Although they had already defeated Frey, it was only reasonable for Rin to intend to subdue her.
But the problem was, Frey was not a Pokémon.
How could she obey a Trainer's command just because she had been beaten?
"No matter."
Rin didn't care about this. He reached out toward Frey and explained, "The Capturer's power is absolute."
"It is different from an ordinary contract; it's not simply branding the other party."
"The process of a captured individual being transformed into a Dependent is equivalent to a complete reorganization for a monster."
This was fundamentally different from non-monster Dependents.
Like Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Ogerpon, and Artoria, they had accepted Rin's rule transformation.
"You can imagine, if my Capturer didn't capture, but directly digested..."
"Would food that has been digested be able to threaten its master?"
If one could forcibly capture someone, then everything about that person would naturally be under Rin's control.
Whether willingly or by force.
Once the Dependent conversion was completed, the monsters of the Cardinal World would lose any possibility of resisting Rin.
"Isn't this just like me?"
Ice Empress grumbled softly. She hadn't forgotten that her identity was that of a pet, not a companion.
"You are a pet, she is a prisoner of war. There's still a difference."
Rin smiled. "At least, Ice Empress, your position in my heart is much higher than Frey's."
"That's well said!"
Rin's words made Ice Empress inexplicably happy.
Wait a minute!
But very quickly, Ice Empress realized the problem.
She had become someone else's pet, and she was happy just because of a little praise?
Well...
Looking at Frey, who was even more miserable than herself, Ice Empress instantly regained her confidence.
Anyway, with Frey at the bottom, Ice Empress, the second to last, finally had someone she could bully.
[Capture initiated...]
[Physical resistance removal complete]
[Soul analysis in progress...]
Frey's magicules were immense.
With nearly 900,000 magicules, even Rin would have to expend considerable energy to complete this final subjugation.
"Leave the rest to me."
Violet appeared beside Rin, helping her master complete Frey's transformation.
"Even if the other party has lost all combat ability, it still needs to be done step by step?"
Rin noticed a flaw in the Capturer. For individuals with vast magicules, he couldn't simply swallow them whole like Rimuru.
The analysis process required time.
If Rin were disturbed during this period, the capture process would be interrupted, and all effort would be wasted.
Fortunately, that didn't happen with Frey.
After about five minutes, Rin successfully captured Frey, transforming her into his fifth Dependent in the Cardinal World.
[Frey]
[Race: Harpy Clan → ??? (To be completed)]
[Magicules: 990,000EP (Half-Awakened)]
[Unique Skills: Transcendent, Sky Ruler, Hunter (Can obtain a large amount of magicules by hunting powerful enemies)]
[Special Skill: Magicules Solidification]
"Whoosh!"
As Rin completed the transformation, Frey's eyes snapped open. She instinctively moved back, warily observing the people in the room.
"What's going on?"
"Am I still alive?"
Frey didn't feel lucky to be alive. Instead, unease filled her heart.
A defeated female enemy, not killed but brought back alive by her opponent.
What kind of fate awaited her? Did she even need to think about it?
Although Frey called herself a Queen, she had never interacted closely with the opposite sex.
As a strong woman, Frey had never been interested in such things, nor would she ever allow a man to touch her body.
"My injuries..."
Soon, Frey noticed something strange. "All the injuries on my body are gone?"
"No, it's not just healing."
Because of her Special Skill, Magicules Solidification, Frey felt her body was stronger than ever before.
"So strong!"
"How did my body become so much stronger?"
As for the strange restraint suit she was wearing, she ignored it for the moment.
Even without circulating magical energy, Frey could feel a surge of astonishing strength.
Simply comparing the data.
Before becoming Rin's subordinate, Frey's physical attribute was around 10.
Now, after Magicules Solidification, even if she did nothing, her physical strength had risen to 100, or even higher.
And that was without using magical energy.
Once she used reinforcement, Frey couldn't even imagine how powerful she would become.
She even had a premonition.
If she were to face Artoria now, she could probably beat her down easily.
"This power..."
Frey looked at Rin with a solemn expression. "What did you do to me?"
"What did I do..."
"Instead of explaining with words, it's better to let your body experience it directly."
Rin wanted to test the extent of his dominance over his subordinates.
Shuna, Ogerpon, and Snow Empress—Rin didn't want to bully them.
But Frey...
There was nothing holding him back.
"Then..."
Sitting in the main seat, Rin slightly raised his head and issued a command like a monarch. "Kneel."
"What?"
Frey thought she had misheard. How could she, the Sky Queen, one of the Ten Great Demon Lords...
"!!!"
But reality slapped her in the face.
"Why..."
Although her consciousness was intact,
Frey's body still obediently carried out Rin's command.
The Queen knelt on both knees, the ice-blue restraint suit emphasizing the tragic beauty of a defeated monarch.
"My body, it's out of control?"
Frey finally realized the seriousness of the situation. "You... is this your ability? Like that Clayman, the power to control other people's bodies?"
"Comparing me to that kind of trash?"
Rin didn't intend to humiliate her. He raised his hand, and Frey automatically stood.
"Come here."
Another command fell, and Frey stepped toward him without hesitation.
"Sit."
...
Frey was completely bewildered.
She didn't know what kind of control she was under, but Rin's actions truly crossed her bottom line.
"You'd best just kill me!"
Frey gritted her teeth, glaring up at Rin, who looked down at her. "You want me to be your servant? Absolutely impossible!"
(To be continued.)
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