30. Two Years Later (End)

Underground in the Fairy’s Playground.

In the center of the laboratory, a small Inyoung floated within a massive glass tube.

The dark-haired girl with silky hair swaying gently bore an uncanny resemblance to me.

Three years had passed since I committed suicide on Earth and opened my eyes in this world.

Two years had passed since giving birth to the Demon King-no, to Ruby.

“What are you doing, Ruby’s mom?”

A soft, low voice suddenly drew close as I gazed at Ruby.

Jane, having finished her work, naturally wrapped her arms around my shoulders.

“Just… just watching, Ruby’s mom.”

“Hehe.”

The reason Ruby, who was asleep, didn’t share my white hair?

Naturally, it was because Jane had stubbornly used her own essence.

She had adapted the method of creating homunculi, she said.

I didn’t understand the principle, but Ruby inherited the blood of both of us-Jane and me.

Suddenly, I recalled the [Flesh Crafting] technique I’d discovered in Ruby’s memories when preparing for it.

Borrowing (or rather, seizing) all the magic stones from the Albion royal family to secure the energy source.

Expending even the [Demon King Slayer] to rewrite the world’s rules.

And being relentlessly taken by Jane day and night to revive my nonfunctional womb.

“Ugh.”

The pregnancy and birth were surprisingly simpler.

Because Ruby had emerged from my belly in the form of a small egg.

She was so tiny when born, yet in just two years, she had grown this much.

Meanwhile, I hadn’t grown at all… It felt strange.

“When will she wake up? She’s been sleeping too long.”

“Hmm, it’s about time she wakes up. Why? Want her to wake up soon?”

“Sleeping too long is a waste of time.”

A passing bit of knowledge about homunculi came to mind.

I’d heard that artificially created lifeforms, unlike natural ones, had short lifespans.

After all the hardship, I wanted Ruby to be happy in the life she’d regained.

Then Jane, sitting on a chair, pulled me onto her lap.

And with utter nonchalance, she dropped an unexpected fact.

“Well, with an expected lifespan of 80 years, I suppose it is short.”

“Huh? What? 80 years?”

“Yeah, 80 years.”

“…She’ll outlive me.”

Stunned, I pinched Jane’s cheek for no reason.

But she responded to my grumbling with another question.

“Huh? What do you mean, Lily?”

“What do you mean?”

“You’ll live much longer, Lily. At least 200 years.”

“…This is the first I’m hearing of this?”

Faced with another statement defying common sense, I frowned.

Jane smoothed my furrowed brow with her fingers, giggling.

“People with supernatural abilities naturally live that long. And did you really think I’d let you die alone?”

Goosebumps rose all over my body.

Of course, Jane wouldn’t just stand by and watch me die.

…Wait.

This is amazing, isn’t it?

“You like that?”

“Did it show on my face again?”

“Yeah.”

Jane closed her eyes slightly and buried her face in the nape of my neck.

Her slow exhale tickled as she took a deep breath in and out.

“So we’ll have to live together for 200 years.”

“Who said they’d stay with you that long?”

“Don’t want to?”

“Hmm… I’ll think about it in 199 years.”

“Hehe.”

Jane tightened her arms around me and nibbled at my cheek.

Relaxing into her embrace, I leaned against my Master, soothed by the deep forest scent tickling my nose.

Because I had pitied Ruby, Jane had given up something enormous.

She had relinquished the [Demon King Slayer].

As a result, she had fallen from the transcendent rank.

But instead, Jane’s abilities soared as if freed from shackles.

Not only did she regain her transcendent status, but nine tiny rings now rotated in her heart.

Her influence on the world also expanded.

For one, she took over the entire territory of the annihilated Flanders.

And as the Flanders Commerce absorbed the remnants, the Maylily Trading Company grew significantly.

Though she now had a castle in her territory, Jane kept the Fairy’s Playground as it was.

Instead, she established branches across the continent, all connected to the main base.

It reminded me of the moving castles from Earth’s animations.

Jane wasn’t the only one who had changed.

The Emperor officially announced the disappearance of the Demon King.

And in the same breath, he abolished discrimination against mixed-bloods.

As if waiting for this, fortune soon came to him as well.

The previously barren Empress gave birth to a prince the following year.

With a nephew now in line, Jane relinquished her position as Crown Princess without hesitation.

“You’re back early today?”

“Heard Lily finished early.”

All mixed-bloods had their status changed from slaves to commoners.

I, too, removed my collar, replacing it with a necklace Jane had gifted me.

But many mixed-bloods remained enslaved.

The Maylily Trading Company took on the role of rescuing them.

And Merida and I led the effort.

“Lately, Lily seems busier than me.”

“At least I don’t pull all-nighters like someone.”

Jane pouted at the direct hit.

With a sigh laced with regret, she traced her fingertips lightly over my arm.

“…Maybe I should’ve just cut it off back then.”

A chilling whisper tickled my ear.

But as Jane’s lover of three years, I brushed it off with full composure.

“If you’re free later, you can cut it then.”

“I will.”

Of course, I knew she wouldn’t actually do it.

Jane was just grumbling because she begrudged the time we spent apart.

…She wouldn’t really cut it, right?

***

An odd silence settled in the laboratory as our conversation ended.

Perhaps the strangely heavy air was too warm-Jane undid two buttons of her shirt.

“Open up.”

Without hesitation, our lips met naturally.

Jane’s hand slipped under my shirt as if it belonged there, scratching my back a few times.

With a familiar snap, my bra came undone, and she gently cupped my breasts.

“Hng, ah, don’t pull… Ahn!”

Her fingers tugged and twisted the piercing on my nipple.

A sharp pleasure made me tense my abdomen involuntarily.

“Shh-. Relax and lean back.”

Jane bit my lip, refusing to let go.

Instead, her hand left my nipple and began sliding my skirt down.

“H-here? Now?”

“Why? Don’t want to?”

“Hng, hah, Ruby, Ruby’s here too… Eek!”

Despite asking, Jane shoved her hand into my panties without warning.

Ignoring my thighs clamping shut, her fingers pried me open.

“Ah, ngh!”

“So wet. Huh? You’re soaked, Lily.”

Her fingers rubbed my clit before teasing my entrance.

My hips twitched uncontrollably as Jane chuckled into my ear.

“S-stop. I hate the scratching…”

“Really? Then what should I do? Put it in?”

“Ngh… S-stop, please.”

“No.”

Her fingers pushed inside, slow and deliberate.

They curled, stroking my inner walls with maddening precision.

“Hah, ah, ahn.”

Though I said no, no-

Honestly, it felt good.

My mind was bleaching white.

Ruby in the glass tube faded from my attention.

“Hahhhn♡ Ngh, ahnn♡”

“Ah, the switch flipped.”

Once again, I fell to Jane’s hands.

Once again, I fell in love.

“Just like a cat.”

“Nghh♡ Ah, aahhn♡”

Before I knew it, two fingers were thrusting inside.

Curved like hooks, they relentlessly rubbed the spot behind my bladder.

-Squelch squelch

I bit Jane’s shoulder, trying to muffle my moans.

But the obscene wet sounds drummed against my eardrums.

“Nghhhn♡”

“Ah, hehe.”

Finally, I trembled violently, reaching climax.

My fluids soaked Jane’s pants completely.

But lost in the aftershocks, I missed her slowly removing them.

“You’re the only one feeling good?”

“Huh, ngh?”

Blinking to refocus, I looked at Jane.

She laid me on the exam bed and lifted my still-quivering left leg over her shoulder.

-Smooch

“Hahhn♡”

The softest parts of our bodies met.

I shuddered at the world’s lewdest, stickiest kiss.

“Hehe.”

***

Our play grew increasingly intense and messy.

At this rate, we’d flood the entire laboratory.

-Thump

“Hah, slurp, ngh… Mmm.”

-Thump thump

“W-wait, Jane? Nghh.”

A strange sound had been bothering me for a while.

Dodging Jane’s relentless lips, I managed to turn my head.

“Gasp.”

I jumped in place, startled.

-Thump thump

Ruby, her face bright red, was knocking on the glass tube.

“Jane! Master! St-stop, ah, ahn.”

“…What?”

Jane’s strained voice alone made my insides clench.

Just hearing it made my belly ache.

But clinging to sanity, I pointed at the tube.

“Ruby! Ruby!”

“Hmm… What an unfilial child.”

“No, the amniotic fluid! Amniotic fluid!”

“It’s fine. She can breathe. Tell her to wait a bit longer.”

“Ow!”

After I smacked her back, Jane stuck out her tongue and drained the artificial fluid.

I hurried over and lifted Ruby’s limp little body.

“Ruby, are you okay?”

“Huuurgh.”

“Thank goodness. You slept so long-I thought you’d never wake up.”

Ruby cracked her eyes open at my worried words.

Her jewel-like eyes, now a vivid red, were stunning.

“…Go.”

Then Ruby muttered something.

I leaned closer to her lips.

Ruby said:

“Go do it… somewhere else, you crazy perverts…”

…Well, at least Ruby was awake.

-Thud

“Ow! That hurt!”

Annoyed by her crude language, I accidentally dropped her, and Ruby hit her head.

But despite the long sleep, Ruby rolled around clutching her head with lively energy.

At least she woke up safely.

-The End-