Chapter 68
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 68
Chapter Title: Insane Sex Maniac
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-Grrrrr...
-Heeheeheehing!
-Kekekekeke!
"Honey! I'll handle the Death Knight, so can you clean up the rest?"
"..."
-Kyaaaaak!
"Hehe... Liam, you're so cool~"
'How the hell did things end up like this...'
I'm gradually losing my grip on sanity during this corpse-strewn sweet date.
A proper date should be all lovey-dovey and heart-fluttering, a chance to learn more about each other, right?
Sharing hobbies, enjoying fun activities, letting emotions deepen in between...
Not that I was expecting any of that, but this is way beyond what I imagined.
"Yah! Ghoul fluids stink anyway!"
-Splurt!
The ghoul's head exploded from her fist and magic, its fluids splattering stickily across the floor.
I looked at the heroine with trembling eyes, but she didn't even notice, just kept doing her thing.
"Liam, the lich's mansion is coming up soon! Hehe... Haunted house adventure sounds fun!"
Who in the world does a haunted house experience in a lich's mansion...
I stared at her silently, and the corner of her mouth twitched up.
"Ha~ Working up a sweat feels great after so long~"
"...You and Jenia this morning..."
"Ow! It's hot!"
The heroine, who'd just been shrugging off Death Knight sword auras and punching holes in its armor, tossed her robe aside with a fresh-faced grin.
And there...
"You crazy bitch!"
"Kyahaha! Your reaction's so fresh! Cute!"
She was barely holding onto a bikini armor that looked like it had sky-high defense.
Her nearly naked body burned into my mind in an instant, and with a sly smile, she raised her arms as if to tie her hair up.
"Ha~ Feels nice and cool! Liam, wanna strip too?"
She was blatantly seducing me, leaving me utterly speechless.
"Ha... What if someone sees?"
She blinked wide-eyed for a second, then grinned brightly.
"What... Liam, are you worried about me?"
As she sidled up trying to link arms, I teleported away quick, and she smacked her lips in disappointment.
"Tch... Getting all strong for no reason..."
Seems like I've changed a lot from the me she knew.
But to hear the details, I'd have to get it straight from her mouth.
After enjoying that bone-and-flesh-flying date course for a good while, we spotted a magic circle.
"Found it!"
"...? Isn't that..."
"Yep! Ride this, and it'll take us straight to the lich's mansion!"
"...You sure this is safe?"
I never dreamed I'd run into a lich I hadn't seen in ages like this.
"Psh~ Don't worry! The big shots come from deeper down."
"You... Is haunted house fun really your goal? Nothing else?"
"Is that a question?"
"..."
Answering that it'd count as a question felt like it'd cost me a precious chance, so I shut my mouth.
"Hm~ Alright then! Let's go quick!"
"Yeah..."
I stood side by side with the heroine, and she poured mana into the magic circle.
The scenery shifted in a flash.
Looking around, we were in a rundown mansion with not a soul in sight.
No maintenance, apparently—everything creaked here and there, and an ominous mana hung overhead.
"Kyaa~ Honey~ I'm so scared!"
The heroine play-acted fear while latching onto my arm.
My arm slipped between her high-defense gear, letting me feel every curve vividly.
The moment I tried to pull away...
"Foolish and ignorant mortals, daring to peep into the cradle of knowledge without permission—the sin of that is... Hmff?!"
The lich that had been watching us since we arrived suddenly clamped its mouth shut.
Just bones, so no reading its emotions.
"...?"
No powerful aura like she said, so I was about to brush it off when she clung even tighter.
"Kyaa~ Oh nooo~"
"...???"
The heroine looked at the lich while hugging me.
"Your sin isn't that heavy... Just regret it a bit in this room... Hup!... And it'll be fine..."
"What bullshit is that?"
What room? And why's this lich suddenly so polite...
I was so baffled, even my urge to attack vanished.
After a brief silence...
"Then... Let us be... gin... begin!"
The lich gathered mana in its hand and muttered, so I readied a spell for the back of its skull anytime.
"Kyaa. What're you gonna do to us? Doesn't seem dangerous though!"
"What the hell kind of nonsense is this..."
Lea, seriously...
A massive magic circle rose from the mansion floor, teleporting us elsewhere in a blink.
We arrived in a place with a sultry vibe: candles flickering, roses arranged in a heart on the bed...
[You Can't Leave Unless You Have Sex]
"..."
"Oh my! What is this?! That evil lich trapped us in here!"
"........."
"It's so scary here! I wanna get out—any way to do it?"
".............."
"Oh! Writing over there... 'You Can't Leave Unless You Have Sex'? Oh my... So that means...?"
Breathing heavily, the heroine crept toward me slyly.
"Haa! Guess we have no choice but to have sex then—sex!"
I smashed her head as she approached with eyes gleaming with lust.
"You crazy bitch!"
-Thwack!
"Kyat!"
Too ridiculous to bear, so I gave the heroine a knuckle rap... way harder than intended, more like discipline.
"Owuu... My head..."
"You! When did you prepare this crap?!"
"Is that a question?"
"This is for real!!!"
"Ow, why! Just sex once and we're out! Sex! Sex!"
"You shameless wench! Shut that filthy mouth!"
"Quit bullshitting! We did it every day! Just lie there and give me your seed!"
"I don't remember any of that!"
"I'll make you remember—just lie down!"
"Stay away!"
"No!"
"Haa... Bouncing away is cute too!"
In this mind-breaking situation, I turned, grabbed the doorknob, and twisted—but it wouldn't budge.
"Hehe... Give up... Do you know how many liches I had to hunt to make this room?!"
Your dedication is... not appreciated.
I focused mana into my hand on the knob and spread it through the whole room.
Grasped the structure, expanded the mana flow—it was still inside the mansion.
Spun my circles fiercely; the ceiling warped and split, and I didn't stop, gathering power to cleave the entire mansion in half.
"No... Oh my god..."
"Ah..."
The lich's jaw dropped, and the heroine stared around blankly with trembling eyes.
"Didn't expect it to be this sturdy..."
Venting felt refreshing.
I smiled at the lich.
"Die then."
"W-Wait! This breaks our deal..."
-Crunch!
The lich crumbled to dust in seconds, clumping together—no resistance to telekinesis. Suspicious for a proper ritual, so I glanced at the heroine...
"Hehe~ Honey mad?"
Is there anyone this scatterbrained in the world...
No clue how to fix this...
Suddenly recalled her yelling about sex in the academy.
This won't do—I was about to scold her when she eyed me warily and rummaged in her sub-space.
"A gift for my honey!"
Gift out of nowhere?
"...?"
What she pulled out was a black cubic box densely inscribed with magic runes, dark blue mana swirling actively over them with a faint glow.
"...What's this?"
Curiosity overrode my anger at this novel structure.
"Hehe... Knew you'd like it~ Look close!"
She gripped the cube and cast Fireball; it flew in circles mid-air.
'Mana controller...? No way!'
She crossed her arms, cutting her mana flow, but the fireball kept circling.
"This... maintains magic commands?"
Eyes sparkling, she grinned mischievously like she expected it.
"Not just that—the side runes handle variables, like this."
She flung a water droplet at the circling fireball.
As it neared, the fireball halted and dodged; the water magic chased it.
Seeing the water spell stick right behind, I gasped in admiration.
"Whoa... Pre-input commands, responding to changes with stored mana?"
"Bingo! Duration depends on the stored spell! Cool, right?"
Excited like a kid with a new toy.
"And one hidden feature... Saving that for later fun..."
I stared at the cube; she laughed and shoved it into my hand.
"For my honey!"
I examined the cube in my hand everywhere—endless potential if used right.
Seeing me fiddle with it, the heroine beamed.
"Hehe, cute... Like it that much?"
"Yeah..."
"Like it?"
"Love it."
"Heeeng..."
"...?"
I looked up at the weird noise; she smirked, lips twitching.
"Where'd you get this...?"
"Oh, looted elder lich research data, materials from lich cores refined in Stima Kingdom forges."
Stima Kingdom—dwarves' land. Only they'd turn mana cores into artifacts like this.
"How'd you end up in the dwarf kingdom?"
"Question?"
Right...
"No..."
"Too bad~ But seeing you this happy makes me thrilled too!"
Her genuinely blissful smile tickled my chest.
But a 7th-circle mage should control even their bodily reactions...
"Ah! You're touched!"
"...How'd you know?"
"Just see it?"
"...?"
For a sec, I suspected the heroine in front of me was 8th-circle with mind control specialty.
Sensing my mood lift, she started walking a dangerous line.
Grinning sweetly, she closed in slowly, grabbed my waist, leaned into me.
"Know how much work this took?"
Couldn't push her away, so she hugged tighter.
Infuriating, but...
"Thanks."
It was genuine, so I said so honestly.
"Then..."
"No."
"...Can I hug like this sometimes?"
She buried her face in my chest; her expression was clear.
Anxious, on the verge of tears. I silently stroked her back...
Too natural—I forgot her embarrassing outfit.
Her smooth back had just a thin knot; my hand lost its place.
Suddenly she lifted her head, eyes blazing.
"Finish what you started."
"No, in that shameless getup..."
"Please..."
"..."
I silently stroked her back; she lowered her head into my chest again.
"You allowed it..."
She said nothing more after; in the quiet space, I patted her back.
This was bad.