Ch.237That Day’s Different NPC. (2)

“Hey, Luxuria.”

“Uh, yes?”

“Actually, isn’t she the real Luxuria, and you’re just some mid or high-level demon impersonating her?”

“How did you come to that conclusion?!!”

“In Aigram, that city where Avaritia is, I saw that woman before. She was drawing a ton of male attention even then. Come on, I won’t get mad if you’ve been deceiving me, just tell me the truth.”

“Eeeek?! I, I am Lust (Luxuria)! I-I’m prettier!!! Don’t tell me you’re into tentacles?!! A-and besides!! She’s the one who called me Luxuria first!!!”

But the other one looks more seductive, more like what Lust should be. If I had to be specific, I think it’s about her figure and behavior.

The Luxuria I have with me definitely has a body proportion that would automatically attract men if she just stayed quiet and still, but when you see how she talks, her sniffling, and her unintentional aegyo, she comes across as cute rather than seductively or femininely sexy.

It’s almost like she’s some demon with a different orientation who wants to act like Lust but can’t quite pull it off, pretending to be Luxuria. In contrast…

“Fuhuhu, you. It seems you remember me?”

“Oh, right. Thanks to you, I had quite a shitty experience in Aigram.”

That woman, naked and covering her mouth while shooting seductive glances, clearly knows how to handle men. With just her hair covering the essential parts of her voluptuous breasts, and every movement of her arms designed to capture attention, she’s so bewitching I want to slap an R-rating on her.

“Ahahahah! That’s right. I was truly surprised. To think that you, a mere human, would defeat that powerful elf. You even figured out it was my doing? But that beastkin who was with you then. It seems they’re not here today?”

“Yeah, thanks to you, my kids are exhausted. I left them safely tucked away.”

“Fuhu. What could that mean…?”

“Don’t play dumb, you bitch. I don’t know what you did with those tentacles to end up like that, but I came here knowing full well you’re the one producing all the monsters overrunning this mountain.”

“……”

I didn’t expect that cock-witch to show up, but the status window shows the tentacles are producing monsters. When I deliberately bluff like I know everything, I can see her face stiffen slightly, and I pull up the corners of my mouth in satisfaction as I continue.

“By the way, what’s with that appearance? You looked better when I saw you in Aigram. Don’t tell me you merged with something because being a tentacle host wasn’t enough?”

“…Fuhu. You wouldn’t understand. How magnificent this form truly is.”

“It doesn’t look magnificent at all. Is becoming a monster-spawning freak such a magnificent achievement?”

“……”

When I taunt her provocatively, the cock-witch’s face hardens even more. Why is it that looking at her makes my insides boil with irritation? It feels like I’m facing that berserk Lust status window from the trial 8,000 years ago. It’s the kind of feeling that makes me want to hurl a barrage of curses at her.

“Ahahahaha!!! Yes, it would be difficult to convey this magnificence to a mere human like you.”

-Squelch. Squirm!!

“Stop acting cool. Your tentacles are clearly annoyed, writhing and twisting all over the place.”

“…How long do you think you can keep up that mockery?”

-BOOM!!!

[KEEE!!!!]

[Keeecc!!!!]

[kooooo!!!!]

“Hii, hiiiek?!! M-monsters?!!”

Unable to endure my provocation, the tentacles smash through the cave walls, and monsters begin to emerge, surrounding us. There must be over 60 of them. Ugh, the status windows are hurting my eyes. And Luxuria, riding on my back, screams in surprise and pulls at my neck with her moving arm. Hey, hey. Stop it, that hurts!!

“What you said is correct. I’ve been sending monsters after you continuously. You must have expended quite a bit coming this far? Your composure ends here~?”

“Oh, so you’re something of a strategist?”

“H-hey?! Shouldn’t we run away?! I still want to live!!”

“Pfft!! Ah, Lady Lust. How shameless can you be~! Don’t worry. I’ll kill the man, turn you into a breeding ground, and use you until your magic is depleted, then take your authority and throne.”

As Luxuria screams in a voice that sounds like she’s about to cry, the cock-tentacle-witch raises her laughter in satisfaction. Indeed, we have expended a lot. But.

“Now!! Monsters! Follow this mother’s command!! Tear that human man to pieces and ki…!!!”

-CRASH!!!!

“?!!”

“Hey. Do you think an elephant would lose to 60 water fleas just because it’s tired?”

I kick the head of the nearest monster, causing its upper body to explode, and the surrounding ones get caught in the aftershock, crashing into trees and crumpling. That kick just took out 6 of them.

“Woah…!”

“T-this…! What absurdity?!! A-are you really human?!!”

“Wow, the half-tentacle witch is asking me that? Even I’m hurt by that.”

For someone who’s completely abandoned their humanity to ask if I’m human—it’s more painful than I expected, damn it. That makes me even more unable to hold back!!

-BOOM!! THWACK!! THUD!!!

“Y-you’re insane?!!”

Unable to hide my anger at the cock-witch’s provocation, I burst all the tentacles and monsters with just kicks, and I can see her complexion gradually turning blue. Well, looking at the monsters’ levels, they’re all around the late 400s to early 500s, and she probably planned to wear us down and then sweep us away with these elite monsters. Too bad for her.

“Wow!! Amazing!! Well done!! S-so… Jack!! Jack, you’re amazing~!!”

“Hey? Did you just forget my name?!”

“N-no I didn’t!! I just choked for a moment!! Okay?!!”

Along with her implausible excuse, the status window confirms that Luxuria is making excuses. I should properly torment her later for this. She’s the one who suggested we introduce ourselves, and then she forgets my name?!

“Fuck! I’m angry so you all die!!!”

-BOOM!!!

“Yahooo!! Die!!! But, why are you angry? It’s not because of me…?”

Riding on my back, she cheers happily and then checks my reaction, then cheers again. The Luxuria character I saw in the game was supposed to seduce users with her seductive behavior, but the real Luxuria is just like a cute, somewhat dim-witted kid. No matter how I look at it, the cock-witch over there seems more like the game’s Luxuria, but the problem is that this one looks exactly like her? Geez. What’s going on here?

By the time I finish pondering this, the monsters in front of me have had their heads burst or been split in half, already reduced to fewer than 20. Well, at this rate, it’s only a matter of time before only the cock-tentacle-witch remains.

“Ha, hahaha! What unfairness is this!! So, you’re the human who killed the demon of Wrath, Ira!!!”

“Oh shit. You shouldn’t say that name.”

“Shit~? Shit, bitch~!!”

“Luxuria!! Have you no shame?! That man killed your fellow Seven Deadly Sins?!!”

“Why should I care~? Weren’t you the one who said you’d use me as a monster breeding ground~? After taking my magic by whatever method, you now expect me to betray this man~?!!”

Does she think she’s starting to get cornered?

Simultaneously with spitting out a name that shouldn’t be uttered, the cock-witch now tries to incite Luxuria, who’s riding on my back, to betray me—a cowardly act backed by facts. All of it is starting to irritate me more. Ah, especially that name, I really can’t stand it!!!

“Hey. I’m going to touch you for a moment.”

“Touch me~ Huh? Wait…!! Kyaaah?!!”

Grabbing Luxuria’s thigh as she was happily repeating after me while holding onto my neck, I turned her around to face me and then threw her straight up into the air. Good. Now my hands are free.

“The rest will be a one-second cut, bitch.”

Planting my feet firmly on the ground, I pull back both arms and unleash a barrage of full-power punches like I’m in siege mode, causing the monsters to explode before they can even approach me. A few seconds later, I catch the screaming, falling Luxuria, and the situation is over. All the monsters have turned into magic stones and bloody pulp.

“Huff! Huff! I-I was so surprised!!”

“I saw earlier that you have wings. Don’t you know how to fly?”

“My wings haven’t recovered yet. I’ve folded them away so I can’t fly!!”

After putting the truly useless Luxuria back on my back, I look at the cock-tentacle-witch, who is now staring at me with empty eyes after looking at the pulverized corpses of the monsters around her. Well, there’s no way monsters created by a level 600 tentacle could defeat me with my level 1100 and fully equipped specs.

“…Ha, haha. This is ridiculous. Those were children I put considerable effort into creating, enough power to crush this entire country.”

“That’s your delusion. Don’t underestimate Ponia. The rangers and forces in this country might not be as strong as me, but they’re disgustingly powerful.”

“Yes, yes! They were terrifyingly strong!!”

Perhaps recalling when she got hit, Luxuria vigorously agreed with my words while trembling.

…She just agreed, right? She didn’t wet herself, did she?

“I-I didn’t wet myself!!”

“…Sigh, I have no choice. I didn’t want to use this power.”

The status window is also indicating that she’s making excuses, but I really hope it’s not true. And despite our ridiculous conversation, the cock-tentacle-witch has started doing something. Damn, there’s no reason to wait for this annoyance, what am I doing?

-WHOOSH!

“The sin of uttering Ira’s name. Pay for it with your death!!”

“Die~~!!”

“The next Deadly Sin of Lust commands!! O Lust (Luxuria), the source of all life! Reproduce!!”

“”?!!””

Just as I was about to drive my fist into the cock-witch’s face after kicking off the ground hard, black mist begins to spew from the tentacles along with a line I’ve heard somewhere before. Wait, this is…!!!

[Mental domination attack detected.]

[Resisting with your highest stat.]

[Resistance successful.]

[Continuous mental attack detected.]

[You have experienced stronger mental domination attacks.]

[Resisted continuous attack based on experience.]

Status windows suddenly appear, completely blocking my view, just like when I overcame Luxuria’s domination earlier. I extended my fist, but it hit nothing. Damn, this isn’t the time to be playing around…!!!

“Hey!! Luxuria!! Get a grip…!!”

“Jack!! You need to get a grip!! If you get dominated, I’ll di…? Huh? Jack, you’re okay too?”

Both Luxuria and I shouted simultaneously, worried the other might have been dominated by the enemy’s mental attack, but it seems neither of us has a problem. Right, even if all your magic was stolen, you’re still one of the Seven Deadly Sins. It would be a problem if you fell to your own technique.

“Ahahahaha!!! Sorry about that. I haven’t gathered enough magic to dominate you two yet.”

“Cock-witch, did you just run away?”

“C-cock? Are you talking about my glasses?! I clearly told you my name is Veronica. This is yet another incomprehensible insult…!!”

The cock-witch who had disappeared into the black mist started getting angry when I called her by the insulting nickname I’d only thought of in my mind. But wait, she didn’t care when I called her tentacle-witch earlier, but “cock” is an insult?

Plus, I can hear her voice, but I can barely sense her presence at all. This is bad.

“Fuhu. You’ve killed all my children, continued to disrespect me, and now you call me by that degrading nickname. I will punish all those insults with the power of ‘true lust’!!”

“Huh?!! I-I am Lust, you crazy bitch?!!”

“Hey, stop bouncing around. And besides your authority, mental domination, and tentacles, what else do you have? If you have anything, tell me quickly.”

Because she keeps bouncing on my back, her chest keeps pressing against me, which is pleasu… no, it’s distracting. Though I didn’t say that out loud, Luxuria seemed to come to her senses at my words, exclaiming “Hah!” before answering.

“First of all, tentacles aren’t part of my powers! Mental domination is my inherent ability, but since it didn’t work on either of us, what’s left is reproduction. She can probably summon undead using the monsters we killed earlier as mediums!”

“So more monsters, in the end?”

“Their strength will be determined by the magic that cock-wi… that cock-witch possesses. Since she’s forcibly using my magic, they’ll definitely be weaker than the monsters from before, just low-level undead!”

She seems proud just for providing this information, even puffing out her chest with an “ahem.” This is the Deadly Sin of Lust? She’s proud even though it’s a problem caused by her power being stolen? I sigh in disbelief and look around the mist. And then.

[It huuurts.]

[I hate monsterrrs…]

[I don’t want to give birth to monsterrrs…]

[It’s because of the rangerrr!!!]

[Save meee!!!]

[Darliiiing…]

[Mommmmy…]

[Daddyyy…]

[Your Majestyyy!!!]

“…Hey. Do low-level undead talk?”

“Huh? That shouldn’t be possible. Even I couldn’t do that.”

Rotting corpses emerge through the mist. They scream terribly that they’re in pain, that they don’t want to be hosts, calling for their parents and families as they slowly approach us. And the moment I confirm them with my own eyes…

“…Fuck. Is that the village chief of Jolleolyip Pig?”

Right at the front, screaming that it’s the ranger’s fault, a pig with missing corn kernels and thicker rotting flesh than the other undead was glaring at me with eyes that had become knotholes.