Corruption Purifier
Corruption Cleanser
It was a familiar ceiling.
A ceiling where the wood grain was subtly visible.
When I turned my eyes to the right, I saw clouds outside the window.
The chirping of birds.
The sound of people talking from outside.
"Oh..."
It was a bed.
The same bed from the first day I entered the game.
A fragrant blanket, like a hotel bed, covered my body.
"Ugh, ugh...!"
I clutched my forehead.
Memories of the past vaguely surfaced.
It was definitely last night's events....
I was caught by an Ogre and raped all day, and after the Bad Ending, I even pounced on Pai.
Hmm. Wait a minute.
Really...?
"Ah."
Are all these memories that are surfacing right now things I did...?
"Aaaah."
I fucked Pai...?
I did such a vulgar thing...?
What the hell did I do?
This isn't my memory.
It can't be.
Because... there's no way that could be true.
"Haa... it's really not true...."
Why did my mind return?
If only I could forget everything....
Lying down, I tightly gripped the blanket.
'I'm ashamed... I'm incredibly ashamed...!!'
I was so ashamed my head felt hot.
My breathing grew shorter, and my vision blurred.
"Haa... seriously... why did I do that... why did I do such a thing...!!"
I wanted to crumple my body like a piece of paper and throw myself into any trash can right now.
I want to die, I'll just die!
'Ah... right....'
Seis must have watched everything I did.
"Ah, no. The important thing is...."
Actually, Seis doesn't matter.
What matters are my acquaintances.
It's more important that they didn't see me in such a vulgar state.
My leering self, having become a sow, is something I don't even want to imagine, but it was a blessing in disguise.
'A blessing in disguise....'
If Professor-nim had seen it, my research career would be over.
And if my family had seen me like that....
"Ugh...."
That's why this must remain a secret until I die. No one must ever know.
My self lusting after Pai's pussy like a beast, frantically licking her pussy like a madwoman....
My entire image, built up over the years, would be shattered.
'Ah... no....'
An unpleasant feeling bloomed deep in my heart.
I was so ashamed my chest ached, and so embarrassed my mouth went dry.
"Uwaah...."
I pulled the blanket over my head and buried my face.
This isn't real.
It's just an illusion.
I just had an embarrassing dream.
"Keugh...."
But that unpleasant feeling didn't easily go away.
Like a demon determined to torment me forever, my mind became exhausted.
I just lay on the bed, shaking my head from side to side.
I shook my head until my chaotic mind became hazy.
I have to forget, I must forget...!!
Unbearable self-loathing.
I screamed with all my might.
"Uwaaaah!!!!"
"Kyaaak!!?"
"U-Uegh?!"
Just then, Pai appeared, startled by my scream.
She peered through the crack in the door.
Our eyes met awkwardly.
"H-Harin-ah...!? Y-You're awake...?"
Ah, damn it... I wasn't ready yet.
"Heh... heheh...."
Pai gave an awkward laugh.
It seemed she had been watching through the crack in the door all along.
"Oh, hello...?"
Ah, why am I like this?
Pai is just an NPC.
Meaning, she's not a real person.
But why do these feelings of shame keep bubbling up?
This is truly awful.
"Uhm, uhm... I gave you a Purification Potion that's effective against Corruption. Is that... okay...?"
... Corruption, she said?
"Uh, yeah. It's fine."
"Heheh... T-Then! Get some rest...!"
*click*
Pai closed the door and ran away before she could even finish her sentence.
"Hoo...."
Anyway, Corruption... could I have been mind-controlled?
Ah, yes! I was controlled.
There's no way I could be such a vulgar pervert woman, right?
Yes, yes.
It was all manipulated.
My will wasn't reflected at all; I was subjected to 100% pure mind control.
...At least, I have to think that way.
"Ugh..."
Just as I was about to bury my face in the bed again with that thought.
*crackle*...
"...?"
[ Seo Ha-rin, I have returned. ]
"P-Professor-nim...?"
[ What are you talking about? It's me, Seis. ]
I asked just in case, but of course, it was him.
[ Open your Status Window right now. ]
"...Yes."
I was secretly bothered that he wasn't asking about what had happened, but I decided to let it go for now.
Whether he recorded the situation or was watching it.
Either way, it was a memory I didn't want to recall.
And so, I opened the Status Window.
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Name: Seo Ha-rin
Age: 25
Gender: Female
HP: 100
MP: 100
Sex Points: 49
...
[ Passive Skills ]
* Witch of Brainwashing
[ Active Skills ]
* None - { Can be unlocked with 10 Sex Points...! }
[ Experience Value ]
Orgasm: 4
Exposure: 2
Masturbation: 5
Brainwashing: 1
Corruption: 1(2)
...
[ Evaluation of Seo Ha-rin ]
You are Corrupted! Aren't lewd thoughts subtly creeping into your mind? Excellent!
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It's a complete mess.
I'd earned a lot of Sex Points too.
Just as I was instinctively about to unlock an Active Skill, Seis spoke.
[ Do you see the Corruption value there? It's probably a bit strange.... ]
"Huh...?"
As Seis said, the Corruption value was strange.
'1...? 2...?'
The Experience Value was ambiguously displayed, making it unclear what number it was.
The other numbers seemed fine....
"Hmm...."
I tried my best to look away from the 'Orgasm' and 'Masturbation' values.
Every time I see them, they keep coming back to me, what am I supposed to do?
[ That Corruption value is a very temporary phenomenon. Soon, the value will rise. Then you might rape Pai again out of uncontrollable desire. ]
"Ah... Aah!! Then that would be a huge problem!!"
I didn't want to go back to being that Corrupted Harin.
The images currently in my head are already incredibly shameful; I don't want to accumulate any more self-loathing.
Literally, my mind feels like it's going out for lunch.
[ That's right. It would be a huge problem. So, Harin-yang, you must keep that value below 1. ]
"B-But how do I do that...."
[ According to the strategy guide... first, go to Pai. You will receive Corruption Purification Agents from Pai for a while. However, there's a limit to the quantity, so eventually, you'll have to make them yourself. ]
"Ah... yes."
I listened to Seis's words and got out of bed.
By the way, this Seis... why is he so kind?
Was he not originally such an explicit person?
Honestly, I was a little uneasy.
I thought he would push me straight into a Bad Ending again, telling me not to dawdle like last time.
Despite that, is a Guardian still a Guardian?
Perhaps he also has reservations about seeing a human in a corrupted state.
[ Oh, and Harin. ]
"...Yes?"
[ The moment your Corruption value exceeds 3, your video will be released to the world. ]
... What did he just say?
"My video...?"
[ Yes. The video of you biting, sucking, being taken like a dog, and frantically licking Pai's pussy.... ]
"Uwaaaah! Stop!! Stop talking!!!"
My face was burning.
My hands and feet curled up, and my toes tensed.
This feeling, this Sense of Shame.
It feels like my head is going to explode any second...!
[ Well, anyway. I don't want to see you completely corrupted, you know. ]
"What kind of...."
No, what kind of Guardian...!
He's just a pervert himself!
He wants me to fall into such a difficult situation while maintaining my sanity....
"Ugh... just...."
But why is my heart pounding?
A strange feeling, like the tension right before riding a roller coaster....
'Surely, no...?'
I immediately shook my head.
The current Corruption value is 1.
Considering it was originally 0, it seems I can't be considered entirely uncorrupted.
It will probably rise to 2 as time passes.
I need to take action before that....
Ah, why do lewd thoughts keep coming to mind, ... it's annoying.
"But Seis-nim, can't the Corruption value be permanently lowered?"
[ Well, it would be possible. ]
And then he stopped talking.
"Why... did you stop talking mid-sentence...?"
[ Harin-yang. ]
"...Yes?"
[ Do I still look like a Guardian to you? ]
Wow. He's being quite bold.
Though I hesitated a little, I pushed through and answered.
"Uh... yes! T-That... you're a Guardian, aren't you? A transcendent being who protects people and stops wars...!"
[ Haha. Right now, I'm a kidnapper. Perhaps even a rapist. ]
"Ah...."
[ If you don't want your life to be ruined, you'd better proceed with the game quickly. ]
"Yes, yes, I understand."
It seems this bastard has no intention of cooperating at all.
Ah, of course.
Someone who commissioned such a game couldn't possibly be a good person.
With a crumpled expression, I opened the door.
* * *
"Pai~"
I went down to the living room on the first floor, but Pai wasn't there.
Could she have run away to avoid me?
Still, she's a tutorial NPC, so she wouldn't just disappear.
Besides... honestly, she could just let it go, right?
She likes lewd things herself anyway.
The one who unhesitatingly pulled down my pants outside and mercilessly rubbed me with a Tentacle... there's no way someone like that would run away.
"Ah."
As I continued that thought, I witnessed the sight.
Stained, mottled marks on the living room floor.
Where Pai and I had gone wild last night... no, mostly just me....
Anyway, that wretched and vulgar scene met my eyes.
I still remembered the taste of Pai's pussy.
"Ugh... please...."
The feeling of my crotch tingling again.
I clutched my head and shook it frantically.
It's so vivid, it's driving me crazy....
Please forget! Forget it!!
*thump*
That's when it happened.
A thudding sound, as if something had fallen to the floor.
The source of the sound was none other than the Potion Crafting Room.
Hmm.
At first, I didn't think much of it, but standing in front of the door, I hesitated.
"Haa...."
I really don't want to go in.
Pai is definitely in there.
Anyone can see it's Pai. It must be Pai.
Surely, it wouldn't be that Ogre.
"...*gulp*."
Ah, why am I getting nervous!
If I keep hesitating like this, that memory will only become clearer!
*click*!
And so, I kicked open the door and stepped inside.
"H-Hiek?!"
Of course.
As expected, my eyes met Pai's.
"W-Why are you here...?"
Her flustered expression.
From the awkward smile on her lips... I felt an indescribable thrill.
'Ugh....'
My shoulder twitched ever so slightly, faintly.
Normally, I wouldn't have cared, but every time I saw Pai, those memories....
"P-Pai. Do you... have any more of that Purification Potion?"
I forced myself to speak.
"Oh... oh! I'm making it right now...."
With that, Pai held out an apple and an unidentified stone in her hand.
The apple was hollowed out as if bitten once, and the stone emitted a subtle blue light, like a glow-in-the-dark sticker.
'Are those potion ingredients?'
In addition, there was a cauldron full of water....
It seemed she wasn't lying.
"But Harin-ah... uhm... the ingredients are a little short. These are all the ingredients I have right now...."
"Oh, really...?"
A slight silence.
A suffocating awkwardness lasted for a few seconds.
"So! About that... could you possibly buy some of these ingredients for me? I... I'll make it for you...!"
"Uh, huh? Y-Yeah."
I agreed without thinking.
For a moment, I wondered why she couldn't go herself, but then I shook my head because of those memories.
She's offering to make it for me like that.
And... I also feel sorry.
Of course, I could just dismiss it as a game.
Because this isn't reality.
It's a problem that can be solved by simply closing my eyes once.
However, I couldn't bring myself to do that.
Pai seemed pitiful, or rather, my conscience wouldn't allow it.
'And then, like last time....'
*ding~*
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[ Urgent Quest! ]
* Buy ingredients to make Corruption Purification Agent!
Required Items: Stone of Purity x 5
Time Limit: 1 day
Reward: Corruption Purification Agent x 2
Hint: Let's go to the blacksmith!
(Hint display can be changed in settings.)
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...Should I just focus on the present for now?
"Then I... I'll be back!"
"......Okay."
Pai didn't even look into my eyes.
I tried to explain about what happened then, but I ultimately kept my mouth shut.
'It's probably better to show it with actions rather than words....'
...
'No, not my body, but my actions....'
With such an absurd thought, I stepped out of the house.
*click*
A clear sky.
Fresh air.
And even the villagers I saw on the street.
Their ordinary appearances seemed to purify my troubled mind, subtly.
"Hoo...."
Yes, from now on, I'll just do a little better.
Honestly, it's hard to say my life is ruined just because I was corrupted once.
Even Professor-nim, whom I thought was perfect, turned out to be an eccentric.
Could the greatest intellect of humanity really be like that?
Yes, that's right.
It's all similar to me.
I've endured a lot until now, so I'll just think of it as a one-time deviation.
Just like always.
'Please, focus on the present...!'
I can forget... I can forget...!
"Ugh...!!"
And so, I was filled with baseless confidence.
...
By the way, I feel like I forgot something.
"Oh, right."
Now that I think about it, I could unlock Active Skills with Sex Points.
I immediately opened the Status Window.
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[ Passive Skills ]
* Witch of Brainwashing
[ Active Skills ]
* None - { Can be unlocked with 10 Sex Points...! }
Would you like to unlock an Active Skill?
[ Yes , No ]
(10 points will be consumed.)
——
What's there to hesitate about?
*ding~*
——
Sex Points... 10 have been deducted!
Remaining Sex Points: 39
* Active Skill unlocked!
——
According to Seis, this Active Skill was essential for story progression.
Well, it wasn't urgent right now, but I unlocked the skill with the thought of preparing in advance.
Since I still had 39 points left anyway, I could use the rest to buy a Bad Ending exemption ticket.
...
But the skill name was strange.
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[ Active Skills ]
* Mental Collapse
——
"...Mental Collapse?"
Surely... it's not referring to me, is it?