Chapter 631
Chapter 631
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 631
Chapter Title: God's Atlantis
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Seira, who had been lying on my thigh, blinked her eyes and suddenly bolted upright in shock.
“My God! There’s more than one Yet Slug Queen...?!”
That was Seira’s conclusion.
I nodded in agreement.
If there was more than one Yet Slug Queen, it explained yesterday’s events perfectly. And the unprecedented swarm of Yet Slugs.
Two queens laying Yet Slugs would tie everything together.
Seira grew frantic. She’d been calm before because she thought the mission was over.
“Seira. Calm down first.”
I grabbed her shoulder as she reached for the greatsword propped against the wall, ready to charge out.
“If the Yet Slug Queen is still alive, that means the city is under attack right now. We need to find and eliminate it as soon as possible.”
“I know that. But you’re going out there like that?”
“......”
Seira’s face flushed bright red.
She was completely naked, not a stitch of clothing on her. To be precise, she had no clothes left. Yesterday, everything except her greatsword had melted away after the Yet Slug Queen got to her.
“Even if there’s no one around on this mountain, wandering around naked feels a bit off, don’t you think?”
“...I admit I was in a rush.”
Seira instinctively crossed her arms to cover herself, shielding her breasts and pussy. But her chest was too large to fully hide; her areolas peeked out. Her pussy was at least covered by her palm.
“We’ve already done everything there is to do. Do you really need to be shy about showing a little skin at this point?”
I reached out and touched her slender neck. The kiss marks I’d left were fading.
Seira furrowed her brow slightly, as if my touch tickled, and replied.
“Kyeong. That’s different from this.”
I didn’t get what the difference was, but I let it slide.
I didn’t mind heading out as I was, but since she seemed so bothered, I handed her my coat.
Draped over her naked body, the coat gave off an oddly erotic vibe. Our heights were similar, so it only reached halfway down her thighs, fully exposing her pale legs.
Her huge ass and breasts create such lewd curves.
Her chest was so ample that she couldn’t close the front properly, brazenly revealing the deep valley of her cleavage while barely covering her nipples. A closer look showed pink areolas peeking out. The precarious way she wore the coat only made her look more seductive.
She glanced at me.
Seira in the coat checked my reaction for a moment, sighed, and picked up her greatsword.
“How long are you going to keep that standing, Kyeong? Get ready for the mission.”
“I’m fine like this... but sure. For your sake, I’ll get dressed.”
I put on my clothes and strapped my sword to my waist. Her sharp gaze urged me on, so I dressed as quickly as possible.
“I have one request for you, Kyeong.”
“What is it?”
“I want to signal the Yet City that we’re safe. Things are dragging on longer than expected. They might send knights under the pretext of searching for me, or even my father might step in personally.”
“Reinforcements wouldn’t be bad, but showing ourselves now could be risky. You mean using lightning for the signal, right?”
“Can you do it?”
“It’ll consume a lot of mana, but it’s doable. I can drop lightning in letter shapes to convey the situation to the city. Nothing too long, though.”
“Just let them know we’re safe.”
We headed outside and found a spot with a view of the city. I called down lightning to send the message. Every soldier on the walls must have seen it.
“Satisfied?”
“You did well. This should put the knights and soldiers at ease.”
“That took over eighty percent of my mana.”
“I’m grateful to you, Kyeong. And you won’t need to step in after this. My condition is back to normal now. I can handle Yet Slugs on my own.”
“I’m not after mere words of thanks.”
“......What do you want?”
I reached out, cupped her face, and pulled her close.
“I’m warning you upfront—no sex. We need to deal with the Yet Slug Queen urgently.”
“I know. Just a kiss. Only a kiss.”
“Mmph...”
I pressed my lips to hers.
My hands naturally drifted toward her ass and breasts.
???
A few hours passed after that.
We discovered a cave. It was a large one, its entrance cleverly hidden behind a massive boulder. We might not have found it if we hadn’t passed right by.
Seira and I exchanged grave looks. The cave felt artificial somehow.
“Seira. Was there always a cave here?”
“Not that I know of. I’ve never heard of one like this.”
Seira strode boldly into the cave. Yet Slugs favored dark, humid places. The queen wouldn’t be an exception, so we had to check it out.
Sssslither. Sssslither. Sssslither.
The distinctive sound of Yet Slugs echoed. Before I could even draw my sword, Seira’s greatsword sliced through their bodies. The deeper we went, the more Yet Slugs there were. But they couldn’t stop her.
Then stairs and a door appeared.
“Seira.”
“......Yeah. No doubt about it—this is man-made. Someone renovated this cave.”
The door was slightly ajar. Light spilled from inside. But no presence could be felt. Not even from the Yet Slugs.
“No one’s here?”
“It’s too empty for that. Probably a barrier hiding presences and sounds. Whoever it is, how dare they set up in Arphis territory—on Yet Mountain, no less—without permission. As heir to the Arphis family, I can’t forgive this.”
Seira, fuming, shoved the door open violently.
The sight beyond was shocking. Dozens of transparent cultivation tanks lined the space. Inside them, tiny Yet Slugs writhed helplessly.
A table stood to one side, cluttered with unknown instruments.
“Looks like someone was experimenting with Yet Slugs here. Whatever it was... Seira?”
Seira had gone quiet the moment we entered. She wasn’t the talkative type, but this was unusual. She stared at a tank further in. Following her gaze, I was stunned.
“A Yet Slug Queen...?!”
A baby queen, about thirty centimeters long, squirmed inside.
“It’s confirmed. Someone was artificially breeding Yet Slug Queens here.”
No need to ask why.
There was only one thing you could get from Yet Slugs.
Yet powder.
Stable supply of Yet powder could yield profits beyond iron mines. Its effects were already proven.
“Unforgivable.”
Killing intent radiated from Seira. She swung her greatsword one-handed horizontally, its blade aura shattering nearby tanks and slaughtering the slugs. Amid the clamor, she turned back.
“Kyeong. We need to find the owner of this place. Can you track any traces? Even if we can’t pursue right now, we need their identity at least.”
“Let’s search around first. With all these items, there’s bound to be a clue.”
Creeeeak.
A door we’d missed—distracted by the tanks—opened, and a man emerged. An old man in a black robe, clutching a staff woven from what looked like living tentacles.
“So much noise, and it turns out to be unexpected guests.”
The old man ignored me, his eyes fixed on Seira.
“Are you the owner here?”
“Indeed. I am the master of this workshop. The Arphis monster’s daughter instead of the monster himself. If he’d come, I’d have fled... lucky me.”
He showed no sign of running.
I drew my sword and took a combat stance.
“Reveal your identity.”
“I am Telmas, a black mage. But... has the outside world changed while I’ve been holed up? The lady looks more like a whore than a noble.”
Seira ignored Telmas’s words. She neither retreated nor covered herself. She simply glared at him with raw hostility.
“Black mage. Do you know what you’ve done and still stand so boldly?”
Telmas spread his arms proudly, as if he’d been waiting.
“Of course. Artificially breeding Yet Slugs. And I succeeded. I cultivated a Yet Slug Queen, confirmed it lays and commands them. The Arphis family’s monopoly on Yet powder ends here. My achievement—Telmas’s!”
“No single black mage could pull this off alone. Speak. Who’s behind you? Who backed you?”
“Sharp one. Yes, I had support. More precisely, I took a commission from them.”
“Who?”
“That, naturally... I can’t say. Dangerous contract, you see.”
“I’ll wrench it from your mouth.”
“Kukuku.”
Telmas chuckled lowly.
“Milady. You should’ve swung that sword the moment you saw me. Talking to me for information was your mistake. Regret it to your bones.”
Before Seira could swing, Telmas slammed his staff into the ground.
Thud!
Black darkness erupted from the staff, engulfing Seira.
She didn’t retreat. She stepped forward instead.
“Fool. This is curse darkness. You’ll die in agony within. Arphis lady, your corpse will serve me well. Fine sacrifice.”
I hurriedly backed away, but Seira kept advancing.
“Seira!”
I shouted in alarm. It looked too reckless.
“It’s fine.”
Seira replied calmly. The darkness enveloped her. But immediately, a warm orange glow emanated from her body, repelling it.
“W-what is that...?!”
“I’ve contracted with the Lady of the Warm Hearth. No curse can harm me. You should’ve stuck to ordinary magic.”
“Damn it all!”
Telmas spun to flee in panic. Too late. Seira swung her greatsword, severing his legs and staff.
“Gaaahhh!”
“Quiet. Don’t scream over this. Worse pain awaits.”
Seira approached the fallen Telmas, seemingly to knock him out.
I watched him from the side and quickly summoned brain lightning. He was screaming in pain, drawing a magic circle on the floor with his finger. Seira couldn’t see it, blocked by his back.
“Seira, he’s up to something!”
“What?”
“Fools. Too late... grrrraaah!”
Lightning struck Telmas. Crackle! Blue electricity coursed through him. He died instantly, unable to finish the circle.
I didn’t know what the final spell was, but he was less impressive than expected.
No, maybe his matchup against Seira was just terrible? Curse immunity, of all things.
Seira sighed at Telmas’s corpse.
“...Sorry, Seira. I shouldn’t have jumped in.”
“No. I’m grateful to you, Kyeong. He knew curses wouldn’t work on me and prepared something else dangerous. First time fighting a black mage—I got careless.”
“Still, there might be clues.”
I approached the black mage. A foul stench of mixed potions hit me. I removed his robe to check his face. Balding, liver-spotted old man.
“Ever seen him?”
“No. No idea.”
I rummaged through his pockets. Mana stones and Yet powder, nothing special. I stripped his clothes. Revolting enough to make me gag, but necessary for clues.
Seira’s eyes widened in surprise at the tattoo on Telmas’s back.