"Fuck."

I spat out a quiet curse. I gripped my mace tightly and stared at AA. She was also beaten to a pulp. She was drenched in sweat, her face full of exhaustion. I didn't have the confidence to get back up if I lay down now. That's why I didn't want to fight. The moment I lay down, I felt like the sense of defeat would overwhelm me and I would no longer be myself.

"Come at me."

AA was looking at me, on high alert. The tip of her sword was trembling. I pointed that out.

"Your sword tip is trembling."

"......You're mistaken."

"To be honest, you think I'm right, don't you? You also think you're on the wrong path, Sir Hero, don't you? It's a waste. Even you must think so."

"......Please be quiet."

"Will you truly not regret this? What if we lose to Evangeline because we're short just a sliver of power? Who will stop Evangeline then? What will happen to Princess Erina, the Elf Kingdom, and all my wives?"

AA's expression contorted. The spirits were shouting something from behind, but the sound didn't reach us. I looked up and saw Mimir extending its arms, emitting a transparent film. It seemed this film was blocking the spirits' voices. Was Mimir on my side?

AA stopped mid-sentence and shut her mouth. Her eyes were filled with confusion. Clasping her trembling hands together, AA glared at me. I could feel an intense fighting spirit from her gaze. She spoke, gritting her teeth.

"Surrender."

"Absolutely not."

How many times had we repeated this conversation? I felt like I could now respond with leisure. AA let out a deep sigh and let her sword hang down. I backed away from the deliberate motion that revealed an opening. It didn't seem like AA was showing me a feint. She was hesitating, her blade lowered. Seeing that AA wasn't showing any fighting spirit, I hesitantly lowered my mace.

She was conflicted about something.

"This...... This is something I really don't want to do...... Please surrender. I...... I don't want to do such a bad deed to a comrade."

Speaking as someone who'd already had everything from his neck to his limbs disassembled, her proposal was far too late. I resolutely shook my head. AA asked again.

"Are you sure you won't regret it?"

"You're only good at fighting with words, Sir Hero. We both can't back down, can we?"

"Hoo......"

AA let out a deep breath. She aimed her blade at me and asked again.

"......Are you sure you won't regret it?"

Trying to scare me now was ridiculous. I grinned and beckoned to AA with my finger. It meant she was free to come at me if she dared. At my provocative gesture, AA finally seemed to have made up her mind. She re-gripped her sword and stepped forward.

And, as always, she thrust her sword at me in a straight line. I twisted my waist to dodge the sword, then swung my mace at her arm. The practical experience from over dozens of life-or-death battles allowed a fight to be established somehow, even with a stat difference of over 100.

"Keuk!"

AA raised her hand to block my strike. Crushed by the heavy sense of weight of the mace, her arm momentarily twisted before returning to normal. AA endured the pain and came forward. I raised my arm to block AA's follow-up attack.

"Huh?"

But the attack never came. AA threw her sword away and lowered her hands. My lower body was completely open.

"Huh? Huh?"

AA's hand headed for the space between my legs. I saw the shape of AA's hand, contorted like the Hands of Harmony. And I saw that hand pass precisely between my thighs and head for my cock. Fuck!

I hastily tried to push AA away, but with her rushing at me, if AA put her strength into it, I couldn't push her off. Unable to react at all, my cock was grabbed.

"Hoo......"

AA was looking down between my legs with an uneasy expression. I looked behind me and saw the spirits covering their eyes, unable to contain their shock. AA sighed deeply and looked at me again. I felt AA's hand on my cock. A hand that was rough from gripping a sword, yet possessed a woman's unique delicacy. I could feel each of those fingers brush over my thin priest's robe.

Even in this situation, I could feel strength gathering in my lower body. AA looked at me with a shocked face, and I mumbled an excuse.

"It's a physiological phenomenon."

We were frozen. I was mentally preparing for my cock, which could be shattered at any moment, while AA was acting as if there was still room for negotiation. From the moment she grabbed my cock, the result was already decided. It's not like she suddenly grabbed my cock to give me a handjob.

AA seemed to know that her action was a very shameful and sorry deed. But as if this was the only way to get me to surrender, she gritted her teeth.

"I, too, didn't want to do something this vulgar, but...... th-...... surrender. Or I'll crush it."

"What? I've, I've had my head blown off, do you th-th-think something like that will scare me?"

It was scary. Fucking scary. A man's cock is like a cat's scruff; once grabbed, no counterattack is possible. Cold sweat was running down my back, and my legs were trembling. But I couldn't show fear. If I feared my cock getting crushed, how could I call myself a man?

My body had infinite regeneration anyway. I prepared myself for having my cock ripped off once or twice and raised my mace. AA squeezed her eyes shut and put strength into her grip.

"Aaaaaaaargh! Aaaaaaaargh! Aaargh! Gyaaaaargh! Gyaaaaaaaaargh!"

I immediately threw my mace and started screaming while clinging to AA. AA twisted my cock, shattering the corpus cavernosum, then skillfully released her strength to let it regenerate at the perfect timing. Just as strength was about to return to my body, she would once again grip my cock and testicles with all her might, shattering my lower body.

"Ueeegh! Deeeegeugeuk..! Gak! Aaaargh! Aheuuuughk!"

A pain that felt like it was paralyzing my reason washed over me. My mind momentarily went white, and then consciousness returned. But I couldn't surrender. I hit AA with all my strength, but she clung to me tightly as if this was the end, crushing my cock with her grip strength.

"Gyaaaaaaaargh! Aaaaaaaargh!"

But I had to endure. If I couldn't overcome this trial, I would become gay. The title of a man who fucks the once-male Hero was a greater humiliation than having my cock shattered. I heard AA's chilling voice.

"I-If you don't surrender, I'll slice it off with a sword! L-Like Ms. Eve!"

"I'm gay! I am gay! I am a fucking gay! Aggrrreuk!"

Hearing those words, I gave in. As someone who had seen how Eve performed castrations, I couldn't let that kind of act be done to me. AA didn't seem to properly understand my declaration of surrender, as she was still fondling my cock and shattering my mind. I shouted once more in words AA could understand.

"Surrender! Surrendeeeer!"

To think the Hero would win in such a dirty way. With my declaration of surrender, AA collapsed. I fell on top of AA, letting out a gasping breath. AA felt my stiffly erect genitals and slowly moved her body. I shivered at the sensation of my cock brushing past from her navel down to her genitals.

"......Did you have to go this far?"

AA slightly turned her head at my resentful question. She got up from her spot and looked at Mimir. Mimir was looking down at AA with a solemn expression. I could see the spirits cheering.

"State your wish. This is Mimir's will."

I had no strength in my lower body. Unable to get up, I looked at her while lying on the floor. AA glanced at me and then took a deep breath.

"......No!"

I shouted. AA looked down at me again. I had to stop this bitch from becoming a man, no matter what. Whatever happened, AA had to remain a woman. Because she's pretty as a woman.

"Sir Hero! Think carefully! We have to stop Evangeline, right? Get power! Power! Isn't it a waste to use the power to defeat Evangeline like this? What if someone gets hurt because we lack power? Will you really not regret it then?"

I desperately tried to persuade AA. The spirits were clamoring.

"No! You demon! AA! Become a man! You must become a man!"

"Right! Of course you have to become a man! You must become a man!"

I shouted again.

"Sir Hero!"

Not to be outdone, the ancestors yelled.

"AA!"

AA had her eyes closed, lost in thought. We, who had been shouting as if in a contest to see who could be louder, also fell silent. AA opened her closed eyes and looked at Mimir.

"......I want to obtain great power."

Silence fell. I exhaled. I saw the ancestors inhale sharply.

"Hoo......"

"No!!! This can't be happening!"

"No way!! This is impossible!"

I rejoiced. It was better for AA to become a strong woman than a man. I could see the ancestors despairing. They were wailing and looking at AA with complicated expressions. But they also seemed relieved that AA was gaining power.

"The wish has been accepted."

Mimir raised its hand to the empty space. The pitch-black space gradually shrank, and we returned to the hall where we had been. Mimir's eyes were closed, its lips moving. I could hear it chanting a spell in a low voice, but it was in a language I didn't know.

The longer Mimir chanted the spell, the more a silver liquid began to gather at its feet. The liquids, crawling over the tombstones, vines, and swamp, had a texture that looked bad for the body, as if a glob of mercury. When Mimir's eyes snapped open, a cup appeared in its hand. The liquid pooled on the floor rolled up Mimir's feet and into the cup.

Mimir handed the cup to AA and said.

"Drink. This is Mimir's will."

AA stared at the water in the cup for a moment, then looked back at me. I was massaging my lower body, where sensation was just barely returning, as I got up. It was a shame, but it couldn't be helped. I felt sorry for Ati, but if I told him I made a concession for the hero, wouldn't he grant me forgiveness?

AA closed her eyes and began to drink the liquid in the cup. The liquid with a strange texture, thick with viscosity, was passing down AA's throat. I looked at AA. The ancestors were nodding their heads with complicated faces.

"Hmm?"

Had she drunk about half? AA wiped her mouth and held the cup out to me. Neither the ancestors nor I could react, unable to understand the situation. AA saw my flustered state and said.

"What's wrong? We're comrades who will defeat Evangeline. We should share the power, too."

What was she talking about? What was she talking about now after wringing my cock just a moment ago? Did I hear her correctly? Even though I was flustered, AA pushed the cup towards me and continued. She avoided my gaze, turning her head as if embarrassed.

"Hurry. We did...... fight just now, but we're comrades anyway."

"Wow......"

I could only gape in admiration. I was speechless. How could a person be like this? I couldn't imitate this kind of act. Because it would give the opponent an opening for revenge.

As I stood there blankly, unable to react, she awkwardly scratched her cheek and said.

"That...... grabbing you there earlier...... I was a bit sorry. I just wanted to win no matter what...... Actually, I was a bit conflicted even after hearing your words earlier, Sir Priest."

"No, you're...... giving it to me? This?"

I asked again. Giving this to me? To me? After drinking only half? The ancestors started to argue with Mimir.

"Mimir! This is against the rules! Stop it at once!"

Some of the other ancestors started to persuade AA.

"AA! Think carefully! I'm saying this because you're like our granddaughter! Please, think again, eung? Doesn't he also not know why you're giving it to him?"

Mimir shook its head and said.

"How Mimir's gift is used is up to them. Whether they split it in half or not, I have no authority to control it."

AA also smiled with an awkward expression and said.

"We're comrades. Comrades who will defeat Evangeline together. I believe in you, Sir Priest."

At that angelic smile, the ancestors stared at her with a dazed expression, then looked back at me. They now began to cling to AA.

"I said think again! Huh? Do you know what a vicious bastard he is, even though he's smiling like that? He's a very dirty and vulgar bastard! A piece of trash filled with filthy desires in his mind!"

"Please! I'm begging you like this! He's my descendant, but you can't give him power! He's a bastard who might devour you at any moment!"

"What on earth was the wish you made, Sir Priest...... Did you swear loyalty to Evangeline or something?"

When AA shook her head and asked that, the ancestors fell silent all at once. A solemn spirit cleared his throat and mumbled.

"Uh...... well, it's not like that...... just...... ahem. Heum......"

"No, I mean, we...... can't tell you due to the rules...... but he's very...... well...... dirty......"

I let out a sigh of relief. AA said.

"Everyone has a dirty side, you know. Even some lewd and vulgar desires are a part of you, Sir Priest. Even if you have that side to you, I know you're someone who will stand with me before the goal of defeating Evangeline."

The ancestors started tearing their hair out and screaming at AA's crazy antics.

"Aaaaaaaargh!"

"Why!! Why won't you listen! Why!!!"

"When an!! adult!! speaks!! you should listen! Huh!!!"

The ancestors' angry shouts echoed inside Mimir. But even their cries couldn't change AA's decision.

"Thank you for your worry, but I want to trust my experience more than your intuition. My experience that you're not actually such a bad person, Sir Priest."

AA said so and held the cup out to me again.

"Kkeuaaaak!"

"Uwaaaaaaah! Uwaaaaaaaah!"

The spirits sighed and screamed as if the world was ending. They shook their heads from behind AA. If they had proper feet, this hall would have already collapsed from the sound of their stomping.

Beyond AA's refreshing laughter, I accepted the cup. As I drank the silver liquid, I made a vow. That I would definitely make her happy.

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