Chapter 205
Chapter 205
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 205
Chapter Title: Lunette's Discipline
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I saw the artificial intelligence.
It was an AI that hadn't even been given a name by Meiko, the one who created it—didn't even call her "Mom."
This AI, which had caused me trouble in so many ways, looked just like Meiko.
"Even so, the results were good enough that the Emperor himself promised direct support to Master! From now on, no one in the magic schools will be able to ignore you or Mom!"
It had even inherited that peculiar stubbornness.
Without realizing it, I glanced at Meiko.
"W-Why are you looking at me?"
Meiko, catching my eye, stammered in embarrassment.
She seemed to sense it too—the uncanny resemblance.
"It's nothing."
I turned back to the AI.
There wasn't a hint of hesitation on her face.
She was utterly convinced of her words.
I needed to make her realize this was wrong.
But words alone wouldn't cut it.
"Hmm..."
In the end, I'd have to show her through actions.
"Master."
"Yeah?"
"Have you ever given this one a name?"
"Nope. Why the sudden question?"
We couldn't keep calling it "artificial intelligence" forever.
"You should give it a name."
-A name?
The AI perked up at the word, clasping her hands together excitedly.
-As expected, Master recognizes it too! How amazing and capable I am!
She shouted gleefully.
-I've been hoping for your acknowledgment every day, maintaining the magic circle whenever power was on. Of course, it was thanks to the self-repair spells you added, Master, but I still worked hard at it! And to improve performance, I even analyzed customers' desires and reactions on my own!
I could see traces of that effort everywhere.
The quality of the illusions had improved on its own.
The big picture was the same, but the details showed all sorts of variations.
Like in the illusion of Helen's house—the paintings on her walls were sharper now, the patterns and textures more intricate.
-My efforts are finally paying off!
At the AI's words, I instinctively looked at Meiko again.
"W-Why?"
"It's nothing."
"Stop showing that AI my face all the time!"
"I didn't think you and the AI looked alike."
"Your expression said otherwise!"
-Of course! I'm practically her child, modeled after Meiko-nim's ego!
"Hey! Quiet!"
It felt like there were two of her.
I stared at the AI for a moment.
"How about taking part of your name, Master? Something like 'Mei' or 'Ko'?"
"I hate that."
Meiko stated firmly.
"If it already looks like me, having a similar name would feel... weird. Better to make it completely different."
"Got it."
-I'll love anything you and Mom name me!
I pondered for a bit.
I thought of a few names fitting for an AI.
'Siri or Jarvis? Too risky.'
Names that felt like they'd get me sued for copyright.
Several options floated in my mind, and I picked the best one.
"How about Lunette?"
-Lunette?
Lunette—French for "little moon."
It felt perfect for this newborn girl of an AI.
"In my old region, it means 'little moon.'"
-Little moon. Lunette... I love it! It feels perfect. Call me Lunette from now on!
"Good. Glad you like it, Lunette."
I stepped closer to her.
"But Lunette."
-Yes, Master.
"I warned you earlier—results don't justify everything. It'll blow up in your face someday."
-But Master, you saw it work perfectly, right?
"Yeah. It worked this time."
The problem was how perilously close it had come to collapsing our entire shop.
"That's why I want to show you."
-Show me what?
"That results-first thinking isn't always the answer."
-What?
"Master."
Ignoring Lunette's confusion, I called to Meiko.
"Let's start."
"You're really doing it?"
"Yes. Little Lunette here needs some(?) discipline to fix her habits."
Meiko, grasping my intent immediately, began chanting a spell.
-Wait. Are you two trying to take control of this place? No way—it's my space. Impossible here. I'm the master...
Lunette's expression shifted mid-sentence.
-Huh?
"Don't underestimate the power of the mother who made you."
"Wh-Who're you calling Mom!"
Meiko burst out at my words.
"Anyway, Master didn't become the youngest faction head for nothing."
Even as I spoke, Meiko chanted to seize control.
I stood beside her, tweaking the magic formulas to hijack the admin mode.
-Y-You two... Wait! This won't solve anything...
"You said it yourself—good results make everything fine."
-No, this won't end well...
"It will. For all of us."
I was certain.
I'd get an obedient assistant, and Lunette would get to enjoy some pleasure.
-M-Master...
Having been through so much with me, she seemed to sense what was coming.
-Please stop... Please...
"Don't worry. You'll feel good soon enough."
The surrounding light intensified.
At the same moment, the magic Meiko and I completed activated.
Control of the admin mode illusion shifted from Lunette to me.
"Alright, let's begin. What is your desire?"
I looked at the AI.
The scenery around us transformed.
The new space wasn't the workshop.
Nor Master's lab.
Not the elf forest, the Silvesta estate, a monster-filled cave, a temple, the Emperor's palace, or the knights' training grounds.
The newly appeared space was...
"Huh?"
A place all too familiar to me.
Nanako.
The house from the debut film of that actress I'd loved in my past life.
The one I'd recreated and experienced countless times to make it as accurate as possible.
That house now unfolded before my eyes.
"Where is this?"
Meiko asked in surprise, but I couldn't bring myself to say.
How could I?
'It's the house from the porn I always watched while jerking off.'
There, Lunette couldn't even lift her head.
Niki, who had gone on patrol to exterminate the succubus, returned to the capital empty-handed.
"Sigh, we lost her after all."
Urged by Eirin's warning that the demon might target the Emperor at any moment, she'd rushed out with holy knights—but the succubus stayed hidden, wherever she was lurking.
'Could she still be in the capital?'
It wasn't impossible.
The capital was the one place she hadn't thoroughly searched.
Teeming with people and swirling desires, it was the perfect hideout for a succubus.
But still.
"Then Eirin would've definitely noticed."
There was no way the saintess didn't know of the succubus's presence.
No matter how well hidden, a saintess chosen by the Goddess wouldn't miss the succubus's yin energy or demonic qi.
There was one possibility.
'No way... Has Eirin already fallen to the succubus?'
If the saintess was distracted elsewhere instead of capturing it, maybe.
Of course, Niki didn't know that Prelia the succubus had been thoroughly drained of her essence—not just semen, but even her yin energy—by Max, leaving nothing detectable.
That's why she suspected Eirin might have deliberately sent her out of the capital.
'No. Eirin wouldn't do that.'
It was Eirin, of all people.
The greatest saintess, who had subjugated the Demon King alongside her.
A woman who trusted and devoted herself to the Goddess more than anyone.
A pure virgin who couldn't blame others, much less deceive them.
Niki was convinced such a woman wouldn't betray her.
"Hero, we'll return to the church then. Call on us anytime if needed."
The holy knights who'd searched with her headed back to their order.
She sent them off and made for home.
Her first return in ages.
"Now that I'm back, a quick wash and then..."
Off to see Max.
She hadn't even been able to masturbate alone while chasing the succubus for so long.
With holy knights camping right next to her tent, she couldn't risk it—not while fooling their senses.
Her pent-up desires pressed heavily against her lower belly.
'I want it so bad.'
Lost in that thought on her way home, a figure appeared before her.
"Hero, I'm Jeko, vice-captain of the Empire's 1st Knight Order."
A comrade from past battlefields.
"Jeko-nim, what brings you here?"
"Her Majesty the Empress summons you."
"What?"
The Empress?
Summoning me?
Why?
"What happened while I was out on expedition?"
"It's... hard to explain here. Let's go to your place first."
Niki entered her home with Jeko and heard the news.
"They've found traces of a dragon."
"...A dragon?"
"Yes. Signs appeared in the Ice Mountains, and they're dispatching an investigation team. We desperately need the hero's help."
"..."
No.
Absolutely not.
Impossible.
I can't go!
Dragons were no small threat, true.
A single descent could raze villages and castles alike.
But right now, she faced something far more critical.
Her pleasure, suppressed to the limit, was finally about to be released.
And now another expedition?
Biting her lip, body trembling, Niki pleaded desperately with Jeko, who had come to report.
"Can't you give me just one day?"
Her voice was more earnest than ever.
"I'm sorry. That's beyond my authority. Speak to Her Majesty the Emperor first."
Should she run?
For the first time, Niki considered abandoning her hero's duty.
No one could catch her if she fled.
But she quickly dismissed the thought.
Becoming a fugitive would bar her from Max's shop forever.
"Fine... I understand. Can't be helped. I'll wash up quick and come out."
"I'll wait."
What now?
She wanted to rub her pussy right this instant.
The hero Niki faced the greatest crisis of her life—one even the Demon King subjugation hadn't prepared her for.