Chapter 43: Ensnared Part 2

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She turned her head towards the window. Vorst was outside.

With wide eyes, she hurriedly opened the window to let him in. However, Vorst, at that moment, pulled her hand, causing both of them to fall. Mersa's room was on the 230th floor, so they had a while before they would hit the ground.

[Mersa: Wh-wha?! Vor-chan! What? What?]

She immediately clung to him.

[Vorst: Mer-chan, I thought Circle Tiers had the ability to fly.]

He took her completely by surprise, leaving her extremely confused. However, with his words, the reason came back to her. Within a second, a powerful amount of energy emerged, and they both halted in the air.

[Mersa: Vor-chan...]

[Vorst: I was on my way to meet you halfway, but it seems like you didn’t even leave your room.]

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With that, Mersa suddenly remembered that she had agreed to go to his place. She had agreed to 'that' woman’s words...

[Mersa: Vor-chan...]

[Vorst: I will explain things. Can we head to my place?]

[Mersa: Mhm.]

Right now, they were both hugging each other. She was fully pressing herself to him. Crimson shade covered her face.

[Vorst: We can take a detour. The moon tonight is very beautiful.]

Mersa also looked at the perfect round moon moving through the night sky. This night, his skin, his warmth, this moon...

Somehow, they ended up flying slowly through the night air. Well, Marc was in no hurry, and Mersa didn’t want this moment to end. Because when they arrived at that place, he... he would return to that woman... Envy sprouted in the heart of the wolf girl.

[Vorst: Let's rest here.]

He pointed at the bench next to the empty lake. Mersa happily complied.

They both sat there for a while. Mersa held Vorst's warm hand without showing any sign of wanting to let go. Stay with me—her hand was trying to convey this to him.

[Vorst: Mer-chan...]

When she turned her head towards him, their foreheads touched.

SWISH.

Suddenly, Mersa found herself in a different place.

A huge black structure was hovering overhead...

[--Mersa--: Vor-chan? What is this place?]

[--Marc--: ... This is my place. Come.]

With that, he grabbed her hand and led her through a semi-transparent staircase that he made on a whim.

He guided her through the main gate, the vast rooms, the long corridor, and the beautifully rich interior until they arrived before the enormous black door.

Mersa was completely overwhelmed; everything was happening so fast...

[--Marc--: Come, this is the place.]

With that, the black door seamlessly opened. The metal construct, weighing several thousand tons, was pushed open with just a light touch.

The Throne Room itself was extremely vast. Just the corridor surrounded by two rows of pillows was two and a half kilometers long. At the far end, there was a large Red Throne. The throne was empty; normally, none of the girls would sit on the throne without him in the room. They would only arrive once he was already on it. Under it, on one of the many cushions scattered around, was she... That woman... Vorst's lover...

Mersa's hand squeezed his harder. Much harder than ever. She unconsciously put all her strength into it. On the outside, it might have already crushed him, but inside the soul space, he could easily endure it.

[--Marc--: Don't worry.]

After that whisper... they arrived right before the throne!

In an instant, they crossed that enormous distance!

Mersa was used to super speeds, but she didn’t notice a thing. That’s how fast it was. Was that a teleportation?! In an instant, she couldn’t feel the slightest air resistance at all!

[--Kaya--: Fufu, surprised by Shujin-sama’s (Instant Step)? That wasn’t a teleportation; it was just an extremely advanced movement skill.]

A woman was as friendly towards her as ever. However... Mersa still held his hand with all her might. Her unyielding gaze showed Kaya that she was not going to give up on him at any cost. Any cost!

[--Kaya--: Welcome back, Shujin-sama.]

[--Marc--: Mhm. I'm back, Kaya. Mer-chan, meet Kaya, Anastasia 'Kaya'. Kaya, meet Mersa.]

[--Kaya--: Mersa-chan then. Mersa-chan can just call me Ana-neesan or Ana-nee; either will be fine.]

Kaya had an extremely warm personality, so much so that Mersa felt a pang of guilt for previously thinking about fighting for Vorst against her. What’s more, the way Kaya addressed Vorst was interesting... Master?

[--Mersa--: Ana-neesan, um...]

[--Kaya--: Fufu, there’s no need to worry, okay? I'm not going to take Vorst away anywhere, alright?]

Hearing her tone made Mersa a bit relieved. Meanwhile, Marc started to look around.

[--Kaya--: Oh, they left to prepare some snacks.]

A dark expression came over Marc's face.

[--Marc--: Calla is...?]

[--Kaya--: Ah, no, don’t worry, Shujin-sama. Only Lily will prepare them. Ragna-nee will only carry them; she will just bring them over.]

Phew, he felt instantly relieved. Hearing more names, Mersa grew confused. At that moment, the black door leading to the throne room opened once again. Two more beauties entered.

Inside his soul realm, food and drinks could be instantly procured at will. However, their taste would be 'flat'. Always the same. To actually have variety, there were two ways. First, think about different types of food. Second, simply cook them. A cooked version of the food would be a bit different from the instantly summoned one, and if a cook was excellent, the taste would be much better. If a cook was... well... less gifted, the result would be 'lower' too.

Calla stared at Marc with a stern look. Just as they arrived, he averted his eyes from her for a split second. He definitely thought about something rude.

A tall black-haired beauty moved forward, bringing a huge variety of freshly baked sweets. There was everything from normal tea cookies to exquisite cakes. Lily loved sweets. And she loved making them too.

With every movement, the black dress she wore showed glimpses of her long, mesmerizing legs. Her enchanting, elegant aura only emphasized her perfect curves. In terms of appearance, she was number one among the three, even in Mersa's eyes.

A redhead, wearing a fluttering white dress with an extreme amount of frills, was a head shorter than the girl she walked next to, her height about the same as Mersa's. This one exuded a bewitching atmosphere. Although she did nothing, her movements hinted at something provocative. It was a way to entrance any male!

In an instant, they crossed the enormous distance and arrived before them. The red-haired girl put down the tea set she was carrying on a nearby table, while the black-haired girl tried to follow suit. However, she somehow managed to trip on the completely seamless marble floor. Marc instantly arrived to support her, and Lily used her powers to catch the falling cakes in midair. Everything was done in a practiced manner, and the crisis was resolved.

[--Calla--: Um. Thank you, m'lord.]

An extremely beautiful girl blushed in his arms...

Marc understood. It was all planned! But only planned by those two. Calla didn’t have enough acting skills to trip—she always did that when carrying something other than a weapon. Like a million chances out of a million.

Mersa... was watching everything with her eyes wide open.

[--Mersa--: Vor-chan...]

[--Kaya--: Fufu, Mersa-chan. We are all Shujin-sama’s lovers here.]

The serpent girl instantly interrupted without giving Mersa time to finish her question. She appeared next to the wolf girl and whispered in her ear...

[--Mersa--: L-L-Lovers?]

Like it was... plural? Vor-chan didn’t have just one lover, but multiple lovers?! WHAAAAAAA?

Mersa’s head started to spin.

[--Kaya--: Mersa-chan, you know? You can become Vor-chan’s lover...]

A bait.

For Mersa, it was a goal...

[--Kaya--: Do you want to be Vor-chan’s lover? It’s possible.]

A trap.

For Mersa, it was a ray of hope...

[--Kaya--: However, you can’t have Vor-chan...]

A thorn. A hit. A rejection. It hurt. What... but she will not... She will NOT give him up. No! She won’t! She will get him at any cost. ANY COST!

[--Kaya--: But...]