Chapter 95: Next… training?

“Ugh, ugh…!”

“Tina, you shouldn’t spit out the food your master gives you. Now, open your mouth again.”

“You crazy bitch…!”

“I’ll just open it for you.”

“H-huh.. w-wait.. huh?!”

Slurp- Shlop- Gulp-

The warm potato soup slowly slid across Lillian’s tongue and down my throat.

Though the soup was hot enough to produce steam, it cooled to the right temperature as it passed through Lillian’s mouth, so it didn’t burn my tongue.

“This time, I’ll give you some water.”

“No, I don’t want it… huh?!”

Lillian’s lips pressed into mine again. Through the contact of our lips, cold water silently poured into my mouth.

After passing the last drop, Lillian’s tongue gently caressed mine, then slowly withdrew from my mouth.

“Hehe, you finished it all. Well done, Tina.”

“Ha… sniff… ha…….”

A wet moan escaped from my lips.

Lillian smiled contentedly and gently stroked my head.

Before I knew it, the bowl and glass Lillian had been holding were both empty. Everything, from the warm soup to the cold water, had been completely consumed.

“This… what the hell is this…!”

“I gave Tina her meal.”

I bit my lip and glared at Lillian.

“You disgusting bitch… You perverted bitch… How can someone like you be called a saint…?!”

“Oh, did you not like the meal?”

“Are you out of your mind?! You never said it would be like this…!”

“I’m glad you realized now. From now on, all the food Tina eats will only be passed through my mouth.”

“You crazy bitch….”

The moment I thought I could win her favor by appeasing her, my feelings disappeared in an instant.

She’s insane.

If I kept doing what she wanted, I had no idea what would happen to me in the future.

It was a mistake.

Given the situation, I should have cut off her tongue when it first came into my mouth. But, swept away by her intense momentum, I unwittingly gave her my lips.

‘Next time, next time, I’ll definitely bite that tongue off…’

I glared at Lillian, silently making a harsh vow, but she embraced me tightly with a faint blush on her face.

“Tina, I love you. I will cherish and protect you for the rest of my life. No matter what happens, I’ll never abandon you, so please, trust me.”

Her soft, low whisper in my ear gave me chills.

“D-Don’t say you love me!!”

I pushed her away with both hands, but Lillian tilted her head and looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Why? Don’t you like my love?”

“You love me? That’s a lie. You must be blaming me. Your life has been ruined because of me.”

“You think I blame you?”

“Don’t lie. You know I took Arien away from you, right?”

At the mention of Arien, Lillian’s eyes flickered ever so slightly. I caught that brief moment of hesitation and threw her a contemptuous look, a bitter smile curling at my lips.

“Do you know? Arien cast you aside like a discarded thing after just a few words. Can you imagine how much you must have hurt her for that to happen? In the end, you were someone who burdened even your best friend.”

“…..”

“Shouldn’t you be thanking me? I made Arien live a life of luxury in high society instead of you. You’re nothing compared to—”

“Tina, it seems you have misunderstood.”

Lillian’s calm voice cut off my words. She quietly placed both hands on my shoulders and gently pushed me to the floor.

“You keep bringing up Arien, but honestly, I don’t care about her at all.”

“…What?”

Lillian climbed on top of me and looked down at me with her sharp, pink eyes.

“I don’t care whether Arien is my friend or not, whether she hates me or not.”

“Th-That’s a lie… you said she was your friend…”

“No, all I need is my lovely Tina.”

With those words, Lillian roughly pressed her lips against mine.

“Ugh…!?”

Once again, her tongue aggressively pushed into my mouth. Like a snake, her tongue began to explore my mouth freely.

But this time, I didn’t just go along with her wishes.

“You crazy bitch…!”

She bit her tongue with all the strength she had.

Creak—

With the sound of something being firmly chewed, a bitter taste of blood spread in my mouth.

“Ugh.”

Lillian slowly pulled her face away from my lips, furrowing her brow slightly. With a dazed look, she touched her lips, which were as red as cherries, and blood was constantly dripping from between them.

“Ha, serves you right, you perverted bitch.”

Ignoring my mockery, full of disdain, Lillian gently closed her eyes. Not long after, a pure white light flickered around her mouth, and the blood that had been flowing immediately stopped.

“Say it again. You love me? No, you’re just a disgusting hypocrite trying to wrap up your ugly thirst for revenge as love.”

“…Tina.”

“Whatever you want from me, just kill me already. It would be easier for both you and me.”

Slick—!

With a short, sharp sound, a bitter pain spread as if my cheek had been torn.

Her gaze had gone cold. The palm that had slapped my cheek was still held high as she looked down at me.

“…Hic…”

“Never say you’re going to die in front of me again.”

“…..”

“Ah, I told you I wouldn’t hit you…”

“…..”

“You said something bad, Tina.”

Slick—!

Once again, Lillian’s palm struck my cheek, and a sharp pain spread, tears welling up in my eyes.

“Ugh, ugh.”

“…The punishment ends here. I won’t tame you with violence like before, but that doesn’t mean I won’t discipline you.”

Lillian let out a short sigh and easily lifted me, sitting me on her lap.

Wrapping her arms around my trembling body, she whispered softly.

“Tina, you can bite my tongue if you want. If you’re angry, you can hit me, and if you’re resentful, feel free to hurt my body.”

“…..”

“But, Tina, please don’t say you’re going to die. Don’t harm yourself either. I can’t bear to watch the person I love get hurt.”

I couldn’t understand at all.

I couldn’t fathom what Lillian was thinking, nor could I grasp her true intentions. She seemed angrier about the words I said, asking to be killed, than about me biting her tongue.

At this rate…

It almost seemed like…

She really cared about me.

“Why… why do you… care so much about me…?”

“I’ve told you so many times, Tina.”

Lillian responded with an unwavering bright smile, gently combing my hair.

“Because I love you, Tina.”

“Th-That can’t be true…”

What have I done to you?

I drove you to the abyss, tried to poison you.

And yet, you love me?

“It’s okay, I’ll slowly prove it to you from now on.”

That couldn’t be true.

Lillian must have some hidden agenda.

There must be a clear purpose behind her sweet whispers.

Someone like Lillian, walking on a path of flowers, could never have goodwill toward someone like me.

I was no different from the ugly, twisted monster who had even killed my own mother.

Maybe she wanted my body. My delicate and beautiful appearance, like a doll, always attracted people, regardless of age or gender.

“Hehe, I guess it’s still hard for you to believe. But, I’ll tell you anyway, even if it’s just in words.”

Lillian looked at me with an innocent gaze and left a brief kiss on my forehead.

“I love you, Tina. No matter what you do, or who you are.”

“Even if you’re a very, very bad person, I will be the master who only cares for you.”

It’s all probably a lie. She must be saying this because she’s expecting something in return.

So why does my chest feel so tight?

“Ugh, you.”

“Hehe, but the first meal training was a success.”

Lillian rose quietly from her seat, a faint smile on her lips.

As her fingers collided in the air with a fleeting sound, her blood, scattered on the floor, slowly rose and evaporated, disappearing into the air as if it were erasing its traces.

“From now on, the meals will be served like this. Is that alright with you?”

“…Even if I say it’s not alright, you’ll still feed me this way, won’t you?”

“Oh my, I guess you finally understand me.”

I still found her disgusting.

However, I wasn’t mentally strong enough to endure the hunger that gnawed at my belly every day by stubbornly refusing to eat.

I had never been that strong to begin with.

“…Next time, I’ll bite my tongue.”

In the end, the only thing I could do was threaten her weakly like this.

But Lillian seemed to find my threat cute, lightly laughing it off as she calmly cleared away the empty dishes and glass.

“If that’s what it takes for Tina to eat, then so be it.”

“Ah, and since the meal training went smoothly, I plan to start the next training right away.”

“Next… training?”

Lillian placed a finger on her lips and gave me a sly smile.

“Next, we’ll do bladder training.”

‘…Bladder training?’

…Huh?

…Bladder …

“…Huh? What did you just say?”

“Bladder training.”

“….???”

What, what did she just say?

Did I hear that right?

B-Bladder training?

Huh?

Ah, no…

What…?

Is this a joke?

“If you follow along well next time, I’ll whisper ‘I love you’ a lot.”

“Wait, wait a minute…”

Lillian’s eye smile bloomed dazzlingly, and the alluring curve of her smile brushed past me.

She gently patted my head and without hesitation, stepped out of the room.

I stared blankly at the empty space where she had been, trembling as I pulled myself into a hug with both hands, trying to endure the chills that seeped deep into my bones.

“Is… is this a joke…?”