Chapter 106
Chapter 106
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 106
Chapter Title: Sealed Room #2
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“…….”
Mirna hadn’t said a word since earlier.
“…….”
Neither had I, to her.
It felt like she might rake her neatly manicured nails across my face if I said anything. So I stayed quiet, but then Mirna pinched my thigh hard.
“Eek…!”
I let out a little yelp at the unexpected pain, and Mirna shouted.
“Say something! Why aren’t you talking? Why?”
I’d been silent precisely to avoid irritating her, but apparently that only made it worse. Which rhythm was I supposed to dance to? The female heart was a tricky thing.
“Don’t turn your head that way! Ah… it’s not dry yet!”
“Sorry….”
I apologized first, but thinking it over, I felt indignant.
Why should I be the one sorry?
She’d drunk almost all the water herself and committed the faux pas herself. Yet here she was, making me out to be the guilty one. It felt a bit unfair.
Was this just what you’d expect from the lady of House Draco, who’d betrayed House Angmar and had the nerve to act all high and mighty?
Lately, I’d been feeling a bit of fondness and closeness toward her, but being pushed into this extreme situation revealed her true nature after all.
In that sense, Mirna Draco’s true self was the selfish villainess who cared for no one but herself! Infuriating.
“Hurry up and say you didn’t hear or see anything!”
For now, though, I had no way to punish Mirna. So I bowed my head and lowered my posture to her unreasonable demands.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Lady Mirna.”
“……Hmph.”
Only then did Mirna smooth the furrow between her brows, as if my servile attitude had finally pleased her a little. But the situation hadn’t improved at all.
“It’s already been two days, hasn’t it? When exactly is this rescue team you’re talking about coming?”
“It hasn’t even been a full day yet.”
“Not even a day? Hurry up and tell me that’s a lie!”
What a pain.
“And who ate all my candy?”
“Didn’t you eat them all earlier when you were feeling anxious, Lady Mirna?”
“I…?”
Mirna seemed out of her mind.
Couldn’t we switch to Narmi? She’d probably handle this situation better.
But saying that would likely set Mirna off like a firecracker, so I was seriously conflicted.
Plus, her mounting anxiety was starting to make me uneasy too.
What should I do?
I was deep in thought about escape methods when it happened.
“As expected, isn’t this unfair? Why should I be the only one feeling this shame?”
Mirna muttered something incomprehensible to herself.
Worried she might snap and waste more energy pointlessly, I watched her with tense eyes.
Finally, she shot to her feet.
“Commoner, you need to show me something embarrassing too. That way it’ll be fair…!”
“Pardon?”
“Didn’t you understand? Right now, in front of me, show me your shameful, humiliating side…!”
Mirna’s face was beet red as she said it, her red eyes almost manic. I knew she wasn’t in her right mind, but I hadn’t expected her to go this far off the rails.
Perhaps, having lived a devout life as a follower of the Radiant Flame, her psyche simply couldn’t tolerate the fact that she’d urinated in front of another person.
And in front of a commoner, no less, as the lady of a great noble house? No greater humiliation. She’d gone self-destructive.
“Hurry!”
“Lady Mirna, you seem to have a headache. You need to calm down a bit.”
I pointed my wand at her and shouted.
—Gamigin—!
Zap.
A pink bolt of lightning shot toward Mirna and struck her.
“Kyaa!”
In a very uncharacteristic scream, she toppled over with a thud. Her black panties flashed from under her skirt, but that wasn’t the point.
“Wh-what did you do to me?”
Mirna Draco seemed utterly flustered by the human control spell.
「Gamigin: High necromancy. Can turn the living into puppets. The effect strengthens as the caster’s circle increases.」
Gamigin was a powerful spell that turned the living into puppets under my will.
“M-my body won’t move!?”
Just like with Elga, Mirna trembled in panic, unable to control her body.
“My body, my body won’t move! It’s like… like I’m trapped in a tight space! My body, it’s like a prison!”
“It’ll wear off soon. Please calm down. You seem really flustered—”
“What do you plan to do, binding me so I can’t move!?”
Mirna shrieked. Ignoring me completely, she thrashed about, trying to resist my Gamigin spell.
“In this secret room where no one will find us, were you planning to assault me? You never told me you could use a spell like this…!”
Mirna’s condition was deteriorating.
But I could understand her mindset. Alone in a sealed room with a man and woman. Suddenly immobilized? That misunderstanding was understandable.
“Not content with forcibly stealing my lips last time, now you’re after my chastity too? I’m disappointed in you, Theo Gospel!”
Even after a high necromancy spell, she could still muster that much will. I had to admire Mirna Draco’s mental fortitude.
“I’d rather bite my tongue and die than be defiled by a filthy, cowardly commoner like you!”
But her chastity and resolve were too strong—becoming a problem. I hurriedly shoved my hand into her mouth to stop her from biting her tongue.
“Mmph, mmph!”
Her slick tongue caressed my fingers, and her hard teeth bit down, but not too harshly, so it was bearable.
“Miss, please calm down. I, Theo, have no intention of forcing myself on you, Lady Mirna. Believe my sincerity.”
“…….”
Mirna lay on the floor, glaring up at me. She seemed much calmer than before, so I pulled my fingers from her mouth.
“You really don’t intend to assault me?”
“That’s right.”
“Why not? Trapped here alone with someone as alluring as me—wouldn’t it be natural for a man’s lust to stir?”
“…What do you take men for?”
“I’ve heard men are creatures whose heads are filled only with thoughts of debauchery! Am I wrong?”
Mirna’s words were roughly correct. A young, vigorous man might feel that way.
But humans have the self-control to restrain it—that’s why they’re called men, not just males.
“I see! You’re lulling me into letting my guard down, planning to pounce when I’m defenseless, right?”
“No, that’s not it.”
“Then, then hurry up and release me! Hurry!”
Mirna’s screams were terrifying.
Her red eyes flashed, veins bulging on her forehead in a way that didn’t suit her. This was no ordinary state.
“I-I can’t, can’t breathe, haa, haaa, save, save me…!”
She was even complaining of not being able to breathe. There was still plenty of air in this spacious room, though?
“I give, I give up! Anyone, anyone there? Save me! Save, air, I give uuuup….”
Was there some unknown effect of the necromancy incantation?
Panicking, I recited the release incantation Belial on Mirna.
Zap—!
Struck by lightning, Mirna slumped limply. Cold sweat poured from her body like rain.
“…Miss, are you okay?”
“…….”
Mirna appeared to have passed out.
Then her eyes snapped open.
“What is this! Where am I?”
Her voice was unusually cheerful.
Rustle.
The one rising was probably Narmi.
“Theo, where are we? What’s going on? It’s still sleep time for me.”
Narmi asked me as if she couldn’t comprehend the situation. I briefly explained what had happened up to that point.
“What, we’re trapped? No wonder Sis freaked out. She’s scared of tight spaces.”
“Then what should I do? She’s probably furious with me.”
Narmi hummed thoughtfully.
“Sis likes getting massages.”
“But how could I give Lady Mirna a massage? She wouldn’t even let me touch her.”
“You’ll have to figure it out! Anyway, I was in the middle of something, so… nighty-night.”
With that, Narmi lay back down.
* * *
Mirna came to after an indeterminate time. Blinking her eyes open, she frowned at the sight of my magic robe draped over her.
“How long was I out?”
Her haughty demeanor told me it was Mirna.
“No idea.”
“I made a fool of myself. Commoner, I apologize to you.”
Mirna seemed to be reflecting on her behavior before passing out. Her expression was relatively calm. I had to ask her.
“You kept saying you gave up. Is that related to our current situation?”
Swish.
At my words, Mirna looked at me steadily. Her eyes were puffy like a rabbit’s, probably from all the tears and thrashing earlier.
Feeling oddly sorry, I trailed off: “If it’s too painful, you don’t have to say.” Mirna let out a small sigh.
“To become necromancers of House Draco, the children of the house undergo a certain ritual from a young age.”
“A ritual?”
“Yes. A special ritual for House Draco, who live close to death. It’s a near-death experience. They put the children in coffins and cover them with dirt. They have to stay like that for about ten minutes.”
What kind of barbaric nonsense is that?
I couldn’t believe it. But Mirna Draco didn’t seem to be lying.
“Embarrassing as it is, I couldn’t endure even a single minute. Narmi bore it all in my place. That’s why even now, I panic in tight, confined spaces.”
I see.
Now I understood why Mirna Draco had been losing her rationality and failing to calm down since we got trapped in this sealed room.
It was trauma.
Mirna Draco’s story wasn’t over.
“I couldn’t compare to Narmi in necromancy talent or boldness either. People mostly prefer the cheerful Narmi over me.”
Was it because she’d already made a fool of herself once? Her heart seemed quite open, answering even things I hadn’t asked.
“Theo Gospel, surely you prefer Narmi over me too?”
“No, why would you think that?”
“Everyone does. Isn’t that why you asked what Narmi was up to?”
Ah. So that’s why she’d reacted so sensitively when I asked about Narmi. I’d thought they were close sisters, but they had issues like this too.
Mirna continued.
“Narmi gets close to anyone easily. That day too. The day I first introduced you to her. You and Narmi acted like you’d known each other forever.”
“Well, that’s because—”
Because we had known each other from before.
But I couldn’t say that.
And so, our conversation ended.
Rustle.
A chill wind blew from somewhere, filling the air with cold. Probably because the sun had set and darkness fallen over the world.
Having given her my robe, I felt terribly cold. Shivering uncontrollably, I noticed Mirna pat the spot beside her with her palm.
“Don’t stand there like an idiot. Come closer to me, commoner.”
“Is that okay?”
“I’ll share my warmth, so be grateful.”
Swish.
At her words, I moved to her side. Shoulder to shoulder, it felt like my body was melting compared to shivering alone—much better.
Flutter.
But Mirna’s shoulders trembled relentlessly.
I could tell it wasn’t from the cold. She was afraid of not escaping this place.
“Sitting in the same position so long has made my body stiff. Maybe from that weird spell earlier—”
Soon she fidgeted, complaining of discomfort. Mentioning the spell I’d used—and how she’d thrashed—seemed meant to guilt me.
That’s when I remembered what her little sister Narmi had said.
Didn’t she say Mirna liked massages?
“As atonement, how about I give you a massage? I’m good at it.”
I considered using the massage skills I’d honed on Elga and Aira’s shoulders. Massages relaxed people.
But would the uptight Mirna allow it?
“Sure, give it a try.”
Perhaps worn out from everything and in a self-destructive mood, Mirna surprisingly agreed readily.