The two subjects recovered their strength

"Gaaah!!"

Elizabeth woke up with a rough start, her body was covered in a cold sweat. She opened her eyes in panic before sitting right up, a soft and fluffy bed underneath her body with a thick blanket over it. Elizabeth saw that she was inside a well lit bedroom instead of the dungeon cell where she was previously locked up. There were still no windows, the sources of light were the oil lamp on the bedside table and one on the ceiling, so she suspected that she was still underground. Elizabeth was alone in the room, and the only door visible was completely shut.

A few moments later after she had finished assessing her surroundings, she remembered the last thing that happened to her and immediately winced. She slowly reached down to her crotch to check, faintly hoping that it was all just a nightmare. But despair soon crept into her heart when she found that her vaginal area was sticky with dried fluid, not to mention that her inside felt really sore. Those were ample evidence that she had indeed lost her virginity. Elizabeth shuddered from the revelation and let out a strangled cry.

"How? How did it come to this...? I just... I just wanted to do my job properly... But maybe... I'm not fit to be a knight after all, uuuugh!"

Elizabeth started crying, unable to accept what had happened to her. The poor young knight sobbed for a few minutes, lamenting her fate. But then she heard footsteps coming closer to the room she was in, and her heart stopped for a second. When the door opened, she scrambled backward on the bed, trying to futilely put some distance between herself and whoever that entered, though the wall on her back prevented her.

"Oh good, you're awake"

The witch who had **** her and **** her to have intercourse with Erik came in, holding a tray with her. The smell of freshly cooked meat wafted to her nose, and Elizabeth felt her stomach growling. She hadn't eaten since morning so she was very hungry. But her hunger could not beat her fear, so she simply glared at Christina with a fierce expression while visibly shrinking away from her.

"I know you hate me for what I did. But don't worry, you don't have to be afraid anymore. We will leave you alone from now on, as the second stage of the experiment has concluded," Christina said soothingly, "just make sure you eat up and have a good rest. When tomorrow comes, I'll let you do whatever you want. I will even help you capture Erik if that's what you wish"

"Y-you..." Elizabeth choked, "how can I believe your words?! You helped that... that monster **** me!"

She pointed an accusing finger at Christina. The witch did not react harshly, just smiling gently at the shaken woman. Instead, she remained calm and placed the tray on a nearby table. She then walked back towards the door, intending to leave Elizabeth alone.

"I've never lied even once to you, my dear, so you can trust me. And even if that's not the case, if you want to do anything else other than staying here, you'll need to regain your strength. So eat up and finish the food," was what she said before she left the room.

Elizabeth was left stunned by Christina's words. As much as she hated to admit it, the woman was right. She needed to be in her best condition if she wanted to be able to do something. The knight took a few moments to compose herself before walking out of the bed, discarding the blanket. Ignoring her incredibly sore groin, she quickly ate the food that Christina left behind, not wanting to waste time. It tasted delicious, and it calmed her down a bit.

Elizabeth looked at the door. After some contemplation, she cautiously and silently tried to open the door. Much to her dismay, it was locked. Elizabeth sighed, knowing that she couldn't break out from the room. Besides, she was only wearing the black crop top and panties, her armor and sword was nowhere in sight. It would be unwise to try breaking out without any equipment.

"Maybe I should just sleep to regain my stamina. At least it's a lot more comfortable here than in that dungeon cell," she thought as she returned to the bed, "hopefully she will keep her word and release me tomorrow"

Elizabeth returned to the bed to try and get more sleep, not noticing that she was being corroded from the inside, slowly but surely transforming her into the perfect companion for Erik. Meanwhile, Christina was sitting in front of a viewing crystal ball, watching the guest room where she assigned Elizabeth to recuperate.

"It seems like she doesn't realize that something terribly wrong is going on inside her body, but that's understandable. This kind of gradual absorption isn't exactly obvious, not to mention my Mimic Slime is very subtle due to to its special properties. By the time the slime had taken over most of her innards, it would be too late"

The witch licked her lips in anticipation as she saw Elizabeth settled down in her bed after eating the dinner she provided. She could not wait to see the final result of her experiment's stage two.

***

Erik raised from his slumber on top of a very comfy bed, having one of the best sleep he had ever since he started the life of crimes. The previous night, Christina led Erik out of the dungeon cell back towards the living room. She then fed him some warm soup and plenty of grilled meat, enough to sate his incredible hunger. He ate more than he usually did, and Christina explained it was the side effect of being fused with the Mimic Slime.

"You'll have to eat more than an ordinary man would if you want the slime in you to infect other people. The Mimic Slime needs food to sustain itself and proliferate. Since it lives within your body, it will try to extract nutrients from you. Of course, it won't eat too much that it would endanger your life if you only eat normally, but you wouldn't be able to gain more servants that way"

Erik recalled what Christina said lasts night. He would need to remember that in order to utilize his new power effectively, he'd have to eat a lot. This might put a hole in his pocket, but at the same time it would worth the cost since he could have many women at his beck and call. He got up from the bed and washed himself using a basin of water. He proceeded to exit the room and stepped into the living room, where Christina was already waiting with a pot of hot tea, two empty cups, as well as several plates of food.

"Good morning, Erik. Would you care for some breakfast? There's no better way to start the day than with a nice cup of tea and delicious pancakes. If you prefer a more traditional breakfast, I have eggs and bacon over there," Christina greeted cheerfully as she pointed at the plates near her.

"Actually I'm more of a coffee person, but I'll have some tea. As for the food, can I have both? I feel constantly hungry thanks to the thing you put inside of me"

"Of course," the witch replied with a grin, "in fact, I'd encourage you to eat both. I don't know how much you'd need to feed yourself to let the Mimic Slime proliferate, but since you're not exactly a normal person anymore, I'd advise that you fill your belly with lots of food regularly"

"I'll keep that in mind"

The two of them ate their respective meals. While they are eating, Erik voiced his curiosity to Christina. He asked the witch about this place, this underground home, and why she chose to live here.

"Well, I'm not an ordinary witch, as you might have guessed. I love experimenting, and many of those experiments could be dangerous if failed... or succeed. I built this place by making use of an already existing natural underground cave system. There are several sturdy rooms where I conduct or keep my experiments here, so there is little chance for any of them to destroy its surroundings, or escape and wreck havoc in the surface"

"E-escape?" Erik mumbled, "are you specialized in creating living creatures?"

"Oh no, not at all. I make plenty of magic tools and what not, but I have also made many living creatures, I guess. Those are the ones that can escape," Christina replied.

Erik was about to ask 'why not just destroy them?', but he held back at the last moment. He was one of those experiments now, and asking her that question was akin to suicidal. But then Christina answered his unspoken question anyway.

"I need to observe the results of my experiments, no matter if they are a success or a failure. So destroying them just because I'm afraid they would escape would be counterproductive"

"I-I see..."

The bandit wondered if he'd be locked up like there rest of her experiments after this. Hopefully not, because that was basically what he had been avoiding by escaping from the knights. After they had their breakfast, the witch led Erik to another room. Inside that room was Elizabeth, still sleeping soundly. Hours had past from the time Erik **** her, so if the Mimic Slime experiment was a success, then she should be (mostly) taken over by Mimic Slime.