Chapter 145
Chapter 145
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 145
Chapter Title: Aftermath (2)
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"No way, what the hell is our jungler doing?! I always end up dying alone!"
I pulled out the Hell's Delinquent Summoning Contract from my desk drawer while listening to Lilia shriek at the top of her lungs.
"Yeah, she definitely had to hold this in her hand for the hidden clause to show up."
This thing lives up to its name as a Hell contract.
Sure, I'd used it on Scarlett too, but hey, who told her to fall for it?
I'd taken out the Hell contract to figure out if I could contact Lilia's mother.
Unlike her shut-in gamer daughter Lilia, Lilia's mom seemed to live a normal life in society and might not even know about the Demon Lord.
"The clause was definitely... [When the sub-contractor reflects on their past actions and the contractor agrees, provide a means to contact the original world.]"
I clearly remembered the day Lilia first sent a letter to her mom.
Thinking back on the message that appeared then, there was nothing saying it was only once.
Which meant I could contact Hell again.
I stared intently at the contract.
Maybe if I just talked to it?
"Hey. Can you give me that contact method one more time?"
Sss...
Mana began to flow from the contract.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Thank you for using the Hell's Delinquent Summoning Contract. The contract with Succubus 'Lilia' has stabilized. Accordingly, if the Contractor agrees, we will provide a means to contact Lilia's 'mother'. Do you agree? "Man, I should've tried this ages ago."
No way it was this easy?
Could I just contact them whenever I wanted?
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Mana recharge time is required, so contact is limited to once per month. "Ah... that's a shame."
Did the contract read my mind? It answered before I even voiced my thought.
Flutter...
And just like last time with Lilia, a sheet of letter paper gently floated down from the sky.
...Come to think of it, this one's top-tier.
The Hell contract I'd gotten from Gil Steven's pocket was mid-to-high grade.
But the Hell's Delinquent Summoning Contract was the highest grade.
So of course the effects were superior.
⚔ ITEM INFO ⚔ ▶ Grade: Highest A summoning contract infused with Hell's mana. The quality of the summoned beings is poor, but the embedded magic is ultra-advanced, making it a highest-grade contract.
Can summon and contract with delinquents treated as troublemakers in Hell.
"Hmm..."
Hell's Delinquent Summoning Contract.
The word "delinquent" that the contract emphasized stuck in my mind for some reason.
The options that popped up back then were ridiculous too.
1. Demon Butcher Lucifer, obsessed with human flesh.
2. Hell Academy's Atomic Bomber Golden Sun Incubus.
3. 20-year F-rank Mercenary. Battle-Tested Veteran's Might Centaur.
4. 50-year-old spinster web-slinging master Succubus.
Just looking at the choices gave me a headache.
Lilia's gotten a lot better now, but when she was first summoned, she was a total delinquent.
She'd spent her life holed up playing games, cut off from the world.
But thinking clichéd for a moment... delinquents usually come from prominent families.
You don't call a homeless bum causing trouble on the street a "delinquent."
You just call them a crazy bastard.
But when a noble or royal kid goes wild, that's when you call them a delinquent.
"...Is she from some big-shot family?"
I sneaked a peek at Lilia streaming through the gap in the door.
"Thanks for the 500k~ Loliloli loli~. Asking for something sluttier? Nah, not showing. You pervs."
Lilia was picking fights with donating viewers while brazenly hustling.
"...No way, no matter how I look at it."
Then again, she said earlier she was from a normal family and didn't know much about the Demon Lord... maybe I was overthinking it.
'Heroine status window.'
★ HEROINE STATUS ★ [Lilia] • Favorability: 90 (+0.8) • Lust: 92 • Appetite: 45 • Fatigue: 35 Current Status: Ah, wanna end the stream quick and grab some chicken. Chicken then more sex.
I wanted to see the scores, not this.
The scores based on her influence in this world.
Lilia wasn't an original heroine, so she got assigned a score.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Women with high conquer potential: Im Sol (94 points), Lilia (70 points), Scarlett (32 points)... "70 points...?"
Lilia was definitely at 65 before, now up by 5.
Im Sol went from 93 to 94, up 1.
'Scores update in real-time as influence grows.'
Another new piece of info.
Im Sol makes sense, but why Lilia at 70?
Something's up with her... or maybe just because I've gotten stronger, she's leveled up too?
Scarlett, the spy I planted on Ellis, is at 32.
As expected from her minor role in the original story, barely scraping 0.3 Im Sol levels.
Not cost-effective.
"Gonna hit the bathroom real quick."
Right on cue, Lilia stepped out of her room.
"What? Why are you peeking into my room?"
I held out the letter paper to Lilia, who locked eyes with me waiting by the door.
"Lilia. Wanna contact your mom?"
"Huh? Outta nowhere?"
"Yeah. I kept looking into it for you, and turns out once a month."
Lilia snatched the paper from my hand, smacked her lips, and set it on her desk.
"Got it. Hmm. Mom's kinda iffy though."
I was hoping for a little score grind, but her reaction was meh.
Last time she was bawling her eyes out to contact her mom.
What's with the sudden change?
"Why? Not feeling it?"
"Not really... Mom's my love rival."
"...?"
"Nothing. Gotta pee. Move."
"Oh, uh, sure."
Lilia headed to the bathroom.
"Love rival... Am I misunderstanding the term?"
Like a romantic rival.
Maybe it means something else in Hell.
I plopped on the sofa, pondering what "love rival" could mean in Hell.
*
The next day, Friday.
The academy announcement to stay inside dorms for cadet safety got extended another day.
Locked in dorms until Friday, cadets would hang out in each other's rooms.
Lucy had come to Lumi's room with fresh-baked cookies.
"Lumi, aren't these yummy?"
"Yeah. Delicious."
"Hehe. My skills have improved a ton, right?"
"Impressive, Lucy."
Lucy had finally realized her cookies tasted awful, gone into hardcore training mode, and now baked tasty ones.
"Gotta bring some to Ho-yeon tomorrow too. This level should be good, yeah?"
"Ho-yeon ate them happily last time too."
"Th-that was just him pretending to like them!"
After Ho-yeon praised them, she'd shared with other friends, only to hear they tasted like poison. The trauma lingered.
"Lumi. Let's do this personality quiz."
"Sure! Sounds fun."
Lumi always said yes when Lucy took the lead.
Orphaned young, they'd relied on each other, finding joy just in each other's presence.
"How 'bout this: Where to go with your boyfriend? 1. Amusement park. 2. Zoo. 3. Water park."
"Amusement park for me."
"Me... zoo? Water park means swimsuits."
Lucy hated showing skin. Men's stares made her uncomfortable.
"Gonna wash my hands quick."
Lucy smiled faintly at Lumi, who still couldn't say "go to the bathroom."
Even as near-identical twins, Lucy always felt like the big sis who had to look out for her little one.
Ever since they were kids.
She never considered it overprotective.
"Personality quizzes are fun."
Lucy pondered while eyeing another quiz on her smartwatch.
[If you got a boyfriend? 1. Natural meeting. 2. Blind date, mixer. 3. Intro from acquaintance.]
"Hmm... boyfriend."
What would it take for me to get a boyfriend?
Suddenly, a certain face popped into her mind.
"...What's wrong with me."
She shook her head, looked back at the screen, but that man's face wouldn't leave her thoughts.
"Ugh..."
Lucy was aware of the messy dynamic between Ho-yeon, Lumi, and herself.
And having watched Lumi her whole life, she could read her sister's mind from her actions alone.
Lumi liked Ho-yeon.
And Ho-yeon probably liked Lumi back.
She could tell he was a tad kinder to Lumi.
Lucy wanted to stay friends forever.
Just the three of them, no one else joining.
That way, her heart could stay at ease.
"Sigh..."
Lucy's head was just a mess.
*
Friday morning.
Got the notice we still couldn't go outside.
"Yaaawn..."
I woke up groping Lilia's bare breasts lying naked beside me.
Stuck inside, the only thing to do was fuck Lilia.
"Ahh... Master. Morning sex already?"
"Just wanted to touch 'cause they're so soft."
"Hng."
What to do today.
Sex with Lilia later; breakfast first.
"Let's get chicken."
"Chicken's getting old."
"Aww... Chicken. We can sweat it out while it arrives. Yeah? Master."
"Maybe?"
Ding~
Then the bell by the dorm window rang.
"Scout!"
"It's Scarlett."
We got up and headed to the living room.
No one outside the big window, but when I opened it, Scarlett slithered in ceiling-crawling style.
Thud.
"Whoa, cool. Scout."
Clap clap.
Lilia applauded Scarlett's slick landing.
"Scarlett. Got a report already?"
We'd agreed on face-to-face meets to avoid records that might tip off Ellis.
I'd told her to report even minor stuff that might help, but not even a day later?
"Caught a big one, Ho-yeon."
Scarlett fiddled with her right ear, removed her piercing, and handed it over.
Her eyes sparkled with confidence.
"C'mere, scout."
"Y-yes, sir!"
While Lilia played with Scarlett, I linked the piercing to my smartwatch and checked the video inside.