Reject Humanity, Return to Monke

"Where…?" The dragonewt's glazed crimson eyes slowly started to focus on the ceiling, before shifting her sights towards my direction. "Who…?"

I backed away from the dragonewt, my head turning to the two elves who were staring at the waking dragonewt with shocked eyes.

Reacting quickly, Merethyl, the elf currently assigned to taking care of the ex-comatose patient, moved to the side of the dragonewt.

"Hey." Merethyl caught the attention of the dragonewt, her eyes now unglazed and focusing clearly on the face of the elf.

"… Elf…? Where am I?" She tried to raise her body, only for her elbow to buckle and send her crashing back to the soft bed.

"Don't move. You just woke up from a month-long coma." Merethyl did some actions that even I, in my medical inexperience, had no idea of. "Can you tell me the last thing you remembered?"

"… I remember… Goblins…" I winced at that, and judging from the flinch coming from both Merethly and Mariona, they did so as well. "… No… no no no…"

Her eyes dilated as the circumstances behind her coma resurfaced, her breaths coming in short gasps as she struggled for air.

Merethyl reacted accordingly, coming to the dragonewt's, hand grabbing the scaly woman's shoulder.

"It's okay, they aren't here." Merethyl continued to whisper into the ears of the dragonewt, her shivering gradually grinding to a stop, her breathing now calm and steady. Once it was over, however, the dragonewt clutched the sheets tightly, tears pouring from her eyes.

She cried, her face being buried into the sheets hugged into her face. Beside her, Merethyl continued to console the dragonewt.

Deciding it was best to leave the dragonewt woman to herself as her fellow females console her, I glanced at Mariona and gestured to the door. She nodded, and I saw myself out, not willing to cause more problems with the woman who had just recalled her rape session.

She will probably be uncomfortable with the opposite gender for the moment, but I'm sure she will go ballistic if she sees any goblins, so until her problem is resolved, no goblins are to come around the Human Town, lest they want to risk her wrath and become a stain on the ground.

And instant DP for me, no matter how small.

Leaving the room, I stayed outside just beside the door until someone calls for me. To pass the time again, I opened the Dungeon Menu and browsed through the Market tab for anything worth of purchase.

"Oh, here they are…" Browsing through the adult section of the Market, I bought some toys for the twin elves. I'm still a bit uncomfortable with their relationship, but the twin maid Dungeon Masters took the cake.

On top of being in a sexual relationship most of the time, they do S&M play…

Their sexual activities aside, purchasing the toys from the Market tab and having it placed in my inventory, I browsed through the catalogs once more, this time checking for anything that would help with my growth.

DP: 3,226 => 1,726

After a few minutes, the door beside me opened, catching my attention in the process. Looking at the cause, I saw Merethyl looking at me with a serious look.

"She wants to see you." I tilted my head curiously at her words.

"Me? Why?" Merethyl shook her head as she looked at me with her eyes, the same confusion present.

"I don't know. She just wanted to see you." I nodded and headed in with Merethyl at the front. Once inside, the dragonewt looked at me with an anxious expression, but wiped it off her face, replacing it with a neutral expression.

"You wanted to see me?" She did nothing at first, but nodded, and I approached the dragonewt, who was lying on the comfortable bed.

"Are… Are you Jionni?" This quickly got warning bells ringing in my ears, my eyes narrowing at the dragonewt fresh from a coma.

"… Did the elves tell you about me?" She shook her head, and my mistrust of the dragonewt grew stronger. "Then how do you know my name…?"

"… Drakhan told me." My suspicions vanished and I looked at her with a very confused face.

"Did… Do you have a piece of equipment from Drakhan?" She nodded and materialized a dagger in her hand, the design leaving a lot to be desired, but make no mistake, I could sense its inherent power just by standing nearby.

The elves did as well, their skin bristling at the sight of the average-looking dagger.

"… I presume that Drakhan's soul-piece has been talking to you while you were asleep?" She nodded again and I sighed. Taking a seat nearby, I looked at the two elves.

"You two, leave us for a moment, and make sure nobody comes near this area until I call for you." The two elves nodded and left the room as commanded. Once they were gone, I materialized the cloak and mask, as well as the boots that I got from the mission Drakhan gave me to learn his name. "So… Drakhan's been talking to you via his soul-piece… What did he tell you?"

"Nothing much, other than a monster named Jionni, should help me when I wake up." She gripped the dagger in her hand tightly, her other hand brushing against the sharp blade of the dagger.

"… Okay, I'm going to be blunt. When you woke up, you were asked by Merethyl, the glasses-wearing elf, what you remember. I assume that was about your time with the… goblins… right?"

She flinched and began to slightly hyperventilate. Moving quickly, I approached the dragonewt and brought her into a hug, my fur brushing into her skin.

"It's okay, they're not here. They won't harm you again." The dragonewt's breathing slowly stabilized as her body stopped shaking. Letting her go, she looked at me with a slight smile.

"Thanks…"

"No, that was my fault. Bringing up that topic was incredibly cruel of me, but I needed to know. How did you get captured by the goblins in the first place?" She froze in place, her eyes dilating as she stopped caressing the dagger in her hand. "You have a piece of Drakhan's equipment, and you are a dragonewt."

Her breathing hitched, and she sighed, tears flowing down her eyes.

"I… I got betrayed… Poisoned by my very own teammates." The dragonewt scowled, her hand gripping the handle of the dagger tightly, tears dripping onto the sheets and hands. "It wasn't a normal kind of poison. It weakened the target, so much that it takes near a year to reverse its effects."

'That explains the status debuffs when using the scouter. It must've been even worse the day when I just found her.' Recalling the scene of the three women covered in white, bodily fluids made me nearly lose my shit.

"Do you remember who?" She nodded her head.

"Yes… A human bastard by the name of Linuel. If the rumors surrounding him was correct, he was a supporter of that Human Movement Movement… Or cult…"

"Then both you and I have the same enemy." I chuckled, and she looked at me with a confused gaze. "The leader of that cult wants every head of the Dungeon Masters in the world, and since I am one, I'm also on the top of his shit list."

"… Wait, how do you know that?"

"Drakhan told me, and no, you aren't allowed to say it to other people. Only those who have pieces of Drakhan's equipment are allowed to know this top-secret information." Her eyes widened, and I sighed. "I'm going to be honest with you, I need all the help I can get. I've met with Drakhan, his real body, and all I can say is that if the perpetrator of this fiasco is allowed to roam, a Heavenly War might break out. I assume you know about the term because of Drakhan's soul-piece telling you since your mouth is open."

She dumbly nodded, and I chuckled, a bit amused at her reaction.

"So, we have the same enemy, and I'm also sure you want revenge on the bastard who caused you this suffering." Her previously shocked look vanished, replaced with a murderous look, a growl coming out from her throat.

"Oh, believe me, if I see the bastard, I'm returning the favor 100-fold." The dragonewt scowled, and I hummed.

"With all that said, you want to partner-up?" She nodded without any hesitation whatsoever. I grinned and held out my head. She grabbed it and we both shook. "Welcome to my Dungeon. By the way, I haven't heard of your name yet."

"Inziz. Call me Inziz. Also, I'll have you know I'm a girl at heart, even if I have both a dick and a pussy. I noticed you staring at my crotch while we talked earlier." I averted my eyes and whistled, her snickers entering my ears as I did so.

"Anyway, it's time I take my leave. Also, I'm telling you this, do not leave this area. I don't know what you'd do if you see any goblins in your current state." She growled a bit, her mind now focused on a murder spree on green-skinned little men.

"Noted."

Leaving the dragonewt to her rest, I exited the room and came across the two elves who were guarding the area.

"Tend to Inziz," I said, motioning to the door, "and then come see me outside."