Chapter 223: It’s Been a While (3)

Chapter 223: It’s Been a
While (3)

I
spent about four days taking a thorough rest.

“Diana,
you have good taste. As expected, master looks great in a suit. Ah!
What about that bow tie? It doesn’t suit master’s body at all, which
makes it rather cute.”

“Denshi,
you…you know your stuff, huh?”

“…how
long do I have to wear this?”

I
was getting fitted for a suit at the Arachne tailor shop I had
visited before with the two women since I needed clothes to wear to
the Second Princess’s birthday party.

I
strongly declined, saying I could wear the suit I wore to Ellie’s
graduation ceremony, but Diana and Denshi dismissed my objection and
were using me like a mannequin, insisting I should try on various
clothes.

“Hehe.
Master. Please quietly put on the bow tie. Then there won’t be any
bloodshed—”

-Thwack!

“Urk.”

When
I gave Denshi a knock on the head, she smiled hazily from the
incoming pleasure.

“Having
fun?”

“Hehe.
When else would I get to dress master as I please? Just quietly be my
mannequin! Right, Diana?”

“Huh?
Uh, yeah. That’s right…?”

“See,
master. Both Diana and I want this!”

She
grinned as she handed over the bow tie.

Balkan,
who had already changed clothes nearly ten times, watched Denshi who
was fulfilling her personal desires while trying to win Diana over.

‘At
times like this, they really get along well.’

Since
the day they held hands, I could see Diana and Denshi’s relationship
gradually improving.

Whether
she had gained enlightenment while doing netorare masochistic
masturbation, Denshi had reached a state of enlightenment, and Diana
didn’t particularly dislike Denshi who approached her with unexpected
politeness and friendliness.

Perhaps
because they were both women, especially regarding matters like this,
they got along so well it seemed like they might be in cahoots.

But
even so, the ribbon tie was too gay, so Diana paid in full for a suit
similar to the previous one but with a slightly neater feel, and we
returned.

Back
in his room, Balkan organized his backpack to distribute the money
earned from this labyrinth expedition among party members.

Besides
a few wyvern scales he brought back as delayed compensation for going
to the 16th floor, there was almost nothing in the spatial backpack
since he had processed almost all monster-related byproducts at the
15th floor adventurer union.

He
divided the silver coins, gold coins, and soul stone fragments earned
from this labyrinth expedition into pouches equal to the number of
party members.

This
was originally Joy Hog’s job but since I became the party leader, I
took on such minor tasks as well.

The
amount was very satisfactory, given that we went up to the 15th
floor.

I
couldn’t help but smile thinking about how the party members would
shout “Yahoo!” and do backflips when they saw this.

Balkan’s
eyes turned to one soul stone.

A
soul stone with murky magi embedded here and there, obtained after
defeating a magi-possessed chimera monster in the 16th floor relic
storage.

“Can’t
even sell this…”

While
it would be worth quite a lot as something that could come from the
16th floor, he was reluctant to handle it carelessly as it was an
object imbued with magi.

Just
as he was considering whether to take it to Zirnier, who was skilled
at examining and handling soul stones.

[You
stupid fool. You idiot. You moron! This food waste not even fit to
put in my mouth!]

Bunny,
the demon of gluttony trapped in the extra-large axe, growled lowly
and spewed out curses.

Though
chilling goosebumps rose and my testicles tingled every time that
attractive voice echoing directly into my brain reverberated through
my skull, that was all.

Bunny,
who had been leaning against the wall, trembled and fell to the floor
with a thud.

Balkan
picked her up and sighed.

“Why
are you acting up again suddenly?”

[You
demon! You’re more demonic than a demon! Having such delicious food
right beside you while starving me for weeks! Do you truly have no
human heart?!]

It
was a fresh experience being called more demonic than a demon by a
demon.

The
reason Bunny was so angry was simple, she was hungry.

More
precisely, because she couldn’t eat what she wanted to eat.

He
turned his gaze to the magi-embedded soul stone in his hand.

Since
obtaining this soul stone, Bunny had been throwing all sorts of
tantrums, demanding it for herself.

[Won’t
give semen. Won’t give magi. Do you really think you’ll be safe after
starving me like this!]

“I
gave you semen a few days ago. Don’t act like you forgot.”

[It
was semen wrapped in rubber! And it was discharged through another
female, not me! The scent was halved by unnecessarily wrapping the
sperm in rubber, and it was thin semen from the seventh or eighth
ejaculation so the quality wasn’t even that good honestly! That
barely even registered in my stomach! When I drink such lowly waste,
how dare you present such thin semen instead of being grateful!]

He
grabbed his throbbing head with a sigh as she shouted angrily.

Sometimes
she seemed quite submissive, but other times she was fucking picky.

As
expected, this one is too fastidious.

And
this was a protest now. Saying she was this hungry so give her that
soul stone quickly.

“Why
do you want this soul stone so badly?”

It
was rare for Bunny to desire something this much, except for fresh
premium semen freshly squeezed after holding it in for a week.

Moreover,
the very act of handing over an object imbued with magi to a being
that was called a demon felt quite uncomfortable.

[Obviously
because if I eat that soul stone, I’ll be able to use my powers more
freely!]

Sure
enough, she aimed to recover her power by obtaining the magi-imbued
soul stone.

It
was somewhat surprising news, as I hadn’t thought about being able to
increase Bunny’s power.

“…You.
You can get stronger by eating magi?”

[Of
course. I am a great being who holds the seat of gluttony. But the
more similar the energy, the better. This soul stone is mostly made
of sloth’s magi, but it also has wrath and my magi mixed in, so it’s
quite a decent snack. *slurp*]

So
as the demon of gluttony, magi emanating gluttonous energy would be
most efficient and this soul stone had a bit of gluttony’s magi mixed
in.

Only
the sloth worshipper who created the chimera would know why such a
thing was mixed in.

[Besides,
if I recover my power, wouldn’t that benefit you too?]

It
was half right and half wrong.

The
power of gluttony that could swallow and spit out all sorts of
substances, even magic.

That
power that could be activated using the axe as a medium had certainly
protected him from various dangers, but…

“It’s
all meaningless if I can’t control you.”

While
Bunny was maintaining a relatively submissive attitude partly thanks
to the semen supply, it was mainly because she was currently trapped
in the axe under the control of the radiant blessing.

If
by any chance the power dynamics between him and Bunny were reversed,
it wouldn’t be strange if he ended up as a boar who only had his
semen exploited for life, receiving karmic retribution for all the
power harassment he had done so far.

[Tch.
What hurtful words. How many times have I helped you?]

“All
done after receiving proper payment.”

[Tch.
Tch tch.]

Was
it a sympathy strategy? She clicked her tongue and appeared to be
sulking.

Then
the extra-large axe that slipped out of my hand on its own thumped
the floor as it moved to hide behind the wardrobe.

I
couldn’t help but sigh at that childishly immature behavior.

Were
the other demons said to be sealed in the labyrinth like this too?

Thinking
of the demon of sloth I saw on the 15th floor, they must surely be
beings with a screw loose somewhere too…

I
couldn’t believe there were people who genuinely worshipped such
beings.

“…Sigh.
Come here. I’ll give it to you.”

[…!
Hmph. You should have done that from the start, now you’re finally
talking sense!]

What
I didn’t like was that that strategy had worked.

As
Bunny was a weapon with will, she could make judgments and act on her
own, just as she had moved by herself just now.

That’s
why I always had to maintain a smooth relationship. There would be no
answer if she got sulky and didn’t follow control in combat
situations like now.

Just
as he had regularly given semen to calm down the rampaging Bunny,
Balkan held the magi-imbued soul stone and swayed it enticingly.

Falling
for that, Bunny came thumping across the floor again.

“Promise
before eating. No funny thoughts.”

[Hmph.
The magi contained in that soul stone won’t cause such big changes
anyway!]

The
magi contained in the soul stone wasn’t much. It would scatter if
squeezed tightly with a hand wrapped in radiant blessing.

A
single soul stone like this wouldn’t noticeably increase Bunny’s
power, but there was no harm in making her wary.

“If
you break the promise, no semen for the next half year.”

[Wha…Isn’t
such tyranny going too far…!]

“It
won’t happen if you don’t break the promise.”

[…Tch!
Fine! I’ll promise on my honor! So give it to me quickly!]

When
I tossed the soul stone, the axe blade opened its mouth wide.

-Crunch.
Crunch.

The
three-dimensionally opened axe blade chewed and ate the soul stone.

It
was a scene I couldn’t get used to no matter how many times I saw it.

Right
after, I felt faint magi wrapping around the axe blade. The
wavelength of magi emanating from the axe seemed to have increased
very slightly.

Balkan
immediately activated the radiant blessing and felt the control over
Bunny.

Now
he could vaguely feel that control the iron chains that bound Bunny’s
mental world even without being sucked into that place.

The
chains were still holding Bunny tight.

[Didn’t
I tell you? There isn’t such an enormous difference.]

While
there was no big change in that control, he could definitely feel
that Bunny’s presence had grown a bit stronger.

“What
more can you do now?”

[*sniff
sniff* I can smell a bit better now. The smell of magi rising from
around here.]

Bunny
occasionally smelled magi.

Even
when she encountered the succubus following the lust worshipper, she
had said she could sense lewd and humid magi and called them lust’s
remnants.

It
was really strange to sense such things in axe form, but Bunny was an
ego axe.

[For
example…that sparrow sitting there.]

At
Bunny’s words, I turned my gaze to the window.

There
sat a sparrow slightly larger than normal sparrows.

It
was certainly an ordinary sparrow I had been seeing for several days,
with nothing special about it.

[From
that sparrow, the magi of lust is wafting over.]

*slurp*

Bunny
drooled while looking at it.