Chapter 61
Chapter 61
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 61
Chapter Title: Night Watch is with a Slave
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The red bead melted away and vanished in an instant the moment I put it in my mouth.
"Mmm..."
I didn't feel any particular changes. I couldn't even taste it.
My insides just felt a little warm. It was like a small hand-warmer had appeared in my stomach?
'Wait... this isn't some kind of egg, is it? It's not going to hatch inside me or anything.'
Ever since I saw the Black Beetle laying its eggs, disgusting imaginations like that come to mind on their own.
For instance, what if the red bead I just swallowed was actually a Botamilly's egg, and later white snakes would come crawling out of my stomach in droves... That kind of shitty imagination.
'Ugh, damn it. This is why you should only look at the good things in life...'
The streets are filled with nothing but rotten zombies and dead bodies. The world has become a place where the only good-looking things are my women, so I'm starting to realize once again that my mind is gradually being worn away.
[Any changes to your body?]
"Yes. Aside from my insides feeling a little warm, not really..."
I answered Indicron that there were no significant changes.
There was no dramatic change like when I swallowed the Inner Core. Back then, I felt a surge of power, maybe because my mana skyrocketed.
This time, my stats didn't increase, and no notification window popped up.
It's just a subtle sensation of a warm energy settling inside me.
[Hmm... Something... something's increased. What is it? Sniff sniff. Hmmm.]
"Gah!"
Kashnax's voice suddenly sounded right next to my ear, startling me.
She sniffed at me as if smelling my scent and then blurted out.
[I don't know what it is. Just a savory aroma. Looks delicious... Gulp.]
Along with the sensation of a tentacle licking my cheek, a chill ran down my entire body.
'This crazy evil god. She just openly tasted me...!'
Goosebumps rose on my arms, and my hair stood on end.
An evil god is savoring the taste of me. While licking me, no less.
Is this the fear of being eaten?
To be honest, I thought it wouldn't be so bad to be buried in Kashnax's tentacles and play around with her... but thinking about being chewed up instead of just eaten alive is driving me crazy.
No joke, I'm genuinely terrified.
[Hey! Back off! 'My child' is scared. No, more importantly, why are you always like this? Do you have to put everything in your mouth to be satisfied?]
[Tch. Don't be so sensitive, I'm not going to eat you. And why do you keep trying to separate me from 'my partner'? I'm getting annoyed by your constant meddling.]
[What did you say? You damn wretched sow! You think you can look down on me just because you're a direct descendant of Chaos?]
[Hah... An old worm that can't even crawl out of the dark... Are you seriously thinking of competing with me? I'm hungry, so this is perfect..]
[What!? You little shit...!]
The two of them started a full-blown argument. I have no idea why they get along so poorly. And above all, why do they have to act like this inside my head?
"Kugh... Fuck..."
My head felt like it was going to burst. With a terrible headache, I drooled and buried my face in the floor.
Please, I'm begging you, fight somewhere I don't know about.
They're fighting with me in the middle, making my head buzz like crazy.
My head really feels like it's going to explode...
"Hey! Gwaaah!! My head hurts so much!! Please just stop!!!"
[Oh. My bad.]
Indicron, who seemed to get the hint, snorted and backed off. The headache subsided a little.
[More importantly.. I'm getting really hungry now. I wish you'd prepare a proper offering.]
Kashnax left, urging me to perform a human sacrifice soon.
"Haa..."
A sigh escaped me.
It feels like walking on thin ice every time I talk to them.
They definitely look out for me, but... at some point, Kashnax started savoring the sight of me, and Indicron started trying to surround me as if she's obsessed with me.
I'm really grateful for their concern and affection... but sometimes it's just too heavy.
I'm scared that one day I'll have everything taken from me and be torn apart, soul and all.
"Haaaah... Reward selection..."
I sighed and faced Botamilly to receive the achievement reward.
The reward for 'Botamilly's Follower' was a mark of Botamilly, just like the other evil gods' rewards.
As expected, a message appeared saying, 'This alone has no meaning.'
Like the other gods' marks, it was a reward that had no effect yet.
The same goes for the other evil gods' marks; it seems there's some trigger that makes them work, but I haven't found it yet. I'll probably find a use for it someday if I just hold onto it.
Next was the reward for achieving the 'Unspeakable' achievement.
Select a reward
1. Ring of Mental Protection 2. Ring of Memory Alteration 3. Ring of Perception Distortion
[Ring of Mental Protection: Defends against some mental attacks. Allows you to remain lucid even when facing the Unspeakable.] [Ring of Memory Alteration: Prevents others from properly remembering the wearer's face or form. Enemies will only remember you as a terrifying existence.] [Ring of Perception Distortion: The world appears more beautiful. Protects an immature mind. Fills you with dreams and hope.]
"What's this..."
For now, the Ring of Mental Protection seems the most reliable.
It seems those wight or whatever magic-using zombies are launching mental attacks, so even if it's not for me, I can give it to Ha-rin, Aram, or A-reum who mainly do close-quarters combat. Mer is... unaffected by mental attacks, and Eun-ji is a stealth specialist who kills enemies before they can even notice, so she's an exception.
But I'm quite curious about how the Ring of Memory Alteration and Ring of Perception Distortion perform.
'Memory Alteration... this is pure horror itself...'
Enemies won't be able to remember me properly, only feeling fear and dread.
How terrifying would that be. To feel blind fear towards an existence you can't even remember properly.
Of course, most of the bastards who pick a fight with me will either die or become slaves, so they won't have time to properly fear me... but still, I want it.
And the Ring of Perception Distortion is...
'The description sounds like it'll change the brutal graphics of an R-rated game to a child's version.'
It says it fills you with dreams and hope. In this world of nothing but despair and screams, wouldn't this act as a mental stabilizer for all the disillusioned?
"Ring of Memory Alteration."
I just can't resist it.
I don't know what kind of bastards I'll be fighting in the future, but if I can't kill them in one blow, I should at least make them fear me, right?
Above all, it's the perfect item to hide my identity when witnessed by a large, unspecified crowd.
I was secretly envious of the Shadow Mask I gave to Eun-ji, so this works out well.
"Oh..."
The Ring of Memory Alteration was pure white.
It was coiled into a round shape that resembled Botamilly, reminding me of her.
[Yes. Like that.] [Keep remembering me.] [You must not forget.]
For a moment, Botamilly spoke to me in a faint voice.
'She likes it when I remember and constantly remind her...'
Unlike Kashnax and Indicron, Botamilly couldn't receive a human sacrifice.
Thanks to me, she could partially observe the world, but it seemed she couldn't openly meddle like the other evil gods yet.
She said the punishment or whatever wasn't over yet. She didn't tell me the details, so I don't know.
Anyway, since she couldn't receive a human sacrifice, there was no way to raise her favor, so this works out well.
'Indicron, who always wants someone's despair, is practically the hardest... and Kashnax, who wants many offerings, is next. But Botamilly is grateful just for remembering her and reminding her... Is she really an evil god?'
She's the lowest difficulty god, even though she's hard to meet.
From the start, she had no aversion or disdain for me.
In contrast, Kashnax was subtly tsundere-like, ignoring me until I gave her Steven's pillar. Indicron also looked down on me with the gaze of a ruler until I offered the despairing Han Taeyang.
But Botamilly was happy just because I came to meet her, like a young girl...
"Haa... Damn it."
I felt a moment of self-loathing. Feeling fluttered and feminine in front of a giant snake monster. My perception might have changed after becoming a follower of the evil gods.
I sighed and went up to the roof. I was already unsettled by those weirdos from the Central Association or whatever.
Even the evil gods are unsettling me, so I feel like dying.
I need a little healing. I want to rest too.
The damn calamity keeps getting updated, and the evil god faction is targeting me from all over, and the evil gods themselves might eat me at any moment... This is a thoroughly malicious and masochistic world.
"Oh. A-reum."
"Ah, you're here."
On the roof, a few tents were set up, and A-reum was patrolling, looking around.
"Yeah. It's quiet though."
"Right? I thought something would attack right away. Nothing's happening... Haa... It's cold."
It's been several hours since I killed that suit-wearing bastard who was either a demonic possessor or a minion, but his comrades or subordinates haven't shown up yet.
The Black Beetle seems to be busily searching the area, but hasn't found any other survivors yet.
"Where are the others?"
"Everyone's resting in their tents. Mr. Ha Jin-seong, who was on watch with me, just went to the bathroom for a moment."
The number of people at the mart has dropped sharply, so now everyone has to stand guard. Plus, since everyone stayed up all night, they seem tired.
Aside from my harem, the only remaining people are the Ha duo, Hwang Su-min, and Kang Eun-jeong, so now we all have to take turns on night watch. We don't know when we'll have to fight the Central Association or whatever.
"A-reum, you must be tired. Aren't you cold?"
"Ah, w-wait. Don't cling to me so much!"
I hugged A-reum from behind as she was rubbing her hands together and puffing on them because her hands were cold.
She was embarrassed but didn't reject me and accepted my embrace.
"Hey, I'm heavy, so don't lean on my shoulder too much, okay?"
"Yeah. I know."
I buried my face in A-reum's hair and rubbed against it for no reason.
It smells nice, like fresh shampoo.
The water is completely cut off in the bathrooms now, but thankfully, Hee-seon unnie successfully contracted Undine, so we can use water again.
On top of that, with my own Salamander, I can still take a warm shower.
Since it's a mart, we still have an abundance of shampoo, conditioner, and such.
"A-reum. Sniff sniff... You smell so good."
"I just showered not long ago... More importantly, don't sniff the top of my head! It's embarrassing!"
"Yeah. Sorry. But let me stay like this for a little longer."
"Hoo, fine... Do whatever you want. But Eun-ji unnie will be super jealous if she sees us, you know? That unnie acts like she doesn't care, but her jealousy is no joke."
"Hehe. Eun-ji gets more clingy when she's jealous, so I actually like it."
"You're a total pervert..."
I hugged A-reum from behind and slipped my hands inside her clothes to caress her stomach and chest.
A-reum would pinch the back of my hand for nothing, but when I tried to pull my hand away, she'd hold it back slightly, making me caress her chest again.
It's a subtle feeling of liking it even though she acts like she doesn't.
'Come to think of it... It's been a while since we did it...'
I was planning to devour Mer at the black market, but so many things happened that I still haven't gotten around to it.
Moreover, the zombies have gained intelligence, and the bastards from the Central Association are also a nuisance.
The fact that there's an enemy whose scale and power I haven't grasped is a bit unsettling.
I need to eliminate the risk factors for sure.
I won't feel at ease unless I either kill all the others or capture them and make them slaves.
This kind of compulsive symptom has gotten worse since the Followers of the Dawn attacked the mart.
If it weren't for my women comforting me, I might have developed a neurosis.
Now, I can't sleep unless I smell their flesh. I can't even sleep by myself anymore.
"Haa... But how long can we live like this?"
"Huh? Why suddenly?"
"No... It's just. The world gets weirder by the day... The zombies keep getting stronger. You're the only one I can trust and rely on. And you sometimes act strange... I'm just a little scared. I can't see... the future, you know? Do you know what I mean?"
"Hmm. I know..."
A-reum was feeling anxious about the uncertain future.
Just the mart alone has been attacked several times, and the calamity is being updated every day. If I hadn't arrived in time last night, everyone would have died.
I understand her anxiety. I'm scared too. It's hard to endure the fact that you could die at any moment.
"It'll be okay. It'll be alright."
"What will?"
"Just. Let's think that way. The calamity will keep getting updated. The bastards targeting us will keep increasing. And the zombies will keep getting stronger."
"No, that sounds totally bleak... What the hell is okay about that? The calamity is endless. Survival is getting harsher. And the zombies are getting too strong to handle."
"Well. That's true. But we can't just die. Worrying about it won't change anything. If we keep being depressed... we'll really want to die."
"Haa... That's true..."
I turned A-reum around slightly to face me and hugged her.
"Ah... W-wait. If you do this, I can't see my surroundings... I'm supposed to be on guard for enemies, remember?"
"It's fine. I'll watch instead. I can handle it. You just stay like this and lean on me for a bit. Isn't oppa's embrace warm?"
"...It's, it's warm, I guess..."
"See?"
After eating the red bead, my body feels a bit warmer. So A-reum, who was complaining about the cold, burrowed deeper into my embrace.
I hugged A-reum even tighter.
Then, she awkwardly put her arms around my back and hugged me back.
The warmth of each other was transmitted, and it gradually got warmer.
"A-reum. Lift your head."
"Huh? Why. Ah..."
Gulp.
I licked A-reum's lips and slipped my tongue into her slightly parted mouth.
"U-uh, w-wait... Gulp... Smooch..."
When I pushed my tongue in, she instinctively tried to push me away.
Gulp. Smooch. Slurp...
However, she didn't completely reject the kiss.
A-reum is a shy girl who wants to push me away but also doesn't want me to leave.
She's a total tsundere. She rejects me for her pride or whatever, but she doesn't actually want me to go.
"Puhah... Y-you can do it a little more..."
"Can I?"
"...Yes."
I slipped my hand into A-reum's pants and gently stroked her crotch.
The more I touched her, the wetter she became. Her older sister Aram gets wet with just a little touch, but A-reum isn't as wet as that.
"Haa...♡"
"You too. Touch me."
"Okay..."
A-reum's cold hand slipped inside my pants and caressed my fully erect cock.
"This... is incredibly warm..."
"It's basically a hand warmer. Tell me if you're cold next time. I'll let you touch it."
"Pfft. What is that. No thanks."
Soon, A-reum, who was playing with my cock, started to give me a proper hand job.
She pressed down hard on the tip of my urethra with her thumb, rubbed the pre-cum that was flowing out, and caressed the glans.
"You... suddenly got good with your hands?"
"That's... Haa...♡ You... because you weren't here... Haa♡ unnie taught me. She said I should touch you like this to make you feel good."
"Ha. Han Aram. That picky girl... Her technique is good, though. Well, not bad."
"Ah, not Aram unnie... Eun-ji unnie... Haa...♡"
"Eun-ji?"
"Hehe...♡ She said she wants you to feel good..."
"Haha... That kid... She's thoughtful."
I took off A-reum's pants slightly and pushed my erect cock between her thighs, rubbing it.
"Gulp... Gulp. Smooch... Haaang...♡ Oppa. Now... should we put it in...?"
"Yeah... Spread your legs a little."
"Okay...♡"
Squish.
"Haa...!♡ Ugh..."
As my cock pushed in, A-reum quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
"Why?"
"I-If someone hears... Huk...♡ I-It's not allowed..."
"So why?"
"I-I want... to monopolize you for myself...♡ Hey, it's embarrassing... so stop asking and just... just put it in, okay?"
"Alright."
And so, while still hugging her, I kept pushing my cock in. As if enjoying an affair, I tried not to make any noise so the other women wouldn't hear.
"Ugh."
"Haa...♡ Big...♡ Warm...♡"
I grabbed one of her legs and lifted it, spreading her thighs wider.
Then, I lifted A-reum halfway up, grabbed her butt, and pushed her down as if using a fleshlight.
Pok pok pok pok pok.
On the quiet roof, only the sound of us having sex echoed silently.
I felt someone's presence behind me. It seemed Ha Jin-seong had returned from the bathroom. That guy tactfully left.
Once again, without any interruptions, we devoured each other. A-reum, who seemed like she wouldn't get used to sex, was now a woman who knew how to squeeze properly.
Moreover, she squeezed me so softly, as if my cock's shape was imprinted on her.
"Huu..."
A-reum tried to suppress her moans and bit my neck.
That pain became a trigger, and the feeling of ejaculation surged up.
"I'm... about to cum."
"Hehe... Me too. I'm... I'm cu... Haaugh...!♡"
Splurt... Splurrrt...
After a long ejaculation, I gently set her down on the floor.
"Haa... Haa..."
I held the face of A-reum, who was panting with her tongue out and her legs trembling, and kissed her for a long time.
Slurp. Slurp. Smooch...
"Puhah..."
After kissing for a long time, someone approached me from behind and spoke.
"Hoo... Han A-reum. It's time to switch... Uh... What are you doing?"
It was Mer, her cheeks slightly flushed.
She alternately looked at A-reum's vagina, from which semen was dripping, and my cock, which was covered in fluids, and her face turned even redder.
It must be a slightly embarrassing sight for the former angel.