Chapter 50
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 50
Chapter Title: Chapter 50
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 50
Chapter Title: I Don't Hate Only You
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It's absolutely not that I only hate May Luina.
Thanks to lying by Dain Adamas's side all day yesterday, my physical condition was at its peak.
On top of that, after getting a good night's sleep as always, my mind was sharp and clear as could be.
With both body and mind in top form, it was only natural that my spirits were high too.
Today, every part of me—body, mind, and soul—was in the best shape possible. Honestly, this had to be the greatest condition I'd ever been in throughout my entire life; I felt so light and unburdened.
"Let's boost that curse success rate to at least 50%."
With that bold resolution, I opened the door to the hospital room, and day three of May Luina's treatment began.
[User's will confirmed. From now on, you can hear the target's inner thoughts within a certain distance.]
The now-familiar alert window flickered in the corner of my vision and vanished, and at the same time, I felt that familiar sensation of our minds connecting.
This mind-link sensation varies from person to person, but with May Luina, it felt the smoothest out of the three.
Maybe because she's the most human-like of the bunch? At any rate, she had the least resistance to the connection.
The other two felt rougher, more grating. Yeah, like this. Rough and grating right now...
Um?
"What the?"
My connection with May Luina wasn't as smooth as before. It felt like linking with Dain Adamas or Mir Ryuin—in fact, even more creaky and off-putting than with them.
Since she'd always accepted my connection so seamlessly up until now, my momentary confusion slipped out aloud.
[What's that? Is something wrong?]
My unintended outburst went straight into May Luina's ears, and I was hit with a voice that was unprecedentedly rough and sharp.
What the hell? Why's she like this?
May Luina was undeniably a personality wrecker—the exact type of person you never want to run into in society—but even so, she wasn't the type to flaunt her emotions so openly.
She'd hide them in front of people, then vent on the Emotional Trash Can behind their backs, and even then, she'd do it in circles rather than straight-up.
[I'm asking you right now, Stay. What's the problem?]
She wasn't the type to show her bad mood so blatantly, sharpening her tone like this.
What happened? Nah, nothing could've. I even left the speaker on like she wanted, so she shouldn't have felt lonely like last time. I wasn't late either—actually, I came earlier than the previous session. Why's she acting up? Is it that time of the month? No, S-rank Awakeners don't even deal with that. I heard they control contraception and pregnancy at will.
Her sudden sharp attitude threw me so off-balance that I had nothing to say.
Of course, it wasn't that I had nothing to say at all—I just had things I wanted to say in this baffling situation.
Like, 'What's the problem? You're the one suddenly flipping out.'
But there was no way I could say that to May Luina, so I just shut my mouth and said nothing.
[Hah, I laid out the table for you to speak if there's a problem, and now you can't say a word? Fine. If you're human, you shouldn't act all high and mighty when you've done wrong. The best response when you recognize a problem is a sincere apology, but at least you didn't deny your mistake, so I'll count that as a passable answer. You should be grateful for my generosity.]
When I stayed silent, having nothing to say, May Luina unleashed a torrent of bizarre nonsense, as if she'd been waiting for it.
As if I'd committed some massive sin against her, she rambled on so out of left field that I actually started wondering if I'd done something wrong.
...Nope? No bullshit, seriously nothing?
No matter how I racked my brain, I couldn't recall doing anything bad enough to make May Luina flip out like this.
Hell, I hadn't done anything wrong at all.
Hand on heart, still nothing came to mind, so it was so absurd that the words I'd held back earlier bubbled up my throat: 'What's the problem? You're the one suddenly flipping out.'
But the power gap between May Luina and me was real, and as an adult with dreams for the future, I swallowed my words and cautiously asked the fuming her,
"Um, May Luina. If I've done something wrong, could you tell me properly? You're starting like this right as we meet, and it's confusing."
[Confusing? Suddenly? Hah, fine. If you want to hear it from me directly, I'll tell you. What you did wrong, Stay.]
It was more direct than I'd intended, but luckily, instead of picking at my wording, May Luina opted to vent her anger in detail.
The old May Luina would've latched onto the 'confusing' part with something like, 'You're making it sound like it's my fault you're confused? Are you saying this is my doing?'
But the current May Luina seemed to prioritize explaining why she was mad and telling me what she wanted over petty nitpicking and dumping emotions.
I had no idea why she was suddenly blowing up, but as a lowly F-rank, I had no choices.
For me, the priority was granting her wish quickly and getting through the treatment to claim my freedom sooner, so I listened closely to her voice.
[...Why didn't you say I was cute, but you said it to Mir Ryuin?]
"Pardon?"
Even though I'd been listening intently, her words made me doubt my ears so much that my brain froze, and I blurted out a reflexive question.
But May Luina was like a dam burst; once she started venting, my short interjection couldn't stop her.
[Why didn't you say I was pretty, but you said it to Dain Adamas? Does that mean my moans, reactions, face, body—none of it is as cute or pretty as Mir Ryuin's or Dain Adamas's? Is that it? Am I inferior to them?]
"W-Wait a sec. So that's...?"
[What's there to wait about?! I know everything! You're only half-assing it with me! You're discriminating against just me! L-Last time with Mir Ryuin, you said touching her breasts was boring! I remember it all! In the end, the stars of sex are the v-vulva... and the anus! You said it!]
"Th-That... Yeah, I did."
I definitely said that. And I still think the stars of sex are the pussy and ass.
Since she was unexpectedly spot-on, I had no choice but to concede, and May Luina poured out her pent-up grievances even more, as if overcome with sorrow.
[But with me! You only touch my breasts, the ones you called boring! Just the breasts! With the others, you smack their asses so hard it hurts their wrists! You hug them tight with your whole body pressed against theirs! You stroke their hair! You praise them as cute! Pretty! But with me, you're discriminating!]
"Uh. Um. W-Well, that's...?"
Facing the full brunt of May Luina's grievance flood, honestly, part of me wondered if not getting spanked or hugged by me was really that upsetting—but setting aside my personal feelings, her complaints were surprisingly valid.
I wasn't sure if getting more or less from me truly counted as discrimination... or if getting spanked and hugged by me was worth that much jealousy. Objectively, though, it was understandable for May Luina to feel shortchanged in my treatments.
Especially since I'd openly said breasts were boring and the stars were pussy and ass—I couldn't deny it now.
I'd wondered why she was suddenly exploding like this, but now it made sense.
Reaffirming that dialogue is the healthiest shortcut to resolving conflicts, I opened my mouth to apologize to May Luina.
"May Luina, I'm sor—"
[Hic, h-hic... sniffl...]
"...Are you crying right now?"
But right before I could apologize, a genuinely heartbroken sob came from May Luina, so I swallowed my words and asked her.
[S-Stayyy... you're discriminating against just meee... hngh, sniffl. You hate just meee... waaah...]
My concerned question must've been the spark, because May Luina started bawling, spouting nonsense like I hated only her—which was so ridiculous it wasn't even funny.
I could overlook most things, but not this, so I gritted my teeth, approached her, grabbed her shoulders, and declared firmly,
"May Luina! What nonsense is that?! Why would I hate only you?!"
I hate all of you! Who said I hate only May Luina with that bullshit?! You think I'd let you slyly exclude Dain Adamas and Mir Ryuin?!
I wanted to add that heartfelt follow-up, but unfortunately, she cut me off again.
[...R-Really? You don't hate just me?]
Her voice stopped crying abruptly, asking like a child, so I skipped the intermediate steps I'd thought of first and gave her just the conclusion.
"Yes. It's absolutely not that I only hate May Luina."
At my answer, May Luina perked up completely, as if reenergized, and immediately pulled out what she wanted.
[...Hee hee. Th-Then prove it! Do the 'Infinite Spanking Counter Using the Jiggly Bouncy Butt's Elasticity' and the 'Full-Body Tight Embrace' on me too, like you did for Mir Ryuin and Dain Adamas!]
How did we end up here?!
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