Chapter 142: Keeping the Promise
Chapter 142: Keeping the Promise
"I-I don't wa-want you. Any other person b-but you..."
Alwyn stammered, avoiding eye contact with Kaisen. He was understandably scared.
After all, he had spat on the man and then sprayed his baby batter on his pretty face.
That memory was engraved in his mind, especially as a man.
"Oh, you don't like me anymore? How can you? After all the intimacy we shared, how can you ever forget that, am I right?"
Kaisen teased, smirking at the red-faced Alwyn.
"..."
The poor elf didn't respond.
He knew what kind of monster Kaisen was. This guy had even fucked Alice right in front of him, the woman who was supposed to be his future concubine.
He could've had all that, but Kaisen kicked it away. He would never forgive him for that.
"Guys, did you hear that? He wants someone other than me to hear him. The little boy is scared, apparently. Does any of you—"
"No!!"
Kaisen mockingly asked his friends, but they all immediately and simultaneously shot him down before he could even finish his sentence.
"Oh? Poor Alwyn. They don't even want to be near you, you kidnapping piece of shit."
Alwyn's anger and humiliation were boiling over.
He wanted to curse and scream, but something inside him prevented him from doing so. His eyes were brimming with tears; his pride and ego were shattered.
He felt humiliated like a dog.
"El-Elfie. I want her—"
"Elfie isn't here."
Alwyn tried to ask for his slave, but Kaisen shot that down quickly.
Kaisen's smile was replaced with a stern, angry look that made Alwyn tremble.
He couldn't do anything in this position at all.
Only his head was free, while the rest of his body was trapped inside this black substance.
It was like he had called the devil to his house and then said there were no souls to sell. Now, it was about to take his soul.
"I-I heard her voice—"
"If I said she isn't here, then she isn't. If she were here, I'm sure she would come to help her master, right?"
"..."
It was a lie, of course. Elfie had changed. Not fully out of Alwyn's clutches, but still, changes were happening.
Kaisen lied to him because if they somehow went home and Elfie was still with Alwyn, she'd be in danger.
Better to be safe than sorry and risk her life. The alternative was to kill him right here and now, but who knows if he'd just get logged out of the game and not die entirely. That, too, was a problem.
So it was better to let this guy live until he figured out what the hell was going on.
"Here's an offer for you. And this will be your only offer."
Kaisen leaned forward, letting his words sink in. He was making it clear: this was the final offer—no room for negotiation.
Alwyn gulped, anxiously awaiting the fateful words. He still didn't dare to look Kaisen in the eye.
"You'll tell me what you know, all of it, without holding anything back. In return, I'll free you from this...cross. How about it, pervert? Do you like it?"
"Yes—"
Alwyn was about to accept the offer. He knew there was no negotiating with someone like Kaisen.
He had no idea what this monster would do to him if he rejected the only lifeline offered.
Memories of Kaisen touching his hand at their first meeting resurfaced, making him feel incredibly uneasy.
That expression... it was very... problematic.
But as always, Kaisen didn't give him time to finish his sentence and cut him off in the middle.
"If you don't accept the terms, I can break every single bone in your body until you recite what you know like a parrot singing. Capisce?"
Kaisen didn't even believe that what this man knew was worth much, or if he even knew anything at all.
It could be a trick to escape this nightmare, or worse, a trap that could lead to their deaths.
He didn't know, but he figured he could at least hear what this guy had to say and discard it if it was something ridiculous.
"I would neve—"
"When did you fight the boss, again?"
Again, Kaisen didn't let the man finish his words.
"I... uh... the Night Shades who kidnapped me were smaller than me. I kinda physically overpowered them and ran away, thinking I found a safe room, but it turns out, it wasn't."
For the first time, Alwyn looked like he was telling the truth, but how much truth was there in his words? Kaisen couldn't be sure.
"And you survived, actually? More lies?"
Kaisen raised an eyebrow skeptically.
"No, never... Just let me tell the full story."
Alwyn pleaded.
"Alright. Just say the words, and you're free from this black goo."
Alwyn's face lit up at those words. He eagerly recounted his encounter with the boss monster, detailing how he fought and eventually escaped.
Kaisen listened, nodding occasionally. After Alwyn finished his tale, Kaisen kept his word and ripped the black wax from Alwyn's body.
Alwyn collapsed to the ground, crawling like a prisoner freed after twenty years.
He turned back and looked at Kaisen with gratitude.
After everything he had done to him, Alwyn was stunned that the man actually kept his promise.
For a brief moment, Alwyn felt a twinge of guilt, but he quickly decided that escaping was his best option.
He groggily stood up, his legs screaming in pain from being tightly wrapped in the black wax.
He had barely taken a step when Kaisen materialized in front of him, a sinister smile stretching across his face.
"Wh-what?"
Alwyn stammered, a sinking feeling settling in his gut.
"I said I'd free you from the wax, right? I did exactly that."
Kaisen replied, his grin widening.
"But I never said anything about letting you go, did I? Ke ke ke..."
It was a moment of dread for the elf, but a moment of triumph for Kaisen and his friends.