Chapter 138

Chapter 138

Episode 138: A New Beginning The night El went to bed first, Emily fell asleep in the same bed as me. She didn’t seem bothered by my reckless past, unethical experiments, or the things I had concealed. She simply stroked my belly with a curious look and fell asleep in the same bed. “…..” Whatever the reason, I think it’s quite remarkable. I don’t know exactly what form her emotions are taking, but if it were even slightly close to romantic feelings, it would have been difficult for her to maintain such composure after hearing my confession. …From a slightly different perspective, I could be questioning her feelings for me, wondering why she isn’t angry… Fortunately, I don’t have such a delicate and complex personality. Looking at it this way, maybe I can only like men and never become a complete woman. Rustle. I stroke Emily’s hair as she sleeps with her cheek on my belly, and I gaze at the moonlight shining through the gap in the window. The moment I stare at it with eyes full of lyrical light, what comes to my mind isn’t a deep contemplation of emotions. It’s something more practical than that. A little worry about the life I’ll experience heading to the Typhon County, and a contingency plan for anyone who might be tracking El’s whereabouts. Of course, I don’t need to worry too much about the future. Unlike adventurers who struggle to make a living without the Mesin Great Forest, a prostitute can always sell her body if she endures some local bullying, seat fees, or pride. Even if I’ve come to my senses, if the only way left to make money is to sell my body, I don’t intend to refuse it. Besides, my body seems to want it too. “….Haa.” I sighed at myself, filled with a sense of self-pity. No matter how much I’ve been reborn, and even if I’ve washed away some of the side effects with magic, the foundation is still the Yin Demon Art and the martial arts made of essence I’ve built up so far. A body that has become lewd from the roots, craving men on its own, is a kind of thing that can’t be helped with will or mental strength. Should I masturbate to soothe the throbbing of my body, which is slowly heating up? But with Emily lying next to me, I don’t think it’s a good idea, so I don’t even try. There were some other concerns as well. What about Kaldin, who disappeared somewhere, or the existence of a tracker who might be chasing El. But since both of them would be resolved by leaving Karaldin, the East, they weren’t a big concern. “….” As I continued to think about this and that, the moonlight was covering my body. Looking at the blue light covering my white skin, I resolve to go to sleep now. Using Emily’s soft breathing as a lullaby, and the moonlight as a blanket, I try to fall asleep. It was the first moonlight in a long time, and the first warmth in a long time. // The next day, Mien showed a very interested reaction when she saw the black sphere I was holding – a mimic. “…I never imagined that Senior would give you this.” “Is it that precious?” “Yes, even the smallest mimic would be worth about 800,000 Rads.” At Mien’s words, I opened my mouth in surprise. I couldn’t tell whether I was surprised by Quirkzehev’s generosity and liberality, or by his unimaginable wealth. Maybe it’s both. 800,000 Rads is the amount I could earn if I were sold about four times and succeeded in escaping all four times. No, Quirkzehev is the only one who would pay that much, so I might have to be sold a little more in reality. In terms of value, it might be about 8 Laila. I doubt anyone would buy a runaway slave as many times as I’ve been sold, though. “….Lord Sabek is very generous.” “He has great ambitions, so he has no choice but to be generous.” Mien’s words only apply when the size of one’s ambition matches one’s realistic abilities, but we both knew that Quirkzehev was such a person without having to say it. “Still, I think this is too much.” I felt like I had to show at least a minimum of humility, so I said something I didn’t mean. Of course, from the moment I heard the price, I had no intention of refusing the mimic’s subspace, but I couldn’t help but feel a little worried. The person who has treasures must also have the ability to protect them. I don’t think I fall into that category, but I, El, and Emily are just weak women on the surface. To others, we would look like delicious targets in any sense. I think it would be quite annoying if other drifters were to flock around us. “It’s okay. As long as you contract with the mimic itself, there won’t be any spatial restrictions on opening the subspace rift, so others will just think of it as a space-expanding pouch.” At Mien’s answer, I was finally able to feel relieved. Of course, there is always a “what if” scenario. Maybe I should put this in my stomach when the next Ai (tentacle) is born. That didn’t seem like a bad idea. No matter how ingenious a robber is, they wouldn’t think that a person would carry a subspace in their womb. Contracting with the mimic wasn’t difficult. Mien was a great magician who had spent many years, and she had enough ability to successfully complete that kind of ‘contract’ work. And, after contracting with the mimic’s subspace, I realized that Quirkzehev was more meticulous than I thought. Inside the subspace were gold coins that he must have put in, and the Boreas’s magic sword that he had given to Mien before. “….He released the tracking magic.” “Did Lord Sabek do it?” “No, he doesn’t have the ability to do that. There must have been a Danggongsa in the underground plaza. I think I heard something like that. They say there’s a skilled ogre.” I couldn’t help but be a little embarrassed by the unexpected word that came out of Mien’s mouth. An ogre. It’s definitely a demon, so it’s not strange that they learn and use magic, but it felt quite strange that a demon as big as a troll was living in the underground plaza. “….” As my train of thought led to trolls, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly. If it were me before, I would have wanted to mingle with such an ogre. But now….. Oh, come to think of it, I don’t think there’s any reason why I can’t. I would never allow it if it were a troll who is no different from a monster, but if the other party is an ogre who can speak and act, and if there is proper consideration, there is no reason why I can’t. I don’t need to use essence absorption anymore, so I don’t need to make an effort, but if the conditions are right, it might be okay. While I was seriously contemplating having sex with an ogre for a while, I heard Mien’s voice in my ear. “It’s better to keep the magic sword for the time being.” The reason was simple: it would be quite difficult to handle multiple magical tools at once. To put it simply, magical tools are a collection of algorithms with commands entered. And the command to execute that algorithm is the mental power of the contracting party, that is, mental waves. “The concept of mental waves is quite broad. Unlike Arum, who is a living creature. To handle multiple inanimate magical tools, you need to subdivide the commands related to them and adjust them so that the commands don’t match.” To use Mien’s analogy, if you contract with two magical tools that are not mutually compatible, the magic sword could be waving gusts of wind in all directions every time I open the mimic’s subspace. The probability of that happening is rare, but since magical tools like magic swords, which require delicate control, have a wide variety of input algorithms, I couldn’t be optimistic. “Or, Laila could go through quite a few trials and errors and then handle the two magical tools at the same time with excellent control.” Mien shrugged her shoulders as if asking me what I thought. And I chose a different, more attractive option than her words. “….So, I think it’s better for you to have this.” “….” Emily was silent for a while after receiving the magic sword. Of course, that didn’t mean she didn’t have any expression. As expected of a girl who once called herself a man, she blushed and tried her best to show that she was happy. “I, is this real? You’re not lying, are you?” “Yeah, I’m not lying.” “Ho, maybe, you’ll give it to me and then take it back, no, it’s okay since you got it, but I’d be very sad if you did-” “I’m not going to do that. You can have it.” I wasn’t greedy enough to keep this, even after hearing that it would be difficult to handle for the time being. Rather than eagerly waiting for the day I could use this, I thought it would be better to give it to Emily, who is currently the weakest in our group. El has learned the Blood Shadow Demon Art, and I have already been reborn and obtained the demon’s core. Even if the Ironclad Qi has been broken a little, I no longer need to have storm sex to recover my inner strength, so the period until I recover my Qi will not be that long. On the other hand, Emily is… I’m sorry to say this, but she’s quite weak. Rather than making her go through the same process I went through, it would be better to give her a magic sword. Even if her martial arts are low, it is still true that she has the memories of a Sword Saint. If she can handle the magic sword, I could expect it to be a great help to our strength. “Mien Master… will do the contract for you.” She said that she wasn’t a master, but there’s no need to insist on a practical relationship in this situation. When I said with a smirk, Emily held the magic sword in one hand and jumped towards me with her arms open. “Thank you, Laila! I really love you!” Personally, I think her words were quite a sincere expression of gratitude. You could say that she showed a glimpse of her true feelings, but there’s no need to interpret this situation so deeply. I stroked Emily’s head as she hugged me and smiled softly. It would have been quite difficult for her to hug me before, but now that I’ve grown quite a bit taller, I didn’t think it was that difficult. I stroked her head and muttered in a playful voice. “It’s not like I’m giving it to you because I like you.” “Oh, I know that. That’s called tsundere, right?” ….I thought she wouldn’t know. How does she know? Of course, as far as I know, there is only one person who can accurately explain the concept of tsundere to her.