Chapter 94
Chapter 94
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 94
Chapter Title: Divine Beast
Purple light scattered from Aiden's head as he lost consciousness, and Taylor flashed a wicked smile.
"Heh heh, now you're my doll."
Aiden lay there, fast asleep.
She propped up his body and helped him to his feet.
"Now let's go to your house, doll."
Taylor effortlessly supported the unconscious adult man.
Those around them stared in shock.
He looked at least 20 cm taller than her.
But soon enough, everyone turned away and went back to their own tasks.
They all had their own jobs to do.
Supporting the unconscious man, she arrived at Aiden's house.
Taylor casually opened the door and dragged Aiden inside like she owned the place.
And then...
-Thud!
She roughly tossed Aiden onto the sofa.
"I'd love to kill you right now... but I can't do that."
There was someone Aiden needed to summon.
"Time to get ready, I suppose?"
Taylor left the unconscious Aiden where he was and sat down at the dining table with her bag.
-Clink...
She pulled out her experiment kit from the bag.
"Hmmm~ Now, shall we make some drugs?"
Colorful glass vials emerged from the bag.
Taylor carefully poured powder from the vials onto a white sheet of paper, weighed it out, and grinned slyly.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Where... is this?
A vast, open plain.
I stood alone in a barren expanse without a single blade of grass.
"This is..."
Dark clouds filled the sky, along with a gloomy purple haze everywhere.
Something rippling like mist enveloped me in purple fog.
Looking at the sickly purple mist, my instincts screamed that I must not let it swallow me.
"Damn it! Is anyone there?!"
As the purple mist slowly closed in, I racked my brain trying to remember what had just happened.
I'd gone to the real estate office...
Met Taylor, and gotten attacked.
"Mind Destruction."
A spell commonly used by black mages.
I recalled it destroyed the target's personality.
So that mist... was it the spell to destroy my personality?
Realizing my situation, despair washed over me.
"No... no!"
If it touched me, Aiden's personality would die.
Terror and fear gripped my body as I frantically searched for an escape, but...
The purple mist eroded everything around me.
There was nowhere to run.
What do I do...? How can I get out of this?
The fear of losing myself to death or personality destruction made my body tremble uncontrollably.
Ah... is this how I die? Luna... what will happen to Luna?
As fear of death and ego annihilation overwhelmed me.
-Neigh!
Suddenly, a horse's cry echoed from somewhere.
The dark sky split open, and a pure white horse descended from the heavens.
"That's...? A unicorn?"
What else had a horn like that?
-Trot.
The unicorn landed gracefully in front of me and nodded toward its back, gesturing for me to climb on.
"You want me to ride?"
-Nod.
The unicorn nodded slightly and knelt down to make it easier for me to mount.
It was do or die.
As soon as I climbed onto the unicorn's back, it slowly ascended into the sky.
And then...
-Neeigh!
The unicorn's horn glowed faintly, and its voice flowed into my mind.
-The corrupt virgin's magic cannot make us vanish!
Wh-what...?!
-You virgin lesbian! How dare you challenge me?! Begone! Kyaaahhh!
As I reeled in confusion at the unicorn's utterly mismatched voice.
A powerful light burst from its horn, obliterating the dark clouds and purple mist...
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ A ridiculous dream made me chuckle involuntarily as my eyes fluttered open.
Wh-where... is this?
The familiar fireplace and windows.
This was my house?
"Hmmm~"
Hearing the humming from behind me, I took stock of my surroundings.
It was Taylor's voice.
Had she captured me?
I'd definitely been hit by Mind Destruction, yet my body and mind felt perfectly fine.
What the hell was going on?
Pondering what to do next.
Should I try to escape now?
I glanced toward the exit, rolling my eyes.
It wasn't far... but if I got caught trying to run?
Forget getting caught—if she cast a spell from afar, I'd die horribly.
What should I do?
I racked my brain for a way out.
A quick check of my body revealed no restraints whatsoever.
Even a powerful mage would find it a hassle if I bolted. Why was she being so careless?
I coldly analyzed the situation from Taylor's perspective.
Ah... she used Mind Destruction, so she doesn't think I'll run.
But things hadn't gone as she'd planned.
For some reason, my mind was intact.
Wait... what if I pretend Mind Destruction worked, obey her until I get a chance... and take her out?
It could work.
A complacent mage.
Act obedient, then shove a kitchen knife into her throat?
I could kill Taylor and flee to the Grand Duke's palace afterward.
It was tempting... but what if she ordered something weird?
Or cast some strange spell?
As those thoughts raced through my mind.
"Heh heh, time to wake Aiden up."
Her voice came from beyond the sofa.
Pretend to be mind-broken.
Escaping wasn't an option right now.
A previous novel had featured someone under Mind Destruction.
An old man who obeyed the caster's every command.
Whether good or evil, he prioritized the caster's orders.
Like a zombie...
I closed my eyes and focused all my senses.
Something approached slowly.
"Aiden, wake up."
At Taylor's words, I deliberately opened my eyes blankly and stared into space.
"I said wake up?"
At her command, I slowly sat up on the sofa with a dazed expression.
"Heh heh, perfect. That dumb look suits you so well."
And at that moment...
-Slap!
Her hand struck my cheek.
"You thieving bastard. How dare you take Luna's purity?"
What? How does she know that?
"And when I told you to come quietly, you should've obeyed!"
With that, Taylor grabbed my hair and slapped me repeatedly.
-Slap! Slap! Slap!
A stinging pain bloomed on my cheek, but...
Endure it... can't show the pain.
Or I'm really dead.
Forcing back the agony without a flinch.
She finally released my hair.
"Whatever. Write a letter to that gloomy prick. Tell him to come here."
Huh? How should I react to that?
Her sudden order left me unsure how a mind-broken person would respond, but...
She grabbed my sleeve and led me to the dining table.
"Sit."
She placed a sheet of white paper and a quill in front of me.
"From now on, write exactly what I say."
At her rude command, I cautiously picked up the pen.
"I have urgent business to discuss with Sir Raoul regarding Her Highness the Grand Duchess's secret. Please come to 7th Street, Number 13."
I wrote as she dictated, and she nodded in satisfaction.
"Good. You stay right here."
With that, Taylor stepped out of the house.
Could I bolt now?
But what if I got caught midway?
I'd be done for.
As those thoughts swirled.
Footsteps returned to the entrance, and I snapped my head upright.
"Heh heh... letter's sent."
She sat beside me, grinning slyly at me.
"Now, do you know what I'm gonna do with the thief who stole my treasure?"
At her words, I feigned blankness and stared at the items before me.
Four colored powders on a white sheet.
"These are the drugs Luna was poisoned with before. The ones used when you two first hooked up... Heh heh. Get it now?"
I shook my head slightly at her excited tone.
"Heh heh, I'm gonna feed them to that gloomy prick and make him rape you."
What? Rape?!
Her unexpected declaration nearly shattered my poker face.
Is she fucking insane?
How does someone even think of that?
Chills ran down my spine at her greater madness than anticipated.
"Then Luna sees it and feels betrayed by you. She forgets you and comes to me. Or if I don't like that, I can just hold you hostage. Heh heh..."
Gazing at her evil grin, I pondered how to avoid the rape.
"When gloomy shows up, get in his carriage."
Taylor carefully moved the paper to the kitchen as she spoke.
"Heh heh, how's it feel, Aiden? Excited thinking about getting fucked by a guy?"
As if.
Her words were pure sexual harassment, making me want to curse inwardly, but I couldn't show it.
"Now, shall we write one to Luna too?"
Watching her scribble at the table, I thought about escaping this mess.
What do I do? Better to die than get raped by a dude, you crazy bitch... How can she think like a demon?
-Scrape... scrape!
Even a swordmaster with massive drug and magic resistance succumbed to those poisons last time with Luna.
They eroded resistance with multiple compounds.
From the circumstances... she must've been the one who sent those knights that day.
Someone who knew my relationship with her and the drugs used...
It had to be the planner of that incident.
It was you?
Suppressing my murderous urge, I frantically brainstormed, but nothing came to mind.
Just then, Taylor stretched.
"Ugh! Done."
That was when.
-Knock knock.
-Sir Aiden?
A knock at the door, followed by Raoul's voice...