Then...
"Nnn...~" A soft moan escaped from her lips. Claire's cheek turned red, and a look of shame appeared on her face.
She hurriedly bit her lips to suppress the strange pleasure she was feeling, but then, an even stronger pleasure originated from her soul. Claire's legs involuntarily buckled, and her body fell into mine.
"Cousin..." Claire breathed seductively on my chest and bit her lips.
But although I was tempted, I knew it was not the time for it.
"Focus!" I sent a stream of thoughts into Claire's mind that instantly cleared her out of her strange state. Claire then opened her eyes wide and turned red.
"S-Sorry..."
"Now is not the time for it! Go and face the monster!"
"Y-Yes." Claire nodded and instinctively rushed towards the monster. But suddenly, she realized that her feelings of fear had vanished from her mind.
[Soul] is my strongest suit and my area of expertise. Even my reincarnations are soul-based, although to be honest, it was more of an accident than something I achieved on my own.
Things like brainwashing or erasing memories are very easy for me. So easy I can do it with my eyes closed. Unfortunately, they are not the best method to cure Claire's trauma. After all, brainwashing, in essence, harms the target's soul.
So, I used a gentler approach.
Connecting my soul to Claire's, I used the connection to send at Claire thoughts of courage and bravery. This way, my stronger soul easily suppressed the fear inside Claire's weaker soul.
However, this method has some side-effects.
After all, connecting souls like this is often used to dual cultivate.
Despite it, however, we quickly saw the effects of this method. Although Claire felt a bit uncomfortable at the start, she also found that she was no longer afraid of facing the monsters.
Furthermore, even when she saw a sixth-layer bat-like monster, she got the feeling that she could kill it.
I had stopped the connection after she killed the third monster, but Claire's fear did not return. Instead, she had become braver and braver.
But beside it, the urge to turn around and hug me became increasingly stronger.
After killing around ten monsters, Claire suddenly stopped.
"How is it?" I asked.
"... I think I'm much better."
"Is it so? I'm glad."
Looking at me, Claire started to rub her legs. "... Cousin."
"Hm?"
"Can I hug you?" Claire suddenly asked.
I put on a strange expression, however, I didn't have a reason to reject a nice meal.
With a smile, I replied. "Of course."
Instantly, Claire rushed towards me.
She hugged my body tightly and breathed my smell. Her beautiful silver hair waved softly with the wind and hit my arms.
"Cousin... I-I like you."
"I see."
"... Can I kiss you?"
I looked into Claire's eyes and nodded. Then, Claire jumped and hugged my neck.
The next second, her soft lips encountered mine.
I responded to her kiss fiercely. One of my hands held Claire's butt, and the other started to caress her back.
In her excitement, Claire wrapped her legs around my waist. I used my lips to open her mouth and slowly invade inside with my tongue, while Claire closed her eyes and let out a muffled moan.
But at that moment, we heard two voices from afar.
"... Are you sure that big bro is this way?"
"This is the only other path. I'm sure they are here."
"... I wonder why they are taking so long."
Instantly, Claire froze.
I smiled wryly and patted the little loli on her back.
"Get down, I don't want to die yet."
"Fufufufu..." Claire giggled and licked her lips, but she obediently released her koala hug, although not before giving me one last kiss.
I shook my head with a bitter smile. Sigh, sometimes even I'm destined to suffer from blue balls.
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