Waking up Embraced

Tamamo did her best to contain herself from making some very bad decisions that were bound to end with her having to apologize because they may not be as sound as she was making them out to herself. Surely, tying him up with ropes and curses and all that was probably not the best choice of actions, so she was doing her best not to do that even if she really wanted to… But he had disappeared! Twice at that!

Well, at least he had announced it the first time around so it was at least remotely fine and she was able to prepare herself but the second time was sudden… Sudden enough that she was pretty sure he had been magically kidnapped somehow, only for him to return in a matter of minutes with almost the same suddenness and a lack of explanation; he wasn't even conscious when he came back like that and he was even more hurt!

…Both times, he had come back… Different. It was a good sort of different though. After the first time, he felt stranger… More defined? More noticeable for certain. Though she hated the connection, she still originated from Amaterasu and that connection more or less told her that he was just about noticeable enough for even Amaterasu to notice, especially if she wanted to make her life even more difficult…

Though thought and consideration had mostly come from the panic and trying to figure out where and how he had vanished. She was a powerful deity before she became as she is, one of the most powerful at that, a survivor of even Velber's rampage, more than powerful enough that Time-Space and Casualty and all that did not matter. Powerful enough that it still did not matter due to the fact that ignoring time was something she could do as easily as picking grout from her fingers. So if her original existence noticed him… She probably could have taken him away…

But he came back a bit stronger yet again, so it was unlikely that he had met… Her. Compared to the first return, it wasn't as grand a power increase, but it was still more than a normal human, a normal Master, should have been capable of. But that was only natural, she convinced herself in trying to make herself feel better. He was her husband after all! Of course he would be amazing! She should have expected nothing less from him.

More importantly… He was accepting her more! She had only caught a short glimpse at his gaze, but it felt even more wonderful than before. He asked for her body as well! …well, a lap pillow, but even that much was more bold than she would have expected from him this soon! The short look she had managed to get at him had more or less told her that he was a lot more certain in something or another, which was a good difference.

His body had changed, becoming more… Well built. He would be a lady killer in normal circumstances, she was sure, which meant that she would have to be one as well! Wait, no! No, he wouldn't like it if she actually killed them… Ugh! His intentions were so pure as well! At least she was pretty sure they still were, as they had been before. He wouldn't dare actually do something that would require the fist, but the depth in his eyes and the fact he was already getting bolder… She would have to solidify her position before it was too late.

Well, at least her would-be rivals were easy to manage for now. Osakabehime was too scared to even try and make a move and she would ensure that she was too scared to even accept being moved on. Melusine… Well, she was almost a losing battle no matter how she tried to think of an attack pattern. They were too close together, technically closer than he and she, so breaking it up was just impossible… Instead, she had a different advantage! Her hot body! She was cute and she was stacked while Melusine was just short of flat and underdeveloped was an understatement! …hopefully he wasn't just like that… She could also see her as being cute if she actually made the effort. Hopefully he didn't like little girls like that…

He really was too kind for his own good though… Too kind. Too good. She found her hands gently caressing his body in their position. He was warm. She didn't want to be abandoned. She didn't want to be betrayed. She didn't want to end like that again. But he didn't want to leave anyone else either. There was something to him. To the way he had said things, asked her. He was too kind for her. He would try to get others to his side, try to save them. She just knew it. He even took Osakabehime in in spite of the fact that she was supposed to be an enemy… Harmless as she actually was. He even took pity on that Raynare girl.

He wouldn't abandon her… But he wouldn't abandon anyone else either. The day he would have to abandon someone would be the day that would break him, or the day that he dies, trying to avoid the situation that would cause him loss. She couldn't do it to him. She couldn't force him to abandon everyone else and just focus on her. No matter how much she tried. He just felt like that sort of person. All she could try to do is shelter him from the world so that he meets no one and has to settle for her.

She could do it too. A few well-made and utilized curses and spells and he would forget the burdens he carries, would be able to truly relax and appreciate her in peacefulness and a steady life away from everything, everyone, else. It might require her to take on a few more tails to make their love nest like that… But she would do it. She could do it. A World just for them and them alone where they could be happy!

…but eventually, the illusion would be broken. It always is. She was never allowed to be happy for long. Something, someone, would always come and break apart the wonderful illusion and life she had, be it an annoying Onmyōji or suddenly growing fox ears or an army or some Heroic Spirit or even something she couldn't even properly imagine right now. And when it all breaks apart he will leave her, both of them heartbroken, both of them betrayed.

She could live a wonderful illusion for a time, or she could face this reality. He would help others. He needed guidance, he needed help, he needed her and others and they, be it the two of them or three since Melusine will always be there like an annoying symbiotic pest who doesn't know her place! …they would face the World and the challenges ahead together. They had to. It was their best chance of joint happiness that, even if broken, will not cause a divide between them. Between him and her.

Yet those were still only words. Only thoughts. She did not know. She could only endlessly lie to herself until the words became the truth. Until the truth comes out, which itself was inevitable. But she did not want it to happen. She did not want this peaceful time to end. She did not want to reveal herself and her dirtied hands. She felt friction on her fingers and forcibly broke herself out of her thoughts.

His body was good. His sleeping face was peaceful as well. She had indeed placed him on her lap when he fainted, or whatever that was, simply indulging herself for a while as he slept, watching him do so, stroking his hair, occasionally lightly humming just to fill the silence, comfortable as it was… Then he vanished and panic ensued.

Now she wasn't letting him go. She had wrapped herself around him and kept a close grip on him to ensure that if he was to vanish again, it would either have to be done right out of her grasp or that she would be taken with him. He even settled into position! They may have ended up a bit more tangled than expected in the process, itself not a bad thing either, of him trying to find the best position and softness, but they were close together! …and his head was between her breasts.

While she certainly hadn't guided him there, she hadn't pulled him away either. He found the spot on his own and she would praise him for that if he was awake. Well, praise him more. In her excitement, she may have ended up talking to him and giving him praise in spite of the fact he was asleep and thus unlikely to really be aware of it; but that was beside the point.

She even considered going further. When he would be awake, of course. Her wifely sense was warning her that she had to further establish herself, to take at least a bit of the lead and at least offer. Besides, when he wakes up in this position, she was sure that something would start poking her~ She was confident in her body after all and he was…. A healthy young man.

She did her best to ignore the still relevant state of the room. Maybe he was a bit… Too healthy, so to say, but that wouldn't be a bad thing for long! She had heard the rumors and the words spoken around them when they had gone out shopping. She even questioned Raynare on everything further just to get an even clearer picture… But the pictures did not match.

The Issei that everyone was talking about was so wildly different than her Ise it was impossible for them to actually be the same person. Then again, the Moon Cell had… A particular elimination period. Keeping one's supernatural talents hidden was the most common practice, especially hidden from the mundane, which she herself was very aware of even just from her own lifetime, so it was only normal that the common rabble did not know of his prowess.

Yet she failed to find anything on her own either, not that she knew what to look for anyway. In the time she had away from him, she busied herself by trying to find out about him through his environment and… Things were wrong. She couldn't find any damning evidence towards Ise and yet so much of it pointed to Issei, the one everyone knew.

The only theory she had ended up coming to, that made sense to her, was that the Moon Cell had a lack of applications for the War and thus ended up calling on additional personnel, which ended up including Ise. At that point, as was standard practice, his memories were erased and then failed to properly be brought back, an astronomically rare glitch that resulted in the shift of personality.

…well, so the Moon Cell would claim in trying to defend itself. She hadn't actually encountered it in life, and what was the Moon compared to the Sun anyway, so she didn't know how valid or not its information was. Maybe the 'glitch' was more common than it was implying in an attempt to save face. It would certainly make sense.

Whatever the case was, she trusted him. He was awkward and secretive and weak and he was dependent and struggling and she had all sorts of complaints about him already… But she trusted him even if she was not fully certain why. She would not trade him for any other… Well, maybe for someone just like him but who would only focus on her and her alone, but that wasn't a good wifely thought!

She felt him start to stir. Maybe it was the tight grip she had used on him just earlier, refusing to let go of this illusion, of this reality she had built up, maybe it was the fact he started drooling in the valley between her breasts, maybe he was simply and normally waking up. Whatever the reason, he was waking up… Quite boldly at that! She was pretty much naked, only really wearing panties as she did not have other fitting sleepwear and she threw her bra away when he had found his sleeping position as not to inconvenience him.

They were both under the covers together like that, though she hadn't actually stripped him. He had simply come back topless on his own! It was fair. It was strange, but it was fair, she supposed. Even still, he moved his hand behind her and pulled her in closer, which nearly caused her to cry out, not in embarrassment but excitement! He was accepting her! That was good! That was very good!

Before things were further however, he managed to peak out from between her chest. "…hello." He greeted in morning confusion.

"Good morning~" She greeted back, not quite sure what title to use for the time being. Maybe he would be fine with her calling herself his wife again by now? Maybe. She would have to test the theory and solidify her position further… Maybe she should make him breakfast… Right after she gets some last bits of exposure to him. He really was a warming presence, especially now that he was awake… And that certain other parts of his body were waking—

"…I know you are Tamamo-no-Mae." All thoughts ground to a halt.

He… Knew…? Who… How…? Was it Osakabehime? Did she betray her? No. No. No! No! No! This… No! No! She was not ready! Not like this! Not when it has only lasted this long! His eyes were deep, shining… Dazzling. She was able to properly look into them and what she saw was… Beyond words. Human. Those eyes were human. No human would accept her. She was a fool to even believe that she would be accepted.

It was only natural. Like everyone, he will always inherently reject the act of killing others. His eyes, his entire being, was too bright already. He had changed already. This fast. What right did she have to be with him now? Her hands are too dirty to touch him or to be by his side. Even if she wanted to. There was simply no way.

"Wanna fuck?"

"…huh?" With two words he caused her thoughts to just stop again as if someone hit the emergency breaks. What… What did he just say?

o.O.o.O.o

I had no real idea where I was, just that it was soft. Somehow, I acknowledged that fact just before I had properly woken up to any extent and as I was realizing the fact I was waking up, I tried to deny reality and cover myself more, holding on to the… Um… What was I holding on to? And by the wetness at the corner of my lips I was probably drooling in my sleep again…

It was soft and… Jiggly… Oh… Oh no. I looked up carefully and saw Tamamo looking down on me with a soft yet obvious blush to her face. "…hello." I was not sure what exactly to tell her while we were like this, but that was probably not the best thing to say.

"Good morning~" She however did not seem to mind. There were a number of notifications in my vision and I may have accidentally dismissed a few while checking my stats and confirming that my body count was still one. From what I could feel, I was topless and she was just about naked. I was pretty sure she was wearing some form of underwear though, but I felt her bare skin everywhere else.

Apparently we had somehow fallen asleep naked and more or less wrapped around each other in a very lewd situation that was gradually moving blood around my body in a particular way. I could just barely trace my steps back to how I could have even ended up in this situation, unless she was just so very bold and put us like this entirely willingly and on her own…

All of this combined into a bit of a situation. "…I know you are Tamamo-no-Mae." And I was not making it any better. Well, immediately better. This was bound to end up being found out eventually, though it probably would have been after she would be fully comfortable with telling me her true name.

Her pupils had somehow managed to shrink in panic and fear as her body went considerably more limp. This was certainly a bad idea, but a part of my mind was demanding that it was a good idea… Because between the two of us, I was pretty sure that we might actually end up fucking and if we did that without me even knowing her name, it would be pretty awkward, wouldn't it?! I more or less knew she would react like this as well and we were both keeping it a secret in our own ways so this was somehow the best I had come up with.

…it was certainly a bad idea and one I no longer knew how to fix. The sheer and sudden change was starting to make me afraid and panic prone as well. Also sad. We were both sad now. Fuck! This wasn't supposed to go like this! Think! Think think! Panicking, can't think! Work on instinct! "Wanna fuck?" Instincts bad!

"…huh?"

Quickly, I somehow managed to untangle us and turn us around in spite of the small space of the bed. I ended up on top of her, hands on either side of her, her whole body below me and between the arms, giving me a full view of her bountiful chest, her confused and sad face that was gradually realizing what I had just asked as well, the blush returning. Or maybe it was just the position that we were in that was making her more embarrassed than sad about her situation, her past.

I moved my legs around until I was able to support myself on them alone, lightly cupping either side of her face with my hands and looking her in the eyes with as comforting a smile as I could make in this situation while still very much panicking about how quickly things got out of hand.

"I… Don't care. No, I do care. You are you. I just don't care about what you did… But I do? Uh… It doesn't matter if you killed or deceived people or whatever else it was that you had done. That part doesn't matter to me. You are cute and you are my precious ally now. That is all that matters. Your past is your past and I won't judge you for the things that you did." I did not have a convenient choice that opened up and was pretty sure I fumbled my words quite a bit, hoping that I got my meaning across well enough. "You are my Tamamo… And I knew from the start. I will accept you regardless of everything… As long as you're good and nice going forward as well. I won't judge you for your past, but the present and future are still on trial!"

There was an escape of air from her just barely close to a laugh. She managed to lift one arm up, placing her hand over mine as the waterworks started. "You… Really mean that?"

"Of course."

"My… I did…"

"You did what you did." And I am not exactly innocent anymore either… But the less I have to explain about that to her the better as I was not fully sure how to explain anything anyway. "So if you're fine with me… I will be fine with you."

"…yes…" It was spoken in a soft voice, a romantic whisper as she managed to mostly dispel her tears. "I am… Your Servant. My soul years no serve and it brings me joy to be an important part of someone's life, warms my heart to be needed by someone… So please… Allow me to stay by your side until the very end."

[50 Affection Reached with Tamamo!

100 Affection Reached with Tamamo!

Perk Obtained!

[Fox's Wedding] – Rejoice! Blessings and gifts can be obtained from allies more easily when asked. Arguably, it is a manipulative technique that demands great gifts from one's friends with a potential undertone of threatening with curses, but it's fine. Surely, it is fine! The greater the actual friendship or the better the relation is trying to be kept by the other party, the greater the gift or gifts may end up being

Skill Obtained!

[Eightfold Blessing of Amaterasu Lv.1/?] – An area around the user is created. Within this area, the user is capable of utilizing a number of Divine Authorities. When used by Tamamo-no-Mae as her Noble Phantasm, it displays the power to set the cost of using curses to zero, though even this much is currently impossible for the skill, instead simply decreasing the cost of curse-type attacks by 5% as a starting point. As the skill progresses however and more Authority is capable of being utilized, the cost of the user's magical abilities in general can be set to zero, allowing them to act as if having an infinite magical energy supply for a time, among other possible powers such as bringing back the dead, harvest dominions that were ruined due to an army of destruction, converting the power of all creation into a single attack and so on, all while gradually being capable of covering a whole country]

"And obviously it's A-Okay if you gave into your overwhelming carnal desires!" She declared with strange excitement that was completely unfitting with the previous broken disposition that she had. Both were real however and both were… Her. There were still a lot of notifications though, so I quickly read through them while her arms practically vanished to make what clothes I still had disappear.

[Mjölnir (Noble Phantasm)

Type: Hammer

Quality: EX

Durability: Immeasurable/Immeasurable

The Divine Construct hammer of the Thunder God Thor, said to be the pinnacle of a mythos. It is a massive, ornate hammer that requires a massive arm of great strength in order to wield, said to require requires the belt Megingjörð and the protective gauntlets Járngreipr, though it is possible to do it without them. It is a powerful melee weapon, and it can be thrown with great force. It channels the power of lightning with immense ease, further increasing the power of it as well beyond normal limits

Allows for the use of [Mjölnir: All-Crushing Hammer of the Thunder God], [Mjölnir: Storm of the Thunder God Roaring with Thunder] and [Mjölnir Ragnarök: Father's Lightning Burial Which Resounds Across the Twilight]

Base Damage equals ([MGI + STR] x 1.5)]

[[Mjölnir: All-Crushing Hammer of the Thunder God] – One of the innate techniques that utilize Mjölnir and cannot be used without it but can be used in addition to another attack or technique. The hammer is risen to the sky, summoning lightning to charge the weapon, doubling its already impressive power and allowing for the overpowering of many attacks and defenses that themselves may be of impressive power. If used indoors, the power is greatly reduced as the full power can only be used when outside. Utilizing this technique costs 5.000 MP but it can be reduced depending on the state of the environment around the user when utilized]

[Mjölnir: Storm of the Thunder God Roaring with Thunder] – One of the innate techniques that utilize Mjölnir and cannot be used without it but can be used in addition to another attack or technique. Twelve highly-dense lightning pillars are released from the sky that move along the ground to enclose the enemy in a circular pattern. The hammer takes in a greater amount of lighting than when using [Mjölnir: All-Crushing Hammer of the Thunder God] and ultimately tripling the power when compared to the previous stage, reaching up to six times the usual potential power of Mjölnir. Utilizing this technique costs 12.000 MP but it can be reduced depending on the state of the environment around the user when utilized]

[Mjölnir Ragnarök: A Father's Lightning Burial Which Resounds Across the Twilight] – Rather than a technique used for attacking, it is one that changes the area around the user, remaking the battlefield. In order to activate this technique the user has to be at less than 10% HP and 25% MP while fighting at least one opponent. The sky becomes crimson, heavy rain and lightning begin to fall and the laws of the world in the affected area are negated and returned to the Age of Gods. Modern magecraft ceases to function, technology becomes inoperable, and the very laws of physics no longer apply, allowing phenomena such as debris floating in the absence of gravity. The lightning is indiscriminate, striking even the user. Even if the lightning fails to do damage, each strike reveals memories and past events of various, random, individuals within the affected area]

[[Thor's Hammer Lv.1/10] – A powerful technique that channels elemental energy into a weapon before leaning back nearly to the point of losing one's balance and rising with sudden and great power, slamming the weapon with greatly enhanced power. Originally meant to be used through a hammer and with lightning, it is possible to adapt the technique to any weapon and element. Damage dealt utilizing this technique deals x5 Damage

[Geirröd Lv.1/10] – A powerful technique in which the user throws their weapon at which point it spins, ultimately circling back to be caught by the user, gathering a great amount of force and momentum that is then used against the opponent to deal devastating damage. Damage dealt utilizing this technique deals x10 Damage]

[[Vortigern] – A poorly defined title that means nothing and yet represents many things. Once enough fame has been gathered for it, a title can be added to this one, adding its effects to this title

[Last Oath] – The title denoting the one who slew the Furies themselves, who was the last oath they had accepted and tried to make good on. Increases damage against [Lawful] aligned targets by 20% as well as against targets designated as [Primordial] by 10%

[Vanguard of Humanity] – The title denoting the one who fought first in the tournament of Ragnarök, who showed the extents of the power of humanity and came out victorious against their 'superiors' and 'creators'. Increases damage against targets possessing a form of Divinity proportional to their rank. Morality of [Human] allies around you is increased. +25% Charisma on checks for [Human] targets

[[Kaleidoscope Hand Lv.1/?] – An unusual skill and phenomenon reaching the real of True Magic. A localized breakdown of causality itself is generated, causing an overlapping of attacks and movements that increases with the Skill Level. Current Maximum Number of Overlaps: 2. The cost is increased by (250% + [100% x Number of Overlaps]) but the result is a simultaneous application of movement, all of the attacks happening at the exact same time and resulting in a virtual impossibility to be defended against. Even if the intent is not an attack, touching someone or something while utilizing this skill causes them to feel as if they are touched several times over]

Some of those were… Dangerous. Well, dangerous for my enemies, but I was hardly able to focus on that as Tamamo managed in her goal and I remembered an actually important thing, lowering my head first and locking our lips in a kiss that was still probably rather obvious that I had little actual prior experience. But I did not want to buy a skill for that. It would probably be more fun to get enough regular experience that I get it the normal way. If there was one, of course.

[+120 LP]

Her lips were somehow delicious… And speaking of LP, I probably should do some changes… Especially since it somehow felt like I would not be released until she was satisfied. I was pretty sure there shouldn't be any immediate difficult fights ahead, and I was likely to get a lot more anyway in the process so…

[Sexual Stamina: B -> EX]

[Perk Obtained!

[Climax Chaser] – In addition to one's already immense sexual stamina, Fatigue gained from sexual actions is reduced by 90%, all Skill Costs used for the sake of pleasure are reduced by 50% and your Fatigue reduced by 50% whenever you or someone close to you climaxes while their own is reduced by 25%. Sensitivity and Cum Production are increased. The Sensitivity of your partners is additionally slightly increased after each of their climaxes while your Cum Production is additionally increased after each of your own to keep up with demand]

I pulled back in surprise, causing a rather cute whine from Tamamo before she quickly managed to pull me back down. So that's what happens when EX is reached? Hm… Maybe…

[Cum Production: C -> EX]

[Perk Obtained!

[Stretchy Containers] – The limits of regular storage can be defied for a time. Anything and anyone made to contain something of the user's, be it solid or liquid or even gas, will have its dimensions stretched and distorted to contain the full amount for a time. It will, however, gradually return to its original and normal state, causing the excessive substance to either leak or be forced out

[Cum Transmutation] – Excessive cum can be turned into something for a better cause. An additional bar, the [Cum Gauge] or CG for short, is created and filled by 'sacrificing' cum to it. The CG can then be drained to restore one's own HP, MP, Eros or some other form of energy, or restore the same for someone else]

[Dick Quality: A+++ -> EX]

[Perk Obtained!

[Limb of Ruin] – Within the normal bounds of logic, there is no greater dick. This fact becomes apparent to those around you as well, causing envy, jealousy and lust. A lot of lust. One could say that it is its own form of hypnosis. Once someone has witnessed, especially once they have experienced, the dick, normal dicks and toys simply do not cut it anymore, causing a limited form of desperation in the affected. While they will not inherently become mind broken or lust filled, female enemies are more susceptible to Speechcraft after being affected and mental manipulation in general, be it simple conversation, skills or magic, has a greater effect after being affected. Depending on the strength of one's convictions and ideals however, it may be impossible to truly break or convince them to abandon the same]

[Dick Size: A -> EX]

[Perk Obtained!

[Rearranged Organs] – Size does not hurt anymore. In spite of the immense and likely intimidating size for most, actually inserting the phallus is not a painful experience, though it also depends on the level of masochism of the affected. While the full effects will be felt, such as immense stretching among other things, it will be constantly on the boundary between painful and uncomfortable even while making bulges and outlines on the body. The size can be taken in by anyone as long as the external dimension differences are not too massive. Side-Effects may include cum vomit during anal sex]

[Pheromones: C -> EX]

[Perk Obtained!

[Unforgettable Smells] – All of your smells are enhanced. Even outside smells such as your shampoo, body wash and so on are affected, which further reaches into the smell of food and may cause you to smell better than the food you smell of. Even those without a fetish for smells may develop a stronger inclination towards it, to simply smelling and being around you. Furthermore, it is possible to communicate some things through one's pheromones, creating a form of long distance communication that mostly boils down to attracting mates. In spite of the name, it does not seem to affect one's stealth skills or the like; instead, once smelled and fitting with the origin of the perk, the affected will be able to recall the smell of your cock and the smell of sex perfectly. Side-Effects may include accidentally attracting various animals and monsters]

[Edging: A+++ -> EX]

[Perk Obtained!

[Cum on Command] – While it is possible to edge oneself with perfection, preventing climax entirely if the user wishes regardless of outside stimulation, it is also possible to cum on command. Regardless of how much or how little stimulation was made, if the user wants to cum, they will cum and if they don't want to cum, they won't cum. Very few exceptions to these rules exist and they are within the realm of Authorities possessed by Primordial, Divine and such beings. Grants [Cum at My Command] skill

[Cum at My Command Lv.1/10] – An extension of the [Cum on Command] perk. The user gains an additional ability to determine the climaxes of their partner or partners depending on skill level. The higher the level of this skill, the more they can accelerate or decelerate the approaching climax regardless of other factors. At the maximum skill level, it is possible to entirely deny and seal away climax for the duration of the intercourse while also being able to simply make the target cum on command with a simple word or action. At the lowest level however they can only delay the climax by a measure of seconds, or accelerate it by the same amount]

[Sensitivity: B++ -> EX]

[Perk Obtained!

[Sensory Sensitivity] – Rather than a fully passive perk, it is both passive and an active one. The active effect causes the world around you becomes more defined. While you may not be able to innately see shrimp colors, all of your senses are greatly sharpened and improved, allowing for a greater comprehension of your surroundings. The passive part simply makes you generally more sensitive to outside and inside stimuli, making you more susceptible to various outside effects such as smells or even internal ones such as lust; this also extends to a sensitivity to internal energies, allowing you to more precisely utilize your magical and otherwise energy]

I really should have been focusing more on the kiss, but the results were very, very nice. The last one made me feel, taste, her lips even more than before so it was probably just rude, not poorly timed. What actually was poorly timed was the alarm clock warning us that there was not enough time to actually enjoy each other… Though the fact that Tamamo slammed her fist down on the alarm clock, breaking it completely in the process to the point of nearly pulverizing it to dust, I was pretty sure that that was not really that much of an issue.

Ah… Well it's a good thing I obtained a few more Perks, or else I might die here!