Chapter 128
Chapter 128
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 128
Chapter Title: Sanctuary of Secrets
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Niki, having thoroughly enjoyed herself, opened her eyes and sat up.
In her returning field of vision, Max was sitting there reading the newspaper.
"Ah."
She hurriedly checked her body.
The underwear she had clearly been wearing had been changed into clothes she'd never seen before.
It was obvious who had changed her, even without asking.
The man over there reading the newspaper.
Max, the owner of this shop.
The illusion mage who had confidently declared his illusion magic was absolute.
"You're awake?"
Max, who had been reading the newspaper, looked at her and stood up from his seat.
He poured warm tea into a teacup and offered it to her.
"It's tea that helps with fatigue recovery and mental stability. It's high-quality tea procured from the Elf Forest, so please enjoy it without worry."
It was tea Niki knew as well.
Dawn Nix, the precious tea commonly called morning dew tea, which lived only on the morning dew of the Elf Forest.
How did such a rundown shop have ingredients for this luxury tea?
Niki took a sip of the tea while harboring such thoughts.
Her body shivered as the warm tea flowed down through her.
"Ah, it's warm."
Not only did her mind stabilize, but the fatigue accumulated from watching the illusion also seemed to melt away.
After drinking the warm tea, her mind sharpened.
The man right in front of her was the one who had changed her clothes.
He was probably the man who knew exactly what illusion she had fallen into while creating the illusion magic, and what she had been subjected to inside.
Alertness flashed through her, and at the same time, she yanked the blanket covering her body to hide herself.
"Why are you doing that?"
She reflexively avoided Max's eyes.
"......"
When Max leaned to the side to meet her gaze, she twisted her body in the opposite direction again.
"Why do you keep avoiding my eyes?"
"Th-that's......"
Niki stammered, unable to finish her sentence.
Her face flushed red as she glanced at me cautiously before finally opening her mouth with difficulty.
"Y-you! You saw it, didn't you? What video I was watching."
"The scene in the dungeon where you were being ravaged by monsters? I didn't see it."
"Y-you did see it! That!"
"I didn't see it. Of course, if you wish, I can say I did."
"What?"
"We guarantee 100% secrecy to our customers whenever they want."
"......"
She wanted to scream that it was nonsense.
But Niki couldn't bring herself to argue.
After all, the illusion she had seen was something she could never show to anyone else.
If this man let even a word slip anywhere, her life as a hero would be over.
The Niki revered by all would vanish, and she would surely be branded a pervert everywhere.
As if reading her thoughts, Max spoke up.
"It's surprising that the hero's taste is getting done by monsters, but I can understand it. As I said last time, tastes vary."
Niki's lips twitched as she mumbled.
What should she do?
How could she keep this secret hidden?
'Should I kill him to shut his mouth?'
But I'm a hero.
If I carelessly kill a human who's not even a demon...
Right.
Lewd conduct.
If I claim she spread obscene thoughts and corrupted public morals...
As all sorts of frantic thoughts filled Niki's head upon thinking she had shown her depravity—
"It would be best not to think of harming me."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Nothing good will come from me disappearing on the hero."
"Are you threatening me with this? That the h-hero has a sex fantasy of wanting to get done by monsters?"
"No. If it were, you'd already be dead by Yuris's hand."
"Y-Yuris saw this stuff too?"
"I can't tell you that. It's a secret, as I said."
"Secret......"
Niki fidgeted before pulling the blanket over her body again.
"But I can tell you that Yuris is a regular customer at our shop."
"She was a regular? That Yuris?"
Her expression said she hadn't sensed any such vibe at all.
"Getting to the point, it will benefit you not to harm me."
"Why?"
"Because this is a place where you can release desires you can't tell anyone else. The more perfect someone appears on the outside, the less they can vent those urges."
"Desires......"
"Isn't it good to have at least one person to share your secrets with—secrets you can't tell anyone?"
"What are you......"
"Think of it like confessing your desires to me, the way believers confess to priests."
Niki shut her mouth.
About how she had been living until now without properly releasing her desires.
Masturbating alone in secret, only to get caught pathetically by her old comrade.
Not content with receiving pity, she even patted her and said she understood.
Then told her about this place.
-It will solve your problems.
She had said.
"Think of this place as your sanctuary. Like visiting the church when your heart is heavy, when the burdens of your body become unbearable......"
Max took a sip of tea and continued with a smile.
"Come here and relieve it. You know best yourself, but I didn't harm you at all after the illusion ended. I might have given a light massage for more realistic pleasure, but I didn't compromise your chastity."
Niki touched her lower abdomen.
A slight warm sensation.
There was lingering afterglow from climax, but she could instinctively tell.
That her body hadn't been directly violated.
Even though in the illusion she had been done by slimes and orcs, and even though she had sat on the dildo lock, inserting the dildo and shaking her hips.
Her body still preserved its chastity.
"Sanctuary......"
If it had been the old her, she would have denied it as absurd nonsense.
But having already felt the pleasure of the illusion and returned to reality, Max's words inspired more trust in her than ever.
"You said Yuris is a regular."
"Yes."
"That means she went through something similar to me?"
"I can't tell you that. I only mentioned she's a regular because you came on Yuris's recommendation."
"I-I see."
"Come anytime. I'll keep your secrets to the end."
Niki gripped the teacup.
The warmth from the teacup felt warmer than ever.
The high elf Reina, who was still staying in the empire's capital without departing for the Elf Forest yet, headed to the Imperial Palace after a long time.
The nominal reason for staying here instead of returning straight to the Elf Forest was to confirm the size of the human delegation the empire was sending.
It wasn't something a high elf like her necessarily needed to stay for, but Reina had deliberately created a pretext to remain in the empire.
All to experience that deeply impressive illusion magic at least one more time.
Improving relations with Yuris?
That had already vanished from Reina's mind.
After all.
'Yuris has no feelings for me.'
She had thought that by meeting and spending time together, Yuris would read her heart.
Because she believed Yuris was her fated partner.
However, after staying long in the empire's capital, Reina was convinced.
'Yuris's soul doesn't resonate with mine.'
They weren't on the same wavelength, nor shared the same fate.
Yuris treated her more coldly and curtly than anyone else.
Even when she visited the knight order multiple times, she was rejected again and again, which made Reina give up on Yuris.
But the decisive factor wasn't Yuris's curt attitude.
'After seeing her like that there.'
When she had run into Yuris at Max's illusion shop.
Reina had lost all the admiration she had ever felt for Yuris at that moment.
Yuris was completely naked, sobbing just like Reina had.
Spraying tides and leaking fluids, her entire body exposed.
Yuris, who had been going through another illusion from Max, had panted under his hands and climaxed multiple times.
Even seeing the scene felt only in illusion brought into reality, Reina hadn't felt any emotional exchange then.
On the contrary, the vulgar sight of her had diluted the admiration Reina had held until then.
Instead.
-Kiss the shaft of the cock and stick out your tongue to feel your partner's tongue from across.
-Now it's your turn, Reina.
-You're doing very well. Cherish the World Tree's pillar like that. Then the two of you can form a perfect marital bond.
-Do you want it that way? Then spread your legs yourself and beg for the cock.
The image of Max transformed into the elf elder vividly resurfaced.
That thick body and firm muscles.
The intense masculine scent she couldn't feel from other elves.
It felt like it was commanding her to forcibly tune her frequency to him.
And the thick cock throbbing there.
What had she done upon seeing it?
-Please thrust Max-nim's World Tree pillar deep into my elf pussy. Hurry and ravage me so we can exchange marital vows.
She had spread her legs herself and begged for the cock.
Like a pervert.
Unable to forget that sensation, Reina had gone back to her room and masturbated.
It was the first time.
-Master~! Purify me with the World Tree's pillar!
The first time lusting after someone other than Yuris.
That thick body.
Thick arms.
Firm muscles and the curt gaze looking down at her.
The sensation of being embraced by arms much thicker than hers.
Just thinking about it made her ears twitch up and down.
The twitching that appeared with extreme emotional shifts.
"L-let's calm down. Today is a day with official duties."
She could get excited after it was all over.
'I'll visit the shop after the meeting ends today.'
Having decided to visit the illusion shop she hadn't gone to recently out of embarrassment after a long time, Reina entered the palace's grand hall.
"Long time no see."
The Empress greeted her from atop the 12 Steps.
"I see the Sun of the Empire."
Reina greeted her with elven etiquette.
She would have originally looked down on her as the emperor of inferior species, but after spending time in the empire, she had gradually learned human ceremonies.
At the very least, wasn't it proper conduct for a high elf to show grace without losing dignity?
"What brings you here?"
"I called you to inform you that the delegation to the elves is fully prepared. If you wish, they can head to the Elf Forest immediately."
"I see. Unlike the hasty inferior species, I was waiting leisurely, wondering when it would end."
"There's a lot to prepare."
Even at the words "inferior species," the Empress didn't twitch an eyebrow.
As if it didn't apply to her.
"By the way, are you satisfied with the empire's facilities? Speak up anytime if there's any complaint."
"There were none. As expected of the empire's prestige, it was warm like the sun."
"That's good. You should head back now, but is there anything you need?"
"Ah, could you grant me just one more day?"
"One day? Why? Didn't you want to return quickly?"
At the Empress's question, Reina smiled faintly.
"There's a place I want to visit one more time."
One more time wouldn't hurt, right?