Chapter 364: Liberation
Chapter 364: Liberation
Since there was nothing left to do in the training room, we all headed back to our quarters.
Perhaps it was because this was a VIP room where the World Tree’s blessing was most potent, or maybe it was simply because the scenery was so beautiful. Either way, the atmosphere here was always wonderful, regardless of the time of day.
The bed was spacious enough for everyone to sprawl out together. Sunlight filtered through the window, casting beams across the covers where tiny dust motes danced in the light. It was a sight that brought peace to both mind and body.
In fact, it actually had that effect. Thanks to the World Tree’s blessing, one’s mind truly grew calm, and the body’s recovery was accelerated.
In other words, it was the perfect room for a good romp.
I meticulously locked the door and even set up a soundproofing barrier around the area. When I turned back toward the bed, I saw the women already beginning to slip out of their clothes.
Usually, they would wait for me to undress them or strip as if performing for me, but seeing them just get right to it suggested that I wasn't the only one who had been pent up.
Well, it made sense. Not only had it been a long time, but they had also been exposed to the Authority of Ugly Prosperity for an extended period.
Gods do not leave behind corpses, but their authorities remain on earth even after their demise. To put it simply, they had been suppressing it until now because their bodies were exhausted, but they were actually incredibly worked up.
I wasn't much different. I had decent resistance, but I wasn't exactly immune.
So, I intended to take this opportunity to let everything out... but it was going to be a little different from usual.
"Would it be alright if I took Elisha and Iris aside first today?"
At my words, the women looked at each other for a moment before nodding blankly. Then, Carla spoke up as their representative.
"We’ll be taking turns anyway, so if that’s what you want, Master, we don’t mind... but may I ask why?"
"Well, you see..."
After a moment of hesitation, I continued in a slightly bashful tone.
"Elisha and Iris are going to be freed from their slave status soon, right? I’m planning to remove their imprints as well."
"That’s true."
"Which means today is the last day I can do it with them while they’re still slaves."
"Don't tell me...?"
"Yeah. There are a few things I want to try while the Slave Imprints are still active."
"……."
I felt a wave of lukewarm stares from around me. Everyone looked like they had resigned themselves, thinking, 'Of course, that's what he's thinking.'
Of course, the parties involved—Elisha and Iris—were the exceptions.
"Wh-what do you plan on doing to me, you?!"
"I didn't say anything! Elisha was the one who said you could do whatever you wanted!"
Elisha stammered nervously, while Iris hid behind her, only peeking her head out.
"Seeing you both trembling like this reminds me of when I first bought you at the auction house."
"...Back then, Master didn't hide behind me. She stood at the front, saying she would protect me by taking the brunt of your lust herself."
Elisha said this as she dragged the hiding Iris out into the open. The slight look of pathetic disappointment in her eyes wasn't just my imagination.
"Don't... don't look at me like that, my disciple! You know well enough by now! You know what a monster our Master is!"
"What? A monster?"
"Hieek! M-Master... I didn't mean it like that..."
"Come to think of it, Elisha told me something. Iris, she said that when you're tired, you kick the blankets and sleep in strange positions. But you've never done that when you're with me. Does that mean you still had energy to spare? That I can torment you even more?"
"What kind of... E-Elisha! Why would you tell him that!"
"Uh, well... I didn't think Yandel would interpret it that way..."
"How could you not! You know as well as I do that our Master knows nothing but fighting and women!"
Wait. Is that really how I'm perceived? She wasn't joking; she was serious?
Granted, I don't really have any particular hobbies. So, in my spare time, I either immerse myself in magic training or fool around with the women around me.
On top of that, I don't have much greed for power or fame. I mean, with the amount of gold piled up in my inventory, why would I crave power or fame?
But even so...
...Wait. Then she's actually right.
"……."
I pondered briefly while watching Elisha and Iris bicker. Then, I reached a conclusion.
I placed my hand on the shoulder of Iris, who was busy poking Elisha’s chest.
"Hieek!"
Iris froze as if she had just seen a ghost. As she turned around with mechanical, creaking movements, I gave her a bright smile.
"Iris... so you've been looking at me like that all this time?"
"Hic! M-Master..."
"It's fine to say I only know fighting and women. Because it's true."
"……?"
"But I cannot tolerate you saying I only know fighting and women!"
"What kind of nonsense is that?!"
I quickly snatched up Iris, who had let her guard down out of sheer bewilderment.
"Elisha! My disciple...! Save me!"
"It's okay, it's okay. Who's going to eat you? I'm just going to take you until you're completely exhausted and collapse."
"Hyaaaaak!"
Iris flailed wildly. But contrary to her words, she didn't seem to hate it that much; her underwear, visible through her half-slipped skirt, was quite damp.
Just as I was about to lay Iris down on the bed and dote on her...
"Sigh. You. Go easy on Master and do me first."
"Huh?"
"As you know, Master is on the sensitive side, even for a High Elf. I'm saying you should do me first and give her a bit of a break."
"Elisha...!"
Iris’s blue eyes sparkled as if she had been waiting for those words. Elisha stared into Iris’s eyes—which were so similar to her own—for a long moment before letting out a chuckle.
"Back when we first became slaves, Master stepped up in my place and even performed a naked dogeza for me. On our last day as slaves, it's my turn to step up. ...Just this once, Master?"
"Mhm! That's more than enough! Did you hear that, Master? I'm next! Do me next!"
"Well... if that's what Elisha wants. But are you sure you'll be okay?"
"Oh? I don't know what on earth you're planning to do to me that makes you so worried, but I don't care what it is. You've earned the right, haven't you?"
Elisha stroked my cheek with a dignified smile. The affection in her eyes was so palpable it was almost embarrassing.
She was never one to be stingy with her expressions of affection, but lately, she had been sending me such blatantly obvious looks.
Since I knew exactly why, I let go of Iris with a slightly sheepish expression and pulled Elisha by the waist.
The sensation of her soft breasts pressing against my chest, the scent of the forest and her blue hair brushing my nose, and her long ears tickling my lips.
I whispered into Elisha’s ear as she flinched.
"Fine. Then let's get started right away."
"Yes. First, my clothes... Hngh?!"
I lightly bit Elisha’s ear, cutting her off. Then, I used the clothes I had stripped off her in one go to bind her wrists.
"...Eh?"
A bewildered voice escaped Elisha’s lips, but I wasn't finished. This time, I took off my own clothes and used them to tie her wrists to the headboard of the bed.
Elisha was now pinned to the bed in her underwear, looking like some sort of prisoner. She asked with a dazed expression, still not quite grasping the situation.
"Yandel? My love? What exactly are you trying to do?"
"Oh, nothing much."
I continued as I stripped off her remaining underwear, leaving her naked.
"There's a magic I developed while trying out various things in the training room earlier."
"In that short amount of time?"
"I've had the concept for a while. It was just difficult to implement because I lacked the control... but now my control has improved, right? So I gave it a shot, and it casted perfectly."
Sensing something ominous, Elisha swallowed hard.
"...What kind of magic is it, exactly?"
"Good question."
I grinned and focused my mind.
What I needed was a minuscule amount of mana. It was so little that it was actually harder to control precisely. It was a marvelous spell that, without a Dragon Heart, might have required the level of a peak High Magician or perhaps even an Archmage to cast.
"It's a spell called Golden Finger."
"...What kind of magic is that? I can't even guess from the name."
"It's simple. I run a very fine, sophisticated electrical current through my hands. It can give a sensation similar to when your leg falls asleep to everywhere I touch."
"……."
"Oh, and since I have to touch you for it to work, I guess it'll feel like someone's pressing down on a limb that's already tingling?"
Elisha cried out, sounding genuinely exasperated.
"...Why are you so serious about such a ridiculous spell?!"
"I already made Anal Clean, so why are you surprised now?"
I shrugged and began moving my fingers in the air in front of Elisha as if kneading the void.
Seeing the faint golden afterimages left behind by my movements, Elisha finally realized the gravity of the situation. Her face turned pale as she shook her head frantically.
"W-wait a moment, dear! Is there really a need for that? I'll do anything else for you! So..."
"No. This is absolutely necessary."
"But why...?"
Elisha’s expression was filled with a sense of betrayal, much like Iris’s earlier, or like when I first bought them.
I didn't even try to hide the laughter bubbling up as I spoke.
"Because the sound of you crying is just so cute, Elisha."
Before Elisha could respond, I poked the sole of her foot with a finger shimmering with a faint golden light.
"Byaaaak!"
See?
Told you it was cute.