[Part 1/6]
"...Am I quite loyal, even with this?"
Without delay, the female Tengu stood up, looking down at me, who was bound in ropes. I braced myself as I fell to the floor. However, the direction the female Tengu moved towards was the wall of the room. Hanging on the wall was a kimono... a coat woven with feathers. She grabbed it and showed it to me.
"What about this...?"
"First off, take a look at this, okay? Look at this amazing Karasu Tengu feather coat! ...It seems to be quite expensive over there, right? It's my pride and joy that took fifty years to weave."
The feathers of the Tengu are of the highest quality and also serve as materials for curse tools. Whether it's hundreds or even over a thousand feathers, the coat woven by the Tengu themselves would be top-notch as a daily item and as armor for exorcists. I was speechless in front of the shining black feathers before my eyes.
"And then..."
"Huh? Ugh!!?"
As I stared in astonishment at the coat, the female Tengu approached me and raised two fingers. She shoved them into my mouth. It was then that I finally realized I wasn't wearing a mask.
"Wha are you hoing!?"
"Don't bite it. Well, it's just something like this."
She probed, manipulated, and pulled threads with her bare fingers in my mouth, which was now filled with saliva. The female Tengu bit down on her saliva-covered fingers. Blood oozed out. Saliva and blood mixed around her fingers. She pressed them onto the feather coat, drawing some symbols on its surface with the stain. She whispered, and the stain disappeared as if it had dried. Choking, teary-eyed, and coughing, I witnessed the whole process.
"Cough, what did you do!?"
"It's just a theft prevention measure. If it looks like it's going to be confiscated, let me know. If you give it away without my permission, misfortune will come to the owner."
It was said in a joking manner, but the content was serious. What was that? Was this really meant for me...?
"Are you telling me that you will hand it over to me?"
It's said that Tengu rarely give away the fabrics they weave to others. As a business, let alone for free?
"What else is there? Ah, don't worry, I've already handed over everything like the conch shell and rope curse tool to you. I mean, you seem quite pleased with yourself. Especially with the rope, your taste must be quite refined, huh? Be prepared."
"Huh?"
I didn't understand what she was talking about. Handed over? Refined taste? What is she talking about? I can't keep up with the conversation. Memory alteration...? No, it's ridiculous to take Tengu's words as fact.
"If you don't understand, it's fine. Knowing your personality, you wouldn't believe even if I explained, right? Your eyes say it all."
"There's no reason to believe that!!"
Blowing off the upper body of Kakitsugi's head and kidnapping the Middle Counselor, how can I trust the enemy's words?
"...Isn't it ridiculous when you look at it from a position of knowing the circumstances?"
"Ridiculous is fine...!! Argh!! It's tough!!"
Despite struggling several times, what's impossible is impossible. Even when exerting divine power, I was consumed by the rope each time. Resistance was futile. At least, with a direct frontal assault...
"...Damn it!"
In the end, I couldn't afford to lose any more precious spiritual power, so I had to stop resisting. There was no other choice.
"Hehe, you're obedient, that's good. It's cute to be rebellious all the time, but being honest is still the best, right?"
"Treating me like a brat!"
Actually, to the monster in front of me, I might be just a young kid... but that doesn't mean I should be treated like a pet.
"Oh yes. It was decided in the council meeting, but I have some gold prepared as a reward. Just accept it obediently. And I think... yes, this, this."
And what she revealed in her hand was... a lump of rusty copper.
"...A post bell?"
"It's a transportation pass, I think. It's quite old and I haven't used it in a while, but it should still be valid."
That rather old item looked like a curse tool. A transportation pass, a Mayoke (a charm against evil spirits)?
"If you ring it in the mountains, the people from the village will come right away. Shikigamis will protect you, and the mountain youkai will flee. ...But I can't guarantee the outcome. Those who defy us are being dealt with now, but overconfidence is not advisable."
Saying that, the female Tengu casually pushed the post bell into the pouch attached to my waist.
"Well, just visit without any pressure, okay? Even if it's just monkeys, we'll welcome you with our whole family. ...I mean, your body seems to have various troublesome curses and connections, right? You'll need a place to escape when the time comes, won't you?"
"That's...!!?"
I gulp at her gaze that seems to see through even my soul. It's not a threat. It's a statement made with conviction. How much of my secrets does this Tengu know...?
"...You think I made you confess with illusions or something? Wouldn't it be better to be a bit more honest?"
"If I had been honest with youkai, I wouldn't be here."
I would have been eaten alive by now.
"Hmph. Well, you have a point. It can't be helped. I'll agree to that. I'll make you feel it thoroughly, even just dealing with that damn snake."
In response to my furrowed brow, the Tengu suddenly smiled gently in agreement. Even though I knew she was a youkai, her human-like form and attitude inevitably softened my hostility.
Above all, the fact that I could still communicate with this youkai I had encountered so far eased my guard...
"...Well then. Now that the official notice is over, should I be honest?"
"Huh?"
Confused by the strange behavior. And that was just the beginning. Suddenly, the female Tengu was straddling me. With murky eyes, she looked down at me.
Blushing, she panted heavily. Her carnivorous eyes drooled.
"What...!?"
"Hehehe!! It was annoying! That’s what I was supposed to say!"
The situation changed rapidly. As I was dumbfounded by the sudden change in attitude, the front of my outfit was exposed, revealing my bare chest. She traced the sweat-soaked scars on my skin with her tongue, as if scooping up sweat, causing a shiver to run down my spine.
I was attacked by the feeling of a rabbit being stared at by a carnivore.
"Eek!!?"
"Wow, your sweat is so intense, isn't it? It's extra thick. This is like a scam. Like a drug. Hey, are you trying to mess with people's heads, you horny monkey?"
The female Tengu, who showered me with vulgar words in a seductive voice, was intimidating. Her expression was even more seductive than her voice. She licked up the sweat on her lips like she was collecting it. Her pupils were swirling. She had a completely determined look in her eyes.
"Hey!? Wait!!? Did you just suddenly change your character!?"
"You're so annoying, with that intense male scent of yours~♡ I've been holding back since our first meeting, okay~♡ You're making me all hot and excited~♡ You're the one who's always giving off that strong smell~♡ Are you trying to seduce me, you jerk~♡ Or inviting me? Anyway, I'm the one being seduced~♡ You slut!"
This time, she roughly threw off her outer. Her tightly wrapped body was exposed, showing her well-defined muscles with a hint of roundness. And above all, the unmistakable scent of femininity stimulated my sense of smell.
"Wait! No, wait, wait!? This is getting weird! Definitely weird!? Am I in some kind of monkey space!?"
"It's obvious because you're a male monkey~♡ It's obvious because you're emitting a male scent~♡ Don't underestimate my sense of smell, you bastard~♡ Even I can tell a female fox by her animal scent, you know? Are you planning to mess with people's heads and kill them with love, assassin~♡!?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about!?"
It was like throwing out strange pheromones as if it were. It was defamation. It was a complete blame shift. Even in a blame shift, this flow is usually ridiculous. It was definitely a crazy business.
"Calm down! Just calm down for now!? Your character is changing!! Your character is collapsing!? You need to correct the course!!"
"As an adult big sister, I just separating public and private, you bastard~♡ There's no option for rejection for you now~♡ You're the one who came to be devoured~♡ Making me into wounded goods~♡ Take responsibility~♡"
"Wounded goods!?"
I have no idea what you're talking about!?
"I have embrace you and fly you~♡ I have leave marks (cursed seal) on my skin for you~♡ And my hair, a woman's life, is on you~♡ I have offer my proud beautiful wings on you~♡ I also have twist my tongue and suck on your mouth~, you know♡ So, I won't let you forget!?~♡ This big sister is very, very devoted~♡!!?"
"I don't know anything of that!?"
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