"It's very dangerous for you to have such thoughts about succubi. For them, mating with a foreign species is actually a form of eating. If you indulge in it excessively, you will be physically drained by them." Esna reminded.
"Don't worry, I will exercise restraint." Although Isidor said this, he had already thought of at least a hundred ways to use the succubus in his mind.
Recently, it has become increasingly difficult to raise my ghost value. In the past, if I just looked at Aisina once, it might increase by 10 points. Now I can see her every day, but there is no movement at all. Is it possible that the higher the ghost value, the more difficult it is to raise it?
If this is true, the succubus is clearly qualified to bring her a whole new level of excitement.
"Look at how impatient you are. It's true that Goblins can't change their lust. Well, we will set off in three days." Esna said with a smile.
Chapter 66: The Life of the Half-Elf Sister
"Huh? Why do we have to wait another three days? My sword has been forged. Is there anything else I need to do here?" Isidor asked.
"Of course I'm waiting for my lovely sister. She is now rushing here day and night. According to the report from the familiar yesterday, she will meet up with us in about two or three days." said Esna.
"Great, now we finally have half human in our team." Isidor said with a smile.
Esna was stunned for a moment. "That's true. Emmeline has half human blood in her body. According to racial classification, she should be considered a half-elf. When the elf population was prosperous, there were many half-elves, but now they are basically extinct."
"By the way, your sister inherited the same genes as you, so she should be developing pretty well, right?" Isidor fantasized in his mind.
"I don't know. Although she is my sister, we have always been exchanging letters and have never met. But I think she must be a lovely and strong child." Aisina looked at the clouds drifting in the distance, and a trace of melancholy flashed in her eyes.
"Since you are sisters, how come you don't know each other?" Iovia asked the question that Isidor was also curious about.
"This all starts with my life story. Let's find a place to sit down and talk." Esna said, and took the two of them to a pub, asked for a private room, sat down, and ordered some beer and food.
"To put it simply: my mother was the Elf King's mistress. The Queen was jealous and burned her eyes with smoke, and she was driven out of the Elf Kingdom. Because she was blind, she was almost killed by a monster in the wild. A human adventurer saved her. After that, my mother married this man and gave birth to a daughter, Emmeline." Esna said.
"So you are my half-sister. Wait, if that's the case, then you are the Elf King's... the Elf King's illegitimate daughter?" Isidor asked in surprise.
"That's true in terms of blood relationship. Of course he's never admitted it, and I'm too lazy to make myself look bad." Esna shrugged.
"But if that's the case, you and Emmeline should have no intersection. How did you get to know each other later?" Isidor asked.
"Indeed, if nothing unexpected had happened, we would have never had any contact with each other again. But the queen somehow found out that mom was still alive and had a family outside. So she instigated the Elf King to send the knights to massacre the village where mom lived. Only Emmeline happened to be studying outside, so she escaped. So they say knowledge changes destiny, don't you think?" said Esna.
Although she told a hell of a joke to lighten the mood, neither Iovia nor Isidor could laugh at all.
From Emmeline's perspective, this was a complete tragedy. She was innocent and lost everything just because of someone's jealousy.
"Because the Knights were involved in the operation, I also learned the news indirectly. Then I asked someone to inquire about Emily's whereabouts. At that time, she had lost her source of income and was sold to human traffickers. I paid to redeem her and wrote her a letter to let her know that she had a sister supporting her far away. In the following ten years, I have been supporting her to continue her schooling until now." said Esna.
"This child is so pitiful. Your father is a piece of shit. Next time you take me back, I will kill him and that damn queen together!" Iowa said distressedly.
"How easy is it to assassinate the king of a country? And by then, we will definitely become enemies with the entire Knights Templar. I don't know how many of our former friends will be killed." Esna sighed.
"It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. I will accompany you to settle the score later." Isidor comforted him.
"Oh, I unconsciously said something that spoiled the fun. It's really not my character." Esna said, drinking the beer in the glass.
"You're right! The number of cute girls has increased, I should be happy." Isidor said, and he tilted his head back and drank the beer.
"Don't hit my sister, she's still young!" Esna said, tapping Isidor gently on the head.
"Don't listen to her. Not everyone has a 'perfect virgin'. If you can't seduce the older sister, you can seduce the younger sister." Iovia instigated.
"Ah, you pervert, if you dare to touch my sister, I will fight you to the death!" Esina said to Iovia.
"Come and try. You win if you touch even one of my hairs." Iovia said tit for tat.
The two women seemed to be a little drunk and started bickering like children. The depressing atmosphere just now eased a lot.
Seeing that the two people were arguing for a long time, Isidor tried to persuade them to separate and took them to the hotel where he was staying.
The next morning, Isidor went to the yard to practice swordplay as usual, but it was more like practicing footwork than swordplay, because he had never learned any swordplay, and his use of the sword depended entirely on the experience accumulated in battle and his instinct in battle.
"Your center of gravity is already very stable. You are very talented!" Esina's voice sounded at the side.
"Because I've been practicing all the time - by the way, it's time for you to teach me something new." Isidor said as he put away his sword.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let me see your big sword first!" Esina said, taking the sword from Isidor's hand, carefully stroking the sword and looking at every inch of detail.
"The blacksmith's skills are still a little bit lacking, but he has paid great attention to the details. Plus, the materials are rare, so it's worthy of the level of top-grade equipment." After saying this, Esina returned the greatsword to Isidor.
"Is this one also of top quality? The dagger I bought for Nymega in Grimdor was also top-quality equipment, but it feels far inferior to this one." Isidor said.
"That's a gimmick used by businessmen. They are used to adding an extra level to the real quality, and this has become an unwritten rule in the industry. In fact, it's not that easy to get the real top-quality equipment. Both the raw materials and the craftsmanship must be top-notch." Aisina said.
"Damn, I should have thought of it earlier. All crows are black." Isidor sighed.
"It's no use talking about this now. Let me teach you some advanced techniques." Aisina said.
"Are we finally going to learn swordsmanship?" Isidor asked excitedly.
"It's not time yet. At least you have to learn to breathe," said Aisina.
"Breathing? Did I hear you right? Do I need to learn how to breathe?" Isidor asked with an exaggerated expression.
"Of course you have to learn it. The rhythm of your breathing is related to the timing of your attack. Otherwise, once your breathing becomes disordered, you will easily get tired. If you master the breathing technique, you can save a lot of physical energy." said Aisina.
"I don't think it's necessary. My endurance is not exhausted yet, so a little more consumption is completely acceptable," said Isidor.
"Okay, in that case, I will teach you sword moves first, so that they can be put to use as soon as possible." Aisina nodded and then drew out her flexible long sword.
Chapter 67: The Highly Socially Anxious Half-Elf Girl
"Are we finally going to fight with Esina? Even though it's just practice, I'm still so excited." Isidor held the greatswords in both hands, his eyes fixed on the longsword in Esina's hands, as if he was afraid that he would miss the position of the longsword if he was distracted.
"Attack me with all your strength. Don't worry about hurting me. The defense of a perfect virgin is enough to withstand your attack." said Esna.
"Then I will show no mercy!" Isidor growled, swung his sword and rushed forward, then used the momentum of the charge to swing out another sword.
This sword was powerful and heavy, and because it swept across, the attack range was also very large, making it basically impossible to dodge.
So Esina did not dodge. She pointed the sword diagonally, and when Isidor was halfway through the chop, she leaned forward as if she was standing unsteadily, and in an instant the sword was against Isidor's throat.
"It's a good idea to use the length of the weapon to increase the attack range and avoid technical confrontation. Unfortunately, the movement of this move is too big. In the eyes of experts, it is completely a suicide move." Aisina shook her head.
Isidor retracted his sword and re-evaluated the distance between himself and Esna. When he attacked for the second time, he no longer required a large attack range, but tried to be both offensive and defensive, leaving room for defense while swinging the sword.
However, Esina's sword was too flexible. Isidor felt that he was wielding the sword clumsily, always struggling and losing sight of the big thing. He tried more than a dozen times, and each time he was forced into a desperate situation by Esina within one or two moves.
"You've always been fighting against monsters, right? You're seriously lacking in experience fighting humans," Eisna commented.
"That's true. The only skilled opponent I've faced is Crescent Moon Scimitar. His senior brother's skills are much rougher, and he just chopped randomly after being provoked by me." Isidor nodded.
"If you just want to be an adventurer, it would be enough to learn the skills to fight monsters, but I don't think you will be satisfied with just that." Aisina said.
"Isn't it because your weapon is too flexible? If you also use this kind of big sword, you will definitely not win so easily." Isidor said unconvinced.
"Then, let's change weapons?" Esina said with a smile.
"Okay." Isidor said, throwing the big sword over, and then he caught the sword thrown by Esina.
There was still some of Esna's body temperature on the hilt, but Isidor had no time to appreciate it because his own sword had already chopped him down.
Isidor dodged quickly and was about to counterattack, but he found that the blade of the greatsword was still chasing him. The sword in his hand was so soft that he couldn't use it to block it. After only two or three moves, he was forced into a desperate situation again.
"Now I understand why you said that I can defeat the many-armed demon lord with a sword." Isidor said convincedly.
"You have too little combat experience. You must know how to fully utilize the advantages of your weapon and think about the possible responses of your opponent before you attack. It's like answering a multiple-choice question. Once you attack, the enemy will always have to make one of several choices. And the key to victory is to see through your opponent's choices and respond accordingly." As Esina said this, she began to break down the movements one by one and taught Isidor how to wield the sword step by step.
After two days of practice, Isidor slowly found his touch and started to be able to exchange a few moves with Esna, and even seized the opportunity to counterattack a few times.
"Very good! You took one more move today! You're making rapid progress! I didn't expect a goblin to have such a talent for swordsmanship!" Esina swung her sword, caught the potential energy accumulated by the bending of the sword, and knocked Isidor's sword away.
"I've learned something new. The soft sword can be used in this way." Isidor exclaimed.
[Enough proficiency has been accumulated]
[Skills acquired: Sword Mastery LV1]
The system prompt sound came at this time.
It turns out that skills can be acquired through sufficient practice! Isidor couldn't help but feel secretly delighted, as this was a recognition of the results of his practice during this period of time.
In fact, if you think about it, other people in this world don’t have such convenient things as ghost values. If they want to acquire skills, they can only train themselves desperately.
"Esina, try again! I have thought of a way to deal with your trick." Isidor said.
"I'm going to take a nap. You should also take a rest. Look, the sun is so bright." Esina said, pointing at the sun above her head.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't practiced enough!" said Isidor.
"Sorry, I'm not one who likes to work overtime. You can practice first, and come back after I have my meal." Esina said, put away her sword, and went straight back to the house to eat.
"Tsk, women are always troublesome." Isidor picked up the sword and was about to review the battle just now, when he suddenly saw a shy girl standing next to him.
The girl was a head shorter than Esna. Although she looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, her figure was quite thin and not as plump as Esna's.
However, the most eye-catching thing is the black backpack on her back, which is even a head taller than the girl herself and looks very exaggerated.
As far as Isidor could remember, the last time he saw someone like this was at an art exam.
"Excuse me, does my sister live here?" The girl's eyes were evasive, as if she didn't dare to look at Isidor.
"Who is your sister?" Isidor asked, scratching his head.
"My sister is...my sister is...Oh my God, she actually talked to me, what should I do...what should I do, I have to tell him my sister's name, I have to say it out loud..." The girl lowered her head and muttered repeatedly in a voice that she could not even hear clearly.
At this moment, Isidor suddenly noticed that there was something unusual about her ears: although they were not as pointed as those of a pure-blooded elf, they were obviously not human ears either, but somewhere in between.
Could it be that the girl in front of me is the sister that Esuna mentioned?
"I remember your name seemed to be Ai... Ai Da Mi? Ireland? Alice Megatron? No, no..." Isidor thought for a while, slapped his thigh, and finally remembered the name.
"Your name is Emmeline, right?" Isidor asked.
"Ah? How do you know my name?" The girl hurriedly took two steps back, as if she was afraid that she would be kidnapped by Isidor.
"I can be considered as your sister's partner. She is eating in the house now. Come, I will take you to see her." Isidor stepped forward and said.
"My sister said that we shouldn't trust strangers easily!" The girl took a few steps back and accidentally bumped into a passerby.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." The girl quickly apologized to the passerby.
"What's wrong with this guy? Is he extremely socially anxious?" Isidor frowned. It was the first time he met someone who was so socially anxious that he could not communicate with him.
"How about this, you stay here and don't move. I'll go call your sister out," said Isidor.
The girl nodded and hid behind a small tree by the roadside, as if this small tree, as thick as a teacup, could give her a sense of security.
Chapter 68: A good sister who is essential for home and travel
"Esina! Don't fucking sleep! The big one is coming!" Isidor ran to the second floor, kicked open Esina's room and said.
Aisina had just taken off all her clothes and was about to change into her pajamas.
From Isidor's perspective: the smooth back, the graceful waist and hip curves, and the two long legs are all visible. Although the front is not seen, it is precisely because of this sense of mystery that it arouses endless reverie.
"Can you be a little gentler when you knock on the door?" Esina turned around and looked at Isidor with kind eyes.
"Your sister is here! She's waiting outside. I called her in but she didn't dare, as if she was afraid that I would eat her." Isidor said.
"Damn! My sister is finally here!" Esina no longer cared about being reserved and hurriedly put on the clothes she had just taken off and quickly walked down the stairs with Isidor.
"Where is it?" Esna asked as soon as she came downstairs.
"It's right there at the tree... Eh? Why is it gone?" Isidor pointed at the small tree that Emmeline was hugging just now, but found that the person was gone.
"Hey, you're not just looking for an excuse to see my naked body, are you? Even though you've seen it more than once, those were all special circumstances. You should at least respect me a little bit in normal times." Esna said, tapping Isidor's head.
"Who is making excuses? She was clearly right here just now! A girl who is a head shorter than you, with half-pointed ears, carrying a big bag, and small breasts!" Isidor said unconvinced.
"From your description, it doesn't sound like you're lying... Are you hiding? Emmeline! I'm here, come out, I'll give you some delicious candy." Esna put her hands together into a trumpet shape and shouted to everyone.
However, apart from the strange looks from passers-by, Aisina did not receive any response.
"There's really no other way..." Aisina frowned, took out a pen and paper and wrote a letter on the spot, then stretched out her hand to call a pigeon, rolled the letter into a thin tube and stuffed it into the metal tube tied to the pigeon's leg.
The pigeon flapped its wings and flew away. About ten or twenty minutes later, Emily, carrying a huge backpack, ran over with small steps, her face flushed.
"My dear sister, it turns out you really exist. I thought it was just a dream." Emmeline held the letter tightly in her hand and looked up at Esna in front of her.
"Of course it's not a dream. You've traveled all the way from the southern kingdom to here. It must have been very hard on the road," said Esina.
"It's not hard! Everything I have was given by my elder sister. Even if you ask me to sacrifice my life for you, I will do it without hesitation!" Emmeline said, shaking her head.
"Don't worry, sister doesn't want your life, just your archery skills and knowledge are enough. Let me introduce you, this is our companion, Mr. Isidor." Esina said, pointing at Isidor.
"It turns out you are not a bad person. It seems that I was too scared, so I saw it wrong." Emmeline said in surprise.
