Imprint.
The sacred oath of the Fenrir clan is to serve and protect their opponent as their eternal companion.
It is a tradition that originated from the wolf tribe's characteristic of loving only one person for life and symbolizes eternal loyalty to one's spouse.
If you swear an oath of 'imprinting', you cannot use any force at all against the person you swore an oath against.
Conversely, they could unleash 10 times their physical abilities on anyone who attacked an imprinted opponent.
Also, if the person being imprinted dies, the Fenrir Clan that imprinted on the person will die.
Traditionally, engraving was reserved for marriage partners only, although in rare cases it was done to pledge eternal loyalty to a master.
It's something you do when you'd rather kill yourself than be even the slightest threat to the person you're marrying.
Originally, Odette had no intention of asking for an imprint. She was in a position where she had to win his favor. She was just going to do everything for him like a fool.
Odette also tried to raise the remaining 5's favorability ratings by doing things like applying ointment affectionately, as seen in the game.
'But the ruined baby dare to sleep my neck?'
That son of a bitch will kill me any time he deems me to be even the slightest threat to Fenrir.
'I can't live in the same mansion with a male protagonist who might get angry and kill me at any moment.'
So the method she thought of was imprinting. She had to neutralize his physical power in front of her so that Karl would become a slave.
In <Redemption>, if you received Karl's imprint in any way, you could gain +5 to his favorability rating.
“Do you know what the imprint means to Fenrir?”
“That’s why I asked you to do it.”
Odette accepted it calmly. A slave who doesn't recognize his master is not a slave.
No matter how precious Karl is to her as a tool of revenge, she cannot dare let him climb up on her. Much less put his hands on her neck.
“Do you want to be a slave’s spouse?”
It's a sight she's never seen before in a game. A sight that clearly shows a sense of insult and is full of complaints.
[ Increase in disgust is detected. (+20) ]
The red status window pointed to a frighteningly grim number.
“It’s not like the imprint is only for your spouse, right? It’s also a vow of eternal obedience. After all, from now on, I will be your eternal master.”
Why did you bother me on the day I was going to hold the funeral like a fool?
'If you can't tie the leash, leave it here.'
Odette has no intention of dragging a beast that might show its teeth at her at any moment into a quest for revenge.
Because she had already made up her mind to throw it away a while ago.
“If you don’t like it, refuse. However, if you don’t comply with the imprint, there will be no recovery.”
“...Aren’t you able to change your words as if you were turning over the palm of your hand?”
“I promise you, it will be a funeral more perfect than you could ever wish for. Their body will be collected in the most honorable manner, following the ways of the Kingdom of Fenrir.”
Karl doesn't know that he will soon awaken as an S-class Transcendent. It means that he can't even imagine a future where he can achieve his wish without Odette's power.
It was then that a sudden thud came from the old tree next to where she was standing.
'umUh?'
It felt like slow motion as the heavy tree fell on her.
Is this how I'm going to be laid down? The moment she thought that a strong force pushed her down to the floor.
“...!”
She shut her eyes tightly in fear, but it didn't hurt at all. When she opened them, Odette was trapped between Karl's arms.
Karl, who had pushed Odette to the ground and was protecting her, was supporting her with his back against a tree. Blood was flowing out of his head as if he had hit the tree.
'It's hopeful.'
Odette smiled. At the moment when he saved her, it was as if Karl had shown her that he would choose which wish she would grant.
Trapped between his arms, Odette looked up at Karl.
“Choose. Get it engraved or forget the funeral.”
“Is now the time to be talking about something like that? You almost died just now?”
[ Increase in disgust is detected. (+10) ]
A drop of Karl's blood fell onto Odette's face.
But she had no intention of opening her mouth until he gave her the answer he wanted.
Karl noticed Odette's stubbornness,
“You are a worse person than I imagined.”
He said that without expression.
“Do so, you damn master.”
[ Increase in disgust is detected. (+10) ]
The status window spoke volumes about Karl's feelings.
Odette did build up quite a bit of hate, but it didn't bother her that much. The imprint was worth it.
Besides, that 'fucking master'. It was more important that he acknowledged her as his master.
“Don’t ever touch my neck again. I won’t forgive you.”
Odette gave Karl a cold rebuke.
The seal could only be broken by the oath-holder.
That is, Karl cannot break the imprint, but she can.
'So Karl has no choice but to try to protect me from now on.'
Because if she dies, he will die too.
'The plan I made, and Karl, can still be put to good use.'
Karl put one hand behind his back, grabbed the wooden pillar with brute strength, and threw it away.
“Would you please wake me up too? I want you to imprint on me right now, without wasting time.”
Karl, who had woken her up, looked momentarily dumbfounded.
“It’s terrible, it’s terrible.”
While muttering to himself without answering.
But eventually, he got down on one knee on the grass.
Odette took the earring out of one ear and pricked the tip of her thumb with the sharp needle attached to it. A small drop of blood formed.
The process of imprinting was very primitive and simple. She just rubbed her blood on Karl's lips and he swallowed it.
“Once this procedure is over, I will be your master, Karl. Love, affection, respect. Whoever the master of your countless emotions is, give your loyalty only to me.”
“...”
“I am the place you will return to. No matter where you wander from now on, I am your new home, your foundation.”
As Odette said that, she rubbed Karl's lips with her thumb and smeared some blood on them. It looked like lipstick had smudged.
Karl faced her and licked his lips slowly.
Then, the color of his red eyes slowly began to shine and change.
A bright red like a ruby, a dark red that was exactly the same as the blood Odette had put on his lips.
She also felt a strange ripple in her blood flowing through her veins along with him. She had a gut feeling that her blood was the chain that was squeezing Karl.
The imprint is complete.
And at that moment, Karl reached out and grabbed the ribbon in her hair.
Her hair was loose and fluttering gorgeously.
“What the-”
Karl wrapped the ribbon around his neck and tied it into a ribbon.
Odette name was embroidered on the ribbon, making it look like a choker worn by slaves.
Then he pulled her hand that was rubbing his lips and kissed the back of her hand.
'This kid-.'
Well, there's no way this Fenrir idiot would let his manners slide.
Since it is from a lost kingdom and is being done by force, it could be done in an abbreviated manner, but it seems like he plans to follow all the engraving procedures.
An old-fashioned custom of tying the hair tie of one's future wife around one's neck.
'It's just like what you did to Charlotte in the game.'
Odette never thought she would receive the same amount of admiration from Charlotte.
There is a difference between an imprint that contains a sincere desire to take someone as a spouse and an imprint that was forcibly torn off.
'I thought it would be much simpler for you to give it to me.'
Ironically, she found brief solace in that fact.
“The imprint is complete. My only master.”
The fact that even just one of the male leads treats Charlotte and Odette in the same way.
'Of course, this son of a bitch was strangling me.'
Still, it was much better when she thought about how in her past life, she had her neck cut off, let alone an imprint.
It was a relief to feel that her actions were actually changing something for the better.
“Yes, Karl.”
'It doesn't matter if the disgust level increases. This guy can't kill me no matter what the disgust level is.'
Besides, since the warning window didn't pop up, it means there's still room for up to 100.
Odette feels at ease.
“If you have any wishes in the future, just tell me. I will make your wishes come true as much as I can.”
“...”
“I am your only master now.”
And you're the best hand I've ever had. Odette let out a hearty laugh.
“...”
Since he was still silent for some reason, she looked down at Karl.
His face, revealed by the moonlight, showed the greatest emotional change in the game and throughout all his memories.
Even when he was shedding tears of blood, his expressionless forehead was furrowed terribly.
The sacred oath of the Fenrir clan is to serve and protect their opponent as their eternal companion.
It is a tradition that originated from the wolf tribe's characteristic of loving only one person for life and symbolizes eternal loyalty to one's spouse.
If you swear an oath of 'imprinting', you cannot use any force at all against the person you swore an oath against.
Conversely, they could unleash 10 times their physical abilities on anyone who attacked an imprinted opponent.
Also, if the person being imprinted dies, the Fenrir Clan that imprinted on the person will die.
Traditionally, engraving was reserved for marriage partners only, although in rare cases it was done to pledge eternal loyalty to a master.
It's something you do when you'd rather kill yourself than be even the slightest threat to the person you're marrying.
Originally, Odette had no intention of asking for an imprint. She was in a position where she had to win his favor. She was just going to do everything for him like a fool.
Odette also tried to raise the remaining 5's favorability ratings by doing things like applying ointment affectionately, as seen in the game.
'But the ruined baby dare to sleep my neck?'
That son of a bitch will kill me any time he deems me to be even the slightest threat to Fenrir.
'I can't live in the same mansion with a male protagonist who might get angry and kill me at any moment.'
So the method she thought of was imprinting. She had to neutralize his physical power in front of her so that Karl would become a slave.
In <Redemption>, if you received Karl's imprint in any way, you could gain +5 to his favorability rating.
“Do you know what the imprint means to Fenrir?”
“That’s why I asked you to do it.”
Odette accepted it calmly. A slave who doesn't recognize his master is not a slave.
No matter how precious Karl is to her as a tool of revenge, she cannot dare let him climb up on her. Much less put his hands on her neck.
“Do you want to be a slave’s spouse?”
It's a sight she's never seen before in a game. A sight that clearly shows a sense of insult and is full of complaints.
[ Increase in disgust is detected. (+20) ]
The red status window pointed to a frighteningly grim number.
“It’s not like the imprint is only for your spouse, right? It’s also a vow of eternal obedience. After all, from now on, I will be your eternal master.”
Why did you bother me on the day I was going to hold the funeral like a fool?
'If you can't tie the leash, leave it here.'
Odette has no intention of dragging a beast that might show its teeth at her at any moment into a quest for revenge.
Because she had already made up her mind to throw it away a while ago.
“If you don’t like it, refuse. However, if you don’t comply with the imprint, there will be no recovery.”
“...Aren’t you able to change your words as if you were turning over the palm of your hand?”
“I promise you, it will be a funeral more perfect than you could ever wish for. Their body will be collected in the most honorable manner, following the ways of the Kingdom of Fenrir.”
Karl doesn't know that he will soon awaken as an S-class Transcendent. It means that he can't even imagine a future where he can achieve his wish without Odette's power.
It was then that a sudden thud came from the old tree next to where she was standing.
'umUh?'
It felt like slow motion as the heavy tree fell on her.
Is this how I'm going to be laid down? The moment she thought that a strong force pushed her down to the floor.
“...!”
She shut her eyes tightly in fear, but it didn't hurt at all. When she opened them, Odette was trapped between Karl's arms.
Karl, who had pushed Odette to the ground and was protecting her, was supporting her with his back against a tree. Blood was flowing out of his head as if he had hit the tree.
'It's hopeful.'
Odette smiled. At the moment when he saved her, it was as if Karl had shown her that he would choose which wish she would grant.
Trapped between his arms, Odette looked up at Karl.
“Choose. Get it engraved or forget the funeral.”
“Is now the time to be talking about something like that? You almost died just now?”
[ Increase in disgust is detected. (+10) ]
A drop of Karl's blood fell onto Odette's face.
But she had no intention of opening her mouth until he gave her the answer he wanted.
Karl noticed Odette's stubbornness,
“You are a worse person than I imagined.”
He said that without expression.
“Do so, you damn master.”
[ Increase in disgust is detected. (+10) ]
The status window spoke volumes about Karl's feelings.
Odette did build up quite a bit of hate, but it didn't bother her that much. The imprint was worth it.
Besides, that 'fucking master'. It was more important that he acknowledged her as his master.
“Don’t ever touch my neck again. I won’t forgive you.”
Odette gave Karl a cold rebuke.
The seal could only be broken by the oath-holder.
That is, Karl cannot break the imprint, but she can.
'So Karl has no choice but to try to protect me from now on.'
Because if she dies, he will die too.
'The plan I made, and Karl, can still be put to good use.'
Karl put one hand behind his back, grabbed the wooden pillar with brute strength, and threw it away.
“Would you please wake me up too? I want you to imprint on me right now, without wasting time.”
Karl, who had woken her up, looked momentarily dumbfounded.
“It’s terrible, it’s terrible.”
While muttering to himself without answering.
But eventually, he got down on one knee on the grass.
Odette took the earring out of one ear and pricked the tip of her thumb with the sharp needle attached to it. A small drop of blood formed.
The process of imprinting was very primitive and simple. She just rubbed her blood on Karl's lips and he swallowed it.
“Once this procedure is over, I will be your master, Karl. Love, affection, respect. Whoever the master of your countless emotions is, give your loyalty only to me.”
“...”
“I am the place you will return to. No matter where you wander from now on, I am your new home, your foundation.”
As Odette said that, she rubbed Karl's lips with her thumb and smeared some blood on them. It looked like lipstick had smudged.
Karl faced her and licked his lips slowly.
Then, the color of his red eyes slowly began to shine and change.
A bright red like a ruby, a dark red that was exactly the same as the blood Odette had put on his lips.
She also felt a strange ripple in her blood flowing through her veins along with him. She had a gut feeling that her blood was the chain that was squeezing Karl.
The imprint is complete.
And at that moment, Karl reached out and grabbed the ribbon in her hair.
Her hair was loose and fluttering gorgeously.
“What the-”
Karl wrapped the ribbon around his neck and tied it into a ribbon.
Odette name was embroidered on the ribbon, making it look like a choker worn by slaves.
Then he pulled her hand that was rubbing his lips and kissed the back of her hand.
'This kid-.'
Well, there's no way this Fenrir idiot would let his manners slide.
Since it is from a lost kingdom and is being done by force, it could be done in an abbreviated manner, but it seems like he plans to follow all the engraving procedures.
An old-fashioned custom of tying the hair tie of one's future wife around one's neck.
'It's just like what you did to Charlotte in the game.'
Odette never thought she would receive the same amount of admiration from Charlotte.
There is a difference between an imprint that contains a sincere desire to take someone as a spouse and an imprint that was forcibly torn off.
'I thought it would be much simpler for you to give it to me.'
Ironically, she found brief solace in that fact.
“The imprint is complete. My only master.”
The fact that even just one of the male leads treats Charlotte and Odette in the same way.
'Of course, this son of a bitch was strangling me.'
Still, it was much better when she thought about how in her past life, she had her neck cut off, let alone an imprint.
It was a relief to feel that her actions were actually changing something for the better.
“Yes, Karl.”
'It doesn't matter if the disgust level increases. This guy can't kill me no matter what the disgust level is.'
Besides, since the warning window didn't pop up, it means there's still room for up to 100.
Odette feels at ease.
“If you have any wishes in the future, just tell me. I will make your wishes come true as much as I can.”
“...”
“I am your only master now.”
And you're the best hand I've ever had. Odette let out a hearty laugh.
“...”
Since he was still silent for some reason, she looked down at Karl.
His face, revealed by the moonlight, showed the greatest emotional change in the game and throughout all his memories.
Even when he was shedding tears of blood, his expressionless forehead was furrowed terribly.
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