Chapter 81
Chapter 81
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 81
Chapter Title: Preparation
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Crow had finally stuffed enough food into his frail body to satisfy Orca.
Only then did Orca let out a sigh of relief and gently lay him down.
Of course, Crow was in such a state from eating too much that even the slightest movement made him feel like vomiting,
but he knew that if he threw up, the same torture would start all over again, so he desperately clamped his mouth shut and endured it.
"From now on..."
She said afterward.
"You'll live in solitary confinement."
She had regained her usual level of cool composure. With her own anxiety quelled, Orca spoke in her true personality.
"It'll take a little time. But if we have a good excuse, I can keep you in solitary. I'll convince the warden."
After laying the trembling, blue-faced Crow with his head on her thigh,
Orca carefully stroked his hair as she outlined her future plans.
"Forget everything else. Just stay in solitary. Then, when the chance comes, I'll sneak you out."
But Crow still had one last conviction: he had to protect Lily. If they took her away from him too, he might not be able to hold himself together anymore.
"Wait just three days. Exactly three days. Until then, spend time in the infirmary and my office as much as possible. Got it?"
Yet perhaps,
Orca actually wanted Lily to die, shattering Crow's thread-thin hope completely.
If that happened, Crow would have nothing left. Orca was confident she could have him all to herself and cherish him forever.
"...Answer me."
So she pressed down on his bloated belly, forcing a response. Orca was truly desperate.
"Urp-"
Even as she looked at Crow's now completely pale face and his teary eyes, she kept trying to break him.
"Answer me."
"O-Okay... I g-got it..."
His nerves hypersensitive from the withdrawal, the addict felt the nausea churning in his gut even more vividly.
The pain that went beyond fullness kept tormenting him. His brain's screams to expel the excess food were several times more intense.
But he couldn't vomit,
so he could only fully feel Orca's touch and pray for this hellish moment to end soon.
"...No. Crow, that wasn't sincere. Sit up. I'll suck you off."
"No! N-No...! Urp- N-No...! For real..."
A woman backed into a corner always resorts to crazier acts than expected. Orca was no different.
"Sit up."
Her loving service
was [torture] designed to imprint how important she was to Crow himself.
No need to mention how much of a mess things got after that.
Just one thing:
Crow didn't vomit even through Orca's hour-long barrage of questions and fellatio.
Desperate to return to Wing C even a second sooner, Crow nodded frantically and let out endless groans.
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Only after all that sick obsession and affection finally ended could Crow return to Wing C.
His stomach still felt stuffy and bloated, but at least it had deflated somewhat. Digestion had begun.
"Ah, baby!"
Who greeted Crow so warmly? Creep. She had been humming a tune in front of Wing C's iron gate, waiting.
"Why are you so late~? I waited forever!"
Crow already reeked of something lewd and musty all over his body, but Creep didn't care and hugged him like a princess, heading to their room.
There lay Lily, still abandoned, breathing raggedly,
"Lily...! P-Put me d-down...!"
Seeing Lily like that, Crow fussed to be put down, then crawled out of Creep's arms toward her.
She was still breathing,
and conscious,
but Lily deliberately avoided Crow's gaze, turning her head to the corner.
"A-Are you okay...? Uh...?"
Even though he'd been through hell himself, Crow prioritized Lily. It was a moment where his devotion stood out.
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"Ah, seriously... Baby, why do you have to act so cold again."
But Creep was there. Crow's worried heart would only poison things.
"For now, lay our baby here."
Creep picked Crow up again and laid him on the bed,
"Aaaack...!"
then stomped hard on Lily's stomach. A scream escaped the little girl.
Lily twitched on the floor, clutching her belly pitifully.
"S-Stop...!"
Creep knew exactly that Crow couldn't just lie there watching, yet she kept stomping Lily to stoke his pity and guilt.
"Stop! Please stop...!"
Crow tried to shield Lily with his body, desperate to halt Creep's violence,
but she easily shoved him aside without tiring and resumed beating Lily. She even mounted her, raining down punches like in a mount position.
"Sorry, s-sorry... I won't pay attention to Lily... Please..."
"Really?"
"Y-Yeah, really..."
Only after extracting his sincere promise did Creep stop with a satisfied smile.
"Alright, I'll trust our baby this time. But wait a bit. If we leave her like this, it'll be trouble at tomorrow morning's roll call. I'll clean her up a little."
Instead, she grabbed Lily by the hair and dragged her outside. Crow wanted to follow and help Lily right away, but
"..."
he realized that if he stepped in, Lily would suffer even worse humiliation.
There was nothing he could do.
Just tremble with guilt in the tiny cell, praying Creep wouldn't torment Lily too much.
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"Hoo-"
Creep shook out her hands contentedly with a smile. Before her stood Lily, grotesquely twisting her body to reassemble herself.
"Wow, impressive. Do I have to crush her brain to kill her properly?"
Lily stripped off her prison top, soaked it in the toilet water, and used it as a rag to wipe her body.
The smeared bloodstains faded very slowly. Faint traces and the smell of blood lingered unpleasantly, but Lily left them be, knowing it would torment Crow more.
"So, what's the next plan?"
"Don't touch me."
Thwack-
Lily sharply slapped away Creep's hand as she tried to act friendly by linking arms, shooting her a piercing glare.
They were just temporarily aligned in interests. Lily felt a visceral disgust toward this woman named Creep.
"...Still got that temper. When we get out, you're first on my kill list."
Creep shot back with a pleased smile.
Imagining killing this girl who had interrupted her long, tender game of hide-and-seek with Crow made her body heat up involuntarily.
"Crow would love that. Ung..."
"Cut it out. You won't gain anything by grating on my nerves."
"It's fun."
An mismatched pair. Yet they each used the other to achieve their goals.
Lily planned to reduce the drug eroding Creep's body, awaken her powers, and incite chaos in the prison to spark a riot.
Of course, Lily could escape the prison on her own with her ability. But if she used it openly, Crow would surely suspect and question her.
So she put Creep out front to start the riot. Creep always craved dopamine. She'd smash Wing C's gates, burn the prison, and unleash all the villains outside.
That exact timing would be perfect for breaking out.
For Creep, it was a no-lose deal. She could beat the annoying bitch to her heart's content, regain her powers, and rampage freely.
Regaining freedom to kill people in the city again would be plenty appealing too.
The prison she couldn't escape alone,
but with Lily restoring her powers, she surely could.
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But this plan had one flaw.
Creep wanted Crow,
and Lily wanted Crow too,
so inevitably, at some point, they'd betray each other and flee the prison with him.
No one could predict when. They just pretended to cooperate as best they could, hiding their other schemes.
Dealing with the other inmates was crucial too. Lily especially saw Scardi as a major headache and planned how to handle her.
But you can't have everything.
That was the world's one true rule.
"...Three days from now."
Lily said, brushing back her hair.
Her blood-soaked pink locks gleamed ominously under the bathroom light.
"On the day of my trial, three days from now. Start exactly five minutes after the guards take me out."
"As you command!"
She couldn't use her powers in front of Crow. So on trial day, once she was called out, she'd control the guards from outside and wreck the systems.
At the same time, Creep would unleash her powers and demolish Wing C. No telling how many would die. Creep always produced unpredictable results.
"I'll keep beating you good until then. Don't worry."
"..."
A simple, clear plan.
Details left to each of them.
It was convenient that way.
This was just a fleeting partnership.
In the end, they had to eliminate each other.