C12: The Decision of the Foxes

Knock! Knock! Elijah woke up to the sudden knock on the door. She didn't want to wake up, but her sullen eyes opened when she heard Aether's voice.

"El — Captain! Wake up!"

"Aghh! Come on! Let me sleep a little more!" She sent a pillow flying to the door.

THUMP! "AGH!" Aether jumped back and ran down the hallway before she came out to kill him.

'My God! She's a bit frightening lately... Is it because of that... Alan guy?' Aether thought jumping down to the next floor. 'Reminds me... Where is that guy, honestly? Haven't seen him all night.'

She tried to lay back on the bed but without the pillow, laying her head on the rock-hard mattress... But it felt like shit.

(Meanwhile...)

She didn't know what was the reason she felt so good. However, Winry knew that she was a woman now.

"Haaa... Alan, my king," she blurted out, without even thinking. Suddenly, she felt someone next to her... And something soft and long rubbing against her soft thighs.

"Eh...." She wiped her gloomy eyes to take a look around. She thought she was still dreaming. But...

She blinked when she saw a grey-haired boy next to her in bed; naked. His eyes were closed and his face... So handsome. Wait...

All the memories flowed back to her mind and some words started to echo in her head.

"Ahhhh!"

"Mmm! You... You're my first love!"

"Now... You become a woman."

"Wha – I — I lost my virginity!" She became bashful just by memorizing the words. She was so hot last night... Hotter than she had ever been. But the feeling that came when the boy pushed it in and sank the sword deeper into her void of lust... It was probably the best thing she'd ever felt.

She glanced at Alan's face once more. It was decided... This handsome man... Was her partner.

Alan slowly blinked and opened his eyes. They were so beautiful. Even more than a king's; which he was in his previous life. He had long eyelashes and grey eyes that looked like an angel's. Only if he was a leveling human... He would've been perfect to the world too.

Winry slowly slipped out of bed, covering her breasts from the bedcover. "Mm... Winry? Is it morning?" Alan asked from her, getting back to his senses.

Winry's face was still flushed, but there were other things to worry about now. Her sister... She must be looking for Alan.

"My king, wake up!" Winry muttered to the king still covering her breasts from the bed cover, barely. "My big sister would come here any minute now. We have to get out so they won't suspect you for anything related to me! And..."

Alan sat up on the bed, not bothering to cover his bulging rod that rose high. He got heated up just by looking at those soft and plump thighs of the little sister.

"Mm—" she flushed and fluttered when she saw that view of his bulging rod once more.

"Now now princess... Don't call me my king, call me Alan. That sounds weird coming out of your gorgeous lips... I'd love it if you just call me Alan," Alan stood up; picking up his pants from the floor.

Winry was astonished to hear the king saying that. But she gladly accepted it and smiled tenderly at the boy.

"Thank you, Alan." She muttered, sweetly as ever.

"It's my pleasure, Winry."

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After getting dressed up, the two teleported into the corridor so no one would see them coming out of her room. Winry didn't want anyone to know that she shared a bed with Alan; at least for now.

Alan was back in his brown trousers and the white long-sleeved shirt. Winry cast a spell to create a chain identical to the one her sister tied Alan with.

Alan saw this and it was more of the reason to be astonished. 'Not only she could use elemental magic, but she could use the creation magic too!' Alan thought as she looked down at the sister.

"That should do it!" She said with a cute smile on her face. That smile always made Alan feel joyous for some reason and made him smile back at her.

"Winry! And you!" A familiar voice roared down the corridors.

"Where have you two been?"

The devilish voice roared once more. Alan and the sister instantly jumped away from each other to erase any suspicions.

"Huh! Anyone gonna answer me?"

"No no, sister... We've headed out so I could take a fresh breath yesterday night," Winry answered, covering for the boy.

"Oh... Did you?" The devilish big sister narrowed her eyes at Winry. "Well then, let's get ready. The foxes have gathered to decide it. We have a long journey to venture in."

Aether was right beside Elijah and he stared at Alan and Winry both. He didn't know what... But the mana that was coming from the two was slightly different from yesterday.

"Huh..." he muttered glaring at the two like they were suspicious victims, but in a way; they were actually.

Aether turned around with Elijah and they started to walk through the corridor to the meeting room.

Yesterday, the Woodland Foxes were in robes and none of them introduced themselves to Alan.

But today, they weren't in robes. All of them were in their unique suits, ready for a full-fledged journey.

It was the same room as yesterday, but it was a bit more bright than the night before, so Alan had the chance to see all the faces of the Woodland Foxes.

"Everyone! Listen up!" Elijah declared from the center of the room. All the whispers and the gossips disappeared and the hideout filled with utter silence once more.

There were more members there today. More than there was yesterday.

"Now, all of you must have gotten the news I've sent with Aether, didn't you?"

"Yes! Captain..." The crowd answered her.

"Well then, you lot must have an idea of the mission we have. Our mission here is not to erase the knights right away. Our mission here is to gain popularity, but pulling down our masks and revealing our faces to the masses of Argoth is just suicide. We have to do it from the shadows... And you know how to gain popularity, don't you?"

Popularity. In Argoth, one's popularity depends on how powerful one is, though many get rejected right away if they are not powerful enough.

Depending on the level, society treats you differently. It was the way, the people of Argoth were made of. And to gain it... Was the hardest. To be popular, one must gain power. To gain power, one must do... everything.

But Elijah and Winry knew that it won't take them many days to reach that, because they were both legends. But without the whole organization of Woodland Foxes, there was no way they could survive in Telor. So they needed at least 15 or more powerful allies within Telor to complete their mission.

Elijah knew just the way to do that.