Chapter 230
Chapter 230
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 11
Chapter Title: Conditions
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"...What kind of nonsense is that? Just with words?"
"...Sis... what?"
"..."
I sometimes slip into English out of habit during casual chats, but Ye Sochen seems to grasp my situation and just rolls with the context, picking up the words naturally.
She must've tried pretending not to know and failed.
"...You're the one who brought stuff from your world, aren't you? This world might be on the brink of destruction because of them, and you're saying that?"
"Don't be so shameless! Dragging people from another dimension into a world in that kind of crisis is selfish enough as it is!"
"You..."
...Seeing it like this, she has a pretty ruthless side too.
As I watched the two saintesses locked in a fierce verbal battle, I glanced at the other women. They all looked utterly confused, like they had no clue what was going on.
From their perspective, some random woman had popped up out of nowhere and started arguing with Ye Sochen...
'Should I step in and help?'
Help who, though?
Maybe it was better to back up Ye Sochen, who was right there beside me.
But if I did that and pissed off the Saintess into doing something crazy, I'd be the one in trouble.
"...If this world falls, the man you can't live without will be in danger too. That okay with you?"
"Tch..."
Regrettably, the Saintess seemed to have the upper hand right now.
She was the only one who could provide the info, so there wasn't much choice.
"Ha. What you'll ask for is obvious. That man..."
...Better to mediate before they ruin their relationship over this.
'Saintess. Let's talk privately for a sec. Switch the comms to personal.'
I called out to her mentally, and her familiar voice echoed in my head right away.
'You've already contracted with me, and it's only a matter of time before I head to your world. Pushing Ye Sochen too hard won't help with keeping your interference supply smooth.'
She pondered my words, adopting a thoughtful demeanor.
Without Ye Sochen, the points I could secure daily would be just 1.
I could convert money into points, but I'd rarely do that myself, so effectively zero.
The Saintess was waiting for that 10,000-point mark, so shortening that wait meant I needed Ye Sochen.
'Imagine if I fought with her and we split. One point a day—that's 27 years. The better my relationship with her, the faster the points rack up.'
'Don't you want to see me even one day sooner?'
That probably sealed it.
Success—I'd convinced the Saintess.
Once she contracted with me, the game was basically over. No point demanding more from Ye Sochen.
With that, she sent me her demand, and I frowned inwardly with a sigh.
Lately, I'd noticed the Saintess wasn't exactly the sweetest person.
But what could I do?
To get the info and drive out the Blood Cult, I'd have to do as she said.
-Step
"...What's that? Suddenly talking just between you two without a word."
Ye Sochen was ticked off that I'd chatted secretly with the Saintess, snapping at me like usual, but I ignored her and slowly approached.
She didn't react much until I was right in front of her,
-Smack
"?!"
Then, when I surprised her with a kiss, her eyes flew wide in shock.
'She said to stick my tongue in too.'
I'm no kissing expert, but I had more experience than Ye Sochen.
I dove in aggressively, swirling my tongue around her mouth. Hers tried to respond but floundered awkwardly, just following my lead like she had no idea what to do.
A simple peck might be one thing, but with her near-zero kiss experience, I could take the reins.
'No need for tiptoes—nice and easy.'
With the other girls, I'd have to close in, stand on my toes, and wrap an arm around their neck just to align our angles.
They all practiced martial arts, so their proportions were killer, but my height had stalled ages ago— no catching up.
Ye Sochen was barely 1cm taller; no need to adjust my neck at all.
That little difference meant our lips would brush just by walking up.
"Mmm... mm..."
Meanwhile, her initial fierce resistance faded; her voice grew weaker, losing its edge.
Her hands, which had pushed against me in protest, now just lightly thumped my chest.
If she really hated it, a casual shove from her would've sent me flying 3 meters.
Letting the kiss drag on was her way of consenting.
-Gasp
No good to overdo it from the start, so I pulled back at a decent point.
Even after I broke it, Ye Sochen stared at me in a daze for about three seconds,
"Hah! Wh-what the hell was that, out of nowhere! No warning, just... straight for my mouth?!"
Then she snapped back to her usual self.
Except her face was beet red.
"S-suddenly what is this... I-I'm not saying I hate it, b-but still, in front of everyone..."
I'd noticed it back when we dated too—Ye Sochen was weak to bold advances.
Just as I was about to explain to her flustered, fully flushed self,
"That was..."
The Saintess's voice returned, loud enough for everyone.
"Ah...?"
Ye Sochen shot me a betrayed look upon hearing the teasing, and guilt made me avert my eyes.
...But I still needed that info.
Had to chase out the Blood Cult.
Sorry, Ye Sochen, but it couldn't be helped.
...Though, if we're splitting hairs, wasn't I the first one assaulted?
'A kiss now, after all that...'
We'd already gone all the way—what's a kiss?
...Apparently, it mattered to her.
"Ugh... uuu..."
Her face crimson, she sniffled like she might cry and bolted into her room.
-Bang!
"..."
"..."
Uh oh.
That looked like she was seriously pissed.
As Ye Sochen ran off teary-eyed, all eyes turned back to me.
-Fuming
"Boo~"
"I didn't know she'd get that mad..."
"Toying with a girl's heart—you trash~"
"I never toyed with anyone?!"
And they toy with my body whenever, but I'm not allowed this?!
They get to do whatever on the bed, but outside I have to take it lying down!
"..."
Anyway, I did wrong her, so I'd apologize later.
At least I'd gotten the Blood Cult info through Ye Sochen's "sacrifice." Count that as a win.
Knowing her, she'd cool off quick.
She'd probably come back mid-chat with the Saintess to eavesdrop.
...Hoping it blows over that easily.
