17-259

EP.259 Omen (11) 

Bell was deep in thought. 

It was because of the proposal she’d just heard from Si-hyun. 

‘Just tell me exactly how you want to proceed. I’m planning to get every bit of information out of Aris that we can.’ 

Her intention as a teacher was to help her one and only student, but… 

If she considered the child in her belly, it was right to do as her Master suggested. 

But before worrying about that, she first had to decide whether to rule out the option of not accepting Si-hyun’s help at all. 

All the ritual sacrifices she’d experienced before had been led by holy knights, but always with several high-ranking cardinals present and based on divine power. 

This time, though, things were very different. 

Even with skilled holy knights helping, she’d have to proceed on her own, without the church’s support. 

Of course, she could get help from Priest Seri, which would help a little. 

But since this ritual would be based on magic, not divine power, even with that help, she couldn’t be sure of success. 

But if Si-hyun took on most of the work, things could be very different. 

Even if problems arose due to magic, she could be confident they wouldn’t escalate to a serious level. 

It might even produce a far better result than if Bell led it herself. 

‘It really is best to do as Si-hyun says…’ 

She was thinking that when  

[Hey, human.] 

[………………] 

[Not answering?] 

A now-familiar woman’s voice pierced Bell’s mind. 

When Bell chose to ignore her, the woman, clearly annoyed, said something and abruptly cut the connection. 

She’d heard that voice endlessly while trapped in the dream world, and now just hearing it made her blood boil. 

If she hadn’t been able to meet Si-hyun even once in those dreams, she might have gone mad from that woman’s voice alone. 

Her message was always the same: don’t live as Si-hyun’s female dog, but join her instead always unpleasant. 

But this time, Bell was left with more questions than disgust. 

Bell hurried down the hallway. 

As she walked, she spotted Frey gazing out the window from afar. 

Unlike before, Frey wasn’t naked, but was only covered by a thin, sheer cloth over her breasts and pussy. 

‘I’ll be with Frey tonight. If anything happens, come to Frey’s room.’ 

Seeing Frey already preparing to spend the night with Master made Bell think she was cute, and eased her earlier discomfort. 

So all that was left was this big question. 

Bell approached Frey to resolve it. 

“Frey.” 

“…Ah, Bell unni.” 

Maybe because it was their first time alone, or because of her doubts about Frey, Bell felt uneasy just looking at her. 

“There’s something I want to ask you seriously… Can you answer honestly?” 

“Yes. Please, ask anything, unni.” 

Bell glanced out the window. 

From this spot, she could see Si-hyun sitting on a wooden bench below Frey must have been watching him the whole time. 

Because of that, Bell wondered if she could get a truly honest answer from this elf. 

She’d heard about Frey from the woman who kept tempting her Anne, the demon. 

[That elf would talk with me all night, but this human is annoyingly persistent. Damn it…] 

If their conversation was about Si-hyun, Frey might not want to admit to communicating with a demon. 

After a brief silence, Bell spoke. 

“Frey. You’re hearing her too, aren’t you?” 

“…What do you mean, unni?” 

“There’s no one else listening. You can speak freely. Anne, that woman, has been talking to me too. She clearly knows about you as well.” 

Frey’s expression changed instantly. 

Her face went pale, but it wasn’t the shock of having her secret discovered. 

“B-b-bell… unni.” 

Her hands, which had reached out toward Bell, froze midair. 

“You… you didn’t answer her questions, did you…?” 

Seeing her hands trembling, Bell pressed her lips together. 

“U-unnie… you really didn’t have a conversation with her, right…?” 

“Yeah, I ignored her. Nothing she said was worth listening to.” 

Only then did Frey show a bit of relief. 

From that alone, Bell could be sure Frey wasn’t hiding any ulterior motives. 

She had no reason to doubt her. 

Si-hyun and Elina, who managed Frey, would immediately notice if even a crack appeared in her loyalty. 

“Never answer her, unni. That woman is a demon who’s skilled with magic… Once you start talking, it’s almost impossible to break free.” 

“You know that, so you answered her, didn’t you?” 

“…Yes.” 

“You must know who she is, since she’s connected to Aris. Why did you do it?” 

Frey hesitated, then answered. 

“For Master’s sake… I’ll do anything. The other senior female dogs… it would be hard for them to take on something so dangerous… I thought it was right for me, who has the least to lose, to do it.” 

“…Is the information you gave me earlier about using Aris as a sacrifice something you got that way?” 

“Yes. I’m sorry for trying to use you, unni. If I’d earned a little more of Master’s trust, I wouldn’t have had to involve you…” 

Bell quietly looked down at Frey’s hands, which were trembling even more than before. 

“I’ve… done so many terrible things… I just want to help Master… but I’m so worried he might doubt me or not trust me…” 

Bell wasn’t bothered by that at all. 

In fact, she was grateful for the information. 

If Frey hadn’t passed it on through magic while sucking her nipple, Bell wouldn’t have been able to help Si-hyun at all. 

“Are you worried? That Si-hyun might doubt or hate you?” 

“…Yes. Like a coward… I’m so afraid of that. But more than my own feelings… I don’t want Master to waste his feelings on someone like me.” 

“……” 

“Now and always… I hope Master never has to feel anything bad because of me.” 

“Si-hyun seems to trust you. Isn’t that enough?” 

“…I’m very grateful to Master. After all the unspeakable things I did with Aris over the years… he forgave me and made me his female dog.” 

“Yeah. So there’s no need to be so careful and only help from the shadows, is there?” 

“This is different, unni. I need to always be a female dog who just obeys Master’s orders. My ugly, lowly past can’t just be erased by helping Master a few times. Just thinking about the harm I caused Yuliana and Sien… I’m so lucky to have this place. I need to be satisfied with it.” 

“…Frey.” 

“Yes, unni.” 

“Come closer to me.” 

Frey slowly walked up and stood before Bell. 

“I noticed before too, but your body is beautiful probably from all that hard training. I can see why Si-hyun enjoys sex with you, just like Elina said.” 

“…That’s too much praise. Yerin and you have much prettier bodies than I do. And… Master probably wasn’t really satisfied with me. The only thing he might have enjoyed was using a virgin pussy for the first time.” 

“Hmm. Even thinking that, you still asked Si-hyun to come to you at night?” 

Frey’s body jerked. 

“T-that’s…” 

Bell smiled, seeing how tightly Frey’s thighs were pressed together. 

“You were in heat, weren’t you?” 

“…Yes. Embarrassingly, if I tried to hold back again tonight… I’d really lose it. But after tonight, I’ll try to hold out for a while. Next time, this won’t happen.” 

“Hm. Looks like your case is pretty serious.” 

“…Huh?” 

Bell raised a hand. 

“Hhup…!” 

As her hand came up, Frey instinctively shrank back and trembled. 

“Don’t be scared, Frey.” 

Bell sighed, then wiped Frey’s nose herself. 

“You just had a bad nosebleed, that’s all.” 

“Huh…?” 

Frey looked down at Bell’s hand, now soaked in fresh blood. 

She sniffed the iron scent, staring blankly at Bell. 

“You look really tired.” 

“……” 

“Is it because of that woman Anne? Has she been talking to you so much you can’t even sleep?” 

Frey nodded quietly. 

“How long has this been going on?” 

“…Since the day I became Master’s female dog. She’s talked to me every time I’m alone.” 

Bell sighed again. 

“I heard Elina’s been pestering you to play board games all day, so I thought I’d help. But now I see Elina was doing you a huge favor.” 

“…Yes. I’m very grateful to Elina-senpai too. On days when she fell asleep in my arms during a game, Anne didn’t talk to me.” 

“You’ve worked hard, Frey.” 

“No, it’s nothing. I’ll keep trying to talk to her, so I can help Master even a little. I’m sure I’ll get more useful information like this.” 

“…Let me ask one thing. Can that woman listen in on this conversation, too?” 

“No. It’s just like when I talk to Master through magic. Only what we think in our heads can be heard by the other. She only talks to me when no one else is around, and I think she checks my mental state first.” 

“So she can’t hurt you directly right now?” 

“Yes. I don’t think so.” 

“Then it’s fine for you to come out right now.” 

“Huh? Come out…?” 

Bell smiled and turned around. 

“Elina.” 

“Heuk…!” 

“Hik?” 

Frey, startled, turned around and saw Elina peeking out from around the corner. 

And the moment the two made eye contact  

“Fueeeeng……!” 

Elina, now a crybaby, ran over and hugged Frey tightly.