Chapter 170
Chapter 170
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 170
Chapter Title: Sky of the Demon
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A situation where something that absolutely shouldn't have happened... had happened.
In that moment, it wasn't my brain—which needed time to process—that moved my body. It was pure instinct, kicking in ahead of thought.
'Fuck, I need to get out of here right now.'
I had no idea what horrors awaited me, but one glance at the state of my original self from this timeline made it clear: it wouldn't end well for me.
I spun around immediately and darted toward the inner wall...
-Grab!
"Khek!"
"What's the rush? Trying to leave like you've seen a ghost."
Before I could take a single step, my collar was snatched from behind.
-Flail, flail!
"L-let go!"
"Once you've stepped into this room, I have no intention of letting you go. If you wanted to run, you shouldn't have crossed the threshold. I would've happily sent you on your way before that."
"H-heek..."
I should've bolted without looking back.
Who could've imagined she'd not only recognize me from the past but actually grab me?
Never once, in all the times I'd used the orb to glimpse fortunes, had anything like this happened.
I'd thought even the Heavenly Demon couldn't be an exception.
'Just how much of a monster is she?!'
This wasn't mere fear or wariness anymore. It was outright terror.
It wasn't just her superior martial prowess that let her perceive me.
No—how could someone from the future even detect a person divining from the past in the first place?!
Our timelines weren't even aligned!
"Don't look at your wife like she's some kind of monster. Women want to appear virtuous and devoted to their husbands, you know."
'...Virtuous and devoted?'
Did I hear that wrong?
After turning a man into that state over there?
'...'
I had a million things to say, but I swallowed them all. Instead, I floated up into the air, feet dangling off the ground, and cautiously opened my mouth.
"I-I've never sworn a hundred-year vow with the Divine Cult's Sky Lord."
"We have."
"S-sure, the me from this era might have, but I'm from way back then, so I never—"
"I said we have."
-Chill!
A wave of killing intent hit me so fiercely it made every hair on my body stand on end.
-Tremble, tremble!
It was just an instant, but the aftershocks left my body shaking.
Instinct told me exactly what I needed to say next.
"W-what would you have me do, my lady?"
Only then did a satisfied smile spread across her face.
A life where I'd been dragged into another world without warning, surrounded by women.
And now, in this unreal virtual space, I'd suddenly acquired a wife.
* * *
-Tremble, tremble!
"What's got you shaking so much? You'd think I was going to eat you alive."
'...That's exactly it.'
Not literally like a wild beast, but figuratively? Spot on.
Someone might argue that sex isn't scary even if you're a virgin, and why was I trembling—but that only holds if you ignore the sight of the guy collapsed over there.
If she could birth four kids from nonstop, frenzied sex, then pass out from sheer exhaustion despite all that experience... it was obvious I couldn't handle her level.
And we'd only shared a few drinks—we'd just met today. What made her think we knew each other well enough for this...?
"Hoo..."
"Heeyak?!"
"Such a cute reaction. Haven't seen that in ten years."
While I was lost in thought, she blew gently into my ear. Goosebumps erupted across my skin, and a weird yelp escaped me.
"W-what was that?!"
"Just a way to tell you to relax. No fun if my husband stays so stiff."
'Did you have to blow in my ear to say that...?'
"Or... do you prefer it rough?"
-Press.
With one arm lightly around me, she pulled my face close until our breaths mingled.
Ten years had passed, but her beauty hadn't faded—in fact, it had grown richer, more intoxicating.
"I don't mind forcing a resisting man, you know...?"
-Tremble, tremble!
"P-please be gentle."
"Of course. Can't break the man who's destined to be my husband just yet."
She spoke those chilling words casually as she sat on the bed, still holding me.
For the record, there were three beds in this room.
"Hm... You from this point in time probably haven't tried this yet."
Saying that, she pressed my head toward her chest.
-Press.
"Mmph."
Having borne four children, her already impressive breasts had grown even larger.
Was she showing them off? Then a faint, alluring scent wafted from them.
"...?"
"Figured it out?"
A soft, warm milky aroma...
'No way.'
I frowned and gingerly pressed her breast with my hand. Sure enough, I saw it.
White liquid leaking from her nipple.
"...This is..."
"No infants young enough to need breast milk, so it shouldn't be flowing... but you've gotten the knack quick. Probably the first time you've seen this, right?"
"Y-yeah..."
Of course it was. Dang Ayoung and I had tumbled plenty, but she'd always handled contraception properly, so no pregnancy—and no close-up view of breast milk.
And even if it was another timeline's me who caused it...
-Gulp.
I swallowed hard, staring at the white droplet beading on her nipple.
Maybe that's what made her do it.
-Press.
"Mm?!"
She shoved the nipple straight into my mouth.
"Even now, waiting for permission... so like you. Go ahead and do what you want."
"..."
A moment ago, I'd been terrified. But faced with this, no red-blooded man could refuse.
Sorry, you three. I'll make it up to you later.
Besides, refusing now wasn't even an option...
-Suck...
Might as well enjoy it while I can and get out in one piece.
-Gulp...
She's intense, sure, but if I behave, her personality seems decent...
"Pffft?!"
The milk hit my throat, and I had to spit it out.
"Khek... ack..."
My body burned hot.
My head grew foggy, vision blurring as strength drained from my limbs.
I knew it was from what I'd just drunk. I tried to spit it out fast, but it was too late.
"W-what the hell..."
I forced my weakening hand to grab her waist, barely managing it.
Looking up from there...
-Smirk.
"Don't you think you trust women too easily?"
The Heavenly Demon wore her signature creepy smile.
"Should've suspected something when a woman with no young child started lactating."
-Tremble!
I'd thought it was odd.
But I figured it was just her constitution. Who'd imagine it was laced with something weird?
"W-why would you..."
"Why? Isn't it obvious?"
In my trembling, drug-hazed vision...
She smiled innocently, as if she felt no guilt whatsoever.
"This is more fun."
"...Fun?"
"You have this talent for making the funniest faces. So innocent, you gave me that betrayed look over and over... But time passed, and even your innocence dried up. Then, just in time, the naive you from over a decade ago shows up. How could I not enjoy it?"
"F-for that reason alone, you..."
"Of course, there's more."
"Eh?"
She grabbed both my arms.
"Earlier, I said I didn't mind raping a resisting man."
No way.
-Crunch!
"Truth is, I prefer it that way."
My arms were yanked up.
No matter how I strained with all my might, nothing changed.
I couldn't resist sober—drugged? Forget it.
-Tremble!
"Y-you... bitch..."
"Yes. That face. That voice. That vibe. That's what I missed. I wanted to see it, hear it, feel it."
"It's been so long since I felt this thrill."
Her pale face—so devoid of flush even when drinking or ravaging my future self—now bloomed red.
"When you first stopped showing any expression, I bore our firstborn hoping it'd change something. It worked, thankfully. But by the fourth... nothing. Our youngest probably doesn't even know his father's face."
"Y-you psycho..."
"They were born for a purpose, but I didn't neglect them. I filled the void left by their absent father as best I could as their mother."
She's insane.
Utterly mad.
What kind of wife is this? What kind of love?
She doesn't even see me as human, and she calls this marriage?
-Tremble!
"You... bitch..."
"That's right. That's you. Even knowing you can't win, that spark of pride in your eyes... I missed it."
"J-just you wait. Time will pass, and I'll get bounced back."
This space was a virtual realm conjured by the orb.
It couldn't last forever. Holding onto heavenly secrets had limits—shortest a few hours, longest a few days—then I'd snap back to my original world automatically.
No matter how she defied logic to perceive me, she couldn't stop the space from collapsing...
"Think you can leave?"
"...Huh?"
Before I knew it, she'd pinned my arms completely over my head to the bed.
My hands for resistance? Sealed.
"Well, you'll find out soon enough."
She lifted her hips above my pelvis.
My erection—standing rigid since earlier—pointed skyward, oblivious to its impending doom.
"Shall we make a fifth child then, my lord?"
With cheeks flushed crimson and eyes gleaming demonically, she slammed her hips down.