Chapter 105

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Translator: penny

Chapter: 105

Chapter Title: The Dignity of the Empire's Strongest (1)

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Hero's request.

Lift my curse.

The moment I heard it, I straightened up.

From here on, it was master physician Yi Hyun mode.

'Alright, let's sort this out.'

Patient: Ariel.

Condition: Thinks she's a man.

Treatment:

'Make her realize she's a woman.'

Keep shoving in the dissonance.

Until even that stigma can't smooth it over.

Until it shatters, just like with Lumine.

It sounded simple when put like that, but...

'She won't listen to words.'

No matter how skilled I am, I'm still a man in the end.

Would she even hear out a total stranger saying, "You're actually a woman"?

If it were me, I'd just snap, "What do you know, you rice cake dummy?"

'Can't use Lumine or Minerva either.'

Bring in people she trusts, her old comrades?

Her mentality would crumble instantly.

Of course, the two of them would comfort her.

But that would be denying her twisted past.

An act that destroys her one sole pillar of support.

In other words, words were off the table for now.

'Words, that is...'

But me, Yi Hyun.

Have I ever been the type to solve things with words?

Absolutely not.

The exact opposite, in fact.

I'm the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠type who fills it in with his body.

And in this case, filling it with the body means...

'Just make her go into heat, right?'

Sexual assault it is.

My eyes lit up.

I'd grasped the key to lifting the curse.

Now, only two things to figure out.

'First is how much her androphobia applies to me...'

"Hero, mind if I run a quick test?"

Splash—I approached cautiously.

The Hero's eyes turned to me.

"...It's not that I don't trust you, but you're not about to do anything harsh, right?"

"Does touching your shoulder count as harsh?"

"Shoulder's fine. Here you go."

Her pristine white shoulder tilted slightly toward me.

Even underwater, those massive tits jiggled.

My gaze nearly got pulled in by the law of universal gravitation, but

I barely held back and reached out.

—Srrk.

"...Hng!"

"How's that feel?"

"Sorry to say, but a man's hand touching me feels a bit off."

"Hmm."

'Just a slight aversion? Not as bad as I thought.'

Fortunately, despite direct contact,

the Hero didn't hate it that much.

About as bad as a mosquito bite on the arm?

She ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠just seemed a little uneasy, that's all.

"Could the bad feeling be because the Hero suffers from androphobia?"

"Do you feel good when other men touch you?"

"...Logical point."

My probe got dismantled right away, but...

Well, I figured words wouldn't work anyway.

No real loss.

I pulled my hand back, satisfied.

'Then, the second piece of info needed to lift the curse...'

As I muttered to myself,

skill: Observation.

A notification window filled my view.

"I'm gonna use Blessing, so could you not block it? It's for the treatment."

"Sorry. It's an automatic reaction—I can't control it."

"Tch."

Clicking the status window is a no-go, huh.

To lift the curse—that is, to conquer the Hero—

I need to uncover...

———her common sense alteration.

'That's the most crucial part.'

Bluntly ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠put, knock the Hero down? Fuck her brains out?

Like that's gonna happen. She's the Empire's strongest.

Plus, she thinks she's a man right now.

Most lewd acts will get blocked with a "that's gay..." for sure.

The only way to break through and train her?

Exploit common sense alteration.

'Just gotta guess how it's twisted, like back during possession early on.'

Man, takes me back.

Blanc was obvious, but Hilde was so hard to figure out—I struggled for a while.

Stuck to her like glue just to uncover it.

'But it's fine. My Intelligence was 1 back then! Now it's like 1.9—190 points! Nearly double!'

Especially the cunning that spins faster when plotting to bed a woman.

With this Zhuge Liang-level brain, nothing's impossible.

Let's give it a shot.

"So, Hero? How about a common sense quiz right here?"

"Quiz?"

"Yeah! First off..."

I smoothly steered it to common sense questions.

And what I'd ask about?

Obviously bath-related stuff.

'From the alterations so far, they loosely tie to personal traits.'

Like Blanc: handshake stuff, fitting her noble background.

Hilde: competition-related, matching her competitive spirit.

Others too—Silpi dreaming of being a good wife, Lilia with her blessing pussy juice cover, Luna serious about heir training.

Everyone's alteration linked to their core traits or roles.

And for the Hero...

'Either loving hot springs, or those disgustingly huge tits. One of the two.'

Personal hobby or physical trait.

Those were the prime suspects.

The latter... might sour the mood if wrong, so

start with the former, naturally.

"Alright, let's go over bath commonsense one by one?"

"...Feels like you're treating me like an idiot. How does this help lift the curse?"

"I've lifted curses three times already, you know? Want me to bring witnesses if you don't believe me?"

"I believe that part. Fine, I'll cooperate."

The Hero raised a finger.

And started counting them off one by one.

You undress to go wash.

Rinse off before entering the bath.

Don't run—you might slip.

Don't stay in too long.

Don't dirty the bath, etc.

All solid common sense.

'But...'

Me, Yi Hyun.

I already knew the suspicious part.

It was right there.

The Hero's hairstyle.

'Objection!'

"Hero! Then why are you braiding your hair INSIDE the bath!!"

A pose straight out of a certain lawyer.

I pointed dramatically.

What's with those prettily braided handles—

The Hero's brow twitched.

"It's easier to wash this way."

She defended herself.

You wouldn't get it since you've always been a man, but women find long hair a huge hassle when washing.

It sticks everywhere—total nightmare.

And above all...

"———It gets on your tongue."

"Huh? What?"

"Do you know how gross it feels to lick your own hair?"

She said it with a straight face.

That licking hair feels gross—

"Why would you lick it? Unless it gets in your mouth while washing."

"You wouldn't understand since you've never been a woman. With hair this long undone, it gets in the way when licking your body clean."

"Licking your body clean?"

"Isn't it common sense to use your soft tongue to wash in the bath?"

A look like she'd seen every weirdo in the world.

And separately, the world's weirdest statement.

The instant I confirmed it, I clenched my right fist.

Thumb between index and middle—pig sign.

Thrust it up.

Ceremony time.

"Nice!!!"

'This genius strikes again!!'

Kuh, what to do with this genius who even blasphemes the gods.

I'm not the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang was just a mortal before Yi Hyun.

I looked up at the ceiling triumphantly.

'Hey, cheapskate—no, Elf Goddess! See this? You don't need to give Intelligence points—I was already smart!'

'Tch, so dishonest.'

The goddess brushed it off with her cash shop,

but deep down, she's probably in awe.

That she slandered this wise man as a blockhead—

It's okay, Goddess. I'm a nice guy.

Let's call it even with that world tree line and the stuff you gave me.

Water under the bridge.

[......]

"...Mr. Yi Hyun? What are you doing all of a sudden?"

"It's complicated to explain, but there's a reason."

I calmed the Hero, who looked at me like I was crazy.

And I dove right into the work.

"Truth is, Blessing wiped my memories, so I'm clueless about this tongue-washing common sense."

Laid the groundwork first,

"So, could you demonstrate by washing my body?"

Straight to the point.

Wash me a bit. With your 'tongue'.

A confident smile spread across my lips.

'National power-level dick mode ON!!'

I activated all my skills.

Now I could top any woman.

'Minus kids and grannies!'

And the Hero?

Rumor had it she was the same age as Minerva and Lumine.

Prime age of twenty-four.

That was why she showed no hesitation, even shoving near radiation-laser-sword-level hazardous material at her.

"You want me to wash you?"

"It's 'common sense,' right?"

"You could just wash yourself..."

Of course, the Hero looked reluctant.

True to her androphobia, she wanted to refuse, but

"It'll help lift the curse."

"I'll cooperate."

Those two words flipped her.

She really wanted that curse gone.

Splash—she rose from the water,

"Then, pardon me... Hnng."

A small smacking sound echoed.

The sound of her tongue starting to lick my face.

Even I nearly found this gross, but

As I've said a million times.

Mods are gods. Invincible.

I comfortably accepted her caress.

—Squeeze, squish.

'Too big, maybe? Boobs touching even without trying.'

Those massive tits kept smooshing against my skin.

Figured they'd be jiggly from the size, but surprisingly firm and springy.

Worthily, the Empire's strongest.

—Slurp.

"Pha... That good enough?"

"The most important part's still left."

"Important part?"

"Here, here."

I pointed at my raging dick.

...Normally, no way she'd lick it.

Her alteration limited to "wash body with tongue."

No reason to wash dick specifically.

But,

"That's..."

"It's 'common sense' between guys, right?"

Guerrilla common sense gaslighting.

I lied straight-faced.

Totally absurd, of course,

'But what do you know.'

If you were really a man?

"Gay..." would pop out immediately.

But you're a natural-born pussy.

Incumbent man says it's so—what can you do?

'Sure, I could debunk "what common sense is that?" but...'

"Why hesitate? You say your mind's a man. Don't tell me you're embarrassed like a 'woman'?"

Bonus provocation.

I gently scratched her pride.

Could she take this?

The Hero who thinks she's a man?

No way.

Her reaction said it all.

After a brief scowl, she brought her mouth to my dick.

—Smack.

"Huum... Th-this much I can do. I'm a man, after all."

"Hee~ Is that so~."

'Sorry, but unless you're gay, no straight man does this.'

The Hero falling for this much was cute and hot.

And anticipating her addiction to my national-power dick, turning bitch—

A smile came naturally.

With this, the Hero's curse is as good as...

"Then, I'll lick."

However, contrary to my expectations,

things didn't go smoothly.

—Churrrrrrslurp!!

"...Euuuugh?!?"

'What the hell is this girl!!?'

Empire's strongest.

Can't underestimate her.