Chapter 170: Morning

– Chirp, chirp ♪

“……..”

As I quietly opened my eyes to the chirping of birds, a familiar face came into view.

“Did you sleep well, Adler?”

“… Professor.”

Professor Moriarty was smiling gently while making eye contact with me.

Since I saw her figure as soon as I opened my eyes, it was likely that she had woken up and had been in that position for quite some time already.

“How long have you been there…?”

“Since you fell asleep hugging me.”

“Then, have you been watching over me all night without sleeping?”

When I asked her the question, the professor, who had been gazing at me absentmindedly, answered in a sweet whisper.

“Why would I sleep? Watching over you is several times more restorative than that.”

“…….”

“By the way, if you don’t mind, I could go on like this for a month or more.”

Her eyes began to gleam dangerously as she spoke.

Her words felt like an unspoken warning. A promise of violence, that she was about to preserve me alive and display me in her house as her most prized collection that she could stare at whenever she felt.

… Even if I did mind, could I resist?

A chill ran down my spine at the thought. If the professor really intended that, there was no stopping her unless I used my final measure— the return ticket.

If I had succeeded in subduing the professor then the circumstances might have been different but my bold attempt ended in a dismal failure, making the situation even more dire for me.

“Why are you making such a gloomy expression, Adler?”

“……..”

In truth, I had been played by the professor from the beginning, so there was never any hope of this plan being a success.

At first, I thought the professor was helplessly succumbing to my momentum, but even that turned out to be a masterful act by her.

Once the professor got serious, my stamina was absolutely no match for hers.

– Throb, throbb…

Even now, my lower half, which she had utterly decimated over the night, was throbbing madly with pain and soreness.

“Professor, shall we part ways now?”

“Let’s, it’s getting late…”

So I whispered in a small voice, and she readily smiled and moved her body.

– Creak…

“Ah, just wait a moment.”

As I felt the throbbing and soreness throughout my body in full force while trying to move my body, suddenly the professor grabbed my hand.

– Swoosh…

Then, with a slightly shy expression, she made me rub her belly and her upper pelvis with my hand.

“Feel it for yourself.”

– Slosh, blurp, rumble…

“And tell me.”

Unknowingly, my cheeks flushed a dark shade of red as her soft voice caressed my ears.

“How does it feel to not be able to run away anymore?”

“…….”

“You’re mine now, Isaac Adler.”

At her words, a cold sweat ran over my pale face. Meanwhile, Professor Moriarty continued with a dark smile tugging her pink lips.

“Not that of the feeble detective with a frail body and mind, nor that of the officer who stole the marriage certificate like a thieving cat, nor that of the unknown phantom thief or the murderer filled with thoughts of only blood and slaughter… but entirely mine…”

“Is that so…”

“Heh, heh, hehhhh…”

A sinister, skin-crawling smile leaked out of her mouth.

Even though she usually smiled condescendingly, it was completely unusual for the professor to laugh out loud like she did now. She must be feeling quite pleased.

“P-Professor, there’s something serious I want to discuss.”

“……?”

“You know, about what happened last night.”

Alright, this was as good a time as any to strike a deal with her.

“… Let’s just say it was a mutually consensual affair between us.”

“Hmm?”

“At first, I was the one who aggressively made a move on you, and then from the middle, you dominated me… Let’s just settle it with this bout being a draw.”

Upon hearing this, the Professor began to tilt her head in confusion. It was as if she was wondering why I would care about such a thing, but it was very important to me.

Because if it were decided that I had been forcefully dominated and raped by the Professor, it would lead to an immediate game-over scenario.

Or in other words, it would lead to the destruction of this world.

“You’ll agree to this, won’t you, Professor…?”

– Sway, sway…

Desperate to avoid that scenario at all costs, I began to plead with her, even swaying the tail that had popped out behind me.

– Swoosh…

“Well, if that’s what you really want…”

Observing me quietly, the Professor soon reached out, and grabbed my tail before opening her mouth to respond,

“Ah, thank you…”

– Nomp…

“… Eek!”

As I was about to thank her with a relieved expression, out of the blue, a tingling sensation ran down my spine, soon overwhelming all my senses.

“Indeed, there was a reason why your body twitched whenever touched this place, even when you fainted…”

– Brrrrrr…

“… Listen to me diligently from now on, Adler.”

As my whole being trembled, stars swimming in my vision, the professor leaned forward and whispered beside my ear in a languid voice.

“In private, I will gladly accept this to be a consensual affair between us. But publically, you were raped by me today.”

“… Wh-What?”

“I too am trying to look at a bigger picture, just like you. So just as I am happy to play along with your plan, I insist that you play along with mine as well.”

I could only look at her with a dazed expression as I listened to her words. The professor caressed my cheek lovingly as I gazed at her, her voice lowering even further.

“If anyone asks about today, just say that I forced myself on you… It’s quite simple, isn’t it?”

“B-B-But… what about your reputation, professor?”

“Adler, all you need to do is follow my instructions…”

No matter how I thought about it, spreading this lie would do her more harm than good.

“Do you understand…?”

However, intimidated by the professor’s forcefulness, I just nodded my head as quickly as I could while trying to smile at her, even though it ended up being a very forceful and awkward smile in the end.

“Ye-Yes… Publicly, I was raped by the professor today.”

“Excellent.”

Only then did the professor, holding a satisfied expression, release the tail that she had been holding in her hand.

“You go on ahead. I need to stay a bit longer.”

“… You’re not coming with me?”

“I need to clean up here and undo the spells I’ve cast on Cornwall.”

“I-If that’s the case… I suppose I have no choice…”

Hastily, I slid off the bed with trembling legs and quickly put on my clothes before she could change her decision.

“Oh, and one more thing.”

Just at that moment, the professor’s relaxed voice pierced my ear.

“From now on, you don’t need to bother slipping post-coital contraceptives into my tea or secretly casting ovulation aversion spells on me.”

I froze in the middle of dressing up. All my actions halted as I realised the professor could read me like a book.

“I have already cast a spell to preserve the current state and contents of my uterus. No matter what you do, this state will continue indefinitely as long as I will it.”

– Slosh, bubble…

“That means, I can progress the situation whenever I want.”

In silence, the professor bobbed her head from side to side in her usual uncanny display as she gazed intently at me.

“If you misbehave even slightly in the future, I will immediately make myself pregnant.”

“……..”

“Just be aware of that from now on.”

After dropping that bombshell, she waved her hand dismissively at me as I just stood there with a dumbfounded look, seeing white in my vision.

“Off you go then.”

It took more than five minutes before I could button myself up with my trembling hands and then leave the room.

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– Squeak…

As Isaac Adler staggered out of the room with his still-trembling legs, the door closed behind him with a thud. A moment of silence enveloped the room with Jane Moriarty being its sole occupant.

“… Phew.”

In that silence, the professor, still feeling a sense of fullness, stroked her belly as she got up from her seat.

– Click…

Taking a deep breath, she approached the door, firmly locked it, and tightly closed her eyes as she removed the magical padlock she had conjured in her womb.

“…………. Haaaa!”

And in the very next moment,

“Uh-uh, ughhhh…”

Overwhelmed by the intense sensation centred on her lower abdomen, Jane Moriarty made a sound as if the wind was knocked out of her and collapsed onto the spot.

– Brrrrrrr…

“This, I didn’t know it would be… this severe…”

She trembled and twitched, wrapping herself tightly as her whole body quivered from the aftermath of yesterday night’s events, making her breathless.

“I-I didn’t know…”

The professor felt bitter, regretting the fact that she had magically postponed all the sensations of her body so that she could gain dominance in their night of passion. However, it was already too late for regrets.

“Ah-ah-ah-ah…♡”

– Brrrr, bubble…

The trembling moans that resonated resoundingly in the firmly closed room of the inn only subsided when the sun was already high in the sky.

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“Uh…”

Meanwhile, as Isaac Adler just stepped out of the inn,

“……..”

Before he could even take a step, Adler froze solid as he discovered a figure surrounded by black smoke waiting for him just outside the door.

“There, so this is…”

A choked whisper soon leaked out of his mouth as he desperately wracked his brain for any excuses he could form.

– Thud, thud…

But Charlotte Holmes, silently watching him, soon inched closer.

– Swish…

“Uh.”

As she reached right in front of Adler, she quietly extended her hand.

“… Ah?”

Adler, who had unwittingly closed his eyes tightly, slowly opened them, feeling the cold and damp state of her hand.

“Quietly follow me.”

Holding his hand, Charlotte Holmes silently trudged forward, pulling him in tow.

“Yes…”

Hesitating for a moment due to an inexplicable ominous feeling, Adler soon realised that despite it being morning, the sky was darkened by Charlotte’s black smoke and shrank back in fright as he started obediently following after her.

“But why is your hand so cold and damp…”

“……”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”