Chapter 144: Fermaton's Cock and Breast Cup (2)
Chapter 144: Fermaton's Cock and Breast Cup (2)
Yoanna makes her move on the Revolution.
Doing so naturally meant turning the Empire into an enemy.
It even meant potentially clashing with Charlotte, with whom I maintained a good relationship.
Charlotte desired the preservation of the Empire’s system.
Yoanna desired the Empire’s collapse.
'Am I at a crossroads of choice?'
Sometimes, while playing games, such situations arise.
Cases where I want both, but must choose only one.
Cases where, after choosing, the other side seems better, making it impossible to decide.
'It’s not like this is Pokémon; what am I supposed to do?'
In a single worldline, choosing one side means the other becomes unavailable.
That was exactly my current situation.
"If I take your side—or rather, your breast—I’ll become an enemy of the Empire. What’s the merit for me in that?"
"You will gain the full strength of the revolutionary army."
"And just how much strength does the revolutionary army have?"
"......."
Yoanna said nothing.
As if she had no intention of revealing specific details yet, she merely continued to fiddle with my Cock Glass.
"Fine. You wouldn't have said that if you had absolutely nothing. Even if it’s lacking, you must have enough power. Enough to reach out to Fermaton, at least."
If their strength were sufficient, they wouldn't have asked Fermaton for help.
Instead of participating in something like the Breast Festival, they would have simply prepared for a rebellion within the Empire and been done with it.
In other words, the revolutionary army was also lacking in power.
Or, even if their power was satisfactory, they might be lacking in other areas.
For instance, an economic base.
"What do you want from Fermaton? A role as a supply base? Or do you want me to have my knight order join your revolution? What is it you want from me?"
"Our revolutionary army wants the 'Infinite Labyrinth.'"
"...Hmm."
The topic of conversation was becoming heavier than expected.
"The Infinite Labyrinth is the foundation of Fermaton. I cannot simply hand it over."
"Yes. I know. The Infinite Labyrinth is the monumental achievement upon which Fermaton built its current power. And at the same time, it is the place that stains the land of Fermaton with madness."
"It has been that way until now."
The stories of the Adventurer's Guild I learned through Serica.
The Magic Towers that didn't hesitate to perform illegal or unethical acts for research.
Knights becoming gay.
Territorial citizens turning into Cock-flowers.
The Fermaton County was certainly a place where good people vanished and people gradually became evil. Those who entered and exited the Infinite Labyrinth all became foul-tempered, as if cursed with a rotten personality.
"Your point being?"
"I will lift the curse placed upon the Infinite Labyrinth."
"How? How does the revolutionary army plan to lift the curse of Fermaton that no one else could?"
"By conquering the Infinite Labyrinth."
"Hmm."
That piqued my interest.
Even Laura, who had been quietly enjoying my touch, began to look at Yoanna with a tense expression.
"I know the secret of the Infinite Labyrinth."
"Ho. A secret?"
"Yes. A secret that even the Fermaton family does not know."
"Do you intend to tell me?"
"...I can only tell you what it is at the very last moment. Given the nature of the content."
Yoanna shook her head firmly.
"I would sooner show you my inner flesh than reveal that secret carelessly."
"Hmm."
Could it really be a secret deeper than what I knew?
Could it be a secret deeper than what Laura knew?
'Probably not.'
From Yoanna's perspective, it might be a card she needs to hold until the final moment, but to me, it wasn't a particularly important factor.
Because I already knew exactly 'twice' as much about the Infinite Labyrinth as what was known to the world.
"Fine. That secret sounds interesting."
However, I had to act interested.
Ruji Fermaton wasn't supposed to know the Infinite Labyrinth in detail, and I had to play dumb to negotiate with Yoanna.
"By the way, that's strange. The curse is on the land of Fermaton? Isn't it the blood of Fermaton?"
"You are free to test me, but as you suspect, Young Lord, I know that the curse does not only affect the blood of Fermaton."
"...You know more than I thought."
As expected of a Limited Pickup Character.
She immediately noticed that I was trying to probe her.
"Then tell me what it means for the curse to be on the land."
"The curse affects many people. Madness, rage, despair, depression, libido, gluttony, sloth, pride, distrust, selfishness. The curse of Fermaton encourages all sorts of negative emotions. It is a harmful influence that affects not only the Lord but every human living in this County."
"Cock-flower-ification."
"Pardon?"
"I call it 'Cock-flower.'"
Humans and Cock-flowers are entirely different beings.
Humans possess both good and evil, but a Cock-flower understands goodness intellectually yet has no hesitation in committing evil acts.
"So, you're going to lift that Cock-flower curse? You?"
"Yes. I will become a member of the knight order that conquers the Infinite Labyrinth. Me."
Those were welcome words.
"That is the best thing I've heard so far."
New allies are always welcome, and a 3-Star Limited Pickup No-Ceiling Character couldn't possibly have poor performance.
"However, I refuse."
But.
"You are perfect in every condition, but there is a problem with just one."
"What is it?"
"I am not someone who believes the curse on the land of Fermaton must be lifted."
The curse of my blood was one thing, but did I really have to solve that 'shittiness'?
"Until now, Fermaton was a pit of evil, filled with wretched and lustful humans. But not anymore."
Things would be different from now on.
"Are you saying the people of Fermaton will become good?"
"No. They will be stained with madness in a different way."
Greed.
The desire for capital.
And a little bit of sex on top.
"To what extent will I stain them with madness? To the point where, even if the Young Lord goes out to a park at night with a woman for outdoor sex, it won't be considered a crime of public indecency."
If there are cities of pleasure filled with alcohol and drugs elsewhere.
"To the point where, even if someone puts on a peak pleasure fountain show on a bench in the central city square, people won't look on in disgust, but rather think, 'They must have really wanted to have a lot of sex.'"
Here, there is a city of vice filled with lust, aphrodisiacs, and sex.
Based on vulgar capitalism, it will become a city full of sexual freedom and pleasure.
"To the point where people just accept it if the ruler of Fermaton shoots his load after breakfast, shoots his load after lunch, and shoots his load after dinner. That is the kind of territory I will build."
"What do you mean by 'shooting a load'?"
"Cum, obviously."
I, Ruji Fermaton.
"I appreciate your offer to work in my knight order, but if your intention is the destruction of the Infinite Labyrinth, I’m not particularly inclined."
"What do you intend to do using the Infinite Labyrinth?"
"Well. ...Sex Master?"
I would become the new king, the President of the Night, the nighttime Sex King, the Dictator of the Labyrinth City.
"Fermaton will carry the curse of the Infinite Labyrinth. You won't convince me with talk of solving Fermaton's madness. Especially if the premise is getting rid of the Infinite Labyrinth."
"...What if my other proposals also have the removal of the Infinite Labyrinth as a premise?"
"I don't know what those proposals might be, but the suggestion that you can fix people's greedy and cunning natures... I'll just take it as it is. I'm not very interested."
If the proposal the revolutionary army offered while grabbing my cock was the destruction of the Infinite Labyrinth, I would tell them they had missed the mark entirely.
"I have heard that those who enter the Infinite Labyrinth due to the curse sometimes become Demonized humans."
"Even such a curse belongs to Fermaton. The outcome depends on how the current Fermaton uses it."
After all, even Astarotte, who was cursed, accepted it and became a Succubus, bringing me many benefits.
"So, do not speak of closing the Fermaton Infinite Labyrinth or conquering and destroying it 'yet.'"
The reason I added that caveat was, of course, because I didn't know what the future held.
The ultimate goal for Laura and me was to eliminate the Infinite Labyrinth.
However, I wanted to minimize the risks that would arise when the Infinite Labyrinth was closed.
—At the very least, I need three more people on the level of Serica.
Unless I had sufficient means and power to escape or protect myself from the rage and murderous intent that would arise when the Infinite Labyrinth closed, closing it now would be a suicidal act.
The backing for Ruji Fermaton's delinquent behavior wasn't his family or his wealth, but the 'Infinite Labyrinth' itself.
"I see. In that case... I must use the Infinite Labyrinth in a different way."
"What way?"
"As a secret base for the revolutionary army."
"...That's absurd."
This woman.
She had an angle.
"You were wary of the curse of Fermaton just a moment ago, and now you're going to live within it?"
"Since Ruji Fermaton said he would carry that curse, I must make use of the Infinite Labyrinth."
"You could be hit by the curse and become a demonkind."
"What if I could 'avoid' being hit by that curse?"
Finally.
This was her true purpose.
"Avoid it? Even though a curse already placed cannot be lifted?"
"Yes. You saw through it accurately. I have one way to block the curse of Fermaton."
"What is it?"
"Being cursed already."
Yoanna placed her hand on her breast.
"One who is already cursed is not affected by the curse of Fermaton. Especially if it is this curse."
"What curse is it?"
"...The dark flame that will destroy the Empire, that will destroy everything."
Uh.
No way.
"The 'Black Flame' dwells in my left hand."
Fwoosh.
A black flame flickered to life in Yoanna’s left hand.
"It is the flame of revolution that will overturn the Empire, and at the same time, it is the method to prevent the curse of Fermaton."
"......."
What is it?
That black flame.