Concert Hall Terror (3)
“If I stay still for five minutes, doesn’t that mean you could kill me easily?”
“I have no intention of killing Lady Ice Queen. Furthermore, if any bladed weapon pierces your body or if you shed even a single drop of blood, I will consider it my defeat and withdraw cleanly.”
“…How can I trust those words?”
“If you feel your life is truly in danger, you may use your ability.”
Of course, if it turned out she wasn’t actually in mortal peril, the hostages would be in serious trouble.
“......”
Ice Queen fell silent at my words, sinking deep into thought.
What’s there to even think about?
If she doesn’t do it, all the hostages here will die.
“…Fine. I’ll do it. If I just endure, you’ll release all the citizens, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct. Once the five minutes are up, you’ll be free to use your ability for the remaining ten minutes, so there’s no need to worry too much.”
She gave a firm nod.
She really is righteous. How convenient.
I slipped the bomb switch back into my pocket and activated my ability.
“Well then. Shall we begin?”
Squelch—
“W-wait, wait, wait!!!”
Ice Queen let out a horrified shriek the moment she saw what I had created.
“Is something the matter?”
“What do you mean, is something the matter?! What the hell is that?!”
I followed the direction her trembling finger pointed and turned my gaze.
Squish—
At my signal, the massive, sucker-less octopus tentacles began to wriggle and sway.
In other words…
“They’re tentacles.”
“Then why are they coming out?!”
“They are the tools for this game.”
“You crazy—!”
Every time the tentacles twitched and squelched, Ice Queen’s face flushed bright red.
“W-what exactly are you planning to do to me with those…!”
“Don’t worry. I will keep things strictly within all-ages boundaries.”
No matter what, this was being broadcast live. I wasn’t about to do anything that belonged in a dirty manga.
“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to. It’s fine.”
The only thing that would happen is the hostages getting hurt, that’s all.
I rummaged through my inner pocket.
“Let’s see… where’s that bomb switch…”
“…I’ll do it.”
“What was that, Lady Ice Queen?”
She kept her head bowed, mumbling under her breath.
I smiled brightly and asked her again.
“I said I’ll do it…! I-I’ll do it, okay?!”
Her face burning crimson, Ice Queen practically screamed the words.
“Understood.”
Snap!
When I flicked my fingers, several enormous tentacles materialized.
I approached her together with them.
“We’ll start with the tentacles simply touching you.”
“I-I get it, so just hurry up! S-something like this… I can endure it easily…”
“Then I hope you can hold out.”
I narrowed my eyes into a gentle smile and began manipulating the tentacles.
Squelch—
‘Hngh…’
The moment a tentacle brushed against her calf, she barely managed to swallow the moan that nearly burst out. The texture was incredibly soft and cold.
Squelch—
‘Haaah…’
The viscous fluid coating the tentacle’s surface gradually soaked her legs.
‘…It’s so sticky.’
While it felt unpleasant, the bizarre situation and the strange sensations it created stirred something odd inside her.
The tentacles pressed against her slowly, but with absolute certainty.
Before she knew it, they had wrapped around her thighs.
Squelch—squelch—
‘Mmm…’
Every time her clothes rubbed against the tentacle’s surface, a strange, wet sound echoed.
‘What the hell am I even doing here…’
Ice Queen felt a wave of shame wash over her.
The way her body threatened to moan every time the tentacles moved.
The spine-chilling sensation crawling up her back.
But most of all, the fact that this was being broadcast live made her feel unbearably humiliated and embarrassed.
Thump—thump—thump—
Her heartbeat grew louder.
Squelch—
Slither…
One tentacle suddenly brushed past, grazing her most sensitive spot.
“Hngh…!! Mmph…”
A high-pitched voice she would never have imagined coming from herself slipped out.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Startled, she quickly clamped her mouth shut, but the sound had already escaped. Her face grew even redder.
‘N-no…’
Even she wasn’t sure what she was denying.
She simply wanted to deny it.
Because if she didn’t, she felt like she wouldn’t be able to endure.
Squelch—
The tentacles had already moved past her lower body and were now conquering her waist.
“W-wait a second…”
The mucus on the tentacles’ surface slowly soaked through her pure white dress shirt.
Panicking, she tried to push the tentacles away with both hands.
“Oops.”
Maker manipulated the tentacles to instantly bind her hands and lift her arms high above her head.
“Y-you… you bastard…”
“I was simply helping you after you nearly broke the rules just now.”
We have to follow them, don’t we?
With those words, Maker turned his head to look at the hostages.
As much as she hated it, he was right.
She had to endure.
She had to hold on for the sake of the citizens.
‘…Right. This is nothing. Hngh. I-I can endure it… just a little… even if I have to swallow my shame…’
Squelch—squelch—
The tentacles had completely drenched her dress shirt.
‘Haaah… mmph… hngh…’
Ice Queen was now soaked from head to toe in the tentacles’ mucus.
‘…Everyone is watching me like this…’
Her eyes were half-glazed, her clothes disheveled. The wet shirt clung transparently to her body, revealing the underwear beneath. Everyone would be seeing her completely unraveled expression.
‘…I wish they wouldn’t look…’
Squelch—
‘P-please… don’t look… hngh… please…’
A spine-tingling sensation mixed with an electric thrill shook her mind.
“…Oppa. Why is that big sister’s face all red while she’s playing with an octopus? Is she mad?”
The moment her mind briefly went blank and came back, the innocent girl’s question made Ice Queen’s face burn again.
“Lady Ice Queen is not angry.”
“Really? Then why is her face so red?”
Maker answered the girl’s question with a gentle smile.
“W-what are you doing…!!”
By demonstrating it directly on Ice Queen’s body.
“There are people in this world with all kinds of tastes.”
“Tastes?”
“Yes. You might not know this, Miss Poly, but even in sexual relationships, people have preferences.”
‘What are you saying to a child…!’
As he spoke, he drew closer. Ice Queen struggled in panic, but with her arms and legs already bound behind her, she could barely move.
“The more one’s sexual preferences are satisfied, the more excited a person becomes.”
“Then is big sister excited right now? Why?”
“Hmm. Perhaps it’s because she’s being helplessly tormented like this?”
“N-no it’s not…!”
In a surge of anger, she glared at Maker.
Whose fault did she think this all was?
“I-I’m not some kind of pervert…!”
“Hmm. Is that so?”
Maker let out a short, mocking laugh and took one step closer to Ice Queen.
Slither…
“Hngh?! Mmph…”
Then, with agonizing slowness and the lightest touch, he stroked upward along her stomach.
“And yet you still claim you’re not a pervert.”
His mischievous smile. At that smile, Ice Queen’s body trembled violently.
Slither…
“Hngh…!”
Sliiiide…
“Haah…!”
Slither…
“Mmph…!”
With every calm stroke of Maker’s hand, an eerie sensation seeped into her. Before she realized it, her hips began to twitch.
“Pervert.”
“Hngh…”
Watching her completely unraveled expression, Maker leaned in close to her ear and whispered.
“Masochist.”
“Hup…”
“Instead of feeling ashamed at being defeated by a villain, you seem to be enjoying it.”
“N-no…!”
“I never imagined that the A-class hero Ice Queen, admired by everyone, would have such tastes.”
The soft, sweet voice whispering in her ear combined with the tickling sensation on her stomach nearly drove her insane.
“So that big sister really is a pervert…”
“I’m not…!”
“You’re not a pervert?”
“Hngh…! I’m not…!”
“Then why don’t you try resisting?”
“What…?”
Maker stopped stroking her stomach with his fingertips and showed her the timer.
The promised five minutes had already passed.
“Time’s up. Why don’t you try moving now?”
“Ugh…”
She gathered all her strength, struggling desperately to break free from the tentacles.
Slither…
“Hngh…!”
But at Maker’s gesture, her strength melted away again.
“…S-stop… that…”
“Stop what?”
“T-touching… me…”
“How can a hero ask a villain for a favor? You have to solve it yourself.”
“Haah…! Haaah…!”
Her body twitched, hips bucking as she tried once more to summon her power.
“Hooo—”
“Hnghh…!!”
When Maker blew gently into her ear, her strength vanished completely. On top of that, she let out a loud moan.
Maker looked at her and smiled.
“My, my. It’s already been five minutes. Why are you still like this?”
“Hngh… mmmh…!”
“At this rate, it seems you have no interest in saving the citizens. Can we consider this Lady Ice Queen’s defeat…?”
“No… it’s not…!”
“Then why are you just standing there? Hurry up and break these tentacles, then subdue me.”
“Ugh…”
“Hoooooo—”
“Haaah…!”
The moment she tried once more to break free, Maker blew into her ear again.
Tremble…
The sensation she had never felt before left no strength in her body. Only the thought that it felt good slowly began to dominate her mind.
“You can’t give up on the hostages, can you?”
“I can’t…”
Maker smiled sweetly as he looked at Ice Queen, whose eyes had gone completely unfocused.
Stroke… stroke…
He gently caressed her hair. Each time he did, an electric thrill, something akin to a sense of taboo, seemed to bleach her mind white.
“You can’t give up?”
She shook her head weakly.
‘I can’t…’
Stroke…
“Hngh…”
‘I can’t… give up…’
She didn’t know anymore.
She couldn’t think of anything.
Every time Maker’s hand touched her, her entire body tingled strangely.
I can’t give up…
She felt like she was becoming addicted to this electrifying sensation.
If she gave up…
Her mind went completely blank.
If she gave up…
“If you give up, I can make you feel even better than this.”
The man’s whisper brushed against her ear.
‘Give up…’
Her unfocused eyes were filled entirely with Maker.
“G…give… up…”
“Don’t think about the citizens.”
…Is that really okay?
I’m… a hero…
“Just focus on feeling good right now.”
“Feeling… good…”
Is it really… okay to just…?
Is it fine to only think about… feeling this good…?
“Hic… hngh…”
“......”
At that moment, Ice Queen saw a girl trapped in a prison.
A young girl who looked like she might be a middle schooler.
“......”
Could she really abandon a girl like that?
‘Big sis! Next time, you have to work really hard and save kids like me, okay?’
The voice from the past echoed in Ice Queen’s ear.
It snapped her drifting consciousness back to reality.
“I… can’t give up.”
Crack! Craaaack!!!
Shatter!
She activated her ability, freezing the tentacles far beyond their limit and shattering them.
Craaaaaack!!!
Then she created a massive ice spear and hurled it.
Kwaaaaa—
Not at Maker,
but toward the prison.