As we approach the caravan, Ciel eyes us suspiciously. "You spent quite a lot of time out there," she says.

"We had some fun," I say and shrug.

Klein's eyebrows rise and she asks, incredulously, "In the open?"

Alissa nods and happily smiles, her tail wags and hits my belly repeatedly.

"I was ignored, though," Roxanne says with a wry smile.

"Oh, sorry… I'll make it up to you," I say with a slight cringe.

"All of us," Hana says and looks at me suggestively.

Our conversation fades away as we all notice Aoi's happy humming. Her head is turning like it's on a swivel, switching around repeatedly and looking at everything as if it was the first time.

"You look pretty happy, Aoi," Hana comments.

"Kweh! Wolfy, is inside, me!"

Klein chokes on her spit and the other girls look at me questioningly. Alissa, Roxanne, and Gify choke their laughter.

"It's a long story…" I give them a phony smile. "Now… don't say anything else that can be misinterpreted, Aoi," I look at Aoi and give her a sharp gaze. Just to make it more clear, I pull on her blanket inside my mind and give it a few "pokes," making her jump in surprise.

"Sorry," she says and giggles.

"That wasn't literal, right? You guys are just messing around again?" Klein asks.

"Literal… hmm, not sure about that," I say and grin.

Klein uses her tail to massage her eyes, "Why are you guys so weird?"

"You are the one who slept with all of us, so you're a weirdo, too," Roxanne says matter-of-factly.

Klein groans softly and looks away.

"Have you talked to your parents yet?" I ask her softly. Alissa helps me out and leads our horse close to Klein's.

She bites her lip when I come closer and looks at me from the corner of her eyes. "No… I didn't have the courage."

"Well, at least you admit that," Hana says and shrugs.

I grab her hand and kiss it, pushing my soul out of my lips just a little bit. She breathes deeply and keeps her eyes glued to me. I feel a shiver run down my spine and see Anton intensely staring at us.

Oops, better not get too close for now.

I increase the speed of my horse discreetly and the girls follow.

"You should do it soon, it's no use to keep waiting," I say.

"We will keep teasing you if you don't say no," Hana adds suggestively in Klein's round monkey ear.

"And you will eventually go crazy if you don't get off," Roxanne finishes.

Klein turns to Ciel and Lina in search of support.

Ciel shrugs. "It's true. If you want it, just do it," she says.

"It feels good, Wolfy is very gentle," Lina says and nods.

Klein gets even more flustered. "T-that's not what I wanted to know," she says.

"Why do you want to remain 'pure'?" Ciel asks.

"A lot of husbands prefer one," Klein answers shyly.

"To be honest, I thought that too, but…" Ciel looks at me warmly, "the good ones won't care."

"But…! I could still be losing a chance of finding one," she looks down as she speaks, not very confident in her words.

"If the man cares more for that than your personality, then he only wants you as a prize, not as a woman." Ciel spurs her horse and leads it to the other side of Klein's horse. She grabs Klein's hand and rubs it gently. "You are a good woman, you should let yourself be free to choose."

"I agree," Roxanne says, "I don't regret doing it with other men before I met Wolfy, I only wish I had met him sooner."

Ciel releases Klein's hand with a soft smile.

"Aren't you older than him? Wouldn't he have been a child back then?" Klein asks.

Roxanne snickers evilly, "That would make it even better." Then she sends me an intoxicating gaze and I feel an instinctual need to call her "onee-san."

I have to teach her how to "ara ara," maybe Ciel too.

Klein lifts an eyebrow and looks at Roxanne worriedly, "Wouldn't that be the Sin of Rape?"

"I'm not that much older than him," -she looks at Klein in horror, then turns to Ciel- "and if it's love, the Gods would allow an exception, wouldn't they?"

"Well…" Ciel cringes, "you are kind of a sadist so I'm not so sure about it."

"How old are you, Wolfy?" Klein asks me and bites her lip, suddenly becoming very embarrassed but she doesn't correct her mistake.

I grin at her and answer, "Nineteen."

"Bullshit," she immediately retorts.

"Yeah," Ciel agrees. "But that's what his system says, so…" She shrugs.

Klein spends some moments analyzing me. "Do you want me as a wife, Wolf?" She finally asks.

"I can't answer that, it must be a unanimous decision to accept you," I say.

"And we don't think you would enjoy traveling with us," Hana says.

"I… have to agree with that," Klein says with a sigh.

"But we do like you," I say and look to the girls, who all nod, even Aoi. "And we would like to enjoy our time with you."

"It's not like you are a pure maiden, anymore," Roxanne says and grins evilly.

"I'm still pure," Klein pouts and turns away, chin held high.

"Only in body, not in spirit," Alissa says.

"That's what counts."

"Keep lying to yourself," Alissa smiles.

"Klein, we may be pressuring you, but in the end, the only thing that I want is for you to be happy," Hana says.

Klein turns around and they look at each other in the eye. Klein reaches over and tenderly holds Hana's cheek with her hand. Hana's strong hand grabs the back of Klein's head and pushes her closer.

I summon a tall earth elemental that blocks their horse from the view of the carriage following behind us. Our horses are quite far ahead now, but still, better safe than sorry.

Their lips seal and their mouths open. Hana hugs her tight and takes charge of the kiss. Her tongue explores Klein's mouth and I can only imagine the sweet taste of their saliva mixing.

Klein's right leg swings over the horse so she can sit on it sideways and kiss Hana better. -.

The caravan coming towards us is still too far away, I just hope that nobody there has [Hawk Eyes].

They break the kiss and a bridge of saliva connects them for a moment. Their heavy breaths mingle -.

Alissa turns into a small fox and runs up my shoulder, then she jumps and lands behind me, back in human form. -.

-

Hana makes Klein sit correctly again and I finally let them leave the protection of the earth elemental. Through Aoi's eyes, I notice Anton's intent gaze is unchanged, but he likely doesn't suspect anything since he could barely see us at this distance.

As our - emotions subside, we go silent for a while. I send the earth elemental away as if I was sending it to kill a monster, and then I dismiss it when it's far enough. We discreetly slow down our horses so we can get closer to the caravan again.

"Ciel, was Wolf your first?" Klein breaks the silence.

"Yes."

She turns around and asks her intently, "Why did you wait?"

Ciel awkwardly looks at her own body. "Nearly every man I met just wanted to suck on my pair…" She says with a little disgust.

"Uh…" Lina tries to speak as she worriedly looks at Ciel.

"We all want to do it, say it correctly," Hana says.

Ciel smiles to herself, "Right… every man and plenty of women want to suck on them, but most of them want only that."

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"The woes of being hot and big-chested," Roxanne says derisively and rolls her eyes.

"You are the one who complains about Osaria harassing you," Ciel says with a sharp glare.

"Not as much as you do about your delicious cow pair."

Aoi looks at her own sleek body and runs a claw through her scales, "Are chests, so tasty?" She asks.

"You should suck on some and find out for yourself," Roxanne says, very amused.

Aoi turns to me.

"You should suck on Ciel's," I immediately divert her attention away from my poity bits.

"Please, we are getting sidetracked!" Klein complains.

"You should look at Lina, you're both slender and beautiful as is," Alissa says and Lina nods with a shy smile. "Also, Wolfy doesn't care about size. Oh, do you have pointy bits?"

Aoi lifts the scales on her chest. "No," she says sadly.

"It's fine, we will find other ways for him to play with you," Alissa says assuredly.

"Anywa~y…" Ciel continues, "I waited because I just couldn't find a good man. They only wanted me for my body and that made me lose any interest in them. I just felt so disgusted that I couldn't give myself to anyone and ended up staying single for so long…" She smiles bitterly but it turns soft. "Then Wolfy kind of swept me off my feet and completely corrupted me… I didn't even like other women that much until, uh, until I met Lina," she turns shy and blushes.

"I'm glad he did," Lina says and smiles adorably. Ciel pats her head lovingly with a wry smile.

"Didn't you do it with me before you did it with Lina?" Alissa questions.

"You are… a different case. I just find you really hot," Ciel's voice goes faint as she gets more uncomfortable.

"Who doesn't love her? Her fox ears and tail are so adorable even I am jealous," I say. Alissa hugs me tight and fills my neck with kisses.

"Her screams are delightful, too," Hana says in a sultry tone.

Klein sighs, ignoring that last comment. "This is harder than I thought. I feel a little scared and anxious… but I also just want to have some fun… with Wolf-," she bites her tongue as she almost says "Wolfy" again.

"What do you want to do with your life? Who do you want to marry?" Alissa asks.

Klein goes quiet and stares forward.

"I want to marry a knight," she says softly and gains some confidence, "so maybe I could fight alongside him or something… but I don't want to keep traveling forever. I want to settle down in one place and have stable friends and neighbors."

"Man or woman?" Hana asks.

"Man. I don't think I even like women in general, it's just you all who make me feel funny," Klein shyly admits.

"Yeah, we have that effect," Roxanne says with a smirk.

"Would you marry a man with more than one wife?" Ciel asks.

"Hm, maybe… but if he had a husband…" She giggles girlishly.

"That's Wolfy's biggest flaw, not enough swords," Roxanne says with an evil smirk.

You just wait until I finish my [Soul Hardening], or when we get our hands on some more Delicious Horrors.

"Don't start, you know how it ends if you tease me that way," I warn Roxanne and she blows me a kiss.

"Aren't you tired of traveling, Hana?" Klein asks.

"Not yet. I'll have a long life with Wolfy, so I don't need to settle down immediately. The only thing I really want right now is to reunite my family," Hana answers, her smile has an unusual amount of kindness and warmth in it.

And there's also our destiny to fulfill.

Klein turns and gazes deeply at Hana, considering her words. They almost kiss again, but our proximity to the carriage behind us makes them hesitant.

The time for lunch comes. We stop for our meal and Krista pulls out a mini kitchen out of her [Item Box]. The food was already mostly cooked so we only have to wait a short time for it to finish. While we wait for that, she has already begun preparing dinner.

Just as energetic as her daughter, she moves from pot to pot, prepares some ingredients, then taste tests a meal, all in rapid sequence. She cooks not only our meal but also the one for the soldiers and Space mages, albeit theirs looks simpler.

For us, we had beef wellington with a thick not-wine and beef sauce, green bean pod salad that tastes faintly sweet, not-lentil soup, and some very light beer. It's refreshing to be eating beef regularly again, though it won't last long since there are no cows inside the High Forest.

The elven commoners organize themselves to prepare their own lunch. They include the human commoners with a little reservation. The Space mages cast [Conjure Bland Meal] and distribute the dry cracker-like magical food to anyone who didn't have enough to eat.

A meal in the open grassland with the impressive view of the snowy peaks on one side and the massive trees approaching us on the other. Fresh air, untainted by pollution, city-life, or the marsh nearby. It's these small things that I should focus on to find my happiness.

Laertes still looks like he barely slept and kept to himself the whole meal. Anton tried to cheer him up and strike up a conversation with him, to little effect.

The sun is shining very brightly so most people wrap light head scarves around their faces. No wonder why there are so many tanned elves, Glorampina is even hotter than here. With [Regeneration] we can easily deal with sunburn, and [Breeze] saves our skin by keeping us fresh.

We finish our meal and return to the road. Anton convinced Klein to ride inside the carriage while he walks along beside it.

Alissa switched with Roxanne so I can play with her body all day long to make it up to her.

With the free time and privacy, I decide to tell the others of our test with [Bind]. I give [Sense Soul] to them so they can look into mine and Aoi's souls.

"Interesting, I would love for you to [Bind] me next, Wolfy," Hana asks. "I wonder if [Pain Conversion] can be used when you give me mental pain."

I ignore her last sentence and elaborate, "I think I can get used to more [Bind]s with time. Also, it's not that difficult to change whoever is bound to me, so we can always switch whoever is bound for the best utility." Alissa and Aoi look at me sadly and I smile apologetically to Alissa. "I don't think it's a good idea to un-[Bind] Aoi, so you will have to give up your spot occasionally, Alissa."

Alissa pouts then sighs.

-

"I don't see anything actually leaving your soul, Wolfy," Ciel says.

"Same," Lina agrees.

"Aoi's soul is slightly different from last time," Roxanne says and her tail gently wraps around my neck. The caravan crossing us looks at us oddly -. She is an exhibitionist, and she gets even more excited while they stare at us.

"Kweh! I am getting f-…" I hold Aoi's tongue through the [Bind].

"You said that on purpose," I say.

Aoi laughs out loud and the passersby jump in surprise when they hear her voice.

"You need to test the mind communication," Lina says.

"Yeah, but…" I smile wryly. "Alissa, can you hear me?" I say in her mind.

"Yes," she immediately answers out loud. Through the connection, I feel her heart tighten and her crotch heat up.

I knew it.

"Things are going to be difficult if you get horny every time I use the [Bind]," I say.

"But Wolfy…! It just feels so good!"

"Is it him controlling you that makes you, uh, excited?" Lina asks. Alissa nods with a perverted smile. "Can you do it in a way that doesn't force her to obey? Like, how senses are shared; maybe you can share your mind with her instead of forcing the communication?"

"Ooh… you just gave me an idea," I say.

The tighter I hold on Alissa's silk, the more we share, so what if I went deep inside her soul? Her mind should be in there somewhere, and if our minds "touch," can we talk?

I keep our boundaries in mind and search inside her. A silent storm of feelings surrounds me. I see fragments of strong memories and I recognize most of them. Deeper in, I find a constant, harmonious humming that slowly changes notes.

"Alissa?" I think inside my mind.

The humming turns into a voice, it echoes through my mind like someone is speaking inside a huge hall, "Wolfy?" Alissa responds.

Found her brain, I think.

I grab the humming mass and bring it back with me. Like a swimmer rapidly surfacing, I feel all the memories fly past me, and then I'm suddenly back in the calm, dark silence of my own mind. In my hand, the string now hums softly with Alissa's voice.

"Can you hear me?" I ask.

"Yes! This is amazing! You are speaking inside my mind!"

"How are you speaking to me?"

"I don't really understand how, but it's like there's a small peephole where I can speak through and you can hear."

"Now that's convenient."

"But it doesn't feel good… please toy with my mind later."

"No."

"Hngh…!" She moans softly.

Well, shit, now she's getting excited at being ignored too.

"Hey, Wolfy…?"

"Yes?"

"Love you," she says in a cheeky tone.

"Hngh…! I love you, too."

"Did you just moan…?"

"Hm, no…?"

"Love you, love you, love you, love you."

"Ahn! Stop! It's hard to control my emotions in here!"

Alissa laughs out loud -.

"You two are having fun…" Ciel comments, a little jealous.

I smile at Ciel and continue. I dive inside Aoi's mind and find her humming, it's more chipper than Alissa's.

"Aoi?"

"KWEH!"

I groan internally and my mind is filled with a giant Aoi. Her jaws open wide and the black maw rapidly approaches me.

"Calm down, you're resisting."

The huge blue dragon clamps her mouth shut and looks at me apologetically, then it slowly shrinks into nothing.

I grab her "brain" and pull it back towards my mind.

"Okay, this is how we talk."

"Yay! I can speak freely here!" She answers inside my mind. This voice of hers is much less childish and slightly sensual. I think that when she fully matures it's going to be on the lower end of a woman's voice, like Hana's or Osaria's.

"Your voice is different in here."

"Hihih. My throat hurts when I try to speak, so it never sounds right, but now you know that this is my real voice!" I can just imagine her puffing her chest in pride. She's currently being petted by Alissa, so she's in a rather undignified position, sprawled all over Alissa's lap.

"Your voice is beautiful, you will certainly sound very mature and dignified when you grow up."

"Uhmm…" She considers my words and tries to understand the meaning of my emphasis.

-

I pull out the golems, they spend their time practicing [Telekinesis] and playing dead when other caravans pass us by. Anton and Rande look at us curiously but say nothing.

As I give Roxanne a breather, we get closer to the carriage so we can see inside. Klein is asleep in the carriage. She and Oura are leaning on each other and drooling slightly, to the amusement of everybody.

"Have you been keeping Oura up too late, Rande?" Hana asks with a teasing smile.

He smiles back suggestively but it turns soft, "She just loves to read too much. When she's absorbed with her books, she loses track of time and forgets to sleep."

"Oh, I know how that is," I say and Lina nods along.

"When it's our turn to sleep with Wolf you never lose yourself," Ciel says teasingly.

Lina pouts and stays quiet.

"What are those things?" Rande asks, looking at Ted and Suzy in Hana's lap.

"Golems, my creations. Think of them as simple, artificial life," I say.

"Oh, so that's where your title came from. But… is it really 'life'? Do the Gods allow you to create 'children' at will?"

"They are more like copies of humanoids. Think of them as tools rather than living beings," Ciel says.

"If you say so, priestess," Rande shrugs and looks at the golems warily.

"Can they fight?" Anton asks.

"Not yet," I answer. With [Telekinesis], Suzy raises a small rock on the wayside and shoots it a few meters away.

Anton looks at them warily. "Aren't they dangerous?" He asks.

"If you don't know what you're doing. Though, considering that I'm the only living 'Golemancer,' I do know what I'm doing," I smile calmly.

I spend my time trying to create a chant for [Bind]. If I can alter it so the girls can only use it for communication, then it would be much safer and possibly less taxing on the mind. If it's difficult to maintain more than two [Bind]s for me, who is used to multi-sense sharing and other inner-mind shenanigans, then how would the girls fare?

Dusk comes and we get very close to the entrance to the High Forest. We leave the road and find a good spot to make camp. A few other caravans stop a good 50 meters away, this seems to be a regular spot for camping as the ground is unusually flat.

With this amount of humanoids in the wild, we had to deal with a few more Kappatti and Marsh Goblins, the sneaky cousins of the poisonous Swamp Goblins. Though, since we are on the left of the road, in the more dry and rocky area, the monsters had to expose themselves before they could reach us, so they were easily dispatched by my elementals.

During the bath, I pull Lina to me and start giving her my love.

"You don't want it?" I ask.

"Huh? Yes, I want it, please," she raises her head and plants her lips on mine.

"You seem distracted."

"Oh… I have just been thinking about Madame Helganst."

"You shouldn't bother with her."

"She's a bitter woman, and she's not the kind that needs pitying," Ciel says.

Lina nods and kisses me again. -.

Dinner is more beef wellington, and a not-carrot and not-potato salad with cream and not-chives. Krista takes her job seriously; every meal is perfectly made.

Laertes is so quiet that even Klein tries to cheer him up, but that may have just made things worse.

After dinner, I sneak out of the tent and store some boulders inside my [Item Box]. They could be more reliable than barricades, but just a little more awkward to use.

In our tent, Lina finishes the enchanting of her switch-axe and adds [Double Strike] to it. The weapon now has gold and silver lines running all along it. This will give her enemies pause when they realize how dangerous it is.

We all practice our spells a little. I practice my [Soul Manipulation]; Alissa's [Ignorance] is starting to form; Roxanne is learning [Water Spirit]; Hana's [Double Image] is perfect so she's starting to practice [Godly Language] more seriously; Ciel's [Holy Spirit] is almost independent; Lina's [Weaken] is starting to work; Aoi is nearly done learning [Item Box]; and the golems are using [Telekinesis] to move around more easily.

"Gih," Gify calls my attention.

I follow his advice and use [Sense Soul] on Aoi. I see a familiar bump on the outer layer of her soul.

Soul Info

Name: Aoi

Oh boy.