Transmigration - Part 3
The clash between the two swordsmen was so fast it was hard for the eye to follow. The fight was clearly in Alissa's disadvantage.
Clang!Clang-clang-clang!
“Ugh…!”
She managed to deflect the fierce slash aimed at her side, but she couldn’t completely nullify the impact. A groan slipped from Alissa’s lips. In contrast, the druggie still had plenty of energy to spare. He grinned and even started taunting her in that sleazy way of his.
“Why don’t you just give up? You’re gonna get hurt at this rate.”
“Dream on. There’s no way I’d ever surrender to the likes of you.”
“Puhuhu! Oh yeah? Then let’s see how long you can last. Don’t disappoint me now!”
Boooom!
The next swing carried a completely different level of power. Alissa, who had been trying to parry it, felt her wrist nearly snap from the shock. Without hesitation, she released her sword and threw her body backward to minimize the damage. She escaped the immediate crisis, but she had lost her weapon.
Clatter!
“What the hell? It’s over after just one hit? After all that big talk, you’re pretty weak.”
“……”
“Aww~ This isn’t any fun. What should I do…”
The bastard laughed viciously, as if Alissa’s fate was already in the palm of his hand. Then he suddenly kicked the rapier lying on the ground. The weapon spun through the air and flew straight into Alissa’s hand.
Her gaze locked onto him.
“Why the surprised face? Don’t get too excited. You’re going to get fucked by me either way. If you hate that idea, struggle harder. Got it?”
Whether it was because of the original owner’s body or some twisted fetish he’d brought from Earth, the guy clearly wanted to keep up this one-sided humiliation. Alissa’s pride took a serious hit at his arrogant attitude. She bit her lip hard enough to draw blood.
“That was a mistake. I’m going to make you regret it.”
“I’m looking forward to it. But if it gets boring, I’ll just fuck you right away— whoa!”
Clang!
Before the druggie could finish his vulgar sentence, Alissa seized the opening and struck. Thanks to their previous exchange, she seemed to have figured out how to deal with him. She refused to meet his blows head-on, instead deflecting them perfectly while looking for an opportunity. Even though her strength was lower, her superior senses made her movements incredibly precise and delicate.
Watching her, I thought to myself,
Fuck, I’m so jealous.
Some people transmigrate into a scumbag’s body and have to be terrified of even a single kid, while this bastard started out stronger than Alissa. I didn’t know the exact numbers, but seeing how he was dominating her, his level was probably close to 150. What an unbelievably unfair start.
But reality was reality. There was no changing what had already happened, so for now I had to find a way to escape from that guy. And not just me—Alissa too.
But I’m useless here.
If I jumped between those two, there was a high chance I’d get sliced from head to crotch in a single swing. That left only one option.
Bring in a third party.
This was a busy district, so there should be at least one person around who could help. If not, I could always call the escort knights.
Alright. I’ll wait for an opening and make a run for it.
Having made up my mind, I stayed as inconspicuous as a pebble on the ground, observing the situation. The moment their swords collided, I sprinted out of the alley.
The corner was about twenty meters away. Even though my body was only twice as capable as an average person’s, covering that distance took less than two seconds. If I could just round the corner and get out of his line of sight, I’d be outside his range. There was no way he’d abandon Alissa just to chase after me.
I was right in front of the corner when—
“Where do you think you’re going, you little rat!”
The druggie’s voice, thick with killing intent, sent a chill down my spine. I instinctively ducked.
Whoosh!
Something passed just above my head with a terrifying sound. When I looked up, I saw a deep gash carved into the stone wall. It looked like it had been sliced by an incredibly sharp blade.
I turned my head with the stiff movement of a machine that hadn’t been oiled, and my eyes met the druggie’s.
“Try taking even one more step. I’ll kill you on the spot.”
“……”
After giving me that light-yet-not-light warning, he turned back to Alissa as if I no longer existed and continued their exchange. But I couldn’t even twitch a finger.
He can launch sword energy?
Once someone surpassed level 150, their mastery of sword energy reached a point where they could manipulate it in various ways. They could stretch it out like a whip, concentrate it to increase its size, or even fire it like he just had. Whether someone could do that or not made a world of difference.
At this point, Alissa had virtually no chance of winning. She must have realized it too—her already grim expression had turned completely serious. Her movements radiated desperation.
What the hell do I do?
Calling for reinforcements was no longer an option. I had to find a way out with our current strength. Was there even a method?
As I watched their precarious battle with anxious eyes, one idea suddenly came to mind.
That might work…
Rape Declaration: When a target is selected and rape is declared, the target's strength is tripled and the user's strength is increased sevenfold.
I had been treating it as completely off-limits, so I hadn’t even considered it until now. But if I used this, it might completely flip the flow of the battle. After all, Rape Declaration strengthened not only the user but the target as well.
The only problem was getting her consent…
Anything’s better than dying!
She might refuse, but I had to use every tool available. I forced the words out with great difficulty.
“Alissa! I have one way to beat him!”
At my shout, she looked at me with a mix of suspicion and hope. While barely blocking another strike, she yelled back.
“What is it?!”
“Well… I have an ability that amplifies strength. If I use it on you, we might have a chance.”
“Then use it already! I’m about to die here!”
Her glare was full of resentment, as if asking why I hadn’t used such a useful ability sooner. I kept talking.
“But there’s a condition! It’s really weird, so you might not believe me. Is that okay?”
“Why are you being so damn slow?! I don’t care, just cast it already!”
The situation was so urgent that Alissa agreed without even hearing the full condition. Still, I needed to make sure the promise was clear. Ignoring the druggie, whose killing intent was growing stronger by the second, I dropped the bomb.
“The truth is… you have to have sex with me!”
For a moment, Alissa froze completely. The dumbfounded look on her face, as if she couldn’t believe what she’d just heard, was unforgettable. The druggie, on the other hand, flew into a rage.
“You fucking insect dare to covet what’s mine?! Die!”
“Uwaaaah!”
His anger was so intense that he ignored Alissa—who had been thrown off by the unexpected condition—and launched sword energy straight at me. I had been prepared, so I quickly threw myself out of its path.
That was too close.
I rolled across the ground and got back up, then looked at Alissa and asked again.
“Alissa! What’s it going to be?! You want to die like this?! Or have sex with me?! Just so you know, it has to be coercive sex!”
I hadn’t used it yet, so I didn’t fully understand the mechanics of Rape Declaration. Normal sex might not fulfill the conditions. Of course Alissa wouldn’t happily accept sudden sex like this, but I still needed to give her some warning.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Alissa swung her sword to draw the druggie’s attention back to herself and asked,
“You don’t mean right now, do you?”
“No. Later is fine!”
“…Understood. Sex, whatever. Just use that ability already!”
“Got it. Then… I will rape you!”
Not knowing exactly how to activate the skill, I hesitated for a second before declaring it outright. The moment I did, a silver thread-like connection appeared between me and Alissa. It seemed only I could see it—the other two didn’t react to the thread at all.
So it tracks the rape target.
If I declared Rape Declaration and the target ran away, it would be a disaster. This was probably a safeguard. What an incredible skill. I was genuinely impressed, but that wasn’t what I needed to focus on right now.
The instant Rape Declaration activated, my strength stat multiplied by seven. An overwhelming power surged through me, giving me a feeling of omnipotence. Alissa received less of a boost, but it was still enough. In the blink of an eye, the balance of the fight completely flipped.
Boooom!
The thin rapier and the heavy longsword collided, but it was the longsword that was pushed back. Their expressions changed in opposite directions.
“Ugh! What the hell is this? How is something like this even possible?”
“…My strength really increased. With this, I can win.”
I didn’t know the druggie’s exact stat distribution, but it couldn’t be much over 150. Alissa’s strength now exceeded 200. The difference was overwhelming.
Having confirmed her advantage, Alissa began launching a fierce offensive with renewed vigor.
Clang-clang-clang-clang-clang!
The inflated strength synergized perfectly with her high sensory stats, creating swordplay that was both incredibly powerful and fast yet delicate. The druggie forgot about his earlier leisure and frantically tried to keep up with the tempo.
But letting my guard down would be fatal. As if he had only been playing around until now, he transformed his sword energy into a saw-toothed shape. Every time their blades met, he gnawed away at Alissa’s energy. Sparks flew, and glittering particles of mana scattered through the air like fireflies.
Startled, Alissa quickly retreated. As the two entered a brief standoff and caught their breath, the druggie glared at me and growled.
“Damn it! I’m definitely going to kill you. A worthless bug like you, making things so annoying?”
“……”
“You’re the same as me, aren’t you? I’ve pretty much figured it out. You’d better not think about running away.”
No matter how stupid he was, if it was this obvious, he was bound to notice. After all, there had been no mention of something like this happening the day before the entrance ceremony in the game. And more than anything, my skill was far too alien.
If I showed even the slightest sign of trying to escape, he would probably ignore Alissa’s attacks and charge straight at me. That would be bad for me. But if I used it well, I could turn it into a way to break through the situation.
Should I test it?
I waited until the fight between Alissa and the druggie grew even more intense, then moved at the perfect moment. The second I took a single step backward—
“You’re not getting away!”
The guy who had been fighting Alissa shouted loudly and turned toward me. I gave him a smile.
“I’m not running though?”
“What?!”
His bloodshot eyes widened in shock. At that exact moment, Alissa’s rapier scraped across his shoulder.
Sliiice!
It wasn’t deep, but the skin split open and red blood flowed down. The druggie grimaced in pain and blocked the next incoming thrust. His steps toward me stopped.
Alissa instantly understood my intention and provoked him.
“Where are you looking? The one fighting you is me. If you keep getting distracted, you’ll die, you know?”
“God damn it!”
Before he could finish speaking, her lightning-fast attack forced him to focus on Alissa again. I waited for another opportunity and moved at the decisive moment. This time I took two steps.
The moment I moved my feet with a rhythmic tap-tap, the druggie’s gaze snapped back to me.
Sliiice!
Blood sprayed from his side. Alissa, who had been paying attention to my movements, swiftly slipped into his blind spot and left a long wound. If it had gone any deeper, his organs might have been damaged.
After that, I repeated the act of pretending to run away several more times, scraping at his nerves. Each time, another wound was added to his body as a bonus.
Before long, the druggie’s patience finally reached its limit.
“You fucking bastards. I’ll kill you first, Alissa. I don’t need you anymore anyway—there are plenty of other bitches. Die!!”
Having apparently given up on the idea of training her, he abandoned his previous style and began using swordsmanship purely for slaughter.