Discipline and a Binding Contract
The war in the Spirit Realm had already broken out. The only way to survive was to clean up the mess as best as possible and earn recognition quickly. Right now, in these early days, some things could still be tolerated, but once the situation stabilized, this incident would become a lingering problem. The Spirit Realm’s female Main Gods who shared the punishment didn’t matter, but to the Main Gods who had already secured their positions in the Divine Realm and would become future rivals, this would be an excellent pretext for attack.
‘I’m already an outsider who rolled in here. If I give the entrenched stones a reason to crush me, I’ll be rolling around outside for the rest of my life. To avoid that, I need the Chief God of the God Realm’s trust. I have to make up for this mistake somehow and build up achievements.’
Seeing his name pass without issue, he let out a sigh of relief. As expected, once a punishment began, it never seemed to end. It was absurdly persistent, tenacious, and violent. The female Main God beside him answered a few words with a pale face before immediately receiving punishment.
“This immature thing caused trouble again! What’s wrong with the Inspection Department, the Prison Division, or the Reserve Forces? You don’t like it because you have no subordinates? A female Main God who possesses the authority of God-Slaying was given subordinates, yet you can’t even endure that. And if you ask for more, who’s going to give them to you? You have to secure your position and increase them yourself. You need a firm hand.”
“Kyaaaaah—!”
Smack! Smack!
He immediately forced her over his knee and struck her buttocks. Though she was clearly an Intermediate Main God, there was no forgiveness in the punishment. Naturally, she resisted, and flames that even a normal Main God would find terrifying rose up.
Whoosh—!
No matter how he looked at it, it was the red flames of the God-Slaying authority, something even a Main God’s body couldn’t withstand. Yet the Dimensional Lord remained completely unaffected. Instead, the golden sunlight divine power emanating from his wings of light suppressed the flames and engulfed them. He devoured them completely, rendering them null.
When her unique authority was completely nullified, she wore an expression of utter disbelief.
“Huh? Th-this…? That’s impossible. My God-Slaying Red Flames were dominated by a god-race flame?”
“How laughable, this resistance. Have you forgotten that I am also the Sun God? Did you really think the authority of a mere ordinary Main God’s flames could affect the solar authority of a High Lord? Moreover, your God-Slaying Red Flames have already been analyzed. Their firepower may temporarily exceed mine, but they cannot overcome the Black Sunspot Flames of my magic and the Origin’s Sun and Moon in the long run. You might stand a chance if you regained your normal Red Flame authority, but right now, it’s impossible. And yet you dared to swing the God-Slaying authority that doesn’t even work on the Chief God of the God Realm—! How much more must you be beaten before you come to your senses? Or perhaps if you keep getting hit, you’ll finally learn. So let’s just continue the beating.”
“Kyaaah! Aaaah!”
Smack-smack-smack-smack-smack!
The sound of palms striking at invisible speed against her defenseless buttocks, forced over his knee, echoed without pause. Her authority suppressed and her body unable to overcome a High Lord, she couldn’t move and began crying from the humiliation and pain, yet there was no hesitation in the strikes. Her Main God body couldn’t endure it; her buttocks visibly swelled, showing he had no mercy. He pressed her even more mercilessly.
“If you spare the rod when they err, you spoil the child. I was told to beat them until they’re fixed. If they resist, beat them more. If they run, chase them and beat them more. Keep beating them, and eventually they’ll become model, excellent beings. That’s truly sound advice. I don’t understand why anyone would drag things out with words no one listens to when such an effective method exists. Grudges? If someone becomes stronger than me and can beat me, they have no reason to be hit by me. On the contrary, even if I have to be the one getting hit, I should learn.”
“Uwaaaah—! H-help me, Himejina. This crazy Main God is trying to kill me.”
The black-haired female Main God, who had been holding a planet with a troubled expression, had lightning flickering around her. She clearly intended to intervene as a fellow female Main God sharing a joint authority, but soon withdrew the lightning and let out a deep sigh. She knew that even if the two of them attacked together, it wouldn’t work.
“I’ll manage the sinners properly, so please forgive them.”
Crack.
At those words, he paused the spanking, lowered his hand, and spoke calmly.
“There are also some demon-race members. They’re all at the Demon King Candidate level, and since they’re in a stagnant phase, I need excellent demons to teach them.”
“Why would there be demon-race members in the Divine Realm? And Demon King Candidates, at that?”
“They are my completely subordinate demon-race members. I received them as a mercenary group that fought on Creator God-level battlefields. However, since I am a Lord of Light, I don’t know how to properly teach them. Theory and reality differ, and errors cannot be tolerated. But if it’s you two, who were once High Lords or above, it should be an easy task. If you guide them well into becoming proper demons, I’ll treat this foolish one kindly as well.”
“……”
The two couldn’t immediately respond to the Dimensional Lord’s words. A superior from their demon-race days and now a Main God of the Divine Realm was asking them to guide his completely subordinate demon-race members into becoming demons. It wasn’t a decision to be made lightly.
‘Although most have been revealed, demon-race authorities are connected to special unique authorities, and only those with God-Slaying authority are recognized as demons. The training process to obtain God-Slaying authority mostly involves each family’s special secret techniques or methods, so it cannot be taught recklessly.’
Moreover, if demons attached themselves to a High Lord of this caliber, they would become an impossibly powerful force. The black-haired female Main God stared at the Dimensional Lord with tear-filled eyes, unable to speak for a moment.
“It’s not free. I will provide thorough protection. As long as you belong to my Divine Realm, no external pressure will affect you. Even if it’s a Creator Candidate. If it’s a Creator God or above, even I would struggle, but at the very least, I’ll provide measures to restore your original divine status and allow you to escape. And…”
Divine power carrying a pleasant aura spread from the Dimensional Lord, but its content was chilling.
“If you successfully promote the demons, I’ll create an opportunity for you to take direct revenge on the Creator Candidate who played those petty tricks on you. I’ll help you two kill and annihilate him. You understand, right?”
While they were talking, she struggled to escape from his knee, and immediately another punishment fell.
Smack!
“Agh—!”
Now that her sensitive buttocks were visibly swollen, another palm strike landed, and she let out a short scream while desperately trying to cover herself with both hands. Watching this, the black-haired female Main God’s face darkened with gloom. It was the expression of a mother looking at an immature child.
“Although I healed you, revenge against a Creator Candidate is impossible with just the two of you. Since the Creator Candidate who deceived and betrayed you will never tolerate the existence of your demon-race clan unless killed, you must deal with him. However, if the one in charge of the main firepower is in this state, you’ll only get hurt again. No matter how strong you are, the Divine Realm won’t ignore or show consideration to a Main God who was once a demon-race member when dealing with a Creator Candidate, so you won’t even get a chance. Receive my magic authority, grow stronger, and fight within my domain. Then you can regain recognition from your demon-race clan and live as Main Gods of the Divine Realm.”
“Why do you insist on keeping us with you, even at the risk of clashing with a Creator Candidate?”
“Because once I become a proper Creator Candidate, I’ll have to fight those kinds of beings anyway. And since I’ve already healed you, that Creator Candidate won’t stay still. Given his tendency to scheme like this, he’ll definitely not tolerate me, a Middle World native, and will interfere. So I must seize every opportunity to annihilate them all to feel at ease.”
He spoke as if declaring the annihilation of Creator Candidates stronger than himself.
‘If he’s a Main God this powerful, it might be possible. Though he’s a High Lord, if he earns that title, he’ll be nearly as strong as a Creator God once he becomes a Creator Candidate. However, a High Lord annihilating a Creator Candidate isn’t such a simple matter.’
If mishandled, it could lead to war between the Divine Realm and the Main God Realm, so it had to be avoided as much as possible.
“Couldn’t you hand us over and negotiate instead?”
“Hah! That’s a clumsy attempt to buy time. And I have no intention of aligning with those who scheme behind the scenes for their own gain. Even if it weren’t you two, those vested interests of the god-race would never tolerate me. So I’ll strike first. I’ll force them into the battlefield under the conditions they desire, where they hold the most advantage, and annihilate them all miserably, clearing the path to Creator God cleanly.”
“……”
A chill ran down her spine. No matter how strong a mage from the Middle World was, the Divine Realm would never allow him to become a Creator God. Even becoming a Main God was almost a miracle. However, a Creator God, the complete administrator of a galaxy, was purely the exclusive authority of the god-race. Even if the universe had changed to a might-makes-right system, it was an absolute line that could never be crossed. The moment he tried to cross that line, he would face tremendous backlash from the vested interests of the god-race and would likely be eliminated. Knowing this, he was planning to use the pretext of those vested interests guarding that line to sweep them all away. He intended to use the weakness of accepting Main Gods of demon-race origin who held grudges against a Creator Candidate as bait to lure in enemies.
“Will you accept? I’ll also write a Karma Contract.”
“We accept. As you said, the condition our Red Flame Demon Clan and Black Thunder Demon Clan set for returning was that person’s annihilation. If we become demons again, our divine status will drop further, but to regain our original authorities’ power, we have no choice.”
“There’s no need to become demons again because of authority. I can’t let valuable beings stronger than Main Gods fall back to Upper God level. I’ll resolve that as well. However, for the smooth execution of your duties, divine power exchange and authority sharing will be necessary, so become temporary concubines. I also need to acquire your God-Slaying and God-Slaying authorities that even a Creator Candidate feared.”
“If it’s only you, my lord, you may do as you wish at any time. I’ll permit it for the sake of revenge and restoring my authority.”
“Who—! I would never become a concubine to someone like you! Agh! Agh!”
Smack! Smack!
He struck again. Now that she was so sensitive she couldn’t endure the pain, he skillfully dodged her desperate attempts to block with her hands and landed precise strikes. From the observer’s perspective, it was truly astonishing.
‘Is this how a High Lord of Light enforces his will through negotiation and violence?’
If he had justification on top of this, there was truly no way to resist.
“I have no interest in those who haven’t even matured. Do you think the gods of the Divine Realm will readily accept Main Gods of demon-race origin? This is temporary, for the sake of performing your duties. After all, all the female Main Gods of my Divine Realm became temporary concubines for the same reason, so what’s the problem? Ah, is it about being humiliated or losing your purity? With those pathetic buttocks, you dared to seduce me. If it weren’t for your subordinate god and joint authority, I wouldn’t even make this offer—!”
It seemed he would keep beating her if she didn’t agree. And he really was doing so.
‘Is this allowed? No matter if he’s the Chief God of the God Realm, his consorts and female Main Gods won’t stay still. And what exactly is a temporary concubine?’
“A temporary concubine is merely a nominal position, so it’s fine. It can be dissolved whenever you wish. Sign here.”
The black-haired female Main God glanced through the Karma Contract’s contents, signed immediately, and showed it. Even while being spanked and distracted, she examined the contents. A quick look confirmed that while it was a concubine position, there were truly no restrictions, like an honorary title. Though the authority was minimal, just being the concubine of the Chief God of the God Realm meant she wouldn’t suffer any disadvantages within the Divine Realm.
“But! But!”
“You still haven’t let go of your attachment to that person.”
“I need to hear the circumstances directly. No matter how things look, it could be a misunderstanding. But if I end up like this…”
“……”
“Hah—! You want to hear the words of the deceived party and then decide? The situation is clearly betrayal, but perhaps it wasn’t his true intention? There might be circumstances, so we should understand? And then you’ll be deceived again by sweet words? How on earth should I deal with this immature thing?”
The Dimensional Lord let out a deep sigh at those words.
‘Even listening to this is making me irritated. How can someone of that age and position still be going on about love?’
He didn’t know the details, but from the way things were going, it seemed some Creator Candidate had toyed with and discarded an innocent female demon. It was a common occurrence. Moreover, not only had he refused to accept her as a concubine, but had even sent her to the Spirit Realm Waiting Area—that wasn’t an ordinary villain. And if he had deceived her to the point of making her change to the god-race and eliminating future troubles, she probably wasn’t an ordinary demon-race member either, so he had to be careful.
Thud—!
Black lightning flickered as the black-haired female Main God stood up while still holding the planet. The weight of the planet was something no authority could escape, so she had moved her body instead. She approached the Dimensional Lord, placed the planet on her head to support it, and extended her hand.
‘If the two of them combine, their joint authority can inflict fatal wounds even on a High Lord, or so they said?’
‘I can’t see well because my view is blocked, but are they planning to combine their powers to escape?’
Rumble!
Whoosh—!
Flames flickered again, as if welcoming the black lightning. But instead of an explosion, the sound of fabric brushing against skin could be heard.
Swish—!
“Wh-what are you doing—! Why are you lowering my skirt instead of combining our authorities? Stop—!”
“There’s a reason for this, so please understand.”
“What? What?”
“I also have unavoidable circumstances for punishing you. It’s all for your sake, as a Lower Main God and future temporary concubine, so understand. It’s absolutely not because I’m frustrated or angry.”
“Eh? Eh?”
Hum—!
Divine power rang out, incomparable to before. Though her body blocked the view, it seemed he was truly angry. The aftershock of the divine power was enough to make her body tremble.
“Th-that’s a lie. If that hits me, I… I…”
“There are circumstances that force me to do this! So take it and understand. From what I saw earlier, you understand and consider the circumstances around you quite well. So understand me too. I really don’t want to do this, but I have no choice.”
Whoosh—!
Smack—!
A spine-chilling sound of a palm striking bare buttocks after cutting through the air without mercy echoed. Even the watching female Main Gods flinched. Unable to even scream, the black-haired female Main God’s legs flailed wildly, her hands held firmly by the black-haired goddess so she couldn’t cover herself. The hand rose again to strike her buttocks once more.
‘This is a scene that makes one groan involuntarily. If it were me being treated like this as a young female Main God, just thinking about it makes my hair stand on end.’
Probably having her limbs broken from the beating would be the least of it. As expected, quickly lowering her head had been the right choice.
Smack—!
“There are circumstances, so endure it.”
“I’m sorry. It was all for your sake.”
“L-lies—! Uwaaaah—! Aaaah—!”
Smack—!
Watching her burst into childlike tears, he let out a sigh of relief. And as she cried and begged while they kept telling her to understand, it was much later that he saw her inevitably sign the temporary concubine contract.