papa?"
"Papa don't want Myu anymore?"
Her eyes turned red as tears gathered in the corner of her eyes. It only took her a few seconds to change her expression.
'She even learned to blackmail me emotionally.'
He sighed and said, "Fine, call me whatever you like."
She giggled and clung to his neck. He shook his head and inwardly praised her intelligence.
"Myu Papa is the best in the world," she said and rubbed her face on his.
"Yeah, yeah, add some more praises will you?"
"Myu papa is strongest in the world~ Myu papa always~ protects Myu. Myu papa is most~ handso—"
"Enough of that, we'll go to your home first."
A worried look crossed her face. "Mama will be worried, she is always lonely."
"Don't worry, papa is here now. No one will trouble you anymore."
"Yessh!"
She bit her tongue by mistake, her eyes turned teary from pain.
He couldn't help but break out in a fit of a chuckle. Seeing him laughing, she hit his chest with an angry face, which looked cute in his eyes. He couldn't stop anymore and laughed out loud.
"Shtop lawfing at Myu! Bad papa!"
Shea and Yue smiled warmly at their play. Hearst just gazed at them curiously.
