Chapter 221
Chapter 221
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 221
Chapter Title: Retribution
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'Well, this is strange...'
My body felt surprisingly full of energy.
In truth, most of the sex I'd had since coming to this world left me collapsing in exhaustion, only waking up the next day. Just a few dozen minutes ago, I'd been squeezed dry to the point of confusion.
Did that really happen to me?
I didn't even have clear memories of whether I'd had sex in my previous life or not...
'...Most people don't pass out, do they?'
With no proper experience, there was nothing to compare it to.
I was aware my body was abnormal, but I'd never had the chance to learn what normal sex was like.
Common sense told me not everyone was like me, but this world had no internet, and it was a conservative era when it came to sex—no one went around openly talking about it.
The best I could do was cautiously ask close acquaintances or hunt for books on the subject.
'Let me think... my acquaintances around me...'
...
Oh.
Come to think of it, I have no friends.
There were a couple of faces I remembered, but I had no idea where they were now.
I'd always thought I was fairly sociable. How did it come to this?
Or maybe this was just normal life?
Maybe ordinary people lived like this too—pinned under multiple wives every day, begging them to stop, only for them to find it cute and keep going until I passed out...
No way, that's insane.
No matter how I spun it, this wasn't normal.
I was the abnormal one. If everyone lived like this, the world would be a mess.
I'd nearly gaslit myself into believing it.
Anyway, the fact that even after being squeezed dry, my stamina only dropped this much was probably a good thing.
Now I could get up after it was over and do what I wanted...
'...Wait?'
What if she recovered me and pounced again?
Then I wouldn't even pass out—I'd have to go for round two with my stamina restored.
That thought sent a chill down my spine.
Even if she returned the essence she'd taken, my body would still suffer the pleasure overload.
I didn't know the limits, but if she wanted, we could go three or four rounds.
At that point, passing out would be a mercy.
'Sh-should I practice fainting?'
I'd hated passing out before, but now it might be safer if I couldn't.
Several hours of that without a break...
'Eek...'
I absolutely couldn't endure it.
Master seemed to have held back, but that also meant she could slam me with even stronger pleasure anytime.
And she could restore me afterward. That was the problem.
We'd agreed to one woman per day because of my limits, but now that excuse wouldn't fly with Master.
Hell, she could do me in the morning, restore me, and I could still handle another woman the same day—or vice versa.
-Shiver shiver shiver
Whether she knew of my horrific imaginings or not, the women were off doing their own things.
Dang Ayoung was glued to Master like before, fawning over her to build favor, while Yeo So-cheon sulkily watched over the passed-out Sword Empress and her disciple.
Considering they were both peak martial artists, nothing major should happen from something like this... but just in case.
"Why do I have to babysit this brat too...?"
-Grumble grumble
It felt off hearing that from someone who looked like the real kid, but Yeo So-cheon dutifully stood guard by them anyway.
"...Ugh..."
Thankfully, it seemed fine—the Sword Empress opened her eyes soon after.
"You're awake?"
"...I feel like I saw something I shouldn't have, but I can't tell if it was a dream or reality."
"Probably reality. Stop denying it and just accept. It's easier once you give up trying to understand."
"That's easy for you to say... I can't just... ugh."
"Anyone would think you'd been hit on the head. Circulate your qi or something."
"I'm already doing that, even without you telling me..."
The Sword Empress seemed genuinely shocked; she'd fainted twice and still struggled to sit up.
A mental blow that could do that to a master like her was rare, even searching through every martial art known—and we'd done it, Master and I.
'Not that it's something good.'
I might not care as an Earthling, but it was basically incest. If word got out, I'd need to brace for rotten eggs.
Not that I planned to tell anyone.
Yeo So-cheon already knew, and while Dang Ayoung had gotten over it somehow, that fleeting look of disgust in her eyes earlier still stung a bit.
Being degraded was fine in bed, not out of it...
'What am I even saying?'
-Smack
My thoughts veered weirdly, so I smacked my head to snap out of it.
Lately, my mind was getting warped too.
I really needed to cut back on sex, but that wasn't up to me.
"So... your relationship with that master of yours... it's that kind of relationship...?"
-Flinch!
The Sword Empress had cleared her mind with qi and spoke in a steadier voice while I racked my brain for an excuse.
"...Yeah. Well... if you two consented, what right do I have to say anything?"
'...?'
I was caught off guard by how quickly she accepted it.
"...You're not going to say anything?"
"She took you in after your dantian shattered and even taught you to read the heavens. Even if you forgave me... I have no right to question such a benefactor."
"...Ah."
It always circled back to that.
I wished she'd stop feeling guilty about it, but for now, good was good.
"If anything, I should be bowing to her. Thanks to her, I got to see you again like this."
"W-well... yeah, I guess?"
"Oh, right—we haven't discussed what to do with So-yeon. You said she lost her memories? I'll interrogate her first to see if it's real. But even if it is, her crimes don't vanish... so I'll leave her punishment to you."
"...Pardon?"
"You two suffered the most from her. It's only right you decide her fate. Execution's fine, or seal her dantian so she can't cause trouble and make her a slave or sell her off. She has to pay for her sins."
"..."
The Sword Empress spoke calmly, as if she'd accept any choice, but her trembling body and emotional turmoil betrayed her.
She'd said she'd beheaded someone herself back when she shattered my dantian.
Very Sword Empress-like.
Criminals deserved punishment, but making that call personally was never easy.
Even for her, doing it twice was tough.
It was rare to see her this shaken.
"...For now, let's keep her close and watch her."
I'd never planned to kill her anyway, and seeing that made it even harder to be harsh.
"Y-you sure that's okay?"
"But! One thing you must remember."
Still, there was one absolute rule if we kept her around.
I pointed firmly at the Sword Empress, who swallowed nervously at my uncharacteristically resolute demeanor.
"Wh-what?"
And that one crucial thing was:
"I have zero romantic interest in your disciple."
"...?"
It was unlikely, but I had to cover all bases.
Really. Zero interest.
She was pretty with big breasts, sure, but that was irrelevant.
I wasn't adding even a 1% chance of another woman.
She might act childish, but her body was fully grown—I had to be careful.
I never imagined it'd pull in Master—what made me think this wouldn't?
To me now, all women were beasts. Thinking that way wasn't overkill.
"Oh, if you want So-yeon, like I said, I won't interfere—do as you like..."
"No sarcasm or hidden meaning. I'm dead serious. I don't want that kind of relationship, so please understand."
"A-alright...?"
The Sword Empress looked baffled but nodded.
She probably thought, 'Don't men want more women?'
Whatever she thought, I'd gotten the point across clearly. Good enough.
No need to whine about my stamina or anything.
As I caught my breath, a sound that refused to let anyone rest boomed.
-Thud thud!
"S-Sword of Thunder! Are you in there!?"
It was for Yeo So-cheon, not me—small mercy—but her business usually tied into ours, so not much comfort.
"...Haa. Damn it. How long have I been here, and already...?"
Yeo So-cheon, who'd seen us talking, signaled don't disturb, I'm tired and headed to the bedroom, now had to storm back out in irritation.
-Slam.
"Is it urgent? Do we have to leave right now?"
"N-not that urgent, but I thought you needed to know ASAP..."
"Then send a letter and scram. I haven't slept properly in days."
"M-my apologies!"
That explained her extra prickliness today—no real sleep.
Even superhumans needed rest.
I felt a twinge of guilt for piling on tasks without realizing.
-Thud!
"At least read this for me. My head's too foggy."
"O-okay... hold on..."
-Rustle
I meekly opened and read the letter for the 99% annoyed Yeo So-cheon.
-Crackle
Its contents were enough to freeze me solid.
"Ah... ah..."
"What is it? That serious?"
"Wh-what happened? Something else?"
"The mortal world never slows down."
They all gathered around at my reaction.
"The Heavenly Demon... razed the North Sea Ice Palace...?"
Everyone froze just like me.