Chapter 468: Lust
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 468: Lust
The more I spoke, the more Isaac's expression twisted. Naturally, I was observing the entire situation through the changes in her expression.
[ Target - Isaac ]
[ Status - Sex! Sex! I'm sorry... but still, sex! No! Is this the right way? ]
A tremendous internal conflict. This was a confrontation of unprecedented proportions. A battle between lust and guilt. The information continuously revealed through Isaac's face was giving me a live broadcast of this incredible fight.
It felt like watching the Sword Saint Ha Yuri and the Queen of the North Han So-Hye clash right beside me. That's how close I could say this battle was.
The greatsword of lust flew in, but the shield of guilt continuously blocked it. The greatsword of lust kept coming, but the personality that sustained Isaac's thought-form was holding her back.
A most interesting fight.
Seeing her torn between arousal and guilt, I slowly raised the corners of my mouth. Isaac still looked sexy. However, as I slowly processed my own feelings, I could feel that energy begin to fade.
"Thank you."
- Ah... uh-huh.
"Our first meeting wasn't exactly pleasant, was it?"
- Uh... uh-huh.
"I know I can be a bit mischievous, Isaac. I'm just grateful that you accept me for who I am."
- S-suddenly, this is embarrassing.
"I'm just saying what I've always thought."
Of course, with my words, I continued to utter things that would stimulate Isaac's guilt. And indeed, my words were having an effect; I could see the shield of guilt pushing back the sword of lust.
[ Target - Isaac ]
[ Status - He's so warm... I feel so sorry. T-this is wrong. ]
Usually, when I read someone's emotions, they appear as just a few words. Of course, as my ability has grown, I've become able to glimpse richer emotions, but for them to be read this easily must mean that Isaac was failing to control her expression.
- Th-thank you... I-I really didn't know you thought that way.
"Well, it's enough that you know now..."
In a way, the atmosphere was like a drinking session where people air their grievances with each other. But beneath it all, a meticulous psychological battle was being waged.
[ Target - Isaac ]
[ Status - B-but still... s-sex! ]
It was right then that I felt something in Isaac's state had changed.
[ Target - Isaac ]
[ Status - I've come this far, I can't back down now! Let's do it! Isaac! ]
The sword of lust had begun to slowly push away the guilt that had been weighing her down. It was only natural that I, who thought it would be meaningful for her to confess on her own, was a little flustered. To begin with, it was getting a bit hard for me to endure as well. Even though I had suppressed my emotions with other emotions, she still looked seductive.
This was rather bad news for me.
- I-I think we can get a little closer. I-I mean, I always thought we were close, but... hearing you say it directly makes me so happy. Hehehehet.
The ambiguous gesture of her hand slowly, stealthily reaching for my arm on the table began to look incredibly tempting.
- I'd like it if we could get to know each other a little better...
Her words and her gaze were lewd.
[ Target - Isaac ]
[ Status - That's right. I've been patient long enough! I can't live like this anymore! And it seems like he likes me, so this is even better. Goodbye, guilt! From now on, it's party time! ]
"..."
I was so dumbfounded by her absurd inner thoughts that I was at a loss for words. In the end, I had no choice but to open my mouth to push Isaac away.
"By the way, where is your main body?"
- H-huh?
"The staff, I mean."
- Ah... why the staff all of a sudden?
"Tell me."
- Oh, my goodness. I think I forgot... Did Abar take it? I think Abar must have taken it... hehe... She was playing with it last time, too...
She was deliberately avoiding my gaze. Her absurd excuse that Abar had taken it left me speechless; Abar wasn't even here. I sighed for a moment and began to scan the room again. The staff was definitely somewhere in here. I was able to find where the staff was just by glancing around the room.
Of course, it wasn't long before I located the staff and spoke to Isaac again.
"Do you have anything to say?"
- Hmm... I wonder?
Even at this very moment, she was still trying to stealthily reveal her true intentions. There was no room for leniency.
"I'm disappointed."
- Huh?
Leaving Isaac's startled face behind me, I activated my unique ability. The positions of the weapon at my waist and the staff Isaac had carefully hidden instantly swapped. Naturally, the staff's stats appeared in my vision.
[ Staff of Isaac of Lust ]
[ This is a staff containing the full essence of the Archmage Isaac. Granted only to those who pass the trials and tribulations of the Magic Tower, this staff was created through long periods of agony and deliberation. It was sealed for over 10,000 years and lost its great power, but by accepting the power of Lust, it has obtained an entirely new strength. From the moment it leaves the Magic Tower, it uses its owner's magic to maintain its form. It increases the efficiency of magic. It has a function that amplifies a small amount of magic several dozen times over. ]
[ Under the influence of Lust, the staff's owner will desire the staff's thought-form. Not only will they feel lust in trivial situations, but they will also desire the thought-form even when far apart. 10,000 years of lust are condensed within. It has the power to seduce the opposite sex, but by voluntarily disabling all such abilities, the aforementioned effect is further amplified. ]
Besides this, a lot of other information about the staff came to mind, but this was the important phrase.
'Under the influence of Lust, the staff's owner will desire the staff's thought-form.'
"Isaac of Lust?"
- Uh? Ah? Ooh? Eh?
Fearing that I might resist, she had voluntarily disabled all of its charm-related functions. That explained how it had pierced my mind. The power of a Seat was on a massive scale. It was no wonder I was so shaken, since firepower capable of charming the entire population of a large city had been focused on a single individual.
"You really went all out creating this, didn't you, Isaac. Amazing... I thought you were working hard... but you were making something like this all along."
- Uh... I-I don't know anything... I-I don't know anything about it!
I wanted to say something, but seeing Isaac on the verge of tears with a pitiful expression, a sigh escaped me for some reason. It didn't really feel like I'd been stabbed in the back. Rather, the fact that she'd caused this kind of trouble was so absurd that it made me chuckle. In fact, I was on the verge of laughing at this sudden windfall; it felt like a stock I'd bought years ago had suddenly skyrocketed in value. The problem, of course, was that it was a risky stock, but the situation had already been reversed. As I subtly rose from my seat, Isaac also began to raise her small body.
The power of Lust must have also played a part in why her lust pushed away her guilt. I wondered what to do about this, but an easy answer didn't come to mind.
"I'm leaving."
- Huh... Why? Why?
"You should know better than anyone."
- N-no, really, I really... hic... sob...
Just as I was about to turn away, I felt a hand grabbing my pants.
"I said, I'm leaving."
- I'm... I'm s-sorry... I'm sorry...
"..."
- Uwaaahhh... sob... I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Hic... sob... I was wrong, please forgive me just this once. Just once...
"Let go, Isaac."
- I... hic... sob... I was wrong... uwaaaahhh... I did it because I wanted to have sex... Sex... hic... sob...
I expected the tables to turn, but I never imagined they would turn so quickly. Her blurting out her feelings without hiding anything was quite a spectacle. The sight of her rubbing her face against me, tears and snot running everywhere, was a little sexy, but I had to take this kind of action if I wanted to control Isaac from now on.
- Uwaaaaaahhh... Don't abandon me! Don't abandon me! I'll be good! I was wrong... hic... sob! Don't abandon me... uwaaaahhh...
"..."
- I did it because I was so lonely. Hic... sob... There's no Magic Tower, and the only person I can talk to is Wilson... uwaaaahhh... I even gave you the Magic Tower as a dowry... You kept leaving me alone, so I got anxious. I was worried you only like girls with big chests... sob... I was wrong. I was wrong... hic... sob... Please forgive me just this once. Please forgive me just this once...
"Let go."
In truth, I could have shaken her off with a bit of force, but the way she was clinging to me so tightly made me laugh. The sight of her hanging onto one of my legs as if she would never let go was like a koala clinging to a tree. Her glasses were crooked, and her face was a mess of tears and snot.
Thinking back, it was an undeniable fact that I had been indifferent to her until now.
It was hard to understand what she meant by giving the Magic Tower as a dowry, but it was perfectly true that I had treated Isaac differently from my other weapons and other people.
- Hic... sob... uwaaaahhh... Don't go! Don't go... Please don't go! Uwaaaahhh...
The fault was partly mine, but unlike the good-natured Isaac, I'm a little harsh.
- Just this ooooonce... Don't go. Hic... sob... Don't goooooo. It's all my fault. I did it because I didn't want to be alone. I hate being here alone... hic... sob... I wanted to go with you, too... uwaaaahhh...
"..."
I didn't answer. In truth, I hadn't been angry from the start, nor did I have any intention of abandoning her. She was a weapon that had awakened the power of a Seat and upgraded herself, and she was the most competent magician on the continent. For someone who was just thinking of teasing her a little, the result was good, but I hadn't expected her to cling to me this much.
- Don't be mad... hic. Please forgive me. I won't do it again. Please... hic... sob.
She must have been desperately racking her brain for ways to appease my anger, because various conditions started pouring out.
Conditions like not bothering me, or that she would work harder from now on. Of course, I just snorted and remained silent to all her offers. Isaac was also furiously racking her brain. Then, as if she'd reached some conclusion, she began to ramble.
- I'll do better... hic... I'll even make you meals every day... I'll contact you often from now on... uwaaahhh... If I do something wrong, I'll admit it was wrong... hic. My chest... I'll let you touch my chest, too...
It seemed she didn't even know why things had turned out this way. The root of this whole affair was that Lust. And yet, to hear her say something like that, I was flabbergasted.
However, there was no feeling of lust in those words. It felt like something she had truly shouted out of desperation.
I don't know what kind of book she read, but it seemed she had thoroughly studied some essential dating guide titled 'How to Appease an Angry Man.' It was as if she had blurted out every item on the list until one of them finally stuck.
But I started to feel myself wavering at this absurd offer.
'Want to touch my chest?'
Again, just because I knew her true nature didn't mean Isaac no longer seemed sexy. The staff's effect was still active. The sight of Isaac wailing and rubbing her face against my leg was still alluring and lewd. Perhaps seeing me hesitate, Isaac began to speak again, her voice choked with tears.