"What?" That's the only word that escaped from the dumbstruck Muku's mouth.

And it was understandable. After all, things escalated way too quickly! One second they were discussing serious matters and the next, Lisa was showing him everything!

"I know that if you discuss it with them first. There's a high chance they might refuse. And even if they agreed. You came here alone, so there's probably something keeping them busy. Which means, we won't get an answer immediately. Who knows if we would still be alive by then? So please, can you decide on the spot? I'm sorry to put you in such a position. For that, I offer myself to you. I'm probably not much to you, but I'm pure and willing to be used however you want as long as you don't abandon us..." Lisa explained herself while standing there resolutely.

Whoosh!

Muku disappeared from Lisa's sight. When she was thinking she failed... He appeared in front of her.

He was so close she could feel his breath on her skin. And it gave her goosebumps. She was ready to accept whatever came. However, she couldn't stop herself from closing her eyes.

Which might have been a mistake, since she became extra sensitive when touched.

So she could vividly feel Muku's hand softly brush across her shoulder then onto her back.

A pink blush appeared on her face which was quite enticing. Any man could have gone wild on her at that moment.

But Muku only paused a bit then continued. Soon his hand was just above her butt. The other one had joined in and was now just below her breasts after brushing across her stomach.

Lisa's breath couldn't help but increase a bit as a tingly feeling began building up in-between her legs. Even though she knew that she was only doing it as a necessity, she couldn't stop her body from getting excited.

This brought mixed feelings to her heart. But she was still happy, since what was happening meant that he had accepted her offer, right?

She just hoped it didn't hurt as much as the others said it did...

Just when Muku's hands were about to touch her most intimate places... They stopped.

After that...

Whoosh!

Lisa felt a cloth cover her body.

This surprised her so much that her eyes snapped open.

She immediately focused on Muku who was now sitting down again. He was even calmly pouring himself some more tea.

Lisa was completely confused and didn't know what to do next. Like, was she rejected, did he want her to be proactive or maybe he wanted a room with a bed? What did he want?!!

"Please. Sit down" Muku spoke calmly as he gestured Lisa to take a seat.

Lisa did as she was told. It wasn't what she was expecting, but it was something at least.

"... You really were willing to do it, huh?" Muku asked after taking a sip of his tea.

"Yes. We can still continue if you want" Lisa replied without hesitation as she grabbed the cloth on her and prepared to take it off.

"Hold your horses. I didn't say that. What I mean is, I thought that you'd pull away at the last moment. But you didn't" Muku stopped her and explained.

"Well, I meant what I said. So..." Lisa replied.

"You really are a great leader. Willing to sacrifice it all for your group... I quite admire that about you. It's something I'd never have expected from the first time we met. It's almost like you're a completely different person. Anyway, I'm quite impressed" Muku replied with genuine admiration in his voice.

It was definitely uncommon for people like Lisa to exist in the apocalypse. After all, the current times promoted selfishness more than anything. And it was understandable to be selfish since one would likely live longer that way.

But even then, people like Lisa were always worthy of respect...

"Please don't speak so highly of me. My decision wasn't as selfless as you make it sound. Sure, I mostly did it for my comrades. But I also did it for myself. I figured that, in the current world. There can't be any men better than you. So even if I can't become a legitimate lover, just being something of a concubine would be enough since a good life for my children and me if we had any would be more than guaranteed. So, even if I had to sacrifice my purity. It was okay since feelings would form between us soon enough. At the very least, I hoped they would... So please, don't call me selfless. I really am not..." Lisa explained herself.

"Wow, you're a horrible schemer. Shouldn't you only reveal your schemes after the deal is sealed?!" Muku teased.

He completely ignored the "children" part since it was quite awkward...

"Well, I figured you'd figure it out soon enough, so I might as well come out myself and hope for forgiveness..." Lisa explained.

"There's nothing to forgive. I'm sure anyone in your position... Or at the very least thinks they are in your position, would do the same" Muku replied while waving his hand nonchalantly to show that he really didn't think much of the situation.

"Oh. Okay. If you say so. So was what happened a test then?" Lisa asked.

"Yes. I wanted to see if you were displaying false bravado" Muku replied.

"Does... That means you won't accept us?" Lisa asked in a disheartened manner.

"You really are quick to jump to conclusions, huh Ms? If anything, it wasn't necessary to do what you did. I was planning on taking you all with us even if my group disagreed. After all, I promised you. And I always keep my promises. I just wanted them to know our next step. But hey, your analysis was spot on. They are busy with something right now. So they couldn't be here and I would have had to wait for a while. For that reason, I'll make my decision and tell them later. That decision is... Welcome to the team Ms Lisa. I hope we can all get along" Muku explained.

He then got off his chair and held his hand out to Lisa.

Lisa excitedly got off hers and shook his hand. She was extremely happy at the moment. While things had gone through twists and turns. At least they worked out in the end. And that was all that mattered. All her worries disappeared. Now she could finally relax...

That's when she felt a slight chill on her skin... And it hit her.

She was still naked beneath the cloth. And she had forgotten about it so it fell off when she got up too quickly.

And so, she was exposed to Muku again...

Her cheeks instantly reddened when she noticed his eyes focused on her ample chest.

Whoosh!

Muku disappeared again. However, he didn't just appear next to her this time.

She found herself in his embrace. His hands were firmly placed on her butt.

"Ms. you are way too defenceless. And I don't have the self-control to resist you every time. So please, take better care of yourself from now on or I really will claim you as mine and you won't be able to escape from me for eternity" Muku's slightly rough voice sounded in Lisa's ear.

One of his hands even went to her breast and squeezed it slightly.

It had been a while since Muku got some. And even those times he didn't get enough because the girls were much weaker and couldn't keep up. So it really took a lot of willpower to resist jumping on Lisa when she was practically throwing herself at him was hard.

"....." Lisa didn't say anything in response but her special place was already begging for it and she internally hoped that he would do it.

But she felt that it would be too shameless to say it when it was no longer necessary. Plus she was afraid of what would happen if Muku really did it. Her gut told her that she couldn't take it with her current strength.

Not to mention what would happen when the women around Muku found out...

Muku touched and squeezed her all over as he tried to calm himself down. And fortunately, it worked. Luckily he didn't touch her most intimate area or he would have been met by a waterfall that would have definitely made him lose control.

"I'm sorry about that... Please take this fruit as my apology. And please don't do this again as I said. Next time I really won't hold myself back... And another thing. While you want safety from the dangers of this world by depending on me. I'd like you to know that I also have dangers pursuing me. And those dangers are beyond anything either of us can comprehend so... Please decide carefully if you really want to exchange smaller dangers for bigger ones..." Muku spoke after he managed to peel himself from Lisa's body.

At this point, he was standing by the door looking away from Lisa otherwise who knows what would have happened.

He took out one of those fruits that improved one's physic and threw it on the table then warned Lisa one more time before stepping out and closing the door behind him.

However, before it could completely close, he heard Lisa's shaky voice from all the groping say... "You already know my decision".

Which meant that she had decided to follow him no matter what...