Chapter 78
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 78
Chapter Title: Demon King's Assault (1)
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Belia informed me that the morning classes had been postponed because Master seemed a bit fatigued from accumulated exhaustion.
Even after yesterday's intense activities, the fact that Belia was completely unscathed was a little surprising. Was it because her body was composed of mana, making it different from a normal one after all?
I sent her back and pondered ways to conquer this world.
The method wouldn't be any different from before. Ultimately, to cross over to the next world, I had to ruin this one too—that much was the same.
Just like at the academy, I needed to twist the fates of renowned figures who played pivotal roles in the worldview.
If I got involved in major incidents or built up fame... I'd have more opportunities to encounter key players in the worldview.
"To make that happen, I need to build up my own strength first."
I coldly assessed the skills I currently possessed.
Swordsmanship, magic, and verbal command.
Even with some inherited experience from the previous world, my swordsmanship was still a stretch to call first-rate.
My magic was also inferior compared to a professional mage like Bella Soders.
In the end, the only thing I could truly rely on was the versatile [Verbal Command], but even that had serious drawbacks.
I hurled two fountain pens from the desk toward the wall. One using telekinesis, the other with verbal command.
'As expected, verbal command devours overwhelmingly more mana.'
Verbal command was a powerful and flexible technique, but it sucked in mana like a parched sponge.
It was a handy tool capable of navigating any situation, yet it had the glaring downside of greedily guzzling mana.
If I didn't pair it with magic to provide proper plausibility, my [reality manipulation] via verbal command would be shackled by mana shortages.
"This is something I need to overcome too."
I extracted the two fountain pens embedded in the wooden wall, invoking verbal command.
Due to the impact, fine cracks marred the glossy black surface.
"The broken fountain pens have returned to their original state."
The pens, arbitrarily bent and snapped beyond use as writing tools, recovered from their damaged state through the power of verbal command.
The shattered bodies now boasted their former smooth surfaces once more.
"Yeah, it's too valuable a skill to abandon just because of its flaws."
The sheer omnipotence of casually molding reality to my will brought immense satisfaction.
I needed to grow stronger. I had to find a way to wield verbal command without strain, no matter how freely I used it.
"For that, I'll need even more information."
Come to think of it, I still knew far too little about this world.
Intoxicated by rapid growth and Bella's rewards, I'd neglected the most essential task.
"Well, I've come to a big city, and I happen to have some time, so why not take a quick look around?"
Zarfurt, with its massive flow of people, naturally had an enormous volume of goods as well. I could find far higher-quality information here than back in the territory.
As Lian donned his coat and headed to the city's general store, Bella Soders was grappling with muscle soreness.
"Ugh, there... just a little gentler..."
Did I overwork muscles I never used? When I got up to drink my usual water, I tumbled disgracefully like a newborn animal.
Yesterday had been fine—had excitement simply masked all the pain? Now, upon waking, I was tormented by muscle aches so severe I could barely walk.
Sitting on the floor, I stretched, loosening the rigidly tensed muscles.
Belia was assisting with my stretches, helping relieve the soreness.
"Is this level of pressure alright?"
"Mmm, that feels good... Thanks, Belia."
Thanks to Belia's help, it felt much better than before.
For the finishing move, I stretched my stiff shoulders long and yawned refreshingly, feeling invigorated.
"Now I'm okay... Ow."
As I tried to stand, my thighs throbbed dully.
"Hmm, well, you were so intense yesterday..." Belia chuckled as she supported me.
"...Quiet."
"Lie down here, Master."
"Hmm, alright?"
At Belia's urging, I lay on the sofa and let her massage my legs.
I felt grateful toward her for helping me, but at the same time, a bit resentful.
"Really, Belia, you went too far. Egging Lian on like that..."
Because of Belia's command, I'd lifted my legs into an I-shape, exposing my fully aroused state to everyone.
Just servicing him with my breasts and mouth had my soaked pussy twitching temptingly.
Having seen that, Lian had no doubt forced my legs apart with that thick thing of his until my thighs ached, ravaging me roughly.
If Belia hadn't aroused Lian that much, I might have come out unscathed.
"Hehe, you enjoyed it too, Master."
Belia teased me, her eyes narrowed into crescents.
"Who said I enjoyed it! And you—don't you think you overdid it a bit?"
"Oh? I was merely acting in line with the intent you designed me for."
"The intent I designed you with?"
"Yes, exactly as per your intent, Master."
"And what intent would that be?" At my question, she giggled before answering.
"So you could remain a haughty, chaste countess, fully accommodating young master Lian's every desire."
She paused briefly to catch her breath midway through the long sentence before continuing.
"I merely treated you like a lewd, vulgar, obedient sex-processing doll."
As she emphasized "lewd" and "vulgar," she kneaded my waist firmly, like stamping it.
She was such a naughty, playful clone.
"Ugh, that's true, but..."
"Come now, if it had been obvious you were the master... young master Lian never would have used you so roughly."
She kept chattering on, clearly enjoying the situation.
"And if that happened, he wouldn't have fully savored the reward you wanted to give him, right?"
"Hmph! Still, there was no need to degrade me that much!" To my grumbling, she playfully poked me as she spoke.
"You know it's all just acting~" Belia soothed me with a shameless expression.
"Sometimes the acting goes a bit too far... Ah! Right there, press harder..."
Clever Belia immediately massaged my sore spot softly the moment I tried to deny it, cutting me off.
I always missed the timing to scold her like this.
With the stretches and massage, I could feel my body recovering.
Whew, what a novel sensation of muscle pain.
I never neglected my usual exercise, but these muscles... they were ones I truly hadn't used in ages.
Not workout muscles, but ones for intercourse, so it was natural they felt unfamiliar... ♥
On top of that, thanks to being pierced by Lian's cock, thick enough to sting... the 'inside' also tingled faintly.
This was a pain even Belia couldn't help with... ♥
It was improving bit by bit, but the sharp stings with every movement wouldn't fade easily.
Along with the pain came memories of yesterday.
This pain... was the result, after all.
The vivid consequence of forbidden adultery I wasn't permitted... ♥
The price of squeezing my son's cock, spreading my legs wide in an I to tempt him, and having my pussy forcibly stretched by his aroused form... ♥
Lian's figure obsessively pounding the place I'd given birth to him... he was so adorable ♥
Lewd memories kept surfacing, preventing me from focusing on the stretches or massage.
I shook my head vigorously to finally dispel the naughty thoughts. Any longer, and I'd stain my pajamas.
I needed to prepare for the afternoon class with Lian, so I had to recover quickly.
...But after what happened with Lian yesterday, could I really treat him as normally as before?
I felt a little unsure, but I resolved to do my best.
"This is... incredibly vast..."
After buying history books like A Brief History of the Continent in One Volume and World Order After the Fourth Demon King Subjugation - Centered on the Kingdoms, my next purchase was a continent map.
Handing over a single gold coin and requesting the most accurate one available, the general store merchant grinned broadly as he fetched a map from the back of the warehouse.
Visibly pleased at offloading long-stocked inventory, he even threw in a bonus book I hadn't asked for: 100 Bards' Selection of the Current Era's Strongest.
Only upon returning to the inn and unrolling it did the first detail jump out: this continent was overwhelmingly massive.
Unlike the previous world, which conserved resources by turning everything outside Korea into near-lawless wastelands, this world was genuinely expansive.
Reading the notes—3,000 km east to west, 1,200 km north to south—I initially doubted my eyes.
'Is this entire space really fully implemented?'
Of course, unlike the modern world, it wouldn't be teeming with people everywhere... but the fact that all these regions were rendered was still astonishing.
The duchy, which I'd thought fairly large, was less than a fraction of the continent as a whole. The adjacent Soders County was so minuscule it was hard to even read the label.
'Twisting the fates of insignificant figures here wouldn't even register.'
It was humbling information. This continent was far vaster than I'd imagined, and the threats I'd faced so far might be utterly trivial by comparison.
I realized there could be powerhouses out there so strong that my current level of force couldn't even scratch their fur.
'I need to patch verbal command's weakness quickly.'
Contrary to expectations, I found no additional leads on verbal command in Zarfurt—just recommendations for fairy tales and legends, or outright con artists. No real gains.
Mana stones to supplement my shortages were outrageously priced due to demand.
'In the end, the fastest way to grow stronger right now is classes with Bella.'
Lessons with her yielded the clearest results.
'All because of those excellent rewards?'
From her half-hearted, resentment-laced magic lessons, she'd become a teacher lavishly offering lewd rewards to spur my achievements.
She still had reservations deep down, using a clone rather than her true self for the rewards... but I figured full conquest wasn't far off.
Her instruction was growing ever more intense, and so were the rewards.
Twisting her with verbal command had truly been the best choice.
As I spent some time reading the books, Belia came to say the afternoon class was ready and to prepare for going out.
Pondering what reward to demand this time, I gazed out the window at Bella Soders, who waited for me today with an unusually anxious expression.