An elf's ears are long and pointed.
When she tied up her pink hair, revealing her fair nape, the ears extending to the sides were so crystalline and translucent that one could faintly see the delicate blood vessels within under the white incandescent light.
And when Ye Feng blew a breath of air, the tips of her ears quivered like musical notes, turning cherry-pink in an instant.
Ye Feng embraced Elysia, who was wearing only the Furisode kimono, from behind and took one of her tender, pointed ears into his mouth.
"—Eek."
Elysia shuddered as if electrocuted, clenching her fists and shutting her eyes tightly. "...It tickles, Mr. Ye Feng, n-no, don't do that... Don't go inside my ear... Ahh—"
Elysia desperately endured the strange, tingling itch. It wasn't just her ear; her fair cheeks also flushed as pink as a flower.
Realizing she seemed to have made an embarrassing sound, Elysia bit down hard on her teeth.
Seeing Miss Pink Elf's adorable appearance, Ye Feng's appetite was greatly whetted, and he "attended to" Elysia's ear as if he were eating a popsicle.
For a time, the pure white room fell silent, with only the sounds of sucking and suppressed, chaotic breathing echoing softly.
An unknown amount of time passed before even the little snake in the observation room couldn't watch anymore.
"Lab rat, how much longer are you going to be eating?"
Her tone was tinged with a distinct chill.
Ye Feng would treat the little snake's small feet in the same way, but Mebius couldn't help but feel that he wasn't as invested as he was with Elysia...
It was so annoying!
"Ah, my apologies. It's my first time tasting an elf's ear."
Ye Feng wiped the corner of his mouth.
Elysia's ear looked as if it had been coated in a layer of oil, glistening under the bright lights.
She felt as if her ear had lost all sensation, yet when she raised her hand to touch it slightly, a numbing tingle shot through her as if from an electric shock.
Especially as she listened to the conversation between Ye Feng and Mebius, the sounds seemed to be coming through a layer of water.
Elysia felt as if she were drunk. Her cheeks were hot, and her slightly tipsy eyes gazed at the stiffly standing Ye Feng. She was about to say something, but her eyes widened in shock, and she swallowed her words.
Mebius's voice echoed through the pure white room. "Hehe, the lab rat's癖好 are still as... disgusting as ever."
"Little snake, it hurts me a little when you say that. Didn't you find it quite comfortable last time?"
"Shut up!"
Mebius grew angry from embarrassment. "In my laboratory, do not discuss matters unrelated to the test subject!"
"Sorry, sorry."
Ye Feng scratched the back of his head like a light novel protagonist.
Elysia looked at the game board. She only needed to move three more spaces to win.
She silently rolled the dice.
The hexahedron tumbled and rolled before stopping with the single dot facing up.
"Mmm..."
Elysia's hands fell to her sides. Her luck today seemed to be a bit poor.
She flipped over the card.
[Become a mount and carry Ye Feng, crawling around the room for ten laps]
"!!"
Elysia was stunned.
This was even worse than being covered in sticky stuff from the very beginning.
After all, that was just the aftermath, while this was about to happen right now...
Elysia thought back to her first meeting with the Herrscher of the Void, but she had been carrying a cute little girl, whereas Elysia had to carry a sadistic grown man like Ye Feng.
Elysia couldn't help but put her hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks. "Mr. Ye Feng, how could you make a girl as delicate as a flower do something like this?"
"I didn't. It wasn't me."
Ye Feng said, "The theme of everything I wrote today revolves around the 'Furisode kimono'."
Elysia said blankly, "It wasn't you..."
She realized the answer.
"Mebius?"
"Heehee, it was me. Elysia, I believe I mentioned punishing you earlier. I am now giving you that punishment right here. That's right... I'm going to give you some humiliation. Hurry up, Elysia. I've long wanted to see what kind of expression someone as pure as you would make while crawling in a humiliating posture."
Mebius's tone was filled with wanton cruelty, excitement, and a faint satisfaction.
"..."
Ye Feng couldn't help but say, "Mebius has 'liberated herself' just like me, fully displaying the desires from the bottom of her heart."
A corner of Elysia's mouth twitched. "No... Mebius said similar things back in the Previous Era."
Oh, so she's been holding onto this idea all along.
It was just that she hadn't succeeded back then. Now, using this special space, Mebius finally had the chance to realize her "ambition" from all those years ago.
No, this was even more intense, more concentrated, and deeper than back then...
Seeing Elysia hesitate, Mebius urged her on:
"Kneel there, lower your head, and get on the ground. Hurry up, Elysia. Or do you want to break the rules?"
"Mmm... why is it like this?"
Elysia's face was troubled.
But thinking about how she had endured all the previous punishments, to give up here would be a real shame.
She still trusted Mebius; as long as she won, Mebius would let her leave this room.
This wasn't blind faith, but a tacit understanding built over fifty thousand years.
Hmm, wait a minute.
Elysia realized a problem. The rules specified leaving "this room." Could it be that there was a next room?
"Let me just ask, Mebius. If I win the game, is the 'game' over?"
"Heehee, heeheehee."
Mebius's unrestrained laughter drifted through the pure white room.
"Isn't it a little late to be asking that now? Of course not. Even if you look at the stiffly standing lab rat next to you, you know it's not that simple."
Elysia merely glanced at Ye Feng from the corner of her eye and could feel a "scorching heat wave" wash over her.
"Mebius, you're not really going to watch... Mmph!"
[Kneel]
[Lower your head]
Elysia was suddenly forced to the ground, sticking her butt up as she struggled to support herself on her elbows.
Her pupils contracted as she stared at the floor.
'...What's... happening?'
"It's because you were taking so long to act, Ely. The card's rule has been forcibly activated."
It can do that?!
Ye Feng looked at Elysia. She was on her knees, and the poorly tied Furisode kimono had drooped down with gravity, revealing the exquisite, fair curves that wound from her collarbone.
She was still trying to get up, slowly shifting to support herself with her palms. By doing so, her back became a perfect cushion.
"Here I come."
"E-eh?"
Elysia's body suddenly squirmed. The movement looked like she was adjusting her position to make it more comfortable for Ye Feng to sit, but it was actually an unconscious struggle.
However, Ye Feng's butt still landed mercilessly on Elysia's back.
"So soft! It's like sitting in a ball of cotton, yet it's incredibly firm and smooth, like I'm sinking right into it. Elysia, you're amazing."
Ye Feng couldn't help but gaze at the back of the flawless elf's head.
Elysia kept her head down, her breathing chaotic. "Mr. Ye Feng, now is not the time to be sharing your thoughts... so humiliating..."