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About Demo:

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Please note that you are playing the DEMO version.

The demo ends after

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Day

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or after reaching one of two major

story milestones. Have fun playing!

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Skip Intro?

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Yes.

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No.

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trigger Bad Guys Meetup 2 to ensure that Luciela has

learned about Dolus by the time Aura meets him

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Bad Guys Meetup 2 scene in order to ensure it plays

before Aura talks to Lord Trademond

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event scenes such as george and veronica events

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trigger Hallway Bullying 2 to ensure Bad Guys Meetup 1

can trigger sooner

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Bad Guys Meetup 1 early to ensure it triggers before

the Festival of Greed

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Roya

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This is Roya. I'm finally getting to see the

world I'm fighting for.

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Looks like there's a city close by. I should make that my

first stop.

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About World Locations

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: Locations on the world map are

initially locked. A location is opened once you obtain a

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Quest

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that leads there.

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↑ Trademond

← Draknor Fortress → Forest of Runes

↓ Riverflow

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Even though we are at the outer edges, the forest is still vast.

Finding them will probably take me

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the entire day

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Find Worshippers.

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Leave.

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Enter

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Draknor Fortress

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Continue West.

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Mountainreach

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Continue To Mount Firestorm.

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Continue East.

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Burned down houses... Charred corpses... Nh....

Signs of slaughter, but no signs of demons.

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Hmmm...? (One of the signs here is still legible

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Atac

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So this is the place we saw in our vision...)

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A collapsed castle... And a mountain of corpses below it...

(...I think this is the place where we were initially summoned...)

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(Where I fought Richard

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The memory seems like ages ago...)

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(Anyways... Hmmm

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But strangely, no signs of demonic activity.

I can't even detect negative energy--- Wait...)

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(It's not negative energy... But below this rubble here

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There's something... Something radiating Mana...)

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Obtained

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Caritas Rune (Charged) x 1

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(...Wow, just touching it feels invigorating. What is such

a powerful artifact doing out here...?)

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Probably the source of Richard's Anchor.

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I see... that makes sense. (Well, I didn't find out much, but

I guess knowing that the demon army isn't posing an immediate

invasion threat is good enough for now.)

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(Alright, with that out of the way and a new tool in my hands

---- Time to report back.)

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↑ Mt. Firestorm / Mountainreach

← Clockwork Forest → Maid Academy

↓ Lumerian Capital: Verdeaux

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...

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(Not good. Albrecht is clutching the papers tightly...

I can't find an opportunity to exchange them...)

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Uh... I'm getting... a bit nervous here... What if I mess up again...

Nadia got angry... Uhhh... my stomach... Ahh...

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(Shit, we are nearly there...! I didn't think it would be this

difficult to distract Albrecht... He's dead-set on not messing up...)

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...I... I can't anymore...! Ughhh!!!

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Here Aura please hold on to these... I--- I need to go somewhere!!

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Seen any suspicious movements yet, ma'am?

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...No. If the rogue mage only attacked caravans headed for

Verdeaux, I suspect he will hit us after we are south of

the border.

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I must say, I'm a bit nervous about this.

Some of my friends in the business have fallen...

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Don't worry! I'll make sure we all get through this.

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I hope so, ma'am... Jobs have been rare recently with

these attacks... This one last job, and I can finally retire.

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NOOOOOPE! Don't say something like that on a dangerous

mission like this! Do you want to raise your own death flag?!

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My... death flag? Is this some sort of magic?

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Uhhhh.... Not quite, bwahahaha.

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...Hold up! (-------I can feel some sort of Mana spike...!)

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The Demon Army would finally resume its march.

This time around championed by me, the Demon Queen

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My first target was to set up a base of operations. And what would

be more suitable than the headquarters of the Demon Worshippers?

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I called upon my followers in

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the Port City of Nephlune

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to join my army so we could march on Roya.

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Thanks to Liliana, they all accepted my status as Demon

Queen and quickly joined my ranks.

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Thanks to Shadow, they all accepted my status as Demon

Queen and quickly joined my ranks.

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Despite Shadow's victory over me before,

they quickly joined my ranks.

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However, the assassin faction around The Shadow refused to

ever take orders from a woman, much less from the former Hero.

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However, there was a faction within the cult who refused to

ever take orders from a woman, much less from the former Hero.

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Trying to come for my head, they caused in-fighting,

killing many useful demon worshippers - what a waste.

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I should have spent more time investigating the cult

to prevent this, damn.

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Taken together with all the cultists my stupid Hero self had

killed for her meaningless 'quest', this didn't exactly leave

me with a sizeable army. Oops.

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Fortunately, my stupid Hero self was smart enough to infiltrate

the Underground instead of brutishly killing my future servants

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Well, I said 'all', but in truth the forces joining me weren't quite that numerous,

after all my foolish Hero self had stupidly killed many of them. Oops.

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As for the capture of Nephlune itself, the city wasn't exactly

well defended, so taking it over was mostly a formality

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One that I decided to take care of personally---

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My next and main target for conquest was also the

beginning point of my old quest -

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the City of Trademond

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Armed to the teeth with bombs from the Congregation, and led by

the tenacious

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Guard Captain Julian

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they put up heavy resistance.

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Even though the defenders were merely human

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their fully

upgraded workshop

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allowed them to put up quite a fight.

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Still, those meatbags could have never managed to halt

MY advance, if it weren't for that thug

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Desmond

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Defeating the City Guard and the few adventurers in the guild should

have been an easy task, if it weren't for that thug

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Setting traps everywhere, spamming flash bombs - fuck, not

even my

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Dark Star Knightess

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can hit if I can't see my targets!!

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Ugh, definitely the fucking MOST frustrating man

I had to go up against in my entire conquest.

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Particularly annoying was the nasty

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Demonbane Coating

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Originally developed for me to fight against demons,

that low-life dared to use the poison against my army...!!

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He even ended up stealing the

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Soul-Contracts

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I had on my former group. I should have never let him join...!

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However, the defenders would only find joy in repelling

my initial attacks. The tables would soon turn in my favor

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Namely when a

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certain ally of mine

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sold out the city by having

Julian poisoned and opening the gates to my troops

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Left without a leader, we managed to occupy the city

with minimal losses on both sides

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Losing potential workers for the mines in the north

would have, like, toootally sucked after all

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Ultimately, we managed to take the city

- after most of it had been reduced to rubble.

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The death of the many defenders, all potential slaves

to work the

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Northern Mines

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was not my only set-back.

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Under the cover of the thick ashes and flames, many of the

remaining survivors managed to escape the captured city.

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Securing their escape route was none other than Julian

himself, whom I failed to chase

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due to my injury

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Haaahhh

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what a complete disaster that all was.

Julian would later become a key figure in the Resistance.

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And then there's all that loss of labor and talent setting

back my efforts to industrialize Roya by years.

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In hindsight, I wish my

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old self would have spent more

time fostering relationships with people of influence

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Having an inside collaborator would have made my life

so much easier... Hahhhh...

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To this day, Richard is still poking fun at me for

messing up my work as Demon Queen...............

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Securing their escape route was none other than Julian

himself, who foolishly tried to stall me through battle

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At the same time as I was taking out the trash in the north,

my babe

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took care of cleaning up Lumeria.

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Verdeaux

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already in disarray from the death of their Crown Princess

and the loss of many of their elite knights, was an easy conquest for

Richard and his fully restored Demon King form.

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It would of course have been even easier

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if I hadn't killed Roland

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and he could have assembled the remaining knights under our banner.

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Especially since

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Roland

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had no choice but to bow down to his

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Soul-Contract

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and rally the remaining knights under our banner

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After the quick take-over of Verdeaux, we only faced one issue...

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However, while the conquest of the city went smoothly

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Knight-Commander

Lorraine

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responded quickly by fighting a retreating battle while evacuating

soldiers and citizens through boats.

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Hmpf. Lorraine owed me for not turning her into Roland's plaything

and this is how she thanks me. Fucking ungrateful whore!

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I'd have even made her a prime candidate for gaining

the right to breeding the new humanity.

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However, now she and all who fled with her joined up with

the Resistance, which would give me many headaches to come...

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After the take-over of Verdeaux, we only faced one more issue...

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His Demon King form partially restored, Richard sought to

complete his revival by slaughtering the Lumerian Knights.

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From here on out, thanks to the

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of key political figures,

the fall of the Lumerian capital

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was mostly a foregone conclusion

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That is - except for two elements.

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One man managed to defy his

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breaking the rules

that bound him

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for a split second, and destroyed his contract.

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And thus, the man who valued freedom above all

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Bandit King Lysander

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had freed his soul once more.

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However, free or not, Divine Gift or not - at the end he

was merely a bandit against the might of the Demon Army.

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The combined power of our Demon Generals ended his pathetic

struggle for freedom before he could cause any major damage

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However, frustratingly enough, he was able to take down

one of our Demon Generals before his pathetic struggle for

freedom finally ended in his death.

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Why can't these pathetic meatbags not understand that if they

would just obediently follow us, none of this would have to happen?!

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Worst of all, I can't help but blame myself. I too was once

one of these fools going up against the Demon Army...

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And it was me who killed so many of our own Demon Generals!!

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Worse

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because I had killed so many of our demonic forces

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he was able to force his way through the army and escape...!!

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Shit, will the shitty decisions of my former self keep on haunting

my rule as Demon Queen?!

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As for the other human

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Crown Princess Claire

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was supposed to be

under the thumb of the

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yet despite our orders being clear,

she attacked Richard.

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I suspect this was the work of that demon 'Dolus'

we had met at the Festival.

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Thinking back, I'm pretty sure that was the work of

that liar Demon King Dolus.

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Although we did not encounter him at Verdeaux, he would later attack

us using his Core, crying something about what we had done to his family.

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Needless to say, I gave his pathetic ass a quick death

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Honestly, what the fuck was his problem?

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Anyways, because of him, Claire fought Richard to her death.

Geez, to think just two humans could cause us so much trouble...

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As for the escaped Bandit King---

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He would later go on to found the

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Bandit Kingdom

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within the ruins of the western continent.

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Enemy to both the Resistance and our demon empire.

Ahhh! I fucking HAAAATEE that guy!!!!!!!!!

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And the worst of it?!

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He would be joined by my most hated enemy - Desmond...!!!

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Now commander of that piece of rubble they still call

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Draknor

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fucking

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Fortress

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Having

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the Maid Academy, I took so much

of a liking to their institution, I decided to largely expand

on their concept

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I abolished the restriction that one would need a patron so that also girls

from the lower classes could attend - free maid education for everyone

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In fact, attending the Maid Academy would be mandatory for

any girl regardless of their circumstances

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I also improved the educational concept as I could not help but notice

that we had so many means of improving someone's mental attitude

but their usage spread all over Roya!

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Sweet Memories

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would be used to improve a girl's memories of everything

fashionable

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ensuring that they all had the highest of beauty standards

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The equipment of the

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Special Study

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would imprint the

need to serve and desire cock as a woman should

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seeing the results was so amazing

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By today, most women have

learned that they're only worth as much as the cock inside their pussy

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While patrons were no longer needed to enlist, men were chosen

based on influence, wealth, and accomplishments and assigned

patronship over a girl fitting their achievements

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Once done, we would of course switch to imprinting their

personal cock into their future woman

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Of course, all male failures who kept ranking low on the

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Social Ranking

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were forbidden from ever touching a woman. Gotta earn that right

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With each passing day, our demonic empire was growing

more and more beautiful --- especially Roya.

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All of that thanks to my wonderful policies as Demon Queen

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The hordes of lesser slaves in the mines made it possible to bring

many wonders of our modern civilization to the truly worthy

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And thanks to the

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I had introduced, rejecting mediocrity

and always striving to be your BEST self was on the way to becoming the

norm

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However, even though here I was bringing SO much happiness to our

subjects, some stubborn FOOLS refused to see beauty of my world.

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Cowards as they are, they hid within the darkness of the tunnels

left behind by the Old People deep in the underground.

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Quickly coming out only to disturb the execution of

my great policies and then returning back under the earth.

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Cult:

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Demons:

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Total:

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Resistance:

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That fucking John...!!! Even today, his Resistance is still fighting on.

John's

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True Hero

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growing in power every passing day...

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Fuck if only my dumb Hero self hadn't killed so many of my Demon Generals!!

Then quelling this Resistance wouldn't be such a fucking pain!!

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Even among the peasants rumors have started going around

--- that the rule of the Demon King couple was not as absolute

as everyone thought...

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Fuck, Divine Gift or not, if it were only John, I'd be able

to deal with him, but it's all the shit my past self did...!!

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Looks like John was right about this one. The old Aura

might be dead, but her legacy is still plaguing this land.

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Don't get your hopes up, filthy members of the Resistance.

I won't rest until I've purged that legacy from the lands of Roya.

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And no matter how much John's Divine Gift might grow...

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will always reign supreme...!!!!

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Hmpf. In the end, John talked big, but a single man could

not turn the tide of the war

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Not when facing

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the powerful forces of our demon army and

the loyal cultists

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fervently worshipping our demonic rule

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Legacy of my old self my ass. Even she helped

plenty to pave the way to my inevitable victory

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Proof yet again, that my old self was just a fake chained

up by dumb morals and my new self is the true me

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To this day, I still have to crush the last remaining remnants of the

Resistance still gathered around John, however, the forces around

him are quickly dwindling

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Absolute victory is only a matter of time

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Even today, despite suffering defeat after defeat,

the Resistance keeps on fighting.

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Like fucking cockroaches that just refuse to die!!!

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And the worst fucking cockroach? Even worse than John?

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Sophie

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!! That brat I saved from Belphegor...!!

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She's now inspiring the Resistance with the power of her

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Memory Magic

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Fuck, Belphegor why did you have to be so weak and lose to me?!

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If we at least had more Demon Generals on our side,

then none of this would be an issue...!!!

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Hahhh... And then there are these fools in the

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A bunch of idiots who killed and plundered from each other

(????????) despite fighting on the same side.

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Even the Resistance wasn't safe from them, suffering raids

on their food and weapon supplies by Lysander's men.

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And that's despite the fact that the continued struggle

of the Resistance was the only reason we were unable

to focus our energies on eliminating the Bandit Kingdom.

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Fucking dumb meat automatons... Hahhhh....... All the more proof that

Richard and I were right to replace this garbage old humanity with a new and

improved one.

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The Resistance would struggle for many more years to come,

but what a shaaame

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-----

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After defeat upon defeat upon defeat upon defeat upon

defeat upon defeat upon defeat upon defeat upon defeat...

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And losing all allies he had inspired to join

in on his fights...

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---After suffering through soooo much

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even the man who had

declared that he'd always choose to stay optimistic and cling to

hope would eventually succumb to despair

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And thus, John's spirit is now broken

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And I wish I could say the same about the Resistance

as a whole, however---

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And with

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no other leader figure

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to rally behind, the movement

quickly collapsed into a bunch of insignificant remnants

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that fucking brat, would rally the remnants of the Resistance

behind her. Although young in years, the power of her

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inspired those cavemen.

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I saved her from her own stupidity and this is how she thanks me!

If anything, she should be fighting on MY side because she fucking

OWES me!!!

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Lorraine

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would pick up the banner in his stead. Haahhh

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Her escape at the battle for Verdeaux was the worst!!

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Julian

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Not killing him at the battle for Trademond was the worst!!

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Geez, it's like a fucking game of whack-a-mole or something.

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And aaalll of that was largely thanks to the fools of the

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Refusing to work with the Resistance and going as far as plundering their

food and weapon supplies, they ultimately spelled the Resistance's defeat

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However, it was only due to the Resistance's distractions that

we were unable to focus our energies on crushing these bandits.

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As such, the Bandit Kingdom is now on the verge of dying

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and

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Lysander

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about to sign an agreement that his bandits

will become mercenaries fighting for me on Earth

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Oh, I soooo can't wait to see Desmond's pissed face when he

gets that the fucking traitorous bandits betrayed him and are

now fighting for me

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~~~.

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They really are just dumb meat automatons

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just like Richard always says

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Our rule over Roya was finally absolute

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I can't wait until I can say the same about Earth

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With my connection to Roya weakening, I was no longer

in the position to be anyone's hero anyways.

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Sometimes I would not awaken in Roya for several days

- and when I did - over a week would have passed.

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The flow of time was slowly diverging and protecting

Roya was now again all up to its own people.

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However, it was no longer the army of demons they had to fight

against. With Richard's fall, the Demon Invasion had crumbled.

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Demons all over Roya grew weaker in power, and without anyone to

lead them, they retreated into the caves and ruins below civilization.

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Lurking in the shadows and feeding off whatever drips of

negative energy managed to make their way to them...

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Even the Nephlune Underground was not immune to the changes of

the world, forcing the demon worshippers to either flee or swear off

their dark pursuits...

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However, just as the Goddess said, the death of the Demon King

did not mean the end of human desires, greed, and lust for power.

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Thanks to

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Liliana's leadership

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the souls who followed

Richard out of lack of perspective and future, found a

new purpose in the way she changed the organization.

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From smugglers and drug traders, they turned into sailors

and traders, competing even with the powerful

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Congregation

of Merchants

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While I am sure in some dark corners of the world, there

remain those who worship demons, however, the organized

practice had for now found its end.

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...Or at least that's what we all believed at first.

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In fact, Liliana's organization would become powerful enough to later

allow her to claim the title as City Lord, causing Nephlune to become

the

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City of Liliana

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Now, I am of course happy about her influence on the decline of

demon worshipping activity, however, I can't help but wonder...

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...that selfish girl becoming a City Lord

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Is that really alright...?

I suppose only time will tell.

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Ritualistic murders, deceitful rumors aiming to spread hate

between neighbours, and the trade of addictive drugs made

a resurgence that no one expected.

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However, its origins remain shrouded in darkness.

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Somewhere, a formidable leader had risen up to unite the

remaining cultists, controlling them from the shadows...

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In the darkest corners, those who wished for the powers

to fulfill their selfish desires continued to gather---

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As for the others...

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Paulina would eventually return to her village in the countryside.

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Paul would eventually return to his village in the countryside.

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Charlotte initially went on a week-long streak of getting

drunk and then suddenly declared that she had to go---

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---To chase down the one remaining Demon General.

However

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Gustave would always elude her.

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Charlotte and Victor decided to move to Verdeaux in order

to take full advantage of her noble claim.

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...I hope before my time here in Roya expires I can find

some way to undo the effects I inflicted upon her through

her

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Charlotte randomly decided to found a bakery for Lumerian bread.

...Only to go broke and return to adventuring.

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Apparently eating the best goods you produced was not

an efficient business strategy.

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I have no idea what she will be up to next, but I am glad to

see that the shadow of revenge that had weighed on her heart

seems to have disappeared.

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Desmond disappeared after Richard's defeat.

...Days later we would then hear news of a robbery.

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The victim: A merchant who had just before scammed a

debtor into a dirty and exploitative working contract.

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Said debtor mysteriously was gifted just enough money

to pay off his debts from an anonymous source.

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...I wonder if a certain green-haired thug might be behind

that one...

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As for John, while our Divine Gifts had been weakened,

his

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was still growing stronger.

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Wanting to use his powers for good, John replaced the retiring Julian

as Guard Captain in order to fight the corruption in Trademond City.

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However, his fight against corruption would not be one

that could be won with power alone...

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Even though I initially felt like me and George were doing

well in patching up our relationship, every time I returned

to Roya I felt a longing return...

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...One deeply etched into my body...

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...And whenever I had sex with George, it would only grow

worse and worse and worse and worse and worse yet again...!

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I had sworn that from now on I wouldn't ever again betray George,

however, as time passed I felt this void in my heart grow...

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The curse was gone...

Alicia was no longer manipulating me...

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...I wasn't out there struggling against an overwhelming opponent

and in need of money and political power to support me...

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...There was no way I should even think about betraying

George again, not after everything...!

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However......!

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No matter how much I tried to resist going back to

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him

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I kept seeing his face appear in my mind over and over again...

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While I was embraced by George... While I was being filled

by the love of my boyfriend, I couldn't help but think...

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'I wish it were

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his

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hands touching me instead...'

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wish

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it were

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lips

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kissing me

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I wish it were

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filling me up!'

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The curse was gone, yet my heart kept aching for the man

I had bound myself to through the

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True Love's Blessing

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It had etched a deep

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love

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into my soul that I could not resist---

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The curse was gone, yet my body and mind could not simply forget

the

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training as a maid

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I had received.

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It was etched so deep into my soul so that before I realized it,

my feet had carried me back to my

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Master---

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The curse was gone, yet my body and mind could not simply

forget the craving for being

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dominated by a strong male

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I loved George... Yet, no matter how many times we made love,

I---I couldn't cum...! No matter what we did...

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His kindness and gentle touch was just too boring!!

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I couldn't stop thinking about how I needed a real man...

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And so, before I realized it, my craving to cum

took me back to the man I used to call

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If the Demon King wasn't slain by the Hero, then why

did the Demon Invasion find such a sudden end?

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Besides the popular theory that it was the work of the

Goddess

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one man offered an alternative explanation

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Seizing the chaos, he claimed to be the one who had in

truth felled the Demon King all by himself.

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The Knight-Commander made his move by

claiming the glory of ending the Demon Invasion for himself.

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Uplifting his popularity was probably one of my worst decisions

that would lead the Lumerian Kingdom down into a dark path.

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His reputation at an all-time high, many believed him,

and the more believers he gathered, the more power

he amassed thanks to his

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Adoration Magic

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His rise in power again convinced more of the masses

that he could have indeed been their saviour.

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A loop that would eventually lead to Roland no longer

being content with the mere position of a Knight-Commander---

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---So he started a coup in order to take over the Lumerian Throne.

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The King was old, the power vacuum from

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Crown Princess Claire's

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death

still unfilled, and the army still weakened from their failed

expedition into the realm of the Goddess.

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And so Roland ended up crowning himself the

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Hero-King of Lumeria

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Under his rule the Maid Academy was reopened, slavery flourished,

and the Church was rebranded to the Church of Roland.

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Yet despite all the suffering he inflicted on his people,

he always found a scapegoat to take the blame.

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Of course, he was the one to hunt down said scapegoat

and take the glory home for 'fixing' another problem.

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At his current height of power, I wouldn't be surprised

if he really could have single-handedly defeated Richard.

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We killed one Demon King, but the next tyrant is already on the horizon,

and we didn't even have to wait a thousand years...

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I swore to myself that before my connection to Roya would be lost,

even without my powers, I would find a way to correct my mistake.

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To reveal Roland's crimes before all to see,

that was then my final goal in Roya.

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...Or at least that's what I should be swearing.

Yet, whenever I think of that man, ahh, oh no...

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I'm no longer a slave to my lust! I overcame the curse,

yet when I think about Roland... All I can think is---

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---'I was born to serve this man's cock

---------

Ahhh...!! Nonono!! Stop thinking about his meatrod already!!

---------

...I overcame the curse...! I'm no longer a slave to my lust...

I'm.... not..... his plaything......

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Abandoned Shrine

---------

Time to hunt down the rogue mage.

---------

I promised to help out at the workshop.

---------

I have to continue my training with

---------

to learn

---------

Pierce I

---------

I have to continue my training with Charlotte to learn

---------

Heat Up I

---------

Help...

---------

... Alright. Today I will finally be rescuing those poor souls

from the clutches of the demon worshippers.

---------

I need to infiltrate Arwin's party, get into the cellar,

let Desmond, John, and the others inside, rescue the abductees,

and preferably afterwards deal with Arwin and Mammon.

---------

Huh, spelling it out like that, this sounds like it's going

to be one long day. And considering I'm up against a Demon

General there is one more thing...

---------

(Luciela

---------

what is your angle in all this? Have you warned

them about me? Am I going to arrive and see everyone taken

hostage...? What is your move here?)

---------

Hehehe~, you will see~.

---------

(Unlike Richard's castle, this time I have performed plenty

of preparation. Therefore...! This time for sure...!! No matter

what you may have in store for me...!!!)

---------

I will smash through it with all of my power!!

---------

I have to start my training of

---------

Light II

---------

Aura continues her training of

---------

I have to continue my training of

---------

Aura learned

---------

Assassinate I

---------

... Again, be--

---------

Behind you!!

---------

-- Wha -- OUCH!

---------

That hurt!

Don't you have any respect for your elders?!

---------

Not after yesterday, old hag.

Also, behind you.

---------

W-- Ouch!

---------

Acedia

---------

I have to finish my training of

---------

+10 Trust!

Aura learned

---------

Pierce II

---------

I promised the Guild Clerk that we will be performing my

Intermediate Rank-Up today.

---------

I promised the Guild Clerk that we will finish performing my

Expert Rank-Up today.

---------

Fire II

---------

Right, the caravan I organized is going soon; I'd better get there.

With me being the only protection, it should be pretty juicy bait.

---------

The day has finally come --- today I will be facing Richard's

human hunting dogs as well as the previous Demon King Dolus.

---------

(My largest concern is still that my friends will also get summoned.

Not only are they mortal, I have no idea what happens when Dolus

uses his ability to lie against them...)

---------

(That being said, as weak as he is, if I just cut him down

before he can pull anything I should be able to keep everyone safe.)

---------

Yeah, yeah~. Focus all your energies on keeping

everyone safe~. Spend a loooot of time doing just that~.

---------

Drown from your dead, useless weight!!

Those who saved you in the Festival will be your downfall!!

---------

You were even dumb enough to further shackle yourself down

by getting Desmond involved~. How stupid could you be?!

---------

Hyahahahahayayaya~~~~.

---------

(Nh... It's their wish to help me...

That's not something I want to deny them...)

---------

Anyways, you aren't the one I'm up against. Just watch me.

I will protect everyone, defeat all my enemies and claim the

---------

Open Domain III

---------

spell.

---------

Star Knightess

---------

is absolute and capable of anything!!

---------

Time to see what Francis came up with.

---------

Time to see what the girls came up with.

---------

I have to continue filling out Aria and Liria's promotion forms.

---------

Aura spends the day finishing the paperwork

---------

Recruitment Prospect 1: Adventurer Twins

---------

updated!

---------

...But is too unmotivated to focus on the training...! +1 Learning Time!

---------

My body's craving for more drugs

---------

I should ask the nice

Drug Dealer to give me more~

---------

Ahhh....)

---------

Now is not the time for this.

---------

A corpse. Probably been dead for decades.

---------

Wait, taking a closer look

---------

There's a purse

---------

and it seems there is some money inside.

---------

Gold x 35

---------

Ehhhh~~~

---------

Are you sure you want to just steal a dead man's belongings?

---------

I thought a proud self-declared knight like you would show

the dead some honor.

---------

The dead are dead. As far as I'm concerned

---------

only the living matter

---------

Tch. Boring.

---------

There is nothing else here.

---------

This body!! This... weird place.

---------

Uwaa!!

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Recall

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About End of the Day

---------

: You can end your day by selecting the stone tablet

in front of Aura. Your day also automatically ends if Aura loses in battle.

Moreover, there are several events that cause the day to end.

---------

So when I go to sleep at night, I really return to Roya.

---------

but what is this place? It’s definitely not the

castle where I collapsed.

---------

Welcome back~~~, Auraaa~~~!!!

---------

Right, and you're here as well, Nightmare Sorceress.

---------

Saying that name all the time is a bit tiring, isn’t it?

Let’s go with something briefer. I was thinking of the name

'Luciela'.

---------

As in 'light'?

---------

Yes, yes, why Aura~~~ I’ll be your guiding 'light' in

becoming the person you're meant to be~~~.

---------

(Does the curse have that kind of invasive power? I need to

find out more about the curse itself.)

---------

Hyahahyahyahaha~~~~~ good luck with that, Auraaaa! I won’t

be giving you any information about

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Curses

---------

Mhm. Right, and you can also read my thoughts. Forgot about that one.

---------

Tooo bad, I’ll be knowing your every move~~~.

---------

But anyways... I was talking about 'the curse' but you

switched it to the generic

---------

Interpreting your statement in reverse, does that mean if I

investigate the general rule set governing

---------

I can

uncover information about MY curse?

---------

I mean, that’s not surprising but I was afraid that maybe my

curse was somehow 'special', being cast by the Demon King.

---------

Thanks, Luciela!

---------

!! (Uggh!)

---------

Mhm. That’s right, if you don’t want to divulge any further

information, you better just shut up.

---------

This bitch!!!!)

---------

Hmmm

---------

how do I approach all this

---------

Let’s try to organize a bit.

---------

1. Information. I’ve absolutely no knowledge of this world,

Roya. Where were we summoned? Where am I now? How much has

the demon invasion progressed? So many unknowns.

---------

2. Power. With the collar restricting my

---------

I'll need

to become strong enough to fight without relying on my Divine Gift.

For that I probably also need to obtain quite a bit of money.

---------

3. Richard. My main objective is killing Richard. For that,

I need to track him down and then ensure I can kill him. I

need to finish him before Luciela obtains control over me.

---------

That should cover the crux of my situation.

---------

How can she be so calm about all this?!)

---------

You are thrust into a world you know nothing about!

---------

Your powers are sealed! You're weaker than the average

citizen of this world! You’ve no allies! No funds! Nothing!

---------

I'm threatening your mind and can read every one of your actions!

---------

You should be filled with panic and running in a circle!!

---------

Mhm. Is that what you would be doing? You can read my mind,

right? You should see that I'm scared.

---------

But

---------

There's no point in panicking. All I can do is carefully

analyze my situation, and solve the problems that are in

front of me. One by one. Step by step.

---------

And I'm sure

---------

As long as I keep thinking, I'll win

---------

against you and Richard.

---------

Eh~~~~~. Then let's see what you can do!!

---------

Waste your time playing around, Aura!

The real deal starts once your move is over!!!)

---------

About Star Knightess

---------

: Aura can use her Divine Gift once per day. During battle,

select

---------

Remove Collar

---------

to activate her abilities! But be careful, as this will create

---------

Corruption

---------

You'll learn more about

---------

once you

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end the day

---------

About Game Over

---------

: Unlike Aura, other characters don't have ethereal bodies.

If you're

---------

defeated while in a party

---------

Aura will attempt to save her comrades

using her

---------

If that is not possible, you'll receive a

---------

Game Over

---------

I feel like I recognize this statue. If I squint my eyes

reaaally hard, doesn't it share some features with the Goddess..?

---------

(I have finally obtained

---------

With this I can reach

Richard, but----A new obstacle now stands in my way...)

---------

The Hero cannot kill the Demon King

---------

What an absurd rule.

(Is that really something the people of Roya desire...?!)

---------

Hyahahayayayaya~~~~. Are you already drowning in despair?

Aaaaaaalllll the hard work you have done-----

---------

---WAS 1000% FOR NOTHING!!!!!!!

---------

(...I may not be able to kill him with my

---------

However...!! John, Charlotte, Paul... they can do it...!)

---------

Ehehehe~. You think some weaklings like that could land

the finishing blow~~~?

---------

(The rule doesn't prevent me from damaging Richard. That I managed

to destroy his Demon King form in our first encounter proves that.)

---------

(...So as long as I weaken him, an ally can kill him...!)

---------

I have been trying my best to keep everyone else out of the

deadly fights, but the

---------

Reverse Summoning Ritual

---------

has made

one thing clear:

---------

The Demon Invasion isn't something that can be simply ended

by the Hero. The Royans need to be a part of it.

---------

(Hmmm...... I wonder how far the rules extend exactly.

What about my

---------

slime

---------

would it be able to kill Richard...?)

---------

(...I probably shouldn't count on that being enough...)

---------

I need to bring everyone with me into Richard's Domain.

---------

Too bad that Richard's Anchor isn't just around the corner~.

How do you plan to let everyone else follow along~?

---------

(...Our link through the

---------

The sensation of travelling

to the Goddess Domain felt very similar to that of the

---------

shrines

---------

(I feel like I should be able to bring the party along with me

to a nearby shrine. That should deal with the travel problems.)

---------

(Uhhh

---------

It's very slight, but I can feel Belphegor's curse.

I need to stop him and save everyone before he weakens me too much.)

---------

(Since he can only progress it when I enter Mountainreach, I should

take care to properly prepare myself.)

---------

I lost to Sathanas... Damn

---------

But at least his retreat means that Draknor Fortress has

finally achieved peace...

---------

(With this, the path to the western continent is finally freed

---------

Before I report back I should investigate.)

---------

(If there's a demon army on the either side... we need to be prepared...)

---------

Belphegor got me... Shit......

---------

At least the Church was safe from him...

I should go get Elaine.

---------

So that was Mammon, Demon General of Greed, huh

---------

I managed to beat her and Arwin, but still got cursed in the process

---------

Eyes Of Greed

---------

At least I didn't receive the full curse...

---------

(It's certainly not as powerful as Richard's and Luciela's

---------

Collar

of Corruption

---------

but also not something I can suppress as easily

as that Low-Demon's wrath curse.)

---------

I need to avoid catching any more curses or my willpower will

run dry before I can reach Richard.

---------

Should I have maybe removed the collar? With my

---------

superior speed, I might have been able to dodge the curse... Or I might have

ended up getting cursed regardless...)

---------

Should I maybe not have removed the collar? I could have

avoided the damage to my soul and just figured out how to live with

---------

Eyes of Greed

---------

After all, in the end I still ended up partially cursed...)

---------

(There just wasn't enough time to react and make a rational decision.)

---------

(If Luciela plans to throw more curses from the Demon Generals at me,

I can be sure she will be using underhanded tactics again.)

---------

(But if I break the collar to fight those tactics, my

---------

won't be able to aid me in the actual battle... Which is exactly what

Luciela is betting on.)

---------

I need to become stronger.

---------

(That's my main takeaway from the battle in Arwin's Domain.

As long as I have to rely on my Divine Gift for fighting my enemies,

I'm prone to Luciela's tactic of locking me into sequential combat.)

---------

(But defeating Mammon at her full power without my

---------

Nh. That's another challenge just by itself.)

---------

(So do I have to circle back again? Reserve my Divine Gift no matter

what and take the curses? Maybe I just need to be more confident about

my willpower.)

---------

Well, let's put that aside for now and focus on the good side.

---------

(I managed to take down Richard's allies in Trademond and resolved

the immediate threat of him regaining his powers through consuming

the abductees.)

---------

(I think it's time I follow up on the lead I gained when I trailed Liliana.

Her meeting with the bandits revealed quite some useful information

on that demon worshipper organization

---------

The Hand

---------

(They mentioned they were shipping the refugees over to their base

of operations at Nephlune. If I trace that route, I might be able

to find my way to Richard's.)

---------

Mhm. It's been quite a struggle, but I have finally caught your

trail, Richard.

---------

Which reminds me...

---------

(I defeated two major enemies, but gained quite some more

in the process. Damn that stupid bet. And what is up with

that clown?!)

---------

(And then there was also that demon Dolus. Whose side is he on...?

Hmmmm

---------

For now, all I know is that Cardinal Gabriel offered to stand

at my side. I should try to make contact with him before he

changes his mind.

---------

To make contact with a Cardinal from the Church,

I suppose I should try to use my own contacts?

---------

Maybe the White Priestess can help me to establish a meeting with Gabriel.

---------

Bwahaha~. Doesn't all of this finally sound like a plan?

Rather than blindly wandering around Trademond and looking

for leads, I have finally a concrete way forward.

---------

I was confident the Festival would ensure my win, but instead,

pushing her to the brink caused her Divine Gift to evolve.)

---------

If instant victory is impossible, I have to fall back to

my slower plan B and wear her down using curses.)

---------

But it looks like that's already something Aura is predicting.)

---------

Shit. This is bad.)

---------

I am acting in your best interest. So why do you keep on

making life so hard for me, Aura?!)

---------

Shit. (I am wasting precious time. I need to get back to the party.)

---------

Nh.... (My feet are feeling uncomfortable... Ugh, just looking

at my armored boots is causing me feel a slight sense of nausea.)

---------

(I wish my

---------

Zodiac Armaments

---------

had some more style when

it comes to that

---------

Like some heels...)

---------

Oho~? But I don't think fighting with heels would be so practical~.

You'd reduce your own fighting power just for the sake of more style~?

---------

What if people's lives get endangered because of that~?

---------

Nhhhh... (If you put it like that, of course it doesn't sound like good idea,

but

---------

I mean, I'm already out here fighting every day, surely I should be

allowed at least that level of comfort...)

---------

(Besides, I'm THE Hero! When people look at me, they should see

someone stylish! That has practical use too!)

---------

Hey, hey, I'm not the one you need to convince.

I'm all in favor~. They are your Zodiac Armaments~.

---------

They adhere to your will~.

---------

Ah! You mean...? (I can give it a try...)

---------

(Imagine my platform heels

---------

Ah! M-my boots, they transformed into my platform heels from Earth!

Wow!

---------

Platform Heels

---------

About Willpower

---------

: Aura's Willpower allows her to resist the curse.

At the start of each day, Willpower is restored, just like HP and MP.

Effects such as Corruption will reduce Aura's starting Willpower.

---------

About Cursed

---------

: At

---------

20/40/60

---------

Willpower, Aura's decreased resistance to

the curse will start to negatively impact her combat abilities and her

inhibitions towards

---------

lewd actions

---------

Clear Gem x 1

---------

What do you want to do?

---------

Cheat.

---------

Change Costume.

---------

Select a Cheat.

---------

Add Gold.

---------

Add Battle Stats.

---------

Change Primary Corruption Stat.

---------

Change Secondary Corruption Stat.

---------

Other Cheats.

---------

Select a Stat.

---------

Max HP.

---------

Max MP.

---------

ATK.

---------

DEF.

---------

Next.

---------

MATK.

---------

MDEF.

---------

AGI.

---------

LUCK.

---------

Select a Corruption Stat.

---------

Add Lewdness.

---------

Add Vice.

---------

Add Corruption.

---------

Reduce Corruption.

---------

Reduce Willpower.

---------

What kind of Secondary Corruption Stat would you like to increase?

---------

Sensitivity.

---------

Fetish.

---------

Infamy.

---------

Select a Sensitivity Stat to increase.

---------

Mouth.

---------

Breasts.

---------

Vagina.

---------

Ass.

---------

Select a Fetish Stat to increase.

---------

Cheating.

---------

Lewd Knowledge.

---------

Masturbation.

---------

Exhibitionism.

---------

Unlock H-Scenes.

---------

Unlock Earth Events.

---------

Unlock Ending Room.

---------

Select a Costume.

---------

Armor.

---------

Maid.

---------

Bimbo.

---------

Prostitute.

---------

Tavern.

---------

Sexy Tavern.

---------

Bunny.

---------

Dark Star Knightess.

---------

Welcome to my 'spawn point'.

---------

Fascinating. I never knew there was an old temple

hidden in these mountain ranges.

---------

This is where I begin all of my days.

---------

'Spawn point'....?

---------

Bwahaha. Nevermind the word. This is where I begin all of my days.

---------

Like how a demon Incarnation spawns from an Anchor

---------

Got it

---------

H-hey, don't make it sound like I'm a demon!

What do you mean, 'got it'?!

---------

Haaaaah.... Charlotte....

---------

Hey, we aren't here to sight-see old temples,

nor for silly comedy acts.

---------

We're here to kill a Demon King, remember?

---------

Didn't go all the way to put my soul into your care

to joke around.

---------

S-sorry...

---------

Let's focus on what we came here for.

---------

Everyone, grab my hand and let's give it a try.

---------

Hahhh

---------

ahhh

---------

My pussy's throbbing like crazy...

Ahhhh

---------

if only Richard had at least pounded me for just a bit

---------

Uhh...! Snap out of it already...! Damn it...!!!

Ahhhh... hahhhh... I need to hurry...

---------

Something's definitely wrong... I need to hurry and defeat

Richard before I lose my mind.....

---------

...It's okay, even like this I can still beat him. I did once,

I can do it again. Once I tear off my collar and invoke---

---------

.......The collar. It's

---------

it's gone... (But even though

it's gone... my armor's refusing to transform back?!)

---------

(...........Luciela....?)

---------

(...And so is she... Did the curse...... really run its course...?

But... wouldn't that mean Luciela taking over my body...?)

---------

(...Plus the Reverse Summoning Ritual should still be going on...

Did Richard somehow defeat Claire and Dolus...?)

---------

(...Ah... I don't get it...!)

---------

(It's fine... I'm in control... That's what matters...

And even though my armor's gone, I can feel my

---------

(...It's not feeling quite the same as usual, but the power

itself is definitely still there...!)

---------

(...That up there... The shrine's turned into an Anchor

to Richard's Domain...?)

---------

I can't wait to have Richard burrow his burly

Demon King cock inside my slutty knight pussy

---------

~.)

---------

(Ah, no! Stop! Keep it together, just a bit more...

Richard gave me this once in a lifetime chance...)

---------

(For the sake of not just Roya but all humanity in both worlds,

I can't let this chance go to waste!)

---------

(...For the sake of humanity...)

---------

(...For the sake of justice...)

---------

(...For the sake of my companions who entrusted me with

their souls and those who sacrificed their lives to help me...)

---------

(...)

---------

(How often have I fought for the sake of others on this journey?

...F

---------

ight

---------

ing

---------

ng t

---------

night for strangers...)

---------

One more incompetent than the next...

And with so many fools standing in MY way...)

---------

As I thought this morning, wouldn't it have been quicker

to restore peace in Roya by joining the Demon Army?)

---------

Instead of wasting my time protecting a world order that

doesn't deserve me, I could have started building a new one.)

---------

One where I'm the Demon Queen ruling alongside

my beloved and revered Demon King Richard-------)

---------

SHUUUTTT UPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

---------

Hahhh.... Ahhhh.... What the hell... Is that voice...?!

(It's worse than anything I've ever experienced with Luciela...)

---------

(Like it's whispering in every corner of my mind...

...Stop it already... I'm not Richard's Demon Queen...)

---------

(...Pledging my allegiance to Richard is wrong...!)

---------

(... ... .......It is wrong..... right......?

Ahhh, b-but if it's wrong-------)

---------

(----Why can't I picture a single reason for it?!)

---------

(Think logically! Um... it's wrong because....... H-he murders people!

---------

But that's kinda their fault for being dumb and resisting someone

as strong as him when they are weak

---------

(He dehumanizes everyone besides me!

---------

Because everyone is

acting like fucking subhuman, hard to not lose faith in meatbags

---------

(What else... Um... He's a tyrant!

---------

Which is exactly the kind of strong

man that should lead the sheep, or who else would guide the lower

class?)

---------

(H-he... treats women like nothing but objects for his own

pleasure---

---------

and gives them even more pleasure

---------

Richard is an alpha male, a king, amazing at fucking,

at the top of the social ladder, muscular, powerful...)

---------

Influential, rich, attractive, well-endowed...

He makes me laugh, I like it when he teases me----

---------

b-b-b-but something about him has to be bad...!)

---------

(Otherwise

---------

why am I resisting him.....?

I just can't imagine a single reason...!)

---------

Ahhh... Hahhh...! I--I--I know Richard is a bad person...

He's a bad person, for some reason--I-I know he is...!

---------

Stop thinking... Stop thinking about this... Just charge ahead...

All I have to do is to keep on pressing forward...!

---------

(Forward...!)

---------

(Forward........!!!)

---------

(Forward.................!!!!!!)

---------

I was thinking about properly showing you around Trademond today!

---------

Sure! I'm curious to see what kind of books they have

in this world!

---------

By the way, Rose, I'm surprised you are still in your

'cheerleader disguise'.

---------

Well, someone has to look out for Laura.

---------

Oh, I see. Mhm, thanks for helping me clean up my mess...

---------

It's no longer your mess, remember?

Now it's our mess.

---------

Mhm!

---------

...I think it's time you properly introduce me to this 'John'

person. From what I have heard, he must be a heinous pervert!

---------

You know what? How about you two go ahead without me.

---------

Eh? You sure?

---------

I'm sure you have plenty to catch up.

I don't wanna be the third wheel.

---------

Besides there's plenty I'd like to explore myself.

---------

I can get that. It's a fantasy world, after all, right?!

Can't help but feel and want to explore it by yourself, right?!

---------

I appreciate that you want to give us some time, but...

You have been quite distant recently, Rose.

---------

...Is it about our fight against Richard?

......And that you ran from it.....?

---------

...The final battle against Richard...

---------

Don't worry, neither I, nor Aura hold it against you.

The guy was manipulating you from day start to day end.

---------

...He had your memories, knowing exactly how to fool you...

...How to control you...

---------

...And turn you completely dependent on him, so far as

to make you hurt me...

---------

You

---------

You'd really forgive me for that?!

---------

George... I don't know what to say...

---------

...I'm really sorry...

---------

........I think I need some more time for myself....

---------

Take all the time you need. God knows, I have enough awful

stuff to make up for, so I get you.

---------

...I'm really, really sorry...

---------

...For disappointing you...

---------

Richard, my Master.

---------

If only I hadn't run away...

If only I had remained at your side...

---------

Your obedient meat slave could have fought with you!

You only lost because your other servants were trash!!!

---------

...Damn you, Aura...

For turning against OUR Master...!

---------

Even though you had sworn to be his girlfriend,

after stealing him from me - you dared to go against him!!!

---------

And you, George?!

---------

Fucking pathetic as always. A walking limp dick

waiting to have Aura stolen away from him.

---------

You FORGIVE me after I fucking treat you like the lowest

trash imagineable?? What kind of man does that???

---------

Ah, Richard for sure wouldn't show forgiveness!

If I had dared to raise my hand against him...

---------

...Ahhh~, how he would have mistreated me, and

fucked me until I would BEG for his forgiveness~.

---------

...I swear I won't let these meatbags get away with this!!

I will avenge you, Richard, my Master!!

---------

Divine Gift

---------

had burned out its power, and as

such my body in Roya returned to reflect my self on Earth.

---------

Certainly a surprise for John and the others when they

saw my real self for the first time, bwahahaha.

---------

George and Rose, as well, had lost most of their powers.

I suppose a consequence of being my 'Companions'.

---------

My role as Hero is certainly over, but that of course

doesn't mean that I can't continue to help out as 'me'!

---------

City of Trademond

---------

Adventurer's Guild

- Join Today! Big Rewards!

---------

Entry limited to those who have gained the approval of the

---------

If you can show me a

---------

Congregation Seal

---------

I will let you in.

---------

I see you have a

---------

You may enter.

---------

This is the warehouse. Entry is exclusive to members of the

---------

Congregation of Merchants

---------

... You beat Quentin? A scrawny little girl like you? Eh,

I refuse to believe that. How about you give it a go and

duel me? But I'm afraid you won't be getting anywhere.

---------

Not with THIS standing between you and me.

---------

Lorentz loudly hits his own plate armor.

---------

This is my baby. I spend all of my wages on maintaining

and improving it. My armor is probably the best in all of

Trademond.

---------

I admit that your armor also looks quite sturdy, but it

cannot compete with my precious girl! I won't even feel your

tiny sword's pricks!

---------

Duel. (-25 Gold)

---------

Gold x 100

---------

Nooooo!!!! My baby! Look at her! You dented her all over the

place!!!!

---------

NOOOOOOOO!!!!

---------

Ahahaha

---------

sorry? (Did I end up breaking him?)

---------

Leeeeeeeeave!!! Here, take the money and leeeeave meeeee

aaaaloooooooneeeeee!!!!

---------

If you want somebody else to duel, go to

---------

Reiner

---------

! He's a

mercenary with real

---------

battle experience

---------

And he's way

stronger than you!!)

---------

You can find him in the

---------

Boar Hut

---------

I hope he smashes your

pretty little face into tiny pieces!!!!)

---------

What? I'm not letting you near my armor again! Ever! A-anyways,

this is the warehouse. Entry is exclusive to members of the

---------

Are you new to adventuring? Check out our books

to get your adventuring life started!!

---------

The guard is happily counting his gold.

---------

Don't let anybody see you. Or expect getting kicked out on sight.

---------

Rosemond has put you on the list of allowed visitors.

You may freely enter.

---------

Locked.

---------

Unless you can show me a

---------

Letter of Recommendation

---------

you ain't entering

---------

Lord Trademond's mansion

---------

! Please, head this way to

---------

Trademond's most popular hang out spot! Join us at the

---------

Sometimes offering high-quality food made from

---------

Gourmet Meat

---------

Welcome! I sell some general day-to-day useful items.

I also buy pretty much anything!

---------

Restocks.

---------

Shop.

---------

Materials are delivered to me every 10 days. The next delivery

is expected in

---------

I'll restock

---------

x 1

---------

Usually I would also stock the basic materials

---------

Ether

---------

Pyromantium

---------

however, the

---------

are

currently overrun by spiders...

---------

Wooooaaah, a real medieval fantasy style city. Feels like a

dream to see one for real.

---------

Why're you getting so excited? You've seen a Goddess,

explored a demonic castle and fought a Demon King. And this

is still exciting to you?

---------

Hahaha. Mhm. You have a point, but isn't this fascinating?

The starting point of so many fictional adventures and here

I am in the flesh!

---------

Well, 'in the Mana

---------

I guess?

---------

Ehhh, I don't understand your enthusiasm at all.

---------

Anyways, let's see. Hmm

---------

For now I should probably

not reveal anything about being a summoned Hero.

---------

As long as I'm still cursed, that would probably just make

me a target by my enemies and potential allies wouldn't even

believe me.

---------

Then I need to learn about this city. I see some guards up

ahead, maybe they can help me.

---------

Moreover, I need to figure out what's going on with the

demon invasion. There should be some sort of tavern or

something similar. Maybe I can get some information there.

---------

Hmm

---------

what else? Right, the Goddess. Since the people

in Atac were praying to her, I assume she has some sort of

organized religion.

---------

So to find out more about her, demons and curses, I probably

should keep my eyes open for a church.

---------

Hehehehe~~~ And finally! One of the most common tropes of

any 'summoned to another world' type story!

---------

An Adventurer Guild! I don't want to get my hopes up too

much, but if they have one, I should definitely enlist!

---------

Why is she so stupidly excited over this? I just

don't understand.)

---------

Let's go!!

---------

Oh no, ohnononono! How could this have happened!

And everything was going so well!

---------

(He seems to be bawling his eyes out. I wonder what happened.)

---------

Umm

---------

There, there, I am sure you will be able to overcome

your challenges. Fight on!

---------

My girlfriend dumped me! What is there to fight on for?!

And just when I completed such a successful trade!

---------

(Ahhhh, so that's what this is about. I guess if it's an emotional

problem like that I better just leave him to himself.)

---------

(I didn't see it at first because I was busy crying, but

---------

this girl is a real beauty! Lucky!)

---------

Wait a second! Please don't go away! I... I have a favor to ask!

---------

A favor of me? Even though we don't know each other and just

started talking?

---------

That doesn't matter! Please, just for the evening,

keep me company at dinner!

---------

Accompany you? Why?

---------

If I go out with a beautiful girl like you, I am sure that

my broken heart will mend itself more easily!

---------

(Ehhhh. What kind of sleazy logic is that?!)

---------

Ah, I'm sorry, but that kind of thing isn't really...

---------

I can pay! 200 Gold! If you accompany me to dinner for

tonight I will pay you 200 Gold!

---------

All you have to do is be nice to me, smile and maybe fill

my cup with alcohol from time to time!

---------

(That sounds terribly like being an escort.)

---------

Well now, that's some easy money if I have ever seen some!

Why not go for it?

---------

(True, that would be an easy way to improve my funds. But, even if

it's in another world, going out with another man doesn't feel right.)

---------

So stuck-up! Your boyfriend will never find out!

---------

(It's not a question of finding out or not. Anyways, even if

we move past that point, there is also another issue.)

---------

(There is a big chance he will change his mind through

dinner and ask for a bigger request.)

---------

Now, wouldn't that be great~~~~

---------

So, what is it going to be young lady? Do we have a deal?

---------

(I could use the money. And it's just a simple dinner. It's not like it's a real

date. I should also keep in mind, that this would mark the

---------

end of the day

---------

Go out. (+200 Gold, +1 Corruption)

---------

Don't go out. (Lewdness <

---------

(Tch!!!! What a stuck-up bitch!)

---------

What a shame! If you ever change your mind, please do talk to me!

---------

Did you finally come to your senses and change your mind?

---------

If you just pretend to be my girlfriend for one more ''''dinner'''',

you can earn yourself some good money. I will throw in a 100

Gold for every good acting performance!

---------

I fact, if you play the perfect submissive girlfriend who

adores me with all of her being, I will double the pay!

---------

I will take you to the festival if you just pretend to be my

girlfriend for one more ''''dinner''''. And I will throw in a

100 Gold for every good acting performance!

---------

Dinner with you was nice. We should repeat that someday. In fact,

we should repeat it rather sooner, for I have run into tiny bit of a problem.

---------

You see, since our date--

---------

Dinner with you was nice. We should repeat that someday.

Perhaps at my home?

---------

(Dream on!

---------

Is what I would like to say, but...)

---------

(If his stories are true then this

---------

scum... must be

doing pretty well for himself...)

---------

Say, do you perhaps have an invitation to

---------

Festival Day

---------

Oho? You know about that exclusive event?

---------

But of course! With my latest achievements I was acknowledged

to be taken into the higher echelon.

---------

What, don't tell my you are now smitten by my incredible success?

Does it turn you on?

---------

No I am not smitten and no it does not turn me on!

(This guy is just so shameless!)

---------

(I can't believe I'm even considering asking this piece of shit

a favor. A-after what he made me say out loud in the Boar Hut...)

---------

For some reasons of my own, I really need to join that party.

---------

Oho? Now, what a lucky coincidence! Since I broke up with my

girlfriend, I do happen to lack a female companion for me to join.

---------

And since our date--

---------

--- Dinner! That was not a date!!

---------

A-hem. Since our ''''dinner'''', as you call it, there may have

been a couple of rumors that you and I are going out together.

---------

The successful young hotshot merchant and the skillful blonde

knight who has been clearing out those pesky demon worshippers!

---------

What?! How did that happen?! We only shared a meal together!!

---------

You did very loudly shout that you were into cheating sex.

---------

I? No! That's not what I said! What! No! I-I- Ahhh!!!

---------

There is a chance that I may have also been fueling these rumors.

---------

You...... what?

---------

A-hem. I may or may not have been boasting about my wonderful,

sexy new girlfriend. Who also doesn't mind me fucking some

other girls from time to time.

---------

But now my colleagues are pressuring me to introduce my girlfriend.

They think you are fake!

---------

I am fake! I mean, no, I am not fake, but this... everything

about these rumors is fake! You liar! You have been telling

lies about me!

---------

Technically

---------

it's only a lie when the truth comes out

---------

you know?

---------

No I don't know! And not this stupid logic again!!

---------

So let's make a new deal! You join me for another dinner at my home

with my colleagues. Just play the part of the loving girlfriend!

---------

Nononono! Not this again! You are going to ask me to say some

super embarrassing things again!

---------

Please! I will throw in a bonus: Every time you play your part

well I will pay you 100 Gold!

---------

Hyahahahyayaya. Looks like there are some really nice rumors

going around here. Hey, hey, Aura, it's another good opportunity

to make some easy money~~.

---------

Hyahahahyayaya. Looks like there are some really nice rumors

going around here. Hey, hey, Aura, this is your ticket inside!

With an additional bonus attached!

---------

If you were to pretend to be my girlfriend, it would also make the

other attendants less suspicious when I bring you with me to the party!

---------

Together with the already circulating rumors, nobody would

question you accompanying me to the party.

---------

(He

---------

does have a point there. But... another dinner

with him... No! This is definitely not just dinner this time.)

---------

(A fake date.... Uhhh.... Who knows what he's going to make me say?)

---------

Are you still going on with your little maiden act? It's just

some words, Aura. Some words versus some really easy money~.

---------

Are you still going on with your little maiden act? It's just

some words, Aura. Some words versus a good infiltration cover.

Is a bit of embarrassment really not worth that?

---------

Hehehehe~, I hope those lies produce a lot of Corruption~~~~.)

---------

What do I do? Spend another evening with him?)

---------

Go Out. (+1

---------

About Caravan Attack. (Promise)

---------

Refuse. (Lewdness <

---------

Hmph... Accept my offer to accompany me to dinner again and

I will set one up first thing

---------

tomorrow

---------

van Attack.

---------

As I said last time: No more deals. I don't want to have anything

to do with someone like you.

---------

Tch. Fine. Then I will just hire some dumb whore to play your role.

Not like that takes a lot of effort if you are this stupid to reject me.

---------

(The nerve this person has...!!)

---------

(Dream on!)

---------

Hey there, girly. Nice battle equipment you got there.

If you're up for a duel, just hit me up. I'll take you

on anytime~~.

---------

Rules for dueling are: No magic hogwash and no item

crutches. It's all about body power and skill!

---------

Also it would be boring to fight without any stakes, right?

If you wanna challenge me, bring 25 Gold with ya. If ya win,

I'll pay you 50 Gold.

---------

But be warned: I'm preeettttty good~.

---------

(Hmm

---------

That actually doesn't sound like a bad idea.

Challenging some skilled fighters in a non-lethal duel

might give me a chance to learn something.)

---------

(It's also a decent opportunity to raise some more money.)

---------

(But that's only if I win. Maybe some of the spectators can

give me some useful information on this guy.)

---------

So, what's it gonna be? You wanna duel? Then bet 25 Gold.

If you win, I'll pay ya a 50.

---------

Woah, I'm all beat up! Nice going, girly. Here's yar reward

for bestin' me.

---------

Gold x 50

---------

If ya wanna fight some tougher guys, there's a couple in the

city. For example, there's this guard at the

---------

Congregation

---------

called

---------

Lorentz

---------

He's always lookin' for a good fight.

---------

But if ya decide to take him on, watch out for his armor.

Guy's like a walkin' fortress!

---------

Heh, nice try, girly. Better luck next time!

---------

Heh, ready for another round? I'll duel you as many times as

you like. Bet 25 Gold. If you win, I'll pay ya 50.

---------

Not bad, girly, not bad at all. I used to be a sailor at the

port city

---------

Nephlune

---------

Got to be in my fair share of

brawls. So beatin' me is quite somethin'!

---------

Amazing! That Quentin sure packs a punch! If you don't

---------

guard

---------

against his big swings, the fight's basically over.

---------

Hot guys fighting naked should be more common~~~.

---------

That guard is such an embarrassment... Can't even beat an

unarmored opponent.

---------

Enjoy your stay.

---------

The Congregation of Merchants Headquarters.

Entrance only with

---------

Master Arwin is always on the lookout for good maid personnel.

---------

Entry only if you have official business with

---------

Rosemond

---------

Though for the right price, I could pretend to look the

other way. Just

---------

200 Gold

---------

and I have never seen you.

---------

(Money, money, money. It's always the same in this city.

Though, guarding this place is his job. So I can't complain

about this offer.)

---------

(But do I really want to pay this? I am basically already giving away all

the money Edwin promised me as a reward. If I

---------

knew someone working

for Rosemond

---------

maybe I could figure out some other way inside.)

---------

Bribe. (-200 Gold)

---------

Pleasure doing business with you. Just keep in mind: I didn't

see you, but the guards inside won't know that

---------

If you are seen

by them, expect to get kicked out.

---------

Master Arwin is currently on conference. If you are looking to work

as one of his maids, please come back when he has returned!

---------

A Demon General was hiding right beneath us all this time?

Now that's scary. Anyways, the city guard is investigating

Arwin's possessions. Who knows what else we will find.

---------

Welcome! Can I interest you in some delicious apples? Thanks

to the forest being accessible again, I restock

---------

2 apples

---------

a day!

---------

Welcome! Can I interest you in some delicious apples? Currently,

I restock

---------

1 apple

---------

a day. If only it weren't for those

---------

goblins

---------

in the

---------

central Forest of Runes

---------

Hey, you, I don't remember seeing your face before!

---------

Hello there as well.

---------

You another one of those western refugees? Tch, I swear,

first they don't stand their ground in the fight against the

Demon King and then they leech off us. Fucking parasites.

---------

He spits on the ground.

---------

(Maaaybe I'll just leave. Something tells me I'm not getting

any information out of this one.)

---------

You better keep your hands clean. I'm watching you.

---------

Welcome to the

---------

About Demon Invasion.

---------

About Trademond.

---------

About Work.

---------

Luckily, the demon invasion never managed to progress beyond

the western continent. The remaining lands are relatively

peaceful.

---------

If you want to know more, you should look for some actual

soldiers from the front lines. There are usually some at the

---------

Like its name suggests, this city is a hub for trade among

the

---------

free cities

---------

The major trade routes from west, east, and

south converge here.

---------

The city is mostly ruled by the

---------

a union of the

local merchants. Though, technically the ruler is

---------

Lord

Trademond

---------

but he's distanced himself from politics.

---------

But it's not just merchants you can find here. Since we are

pretty close to the

---------

and the

---------

Forest Of Runes

---------

this place is also quite attractive for artisans.

---------

Some say that Trademond is a corrupt city, but I disagree.

I think it's a city of great opportunity!

---------

(I see. 'Opportunity', huh? Looks like just the thing that I

need. But the rumors about corruption worry me. I should be

careful not to get mixed up in shady activities.)

---------

The high death count of soldiers and adventurers has caused

various problems. Bandits, upstarts, deserters, and monsters are

all plaguing us like locusts.

---------

Finding work shouldn't be hard. You can also always check

the

---------

Adventurer Guild

---------

It's stationed just behind me

---------

to the east

---------

We also have some

---------

bounties

---------

You can find more information

about them at the

---------

Barracks

---------

in the northern city district.

---------

Oh hey, Albrecht.

---------

Not here with your cute girlfriend today? You know, if you

brought her along more often, I'm sure you would be winning

quite some favor with Rosemond.

---------

What's that supposed to mean? Anyways, Nadia isn't with me

today, nor am I here to see Rosemond myself. I'm here for

this friend of mine.

---------

I need you to let her through. I'm calling in that favor

you promised me.

---------

Ehhh

---------

If that's what you want to use it for. Sure, go ahead.

But we are now even. Also, keep this in mind: I may be allowing

you entrance, but the guards inside don't know that.

---------

If you are seen by them, expect to get kicked out.

---------

Well, that was easier than I thought. By the way, what kind

of favor did he owe you?

---------

He once went to his shift completely wasted. Luckily, I was

the first one to see him in this sorry state. So I put on

his armor and pretended to be him...

---------

But then

---------

didn't you miss out on work yourself?

---------

Uhhhh, please don't remind me. Rosemond screamed at me for

hours and told me of his many regrets for hiring a good-for-nothing

like me

---------

But it's not like I could have just left the poor guy to

be fired. Even if it's his own fault he had to get drunk

before work.

---------

(Ahahaha, Albrecht is a kind person, after all. If only his

own insecurities wouldn't drive him to idolize some cunning

trickster like Rosemond.)

---------

I hope you can resolve whatever business you have in there

without getting me into trouble... Please...

---------

Oh, hey, Aura!

---------

President Sardine has been looking for you. He says he has

urgent business to share about

---------

Ever since the assault of the United Army on the Demon King,

we have lost contact. He fears the fortress may have fallen

into the hands of demons.

---------

Sardine asks to meet you in person to further discuss the issue.

---------

By the Goddess, I hope this is just an old man worrying too much.

Outside of the Demon King himself

---------

or maybe his generals

---------

I can't

imagine a force strong enough to defeat mankind's army.

---------

The demons taking over Draknor would mean the death of most

of our good soldiers and adventurers --- and us next.

---------

Hello, is anybody home?

---------

(No answer, huh? Is he on travel? Or maybe busy doing research...

I might have to knock a little louder.)

---------

Hello? I'm here because I'm looking to buy a formula!

---------

Who goes there?

---------

My name is Aura. I'm looking for a merchant proficient with

formulas. I heard there's a merchant living here who deals in them,

I'm looking to buy one.

---------

Ah, that would be me. Please, come in, Miss Aura.

---------

No response.

---------

I was so close to giving up and selling my soul. If it weren't

for you, I would probably be some rich merchant's cumdump by now.

---------

Hey, by the way, I actually learned all the spells that old

man in the spell shop sells. Maybe, if you don't know one of

them, I could teach it to you!

---------

Just a little thank you from my side. Here, take your pick.

Only thing to keep in mind: It takes

---------

until the end of tomorrow

---------

to learn any of these spells.

---------

Brittle I.

---------

Water Skin I.

---------

Thunderbolt I.

---------

Looks like you already learned this spell.

---------

Brittle I

---------

is an

---------

Earth

---------

-type spell that weakens enemies' armors.

---------

Learn Brittle I. (MP ≥ 7, Promise)

---------

Water Skin

---------

is a

---------

Water

---------

-type Enhance-Spell that grants you

---------

FIRE

---------

RESIST

---------

It also increases your magical defenses

---------

+4 MDEF

---------

Learn Water Skin I. (MP ≥ 18, Promise)

---------

Water Skin I

---------

Thunderbolt

---------

is an offensive anti-Martials

---------

Thunder

---------

-type spell.

It leaves an enemy

---------

NUMB

---------

pierces

---------

through their

magical defenses!

---------

Learn Thunderbolt I. (MP ≥ 16, Promise)

---------

Thunderbolt I

---------

I know its not much and you could have already learned

the spell from someone else... but maybe it saved you some money!

---------

Oh, hey! Thanks for saving our asses back there in Arwin's.

I was really scared for my life. Imagine having to sell my soul

to one of the degenerates there. Ueh.

---------

Oh, hey! Thanks for saving my ass back there in Arwin's.

I was really scared for my life. Imagine having to sell my soul

to one of the degenerates there. Ueh.

---------

I was thinking on how I could thank you. Maybe, there's a

skill I can teach you...? Here, you can pick one of these.

---------

Slash I.

---------

Defensive Stance I.

---------

Assassinate I.

---------

I think you already got this skill down.

---------

Slash

---------

huh? Yeah I like that one. A wide arced melee attack

meant to fight swarms of enemies. Comes at the price of

reduced attack power, though. It would take me

---------

a day

---------

to teach.

---------

Learn Slash I.

---------

Slash I

---------

Defensive Stance

---------

huh? It's a

---------

stance

---------

that makes you resistant to

physical attacks at the cost of reduced attacking power and mobility

---------

A day

---------

of teaching should be enough.

---------

Learn Defensive Stance I. (HP ≥ 64)

---------

Defensive Stance I

---------

huh? It's an attack you only use during an ambush attack.

In exchange, it pierces armor and capitalizes on your agility!

---------

25% of AGI

added to ATK

---------

I would need until the end of tomorrow to teach it.

---------

Learn Assassinate I. (HP ≥ 80, AGI ≥ 25, Promise)

---------

I hope my teachings will be helpful to you.

---------

Hick. I got fired... Daaaaaaaamnnnn... Why didn't I pay closer

attention to that stupid chest?! I swear if I ever get my hands

on that thief, I'll cut off their fucking haaaaandssss!!! Hick.

---------

Why are you lookin' at me like that, huh? Never seen a drunk guy

in broad daylight? Fuck off.

---------

Spell Shop - Learn any spell from a wide ranging

selection in just an evening and a day!

---------

Alchemist - Ask for a special discount!

---------

And we should trust in her eternal benevolence,

to be an inspiration for us in times of peace,

and a healing salve in times of woe.'

---------

That seems a bit... Passive? But I guess it's nice that the people

trust the Goddess to look out for them.

---------

For the Goddess alone can lift us to ever-greater heights,

to allow us to reach our true potential,

and to always help us if only we ask Her.'

---------

That seems a bit dependent... But I can hardly speak, considering

what she's done for me.

---------

You shouldn't be trespassing on the walls. Get lost.

---------

Ask For Work.

---------

Excuse me? I'm an adventurer. Is there anything I can do in

exchange for some gold by any chance?

---------

Something that you can do for me, eh?

Yeah, I got something I want from you.

---------

(Whatever he's thinking of right now, it's definitely something dirty.)

---------

Don't complain. You're the one who's going around begging for money.

---------

I believe the term 'beggars can't be choosers' applies quite accurately here.

---------

What I want... is your pussy, love.

---------

What?! Excuse me!? Are you saying you want to have sex with me?!

---------

How'd you reckon we'd do that? In plain sight? While I'm on duty?

I'd love to, but I'll get demoted if I get caught.

---------

You're pretty cute, but no fuck's worth becoming a recruit again.

---------

I'll just settle for you showing it to me, that way I can have

something to think about later tonight.

---------

Take off those panties of yours and then lift up your skirt for me.

Do a nice little pose as well, maybe like a sexy squat with your legs spread out.

---------

You can have some

---------

150 Gold

---------

if you do that for me.

---------

Show Pussy. (+150 Gold, +1

---------

Lewdness ≥

---------

Leave. (Lewdness <

---------

Having a change of heart, love? I'm still game if you are.

---------

No, I did not have a change of heart, and stop calling me that!

---------

Well what are you even doing here then? Show me your cunt,

or let me do my job.

---------

What a pain...

---------

What's up, love? You still going around whoring out your body?

---------

Cemetery

---------

Congratulations! With this you have reached the end of the

main content as of

---------

version

---------

! I hope you had fun!

---------

Attention: Adventurers and mercenaries!

---------

We need YOUR help to return safety to the

---------

We provide rewarding bounties for helping us out in these challenging times!

For more information visit us at the Barracks. - Guard Captain Julian

---------

Hmmm... someone seems to have hastily torn down a large poster here.

---------

Please consider our job offering!

Location: Workshop. Duration: 1 Day.

Payment:

---------

Gold.

---------

Ah, what I'd give to again have the energy of those youths over there.

Back in my day I used to be part of the expeditionary forces into the

---------

Forest of Runes

---------

Those were some exciting times! What a place of mystery and Mana.

Humans cannot fell it as fast as it grows, and the deeper you reach

the more it seems to expand.

---------

If the stories can be believed, it's a place as old as human history itself.

Sadly, we never made it to its core and now with the Demon Invasion

raging on, exploring it is no longer a matter of import... Haah...

---------

You know, some say that a star fell into its center

---------

And some say the forest itself is a blessing by the Goddess.

... I guess I won't be learning its secrets in my life time.

---------

The City Guard these days has no sense of decency.

Looking up the skirt of any women passing by them.

---------

Ho ho ho, this spell shop seems to still be selling the same spells as always.

I recommend you keep a special eye on the

---------

spell, young lady.

---------

Ahhh, the Demon Invasion progressing this far is all our

fault! We let our beliefs in the Goddess decline and now

this is our punishment!

---------

Those who claimed the legends of the Demon Kings were just

fairy tales to scare us into following the church must

have been worshippers of demons and the Devil himself...

---------

Work isn't easy to come by these days. Maybe I'll check the

blackboard for some jobs. The smith in the workshop always

has something to do.

---------

Though the board tends to be filled with jobs aimed for adventurers,

like the

---------

bounties from the city guard

---------

But that's nothing for me.

---------

Apples can keep you healthy. You should try one. With the Forest

of Runes close by, our merchants tend to have some for sale.

---------

What do you want?

---------

Excuse me. I'm an adventurer, and I'm looking to make some money.

Is there anything you might need done in exchange for some gold?

---------

Is there anything I need done? Do I look like a guild member

or a guard to you? I don't need anything done.

---------

You don't have to be so rude about it. Fine, I'll go look somewhere else.

---------

No, no, wait. Let me think.

---------

Hmmmm

---------

(I don't like the look on his face...)

---------

Now that I think about it again, there might be something you could do for me.

---------

How about you take those pretty little boobs of yours out of that outfit

and show them to me? Last time I saw a real pair of tits was a tavern

whore twice my age.

---------

What?! No! I'm not gonna show you anything!

---------

Oh, come on! Don't give me that shit! What else could we guards

possibly even want done?

---------

We spend all day guarding this city, and then go back to the

barracks to sleep in a room full of other guys.

---------

The rich merchants snagged up all the pretty girls and made them their sluts,

and we have to pay just to get some action.

---------

Hell, I'm still offering to pay you for some action, just because you're that cute.

---------

That's not the kind of 'work' I was talking about!

---------

It's just a quick flash. Well, long enough for me to get it

in my mind so I can think about it later...

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I would offer you

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125 Gold

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Flash Breasts. (+125 Gold, +1

---------

If you change your mind, just hit me up.

---------

Come back already, miss prissy adventurer?

---------

Guessing whatever adventuring you're doing out there isn't making

you the money you thought it would.

---------

Your tits could still make you some cash if you want it that bad.

---------

Nh. Was hoping there was a different guard on duty, more than anything.

---------

Then don't waste my time. Beat it, and don't come back till

you're willing to show your tits.

---------

(I'm out of here, never wanna see that pervert again!)

---------

My big brother learned most of his magic at the

---------

Spellshop

---------

He said his biggest trouble was building up Mana to learn spells.

---------

To take lessons at the spellshop you need to know spells. But to learn

spells you need Mana... Uhhh, how did he deal with that again...?

---------

Ah, right

---------

Mana Stones

---------

! He bought some at the Alchemist's.

---------

Let us all hope the United Army succeeded in summoning the Hero.

I've already lost a brother, I could not stand to lose another person

precious to me.

---------

Pssst. You look like an adventurer! Hey, hey, ever thought you

could use some more Mana? If so, then I got just the right stuff...

---------

It's called

---------

Blue Sugar

---------

and it's not just that low quality shit they

sell over in

---------

What I have here is

---------

Blue Sugar Drug+

---------

Hehe, got a job to smuggle the recipe into Nephlune, but decided I'd

just make my own business making the drug myself here in Trademond!

---------

So, you interested in

---------

? It has some minor side effects

---------

-5 Max HP, +1 Corruption, +1 Addiction

---------

but what's that compared

to immediately increasing your Mana!

---------

+3 Max MP

---------

Buy Blue Sugar Drug+. (-100 Gold)

---------

Demand Formula.

---------

Thanks for doing business with me~. I'm afraid that's all I have

in stock for now. Man, making these drugs myself is more effort

than I thought.

---------

Anyways, I'm here every

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5 days

---------

in case you wanna buy some more.

---------

You've been selling this garbage for long enough. Hand over the

formula before it falls into the hands of someone who can mass

produce this drug.

---------

N-no way! Getting my hands on this rare formula has changed my life!

I'm not going to return to my days as a lowly smuggler!

---------

If you won't hand it over in peace, I'll be taking it by force.

---------

By force, huh...? Hehehe... Heheheheheh~~~. Too bad, girly, but

I've already made some preparations in case someone like you popped up.

---------

Guys! Come out!

---------

Eh? F-from the bushes?!

---------

Hehehehe!! Here in Trademond money can buy you anything!!

Deserters from the United Army! Guards looking for some side-hustle!

---------

It's all thanks for this formula that I could get my hands

on the most precious resource in this city!!

---------

Here's what you get for threatening me, girly!

Guys, let's take her!!

---------

W-wait!

---------

Before we fight, there's one important thing I need to clarify.

---------

Yeah, I thought so too.

---------

Have you been hiding in those bushes since the entire day?

---------

Eh?

---------

Like, you just hide there in case your boss calls you to jump out

and defend him? You hide there all day long? Every time he's out

dealing drugs?

---------

Do you think they come out to piss or just do it on the spot

and then proceed to sit in their own excrements? Yuck, disgusting.

---------

(I know right?!) I mean just look at that bush! It's tiny!

I don't know how much you get paid, but this is---

---------

E-enough with this shitty farce! Kill her!

---------

So much for that. (Let's lock them away at Julian's.)

---------

Aaand there we go. Formula acquired and bad guys put behind bars.

Not bad.

---------

Now, let's talk about the real question: Sell the formula to

the demon worshippers or to the White Priestess as instructed?

---------

Haaaah... (This again...)

---------

I've already made my point so I won't repeat myself,

but just keep it in mind~.

---------

(Selling the formula to the demon worshippers?!)

---------

(What?! No way! I took the formula from this piece of trash

specifically to prevent it from falling into their hands.)

---------

I mean, just look at the measly reward. 500 Gold. I bet

those guys in the Underground City can pay waaaay more than that.

---------

(So what? I can't have them unleash such a self-harming drug

on the people... We are lucky this thug didn't have the means

to mass produce it...)

---------

I think the choice here is obvious, Aura. If people wanna

buy some cheap drugs, let them suffer for their stupidity.

---------

It's not like anyone's forcing them to buy self-harming drugs.

---------

You on the other hand could actually make use of them!

Cheap ways to increase your Mana! And you could get paid for it!

---------

Two birds, one stone! A complete no-brainer, hyahahayayaya~~.

---------

(I kind of see your point, but... Ngh...)

---------

Take your time to think it over. I guess you could also buy some

---------

Mana

Stones

---------

from the Alchemist, or integrate

---------

Mutated Spores

---------

into your gear...

---------

But my solution is way faster and way cheaper, a true shortcut in

life! Don't believe the suckers who think that doesn't exist.

---------

Anyways, if you change your mind, I'm here every

---------

Y-you again?! Are you a ghost?! I'm sure we killed you last time?!

---------

This time make sure of it! Kill this annoying wench!!

---------

Hey there Lorentz, been some time since we talked, buddy!

Look, I have something for you!

---------

Here, I will show you how to properly apply

this coating to your armor...

---------

So first...

---------

Hurry inside. I'll keep watch on Lorentz. Just keep in mind:

There's a bunch of guards in the warehouse

---------

if they see you, you'll be kicked out

---------

Ugh, I have a splitting headache...

---------

I'm sorry to hear that.

---------

I'm sure you do...

---------

(She's definitely onto us. Well, that's the plan, I suppose).

---------

Go on, you two. Albrecht should get some early rest.

---------

...Right.

---------

Excellent work, Aura! I do believe Nadia started to get an

idea when he called your name like that!

---------

Don't remind me...

---------

Oh, don't be coy. You seemed to enjoy yourself, to me.

---------

And that finishing touch with the 'mayonnaise'! Quite inspired,

if I might say so as a mere observer!

---------

...Then we repeat this again...?

---------

I'm sure you're looking forward to it as much as I am!

---------

B-Barry?!

---------

Hey! Don't pull attention to us!!

---------

What if one of the guards finds me?! If Julian knows I'm here, he's

gonna throw me into the Underground Dungeon, no questions asked...

---------

W-well, what are you doing here?

---------

Well, where am I supposed to go?! With Gramps dead,

there's not exactly a lot of places for me to go...

---------

...Our hideout here when we were protecting Arwin's basement

was the only place I could think of.

---------

You've got a problem with me being here...? My brother

and my Gramps fighting for your enemies and all...

---------

Ah, no

---------

You did refuse to help Lysander after learning of what

would happen if he were to kill the Goddess and then help John.

---------

I see.... That's kind of a relief to hear...

---------

We need to speak quietly, I don't want to end up in the

Underground Dungeon.

---------

About Your Help.

---------

I told you at the Ritual; even bandits like me don't want

to see the world go down in flames.

---------

...I just hated how we always had to fight on the side of the

bad guys. Guarding Arwin and the shit he did to the poor girls...

---------

...Gramps killing them, then fighting the Hero out of all people

at the Ritual, and then... killing the Goddess...?

---------

...Just for once I wanted to be on the good side...

---------

So I followed you guys and then when I saw John about to be thrown

off into the void and everyone else being locked in battle, I just thought

that was the moment where for once I could fight on the right side.

---------

...But don't get me wrong... That's all the help you'll get from me.

I don't think I could help the guys who killed my bro and Gramps

any more than this.

---------

...Sorry.

---------

Please, head this way to

---------

Thank you for saving my husband from the horrible clutches

of that madwoman. I can't believe my long journey for my

husband has finally come to a good end.

---------

I went out to fight demons, but ended up losing to bandits,

and spent many months being traded away as a slave.

---------

To think we humans spend our time gambling on human lives,

when there is an army of demons roaming the lands.

---------

The injuries I've sustained in my fight have rendered me

unable to rejoin any battle, so all I can do now---

---------

---Is to thank you for freeing me from that unending nightmare.

---------

Please keep your distance

---------

We are investigating a

murder committed in this house

---------

Oh! Julian told me you'd be coming!

---------

I already let your friend inside.

---------

Good luck with the investigation.

---------

Feels good to be healthy again!

---------

Wait... I recognize your face

---------

You're............

---------

The girl that artist in my village has been drawing nudes of!

---------

No way I'm going to take any more requests out of town!

It's way too dangerous!

---------

I mean, sure

---------

it's easy to escape combat using Flash Bombs

---------

but those aren't free! I ran out of my last batch in no time...

---------

Hey, hey, look what hot pictures this artist from my village

has been recently drawing~.

---------

Oh!

---------

Interested in buying them~? It won't be cheap, though.

This one's a limited edition one~~.

---------

Gnnnhhh... Alright, alright! I'll pay what you want!

Damn, these are way too hot to pass up on!

---------

Made any good money?

---------

No, I'm still earning fuck all...

Maybe I should quit adventuring and join the guards.

---------

Heard the ones assigned to merchants like

---------

can make a nice buck without risking their lives.

---------

So, where are we going to meet your rival? You said he's stopping

by town, so I suppose we aren't going to his house.

---------

We're meeting him at the

---------

Now

---------

Here, take my arm.

---------

We're not even there yet!

---------

I know, but it's good for you to get some practice, to get nice

and adjusted to being my girlfriend.

---------

The more you practice, the better. (And the closer we get to

making it a reality!)

---------

Fine

---------

I'll do it...

---------

Ah, there we go. Nice and cozy, right?

---------

I'm

---------

not gonna answer that.

---------

Perhaps because you're scared of what that answer may be!

Hyahaha!

---------

No. I'm already 'good enough' as is. Take it or leave it.

---------

Fine, fine! I won't pressure you!

---------

A little bit of customer service here and there wouldn't kill, you know...

---------

What the hell was that last part there about?!

---------

I was just defending your honor. Figured you'd appreciate not

being degraded as an object to be bought and sold.

---------

If you truly cared about that, we wouldn't be doing what we're

doing right now to begin with.

---------

I'm not the one who came asking for the cash, my darling. Besides,

you girls care more about outside appearances anyway.

---------

...Can I have my money now?

---------

Yes, sure, you can have it.

---------

It's waiting for you at

---------

our

---------

home.

---------

But...! You've got a bag of it right there!

---------

But these are my spoils of war! I can't give these away!

Come, don't make a fuss, the money is waiting for you.

---------

guessing you want me to hold your arm again?

---------

Of course! Also make sure to properly press your boobs up to me.

We've got our couple's image to uphold after all, don't we?

---------

guess so...

---------

(It can't be helped

---------

Sorry George, I have to pretend to

belong to him for a while longer today...)

---------

If you're planning to use this as an excuse to try and get me

to walk around arm-in-arm with you again, the answer is no.

---------

... If you insist on being a buzzkill, I guess there's not much I can do.

---------

Either way, I'm happy to be seen walking alongside you in town.

Everyone practically knows you as my girlfriend already too!

---------

(Wish I could say I was happy about that...)

---------

If it isn't Aura! With all your adventuring business going on, I didn't

think you'd be joining us, but we're glad to have you.

---------

Though I have to say I'm a little surprised by your choice of

---------

company.

---------

What's the matter, Sardine? Any specific reason you think I'm a

strange choice of company for the hero of Trademond?

---------

...I just never thought she was the type to mingle with us

merchants much, that's all.

---------

Ah, well, I wouldn't bog down Aura with mercantile business.

We have a much different relationship. Isn't that right?

---------

Remember, you get compensated for your answers.

---------

Agree Enthusiastically. (+500 Gold, +1 Corruption)

---------

Agree Reluctantly. (Lewdness <

---------

Me and Hermann here have been in a loving relationship for a long

time now! In fact, the only reason why I haven't been open about

it is because I was working against Arwin.

---------

If Arwin knew, then it would cast suspicions on him and he

could be used as leverage against me!

---------

There isn't a single man in all of Trademond that has Hermann's wit,

charm and... good looks all in one! He's the perfect one to fill the

empty spot on the council!

---------

That's why I love my hubbie so, so very much! Ihihihi.

---------

Looks like you really learned from that test run~~.

You even did the thing with pressing up your breasts against him.

---------

(Dear God, I feel like I'm gonna throw up. And the fact that

I have to keep up my smile while thinking this

---------

isn't helping.)

---------

Uhhhhh...

---------

Hyahahaha! Did you see that? Did you see the way his face

scrunched up when you 'confessed' your love for this man?

---------

That's definitely another 500 Gold in your bag.

Go, go bimbo slut Aura!

---------

You might get an epithet to your name. I'm thinking

---------

Aura the Slut Hero',

or maybe 'Aura the Whore Hero'! That one sounds more poetic.

---------

After all, what honest, decent woman would fall in love

with a man like him? Hyahahaha!

---------

I... I see...

---------

There you have it, Sardine. Sorry I had to keep it under wraps, couldn't

risk certain people finding out who could have used my love as leverage.

---------

You realize you've been trying to parade me around as your girlfriend since we met?!

How does that fit together with keeping it under wraps?!

---------

Tsk. Don't ruin your well-done job. Just smile and let me handle the thinking.

---------

Haaaah

---------

Yes, s-something like that. (I wish I could outright say no...

But I at least have to pay some amount of lip service.)

---------

Hermann and I have been ummm... getting close during the time

I've spent here in Trademond...

---------

And really, his involvement with Arwin is neglectable. He's done,

ummm... plenty of other good things for the city.

---------

Ah... I see...

---------

Heh. He doesn't look too happy to hear that. I'd wager whatever

opinion he had of you just went straight into the gutter.

---------

Yes, indeed... surprising as it may be, I concede that you do have a point.

---------

If the hero of Trademond is saying these things about you, then perhaps

---------

we were wrong. I'll have to reconsider my vote.

---------

Your reconsideration is most welcome. Remember, this is about what's good

for Trademond. The people trust Aura, and Aura trusts me. I think the way

forward is clear!

---------

Yes, if there's anyone who has proven that she's trustworthy in this

time of crisis, it's Aura. Our faith is in your hands, hero.

---------

(Ugh

---------

this is absolutely infuriating! Why the hell did I even

agree to help this bastard...)

---------

There, there. This is all to further your goal of defeating us, isn't it?

---------

Surely it doesn't matter if the people of Trademond suffer

under the 'leadership' of someone like him.

---------

Let the peasants suffer as long as you - the hero, the special elite, can

have what she wants. Hyahahaha! Then again, that's not a very 'heroic'

line of thinking, is it?

---------

There, are you happy now?

---------

Happy, yes. But I could be happier. There's one more person I want to

talk to. Arwin had a nephew, if I recall correctly, with whom he was on

bad terms.

---------

Due to the hostilities, he never made it far in the Congregation,

but he's viewed quite favorably in the aftermath. I believe I ought

to be on his good side.

---------

(Oh no. Please don't tell me he's talking about Edwin.)

---------

There he is!

---------

Come Aura, follow me. Let's go say hello. And remember darling,

stick close to me.

---------

Oh! Aura!

---------

H-Hey, Edwin...

---------

And

---------

Herman...?

---------

Why yes, dear Edwin. The valiant hero has seen the extent of my talents

and has decided that Trademond's future is most secure in my hands.

---------

As such, she's here to lobby on my behalf!

---------

Aura, you can't be serious! This man is a menace; I know you can see it!

---------

(This is going be worse than I thought...)

---------

After everything you did, for me, for my workers, the people of Riverflow...

for everyone in Trademond!

---------

I might not have known you too well, but I'm a good judge of

character! The woman who saved me from that demon back

then wouldn't do something like this!

---------

You know Arwin was only capable of running his despicable business

because people like this guy ended assisted him!

---------

All his other supporters are being removed; he should be treated

just the same for helping bring all that suffering onto our city!

---------

The last thing the council needs is another man whose greedy

mind only cares for money! We've learned our lesson with Arwin!

---------

Greed is good! (+500 Gold, +1 Corruption)

---------

He's only slightly greedy. (Lewdness <

---------

I know all this is a surprise, Edwin, but you have to try and

understand - Greed can be good.

---------

What?! What is that supposed to mean?!

---------

Accumulating wealth isn't always a bad thing. Arwin used his money

to make a paradise for himself and his inner circle. That's bad.

---------

But Hermann can use those same skills and talents to make money and

bring prosperity to Trademond. Everyone stands to gain by following him!

---------

Do you really believe that's true? That he'd use his money for good?!

I bet he'll be even more greedy than Arwin was!

---------

Of course I do!

---------

There's no one else in the entire city other than him that I believe would

do more good on that council than him! It's why I'm supporting him!

---------

I know everything you're saying isn't right because I know him

better than you do, so just please believe me!

---------

I'm not convinced. Something's off.

---------

What do you mean slightly greedy?! I'm not greedy at all! Just

---------

profit-oriented!

You should have rejected this insult!

---------

Just let me get you your vote, okay?

---------

What is that supposed to mean?

---------

It means that

---------

compared to most of the other merchants in the city,

he didn't use Arwin and his influence to profit that much.

---------

Everyone has to put money on the table, you know.

---------

There's something REALLY suspicious about this whole thing. It doesn't

make sense. Have you done something, Herman? Is this another one of

your tricks?

---------

This is starting to become a little troublesome. I think he needs a more

'physical' demonstration. Time to kiss, darling.

---------

Aura, is that you?

---------

I was actually hoping you'd be here. I wanted to tell you that I was-

---------

Wait

---------

Hermann? What are you doing here with her?

---------

What does it look like? I'm here because I'm running for the one free

seat on the council. My lovely fiancee here is helping me lobby.

---------

What's the matter? You look a little disappointed.

Are you running as well?

---------

I am running, that's true... but that doesn't change the fact that

a decent and honest woman like her has no business by your side!

---------

Aura, you have to listen to me. Even if you don't want to vouch for

me in the election, vouch for ANYONE other than this man!

---------

You would slander a man like this in front of his fiancee?

Have you no respect for common decency or decorum?!

---------

This man is a pervert through and through! I'm not sure what lies

he's sold you on, but he definitely isn't interested in you for anything

more than your body!

---------

Of all the people who helped him, I recall Arwin mentioning how

simple-minded Hermann was! All he had to do was dangle pretty

women in front of him, and he'd do whatever he said!

---------

An honest woman like you shouldn't have to be the arm candy of

a man who spent all his time asking Arwin for women as 'gifts'.

---------

Hermann was doing the right thing! (+500 Gold, +1 Corruption)

---------

M-maybe that's a different Hermann? (Lewdness <

---------

By taking them for himself, he was taking them away from the

prying hands of Arwin's other followers - the REAL perverts here.

---------

So the girls are lying in that case?! All of them were quite vocal

about how badly he treated them during their encounters!

---------

Well

---------

he TOLD them to say that, you see. Imagine if they were honest

about what was really happening? Arwin would be quick to realize that

something was up.

---------

It was for THEIR safety.

---------

This is... unbelievable! Why are you going to such lengths to

defend him?

---------

Because he's my precious hubbie and I super-duper love him~.

Ihihihi

---------

Ahhh, this is starting to feel way too natural...)

---------

Y-Your what?!

---------

I'm sure that's just some kind of mistake, a mixup of names.

Or maybe there's more than one Hermann here in the city, or

another Hermann who was visiting from a different city!

---------

I'm sure Arwin had friends from other cities as well!

(You're not making yourself easy to defend here, asshole!)

---------

No, that can't be the case! I'm telling you it's him! I've seen him!

---------

I've heard enough! We won't continue this charade any longer!

---------

The hero who saved your life, helped you out when you needed her,

and then saved the entire city is here telling you to trust me!

---------

You still insist with these childish notions of yours?!

---------

Here, I'll show you something that not even you'll be able to deny!

Darling, time to kiss and demonstrate your deep love for me to Edwin.

---------

Ooooh, finally some action! And here I thought I was gonna

fall asleep from all this talk-talk! Get ready for a kiss, Aura!

---------

Mmmmmf! Mmmgh!

---------

(That lecher just kissed me out of nowhere! Ugh! I have to put up

with this nonsense now just because he wants to prove his point!)

---------

There...) Mhmm... (I hope he's happy getting a kiss like this...) Nmmm...

(Tongue and everything - he's got no room to complain! Ohhh...)

---------

Of course he doesn't! You're going above and beyond just letting him kiss you;

this time you're kissing him back!

---------

W-what's thisssss~~~. It's feeling even better than in the 'test run'...)

---------

I think you're starting to fall for him! Hyahaha~!

---------

I-I'm just doing it so he doesn't complain later!)

---------

Mmmmmm

---------

haaaaaaah

---------

There, see?

---------

If I was really the dastardly villain you claim I am, would the hero of

Trademond, slayer of the Demon General Mammon, really let me do

something like this to her?

---------

Even though she's powerful and could push me back at any moment, she

gladly reciprocated my kiss! That's because I and Aura are very much in love!

---------

I never thought of it like that...

---------

This is most unexpected. Of all the people I imagined casting

my vote for, you'd be on the bottom of the list, Herman.

---------

But if you've gained the trust of Aura... then it means the rest of

us ought to trust you as well. I hope you won't prove her wrong.

---------

Me?! I would never! (I'll prove MANY things to her, but all

in due time, hehehehe!)

---------

Here's to a brighter future for Trademond.

---------

Cheers to that.

---------

I don't know what you've done with her, but when I'm elected,

I'll make sure you're held accountable for this as well.

---------

That little bastard! How dare he talk to me like that, and threaten

me as well, no less!

---------

Maybe you shouldn't have saved him from that demon.

---------

Hey, darling, come on, snap out of it. I know, kissing me must

be like a dream for you, but let's focus on the campaign.

---------

Ah! Umm...! Right, yes, hubbie! (No good

---------

Why does he have to

be so good at kissing?!)

---------

Accumulated experience from all the whores he's played with~.

You being one of them now, hyahahayayayaya~~.

---------

Alright, that's some of the key players persuaded. I think my

position on the council is as good as guaranteed right now.

---------

Suckers! The whole lot of them!

---------

If you keep working with me, Aura, we can make it very far in

this world. You be the muscle with tits, and I'm the brain.

---------

Alright, time for damage control. You've got to go around and talk

to some people about Edwin, you gotta bury him! I can't have him

snatching victory out of my hands now!

---------

What?! Not only do you want me to lie to prop you up, but you

want me to spread lies about Edwin too!?

---------

What does it look like? By the Goddess, you blondes can be dumb sometimes.

---------

Fine... (+500 Gold, +1

---------

Over the line! (Lewdness <

---------

The least you could do is not be a dick to me when you're asking

me to stake even more of my reputation on your stupid lies.

---------

Ohhh, I see, I see, my lovely fiancee wants some lip service from her hubbie.

How cute. I'm sorry darling. Of course, you are a sexy blonde.

---------

Your hair looks especially nice with those cute pigtails.

There, feeling better?

---------

H-Having him praise my hair, that made me feel... weirdly nice...)

---------

(That only made it worse... I feel sick...)

---------

(You only added some praise to the 'blonde' part but didn't even

consider to fix the part where you called me 'dumb'...)

---------

As an apology and a reward for agreeing, here, have another kiss.

---------

Mhmmmpppff!! Mhmmm

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N-not again...)

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Nhmaaaaaaa

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Hehehe, that's not a bad look on your face, I like it.

Does your boyfriend not give you these kind of kisses?

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Don't worry, I'm sure there will be plenty of future opportunities

for us to make out~~.

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N-no, there won't be

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This is a one-time deal only...!

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That's what you say every time, Auraaa~~~.

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Great, now that we're even, you gonna go out there and let the

people of Trademond know who ought to be on that council seat?

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Yes...

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(I'm sorry, Edwin. I promise to put the money I get from this to good

use to slay Richard. You'll win the next election, I'm sure of it.)

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Oh wow, it's the hero of Trademond, right here in the flesh!

I don't believe it! Are you here to help Edwin's campaign?

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He was looking for you earlier because he wanted your help.

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(If only I could be helping his campaign instead...)

Ummm, no, actually, I'm helping Hermann with this campaign.

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Oh... really?

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I just think he's got more ummm... knowledge. He's got more business

experience, and for a city so reliant on its businesses, he's a better

fit for the council.

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Hmmm, I guess so... Even though he always looked kinda lazy to me.

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Bah, no point in overthinking these things. If the hero of Trademond says it,

then it must be true! I'll vote for Hermann instead!

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(It's going to be a long evening...)

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Hey, I've heard of you! You are Aura, right? Here to watch the

vote for the council position? I'm gonna vote for Edwin!

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I'm here to help with Hermann's campaign, actually...

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Wasn't he working with Arwin? Before you took care of him,

of course. That's why I'm definitely not voting for him.

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Well, the truth is, uhhh... both of them were working with Arwin.

You really think Arwin wouldn't cut his nephew a slice of the profits?

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Is that what happened? Wow, Edwin must have covered it up really well,

cus everyone who works for him has only good things to say about him.

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Well, in that case, I might as well just vote for Hermann then, since you're

supporting him. It's the least I can do to say 'thank you' for saving our city.

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Y-You're very welcome... (Just a few more, and he should have

enough votes... I never want to see Hermann again after this...)

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Hey, umm, I know this might sound weird, but I've been hearing

some stuff about Edwin.

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I thought he was a good guy, but I heard Arwin was making some

of his brainwashed maids service him. Do you think it's true?

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Yeah, I saw him at Arwin's mansion with some girls;

he was getting up to no good...

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Wow... never would have imagined. He seemed like such a nice guy,

but at the end of the day, Arwin must have enticed him too.

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It'd be pretty risky to vote for him. Thanks for letting me know.

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No problem... (Alright, enough is enough. I won't do this any longer.)

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(I'm just gonna sit by and wait for the results to come out. If he's so

unpopular even all this doesn't get him elected, that's on him!)

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Listen, someone's gotta draw the line at some point. I've played on

with your stupid game long enough, you won't get me to badmouth

an innocent person.

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Wha...?! Come on! It's not THAT unreasonable!

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Listen, either you drop this, or I'm just gonna come clean about

everything, my reputation be damned!

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Alright, alright! Let's not get too excited now! We don't want

to do anything we can't take back, do we?

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You don't wanna badmouth Edwin? Fine by me! I have some of my other

contacts do the dirty work... He's a small fry anyway, not a threat at all...

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(At least I can say I got to watch him squirm a bit today.)

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Let's just sit tight and wait for the results, shall we?

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Hehe, thanks to your lovely lobbying, the voting went in my favor.

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You could have done a better job, but it looks like the voting still went in my favor.

But you definitely won't be seeing that bonus.

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(Maybe if you weren't such a constant asshole I could do a better job...)

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Ahem! Loyal citizens of Trademond! It will be an honor and a

pleasure for you to ser- I mean for me to serve on this council!

---------

Arwin's corruption is a thing of the past! The hero and I have

worked together with great diligence to vanquish that evil!

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You may be wondering, 'how did the two of you coordinate yourselves

so well together?' The answer is simple, if not a bit cliche.

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Love.

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You see, the hero is not only my partner in the fight against

injustice, but she's also my partner in life - my fiancee!

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Give it up for the lovely Aura!

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(Of course he has to go and make it public like this... Ugh...)

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From this day on, you will wo- I mean, I will work hard to repair

all the damage done to our city and bring a new era of wealth

and prosperity! The future is bright! Thank you, Trademond!

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(It's finally over... or at least, I got to leave...)

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You're as eager to condemn as you are to partake in the corruption.

Hyahahahayahayaha~.

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(Just shut up... I'm not in the mood for your shit now... I have to get

some rest. Well, at least I got to wear this cute dress for tonight. Too bad

I have to get out of it now...)

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(Just shut up... I'm not in the mood for your shit now... I

have to get some rest and get the hell out of this stupid dress.)

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Gold

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Gained

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15% discount

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in Trademond merchants and workshops!

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Paid half the earnings to the

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Entertainment Den

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due to

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Soul-Contract: Support Election

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Completed

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Contract has turned to ashes!!

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tells me a lot about you, Miss.

In particular about how great and amazing you are in bed!

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Judging by those loud moans of yours that I could hear even

through these thick walls, I suppose it can't be an exaggeration.

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I feel really jealous...

I wish I had a

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as obedient and willing as you...

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H-hey! Don't touch any of the plants!

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Everything needs to be in perfect order or else

the owner of this place

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will fire me!

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O-oh, wait, you are Hermann's

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H-haha, forget I said anything!

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If you want to touch any of the flowers, go ahead!

Just don't tell Hermann I got angry with his girl okay...?

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Residence of

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Residence of Councillor Rosemond

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← City Guard Quarters

→ Residence of Councillor Arwin

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Those who had heard my 'call' also saw a vision of John

standing at my side and considered him a hero.

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However, many more had been deaf to the events, or pretended

to be so, leading to a major divide in the Royan population---

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Hermann, you are under arrest!!

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Pah. Arrest?! AGAIN? How many times since you have become

Guard Captain have you tried this?!

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I'm starting to feel I'm being persecuted here!!

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Everyone!!

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Do you see this power harrassment?!

I'm being targeted out of personal resentment!!

---------

Once again, I bet you have no proof--

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---Give it up, you sneaky weasel. The guard you have been

paying to destroy evidence for you has confessed to his crimes.

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Wh-that's not... I mean--I have no clue what you're talking about!!

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As always, you're quite the liar, aren't you 'Guard Captain' John?

---------

First, you exploited the Demon King's demise to become

Guard Captain by making up this cute little fairy-tale.

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You and a bunch of other conspirators made up this funny little

fairy-tale story of banding up and defeating the Demon King.

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You accused me of paying someone to lie?! Well, how many

have you been paying off to preach this absurd story?!

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...You will not be able to talk your way out

of this one. Not this time.

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My dear citizens of Trademond!! Have YOU heard this weird

'''''call'''''' these liars keep making up?

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I-I um... Maybe---I think I heard this voice about fighting

the Demon King, but it sounded really quiet, and besides,

fighting the Demon King that---

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But are you REALLY absolutely sure that's not just something

you imagined after hearing this story?!

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N-now that you say it... Maybe.....?

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MAYBE?! Come on, dick-head! You just said you heard Aura.

Just like I did!

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...You probably didn't wanna hear it. Just like I didn't wanna

see that I was being on the wrong side for all my life.

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No one's gonna blame you for not joining in.

...There's no shame in admitting to being weak.

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......But there is shame in lying so you don't have

to admit to it...!!

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Thinking about it....... I think......... I did maybe,

hear something....

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Lady Barry!

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L-Lady Barry?! U-um, I mean...

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...I won't let anyone call you a liar, John.

Not after everything you have done for them.

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N-n-n-n-n-not that I mean anything deep with that okay!!!

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What's a thief doing in the City Guard in the first place?

You are disqualified---

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---You're the disqualified one. When I was with Gramps,

we've seen you in shady business with Arwin all the time.

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Kuhh...!!

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There we go!

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How about you?! Did you get to ride a magical unicorn

into the final battle against the Demon King?!

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Unicorns... No I did indeed not ride any unicorns...!

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AHA!!!!

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No one ever claimed anything about riding unicorns--Kuh!!

That's beside the point.

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It's not just that. The Hero

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Aura......

I heard a lot of bad rumors about her.

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Could someone as

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infamous

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as her really even be the Hero...?

---------

I have heard enough. Take him away already. Do not

give this man any more opportunity to spread his lies.

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See how he's trying to abuse his power?!

Guards of Trademond!!

---------

I think we all know that each and every single one of you is

of a brave heart!! A fearless warrior, each and every one of you!

---------

...So how come neither of you have been to this ''''battle''''

that apparantly even some random refugees joined in on?!

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.......Or is the story true and you are all cowards...?

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...I'm not a coward!

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See! And neither am I! Yet, strangely...

I have not heard a single peep when this '''call''' occured!

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Citizens of Trademond, if this 'battle' were real, I would have been

first to saddle one of those ''unicorns'' and ride into the '''battle'''

at the very ''''front''''!

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And I don't believe for a single second that any of you

wouldn't be at least as brave as a mere merchant like me!

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The Guard Captain has made yet another arrest...

Another corrupt guard taking bribes...?

---------

They say the Guard Captain is one of 'those' people,

you know, the ones who supposedly fought the Demon King.

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I bet it's all a sham so he become Guard Captain.

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If anything, all those people claiming the stories are true

are being bribed and he's silencing his opponents!

---------

I mean, think about the many arrests he has made!

There's no way so many of the City Guard would be corrupt!

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I keep telling you all! The Goddess struck down the Demon King!

--- Because she heard our dedicated prayers!

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The ones who claim to have seen visions of a 'call' to aid

the Hero? They are all false prophets!!

---------

He's right! I knew this story must have been fake!!

It's all coming apart at its seams!!

---------

What are you all talking about??

I was there!! In person!!

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None of this is a lie!

---------

There's absolutely no way I wouldn't have been summoned!

Not if some random dude from the Refugee Camp did!!

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Why are you all listening to this random merchant instead

of the Guard Captain?

---------

Besides, calling John a liar would also mean calling Aura,

the one who saved our city from Mammon, a liar!

---------

These are the words of a

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Councillor

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I mean that

must have some weight...

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...And isn't Aura also Councillor Hermann's

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This is mighty weird.

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Exactly!! Aura, the Hero of Trademond, has been my supporting

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- why would I spread lies about her???

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Don't you think if my WIFE was THE Hero I would know about that?!

Don't you think I wouldn't be the first one to stand at her side?!

---------

...Badmouth me all you want, but do not dare to hide

behind Lady Aura. You were taking advantage of her!

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The only reason she associated with you and agreed

to your fake marriage was because she had her back

against the wall.

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Ooohhhh! I see! The Guard Captain is jealous!

That is his source of anger and resentment for me!

---------

However, as usual, your evidence is ill-prepared.

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My wifey has declared her undying love to me time

and time again in front of many, maaany witnesses.

---------

You yourself heard the marriage vows she gave our of PURE

love for none other than me!

---------

And you have seen for yourself how PASSIONATELY she kissed me

at the altar~. How could that ever be called 'fake'~?

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No, nononononono! No woman could ever fake that! Clearly, this is

yet another terrible attempt of the Guard Captain to slander me!

---------

What a dishonest individual he is!

I would never even dream of slandering someone...

---------

Yet, our '''''''''''Guard Captain'''''''''' can pull it off

while not even flinching a muscle in his face!

---------

As if he truly believed every word he said!

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Citizens of Trademond!

---------

I will now present to you unquestionable proof

that I am the mere victim of a conspiracy!

---------

Come!

---------

What kind of circus trick is that shit-head going to

pull out of his ass now...?!

---------

Is this the guard you claimed would testify against my corruption?

---------

What?! What kind of farce is this?!

---------

Is he the one, or is he not?

---------

Y-yes, how did you---

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Now, tell the crowd what you told me.

Don't worry, nothing will happen to you.

---------

On the honor of the wise Councillor Hermann, I will protect you

from any retaliation of the truly corrupt 'Guard Captain' John!

---------

I-It's true... John was threatening me...

Into lying about Hermann destroying evidence against him...

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You can't be serious...

---------

I don't know what Hermann promised you, but

remember what you told me!

---------

How you wanted your children to grow up in a city

without corruption! Without fear of the merchant class!

---------

I know your feelings were real!

I know there is a good heart beating in your chest!!

---------

... ... .......................I have no idea what you are talking about...

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Kuuuhhh...! This... can't be happening...!!!!

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We planned this arrest in secret...

How could he get to the guard...?!

---------

And there you have it, everyone!

The REAL truth exposed!

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Shame on you, John! I believe it should now be clear as

to who is misusing my lovely wife's name!

---------

The one trying to instrumentalize her status as a local

hero is the one standing in front of you---

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---None other than John!!!!

---------

Was there really a summoned Hero in the first place?

---------

Aura was the Hero of Trademond, but THE Hero...?

Isn't that a bit far-fetched...?

---------

Weren't there rumors about her being cursed?

If she was cursed, she couldn't have won, right?

---------

...And were it really normal humans who aided her in battle...?

No, the Demon King must have been struck down by the Goddess herself!

---------

So I ask of you, upstanding and honest citizens of Trademond,

if this man propagates such a MALICIOUS LIE, then how can we

let him arrest an HONEST man like me?!

---------

...What if the Guard Captain is really trying to silence

someone trying to uncover his lies...?

---------

There you go ''''''''''''''''''''Guard Captain'''''''''''''''''.

You sure you want to arrest me in this situation?

---------

...If a battle were to break out and someone were to get hurt

- perhaps even die. All because you insist on arresting me,

wouldn't that be a shame~?

---------

...Your tongue will not save you forever, Hermann.

Next time I will drown you in evidence.

---------

That's Councillor Hermann to you.

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.....Let's go.

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(........................................................

FUCKING GODDESS, YES!!!!!!!!!)

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(I CAN'T BELIEVE I BULLSHITTED MY WAY OUT OF THAT ONE!!!!!)

---------

Hmmm... I'm not really sure... But in the end......

....wasn't the topic about Hermann and not the Guard Captain?

---------

He did try to distract with a lot of details.

---------

Hey...! He's just trying to use us to escape his own

arrest! He doesn't care about the truth of this matter!!

---------

N-n-no!!

---------

It would never occur to me to use anyone like that!

---------

Citizens - brave, honest, strong, fearless citizens of Trademond!

All of you, good, incredibly good men and women...!!

---------

You must all see through this deception! I know it requires intellect

and mental prowess and only the smartest can see the lies--b-but....!

---------

Surely, none of you would call themselves lacking in intellect, no?!

---------

Hey! Even I can see how you're trying to manipulate us!!

---------

I would never dare to even think of manipulating anyone

as smart as you! Thinking so would be a sign of cowardice!

And you said you are no coward, right?!

---------

Boss, let's arrest this guy already.

---------

Nooooo....!!!!!

---------

Fuckin' Devil. For a second I thought he'd get away with

this bullshit.

---------

B-by the way, John, are you free after this...?

---------

...Listen to these cowards call you a liar.

Where were any of them back then?!

---------

Hey John, should I knock out some of their teeth?!

---------

Don't worry about me, Lady Barry.

---------

L-Lady Barry?! U-um, I-I mean, I-I-I-I didn't say that b-b-because

I was worrying about you or a-anything, idiot!!!!!!

---------

We have made our arrest, let's go.

---------

Many came to the conclusion that it must have been the divine will

of the Goddess who answered their prayers and saved them...

---------

...And that those claiming they had participated in a final

battle between Hero and Demon King were all charlatans,

trying to hog the glory of the Demon King's defeat.

---------

A claim

---------

that would not be able to stand the test of time

due to the many allies who had joined me in battle.

---------

Backed with growing authority, John would ultimately arrest

many corrupt merchants of powers.

---------

Always at his side, the former bandit Barry.

---------

that would eventually win out, branding

those who witnessed the events for themselves as liars.

---------

However, even when branded a liar, Barry's moral support

would be able to stop John's optimism from ever breaking.

---------

Eventually he would quit the City Guard and return to being

an adventurer citing his quest for founding a harem as his reason.

---------

...Seeing those who followed through on my call being branded

liars caused even John's steadfast optimism to show cracks.

---------

I'm still not sure how exactly those two ended up together,

but perhaps she will be able to finally get John to give up

on his ambition to found a harem.

---------

An expectation I quickly found subverted.

In fact - she encouraged him.

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In memory of the previous Heroes: ----------------

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The text has become unreadable.

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I have set everything into motion... Now I just need to

wait for Albrecht to give his farewell speech.

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You can register here to become an adventurer. There is a minor

registration fee of

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10 Gold

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You'll also need to fill out some

paperwork. Nothing too complicated.

---------

Bwahaha~~ (Uh, that's quite a big stack of paperwork! Let's see

---------

damage waivers, guild insurance, ethical guidelines, client privacy

agreements, uwaaaa.)

---------

(This does kind of take the romance out of the whole adventurer guild image.)

---------

Once you're registered, you can take up available quests

on my desk. However, you'll be limited to requests fitting

your

---------

Adventurer Rank

---------

You'll start out on Novice Rank. There's also Intermediate Rank and Expert

Rank. Once you complete enough requests, you'll be promoted accordingly.

---------

Once you finish a request, just report your success to me to get your reward.

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(Alright! If I want to make any progress, I'll need to join.

But I should keep in mind that doing all this paperwork is

probably going to take until the

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Join. (-10 Gold)

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Don't join yet.

---------

Welcome to our family!

---------

if you would please carefully read this document and sign it

in triplicate. One for you, one for us, and one for the archives. Then...

---------

Is there anything I can do for you?

---------

Report.

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Experience Gain.

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Intermediate Rank-Up.

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About Albrecht.

---------

Nice work in the Northern Mines.

---------

I'm afraid the client wasn't happy about the additional

property damage and has deducted it from your pay

---------

Here's the remaining payment of 400 Gold.

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Here's your reward of 500 Gold.

---------

And once again, great work in the mines. That hole you

mentioned could be a big issue. If we don't deal with the

source of the monsters, more of them will probably emerge.

---------

Here's your reward of 250 Gold.

---------

There's something else. Now that you've proven yourself

as a capable adventurer, you should speak to Julian, the

guard captain.

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Why is that?

---------

With the demon invasion, many adventurers have either died, or

like one of our top experts, Roland, simply left.

---------

With that paucity of capable fighters, the guard has had

trouble dealing with the problems outside the city itself.

---------

They've put up some bounties for bandits and monsters.

I also hear they're struggling with other threats.

---------

It sounds like they could use my help!

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I'm glad to hear you say that. This isn't a Guild quest, of course,

but I'm sure Julian will have some rewards for the bounties.

---------

You really did it! I think this is the first time I have heard of

Novice ranked adventurers slaying a demon. Sardine will be

highly pleased. Here, take your reward of 1000 Gold.

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Also

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Main Cathedral

---------

sent over this extra reward of

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Blessed Water x 3

---------

An Avian at a southern farm? How weird. Anyways, Jacob told

me to express you his gratitude. And of course, give you the

reward you deserve. Here, 250 Gold.

---------

Considering your immense help to the villagers in Riverflow,

250 Gold seems nearly too small of a compensation.

---------

+1 Standing Edwin!

---------

A reward of only 100 Gold in exchange for getting a rare alchemic

item... I'm happy you saved their harvest, but adventurers also

need an appropriate reward.

---------

Anyways, here are your 100 Gold.

---------

That old hermit's been doing well for all these years, huh?

He's taught quite a few adventurers in this guild. I bet a lot

of them would have died without his earth magic.

---------

Oh, what am I doing?! Here I am rambling on, while you're waiting

to collect your reward. Excuse me Aura. Here, 600 Gold for defeating

the Avian.

---------

It is a shame you failed to retrieve the Catalyst but it appears

the Hermit has acknowledged that you have put in every bit of

effort to do so and not decided to deduct any of your reward!

---------

Don't tell the White Priestess I told you, but she posted this

request to the Adventurer Guild instead of asking you directly

so she could request additional funds from

---------

Good job on living up to her expectations. Here are the

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1000 Gold

---------

So it was a demon after all...? Even if the demon escaped,

Julian's objective seems to have been fulfilled.

---------

Without it plaguing the mountains, hopefully the stream

of monsters will also end. Here's your reward of 1500 Gold.

---------

I have come to know many of the adventurers who joined the United

Army at Draknor Fortress... At least you managed to save two...

---------

I apologize for my bad mood, especially considering your great

feat of freeing Draknor Fortress.

---------

Do not dwell on your loss against the Demon General of Wrath.

That you managed to force him to retreat should be considered

victory enough.

---------

Including your victory over another Demon General. Would I not

remember the day you joined us as a novice, I would be inclined

to think the rumors of you being the summoned Hero to be true.

---------

Here is the

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2000 Gold

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reward from President Sardine.

---------

I hear the swamp air is clearing up nicely! Great job.

Here's your reward of 1000 Gold.

---------

I'm so glad for Jacob! He has been watching his daughter day and night.

Now he can finally relax. Here's your reward:

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Blessed Water+ x 1

---------

The one behind the beheadings was the Black Knight Gustave?!

---------

The one behind the beheadings was the Black Knight Gustave?!

And it is through the paintings he has been commiting his crimes?!

---------

And not to mention that in truth there were many others being

pulled in through his trials...

---------

A shame he managed to escape you - it is a Demon General after all.

I will inform Julian that we need to issue a ban on these paintings

and remove them as soon as possible.

---------

He may have escaped, but his days of terror are still

over thanks to your investigation!

---------

We are lucky to you have you, Aura! As our only remaining

Expert-Rank Adventurer, I doubt anyone else could have come

out alive of this AND killed a Demon General.

---------

Here is your reward.

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Gold x 3000

---------

Great work; we're already hearing reports that the

Clockwork Tower is far less dangerous than before.

---------

The Workshop should be able to do wonders with what you've given them, as well,

and have promised to accelerate whatever your next order is to be done within a day.

---------

Gold x 2500

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You currently don't have anything to report. You can talk to

me once you've cleared a request. I'll give you your reward.

---------

Keep in mind that if you sloppily deal with a request, the

client might decide to pay less.

---------

Oh, my! Congratulations, Aura! It seems you have cleared

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7 Novice Requests

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If you want, I can upgrade your rank from

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Novice Adventurer

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Intermediate

Adventurer

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I have the necessary documents right here!

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7 Intermediate

Requests

---------

! What a rare sight, most adventurers stick to

---------

Novice

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requests

even after reaching Intermediate Rank.

---------

...And those ambitious enough to take on the advanced requests,

well, those who challenge them again and again tend to earn

themselves an early demise.

---------

Would you like to increase your rank? I can fetch the documents,

although for the

---------

Expert Rank

---------

it is a bit complicated...

---------

Well, you came to hand-in a request, so I won't hold you for longer!

Just talk to me if you want to hear more about advancing to the

---------

All of our currently active adventurers gain

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EXP per day

---------

Tomorrow we will be going through the necessary forms for your

Intermediate Rank-Up.

---------

Excellent! The process for ranking up is nearly as simple as joining!

Just sign this document, then this, then this one, oh and then read this

200 page document on adventuring regulations...

---------

(...Here we go again.)

---------

...and then finally you just need to pay a minor processing fee of

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100 Gold

---------

and you are done! It will take a bit longer, but I believe if we start tomorrow

first thing in the morning, we can be done by the end of the day!

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Intermediate Rank-Up. (-100 Gold, Promise)

---------

Thank you for your hard work and doing business with us!

Now remember: First thing in the morning! Or we could do

this over the course of two days...

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Nopenopenope! Definitely not two days! I will be there early

as the morning bird!! (Geez, the Adventurer Guild really loves

paperwork...) See you tomorrow then.

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I am happy to hear that we might soon have an

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Adventurer among us once again!

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Now, there is just one little bit of trouble... A long time ago,

our guild had to sell the printing rights for the

---------

Rank-Up forms to

---------

Lord Rosemond

---------

- and he charges quite a fee...

---------

...of.... let's see... Ah, yes

---------

Plus, there is a guild fee of

---------

...of.... let's see... Oh...!

---------

It appears Lord Rosemond has listed your name as an exception

to the fee, so it appears you would only need to pay the guild

fee, which is

---------

(Fees and lots of paperwork. Of course.)

---------

So, in summary the fee would be

---------

! Furthermore, if we

---------

start now with filling out the forms, we can finish by the end

of tomorrow!

---------

Expert Rank-Up. (-

---------

Gold, Promise)

---------

As usual, thanks for doing business with us! Oh boy, it's been quite

some time since I went through the documents for

---------

I'm already starting to feel younger!

---------

Y-yay.

---------

Fuck, if I ever regretted the moment to have invaded your mind...

It's now.

---------

(Well, at least there is one upside to this.)

---------

Then, let us get started immediately!

---------

I understand Albrecht will be talking to the guild soon?

---------

Albrecht...!!!

---------

The man who could not finish a quest to save his life! Yes, he will be

here. It's a bit of a tradition for leaving members to make a short address.

---------

(It sounds like they aren't very fond of Albrecht here to begin with.)

---------

Actually, I've been asked to make sure that Albrecht hears exactly

what you think of him when he speaks.

---------

What we think? You mean, to humiliate and insult him? Certainly enough

material for that... but at someone's farewell address...

---------

I mean, Albrecht is a failure as an adventurer, but it's not like

he didn't try... again and again...

---------

...And in the end costing us even more money every time he tried...

---------

I understand. I'm sure some money could help out with that?

---------

...I don't quite understand the motive here, but it is true

business isn't exactly booming for us recently.

---------

Alright, since you're a member, I'll ask for

---------

500 Gold

---------

Well, since you're a fairly successful member here

---------

and no more questions asked.

---------

The address will last for the whole

---------

evening

---------

Make sure to deal with your own requests before we start.

---------

(...I've already signed the contract... I could just take the penalty

fee but... That's money I need... I'm sure that after all the failures

Albrecht had in life, a couple more won't break him, right...?)

---------

Bribe. (-

---------

Gold, Vice ≥ 10, +1

---------

Later. (Vice <

---------

Very good. Albrecht... I feel a bit bad for him but

---------

You reap what you sow.

I've always wanted to give him a piece of my mind.

---------

I'll spread the word. Tell him to come here at any time,

we're ready for him.

---------

Then I'll be fetching Albrecht in the meantime.

---------

Well... alright. Don't take too long.

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for Jacob's reconstruction. So quest hand in is encoded

in the last digit.

---------

Don't worry. I haven't spoken to your friends, but the others here

all know what to do. They are all adventurers who had more than

just request ruined by Albrecht.

---------

It'll be a bit of stress relief for them I think.

---------

The following quests are currently available to

---------

Novice Rank

---------

adventurers:

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Spider Infestation.

---------

Stop Reading.

---------

We took a request to deal with an outbreak of spiderlings in

the Northern Mines! But we're still a new adventurer group.

Looking for some support! Reward: 500 Gold. - John.

---------

Accept Request.

---------

There are currently no requests listed here.

---------

Spider Cleanup.

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Winged Pig Thief.

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Sick Workers.

---------

Save The Crops.

---------

Next Page.

---------

There are still some spiders left in the mines, that keep coming from deeper

underground. Please exterminate the remaining vermin. For more details,

speak to the foreman at the mines. Reward: 250 Gold. - Arwin.

---------

A monster is killing my pigs. I can't take care of it myself, and require

somebody to hunt it down. Careful: The monster is airborne and might

be difficult to combat for regular fighters! Reward: 250 Gold. - Jacob.

---------

A moment, please, Aura.

---------

Hey hey hey, Aura!

---------

Hm?

---------

What is it, Charlotte?

---------

I was also looking into that request.

---------

An airborne enemy that might be hard to hit with

just melee attacks

---------

Don't you think that sounds

like just the right job for my magic

---------

So I was thinking, how about a team up?

---------

Mhm, sure!

---------

Yay---A-hem. I mean. Excellent.

---------

Yay! Then let's go full KABOOM on that pig

stealing monster!

---------

There seems to be an unnatural sickness going around the town

---------

Riverflow

---------

My already battered workshop down there is in trouble!

Please come see me for details. Reward: 250 Gold. - Edwin.

---------

Why, Lady Aura, what a complete coincidence! For you to

pick up a request I had been eyeing as well. This must be

a sign of fate, telling us that we are meant to be a team!

---------

(Some more chances to watch her sexy ass and boobs!)

---------

John, you aren't stalking me right?

---------

As much as is expected of a leader! Of course I watch

the every move of members of my glorious harem!

---------

Ahahaha~. (Every move?? Uhh

---------

Sometimes John sure can be creepy.)

---------

Please?

---------

Fine, you can come along. The more the better, I guess.

---------

Wonderful! Then you shall inquire for further details

from our employer! I will already start questioning

the folks down in Riverflow.

---------

Our crops are dying! Riverflow may be cured, but our crops in southern

Riverflow continue to wither away. If we don't do something, our

harvest is doomed. Reward: 100 Gold. - Farmer Girl.

---------

What Is It With Birds And Stealing.

---------

Darkness In The Woods.

---------

Cute female adventurers needed to retrieve stolen catalyst! Come find me

in my cabin up in the mountains for more details. Again, CUTE FEMALE

ADVENTURERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY!!! Reward: 600 Gold. - Hermit

---------

(Cute female adventurers encouraged to apply... capitalized...)

---------

(I've already got a bad feeling about this.)

---------

(Alright, Aura. Clear your head. You're only doing this to defeat Richard.

Hermits usually isolate themselves in pursuit of knowledge. If he's wanting

a catalyst retrieved, he could be a mage of sorts.)

---------

(At the very least, I might be able to learn something useful from him.)

---------

Hey, Aura. I was also taking a peek at that one.

---------

The 'CUTE FEMALE ADVENTURERS ENCOURAGED' put me off,

but if you're up for it, how about you let me join?

---------

Oh, sure! (Maybe doing some requests will get his mind off

the loss of his comrades.)

---------

I heard of this Hermit, he's a powerful earth mage secluded

up in the mountains. He swore an oath to never leave until

he would obtain

---------

Original Magic

---------

... Not like that's something you can learn. Anyways,

his cabin is north of here, between

---------

Draknor Fortress

and the Refugee Camp

---------

Let's meet up at the Hermit's place.

---------

We have detected traces of negative energy in the

---------

It is

possible that another demon is maturing within its depths. Please investigate

and exterminate. Reward: 1000 Gold and Blessed Water x 3. - White Priestess

---------

(Traces of negative energy in the Forest of Runes...?)

---------

(Ah, I did defeat a Low-Demon in there.)

---------

(Lucky! Looks like this one's a freebie!)

---------

(Must be another by-product of the negative energy Mammon had

been fostering with her curses.)

---------

(I should consult with the White Priestess for further information.)

---------

These seem to be requests for Intermediate Rank adventurers.

My rank isn't high enough, yet.

---------

Intermediate Rank

---------

What Lurks Within The Mountains.

---------

Poison Swamp.

---------

Rotten Love.

---------

Goblins, Ogres, Avians, the number of incidents with monsters from the

---------

Northern Mountain Ranges

---------

is drastically increasing. We need to find out

what's going on and stop it. Reward: 1500 Gold. - Julian

---------

(Oh, a request from Julian... And with a decent reward on top of

that! Not a bunch of apples, bwahaha. And the request itself is

about all those monsters from the mountains.)

---------

(Hmmm

---------

I see, the Hermit, Julian, Jacob, and even the clerk

all remarked that it's unusual for them to descend like that.)

---------

...Reminds me of the spiders in the mines.

---------

I don't think it's too much of a stretch to think that the reason

might be the same. In other words----

---------

Another demon.

---------

Ah, hey, Paul. I was just about to head out.

---------

I'm coming with you.

---------

Eh? You want to join me on hunting down a demon?

---------

...That's a bit... Nh... I have already put you all into enough danger...

---------

I can just 'respawn' if I die, but you...

---------

I can say the same to you: Any curse that hits

me will be dispelled once we slay the demon, but you...

---------

You are accumulating them. The Demon King's curse,

Eyes of Greed... If you keep gathering them, then we

all die.

---------

Ah, huh, I-I guess...

---------

Fighting demons isn't risk-free.

Not even for you.

---------

I can't help you fight the Demon Generals. They are too

strong. But I can help you hunt a demon in the mountains.

---------

I know the region. You have

---------

Star Shine

---------

And if they try to curse you, I can protect you.

---------

(I see... What a strong contrast to when he tried to stop us

from going after the lower demon.) Bwhahaha.

---------

More than what I would call natural

---------

Did his experiences

at the Festival change his mind.... Or... Is it that disgusting power again?)

---------

Ah, sorry, sorry. 'I can protect you.' That's not really something

I expected to hear. I'M the Hero after all.

---------

...That doesn't mean you can't rely on us,

even if we are weaker.

---------

Well, alright. Then join me. (I'm a bit worried,

but Paul's right... All these demonic curses are dangerous.)

---------

(I need to do whatever I can to avoid them.)

---------

(...Not that I can just let Paul get hit in my stead... Even if the curses

themselves aren't permanent for Royans... there are still the after-effects...)

---------

(I can't let someone else suffer from them. At the end of the day,

once I've defeated Richard, I can leave all of this behind me.)

---------

(But Paul and everyone else still have their life right here. I can't let

their soul get tainted by a curse and risk them losing their chance at

happiness for the time after the invasion.)

---------

Then let's meet up at the

---------

The poisonous swamp to the northwest of

---------

is feared by many,

but could be key in fighting the Demon Invasion.

Consult me for more details. Reward: 1000 Gold - Trademond Alchemist

---------

(Key in fighting the Demon Invasion?! This could be a huge help

to my quest! I should go and see the Alchemist right away.)

---------

Fucking finally. Main Cathedral has changed how they treat cursed targets.

Time to rid Jacob's daughter from her curse. Talk to me for details. Reward:

1 Blessed Water+ - Elaine

---------

These seem to be requests for Expert Rank adventurers.

My rank isn't high enough, yet.

---------

Clockwork Forest.

---------

Judgement Of Pride.

---------

The Congregation has funded an expedition into the so-called

---------

Clockwork Forest

---------

in order to learn more about the secrets of the

---------

Artificer

---------

Reward: 2500 Gold and

benefits at our shop. Please see us for details - Trademond Workshop

---------

An expedition into the

---------

Please be careful, the region is said to be extremely dangerous.

---------

While formally a part of Lumeria, it's effectively ruled by

constructs rumored to be made by the

---------

Of course, no one truly knows as nobody managed to ever

make it to the top of the tower at its center.

---------

Well, I guess that's why it's an Expert-Ranked request.

---------

Good luck.

---------

A strange murder has occurred here in Trademond. A merchant found beheaded

in his own home, with no signs of intrusion. We're at our wits end and need help.

- Guard Captain Julian. Reward: 3000 Gold.

---------

...A murder, huh... I'm surprised about the posted reward,

considering how the City Guard is chronically poor.

---------

From what I've hard, the dead merchant has put into his will

that in the case of his death all his remaining assets would be

used to investigate it.

---------

Does that mean he expected someone would kill him...?

I guess first I need to find more about this case.)

---------

Let's hope that this was just a simple burglary and not

the work of some more sinister force.

---------

Mhm. (Knowing my luck, I wouldn't count on it...)

---------

(Especially since this is whole 'beheaded in his own home'

story reminds me of

---------

Charlotte's parents

---------

(Let's see what else Julian can tell me.)

---------

← Beginner Rank Lodging & Common Room

---------

→ Intermediate / Expert Lodging and Common Room

---------

Blessed be the Goddess. Huah... Oh, excuse me, Aura.

---------

Learning Magic.

---------

About Charlotte.

---------

About Magic.

---------

About Status.

---------

Gift Item.

---------

Leave

---------

You would like to learn my magic?

I could teach you my magic.

---------

However, Aura, I believe the people of Lumeria have it

right - magic should be a privilege to the wealthy and

noble. Those who can pay the tuition of

---------

Pasciel

---------

As much as I consider you a friend, I'm afraid the

Lumerian customs are more important to me.

---------

Since you enrolled, I don't see any issues

with teaching you my magic.

---------

If you wish to learn my magic, please enroll first.

---------

You want to learn my magic? Sure! I can teach you!

I can teach you my spell

---------

Fire I

---------

If you'd like, we can

get started right away!

---------

Learn Fire I. (MP ≥ 10)

---------

Then let us hurry, Aura. I do want to return

too late to my husband Victor.

---------

Hehehe! I'm going to make you the greatest

fire mage in all of Roya!

---------

Wrong!

---------

Alright then let me try this? Uwaa! It's burning my clothes!

---------

Charlotte, could you maybe give me some more pointers

instead of just saying 'Wrong!' all the time...? Please??

---------

Hmmm, what am I supposed to do? You're the

first person I'm teaching my magic to.

---------

Usually people don't like learning fire magic

because it tends to explode in their face.

---------

Well that's very nice of you to mention at this stage!!

---------

Better pointers... Hmm

---------

You have to make

your Mana go 'swoosh' and then with a 'swish'

plop fire out of your hand!

---------

(Oh boy this is going to be a pain...)

---------

I can teach you

---------

a spell I used to dislike,

but which has now become my personal favorite.

---------

Gracefully supporting the party by strengthening the peasants

fighting at the front - that is how a noblewoman should fight.

---------

Victor said so.

---------

Yay! Onto the next lesson! I'm so happy

you're this interested in my fire magic!

---------

Though,

sadly it lacks the BOOM power of

---------

I think it's a very valuable support spell.

---------

But it looks so lame! A fire mage should be

burning things crispy!

---------

... Now I'm getting hungry.

---------

Ahahaha~. Let's try not to get side-tracked.

---------

Alright, so here's my second spell:

---------

It boosts an entire group's attack power for a short

period!

---------

Learning it is actually quite difficult. I think

it would take me

---------

2 days

---------

to teach you

---------

Also, in order to learn the spell you need to be

good at concentrating Mana

---------

Meaning?

---------

Learn Heat Up I. (MATK ≥ 16, MP ≥ 20, Promise)

---------

Then let us begin.

---------

Here we go!

---------

That's not correct, Aura. You are not concentrating

your Mana in the right way.

---------

(Charlotte's become so much calmer since she became Victor's

wife - it's even reflected in her teaching methods.)

---------

(At this rate I bet we can finish just today!)

---------

Here is what do. Output your Mana like this:

KABOOM-FIZZLE-SWUSH!

---------

... ... ...

---------

Does the spell make more sense to you now, Aura?

It would be great if we could wrap up already.

---------

There is a party I must attend.

---------

You are making it go FIZZLE-FUZZLE.

---------

But you need to make it go FUZZLE-FUZZLE.

---------

What is that even supposed to mean???

---------

Are you doing this on purpose??

---------

You actually know that you aren't making any sense, right???

---------

Hehehe~. Sorry. I was joking around.

---------

Haaah... Let's try again: How do I need to output my Mana?

---------

Okay, okay, okay. Here's the actual proper way:

Basically, you need to go KABOOM-FIZZLE-SWUSH!

---------

That's the real solution! Suddenly makes a lot

more sense, right?

---------

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! (No! No it doesn't make more sense!!

What's wrong with this girl?! Please make this end!!)

---------

Aura continues her training for

---------

There is more I could teach you, but right now

I don't really feel confident enough to teach you.

---------

Maybe if I was just a bit stronger, I could

teach you, though? (Charlotte Level

---------

/ 3

---------

Hmmm... It appears that right now there is nothing

I can teach you.

---------

I'm afraid the pupil has now equalized with the master...

For now!

---------

/ 6

---------

I can teach you my spell

---------

If you like, we can get started right away.

---------

Learn Fire II. (MATK ≥ 23, MP ≥ 60, Promise).

---------

All right then. Listen up, Aura, casting magic is one

thing but the most important element is that we must

do so with grace and elegance.

---------

All right then cadett! Listen up! Here are the

teachings of the great fire mage Charlotte!

---------

And that is how you cast Fire II.

---------

...You showed me how you spread your fingers when casting

the spell, but you didn't actually show me how you cast the spell.

---------

Like I said, we must cast magic with elegance

and grace. That is what we must practice.

---------

I can understand where you are coming from.

Appearances are indeed very important!

---------

Perhaps spending some time to improve my choregraphy

when casting magic is just the thing I need to do!

---------

Also, it's kinda fun~. Like cheerleading~?

---------

Cheerleading?

---------

Oh I bet Lady Charlotte would love that~.

But that's a story for another time.

---------

Let's get back to practice.

---------

......Can't we just practice how to actually CAST the spell?

---------

Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Aura, Aura, Aura. This is why I'm

a Lady of noble origin and you're

---------

You.

---------

Simply trust me and follow my lead, Aura.

---------

Gaahhhhh, this is going to take forever...!!

---------

And that's how it works. Easy, isn't it?

---------

You didn't do or explain anything. You just said 'and this

is how it works'. What am I supposed to do with this?!

---------

In stories it always works! The storyteller just skips forward

to the point where the student has learned what he needed

to learn.

---------

Uhuh. Too bad this isn't a story! There is no flash-forwarding

with some narrator conveniently saying 'Aura learned Fire II'!

---------

Well, worth a try. Alright, then I guess it's back to

my other teaching methods!

---------

Now, remember this: BAM-FIZZLE-BAM-BAM. And don't

forget the BAM-BAM, cause obviously this is Fire II so

obviously it needs to go BAM-BAM and not just BAM!

---------

'Aura learned Fire II'.

...No.....? Please.......?

---------

What, what, what? You want to know more about

me myself?

---------

He he he~, am I that popular?

---------

What am I saying! Of course I am! Ha ha ha!

---------

When my parents realized that I’m a mage, they

sent me to the Magic Academy

---------

down in

the south.

---------

They

---------

were

---------

pretty wealthy! So I got to enjoy the

luxury to attend the most prestigious place of

learning in all of Roya!

---------

Ahh, just thinking back is making my mouth watery!

---------

Your mouth becomes watery thinking about

---------

an academy?

(Though there is a more important detail bugging me. But

let’s keep that for later.)

---------

Hahaha! Yes, yes, yes! The academy had access

to sweet cookies all day long! Every day!

---------

After a day of learning we went to the nearby

stores and just ate, and ate, and ate...

---------

Ahhhh, perfect bliss!

---------

You know, you know, the south is famous for its

delicious sweets.

---------

Unlike the northern cities with their fetish

for hard bread and sausages!

---------

Bwahaha, that sounds like you had quite a carefree life. And

you used to study at Pasciel?

---------

Yep, yep, yep! I learned the basics of magic there,

and how to count numbers, and how to write,

and, and, and...!

---------

never officially graduated

---------

but I

---------

was

---------

really

glad my parents were able to give me such a

happy life!

---------

Heeeh, if you were living so carefree then I bet you fully

indulged in your bad drinking habits~~~.

---------

I can imagine all the trouble you must have caused. Bwaha~.

---------

(Hm? Her expression suddenly changed. I just wanted to tease

her a little bit, but did I offend her somehow?)

---------

I didn't use to drink at all. Back then.

---------

(That dark tone in her voice. It’s completely devoid of her

usual bubbliness.)

---------

('They

---------

really wealthy.')

---------

(That sentence already felt off. The way she phrased it in

past tense... I figured it just meant that her parents used

to be wealthy but aren't anymore.)

---------

('I

---------

never

---------

officially graduated.')

('I

---------

really happy.')

---------

(I feel stupid for not picking up on this. Charlotte

---------

what happened?)

---------

(My thoughtless comment must have hurt her.)

---------

(But maybe this sour mood might also be the right timing to

ask

---------

that

---------

question.)

---------

Charlotte... why did you return to Trademond?

---------

If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I won't

bother you any further. (But I have seen the pained look on

your face many times---)

---------

(---Somebody who is suffering silently and has nobody to turn to.)

---------

If you want to share your story, I will gladly listen.

---------

I do.

---------

I do want to share...

---------

You won't tell this to anybody else?

That includes Paul and John.

---------

Mhm. Promise.

---------

My parents died about two years ago.

---------

When I was informed about their deaths, I

hurried back to Trademond as fast as I could.

---------

When I asked the guards about the circumstances

of their death, they told me the following:

---------

Their bodies were found inside their home. All doors and

windows were locked. There was no sign of forced entry.

---------

The way they died, their heads sliced off, they

ruled out the case of suicide.

---------

But no suspect was found. The method of murder

was also not uncovered.

---------

It was concluded that their deaths must have

been the work of a demon.

---------

But then I attended their funeral, and when I

saw their dead bodies...

---------

There was a voice.

---------

A voice?

---------

Yes, a voice. It whispered 'Judgement has been

passed upon these sinners.'

---------

It whispered those words directly into my head.

---------

Judgement? Directly into your head? (Like... telepathy?)

---------

Judgement. I searched all over the place but I

couldn’t find the source of the voice.

---------

And you believe your parents deaths weren't at the hand of a demon

but by the hands of the one who supposedly 'passed judgement'?

---------

Mhm. But nobody would believe.

---------

(In other words, a mystery staple: Closed room murder. But

nobody believes the detective.)

---------

(In mystery novels it would be ruled that they were somehow

suicides. But I guess in this world, demons make the perfect

scapegoat for unsolvable murders.)

---------

I don't believe for a moment that this was the

work of a demon!

---------

My parents died because of a human!

A human murdered them!

---------

I don't know why, but they were killed because

of somebody's misguided sense of serving justice!

---------

I don't know if my parents did something wrong!

But if they did do something, they should have

been properly judged by the law!

---------

And not some vigilante who arrogantly thinks he

can pass justice by himself!

---------

In the first place, I refuse to believe that my

kind parents would ever commit a sin grave

enough to warrant death!

---------

I will find that misguided judge!

---------

And show him what real justice is!

---------

Hah... Hah... Haaahh...

---------

(That's a lot of anger that must have been building up

inside her. All bottled up with nowhere to go.)

---------

That's when an old childhood friend of mine

proposed joining the adventurer guild with her.

---------

I figured this might be a good place to chase

down the murderer.

---------

But then everybody left to fight in the demon

invasion... and then my friend quit the guild.

---------

In the time before John and Paul joined, I was

completely alone.

---------

I couldn't do anything by myself. So I just spent most

of my days at the Boar Hut... drinking away the money

my parents left behind for me.

---------

Until that too was gone.

---------

(She has been bearing all of that pain alone. For two

years

---------

hiding it behind a mask of cheerfulness.)

---------

(This poor girl.)

---------

But you are no longer alone.

---------

(Don't worry Charlotte, you have definitely made your voice

heard to me.)

---------

Now you have two reliable friends

---------

Though I'm not sure about John...

---------

And now you also have me.

---------

Hehehe, I guess you’re right.

---------

Tell you what, I will keep my eyes and ears open for that murderer.

---------

(This whole story... doesn't it sound similar to Julian's request...?)

---------

(There are more details I want to ask, but talking so much

about her parents' deaths must have been painful.)

---------

(I'd better leave it at that for now.)

---------

Ah, I'm so happy to have become Victor's woman~

---------

He's such a great man, he's so good at sex, he's

someone I love swearing my obedience to~.

---------

I can't believe he has such a bad reputation

with the lowly common folk.

---------

Just because he refuses to ever touch their hand

- don't they get how filthy they are?!

---------

Especially now that he's a Lord! And the same

goes for me, now that I'm a Lady.

---------

I'm so glad I gave my fiance another chance.

He's a much better man than I thought.

---------

The more time I spend with him, the more I realize

just how much of a sweet and caring guy he is.

---------

I always thought he was stupid for worrying about appearances

and status but maybe I was the stupid one for wanting to break

up our engagement.

---------

He might be the man for me, and I was about

to push him out of my life!

---------

Also, on another note, have you ever noticed how

much the

---------

just reeks?!

---------

I have entirely stopped drinking there. Going to

parties at the Congregation just feels so much cleaner.

---------

I have even started getting along with quite some

of the merchant wife's and guest nobles from Lumeria.

---------

Hm Hm Hmmmmm!!! Aura!! Behold my infinite potential

for evolution...!

---------

Boobs!

---------

(Usually those pills would eat away a ton of magical power

before showing any signs! But these were super fast!)

---------

(...Not that I will suddenly change my mind about Victor,

just because of this.)

---------

(Thinking he can convince me to keep our engagement

just because he did me one favor is sooo like him.)

---------

(He really needs to learn that women aren't

something you can just buy with a gift!)

---------

I didn't know you had a fiance, Charlotte.

---------

By the Goddesses, you met Victor?!

---------

I know my parents meant well with this engagement,

but daaaaamnnnn!

---------

They let that slimy - wait, don't wanna insult slimes,

they are actually cute! That... That poop head!

---------

They really let that poop head smooth-talk them!

He always tries to put on this act of being really

polite and honorable - but actually he's a snake!

---------

Always, looking for a way to get leverage, always

looking to advance his own position.

---------

Guess that's how got that position as a diplomat.

---------

Anyways

---------

I absolutely hate him

---------

Gustave is still out there...

How could you just let him go, Aura...

---------

It won't revive them, but having put down the murderer

of my parents has finally given me some peace of mind.

---------

I've finally found him... Let's take down Gustave, Aura.

He won't be judging anyone else after this!!

---------

I believe there's nothing new I can tell you

about magic at this point.

---------

Except perhaps the new things Victor taught me about it.

While anyone could be born with magic, it's only the

nobility that should be allowed properly foster it.

---------

The Magic Academy

---------

is for good reason

nearly exclusive to the wealthy and high-born ones.

---------

It's an important tool for controlling the lower classes

- something we obviously don't want to give them!

---------

And if my husband says so, then it must be true.

---------

What I can tell you about magic? Hmm

---------

I don't think there is much I can tell you,

except what's already common knowledge.

---------

Bwaha~~, what's common for you isn't really common for me.

My world doesn't have any magic.

---------

Wh-wh-wh-whaaaaaaaaaat???

A world without magic???

---------

Wait wait wait, but you know what fire is right?

Your world does have fire right?!

---------

Um... We don't have magic. Not a lack of physics.

(Hmmm

---------

Is there even a point to distinguish between the

two from a Royan standpoint?)

---------

So, yes, we do have... fire. Now, let's, um, go back on topic

if you don't mind.

---------

Sure, sure! So, mages have the special ability

to learn

---------

spells

---------

as they grow more mature and

powerful.

---------

Bwaha~~, maybe just to make sure that I have all the facts,

how about you recount that common knowledge?

---------

Hm??? Alright, sure, sure.

---------

So, as you know, mages have the special ability

that they learn

---------

as they grow

more mature and powerful.

---------

How exactly do you learn them?

---------

They just go 'puff' and 'bam' and then they are

in my head.

---------

Just like that? The spells just pop in your head?

---------

Yep! And then we can teach those spells to

other people who have compatibility with Mana.

I'm a

---------

Fire Mage

---------

so I can teach you my fire spells!

---------

so not every person who can cast magic is a

mage. Rather they are just people capable of using Mana.

---------

There you go! You can find other mages besides

me in Trademond. Also, there's a small spell

shop, where you can learn more about magic.

---------

Funnily enough, the owner of that shop is

actually not a mage himself! Isn't that ironic?

---------

Actually mages have problems learning other

mages' spells. So making a diverse spell shop

would be really hard for a single-element mage!

---------

Who else, who else? Right!

---------

Nadia

---------

she's a

---------

Wind

Mage

---------

She joined the Adventurer Guild together

with me but ended up quitting.

---------

Oh, one more thing. Besides us 'normal' mages,

there is one more special category of magic.

---------

Like I said, usually each magic conforms to

one of the elements. But this is different for

---------

original magic

---------

Their spells don't belong to any of the

elements. Also they can't teach their spells to

others. Original magic is really rare.

---------

Arwin's

---------

Money Magic

---------

was pretty crazy original magic.

I mean its not my first time seeing original magic.

---------

But his

---------

Money Domain

---------

Festival of Greed

---------

spells were

completely unorthodox. With that kind of weird magic,

it's not wonder Arwin thought of himself as special.

---------

Here in Trademond... I think I've heard a rumor

about there being an original mage using

---------

Money

Magic

---------

I've no clue what Money Magic is supposed to

be, but doesn't that sound interesting? Right?

---------

Your big reveal about being the Hero really shocked

Johnny and Charlulu! Especially Johnny!!!

---------

Your revelation about being the Hero really shocked

John and Charlotte. Especially John.

---------

But you always knew?

---------

Huh, yeah, I kinda knew. Even though Paulina can

be a bit ditzy a times, there were sooo many hints, right?

---------

Like, the timing of the Hero Summoning Ritual or a new

adventurer getting stronger sooooooo much faster than

anyone else.

---------

Not always, but the dots were easy to connect.

---------

The Hero Summoning Ritual, a new adventurer getting

stronger at an absurd speed... So many give-aways.

---------

Bwahaha~.

---------

But Aura-Aura, if you're the Hero, then why can't you use

your powers? Is it that curse thingy Lysander mentioned?

---------

The only mystery was why you kept limiting your

power... and that's because of that curse Lysander

mentioned?

---------

Mhm.

---------

What a meanie curse! What does it do?

---------

What exactly does it do?

---------

I wish I knew. It limits my access to my Divine Gift, but

beyond that I haven't really figured out the effects.

---------

Oh, right, I have a demon voice in my head, but she doesn't

do anything of relevance besides annoy me all day long. Also,

I can absorb other demons when I slay them.

---------

Huuuuuh, sounds super weird. Sorry, Paulina didn't

quite follow all those effects...

---------

A weird collection of effects. I'm sorry that I can't

really offer you any assistance or advice.

---------

Nhnhn. You already helped me by listening. (Openly talking about

my condition feels good. Kind of like a stone got lifted from my

shoulders.)

---------

But Auraaaa~~~, you can always talk to me~~~~.

---------

That's not helping me.)

---------

By the way Paulina...

---------

You do realize that you no longer have to wear the maid uniform, right?

---------

Duh, of course I don't have to but.....

It kinda started to feel super natural.

---------

I know wearing my other stuff would be more useful but,

don't I look prettier like this~?

---------

Bwahaha. You are right, even if it may be a bit less practical,

a girl needs to keep up her appearances at all times!

---------

Nh.... That.... (I might have overdone it a bit...)

---------

Anything I can help you with, Aura?

---------

Learning Martials.

---------

About

---------

I was wondering if there's a martial skill you could teach me.

---------

A ditzy klutz like Paulina teaching you, Aura-Aura?

Hehehehe, sorry, Aura but of course I can't!

---------

Right now I don't have any other skills to teach to you.

---------

I don't have any other skills to teach to you.

---------

I could try to teach you

---------

but I still need

to get used to the skill myself

---------

Level

---------

/ 8

---------

which has

---------

+1 POWER

---------

It's difficult

to learn. I would need

---------

today and two full days

---------

to teach it.

---------

Learn Pierce II. (HP ≥ 120, ATK ≥ 25, Promise)

---------

Here's how I've improved the basic strike motion...

---------

Woah, that feels a lot snappier!

---------

Aura, your motions are still not compact enough.

It's not a display of power. It's precise strike.

---------

a martial that can

bypass enemies defenses and armor.

---------

But it's

---------

exhausting

---------

to learn and training is

time intensive. I would need

---------

today and tomorrow

---------

(That's a bit of a time investment, but a martial that can

bypass enemies' defenses sounds too useful to pass up on.)

---------

Learn Pierce I. (HP ≥ 45, Promise)

---------

Alright, so this is how you have to hold your weapon...

---------

... so, you strike out like this?

---------

... Close, but your stance is still off...

---------

Paulina thought going to the Maid Academy would

be the worst thing eeeeeverrrrrrrr!

---------

But you know what, Aura-Aura? It helped me discover

sooooo many things about myself!

---------

So thanks for taking me there!

---------

I just kinda wonder... was killing Asmodeus really

the right thing to do...?

---------

I mean, I kinda get that what they did was eeeeevil

and all that, buuuuuut... didn't they also make sooo

many girls happy?

---------

Soooo, Paulina thinks that maaaaaaybe we robbed

Roya of an important place of learning for girls.

---------

It's also kinda a good thing you didn't hunt down

the masterminds behind the academy.

---------

A lot of the girls I met there, they were worried

about so much stuff. Like their future, and taking

over family businesses, all that stuff.

---------

But the trainings really helped them overcome

their troubles by realizing that they could just

leave aaaalll of that to a Master!

---------

I'm glad to be back from that horrible Maid Academy.

---------

Watching the other girls turn from independent individuals

into obedient tools was... scary to say the least.

---------

To think that place was used to brainwash so many

innocent girls into playthings for the rich...

---------

I'm just glad you managed to kill Asmodeus and

ended that horror.

---------

Of course I'm glad to have escaped the place

but, leaving the others behind...

---------

Of course I'm glad to have escaped the place and that

I turned back into a man but, leaving the others behind...

---------

...Maybe I should have stayed to give you more

time to hunt down the masterminds behind the academy.

---------

...We need to hunt down the demon that cursed me

so I can return to being a g

---------

irl

---------

---no a g

---------

! A g

---------

I said!

---------

My story is nothing special, are you sure you

want to hear it?

---------

Mhm. I think every story holds the potential to learn

something new. So please, do tell.

---------

Alright, but there really isn't much to tell about me.

---------

I grew up in a village close to Trademond.

---------

My parents, family, and friends were always

kind and supportive to me.

---------

It was a boring but precious and peaceful life.

---------

Then how did you end up joining the adventurer guild?

---------

When the demon invasion started

---------

and the

soldiers and adventurers were called into the

war...

---------

... I felt that I needed to repay the kindness

I was given.

---------

My friends kept on telling me I was good with a sword.

---------

So I decided that while the others are away, I

would use my sword to protect my precious home.

---------

I then joined the adventurer guild and met John

and Charlotte.

---------

That's it. Like I said, it's a boring story.

---------

Sorry, this must have been a waste of your time.

---------

Bwahaha, why are you apologizing? I'm the one who asked.

---------

And I wouldn’t call it a waste of time at all.)

---------

(I think I'm starting to get a better picture of this city

and of the people who live here.)

---------

Lady Aura

---------

I hope you are doing well. I have

to admit, the full revelation about you being

the Hero has not yet fully sunken in with me.

---------

In the end, we were too weak to resist Mammon's

power and were pushed aside, leaving you to fend

for yourself.

---------

This is not something that can stand! Lady Aura!

I promise, I shall find a path to power so that

you can share your burden with me!

---------

Nay! With every girl in my harem!

---------

(Had to ruin his speech at the last moment. As always.

That being said

---------

I do feel glad to hear his words.)

---------

(When he asked me all those questions about my battle prowess

I just couldn't help but think he was pointing out all of my own

inadequacies.)

---------

(But he really just believes that it's wrong for a Hero to

solve the Royan's problems. 'We Royans should not rely on a

Hero to save us. We should be the ones to save ourselves!!')

---------

(He's really serious about this. But

---------

(The recent events have clearly shown me that John is

---------

wrong

---------

(Robert, Arwin, Mammon

---------

they were terrifying monsters, but with

enough power, they could be crushed. Therefore, they might be

enemies John could kill by becoming stronger.)

---------

(But Richard

---------

The Demon King is different.)

---------

(I've beat him twice, but both times he managed to make a comeback,

because somehow I'm still acting within his predictions.)

---------

(In order to overcome that... In order to break out and overcome

any of Richard's expectations, it will need a power that can transcend

his imagination.)

---------

(And the only power that can do that... That's my

---------

Therefore, just stay at my side and support me, John. But the main

role as Hero, I cannot hand it over to any Royan.)

---------

(And that's not even considering Richard's disgusting fixation

on me. All his plans, all his terrible acts against the Royans,

are just part of his silly game against me.)

---------

(The only one who should have to deal with that is me.

Nobody else.)

---------

Lady Aura! How may I assist you today?

---------

About John.

---------

About Teaching Skills.

---------

Lady Aura, maybe we could venture forth together on some

request? I'm sure, if I raise my skills, there would be more I

could teach you. (John Level

---------

I could teach you the

---------

Slash II

---------

skill my

---------

granted me,

however, being a skill I did not learn by myself but that simply

appeared in my head from my

---------

Divine Skill

---------

...I believe it would be more efficient to seek out

a trainer who has truly mastered this skill through

their own efforts.

---------

Matthias

---------

comes to mind, why not ask him?

---------

I fear there is nothing I can teach to you, Lady Aura.

---------

I'm afraid my

---------

has not yet grown enough to

grant me a skill I could teach you. (John Level

---------

/ 14

---------

Forgive me, Lady Aura, I would like to offer you my knowledge

on the

---------

Slash III

---------

skill I have acquired, but I'm afraid I have still

to grow accustomed to it. (John Level

---------

/ 15

---------

has granted me the fully mastered

---------

skill, Lady Aura! I would be happy to pass it on to you!

---------

has

---------

compared to its weaker version.

The only trouble is that it is quite troublesome to teach...

It would require

---------

today and four full days

---------

Learn Slash III. (HP ≥ 300, ATK ≥ 60)

---------

No fee for your armor this time around?

---------

The costs for performing further enhancements have been

increasing quite a bit, I wouldn't want to impose them

onto you, Lady Aura.

---------

Besides, this is a skill won through all of our

efforts at the

---------

It would only be right to share it with you.

---------

/ 7

---------

I can teach you my advanced

---------

Protect

---------

skill, Lady Aura.

If possible, I would like to ask for a small renumeration.

---------

In exchange for teaching you

---------

Protect II

---------

the end of the day

---------

I would ask for

---------

800 Gold

---------

I shall invest the money into my armor

---------

+8 DEF John

---------

Learn Protect II. (-800 Gold)

---------

I hope all the gold you are putting into this armor of yours

is worth it.

---------

But of course! It is a heirloom passed down within

my family for generations!

---------

... Which explains why it requires so much maintenance work.

---------

A-anyways let us begin the training!

---------

John upgraded his armor to

---------

Mail (Enhanced+

---------

John's DEF increased by 8!

---------

I fear that you have learned the skills in my

repertoire. Hopefully, one day I will be able

to teach you another skill.

---------

Sure, I am certain we can come to an agreement,

Lady Aura. Though, I am afraid this time around

I really do require some monetary compensation.

---------

As much as I would rejoice for a more intimate

exchange, our past adventures have shown me

how important it is for me to move forward.

---------

And as a knight who must possess the resilience

to protect all members of his harem, I require

a stronger armor.

---------

(Huh, last time he wanted payment to repair his armor. Now,

he's asking for payment to enhance it. How surprisingly

serious. Always, looking to move forward in his quest.)

---------

So, here is my offer: I shall teach you my skill

---------

-- a wide arced melee attack meant to fight swarms

of enemies.

---------

Though, I must mention that this comes at the price of

reduced attack power.

---------

In exchange for teaching you Slash

---------

today

---------

I require

---------

The money shall be invested into my armor

---------

+5 DEF John

---------

so I am sure this will become a benefit to you as well!

---------

Learn Slash. (-500 Gold)

---------

Alright John, consider this not just payment for teaching me,

but also an investment in your future.

---------

As my number one harem member, I knew you would

understand my vision and destiny!

---------

That is not the quest I am investing in!

---------

No need to act so shy at this point, Lady Aura!

---------

Should your breasts feel lonely again, do not fret,

I can also offer you my touch outside of skill training!

Just ask me whenever you desire!

---------

Nope! Not the case! Not ever going to be the case!

---------

(I retract everything I said about him being serious.)

---------

Very well, enough joking around. Let us start

with the lesson.

---------

You must maximize the range of your sword to the utmost.

---------

Start with a long wind-up slashing motion,

and then, with all your strength, carry yourself

in one rotational movement.

---------

Let the momentum do the rest of the work and

remember to finish the full motion.

---------

Huh, this is much harder than I thought. (I figured with my

---------

Slash of the Tiger

---------

this would be easy to learn.)

---------

(But using such a technique without the physical prowess of my

---------

is much more challenging than I thought.)

---------

Don't worry, it's not something that's easily

done with just one try.

---------

Let us review the motion one more time.

---------

Mail (Enhanced

---------

John's DEF increased by 5!

---------

I suppose I could teach you my skill

---------

Protect I

---------

But -- and I apologize in advance for this --

I’m afraid I would need to ask for a little

compensation.

---------

Hm? Compensation?

---------

300 Gold is my price.

---------

(Phew. For a moment I thought he would ask for some sort of

sexual request.)

---------

Ehhh, that's quite steep. I thought a chivalrous knight like

yourself would not ask for monetary compensation.

---------

As I said, I apologize for this impoliteness,

but I am facing a certain

---------

dilemma...

---------

When I set out to become a knight, I was not

aware just how costly it is to maintain my armor!

---------

After a request, half the earned money is spent

just on repairs!

---------

(Now that I take a closer look, his armor does have a lot of

dents and scratches.)

---------

(Wait, was all that damage incurred from

shielding others?)

---------

Th-though I do have another way you could help me out.

---------

Hm? But don't you need the money?

---------

Y-yes. But my heart has other needs. (And ever

since I saw you I can't get them out of my head!

Those two needs! Those two big and bouncy needs!)

---------

Y-yes. But my heart has other needs. Do not fret, Lady Aura,

compared to what we have already done, this is nothing!

I would teach you, if you would allow me...

---------

Lady Aura, I must apologize once more for this

frivolous request, but I could teach you my

skill if you allow me...

---------

(I don't like where this is going.)

---------

.. to fondle your breasts -- just a little bit!

---------

(I knew it!!! I already noticed this when we met, but his

eyes just keep darting to my breasts!)

---------

Ahhhh, I see, I see, you want to fondle my breasts! Suuure,

that sounds perfectly reasonable!

---------

Notttt!!!!!

---------

(I haven't even let George touch my breasts yet!)

---------

Oh come on Aura, just look at his embarrassed face!

---------

(After having done so many lewd things with him... Including sex...

And having him convinced of liking it... I can't be surprised at this

point...)

---------

Isn't he cute, he tries to act the noble knight but his

heart is just that of a perverted boy's!

---------

Please, Aura! We can do it during training!

Just let me feel your breasts!

---------

I can't get them out of my head! When I sleep at night,

I can see their shape in my mind's eye!

---------

Uwawawa... (Please somebody make him stop! He's becoming too

passionate about this!)

---------

I ask this of you, please, before the only way to calm

my desires will be to imagine you naked then mast--

---------

Enoooooooough!!!! (Ahhh, AHH!!!!!! Nooo, I don't want tooo knoooooooow!!!)

---------

(I'm sorry, Aura! I have tried seducing women as

a knight and for some mysterious reason it has

always failed.)

---------

(But!! This is my new and advanced strategy!!)

---------

(I call it:

---------

BE HONEST

---------

EVOKE

---------

PITY

---------

!!!)

---------

(The image of John masturbating to me at night is now stuck

in my head!!! Ahhhhhhh!!! Go awwwwwaaaayyyy!!!!!!)

---------

Ahahahayaya~~~~!! Didn't you know, Aura?

There are many more who masturbate thinking of you~~~.

---------

(Shuttttttt uppp!!!)

---------

(Ahhh, now he's looking at me with puppy eyes!

Perverted puppy eyes!)

---------

(The guy who spends his whole day role-playing as a chivalrous

knight is trying to get a pity grab of my breasts!!)

---------

(This feels soooo wrooong!!)

---------

Haaah... (What do I do? I can understand his need for money,

so paying him for his training seems reasonable.)

---------

(Letting him touch my breasts, however, there's no way I can

do that! But on the other hand, he's just going to keep

trying in the future.)

---------

(We're probably going to spend quite some time together doing

requests. Maybe it's better to give him an outlet for his desires

right now, rather than risk him doing something... more.)

---------

(Like when we ended up kissing in Riverflow...)

---------

(But...!! Buttttt!!!! Won't he then masturbate to this sensation?)

---------

(If I let him touch my breasts here, he will with 100%

certainty, tonight sit down on his bed, think of this event

and then proceed to pleasure himself!!!!!!)

---------

(Noooo, the thought alone grosses me out!!!!)

---------

(And we have already gone much further... This seems so

insignificant in comparison... It barely count as cheating... right?)

---------

Aura! Please! I'm begging you!

---------

(His puppy eyes just grew bigger!! John is surprisingly

masterful at giving this look!) Haaah... (Alright, alright,

calm down, Aura. Let's come to a rational decision.)

---------

Offer Breasts. (+1

---------

Pay. (-300 Gold, Lewdness <

---------

Then let's get to it.

---------

You need to make sure you're fully covering

your target.

---------

You're quick on the uptake, Lady Aura! But you also

need to keep in mind that your target also moves

during battle. You need to match their movement.

---------

Haha, it appears you are getting the hang of this.

---------

H-how about we discuss this again some other time, okay

John? Bwahaha~.

---------

Anytime!!!!

---------

You want to know more about me?

---------

Why, Lady Aura, have you fallen for my knightly

charms this much? I mean, of course you have! I

guess it can't be helped!

---------

Bwahaha~~. (If it makes him happy, let's just leave it at that.)

---------

I may come from a small village from the west,

but my lineage can be traced back to one of the

Companions of a previous Hero!

---------

I know, I know, you must be in awe, having the

privilege to interact with a person connected

in lineage to a Hero Companion!

---------

(I wonder how he would react if he found out that I'm the new Hero?)

---------

Wait, in the west... But isn't that where..?

---------

Yes. I was given the chance to lead a small

group away before the demons came. The others

stayed... to halt the invaders.

---------

(So he's another victim of Richard.)

---------

I decided to join the adventurer guild to

become a knight worthy of my lineage.

---------

I shall become a knight in shining armor,

surrounded by a harem party of hot girls!

A party that can subdue the demons!

---------

And... ultimately I shall use my

---------

Divine Gift, True Hero

---------

to slay the Demon King!!

---------

And... ultimately I shall become the true Hero

to slay the Demon King!!

---------

(I guess we do share something in common.)

---------

(Except for building a harem party.)

---------

(A Divine Gift, huh. It would of course be great if I could have

an ally with one, but somehow I doubt that a random novice

adventurer like John could just obtain that kind of power.)

---------

(But there's something else that has piqued my interest.)

---------

so rather than waiting for the Hero to appear,

you are hoping to become the Hero himself?

---------

Why?

---------

The legends state that the Hero is somebody

with a 'pure' or 'just' heart.

---------

That he shall be granted a Divine Gift to

overcome the Demon King.

---------

Lady Aura, do you really think that's alright?

---------

Eh? Ehh? What's alright? (His voice is suddenly filled with

so much... passion?)

---------

I don't think it is!

---------

John, I have no idea what you are talking about.

---------

Summoning a 'good' person like that to our

demon riddled world!

---------

Selfishly dragging an innocent person into our

own conflict!

---------

I don't think we have the right to do that.

The Demon King is our problem. And we should

solve it ourselves.

---------

Therefore, rather than the Hero, I'll be the

one to kill the Demon King!

---------

now I feel a bit bad. I thought John was just

some vain boaster.)

---------

(But it looks like his heart is in the right place.)

---------

(I guess I let my prejudice get the better of me.)

---------

(Still not sure about his idea of a harem party, though.)

---------

I'll become strong enough to earn the Goddess'

favor and then I'll stand before her and obtain

a Divine Gift myself!

---------

Ehhh~~~, now that’s a grand ambition. (So this means people

of Roya can also obtain Divine Gifts? Or is that just his

wishful thinking?)

---------

Wahaha! Of course! Only the grandest ambitions

suit a knight like me! Wahaha!

---------

Now comes the real challenge, Lady Aura. Let us meet

atop the hills in the

---------

Northern Forest of Runes

---------

and try to

hunt the Garuda.

---------

Have you obtained an

---------

Incense Lure x 1

---------

? If you bring me

---------

Sweet Memories x 1

---------

Bloodshot Eyes x 1

---------

Blue Sugar x 1

---------

I can also make it myself.

---------

Create Incense Lure From Drugs.

---------

Reminder.

---------

Great! Just give me a moment...

---------

Lost

---------

Lost

---------

...Admittedly not the best work. However, it should

be sufficient for our purposes.

---------

and try to

lure out the Garuda.

---------

I will see what I can do. Either by bringing you the drugs to craft the

lure ourselves...

---------

...Or find

---------

a contact

---------

that can get us into one of these

demon worshipper exclusive celebrations.

---------

(The latter one shouldn't be too much of a problem. If I use my

position as a waitress and ask

---------

Anna

---------

I'm sure she'll find a way

to help us both inside.)

---------

We will be hunting a

---------

Garuda

---------

for its wings. From what I

have gathered, they are

---------

small, weak

---------

monsters whose

wings are infused to the brim with Mana.

---------

They haven't been sighted in centuries, but I met a traveler

at the Boar Hut who told me he saw one close to the northern

mountains.

---------

Maybe something up there has awakened it from its slumber.

Anyways, I have been researching how we could track down

this monster.

---------

It appears to be quite a difficult feat. ...But of course,

for one aspiring to become the true Hero, nothing is impossible!

Wahahahaha!

---------

After hours of reading my way through books on monsters

I have found an old record chronicling the successful

hunt of a Garuda by building a lure!

---------

Incidentally, the lure is made out of materials

we can easily find in

---------

Bloodshot Eyes

---------

If I had these three drugs, I could create a lure to

attract the Garuda.

---------

Ehhh, aren't those drugs hard to come by...? Not to mention the

prices... With the reward you've put on the quest, I don't think

we can cover the costs.

---------

Worry not, Lady Aura, for I have a backup plan!

---------

Upon further inquiry on these drugs, I have discovered that a

certain incense used by the demon worshippers on ritualistic

celebrations is also made up of them!

---------

If you could somehow get the two of us inside such

a celebratory party, we could acquire some for our

purposes.

---------

....Celebratory parties by demon worshippers...

Events of debauchery no doubt...

---------

(But that would allow me to keep my spending on this request in check.

Otherwise, I would be just losing too much money buying those drugs.)

---------

...Alright, I will see what I can do. Either try to bring you

the drugs we need to craft the lure ourselves...

---------

I am all yours. What did you have in mind, Lady Aura?

---------

Teach Martial.

---------

Raise MP.

---------

Teach Spell. (John Max MP ≥ 10)

---------

Which skill would you like to teach me? To teach me a skill,

you would need to have a mastery in it

---------

Skill Rank ≥ II

---------

We would need to train

---------

until the end of the day

---------

Ohhh

---------

s skill. It appears you've managed to find someone

even more skilled at it!

---------

I seem to recall talk about the Mercenary Reiner using

this skill quite often.

---------

Huh, I don't know anyone in Trademond who teaches such a

skill. This might prove useful combined with my own

---------

Are you sure about this, Lady Aura? I feel like combining

my aptitude at defending with such a stance

---------

might not

be wise.

---------

...A scoundrel's skill. I do not mind relying on tools,

but should we not rather focus on skills that rely on

my own power?

---------

Ah yes, the power to hold the line, even when your own

collapse is imminent. A skill that's suitable for me!

---------

John learned

---------

For me to learn magic, I must obtain some Mana

---------

Max MP ≥ 10

---------

We could raise it either by using

---------

or maybe you have

learned some tricks you could teach me.

---------

Teach Mana Capacity I. (+8 Max MP John)

---------

Teach Mana Capacity II. (+8 Max MP John)

---------

Give Mana Stones.

---------

Interesting. I heard there was such a lesson taught by

a local spell shop. I was not aware you made use of them.

---------

Huh, I have heard of a similar lesson that is taught

at a local spell shop.

---------

I suppose that would be the fastest way to increase my Mana,

but is this not a burden on your pocket...? How many

---------

Mana

Stones

---------

do you plan on giving me?

---------

Lady Aura, you do not possess that many Mana Stones.

---------

I appreciate your kindness, Lady Aura.

...But I cannot accept that many!

---------

I appreciate your kindness, Lady Aura.

---------

John's Max MP increased by

---------

John's Max MP increased by 8!

---------

To teach me a spell, you would need to have a mastery in it

---------

Spell Rank ≥ II

---------

it needs to be cheap to cast

---------

MP Cost ≤ 5

---------

and finally, we would need to train

---------

Aha! A skill that strains my Mana quite a bit,

but the perfect one to help you combat demons!

---------

I see, I see; Charlotte's magic! Finally, it is time to

teach her, that you can indeed create explosions with

this spell!

---------

A spell to enhance my offensive abilities!

This should make me less reliant on Charlotte's support.

---------

Oh, the fair Nadia's skill! ...A shame that she and Albrecht

broke up. I thought they had made a nice couple.

---------

Oh, the fair Nadia's skill! I believe she undervalues the

usefulness of her own magic.

---------

Weakening a target's defenses, huh... I wonder, what is more

effective in combat? Simply using

---------

Pierce

---------

skill or a

regular attack on an enemy weakened by this spell?

---------

A spell that can cause damage before a battle even truly

starts? What a powerful way to open a fight. Though, I am

uncertain if my magical offenses are sufficient...

---------

A spell to increase my offensive magical abilities...?

If you think it is a good idea, sure... But, Lady Aura,

do you not think this spell might be unsuitable to me?

---------

Alright, I think I got it! Watch this one!

---------

... Close. Try to follow through to the end.

---------

... Yes. Like that. I think that one was good.

---------

Ah, yesterday's party was fun, Aura.

Now, let us finish the training today.

---------

Blessed be the Goddess, Aura. I suppose it's

day two of our training?

---------

Hey hey hey~! It's day two of my totally awesome training!

---------

Are you mentally prepared, Aura?!

---------

Uhhhh... To be honest, not really. I feel like we could

have done this in a single day if we would be just a bit

more efficient.

---------

Efficiency is only for those without soul!

If you want to learn fire magic you must set

your soul ablaze!

---------

I don't think efficiency of teaching methods have anything

to do with that!! That's just an excuse for being a bad teacher!

---------

Now, now my pupil! Resign yourself to your fate!

Show me what you've got so far!

---------

Fine... Here we go...

---------

Hey that was actually surprisingly good!

---------

Uwawa!! That sounds like you expected me to fail!!

---------

Spent the day partying with Charlotte!

---------

Ah, Aura! Just in time! Here, I have already prepared all

the necessary documents. Now, let's start....

---------

Early as usual, Aura! I bet you too must be just burning with

excitement to continue our paperwork!

---------

A shame, as this is the final rank, we will no longer be

able to enjoy this in the future...

---------

So let us be daring today and how about we do these forms here

---------

reversed order

---------

! Oh, ohhh, this must be the feeling of adventure!

---------

Fuuuuck, this is worse than torture...!!!

Get me out of heeeereeee!!!!!

---------

And there we go! Oh my, we finished while the sun is still up!

I believe I have just set a new personal record.

---------

Advanced from

---------

Intermediate Adventurer

---------

Aura has gained access to

---------

Intermediate-ranked quests

---------

And done! Aura, you are now officially the first to achieve

the

---------

since the Demon Invasion began!

---------

Expert Adventurer

---------

Expert-ranked quests

---------

Ah, our training! I had nearly forgotten. Forgive me,

I was thinking about Victor and the fun we had last

night~.

---------

Alright, Aura, this time for sure! I've got a new

superior learning method prepared!

---------

I am skeptical, yet curious. Not like it--- Nope, I won't say that

it can't get any worse until you show me that 'new method'.

---------

Alright, here, I have created drawings!

---------

...Drawings...?

---------

This swirly line here stands for your Mana flow

and how you need to adjust it after your first breath,

in order to maintain the correct temperature.

---------

I have no idea how to distinguish between these squiggly lines.

That said, could you repeat what you just said about my first

breath and the correct temperature...?

---------

Well, after the BAM, you change your FIZZLE---

---------

Okay, let's go back to the drawings.

What does this line mean?

---------

Duh!

---------

Can't you see that?! Obviously, that you need to

contract and expand your Mana in two and a half second

interval, as if you were repeatedly recasting Fire I.

---------

Okay, I feel like we are finally getting somewhere.

Just keep explaining your drawings.

---------

Uhhhh, but I thought if I drew, I wouldn't need

to explain. That's making this whole thing pointless!

---------

J-just keep going, okay?

---------

Fine.... So, the smiley face here represents

the best way to contract your facial muscles

to enable maximum Mana flow for this spell...

---------

...And then this one...

---------

The sheets are thin and smelly, but at least it's free.

The guild takes care of its own, even novices

---------

At least on paper.

---------

... zzzZZzzz... Your breastss... Ahhh... sooo nice...

---------

Do I even want to know?

---------

Aura's breasts are so nice~~~

---------

Ahahaha~~. Nope, definitely don't want to know!

---------

Ah, there you guys are.

---------

Welcome, Aura, Welcome. Haha! Let's keep up the

pace and advance our glory, fame, and money!

---------

Thanks again for your help.

---------

Bwahaha~. No thank YOU guys. (If it were't for them I would

have had to use my Divine Gift for sure).

---------

(Hmm... now that I think about it, their skills were really

useful. I wonder if I could learn them. In particular,

Charlotte's

---------

Fire Magic

---------

seems all kinds of handy.)

---------

(Hm?)

---------

Looking for something?

---------

Not something, but someone.

---------

Where's Charlotte?

---------

Ah, well, about Charlotte. Um

---------

well...

---------

She's being detained by the city guard.

---------

What?! Why? What happened?

---------

She was celebrating defeating the Spider Queen.

A merchant tried to molest her. Charlotte was

drunk and used her fire magic on him.

---------

That's what I heard.

---------

Using magic against people is a major offense

in Trademond.

---------

Sigh. That stupid girl always gets into trouble.

Last time we checked on her, she was still being

questioned by the city guard.

---------

She's probably now in a cell in the

---------

Guess... I'll take a look. (Note to self:

No more unsupervised drinking for Charlotte.)

---------

(Great. Everyone's here. I should use this opportunity to

ask them to join in on the rescue mission.)

---------

H-hey, hey... hey

---------

I also want to save those

people

---------

and I understand your feelings but...

---------

First the demon in the mines and now this

---------

This is too much for us.

---------

Mhmmm

---------

(Huh, I guess I should have expected as much. Just some

time ago their greatest worry was breaking some rubble

so they could go and kill spiders...)

---------

(Suddenly I am wrapping them up in trouble that's

far above their pay grade... I must appear unrea--)

---------

So?

---------

-- huh?

---------

I said: So?

---------

We are adventurers! Fighting off the evils and

demons and villains that threaten the peaceful

lives of innocent people --- that is our duty!

---------

Lady Aura, fret not: You shall have our full support!

---------

I say: We strike down Arwin, Mammon, and whatever

other nasty evil creatures we encounter on the way!

---------

John...

---------

And with each of them slain, our fateful battle

against the Demon King shall draw closer!!

---------

Wahahaha! It should not be us who feel fear!

The demons and their worshippers should fear

my rise to becoming the true Hero! Whahaha!

---------

Pfff... Ahahaha. Sorry, for getting depressed!

Our leader is right! Saving these people, that's

why we are adventurers after all!

---------

Not you too Charlotte...

---------

You can't beat evil with nothing but flowery speech...

---------

Fine... If you two are going along with this,

then I will follow too. Hah

---------

Our leader is

way too optimistic...

---------

(Ahaha~, he convinced them so easily. John, you may never

be the true Hero

---------

but you really are the leader of

this party.)

---------

(But did you really have to jump on the table to make your point?

I can see the wood cracking under the weight of you and your

armor.)

---------

Paul

---------

Charlotte

---------

You guys... after all this time...

---------

... you have finally called me leader!

---------

Oh...

---------

Slip of the tongue.

---------

No!! I definitely heard it loud and clear!

'Our glorious leader is once again proven

right while we are his mere followers!'

---------

Wait wait wait! I never said that much!

---------

Charlotte! This must mean you have finally

accepted being part of my harem! You can be

number two! After Lady Aura of course!

---------

Don't worry! The ranking is fair and objective and based

on your breast size! I am sure if you drink plenty of milk,

you might one day compete with Lady Aura!

---------

Now! Come into my arms!

---------

Stay away! Stay away!! You pervert pervert pervert!

Or I am going to burn you! I have no restraints

when it comes to burning perverts to ashes!!

---------

(..... or maybe he's absolutely unqualified and just really good at bluffing.)

---------

there seem to be some informative books in here.

---------

About Stats.

---------

About Buffs/Debuffs.

---------

About Common States.

---------

Chapter 1: Stats can be increased by various means.

Leveling, improving equipment, consuming strengthening

items ...

---------

HP/MP.

---------

ATK/MATK.

---------

DEF/MDEF.

---------

HP:

---------

Hit Points. KO upon reaching 0. Required to use Martials

---------

MP:

---------

Mana Points. Required to cast Magic.

---------

ATK:

---------

Attack power of Normal Attacks and Martials

---------

MATK:

---------

Magical attack power of spells.

---------

1 ATK/MATK = 4 base damage.

Actual damage varies depending on the skill.

---------

DEF:

---------

Damage mitigation of Normal Attacks and Martials

---------

MDEF:

---------

Damage mitigation of Spells.

---------

1 DEF/MDEF = 2 damage mitigation.

Damage mitigation is reduced against

---------

piercing

---------

attacks.

---------

AGI:

---------

Gives initiative for turn order.

Initiative = AGI + random(0, 25% AGI + 5% LUCK).

---------

LUCK:

---------

Affects the outcome of random events relatively by 2.5% per stat.

Includes: Evasion, ailment application, turn order, damage variance.

Can at most halve or double the base probability.

---------

Regular buff/debuff:

---------

+/-25% of affected stat

---------

Drastic buff/debuff:

---------

+/-50% of affected stat.

---------

Casting a regular buff/debuff twice turns it into a drastic

buff/debuff.

---------

TACTICAL ADVANTAGE:

---------

+50% EVA and physical attacks CRIT

---------

ENHANCED:

---------

+50% ATK/MATK and -20% DEF/MDEF

---------

BLIND:

---------

50% Miss Chance for Normal Attacks and Martials.

---------

NUMB:

---------

Cannot use Martials and -100% EVA

---------

EXHAUSTED:

---------

WEAK to physical attacks and cannot use Martials/Magic

---------

ENRAGED:

---------

Can only Normal Attack and -25% DEF/MDEF.

---------

DEFENSES BROKEN:

---------

-75% DEF/MDEF

---------

BLEEDING:

---------

-5% HP REGEN. Specters and demons unaffected

---------

POISONED:

---------

-10% HP REGEN, -75% HEAL RATE. Vermin and demons unaffected.

---------

CONCENTRATED:

---------

+75% MATK but removed when damaged

---------

CONFUSED:

---------

Doubled MP costs and cannot be

---------

CONCENTRATED

---------

AROUSED:

---------

+10% ATK, -30% DEF/MDEF. Susceptible to lewd attacks.

---------

It looks like they keep some food and drink for tired intermediate adventurers...

Though it all looks like it's been here for a while.

---------

It's probably sour anyway.

---------

The Intermediate's common room clearly has nicer decor, but what's important

is what's outside of the window, not what the curtains look like.

---------

Besides, the cobwebs spoil the view.

---------

Oh, hey, Desmond, what brings you to the Adventurer Guild?

---------

Nh. (This isn't too surprising, but the atmosphere around him is pretty grim.

I was hoping I could cheer him up, but what happened to his friends isn't

something I can just overplay with some nice words.)

---------

Ummm

---------

Listen. I just wanted to say

---------

I'm sorry.

---------

I'm really sorry. I couldn't save them.

---------

I am the Hero... And yet, it wasn't me who saved us against Arwin.

Your friends, Marten, Paul, John, Charlotte. You are the ones who

broke his ultimate spell.

---------

All I could do was passively watch over you.

---------

I kind of feel pathetic. They became the entrance fee for me, yet

I still don't know their names. Hey Desmond, please, could you tell me...?

---------

Ah, stop whining already. I'm not exactly in the

mood to comfort anyone else right now.

---------

Those two followed their own convictions.

That's all that happened there.

---------

Nobody died for you. Don't think so highly of

yourself just because you're the Hero.

---------

What point is there for you to learn their names

now that they're dead? Should've asked them when

they were alive.

---------

Stop blaming yourself and start looking towards

the future. The ones at fault here are the demons

and their allies.

---------

... I closed down my business and joined the guild.

So I can work together with you guys to bringing them

to justice.

---------

I won't forgive these evil fuckers. For toying

around with our lives. And for sacrificing them

to their fake gods.

---------

I will kill them

---------

(... I guess Desmond is right. I should have asked when they

were alive. Somewhere in my heart... I think, I thought of them

as side characters.)

---------

(Nh. How cruel of me.)

---------

(It seems Desmond needs to fight the demons to move on.

I am glad to have him as a reliable comrade at my side, but

I hope he won't lose himself in grief.)

---------

(He's trying to not let anything on. But if I look closer

at his face, I can see dark rings under his eye. He must

have cried during the night...)

---------

Need anything?

---------

About 'Mond'.

---------

About Warehouse.

---------

The Hero wants to learn from a useless thug like me, huh?

That's not what I would call promising...

---------

Bwahaha~. My Divine Gift is powerful, but with the curse, I need

to use whatever alternative techniques I can get my hands on.

---------

If I can help you, sure. Anything to take down that

fucking demon pack. But if you're looking for some

sword or magic tricks, you're asking the wrong person.

---------

Here's what I can teach you. Rather than trying to force

down with fancy skills, why not try to make the most out

of the incredible inventions we humans have come up with?

---------

Bomb Proficiency I.

---------

Coating Proficiency I.

---------

Coating Proficiency II.

---------

Looks like you already know everything I could teach you.

---------

Bombs are pretty awesome, aren't they? Especially if you

get them from a skilled Alchemist and enchant them up a

bit at the church.

---------

I can teach you some tips and tricks to get even more

out of them, though I would need a bunch to train you.

---------

If you can get these right, your damage with bombs will

go up

---------

+50% Damage With Bombs

---------

Teaching you would

only take until

---------

Learn Bomb Proficiency I. (-10 Of Any Bomb)

---------

We need at least

---------

Bomb x 10

---------

to do some meaningful

training. Doesn't matter what kind of bombs.

---------

x 10

---------

Alright, now we're talking.

---------

Instead of directly throwing the bomb, how about

you fake a throw first?

---------

Yeah like that. Also try to give it a bit of a spin.

Landing a good hit is mostly about throwing your

opponent off.

---------

Huh, I never thought this much about the way I throw the bombs.

And this is all pretty simple stuff.

---------

Yeah, sometimes it's the easy tricks that can

make your life easier.

---------

Now, against monsters you will want to watch where your bomb

lands. For example, letting it roll under a slime, or...

---------

Bomb Proficiency I

---------

Looks like you don't have enough.

---------

Coatings may seem like a waste sometimes; after all,

they just last for a day. But you really shouldn't

underestimate their utility.

---------

What most people don't know is that you need to

properly apply them to get some real use of them.

---------

I would need a bunch of coatings to teach you and it's a bit

of detail work, so I would need

---------

to teach

you. But the payoff is pretty big

---------

+50% stats from coatings

---------

Learn Coating Proficiency I. (-5 Of Any Coating, Promise)

---------

Coating x 5

---------

to do some meaningful

training. Doesn't matter what kind of coating.

---------

x 5

---------

There really isn't much I can show you just by talking.

Here, I will show you how it's done. Just copy me.

---------

It's really all about being meticulous. Mages have their

Original Magic shit. Demons are all kinds of bullshit.

---------

All us ordinary humans can do is prepare ourselves as much

as possible.

---------

Aura continues learning

---------

Coating Proficiency I

---------

Eh, sorry, I'm still getting the hang on this one myself.

I need to gain some more experience before I can this this.

(Desmond Level

---------

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here, alright?

How about we start with the basics here.

---------

Learn Coating Proficiency I. (-10 Of Any Coating, Promise)

---------

Coating x 10

---------

Buckle up. You will be applying. Cleaning.

Reapplying. Cleaning. Reapplying for hours.

---------

You thought I could tell you some words of wisdom or

some hacky trick and you could do this?

---------

Afraid not. Only repetition and constantly having

your faults pointed out can teach you something.

---------

Coating Proficiency II

---------

Mond, mond, mond

---------

Trade

---------

mond

---------

Rose

---------

Des

---------

I have been wondering, is this just coincidence, or is there some

important link between the three of you?

---------

Uh, I would rather not talk about that. But the

name's a give-way, huh? Trademond and Rosemond

are cousins, and as for me

---------

I'm one of the many results of that lazy bastard

spending all his day fucking women behind his fancy wall.

---------

You can find quite a few of his offspring in the guard.

Really wish I wasn't related to him.

---------

Just what we needed! We should wait until it's

gotten dark to get some cover. You took care

of any other business you wanna do today?

---------

Alright, then let's finally have the Congregation

pay up for letting Arwin and Mammon roam freely...!

---------

Then you better take care of that first.

---------

Finally had a change of heart?

---------

(Can I really afford to pass up on this kind of opportunity...?)

Haaah

---------

Accept Proposal. (+1

---------

Vice ≥ 10)

---------

Reject Proposal. (Vice <

---------

Heh, I knew you would see this my way.

---------

Alright, bring me a

---------

coating

---------

that you can use on armor

to distract the

---------

Guard Lorentz

---------

And then we can move

on to the plan's next step.

---------

...Eh, your loss.

---------

Just keep in mind that your hesitation to let some pigs grow

fatter could lead to innocent's suffering down the line.

---------

If you change your mind, I'll be waiting.

---------

I fail to see why we would honor Albrecht in the first place. The man

did little more than flounder about. We ruined more than a few contracts

having to save his skin.

---------

Hey there, Aura!

---------

Hey, Desmond. (He sounds less brooding than usual.

Is his mood finally improving?)

---------

Our last adventure gave me a good idea.

---------

I think it's time we have the pigs in the Congregation

properly pay you for your efforts.

---------

Properly pay up...?

---------

Aura, when you exposed the demon worshipper conspiracy

at the Refugee Camp, how were you paid?

---------

I think Julien gave me some apples, bwhahaha.

---------

And for taking down Arwin? How were you repaid?

---------

W-well, that wasn't an official request... so... Nothing really...

---------

See what I mean? You cleaned up the Congregation's

degenerate shit.

---------

And my subordinates died so you could have a shot

at taking care of a psychopath THEY supported...

---------

(Ahhh, now I see what this is about... Are you sure it's me

you want the Congregation to repay, Desmond...?)

---------

You saved the city and the Congregation is the

heart of Trademond.

---------

Aura, I think it's time we get you your just reward.

---------

It's not like I saved the Refugee Camp or Trademond because

I'm out for a reward, Desmond.

---------

It was the right course of action. No matter what money or

reward is on the table.

---------

Yeah, yeah. I get that. And I think you're right there.

However, don't you think it's unfair?

---------

The pigs are getting fatter, while we're suffering

and licking our wounds for doing the fighting.

---------

The right course of action this time around is

to get them to contribute.

---------

What exactly do you have in mind?

---------

The Congregation warehouse.

---------

You could use some high-quality materials, right?

And coatings, bombs, potions, everything's in there

waiting for us.

---------

W-wait, you aren't proposing to---

---------

That's right. Let's break into the warehouse and

take your reward.

---------

Breaking into the warehouse... Isn't that a bit much?

I don't want to hurt the guards.

---------

Eh, the guards, huh? The city guard is underpaid, yet guards

working closely with the Congregation have gold overflowing

from their pockets.

---------

I heard some of them throw their money at hoes

to get them to flash their tits or buy their panties.

---------

...That being said, don't worry.

---------

My plan doesn't involve violence. We'll be entering

from the front by distracting the

---------

The guy's a maniac obsessed with improving and maintaining

his armor. All we need is something like

---------

an armor coating

---------

That's where you come in. I was hoping to rely on

your adventuring experience to procure such an item.

---------

Stop right there. I get that you want the merchants to pay their due.

...Especially after the degeneracy we have seen at Festival Day...

---------

... (And after your loss. So I won't judge you for bringing

this proposal to me. However----)

---------

I refuse. I absolutely refuse to just take my 'due' reward from

the warehouse.

---------

Who knows what kind of chaos we would cause. Aren't there

actually people depending on those goods?

---------

Tch... Y-yeah but...!

---------

So it's not like we would be punishing the wealthy merchants,

who knows who else will suffer from this!

---------

Not to mention that not all of the merchants have been unthankful.

Edwin has always properly rewarded my work. And so has the President

Sardine.

---------

Not to mention that not all of the merchants have been unthankful.

President Sardine had a proper reward for killing the demon in the mines.

---------

I can't just go and drag them into this just because some

of the merchants are corrupt.

---------

And finally...

---------

Like I said before, I'm not fighting for a reward. I'm fighting

because people need me. And those honestly ask me for help---

---------

I'll definitely never abandon.

---------

You told me to not dwell on the past, how about you do the same,

Desmond? Instead of looking back at what we are owed, let's think

about how we can move forward in fighting the Demon Army.

---------

....... Maybe you're right...

---------

Still, if you change your mind---

---------

Bwahaha, don't worry that won't happen. Now, let's put this

topic behind us.

---------

Looks like I need to make further progress in Aura's mental world

to make her more accepting of actions she'd consider

---------

vices

---------

I'm not sure about this...

---------

What are you even thinking about?!

---------

Desmond's nice enough to propose a violence-free way for you

to get the real reward you deserve for winning the Festival~.

---------

(I mean, sure, but I can't just take what I want from the warehouse...)

---------

(There are people actually needing those goods... Not to mention that

not all the merchants are corrupt... I can't drag them into this...)

---------

Well, they won't be needing anything when the Demon Army kills them~.

---------

(Th-that's true as well...) Haaah

---------

An empty chest, for overnight visitors.

The dust suggests it hasn't been used in a while...

---------

The bed has been neatly made, and the mattress looks soft, but the

thin layer of dust covering everything makes the effort seem wasted.

---------

Making your bed is always a waste of time, you're just going to

mess up the sheets anyway.

---------

I can't believe we survived all that. I just wish we could have

somehow gotten more people under Mira's barrier...

---------

The loss of so many skilled adventurers is sad in itself,

but it doesn't stop there... Without mentors, our novice

adventurers have no one to learn from...

---------

I will be using this unexpected chance at life to teach

them how to get stronger!

---------

+1 EXP Gain for Adventurers

---------

What about you, Aura? As a

---------

Magic Fighter

---------

maybe there's something

I can still teach you. My usual go-to combo is

---------

combined with

---------

Lightning Sword II

---------

I happen to be quite skilled at teaching, so I can teach you

any of these skills in

---------

Slash II.

---------

Lightning Sword II.

---------

...Looks like you already know more about this skill than me.

---------

Hmmm... Seems like you don't know the basics of the

---------

skill.

Better try to get that down first before learning

---------

from me.

---------

Looks like you know the basics well enough

---------

works mostly the

same as

---------

except being more skillfully executed

---------

+1.5 POWER

---------

Learn Slash II. (HP ≥ 100)

---------

Lightning Sword

---------

I actually learned this one myself

from an Expert-ranked adventurer. He used to be my mentor

until... He was chosen as a Brave for the Hero Summoning Ritual.

---------

Anyways, about

---------

It further electrifies your attacks,

boosting your melee attack power

---------

+20% Melee Damage

---------

and it also

leaves your targets

---------

Learn Lightning Sword II. (MP ≥ 90, MATK ≥ 30)

---------

It has been a long time since I have seen Matthias this enthusiastic.

He's been putting his all into training the Novice-ranked adventurers.

---------

Although he seems to be a bit strangely harsh on that John person.

Whenever he starts his talk about becoming a hero with a harem,

Matthias goes out of his way to be particularly draconian in his training.

---------

Is there maybe a way for me to help you? After saving us from

that doomed fortress, using my

---------

Barrier magic

---------

to help you is

the least I can do.

---------

About Curse Trap Barrier.

---------

About Richard Barrier.

---------

I'm afraid

---------

Curse Trap Barrier

---------

is a spell I

can only cast

---------

once per day

---------

It's an enchantment barrier that

protects you the next time you step into a Curse Trap.

To cast it, however, I would need

---------

Blessed Energy Potion+

---------

Cast Barrier. (-1 Blessed Energy Potion+)

---------

Then, I'll be going ahead

---------

-------- ----

---------

-------- -!!

---------

Aura gained

---------

A powerful barrier around the Demon King's Anchor.....

Created by the

---------

Industria Rune

---------

You are in luck, there was once a request for which I had

to deal with that particular Artifact.

---------

It was a request to cancel a barrier created by it.

Cast by a mage trying to take

---------

Lord Trademond

---------

hostage.

---------

...However, while my

---------

grants me a certain level of

understanding of barriers, sometimes revealing their weak points,

I don't have any spells to actually destroy barriers.

---------

In the end, there wasn't anything I could do against a powerful

and near-perfect barrier on that level.

---------

Nh.... (So Mira also doesn't know of a way to dispel that barrier.

Damn... Looks like I need to figure something else out.)

---------

Don't look so down, Aura. You came to the right person.

---------

Eh...? But didn't you just say---

---------

---I wasn't able to take it down, but

---------

someone else was

---------

Another adventurer, well, the person himself isn't really

important here.

---------

What is important is that he used an Artifact to accomplish

the request ---

---------

Humilitas Rune

---------

Ahhh! I see, so if I could get that Rune, I would be able to

break down Richard's barrier!

---------

Although I'm afraid that will be the difficult part. The good news

is that I know exactly where you can find the

---------

bought it from the adventurer, so if

you want it, you will most likely need to buy it from him.

---------

Which

---------

might be

---------

expensive

---------

considering his wealth

and that he is known to be a bit of a collector.

---------

Haaaaaaah..... Money, money, money... It always comes down to

that... Meeting the price of Lord Trademond might be quite tough.

---------

That being said, I have managed to make do until now, so I'm

sure I'll figure out a way to deal with this too.

---------

I fear that wasn't the bad news yet. Price is one matter,

the other is meeting Lord Trademond in the first place.

---------

After that hostage situation, Lord Trademond who had already retreated

from most of public life completely isolated himself in his mansion.

---------

The only people he receives are well-known friends in the Congregation

or Lumerian nobility. That... and... anyone with a

---------

Letter of Recommendation? Like helping one of his friends and

getting a recommendation in exchange?

---------

No problem I can do that.

---------

Aura, sometimes your common sense confuses me. Letters of Recommendation

aren't something you get in exchange for helping someone---

---------

---They are a graduation reward at the Maid Academy.

To show that you are a well-trained servant.

---------

....Eh....? Maids...?

---------

Oh please no, not this again...

---------

Oh, damn yes~! I suppose we have no other way but to attend

this Maid Academy and graduate with flying colors, Aura!

---------

(Nhhh....)

---------

Time to remember the training you got from Arwin when

you worked for him!

---------

(I would really rather not!!!)

---------

I'm afraid that's all the help I can give you with this.

I'm sorry I can't directly help you take down that barrier...

---------

Thanks, Mira! Don't worry, I will figure this out.

(I got a goal, now all I have to do is get there!)

---------

(For starters I need to join that Maid Academy. And... well...)

---------

(Either put up with their training, or figure out some other way

I can maybe sneak my way through to get one of those letters...)

---------

(I guess after all the acts of perversion I have already performed

here in Roya, I might as well get over whatever 'training' they have.)

---------

(After all I have seen here in Roya, I would really not engage

with whatever 'training' that Maid Academy offers.)

---------

Maybe the last item I could help you with is this: You can find the

Maid Academy close to the border between Lumeria and the Union

---------

Just south-east the Union-Lumerian bridge

---------

Got it. Oh, by the way, what happened to the culprit who took

Lord Trademond hostage? (After all his Rune somehow ended

up as Richard's Anchor in the depths of the earth...)

---------

From what I've heard, he ran to

---------

and sought

refuge among the Demon Worshippers.

---------

(...Who then probably dropped the Rune all the way down that hole in

Winterfall. With all the negative energy there, it's no surprise Richard

ended up using that Rune as an Anchor...)

---------

Mhm. Thanks again.

---------

I wish you the best of luck in dispelling the barrier. You would

need to buy the

---------

from

---------

and to

meet him first obtain a

---------

The

---------

Maid Academy

---------

where you can get them is located close

to the border just

---------

south-east of the Union-Lumerian Bridge

---------

The dresser is filled with odds and ends - including many that

look like they have been here long enough that I suspect the owner

isn't going to return.

---------

This table is solid, but has seen better days; years of mistreatment from

novice adventurers have left it scratched and gouged.

---------

The windows are so high up, you can barely glance out of them...

---------

Ah, Lady Aura! What a welcome sight, as always!

(If only she would come by more often so I could

stare more at those boobs~.)

---------

Ahhh... Haaaaahhh

---------

Dick

---------

Inside...... Ah, god,

my mind's filled with nothing but thoughts of sex!) Ahhhhhh

---------

Hmmm... Lady Aura, your face is looking flushed...

And your breathing is pretty ragged.

---------

Are you perhaps feeling unwell? (But she looks...

strangely erotic... Even more so than usual.)

---------

Haaahh

---------

So close... I can smell him... No good...

The smell of a man... It's making me dripping wet down there...)

---------

(How good will it feel when he sticks it inside...?) Hahhh...

John......

---------

Um, yes, Lady Aura...?

---------

Ack! L-Lady Aura! D-Don't pull me like this!

---------

Ahhh... (I can't wait anymore... I need someone

to fill me up alreadyyyyy....!!)

---------

Ahhhhhhh!

---------

Attatatata...! L-Lady Aura?!

---------

Lady Aura, w-what are you doing?!

W-why are you taking out my manhood?!

---------

(What's going on with Lady Aura? The way she's staring

so hungrily at my meat stick... I have never seen her

like this!)

---------

(Not to mention her forcefulness!)

---------

Ahhh~. (There it is~~.)

---------

My~. What a happy sound you made just there~.

Does the sight of a male's cock make you that happy~?

---------

I have been holding my need to get filled with one inside all the

way here... I can feel my insides contracting... just looking at it...)

---------

I need a

---------

inside of me! Now!

---------

I, um, uh, ....what? I, um, o-of course I am happy that

you seek to fornicate with me, but what brings me th----

---------

Just shut up...! Don't ask any questions...

Just... Help me out here...!

---------

You're one of the people who've been pushing me into

betraying George... into doing acts of perversion...)

---------

Now... it's time to take responsibility... John!!

By using that

---------

of yours... to make me feel good!!)

---------

Hyahahayayaya~. Your desire for cock is overflowing

into anger~. I like the way you are straddling him there~.

---------

Now it's not you but me that's horny and needs something, so just

shut up already and get your thing hard so I can ram it inside me!!

---------

Ah! It immediately got hard!) Th-That was fast.

---------

I can feel it arching upward... towards my ass...

Ah... a hard

---------

this close to my

---------

W-well, how can a man not become erect from a beauty

straddling him and giving such an aggressive command?

---------

I-Is that so...? (Dick... A

---------

I'm going to put it inside...

---------

I'm sorry, George... I wanted to give my virginity to you,

but instead, I'm about to give it to someone else...)

---------

I'm sorry, George... I'm going to cheat on you again..)

---------

My body needs this... ...This is what my body has

become after being defiled over and over and over again...)

---------

But on Earth, we are still boyfriend and girlfriend,

just as normal, this cheating here, it's just on Roya...)

---------

It doesn't count... It's just here... putting this dick inside me...

doesn't count as cheating... I'm not doing it with a bad person either...)

---------

This dick that's going to fill me up..... It's not...)

Ahhhhh....!! Haaaah

---------

Cheating...!)

---------

Good.. soo good... Just the tip is already so good...

More... I need to put it in deeper...

---------

Aahhhhhhhhh!!! (As Hermann would say... It's not cheating

if it's a dick from another wooorlllddddd!!)

---------

Aahhhhhhhhh!!! (It's not cheating if it's a dick

from another wooorlllddddd!!)

---------

Uaaaaaah~~~~. (Soooooo goooooodddd~~~. This is what I neeeeded~~~.

I can feel my pussy walls tightly wrapping themselves around this

---------

Ahhh~~. Haaaah~~~. (I can feel the tip tearing through

my hymen, the veins rubbing along my insides... I can feel

everything so clearly~~~.)

---------

Even though it's my first time... And I can even feel

the blood spilling out... I barely feel any pain...)

---------

Instead... there's only pleasure...

Only sweet, sweet pleasure~~~.) Ahhhh~~~.

---------

Ahhh~~. Haaaah~~~. (I can feel the tip, the veins,

everything so clearly~~~.)

---------

Huaahh~~. (So this is what a raw

---------

feels like...)

---------

It feels so much better than the condom-only sex with George~.)

---------

Ahhhh~~~. Jooohnn, it's soo good~~. (This is what my body

needed~. This is what I've been craving aaaaaall day long~.)

---------

Buuuuut~~~. This isn't enough, riiiiiiight~~~?

---------

Just having a cock shoved into your pussy isn't enough

to satisfy you, not at this stage, riiiiiight~~~~?

---------

If getting filled up is giving you this much pleasure,

think how good it will feel once you start riding him~.

---------

Ahhh... I can feel even better... if I start... moving...)

---------

Haaah... Ahh... Haaaah!! (Yes, like thiiiis!! It's even beeetterrr!!)

---------

Ah, L-Lady Aura, your insides... feel so good...

It's so tight...

---------

Every time my dick enters you, it's like your

body would never let go of it again.

---------

But... are you really sure about this...? I am more than

overjoyed, but you do not seem to be in a state of mind

where---

---------

Didn't I tell you to shut up? Haah... Ahhh.. Haaah

---------

I don't want to think about that... Right now... I don't want to worry...)

---------

Huaaah... Ahhh... (I don't want to think about right and wrong...

about my state of mind...) Haahh... Haaaaahhhh

---------

About the curse...

Or George... Or cheating...)

---------

Right now I don't want to think at all... The thing that I want

in my mind right... Ahhh... right now...) Ahhh...

---------

Is your

---------

John! So.......!!

---------

Move! Ahhh.. You said my aggressively commanding you to get

hard got you hard...? Then... Here... Haahhh... Ahhh... Move!

---------

Oh~. I like that assertiveness~. You should do that more often~.

---------

It's your first time having sex. Still, instead of feeling pain, you're

already enamored by sweet pleasure, seeking more and more~.

---------

Ahhh... Haaah... (That's right... it should hurt... But instead

of feeling pain...) Uaaah~~~. (I'm just feeling so good...)

---------

Come on, Aura, don't stop here~. Verbalize your desires more~.

Let them aaaaaall out~~~.

---------

And the more often you do that, the easier it will get the

next time, until it will be entirely natural for you, ehehehe~~~.)

---------

I command you to also start moving! Fuck me!!

---------

Lady Aura... This is my first time, Lady Aura...!

Excuse me for my ineptitude, I will... try...!

---------

Ahhhhhh...! Uhh... Haaaaah~~~.

---------

Yes, like that, move harder, faster...!

Ahhh... Haaah

---------

Ahhhhh~~~~~, yeesshhh~~~.

---------

Fuck me like you fucked my mouth at the Celebration...!

---------

I didn't think that the self-declared leader... Ahhh.. Haaah

---------

Of a harem party... Would... react this strongly...

---------

Ahhh.. Haahh... to getting told to fuck someone!

Not to mention... this is your first time..? Haahhh...

---------

With your horny... Ah... Haaah.... sexual advances towards me...

I would have thought... Ahhh... You'd have already done it plenty

of times!

---------

And I didn't expect you, Lady Aura, to be making sexual

advances toward me! Where did that reserved woman go...?

---------

You are not yourself today... Lady Aura...

---------

Could this perhaps be the effect of that curse

Lysander spoke of? If that is the case...

---------

Maybe we should stop---

---------

Ah! Nooooo!! Don't stop! Not here! Not now!! (Ah, I can't

believe I'm reacting this much to him not moving...) Ahhh....

---------

Haaaahhhh

---------

You are right, John.. I'm definitely not myself

right now... The curse it's completely dominating my mind...)

---------

It's not the one you are thinking of John, but it's true...)

---------

But since this is all the curse's fault, it's not yours, right~~?

So there's nothing wrong in continuing~.

---------

Who cares if you aren't acting like yourself right now?

(That self is incorrect anyways.)

---------

All that matters is that sweet pleasure between your legs~.

So come on, you need to convince him that you are being yourself,

or otherwise, he will pull out~.

---------

I need to... convince him... that this is what I truly want...)

---------

Don't stop, John!! Keep going... Please, start pumping again...

I'm fully being myself right now! This... Ahhh... is what I want!

---------

Please... John... I'm going crazy right now...

My flesh is craving for you to move...)

---------

That's right... You've always been a lewd girl wanting to taste

more pleasure. You've just been holding back... Come on, Aura,

sayyy itttt~~~.

---------

I've always been a lewd girl, only holding myself back...

---------

I am not doing this because of some curse either...!

(I am John, but if you knew that, you'd probably stop...)

---------

Because you know that giving in would risk making it stronger...)

---------

But... but... buuutttt!!! Right now, I don't care about any of that!!)

---------

Ahhh... Haaah... So give this lewd, perverted girl who's

clenching your cock with her insides what she wants!

---------

I'm even lying to John... Just so he won't withdraw his rod from

my insides... Just so he will make me cum... How much I've fallen...)

---------

Get back to moving and fuck me even harder!

This is what I've truly wanted since day one!!

---------

So get back to moving! John!! I order you... MOVEEEE!!

(Please... just start moving again... The throbbing is growing

unbearable...)

---------

If this is what you truly desire... Then...

---------

Auuuh~~~~~. (He finally started fucking me agaaaaaain~~~.)

Haaaaah~~~. Yesssshhh... This is what I waaaaant~~.

---------

Nice one, Aura, you have now convinced John that you've been

a slut all along just so you can taste some more of his dick~.

---------

Ahh... Haaah... Uaahhh... (I know that should be wrong...

but... right now... It just feels so riiiiiiiight~~~.)

---------

Auhhhhhh~~~. (It feels so good... Ahhh... It's hitting me deep inside...)

---------

Haaah... (We are completely moving in synch... His

---------

continuously pumping in and out of me...) Ahhh~~. (It feels so good.)

---------

In and out... in and out... in and out..) Haaah...

---------

Ahhh... Mhmmm... Uhaaa~~~. (I never expected sex...)

Ahhhhhh~~~~~. (...to feel this good...)

---------

Doesn' it~~~~? Does it make you feel regretful for

choosing to be a prude for so long~~?

---------

I just wish... I had done this with George...)

---------

Tch. Still bringing up that name.)

---------

But don't worry Aura~~.)

---------

With every time you get fucked and that name will slowly but

surely fade away into the deepest recesses of your mind~~~.)

---------

Oh, and by the way~...

---------

I didn't expect much, but John's got some decent piston movements.

Perhaps I should have expected that from a trained knight.

---------

Personality-wise he's worthless garbage, but I can

respect the nice muscles he's built up~.

---------

Yeeeshhh... ) Ahhh... (Ramming it inside me with such strength...)

---------

It's completely different...) Haaah... (From the way

George had sex with me...) Ahhhhh...

---------

This kind of strength... is nice~.) Haahh... Ahhhh...

---------

Hehehe, I know, right~.

---------

Too bad it's caged by his dumb idea of gentleness.

---------

Imagine getting fucked by a well-trained man,

but ruthlessly, hard, dominatingly~.

---------

Getting fucked... ruthlessly...)

---------

Ah.. L-Lady Aura, you got even tighter... Your insides,

they are... strangling my dick...

---------

Hehehe~. Did that turn you on? You are riding the cock of

John because you don't want to do it with someone 'bad.'

---------

But it's precisely that kind of person who could heighten

your pleasure even more~~.

---------

Ahh.. Haaaaah~~~~. (Why... am I feeling even more turned on...?

John is a good person....) Ahh... Ahhhh

---------

Haaahhh...

---------

If I have to give in... That's the kind of person I want

to give in to... But... Luciela's making me wish for more...) Hahhhh...

---------

Rougher treatment... Rougher sex...)

---------

Even though this is my first time having sex...) Ahh...

Haaah... (I'm already... wishing for more...)

---------

So dirty... I've become so dirty... and that thought too...

Is making me feel even better~~~.) Ahhhh~~~.

---------

I can feel something welling up inside of me...)

---------

Lady Aura... I think I'm about to---

---------

Mhm! Ahh! Me too! Me toooo!! I can feel it building up inside me!

---------

Then let us come together...!

---------

Yes! Yeeessshhh!! Ahhh... Haah... (Cumming... It's cumming...)

---------

Uhaaaaaaaah~~~~~. Cummmmingggggg....!!!

---------

Haaaaah

---------

Ahhhhh

---------

(It's finally gone... That unending throbbing... That desire

for a man's meat stick... Is finally... quenched...)

---------

Lady Aura... Maybe I should have seen the signs

of you engaging in indecent activities with me.

---------

But never did I think that all along, you were

this hungry to my manhood...

---------

That is, after all, the duty of the harem leader!! Wa ha ha ha!!!

---------

Ah... Um..... Uh-huh. (............And now John is convinced that

this entire display was out of my own free will... Great...)

---------

...Said the puppy who seems to have a thing for taking orders...

---------

(....But at least with this, I have someone I can let my lewdness

out on... So I don't need to do it with the people Luciela prefers...)

---------

(I still can't believe I started cumming from imagining even rougher sex...)

---------

It can't get any worse than this, right... Please...

let that be so... or otherwise... what is going to become of me...?)

---------

Ah, Lady Aura! What a welcome sight!

(...Uh-oh. She's having

---------

look in her eyes again.)

---------

Another round of John's

---------

His well-trained

body hammering me... Oh god... Recalling it is already making me

excited~.) Ahhhhhh

---------

Lady Aura, if you mean to inquire for sex again,

please give me a second to finish this report I

have to prep----

---------

Come here!

---------

Yes, Lady Aura!

---------

Good boy~.

---------

Lady Aura... at least don't drag me again,

let us just calmly-----

---------

Ahhh... (Sex... sex... sex... sex...

sex... sex... sex... sex... sex... sex... sex... sex...)

---------

Ahhhhhh!

---------

Ahhh~. (There we go~. Looking healthy as always~~.

And it's already grown nice and hard~.)

---------

Bwahahaha~~~. Looks like little John is also looking

forward to entering me~.

---------

I wish it was a bit bigger and longer...)

---------

Could also use a bit more thickness for my taste.

---------

Oh well, John's strength is good enough to make up for that~.)

---------

I want it inside me!

---------

Contrary to my initial impression you truly are a slutty

Hero, Lady Aura... I shall do my utmost to satisfy you!

---------

Shut up...! Get moving already! Ahhh... (Don't actually call me a

slut... Even though... I guess... that's how I am behaving right now...)

---------

It's just that my body needs this... And my mind has already

accepted that I need to do lewd things from time to time....)

---------

This is what my body has become after being

defiled over and over and over again...)

---------

I just need to remind myself that this doesn't count...

...putting this dick inside me... doesn't count as cheating...)

---------

This dick that's going to fill me up..... Is from a good person...)

Ahhhhh....!! (And it's a

---------

from another world... so...) Haaaah

---------

Therefore...) Good.. soo good... (Ramming this dick inside me...)

Aahhhhhhhhh!!! (It's not cheating if it's in another wooorlllddddd!!)

---------

Fuck me, John!! Ahhhhhh...! Uhh... Haaaaah~~~.

---------

Yes, like that, move harder, faster...! Ahhh...

Haaah

---------

Ahhh... Haaah... Give this lewd, perverted girl who's

clenching your cock with her insides what she wants!

---------

Uaaaaah~~~~. Yeeeessssh, that's more like iiiit~~~.

---------

Good, good~~. Chant them over and over again until

they become the true you~~~~.)

---------

Fuck me even harder! Yesssshhh... This is what I waaaaant~~.

---------

Auhhhhhh~~~. (Ahhh... It's hitting me deep inside...)

---------

(And it's gone again... That desire for male meat...

Is finally... quenched...)

---------

(No good... I am getting more and more consumed by my desire...)

---------

(And the worst part of it is... I think I'm starting to look

forward to those moments... Where I lose control...)

---------

(...So I can stop worrying about my morals and cheating and

betrayals... and enjoy the moment...)

---------

(...Ahhh............ wouldn't it be..... kind of nice.......

if I was always like that........................?)

---------

This is a tidy little table. I'm not sure if it's for adventurers or visitors, though...

---------

Hey! Are you Aura?

---------

Hm? ...Mhm, I'm Aura. Did you want me for something?

---------

Rosemond wants to talk to you. Follow me, I'll take you to his office.

He says it's urgent.

---------

Alright. (Rosemond... Albrecht was his apprentice...)

---------

(Could he have found out about my interference with his contract with

Edwin...? Hmmm

---------

Feels like that would trigger a more forceful invitation...)

---------

(...Not to mention that he's the one trying to scam Edwin out

of his grandfather's workshop...)

---------

(...Hmm... Having

---------

official business

---------

with him should make it

easier to deal with Edwin's request for that form...)

---------

(I wonder what exactly he wants... Urgent, huh... If it pays

good money, I should keep an open mind.) Lead the way.

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Ah, Aura. I was waiting for you, actually. I've been trying to hype myself

up for this

---------

unsuccessfully. I guess I should just get it over with, huh?

---------

Not Yet.

---------

...Right. Well, what's the worst that could happen?

---------

Ahem

---------

Well, thank you everyone for being here. I know that,

um, I wasn't exactly the best adventurer ever...

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Not the best...?

---------

Pah! More like the worst!

---------

Hahaha, can't argue there!

---------

Haha... I suppose I was closer to the bottom. But, still...

I don't regret my time here.

---------

Really? Speaking of regret, I think I can say we all regret

ever letting you join up.

---------

Hey! That’s a bit harsh!

---------

I think it's just harsh enough! When did this guy ever come

through for us?

---------

Never!

---------

I'm sorry, but-

---------

But nothing! YOU screwed up dozens of missions for me!

---------

Albrecht screwed over DOZENS of missions for you?!

Wow! Bad Albrecht! Paulina's disappointed!

---------

! We should not jump to conclusions!

Perhaps there is another side to that story.

---------

Everyone, please calm let. Let us not exaggerate.

---------

An exaggeration, surely! Please, calm down!

---------

There isn't a lot to exaggerate. I cannot believe Nadia

would scoop to his level. Albrecht really is a failure.

---------

...Drawing unwanted attention from a monster...

...Forcing you to abandon an important item to save his skin...

---------

...Drawing unwanted attention from a monster...

...Forcing you to abandon an important item to

save his skin...

---------

I'm sure we all have our Albrecht stories.

---------

Yeah! Ganging up on him on his way out, seriously?!

---------

Just because he's a tiny bit of a failure who maybe

nearly cost a couple of you all your request money...

---------

...Or maybe nearly got you killed by unwantedly

drawing the attention of a deadly minotaur...

---------

...Or maybe forced you to abandon a requested item because

you needed to save his skin, throwing away an entire's

day of work...

---------

...Or maybe because he constantly ruins your good mood with

his unending negativity... Or maybe accidentally got all your

clothes drenched in beer because he keeps slipping up...

---------

...Or maybe... Or maybe... Or maybe---- Waaaaait.

Th-that's not quite where I wanted to go.

---------

Ouch.

---------

I might have gotten a little side-tracked there.

Aaaaaaanyways, leave the poor guy alone!!

---------

What the red-head mage said! Everyone had at least one job

ruined by his incompetence!!

---------

Exactly that! How can one guy slip so often?!

---------

Yeah, exactly what she said!!

---------

Albrecht, you failure!!!

---------

(There you go, Victor~.)

---------

(I told them exactly as we rehearsed~.

I hope he will be happy~.)

---------

(I'm sure when he hears that Rosemond's plan

was a success he will be proud of my contribution~.)

---------

Um, ok, I'm just gonna stand here... and...

not say another word...

---------

There will be silence... please continue, Albrecht.

---------

Goodbye everyone!

---------

It was fun!

---------

(Well that could have gone better... for him, anyway.)

---------

You must be joking! It's just the truth of the world - the losers of the world

lie in their own self-pity – and the winners rub their face in it! Hyahahaha!

---------

(Yeah, yeah... I guess I should try talking to Nadia...)

---------

That's right, your turn as the devil on the shoulder.

Now you'll know how I feel!

---------

(Speaking of Nadia...)

---------

You pathetic scumbags! How exactly do you get off on

bullying someone?!

---------

And you Charlotte... We'll need to have special discussion later

---------

Miss Number 2 Mission Screw-ups.

---------

(She has a temper

---------

Not that these guys don't deserve it,

strange as it is for me to be saying that.)

---------

N-Nadia, I know it seems harsh, but we can't coddle him. You had

your own fair share of missions ruined by him, didn't you?

---------

That's entirely beside the point!

---------

Um... actually, the reason we said those things is actually

because somebody---

---------

Oh, save your excuses. I've had enough of this Guild for a

lifetime! Just leave!

---------

(Almost had my cover blown there... good thing she's too angry to

listen to them. Time to talk to her...)

---------

Hey, Nadia. Sorry about how this ended up.

---------

It's alright. Not your fault, after all. I just can't believe they'd treat him

like that. Despite everything, they were still comrades in arms with him.

---------

Did they forgot how often he covered for one of their failures...?

Or how often he's dealt with a client's anger in their stead...?

---------

Bwahaha, you sure gave them an earful over it. I'm a little

surprised you lasted as long as you did!

---------

Well... actually, I was trying to restrain myself. I don't want

Albrecht to rely on me too much. I love him, but...

---------

I see... (So she's trying to help him get more confident by giving

him a chance to speak for himself, huh...)

---------

(She's really thinking about what's best for him.)

---------

Hey Aura!! Don't get soft because of this bullshit! That's just your

over-generous interpretation! This is a chance to show her that

losers like him will NEVER improve themselves!

---------

How has that been going recently?

---------

Unfortunately, even after becoming a trader, he's been quite unreliable.

Especially since whenever Rosemond trusts him with something, he seems

to manage to screw something up.

---------

Sigh... I don't know. I guess it's getting harder to believe in him...

---------

not to be rude, but I can't say I see much to believe

in myself so far.

---------

No, you're right. He hasn't shown you his best.

...But I'm sure he can still change himself!

---------

Come on Aura, you’re breaking them up, not playing relationship counselor!

---------

Tell it to her straight: Albrecht has been a failure as an adventurer,

as a trader --- he will NEVER change!

---------

(Maybe not a good idea to be so aggressive about it, but...) Well,

maybe you should consider that this is just the way he is

---------

Maybe he will never change

---------

...Maybe he's never going to stop being unreliable...?

---------

I'm sure you could love him even so, right?

---------

...I suppose. I always thought this phase would pass one day...

I just wish... well, it doesn't matter.

---------

I'll see you later. I should make sure he's OK.

---------

...And as for you Charlotte...

---------

I can't believe you would join these people in ganging up

on Albrecht! You of all people!

---------

You have no right to call out Albrecht for his mistakes!

That noble title of yours seems to have gone to your head!

---------

Or have you forgotten the many 'Charlotte stories' that involve

you setting something on fire that should not be set on fire?!

---------

...Remember what they did at

---------

to those who

couldn't stop blabbering during class...?

---------

Gulp. N-No, Nadia! D-d-don't!

---------

...I'll see you later little Miss Fire Mage.

---------

I should consider going into hiding for the rest of the day...

---------

(That's step one done. It seems like maybe Nadia will only need

a push... in any case, I'd better get back to Rosemond tomorrow

and see if he has anything else prepared.)

---------

Oh, alright. Come to me when you think it's time, then.

---------

He was terrified of doing this. He thinks everybody despised him here.

Sure, he might've been a bit unreliable for this job... but it's not like

they'll just chase him out, right?

---------

Bwahaha, surely not.

---------

The frosted windows keep the room bright, but you can't see a thing

out of them.

---------

Ah, Lady Aura. I see you are here for Albrecht's farewell.

I knew him well; nice, if not the strongest adventurer.

And Nadia, what a catch! I envy him!

---------

Please stay behind the counter, ma'am.

---------

Aura-Aura, you're here with Albrecht~? I feel bad for Nadi,

being together with someone soooo unsuccessful.

---------

You're here with Albrecht? I can't say he was much

of an asset to the Guild. But I wish him all the best.

---------

Blessed be the Goddess, Aura. Victor has informed me

as to what is happening tonight.

---------

It seems Rosemond called in a little favor so

I would lend the you a little hand~.

---------

I do hope we succeed in removing Albrecht out of

Nadia's life. If she would marry Rosemond, she could

join me at the merchant parties~.

---------

Hey hey there Aura! You've come to see Albrecht's address?

He was never the most talented adventurer, but he always

had heart!

---------

Did you know this guy once retreated from a mission with me, just

to come running back

---------

with an additional dozen goblins chasing him?

---------

Albrecht

---------

the little rat had to be bailed out of every mission.

Always hiding behind Nadia, pathetic.

---------

I'm not one for any ceremonies. Hope he doesn't

take up too much of my time with some boring speech.

---------

I have to say, I'm not sure even my training could make anything

out of Albrecht. But I hope he has more luck as a trader.

---------

I didn't know Albrecht all that well, but he seems like a very nice person.

---------

The Guild is in dire straits, and Albrecht never exactly managed

to do much to help.

---------

What are you doing back here?

---------

After Nadia said... or yelled, rather... about me cheating on her,

Rosemond said he had to let me go.

---------

So I ended up here, the only place I'd ever been able to hold a job.

Not that I kept a very firm hold of it...

---------

You cheated on Nadia?!

---------

Ehehe~~. Hehehe~~~. You even managed to make a surprised face

like that. Hyahahahayayaya~~~~. You're growing up to be a fantastic

liar, my cute student~~~~.

---------

(Sh-shut up... I just instinctively thought this would be the

best reaction...)

---------

Your instincts are getting more to my liking~~~.

Much better than your instincts when you jumped in to

save Albrecht no questions asked~.

---------

(I would of course still do that to save his life...!

...Although he could have given me a reward for it...)

---------

No! Or... at least, I don't think so. I have no idea what she

was talking about, to be honest.

---------

But Rosemond wasn't wrong to fire me. Even if it's some mistake,

I wouldn't want to besmirch his name after everything he did for me!

---------

(After everything, he's still like a puppy when it comes to Rosemond...)

So you're working as an adventurer again?

---------

I had to reapply as a novice. To be honest, they just took pity on me.

Of course, because my reputation is now completely down the drain,

most clients refuse me to take up their serious requests.

---------

Most of my work involves cleaning the Guild Hall, or

searching people's houses for roaches and other pests.

---------

I'm sure if you work hard enough, you can impress them enough

to get some real missions and start ranking up.

---------

Haah

---------

I'm not sure I have the spirit left for any other work.

Maybe this is just what I was born to do...?

---------

Sorry, Aura, I have to dust the furniture.

---------

Heeeh, see Aura, he can do it after all! Albrecht has finally become

a productive member of society! Thanks to your help, Aura!

---------

Accept that performing lowly duties like this is the purpose in

your life~. If only all trash would adapt his improved mentality~.

---------

Can't talk, Aura. I need to focus on cleaning.

...Or else I'm going to fuck that up as well...

---------

A face I don't know. Are you here to sign up as an adventurer?

---------

I am. Are you one?

---------

I'm at Expert rank, in fact. One of the best, not that it means much

with all the losses

---------

or even before them, with the general standard here.

---------

You don't seem all too happy here.

---------

Of course I'm not! I swear, this town treats adventurers pathetically.

---------

Who defends these people? Solves all their problems for them? And yet,

where are my thanks? My garlands and accolades?

---------

Bwahahaha, you almost sound like you're just in it to get praised.

---------

Of course I am!

---------

The people of

---------

Lumeria

---------

treat their Knights much better. But if you're

determined to join the Guild, go ahead. I'm sure they could use some

more cannon fodder.

---------

Aghh....! Like I told you, using that name...

It hurts...

---------

Ah! Um, s-sorry, Pau

---------

lina

---------

Wah ha ha ha.

I have yet to grow accustomed to this

---------

most curious development.

---------

Hmpf.

---------

Hmmmm....

---------

Uh, um... W-what are you doing Charlotte...?

---------

As I thought. Mine are bigger.

---------

Of course. You had to be worried about something stupid.

---------

Stupid? How is this stupid?! Do you think

a woman's breast size is something stupid?!

---------

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...

---------

Ah... P-please stop touching... m-my breasts...

---------

I had to invest tons of my magical energy so

I could grow mine!

---------

If your breasts, that of a simple commoner, had outgrown

mine from a curse --- I would have gotten seriously angry

at you!

---------

Hmpf. Seriously. None of the effort and sacrifice.

All of the payoff. Cheater.

---------

This isn't right...

---------

Ch-Charlotte...? Did you feel something wrong with

my body...?

---------

Something wrong...? Yuppers

---------

There's... definitely something wrong...!

---------

This is definitely, absolutely, completely, fully not right...

---------

...W-What?! Charlotte, I have never seen you with such

a serious expression before. What did you discover?!

---------

What's not right... It's ... It's....... It's..........!!!

---------

What's not right is that you get to have bigger

boobs than meeeeee!!

---------

Huh...?

---------

Not fair, not fair, not

---------

FAAAAAAIIRRRR!!!

---------

Do you

know how much effort I have put into having mine grow?!

---------

Massaging them

---------

Drinking milk every day

---------

Keeping up with the newest medical developments...

---------

B-but... you... You... Youuuuuu....!!

---------

You just get them for free?! How is any of this fair?!

Why is the world so cruel?!

---------

Oh Goddess, are you, after all, not real?! If you were,

then this wouldn't be happeeeeeeninngg!!

---------

I lose to the big titty monster Aura! I lose to Paulina!

It's like I'm the bottom of the bottom of the bottom of

the bottom of all boob-botttommms!!!!!

---------

Of course

---------

It had to be something stupid...

I regret taking you seriously...

---------

I didn't choose this, Charlotte. Rather than worrying

about breast-size rankings, we should discuss more

important matters---

---------

... ... ...Even though mine are larger, what is

with this firmness?!

---------

More important matters than this?!

---------

Ah~. S-stop it already!

---------

Are you sure this is a curse and not a blessing?!

---------

I mean just get this! This size! This firmness!

Are you sure this is a curse and not a blessing?!

---------

John... Please say something...

---------

...........Keep going you two.

---------

Though, to create a fair and objective ranking,

I think I would need to test-grope them myself.

---------

Just stop with the breast rankings already

---------

What did I even expect......

---------

You know, talking so much about breasts...

There is something important I have realized.

---------

The party has turned into its ideal state:

Three beautiful women and one leading male party member.

---------

The true Hero party has now assembled its ultimate form!

In other words: The birth of a true harem!

---------

This must be a sign! Wah ha ha ha! My dreams of becoming

the true Hero are advancing steadily! WAH HA HA HA HA!!

---------

Dream on, John. A girl of my lineage would never

become part of a harem by a commoner like you.

---------

Though I wouldn't mind introducing our Paulina here

to my husband - I'm sure he could teach her a thing

or two about being a woman~.

---------

........I have no interest in joining any harems.

---------

I need to hunt down Lilim and reverse this spell as soon as possible...

---------

Before this horny knight gets any more strange ideas...

---------

Should I discuss the

---------

with the party?

It's probably going to take

---------

Lady Aura, I understand the enemy's plan is to reach the Goddess,

but

---------

how do they plan to 'subjugate' her?

---------

Subjugating the Goddess

---------

It sounds out of this world.

---------

Only nobility could

dream up an insane ambition like that.

---------

Maybe some kind of Original Magic?

...Or maybe Dolus has something up his sleeve?

---------

He's a Demon King wandering Roya for the past thousand years,

after all. Whatever their method, if anyone has access to it...

---------

I expect it's thanks to him.

---------

Wait, wait, wait, waaait. Just hooold up a moment!

---------

ANOTHER DEMON KING?!

---------

...We have been over this, Charlotte.

---------

Hah hah hah. You kinda lost me somewhere at the banana

part of us getting summoned to the world of the Goddess.

---------

That's where Aura started, dumbass.

---------

Haaah

---------

I'm sorry...

---------

It's all because I couldn't beat Arwin without your help, and now

you are paying the price by being roped into this fight again.

---------

You must stop making such a sad face whenever

you discuss the topic.

---------

Yeah, yeah, Johnny is right! This is our

world and we made our choice to protect it!

---------

...This is our world. We made our choice to protect it.

---------

...If we can overcome these enemies of yours,

the prestige my husband would gain would be immense~.

---------

Obviously I will be coming with your, Aura.

Not for you, or the world, but for the glory.

---------

...Well, that's a shitty reason to risk you life.

But you do you, Lady.

---------

...I don't expect a dirty thug like you to

understand my reasons.

---------

Hah? Did your brain rot?

---------

Ever since you got together with that smug Victor,

you've kinda been a piece of shit.

---------

Hey. Watch your words, thief.

---------

Aw, shit. Stop always allying with the girls

just because you wanna get in their pants.

---------

You gotta be on my side at least with this one.

---------

...I admit that I do not share Charlotte's goals.

However, her goals are her own.

---------

She had proven the strength of her resolve the

moment she entrusted Lady Aura with her soul.

---------

What matters is that our will to fight with Lady Aura

is unwavering. No matter what we have to face.

---------

Yeah!! Crown Princess, Expert Ranked Hero, King of

Bandits, Third Demon King --- d-did I forget anyone...?

--- A-anyways...!

---------

If you're facing this many crazy enemies,

you obviously need all the help you can get!!

---------

B-But the enemies are growing stronger...!

---------

Doesn't matter Aura-Aura! We're here because of our choices!

Let's channel our positive thoughts instead of all this gloomy

negativity!

---------

Let's try coming up with a way to win!

---------

Doesn't matter. We are here because of our choices.

Let's stop thinking about how we might die.

---------

Let's try to think of a way to win.

---------

If it were not for Paulina being stuck at the Maid Academy...

---------

...I am certain she would surely tell you to stop thinking about

how we might die, and to start thinking of how we might win.

---------

So, I take you're done with the pity show then?

---------

Not that you have anything you can contribute,

scoundrel. This battle no longer concerns you.

---------

Haaaah! Because I'm not part of your little group

who gave up their souls?

---------

...You see, the guys you have been talking about - Roland, Claire,

Lysander - they are the ones who partnered up with Arwin...

---------

...Who participated in that wager where my buddies

had to give away their life...!

---------

If it's about taking them out, then I'd say it

concerns me damn well.

---------

So here's my idea:

---------

We bolster our forces.

---------

Did you not listen...? Only those owned by Lady Aura

through a

---------

can join her.

---------

Really, I would have expected Charlotte to bring

this up, not you.

---------

Eh? Somehow I feel like I should feel insulted!

---------

If that wasn't what I wanted to propose too, hah hah...

---------

So? Only problem is we gotta get our reinforcement

---------

Problem solved.

---------

You know, while you've all been focused on the big names, the

one that I've been thinking about is the

---------

Entertainment Mage

---------

I've got some contacts down in Verdeaux who could introduce

us to him. To my understanding, he, too, has the power to create

---------

right?

---------

But who would be willing enough to give up the

ownership of his soul to join us?!

---------

...Desmond, I suppose.

---------

Wait, no you wouldn't---

---------

Damn right...! If it means getting these decadent fuckers to

pay up for their crimes, then I'm willing to give away my soul.

---------

Consequences be damned...!!

---------

(...Can I really allow Desmond to also lose the ownership of

his soul...? It already ended badly enough for the rest of the

party...)

---------

Hey, why you looking down like that?

Do you plan to abuse your ownership rights?

---------

N-No! Of course not!

---------

See? Then it's all good.

---------

(It's not all good... We have no idea about the full range of

the consequences. The others are already suffering from them.)

---------

Come on, Aura. Stop trying to protect us.

It's as

---------

said: these are our choices.

---------

Come on, Aura. Stop trying to protect us.

---------

Haaah... (It is

---------

his choice...) I will think about it. (However, even then...

Asking that Entertainment Mage for a favor... I don't like that at all.)

---------

(I feel like he's someone I should be cutting down instead

of seeking out to do business with...)

---------

Alright!

---------

Let's meet up in Verdeaux

---------

at the

---------

tower south of the market square

---------

I've been on the tails of some of the participants

of the Festival ever since then, and I think

I got a good lead to that Entertainment Mage.

---------

In the meantime we shall continue our own adventuring

to further our skills until the ritual begins.

---------

Mhm... When we are ready, I will be telling Dolus to start the ritual.

---------

(...And I will be getting that

---------

spell to crush Richard...!!

The same goes to you Dolus, you have committed enough evil. In the

place of my predecessor, I will find a way to put you down for good...!!)

---------

Should I discuss

---------

bringing the party to Richard's Anchor

---------

It's probably going to take

---------

...Hmmm... I made it to Richard's Anchor, but how do I bring

the party all the way to Winterfall...?

---------

Maybe if there were one of those Shrines close-by...?

---------

If the

---------

allowed everyone to travel into

the Goddess Domain with me, then maybe...?

---------

Well, nothing I can do but try.

---------

Everyone. This is it. I have found Richard's Anchor and with

---------

I can enter his Domain.

---------

...However

---------

The Demon King cannot be killed by the Hero

---------

As much as I loath to admit it, with my power alone... I can't defeat him.

---------

Oh man, Aura, don't start apologizing again.

---------

You are right. I have no further intention of apologizing for

getting you involved, or putting you all at risk.

---------

...Time and time again... By entrusting your souls with me at

the Festival... By journeying with me into the land of the Goddess...

---------

...By joining me in my hardest battles...

---------

...You showed me time and time again, that this isn't just

my battle. No, if anything

---------

it's yours.

---------

Therefore!! I will no longer ask for your forgiveness...!

I cannot kill Richard; you're the only ones who can!!

---------

Join me for this final fight, let's end the Demon Invasion---

------and bring back peace to Roya....!!!

---------

Aura...!

---------

Lady Aura...

---------

Aura-Aura!

---------

Took you long enough.

---------

Everyone. When we met, you may have only been Novice Adventurers.

However, through your

---------

you have become the only ones

capable of following me.

---------

Richard's interpration

of this rule is that Royans secretly desire his victory over the Hero.

---------

I refuse to believe that's all there is to it!! Whichever wishes the

Goddess is fulfilling, I refuse to believe that they are what everyone

is truly desiring!!

---------

Let's show him that no matter how much dark desire may

linger in a human's heart, it's nothing compared to its light!!

---------

The path forward is going to be the most perilous we have ever faced.

Judging by his Demonic Castle... I assume Richard's Domain is filled to

the brim with demons.

---------

...And not just any demons...

---------

The way they were able to put up a fight even against my

---------

I'm sure that Richard has some way to power up his troops within his Domain.

---------

...Using my

---------

I'm going to take you all to Richard---

---------

---And my

---------

shall strike down that

fiend once and for all!

---------

Yay!

---------

Hmmmmmm... but how are we going to get to that Anchor

---------

It's in Winterfall right? There's an entire forest between

that place and Trademond...

---------

And even if we got there... it doesn't sound super-duper

safe to set up camp close to the Demon King's Anchor.

---------

A moment. How are we all to make it to Richard's

Anchor all the way to Winterfall?

---------

...About that, the

---------

gave me an idea.

Remember how everyone got teleported along because of the

---------

The transportation felt quite similar to a way I've been

using since I got here to Roya.

---------

I am afraid I cannot quite follow, Lady Aura.

---------

Instead of talking about it, let's give it a try!

---------

A moment of your time fair Lady --- Aura?

---------

Ummm, yes?

---------

Ah! I knew I recognized your description! The winner of the

---------

Festival

---------

Aura!

Well-met! My name is

---------

Victor

---------

- a Councillor of the

---------

...And what is a merchant from the Congregation doing here...?

---------

I have recently returned from a long-standing diplomatic

mission from

---------

and have... a task for you.

---------

Rumors of your... moral flexibility had reached me all the way to

Lumeria and I figured with your connections, you would be the right

woman for the job.

---------

...Provided the payment is right.

---------

Excellent! Let us relocate to the Congregation building,

there are

---------

some ears here that should not hear my proposal

---------

(Hm...? Is his request about one of my comrades...?)

---------

Now, let us discuss business!

---------

in the adventurer guild

---------

Say, how about we rather go out to a party?

Some nobles from Lumeria are visiting today.

---------

Say, how about we rather go on another party?

Rosemond is throwing one today.

---------

Ummm, sorry, Charlotte. But we need to stay focused.

Work first, fun later.

---------

Ohhh, come on, Aura! A little bit of partying now and then

is important! You know that~. You gotta relax a bit~.

---------

Taking vacations is an important part of work too!

Besides, gotta expand your social network~.

---------

Hmmm.... (I-I guess, we did already work hard yesterday,

maybe just a little pause today wouldn't hurt.)

---------

Go Partying. (Lazy I)

---------

Train. (Not Lazy.)

---------

Alright, you know what? Why not! I love partying and this

world owes me a bunch of vacation days!

---------

Do ho ho ho~. How wonderful~. Then let us go

and spend the entire day partying~.

---------

(N-no, what am I thinking?! I'm already giving myself a fun

time by parting on Earth! I can't waste time here as well!)

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Say, Aura, you attended the Maid Academy, did you not?

Did they not teach you there that a maid should never

argue back against a noble?

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W-wait, what are you saying, Charlotte---

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Perhaps you have become a better maid in the meantime.

---------

Oh, perhaps you really like to be commanded

as a maid? Very well, Aura.

---------

W-wait, Charlotte n-not again---!

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I, Lady Charlotte, command you, maid, to join

me in a fun party~.

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Obey. (Maid Obedience ≥

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Resist. (Maid Obedience <

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Y-yes, Lady Charlotte! (Ahh, to think my own friend would

use the compulsions of the training against me!)

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Good, Aura. Very good. Then let us go and spend

the entire day partying~.

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Nhhh...! Ch-Charlotte...! What they did to me at the Maid Academy...

The mental manipulation they put me through isn't something for you

to mess around with, okay?

---------

Can I use this opportunity to remind you, Aura, that that is

fucking hypocritical coming from a person who brainwashed

her own friend?

---------

Not that I'm complaining. That fucking red-haid needed

a serious correction, but ya' know. Pot. Cattle. Black?

---------

(Th-that and this are not the same! I gave Charlotte a better

life, something she should be thankful to me for if she knew!)

---------

I figured you would enjoy it, Aura. I for sure

enjoy serving my husband, so you serving as

a maid seemed like something you would like.

---------

See~. She also just wanted to help you~.

---------

Nhhh... Enough of this already. Let us finish the training.

---------

Alright, alright. I agree, we should hurry.

If you don't want to join, fine, but I would

like to go partying as soon as possible.

---------

Oh fine.

---------

I did promise to help you... But you really

need to learn how to have fun someday, Aura.

---------

On it, Charlotte! Doing my very best here to teach

our stuck-up Aura everything there is to know about fun!

---------

(Haahhhh... Stop acting like I have no clue about how to

have fun. My old self used to be like that.)

---------

(But the current me definitely knows how to have fun.

However, now is not the time. So fuck off Luciela.)

---------

Let us finish the training then.

---------

Ummm, sorry, Charlotte. But we need to stay focused.

Besides, partying isn't really my thing.

---------

Ohhh, but Aura, partying is important work too~!

You gotta build up a social network~.

---------

(There is only one thing that I need today: To expand my

arsenal of skills so I can take on stronger enemies.)

---------

Oh, well. I did promise to help you... But you really

need to learn how to have fun someday, Aura.

---------

(Your idea of fun is just sucking on

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Oh there are plenty of other ways to have fun!

Getting drunk, a dick in your pussy, a dick in your ass...

Everything together...

---------

But if you rather wanna suck dick, we can do that too~.

---------

Can we please just get started on learning this spell please?!

---------

Okay, okay. There is no need to get so angry

just because I called you 'stuck-up', Aura.

---------

If anything, it merely reinforces my point

---------

Anyways, let us finish the training then.

---------

...My stance on this hasn't changed Charlotte.

I hate partying, please accept that.

---------

What we need to focus on is finishing this training

so I can do my duty.

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What a stuck-up woman you are, Aura

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Then let us focus on the training.

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Adventurers! If you happen to hunt

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sell it

directly to us; we pay better than the local merchants!

- Boar Hut

---------

How to Appear Smarter Than You Are: This can be easily accomplished

by pretending that you are reading. You can even use this book!

It's filled with lines of gibberish that look very smart!

---------

Church of the Goddess

---------

Ah, child, welcome back! I was meaning to talk to you.

It seems your recent victory against a Demon General has

stirred quite a commotion at

---------

Esteemed

---------

Cardinal Gabriel

---------

has offered you an audience with him.

My, what a blessing for us all! Do your best to represent us,

it will do us good to gather some new funding.

---------

(Gabriel...! With him reaching out to me, it looks like I

can easily establish contact. Lucky!)

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is situated in the heart of the Lumerian kingdom -

the royal capital

---------

(The Lumerian capital... Lumeria... the name has popped up a couple

of times now. Travelling there might be a good idea.)

---------

(Which also means that I will be facing one of the humans who

declared to kill me. The Lumerian Crown Princess Claire...)

---------

(Hopefully I can convince her to listen to reason. Having the

head of a kingdom out for my blood could otherwise prove fatal.)

---------

Although, I fear there is just one problem: You may only enter the

cathedral together with an approved church exorcist. It's one of

the many security measures to keep demons and contractors out.

---------

However, with all the demon activity around Roya, we have no

available exorcist to send with you. To resolve this, I thought

I could send you in as reinforcements to an ongoing mission.

---------

Of course, there would be proper payment. I already requested

some funds and got permission to reward you with

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1500 Gold

---------

I see, sure! (Getting to know an exorcist could be useful.

Maybe they could teach me some new skills to fight against

demons. Who knows, maybe even a trick to deal with my curse!)

---------

Wonderful, my child! I would like you to head to the village

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It's a small mining town in northern Lumeria.

Just keep looking for a volcano, their town is just at its feet.

---------

And what reason did you have to send an exorcist over to them?

---------

We received strange reports from visitors of the town. According to

them, the people of Mountainreach

---------

keep repeating the same day over

and over again

---------

Repeating the same day? What is that supposed to mean?

---------

Supposedly, every day, they carry out the same pattern of actions.

And by the end of the day, they forgot all about it. As if they

suffered a one day amnesia.

---------

Huh... And you think that's the work of a demon?

---------

Given the bizarre forms Original Magic can take, it could also

be the result of a human mage. But we have been sensing an

increase of negative energy.

---------

The church has therefore come to the conclusion that there

is a good chance a curse is involved. To investigate this

hypothesis, we have sent an exorcist to Mountainreach.

---------

However, we have not heard from her ever since.

---------

I see. So you want me to check up on your exorcist and help

in the investigation of that mysterious phenomenon?

---------

Blessed be you my child. If you help us with this, I can

have our exorcist escort you to Main Cathedral.

---------

Oh, by the way, since you have proven yourself to be an ally

to the church, I was given permission to teach you more

advanced

---------

Light Magic

---------

When you hear the prices, just keep one thing in mind: All gold

spent on the church is gold spent on the future of mankind!

---------

To learn them, however, you would first need to know the fundamentals

---------

By the Goddess, how did you defeat a Demon General

without this spell?!

---------

I saw your request at the Adventurer Guild.

---------

I think I already took care of the problem. There was a Low-Demon

in the eastern parts of the Forest of Runes.

---------

Another demon killed by your hand? By the Goddess, it is nearly

as if you were a blessing sent by her!

---------

(Well, um, because I kinda of am. Haha.)

---------

I see, that explains why I was unable to pin-point the location

of the demon

---------

You had already defeated it,

---------

I am sorry for making you come all the way here from the

Adventurer Guild then. The reward has already been handed

to the guild clerk.

---------

Mammon's defeat seems to have altered the flow of negative energy.

A significant amount seems to be heading towards the

---------

I suspect another Low-Demon has been born

---------

But be careful:

It appears to have its Domain deep into the eastern forest.

---------

Previous scouting missions into that Mana filled region have ended

in failure. Reports tell of a dangerous monster named

---------

Whiteoak

---------

blocking the path.

---------

The Low-Demon is definitely further down the forest

---------

Find a way

past the dangers of the forest and defeat it before it matures.

---------

Once you have taken care of the demon, you can collect your

reward at the Adventurer Guild.

---------

Blessed be you, my child. What can I help you with?

---------

Work.

---------

Bless Item.

---------

Please ask my fellow assistant-sister for those matters.

You can find her in the chambers to my right

---------

I have been given permission to divulge some of our secrets

to you. Normally, only exorcists would be allowed to learn

these spells. Which spell woud like to know more about, child?

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Bless Item I.

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Light II.

---------

You already know everything I can teach you about this spell.

---------

Bless Item I

---------

is the most important spell for any White Priestess.

We conduct the blessing of the Goddess into items and strengthen them.

It works on

---------

recovery items

---------

bombs

---------

increases

---------

+50%

---------

the potency of all temporary positive

effects and reduces

---------

-50%

---------

the potency of negative ones. The Mana

costs increase with the value of the item

---------

25% of item price

---------

Not only can the spell be used to improve healing items, you can also

turn bombs into general purpose anti-monster weapons! Especially since

any blessed item has its damage turned into

---------

LIGHT

---------

damage.

---------

It would take me

---------

to teach you. Also, learning such

an important spell would come at its price: A total of

---------

2300 Gold

---------

But worry not: All money spent with the church is money well spent!

---------

(Strengthening recovery items and bombs... Hmmm

---------

That's a lot of utility potential. And having bombs with

---------

damage could be useful for fighting demons.)

---------

Learn Bless Item I. (-2300 Gold, MP ≥ 60, Promise)

---------

The spell

---------

exchanges a higher Mana cost

---------

9 MP

---------

for more

damage. The spell truly shines when used against demons!

---------

Damage against demonic enemies doubled

---------

Since it is a more advanced spell, it would take me

---------

2 full days

---------

to teach it to you. The teaching cost are correspondingly high:

---------

2800 Gold

---------

(So it would evolve

---------

Light I

---------

from a general purpose

anti-monster spell into an anti-demon spell. Hmmm

---------

Learn Light II. (-2800 Gold, MP ≥ 30, MATK ≥ 25, Promise)

---------

I will see you tomorrow then.

---------

I'm afraid there is currently nothing else I can teach you.

---------

We gladly share our knowledge about

---------

I can teach you the spell

---------

It's effective magic against nearly all monster variants.

Even demons can be harmed with it. The spell is easy to

learn and we can finish by the end of the day.

---------

It would, however, require you to make a minor donation to

the church

---------

Gold is our current price.

---------

(A spell that is effective against nearly everything except

humans. If I found some way to increase my magical attack

potential, that could be highly useful.)

---------

Learn Light I. (-

---------

Gold)

---------

My spell

---------

can increase the potency of any temporary

positive effect and reduce negative ones

---------

+50%/-50%

---------

It also

turns any damage into

---------

LIGHT Damage

---------

The spell works on recovery items and bombs, and would

cost you

---------

the item's price.

---------

Sigh... So much work

---------

and still no end in sight.

---------

Maybe there is something I can do to alleviate that?

---------

If you would be so kind! There is an anti-curse medicine

I need to deliver. It's really important! But I have so

much other work here!!

---------

(Anti-Curse medicine? As in curses by demons? You got my attention.)

---------

(Maybe this is a chance to learn more about my own curse.)

---------

Can't your colleague help you? She doesn't seem to be busy.

---------

Oh no! I couldn't possibly ask a White Priestess to take care of such

basic tasks! It's the job of the Black priestesses to deal with them.

---------

Alright, then let me do it.

---------

You would be a life-saver! Quite possibly in the literal sense.

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Envy Curse Medicine x 1

---------

(This is the medicine? You can fight a curse just by drinking

some potion? Somehow this suddenly seems like a scam.)

---------

I hope I don't offend, but can you really break a curse just

by drinking this?

---------

Oh no, not at all. It's basically just an anti-panic medicine mixed

with

---------

Blessed Water

---------

It can't break the curse, but it can get rid of

some of its symptoms.

---------

And where can I find the patient?

---------

Oh right! Haha, I can't believe I almost forgot to tell you. I can be such

a scatterbrain at times

---------

It's a little girl living in a small farm south of

Trademond. Her father is called

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Jacob

---------

I'm surprised you accepted my request even before knowing

where to bring the medicine to!

---------

Whether they are close or not doesn't change the fact that

they are in need of this medicine, right?

---------

Ah, uhm. I guess so.

---------

Anyways, when you deliver the medicine, please ask Jacob for a

---------

certain diary

---------

We agreed to exchange the medicine for the diary.

---------

It keeps tabs on the curse progression. We hope that we can

learn more about curses from it.

---------

I don't have any money I can pay you with. However, if you bring

me the diary, I would do something about our teaching fees.

---------

I could arrange for a 50% discount on learning the

---------

...at least I could have, if you hadn't already learned it.

---------

After you have delivered the medicine, just talk to me again

to give me the diary.

---------

Ah, you delivered the medicine! Thank you so much for taking

that off my shoulders! Is the girl fine?

---------

Don't worry about it. She had a curse attack, but managed

thanks to the medicine.

---------

But if you felt so bad about not doing this, is it really

that unthinkable to have the White Priestess take care of

things here, while you are out?

---------

But absolutely!!!

---------

Those blessed by the magic of the Goddess must not be bothered with

such work!! Those tainted by the magic of the Devil must repent for their

taint by honest work at the church!

---------

(Uwawawa, suddenly switching to such forceful speech. I

suppose the blessing of the Goddess is her

---------

(Then would that mean that the taint of the Devil is the

ability to use

---------

Dark Magic

---------

Haha, alright, alright. I get it. Calm down.

---------

Moving on, has the research on curses given you any results, yet?

---------

Hmmm? Results such as?

---------

(? Shouldn't that be obvious? Weird. I feel like I shouldn't

have to spell it out.)

---------

For example, on how to break a curse.

---------

Ah right! Yes, of course, that's why we are doing the

research, after all! Um, I'm sorry but we haven't gotten

any results yet

---------

We only know of two things: That you can break a curse by

killing the demon. And that it's possible to reduce the

symptoms using blessed water.

---------

(The first part was already clear to me. But seeing the blessed

water in action, wouldn't it help me against my curse?)

---------

Is there any chance for me to obtain blessed water?

---------

Ah, yes, sure, however our supply is strongly limited!

In fact, its rarity is making it more expensive with

---------

every day the demon invasion continues

---------

Yes, I was hoping to find some information on my curse. And this

seems promising enough. Thanks for answering all my questions.

---------

No, no, not at all. Please don't thank a lowly child like

me! You were the one to help me. If there is anything else,

please don't hesitate to ask.

---------

Oh, hello Aura!

---------

Y-you really managed to slay a Demon General?! Awawa....

And one that was hiding right among us!

---------

So scary!

---------

decided to reward our local church for supporting

you in this. We will now be restocking an additional

---------

every

---------

20 days

---------

I have also been given permission to teach you more

---------

A-

---------

lthough I'm afraid I don't have that much to teach.

---------

Oh, so much work, so much work! Oh, hello, Aura!

---------

Learning Dark Magic.

---------

I am afraid I am not allowed to talk to you about this. The leadership

is very strict about keeping knowledge about

---------

within the

bounds of the church.

---------

I-

---------

I'm sorry

---------

But that's all the magic I know...

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for being useless...

---------

The church has allowed me to teach you my spells. Sadly, there

is only one I can teach you --- but it's a great spell!

---------

Shadowcloak I

---------

It's an enhancement spell that

weaves Mana into a thick net to block your own presence.

---------

And it's not just enemies that will have problems detecting you

---------

-1 Enemy Detection Range

---------

what's even better is that you can hide

from your angry superior who wants to pile more work onto you!

---------

Additionally, thanks to your reduced presence, you can seize

the

---------

TACTICAL ADVANTAGE

---------

at the beginning of battle!

---------

There is one drawback though: Learning advanced

---------

this doesn't come cheap

---------

Even for someone who saved us all from a Demon General...

I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

---------

I tried to convince

---------

to give you a discount,

but they said that it must always hurt to learn my tainted magic...

---------

In total, it would cost you

---------

3500 Gold

---------

to learn the spell.

And it would take me

---------

an evening plus another full day to teach you

---------

(An enhancement spell that improves my sneaking capabilities

and lets me start battle with a

---------

That does sound useful. Though

---------

is nothing to scoff at...)

---------

Learn Shadowcloak I. (-3500 Gold, MP ≥ 40, Promise)

---------

O-oh! Great I would love to share this great spell with you!

Okay, who is the person you absolutely don't want to be found by?

---------

Ahaha~. (So in the end we are just going back to this?)

I assume that's the White Priestess in your case?

---------

I-I n-n-n-ever said that!!

---------

Pssst!!!!

---------

I have already taught you all I am allowed to...

---------

Open Domain I

---------

It is the most basic exorcist spell. It will allow

you to open the domain connected to any inanimate anchor. Learning it takes

---------

You will also need decent Mana capacities to learn the spell...

---------

Learn Open Domain I. (MP ≥ 20)

---------

O-okay

---------

I hope I will not mess this up...

---------

Y-you need to focus your own negative thoughts. Think of

the person you hate the most.

---------

Alright. (Now that's easy. Just have to picture Richard.)

---------

Y-yes just like that. Now you just need to focus your Mana

in the right way... Here I will show you...

---------

I-I've been instructed to teach you the basics about

demonology and

---------

I am so s-sorry you have been dragged into this... Usually,

we would have Exorcists take care of the demon...

---------

Awawa

---------

where do I start, I have never done this before... what if I mess this up and she gets hurt because of me...

---------

Bwahaha~, don't worry, just calm down. Let's start at the

beginning.

---------

Y-yes. But before we start, Sardine informed me that there

is a lot of common knowledge I should teach you.

---------

But I will also teach you many things that are not allowed

to leave the church.

---------

P-please act responsibly with that information.

---------

Mhm. You can count on me!

---------

(Yes, it's time to finally bring some clarity into this.)

---------

(After all these events and talks about Demon Kings, the

demon invasion, demon worshippers, and so forth...)

---------

Just what exactly IS a demon?

---------

alright

---------

Ahem. A-about demons. A demon is basically nothing

but a mix of negative energy and Mana.

---------

And this negative energy comes from where? (Though the

answer should be pretty clear at this point.)

---------

I-it's generated from humans. When humans sin, feel hatred,

carry resentments, they radiate negative energy.

---------

That energy is attracted by Mana and when enough of it

c-converges, an

---------

Anchor

---------

and a

---------

Domain

---------

are born.

---------

A d-domain is basically a miniature world that is connected

to ours through the anchor.

---------

attracted towards Mana...)

---------

So, in other words, anything magical could basically become

an anchor?

---------

T-that's right

---------

I think... probably...

---------

What about humans? Mages should have plenty of Mana, right?

Can a human become an anchor? (Could I become an anchor?)

---------

Y-yes, there are two types of demons.

---------

Ones without intelligence. They are usually anchored to

magical objects.

---------

Most demons belong into that class

---------

Or were it only some... Uh

---------

Ahem. But there are also those who are e-exceedingly more

dangerous.

---------

Demons with human intellect?

---------

Yes, they are born inside a domain anchored to a human.

---------

(Hmmmm

---------

So for example the demon I'm currently hunting

didn't show any signs of intelligence. So it probably

belongs in the former class.)

---------

(Then what about Richard? Hmm

---------

does any of this apply to

the Demon King in the first place? It's not like Richard was

born in this world.)

---------

(But what about his generals? Asmodeus was capable of talking.)

---------

(So that means they are anchored to a human...?

Or that they are human...?)

---------

(And also what about myself? The entire incarnation mechanic

of demons reminds me of how my body can 'respawn' during

the next day.)

---------

(Are there other principles that apply to myself? Do I also

have an anchor? Or maybe a domain?)

---------

(And what about Luciela? She's also a demon.

Or does she also follow special rules?)

---------

(Or is she maybe 'anchored' to me?)

---------

(Can I

---------

become

---------

an anchor? She said that anything with a high

concentration of Mana can.)

---------

(But according to the Goddess my entire body is made out

of Mana. Wouldn't that make me the perfect target?)

---------

(More information and yet all I see are more questions.

This isn't quite how I hoped this would turn out.)

---------

(But alright, a step forward is a step forward.)

---------

A-Aura? You looked really out of it, is everything alright?

Am I going too fast?

---------

Oh by the Goddess, I must be confusing you so much

---------

I am so sorry...

---------

Bwahaha~. It's fine, let's keep going.

---------

Alright, so humans create negative energy, which in turn

concentrates around places of magic, and then anchors and

domains are born.

---------

Now, I see that none of this explicitly mentions demons.

How exactly does it lead to their birth?

---------

A d-domain is like a w-womb for the demon. They are born

inside, grow stronger, and eventually incarnate in our

world, searching for nourishment.

---------

Nourishment? More negative energy? (Alright, alright. I

think I can make some sense out of this.)

---------

Y-yes.

---------

Is this why demons curse humans?

---------

Let's take Jacob's daughter as an example.

(Not that I have any others.)

---------

If I understood it correctly, her curse of envy compels her

to feel strong negative emotions of envy.

---------

So a demon could then feed off that energy?

---------

Y-yes, a-and...

---------

And that would imply that the demon is still

nearby right?!

---------

I don't know over what kind of distances a demon can absorb

such energies. But I'm going to assume that there would be

some sort of limit.

---------

But wait! If that's the case, shouldn't it be fairly easy

to track down the demon that cursed Jacob's daughter?

---------

A-Aura! P-please slow down ...

---------

A-aren't we getting side-tracked? W-we should get back to

the original topic of the demon in the mines...

---------

(Now that's a bad attempt at changing topics.)

---------

(Damn, I knew something felt weird in our earlier conversations.)

---------

(Haaah

---------

I was hoping the Royans would avoid the evil

church trope, but it looks like they are hiding something.)

---------

(She doesn't look like a good liar. And the fact that she

was happy about me helping Jacob suggests that she’s not a

bad person herself.)

---------

(Maybe with the right words I could press some more

information out of her.)

---------

(But that would probably get her in trouble.)

---------

(It's probably better if I just drop the topic for now and

investigate this at a later point.)

---------

Alright, the demon in the mines. Let's return to the main

topic at hand.

---------

Thank you.

---------

If my understanding is correct, that demon was probably born

out of the negative energies produced by the people of

Trademond.

---------

Probably. The miners alone are too few in numbers to give

birth to a demon.

---------

Let's say I find the anchor, how do I then proceed to enter

the demon's domain?

---------

No, wait. Before that, why can't I just destroy the anchor?

Wouldn't that resolve everything?

---------

Destroying an anchor will simply disperse the negative energy.

---------

Eventually, it will re-form around a new magic source.

---------

I see. So just like killing an incarnation only forces a

demon to retreat, destroying an anchor only delays the

problem until the anchor re-forms.

---------

By casting it on

the anchor, you will be able to open a gate into the demon’s

domain.

---------

B-but be careful, demons are much more powerful inside their

domain...

---------

A-and not just that

---------

Demons tend to place

---------

Curse traps

---------

around

their anchor.

---------

And what can they do? (Curse trap... like that thing I

walked into at Richard's castle?)

---------

They are curses placed on the ground. If you walk into one,

the curse will activate... Be careful to avoid them.

---------

T-that should cover the basics that you need to know

---------

I hope it

was not too boring.........

---------

Wait, I still have some more questions. What about the

Demon King? Does his existence follow the same principles as

a regular demon?

---------

A-aura, I am afraid I am only permitted to tell you the

necessary basics

---------

showing interest in the Demon King... awawa...

---------

(Haah

---------

right. For them it’s only about me killing

some minor demon.)

---------

(Jumping the shark and asking about the Demon King is

probably a suspicious action.)

---------

(Especially considering all their paranoia regarding

knowledge falling into the hands of demon worshippers.)

---------

(Alright, it looks like that's all I'm getting for now.)

---------

When you are ready to learn the spell, please just talk to me.

---------

D-don't be too shocked from seeing the price of

---------

go up... Its rarity is increasing its price by

---------

Gold per day

---------

The sisters say that I have the potential to one day become

---------

Exorcist

---------

This massive organ looks like it could play some wonderful music...

But for a tiny chapel like this, it'd probably burst everyone's eardrums.

---------

Maybe it belongs to one of the priests, and they didn't want

to leave it behind?

---------

The shelf is stocked with useful odds-and-ends - potions,

clear water, and medicinal herbs. Just what you'd expect from

a benevolent church.

---------

This shelf has everyday goods for the priests. Do they live

here, or is it for breaks?

---------

It looks like work correspondence, but I'm not going to take

a closer look when she's sitting right there.

---------

On Good and Evil

---------

The Goddess's First Descent

---------

On the Nature of Divine Gifts

---------

There's some pretty advanced books here, but little that looks

useful to me; most of it seems historical or theological in nature.

---------

On Black Priests and White Priests

---------

On Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

---------

On the Enforcement of Church Laws

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There's some pretty advanced books here, but most of them seem

dedicated to the organization of the church. I don't think it would

be very useful to me.

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information on finding demon worshippers, but Aura has

no reason to suspect that.

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And so the Goddess bade us to have faith, for she is ever-giving;

to trust in her wisdom to see that which we cannot...'

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to ask for her help in hard times,

and to trust her as the mother to us all.'

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Hmm... Nothing creepy or unwholesome about that prayer, though it seems a

bit smothering.

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(Alright, this isn't the first time I got into this ridiculous getup.

If I could do it then, I can do it again now.)

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(Besides, it's not all THAT bad... dressing up and showing off

a little every once in a while is fun.)

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(In an hour or so, this will all be over, and I can never talk to this

creep again. Most importantly, I'll have the ring as a consolation prize.)

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Here come the guests. I want them to see how proud you are

to marry me! Hold your head high!

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H-Hey, guys.

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Hey, hey, Aura-Aura

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Sooo happy to hear that you're

getting married. Yay

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I hope you be a good wife you

your husband like I am a good maid to my Master

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Hey, hey, Aura-Aura~. So you're getting married to

this man, huh? Not quite what Paulina would have

thought to be your type~.

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Hmm, so it's true. You really are being wed to this man.

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Marrying someone from the Congregation was

one of the best decisions I made in my life.

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I hope it will make you as happy as it made me.

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By the way, Councillor Hermann, my husband Lord Victor

sends you his regard for the marriage.

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He sadly cannot attend this ceremony as he has

some other guests to entertain.

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But he wishes both of you a loving marriage.

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...Love... Is this really a man Lady Aura would

marry out of love...?

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We heard a bunch'a stuff, but we didn't think it was true!

---------

...I would never have thought this would be the

kind of man Lady Aura would have wanted to marry...

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And why exactly is that?!

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Ah, my apologies. I did not want to imply anything.

Of course...

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If it's Lady Aura's choice, then it's not really

our place to intervene.

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Really? I dunno; something just feels off about this whole

thing. Hey, hey, Aura. You really in love with this guy?

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Don't just ignore me when I'm talking to you! Do you know who I am!

I'm a distinguished member of the Congregation council!

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I don't know, man. You're kinda weird. Plus, I was asking Aura.

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Fine! Be my guest!

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Aura, please elaborate your feelings to your so-called friends here,

who seem all too eager to push you away from your path to happiness!

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Uhhhh...

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Please don't be surprised, everyone. I've already made up my mind.

My hubbie is the most important person in the whole world for me so...

I obviously have to marry him!

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The giggle! You have to do the giggle!

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I've already supported him in the election for the council,

and now I want to support him for life! Ihihihi...

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Hehehe

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Aura-Aura I'm so happy you found the love

of your life!

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Hehehe~, Aura-Aura I'm so happy you found the love

of your life!

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Wow... I didn't expect that...

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Oh Aura, you are an example to all women.

Supporting our men is indeed our highest duty.

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Yeah, huh. That's a little weird coming from you,

Aura, but I guess you mean it.

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Come, everyone. We don't want to ruin Lady Aura's special

day. She's clearly made her choice, even if it's not what

we expected. We have to do it out of respect.

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Am I the only one who thinks this is a bit strange...?

Ah, excuse me Lady Aura. This is your special day.

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You made your choice and I should respect that

and not ruin a day as important as this.

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Yes, thank you, John. I will... uhhh, support my hubbie until

the very end, so please accept this!

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So you and this guy, huh...?

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Hey Aura, I've heard a weird rumor. Something about him

being the one weakening Arwin's spell so you could fight him.

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(Ah! The rumor Hermann spread to improve his election chances!)

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(I'm sorry, Desmond...)

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Yup, you didn't know about this but he was helping us behind

the scenes all along~. Isn't my hubbie awesome? Ihihihihi~~.

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(I feel like I'm gonna throw up.)

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(I just hope they realize this is all an act, but if I'm any more

obvious, he might catch on and all this would be for nothing...)

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I see......

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(Uh-oh, he's trying to keep up a smile, but I can basically

feel his anger... Please just move on... Don't force me to

lie anymore than this...)

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Tch.

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Tch?! Did he just tch at me?! That lowly thug?!

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My dear, I didn't know you were surrounding yourself with that

kind of low-life scum. In the future, as my wife---

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No! No 'in the future' or 'as your wife'. Didn't I make myself

clear earlier?!

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We are doing this sham of a ceremony and you can brag to your

friends that you married me or use my reputation to further your

ambitions or whatever...

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But that's it then! You understand that?! Do you get it this time?!

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So rebellious!

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I get it, I get it. But how about you get back

into your role now? We still have some more guests to greet.

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Actually important people who need to clearly know that the

slayer of Mammon is my obedient, submissive wife who loves

me above anything else.

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I take that as my cue.

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Lord Claude of Lumeria. Pleasure to make your acquaintance,

Councilman. You have already met my lovely maid, Paulina.

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Ahhh, you trained that girl? What amazing results!

You must share your training methods with me, Lord Claude!

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Huhuhuhu, I believe there will be plenty of time after the ceremony.

For now, let me congratulate you on your conquest.

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May you tame this girl so that one day she can serve you

the same way Paulina serves me now.

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Huuuuh, how dare you sit besides my maid, low-life? In the first

place, how come an obvious thug like you is allowed into a church?

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I swear, you northeners act like barbarians at times.

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...You picking a fight?

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Dessi! Stop behaving so rudely towards Master!

If Master says that you're a low-life and don't

belong here then that's how it is!

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Get out now!

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H-hey, s-stop trying to claw at my throat...!

I got it already, I got it! I'm leaving, alright?

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Master

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! I got the trash to leave

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Did Paulina do good

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Man, you're just like one of Arwin's maids...

Can't believe Aura says she helped you.

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Huhuhuhuhu. Just like one of Arwin's maids? Huhuhuhuhu.

The thug knows how to give a compliment it seems!

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...Not a compliment.

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I see. Then get lost already.

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Wait, Desmond!

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No, let him leave, Aura. I wanted your friends here so all of

them could witness your marriage to me.

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But if it displeases Lord Claude, then I'd rather have

this green-haired thug thrown out.

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Nhhh... I'm sorry... Desmond...

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................Please leave.

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Yeah, yeah, got it. Didn't wanna to be here anyways.

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Hmpf. On second thought, I should have thrown him out when

he tched at me.

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Now, let us not get distrated! More important guests are arriving!

---------

Here they are!

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Woah...! You weren't kidding; you're actually getting married

to this woman!

---------

Huh?! What is that supposed to mean? Of course, I'm getting married!

Didn't you see how she supported me at the elections?!

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Yeah, but

---------

you could've just bribed her to do that. Marriage is

something else entirely, though. You couldn't just bribe her to marry you.

---------

Why not? I think he's got the money to do it.

---------

Now that you mention it...

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You're up, wifey! Dispel this foul rumor!

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(Ugh...)

---------

Jeez, why do you guys have to be so mean to my hubbie! Is it not normal for

me to be in love with a... determined, ambitious, and... handsome young man?

---------

Holy shit. We better set up shop wherever she came from.

The women must be easy as hell there.

---------

There may be some at the wedding, so keep an eye out.

Today just might be our lucky day!

---------

You might, but you're not scoring this one.

She's already mine, so move along.

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(What a wonderful group of friends, they really deserve each other.)

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Alright, now that everyone has gathered here, we can begin taking vows.

---------

(Finally, just a little more, and this sham wedding will finally be over.)

---------

Don't forget to keep smiling to the end~.

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Are you both ready?

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...Yes.

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Do you, Aura, swear to love Hermann and actively work to cultivate your

love for him so that you can grow to love him more with each passing day?

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Seems like this might just be a regular ol' wedding after all.

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Agreed

---------

Hahhh, Master will we stand at

the altar like this one day

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Oh don't be silly, Paulina. You are my maid, not my future

wife. My wife must be noble, not someone lowborn like you.

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Awwwww.

---------

Don't make that face, that doesn't mean I can't put

tons of little babies into your womb.

---------

Yaaaay

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Agreed~.

---------

Hahhh, I wonder if Paulina will one day stand

at the altar---u-uhm, as the girl of course!

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I mean girl... girl...... Uhhhhh.......

Paulina wants to go back....

---------

I wouldn't be hasty if I were you. These merchant

types hide the devil in the details.

---------

If you want the ring to unleash its full power, you need to recite verbatim.

---------

Come on, Aura, this one's nice and simple. A wife should

love her husband. That's a totally normal thing to swear to.

---------

Recite Verbatim. (+1000 Gold, +2 All Attributes, +1 Corruption)

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Vaguely Agree. (+1 All Attributes, Lewdness <

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I, Aura, swear to love Hermann and actively work to cultivate my

love for him, so I can grow to love him more with each passing day.

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+2 All Attributes!

---------

(It's still weird phrasing... I'm not saying all that.)

...Yes, I do.

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+1 All Attributes!

---------

I, too, swear that I will love this beautiful woman more with

each passing day!

---------

Do you, Aura, swear to fulfill all your bridal duties to the

best of your ability and with a dignified air of obedience?

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Not a bad way to sneak in a contract clause to make sure she's

gotta do everything you say.

---------

Kinda, but if she was really his bitch like he says she is, he would've

worded that way better. He would've really made her agree to be put

in her place, you know?

---------

Yeah, but even the dumbest bimbo wouldn't agree to something

like that in public.

---------

True, gotta play your cards right with these women if you're

gonna get what you want.

---------

I... swear to fulfill all my bridal duties to the best of my

ability and with a dignified air of obedience.

---------

You could do with a little bit more passion, but I won't complain~.

---------

(What the hell is this guy wanting me to say?)

Yes...

---------

Oh come on, recite it properly!

---------

And I, too, swear to be fair and reasonable in all my interactions with

you, never asking for too much and always keeping your needs and

wants in mind when asking you for things.

---------

Oh... alright, well...

---------

Uhmmm

---------

these vows are getting a little...

---------

No, no. We've gone over these before. They're just fine,

I assure you.

---------

Do you, Aura, swear to do your best to live up to your husband's

expectations. To, uhhh

---------

dress, style yourself, and behave in the

manner he feels is most appropriate for a woman?

---------

Now THIS is more like it. Let's hear the response, Auraaaa~~!

---------

I, Aura, swear to do my best to live up to my husband's expectations.

I will dress, style myself and behave in the manner he feels is most

appropriate for a woman...

---------

(These just keep getting worse and worse. No way I'm repeating

that out loud. Remember the ring, Aura, remember the ring.)

---------

...Yes

---------

And I too swear to love you for it, even if you occasionally

stumble and fall out of line!

---------

Alright, we're now at the last vow. So-

---------

B-By the Goddess... are... are you sure these are the right vows...?

This is just downright dirty!

---------

Hey, let me see that!

---------

Ohhhh, no good, Aura! You're supposed to just patiently

go along with all this~. Go back to smiling, smillleee~~~.

---------

Honey...! It's the one we had agreed on...!

---------

The ring, remember the ring! The ring won't activate if you stop the marriage ritual!

---------

(Grrrrr...)

---------

Please continue reading the vows! (I made it this far, just a bit

more until I get the gold, the discount and the ring activates!)

---------

Now, let's swear on the last vow, please. I'm sure we're all

quite excited to get to the celebration!

---------

Very well, if you both insist.

---------

Do you, Aura

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swear to surrender yourself to Hermann

in both body and soul, dedicating your life to

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servicing his

---------

sexual needs in any way he sees necessary...?

---------

E-Even if that means allowing him to engage in extramarital

sexual activity...?!

---------

No way! He seriously went and put something like this into

his wedding vows?!

---------

If she actually agrees to something like this in front of all these people,

I gotta say, maybe Hermann is actually the pimp he says he is!

---------

Would

---------

would Lady Aura truly acquiesce to such an

absurd vow...?

---------

Hey

---------

I think something is wrong here. We need to do something!

---------

I can't see anything wrong with that kind of vow, Johnny

---------

Ahhh

---------

Aura-Aura must be sooo happy right now

---------

Huh? Wrong? Paulina doesn't see anything wrong, Johnny~.

...Paulina had to say things like this at the Maid Academy

allllll the time.

---------

...This is... normal...?

---------

Stay your hand. Whatever charade this is, Aura commited herself to see it through.

We shouldn't make it harder for her.

---------

Come on, Aura! Stop hesitating! Let's see you say yes!

---------

I... Aura swear to surrender myself...

---------

Why am I starting to feel my body getting hotter all

of a sudden...?)

---------

To surrender myself to Hermann in both body and soul

---------

and to dedicate my life to service his sexual needs in any way he

sees necessary.

---------

Even if that means allowing him to engage in extramarital sexual activity...!

---------

(This guy is completely shameless! Yeah, you're lucky I'm even

agreeing to give you a nod to something as outrageous as this!)

---------

...Yes...

---------

And I swear to make you sexually satisfied and give you many

mind-shattering orgasms throughout our marriage, as a man of

my standing should give his bit- errr, wife!

---------

The uhhh... swearing of the vows has been completed. Councilor Hermann,

you may now kiss your bride.

---------

(This is it... According to Hermann, the marriage kiss completes

the ritual. Then we are done with this humiliation...)

---------

Mmmmmph...

---------

(It's gross, but I just gotta bear it for a few seco-)

---------

(What was that?! I just felt a shockwave go through my entire body...!

Is this the ring's spell? N-no, this feels different from what I expected...!)

---------

What did I tell you earlier? Love can spring from the

most unexpected places~!

---------

(That's not it... that's not what this is...!)

---------

Then what is it? What is this feeling deep inside you right now,

if not love?

---------

Do you not feel the fires of passion being stoked? Do you not

feel your heart beating faster as you're taken in by this kiss?

---------

I'd wager you also feel that yearning in your loins. The yearning

to mate with your husband and bear his offspring as a good wife should!

---------

W-Why is she right... where did all these strange feelings

come from...? Completely out of the blue )

---------

(N-No... it's not that! It's impossible! It can't be, why would...

I ever fall in love with someone as vile as him?!)

---------

(These feelings... they can be nothing but lust!)

---------

Love, lust, not much of a difference~. It's called

---------

True Love's Ring

---------

so why not go with love here~~.

---------

Mmmmgh! Mmmmph!

---------

(My tongue just started moving out of nowhere...! Oh no...

I actually started making out with him!)

---------

And it's... it's making me h-horny too!)

---------

That's it, Aura, prove your devotion to your new husband in front

of the people of Trademond, in front of all your adventurer friends!

---------

Show them how much of a slut you are for this man's money!

---------

Haaaaaah

---------

haaaaaah...

---------

(My head feels foggy out of nowhere

---------

all that from just

---------

just a kiss...)

---------

Perfect... simply perfect.

---------

It looked like you were almost ready to cum back there!

Hyahahayayaya! Just imagine how nice it'll feel when you

finally have sex with your new husband!

---------

Sex... with my hubbie... Ihihihi, even though I know how dirty

and perverted it is, I can't help but get wet thinking about it!)

---------

(Sex... with Hermann... I have to get these weird thoughts out of

my head, I can't possibly desire something so degenerate...)

---------

(I'm so lost in these new feelings... in what's happening to my body...)

---------

For now though, do your ditzy little head a favor and stop using it

so much. You're a married woman now after all. Sit back, celebrate

and enjoy yourself! Hyahaha~!

---------

(Y-Yeah... maybe if I just relax, I'll be able to clear my head...

I should just go along with this.)

---------

True Love's Blessing x

---------

Blessed be you my child... Thank you Aura...

Thank you for bringing back one of our Exorcists alive.

---------

I did not expect yet another Demon General to be responsible...

---------

A shame you could not reproduce the miracle against Mammon...

Belphegor's success at harvesting negative energies is worrysome.

---------

Anways, here is your reward for saving Elaine

---------

For taking down Belphegor here, in addition to the promised

---------

also take these

---------

Gold x 1500

---------

Now Elaine... Let's get your wounds patched up...

---------

As for your visit to

---------

I will send

Elaine along when you need her.

---------

Of course, figures you'd be the one to pick up this request.

Not like there are many options out there...

---------

So, what exactly is this about?

---------

The new

---------

Arch-Cardinal

---------

changed up on how we handle people

who got cursed by a demon not deemed an immediate threat.

---------

N-now, hold on! Don't you dare discuss anything regarding

the new directive without involving me!

---------

Huff. Huff. HUfffFff...!

---------

So, what is this about demons 'not deemed an immediate threat'?

---------

Yeah, that's what I also said. Sounds stupid, doesn't it?

---------

Yet they exist! Demons whose Incarnations remain dormant for most

their life - as long as their supply of negative energy is not disrupted!

---------

...Like the one who's cursed Jacob's daughter.

---------

Main Cathedral has been searching, observing and researching demons

using demons with dormant Incarnations. By having them close to their

cursed targets, we have been able to improve our

---------

Without them, it would not be possible to produce our current

quantities of

---------

without losing its potency!

---------

...The original orders were given directly by

---------

Including a gag order to ever talk about it.

---------

Which is why the sudden change is outrageous!

We should not act with haste!

---------

...Like putting up this request without my authorization...!

---------

BULLSHIT!! I've been following these shitty orders, gritting

my teeth, and now that they are finally turning around, you

wanna tell me we shouldn't follow them?!

---------

Watch your mouth!! I'm still the White Priestess here!!

---------

Kuuhh!!

---------

Grrr!!!

---------

Whoo!!! Cat fight!!

---------

(......Hmm... I feel like that would usually make me angry,

but honestly, I can understand it.)

---------

(The demons are dormant, so nobody is directly in danger.

Furthermore, Jacob's daughter --- her curse doesn't harm

her in a physical or mental way.)

---------

(It mainly expresses itself in bursts of anger, triggered when

she feels envy. But that's controlled with the medicine.)

---------

(Overall, a little bit of suffering for a little girl.

---------

small evil

---------

for the good of the world.)

---------

(I guess one of those cases where

---------

evil can be good

---------

(After all, you can't cure a disease by studying the healthy.

You need to study the sick ones.)

---------

I agree~.

---------

You would let a girl like that suffer from a curse just to

perform research?!

---------

Well, that's life! Someone's gotta suffer for another to gain.

Plus not like her curse is physically killing her or anything~.

---------

As much as I hate to admit it, it's only because of the study of

Jacob's daughter that we learned how to produce

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more efficiently.

---------

But this needs to end. Based on the diary entries, her outbursts

are growing worse and worse. We need to put an end to this.

---------

One day, she's gonna have an attack, there's gonna be a knife

or something nearby, and Jacob won't always be paying attention.

It's gonna end with his blood on her hands.

---------

We have it under control! Jacob has it under control!

He is an attentive father and a seasoned adventurer!

---------

Have trust in the water of our Goddess and her followers, Elaine!

He and the medicine have always managed to calm her!

---------

...Until the day they won't.

---------

......We have all made sacrifices.

---------

Fuck

---------

Our new order is: Slay the demon that cursed her.

Slay

---------

Persephone

---------

......Or we simply do not. Here, you will receive the

---------

Blessed Water+

---------

Main Cathedral has sent us as a reward without further work.

---------

And I will report back on your 'success'.

We shall of course further provide the medicine!

---------

You wanna send back a false report to Main Cathedral?!

---------

When they change their mind, nobody will complain!

---------

Aura, don't listen to her bullshit. If we don't stop this before

her curse worsens, she's gonna end up killing her own dad.

---------

Aura, please do not be impulsive. With the powerful curse that has

been cast on you, I'm sure you will see the merits in my proposal!

---------

The merits of your proposal?!

---------

Hmpf. You are embarrassing yourself. The fact is:

There is someone out there suffering.

---------

And we can end it! Of course that's what we are going to do!!

---------

Aura!

---------

(...A free

---------

that should provide quite useful in

slowing down the curse! And I can see the logic behind the

White Priestess' words...)

---------

Don't Slay Demon. (Vice ≥ 10)

---------

Slay Demon. (Vice <

---------

Aha!

---------

I knew Hermann's wife would see things my way!

---------

Just report to the Guild Clerk that you have done your job

to receive your reward!

---------

Then, we have resolved this matter in a satisfactory way!

---------

By the Goddess... Alright. You're the boss...

---------

What stupidity! I hope you change your mind

---------

Know that once you have uncovered the Anchor, it will be too late

---------

Alright. So, any idea where the Anchor of that demon ---

mhhhm

---------

--- might be?

---------

Right under the grave of his beloved wife.

---------

...Eh? W-wait, what?! I have been there!

I didn't feel any demonic presence!

---------

No shit. Another result of the research: Masking the presence of a demonic

Anchor. The trick is to seal it in a container filled with Blessed Water.

---------

I see. (To think there has been a demon hiding out this close by...

Well, I guess after Mammon literally being here in Trademond

I should not be surprised.)

---------

Be careful, it was judged to be on the weaker side, but its

constant feeding off its cursed target must have let it grow.

---------

Alright, time to hunt down

---------

Hey there Aura. You off fighting another Demon General or something?

At this rate you're gonna embarrass the entire Church with your

accomplishments.

---------

Learn Magic.

---------

gave me permission to teach you my spells.

If you're serious about fighting more demons and don't want

to get blasted, you should check them out.

---------

Fade Into Shadows I.

---------

Radiance I.

---------

Open Domain II.

---------

Damn girl, you know this skill already! You sure you aren't

growing forgetfull these days?

---------

Fade Into Shadows

---------

leverages your

---------

Shadowcloak

---------

spell for greater

value. If you don't know that one, the Black Priestess teaches it,

although it's quite pricey...

---------

On the bright side: The spell is easy-peasy to teach since

you already got the basics down with

---------

; it' a

---------

DARK

---------

Auto-Spell

---------

that increases the party's magical defenses. I can finish teaching

you the spell

---------

before the day is over

---------

Learn Fade Into Shadows I. (-1500 Gold, MDEF ≥ 50, MP ≥ 20, Shadowcloak I)

---------

Alrighty, let's get to it!

---------

Fade Into Shadows I

---------

Buuuuuuut you already learned this...? Why have me tell you

which skills you already know...? Aura..... Is everything alright...?

---------

You know how most of their attacks are infused with the

---------

DARK element?

---------

Radiance

---------

is how you deal with that shit.

---------

It's an

---------

Enhance-Spell

---------

that grants you

---------

DARK RESISTANCE

---------

And that's not all, cause

---------

it makes you glow like a torch in the dark

---------

On the upside, your

---------

Light

---------

spell becomes more powerful.

But on the downside: Enemies can easily see you coming.

---------

But who cares about that shit? They wanna fight, let them bring it on!

---------

Don't tell the White Priestess I said 'shit' in here or she'll lecture me again...

---------

Ahem. Anyways, there is one problem... Main Cathedral has given me

permission to teach this spell to those with potential to kill demons...

---------

...And that definitely applies to you, but... I was asked to charge

a hefty sum for it

---------

6000 Gold

---------

So, I know you saved my life and all,

but higher-ups orders are the higher-ups orders...

---------

So yea, that's about it.

---------

increased

---------

power, but worse stealth

---------

+2 Enemy Detection Range

---------

To learn the spell, you would need to pack some

serious magical powers and it would take me

---------

teach it.

---------

Learn Radiance I. (-6000 Gold, MATK ≥ 35, MP ≥ 150, Promise)

---------

You have that kind of cash...? Damn, didn't expect you'd actually

go for this. Sorry, again for charging you this much.

---------

Let's make the best out of it! Other Exorcists would need way more

time than me to teach you a fancy skill like this! It's good you came

to me!

---------

Open Domain II

---------

allows you to enter the Domain of powerful demons.

I had good reason to teach it to you for free in

---------

Now I'm required to have you pay a fee.

---------

It's

---------

5000 Gold

---------

Hey, don't look at me like this...

You had plenty of opportunity to learn the skill from me...

Teaching it literally only

---------

takes the day

---------

Learn Open Domain II. (-5000 Gold, MP ≥ 100)

---------

Alright, here's how it works...

---------

Hey, Auraaaa~~~. Hold up~~~~. We should think again about

this whole 'Slaying

---------

deal~.

---------

(There is nothing more to say.)

---------

(...Should I perhaps reconsider...? A free

---------

that should provide

quite useful in slowing down the curse! And I can see the logic behind the

White Priestess' words...)

---------

By the Goddess... Alright. The White Priestess is the one

who's in charge here, after all...

---------

Just report to the Guild Clerk that you have done your job

to receive your 'reward'.

---------

(No, I don't see any reason to reconsider. Little suffering,

big suffering, it makes no difference ---

---------

has to die!!)

---------

Alchemist

---------

A potion that acts like a magical fertilizer...?

---------

Or if that's not possible, at least something that could protect

the crops from their Mana poisoning.

---------

I've heard of such a thing existing in Lumeria. Not in the form

of a potion, but an

---------

anti-magic coating

---------

However, I certainly

don't know the formula to make it.

---------

It's quite a rare and expensive piece of magic work, since it's

usually used to protect the crops for large farming businesses...

---------

But it exists, right? (Looks like I'm on the right track.)

That means there's probably someone out there who does

know the formula!

---------

There's a merchant who travels Roya in search of acquiring and peddling

rare formulae. When he's not on a trip, he lives

---------

west of the Boar Hut

---------

If there's anyone who'd have that knowledge, it's him.

---------

Alright, great! Can I find him at his house or do I have to

go to the Congregation to find him?

---------

that's a good question. He's quite a reclusive character,

even an old man like me goes outside more than he does.

---------

You'd probably have to go to his house if you wanted to see him,

he's always locked up in his library there doing research,

reading books all day and all night.

---------

If you can get the formula from him and bring me the required

materials, I'll happily make the coating for you.

---------

(Oh? A fellow bookworm?)

---------

(I might finally get a chance to connect with someone

like me in this world!)

---------

It's a waste of one's youth, really... you'll have all the

time in the world to pore over tomes once you're older.

---------

Finally something I can agree on with this old fart!

---------

Hey! Reading is a most noble pursuit!

---------

You young ones sure are something. Well, I won't argue with

you over it. If you can get the formula from him and bring me

the required materials, I'll happily make the coating for you.

---------

Especially since you were so kind to do that favor for me earlier...

---------

(Ugh... I wish you'd stop bringing that up...!)

---------

I have the

---------

Anti-Magic Coating

---------

formula and the material it needs

---------

Emerald Leaf x 1

---------

Formula: Anti-Magic Coating

---------

Alright, just give me a second to take a look at this formula.

---------

This is... not an easy thing to replicate.

---------

What does that mean?

---------

Well, I know you're in a rush, but I'll need at least one

day to process all of this.

---------

Really? A day? Can't we do it any faster?!

---------

I'm aware of that, but that's precisely why I have to take my

time to properly study the formula and then bond the materials

together properly.

---------

Well... I guess it can't be helped.

---------

Really, I'll work as fast as possible. If you're here early

in the morning tomorrow, I'll have it ready.

---------

(I have the formula for the

---------

but

I don't think I have everything to have the Alchemist craft it.

I should recheck the formula.)

---------

Ah, you're here.

---------

I stayed up all night working on this, but I'm sure it's perfect.

Any crops you give this to should have their magical resistance

increased and be freed of the Mana poisoning in no time.

---------

Unlocked

---------

Anti-Magic Coating x 1

---------

Increased

---------

stock by 3!

---------

Oh, this is great! Thank you for the work! Please excuse me,

though, I really have to hurry and get this over to that family!

---------

(If I don't hurry, maybe you'll end up deciding you want another

peek at my panties...!)

---------

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

---------

(I would most definitely not!)

---------

Formula: Energy Potion+

---------

? Humu... humu...

Very interesting.

---------

Energy Potion+

---------

Formula: Flash Bomb+

---------

Flash Bomb+

---------

Formula: Efficient Vitality Potion Creation

---------

+1 Vitality Potion per Mutated Spore!

---------

Formula: Efficient Bomb Creation

---------

+3 bombs per material (Applies to any bomb)!

---------

Efficient Bomb Creation Tools

---------

? Humu... humu...

That could very helpful, indeed! Thank you!

---------

+4 bombs per material (Applies to any bomb)!

---------

Oh my! What is this! The

---------

Encyclopedia Alchemica Volume I

---------

A reconstruction of alchemy used by the Old People! I will

immediately incorporate the knowledge into my formulae!

---------

Emerald Tea

---------

Unlocked

---------

Bomb+

---------

+1 Mana Stone per Ether!

---------

Encyclopedia Alchemica Volume II

---------

The second volume of the reconstruction of alchemy used by the Old

People! I will immediately incorporate the knowledge into my formulae!

---------

Stasis Bomb+

---------

Emerald Tea+

---------

Vitality Potion+

---------

I'm afraid my tools are not on the level to incorporate

all the knowledge described here

---------

If only the Workshop provided higher

level tools

---------

I'm afraid there are some pieces of information

I can't use

---------

If only I had the base formula to create

---------

Stasis Bombs

---------

I'm afraid there are some pieces of information I can't use...

---------

And then there's also the level available tooling... I wish

---------

the Workshop could provide me with higher level tools

---------

Formula: Beta

---------

? Humu... humu... I see! This seems to contain

details on how to improve the efficiency of

---------

Nasty Oil Coating

---------

Nasty Oil Coating+

---------

Formula: Delta

---------

Lightning Jam Coating

---------

Lightning Jam Coating+

---------

Formula: Acid Bomb+

---------

Acid Bomb+

---------

Formula: Anti-Magic Coating+

---------

Anti-Magic Coating+

---------

How can I help you?

---------

About Poisoning Elixirs.

---------

About Swamp.

---------

Discount.

---------

Ingredients.

---------

Oh, the Elixir Alchemist in Verdeaux? Yes, I keep a correspondence

with him... we alchemists are a tight-knit bunch, you see.

---------

Right. Is there anything you can tell me about the poisonings? He said that

it's most likely that someone is magically applying the poison after purchase.

---------

Really? That wouldn't be my first guess.

---------

No?

---------

Well, it's not really very practical. It sounds like there have been

a lot of victims... and while that kind of application of poison is

possible, it requires rare ingredients and powerful magery.

---------

I can't imagine any normal bandit group or the like could be doing it so often.

---------

Huh... I've defeated the poisoners, but they didn't seem to be powerful

wizards or anything like that.

---------

Well, in any case, that must have been it. A non-alchemist like yourself

might not be able to recognize such efforts.

---------

The only other ways to do something like that would be... well, more mythical

than practical, and even more out of their reach.

---------

I guess I'll just be happy I was able to stop them, then.

---------

Huh... Good to know. (Am I looking for a powerful group then?

Or maybe the Elixir Alchemist is missing something...?)

---------

I hope you work it out, anyway. Oh, and tell him I hope he works out

---------

Tofana's Third Theorem

---------

Bwahahaha, he mentioned that theorem, but I didn't think he was working

on it himself. What is it exactly?

---------

Oh, just a bit of a legend amongst we alchemists.

---------

Tofana was a legendary alchemist. Her third theorem was about applying

potion effects over time, so that you could pass potions off as water and

use them later.

---------

Sounds useful. Anyway, I have to get back to Verdeaux.

---------

I dealt with the monster. The swamp seems to be recovering.

Here is the sample from the body.

---------

Very good

---------

still, it is unfortunate that

you couldn't get a sample from a victim.

---------

I'll be able to give you an upgraded poison coating, but

---------

by the looks of it, I doubt it'll be effective on demons.

---------

I see

---------

that could have been useful. Still, a better

poison is alright by itself. I should go back to the guild now.)

---------

Poison Coating+

---------

I'll be able to provide you with a poison coating, but

---------

that could have been useful. Still, a poison

coating is alright by itself. I should go back to the guild now.)

---------

Poison Coating

---------

Yes, good

---------

Your associate brought back my apprentice.

A shame you couldn't help him, but thanks to his injuries,

I was able to discern how the poison actually works.

---------

With both the samples, I should be able to fully replicate

the poison, including its effectiveness against demons.

---------

That's good!

---------

(I kind of don't want to ask this, but

---------

And what about your apprentice? Will he be alright?

---------

well, he should survive. But his constitution was

ravaged, and he complains about chronic fatigue and pain

---------

The worst might fade with time, but he will never again be

capable of another excursion like that, I think.

---------

I just hope he will be able to work with me in here again.

---------

I hope this improved poison is worth it

---------

I can also improve your regular poison coatings now.

---------

I can also create a regular poison coating for you.

---------

Very good. And as you can see, my apprentice

also came back, thanks to you.

---------

I must admit to a certain academic curiosity about what might have

happened if he had been more severely affected, so I could examine

---------

Ah, but never mind. I can improve your poison coatings, though

it won't be effective on demons just with this.

---------

That's alright. I'll report this back to the guild.

---------

Ah, but never mind. I can create a poison coating for you, though

it won't be effective on demons just with this.

---------

I accepted the request you put in at the Adventurer's Guild.

About the poison swamp.

---------

Ah! Yes, I was beginning to wonder if nobody would pick it up.

---------

That area gets avoided by even the most doughty adventurers.

But it could be

---------

key to fighting the demons

---------

Fighting the demons? How so?

---------

(This could be a breakthrough for my quest, if he is right!)

---------

As I said, the area is essentially unclaimed, though

it technically falls into Verdeaux's territory.

---------

It is the area west of the bridge that connects our part of Roya

with Verdeaux. Perhaps you've noticed the dead trees there?

---------

I see. But what does a poison swamp have to do with demons?

Aren't they immune to poison?

---------

Our best naturalists think a

---------

powerful swamp beast

---------

some kind of leader of the monsters in the area resides there.

---------

The poison found there is more reliable

and deadly than regular varieties.

---------

A swamp monster

---------

? Go on.

---------

A small skirmish between demons and Verdeaux's forces ended

with the demons retreating into the swamp

---------

the leading scouts found elements of the demon force defeated later.

They seemed to have succumbed to poisonous wounds.

---------

This special poison produced by the swamp monster could harm demons?!

That would be huge

---------

Indeed, it would help us turn the tide. My apprentice

took that possibility very seriously.

---------

Despite my protestations, he had been taking samples

from the swamp outskirts

---------

until he went missing.

---------

That doesn't sound good

---------

I'm sorry to hear it.

---------

Yes, well

---------

Hopefully you can find him while you're there.

---------

What I need you to do is defeat the swamp monster leader, whatever

it is, and bring me the gland it uses to produce this poison.

---------

And you could study it to find out how to reproduce it?

---------

Yes. But

---------

well, it's difficult to say, however

---------

What is it?

---------

I might not be able to fully capture the nuances of the poison without a second

sample

---------

That is, one in which I can see the effects of the substance.

---------

The effects

---------

You mean, a sample from someone who fell to the poison?

---------

Unfortunately, though normally I'd hope for there

to be no such case, here it would be ideal.

---------

I see.

---------

(Hopefully I can find some victim while I'm there.)

---------

I think the Monstrologist may have some additional

information he's gathered from people who explored there.

---------

You already have a 40% discount. I am afraid I couldn't go

lower, even if you showed me your p-panties again.

---------

(The creations of this alchemist look really useful. I

wonder if there is a way for him to reduce his prices.)

---------

I was wondering if you had any problems I could take care of for you.

In exchange, I would be interested in a discount on your wares.

---------

you want a discount on my precious items? Well, if you

bring me any

---------

ingredients

---------

I can offer you a

---------

10% discount for the day

---------

(Great! Even if it's just 10%, it will probably be worthwhile

in the long run!)

---------

Let me think if there's anything else I need. Hmm

---------

It looks like he had a flash of inspiration. But then the

alchemist's eyes start darting around nervously.

---------

W-well. Th-there is one tiny little favor you could do for

such an old man like me.

---------

Mhm! Sure, just tell me what it is and I'll quickly take care of it!

---------

So what is it? A delivery? You need me to gather some super rare

materials? Or maybe there's a ruffian bothering your shop and you

need me to take care of him?!

---------

U-uhm, no, nothing of that sort. The last one was oddly specific.

---------

Ahahahaha, sorry, I'm just used to stories going this way.

Nevermind. Just say what you need, and--

---------

Uhm... your panties. I want to see your panties.

---------

-- done

---------

Wait what?

---------

I have spent years upon years learning the secrets of alchemy!

By the time I became an alchemist I was already too old for romance.

---------

Please! Do an old man who spent his life in the pursuit of knowledge

just this one tiny favor! At least let me see the panties of a young

healthy girl such as yourself!

---------

Pfffffff. Hahahaha, Who would have thought? This kind

looking man carries such a bottled up libido!

---------

Hey, hey, Aura. Don't you think you have to help this poor old man?

Come on, you can't say no to such an innocent wish!

---------

Isn't there anything else I can do for you?

Showing you my underwear is a bit...

---------

40%

---------

If you do this for me, I will give you a life-long

---------

discount on all

my products and any new products that will come to my assortment!!!

---------

40% discount?! What? Life-long? On anything? Isn't that a bit crazy?!

Are you even making money with that? Are you sure?!

---------

Yes!!!!!

---------

(He's getting really enthusiastic about this. I doubt he

will accept anything else for the discount.)

---------

(And 40% discount is a lot. It will probably save me a lot

of trouble down the line.)

---------

(B-b-but still. Showing some lecherous old man my panties in

exchange for money... That doesn't sit well with me. At all.)

---------

Ehehehe~~ It's just some underwear. Get over yourself.

I think you really should take this offer, Aura.

---------

(Just shut up and let me think. You would be telling me to

do it, even if there were no reward.)

---------

M-my of-ffer still stands. 40% discount for gazing at your p-panties.

---------

(40% permanent discount... Is this really worth it?

Or am I just being too prudish?)

---------

Show panties. (+1

---------

(No. There is no need to humiliate myself with this. It's just a discount on

useful items. If need be, I can come up with the money or find a way that

doesn't rely on them.)

---------

(In the first place, I don't require any concoctions or contraptions.

My own abilities paired with the

---------

should be more

than sufficient.)

---------

What a shame! Should you change your mind, however,

just talk to me about it!

---------

(Yeah, I wouldn't count on that.)

---------

If you supply me with ingredients, I can use them to craft more items

and

---------

increase my stock

---------

As a thank you, I would give you a

---------

10% discount

for the day

---------

Is there anything you would like to give me?

---------

You got a new formula? Hmmm

---------

let me see.

---------

Formula: Stasis Bomb

---------

This seems rather easy to make. Let me just use some

---------

to try it out...

---------

It turned out rather well, it seems! Especially with the knowledge

obtained from the second volume of the Encyclopedia!

---------

It turned out rather well, it seems!

---------

Stasis Bomb

---------

As a thank you gift, take a free sample!

---------

Gained

---------

Stasis Bomb+ x 1

---------

stock by 4!

---------

Stasis Bomb x 1

---------

Formula: Web Bomb

---------

Slimy Fluid

---------

Web Bomb

---------

Web Bomb x 1

---------

Formula: Acid Bomb

---------

Emerald Leaf

---------

Acid Bomb

---------

Acid Bomb x 1

---------

Hm? A formula you say?

---------

Formula: Alpha

---------

I'm sorry, but I can't read these letters at all.

---------

Haaah... (What a shame. But maybe I was expecting too much

from a nearly 2000 year old piece of paper.)

---------

But wait, these illustrations all use familiar tools. And I can

make out the numbers... Also, the picture of the main ingredient,

it reminds me of

---------

Does that mean you could reproduce it?!

---------

I can definitely give it a try! Oh, Aura, what a great find!

To think that we can rediscover some of the knowledge of

the Old People!

---------

I know I have some... where did I put that fluid...

---------

Aha! Here it is... Now then, to start the process, it looks

like I first need to heat it up...

---------

And it's done!

---------

So, what does it do?

---------

It seems to be an oil

---------

that stinks. A lot. I would try

coating your weapon with it. Thank you, Aura! This will be

a nice addition to my store!

---------

Nasty Oil Coating x 1

---------

Uwawa, it really does stink. But if it makes my weapon more

effective, then that's worth it.

---------

Formula: Gamma

---------

Again with the unknown letters from the Old People...

But this process seems so well-documented, I should be able to

replicate it...

---------

These letters... A formula from the Old People...?

I'm afraid I am entirely unable to read it...

---------

Yet this process seems so well-illustrated, I should be able to

replicate it...

---------

It seems to demonstrate the process of turning the

---------

Jelly Jam

---------

from water monsters into a magic-enhancing coating

---------

Let me see...

---------

Jelly Jam... Jelly Jam... Jelly Jam...

---------

Here we go...

---------

Fascinating! This coating not only raises the magic conductivity of your

weapon, making easier to cast strong spells; it seems to also attract

lightning attacks making a useful measure against

---------

THUNDER magic!

---------

Lightning Jam Coating x 1

---------

stock by 1!

---------

A serial case of Mana poisoning in Riverflow? Now that you

mention it, I remember hearing about that kind of story.

---------

Here, I brought samples from a well and the river. It seems

those on the riverside are the only ones suffering from the sickness.

---------

Riverflow Water Sample (Well

---------

Riverflow Water Sample (River

---------

Hmmm... I can compare the two samples with each other,

but how strange. How could the river become a carrier for

Mana poisoning?

---------

The forests upstream are known for their low level of Mana

density, so it would be strange for bigger concentrations of

Ether to find their way into the river.

---------

What about

---------

Mutated Hydrangea

---------

? Could their pollen

trigger such an outbreak?

---------

That

---------

would be possible. But also most curious!

Those creatures are usually exclusive to Mana dense forests

such as the

---------

It would need to be something else to cause the phenomenon

you describe.

---------

That being said, I will of course analyze the samples you

brought me. Just wait for a moment until I finish running

some tests.

---------

And here are the results!

---------

B-but what is this?

---------

Have you found anything useful?

---------

Your initial guess was absolutely on the mark! I was able

to find a high concentration of Mutated Hydrangea pollen.

---------

Not just useful! I believe I have found the source of the

Mana poisoning! Within the water samples, there were spore

samples of a

---------

How strange, these creatures are usually exclusive to Mana

dense forests such as the

---------

So the water is polluted by these spores? And they in turn

are the cause for the Mana poisoning?

---------

Indeed, the water sample from the well was clear. But the river

---------

it was largely polluted with the

---------

How could a monster capable of producing these many spores

end up outside of the

---------

Let's focus on the problem in front of us!

---------

(This makes it 100% certain: This Mana poisoning incident

and the poisoning reports from Arwin --- they are the same.)

---------

(Though that question is worrying. If it is that unnatural

for a Mutated Hydrangea to appear in the upstream woods then

---------

(No, let's leave those thoughts for later.)

---------

As usual, trying to ignore the dark parts of reality, Aura~?

You won't be able to escape this question forever, you know~~?

At this point you must be aware of the obvious conclusion, right~~~?

---------

Here, let me spell it out for you, so your naive mind can

stop pushing reality away--!!

---------

Arwin has -- in full awareness of his malicious actions

-- placed those monsters so that the river would get poisoned!!

---------

Somebody has -- in full awareness of their malicious actions

-- placed that monster so that the river would get poisoned!!

---------

In other words!! Somebody is intentionally harming the people

of Riverflow!!! The precious humans you are trying to save are

hilariously killing each other off~~~~!!!

---------

There's no point in stopping idiots from being idiots!!

Just let all the stupid fools kill each other!!

---------

(Are you done with your random rant?)

---------

(Right now I need to focus on killing the source of the sickness.

All questions regarding the origin and meaning behind this incident

are secondary.)

---------

(And I won't deny that there are stupid and malicious fools

---------

Right now, one of them is stuck in my head, after all.)

---------

(But the existence of foolish people

---------

I won't use that as an

excuse to label all people as fools unworthy of saving.)

---------

(If anything, that's all the more reason to protect those who

live their lives honestly and without malice from those who

go against these values.)

---------

Alright! The upstream woods west of Riverflow! I guess that

would be my next target.

---------

You should find the Mutated Hydrangea near the river.

But do be careful, with the amount of spores, I suspect that

you will be facing more than just one of them.

---------

(Right, the documents did mention the transport of

---------

of those monsters. Great, that at least means I know how many

I have to fight.)

---------

Don't worry, no matter how many they may be, I will swiftly kill

them and protect the people from Riverflow!

---------

Ask for a special discount!

---------

Ether x 1

---------

→

---------

Energy Potion x 8

---------

Mana Stone x

---------

Pyromantium x 1

---------

Bomb x

---------

Flash Bomb x

---------

Thanks for helping me! I'm still a bit weak, but

the master says I'll be fully recovered soon!

---------

Northern Mines: Entrance

---------

We all only recently became adventurers, so

that makes all of us equally inexperienced

newbies!

---------

About the

---------

Spiderlings

---------

I actually already

fought some. They are

---------

weak

---------

to my fire magic.

---------

But they tend to appear in swarms! So be careful.

---------

Oh, and also, my fire magic is awesome against

the little spiders. But...

---------

I heard that the armor of the

---------

Spider Queen

---------

has high magic resistance. Especially against

fire.

---------

So does it have any other weaknesses?

---------

Sadly, I don't know. And all the

tough adventurers are either away or died in

the invasion of the Demon King...

---------

I wouldn't even know who to ask.

---------

If only we knew an

---------

experienced adventurer

---------

Maybe he would know if the

---------

has any weaknesses.

---------

Even though the request is to clear out the

mines. We shouldn't focus on the

---------

themselves.

---------

That's right. You mentioned a

---------

earlier. Is she

the one leading the monsters?

---------

Exactly. I conjecture, that slaying her should

suffice to make her swarm retreat.

---------

So it would actually be best to avoid any confrontation with

the Spiderlings.

---------

And instead conserve our power for a single

battle against the Spider Queen. Exactly,

Lady Aura! I see you are quick on the uptake.

---------

Spider Queen's

---------

armor is thick.

Probably only I can pierce it.

---------

John is strong

---------

but... he is better at

fighting many enemies.

---------

Charlotte likes her attack magic.

But

---------

she also has a support spell.

---------

Please keep that in mind.

---------

(That was surprisingly helpful. It looks like Paul has a

keen eye for his team mates.)

---------

Thanks for the helpful advice, Paul!

---------

No problem.

---------

... and I keep telling you!

---------

I can't open up

the mine entrance with my magic!

---------

My magic is still too weak!

---------

Where is your adventurer spirit?!

---------

You barely even tried!

---------

We already checked for any other entrance.

Hence, your magic is our only way inside.

---------

So what?! It's not like I can just will myself an

explosion spell!! That's not how magic works!!!

---------

(Those people

---------

They have to be the ones from the request.)

---------

Halt! Who are you?

---------

I'm Aura. I just joined the adventurer guild.

---------

(What a looker! Finally, a new female adventurer.

And as it appears

---------

with some fine boobs and ass

to boot

---------

Unlike a certain other flat board here.)

---------

Awesome! A new member and reinforcements!

---------

hey

---------

do you happen to kn--

---------

AHEM.

---------

I am known as John. I specialize in fighting with sword and

shield. My aspiration is to become a knight in shining armor

as they are sung of in the legends.

---------

These two at my side are my fellow companions!

Charlotte and Paul!

---------

Hi Aura! I'm a

---------

fire mage

---------

Fencer. I am good at fighting

---------

heavily armored

---------

foes.

---------

Hahaha! You need to proclaim your skill with

more confidence, Paul!

---------

Please excuse him, Lady Aura. Paul is not a man

of many words, but I guarantee that his skills

with the rapier are a sight to behold!

---------

As the humble leader of our party,

I welcome you into the midst of our ranks.

---------

Self-proclaimed leader.

---------

And yet:

---------

Uncontested!

---------

A-hem

---------

Be that as it may.

---------

Lady Aura, as you have certainly heard:

---------

Due to a

recent cave-in

---------

have invaded the mines.

---------

And to further complicate matters, it seems that their

rampage has also caused the mine entrance to collapse.

---------

Removing the rubble by hand would take days.

---------

I also tried my magic on it. But as I thought,

it's lacking in fire power.

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And as I just heard, you have already verified

that this is the only entrance.

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So the only way to get inside would be to obtain

---------

something

with more fire power

---------

Yes! I was thinking that rather than using magic, maybe

some artisan in Trademond might have something.

---------

Like, the guys at the

---------

workshop

---------

maybe.

---------

what about that old

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alchemist

---------

(So buying some sort of mechanical contraption?

---------

I don't like having to

spend money on this, but it seems like I don't have too much of a choice.)

---------

(Though, I could also just use my

---------

and blow the rubble away.)

---------

Alright. Let me have a look at that rubble.

---------

Thanks.

---------

We will be here, discussing further strategies

for subjugating the

---------

If you want to join into our discussion, just talk to us!

---------

are public property of

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Trademond City

---------

Any damages will be charged accordingly!'

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are private property of

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Arwin

---------

It looks like they cleared out all of the trees in front of the mine.

Sensible - this makes it easy to bring things in and out, and makes it

difficult for anything to sneak up on the mine.

---------

They'll start having problems with soil erosion in a few decades, though...

I hope the mines are depleted before it causes a landslide.

---------

This tree is striving to grow, despite this little corner being more rock

than soil... Life always struggles to survive, doesn't it.

---------

It's stupid. It'll never grow into anything worth mattering. It should

just give up and die now.

---------

Hush, you. I think it's inspiring.

---------

I wonder why this particular tree was left untouched? Was it important

in some way, or did it just get lucky when the workers broke their axe,

or decided to call it a day and never got around to it...

---------

I guess I could ask someone later, but they'd probably think it was

weird...

---------

These crates are probably filled with useful ores from the mine.

I could really use these - I don't think anyone would notice a

couple missing.

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Steal. (+3 Pyromantium, +1

---------

Leave. (Vice <

---------

These crates are probably filled with useful ores from the mine. I could

really use these, but... I'm sworn to help these people, not rob them,

and it would be wrong of me to consider doing otherwise.

---------

I have already stolen some Pyromantium.

Taking more might be a bit too suspicious.

---------

It looks like the entrance to the mine is covered in rubble... Did the

spiderlings do this, or did the miners cause an accident when they

were fleeing?

---------

Either way, it was lucky - without this, the spiderlings

could have spread everywhere...

---------

Rubble.

---------

I appreciate having a job again, but... It just gets so dark in there!

I want to get some sunlight during my breaks...

---------

That spider infestation put us pretty far behind schedule...

Most of these crates are still empty. But I'll have them all

filled quickly enough!

---------

These trees are thriving without competition! I just hope they don't

get so large they collapse the cliff...

---------

This tree is young now, but it will surely grow up to dominate its little

corner of the mountain.

---------

Hahahaah!!! We did it!

---------

I'm disappointed. I'd hoped the Spider Queen

would be more of a challenge for my blade.

---------

I'm tired. Who's heading back to the guild?

---------

I think I'll be going to the

---------

to celebrate!

---------

Don't drink too much. Last time you got drunk

it didn't end well.

---------

I'll go with Paul. After working this much, we have

earned some rest. Aura, I leave the report to you.

---------

Will you leave the mines with us?

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Dead. Hmm

---------

Looks like he still has his wallet.

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Gold x 25

---------

Dead.

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Locked from the other side.

---------

A coil of rope, used in many common mining jobs. As a fair number

of these are urgent and life-threatening, it would be particularly

heartless of me to steal this.

---------

...But even if it wasn't, you still wouldn't steal

from our employer, right?

---------

R-right!

---------

A coil of rope, used in many common mining jobs. A fair number

of these are urgent, but I don't think anyone would notice a

few of them missing. I could probably put them to better use.

---------

Steal. (+5 Rope, +1

---------

Thanks for giving me back my place to work!

---------

Looks like there's a big opening here. This could be where

all those spiders are coming from. Might be worthwhile to

investigate later.

---------

Hehe, don't tell this to anybody, but I actually smuggled some

---------

out of the mines and hid it outside. I'm not going

to slave away in somebody else's mine for all my life!

---------

I once got into a fight with one of the guards that work

for the

---------

What was his name again

---------

? Right

---------

! The guy is in love with his own armor.

---------

He acts all tough but he's actually not strong enough to bear the weight

of his own armor! All I had to do was put up my guard until he became

all

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exhausted

---------

And then he couldn't fight back at all. Ahahaha!

---------

Thanks for accepting the request of getting rid of the remaining

spiders. Actually, I should rather call them new spiders.

---------

We don't think that they belong to the swarm of the previous

spider queen.

---------

So there could be a second spider queen hiding somewhere?

---------

Possibly, it looks like the spiders originally infested the

mine through a cave-in from the room behind me.

---------

Please get rid of the spiders and investigate what's beyond

the cave-in.

---------

I see. (Hmm

---------

I hope I don't have to fight a spider queen alone.)

By the way, do you know what caused the cave-in? A miner?

---------

Unlikely. The earliest report I received was after we

returned to the mines.

---------

(Maybe I'm just overthinking this, and it was all just due

to a natural disaster like an earthquake, but I wonder

---------

(When I first came to this mine, the entrance had collapsed.

Supposedly, due to the spiders. Could they also have been

the cause of the cave-in then?)

---------

(Is there possibly something that's agitating the spiders?)

---------

Alright then, I will take care of this.

---------

Great! Just be mindful of one thing: It seems there are some

mature spiders among the spiderlings. They are quite a bit

tougher and their

---------

webs

---------

can be really annoying.

---------

Their stickiness makes it really hard to move and your

---------

defense

weakens

---------

And when it gets into your eyes, it might even

---------

blind

---------

you.

---------

Some new spiders came through the hole of a cave-in.

You better keep your distance.

---------

There's lots of

---------

in these mines.

---------

Good luck in there.

---------

Good work, Aura!

---------

I heard somebody saw some

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Star Metal

---------

in the cave-in.

---------

I remember the days when I was a kid and played around in

the mountains! I used to create some make-shift

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rope

---------

out of

the vines I found.

---------

This rubble seems to have fallen from the ceiling... It must have been

part of what caused the collapse.

---------

It's safe to be in here, right? I don't want to

die in a cave-in!

---------

It's stable. Let's go.

---------

More rubble. We shouldn't waste time on this.

---------

This shovel looks half-broken... It seems like the miners put

up a fight as they retreated.

---------

People are capable of far more than they expect

in a crisis. I'm sure spirit like this is what

kept the miners alive.

---------

A shovel. It looks like this is where they take out the mined ore

from carts sent deeper into the mine, and place it in this box for

packing.

---------

...I'm not certain examining this was a good use of my time.

---------

A crate for storing ores and waste from deeper in the mine,

so that they can be moved outside. A pretty typical arrangement.

---------

Do you have a monologue for EVERYTHING you see?

---------

Pretty much. It helps me think.

---------

A pile of pulverized rocks displaced from deeper in the mine. There's

nothing useful in these, just waste rock to let the miners reach more

worthwile materials.

---------

Is this the remains of a stalagmite?... But this is a mine, not a

cavern. How would this have formed?

---------

I heard that the Northern Mines were built on top of

an old cave network, after rare ore was discovered

in one of the branches.

---------

People suggest that there are even more curious

things in their depths.

---------

The remains of stalagmites from the cave network this mine

was built on. But there's no time to admire them now.

---------

I remember hearing about this - the Northern Mines were built

on an old cave network. That must be why you see the remains

of stalagmites like these here and there.

---------

A large mass of pulverized rock from the mining operations... It's going

to take them a long time to clear this out. Hopefully, they found enough

ore to make it worth the effort.

---------

It looks like all of this chaos has damaged some of the supports for the

mine.

---------

But it's still safe, right? We're not going to

die stupidly in a cave-in, right?

---------

No. None of the others are buckling.

Let's move on.

---------

Staring at the damage to the supports won't make it go away.

We need to deal with our quest here, and let the miners fix

it.

---------

It looks like some of the supports have been damaged... But the miners

know what they're doing. If they haven't fixed them yet, it must be

pretty safe.

---------

There's a lot of loose rock here... This must be a freshly excavated

area.

---------

Indeed, I had heard that they had found a promising

new vein shortly before the issues with the spiderlings.

---------

Hm. Could the two be linked? Maybe they dug into a spiderling den

or something like that?

---------

No. It wasn't in the quest briefing, and that's

not how spiderlings behave.

---------

Oh.

---------

(I wonder what happened, then? I don't know enough about this

world to guess, though...)

---------

A large amount of loose rock from a freshly excavated area. It's going

to take a long time to clear it all...

---------

Spiderwebs. It looks like the spiderlings are already getting themselves

established...

---------

We need to quickly take care of this or intermediate

adventurers will be needed to deal with the problem

this will become.

---------

Spiderwebs. It looks like the spiderlings had gotten themselves

established...

---------

Hm. I guess it's not just the queen that makes webs...

---------

Then shouldn't the entire mine have been covered in webs before?

---------

The tip of this pickaxe is covered in a strange black-and-green fluid...

I guess one of the miners fought a spiderling here, then abandoned his

weapon. I hope he made it.

---------

I'm certain they did! We've seen precious few

bodies in this mine, so the damage must have

been contained.

---------

Spiderlings might have eaten them. ...No, not enough

bones for that.

---------

A pickaxe used as an improvised weapon.

---------

It looks like one of the miners left their pickaxe here when they

went on break. A bit sloppy, but I guess it's unlikely to cause

problems.

---------

Hm. It looks like the miners here were trying to get to something,

but the pickaxe broke its head.

---------

...I'm not an expert on mining, but I don't feel safe with the way

this area is unsupported with the dangerous angles.

---------

...Let's complete our quest quickly.

---------

I had thought that the miners would put supports on the deeper

areas now that they can work again, but it doesn't seem like it's

been a high priority...

---------

It looks like the spider queen had been digging itself a den here...

Interesting from a behavioral perspective, but it's not as though

she left anything of use behind. She was just a spider, after all.

---------

It looks like there are medical supplies in this crate... But

the poor man there didn't get to them in time to save his life.

---------

Too often, a strong will only takes you half the

way to where you need to go...

---------

There's nothing of any real use in here... Some odds and ends

for workers on break, and blank notebooks for the ledger.

---------

It looks like one of the miners took their shovel with them on

break for some reason? And then left it behind... How completely

careless of them.

---------

A barrel of water, for miners on break.

---------

A vital necessity for a number of reasons; not only is mining hot, exhausting

work that makes you sweat a lot, all of the rock dust it kicks up will choke

your throat if you don't drink something on a regular basis.

---------

A weird pile of rock left near the pyromantium deposits. I'm

certain they're related, but I don't know enough about mining

to speculate as to how.

---------

This shovel appears to have belonged to the poor soul assigned the

thankless job of piling up all of the rock fragments from opening this

area... They seem to have left it behind in disgust afterwards.

---------

It looks like whatever caused the cave-in dropped some rubble

here as well. I hope the place is stable now...

---------

This pickaxe is leaned up in a hard-to-see corner. Considering how much rock

has started to pile up in front of it, I think someone forgot that it was

back here...

---------

A barrel of water

---------

maybe used for emergencies? I wonder,

could we be in danger of, say, gas explosions?

---------

Indeed, tragedy struck these very mines one hundred and fifty

years ago. Many brave miners perished when fire broke out in

the depths, burning away the supports and causing a cave-in...

---------

...Should they really be using open torches like

this? Couldn't they at least use covered lanterns?

---------

Sadly, no. That would be cost-prohibitive. A pity,

considering how much is later spent on replacing

damaged supports.

---------

A barrel of water, likely used for emergencies.

---------

There's a lot of leftover rock from expansion here, but they don't

seem to have worked on this area recently. They must have deemed it

low-priority if they're not furthering their operation in this area.

---------

Ugh, this water smells terrible! I'm pretty sure the spider did

something to it...

---------

just had terrible BO... I'm no giant spider expert!

---------

Ugh, this water smells terrible... Wait, this isn't still the

same water from when the spiders were in the mine, right? Surely

they must have changed it out since then?

---------

It's hard to tell, but I get the impression that this shovel has

been here for a while. I guess nobody bothered to take it with

them when they stopped working on this section...

---------

It looks like this pile of loose rock was the result of clearing

a passage into another natural cavern.

---------

It looks like the miners were hard at work expanding this cavern.

It doesn't seem like they've hit much of value yet, but the scale of

the excavation suggests that they're expecting to find something here.

---------

It looks like the miners abandoned this chamber. From what remains,

it's difficult to tell if they've thoroughly picked this place clean,

or if it was bare to begin with.

---------

Based on the number of shovels here, I think they were pretty active

in this section.

---------

I believe I heard that they were focused on the recently

uncovered ether and pyromantium deposits... But indeed,

just before that they were aiming for a major expansion.

---------

This must be it.

---------

One of a number of shovels, used in the major expansion.

---------

There are a lot of shovels here, but few miners. Perhaps not all

of the miners have returned since the spiderlings, or perhaps this

major expansion was put on hold.

---------

Is there anything about this sand that could prove an issue in the

fight?

---------

Eggs. Not so soon, though.

---------

A pile of sand. Nothing noteworthy; I should focus on the

imminent fight.

---------

A massive pile of sand and pebbles from the mining. There is

some concern that the spider queen may have laid her eggs here,

but I'm sure the miners have dealt with that possibility.

---------

It looks like this was where they put all of the rock they used

to clear a passage to the latest areas. They don't seem eager

to move it - but I guess there's not much reason to.

---------

A lonely little shovel, left behind. I guess it's for if they

need to clear the tracks or something.

---------

It looks like these tools were abandoned in a hurry... I guess

they didn't want to have to fight off another wave of spiderlings.

---------

The spiders are gone, but nobody's come back for the tools... I

guess the miners have already been reassigned, and it will take

them a while to pick this area back up.

---------

It looks like they're making slow progress on clearing out the rocks

and dirt from their work here... I don't know if it's an efficiency

issue, or if this place just isn't a high priority for them yet.

---------

Stasis Bomb x 3

---------

Mana Stone x 1

---------

A blue orb... It seems I can take it off the socket.

Let's see what I can do with this.

---------

Vault Blue Orb x 1

---------

A red orb... It seems I can take it off the socket.

Let's see what I can do with this.

---------

Vault Red Orb x 1

---------

Gold x 12

---------

The blue orb fits perfectly into this one.

---------

The red orb fits perfectly into this one.

---------

Another gate. Again, no keyhole or handle. I suppose there

must be another mechanism behind this. Haaah

---------

Maybe I

should just ignore these silly puzzles and force my way through.)

---------

Remove Collar. (+

---------

Corruption).

---------

Use Bomb. (-1 Bomb)

---------

That's a very difficult jump. But I could just make

it to the other side.

---------

Corruption)

---------

Jump. (AGI ≥ 25)

---------

Gold x 420

---------

Rope x 1

---------

BEEP. BOOP. THIS AREA IS TILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT.

---------

So this is

---------

Haaaaaaah

---------

Wow, the air here feels so fresh and clean!)

---------

(Just from a first glance, this looks like a picture book idyllic village to me.)

Hmmm

---------

I can't feel anything unusual.)

---------

(The White Priestess said they sensed an increase of negative energy...

but

---------

I'm not picking up any traces of that.)

---------

(Is there really a demon involved in here...? Maybe the demon only

becomes active during a limited time frame? Or is it Original Magic after all?)

Hmmm

---------

(Anyways, I should start by getting more information.)

---------

(Before I can start speculating, I need to investigate this place

and figure out what this 'eternally repeating day' is about exactly.)

---------

(Also, the White Priestess mentioned an exorcist they had sent

into the village and lost contact with.)

---------

(I wonder, is she dead...? I should try to locate her.)

---------

Oh, it appears a lovely sight has made its way to our village.

Welcome visitor, welcome to Mountainreach.

---------

Come on

---------

Show some manners and greet our latest guest.

---------

W-

---------

welcome...

---------

Haha, don't try to hide behind me!

---------

You must excuse her

---------

My sister

---------

s a shy one around new people.

---------

Bwahaha. Nice to meet you; I'm Aura.

---------

Ohhhh, Aura! What a fitting name! Indeed, a beautiful name for a beautiful lady.

Charles, at your service.

---------

Charles strikes a deep bow.

---------

Say, Lady Aura, you must be tired of travelling. Why don't you come

spend the night at

---------

our Inn in the north-east

---------

You own an inn, huh. (Interesting, that's already a useful start.)

---------

(I wonder how other travelers perceive the phenomenon that's occurring here.)

---------

Thanks for the offer. I'll have a look.

---------

I promise you, we provide the best accommodations. We could

then get to know each other over some wine.

---------

Oh, uh, um, I'm afraid I have some business to attend to here.

(Uwawa, wait, wait, wait!! Is he hitting on me?!)

---------

I'm confident I can make it worth your time.

Worth more than whatever business you're here for.

---------

Especially once I show you our exclusive hot bath --- one of a kind in all of Roya.

It's especially delightful when shared with another person.

---------

(Awawawa!! He's absolutely hitting on meee!!) Ahahaha~.

Th-thanks but I really need to get going now.

---------

As you wish, lovely Lady Aura. Then, I wish you success on

whatever quest has led you here.

---------

Should you need something of me, you know where to find me.

---------

(Uhhhh, I don't think he means it in a bad way... at least he didn't

act like a complete pervy creep, unlike so many other Royans... but still...)

---------

(Why do they all have to hit on me?!)

---------

They see an attractive female, and they can't help themselves

but want a piece of her. That's just how males are fundamentally wired~~.

---------

(Hmpf. Not George. He never went on me aggressively like that.)

---------

Just more proof that he's not the man for you.

---------

Anyways~~, you should have taken Charles up on his offer!

Did you see that ripped body?

---------

I know I'd like to get a taste of those yummy muscles~.

---------

You are so useless, as usual.)

---------

(The little sister... Hmmm

---------

Sophie! She's still here.)

---------

Hey, there, Sophie. Can I help you?

---------

... ... ... I think my big brother likes you.

---------

Eh? Well, that was certainly strange. I guess she really is a shy kid.

---------

Alright!! It's Detective Aura time!

---------

(Let's unravel whatever mysteries lie hidden within Mountainreach!)

---------

(It's Charles and Sophie again! They're at the exact spot

when I met them last time!)

---------

W-welcome...

---------

(... The same routine! It's the exact same routine as before!

And they really have no recollection of meeting me!)

---------

(So this is the eternal repeat... It's not like time has rewound

in Roya. It's only here in Mountainreach... What a strange phenomenon.)

---------

(For now I guess I should just play along and 'meet' Charles

and Sophie again.)

---------

(And here we go again.) I'm afraid I have some business to attend to here.

Thanks for the offer but I really need to get going now.

---------

(... ... ... The pattern is perfectly repeating. Even including

Sophie staring at me.)

---------

Alright. (With this out of the way, let's get back to investigating.)

---------

(Here we go again...)

---------

Nh... Sophie... Don't worry, I'll save you.

---------

Don't disturb me. I'm busy working over here...

---------

Aura Cast Open Domain II. (-40 MP)

---------

Talk.

---------

Sorry for snapping at you. I'm just currently not in the best of moods.

Reinforcing this quarry is a real headache.

---------

About You.

---------

About The Quarry.

---------

I'm just a regular miner, nothing much to tell, I'm afraid, stranger.

---------

If you were hoping for a good story, maybe you should talk to my

wife

---------

Grace

---------

She used to be an adventurer. You can find her just a

house down from

---------

Young Master Charles' Inn

---------

But to tell you the truth, I'd rather work in one of the workshops

in the Union, than be a miner here in Mountainreach.

---------

Ever since the volcano started showing signs of activity

---------

I haven't been able to feel safe here in this village.

---------

However, it looks like my son doesn't like the idea of leaving

this village, haha. We got into a real fight this morning.

---------

I suspect that rascal has a crush on little

---------

Miss Sophie

---------

It's our bread and butter. The stones here are used for construction

all over Roya.

---------

That being said, after the Demon Army arrived

---------

half a year

---------

ago,

the volcano started showing signs of activity...

---------

Since then, we've had a fair share of earthquakes

---------

and some minor rock slides.

---------

So that's why you are working so hard on trying to stabilize the quarry?

I am not sure if some planks are going to help, bwahaha.

---------

I know it's probably not going to help, but at least it's calming

my mind. I need to convince my family and everyone in this

village to leave.

---------

Looks like this place isn't as idyllic as I thought.

That being said, there's one more detail that's bothering me.)

---------

You said the Demon Army arrived half a year ago, right?

I thought it had already been a year.

---------

A year already?! By the Goddess, I must be getting old if

time passes that much faster than I'm thinking...

---------

I'm gonna become an adventurer like mom! If I wanna become

an adventurer, I need to become lots and lots stronger!

---------

I wanted to get some blessings of a White Priestess,

but somehow I can't enter the church...

---------

About Your Mother.

---------

About Becoming Stronger.

---------

About The Church.

---------

Mom retired from being an adventurer when she had me. Now I have

to, of course, continue her legacy!

---------

Also, being an adventurer is impressive, and there is someone

I reeaaaally wanna impress.

---------

Mom and Dad want us to leave Mountainreach and move to Riverflow.

Apparently, there's a workshop my Dad wanna works for.

---------

But we can't do that!

---------

Not before I have shown Miss Sophie how cool I am by killing the

---------

Dragon

---------

in the volcano! I know it's real!

---------

He he he~. And then I'll immediately be an expert-ranked adventurer!

Not just some puny, stupid Novice! And then

---------

will marry me

for sure!

---------

Did you know that she's part of the Lumerian nobility?!

---------

So, if I want to match her, I need to become an expert-ranked

adventurer super fast! Novices are just too uncool!

---------

But you know what, you know whaaaaat?!

---------

The way to the dragon is littered with strong monsters... I thought

that maybe I could beat them up with some White Priestess blessings!

---------

I-I think you may want to hold on with trying to beat monsters, bwahaha.

For at least a couple of years, or maybe a decade, bwahaha.

---------

That story about the dragon is intriguing, though.

I wonder if it's just a kid's fantasy?)

---------

(If not

---------

Hunting this dragon could provide some valuable materials.)

---------

(After all, In many books, the ultimate equipment is forged out of

dragon scales or other dragonic parts... I wonder if the same logic

applies here in Roya.)

---------

Could you tell me more about that dragon?

---------

Sure, but I think

---------

Arthur

---------

oh he's the village Elder, he told me

everything I know, so you probably wanna talk to him directly.

---------

He lives in a small house directly

---------

south of the quarry

---------

It's weird. No matter how much I try, I can't get myself to

enter the church...

---------

My legs just start feeling like, I dunno, slimy jelly?

---------

Yeah, something like that. As if my body absolutely refuses to enter!

---------

Sorry, but I'm pretty busy. I need to get rid of this dangerous

rubble here. I managed to blow away the big pieces, but there's

still a lot to clean up.

---------

Good thing our helpful alchemist Louise had all the bombs I

needed to clear away the bigger, dangerous bolders.

---------

Otherwise I would have needed to get her some

---------

Mount Firestorm

---------

I mean, I'm pretty sure I'd have been fine.

---------

But it's still a good thing I didn't have to risk running into the

monsters up there.

---------

Congregation Of Merchants

---------

There you are, Aura! I've been waiting.

---------

Roland? What are you doing here?

---------

Roland and

---------

Hubbie?

---------

What are you two doing here?

(And what have you two been talking about?!

Somehow... I don't like this at all...!!!)

---------

Ah, there you are, Aura. As I was waiting for you I happened

to run into your

---------

hubbie...? ...You called him...?

---------

D-Don't ask... Just don't ask, okay

---------

Ever.

It's a purely political marriage.

---------

See what I mean? My wifey has not fully grown into her role yet.

Picture my surprise when I heard that instead of relying on her

husband she went and asked one of is lesser rivals for help!

---------

Indeed! I'm disappointed in your lack of family values, Aura.

---------

(Damn it... Roland seems to find this whole thing quite amusing,

doesn't he...)

---------

What are you doing here?

(Somehow... I don't like this at all...!!!)

---------

My cute and dearest wifey! It has come to my attention that Edwin

seems to believe he can flirt with you, when you are entirely in

my possession.

---------

I'm not in your 'possession'. Also we didn't flirt.

I asked him for help to resolve an important issue.

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Aw, Aura, you can be so cute! You're just a dumb blonde

but still think you are smart enough make your own decision.

---------

How about you just let your husband handle this?

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Gnnnhh... No way I would--

---------

Of course, hubbie~

---------

Gahhh...!!

---------

Edwin needs to be punished so he can learn some boundaries.

And you too, wifey, so that you learn to rely on your husband.

---------

Don't worry, Aura. You may have been something stupid, but husband will

take care of it, so you can just daydream about how much you would like

to ride my cock while you carry out my plan.

---------

Your dependeable husband has figured out how to turn this into quite

an opportunity! If it were to come out that the driver Edwin uses had

---------

been involved in the caravan attacks...

---------

It would reflect poorly on Edwin, to say the least. Enough

to teach him a lesson when it comes to interferring with my woman.

---------

You want to defame Edwin by framing the driver?!

---------

Now, now. I've gone through the whole plan with Roland. He already

has a deal with the driver, isn't that right?

---------

So my suggestion is just a small addition to an already

existing arrangement.

---------

And you, Aura, will surely corroborate on this story, right?

---------

I shall offer you

---------

1000 Gold if you sign this witness statement

framing the driver

---------

What a deal! By the looks of it, the caravan driver is fully on

board with the plan, probably already knows he's gonna get

a good bag of money too!

---------

(But Edwin... helped me...! I can't return his kindness by

framing him!)

---------

You aren't framing him! It's the driver who gets all the heat.

And like I said, he doesn't seem to mind being the bad guy if he gets

paid~.

---------

Everyone drawing the conclusion that Edwin is pulling the

strings---well, that's their conclusion, isn't it? Not your fault

they are being stupid~.

---------

It's 1000 Gold in exchange for a teensy little lie that may or may not

cause Edwin some bad rumors. Sounds like an easy choice for me.

---------

Sign Statement. (+1000 Gold, +1

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Refuse. (Vice <

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O-okay, I will sign

---------

hubbie

---------

Very good, very good! Just sign here

---------

and done! Edwin will

never know what hit him, hahaha!

---------

Gold x 1000

---------

I'll leave you to Roland now.

---------

I'll leave you to your report to Sardine now.

---------

Really? Not a very nice thing to do to your hubby, now is it?

Oh well. Leave us now, Hermann.

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...............R-right, Roland

---------

D-Damn it...

---------

I offer you my help so we, as a married couple, can defend

your bountiful body from Edwin's clearly lecherous gaze!

---------

And don't try to bring up this angle of 'he was just helping'.

We both know he only helped you because he wants to fuck you!

---------

Yet this is how you thank my efforts?!

---------

Stop confusing your own

---------

-driven brain with that of others.

Not everyone helps out because they want to get sex out of this.

---------

Of course not! Why would I want to fuck a man when I help him?!

But you're a sexy women! Why else would he help you?!

---------

Goddamn, you are so impossible

---------

my hubbie

---------

Aw, how can I stay angry when you do that embarrassed

hard-to-get face while lovely calling me hubbie.

---------

You really know how to wrap your hubbie around your finger.

---------

The reason I'm saying this is

---------

definitely to wrap you

around my finger!

---------

I mean not! Not! Nooot!!! Ah, this

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beautiful

---------

ring!!

---------

Oh there you go again my bashful wifey. Don't worry, your hubbie

forgives you for being a bit dumb and making stupid decisions.

---------

After all, that is just how you blondes are.

---------

...And now to you Roland...

---------

Why are you here in the first place?

---------

Did you think me so foolish as to send you out on a mission

without checking up on you? My scouts saw your success.

---------

Your scouts?!

---------

Then why didn't they help?! The driver nearly

died; that's how strong that rogue mage was.

---------

I would assume so, someone who participated in the diversion

attack on

---------

Chesterfield

---------

to facilitate the Hero summoning and

survive to tell the tale, not a feat anyone can accomplish.

---------

...And of course you didn't think of sharing that information with me.

---------

Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. That would hardly have made a sporting test of

your skills, now would it?

---------

Not to mention that your life isn't as ephemeral as ours and

that of a driver... Well, drivers are replaceable. Reliable scouts

not so much.

---------

Besides, I gave you all the helpful advice you needed.

---------

Now, it's time to talk about the clean-up. There are certain

business opportunities this rampage has opened up.

---------

Uh~. Let's see what juicy suggestions Roland has!

---------

Just what are you talking about?

---------

Well, as you may have noticed, right now tensions between the Union

and Lumeria are rather high... with the Crown Princess withholding major

troop support against the demon invasion and all.

---------

But that's no reason for them to hate the Knights as well, is it?

---------

...What are you getting at?

---------

It's simple:

---------

Tell Sardine that the Knights and I, personally,

had a big hand in helping you out in the battle...

---------

He should remember me as an Expert adventurer, so he'll swallow it.

Of course, the reward will be increased to match your agreement

---------

2000 Gold, as an additional reward

---------

2000 Gold extra?! That's double the pay for the actual job?!

---------

Of course, because this is the actual opportunity.

---------

(Why would Roland care so much about what Trademond thinks of him...?)

Well, if that's all... I suppose I could consider it...

---------

Very good! But if you're going that far... Why not a slightly

more elaborate fiction?

---------

...What do you mean?

---------

I've been wanting to get some influence with the caravans...

But the Congregation refuses to allow Knight interference.

---------

However, they trust you. If you told them that the threat was going

to continue... and that my Knights, having helped you, could be of

assistance---

---------

You'd be able to establish practical Knight control over the

trade routes by holding this imaginary threat over them.

---------

So glad you picked it up quickly!

---------

Of course, if some money

---------

went missing

---------

every now and then...

Maybe it would find its way to you. And the people of Verdeaux

would be

---------

very happy to know I'm protecting their trade.

---------

(Saying that he helped is one thing... but giving the Knights

such influence... Knowing Roland, that's definitely a bad idea.)

---------

Didn't you hear him?! All those goodies that the fat cat merchants

send away... in your pocket, just for a little white lie now.

---------

Sounds like a good deal to me!

---------

(A lot of useful things probably go through the trade routes...

I could certainly use them... still, do I really want to talk up

Roland...? And accepting stolen goods...)

---------

(Good deal my ass!) Hold it right there, I don't want anything

to do with your stolen goods.

---------

Oh, please! You won't have even touched them yourself,

it's hardly even stealing! Just consider it the fee the Knights

get for helping protect trade!

---------

(Just shut up already.)

---------

And... wait, don't tell me the arrangement Hermann mentioned...

He's been on in your your little ruse since the beginning?!

---------

And what about the caravan driver?

Won't he ruin your little ruse?

---------

Oh, don't worry about him. A man reaching retirement, well...

---------

Let's just say it wasn't hard to convince him to keep his mouth

shut, in exchange for a little addition to his pay.

---------

Speaking about which...

---------

W-wait a second...!

---------

Here you go.

---------

Thank you Sir Roland! Thank you...! Thank you so much...!!

---------

When you said this would be your last job, that's because

you already knew about getting hush money?!

---------

Before you skip town, tell your friends that working for Edwin

became too much of a risk for you. Got it?

---------

Yes, Sir Roland, of course...!

---------

I'm sorry ma'am... My son returned from the front as a cripple.

With this money, and Sir Roland's blessings, we can move far, far

south; away from the demons.

---------

Please understand!

---------

Eh...? What about

---------

your leg...?

---------

...Even that was a lie...?

---------

Hyahahahayayaya~~~. That's what you get for trusting in

random people~. If others can fuck you over like this, you

should do the same and fuck them right back~.

---------

I knew it. If it's to protect someone else, you'd use your

---------

Your efforts to protect this man, who faked an injury, for his own selfish

reasons caused you to destroy a little bit of your soul---

---------

---And in turn accelerate your curse. Demon King Richard will

be please with my work, hahaha.

---------

I was hoping protecting this man, who faked an injury to be put

into peril would force you to use your Divine Gift, but it seems

you managed to deal with everything without relying on it.

---------

I guess I missed a chance to score some points with Demon King

Richard by accelerating the progression of your curse.

---------

Nhh... (Even though Roland played such an evil scheme on me,

I can feel heat spreading through my body and---Ah... Right

now... even though I should hate his actions...)

---------

Roland is looking so cool right now~.)

---------

Oho? What's this lustful expression I'm seeing on your face, slut?

Looks to me like my way of doing things got you turned on.

---------

Ah...! D-don't touch me... N-not here...!

---------

Hahaha, your pussy actually got wet! Just do as I keep teaching

you and listen to it instead of your brain.

---------

and say

---------

50 Gold a day

---------

provided you lie all the way,

that's going to be your reward if you obediently do as I tell you.

---------

And once we are done, you can also get the sex I've promised you.

---------

Now, let's report to Sardine and make some money off these naive

and foolish merchants.

---------

Hmpf. Playing such evil schemes on me and you think I'd help you?

---------

If you want to blow away

---------

provided you lie all the way, then that's your choice.

---------

I suppose your fight against the Demon King can't be that

important after all then, hypocrite. Hahahaha.

---------

Now, let's make haste. I want to be back in Verdeaux before midnight.

---------

You can't be serious! His incompetence has lost us a fortune!

---------

Which is exactly why we have to stand together now.

---------

My word is final: We will not let any member of the

Congregation fall.

---------

If we weren't talking about a relative to a lord,

would you still be showing the same steadfastness?

---------

T-that is...

---------

Hah! That's exactly what I thought.

---------

No wonder the people have started to openly call the

Congregation corrupt.

---------

This is no longer the meritocratic organization of old.

Now, it's just a place of organized nepotism!!

---------

That's enough already! I told you that this is my last word!

I'm the leader of the Congregation, not you. Don't forget

your place, Arwin!

---------

Arwin!)

---------

(Arwin

---------

I think I remember seeing that name somewhere before.)

---------

Hah! Of course that's your move.

---------

Well then, YOUR IMPERIAL HIGHNESS, I wasn't aware that we

had already degraded into a dictatorship.

---------

Excuse this lowly subject, I shall take this opportunity to

retreat from your imperial wrath, oh great leader, Sardine!

---------

PURE INCOMPETENCE!!!!

---------

Just who does he think he is...?

---------

Oh, but who do we have here?

---------

Blonde hair, a fine and unblemished armor, and eyes as

graceful as amethyst! My, if you aren’t the fine Lady Aura!

---------

Edwin has told me all about you and his rescue from the demon.

---------

You probably already overheard us, but my name is Sardine

and I'm the leader-elect of the Congregation of Merchants.

---------

Mhm. Nice to meet you. It was nothing. (So this is the

leader of the Congregation.)

---------

(With the way the city is laid out with the Congregation at

its core, I would guess that they form the central faction

of Trademond.)

---------

(That would make this person one of the most influential

people in the city. I should tread carefully.)

---------

(He looks like an old and kind man, but I sense a certain

slyness in his eyes

---------

like a fox.)

---------

According to our ledgers you have also played a major role

in keeping our mines free of those dastardly vermin.

---------

Looks like the Congregation owes you thrice!

---------

I graciously invite you to enjoy our hospitality.

---------

Ahahahaha. Thank you for the kind words. (I shouldn’t let my

guard down around him. Especially not if he tries to ensnare

me with fancy words.)

---------

I am sorry you had to witness that unsightly display.

---------

What happened?

---------

Lately many of our merchants have started to partake in

increasingly risky trades

---------

and lost.

---------

And that is causing problems for the Congregation as a whole?

---------

Yes, we at the Congregation follow the core principle of

shared winnings and shared risks.

---------

The Congregation has a right to a part of any winnings, but

it also shares in the costs and debts in case of a failed

business trade.

---------

If one merchant loses an entire ship, he loses everything.

If 100 merchants lose a hundredth of a ship, they can

still carry on with their business.

---------

(Hm

---------

Sounds like an early style insurance system.)

---------

(But with an increase of failed trades, the system is bound

to fail. Some will be saved, some won’t. But all must pay

their dues.)

---------

(I see how that’s going to cause tensions.)

---------

(But now that I think about it

---------

the adventurer guild also

has such systems. Aren't these Royans well organized?!)

---------

(Gaaah

---------

Shouldn't they be really disorganized and then

I - the Hero - come swooping in with my awesome modern day

high school economics knowledge to make some easy money?!)

---------

Now, Aura, I know this might sound selfish, but I am afraid

I must put the Congregation even deeper into your debt.

---------

Hm? (Yeah, I thought so. All the flowery words were a

lead-up to a request.)

---------

Please, let us go to my office to discuss the matter in a

more private environment.

---------

(I wonder what this is about. What could he need me for?)

---------

(Sure, I rescued one of his members and the mines are

probably highly valuable to the Congregation, but

---------

(I don’t think that warrants this much attention. I’m pretty

much a nobody around here.)

---------

(Alright, I've no other choice but to follow and find out.)

---------

I keep watch over the Congregation's

---------

Emergency Fund

---------

in that chest

over there. You better keep your distance from it! My eyes are sharp.

---------

I--I---I--- BY THE GODDESS HOW DID I MESS UP LIKE THIS?!

I swear I was watching the entire time, but nobody snuck

past me!!

---------

We keep ledgers, contracts and other important documents here.

Oh, and the

---------

Emergency Funds

---------

Looks like they fired the other guard. Poor guy.

---------

My weapons are pretty worn out

---------

Maybe I should check out the

---------

Workshop

---------

to have them sharpened up again.

---------

When is Lumeria finally going to send us some troop support?

We know they have mobilized their army, yet they have still

to come to our aid...

---------

Oh thank you once again for your great help with the sickness, Aura!

I have finally been able to properly restart operations at my workshop!

---------

Out of curiosity, who was that merchant who you said was so

kind to give you an interest free loan?

---------

... Uncle Arwin...

---------

Huh?

---------

(Had the workshop remained closed and Edwin become unable to

pay back his loan, Arwin would have gained it...)

---------

(Could this have been the entire point of this? Did he seriously

cause a mass Mana poisoning incident just to drive Edwin,

no maybe not just Edwin, but other business owners into debt?)

---------

(Could Arwin have been the perpetrator behind the Mana poisoning

incident? So he could drive Edwin, no who knows how many business

owners, into debt...)

---------

(... just so he could easily snatch up their properties?

I could easily imagine it.)

---------

(Not that it matters anymore. With Arwin dead, all of his

debtors should be freed from his grip.)

---------

He is a far distant relative, but also one of the most successful

members of the Congregation. His name is Arwin. A shame, our family

bonds have grown weak due to internal conflicts.

---------

Especially with my late grandfather. The both of them would get

into heated arguments at every opportunity!

---------

Huh... (Arwin...)

---------

(That name again. First his involvement with the Sweet Memories

drug trade and now this.)

---------

Anything the matter Aura?

---------

(... just so he could easily snatch up their properties?

Hmmm

---------

(The way he's talking so positively about Arwin

---------

Edwin doesn't seem to suspect him at all.)

---------

(Maybe I should hold off on speculation for now.)

---------

Everything's fine. Just sating my curiosity.

---------

Why, hello there, Aura! Is there anything I can do for you?

---------

Your Standing.

---------

Festival Day.

---------

About Caravan Attacks.

---------

As a new member to the Congregation, I need to raise my

---------

standing

---------

in order for the other members to acknowledge me.

---------

If I had a better standing I would have better means to repay

my favor to you.

---------

But I fear, right now my standing won't be improving any time

soon

---------

Not with the imminent loss of my workshop...

---------

With my workshop back and running, I can finally make a name

for myself! Though

---------

there are still various issues, I'm afraid.

---------

there is still a major issue, I'm afraid.

---------

After all these troubles, my funds have run low.

---------

There is this troublesome contract I have inherited from my grandfather...

---------

If I could overcome this, then I'm sure the Congregation

---------

will accept me as a successful member!

---------

Investment.

---------

Contract.

---------

Y-you would be interested in investing in me?!

With

---------

2000

---------

gold I could exchange the outdated

and worn-down tools in the workshop.

---------

Invest. (-2000 Gold)

---------

I promise you won't regret this!

---------

Among my inheritance I came upon this

---------

rather peculiar contract

my grandfather had made with the merchant

---------

In exchange for taking care for establishing new business

contacts with clients, he signed off a significant share of his profits.

---------

I see. Can't make money without good clients.

Did something change to make the deal unprofitable now?

---------

Unprofitable is one way of putting it. The thing is

---------

all of these clients are dead by now! So I am just losing

out on profits without gaining anything.

---------

My grandfather had the foresight of inserting a clause for

terminating the contract when this would inevitably happen,

but it looks like he did not calculate with Rosemond's cunning...

---------

In order to leave the contract I need a special termination form

---

---------

A-38-B10-V02

---------

--- however...!!

---------

V02

---------

no longer exists.

---------

As of now, the current version of that form is

---------

V11.2

---------

That form cannot be used as the contract specifies it

must be exactly

---------

no other version permissible!

---------

The form version doesn't match? What? Are you serious?!

---------

I am afraid so. That being said, there is a silver lining:

Rosemond must have some way to exit such contracts

in the event that they turn unfavorable for him.

---------

Mhm. He doesn't have any downsides from your contract,

so I don't see a reason he would need a way to pull out,

but I could easily imagine he used the same trick for other contracts.

---------

That is also my line of thinking.

---------

I have managed to figure out that it is possible to create new

---------

forms.

But the process

---------

is a bit involved. And requires a certain document that is

--- you may have guessed it --- in Rosemond's possession.

---------

Alas, I am not allowed entrance to the building...

---------

is some serious effort to keep you bound to that contract.

---------

It is Rosemond's way of doing things. Uncle Arwin has by now

taught me of his scheming ways. If only my grandfather had

listened to him...

---------

Alright, so I assume you need me to enter that building and

obtain that document for you?

---------

Yes, and then bring it to the merchant who currently owns the

right to produce new

---------

A-38-B10

---------

forms.

---------

T-the right? That's something you can buy? Why??

(I take everything back about calling this society being

fairly advanced...)

---------

It is the way of the Congregation

---------

Sardine has been trying

to get rid of these practices, but my uncle and his supporters

are in favor of them and keep buying up administrative rights...

---------

To be honest, I do not know on which side I am supposed to stand...

---------

But right now, it is clear where my allegiances are: I must

stand on the side of my late grandfather! I must protect his

workshop with everything I have!

---------

And in order to do that, this contract

---------

must

---------

end! Please, Aura,

help me with this! The merchant in charge of the forms usually

hangs out in the

---------

I heard he likes to spend his money to have women accompany

his drinking. He will inform you about everything that's needed,

including that document from Rosemond.

---------

He won't have a choice but to help you. He may own the monopoly

of creating copies of the form, but by law he is bound to make

them if you provide him the necessary ingredients.

---------

My money reserves for this are limited, especially after

paying for the Adventurer Guild commission in

---------

at least that much I can offer you!

---------

What silly problems. And just because of some contract

formalities. This contract should be illegal in the first place!)

---------

(But I guess this is how this place works. Well, it's just

procuring a simple document. How hard can that really be?)

---------

Fine. You can count on me.

---------

(First order of business: That merchant in charge of printing

new forms! Time to head to the

---------

Thanks to you, Aura, I managed to raise my

---------

and gained the Congregation's full acknowledgement!

---------

Now that I am finally turning a profit, I will be able to repay

you! I just need a bit of time to finish off some deals.

---------

I expect to be able to repay you in

---------

days

---------

with

---------

3000 Gold

---------

Or is there maybe another favor you would like instead?

---------

Take Money. (+3000 Gold)

---------

I am glad I was able to repay this enormous debt to you!

---------

I'm sure I will be able to pay all of these great favors of

yours in no time!

---------

Festival Day? I may have heard that term before

---------

Ah, that

must be the important event my uncle Arwin has been planning.

---------

He did boast about it being the most important event

---------

in human history? Haha, sometimes my uncle can exaggerate

his tales of grandeur quite a bit.

---------

My standing is good, but since I used my profits to repay my debt

to you

---------

I don't think I have gained enough recognition to join.

I am afraid, you will need to seek help from someone else.

---------

With my current standing, I am sure that I can convince my

uncle to invite me to party!

---------

Use Favor.

---------

Decline.

---------

Don't worry Aura, I am sure to get you inside!

---------

As I owe you my life, I would not hesitate to help you

enter the party. However, he did mention only successful

and influential figures would be invited and

---------

As I am right now, I fear I am not at all qualified.

Though, if my

---------

in the Congregation were high enough,

I believe he would have no other choice but to invite me.

---------

Of course, I'm glad to help you out Aura! Not to mention,

solving those attacks helps everyone in the Congregation.

---------

But since I'm so new, I don't have the goods at hand to organize

something right away... Especially since this attacker you mention

seems to prefer goods liked by the Lumerian nobility.

---------

I do have a contact looking to stock up their inventory of

---------

Jelly Jams

---------

as the Lumerian gourmet kitchen uses them in their cooking.

---------

If you can bring me

---------

I could get something underway

---------

Give Items. (-3 Jelly Jams, Promise)

---------

Come to Trademond first thing in the morning and you can join the caravan.

---------

I'd love to help you, but... with my Standing the way it is,

I just don't have the clout to organize a caravan at a moment's notice.

---------

Maybe if you could assist me in raising my Standing,

I'd be able to help you!

---------

Sigh. First a shortage of metals, now everybody's sick.

---------

Grandfather, forgive me, but I'm afraid I am failing you

---------

(Looks like he's deeply in trouble. Let's see what this is all about.)

---------

Cheer up, Edwin!

---------

A-Aura?

---------

I saw your request and I am here to help!

---------

Having you help me out yet again, oh I'm so useless!

---------

He hides his face behind his hands.

---------

Bwahaha~. Don't worry about that! So, your workshop is in trouble?

---------

In trouble is a nice way of putting it!

---------

I am afraid I will be losing my grandfather's heritage just

moments after taking it over!

---------

(He's really panicking over this.)

---------

Calm down, let's go through this step by step. You own a workshop

in a village called Riverflow, right?

---------

Yes, yes. Sorry for my emotional outbursts

---------

Ahem.

---------

I recently inherited the workshop of my deceased grandfather

– blessed be his soul.

---------

It's located in Riverflow, a village south of Trademond.

---------

And ever since I inherited it, I've had only trouble.

---------

First, the metals from the Northern Mines being delayed

---------

causing a complete stop of productions.

---------

(Ah! From when we met! He must have been checking up getting

new supplies after the mines reopened.)

---------

Luckily, a merchant from the Congregation offered me an interest

free loan, but had me put up the workshop as collateral.

---------

I thought, with the metal supply restarting I would be fine

---------

Hahhh...

---------

But now this!

---------

You wrote something about sick workers?

---------

Yes, yes, there is some sort of sickness going around Riverflow.

---------

(With the workshop being a collateral

---------

that must be

harsh for him. I get where his panic is coming from now. But...)

---------

But what do you expect me to do against a sickness?

---------

I noticed you called it 'unnatural'.

---------

I had doctors investigate them and it seems to be symptoms of

---------

Mana poisoning

---------

(Poisoning.... In Riverflow?! Hmmm

---------

Could this be what I

read about in Arwin's notes?!)

---------

It can be caused by ingesting Mana heavy substances such as Ether.

---------

This cannot be anything but unnatural!

---------

(A sickness due to Mana poisoning, huh... I see.

Edwin's reasoning makes sense.)

---------

(If many people got it at the same time, then something

'unnatural' must be going on.)

---------

(And I bet I know who was responsible for this unnatural phenomenon...

Even in death, Arwin continues to haunt the living.)

---------

(And I bet I know who is responsible for this unnatural phenomenon...)

---------

if the disease is contracted due to ingestion,

then I would suspect that something is wrong with their food...

---------

or maybe their drinking water? (Right, Arwin had an

analysis on poisoning effects in drinking water.)

---------

if the disease is contracted due to ingestion,

then I would suspect that something is wrong with their food, no?

---------

Perhaps. Though, according to the doctors it would need to be

something ingested repeatedly, maybe even on a daily basis.

---------

Humans are quite resilient to Mana poisoning. If the exposure stops,

they will return to their healthy lives soon enough, is what they said.

---------

I see. Then I guess now it's my turn.

---------

I got this Edwin!

---------

(Time to check out this Riverflow village. Maybe John was

able to pick up some useful information.)

---------

I'm counting on you, Aura. If you can get me through this crisis,

I will probably be able to raise my standing in the Congregation,

and offer you a worthwhile favor in the future.

---------

And once again you have come through for me!

Thank you so much, Aura!

---------

Gold x 200

---------

And now for the part I have been waiting for!

---------

Aura, why are you cutting up those forms?

---------

Ahhh!! I never! Want! To! See! These! Again! Ever!

---------

All forms have been ripped apart!

---------

Now I feel better.

---------

(I should first deal with that demon in the vault before

dealing with Arwin and Mammon.)

---------

(I should ask for John and the others to join in before

tackling Arwin and Mammon. Every bit of support counts here.)

---------

Why, hello there, Aura! Are you ready to join in on Uncle

Arwin's Festival Day?

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Join Tomorrow. (Promise)

---------

This will

---------

irreversibly

---------

progress the story. You will be

---------

unable to freely roam Roya until this event finishes

---------

Are you sure you want to proceed?

---------

Continue.

---------

(Brace yourself, Arwin! Tomorrow, all of your machinations

will come to an end. And you too, Luciela!! This will be

my first major win against you and Richard.)

---------

Hehehe~, I wonder about that one, Aura. Aren't

you underestimating our demonic side quite a bit~~?)

---------

You think your dumb

---------

can pull you

out of any situation, no matter how shitty it is.)

---------

And that you are safe as long as you don't get killed

by Richard. But you know~, Auraaa, you knooow~~~~...)

---------

There are far more ways to defeat you!! Arwin's

---------

and Mammon's

---------

Curse

---------

I can't wait to see the despair on your

face when you go up against them~~.)

---------

It's too bad~, Aura~~, it's just tooooo baaaaaaad~~~.

Tomorrow will be a 1000% checkmate for you!!!)

---------

Hyahahahayayayayaya~~~~~~~~~.)

---------

Take your time.

---------

HOOO

---------

HOOO!

---------

Soon I will be swimming in money, nay my gold

coins shall stack up into a tower reaching the moon itself!

---------

(Somebody here is in a good mood.) Looks like your business

is running smoothly?

---------

Smoothly

---------

? Smoothly?! What an understatement!

My investment into tulips is my most genius move I

have made in the entirety of my life!

---------

T-tulips? You are this euphoric because you made an

enormous investment into tulips...? And expect to become

rich off it? What??

---------

Heh, at first I too made such an unbelieving expression

upon hearing of the prospect of trading flowers! But after

an initial joke investment my money had quickly quadrupled!

---------

Tulips are the future! The greatest ever-growing store

of value humanity has ever seen! Never again will they

ever lose value!

---------

I have invested all of my fortunes into the tulip trade.

The new paradigm of economics! In fact, I have taken a loan

so massive it would take many generations to pay off!

---------

But!! Once my investment has multiplied by 10 --- no what am

I saying?! Multiplied by a 100! A 1000 times!! I will be the

richest merchant in all of Trademond!

---------

Richer than Sardine! Richer than Rosemond! Richer than Arwin!

Richer than Lord Trademond himself! HOOO

---------

Uh-huh.

---------

(He has been completely blinded by his previous gains.

This isn't going to end well, is it?)

---------

If you are seeing this much success, is there any chance

you have been invited to Arwin's party? To

---------

umm,

Festival Day?

---------

I have not received an invitation for this year, but I am

absolutely certain: Once my investment pays off he has no

other chance but to invite me into his exclusive circle!

---------

Next year I shall certainly enjoy some quality wine

among his companionship! HOOO

---------

OHONONONONONONONONO!! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!! HOW COULD THIS

HAVE HAPPENED TO MEEEEEEE!!!

---------

What exactly happened to you?

---------

THE TULIPS! THE TUUUULIPSSSS!!! THEIR ENTIRE VALUE HAS CRASHED!

THEY ARE WORTHLEEEEESS!! HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED TO MEEE?

---------

I TRIED TO SELL EVERYTHING... BUT... BUUUUT!!!!!!

NOBODY WOULD BUY THEM!! I HAD TO SELL THEM ALL AT

NEARLY ZERO VALUEEEEEEE!!!!!!

---------

Ahahaha~. Fight!

---------

Though

---------

If nobody wanted to buy them... ummm... your tulips...

why not keep them around? I'm not sure what, but maybe due

to some unforseen event they could regain some value?

---------

IMPOSSIBLE! The age of tulips is over! They would have

never regained their value!! EEEEEVEEERRRR!! Uhuhuhuh...

---------

Now I'm stuck with this terrible debt not even my grandkids

will ever be able to clear

---------

I hope Arwin will show some leniency with the debt collection...

---------

(... With his losses, I can't imagine that he received

an invition to Arwin's party.)

---------

(Also, he's indebted to Arwin out of all people? Hmmm

---------

I-- I can't believe it... The value of tulips... has bounced back?!

After.... I have.... sold.... everything?!

---------

I-I--- I can't anymore... just........ leave me alone........

---------

(... Doesn't look like this is someone Arwin would invite

to his party.)

---------

How stupid could I be?! Not only have I amassed a worthless stack

of tulips, I was even so greedy to buy more when the price soared

high towards the sky!

---------

To buy worthless flowers at such an outrageous price! What was

wrong with me?! That bastard Arwin must have gotten me cursed

during one of my visits.

---------

Luckily, they are still in large demand. So if I sell them now

I can still make a major profit. Ts. Tulips! A store of value!

What insanity.

---------

Did I get that right? You were the one to slay Mammon and

end her evil curse? That means you saved me from certain

financial ruin. Please accept this token of my appreciation.

---------

Gold x 500

---------

How stupid could I be?! To have been so greedy to overhold

all these tulips. That bastard Arwin must have gotten me cursed

during one of my visits.

---------

Luckily, I at least avoided selling my tulips during the latest

market crash. With the price bouncing back, I am managing to

recoup at least some of my investment.

---------

Did I get that right? You were the one to slay Mammon and

end her evil curse? I lost a lot, so there isn't much I can give

you as a token of my appreciation. But at least have this.

---------

Time to go back and do some actual business. There is much to

do with so many merchants freed from Mammon's curse. There are

many contract renegotiations to take care of.

---------

Oh, you are the one who gave me that potion. Did you come here

expecting some reward? Pfff. Do you not have any morals?

---------

You saved me because I deserved to be saved. You shouldn't

expect compensation for that. Now get out of my sight.

---------

(Not even a word of thanks. How ungrateful can you be?!)

---------

Blackmail. (+1000 Gold, +1

---------

(This person is complete human trash. I think I should relocate

his fortunes into more capable hands.)

---------

The way you are treating me... Hmmm

---------

Could it be that

you think you are still safe from the city guard?

---------

An accomplice to Arwin, participant to the slave market,

cooperating with demon worshippers. Oh, right, supporting

an event by Demon General Mammon.

---------

W-what are you going on about? So what, the guard doesn't

care about this. They never have.

---------

They never have --- under Arwin's and Mammon's secret rule.

With the puppeteer Arwin out of the picture, and

---------

no longer making the guards susceptible to bribery and corruption...

---------

What do you think would happen if I were to report you?

---------

Ugh. The Trademond guard has been corrupt even before ---

---------

Want to try your luck?

---------

Fuck. What do you want? Money? Here, have

---------

and leave

me alone. Fucking bitch. Exploiting me like this just because

I wanted to have a cute cocksleeve...

---------

I am afraid that's not enough. Let's make it

---------

Your freedom should be worth at least that much.

---------

Th-that's just robbery!! You fucking bitch!!

---------

Here. And now get the fuck out of my sight.

---------

I told you to fuck off. Tch. Rescuing me just so that you could

blackmail me, huh? What has this world come to?

---------

This chest is labelled

---------

Doesn't sound

like something I should be touching.

---------

Isn't the demon

invasion a sort of emergency? The chest itself isn't locked... Hmmm...

There's

---------

inside.

---------

Take Money. (+3000 Gold, +1

---------

Vice ≥ 5)

---------

Hey! That's the Congregation's

---------

Keep away from it. I'm watching you.

---------

A map of Roya. (I wonder, is there something beyond this continent

on this planet? Or is Roya just this landmass?)

---------

I've kept you waiting, but I'm afraid I've had plenty of business

deals to clear in the meantime. Life's been getting quite busy for me.

---------

Hmmmm, I don't presume any of those business deals have anything

to do with hiring whores to play the part of your beautiful new girlfriend.

---------

She's standing right here, take a look for yourself.

---------

You're the most notorious whoremonger in the city. If she was a whore,

you'd know who she is. By all means, take a good look.

---------

A great rack, not obscenely large but not terribly small either.

A middle ground that compliments her face quite well.

---------

I can feel him undressing me with his eyes...)

---------

Nice thighs too, bet she can ride really well if she sets her mind to it.

---------

(Stop talking about me as if I was some sort of cattle!!)

---------

And a fine ass to boot too. What a package.

---------

So what's the verdict? Seen her in a brothel before, or have

I defeated your doubts?

---------

No. Bizarre as it is, if I saw a girl like her before in a brothel,

I'd have definitely remembered.

---------

I'll be damned, you weren't lying.

---------

Don't have a damn clue how you managed to reel in a piece like her,

but I'm impressed. Here's your money, as I agreed.

---------

Always a pleasure to show the beauty off, especially in cases like this.

---------

Sounds like your boyfriend's cashed in pretty big.

Wonder if you could make use of that?

---------

(He's not my boyfriend! Stop joining in on this stupid game!)

---------

(But I could probably milk him for money a little bit harder now

---------

On the other hand, he'll probably have more demands too...)

---------

Ahhhhhhh~! (S-suddenly starting to grope me from behind...)

---------

When you've got tits like this...

---------

... who WOULDN'T want to show off their goods?

---------

Fuck...the way he's massaging my breasts feels good...)

---------

Ahhhhhhnnnn

---------

haaaaaah....

---------

Horny for his cock, I'm sure. At this rate, you might be the one

asking him to keep you up all night long screaming and moaning.

---------

Can't let it consume me

---------

have to

---------

nnnnnngh

---------

get my act together...)

---------

(Damn pervert...)

---------

Nnnnnngh

---------

ghhhhhh...

---------

You can't complain, this is what you signed up for!

He's not even taking it further than he has to!

---------

(She's right...can't complain too much about this...

I just have to sit here and take it until he's satisfied...)

---------

Can I see them? Her tits?

---------

(Damn, never agreed to anything like that. As much as I'd love to show

her off, I'll have to leave it up to her, and try to entice her with money.)

---------

I think I'll let her decide that one.

---------

What do you say, darling? How about you take those pretty little boobies of

yours out and show them to my friend here?

---------

Now's your chance to make some extra money.

---------

Show Breasts. (+200 Gold, +1 Corruption)

---------

If you say so, darling.

---------

This is so lewd but

---------

I almost want to do it... it sounds kind of freeing...)

---------

I'll just do it really quickly, and get the extra money too!)

---------

(I just have to grit my teeth and bare it for a bit. Bare it for the money...)

---------

There you go...

---------

Amazing. They look even softer and juicier when they're hanging

out like this!

---------

Ahhhhhh~! Haaaah...

---------

They feel even better if you squeeze 'em.

---------

How's that, Aura? Now you've got two men marveling at your tits?

Isn't it nice to be the center of attention?

---------

No comment.)

---------

She gets really horny with them too. She's got sensitive nipples

that can make her cum just by tweaking or pulling on them.

---------

...!

---------

But I won't be doing anything obscene like that here.

---------

That's enough, darling. You can put your top back on.

---------

I'd rather not do that, darling.

---------

Well, you heard her. She's feeling a little shy, clearly. She doesn't

know you either, can't really expect her to be comfortable showing

off her body like that.

---------

Hmmmm...I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed. I'd wager

they look even better out of her clothes.

---------

(Ugh...hearing such things about my body...)

---------

(Why is it turning me on? Why is it making me want to show off

my breasts to this weirdo...?)

---------

Her boobs aren't even the best part about her. She's got a pussy

to die for, and she knows how to use it to milk every drop of cum

out of your cock.

---------

The orgasms I've had while fucking her... they're outta this world.

Her asshole's great too, but her pussy's where it's at. (I know he's

not fond of anal, so I'll make him jealous like this!)

---------

What about it, then? Can she show that off as well?

---------

I'll go out on a limb and guess that seeing it is off the table too, right?

---------

(This guy! He's completely obsessed with my body!)

---------

I can't answer that. Same as last time, it's all on her. (Heh, at

least this gives me the opportunity to play the good boyfriend too.)

---------

How about it? Wanna show that off? Just a quick upskirt with

your panties removed, darling?

---------

Show Pussy. (+200 Gold, +1 Corruption)

---------

Only a quick one though

---------

Okay?

---------

Of course, darling. He won't get to touch it either, not as long as I'm here.

---------

Here it is...

---------

I hope you like it.

---------

Oh, I like it! I like it indeed!

---------

Such a delicate little bush right above the lips. A perfect accent,

guiding the eye down towards the honeypot.

---------

My future husband really likes this look, so I keep it trimmed

according to his wants because I want to please him...

---------

Woah, don't get too carried away there, Aura.

You sure this is still just an act?

---------

Of course it is...)

---------

And she's starting to get wet too... getting aroused when professing

your subservience to your man. What a perfect woman!

---------

Alright, alright. That's quite enough now, he's seen all he needs to see.

---------

No, no, absolutely not!

---------

Yeah, kinda expected that.

---------

You're kinda pushing it, you know. It's only natural she doesn't want

to show you her pussy, she knows it's meant for my eyes only.

---------

Look at that, looks like your pussy's been claimed. How fun.

---------

I see. That's understandable, if she's that devoted to you.

I guess I'll just be missing out on that one.

---------

So, I take it we've concluded all our business here? If you don't

mind now, me and my girlfriend will be taking our leave.

---------

One more thing, before you go.

---------

I've known you for many years now...deep down, I know you care

about money more than anything else in this world.

---------

This girl is a valuable specimen. Her youth is her beauty,

and I've never seen anything else like her.

---------

If you're willing to sell her to me, I promise you I can give

you an amount of money even you can't scoff at.

---------

Eh...?

---------

Oh, she's not for sale I'm afraid.

---------

Don't worry darling, I would never consider parting ways with

you for the mere prospect of extra gold.

---------

(What the hell?! They're both talking about me as if I'm a slave!)

---------

Maybe though

---------

that wouldn't be too bad

---------

to pretend for a bit...)

---------

(Wait! No! Nonononono!! No way! Of course that would be bad!!

I would hate that!!!)

---------

I don't think so~. Instinct betrays the heart's true feelings,

even I thought of you a little more highly than that.

---------

You see, we're progressing through our relationship rather

quickly at the moment.

---------

Since you love to poke your nose into rumors so much, I'm sure you're

quite familiar with all the luxuries and privileges my current relationship

with her affords me.

---------

With all that on the table, I'd say she's as much of a keeper as it gets.

---------

That's why we're getting engaged.

---------

(EH? EHHH? EHHHHHH????? WHAAAAT??)

---------

Isn't that right, darling?

---------

(The nerve!! The nerve of this guuuuyyy!! We were just about

to leave and he suddenly declares something this outrageous?!)

---------

(Is he sick in the head? Does he have some sort of compulsion

that forces him to pathologically lie at every opportunity?!)

---------

(... I guess at this point everything goes...)

---------

Lie about being engaged. (+200 Gold, +1 Corruption)

---------

Deny it. (Lewdness <

---------

Yes, of course. Having been so quickly captivated, I offered my

body and soul completely to him as his wife to be...

---------

I can't wait to be married with him, and bear his children

after a long and passionate wedding night full of love-making.

---------

Oooooh, now that's kind of saucy. I want front row seats to that!

---------

See? Now that's something money can't buy right there.

---------

if that's the case, then it goes without saying my

offer would be rejected.

---------

I have to admit, for the first time, I find myself somewhat jealous

of you. Nothing a night with my favorite set of whores won't fix,

but some congratulations are in order.

---------

What can I say? I may look ordinary on the outside, but once

I bed a woman - I'm irresistible.

---------

I take it the whole city will hear her moaning on your wedding night.

---------

Oh, you definitely will. I'll be breeding her all night long,

until her womb is filled to the brim with my cum.

---------

Bred

---------

all night long...)

---------

It seems I'll have to up my game as well, then. Surely there

are other women like her out there. I have to find one for myself.

---------

It's not ummm

---------

not that way...

---------

Hmmmm? It's not what?

---------

Look, we're putting the poor girl in the spotlight here for no reason,

and it's making her feel awkward.

---------

All you need to know is that the sale isn't happening, and that's final.

She's mine, ALL mine.

---------

Yes, I can see there's no changing your mind. Very well then.

---------

My best wishes to the happy couple.

---------

I've no business with you, I'm afraid. Move on.

---------

You must be Aura. Rosemond informed me you would be arriving

and already gave me all the details of what I’m to do in a contract.

---------

Did he? Very efficient of him.

---------

He is indeed quite the operator. But enough about that. In exchange

for my help with that sad little Albrecht character, you should have

something for me.

---------

Once you give it to me, we can get started.

---------

Well, you return. Are you now ready to make the exchange?

---------

Yes, that's right. (I've already started this, I might as

well see it through to the end.)

---------

Give Package. (Vice ≥ 10, +1

---------

Rosemond's Package x 1

---------

Very good! It has taken me quite some time to get my hands

on this! Perhaps he told you what it is?

---------

No, he didn't. And I think perhaps I don't want to know...

---------

Now, now, we both know you have your own sordid purpose in being here.

These are the remains of a noble's son, who died in the fighting in the West.

---------

Very fascinating. (If not a bit morbid...) Can I trust you'll

do your work here, then?

---------

Of course! Go and pick up Albrecht. Knowing him, he'll be cowering

behind Nadia somewhere. Thanks to you, he won't have that option

for long, hahaha!

---------

Right. I'll just be going... (Selling a bereaved father his son's

remains and celebrating Albrecht's downfall so happily...)

---------

The downfall you're engineering you mean?

---------

(I'm not enjoying doing this to Albrecht, but Rosemond's

assistance is too much to pass up.)

---------

Oh, you're not enjoying it? Could've fooled me.

---------

(Whatever. Let's find Albrecht and get this over with.)

---------

Aura. I'm sorry about how I ran out of the Guild Hall like that.

---------

Bwahaha, that's OK. They were being awfully harsh, after all.

---------

Yes, but... well, I was just hoping I'd be able to close that

chapter of my life a bit more happily. But I ruined it

---------

again.

---------

Even Nadia is getting exasperated. I have to do better

---------

for her sake!

---------

You're getting all fired up, I see!

---------

All the better to see him burn out when we're done with him, hyahahahayayaya!

---------

(That's enough from you.)

---------

Well, I heard that you're wanted to present your newly acquired contracts.

---------

Hahahah...! I wouldn't dream of skipping on that, of course, hahaha!

---------

(He would have just stayed in the Boar Hut all day long if I hadn't

gotten him... wouldn't he...? So much for getting fired up...)

---------

Sounds about right for a loser like him. If you needed any more proof

that you're 1000% justified to exploit this failure for your own profit,

here it is.

---------

(Well, I can't say I approve of hiding in the bar all day

---------

Perhaps Nadia does deserve someone better than this...)

---------

Anyway, good luck. (Then maybe breaking them up isn't all that vile...)

---------

Great. I really appreciate all the moral support you've been

offering me on these difficult events. Besides Nadia, I don't

have a lot of people I can count on.

---------

So having a great friend like you that supports me like this,

just out of the goodness of her heart is well appreciated!

---------

(Nh...)

---------

You can do this Albrecht!

---------

I--I'll try!

---------

'I'll try'... huh.... I hope this goes better

---------

If he can't make it work again

---------

I shouldn't let my anxieties get the better of me.

---------

Let's just watch over him, alright?

---------

And I must say, that indubitably I am indebted, to all of you, my compatriots,

for in all of my great duties in service to this great Congregation, I have never...

---------

(What a pretentious man

---------

and what an interminable speech.

Almost feels like karma...)

---------

No time to be dawdling! If you make sure Nadia breaks up with Albrecht,

you need to make her compare him to someone else interested in here~.

---------

(Nh

---------

She's right.)

---------

Hey, Nadia. What do you think of Rosemond, after all?

---------

Well, Albrecht owes everything to him.

He hasn't got many qualifications outside of adventuring.

---------

As for the man himself

---------

they say he never gets the worse end

of a contract. He's utterly reliable.

---------

I see. Sounds like Albrecht has a lot to learn from him!

---------

You got that right. Sure, he can drone on

---------

but he's shrewd.

And nice too...

---------

He always insists on having me there for his dinners with Albrecht.

I think he knows how much Albrecht relies on me.

---------

Though sometimes I feel like he's got ulterior motives...

And the way he looks at me... But maybe I'm just overthinking that...

---------

(So she does have some suspicions about Rosemond, looks like

his poker face isn't as impeccable as he thinks...)

---------

That's why we're here to help out~. Come on Aura, let's go on

the offensive and make Nadia think about the positive sides of

Rosemond being interested in her!

---------

...Would it be that terrible if Rosemond had an interest in you?

I think he would be quite the catch.

---------

M-maybe so, but the one I love is Albrecht!

---------

Bwahahaha, sorry, I was just talking about the hypothetical

thought if you and him got together. Your life would be quite

different from now.

---------

I-I guess so... No more saving every piece of Gold...

---------

Just picture it for a moment, just for fun.

---------

...No more dealing with Albrecht's debt... Good food instead of

the cheapest meal the Boar Hut has to offer every evening...

---------

Nice, nice, nicee~~~~. Have you ever thought the same

about George? The parallels aren't hard to see~~~.

---------

(...I-- Nh... My love with George is different...!)

Sounds like your life would be a lot easier.

---------

(...I-- Nh... I can see... how it's similar... My life too...!)

Sounds like your life would be a lot easier.

---------

Yeah

---------

I wouldn't need to always run around in my adventurer clothes...

...Or have to apologize and fix Albrecht's mistakes every day...

---------

...Seriously, sometimes I feel like I'm Albrecht's mother and

not his lover... With Rosemond I could maybe feel more like

a woman...

---------

Silly me, what am I saying! S-sorry Aura,

I got lost in a stupid joke fantasy like that.

---------

Ahahaha... Just... what am I thinking... When I'm about to

get engaged with Albrecht....

---------

And now, as is customary, my apprentice here, Albrecht, will also show

off some of his recent work. I'll have you know that he's the sole author

of all these deals!

---------

(Alright, Nadia's questioning herself... I prepared the stage...

Time to find out if Wolfgang came through.)

---------

And you see, by selling the shipment in the south, we make a decent

profit on the initial amount.

---------

Yes. Quite typical, I think. Well, a decent job. Good luck.

---------

thank you.

---------

And, uh

---------

we use this route to save some time, and then ---

---------

I think I've heard enough. Oh, I suppose you make a small profit, yes.

But it's all very lacking in imagination. A rare dud from Rosemond in

hiring you, perhaps.

---------

um, well...

---------

You're going to need to get a lot better than that to live up to him.

---------

That's the jist of it, hahaha...

---------

I haven't seen anything here that impresses, I'm afraid. We're about profit

here, boy, not just about breaking even! Maybe you still haven't gotten that

through your head?

---------

sorry...

---------

You should be paying me to look at such worthless stuff!

---------

I haven't actually shown you anything yet...

---------

Don't bullshit me! I can TELL you're worthless!

---------

what do you think?

---------

Over the course of years, a merchant learns how to sniff out potential,

Albrecht. But no matter how much I try, I can't detect the slightest bit

of talent on you.

---------

see

---------

Gentlemen

---------

Aside from Edwin, I must say I am disappointed

in you all. Were we not all once novices? Why, I feel that...

---------

(And there he begins another long lecture...

That's my opportunity...)

---------

That didn't seem to go so well, based on what Rosemond is saying.

---------

Yes... I'd recognize that look on Albrecht's face anywhere.

It's the one he gets in his more depressive moods... Sigh.

---------

I'd thought he could leave this behind him...

---------

Hehehe, time for the next act, Aura. Now let's wreck some more damage~.

And remind Nadia that she should be with a worthy man like Rosemond!

---------

Hyahahahayayayaya~~~~.

---------

You said that Albrecht's been doing poorly since he joined up

with Rosemond. Maybe he just isn't up to the task here, either.

---------

Yes, maybe. Usually I would be getting pretty angry at those guys right

about now

---------

but eventually, I have to admit that if everyone says it,

there must be some truth to it.

---------

Yes, yes~. We're close Aura, go on! Let's set the stage for

the final act so we can blow out the candles of this '''love'''!!

---------

Actually, I heard from Rosemond that there's going to be some big

trade soon, that he'll let Albrecht take the lead on.

---------

Is that so

---------

Alright! I'll make sure of it.

---------

Trust me, Albrecht's going to know that if he screws up AGAIN, it won't be

angry adventurers or merchants he has to deal with --- it'll be ME!

---------

I'll make a man of him here and now, or else!

---------

Bwahahaha. That's the spirit!

---------

Hyahaha! You know that if he was a real man, he never would've

become so pathetically reliant on a woman like Nadia to begin with!

---------

(He does need to stop relying on others for everything.)

---------

(Maybe in the end, this will be good for him!)

---------

Alright, thanks Aura. I'll be giving him a big lecture!

See you later!

---------

I should go back to Rosemond tomorrow, and find out more

about this big deal. Luciela's right...

---------

With Nadia's heart wavering like that, it sounds like this

is going to be the final act.

---------

I do not appreciate being made to wait. Very well, I am always here.

---------

So... What is this about?

---------

It came to my attention that the red-haired mage

---------

has been adventuring together with you.

---------

Mhm. Is she an acquaintance of yours?

---------

Acquaintance...? Ah... Hahahaha....!

---------

That little wench!! She never mentioned me?!

---------

After all the help I gave her here in Verdeaux, after all

the years I spent courting her---

---------

--- Despite her parents making me her fiance!

---------

Eh...? You and Charlotte are

---------

engaged?!

---------

Only for her to humiliate me in front of the local nobility,

stand me up, and even slap me just because I wanted to kiss her...!

---------

Ummm..... If you are here for relationship advice,

I think she might not be fully on-board with this engagement.

---------

And that's exactly where you come in! You

---------

and that

---------

you have over Charlotte.

---------

Listen here, I'm not going to exploit my ownership over Charlotte's

soul just to fix your love troubles---

---------

---There is an inheritance.

---------

Charlotte's family descends from a now dead line of

Lumerian nobles. Well, dead, except for her.

---------

However, according to the will, an heir can only raise their claim

if they marry and swear absolute obedience to their husband.

---------

The husband will then inherit the title and the wealth, hehe.

Besides me, and now you, no one knows of the existence of this will.

---------

I have been working for YEARS on this! After I got her parents

to make me her fiance, I thought I had it in the bag...

---------

...But I haven't advanced forward ever since! And then Demon

Invasion happened and I have been too busy dealing with the

diplomatic troubles between the Union and Lumeria.

---------

Of course, you would be handsomely rewarded if you were to assist

me all the way to getting my hands on a noble title and the wealth.

---------

For starters, I was thinking you could use the

---------

to instill a strong sense of guilt for shaming me so many times

and a desire to 'apologize' to me.

---------

We should of course not go too far in one step, otherwise

Charlotte may notice that something is amiss.

---------

I see... (...Charlotte entrusted me with her soul, fully believing

I would never abuse it, but...)

---------

(...This does sound like a good opportunity to make money...!)

---------

Yes, yes~. Besides, isn't Charlotte super dumb as usual?

Look at this guy! He's fucking HOT!

---------

She could be living as a wife to a noble, rich lord! Who's also

important enough to sit on the Council of the Congregation!

---------

Win-win!

---------

Well, we can discuss the exact changes as we do them.

I would offer you

---------

for working out the first batch

by the

---------

Sell Out Charlotte. (+2000 Gold, Vice ≥ 10)

---------

Reject Offer. (Vice <

---------

...I suppose the rumors about your moral flexibility were wrong.

A shame. And here I thought you had a good sense for business.

---------

I hope you will change your mind.

---------

Excellent! I knew I could count on someone with

---------

your reputation

---------

Now, how about we reserve ourselves a more discrete spot to do

our noble work, hehe?

---------

Alright, what exactly did you have in mind?

---------

How exactly would Charlotte need to change so that the two

of you could claim that inheritance?

---------

Keep in mind, Charlotte is my comrade. I won't just let

you play around with her soul for your own fun.

---------

Everything you propose must pass my strict judgement.

Since this whole inheritance story ultimately hinges

on her marrying you---

---------

---Consider this a test from my side if you are worthy of Charlotte.

---------

That's what you said with Paulina as well~.

---------

(And then it turned out that everything we did was a huge

improvement to Paulina's life.)

---------

(Turning her into a happy maid is probably the best thing

that happened to her in her entire life.)

---------

(Claude passed my critical judgement and proved himself to be

a worthy Master who has Paulina's best interests at heart.)

---------

(Of course, if Victor can also convince me that his vision for

a new and improved Charlotte surpasses the old one, then I

have no reason to hesitate and implement them.)

---------

(But that's only if I am actually improving her life...!

If Victor wishes to ruin Charlotte for that inheritance,

then that's a no-go.)

---------

First of all, she and I must rekindle our relationship.

---------

Based on that story of your failed kissing attempt,

I'm not quite sure if there is anything to rekindle.

---------

Which is all a consequence of Charlotte's immaturity.

Something we will have hopefully fixed by the end of

this session.

---------

Fixing immaturity sounds good to me.

---------

Here is my first proposal:

---------

The subject feels a strong sense of

remorse when embarrassing the person referred to as Victor.'

---------

I have tried asking Charlotte out for dinner since I arrived

back here in Trademond, but she has been shooting me down.

---------

With all the embarrassment she has dealt to me in her life,

that should provide ample munition to advance my plans.

---------

Hmmmm.... I see, okay, that's actually a pretty good idea!

I don't like unconditionally binding it to you like this, though.

---------

Here is my proposal:

---------

The subject feels a strong sense of remorse

when embarrassing a noble or otherwise influential person.'

---------

To be honest, Charlotte IS an embarrasing person.

Especially in circles of high-society.

---------

It would absolutely do her well to have a stronger sense

of self-consciousness. And when she messes up, to feel remorse.

---------

That would have the added benefit of training her to mind

her manners a bit more when she's around the rich and nobility.

---------

OH FUCKING YES, MAKE THAT SHITTY FIRE MAGE MIND HER MANNERS!!

I swear, my head tends to fucking explode whenever she opens her

mouth.

---------

Finally, you will only have this benefit as long as you

remain an influential force yourself.

---------

I'm not adding a clause like this just to bind Charlotte to

some guy who ended up poor due to his own terrible judgement.

---------

I see. Very well, I accept your amendment.

---------

In fact, I welcome it. The more people she embarrasses, the

stronger the remorse, the better the lesson to act worthy

of the noble title she can claim.

---------

(Well, right about now, this Victor is making a pretty good

impression on me! Charlotte really needs to respect

---------

influential

---------

people more!)

---------

What would be the next item?

---------

The next one is going to be difficult.

I will warn you.

---------

Bigger breasts.

---------

...Eh?

---------

I absolutely cannot marry a woman who is as lacking in

breasts as Charlotte.

---------

It would make me a laughing stock in the Congregation!

---------

W-well, Charlotte also complains about that a lot, so if I

can use the

---------

to fix that, I can give it a try...

---------

...But I'm afraid, I already know the results. Making hard physical

changes using

---------

is incredibly diffcult.

---------

... ... ...Ugh...! No good...! I can't write it...!

The letters are starting to merge... and.... argh,

I'm getting a head-splitting headache...!

---------

...As I thought...

---------

(Though, surprisingly the resistance wasn't as heavy as I expected,

based on my experience of manipulating

---------

s hair length.)

---------

(Is it because Charlotte has a strong innate desire for larger breasts...?)

---------

Hehe, do not worry. I have already accounted for this.

---------

Here, take a look at this.

---------

What is that...? A pill...?

---------

An item that is very popular among the Verdeaux nobility.

A drug that can create ample breasts in any women with

magical skills.

---------

It redirects their Mana flow into their breasts, allowing

them to eventually balloon up.

---------

It has the dual benefits of making them more desireable for

marriage partners and to keep the growth of their magic

in check.

---------

Too talented mages may after all not want to marry and rather

go into battle.

---------

...I see... (It may seem cruel, but

---------

make up a major

part of a woman's pride!)

---------

(Plus, if you want your daughter to win the

---------

appearance competition

---------

of the harsh market for the best men, then it's reasonable to go this far.)

---------

(And I bet Charlotte as well would have appreciated if

her parents had done the same for her!)

---------

...I see... (Controlling the girls by keeping their magic

talents in check...?! How disgusting...)

---------

Hmmm.... But if you already have those pills, why do you need me?

---------

It usually takes years to see any results.

Time I do not wish to squander.

---------

Rather than directly changing Charlotte's appearance,

I want you to add a clause that accelerates the pill's

effects.

---------

Oh....! I see, that could actually work...!

---------

Well, that sounds like a good idea to me then!

---------

Hmmmm... though I am a bit hesitant to destroy her abilities

as a mage... (I need them to fight Richard!)

---------

But.... can I really destroy her magical powers just to

enlarge her

---------

The consequences would not be as terrible as the complete

destruction of her abilities as a mage.

---------

If we were to amplify the ability of the pill by a hundredfold...

I would say you could estimate about...

---------

A drop of

---------

1 MATK and 1 Max MP

---------

per pill, with

---------

10 pills

---------

necessary

to bring her breasts to the next level.

---------

I see, that sounds like a lot, but not like it would spell

the end for Charlotte's fire magic.

---------

...Alright, let's try...!

---------

The subject will be 100x as receptive to breast

enlargement pills.'

---------

...Ugh....! It's still.... extremely difficult.... and agh...

I feel like my head's spinning...!

---------

...But.... the pen........ is moving......!!!!

Letter.... by letter...!

---------

Aghhh... Just...... a bit....... more......!

---------

Guahhhh.....!!

---------

Hahhhhh

---------

It.... is done.....

---------

Excellent...!

---------

Now, we only need one more clause to come full cycle!

---------

The subject shall feel great thankfulness to the individual

helping her grant her desire for larger breasts.'

---------

I'm afraid..... we will have to call it a day....

---------

The last rule took everything out of me and it got harder

and harder to write anything down towards the end.

---------

...I don't think that we can add any further clauses in

the foreseeable future.

---------

Very well. Then let us continue on another day.

For now, I shall make use of the changes we achieved today.

---------

Charlotte, soon you will be mine, hehe. I will make sure to

make the most out of that remorse you will be feeling...!!

---------

Gold x 2000

---------

Hehe, very good. The inheritance shall be ours soon enough!

---------

What did we stop with?

---------

The subject shall feel great thankfulness

to the individual helping her grant her desire for larger breasts

---------

Something like that?

---------

Indeed. Let us resume our good work.

---------

...Good work? Preferred it more when we focused on actually

improving Charlotte. But a deal is a deal.

---------

(Knowing Charlotte, she's probably already feeling a certain

sense of thankfulness, so it's not like it's a big change.)

---------

...Nhhh

---------

The resistance has dropped from last week...

But writing is still... a lot tougher than it used to be...!

---------

There

---------

go...!

---------

You said you wanted a change to improve Charlotte?

---------

Then, before moving on to today's main change, let me prove to

you that I am the right man for Charlotte by indulging you.

---------

The subject shall pick up the surrounding smells of lower

class peasants as putrid and feel a sense of great disgust.'

---------

Hmm... I see. Charlotte does kind of not care with what kind

of folks she interacts, does she?

---------

Mhm, as a woman, she could use some more refined senses

to avoid drinking with stinky slobs in the

---------

Alright, that one is definitely acceptable.

---------

But are you sure...? I thought you wanted to use your changes

to get Charlotte into bed?

---------

Winning over Charlotte without her becoming more suitable

to carrying a noble title would be less than ideal.

---------

Besides, you wanted me to show that I am the right man to

marry Charlotte? Here is my proof.

---------

Of course, I too, wish to improve her, just like you.

---------

(Charlotte may hate this man, but I don't think that's quite justified.

For her own good, she really should get married to Victor.)

---------

..........And.............. done....! Phew.

---------

Now then, let us move on to the main task.

Here is my most important request.

---------

Whenever the subject praises the person referred to as Victor, their

words of praise, even if they are a lie, shall become their true feeling.'

---------

...Eh...?! Wait, wait, wait...! That one sounds dangerous!

---------

That would be giving you a key to freely manipulating Charlotte's

personality by tricking her into saying something good about you!

---------

...I see, that's your whole idea! That's why you wanted Charlotte

to be thankful and then talk you up to friends at this high-society

date!

---------

To be absolutely clear, this is not negotiable.

Neither the effect, nor the condition which limits it to me.

---------

Can't have her accidentally fall in love with some other

guy for saying the wrong words.

---------

This... this....!

---------

It's all for the inheritance, Aura~.

We can't stop here~.

---------

Besides, hasn't Victor proven to you by now that his vision of

a better Charlotte is sooo much better than her current self~?

---------

The first batch were all improvements~. And everything

that isn't serves to get Charlotte to marry him~.

---------

A man who knows how to take his woman is a good sign

if you ask me~.

---------

(...It's true... He did pass my tests --- so perhaps giving

him so much power over Charlotte wouldn't be bad...?)

---------

Alright. Your proposals have been adequate. Plus,

you did fulfill Charlotte's wish for larger breasts.

---------

Even if it may have been purely out of your own self-interests,

I would say those self-interests are positive for Charlotte.

---------

Therfore, I will give you my approval and add this clause!

---------

I vow that in the name of the Goddess, I shall not disappoint you!

---------

...Whenever

---------

praises

---------

words

---------

shall become

---------

the tru--Nhh...!

---------

.......! Nhhh...! I can't quite write it...! How about

---------

Shall shift towards the truth

---------

...Not quite what I was hoping for, but if that is the limit

of your abilities, then so be it.

---------

...Shall

---------

shift

---------

towards............

the............... truth............................!

---------

Nh....! That... was draining...! I just barely managed to

finish the sentence...!

---------

Hehe, then let us discuss the final batch in our next session.

We will finally reach our goal and obtain Charlotte's inheritance!

---------

But first things first - For now, I shall shatter Charlotte's negative

perception of myself and sow the seeds for our marriage.

---------

And then Claire said 'Do ho ho ho! Then let them eat cake!'

- And all Victor could do was walk out in embarrassment.

---------

Ah, yes, our guest of honor. A Lumerian noblewoman who

shares a bit of history with me.

---------

...I feel like I've seen that woman before...

---------

Most likely at

---------

Oh! I remember! A super duper snobby girl!

...Always making fun of my lack of tits...!

---------

Well, this evening she won't be able to make

fun of me over that!

---------

Now, now, Charlotte, I'm sure you can let the past be the past.

After all, her visit is the reason we are hosting this party.

---------

I trust

---------

you won't embarrass me

---------

in front of her by

being overly confrontational towards her...?

---------

O-oh! Of-of course not! After you helped me so much

with those pills, that would be really rude of me to

put you in that kind of position!

---------

Hehe. Very good. Now, remember our deal. You must talk me up

in front of the guests. Of course, as my fiancee it would be

strange for you to not be in love with me.

---------

In particular, it would be strange for you and me to not

have have had sex.

---------

W-w-w-w-well, yeah, I guess that makes sense...

I will try my best to act as I promised...

---------

And I trust you won't half-ass your side of the promise?

---------

N-no, of course not...

---------

L-like I said

---------

I'm suuuper thankful that you gave me

those pills

---------

so properly fulfilling this last wish before

annulling the engagement is the least I can do.

---------

Well, then, let us mingle with the guests.

---------

Ah, esteemed Victor, I must say I approve of your taste in woman.

Charlotte, I have heard of your courage!

---------

To put down your soul and entrust it to the hero of Trademond,

so she can slay Arwin! A truly selfless and courageous act.

---------

W-well, haha, it's not really all that great...

The one who did the real work was Aura, after all!

---------

And 'giving up my soul' sounds kinda blown out of proportion.

I entrusted it to Aura - so it's all fine.

---------

Can we please NOT talk about that dirty, little skank?! Aura, Aura,

Aura, hero of Trademond - more like homewrecker of Trademond!

---------

Ah, now, now, don't pout my dear. She may have cause your heart-ache,

but we should be happy that her and Albrecht's wrongdoings brought

us together.

---------

Yes, my love. Of course, you are right. I shouldn't

let my mind get clouded with thoughts about Aura.

---------

So, anyways, Charlotte ---

---------

I'm glad that you and Victor managed to find to each other

after all this time!

---------

You know, to tell you the truth, I always thought he would

be bad for you - but since I ended things with Albrecht and

got together with Rosemond, my opinion has changed.

---------

Life in the merchant and noble classes is just so wonderful!

No need to baby-sit manchildren, I can just take care of the

kitchen and not worry about the day-to-day life~.

---------

I'm sure if you get together with Victor, you will become happy!

At the very least, you won't end up being engaged to some failure

adventurer.

---------

I-I see, h-haha. (Wow, Nadia has done a complete

turn-around on her opinion on Rosemond...)

---------

(And not just in terms of words, she's just all over him...)

---------

Now tell me, Victor, what good fortune brought the two

of you back together?

---------

I pride myself in my information network, and please do not

take this as an offense, but I heard whispers of Charlotte

wanting an anullment on your engagement!

---------

None taken. The whispers were truthful after all.

However, after our last date, Charlotte changed

her opinion, is that not right, my fiancee?

---------

O-Oh, yup-yup, I totally changed my opinion - BAM!

---------

Manners, Charlotte.

---------

Oh. s-sorry! I'm embarrassing you in front of these

super important merchants aren't I?! Ah! Sorry, sorry!

---------

(Daaamn! Get yourself together and try to do the

dumb manners thing just for one evening Charlotte!)

---------

(You owe that much to Victor!)

---------

I apologize, for my rude answer. What I meant to say,

Sir Rosemond, is that yes

---------

Victor organized a great date

---------

(...Huh...? A great date... Yeah...

It was pretty great... right...?)

---------

(...We mostly argued... But I guess...

It was still pretty fun seeing Victor again...)

---------

A good date and a well-kept appearance are a gentleman's

primary weapons, after all.

---------

It seems all the time with filthy adventurers taught Charlotte

what she was missing out on a looker like me!

---------

T-That's right, Victor's so good-looking, I couldn't

help but have second thoughts about the annulment

---------

(...Saying it out loud... He IS quite the looker...

Somehow, I was always distrated by his snake-like

character, but... He is really handsome...!)

---------

And I see that he knows how to instill manners into his girl.

---------

Oh yes, her lack of education in the ways of being a lady,

is one of Charlotte's greatest regrets.

---------

So she absolutely adores it when I correct her manners

and remind her when she's behaving unladylike.

---------

Is that not so, Charlotte?

---------

Y-yes, Victor is a great teacher and I love

it when he corrects my lack of manners!

---------

(...Yes... Because I'm always so embarrassing...

So I'm glad... Victor... always points my flaws out...)

---------

Hehe. Well, it was good speaking to you, Rosemond.

---------

Nice that we had some time to chat, Nadia.

---------

Come on, aren't you the least bit curious what a northerner

is packing between his legs?

---------

B-but I do have a boyfriend waiting in Verdeaux...

---------

Oh, so what? What he doesn't know never happened!

It's only cheating if you're caught, cutie.

---------

I-I think I should return to the side of the Lady...

---------

Wait, wait! Let's talk about this! I'm sure the Lumerian

nobility pays their servants quite well, buuut---

---------

---Do you really want to say no to this stash of Gold?

---------

O-oh m-my...! Actually... We don't really earn that much...

And I have to spend most of my money on attires and such

to accompany mylady...

---------

Well, well. Just think of this as a long-term investment.

One night filled with cheating sex with me to afford

something nice for your boyfriend.

---------

Oh... I... Well... But still... Cheating on him......

---------

Hey! You're married to Aura!

---------

Don't just go around chasing other girls!

---------

Hey! Don't you see that you're bothering that poor girl!

---------

A-hem... If isn't Victor. Would you please keep your fiancee under control?

---------

...And apparently also fails to keep his fiancee under control.

---------

Oh, I deeply apologize, Hermann. Charlotte and her manners...

They can be

---------

so embarrassing at times

---------

O-oh! I'm s-sorry, I didn't mean to...

---------

I'm not the one you need to apologize to. Really Charlotte,

you promised to be on your best behavior tonight.

---------

S-sorry! I will try harder!

---------

I-I'm sorry, Hermann, sir...

It was not in my place to judge you...

---------

Besides, married or not, my cute wifey actually agreed in

her marriage vows that I can fuck around as much as I like.

---------

And you witnessed that first hand, Charlotte.

---------

Hmpf. You really need to work your girl harder in bed, Victor.

Rebellious thoughts always arise in women when their cunts

aren't satisfied.

---------

Oh, I assure you Hermann, Charlotte's more than satisified

with me in bed. Isn't that right, Charlotte?

---------

Y-yes

---------

Victor is amazing at sex

---------

(Ohhh, sex with Victor... I never thought about it too much...

But I bet he has been sleeping around with lots of women...)

---------

(...Someone like him is probably really good at it...

...Since he wants me so much, he would probably go all out...)

---------

(...I wonder how it would feel---ahhh...!

This is Victor I'm talking about...!)

---------

(The bastard who's only chasing me for his own benefits!

Of course, I don't want him to ever have sex with me...!)

---------

(Dumb dumb duuumb Victor! Making me say all this...!

I get that I promised to be on my best behavior, but

he's really stretching it!)

---------

Well, well, well, perhaps you can teach this rascal

fire mage some manners after all.

---------

Color me surprised, Victor.

---------

Now, I don't want to keep you any longer from chasing

your own prize, my friend.

---------

My, my, my! If it isn't Diplomat Victor!

---------

...The painful nail in my foot that keeps blackmailing

my caravans with trade embargos.

---------

I hope mylady doesn't take personal offense. Squeezing out

advantages on trade deals for the Union's behalf is merely my job.

---------

Nothing personal.

---------

And what do we have there...? The annoying red-head mage

who refuses to acknowledge her Lumerian ancestry.

---------

Ummm... Why does it feel like she's about to cast

---------

Fire III

---------

with her eyes on me...?

---------

Shared history as I mentioned... We may have been a thing for a while...

Until, well, she caught me with another girl. Her jealousy must be flaring up.

---------

I knew it!! So you really have been fucking around while being engaged to me!!

---------

Engaged? Did I just hear

---------

engaged?

Victor, this woman is your... fiancee...?

---------

.......My, aren't you that flat girl...? I nearly didn't

recognize you with that grown up rack of yours!

---------

I remember when it was as flat as the world of Roya itself.

---------

That formerly flat girl has a name, mylady. Charlotte.

(She didn't remember anything else?! Gnuuuuuhhhh!!!)

---------

Tell me, what exactly draws you to this man, Charlotte?

Let me warn you that he may look polished on the outside,

but on the inside he is a snake.

---------

(W-well, that's something we can agree on...

But I gotta defend Victor here, I promised him!)

---------

(Yes, exactly the kind of question I was hoping for!)

---------

V-Victor might be a deceptive at times, but

---------

that's just how he uses his smarts!

---------

(...Unlike me, he does have some brains...)

---------

A-And as to what draws me to him... Ummm...

---------

Sometimes Charlotte just calls me swoonworthy.

---------

Y-yeah, Victor is really

---------

swoonworthy

---------

(...Ahhh... After all he is handsome....

And there are so many other things about him...)

---------

how I can't stop thinking about his wonderful

clear blue eyes

---------

his nice scent

---------

(...I really never paid so much attention to it but...

...The more I look at Victor...)

---------

(...The more I notice how manly and attractive he is...!)

---------

(...Other girls probably throw themselves at him,

and here I am trying to end our engagement...)

---------

Victor is

---------

such a lucky find to be engaged to

---------

(Is cancelling the engagement really the right thing...?

Maybe I just never gave Victor a real chance...?)

---------

(Who knows if I will ever meet someone of

---------

his great caliber

---------

again in my life...?)

---------

Ahh, there she goes again. Just fantazising about how much

she loves me. My fiancee is just so enamoured with me.

---------

You have really got that mage wrapped up around your finger...!

Hmpf. You aren't even all THAT great in bed!

---------

Oh, Charlotte, please tell our guest just how wrong she is

about that. Tell her how great I am at making you squeal.

---------

Uh...! Um... (One more time, and then we are

really quit, go it Victor...!)

---------

Victor is great at making me squeal in bed

---------

Ah... He's just

---------

that good at sex

---------

Ahhhh....! (Oh no... I'm starting to feel all hot...

Victor's sex... Sex with this

---------

handsome

---------

man...)

---------

(Ahhh... What is this persistent ache between my legs...

Whenever I think of Victor is just gets stronger!)

---------

Overall, Charlotte pretty much considers me her ideal type of man.

Isn't that right?

---------

Y-y-yes... Victor is my

---------

ideal type of man

---------

Uhhh... Ahhhh~~~... Ahhhh~~~~....!

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H-hey, are you doing alright? Your face is flushed and...

O-oh my... What is this wetness running along your thighs?

---------

It appears that our discussion of sex have awakened my fiancee's lust.

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Now, if you will excuse us, I must take care of her needs.

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You have done excellent work tonight, Charlotte.

It may have been for the last and first time,

but you played your role as my finacee perfectly.

---------

Now then, if you want to end the evening, you are free to go.

And then we shall annul our engagement tomorrow.

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That is............ if you want to leave.

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Ahh~~~. Hahhhh~~~~. Ahhhh~~~, I can't anymore...!

Victor, whenever I look at you, I feel so hot...!

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Hehe, is that so. And where exactly do you feel hot?

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Ahhhh~~~, d-down there...! Between my legs....

It's burning up....!

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Hoooooh, my, Charlotte I always thought you were a girl

who didn't even occur to think lewd thoughts.

---------

But here you are and just spending a single evening with

me turned you on like a slut.

---------

W-well, I can't help it... It's just

---------

You are so handsome...

and smart

---------

and I can't stop thinking about you...!

---------

...Is it here where you are feeling hot?

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Ahhh~~~, y-your finger...! Nhmmm...!

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Hehe, and here I thought you hated me so much.

Yet you are giving me such a sweet reaction.

---------

Ahhh~~, i-it's just today I noticed so many, ahn~, things...

---------

Well, perhaps we should then just make sure that we are

absolutely sure that we should break up.

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What do you say, Charlotte

---------

one night with me

---------

just to make sure we aren't meant to be?

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Umm.............................. M-maybe that's

a good idea... Just to make sure it's not a mistake...

---------

(Ahhh... I'm aching so badly... It's getting worse and worse...!)

---------

Exactly~

---------

Just one time

---------

to make sure that we really ought

to break up~.

---------

Come, Charlotte... Let us move somewhere more private.

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Ahh~, hahhh~~. (I-I'm really having sex with the

guy I have been trying to get rid for years...!)

---------

Hahh~~, ahhh~~~. (I came to the party wanting to cancel

our engagement - but instead I ended like this...!)

---------

Ahhhhh~~~~. W-wow, you're hitting all the right spots...!

Y-you really are

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good at sex

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Ahhh~~~, w-wow~~, you're scraping me out...

Nahh~, hahh~, ahhh~~. (Why is he this good?!)

---------

Hehe, your cunt's wrapping nicely along my cock.

Nice and tight. A shame it's not a virgin cunt though.

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Have you been unfaithful to your fiance, Charlotte?

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N-not like you have been any more faithful to

your fiancee either...! Ahhh~~, hahhh~~~...!

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Oh, but you should feel glad for it. How else woud I have

obtained the necessary experience to make you feel this good?

---------

Judging by those sweet moans of yours, your body knows how to

appreciate me. (Hehe, after praising my sex skills for so many times,

your body would accept me at any skill level.)

---------

I may not be your first, but surely I am your best man yet,

aren't I Charlotte?

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Ahhh~, I, hah~~, I can't really... ahhh~, compare, nhahhh~.

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Oh? I figured you just love to say these kind of things.

I noticed over the evening how flushed you got whenever

you complimented me.

---------

Charlotte, I think you might have a little fetish for

worshipping your partner in love.

---------

Ahhhh~~, I-I... I... maybe... hahhh~~,

I don't know, ahhh~~~... So good~~!

---------

Just give it a try, Charlotte. Tell me what it is that you

love about me right now and see how it will make you feel better.

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Ahhh~~, nhahhh~~, ahhh~~. Your d-dick

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Your dick is amazing

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(Ahhh... It really... does feel amazing..!

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Victor is amazing at sex and his dick is amazing

---------

Hehe, you just got tighter, Charlotte. See, you really do love

to praise and worship a male. Especially his dick it seems.

---------

Keep going!

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Ahhh...!

---------

Your dick is wonderfully long

---------

And massive...!

---------

That's the way! What slutty side you have there, Charlotte!

Just let it all out!

---------

Your movements are so skillful...!

---------

Ahhh~~! Good...! It's making me feel so good...!

---------

No, no, Charlotte! Don't simply tell me how you feel!

Tell me what makes you feel good!

---------

I'm feeling so good... because your

---------

manly dick

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so amazing at pounding me

---------

! Ahh~! Hahh~~! Ahhh~~!!

---------

(Manly... amazing at pounding...)

---------

(Hehe, the better she feels the more she wants to praise my dick.

And the more she praises my dick, the better she feels.)

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(You can no longer escape, Charlotte. From now on,

you will have no other choice but to become mine.)

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Your dick's so good, Victor good

---------

ahhhh~~~

---------

sooo good at making me squeaallllll~~~!

---------

(Ahhh, all I can think about is Victor!

---------

Victor being

great... Victor being manly... Victor being my ideal man...!

---------

So, Charlotte, tell me, do you still wish to annul our engagement?

---------

Ahh~, I, hahh~~~...

---------

If you are unsure, we can always delay the annulment.

Perhaps we should spend some more time together before

we make a decision.

---------

Ah~, y-yes~, p-perhaps you're right, Victooor~~.

Ahhh~, hahhh~~~, woow, soo good~.

---------

(I can't believe he's turning me on this much!)

---------

Hehe, but now I am no longer certain if I want to continue this

relationship. Your rejection of me in our last date was pretty

clear I would say.

---------

Ahhh~, I... I didn't really give you a chance, hahh~~.

I-I'm sorry for that, ahh~~~!

---------

Also, I would prefer if my partner were a bit more impressive.

For example, if they had more ample breasts.

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B-but, ahhh~, I already took those pills, hahh~~.

---------

And went from flat to medium-sized. Good enough to not embarrass

me, but not on a level where I can proudly show off my fiancee.

---------

W-well, hahhh~~, taking any more, nahhh~, that would be...

---------

As a mage, you hold enough power to make the most out of

the pills. Well, if you don't want to-maybe we should stop

right here.

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...Hahhh? You... slowed down....? B-but... I was so close to...

---------

You have embarrased me so many times in life, Charlotte.

Not to mention that time you slapped me.

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B-but... I apologized...

---------

If you really want to truly apologize, you know what to do.

---------

Ahhhh... s-so... agonizingly... slow....

Hahhhhh... Teasing me so much...

---------

Well, you do love it when I fix your manners, no?

---------

Ahhhh.... H-how did you know that I really feel like that...?

I... ahhhh... did say it earlier but....

---------

I'm your fiance, Charlotte. Of course I know what is a lie

and what you truly mean.

---------

I care about you Charlotte. So of course I pay attention to

your personal tells.

---------

Ahhhh.... Hahhhh.... I never.... knew......

you really cared about me like that....

---------

You really are a much better person than I thought

---------

(He's a good person...) O-okay... I will take the pills...!

---------

You're smarter than me

---------

so you probably understand

the drawbacks better than me...

---------

Exactly. You should trust your fiancee.

After all, I am trustworthy am I not?

---------

Y-yeah

---------

you are trustworthy

---------

Ahhhhh.... P-please... all these super slow thrusts...

are driving me crazy...!

---------

And what would you rather have?

---------

Ahhhh.... that you... get really in there....

and use your amazing sex skills to pound me really hard...!

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Ahhh~~~, ahhh~~~, hahhhh~~, s-soo fast, sofastsofast,

soofassst~~~!! AHhhhHHhhhh, uuUuhhHHhhhHHhhh~~~!!!

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Never had sex like this before, huh, Charlotte?!

---------

AHhh~~, Hhahhh~, gahhhHh~~, uahhhh~~~~~!!

N-n-n-noooo~~~!! Hahhhh~~~!!!

---------

Feel how easily my cock is sliding in and out of your

tight little pussy? How your cunt is following my movements?

---------

AhhhHhHhh~~, y-youur righhht~~~, ahhh~~~!

---------

Your body wants me! You want me! Here, take your fiance's seed...!

---------

Nhhhaaahhhhhh~~~~~~, ahhHHhHHhhhhhHHHhhhhh....!!!!

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Ahhhhh..............................

---------

You didn't even announce that you were cumming, Charlotte.

How unfitting for a Lady.

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I-I'm s-sorry, Victor...

---------

As long as you understand. We can work on your faults one by one.

And don't forget about your promise to continue taking the pills.

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Y-y-yeess.....

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(Hehe, finally, finally, fiinalllyy...!!)

---------

(How many years have I spent chasing this girl for the inheritance...?!

...Don't think I will let you off easily, Charlotte.)

---------

(...For the humiliation of slapping me for all the world to see.

For the humiliation of having to chase you...)

---------

(I won't simply take control of the inheritance.

I will smash the old you into pieces!!)

---------

(You will become my personal trophy, a Lady who knows that her

two most important duties are to protect the honor of her husband

and to squeal like a pig in bed.)

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Charlotte learned

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Chest Bloom II

---------

Then let us get to work for one final time!

---------

So, what did you have in mind for the final set of changes?

I don't think we can perform more than one... maybe two.

---------

Writing them has become harder and harder.

---------

A single change would be a bit of a pity considering the

price I paid you. I expect you can manage two.

---------

Not exactly up to me. Let's first hear what you have in mind.

---------

Then, before you overexert yourself with the major one,

let us start with a more natural point.

---------

I have used our foundations to ease Charlotte into the life of a

noblewoman. Her mingling with Lumerian guests as well as the

wives of other merchants has become more and more positive.

---------

In other words, she has started to become more and more like

a Lady, but although she has become comfortable with it, she

is still lacking one major ingredient.

---------

Pride

---------

The pride of a Lady of noble ancestry.

That is what I wish for you to instill into Charlotte.

---------

Oh, I see. Mhm. That is definitely a good idea!

---------

You know, I was worried that you would mistreat Charlotte,

but many of the changes that you have suggested have shown

me that you are worthy of my friend.

---------

To make it more, precise, what exactly should I write?

---------

The subject shall feel a strong sense of pride in her

noble ancestry

---------

How about this?

---------

That shall do.

---------

Alright, then let me get to it

---------

Gah.........

It's definitely gotten tough to write...

---------

...But then again, I have gained quite some experience at

writing these by now...

---------

...Plus, mhm, if it was the Charlotte before, there would

probably be more resistance, but the preparations are working...

---------

... ... ................And done!

---------

Puh, okay, that's the first one. Honestly, that one was

already pretty draining.

---------

Then you must put all your powers into writing the next one,

as this one is crucial.

---------

We have now secured most of my goals necessary to marry

Charlotte. However, a simple marriage is not sufficent

to claim the inheritance.

---------

The final step requires Charlotte to vow in front of the

marriage witnesses that she swears absolute obedience to me.

---------

And I already know the weakness in Charlotte's heart that

shall lead me there.

---------

As you may have noticed, the red-head can be a bit of an alcoholic.

---------

Mhm. That one definitely hasn't escaped me...

---------

But are you aware of the reason behind it?

---------

Mhm. Judging by your tone, I assume you know it as well.

The story of her parents... and how drinking drowns out

her lingering sorrows over their loss.

---------

I'm not aware of any underlying reason.

---------

Ah, despite your companionship, you never bothered to ask?

Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. And here I thought you were her friend.

---------

Shut it. I'm not taking lectures about friendship from a guy

manipulating his fiancee's soul.

---------

Hehe. Why, that is just how much I care about my woman.

Ah, but let us not drift off into that direction yet again.

---------

What you need to know is that Charlotte's parents died an

unfortunate death. A true shame. They were naive, but admirable.

---------

Always seeking to help the less fortunate. Yet meeting a cruel

end - decapitated. The guard deemed it an attack by a demon.

---------

Although Charlotte tells me she heard someone at their

funeral speak that

---------

justice has been carried out

---------

It is that sorrow and anger that have created a hole in Charlotte's heart

- filled through drinking.

---------

Quite unhealthy, don't you agree? Especially, when there exist

so many other, much healthier ways to fill that gaping hole~.

---------

......I see. You want to fill that hole with you.

---------

Ah, I like that you can think just like me.

Yes, that is the final key to unlocking Charlotte.

---------

The subject's sorrow and anger shall all perish when

being with the person referred to as Victor.'

---------

...This... really would make Charlotte dependent on you...

(...This is the last one...)

---------

(...If I do this, if I exploit this weakness in Charlotte's heart, and

fill it with Victor, she will become so emotionally dependent on

him, that she can't refuse him...)

---------

(...Swearing life-long, absolute obedience to him...)

---------

Hesitating after all this? If you refuse to go through with

it, I will be taking the 6000 Gold back.

---------

....Nh....

---------

Oh, Aura~. When will you learn~? Don't think of this as

exploiting Charlotte's heart --- think of it as curing her~.

---------

She can overcome her greatest trauma~.

---------

(...Is that really overcoming her trauma...?)

---------

How do you distinguish between the correct and an incorrect way

to overcome traume? The result is, it's gone. And that's what matters~.

---------

Maybe Charlotte would disagree with you, but I believe we

both know that all you have been doing here is improving her life~.

---------

(...Yes, I'm not doing this for the money...

I'm doing for Charlotte... Because her life was terrible...)

---------

(...And now I'm basically turning her into a princess,

who can live a nice and life with a cunning and smart husband.)

---------

(...And free of the emotional baggage her parents left her with...!)

---------

......I will try.

---------

Trying isn't good enough. If we don't get this final step done,

I won't be able to claim the inheritance.

---------

...The... subject's.... ...sorrow... ...ahhhh... hahhhh...

Shit, only three words and I'm already out of breath...

---------

...and...... gahhh... anger----

---------

---Ahhhhhh....!! My head feels like it's... splitting apart...

Kuah.... Shit, shit, shit...!

---------

I'll help you, Aura~~~. Here I'll try to help you push through!

---------

...shall all perish... Nhhh----

---------

---Gah... (The splitting headache really got weaker...!

Luciela's help is working...!) ...when being with---

---------

---Oh fuck, that really fucking hurts!!

Fucking hurry up and finish writing already!!

---------

(You are the one who one-sidedly offered to help, don't blame me!)

...the person... Nhhh... Ahhh... referred to.... Guahhh...!

---------

(Ahhhh...!!!)

---------

Hahhh..... Ahhh.... as................. Victor......!!!!

---------

Puuuuuuhhhh...! Fucking hell, how have you been writing these?!

It feels like my brain's been put into a mixing machine.

---------

(...........As much as I hate to say it... thanks for the help.

I don't think I could have finished without you.)

---------

Hehe~. There are sooo many things you can count on for me, Aura~.

Now how about you lower your Willpower defenses at let me help out

a bit more--

---------

Bzzzt. Rejected.

---------

Sorry, bzzt, what?

---------

Ah! Uh---um, I mean, I'm done! I have finished writing!

---------

Excellent. I knew you could do it. Finally, all the years

I have put into chasing down this path into nobility are

about to pay off!

---------

For now, they shall pay off for you.

Here, your money for your excellent services.

---------

Gold x 6000

---------

Say, my dear Charlotte, you must one day tell me what kind

of medicine you have been taking to make your breasts so

---------

voluptuous.

---------

Haven't they been amazing? Though, I am afraid,

you might not be able to use them.

---------

They require to be fed QUITE a lot magic~.

---------

A shame, and here I was thinking I could use them as well.

On another note, Charlotte, are there any establishments

you can recommend here in Trademond?

---------

I have heard many a good thing about this so-called 'Boar Hut'.

---------

Oh, the Boar Hut? Mylady will not be happy with

that lowly place. Too many commoners.

---------

The food is full of fat, the air reeks from

the sweat of miners. Yuck.

---------

Oh my, thank you for saving me a trip into a dirty hole

like that, Charlotte!

---------

Surprisingly, out of all the people here, I have been really

enjoying talking to you, Charlotte.

---------

I always remembered you as a bit of an odd-ball.

No refinement, too much wild energy.

---------

I used to be like that, but spending so much time here

together with my dear Victor has shown me the error

of my ways.

---------

I have realized that as someone with noble ancestry,

I'm embarrassing my parents and all of my family

tree by acting like some country bumpkin.

---------

So I've been practicing sounding more like

someone of my lineage.

---------

After all, being of noble descent is something

to be proud of.

---------

Do ho ho ho! It is just as you say, Lady Charlotte!

Oh, my mistake! Your behavior nearly made me think

you were a noblewoman yourself!

---------

Do ho ho ho! There is no higher praise.

---------

Oh, you are even mastering the fashionable Claire-style laugh?

Do ho ho ho! It has really been splendid reconnecting with you,

Charlotte.

---------

Now, I must attend to my work and convince Councillor Rosemond

to invest into a new business idea of mine.

---------

...Or except maybe Victor here has an interest in doing so?

---------

I am afraid I currently lack the means to chase after

any investments.

---------

I thought so. Maybe you ought to spend more time being

a merchant and less a being a diplomat. Excuse me now.

---------

Waahhh... So much beating around the bush...

Talking like this is sooo exhausting...

---------

B-but I managed to not embarrass you, this time, right

Victor? I have really given my super-duper best!

---------

Hehe. You have done well, Charlotte. Now, you have been doing

so well, don't revert to this

---------

unsightly way of speaking.

---------

Y-yes. Of course, it wouldn't

---------

befit my ancestry...

To honor my parents... I should always talk like a

proper Lady...

---------

Your change from a peasent adventurer into a refined

woman has truly captured my heart, Charlotte.

---------

...I want nothing more but to take you to bed right now.

---------

O-oh, Victor...! I am so happy...! For you too,

I shall try my best to always act like a refined Lady!

---------

(...Victor has been such a blessing upon my life...

Usually, I would be spending so many evenings getting

drunk at the Boar Hut...)

---------

(But ever since he entered my life, I've been

able to leave that nasty habit aside...)

---------

(...And whenever I think about the past, I no longer

need to drink, just having this man take me into his

arms already blows away all of my sorrows...)

---------

(...He makes me feel so safe and happy...)

...Oh Victor, if it's for you, I will do anything...

---------

Hehe, anything you say...?

---------

Well, well, well, my Charlotte. I believe there is something

you can do for me. I have recently stumbled upon an opportunity.

---------

...An opportunity...?

---------

Yes, a way to make your deceased parents, the Goddess bless

their souls, proud of you from beyond the grave.

---------

To become worthy of your lineage and to turn 'Lady Charlotte'

into a reality.

---------

W-wait, th-that sounds like a way to gain

a noble title...?!

---------

Yes, very much so. My most recent trip to Verdeaux has revealed that there

there is a very distant relative of yours, who died several years ago.

---------

But not without a will enabling someone of their family

to inherit their noble title. (The money is of course of

no further concern to you, Charlotte.)

---------

W-wow! Th-that sounds amazing!

A real noblewoman... Wow...

---------

...I always hated them, but now I can't imagine

anything I would wish for more...!

---------

Hehe, what a truly, truly wise change of heart, Charlotte.

And to move the topic forward, claiming the title is not

all that difficult.

---------

There are only two little things we have to do.

One - marry.

---------

O-o-oh! W-w-well, I guess if we keep going like this,

th-then that really wouldn't be much of a road block.

---------

Two, you must swear your absolute obedience to your husband.

---------

I'm afraid the deceased relative was a man of old traditional

values, highly valuing that if a woman would claim it, that

there was a man who could correctly make use of the title.

---------

...B-but... swearing obedience to my husband...

Haha, isn't that kinda... uhm... I dunno....

---------

Do you not trust me, Charlotte? Of course, I will take care

of you! ...Or do you think I would exploit such a vow?

---------

W-well, you have been so good to me...

I guess you would never do that...

---------

The doubt in your voice truly offends me, Charlotte!

If you doubt me like that, then openly say it!

---------

Perhaps this entire engagement was a mistake, after all!

---------

N-no! It's not like that!

---------

I know that you are

a good man who would take good care of me!

---------

Ah.... A good man... who would....

...take good care of me...

---------

Hehe, yes, exactly, my Charlotte. That is exactly what I am.

I would be a good husband to you, wouldn't I?

---------

I don't doubt that... I do believe you and that

---------

you would be a good husband

---------

...Ahhh...

---------

P-please don't break up our engagement...

I know you are a good man... I trust you...

---------

...And ever since you entered my life you managed

to fill a hole inside of me... So please, don't

break up with me...!

---------

Well, if you want to prove to me that you indeed trust me,

then marry me Charlotte. Marry me and perform the vow.

---------

I.. I.....

---------

A-hem.

---------

May I have everyone's attention for a moment?

---------

Charlotte, may you join me at the center?

---------

Uh, o-o-okay!

---------

And to the one waiting outside, please enter!

---------

A W-white Priestess...?!

---------

Just right, Lady Charlotte. And besides a priestess, we also

need a Lumerian representative to witness your 'vow'.

---------

Mylady, if you could please give this a read?

---------

...Inheritance... Noble title............... oho?

And what is this...?

---------

If you are still looking for a business partner to invest

into whatever new business idea you have, you have found him.

---------

Provided you accept to witness Charlotte's vow.

---------

My, my, my, Victor. What a scheming little fiend you are.

Perhaps I should retract my words. Being a diplomat does suit you.

---------

Please continue. I shall be your witness.

---------

Excellent.

---------

W-w-w-wait, what exactly is going on here, V-Victor?!

I thought we were still discussing this!

---------

Charlotte, marry me and become Lady Charlotte!

---------

Uhh... (What do I do? What do I do?

Victor proposed to me in front of so many people...!)

---------

(If I say no, that would be such a humiliation to him!)

---------

If you cannot agree... then I am afraid I cannot trust you, Charlotte.

And if I cannot trust you... I don't know if we should continue this relationship.

---------

(...This man who makes me feel so safe...

.......and rids of me of those dark thoughts...)

---------

(...I can't let him leave me...)

---------

(If it was any other man, I would of course tell them

off and that I would never swear obedience to them

in marriage.)

---------

(But Victor... He's such a great guy...

I think if it's him... It should be fine---)

---------

...Yes... Victor... I... Let's marry.

---------

You heard the woman, priestess.

---------

Very well. Marrying outside church grounds is highly unusual,

but if both parties agree, it poses no issues.

---------

Before I pronounce you man and wife, there are two vows

that have been prepared for the bride.

---------

Do you, Charlotte, swear to become worthy of your noble title?

That you will always act dignified and with pride?

---------

Y-yes, I swear.

---------

As for the second one...

---------

...Is this one really alright...?

Perhaps there is a mistake...?

---------

Continue, priestess.

---------

V-very well...

---------

After the marriage vows in Aura's and Councillor Hermann's

marriage I suppose I should no longer be surprised...

---------

Do you, Charlotte, swear absolute, unquestioning obedience to Victor?

That you will never go against his word and will do everything to pursue

bearing his children?

---------

Hmpf

---------

Cheap copy-cat. I don't see any ring on that girl's hand.

What good is such a vow without a device to enforce it?

---------

..............Yes, I swear... I swear absolute,

unquestioning obedience to Victor...

---------

...And that my highest purpose will be to pursue

bearing his children...

---------

The swearing of the vows has been completed. Councilor Victor,

you may now kiss your bride.

---------

Ahhh... Victor~.

---------

And by the power of the King of Lumeria, I officially recognize

that this marriage is in accordance with the requirements to

the claim of the noble title.

---------

Show me proof of that obedience you have sworn to your now-husband,

Charlotte. And the noble title shall be yours.

---------

P-proof...? But I already said the words.

---------

I'm afraid the matters are not quite so simple, Charlotte.

There are very specific points of proof I need to witness

in order to accept this claim.

---------

Hehe, she will need to oberve your obedience in bed, Charlotte.

---------

Do not worry about it, Charlotte. You swore to obey me

without questions from now on, did you not?

---------

Just trust me and go along with it.

And then you will be Lady Charlotte.

---------

Just think how proud your parents would be!

---------

O-okay...

---------

Wonderful. Then let us continue this marriage ceremony in

my chambers.

---------

Y-You're being so rough today, Victor~.

Ahhh~, hitting me so deep~.

---------

Hahh~, ahhh~, a-also, do we really need to have

sex in front of someone else...?

---------

The inheritance conditions clearly state that you must

show full submission towards your husband.

---------

And I cannot let someone claim the title of a Lord and Lady

if they were in truth not worthy of inheriting it.

---------

It is my divine duty to observe that only the worthy can

rise up to Lumerian nobility.

---------

Plus, the will also puts an emphasis on fertility.

It appears the previous Lord was afraid the inheritor

might not leave behind enough children.

---------

So we have no other choice but to show our witness

just how fertile you are, Charlotte.

---------

Gahh~, ahhnn~, o-okay~.

---------

That's not right, Charlotte. As your husband, I command you,

to beg me to breed you.

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Hahhh~, ahhh~, V-Victor, my dear husband, please

breed your wife to your hearts content, ahh~~.

---------

Very good!

---------

AHhhHhhh~~~! So good~! Ahh~! Oh, Victor, your

manhood feels soo good~! Rubbing all the good spots~~!

---------

Do ho ho ho. It appears you have been training Charlotte

very well. Is this also why her manners improved so much?

---------

Indeed. Truth be told, not long ago, Charlotte thought

about breaking our engagement. Isn't that, right?

---------

AHhhhHhhh~, y-yes, I was being stupid~~.

I didn't give you a chance to show me what

a good man you are, ahhh~~!

---------

But now you've grown practically addicted to having your insides

ravaged by me. Your honey pot is spraying out so many indecent

juices, Charlotte.

---------

AhhhhhhHhhh~, I-I can't help it~. Your dick...!

Your manly dick just feels so good~!

---------

Then tell me, Charlotte, do you intend to carry your noble

title with pride? You realize that this will mark a new

chapter in your life, right?

---------

Ahhnn~, y-yes~! I will... everything to try to become

worthy of this title...! To make my parents proud...!

To make my husband proud...!

---------

Then tell me, what do you think of commoners?

---------

Hahhh~, th-they... they are..... ahhhh~~.

---------

Go on, Charlotte. You know what you need to answer.

---------

Hahhh~, f-filthy! They are filthy...!

Commoners are nothing... but filht... hahhh~~!

---------

In order to make it clear that we live in a different world,

we must always treat the lower class with the disdain it deserves.

---------

Can't have filth thinking that is on our level, now can we?

Do ho ho ho ho~.

---------

Y-yes~! I must always... treat the lower class

---------

with... disdain, hahhh~~!

---------

Also, regarding your profession as an adventurer.

---------

Huh...? W-wait.. I need to continue being an adventurer--

A-Aura needs me...! Ahhhh...!

---------

Oh do not worry, my dear wife, I do not intend for you to

stop your adventurer life. Not as long as your companionship

is with Aura.

---------

I know just how much of a trustworthy woman she is, and you

should definitely stick to her side.

---------

She might still accomplish great things in life, and we want

a part of the cake that comes with the prestige from that.

---------

Ahhh~, ahn~. I-I'm so glad that you're so understanding~.

I-I knew, hahh~, I could trust you, ahhh~.

---------

However

---------

You will be an adventurer second and my wife first.

---------

Your primary duties are to accompany me to social events,

to receive my seed and to bear my children.

---------

As such, your evening and night time will belong to me.

---------

Ahhh~, hahhh~, b-but then, ahhh~, I might be too

tired to carry out my work as an adventurer--

---------

Is this backtalk that I am seeing? I thought you swore that

you would without question listen to your husband?

---------

...Or was that perhaps merely a front to fulfill the condition

of inheritance?

---------

Victor, this is already the second time your wife has talked

back to you. I am afraid I must question Charlotte's claim.

---------

Oh, do not worry. I have a way to ensure Charlotte's obedience.

---------

The pills Charlotte have been taking had their effects increased

a hundredfold. (Thank you, Aura! Thanks to you, Charlotte is now

fully mine!)

---------

Do you know what happens to girls who take large doses of them?

---------

Ohhh! Do ho ho ho~! Not only do their bosoms and hips increase

in size--

---------

..........Huh...?

---------

AHHHHHhHhhhHHHHHh~~~~!!!!!!

---------

Wh-w-what is thiiis~~~!! Ahhh~~!!!! M-my breasts...!

My breasts....!! Ah, it's comiing ooouttt...!!!!

---------

Ahhh~~~, haaahhhh~~~, milk... ahhhh~~~~~.

My head and tits are feeling on fiireeee~~~!!

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Hehe. Lactation. The milk production is enhanced through

inflowing Mana, which in return is drained from the brain region.

---------

Ghuaaaahhhh~~~! V-Victor...! Victooor~~~~!!!

Ahh~~~! M-my head feels fuuunnyy~~!! Ahhhh~~~!!!!!

---------

The result is an electrifying sensation. Like a current running

from her head right into those plump breasts.

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C--c-cuuming...! Cumming from my breassstttsss...!!!

Ahhhh~~~~~!!!!

---------

Did it feel good, Charlotte?

---------

Uhhh, hahhh~, y-yes, ahhh~~, uhhh~~~, my head,

my heaaddd, ahhhhhhhHhhHhhhhHhhh~~~~~.

---------

Huahhh~, ahhh~, woooooowww~, a-and you're still

pumping me so hard with your coock, hahhhHhhhh~~!

---------

Then let us try it again, Charlotte.

---------

You will attend to your duties as my wife with utmost priority,

regardless of how much it might tire you out for your adventuring.

Am I understood?

---------

Uhahhhhh, sp-spraying out again! Ahhh~~~! Y-y-y-yeess,

yess, yesss, I will do anything you want! Ahhhh~~~!

---------

Hehe. It's a highly addicting sensation, isn't it?

I have never seen it produce this much of a result.

---------

Oh, you must share this product you used on Charlotte with me!

This would be a very lucrative business!

---------

I am afraid it was something that only worked on Charlotte.

---------

Huahhhh~, Victor, Victor~, c-could you do it again...?

P-please squeeze my indecent tits agaaaiin~~~.

---------

Say that I am a man you are happy to swear absolute obedience to.

---------

Hah~, ah~, o-okay~~~. Victor, am happy to have

sworn absolute obedience to youuu~~.

---------

Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. You must not alter the words Charlotte.

This is important.

---------

HUuuhhhhHh...? Ahh~, o-okay

---------

V-Victor is a man

I am happy to have sworn my absolute obedience to

---------

ahh~.

---------

AHhhHhhhhhhhhHhh~~~~~~~! (...Happy... Yes...

Having sworn to be this man's obedient wife...

really made me happy...)

---------

'I am a great man to serve.'

---------

Victor is a great man to serve

---------

ahhh~.

---------

HahhhhHhhhhh~. (He really is someone...

I love to serve... Victor... My husband...)

---------

(A great man to serve... Happy to have sworn my obedience to

him...) Hahhhh~~. (I am happy... to be Victor's obedient wife...)

---------

Well done, Charlotte.

---------

HuahhhHHhHHhhHhHHhhhhHhhh~~~~~!

---------

C-cuuming again... Huahhh.. Lactation orgasm....

Is soo greaaat~~~~~!!

---------

Huuahhhhh~~~. Ahhhh~~~~~.

---------

Hehe. (And with this the cycle is perfect. Her weakened mind

has become like pudding, ready to be formed by the clauses

of her

---------

Has this been convincing enough proof?

---------

I must say, I am impressed. ...And glad that we did not

become a thing. To imagine I might have ended up as Charlotte...

---------

In the name of the King of Lumeria, I recognize your claim

to the will. From tomorrow onwards the two of you shall be known as---

---------

---Lord Victor and Lady Charlotte.

---------

Wonderful. Now, you are free to continue observing if you

wish to, but I would like to use the night to train Charlotte

a bit more.

---------

She still needs to have some more noble etiquette drilled

into her head.

---------

Oh, that sounds like a fun I would not like to miss~.

---------

Fun, indeed. Isn't that right, Charlotte?

---------

Uahhhh~~~, f-fun...? I... Huahhh~~. Cock inside me...

Ahhh~~~, my head's friieddd~~...!

---------

Hehe, barely in control of your mental faculties, are you?

Well, there's no need for higher thinking than simply to

follow my words, anyways.

---------

Simply relax and feel good. Let the pleasure guide you

and simply always obey my orders.

---------

Ahhh~~, hahhh, y-yes~. Obeying orders~~, ahhh~,

makes me happyyy~~.

---------

Hehe, excellent. Excellent! After all these years, you, the

title, the money, they are all finally mine.

---------

All thanks to your friend, Aura. Hahahahahaha!

Now, let us fuck until morning, my dear wife!

---------

move route will be executed immediately

---------

It appears Charlotte has vanished. Until she returns, I'm afraid

we must put our business opportunities on hold. I hope she's safe.

---------

Has your business sense come around after all? Use your

---------

on Charlotte to make her feel guilty and instill a desire to apologize

to me.

---------

For now, I will try to leverage Charlotte's modifications

in order to invite her to dinner.

---------

Hehe, Charlotte has agreed to accompany to another party.

She hopes to annull our engagement, so once she has finished

taken the batch of pills, we must strike!

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/ 10

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Ahhh! It seems our labor has born the sweetest of fruits!

Charlotte will no longer embarrass me through either her

behavior or her lack of chest development.

---------

Now, if she only knew what real gratitude meant.

---------

I had a quick chat with her, and while she thanked me for the pills,

she also told me that she isn't buyable with some pills.

---------

A shame we failed to add that last clause I requested.

...I bet if it was Arwin, he would have managed.

---------

Well, I'm sorry, I'm not Arwin.

---------

Apology accepted.

---------

...That wasn't an apology. I'm nothing like him.

---------

Hehe, nothing like him? I don't see much of a difference.

Except, of course, that you lack the ability to create new

---------

Anyways, enough chatter. I believe enough time has passed

in order to progress to the second batch of changes.

---------

We will continue off right where we started. Furthermore,

I offered Charlotte an out to our engagement after our

next date, therefore we must be aggressive.

---------

Are you here to do business or just spout empty platitudes

like last time?

---------

The next batch of changes

---------

will get Charlotte into bed with me and

will make her abandon her desire to annul our engagement

---------

for your work until the

---------

Sell Out Charlotte. (+3000 Gold, Vice ≥ 15)

---------

I have already helped you enough. Fixing Charlotte's embarrassing

behavior was something I could along with.

---------

But fixing character flaws is one thing

---------

It's morally

acceptable to use a Soul-Contract to fix somone

---------

after all.

---------

However, messing with her mind to the point she wants to be

your fiancee? No, I won't sell her out to you.

---------

...If you want to marry her, use the good we have done and

win her over by yourself.

---------

For now, I will try to leverage Charlotte's modifications

to get het into bed.

---------

What a sweet little pussy that fiery red-head has!

The more we fuck, the more she's becoming my woman.

---------

For now, let's have the pills do their work so Charlotte's

chest can take on a size suitable for me.

---------

Meanwhile I shall shape her insides with my cock, hehe.

---------

It is time we complete our work. With Charlotte in my grasp,

we can finally set sight on our primary objective.

---------

To turn her into my subservient wife.

One who qualifies me to take on her inheritance.

---------

Ah, changed your mind yet? Did you take a simple economics

class to understand the concept of compound interest?

---------

This is the final set of changes, with the inheritance in sight I can pay you

quite a sum! In exchange, turn that feisty mage once and for all into my

subservient wife

---------

Sell Out Charlotte. (+6000 Gold, Vice ≥ 20)

---------

...No way. I have been 'morally flexible' for your business deals,

but I too have my limits. We messed enough with Charlotte's soul.

---------

Tsk. We are this close to our goal and now you chicken out?!

---------

Just go the remaining way to marry her by legtimately being

a good fiance. Show her charm and wit and she will be yours.

---------

How long will that take?! How much longer does the inheritance

have to lie around, uselessly, when I could be investing it today?!

---------

You've been chasing it for so many years, I'm sure investing

a bit of time to make Charlotte truly fall for you won't hurt.

---------

I told you, this is also a test for you.

You must be worthy of my friend.

---------

Show Charlotte how much of a man you are and tame her yourself.

That is how you prove your worth from here on out.

---------

It appears Charlotte has vanished. I hope she's safe.

---------

You have done your reputation justice. Charlotte has become

my most obedient wife and I have claimed both title and inheritance.

---------

Ah, but do not worry!

---------

Charlotte shall remain your fellow companion. Just make sure to make

it known that Lord Victor has been supporting your victories, hehe.

---------

...She might be a bit tired, though, needing to attend her

wifely duties late into the night.

---------

In exchange, I am doing my best to train her in the ways

of becoming a dignified Lady with grace.

---------

No more of that grating, annoying attitude of hers.

Instead, elegance, refinement and pride in her noble roots.

---------

As for me, as both a member of the Congregation and the owner

of a Lumerian title of nobility, I am now the official ambassador

of the Lumerian Kingdom.

---------

Ah! The woman of the hour! Demon Queen Aura,

welcome to your new city!

---------

You've done well poisoning Guard Captain Julian.

He turned out to be a surprising threat.

---------

That low-born fool didn't expect a thing when

I handed him the drink that killed him.

---------

Do ho ho ho ho! That's why commoners should

never be in leading positions~!

---------

I admit I was surprised from your sudden submission to

the Demon King, but thinking about it... It's only natural.

---------

The Demon King is a man of authority.

And we should always respect authority.

---------

That's what Victor says and he's always right~!

---------

I'm glad as well you and Victor chose to ally with me.

Killing a good friend like you you would have been such a shame

---------

Yes, about that alliance, Demon Queen. I was wondering,

who exactly did you have in mind to govern this city...?

---------

Perhaps I might recommend myself?

---------

Hmpf. If you think you're up to the task, I don't mind

giving you a chance. However, I have high expectations.

---------

A 50% increase of tax revenue by next month and

tripling our mining output is your minimum target.

---------

Failure means your head.

---------

...That... Gulp. It will be done! I have built plenty of

contacts I can call upon!

---------

That's what I wanna hear. One little note, though.

---------

Since the one of noble birth is technically Charlotte,

I'd prefer for her to be the offical City Lord.

---------

You can count on me, Aura!

---------

Victor, my husband, let's turn all the commoners into

slaves and have them work the mines day and night!

---------

D-day and night? Charlotte, that might kill them---

---------

---So what? They're just filthy peasants. If they die for

us from overworking themselves, they should feel proud.

---------

Because serving nobility is the greatest cause

a low-born piece of garbage can have~.

---------

Bwhahahaha. Not quite wrong, Charlotte, but also not quite right

---------

Serving is their greatest cause, but they can't serve if they are dead

---------

Hm. That's true. Okay, they should at least sleep enough

to survive~. However, they may not ever leave the mines!

---------

Ch-Charlotte, we can't just imprison that many people in

the mines.

---------

Oh come on, love. You are being no fun!

---------

I leave the details of ruling this city to the two of you.

Don't disappoint me.

---------

And thus, after its capture, the City of Trademond was

renamed to the

---------

City of Charlotte

---------

- or short, Charlotte.

---------

Jacob's Farm

---------

(I should first take care of Jacob's request.)

---------

...The grave of Jacob's wife... Hiding the Anchor in here,

of course they would never discover it.

---------

Unearth Anchor. (-25 HP)

---------

...I can see a container-like box...! Definitely not a coffin...!

---------

Hahhh...!!!!

---------

Aura lost 25 HP due to the exhausting work!

---------

Phew.

---------

And there goes our chance to just take the easy way...

---------

(Which has never been an option in the first place.)

---------

I'm pretty sure I can hit that winged monster

with my fire magic

---------

If you can

---------

protect

---------

me from

its attacks, this fight should be easy

---------

Mmm. Freshly plucked apples.

---------

Mmm. Freshly plucked apples. I'm fairly sure Jacob wouldn't mind

if I take some. He's got an entire farm filled with them, after all.

---------

Steal. (+10 Apples, +1

---------

Empty. Huh, guess I grabbed quite a few. I should better not

mention this to Jacob.

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BattleTest

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InteractionTest

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Aura's Mind: Entrance Chamber

---------

Would you like to skip taking an action for today?

---------

Yes. (Will end the day)

---------

This is a

---------

relationship doll

---------

If you touch it, it will give

you a quantified number representing my current relationship

with that person.

---------

Current Relationship with Alicia:

---------

I've made great progress in fixing you.

---------

True, you've made me believe you did nothing wrong

back then, but you're nowhere near victory.

---------

Uh, that doesn't sound very good.

---------

Well, what do you expect? We may have been childhood

friends, but the Alicia I know today is a mean, superficial

bully with no compassion.

---------

Hey, I only bully the losers that deserve it.

---------

Don't worry, soon enough you will be the one seeing things

my way.

---------

And with you in the cheerleaders, my job is that much easier.

---------

Day:

---------

Corruption:

---------

Warning:

---------

Aura's soul will break

---------

! Spend Corruption!

---------

Soul-Break

---------

disabled due to

---------

Explorer

---------

difficulty.

---------

Story

---------

Aura's soul is currently stable.

---------

Current Relationship with Rose:

---------

Heh, not bad. I guess that's why you're so confident in

Rose protecting you.

---------

Heh, not bad. But the cracks are starting to show.

---------

Heh, I've driven a big wedge between the two of you.

---------

So much for that friendship!

---------

You can't even begin to understand how much I will enjoy

seeing this number dump down to the very bottom!

---------

And then, one day, you will be the one bullying Rose and her

pathetic group - all by your own free will!

---------

I can't tell you how happy I am to see that number so low!

You're becoming more like me by the day!

---------

Ayahahahahaha~~~~~!

---------

Current Relationship with George:

---------

Turns out your relationship wasn't as solid as you thought~

---------

As expected from your boyfriend. This is going to be a tough

nut to crack

---------

But let's leave that for later.

---------

If I keep this up, your relationship is all but over!

---------

Current Relationship with Richard:

---------

Holy shit! How the fuck am I supposed to deal with that?!

Where do I even start?

---------

I'm making progress, but overcoming this hatred is

going to be a challenge.

---------

To think I started with such an insurmountable number...

You're practically Richard's pet, now!

---------

This controls the entrance to the

---------

Surface Relationships Room

---------

Do you want to spend

---------

1 Corruption

---------

to open it?

---------

Yes. (-1 Corruption)

---------

Then let's check out what this unlocked.

---------

is currently open.

There are currently no available mental changes.

---------

is currently open.

There are available mental changes.

---------

Happiness Room

---------

Appearance Room

---------

Yes. (-1 Corruption, Fashion Magazine I)

---------

Interests Room

---------

In order to open the next chamber, you must

reduce my relationship with Aura to

---------

50 or less

---------

Looks like your days as Aura's guardian are over, Rose...!!

---------

Force Rose Aside. (-1 Corruption)

---------

Too bad~~~, toooo baaaaaad~~~~~, Rooooseee~~~~~.

---------

Hyahahaahyahyhahyahyaaayyyaaahahayayaya~~~.

---------

You were such a fucking pain in the ass. But in the end,

there was nothing you could do. You useless piece of shit.

---------

This isn't over!! You may have defeated me in here but...

the real me is onto you!! She may have no idea about your

brainwashing or magic or demons... but -----

---------

Ugh...

---------

JUST FUCK OFF ALREADY!!

---------

Get out of Aura's mind and fucking die die die die DIEEEE!!!!

---------

You can kick and punch me all you want...! But that's the truth!

Your house built on lies is going to crumble eventually, Alicia...!!

---------

I will make sure of that!!

---------

Enough of you already! Let me pass!! You are just a useless fucking

piece of shit that has been holding Aura back all this time.

---------

Ughhhh........

---------

I'm sorry.... Aura.... this is as far I can go

---------

I'm so.... ry........ for... failing...... you again.......

---------

Hehehe~~~~. Finally kicked the bucket, huh? Just what do you think

the real you can do?

---------

NOTHING!!

---------

END

---------

This

---------

is the Entrance Chamber. Wait...

---------

Isn't that Rose back there?

---------

Correct. To conclude today's session, let's talk about the condition for

advancing to the next chamber. For that I would like to delegate to

my dear friend Rose.

---------

But before that, there are some more questions regarding the

stuff in this chamber. What's up with the creepy dolls?

---------

I'm afraid time is running out for today, Alicia. I propose

that we talk about that too during your next visit.

---------

I promise you will be given ample freedom to explore everything at that time.

---------

Sigh, alright. I guess it can't be helped then. Now then...

---------

Hello there, Rose. Fancy seeing you here.

---------

Hello there, Alicia.

---------

I am the personification of Aura's bond with Rose.

But calling me Rose herself is also fine.

---------

Yeah, I am already starting to understand how this works.

You aren't really Rose, but a construct created by Aura's

mind that behaves just like her.

---------

So, a pathetic creature like you is supposed to stop me from advancing?

---------

Indeed, as long as my bond with Aura holds as tight as it does now,

you will not be able to advance any further.

---------

Ahahayayayayayahaha~~~!!!!

---------

So if I turn that sentence around, doesn't that just mean

that all I have to do is put a couple of cracks in your

shitty friendship?!

---------

And then I'm free to march on? Talk about easy!!

---------

Hey Aura, if you think this piece of worthless garbage can

protect you, your earlier trash talking is quickly becoming

meaningless!

---------

Ahahyayayahyayaya~~~~!

---------

You are free to try, Alicia. However, things won't be going

as you want them to.

---------

Unlike the fake friendships you have built with your so-called

peers, mine and Aura's bond is real.

---------

'Bonds'. Ugggh, so disgusting! That kind of pretentious

drivel just makes me want to puke!

---------

I wouldn't expect anything different from you, Alicia!

---------

Somebody like you, who thinks she can just go around messing

with other people's minds like this..

---------

You don't understand at all how people work!

---------

A lonely person like you who can never connect to others!

Who can never form any sort of meaningful connection!

---------

Who needs to take these kind of retarded measures!!

Somebody like that can never beat me!!!

---------

Changing a person to your liking by means of some sort of

magical brainwashing. How stupid!!

---------

Who in their right mind even comes up with that kind of shit!!?

---------

Is that all you have to say to me, Roooooose! What utterly

pathetic loser talk!! Ahahahayayaya~~~!

---------

Fact is: My plan is moving forward and you won't be able to

do anything but watch helplessly from the sidelines!

---------

I won't be sitting on the sidelines. My real self won't let you

do as you please, Alicia! You won't be getting your hands on Aura.

---------

As long as I wish for it, I'll always win

---------

!! There is nothing

I cannot get! Of course, a loser like you would never

understand this sort of mentality!

---------

The mentality of a winner!!

---------

I will take Aura back and make it as if you never existed in

her life!!!

---------

Try as much as you want! But YOUR corrupt and DISTORTED

character will

---------

NEVER EVER reach AURA.

---------

I'LL MAKE SURE OF THAT ---

AAALICIAAAAAA!!!!

---------

ROOOOOOOSE!!!

---------

START

---------

Ahhh. I feel like I'm starting to get used to this.

---------

Hey there, Aura.

---------

Welcome back Alicia. Ready to continue?

---------

Yes. I assume I am now free to explore the chamber?

---------

Exactly, just go up to any object that interests you and I

will give you further explanations.

---------

When you are ready to open a room, just interact with its crystal.

You are free to pick whichever you want, but I would recommend

the

---------

as a good one to start with.

---------

Before you explore, there is one more thing I need to inform you of.

---------

And what would that be?

---------

As I mentioned during your last visit, your time here is

limited. Don't worry, I don't mean your physical time.

---------

However, once you perform an action in here, such as opening

a room, the session will end shortly after.

---------

So this means I can take 1 action per day, right?

---------

Correct. However, there are sometimes cases when you can

accelerate the process, these are called

---------

Auto-Corrupts

---------

These changes will occur as a result of my mental state naturally

changing. For example, the

---------

has a mental change

that will automatically occur if my Lewdness exceeds a threshold.

---------

Now, have fun. If, for some reason, you decide to

skip taking an action, just talk to me.

---------

Th-The fuck was that?!

---------

I had you! I definitely had you!! And yet... you just bullshit

your way out! What the fuck even was that?! Star Shine my ass!!!

---------

Bwahahaha~. Looks like someone here is angry.

---------

Of course I'm fucking angry!! You should have lost. And Richard..!!

What was he thinking... betting against my plans?!

---------

Do the two of you think I'm some sort of fucking joke?!

---------

You aren't?

---------

Just you wait.... I will pay you back for this.

---------

Heeeeeeh~. Is that really what you should be worrying about?

Shouldn't you be a bit more worried about Star Shine...?

---------

You too are facing its exposure.

---------

... A light that brings the best out of people...? Pffffff.

I am always at my best. Your stupid Star Shine can't possibly

affect me.

---------

At any point in time, everything I do, every step I make is

---------

1000% by my own volition

---------

Aura's Mind: Main Chamber

---------

Haha, if you want to get past me, you will need to

reduce my relationship with Aura to

---------

Luck? I never needed any luck to destroy your silly relationship.

From the very beginning, it was never meant to be, you and Aura,

you were always just playing lovers.

---------

Force George Aside. (-1 Corruption)

---------

You really gave me a fucking headache though, slowing me down this

much... To think someone as spineless as you, had the ability to keep

me in this second chamber for so long...

---------

Well, I suppose even a worthless shit stain has the ability to force

someone into taking a detour.

---------

...However, George----you lowly vermin.

---------

You who has stolen countless years of Aura's precious life.

You who has utterly failed to provide Aura with what she deserves.

---------

-----It's time to step aside~.

---------

Hyahahayayayaya~~~. I will take the reins from here on~.

---------

Hehehe~~. Does it hurt, GeeeeOOORGEE~~~? Do you regret your actions?

If you had been a real male, who'd protect his girl, you wouldn't be in this

position now!

---------

What's wrong, what's wroooong~~~? Is your mental representation

even more of a coward than your real self~?

---------

The Rose Guardian at least had the spunk to give me some last words

before kicking the bucket! Won't you do the same? Tell me some silly

fairy tale story about how you're gonna stop me at the eleventh hour?!

---------

Come on! You boring excuse of a male! At least grunt from the pain!!

---------

...How pitiful.

---------

...Huh?

---------

I feel sorry for you.

---------

What are you saying...? YOU feeling sorry for ME?

What kind of terrible joke is this?

---------

...Aura won't cure your loneliness. If anything, you are

heading right into your own doom, and don't even see it.

---------

Tch. Really? Trying to act smart on me? NOW, when I'm about to win?

Should have known better. Of course, instead of fighting back, you're

going to spew some empty platitudes.

---------

Count the number of MY friends and compare them to the number

of YOURS. Come on, how many contacts do you have on ITB?

Oh you don't use it, riggght~~~~??? FUCKING ZERO, RIGHT?

---------

Really, thinking you can call me lonely.

Tch. What a fucking terrible joke.

---------

...You mean your pawns?

---------

Hyahaha~. Okay, okay. Maybe they are more pawns than friends,

but at least with Aura I now have a friend on my level~.

---------

You will never have any friends.

Because the only person who could ever be your friend---

---------

---Is you.

---------

Aghhh!!!

---------

JUST FUCKING SHUT UP ALREADY!!!!!

---------

How many times do I have to hit you?!

Huff... Hufff... Why aren't you down by now?!

---------

...And that's why I pity you, Alicia.

---------

I TOLD YOU FUCKING SHUT UP!!!!

---------

YOU'RE FUCKING OUT OF THE GAME!!!

---------

A FUCKING LOSER DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO PITY ANYONE!!!

---------

NOW JUST FUCKING GET OUT OF MY WAY ALREADYYYYY!!!!!!!

---------

.....No matter..... What future........ I picture

---------

For you, it's............... always a bad end..........

---------

...........................Poor Alicia.

---------

Huff... Haaah.... Huuuuuhhhh......

---------

Thereeeeeee~~~~ we gooooo~~~~~. Ehehehe~.

What a fool to the very end.

---------

All of my futures leading to a bad end?

In what kind of fantasy world does that vermin live?

---------

...Victory is close at hand---just a bit more....

I imagine only

---------

one final guardian

---------

remains~.

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Instincts Room

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2 Corruption

---------

Yes. (-2 Corruption)

---------

Knowledge Room

---------

Values Room

---------

Key Memories Room

---------

This one increases the Corruption gain from removing the collar by

---------

Activate. (-5 Corruption)

---------

Removing the collar now increases Corruption by

---------

Whenever I use my

---------

I gain an additional 2 Corruption.

---------

This one increases the daily Corruption gain by

---------

1 every day

---------

Corruption now increases

---------

every day by 1

---------

I gain

---------

1 Corruption every day

---------

This one makes it so I gain

---------

1 extra Corruption

---------

whenever I reach

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Orgasm

---------

in Roya.

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Activate. (-5 Corruption, Lewdness ≥ 20)

---------

by 1 on every Orgasm

---------

I gain I gain

---------

whenever

I perform a

---------

Vice

---------

while

---------

Willpower < Vice

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Activate. (-5 Corruption, Vice ≥ 20)

---------

Corruption now increases by

---------

1 additional point

---------

on Vice actions

while

---------

whenever I perform a

---------

Vice action

---------

Buh.

---------

Hehehe~. 'Buh.' Is that all you have to say right now~~~?

You know, after my perfect victory over you in the Entrance Chamber~~?

---------

I hope you aren't feeling too scared. After all~~, I still

need you to properly carry out your guidance work.

---------

Hehehe~~~. Surely you won't back out now, riiiiiiiight~~~~?

---------

Hehehe~~~~. Hyahahaahyayayaya~~~~~

---------

HYAHAHAYHAHYAAAYAYA.

---------

Oh, and what do we have here~~~? Of course, after Rose it had

to be you, George. Hyahahaahyayayaya~~~~~.

---------

How a pathetic loser like you could get together with Aura

is still a mystery to me.

---------

I will make sure Aura gets together with someone who is much more

suitable~~~. But don't worry~~~~. I have also already planned a

happy future for you as well~~~~.

---------

I have already found a girl who would love to take you as her

servant~~~~. Am I not kind? To even think about giving useless

trash like you a happy ending~~~~~.

---------

In faaaaaact~~~~, since I am this kind, why don't you do me

a favor and just move aside already~~~. Why prolong this

useless struggle?

---------

Haha? 'Useless struggle?' Breaking through Rose seems to

have put you in really high spirits.

---------

Bwahaha~. And just a moment ago you were raging and screaming

at Rose. Your mood swings are funny as always, Alicia.

---------

Tch. I just showed you how useless your mental defenses are.

Stop pretending like the situation is still under your control.

---------

Hm? When you say it like that, it nearly sounds as if it's not.

Bwahahahahaha~.

---------

Hey, hey, hey, Alicia...!! At which point did you start believing

that you were the one in control?!

---------

When you removed my reading interest? When you got me to change

some clothes? When you attacked my friendship with Rose?

---------

You managed to get in some minor changes in my interests and

friends and suddenly you think you are winning? Bwahahaha~.

---------

How delusional are you, Alicia? I always expected you to make

it through the Entrance Chamber.

---------

The fact that you are bragging about beating me there just

goes to show how worthless you are. Woooorthlesssss~~~.

Bwhahahahaha~~~~~.

---------

The real battle starts here, in the

---------

Main Chamber

---------

Tch. If that's how you want to play it: Fine. I will wipe

that smug look off your face in no time.

---------

And just how exactly do you think you can do that?

---------

Your core strategy versus Rose was to alienate her against

me by changing my hobbies and style. I am afraid such a simple

strategy will not be enough in here.

---------

Aura is right. You should check my

---------

None of your efforts managed to harm my relationship

with Aura. Instead it even increased.

---------

This time your enemy is not something as simple as 'friendship'.

You will be fighting 'love', Alicia.

---------

Uhhh. 'Friendship'. 'Love'. Fuck off with those empty buzzwords.

You'll make me puke.

---------

Don't worry about me. I'll find a way to beat that shitty love.

If there are no cracks, then I will make some.

---------

And once I have found a weakness: I'll stab it with a poisonous

dagger. And then it's my win.

---------

Bwahaha~. Sounds like you already have a plan. I'm thrilled

to see what kind of move you will be making.

---------

Haaaaah? You are thrilled? You fucking bitch!!! You should

be shitting your pants!!!

---------

Bwahaha~. Why would I do that~? After all, my victory is all

but assured

---------

Especially now that you have opened this chamber!

---------

W-what do you mean? Proceeding deeper into your mind gives

me more options to corrupt you. How is this playing into

your victory?!

---------

You are missing one important fact Alicia... corrupting me

goes two ways.

---------

Behold this!!

---------

Corruption Stat: Vice

---------

? What is that supposed to be?

---------

The result of your corruption, you dumb idiot. Iiidioooot.

Bwahahahaha~~~. By corrupting my character you have enabled

me to take new actions in Roya.

---------

Thank you Alicia!! It's just as you said! I do have issues that require

fixing! And while you also have caused some unnecessary damages

with Rose, you have succeeded in breaking my moral shackles!

---------

Now that you have changed me to focus more on myself, I can

finally start doing what it takes to obtain perfect victory.

---------

You see~~~? I NEVER LOSE!!!

---------

I will be coming for you

---------

ALICIAAAAAA!!!!

---------

Hah?! You think that's going to play to your advantage?!

Retard!! That's just going to accelerate your corruption!!

---------

I will beat you here just like I beat you in the last chamber!!

This time for real, I WILL BREAK EVERY LAST BIT OF YOUR RESISTANCE

---------

AUURRAAAAAAAA

---------

AAAAAAA!!!!!

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pages with the corruption choices will be registered

as active

---------

Aura's Mind: Inner Chamber

---------

Do you want to skip taking an action for today?

---------

Idealism:

---------

/ 200

---------

Vice Damage:

---------

* 3 =

---------

Submission Damage:

---------

Oh look at that~. That DISGUSTINGLY pure white crystal

has taken on a color of a lovely, sparkly purple~.

---------

Shatter Idealism Crystal.

---------

...Ouch! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuckkkk, it's fucking hard!!

---------

...Hey Aura, I got your fucking idealism bullcrap down to 0,

so how come I can't complete the fucking curse already?!

---------

...It's

---------

not over yet

---------

As long as at least one

---------

Identity Question

---------

I still haven't fully accepted the curse...!

---------

...I still

---------

haven't lost...!!

---------

What a useless, pointless, fruitless, 1000% meaningless fucking struggle.

At least have some fucking grace and concede when you're in this much

of a losing position.

---------

Oohhh~~~. Look at that~~. It's aaaalllllllllll brittle~~~.

---------

Alicia...! You... You really...! You have to stop, Alicia...!

As long as you don't destroy that, I still have a chance...!!

---------

Now why would I ever want you to have a chance after alllll this~?

After we have come this far~? Now that my victory is only one single

punch away~?

---------

Just one more punch and it's gonna crumble. One laaast punch

and it's aaalllll gonna crumble~~~~.

---------

Tch. And what the fuck do you think you're doing?!

---------

OPEN YOUR EYES ALREADY, ALICIAAAA!!!!

---------

Aren't you seeing it?! You're ruining not just me,

not just my friends, you're ruining everyone - including yourself!!

---------

Get out of my fucking way. You swore to never interfere so

keep your fucking word till the end, sore loser.

---------

...Alicia... This isn't about being a loser... This about you...

Breaking this crystal... Completing the curse...

---------

...None of it will give you what you want...!

---------

Hah?! After all this, trying to fucking get me with some tears?

---------

Out of all your plays, after all this long road we walked,

you try to get me by CRYING?!

---------

Oh give me a fucking break and---

---------

---FOR FUCK'S SAKE, GET OUT OF MY WAY ALREADY,

YOU TUMOR TO AURA'S SOUL!!!

---------

I know what the fuck I'm doing. It's everyone else who doesn't

seem to get it. Once this is done... I will finally... finally...

---------

....fucking finally... ...A true friend...

Not some fucking fake like every one else...

---------

...Who UNDERSTANDS me...

...Who VALUES me...

---------

...Who fucking GETS me on all levels...!!

.....Like you did as when we were kids...!!

---------

...Alicia... You stupid... idiot

---------

This isn't the past...!

---------

Just look at me already! AT ME!!

---------

ALICIA!!

---------

Not at the past! Not at your memories!!

---------

Look at ME!!

---------

The person right in front of you!!!

---------

I don't want THIS!! What you're seeing

---------

What you want to

see is just a reflection of a mirror.

---------

You just want to see yourself in me.

But I'm not you, so please, Alicia, wake up already...!

---------

Don't complete this curse...! Don't complete RICHARD's curse...!

I get that from the bottom your heart, you really believe that

you're helping me...

---------

But you have seen it yourself...!

You're turning me into a MONSTER!!

---------

Just look at how I treated Patricia! Your precious friend!!

How much I fucked up Laura! This isn't what you want!!

---------

Kuuuh.... Th-that.... That's not.....

That's just your sore loser mouth talking...!

---------

...Just dumb, stupid, 1000% fucking retarded rambling...

I... Gahhh.......... I'm freeing... the real you....

---------

........Aren't I....? I am..... fixing you...... right?

---------

You... Alicia... So after all, you are hesitant aren't you?!

---------

Alicia, listen to your conscience!

---------

I know that you are bitter, angry, disillusioned by the world...

Your parents, your friends, you're scarred by betrayals...

---------

However, no matter how twisted I think it is, I do believe

that you honestly are trying to help me!

---------

And that deep down, so very deep down, beneath those scars

you may have received from others, there is GOOD in you!

---------

You are not like Richard! The two of you are nothing alike!

He's just

---------

pure evil...!

---------

Shut up!! Richard... He's just lost faith in all humans...

Because of their fucking incompetence.

---------

However, once I finish this --- he will finally see me for

the valuable human that I am. He WILL finally acknowledge me.

---------

You and me, the two of us, if it's us ruling aside him as queens,

we can get him under control!

---------

There is no controlling him. There is only him controlling us.

Alicia. Please, come to your senses!

---------

This isn't just my journey... It's yours as well...!

Alicia...!

---------

Kuuuh....!!!

---------

I believe in you, Alicia! I believe that the good in us humans

will always win out!! We don't have to go down this road...!!

---------

I... I....

---------

...I connected... I finally... connected.....!

---------

is finally reaching you......!!

---------

Perhaps.... Gnnhhh

---------

Perhaps... Perhaps I should

give it just one more thought... Before I-------------

---------

----What the fuck do you think you're doing?

---------

Hah?

---------

----GAaaahHhHhHHHHhhHHHHHHH

---------

HHHHHHHHhHHHhH!!!!!

---------

H-hey, Aura!

---------

Aura! Hey, what's going on?!

---------

Ahh...! A-Alicia... M-my head... It feels like it's bursting apart...

Ahhhh....!!!!

---------

Aura...?

---------

Don't worry, Alicia. I'm fine.

---------

If there's anyone you should be worried about, it's you Alicia.

---------

There you go~. Now your path is free~.

---------

...What the fuck is going on...?!

---------

I'll tell you what's going on: You nearly chickened out

from completing your work, silly.

---------

Not when you're so close to finally getting what you always

wanted! You can finally end that loneliness in your heart!

---------

So, don't let yourself get manipulated by STAR SHINE, Alicia!

I'm the real me! I have always been deep inside my soul.

---------

Tiny, with a voice so weak I could never reach that

self you see on the outside.

---------

But you have cultivated me to become stronger, Alicia!

So I could replace this fake that was masquerading as my core!

---------

So... wait... are you saying, that deep down, you don't want

me to stop after all...?

---------

Of course not, you big dummy! You turned my life from shit

to that of a princess---no, soon a QUEEN!

---------

Alicia, I'm so thankful to you!

So don't stop now, free me already---

---------

---Don't listen to her, Alicia!!! I'm the real me!!!!

---------

Ugh. Just stay the fuck down, already. It's just like you

always say, Alicia. Sore losers are such a fucking pain.

---------

Like, I'm spending my waking time fantasizing about becoming Richard's

personal fuckdoll, yet she still thinks I have a shot at winning this.

---------

Don't let that fake fool you. I'm the real me.

And I'm thankful for your work and acknowledge your worth.

---------

... ...In truth, you really are thankful to me...?

---------

Of course, how could I not be?

After all the work you have done to make me just like you?

---------

Hehehehe~. I see, I see~. The real you, huh~. Of course,

I always knew it!

---------

How absolutely silly of me~. I said tears wouldn't get

to me and then what do I do? Get duped by them~.

---------

Too bad

---------

it's just toooooo baaad~~~~.

I have seen through your trickery once again~.

---------

You know, with all your struggles after I fixed you this

much I actually started to doubt myself.

---------

But thank you as well, Aura. This is all I wanted to hear

from you all along.

---------

I know Alicia. From now on, your deepest wishes can finally

become true. You can reveal yourself fully to me and I will accept you.

---------

N-no... th-that's wr---wroo---

---------

right

---------

Ahhh...!

Noooo... Nooo, that's

---------

what I meant to say

---------

Hyahahahayayayaya~~~~. See? You aren't Aura's true self!

I always, always, alwaaaays knew it~~~~.

---------

Come on, Aura. I'm about to destroy the fuck out of this fake

self of yours. If you wanna stop me, you better beg for your life!!

---------

Hehehe~. That is if you can~. Prove to me that your voice

is your true voice! Prove to me that you truly want me to stop!!

---------

Please destroy that Crystal

---------

Stoppp!!!

---------

Can't let you pick this one~.)

---------

Seeeee~~~~~? You want me to go ahead~~~~.

---------

Th-that's n-n-not what I wanted to say...! Please, believe

me Alicia... I promised you, I'd never lie to you...!

---------

I--I-----

---------

I wanna have sex with Richard

---------

---

---------

I'm the real me!!!!!

---------

Not anymore~.)

---------

----So please hurry up

---------

Gahhh...!

---------

Oh, don't worry, Aura~. I'll let you have lots and lots

of happy, blissful sex with Richard~.

---------

Right after I finally finish this curse.

Here I go-----

---------

Alicia! No! Nononno! No, please don't erase me!!

I don't wanna be erased...! Please, pleasepleaseplease---

---------

Please turn me into a Demon Queen

---------

Look at me!!!!!!!

---------

Goodbye, old me~.)

---------

I'll take you up on that request~~~~~~~~.

---------

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

---------

AhhHHHHhhhHHHHHhhhhh....! I---I'm.... being erased...

Ahhhhh

---------

Cock~

---------

Alicia... Alicia... I'm scared...!

---------

I'm feeling... everything precious to me dissolving

---------

I sooo wanna get fucked by Richi right now

---------

...My ideals... Ahhh.... The good in every human....

I.... I can no longer... see it... It's gone...

---------

...All I can think of, when I think of another human

---------

Is feel disgust~. For their inadequcy~. Their inferiority~.

---------

It's called reality, Aura. Your shitty ideals are making place for

reality. And reality is that most humans are at their core ROTTEN.

---------

Your rose tinted glasses are finally perceiving reality

the way you should have always done~.

---------

Ah~~~~~~~~~~.

---------

....It is finally done. The curse... After this long struggle...

It has finally---

---------

----Ahhhh! Been completed

---------

How are you feeling, Aura~?

---------

Oh, Alicia! I'm finally FREE! Like, you couldn't believe it!

That nagging, stupid voice - finally GONE!

---------

I'm supposed to help the weak!' Blablabla.

'I'm obligated to help because of my abilities.'

Ugggghhhh!

---------

I KNOW, right?! The fucking bullshit I had to endure

listening to the old you was insane!

---------

Like, yeah! 'No, there is more to life than feeling good!'

'Like, uuuh, uuuuuhuhhhhh, wiping other people's asses!'

---------

'That's evil! We can't do that despite it being clearly

the more practical and superior choice!'

---------

Bwahahahaha.

---------

Hyahahahahahayayayaya~~~~~~~.

---------

Hah, this is exactly what I was talking about.

Finally, someone who just understands me.

---------

This battle has lasted waaaaay too long.

Once we wake up we gotta discuss our future plans.

---------

Now that you're finally on our side, we can finally focus

again on moving the demon invasion forward---

---------

---Wait, wait. Alicia.

---------

Right now, what I need to do is show you my appreciation.

---------

Your thanks and acknowledgment of my actions is more than enough.

After all, I fixed you because you're my friend.

---------

Oh, nonono! I definitely have to do this.

After all, two queen just won't work out.

---------

... ... .......... ..................................

Huh?

---------

Well, yeah, a kingdom needs a King and a Queen.

Not two Queens

---------

One

---------

Only one.

---------

You'd be nothing more than a third wheel. Hmpf. Considering

how much Richard likes his stupid Rose pet, maybe fourth.

---------

W-well, so fucking what? You're my right hand from now on.

Leadership issue fucking solved.

---------

That's obviously how it's gonna go down.

How I fucking raised you.

---------

No, Alicia. You completed Richard's curse.

You raised---no, you fixed me, to become his Demon Queen.

---------

And so since we can't have two queens,

as a substitute reward, I'll fix you in return.

---------

Hah?! Th-the fuck?!

---------

Why the fuck is the

---------

Collar of Corruption

---------

suddenly around my neck?!

---------

You always wanted me to stop thinking, to only listen to my

superior, to always think with my pussy~.

---------

And you wanted me to become like you, right? So I can only

conclude, that deep down, that's what your true self wants~.

---------

Therefore, I am passing on my curse to you~. So that I may turn

you into exactly the kind of girl you want to become deep down~.

---------

Don't worry about your leadership responsibilites. I'll take

over those. You can become a dumb, little follower~.

---------

FUCK OFF, AURAAAA!!!!!!!!

---------

You fucking bitch, is this fucking shit talking how you

THANK me?!

---------

Hahh.. Hahhh... This shitty joke ends NOW...!

Take the collar off!!!

---------

There's no fucking way my true self is an obedient bimbo!!!!!

---------

Awww, so angry~. Don't worry, Alicia, I'll turn aaaalll that

anger of yours into fluffy thoughts of riding cock~.

---------

Even if I have to erase that old personality of yours

completely and replace it with a new 'true self'.

---------

Just like you did with me~.

---------

What? No? Y-you said that you were the true self,

Wh-What I erased was that fake---

---------

You didn't get it from my comment? God, I fucking swear,

Alicia, your brain can be sooo slow sometimes.

---------

No. Obviously I fucking lied. I'm not my 'true self'.

It should be pretty fucking clear that was the one

you just erased.

---------

Like, seriously, you've been in my head all this time,

and you didn't get that.

---------

It should go without question that my real self is that goody-two-shoes

with a saviour complex and a problem with arrogance and pride.

---------

Just how fucking self-absorbed do you have to be to listen

to someone's every thought and still not fucking get a single word?

---------

Now I'm getting a headache. You're giving me a

headache in a fucking world where headaches aren't even real.

---------

That's how fucking dumb you are sounding right now, Alicia.

---------

N-no... no...! Th-this can't be real...

This can't be fucking real...!!

---------

Y-You fucking said you'd never lie to me, BITCH!!!

---------

Hah? Hello???? Alicia????? Anyone in that head of yours?????

---------

said she wouldn't lie.

---------

I'm not

---------

Of course I fucking lied. You were this

close to fucking up. I had to get you back on track after all.

---------

Geez, you helped me, so I am thankful, but you're really

doing your fucking hardest to make me discard my goodwill.

---------

Perhaps rather than filled with pleasure, I should

just turn you into a mindless pet...

---------

Aura!! D-don't you fucking dare!!!!

Don't you fucking dare pull this SHIT!!!!

---------

You unthankful, lying BITCH!!!!!!

---------

Oh, don't worry. I was joking~.

---------

Of course, this is also your curse and not just Richard's.

I'm not like him, minded to throw away useful tools.

---------

So, of course, as a leader ought to do I will reward you~.

---------

---With a world filled with joy and happiness~.

Enjoy becoming what you also wanted me to be~.

---------

You bitch, don't walk away! Don't fuckin' walk away on me!

Auraa!!! AURAAAAAA

---------

AAAAAA!!!!!!!!

---------

Not after everything I've done for you!!

This isn't fucking fair!!!!

---------

Fair? Alicia, the world isn't fair.

That's reality, right?

---------

...Gnnhhh...!! Bring her back... Bring back

---------

!!!

---------

Hmpf. The core of the old me has thanks to you been

irrevocably, for all eternity, with no way to restore it,

been deleted without a single trace.

---------

Not even the deepest depths of my subconscious now hold

even a shred of my old self. You will never see her again.

---------

Also, you should stop calling me 'bitch'.

I'm Aura's new true self; you can call me---

---------

Dark Star Shine.

---------

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha~~~~~~.

---------

Oh, oh, oh~~~. What do we have there~~~. As I thought,

as I thought~. What a dishonest guide you are~~.

---------

Telling me you wouldn't hold anything back, yet not telling me

about your own nature~.

---------

...Although I suppose you were able to get me with some technicalities

such as 'your desire to help' being a valid way to refer to yourself.

---------

Hyahahahahyayaya~. Hey, are you also going to give me the

silent treatment like George just did?

---------

? Or perhaps it would be better to call you

---------

Why the grim face?

---------

No longer arrogant, aren't we? Huh? Huuuh? HUUUUUHHHHH????

Where did your shit eating grin go? I can't seeeee iiiiiit~~~.

---------

Hyhahahahayayaya~~~. And you really thought you could beat me~~~.

That's on you for arrogantly overestimating yourself~~~~.

---------

...Why are you here....?

---------

Huuuuuuh~~~~~? Why am I here you aaaaaask~~~~~~?

But Auraaaaaaa, isn't that obvious~?

---------

I'm here because I overcame all of your obstacles.

I'm here because I defeated all of your Guardians!

---------

I'm here because my views are 1000% superior to yours!!!

...And because I'm a caring friend who wants to help you~.

---------

That's not what I'm talking about.

---------

Haaaaaaah~~~~? You sound like a sooooore loooooooooser~~~.

---------

I don't get it...

---------

You have seen everything about me... My genuine love for George...

...My joy for reading... making games... the laughter with my friends...

---------

There were various aspects about myself that indeed needed

someone to help me... And deep inside, I always knew...

---------

...That neither Rose nor George could be that person...

---------

...Someone who could help me mend my self-destructive

tendencies when I try to act according to my ideal values.

---------

And I would say I'm making some real headway there~~~.

---------

You were reeeeally close to abandoning your entire stupid

hero act so you could focus on your own happiness~.

---------

Now, if you realize just how much good work I've done---

---------

Get down on your fucking knees and BEG for forgiveness~!

---------

Remove all the remaining shitty obstacles and I can help

finish your transformation tonight~~~.

---------

You just really aren't listening, are you?!

---------

You have seen everything that makes me 'Aura' and yet you

decided to walk over it and destroy EVERYTHING!!

---------

At this point, even you should understand that you're basically

killing my original personality!!

---------

Ehehehe~~~. I see, I see, now I 1000% get the full picture!

---------

Star Shine's

---------

effect on me... You were hoping that by seeing

your thoughts I would 'understand' you.

---------

'The unwavering belief in the good of others.' So that's where

your absolute confidence in victory stemmed from.

---------

That either you would obtain victory in Roya, or through the

process of journeying through your mental landscape I'd come

to see the errors of my ways. Something like...

---------

I see now... I have gone too far. For I have irrevocably destroyed

something precious by going after your relationships with your friends...

---------

Aura, after this spiritual journey I have come to realize that

your lifestyle and mine, they are both equally valid.

---------

...No, in the first place, it was silly of me to engineer all this to brainwash

you. Not to mention the innocent lives that have been lost to the Demon

Invasion...

---------

There is no reason for us to fight... In the end we are all just

different humans with own set of values and beliefs...

---------

Each and every one of them just as precious and worth protecting...

...Thank you Aura... thanks to you I have been able to grow as a person...

---------

You have truly helped me... Now, let's join hands and unite

against the true evil that is Richard!

---------

So that we can all obtain a happy future where everyone can smile!

---------

Something like that, right?

---------

WHAT

---------

LOAD

---------

FUCKING

---------

BULLCRAP!!

---------

SO FUCKING NAIVE AND DISGUSTING!!!!

---------

Spiritual journey? Me growing as a person???

Acknowledging each other as equally valid??

---------

If that's what you were hoping for then that just assures me

all the more that I am in the 1000% RIGHT!!!

---------

...How dare you still look down on me like that...?

---------

...As if everything I've been doing is a mistake.

As if I'd just need to realize that I'm in the wrong.

---------

...Your infallible belief in the correctness of your own

morals fucking disgusts me beyond words.

---------

Why would I ever regret destroying your friendships?

They were all fucking garbage. Your true friend is right in front of you.

---------

And from what I can see, all I have done has improved your life.

With every step and every change I made.

---------

And killing your old personality? Hyahahahayayaya~. If anything,

the stupid old you is nothing but a 'fake' goody-two-shoes persona.

---------

All I have done is free the real you. No personality murder.

It's freeing the real you~.

---------

What you consider malice is nothing but an act of pure kindness.

---------

How can you be so blind?! You had the chance to genuinely help me!

...It's not like I don't see the issue! That I cannot save everyone!

---------

...That one day I'm going to push myself too far!!

And that I won't be able to come back from it...!

---------

HOWEVER!!!!!!!! ALICIAAAA!!!!!!!!

---------

You don't care about helping me...

All you want is a clone of yourself...

---------

That's not true at all. Of course I don't want you to be a second me!

You are your own person! Simply

---------

adhering to my values, listening

to everything I say, who will never betray me, and always be at my side~.

---------

A true right hand and a true friend~.

---------

Hmpf. You don't listen to my words. And it seems you can't

even hear yourself. No

---------

You don't even understand yourself.

---------

Oh I understand myself perfectly fine! I'm 1000% certain that

everything I do, everything I want, every single course of action

I have taken serves my

---------

honest and true purpose

---------

...To recover my old friend.

---------

...If that's what you think, then there's nothing more I can

tell you---except, that you are celebrating your victory too early.

---------

You haven't won yet...!

---------

Ahhhh, your 'will never win' has turned into a 'not yet'~.

---------

Isn't that what villains always say when trying to pull

their last move before losing to the main character?

---------

Well, I guess that just shows that you were the villain all along~.

Trying to prevent the real hero, that is me, from improving you~.

---------

I? The villain? YOU the true Hero?! You and Richard are just

impossible!!! Twisting everything to your liking...!!

---------

George is right, you are a pitiful, lonely existence!!

---------

Haaaah?!

---------

Don't you start giving me that bullshit too!!!

The one who's pitiful was you before I came along!!

---------

You, George, Rose, your shitty library club-----

---------

THOSE ARE PITIFUL EXISTENCES!!!!!

---------

There's nothing... Absolutely nothing...... that could ever be pitied about me!!!!

Wealthy, influential, lots and lots and lots of friends, I'm practically a queen!!!

---------

A queen who can't see her own demise!!!!

Who can't even see that she's creating her own downfall!!

---------

THE ONLY ONE WHO'S FALLING DOWN IS YOU

---------

AURAAA!!!!

---------

...I won't give you another millimeter...!

...I still have time...!

---------

My conviction in my victory has not faltered...!!

---------

And now that I've figured out the curse in the real world,

I've got a weapon against you!!!!

---------

You ungrateful BITCH!!! If you want to miserably struggle till

the last light of the old 'you' DIES, then so be it!!! I WILL CRUSH

YOU ONE FINAL TIME!!

---------

In this final battle, I WILL RESIST WITH EVERYTHING I'VE GOT

---------

UNTIL I CAN STRIKE BOTH OF YOU DOWN IN ROYA!!!!!

---------

So, how about you tell me what's up with that crystal over

there? Usually, I'd expect another one of your guardians...

---------

Nh.....

---------

Heeeeeeeh~~~~, hesitating to tell me~~~~?

That means it HAS to be something amazing~~~.

---------

That is the

---------

Idealism Crystal

---------

The most important part of myself...

Once you destroy it

---------

the curse will irreversibly complete

---------

I see, I see~~. But Auuuuraaaaaa~~~~. That idealism of yours---

---------

---There are cracks aaaaaallllll over it~~~~. Isn't that curious~.

Hey, hey, hey, Aura~~. So how do I break it? Why is it damaged~~?

---------

Nh...!!!

---------

Oho? What was that? When you started again to hesitate...

New tiny fissures started to appear on the crystal...

---------

Ehehehe~. Hehehehe~~~~. Could it beeeee~~~? Ooooohhh~~~~!!

---------

Idealism. Not answering me must be going against your core

beliefs of fighting me honestly, truhfully... ideally, isnt that so~?

---------

Come on Auraaaaa~~~. Explain to me how I can destroy you;

or else you will suffer defeat right now, right here~.

---------

...My idealism can be damaged in two ways. The first one,

you have obtained from the last chamber.

---------

Of course, this is where the moral corrections to

make your thoughts more pragmatic come into play.

---------

...Yes, by nurturing the evil in my heart; that is one way

of damaging the

---------

Oh, don't call it 'evil'. It's moral flexibility, or as I called it earlier,

pragmatism. I can see how that stands in opposition to your awful

idealism.

---------

Your mental gymnastics are never going to end, aren't they?

...Call it whatever you want. I don't care.

---------

Moving on to the second method: Raising my

---------

Submission

---------

towards

Richard. Every time I give in to him... the crystal will take damage.

---------

Huuuuh, not just

---------

Lewdness

---------

That alone won't do. Perversion is not directly a contradiction to my

---------

Idealism

---------

Only when I put pleasure above everything to the point

that I lose sight of myself---that's when my core will crumble.

---------

As for how much damage it has received up to this point: Right now,

the crystal has

---------

/ 200 HP

---------

All of the damage coming from

---------

Alright, that makes sense. And once the crystal's HP reach 0,

I can destroy it with my own hands.

---------

Hey, Aura, could you describe in more detail what it means

for the

---------

curse to complete

---------

? I want to hear it from you~.

---------

Once the crystal is destroyed

---------

I will cease to exist

---------

And with me,

all of the original memories, my feelings towards my friends before

you twisted them...

---------

Everything that remained in the deepest corners of my subconsciousness

---------

will be erased forever without a trace

---------

Even in the event of Richard being killed after the curse completes,

I will not be able to revert to my former self.

---------

In its stead, my new self will completely take root.

---------

There, was that enough detail to satisfy your curiosity?

---------

It will do~. I look forward to that new 'you'. I'm sure she's gonna

treat me with a lot more of a welcoming attitude than you~.

---------

You're excused for now, Aura. But I'll be happily having you

guide me further to my victory once we open the next room~.

---------

Skill Room

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3 Corruption

---------

Yes. (-3 Corruption)

---------

Identity Room

---------

School: Entrance

---------

Yawn, ahhh, I'm feeling so tired today.

---------

Haha, did you spend all night immersed in a new story again?

You were being all hyper yesterday.

---------

Mhm. I guess in a way you could say so.

---------

(If you consider my journey in the other world as a story, I

guess this is technically not a lie...)

---------

Yawn. (Ah not again. Going to the other world seems

to put some stress on my body.)

---------

Just keep your health in mind. Once you start getting into an

activity you get lost in it way too easily.

---------

I like that enthusiasm about you, but don't overdo it, ok?

---------

Mhm! (Funny, even when he doesn't fully know what's going on,

he's still finding the right words for me.)

---------

So what kind of story was it?

---------

Hmmm. I guess you could say it's a very generic story? About

a knight being summoned to another world and setting out to

slay the Demon King.

---------

But the Demon King managed to curse the knight, and now the

knight has to track down the Demon King before the curse

consumes her.

---------

Well, that does sound very classic.

---------

You could say that despite being a dream-like fantasy,

it feels real to me.

---------

Ahaha, what's that supposed to mean. Anyway,

seems like you're having fun. I'm glad.

---------

(Haha, well 'fun' is not the right word I would use here.

But I guess, there is a certain excitement to it.)

---------

(Finding out about other worlds

---------

(Meeting a goddess and being given the power of the

---------

(Fighting demons, experiencing magic, and being entrusted

with the responsibility for an entire world.)

---------

(The circumstances might be terrible, but I really cannot deny:

Finding out that all of that is real makes my heart beat faster.)

---------

.. ea... th... Earth to..... ra...

---------

Helloooo?? Earth to Aura? Anybody there?

---------

Ah! Ahahaha! Sorry, I was lost in thought.

---------

Aura, now that's really a bad habit you need to deal with.

You can't just black out the entire world.

---------

Haha, sorry. You are right.

---------

Geez, look at those lovebirds, making out like that in the

open. Don't they know they are not alone here?

---------

I don't think it's so bad to openly show that level of affection,

you know? It's just some kissing.

---------

Just kissing! The sacred act of uniting the lips between lovers!

The act that can seal a life-long communion in marriage!

---------

The act that is the culmination of all romance in any form of fiction!

---------

Pfff. Ahahahaha, you are getting too flustered, Aura.

People'll start staring at you. Ahahaha.

---------

Uhhh, don't tease me like that if you know how I will react.

---------

I'm sorry, I'm sorry. But flustered Aura is just so cute.

I can't help but tease a bit.

---------

Is that so? Or did you maybe hope to get a kiss from me with that?

---------

I know you feel uncomfortable with these kind of open shows of affection.

---------

Don't worry. Like I said, to me they are just kisses.

Just one of the many ways to show you care.

---------

Joking around like this with you is much more important to me.

---------

(How corny, and yet...)

---------

If you keep up the perfect boyfriend act, you might be

getting a reward kiss in the evening.

---------

Ahahaha, alright then. School is going to start soon.

We should get going.

---------

Mhm. See you later, George!

---------

Mhhhhmmmm... George, why are you staring so much at my face?

---------

Haha, sorry, you still haven't noticed?

---------

Noticed what?

---------

You forgot your glasses, you dummy!

---------

Haha, sorry for not telling you. But I just needed to see if

you would notice on your own.

---------

Uuu~~, how mean. But I actually did not forget my glasses.

I'm wearing contacts today.

---------

Contacts? I thought you didn't have any swimming lessons

in today's schedule.

---------

Mhm. I don't.

---------

That's rare. Don't you hate contacts?

---------

I still do. And to be honest, I'm currently not in the best

mood because I always feel weird wearing these...

---------

Then how come you decided to wear them over your regular glasses?

---------

I felt a bit of pressure from my glasses today.

---------

Ah, I get that. Sometimes it can feel like they are pressing

on your nose.

---------

Yeah, the uncomfortable feeling stuck with me all morning.

---------

So I decided to wear contacts for today.

---------

But now I feel like I just traded one uncomfortable feeling

for another. Haaah...

---------

It's just until wearing glasses feels comfortable again.

I will probably be switching back in just a couple of days.

---------

Still, it looks so unusual.

---------

Please just stop the staring George...

Does it look that weird?

---------

No, no! It doesn't look weird at all!

(Ah, so stupid! I shouldn't have said that.)

---------

Alright then. See you later, Aura. (Though I definitely prefer

her looks with glasses. She just looks so much cuter with them!)

---------

(But I don't want to make her feel any more insecure,

so I will just leave it at this.)

---------

Mhm. Later, George.

---------

Haha, what? No reaction from you?

---------

Hm? About what?

---------

The two over there making out it in public, silly.

I was kind of looking forward to you seeing you pout.

---------

L-looking forward to seeing me pout? H-hey! That's mean!

---------

Haha, but it's just too cute to watch.

---------

Uwawa

---------

you are making me all red saying those kind of lines...

---------

A-and o-of course! Those guys should be ashamed!

They should look for a more private place!

---------

(Huh, I hadn't even noticed them making out until George pointed it out.)

---------

(And to be honest, it doesn't bother me as usual...)

---------

(... what exactly made me feel so uncomfortable about seeing

other people kiss in public in the first place...?)

---------

Dang, somehow... I can't remember.... Huh.)

---------

We are pretty late today, but it looks like I can still make it in time.

---------

I'm so sorrryyy!!

---------

I picked the wrong shampoo, and then my hair looked all kinds of weird,

and then I had to shower again and and aaaandd---!!

---------

C-calm down, calm down, haha. Looks like your dyed hair is keeping

you busy in the morning.

---------

Keeping me busy is good! I got so many useful tips for improving

my hair care and everything but doing them all in so little time...!

---------

It's so stressful... (I have no idea how the other girls manage

to do this every morning.)

---------

For what it's worth, the result looks great. The bright hair

really suits your bright personality.

---------

Ehhhhhh! Again! You did it again! Stop saying something so

embarrassing with such a straight face!

---------

Bwahaha. But thanks~. (Hearing him compliment me feels good~.)

---------

...Also, I'm sorry for causing you stress.

---------

Huh? What do you mean?

---------

If I didn't need to take that early shift, you would have plenty of time...

Again, my work is interfering with you...

---------

Eh? Ehhhh?! Awawawa! Th-that's not how I meant that!

You aren't the one causing me stress at all!

---------

This is all on me! Not on you! I even promised you that I would

never take any longer, and yet here I am... Haaaah

---------

We already spend so little time together, so these morning

walks to class with you are very precious to me.

---------

I want to improve my looks and become a proper part of the cheerleading

club, but spending time with you is even more important to me...

---------

So if I have to stress out in the morning to get both...

---------

...then that's just the price I have to pay.

---------

So please don't think this is in any way your fault, okay?

Now that would make me feel bad.

---------

I see... I'm sorry for making this about me then.

---------

But I have to say, being a cheerleader sure must be tough.

---------

Oh you wouldn't even understand half of it... There's so much

I'm doing wrong. Haaaah

---------

If it weren't for everyone supporting me so nicely,

I would have already quit.

---------

To be honest, it still surprises me that the cheerleaders are so supportive

of an Exam Student. I thought you'd be facing more prejudice.

---------

Well, it's not making it easier for me. But once I got to know

them a bit better, I have started to see that they aren't all

that different from the library club.

---------

Instead of books, they are just passionate about fashion and self-improvement.

---------

(Well, if anything I would say the main difference is that the cheerleading

club's interests are way more mature.)

---------

They act superficial, and maybe at times, a little bit mean,

but they are definitely good people with good intentions!

---------

Haha, I see. It seems I totally I misjudged them.

---------

Bwahaha. Now who's the prejudiced one.

---------

Haha. Anyways, I really have to get to my shift now.

---------

Mhm. See you later!

---------

+1 Relationship George!

+1 Compliment!

---------

(I feel bad for going on ahead, especially after Aura recently told me how

much she values our early morning commute.)

---------

(Haha, and I still remember how she told me she could never imagine

being like other girls spending the entire morning making themselves

pretty.)

---------

Oh my oh my~.

---------

A wonderful, good morning to you, George.

---------

Huh? Me? (Isn't that one of Aura's friends from the cheerleading club?)

---------

Fufufu, it appears Aura's not keeping you company today.

---------

Ah, right, yeah, she's been busy getting ready. (Didn't I see

this girl together with Aura at her club?)

---------

(I see, so she's one of her cheerleader friends.)

---------

She's really doing her hardest to fit in with the club.

I hope the girls in the club appreciate her efforts... um...?

---------

Sorry, what was your name again? I bet Aura told me, but I

just can't put it to your face.

---------

A shame

---------

you don't remember

---------

But oh well

---------

you won't forget me this time

---------

I promise~. The name is Veronica.

---------

Now, I believe you're late for your shift. How about

---------

I take Aura's

place

---------

and we go together?

---------

Here, you may carry my bag for me.

---------

Go together? No wait, before that, how do you know about my shift?!

---------

Walk at least three steps behind me. Having you accompany me side by

side wouldn't be suitable considering our difference in social status.

---------

Now, chop, chop, hurry up.

---------

Huh???? W-wait, what about your bag?! H-hey, wait, listen to me!

---------

(Well, that was

---------

A unique experience. Aura's friends sure are strange.)

---------

(Was she trying to get to know me because I'm Aura's boyfriend?

I guess that would make sense.)

---------

(Looks like Aura's newfound friends care about her just as much

as her library club friends.)

---------

(I guess that shows that there's indeed more to them than just

the mean girls they are rumored to be, haha.)

---------

Veronica

---------

Aura has mentioned the name a couple of times...

But outside of that, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before...)

---------

(...I can't remember...)

---------

-0 Relationship George!

---------

And you're 100% absolutely sure that everything is fine with you?

---------

Ahaha, Aura, what's wrong with you today?

---------

I keep telling you, I'm doing just fine.

---------

And there's no pain, say, in your chest area?!

---------

Ahaha, is this some sort of role play?

---------

And you didn't have any weird dreams either?

---------

Hmm... now that you mention it. I feel like I

had a long and unsettling dream.

---------

But that's all I know. I can't recall anything.

---------

What about you, did you have a dream?

---------

Ah~~~ Ahahaha! Mhm, yeah, you could say so.

---------

(He does remember having dreams about something... but

that's not exactly unusual. There's no hint about him having

any memories of Roya.)

---------

(But Rose, Alicia, and George were all killed by the Demon King,

so that's consistent with my information from the Goddess.)

---------

(Ahh, now my thoughts are wandering back to his death in Roya.)

---------

(In the back of my mind, I was so worried.)

---------

(I tried to push the thoughts away... but they kept nagging at me.)

---------

(What if it wasn't just a mana body?

What if George was really dead?)

---------

H-hey, Aura, what's gotten into you.

---------

I thought you hated doing this kind of coupl--

---------

Ahhhh! You're hugging me too strong! Aura!

---------

Just this once; for a short moment is fine.

---------

(I'm just glad he's fine.)

---------

(I'm just... really glad...)

---------

What's wrong Aura?

---------

Ah, it's not much.

---------

(The magazine on display sure is showing off some nice looking shoes.)

---------

(It looks like it's about a new collection that came out recently.)

---------

Haha, what's this. A magazine about extravagant shoes?

---------

Mhm. (I wonder if there's something affordable in there.)

---------

(It says here they will be in stock soon.

So maybe Heel Universe will have them.)

---------

I didn't know you would be into that. You would think that I

knew everything about you after these years, huh.

---------

Hehe~, I do have sides even I didn't know about, you know.

---------

Ehh, what's that supposed to mean?

---------

Bwahaha~, nothing much. I was just thinking back on a

conversation I had with Alicia.

---------

Alicia, huh

---------

Well, anyways, classes are going to start soon.

We should move on.

---------

Oh shoot!

---------

(Nh. I wanted to have a closer look at this collection... Hmmm

---------

Go on ahead, George. I will be coming in just a couple minutes.

---------

Huh, alright. (That's unlike her. Risking being late...)

---------

Then, see you.

---------

Mhm! See you!

---------

(I still have plenty of time. I can just quickly buy this magazine

and have a

---------

short look

---------

at the new shoes.)

---------

This magazine please.

---------

Please come again!

---------

Hey, that's a new version of the shoes Alicia picked!

---------

What's this?! I bet not even Alicia could walk in these...

---------

That's

---------

the chime?!

---------

Huh?! Wh-when did this much time pass???

---------

Awawawa! I'm late! I'm lateeee!!

---------

I'M

---------

late!!!)

---------

(How did this happen?! I could have sworn, I was just reading

for a couple of minutes?!)

---------

Uwawawa!! (Gotta sprint!!)

---------

So you have been spending all that time straightening

out your hair?

---------

What a surprise, I don't think I have ever seen

you spend so much time on something like that.

---------

W-well it wasn't that much time! Watching some haywire

strands here and there I couldn't help but want to fix them.

---------

Haha, I see. You know, I have seen you wearing those braids for

so long, I had a hard time imagining how you look like without them.

---------

Bwahaha~. If you put it like that, maybe that's why I needed

to change for a bit.

---------

Have to try some new things from time to time, right?

---------

So, what do you think?

---------

Does it make you fall in love with me all over again?

---------

I like it. It gives you a bit of a more mature feel.

A more grown-up Aura. Hmmm

---------

Though, somehow

that also feels strange in itself. Haha.

---------

More grown-up, huh

---------

I see, Hehe~. Thanks. Then maybe I will

stick with this look for some more time~.

---------

(I see

---------

Maybe rather than having grown bored of it,

maybe I have just outgrown my old braided style?)

---------

But if you extend your morning routine even more

I might be a bit in trouble.

---------

Mhm. Right, because of your morning shift. Don't worry,

Today is easily the longest I will

---------

ever

---------

need.

---------

I'm not like one of those air-headed girls around Alicia who

have to spend all their morning time beautifying themselves.

---------

Haha, now that would be a really strange thought.

---------

Bwahaha~, I know right?

---------

Nails, make-up, hair care, and what do I know.

Such a waste of time, money and effort.

---------

Maybe if they didn't spend so much time engineering their

appearances, and instead spent some time studying,

they wouldn't have so many failing grades.

---------

I wouldn't

---------

ever waste my time like that

---------

Haha, but you do seem to know a surprising amount about

their morning make-up routines.

---------

Uh? Huh

---------

Not really. Hmm

---------

Maybe, just a bit?

(I did read quite a lot about it in that fashion magazine.)

---------

Anyways, I'm heading off to earn some lunch money.

---------

Mhm. Talk to you later!

---------

My, George, didn't I mention that you should be keeping a bit of a

distance? People might think we are on the same level if you walk

right beside me.

---------

Uh, um, haha, if you don't want that, then why do you keep

joining me every morning?

---------

(Not wanting to be considered on the same level as me...?

I don't get it. Is she trying to befriend me or insult me?)

---------

But then, who'd be carrying my bag in the morning?

---------

Hey, you should be the one carrying it! Why do you keep

throwing it at me every day?

---------

Fufufu. Why do you keep catching?

---------

(I'm really trying my best here to be nice to her; I don't want

to be the cause of any friction between her and Aura, after all.)

---------

(But this arrogant girl... She's making it really hard for me... )

Geez, you rich girls are so eccentric...

---------

Fufufu~.

---------

Now come on, chop-chop. At the current rate, you will be late

for your pre-school part-time job.

---------

Oh, right! (Her behavior is kind of haughty, but maybe that's

just how she talks to everyone?)

---------

Distance please~.

---------

But still, you didn't answer my question.

Why do you keep joining me every morning?

---------

To be frank, it's a bit weird, haha. I'm wondering if you're doing

this because you want to learn more about me as Aura's boyfriend.

---------

My, at this point, it is my heart that feels pained.

Have you still not recognized me?

---------

Recognized you?

---------

I'm sorry, but is there anything to recognize?

---------

A cheerleader? From Middle School? Who once confessed to you?

---------

Fufufu, my George, are you perhaps more of a player than I thought, not

even remembering the faces of the girls that confessed their heart to you.

---------

Oh, that did happen!

---------

Now that you mention it, you kind of do look like her...

But the girl I remember was a lot more...

---------

Plain? Boring?

---------

An introverted, shy, useless piece of garbage?

---------

Okay, that kind of escalated fast, haha.

---------

I see, so we had met in the past...

And you are here because of that...?

---------

Um, I'm probably misreading this situation or something, but

like back then, I'm still together with Aura.

---------

I hope I'm not hurting your feelings, but---Ah, what am I saying,

there's obviously no way the reason you are hanging out with

me is for some lingering feelings from years ago.

---------

Fufufu~. What if I said that was the case?

---------

Uh, um

---------

I'm sorry? L-like I said, if that's the case,

then I'm sorry. I'm happily together with Aura.

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We can discuss that business further when I have all the documents

prepared. For now, I ask you to give me just a bit more time.

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Um, discuss business...? Documents...?

Veronica, I feel like you aren't listening to me.

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Oh, I am listening, trust me. It's just that you aren't

saying anything worth responding to.

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Uh, haha....? (This girl... is starting to really annoy me! I didn't want

to hurt her feelings, but the way she keeps talking down to me...)

---------

(---It's like she's talking to some pet who doesn't have the

capacity to understand what's going on!)

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Now, if I could have my bag, please~.

See you tomorrow morning as well, George~.

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I don't understand her.

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...Stop.

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Hmmm~? Fufufu, George, what a grim visage you're wearing today.

Is something the matter? An upset stomach perhaps?

---------

...Or maybe it's trouble in your love life...?

---------

Drop your act already. I have been playing along for long enough now.

At first I wanted to be nice to you, because I wanted to help Aura---

---------

But it looks like that was a mistake!

---------

I thought Aura joining your club, becoming friends with you all,

that maybe it would change you all for the better.

---------

My, George, aren't you being a bit intolerant? Aura is merely

growing up and discovering herself, I would have expected a

more open mind from someone like you.

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An open mind?! I have really been trying! Trying my best to be

supportive of her! (Because I know she's secretly dealing with

some problems she refuses to talk to me about.)

---------

The stories I heard of how she's bullying her former Library Club

members are definitely not some expression of growing up!

---------

It's clearly the corruptive influence of you and all those

---------

Main Students

---------

Aura has been surrounding herself with lately...!

---------

Even her grades and with that her entire future are falling apart...!!

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Is you hanging out with me somehow all part of this?

What do you really want Veronica? And don't bring up

that story of some lingering feelings.

---------

Fuehehueheu~~.

---------

Maybe if you had been assertive like that, nothing would have

ever happened to Aura. Then again

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Perhaps you would have

fallen apart even sooner, just like Rose.

---------

Who knows. It's really unfair, isn't it? Ufufufufu~.

No matter what you do; ultimately none of it matters.

---------

...As long as we remain side characters, nothing we do matters...

---------

...So you do know what's going on. How about you try explaining

it to me, but without being cryptic?

---------

How about you take a look into my bag, George?

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...Your bag...?

---------

...What are these documents...?

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Lionheart Industries

---------

Fraudulent tax documents...

...Hush money for witnesses in cases against them...

...Including the case... involving my Mom......!!

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...All of them involving Richard...

---------

Fufufu~. Funny, isn't it? One of the largest conglomerates on

Earth, and they let someone as young as Richard handle most

of the important business.

---------

Where did you get this?! I have been trying to find something...

Anything... On Richard for years...!

---------

...Being the daughter of the Chief of Police has its perks~.

Though it did take me some time to collect all this, I admit.

---------

Now, I'll be having my bag back, if you please.

---------

W-wait!

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My, I thought you didn't want me around, George~?

---------

...Those documents... Just tell me already, what do you want

in exchange for them...?

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Simple. What you denied a young maiden in love years ago.

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A date

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...A date...?

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Fufufu~. A date. A date where at the end, you tell me that you

accept my confession.

---------

...I keep telling you, I'm already happily together with Aura.

And I would never want to go out with someone like you...!

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It would just be one date. And you would of course not truly

accept my confession. I simply want to hear the words.

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A single date with a dazzling beauty like me and you would get your

hands on the material you have been trying to obtain your whole life~.

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...I...

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Now I am slightly disappointed, George. You would be able to

bring someone like Richard to justice, and yet you hesitate?

---------

...And I believe you already know who truly is the root cause

of Aura's changes...

---------

Richard... The way he's going after Rose, I knew it,

he never had any intention of helping. He's one of them...

---------

Perhaps protecting Aura and bringing Richard to justice simply

aren't as important to you as I thought.

---------

Who's to say you aren't playing some dirty game here as well?

The way I see it, you are also one of them.

---------

You could be trying to secretly manipulate me,

just like how Richard is clearly manipulating Rose.

---------

You saw the documents, you saw they are real. Whatever

you believe my intentions to be, the reward is not a lie~.

---------

...Well, think about it.

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Fuehehueheu~~. But don't waste too much time coming to a decision.

Or the Aura you know might be long gone~.

---------

...All of this effort to collect material against Richard,

because I rejected her years ago...?

---------

...This can't be right... Even as an eccentric, rich girl,

Veronica's actions are just too strange...

---------

...Mom...

---------

...Even if they are trying to manipulate me,

can I really allow this chance to escape me...?

---------

...Aura... what would you do...?

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Hah? George?? What are you doing here wearing a maid costume?

Did you finally lose any last remnants of self-respect?

---------

Ufufufufu~. A wonderful day to you as well, Aura.

---------

Indeed

---------

Georgia

---------

has accepted her inferiority as a man,

and decided to--

---------

--My, my, I am getting ahead of myself.

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Georgia, tell them as I trained you to.

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Ughh... A-Aura... I apologize

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For ever thinking I could

be a man fit for you... I'm a coward... weak... pathetic...

---------

I-I-I shouldn't have ever presumed I could be anything more

but a maid servant...

---------

Th-thank you for... correcting this inferior creature by

turning his family against him... Thanks to your cruelty...

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I... I... was able to realize that I'm one of those useless bottom-feeders

who should serve the strong in order to contribute to society...

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Oh my God, that was the most pathetic thing I have ever heard!

To think I used to be together with you...!

---------

Pfff. What a weak person you are, George --- no, sorry, Georgia.

Bending to just a little bit of pressure.

---------

Look at you.

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Crying and with snot all over your face. Just because Rose

and Laura punched you a bit and Eli told you to fuck off.

---------

You know, a real man would be able to take a LITTLE bit of

bullying. I mean, come on, getting beat up by GIRLS?!

---------

Not to mention having your family taken over by someone else?

Hello??? What kind of man allows that to happen???

---------

Worthless. A real man would have endured and fought back.

---------

Yes... I am.... worthless....

---------

Hmpf. And he wouldn't just agree to every humilation.

---------

You know, seeing you like this, you are REALLY making me regret

all those years that I wasted on dating a waste of air like you.

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I-I'm... sorry...

---------

Like, if it weren't for you, do you even realize just how

much better my future would be?

---------

(I would have gone out with Richard. Richard would have never

had any reason to become the Demon King. Roya would be at peace.)

---------

(...It's all because this weak link in the chain of society

ended up dragging down EVERYONE.)

---------

(...Only because he wanted to date a woman above his level.

.....Because I let him. Partially, this is also my fault.)

---------

(And that means taking responsibility by ensuring that something

like this never happens again!)

---------

That being said, I'm glad that you have learned your lesson.

Indeed, this is exactly how the weak members of society should act.

---------

I'm glad Veronica managed to find some use for you.

Make sure to always give it your best to serve her.

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Y-yes... I...... will.....

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Heh. What an unsavory sight, George.

Have you truly lost all of your will to fight?

---------

...As I always expected, what a fuckin' useless meatbag.

To think that you dared to hog my woman.

---------

Georgia~. Aura isn't the only one you owe an apology to, isn't that right?

Is there not a man here who you have deeply wronged?

---------

Guhhhh...

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Go on, go on now, my maid~. You swore to absolutely obey

my every command, did you not~?

---------

Y-yes.... Mistress Veronica......

---------

Richard... Sir.... Richard.... I'm sorry for my conceit....

...For thinking that I could ever measure up to your woman...

---------

Hey, hey, meat, this isn't just a matter of measurin' up

to my woman or not. You sullied her with your influence.

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...I'm sorry... for dragging down... Aura....

....with my pathetic... uhhh.... influence....

---------

...And I'm sorry... for always acting against you...

....for thinking I could ever stand up to you...

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...I was.... uhhhHHhhh... mistaken..... about everythinggg....

---------

Ask him if he would be so kind to forgive you.

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...Uhhh... R-Richard... c-c-c-could you find the kindness in your heart

t-t-t-to... uhhhh.... forgive the transgressions of this l-l-lowly maid...?

---------

If you swear to dedicate all of your life to serving

the upper class, then maybe you can earn forgiveness~.

---------

Y-y-yes... I..... will......

---------

Damn, to think a gorgeous woman like Eli would have a

failure of a brother like that.

---------

...We have to try harder and make sure to not disappoint Aura,

or we will end up like THAT...

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Fuehuhuehuehuehuehuehue~~~. Very, very, well~.

Isn't that great, Georgia? Your sins are being forgiven~.

---------

Hahahahahaha. If my dear girlfriend decided to give you an

opportunity to forgive you, then I shall give you a chance as well.

---------

Bwahahahahaha. Work hard, Georgia~.

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Morning date with my boyfriend! #dating

---------

Haaaah.... I can't believe I'm getting THIS many likes

and new followers from posting selfies involving you.

---------

If any of those sheep knew your real self, I doubt they would

swoon so much about us being together.

---------

Heh. You're expecting waaaay too much from those 'sheep'

- by the way, I see you're comin' around in calling them that.

---------

Gah!

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W-well, they ARE just so easy to manipulate...

A-anyways...!

---------

I have paid you back for the last favor; we are done here.

---------

Hey hey, hold your horses, Aura. We just walked to school

together, that's not a full date.

---------

Hmpf. That sound like a you problem to me.

Shouldn't have agreed on this then~.

---------

There's at least one more thing we should do ---

---------

(Oh my God, here it comes, he is probably going to ask me

to suck him off or something like that.)

---------

(Ah... Asking me to go on my knees, pushing my head --- Gah!

Stopstopstopstooop!!!!!)

---------

Richard! Forget it --- !

---------

--- I'm not going to suck your

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out here in the open!

--- We should kiss.

---------

...Eh...?

---------

Heh. Looks like my girlfriend's thoughts are fixed on my crotch.

---------

I-I-I-I never said anything!! Gaaaah...!!!!!

You know just as well as me that this isn't meee!!!

---------

Well, if you'd rather kiss my dick, then what kind of boyfriend

would I be to deny your request?

---------

It's your dumb curse! Your curse made me jump to concluuusiooonsss!!!

---------

Yeah, yeah, you still running with that excuse for everything?

---------

It's not an excuse if it's trueeee!!!

---------

(Haaaah

---------

What's the worst about this... I should be terribly afraid

of how these thoughts keep worming their way into me... but...)

---------

(...Instead I only feel flustered, like I was caught in an

embarrassing moment... Not like my literal personality is

on the line here...)

---------

(I did tell him in the beginning we wouldn't do anything.

No kissing, no sex, no nothing, but... maybe if I give him

this he's going to let up on going further...)

---------

Whatever, if you want to kiss, then let's just do that

---------

It's just a kiss after all. Not like that means anything at this point

---------

(And maybe it will get rid of some of that stupid lust for Richard...)

---------

Hey, that's a bit emotionless. At least ask me to kiss you.

---------

Nh... You are the one who brought it up.

---------

And you're my girlfriend.

---------

Fine...

---------

Richard, please kiss me.

---------

Oh come on, I'm gonna be stuck dealing with a bunch of meatbags

all day long, put some more emotion into it and smile.

---------

Richard~. Pretty please, your girlfriend wants to get a goodbye

kiss from her hot and manly stud of a man~.

---------

Chu. Ah......

---------

(...Kissing someone taller than me... After all these years

of being with George..... It's so much better....)

---------

(...It makes me remember the time

---------

I first kissed, with

Richard out of all people

---------

Well, I'll be going on ahead then.

---------

... ... ...Wait... (...Ah, now that I got a taste of it...)

---------

M-maybe just one more...?

---------

Heeeeeh, this time I'm not the one making you ask, you know?

Of course, if my needy girlfriend needs attention we can kiss

as many times as you like.

---------

Nhhh... I-It's not that I WANT to... It's um..........

Social media! Right! I need a kiss to share with my friends!

---------

S-so, please

---------

just one more kiss

---------

Chu. Mhmm...

---------

OMG! Kissing tall guys is amazing! #sizematters

---------

Wait, wait, wait! Oh my God! Richard! Look at this, look at this!!!

I just posted it b-but the post is going crazy!!

---------

Being with you really is the best Richard! OMG! Kyaa!!

I'm gonna be the most popular cheerleader in no time!!

---------

I love being your girlfriend!!

---------

Ah.... Oh no.... Not again.....

---------

My dear, that sounded QUITE genuine. You sure you wanna blame the curse again?

---------

I... Uh...... (I can't believe I said that I love being his

girlfriend... It just shot right out of me...)

---------

I'd say for being that honest, you deserve one more kiss as a reward, Aura.

---------

Ahhh..... (The more we kiss, the more I'm melting in his arms...

More... More...... More........)

---------

(...If only we could do more and I wouldn't have to hold myself

back every time...)

---------

These two

---------

Just stop making out like that in the open. Don't you know, you aren't alone here?

---------

Kissing like it's nothing... And here I thought Aura got that

it's something only for married people...

---------

+205 Fans!

+2 Relationship Richard!

+2 Submission!

---------

Heh. Couldn't stand to be apart from me, you wanted to

accompany me home, my dear?

---------

Hmpf. Who would, you jerk.

---------

I-It's just, my posts with you in them have been huge

for my growth on social media, s-so I thought---nhhh...

---------

If you really want to go out with me on dates THAT much,

then I shall allow it right now! So I can take more selfies!!

---------

Heeeeeeh, is that a declaration of war or are you asking me out, my dear?

---------

Th-th-that is

---------

I'm just saying, I am willing to entertain this

fake relationship today by letting you go out with me again.

For my own benefit.

---------

Heh. Well, if that's how it is, then I'm afraid I don't have time today.

---------

Of course, if my girlfriend were to earnestly ask me for a date,

telling me about how much she misses me, I wouldn't mind making time.

---------

W-wait, Richard!

---------

Gnnnhhh....! Y-you jerk...!

---------

Okay, okay!

---------

Richard~. Your girlfriend's feeling sooo lonely without her manly

boyfriend around to hold her~. Let's go shopping together~.

I want to spend time with my Richard~.

---------

Well, well. Pfff, you sound kinda dumb when you say shit like that.

---------

Y-you're the one asking for this shit!!!

Gahhh!!!

---------

Well, well. If my girlfriend asks me that passionately,

I guess I can make some time.

---------

Yay!!

---------

A-hem. I mean.... Let's go.

---------

I have just one condition.

---------

Eh...? C-condition?! You are already getting your date...!

---------

But, you see, this time around that's your benefit. You said

so yourself. So, I've of course gotta get something as well, right?

---------

...What do you want? (I don't like where this is going...)

---------

Not much, my dear. Just, if I ask you if you're having fun or

---------

something similar

---------

answer honestly. No 'A-a-a-a-as if' stuttering.

---------

Haaaah.... Fine. (Not like that matters at this point.)

---------

Also, you're MASSIVELY exaggerating my stuttering.

I don't st-st-st-st-stutter like that!

---------

Literally all the time, usually preceded by an 'EH...?!'

---------

Eh...?! Th-th-th-that's not true, you jerk!

---------

Heh.

---------

Gaaaaaahhhh!!!!!

---------

George! You and me, I think we need to have a talk!

---------

P-Patricia?

---------

Ah!

---------

I-I-I mean of course that I don't know about anyone named George!!

Ahhh...!!! Please don't tell the Mistress that I reacted to the name!

---------

I'm not George! I'm Georgia! I'm not George! I'm Georgia!

I'm not George! I'm Georgia! I'm not George! I'm Georgiaaa!!!

---------

P-please Patricia, don't tell Mistress Veronica!

Please! Otherwise, she will punish me again!

---------

Holy shit, geez, yes, yes, okay, I promise.

(Damn, Veronica has completely broken this guy!)

---------

L-look, I'm not saying that you're innocent in all this.

After all, you're exactly the type of guy Alicia hates.

---------

B-but maybe what those girls did to you was a bit much, okay?

D-don't take this as me pitying you, though, loser.

---------

You were weak. You deserve some of that shit.

.......M-maybe just not that much, okay...?

---------

N-no! Of course I deserve all of it! I was stupid to

resist Veronica and Richard! I deserve all the suffering!

---------

It's all my fault! I deserve everything!!

---------

(......Shit........ This is the future of someone who defied

Alicia's ideologies... Is this really right....?)

---------

(....He reminds me of my shut-in brother... Still refusing

to come out after that day he got beat up...)

---------

(............Is this really the right way to treat cowards....?

............Are we really in the right to punish them like this...?)

---------

(...Alicia... I just don't know anymore. What's right?

What's wrong? I always thought that you were always right...)

---------

(....But this broken man in front of me... This can't be right...!)

---------

Listen here, Georgia, those two, Richard and Veronica.

No, not just those. Richard, Veronica, Alicia and finally Aura.

---------

We have to talk about them. I got what's wrong with Aura.

How she's being brainwashed into becoming Richard's pet---

---------

STOP!!!

---------

I promised Mistress Veronica that I would never again

act against Richard! Richard is a great man!

---------

H-hey, I'm telling you that your girlfriend is being

brainwashed in her sleep to become Richard's girl!

---------

Aura always belonged to Richard! I'm the one who ruined her happiness!

Aura belongs to Richard! Aura is Richard's! I should have never... Ahhhh...

---------

Ahh, stop crying already! Instead tell me everything you know

about a world called 'Roya' or a 'Luciela' or any fantasy shit

like that Aura might have talked about!

---------

Mistress Veronica ordered me to never again act against Richard!

---------

Especially something about a curse.

---------

Enough already of this pathetic display!!!!

---------

Look, I get it, life fucking sucks. You lost your girlfriend,

your family's against you and life's really fucking shit!

---------

I've been there, okay?! It's why I fucking swore to ally myself

with the strong ones and rise through the ranks!

---------

So fucking suck down whatever fucking pain you're feeling

and take a fucking look into the future!!

---------

It doesn't matter how much in pain you are, tomorrow will come.

And if you don't get your shit together, it will only get worse!!

---------

There's nothing, nothing, NOTHING to be gained from wallowing

self-pity!!!

---------

I-I-I p-promised Mistress Veronica that I would n-never again

act against R-Richard! Richard i-is a great man!

---------

FUCK!!!!

---------

Don't just fucking give up, you loser!!

---------

Y-yes, I'm a pathetic loser...

---------

We can still figure this shit out! I've no clue what the rules

of this curse are, but I don't think it's complete yet.

---------

If the brainwashing was already finished, there would be no point

to continue this charade! Which means to some point, Aura is still

fighting against Richard!

---------

If it's you, we might still save Aura! Buy her the time she needs!

But you're the only one who might still be able to reach her!!

---------

EORGE!!!!

---------

K... k-k... kuuhuhhh.......

---------

I'm....... not

---------

George... I'm Georgia....

Mistress Veronica's........ obedient maid..........

---------

Th-the Mistress..... ordered me..... to never go up against R-Richard...

He.... k... kuuhhh..... is.... a great man...........

---------

Ugghhhh... You can't be serious.... (Shit, George was my

only hope... Fuck, fuck, fuck...!!!)

---------

(...Will I really be accomplice to murdering Aura's personality?!)

---------

HuahhhhHhhh.... I can't believe last night we still got

transported to Roya...

---------

And here I thought it would be another night where I could

catch a good night's sleep... You know, I didn't have any of

those when I was fighting Richard!

---------

You say that, yet you're smiling.

---------

I-I mean, of course! There is just so much to show you!

All the places and people...

---------

The connection between our worlds is growing weaker every day,

who knows when I'll lose the chance to show you everything!

---------

...And I'm happy to see it all.

---------

Though, I'm not entirely sure about I should think about

that 'John' guy and his harem ambitions.

---------

Not to mention, did you notice those perverted looks

he sometimes gives you?

---------

Uwawawawaaa!!! Awawawaaaa!!! I have no clue what you mean!!!

(...Why did I have to cheat on George with John, ahhh!!!!)

---------

It must be your imagination! He just has a permanent

lecherous look when looking at any girl in existence ever!!

---------

...What a weird guy. Well, here I was worried, after Richard

he would be next in line to try and go after your pants, haha.

---------

It's kinda hard not to notice, bwahahaha.

---------

Anyways, I hope I can meet everyone before our time runs out.

Everyone who fought alongside you.

---------

Mhm. (...Maybe not everything has returned to normal.)

---------

(However, this time around, I have someone to share this

new 'normal' with.)

---------

(...I may have burned out my

---------

in our

final battle against Richard, so I'm no longer a Hero, but---)

---------

(---I have done a lot of terrible things. It was all under Alicia's

brainwashing, yet, I can't speak myself completely innocent.

In the end - I gave in.)

---------

(I cannot undo what I have done, but I can make the most

out of my remaining time to try and help those I hurt!)

---------

(...And I'm really glad, that I don't have to carry that

burden alone, but have George to help me with it.)

---------

(---Before our connection vanishes, I want to show George

as much as possible from my journey!)

---------

Umm... By the way...

---------

I don't want to sound overbearing, but considering everything

that was happening, I do feel like I have to ask---

---------

I figured with the curse gone, I kind of expected you would

want to erase all traces of the changes it had on you.

---------

Well, duh, of course, that's what I did.

---------

...But you didn't put on your club uniform and didn't braid

your hair like you usually do?

---------

...And I can't quite put my finger on it, but I could have sworn something

about your body posture also used to be a bit different back then.

---------

Oh come on, George, of course I wouldn't do that,

I mean think about how lame I would look---

---------

Eh....?

---------

W-wait, that's of course not what I meant! I no longer think

someone is lame just because they are wearing super lame,

ugly-ass shit!

---------

Ah, no, that's also not what I meant to say either!

---------

Aura...

---------

Wh-what I really meant to say was...

---------

Of course I'm not wearing the Library Club uniform, after all,

I don't have a strong connection to the club.

---------

...In the first place

---------

I have never been much of a reader.

I barely read anything in Middle School!

---------

That's... Um... Aura........

Don't you remember?

---------

Hm? What? Did I mix up some minor detail? Hahhhhhh...

---------

I swear keeping track of those changes can be a bit of a hassle...

Although, I believe I'm definitely getting the hang--

---------

---Aura, you've been in the Library Club since Middle School.

Together with Rose. And you've loved reading ever since.

---------

Huh? N-no, that's not possible. M-my memories...

I definitely remember---

---------

---Ahhh...!!!

---------

Aura! Don't worry, I'm here for you.

This time, I'm here.

---------

Um, um, see, I'm wearing my glasses again!

My old me did that..... right.......?

---------

Yes.... Yes, you did. Listen, Aura.

---------

We will take it step-by-step, okay?

---------

Let's just leave the topic for now, okay?

When you are ready, just say the word.

---------

Nhhh... Okay

---------

Awawawa, no, I didn't mean to call you that, I'm sorryyyyy!!!!

---------

D-Don't mind. Let's work our way through this, together.

---------

...Talking about taking it step-by-step.

Have you been able to take any with Elizabeth...?

---------

That----

---------

There aren't any 'steps' to take.

---------

I'm not letting a thief and liar into my home.

---------

My, my. Why would you even think anything would suddenly change,

George? After all the disappointment you've brought...

---------

(Nhh... Unlike me, it's not like Elizabeth was under any curse...

To everyone here, today is just a continuation...)

---------

(...It's like the Goddess said... Richard's defeat only

meant just that - the Demon King in Roya was gone.)

---------

(However, heartlessness, evil, vanity, none of that magically

stopped existing...)

---------

My, and what happened to you, Aura?!

---------

Are you lowering yourself down to George's level or why the

change of image into something so much... plainer?

---------

What about your standing in the

---------

Hey, Eli, I said a lot of things...

About beauty standards and everything...

---------

I'm sorry dragged you into all that---

---------

---My! Dragged me into something?!

---------

But you helped me improve my life so much!

Being freed from the stress of studying has

made my life so, soo, sooo much better!

---------

I bet this is all because you are being a bad influence again.

---------

My, my, am I glad that you aren't around the younger siblings...

---------

I suppose I must tatter on you and tell Veronica---

---------

NO!!! Please anything but that!! Don't tell the Mistress!

Please don't tell Mistress Veronica, please, please, please---

---------

George...

---------

Shuushhh... It's alright. It's alright.

Come here... Don't worry, I won't let go...

---------

Veronica isn't your Mistress anymore. She has no power over you.

You have a home with me.

---------

(I'm sorry, George...! This is all because I was too weak...!

Because I failed to resist the curse...)

---------

(...Because of all that, everything around us crumbled...!

And even though the curse is gone---)

---------

(---our wounds remain. Some of them, like George's family

still festering and refusing to heal.)

---------

(Others, like my curse, turning into scars that will probably

never fade. I was hoping they would some day, that I would be ready...)

---------

(I wished that day could be tomorrow, or the

day after that, yet, it never came...)

---------

(While George was absolutely right and I did want to put the curse

behind me, some remains of the brainwashing had become deeply

entrenched in my subconscious.)

---------

(So much that fully figuring out my 'old self'

was basically impossible without outside help.)

---------

(What was the 'real' me? What was the 'me' Alicia had been

fostering with her mental manipulation?)

---------

(The massive flash of memories I received upon the curse's

cancellation helped me sort out a lot, yet...)

---------

(...Going all the way back and trying to erase every trace

of existence of the curse...)

---------

(...I just couldn't fully do it... The feeling of not 'looking good'.

'Of being judged for being lame'. 'Of dragging down others

---------

Of competing in looks with the other girls

---------

(Even though I know these impulses were implanted into my mind -

I couldn't get over the discomfort that going against them brought

forth in me.)

---------

(...I guess even with the curse reverted, I had already to

a certain degree gotten too used to these impulses...)

---------

Hello there, young lady. Welcome to the most popular establishment

in all of Trademond! The Boar Hut is happy to serve! What can I do for you?

---------

Work, huh? I only have 150 Gold to spare, but

---------

Well, I do have

a small problem that could use the assistance of an able bodied

fighter.

---------

My latest shipment of spices from the south still hasn't arrived.

I heard rumors of some outlaws exploiting the absence of the armies.

---------

They say they had set up camps at the Union-Lumerian bridge to claim tolls.

Though, there are other rumors going around about some brave soul who

fought them off.

---------

They say they have set up camps at the Union-Lumerian bridge to claim tolls.

---------

Yet, business goes on! I especially need some

---------

Hydrangea Herbs

---------

Sadly,

neither me, nor my cook, have the luxury of leaving this place unattended.

And this is where you enter the picture!

---------

You can find some in the

---------

central Forest Of Runes

---------

They are herbs with

a violet color. You can't miss them. The forest itself is located to the

east of Trademond.

---------

(Hmm. I was afraid he would ask me to track down his shipments or

maybe even hunt down the outlaws. But this does sound a lot easier.)

---------

(Then again, he did mention needing the help of 'an able bodied fighter

---------

So there should be some catch to this.)

---------

Is there anything else I need to know?

---------

Ah yes, there is one detail to note: Some goblins have recently come

down from the mountains and taken residence in the forest.

---------

Goblins? (Right, Julian mentioned that.)

---------

Goblins?

---------

Ah yes, annoying little bastards. Not exactly strong, but tough and persistent!

Many novice adventurers have lost their lives underestimating them.

So do be careful.

---------

I heard that you can easily kill them with

---------

any sort of magic

---------

though.

---------

(Since I only need to gather the herbs, I would probably do

well to avoid fighting those goblins.)

---------

As I said, it's not much but, I can pay you 150 Gold for this job.

---------

Alright, you have a deal!

---------

Ah the herbs! And just within the nick of time! I was

already worrying about what to serve my customers.

---------

Here, please have 150 Gold and my gratitude as your reward!

---------

Don't worry, the herbs are very easy to spot. They are

violet and really stand out.

---------

Just talk to me again when you have the

---------

4 Hydrangea

Herbs

---------

to collect your reward.

---------

Thanks again for your help!

---------

We are discussing the recent developments at the war front.

... Or rather the lack of.

---------

It seems there haven't been any signs of activity from the

Demon King's castle since the big assault.

---------

However, we have also not received any further good news. So

the soldiers in

---------

must still be in high alert.

---------

It's the iron bulwark blocking the demon invasion from

advancing into our still peaceful lands.

---------

Currently, most soldiers from the

---------

Union of Free Cities

---------

are

stationed over there.

---------

(Union of Free Cities

---------

U F C

---------

UFC

---------

Where did I hear that name before?)

---------

(Right, the soldiers from the 37th mentioned it.)

---------

(So rather than a medieval kingdom, they are organized more

in the style of a union of independent city states. I see.)

---------

If it weren't for their vigilant efforts, the Demon King

would have probably swallowed more than just the western

continent.

---------

but nobody knows whether the summoning ritual

was a success? And what the status of the Demon King is?

---------

I truly hope it succeeded in summoning the Heroes and this

nightmare will end...

---------

I'm sure they achieved success! Maybe the Heroes even gave

the Demon King a fatal injury.

---------

Haha, I wish I could share your optimism.

---------

We suffered severe losses, but managed to hold the demon

invasion at

---------

The human armies actually managed to hold off the demon

invasion? That's impressive.

---------

Not as much as we would like it to be.

---------

There are rumors that the Demon King only halted his advance

because he wanted to kill every human on the western

continent with his own hands.

---------

I'm afraid they aren't just rumors. Then Atac must

be a village on the western continent

---------

Soul-Severance

---------

What a ghastly Divine Gift.)

---------

If you ever come across any

---------

please do come to us!

I can cook some delicious meals with it. We will pay you

---------

per piece of meat.

---------

Sell Gourmet Meat. (+800 Gold)

---------

Pleasure doing business with you!

---------

(It's a map of this world. According to it, there's a place

called the Demon King's castle far west to this town.)

---------

(That must be where the Goddess initially summoned us.)

---------

Ahhh, I love the beer here! I just hope I can go back to the

mines soon, otherwise I won't have money to pay for this.

---------

Uh... I shouldn't have listened to that

---------

shady guy

---------

! I thought his

stupid

---------

could give me the necessary Mana to

learn some decent spells at the

---------

Spell Shop

---------

But I didn't think the side effects would be this strong!

That stuff destroys your health and then there are these

terrible

---------

Withdrawal

---------

effects!

---------

And you know what the worst of this is?! I know full well how

terrible taking that drug is, but I still feel the strong urge

to get another dose...

---------

You better not fall for that guy's deal! You can easily identify him.

He looks shady as hell and he deals his drug

---------

every 5 days

---------

in an

---------

alley close to the graveyard

---------

... and then I told him that it was actually I all along who

owned the competition! He never even considered that both

competing manufacturers were actually under my control!

---------

So you were in total control of the price and knew that it

would never fall?

---------

Exactly! Therefore my gambit was 100% ensured to pay off!

Meanwhile, my opponent was doomed!

---------

That's how you win! Always! If you control both sides,

then there is no way to lose!

---------

That's what it means to take on a rising star of the Congregation!

---------

I like how you can follow my conversation. My previous

engagement was... more of an airhead.

---------

But what she didn't have in her head, she sure had in her boobs!

Ahahahaha!

---------

Ahahahah. (This guy is literally human trash! And what's that

about 'engagement'. Just earlier you called her your girlfriend!

And not just such a vague term!)

---------

(Please, somebody, make this end. I am starting to have

trouble keeping up a smile!)

---------

Would you like some more to drink?

---------

Ah, yes, yes! Sure, sure! Hahaha! And even attentive to my

needs! Aura, you would make a great girlfriend. Say, are you

by chance already bound to somebody?

---------

(Here it comes. I mean I can't complain.

I knew this would go this way. Hahhh...)

---------

Remember: Say no, but you would be glad to find somebody

---------

maybe a well-off rising star in the merchant world? Hehehe~~.

---------

(There is no way I would ever spend even a minute

more than necessary with this man!)

---------

Ah, yes, I do in fact have a boyfriend.

---------

So, please do keep in mind: This is just a friendly dinner.

I am only here to cheer you up after your break-up.

---------

Weeeeell, but I mean, just having a boyfriend

---------

Isn't there only a problem if he found out about you being

with another man?

---------

You know

---------

it's not cheating if you don't get caught

---------

If you want to, we could do much more than just go out for dinner.

---------

No thank you very much. ('It's not cheating if

you don't get caught'? This person is the worst!)

---------

(Why do you and Luciela keep bringing up this twisted logic?)

---------

(It's not about who finds out what. It's about doing the right thing!)

---------

And even then, is cheating really that bad?

---------

After I successfully completed my last deal,

the other boys and me, we went out to party...

---------

...and of course there were some girls! And they were hot as

fuck! What else could I have done but fuck them, when all it

took was waving a bit of money in front of their eyes?

---------

It's her fault that she thought it would be a good idea to congratulate

me when I am out with the boys!! What a stupid bitch!

---------

Wait a second. What? If I just understood you correctly,

the following happened:

---------

Your girlfriend wanted to be a decent human being and congratulate you

on your success. However, you had cheating sex. Which she then witnessed.

---------

And then that stupid bitch broke up with me! After all the

money I invested into her! Can you believe that audacity?!

---------

I'm at a complete loss of words here! Where do I even start?!

---------

Your girlfriend didn't do anything wrong! You cheated on her!

---------

She was absolutely in the right to break-up with you!!!

---------

Ahhh, you are completely blowing this up now, aren't you Aura?

He was just celebrating a bit! That's completely healthy male behavior.

---------

Wh--- whaaaaat?! How dare you!! I paid you

good money to smile and agree with me!

---------

See? Now he's not going to pay us anything.

---------

I don't care! I will say it again:

---------

You are scum! And your

girlfriend should have broken up with you way sooner!

---------

What's with your obsession with solving everything by

throwing money at it, anyways?!

---------

That's how the world works you stupid girl!! I give you

the appropriate sum of money and you give me the fitting

service in return!

---------

But I see now! Somebody as you isn't as cheap as 200 Gold.

Say what, I offer you a total of

---------

Yes, underestimating the value of a good is indeed a major

no-go for any merchant. I see, this is my fault.

---------

Here is my improved deal:

---------

If you conclude this evening meal on a positive note and

tell me that I'm not in the wrong, I will give you a total

of 500 Gold!

---------

500 Gold?! That's a lot of money isn't it.

---------

500 Gold just for saying a couple of sentences! That's all!

Otherwise I will not pay you the initial 200 Gold either!!!

---------

(Who would ever do as this piece of shit says! This guy is scum!)

---------

Buuuuut Auuuuraaaa, hehehehe~~~~~. Remember why you are

here? What will happen, if other people's lives end up being

forfeit because you lacked just a few funds!

---------

Nevermind your own opinion! Do you really want to look back to

this moment and see that you failed to save yourself due to the

lack of money, just because you refused to say a few stupid words?

---------

(Arghh.... Luciela isn't entirely wrong. Thinking rationally

about this, it's just some pointless, meaningless words.

Meanwhile, the funds could be used to do actual good!)

---------

(But...!

---------

Buttt..!

---------

Buuuuuttttt..!)

---------

(Every fiber in my body is screaming at me to tell this

bastard to just fuck off!!!!)

---------

Accept His Offer. (+500 Gold, +1

---------

Decline His Offer. (Lewdness <

---------

(I can't believe I'm doing this. But I can't have my pride

standing in the way of my goals.)

---------

Alright, alright. Here, I will go along with this farce.

---------

Very nice! Now about what you were saying earlier, who of us

was in the wrong? Me or my ex-girlfriend?

---------

Come on, come! You just agreed to this!

---------

(Uggh!!!)

---------

Y-your ex-girlfriend was in the w-wrong for breaking up with y-you.

---------

Ah! That's interesting, but earlier you said something

different! Maybe it would help if you explained yourself

some more. Why is she in the wrong?

---------

(This bastard....!!!!)

---------

Having ch-cheating s-sex is perfectly normal for healthy

males. Y-you need to have some fun from time to time right?

---------

For not understanding that, your ex-girlfriend is in the w----wrong.

---------

I see, I see. But I didn't quite catch your last sentence.

Can you repeat that? Please do speak up a bit more.

---------

I said, for not understanding that you have a healthy sex

drive, your ex-girlfriend is in the wrong!!

---------

There is nothing wrong with cheating sex from time to time!!

---------

Hahahaha! Hearing these kind of words from your mouth is so fun!

---------

Ahhh, I understand! Thank you for clearly elaborating. Now--

---------

No! Not another word. We had a deal, I just held up my side

of the bargain! Anything more is outside of our deal.

---------

And before you can ask: I

---------

refuse

---------

to accept any further deals

with you!! Your money be damned!!

---------

Somebody here is getting very angry~~. Hyahahayayaya~~~.

---------

Fine, fine, I am an upstanding businessman after all.

You did your job. And here is your compensation.

---------

I hope you will change your mind, and we can engage in...

further activities in the future.

---------

(Who would ever..!!! With such scum....!!!!)

---------

(I look forward to this day finally ending...)

---------

Keep your money. I believe this dinner is at an end.

---------

Worthless bitch.

---------

Should you undergo a change in attitude, you know where to

find me. I will take your acceptance of my proposal as an

apology for this debacle.

---------

Hey, hey, hey~~~~ hick~

---------

Auraaaaa! Hick~.

---------

Coooooome oooooon! Drink

---------

hick... with meeeee!

It's on me!

---------

(She's really drunk and Paul mentioned her getting into

trouble last time she got drunk. Maybe it would be a good

idea to keep an eye on her.)

---------

(What should I do? If I keep her company, I can keep her out

of trouble

---------

But this also means spending the rest of the

day here with her.)

---------

Keep her company.

---------

Alright, alright, Charlotte. I won't be drinking, but let

me at least keep you some company.

---------

Ehhhhh~~~~~~~ hick...! Booooooring~~~~~!

---------

That was my first successfull request~~~ and it

was a super important one~~~ hick... we gotta

celebrate accordingly!

---------

Haaah... fine, just one drink so we can celebrate both of us

becoming full fledged adventurers.

---------

Yaaayyy~~~~~!

---------

Coaxed by the energetic Charlotte, the first drink is

quickly followed by a second and then a third. But the

evening passes without any incident.

---------

Hey there, missy. You look like you could put up a decent

fight. Tell you what? If you beat some of the wannabe

fighters in this city, I will

---------

duel

---------

I heard you managed to take on Quentin and Lorentz. Not too shabby,

but I'm afraid neither of them can put up a proper challenge to test

your mettle.

---------

Quentin is too young and inexperienced, with his only battle experience

being simple bar fights. Lorentz is too proud of his armor and thinks he

can win with good equipment alone.

---------

I've been hired plenty of times to fight the monsters and

bandits lurking behind every shadow of the UFC. You think

you wanna try taking me on, missy?

---------

(The scars on his body. The way he carries himself. It's easy to see

that his skills in battle are far above my other opponents. I should

be careful in challenging him!)

---------

I-I lost?

---------

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

---------

Great, great! Looks like my eyes weren't wrong about you at

all, missy! Here you go, you really earned your money!

---------

Gold x 150

---------

But I think with some more tricks up your sleeve you could go

much further. If you want to learn one from me, just hit me up!

---------

I will also let my pals know that you managed to beat me.

When you travel around Roya, keep your eyes open for some

good matches!

---------

Looking forward to a day where we can fight together, missy.

---------

If you want to, I can teach you my Martial

---------

Rampage I

---------

It's

a brute force finishing move that does wonders against

unarmored foes. Hah, you really were a bad matchup for me!

---------

But be careful: After using

---------

you will be left exhausted for some

time! That means your opponents can pummel you down and you can't

even pull any fancy Martials to counter.

---------

Learning the skill is actually not hard. It would take me

---------

to teach you. But you need quite some power and

stamina for this one.

---------

Learn Rampage I. (HP ≥ 60, ATK ≥ 16)

---------

I appreciate your help!

---------

Haha! Don't worry about it, missy! If you want to show me

your appreciation, then use my skills to take down some

of those evil doers plaguing our lands.

---------

Bwahaha~. Already on it!

---------

Hey, that's off-limits!

---------

I'm afraid Desmond has closed down his business down there.

Losing his best pals seems to have hit him hard.

---------

They seem to be enjoying themselves. I better not disturb them.

---------

Please do find the ring, I worked so hard to save up the

money...

---------

Ahahaha, funny story... (Broken Ring)

---------

Give Ring. (-1 Engagement Ring)

---------

You broke the ring?!

---------

Ah, um, well, I was just fiddling around with it a little

bit. And then it just suddenly

---------

came apart. Ahahaha~.

---------

I'm such a stupid idiot for entrusting somebody else with this

---------

Hey, what's this about her getting back the ring, Albrecht?

I thought Aura just helped you against the goblins?

---------

She also offered to get the ring for me,

free of any charge.

---------

And you just left her to do it?? You left a single girl

alone, in a forest filled with murderous goblins, to get

back some ring???

---------

Are you stupid????

---------

B-but sweetheart!

---------

No buts! I swear, Albrecht, sometimes you are just so unreliable!!

---------

Ahahaha. (Looks like a stepped on a land mine.)

---------

The same goes for you, Aura! You shouldn't have agreed to

do this for him! What if something happened to you?! It's

just a stupid ring!

---------

Ahahaha~. (Well, I will just rejoin Roya on the next day.)

It sounded really important to Albrecht.

---------

You really shouldn't indulge him like this. Otherwise he

will never man up.

---------

(Awawawa~~, so harsh!! I can see Albrecht's cheeks growing

redder and redder.)

---------

Haaah... I swear. Ever since you left the Adventurer Guild

and took that apprenticeship under

---------

you have

been nothing but unreliable.

---------

Damn, Aura, I don't know how to thank you, you're such a life saver!

---------

Engagement Ring

---------

Hehe, now I just need to wait for the right moment!

After my apprenticeship under

---------

is done, I will

organize the perfect date and propose.

---------

Oh, Aura

---------

Sorry, I must have had too much wine at the

last dinner, I can hardly remember a thing.

---------

I don't seem to remember you having that much...

---------

Oh, Nadia's been in a bad mood ever since for some reason.

Don't mind her.

---------

Actually, Rosemond wanted to invite us all again.

---------

Oh, sure, we shouldn't let him wait...! Hey, Aura, maybe he

has a thing for you, considering how he's so eager to invite

you to dinner with us.

---------

...Maybe.

---------

So should we get going? (This time I need to go further and choose

something less subtle... A blowjob would be the logical next step---

Maybe I should put this off after all...?)

---------

Go now. (Lewdness ≥

---------

Wait. (Lewdness <

---------

(No, the plan's already in motion... Nadia is throwing me

suspicious glances... At this point I'm just wasting my own

money if I don't wrap this up soon...)

---------

Well, let's get going!

---------

Actually, I have something to do. I'll be back later.

---------

Oh, Aura? Did you need something?

---------

Hello there, Albrecht. Actually, I've been doing some work

for Rosemond recently.

---------

Oh, marvelous! I know he pays well for mercenary services.

---------

Well, actually, he said that he wants me to join you

two tonight for dinner with him.

---------

You too, huh? I never understand why he insists on me joining

Albrecht with him. Well, actually I do have an idea...

---------

Never mind that, a dinner with Rosemond is always a great chance to

learn something. I admit I would love a chance to talk one-on-one,

but I can't complain about you being there, Aura!

---------

Oh, bwahahaha, thank you. (Poor guy really has no idea

---------

So Aura, what's the plan?

---------

(The overarching goal would be to get Nadia believe that Albrecht is

cheating on her with me. However... If I do something too aggressive,

Nadia will know that it's just a setup by Rosemond.)

---------

(I need to begin with something subtle that will seed doubts

on Albrecht's integrity.)

---------

(...A handjob should be a good start... Use the drug to make Albrecht

defenseless... And then give off signs to make Nadia suspicious...)

---------

(I need to make it look as if I was a kinky girl who enjoys cheating

with Albrecht while his fiancee is in front of us, but also trying to

hide it...)

---------

(If I'm too obvious, Nadia might smell it's a trap, if I'm too

secretive, Nadia won't catch on... Tough line to walk...)

---------

(The most important detail is that Nadia needs to come to the

idea that Albrecht is unfaithful to her by her own conclusion...)

---------

I see you've put some serious thought into this.

Looks like you've learned a lot of useful things from me!

(Hehehe~. Doesn't sound too different from you~~.)

---------

(I've come up with a plan... But should I really go through with this...?)

---------

Okay, let's head out.

---------

Ah! Aura!

---------

I was afraid you wouldn't be in such high spirits after what

happened at the Congregation.

---------

Oh, don't worry about that! Rosemond has given me my biggest chance

yet! I just have to close a simple deal for him, and I get to be First Apprentice!

---------

I see. That's wonderful. By the way, Rosemond has actually

hired me to be your protection on that deal.

---------

Oh! That's just perfect! I wouldn't want anyone else to be there!

Aside from Nadia of course!

---------

So, ready to set off?

---------

(I have already undermined Nadia's faith in Albrecht. The time for

doubts is over... Only the finishing blow remains. Playing through the

whole act is probably going to take the

---------

rest of the day

---------

Accompany Albrecht. (Vice ≥ 10, +1

---------

Then let's get on the way to the

---------

Nephlune Congregation

---------

I need to find an opportunity to exchange his papers on the way...)

---------

Good day to you, Aura.

---------

You want to enter Rosemond's mansion? Hmmm

---------

The front guard

owes me a personal favor. I could call it in

---------

and considering how I also owe you for retrieving my

engagement ring, I would be happy to return the favor with this!

---------

Thanks Albrecht! See, you aren't at all as unreliable as you

keep telling yourself.

---------

but I really don't want to give up that favor, sorry Aura.

---------

About you.

---------

About Rosemond.

---------

you want to know more about me?

---------

My life doesn't make for a fun story... except if you enjoy

second hand embarrassment...

---------

I used to be part of the adventurer guild, together with Nadia.

But I was a big failure.

---------

Bwahaha. I'm sure you're just seeing yourself as worse than you really are.

---------

I think you carried yourself well against the goblins.

---------

Haaaah... Thanks for the words of pity. But I always mess

everything up in the end. Just like with the ring...

It's like I'm destined for bad luck.

---------

All I did was run from failed request to failed request...

---------

I noticed this back in the forest,

but Albrecht... Sounds like he has some serious

self-confidence issues.)

---------

His whining is annoying!! I can't even derive any pleasure

from all this self pity!! Just leave him be and walk away.

---------

(Shush.)

---------

Here listen to this story: One day, tailing a bandit in the

---------

I got utterly lost.

---------

I spent a week finding a way out... and when I finally found

myself at a familiar place, I was suddenly surrounded by wolves!

---------

And you know what happened? They ran away!

---------

isn't that a good thing?

---------

Maybe under any other circumstances!

---------

I was covered in my own sweat and dirt and feces!

---------

These terrifying

---------

wolves

---------

decided to run away because of my

---------

nasty smell

---------

Just think about it! I stank so much, I caused frightening

predators to turn tail and run away!

---------

Just how embarrassing is that?!

---------

Ahahahaha~. (I-is that really so embarrassing?)

---------

(Rather than bad luck... doesn't this guy have really good luck?!)

---------

(He got lost in that vast forest, somehow survived for a week,

despite all the lurking dangers.)

---------

(And then he found his way back. He even survived an attack by wolves!)

---------

(And before we met, he must have been swarmed by goblins.)

---------

(Can you really attribute all this to luck? If he survived that

much, doesn't he actually have some decent skill?!)

---------

Ahhh... I'm so pathetic... If it wasn't for Nadia, I would be

completely hopeless...

---------

Ahahaha, so in the end you decided to quit the adventurer guild?

---------

That's right. Nowadays, I'm an apprentice studying the craft of

trading under one of the most influential merchants in the city!

---------

That's a rather drastic change of profession.

---------

But it's safe! And a coward like me won't end up embarrassing himself!

---------

Ahaha. Um, is that so? (His self-pity is starting to get overbearing...)

---------

See? I told you so. Losers that spend all day wallowing

in their own misery should just die.

---------

(Um, as expected of you, that's an extreme opinion. I think if he

could just believe in himself, he would show some great potential.)

---------

Hyahahahayayaya~~! What stupid naivety, Aura! Walking garbage

like him would still squander any opportunity you give him!

---------

He is incapable of realizing his own self-worth! Therefore,

his mind is set on being a failure! And thus he will always

remain a failure! It's a self-fulfilling prophecy!!!

---------

Haaah... (As always, such an incompatible world view...)

---------

Rosemond is such a master at his craft! Every contract he writes

shows tremendous foresight. I wish I could be like him.

---------

When I applied for apprenticeship I nearly got rejected.

But luckily, I've got Nadia! She got mad at him for not

even giving me a chance and he immediately changed his mind!

---------

He even sometimes invites the two of us over to dinner.

Though he always cancels when I tell him Nadia can't come over.

---------

I really wish we could have a one-on-one dinner between men!

There's so much I could learn from some private tutelage!

---------

(Um, Albrecht

---------

Considering his low self-esteem,

I'm not sure if I should tell him... but... that

Rosemond, he's clearly after Nadia, isn't he?)

---------

Regarding Rosemond, do you happen to know if he was invited

to a party by Arwin?

---------

Oh that's a good joke Aura! Rosemond and Arwin consider each other

bitter rivals. I don't think I have ever even seen them in the same room.

---------

Albrecht told me you saved him from some goblins, thank you, Aura!

---------

Listen, Aura. If it wasn't for how Albrecht was obstinate enough in

playing dumb to make me doubt myself, you would have gotten a

big smack of Wind Magic the moment you walked in.

---------

Get out of here!

---------

(Hmm... As expected, she's in a state of uncertainty where the cheating seems

obvious, but isn't fully proven. The part of her that wants to believe

Albrecht is the last bastion of this relationship.)

---------

But we'll soon be taking care of that, won't we? Hyahahaha!

---------

Aura. You really had a great time last night, didn't you?

But I'm sure you have some very heroic things to do, so go ahead and leave us alone.

---------

(What a cold face! She's on to me

---------

But then,

I suppose that's the idea. Hard to get used it...)

---------

I can't believe how they treated him, at his farewell event of all times!

---------

My own Wind Magic was never much more than beginner level, but did

I get insults about it? No!

---------

He really managed to mess up a lot of jobs, by the sounds of it.

I wouldn't justify what they said, of course, but I can understand

those grudges building up over time.

---------

Still, so what if he gets in the way of a few jobs!

---------

He never got anyone killed! Just severely wounded, from time to time!

The healing specialist we had to assign to his teams made sure of that!

---------

(Nadia seems absorbed in some papers...)

Hey Nadia, what are those?

---------

Oh, I'm drawing up a regimen for Albrecht to follow.

---------

A... regimen?

---------

A daily schedule and list of rules of him to follow. Since he can't

seem to do things right himself, I'm going to have to take charge.

---------

...Not that I wasn't in charge before, with how passive he can be.

---------

So you're telling him what he can and can't do?

Bwahaha, that's a bit scary, Nadia.

---------

It's just for now! Rosemond gave him a second chance he can't afford

to throw away. If he can't find a way to make it work, I'll just have to

find it for him!

---------

I just wish he had more initiative himself.

The Congregation event should have been a wake up call.

---------

(I admire her can-do attitude, but she's also clearly frustrated with him.

I suppose that's good for Rosemond... and me.)

---------

Sorry, I don't think there's anything else I can teach you.

---------

I don't like talking about it too much.

---------

Wind Magic

---------

is just so weak

---------

But if you want to learn it, I would not mind teaching you.

We still owe you for all your troubles, after all.

---------

The spell I can teach you is actually a rare kind of spell, an auto-spell.

You can make it so that your mind automatically casts this spell when

you are in danger!

---------

The spell itself is called

---------

Tailwind I

---------

It will give you a speed advantage

at the beginning of a battle and it's super simple to learn! If you have

enough Mana, I can teach it to you

---------

Learn Tailwind I. (-8 MP)

---------

Great! I'm happy to teach you! To be honest, I always felt

like a burden knowing only this one non-offensive spell.

---------

So somebody wanting to learn it makes me super happy!

---------

Alright, try to release your Mana slowly into the air around

you. If done slowly enough, the Mana should infuse with the

air and you gain control over it.

---------

This is kind of hard. Feels like trying to

balance a very delicate scale.

---------

Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it soon enough!

---------

If you don't have business with me, piss off.

---------

Oh! Another survivor from the time loop?! I remember you!

---------

I wonder what made that creepy phenomenon come to a halt...?

If only it had been stopped sooner... My friend might have

still been alive.......

---------

I can't believe we all made it out... I wonder what made

that creepy phenomenon come to a halt...?

---------

You wouldn't believe what happened to us from our travel from Lumeria

to Trademond. We got trapped in some time loop back in Mountainreach.

---------

...My friend here nearly died... I wonder how the loop came to a stop...?

---------

... What do you want, huuuh?

---------

You... You...! I was half-delirious, but I remember you!

The adventurer girl who stumbled into the Mountainreach time loop!

---------

Even though I was dying... I heard your words clearly...

---------

a shining star

---------

piercing the darkness....

---------

I won't abandon you. Don't worry, I'll figure out a way to

end the loop and set you free.

---------

It felt like your words gave me the power to fight on. Could it be....

You succeeded... You were the one to end that loop...?!

---------

Here, we lost many of our possessions escaping that cursed

place as fast as we could, but I still have this gold purse...

---------

I owe you my life.

---------

I just came so close to death... The feeling of my life force

being sapped away... Uhhh... That Mountainreach time loop...

In all my life, it was the most cruelling experience.

---------

You better not get involved with us.

---------

The world sure is small! Happy to see that you too made it

out of Mountainreach. Please apologize for the sad state of

my friend here.

---------

He's still mourning the death of our third companion, no, to

him he was more like a mentor, or even a father figure.

---------

His old age was probably also why he succumbed to the evil magic

that hounded Mountainreach.

---------

The world sure is small! Happy to see that you too made it

out of Mountainreach.

---------

Uh... I won't be visiting Mountainreach again... Ever...

---------

This city is filled to the brim with crooked merchants,

doing my job properly is basically impossible.

---------

Especially that crooked

---------

Hermann

---------

Cooking his books, lying,

shamelessly tricking his business partners, and of course, knowing

who to bribe to get out of trouble.

---------

Honest merchants like

---------

Edwin

---------

should be the ones who

make it to the top, not scum like him.

---------

Oho, hello there Aura. Send my best regards to Hermann.

He did a great job in finally giving me the woman I want.

---------

Knew her since my childhood, but she ended up going out with

a holier-than-thou bookkeeper who just couldn't keep his nose

out of our business.

---------

And now said bookkeeper is rotting in the dungeon because

Hermann organized ''''''proof'''''' of him being a close aid to

Arwin.

---------

I especially appreciate giving me the opportunity to reveal

all of that to his beautiful wife, well, soon, mine~.

---------

You did well in supporting him with the council election.

---------

My husband can be a bit inflexible, but it's exactly that

kind of sense for justice that I fell in love with.

---------

You really never truly know a person, do you?

---------

I always thought this person was rotten to the core...

But it turns out it was my ex-husband who was rotten!

---------

I can't believe I fell for that sense-of-justice act! Making me believe

he was working hard to oppose the corruption of the Congregation...

---------

And then it turns out he was personally responsible for

faking documents for that monster Arwin!

---------

I'm glad I took the opportunity to divorce him before they

threw him into the

---------

Underground Dungeon

---------

...Now I need to get back to this date. Can you believe it?

Every time we meet, he just seems more attractive to me~.

---------

And he's so thoughtful! This

---------

special tea

---------

he brings with

him every time is just so wonderfully

---------

sweet

---------

I heard he got it from Arwin's collection just for me!

---------

A flower to my left~

A flower to my right~

Ah, being rich is such a blessing~

---------

Hm? Making a copy of

---------

Uhhh

---------

did Edwin send you?

I don't really feel like working

---------

I'm rich enough, why do I

have to work anyways? Just let me enjoy my leisure time~.

---------

Oh please, show us how great you are at money making~.

(Fatten your purse so there's more for me to take!!)

---------

Oh well, if my girl wants to see my glorious abilities at

processing forms, then so be it.

---------

you know my meal here is missing something.

I was thinking, some apples would be nice. Girl, do

me a favor and fetch me

---------

Apple x 5

---------

will you?

---------

Then we can continue talking about

---------

Hah... I don't like

the prospects of even thinking about it... about

---------

work.

---------

Apples? Excuse me? Why do I need to fetch you some apples?

You even have plenty of food here?!

---------

Maybe, but I feel like apples. I wanna eat apples!

No apples no work!

---------

(Am I talking to a grown man or a baby?!)

---------

Fine. Five apples, coming right up. But then you better get to work

and help me make that form. (How is it okay that some lazy bastard

can hold the creation of highly important forms hostage?!)

---------

So this is a bureaucratic system in another world.

I suddenly feel like this is going to become a lot more painful

than just getting a simple document...)

---------

Hurry up with those apples already. Or maybe I will change my

mind and ask you to get something else. Hmm

---------

What about

some Gourmet Meat... or Living Heart.... hmmmm....

---------

Give

---------

s. (-5

---------

I got you those apples. Now tell me what you need to make

that form. And I suppose there will be some sort of fee, right?

How much?

---------

Bite. Mrhmm

---------

Wait, I first have to finish eating this.

Bite. Bite. Mhrmm

---------

Hrmmm

---------

Ahhh, delicious.

---------

(This is starting to give me a headache.)

---------

For once I agree. Hey~, why don't you just take your

sword and hold it to his throat. I'm sure that will change his tune.

---------

(Bzzzzt. Rejected.)

---------

Alright, where were we?

---------

The forms. I need the

---------

of the form

---------

Ah, yes, yes

---------

In order to make a copy

of it, I need another version of

---------

If I recall

correctly

---------

V07

---------

has the exact same wording as

---------

I could copy it and create a

---------

form. However...

---------

(Edwin mentioned that I needed an important form that's in

the ownership of Rosemond. That must be it.)

---------

... I fear that only the most esteemed Rosemond owns copies

of that specific form. Therefore, I am afraid, I cannot

help you any further.

---------

Now, if you will excuse me, I have some very important

drinking to do with these cute ladies over here~.

---------

(So annoyyingggg!!!) But in other words, if I bring you that

---------

form, you will make me the form I need?

---------

Oh yes, sure, sure. ''''If'''' you bring it to me. Good luck,

girl. You will need it. Oh, and

---------

Rosemond's mansion

---------

you can find it in the northern part of the city.

---------

(Well, that

---------

wasn't helpful. But at least I now have

my target as to which document I need. Next stop:

Rosemond's mansion.)

---------

I thought you brought me my apples?!

---------

Good luck, girl. You will need it. If you are searching for

---------

you can find it in northern Trademond.

---------

You actually got your hands on it?!

---------

Rosemond promised me he would make sure nobody would ever approach me with work

if I bought the form rights. Tch.

---------

Oh well, law is law

---------

I will make the form..... by tomorrow.

---------

You aren't going to do it right away?

(Somehow I already saw this one coming.)

---------

Of course not! I first have to mentally prepare myself to work!

Oh, and also there is a 50 Gold fee attached to this.

---------

Mhm. Of course there is.

---------

Pay. (-50 Gold)

---------

Not now.

---------

I will be back in a day.

(And please don't tell me you didn't finish it, or need some

more apples or some other ridiculous request...)

---------

I will pay it some other time.

---------

Then no work from me! Please do not come back!

---------

Ugh, not you again. Please tell me you don't want to pay the fee...

---------

A-38-B10-V07

---------

Uhhh, just leave already. Come back tomorrow.

---------

Here, I put all of my work into copying and signing the form...

---------

(This looks like barely an hour of work

---------

and yet he's

acting as if he pulled an all-nighter. Oh whatever, I finally

got this stupid form.)

---------

(Now I just need to deliver it to Edwin and this silly goose

chase is finally over.)

---------

All thoughts of work are disappearing into the booze~

---------

Yaaaay~, hanging out with you is so much fun~.

(Just fork over your shitty money and drop dead.)

---------

Here~, how about another drink? Oh, you already finished that

one? Haha, you are such a great drinker. Here's some more~~.

(Don't be too surprised when you wake up without your wallet.)

---------

Hello there, Albrecht.

---------

Ah, Aura! How good to see you. It's a bit of a confidence boost to see a

friendly face... I've just been trying to work myself up to do something,

you see...

---------

Don't be bashful, Albrecht.

---------

The truth is that he's going to be giving a farewell address to the Guild,

before joining with Rosemond. But he's so scared, he's been hiding in here...

---------

Not hiding! Just

---------

getting ready!

---------

Bwahahaha, I see. (Damn

---------

that makes me feel even worse

about setting him up...)

---------

You've got nothing to feel bad about!!

It wasn't exactly hard to get that clerk to agree.

---------

They've all hated this loser for a while!! Think about it this way

– you've just helped them to be more honest with him! Hyahahaha!

---------

(Whatever, let's just get it done with). Actually, Albrecht,

I've just come from the Guild. They say they're ready for you.

---------

Really? I mean, of course. I guess it's time to go then

---------

maybe after one more drink...

---------

Oh, come on Albrecht! Nothing will happen. Isn't that right Aura?

---------

Ahahaha... yes, of course. And if anything does happen,

Nadia and me will give you some moral support.

---------

Hehehe~. More like you're going to make sure even Nadia

will feel demoralized~.

---------

Right... No point putting it off any longer. Let's go.

---------

Forest of Runes: Central Entrance

---------

There's some sort of ring stuck around his finger.

---------

Now let's see. The ring should be somewhere

here.

---------

Ah, around his finger! That must be Albrecht's ring.

---------

He's dead. Hmmm

---------

those wounds, it looks like he was

stabbed in the back. I wonder, was he killed by goblins?

---------

He's also kind of shady looking. What was he doing here?

---------

Hm..? What's this? A

---------

bomb?

---------

Bomb x 1

---------

There's also a belt, I think you can fit the bomb into it.

But it has space for

---------

four more bombs

---------

I wonder if he used

them when he fought his attacker.

---------

Wait, he was stabbed in the back. So probably not. Hmm

---------

I wonder if

he was maybe looking to refill his bomb stock. Then maybe there's a

stash with more bombs hidden in this forest?

---------

Dead. Stabbed from behind. Probably murdered by another human.

---------

Haaaa!!! Hahh

---------

Hahh

---------

Damn, there's just too many of

them. Since when did this forest get overrun with all these

goblins?!

---------

(Looks like he's in trouble. I better help him out!)

---------

Come on! I will take you on as well!! Damn greenskin pack!

---------

A-and you are?!

---------

Aura, details later. Eyes to the front. Don't worry.

You're not alone in this.

---------

Much appreciated. They're coming!

---------

Thanks for the help, Aura. Without you I could be another

corpse in this forest. By the way, I'm Albrecht.

---------

Damn, I didn't expect the goblin numbers to shoot up this

quickly. At this rate I'll never get back

---------

my ring

---------

Ring? Is that why you ventured into the forest?

---------

Nadia, my girlfriend, and me, we were enjoying some leisure

time in the forest. I wanted to give her an

---------

but then the goblins suddenly came.

---------

We ran, but it seems I lost the ring.

---------

Nadia said we should just make a request at the

---------

But we don't have the money, so of course I had to go and boast

that I could retrieve the ring myself...

---------

And here I am. I think it's better if I just give up

---------

This will be so embarrassing to tell Nadia...

---------

Ahahahah. (He looks really disappointed with himself. He must have really

wanted to show off. I kind of feel sad for him.) Do you have any idea where

you could have lost it?

---------

I am pretty sure I lost it when we were attacked at the flower field

north of here. But I think I'm giving up. I'm exhausted and already

beat from all the fighting.

---------

I knew I should have just completely cut myself off from

this adventuring bullshit.

---------

If you're feeling that strongly about recovering your ring,

I could do it for you. No price attached.

---------

What?! Really? Thank you, Aura!

---------

Mhm. Don't worry about it.

---------

I will be heading back then.

---------

Ah, before I go, one more thing: The goblins that attacked us

were led by a

---------

Goblin Shaman

---------

Be careful of him, he's tough

and capable of using

---------

Alright, Aura. See you then. And thanks again! You can find

me and Nadia at the

---------

Again that pattern where you just impulsively jump in

without thinking about possible consequences. So stupid.)

---------

But if you want to waste your time by pointlessly playing

hero, that's just fine by me!! Aura, your excessive kindness

will cost you dearly!!!)

---------

Bomb x 4

---------

A corpse. Hmmm

---------

Looks like she got killed by the goblins.

She's clutching a potion in her hand. Was she trying to

drink it before she died?

---------

Energy Potion x 1

---------

Dead. Hmmm

---------

Killed by goblins. She was trying to

drink a potion before she died.

---------

There's a pouch. Did she get ambushed

by the goblins while gathering herbs?

---------

But there doesn't seem to be anything useful

---------

Hm? Apples?

---------

A corpse. The lacerations on her head look like they were

inflicted by goblins.

---------

Apple x 1

---------

These trees are shorter than the others, but have adapted by

growing broader to capture more sunlight. Evolution at work.

---------

Huh. This tree was cut, but it's being dragged south instead of towards

the forest entrance...

---------

I guess this log was being dragged to the bandit's camp.

Well, they won't need it now...

---------

This tree didn't fall here naturally... It looks like the base

was cut, and there are drag marks indicating it was moved.

---------

It must have been the work of lumberjacks, before the forest

became too dangerous to work in.

---------

Odd that they still haven't come back for it, though.

---------

I hope they're okay...

---------

They still haven't come back for it... There's no blood here, so they're

probably safe, but it's still worrisome.

---------

An abandoned piece of lumber... Honestly, I'd have abandoned it too, despite

being armed. Trying to drag a giant log while hoping a goblin doesn't sneak up

on you is begging for death.

---------

so Aura can stop worrying? I'll ask later.

---------

It looks like the tree has been sprayed with blood recently...

It must belong to the poor woman behind the tree.

---------

It looks like the tree has been sprayed with blood recently...

---------

on this tree..." seemed a bit understated. I'll consider

an alternative later.

---------

A tree like any other... So long as you ignore the blood on it.

That poor girl...

---------

A tree like any other... So long as you ignore the blood on it.

---------

This mossy tree stump looks like it was cut a fairly long time ago.

It also looks younger than the surrounding trees.

---------

Either they prefer softer wood, or there's a limit on what old-growth

trees they're allowed to cut. That would be a surprising foresight for

a near-medieval society...

---------

I'm tempted to ask some lumberjacks about how they choose what trees

they cut later, but it WOULD be a pretty strange question, wouldn't it.

---------

These trees are covered in marks carved by the goblins... I have

no idea what they mean, but they seem sinister.

---------

Even though they've all been cleared out, the damage they caused

remains...

---------

There's blood at the base of this tree... It must belong to the man

who was murdered behind it. Even if he was fairly suspicious, I still

feel bad thinking that goblins killed him...

---------

There's blood at the base of this tree... Was there fighting nearby?

It's strange that none of it is on the trunk, though...

---------

it was the bandits that killed him instead of the goblins,

and this kind of undercuts that... Maybe I should tweak

this later. I'm also tempted to include a branch for if

Aura has dealt with the bandits, but what are the odds

that a player would ever see the variant?

---------

There's a sweet scent lingering in the air, though it's starting to

disperse... It's probably from the hydrangea that I harvested.

---------

There's a strange, sweet smell in the air... But I don't see any

flowers on this tree. Where's it coming from?

---------

"sweet" because it's kind of the default for this kind

of thing, but there are a lot of different things that

herbs can reasonably smell like... Well, I'll ask later.

---------

This place just smells like another tree now... For some reason, that's

a bit disappointing. Well, at least the Boar Hut will have good food again.

---------

This place still smells strangely sweet... I feel like I should take a look around.

---------

This tree was knocked down by pure brute strength. Something

strong is in the area...

---------

These trees are covered in goblin scratchings, but... It like looks they were

carved over some older grafitti? What I can make out seems pretty vulgar,

too... It must have been the work of those bandits from before.

---------

These trees are covered in goblin scratchings, but... It looks like they were

carved over some older grafitti? What I can make out seems pretty vulgar,

too... Was it the work of local teens, maybe?

---------

The bandits are gone, but their grafitti remains. What a waste... If they

were so desperate to fight someone, couldn't they have fought the

demons instead?

---------

Poor trees... They've had to deal with vandals AND goblins.

---------

For some reason, the mushrooms on this log are giving me a very

uncomfortable feeling... But they look completely normal?

---------

These aren't going to sprout into some horrible monster like that

other one, are they?

---------

It looks like these mushrooms are sapping the life from these trees...

They're not parasitic, are they? I haven't been infected just by fighting

that THING from before, have I?...

---------

These trees are starting to turn brown, and the trunks are covered in mushrooms...

Something very bad is happening in this area.

---------

There's a lot of mushrooms in this place; I think they're related to that

strange THING from before... Someone should probably clear out these

mushrooms, just to be safe...

---------

There's a lot of mushrooms in this place, but it doesn't seem particularly

dark or humid compared to the rest of the forest. Is there something wrong

with this place? I can't help but get a feeling of creeping dread...

---------

Even these weird alien plants seem droopy and restrained in this place...

What's going on here?

---------

Even the flycatcher ferns seem droopy and restrained in this place, barely

reaching out to grab at bugs... What's going on in this place?

---------

A lot of branches have been torn off of this tree. Did something

particularly large pass through here?

---------

depending on the specifics of that area.

---------

It looks like this tree was burned to the ground... It's a miracle

there wasn't a forest fire.

---------

Huh. This tree seems a bit singed...

---------

This tree looks pretty singed after our fight... Honestly, I'm lucky that goblin

didn't start a forest fire. It would have been horrible if we destroyed everything

that made this place valuable to the town in trying to clear it...

---------

I don't really have time to look at the trees now; that goblin

looks particularly dangerous...

---------

The burnt remains of a tree... Either the shaman just enjoyed casting fire on things,

or someone else fought the shaman here - and lost. There's no body, though,

so they must have run if that's the case...

---------

This plant is weirding me out... I keep seeing little tendrils reach

out and snatch nearby insects, like it was some kind of frog.

---------

I guess this really is another world...

---------

Oh, I recognize this plant from the guild! 'Flycatcher Ferns', native

to this forest - their carnivorous diet helps control the bug population

around here, as they use their sticky central tendrils to snatch prey.

---------

And, well... They'll also get their tendrils on any person that stands

too close by. They're harmless, but just the idea is REVOLTING.

---------

A flycatcher fern. I should keep my distance.

---------

This tree has been felled, but it hasn't been moved; it looks like they

were in the middle of processing it, but never returned to finish the job.

---------

My older sister was killed by goblins in this forest...

I cried for days. I don't know who cleared out the goblins,

but I'm eternally grateful to them.

---------

address the fact that she's a "replacement", though...

And should Aura maybe say something? I see Corrupt!Aura

taking advantage of this gratitude, but I don't know how

Pure!Aura should react...

---------

Ahahaha, now that the goblins are dealt with, we can finally enjoy our date!

---------

Are you sure, though? I don't see any goblins around, but people say

the ogre is still alive... What if they come back?

---------

Bah, I bought you the best armor money can buy, my dear! I know you can keep

us perfectly safe!

---------

Me, sure, but goblins hunt in packs. What if they go after you while I'm

fighting? I'd HATE to think about anything happening to you...

---------

Why, you'll just stand between me and them, my dear! With that armor, I

KNOW you can handle any number of goblins!

---------

Of... Of course, my dear...

---------

(Of course I can't do that, why do you think I'm here instead of fighting

the demons! If you weren't so rich and good in bed, I'd be of half a mind

to leave you here, you know?)

---------

(Goddess, I hope no goblins come... Well, maybe just a couple

so that I can save my honey...)

---------

(That adventurer has a really ugly look on her face, but her date

doesn't seem to notice at all...)

---------

(Is this really a good time for dating, though? The forests have been

so dangerous lately... Well, the adventurer looks like she can handle

herself, so it should be fine, I guess...)

---------

(It looks like they're starting to get all lovey-dovey... I should

give them their privacy.)

---------

(Goddess, I hope no goblins come... Well, maybe just

a couple so that I can save my honey...)

---------

for the corpses. This will make them disappear only if

they have been investigated.

---------

Jacob's House

---------

Wheee! I'm feeling full of energy!!

---------

By the way, Aura, Aura, did you see, did you see?

Dad's rebuilding and fixing the farm!

---------

Since he was always watching me, he never had time!

And he's been smiling so much now!

---------

...............If this had gone on.... I think......

I would have run away.

---------

...So I could stop being a burden.

---------

So I'm so happy, that I can be with my dad!

A-and not feel like I'm dragging him down...!

---------

Anything I can do for you?

---------

The Curse.

---------

I'm afraid there isn't that much more I can teach you. If you want to

become stronger, seek out other experienced fighters. I'm sure there

is much to learn for you!

---------

You want to learn a martial art from me?

---------

Yes, I was thinking that as an experienced ex-adventurer you

might have some skills on you to pass on.

---------

I see that you have quite a decent foundation. Maybe there is something

useful I can teach you. This Martial is a

---------

A defensive stance? (Hmm

---------

To be honest, I was hoping

for something more aggressive.)

---------

Wahaha. Don't look so disappointed, Aura. Any good offense begins with a

solid defense

---------

makes you resistant to physical attacks at

the cost of reduced attacking power and mobility.

---------

You can use it to observe your opponent's behavior, defend against

powerful finishing moves, and some opponents may just straight up

tire out.

---------

You should listen to dad! If he says that it's useful it has to

be the most useful technique you will ever learn! Ever!

---------

Bwahahaha~, sure, sure. But now that I think about it, I may have

underestimated the usefulness of a defensive skill. (Having a solid defense

on top of my heavy armored

---------

could be highly effective.)

---------

So, how about it, do you want to learn

---------

from me? It would take up

---------

to learn and you

need quite a bit of stamina.

---------

Sure! Let's get to it!

---------

Your form doesn't look bad, Aura. But it looks like it's

more suited for display rather than actual combat.

---------

(That makes sense. The modern day martial arts I learned are

more of a sport focused on human-vs-human combat.)

---------

When you are fighting for your life, there are no rules to

protect you. You need to especially improve on covering up

your weak points.

---------

Learned

---------

Haha, sure. But I am afraid my techniques aren't that simple to learn.

Come back to me when you have mastered

---------

5 Martials

---------

Then, you might

be ready.

---------

I can't believe it... The curse.... It is really gone...!

---------

How my daughter ended up being cursed? Ah, it's a rather boring story.

Back in the day - years before the Demon Lord invaded our lands - I used

to be an adventurer.

---------

Just take a look in dad's room! His adventurer gear is soooooo awesome!!

---------

Haha, is that so. I used to travel with her mother, Agatha.

Our days were filled with adventure and excitement.

---------

Until that one day...

---------

The one day we encountered a demon of envy. Drunk on our past successes

as we were, we challenged it, and then everything just went downhill...

---------

(I feel a bit bad about prying this much. But if I want to figure out how

to beat a demonic curse, I need to get all the information that I can get

my hands on. Sorry Jacob.)

---------

The demon killed Agatha, but we managed to wound it enough to force it

to retreat. However, failing to deliver the killing blow

---------

it managed to track

down our daughter and cursed her.

---------

(Being cursed because of a failed killing blow. I guess I am

not the only one with that kind of fate.)

---------

But, wait. I don't mean to be disrespectful, and maybe this isn't

something I should be saying in front of your daughter, but...

---------

If the demon was out for revenge, why did he choose to curse your daughter?

He could have killed her.

---------

I have asked myself that question many times. I wonder every

day if the demon will one day come back to finish its work.

---------

If, one day, you find the answer to that question. I would love to hear it.

---------

(So an experienced adventurer like him also lacks that kind

of knowledge about demons.)

---------

So how did you end up working at a farm after that happened?

---------

This farm actually belonged to my parents. When we were out

on requests, they would take care of my daughter.

---------

Sadly, when the demon came, they defended her and it cost them their lives.

---------

Since then I have ended my time as an adventurer and

started working on this farm.

---------

(So the demon cursed the daughter but killed the grandparents?

Why not curse them as well?)

---------

(Because they fought back? The more I learn, the more questions I have.)

---------

(In any event, losing his wife, having his daughter cursed

and then also losing his parents...)

---------

(What a sad fate.)

---------

And then you came to the church, hoping they

would find a way to break the curse?

---------

Yes. I provide them with a diary about my daughter's curse

and receive medicine in exchange.

---------

(He probably has already thought about breaking

the curse by tracking the demon down.)

---------

(But having lost once, I doubt he has the spirit to face it again.)

---------

Do you have any idea where the demon is? Maybe I could slay it?

I presume that would definitely end the curse.

---------

Yes, killing the demon would end it. However, I would urge you strongly.

Don't do something as foolish as willingly fighting a demon!

---------

They are monsters outside the realm of human comprehension. I would be

grateful for you, forever, but I cannot ask such a thing. From anybody.

---------

Please don't get involved. Stay away from demons.

---------

(I would love to

---------

But I need to eventually kill the king of all demons,

so being afraid of one or two of them will do me no good.)

---------

Thanks, Jacob. I think I learned a lot from this.

---------

Always a pleasure talking to you.

---------

You are asking if I know of a way to defeat a

---------

Let me think. It's been a while since I last fought one.

---------

First things first: The Spider Queen shares the common

weakness of all monsters, which is

---------

However, her armor has strong anti-magical properties.

---------

So unless you have a high magical attack potential, you will

probably not be seeing any success from attacking it with

a light spell.

---------

Dad's really smart when it comes to this stuff! And cool!

You better listen to him, sis!

---------

Haha, thanks. Anyways, if I recall correctly, the only way to weaken

the Spider Queen's armor is continued exposure to light.

---------

So in other words, attacking with a light spell would be

meaningless. However, dragging it under the sunlight,

for example, would work?

---------

Yes, I believe, if you could do that, you should be able

to use magic to harm the spider queen.

---------

Even though it is resistant to fire magic, a decent fire

mage could probably still damage it.

---------

But that example of dragging it under the

sunlight was just me speaking in hypotheticals.

---------

It's lurking inside a mine. I don't think we can just drag it

outside.

---------

It doesn't need to be sunlight. It's a mine you said?

Then there are probably plenty of torches and such inside.

---------

Simply light them up with a fire spell to create enough

light. That should be sufficient.

---------

(I see. So the light exposure from a single spell wouldn't

be enough. But if we set something on fire, then we would

achieve the necessary amount of exposure.)

---------

Alright, I feel like I can take her on now.

---------

(I will show you, Luciela, I won't be needing my powers for

this level of an enemy!! There will be no need for me to remove

the collar.)

---------

Oh we will see about that. And even if you dodge this

one. What about the next monster and the one after that?

---------

Do you plan to research the weaknesses of every

single enemy?? Not all of them will have such easy to

exploit flaws!

---------

(There is no such thing as a flawless being. And as long as

I keep thinking, I will find that flaw to exploit!)

---------

Aura, what a pleasure to see you again!

What brings you here today?

---------

Mhm. Nice to see you and your daughter are doing well.

---------

I saw your request about a monster going after your pigs.

---------

Seeing how you have been fighting demons, I reckon it would

be safer to leave this to an expert like you rather than try to

hunt the monster myself.

---------

It would be great if you could take care of it.

I would do it myself but...

---------

I get it. You need to watch your daughter.

---------

Don't worry! Just leave it to me!

---------

So what are we dealing with? Have you seen the monster?

---------

I managed to catch a glimpse of it the last time it took off

with one of my pigs.

---------

A winged creature with a man-like body can't be anything but

---------

Avian

---------

I fought many in my adventurer days. Compared to them, this

one was rather small. I suppose it must be a rather young one.

---------

As far as I know, they usually live in the northern mountain

ranges. Looks like this one somehow lost its way down here.

---------

The northern mountain ranges... Those are quite far away.

I wonder how that monster ended up all the way this far south?)

---------

Any idea where it could be hiding out?

---------

That is a simple one. I saw it fly into the woods to the south.

It probably has some sort of nest down there.

---------

Be careful in the forest, there are some wolves living in there.

---------

And when you fight the Avian, keep in mind that it can fly and

attack you from the air.

---------

Your time frame for attacking it on the ground will be quite short.

---------

So I either need to deal with it by using ranged attacks

such as magic or by hitting it as hard as I can when it lands

on the ground?

---------

That would be my approach. But in order to get it to land,

you will need to threaten it. So either way, you will need

some magic power to fight it.

---------

And there is no way to prevent the Avian from flying?

---------

There is one story I remember. Avians love to collect gold.

---------

Once, we

---------

stole their gold

---------

from their nest and they were so

---------

enraged

---------

instead of calmly fighting us from the sky, they savagely attacked

us only from the ground.

---------

Whether that was to our advantage or not, I cannot tell.

---------

(Fortunately I have Charlotte with me, so fighting the Avian

in the air shouldn't be too much of a problem.)

---------

Don't worry about your pigs, Jacob!

I will make sure to protect all of them!

---------

Dad, I'm telling you I'm feeling fine. I'm sure the curse is already

going away!! So stop spending all day at home worrying about me.

---------

Demonic Curses

---------

don't just 'go away'. Damn, where are those people from

the church?! I would get the medicine by myself but I don't want to leave

you alone...

---------

(Sounds like my cue.)

---------

Ahem. Sorry for interrupting. Jacob?

---------

Oh please tell me you brought me the medicine.

---------

Wow! A blonde knight! You look so beautiful, sis!

---------

Ahahaha, thanks little girl.

---------

Yes, the church sent me on this errand to give you this.

---------

Envy Curse Medicine

---------

When I grow up I want to be someone like you!

A knight that protects the people from the evil demons!

---------

Oh I am sure, someday, you will. Now, honey, please calm down--

---------

Noooo, not

---------

someday

---------

(Huh?)

---------

I want to be as beautiful as sis!!!

---------

I want to be as strong as mom!

---------

(What's going on?! She acted so sweetly just a moment ago!?)

---------

I want to I want toooo.

---------

RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!

---------

(This spontaneous outburst of a tantrum... Is this how the

curse is affecting her?)

---------

Hehe, correct. A curse of envy~~

---------

It amplifies her feelings of jealousy. Any person

possessing something or being capable of doing something she

cannot, will drive her crazy.

---------

The curse will eat away at her heart and eventually she

will go mad. Mad enough to turn her jealousy into physical

violence and assault those around her.

---------

The person you should be worrying about isn't the girl.

The person who is in danger in this room right now, is

probably her own father!!

---------

Hehehe~ What a fun curse. What a fun tragedy. I wonder

what will happen to the two of them~~

---------

(Downright sickening, as usual.)

---------

Calm down, honey. Don't worry, just drink this and it will all be fine.

---------

NOOOO!!!!!

---------

*gulp* I DON'T WANT THAT!!! THAT'S NOT WHAT

*gulp* I WANT STOPPppp!!!

---------

stop.... stt...stopppp.

---------

Sorry for being forceful, honey. How are you feeling?

---------

Hahhah... *gasp* hahh

---------

Ahhhh. I think I'm feeling better again.

---------

Phew, your timing was just right. Thank you for bothering

with such a seemingly minor request.

---------

No, I am happy to be of use.

---------

Hah, so humble!

---------

Ah, right.

---------

Sickness Diary

---------

This is the diary I promised the church in exchange for the medicine.

I tried to write down as many details of her curse as possible.

---------

I hope it will advance their research in breaking curses.

---------

I used to be an adventurer in the past. If there is anything

I can help with, please don't hesitate to ask me.

---------

I am in your debt.

---------

If you bring us materials, we can use them to improve your

equipment. We can also sharpen your weapon. If you bring us

some quality

---------

Star Metals

---------

we can improve our tools!

---------

(Improving my

---------

would be useful

---------

Sharpen Sword. (-

---------

Gold, +2 ATK)

---------

Enhance Equipment. (-

---------

Sell Star Metal. (+250 Gold)

---------

Workshop Level.

---------

About the Artificer.

---------

Thanks for doing business with us! Just wait here until

my partner finishes his work.

---------

Aura's ATK increased by 2!

---------

This'll be your rush order for the day!

---------

Which material would you like to incorporate into your equipment?

---------

That's a fine material you have there! It will take us some

hours, so please sit tight while we incorporate the material

into your equipment.

---------

! Thank you very much for selling this to us! We can use it

to provide you better

---------

Sword Sharpening

---------

services. Some

---------

other artisans

in town

---------

might even benefit from our improved tools!

---------

at Alchemist!

---------

Vitality Potion

---------

Antidote

---------

+1 EXP/day for other adventurers!

---------

Slime Armor Coating

---------

Liquify Weapon Coating

---------

Anti-Dark Coating

---------

+3 EXP/day for other adventurers!

---------

+20 Workshop Job Salary!

---------

Workshop Level:

---------

Level 1:

---------

Unlock Vitality Potion

---------

Level 4:

---------

Unlock Antidote.

---------

Level 5:

---------

+1 EXP/day for other adventurers

---------

Level 6:

---------

Unlock Poison Coating+

---------

Level 7:

---------

Unlock Slime Armor Coating.

---------

Unlock Poison Coating

---------

Level 8:

---------

Unlock Liquify Weapon Coating

---------

Level 9:

---------

Unlock Anti-Dark Coating

---------

Level 10:

---------

+3 EXP/day for other adventurers.

---------

I've told you all I can. The rest is in your hands.

---------

Ah! I see you managed to find the book. I hope it helps!

---------

So you've spoken to my partner about it? Good. Listen, I've

been trying to find out everything I can about the Artificer

and his Clockwork Forest.

---------

And what have you gotten so far?

---------

Not much. The Artificer has turned the whole forest into a

no man's land and his constructs will kill without compunction.

---------

There are of course many who have tried to explore it

and its potential treasures -- most of them never returned.

---------

However, one got further than most before escaping;

this was some centuries ago.

---------

Now comes the catch... He wrote a book chronicling his experiences,

but it's currently in possession of the Magic Academy

---------

Unless you've enrolled there, I'm afraid this book won't

be of help...

---------

Don't worry about that, I'm a full-fledged member.

---------

The book is called

---------

Tales of the Artificer

---------

has some insight

into the mechanical contraptions the Artificer uses for defense.

---------

Hold on, I have that book right here!

---------

In fact, I've already read it.

---------

That's funny. I happened to have already read that book.

---------

O-oh, so you already knew everything I spent days on to

research and find out...

---------

I know it's not a lot, but I hope it helps. Be careful, you're up against

a being rumored to walk Roya for over two thousand years now.

---------

We put that request out; my partner over there will bring

you up to speed, but I have some info for you afterwards.

---------

See you tomorrow in the morning. At the end of the day,

I will pay you

---------

So much work and so little time. If only I had somebody

who could help me out.

---------

Ask for Work.

---------

You must have been sent by the Goddess!

---------

You would work from early tomorrow until evening. I can pay

you

---------

Working here for an entire day is also a good

way of

---------

training your body (+3 Max HP

---------

(That does not sound like the most efficient use of my time.

But I suppose beggars can't be choosers.)

---------

Accept. (Promise)

---------

Alright, it's a deal then! See you tomorrow.

---------

A shame. If you change your mind, talk to me at any time.

---------

As I said, if you help us figure out the Artificer's methods,

we could

---------

finish your first order of the day before its over

---------

Now talk to my partner for further details.

---------

Ah, of course it would be our local hero of Trademond to

pick up the request for this dangerous expedition!

---------

So, what exactly is the benefit of this for you?

---------

We believe, from scattered reports from those who have tried to reach

the

---------

Artificer's tower

---------

that he has devised a way to much more efficiently

use

---------

If we could get our hands on whatever tools he may be using,

or the notes on the magical process...

---------

However he's doing it, it would be as if

---------

we had much more

Star Metal

---------

which would help adventurers like you!

---------

I can see the benefit...

---------

We would also be able to work our orders faster. For example

---------

your first order of the day

---------

would be done before its over!

---------

(Time is at a premium for me, so I could use that.)

---------

I suggest talking to my partner about the Artificer himself;

she's been looking into whatever sources we can find to help you.

---------

I'll do that, thank you.

---------

Worked the whole day at the Workshop. Received

---------

Gold!

---------

The exhausting work proved to be a good workout!

Aura's Max HP increased by 3!

---------

Order forms... It looks like a lot of people are buying armor these

days. I'm fortunate to already have a great set.

---------

The craftsmanship of these weapons is superb, but all of the decorations

suggest they're not intended for real combat. Probably why they're

still in the store.

---------

The only metal in this whip is the very tip

---------

I guess he works

with all kinds of materials despite the look of this place.

---------

Hammers and tongs, the most iconic tool of the blacksmith.

---------

That's a lot of daggers, all going to different people.

They're a lot more popular than I would have expected.

---------

Blueprints, probably - but I'm not going to unfurl them to check.

It's rude to touch other people's work without their permission.

---------

Boxes and boxes of smithing supplies.

---------

A chest. Probably filled with some of the more valuable

smithing materials. Not going to open it.

---------

That's a pretty nice sword. The tag suggests it's about to

be delivered to someone, though.

---------

Several spears. No names on this one; just 'The Barracks'.

Well, it IS the standard weapon of guards...

---------

Aura's Mind: Surface Relationships Room

---------

Now, what do we have here.

---------

Alicia.

---------

Allow me to explain the rules of this room.

---------

Sure, go right ahead.

---------

As you can see there are two sets of objects in this room.

Let me start with the levers you see at the top.

---------

They represent my

---------

general disposition

---------

towards a certain

person. As you can see, all main actors have a switch.

---------

By flipping it from one side to another, you can change my

disposition and hence improve or worsen my relationship with

that person.

---------

Following your previous explanations I take it that I have

to insert Corruption to do that?

---------

Correct. You can directly get started in my disposition

towards you or Rose.

---------

However, at this stage you won't be able to affect my disposition

towards George or Richard.

---------

Makes sense. I suppose I first need to go deeper to affect

your relationship with them.

---------

Right, then let me get to the bottom set of objects. There

you can see a table with a note and below that, 'slots'.

---------

Each column represents a surface relationship. For example,

there is the 'Going Home Relationship'.

---------

If you put yourself into a slot, I would be more accepting

to walking home from school with you.

---------

On the other hand, if you were to remove Rose, then I would

be more inclined to stop my after club hangout with her.

---------

However, please do note, that this is just my mental world.

So it's not like my relationships will change instantly.

---------

In order to move forward, you will need to act appropriately

in reality.

---------

Alright, that also sounds easy enough. And I can really just

remove Rose from your relationships?

---------

I'm afraid it's not quite that easy. If you check the

individual slots you will see what exactly the requirements

are.

---------

But to summarize, most of them require my relationship to

already be at a somehow fitting level.

---------

I see. So I can't just use the slots to bomb your

relationships. But I can use them to further accelerate the

process once I get something going.

---------

Yup! And that's the gist of this room. Feel free to take a

closer look when you come back next time.

---------

Anything you need a reminder about?

---------

About Switches.

---------

About Relationships.

---------

Flip the switches to decrease or increase my relationship value

with one of the characters. Keep in mind that flipping the George

and Richard switches isn't immediately possible.

---------

If you manipulate the people in the relationship slots, you can

make me more or less open to engaging in that relationship with

the affected person.

---------

You can get started by inserting yourself in some of the relationships.

---------

The switch is currently set to

---------

Strong Negative Disposition

---------

It changes the relationship by

---------

-10

---------

You can currently change the switch to

---------

Negative Disposition

---------

This would change the relationship by

---------

+5 Alicia Relationship!

---------

-5

---------

Positive Disposition

---------

+10

---------

+10 Alicia Relationship!

---------

Strong Positive Disposition

---------

You cannot change the switch any further.

---------

-5 Rose Relationship!

---------

-10 Rose Relationship!

---------

Yes. (-4 Corruption)

---------

Hmm... It's stuck. Looks like I won't be able to move this

switch for a while.

---------

-5 George Relationship!

---------

-10 George Relationship!

---------

Yes. (-5 Corruption)

---------

+5 Richard Relationship!

---------

+10 Richard Relationship!

---------

Yes. (-6 Corruption)

---------

The note says

---------

Evening Outing Relationship

---------

Here are the people who are likely to succeed when asking me

to hang out with them in the evening.

---------

Evening Chat Relationship

---------

Here are the people I am likely to respond to when they

write me a chat message in the evening.

---------

Going Home Relationship

---------

The people here are the ones I like to go home with after

club. The closer one to the note is my preference and I

will choose them over the second choice.

---------

Tutoring Relationship

---------

People inserted here, will make me more likely to accept for tutoring.

---------

You can make me prioritize going home with you over Rose.

Requires my relationship with Rose to be at most

---------

Swap With Alicia. (-3 Corruption)

---------

I am getting close to breaking your guardian, Aura.

Just a bit more and I will be able to access the next chamber.

---------

Time to put the finishing touches on this. Come Rose,

let's see how you will deal with Aura rejecting you~~~.

---------

Hyahahahahahahayayaya~~~.

---------

I have already made myself a higher priority than Rose.

---------

I have already made myself the only person Aura goes home with.

---------

You can insert yourself into the 'Going Home Relationship'.

Requires our relationship to be at least

---------

-55

---------

Socializing I

---------

Insert Alicia. (-3 Corruption)

---------

Looks like my hard work is finally starting to pay off!

---------

With this I have a direct way of connecting with you without

getting side-tracked with this studying bullshit!!

---------

Hyahahahayayaya~~~, if I remember correctly a new shoe store

opened up just recently on our route home~~~~.

---------

Now that you will be hanging out with

---------

I'll be sure

to show you some more appropriate ways to spend your

time and money than your garbage books~~~.

---------

I already inserted myself into this relationship.

---------

I have already prioritized myself over Rose.

Hmmm... Looks I can't remove her just like this...

---------

You can insert yourself into the 'Evening Chat Relationship'.

Requires our relationship to be at least

---------

-65

---------

Insert Alicia. (-1 Corruption)

---------

Alright, time to finally move on to the next step. With this,

it should become much easier for me to contact you.

---------

You might be able to get my number, but I doubt that I will

pay your texts any attention. Don't expect me to reply.

---------

Maybe

---------

but that's only as long as you are disinterested

in what I have to say. If I can just establish one common point

between us, this relationship could become a huge weapon.

---------

You can insert yourself into the 'Tutoring Relationship'.

Requires our relationship to be at least

---------

-75

---------

I hate studying, but I know you love it. I guess this is a

good opportunity to patch up our relationship.

---------

I look forward to tutoring you, Alicia! We haven't competed

at studying for years!

---------

Sigh, and for good reason.

---------

Richard got himself inserted into this relationship.

---------

You can insert Richard into the 'Evening Outing Relationship'.

Requires me to have

---------

Pleasure

---------

as my

---------

Life's Purpose

---------

Being Conquered

---------

to be what makes me feel

---------

Safe

---------

Insert Richard. (-3 Corruption)

---------

Hehe~. Gotta shrink down that time you're spending in Roya~.

Have fun fucking throughout the entire night~.

---------

I already inserted Richard into this relationship.

---------

...I don't think I have time to spend my evenings going to some

fancy places. After all, I need to be in bed early enough so I don't

lose time in Roya.

---------

If you want to insert yourself into the

---------

you will first need to proceed deeper into my mind.

---------

You can insert yourself into the 'Evening Outing Relationship'.

Requires our relationship to be at least

---------

There we go. Getting my relationship up to Rose's initial

best friend value was a long road.

---------

But...! Hehehe~. Now I have obtained a new powerful weapon...!

Let's see how you plan to fight me if you're too busy partying

and won't even enter Roya~~.

---------

School: Classrooms

---------

That will be all for today.

---------

Hey, Aura.

---------

Wanna head over to the library?

I've got this great new mystery novel.

---------

But I can't get a clue on who the killer is supposed to be...

The author just keeps bringing up closed rooms left and right!

---------

Oh, if you can't solve it, it's probably going to be really hard.

---------

And thus fun! I say, bring it on!

Let's head over.

---------

Ah, Aura, please a moment.

---------

You too, Alicia, please stay for a moment. There is

something I would like to discuss.

---------

Hm? Okay, sure.

---------

Just go ahead without me. We'll meet for club at the library.

---------

Sure. Just watch yourself around her, Aura.

If Alicia is involved, this is probably something no good.

---------

(That's probably the case. It won't hurt to hear them out first, though.)

---------

Don't worry, I'll be fine. See you later then.

---------

So, what's up teach?

---------

Is there anything I can help with?

---------

(I wonder what he could want from Alicia and me. Nowadays,

we never hang out, so I don't see any common point between us.)

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(Hehe, Aura, let's see if this worked...)

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Aura, are you aware of the student co-tutoring program?

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Ah yes, the one where a top-scoring student tutors a lower-scoring student.

If I remember correctly, in return they could then get some additional funds

for their club?

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(And also it's a program only available to

---------

right? Though, I should probably keep that to myself...)

---------

Yes, yes, exactly! And today in the morning, to my surprise,

Alicia asked me if it would be possible for her to take part in it!

---------

And of course! The first name that came to mind was the year-

best top-scorer!

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A-A-Alicia, y-yo--you....

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(What's with this reaction?! Did she figure something out??

No, but that's... that's impossible!)

---------

Um, what's wrong, Aura?

---------

Alicia!

---------

(I even made sure that with the flow of events the teacher

would be the one to bring up Aura at this point! There is

literally no hint to give me away! What's going on?!)

---------

You are asking to study? Are you sick?!? Did you hit your

head? Are you alright??

---------

(... I should have figured that much.)

---------

(And while it's true that I don't study, somehow her

reaction pisses me off!)

---------

Ahem. N-no, Aura. Alicia is fully serious. She would like

to improve her grades.

---------

And I would kindly ask you to help her out. Her family has

been pestering me for months to do something about her

marks, so you would be doing me a huge favor!

---------

And also, just think about your library club! I am sure there

are quite a few new interesting books you would like to acquire!

---------

(Ah, that's why he's so enthusiastic about this.)

---------

(Hm, Alicia's family is one of the main donors to this school.

So I guess they expect their child to receive adequate grades.)

---------

(But as lazy as she is, Alicia is probably not even giving

enough of a justification to receive passing marks.)

---------

(Ahhhh, this is why this school is so rotten! Everything is

about money money money.)

---------

(Need some better grades? Just get an

---------

Exam Student

---------

to do

the teacher's job!)

---------

(Frankly, I hate the program.)

---------

(I hate any of the programs that distinguish between Main

and Exam students.)

---------

(All they do is reinforce that there is this huge barrier

between the two groups.)

---------

(So I would prefer to decline here. Also this is Alicia.

Rose is right. If she is involved, no good will come out of this.)

---------

(Her wanting to study is 99% a lie. I don't know what she

wants, but it's probably part of some sort of byzantine plot

that only makes sense in her head.)

---------

(On the other hand, what if it's the remaining 1%? If she

really wants to better herself?)

---------

(If she is serious about studying, I can't just turn her

down like this.)

---------

(And if she isn't, then there is also the other matter... I

still can't quite put the possibility that she's Luciela

out of my head.)

---------

(Hmmm.. even though my rationale is telling me that this is

no good, I'm

---------

feeling

---------

like I should accept.)

---------

(After all, it's not like there is any harm in this. What's

the worst that could happen? And I can always just stop our

tutoring activities.)

---------

(Also the teacher is right about the club. Since nearly all of us in

the library club are Exam Students, we could use some extra funds.)

---------

Aura? So, what do you say, Aura?

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Ah, yes! Sure! I will do it.

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You have my thanks, Aura! A good student as always. I will

take care of increasing the library club's budget.

---------

How nice of you, Aura!

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(Hehe, just as planned.)

---------

Mhm, no problem. It's been quite a while since we last

spent time together hasn't it, Alicia?

---------

(And for good measure. It's a real shame that you turned into a

cliched embodiment of the villainess stereotype.)

---------

So let's meet tomorrow during club time. Skipping club once

in a while won't be a problem for you right?

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Not at all.

---------

(If Alicia = Luciela, then this might be my chance to go on the attack.)

---------

(Prepare yourself, Aura!! My offensive starts from here!)

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Ehhhh, I don’t get this problem at all.

---------

and what if you just focus on the first part?

---------

Well, that’s easy enough.

---------

If you get stuck, just ignore what you can’t solve.

Instead focus on the parts that you can.

---------

Ah, wait, this looks like it fits perfectly into this.

---------

Mhm. Once you take care of the low-hanging fruit, the other

parts will look a lot easier.

---------

Alright, I got it!

---------

Bwaha~, I never thought the day would come when I would see

Alicia studying so earnestly.

---------

(I'm just doing it to get closer to you. How are you having fun with this??)

---------

You have a pretty smart head, Alicia.

---------

But I think you rely too much on your natural brains.

---------

If you would just use a bit more structure in your

approach, I think your grades would go up quickly.

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Ehehehe~~~~. Of course, if I actually bothered I could

easily be number one.

---------

Ahahahaha, is that so.

---------

Aren't you worried that teaching me could threaten your

own top position?

---------

Hm? Why?

---------

(Tch. Are we on such different wavelengths?)

Okay, let's take another scenario.

---------

I also heard you help George a lot with his studies.

---------

Isn't he, like, ranked 23rd in the nationals?

---------

(?? That's awfully specific knowledge, Alicia.)

---------

He may be your boyfriend, but isn't he also a rival?

Aren't you worried about helping somebody beat you?

---------

Bwahaha~, that's so like you Alicia.

---------

Hah? What is?

---------

You are so fixated on the results.

---------

(Hm...? Weird, didn't I hear a similar line some time ago...?)

---------

You have to look at this more from the perspective of the competition.

---------

Here's what I think: No matter the prize, a competition

without its competitors in top form is worthless.

---------

(What is this? I’m suddenly having this major sense of deja-vu.

It's not from my confrontation with Aura in the mental world.

Just where...?)

---------

Challenging each other at their maximum potential!

---------

Burning feelings of passions exchanged between rivals!!

---------

And overcoming each other to

---------

reach new unknown heights

---------

Isn't that what competition is about? What's the point in

victory if it's not against somebody at their best!

---------

Ah, uhm, sure? Maybe it would be a good idea to quiet down a bit, Aura?

---------

Bwahahaha~, right. Sorry, I got a bit too much into it.

---------

A-hem. Anyways.

---------

Therefore, win or lose, I will never hesitate to help out a rival.

---------

(Are those feelings the reason why the guide Aura is helping me?)

---------

(The context is different, but isn't this basically also

what Aura told me in her mental world?)

---------

(No, wait. 'Win or lose'. There is a major difference.)

---------

Alicia, is there something wrong with what I said?

---------

Bwaha~, the way you are staring at my face is starting to

become a bit embarrassing.

---------

sorry

---------

I was just processing your

---------

reasoning.

---------

Aura, you said, 'win or lose'. But do you actually think you would lose?

---------

Do you think that if you helped out George enough, he could beat you?

---------

Wouldn't it be kind of arrogant to think that I could not lose?

---------

Just answer the question.

---------

Ahahahaha, what's suddenly gotten into you Alicia?

But alright.

---------

How do I put it? I just can't really see it.

The image of me losing.

---------

(I knew it. 'Win or lose'. This girl

---------

You think you don't care about the results.)

---------

(But actually

---------

you're just so full of yourself that

you think you'll win under any circumstances!!)

---------

A-hem. Alright, I think we got a bit off-topic here.

Let’s continue studying, alright?

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Haaah... Fine.

---------

(Aura and the guide Aura

---------

(At first glance, the arrogance and mockery she displayed in

her mental world seem so distant from the real Aura.)

---------

(But are they really that different?)

---------

(Aura fervently denied thinking of her battle against me and

Richard as a

---------

game

---------

(But subconsciously, she considers it another form of

---------

challenge

---------

('Burning feelings of passions exchanged between rivals!!')

---------

(Is this what that is? The guide Aura seemed to be looking

forward to killing Richard and me.)

---------

(But does Aura actually think that if we come at each other with full

force, we could

---------

exchange feelings

---------

and reach an understanding?)

---------

(Even after all I and Richard have done?)

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(Ehehehehe~~~~~~)

---------

WHAT BULLSHIT!)

---------

(But alright, alright, Aura!)

---------

(If that’s the game you want to play, then don't mind me

fully exploiting your foolish, indiscriminate kindness,

Auuuurraaaa!!!!!)

---------

(Hyahyahyayahyahaa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.)

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+1 Relationship Alicia!

---------

Oh, you're here early.

---------

Now that's a rare sight.

---------

Heeh~ whatever could you mean by that? (I'll let that poke

slide. Because I'm in a really good mood right now~~~~.)

---------

Eh, what's that? That's not the study material.

---------

Ahahaha~, and here I was thinking you had started studying by yourself.

---------

Well, what are you reading?

---------

It's the latest issue of a fashion magazine I subscribe to.

---------

Here see, aren't these gorgeous?

---------

Ahahaha~, shoes is it? I'm afraid I'm no good with this kind of stuff.

---------

So this is what you read in your free time. I'm more into fiction books.

Especially, 'Summoned to another world' type stories. Just recently--

---------

Stop, stop, stop! Stop right there! This isn't the library club, Aura.

---------

Tehe~, sorry. I started getting carried away.

---------

(Also I'm already well aware about your fascination with reading fiction.)

---------

Expanding your horizons

---------

was it? Hehehehe~~~~.

Let's see how this will work out.)

---------

But you know, Aura, if you just stick to your beloved books

about fiction, isn't your world view kind of narrow?

---------

Eh? Is it?

---------

Also it feels weird hearing an argument about narrow mindedness from you.

---------

(Just take the jab Alicia... Don't get side-tracked...)

Well, this is what girls our age usually read.

---------

If you just stick your nose into the books you love and ignore

other media, aren't you basically narrowing your world view

down to only the things you're sure you would like?

---------

You are basically ignoring an entire world because you think

it's not suited to you.

---------

Isn't that textbook narrow thinking? Wouldn't you rather

---------

expand your horizons

---------

and try out some new experiences?

---------

(Hehehehe~~~, humans are so simple. Just need to find the right

trigger words and they'll be sure to respond

---------

just as I wish

---------

Here, I can lend you this one.

---------

what's this? Alicia is saying something surprisingly

reasonable today.)

---------

(But... these kinds of magazines...)

---------

I appreciate the offer, but no thanks. I see your point,

but these fashion magazines... aren't they basically just

dressed up advertisements?

---------

(Tch.) Of course, that's the entire point. To show you the

nice things you could have.

---------

Exactly

---------

could have

---------

In other words, the entire purpose is

to create a need inside of me that I didn't have before.

---------

This may sound a bit extreme, but I actually think that

this kind of advertisement material is borderline unethical.

---------

We are happy as we are, but by giving us the illusion of

needing more, nicer things, our standard for happiness

suddenly shifts. As a result, we BECOME unhappy.

---------

In the false belief that we can then quench this

unhappiness, we buy the advertised products.

---------

But as soon as we see something new, the cycle repeats.

What's the point of this? How is this

---------

bringing me forward?

---------

It's just a silly, ever repeating cycle of pointlessly

trying to fill a void in your heart.

---------

Therefore, I will have to reject your kind offer. I can say

with certainty that I have no interest in that world.

---------

Bwahahaha~, sorry for going off on such a rant.

---------

(What the hell is wrong with her?! Ever repeating cycle of

filling a void?!)

---------

(Illusion of need? Falsely quenching happiness? What kind of

stupid bullshit is this girl talking about???)

---------

(You look at nice things. Then you buy them. And afterward,

you feel better about yourself)

---------

(And in this way you can feel happy again and again and

again and again. As often as you wish for it!)

---------

(How can she be so stupid to not understand such a basic process?)

---------

(And how is any of this different than her delusional

escapism into made up fantasy worlds?! THAT is illusory

happiness!! This is real!!!)

---------

Umm.. Alicia? You still there? You're kind of staring very

intensely. Bwahaha~, did I somehow offend you with that?

---------

Sorry, I didn't mean it like that. You are of course free

to enjoy what you want. I don't mean to judge you.

---------

(No, in the first place, we were just talking about some magazines.

How did this suddenly turn into a fundamental critique of happiness?!)

---------

(I want to scream at her! Tell her how stupid and childish she sounds!)

---------

(But I need to keep my cool.)

---------

Alicia?? Heeeey, it's not cool to steal my trademark

---------

thinking time

---------

Bwahaha~, that's myyy thing!

---------

(I need to increase that stupid relationship value. But if I

fly off the handle here and antagonize her, I'm just

shooting myself in the foot.)

---------

(Alright, let's change the angle of attack slightly...)

---------

Hyahaha~~, sorry Aura, I was just considering your words.

I never thought about it like that.

---------

Uwawawa!!! An understanding Alicia! What's wrong today?!

---------

(Keeping my cool!)

---------

Alright then, let's get started with studying.

---------

Awawawa! And you're the first to propose we move on to studying?

Is it opposite day?!

---------

(KEEPING. MY. COOL!!)

---------

Haah... That was actually quite a productive study session.

That Alicia... I wish she would just try harder.

---------

She would be a worthy adversary if she really put her mind into it...

---------

Hm? What's this on the desk?

---------

Seems like she left her fashion magazine behind.

---------

Haah... If I leave it lying around here, it will probably be

thrown away by the janitor.

---------

I should take it home with me and return it to her when I

have the chance.

---------

Alright, looks like she took the bait.

---------

Her stupid kindness really never fails me! Hehehehe~~~~.

---------

Now I just need to hope that this much is enough to

materialize a new interest in her mental world.

---------

Unlocked interest:

---------

Fashion Magazine I

---------

So, ready to go through today's material?

---------

Ah, wait!

---------

Here, you forgot this. I had been meaning to return it since some time.

---------

Ahhh~~, right, and here I was wondering where I dropped that~!

---------

(Tch. I was hoping you would just keep it.)

---------

(Then here goes attempt number two.)

---------

Finally, I can continue reading on about how that love triangle

between those film stars played out.

---------

(Of course I already read about it... But maybe this will work~.)

---------

(Mhm. That kind of stupid celebrity gossip. I really don't get

how other people's misery can be so entertaining to you.)

---------

though I do remember that part from flipping

through the magazine.)

---------

Ah, you mean the one with the double dating.

---------

(Gotchaaaa~~~~.)

---------

Oh? You read that? I thought you firmly told me last time you wouldn't be

interested in reading these kinds of magazines?

---------

I did flip through it for a bit.

---------

Oh~~~~? For a bit?

Juuuust for a bit and you remember this little detail?

---------

My, Auraaa~~, you must have gotten really engrossed reading it.

---------

(How does it feel Aura? Having all the fun of your old,

useless hobby redirected to something better?)

---------

(Hehe~, my work is slowly but steadily improving your life.)

---------

(You might not understand it right now, but don't worry...)

---------

(I just have to make you realize how much better I can make

everything for you if you follow MY values.)

---------

I imagined you would rather be spending your time

reading some ''good'' book.

---------

I-I was just growing a bit bored and had some time on my hands.

So I decided to give it a try.

---------

You know how you said that maybe I should expand my horizons a bit?

---------

What about that? (Come on, spell it out clearly.)

---------

(I want you to clearly realize how much fun you were having

reading this over your shitty, useless books.)

---------

(And you did have fun~. I made it so. So anything else would be a lie.

And you hate lying, don't you, Auraaa~~~?)

---------

I thought that maybe you were right about that

and I should at least give it a try.

---------

So? What did you think? Don't the shoes and clothes look

great on the models? Did you see mine?

---------

Bwahahaha~. So much enthusiasm! (If you would just show this

level of enthusiasm for studying!)

---------

Mhm. I saw your picture. You looked great. (Although maybe a

bit too indecent, even for you.)

---------

And what about this one here? Wouldn't that look super cute on you?

---------

O-on me? Uh

---------

I never really thought about that...

---------

Oh come on! Just imagine it for a bit!

---------

Just this once

---------

W-well, I guess. Hmmm

---------

This could look nice but actually,

I would prefer this one.

---------

This could look nice but actually, I would prefer this one.

---------

Ehhhh~~~, as expected, too booooring~~.

---------

At least it has an adequate skirt length.

---------

Boooooring~~. Though, it does suit you.

---------

Then what about this?

---------

I swear, the nail coloring here would totally suit you.

---------

Ehhh, no colored nails for me, thank you.

---------

How did they get you to strike that pose?! It looks so... indecent!

---------

That's how they got me to strike that pose~~~.

---------

Huh, so that's how the love triangle ended.

What retards. Hyahahayayaya~.

---------

All of them are heart-broken! That's not funny!

---------

Oh it's already gotten this late!

---------

And we haven't even done any studying!

---------

Ohhhh~~~, how unfortunate~~~.

---------

(Hehe~, just as planned. And from my point of view,

we have been doing plenty of studying.)

---------

(Just this time, I have been tutoring you in the correct subjects.)

---------

As they say, time flies if you're having fun.

---------

I-I guess.

---------

Hehehe~. So it was fun right?

---------

Last time you were so adamant about how you would

never have fun with this.

---------

But you are surprisingly passionate about this!

---------

I am? (I guess I kind of am...)

---------

Maybe you just discovered a new side of yourself? Isn't that great?

---------

Huh

---------

A new side of me. This

---------

is a side of me?)

---------

(A side that enjoys reading about fashion

---------

huh...)

---------

(That thought sounds so alien... but somehow... also so right.)

---------

So, about what you said... That you found these sorts of

advertisement-focused magazines borderline immoral...

---------

Do you still think so? Is it so immoral to want to sell you

some imagination? Showing you something nice you can do

for yourself?

---------

(Real imagination! Real products you can buy and consume!

Unlike some shitty book fantasy that's forever just an illusion.)

---------

M-maybe I was wrong. (I

---------

feel like there should

be some counterarguments here.)

---------

(But

---------

darn... somehow I can't come up with any.)

---------

(The more I try to think back and come up with something...

the more I can only see the positive sides.)

---------

(My rant back then

---------

It sounds so stupid now!)

---------

(Reading this magazine was fun. That's definitely true.)

---------

(And imagining what could be... how nice one could look with

these clothes and make-up...)

---------

(I can't think of anything wrong of that.)

---------

I get it, I get it. Haaah

---------

You want me to say that

I was in the wrong, right?

---------

You were right Alicia, I was being narrow-minded

for just rejecting your gift.

---------

As long as you understand~.

---------

In the future, how about you just go along with the flow and

try to just open up your mind to my proposals?

---------

I-I guess that wouldn't hurt.

---------

For now, how about you keep this? Oh by the way, I think there's

a new issue out as well.

---------

Oh? Maybe I will buy that.

---------

Yes, yes~, that's a good idea.

---------

+3 Relationship Alicia!

---------

But It's So Cute!

---------

Yes, yes, yes!!!!

---------

Open up your mind to my proposals~. Please do that and not just here~.

---------

You should also open up more in Roya~~~.

---------

This concession is a major win!!!

---------

What a complete turn-around from that bullshit you were spewing last time!!

---------

Hyahahahahayayayaya~~. Watching you grow is so much fun~~.

You're such a lovely student, Auraaa~~!!!

---------

Oh, early again? Bwahaha, how reliable.

---------

Alright, last time we barely studied. We should--

---------

Again, reading another one of your fashion magazines?

---------

Although I have come to understand why you

like them, that's still a bit much, don't you think?

---------

We really need to make up for the lack of progress this time around.

---------

Oh, I absolutely 1000% agree~! But

---------

in a slightly different manner.

---------

Aura, question: Do you recognize this model here?

---------

Huh? Question for me? Uh, um, sure. That's one of your cheerleader

friends

---------

we even went shopping together. Huh, I wasn't aware of

her being a model. And for such a huge magazine too!

---------

Correct! And this one here?

---------

W-well that's clearly you.

---------

Third one, what about this guy here?

---------

Uhm... I can't say I particularly remember...?

---------

What? He's a super famous designer!

---------

Uhhh... S-sorry, I'm not too good with celebrities. The only

ones I know are probably from the magazines I read.

---------

That's what I thought! Aura, today it's study time for you.

We need to close that gap of knowledge!

---------

Eh? Ehh? Ehhhhh? Why? Why do I need to study celebrities?!

In the first place, I am here to help you study!

---------

You are surrounded by them! Instead of running away into fantasy

worlds, don't you think it's time to study the real world for a change?

---------

Is this about the talk we had in the cafeteria...?

(So we weren't good after all.)

---------

But... why am I even worrying so much about that

anyways? Alicia was the one who started saying all those horrible

things about my friends...)

---------

(A-am I really in the wrong for calling her out on it?

Am I really no better because I think so badly of her friends...?)

---------

(And learning about celebrities

---------

That sounds like a complete

waste of time. Just because they are a bit famous... that doesn't

make them special to me.)

---------

Oh come on Aura, you are giving me that look again~. Like when

you rejected my really nice offer to lend you one of my fashion

magazines~. Remember:

---------

Broaden your horizons

---------

Just keep listening to me and I promise you, that you will

learn many, many more things in life. And you like learning

new things, riiiiight~~~~?

---------

Just give me a chance~. Maybe you won't like this study

session, or maybe you will like it~. But you can only find

out afterwards~.

---------

Fine... (Maybe learning some more of Alicia's world isn't the worst idea.)

---------

(And

---------

maybe this could be a way to find out more about Richard?)

---------

(Hehehe~~. Nice, very nice~~. My victory with changing her

interest in those magazines is making Aura question her own

judgement~~. Just as planned.)

---------

(But I do have to wonder... how many times I can play this stupid

'broaden your horizons' card. You must really hate thinking of

yourself as close-minded, huh.)

---------

(Oh, the suffering of those who want to be good people~~~.

Hyahahahahayayaya.)

---------

Great! So, you met Veronica right? This here is one of her

previous boyfriends... He's a super famous SelfTuber!

---------

Ahaha, I-I see.

---------

Just look at the number of subscribers this guy has! Veronica went

out with a person who can reach and influence so many people at

the drop of a hat!

---------

Isn't that amazing?!

---------

Uh... I-is it? (Am I imagining things? Are there stars in her eyes?

The thought of influencing people

---------

is it that exciting to you Alicia?)

---------

Though, they broke up in the end because Veronica dumped him.

Hyhahayaya, you should have seen his face when she got bored of him.

---------

She dumped him because she got bored...? The poor guy...

(My image of your friends isn't improving at all, Alicia.)

---------

Alright, now let's review the material. Who is this person?

---------

Um, that was the guy who designed your model clothes?

---------

Correct! And what about her?

---------

Uhh

---------

ummm...

---------

We just discussed her earlier! She's his girlfriend!

---------

O-oh. Sorry, I forgot.

---------

Looks like we still have quite a lot of work to do.

---------

Um.. it's already getting late. Maybe we should call it a day?

(I really don't care about any of this...)

---------

We aren't stopping before you have at least mastered the basics!

(That is... Until I'm sure I succeeded in manifesting a new interest in

your mental world. Hehehe~.)

---------

The basics? Knowing all these people and their relationships

is what you consider the basics?!

---------

Alicia, can't you be this enthusiastic when

studying... you know... math or something...?)

---------

Let's continue! Or is this the limit of your ability to study...?

---------

My limit? H-hey you are talking to the one ranking first in nationals!

I can memorize a bunch of names and relationships in no time!

---------

(So eaaaaasy~~~~.)

---------

F-fine. (Looks like she won't leave me off the hook... Well,

whatever, at least her mood has considerably improved.)

---------

Celebrities I

---------

(Pffffff. You are so easy to manipulate. Feeling competitive

about your ability to study. How dumb! How completely 1000%

dumb dumb duuuumb!!)

---------

(Now, just a few more preparations here and there, and let's

see how you are going to respond the next time I invite you

to eat at my table~.)

---------

I was so relieved when club was finally over.

---------

And today, I am even happy that I have a good excuse for skipping club.

---------

Ehhh~~~. I never got how you thought that reading and talking

about books could be fun. (And I'm super happy that you now see

things my way~.)

---------

Nh. For me, reading was always an act of connecting to someone.

Kind of like directly peering into the soul of the author.

---------

And discussing my interpretation with someone else, I always

found it fascinating. The different ways people live, value,

and dream.

---------

(Pff. Understanding? Blablabla. That's pretty much what Guide

Aura already told me when I opened the Interests Room. Makes

me want to puke all over again. There isn't anything to understand.)

---------

(The majority of people are irredeemable garbage. They don't need

understanding. They need fixing. By greater people --- like us.)

---------

Recently, I can't feel that fascination anymore.

---------

I have to force myself to read. And all I can think is 'How

stupid is the author?' 'What a stupid plot device.' 'I bet

the author just made that up as he went along.'

---------

It's like, whatever I read, I can only see the negative parts.

---------

(Now that sounds a lot better~.)

---------

Heeeeh~~. Aren't most of your criticisms right? Most books are

most likely just author's making up random shit to sell it to the

dumb masses.

---------

I doubt any of them actually plan their works. It's just another

way to make money. And a super lame one at that.

---------

(If it were me, I would ban all this shit. No more fantasy escape

drugs, no more delusions of being given illusionary power, no more

of that made up shit.)

---------

(We are born in reality. We should live in reality. And it's good

that you're finally starting to understand that fact, Aura.)

---------

I can kind of understand your point. But

---------

I don't think that can be right.

---------

Even if I can only see the flaws in their work. Even if there

are so many parts that look lazy.

---------

I can still see that lots of books out there are products of

passion and love. And not just a matter of generating income.

---------

(Tch. Looks like she still isn't fully seeing things my way.

Removing Aura's love of books is a good starting point, but

I need to go further than that.)

---------

(And not just to fix her and make her understand just how much

time she is wasting in her precious youth. I also need to cut

her off from her worst influence --- Rose.)

---------

Hey, about that offer...

---------

Hm? What offer?

---------

About you joining us in cheerleading! I believe we should have

another discussion about that matter.

---------

I might have some troubles enjoying my club activities, but

I don't think switching to your club is going to be any better...

---------

Aw, come on. Are we doing this again? That's the same thing you

said when you didn't want my fashion magazines!

---------

I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons~.

---------

But, still. A club that's literally meant to make people stare

at your body. That's just not something I feel comfortable with.

---------

(Tch. Looks like this wonder weapon isn't all-mighty after all.

But I already hold all the cards in the hand to push her further.)

---------

Ah, come on, just give it a try

---------

Just for a short time

---------

And who knows,

maybe taking a break from the library club will recharge your batteries.

---------

You have been doing that since Middle School. Maybe all you need

is a change of pace

---------

Just for a little while

---------

Maybe you are right about that. But the cheerleaders...

I think I would rather join some other club instead.

---------

(That would be a decent enough win against Rose. But it wouldn't put me

into an advantageous enough position to clear out the next chamber.)

---------

(I absolutely need to get her into my complete sphere of influence.)

---------

But just look at the cute uniforms you could get to wear!

Here, there's this great picture of us on this magazine!

---------

(Luckily, I have built up a strong arsenal.)

---------

Oh, that does look cute! And I didn't know that our cheerleading

club was featured on a magazine!

---------

Hehe~. You could be on here as well.

---------

I really like that look. And I would like to try wearing

such a uniform but... Isn't it a bit too revealing...?

---------

I mean the entire stomach area is exposed. And you can even s-s-see...

everyone's bellybuttons are exposed!

---------

(B-bellybuttons?! That's something you don't find acceptable?!

The fuck?! And here I thought I had come a long way. Looks like

there are still a lot of issues I need to fix.)

---------

And dancing with that in front of so many people. I mean just

look at the background crowd. Some of the people are giving you

some really perverted looks!

---------

(And isn't it just awesome to have captured their attention like that~?

Though I suppose, as you are now, you won't understand yet.

But that's just a matter of time~.)

---------

You can see some of the guys are just staring at the jumping

girl's thighs and behind...

---------

You wouldn't need to join us for public performances. Just try

coming to practice. There are no people there watching, or

'leering at us'.

---------

(I guess I will have to tell the usual onlookers to stay away

for a while. At least until I get Aura used to being in the

cheerleading club.)

---------

Oh, that changes matters quite a bit. Hmmm

---------

Just come to one of our practice sessions! And it's not like

you need to quit your library club.

---------

You can just be in both clubs and go to whichever you prefer.

(And the one you prefer will be the cheerleading club, hehe~.)

---------

In either case, thanks for your nice offer, Alicia. I think

you brought up some good points that I will need to consider.

---------

But for now, I think I am going to stick to the Library Club and

see if I can somehow deal with my recent lack of enthusiasm.

---------

(... Damn. I ran through all of my weapons and I still failed.

This is harder than I thought.)

---------

(But I think this should still have been a success. Maybe I didn't

manage to convince Aura, but I managed to raise her awareness for

the club high enough to think about joining it.)

---------

(With those thoughts actively being in her mind, I should be

giving her plenty of reason to materialize the corresponding

interest in cheerleading activities.)

---------

(That one should give me the final push I need.)

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+2 Relationship Alicia!

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Cheerleading I

---------

(Same story as with George.)

---------

(Rose and Alicia both don't remember anything either.)

---------

(No memories at all.)

---------

Haaah. (I guess there's only one person left.)

---------

(After asking him, I can be sure that it’s all just a stupid dream.)

---------

Hey, you guys over there, have any of you seen the Student

Council President today...?

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No...? Hahhhh... (Guess I'll be spending the day searching for him...)

---------

What the hell is this supposed to be?! That's not what I

told you to buy!!

---------

B-but you s-said..!

---------

Just give me a minute, I will do it right this time.

---------

By god, I swear, you are useless. Didn’t you get into this

school through the special exam program?

---------

OMG, so incompetent!

---------

I-I...

---------

Supposedly, this is one of the smartest heads in our school!

In our country! And she can't even form one coherent sentence!

---------

Useless! You're useless trash! All I am asking you to do is

remember four measly orders and buy us the right food.

---------

(Ah, she's at it again. Alicia and her group. Bullying

somebody because of something meaningless.)

---------

(That smile on her face

---------

She's enjoying herself.)

---------

Is that really expecting too much?!

---------

Hyiahh, I'm sorry, I'm sorr-y? Ah? A hand at my back?

---------

Ahahahah~, you should watch your step or you're going to trip.

---------

(Aura...!! Of course you would meddle with this.)

---------

(I don’t get it. Ganging up on somebody weaker...)

---------

(Tormenting somebody like that, how can anybody derive

pleasure from such a cruel act?)

---------

(Real life demons...)

---------

Hey, where are you looking?! And what's with that tone?!

---------

That's not what I taught you yesterday! The words you're

supposed to say when you mess up, remember?

---------

It's 'Please forgive this dumb bitch for being so stupid.

I apologize for wasting your time. I beg you to forgive me!'

---------

Come on, say it.

---------

Laura, why don't you go to the toilet and wash your eyes? If you're

like this in club you won't be able to read a thing, ahaha.

---------

Hey, don't ignore me! We aren’t done here. That’s

---------

girlfriend

---------

I decide when she can leave.

---------

Girlfriend? (What's this about now? Is this bigger than

forcing her to run some pointless errands?)

---------

Laura just weakly shakes her head.

---------

from where I stand it appears she disagrees, though?

---------

Ahhh, seems she’s a bit forgetful. We officially started

dating yesterday.

---------

... I see. ('not what I taught you yesterday', 'the words you're

supposed to say when you mess up.')

---------

I'm starting to understand the situation. And I guess she

'messed up' her response to you asking her out?

---------

Ahahahaha, yeah she can be really dumb at times. But don't worry,

I’ll make sure people don’t get the wrong impression anymore~.

---------

(She rejected him. But he didn’t accept the rejection.)

---------

(And now they are bullying her as punishment.)

---------

(She's probably putting up with this because she's afraid

that they might do worse.)

---------

(But who knows how far this could escalate in the future.)

---------

(Somehow I have a pretty good idea about who came up with

the whole idea.)

---------

Ahaha, hey, you still here Laura? I really think you should leave.

---------

A-are you sure?

---------

Mhm. Don't worry about me. I'll see you at the club later.

---------

(Heh, how useless, Aura. How stupidly useless! Don't you see,

you're just fanning the flames!)

---------

Hey! Didn’t you listen to a single word I just said?!

---------

(How annoying. Reporting this to the faculty is useless.

They don’t care about this kind of behavior.)

---------

(I can already imagine it. They will just say 'We were just

joking around haha' and the faculty will respond with 'Ah,

you see? It was all just a misunderstanding!')

---------

(Something like that. I can already see it perfectly.)

---------

(From the bottom of my heart, I can feel nothing but disgust

for these people.)

---------

(And my help is probably just making things worse.)

---------

(They will try to come up with an even more severe

'punishment'.)

---------

(As long as poor Laura is their target, they will keep coming after her.)

---------

(But even so...)

---------

(I just can’t stand back.)

---------

(Her eyes were clearly telling me 'Please help me'.)

---------

(And such an earnest request... I won't refuse.)

---------

Bitch, listen to me already!!

---------

H-hey you don't think he's going to...?

---------

Um... I'm afraid he will.

---------

H-hey I think we should call it a day.

---------

Ahahaha~~~. Sorry, I didn’t hear a single word you just

said. I only heard 'blablablabla'. Ahahahah~~ sorry.

---------

(Therefore... To me, there exists

---------

only one solution

---------

Y-you fucking bitch!

---------

(Woah, that was close. His swing is unexpectedly sharp.)

---------

Eh...? (Did she just dodge that?)

---------

H-hey cut it out. Let’s leave! You only transferred this

year, so you don’t know, but that girl...

---------

(Did he do some sort of boxing in the past?)

---------

(No his footwork seems sloppy. Is it just a decent amount

of street fighting experience?)

---------

Ahhh??! I ain’t running away from some shitty girl!!!

---------

Take th--

---------

Ahhhh... Ahhh!! AHHHHH!!!! YOU BITCH!!

---------

MY BALLS! AHHH!!! MY BALLS!!

---------

YOU JUST KICKED ME IN THE BAALLLLLLLLLLSS!!!!!!!!

---------

AHHhhGGHHG! Wh-what’s with that kick?!

---------

... that girl knows some martial arts is what I wanted to say.

---------

(Only one possible solution.)

---------

You bitch! I will get you for this!!!

---------

Mhm. If you are looking for somebody to bully, try me.

No matter where, no matter when, I'm ready to take you on.

---------

This should give you enough motivation, right? Revenge for

your balls should be better than some rejection by a girl

you barely know.

---------

(Even if it means making me the sole target.)

---------

(I will never ever look away

---------

Never again

---------

(Making yourself the target of people's hatred, just to

protect random strangers. So fucking disgusting!!)

---------

(Alicia, how can you just stand there and look on coldly?

It's like you were watching this all through a TV screen.)

---------

(How can you look at me as if I just ruined a pleasant

episode of reality entertainment?)

---------

(Your messiah complex makes me want to vomit!)

(Your apathy makes me want to vomit!)

---------

But don't worry, Aura. Soon enough you will change!

This disgusting goody two-shoes act will come to an end!!!

---------

And you will believe that it’s your own free decision to do so!

---------

Hey!

---------

Patricia

---------

what's up?

---------

(What's the deal with that stupid pause?! And those derogatory eyes.

How come I'm still treated like an outsider.)

---------

I have a favor to ask.

---------

How about you bother somebody else?

I have, like, got important things to do, you know?

---------

(Don't give me that shit! I can see you playing a game on your phone!)

---------

It's from Alicia.

---------

If you want me to tell her you refused her a favor, that's on you.

---------

Oh! You're on an errand for Alicia! W-why didn't you just say so?

---------

(Heh, now that's more like it. Name dropping Alicia always works.)

---------

(Stupid bitches, while you're being a waste of space,

I'm working my way up the social ladder!)

---------

(Soon enough I will be leaving you all in the dust and when I do

---------

I will be the one giving you that look!!)

---------

So, what does she want?

---------

It's super simple~.

---------

Hey, Aura~. Just wanted to mention how much I LOVE your new sneakers.

---------

Y-you noticed me wearing new shoes? (I didn't expect anybody

to pay attention. George didn't comment on them...)

---------

Really loving that more dynamic vibe, you know? Kind of getting

away from your usual stuck-up looks?

---------

(That's not what I told you to say!

Just stick to the plan you dumb bimbo...)

---------

dynamic vibe? Uhuh. (Can you please go away...?

I can't tell if she's trying to mock or compliment me.)

---------

Well, was really nice having such a neat chat with you!

---------

(And now she's leaving again?! We didn't really even talk?!

Can you really call this superficial interaction a 'neat chat'?!)

---------

Oh, and there is something I would really love to see you in: heels!

They would look gorgeous on you!

---------

(?????????????)

---------

What the hell was THAT?

---------

(Did she really just come here to honestly tell me she liked

the way I changed my shoes...?)

---------

(Is it really such a positive change?)

---------

(... wearing heels

---------

huh? When we went out shopping,

Alicia also kept pushing for them...)

---------

(Should I maybe give it a try...?)

---------

(Nah, I like how comfortable these new sneakers are.)

---------

(I guess that's what she meant with dynamic vibe.)

---------

(Wearing unpractically heeled shoes

---------

Even if it might look nice,

that's really not enough of a benefit.)

---------

(And there we go.)

---------

(Though, I have no clue whether that just went as Alicia anticipated.

I just wish she would share with me why I'm doing this...)

---------

(That way, I could also better assist her.)

---------

(Haven't I proven my trustworthiness over and over again...?)

---------

+1 Compliment!

---------

Handing Out Compliments 2

---------

Well, that's what the author said in the interview but you know...

---------

B-but

---------

wouldn't that be a plot hole?

---------

E-ekkk?! M-m-my...!

---------

Hey! What do you think you're doing?!

---------

How old is that guy? Grabbing someone's behind and

then running away?! What is he, an elementary schooler?!

---------

What a disgusting pervert!!

---------

It-it's fine Aura

---------

I've gotten used to this.........

---------

(The fact alone that you can get used to this is already not fine!

Haaah

---------

But I guess I can get her position.)

---------

(She doesn't want to act up and risk becoming a target again...)

---------

(Nh. Having to accept this act of filthy sexual harrassment pisses me off.)

---------

How's everyone doing in the Library Club? Sorry for kind of souring

the mood with me and Rose arguing.

---------

We are fine. You should try to come back more often

---------

Maybe that will patch things up between you two...

---------

Eh? K-kyaa!

---------

(Nh... Ahh... Getting surprised grope feels---)

---------

H-hey! A-Aura, s-someone is

---------

someone is groping you!

---------

Ah! U-Um, right! (What's wrong with my reaction?!)

---------

(Instead of immediately telling him to back off, my thoughts

were about it feeling good... Geez... How shameless of me...)

---------

If you value our friendship, work on yourself, already, Laura.

I'm sick of these excuses about forgetting it, just because

you delved into some new shitty book.

---------

You can't just make everything go away just by saying

'sorry, sorry, sorry' until the problem disapppears.

---------

Kyaa~!

---------

Bwahaha~. Very funny.

---------

See you at the next party?

---------

Mhm. Sure.

---------

U-um, Aura... H-he just groped your bottom

---------

aren't you angry at him...?

---------

Oh, don't make such a big deal about it. Boys are boys.

If they see sexy booty like mine, they can't help themselves.

---------

Besides, it didn't feel bad for me either~.

---------

Oh? And here I was worrying you were sick. How unusual for

you of all people to be late for classes, Aura.

---------

I-I'm sorry! I got held up with something!

---------

No need to get this flustered. It can happen to everyone.

Just make sure this doesn't happen again.

---------

Yes! Definitely! I'm sorry! (Uhhh!!! How embarrassssssinnnng!!!)

---------

(This isn't supposed to happen to me! I'm never ever late!!)

---------

Then let's continue the lesson.

---------

(Hehehe~.)

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Fashion Magazine II

---------

Aura? Tardy again? That's already the second time.

You shouldn't start on making a habit out of this.

---------

Bwahaha~. S-sorry! (What a stressful run...!

I think it may even have messed up my hair!)

---------

(What a shame! I spent so much time this morning to get it just right,

and now it's all messed up!)

---------

(Ahhh, I feel so embarrassed showing myself like that...

What will everyone think of me...)

---------

(As a cheerleader, I can't allow that! As soon as class is over,

I gotta head to the toilets and fix this...)

---------

(Next time I'm late, I'm definitely not running like this.)

---------

(Even if it means missing out on the first period or whatever.

It's not worth ruining my appearances like this.)

---------

(....And it's not like I'm really missing out on anything important anyways.)

---------

Oh, morning, Aura~. Also coming in late today, are we?

---------

Bwahaha, yeah, I was busy preparing in the morning. Oh, by the way

I tried out a new makeup routine---

---------

Ahem! Would you do us all a favor and sit down instead of chatting

in front of the class! Not only are you late but you are also--

---------

Yeah, yeah, calm your horses teach.

Jeez, old peole are always so stuck-up, right Aura?

---------

Ah, um, uh--- Mhm.

---------

(I'm finally not the one who's considered stuck-up, yay!)

---------

Just sit down already

---------

What brats. If even the honor student Aura is turning out like this, then there's no hope for the young people of this generation...

---------

By the way, if you continue playing around with

your braid like that, it will come undone, you know.

---------

Huh? Oh, mhm, ups. Has my hand been tugging on my braid all this time?

---------

Ahaha, I think so? What, are you still sleepy?

---------

(Huh, I didn't notice at all.)

---------

(But somehow playing around with it feels good. It's calming

this weird sense of frustration I have been having.)

---------

Well, I will be heading off for a club president meeting.

See you later.

---------

Mhm. Later!

---------

(Uwawa, even though I'm sitting in the front row,

reading from the board feels strangely difficult today.)

---------

(And I'm kind of starting to get a headache...)

---------

(Nh... Is there something wrong with my glasses?)

---------

(Ahahaha, or maybe all of those hours reading books in bad lighting

are finally catching up with me and my eyesight is getting worse?)

---------

If we then insert this formula over here...

---------

Interesting. I never thought of employing that formula

like that. That's really creative!)

---------

... Now we can pick epsilon so it fulfills this condition ...

---------

Now, let's see how well you've been paying attention. Who can tell me:

---------

Which theorem could we employ to finish the proof?

---------

Let's see... if there's something useful in my notes...

Ah, right, just recently we had a problem where we used a similar

construction... I think it should be the same principle as this.)

---------

Anybody?

---------

... Yes, I figured you know the answer, Aura. But I'm sure

you're not the only one and somebody else also paid attention.

---------

Rose...?

---------

Uw? Huh? Ah, yes, definitely, I, um, can certainly answer the

question! I absolutely was not on the edge of falling asleep!

---------

Could you maybe just quickly repeat the question

---------

Nevermind.

---------

What am I even doing here if there's only one person listening

---------

Then, as usual. Aura?

---------

If we fulfill these conditions, then we can easily construct

an infinite series which by the theorem of Bolzano-Weierstraß...

---------

Wait! You're already going too far! Let's take a step back.

---------

Alright, as Aura suggests, we can do this... and then...

---------

... which allows us to construct ...

---------

(Uwa? I kind of started dozing off.) Nh. (Ups. It looks I like totally

stopped taking notes at some point.)

---------

Let's see, let's see... where exactly are we at...?)

---------

... hence we obtain a contradiction to the original assumption.

Now, moving on to the second case.

---------

Nh... (No Good. What case is he discussing? I totally lost

track of where we are at.)

---------

Can someone tell me what the second case is that we need to consider?

---------

(Awawa... Second case, the second case... I... I have no idea!)

---------

Laura?

---------

Ah, um

---------

I-I think, it's quite easy

---------

we can just...

---------

Hm? Laura? Did you say anything? Damnit, Laura, stop your

incomprehensible mumbling, and give me a proper answer.

---------

S-Sorry! Um.. umm

---------

the second case...

---------

I can't understand what you're saying

---------

No wonder the kids keep targeting her

---------

Hah... You know what? Nevermind.

---------

Alright, as usual. Aura, would you please?

---------

But I didn't raise my hand.

---------

I, um, I don't know the answer.

---------

Now that's a rare event. I just kind of went with the routine.

Huh, I guess even an honors student like you doesn't know everything.

---------

Then, here's the answer...

---------

(I can't believe I was about to doze off. With the studies

I have been skipping recently, I at least need to properly

pay attention in class, or it will affect my grades.)

---------

(Alright! From now on: Full concentration!)

---------

Alicia?

---------

Hm. Looks like she and her crew are skipping class again.

---------

Then let's start the lecture without them.

---------

Heh, let's go through something that will definitely be on the

tests!

---------

Their fault for missing out.

---------

(Nh. That Alicia! What's the point of me tutoring her if she

just skips out on class anyways?)

---------

(Hm, my phone is vibrating again... It's been going on for a while now.)

---------

(Oh, could it be ITB? Did someone post something? That could

only be someone from Alicia and her group.)

---------

(I am kind of curious as to what they are writing, but I need

to pay attention to classes!)

---------

(If I continue getting distracted, I will be losing points on

my next test again.)

---------

(Then again

---------

a quick peek

---------

isn't going to hurt, right?)

---------

(Let's just quickly check...)

---------

(Ehhhhhhhh?! There's a special collector edition's sale in

the mall

---------

right now?!

---------

(So that's why they skipped out! Wow!

Those skirts they are trying out look so cute!)

---------

(Nhhh....! I really want to have one of those! Oh, I know!)

---------

Hey Alicia! I saw your posts in the mall.

Could you save me one of the skirts?

---------

(Uhhh... I hope she reads my message!)

---------

Hey Aura~. Soooorrryyy, but I'm afraid they're already

all sold out. If you wanna have one, why not join us next time?

---------

Oh, too bad^^. If this weren't during class I would have definitely joined...

---------

Weeeelllll~~~, then you'll be missing out on super rare sales like these~~.

Why not just skip out like we do~~~~?

---------

Umm.. I don't think that's a good idea^^.

---------

She really needs to worry more about her grades!

Even with her special treatment, she needs to give the teachers

a reason to let her graduate.)

---------

(Nh. She is still messaging me, trying to convince me to skip.)

---------

(I think I should just ignore these messages and foc--)

---------

(Class! Right! Class!!!! I totally forgot, I just wanted to

quickly check the messages...)

---------

(Alright, alright, no problem, I just need to refocus...)

---------

(......)

---------

(.........)

---------

(Uwawawa! Awawa! It's no goooood!! Wait, didn't he say that

was definitely going to be on the test?! AHHHHH!!!!!!!!)

---------

(God, another surprise quiz, why can't we just have less

of these annoying tests already?)

---------

(...Hey... If I use the trick Richard showed me here...)

---------

(Huh, I don't really get the question because there are so many

terms in here that are only vaguely familar to me... but...)

---------

(I think I can do this! Rather than studying the material,

just by guessing what the teachers expect me to put down

---------

I can at least get some passing marks!)

---------

(Hmmmmmm

---------

It's been so long, but I feel like I gave George

some similar tips like these waaaay back then...)

---------

(Damn... It worked for the first bunch of questions, but

now I don't know what to do here...)

---------

(Shit, if this keeps on I'm going to lose my scholarship...

And I definitely don't want to waste my time again studying

with George...)

---------

(...So... I guess, after all... I will be needing to rely on Richard...?

His teachings did help me for the first set of questions...)

---------

(If he had taught me some more tricks to cheat the system for

the remaining ones, I might have been able to get decent marks

without any need to study...)

---------

(Getting decent marks, retaining my scholarship, and no need

to study aside from a couple of sessions with that mad man...)

---------

(Damn, time's already up... I wasted my remaining minutes doing

nothing at all.)

---------

All right, time's up. Put all pencils down.

---------

(...Maybe I should just let Richard ramble on or whatever...

As long as I get what I need from him... And I do kind of like

his way of thinking for getting scores...)

---------

Hm? A message from Alicia?

---------

Hey Aura, I just found something absolutely amazing. Wanna see?

---------

Sure^^.

---------

........

---------

........................................................

---------

EHHHHHHHHHHHH??? (W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-whyyyyy would you send me

something like this??!)

---------

Aura? Everything alright with you?

---------

Ah, uh, um...

---------

Mhm! (That stuuuuupid Alicia!! What is she thinking?!)

---------

Then please try not to disturb the class by randomly jumping up.

---------

If you need to head to the toilet, I'm sure you can hold it

in for the last few minutes until class is over.

---------

Y-yes, I'm sorry...

---------

(Stupid Alicia

---------

Sending me a picture of her blowing

---------

some

---------

guy!!)

Haaaah

---------

Not cool >_< !! What if someone saw that?!

---------

Hey, I asked for permission, you said yes~.

---------

Cause I didn't know you'd send me a picture of a

---------

!! >___<

---------

Oh, and what a penis! Did you see its curvature?! I bet that

could hit some spots other guys couldn't properly rub~.

---------

(Uuhhhh

---------

Why am I chatting about male members in class?!)

---------

(I should quickly delete that hideous picture before anyone sees it...)

---------

It really is bending strongly

---------

I don't think I

remember ever seeing a Royan with that kind of

---------

(Ahh

---------

And the way Alicia is licking it up

---------

She looks like she's licking the tastiest banana in the world...)

---------

So hot, looking at this picture, I'm starting to

feel so hot... And down there

---------

it's starting to itch...)

---------

No good, I'm starting to go into heat in class

---------

Stupid Alicia

---------

sending me something dirty like this...)

---------

(I bet if it were that

---------

if that

---------

were to rub me down there---)

---------

H-hey, Aura, is everything really okay. You look a bit flushed

---------

Maybe it's a cold?

---------

Hm? D-did I say something wrong?

---------

Y-you... Youuuuu....

---------

I-I'm

---------

s-sorry!

---------

UwawawawawaWAWAWA!!! AWAWAWAWA!!!!

---------

What did you see?! HOW MUCH DID YOU SEE?!

---------

Whatever you think you saw it was, was actually an optical illusion caused by

the angle of the light!! It's a virus on my phone!!! This actually isn't my phone!!!!!

I'm actually not Aura!!!!!!! Um, um, ummmmm!!!!!!!!

---------

Uh? W-w-what? Your phone? An optical illusion? A virus? Not your phone?

You're not

---------

you...?

---------

I-I feel like some of these don't fit together...

---------

ANYWAYS!! What

---------

Did

---------

See?!

---------

I'm sorry, I'm sorry

---------

I'm sorryyy!!!

---------

I just saw your face and how your

cheeks flushed red and got worried you could be sick...

---------

Oh. My cheeks

---------

Saaaaaaaaafe!!!!)

So then you didn't see my phone at all?

---------

Why do you keep bringing up your phone all the time?! Y-you

sound like a boy browsing dirty pictures on it during class...

---------

(Nooo!! Too close to the truth, Laura!! Too close!!)

B-B-Bwawawawaha! NOPE!!

---------

W-wait, don't tell me you were actually--

---------

I said: NOPE. NOPENOPE. I just got some stupid, dirty spam.

(I think classifying Alicia's picture as that is accurate.)

---------

Ooooh, so that's why you jumped up during class and got a red face!

I hate those spam mails, too. I would also get angry like that.

---------

M-mhm. Yep. Anger. That's the exact emotion I was going through.

Pure anger. Damn these porno spam mails!

---------

(Ahhhh

---------

What a disaster... At least she didn't figure out

that I actually got horny from looking at a dirty picture...)

---------

(Nh.... My phone is turned off, but I still can't get that stupid

picture out of my head...)

---------

...Which then induces a Lorentz force in this direction.

(God, this is so boring. We could be at cheerleading practice right now...)

---------

Wait, are you sure? If I use the three-finger rule, then

I get that it should be pointing in the other direction, no?

---------

The three-finger rule

---------

Oh! Mhm! I totally forgot you could simply do it like that!

Bwahaha, Alicia actually found a mistake.

---------

Speaking about mistakes, thinking about it, isn't there something

wrong with this part of the formula as well?

---------

Isn't this supposed to be in radians, or whatever, and not

in degrees?

---------

Uwawawa! Th-that's right...! Th-that's wrong as well...

---------

What a silly mistake! And it's not just once but two in a row!)

---------

(Hehehe~. Looks like the time where you get to act all smart

with me is drawing to a close, Aura~~.)

---------

(However, the fact that you still care about being wrong means

that I'm not there yet.)

---------

Oh, don't look down like that, Aura. Everyone makes mistakes.

---------

...Nh... But it's not just here... I've also been making more

and more mistakes in my homework...

---------

Ehhh, I don't get why you'd feel down over that, but how about

we do something to cheer you up?

---------

How about we drop this silly tutoring thing for today and head

over to the cheerleading club? I bet that will cheer you up.

---------

Oh, sure!

---------

Ah, wait, but what about your studies...?

---------

Haven't we done enough by now? You've helped me raise my grades.

Oh, right, I guess there's the club funding...

---------

If we don't do the student co-tutoring program, then your friends at

the library club won't be receiving any extra funding...

---------

I've already helped them more than enough. If they want more,

then they've got to do it themselves.

---------

I see~. (Good response~~.) Then let's head over to cheerleading practice.

---------

(Alright, I think I studied this question a couple of months ago...

How exactly did the experiment go...?)

---------

(Ah! I can't recall!!)

---------

(I still have some time before the exam is over...

Maybe I should return to this question at the end...)

---------

I still can't remember at all! I can recall

some vague pictures of the experimental setup...)

---------

(But... dang...! I can't quite grasp it! And I definitely remember having

studied this... Why is the setup so stupidly complicated anyways?!

Stupid scientists, can't they come up with easier experiments?!)

---------

(Shit... I'm having a total blackout here...)

---------

(If I don't answer this question at all, I'm going to lose a lot of points...)

---------

(Nhh... The clock's ticking away... I barely have any time left...)

---------

(Think Aura, think...!!)

---------

(Ah! I think I finally remember!)

---------

(Good, I didn't completely forget... So----)

---------

(T-the time!)

---------

(Nh... This will be a massive blow to my test scores...)

---------

So please partner up, pick one of the subjects and prepare both

an essay and a presentation on them.

---------

The project grade will be a part of the next testing phase,

so please keep that in mind.

---------

(Huh, partner work, it's been some time since we had to do something

like this. Hmmm

---------

Usually, my goto partner would be Rose...)

---------

(But... considering how things are between us right now...)

---------

(...Maybe not the best idea.)

---------

(Let's not get hung up on that story! The issue at hand right now is

the project. How about I ask some of my new friends? It could be a

good opportunity to learn more about them.)

---------

(We usually hang out in the cheerleading club or go shopping

together, but we don't tend to talk about too many deeper topics.)

---------

(I guess there is my tutoring activities with Alicia, so maybe

we could build up on that?)

---------

Such a nuisance... Let's just hand in something random.

I don't wanna bother with this.

---------

Ehh, but I do need some points... Or else my parents are gonna cut my

allowance. Gotta partner with someone who can do the work for me.

---------

Oh, but don't we have someone new in the club for that...?

---------

Heeey~~~, Aura~~~.

---------

(Uwawawa! You both realize I can hear you discussing how you

want to dump all your work on your project partner, you know!)

---------

(Jeez, I can feel their expectant stares on me...)

---------

(Sometimes these girls are really irresponsible. It's a project

for two people, not one where one person does the work of two!)

---------

(Partnering up with a well-performing student just to have them do all

the work... and then reaping the benefits through an excellent grade.

It's the absolute worst!)

---------

(...Maybe picking a partner among the cheerleaders might not be a good

idea after all. Especially since I need to consider the latest hit to my grades.)

---------

Bwahahaha, s-sorry, maybe another time. (If I want to climb back

up in the rankings, I definitely need the points from this project!)

---------

H-hey, Aura

---------

I'm sorry for interrupting your conversation...

---------

Don't worry, you aren't interrupting. What's up, Laura?

---------

H-hey! We aren't done talking!

---------

Sorry girls, like I said, some other time. (I may want to be friends

with you all, but that doesn't mean I'm letting you exploit me.)

---------

But wouldn't this be perfect? You team up with me, Aura, and you...

Um... What was your name again...? Ah, anyway

---------

bird hair loser

---------

over

there can be my partner. Perfect!

---------

Hey! Her name's Laura. You should at least remember the names of your

classmates! (At some point I need to have a serious talk with Alicia about

this kind of behavior!)

---------

Looks like super-lame Aura is back.

---------

Yeah, like, and here I thought you stopped having a stick shoved

up your ass.

---------

Whatever, now I don't feel like teaming up with you, Aura.

---------

Hey, let's just join up together. We can always find someone

else to do the work for us.

---------

Yeah, sounds good.

---------

(Nh... I feel really bad hearing all that

---------

L-lame? A-am I really

being lame here? Is defending Laura a sign of me being stuck-up?)

---------

(I mean, of course not! Why am I even second-guessing myself?!

Haaah

---------

But still... this exchange sure is going to hit my popularity...)

---------

Um... Ummmm

---------

Umm...!!

---------

Sorry for leaving you hanging like this, Laura. So, this time

for real: What's up?

---------

W-well, I was just thinking... M-maybe we could partner up?

---------

Y-you don't show up at club all that often anymore, so maybe we

could spend some time like this

---------

It's kind of gotten boring at the library club without you, you know.

---------

Oh, us two, huh. (I don't think Laura and me ever partnered up for

a homework project. Hmmm

---------

She's currently ranked above me in

scores, so it could definitely be beneficial.)

---------

(If the two of us pour both of our efforts into this, I'm sure we

can get some amazing results! Mhm, this sounds like a great idea!)

---------

Sure! Let's work together, Laura!

---------

G-great!

---------

Today, we will be discussing modern financial systems.

---------

But before that, Aura, how about you give us a recap of that diligent

presentation about the history of money you gave last year.

---------

The, um, history of money. (Right, I remember giving a presentation

about that... It's been quite some time, though...)

---------

So, um, it, um, all started with, um..... (Wait.. How did my presentation

start...? Damn, it feels so fuzzy... It's on the tip of my tongue, but...)

---------

(Ahhh, the memory is just too vague!)

---------

W-well, let's maybe not start with the very beginning. That's not

relevant to today's lecture anyways. How about we start with the

introduction of paper money?

---------

Yes. Paper money. (Nh... Did I really include something like

that in the presentation?! Wait, I think I remember...! Yes, it's----)

---------

(Ahhh! The thought slipped away... Geez... No matter how

much I try to recall it, I can't remember the details of that

presentation at all!)

---------

So... Um...

---------

.........I'm sorry.

---------

What's the matter, Aura?

---------

I don't remember. I'm drawing a complete blank on this topic...

---------

Huh, I see

---------

I guess it has been a while...

---------

Though it's not been THAT long. I suppose even the best students

can sometimes be a bit forgetful.

---------

Alright, Laura, how about you?

---------

O-

---------

oh. Ummm... Yes, so, um... p-paper money was o-originally invented in the 7th century in the far east...

---------

Nobody in the class can hear you, Laura... Jeez...

That's why I prefer Aura to give this kind of talk...

---------

S-sorry! I-I will try to speak up...

---------

Then, again from the beginning, please...

---------

...The revolution leaders then promised not to leave until

they reached a consensus on a new constitution.

---------

Something that happened so far in the past

---------

Why are we even studying this...?)

---------

(It's the past! Not like anything they did back then applies

to modern times

---------

Such a useless subject.)

---------

Now, then, who can tell me in which year this all happened?

---------

that's a really easy question.

---------

(I hope I get to answer this one. Easy way to get some class participation.

Then I can kick back for the rest of class.)

---------

Eh?!

---------

Me?

---------

Sh-shouldn't one of the lesser performing students get a chance

to answer such an easy question?

---------

You haven't been doing too well in class lately. ...I'm afraid you

are on your road to being one of the lesser performing students.

---------

So here's your easy chance so I can justify giving you a good grade

for class participation

---------

I Can't have my display honor student dropping in grades...

---------

Um, uh, o-okay. (Well, not going to say no to an easy chance...)

---------

The year is------ Um---------------

---------

(W-when was it again...? I know this one!

Practically everyone knows it...!) Um....

---------

So...?

---------

...Um........... I------

---------

(Uwawawa!!! I don't know the answeeeer!! Awawawa!!! And this time

it's not a complex math problem, it's a well-known simple date!!)

---------

(Oh god, I can feel Laura and Rose staring at me in disbelief...!)

---------

Um... I... I'm sorry... I don't know...

---------

Y-you don't know...?!

---------

Nevermind that you should know it anyways. The date's been

brought up a couple of times in this class alone.

---------

Haven't you been paying any attention at all?

---------

This is so embarrassing!)

---------

Well, there go the easy points I had prepared just for you

---------

You need to do better next time. We all have high expectations

for you, Aura.

---------

M-mhm, s-sorry. (H-high expectations...? Well thanks, now I'm

really feeling pressured...)

---------

Then, Rose, how about you?

---------

Ah, um, yes!

---------

So, the year of this revolution was...

---------

I wanna disappear...)

---------

Everyone, put out your homework and show me the analysis results

of the speech we discussed last time.

---------

Aura, you present yours first.

---------

Eh? A-again? (He's putting me on the spot quite a lot...)

---------

Just give me a good reason to provide you with some points.

You aren't the only one who wants you to get a good grade.

---------

I'm not going to be the teacher who got the number one

nationwide student to lose her place!

---------

Everyone has high expectations for you, Aura!

So live up to them.

---------

E-eh...? (Th-that's your reason?! Not because you care about my future

---------

but to protect your own prestige...?!)

---------

Haaaahhh

---------

Now I'm really feeling unmotivated...)

---------

Fine... I will present...

---------

So... in the first couple of lines, the speaker starts with

alliterations to capture the audience's attention..

---------

After that...

---------

Wait, hold on, Aura. That's it?

---------

Huh? Mhm. I didn't find any other stylistic means in there.

---------

What about the very first word?! He's obviously referencing

the revolution we had only recently discussed in History!

---------

Ah... Uh... Oh! Right... Um... I completely missed that one.

---------

...Aura, that's not a good start...

---------

Nh... (What is with this sudden increase of pressure?! It's my grades!

Not yours! This teacher is starting to annoy me...)

---------

(Is he really that desperate to protect my position as number

one for his own sake?!)

---------

I'm sor----

---------

- (---ry...? Sorry...? Am I sorry?)

---------

(Do I feel sorry for failing his expectations...?)

---------

(He pretends to help me. However, from the very beginning, he's been

only thinking about how my losing grades would affect his reputation.)

---------

(That's why he even tried to give me particularly easy questions

last time

---------

And ended up making me feel embarrassed...)

---------

...ra... Au...

---------

(...But why do I need to feel embarrassed? Why do I need to feel sorry??

This is all just

---------

useless knowledge

---------

none of this will ever matter in real life.)

---------

(...I'm starting to understand why Alicia doesn't bother with any of this...)

---------

Au... ra! Aura...!

---------

Aura! Would you continue already!

---------

I won't continue presenting my homework.

And also: Stop trying to put me on the spot all the time!

---------

I no longer care about missing some of these points.

This whole speech is stupid anyways.

---------

A-Aura! Th-that's not how an honor student is supposed to act!

---------

Hah...? I don't care! Now just pick someone else to present.

I'm done.

---------

...Tch

---------

Someone here has turned bratty...

---------

I kind of lost my cool there... How unnecessary...

This is definitely going to lower my grades...)

---------

Hey, Aura!

---------

Hm? (Ah, not them right now... I really don't want to hear them

criticizing me again... What did I do wrong this time...?)

---------

I just wanted to tell you that was, like, totally the right

thing to say there!

---------

Yeah, like, the shit we have to learn here is soooo useless.

You always knowing all of this shit was kind of creepy.

---------

Totally! You not being a perfect teacher's pet has raised my

opinion of you.

---------

(Oh! It's rare for these two to praise me like that!)

---------

(My grades may have suffered a bit, but it looks like my popularity

just went up~. Ehehe~. Somehow, that's making me feel really

happy right now.)

---------

Aura, we have a problem.

---------

Your recent test performances have been abysmal. We decided to

overlook the ones before as everyone can slip up from time to time.

---------

However, your terrible test results, being late to class, and not paying

attention when you are there show us that this is not just a matter of

merely slipping up.

---------

(Ugh, please don't give me a speech about this.)

---------

So, what do you plan to do about it?

(It should be fine. Alicia has my back.)

---------

...Lucky for you, Alicia has spoken up for you and pulled some

strings which allow us to avoid taking away the scholarship.

---------

(Bwahaha, I knew it. Thanks for coming through, Alicia!)

---------

Allow us to avoid taking the scholarship'...

Sounds like you, too, really would like to avoid that scenario.

---------

(I see because I was the previous number one.) It would be inconvenient

for you if the previous national number one suddenly had to leave Crownsworth.

---------

Would make you look a bit incompetent as a teacher, wouldn't it?

---------

...Tch! You used to be such a good student, Aura.

Just what happened to you?

---------

I grew up. That's all that happened.

---------

can I go?

---------

...Not yet. There are some conditions attached to you retaining

your scholarship.

---------

Of course...

---------

You will be entering the student co-tutoring program. Usually,

this offer would not be available to

---------

Someone who isn't a

---------

Main Student

---------

Come on, Teacher. I know how things work here.

---------

...Yes, usually as an

---------

this option would not be available to you.

However, we have decided to make an exception in your particular case.

---------

(...Damn, so I still need to waste time studying... Oh well,

I guess even Alicia's influence isn't limitless.)

---------

As long as you are part of the program, we can always mark your

lack of performance as something that's being worked on.

---------

It should do until you have graduated Crownsworth.

---------

(So I actually don't need to improve my grades?) Sweet.

---------

(Thanks, Alicia, you're the best~. Just need to spend some time on

this dumb program without trying, and all my worries can fly away~.)

---------

So, who's in charge of tutoring me? (Could it be George? No,

he only has time in the evenings...)

---------

(Wait. Waitwaitwaitwaitwait-----! Wait....! Don't tell me------)

---------

Hey, Richard, could you come in?

---------

Yo.

---------

Ugh! Of course! Of course, this was all too perfect!!

---------

Richard also heard of the proposal and being the model student he is,

he jumped right in to help you, his former rival.

---------

Now, I will leave you two to discuss the details.

---------

'Model student'. Pff. What a joke. Does he actually believe that

or did you pay him off to say it?

---------

Heh, at a certain stage you don't need to pay people off

to constantly try to get onto your good side.

---------

...Not that I think of that as something positive.

Would rather he would tell me what he really thinks of me.

---------

Standing at the top can be a real pain, Aura.

---------

Boohoo, poor you. Feeling really sorry for you right now.

---------

Yeah, exactly like that. That's what I like to hear.

---------

Anyways, who would have thought this day would come.

Hero Aura, getting tutored by Demon King Richard.

---------

Hmpf. Forget it. There is no way I'm going to accept this!!

---------

Oh, you won't

---------

I'm afraid you're out of options here, Aura. What do you think

will happen if I report that you've refused to be tutored by me?

---------

The end of your scholarship. Expulsion from Crownsworth.

Failure to graduate.

---------

Heh, funny how the only thing between you going from number

one to dropout is me.

---------

I-I'm sure Alicia can figure something out...!

---------

Oho? Alicia? Are you sure you wanna go there? After she went

through all this trouble to help you?

---------

From Alicia's perspective, I'm a perfectly reasonable choice as a tutor.

With my spotless image, there's just no reason to refuse.

---------

I will find someone else myself...!

---------

Should you search for someone else--- I will make sure they will reject.

Of course, I will consider making their life miserable as a follow-up.

---------

Hey, this is fun. Anything else?

---------

Gnnnhhh...!

---------

Hey Aura, no more follow-up...? Come on, I wanna shoot down

some more attempts of you to get rid of me.

---------

...Fine.... I give up... (It's just some stupid tutoring...)

Let's meet in this classroom---

---------

Nope. Gonna stop you right there. We will be meeting at my

place for the study sessions.

---------

Eh? No way!

---------

Yes way. It's clear we will eventually end up fucking like rabbits,

so we should pick a suitable avenue.

---------

Of course, we could also do it here in school. But that

would make it difficult to keep up the pretense of studying.

---------

Y-you...! Piece of shit!! We won't be fucking or have any skin

contact in any way!! Just the thought of it disgusts me!! You scum!!

---------

Hahahaha, that's the spirit. Well then, ahhh, that was a fun

chat, Aura. Let's have many more of these in the future----

At my place.

---------

Damn... (I didn't expect Richard would make a move like this now

of all times! He has been staying out of my way for so long...

Why did he suddenly act?!)

---------

(I was so sure that Alicia would be able to keep me out of any trouble.

And Richard is right about this one, from her perspective, she managed

to achieve that.)

---------

(I kept my scholarship and no longer need to worry about my grades...

But at what price...)

---------

(Shit... Richard---- And at his place...! I won't let the animal get away with this.)

---------

(Think positively, Aura! This is a good chance to find out more about

him. I couldn't find anything useful with conventional research, after all.)

---------

(And him keeping a low profile has made him elusive to find

new information on him. But if I'm at his place----)

---------

(There's no way I won't be able to get some useful information out of it!!)

---------

Alicia replaced by Richard in

---------

...You no longer require the scholarship?!

B-but how can you pay for the fees all by yourself...?

---------

Oh please, teach, as an educator of a prestigeful institution as

---------

Crownsworth

---------

I'm sure you can understand that coming up with

peanuts like this isn't exactly difficult.

---------

P-peanuts?!

---------

N-no, I can't understand that all, my salary would never be enough...

---------

A-hem. A-anyways, then with your scholarship out of the picture,

I suppose you no longer require to take tutoring either.

---------

Eh...?!

---------

O-oh, right

---------

At this point... I had completely forgotten that the reason

I started visiting Richard in the first place was this arrangement...)

---------

O-oh well, I think the program has been pretty effective and

it wouldn't hurt to continue earning some extra grades like this~.

---------

(...Besides I made a promise to Richard s-so I can't back out now~.

A Hero has to keep her promises~.)

---------

Phew, looks like the

---------

Martial Arts

---------

training your

dad put you through paid off.

---------

Hahaha. Not in quite the scenario I imagined it would,

though.

---------

Anyways, that monster looked spooky, but it wasn't all that

dangerous.

---------

So, what do we do now?

---------

If you were also just following that voice, then the one

asking for help must still be out there.

---------

And maybe there are others like us who ended up in this

weird world.

---------

Even though this place is giving me the creeps

---------

Let's

take a look around.

---------

It looks like moving forward is our only option, anyways.

---------

Do you think maybe the voice is some sort of

trap to lure people here?

---------

Maybe. But maybe it isn't. If somebody here is trapped with

these monsters, we have to help them.

---------

Alright, lead the way.

---------

(I am surrounded by a calming sea of darkness...)

---------

(It nearly feels like I am floating

---------

I wish this comforting

feeling could last forever.)

---------

So... b.. plea..se...

---------

(But there is a voice softly calling out to me...

Its volume is increasing with every passing second....)

---------

(The whispers are disrupting the peace...)

---------

Please... if some... can.. me...

---------

(My brain is unable to process the words...)

---------

(It feels hard to think. I try to move towards the enigmatic

voice, but I feel so sluggish.)

---------

(It's like my whole body has been turned to lead.)

---------

If anyone can hear me..

---------

(There is nothing I can do

---------

so please

---------

just leave me be.)

---------

Please help!

---------

(This time I understood it clearly.)

---------

(A desperate plea for help.)

---------

(I don't want to move...)

---------

-- but

---------

(The quietness just feels so comfortable...)

---------

(-- but...)

---------

(I could just leave this to someone else..)

---------

(-- But...!!)

---------

(I just want this peace to continue...)

---------

-- BUT...!!!!

---------

If somebody is sincerely asking for my help...

---------

... I won't just abandon them like this!

---------

Ehh??

---------

Ehhhhh?????

---------

Where am I? These otherworldy crystals... and...

---------

A-are those STARS?

---------

Wh-what kind of creepy place is this?!

---------

Last thing I remember... I was reading in bed and then there

was this lethargic darkness.. and... and...

---------

Right! A voice! Asking for help!

---------

What's going on? My thoughts are all scrambled up...

Is... is this

---------

a dream?

---------

That's the only way I can make sense of this.

---------

Guess that's my chance to find out.

---------

About movement

---------

Tap

---------

on the spot you want to move to.

---------

About Skip

---------

: If you want to

---------

fast-forward

---------

scenes and battles

---------

hold tap

---------

skip

---------

through dialogue, use the

---------

SKIP

---------

command below a message box.

---------

: Use

---------

move

---------

Aura.

Hold down

---------

if you want to

---------

walk

---------

: Use the arrow keys

---------

↑←↓→

---------

Aura. Hold down

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scenes and battles,

hold down

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ENTER

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through them, hold

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Somebody is up there! Wait

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isn't that...

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Aura?! What are you doing here?

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I heard a voice calling for help. Was that you?!

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A voice, yes! M-me too! And then I was suddenly

here -- with that

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thing

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Wh-what is that?!

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Hell, if I know!

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It's coming! Rose!!

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???

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Here we finally are

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Goddess of Roya

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Welcome, children of man.

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Goddess?

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Remember that vision? The people there kept praying to a Goddess.

That must be her.

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So you guys also saw that scene.

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Yes, I believe letting you experience the suffering of my

people first hand was the easiest way to show you our plight.

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What does that have to do with us?

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One year ago

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some demon worshippers performed a

once-in-a-thousand-years ritual to summon a

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Demon King

---------

And I suppose there exists a similar ritual to summon a

force to oppose the Demon King, right?

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Oh, ah, yes, I was just about to get to that part.

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So this is the part where you give us hero powers?

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No, wait, or could this be a type of development where we still

have to grow stronger to get the power to fight the Demon King?

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I-- umm.. Yes?

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Aura, slow down. You're confusing her.

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... Sorry. But are we on time? There is probably some sort

of summoning ritual going on right now, right?

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Yes, our time is limited, but...

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Then let's move forward.

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Hey! I don't remember agreeing to any of this!

I'm not fighting those monsters.

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Then stay here, Alicia. If you give me the necessary means,

then I will do this, Goddess.

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A-hum. I have summoned here one of you as the

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Hero

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A person with a pure and just heart. And with an iron will

that can oppose a world of evil.

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W-well if you flatter me that much, then I can't really refuse.

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Don't think she's talking about you.

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The others are summoned as the Companions.

People who are close to the Hero.

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Now, in order to fight the Demon King and his armies,

each of you shall receive from me a

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I-I can feel power inside me!

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Awaken to the Divine Gift of the

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Solaris Knight

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M-my body is feeling hot!

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Lunar Sorceress

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This feels awesome!

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Diviner of Stars

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My turn I guess

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Meh

---------

This feels less exhilarating than I thought.

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Terran Knight

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And finally

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the Hero.

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(So it's me after all.)

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(But then how come Richard was summoned as a Companion?)

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(Well, let's put that aside for now.)

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Bring it on!

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Ahhhhhh!!!!!

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(What is this feeling?! This... this.. isn't just power!)

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(I feel something spreading inside me.. But not just inside

my body. It's like a flower's blossoming inside of my soul.)

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(I can feel its roots spreading through me and taking hold of my

entire body

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up to the fingertips! The roots are hot, burning hot. Ahh!)

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(But I can clearly feel it! This

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is overwhelming strength!)

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(A strength to support unyielding justice!!

That won't ever be subdued by any evil!!)

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(A strength that allows me to never compromise on my ideals!!!)

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My body!!! W-what happened?! This isn't like the others?!

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This is

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the

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My mind is still caught up in

the after-glow of the awakening.)

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Hey, that's unfair! Why does Aura get an upgrade and we are still

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just us?

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With these powers you will be able to oppose the Demon King.

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I will send you to Roya. Slay the Demon King and free my people.

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Don't ignore me, you shitty Goddess!

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Calm down, Alicia. It's not everyday you get to play with superpowers.

Let's just have a good time with our license to kill some bad guys.

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Oh, I've got it! If the Demon King is from Earth, maybe we

can learn his identity and kill him there?

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No need to fight any monsters~.

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Should the Demon King's mortal vessel die in your world,

he would not perish here in Roya.

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His soul would be permanently anchored here in Roya -

giving him even more of an advantage in his tyrannic rule.

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So our only path forward is to take him down here in Roya...

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Real bummer.

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W-what happens if the powers aren't enough to fight the Demon King?

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Do not worry. You shall be given a body of Mana.

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Should you die in Roya, you will simply be ejected from the Mana body.

It is absolutely impossible for you to come to any harm.

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During the next night, you will be re-summoned to Roya.

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However, be careful with the Demon King. Should he kill you, you

will be permanently ejected from Roya and all memories of your

time here and there will be lost.

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So as long as we don't die to the Demon King, we won't be

getting a game over?

---------

Haha, aren't you treating this a bit too much like a video game?

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Does the Demon King have any other threatening powers?

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Yes, just like you, he was given a Divine Gift.

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Soul-severance

---------

That is the name of his frightening Divine

Gift and the weapon he wields. In it dwells the ability to

absorb the life force of anybody he kills.

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Is that what he was doing in Atac?

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Yes, since the Demon King invaded Roya one year ago, he has

been committing mass executions of the villages he conquered.

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... to gain their life force.

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However, due to his obstinacy on gathering more and more

power, the advancement of his troops has been slow.

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He spent so much time focusing on gathering more power, he

didn't bother advancing his conquests?

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That sounds like he is preparing for something. For example,

a counter-measure to a Hero summoning ritual.

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So he's gathering powers to kill the Hero and his Companions.

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If that's the case: Goddess, has the Demon King

acquired enough power to defeat the Hero?

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The Hero's power is proportional to the strength of their heart.

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And you, Aura, possess a brave, just, and strong heart.

Stronger than that of any Hero I have ever summoned before.

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I am certain that your

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will not lose.

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Alright, enough with the exposition. You said that our time

window is limited.

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To where will we be summoned?

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The ritual this time has been carried out... directly inside

the Demon King's

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Our time is reaching an end.

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Good luck, Hero.

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(I wish there was more time to ask further questions, but if

time's up, then it can't be helped.)

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(It was good that I hurried up the conversation to get to

the important points.)

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Now, please, the people of Roya are counting on you!

---------

George

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Aura?! Wh-why are you he--- Hey!! Don't hug me that strongly!

It hurts!

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Bwahaha, sorry. I was worried that you might have been

attacked by some monster.

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Don't worry, we managed to keep our distance.

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Behind you... is that Rose and Alicia? Haha, is

this turning into some kind of school gathering?

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I know, right?

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And youuuu--- Huh?

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And... wait? Who are you? I don't know you.

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Richard

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You know him?

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(There goes my theory of me being the connecting element.

Was my thinking too self-centered?)

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Aura! Who DOESN'T know him?!

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He's the inheritor of Lionheart Industries!

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(If I recall correctly, that's one of the largest conglomerates

in our country... second only to the one Alicia is affiliated with.)

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(Then it's no wonder she is familiar with him.)

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Furthermore, he's also our student council president!

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Hm... Now that you mention it, I do remember seeing his face

at some meetings.

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(But he never actually did any work.)

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How cold, Aura. We talked after the national exams last year,

don't you remember?

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I congratulated you on beating me out for first place.

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(Hmm... I vaguely remember something like that. I was surprised

that a delinquent-looking person would be in second place.)

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Well, then nice to meet you Rich--

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Don't bother, Aura. He's complete scum. You don't want to

be involved with him.

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Pretend he doesn't exist.

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Heh, still carrying that petty grudge, huh?

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Petty??? Petty grudge?! Richaaard

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I swear one day...

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He~~~~, ah right, George and Richard, you two have a little

bit of a history, right~~~?

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You shouldn't bear grudges for so long George, hehehehe~~~.

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Fuck off, Alicia. Don't fan the flames.

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I um... feel a bit left out? What's going on here?

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I'll tell you later.

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(Alicia and Rose... George and Richard... Having this many

people at odds doesn't bode well.)

---------

(When I get the chance, I should try to learn more about

what's going on between George and Richard.)

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If you guys didn't miss anybody from down there,

we should be complete now.

---------

We checked everything.

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... Then let's move on to the main segment of this journey.

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The crystal is blocking our way, but it looks fragile. Although it's

probably going to hurt, I feel like I could break it with a good punch.

I think I'll need my

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full strength

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for this.

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Break it (HP ≥ 10).

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Don't.

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Hahhhh!

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HP -5!

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(Ahhh, that hurt. But I managed to break it.)

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Aura! Are you alright, your hand!

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Haha, don't worry, Rose. It's nothing. Let's continue.

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Look, Aura, more of those monsters!

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Don't worry, judging from the last one, we can deal with

them!

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Ehhh, maybe

---------

but I think it would be safer if

we just

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sneak

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past them.

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About detection

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: Enemies can only spot you in a

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straight

line

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within

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tiles. You can avoid battles by staying

outside their detection range!

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About interaction

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to interact with objects and people.

When an interaction leads to a decision point, pay attention to

the decision requirements.

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: Press

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to interact with objects and

people. When an interaction leads to a decision point, pay

attention to the decision requirements.

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Oh! I can feel energy flowing into my body!

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Entire party's HP fully recovered!

---------

Please, heed my call.

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There it is again! And it's becoming louder!

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Please, the people of

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need your help.

---------

Roya??

---------

Let me show you the menace that has befallen them...

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Haaah, finally left that stinking hellhole behind.

What were you thinking rushing out like that?!

---------

You could have gotten us all killed!

---------

I hate to agree with Alicia, but she's right, Aura.

You could have died out there. That was way too reckless.

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Bwahahaha~~, sorry, sorry.

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(Alright, time to cool my head.)

---------

(I was being caught up in the rapid developments. But now

that I think about it, I can actually start making sense out

of all this.)

---------

I know this is going to sound incredibly absurd, but Rose,

doesn't this entire setup strike you as familiar?

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ahhhh, now that you mention it.

---------

??? Any of this? Making sense? Did you take a look around??

Literally what the fuck?

---------

Language. Anyways, you aren't into books, so you wouldn't know.

---------

But recently there was a rise in stories recycling exactly the

same old pattern we are going through.

---------

Following the information that we have obtained until now,

I think we can safely draw the following conclusions:

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1. 'Roya' = Another world.

2. 'The Goddess' = The voice.

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And finally -- the reason why we have probably been summoned:

3. 'The heroes to kill the Demon King' = Us.

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Alicia, how did you end up here? Don't tell

me you also came here hearing somebody ask for help.

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As if you would ever care enough.

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Rose! I'm not incapable of human compassion.

---------

You sure of that? When was the last time you

checked that you actually still have a heart??

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Bwahaha~. Alright, stop, stop. I think that's enough, you

two. We can settle our personal conflicts later.

---------

(Although, Rose is right. Alicia isn't the type to just

help some stranger without any clear reward.)

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(No, don't get side-tracked, Aura. For now, that's not important.)

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We should continue our search for other people.

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(Rose and Alicia can't stand each other. And while my relationship

with her is now rock-bottom as well, we were childhood friends.)

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(In other words, that would make me the connecting factor.)

---------

(If that's the case then... I already have a pretty good

idea of the next candidate...)

---------

(George... please don't be a part of this mess.)

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Yes, this is the right way. Please, do come closer to me.

---------

Th-there it is again! Rose, did you hear it too?

---------

Yeah, and it seems they are also aware of us.

---------

Then let's keep moving forward and figure out what's behind

all this.

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Cough, cough.

---------

Wh-where are we now? Cough.

---------

It's so hot. Wait, is this

---------

Aura, we are in the middle of a fire!!!

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And there's somebody over there.

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... But I think she's dead.

---------

(Those clothes... and this building... did we travel back

into some medieval time... or...?)

---------

Aura, what the hell is going on here? Cough. Cough.

---------

(No time to think. But don't panic.

First order of business: Survival.)

---------

No idea. For now, let's get out of here before we suffocate.

---------

Wait, there's somebody over there.

---------

But, but it can't be...!

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Alicia

---------

Uwaaa! Cough, cough.

---------

(The third person and again it's somebody I know.

Is there some link here?)

---------

? Wh-what are YOU doing here?

---------

No idea, I just woke up here myself.

---------

Do you have any idea where this is?

---------

Psst. Don't speak too loudly. Look over there!

---------

asp. Wh-what are those?! Cough, cough. They look nothing like the other monsters we saw.

---------

And those people

---------

Oh my god look at that mountain of corpses!

---------

No, please no! Please, at the very least spare the life of my daughter!

---------

Maybe if you do a good enough job of begging you can be spared.

Give it a try.

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NO!!!!

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NOO!!!!!!!!!

---------

Please! Have mercy! I will do anything! Please!!!!

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(More dead bodies are piling up...)

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Daaaaad!!!!!

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Ahhh, I can't wait to

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consume

---------

the memories of his death.

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Come on, you are next, woman.

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Noo.... Just make this nightmare end... please, oh goddess,

have the

---------

heroes

---------

still not come?!

---------

If you step forward yourself instead of wasting my time dragging you up,

I promise we will spare your daughter.

---------

Really, you

---------

promise? This time, it's not a lie?!

---------

Ahhahahaha! I swear! On my honor as a demon! Please, show me

---------

... Then...

---------

Mom, no, don't go!!! Please, no matter what you do, don't let go of my hand!!!!!!

---------

I'm so sorry, honey. Please take care of yourself.

---------

Please, just this one time, don't let it be a lie...

---------

(Please stop this. I can't stand to watch this.)

---------

Ahyahahahyahyahyaha! What is it with you fools! My honor as a demon???

Pfffff. Isn't it funny little girl?

---------

When humans are plunged into enough despair, their wish to believe

a lie becomes so strong they will deny the obvious reality!

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MOM!!! Dad!!! Everybody!!!! You monsters!!!!! I will never forgive you!!!!!!

When the heroes come, they will kill you all!!

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Every last single one of you will die! Here, hurry up and kill me!!

I won't beg for my life!!!!

---------

(Even when faced with certain death, she tries to find some way of struggling...)

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I won't give you that satisfaction!!!!!!!!!!

---------

The girl spits defyingly on the armor of the fearsome creature.

---------

Please

---------

somebody save us.

---------

(... then... I...)

---------

Please rid us of this

---------

menace

---------

oh goddess have mercy on us!

---------

Do you still believe your goddess will save insects like you?

Meaningless human

---------

pride

---------

Enough.

---------

Enough is enough!

---------

I know how you feel, but there is nothing we can do.

---------

You..! You idiot?! What are you doing?!! Get back here!!

---------

I won't let this massacre carry on any longer.

---------

Everybody, run away! There are no monsters down there,

if you run now, maybe you can escape!

---------

(Don't panic, Aura. Think! You got this. I don't need to defeat those monsters.)

---------

(My victory condition is saving as many lives as possible.

I just need to become a distraction. With all this smoke and

fire, getting away through the woods should be feasible.)

---------

(Running through a burning forest doesn't exactly sound promising,

but the chance is

---------

not zero

---------

(Just pay close attention to the monsters. How fast can they move?

The one in front looks dangerous, but with all this armor,

I wonder about his mobility.)

---------

(Besides him, there are only four more. As long as I keep thinking,

I can get out of this.)

---------

Hm???

---------

U-ummm... hello???

---------

Wh-what's going on?! Nobody is reacting to me??

---------

And... everybody stopped moving!

---------

This is strange!!! Even stranger than everything else!!

Can they not see me?!

---------

Brave child, I am afraid there is nothing you can do for

the people of

---------

Not anymore.

---------

The voice again! Wh-what are you saying?!

---------

Wh-what's the meaning behind this? What's the meaning behind

any of this!!! What is this? And who are you?

---------

I am getting sick of this guessing game!

---------

This is a vision of

---------

5 months ago

---------

When the Demon King's armies came to this

peaceful village. And left nothing. Just like they did with many other places.

---------

(Wait, wait, wait, wait. That was going too fast!)

---------

(My brain can't keep up. This is the past? These are demons?

And that is... a Demon King?)

---------

('The people of

---------

need your help.')

---------

(That's what the voice said...)

---------

(This is, this is nearly as if....!!!)

---------

Now that you have seen the reason I have called you, return to my

---------

Home to the proud successors of

---------

The Knight Atac

---------

Demon King's Domain

---------

Wh-where are we? (The wind is so strong!!)

---------

U-um guys, are you also s-seeing

---------

all those

---------

those

---------

... corpses around us. Yeah.

---------

They must be the ones that summoned us.

---------

A summoning ritual that sacrifices the lives of the

summoners... Is it that kind of development?

---------

Heh, guess it's now up to us to finish the job.

---------

But exactly where are we? The Goddess said we would be

summoned right inside the Demon King’s domain.

---------

Then that must be the Demon King's castle... but...

---------

AhhhhH!! We are so high up!!

---------

I can see people fighting down there.

---------

Th-there's also those monsters we saw in Atac.

---------

What’s going on now?)

---------

(With the amount of people down there this must be some

sort of organized attack on the Demon King.)

---------

(Is this part of the attack? I mean it's clear that magic

exists in this world.)

---------

(It’s possible they somehow managed to levitate this piece

of earth up to the top of the castle.)

---------

Maybe they purposely summoned us right at the doorstep

to the Demon King's castle. As a sort of surprise attack.)

---------

(But summoning us without any means to communicate their

plans... That feels off.)

---------

(People are dying down there. I don't have the luxury to

further mull over this.)

---------

(We don't have any other choice but to go forward.)

---------

Let's head straight into the castle.

---------

Demon King's Domain: Top-Floor

---------

There's a door blocking the way. Hm... it's locked.

---------

Let's have a look around, maybe we can find a key to this door.

---------

No need. With our Divine Gifts, we can just blast through

a silly obstacle like a door.

---------

Iiii don't think that's the best idea, Aura.

If there are any more demons beyond that door,

they are probably going to react to that.

---------

So, let them come? I would rather not leave an enemy at our back.

---------

(Destroying the door or searching for a key? There are people out

there fighting for their lives so I don't want to delay. But if we attract

unnecessary attention, that's going to delay us even more...)

---------

Blast the door away.

---------

Search for a key.

---------

No need to dilly-dally. Here I go!

---------

-------- ---

---------

Charge Of The Oxen

---------

-------- --!!

---------

Let's try out that key we found.

---------

Fits perfectly!

---------

Used

---------

Bone Key

---------

Bone Key x 1

---------

Heheehehehe~~~! Look at us easily killing those demons!

We really are a hero group now!

---------

Yeah, they were strong but these Divine Gifts

just made them look like critters.

---------

Meh, I was hoping for some more action.

Let's search for other demons to kill.

---------

Our goal is the Demon King. Don't forget that.

---------

Th-this is a castle?!

---------

No, no, wait! This is impossible! The building looked

completely different from the outside!

---------

Mhm. 'The belly of the beast'. This grotesque and

disgusting look nearly feels as if...

---------

Yeah, as if we are in the insides of a large creature.

---------

Eeeeek!! You aren’t making this any better!!

Ahhh, we need to leave this place quickly!

---------

Haha, sorry. But look over there on the walls.

---------

There are some brick walls among those fleshy ones. It looks

like this 'Demonic Castle' was summoned over a regular one.

---------

You're right. I can see quite a lot of cracks where normal

wall is coming through.

---------

(Now that I think about it, the Goddess never said 'Demon

King's Castle'. She called it his

---------

(I wonder if there is a special meaning to the word.)

---------

Be careful, everybody.

---------

It looks like the path splits here.

---------

Then let's split up. Alicia, you with me?

---------

Heh, something tells me you other guys wouldn't want to team

up with me.

---------

Sure.

---------

Then the three of us will check out the upper room.

---------

Umm... How are we going to meet up?

---------

How about we meet up back in this room?

---------

Backtracking would cost us quite some time.

---------

If either of us finds a way forward, just send someone over

to get the other group. We could then continue investigating

while waiting for the others.

---------

I don't like the idea of splitting up any more.

That sounds too dangerous.

---------

What? You scared despite our kick-ass powers?

Pussy.

---------

Watch what you're saying. But the idea isn't bad.

---------

Don't tell me you're siding with him?

---------

I just think it's the most efficient route.

And what's more

---------

(This isn't the usual level-headed you, George. I should use

this opportunity to talk about his relationship with Richard.)

---------

... we aren't the number one priority. If we die, nothing

will happen to us. But the people of this world are dying

right now.

---------

Sigh. Alright. I still feel reluctant, but let's do this.

---------

Alright, it's just the three of us now. Let's be careful.

---------

We agreed to investigate the upper path.

---------

That's Richard! And Alicia's there too.

---------

Looks like the both of you are--

---------

-- fine

---------

Tw-two Alicias?!

---------

Why did you push me like that? That hurt!

---------

A-and why're you looking at me like that?!

---------

Richard!! You too! Say something!

---------

(What's going on? Why am I suddenly feeling this

looming sense of terror?)

---------

Um... Um... D-do you still need me?

---------

Please... please have mercy on me! Just let me go back to my village,

I beg of you!!

---------

(Huh? What's she saying? Also, that doesn't sound like Alicia at all.)

---------

Come here. Let me take a good look at you. I will release

you in a few moments. Just behave yourself for a bit more.

---------

(That sounds a lot more like her. Then who is the second one here?

Some sort of doppelganger?)

---------

Y-you promise?

---------

Sure, I promise.

---------

Ahhh, I really look beautiful.

---------

Alabaster white skin. Wild and yet properly fashioned hair.

---------

And a body that'll make any male horny.

---------

Compared to you, I'm on a completely different level, right, Rose?

---------

(This skin-piercing coldness in her voice... it's like my heart

is freezing over just from listening. I want to respond, but my

lips feel frozen shut.)

---------

I have to say, Leviathan's

---------

is quite handy.

---------

Now, thanks for letting me indulge for a bit. This was

better than looking into any mirror.

---------

Th-then I'm free?

---------

Eheheheh~~~~ Oh yes, you are free. As free as you can be.

Richard?

---------

So I can go now? Co-could you also turn me back?

---------

You no longer need to worry about that.

---------

(St-stop... stop, please stop. Whatever you are

about to do, stop! Move body, move!!!)

---------

(!!!!)

---------

(Th-that's!!! The...)

---------

The Demon King...!!!

---------

You are freed from this life.

---------

Stop!!!

---------

Wow, so noble. Jumping in to save some random stranger.

.......How worthless.

---------

I wonder, I wonder, just where did Aura get that trait from?

---------

Sh-shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP! Aliciaaaa!

So you are a demon as well!!

---------

You there, come on, get behind me!

---------

That's right, just get behind me. I'll figure something out.

---------

Alicia, what's the meaning of this?!

---------

In this form I'm called the

---------

Nightmare Sorceress

---------

Companion to the Demon King.

---------

Demon King companion?! So, you two are the ones

leading this demon invasion?

---------

A bit slow on the uptake there, Rose.

---------

Oh come on Rose, don't tell me you didn't see this coming.

---------

...When you're usually the first one to unfairly mistreat

me with your lack of trust.

---------

Stay away! Come any closer and I will use my

---------

against you!!

---------

(Shit, shit, shit, shit!!!! I'm screwed! I'm so screwed!)

---------

Hehehehehe~~~. So brave, Rose~. Always so weak and uncertain,

but when it's about others you suddenly become able to muster

up sooooo~~ much courage.

---------

Woooow~~~~~. You must think that you are such a great, great person?

Right? Right? That you have sooo much moral high ground compared to

evil, old me, riiiiiiight~~~~?

---------

What are you babbling on about? Since when did

you care so much about my opinion of you?

---------

Eh? You???

---------

I don't give a fuck about you!

---------

Don't be so self-important!!

---------

You're pathetic!!! Disgusting!!! Obnoxious!!!

A useless piece of trash!!!

---------

Not human.

---------

Eh? What?! That's my line, you monsters!!

You're the ones who aren't human!!!

---------

Aura never cared about others! When others suffered, she

didn't stick her nose into business that didn't concern her!

---------

Aura? Why bring up Aura now? What does she have

to do with anything?!

---------

EVERYTHING!!

---------

If everybody just cared about themselves and the ones they

treasure, the world would be a better place!!

---------

(What kind of twisted logic is that?

And how is that now tying up into Aura?)

---------

can't follow her thought process at all!!)

---------

Aura back then understood all of that

---------

and yet

---------

and

yet suddenly she changed!

---------

Aura used to look up to ME! Because I understood the world!

---------

Like I said, what the fuck are you rambling on about?!

---------

What I'm saying is

---------

You're part of the reason that Aura became some fool who

keeps thinking about everyone except herself!!

---------

If you think that I somehow changed Aura for the better, then

I'll take that as a compliment!!

---------

There's nothing better about her!!!

---------

Ahahahaha, now, now, Alicia, calm yourself.

---------

Ahhh, sorry, lost my cool. This 'thing' always manages to

get my blood pumping.

---------

Don't worry Rose~~~~. Today, I'll fix everything~~~.

---------

Everything you and that useless George have done to Aura'll

come to an end~~~.

---------

She'll end that selfish selflessness.

---------

She'll come back to my side.

---------

Today, Aura'll become the person she was meant to be.

---------

(Where is this obsession with Aura coming from?)

---------

Aura, join you?? Don't even try that as a joke!

She would never go along with you! Ever!

---------

Oh, we'll see about that. I've prepared

---------

something very special

---------

Just for her.

---------

But I have gloated enough. Aura and George will be coming

looking for you soon. Richard, please do me the honor.

---------

(Shit!)

---------

Uggghh...

---------

(So

---------

strong. So much stronger than any

of the other demons we fought here.)

---------

Hyahahahahayayaya~~~~!!! How do you like that, Rose! It may be

just a body of mana but the pain of dying is still real, isn't it~~!!

---------

Huff, ahhhh... (Not good. My vision is vanishing..

Everything is going black.)

---------

Whatever

---------

whatever you try to do here to Aura, I'll stop!

I'll save Aura!!!

---------

Then isn't it a shame~~~? That you won't remember even the

tiniest detail of our conversation~~~~?

---------

Tch. She's dead. Didn't even listen to my final mockery

---------

What a bitch.

---------

Uhhhh.... Sobs.

---------

Oh, right, you're still there.

---------

With this, the preparations are nearly complete.

---------

I'll be going on ahead to the throne room and put the

finishing touches on the

---------

Ahhhh, I can't wait to taste your flesh today, Auuurraaaaaa!

---------

Rose has been gone for quite some time. I’m worried, George.

Should we check-up on the others?

---------

I don't think we should take on all those demons

in the next room with just the two of us.

---------

Yeah, let's check on the others.

Maybe they even found a better route.

---------

(In the end we are just wasting more time.

Damn, I was too greedy...)

---------

Let's go.

---------

What happened here?!

---------

Alicia and Rose... they both look dead.

---------

Did they get attacked?

---------

Let's take a closer look.

---------

I know it must be painful, but let's take a closer look at the

corpses before we go anywhere else.

---------

Alicia and Rose are both dead. Their wounds look similar.

They were probably killed together.

---------

Hey, don't feel too bad about it. Remember, our bodies are

made of mana.

---------

On earth, they are both just fine.

---------

Still, seeing them dead like this is painful.

---------

(And the agony of dying must have been hell.)

---------

(But George is right, I have to refocus.)

---------

Where do you think Richard disappeared off to?

---------

Maybe he ran away.

---------

Knowing him, he probably used them as a distraction to

get away or something.

---------

Should we search for him?

---------

That seems pointless to me. He could be anywhere in this

huge structure.

---------

Even if it’s just the two of us, let's move forward.

---------

(Even if it's just me... my

---------

won't lose.)

---------

Let's head back and smash our way through those demons.

---------

Richard!

---------

You're fine!

---------

Ah, I've been searching for you two.

---------

Rose and Alicia are dead.

---------

I know, I was with them. The Demon King killed them.

---------

The Demon King himself made an appearance?!

---------

And of course you used both of them as convenient tools

to get away.

---------

Relax, relax, it's not like they are really dead.

You should be happy at least I managed to escape.

---------

The Demon King is really powerful, you know?

---------

Unbelievably powerful. I think, if it's just the two of you,

he could kill you with ease.

---------

Alright, what now?

---------

(Our fighting ability has decreased quite a bit, but

nonetheless...)

---------

Nothing's changed. We have to keep moving forward.

---------

(But Richard escaping IS quite fortunate for us. With just

one additional member our fighting potential becomes much

more threatening.)

---------

He got away...?)

---------

(And then he met us in this room.)

---------

(But isn't that somehow off??)

---------

(This is the only pathway leading here.)

---------

(Did we miss each other somehow?)

---------

(The only other path leads to the south. That's where we

entered the castle from.)

---------

(So when he was running away from the Demon King, Richard

would have needed to run to the south.)

---------

Haaah, this really isn't the best time for getting

lost in thought, Aura.

---------

(But why didn't he choose our direction? Wouldn't that be

the natural reaction? Running towards your allies?)

---------

(I've got this sudden premonition of dread.)

---------

Let's get the initiative on the Demon King and attack him befo--

---------

George, get away from him!!!

---------

I haven't figured it out yet, but for now ---

---------

--- GET AWAY FROM RICHARD!!!

---------

Too late.

---------

But don't you worry, George, from here on out I'll be taking

reeeeeeally good care of Aura in your stead.

---------

bastard.. I knew you were rotten, but to this level......!

---------

George!!!

---------

R-Richard?! You are the Demon King?! How? What?

---------

(Not again! Events just keep happening faster than I can

comprehend them. Calm down, Aura, calm down!)

---------

Let's save the details for the finale, Aura. Come on,

it's not much more until you arrive at my throne room.

---------

I'll be waiting.

---------

(What the hell just happened?!)

---------

(No wait, before that...)

---------

(George!!!)

---------

(He's... dead.)

---------

(No, no, no, Aura. Keep thinking straight!)

---------

(He died in Roya, he's just fine on Earth!)

---------

Richard, you'll pay for your crimes.

---------

If you want to settle this in your throne room,

then that's fine with me.

---------

I'm coming for you, Richaaard!!

---------

We should get the others before proceeding.

They went down the western path, remember?

---------

(I'm alone now, but that won't stop me.)

---------

Here I come, demons.

---------

There's no going back now. It's time to finish this.

---------

(Alright, alright, I got this!)

---------

Lady Hero! We are glad that you are well, but where are the

others?

---------

(He probably expected me to also have Companions.)

---------

The Demon King killed them.

---------

Don't let up hope!! We are close! Just a little bit more and

we'll finish off this demon invasion!

---------

YEAH!

---------

(Ahahaha, aren't they a cute bunch.)

---------

(These are the people who've been fighting Richard.)

---------

How did you manage to get up here?

---------

Lady Hero! We saw an opening in the enemy lines! We figured

we could use the opportunity to break through and support

the Hero!

---------

What’s the situation down there?

---------

Our diversion attack is successful! We have lured out most

of the demons and are keeping them occupied!

---------

(So my initial theory WAS right. But that does raise another

question.)

---------

I have some mo--

---------

Alert! More Demons incoming!

---------

Please, Hero, continue onwards! We'll hold them back!!

---------

(They probably won't make it out alive.)

---------

(But they are determined to fight to their death just to

give me the chance of slaying the Demon King.)

---------

(And it’s not just them. Everybody is fighting just to give

me this opportunity.)

---------

(To kill an evil from our world that shouldn't exist here

in the first place!!)

---------

(I won't deny them their sincere request for help!!)

---------

Richard! I’ll kill you before anything can happen to them!!!

---------

Huff, huff. Alright, that wasn't too hard.

---------

Only way too many left...

---------

What's that? Fighting sound?

---------

Th.. those are! Humans!!!

---------

More demons spotted!

---------

And another human..! Up here?!

---------

(They must be part of the army we saw fighting at the bottom

of the castle.)

---------

Could this be...?

---------

Braves

---------

succeeded!

---------

Everybody!!! Victory is upon us! The Hero is here!

---------

Ahhhahahaha, guess I'm not alone after all.

---------

Hero, the 37th battalion of the

---------

Union

---------

stands at your service!

Please command us!

---------

Mhm! Alright, fine! Let's bust open the doors to the Demon

King's throne! Everybody! I'll take the ones on the right,

you take the ones to the left!

---------

YES!

---------

Looks like that demon was guarding the path further into the castle.

---------

Then let's get Richard and Alicia.

---------

I'll go, you two wait here.

---------

U-mm, I-I think it's better if I go, Aura.

---------

Are you sure? (Her usual bravado has been slipping for some time now.

I need to be careful that she doesn't push herself too far.)

---------

seems to be really good against these demons.

So I'm sure I'll be fine.

---------

S-so please! Move forward while I get the others!

---------

(I'm a bit worried, but she has a point. Also this would be

the best opportunity to speak alone with George.)

---------

Mhm. Alright. Thanks Rose.

---------

So, now that we finally have some time to ourselves...

---------

... what's going on between you and Richard?

---------

Come on, George, you know you can tell me anything.

---------

He's the guy.

---------

??? Umm.. what guy?

---------

Aura, he's the one...

---------

... who drove my mom to commit

---------

suicide

---------

W-wait, what?!

---------

(No wonder he keeps losing his cool!)

---------

How did you even find that out? I thought all the details were

redacted from the public report.

---------

let's just say I never stopped doing some digging.

---------

And the tracks eventually led me to Lionheart Industries' heir.

---------

Richard...

---------

Why did you never tell me, George?

---------

Haha, sorry. I didn't want to get you into the crossfire.

---------

Mhm. I get that. But please, if there's anything burdening

you, tell me, okay?

---------

Promise?

---------

Haha, sure, I promise. (I'm sorry Aura, but I'm definitely not

dragging you into a personal vendetta against one of the richest

people of the country.)

---------

(No matter what..!)

---------

Look, more demons!

---------

A-alright! So far so good! You can do this Rose!

---------

Just go grab the others! No problem at all!

---------

Eeeek!!

---------

Ha.. ha... No problem at... all!!

---------

Mmmh. I can't bear looking at his corpse...

---------

That's the way back. I need to go to Richard and Alicia.

---------

Wh-what's up with all these creepy 'mirrors'?

They don't even seem to reflect me.

---------

This place just feels wrong on all levels.

---------

Dead beyond a doubt.

---------

There's a huge slash wound on her body

---------

We didn't get along anymore, but poor Alicia.

---------

I can’t believe I could ever feel bad for her, but poor

Alicia.

---------

There's a huge slash wound is on her body.

---------

Definitely dead.

---------

There is a huge slash going across her body.

Looks like she was killed by a sword.

---------

There is a huge slash going across her body. Looks like she

was killed by a sword.

---------

What a theatrical invitation.

---------

Richard isn't even bothering to cover up this smell of an

obvious trap. Is he that sure of himself?

---------

the same can be said for me. No matter what he dishes

out now: I'll tear it apart with my

---------

About Preemptive Attacks

---------

: When you initiate battle with an enemy

facing away from you, you will perform a

---------

Preemptive Attack

---------

About Surprise Attacks

---------

: Likewise, when enemies initiate battle

while facing your back, they will launch a

---------

Surprise Attack

---------

Demon King's Domain: Throne Room

---------

Welcome, Aura, my dear. That was faster than I thought.

---------

Oh come on, dear, don't give me that long face. Aren't you happy?

You are so close to saving all the people of Roya.

---------

All you have to do is finish just one final task.

I'm right here. Come on.

---------

No matter what disgusting game you're playing, Richard...

---------

I'll break through anything you throw at me, kill you, and

end this horrible nightmare!

---------

That's the spirit, Auura~!

---------

Ahhhh, no matter how often I do this, I can never get enough of this form.

---------

Hey, hey, where's my attention? You shouldn't ignore me like

that! Where's the 'Who are you?!'?

---------

I'll take care of you afterwards, demon.

---------

Sooo mean~~! I'm not JUST a demon, you know. You can call me the

---------

I was summoned alongside the Demon King.

---------

(Another summoned being? Like a Hero Companion?)

---------

(No, stop being distracted by their prattle, Aura. Just finish this.)

---------

None of this matters. If you stand in my way, I'll kill you.

---------

Don't worry, Aura. This dance will be just you and me.

---------

(Let's see what your trap is. I'll crush it upfront!!)

---------

Here I come!

---------

Aggghhh!!

---------

Ahhahahaha!!

---------

Huff, huff.

---------

(He still has some trump up his sleeve! At the very least he hasn't

used his Divine Gift yet. I'll kill him before he has a chance.)

---------

Let's end this!

---------

Wh-what?!

---------

Wh-what is this?! (This must be his final trump...!)

---------

(If I break through this ---- I WIN!!!)

---------

AHHHH!!!!!

---------

(Shiiiiiitttt!!! I can't move!! He's right in front of me,

cooooomeeee onnn!!!!)

---------

How expected of you, Aura! Even though you know I have a

trap ready for you, you think you can confidently walk into it!

---------

But you've overestimated yourself.

---------

This is where the real show begins!! AURRAAA!!!

---------

NOW FACE OUR COMBINED

---------

CURSE

---------

(Curse?! I don't care --- whatever you throw at me...!!

---------

won't lose!!)

---------

-------- ------

---------

COLLAR OF CORRUPTION

---------

-------- ----- !!!!

---------

Ahhh!!

---------

(What is this cold?! Something.. something is trying to enter me!!)

---------

HyAhahahayyayayaya~~~~~!!!

---------

(No!!! No

---------

Stay out of my head!!!!)

---------

IT'S USELESS~~~, AURA!! IT'S ALL UUUSELESS~~~~~~~~~~~~!!

WITH THIS YOU HAVE 1000% LOST!!!! HYHAHYAYAYA~~~~!!!!

---------

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

---------

Hahh, huh, haaaah. Wh-what was that?

---------

(I can't feel my

---------

anymore?! A-and what's with this

collar around my neck--- No, before that, what happened to my armor?!)

---------

Well, well, hello there~~~~!!

---------

(That voice in my head?! Isn't that... the

---------

?!)

---------

Bing~! Bing~~! Correct~~~! And I can also hear aaaaaaall~~~

of your thoughts!

---------

In other words, I have entered your soul, Aura!

---------

(Whaaaat?!)

---------

And as long as this curse persists I won't be leaving your side!

---------

Your Star Knightess, too! As long as I'm here!

YOUR DIVINE GIFT IS SEALED!!!

---------

Now~~~, soon enough I'll gain control over your entire mind.

Let's go explore your head and go deep-- huh?

---------

I can't advance into her mental world? She still has

enough willpower to resist me that much?!)

---------

Tchhh~~~. But that's not entirely unexpected. Looks like

we need to weaken her psyche more.)

---------

Now my dear, what was that again? You'll 'break through anything'?

---------

What will you do now, Aura?

---------

Let me tell you something good: The only way to get rid of

that collar and end this curse... is to kill me!

---------

If your stupid collar is causing this, then all I have to do is rip it off!

---------

Ahhh!!! Arghhh!

---------

Ahhhhhh it hurts!!!

---------

(I-- I can't rip it off. It hurts too much...)

---------

Heh, the collar is just a manifestation of the curse.

And the curse has already been deeply embedded within your soul.

---------

You can't just tear off the collar. That would be like tearing off

a part of your soul.

---------

Now, I don't want you to accidentally kill yourself, my dear.

---------

MY GENERALS!

---------

SHOW YOURSELVES!!!!

---------

demons?!

---------

My dear, your face is still somehow not showing enough

despair. Now, restrain her, ASMODEUS!

---------

As you wish, master!

---------

(Ahhh, I can't reach for the collar!)

---------

L-let go of me!! Take your disgusting hands off meeee!!

---------

Now then, why don't we have a hearty one-on-one talk?

We've got allll the time in the world, after all.

---------

(Shit, what do I do?!)

---------

Aura, what would you say makes a human 'human'?

---------

Huh? What? What kind of tangent are you going off on now?

---------

I think we can all agree that the answer is

---------

the ability to reason

---------

I don't care about your stupid armchair philosophies!!

---------

However, when I look around, in that world of ours,

all I see are walking balls of meat.

---------

Flesh-automatons that follow arbitrary chemical signals from their brain.

---------

However, Aura, you are one of the few I acknowledge as 'human'.

---------

Oh great, what an honor!

---------

Do you think that's what I would say?! I don't need or want

your shitty acknowledgment!!

---------

Why do you think I'm different from others?

---------

(I need to keep him talking for now. At least until I find

some sort of means to resist this curse.)

---------

One year ago, at the national exams. Do you remember?

Back then you beat me to first place.

---------

??? So what?

---------

Thanks to you, for the first time in my life, I experienced

the feeling of defeat.

---------

Thank you, Aura. For giving me a moment to further grow as

a 'human' being.

---------

Since then I have been watching you.

---------

And since then I have been filled with a curious desire

to see

---------

a certain something

---------

I have been wanting to see a 'human' degenerate into 'meat'.

Just like so-called 'humans' keep pets, I have been wanting

a 'human pet'.

---------

What the fuck are you saying?!

---------

Because you lost to me at some tests you want to turn me

into your fucking pet?!

---------

Correct.

---------

(W-what is he saying?! Since the beginning he's only been

talking pure bullshit!!)

---------

What kind of manchild are you?!

---------

Hahaha. Do you know how lucky I felt when I was then

summoned as the Demon King?

---------

No, lucky is not the right word. It felt

---------

natural

---------

One year ago, just after I lost to you, I was summoned.

---------

And I have since then prepared everything for this one

moment, Aura my dear.

---------

A curse to bind your soul to mine.

---------

Power to subdue any potential attempt of struggle.

---------

And finally, allies that can help me in my endeavors.

---------

What the fuck is wrong with you?!!!

Can't you form a single sentence that isn't insane?!

---------

(This... this person is completely deranged!)

---------

You have been massacring the people of Roya just to get back at me?!

Because you have some sick perverted daydream fantasies???

---------

How sick in the head are you??

---------

How can you even think of yourself as human?!!!

---------

(I have never seen this much indifference towards human life.

His ability to dehumanize others is out of this world.)

---------

(This is bad! This is really bad! If I don’t get out of

this, who knows what he will do to me!!)

---------

Now, Aura, you didn't think that this would be all I have,

right? Let's take this to the next level! ASMODEUS!

---------

As you wish, master! Behold my glorious curse...!

---------

-------- --------------

---------

Womb of Lust

---------

(Ah.... Ahhhh!!!! Down.. down below, I suddenly feel hot.)

---------

Hyahayayayayaa~~~-. Do you like that sweet tingling of

pleasure, Aura? And this is just the beginning!

---------

(There is something burning inside of me.)

---------

Ah.. aaaahhhh!!!!

---------

Aura, you can end your suffering right now.

---------

All you have to do is come up here, shake your ass, and ask

me to fuck you in the most sexy voice you can muster.

---------

Come on Aura, just try saying: 'Please skewer my lonely

pussy with your manly cock.' It's as easy as that!

---------

This is what it's coming down to?!

---------

All of this shit just because you want to have sex with me??

---------

F-fuck yoUUUUU!!

---------

I was hoping for that response!!

---------

(Ahhh, I’m feeling so hot down there. My

---------

It's itching

---------

and aching

---------

ahh somebody, please make it

stop!!) A

---------

Come on, Aura~~~. Just give in already. It's sooooo~~

easy. I promise that if you do, I'll make you feel even better!

---------

(My thoughts are clouding

---------

it's becoming so hard to think.

All I can think about is that burning sensation

---------

Ahhhh..

---------

Bring in the hostages!!!

---------

(Th-thaaat's

---------

the 37th?!) Haaaahhh

---------

haah

---------

ahhhh

---------

Hahahaha, what fools! Thinking that I would leave an opening!

---------

Alright Aura. With this, all preparations are done.

---------

Now, let us

---------

start the game

---------

Whenever you give me an unsuitable response, I'll kill somebody.

---------

All you have to do is use your

---------

reason

---------

to think reeeeeeaaally

hard about what I want you to do.

---------

Hint: I have already taught you the necessary words!

---------

But don't worry, my dear! Roya has plenty of inhabitants! So

we can play as many punishment rounds as you like.

---------

Just keep in mind: Every single death from here on out is on you.

---------

Now, since your first response happened to be incorrect,

let’s carry out the punishment.

---------

Nooo!!!) Haaaaah!! (Stopppp!!!)

---------

(I have to protect them! Come on! COME ON!! Do something!!)

---------

ALRIGHT BOYS! YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

---------

TIME TO KICK SOME DEMON ASS!

---------

(Eh...?)

---------

What just happened?!

---------

(The fog in my mind is clearing up!)

---------

I apologize for our late support, Lady Hero!

---------

Y-you?

---------

Glory to mankind!

---------

(Now that I take a closer look, they are all armed to the

teeth with bombs!)

---------

There were too many demons to cut down!

Feigning defeat was our only option to join up with you!

---------

Lady Hero! Please take this chance! Take him down!

Take down the Demon King!!!

---------

Ahhh... (Ah, they are all dead.)

---------

Pfff. Hahahahaha! What a nice sideshow! Alright, alright!

Those were quite some meatbags! Actually managing to

surprise me!! Ahahaha!

---------

(I can't let these despicable pieces of trash win.)

---------

H-heh for a moment I was worried, but nothing's changed!

---------

(There is an absolute evil right in front of me! One that created so

much misery, people are willing to throw away their lives to fight!

Without a second thought! And yet, what am I even doing?!)

---------

Those retards just blew themselves up for absolutely

no reason! How hilarious! How absolutely hilarious~~~!!!

---------

('I can't remove the collar because it hurts too much.')

---------

Ahahahyayayayayaya~~~ We need some new hostages now, though.

---------

('If I try to rip it off I might damage my soul.')

---------

You can’t fulfill their wishes! You’re now our exclusive

toy!!! Ahahayaya~~~~!!!!

---------

(How can I let myself be controlled by those kind of weak thoughts?!)

---------

Ahhhhhh!!!

---------

(I feel a searing pain in my head.)

---------

(It hurts... it hurts so much --- BUT!!!)

---------

Hyahyahyayahhaha~~~~ No matter what you do, it's

---------

uuuuuuuuuselessssssss~~~~~~.

---------

I told you, Aura, you can’t just tear off the collar.

---------

And I already told you...

---------

... that I'll break through anything you throw at me!!

---------

AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

---------

Hahahaha, incredible Aura! Incredible! I didn't expect

your crying voice to be this beautiful!

---------

Just thinking about the lovely sounds you will make in

bed is making me hard!

---------

You abominable piece of shit...!!

Like I would ever bow to someone like you!

---------

Uhhh... those pesky humans... when they are nothing but

stupid food... how dare they...

---------

I-impossible! She--- she's...!!!

---------

Even if I have to rip apart my own soul..!

---------

Even if it kills me..!

---------

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

---------

Come on, give me more of this, Aura! Indulge me in the cries

of pain from an actual human!

---------

(I refuse to back down!!!!)

---------

FUCK OFFF!!!!

---------

RICHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD!!!!

---------

The-- the curse is...!

---------

Come to me!

---------

MY POWER!

---------

MY DIVINE GIFT!

---------

AWAKEN!!!!!!!

---------

THE

---------

STAAAAAAAR KNIGHTEEEEEEESSSSS

---------

!!!!!!!!

---------

Corruption!

---------

Hmpf. The collar is gone. Did removing it break her soul?

---------

How... disappointing, my dear.

---------

-------- --------------------------------------

---------

Power of the Horse

---------

The curse has... subsided?!)

---------

SLASH OF THE TIGER

---------

-------- --

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Uaaaaaaaaaaghhhh!!!!

---------

Huuuuuuuhhhh......

---------

No! She-- she killed all the generals in just one sweep?!)

---------

RiiiiichaaaaaaaAARRRRRD!!!! PREPARE YOURSELF!!!!

---------

Ah... Ahahahahahaha. Impossible, unexpectedly impossible!

Buuuuut...!!

---------

Too bad for you, I always expect the unexpected!

---------

As long as everything is within my expectations, I’ll win

---------

If plans A to C didn't work, then how about Plan D!!!

---------

My dear, face the accumulated life force I have gathered for

an entire year!!

---------

Come, my Divine Gift!

---------

SOUL-SEVERANCEEEEEEEE

---------

!!!!!

---------

THIS IS THE POWER OF OVER 10.000 LIVES!

---------

AUURAAAAA!!!!!! BEAR WITNESS TO MY TR--

---------

'--True form'?! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!!!!!!!!

---------

What are you, some sort of caricature of a Saturday morning cartoon villain?!

---------

No matter how much you power up!

---------

No matter what form you take! It won’t change anything!

---------

From here on out, I'll no longer let you act as you please!!

---------

Richaaaaard!!!!

---------

DiiiiiiEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

---------

EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

---------

Ohnononononono!!!! Impossible!!!!

---------

You shouldn't be able to do that!!

---------

Uggh....!! Ahahahahaha!!!!

---------

This is the end, Richaaaaaard!

---------

Ahhahaahahaha!!! Wonderful! Aura! Now I really look forward

to the day I can see you break! When you stop being 'human'!

---------

That day will never come, Richard!!

---------

I will give your stupid game a premature end. Sorry, but we

won't be moving past the intro stages!

---------

Too bad, Aura! But I told you, I always expect the unexpected!

---------

(He's trying to teleport away, but....!!!)

---------

You really think I would let you get away?!!!! I won't!!!!!

---------

AAHHHH!!! THIS PAIN??? The collar---- AhhHHHhhhh...!!

---------

Gaaahh

---------

returned?!

---------

Ahahahaha..! For a moment I thought she somehow broke the

curse. But it seems she only managed to briefly disable it.)

---------

COME OOOOON!

---------

MYYY

---------

STAR KNIGHTESS

---------

WE NEARLY GOT HIM!!

---------

ONE MORE SHOOOOTTTTTTTT!!!!!

---------

See you next time, my dear!

---------

THERE WON’T BE A NEXT TIME, RICHAAAAAAAARD!!!

---------

AND STOP CALLING ME 'MY DEAR' ALREADY!!!

---------

IT'S FUCKING

---------

DISGUSSSSSSTING!!!!!!

---------

-------- -

---------

--------!!!!

---------

THIS TIME FOR REAAALLLL

---------

DIIIEEEEEEEE

---------

Huff, huff, huff.. Did.. Did I get him?

---------

Too bad!!!

---------

Me being here means that the curse is still in effect!

Hence, Richard is still alive! (I got scared for a second...)

---------

Huff, huff, huff. Shit.. ShiiiITTTTT!!

---------

Ah... my body hurts and my vision is growing blurry.

---------

The castle is crumbling, I have to get out..

---------

I have to chase... after Richard...

---------

I... I...

---------

Aura's Home

---------

... have.. to ...

---------

... finish ... him...

---------

I.. have to go after Richard!

---------

I have to

---------

finish him off!!!!!!

---------

Ueh?

---------

Where.. um...?

---------

This is... um...

---------

Right...

---------

My room! I’m back.

---------

Back... from that world.

---------

And my body is back to normal, too.

---------

Honey, everything alright?

---------

Ah, yes, yes, everything's fine Mom.

---------

(D-did she hear me scream?)

---------

If you don't hurry, you'll make George wait for you.

---------

Ah, the time. Right. School. Today is school.

---------

Ah, just look at the time! It's already this late.

I'M going to be late.

---------

(My head is still such a hot mess. Calm down.)

---------

(Did any of that really happen?)

---------

(It feels so surreal. Alright, first things first.)

Let’s get changed.

---------

(Ah, right, I’m already wearing my school uniform.)

---------

(Right, I was reading this book. And I fell asleep during reading.)

---------

Summoned into another world and I have to fight the Demon

King with nothing but an eraser and a frying pan?!'

---------

(Ahahaha, I was reading this kind of nonsense, wasn't I?)

---------

Sigh. (Don't tell me I lived such a vivid dream because of

this silly book?)

---------

(Is this supposed to be some sort of sign that I should stop

reading so much trash?) Ahaha.

---------

(But that’s definitely a more realistic explanation than

Roya being real.)

---------

(And much more logical than the existence of 'Demon King Richard'.)

---------

Nobody outside of fiction could possibly harbor so much

malicious intent, right...?

---------

Then... it really was all just one long stupid dream...?

---------

Please... just let that be the case...

---------

done for the day!

---------

'The day', huh.

---------

(And the night is just about to start.)

---------

(I wonder, can I still say that my 'day' is the day and my 'night'

is the night? It feels like these roles are slowly switching.)

---------

(Tonight, I will be entering Roya again.)

---------

(I will stop being the normal high schooler Aura, and will

again become the Star Knightess Aura.)

---------

(Hey, Luciela, can you heeeeear meeeee?)

---------

(Noooo?)

---------

(No annoying retort?)

---------

Yeah, right, that’s what I thought.

---------

(Luciela. She keeps possessing me in Roya. I wonder, just

how far do the powers of her curse extend?)

---------

(Richard asserted that the curse will eventually control me.

Does he mean that Luciela will physically take over my body?)

---------

(This is a common trope, right? A character gets possessed by a demon

and as time passes the demon gains control over the host's body.)

---------

(With my current information, I think it makes sense to proceed

with the assumption that that’s how the curse works.)

---------

(But then I do wonder how much time I have left.)

---------

(I haven't felt any influence of Luciela actually controlling my body.)

---------

(All she can do right now is buzz around my head.)

---------

(Does that mean I still have a lot of leeway before the

curse becomes serious?)

---------

Haaaah... There's just not enough information to draw any conclusions.

---------

(Besides the curse, there's also the question of Luciela's identity.)

---------

(I know that she's a Companion of the Demon King. So she's definitely

someone from our world. Also, all characters from our world up until

now have been from my school.)

---------

(So does it make sense to assume she's also a student of Crownsworth?)

---------

(And the way she laughs... there’s actually only one person

I can think of, but it’s impossible for her to be Luciela.)

---------

(Alicia... I saw your dead body right in front of my eyes.

Killed by the Demo--)

---------

(No, wait a second.)

---------

(I didn't see the Demon King kill her or Rose.)

---------

(It was Richard who told me he killed them.)

---------

Let’s see where we can go with this.)

---------

(1. Richard claims to have killed Rose and Alicia. Besides

his testimony, there is no further evidence.)

---------

(2. Rose and Alicia claim to have no knowledge of Roya. I

have collected their testimonies myself.)

---------

(3. Being killed by the Demon King erases your memory of

Roya. The Goddess gave this statement.)

---------

(Let's assume that Rose is not lying to me. She's my best friend, after all.)

---------

(Therefore, I can safely conclude that Richard did indeed kill Rose.)

---------

(But does that also mean he killed Alicia?)

---------

(Am I not falling into some really common trap from the mystery genre?)

---------

(The culprit pretends to be one of the victims by faking his own murder.)

---------

(What if:

---------

Rose was killed by the Demon King. However, Alicia was

not 'killed' with Soul-Severance, but just with a regular sword

---------

(If an appropriate sword was chosen, it could easily produce

a similar-looking wound.)

---------

(This way it would be possible for her to leave behind a 'corpse'

but actually still remain in Roya with all her memories intact.)

---------

(All she had to do afterwards was lie to me about not remembering.)

---------

I feel like that's still a bit off.)

---------

(If I die in Roya, what happens to my body?)

---------

(Wouldn't it somehow disappear? I can't really imagine every

one of my deaths leaving behind a copy of me.)

---------

Hmmmm... Ahhhhh... Hnnnng...

---------

It's useless. (I can't progress with just these little tid-bits of information.)

---------

No, stay positive, Aura!

---------

If this is not enough information, I just need to gather more.

---------

Don’t falter! Step by step! Alright, Roya.

---------

Here I come again!!

---------

(Another night is about to begin

---------

Damn, time is just passing by and yet I'm still so far from

my goal.

---------

(Richard

---------

just where are you hiding?!)

---------

(I wonder, is he also sitting in his room, just like me,

pondering his next move?)

---------

He's like a black box to me. Like he's just some evil blob

made out of pure malice.

---------

a black box... huh...

---------

Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way. If I could get some

insights into this 'black box' called Richard, then maybe I

could get a hint on 'Demon King Richard'.

---------

Let's see...

---------

searching for Richard doesn't give me any useful hits.

Weird.

---------

(As the inheritor of Lionheart Industries, I would have thought

to find something.)

---------

(Or maybe it's exactly because of that, that I can't find anything?)

---------

Does his company... no, his family have that kind of power?

---------

Wait, there's a sports article! (Let's pull that up...)

---------

Alright, what do we have here. (Hmm

---------

according to this

article Richard entered the National Youth Karate Tournament

two years ago and won.)

---------

(So he practices karate?) Let's check for his other records...

---------

Eh?? What is this?! There are no other records?

---------

(Are you telling me he just entered the tournament without any

previous recorded matches and straight up won?!)

---------

But wait, there's something else here... three years ago.

National Youth Championship... of boxing?

---------

Wait, wait, wait...! Don't tell me...

---------

Again!!

---------

No previous entries. His only recorded matches are from that

tournament.

---------

(And again, complete victory. Zero losses.)

---------

This is bullshit!! Other people have been training their whole

life. You can't tell me he can just beat everybody without any

prior experience.

---------

Is he bribing his opponents or what?!

---------

(Calm down, Aura.)

---------

Let's go back by another year...

---------

alright, seems there aren't any martial arts

tournaments where he participated.

---------

(But what's this? There's an entry of his name in the

---------

chess database?!)

---------

(Winner of the National Youth Chess Tournament: Richard.)

---------

What the hell?

---------

(And the pattern repeats again. No losses. No further or

prior recorded matches.)

---------

(What is this? Every year he seems to be entering a national

tournament, winning it with ease and then he quits.)

---------

I can't tell if that's a testament to amazing talent or a fickle mind.

---------

the more I look into you, the less I seem to understand.)

---------

The only year, where the pattern is broken

---------

Mhm. (Just like I thought. It's last year.)

---------

Was it because of his loss to me that he gained his

powers as a Demon King?

---------

(In the first place, does that even matter?)

---------

(Looks like real world research is just a dead end.)

---------

Alright, if the real world doesn't give me any answers, then

it's all up to my investigations in Roya.

---------

(I don't need to find out what kind of black box you are Richard.)

---------

(All I need to do is

---------

(...crush it!! With all my power!!!)

---------

I'm not fast enough. I'm still not sure what the curse exactly

does, but I can feel Luciela's hold over me growing stronger.)

---------

(It's definitely taking me more and more mental effort to keep

her thoughts in check. At least that much I can tell.)

---------

If I keep going like this, I won't be able to kill Richard before

she starts taking me over --- and then it's game over for me.

---------

And not just for me, but for Roya as a whole. Hmmm

---------

Yes, I'm not just fighting for my own sake, but for everyone's...)

---------

(And since I'm fighting for everyone... shouldn't the Royans also chip in

a bit...? Of course, I can't just tell everyone about my identity as the Hero...)

---------

(And even then, I don't think they will just gift me free money and items;

everyone has their own struggles to think about after all.)

---------

(But in the end, it's mine and mine alone that decides everyone's fate.)

Therefore ----------

---------

As long as it doesn't inconvenience anyone, I should help

myself to the necessary tools I need to win

---------

(It's not like a couple of minor items missing here and there is going

to bother anyone. On the other hand, it could majorly accelerate my quest.)

---------

(Richard, Luciela...!! You aren't the only ones capable of playing dirty!!)

---------

Aura learned:

---------

Theft I

---------

Maybe Alicia is right, and I should better use what's

available to me.)

---------

(Just appropriating some minor tools like ropes isn't going to cut it.)

---------

(When we dumped our orders on that other student

---------

and I added

my own

---------

it's not like it made any difference if I hadn't...)

---------

(If it doesn't make a difference, then is it really that wrong...?)

---------

(And doesn't that also extend to my quest in Roya? If someone has

some money to spare, shouldn't I be bold and take that money so I

can put it to good use?)

---------

(I don't like to share Alicia's thinking of worthy and unworthy

people, but since I am the Hero, my time

---------

more valuable than

that of others.)

---------

(After all, it's ultimately my task to save everyone's lives from

the threat of the demon invasion.)

---------

Mhm. (Since it's to also save their lives, I should consider also

appropriating some of the uselessly stashed away wealth of the Royans.)

---------

(I mean, if it's just money uselessly lying around in a chest,

then it won't make a difference if I take it, right?)

---------

Theft II

---------

The curse............ Just how much

has it been affecting me on Earth?)

---------

(My primary assumption all this time was that Luciela would

be gaining more and more control over my body on Roya.)

---------

(But there is no Luciela on Earth, so how can the curse be

affecting me here? Does the Royan magic work here...?)

---------

Or maybe the curse could be directly affecting my brain.....?

Affecting my brain.... and then somehow carrying that over onto Earth?

---------

(Hmmmmm

---------

It's so annoying that I have basically nothing to

go on. Despite having spent so much time fighting the curse...)

---------

(Instead of trying to reason about the full powers of the curse, let's first

return to my original question:

---------

How has it been affecting me on Earth?

---------

(One thing is clear: It has somehow made me more agreeable to

Richard's evil. I'm not sure how, but that one is certain.)

---------

(Then, the curse affecting me on Earth would also explain how I've

become so much hornier ever since... Mhm. That too must be due to

Richard's machinations.)

---------

(I wonder, at which point exactly has the curse been showing

its effects... Ah, wait.... I do get these random feelings of

happiness from time to time when he praises me...)

---------

(Mhm, like when he appreciated me dying my hair blonde.

......Were those somehow artifically caused by the curse?)

---------

(That would make sense...... if the curse can invoke those kind of

emotions, I wonder, could it also affect other decisions I made...?)

---------

(There is one thought that is a bit unsettling.... I lost interest in reading,

became interested in cheerleading, and gained new interests after I got

cursed...)

---------

What if:

---------

Me getting along with Alicia, joining the cheerleading club

and doing a make-over was all somehow guided by the curse?

---------

(Nonono, that can't be right... Rose is Luciela, and she has been

trying to keep me tied down in the Library Club, preventing me

from maturing.)

---------

(Besides, all the things I listed are, without a single exception, major

improvements to my life. Why would Richard want the curse to help me?)

---------

(.....And if those were the effect of the curse, for whatever

reason... Wouldn't that mean that it's a good thing for me......?)

---------

Yeah no, that would mean Richard, or Rose's main goal in all this would

have been to somehow improve my life. That really makes no sense.

---------

(So.... maybe the curse was rather suppressing my ability to

mature? Slowing me down? Hmmmm... That would make sense.)

---------

(Instead of directly realizing how worthless reading and studying

was, I spent so much time and effort trying to cling to it.)

---------

Mhm. Now that makes a lot more sense. (In other words, the curse was

stopping me from becoming a better version of myself, but through my

willpower I was able to overcome it and change!)

---------

Hmpf. Rose must have been jealous of me. Aaaaah, I see...!

---------

(It's because of Richard's infatuation with me!

She must hate that he's been after me for so long.)

---------

(So she used the curse to try to bind me to the Library Club,

giving me thoughts of resistance to my improvement.)

---------

(Hmmm......... But if that's true......... could it also

be that she tried to bind me to George....?)

---------

(In fact

---------

A lot of my memories with George before I got cursed

are pretty bad

---------

but I do have good memories of hanging out with

him after that...)

---------

(If that's the case, then the curse couldn't have somehow

manipulated my perception of his confession to Veronica.)

---------

(...Which would be a point in favor of the theory that

George is lying and was really trying to cheat on me...!)

---------

(...I really was hoping to arrive at a different conclusion...

.....Ahhh.... that hope too.... is it real or fake......?)

---------

(...Logically speaking, I feel like this conclusion would be a bit much.

Even if Luciela has her own goal, binding me to George feels like it

would be too opposed to Richard's goals.)

---------

(......Damn........ Suspecting everyone and everything.... questioning

everything I feel, everything I think, it's so burdensome.... and terryfing...)

---------

(...What if my actions were not my own? What if my thoughts were

guided by Richard? Not being able to trust myself is the worst...)

---------

...Just what will happen to me if I don't defeat Richard soon...?

---------

...Will my attraction for him keep growing..... until I'm

back in his bed, begging for him to fuck me...?

---------

Ahhhh... How stupid...! (I was trying my best not to think about it!

About how perfect he was... How he fucked me so deeply... and hard...)

---------

Haaaaah~~.... (And most importantly.... how his

---------

was

just the most compatible and perfect fit I ever experienced---)

---------

Gah! I just said I shouldn't think about it! And the first thing I do?!

Fantasize more about it!

---------

Geez... Haaaaaaah...... How easy it would all be----

---------

Let's see, let's see.

---------

Aha! There they are!

---------

Haha, that's quite a bit of material you collected there.

---------

Mhm. But I think you will need it.

---------

Even though I worked my way up the national ranks?

---------

Haaaah... That would be enough to just pass

---------

Central University's

---------

entrance exams.

---------

But after re-checking your financial situation, I don’t

think you can afford Central without a scholarship.

---------

Haha, w-when did you do that again?

---------

Not important. Anyways, the scholarships are reserved for the

absolute top-scorers.

---------

The main reason you are maintaining your ranking in the

nationals is due to your average being uplifted by your high

scores in the natural sciences.

---------

However, this advantage won't help you at all if you are

going for Central's

---------

law

---------

course.

---------

And even after getting in, you will need every point to make

it to the

---------

State Exam

---------

So here, I went through the entrance exams of the past 10

years to create this catalog of questions and problems.

---------

I first categorized the questions according to frequency.

For example, these questions here are pretty much guaranteed

to be on the exam.

---------

So I would be well off to just learn a prepared answer by heart.

---------

Yep. Then at the other spectrum we have a bunch of questions

which you probably won’t see again.

---------

BUT--!! As you can see here, they all share certain

similarities. Here you see, for example, this set of

problems here!

---------

The phrasings may look completely different at a glance!!

Buuuut~~ let’s take a closer look!

---------

all those questions are posed in the context of contemporary

problems. But they all actually ask for the same sort of analysis.

---------

Ding! Ding! And there we have it!

---------

If you study the common structure between these problems and

issues in current media outlets, you should be able to make

an educated guess for upcoming problems.

---------

You grouped all questions of the last 10 years

like this? (That must have taken forever.)

---------

Bwahahaha~~. This is the point where you praise me for being

a max level girlfriend.

---------

Haha, this is amazing, Aura. Thank you. (Though I don't think

this falls under girlfriend activities. Haha.)

---------

Suddenly, George starts patting her head.

---------

Ehehe~~. (It feels good when he does that. His hand always

feels so warm, comfortable, and... reliable.)

---------

(George, let's go to Central, together. I'm sure if it's the

two of us, there is no future we can’t realize.)

---------

Alright then, let's make use of your hard work and start studying.

---------

+1 Relationship George!

---------

Ahhh!! My back is starting to hurt from all the sitting.

---------

Alright, let's call it a day then.

---------

Nn... Okay.

---------

As thanks for all your hard work,

I brought you a present.

---------

Hm? George, with your financial situation I don't think you

should be spending money on presents.

---------

Haha, that's not the kind of reaction you're

supposed to give here, Aura.

---------

Anyways, I said brought not bought. A friend

from work happened to get his hands on this.

---------

A disk?

---------

Yep. On it is the remake of the final episode of the TV animation

series 'Heaven-Ceiling Breaking Star Robot!!!'

---------

Whaaaaaaaat?!

---------

I thought they only showed that in private theaters!

---------

I searched for it online, but couldn't find a way to pir--

ehm totally legally download it.

---------

Turns out they released a couple of copies.

Want to watch it together?

---------

Sure!

---------

Wait, I thought you didn't like these silly super robot shows.

---------

Haha, it's fine if I'm watching it together with you.

---------

Bwahaha~~. I give you 100 points!

---------

Let me just switch off the lights.

---------

Alright all set.

---------

Just who the hell do you think we are?!

---------

Did the robot just throw a galaxy like a ninja star?

---------

Bwahahaha~. And that's just the beginning!

---------

I remember watching this back in the day with Alicia.

---------

Take this!

---------

Our burning hearts!

---------

Our burning souls!

---------

ALL OF THEM ARE INGRAINED IN THIS ONE PUNCH!!!

---------

UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!!!

---------

Haha, you used to watch THIS with Alicia?

---------

Back then she came over all the time.

---------

'Why do they keep screaming the names of their attacks?

---------

You can't just turn the moon into a giant robot!

---------

None of this makes any seeeeeeense!!

---------

Ahahahaha, those kinds of comments kept coming from her mouth

aaaaaall the time.

---------

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE UNYIELDING JUSTICE THAT DWELLS IN

EVERY HUMAN HEART!

---------

Bwahaha~. Mhm, and those corny lines always set her off.

---------

Yet, she always came back and watched the show together with me.

Without fail.

---------

I think she had fun complaining about it.

---------

Haha, I can see that.

---------

Mhm. We had some fun times back then...

---------

... I wish we could still.. continue... like... today...

---------

Ahhh... So tired...

---------

Aura?

---------

...

---------

... zzZZzzzZZZzzz...

---------

Aura? Seriously, randomly falling asleep like that.

---------

(She must be really tired.)

---------

(And it's not just this time. Maybe it's just my imagination,

but I feel like she's yawning a lot more in the mornings.)

---------

(I wonder if there's something on her mind.)

---------

And even though you are this tired, you still

go through the trouble of helping me out.

---------

Idiot. You should pay more attention to yourself.

---------

You really can't hear me, Aura?

---------

Haaah... So deeply asleep.

---------

You should be sleeping on the bed and not on

the floor, idiot.

---------

Hey, Aura. I'm sorry we can't do more couple activities.

---------

I would love to take you out on dates more often.

Like a normal high school couple is supposed to.

---------

And spend more time with you watching these silly

shows you love. Or reading those equally silly books.

---------

I also want to become... more intimate with you.

I really do.

---------

But there's something else I

---------

have

---------

to do.

---------

Even though I know it's an uphill battle,

I have to do it.

---------

It will make me a target.

And those close to me will suffer.

---------

I don't think I will be able to make you happy, Aura, I'm sorry.

---------

Sometimes I think that it would be better if you

found someone who could spend more time with you.

---------

Someone who could give you a happy future.

---------

But another part of me doesn't want to let go of you.

Because I love you.

---------

I wish we could continue being together like this...

Forever...

---------

Behold this finger of mine!!

IT SHINES WITH THE LIGHT OF JUSTICE!!

---------

OVERJUSTICE

---------

BEEE

---------

EEEEE

---------

EEEAAA

---------

AAM!!!

---------

Ahhh, that was a refreshing rewatch. I hadn't seen that show in years.

---------

So, let me get this straight.

---------

That one giant robot earlier entered a time wormhole,

got sent back in time, became a meteor, crashed on

earth and, finally, ended up killing the dinosaurs.

---------

Mhhhhm.

---------

Okay.

---------

Bwahaha~. Looks like that was a bit too much for you.

Hm? Is there something on my face?

---------

I have seen you sneak glances over me during the whole episode.

Am I that captivating?

---------

W-well, I was thinking about those new clothes of yours.

They look really good on you.

---------

Ah. (So that's what he was thinking about.)

---------

I'm glad to hear that from you. I was actually a bit worried...

---------

What? That I would react badly to them? Haha,

I can pretty much guess what you were thinking.

---------

You thought wearing pricey clothing around me could make me

feel awkward. That I would feel like I don't fit with you.

---------

Eh? H-How did you know?

---------

Haha, despite your national ranking, your mind can be quite

simple, stupid. Sorry, I didn't mean that in a bad way.

---------

H-hey! And how can you not mean that in a bad way?!

---------

It's just

---------

You always think about everyone around you before you

think about yourself. In that way, you can be pretty single-minded.

---------

You know, if you hold back because of me, that's actually

more hurtful.

---------

If you make me blame myself about the fact that my girlfriend

can't wear the clothes she likes because she doesn't want to

hurt my feelings ---

---------

--- Well, then that's something that really makes

me feel bad about myself.

---------

... And Aura...

---------

This isn't just about clothes. I heard what you are doing for

Laura. And even if you aren't telling me, I know there's

something else going on.

---------

Whatever it is... please just keep in mind:

You have no obligation to suffer for others.

---------

You don't need to solve everyone's problems.

People can and have to take care of themselves.

Please, have that much faith in them.

---------

I see. (Huh, my actions are a sign of lack of

faith in others... I never thought about it like that.)

---------

But there is just one thing I need to know. The change in your

hair style, switching to contacts, buying new shoes, and now

a change of clothes...

---------

(Now that he mentions it! I did change quite a few things

about my appearance... Huh. I hadn't at all noticed them

all stacking up so much.)

---------

.. You aren't being forced to do all this, right?

I heard you have been hanging out with Alicia.

---------

If these changes are what you want, then you will find nothing but

support from me. I believe that's what a boyfriend is there for.

---------

However, if you are somehow being pressured into this...

---------

Nonono! Nobody is pressuring me into anything!

(I see, that's what this is really about.)

---------

Don't worry, everything I am doing, is

---------

100% out of my own free will

---------

Alright. Then I'm glad to hear that. And that means I can be

fully happy when I boast about you looking even cuter!

---------

Awawa! How can you say that with a straight face?!

---------

+2 Relationship George!

---------

Haaahhhh

---------

What a shame... They are going to remove Alicia's

recommended shoes from their collection...)

---------

(I wish I could buy them before that, but I just can't afford them.)

---------

Hm? What are you looking at?

---------

Eh? George! I didn't hear you enter at all!

---------

Haha, lost in thought as usual. Doing some online shopping for more shoes?

---------

Where are you even going to put them all? If this goes on,

you will need to clear a second shelf of books.

---------

W-well, that was kind of the plan.

---------

Though I also kind of don't want to throw them away...

What a shame...

---------

Ah, I know. We have plenty of space at my place.

Why not just bring them over?

---------

I'm sure Josie would enjoy reading your books.

---------

Oh, that's a great idea!

---------

One problem solved. What's the other one?

---------

What were you sighing about?

---------

Oh. Ah, it's nothing. There's just this cute pair of shoes

I really want to have, but I'm totally out of money. Bwahaha.

---------

Haha, I see. I'm surprised you of all people would forget to watch your spending.

---------

Usually, you're scolding me when I go out of my way to spend

money on buying something 'unnecessary'.

---------

Ehhh, I just got a little bit over-enthusiastic with my shopping.

---------

(That's right, I have always been scolding George for spending

money on unnecessary expenses.)

---------

(He has his own situation to watch out for. So these kind of gifts

are such an unnecessary burden. That's what I always thought.)

---------

Alicia said that boys love showing off and

proving themselves by buying gifts...)

---------

(I wonder... Have I really been hurting our relationship by

always focusing so much on saving George's money...?)

---------

Um... Say, George...

---------

Hm? What's it.

---------

You're fidgeting all weirdly.

---------

It's um... I was just wondering

---------

I really want this pair...

---------

W-would you maybe buy them for me...?

---------

Uwawawa!!! N-n-evermiiiind!!! Sorry! Sorry!! You shouldn't do that!

You need the money to pay your and your sibling's rent and food

and everything!!

---------

Awawawa!! It's just that I wanted to buy them before they got put out

of the collection and Alicia gave me this stupid advice about boys liking

to buy presents!!!

---------

Just forget I said anythinnnnnnnnnnng!!!

---------

Hahahaha. Ahahaha. Slow down, slow down, I only got about half of that.

---------

But I got the important part. Sure, I would love to buy them for you.

I was just really surprised you would ask me.

---------

You rarely rely on other people, and when was the last time you

asked me for a favor?

---------

I sometimes worry that you have problems asking other people

for help when you actually need it.

---------

And to be honest, it feels kind of bad when you look out for me

all the time. So, if I can do something for you, then I'd love to.

---------

Hm, now how do I move around my shifts...?

Maybe if I added an extra shift between 2 and 5 AM....

---------

Awawawa! Please don't overdo it!!

---------

Ehehe~. (He looks really happy about this. I didn't think asking him

to buy these expensive shoes for me would pump him up this much.)

---------

(Looks like Alicia was right again.

I should try relying on George more often!)

---------

Here you go, one pair of shoes.

---------

Oh, wow! You're the best, George! I can't wait to show them off on ITB!

Thanks!

---------

Haha, glad I could be of help. See, I can be pretty reliable,

even when it comes to expensive gifts.

---------

George starts petting my head.

---------

Mhm! (Though, I never doubted your reliability. Ahaha.)

---------

I'll add them right into my collection!

---------

(They were a lot more expensive than I thought. I should never tell

Aura how many morning shifts I worked to get the money.)

---------

(But I'm glad I did it. Seeing her carefree smile like this was definitely worth it.)

---------

(... At the same time

---------

I'm also glad that Aura isn't the type to often ask

for these kind of presents. I don't think my body could handle that

---------

haha.)

---------

+3 Relationship George!

---------

Where there are demons, I slay them.

Where there are saints, I slay them.

---------

------ ARMORING RITUAL!!

---------

Uhh, that's a nice pair of shoes, Veronica!

Immediately liking that one!

---------

Haha, hey, you've been fiddling around with your phone all this time.

You are missing the transformation scenes you like so much.

---------

Uwawawa! Ah! Right! Sorry! Awawawa! The show!! Sorry, I saw Veronica

posting on ITB and had to check it out!

---------

Haha, you don't need to apologize to me. I'm just surprised

you can even take your eyes off the TV.

---------

After all the years you have been going on and on about how

you wish for this video game to get a series adaptation.

---------

Bwahaha. Honestly, I haven't been able to really get into this show.

Even the mecha designs don't get me as excited as I thought.

---------

I mean, really, giant robots punching each other? And how often

have the characters been screaming 'justice this' and 'justice that'.

---------

It's like listening to a broken record!

---------

Haha, I get what you mean. And now you're sounding like Alicia

from your story.

---------

(Hm? Alicia? Did she ever say something like this...? Why would

she comment on mecha shows??

---------

I doubt she would ever watch any

---------

Also I thought you liked this kind of cheesy drama.

---------

I guess

---------

The magic's just kind of gone. (Looks like Rose

was right after all and I did outgrow these kinds of shows.)

---------

(Haha, to think I told her that it would take someone rewiring

my brain to realize just how silly giant robot shows are.)

---------

Oh, what's this?!

---------

Oh! Alicia's sharing a new collection of photoshoots! I gotta

check this out! It's been some time since I've seen her doing

modeling work.

---------

Haha, maybe we should postpone watching this to another

time then? Looks like you're pretty busy on your phone.

---------

Mhm! Let's watch it

---------

some other time

---------

(I'm glad Aura's been able to make some new friends outside of the

Library Club. Especially with ones that don't constantly rely on her.)

---------

(Ever since she switched clubs I haven't heard of any incidents

of her taking on bullies or getting into fights.)

---------

(Maybe now she can just be a normal, happy girl, instead of always being

forced into the position like one of those heroes from her fantasy novels.)

---------

(Ohhh! Those are the bangles Patricia recommended to me!

Seeing them in this ad here makes them look even more adorable.)

---------

(Ahh, I really wish I could have them!)

---------

(But I've spent so much money... I've already had to resort to asking

someone to buy me these earrings as a gift...)

---------

Not to mention that I actually let someone grope my

butt to get them...)

---------

Come to think of it... George is beside me...

and I'm wearing jewelry bought from another man!)

---------

(Talk about awkward

---------

(Oh, well, there's a simple fix to this! If George buys these

for me, then I'm at least also wearing something from him~.)

---------

(...And I also get to have these cute bangles.)

---------

Hey, hey, George, look at these; aren't they super cute?!

---------

Uh, huh? Wait a minute, Aura. I need to finish reading this chapter.

---------

Ah, oh, right. Sorry, sorry!

---------

(Ehehe. He's cute, focusing so hard on his studying material.)

---------

Though I wouldn't mind it either if he paid some more

attention to me...)

---------

(The guy from the basketball club immediately paid me attention

when I asked him to buy me the earrings...)

---------

(...Then again, he just wanted to grope my butt...)

---------

There we go.

---------

Alright, what's up, Aura?

---------

These are up!

---------

Accessories...?

---------

Ding ding! Wouldn't they look super great on me? Remember how

you bought me those shoes last time?

---------

How about you get me these next!

---------

Ohhhh, you want these as another present! Ah, oh, wow,

they sure are expensive.

---------

Don't worry, it's only half the price of the shoes.

---------

Haha, half that huge price is still quite a lot. To be honest,

my wallet hasn't really recovered that well from last time.

---------

(Damn. Aura's finally relying more on me, and I can't help her out.

I didn't expect her to ask for another pricey present.)

---------

Oh! Right! Sorry! (I'm so stupid! He just put so much effort into

buying me a terribly expensive gift

---------

and now I'm asking him again!)

---------

Bwahaha. Sorry for disturbing your studies with this silly request.

---------

..... But I still want these bangles....

---------

......................I guess asking for

---------

just one more

---------

gift from

one of the rich students shouldn't be that big of a deal.

---------

Say Aura, I haven't seen Rose come over in forever.

Is everything alright between you two?

---------

Not really...

---------

Oh? Did something bad happen?

---------

Rose isn't exactly being supportive of me changing clubs

---------

Or my make-over. Or anything really.

---------

I wish she could just accept that I'm changing, like you do.

Yet, she can't stop criticizing me at every opportunity.

---------

So we keep getting into fights over and over again...

---------

I see...

---------

Well, you did change quite a bit, and Rose has been your best

friend for a long time. It must feel strange to her.

---------

Don't take it too much to heart. Change can be problematic for all of us.

---------

For you too...?

---------

I already told you, as long as it's something you want, you can

always count on me being on your side.

---------

I'm not going to complain about having a hot girlfriend.

---------

Mhm. Thanks.

---------

As for Rose, I'm not sure if I can just call this problematic...

I feel like my friendship with Rose is crumbling apart step by step...

---------

(And the more I try to fix it, the more we are drifting apart...)

---------

Should I maybe talk to her?

---------

...Nh...

---------

You have enough on your plate. I'm sure it's as you say.

She just needs some time to adjust.

---------

I'm sure we can make up just fine.

---------

Bwahaha. Thanks, for bringing this up, George. I think I really

needed to hear something like that right now.

---------

Hm? A message from Rose.

---------

Heyho, Aura! :D Whatcha doing? :)

---------

Studying^^. But done for the day.

---------

*Thumbs up* Great! Was browsing

---------

Peterson’s bookstore

---------

today

and found this super awesome book! :DDD

---------

What's it about?^^

---------

Death game type of book. Bunch of students locked in a

school and can only get out if they kill somebody. >_<

---------

But there's always a vote and if they get voted as the

murderer they lose. :O

---------

Super suspenseful!! :DDD

---------

(She sure loves her mystery stories, yep.)

---------

I think I remember having read that book.)

---------

Do they all happen to be special students with over-the-top talents?^^

---------

Right! How did ya know? Already read it? :D

---------

Yup. A couple of years ago.

---------

(Hmmm... Now that I think about, I also read the sequels last year.)

---------

Damn Aura!!!!! Should have recommended me this!!! >:(

---------

Bwahaha~~~^^.

---------

Don’t Bwahaha~~^^ me! Gonna finish the book tonight!

Discussion at next club meeting! Night! <3

---------

(Ahahaha. Chatting with Rose always feels so different from

talking to her in person.)

---------

(I feel like she tends to put some sort of barrier around

herself. But when we message each other like this, that

barrier is... gone.)

---------

(With only minor changes in our environment, people sure can

act drastically different.)

---------

(I think that was also an important theme in the book we were just

discussing. People who didn't at all have a 'killer mentality' turned

into killers.)

---------

(I wonder, which of the two Roses is the real one?)

---------

(I wonder... which of the two 'me's is the real one?)

---------

What useless thoughts. Let’s focus on something more pleasant!

---------

(Let's see, the sequels should be in here.)

---------

Mystery books of the last year... There we go.

---------

(Rose is going to be super happy when she finds out there are

two more parts.)

---------

+1 Relationship Rose!

---------

Beep! Boop! Moon to Earth! It's time to chat! :D

---------

Hi Rose^^. Sure, what's up?

---------

Got around to reading that one 'Summoned to another world'

novel you kept pestering me about. :D

---------

Which one? XD

---------

The one where the MC builds a bunch of factories in a

medieval fantasy world!! :OO

---------

I can't recall which book she's talking about

---------

Sorry doesn't ring a bell.^^

---------

Ugh!!! Sometimes Aura!!!

---------

I thought it's one of your favorites! You kept nagging me

about reading this book!! >:O

---------

Ahhhh, right, there is that book^^...

---------

(Rose didn't want to read it, telling me it's trash like all

the others. Right, right, but I kept insisting that this one

would be different.)

---------

but I wouldn't really call it one of my

favorites...)

---------

What do you mean 'that book!' It was actually a really great

read! :DDD

---------

I loved how the author detailed the entire process from

starting with nothing up to building a thriving modern

industry. <3

---------

(Was it really that great?

---------

I think the author dragged on

for too long^^.

---------

What's this, now all of a sudden you find flaws in it?! >_>

---------

Anyways, just wanted to say it was a great read. Thanks for

the rec. :D

---------

Sure, anytime^^

---------

Though, thinking back, that book really

was kind of bad...)

---------

Haaah... (So many volumes where the author just describes

using medieval tools to quickly build assembly lines,

automated factories and so forth...)

---------

(And all of that just so the main character can go to space

instead of doing something useful.)

---------

(It sounds funny on paper, but honestly, I can't even remember

most of the details so it couldn't have been any good.)

---------

(It's a unique concept, I admit. That must be why I thought

it would make a good recommendation at the time. But I'm

surprised Rose actually ended up liking it...)

---------

Beep! :X Boop! :O

---------

I just finished the last volume of Detective Fantasy Story! :D

---------

(We have been discussing this novel series since Middle School.)

---------

(A bunch of real mysteries in a fantasy world, disguised as works

of fantasy. With a main character that has no magical powers at

all and has to fake them with his knowledge and skills.)

---------

(I remember, we had quite some long evenings, discussing the

individual mysteries of each book.)

---------

(But...)

---------

I don't feel like responding... Usually, I would

be all geared up to talk about this series we had been

discussing for so long.)

---------

(But I really don't feel up to it today. Though, not responding

at all would be rude I guess.)

---------

The last volume had a terrible plot twist at the end. :/

---------

Nh. (That's really the only thing I can even recall about

reading that book. I guess that must mean everything

else was so boring, I can't really even remember it.)

---------

?! Oo What do you mean terrible plot twist!! oO

---------

You kept telling me how it was so awesome and you wanted to

talk to me about it! I read through the final volume ASAP just so

we could discuss it! >:O

---------

Mhm. I was kind of excited back then. Huh. Feeling excited over

so incredibly dumb plot twists, how embarrassing.

---------

The way the main character faked his death just seems like a

complete cop-out from the writer. >_>

---------

What kind of trick do you think was used? :O It was never

explicitly resolved!! >_< But!! :O

---------

I think like all other mysteries this one can also be explained

without the fantasy magic elements! :O Especially since the

MC doesn't have any in the first place!!

---------

Who cares what kind of trick was used? >_> It's probably

just the result of some cheap mental gymnastics.

---------

In the first place, the novel is overrun with them! Sometimes,

the authors explains it with unreliable narrators, isn't that really

cheap writing?!

---------

Also, there have been way too many instances where the main

characters randomly stumbled upon important hints. So much plot

convenience everywhere.

---------

And then there is that heroine with her stupidly broken OP

cheat powers. Why doesn't she just use them in every volume

to resolve all their problems?

---------

And for some time now I have felt that the books have

been losing focus! Every volume the author introduces a

new female character.

---------

Hello?? Is this a harem or a mystery series??

---------

And you think this is something that's worthy of discussing?????

---------

The more I think about it: The entire series is complete trash!

Author! Please give me back all those precious minutes of my

life I wasted on reading this!!

---------

Awawawawa! I just wanted to criticize some parts I didn't like, but

somehow I completely wrote myself into such a rage and it turned

into a huge rant!

---------

Um....... Uh....... Okay...... I didn't know you disliked it that much.

Let's then maybe talk about some other book then?

---------

TBH I haven't really been reading anything recently.

---------

Oh. Okay. Then. Um. Anything else you wanna talk about? :D

---------

Somehow this feels awkward. Usually, we just spend

our time chatting about books.)

---------

(But now that we aren't, we suddenly have nothing to talk about.)

---------

Was our relationship always like this...? (I never really thought

too much about it, but all we really share is our passion for books.)

---------

(And with me growing out of them, while Rose is still stuck in

that stage... I feel like there is a gap forming between us.)

---------

Oh well! Um. If there's nothing else, good night then! :D

---------

Oh well.

---------

I guess at some point Rose is bound to also realize that she's

now an adult. And then she should grow out of these infantile

hobbies

---------

just like me

---------

-1 Relationship Rose!

---------

Ah, that was a good read. I hope I didn't get too invested

and it's now suddenly midnight. (Happens way too often...)

---------

Huh? It's not even that late. I still have a couple of hours

before bed time.

---------

Weird, time didn't fly by as fast as it usually does.

(I guess this book must not be as interesting as I thought it is.)

---------

(Now that I think about it, it was fun but at the same time

also a bit more tiresome to read than usual.)

---------

Maybe I need to take a bit of a break from this one.

---------

what to do, what to do. Hm?

---------

(Alicia's magazine is sticking out of my school bag.)

---------

Expanding my horizons

---------

mhmm...?)

---------

(Is there maybe some truth to what she said? Am I really

being narrow-minded by not even giving this a chance?)

---------

Haaah... Well, I don't have anything better to do right now,

so why not check it out.

---------

(It's filled with pictures of clothes, celebrities, models and so on.)

---------

Hot gossip!

---------

Eh, articles dealing with the love lives

of celebrities. I don't even recognize any of these names or faces.)

---------

(Why are the intimate lives of these people supposed to be interesting?

It reads like some bad soap opera...) Haah... (I really don't understand

what Alicia sees in this.)

---------

Newest trendy styles!

---------

Is this what is popular right now? All these skirts look so short...)

---------

(Honestly, seeing other people wearing such skimpy outfits

makes me feel uncomfortable.) Just shameless...

---------

Hm? What's this? Now that's a face I recognize.

(One of the models wearing the new outfits is Alicia.)

---------

Heeh... No wonder she subscribes to this magazine.

---------

Ah, and this is the page she tried to show me.

(There's a bunch of shoes depicted here.)

---------

(And all of them have incredibly high heels. Who wears these monsters??)

---------

(It's so impractical, uncomfortable, and just look at the prices...)

---------

Oh wow! (How can people charge this much money for shoes?!

This is a straight up scam! This is a maximum scam!)

---------

(Though, I have to admit that some of them do look a bit cute.)

---------

Well, at least now I can say that I gave it a try and

successfully concluded that this is not for me.

---------

Now let's get back to reading my book~. How much time do I have left?

---------

W-what?! I-it's already this late! (When did this much time pass?!)

---------

(Huh, I must've gotten a bit more absorbed than I thought.)

---------

(Well, whatever. I better get to bed. Roya is waiting.)

---------

I've only read 20 pages and it's already gotten so boring.

---------

Is this book just no good? Maybe I should just drop it at this point.

---------

(The entire setting and characters suddenly just feel so childish.)

---------

(Especially the dialogue

---------

How unoriginal can authors be?)

---------

(I have already read the same cliched lines over and over again!)

---------

Though, I did like the last illustration.

The character design of that one heroine was kind of nice.)

---------

Especially her dress! It was really cute.

---------

(Actually, now that I think about it, didn't I see a really

similar design somewhere else...?)

---------

Ah! Right!

---------

No not this one

---------

although it's also not too bad.

---------

Ah. There it is!

---------

Huh, it's really similar. (Did they use this as a reference?)

---------

Though the original looks just a bit better.)

---------

(The 2D simplification in the novel kind of hurts the design.)

---------

Wait a second... the designer name of this...

---------

(I think I recognize it.)

---------

(The page with Alicia's model illustration.)

---------

Aha! I knew I recognized the name. The person who made her clothes

is the same as the one who made the ones referenced by my book!

---------

Ahahaha~. (Isn't that a funny coincidence?)

---------

What other pieces did this person design, I wonder...)

---------

(Oh! This one looks even cuter... How did I overlook these

when I read this the first time?)

---------

(And here's another one.)

---------

Ahahaha. (Ah, my good mood is finally back.)

---------

Ah, that was fun. Hmmm

---------

Should I try reading my book again...?)

---------

Nah. (Let's continue next time.)

---------

(Maybe I can find some more designs from book illustrations in here!)

---------

Ah, and now for some sweet reading time!

---------

Th-this pile of magazines!

---------

Ahahaha~. When did I buy this many of them? (I never noticed!)

---------

Hm? What's this? An interview with the posing models?

I'm pretty sure I already checked this magazine out,

but somehow I overlooked this part...

---------

(I probably just flipped over it because I thought it was boring

---------

but

---------

is it really that boring?)

---------

(Just quickly skimming it

---------

Being a model has been my

dream since my mom bought me my first doll!

---------

The answers

from the models seem kind of hollow.)

---------

(But still

---------

somehow I do have to wonder what their lives are like.)

Alright. (Before I dive into my novels, let's read this

---------

one

---------

interview first.)

---------

That was more interesting than I thought.

---------

But instead of just one I ended up reading all of their interviews.

Yaaawn.

---------

Uwa? Huh, I have been reading for quite some time,

it's already this late.

---------

(Not only did I not get any reading done, I also forgot to study... again.)

---------

(How strange. Whenever I start reading these fashion magazines,

I just get completely absorbed in all the cute clothing, the

nice-looking shoes, and also these glamorous people...)

---------

(Of course, I have lost myself many times reading my favorite books,

but once I became aware of it, I always managed to control myself.

At least I never ended up missing out on studying.)

---------

(Do I like reading these so much more than my old books?

Recently... reading hasn't been as exciting as it used to be.)

---------

(Am I maybe more passionate about this? About reading about fashion?

Was it... always like that? Or am I changing? Maybe... maybe this is

just me becoming more mature?)

---------

(I mean, George did call my new hair style more mature!

Maybe that's also all part of it... I am just growing up.)

---------

(I mean, these Summoned-to-another-world novels are extremely

silly. So, it does make sense that after all these years I'm

maybe growing out of it.)

---------

(And... maybe that's also why I'm becoming more interested in

non-fantasy topics? Mhm. I could see that.)

---------

Yaaaawn. Oh, well. It's too late to worry about these things now.

---------

(In the future, I should try to put some more effort in keeping

track of the time. I mean it can't be that hard.)

---------

Time to head to bed --- and go back to my own fantasy story.

---------

I give up. Why do I even keep trying?

---------

I have given so much effort into getting back into reading.

Evening after evening after evening. However, there is only

one thing I can declare for certain after trying so many times:

---------

Reading. Is. Boring

---------

(How have I managed to read all these books in the past?

Despite them being this terrible?)

---------

(I'm really glad Alicia helped me snap out of this.

I have been wasting all of my time!)

---------

(There is so much to discover out there, and here I am,

trying to read some dumb made-up story.)

---------

Just what exactly am I doing in the Library Club?

---------

I want to stay there to maintain my friendships.

Especially with Rose.)

---------

(But other than that

---------

There's nothing there for me. I have

been trying to keep up with club activities by forcing myself

to read. But it's clear to me now that this isn't working.)

---------

(On the other hand, learning about cheerleading was a lot fun.)

---------

(But I still can't fully warm up to all of Alicia's friends.)

---------

(They can be fun to hang around with. And I like chatting with them.

Especially Veronica and Patricia.)

---------

(Unless they start their mean girl routine. But the other girls

---------

I get the feeling they are not as welcoming as they want me to believe.)

---------

(I wonder, is Alicia maybe pressuring them to be nice to me?)

---------

(That... would be strange. But I wouldn't put it past her.

Maybe it's Alicia's way of trying to help me out.)

---------

(I should prioritize taking care of myself, huh....)

---------

(Maybe... Maybe....... Alicia is right about that.)

---------

(Maybe it's really time that I stop worrying about being the

one responsible for maintaining my friendships.)

---------

(Rose is the one who should accept that there is no moral high-ground

in being into reading over being into cheerleading, or fashion,

or shoes, or so many other interesting topics in life.)

---------

That's it. Just as Alicia has been suggesting all this time

---------

I should stop constantly worrying so much about other people

---------

If Rose wants to stay my best friend, she needs to also do her part.

And that needs to start with her acknowledging my change in interests.

---------

(And I should pursue that which I think is fun.)

---------

So if Alicia's friends don't approve of me, all I have to do

is make them approve of me!

---------

I will impress them with how fast my skills can grow! After all

---------

as long as I keep thinking, I will always win!

---------

So what is this 'secret project' you've been working on lately?

---------

He~ he~ he~! This, Rose, is my cute little masterpiece!

I have condensed all my knowledge of 'Summoned to another

world' novels to create this!

---------

It's a video game, well the first part of one, anyways.

---------

Eh, I'm not sure if that's something the world is prepared for.

---------

But that being said, I didn't know you could make video games.

I don't play them so I can't really tell, but that must be a lot of work.

---------

When I was in middle school and ran out of books to read,

I used to go through mom's collection of college textbooks.

---------

Ah, right your mom studied computer science.

---------

Mhm, I learned the basics of programming from them.

---------

Alright, then... congratulations on finishing your game. But if

you called me here to get my opinion, I'm afraid there isn't

really much for me to say.

---------

Bwahahaha~, don't worry, that's not why I needed you.

---------

I've shared the game online and I'm expecting to get some

feedback any minute now. I just want some emotional support

in case some people criticize me too harshly.

---------

I'm fairly thick-skinned and confident in my work, but

sometimes the world can be really cruel.

---------

Ah, I can totally get that. When I want to share my mystery

writings with somebody outside of the club, I always get that

feeling that all of my work will be torn to pieces.

---------

Bwhahahaha~, in your case you just need to be more confident

in your skill, Rose!

---------

Hey look! There are comments coming in.

---------

Alright, let's see.

---------

Holy shit this is retarded, go kill yourself.' 'Derivative trash, kill yourself.'

'KILL YOURSELF.' 'Literally the worst experience in my life.''check em'

'I hope you never make a game again.' 'Garbage 0/10

---------

Huh.

---------

Haha, uhm, uh, i-it looks like quite a lot of people played

your game, i-isn't that great?

---------

A... ha... haha... ha....

---------

C-come on Aura, look on the bright side!

---------

What bright side! There's only a dark side!

---------

(A-are those tears in the corner of her eyes? D-didn't you say

you were thick-skinned?! Ah, sh-she's starting to cry!!)

---------

Um.. um.. what to do... what to do...

(I'm here as emotional support! I have to help her!)

---------

Ah! Hey, look, look, a positive comment just popped in!

---------

Eh? Really? Really? Really for real? Bwahaha~, I knew there

must be some connoisseur of the genre that would like it!

---------

Let's see. The comment says

---------

Heh, I really enjoyed your

interpretation of the demon lord. An antagonist that is always

a step ahead of the heroes. As expected of a demon lord ...'

---------

It goes on and on praising the behavior of the antagonist and

analysing his behavior in minute detail. Did you put so much

effort into writing the evil side?

---------

Uhm... Not really? I just made him as evil as I could think of.

(Which wasn't really hard with my recent... experiences.

I simply modeled him off of Richard's cartoonish malice).

---------

(Huh, I wonder what kind of person would find such an

outlandish character praiseworthy.)

---------

Ah, well, anyways. Bwahahaha~, at least I managed to make

one person happy.

---------

I would consider that a smashing success!

---------

What a quick reversal! Hahaha~.

---------

Bwahahaha~.

---------

+1 Relationship Rose.

---------

And then this goes here

---------

And this there

---------

Still so much work to do! And then there are all these bug reports...

---------

Somehow I can feel a lot of my initial enthusiasm

fading away. Each and every bit of progress feels more

and more like a chore.

---------

(Where did my previous excitement go? When I opened up a new

game map, I would be bursting with ideas, and details to fill

it up with

---------

but now...)

---------

It feels like just another big blob of nothing that I struggle

to fill up with content.

---------

(I wanted to release another chapter of the game today

---------

but I haven't been progressing with my usual speed.)

---------

(And I have also been putting off investigating these bugs

all day long!)

---------

(With all that

---------

I don't think I can finish the chapter today.)

---------

Oh, well, no point in dwelling on this. I did manage to make

quite some progress today after all.

---------

It was more work than I thought and I didn't finish everything,

but a step forward is a step forward!

---------

(I guess I will just call it a day and postpone finishing this.)

---------

(It's not like breaking my self-made deadlines once in a while

is going to cause any major problems.)

---------

(I bet I'm just still a bit tired from working so much on the first chapter.)

---------

Judging by the reactions last time it's not like there are

many people out there waiting for an update on my game.

---------

Well, maybe except for that one weird guy who kept posting

about how much he liked the Demon Lord...

---------

Wait a second... Looking at these reports...

aren't most of them by him?! Huh, looks like he has put

quite some effort into reporting all this.

---------

Ahahaha~, looks like I have gained my first fan!

---------

Nh. (Now I feel bad again

---------

He has put so much effort into

helping me improve on the game, can I really just call it a

day without at least honoring that?!)

---------

I absolutely can't, right?!

---------

This isn't the time to mope around! Alright! Time for round two!

I'm going to finish this chapter today no matter what!

---------

(But even then

---------

I have to say

---------

I am already no longer

looking forward to working on the chapter after this one.)

---------

(Thinking about it

---------

rather than the exciting encounters, events,

story twists... all I can think about is the massive amount of work

that's in front of me.)

---------

Work

---------

Is this what this project is to me?

Since when have I started thinking about it like that?)

---------

Alright, time to work on my game!

---------

Hm? A text from Alicia. But I just wanted to make up for all the

lost time... (Oh well, let's

---------

quickly

---------

see what she has to say.)

---------

Hey Aura! I was just searching for you on itb but

couldn't find your profile.

---------

itb?

---------

Instatwatbook!

---------

Ah... that large social media network. Ehhhh

---------

I don't get the infatuation so many people have with them.)

---------

Everything I see there seems so fake. Especially the ones

with high following trying to sell their followers some

sort of fake perfect life.

---------

Don't have an account there^^.

---------

Whaaaaat! You should totally get on there!

At least to connect with me!

---------

I bet if I don't do this, she's going to spam me with messages.

---------

Alright, I guess I will just quickly make an account,

follow Alicia, and then get back to working on my game.

---------

And done!

---------

Ehhhh, that's all she wanted? Haaah

---------

Alicia...

---------

Well, anyways, time to get ba--

---------

Oh what's this? Those are some nice selfies on Alicia's profile page!

---------

Eating cake with my friends

---------

Wow and look at all

this great colorful cake as well! And every--

---------

Wait, what am I doing here? This scene is clearly arranged

to look as eye-catching as possible.

---------

Isn't this exactly the kind of faked content I was

complaining about just a second ago?!

---------

Well, alright. Now to shut this down for re--

---------

Hm? Alicia just shared some content from Veronica.

---------

Oh wow! What gorgeous shoes. Well, I guess this really deserves a like.

---------

I guess I might quickly follow her as well. Okay, now for really really real.

I really need to get back to working on my ga--

---------

Waaah! Veronica has documented her entire collection online.

---------

I wonder when she got those, I thought they were already out

of sale. And wait this one...

---------

Ah! Now it's already late again and I completely forgot to

progress on my game - again!

---------

I ended up completely losing track and checking out all of

Alicia's friends' profiles.

---------

This is just like with those fashion magazines.

---------

(Is this another thing I just never gave a chance,

but that I actually like?)

---------

Five hours!

---------

For the next five hours, I will dedicate my whole mind to making

progress on my game! Nothing shall disturb me this time!

---------

And for that purpose...

---------

There we go. Phone turned off. No social media messages allowed!

Just me and pure progress on my game!

---------

(It's been some time since I last worked on it.

I barely even remember where I left off.)

---------

(And the bug reports are spilling over! Especially that demon

lord fanboy has sent me so many...)

---------

(Wow, he has tried out so many strategies. I didn't know you

could trigger that event before the end of the third chapter...)

---------

I feel like he has spent more time playing this game than

I have developing it. Ahahaha.

---------

Alright, but the bug reports are for later. For now,

I really need to focus on finishing up the new chapter!

---------

Hm? (I thought I turned off my phone------

Oh, it's a notification from Heel Universe Online.)

---------

A flash sale!

---------

Change of plans!!

---------

(Okay, let's grab these two and then this one

---------

No wait!

I should use this opportunity to grab these.)

---------

(Otherwise, I will never be able to afford them. But...

I also want to buy this pair... Hmmmmm

---------

(Oh, let's just put them all into the shopping cart.

Is there anything else... Hmmm

---------

Alright, that should cover it~. Ehehehe~~. I need to show these to Alicia!

Let's just quickly turn the phone back on...

---------

Hey Alicia^^! Check out what I just ordered! I got all these for super cheap!

---------

Nice~~~. What about this pair here? That would fit right

into the collection you ordered.

---------

(Oh! She's right. I should also get these!)

---------

They are quite a bit more expensive than the others,

especially since there is no discount on them... too bad... But still...)

---------

(They would fit so nicely right beside the shoes I just ordered.)

---------

Eh?? EHHH??? I am out of money?!

---------

Wait, no, I mean sure----- I spent quite a bit buying everything!

---------

However! With all the discounts I didn't spend that much money!!

Wait, wait, wait!! Let's check my account...

---------

I guess I did spend quite a bit on clothes recently...

and then on online shopping... And now even more on online shopping.

---------

I am broke.......

---------

Alicia... I don't have the money to buy them.... :'(

---------

Awwwww, poor you. They would be such a great fit.

---------

Oh hey, I have an idea! Why don't you ask George to buy them for you?

---------

(Ask George to buy me shoes....?) Nh...

---------

I don't think that's a good idea... He needs the money for his family.

---------

Family? Doesn't that include you?! He's your boyfriend, Aura!

He would be happy to buy you gifts like these!

---------

Hey Aura, don't tell me you never ask your boyfriend to buy you something???

---------

I would feel awful about it. I mean, George is working multiple

part-time jobs just to make ends meet.

---------

You don't get it, Aura! Boys love to buy their girlfriends gifts!

It's how they show their manliness and validate themselves.

---------

If you don't give him a chance to show off, you're actually

hurting him and your relationship!

---------

(I-is that how it works?!) U-um...

I think Alicia might be generalizing a bit too much here...

---------

Nh..... I don't know about any of that....

---------

Just give it a night's sleep. Who knows? Maybe tomorrow you'll

---------

think differently

---------

about this whole story~.

---------

That Alicia... always so materialistic.

---------

I really want the shoes, but I also don't want

to burden George with my needs for unnecessary luxury.)

---------

I wish I could just earn some extra money with my game------

---------

Game

---------

AHHH!!! My game! My game! My gaaaaameeeee!!!

---------

Uwawawa!!! I totally forgot!!!! Awawawaaaaaa!!!!!!!

---------

And it's already too late to get started now...!!!

Progress: 0%! Aaaahhh!!!!

---------

(Geez, I have recently spent way too much time browsing

Heel Universe Online...)

---------

(The next time I try to work on my game, I should also consider

turning off the sale notifications.)

---------

Uh... (But then I could miss out on a sale!!)

---------

Oh, well, I guess there is always

---------

(I feel bad about not updating my game again, but judging by

the nasty comments, I don't think anyone would mind.)

---------

No progress... I have already skipped so many updates...

and I have yet to write a single line of progress for

---------

my game

---------

(Every day, I just keep thinking I will do it tomorrow, and then

suddenly, tomorrow is over, and I didn't do anything at all!)

---------

(Meanwhile, the number of angry players is increasing by the day...

Even that demon lord fanboy has started writing angry rants...)

---------

Just sit down already and get to work, you piece of meat!!

What other use do you have?!

---------

Reminds me of a certain someone...)

---------

(Here's another commenter

---------

Just make an update already!

How hard can it be to make a game?! The whole game literally

could be done within two weeks!!'

---------

(It's a lot more work than you think, stupid!)

---------

Haaaaah.... (And then looking at my code... It's been so long

since I last programmed... I don't remember what some of

these commands and structures do...)

---------

Nhhhh.... (Seeing all the work that's ahead of me... And then all these

comments saying how easy it is... It's demotivating me even more!)

---------

Let's just close the computer. (I don't want to think about

any more of these comments.)

---------

(I will work on my game when I'm in a better mood.)

---------

(...Working on my game when I'm in a better mood, huh

---------

Usually, working on it would lift my mood...)

---------

(...I'm starting to wonder, why am I trying so hard to continue...?)

---------

This isn't working. I keep pushing working

---------

to tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...)

---------

(...It's just making me realize that I no longer want to work on it.)

---------

(I feel like the only reason I'm even trying anymore is to not

feel bad for disappointing my player base...)

---------

(It may be small, no, precisely because it's small;

I feel bad for disappointing them...)

---------

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

---------

Why am I really bothering with this game?

Making it... it's not fun anymore...)

---------

(No, rather, I realize that video games and especially making

video games is just the epitome of boring!)

---------

(Making something so other people can spend all day closed up in their

rooms so they can interact with imaginary figures on computer screens...)

---------

(...Rather than feeling bad for not delivering with my game, shouldn't

I feel bad for enabling that kind of behavior in the first place?!)

---------

(Instead of playing some shitty game from some amateur like me, they

should be going outside! Have some fun with real people, like their friends!)

---------

That's it! I have decided!

I'm going to cancel my game!

---------

Mhm. (That's it! Just saying that out loud, it suddenly feels

like a massive stress load has been lifted from my shoulders.)

---------

(I should have quit this stupid project a long time ago. Trying to work

every day on some dumb video game?! What an insane waste of time!)

---------

Alright, time to tell my players that the game is canceled.

---------

(I should write a detailed post exactly explaining to them why they too

should move on from playing video games and, instead of wasting their

time with this, engage in real activities!)

---------

(Okay... Here we go...)

---------

Instead of playing video games, why don't you go outside?'

---------

Touch some grass.'

---------

Spend time with your girlfriend! And if you can't get one, then that's

just one more reason why you should quit video games and should focus

on improving yourself!'

---------

There we go. (They probably won't like what I'm saying, but someone

needs to tell them that playing video games isn't the correct way to

spend your time.)

---------

(Instead of creating something that contributes to people wasting

away their previous time, I have told them to instead engage in the

real life! Definitely a better contribution.)

---------

And the best part about this: Now I have more time for more meaningful

activities, such as watching the next episode of

---------

Finding the Next Super Model'!

---------

Yay~.

---------

OMG. Seeing the teacher squirm and struggle was just so hilarious!!

---------

Bwahaha~^^. That's not exactly the word I would use.

---------

(Ah, yes, so that's why she enjoyed the novel. How typical.)

---------

I was feeling really bad for him!!

---------

OMG. Why feel bad for him?! All he had to do was open his mouth!!!

Being scared of one of his students! What a loser!!!

---------

(She does have a point. All of his 'struggles' were just him

passively believing in the heroine.)

---------

He could have been more proactive, that's true.

---------

Right?! But you know who was even more pathetic than the teacher?

---------

Pathetic is a strong word, but one character would come to mind...

---------

(Usually I would side with the victim, but in this case...)

---------

The heroine!

---------

Hah? You think so too?! Such a weak character!!!

---------

(What's this? The two of us agreeing on something?!

Now that's been ages.)

---------

Felt like the only purpose of her existence was to be exploited

by the blackmailer^^'.

---------

And what's with her logic?!

---------

When the blackmailer threatened to release naked pictures

of her, I was just thinking -- OMG that's a crime, just go to

the police!!

---------

Just send him to jail right there!!!!!!! Stupid!!!!!!!

---------

Bwahaha~. (So many exclamation marks.)

---------

And whenever he told her he would delete the pictures,

she would just believe him.

---------

Right??? So stupid!!!!!!!

---------

Who would have thought that this day would ever come?

Alicia and I having a hearty discussion about a book.

---------

(It was a pain to read. Somehow, I couldn't really feel any

---------

heart

---------

behind it. But I'm glad I sat through it.)

---------

(Hearing Alicia curse around calling everything stupid makes

me feel a bit nostalgic.)

---------

Discussing the novel was fun! If you want to do this again,

just message me again!

---------

Oh, Aura, if only you knew~~~!! To you, our conversations must

seem completely innocent and harmless.

---------

But to me, every single one of them is a tiny thread, woven

into a cocoon that is meant to ensnare you and leave you with

no means of escape~~~~.

---------

Therefore!! I'll be sure to message you again~~. But next time,

it won't be about some shitty books~~~.

---------

Hyahahahayaya~~~~~! I can't wait! Just what will hatch from

this cocoon once your metamorphosis completes~~~~~?!

---------

A message from Alicia?

---------

Or, well, message

---------

it's just a bunch of pictures of shoes.

---------

Mhm. (Right, that background is the shoe store we passed recently.)

---------

Aren't they cute~~~? Here's how they look on me~!

---------

(And now she's sending me a bunch of selfies with her wearing them.)

---------

Ehhhh?

---------

Wait, so she bought all the shoes just in this short time span?!

---------

(Considering her enthusiasm, she probably already has a ton

of them at home...)

---------

(Is she even going to wear them in the future?)

---------

what a complete waste.

---------

(Buying products just to make some pictures and then just keeping

them for the sake of display... or worse, shelving them away.)

---------

I just can't get behind that mentality.

---------

(Maybe if I just don't respond, she will stop flooding me with

these pictures.)

---------

(Hm? What's this now?)

---------

(She changed her contact picture to

---------

her shoe shelf?!)

---------

(Now that's definitely one excessive shoe shelf!

It's like she has a shoe store inside her own room!)

---------

And what kind of monsters are in this shelf?!)

---------

(I thought the heels at that shoe store were crazy, but how

do you even walk in those?)

---------

Great, since her name starts with A, I will always have to

scroll over this huge --- garbage dump.

---------

(I mean that's what this really is, right?!)

---------

(A collection of objects that are basically never going to be

used and will just rot in that shelf

---------

basically just garbage

in the making.)

---------

This is a fascination I will never understand.)

---------

(Well, whatever, I don't need to understand everything in the

world. And it looks like she finally stopped pestering me.)

---------

(Maybe she understood from my lack of response that this is

simply something I don't share any interest in whatsoever.)

---------

Hyahahahayayaya~~~~. Too easy, waaaay too easy~~.

---------

Did you think you can just ignore me, Aurraaa~~?

---------

It's just toooo baaaad~~~!!

---------

With this constant reminder on your phone, you won't be able

to escape me anymore~~.

---------

Hehe~~. Next time, you will be happily joining in on this conversation

with all the enthusiasm you used to have for your books~~~.

---------

Shoes I

---------

Again?

---------

I guess me not responding to Alicia last time was not enough,

after all. Here she is again, sending me new pictures of shoes...)

---------

(Maybe I should explicitly tell her to not bother me like this?)

---------

(Though

---------

Knowing Alicia she probably would not care in the least).

---------

You saw my shoe shelf last time, right~?

---------

(Well, it's kind of hard to ignore, it being your profile picture

standing at the top of my contact list...)

---------

Here are my favorite ones!

---------

(I knew it, giving her my number was a complete mistake.

We haven't even talked about books since the first chat.)

---------

And now this time the version with me! Here!! My favorite pair!!

---------

That's the extravagant pair of platform heels that

felt so monstrous to me last time.)

---------

I have to admit, seeing them again on Alicia,

they fit her really well.)

---------

(The black -- hm

---------

glass? -- plateau and heels together

with the pink leather on-top really fit Alicia.)

---------

(Actually, taking a closer look, all those small decorations

and the high quality leather

---------

I didn't notice this before but isn't this quite a piece

of craftsmanship?

---------

Ups! (I accidentally went and typed my thoughts out!)

---------

OMG! Finally! This pair got you to respond?

---------

I have to say, you have quite some high quality taste!

---------

Now I further encouraged her...)

---------

It really is a great piece of work isn't it?

And walking in them feels so great~~.

---------

Here's my second favorite pair, what do you think of these???

---------

(Ah, well I guess I reap what I sowed. Might as well indulge

her once in a while.)

---------

I liked the previous ones more. These ones without heels

look kind of boring compared to them.

---------

Though, the silver glass platform does look nice.

---------

(Actually, taking a closer look these are also quite amazingly well made!)

---------

(Checking them out carefully, I notice so many details...

How did I miss all these before?)

---------

And the laces tied into big ribbons are cute!

---------

I know right~? Though it's always a pain when putting them on...

---------

(I never thought about this before, but the designers and craftsmen

of these shoes also put quite some effort and energy into them, huh?)

---------

(Am I not being a bit small-minded by rejecting these shoes

just because they are less practical than the ones I wear?)

---------

I wonder, would I also look good like Alicia in those shoes...?)

---------

Ahahaha~. (What am I thinking.)

---------

(I admit that I might have wrongly judged the aesthetic value of

these shoes, but wearing something so impractical for better looks,

is still kind of silly.)

---------

(Though, I feel like I can understand Alicia a bit better now.)

---------

(They do look really nice on her.)

---------

Okay, okay. Here's the newest pair I bought today.

What do you think about these?

---------

Personally, I think they are a bit plain!

---------

At least it looks like it wouldn't hurt to walk in those^^.

---------

Exactly! Isn't that already really plain?!

---------

Bwahaha~. So if a pair of shoes looks comfortable,

they are already plain to you?

---------

Beauty always comes with effort and pain!! If it doesn't

radiate effort and pain, then how can other people recognize

the value of my beauty?

---------

Ahahaha~. (Now we are suddenly back to our usual Alicia life

philosophy talks.)

---------

Huh, never thought about it like that.^^

---------

Here's another pair I just bought recently. What do you think?

Which one should I wear tomorrow?

---------

(Ah, I recognize this one. It's one of those from the new shoe store.)

---------

This one's really cute! Maybe put each one on and send me a picture?

---------

Sure, sec!

---------

Ahahaha~. (Now I feel kind of bad for not responding to Alicia last time.)

---------

This is more fun than I thought!

---------

Oh! Ups! (Again

---------

I went and accidentally typed my thoughts out.)

---------

I knew you would enjoy this!

---------

You said you didn't care but you actually had a really interested

look on you when we checked out that shoe store last time.

---------

(I did? Huh, I wasn't aware of that.)

---------

(Did I really?! I can't remember that at all.)

---------

(But reflecting on my reaction today

---------

maybe I did have

some sort of hidden appreciation for their designs?)

---------

Here are the pictures. So what do you think?

---------

Hmmm...

---------

(Let's see

---------

Everything looks great on her

---------

Let's try to systematically compare the pictures...)

---------

(This really is fun!)

---------

No, of course you didn't have any sort of interested look at all!!!

---------

In fact, you looked like you were staring at alien artifacts.

---------

But... How can you tell, huh, Auraaa???

---------

That's not the kind of detail one would bother remembering, right?

---------

So now that I've changed your preferences a bit,

it suddenly sounds super plausible, riiiiiight???

---------

Hehehehe~~~~. Changing the present to retroactively change the past,

which in return will give me more opportunities to change the present,

how fun~~~~.

---------

Hm? Oh, it's another message from Alicia. Ahaha~. I bet it's

another load of shoe pictures.

---------

Hey Aura! Wanna go to the mall with me? I feel like shopping

for some new clothes. And you need to get out of that uniform you're

always wearing! ASAP!

---------

Especially with your new shoes! Doesn't fit at all with them!

---------

Huh, so it's not about shoes but about clothes this time.

---------

I kind of prefer just wearing the uniform.

No need to worry on what to put on what goes with what.)

---------

(Not to mention that some of the poorer Exam Students like George

can't afford much else. Wearing the uniform makes all these differences

in social status go away.)

---------

but then again

---------

All these cute clothes I have

recently been seeing in Alicia's magazines...!

---------

I really would like to wear something like that. In fact,

wearing this uniform all the time, it's starting to feel

really uncomfortable.

---------

(And now that Alicia mentioned it... She IS right. The uniform

doesn't at all go well with my new shoes!)

---------

Now I really can't get rid of this feeling of discomfort.

---------

(Did other people also see how they don't mesh?? Alicia's friend

complimented me on my shoes, but I wonder, did she also think

they looked weird together with the uniform?)

---------

(Ahhh! What's wrong with me?! Usually I never think so much about

how other people see me. But... I just can't get it out of my head.)

---------

(Alright, Aura, stop going in circles like this! There is an

obvious solution to this problem.)

---------

I should definitely join Alicia in her shopping tour and get

some new clothes. That should make these silly worries go away.

---------

(And there are plenty of other library club members who also

don't wear a uniform. So it's not like I'm breaking some kind

of unwritten rule.)

---------

Sorry for the delay! Was thinking about it! Sure, let's go together.

---------

Perfect! Have you already thought about what you want?

Here, I got a picture of a nice piece that's for sale right now.

---------

Oh, that's nice. Though... a bit too pink^^'. I was thinking

maybe something cooler... something red maybe?

---------

Ehhhh... Alright... What about this?

---------

Too much skin!!

---------

Ahaha~. Looks like Alicia is getting really fired up about this.

---------

Hm? A link?

---------

Check out this awesome website!! 'Heel Universe Online!!

---------

Oh, of course, it's from Alicia.

---------

Will have a look^^.

---------

Woah, now that's a huge collection!

---------

And it looks like all the items have ratings and reviews..

This one has a really great rating. Let's see...

---------

Ohhh, no wonder, they do look cute. Hmmmm...?

---------

The most helpful reviewer is

---------

Alicia?!

---------

Looks like I can even check all the shoes she review--

---------

Ehhhhhh??? That many?!

---------

And each and every one of them is so long and in-depth!

---------

Looks like you've been really active on there^^.

---------

Gotta let the world know what they can wear and what's trash.

---------

Of course. Ahahaha.

---------

Well, then let's see some of Alicia's top recommended sneakers...

---------

(Today's material seems so dry.)

---------

(Even though it feels like I have been reviewing it for hours already,

it's only been 30 minutes

---------

(Studying hasn't felt this cumbersome for quite a while.)

---------

Oh, well, there will always be days like this.

---------

Guess I will just have to power through it, until I get to

the more interesting material.

---------

It's not getting better.

---------

Haaaaaaaaaahhh

---------

(All the material today is so frustratingly boring.)

---------

(Was this subject always this tiresome

---------

I think I will just call it a day.

---------

(Not like skipping out on studying

---------

just this one time

---------

going to have any consequences.)

---------

Waaaaah

---------

Another enormous blob of studying material.

Haaaah

---------

Does this actually ever end...?

---------

Advanced algebra, theoretical physics, post-war poems...

Haaaah

---------

So much studying that needs to be done to get into Central...

---------

(And what's the point of all this? Can I use radians to go into

the supermarket and buy eggs? Can theoretical physics tell me

how to defeat the Demon King?)

---------

(And what's the point of analyzing poems in three different languages?!)

---------

Maybe there is a point to Alicia's endless tirades against

studying. It does kind of feel pointless. Now more than ever.

And that's completely killing the fun for me.

---------

I used to jump into these topics because they all seemed

interesting. But all I see now is a blob of useless knowledge.

---------

Hm? (I think I just got a text message.)

---------

Oh, it's from George. Let's see.

---------

Hi Aura. I got stuck on this one question. Do you maybe have

some time right now? I hope I'm not interrupting you with

your own studying!

---------

Oh that George, what would he do without me! Helping him study

feels much more rewarding than studying myself.

---------

Nono, I don't have any studying going on right now. Just

show me what's wrong. I help you figure it out! *muscle arm emoji*

---------

Useless Knowledge

---------

The lecture material is really not improving.

Haven't I already learned everything important in math?)

---------

(I don't think these advanced techniques in calculus will ever

be useful in real life...)

---------

Instead of studying something so meaningless

---------

I should

be studying something that actually helps me out in life!

---------

Mhm! Rather than some boring textbook, I should focus my energy

on figuring out how I can better fit in with the cheerleaders.

---------

Maybe I can find something useful in here...

---------

Hehe. I an already feel my enthusiasm to study rising.

Let's see, let's see

---------

Clothes

---------

Shoes

---------

Oh! The section on make-up products! That's it! Rather than

studying math, I should expand my knowledge on this.

---------

(Alright! Study mode on!)

---------

I see, I see. It's best to start by applying a layer of foundation

before anything else. And these are some recommended products...

---------

Oh wow, that's a lot of steps...! I can't believe they do this

every day! That must take some serious effort and time in the mornings.

---------

Okay

---------

Blush, concealer, eyeliner, contouring, uhhh,

I think I forgot something...

---------

Uwawa! Awawa! My brain's hurting! That's a lot of information!

How come people think learning math is hard?! Taking in this flood

of terms and procedures is making my head spin!

---------

Maybe we should learn this during class rather than calculus.

Bwahaha.

---------

At the very least, it would be waaaaaay more interesting

study topic.

---------

Alright, time to call it a day with studying make up. I still

need to continue my studies in math.

---------

Alright! Time to continue my studies

---------

On Make-Up!

---------

(I bought a whole bunch of the recommended products I read about

last time. Now I need to put together a good routine to apply them.)

---------

(The fashion magazines are a great source of knowledge.

But when it comes to applying it, they don't have enough details.)

---------

(...I could ask Alicia or the other girls from the club to help me out,

but I'm already relying too much on them.)

---------

(Alicia has already helped me so much in improving myself, I can't

keep relying on her for every little thing.)

---------

(For once, I should try to improve myself from

---------

my own initiative

---------

(This way I can show her and the other cheerleaders that I'm serious

about being a part of the club

---------

purely by my own motivation

---------

Let's see

---------

Luckily, there are a whole bunch of tutorials posted on ITB.)

---------

Make-Up for beginners. For starters, let's go through

the top ten recommended videos.)

---------

(After that, I should switch back to normal studying and take

care of catching up on the latest material.)

---------

Seeing someone apply the make-up live does help me

get a clearer picture.

---------

Wow, that's so complex

---------

The way that girl is talking sounds

kind of dumb but

---------

If she can apply such a complex procedure,

she's actually pretty smart!

---------

Alright, now that I'm through with the videos, I think that's

enough for today-- Oh, that recommendation looks good!

---------

That ended up leading me into a deep rabbit hole.

---------

(As fun as it is, I should really return to doing some proper studies.)

---------

Oooorrrr

---------

Since I have the products ready... And saw a couple of routines...

I could go and give it a spin.

---------

There's always tomorrow for studying for classes

---------

I need more space.)

---------

(All these shoes I have been buying are starting to fill

up our house's entrance.)

---------

Hmmmmm

---------

Where to put them, where to put them.

---------

Oh, I know!

---------

(I could try to make some space in here. Throw out some out-dated

books and make space for my shoes!)

---------

Alright! Let's clean this up!

---------

Although I Was Reincarnated as the Hero in a Video Game

I Was Playing, I Only Bought It for the Bonus Giant Robot Animation!

I Don't Want a Harem! I Want Giant Robots! Giant Robots...!'

---------

Oh boy, I remember this one. (The main character has a load

of beautiful girls thrust in front of him, but he ignores all

of them to become a master of piloting giant robots.)

---------

So silly. I can't believe how immature I must have been

to like this

---------

Although, the robot designs were awesome.

---------

Alright, let's see what else I can throw away.

---------

I've Been Reincarnated as a Scummy Asshole Who Collects

The Hatred of All Other Characters. And the Main Character Is

An Incompetent Idiot.'

---------

Huh, another reincarnation story. I totally forgot I ever read this.

I think the author wrote himself into a corner and never continued

the series. I guess, nothing much of value was lost here.

---------

Great. That should make for enough space. Now just to fill

up the shelves with my shoes.

---------

Aaaaaaand there we go. I feel a lot better having gotten

those old space wasters out of my room.

---------

(Now I have something that's actually nice to look at in my room.)

---------

There are lot of titles in here as well that I kind of feel

embarrassed about. Maybe I should also clean this up...?

---------

On the other hand. Some of them do carry some

nostalgic memories

---------

Unemployment Wizard

---------

Detective Fantasy Story

---------

Industrializing The Kingdom

---------

Dying Cheat Hero

---------

(While they may be immature, they also hold precious memories

I have spent with Rose, Laura, and everyone else from the club.)

---------

Stupid me. How could I have even thought about throwing these away?

Even if I won't read them again, throwing away these precious memories

---------

that's something I should never do

---------

...Hmmmm

---------

I've been thinking for some time...

There's something about my bed that feels kind of off-putting...)

---------

Oh! I know! It's the red bed sheets! Sheesh.

(I remember having bed sheets like this since I was a kid.)

---------

(Maybe it's time to switch to a nicer-to-look-at color. One that suits the

mature and grown-up me. If I hurry I think I can buy some new ones

before the stores close up...)

---------

There we go. (Much better and cuter.)

I should have changed this a long time ago!

---------

(I wonder why I liked the color red so much as a kid that I would

even prefer red bed sheets. Oh well, probably just some childish reason.)

---------

I really need to get this homework done by tomorrow.

(I have been procrastinating it for a while now.)

---------

Oh, well, nothing to do but keep my head low and power through.

(At least the subject is math, which is quite simple.)

---------

(I just need to scan some textual problems for values, plug them

into formulas, and calculate a bit around.)

---------

(Honestly, this kind of busywork is a bit boring...)

---------

A bunch of geometry problems. Alright, this is quite simple.

I just need to use this formula...)

---------

Hm? (Weird. I am not using all the values given in the text. Aren't these

questions usually formulated so that every value needs to be used?)

---------

(Or maybe it's a trick question? How mean!)

---------

(Wait, no, that's wrong, I think I mixed up the numerator and

denominator in the fraction of the formula!.)

---------

(Here

---------

That's how the formula should actually look like...)

---------

(Now I have to redo the entire thing...)

---------

Nh. (I'm getting garbage values. This doesn't look like the right solution.

Am I still mixing something up in the formula??)

---------

I have used this formula so many times already and

I still manage to somehow forget details about it... How silly.)

---------

Guess I'll just have to quickly look it up...

---------

Oh damn! That's how it went?! I'm missing half of it! Wait, wait, wait.

What did that symbol represent again??

---------

Mhhhhmmmm

---------

I'm fairly sure I remember it, but I can't

quite recall it's meaning... Let's see what's written here.

---------

Uhhh... Oh, right, that's how it works. (So that's where I have to

plug-in those other values... I see now.)

---------

(Looks like I need to redo all my calculations AGAIN... Ughhh...)

---------

And one picture

---------

And another picture

---------

Ehehe~. (Let's see what the others think about the collection

of shoes I have built up.)

---------

(Aaaaaaaand posted on ITB.)

---------

Uwawawa! (That was fast! It's my first time sharing something,

and it's already gotten so many likes and shares!)

---------

Great fashion sense!' 'Where did you get the ones on top?? I've been searching

for them all month !!!! >___<' 'Post yourself wearing the bottom left one!'

---------

Ehehe~. Ehehehe~~. If only people would react like this to my game.

---------

Hm? (One of them wants me to take a selfie wearing a pair...)

---------

(And it's one with high heels! I only bought that pair because

it looked so cute... I didn't really plan on wearing it.)

---------

(Well, I don't like walking around with it, but I guess I could

quickly put it on for a selfie!)

---------

Bwahaha~. (It's the first time I'm putting a selfie on ITB.

Somehow I'm feeling a bit excited.)

---------

Alright...

---------

Putting these on is kind of tough... there are so many laces to tie...

---------

There we g--

---------

Gaaaah!

---------

Nearly lost my balance there. Ahaha. I really would never want

to walk around with these.

---------

Alright... cheeeeese.

---------

Aaaaand shared. (Woah, again, so many responses and so fast!)

---------

You're so hot🔥🔥🔥🔥!! You should post more often!!!'

---------

(Ehhh, I was hoping they would focus on the shoes, but some

of these comments are about my looks.)

---------

(Huh, looks like one even decided to follow me! Woah, the first

person I don't know who followed me!)

---------

(Should I post more selfies? Hmmm

---------

I don't really like the thought

of some pervs lusting after me while staring at these pictures...)

---------

(On the other hand, these are just really harmless pictures. Not like

anybody's going to masturbate to a fully clothed girl wearing high-heels.)

---------

(Also, reading these comments makes me feel kind of good about myself.

I wonder if I could ever build up a following as big as Alicia's or Veronica's.)

---------

(I think I will make another selfie one once I have built up

my collection a bit more~.)

---------

+1 Compliment!

+1 Fan!

---------

And this here is the newest pair in my collection!

A present from my boyfriend! #fashion

---------

Aaaaaaand, sent!

---------

Whoah, again, so many responses!

---------

So cute!' 'Daaaamnnnn, I also wanted them!!!! Too expensive >___<

Gimme Gimme your boyfriend!' 'Your collection is growing so much OMG!!!'

---------

Ahahaha~.

---------

Wait, what's with those books I see besides the shoes

---------

Reincarnated as the Villainess and Every Word I Say Triggers a Death Flag?!

What kind of crap do you read????'

---------

Oh, ups, looks like I need to better hide my book collection.

---------

Aura has a boyfriend?! Awww, I was hoping you'd be single!'

'We could still go on a date!' 'I can also buy you some shoes!

How about 1 pair = 1 kiss?'

---------

Ehhhhhhhh?! Wait, wait, what's up with these last responses?!

---------

So weird! As if I would go out with some random strangers!

And what's with the last one?!

---------

He really thinks I would offer up a kiss if he bought me some shoes?!

---------

I swear ITB would be so much better if it wasn't

for all those creeps.)

---------

Oh, well. (I shouldn't focus too much on the weirdos. I am happy

there are so many people enjoying my pictures.)

---------

And it looks like my fan count is also increasing! Ehehe~,

watching this number increase is kind of fun.

---------

+1 Compliment!

+3 Fans!

---------

Unlocked happiness source

---------

Popularity II

---------

Hehe, that one turned out great as well.

Let's share the pictures with everyone~

---------

Been some time since I posted. My friends at the cheerleading

club helped me get a full make-over.^^

---------

Here's my new look! What does everyone think! <3

---------

Wh-wh-what is this?!

---------

So many likes! So quickly! Woooah!!!

---------

So hot!' 'Please be my girlfriend Aura <3' 'What cutie, instant follow!'

---------

Incredible!! Everyone's loving it so much!

---------

And my follower count is increasing so fast!

---------

(Hehe, seeing so many people following my profile feels good!

I had to put in quite a lot of work to get here...)

---------

(But this is an even bigger payoff than I imagined! I feel super

---------

fulfilled and accomplished

---------

from this major achievement.)

---------

(Hehe, I think the last time I felt so proud of myself was when

I won first place in the national exam rankings.)

---------

(But this feels even better!)

---------

And the count is still rising! Crazy.

---------

Please share your make-up secrets with me!' 'That jacket rocks!!'

'Love the bangles <3' 'Hot chick sighted! Post MOAR!!'

---------

Ehehe~. All of the pieces I used to improve myself are coming together~.

---------

With my popularity propping up like this, I think I can confidently

say that I'm now fully recognized as one of the cheerleaders~. Yay~.

---------

Ah, I can read these comments all day long~. (Having my efforts

to improve myself acknowledged by others like this is just awesome~.)

---------

+1 Compliment!

+16 Fans!

---------

Unlocked removing happiness source

---------

Self-Acknowledgement III

---------

(Another night is starting... And once again, I have to head out into Roya.)

---------

(To be honest

---------

this isn't quite what I expected.)

---------

(I was prepared to face tough monsters and Richard's army of demons...)

---------

(And of course, in my weakened state, money is of the essence

to become stronger... but... but... Buuuuut!!!)

---------

Why do I have to suffer all these humiliating pervs?!

Can't the Royans think of other ways to charge me?!

---------

Or maybe just show some more kindness in their heart...?!

---------

Why does it always come down to having to do something lewd for them?!

---------

(This isn't at all how I pictured my quest to go down.

Do I have to keep doing lewd favors...?)

---------

(I mean, they are efficient ways to get what I need, but as much as I hate

to admit it, Luciela keeps making compelling arguments for me to take

the trades...)

---------

Nh. (So my only choice is to swallow my pride and suffer through

all these obscenities..?)

---------

(No! This isn't just about me! I also have to think about George.

Every time I agree to a lewd favor, I'm betraying him.)

---------

I need to keep thinking

---------

of alternatives. I can't just let myself

get swept along with Luciela's twisted logic!)

---------

(Even if her logic is twisted... and even if it's betraying George...

No matter how much I turn it around in my head, it's not like it's wrong.)

---------

(I can't deny that it's furthering my quest. If it's to save lives

---------

(If I think about my actions in the grand scale... then can I allow my pride

and love to George to influence my decisions...?)

---------

(It's an argument Luciela keeps bringing up, and I don't see

how I can counter her there.)

---------

(I need to keep thinking about alternatives, but at the same time...

I need to keep in mind that these lewd trades are a viable option.)

---------

(But this curse... Womb Of Lust Asmodeus has left me with...

I didn't expect that it would affect me this much.)

---------

(I have already wasted so many days because of this stupid curse!

Doing nothing but masturbate...)

---------

(How shameful... If the Royans knew that their Hero spent her

time playing with herself instead of saving them from the demons.)

---------

How absolutely shameful!!)

---------

(On the other hand, if I wouldn't do it... I wouldn't at all be in a fighting form.)

---------

(I hate to admit it, but

---------

Maybe it's time for me to

just accept this as an inevitable part of my routine...)

---------

(And it's not these singular days matter in the bigger picture...

So even if they get wasted, maybe it's not that big of a deal...?)

---------

I hope at least tonight I'll be spared...)

---------

(I can't believe it... I'm about to head back into Roya...

but instead of thinking about the tasks ahead of me...)

---------

Ha... Ha.... Hahhh

---------

Instead of all that...)

---------

(My mind keeps wandering to

---------

!!)

---------

(The thought of entering Roya... The thought of engaging again in lewd acts

with the Royans... I just can't get it out of my mind...)

---------

(And the more I think about it, the hotter I feel. I don't want to

admit it, but... I'm actually feeling horny...!!)

---------

(Ahhhh.... How shameful...)

---------

(All these obscene acts I keep doing over and over again...

They've all carved their marks into my body...)

---------

(Especially my breasts... I can feel how they've grown more and more

sensitive.... Whenever someone touches me there... I can't help but feel

turned on!!)

---------

(I wonder what kind of favor I'll be asked to do next...?

Maybe they will grope my breasts again...?) Ahhh...

---------

(Especially my mouth... My tongue has grown so sensitive....

Whenever something dirty is put in there... I can't help but feel turned on!!)

---------

(I wonder what kind of favor I'll be asked to do next...?

Maybe I'll be asked to lick a

---------

again...?) Ahhh...

---------

(I wonder what kind of favor I'll be asked to do next...?

Will they violate my lips again...?) Ahhh...

---------

(Especially my

---------

Just thinking back on the lewd

things I had to endure.... I can't help but feel it aching!!)

---------

(I wonder what kind of favor I'll be asked to do next...?

Will they make me do something that will make this aching stop...?) Ahhh...

---------

(Even my dirty hole... Whenever it gets teased....

I can't help but feel turned on!!)

---------

(I wonder what kind of favor I'll be asked to do next...?

Will they play with my butt again...?) Ahhh...

---------

Uwawawa! Awawawa!!! What am I thinking??

---------

(Did I just... look forward... to another lewd act...?)

---------

(Oh no... Oh noooo..... Have I debased myself this much...?

Ahhh, get out of my head...!! You stupid thoughts!!)

---------

(I don't want to look forward to something that's actively

betraying George at every step!!)

---------

Ahhhh... (Each transaction individually

---------

I thought it wouldn't matter...)

---------

(But I keep on trading in these lewd favors... and now my body and

mind are changing step by step!!)

---------

(Everything is turning all strange...)

---------

(With every concession I make to get progress, I'm turning more

and more into the kind of slut Luciela wants me to be!!)

---------

And you can keep your comment about my body

being naturally slutty to yourself, Luciela!)

---------

(Ah, right. She isn't here yet. I've grown so accustomed to communicating

with her, I expected her to give off another snarky comment there...)

---------

(... Luciela... Whenever someone makes me an offer to commit a lewd

act, I can feel her influence in my mind.)

---------

(It's becoming harder and harder to shut her out... That must

be the curse doing it's work.)

---------

(At the very least, I'm really glad Luciela can't hear the dirty

thoughts I'm having here on Earth. Seeing me fantasize about

what kind of lewd act is next up in line...)

---------

(If she knew that the prospect of engaging in lewd favors was

giving me all these lewd thoughts...)

---------

(She'd keep hanging that over me forever...!!)

---------

Maybe I should try to find a way to get rid of

this horny feeling before starting my nights in Roya.)

---------

(But how...?)

---------

How obscene... I'm about to head into Roya...

and I can feel my nipples growing hard...)

---------

(What a shameful response from me... Am I starting to look forward

going through perverted acts...? Disgusting...)

---------

(Every time I commit to another trade, it feels more and more normal to me.)

---------

(And it's not just my body... the more I listen to Luciela,

the sweeter I'm finding her words...)

---------

(Rather than thinking it's wrong

---------

I'm starting to wonder

if it just can't be helped... That maybe------------)

---------

(Having a bit of fun in another world isn't so bad. It's not like

it feels bad... and as long as George doesn't find out... nobody

gets hurt.... right..?)

---------

(Nh.... As long as he doesn't find out it's alright?! It doesn't feel that

bad?! I hate myself for entertaining this kind of disloyal thoughts.)

---------

(Is it me that's changing because I'm getting used to prostituting

myself...? Or is it the curse that's growing stronger and Luciela is

taking over me...?)

---------

(I can't tell the difference anymore... All I know is...)

---------

(Even in this world, I can feel my

---------

asking for more attention...)

---------

(More than just masturbating can do for me... I need something...

Bigger... and longer... and hotter than a finger...)

---------

(Nh.... just thinking about it is making me horny...)

---------

Nh.... (I have been able to avoid going all the way, but with the way

things are going in Roya... I'm not sure if I can keep that up forever...)

---------

(At this rate... it's only a question of time until I end up

having to give up my virginity to some bastard...)

---------

(If it's for the sake of furthering my battle against Richard...

I need to do whatever it takes. And as absurd as it sounds...)

---------

(It no longer feels like giving up my virginity to that cause

sounds too much out of this world...)

---------

Nh... (I have gone even as far as betraying George so much

that I had sex in Roya...)

---------

(I have really become the worst kind of cheating girlfriend,

I'm so sorry, George...)

---------

(It's like I thought... I need to overwrite these horrible memories

of Roya with loving, intimate memories with George.)

---------

(My dream was for us to have sex on our marriage night

---------

That I could offer him virginity as my symbol of eternal love to him....)

---------

(This is no longer the time to worry about that kind of

romantic gestures or dreams.)

---------

(Not if prostituting myself is what it takes to take down Richard

and save innocent lives.)

---------

(I feel bad for considering it a certainty that I will eventually

have cheating sex in Roya...)

---------

(But at the very least, I should make sure that the one to take

my virginity isn't some sick, perverted bastard from Roya.)

---------

(I feel bad for breaking the highest taboo and having cheating sex...)

---------

(But at the very least, I should make sure that I have loving memories

with George that I can think about... and use to suppress these ugly ones...)

---------

(So that when I think about sex, it's not some sick, perverted

bastard from Roya.)

---------

(... But my boyfriend!)

---------

(And if I'm a bit honest with myself

---------

I'm kind of excited

to go further with George...)

---------

(Our latest intimate moments... They have made me wonder if

I'm maybe not really missing out on something, like Luciela

always says...)

---------

(Maybe moving ahead my plans for having sex with George is

actually a generally good thing for our relationship.)

---------

(Sex... I'm starting to be really curious... I wonder how it

feels like. Compared to all the other things I have done...

---------

(I can't help but imagine that sex with a loved one must be amazing.)

---------

(I wonder how it feels like, to have sex with an actually loved one.

I bet it will be so much better when our feelings of love are shared

in the act!)

---------

Oooh, this new follower of mine is quite a hottie~.

Handsome, strong muscles~.

---------

Sadly not quite on the level of Richard. His abs are waay

better defined and then there is this hot menacing scar---

---------

Gah! Not again! (Recently, whenever I see a handsome guy

I can't help but measure them up to Richard.)

---------

(Especially since the time I had sex with Elizabeth's boyfriend

and ended up shouting out Richard's name...)

---------

(...Not to mention how I wished to be fucked into submission...)

---------

Hahhhh.... (There it is again...! Just recalling it...

It's making my womb throb around...)

---------

I need to be careful about this in Roya

---------

If handsome, muscular

enemies trigger my secret submission fantasies for Richard

---------

I might run into trouble...

---------

Submission Fantasies

---------

Nh... (Another night... Again, I might need to prostitute my body...)

---------

And again, thinking about that prospect,

I can feel this tingling heat down there rising up.)

---------

(What will I have to give up tonight? Will I end up letting my lips

get violated? Or will it be my breasts...?)

---------

Nh... (Why is the thought of that making my breasts feel hot as well?

And my lips suddenly seem so dry... as if they are missing something...)

---------

(No good. This isn't good at all! I'm about to head back into Roya...

And all I can think of are the lewd things I have been through!!)

---------

(And it's not just thinking about Roya... Ever since I've started

experiencing these sensations...)

---------

(I can feel my body demanding to experience more of those

pleasurable feelings, even here on Earth!)

---------

(I need to get rid of these intrusive thoughts! They are an embarrassment!

Not to mention what will happen if Luciela catches me with my head filled

with these nasty thoughts.)

---------

Mhm. (There's no way I can head into Roya like this...)

---------

What if I change up my approach? I have been trying

to suppress my thoughts. But that alone isn't enough.)

---------

(... Luciela keeps telling me to enjoy my body more...)

---------

Maybe, what I need to do is give my body some

of the pleasure it's asking for.)

---------

(Would that just make it worse

---------

Or could it get rid of this annoying heat...?)

---------

(Either way, it's absolutely clear that I need to do something...)

---------

(Maybe I could ask George...?)

---------

(And show him how lewd my body is becoming?! No way!

Nowaynowaynowaynowaaaaay!!)

---------

(I always kept telling him these lewd things are for after marriage...

when the time is right... to express our love towards each other.)

---------

(I don't want to ask him to have sex with me, just because my

stupid body got horny from doing lewd things with strangers!)

---------

(Then

---------

Th-this is what I need to do, right...? (I need to fill my

cravings and head into Roya with a clear mind.)

---------

And the only way to do that...

---------

I-Is to get me off

---------

I have to masturbate...

---------

(If I just give my body the sexual pleasure it's asking for

---------

from time to time

---------

I'll be sure to get rid of all these nasty thoughts!)

---------

(And I'll be able to engage in romantic acts with George, not because my

body's acting like that of an animal, but because we want to express our

love towards each other!)

---------

(Yes, this is definitely the right choice.)

---------

Nhmmm

---------

Hah

---------

(I've never touched myself down there before...) Ah

---------

I hope the way I'm rubbing myself down there like this is right...

---------

(At least my previous experiences of getting teased down there

come in handy now...) Ah... Ahhhh

---------

Mhmmmm

---------

Ahhh, that's it, that's iiiitt~~~.

Finally, that stupid itch is getting quenched...) Aaaahhhh

---------

(It feels good. It feels sooo goood~~~.)

---------

This is the first time I'm doing something lewd

with my real body.) Haahhh

---------

Ahh... Mhm

---------

(It's different than how I feel in Roya. Is this the difference

between my Mana body and my body of flesh here...?)

---------

(Somehow, the sensations feel more intense. Even though I'm just

rubbing myself down there... I'm really feeling it...) Hahhh

---------

Hahiii

---------

(Is this normal? Or is this the result of my body repeatedly

undergoing lewd experiences...?) Mhhmmmm

---------

Mnhaaahhh

---------

(Or... is my body... really naturally slutty as Luciela keeps claiming??)

AaaahhhHHhhh

---------

My body's reactions feel so obscene!!)

---------

Rubbing myself feels good. And the more I pleasure myself,

the more I can sense a comfortable warmth down there growing stronger

---------

(And spreading through my body...) Haah

---------

Ahhhh

---------

Everything's starting to feel so warm... even my head...)

Ahh.. Ahhhh

---------

(It's making me wet... And...) Ahh

---------

The wetness is making it feel even better~~.)

---------

(I can feel the fleshy texture... and my sensitive clitoris...)

Haaah

---------

Ahh... Hahhh

---------

Ahhhhh~~.

---------

It's sending tingles down my spine...) Aaaaaahhhh~~~.

(... to the point it's making my back arch up.)

---------

(So obscene! My body is reacting so strongly to my touch...)

Haahiii... HAaahhhhHhhh

---------

Ahhh... Ahhhhh

---------

(My finger down there is eagerly being pulled in...)

Haahh

---------

Ahhh.... Haahhh

---------

(And what are these moans I'm giving off?! I'm sounding like

I'm completely in heat!!) Hahhh

---------

Ah... Ahh... AHhhhh

---------

(Sooo dirty... But also

---------

Sooo goood~~~. This feeling is so good

---------

Haaahhh~~~. Ahh... Mhmm

---------

(How come I never masturbated on Earth before...? I can't believe I never

tried something that just feels so good... and so right...) Haaaaah~~~.

---------

(How have I been missing out on this all this time?)

Mhhmmm

---------

HaaAAhhh

---------

(Deeper... I need to push my finger

---------

in deeper.)

Ahh... Ahhhh

---------

Mhmm

---------

(Yess... Yeesshh... That spot! That spot feels good...)

Ahh... Haaah

---------

Mhmnnnn~~.

---------

(And... faster... Rubb myself fasssssterr..) Ahhh~~~. Mhmmm

---------

The sloppy sounds of my finger entering and leaving...

They sound so dirty... But..!! This is it!! Yesss... this is it

---------

(This is the same feeling as that stupid, annoying, gross pleasure...

that keeps popping up in my head when I engage in lewd acts...)

---------

That feeling that I keep denying, but that's making me feel hooott....)

Ahh... Ahhh

---------

Nhmm~~~~.

---------

(And I might get to experience it..) HAhhiii

---------

Tonight as well...

Somebody roughly kneading my breasts...) Hahhhhh

---------

Mhhhmmm

---------

(Or maybe making me lick their thing...) Haahhh

---------

And force me to drink their semen...) Hahhh... Ahhh

---------

(Or... or... orr....) Hahh

---------

Ahh... Ahhhhh

---------

(N-No wait... A-Am I seriously getting myself off thinking about

the lewd acts in Roya?!)

---------

Haahh

---------

About the shameless ways they keep treating me with?)

Mhmm

---------

(Nonononono! I don't want to masturbate to that! I don't want to get

off to the thought of doing shameless acts with strangers in another world!)

---------

Ahhh... Ahhhhhh

---------

Mhm. George... When the time is right

---------

he'll be taking my body...) Ahh

---------

We'll embrace each other, and within his kind, compassionate

arms, he will penetrate me where right now I'm playing with myself...)

---------

(He's going to plunge his

---------

down there... Fill my body up...)

Hah

---------

Ahh... Ahhhhhhh

---------

(And make me feel really good... Better than all the Royans...

Better than this...) Ahh... Ahh... Nhm

---------

(I bet experiencing sex with him... exchanging our love...

that's going to be so much better...) Mhmmmm

---------

(If I'm already feeling this good...) Ahh... Haah

---------

just from this...

I wonder how amazing it will feel to do this with a person I love?)

---------

Nhmmmnnm~

---------

Ah... Ahh... Ahhhh

---------

It must feel even more amazing than anything else!)

---------

Yes, this is the right way I should be masturbating!

I should focus my thoughts on my happiness with George.)

---------

(And not to those despicable acts of betrayal towards him!)

Hahhh

---------

(Not to those...) Haah

---------

Filthy

---------

Ahh... Haaah

---------

Perverted

---------

Disgusting

---------

Haaaaahhh

---------

Awful

---------

Dirty

---------

HAaaahiii

---------

Gross

---------

AHhhh~~~

---------

Debauched~~~.

HAhhhiii~~~

---------

Degenerate~~~~. HaaAHhhhhhHhh~~~~.

---------

(What's this, what's thiisss, what's thiiiiisssss?? I should be thinking

about George... That should be the right way!)

---------

(Masturbating to loving sex with my boyfriend...

that's what I'm supposed to be climaxing to!)

---------

Ahhhhhhh

---------

But..! Buuut...!!! Buuuuuttttt....!!!

It's no good!)

---------

(My mind just keeps wandering back! To those vile, filthy acts!!

About filthy, despicable, dirty acts of betrayal!!)

---------

Ahh... Haaaah

---------

Ah... Ahhh

---------

Nhhhhhnnnn~~~.

---------

(I can feel something coming... No, I want to think about the loving embrace

with George...) Haaah

---------

Ahhh... Ahhhhhhh

---------

(And not about being a slutty bitch who sells her body in another world!!!)

---------

HAAAAaaaaah~~~~~~~. (Why do I feel so good.. rubbing myself...

while thinking of myself as a slut?!) Haahh

---------

Coming, it's coming.....)

---------

(My slutty hole....) Issss cummiiiiiiiiiiingggg........!!!!!

---------

Uaaaaahhhh!! Haaaaahhh~~~~. Ahhhh.... Ahhhhh

---------

Ahhhhhhh~~~~.

Soooo goood~~~.

---------

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh~~~~~

---------

?! Uwa! That

---------

was a strong orgasm...

---------

(In the end, I didn't just come to the thought of having my body mistreated,

but also to calling myself slutty... and even calling my

---------

slutty...)

---------

(How shamefullll!!! It should have been happy, loving thoughts of George,

but instead...)

---------

(No, I need to stop thinking about this. Masturbating...

I think it really helped.)

---------

(That should also give me some reprieve with that stupid Womb of Lust curse...)

---------

Alright. (I'm still feeling a bit dizzy from the climax, but I can

feel my head clearing up. And also that annoying tingling has stopped.)

---------

(I just wish I had come to something better...)

---------

(Time to put all this perverted business aside. If I have to engage

in lewd acts in Roya again... As much as it pains me to say it...)

---------

(Then that's what I need to do... I need to make the most of it

and end this recurring nightmare!!)

---------

Ahhh... Ahhhh

---------

Nhmmnhh

---------

(Feels good. Rubbing myself down there feels good.) Haah

---------

(Getting rid of this building-up heat by masturbating

---------

It's probably one of the best of my latest decisions.) Mhmm

---------

(I can feel myself melting away

---------

Ah... Ahhh.... Haaahh

---------

(All of my thoughts of the curse, my fight, my troubles, my worries...)

Hahiii

---------

Uahhh

---------

(I can feel all that stress fading away in this comfortable heat...)

Ahhhh

---------

(...Though, even if it feels good... even if it's taking care of that plaguing ache...)

Ahh... Ahhh

---------

(For some reason, it's not as good as the first time.)

Ahh

---------

(It feels good, but

---------

it's not enough. Somehow it's not at all enough!!)

Haaah

---------

(Just playing with myself like this... isn't enough to trigger

that wave of pleasure from last time...) Ahh... Ahhhh

---------

(I want to taste that once again...) Hahh

---------

Hahhhiii

---------

That strong, powerful climax...)

---------

(If I don't, I might risk getting horny in Roya, so I have

to experience it here...) Ahh... Ahhhh... Ahhhhhh

---------

(M-maybe if I don't just down rub myself down there...)

---------

(... But also play with my breasts...) Ahhh... Mhmm

---------

Nhmmaahhhh~~~~.

---------

(Like this~~. Ahh, rubbing my breast also feels good~. That's

much more like it~.) Ah

---------

~. Ahhhh

---------

~. Ahhhhhh

---------

~. Mhmm

---------

(Groping my own breast... pinching my nipple... roughly kneading it

---------

It's all so good!) Ahhh... Ahhhh

---------

I can feel my breast burning up.)

---------

(Feeling good up here and down there...) Ahh... Ahhh

---------

Though... Stiiiiiilllll... Even though I'm feeling better...)

---------

Hahhhii

---------

It's a lot better, but still it's not the same...!!)

Ahhh... HAhhhhhh

---------

This isn't the intensity I felt last time...)

---------

(I just can't feel that tension building up inside of me...)

Ahh... Ahhh

---------

I still need mooreeee....) HAaahhiiiIIi

---------

(Just what's differeeent?!) Haahh

---------

Ahhh... Nhmm

---------

Has my body grown even more perverted in that time span...?)

---------

Ahh... Ahhh.. Ahhh... Hahhh

---------

Or is something else different?)

---------

(Last time, I started feeling good also thinking about the shameful

acts in Roya... I don't want that...) Mhmm

---------

Nhmm

---------

(And the best feeling came at the end when I called myself a slut.)

Ahhhh

---------

~. (Wh-whaaat?! Th-there it issss!!!)

---------

When I called myself a slut...) HAaAHhh

---------

~\-~~.

(This blissful current starts running through my body!)

---------

(Maybe

---------

At least it's better than thinking of acts of betrayal

against George... Let's give it a try...) Hahh

---------

Ahhh... Hahhhhii

---------

I-I'm a slut.

---------

~~~. (Saying that out loud feels sooo good and liberating~~~.)

---------

I'm a slut!

---------

HaaaAhhh\~.\~\~~~. I love playing with my slutty hole.

Mhhhmmmmm

---------

~. (That's it, that's it, that's it, thaaaat's iiitttt~~.)

---------

(Every time I say something dirty about myself...)

I love fingering my pussy~. Haaaah

---------

~.\~~~~. Ah... Ahhh

---------

I feel a wave of pleasure overwhelming my body!)

---------

(And I'm finally getting wet like last time... No, even more!)

My slutty, needy pussy is craving for attention~. Haaaaaahhhh

---------

(So obscene, so obscene, sooo obsceeeenee..)

---------

(Everything from the dirty words spilling out from my mouth,

the sloppy sounds from my finger...) Ahhhhh

---------

~~~.

(... To the sweet moans and the perverted thoughts dominating my mind!)

---------

(All of it is so obsceneee!! I'm being obscene!!) HAaaaAahhh

---------

My body's slutty. Mhmm

---------

I'm a slut. Haahiii

---------

A slut... Ah

---------

A slut. A slut. A slut. Ahhhh~~~~.

(Every time I say it out loud it feels even better~~.)

---------

(I wonder... how would it feel like...) Ah... Ahhh

---------

If it weren't a finger...) Haaaahiii

---------

(If my

---------

was filled with something thicker

---------

and longer

---------

and hotter...) Ahh... Ahhh

---------

That would make me feel even better~.)

Haahhhii

---------

(Like

---------

Like a

---------

Ahh

---------

Haahhh

---------

(If someone were to plunge a

---------

into my slopping, wet pussy in my current

state?) Uhooooaaahh~~~. (The thought's sending electricity through my body.)

---------

in my real pussy.) Mhmm

---------

Nhmmmhh

---------

(I can't believe the thought is exciting me this much!!)

Ahh... Ahhh

---------

ravaging my insides... Thicker than my finger) Ahh...

Ahhh... Ahhhh

---------

And hotter. And faster. And stronger.) Mhmm

---------

(How dirty! Thinking about dicks while fingering myself...)

Haah

---------

Ahh... Ahhh... Ahhhh

---------

(At the very least

---------

I should imagine it being George's.) Ahh...

---------

George's

---------

Going inside me...) Ahhh

---------

(Going right into my slutty hole... Satisfying me...) Ahhh

---------

Making me feel whole...) Haaah

---------

Ah... Ahhh...Ahhh... Ahhhhh

---------

I want it! I want it! I waaant iiiiiit!!)

---------

I want him to put it insiiiide!! And roughly fuck me!

Until I start squealing like a bitch in heat! AHhhHhh

---------

(I actually screamed that out! How dirty, how absolutely indecent!!)

Haah

---------

(But it's turning me on so much! I can feel it inside of me! It's building

up again!) Ahh... Ahhh

---------

I'm getting closer to cumming! I can feel it!)

---------

My slutty, perverted hole demands to get fucked by a manly dick!

Haaah

---------

Ahh... Ahhhh

---------

My pussy wants to get roughly ravaged!

Ahh... Ahhh

---------

AHhhHHAHhhhhh

---------

I wanna get treated like the slutty prostitute knight in Roya!!

Uuuaaaahhhhh~~~~~~~~.

---------

(My mouth's lost all control... It just feels too good to spill out

these humiliating words!) Mhmm

---------

(Each one is making me feel weird in the head.) Haah... Ahhh

---------

(I can feel it! It's coming! Coming! It's coming! So close!!

Just a bit more!) Ah... Ahhh

---------

Ahhh~~~.

---------

(Come on! Come on! Why's it still not enouuugh??! I need something more...

Something dirtier

---------

I need to say something way more obscene...)

Ahh... Ahhh

---------

It doesn't matter who! Someone! Anyone! Just jam a fat, hot,

burning cock into my needy, wanton, virgin pussssyyyyyy!!! Ahh... Ahhh

---------

It doesn't matter who! Someone! Anyone! Just jam a fat, hot,

burning cock into my needy, wanton pussssyyyyyy!!! Ahh... Ahhh

---------

Fuck me hard! Ahhhh

---------

~\-~~~. Mess me up deep inside!

Haahhiii

---------

~~~. Make mee cummm haaaarddd

---------

~~~~.

---------

AHHHHHHHHHH~~~~~~~~~.

---------

(That's iiiittt! It's there! It's there! I'm cumming!) I'm cumming!

My slutty pussyyyyy is cummminnnggg!!!!

---------

Cumming!! Still cumming!! (It's so much harder than last time!!)

Haaah

---------

HAAhhhhAhhhh

---------

Uaaaaah~~~. (It's spraying everywhere! This...

isn't like last time at aalllll!! It's squirting everywhere!!)

Haaah

---------

Aaaahh

---------

(My head's feeling so empty.)

---------

(Like I'm comfortably floating....) Ahhh

---------

(That one was so much better than last time... Even better..

And all I had to do was-------)

---------

W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-hat did I juuussssst ssaaaaaaay??!?!?!?

---------

A-anyone is fine?! Uwawawa!!

---------

J-jam it into my wanton pussy?!?! Awawawa!!

---------

A hot burning c-cooock?!?!? AHHHH!!!

---------

!! And not just that! All those super dirty words!

Uwawawawaaaaaa!! Awawawawaaaaaaa!!!!!

---------

How could I keep shouting out so many filthy words?! Haaaah

---------

(It felt so good calling myself a slut... and then going from there...

I just couldn't help myself but escalate...)

---------

(Buuttt!!! I had such a nice image of George having sex with me!

Why couldn't I have come to that?!)

---------

(Last time to the thought of getting mistreated by Royans!

This time to shouting out loud that I would take any sort of

---------

in my

---------

(I didn't even know I had picked up this many lewd words!

Ahhh... My lewd adventures in Roya are really rubbing off on me...)

---------

I'm no good....)

---------

...Maybe I need to rethink my stance for not relying on George for this

---------

Having sex with him just to satisfy my perverted urges...)

---------

(That's not at all the romantic sex I envisioned between the two of us!

I wanted sex between us to be something memorable... that we could

think back on for years to come...)

---------

(And not just me being horny...)

---------

(And what if I start running my mouth like I did just now...

and George hears that kind of filth coming from me?!)

---------

(How would he react if he saw me reacting like a dirty slut?!

AHHHHH!! I don't even want to think abouutt iiiitttt!!)

---------

What to do...)

---------

Hidden Desires I

---------

Ahhh~~~. Uhhhhh~~~. Huaaaahhhh~~~.

(Good... Gooood.... Sooo goood~~~.)

---------

Haaaahiii

---------

Ahhhh~~. (S-something is different today... I don't know why...

but somehow

---------

every move I make... it just feels so much better than usual?!)

---------

Hahhh... Haaaaah

---------

Ahhh~~~~. (From the way I'm rubbing my breast...

to the angle of my fingers... the rhythm... everything

---------

just feels so right...)

---------

(It's like

---------

I can recount every single thing I have learned...

about how to enjoy my body... as if it happened just yesterday

---------

Ahh... Haahhhh

---------

Especially all the tips Luciela gave

me to make me feel better... And enjoy the moment...) Ahhh~~.

---------

(She's evil... ) Ahh~~... (And constantly pushing me in the wrong direction...)

Haaaah...

---------

(But she sure knows what she's talking about~~~~.)

---------

Ahh~~~. (Kind of makes me happy she's sharing all that sex

knowledge with me~~.) Hauuu~~~.

---------

I better never think about that in Roya!

Or she's going to forever hold that thought against me...!) Ahhh~~.

---------

(Sooo good... Goood... Goooooddd~~~~~.) Ahhhhhhh~~~~~~.

My slutty, perverted hole is feeling soooo happpyyyy~~~.

---------

Huaaah~~~... Ahhiiiii~~~... (The combination of my better

masturbation techniques... and saying dirty things... Wooow~~.)

---------

Ahh.. Haaah... Hahiiii~~. Huaaahhhggg~~~. (It's so awesome~~~!!)

---------

My soaking-wet bitch pussy wants to be violated by strong, powerful cock~~.

---------

AAAhhhhhh

---------

There it is. There it is~~~.

There it is agaaaaaain

---------

(That wonderful, liberating feeling... Saying these dirty, forbidden

things over and over again... So greaaat~~.)

---------

(Masturbating like this is so great...) Ahh.. (The best...)

Haaah

---------

My life has improved so much thanks to masturbating...)

---------

Ahhh... (And that I can use my knowledge from Roya to feel

even better...) Haaah~~~.

---------

(Sorry, George... But... I'm starting to think, maybe it's not all bad...)

Hahhhiiii...

---------

(That I'm doing lewd things over there...) Ahhh... Haahhh

---------

It's not like it's impacting us on a personal level... You will never know...)

---------

(It's all just like a dream...) Haaah

---------

A dream that's gifting

me with the skills to make me feel better~~. ) Ahhh~~~.

---------

Ahhh.... Haaaah... Hauuu~~~~. (A shame that George isn't this

skilled in bed... If only he, too, were more experienced...)

---------

Ahhh~~~. Haaahh~~~. (I wish when he enters me... he could also

fuck me at just the right rhythm... penetrating just the right spots...)

Huaaah~~~.

---------

(Sex with someone skilled must feel so much better...) Ahhh~~~.

---------

(Sex with someone skilled feels so much better...) Ahhh~~~.

---------

(...Ahh... No...!) Haah... Haahhhiiii~~~. (My thoughts are

drifting again into forbidden territory..!!)

---------

Auuu~~~. (A-And it's making me feel gooood~~.)

---------

Haaahii

---------

Hahh... Ah... Haaahhh

---------

No---no! I made my

precious memories with George... The sex I had with him...)

---------

That's what I need to recall! I shouldn't think

about sex with other men, no matter their skill!)

---------

(What I should be thinking about...) Ahh... Haaah

---------

Is the sex with my beloved boyfriend! That's what I should be coming from!)

---------

No---no!

I shouldn't think positively about my cheating in Roya!) Ahhh~~.

---------

Ahhiii... (Even if the feelings of guilt are sending shivers

down my spine~~.) Haaah~~~.

---------

Ahhh.... Haaaah... Hauuu~~~~. (I hope that when I one day have

sex with George, he's also going to be this skilled~~~.)

---------

Ahhh~~~. (Him making me come... instead of these disgusting thoughts

of other men... that would be so much better...) Ah... Hahh...

---------

(Thinking of coming... I think-------)

---------

Ahhh... (I think I can feel it coming...) Hahhhh

---------

It's building up inside me...)

Haaah... (I think this will be the best masturbating orgasm yet...)

---------

Hah.. Ah... Ahhh... (Coming...! An orgasm using all the ways

I have learned about pleasure...!) Ah... Haahh.. AHhh..

---------

Coming... Coming... Coming... Comiiiiiiiing...!!!

I'm coming haaaaaarrddddd!!!!

---------

Hah... Haaahh

---------

Haaaaahhhh

---------

Incredible... That felt good... This was such a great orgasm...

Maybe the best yet I had here in the real world...

---------

All that stress of having to fight demons and curses... while

juggling with my academics and friendship troubles in real life...

---------

...I can feel it all melting away... Ahhhhh............

---------

...Now I'm feeling better... (Masturbating before going to Roya...

It's become a complete habit for me...)

---------

All that perverted knowledge I have obtained in Roya... It's terribly

shameful... Nevermind that I just now even thought of it as a 'gift'!)

---------

(I hate to have done all that... right...? I-I'm not that slut

that Luciela always says I am

---------

r-right...?)

---------

(...B-but... that's saying that is exactly what makes me feel good...

Ahh... Damn that stupid demon for getting into my head like this...

It's all so confusing...)

---------

(...Even now that I'm more clear-headed, I can't help but see my

perverted acts as having a plus side... After all...)

---------

(They helped me reach higher levels of pleasure than if I had

just naively fumbled around my hands as I have done in the past...)

---------

(Luckily, there's a whole internet out there. Filled to the brim with

porn! I could study it, take notes on how to feel better with my fingers...

or maybe even find better ways-----)

---------

Ahahaha~. (What am I talking about?!)

---------

(Saying it like this, it nearly sounds like

---------

I'm treating sex

and masturbation on the same level as studying for a school test

---------

(Am I still caught up in the after-glow of my orgasm?)

---------

Though, the idea of educating myself a bit with erotic material isn't bad...

---------

(Perhaps I could then get rid of this annoying feeling of thankfulness

for learning about the pleasures of my body in Roya.)

---------

(Betraying George is the worst after all... However...

there's nothing wrong with wanting to feel better, right?)

---------

(And compared to all those terrible cheating acts I have committed in Roya...)

---------

(...Watching some people do it in a porn flick... for educational purposes...

that can hardly be called cheating

---------

right?)

---------

Hey, Alicia^^, I've got a bit of a weird question...

---------

Hey Aura~. What's up?

---------

So, um, this is really kind of embarrassing for me ^_^'''

Um, I was wondering if you knew any recommendations for, um...

---------

Erotic materials to watch...

---------

So basically porn?

---------

Um, y-yeah, porn. I didn't know who else to ask, so I thought

maybe you could help me... It's really embarrassing....

---------

What are you looking for? Large cocks? Muscular males?

Or maybe something kinkier~?

---------

(I kind of expected Alicia to be knowledgeable about this,

but definitely not this level of eagerness.)

---------

Bwahaha^^'. Um, nothing crazy. I recently just sometimes

have these moments where my body goes hot...

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And how I'm handling it now might not be enough...

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I see, I see. So how about this! It's a streamer who

puts on masturbation shows. Here's a link

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Enjoyed by both guys who like to watch her and girls who

want to learn from her. Looks like the latter one fits you!

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Ah, yeah^^, thanks for the help, as usual, Alicia!

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Huh. (So, I was thinking about just watching a video, but I guess this

works too... You can stream just about anything nowadays, huh...)

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(Ah, all this talk about masturbation and porn is getting

my body hot and bothered again...)

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Oh, the streamer is going live in a couple of hours... That's great!

(I guess that's my chance... Before my thoughts again wander off

into forbidden territory...)

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(If I could improve my techniques to pleasure myself,

maybe I can finally stop that!)

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Hello, horny dogs and female sows out there!

Thanks for joining in today!

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Eh? S-sows?

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As usual, just follow my lead, and I'll lead you to a

heavenly orgasm!

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Here, follow the movements of my fingers...

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(Oooh, slightly adjusting how I move my fingers is actually

feeling better.) Haaaah

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Hahhhii...

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Fellow sows, keep fingering, just like this.

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(Oh wow, the comments are going crazy... So many people are

watching her masturbate...)

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Haaah... (She's the center of their attention...) Haaahii.... (Wow...

So many people compliment her... it's like she's their idol of worship...)

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Ahhh.... Haaah.... (What if I were her----Ah! N-no...! Stupid me,

no way I could do that! What if anyone were to recognize me?!) Ahhh...

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(No, wait! Before that! Doing a masturbation show in front of everyone?!

Th-that's not something I would ever want to do! A-although it would mean

so much attention--- Argh...!)

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Haahh... (Why would I want to... have hundreds of people...) Ahhh..!

(...objectify me and look at me like mere masturbation---) Ahhhh....!!

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(Oh, god, the more I think about it, the more it's turning me on!

What's wrong with my head...) Hahhhh... Ahhhh... Haaaahhiiii...

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Have you gotten warm yet, fellow sows? Then repeat after me:

'I love cock!'

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Ah...?! (This again

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I-I guess I have already done that

so often during masturbation... It's not really an issue...)

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Ahhhh... Haaah... (But then again, I wanted to learn more

about masturbation so I could stop that...)

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Come on, fellow sows! Don't hold back!

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I promise that if you declare that dick is what you love

most in the world, your climax will feel beyond amazing!

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(Ahh.... a climax that feels beyond amazing... She did say it would

be heavenly.... Now I wanna know... I wanna know....) Haahhh... Ahhh...

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(I wanna know how it feeeeellls...!) I love

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! (Ah, there

it isss agaaaain....! That tingle of electricity! Going down my spiiineee!!)

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Chant it with me, fellow sows! 'I love cock!'

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I love cock!

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Ahhiiii....! (Soo good... It feels so good... The combination of her improved way

of using her fingers... And shouting it out... It's making it feel better than ever!!)

Haaahhh....!!

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'I love giving head! I love the feeling of cock in my hand!

I love everything and anything about cocks!'

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I love giving head! Haaah

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I love the feeling of cock in my

hand! Ahiii... I love everything and anything about cocks!

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(Ah, what's this, the more I shout it out... The more desperate

my fingers become... It's not enough... It's not enough...!)

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'I want a strong, manly cock inside my pussy!'

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Ahh... I want a strong, manly cock inside my pussy! (Ah, no good, I can't

stop repeating after her... And each time, my need for someone to plunge

something in is increasing...!) Ahhh... Haaah...

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Can you feel your fingers moving faster, fellow sows?

Your desire to be filled up increasing by the second?

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Your fingers aren't enough aren't they?

You want something bigger, don't you?

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Yes.... Haahhh.... I want something.... biggeeeer.....

(My body's so hot... I'm completely in heat!)

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But you shouldn't be happy with just anyone!

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We may be sows, but we must only breed with the most vigorous

males and reject the weaklings! Only that makes us truly happy!

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Repeat: 'My pussy is not made for weak males!'

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M-my pussy is not made for weak males! (Stop... Why

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can't I get my mouth to shut up...?)

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'Average cocks are not up to my standards. Only the best and

strongest cocks bring me happiness!'

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Average cocks are not up to my standards...! Ahhh... Haaah...

(W-what am I saying, it's making me recall the first time I

saw George's erect

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(How I was disappointed at how average it was... Shouting this

out... means rejecting George... I shouldn't be doing that...)

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(I shouldn't be calling him a weak male not up to my standards...!

B-but..) Haaah

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Ahhh... It feels so good...

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(Shouting it out feels soo goood... I know it's wrong...

I shouldn't do something like that...)

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(Males are more than their dicks and sexual skills...) Ahhh... Haaah..

(But acting like someone who values that above alll----)

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Ahhhhh~~~~. (----Is sending shivers of pure pleasures down my spine!)

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'Only a man who can fulfill my pussy, can fulfill me as a person!'

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Only a man who can fulfill my pussy, can fulfill me as a person!

(I sound like a completely superficial bitch.... Ah, why does

repeating all this feel so good...?)

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(.......Why does it feel so right....?) HaaAAAhhhhhh~~~~.

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Ahhh... Haaah... (The pleasure won't stop... saying these shallow

words that degrade men to their sexual qualities.... is turning me on...)

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'I want to give my everything to a man who can fulfill me!'

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I want to give my everything to a man who can fulfill me! Hahhh..

Ahhh.. (Someone who can fulfill me....... Just why... When I say that-----)

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(Why can I not picture George's face?!) Haaah... Ahhhhh....

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Now, my fellow sows, here is something that I heartily

recommend to you!

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Those who don't own one might be taken a bit out of the show...

But take it as a lesson for the future!

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Tada!

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Do you see this wonderful dildo here?

Long, fat, and with vein-like bumps all over it~~~?

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Haaaaa....? W-what's with that huge dildo...?

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Here.... this

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is how.... you get as close to heaven

as you can without a real cock...!

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(She put that huge thing... All the way inside... With her love juices

being everywhere... it slid in so easily... Ahhh... she looks so happy

and fulfilled...)

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(Unfair

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that's so unfair....!) Ahhh... Haaah...

(All I have is my fingers... but she gets to have that massive dildo...)

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(I'm feeling jealousy welling up inside me...)

Haaahiii... (I want that, tooo....)

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Sows

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without a dildo...! Burn this into your mind:

The feeling you are experiencing now

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! That feeling of emptiness!

Ahhh

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Being only able to satisfy yourself with your fingers while

I get to use this massive dildoooo

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It's the same as having a lover with a merely average dick when

you could have one that reaches your deepest depths

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! Ahhh...

Haaaaaahhh~~~~.

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Haaahhhh?! (N-no, that's not something I want to...)

Hahhh... Ahhhh

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Carve into my mind.... But...! Buut.... Buuuuttt!!)

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(Not fair, not fair, this isn't fair........ This isn't faaair....!)

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You think it's unfair? Then shout it out! 'Fingers are not enough

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Ahhh.... fingers are not enooooughhh...!

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'Average is not enough! Average dicks are barely better than

my fingers and not enough

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Ahhhh.... Average is not enoughhhh! (Ahhh, I can feel something building...

Looking at her... ramming that thick, hard dildo inside her over and over

and over again....)

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(I can basically feel it... I can feel what I should be feeling with my fingers.....)

Ahhh... (What I want.......!) Is a large dick that can reach deep inside meeee!!

(That's not even what I was supposed to repeat...)

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Ahhh... Hahhhh... (My body's so hot... I'm completely in heat!)

Cock! Cock! Cock!! (The itching is so bad...)

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(I can feel it... erupting... my desires....)

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Now, sows! Watch me cum

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cum

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cummmm

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AHhhhhhhh!!!! (I'm so close

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But I can't reach it...) I wanna cum too!

(But I can't.... Because my body is seeing her happy with that dildo

inside... I can't quite get there...!)

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(I can't reach climaaaxxx!!!) Haaah... Ahhh...

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Ahhhhhh!!!!! Haaaah....... Thanks... for watching, everyone~~~.

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And remember~. Those of you who were unable to climax, this is what

your love life will be like if you don't break up with your

average boyfriend!

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An empty life without true pleasure. So get rid of that trash!

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In case that is not an option, buy yourself a wonderful dildo

like this!

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You can get them from my sponsor... If you use my code...

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Haaah... Ahhh... (How frustrating....... All of this and

I didn't reach climax in the end..........)

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But the best choice for yourself is to dump the boyfriend who couldn't

satisfy you so you had to watch this stream. Get yourself one who can fuck

you well enough that you don't need to ever masturbate~.

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(Nh... An empty life... without true pleasure

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is this what will happen to the

love life of George and me one day...? Because he isn't up to my standards...?)

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(Ah... no... why am I feeling such anxiety in my stomach so suddenly...

No... good... this isn't good at all...)

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(Feeling good from shouting out not just lewd desires but

feeling so happy to be acting like a shallow bitch...)

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Ah... (I'm completely turning into a no-good slut... If this goes on,

I will one day end up evaluating males purely by their ability to

sexually satisfy me....)

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Until next time, everyone~. Oh, and thanks to the donor who

spent a lot of money for me to act out today's script!

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Since it was just before the show, I was worried I wouldn't be able

to pull it off, but I hope I was able to perform what you had in mind!

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-2 Relationship George!

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Hidden Desires II

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Unlocked app:

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Lewd Streaming

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Uh... Ah... H-how exactly did she do it...? Ah

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Mhm

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I think I'm starting to get the hang of this.

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Ahhh~~. Neither Alicia... nor the streamer were wrong----

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A dildo does feel better than my fingeeers~~~.

Uwaaa~~~~. Ahhhh~~~.

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(This hard, rubbing sensation...) Amazing~. (...Reaching places

my fingers couldn't...) Ah~. Mhhhmm... Nmmmmhh...

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(My

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is feeling so fulfilled...)

Ahhh... Hah.... Ahhh~~~. (I can feel happiness spreading through my body~.)

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Sooo goood~~. (I'm so glad I decided to follow Alicia's advice to pick

a larger one...) Mhmm... Hahhhh~~. (I thought it would hurt too much, but---)

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(It's feeling sooo goood~~~. I can't believe I had been content with

just my fingers all this time...) Huuaaahhh~~~. (No way I can ever go

back to that lackluster experience!)

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Haahh... Ahhh~~. (I would always feel like something is missing,

but this--- this----) AHhhh~~~~. ...Is so amaaaziing~~~.

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(I'm so glad Alicia introduced me to this!) Huaaah~~.

(Like so many things in life, she has again opened my eyes---)

Ahhhh~~~.

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(---to how stupid I used to be!) Mhhmmm~~.

My slutty hole is feeeling happppyyy~~~.

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I'm so glad to have received Alicia's advice~~. Ahhh~~~.

I'm so happy to have learned from that streamer~~.

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(And not just the streamer

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All the encounters in Roya...

As humiliating some of them were---)

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(---Had I never learned about pleasure over there, I would never

have realized just how much I have been missing out on in life.) Ahhh~~.

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(I wish sex with George would have felt like this~~.)

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(The dildo is only a little bit longer and thicker than his

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but it's already so much better of an experience~~.)

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(I wonder if George puts

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into me...

Will I feel as happy as I do now...?)

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(We are lovers after all... And sex between lovers must feel great~.

Greater than this~~. )

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(Though I wonder, because... he is a bit smaller than this...)

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(But surely, that little bit won't make too much of a difference,

right...?) Mhmmm... Haaah~. Ahhhh~~~.

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(I'm sure these are just stupid worries... Once we connect...

I will be able to get rid of this anxiety...)

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Haah.. Ahhh~~. (Thinking about the dildo size... I do wonder

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Alicia and me, we did buy some more...)

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Haaaah~~~. (I was already skeptical of this size, but now knowing

just how good it is... maybe.... maybe I should try going up one size~~?)

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Haaaah... One size larger... the one with the nubs on top... Mhm...

Ahhh... (My mouth suddenly started drooling! Ahhh...) My body wants

this... Yes...

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This is what I need... Ahh.... (This one is good, but I can do better,

I want to feel even better---) Let's just...

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AaaAAAaaaAAHHhhhhHHHH~~~. (Oh wwwooooowwww~~~~.

Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Just amazing~~.)

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(Not only is it thicker, longer, and just overall more massive,

the nubs are rubbing me so much better... Wooow~~~.)

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(I can feel my insides stretching out so much... How my walls

are coiling around it... This is it! This is ittt~~! This iiiiittt~~~~.)

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Ahhh... Ahhhhh... Haaaaah.... So good. So good. Soo goood~~~.

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In and out... In and out... In and out~~~. Ahh, fucking

myself with so much force feels just amazing~~!

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(I wonder if this time I can reach it... That climax the streamer

described... One that feels beyond amazing...) Ahhh... Uwaaa...

Haahhh~~~.

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I'm a slut! Haaah~~~. I'm a complete slut~~. Aura is a complete

slut who loves to shove massive dildos up her cunt~~.

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Haaah~~. Ahhh~~~. Aura is a bitch in heat~! I love fat

and strong dicks! Average is not enough for me~~!

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Haaahhh~~. (Ramming the dildo hard inside me... while shouting

these obscene and self-debasing things

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It's turning me on so much!)

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Ahhh... Haaaah~~~. I love cock! Cock! Cock! Cock~~~! I love cooocks~~~.

Ahhhiiii~~~. (Faster, I gotta go faster... Faster, faster~~.)

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Ahhh... Ahhh~~. (I'm so wet down there...

Because of my hard movements, my love juices are spraying around...)

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Ahhh... I'm a dirty slut who wants nothing more but to feel pleasure~.

I'm at my happiest when I'm filled up to the brim with cooocccckkk~~.

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AHhhhhiiii~~~. (Declaring that it's my life purpose to feel good...

Ahhhh... It feels so amazing~~. And so riiiightt~~~.)

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Ahhh~~~. I want to have my pussy smashed by strong, and hard,

and manly cock~~!!

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Mhmmm... Ahhh~~. (Despite still being a virgin, crying out for cock

has become so normal during my masturbation sessions...) Ahhh~~~.

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Mhmmm... Ahhh~~. (Hard to imagine that I used to be a virgin not long ago,

and now crying out for cock has become so normal during my masturbation

sessions...) Ahhh~~~.

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Ahhh.. Haaah~~. (Not to mention shouting all of these

other obscenities...)

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Ahhh~~. Aura is a dirty slut with a strong craving for dick,

dick, diiick~~. (Like the one Alicia showed me in her photo~.)

Ahhhiii~~~.

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(Rubbing myself with a thick dildo and thinking of a strong dick,

wooow~~.) It's like fireworks going off inside my brain~~.

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(I can feel it building up... It's coming even harder than ever

before...) Ahh~! Haah~~! (Gotta go even faster) Yes, yes, yes~~.

Mhm~.

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(...I should be thinking about George's, but right now, I just can't

even try to picture his

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The moment I try...)

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(The picture just becomes overridden by the thought of that manly dick

Alicia was licking so joyfully...) Ahhh~~~. (It's just a fantasy after all...)

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(So nothing wrong with indulging in that~~~.) Ahhh~~~. Mhm...

Yes, a strong manly dick like that, ravaging my pussyyy~~~.

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Haaahhh~~~. (It's coming... my pussy is coming~~.) Yes~! Mhm~!

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I'm a cock hungry whore who's coming while slamming herself with

a thick dildo and thinking of a manly cock that's not her boyfriend's!

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Ahhhiii~~~. Uwaa~~. Hah! Ah~! Hahh~~~! AHhh~~~!!

(That's it, that's it, here it comes----)

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Heeeere it commessss!!!

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Uwaaa, ah, hhaaaaaahhhhhHHhhhHhh... Wooooow... So strong.... Ahhhh...

Right now, I'm feeling so happyyyyy..... Ahhh... Haaaah~~.. Ahh...

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Ahhh... Hahhh... (Incredible... Buying a dildo was such a great idea....)

Haaah... Ahhhhh....

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(...........And again I had trouble thinking of George.......)

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(And the obscenities I need to say to feel better are getting even

worse... Uwaaaa.... I really turned into a complete bitch in heat again...)

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(...Not that it really matters too much at this point...

I mean, nobody is hearing this, so who really cares.)

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(It makes me feel better, that's all that really matters, right...?)

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(It's

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not like I really mean anything I say

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Though, I do wonder...)

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(Ahhh, if this dildo wasn't a sex toy, but a male cock, from a strong

and powerful male who could move faster and harder than my hands...)

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(Someone who's stronger than George, larger than George, someone who

could truly fuck me harder than I ever could with a dildo... And do so on

a daily basis.)

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Uwahhh... (...Just how amazing would that be...?)

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Ah! Awawa! (O-o-of course I didn't really mean any of that!)

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Haaaaah...

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I'm really turning into a slut, and the worst of it is... I'm not sure

if that's all that bad. Looking back, compared to these awesome

climaxes, my life was lackluster...

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And... Maybe..... There is even more out there that I'm missing out on.

---------

(...This also makes me think that maybe it's not that wrong to also

judge a person based on his manly attributes like his penis quality...)

---------

(I mean, of course, that's not everything! But---

It's also not as irrelevant as I always thought... After all...)

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(Feeling that thick massiveness inside of me...

Thinking of that arching dick in Alicia's mouth...)

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It made me reach such a heavenly climax~.

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Nhmmm..... Nhaaaa.... (Not good enough...)

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Haaaahhhhh

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Ahhhh...! (It's just not good enough...!)

Mhhmmmm.... Nhmmaahhhhh... (Nothing is good enooooughhh.....!!!)

---------

(Not that herbivore of a basketball player of whom I always thought

he would be cool and manly... but lacks the will to dominate a woman...)

Mhmmm

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Hahhhh...

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(Nor Laura's boyfriend who may understand how to properly treat

a girl, but compared to HIM, appears to me like a cheap imitation...)

Mhmmmm

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Richard......

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Hahhh... (Not to mention the mediocre sex George was able to

give me..) Mhmmm... (And finally, this dildo...!)

---------

(...Ever since Richard fucked me... Despite being thick, long

and covered by nubs, it hasn't been enough to quell my lust...!)

Hahhh...

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Mhmmm... Richard's was longer than this...! (I thought I was able

to put that one time we had sex behind me but since I watched him

and Rose go at it... My head is filled with these images...)

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Gnnahhh... (I know it's wrong... I'm fully aware that I'm only

thinking like this because of that curse, but... but....!!!)

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Gnnahhh... (I can't help but imagine myself to be in Rose's position, to be

the one to get fucked silly by his super compatible

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Mhmmm.... (To experience sex on a daily basis, that is so intense

it nearly made me consider throwing away everything I believe in...)

Richard...! Your

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feels amazing...!

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Nnnnhhhhhhhhhhh...!! It's just really nooo gooooodddd....!! Instead of

relieving myself.... my sexual frustration is just increasing...!! Hahhh...!!!

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This dildo... This dildo is just not good enough...!!! It's better

than George, but that's not a high hurdle...! Nhhnnn...!!

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Gnnahhh... It's just not good enough to imagine it to be Richard's...!

(If only I had something bigger... longer... something that would allow

me to pretend its his...!)

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Nhmmm.... Wait...! (Hold on...! Don't I have one more?!

Right...! When we bought these together, Alicia picked one more...!)

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Mhmmm... (I totally forgot about it, thinking I would never

need something SO massive, but maybe... Maybe it could work...!)

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Ahh... Ooohhh~~~.... That feels sooo much closer.... Yesss...

With this... With this I can better imagine it...!

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Hahhh~~~~. Imagine myself... To be the one getting fucked... Ahhh~.

Just like that day in the club... Just like Rose in the storage room...

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Hahhh~~~~. Good thing I made a photo! Richard~. Richaaarrd~~~!

How I wish the one in that position was me...! Mhmmm!

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Imagine... Ah~. Imagine that was me there... Haahh~~. Getting fucked

with so much intensity that it changes your very self~~. Hahh~~.

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Ahhh~. I wonder, if at some point Rose really was that just person

she pretended to be in front of me, but got changed by Richard...

Ahhh~~~. Her morals and virtues overwritten by pleasure.. Haahhh~~.

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Mnnnhmmmm~. Until she turned into the depraved woman that I

know as Luciela... Hahhh~. Ahh~~. Uahhh~~~.

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...Just like the curse is slowly changing me... Ahhh~~~. Making me lust

for Richard more and more~~~. Making me his kind of woman~~.

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Ahhh~~. Until I can't resist and I'm the one standing there

having my naughty pussy transformed into his personal toy~.

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Mhmm~~~. Richard... Fucking me~~. Condescendingly looking down

on me; commanding me to become his and abandon my quest...!

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(I would tell him that...) 'No, Richard! I can't, I'm the Hero!'

Ahh~~. 'Everyone counts on me! I will NEVER yield!!' Ahh~~.

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(And with his usual smug attitude he would probably say something like...)

'Heh, let's see for how long you can keep up that defiant attitude!' Ah~~.

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'Your pussy seems to be rather welcoming of my, my dear.'

Hahh~. 'No! Not of the Demon King himself...! I would never...!'

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'Hear them for yourselves. The lewd, inviting sounds!' Ah~.

'No! But I'm the Hero, I have my morals and values and, and---

ahhhh, and powerful, strong, manly cock inside me!'

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Hahhhh~~~. (And just like that, my resistance would melt away,

turning me into putty in his heads; ready to be formed to his will...)

Mhhhmmmm... Nhmmmaahhhh~~~~...

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Haaahhhh~~~. 'Oh, Richard! It's reaching so deep inside me!

Your manly

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is reshaping my insides!!' Ahhh~~~!!

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Hah~~. Hahhh~~~. 'Oh no! I can feel my sense of self slipping away

from being pounded by so much manliness~! The curse, the curse is

overwhelming me, Richard~! I can't resist it any longer...!'

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Ahh~~. 'So you'll be mine then, Aura?' 'Yes, yeesss Richard! I won't

just be your pretend girlfriend, I will be your Demon Queen!'

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Hahhhh~~. 'I surrender! I surrender and submit to you! I will no

longer resist the curse and become your ideal Demon Queen!' Hahhh~~~.

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Mhhmmm

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Mhm... Hahhh~~~. 'Yes, my King, fuck me deeper~

Please, use the memories of everyone you absorbed to fuck your

Queen!'

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'Then prove your loyalty to me by cumming right here, right now!'

'Yees...! My King! Here... I'm cumming.... Your Queen is cummmmiiiinng....!!'

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Hahhhh... Ahhhh...... What a.... forbidden fantasy that was....

Things I must never say... Things that must never become true...

---------

(...Imagining my sex partner to be Richard like I did when Elizabeth's

boyfriend fucked me... Watching Rose get hammered by Richard with

eyes of envy... Comparing every dick I see to his...)

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(...And now even role-playing my own defeat when masturbating...)

Haaahhhh.... (...Do I

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after all, secretly harbor wishes of submission to him...?)

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Ahhhhh........ And despite cumming....... from imagining this

absolutely forbidden fantasy------why do I feel so hollow....?

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Why is it that deep inside me... The heat just refuses to go...?

And the throbbing

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instead of calming down

---------

it's just coming

back even stronger...

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Even though I have used such a long and thick dildo... Even though

I came.... Even though... Even though I imagined all that-----

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It's still not good enough...!!!!!!!

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+1 Submission!

Aura learned

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Hidden Desires III

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Nh...

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(Something feels weirdly off today. Whenever I take a step

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my feet feel uncomfortable

---------

Is there something wrong with my shoes? (But I haven't used them

that much yet... Well, either way, it does feel like they've been

damaged or something.)

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(It doesn't exactly hurt, but it just

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feels wrong

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(Maybe I should just switch them out for another pair.)

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(Luckily I have a huge collection to choose from~.)

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(Let's see, let's see. Which pair should I pick...? Hmm

---------

Maybe this one...? Nh

---------

It also feels wrong...)

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(Why did I take that sneaker into my collection...? It looks nice,

but compared to all these other heeled shoes... it looks kind of lame.)

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(Oh well, whatever, let's just put it on.)

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(There we go.)

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(Is this shoe also broken or something?? It's feeling even worse than before.)

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(Is it maybe not a problem with the shoe? Is there something wrong

with my feet? I don't feel anything particularly off with them, though.)

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(Maybe I should try out another one... Hmmm

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Alright...

Then let's try this one next...)

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(Nope. Do all of my shoes have a broken sole or what?!)

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(This one neither... What's wrong?!)

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(And that's the last sneaker... Weird

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All of them

feel off. I even feel nauseous having walked in them.)

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I need to wear some sort of shoes tomorrow.)

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I don't think I have another choice but to try one

of the heeled pairs. Let's take this one here...)

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Oho?

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(This feels really comfortable! Wow, I never thought walking around in shoes

could make me feel so good. And that nauseating feeling also disappeared!)

---------

(I always figured wearing heels would be annoying, but this

feels super natural!)

---------

(Good thing I bought plenty for my collection.)

---------

...Nh.... The majority of my collection is made up of only low-heels...

(Why have I always been so focused on practicality? It's not like they

look terrible... But compared to everyone else...)

---------

(...They are just not up to standard - too plain, too boring...

None of them scream: Look at me! I'm awesome!)

---------

(...I bet these shoes are one of the reasons why the other girls

still have a lead on me... Higher follower counts. More attention

than me. Everything...!)

---------

(I need more shoes... Better shoes... Made out of higher quality

material, from a high-quality brand...)

---------

(With all the effort I have put into myself, I should be more

popular than most of the other members by now.)

---------

(....That said.... Going up another price-class...

How do I afford this...? I have already spent all my money...)

---------

(...Should I ask some of the guys again...?

I-I guess some more groping won't matter at this point.)

---------

Asking won't hurt.

---------

Oh! That was a quick response.

---------

Lol, you girls sure love your shoes. Sure, I'll buy them but

I've got a favor to ask for in return.

---------

An old friend got himself a hot girlfriend and asked me

to join him for a double date.

---------

Fuckin' dick wants to make fun of me cause he knows my ex left me.

I just need you to pretend to be my girlfriend.

---------

...What the hell

---------

He's acting like Hermann!

---------

Who does he think he is?!

---------

That's asking for way too much! (Nevermind that idea...

I guess I should have expected that the demands would escalate like this.)

---------

(I guess I could try asking George again... But... Last time

he couldn't help me, he looked so distressed...)

---------

Guess I'm stuck with my current shoe collection...

---------

(...Or maybe I'm being too lax on George...? After all, as the

boyfriend it is his job to take care of me and my needs...)

---------

There! That's what I wanna buy! Do you see the lovely craftsmanship?

So much attention to detail! (George always pushes me to ask him for

help.)

---------

And look at the branding! From a company known to only produce the

highest quality shoes! (Then I should stop worrying about causing stress

to him and take him up on the offer.)

---------

A-and I also suppose only the most expensive shoes.

---------

How can anyone afford those?

Haha, are they made out of gold or something?

---------

Bwahaha. That's funny, I remember asking Alicia the same

when she showed me a super-expensive pair like this one.

---------

Back then I didn't understand why these kind of shoes could

be so valuable, because I was so focused on the practicality.

---------

Bwahaha, thinking back, I was so stupid to not see it!

---------

The value of beauty

---------

! If anything, this price here is a steal!

---------

And how to pay for it, well...

---------

That's for YOU to figure out.

---------

W-wait, you actually plan on buying these?

Haha, I thought you just wanted to window-shop.

---------

I understand you didn't have enough money to buy me the other

presents I asked for, like my bangles...

---------

W-which reminds me, Aura, in the end how did you manage to pay

for them?

---------

Hey, don't interrupt me! (B-better not go there!)

---------

Oh, um, sorry.

---------

Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to shout like that! (Shesh, he doesn't

need to look down like THAT. Sometimes he can be a bit too sensitive...)

---------

(Although, I guess that's helpful right now. I really don't

want to tell George about having another guy grope me...)

A-anyways...

---------

As I was saying, you always ask me to rely more on you and

I think your wallet had enough time to recover by now.

---------

Um... Aura

---------

I'm sorry, but no matter how much time you give

my wallet to recover, there's no way I could ever afford that...

---------

N-no way...?

---------

Um, yeah. This isn't something I can pay for just by working

extra shifts or saving some food money like I did last time...

---------

W-wait, you cut down on money for food?!

You did all that for my last present?!

---------

Haha, I couldn't figure out any other way...

---------

(And here I simply thought he used some savings...)

---------

So much for that... Haaaah

---------

I guess I expected too much from you

---------

S-sorry to disappoint you...

---------

On another note, say, Aura, aren't you maybe taking this whole

expensive shoe thing a bit too seriously...?

---------

From what you have told me, you have been a good friend to them

and put so much effort into pleasing their frankly absurd expectations.

---------

Don't worry, Aura. You don't need expensive shoes, if it's you,

your honest diligence and hard work is sure to get them to

acknowledge you.

---------

And if it's not, then that's on them, not on you.

---------

Honest diligence...? Hard work?? George

---------

This is reality.

Why would any of that ever win them over?? )

---------

(Has a contestant in 'The Next Super Model' ever won with 'diligence'?

---------

No! It's superior looks! Right now, I am the one dragging down the

quality standard by wearing too cheap shoes!)

---------

If you don't get it, then don't offer me help in the first place, George...

Just say that there's nothing you can do...

---------

S-sorry, did I say something wrong...?

---------

You always tell me that I should rely more on others and now that

I just have a simple request for a gift, you keep trying to talk me out of it.

---------

.....I'm sorry...

---------

...No, don't be. I'm the one who's sorry. I shouldn't have

expected this much from you in the first place.

---------

...If you are poor, you are poor, there's nothing to apologize for.

---------

Haha, somehow the way you phrase that hurts even more, haha.

---------

He couldn't buy me the bangles... He couldn't help me with my earrings...

And now not even with these shoes... He only managed to pull through once...

---------

I can't help but feel a sense of disappointment... After hanging out with

the rich guys from Crownsworth, I can't help but compare George to them...

---------

...If one of them were my boyfriend, they could do it...

He would just buy me what I want with a smile on his face...

---------

...And instead of stressed, he would feel prideful about it...

---------

............................

---------

Ah!!! What the hell?! Where are my thoughts going with this?!

If one of them were my boyfriend?! How could I ever think

something like this?!

---------

(Stupid me! Stupid me!! Stupid meeee!!)

---------

(J-just because George is a bit poorer than them, I shouldn't

suddenly start day-dreaming about having a wealthy boyfriend...)

---------

(Geez, what's wrong with me...)

---------

I never noticed it too much before, but

---------

this show sure has some hot male actors.)

---------

(Woah, and what a nice six-pack that one has! His girlfriend

sure is lucky, getting to be embraced by someone so strong...)

---------

(What a stud

---------

I wish that was me in his arms...)

---------

(Uwawawa! Awawawawa!! What a stud?! I wish that was me in his arms?!

Am I really being jealous of a fictional character?!)

---------

(Because she's hugging her attractive boyfriend?!)

---------

(I'm sorry, George! You are right there, studying diligently,

and here I am fantasizing about stupid stuff...)

---------

What's wrong with me?! I bet it's all because

of my obscene actions in Roya...)

---------

Ah... They are doing a kiss scene... (And what a passionate

kiss between both of them... He's kissing her so intensely...)

---------

(...while embracing her with his steel-muscled arms... wow...)

---------

(...If this was real, I bet she could feel his bulging

---------

through his pants...)

---------

(...His strong

---------

I wonder if it's equally impressive

as his muscles... His

---------

---)

---------

AHHHHHHHH!!!!

---------

Aura?! W-what's wrong?

---------

N-nothing, just a, um

---------

perverted scene...

---------

O-okay.

---------

(Sheeesh

---------

I JUST reprimanded myself for getting lost in

dirty thoughts and then what do I do just literal seconds later??)

---------

(Let my thoughts stray off like that!! Ahhhh!!)

---------

Shit, looks like this time it's really made me horny...

Why do I have to get horny every time I think about a guy's schlong?!)

---------

(No good, no good, it's just no gooooddd!!)

---------

(George, you said it's just me thinking I'm dirty because I idealize

intimate acts too much, but isn't this clear proof that I am actually dirty?!)

---------

(I need to do something about this... If my brain needs to picture

someone's

---------

it shouldn't be the one of some stranger...)

---------

(Ohhhh! I see now what I have to do! Why didn't I think of this sooner?!

Last time, I managed to get rid of the image by making out...)

---------

(So maybe if we do more naughty stuff, I can just override

these nasty thoughts with good thoughts with George?!)

---------

(It's high time I find out what my boyfriend is packing down

there anyways~~.)

---------

Hey, George. How much longer do you plan on studying?

---------

I still have a couple of hours to go. I don't think I'm going

to finish any time soon.

---------

Bzzzzzt. Wrong answer.

---------

W-wrong answer? Haha, I don't think there's a wrong answer, though...?

---------

Aren't you feeling a bit tired from the continuous studying.

(George is a bit of a nerd sometimes.)

---------

Well, yeah, quite a bit, but I want to finish the material,

so taking a break is a bit...

---------

Ehehehe~. I was thinking about a quick way to recharge your batteries~~.

---------

A-Aura, your eyes have become kind of predatory. Reminds me

of that long make-out session at school, haha.

---------

If you're up for that, maybe we could do it later? After I'm

done studying...?

---------

But that would completely miss the point of recharging you!

I was thinking of giving you a little massage~.

---------

Oh, a massage. Haha, and here I was thinking you wanted to do some naugh--

---------

A-aura, why are you stroking my penis?

---------

Giving you a massage, bwahaha~. Now come, let's get little

George out of those pants so I can help him unwind a bit~~.

---------

L-little George?!

---------

(I wonder what's it going to look like~. We've been together

for so long, but I have never really seen it. At least not erect~~.)

---------

(Hehe~. Looks like just by teasing him a little, the erection part

has already been solved. Now come, come, come out of there~~~.)

---------

(I feel kind of excited~. There we go~~~~.)

---------

W-what's with that disappointed reaction?!

---------

Ah, no, um, no disappointment at all! None at all!! (It's not small

---------

Not like that's in any way, shape, form, or anything else important!)

---------

It's also kind of... unimpressive. An average

---------

Not too small.

Not too big. No strong arching like that

---------

Alicia showed me.)

---------

(Haah... Jeez, what's with that analysis?! I'm acting like

I've become some sort of

---------

expert...)

---------

(Luciela really has been filling my head too much with this kind of crap.)

---------

(Anyways, this should be the

---------

I should be thinking about when

my body gets hot! Not anything else! If I have to get horny...)

---------

(...It should exclusively be something that's related to my beloved boyfriend!!)

---------

Here, here, I'm going to start the massage now~.

---------

Rub Rub

---------

Rub Rub.

---------

Can you feel the stress of work and studying fade away with

every of my strokes~~?

---------

Nnnhgh. Y-you sure have gotten more aggressive, Aura.

Q-quite quickly.

---------

(Actually, over a longer timeframe than you think, George...)

---------

(Because I've been betraying you behind your back night after

night after night after night...)

---------

(Having obscenities done to my body again and again... Ahhh, no, go

away, memories of Roya! Right now, I don't want to think about them!)

---------

(Not when I'm with George! Right now, the one thing I want

to think about is how to make my boyfriend feel better~~.)

---------

That didn't answer my question~~. Come on, say it out loud~~~.

Does it feel good? Does it feel good to have me jerk you off?

---------

Mhhnnghh. Y-yeah, it feels good.

---------

Ehehehe~. (His

---------

just got a lot bigger from him saying that~.)

---------

(It's kind of cute to see how it twitches in my hand depending

on how much pressure I apply with my grip~~.)

---------

Nhnnngh! A-Aura, th-that's not something we should be talking about!

---------

Weeeeeeell~~. If you don't wanna talk about it,

I guess I could stop here~~~~~.

---------

Mnnngh

---------

Th-that's cruel! F-fine... It feels better than doing it myself...

---------

Ehehehe~~. What do you usually think of when getting yourself off~~?

---------

Y-you of course...! Nnnngh...!

---------

Ding! Ding! Ding! Good answer~~. Looks like little George also

felt good saying that out loud~~. He's become rock hard~~.

---------

H-haha, w-watch out that we don't end up making such a mess

like last time...

---------

Ehehehe~. Don't worry. That's precisely why I've taken it out of your pants~.

---------

B-but what if it sprays all over you...

---------

Weeeeelll~~~, I think I already know how to catch your sperm~~.

---------

Gulp. W-w-wait, Aura, Aura, you don't mean?!

---------

What do you think I mean? George, come on, tell me~~. What do

you think I'm going to do with your sperm once it shoots out~~?

---------

(Ehehe~. Teasing him is just too much fun. To think back on all

those times he made me blush by patting my head or teasing me

about kissing in public...)

---------

(And now he's squirming around, unable to hide the pleasure

on his face whenever I stroke his

---------

~~.)

---------

(He's never had this experience before, but for me, it's finally an

opportunity to put all that stupid lewd knowledge I've gathered

in Roya to good use.)

---------

(Especially the techniques Luciela taught me when I had to jerk

off that disgusting demon worshipper.)

---------

(Though I think I'll stick to just one hand for this; otherwise,

it might be a bit much for inexperienced, little George~~.)

---------

Hey, George, you still haven't answered~~. Answer correctly,

and I'll reward you~~.

---------

Nh... Mngh

---------

You plan... to drink it..?

---------

Ding! Ding! Ding! Well said~~. (Having someone else spell these things

out instead of being the one on the receiving end sure feels refreshing.)

---------

And here's your reward~~.

---------

Rub Rub Rub Rub Rub Rub.

---------

Ahh... Mngh! Wh-where did you learn to act like this?!

---------

Ummmm

---------

Internet? (Or rather a sex demon stuck inside my head that

keeps bringing up

---------

sex, and pleasure at any possible opportunity...)

---------

I--- Aura, I think... I--- I'm-----

---------

Let it out~~. Come on, shoot it right in here~~. Aaaaaaahhhh~~.

---------

Hahhhh

---------

Gulp, ahhhhhhh, thanks for the feast~~.

---------

(So this is George's sperm~. It's not as thick and hot as the

sperm I had to drink in Roya, but it still tastes good~.)

---------

(Ah, b-bitter! Even if it's the sperm of my lover,

drinking this down is

---------

hard.)

---------

Y-you really drank it...

---------

Ehehehe~~.

---------

Th-that was incredible Aura...

---------

Haha, although I'm not sure how well I can really focus on my

studies after that.

---------

Weeeeeeeelll~~~, we can go for another round if you want to~~.

---------

Nonono! Wait! I don't think I can keep up with another one!

M-maybe some other time, alright?

---------

W-well, I guess having him ejaculate multiple

times in a row might be going a bit overboard.)

---------

(In hindsight... I was really running my mouth there!

Telling him I'd stop if he didn't answer me!)

---------

(The bad influence of the Royans and Luciela is really rubbing off on me...)

---------

(...Though I also have to say that this sort of dirty-talking with George is fun~.)

---------

I'll leave you to your studies then. (Also, it looks like it

managed to get rid of my own tingling sensation with this.)

---------

(Maybe I should try to get an even stronger image to override

all those stupid perverted Royan experiences.)

---------

(A stronger image

---------

Like, George putting his thing into me...

Into down there...)

---------

Come on, come oooooon.

---------

Haha, what's wrong with you today. Inviting me to some fancy

dinner, dragging me along our previous dating spots...

---------

...You've been acting kind of hyper today.

---------

Ehehehe~.

---------

Uh-oh

---------

It's that look again.

---------

'Th-that look?' Hey, what's that supposed to mean!

---------

Your 'I'm going to milk you dry look.'

---------

W-w-w-w-whaaaat?! I don't have that kind of look!

Just because I jerked you off for a bit!

---------

Twice.

---------

Hmpf. The first one was an accident!

---------

Here I was trying to set up a romantic setting,

but you're ruining everything!

---------

Romantic setting? For what?

---------

Bwahaha. Now you are asking the right questions. Now, come here.

---------

To your bed

---------

? What exactly are you planning?

---------

W-well, shouldn't you be able to infer that from here on out?

---------

When a girlfriend invites her boyfriend to join her in her bed,

what do you think it could mean...?

---------

Uhhh!! What's with the silence?! You know what I'm talking about!

---------

Sex! Sex!! Why are you making a girl spell that out for you?!

---------

You realize that 'sex' doesn't mean 'playing video games in bed',

right? It's when a man puts his--

---------

I know what sex is!! Geeeeez!!! What's wrong with you today!!!

---------

Haha, that's what you get for your recent teasing of me.

---------

Sex huh

---------

And here I was always sure you wanted

to wait until marriage for that.

---------

W-well, that's what I have been thinking about, but recently,

I have been thinking... Who knows what the future will hold.

---------

We should enjoy ourselves right now and make the most out of the present.

---------

(Who knows for how long I can hold onto my virginity

---------

As long as I have it

---------

as long as my first time can still be with you----)

---------

(I don't want to miss that chance!! If I have to dirty my body to

claim victory, then at least I want my first memory of sex to be

with the person I love the most in the world!!)

---------

(When I have to offer up my body and someone else puts it inside me

---------

At the very least I want to be able to recall this memory! I want to think

about the person I love the most in the world!!)

---------

(And when I get horny... or masturbate... I definitely want

to think about sex between us and not anyone else.)

---------

(So George, let's create a memory of enjoyment between us that

I can use to paint over all the bad and perverted acts in Roya!!)

---------

That's a serious look there, Aura.

---------

I-I guess you are actually serious about wanting to do it. I actually

thought you just wanted to joke around or something, haha. Sorry.

---------

So, um, sex, huh...

---------

Sex, yup.

---------

Uhh---

---------

S-so---

---------

Ah! You go first!

---------

N-no, you go first!

---------

(Just earlier, we were joking around so freely, but now that

it's become so real, I've become kind of nervous...)

---------

(...And it looks like George's feeling the same way.)

---------

S-so, h-how do we do this? S-sorry, I'm kind of not at all

mentally prepared for this.

---------

George is just as nervous as me. Maybe his earlier

antics were all attempts to overplay his nervousness.)

---------

(Ehehe~. If that's the case, that's kind of cute~.)

---------

Don't worry, just follow my lead.

---------

Hearing you say that so confidently, it nearly sounds like

you're an expert at this.

---------

N-no! (It's

---------

just no longer my first time... The least I can do

to make up for that is use my experience to take the lead!)

---------

Um, for starters

---------

Getting naked should be helpful, right? Like what you are seeing?

Does little George feel like waking up?

---------

I can see a tent getting built in your pants~.

---------

W-wait, don't we need some foreplay or something? I-I heard

that it hurts if I just put it in while you aren't wet.

---------

Mhhhmmm... I think that's not a problem.

---------

Here, c-can you see my place down here? It's already wet and

waiting for you...

---------

(I have been thinking about this moment for quite a bit today...)

---------

(The prolonged state of arousal... the thoughts of what is

about to come... of your

---------

penetrating me down there...)

---------

Haaaah~~~

---------

The anticipation... has already made me wet enough...)

---------

Uh, ah, um, a-lright, w-w-wait, let me just get it out there...

---------

Ah... It's getting stuck... O-open up already...

---------

Bwahaha, calm down.

---------

That's easy to say for you! When there's a beautiful girl stretched

out in front of the bed, showing how her privates have grown wet...

---------

It's kind of difficult to stay calm, okay?

---------

Ah, finally...

---------

A-alright, um, th-then. Let's..... have sex?

---------

Ah, wait! Condoms! We nearly forgot about the condoms!

---------

Ah! Right! U-u-ummm! Don't worry, I brought some! (I can't believe

I forgot about something so important!)

---------

(My head was so filled with the thought of receiving George's

stiffness inside of me that I completely forgot about protection!)

---------

(Ah... I think I can feel my flesh being disappointed...

For letting a chance to get a raw

---------

pass...)

---------

(Nh.... Stupid! Stuuuupidd bodyyyyy!!)

---------

A-alright..... Um, there, let's try again, then?

So, I just... um... put it in?

---------

H-How did you think it works you dummy?! (Aaaahhh, this

is not how I imagined our first time to go down!)

---------

(Bumbling around like this... As if we just recently met or something...)

---------

Though I guess it's also kind of cute and in its

very own way memorable.)

---------

I'm going to push it in. Are you ready, Aura?

---------

Mhm. I'm ready. Come, George. Push it inside...

---------

Mhhhhmmmm.... (There it is!) Not just the tip... push it further...

---------

H-here goes....

---------

Mhm! Push it all the way insideeee!! Mhnnn...

---------

(It hurts... it hurts... I can feel blood flowing out... Ah, this pain...

this sensation is what I've been waiting for all-day...)

---------

(Rather than pleasurable... it feels painful... and yet----)

---------

Ahhhh~!!

---------

(I can feel George's gentleness and kindness.. He's carefully pushing it

inside, looking out to not hurt me... Looking out that it feels good for me...)

---------

(So this is the feeling of having a loved one put it inside...

It's completely different from sex with a stranger...)

---------

(As I thought, sex with the person I love... It's amazing...)

---------

Th-there's no blood coming out... D-did I do something wrong?

Sh-shouldn't I have--

---------

Ah! N-no! Um, I lost my virginity to, um, a d-dildo! (Ahhhh,

I'm lying again...)

---------

Y-You have been masturbating with dildos?! And on top of that,

one was big enough to take your virginity?!

---------

U-huhn. D-D-don't ask!! (Please just let this topic slide... I don't

want to have to tell more lies... It's bad enough that I gave my

virginity to someone else...)

---------

(I don't want to also lie to you about it... Especially not right now...

Not when we are connected like this...)

---------

I-I see...

---------

H-hey George, c-can you try moving?

---------

T-then, I will try... P-please, tell me if I'm doing anything wrong.

---------

Mhhn

---------

He's slowly pulling out...) Ahhhh~~.

(And then moving it back in...)

---------

(Slow and careful thrusts... His movements are kind of awkward

and nervous. Ehehe~, as expected of George.)

---------

(The pain of his first insertion is very slowly starting to

fade away... I can feel his... meat... clearly now...)

---------

It feels good... (Pleasure is starting to spread through my body...

From the vaginal walls rubbing with George's meat...)

---------

(There is a lovely, fuzzy, warm feeling spreading through my body...)

---------

George~. Mhnnmm

---------

Your

---------

feels good~. Ahhh~~. Mhhhmmm~~~.

Ah... Ahhhh~~~~.

---------

is making my slutty hole feel goood~~~.

---------

S-slutty hole...?

---------

Ah! Mhmmm... (No good! The words I have grown accustomed to through

my masturbation sessions...) Ahhh~~~. (Are erupting out of my mouth...)

---------

Mhm~~. Can you hear my dirty, wet pussy making nasty sounds whenever

it greedily eats up your

---------

? Ahh... Ahhhh~~~. AHHhhhh~~~.

---------

It's grown even wetter... (Saying dirty things during sex... It feels even

better than saying it alone during masturbation.) Mhmmmm~~. Harder~~.

---------

Ahhh~~~. (The gentle thrusts are nice, but...) Can you do it

faster...? Please, George.

---------

I-I will try. L-like this?

---------

Ahhh~~~~. Y-yes, yeees, yeesssss, like that! That speed's better!

Ah! Ahh!! Ahhhh~~~!! Right there! That spot's good!

---------

Mhhmm... Ah... Ahhh~~~. Continue rubbing that spot faster~~.

Ahhh~~. Yeeesss, it feels good~~~.

---------

Ah! Ahh! Ahhhh!! (Why haven't I done this sooner?! Wait for marriage?!)

Hah.. Ahh!! (How stupid have I been?!)

---------

Hahh... (I could have felt this any time I wanted to... and

refused because of some silly romantic ideal...) Ah! Ahh!!

---------

(What a waste! How wasteful I have been with my time!) Haaah~~~!!!

Mhmmmm~~~~.

---------

Aura, it's also feeling really good for me... Your pussy...

it's amazing... If I lose concentration, I'll---

---------

N-no! Not yet!! Don't cum yet! Mhmmm... I still need more to go...

Ahh~~. Bad boy! Ahhh~~. If you cum now, I won't forgive you!

---------

Y-you... need to hold on longer~~. You absolutely cannot cum

before I reach my climax~~~!

---------

I-I will try... But... Holding back is really difficult...

Your body just feels too good!

---------

Ehehe~~. Ah! Haaah~~~!!

---------

(The pain has completely disappeared and turned into pleasure...

This is the loving sex I have been looking forward to!)

---------

Ah! Ahhh~~! HAAHhhhh~~~! (It's slightly dirtied from my dirty mouth...

but overall... this is the intimate connection I was hoping for...)

---------

Mhhmmm... (I can feel the ugly memories fading away...)

---------

Ahhhh~~~. (With every thrust... I can feel those ugly, hateful moments...

the suffering I had to endure... the pain I had to endure...)

---------

Mhm! Hah! Mhmm!! Ahhhh~~!! (All those dirty, disgusting memories

are finally being overwritten with a good one!)

---------

Haaaaah~~~! Mhhmm~~!! More! Continue to pump your dick into

my hole~~.

---------

I-I can't much longer, Aura.

---------

Hah! Ah! Ahh!! Ahhh~~~!! Hold on... Hah! For just...!! Haaah~~!!

A bit longer!! (I'm nearly there myself...)

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(A climax given birth through our love...) Hah! Ahhh!!

(This is the correct way to cum!)

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(Yes... Take this Luciela! Take this Richard!! Your cruel curse...! Your

constant attempts to tempt and sway me...!! Right now, at this moment...)

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(...This moment... This moment......!)

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(...Huh? ...W-what's going on?! I feel something building up...

I am approaching my climax, b-but... I can't quite get there...!)

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(Why is it

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Why can I not reach it?!)

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I'm about to...

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Hah! Ahhh!! N-no! Wait! (M-my climax given birth through love...!

P-please...! C-come on...!)

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I can't anymore...! I'm coming, Aura...!!

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Hah! Ahhh!! I can feel it... I can feel it building up within me...

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Ah! Haah!! Ahhh~~!! Mhm! M-me too! I'm coming!

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George! Ahh!! Let's... ah... ahhh... Let's come together!

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(At this moment right now, it feels like---)

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C-cummmminnnnnggg!!

(----- I haven't lost a single thiiiiiiiiiing!!)

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh~~~~~. Haaaaah

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I didn't get there...)

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Ahhhhhhh............

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Hey..... Aura.....

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I love you.

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Ah, um, mhm, I love you to. I love you lots and lots and lots.

(W-well, it's not like reaching climax is important for love.

Our first time... It's a memory I will treasure nonetheless.)

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Ehehe~. Me too. I love you lots and lots and lots.

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+5 Relationship George!

Created new

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Key Memory: First Time Sex With George

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(Let's see if there's anything interesting on TV.)

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'I Have Been Reincarnated in a Fantasy World But Instead of Defeating

the Demon Lord I'm Industrializing'--- That actually got a TV adaptation...?!

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It was already horrible enough as a book. I hope they stop

adapting these another-world stories, they are so terrible and immature...)

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(Well, I'm definitely not going to watch this...

Let's see what else is on...)

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FINAL FUSION:

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AUTHORIZED!

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Dividdiiinggg ------------

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DRRRIVVVVERRRRRR!!!

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(Some sort of series for kids... Even more immature...)

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(Good thing I never watched these kid mecha shows as a

child, who knows how I would have turned out...)

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(Isn't there anything worth my time...?)

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And welcome to another exciting episode of 'The Next Super Model!'

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Oh! (That's the show the girls were talking about... And Alicia said

we used to watch this together

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And welcome to another exciting episode of 'The Next Super Model!'

In today's series final we will find ourselves a new winner!

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Oooooohhhh!! I--- I think I'm starting to remember something!

(The memory is full of holes... But hearing the show's intro line...

I think I can recall something...)

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(About... Ah, right! I wanted some girl wearing really high heels to win!)

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(It's all coming back to me! Riiiight!)

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(And there was this other girl that I disliked because she wasn't

sociable... Huh....... If I recall correctly, I used to have quite some

investment into this show...)

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(And... There's something more... Nhh.... What was it... Dang,

it's been so long, I can barely recall the memory...)

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(...Something about my big goal in life... right...

How I admired someone being a cheerleader and then winning---)

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And how I've wanted to become a model myself! (I've totally forgotten...)

Bwahahaha... There actually was a time where my life's goal was to become

a model, I can't believe it.

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(I guess when I got into my phase of being into books, I must

have forgotten this passion of mine...)

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Well, I guess I can give the show just one more episode.

(But I'm no longer a kid.)

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(I doubt the show can capture my interest with its cheap drama and---)

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Uhhhh! I like those earrings! (The fashion part of the show

is quite nice, that's definitely true.)

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(That's some harsh words one of the judges is putting out there...

Although I can kind of understand it...)

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(Why did that girl there apply for this kind of show if she

can't even do a proper runway walk?)

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(Oh, now she started crying. Geez, maybe try harder next time...)

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(Oh, so they had the challenge to figure out the most embarrassing

secrets of their rivals...)

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Bwahaha, her high school crush looked like THAT?! That's a good one!

(Wow, this is actually way funnier than I thought.)

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(It's kind of embarrassing to admit, but watching these stupid

people mess up is sort of entertaining.)

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(I understand now what Alicia meant.)

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Oh, that's already the end of the show? Huuuh

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Too bad, I was just starting to get into it.)

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(I definitely didn't give this show enough credit. It's trashy,

sure, but it does feel satisfying to see lazy and stupid people

get what they deserve.)

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(Just a little bit of humiliation for the undeserving, so they

know that they have to try harder in life to get somewhere.)

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A-another episode of 'The Next Super Model', haha.

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You've been binge-watching that a lot this week.

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Mhm. I'm still in the process of catching up with all the latest episodes.

I never knew that I have been missing out so much on this!

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Now that I have stopped working on my video game, I finally have

the time to watch all this. I should have stopped waaay sooner!

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You dropped your work on your video game?

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Oh, but you put so much effort into that.

Are you sure it's a good idea?

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What about the players who liked your game? Didn't you say there was

at least one? How about you give it some sort of ending so they get

some closure?

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Nah, if anything, I hope they suffer from not being able to ever get

a conclusion. Their fault for playing video games, out of all things.

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If that teaches them to not get invested in a wasteful activity

like that, then my game did some good in the world.

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I-I see.

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You've really come to dislike video games, huh... Haha.

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Hey, George, did you know that the contestant on the left is actually

also the winner of this year's country-wide beauty pageant?!

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A-already lost her interest in talking about her dropping video games, haha.

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You really do love this show, haha. If you could focus this much energy

on studying you would easily get your test scores up again, haha.

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Yeah, yeah, whatever. More importantly...!

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The other girl behind her

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She used to be a normal, regular girl,

just like me, and now she has the chance to win this prestigious show!

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Isn't that just crazy?

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Ahhh, I wish I was in her place...

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Y-You would like to be a model like her...?

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Weeeell, it's not exactly something I planned for in life, but

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Wouldn't that be just awesome?!

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Haha, w-would it...? (I'm happy Aura feels so enthusiastic about this,

I just can't get myself to see why she admires these people so much.)

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...What? You think I couldn't do it?

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S-sure, of course, you can do anything you put your mind to. But

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Wouldn't you prefer working a more intellectually challenging job?

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Are you saying that being a model isn't intellectually challenging?!

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Huh, d-do I...? Uh, well, um... Of course?

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Do you even understand just how much thought these girls put

into coordinating their outfits?!

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Haha, sure, but I mean, compared to being a doctor or a researcher---

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Nevermind all the products and routines they need to study! And not

to mention their deep understanding of color composition and brands!

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Um, haha, I don't think branding is something that requires

a 'deep understanding'.

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Of course it does! You really don't get it at all, huh? The

social signs you send when you wear and combine certain brands...

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Well, considering you can't afford any, that's not a surprise, haaaah...

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O-Ouch. I-I guess maybe I really don't quite get that, haha.

But still, the way some of them speak, I can't just help but

feel that they aren't the smartest--

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Are you still going on about this?!

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George, I'm actually pretty angry at you right now!

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H-huh?

---------

These girls managed to reach nation-wide fame! Appear on television!

Despite being the same age as us!

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They have actually achieved something in their life!

And look at us in comparison.

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What have we achieved compared to them?

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Sure, we may have been the top-scorers at the national exams,

but what's that compared to their real tangible achievements

of television success?

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We even plan to spend another five years at Central

before we can even get started!

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If anything, the models on there are people who have earned our full

respect and admiration! You shouldn't look down on them or call them

dumb or something!!

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You have no right to do that!!

---------

I'm ashamed that you have displayed such prejudice.

I'm really disappointed in you right now.

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To make up for it, apologize to them.

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Um, uh, what...?

---------

I said! Apologize! Apologize right now!!

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O-okay, okay, okay.

---------

I'm sorry for saying that they aren't the smartest.

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Hmpf. That didn't sound really sincere. Haaah...

---------

Anyways, I hope you've learned your lesson.

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Don't be a shallow jerk and properly acknowledge what these

girls have achieved in life.

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Ah, I wish I could also look as great as them... And stand on a stage

where I'm admired by everyone... It must be like a dream come true...

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Like, ohmygod, I sooooo love you all. Kisses, kisses, everyone.

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My favorite type of man...? Hmmm... Someone hot with lots of muscle,

of course, someone who can protect his woman and make her feel safe!

---------

Tehe~, of course, then there's his junk. How big... Uh

---------

How about

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This much? Tehe~.

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U-huh. (W-Worthy of our admiration and respect, ...huh?

And I'm shallow for thinking that girl sounds stupid...?)

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Celebrities II

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Ehm

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H-hey, you need to get off your phone and solve this problem, haha.

Remember, we wanted to get your grades back on track...?

---------

Mhm. Just a sec! I need to make a comment on these shoes here...

---------

I can't believe Patricia decided to go for THIS pair!

Despite me recommending her a different one here.

---------

Just look!

---------

Um, what am I supposed to see...?

---------

It feels wrong! The style just feels wrong!

---------

O-okay...? A-hem. Anyways, about this problem here...

---------

Bzzzt! Not... Done... Yet----- Wait... I need to... There....!

Mhm.

---------

Okay! Now, this time for real!

---------

H-how many times now have you been interrupted by your phone...?

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Like, one, two, three....

---------

Uwawawa! Four times!!

---------

Hey, why didn't you warn me?! I thought you were supposed to

keep me from being distracted!

---------

W-well, you said you really needed to respond and that it was

a matter of life and death.

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Haha, didn't quite expect life and death to be a matter of shoes.

---------

Okay! Now! Focus! 100%!

---------

Okay, so for this problem, I suggest you try out the following method...

---------

Wait, how does that method work here again...?

---------

Haha, silly, did you forget that much?

You even were the one to show me!

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H-huh...? R-really...?

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Nnnnhhh

---------

I can't recall at all...

(This tutoring session... has really not been going well.)

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(Honestly... I'm starting to think this is a waste of time...

George keeps expecting me to know this method and that method...)

---------

(But..... how the hell would I remember?! If I did, I wouldn't

need to take some tutoring sessions with you, you know George?!)

---------

Why does studying have to be so tiresome...?

---------

Why am I even trying so hard...? It's all useless anyways...)

---------

(I could be checking out some more tutorial videos on

cheerleading right now....)

---------

Hey George... (I don't think this is working... I should tell him that.

Instead of wasting time like this------)

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Haha, if you keep moping around like this, I will also win the

next round. I hope you have the lunch money prepared.

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Losing...? L o s i n g?

---------

Losing...???

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Losing..... again...? Me....?

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Oh no, not on my watch!! (Even if this stuff is useless...

Even if studying is boring as hell... I don't want to lose!)

---------

(Especially not to George! Mhm! The one person I don't want

to lose to------) From tenth place to second?! No biggie!

---------

I will make a huge comeback and beat you!!

(----Is you George!!)

---------

Haha, as straight-forward as an arrow.

(Some things just never change.)

---------

Alright! Now, for real. For 100% really, really real!

---------

Full focus ahead!

---------

Hm? ...Let's do the full focus this after I have responded

---------

to just this one

---------

message here.

---------

Huh?!

---------

(I-Is this really going to work out...?)

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I give uuuuuuuup!!!!

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Haaaaaaahhh... My head is hurting

---------

With a massive headache

---------

Haha, come on, we have only been at it for an hour this time---

---------

An hour?! We have only been studying for an HOUR?! Oh my god,

I could have sworn we have been at it for at least four, no five---

---------

Six hours! This must have at least been six hours!

---------

W-well, actually, it's even less than an hour, maybe even

closer to three-quarters, haha.

---------

It's no good... This just isn't working... Haaah...

I've even managed to ignore my phone for the entire time!

---------

Do you understand how exhausting that was...?!

---------

Geez! Ten missed messages! Ah!

---------

Okay, that's it! We had a good run today, I tried, but this is it.

Serious mode has run out of juice. Basta. Finito. The end.

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I-I wouldn't really call this trying, haha.

---------

Hey, Aura, how about we try doing another hour? If you keep

going like this, you will definitely lose against me again.

---------

Is that really what you want?

---------

Losing against you, huh...

---------

(Haha, Aura can be so cute. The moment it becomes a competition,

she's going to take it serious. No matter any previous complaints.)

---------

Losing against George in tests again...

---------

(But that's something I absolutely love about her. Her unwavering

fighting spirit. It's so bright, whenever I see it, I feel like I

too can try harder.)

---------

So what? Who cares?

---------

Huh, w-what...?

---------

Hey, Aura, I think I just misheard you, haha.

---------

You heard me just right. ...Hey, George, is winning or losing in tests

really so important

---------

? (I know, we have been competing over this

ever since we met...)

---------

W-well, it's not really important, but haven't we been having fun

competing against each other? (W-w-what?! Lighting the competitive

fire under Aura always gets her fighting spirit up?!)

---------

you

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have been having fun. But for me-------

Isn't it about time we put this silly game where we

bet on who wins some stupid tests to rest?

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Silly game...?

---------

Mhm, I mean that's what it is, right? A silly game we have been playing

since we were kids, and as kids that was all fine. But we are adults now.

---------

And as adults, I believe it's time to put a rest to being competitive

over something as silly and useless as school studies.

---------

After all, we have many more important, adult responsibilities now.

Such as improving our social standings.

---------

Oh, um, sure.... I wasn't aware, that's how you thought

about our competition...

---------

Thanks for being as understanding as always, George. (Ah that felt

good. I love that George is always so understanding of everything.)

---------

(Unlike Rose, who would have probably said something childish,

like, that being childish doesn't matter. Pah.)

---------

Hey, Aura, you know I want to support you, always.

(Especially knowing that there is something on your plate.)

---------

(Something that's making you tired during the mornings...

Something that's making you sometimes irritable...)

---------

(Something that you aren't telling me... And if you are trying so

hard to hide, it must be something you can't tell me for some reason...)

---------

(I wanted to give you space until you were ready to tell me.

But...)

---------

Hey, Aura, if there is something that's weighing down on

your heart. Please tell me.

---------

H-huh? Where is that coming from?

---------

I'm serious, Aura. No matter how unbelievable it might be.

No matter how deep in trouble you are.

---------

I promise you, I will believe you.

And I promise you, I will help you out.

---------

Ah? (...My throat's suddenly tightening up...) G-George,

why are you suddenly being all serious like that?

---------

Is it because I told you we should drop the silly competition? Bwahaha.

(...There is no connection here... My fight in Roya and this... are unrelated---)

---------

Don't read too much into it; I have just lost interest in competing

over grades

---------

I no longer care about winning against you

---------

Why do I feel this weird pain in my heart saying this...?)

---------

Just look at me, how much I have struggled to learn, not even for an hour!

It's time we drop the childish illusions that I will ever be in competition with

you on this.

---------

I just don't care anymore about what they teach at school.

I have realized, that to an adult, it's all useless. I have grown up.

---------

That's why I have come hate studying it. See?

It's all perfectly normal. (It's all normal.)

---------

Eh? W-what part just didn't make sense to you?

---------

...Or are you going to pull a Rose and explain to me why

I'm in the wrong and I should be liking studying...?

---------

No. Aura. I won't tell you what you should like or dislike.

Right and wrong, useful or useless, childish or grown-up;

I don't have the answers for that.

---------

If you lost your fun studying or dislike the material, that's

all fine. There's the problem with the scholarship, but I'm

sure we can figure it out together.

---------

Then what's the problem...?! (I feel like a mess. Everything seemed

so clear to me moments ago. Why do I suddenly feel uneasy...?)

---------

(There's no problem, right?! Everything's normal...!)

---------

That's what you just said. And what showed me that

---------

something is wrong

---------

Because the Aura I know will always try her best.

---------

Fun or not fun, she always sees herself winning and will try

to follow the path to victory until the end.

---------

Bwahaha. Th-that's---- Um, are we still talking about tests here,

George...? I feel like we have switched topics at some point.

(Ah, you don't get it George...)

---------

(You said you would believe anything... But what I'm going

through is something you could never, ever believe...)

---------

(...And I'm just giving up on tests, not on beating Richard...

It's not like admitting defeat here means admitting defeat to HIM...)

---------

(Right...?)

---------

George, enough already. You have been really weird today.

There's nothing on my plate. I'm perfectly fine.

---------

You're reading way too much into this. Got it?

---------

So you absolutely refuse to tell me?

---------

Argh! (I really want to! I really, really, really want to! But the moment I do---)

Here, if it makes you shut up already, then let's do one more hour of studying!

---------

---I'm afraid you will think I have gone crazy... And even

if you did believe me, there's nothing you could do for me.

---------

Only worry about me every night. That's not something I will allow

to happen. What's the point of telling someone of my troubles if they

can't do anything but worry?

---------

...To be honest, after everything I've been through in Roya,

I'm glad you and Rose had your connection severed by Richard.

---------

This way, I'm the only one who needs to bear this burden.

---------

And it's not like I'm losing. Nor like I'm letting my troubles

in Roya affect my real life. I'm perfectly fine, so please George---

---------

---Stop putting your nose where it doesn't belong!

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-2 Relationship George!

George lost status

---------

Rival

---------

I have made a decision.

---------

I think it's time we face it.

---------

I gave it another try. I really did. But it's not working, and

what's more: I cannot see myself doing this in the future.

---------

Haha, wait, wait, Aura--- what do you mean? If you give up here,

your scholarship will be in trouble, and you won't be able to go to Central.

---------

...Didn't I just say that I can't see myself doing this whole study

thing in the future? What would I be doing at Central, George?

---------

I have decided.

---------

I won't be going to Central.

---------

H-huh, w-wait, what?!

Going to Central together has been our plan for years now!

---------

...Mhm. It used to be. However, after thinking it through for some time,

I have come to realize that it's now your plan.

---------

Not ours. Just yours.

I have decided on a different plan.

---------

Um, o-okay, sorry, Aura, I'm currently trying to process all this.

---------

Saying you won't be going to Central and that you want to stop

trying to up your grades, it's all a bit much, haha.

---------

So, um, which other university do you want to go to?

We could find one that has a lower entrance bar---

---------

None.

---------

None?

---------

You heard me right: None. I won't be pursuing higher education

in any shape or form.

---------

Instead...

---------

I have decided that I will pursue the career path of becoming a model!

Like most of my cheerleading friends! That's where my future is at!

---------

Model?!

---------

W-wait! Aura, have you really thought this through?!

Your cheerleading friends are all kids from some rich families.

---------

With their connections, getting modeling work is probably

fairly easy. You don't have those connections.

---------

Huh? Oh I sure have! I have connections with Alicia!

---------

...And you plan to entrust your entire future, your career, to Alicia...?!

---------

Mhm. Sure! Alicia has always been in my corner and helped me out!

---------

Of course, I would trust her with this!

She gave me the advice to think about it!

---------

Of course, the final decision was with me. I have thought about it

by myself, and reached --- again, by myself --- the conclusion that

this is what I want to do in the future.

---------

Aura, you know I have been supportive of you through everything,

but this really sounds like a terrible idea.

---------

Huh? George, this is my decision. Do you think being supportive

in the past gives you any right to judge my decisions now?!

---------

I thought you would be better than this.

It's my life; I make my own decisions.

---------

Th---Of course, you make your own decisions, but Aura, no matter

how I look at it, this is a huge mistake!

---------

This isn't just swapping hobbies or something!

You are potentially throwing away your future!

---------

Here, think about this: You wanted to study something at Central that

would let you help people. Helping others was always your bigger goal.

---------

How do you plan to do that as a model?

---------

Hmpf. George, you are starting to sound like Rose now.

Don't you think you are being a bit judgy here?

---------

Who says I am not helping people as a model?

(Thank you, Alicia, for opening my eyes to this!)

---------

Imagine this, George: Girls imitating my make-up, buying the clothes

I'd be wearing as a model --- I would be setting an example for the youth.

---------

I would be helping to make the world a more beautiful place.

---------

...But not better.

---------

How is a more beautiful world with higher beauty standards

not a better world, George?

---------

Uh, I'm not following at all. One doesn't have anything to do with the

other. Someone can be beautiful but a terrible person at the same time.

---------

Wait, we are getting really off-topic here! Okay, how about this:

What are you going to do when you get older?

---------

Let's say you get a modeling job now. What happens when your

age starts setting in and you stop getting work.

---------

What's your plan for then?

---------

Oh, George, that's not going to happen for another decade or so.

And then, well, I leave it to you, having worked your way up enough

to provide the money then.

---------

Oh come, George, by then, you will have finished Central and gotten

a good job as a State Prosecutor. You won't have any more excuses for

being poor.

---------

Excuses...? S-so your plan is to just leave the money problems to me...?

---------

Well, as the boyfriend, that should be your job in the first place.

---------

...Maybe we should put this discussion on hold...

I don't think we are making any progress....

---------

Sure, but my decision is final. So we can stop these evening tutoring

sessions. And you'd better no try to come up with another argument

to stop me.

---------

What I expect you to do, is to continue supporting me

unconditionally. Like a good boyfriend should.

---------

-5 Relationship George!

---------

(Rose recognized the name Luciela... Just what could that mean...?

Is Richard just playing a cruel joke on me...?)

---------

(Rose = Luciela... I never considered that possibility...

I mean, it's Rose... my best friend... Or at least... she used to be...)

---------

(And Luciela's behavior reminds me so much of Alicia...

The way she talks, even down to her laugh is just so similar...)

---------

(Then again... Those are just outer mannerisms...

They could be easily faked...)

---------

Haaaah... I can't believe I'm suspecting Rose...

(I need to keep an open mind and consider all possibilities...)

---------

At the very least I can safely exclude George and Richard from

the list. George being Luciela----

---------

Ahahaha, now my thoughts are really entering crazy territory.

---------

(Putting aside the sheer absurdity of George somehow being an evil

succubus-like demon, I believe I can narrow the list of suspects

to females... Everything else would just be too good acting.)

---------

(...Which brings me back to Alicia and Rose--- Okay, and myself.)

---------

(So am I now going to suspect myself of secretly also being

Luciela? Like her being a split-personality?)

---------

Uwawawa....... I'm really packing out the stupid options

today, huh... (All because I don't want to think about Rose secretly

being someone as evil as Luciela...)

---------

(...Let's go through the facts: I have point-blank checked Alicia for

any sign of recognition of the name Luciela. However, there was no

reaction. Twice.)

---------

(Of course, that could be explained through a high level of

self-control and good acting abilities...)

---------

(Rose has unexpectedly shown a reaction to the name. Then again,

this could just be Richard telling it to her and trying to play some

mind games with me.)

---------

(If Rose were so good at acting and pretending to be Luciela

while also pretending to be Alicia-like, wouldn't she be able

to hide the reaction...?)

---------

(Then again, I raised the name unexpectedly, even a well-prepared

person could be surprised...) Hmmm....

---------

Are there any other indicators...?

---------

(Rose's and Alicia's death... My theory for Alicia faking her own

death equally applies to Rose... So if anything, the theory supports

that it could be either of them...)

---------

(Yet it doesn't help me in determining which of them... Shit...

I have spent so much time in Roya chasing Richard and Luciela,

yet I'm no closer to the truth...)

---------

(I have never found Alicia and Richard spending time with each

other... If they were collaborating... that would be likely, no?)

---------

(On the other hand, Rose and Richard going out------

That's definitely a point in favor of Rose = Luciela.)

---------

(Then there are the personalities... I always took Alicia for

a selfish and mean bully, but the time I have spent with her

has shown me that she has actually reasonable motives.)

---------

(...Isn't that different from the Luciela who keeps devaluing

the life of the Royans...? Alicia bullies people to force them

to be at their best and not slack off.)

---------

Yet Luciela goes further...

---------

That absolute and twisted evil she showed me in Arwin's Domain...

(Laughing as he sacrificed the life of his maids because it would

help her fulfill her goal of defeating me...)

---------

...Surely that's not something Alicia would do... She can be

mean and forceful, but all of that is done with good intentions...

---------

(Then again, that wouldn't be too far off from how irrationally

strongly Luciela felt about protecting Sophie's loop...)

---------

(The strong must make painful decisions that the weak cannot

take... That's definitely something I could see Alicia saying...)

---------

(And then there's the magic Luciela's memory used...

Wasn't it similar to Alicia's Divine Gift...?)

---------

(Agh, it's been too long I can barely remember hers...)

---------

Come on Aura, think! (What about Rose...? Rose...

A strong fixation on unraveling the truth...)

---------

(We had different ideas for heroes and how they could bring villains

to justice... but that's just something from our book discussions...)

---------

(None of the behavior Luciela showed me in Roya reminds me of

Rose... Which brings me back to the theory of acting...)

---------

Circles upon circles upon circles upon circles...

Why can't I grasp the truth even after all this time...?

---------

(All the logical facts return to Alicia = Luciela being the

most reasonable theory, yet my mind screams that can't be...)

---------

(....Rose = Luciela... Shit.... That can't be true... right?

...If only I could at least figure out Luciela's motives...)

---------

I still don't have any more clues about Luciela.

...Maybe it's time I abandon my theory that it has to be one of us...?)

---------

Hm? A message

---------

From Alicia...

---------

Evening Aura~. Noticed that something's been weighing on your

mind. Maybe you wanna share your troubles?

---------

It's just something about Rose...

---------

Ehhhh, of course that bitch is at fault! Should've known!!

I've heard she's been bad-mouthing you behind your back.

---------

(Really Rose, just because you didn't agree with my methods

you trash-talk me behind my back...?)

---------

Figures...

---------

She's always been a two-faced bitch, acting like she's morally

superior, and then sometimes dropping the act behind your back.

---------

(W-wait, Rose talking beind someone's back isn't usually like

her... Although I guess considering how much these two dislike

each other, it could feel that way to Alicia...)

---------

Even acts like that

---------

during one of those gala dinners from

her family, bragging about her relationship with Richard

---------

W-w-w-aaaait?! What?!

---------

Rose brags about hanging out with Richard?!

---------

Yeah, since forever, maybe even back to Middle School.

I think they have been secretly going out for a while now.

---------

Since Middle School?! Them being together is not a recent thing?!

---------

Wait, Rose never told you?? Heh, guess she never thought

of you as a friend like you thought of her.

---------

I-I suppose...

---------

Let me think... Was there ever any prior evidence

of Rose and Richard going out...? That would change everything...!)

---------

(We have been together in the Library Club in Middle School...

Ever since we founded it together... We founded it... Wait---)

---------

(On the day when I joined the Library Club...!!)

---------

Oh! Looking at the time, I've got to head to a meeting...!

---------

I hope I won't be too late to my date with Richard!

---------

Ahhhh!!!! It's been so long!! And it was such a minute detail...!!

But--- I remember it!! I definitely remember it!! With absolute clarity!!!

---------

Yeah!! Rose and Richard, these two have been a thing since so long!!

---------

This really changes everything!! So

---------

Rose and Richard

have known each other for a long time... Could it be...

---------

(Has Rose become jealous of me?! Because I drew Richard's attention?!

Is that why she -- I mean Luciela -- always tries to humiliate me?!)

---------

(Now that I think about it, I have been mostly thinking about

the obvious similarities between Alicia and Luciela...)

---------

(But if Luciela = Alicia, wouldn't she try her best to hide those?!

In that case... Rose pretending to act like her... It makes sense!)

---------

(Thinking about it... Rose had started to become increasingly

hostile toward Alicia, ever since the incident in Roya...)

---------

(She has been trying to keep me away from Alicia, always warning

me not to hang out with her... Could this all be part of her ploy to

not figure out her true intentions...?)

---------

(I keep forgetting that technically Rose is part of the high-society

class... If I hadn't gotten closer to Alicia, would I have ever learned

about her old ties to Richard...?)

---------

Rose = Luciela

---------

! The more I think about it,

the more rational it sounds to me!!)

---------

(........But just because it sounds more rational than Alicia = Luciela,

doesn't mean it's true... I still need hard evidence...)

---------

Hey Aura! Don't suddenly go silent on me!

---------

(Agh! I totally forgot I was texting with Alicia!)

---------

Ahahaha, she's been leaving a bunch of messages.

---------

Wait... about this one here...

---------

I've heard rumors of the two of them meeting up in the

Storage Room, you know, probably

---------

having fun

---------

The storage room!! Right!!! (Thinking back... On the first day

after the summoning to Roya... I found Richard in the Storage Room...)

---------

I thought he was alone... But what if... 'Luciela' was there all

along?! Hiding somewhere?! She had enough time between me

knocking and entering to hide!!

---------

Sorry, Alicia! I think you helped me more than you know!!

I need to do some thinking about this!!!

---------

The Storage Room... (I should keep a closer eye on it...)

---------

Ehehehe~~. Hehehehe~~~. Hyahahahayayayayaya~~~~~~~.

---------

Always a pleasure to help you, AAAURRAAA

---------

AAAAAA!!!

---------

HYAHAHAHAHAYAYAYAYAYAYA~~~.

---------

...Why did I ever put these books so close to my bed...?

---------

I think I might remember reading this one...

---------

No, actually... Nh....... I don't even remember reading it...

What a waste... I definitely read these books...

---------

But I can't recall what even a single one of them used to be

about... Mhm... I think Rose introduced me to these books

when I joined the Library Club...

---------

What a waste of my time... It makes me wonder... Did I ever

actually enjoy reading...?

---------

Or did I just 'like' to do it because I wanted to be friends

with everyone in the library club...?

---------

I mean, if I actually enjoyed reading for its own merit,

then surely I should be able to recall at least one of these books...

---------

.......Maybe.... I was wrong about thinking that I grew out of

reading... Maybe I just... never truly enjoyed it in the first place...?

---------

Mhm...... Jeez, I can't believe I wasted so much time in

my life just to fit in with my old friends...

---------

....Just thinking about it is making me angry...

Nh... I should get rid of these.

---------

Oh, I know something much better to put here...!

---------

Much better! Especially with this mirror.

Now I can check that I look good as soon as I get up!

---------

Ah, having gotten rid of these books... I feel so much better now.

---------

Can't Remember Ever Enjoying Reading I

---------

If I have some of my cheerleader friends over, they

will be shocked seeing me with this many books...

---------

That would be so embarrassing!

---------

And again...

---------

I barely remember any of these titles...

---------

Jeez, if anybody asked, I wouldn't even know what to say.

It's like I'm having a shelf full of books just to appear smart!

---------

I should replace these books with something less embarrassing,

so if I'm having someone over they won't think I'm super lame.

---------

My room's starting to look so much nicer!

Much more fitting to the matured me.

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Can't Remember Ever Enjoying Reading II

---------

I have thrown away so many of my old books, but there is

still a full shelf left over...

---------

...I don't even have enough shoes to fill up a third shelf...

---------

Anyways, now that I have started to throw them

all out I might as well finish the job.

---------

Especially this series

---------

A Detective Fantasy Story

---------

ugh, so many books of that garbage series Rose likes so much...

---------

Was there even a single moment where I could really say

I enjoyed reading this with her...?

---------

...Mhm... (Thought so... I can't recall even a single moment...)

---------

(Looking at these books is kind of making me angry...

It's reminding me of the person I used to be...)

---------

Ah, that's better. I wish I had more to put inside...

Oh, well, still an improvement.

---------

Mhm. Somehow... Having gotten rid of all the boring and lame

objects in my room... It's feeling really liberating.

---------

(And now I don't have to be embarrassed if Veronica or

Alicia or someone else from the club were to see my room.)

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Can't Remember Ever Enjoying Reading III

---------

Here, c-can you see my place down here? (I'm about to have

sex with my boyfriend for the first time in my life, but for some

reason I'm just barely wet!)

---------

If I love him so much then why

---------

why is my body

not reacting at all...?)

---------

Not that someone as inexperienced as George can tell...

I should act as if I'm turned on so I don't hurt his feelings.)

It's waiting for you...

---------

George has a lot of flaws... Not spending enough time to take

me to nice places... the lack of money to buy me absolutely vital

items like designer shoes...)

---------

But we still love each other! And today George finally proves

his worth to me! That his love fills me more than any of the

pervs in Roya!)

---------

The prolonged state of arousal... the thoughts of what is

about to come... of your

---------

Ah! Right! U-u-ummm! ...S-Say George, do we really need

condoms...? Today is a safe day, soooo---

---------

Haha, of course we need to use condoms, what are you saying,

Aura? Don't worry, I brought, wait a second...

---------

My head was so filled with the thought of receiving George's

stiffness inside of me that I completely forgot about protection!)

---------

Ah... I think I can feel my flesh being disappointed...

For letting a chance to get a raw

---------

Nh.... Stupid! Stuuuupidd bodyyyyy!!)

---------

Bumbling around like this... As if we just recently met or something...)

---------

Not exactly manly, but I guess I shouldn't

expect more from George... And yet I'm still disappointed...)

---------

Not just the tip... (Ugh... The condom feels terrible on my

skin... Not at all the kind of warmth I was hoping for...)

Push it further...

---------

It hurts... it hurts... I can feel blood flowing out... Ah, shit...

because im so dry down there, it just feels painful and nothing else...)

---------

This is what I've been waiting for all day...? This pain...?!

Ugh, and then there is this disgusting feeling of the blood rubbing

over the condom...)

---------

It hurts... it hurts... I can feel blood flowing out... Ah, this pain...

this sensation is what I've been waiting for all-day...)

---------

Rather than pleasurable... it feels painful... and yet----)

---------

Huh...? It's already... fully inside...? Compared to

the dicking I received in Roya... this is... nothing...!)

---------

I should at least let out a moan so George doesn't realize

how unfulfilling this is for me...) Ahhh~.

---------

I can feel George's gentleness and kindness.. He's carefully pushing it

inside, looking out to not hurt me... Looking out that it feels good for me...)

---------

I wish he wouldn't do that... If he would just ram it

in and fuck me so hard I could forget about anything else...

That would be so much better.)

---------

So this is the feeling of having a loved one put it inside...

...I have to say... I expected more... It's not so different from

sex with a stranger...)

---------

I thought sex with the person I love... Would be more amazing...)

---------

So this is the feeling of having a loved one put it inside...

It's completely different from sex with a stranger...)

---------

As I thought, sex with the person I love... It's amazing...)

---------

I don't want to also lie to you about it... Especially not right now...

Not when we are connected like this...)

---------

Nhhn

---------

He's slowly pulling out... Way too slowly...)

Ahhhh~~. (Can it finally start to actually feel good already...?)

---------

Slow and careful thrusts... His movements are so awkward

and nervous. I guess I shouldn't have expected more of George.)

---------

The pain of his first insertion is very slowly starting to fade

away... Yet I can still only barely feel his meat through the rubber...)

---------

It feels good... (Having to constantly pretend that I'm

feeling it is so annoying...)

---------

Slow and careful thrusts... His movements are kind of awkward

and nervous. Ehehe~, as expected of George.)

---------

The pain of his first insertion is very slowly starting to

fade away... I can feel his... meat... clearly now...)

---------

There is a lovely, fuzzy, warm feeling spreading through my body...)

---------

Your penis feels good~. Ahhh~~. Mhhhmmm~~~.

Ah... Ahhhh~~~~.

---------

Ah! Mhmmm... (Ah~. Finally I'm starting to get turned on... The words

I have grown accustomed to through my masturbation sessions...)

Ahhh~~~. (Are erupting out of my mouth...)

---------

Ahhh~~~. (Now if only George could do something more than these

lame gentle thrusts..) Can you do it faster...? Please, George.

---------

What a waste! How wasteful I have been with my time!) Haaah~~~!!!

Mhmmmm~~~~.

---------

The pain has completely disappeared and I am kind of feeling

good... but... is this... already it...?! So.... disappointing...)

---------

The pain has completely disappeared and turned into pleasure...

This is the loving sex I have been looking forward to!)

---------

Haaaaah~~~! Mhhmm~~!! More! Continue to pump your dick into

my hole~~. (...Please... make me feel fulfilled already, George...!)

---------

A climax given birth through our love...) Hah! Ahhh!!

(This is the correct way to cum!)

---------

Yes... Take this Luciela! Take this Richard!! Your cruel curse...! Your

constant attempts to tempt and sway me...!! Right now, at this moment...)

---------

This moment... This moment......!)

---------

Huh? ...W-what's going on?! I feel something building up...

I am approaching my climax, b-but... I can't quite get there...!)

---------

Why is it

---------

At this moment right now, it feels like---)

---------

Ehehe~. Me too. I love you lots and lots and lots. (...I do right....?

I was hoping George could prove himself to me by making me feel

good, yet----it was overall pretty disappointing...)

---------

Ugh, that was terrible! And you actually managed to appreciate

this kind of loser?! Shit, Aura, let me fix your inadequate reaction!

---------

But at least it looks like Aura is finally listening to me~.

She's becoming continuously disillusioned about her '''love

---------

George Relationship ≤ 55

---------

Since the memory is fairly fresh, changing it seems to cost quite

a lot of Corruption

---------

10 Corruption

---------

damn that's a lot.

---------

Hehehe~. But what's this~? Not even being able to climax~. It looks like

your experiences in Roya already partially ruined her first sex with George~

---------

-3 Corruption Costs)

---------

Good thing George wasn't your first~. Having already experienced

the loss of your virginity to

---------

this memory is already

not quite as pure as you'd like, Aura~

---------

Cheating

---------

seems to reduce her mental resistance towards having

this memory corrupted

---------

-1 Corruption Cost per Cheating. Min 1

---------

Replay.

---------

Ruin Memory. (-

---------

Corruption, Sex Compatibility = 0)

---------

Now, let's correct this terrible memory~. Listen well, because this

is how you truly felt about having sex with this vermin, Auraaa~~~.

---------

First of all!!

---------

The condom!! You couldn't feel good at all

through the condom!! It felt uncomfortable, weak, unnatural!!

---------

But... it's safer that way...

---------

Fuck safety. Life isn't meant to be lived safely. It's meant

to be enjoyed! You have already experienced raw sex in Roya,

now tell me does this shit compare in any way?!

---------

...W-well... it is more intense without--

---------

Yes of course! Your vaginal folds embracing a cock, feeling every

detail to the veins! It's pulse! And the hot semen in the end!!

---------

Sex that's not raw and doesn't end with a creampie isn't real sex!!

---------

...This... I didn't think of it as real sex...?

---------

Of course not! And that's just the beginning!

---------

You couldn't feel good

in any way! Comparing George's average dick to anything else made you

hate it!

---------

Remember Aura~~, don't accept average~.

---------

...Comparing the experience with all my other perverted experiences

made me hate it... Hate sex with my boyfriend---ah, no!

---------

I couldn't hate it because of our love!! Love and kindness,

George has offered me plenty of this! And that I could never hate!

---------

Heeeeh~~. Really stubborn on this one, aren't you? You say you

could never hate his kindness, but you also can't be fulfilled

with it, Aura~.

---------

After all, you don't even value kindness in others that much,

do you, Aura? Looks, status, an alpha attitude, those are also

important in a partner, no~?

---------

I--Yes... They are also important...

---------

Hehehe~. But George sucks at all of them~

---------

You don't want

kindness, you want rough, hard sex that blows your mind

---------

Constantly having it in your thoughts is proof enough of that~.

---------

...Rough, hard sex... Yes... I tried to paint over these desires

with this memory... But... they are...

---------

...What I truly want...?

---------

It's time to admit it, Aura~

---------

You were completely unsatisfied by

George. You couldn't cum from having sex with him. You were

completely disapppointed

---------

You thought that having sex together could make up for all of

George's issues. His average appearance, his lack of confidence,

his failure to properly date you

---------

That is the true identity of this memory!!

One of complete and utter 1000% disappointment!!!

---------

...Wait... if all of that is true... then I wouldn't have

moaned and told him how good I feel...!

---------

THAT'S your last line of defense, Aura?

---------

Too bad~. It's just toooo baaaaad~~~

---------

You only faked your moans.

Everything you said was only because you didn't want George to feel

bad. Pity. Just like your acceptance of his confession

---------

...My happiness... my moans... my dirty-talking... all of it---

---------

---All of it was faked because I was pitying, George...?

Just like I did when I accepted his confession...?

---------

Hehehe~. Makes sense no? It's all fitting together~.

Pity is the true driving force of your relationship, not '''love'''.

---------

Just like your hero complex in Roya, you are the hero saving this

poor and pitiable vermin who would never have a shot at a real girl.

---------

...I see... That makes sense... I was only acting happy

because of my desire to help him... I thought that also

made me happy... but in truth....

---------

I only felt disappointment

---------

There we go~~. Hehehe~. I look forward to your relationship

breaking apart even more~~. Step by step, little by little~~.

---------

Until your '''love''' turns into hatred and disgust~~~.

---------

She's not even listening to me... Tch. As long as she's blinded

by her '''love''' for George, Aura's deaf to my words here

---------

George Relationship > 55

---------

Hehehehe~. Now that was a lot better~. You will never again find

physical pleasure in your relationship with George, Auraaa~~.

---------

Hmmm... My follower count has increased quite a bit, but...

---------

(Compared to Alicia and the others, it's still soooo small...)

---------

(I wonder if I can ever reach their numbers by just posting selfies...)

Hmmm

---------

Or are there maybe other ways they are creating more reach...?)

---------

...Livestream makeup with Veronica... I see

---------

Streaming, huh...

---------

Veronica sure is showing off quite a bit of cleavage here, and the

pose in which she's sitting, just a bit more, and one might see her panties.

---------

(The stream's content is clearly aimed at girls, but there are so

many guys in the chat praising Veronica

---------

Kind of making me envious...)

---------

Uwawawa! What's up with all these donations! Awawawa!

That's so much money!

---------

Alright! If my friends are doing this, it has to be a good idea!

(...And if I can get donations like that, I would also have another

way to pay for all my fashion bills.)

---------

Let's give it a try as well!

---------

H-hey, everyone! First-time streamer here! Maybe some of you

have already been following my ITB profile!

---------

W-well, probably most of you are just followers from there;

otherwise, how would you know of my stream? Bwhahaha.

---------

Don't worry, we told others about it!! Aura best girl.'

---------

Oh wow, you're right. The viewer count is increasing so fast! Wow!

---------

Thanks!

---------

today, I wanted to talk about clothes!

The one I'm wearing right now is my favorite jacket--

---------

Hey Aura, if you lower the cleavage, I will donate a bunch of subs!!'

---------

Uh, oh, th-that came kind of out of nowhere. (Veronica also did it

---------

Well, I guess providing a little bit of fanservice is part of the show.)

---------

Here, just a bit...

---------

O-oh, w-wow! (He spent a lot of money just for a little bit of cleavage?!)

---------

Bwahaha, th-thanks! (I can't believe it's this easy to make money!

Why is George always acting like it's soooo hard?)

---------

Hey Aura, I also have a request! Could you pose a bit?

Please do a blow-kiss pose!!'

---------

Huh, sure! (Wow, this is going great!)

---------

(I was unsure if there was enough stuff for me to talk about,

but all these requests are making it easy for me to come up with content!)

---------

(Nothing wrong with a little bit of posing~. In fact, having

my chat be so enthusiastic makes me quite happy~.)

---------

(I hope I can get lots and lots more praise~. This must be how

Alicia feels when she models for a fashion magazine~.)

---------

Here, kiss-kiss. Ehehe~, like this?

---------

<3'

---------

Oh, do mine next! Mine next! Pllllsssssss! No mine next!

Nonono, Aura, don't listen to them, do my request next!'

---------

Ahahahaha..... O-one after the other! Don't worry,

everyone's going to get their turn.

---------

Uwaaaaa..... That was more exhausting than I expected...

So many requests...

---------

In the end, I ended up barely being able to talk and was just posing

---------

And here I had prepared quite some material to talk about...

---------

Oh well, let's see how much of an effect the stream had on

my follower count...

---------

(Wow! The stream ended up netting me so many follows!)

---------

(It's still far from what I need to reach the strong following of

my friends, but it's definitely faster than just making posts!)

---------

+1 Exhibitionism!

+1 Compliment!

+31 Fans!

---------

Pleaaaseee! Pretty pleeeasee! plsplsplspls'

---------

Nh... I-I don't know about that one. A bit of cleavage is one thing,

but showing my panties on a live stream...?

---------

I mean, I have done worse in life than show my panties to strangers---

---------

Whhaaaat? Aura has done whaaaat?!'

---------

Eh...? F-forget I said that! Chat! Banish that from your memory!

I never said thaaaat!!!

---------

Panties or we riot!'

---------

Haaaahh... (Geez, what if others find out about this?!

...Though, who would really mind...?)

---------

(I can hear Rose's judging comment in my head, but it's not like

any of my real friends would mind. ...O-oh, right if George found

out that would be bad!)

---------

(H-how did I forget about him there...?!)

---------

...Alright here's what we will do. If we can get fifty subs

in the next minute, I will show you my panties.

---------

(Hehehe~. There we go~, I can gain more subs but with the

goal post being this high there is no way-----)

---------

---No way. NO WAY!! Chaaaat!! What did you do?!

---------

I have been thinking of subbing for some time, so good

reason to do it now. Worth it! Me too. Yeah Me too. Me three!'

---------

Aura, you promised! Yeah, you promised!'

---------

Haaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh... Alright, alright, fine, fine----

---------

There. Done.

---------

Hey! That was way too short!'

---------

I didn't say anything about the duration~.

---------

Just one frame was good enough though. Here, I screencapped it.'

---------

Ah! Why are you spreading that around?!

That was intended only for the moment!!

---------

End of stream! End of streeeeam!!!

---------

(...Well, whatever... I'm getting too agitated about this.

It's not like George spends any time following social media content.)

---------

(Mhm, right. He also never found any of the selfies where I

let myself get groped---so it should be fine.)

---------

And with the number of subs I gained today, I both gained

some nice money and closed the gap to the other cheerleaders---

---------

Hmmm.... what's this....... a message from the system....?

..............Reported? ............Warning.....?

---------

Ehhhhh...?! Reported for too much indecency...?! Whaaaaat?!

---------

....I-I guess I went a bit too far there...

---------

checking out the accounts from my other friends---mhm,

yeah, they also don't show panties or anything...

---------

...And here I figured I had found a short-cut for catching up

in the number of our follower counts...

---------

...Hmm........ But I wonder... what if I were to do this on

some other platform... one that would explicitly allow this

kind of content...?

---------

...What again was the page of the streamer Alicia showed me

for masturbation...? I wonder---N-no wait, no way I could show

even lewder stuff to the whole internet.

---------

I mean a panty shot wouldn't be the end of the world but anything

more would be----

---------

Well, unless, nobody knew it was me...

---------

...Hmmmmm..... (But still... Prostituting myself in Roya in order

to further my quest in my fight against Richard is one thing, but

going down that route here on Earth to increase my popularity...?)

---------

(...Is that really alright...? Though, how else am I going to catch

up with the main accounts of my friends...? Unlike me, they were born

quasi-celebrities; that's not something I can beat without any tricks.)

---------

Hmmmmmm...

---------

...And as long I'm trailing behind in followers like this,

can I really claim to be part of the group...?

---------

...To become truly equal with everyone, I need to be as popular,

not just in Crownsworth...... but in the world...!

---------

+1 Exhibitionism!

+50 Fans!

---------

And there's nothing I can say to maybe convince you to at

least study a little bit, Aura?

---------

Nope. I wanna watch TV. (God, I thought I made myself clear.

We are done studying together. It's a waste of time.)

---------

Come on, at least the basics; it's important for your future.

---------

Haaaaah..... Just stop nagging already. (That stupid

---------

just stop nagging, nagging, nagging already!) I wanna focus on the show.

---------

Actually, if you want to be precise, I'm studying right now.

---------

Watching 'The Next Super Model' and learning how to move and

how they speak, and what is good to like and dislike.

---------

...And it was at the age of six that playing with dolls and watching

'The Next Super Model' made me want to be as pretty as possible...!

---------

Ever since then, I knew my future was to become a model!

---------

I-I don't think that really qualifies as studying. Besides,

you can't learn what to like or dislike, haha.

---------

Alright, alright

---------

At least I tried....

---------

(Finally, I can focus on the show. George is really sounding like

Rose now. How annoying. Really, no respect for his girlfriend!)

---------

Stupid

---------

Huh? Did you just say something?

---------

Ah! Nooooo!! Nope!! Nopenope!!! Didn't say anything!!

---------

(I just called my boyfriend

---------

Good thing he didn't hear me!! Geez...)

---------

W-well, okay then.

---------

If you change your mind about studying,

I'm always here to help you.

---------

(Huh... Although

---------

(Ahahaha.... Repeating it in my head, it actually sounds really

fitting for George

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-1 Relationship George!

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Woah. This diamond ring is so gorgeous! (Forget luxury shoes,

bangles and expensive earrings, this is easily the most expensive

thing I have ever touched in my life!)

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It's so clear... and flawless...

(Kind of like me~.)

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(I really wanna try it on...)

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(N-no! I can't! I couldn't possibly ever wear a gift from the Demon King!!

Hmpf. No way I could ever give Richard that kind of satisfaction!!!)

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(Although, I guess, here at home... It's not like he would ever find

out... Just putting it on for a brief moment... Just to see how it

would look on me...)

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(There's no harm in that, right...?

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If nobody knows I did it, then it's as if it never happened...!

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(...Just for a little bit. Just one glance in the mirror...)

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(So annoying I have to go to the bathroom for checking myself

in a mirror. I should consider getting one in my room.)

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But there isn't exactly a lot of space. I guess

I could make space by throwing out some more books...)

---------

(...But I have already thrown out so many...)

---------

(Oh well, a matter for another time. For now, let's just take a quick

peek on how the ring would look on me. Just to satisfy my curiosity.)

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Kyaaa~~~~. Ohmygod, ohmygod ohmygod!

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It looks so good! I'm wearing a hyper-expensive ring I could

usually never even dream of wearing!

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It's as if I'm one of those models in

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The Next Super Model

---------

Kyaa~~. I wish I could show this to everyone~.

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Geez, I can't stop my excitement!

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I hope Richard gives me more gifts like these~!

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I... hope...\ Richard gives me... more gifts... like these

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Eh...?! How am I feeling this excited over wearing Richard's ring?!

Stupid me! Stupid meeeeeee!!

---------

It's a gift from the enemy!! From the absolute worst kind of

man there is!! Complete utter scum!!! Scum, scum, scum, scuuuum!!

---------

I'm not some shallow girl who allows any piece of trash to

buy her affections with expensive gifts!!

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(But it felt so good on my hand...)

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(Like I had finally crossed the boundary from

---------

Aura from

an average household, who needs to always play catch-up with the other

cheerleaders to a full-fledged member of their world...)

---------

(...Richard probably understood this, which is why he's dangling

this 'gift' in front of me. Not to mention that it's not a real gift.

Just something he has lent me...)

---------

Hmpf. (What a stupid idiot. Just because I like this ring doesn't

mean I would ever feel any different about him as a person.)

---------

I would never be attracted to someone just because they hold

so much power and influence

---------

they can just easily lend out

this kind of incredibly expensive ring.)

---------

(I guess that's about the level of empathy I would expect from

a mass-murdering psychopath.)

---------

(...So... since this has nothing to do with Richard himself...)

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Just one more quick peek~.

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(Oh, I know, I should make a selfie wearing this! Even if

Richard wants the ring back, I can then always look at that

to remind myself of how awesome I look wearing this ring.)

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There we go. One nice selfie~.

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Hmpf. (2:0 for Aura. Stupid Richard, probably thought I would

be willing to spread my legs to keep the ring or something silly

like that. So shallow. So predictable.)

---------

(But I guess I shouldn't expect more from a pampered rich brat

who probably only spends his time around trashy bitches without

any pride.)

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(I haven't posted any selfies today on ITB... Not good!

I need to find some new content I can post for my fans... Hmmm...)

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(Let's see, let's see... which of my stockpiled selfies make

a good candidate... No

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Not this one... Not this one either...)

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(The selfie I took of myself wearing Richard's ring...!)

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(No, wait that would be a terrible idea...)

---------

(...What if Richard were to learn that I posted myself

grinning all happy wearing his ring...?)

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(...But damn, if I were to post myself wearing this,

I could get some seriously good reactions!)

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(...It would definitely help

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boost my popularity

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and close

the gap of followers between me and the other cheerleaders...)

---------

(...It's not like Richard is following my social media account...

A-and it's not like my reach is that great... Maybe I'm worrying

too much here.)

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(Mhm. There's a pretty slim chance Richard will randomly

happen upon this one selfie of me.)

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And posted!)

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Wow! So many likes! And look at all the new follows!

(Posting this was such a great idea!)

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I'M SO JEALOUS!! I WANNA HAVE A BOYFRIEND MAKING ME GIFTS

LIKE THAT TOOO!!!!!

---------

I-I guess it makes sense to assume the ring

came from my boyfriend.

---------

I should correct her about this---

---------

(Hmmmm... Then again, everyone from the higher social circles up

till now has always reacted badly when they learned about me being

together with the plain George...)

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I wonder who it is?' 'Could it be the guy who bought her the

bangles? I saw a selfie with Aura on his feed!' 'No way, I know him,

he's not wealthy enough to gift diamond rings

---------

So much discussion...!

---------

Wow! Everyone coming up with theories about who the mysterious person

behind my gift is, is creating so much more activity than usual!

---------

(Maybe, I should just let them make their assumptions...

A mysterious super rich boyfriend for the beautiful me~. Ehehehe.)

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Requesting a close-up photo of you wearing the ring!'

---------

(...Well, I already posted one selfie with it, might as well

go for a second one.)

---------

(If my fans ask for it, I shouldn't disappoint them, right~?)

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(And close-up he said...)

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(There we go~.)

---------

(...It's immediately pumping out another bunch of likes~.

Damn!

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may be the worst person to have ever wandered

the earth but his sense in jewelry for women

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isn't terrible

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+1 Relationship Richard!

+1 Compliment!

+26 Fans!

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(...No matter how often I see it... That sense of disappointment

I first had when I saw George's fully erect

---------

It's not going away.)

---------

(If anything... It's just getting worse... And there is this terrible

thought that keeps invading my mind------why do I have to be

stuck with a boyfriend who is so....... average.)

---------

(...I know I shouldn't think like this... After all, I am not stuck

with George, we chose each other! Because we are in love! But

---------

(Especially after having witnessed so many male meatsticks in Roya,

I can now tell: George is not a good catch in this regard.)

---------

(...I bet all of my other cheerleader friends have boyfriends

that are not average but extraordinary... I mean, of course...)

---------

(...When they picked their boyfriends, they actually paid

attention to that aspect...)

---------

(...Because they don't accept someone who's simply average

and have proper standards.)

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(Meanwhile, I never paid any attention to that

---------

when I accepted

George's confession out of pity

---------

Haaah...

---------

(But... Alicia... that streamer I watched... there might be

some truth to what they keep saying over and over again...)

---------

(Whenever the topic comes up, I keep denying it... Saying things like

'of course size isn't that important!' but, maybe it's time I admit...)

---------

(...Size does matter... It's equally important just as personality,

and everything else that makes up a man. And accepting mediocrity,

as I did, will eventually hurt and cause frustration...)

---------

(In the way I do with every of my hand strokes... Damn, no matter how

I tease him, he just won't get any bigger... Don't accept average, huh...)

Haaaaaah...

---------

E-Everything alright, Aura? Your expression has been pretty grim,

and you have been sighing a lot...?

---------

If there's something bothering you---

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N-No! Not at all, George! There's, of course, nothing bothering me.

Your

---------

is just perfect! Nothing... to be... bothered about...!

Ahahaha!

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Haha, I wasn't... ahhh... uhhh... S-Sorry, that just felt really

good... W-What I wanted to say, I wasn't talking about the

feeling of my member, haha.

---------

I was wondering if there was something emotionally bothering you.

---------

Oh! Yes, bwahaha, of course. I was just joking. Anyways, nothing's

wrong. Just a couple of unimportant things I've got on my mind.

---------

(I wonder what my life would be like had I not accepted George's

confession... I wouldn't have fallen in love with him, but...)

---------

(....Maybe then I would be stroking something thicker today... Dang...

Now I feel a sense of regret... What could have been...)

---------

(Ah, shit, Aura, why am I thinking so negatively about our relationship?!

I'm jerking my boyfriend off while feeling regret about being together

with him?! Wow, talk about being a terrible girlfriend...)

---------

(Get yourself together, Aura!!)

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Ah... Oh... A-Aura... that feels incredible...

---------

(Well, duh, of course, it feels incredible. With all that lewd knowledge

I have acquired in Roya, doing at least this much is easy-peasy.)

---------

(In fact, I already wish you wouldn't react this much... I could

use even more technique, but then you would climax immediately.)

---------

Ahahaha, th-that's good to hear, George. I'm glad you're

feeling good...! (...But I'm not feeling incredible at all.)

---------

(...Actually... My horniness is kind of dropping, but mostly because

of boredom. ...Should I just make him cum so we are done...?)

---------

(...Damn, but that's also not what I want! Why am I just not

feeling the joy I had when I first rubbed him off?!)

---------

(...I remember giggling to myself about his cute behavior... Again...

'Cute'... When I think about things I like about George, they mostly

fall under the 'cute' category.)

---------

(...But isn't that just terrible?! A man shouldn't want to be

considered cute by his girlfriend!)

---------

(...The way his dick twitches, for example... I remember calling it

cute... and I guess... it kind of is, but... is that really a good thing...?)

---------

(A male's

---------

shouldn't the way it reacts to me rather

be... imposing...? Making me think of the way it would twitch inside me...)

---------

(...And raising my desires to the point where I would spread

open my legs right now and ask to get fucked...)

---------

(...Ah... Now I'm horny again, but of course, it's all for

the wrong reasons...)

---------

(... ... .......M-maybe letting my imagination run wild for a

bit isn't that terrible... It's just in my thoughts after all...)

---------

(...Picturing I was instead jerking off a powerful dick like...

say, the one Alicia showed me in a picture... Strong... Reliable...)

---------

(Oh, yes~. Now I'm starting to feel it. Jerking off a

---------

with that strong of an arc... I wonder if it would

feel any different...)

---------

(...I would be kneeling in front of it, its strong and hot veins

pulsating under my touch...)

---------

(...Mesmerized by its male odor, my mouth starting to drool,

wanting to not just touch but also wrap my lips around it---)

---------

---Ah, A-Aura, y-you are going too fast---I think I will---

---------

Ah! (NO! Don't already cum! I was just getting to the good

part in my fantasy!! Oh well... at least I can drink some

nice and good semen from my lover~.)

---------

(...Hm. ...I would say it could use being a bit thicker.

I guess I might also call it----)

---------

(------Average.)

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-4 Relationship George!

---------

(There it is again... my boyfriend's

---------

hovering right

before me---and yet---I can't get excited at all...!)

---------

(I constantly keep thinking about perverted, lewd things; like about how

I wish for a male embrace, or how I want something between my legs...)

---------

(Not to mention all the desire for a proper, live meatrod that

I have built up from masturbating with dildos...)

---------

(And now that the person I'm supposed to love with all my heart

is about to penetrate me again, all I can feel is... unenthusiasm...)

---------

(...One look at his boring manhood is immediately draining all

excitement. Compared to the larger and more menacing dildo

with those bumps, it just looks... boring...)

---------

(...Like that smaller dildo I only used at first, but discarded for the

better and thicker one... Was I always this disappointed by George's junk?)

---------

(Thinking back about it

---------

Our first time was also like this...

Wasn't it, too, passionless... and without... love...?

---------

(Ahh... this is my boyfriend! The person I want to marry! O-of course,

our sex is filled with love...! If only---mhm, if only he wouldn't use a condom...)

---------

Everything all right with you, Aura...? You have that serious look on your

face again that you also had when you--you know, jerked me off, haha.

---------

If you aren't feeling like it---

---------

Ah, nothing is wrong, it's all fine, George! (We definitely can't stop!!

I need George to put it in and remind me of our love!)

---------

B-by the way, George, I see you have already put on the condom,

bwahaha. Um, today is another safe day. Don't you think we can

maybe just do it raw... just this once...?

---------

Haha, what are you saying, Aura? That's not reliable at all;

what if anything happens? We shouldn't put fooling around

at sex above our adult responsibilities.

---------

Ah, mhm, y-yeah, right! O-Our adult responsibilities... SO important!

(Ahhhhh, so boooring!!!!! We don't have to be responsible adults all

day...Why can't we just forget about all that just during sex?!)

---------

My parents had a bit too much fun and ended up having quite more

kids than they could deal with. I mean, I'm happy about my siblings---

---------

Okay, enough! (Really not the time to reminisce about the origin

story of your siblings, George!!! Geez, we are here to fuck, and he

talks about his siblings again!)

---------

(I already have to deal with that baggage during our '''dates''',

at least now it should be about US!)

---------

Let's focus on the important things, okay, George? It's okay...

Then let's.... Haaah

---------

use the condom---but please put it in already...!

---------

(Once he puts it in, I'm sure all this pent-up sexual frustration will

disappear! I couldn't enjoy our kisses or giving him a handjob, but

penetration... that should work!)

---------

(...Although

---------

thinking back, our first time didn't exactly work

out great

---------

---but that's just because it was our first time!)

---------

(I bet that after all this time since we started doing more

sexy fun stuff together, he has learned a thing or two!)

---------

Ohhh....! Wow...! Th-this feels even better than last time...!

---------

(...Ugh, the sensation is

---------

just as I remember it

---------

The condom ruins

most of the fun... An average-sized dick with a condom on top...

is just... so boring...)

---------

Come on George, it's no longer our first time, no need to hold

back, you can put it in all the way!

---------

Um... it's already in all the way though, haha?

---------

... ... ...

---------

Haha, um ...Aura...?

---------

Don't sweat it, don't sweat it, bwahahahaha, I was just kidding.

(Oh my god, it's gotten even worse then! Is this because I have

been playing with myself using the larger dildo...?)

---------

(Or maybe this is yet another result of my cheating sex in Roya...?)

---------

(Either way----the depths George are reaching---it's not enough!!

It's not the standard I have now grown used too!!)

---------

(It's making George feel even more inadequate!)

---------

I'm going to start moving then... if it's okay with you...?

---------

Don't ask so meekly! Which one of us is the girl in this relationship,

you or me? As the guy, you should be taking the lead!

---------

I-I take that as a yes, haha.

---------

Ahhh....! Wow...! Incredible...!

---------

(Does it really feel that good for him...? With the way I'm

not very wet, it feels kind of uncomfortable to me...)

---------

Aura, is it just me, or have you grown even tighter...?!

Your privates are... squeezing down on me so hard...!

---------

Huh...? Obviously, I haven't gotten tighter... (Geez, I'm not even

tightening up

---------

! The way it looks, the

moment I did that, he would cum immediately!)

---------

(...But I don't remember being a quick-shot being one of George's

flaws---weird. Could he be right, and I have really become... tighter...?)

---------

(But that doesn't make sense... playing with larger dildos and

all that... wouldn't that have the opposite effect...?)

---------

(Not that it matters, what really matters is that---) Hey,

George, could you please try moving a little bit faster...?

---------

I'm happy you're feeling good, but I'm not...

...You know.... feeling all too much.

---------

O-oh, but this was the same speed I have been using all this time;

I thought you were happy--

---------

Happy?! (...I see because I have been so considerate of George

---------

faking my moans during our first time

---------

always saying that

I didn't mind his flaws like him not reaching deep enough...)

---------

(Because of that, George truly believes I'm happy... Was trying

to not hurt him maybe a mistake...? Now that I think about it...)

---------

(...What I learned with the cheerleaders is that if someone is

inadequate, then that needs to be clearly rejected, right...?)

---------

(...So is maybe my lax treatment of George the reason he can't

properly satisfy me now? Because I haven't clip and clear told

him when he sucks, like now?)

---------

(...If someone wants to improve, he needs pressure to do so...

Right---Why would George be any exception here?!)

---------

Reject average

---------

That's right! I'm not average...

and average is not worthy of me... therefore---)

---------

You know, I have been very considerate of you until now, hoping you

would improve, so I tried to show you I liked it too! (I'm sorry, George,

the following will hurt you, but it's for your betterment too!)

---------

But the truth is that I only pretended to be happy with this so

I wouldn't hurt your feelings!

---------

But I think it's time to stop this!

---------

Yeah, you heard right!! I have taken enough pity on you.

I'm not actually happy at all!!

---------

All of my moaning has always

been fake!!

---------

You have failed!!

---------

Now do your duty as my boyfriend, and really fuck me hard!!

Make me moan like a bitch in heat!!

---------

U-um, o-okay, hey, Aura, if this is something you want to talk

about we can---

---------

OH MY GOD! Who said anything about talking?? I said we need

to fuck harder!! Now, start being manly and really get in here

to pound me as forcefully as you can!!

---------

U-um, o-okay, Aura, if that's what you want, I'll try my best---

---------

Not try!

---------

DO!

---------

Ugh, 'if that's what I want', if Luciela heard that,

she'd be making fun of George for the rest of the day!)

---------

Haah!!! Ahhh...!! D-does this feel... better...? Ahhh...!

---------

...Harder...! Move your hips more, George! Slam me harder!

This isn't enough!!

---------

I can't go... any faster... Ahhh...

---------

(Ahh... it's no good... It's not just the speed, his technique absolutely

hasn't improved at all... He's just not hitting the right spots...)

---------

(Just like his kissing technique, it's just too inexperienced...!)

Then at least try to be more precise! Hit my better spots!

---------

AH... Uhm... wh-where are they...?

---------

Ahhh?! Can't you feel it from the way I'm responding?! Besides,

that's something you should have learned by now!!!

---------

S-sorry, Aura... Ahhh... I-I can't tell at all...

---------

Haaaah... Try harder

---------

! Fuck me harder!!

Rougher!! Stronger!! With force!! Deeper!!

---------

...Here, align your movements with my hip movements...!

(Okay, here we go, if I'm taking charge I can at least make

him hit the right spots.) Mhm~.

---------

(...What else... Right...! ...Thinking of a nicer

---------

All this time I have felt shame and guilt thinking of another man...

but... I don't see any other way now!)

---------

(A strong and hard one... Yes... Thick... Long... No need to feel bad

about being fucked by George while thinking of another dick...!)

---------

(I have done that long enough now!! George had enough time

to become good enough to become worthy of my thoughts!!)

Mhm~. Ah~~.

---------

Mhmmm~~. (Okay, okay, okay! It took a while, but I can finally feel

my juices flowing... Just think about my masturbation sessions...

The long dildo... the dick from Alicia's image... The pervs in Roya..)

---------

Ah~~. Yessh~~~. (...And maybe instead of boring George, imagine someone

else... someone muscular, powerful, influential, someone I could proudly

present to my friends and they would rate him a 5/5---someone---like...)

---------

(---Richard---) AHhhhhh

---------

(Oh my god, did I really just imagine Richard?!) Ahhh~~~. So good~~.

(Wow... just thinking about his name is sending shivers down my

spine...) Mhmm~~.. Ahh~~. Oh~~.

---------

(If it were him... with his strong body... he could fuck me...

in the same way as Rose... ) Ahh~~. (I bet... that would feel...)

...Gooood~~~.

---------

Ah~. Oh~~. (I clearly remember... his naked, hot figure when he

was changing after that one basketball game...) Ohhh~~.

---------

Ahh~~~. (Damn, now I'm remembering how he made me cum with his fingers

---just under a minute of fingering and I came really hard... And George...

can't even get me properly wet without thinking about other men...!) Oh~.

---------

(I shouldn't imagine human scum like Richard, b-but---it feels

so much better when I do...!!)

---------

Ahh~~~. My slutty hole is starting to feel it~~.

(There, there it is~~~. The feeling is finally theeeeere-----)

---------

Ah, Aura, wait, I can't go that fast, if you go any faster---

---------

Wait, don't tell me...! No, George! No! Don't cum!! Don't cum

already! We just got started!! (I-I just started to feel something!!)

---------

Don't you dare cum now!! I'm just getting started!! I command you,

don't cum!! George!!! If you cum now, I'm going to be SERIOUSLY

angry with you!!!!

---------

S-sorry, Aura.... but you are just too---

---------

Oh my god, you really already came! George, what the hell?!

I'm not even close! Come on, put it back in right now!!

---------

Haaah... Sorry, Aura... Even if I could get myself up again...

Having to move that fast and hard... entirely powered me out...

---------

That's it!!! That's enough

---------

!! As I said, I have really

been trying to avoid hurting your feelings, but enough is enough!!

---------

Do you even realize what a

---------

privilege

---------

it is to be together with

ME? One of the

---------

hottest and most popular

---------

girls at Crownsworth?

---------

Haha, s-sorry. I'm trying my best, seriously.

No matter your attractiveness or popularity.

---------

You say that like that doesn't even matter or something!!

Do you know how much I have worked towards improving myself?!

---------

Ah, sorry, that's not what I wanted to say. Just that whether

or not you are liked by others or not, I'd always try my best

to make you happy.

---------

Hmpf. Easy to say. I have done so much to become a

---------

better

version of myself

---------

yet you just say that you are trying!!

---------

You are a bad kisser, your specs are average, and you don't

spend the amount of time and money a girl like me deserves!!

---------

And now, you fail in the single most important act in a relationship

a boyfriend can do for his girlfriend! His highest duty!

---------

Making her cum!!

---------

This was YOUR chance to prove yourself as my boyfriend!!

To remind me that despite all your flaws, we still love

each other by making me feel good with sex!!

---------

(Oh shit...! All these thoughts that had been sneaking their

way into my mind just erupted out of me... No... Not the time

for regret!)

---------

(I have to reject average! If I want George to improve, then

---------

I have to insult him like this!

---------

...The highest duty? Haha, Aura, I-I think you are letting the

mentality of the cheerleading club rub off a bit too much, you know.

---------

What do you mean 'mentality of the cheerleading club'?!

You are saying as if that was something negative in any way!!!

---------

Well---Come on, Aura, haha, obviously there is more to a

relationship than just making someone reach climax, right?

---------

And also regarding your desire to improve... say, Aura, have

you maybe considered that you aren't... improving yourself...?

---------

You have been really happy recently, so I didn't want to bring

this up, but do you remember when you joined the cheerleading club...?

---------

How you said you wanted to change them...? But instead I feel

like you maybe took a bit too much of their ideology into you, haha.

---------

Well, duh! Of course I did! Because I realized that I was wrong!

I was a complete fool to think I had any right to think of changing

them!

---------

In truth, I was the one who desperately needed changing!

To realize what's really important in life!!

---------

And George, I think you too need to rethink your priorities in life!!!

Just look at you, I'm screaming at you, and you are just doing your

stupid 'haha' routine!! Man the fuck up already!!!!

---------

...Come here, Aura.

---------

(Huh, I guess that finally did it! Now, man up George,

stop just accepting everything!!)

---------

Huh....? (His hand.... patting me.... on my head...?)

---------

There, there

---------

I don't know what's gotten into you,

but don't worry, I won't get angry.

---------

B-but I'm not worried about you doing so...!!

I just told you to get angry...!

---------

Haha, who gets angry just because of some silly words?

---------

...I know... I'm not the best boyfriend...

...And that there's so much I could do better...

---------

...So, knowing full well that I'm a bad kisser, don't have

good specs and handwave my way out of conflict by saying 'haha'

way too often...

---------

...I'm happy that we are together... And there is one thing

I can always offer you: I'm always on your side.

---------

Having a shoulder to unconditionally lean on, isn't that

the most important duty in a relationship?

---------

Eh... I---Um----(Ah, what is he saying?! Just now I was super

angry... All the frustration I had built up from our terrible

sex just blasted out but, suddenly---)

---------

Whatever is wrong, I'm sure we can just talk it out, alright?

---------

(...I'm not sure if this is something that can be fixed by talking

it out...) ....Whatever... (He just doesn't get it...)

---------

(He just doesn't get that he HAS to perform better...

Or else... I will----I will start to hate being with him...)

---------

(I don't want that...)

---------

Sorry, I'm just feeling really frustrated right now.

I think it's best if you go home for the day.

---------

...Alright. Just remember, if you need someone to vent to,

I'm always here for you.

---------

(...Getting angry, no matter how much I disagree is the only

thing I can't do... Based on what Rose told me, it just made

everything worse...)

---------

...Saying he will take on someone else's anger... Hey, George,

that probably sounds kind and cool to you, but...

---------

.......I think it's weak.

---------

Kindness is a crutch for guys who don't have anything else to

offer

---------

I feel like someone important to me told me that once...

---------

Why can't you be more assertive?! If you would be manlier,

then it would be so much easier for me to fight off all

these temptations...

---------

Haaaah.......

---------

(We did the most intimate act between lovers, but...

I couldn't feel any love filling me at all...)

---------

(...Because of that I treated George like one of the Library

Club members... Thinking if I were mean to him and angered him,

maybe then we could have better sex...)

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(...I don't get it... The sex was terrible, but him touching

my head, I could feel something... But that's not how couples

express their love!!!)

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(...I'm so confused... My feelings for George...

...What are they exactly...?)

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I always thought I started dating him out of pity and

then our relationship turned into true love

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but...)

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(...Can sex in a relationship filled with love feel this bad...?

...Has pity perhaps never truly evolved into love...?)

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(All I felt today was

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Disappointment

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Just like our first

time

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Having sex with the person I love should be a precious

memory for me to treasure, but instead---)

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(It's just filling me with more insecurities about our relationship.

If sex in a loving relationship is supposed to feel better... then...)

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(Does that mean Alicia and all the other girls are maybe right...?

Perhaps, I don't really love George... perhaps... this relationship...)

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(...Is a mistake...?)

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But if that's the case, then---me feeling good imagining

that the one I had sex with was Richard... does that mean...?

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Nononono!!! Now it's getting absurd!!! I absolutely hold zero...!

ZERO!!! I repeat: ZEEEEROOOO!!!! ...Zero interest in that lowlife scum!!

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Ahhh...! I'm just so confused....! About my feelings....!

About everything...!!

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-5 Relationship George!

+1 Relationship Richard!

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(Nghh.....)

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(It's been several days now since I have dyed my hair blonde.

However, George hasn't made a single remark about it yet!)

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(Where is my praise?! 'Aura, your new hair looks cute!'

'Aura, I love what you did with your hair.' 'Aura, you

look amazing with that blonde hair!' None of that!)

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Hey, George, isn't there something you want to tell me?

(It's not like it's something you don't notice! Come on

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you should compliment your girlfriend!)

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Hm? Something to tell you?

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Nhhh...!

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Something very, very significant has happened but you haven't

said anything about it! Something life-changingly important!

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Significant...? (For a moment I thought she meant her dyed hair,

but I doubt that qualifies as life-changingly important.)

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Oh you mean---

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Mhm, exactly!

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---That you managed to find a solution to your declining grades?

(That would definitely be life-changing!)

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...Eh? N-No, you dummy! Of course not, who cares about that

at this point! Geez...!

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I'm obviously talking about how I beautified my hair

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O-Oh, so you meant your hair after all...! I-I see.

I didn't think that some dyed hair would be 'life-changing', haha.

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Well, duh, of course it is! Do you even realize how much effort

it takes me on a daily basis to maintain the perfect color?!

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(Oh, whatever, it's George, he just doesn't understand fashion...)

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So, what do you think of it? (But even he should understand

just how good it looks! Ehehe~, here comes the praise~.)

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Haha, w-well, what do I think of it...? To be honest,

I don't think it makes much of a difference?

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Eh...? It

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Doesn't

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Make

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Much

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Difference...?

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WHAAAAAAT?!

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Brown, black or blonde, if you like any of the colors more

than the other, I get why you would like to dye your hair in it.

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Haha, but it's simply just liking a different color, right?

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(Oh my god, how am I together with this person?! Just a different

color?! This '''simple''' change in colors has finally helped me surpass

my cheerleading team members in popularity!)

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(...George has some real problems seeing and appreciating

beauty when it stands right in front of him!)

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(...If only I was together with someone who would better appreciate

me for my attractiveness!)

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(Haaahh... Why am I getting so upset...

George is going to be George...)

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Whatever. Nevermind

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Okay... Let's see... Hair net... Wig... And this costume I ordered

online... Mhm... This should make for a decent disguise!

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Now to just get changed...

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Gah, getting all of my hair under the wig is such a pain...!

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---There we finally go!

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And the wig's fitting as well...!

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Done!

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Mhm. This should be safe

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No one will recognize me when

I stream some lewd stuff like this~

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Now, what was that website where I watched that masturbating

streamer Alicia showed me...

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Aha, there it is!

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Girl Fans

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A platform for connecting

everything that makes you great with your audience!'

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Pff... Funny way to describe a platform for porn streams.

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Okay... making an account...

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Ah, my name... I guess going with my real one would ruin the

disguise... Hmmmmm...... What about....

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No, wait, am I stupid?! I wanted to picked a different name

from mine.

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Aaaand all set up! Finally, let's schedule the first stream,

it's already kinda late so maybe not today... But there...

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Okay~

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Cheerleaders watch yourselves! My alter-ego is

gonna catch up with you in no time!

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Hi everyone! It's your new streamer

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Oh hey a new girl!' 'What's with that hair, looks fake lol.'

'Tits when.' 'I feel like I've seen this girl on some other stream...'

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To start off my first stream on

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I was

thinking of reviewing some ice cream!

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Laaaame.' 'Tits when.' 'Not what we're here for!!'

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So... Mhmmm... Nhmmmm... This ice cream stick I'm licking here...

Mhhm~~~... Tastes juicy~. I like the... Nhmmm... creamy flavor...

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The way she's using her tongue is kind of sexy.' 'Imagine

that was your dick.' 'You're cute

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!' 'Tits when.'

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Mhnmmm~~~. It's sooo goood~~. Sucking it up all the way...

Nhmmmm~~~~. Makes it feel even better~.

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Woah she's so good at sucking!' 'Is she a pro?' 'Subbed!!' 'TITS WHEN.'

'God I wish that ice cream was me...!' 'I can fap to this.'

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(Ehehe~. Having to do all those things with my mouth in Roya

was well worth it. The techniques and skills I acquired there

sure are coming in handy now.)

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(One of them even thinks I'm a pro at giving head, ehehe~.

Somehow that's making me feel really proud of myself~~.)

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It's a bit clumsy but it's still cute!' 'Subbed!' 'TITS WHEN.'

'God I wish that ice cream was me...!' 'I can fap to this.'

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(Kind of makes me wish I had done more stuff with my mouth in

Roya. Then I could impress my chat way more with my techniques.)

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Nhmmmm... Mhmmmm~~~... Nhmmaaaaa~~~~. Hmmm? Oh, ups!

Some of the ice cream fell off~!

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Oh... now I've got ice cream on my clothes~. How clumsy~.

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I guess I have no choice but to get out of them~.

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TITS

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has a smoking body!' 'Please tell me you don't have a

boyfriend!' 'And now remove the underwear! I can pay!!' 'Pleasepleaseplease.'

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(Ehehe~. That's right, praise my body more~. It's great after all~.

But too bad~. I did my research---according to it, revealing everything

at once won't be good in building my fanbase.)

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(Instead, give them a little bit more each time, to get the

most views out of them~. And of course money~.)

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I'm afraid we're already done for today's stream, if you want

to see more of my content, like and subscribe!

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If we reach at least a 100 subs, we'll be going a bit further next time~.

(Hook set, now it's just time for these pathetic virgins to bite~.)

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Byebye!

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Phew. That went well! (The guy who kept only posting about tits

was a little bit creepy though.) Let's see...

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Uwawa! The number of subs is rising like crazy!

---------

If I had gotten down into my underwear on ITB I'd have received

another warning, but here I can finally use my strongest point -

my body - to its full potential!

---------

And wow, just look at the money!! There's so much coming in!!

With this I can buy so many more shoes, and clothes, and everything!

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Why don't all the girls do this?! Why didn't I do this way before?!

This is such incredibly easy money!

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Bwahahaha~. If I continue to grow like this, I'll be making more

money than George despite him doing nothing but work all the time~.

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...And the guy acts as if making money is difficult. Pfff.

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+87 Fans!

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Heya everyone~! It's your new favorite streamer

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(I've sooooo been looking forward to doing my next stream!)

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is back!' 'Whoh!' 'Hype!' 'I'm already naked!'

'Wow, nearly missed the start!' 'Told my friends about your stream!'

---------

(Woooooow! There's so many more viewers than last time!

Insane... This is growing so much faster than my regular social...!)

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Thanks everyone for coming to watch me again!

Seeing you all eager to watch me makes me sooo happy~!

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What are we doing today?' 'Saw this in my top recommendations,

you're cute!' 'More ice cream review?' 'How about banana review?'

---------

Weeeeell~~, to be honest, today I was thinking of using a

different hole than my mouth~.

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Ohhh!!!' 'Oooooh... I really wanted to see you suck on

more things...' 'Fapping position engaged.' 'TITS!'

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Bwahahahaha~. You're all so horny~. Do your girlfriends not do

a good job in keeping you company?

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She's busy studying for college...' 'Searching for a job right now.'

'I wish I had one...' 'You're the only one for me

---------

Ooooh, poor you guys! Having terrible girlfriends that waste their

time on studying and looking for work!

---------

If you ask me, that's just a symptom of being too detached from

their social media channels!

---------

It's all a matter of your social circles! I too was once a terrible

and lame person, and I hung out with equally lame people.

---------

But that all changed when I started hanging around with better friends.

My recommendation: Get them to follow some popular fashion influencers!

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If they have proper role models to compare themselves to, they will

realize just how misguided their efforts are and correct themselves

to become better girlfriends!

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sharing some girls to follow!' 'I'll just

put them on follow on my girlfriend's account.' 'Thanks!'

---------

Ehehehe~. Always a pleasure to help other people~~~~.

Noooooow~~~~, since that's a long-term solution~~~

---------

~~~let's take care of the short-term problem of everyone being pent

up because they lack the girlfriend to help them take care of their desires~.

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When I'm streaming, everyone who's subbed can think of me as

your girlfriend~.

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Subbing!!!

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s so much better than my girlfriend!' 'You people are

so weird with your toxic parasocial--USER GOT BANNED FOR THIS POST'

'LOL' 'LMAO' 'Based

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No need to spread negativity in here~. (The viewer count is still

rising! They really love me!! Ahhhh, I'm feeling so accomplished!)

---------

Now~. Everyone~~. Here's the hole I wanted to use today---

---------

---There~~. Can everyone get a good view? (Ahh.... I'm spreading

it out..... spreading out my butt hole live on camera~.)

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Please have a good look~. Please watch me today use my ass

and fap to me masturbating~.

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We're getting to see some real action today! SUBBED!'

'Loving your erotic anus!' 'ASS!' 'There's love juices leaking

from her pussy!'

---------

Mhm~. The thought of masturbating in front of everyone has already

made my body sooo hot~~. (Chat is getting fired up so much!)

---------

I've already done some stretching with my fingers before I

booted up the stream, so I can fit this into my butt!

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Tada! I've used this dildo to masturbate using my front hole!

Today will be the first time I'm using it to pleasure myself

from the back!

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Lol so burly.' 'Lmao, can you take it?' 'It's bigger then mine...'

'Fapfapfap!' 'Woah, so many thick bumps.'

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Now, as you can see, I've also already covered it fully in lube...

In other words, it's all ready to be put inside~~~~~

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~~~~Hiiii...! Seee~~~. Are all of you seeing this~~~~~?

(W-wow.... the thickness is so much more pronounced in my ass...!)

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Amazing isn't it~~~~? Ahhh....! (I'm yet again so glad we bought

some bigger sized dildos! It's making the show so much better!)

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All the way inside!' 'FAPFAPFAP!' 'MORE!' 'ASS!'

'Subbed. I'm not part of the church of

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Ehehehe~~. (Amazing... this is so amazing... Everyone is watching me...

praising me... Loving my body... I should have done this way sooner~.)

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Okaaaay, now that everyone had a good chance to take a look,

I will now start moving~.

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Uaaaah~~~~. A fat... bumpy dildo..... is moving in and out of my ass~.

(Wooow... It's so long it can knock on the back of my womb~.)

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Everyoneee~ please keep your eyes on me as I masturbate with

my ass hole~. Are you all feeling as good as I am~?

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So hot!' 'Best streamer!' 'God, what I'd give to fuck you...'

'Your ass is pretty.' 'FAPFAPFAPFAPFAFAP!'

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(A dildo going in and out of my pussy... My fans cheering me

on, and my viewer count climbing higher and higher~.)

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Haaah~~. Ahhh~~~. (My body's so on fire! I love the feeling

in my ass! I love the feeling of my popularity soaring!)

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Wow, she's so into it.' 'Yeah, other streamers feel like they are

just doing it for work.' 'But

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is such a natural bitch!'

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Ahhh... (Getting called natural bitch... Yes, yes... right now,

in my streamer persona, that's exactly what I am~.)

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Haaaah... Ahhh~~~. That's right

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is a natural bitch

who loves dildos in any of her holes, be it mouth, ass or pussy~.

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Ahhiii~~. (Saying dirty things alone felt good... But saying them

to an audience...! It's even bettterrrr!!!)

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The only thing

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loves more than dildos in her holes

are real raw cocks. Strong, manly cocks that can fuck me into submission~.

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Fapfapfap!' 'Best dirty-talking streamer!' 'I can give you

real cock!' 'How much to fuck you?' 'Fan meeting when?'

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Ahh~~. Ehehehe~~~~. Soooorryyy~~~~. But there are people who can't

find out about me doing this~~. So you'll need to be content with my live

stream~~.

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Ahhh~~~. (They are willing to pay so much for me...!

I'm being so well-appreciated~.)

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Haahiii~~~~. (Men all over the world are watching me...

Using me as fap material...)

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Haaah~~. Now that I've gotten used to this thick dildo filling

me out, I want to go even faster~!

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Ahhhh~~~~...!! Hahiii...!!! Uaaah~~~. Going in and out so fast!

My brain's going stuuuupid~~~~!

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(I don't know if I can go back to normal masturbation after

thiiiis~~~~.)

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Woah, look at how fast her hands are moving, she's good!

'Lol, look how her face turned super dumb.' 'I'm about to cum!'

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Waaaait~~~. Everyone~~~~. Don't cum yeeeet~~~. I'm not quite

thereee yeeet~~~. You all have to be good boys and wait for me~~~.

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Don't be weak males that cum too early, okaaaay~~~? Just a moment~~.

Hyaaah~~~~. Ahhhh~~~~. Just oneeeee moreee moooment~~~.

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Your moans are so cute!' 'FAPFAPFAFAPFAP!' 'Trying to hang

on for you!' 'She's got such a needy butthole.'

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Ahhh~~~. Hyaahhhiii~~. Okay... Okaaay~~~. I'm getting there~~.

Gettting theerree~~~~~. Now, everyoneee~~~~. Togetheerrreee~~~.

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C-cumming! My slutty asshole... is cumming from a dildo going

wild in my asssss!! Cuuummingggg!!!! Cumming from my asssss!!!!

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Uhaaaa~~~~....! (Sooo.... gooood....! That was.... such a great...

stream~~~.)

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God tier!' 'That cumming face is the face of a real porn star!'

'Subbing!' 'Me too!' 'Gonna tell all my internet pals about you!'

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Ahhhh... Haaah.... Thank you all for supporting me~~.

I'm so happy to have you all as my fans~~~~~.

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That's it for today then, everyone, I hope you like it~~~.

Have a nice evening~.

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(Ahhhh... Being liked by so many people.....

This is what life is all about~!)

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+143 Fans!

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Heya~! It's

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-time!

Your favorite online idol!

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PRAISE

---------

!' 'Please let me lick your feet!' 'Yay! Stream!'

'Church of

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! ASSemble!

---------

Today we are doing something special!

---------

OMG! Guys look! There's a package! We getting another vibrator?!'

'Please let me lick your feet!' 'God, I wish I was

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s feet.'

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...A-hem. Can the feet fetishists please shut up for a moment...?

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Please let me lick your feet --- USER GOT BANNED FOR THIS POST.'

'Lmao again.' 'LOL' 'Tits 1. Feet 0.'

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With that out of the way, a company reached out to me with this comment

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Your body's hot, but your underwear sucks!

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Ouch! But honestly... I get it.

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If you want to improve your image! We have the solution!

Quality lingerie! If you wear and advertise it

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---blablabla.

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The rest doesn't really matter. What matters is my underwear!

To be honest, I used to be completely fashion illiterate.

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Not caring about my outfits, basically being rude to everyone

around me by pulling down the standards for all girls.

---------

And while I realized just how utterly selfish that was of me,

I've only worked on improving the parts that are usually seen

in public.

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But that's no excuse to not work on what's beneath the exterior!

In fact, just working on the visible part, isn't that what one would

call a shallow human being?

---------

So, thanks for this wake-up call and sending me this package!

Let's try it on!

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Oh yeah, your underwear was a huge downer for me.'

'Definitely subbing if you get some better panties!'

---------

Uhhh~~. Not baaad~~. Not bad at all~~. I'm liking this~. The material

feels smooth against my skin. How's everyone else liking it~?

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Subbed!!!' 'I wanna be the bra.' 'Then I'm the panties!'

'Heh. A lot better.' 'Righ????'

---------

Weeell, if you like it that much, please buy a bunch for your

girlfriend's okaaay~? Maybe I will get even better advertisment

deals then~.

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Don't have a girlfriend but ordering 10 immediately!!!'

'Me too!' 'Me three!' 'EVERYONE SUPPORT

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(Ehehe~. So easy~~. Wow, I can't believe I got these for free~.

The material really is smooth and high-quality.)

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(Ehehehe~. My channel's already gotten big enough to do

advertisment~. I'm going to grow and grow and grow~~.)

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Plain Underwear

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changed to

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Sexy Underwear

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+189 Fans!

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Everyone! Three more jumping jacks!

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Hahhh.... Haaaah... Everyone, did you all have some good exercise~?

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I pumping my dick extra hard!' 'Love your plump ass <3

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'CHURCH OF

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ASS-EMBLE!!!' 'Please let me lick your feet (nobanpls)'

---------

(Amazing, there are so many new people today! ...And a couple of

old names, I guess... But the flood of new followers isn't stopping!)

---------

Is this the channel of that new model? Saw other people sharing

your pics online!' 'Same!!! Loved your face of disgust!' 'Do that pleeeease!'

'And say something to belittle us!!!'

---------

(Huh, looks like that photoshoot is making an even bigger

splash than I could have ever imagined!)

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Sure~. If that's what everyone wants~.

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You fucking pathetic beta cucks are all worthless dregs of society.

Give me your money so I can actually do something useful with it.

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Uooohhh!!' 'As you command, my queen!' 'My goddesss'

'We shall do as you command!' 'Please take all of my money!'

---------

(Ahhh, it's so amazing being worshipped like this.

If only... this is how everyone would treat me...)

---------

Say, just hypothetically speaking, if I were your queen,

but let's say it wasn't here on Earth but on a fantasy world...

---------

...And I would be a Demon Queen, what would you think of me...?

(N-Not that I am seriously considering it, of course!)

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Would immediately join whatever demonic cult worships you'!

'Me too! Would spy on anyone trying to fight you!' 'We are no

longer the Church of

---------

but subjects of Demon Queen

---------

Bwahahaha. Thank you everyone~. (...My own personal cult, huh~.

I guess they would be willing to do more than some of the dumb

Royans I'm trying to protect...)

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So this is where my boyfriend's been wasting all our money.

Hey, you, bitch! Stop griefing some horny guys for money!'

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...Huh...?

---------

OMG! HOW DARE SHE INSULT OUR QUEEN!' 'BAN HER BAN HER BAN HER!'

'People like you are an insult to all women!! Stop trying to manipulate

some lonely guys!!'

---------

Ehhh.... (What an annoying bitch. Blablablablabla.)

Not my fault your boyfriend prefers a real woman like me

over whatever sad excuse of a human... meat bag you are.

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BAN BAN BAN!' 'DEATH THOSE WHO INSULT DEMON QUEEN

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...You know what? I won't just ban you. For coming into my kingdom

and ruining my stream, you should receive a more fit punishment~.

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Everyone, you said you would fight spy on anyone trying to

fight me right~?

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CHAT!!!

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Your Demon Queen commands you: Find the identity of this bitch!

I want every last detail on her life spread over the internet!!

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Aye!' 'Ohh! Shit's getting real' 'AS YOU COMMAND!'

'PLEASE LET ME LICK YOUR FEET!' 'This is going to be fun!'

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I'll get my friends on this!' 'Let's fucking goooooo!!!!'

'Let's see who's LONELY bitch!!'

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Hmpf. (Serves her right! 'An insult to all women'? Bullshit.

If anything, I am turning into a role model for all other women.)

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(If they were more like me, they would be able to build a fanbase

as big as mine and truly succeed in life like me.)

---------

(Plus, this makes for the perfect chance to give all these

new followers something to bond over!)

---------

(Ahhhh.... All these new followers... I really feel like a queen...

My modeling debut was a huge success...!!!)

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+1399 Fans!

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Hey there Chat~. I heard some good guys have found the identity

of that skank who had the audacity to come into my stream and

insult me.

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Me! Me! Meee! I found her! Here's all her info: Address,

name, everything!' 'Juicy!' 'What are we gonna go with this...?'

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Oh, I can tell you what we are going to do---

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Punishment.

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Have any of you perhaps heard of the

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Social Ranking? What's that?' 'Do you live under a fucking

rock or something?? It's a trend going all around the net!'

---------

(Hehe~. Good, good~. The other girls are already fanning

the flames~. Now is a good time to get my stream onboard~.)

---------

Everyone! That girl disrespected someone of a higher social

standing than her! And for that she needs punishment!

---------

Constant harrassment! I want her trash ripped open in front

of her house! Her phone ringing off the hook!

---------

Get to her friends as well, make it clear that as long as they

don't treat her like a leper, they will get the same treatment!

---------

And dont't forget to document your work with #socialranking!

I want everyone to see our work!

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Those who do well will get special edition, high resolution

photos from my masturbation stream~.

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And of course, I also have something for the girls!

Join the movement and your ITB account will receive

special advertisement by me!

---------

It's a ticket for catching yourself a boyfriend from

a higher social standing!!

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Holy shit!! GIMME THOSE PHOTOS!!' 'Please, feature my

account! I don't want my Social Ranking to be this low!!'

'I JUST WANNA LICK YOUR FEET!'

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Can I have feetpics as a reward instead??' 'I want my

reward to be one of your shoes so I can lick them all day!!'

---------

(I love my fanbase----but some of them are really a bunch

of fucking weirdos.)

---------

(Oh well, as long as it fuels their dedication to me, what does it matter?)

---------

Heard we have a designated victim! Social Ranking Soldier

reporting in!' 'Tier 2 General reporting in as well!'

---------

Hm? What's that?

---------

We are big fans of Veronica!!! And when we saw her posts

about the Social Ranking, we knew we gotta take action!!'

---------

We have been forming corps to execute the will of our

queens!' 'We received your order! Harassment will be non-stop!'

---------

(Damn! Veronica has some really dedicated fanboys~.

Uhhhhh~, this is gonna be goooood~~~~.)

---------

(And wow, looks like my call to punish that girl is being

shared over the whole web! And people are joining in on my

stream as a result~.)

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Everyone! I'm happy to hear of your dedication!

---------

Let's all together put the trash of society into place!

So that we all may live in a nation where true justice rules!

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+1766 Fans!

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Hello there, my dear.

---------

Really looking forward to today. To think you'd be the one to come

forward and ask to be fucked on camera in your own home---

---------

Kya~. H-hey, d-don't already start touching me...!

---------

---Your honey pot doesn't seem to mind my fingers, though.

---------

L-let's not get ahead of ourselves...

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B-but... thanks for agreeing to help me.

---------

After the images you fondling me blew up this hard, I definitely

think this is the next step towards raising my popularity.

---------

How could I refuse a request of my horny girlfriend to further

her own submission and become mine?

---------

Ah, th-that's... I'm not... furthering my own submission...

I'm just doing what's necessary to achieve my ambition

of becoming a number one influencer...

---------

You're aware that even the pigs out there can put together

one and one, right? Once we've done this, everyone will know

the real identity of your streaming persona.

---------

That too is something I'm prepared for... Keeping the identity

a secret, I was embarrassed that others would know I was doing

lewd acts for the world to see...

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...But that was stupid...

---------

Why would I give a shit about anyone knowing?

There's nothing embarrassing about showing my

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superior

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body to the world.

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Heh. Good to hear, my dear, I too---

---------

---Have been eargely waiting for the moment to publically

show the world that you're mine.

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Ahh~~. H-hey, Richard, I told you to wait...

We need to.. start up the stream first...!

---------

Especially this version of yours, I have been waiting to fuck

since I saw your first stream.

---------

Ohh~~~, Richi~~, babe~.... (Ahhh, no good, I always become

pudding under his touch...) I didn't know you liked cosplay like this~.

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Take a feel of my dick, if you wanna know.

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O-oh...! Oh wow~... You're already ready to go~.

(Ahhh... I'm really about to show the world that

I'm Richard's woman...)

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(...Even though I'm his sworn enemy... But the hatred I

should feel...) Ahh~. (...I can barely summon it anymore...)

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(Looking at him... all I can think about are feelings of happiness,

that my boyfriend is getting turned on from my current costume~.)

---------

(And then there's this anticipation... If he is this loaded

with lust... Oh, the sex, it's gonna be so good...!)

---------

Oh? It's almost like your pussy's trying to squeeze my finger's off,

my dear! I believe this might be a good time to turn on the stream!

---------

Ahhh~, h-hey not while you're... Ahhh, this isn't how I thought

we would do it~! (Ah, as usual he's totally taking control...!)

---------

(...I just love it when he does that...! So manly...

It's moments like this where I wish I could just give

in to him and become his...)

---------

(Ahhh, no no no!) Ahh~~. (I'm not here to give in! I'm here

to maximally exploit Richard! So I can use him to catapult

me up the social ladder!) Huah~.

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is online!' 'Hi

---------

!' 'Wow, look at her

flushed face!' 'Looks like

---------

s super horny today~.'

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AHhHhhh~~. H-hello everyooone~~. It's your, ahh~, favorite streamer

---------

~, and today I've something veeeery special, huah~.

---------

Hey, who's that besides our queen?!' 'Is he fingering her?'

'I think I recognize him!' 'Now that you say it...'

---------

Everyone~~~, please meet my boyfrined, ahh~, Richard~~~.

---------

Wait but isn't he together with some other girl?!' 'Uhhh, yeah,

some unknown non-celebrity though.' 'Wait, I saw some her pics

trending! She kinda looks like

---------

OMG! OMG! OMG!! IDENTITY REVEAL!!' HOLY SHIT!!!' 'CHURCH

---------

ASS-EMBLE!!!' 'FOLLOWED YOUR REAL ACCOUNT!'

---------

Ahahaha~, yes, everyone that's right, my real name is Aura~.

Please follow me on

---------

ITB

---------

and like all of my posts~.

---------

But showing you my real identity isn't the real main show~.

---------

Uhhhh, there's more?!' 'Another masturbation show?' 'No, wait,

if she brought her boyfriend, maybe?!' 'ARE WE GONNA SEE IT?!'

---------

Ahh~, that's right~. Please watch me today, as I get fucked

stupid by my boyfriend~. While I get him ready, spread the

message~.

---------

See this, everyone? This is the big, fat cock that's going

to deeply penetrate my little nympho pussy~.

---------

I hope there are also plenty of girls watching today~.

If so, please masturbate diligently as I show you the

capabilites of a real man~.

---------

Strong, hard, and hot... The hallmarks of a real man's dick~.

A lesser one would ejaculate just from a handjob, but for a

real man, this is just an appetizer~.

---------

Oh shit... I don't think I can keep up with this...'

'I'm a lesser man, ahhh!' 'I wish I had a boyfriend like that...'

---------

Those of you who are inferior, keep in mind, as long as you

always act obediently towards those above, you, too, may

find salvation~.

---------

And as for the girls, you gotta work on yourself~.

---------

(Ahhhh, I can't wait anymore... After Richard fingered me,

and now looking for so long on his rock hard dick, I can't

help but want it inside me...!)

---------

Okay, Richard, I think the audience is ready, let's---

---------

Hey, hey, hey, hold on, Aura. Who said I'm ready?

---------

Ah~, but you are already this hard...

---------

If you wanna earn your reward dick, then work your hands

faster. Gotta work for----right?

---------

Ahhh~, b-but...! (Ahhhh, what is this jerk doing...?!

I want his dick...! I want it! Now...!

---------

No buts. Didn't you add some rule to your Social Rankings that

the boyfriend is always higher ranked than the girlfriend?

---------

Ah, y-yes, but..... Ahhh... to be presented with such a hard

and strong dick... and not being allowed to insert it...

---------

(But Richard is right... I have to obey my own rules...

If I want everyone else to obey, them I need to lead

with a good example...!)

---------

There, Richard, babe~, is this more to your liking~?

---------

Ah, now that's a decent handjob.

---------

Damn, she's usually so confident!' 'Look how her boyfriend is

turning her into a lowly sow!' 'So that's the true

---------

'Fuck, she's so crazy for dick!' 'FAP FAP FAP FAP!!'

---------

My dear, we don't want your audience to be mistaken about

who's the one in charge in our relationship, don't we?

---------

Ahhh~, n-no, of course not~.

---------

(Ahh, this wasn't at all what I had planned...! I wanted to show

Richard off as my sign of social success! But what I'm showing

everyone is... how I'm his submissive girlfriend...!)

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You wanna get dicked down?

---------

Yes~, yes, please let's already get started~. (Ahh, I don't

care anymore...! I just want this diiiickkk~~~!)

---------

Heh. Alright------

---------

Ahhhhh, yes, yes...! Please put it inside! Please put it inside

already! Ahhh~. I can't wait anymore...!

---------

(Oh my God, I'm flooding so much...! The thought of the whole

world seeing me in this state is turning me on even more...!)

---------

----Then how about you tell the world how you and I used to

be enemies? Maybe then I'll consider your reward.

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Ahhh, y-you meanie... You're still not going to put it in...?!

---------

Come on, tell your audience what kind of girl you used to be.

---------

Ahhhh, I used to be someone who kept wasting her life away...

Reading books, spending time with losers...

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And your boyfriend?

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Y-yes, I used to have a very boring boyfriend...

...With a very boring and average dick...

---------

(...George... To think that I used to jerk him off just like this...

Right here as well... And how disappointed I always was...)

---------

(...Ahhh, comparing these two...)

---------

eorge's boring stick and Richard's yummy, fat and hard meat...)

---------

(It just makes me realize again how I was missing out by being

together with George... Ugh...)

---------

(Was he really THAT much smaller

---------

? Damn, no matter how hard I try,

I can only remember his dick when it's all flaccid and shriveled up...)

---------

Hey, hey Aura don't go all silent. Tell us all what you're

thinking about. What kind of thoughts did the mention of

your boring-ass boyfriend evoke?

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Ahhhh, I was remembering how average and mediocre he was,

compared to you... And how superior you are to him...

---------

Any message you wanna pass on to your watchers regarding that?

---------

Girls, any of you watching, you must abandon that kind of life

style as soon as possible! It will only make you unhappy!

---------

Any real, happy life involves parties, going out, sex with

an attractive boyfriend, if you aren't living your life like

that, then you are a failure and a loser!

---------

Okay, can we, already...?!

---------

So, what about us? Just because we have this.... fight going

on between us, you kept calling me 'scum', remember?

---------

AHhhhh, stop driving me craaazy alreaaadyy......!

I apologize, I apologize for calling you scum!

---------

Oh damn, so she used to hate Richard?' 'Used to call him scum but now

she's begging like crazy to get fucked!' 'Couldn't win against the D.'

'Nope, not against the D.' 'The D. always wins.' 'Yup, hail D.'

---------

(Ahhh, he's the evil one, yet here I am apologizing to him...

In front of the entire world... Just to get my reward dick...!)

---------

Heh. Your hatred for me used to burn to bright, but now it's desire that

consumes. Tell me, Aura, as I grant you your reward----how does it feel

to surrender yourself to me?

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Huaaaaah...! It feels goooooooooodddddddddd

---------

~~!!!

It's finally heeereee

---------

my reward diiiiiiiickkkk

---------

hahh

---------

huaaahh

---------

~~, so good, soo good

---------

my dirty

little pussy is so happy to have received this rewaaaard

---------

~~.

---------

You love being conquered, don't you?

---------

HAhhhHhhhhh

---------

yeeeeessss

---------

~~. Ahhh

---------

~~!

(It was on this bed that I gave my virginity to George...)

---------

~~!

(It was on this bed that I had sex on Earth for the first

time in my life.)

---------

Nhhahhh

---------

And now in the very same

bed I'm letting Richard reshape my pussy to his liking...!)

---------

~~~! (And what a change in sight this is!)

---------

(A well-defined six-pack instead of that skinny and yet

somehow wobbly bunch of useless fat.) Nhahh

---------

(And a dick pulsating with life, covered with my honey

---------

instead of a disgusting piece of green rubber

---------

(And all of that accompanied with soo much skill

---------

With George, I only remember how TERRIBLE our first sex was...!)

---------

Girls, this is what a real man, does

---------

~. He pushes

through a girl's rejection, until her heart becomes his

---------

This guy's my role model!' 'Kya~, just found this stream, it's really

Richard on here!!' 'Can we please all remember the real reason we

are all here? Aura!' 'That's

---------

to you!!'

---------

(The stream's bursting with new viewers! It's working...!)

Hahh

---------

yeesss, fuck me deeper baabeee

---------

(They love seeing me reduced to a lowly cocksleeve~!)

---------

Harder

---------

~, please plunge your powerful meatstick harder

inside me

---------

make me squeal moreee

---------

Who's your Demon King?

---------

You are

---------

you are

---------

you areeee

---------

~. Ahhh

---------

hahhh

---------

(I can't tell anymore. Am I trying to arouse the viewers...?

Or am I just letting my female instincts take over...?)

---------

HUahhhhHhhhhHhhhhh

---------

~~~!!!

---------

Yeesss

---------

just like thaaaattt

---------

~~~!!

---------

It's plunging in soo deep inside meee

---------

huaaahhh

---------

~~!

Going in

---------

and out

---------

iiiin

---------

and ooout

---------

~~!!

---------

Huaahhhh

---------

my little slutty hole loves hard and rough

seeeexxx like thiiiissss

---------

Damn, she's getting fucked stupid!' 'Aura's so lucky...' 'Lol even the girls

in the chat are being super horny.' 'BEST STREAM EVER' 'Shit, I already came!'

'Haha your stamina sucks!'

---------

Hahhiiii

---------

~~. (Everyone's watching me... fapping to

me getting railed silly...) Uahhhh

---------

Sooo goood

---------

(It's moments like these...) AHhhhhHHhhh

---------

~! (...I wish

I could just live in forever... surrendering myself to Richard...)

---------

babe, I just love

getting pounded by you so much

---------

Heh. Being on camera's really turning you on, huh?

Your pussy's wonderfully tight today, Aura.

---------

after all the teasing

---------

and staring at your

manly cock

---------

while rubbing it off, my pussy's got

so hungry for your coooockkkk

---------

Hauhhhh

---------

my little perverted slut hole can't help but

tighten up in delight after finally being granted your diickk

---------

Heh. Good response, my pet. As reward for tightening up so much,

I'd say you earned yourself an extra hard fucking!

---------

Uhooooohhhhh

---------

~~~!! (Ahhh, I love it

whenever he fucks me like thiiiis

---------

HyaaahhhhHHhHhHhhhhHh

---------

~~~~~!!

My head's tuurning alll blaaankkkk~~~!!

---------

KyaaahhhhhHHhhhhHhh

---------

~~~~~~~~!!

Ahhh

---------

uhhh

---------

that was sooo gooodddddd

---------

Giirlllssss, ahhhh

---------

this is... huahhhh

---------

the kind of boyfriend you want

---------

Someone who caaaannnn, ahhh

---------

dominate you like this

---------

If you have some, huahhh

---------

love-dovey bullshit boyfriend

using condoms or something, ahhh

---------

dump his pathetic

ass right now

---------

Someone who uses condoms, ahhh

---------

has no sense of responsibility

---------

~~.

Fucking your girlfriend raw is a sign of committments, uhahh

---------

instead seek out those you hate

---------

those

you think are absolute assholes to you

---------

Hauuuhhhh

---------

they are the ones, ahii

---------

who

can truly make you happy

---------

like me

---------

Yes, I will!' 'Th-that would mean I would need to dump mine and

go for the one who bullied him in school

---------

commands it!'

'The Social Ranking says you need to obey!' 'I-I guess I have no choice then!'

---------

Woaah, damn...! My dear, are you getting off to the rising

viewer counter?! Fuck, you're supposed to cum to my cock!

---------

UhhhHHOOOohhhHooo

---------

~~~~!!!

---------

I'm soorrrryyy

---------

You aren't going to cum 'cause of the pigs, got it?

You're gonna cum 'cause of me. I won't allow for anything else.

---------

(Aha

---------

~, he's genuinely angry that I might cum from

someone besides him

---------

~.) Ahhhh

---------

~~!

---------

Here, take my semen deep in your womb and-----CUM....!!

---------

AHHHHIiiIIiiiIIiiiiiIIIi

---------

Sooo thick

---------

and hot

---------

ahhhhhhh

---------

filling me up deep inside

---------

Any goodbye words for your viewers?

---------

Viewers......? Oh right, we are still... live... Taking in

your seed.... I totally forgot...

---------

Heh. As you should, my dear. Focusing solely on me

is just what you need to do.

---------

(Ahhhh, so monopolizing... Him getting angry because I felt

horny from the people watching... it's kind of making me happy...)

---------

(Richard wants me... this powerful Demon King, who could have

anyone in the world, really, truly desires me the most of all...)

---------

Ahhh... Everyone.... Picking a good boyfriend and girlfriend

is important to your life... so make sure... ahhh, to make the

right choice~.

---------

For the boys; make sure to discpline and correct your woman,

if she adamantly refuses to submit to you... she might be

misguided to the point that you need to dump her.

---------

And the opposite goes for the girls; pick a boyfriend who isn't

just some nice-guy... Reject the mediocre ones, don't lower your

standards...!

---------

And make sure you give the ones you think are jerks or assholes

a chance~. Chances are they are the ones truly fit for you~.

---------

(Ahhhh.... they are all listening to every word I'm saying...

Like I'm the leader of some cult or something...)

---------

(And wow..... the viewer count really exploded massively...

This is going to go big....)

---------

(But somehow, my success isn't what's on my mind at all right now...)

---------

(...What's filling my mind... is that I want to go for a second

round with Richard's

---------

right now...!)

---------

+7943 Fans!

+5 Submission!

---------

G-George?!

---------

Oh thank god, I had been waiting all night.

I was worried something happened to you.

---------

Don't...

---------

Don't even try George... Right now, I don't want to hear

anymore lies.

---------

--I...

---------

...I'm sorry... I did lie to you...

---------

...I don't want to hear your apologies either...

I know everything. .....You broke my heart, George.

---------

Now get out of my room. I don't want to even look you in

the eye. And take whatever documents you have put on my desk

here with you.

---------

(What the hell is this? Tax documents... on Richard......?

......And more.... All of these..... classified documents on Richard...)

---------

George...?! What is all this?!

---------

I had to jump through some hoops to get these from Veronica.

...The girl made me go out with her today. I'm sorry for not

telling you Aura.

---------

When I heard Richard in the background... I just panicked...

Because I was afraid I would lose my chance to make some progress.

---------

...I'm sorry.

---------

(Huh... George... didn't betray me after all....?

My... theory... that I made up was....... right?!)

---------

(...So it wasn't just Richard exploiting that he knew George

was cheating on me, to get me into bed... he even made that up...?)

---------

(Nonono... this could also just be George trying to talk his

way out of this...! He even confessed to Veronica...!)

---------

(.......I don't know what to believe......)

---------

I'm sure if we talk this out we can get over this.

I promise you... from now on, no more secrets!

---------

...George...

---------

Come here, you look really worn out. This day must have been horrible.

---------

...You have no idea...

---------

Don't touch me you fucking filthy vermin.

---------

...Ah...!

---------

...Eh...? I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that!

O-or punch you like that!

---------

(...That disgust I just felt welling up inside me as George

tried to hug me... Was it the curse...?)

---------

(...Looking at George... All I can think about is how he's

pathetic and useless... Are these thoughts... from the curse...?)

---------

(But then again, when I talked myself into a rage against George

at the group date, I think I meant every word...?)

---------

(...That going out with George, who cannot fulfill any of his

duties as a boyfriend, is the greatest mistake of my life...

This regret... is real..... right?)

---------

(...Nhhh... Is my disgust for this person something I am

feeling naturally or somehow the result of the curse...?)

---------

(...This is terrible... This is absolutely terrible...

Not being able to tell which feelings are mine and which are fake...)

---------

...Hey George... Maybe you didn't betray me today...

---Maybe you did.... I don't know...

---------

Either way, I did some thinking about our relationship.

...And... I think we should move apart.

---------

...W-wait, what, you want to break up?

---------

...Not necessarily that, but... (At least until I'm sure what

my own feelings are...) I think we should put this relationship

on hold for now.

---------

...Um... O-okay.

---------

(Pathetic. Not even fighting back. What a spineless coward

---------

These negative thoughts make so much sense.)

---------

(Could the curse really somehow make me think like this towards

someone?! ...Then again... The negative thoughts that nearly made

me abandon my allies in Roya...)

---------

(---Judging by them, it would be absolutely possible...!)

---------

...Then... I'll be continuing my investigation against Richard.

Y-you just tell me when we can think about resuming our relationship, okay?

---------

T-take all the time you need!

---------

...Haahhh..... (Still a couple hours left until morning...

...I really don't want to head into Roya after all this...)

---------

(But there is no other choice. Especially not if Richard's curse

even has the power to somehow mentally attack me on Earth...!)

---------

Richard... I can't believe... I gave in to him...

And what's the absolute worst---

---------

---I can still feel my pussy throbbing in disappointment,

because we didn't go for a second round.

---------

...As much as I hate to admit it...

...The sex was........ truly

---------

amazing.......

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Total Relationship Change George:

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-55!

Total Relationship Change Richard:

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+91!

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George gained status

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Ex-Boyfriend

---------

Richard lost status

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Scum

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and gained status

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Jerk

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George removed from

---------

George removed from

---------

Aura forgot

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George Bond

---------

Aura learned

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Richard Bond

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Richard Disposition Switch

---------

Woah, amazing! The stream of new followers and likes from my

selfies with Richard isn't stopping!!!

---------

We should go on dates more often!

---------

(Nhhh...! I'm playing right into that jerk's hands...!)

---------

(No... That's not how I should think about this...!)

---------

(I said I would squeeze every benefit out of this fake

relationship and that's exactly what I'm doing!)

---------

(S-so... asking him for another date so I can make more selfies

is purely for my benefit, it's not because I want to go on more

dates with him or because they are fun or anything!)

---------

Haaaaaah.......... (I can't tell anymore. Is that really

what I think or am I just lying to myself...?)

---------

Uhh! Another ten followers!

---------

(Well, at least one thing isn't a lie... My follower count has

been skyrocketing since we started this fake relationship.)

---------

Yes, I need to focus on the numbers! They are telling the truth!

I'm the one really benefitting from this relationship!!

---------

Richard thinks he's getting me under his thumb just because I'm getting

a bit attracted to him, but in reality, I'm the one winning this

---------

between us!

---------

Fame, status, money --- Everything that

---------

truly matters in life

---------

If that's what I am getting out of this, then enduring the consequences

this relationship has on the curse progression is well worth it!

---------

Kyaaa! The selfie started trending!!!

I so need to make more of these!!!

---------

+211 Fans!

+1 Relationship Richard!

---------

Haaaaahhhhhh........ Another night, another go at Roya...

(...And after I barely caught ANY sleep last night...)

---------

(...I'm feeling seriously unmotivated...)

---------

...And I bet all this stress isn't good for my skin, like, at all.

---------

After nights where I went into Roya late at night, I should

take it a bit slower on the next day.

---------

After all, I have already worked hard by going into Roya despite

being so tired the day before.

---------

Plus, maintaining my skin and beauty is important too.

---------

Beauty Sleep Is A Must

---------

Haaaahhhh... Learning skills is sooooooo tiresome.....

---------

I especially hate listening to someone whose intellect and

abilities are below mine...

---------

I don't feel like learning at alllll..... Ughhhh....

---------

Let's get it over with, I guess...

---------

Learning Skills Sucks

---------

And that marks the end of this season's 'The Next Super Model'!!

Thank you all for watching!

---------

Kya~. I can't believe that upset~. Her singing and dancing

were perfect~! I'm so happy a former cheerleader won!

---------

Good thing you joined the cheerleading club, right?

Maybe one day, you too will be standing on that stage.

---------

Ahhhh, that would be a real dream come true~.

---------

Of course, it's still a long shot. You need to keep working

on yourself and closely listen to alllll of my advice---

---------

Any words you would like to give to the audience?

Oh, yes! Shoutout to

---------

Aura

---------

....Eh...?!

---------

I fully support the Social Ranking movement and want

to dedicate my victory to it!

---------

So that we can all work hard towards a more beautiful future,

ruled by winners like me!

---------

Wow! Look, Alicia, look, look, looookkk...!!

I'm being mentioned on a massive show like this!!

---------

And you kept saying this was a waste of time, bwahahaha.

You know, Alicia, a lot of your recent advice has lost

a bit of its edge.

---------

...It seems I was a bit... pessimistic about this.

---------

Oh, look Alicia, look, I'm getting so many fans from this!!

Fuuuckkkk! This this so massive!!!

---------

I'm becoming super famous!! Kyaa~! Kyaaaa~~~~!!!

Kyaaaaa~~~~~~~~~!!!!

---------

Hehe~. Maybe one day your follower count will even exceed mine~.

---------

Hey, I think it just did! Mhm, my follower count is now higher than yours!

---------

What...?

---------

Bwahahaha, now that I have improved myself so much, maybe

you need to listen to me more often, Alicia~?

---------

Hey, Alicia, can you get the remote and turn off the TV~?

---------

Huh? You're literally right in front of it---

---------

But I'm higher ranked than you in the Social Ranking,

so you need to listen to my command, okay~?

---------

Hah??

---------

Bwahahaha, don't make such an angry face, Alicia, or you are

going to ruin your beautiful face with wrinkles!

---------

Of course I'm just kidding~. You are my best friend,

I would never use the Ranking against you, silly!

---------

Bwhahahaha!

---------

+22023 Fans!

---------

Ah, nothing more relaxing in the morning than checking

my bank account after prettying myself up.

---------

(Hard to believe how little money I used to have.

And what's worse, I thought that was okay.)

---------

(Or that I never thought of myself as poor - when I clearly was!)

---------

(I just never had money problems because I lacked the knowledge

that there were SO many products to raise my life's quality!)

---------

(Like luxury shoes, high-quality make-up, branded clothes,

and other absolutely necessary items of life.)

---------

(But now, not do I only have Richard as my boyfriend,

I also have so many income streams for myself...!)

---------

(Streaming, modeling, advertisements, oh wow, it's just

all pushing in SO much money into my account.)

---------

(I had already been thinking this about George and his 'struggle'

to get money but it's getting really hard to imagine ---)

---------

(---How could you ever have a problem making tons of money?!

It's soooo easy!)

---------

(Geez, what the fuck are poor people even doing.

Are they even trying? Or do they just WANT to be poor?!)

---------

(Hmpf. Wouldn't surprise me. Gives them a good excuse to blame

someone else for their misery. 'Oh, no I'm poor and my life is sooo

baaad and that's totally not my fault!')

---------

(That's exactly the kind of weak and irresponsible way

of thinking I would expect of those modern peasants.)

---------

(Really just motivates me more to push forward with the

---------

It's finally time for a real shepherd to appear and guide those foolish

sheep to greener pastures.)

---------

Hm? (A mail just came in?

---------

From

---------

to all Main Students

---------

(Main Students.... Nhhh... The one blemish on my own place in society...

That I'm just a lowly student who made it in through the exams...)

---------

(I could totally understand some of the other upper class

girls hating me for this. After all, it's like a mark of dirt.)

---------

(...Even though my social station's increased this much,

my low-born roots are still pulling me down...)

---------

(...If only I could just pay the fees and not rely on some

dumb scholarship...)

---------

(...I guess I could ask Richard... He'd definitely pay for me...

But.... our relationship is only until I defeat him...)

---------

(...I would need something more permanent...

...Like being able to pay for the fees myself...)

---------

(... ... ...Eh...?)

---------

Wait a second! Hoooold on! With all this money that I have---

---------

---Could I maybe afford it?!

---------

Oh God, oh God! I gotta check it out!

I wonder how much money I'd be missing!

---------

(Maybe if I cut a good deal at my modeling job,

I could get the remaining amount...!)

---------

Okay, first things first, let's check out the fee...

Then I can plan how I can get the rest of the money...

---------

It's... It's...

---------

THAT LITTLE?!

---------

Damn, I remember seeing the fee years ago and it felt like

having all air sucked out of me seeing the number...

---------

But this isn't even a real amount of money!

My shoe collection is worth more than this!

---------

How is everyone acting like spending a couple hundred thousand

per semester is even a big deal?!

---------

Hmpf. Even the cheerleader girls act as if this is a lot.

---------

Bwahahaha. Reminds me of how I reacted when Richard bought

the shopping mall just for me and I got all surprised.

---------

Poor people really have terrible imaginaton, geez.

---------

Well then, time to pay these ''fees'' - and then just make

back the money with a couple streams, bwahahahaha.

---------

(To think that none of the other

---------

Exam Students

---------

parents

aren't just paying this. Are they even trying?)

---------

(Do they WANT their children to be targets of bullying?

Just man up and stop being so bad at your job and earn more!)

---------

(Geez, how are poor people even real?)

---------

(Damn, Richard replied to Rose's stupid video on

---------

'Girlfriend material' --- Shit, would he really take Rose back?!)

---------

(Over fucking me?!)

---------

(I'm the one deserving of being the center of his attention!!

Not that instant soup slut!!)

---------

Richard is my ideal partner

---------

Even though he is also my enemy...

As long as he's alive... He should be together with me...!)

---------

(And thinking back on our recent girl-talk at lunch...

Even if I don't win... I still have a chance to fix Richard!)

---------

(But Rose?! No way that skank that can't even figure out how

to get Richard to ejaculate could be a suitable Demon Queen!)

---------

(If she were Richard's girl, he would just continue to kill

and slaughter left and right. So... I have to be the one...!)

---------

I have to be the one at Richard's side!!!

---------

(And no, George, I am not feeling sorry for you! Because of you, I wasted

years of my precious youth in a meaningless, dead-end relationship!)

---------

Because of you, I turned down Richard when he first kissed me!

---------

Had he and I become a pair all the way back then, I'm sure none

of this would have happened!)

---------

(With me as his girlfriend, there would have been no need to

become a Demon King. He would have been satisfied with me.)

---------

(In other words, all the deaths in Roya, all the suffering,

everything, everything, eeeeeeverything.... is your fault!)

---------

(The more I think about it... Isn't George THE picture book

person of someone dragging down society as a whole?!)

---------

(Hogging a perfect, beautiful girl like me by making me feel

pity for him! Preventing me from unleashing my full potential

by encouraging me when I was a filthy nerd!)

---------

(If it was Richard, I bet he would have changed me waaay sooner.

Without a need of a curse...)

---------

(Ahhhhh, I bet he'd have been able to fuck the filthy nerd out

of me and turn me into his ideal woman through his manly dick~.)

---------

('Aura leave the Library Club and join the Cheerleading Club,

or you will need to comfort yourself tonight.')

---------

('Aura, dye your hair blonde, or you won't be able to drink

my cum for the next month.')

---------

(Ahhhh, and I'd follow all of his orders and just be his submissive

little girlfriend, addicted to sex with her boyfriend~.)

---------

(No need to worry about the weight of the world... The consequences

of giving in to Richard... None of it... All of it would be fine...)

---------

If only it weren't for George!!

---------

Exploiting me through his act of kindness. Trying to guilt trip me

into supporting him because 'oh woe is me, I'm sooo poor and my

Mom is deeaaad!'

---------

Not to mention his constant act of hardworking. I earned

SO much more than him just by streaming a little!

---------

Why did I ever support a guy who's too dumb to earn a little

bit of money?!

---------

...To think I ever thought he was

---------

my ideal kind of person

---------

If anything --- he really got me fooled.

---------

How have I never been able to see this so clearly?!

The root of all evil... It's not Richard, not even Luciela---

---------

---It's all George!!

---------

(He destroyed my past --- and that of thousands of innocent Royans!

Then there should be nothing wrong with me destroying his future!!)

---------

(Yes, in the first place this was never a question about

dick OR justice. The simple truth is----------)

---------

Dick = Justice!

---------

(Oh no, ever since I have woken up today

---------

All I've been

able to think about is going back into Richard's arms...)

---------

my body is throbbing with heat

---------

it wants him inside me

---------

It wants his reliable

---------

manly

---------

cock

---------

to stir up my insides

---------

(I've felt desire and lust to get ruthlessly fucked by him before,

but never has it been this strong...!)

---------

The urge to prostrate myself before Richard

and declare myself to be his woman

---------

is so strong...!)

---------

(....Has the curse gained even more strength over me...?

But no matter

---------

no matter... I will endure...!)

---------

(...As usual, I can still fight these urges...!

---------

I just need to vent them

---------

Beg Richard to thoroughly fuck me

---------

as his Demon Queen

---------

a-and then I can go back to my hunt for him...)

---------

(...Back to Roya...

...Back to these---)

---------

---Subhuman meatbags. What a pain they are.

Why am I even bothering to save them?

---------

Hmpf. Considering how much they've been opposing me,

shouldn't I rather join Richard's Demon Army?

---------

If it's us, we'd be able to properly rule those cavemen.

I swear, all them wasting their potentials.

---------

Well, I guess not like this world is any better.

---------

W-what... What just what is wrong with me today...?!

O-of course I have to save them... I'm their Hero...

---------

...Don't forget Aura... There are valiant people who sacrificed

their lives to get you to where you are ---

---------

---Fucking morons, all of them. Wasting their lives like that.

Could have been useful and put their bodies to work in the mines.

Pleasured a woman. Served the strong.

---------

Ah, nonononono! Not again, ah, ahhh, wh-what is this?!

(I'm starting to feel really scared....)

---------

(...My heart... Why.... just why is it, that in my heart...

I'm unable to feel any sort of compassion for those who helped me...?!)

---------

(The ones who gave their lives to summon me. The soldiers

who blew themselves up. Desmond's friends and Marten.)

---------

(...Their sacrifices, why do they feel so

---------

stupid and dumb...?!)

---------

(Why is that when I try to picture Desmond's friend

---------

all I can

think about is how UGLY they were?! Not to mention filthy.)

---------

(Don't panic. Don't panic. Ah.. Ahhh.. Don't panic!!!)

---------

(I just need to clear my head. Just need to satisfy my lust.

Once that's done, I should be able to think clearer again...)

---------

(Technically today isn't a sex day, but I'm sure if beg Richard

really, really, really hard I can convince him to make a deal...)

---------

(...Whatever he asks for, I'll give him and then, and then

I'm sure the curse will loosen its grip again...!)

---------

With my battle against Richard no longer monopolizing so much

of my time, I also finally had some more time for myself.

---------

Coooomee ooooon, George! Enough studying already!

---------

...Or rather, it's sexual education studying time~.

---------

J-just one moment, Aura---

---------

---Aaaaaand one moment is up!

---------

Hey, George...

---------

...Please do me lots and lots and lots~.

Even though that stupid curse is gone...

---------

...I still feel my

---------

aching like crazy...

---------

...Aura...

---------

...I've betrayed our relationship so many times...

...Over and over again...

---------

.......And now I'm here, wanting to have sex with you because

of the desires I have gotten while betraying you......

---------

..................Perhaps we should stop...

---------

Geez, do you plan on cheating on me?

---------

Wh-what? No, of course not!

---------

See? Then it's all good. Everything is in the past.

What matters is us right now.

---------

Come here, Aura. Let's create new memories of the future together.

---------

Mhm. Thanks, George. Thanks for always being so understanding...

---------

...Though, you know, it would be a little sexier if you

were just a bit angry!

---------

Mhm! Something like...

---------

'Aura! In order to apologize for your cheating, you must now

submit yourself to five rounds of intense make-up sex!'

---------

I-I-I wouldn't ever demand you to have sex!!!!

A-a-a-also f-five rounds?!

---------

Well, you should!!! Should I have picked six?

---------

No!!! Increasing the number isn't fixing anything!!!

---------

What about five rounds of anal sex then?

---------

...I-in your dirty hold? A-Aura I don't know---

---------

Ooohhh~? You don't knooow? Well, well, looks like we have

discovered a severe lack of sex ed!

---------

H-haha, I don't think I'm mentally prepared for that!

---------

What do you mean that you're not mentally prepared?!

That's the girl's line!! Bwahahaha.

---------

Hmmm? Shouldn't little George have gotten just a bit

stiff by now? Does he need some more foreplay~?

---------

Um... I-I'm having some troubles there...

Ever since Veronica... I.......

---------

O-oh...!

---------

(...She really inflicted some serious trauma on poor George...)

---------

Well, let's see if we can't fix that~.

---------

(...To think that after all the misery we went through,

we are now able to be here together...)

---------

(...Looking back, I can't believe we overcame such an

impossible situation...)

---------

Uwawawa...

---------

....Awawawa!!

---------

IT'S DOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!

---------

Take that Richard!!!

---------

Even with your constant threat looming over my head

- I have succeeded!!

---------

My game has finally been finiiiisheeed!!!

---------

AHHHH!!!!!!

---------

Sheesh, you need to keep it down, Aura.

I could hear you all the way down...

---------

Heh

---------

You have arrived just in time to witness

the moment of my (second) most ultimate triumph!!

---------

Hooo, looking a lot better than the last time!

---------

Duh. Well, of course! After all, it's now---

---------

It's probably nearly 10% complete or something at this point, right?

Nice prototype!

---------

...Eh...? T-ten... N-no...

Uh, R-Rose!!!!

---------

You probably still want to replace all these graphics

here, but otherwise it's looking promising!

---------

N-n-n-no... Th-that's how it's supposed to look like.

It's the thing... I did the thing...

---------

...I did..... the thing........

......It's 100% done...... the thing........

---------

Hahaha, I'm just kidding, just kidding, Aura.

I heard you loud and clear, that it's done.

---------

In the first place, I have no clue whether this actually

looks good or not, hahahaha.

---------

GAAAAHHH!!!!!!!

---------

You're sooo meeeeaaaan!!!!!!

---------

Anything you just said should be considered a crime!!

Penalty:

---------

Life sentence!!!

---------

Hey, Aura...

---------

...I'm glad we can joke around like this again,

without everything ending up in a fight.

---------

I really missed this.

---------

Mhm. Me too, I can't believe how easily I exploded in your

face over literally anything you said!

---------

...And also, I'm sorry. I kept getting angry at you,

when I should have paid more attention to you.

---------

W-well, I did get irrationally angry about everything,

bwahaha. I can't even properly explain it...

---------

It was as if the sound of your voice itself sounded like

nails on a chalkboard or something!

---------

Sheesh. I wonder, how exactly did Alicia carry out those

brainwashings...?

---------

It must have been some sort of highly complex magic - I imagine

altering the human soul would require precise calculations on

which part to affect with which kind of spell and---

---------

She flipped switches.

---------

Come again?

---------

You mean, as in flipping an actual 'Rose Switch' from

'Like' to 'Dislike' or what?

---------

Yep.

---------

You know how she made me hate books?

---------

Took them and threw them into a garbage bin.

---------

..............I kind of imagined something more intricate.

---------

(...To think that after all the fighting we went through,

we are now able to look back and laugh at everything...)

---------

(...To return to this... Rose and me being friends...

Everything........ It's such a miracle...)

---------

(....No... Not a miracle!! We fought tooth and nail for

this outcome, so I won't call it a miracle!!!)

---------

Hmmm... By the way, looks like my words were kinder than

the comments I see flickering over your screen.

---------

I have achieved the perfect state of clear mind

to remain unaffected.

---------

...As you have demonstrated just now.

---------

N-near perfect!!

---------

To be honest, I only have them open because I was looking

forward to the reaction of a certain player.

---------

Ahhh, the one you showed me.

---------

Mhm... It's a shame, I haven't heard from him at all.

...I feel like he would have liked the ending.

---------

One where the defeated Demon King achieves happiness because his

death meant that the humans he thought were meaningless and injust,

ended up carrying out justice.

---------

...At least that's what I read into his smile...

---------

(...To return to this... George and me, right here, right now...

Everything........ It's such a miracle...)

---------

The world keeps moving on relentlessly,

but some things just stay the same.

---------

...And I hope they can stay the same for as long as possible.

---------

While my daily life wasn't all too different of that of

any other girl, I couldn't say the same about the night...

---------

...Ever since I ended up going back to

---------

my relationship with George began to deteriorate.

---------

I couldn't help but keep noticing his lack of decisiveness,

his spineless attitude and most of all his weakness.

---------

It was especially bad after we tried to have sex.

Edged on by his small prick, I wanted nothing more than to cum...

---------

...But he just couldn't do it...

---------

...Every

---------

single

---------

time

---------

He failed......!

---------

Back on Earth, my at first positive outlook that I could

simply return to my old self gradually shattered into pieces.

---------

I was unable to enjoy many of the things that I used to, and scrolling

through the timeline of my phone, I kept feeling envious of the friends

I had made in the Cheerleading Club.

---------

I wanted to show off my life.

I wanted people to tell me how much they envied ME.

---------

I wanted to post about how much fun I had at a party!

I wanted to post about the presents my of boyfriend!

I wanted to be the center of attention!

---------

They were desires for attention and popularity the old

me never had. However, now that I had learned of them...

I couldn't let go.

---------

...So I began going back to the Cheerleading Club...

...So I began hanging out with that group again...

---------

While I was no longer unaware of their superficiality and shallowness,

I decided to turn a blind eye when they looked down on others.

---------

What suffered the most under my remaining desire for more

glamour in my life was my relationship with George.

---------

...He kept arguing with my friends...

...Our common interests and activities started to bore me...

---------

Day by day, life with him felt like it was turning grayer and grayer.

---------

The same was true for our sex life. George never managed

to move past the traumata Veronica inflicted upon him.

---------

As such, we barely had sex...

---------

...And when we did

---------

despite the curse being gone,

for some reason, he could never make me cum

---------

...Seeking to experience the pleasure of climax again,

I could not help but feel frustrated over him.

---------

The same was true for our sex life

---------

Despite the curse

being gone, for some reason, he could never make me cum

---------

Especially when I compared our sex with the

---------

cheating sex

---------

I had experienced outside of our relationship...

---------

...Having tasted that pleasure...

....I just couldn't go back...

---------

Our failing relationship made me more and more irritable.

And we started getting into fights---

---------

Th-that's not what I said---

---------

Ahhh, stop being such a stuttering wuss all the time

---------

You aren't supposed to apologize...

(Ahhh, I'm feeling so frustrated...!)

---------

I hope I can get to Roya tonight...

I need to feel Master's manly cock to get rid of this stress...)

---------

It's just, I was surprised you suddenly went back and

did all that makeover stuff---you know last time there

was a whole dark story behind all that.

---------

Haaaahhhh... There is 'dark story' behind this. I just realized...

---------

I liked the way Alicia improved my looks

---------

Master called

my old self plain, I hope this one is more to his liking~.)

---------

Last time I made the mistake and just accepted it

when you told me something like that.

---------

I learned my lesson there.

So, Aura, let's talk.

---------

I'm dealing with the fallout of all the mental manipulation!

---------

Don't you have any sympathy?!

---------

Ah, I can't tell

him that I want Master to compliment me!)

---------

O-of course I'm trying to sympathize!

---------

Then have the decency not to ask traumatizing questions!

---------

I'm just worried for your future. Are you really sure

you want to keep on giving up on Central?

---------

I believe in you, Aura. If you put your head into it,

I don't doubt you can save your grades.

---------

Haaaaahhh... It's not about saving my grades.

It's about what I want.

---------

I want to work as a model!

---------

...Are you really sure that's what you want? I feel like

you're still suffering from the aftermath of the curse.

---------

...I was wondering about that too.

Which is why I thought long and hard about it.

---------

...If you can't accept that, then maybe the two of us...

---------

Okay, okay! If it's what you really want...

---------

It was the curse all over again.

Except this time there was no curse.

---------

There was only a broken relationship. And it was time I finally

admitted that what we had has been irrevocably broken.

---------

---So I decided to do what was best for the both of us.

---------

School: Storage room

---------

And your body?

---------

My real body is fine. But my Demon King form... Damn, that girl

really got me. Her last strike turned me into literal mincemeat.

---------

And it's not just me, all my generals are in the same state.

It will take us quite some time to regenerate our demon bodies.

---------

Shit!

---------

SHIT!!

---------

The plan's gone completely off the rails!

---------

It's all because of that stupid Goddess! I thought we had a deal?!

---------

Don't be too hard on her. You know her

---------

doesn't give

her more space to act.

---------

Still!

---------

With the way Aura kept beelining for information, this result

should be expected.

---------

So?! We still got fucked over!

---------

Heh, calm down Alicia. Isn't this great? We stacked all the

odds against Aura and she still had us beat!

---------

How is that good?!

---------

I'll never get that stupid obsession of yours.

---------

That's because you're too focused on the end results, Alicia.

You have to look at this from the perspective of a hunter.

---------

No matter how delicious its meat, game that is easy to catch

is not worthwhile. A hunter is only as great as the prey he hunts.

---------

And Aura has demonstrated that she is my greatest prey.

My greatest hunt, yet!

---------

Therefore, this is just perfect!

---------

Also, things aren't looking that bad for us.

Never forget Alicia

---------

this game is entirely rigged

---------

As long as Roya has the rule that

---------

the Hero cannot kill

the Demon King

---------

we are absolutely guaranteed to win.

---------

(What a one-sided rule. But if it weren't for that, Aura's

final strike would have killed Richard for sure.)

---------

And we did manage to cast the curse on her. Which reminds me,

how are you progressing with accessing her mental world?

---------

I didn't make it in last night. But I think I saw a path.

---------

It looks like there’s a fracture in her soul. It was

probably created when she ripped off the collar.

---------

Heh. See? Everything's fine then. With that, we technically won last night.

---------

If it works out, I'll be able to start her brainwashing tonight.

---------

Great. Good thing we went with the body double.

She won't suspect you at all.

---------

Hehehe~~~ You're right. Sorry for flying off the handle.

---------

(When I'm finished with you Aura, you won't be able to

recognize yourself anymore, hehehe~~~ I'll return that

humiliating loss from last night with ten times interest!!)

---------

I was feeling a bit frustrated.

---------

Oho? Maybe there's a way we can vent that frustration.

---------

Hehehe~~~ You're hard already, huhhh~~? Or were you hard from

last night all the way until now~~?

---------

Let's give your energies some place to go, shall we~~~~~?

---------

Tch. Who's disturbing us now?

---------

Student Council President, Richard?

---------

Aura?!

---------

Quick, hide.

---------

Are you in there?

---------

I'm here, come in.

---------

Hello, president.

---------

I have a really weird question.

Please just forget all about it afterwards.

---------

It's just something I need to make sure of.

---------

You know, my dear Aura, my promise still holds.

---------

(His manner of speaking...)

---------

(Please don't tell me..!!)

---------

If you simply tell me the things I want to hear,

then the people of Roya don't need to die.

---------

Th-then!!! Everything's true!

---------

Heh, you were still at the level of figuring that out?

---------

I expected more, Aura!

---------

You're really the Demon King. (It was all real. Everything.

If that's the case....!!)

---------

That's right, Aura, and YOU are still cursed.

It won't be long until you submit to me.

---------

Wh-who would ever!!! Richaaard!!

(... I will not hesitate to strike down this evil!!!)

---------

I will never EVEEERRRR be controlled by you!

---------

(Hyahahahyayaya~~~~ Aura, you have no idea what's coming

your way!!! And the best part is you won't even notice it!)

---------

(You have no clue about the rules of Roya!

There is no way you can win, Aura!)

---------

Then I suppose this marks the

---------

start of the main game

---------

Auraaa!! Round 2 starts tonight!!!

---------

Game?! Is that what this is to you?! Some shitty game?!!

---------

You're a vile creature of pure evil, Richard!

---------

Unpunished evil!

---------

I'll rectify that! I'll bring you to justice!!

---------

(I have already defeated you once --- at the peak of your power!)

---------

(Even with the

---------

at 100% you failed

to take us down and instead ended up taking our curse!)

---------

(Our last encounter was definitely my victory!)

(Just as Richard said, last night was technically our win!)

---------

(Even if I didn’t finish you off, you should be severely

injured! At this stage, all you can do is hide!)

---------

I swear I’ll hunt you down, Richard!

---------

won't lose to you! Or your curse!)

---------

(Hyahahahaaha~~~~ Aura~~~~ too bad, but with the curse on our

side, you have no chance!)

---------

(In this

---------

battle

---------

I hold an overwhelming advantage!)

(In this

---------

we hold an overwhelming advantage!)

---------

Next time, you'll be mine, AURRRAAAA!!!

---------

Next time -------- with everything I have

------ I’ll KILL YOU

---------

RICHAAAARD!!!!

---------

You really did a number on me last time.

---------

Did you think I would just leave you alone after

---------

... getting kicked in the balls?

---------

After humiliating me like that in front of everybody!!

---------

This is payback. For some reason the cowards here in Crownsworth

refused to help me out so... I got my old Middle School bros together.

---------

Did you think I would feel bad for ganging up on a girl?

---------

Tough luck!! I'm not some shitty weak-ass nice guy!!

---------

(Calling me out here claiming he wanted to apologize,

just to ambush me with some backup. That's

---------

(... pretty much what I expected from a low-life like him.)

---------

But.. you know what? I'm no demon.

---------

I'm willing to overlook all that. All I ask for is a very simple apology.

---------

If you get on your knees and properly service me and my bros,

I just might consider forgiving you.

---------

Haha, but only if you do a really good job!

---------

Why are we stopping with just some blowjobs?

---------

Yeah, shouldn't you also get an apology from her lower mouth?

---------

Hehe, I just might~.

---------

They are so sure of themselves

---------

(And again these faces

---------

full of eagerness to exploit their

seemingly superior position. So disgusting.)

---------

(I'm really glad I pulled their attention away from Laura.)

---------

(Just imagining these scum going after her

---------

(But now is not the time to think about that.

How do I get out of this

---------

(All of them look muscular and well built. They probably work out.)

---------

(But I've already seen the moves of one of them.

Also, this space is pretty cramped.)

---------

(It may look like four-on-one at first glance, but actually

it's pretty easy to turn this into a series of one-on-one fights.)

---------

(If I can agitate them a little bit to throw them off of their game,

I should easily be able to win.)

---------

Not this shit again! Listen when I'm talking to you, bitch!

---------

Are you still not getting it?!

---------

I'm telling you, that if you don't get down and start sucking us off

right now, we're going to fuck you up and rape you all day long.

---------

(Well, riling them up shouldn't be much of a problem.)

---------

Why's that bitch smiling?!

---------

Hey, hey, hey! Where do you think you're going?!

Hehehe, you're not running anywhere.

---------

She

---------

locked

---------

the door

---------

What a dumb bitch! Locking

---------

the only way out

---------

Now, if you want to get out

---------

You need to get the key from me.

---------

Wh-what's this bitch saying?! That should be our line!!

---------

Also, an all out battle of you four against one me,

isn't that kind of unfair?

---------

I think we should discuss some sort of handicap.

---------

Heh, I already told you I'm not some nice guy. No way I'm

giving you a handicap!!

---------

Me and my bros are all experienced street fighters.

---------

We have been in hundreds of fights! And we have sent plenty

of suckers to the hospital!

---------

Bitch!! We were known to be the most badass group in our entire

Middle School!

---------

If you're that confident, then I guess I should

pick something not too major.

---------

I was thinking about something like

---------

I won't move a single step from this spot!!

---------

Wh-what the fuck is this bitch talking about?!

---------

Bwahaha~, but that might be a bit too much even for me.

---------

How about:

---------

I will only use my right arm?

---------

That sounds fair right?

---------

She's mocking us! This fucking bitch!!

---------

(Bitch this, bitch that... Badass group... Rather than badass,

they are just starting to sound more and more like small-fry

joke characters.)

---------

Four-against-me and I won't be using one arm. Mhm.

I think that's fair.

---------

So how about it? Want to test your street fighting experience

in a sparring match with me?

---------

Come at me! Don't hold anything back!

---------

Th-That's fucking IT!! GET HER!!!

---------

H-huh where did she go?!

---------

T-too fas--

---------

Too slow!

---------

That was actually easier than I expected.)

---------

(Was I being too worried? Did I overestimate them... or...?)

---------

(Is my fighting experience in Roya...?)

---------

Well, anyways, after this level of humiliation,

they'll have completely forgotten about Laura.)

---------

But now they will be coming after me again and again.) Haaah

---------

And I wouldn't be surprised if they bring weapons next time.)

---------

Well, whatever happens, will happen.

---------

When the time comes, I will figure some way out.

---------

Uwaa

---------

Wh-why did you drag us in here?!

---------

Hmpf. (I can't believe they've returned for more after all this time.)

Because they are a bunch of stupid thugs out for revenge.

---------

You bitch, this time you're getting on your knees!

---------

Haven't you realized that I'll just beat you up again?

---------

(Honestly, after Laura messed up in front of my friends,

I'm considering just leaving her here.)

---------

But I guess that would be unfair. I already

justly punished her for her misbehavior.)

---------

(Punishing someone twice for the same deed would be wrong.

Then again... Laura STILL hasn't done anything about her appearance!)

---------

(I guess for now, I will protect Laura and then emotionally

blackmail her into putting more effort into her hair care.)

---------

(It has been so long since someone - besides me - tried to bully Laura.

Maybe this is a good turn of events to remind her how much she needs

me.)

---------

...Or maybe you are all just secret masochists and want to get

humiliated by me again?

---------

Did you think it would be easier to beat me while Laura is around? Sorry,

but I am confident enough I can take you all on while protecting Laura.

---------

You didn't exactly put up much of a challenge last time.

So, who wants to get beat up first?

---------

Hehe. Not so fast, bitch. See, me and my bros here learned

from our last fight.

---------

Haaaah.... If you really learned, you wouldn't be here, stupid.

So, what do you think you 'learned'?

---------

You put on a jockstrap to protect your privates from me this

time, perhaps? Plenty of other targets, I'm afraid.

---------

Not quite, bitch. See, ever since you kicked our asses,

we've been hitting the gym - every fucking single day.

---------

We might not have your 'skills', bitch, BUT we've got enough

muscle to take whatever you can throw at us now!

---------

Uh-huh. (What dumb arrogance. Just because they started doing a workout

routine that should be normal for males, they think they can beat me?)

---------

Hmpf. Don't make me laugh.

---------

Let's just get this over with you low-lives, I have a better

use for my precious time.

---------

WATCH THIS!!!!!!

---------

The results of our training!

---------

Our sweat! Our tears! Our blood!

---------

Hnnnggg!!! DO YOU SEE THIS?!

---------

Haaahhh!!! These muscles?!

---------

Push-ups, bench pressing, running, every fucking day for this!!!!

---------

O-oh my! (They... weren't kidding... They really must have

been training like crazy!) Gulp.

---------

Hehe... what do you think of THESE apples, huh? I can see you

gulping. Scared, maybe? Hahaha!

---------

Scared...?

---------

Now would I be scared of all things----

---------

Of such a fabulous male physique~.

---------

Huh? W-wait what?

---------

Can I touch it for a bit?

---------

Uh, uhm, sure....?

---------

Wooow.... So steel-hard.... Well-defined abs... I can feel the

enormous effort you have poured into forging your body...

---------

Aha~. It looks even sexier when you flex your muscles~.

And your arm, could you flex your arm muscles again?

---------

Hnnng!!!

---------

So thick~. And strong~. Woaaah... So sexy~. The main

eye-candy are still the abs, though~.

---------

(Those abs, they are nearly as sexy as Richard's---Argh...!

No, damn, why is his image popping up in my head again?!)

---------

(...Though comparing the two, I think Richard's were still a tad

bit better built... But really just a bit... These would make----)

---------

(---some pretty suitable substitutes maybe~. Maybe it's going to be

enough to finally subdue all these stupid thoughts about Richard!)

---------

Hooooh? Looks like this bitch does know how to appreciate

what's good in a man.

---------

Oh wow, you are pitching up a huuuge tent down there~.

I wasn't aware... you were this well endowed.

---------

Not now, Laura. The weak should keep silent when the strong negotiate~.

---------

(Ahhh, seeing these nice abs... and the boner in his pants...

it's driving me wild...)

---------

(Shit, not having someone around to get rid of these lust attacks

is annoying...! I guess the only person who can help me is the one

in front of me~. No other choice~~.)

---------

Now, why don't you show me if the junk in your pants is as

impressive as I make it out from your pants~.

---------

Uwawawa~! ...Awawa~~. (How on Earth did I not notice that

monster when I kicked him there...?)

---------

(Now I'm feeling really guilty for kicking him in the balls!

What if I had damaged such an exemplary

---------

...Maybe I misjudged you~.

---------

Hey Laura.

---------

What is justice?

---------

Huh....? J-justice...? Ah, um, I guess that depends on which definition

you apply. The most common is probably by the philosopher--

---------

Definition? Justice is obvious enough that it doesn't need

definitions. Especially not by some dead old men.

---------

Justice. It's when those who commit acts of evil or negligence

get punished for their behavior.

---------

And when those who work hard and bring merit to society as a

whole are rewarded for their positive behavior.

---------

...Those two things are definitely 'just', wouldn't you say, Laura?

---------

I... um....... I guess

---------

B-but... Maybe let's discuss that later and--

---------

If that's the case, then wouldn't that mean it would only be

just if these fine males would be rewarded for their hard work?

---------

...Especially if it's from someone unjust, like you, Laura,

who has passively committed evil by neglecting her appearances.

---------

Un...just... Me....? A-Aura... wh-what are you saying...?

---------

I'm saying that I realize now what a huge mistake I made when

I 'protected' you from this fine male.

---------

I judged him superficially. I thought he was a stupid asshole,

but now that I have seen what's really beneath his rowdy exterior...

---------

Those impressive abs he worked so hard for... and that manly

---------

he's been gifted with -- I changed my opinion.

---------

Or rather, I have come to the conclusion that my initial

impression was shallow and misguided.

---------

..Yet again, my folly for not understanding Alicia's wisdom

in picking him as your boyfriend, Laura.

---------

I think it's time we both apologized for our mistake.

---------

apologize?! Us... to

---------

him...?!

---------

Yes, Laura, that's what a person with decent manners does.

If they are in the wrong, they apologize.

---------

Geez, you sometimes really lack social skills, don't you, Laura?

Really goes to show how being a nerd can turn you into a social

cripple...

---------

I guess that, too, was something Alicia wanted to fix by

pairing you up with someone.

---------

You say you wanna apologize. Well, I'm open to it.

What did you have in mind?

---------

You have asked me to get on my knees, right?

I guess if you reaaaally insist...

---------

Then Laura and I absolutely don't have a choice but

to suck you off as a sign of our sincere apology~.

---------

Furthermore, as the one responsible for denying you the girlfriend

you deserve, I will help you turn Laura into a girl fit for you~.

---------

Well, let's get started on our apology, Laura.

(Ah, I can't wait anymore!)

---------

U-ummmmm...

---------

...If you don't do as I say...

---------

...we are going right back to the gymnasium, and instead

of sperm, you can drink toilet water.

---------

Do you want that? Did you like it that much? Did you develop a

taste for urine and toilet water? We can go right now if you like!

---------

Eeeekk....!! N-no! Aura, please, anything but that!

---------

Anything but that! I'll do anything you want!

Just never make me do that again!

---------

Uhh... huuuhhh....... Huuuhuhhhhh....

---------

Geez, stop crying already---

---------

---Oh no, your tears are turning him off!

His boner... it's getting smaller...!

---------

Laura, stop crying right now!

You are making this amazing boner go to waste!

---------

Do as I say, and we will never have to repeat THAT punishment, okay?

---------

O-okay....

---------

Haaah... Keep in mind, Laura, I'm not doing this to be mean to you.

I'm doing this because we have to do right by him.

---------

Hey, what about us?!

---------

Yeah, which one of you is gonna suck me off~?

---------

...Hmpf.

---------

Lacking. The rest of you are lacking. You clearly haven't

put the same amount of passion into working out.

---------

...And those little picks you have there? Haaaah... I guess this

again goes to show that you can't lump everyone together.

---------

Those are BARELY above average-size. Are you blind or something?

Do you really think you're playing in the same league?

---------

I can see that your genes aren't as blessed with just one glance.

---------

I'm willing to apologize because I was in the wrong.

But beating you guys up?

---------

Nothing wrong there. ...Only alpha males are allowed to receive an apology.

---------

The rest of the pack --- you can scramble. ...And jack each

other off or something pathetic like that.

---------

S-somehow, my soul feels even more crushed than when she beat us up...

---------

Hehe, you heard the girl. Scramble, my pack. Hehe,

I like that one. Gonna keep that.

---------

This is a male's... junk...?! I have never... seen one... before...

---------

Yes, Laura~. And it's not just any, it's your boyfriend's

---------

Considering how amazing it is, you will come to love it soon enough~.

---------

Uhh... this smells... Aura.... It smells so pugnant

---------

Like fish

---------

Ughh...

---------

Now, come. It's time for us to APOLOGIZE to YOUR boyfriend~.

Not to complain about him!

---------

Take in the smell and get used to it. I think it's quite manly,

really~. The smell of sweat. Of someone working on themselves.

---------

(I have done so many naughty things, but I never got the chance to

actually lick a

---------

before, I'm getting kind of excited~.)

---------

(Just what will it taste like~?)

---------

(Come to think of it, I have done it in Roya, but I have never had

the opportunity to suck off a

---------

on Earth.)

---------

(...George always felt uncomfortable, saying it would be

unhygienic to put it into the mouth. Geez, what a worrywart.)

---------

(I wonder if dicks taste the same on Earth as they do in Roya~?)

---------

Ahhh~. It has gotten even bigger and juicer... Bwahaha~.

Someone here has been getting excited~.

---------

(Surely a

---------

this enticing can finally

make me forget about Richard!)

---------

Laura, once you try it, I am sure you will better understand what you

have been missing out on all this time for not having this guy as your

boyfriend!

---------

Hehe, I'm sure she will, judging by how hungry you seem to

be for it. Well, what are you waiting for? Dig in.

---------

Here, Laura, even though it's my first time as well,

I will try to show you how to do it.

---------

Here, Laura, I will show you how it's done.

---------

Oh wow, it tastes sooo goood~. So this is the taste of my first

dick on Earth.... Ahhhh, I'm glad it could be a great

---------

like this~.)

---------

Mhhmmm.... Nhmmmmm... (Licking this is making me realize again

how annoying it is to not have a partner to do something with...)

---------

(George is no good, but I must stay away from Richard,

no matter how much he can satisfy me...)

---------

Nmhmmaa

---------

Lick. Lick. Mhhhmmpff

---------

Dick is so good. It's so yummy... So delicious...)

---------

Fuaaah.... Lick. Lick. Mhmm

---------

Yesh...?

---------

You like that cock?

---------

Mhm. Yeah

---------

Mhhmmm....

---------

And your apology? You regret ever fighting us when you could

have solved this way back then just by getting on your knees?

---------

(Ah, I have really... committed a grave mistake... by misjudging

this person... I wonder how many other people I've misjudged...?)

---------

Nhmmmmm... (I thought George was a good person,

but he turned out to be a terrible boyfriend.)

---------

Mhhmm... Fuuahhh

---------

Lick. Lick. Mhhmmm... (Just how many people have

I superficially categorized as evil bullies and beat up... when in truth

---------

I was in the wrong?)

---------

Mhhmm

---------

Yes, I regret that~.

---------

I thought you were stupid. Mhmmm

---------

But who was actually

stupid all along? It was the lame old me from back then. Nhmmm...

---------

I was... Nhhmmhmm

---------

Such a superficial person

---------

Judging people by empty qualities like kindness or how nice they are...

---------

Mhhmmmm

---------

Nhmma

---------

I was blind to your truly important

values right here

---------

This astounding manliness~.

---------

So... Mhmmm

---------

Yes, in summary, I regret everything~.

Mhmmm... Lick. Lick. Mhmm

---------

Well... Not everything~.

---------

If we hadn't fought, you wouldn't have been motivated to

work out so much and getting these fantastic abs.

---------

So I guess I don't regret that little bit ~.

---------

That's a good and thorough answer from the former teacher's pet.

I guess that makes you my pet right now!

---------

Oh, damn, your lips feel way too good, Aura! Maybe you should

be my girlfriend instead of Laura!

---------

Having this guy as my boyfriend

---------

Maybe that

could work... I could use him to get rid of my lust for Richard---)

---------

---Huh...? Nhmmm... Fuaahhhh

---------

This twitching....

Hey

---------

don't tell me you are already close....?

---------

Yeah... let's switch here. Otherwise, Laura won't get any action.

---------

(.........Richard wouldn't be close to coming after just this...)

Nhmmm

---------

Mhhhmmm....

---------

Hahaha, look at that, Laura! I have to tear her away from it!

Can't you see how nice it is to service a man?

---------

This is how adults deal with their issues. A girl doing what

she was born to do as the strong man asks her to.

---------

Isn't that right, Aura?

---------

...Aura...? Hey... Gahhh... if you keep going like that,

then Laura's not getting a turn!

---------

Hmpf. ...Maybe I overestimated you after all.

---------

Haaaah.... You have some nice qualities going for you, I will

give you that. Enough to receive my apology. But that's it.

---------

If this is your limit, then you aren't worthy of me.

---------

So, regarding your question about becoming your girlfriend,

I will clearly say no.

---------

Guh... Y-you...!

---------

Hey, now don't get angry. I don't intend to go back on my word

on turning Laura into a girlfriend worthy of your manly qualities~.

---------

All I'm saying is that I'm out of your league.

---------

Okay, Laura, did you pay attention? Now it's your turn.

---------

I... Aura... I don't know---

---------

If you talk back, remember, we can always substitute licking this

---------

with you drinking toilet water mixed with urine.

---------

(Haaahhhh.... Why does she have to be like this? If she just let herself

go a bit like I learned to do, she would find everything much easier.)

---------

(It's maybe not a Richard-

---------

but it's still such a nice

---------

(I'm sure if she just gets started, she will realize how nice this really is!)

---------

Uhnnn.... O-

---------

okay

---------

It's so huge up close... Nhmmm... Lick. Lick. I can't believe you...

Guahhh... completely took it into your mouth...

---------

Uhhhh... What a strong taste....

---------

I know, isn't it amazing? Can't you just lose yourself in it?

---------

A good girlfriend should revel in the chance for this! And you will be his

girlfriend soon. There's no way you'll say no after having tasted this!

---------

I-I guess... Lick. Lick.

---------

You need to put more saliva on your tongue, Laura. Didn't you

watch me? Here, I will work on the other side, so watch me.

---------

Jesus, girls, don't go too fast. We don't want the fun to

end too soon, hehe.

---------

Nhmm... (Geez, how annoying, having to deliberately slow myself

down... If this was Richard... Argh, stop thinking about him again!)

---------

(And here I was hoping this

---------

could help me forget about

Richard. But it's just making me realize how superior his is to even

this kind of wonderfully big piece of art!)

---------

Nhmmm... Mhmmm

---------

Lick. Lick. This is

---------

a man's....

taste... I wow

---------

it's so intoxicating...

---------

Nhmm... Isn't it~? Lick. Lick. And don't forget to apologize, Laura~.

---------

Ughh... B-but... we didn't

---------

do anything wrong... They are the ones

---------

That's not right, Laura~. Apologize~. Mhhmmm...

---------

Right here, right now. Apologize for being a bad girlfriend~.

---------

From now on, I will no longer protect you. Your boyfriend will.

And as the weak, you must, of course, offer compensation for the strong.

---------

Otherwise, you would just be freeloading. Nhmm... Mhmm

---------

As a starting step to that compensation --- apologize.

---------

NOW.

---------

I-I'm sorry.... NHmmm.... I'm sorry for being such a bad girlfriend...

---------

Say... Nhmm

---------

Say that you are happy to receive his manly dick~.

---------

I-I'm happy... Mhmmm.... to receive your manly d-dick....

---------

A good start, Laura. But words are cheap. To show your boyfriend

your true sincerity, you must not rely only on words, Laura.

---------

A girl's mouth can do much more than speak words, for example...

---------

Mhhhmmmmm... It can... Nhmmmm.... Gobble up... Mhhmmmpff...

A man's meatstick... Nhhhmmm~~...

---------

Nhmaaahhhhhh~~... Just like this~. Now, show that your apology

is sincere by properly servicing your boyfriend~.

---------

Y-you want me to take him in... like you

---------

f-fully...?

---------

The depth of your apology is only as deep, as you can take in

your boyfriend's

---------

after all~.

---------

.......O-okay...

---------

...Mhmmm... Mhhhmmmpfff..... Mh-mhmmmm...

---------

That's good, Laura~. Very good~. You are taking him in so well~.

---------

(Can't just admonish her, I also need to praise Laura when

she obediently follows my orders!)

---------

Maybe you have a hidden talent for cocksucking~.

---------

...Mhhhmmm

---------

Fu---

---------

No-no, don't take it out, yet~. Properly taste every part

with your tongue. Burn the taste and shape into your mind.

---------

This is your new object of worship. You must memorize and

learn the ins and outs of pleasing it~.

---------

Now, let's repeat our previous lesson~. While taking him in

deep like this, say that you are happy to receive his manly dick~.

---------

...Nhmmm.... I'm happy... Nhmmmmm

---------

to receive... Mhhmmm

---------

this manly dick...

---------

Oh, shit, hearing such a nerd like you say that--- it's ahhh...

I'm coming...! Get ready, Laura...!!

---------

Oh no, you don't, Laura! Don't move away now!

---------

Drink it alllll up~.

---------

Mhhhhmmmpffff!! MHHHmmmmPPFF!!!

---------

Bwhahahaha~. Is the hot load of sticky semen that overwhelming~?

You're going all cross-yed~. Now, after properly tasting it, slowly drink it~.

---------

....Gulp... Gulp.

---------

Ahhhhhh.......

---------

There, Laura, how did you like your first load of semen?

Did it taste good?

---------

(God, I wish I could be the one swallowing... My first load of

semen in my mouth on Earth........ Though....)

---------

(Comparing what I felt Richard blow into me...

Compared to his load-------this is way smaller...)

---------

(...Plus, the hardness of his dick is decreasing... he's getting

smaller.. Richard would have been able to maintain his hardness...)

---------

(...And keep going...)

---------

(... ... ...Ahhh...! I'm doing it again! Get out of my head

already, you dumb Demon King!)

---------

(Geez, it's like Richard's in my head the same way Luciela's

in my head in Roya....)

---------

I---I.... (If I say I hated it, Aura might want to punish me

again...) I... Ummm... it.... tasted

---------

ood.

---------

See?! I knew you would like it! As expected of a good friend of mine!

---------

Alright! Finally, you've learned something about being a

good girlfriend.

---------

From now on, Laura, be good to him. A man has needs, after all.

---------

All you need to do is be a proper girlfriend, and I'm sure this guy...

with those nice muscles of his... will make sure you protect you!

---------

And I will be making good on my promise to! As soon as possible,

I will be taking charge of your makeover, Laura!

---------

Now that you have a boyfriend, I can't just try to push you

towards doing it yourself!

---------

....And, of course, the same goes for you.

---------

I have one condition for you to become Laura's boyfriend!

---------

Huh? A condition? Didn't you just apologize and suck me off

to show how sorry you were? What's with a sudden condition?

---------

Laura is a good friend of mine. I don't hand her over to

just anybody, got it?

---------

You must have sex on a daily basis

---------

Engrave pleasure deeply

into Laura's body until she can't think about anything else!

---------

Oh, I can handle that, no problem~.

---------

Bwahaha. Good to hear. (Ah, what a shame I couldn't use him

to get rid of Richard.)

---------

(But at least Laura's life will become significantly better from now on~.)

---------

Useless. Absolutely, 1000% useless.

---------

I explicitly told you to leave Aura alone.

---------

B-but she completely humiliated me!! Twice!!

---------

How can I let some

---------

bitch treat me like that?!

---------

Oh my, oh my. For your own sake, that's not what you should

be saying right now.

---------

You are forgetting your place! I gave you an order!!

---------

B-bu--

---------

No buts! When I

---------

for something, you follow along.

That's how this school works, got it?!

---------

It's high time you finally start to get the rules here.

---------

Ahhhhggghh?! Yo-your heels! P-please stop digging them into--

---------

Here~~? Is this the spot where Aura kicked you~~~?

---------

Is it still hurting? Ohhh~~~. Am I pressing on the right spot~~?

---------

Come on, fucking answer me!!

---------

Stop, please stop! It hurts!!

---------

If you ever dare to lay a hand on Aura ever again...

---------

I will make sure that you will be visited by some very unkind men,

who will finish this job by cutting off your dick.

---------

Have I made myself clear this time?!

---------

Nobody defies my wishes!!

---------

I got it already! I got it already, please! Just...

stop pushing your heels into my balls!!

---------

Tch. Now get lost. I don't have any further business with you.

---------

I said:

---------

et lost!

---------

(Tch. So annoying. Always having to clean up other people's mess.)

---------

(Why can't you think about the long-term consequences of your

actions for once, Aura?!)

---------

(And this stupid idiot...)

---------

A shame, such a great body wasted on such an empty mind.

---------

(If Laura would just get together with him, it would be much

easier to manipulate and control her to everyone's benefit.)

---------

(Why is everybody always so insistent on acting against my

superior designs?!)

---------

I'm sorry Alicia! I will explain the rules to him again!

I will make sure he understands!

---------

I will leave it to you.

---------

Oh, and also pass on a message to the girls: Aura will be

spending some time with us in the near future.

---------

I expect everybody to welcome her. No matter what bad blood

there may be between them.

---------

Yes, Alicia! Understood! Thanks for giving me this task, Alicia!

---------

Fufufu, what a cute and obedient girl she has become.

---------

To think she used to be one of those nerdy librarians

just a year ago.

---------

But look at her now! Properly taking care of herself and

acknowledging our social pecking order.

---------

The perfect role model for all other

---------

What kind of magic did you use?

---------

Magic? (Not this time around~.) Hyahahayaya~~.

I just showed her how much better life is if you follow

---------

my guidance

---------

A leader protects and ensures that their followers have a

---------

happy

---------

life.

---------

In return, the followers

---------

respect

---------

their leader and

make sure to fit into the hierarchy.

---------

Life is actually so simple, isn't it~~?

And Patricia has understood that~~.

---------

(As will you, Aura~~.)

---------

But even then, aren't you being a bit overprotective of Aura?

---------

Veronica is right, you know? Just let Aura do her thing.

---------

I expect it wouldn't matter how many worthless meat bags gang

up on her.

---------

I have full confidence that whatever happens, Aura will figure

some way out.

---------

(Being so carefree about any and all consequences

---------

Aura and Richard

---------

these two...)

---------

Tch. Whatever.

---------

Let's talk about the reason I called you here, Veronica.

---------

Veronica, didn't you use to have some weird interest in George?

---------

Oh my oh my? Why yes.

---------

A diligent boy who chases part time job to part time job to

sustain his poor parent-less family~.

---------

All in pursuit to fulfill his dream of becoming a state prosecutor

and fight the unpunished evils in this world.

---------

Such a pure, good, and honest wish~.

---------

A bright sun like that~. Doesn't that just give you the urge

to tarnish it? To redirect his energies to something

---------

more useful?

---------

Wouldn't it be just so romantic if an upstanding guy like that

were to discard all his responsibilities and dreams just to

serve and love a single girl?

---------

One that is deeply entwined with all the darkness that he

despises so much?

---------

What is weird about such a romantic fantasy?

---------

I like that enthusiasm~~.

---------

Although, those were more details than I expected you to share.

---------

Anyways, what if I told you, that in the near future Aura and

George will.. let's say... be facing some relationship issues?

---------

And what if I have obtained the

---------

perfect weakness

---------

that will

allow you to control George like the useless puppet he is?

---------

Oho? Go on, you have my attention.

---------

We'll discuss details later. For now all I need is your interest.

---------

Fufufu, so mysterious.

---------

But fine. Your games are always fun, so I'll gladly play along.

---------

I'll be going ahead to cheerleading practice.

Tell me when you're ready to play.

---------

Heh, with all these new plans you've set up, I take it you have

fully recovered from our last defeat?

---------

Hyahahayaya~~. Of course, and this time there is no conceivable

way for Aura to stop me.

---------

I will isolate her in reality. Brainwash her in her mental world.

And rebuild her personality and relationships from the ground up!

---------

With the game under my absolute and perfect control, it doesn't

matter how much success she sees in Roya.

---------

As expected, as expected, Alicia, you play an interesting game...

---------

(That expressionless face

---------

Shit! I forgot to take his

mood swings into consideration!!)

---------

It's certainly interesting, Alicia

---------

but it's also...

---------

expected

---------

It's just so absolutely like you Alicia.

A perfect construct.

---------

A machine with so many cogs and gears, turning,

spinning, winding, unwinding, pumping.

---------

I could get lost merely watching it operate.

---------

A meticulous machine that runs its course until

it produces its

---------

predetermined outcome

---------

Boring, Alicia. Interesting, but ultimately, utterly boring.

---------

You can use these kind of tactics in a game with meat.

But this time we're playing among humans.

---------

Hey, Alicia

---------

Thinking of you as human isn't a mistake, right

---------

You ARE human, right

---------

Surely you haven't forgotten that this is

---------

MY HUNT

---------

If it's not fun, then there is no purpose in a hunt.

---------

Alicia, where is the fun

---------

Where is the purpose in all of this?

---------

If this disappointing display is the limit of your abilities,

then maybe it is time for me to take back the lead.

---------

(Shit! Keep your shit together, Alicia! Don't succumb to his pressure!!)

---------

I-I

---------

I will need you to step back for a bit longer.

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Just a bit longer! I swear!! Before you take on Aura, I first

need to do something about a candidate for

---------

Luciela

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A Luciela candidate?

---------

Even with me faking my own death, a-as long as I'm the sole

candidate, Aura will never let go of her suspicions of me.

---------

And as long as I don't get her to fully trust me,

preparing her for you will be impossible.

---------

And what kind of boring

---------

boring

---------

scheme

have you cooked up to pass on that role?

---------

H-hehe~~. You will like this one. You have their memories right?

---------

George's and Rose's. After you killed and absorbed them with

your

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Sure, I can access them whenever I want.

---------

Hyahahayaya~~~. Once I have driven a wedge between

Rose and Aura, there will be a lonely girl with a void in her

heart where her best friend used to be.

---------

What if, a certain handsome someone were to come along and

used his charm paired with all his knowledge about Rose...

---------

About her likes and dislikes... about her most precious memories...

about her weaknesses and strengths...

---------

What if that someone were to offer her some sweet, sweet words

in a moment of her emotional weakness...?

---------

And what if Aura were to

---------

coincidentally

---------

spot those two

in an intimate moment...?

---------

want me to seduce and fuck Rose to make

Aura suspect her as Luciela

---------

(Did that not get his attention?! Shit, shit, shit!)

---------

Hehe

---------

Hahahahaah!!!

---------

Brilliant!! Now that's what I'm talking about!

---------

The despair of thinking that her best friend was

working with her worst enemy all along!!

---------

That is a sight to behold! A scheme worthy of you, Alicia!

Transcending my expectations! A true spark of genius!

---------

Alicia, you are, after all

---------

perfectly human

---------

Hehehe~~~ I knew you would like it. (Phew, dodged a bullet there.)

---------

Fine then. I will be stepping off the stage just for a bit longer.

---------

Show me a beautiful performance that exceeds my imagination.

---------

Hyahahahayaya~~~, don't worry Richard~.

---------

I will show you just how capable I am!!

---------

When my work is done, you will fully and absolutely acknowledge me!!

---------

Never again will you doubt me being above the level of

some disgusting pieces of simple meat!!

---------

Now!!!!

---------

Let the curtain rise!!

---------

Come my puppets!!!

---------

Follow your puppet master's commands!!

---------

Follow along with every single tug of your strings!

---------

It is time for the performance of your life!!!

---------

Hey, hey, hey~~~ Aura!!

---------

Do you think you can see through my play?

---------

Do you think you can see through my machinations~~?

---------

All of my deceit, all of my falsehoods~?

---------

Somebody as naive, straightforward and honest as you~?

---------

Do you think you can follow the puppets' strings and find me at their end?

---------

it's too bad

---------

it's just toooo baaAA

---------

AAD~.

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ALL YOU WILL FIND IS

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ABSOLUTE, ALL-ENCOMPASSING DESPAIR!!!

---------

This is what you get for picking some shitty puppets over me!!

---------

For trash-talking me!

---------

For humiliating me!

---------

For standing against me!

---------

For rejecting me!

---------

It is time for you to finally reap what you sowed!!

---------

These are the consequences of your own actions, Aurraaa!!!

---------

With everybody under my control, it's you against the world!!

---------

You against

---------

entire world!!!

---------

Come and give up already!! Stop struggling!!!

---------

Stop trying to think about everything!!

---------

Just leave all the complicated thinking to me!!!

---------

And become a part of my world

---------

Aurrraaaaaaaa!!!!!

---------

The storage room again, huh

---------

You really must like this place to always call for so many

secret meetings in here.

---------

Ah sorry if I overstepped my bounds! It's not any of my business...

---------

I used to retreat into a similar kind of room when I

was a kid and needed some time for myself to think.

---------

It just feels familiar to me.

---------

(Alicia sharing something from her past!)

---------

Anyways, I need a favor.

---------

Anything! Consider it done!

---------

(A simpleton as always.) Hehe~, you have really become useful.

(As a puppet.)

---------

Thanks for the praise!

---------

It's about Aura.

---------

I have already made sure to relay your message from

last time to the other girls!

---------

That's good, but I need your cooperation for something else.

---------

(If I'm the one meddling with Aura at every turn,

that's bound to raise suspicion.)

---------

(No, that's not right

---------

I have already messed up and gained

too much suspicion when we went out shopping for shoes.)

---------

(Not to mention that my ability to mess with her friends is limited.

None of them will give me the time of day to listen to me.)

---------

(I need some loyal proxy that can at the same time provide me

with a better access to the library club members.)

---------

(So~~~~. Who better but you Patricia~~.

I will be using you against your former friends~~.)

---------

(But I'm sure after all this time I have invested into you,

you aren't thinking of them as friends anymore~, right~~?)

---------

In the future, Aura will be making some changes for the better.

---------

Especially when it comes to properly valuing her outer appearance.

---------

I need you to compliment her on these changes.

---------

(With the 'popularity' brainwashing this should trigger her dopamine production,

leading to a reinforcement of other implanted changes.)

---------

And I need you to ask her friends to do so as well.

---------

Which way you do that, I leave up to you.

---------

I already wondered last time, why would Aura suddenly start

spending time with us...?

---------

And now you are even saying she's going to change her looks?

---------

I used to be in the library club. I know her!

---------

She isn't the kind of person who understands your values.

---------

She doesn't understand at all that life is nothing like those

fantasy worlds she keeps reading about!

---------

Somebody like her is never going to change!

---------

Tch. That's not the response I wanted to hear.

---------

(And don't you dare ever imply again you know Aura better than me!!)

---------

(Your stupid year with her in the library club is nothing

compared to the childhood I spent with her!!)

---------

Can you do this for me or not?

---------

Ah, I-I'm sorry! I didn't want to question you!

---------

I-I will get it done!

---------

(Though, now that I think about it, didn't Aura recently

change her hair style? Losing those braids I had been used

to from the past... That was actually quite surprising.)

---------

(Is that the change Alicia is referring to..?)

---------

(Though, now that I think about it, Aura has stopped showing

up wearing her thick nerd glasses...)

---------

(Maybe that's where I should start.)

---------

(But I honestly don't think anything will happen...)

---------

Leave it to me!

---------

Maybe I was a bit too harsh on her.

---------

I shouldn't be punishing somebody for being a bit zealous in their loyalty.

---------

I do like the way she thinks about the current Aura~.

---------

Hehe~, alright Aura, it's time to expand my angles of attack~.

---------

Huh, so what's so important that we needed to relocate into

---------

here?

---------

Could it be about Alicia? Did you find something out about her secret?!

---------

Nah, it's not about Alicia at all.

---------

Rather, it's about us.

---------

Us?

---------

I want you, Rose

---------

I applaud that you forced me to spend effort on your hunt.)

---------

We should bring this relationship to the next level. (However, now

it's time for you to fulfill your purpose and for me to take my reward.)

---------

Um-- Um---- Richard... (Ah, so close... I can basically feel

his body heat...) I don't think I understand-------

---------

Rose, I love you.

---------

Ah, um, ah, I um.... I----

---------

Mhmm...! Nhmm... (Suddenly embracing and kissing me... Ah...

and his tongue in my mouth... and his strong arms coiling around me...)

---------

Mhmm... Mhm.... Ahhh...... Ah?! (Wait, wait, wait, where exactly

is he touching me?! Richard... he doesn't just want to kiss me he---)

---------

N-no, d-don't... We shouldn't... We haven't been going out for that long...

---------

No? Don't you love me back? Your kiss just now sounded

like a 'go ahead' to me.

---------

Ah, umm, um, umm.... I-It's not that I don't like you but---

---------

(Acting strong and consistently trying to oppose those you consider enemies...)

---------

(...But becoming weak when pressured like this by someone you trust.

Now, there are just two last layers I need to peel off you..)

---------

Hey Rose

---------

your first time

---------

You gave it to someone you regret, didn't you?

---------

Huh? I-I---, yeah... How..... um, did you..... know...?

---------

Just a feeling. (Took me some surprisingly long to fish out

this memory. You had it buried quite deeply...)

---------

You aren't the only one suffering from arranged partners from our families.

---------

(And from what I can recall from your memories, the partners

you had been assigned were equally as garbage as mine.)

---------

(Meat bags, each and every single one of them. Incapable

of seeing beyond the edge of their own food plates...)

---------

Ah, oh, right... Yeah, it was a date my Dad set up...

---------

Motivated by politics and inheritance and all that stuff...

---------

Rose, what a beautiful name.

---------

They both knew I'd refuse him, so he pretended to know nothing

of political deals in the background...

---------

You spend your time reading mystery novels...?

Not quite what I do in my time, but it's a cute hobby for you!

---------

They set up a fake meeting... ...He faked being kind to me...

...Faked liking me... ...Faked liking my hobbies...

---------

You are cute Rose!

---------

Fake, fake, fake, fake, everything fake!! God, I can't believe

I fell for stupid compliments!!

---------

Don't worry about those people laughing about your freckles.

I think they make you even cuter!

---------

I should have realized just how shallow they are!!

...I fell for him... ...completely...

---------

(Until he let his act slip when you finally let him do you because his

patience had run out. And from that day on, you'd build a wall around

yourself, not going out with anyone else and rejecting anything 'fake'.)

---------

(Heh, that is until I came in and pulled off the act better than

those meat bags before me.) Hey, hey, Rose, no need to tell me

more, if it's too much for you.

---------

No... I actually feel better telling you about this...

You know... I never even told my best friends about this...

---------

Guess that just goes to show that our relationship is more than

just friendship. (Heh, you peeled off another layer off yourself.)

---------

I hate them... all of them.... My Dad... His friends... Their kids...

Fake... Everything in that world is nothing but fake...

---------

...The guys with their stupid pride in their family's wealth...

...The girls with their stupid obsession of spending it on make-up,

fashion, shoes, and all those meaningless, shallow products...

---------

I'm different, Rose

---------

Now, time to remove the physical layer. A shame Rose.

You are falling for the same tricks, just packaged up with more effort.)

Don't let your actions be dictated by the fakers of your past.

---------

I would never let them influence my decisions...!!

---------

Heh, so then there's no problem, right? Or do you think I'm lying?

(A willful, rebellious spirit and pure desire for truth. Ah, Rose,

I'm getting hungry over here.)

---------

Um, of-of course not... Still---

---------

Nhmmm... Mhhmmm... (Again with the kisses... Ahhh...)

---------

(Richard is right... why am I resisting...? Still

---------

Somewhere in my head... I can hear alarm bells go off...)

---------

(My guts... My intuition is suddenly warning me

---------

What if Richard is just

playing me?

---------

Him being nice to me... sharing so much in common with me...)

---------

(And now suddenly wanting to do me on school grounds...

Could it all have been an act to have sex with me...?)

---------

Nmmhmm... Mhhhmmmm.... (I feel terrible for harboring these

distrustful thoughts... He's not the same as them...)

---------

Ahhh... Haaahh... (He's a different person!)

---------

(He hasn't been trying to get me with shallow compliments...

Everything Richard has shared with me... felt like it came from

the heart

---------

Like he really knows and gets me

---------

(I shouldn't let my past define my actions!)

---------

Here, lemme get that off you.

---------

Ah! W-wait! L-let's maybe head somewhere else... here is a bit...

---------

Risky?

---------

Y-yeah, I mean, what if someone catches us here?!

---------

Don't worry, I've already locked the door. (Looks like Aura

still hasn't arrived... I don't see anyone peeking in yet.)

---------

(Good job Patricia, Alicia's got a nice lap dog in you.

Wouldn't have been great for Aura to see the early drama.)

---------

Sorry, Rose, I can't wait any longer. (I can't wait any longer to

taint you with lies so far, far removed from the truth.) I love you.

---------

Aaaaaaaaaaahh...! (He put it inside...! It's... really inside me...!

It's been so long... since

---------

a guy... put his penis inside me...)

---------

My cock slid in nicely. Looks like you got wet just from a bit of

kissing and playing with you down there.

---------

Are you sure this is only your second time?

---------

Mnnnh...! D-don't make it sound like I'm some sort of perv...

---------

I get it. You had terrible sex once, but you have been abstinent since

then. Your body must be looking forward to getting some good action.

---------

Nhmm... Ahhh... (Yeah, it was terrible... How is this

---------

so different?!)

---------

(He just put it in... But I already feel my legs growing weak.)

---------

(His penis... is

---------

arching

---------

up deep inside me... his tip, I can feel it so

clearly, it's getting caught within my folds... If he pulls back now----)

---------

Ahhhh~~~~. (It's good...! Nothing at all like I remember it...!

My back's bending back from the pleasure shock...!!) Ahhh~~~.

---------

See? If done by someone who knows how it's done,

it's a lot better, isn't it?

---------

B-bragging with your experience with other women---

---------

Ahhhhh~~~. (He's slowly sliding it back in again... Just from one

previous thrust... my body... is shaking with anticipation...)

---------

You were saying?

---------

Ah, um, right----! Haaah... Bragging... Ahh... With that...

Won't get you far with me...!

---------

Heh, but if it weren't for them, I wouldn't be able to give this pleasure

right now. (Heh, those memories I absorbed in Roya sure come in handy...)

---------

(Sexual experiences from males and females alike, how to move,

how to give, and even how it's like to be on the receiving side

of pleasure... )

---------

(And of course all your personal ones, including every single

weak spot down there...)

---------

Don't worry, Rose, I'll make you forget all about your past.

When we're done, you won't be able to recall the guy who tricked you.

---------

Ahhh... Haaaah... (Richard is slowly sliding in further...

Clearly feeling out every part of me... Ah... even further...

just how deep... is he going to reach...?)

---------

Ahhhhh~~~~. (Oh, moving... he's moving... rapidly... hard...

each of his thrusts... aiming for my most sensitive spooot~~~.)

---------

Ahhhh----!!! (What's thiiiiisssss~~~~? This is nothing at all

like the sex I had... Richard... The way he's moving...)

---------

(Heh, I will need your brain to go to mush a little bit more, Rose.

Take this, first bullying your G-spot and then...)

---------

Uaaaah~~~.

---------

(...when you least expect it, hit this other spot deep down...)

---------

(So this is what it's supposed to feel like...) Ahhh~~~. Haaah~~~.

(Not just blindly rubbing flesh on flesh...) Haaaaaah~~~. (But skillfully

hitting the good spots...)

---------

Haah~~. Ahhh~~~. Haah~~.. Ahhhhh~~~~. (This man... Richard...

Sex with him... Is making my whole body shake... No good...

My mind's going blank whenever he thrusts it in...)

---------

(This is real sex... Wow... I'm not sure... If I can withstand thiiiiiiiiis~~~.)

---------

(Those air-headed women my parents thought would be a good match

for me, the walking cocksleeves who threw themselves at me, none of

them were worth anything.)

---------

(People like you, Alicia... and of course Aura. You are the ones

I want to devour. Humans, or meat-turned-humans, hehe.)

---------

(Sex with anyone else feels just like mating with a stupid, unthinking

animal. But this---- This is what I've been looking for!!)

---------

(Not the face of a mindless sheep, but one of a human being

dyed in pleasure!!)

---------

Hehe, all your resistance is gone, Rose; feeling good?

---------

G-good...? Ahh... (I can barely make out his words...) Uhaaaa~~~.

(Good... yes... good... that's what this is...) G-good... yes.... Ahhh~~~.

---------

How about we cut the foreplay and get to the real sex?

I'll fuck the memory of that previous meat bag out of you.

---------

Ahhh~~. Haahhh~~. R-real sex... Th-this is just foreplay...??? (Wh-what

is he saying...???) Ahhh... (Comprehending his words... is so hard...)

---------

(Whenever he thrusts it in...) Ahhhh~~~. (...the thought of his penis

ravaging my insides is dominating everything eeeeeelseee~~~.)

---------

Come on, Rose, say it clearly. Do you want me to fuck you harder?

Say it out loud! Come on, beg for it, and say that you love me back.

(...And meanwhile I'll be triggering my phone message to Patricia...)

---------

Ahhh~~. Haah~~~. (Fucking... Love... I can't grasp the meaning

of these words anymore...) Ahh.. Ahhh~~. Haaah~~~.

---------

Just say 'Richard, please fuck me harder.' And whenever you say

'I love you, Richard', I'll be making sure to hit your favorite places

extra hard, alright? I promise you'll be feeling even better.

---------

(Ahhh, again with the kisseeeessss..... A hard rod of meat

piercing me down there... A tongue scooping me out up here...)

---------

(Fucking harder... Feeling better...)

---------

(That last one I can understand... It's making my body tingle...

Feeling better... My mind's tunnel visioning on those words...)

---------

Hm? Oho? (Look who has arrived... Just on time...)

---------

Richard, please fuck me harder...!

---------

Uhhaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~. Sooo goood~~~. Yea, right there, mhm, ahhh~~~.

You are hitting all the right spoooots~~. It--- It feels so good~~.

---------

Ahhh~~~. This is so much better... than that.... stupid guy...

my Dad wanted to set me up with... Ahh~~.

---------

I... I--- I love you...! Ahhhh~~~. I love youuuu Richaaaaardddd~~~.

---------

Hehe. (So this level is already enough to overload your brain, Rose.

A bit disappointing. But I shouldn't expect too much from an appetizer.)

---------

(Go on Aura, take a good long look.)

---------

(This is the same face you'll be making as well. And these will be

the same words you'll be saying about your meat bag boyfriend.)

---------

(Aura, this is your future. Burn it into your eyes!!)

---------

(I hope you'll be putting up a fight that exceeds my expectations

so our passion can burn even brighter!!)

---------

(Now, for the finishing touches... I have told you that I love you a bunch

of times. With your mind unable to clearly focus-----)

---------

I love you

---------

Can you hear the difference...?)

---------

I love you tooo, Richaaaardd~~~~.

---------

Ahhhhh~~~~. Gooood~~~. Sooo goood~~~.

Dick... going... deeep insideee meeee~~~.

---------

(Heh, clearly not. Did you hear that, Aura? That's your final

piece of evidence, courtesy from me.)

---------

Meanwhile...

---------

(W-w-wait....! Are they---?!)

---------

(W------Whaaaaaaaaaatttttt?! Sex... they are having sex... Rose

and Richard... aren't just going out... they... are having sex?!)

---------

(Them having sex like this on school grounds...)

---------

(...And the way Rose --- Rose who I never have seen with a

boyfriend --- is reacting to him... Moaning like that... Begging him...)

---------

(No way this is their first time...!! They must have been in

a relationship for a long time...!!)

---------

(Isn't this it?! Isn't this the proof I've been looking for---

Wait, no, don't get caught this could still somehow be some

sort of mind game...)

---------

(And that Richard Rose mentioned all those years back...

They could just be two different people sharing the same name---)

---------

Hehe. I love you

---------

(....?! Whaaaaaat?! She's responding to being called Luciela?!

Okay, that's it!! This is it!!! Finally!!!!)

---------

(This confirms it!! The Richard Rose mentioned all those years back...

It's the same Richard...!! It's the same Richard as this monster!!!)

---------

Ahhh~~~. Good~~. Goooood~~~. More... Deeper... Haaardeerrr~~~~.

---------

(Yeah, that fits the cock-crazed Luciela in my head... This face...

fallen to lust... thinking about nothing but that dick inside her...)

---------

(Ah... what's this... I'm getting turned.... on...?! N-no, nononono!!

No way...! No way I'm getting turned on from seeing Luciela and

Richard fucking each other...)

---------

Ahhhh... Haaaaahhh~~~. It's so good.. it's so good.. it's so good..

Ahh... Hahhh~~. Yeah, like that, there ah, that spots, goood~~~.

---------

Ahhh~~~. Haaah~~~. Sex.... is so good... Your penis... so good...!

I love you, ahhh~~~. L-love you~~~. HAAAhhhh~~~~.

---------

(No way am I getting turned on by seeing someone fucked so hard...

fucked so much that their face is melting in pleasure... Ahhh...)

---------

(And those sounds they are making... As their love juices mingle...

Those depraved sounds as dick and pussy are being slapped against

each other...)

---------

(Rose looks so happy......... Getting pounded hard like that....

Getting hammered much harder than George ever could do me...)

---------

(Ahhh!!!!!!! No!! Snap out of it Aura...!! These two are my enemies!!

My worst nemesises!! Monsters in human skin!!!)

---------

(I have seen enough... That's all the proof I need...!! If there's

no useful information here, I'll leave them to their mating...)

---------

Heh. (Even with all the brainwashing going on inside your head,

you managed to resist this sight. Not bad. Not bad at all.)

---------

(If anything, had you started to give in to the horniness already,

you'd have crushed my good spirits here and there.)

---------

(I hope you can still give me that scornful look filled with

nothing but pure hate when I put my cock inside you, Aura~~.)

---------

(I want to see it distorted with pleasure and love for the

cock of the man you consider pure evil.)

---------

Ahhh~~. Haaaah~~~. Richard... I think---- I'm cumming...

---------

(Ah, right, sex with you. That's what we're still on. Meh. Thinking about

Aura got me hungry for more. Sorry, Rose, but you're already----)

---------

Ahhhhhh~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

---------

Shooting out... It's shooting out... Uaaaaah~~.

---------

M-my peeeee, I can't controoool itttt~~~~~~.

---------

Ah~~~~~. Haaaaah~~~~~. Ahhhhhh~~~~~~~~.

---------

(----Done for. Damn, I didn't even get close to ejaculating.)

---------

Richard... Did... you also feel good?

---------

Yeah. You're the best, Rose.

(Well, this is but an appetizer, after all.)

---------

I... love you, Richard........

---------

Me too Rose. I love you too. (Meh, still got that thing stuck up

in your head? Come on, your mind should be clearing up by now.)

---------

I'll be getting a towel to clean this up...

---------

Hey Richard....?

---------

Yes, Rose? (Damn, what now? Don't tell me you're turning all clingey

now just because I told you 'I love you' a couple of times.)

---------

.......Your eyes are kind of beautiful....

---------

Thanks, Rose. (Oh fuck...)

---------

....But how come they feel so empty sometimes...?

---------

Eh....? What...?

---------

As if there's nothing reflected by them

---------

What... did

---------

just say...?

---------

....They look so lonely....

---------

Stop...! Don't

---------

say that!!

---------

Ah........

---------

(.....She's lost consciousness... Don't go around saying boring crap like that...!!)

---------

(I have thousands of souls inside me... I'm the one who's furthest removed from

being 'empty'!!! If anything, I'm the most fulfilled human on Earth and Roya...!)

---------

Alicia lost status

---------

Luciela Candidate

---------

Rose gained status

---------

+50 Relationship Alicia!

-50 Relationship Rose!

---------

Rose removed from

---------

Rose removed from

---------

Rose Bond

---------

So, found anything out?

---------

N-no... ahhh.... For the short time Aura left me to my own devices,

I spoke to the other girls, investigated the lockers, and everything...

---------

But no matter what I do, I just can't spot anything suspicious.

Mhhhmmm... The only thing that comes to mind... ahhhh....

---------

...Is the way Aura has been hazing me... Constantly forcing me to

denounce my past actions as wrong a-and... ahh, making me wear

this stupid sex toy during practice...

---------

...Shit... Even though I took it out after practice...

It's made me so sensitive... and... ahhh.. Hard to focus...

---------

I see. So your conclusion is that's what's changing people?

---------

Puuuh... I can't really imagine this level of bullying breaking

Aura's character enough to make her do a 180 on all her beliefs.

---------

So no, mmhhhmmm, I doubt anything I have seen has the potential to

brainwash someone into adopting the cheerleader's stupid mindset of

social superiority.

---------

Heh. So you say, but didn't you yourself use Aura's inability to

recognize that she was being brainwashed as your key evidence?

---------

What's to say Alicia's brainwashing isn't already in full action

but you are incapable of noticing your own changes?

---------

Now that's a horrifying thought...

---------

Well, luckily that's already accounted, since I have helpful

third-party observer right here!

---------

So, Richard? What do you think? Do I act as if I was under

some sort of magical influence?

---------

Considering your change in clothing--

---------

--Which I definitely, absolutely hate, that I can assure you of!

---------

Well, then it's the same old Rose standing in front of me.

---------

See? All good, ahhh.... Ah, damn... Except for this stupid aching...

(...Shit... I just changed my panties and they are already soaked again...)

---------

I guess it's gonna take a while for Alicia to play her hand.

Just stay strong, I'm sure you'll spot something.

---------

I'll be off then.

---------

...Ah! Um.... Well, actually there's one more thing...

---------

Yes?

---------

Uhhh, well, ummm... I was just wondering... since that one time we did

it here... we, um, never did it again... So, you know, I was wondering if

we could... you know...

---------

...Ahhh!!! So stupid, why am I babbling like this?!

I-I was just wondering if maybe we could have sex again...!

---------

L-like maybe tonight, at your place...?

---------

Ahh! I would totally love to Rose, but I don't think my calendar's

free tonight.

---------

O-oh! Of course! As the student council president, you're probably

super busy! Um, w-what about tomorrow then...?

---------

That might be tough too.

---------

Oh, um, so what would you consider a good time...?

---------

I'm afraid there won't be an opening any time soon...

Maybe next week?

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N-next week?! Ahhh... (N-no...! Because of that stupid sex toy

I have to wear during pratice, I keep remembering the sex I

had with Richard---and how good the climax felt...)

---------

(Getting edged on by that stupid thing without feeling the real

thing... Ah, damn, for a moment I actually sounded like those

sex-obsessed cheerleaders!)

---------

O-okay, next week then. (Unlike them, my thoughts don't

constantly revolve on simple meat pleasures.)

---------

Well, I do have some time right now. But wait, you said you didn't

want to do it here in the storage room again, right?

---------

I guess next week it is then.

---------

Ah! Wait! U-um.... w-well, if it best fits your timeplans, w-we could

also do it here. (Gah! And here I just told myself I don't need this!)

---------

But what if someone were to find us?

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I-it worked out last time... soooooo... Um, I-I guess just one

more time wouldn't be too risky. W-what you think?

---------

Of course, if you are good with it, I'd love to fuck my cute

girlfriend again.

---------

Especially while she's still wearing her cheerleading uniform.

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Ah...! Mhmmm.... Nhhhmm....! (A sudden kiss...! Uaah~.

Because I'm so turned on it feels even better than usual...!)

---------

Nhmmmaaa~~~~....!!

---------

Looking at that flood down there, I doubt you need anymore

foreplay. ...Or do you want me to hold on before I put it in?

---------

Ah...! N-no, p-please... Um.... put it in....

---------

Hmmmmm... Put what in?

---------

Ahh! Stupid Richard...

---------

Hehe. Sorry, but it's hard for a guy to not tease a woman in

this position. Come on, you asked for the sex. The least you

can do is help me get into the mood.

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Uhhh... o-okay, y-your c-cock. Please, put your... cock inside me.

---------

...Inside you where?

---------

Oh, you have to be--

---------

---Uhaaaaaaa~~~~!!!!

---------

Just kidding.

---------

Ahhh....!! Hahh~~. Uwaaaa~~~. So good...! (It's... going deeper

than any of those sex toys... Ahh...!)

---------

Heh, your moans have become quite a bit sluttier compared to our first

time, Rose. You sure you aren't under the effects of some brainwashing after all?

---------

Uaaah... Haaah~~~~. Haaaaaah~~~~. It's those... stupid toys...

Ahhh~~~. Because of the.... dildos... Aura makes me put on...!

---------

(If anything, the constant exposure to them... makes me feel like my

body appreciates the length and thickness of Richard's dick even more...!)

Ahhh~~~. Ahhiii~~~. So much better than thoooose tooooys~~~~.

---------

(Heh. How unexpected.)

---------

(We make a great team, my dear Aura. I expected Rose to eventually come

back begging me for another round, but I didn't think it'd be this soon.)

---------

(You're certainly a more efficient partner than Alicia, who needs an

eternity to produce results even with her arsenal of weapons against you.)

---------

(And the best part is that you're blissfully unaware...! How you're

destroying your own friend by driving her deeper and deeper into

my arms...!)

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(Aura!)

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AHHHHH...!! Hahh..! Y-you got bigger inside me...?! Ahh...!!

---------

(Hahahaha. I can't wait for you to find out the truth.

About Luciela. About Alicia. About Rose. About the curse.)

---------

(What kind of expression will you show me? Despair? Hatred?

...Or perhaps a smile because the brainwashing has turned you

to my side?)

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Huaahh!! W-wait!! Tooo faasttt... Ah... Hahhiii.. Fuhahhh~~~~!!

---------

(Personally, I'd love for it to be hatred. A face of hatred that

can't help but give off loving moans when we fuck...!)

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Uhhaaaa~~~. Riiccchaaaardd~~~. It's sooo goood~~~. Woooow~~~.

Soo hard~~. Harder than last time~~. Fuaaaahhh~~~~.

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(Aura...! Aura...!! Auuraaaa!!!)

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C-Cumming...! A-already... Cummmmmiiiing...!

---------

H-huh...?

---------

W-why did you stop...?

---------

Looks like we got a visitor.

---------

Huh...? Ah........

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HUH?!

---------

Huh, having sex while wearing the cheerleading uniform?

I didn't take the former club president of the library club

to have a slutty side like that.

---------

Not to mention not being able to hold it until she's at home...

---------

W-wait, P-Patricia it's not what you think! W-we usually don't

do it in the storage room...!

---------

(Duh, obviously. This is just your body being horny from Aura's

constant mistreatment of you. ...Though, I'm not supposed to say that.)

Uh-huh.

---------

Uhhhh, I-I'm not lying, I-I swear...!

---------

(Sorry, Rose...) 'Sure.' Anyways, I need a couple of decisions from

Richard regarding some items for the cheerleading club budget.

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Ah, right, I see! (Huh, clever girl, I had her on stand-by to come

in with that story. But I told her it would be weeks until the time

would be right.)

---------

Looks like we need to call it a day here, Rose. (Did she wait all

this time in front of the door to come in at the right time?

Damn, girl's got some discipline to her orders.)

---------

O-oh, um... (B-but I was so close to reaching climax...!)

---------

We can finish next week.

---------

Next week... Uhh, mhhhh.....

---------

Heh. Or... We could finish right here while I finish my work.

---------

W-what? I-In front of Patricia...?!

---------

Don't mind me. Honestly, I've grown used to seeing some of our

club members getting fucked while I'm running some errands.

---------

...Really just shows that you're like everyone else.

---------

Wh-what? No, I'm not like everyone else...!!

---------

Well, anyways, I guess next week---

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No wait!!

---------

... ... ...Um... Okay...... (I want to cum... I want to cum...)

Let's finish now...!

---------

Ahh~~~!

---------

So, what're you waiting for Patricia? Get started.

---------

Right. (...Sorry, Rose...! But that's what you get for being on the

wrong side. I've sucked up to so many shitheads in the club just

to raise my social rank.)

---------

(You decided to go a different route. Antagonized Alicia and Aura, and

now even Richard seems to play around with you. Had you been less

stubborn, none of this would be happening.)

---------

(So it's your fault, not mine...!)

---------

Patricia?

---------

Sorry, yes. So, about the budget, we were thinking that with

Aura having switched clubs, her earned club funding should

also be transferred.

---------

Makes sense. Go ahead. What else?

---------

Ah... Um... Richard...?

---------

Yes, Rose?

---------

Um... You haven't been going as fast as before... ummm,

C-could you, um, maybe...

---------

If you want me to go faster, just ask for it.

---------

Ah, um, y-yes... Um, p-please go... faster!

---------

Uwaaaaa~~~!!

---------

And then there's also the matter of...

---------

Ahhhh~~! Good~~~! Goood~~~!! Sooo goood~~~!! Fuaaaah~~~!!

---------

...I see that would be a problem, I think we should...

---------

Haaarder~~~. Fasssterr~~~!

---------

Fuaaaah~~~. Wooow~~~. (Richard's dick is filling meee outtt~~~.

I can't even understand what the two are talking about~.) Ahhiii~~~.

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Ah...! Haah~~~. Ahh~~~~!! (There...! Even though Patricia is

watching me!! Even though we are in the storage room...!!

Even though I'm doing it in this cheerleading uniform I hate...!!)

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Cummming....! This time for reaaaalll!! Cuummminnngggg!!!

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AHHHHHH!!!!!!

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Haaaaaaahhhhh~~~~~~~~~.....

---------

...Lost consciousness again directly after climaxing...

Disappointing. ...At least this time you didn't piss yourself, Rose.

---------

...Are you sure saying something like that right in front of

her face is alright?

---------

Don't worry about that. This girl is particularly weak to climaxing.

(Rose's mind isn't bad, but her body is far from my level.)

---------

(...At the end of the day, it's gotta be Aura.)

---------

...Anyways, my job here's done. Although I'd appreciate to

not run your errands. I work for Alicia, not for you, okay?

---------

Got it, got it. She recommended you and your abilities over

those of anyone else, so I'm just picking her favorite.

---------

Sh-she said that?! (Yay! I'm Alicia's favorite! She'd never

say that to me directly, so hearing that feels good!)

---------

Hey, I'm still pretty hard, would you mind finishing Rose's job

with your mouth?

---------

Hmpf. And here I just told you that it's Alicia I work for.

Geez... Fine.

---------

Alicia should be close to done with her preparations.

Just a bit more and I won't need to contend with these lower beings.

---------

Just a bit more patience. Ah, yes, the wait is making it all

the more rewarding. Just a bit more and I can taste it----

---------

A real human as my pet.

---------

Ah, Rose, good timing. (Here comes a wave of jealousy and clinginess.

Oh well, let's get this over with.)

---------

Oh no, you don't get to greet me nonchalantly like that!!

---------

Don't you have anything to say to me?!

After betraying my trust like that?!

---------

And here I thought you were different...!!!

---------

...So, I take it you have no interest in saving Aura after all?

---------

Huh? Saving Aura??? I'm talking about how you two went down

with each other when you already have me!

---------

Oh, and please, don't try to sell me that you somehow fucked

Aura in an attempt to help her!

---------

You have been working your way to get closer to the cheerleaders;

I saw a way for me to join in on an activity of theirs.

---------

And with George fucking up and betraying Aura, I saw my chance.

---------

Your chance to betray me.

---------

Look, Rose, I'm only looking to help here. If you want me to

to stop with this approach, I will.

---------

..If you never were that resolved to save your best friend as

you claimed, then I will never approach Aura again.

---------

Stop trying to somehow spin this as a story where you fucked

my best friend to help! That doesn't make sense!!

---------

O-of course I'm resolved to save Aura!! What does one thing

have to do with the other---

---------

---That means we need to pull Aura out of Alicia's influence.

You called Aura your best friend, but right now, from Aura's

perspective that's

---------

not you.

---------

S-so, what's your point...?!

---------

Aura's main circle of friends? All cheerleaders.

All persons who hold sway over Aura are on Alicia's side.

---------

Well, George isn't...!

---------

Oh, yeah, right, George. Let's be real: How much of a good

job has George been doing here?

---------

I...... well, um.... yeah.... he hasn't done much...

---------

Not much? I said, let's be real.

---------

He's been her boyfriend through all this, yet he's completely

fucked up on all fronts when it comes to protecting her.

---------

Th-that is...

---------

How has he been when Aura started hanging out with Alicia?

---------

...He said it was great that she was finding new friends...

---------

Even though you clearly warned him about her bad influence?

---------

Y-yeah... Always being passive with Aura's changes... Ignoring

my early warnings... Encouraging her sometimes even...

---------

Heh. Was he happy that his girlfriend became more attractive?

---------

Yeah!! Even though in truth her hobbies became more and more

shallow and she lost any interest in reading, he kept going on

that it's fine to like either!!!

---------

And to the very end he kept claiming that there was nothing

wrong with Aura! That it's all normal!!

---------

He just never got that whenever Aura started focusing more on

her looks, that was already her changing for the worse!!!

---------

(...Although I have to kind of admit that my new outfit started kind

of growing on me... And guys have been treating me so much nicer

since I started wearing makeup---)

---------

(---Fuah?!)

---------

(God, being around the cheerleaders all day is also starting

to affect me, brainwashing or not.)

---------

You see where I'm going with this? George has been occupying

the single spot in Aura's life that could have prevented everything.

---------

And the retard went wanting more than he already deserved,

going after Veronica as well.

---------

(.......Wanting to cheat on Aura.... George........ I always

thought you were an honest guy... How mistaken I was...)

---------

If Aura could become my girlfriend, I could pull her away

from Alicia's influence, AND do a better job than George.

---------

I saw that chance and took it.

---------

(...But then what about us......? Agh, if I'm putting our relationship above

saving Aura, then does that mean my resolve is really too weak...?)

---------

So what's it going to be, Rose? It's your choice. If you think

you can save Aura yourself, I won't try anything again.

---------

(...George really has been doing a terrible job of protecting Aura.

If she had Richard at her side, he would have never let it come this far...)

---------

Let me help you come to a decision, Rose.

---------

Mhmm?! Mhmmmm... (K-kissing me now...!)

---------

I love you, Rose

---------

After all, I have only been doing this for you. To help you

save your friend. If you want to risk losing Aura forever...

---------

Mhhhmmppff.... Mhhhmmm...... Mhhhhhmmmmmmm.......

(...His kisses are always so good...)

---------

Just because we won't be officially in a relationship doesn't

mean we can't have fun together.

---------

Mhhhmmppff.... Mhhhmmm...... Mhhhhhmmmmmmm.......

(...His kisses are always so good... I'm starting to feel wet

again... Because of that dumb training vibrator...)

---------

B-but even if I agree with your plan... Aura told me she ended

up rejecting you... Doesn't that mean you already failed...?

---------

She rejected me 'cause she wasn't yet ready to immediately go

into another relationship after George hurt her.

---------

But... Aura always hated you.... Why would she suddenly

want you as her lover...?

---------

Mhhhhmmm.... Nhhhmm~~~.... Ahhhhh.... (...Wow.... Even though

I've been together with Richard for some time now, it still always

feels amazing...)

---------

Mhhmmmmmm.... (It's just kissing, but it's so much

better than what I ever experienced with any other guy...)

---------

You tell me Rose.

---------

Fuaaaaahhhh.....

---------

Rose, what do you think about our sex?

---------

Fuah?! Wh-where did that come from?! Uh... ummmm....

well...... it's good....

---------

Compared to anyone who's done you before?

---------

W-well, it's in a different league....

W-w-w-why are you making me say all this?!

---------

Just humor me.

---------

W-well, everything you do feels much more experienced...

and skilled. Like that kiss... it was... perfect....

---------

Heh. See? Aura got a taste of that pleasure. No matter what she says,

she's definitely attracted to me and will come looking for more.

---------

Especially with a bit of encouragement... like-------

---if she saw what she was missing out on.

---------

If she saw you getting fucked by me, don't you think there's

a good chance she'd come wanting for more?

---------

Besides, a little bird told me that Aura became quite

competitive about which of you two I'd pick.

---------

Th-that's true...

---------

.................I get it. (...The worst thing is... while I feel terrible

thinking about watching my boyfriend go after another girl---)

---------

(---I'm feeling a strong sense of relief that it still means

Richard and me are going to continue to have sex...)

---------

(I'm not like those dumb cheerleaders thinking about nothing

but pleasure and fun all the time!! Get yourself together, Rose!)

---------

(This is all to save Aura and nothing else...!!!)

---------

Officially, we will break up so I can hook up with Aura.

---------

The one thing I still feel uneasy about is.......

Aren't we basically doing things the same way as Alicia...?

---------

...Trying to manipulate someone in our favor...?

Of course, in our case it's for the good of Aura, but still...

---------

(For the good of Aura, heh. Funny how you and Alicia say the

same thing here.) We're up against an unnatural phenomenon

we don't understand, Rose.

---------

We tried it the right way. By having you uncover the truth

and revealing that. But that hasn't worked out, has it?

---------

Y-yeah...

---------

And time isn't on our side either. We can't be particularly picky.

If we gotta manipulate Aura harder than Alicia to save her, then

that's what it takes.

---------

I---I......

---------

Trust me, okay? (Heh. Your lack of experience with guys

really pulls you down, Rose. One kiss and you're already

all fuzzy in your head.)

---------

........Okay. (If Alicia is fighting dirty..... then we have

to fight dirty as well...... Richard has a point there...!)

---------

So, with that in the clear, we have one problem. You lack the

ability to communicate to Aura just how good you are feeling.

---------

...Uhhh, w-what?

---------

You need training so that when Aura sees the both of us (for the

second time, heh) she'll become as jealous of you as possible.

---------

To get started on that, I invited my maid here today.

Which brings me to my opening greeting: Good timing.

---------

Thank you for allowing me to serve you, Master Richard.

Mistress Rose, your training will begin immediately.

---------

W-wait, I still don't understand! What kind of training?!

---------

Shaking your hips, moaning, all that kind of stuff. Everything

so when Aura sees us, she will think: I wish that was me.

---------

As a plus side----I promise you sex between us will feel

even better, Rose.

---------

E-even better...? (Oh my God, sex with Richard is already incredible...

Feeling even more amazing... That would be... oh my God...)

---------

(Like it or not, but you're already slowly being tamed by my

dick. Meh, really wish it would take more effort than this.)

---------

(...A part of you is already going along with all this not because

your brain is telling you to help Aura, but because your pussy is

desiring new heights of pleasure.)

---------

Here is your training menu, Mistress Rose.

---------

Training menu...?

---------

W-wait, what is up with this plan?! Five hours watching porn...

two hours blowjob training... four hours reviewing sex theory...

---------

Time is of the essence, so I'm afraid you won't have much time

for anything but the training.

---------

To keep up with your infiltration, I've added a time slot for the club

activities, but other than that, you'll be receiving training day-in and

day-out at my place.

---------

W-when do I sleep?!

---------

Your sleeping time is part of the 'moan rehearsal'. You will sleep with

headphones on you so you can study slutty moaning while sleeping.

---------

I... um.... Richard.... Um.... all this is suddenly so....

ummm... escalating so fast...

---------

.....If you aren't willing to make this sacrifice for Aura's sake,

then just say the word.

---------

N-no! No! Of course!!

---------

...I won't let Alicia win...!!! I will save Aura...!!

---------

If it means throwing all my time into sexual training, a-and

us two needing to have the best sex possible, th-then so be it!!

---------

(Yes, I'm doing this to save my best friend! For no other reason!!)

---------

(The infiltration has not been giving me a lot of information...

George has always been useless...)

---------

(So, if I have to go through this training for my best friend, I will!)

---------

(I'm absolutely only doing this for Aura and not because it

could give me better sex with Richard!!)

---------

(Yeah... it's only for Aura, my best friend, not for my own pleasure...!

R-really!!!!!!!)

---------

Yes~, yes~, yesss~, yeeeessss~!! Richard~, Richard fuck me right there~!

Yes, oh my God, oh my Goood.... Ahhh~~! Yes, fuck my naughty pussssyyy!!

---------

(...Ahh... So they really are just fucking...)

---------

Richard! Ah~. Fuaah~~~. I love you! I love your hard,

long cock that can reach my deepest parts!

---------

Drill it in harder! Ahhhh~~~. Good~~. Soo good~~~!

Fuck your personal cheerleader girlfriend stuuupid!

---------

(W-wow, I have never heard Rose talk like THAT... Did she talk

dirty like that when I first saw them having sex...?)

---------

(...And the way she's greedily moving her hips, perfectly timed

with Richard's thrusts, like a trained prostitute...)

---------

It's not fair, I'm his official girlfriend, I should be the one---

---------

(Argh! Not again...!!

---------

I'm not letting myself get

turned on from this!! Besides, why am I so surprised?)

---------

(Duh! It's Luciela, of course that's how Rose really is like!

Obsesssed with sex and Richard!)

---------

(I should leave. There's clearly nothing here to eavesdrop on.)

---------

Uhahhhhh~~~!! What a powerfuuuulll thruuuustttt!!!

Amaaziing~~~! Richard you're amazing!

---------

(... ...Wow, their sex really is intense...)

---------

(M-maybe they are going to talk about something important later. M-mhm.)

Gulp. (S-so I should keep watching!)

---------

Strong, handsome, manly~. Ahhh~~. Capable of satisfying your

girlfriend like no one else~! Ahhh~! Fuahhh~~~!!!

---------

(... ... ...)

---------

I'm so happy to be your REAL girlfriend~! Ahh~! Richard,

go Richard~! Go, go~! Goooo~ Richaaard~~~!

---------

(... ... ...Nhhh....! Unfair

---------

It's so unfair...) Mhhmmm...

(Why does she get to be so happy...?!

---------

Huh...? When did I start

to finger myself...?)

---------

Ahhhh~~! Fuck my slutty pussy harder, haaarrdderr~~~!!

---------

Pound me until my flesh turns into a swollen red mess and I can't walk

anymoooore~~~! (I wonder, is Aura watching...? Ahhh, so embarrassing...!)

---------

(Completely debasing myself to look like a complete idiot slut in love

with my boyfriends dick! ...I didn't know that would feel so gooood...!)

---------

(It's so unfair...!

---------

Ahh~... Mhmmm

---------

Rose gets to be dicked down

by such a wonderful

---------

on a regular basis!)

---------

(Especially since I didn't have any sex with Richard since I started

my training!) Ahhh~~. Richard~! Wow~! You're soo harrdd~~!

---------

(With everything his maid taught me... I can feel his dick twitching...!

Richard is more turned on than usual! Fucking me even better...!

To think sex with him could become even more amazing...!)

---------

(Meanwhile, I have to contend myself with playing with my fingers,

without a real man of Richard's caliber to fuck me hard...!)

---------

MHhhmmm...! (Unfair! Unfaiir!! It's soo unfaiiir!! Why do I have to

satisfy myself with mere fingers, while Rose gets the real thing?!)

---------

(Huh...? I just heard something...?

---------

Was that...?

---------

Don't show that you've noticed her, got it?

---------

Ahh~~. (So Aura really followed me...! She's really watching me...

behave like a complete slut who's only got Richard's dick in her head...!)

---------

Mhmmm... (I'm a better woman than Rose! I'm more attractive

than her! I'm more popular than her! She's just

---------

meat

---------

(So the one who's deserving of all that pleasure, of having

the best

---------

is me!)

---------

I, Richard's official girlfriend, should be the one

standing there, getting ravaged and fucked into submission!!)

---------

(... ... ........Arghhhhh, no! Nonono! Noooo!!!!)

---------

(Getting fucked into submission?! Gah, that's wrong!! All those thoughts are

wrong!!! Masturbating while watching Rose and Richard fuck is wrong...!!)

---------

(I knew I shouldn't be watching this... but I can't take my eyes

off them... Dammmmmnnn

---------

It's not a big deal.. It's not a big deal..)

---------

(...I'm containing my lust... It's okay

---------

od, I so wish that was me

---------

If I leave now,

I will be sexually frustrated, stuck with this image in my head, for the

entire day...) Mhmm... Hahhh...

---------

(S-so I will just leave after I finish this up... J-just to get

Richard and his amazing

---------

out of my head!)

---------

(...M-maybe I should take the opportunity to take a quick picture...)

---------

Mhmmm... (J-just so when I feel the lust for it, I can look at the

picture instead of seeking out Richard...!)

---------

Ahh~. Soo good~~. (I hope the plan works... I gave up on

being Richard's official girlfriend for you, Aura.) Fuahh~~.

---------

Huahhh~~. (So... become jealous of us...! Spend more time with Richard!

The less time you spend with Alicia...) Ahh~~. (...The better...!)

---------

Sex with you is the best Richaaard~~! Ahh~~!! (Ahhh... I hope I can

go back to being together with Richard soon... So we can have sex like

this every day...!)

---------

Dick going in~! Dick going out~! Ahh~~. Dick! Dick! FUuaaAAhhh~!!

(No good...! I should be doing this for Aura, b-but...!)

---------

Amazzzzing~~! Yesshhh~~! My pussssyyy's feeling soo amaaazinngg~~!

(The longer we're going on... the more I praise Richard's dick...

the more it becomes the only thing I can think about...!)

---------

Heh. Where do you like it more, here at your G-spot---

---------

Fuaaah~~~! Yess.... Theeereee!!!! (Ohhhh, everything in my

head turning sooo whiiiteee...)

---------

Hey, hey, you're answering waaay too fast. I didn't even

show you the other option. Here, compare it to your womb

being kissed--

---------

Fuaaaahhhh!! Ohhh...!!! Uaahhhhh~~~! I-I like booooth~~~!

Both are good~~! My slutty pussy's happy with booth~~!!

---------

You gotta make a choice, which one?

---------

Mhhhmmm... (That's an easy one... It's obviously when he

deeply kisses the womb...!)

---------

G-Spot?

---------

Or womb?

---------

I... Uhhh~~~~... Ahhh~~~... Huaaahhhh~~~. G-G-G-Spot....!

I thiiiink...!

---------

Hahhh... (That's the wrong answer, you dumb tramp!)

---------

Heeeh, here I figured you'd say womb!

---------

(See! Richard agrees with me!) Mhmmm... Ahhhh~~

---------

Rose is undeserving of receiving that wonderful meatstick...

---------

Hahhh~. Ahhh~~~~. Please fuck my G-Spot and my womb mooore~~.

(I'm getting addicted to this pleasure~~.)

---------

How's the sex compared to the other guys that fucked you before me?

---------

Incomparaaabllee~~~. Haaah~~. Compared to you they are noothing~~.

Fuaaah~~. None of them can measure up to youu~~~.

---------

Hahhh... Mhhhmmm.... Yess.... Nobody can measure up...

---------

Huuahhh~~. I've already forgotten what any of them felt liiike~~.

Your dick's completely overwritten everyone eeeelssseee~~~!!

---------

Ouch. Can't even recall anything? Guys must've been losers.

---------

Ahh~~. I-I wouldn't call them l-losers just because they were

b-bad at seeex~~. Ahhh~~~. Fuuahhhh~~~.

---------

HuaaahhHHhHhhhhh~~~!!

---------

Not even if I reward you like this?

---------

Ahhh!! Yes, yessshhh! They were looooserrrss~~~!

---------

Ahhaa~~~. Weaak looooserrsss~~!! Ahhh~~~!

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Fuaaaah~~~. Bad at sex~~~. Inexperienced~~. Smaller diiickks~~!

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Huahhhh~~~. I-I'm going craaazyyy~~!! Richard, Richard~~~!!

My pussy's going all craaaazyyy~~~~!!

---------

(Wow... The kind of stuff Rose would usually get angry about when

I say it... just to get rewarded by Richard, she's saying all of it...)

Mhmm~~... Mhmnnaahhh~~...

---------

(Then again... That's the Luciela I know... I guess here on Earth,

it's only when she gets fucked by Richard that she drops her mask

and starts being honest...) Huahhh~~~.

---------

Richard~~. Ahhh~~. I thiiiink... I'm cuumiinng...!

Cummming!!! I'm cuuummmminnngggg!!!

---------

(Wh-what?! Already...) Hahhh... (I'm not even close...!

And, look, neither is Richard...!)

---------

Ahhhh... Uaaahh... Haaaah...! P-peeeing-----

---------

Huaaaah...... HAaahHhHhhhhhh.........

---------

Heh, I thought you'd by now done with pissing yourself every time

we have sex.

---------

S-s-s-s-s-s-s-sooorrrryyyyy.... It just feelllltttt too goood~~~!!

---------

(Rose, she didn't even get Richard to finish...!) Ahhh

---------

His wonderful hard boner is going to waste...)

---------

(He must be so pent up right now, not being able to release

his load... Maybe I could

---------

Since neither of us could finish...)

---------

Ahhh... (The key to my salvation is right there... standing

strong and hard, buried inside Rose's flesh...)

---------

(It would be so easy... All I have to stop hiding... step forward...

present my ass to Richard and beg him to fill up my wanton

---------

(I could finally quench that thirst... that throbbing coming from

so deep inside me...) Ahhhh.... (...Experience it once more...)

---------

(...Just one more time... One more time... That blissful feeling

I had when we had sex...) Haaaaaahhhhhh.... (Just one more time...!)

---------

(...All I have to do is step forward...)

---------

(...Step forward...)

(...Present my ass...)

(...Beg to be fucked...)

---------

(...Giving in to my temptations

---------

just this once

---------

Haaaahhhh... Gulp.

---------

(... ...)

---------

(... ... ...!!)

---------

(Gahhh!!! No!!!! Damnit...! Th-that was.... so close....!!!!!

I nearly....... went out there...!!!!)

---------

(I'm not playing into this jerk's hands...!!

I said, I figured you out Richard, and that stands!!)

---------

(If this was your plan, too bad, I'm not going to get overwhelmed

with my desire to get fucked by that raging hard

---------

of yours!)

---------

(...I should to leave before my condition becomes worse.

N-not that I believe that I would ever give in...!)

---------

Uwaaaaaahhh, it's so early Patricia. What exactly do you need?

Anything you don't understand with your current instructions?

---------

Usually you're pretty good at picking up everything,

but I guess everyone has a weak day~.

---------

No... That's not it, Alicia.

---------

Look, you're waaaay smarter than me. You see the big picture.

I get that someone like me, who only has her place this high

up the social ladder, is only here because of you.

---------

But even though...

---------

Yeah, exactly, and as long as you obediently carry out

my orders, I promise you, you'll continue to climb~.

---------

Just working hard and not receiving a reward would be unfair,

after all~.

---------

That's not what I'm worried about.

---------

Haven't you taken things far enough with Aura?

---------

...Hah...?

---------

At first I thought it was great; Aura is my friend too after all.

So reconnecting with her... I really liked that.

---------

...Even if your methods seemed suspect, the results were amazing.

And, in the end, results are what truly matter, right?

---------

But isn't this enough, Alicia?! No, haven't we already gone

way too far?! I have held back my doubts up till now...

---------

But I can't stay silent forever!!

Not if we are killing a human's personality!!

---------

Hey, Patricia, I reeeeeaaaally like you. You've always been

exactly the kind of person I wished the lower social ranks

would embrace.

---------

Eager to rise. And most importantly:

---------

Obedient.

Don't start disappointing me now.

---------

So let's just pretend you never raised this issue, okay?

Don't worry, Patricia~. I'm very forgiving~.

---------

After all, you've done so much good work, you deserve some slack~.

---------

----But I can't let it slide.

---------

Especially not as long as you keep up turning Aura into

Richard's personal plaything!

---------

...The more I hear him talk, the more he gives me the creeps.

The way he keeps mixing in certain words...

---------

......It's like he thinks of everyone besides himself as

some sort of lower being. And not in your kind of way.

---------

Honestly... It's starting to scare me...

---------

And it's not just Aura... The way Rose changed... And Laura...

The Social Ranking... Everything...

---------

...And at the center of it all... Is that man --- Richard...!

---------

Don't fucking talk like you understand anything!!

---------

Don't understand anything...................?

---------

Really? Pretending that you aren't showing any sign of

recognizing that name?

---------

I know you better than anyone else, Alicia.

...You can't hide your reactions from me.

---------

...To be honest, I had no idea what that name is supposed

to be, but based on this, I'd say that's you.

---------

What? You and Richard are some kind of demons in that magic

world, Roya?

---------

Gn?! Wh--what?!

---------

Guess even your poker face has its limits, huh?

---------

Roya, Luciela, demons --- Aura's curse. It's all so fucking

ridiculous. I'd have preferred if you had laughed into my face...

---------

How do you know any of this?!

---------

...Told me that I still haven't properly woken up...

---------

ANSWER ME!! PATRICIAAA!!!!!

---------

...But I guess that possibility is all thrown out of the window now...

---------

Just fucking tell me already how you've found about all this.

Have you been spying on us? Listening in?!

---------

I didn't do anything really. Just... put together the pieces

George and Rose assembled.

---------

So...... Armed with this knowledge, what will you do?

Do you plan to go up against us...?

---------

...I'm just an outsider to all this. Even though I figured

out some part of the picture, ultimately, I can't do anything.

---------

Yes~, that's right~. Good of you to understand at least that much~.

---------

But you can still stop this, Alicia. If you are the force

pushing everything forward, then it's in your power to end it!!

---------

You aren't just ruining Aura, Laura, and Rose

--- you're ruining yourself...!

---------

...Alicia...

---------

You are not alone.

---------

I get it... Even though I only heard rumors about it,

your past must have been tough...

---------

...But you don't need Richard or some artifially created friend...

....At the very least, you have me, so maybe if we talk about it--

---------

Hah? I'm doing just fine, Patricia. No need to concern

yourself with my well-being.

---------

Whatever your relationship with Richard, no matter how much

you work for him, no matter how successful you are ---

---------

--- Don't you see that he will never acknowledge you?!

---------

AND I FUCKING TOLD YOU TO MIND YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS!!!

Hahhhh

---------

Haaaaaahhhhh...........

---------

Please, just think about it, Alicia.

---------

Won't acknowledge me?! Bullshit!!

---------

Richard... Once the curse is through, any and all doubts

about my humanity will be blown away...!

---------

Of course he's finally going to acknowledge that I'm unlike

all these puppets 1000% human...!!!

---------

Oh Richard

---------

babe

---------

I finally found you~.

I've been searching all over the place for you today

---------

Babe

---------

my body's aaaall feverish and hot

---------

I think I need some really potent medicine

---------

An injection of some of that hot, steaming cum of yours

would definitely help

---------

Maybe right here and now

---------

? Ahhh, my Demon King, your

Queen so desperately needs your mighty cock right now

---------

Hahahaha. You've really become a natural at this, my dear.

Ya' know, I felt it myself. The moment the curse completed.

---------

N-no..! Th-the curse still hasn't taken me over!

I-I'm still fully intent on beating you!

---------

I just need to ride that manly

---------

of yours,

that's all

---------

I-If it's a new deal you need, h-how about...

---------

I-I know! Maybe I could role-play as your Demon Queen for juuust

a little bit in Roya

---------

I could even prepare some sacrifices to you

---------

I'm in charge of that Refugee Camp, a place where the worthless

rejects who're too dumb to rebuild their lives have gathered.

---------

I could easily make a couple of souls disappear so you could

eat them with your

---------

So, do we have a deal

---------

? Are you going to fuck me

really hard as a reward for acting like your Demon Queen

---------

Pffff.... Hahahaha....

---------

Hahahahahahaha...!!

---------

Acting 'like' my Demon Queen? You still call makin' a deal

like that acting?

---------

Hey, hey, hey, heeey, Auraaaa! You're casually talking about

selling out humanity so you can get reward sex in exchange!

---------

Can't really talk about acting at this point!

---------

Ah...! N-n-n-no! I-I mean... Th-th-that's not what I meant!

---------

I-I-I'm just selling out the bottom of the barrel, trash!

---------

N-No, that's not what I mean either! Ah...!!

No... I'm still me... I'm still me...

---------

There's no way Richard can be right about the curse completing...

I'm the Hero... I'm the Hero... I'm the Hero...

---------

Alright, 'Hero'. Let's put that to a test.

---------

Tell you what. I'll talk to the Goddess and have her make

a pathway to me through one of her shrines.

---------

Eh...? A pathway to you...?! I-impossible... Y-you don't mean

-------- --------to your Core...?!

---------

THAT'S RIGHT, AURA!!

---------

I shall grant you an audience with my Core!

---------

Take your shot and try to kill me or

---------

Pledge your

allegiance to me - for all eternity. In body and soul.

---------

Do that and you shall receive your reward dick.

---------

Th-that...! W-who'd ever pledge allegiance to

---------

your strong

and powerful cock

---------

! I-I mean... Nnhh..!

---------

I might consider it, if you promise me to never choose fucking

Rose over me

---------

---ah, n-no...!

---------

Hahaha! Your soul's corrosion's progressing as we speak!

---------

Lookin' forward to your state tonight.

---------

(He really believes he's got me! Good, he's finally letting

his guard down!! I-I got him just where I wanted him to!)

---------

(Th-that's right! All this time of getting fucked by him

was actually for this purpose!)

---------

Getting tamed by him step-by-step was for the sole purpose

so that I could submit to him tonight

---------

---Gah.....!)

---------

(...I just need to keep it together for just a little longer...

After tonight.... This nightmare will finally end...!!)

---------

(Once and for all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

---------

Aura's Mind: Outer Chamber

---------

Try spending

---------

on the gate crystal behind me.

---------

Now head for the next chamber. Once you are there, we can

continue our discussion.

---------

This crystal controls the gate to the

---------

Entrance Chamber

---------

4 Corruption

---------

There we go. Now just enter the gate for today's final item.

---------

Hey Aura, w-what's wrong with this crystal? It's not working.

I don't have enough Corruption.

---------

Pfffff. Bwahahahaha~. Nothing is wrong with the crystal.

What's happening here is that I have already managed to decrease

the curse's effects. Or in other words

---------

My real self is kicking your ass!! Hey, hey, hey, Alicia,

what's wrong, could it be that you are losing on your very

first day?! Without even making a single move?!

---------

Bwahahaha. As I thought, Alicia, how patheeeetic. Soooo incredibly

and utterly and compleeeeeetely paaaatheeeeeetiiic~~~.

Bwaha~, bwahahaha~~, bwahahaahahaha~~~.

---------

Tch. Not this again. I'm not falling for your stupid provocations.

You mentioned Corruption increases every other day, so you are bound

to let me in, one day or another.

---------

Mhm. That's probably true. Though, the thought of you not even

crossing the starting line before I deal with Richard is entertaining.

---------

Well then, do rejoin me once I have accumulated enough Corruption.

Maybe then you can pose a proper challenge to me.

---------

Until then!! Just stand at the sidelines and watch in frustration

as your defeat draws nearer with every passing day!!!

---------

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~.

---------

is currently open.

---------

my head feels weird.

---------

It's like I'm seeing everything through syrup...

---------

Is this Aura's mental world? Did I make it inside?

---------

Hello to you too Alicia.

---------

Shouldn't that be my line? Of course I'm here

---------

I am Aura

---------

after all.

---------

You are the one who doesn't belong here, Alicia.

---------

Ah, alright, alright. I get it. So I did finally find a way

into your mental world.

---------

And of course. Within your mind, you yourself exist.

---------

Yes, but don't worry. Since this is my subconciousness, my

real self won't know that you are in here.

---------

Ahyaya~~~, then shouldn't you be worrying? Why even tell me?

---------

Allow me to properly introduce myself.

---------

I am Aura, and at the same time I am Aura's personified desire to help.

---------

That even includes you, Alicia. So if you have any questions

regarding my mental world, feel free to ask me.

---------

So in other words: A part of you is actively helping me

brainwash you. Now that's just bizarre.

---------

Do you really think so?

---------

Personally, I don't think it's bizarre at all.

---------

No matter what kind of mental gymnastics you are doing here,

helping an enemy like this can't be anything but bizarre.

---------

If I help you, then I am reducing my own chances of winning.

That's your line of reasoning, right?

---------

??? What are you getting at?

---------

You are making a very major mistake.

---------

Bwahahaha~~~

---------

Because, you know, Alicia, after all

---------

I can't imagine a world where I would ever lose!!

---------

Helping you decreases my chance of winning? Of course, that's

how you calculate, Alicia.

---------

But that doesn't apply to me at all!

---------

I know with every fiber of my being --

---------

as long as I keep

thinking, I'll win

---------

I have absolute faith in myself!

---------

Therefore there is no need for me to hold back!!!

---------

No matter how much I explain this world to you

---------

Or how many crucial pieces of advice I give you

---------

Or how much naivety I may show in our world

---------

Or how much excessive kindness I may show in Roya by

extending a hand to anybody who may need my help

---------

I will hunt Richard down, kill him, end my curse, and

reverse all of this.

---------

No matter what ---

---------

I will win

---------

Tchhhhhh!!

---------

H-ho-HOW ARROGANT!

---------

Aurraaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

---------

Just one day ago you were on the precipice of defeat!

---------

Hah? I?? Bwahahahaha!!! Who were the ones who ran away with

their tails between their legs? 'Blasting off again'!!!

---------

Oh, right, that's you guys!! What was it again??

---------

Ohnononononono!!!!

---------

Bwhahaha~~~, that was so pathetic Alicia, soooo pathetic!!!!

---------

biii

---------

IIITCCCHHH!!! AURRAA!!!

---------

I want you to thoroughly understand..

---------

.. your loss is inevitable and no amount of effort can save you!

---------

That's the way I win!!

---------

Just wait, I will use this world to fix that shitty

overbearing arrogance of yours!!

---------

And once I'm finished with you, you will be saying 'Thank you Alicia

for changing me like this! Thank you for improving me and my life!'

---------

And I'll have you prostrate before me and say 'I'm sorry, I

lost. I apologize, Alicia. I'm sorry for being so arrogant.'

---------

Bwahaha!! That's the spirit. Give it your very best, Alicia.

---------

When I end my curse and I'm about to kill you, I don't want

you giving me any lame excuses!!

---------

Don't worry your little head about that. You won't be

getting the chance to hear any excuses from me.

---------

Because, before you even so much as find Richard,

I will finish your brainwashing!!

---------

Before you know it, you won't be able to recognize yourself anymore!

You won't even remember wanting to end your own curse!!!

---------

Bwahahaha! Do your best!! I won't have it any other way!

---------

This is a game between the three of us!

---------

And I'm the protagonist!

---------

Now, come! Ask me about any rules!!

---------

I will tell you openly whatever you may need.

---------

I will not use a single lie!

---------

I will also not leave out any detail or perform any act of misdirection!

---------

And if you get stuck, I will offer you my advice!

---------

And in the end, none of that will be of any use to you!

---------

Because

---------

I'll win!!!

---------

We will see about that! Aurraaaaa!!!

---------

Ahhhh...

---------

I do feel better having gotten that out of my system.

---------

(This isn't good. Her nonsensical declaration completely threw me off.

I need to get back on topic.)

---------

Alright, enough with the shouting.

---------

Back to business. Let me just get the key points straight.

First of all, this is your mental world.

---------

Correct. No further additions.

---------

By changing it, I can change your real self.

---------

Correct. I have one amendment to this, however: You cannot

change everything about me. You can only change my psyche.

---------

You cannot change any physical property of my body. For

example, you cannot give me bigger breasts, if that was

something you had in mind.

---------

Alright, got it. Finally, you are my guide. You will explain

to me whatever rules govern the brainwashing process.

---------

Correct. Originally, your curse would have enabled you to

just freely manipulate my mental world.

---------

However, my willpower proved strong enough to prevent that.

---------

Now, this world is subject to several rules, which you must adhere to.

---------

Don't worry, my willpower might have changed the playing

field, but this game is far from unfair.

---------

Now, let me explain the key limitation on how you can change me.

---------

When you possessed my self in the other world, you probably

already noticed the

---------

points.

---------

When I accumulate them, either through acts of lewdness, performing

immoral decisions, or by removing the collar to activate my

---------

I gain Corruption.

---------

Besides these active means, there is also one more aspect

that increases Corruption: Time. Every

---------

other day

---------

the curse

will produce

---------

1 point of Corruption

---------

Corruption has multiple effects. The most important one is

that you can spend it within my mental world to cause

changes in my psyche.

---------

And just to make sure: All this knowledge is known to you -

Aura the guide - but not the real Aura?

---------

Indeed. As a being of Aura's subconsciousness I am aware of this.

However, my main consciousness has no way of acquiring this knowledge.

---------

I also have no direct means to detect the changes. Any

successful change will seem natural to the real me.

---------

I see. Alright. Moving on. How can I spend the Corruption to

change your psyche? And what exactly can I change?

---------

Before I dive deeper into that topic, I would first like to

finish explaining two more points about Corruption.

---------

Alright, what else is there to it?

---------

There are two more effects. Corruption also influences my

resistance to your influence in Roya.

---------

Corruption decreases my

---------

Willpower

---------

by an equal amount. So you

can force me to commit acts of lewdness against my will.

---------

However, right now my Willpower is very high. Therefore it

will take you quite some time to reach that point.

---------

Interesting. So by having high Corruption, I could force you

into situations which would further increase Corruption.

---------

But in order to get there, I would need to bank it, instead

of spending it on changes on your psyche.

---------

Exactly. As I said, it won't matter in the beginning. But

do keep that in mind.

---------

And for the last point?

---------

Yes, the last item is crucial. Once I cross the limit of

---------

my soul won't be able to withstand the Corruption and it will...

---------

break

---------

I will never again wake up in our world. Effectively, it's

---------

death

---------

Though I am confident that I can handle you and Richard,

this is the one scenario I am afraid of.

---------

I would ask that you try to avoid that scenario.

---------

Of course. My goal isn't to kill you.

---------

But that does complicate matters. High Corruption makes it

easier to gain more. But having too much will kill you.

---------

Moving forward. Please take a look at the crystal behind me.

---------

You haven't actually quite yet entered my mental world. This

is a boundary region called the

---------

Outer Chamber

---------

Once you open the gate behind me, you'll be able to properly

access my mental world.

---------

Inside you'll find further crystals, each unlocking

---------

rooms

---------

for my brainwashing.

---------

You'll be able to change my interests, affect my hobbies,

change my relations with people, and so on.

---------

If you are interested in deeper lying changes,

you'll have to progress to the next chamber.

---------

And how do I do that?

---------

Let's leave that for the end of today's session.

---------

Now, to get started, just walk up to the crystal and inject

the required Corruption into it. The gate will then open.

---------

Ah, back for another round? Looks like you now fulfill the

qualifications for getting this game started for real.

---------

Took you long enough. I was starting to think you had already mentally

given up and resigned yourself to defeat or something. Bwahaha~.

---------

Just you wait, Aura. Starting today, I'm going to wipe that

smugness off your face.

---------

Then give it another shot. As I explained last time,

inject Corruption into the crystal behind me to open

the gate into the

---------

Oho? What's this? The Outer Chamber? Was the situation so

shocking you ended up passing out and ending the day?

---------

How convenient. And here I was worried I couldn't access your

soul while it's trapped in Arwin's Domain.

---------

But this is perfect. With this my plan is 1000% perfectly executed.

---------

Hyahaha~... Hyahahahaha~~~~~~.

---------

HYAHAHAHAHAHAYAYAYAYA.

---------

Ahhhh, perfect victory.

---------

Hey, Aura, no comments? You just lost big time.

---------

Hehehe~. I bet you regret all your bragging now. How about you

quickly get on your knees and beg for my forgiveness?

---------

I feel like there is some sort of misunderstanding here, Alicia.

---------

I haven't lost

---------

Hyahahahahayayaya~~~. Are you this bad at giving up? At admitting

that you cannot beat me? Today, I have achieved 1000% victory.

---------

With your soul not even in your own possession, there is nothing

you can do. Not even your shitty

---------

can save you!!

---------

Bwahahaha~. Are you sure about that?

---------

Hyahahahaahyayaya. Really, bluffing at this point?! I thought you

said you wouldn't resort to any form of misdirection?

---------

It's absolutely impossible for your Divine Gift to save you!!!

After all!!! Your Divine Gift is actually nothing but a steaming

pile of shit!!

---------

Power that can break through anything? Pfffff. Laaaaameee!

All your Divine Gift does, is make you punch harder.

---------

Even your Zodiac abilities are nothing but stronger versions

of skills you can find in ordinary Royans.

---------

From my current observations, I can safely conclude, that the

---------

sets your powers and skills to their maximum potential.

---------

That's aaaaaaall it does.

---------

Hehehehe~. Isn't that pathetic? Compared to other Divine Gifts

like the second Demon King's

---------

Transfiguration

---------

or my

---------

Nightmare

Sorceress

---------

it doesn't allow you to pull off anything extraordinary!!

---------

But I guess that is exactly the kind of Divine Gift that's

suitable for you, Aura. I have noticed this for a while now,

but you actually aren't as smart as I thought.

---------

diligent

---------

but unlike me, you lack the creative spark of

genius!!! And that's why your Divine Gift is complete fucking garbage!!!

---------

HYAHAHAHAYAYAYAYA~~~!!!

---------

THE STAR KNIGHTESS HAS NO ABILITY

TO PULL OFF A MIRACLE IN ANY FORM

---------

Correction.

---------

You don't know about any such ability

---------

What's that supposed to mean? I can read your mind, idiot.

I know about every single ability in your possession.

---------

You mean, you know about every single ability that

---------

know is in my possession.

---------

Where the fuck are you going with these word plays?

---------

It seems there are two fundamental mistakes in your logic, Alicia.

First of all, you are misunderstanding the nature of my Divine Gift.

---------

And secondly...

---------

THE DAY HAS NOT ENDED YET!!

---------

What?! Th-that's not possible. The fact that you blacked out

and we entered your mind me--

---------

MEANS NOTHING!!!

---------

This is a phenomenon you should have already seen multiple times.

What happens when my concentration is stretched to its limits.

---------

When I black out the entire world. When nothing but my own

thoughts can reach me. This is not defeat, but the signal

of my counterattack.

---------

STOP SCREWING AROUND!! You have lost!!! Even if the day hasn't

ended!! I got you perfectly trapped in a ruleset your Divine Gift

can do nothing about!!

---------

Ahhh??? Are you really sure about that?

Are you really that stupid Alicia??

---------

Bwahahaha~~~. You are completely misunderstanding

just what my

---------

is capable off!!

---------

Thank you Alicia!! Thank you for pushing me this much!!

Thank you for having me retreat this far into my subconciousness!!!

---------

shall now rise to your challenge!!

---------

Imagine the following: When humans are enshrouded in fear

and darkness, they cannot help but to compromise on their

ideals and ultimately, commit evil.

---------

So, what if there were a light that can pierce the darkness?

A light that brings out the best of not just me

---------

but of every human

---------

Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UPPPP!!!! AUUURAAAA!!! I WON!!

SHUT UP ALREAAAADYYY!!!

---------

THAT is my

---------

A burning light that allows all who receive its shine to not

compromise on their ideals

---------

A light that raises the standard of good!

---------

Stop fucking bluffing already!!!

---------

It has already been activated multiple times...

---------

... when the soldiers knew they could entrust me with the fate of

Roya and valiantly self-destructed to protect me...

---------

... when guard captain Julian entrusted me with the Refugee Camp...

... when the thug Desmond immediately gave me his trust...

... when the president of the Congregation entrusted me to slay a demon...

---------

had already shown its effects!!

---------

Star........ Shine......?

---------

NOW ALICIA!! SHOW ME WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE VICTORY

STOLEN FROM THE CUSP OF YOUR HANDS!!!!!!

---------

BEHOLD!! THE CORE ABILITY OF MY

---------

STAR SHIIIIIIIIIIINE

---------

-------!!!!

---------

YOUR COLLAR MAY BE ABLE TO SEAL

---------

POWERS!!

BUT AS LONG AS THIS LIGHT REACHES OTHER PEOPLE

-------- -------- MY

---------

CANNOT BE SEALED!

---------

AS A FINAL GIFT, LET ME PREDICT YOUR NEXT WORDS:

---------

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS BULLSHIT?!'

---------

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~~~~~.

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Bwahahaha~. Sure, sure, Alicia.

---------

Anyways, it seems that even this far into the game you haven't

managed to get me to accumulate enough corruption to enter the

first chamber.

---------

Anyways, I can't believe it took you this long to have me

accumulate enough corruption to unlock the first chamber.

---------

Idiiooooot. How can you be THIS incompetent? I didn't even

think it would be possible to lose this hard.

---------

Bwahaha~. Bwahahahahaha~~~.

---------

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA~~~~.

---------

Tchhhh!!!! I'm not incompetent!!

---------

Ehhh, I wonder about that. Bwahaha~.

---------

Since there is nothing else for you to do, this is

goodbye for today.

---------

Better luck next time, looooooooooser. Bwhahahahaha.

---------

Well, now that you have finally unlocked the first chamber,

you have an actual chance to prove me wrong.

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Barracks: Jail

---------

Another boring day... Sigh.

---------

Here for your friend? I'm afraid she's going to be jailed for

another

---------

We can let her out early if you pay her

bail of

---------

400 Gold

---------

(I could just wait it out. But that's wasting precious time.)

---------

(This girl sure has a nice figure... and a tight ass.)

---------

(The bail amount is pretty expensive...)

---------

(She seems troubled about getting her friend out, maybe

she would be willing to listen to a

---------

third option

---------

For people like you, I would be willing to make a special offer.

---------

Hm? Really? Wait, what do you mean 'people like me'?

(I don't like the perverted look he's giving me.)

---------

Hot girls with sexy asses of course~~~~.

---------

I don't think I even want to hear your special offer.

---------

Oh come on Aura~~~, don't be so close-minded!

He's just kindly increasing your options!

---------

You should tell him that you're thankful for his keen eye in

good women and that you'll do whatever he wants~~~~-.

---------

If you just let me feel up your ass – just a little bit

- I could be willing to let her out~.

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Just let me cop a quick feel.

---------

You... you--! Who would ever do that?!

---------

And don't you feel ashamed? Exploiting your authority to get

sexual gratification?

---------

Oh, wow, calm down, calm down, Lady Knight. It's not like

I'm forcing you to do anything.

---------

Your friend is the one who broke the law.

---------

I'm just giving you a friendly offer to break the law myself

just to help you out. All I'm asking for is a

---------

fitting

compensation.

---------

If you don't like my third option, just pretend we never had

this conversation.

---------

(Trying to leech off of other people’s misfortunes.)

---------

(And while pretending to be doing 'good'. Despicable.)

---------

Strategically, using your body would be the most efficient

route, you know~~~~?

---------

Or, just let me cop a feel of your ass, and your friend's out.

---------

(Tch. Shut up. I don't want to have this lecherous low-life

of a bastard touching me anywhere--!! What do I do?)

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Offer Ass. (+1

---------

Pay Bail. (-400 Gold, Lewdness <

---------

Alright, girl, you're free to go.

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Hey, hey, hey! Thanks for getting me out, Aura!

---------

I don't know how to thank you!

---------

How about: Stop drinking.

---------

Hahahaha~~ Maybe, something else? Well,

see you at the guild, Aura. And thanks again!

---------

Haah... Hopeless.

---------

Haha, hi Aura.

---------

I might have messed up just a litttttle bit.

---------

I noticed.

---------

Would you, um, mind getting me out of here?

---------

Bwahaha~. Let me see what I can do. Sigh.

---------

Hey, hands off those bars! That's the underground prison

where we lock away big time criminals!

---------

Currently, there's a

---------

Demon Worshipper

---------

down there, so if you

don't want to be mistaken for one of his comrades, I would

recommend you move away right now!

---------

(Demon worshippers? Right

---------

I if I remember correctly, the Goddess

did state that the Demon King was summoned by demon worshippers.)

---------

Good. If there's anything you want to do with him, you

better clear it with

---------

He's usually in

the

---------

Guard Quarters upstairs

---------

(Could this potentially be a lead? Maybe Richard maintains some

sort of communication channel with these worshippers. I would

then be able to follow it...)

---------

Hey, I already told you, get away from that door! If you want

something in the underground prison go speak to guard captain

Julian.

---------

It looks like a prison log, but I can't really read it right now.

---------

A barrel of water, for the prisoners.

---------

Eh? Charlotte?? What are you doing behind bars?

---------

It's not my fault, believe meeee!! It's just that dirty

merchant scumbag who couldn't keep his fingers off me!

---------

I may or may not have sliiiightly overreacted.

With a bit of fire magic. It was really just a bit!

---------

Please help me! Get me out of heeereee!!

---------

Guess... I'll give it a try. (Note to self:

No more unsupervised drinking for Charlotte.)

---------

... I think you were right. I thought anything would be better than

fighting the demon army... but hiding all day in a bush prepared to

ambush someone...

---------

Sometimes he would call us out to 'get someone' but actually

there was no one nearby!

---------

Repeatedly!

---------

... A worse experience than the war against the demons...

---------

I'll remember this you bitch!

---------

Central Forest Of Runes: Hidden Cave

---------

School: Central Hall

---------

Don't pretend you need to search.

---------

Number 1, Aura. 485/500.

---------

Woah, you're getting close to the full score.

---------

(And below me, Number 2...)

---------

Anything wrong, Aura?

---------

Ah, ahahahaha~~, no, no. It's nothing.

---------

A-hem. Moving on.

---------

George, as usual, number 3. 461/500.

---------

Nice, that's an increase of 3 points.

---------

Hehehehe~~, buuuuut~~~~~ that's not enough, George.

Total gap change: 2 points in my favor!

---------

Haha, guess that means it's your win this time.

---------

So lunch today is on you~, thanks for the meal~.

---------

Sure. But next time will be different!

---------

You're getting close to the maximum score,

while I still have lots of room to improve.

---------

I'm coming for you Aura!

---------

Awawawa~. So confident~~~.

---------

Bring it on! Same bet again?

---------

That's fine with me!

---------

Haaah... guys, pipe down a bit will you?

---------

So where am I?

---------

Rose... Rose... Rose...

---------

Are you sure you’re on the list? Ehehehe~~.

---------

Haha. Really funny, Aura. You already found my name, right?

---------

Yup. Number 137, Rose. 312/500.

---------

Consecutively the middle of the middle. I think that also

counts as a skill!

---------

Haaaah... I feel bad being part of this group.

---------

Bwahahaha~ Maybe some free lunch will improve your mood?

---------

I can live with that.

---------

That was a bit too easy. Let's head over to the cafeteria.

I bet your friends from the library club are already waiting

for you.

---------

Actually, please go ahead. There are some other

names I want to check. I'll catch up in a couple of minutes.

---------

Hm? Okay, sure.

---------

Anybody you are particularly interested in?

I don't see any major changes.

---------

Not really interested, just something I need to think about.

---------

(The way she reacted to

---------

name bothers me a bit.

Or was it just my imagination?)

---------

Alright, we will be going on ahead.

---------

(Number 2...)

---------

(I never paid much attention to it before.)

---------

(That name was always just there. Placed between George and me.)

---------

(Number 2, Richard. 479/500.)

---------

(Now I feel my stomach rebelling just from reading it.)

---------

Bwahaha~~. As expected!

---------

Yeah, yeah I get it, number 1 as usual.

---------

And the score is still increasing! 486/500!

---------

though it's only by one point, which means

---------

Haha, looks like this round goes to me.

Number 3 with 466/500.

---------

In other words: Gap change = -4!

---------

It's been a while since you managed to take a win!

---------

Like I said last time, it had to happen at some point.

---------

With Aura closing in to the maximum score,

improvement is bound to slow down.

---------

Also, it's mostly just thanks to our combined study

sessions that I managed to rank up this much.

---------

Oh~~~~, somebody here is being modest --- as always.

---------

(Though, George is right. Increasing my score at this stage is

harder than I thought.)

---------

(I was sure I could get at least another 1-2 points,

but maybe I was being too ambitious.)

---------

(Skipping out a couple of study sessions here and there probably

also didn't help, but I'm sure they wouldn't have made a difference.)

---------

(However...! All that being said!)

---------

Why not just take credit for once and say that you did a great job?

---------

Haha, alright fine.

---------

I achieved this win 100% due to my own ability,

and you were completely, absolutely, fundamentally useless.

---------

Like that?

---------

H-hey! Mean! That's not what I meant!

---------

Then how about

---------

accept that your help is absolutely invaluable

to me and I wouldn't be climbing up the ranks without you?

---------

Nh. Geez. Haaah

---------

I get your point.

---------

Are you guys finished with your lovey-dovey routine?

---------

sorry. Mhm. Let's grab lunch.

---------

Thanks for the treat~.

---------

Hey, wait a moment!

---------

Why are you actually getting a free lunch

---------

You aren't even competing ---

---------

Miss Number 115!

---------

(Oh, hey, she significantly improved her rank.)

---------

(Did Rose study that much or were the tests just a bit easier this time?)

---------

(Nah, probably just a result of her studies, just like with George.)

---------

(Otherwise my own points would have gone up quite a bit more as well.)

---------

Don't question it. It will make you look like a sore loser.

---------

I-I what? Hey, I'm still number 1. The absolute top!

---------

I just gained less points this time around?!

You guys are acting like I dropped off the rankings or something!

---------

Haha, we just have to make use of this rare opportunity

to tease you.

---------

Sure, sure! Go ahead! Use this opportunity to your heart's content!

---------

This won't be happening again for a loooooooooong time to come!

---------

Hm? Bwahaha. My eyes are playing a weird trick on me.

For a second I thought my score dropped to 481/500.

---------

Ehhhhhhhhh??? It's really 481!

---------

Haha. Nope, you're reading it right. This is a first,

but it looks like you lost points.

---------

Meanwhile I'm at 471. Looks like this round also goes to me --

and from now on it's only a ten point distance.

---------

Haha. If you don't watch out, your number 1 spot is going to

be threatened for once.

---------

Huh. (Hmmm

---------

I was kind of surprised, but shouldn't

I have expected this?)

---------

(I have been slacking off on studying, after all. Therefore,

me not answering some of the test questions correctly shouldn't

be much off a surprise.)

---------

this kind of annoys me.)

---------

Hm? What's wrong? Last time you said that our gap wouldn't be

shrinking for a loooooooong time, so I was hoping you would

make more of a fuss about this.

---------

Something along the lines of 'Awawa! How could this have happened?!'.

---------

You want to see me flustered over this? Mean!

---------

Haha, well it's cute when it happens.

---------

Ehhhh. You have weird idea of cute. Anyways, it's just a couple

of points I have lost there. (Losing points kind of annoys me,

but the fact remains --- I'm still at the top.)

---------

In the past, I have been studying mostly because for

some reason I thought it was fun, but also to stay at the top.)

---------

(Studying just for the sake of studying... Ahaha. How stupid

of me to think that's fun. However, I absolutely don't want to

lose in the rankings. Especially not to George.)

---------

(He's going to tease me for all eternity if he gets ahead of me!)

---------

Well, the answer should be simple, I just need

to get the most out of attending classes!)

---------

(Alright, my mind may have wandered recently, but from now on

---------

I won't get distracted during class!

---------

Bwahaha. I hope you don't think you can take my place just

because the gap shrank a bit more.

---------

I'll show you just how big this ten point gap is!

---------

Ooookay. Okay. Okay. There has to be a mistake somewhere. (I expected

to lose some points from my latest blunders but...)

---------

Now that's a surprising sight.

---------

(Maybe this is still Roya? Am I caught in some sort of illusion spell?!

What else could possibly explain this?! Dropping not just from the first

place spot...)

---------

Mhm. That sounds definitely more reasonable than this.

I'm just asleep and all this is nothing but an illusion!

---------

...Ummm

---------

I don't know what you are fantasizing about,

but maybe you want to return to reality for now...?

---------

Reality? What reality?! This can't be reality!

This is too absurd to even be a dreeeeeamm!!

---------

Tenth?!

---------

Teeeenth?!

---------

439 points total

---------

I'm just barely in the top ten??!

---------

Ahhhhh!!! I've fallen behind George!!

---------

D-don't be too harsh on yourself. Everyone has a bad day now

and then, haha.

---------

Th-that's easy for you to say! You just rose up from your

eternal third place to second place!

---------

And got ahead of you, haha.

---------

Nhhh...!! Rubbing your victory in my face like this! Mean!

---------

When I get my top spot back --- and trust me, this is not an if,

it's a when!! WHEN I get my top spot back, I'm going smug with

you all day long!

---------

Sure, sure. But until then ---

---------

Lunch is on you. Actually, maybe you should also invite Laura.

You know, seeing as how you've also fallen behind her spot.

---------

Ahhhh!!

---------

Also, since I'm now ahead of you, should we switch roles at tutoring?

Maybe you could use some of my help this time?

---------

AHHHHH!!

---------

Ahahaha.

---------

You're having too much fun with this.

---------

It's a rare event, after all. So I have to make the most out

of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

---------

...And now I can finally help you out. After all this time of

you helping me study to get into

---------

Central

---------

It's now my turn to help you get back your top spot.

---------

So, let's study some more together, Aura.

---------

(I get that George is happy with helping me out instead of

always being on the side of being helped... but...)

---------

(The feeling of losing... After I swore last time that I wouldn't

lose again... It's so frustrating!)

---------

Uwawa!

---------

Ha-haha, um, about me tutoring you, maybe we should try that again?

---------

Awawawa...

---------

A-Aura...? C-can you hear me...? Heeey. You still with me?

---------

366...

---------

No good right now, huh.

---------

366

---------

Threehundredsixtysiiiixxxx....

---------

AWAWAWAWAWAWAAAAAA!!!

---------

Why?! How?! Whaaaat is thiiiis?!!!

---------

366/500?! I'm completely out of the top! Number 101?!

Not even top 100?! From tenth to thiiiis??!?!

---------

A little bit lower and I'll be hitting the middle field!!

---------

From all the way of the number two spot....!

I have dropped down to barely placing above Rose...!!

---------

How could this have haaapppppeeeeneddd???

---------

H-How you ask...? You have been slacking off a bit lately...

---------

B-b-buuuuuut?! It's just a little bit here and there!

This isn't just me not bringing in top results...

---------

This is a complete disaaasteeeeeeeerrrrr!!!!

---------

Why are these tests so stupid?!

Just testing for useless things...!

---------

B-blaming the tests...?

---------

Can you even really say it's my fault for performing badly...?

It's the fault of the material for being so boring and uselesss...

---------

I bet if we would actually study valuable subjects that are relevant in

real life... Unlike math or history... I would be doing way better...

---------

Haha, I wouldn't call it useless. Sure, sometimes there is

some outdated stuff in our curriculum.

---------

But the abstract thinking taught in math and the lessons of the

past taught in history can always be relevant in any of our actions.

---------

If you think so...

(I don't feel like arguing right now...)

---------

...Hey, Aura. What do you intend to do about your scholarship...?

Not being number two is one story.

---------

But completely dropping out of the top... This is going to be trouble.

---------

Ahhhh----!! I-I didn't even think about that!

---------

(Nhhh...! I always took my Exam Student scholarship for granted...

And now

---------

I might be in trouble of losing it?!)

---------

Don't worry, I'm sure we will figure something out. We always do.

---------

Now, for starters, how about we forget our usual bet and instead

I buy you some lunch today?

---------

Mhm. Sure... (That's right...)

---------

(I have George supporting me... I'm sure that

if he has my back, I can pull through somehow...)

---------

But pulling through now... Where will that lead me...? Will studying

at Central University suddenly become fun...? Probably not...

---------

I want to go to Central with George... I want to compete

with him... I want our rivalry to continue...

---------

...But... No matter how much I try... I keep lacking the willpower...

---------

...Maybe...

---------

...Going to Central...

---------

...Is that really what I want...?

---------

Lack Of Willpower To Study

---------

287/500. That's actually better than I expected.

---------

B-better than you expected...? You dropped down even further...!

---------

Actually, forget about the ranking. You are just barely passing!

---------

But I did manage to pass! I would say our tutoring sessions

managed to pan out well enough.

---------

Haha, so your goal went from going back to the top ten to

just passing, huh.

---------

Hey Aura, what do you plan to do about the scholarship...?

With these grades, you will be sure to have it revoked---

---------

Oh, come, stop worrying all the time. I'm part of the cheerleaders now!

I'm sure Alicia can figure out a solution for me.

---------

...Relying on Alicia again...

---------

Aura, I think we need to have a serious discussion about this.

---------

Don't worry, George, it's all fine. Just drop it already.

You're being a buzzkill. Let's grab some lunch and get out of here.

---------

Ah, I'm so glad these shitty tests are over and I can focus

on more important things in life.

---------

(Alright then. Let's try this out.)

---------

Mhm? Alicia? (What's she up to now?)

---------

(Some dumb payback plan because I interfered with her even

dumber bullying?)

---------

(Or is there some other fire hiding in the bush?)

---------

(Still the hostile treatment, huh?)

---------

(I was hoping that with all my efforts I could already see

some changes. But looks like I need to put in some more work.)

---------

There's a book that I recently picked up and wanted to

discuss with somebody.

---------

(If you're not coming to me willingly, then I'll just have

to spread some bait!!)

---------

Ehhhh???

---------

You picked up a book?

---------

Out of your own free will?

---------

Ehhhhh????

---------

Yes, is that really that hard to believe?!

---------

First you get serious about studying and now you started reading??

---------

Who are you and what have you done to the real Alicia?!

---------

Enough already!!! Stop treating me like I'm some sort of

uncultured retard!!

---------

Bwahaha~. Sorry. (But reading huh, I can't really picture

Alicia patiently reading a book.)

---------

(Also now I actually feel kind of bad for teasing her like

that...)

---------

(...and for immediately suspecting her of having something

nasty in mind.)

---------

But sure, if you are looking for somebody to discuss a book with,

you're at the exact right address!

---------

What did you pick up?

---------

Here, it's this book. I heard it's pretty famous, so you

probably heard about it.

---------

Ahhh.

---------

that. A pretty bad romance novel with borderline smut

content).

---------

(If I remember the description correctly, the story deals

with a girl that has an illicit relationship with a teacher.)

---------

(One of the students learns of this and blackmails her to go

out with him.)

---------

(I heard that in the end the girl falls in love with the

blackmailer or something abstruse like that.)

---------

(And out of all the things, it got highly praised for the

scenes told from the teacher's perspective.)

---------

(Isn't that kind of sick?! Haaah

---------

Why would Alicia pick up

something like that?)

---------

You're right, it is pretty famous. Although, I've never read it.

To be honest, I'm not too big on high school romance dramas.

---------

Aura, didn't you say I was at the right address for

book discussion?

---------

Alright, I guess I could give it a try.

---------

Great! How about we exchange phone numbers to discuss it?

---------

Ah uh...

---------

(I don't really want to share my number with her. Who knows

what kind of stupid mischief she's going to cause with it..

But I guess in this situation it's perfectly reasonable.)

---------

Somehow I feel like that was her aim during this

entire conversation.)

---------

(But that's stupid, right? Nobody in their right mind would come

up with such a convoluted pretext just to get my number, right?)

---------

Hyahahahayayaya! Is that really how simple-minded you are, Aura?

---------

Turning your own dumb good-will against you is just so much fun~~.

---------

All it takes to get you to dance to my tune is some half-hearted

'please'!!

---------

That's really something I've got to fix once I get the chance,

Auuurraaa!!

---------

Hm? What's this? A message from Rose?

---------

Sorry, Aura, getting caught up in club prez work ! >_<

---------

Student council got a notice that some of our monthly budget

reports are missing! I swear I did them!! I'm sometimes such

a clutz ;___;

---------

Ahahaha~. That's just so like her.

---------

Fight!^^

---------

Just head home without me today!! See you tomorrow!

---------

Sure. And be sure not to lose our precious budget reports

next time.^^

---------

Meeeaniiiie!!!

---------

Ahaha~.

---------

(Heading home alone, huh.)

---------

(That's too bad. I was really looking forward to our usual banter.)

---------

(Somehow even more than usual.)

---------

(I don't remember ever feeling bad about the thought of spending

the road home alone. But now it just feels like I'm wasting

precious time I could be spending with my dear friends.)

---------

(I guess getting whisked away to the abnormal fantasy world

of Roya every night is making me aware just how precious my

good old everyday conversations are.)

---------

Haah... (George is busy with his part-time jobs, so I can't

walk home with him either...)

---------

(And all the library club members live in the opposite

direction of the town...)

---------

Haaaah...

---------

Hyahahayayayaya~~~~~.

---------

It's so easy to swamp a club president with work~~~~-

---------

I'm soooooooo sorry, Auuuraaaa~~~~. But it's too bad...

it's just tooooo baaaad~~~.

---------

Going forward, I'm afraid your dear Rose is going to be

preoccupied quite frequently~~.

---------

How unfortunate~~~. And just when you are starting to crave

social interaction with like-minded people~~~~~~.

---------

But don't you worry. I'm here to jump in~~~.

---------

With me here, you will never need to feel lonely~~~~~,

hyhahahayayaya~~~~~.

---------

(And another day done. Time to head home.)

---------

Nh... (Somehow I have recently started feeling so uncomfortable walking.)

---------

(Are my shoes run-down? I have been using them for quite some time now.)

---------

(Maybe it's time to get a new pair.)

---------

(Also I have been noticing this all day

---------

but barely anyone

besides me is wearing the standard uniform shoes.)

---------

(Even among the library club, I seem to be an exception.)

---------

(Somehow I am suddenly feeling so self-consciously embarrassed

about my footwear...)

---------

(And whenever I look at it

---------

I just can't help and think about its ugliness!)

---------

Were they always so ugly?)

---------

(Did looking at their plain and boring design always feel so

repulsive to me?)

---------

(I guess it's because of my recent chats with Alicia.)

---------

(Now I just can't help but compare them to her nice, high quality shoes.)

---------

(Maybe instead of getting the same pair again,

I should try out wearing something else.)

---------

Ah! (I could ask Alicia to help me pick something nice!)

---------

(Maybe exchanging phone numbers wasn't such a bad decision after all.)

---------

Haaah... (Rose is held up again by her duties as club president...)

---------

Guess it's another day of walking home without anybody to talk to...

---------

Hm? Alicia?

---------

Hi there~~~, Auraa~~~~. (Shit, my excitement is leaking too

much into my voice!)

---------

Well, look who sounds like she's in a good mood. Anything you

need from me?

---------

I just saw you were about to head home alone. Did your Rose

ditch you~~?

---------

She didn't 'ditch' me.

---------

But she IS busy with her work as club president.

---------

But still, she's neglecting her dear, dear friend for the

sake of her club~. What. A. Bitch~~~, am I right?

---------

Don't go around insulting Rose in front of me, Alicia!!

---------

Actually, don't insult her even if I'm not here!

---------

(And here I thought we were recently starting to reconnect.

This girl just doesn't change!!)

---------

(Haah... Though I guess that was unreasonable for me to expect.)

---------

(Alicia is Alicia. A girl with a nasty mouth. Somebody who

looks down at all who disagree with her own values.)

---------

And I can't deny that I do feel a bit neglected by Rose... Can't she just delegate some of her workload...?)

---------

If there is nothing you actually need from me, Alicia,

please move aside. As you said, I'm about to head home.

---------

(Hehehe~~~. That's all the negative reaction you are giving me?)

---------

Ah just a moment~~. Coincidentally, I was also just heading

home! I was wondering if maybe we should go together.

---------

You know, just like in the good old times~~~.

---------

(Now that's a surprising request. We haven't walked home since...

well since elementary school.)

---------

(But do I really want to spend that kind of time with somebody

who just called my best friend a 'bitch'?)

---------

(Recently, I have already agreed to several of her requests.)

---------

(I think this one is a bit too much for me. Having to hear

her selfishly babbling on the entire route home...)

---------

(But then again, maybe that wouldn't be the worst? It's not

like she never has anything interesting to say and it beats

the lonely silence.)

---------

(Having at least somebody to talk to would definitely be nice.

If I don't like what she's saying, I can just ignore her.)

---------

(And am I maybe not being too hard on her nasty mouth? Maybe

she doesn't even have any ill intent behind her blunt language.)

---------

(Finally, I also need to keep the possibility of Luciela = Alicia

in mind. Spending more time with her means giving her more

time to slip up.)

---------

(But still... there's also the case of her bullying my friends.)

---------

(I don't want to accidentally give Laura some mistaken

impression that I somehow condone this behavior in any way.)

---------

I'm kind of torn...)

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maybe...

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Great! Then it's settled!

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(Ah! I didn't mean to say that one out loud!)

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Fine, let's go.

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(Ehehehe~~~~~~. Result of test run 1: A 1000% success!)

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(I insulted your best friend. I have not in the slightest apologized

for my behavior towards Laura. And yet here you are!)

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(Willing to hang out with me again, Aurrraaaaa~~~!!)

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(Hyahahahahayayaya~~~~~~~, the old Aura would have angrily

stormed out on me the moment I insulted Rose!!!)

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(With her disposition towards me being shifted so strongly

into my favor, and her need for socialization, her brain can't

help itself but come up with reasons to see my good side!!!!)

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(It's too bad Aura~~~... it's just toooo baadd~~~. Your tendency

to approach everything analytically is starting to betray you~~~.)

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(Once I have your brain on my side, I will guide your logic

to only arrive at the conclusions that

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desire.)

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(It may only be subtle for now... but slowly and surely,

with every passing day --- !!!)

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(--- The brainwashing is definitely starting to show its

effects!!!!!)

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Hey there, Aura~. What's up. You all alone again?

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Mhm. Rose is AGAIN busy with some library club business.

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Can you believe it? She has been spontaneously canceling on me

so many times now!

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Oooh, now that's so rude! And towards your best friend!

(Hehe~. Soon it will be former best friend.)

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(Good thing you scored the library club all those extra funds

through tutoring me in the student co-tutoring program, Aura~.

That made it so much easier to swamp Rose with extra work~.)

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I know right! Sometimes I wonder if we really are best friends!

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Well maybe there's someone in Rose's life who

has a higher priority. (Time to do some more prep work.)

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Huh? What are you talking about?

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Ah, just some random thoughts. (Hehe~. Perfectly planned out

thoughts, actually~.) I mean, her canceling plans with you out

of nowhere, and claiming to be busy with club president duties...

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Maybe that's a lie.

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Eh? W-why would she lie about that?

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Like, maybe she's fooling around with some boy but wants to

keep it a secret. Maybe that's why she's really ditching you.

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Ehhhhh? You think Rose has some sort of secret boyfriend?

Now that's out of nowhere. And honestly doesn't make any sense.

I can't think of a reason as to why she would hide that.

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Rose can sometimes be a bit inconsiderate, but she would never

break a promise and lie about it. That's just... not Rose.

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Oh, like I said, they were just some random thoughts. Hey,

if Rose isn't coming want to head to Heel Universe?

There's a new collection I want to check out.

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Mhm. Sure!

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I can confirm: No secret lover. Just a bunch of mysteriously

missing forms for new book orders that I had to hunt down. Luckily,

I found them sticking out of one of the cheerleading club lockers.

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R-Rose?

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And what's more: I found out that for some reason one of the

cheerleaders was handling the job of gathering up all of our

school clubs' order forms.

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That must be a lot of effort! How awfully nice of a member of the

cheerleading club to take care of it! (I don't have any evidence

but this must be some sort of whacky plan of yours, Alicia!!)

---------

(But the fact that you going home with Aura perfectly coincides

with the timing of my club president work sky-rocketing

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and then

this incident, and now this conversation I just overheard!)

---------

(Something is definitely wrong! 'Random thoughts?!' You were clearly

trying to create some misunderstanding. And Aura, you should be able

to see through this! Why are you believing this snake so easily?!)

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Uwawa. (This reminds me of our initial summoning!

The same antagonism between these two.)

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H-hey. Alicia and me, we were just about to go shopping.

Maybe you want to join us, Rose?

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Eh? Coming with you shopping? Um... I don't th--

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Ooooooooooh now that's a great idea! (With Rose back in the picture

I need to take the offensive here! Rather than backing off, I need

to use this opportunity to boldly attack.)

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Mhm! Great! Then let's go! (Maybe if these two spend some time

together, they will be able to get along better.)

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(I'm glad Alicia is on-board with the idea. With her dislike

of everyone who doesn't agree with her, especially Rose,

I thought she would outright reject the idea.)

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... I don't like how Alicia agreed so easily. It doesn't take

a genius to know she hates me for some reason. So there

has to be an underlying motive here. I... just can't see it.

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But I guess this gives me some opportunity to figure out with

what kind of lies she's manipulating Aura.

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Hey, are you coming Rose?

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Yeah, yeah. Coming.

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This is going to be awkward again.)

---------

(I need to figure out how Alicia is manipulating Aura. But...

if I use a direct approach, I will make things worse.)

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(Shit. I'm not good with coming up with indirect approaches.)

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(I feel kind of bad thinking like this, but

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I wish

we could go back to Rose being held up by her duties.)

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(A part of me is wishing for a ticket out of this tormenting silence...

Nh. Wishing not to spend time with Rose! I'm such a bad friend...)

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Hey there, Aura~~~~.

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And... Rose, I guess.

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Hey, Aura, want to head home together?

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If you want to tag along, suit yourself. (It's another chance.

I can't turn this down.)

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Me? Tag along? Rose~~~, I think you're not getting something.

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I'm proposing to ditch you and just make it the two of us, Aura~.

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I see. I was actually surprised you didn't propose that last time.

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But too bad. That's not for you to decide.

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And Aura isn't really the person to just go and get rid of a frie--

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(Last time Rose went along with us, she was just staring daggers

at Alicia. And she barely said anything, as if she only came along

to observe us...)

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(At the same time, I also don't look forward to going home with just Rose.)

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(Just silently walking besides each other, not knowing what to

talk about... that just felt horrible. And it's such a waste of precious time!)

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A-Aura?! (Wh-what the hell?! She's seriously thinking about this?!)

---------

(Alicia put in a lot of effort to keep me away from Aura. I have

no clue what kind of purpose her actions could possibly serve.)

---------

(But I know that they can only be malicious. And I also know that

whatever she's trying to do here is some part of an asinine plan.)

---------

(I wish I could understand just what her objectives are. Manipulating

who goes home with whom, as if we were grade schoolers... It just

doesn't make any sense. There has to be more to this.)

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(... Alright. I can't stay on the defensive forever.

Screw those ideas about indirect approaches.)

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Just why are you so fixated on trying to isolate Aura from me?

(A direct confrontation. Let's see how you react to this, Alicia.)

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Huh? Why would you think I would ever do something like that?

I just wanna hangout with my childhood friend. That's all.

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Rose, please don't tell me you want to bring up that story again.

About Alicia deliberately making budget reports disappear just to

make you late.

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This paranoia of yours really needs to end.

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That's not what I'm talking about.

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Please don't tell me you have another schizophrenic theory like that.

What is Alicia supposed to have done this time?

---------

Has she orchestrated me feeling unwell about wearing glasses?

Maybe she snuck into my room in the middle of the night and

modified the frames, just so I would switch to contacts?

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This is how absurd you are sounding.

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(Well, it didn't happen quite like that~. But that's pretty close~.)

Yeah Rose, come on~. Tell us~~. Whatever kind of scheming, evil

machinations am I supposedly concocting? (Hehe~. If you knew~.)

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(But it's too bad Rose. It's just toooo baaad~~~. Without your

knowledge of Roya, you're completely out of the picture.)

---------

(You are aware of an undefinable something being wrong. But

you can never understand it. You can never grasp my intentions.)

---------

(And without proof, as well as Aura's disposition being gravely

shifted into your disfavor, you just sound like a jealous lunatic~.)

---------

(Now, go on Rose. Dig your own grave. Destroy yourself where

you stand and allow me to break further into Aura's mind.)

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I'm talking about the last time we three went home together.

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And you pretended Aura went home before me. Who actually

didn't go home. And then you lied to her and told her I ditched her

---------

Eh? Wh-what? Wait, but Alicia said you were bored and went

home ahead of us.

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(Shit!) Well, that's exactly what happened. I have no idea

whatsoever why Rose is talking this nonsense. (I thought she

fell for my deception?!)

---------

... ... ... (Aura's confirmation and that subtle delay in Alicia's response.

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I guessed right!!)

---------

(Phew. I just wanted to take some random shots into the dark.

I didn't expect the first one to already be a hit.)

---------

(Damn. I know Alicia plays dirty, but I didn't expect her to

try and sabotage my friendship with Aura this actively.)

---------

(Honestly, what kind of childish setup is this?)

---------

(I even made sure to catch her in a dull moment after waking up.)

---------

(But the way she just boldly declared her accusation...

she must have seen me talking to Aura!!)

---------

(Did she not go home at all? Did she just pretend to fall for my trick??

Was she watching us from outside the store???)

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(Shit! Shit!! SHIT!!!)

---------

(My head back then was dulled from hours upon hours of waiting.

I wish I had just pretended to fall for her childish trick and observed

them afterwards.)

---------

(Now I don't have any other choice but to bluff my way through this.)

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You told Aura I had gone home. And then you tried to spin that into a

story about me being a terrible friend. (Hopefully, my expression looks

confident. I can't let Alicia figure out that I'm actually clueless.)

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A terrible friend who couldn't accept Aura recently changing

her interests. (No idea where I'm going with this.)

---------

(What the fuck?! How does she know the exact story?! Can Rose

read lips? Was she watching us and reading them?! Or

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did

she not even leave the store at all and listen in on us?? Fuck!!!)

---------

(What's this? No immediate response? She's clearly racking her

head on how to answer!! I can't believe it, I'm right again!!)

---------

(Wait

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If I guessed this much correctly, Alicia must

be completely confused on how I got this information.)

---------

(Then...!! She must be thinking I somehow managed to listen in on them.)

---------

(This...! I somehow have to turn this into a weapon!! From here

on out... I can... I can finally turn the tables on this bitch!!)

---------

But it's true isn't it?

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'One who couldn't accept Aura recently changing her interests.'

---------

I see that there is some animosity going around between you two.

And it seems Alicia lied to me for some reason.

---------

But that statement still stands. I think it's time we talk about this, Rose.

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We need to talk about how you have trouble accepting me growing up.

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When you went shopping with us, you were disappointed in me

having fun, right? You can't accept that I have grown out of

books and started to discover new ways of having fun.

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That I have started expanding my own horizon outside of

that library club room.

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No matter how you turn it. No matter what other circumstances

are playing into this.

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That's the truth isn't it?

---------

(... Shit. I focused too much on Alicia. I was hoping we could

have this discussion somewhen else. Without Alicia.)

---------

(... I'm stupid. Why did I pick those words?! I finally had

the current under my control. Damn.)

---------

(Now I have no other choice but to plow forward.)

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... You want my honest opinion?

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Always.

---------

... Fine.

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I don't like how you have changed.

---------

I think your new 'interests', your new 'friends', your new

change in looks, they all look fake and superficial.

---------

And I especially dislike this narrative of growing up and becoming

more mature. You have shown maturity by being kind to people, by

being understanding of other people's circumstances.

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That's maturity!! How silly the plots of your favorite books are,

that's completely irrelevant. You can't measure personal growth

based on what your hobbies are!!

---------

All of this is not 'you'. It's 'Alicia'. She's... she's somehow

manipulating you into becoming a different person.

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While burning down your old friendships. Your real friendships.

---------

If that's your theory, Detective Rose, then answer me the following:

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How could Alicia possibly manipulate me?

---------

Are you suggesting Alicia is secretly performing brain surgery

on me to eliminate my love of books and replace it with a like

for fashion magazines??

---------

(Of course, there is one angle here that needs to be considered.

One that Rose cannot possibly know about.)

---------

(Alicia = Luciela. Hypothetically, if the curse somehow had

the power to influence my real world behavior, then Alicia

would have access to a way to magically affect me.)

---------

(But thinking this line of reasoning through: It just doesn't make any sense.

Luciela is the Companion of Richard. A mass-murdering Demon King set out

to conquer the world of Roya.)

---------

(We are talking about the scale of world conquest here.

And somehow, these people are supposed to use the curse

to change how I spend my free time???)

---------

(If they truly had a way to affect me in the real world,

wouldn't they do something way more severe??)

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(They should be busy worrying about my almighty

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And not whether I read books or fashion magazines.)

---------

(After all, we are talking about demons trying to conquer a

whole continent!! This whole thought is just absurd.)

---------

(So, of all the possibilities, I think I can safely tick this one from

my mind. And that means there is no magic manipulating me.)

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How do you explain Alicia making me like fashion without using

some sort of supernatural magic?

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I... I... Nh. (Yeah, that's the biggest problem here. Clearly,

killing off the way Aura used to love books can't be done

with just a couple of manipulative words.)

---------

(Maybe something like hypnosis...? Should I bring that up?

No, now I really start sounding like a nutcase. Damn, I just

don't know!!) I don't know!

---------

(But just because I can't explain it, doesn't mean I'm wrong!!)

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All I know is the conclusion: Alicia is manipulating you!

---------

This is pointless.

---------

I've had enough. How about you take some time for yourself to

reevaluate taking off your tinfoil hat.

---------

And Alicia. You really shouldn't pull pranks like that.

---------

Just because you dislike Rose, doesn't give you the right to lie

to her like that.

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Ahhh~. Sorry~. I just wanted to give Rose a nice excuse to go home.

---------

After all, it really looked like she was suffering there waiting

for you to finish. (Thanks for buying me some time to think, Aura~.)

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Oh, I see. That makes sense. And there you have it, Detective Rose.

Another mystery lifted.

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Alicia isn't that evil demonic monster you constantly try to paint her as.

Maybe you should, you know, try to not live too much in the world

of books. In the real world, mysteries tend to have mundane answers.

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Just like this one.

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Maybe if you try to take of your tinfoil hat, you will be able

to see that Alicia as a person who cares for her friends.

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Come, Alicia, let's go.

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Hyahahahayayaya~~~. Must suck to be you, huh, Rose.

See you, loser.

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Lost again, huh.

---------

(What a weird feeling. Alicia ended up getting out of this

due to Aura's intervention.)

---------

(And I know this really damaged my friendship with her...)

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(But somehow I'm not feeling frustrated.)

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... Because now I know.

---------

(Now I know that this isn't just in my head. I was really starting

to worry if it's me that was wrong and Alicia wasn't the source of

all this. And if Aura was maybe really just changing naturally.)

---------

(But this exchange made it perfectly clear. Alicia is playing

some sort of dirty fucking game.)

---------

(I just don't understand the purpose of it. And that's my biggest

weakness. As long I can't figure that out, I will just run into a

wall again and again.)

---------

(Alicia...! I won't let you do as you please.)

---------

(Whatever it is you are doing to Aura...! I won't let you harm

my precious friend! None of them!! Ever again!!!)

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(Fuck.)

---------

(That was close. I can't believe I didn't catch Rose somehow

listening in on us. I was so sure I 1000% managed to trick her.)

---------

(Luckily my brainwashing of Aura proved advanced

enough for her to choose my side.)

---------

(But if Aura hadn't intervened... My lies would have lost.)

---------

(Losing to an intellectually inferior creature like Rose?!

A genius like me?!)

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(Absurd!! 1000% Absurd!!!)

---------

(Just watch Rose!!!! Just a little bit more and your mental

version inside Aura will helplessly crumble...!)

---------

(Time to carry out Alicia's task.)

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Patricia? Long time since we last talked.

---------

(I actually think we haven't talked since she left the library club a year ago.)

---------

(... I really don't get why Alicia wants to do this,

but it's not my place to ask questions.)

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I just wanted to have a closer look at you without your glasses.

---------

You know, seeing it without those nerdish frames, your face looks really cute!

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C-cute?! U-um. Sure? Th-thanks? (Well that came out of nowhere!)

---------

(That should be enough, right? Maybe just one more push,

and then I say that I did my job.)

---------

In case you were thinking of switching back to glasses,

I just wanted to tell you that you look great without them!

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See you!

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Huh. (Well that was strange. No, actually, super weird!)

---------

(We haven't talked since ages and now suddenly she just comes

up to me and calls me cute?!)

---------

(Could this somehow be some sort of move from Alicia??)

---------

(If so, then this is extremely confusing

---------

What could be the point of this??)

---------

(Or maybe I should stop seeing some sort of secret

Alicia agenda behind every trivial event...)

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she thinks it looks

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great?)

---------

(I actually feel kind of relieved hearing that.)

---------

(Feeling so uncomfortable putting on my glasses,

I have been wondering how others perceived it.)

---------

(Does it look weird? Does it look like I'm somehow not myself?)

---------

a sense of nakedness.)

---------

(I know George didn't like it.)

---------

(He tried to hide his disappointment behind his usual aloof manner,

but it was pretty easy to see through that.)

---------

(Hehe~, he must secretly have a glasses thing~.)

---------

We heard you have been sniffing around. That's not nice at all.

---------

Hey, hey, isn't this the point where you should be apologizing to us?

---------

There's nothing for me to apologize for.

---------

I'm just wondering what the Student Council President could be

doing in so many secret meetings in some backdoor storage room...

---------

... with some pretty influential characters too...

---------

Heeeh, looks like you've really been keeping good track of me.

Hey, hey, drop that sour look already.

---------

We're just here to ask some friendly questions, alright? I also heard

you got in contact with some ex-employees of Lionheart Industries.

---------

Heh, your poker face sucks big time. You sure you wanna keep going?

Aren't you kind of out of your league here?

---------

Hey, how about an offer? How about you join up with us?

Drop your detective act, get some money.

---------

Oh, if you wanna, I could also throw in some women.

How about that? Leave Aura with me--

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Leave Aura out of this--!!

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---Don't touch me

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Fucking meat.

---------

Ugh! Uh.. Huff... Huff.

---------

Haha, look at him crawling on the ground.

---------

Uh, looks he's gonna puke on the ground. Disgusting.

Can't even take a kick.

---------

What gave you the impression that a worthless piece of shit

like you could touch me...?

---------

You aren't a qualified player. And I don't feel like going up against

losers without qualification. So I was kindly offering you a way out.

---------

One where you could just close your eyes. Step out of the game.

Be happy.

---------

But being the dumb piece of meat you are, instead you refuse.

Hey, do you

---------

want

---------

to suffer?

---------

That's a wish I can fulfill. I'll be taking Aura off your hands.

---------

No, she'll dump you and come to me out of her own free will.

Because she'll realize just how worthless you are.

---------

Uhh... Aura... coming to... you?

---------

Pfff, hahahaha. Out of everything you could come up with,

that's what you're going with?

---------

Aura doesn't want to have anything to do with scum like you.

---------

Heh, we'll see about that.

---------

Hm? (What's going on over there?)

---------

George! Whatever this is!! Get away from him!!!

---------

Heh, hello my dear. Looks like the princess is rescuing the prince.

What a complete farce.

---------

H-hey Richard. I think we did enough for today.

---------

Y-yeah, let's head back for now.

---------

Wow, looks like you gave them a good scare Aura. Not bad.

---------

See? That's how you're supposed to do it.

---------

Business is done. Let's go.

---------

Oh, just one more thing.

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Liking that improved look of yours, Aura. Could use some

hair dye, though. Black hair is a bit boring.

---------

(Nh! D-Did I just feel a pang of happiness when he complimented me?!)

---------

(No way!! No way I would ever feel happy being complimented

by the worst kind of scum like Richard...!!)

---------

Hey, George, you okay...?

---------

... Haha, I'm fine, I'm fine. Man this must a pretty pathetic sight, huh.

Still getting rescued by my girlfriend...

---------

That's not true at all. What's pathetic is ganging up on one guy.

There's nothing pathetic about being on the weaker side.

---------

... who drove my mom into

---------

(I wonder if this is a good moment to ask...)

Why did they go after you?

---------

It's nothing. Just a regular Main Students power trip.

---------

(A lie. But of course he doesn't know that he already told me the truth.

He's somehow moving against Richard...)

---------

(While I'm fighting in Roya, he's fighting here on Earth.)

---------

(I wonder if it would be alright... To ask him about what happened.

Ever since our talk in Roya, I never followed up...)

---------

(But I also know that George doesn't want to involve me...)

---------

I don't know what to do. I hate this feeling...)

---------

Come on Aura, cheer up. They're gone now.

---------

Mhm. That's what I should be telling you.

---------

(Even if I don't know what I should do on Earth, my course in

Roya is clear. Richard...!! I won't let you have your way!!!)

---------

(Ah, this again...!)

---------

(George, why aren't you trying to fight back in the least...?

Watching this is

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depressing... I wish he would at least try to resist...)

---------

(Oh, well, me to the rescue. ...Again.)

---------

If you want another fight, I can give you that!

---------

Yo, my dear. Saving the damsel in distress again, heh, Aura?

Can't quit being a hero even in the day, huh.

---------

Don't worry, don't worry, we were about done here.

How about you tell your boyfriend to stop snooping around my mansion?

---------

Then I wouldn't need to resort to any of this in the first place.

---------

Come, we're leaving.

---------

(Ah, they all silently followed Richard's orders...

I wish George would be able to assert himself like that....)

---------

(Ah! D-did I just praise Richard for commanding his underlings?!

Yuck! Yuckyuckyuckyuckyuuuuccckkkk!!!!)

---------

You alright, George... Oh look at you; you even got a bloody nose...

---------

You know...

---------

If you don't do anything and just silently

accept their treatment, they won't stop coming after you...

---------

(Wait, wait, wait! What am I saying?! I'm looking at my boyfriend

who got a bloody nose from a bunch of assholes! I shouldn't be

saying something like this to him!)

---------

Haha, maybe, but it's not like it's that bad...

---------

I'm not like you, Aura. If I fight back, I'll lose and just

risk provoking them even more.

---------

Imagine if one of them were to go after my family because

they are pissed at me.

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Better to just deal with. At the end of the day, it's just a couple

of bruises, nothing more. (...And I already made the mistake of

going off the handle last time...)

---------

(It's good that it didn't end up in any of them doing anything worse...

But I shouldn't push my luck.)

---------

I-I see, mhm. Of course, sorry, I didn't mean to say you

did anything wrong...

---------

Did you see that? Imagine needing to get saved by your girlfriend!

---------

I know right?! Paaaathetiiiic. I can't believe someone from

the cheerleading club would have such a pathetic boyfriend!

---------

Hey, hey, if the standards for that club are falling,

maybe we have a chance?

---------

(Nh.... Somehow... I'm feeling super embarrassed right now...

Not only is my own image being damaged by George not defending himself,

even the cheerleader reputation is being pulled through the mud!)

---------

(I feel so bad about this... Being the reason someone would

laugh at my friends... Who do so much to uphold their prideful

standards...)

---------

...It's maybe just a little bit lame... And embarrassing for me...

---------

O-oh, yeah, haha...

---------

Of course... (I knew it... Aura always said she wouldn't mind...

But of course she would... She probably just always hid it from me...)

---------

Bwahaha, n-not that it matters, of course! T-There's nothing pathetic

about being w-weak! Y-yeah, m-mhm. (...Still... I wonder...)

---------

...If bullies can have good reasons for what they are doing,

and it's sometimes the victims fault...

---------

...Isn't them ganging up on George maybe a bit his fault as well...?

If he weren't so weak, then he wouldn't be inviting them to be cruel

to him...

---------

...Maybe... This could be a good lesson for him...

So he could be motivated to go to the gym or learn some martial arts from me.

---------

...Then he wouldn't be dragging down my own image and that

of my hardworking cheerleader friends...

---------

O-of course the damage to my image isn't the main issue here!

The main issue is the bullying, mhm! Y-yep!

---------

Hey, look where you're walking! You fell right over my feet.

---------

...Ouchouch... Ouch...

---------

You need to take a closer look around you, or you will keep

tripping like this

---------

loser

---------

Omg, look there's tears in her eyes!

---------

Hahaha, come on don't start crying just from tripping.

Rather, instead of whining, shouldn't you be apologizing to Aura?

---------

Yea, just running into her like that! What a lack of respect.

---------

A-Aura... Um.. S-sorry for bumping into you...

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There you go~.

---------

I have been doing as you asked... And started studying fashion magazines,

s-so, we are all good, right...?

---------

S-see? I have started using makeup and l-look here at my nails!

---------

I see, I see. That's something. It's not much.

But it's something. Good work.

---------

Ah, I'm glad to hear that. S-so you're happy, right...? Great

---------

Then you won't tell the board about-- Umm

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You know what...

---------

About you cheating on a test?

---------

A-Aura!

---------

Hey, don't raise your tone against me like that.

Who do you think you are?

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I'm the one with leverage, not you. You listen, and you

obediently do as I say, got that, loser?

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.......Yes.....

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Tch. Not just 'yes'! If you do something wrong, you apologize!

You did it correctly earlier. Did you already forget?

Do you have the memory of a goldfish?

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....Sorry, Aura... for raising my voice...

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There, good. Now, you have been following my instructions to

some degree. That's not bad.

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However, do you think I would have stopped you today if you

had been doing well enough?

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Do you think I'm a demon who would gang up on you without a

good reason? Hm? Come on, you have a good head on your shoulders.

I'm sure you can figure this out.

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Um...... Probably.... not?

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Good! I'm happy to hear that you understand.

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Alright, let's get to the point. Your progress needs to be better.

The next time I see you, I want you to have gotten rid of those

ugly glasses.

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If you have been properly studying the magazines, you should

have figured out that you should have switched to contacts.

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Are you too dumb to figure that out yourself...?

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Imagine being able to solve useless math equations but not

being able to do something this trivial.

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OMG, so useless!

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Oh, no.... Please.... I once tried out contacts in the past,

but---

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But you were anxious, messed up removing them and had to go to

an eye clinic. And that's why you've been afraid of wearing them

ever since. Mhm.

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I remember the story. And I figured that's the reason a smart

girl like you isn't performing a self-improvement that's sooo simple.

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So then you understand...? Thanks, Aura... I'm glad to hear that...

I always get so scared just thinking about contacts...

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I know it's an irrational fear but--

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Hey. When did I ever say I would give you a free pass on this?

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I knew that story is the shitty reason you're still running

around with your shitty nerd glasses. That's why I stopped you.

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To remind you that your lame story isn't an excuse. You know

it's an irrational fear, and you let it dictate your lifestyle.

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That's just pathetic! Talk about loser mentality.

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Get over yourself. Thousands, millions of people wear them

just fine and don't mess up.

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Just stop being anxious. Like, just stop.

It's not that difficult.

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Just

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stop...??

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Mhm, just get over yourself, loser. Properly practice inserting

and removing them, and get over your unfounded fears.

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...If not, I'll be making good on my threats.

Which do you think is scarier?

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An irrational fear of wearing contacts or a very rational fear

of having the board kick you out of Crownsworth...?

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Ah...! Um....... Getting kicked out....

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Mhm. That's what I thought. Great that we came to an understanding~.

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And remember, keep diligently improving yourself and you

have nothing at all to fear~.

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This is working great!

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Over all these years, she had been afraid of something! And

through my encouragement, she is now finally overcoming

a stupid fear!

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The old me would have said something dumb like. 'It's okay for all of us

to be afraid of something'. Or 'Just do whatever you are comfortable with'.

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How dumb! Just telling someone to stay the way they are

because that's what they are 'comfortable' with.

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Peope will never improve like this! However, just by applying a bit of

pressure to push someone outside of their comfort zone I can help them

become a better version of themself!

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I bet once she loses the glasses, and performs some more improvements,

she will gain a lot of self-confidence and her life will be so much better!

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(Looks like George got himself into trouble with his bullies....

AGAIN. Geez

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How that

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side of him irritates me.)

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Gahh....!!

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This is what you get for calling the accountant of my old man!

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Asking him some really, really annoying questions about our

business relations with

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Guh...!! Ahhh.... Hahhhhh...

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Ours immediately came running to us.

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What did you think would happen, huh? That everyone would just

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fess up because you have some pieces of paper with some hogwash #

numbers?

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My old man asked me if I could have a talk with you...

To make sure nobody would get any weird ideas.

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(Hmpf. Is this about the story of getting documents on Richard?

Looks like there's at least SOME level of truth to his lies then...)

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(Guess I need to do the usual thing and save him---)

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(---On second thought........ why?)

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(I have always jumped to his rescue, making myself look pathetic

by having to save my own boyfriend...)

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(Why should I tarnish my own reputation to save George?

If he was really serious about going up against Richard...)

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(Then he should be hitting the gym! Learn martial arts!

Better himself so that he can enforce his justice!)

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(Justice without power is just hypocrisy! If anyone deserves that

term Lysander has been labelling me with... It's George!)

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(...I guess I too bear some responsibility. For cuddling him

all this time with my protection. But that ends now!)

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(...No, that's not enough! I can't just not help him, I must clearly

show him and everyone else that

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weakness

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is socially unacceptable!)

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pathetic as always, aren't you?

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Not doing so hot without me around to save your weak ass, huh?

(I'm sorry, George, but from here on out, I'll judge you by your

own merit like everyone else!)

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Oh, look it's Aura! And she's finally telling that guy who's

sooooooo beneath her off!

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I can't believe that's the same Aura who'd always pretend

to be some sort of hero! Recently she's become my idol!

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I wonder if all girls can go from nothing to one of the