3. The reward and present***
[The opponent had used
[All stats would be reduced by 5]
'Oh! That was how it beat so many of the others.' This skill would have surprised her if she hadn't been able to see its status. She knew she had no reason to fear.
[Level check…
The host is at a higher level than the skill bearer.]
[Intelligence check…
The host is at a higher intelligence value than the skill bearer.]
[Wisdom check…
The host is at a higher wisdom value than the skill bearer.]
[The skill activation failed.]
[Recovering lost stats…]
[Due to the high difference in Intelligence and Wisdom stats, the skill bearer will experience reduced stats for the next two minutes.]
[The skill bearer's stats will all be lower by two.]
"Would you look at that!" From his voice, Hilda could understand that the shadow had noticed the changes.
However, she didn't have the luxury of checking their expressions. Her eyes were stuck on Black Mane.
As soon as the skill failed, its eyes were filled with surprise. Fear filled its eyes as soon as the knockback effect of the failed skill reduced its already low intelligence.
The hairs on its body were standing to make it appear bigger. However, the hair fell, and it tried to step back with its tail tucked between its legs.
'I never thought it would be this easy.' However, as soon as the thought hit her, she rebuked herself if this world had taught her anything that was never to be complacent in a fight.
Hilda didn't waste any more time and attacked with everything.
Khhkhh khhha…
Black Mane quickly sat down, trying to protect its jewel. Apparently, attacking each other's jewels was a way to assert dominance.
"I have no intention of placing my mouth on your filthy nut sack, even if I am a hyena."
Alas! Black Mane had no way to read her thoughts. It had no intention of standing up, making it hard for Hilda to attack its back.
Thanks to the stats reduction, Hilda's seven-point advantage on the dexterity tab was a fortunate break. After a couple of twists and a few failed attempts, Hilda appeared behind Black Mane.
Hilda had no intention of finishing it, but she tightened her jaw on the back of its neck just enough for Black Mane to feel the pain.
Black Mane fought its way free twice before it whimpered like a baby.
"It looks like it's my win."
And laughter erupted around her. The tamer quickly came close to getting Black Mane free from Hilda's jaw. Hilda had no intention of continuing, so she let it go.
'It was as expected.' When Hilda approached it, Black Mane didn't try to raise its head. But there was something else Hilda was interested in.
There was a long, pink penis coming out of its penile sheath. Having a raging boner was the way to show submission between the hyenas.
{{Author: Believe me, that is as true as it gets.}}
'Having a raging boner to show the will to be penetrated is a surprising way to show submissive character.'
Hilda might have heard something like that on Earth, but she was sure that the Hyenas back on Earth didn't have both male and female reproductive organs inside their bodies.
'What is that scent?' Hilda looked around, not understanding where the sweet smell was coming from. She failed to realize what was happening until she noticed the white liquid dripping from Black Mane's pink wand.
Black Mane had already shown signs of willingness to mate. It was also trying to smell her penile sheath. Even if she was excited, Hilda had no intention of doing it in front of everyone.
Luckily for her, the tamer also noticed Black Mane's change of attitude. He wasted no time dragging Black Mane into the mine with him. Black Mane whimpered even as it was left because it was unwilling to be apart from Hilda.
"It looks like you didn't need my help after all." Hilda felt that the words were spoken directly into her head. She turned around to find the chief and the shaman walking towards her.
Hilda wasn't sure if it was because the shadowy figure was close to her or if he was letting her see him so that Hilda could see its body for the first time.
It was a creature with deep gray skin, white hair, and the same moon-like eyes she had seen before.
'It must be an elf.' Hilda hadn't seen many species in this world but guessed it was an elf from its ear.
"Did you say it was just a year old?" Receiving the nod from the Shaman, the chief added, "It might become a giant Hyena. I will be riding it into the fight."
"Or it might become a greater hyena." The shaman chimed in.
'I can understand what a giant hyena would be, but what is a greater hyena?' Hilda wanted to ask, but there was no way she could. Whenever she opened her mouth, the only thing that came out was roars, growls, and human-like laughter.
She can understand other hyenas, the gnolls, and the humans they captured. The problem was that most of the gnolls didn't understand human language, and the other hyenas couldn't understand the other two. She didn't want to act like she could and attract unwanted attention.
"Greater hyena. I hadn't seen such a variant for a long time. A hyena who can use aura would certainly be rare." Hilda felt that the elf was smiling at her. "However, creating a core without any help would be hard."
The elf pulled out something from his robe and held it before her.
'Oh! Is that a mana stone?'
It was like the elf could hear her thoughts and say, "It is not a stone, just a shard."
The black smoke from all over the space started gathering inside the shard. The black smoke gave the same feeling she had felt when pulled into the mental space.
'If it is mana stone or shard, then the things that were gathering into the shard must be mana.'
"It is not mana." Hilda instinctively looked at the elf just to receive his smile.
"Is it not mana?" The shaman was equally confused about it.
"Once mana has escaped or been used from the mana stone, what remains is the empty husk, what we call a shard. Although we can't refill it with mana, it has a lot of use in alchemy."
The elf continued to speak as the yellow sparks appeared in the black cloud, gathering around his hand. It formed a circle, and the squares and triangles began to appear inside the circle.
Words started forming along the sides of squares and triangles. Hilda couldn't read them, but the more she looked at them, the more oddly she felt she was being pulled into the mana circle.
[Due to the host's inherent ability, the magic circle's hypnotic effect has been nullified.]
[Inheritance mana circle is detected…
Ancient language detected…
Decoding…
Intelligence is too low…
Wisdom is too low…
Failed to decode the mana circle…]
[Inheritance mana circle is detected…
Ancient language detected…
Decoding…
Intelligence is too low…
Wisdom is too low…
Failed to decode the mana circle…]
…
..
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[Inheritance mana circle is detected…
Ancient language detected…
Decoding…
Intelligence is too low…
Wisdom is too low…
Failed to decode the mana circle…]
[Skill
[Inheritance mana circle is detected…
Ancient language detected…
Decoding…
Decoding…
Failed to decode the mana circle…]
However, this time, the message didn't appear again.
Hilda looked up as the black cloud gathered on the shard in a blink. The yellow marking became more prominent.
"Done." The elf bent down before her and held the shard in his palm. "Swallow it. You might get the chance to become a greater hyena, or…"
"Or what? You have already teased those words twice. Why don't you just say what else I can become?" Even if she asked out loud, all they heard was her growl.
The shaman came forward, ordering, "Swallow it."
'I don't want to.' Hilda could feel an ominous aura coming from it. 'There is a high chance the darkness was trying to do something funny to her. It might even try to mark me.'
However, Hilda wasn't worried about any control spell at all. Just like the hypnotic effect, there was no way any living being would have the ability to overwrite the gift of a god.
What she was worried about was poison. Poison wasn't a thing she was immune to, and if she ate it…
"Make it swallow the shard." Hilda hadn't noticed when the beast tamer had returned.
"Eat it."
*Sigh*
Now that the tamer had said it out loud, Hilda couldn't ignore it. Otherwise, it would look like the tamer had no control over her.
The elf threw it at her, and she had to catch it in the air like an obedient dog. Now, all she could do was swallow.
Of all the awful things she was waiting to happen, they didn't happen. While waiting, she heard the elf say, "Take it away. It must be too exciting to receive its first mate." The elf smiled at her, adding, "I would be waiting for its first litter."
"Come." The tamer was quick to take Hilda away.
'Nothing is happening!' She was sure it contained his mana and aura. 'I got a skill by watching it, but...'
She had an overwhelming desire to change into a gnoll or a human—whatever was possible—so she could have a conversation with the elf.
Alas!
She had no idea when they would meet again. However, she had a bigger problem ahead of her.
It was true that she wanted to have a penis. She wanted to be the one to have all the fun but bear no pain. However, she never thought that a hyena would be her first partner.
*Grrrrrr*
As soon as Hilda entered the cave inside the mine, Black Mane stood up and started growling at her. The effect of the skill had already disappeared.
[Due to the high difference in Intelligence and Wisdom stats, the skill bearer will experience reduced stats for the next two minutes.]
[The skill bearer's stats will all be lower by two.]
*Kkkk…*
The Black Mane promptly dropped its head and had its tail pulled between its legs upon being reminded of the sensation.
No matter which Hyena she glanced at, they would promptly sit down to demonstrate their submission—and it was not only Black Mane. Some of the younger ones lost all self-control and had a boner.
"It looks like a new leader has emerged." The tamer turned towards Hilda, adding, "From now on, you can claim any of them if they go into heat."
Hilda understood that it wasn't just Black Mane. Unless another tribe hyena vanquishes her or she transforms into a gnoll, she would have the last say over the birth of every hyena cub in this tribe.
*Growl*
Hilda just feels like doing it. The tamer just laughed out loud. It then sat down before Black Mane and pulled a black pill from its dress, ordering, "Eat it."
Black Mane was reluctant. Still, it stole a glance at Hilda before swallowing it. The tamer did the same to Hilda, and she complied.
Again, the tamer is deeper in the cave. That was the place where Black Mane was usually enclosed with its partner.
Hilda had never been here before, but all she heard from outside was the groaning and growling. It sounded like the one who was taking it was in a world of pain.
When they reached the dead end, the tamer ordered, "Don't leave the area."
Nonetheless, he closed off an area of about 30 square meters with a bolder.
"Now, what should I do?" Hilda knew what she needed to do if both of them were humans, but she had no idea what she should do as a hyena. On top of that, her body began to feel weird.
Little did she know, her words still sounded like a frightening growl to Black Mane. It stood before her, exposing it back towards her snout.
Even if she didn't want to, her excellent scent receptor couldn't stop her from smelling the leaking juice.
Black Mane's pink penis was dangling between its legs. However, something was wrong with it. Even if we ignore the fact that it was dripping like a broken tap, it is still hard to ignore that it is too puffy.
Hyena penises resemble a long pink wand from Harry Potter, in contrast to Gnoll penises, which look more human-like.
Black Mane's one also looked like one when it was submitted to her. For some reason, it now looked longer and puffier, more like a Fleshlight.
And listening to its whimper, she was sure it was in pain. She had never seen a futanari. However, if a futanari truly pushed out its vagina outside its body, she really had no intention of doing it with another futa again.
However, she was unaware that she was already inhaling its inside-out penis, which resembled a rolled-out womb.
Black Mane couldn't keep on standing. It was already groaning and whimpering as it sat down. Even if it sat down, its pink thing was aiming out at its body.
*Growl*
Upon coming into contact with her nose, it instantly let out an innate growl. Hilda could tell it hurt with just a little pressure from her nose; the thought of inserting her wand into its upturned vagina made her wonder how much more painful it would be.
However, Hilda wasn't in any position to control herself. It might be because of the pill the tamer had given her, but her slick penis was as hard as it could be.
The pheromone Black Mane was leaking was continuously enticing her to thrust it into Black Mane.
Grrrr…
Ggrrrrrrrr…
She strode over Black Mane's body and let out a rumbling growl. Despite Hilda's lack of knowledge about the process, the aphrodisiac effect enabled her desire to control her physical self.
Black Mane turned its head quickly in an attempt to bite her, even though it did not stand up. But Hilda was quicker. Without hesitation, she bit down on its neck, preventing it from turning its head.
At that moment, the tip of her penis poked into Black Mane's entrance. Black Mane's struggle became stronger. Hilda didn't care.
It held on to the back of its neck and continued to thrust like crazy. It was such a euphoric experience that she started to thrust harder.
Alas! It ended as soon as she started. The last thing she felt was a considerable amount of sperm gushing out of her body, filling deep in black Mane's womb.