The Queen let me walk free.
Now I had to enter Duchess Talraine's garden.
And try not to end up under her heel again.
The southern gardens of House Talraine weren't just beautiful.
They were dangerous.
Wards disguised as vines. Aura traps stitched into flowerbeds. A faint, bitter fragrance that lingered in your head like a forgotten command. Everything whispered obedience in floral tones.
And her.
Always her.
Duchess Talraine didn't rule by force.
She ruled by making people forget they ever said no.
[Matron Echo Ping: Stable – Glyph Signature Nearby]
[Target Location: Underroot Pool, Talraine Domain]
[Warning: MILF Authority Field – Moderate Suppression Expected]
"Of course," I muttered. "MILF shrine under MILF garden. Poetry in pain."
I stepped through the wrought-iron gate.
The air changed instantly. Cooler. Heavier. Not cold—calculating. Like the garden was watching me back.
A vine curled over the path, reached toward my ankle… then recoiled.
[Sanctified Endurance – Passive Triggered]
(Resistance to aura probing confirmed.)
"Guess the roses aren't in heat today."
[System Suggestion: Some MILFs use plants. Others are the plants. Tread accordingly.]
The garden pulsed.
And then I felt her.
Not the Matron.
Talraine.
The Queen's scent was still on my skin. Her words still pressed against the back of my skull. One more glyph. But don't dethrone me doing it.
MILF Detection Range spiked. My stomach dropped. My pants didn't.
She moved through the path ahead like a dream trying to get you arrested. Violet cloak flowing. Silver cuffs glinting in her raven-dark hair. Black silk wrapped her like a sin barely concealed — low-cut, high-slit, so tight it made my eyes hurt and my blood reroute. Her hips swayed like they carried curses. Her chest? Heavy, deliberate, and bouncing with the kind of maturity that could unmake a monk.
[Royal Presence Overlap Detected – Duchess-Class MILF Approaching]
(Thread tension: High. Neck tension: Higher.)
[System Alert: Visual Overload]
(Duchess Talraine – MILF Grade: Noble Heat Signature Detected)
[Charm Resistance: -20%]
"Focus," I hissed. "Mission first. MILFs second."
[System Disagrees.]
"You're not dressed for diplomacy," she said.
"I left my other shirt in a glyph pool. MILF-infused."
Her brow arched. "So. Meddling with spirits again."
[System Suggestion: Partial Truth. Compliment. Aura Management.]
I smiled. "Only the sacred kind. They glow. Like you."
She stepped closer.
[Passive Triggered: Body Language Mastery Lv.1]
(Duchess Talraine – Emotional tone: 84% Control, 12% Curiosity, 4% Unlogged Desire)
One hand brushed my jaw.
"Don't flirt unless you're ready to bleed."
"I always follow through."
Her lips curled. Not into a smile. Into something interested.
"So why are you really here?"
[Lie Blocked – MILF Detection Aura Active]
[Option: Charm → Divert → Subvert]
"Shrine glyph," I said. "Matron's anchor pulsed here. Beneath the roots."
She didn't pull away. Just flicked her fingers. The garden shifted. Aura pressure dropped.
"Follow me. Lie again and I'll chain you to the greenhouse and see what blooms."
[Obsidian Submission – Passive Triggered]
(Suppression field: Stable. MILF leash: Not yet active.)
We walked.
Silent. Surrounded by plants that watched like servants.
Finally, we reached it.
A moss-covered archway beneath a massive tree.
[Anchor Sync Detected – Glyph 2/3 Nearby]
She gestured. "Alone. She won't want me interrupting."
I nodded. She caught my wrist.
"And Kaius? If you drown again, I won't save you. But I'll mourn the wasted potential."
Then she let go.
I stepped into the arch.
Light vanished.
[Environmental Effect: MILF Suppression Field – Mild Aura Compliance Triggered]
[Sanctified Endurance: Holding]
[Spirit Embrace: Active – Shrine Link Confirmed]
The tunnel sloped downward. Vines pulsed like veins.
At the end: a pool. Still. Cold. Glyph pulsing at the center like a slow heartbeat.
I knelt.
[Matron Anchor Glyph 2/3 – Fusion Available – Begin Sync? Y/N]
"Yes."
Pain hit instantly.
My aura lit. My spine locked. Then her voice.
"Roots rot. Leaves fall. But the anchor must hold."
A flash. The Matron. Older. Stronger. Bleeding gold as she pressed her palm to the glyph.
"Talraine."
The vision snapped.
I gasped. Glyph light burned through my ribs.
[Anchor Glyph 2/3 Integrated]
[Stat Boost: +1 CHA]
[New Passive Gained: Gardenbound Instinct Lv.1 – Aura sensitivity +20% in MILF-marked zones. Detects seduction traps.]
I staggered.
Above me?
Not the Matron.
Talraine.
Waiting.
Smiling.
Because now?
Now I was blooming.
And she knew it.
[SYSTEM LOG – CHAPTER END]
Kaius Vale – Lv. 11
Class: MILF Hunter (SSS-Rank – Forbidden Lineage)
Tree Path: Matronbound → Combat-Bound (Widow's Path)
Titles:
– Keeper of the Forgotten Queen
– Battle-Bound Consort
Base Stats:
STR: 8
END: 6
CHA: 12 (+1)
WIL: 9
INT: 6
AGI: 6
New Passive Skill Gained:
– Gardenbound Instinct Lv.1 (Passive) → +20% aura sensitivity in MILF-marked zones. Detects seduction traps.
Quest Progress:
– Reforge the Matron's Anchor – Active (Glyphs Found: 2/3)
– Keep the Watchers Blind – Escalated
– Prove Your Loyalty to the Crown – Ongoing → Sub-Objective: Maintain Queen's Sovereignty During Shrine Syncing
Bonded MILFs:
– Sealed Matron – Claimed (100%)
– Queen Celestia Velmira – Intimate (92%)
– Seraphine Dawnhart – Claimed (100%)
– Duchess Talraine – Bond Route Active (12%)
Current Skills:
– Fertility Favor (Passive)
– Matriarch's Blessing (Passive)
– Royal Presence Lv.1 (Passive)
– Body Language Mastery Lv.1 (Passive)
– Sanctified Endurance Lv.1 (Passive)
– Spirit Embrace Lv.1 (Passive)
– Soul-Linked Touch Lv.1 (Passive)
– Wombfire Resonance Lv.1 (Passive)
– Widow's Wrath Lv. MAX (Passive)
– MILFflare Slash Lv.1 (Active)
– Obsidian Submission Lv.1 (Passive)
– Shrine Resonance Lv.1 (Passive)
– Gardenbound Instinct Lv.1 (Passive – NEW)
Core Traits: – MILF Affinity Lv.1 (Hidden) – Divine Anchor (2/3) – Submission Link (Active)
Threadweave Chamber:
– Status: Stable
– Anchor Sync: 2/3
– Fusion Pressure: High
– MILF Zone Overlap: Spiking (Queen vs Duchess)
System Alerts:
– Anchor Sync: 2/3 Integrated
– Matron Echo: Stabilizing
– Divine Triangulation Risk: Rising
– System Personality Drift: Snark Mode Holding
Exposure: 58%
Second glyph fused. Matron bond deepened. Duchess aware. Aura pressure rising.