Practical Training (4)
I stared at Sai, who stood with both hands raised while getting thrashed by my bamboo spear. He had fought countless beings before, but this was the first time he’d ever faced an opponent so utterly unreasonable.
“Hmm. What should I do with this guy?”
A demon even worse than the demon race itself stood there with his eyes closed, pondering how to deal with me. Tears streamed down my face as I briefly recalled our battle.
Elric launched a cowardly attack in the middle of talking. But the weapon he held looked crude at first glance. Getting hit by something like that shouldn’t be a big deal. The moment I calmly took his strike—
“Hgyaaaack!!”
An excruciating pain I had never felt before slammed into my mind. I barely kept my senses together and frantically retreated.
What… what the hell was that?
All he had done was swing a green wooden stick. He hadn’t done anything else. Yet that simple motion had brought on indescribable agony.
“Tsk. As expected, his magic power and physical abilities have weakened, so he didn’t pass out in one hit.”
At that moment, Elric openly clicked his tongue while looking at me on guard. From his reaction, it seemed my endurance was beyond what he expected.
That thing is dangerous.
My instincts screamed at me not to engage in close combat with the man before me.
—Whoosh!
I spread my wings according to instinct. Seeing this, Elric’s eyes turned murderous as he roared.
“Look at this wicked demon race bastard! Flying in the sky like a coward!”
“You’re the one who attacked while talking! How dare you say that!”
The one who started the cowardice was none other than him. There was no need to fight fairly.
—Vrrr.
I slowly gathered demonic energy in my palm. I wasn’t particularly skilled in magic, but I could use the basics. The next moment—
“Just die already!”
I hurled the condensed demonic energy. The massive surge raced toward Elric at terrifying speed.
It went a little off from what I expected, but that’s all.
My demonic energy was strong enough to turn most people into dust. The human before me had nearly the worst magic power and physical ability possible. Sure, his movements were a bit strange, but that was it. There was no way he could handle the demonic energy I just sent with mere technique.
The moment I smirked with absolute confidence—
—Whoong!
Elric swung the wooden stick horizontally. Then—
—Boom!
My demonic energy vanished without a trace, contrary to all expectations. At the same time—
“Hgyagyagyagyack!”
Another wave of pain crashed over me as if my entire body had been beaten black and blue. Unable to endure it, I—
—Crash!
—slammed into the ground. Elric immediately kicked off the floor.
“First, let’s get rid of those cowardly wings!”
With those words, he brought the stick down on my bat-like wings.
—Smack!
His attack landed perfectly. I had expected pain, but—
“Hngh!”
Instead, a sudden rush of pleasure flooded through me! All he had done was hit my wing. Nothing more.
But why? It hurts, yet it doesn’t feel bad at all?
For a second I wondered if my wings were an erogenous zone, but that didn’t seem right no matter how I thought about it. While I was panicking from the unexpected pleasure—
“One more time!”
“Kgh!”
This time, pain and pleasure hit me simultaneously. It was a sensation I had never experienced before. If I didn’t keep my mind together, I felt like I would lose myself.
What… what is this?
As I grew more confused, Elric spoke in the most cheerful voice imaginable.
“Then where should I hit next?”
The corners of his mouth curled up in pure delight. For a moment, I seriously doubted whether the man in front of me was even human. Everyone called the demon race devils. Yet right now, I couldn’t help but think that I was the one facing a real devil disguised as a human.
Otherwise—
What kind of human would smile like that while beating someone?!
While I was thinking that—
—Whoong!
Elric swung his final weapon again. Without hesitation, I retreated.
“Tsk!”
His attack barely missed. Where the hell did he get a weapon like that?
It looked like an ordinary wooden stick on the outside, but in reality it was an absurdly powerful final weapon. Anyone who got hit by it would be unable to escape both excruciating pain and unbearable pleasure. However—
If I don’t get hit, that’s the end of it.
That’s right. No matter how dangerous the weapon, I just had to dodge it. He was nothing more than an ordinary human who happened to be good at technique.
I’ll fly first!
The moment I tried to move my wings after organizing my thoughts—
“Huh?”
They wouldn’t budge, as if they had been paralyzed.
“Don’t you dare look away, you wench!”
While I was panicking, Elric swung the final weapon with flawless form once more. To anyone else it would look like he was wielding a crude stick, but to me—who knew its true nature—he appeared as a devil wielding a weapon capable of destroying the world.
The next instant—
—Smack!
His attack landed squarely on my abdomen. Immediately, an agonizing pain began spreading from my stomach.
“Kuhuk!”
I clutched my belly and drooled uncontrollably. At the same time—
My body is getting hot.
A burning heat slowly spread through me. While I was flustered by the rising temperature all over my body—
“Hoo. What a hassle.”
Elric looked down at me and let out a deep sigh. Then he continued.
“Then let’s just beat you up some more.”
“Hiiik!”
The moment I heard those words, I froze in terror without realizing it. But there was nothing I could do. Even after only a few hits, I had already felt pleasure and pain like nothing I had ever experienced. I had no idea what would happen to me if I took any more.
“P-please spare me!”
In that instant, I unconsciously begged for mercy. I had always been the one hearing those words from humans, never imagining the roles would reverse.
Then Elric gave me the gentlest smile in the world.
“Don’t worry.”
Relief washed over me. From the way he spoke, it seemed he had no intention of hitting me anymore.
No matter how strong he is, he’s still just a human.
If I see an opening, I’ll kill him.
The moment I thought that and smiled inwardly, I heard the rest of his sentence and realized the truth. The being before me was a devil wearing human skin.
Because—
“I’ll heal you while I beat you, so you won’t die.”
After those words, I was beaten so badly I wanted to die.
While I was lost in thought, staring at the demon race member I had just given a proper education to—
“Heuuung.”
Master feels good. It’s been so long since I tasted a decent strike.
Jukchang-i was so excited she could barely think straight. Why was every woman around me missing a screw?
You’re no different, Master.
No way. Where would you find a normal person like me?
Normal people don’t usually say they’re normal, Master.
I lightly ignored Jukchang-i’s words and looked down at the demon race member before me. Thanks to getting thoroughly beaten by me, her eyes were swollen like ripe plums. Maybe the education had worked? The confident expression she wore at the beginning was completely gone.
As expected, everyone is equal before the bamboo spear.
It’s all thanks to my magnificent power!
Yeah, yeah. Anyway, what should I do?
Huh? Weren’t you planning to kill her?
You never show mercy to enemies, Master.
Well, just as Jukchang-i said, I don’t show mercy to enemies. Whether they’re women or men. But the reason I was hesitating now was because of the previous round.
Thinking about it, this guy survived in the previous round, didn’t she?
From what I’ve heard, yes, Master.
That’s why it’s a problem. I don’t know what will happen if the future gets twisted too much.
I planned to take a different route from the previous round, but twisting things too far wouldn’t be good either. If that happened, the advantage of knowing the future would disappear.
Master. Hasn’t everything already changed anyway? Does it even matter?
Well… that’s true…
Jukchang-i had a point. Although I had only regressed recently, the number of variables had skyrocketed. Starting with the fact that I possessed the legendary Jukchang, the heroines’ regression, and even the author starting to intervene little by little.
When I think about it like this, it doesn’t really seem to matter.
Right? So Master, hurry up and let me taste her again!
I briefly suspected that she just wanted to beat this demon race member as soon as possible. She was clearly quite excited despite her words.
At this point, she’s definitely a genuine sadist.
You’re the one who made me this way, Master. So it’s your fault.
Unlike me, her personality was completely rotten. Blaming someone else like that—she clearly needed more education.
Just then—
“Um…”
The demon race member called out to me in an extremely cautious voice. I decided to educate Jukchang-i later and turned my head.
“Yeah, what?”
“So… what’s going to happen to me…?”
“Hmm.”
Educating her and punishing her for blaming others—it wouldn’t be bad to let her live. Honestly, whether I killed her or not probably wouldn’t make much difference.
“Hmm. Since I’ve given you some education, you can go. And don’t even think about coming this way again.”
“Y-yes! Thank you! I won’t even look in this direction, let alone come here!”
The demon race member answered with tears of gratitude. Our Jukchang-i should learn from this and show the same obedience.
There’s no weapon as obedient as me?
I ignored Jukchang-i’s retort and watched the demon race member run away in tears, stumbling desperately. The moment she disappeared from sight—
—Flash!
A sudden burst of divine power hit me so hard I frowned.
What the…?
An ominous feeling washed over me. It seemed Jukchang-i felt the same, because she spoke in a serious tone.
Master. That’s not what I think it is, right?
Yeah… I think it’s exactly what you’re thinking.
What Jukchang-i was thinking of was none other than Sena, one of the yandere heroines and the future Saintess.
“Professor?”
Sena tilted her head as she looked at me. When I briefly examined her, I saw the blood of the demon race member I had just beaten splattered across her face. It looked like she had killed the fleeing demon.
While I was flustered by the unexpected situation—
“Mmm. Professor. That… could it be…?”
Suddenly her eyes sharpened as she stared at Jukchang-i. Then—
“Ah, that weapon… haa… haa…”
She let out heavy breaths, her face flushed red and her body trembling! It seemed there was no way this would end easily.
Fuck.