Chapter 107: A New Chapter
Chapter 107: A New Chapter
We’d succeeded in infiltrating the tower, but I was at a loss as to how to find Diana from here.
I wondered if Vanessa knew the layout.
“Kuaaaah! Lady Telluna is the best!”
Just as I was about to speak to Vanessa, I heard the sound of approaching footsteps and an excited man’s voice.
“Sob. I’m so glad to be alive…”
“Did you see them? Those huge, sparkling eyes. That perfectly straight nose. Those cherry-like lips.”
“And they say that’s her reincarnated form. Just how beautiful must she have been before she reincarnated?”
“Hey, what kind of question is that? Obviously, she was the most beautiful woman on the continent!”
“You say that as if she isn’t now. You’re suspicious, you bastard. Are you a heretic? Say ‘black mages are sons of bitches’.”
“Black mages are sons of bitches, you son of a bitch! Don’t jump on me for one little slip of the tongue. Of course, she’s still the most beautiful woman on the continent.”
Two male voices.
They were approaching, having a conversation that sounded like a couple of idol fanatics.
Vanessa and I quickly hid around a corner and waited for them to get closer.
The plan was to subdue them in one go the moment they came around.
“To think the day would come when I could see her divine face with my own two eyes. I can die happy now.”
“Hmph. What a small dream. I have a much bigger one. My grand dream is to get within three meters of Lady Telluna.”
“What? Then my dream is now to get close enough for my hand to touch Lady Telluna’s!”
“Then I’ll actually hold her hand!”
“Hey, try to have a dream that’s actually achievable.”
“I-Is holding her hand really too big of a dream…?”
“It might be impossible for you to hold her hand directly, but I can let you hold my hand, which has held hers. That way, you’ll have made indirect contact with Lady Telluna.”
I sprang out from the corner, seamlessly blending into their conversation as I held out both my hands.
“Really?!”
“You’re a good guy!”
The two approaching men grabbed my hands as if by pure reflex.
“Don’t mention it.”
“…Huh? Wait, who are you?”
“I’ve never seen your face before.”
“Who am I? I’m the one who’s about to show you heaven.”
I immediately activated Saint’s Touch.
“Aheeeh!”
The fronts of both their pants darkened simultaneously as their legs trembled violently, and they collapsed to the floor.
But I didn’t let go of their hands.
How dare you lust after Diana? I’ll send you to a place you won’t be able to get up from for the next three days.
A moment later, two men were lying at my feet, prostrate with only their asses in the air.
Seeing their hips twitch intermittently, I was certain they weren’t dead.
“The Saint job is truly something.”
Was it just my imagination, or did Vanessa’s face look a little pale as she looked at me?
“Hmph. Anyone who crosses me gets a taste of heaven.”
Alright, I’d dealt with the evil horde aiming for Diana.
Now what?
It seemed I’d need a disguise to move around freely.
The best way would be to take the robes from the two guys collapsed at my feet, but… the thought of taking and wearing those was just too repulsive.
I mean, they might have gotten semen on them.
Even though they were wearing pants, I’d made them cum so hard that it might have soaked through to their robes.
As long as there was even a slight possibility of that, I wanted nothing to do with wearing them.
“Vanessa. I think we need to disguise ourselves. You want to take one of their robes?”
“No. I’m fine, thank you.”
It seemed Vanessa felt the same way.
“Can’t be helped. Let’s proceed with caution.”
“Yes.”
“By the way, Vanessa. Do you know the layout of this place?”
“Yes. It was a long time ago, but I have been here a few times with Lady Diana.”
“That’s great. Then do you have any idea where Diana might be?”
“She will be at the top of the tower.”
“You sound pretty certain.”
“Every branch of the Mage Association has a space reserved for Lady Diana. In this tower, that space is located on the top floor.”
To prepare a space for someone who might never come, or perhaps would never visit even once.
At this point, it was hard to dismiss them as mere fanboys and fangirls. They were on a whole different level.
In any case, thanks to them, our path was clear.
“Alright. Shall we go?”
I quieted my footsteps and silently headed for the stairs leading up.
“This is Guwon. Path ahead looks clear. Vanessa, what’s your status?” I said in a low voice, pressing my back against the wall and peeking my head out to check the way forward.
“…As you can see, there is no one,” Vanessa said with a deadpan expression, standing there blankly.
She really didn’t know how to play along.
In situations like this, striking a pose makes it more fun, like you’re playing a stealth action game.
If only I had a cardboard box, it’d be perfect.
Just then, a voice came from the direction I was peeking.
“Did you see that? Lady Telluna looked at me!”
“What are you talking about? She looked at me!”
“No! We made direct eye contact!”
This time, too, it was a pair of mages approaching, chattering in highly excited voices.
And this time, they were both women.
So even other women react like that.
Well, whatever. This was perfect timing.
I’d been hoping to run into some female mages anyway.
“Hello, ladies. And goodbye, ladies.”
Once again, I launched a surprise attack, thrusting both my hands forward.
“Wha—Hyaaaang!”
A good reaction.
The two women, whose breasts I had grabbed, let out shrill moans and crumpled to the ground.
For the record, I didn’t intentionally grab their breasts.
I just stuck my hands out, and they happened to make contact with the most prominent parts. Seriously.
I squeezed my hands, kneading them gently.
This wasn’t an act born of selfish desire, either.
I’m a gentleman, after all.
Even if I have to do this out of necessity, there’s no need to be rough.
Let’s be as gentle as possible.
“Wh-What is this, hieut! Haaang! No! What is this! Haaaang!”
In the end, the women also experienced an extreme orgasm, their eyes rolling back as they fainted.
Once they were completely out, I immediately stripped them of their robes.
“Alright. Disguise acquired. Vanessa, you put this on, quick.”
“But…”
“Hurry.”
“…Yes.”
Vanessa seemed reluctant, but at my urging, she had no choice but to put on the robe.
What’s the problem? A robe soiled by a woman is still better than one soiled by some grimy guy, right?
They looked a little rough with their eyes rolled back right now, but both of them were actually quite pretty.
Or wait, from a woman’s perspective, would a man’s be better?
Hmm. A difficult question.
In any case, Vanessa and I finished disguising ourselves as members of the Mage Association.
The robe, having belonged to a woman, was a little small for me, but I had absolutely no intention of wearing one of the men’s.
After that, I walked confidently through the tower.
The atmosphere inside was generally quite boisterous.
Every person I passed couldn’t hide their excitement. When I listened in on their conversations, they were all about Diana.
“There don’t seem to be as many people as I expected, though.”
This was the tower where every school of the Mage Association had supposedly gathered in one place.
The tower itself was enormous, befitting its reputation, but the number of mages walking around seemed relatively small.
“Even if it’s for dungeon exploration, this is a place where mages from all schools are gathered. In the past, the Mage Association was considered a threat, so the state placed restrictions on the number of personnel allowed to stay in the tower. Now that the schools are divided, it seems management has become lax.”
I see.
I wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing for us.
Fewer mages meant fewer enemies to fight if our identities were exposed.
But fewer people also meant there was a higher chance they all knew each other by sight. That would actually increase the probability of us being discovered.
For now, we should probably try to avoid eye contact as much as possible.
As we wound our way through the tower’s interior, I discovered a magical device.
A large disk was floating in mid-air, and a large magic stone was embedded in a panel-like structure next to it.
It looked quite different from the ones in my world, but no matter how I looked at it, it seemed to be an elevator, right?
I thought something was strange.
This was a tower inhabited by mages who likely had no connection to physical exercise. There was no way they would just walk up this tall tower.
“Vanessa. Do you know how to operate this?”
“It likely requires an identification card issued by the Mage Association to operate. And access to certain floors is probably restricted based on rank or affiliated school.”
“Is that so. Alright. Let’s just hop in with someone else.”
I made my decision instantly.
With such a convenient method available, you’d have to be crazy to walk up this entire tower.
The method was simple.
Vanessa and I went to the end of the corridor where the elevator was visible and waited quietly.
Now it was a battle against time.
Surely someone would use the elevator, right?
At the very least, someone would show up to use the elevator before we could walk all the way to the top.
Luckily, a mage wanting to use the elevator appeared shortly.
“Wait up! Let me ride with you!”
As the mage stepped onto the elevator, I shouted as I ran over in a hurry.
“Come on, quickly.”
“Phew, thank you.”
“Wait… you, you’re!”
The mage, who was about to reply nonchalantly, suddenly raised his voice after seeing my face up close.
“What are you doing here! No, how in the world did you get in!”
“Do I know you, mister?”
“Didn’t I see you at Lady Telluna’s mansion?!”
“Ah.”
Now that he mentioned it, I remembered.
He was one of the men whose faces I had memorized back at Diana’s mansion.
Can’t be helped. I wanted to get a ride as peacefully as possible.
I can’t let us get caught now.
If you’re going to blame someone, blame yourself for remembering my face.
I activated Saint’s Touch and lightly tapped the man’s body.
“Wh-What do you think you’re doing!”
Huh?
But contrary to my expectations, the man didn’t let out a moan or tremble.
He just flinched in surprise and shook my hand off.
Saint’s Touch didn’t work?
Looking closely, I saw the front of his pants bulging, so it seemed it wasn’t completely ineffective.
Does that mean his level is high enough to offset its power like that?
“I knew it! You infiltrated with malicious intent! I thought you were that kind of person back at Lady Telluna’s mansion! Take this!”
Was this high-speed casting? The mage moved his mouth at a speed that should have been impossible, chanting a spell, and instantly fired it at me.
“Ugh!”
Being so close to the mage, I had no time to dodge and took the spell directly to my abdomen.
The moment it hit, I felt a wave of nausea.
Given how quickly he cast it, it probably wasn’t one of his stronger spells.
But for me, who had never allocated a single bonus stat point to Spirit, which was related to magic resistance, it was more than powerful enough.
The brutal damage, which I hadn’t felt in a long time, left me dazed. I clutched my throbbing stomach with one hand and swung wildly with the other.
Thud.
But my fist bounced off with a feeling like I’d just punched a wall.
Dammit. A shield spell.
In that instant, the mage created some distance between us and began to unleash a barrage of spells in earnest.
But I hadn’t been exploring the dungeon all this time for nothing.
The sudden damage had dazed me for a moment, but I quickly regained my senses.
Think.
It wasn’t easy to think while narrowly dodging the spells flying at me one after another, but I desperately tried to figure a way out of this situation.
Should I put my bonus stats into Spirit?
But what if my magic defense was still insufficient even after putting points into it?
The power of each spell was so fierce that it was hard to believe investing in Spirit would be enough to offset the damage.
And even if I invested everything in Spirit and managed to endure the spells, I still had no means of attack.
My punch had just been easily blocked by his shield.
I’d just become a punching bag that could last a little longer.
Then should I put everything into Strength?
If I invested more in Strength, could I break through his shield?
I had to make a decision, and fast.
If this kept up, other mages who noticed the commotion would start to gather.
Alright. Let’s try a gamble.
Having made up my mind, I opened my status window.