Chapter 37
Chapter 37
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 37
Chapter Title: Eve the Pirate
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Adapting to the rocking of the ship was no easy task. The moment Aei opened his eyes, a wave of nausea surged through him. Having been tied up inside the constantly shaking vessel for so long, his body was in terrible shape. Aei began retracing his steps once more, wondering exactly how he'd ended up in this mess.
When Aei first arrived in the trading city of Esta, he scoured the information guilds and merchants for leads on the "potion to become a man." Plenty of people wondered why a perfectly fine woman would seek out something like that, but Aei brushed off their questions with vague excuses.
After wandering the trading city for several days and gathering rumors, Aei finally got word of a potion that could make a dick sprout. The ones who told him were a sleazy bunch of lechers and sailors. They eyed him up and down, muttering about how they planned to slip the potion to their own wives.
Despite their lecherous gazes, Aei decided to board their ship. The rumor seemed legit enough—it had spread far and wide. Just a short sail from Esta lay Pirate Island, where they could extract the potion's ingredients from the mermaids living there.
"Why's it called Pirate Island?"
"Pirates live there, or so they say. But we've got weapons ready, and you look like you can handle yourself, so no worries."
The lead lecher boasted proudly, showing off his massive axe. Plenty of folks in Esta had tried to warn them off that route to Pirate Island, but neither Aei nor the lechers paid them any mind. Aei was a hero who'd slain the Demon King, and the lechers were no slouches themselves.
No mere pirates could stand in their way.
That's what Aei had thought.
"Nngh... ugh... grrk..."
A groan echoed from somewhere. As Aei's eyes adjusted to the darkness, he took in the full scene inside the ship. Far across the hold, in the jail cell, the lechers were bound tight. Compared to Aei—who only had his wrists tied—they'd been treated brutally.
They were covered head to toe in wounds, as if they'd been savagely beaten.
And in one dim corner of the hold floated a mermaid. It was the first time Aei had ever laid eyes on one. She let out eerie moans while bobbing in a tank. He flinched, thinking she might be dead, but upon closer inspection, she was still alive.
Every so often, foam bubbled from her mouth, her body twitching and writhing in agony.
The mermaid was quite the beauty. Long hair like seaweed swayed in the water, while her arms and tailfin were bound tight. Her exposed breasts were firm and alluring. And jammed into what looked like her mermaid slit down below was a dildo.
The dildo was moving on its own. Each vibration sent her shuddering violently, eyes rolling back, before she thrashed about and passed out from the pleasure—only to repeat the cycle. Aei was utterly speechless at the sight. This wasn't the lair of normal people. It had to be pirates.
"Eve..."
Aei murmured the name as he recalled the moment they'd been attacked.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ While Aei and the lechers were sailing smoothly along, a massive ship cut across their path. The moment they spotted the giant pirate flag, the group knew the crew aboard was Eve's—the infamous pirates out of Esta.
"What do you want?!"
One of the lechers bellowed toward the ship. Their goal was gathering potion ingredients, so if they could talk their way out without a fight, all the better. The crew ignored his shout and kept working. The odd thing? Every single sailor was a woman. Footsteps approached from inside the captain's cabin.
Flaming red hair and fierce eyes. An eyepatch over one socket. Towering height like a burly man, packed with toned muscle. And huge breasts. Eve looked like a weathered sailor who'd been transformed into a knockout beauty. Even the lechers gulped and gripped their weapons tighter at the sight.
"What do we want? You tell me—what business brings you lot all the way to Pirate Island?"
"We..."
"Oh, I know. That... potion that makes dicks sprout. You're here for the ingredients, right?"
"...Yeah."
"Then you die."
Eve grinned as she drew a pistol and cutlass from her belt. Aei and the lechers armed themselves, ready for battle. But the clash ended in utter defeat. Eve was ridiculously strong. Aei wondered if he could've beaten her on dry land.
Her swordplay was crude, but her raw power was on another level. She handled three opponents at once with insane agility, and when cornered, she pulled dirty tricks without hesitation. Aei shook his head. Unless he lopped off one of her arms, victory was far from guaranteed anywhere.
"Guh... hack..."
One of the lechers came to, vomiting blood. Aei was unscathed, but the lechers looked half-dead. With his face swollen, one croaked out for water.
"Water... water..."
But no one there could give him any. After pleading for a while, he slumped forward and passed out.
Silence returned to Aei's cell. Only the waves slapping the hull and the swaying lantern overhead broke the quiet. Aei pondered if he could escape this ship.
Beating Eve barehanded was impossible, and escaping while bound was out of the question. The fact she hadn't pummeled him like the lechers meant she wanted something from him. For now, Aei decided to wait for Eve.
It didn't take long. A tune hummed through the air—sailors' shanties, but pitched much higher. The cell door swung open, and Eve strode in. She brushed back her hair, beaming with delight. The lechers started thrashing at her appearance.
"L-let us go... please... we'll just leave... please..."
"W-we just... we just came for the potion..."
"Why do you want a potion like that?"
Eve asked. Her tone sounded genuinely curious.
"To... give to our wives... for that kind of play..."
"I thought maybe it'd make me grow two dicks..."
"Yeah, everyone says that."
Eve nodded. Then she drew her blade. The lechers panicked before the razor-sharp edge.
"You're all the same. Women should just love other women purely, without perverts like you ruining it. Right?"
"Wh-what... are you..."
"A potion that makes dicks sprout? Never existed. I spread that rumor to lure freaks like you in and castrate you all. Men are all the same scum. You—what's your name?"
The lecher gave his name. Eve smiled wider, stroking the blade.
"Nice name. If you'd been born a woman, you'd make a fine lesbian. Here's the deal: I'll castrate you. Survive till I'm done, and you're free."
"N-no... no...! You crazy bitch... crazy bitch...!"
"Quiet. You're making me mess up."
"Kkh... gack... glrk...!"
And just like that, Eve castrated two of them. No anesthesia—their dicks sliced clean off. The pair died from shock. Eve wiped the blood from her face as she confirmed they were gone.
Aei couldn't believe the horror unfolding before him. Was this hell? Punishment for leaving Erina behind and venturing to sea alone?
"Nngh...!"
The mermaid shuddered in ecstasy again. Eve paused sharpening her blade and yelled at her.
"Mom! I told you to stay quiet while you're being punished!"
"Crazy..."
Aei felt like he was losing his mind. What the hell was this woman? A real demon? One of the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings? How could anyone be this vicious? After railing at the mermaid she'd called "mom," Eve approached Aei with a sweet smile.
For the first time in his life, Aei felt true fear. One wrong word, and he was dead.
"I... um..."
"So, why'd you come looking for the dick-sprouting potion? First woman to show up."
"I... to become a man... no, to become male..."
"To become a man?"
Eve's face darkened. If he'd said "to go back to being a man," would he be dead too? Aei figured it was likely. Eve shook her head in disbelief and rummaged through the cell's storage.
"A woman wanting to become a man? I can't wrap my head around it. That's why the world's full of rotten thinking—why we can't have a world where women love women. Right, Mom?"
"Kyaa...!"
The mermaid writhed in pleasure, shaking her head. When she nodded instead, Eve smiled contentedly. She pulled something from a crate.
"You. What's your name?"
"A-Aei."
"Cute name, Aei."
What Eve held was a massive, thick dildo. Two of them, same size. She pressed a button, and they wriggled like living things. Eve slathered gel on them and said,
"It's because you've never fucked a woman. Hold still. Sis'll make it painless. Okay?"
Aei's head spun. Was he losing his virginity—his maidenhood—here, like this? To this psycho lesbian captain? No way. Aei frantically shook his head and shouted,
"I... I have someone I promised to marry!"
"So? Doesn't matter. Fucking women beats marriage any day."
"Th-that person is a woman too!"