episode_0015

“Sigh, done.”

It turns out that putting on clothes is more difficult than taking them off. I realized this for the first time while dressing Dain Adamas now. The current Dain Adamas is in a state no different from an ordinary person, with no trace of mana left in his body.

Since he could catch a cold if left bare, I redressed him in the patient gown and pulled the blanket up to his neck. Despite the struggle of dealing with damp sheets due to his sweating, after tidying up, I felt a sense of accomplishment.

“Shall we go then?”

The present me is different from the past. I’ve become a man who can make Mei Luina blush just by holding her hand and bring Dain Adamas to the brink with a touch to his abdomen. That’s me now, Staei. So, even if this time my opponent is the crazy woman, Mir Ryuin, who has given me the worst experience of my life, I won’t hesitate. I hate to admit it, but it seems I have an innate talent for sexually teasing women.

“Just you wait, Mir Ryuin. I’ll make sure to teach you what it feels like to be teased by someone you tease every day.”

Having subdued two S-class heroes, Mei Luina and Dain Adamas, there’s nothing more to fear. Armed with self-esteem and courage, I left Dain Adamas’s sickroom.

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Thud. Clang.

…What was that?

At the same time as the sensation of something connected to his soul being severed, Dain Adamas emerged from his state of deep meditation. It was incredibly difficult for her not to think at all, especially when there was a Staei right in front of her, who had just made her faint, but her disciplined mind made it possible.

Huh… to faint in a perfectly sound state of mind. This is possible, huh?

Dain Adamas found herself trapped in a vegetative body, unable to move a finger due to a curse.

The only thing she had freedom over was her mind, so the experience of even losing control over her mind felt incredibly unfamiliar.

To become like this and have consciousness interrupted for the first time was unprecedented. It feels like I’ve slept deeply for a long time…

However, surprisingly, the feeling of losing her mind and consciousness due to the climax wasn’t that bad.

Rather, being swept away by the flood-like pleasure while forcibly maintaining her mind trapped in the prison of her immobilized body felt like sweet respite to her.

Even the climax of Porcio, unexpectedly, wasn’t that bad. Yeah.

Moreover, the developed Porcio pleasure node, which had only been touched at the entrance by the delicate Ada Mas, under the rough and coarse fingers of Stay, brought a different pleasure and climax to her.

Yet, despite being so satisfied, Ada Mas didn’t want to thank Stay or say it was good, so she tried to meditate to keep her true feelings from showing.

But still, she couldn’t admit that she fell for his tricks. This time, she just happened to fall for it. Now that she knows, she can endure being persistently teased with Porcio next time.

Because as the world’s strongest human, it was absolutely unacceptable for Ada Mas to be so overwhelmed by someone like Stay, who was just an F-grade awakened being.

So, for her, just pounding on her lower abdomen for a mere 10 minutes, causing her to convulse and spew water even though she’s a plant-human and fainting from the climax, she refused to acknowledge defeat.

So next time. Let’s meet again next time. Then, I’ll endure to the end and confidently tell you, “Is this all you’ve got? As expected, as the weakest person I know, you can’t satisfy me!”

Just looking forward to the next time.

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“Phew.”

After easily defeating Mei Luina and Ada Mas, although I realized that the three heroes I was in charge of are now just mediocre plant-humans, standing in front of the door made my mouth go dry with tension.

“That’s why the person I have to meet right now is none other than Mir Ryu.”

“Yeah, that Mir Ryu.”

But it’s something I have to do anyway, and by treating all three, I can become free and dream of a happy future.

Even if there’s some scary presence in here, there’s nothing I can’t do to fulfill my dream of opening a café in my quiet place and living an ordinary life.

With that thought in mind, I firmly grasped the hospital room doorknob and forcefully turned it to open the door.

Click.

“Excuse me.”

Though my body may be like a plant, my mind and senses are intact, so I greeted and entered the hospital room.

What I saw was the same black-haired woman lying on the bed as before, Mir Ryu, the woman who had created such a terrifying trauma in my dream, my greatest threat and crisis in life, just like Meiluna and Dain Adamas whom I had met earlier.

“Let’s go.”

Just seeing her made my joints stiffen and my steps incredibly heavy, but once I entered this hospital room, retreat was no longer an option for me.

So, I approached Mir Ryu, repeating the incantation of courage that I had repeated several times before entering this room, “I am Steida, the man among men who easily handled Meiluna and Dain Adamas with a gesture,” in my mind.

As I closed the distance, reaching out until I could touch the bed, despite being covered by a white blanket, the two mana orbs, which were close enough to touch, emitted their presence.

They’re really huge. How can the top 3 world hero ranks have such big assets? Does strength correlate with the size of one’s assets?

Making such rational inferences, I placed my finger on Mir Ryu’s forehead.

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[Name: Mir Ryu]

[Aka: Dragon, Master of Magic, One-Man Army]

[Gender: Female]

[Age: 26]

[Rank: S-Class]

[Abilities: Akashic Record (Epic), Master of Elements (Legendary), Essence of Magic (Legendary), Mana Conduit (Legendary) …]

Due to possessing multiple abilities, information is restricted until the user requests confirmation.

[Current Status: Mana Burn. Plant Human. Apathy. Despair. Resignation.]

The target is afflicted with the condition “Eternal Prison.”

Eternal Prison: A curse that results in the complete depletion of mana throughout the body, sealing the soul, and imprisoning it in an eternal state where the connection between body and soul is severed.

I cannot remedy this willingly.

Eternal Prison’s characteristic – Law of Equivalent Exchange: The method of remedy becomes permanently inscribed on the target’s body.

[Treatment Method: Infusion of Yang Energy]

The greater the physical and mental arousal of the target, the more effective the treatment will be.

Upon the user’s request, the inscription will manifest over the target’s body.

Only by infusing Yang Energy into the inscription can the curse be remedied.

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At that moment, Mir Ryuin’s status window appeared above her retina.

An array of legendary-grade abilities supporting her epic-grade powers.

There were countless reasons why she had become known as the Mistress of Magic, the One-Woman Army, and the Dragon.

In terms of both quality and quantity of abilities possessed, Mir Ryuin surpassed not only Mei Luina and Dain Adamas encountered earlier.

But what I need to do now is not to marvel and be amazed at Mir Ryuin’s incredible status window.

[Would you like to listen to the inner thoughts of the target? Y/N]

Internally, I directed my will towards the single-line alert that appeared in the corner of my retina next to the status window.

[Selection confirmed. You can now hear the inner thoughts of the target within a certain range.]

Then, the awaited but unwelcome notification briefly filled my field of vision and disappeared.

[······Oh. Someone’s here again. It’s a man······. I knew this would happen from the moment I heard about being hospitalized. But for it to happen so quickly. I thought they’d treat the hero who saved the world a little better. Well, I guess now that the connection is severed, I’m nothing more than useless. It does make sense. The only area where my current self can be of any use is just this. I understand. I do understand but······ It still doesn’t feel good. I’ve resigned myself, and I thought I’d accept whatever comes in this state since I can’t stop anything in this condition. Why do I still have lingering regrets?]

At the same time, the darkest, heaviest, and longest speech filled my ears.

It was the first time Mir Ryuin had spoken so much.

The only words I remembered her saying were things like ‘Pattern 1. Experiment start.’, ‘Pattern 1 experiment end.’, ‘Pattern 2 experiment start.’, ‘Pattern 2 experiment end.’—all businesslike and short.

“······Ugh.”

Recalling those memories made my head spin.

[······Wait. This voice, this distinct gasping sound is familiar. Could it be······ Stay?]

Mir Ryuin recognized me from the voice I involuntarily let out.

She recognized me from the gasping sound, and while it was a bit of a gasp, I wasn’t surprised she recognized me. Her memory is arguably the best in the world.

“I thought you wouldn’t forget, but I didn’t expect you to recognize me like that. It’s been a while, Miss Mir Ryuin.”

[How is communication possible······ Oh, could it be because of the status window ability? If it’s indeed that ability, then this kind of thing might be possible.]

Mir Ryuin and I are in the relationship of subject and researcher.

For me, she was the worst connection that inflicted the worst trauma.

To think I can freely provoke such a Mir Ryuin. Until just a while ago, I was full of reluctance, but now that she’s in front of me, I’m starting to burn with the most enthusiasm I’ve ever had.