Chapter 181

Chapter 181

There were a total of three people heading to Laycurs. Me, El, and Aiden were the members. Emily decided to stay in Tritia. Someone had to take care of Kali, and in Emily’s case, she also had to continue her Succubus Arts training. But even aside from that, she said it would be difficult to immediately cut ties due to her connections at the ‘Night Fairy.’ And so, in front of the gates of Tritia, we exchanged brief farewells. “Well, take care.” “Yeah. You be careful too.” The Wind Magic Sword, Boreas, was left with Emily. After all, I hadn’t used it for nearly two years, and I didn’t need it anymore. Of course, it wasn’t just the magic sword that I had to leave with her. “Gyaang.” I handed the wriggling Kali back to Emily, saying with regret, “It would have been nice if she was still in her old form.” “Old form?” “Yeah, like tentacles that look like an octopus.” “…Isn’t she cuter now?” Emily tilted her head and asked. I agreed with the words themselves, but the problem wasn’t Kali’s appearance. “That’s true, but she doesn’t attack you in this state.” “….” When I answered with regret, Aiden, who was standing next to me, made a bizarre expression. “Pfft!?” “…Is that why you left her?” “I wasn’t aiming for that, but just in case.” Of course, it was for purely academic reasons. The Laufer-Kali born through my body emits a weaker, more diluted toxicity. But with Kali looking like this, it’s all for naught. I’d rather she be a tentacle monster that looks lewd on the outside, or a form like a large dog. With such a cute kitten-like appearance, I wouldn’t even dare to commit zoophilia. And Emily seemed to feel the same way, shaking her head at Kali as if it were impossible. “…I don’t think I can do it. It feels like a crime.” “I thought so.” I lightly agreed with her words and looked at Aiden. And Aiden flinched slightly at my gaze. It wasn’t a look that seemed like I was going to devour him, so was he perhaps still intimidated by what happened yesterday? Watching the flinching Aiden, I quietly whispered to Emily. “I’ll use your friend a bit while traveling.” “…Aren’t you the same friend?” “Well, we’re not that close.” Not as much as you are. Saying that, I smiled faintly. // We decided to walk from Tritia to Laycurs. A carriage was comfortable, but it could leave a record. Especially carriages using the cartwheel path require a pass, which would be troublesome for Aiden or El to use.

-Thud, thud.

Walking along the straight road, I thought quietly. Laycurs. The city where I was born and raised. Although I hadn’t returned in nearly two years, I had many memories there. Memories of pickpocketing with friends, or fistfights with commoner children. Or memories of playing naked in the nearby river, and vividly beating up Keir to teach him how to fight. “…Hmm.” Of course, those were childhood memories. After growing up a bit, the color of the memories changed slightly. Perhaps it started when I began selling my body at the brothel. It was an unavoidable choice. The only place that would raise a homeless girl from the back alleys was a brothel. Even if I was too young to sell my body, there was the option of doing chores. And when I came of age, I naturally had to start working. Becoming a prostitute was not a choice, but rather the fate of girls born in the back alleys. Moreover, I had to train in the Succubus Arts at the time, so there was no alternative at all. …After that, a lot happened. I sold my body for the first time at the age of twelve, gave the money I received from the customer to the madam,

“…Now?” Perhaps he hadn’t expected to receive it right away. There was still some distance to Lakers, so he might think that way, but, “You need to get used to handling it. Right?” “…I guess you’re right.” He seemed convinced by my persuasion, nodding his head. Then, tilting his head, he asks me. “But, where is it?” This was the question I had been waiting for. At Aiden’s words, I point to my lower abdomen and answer. “Inside here.” “….” “No joke, really.” Watching Aiden freeze with a dumbfounded expression, I tentatively suggest. “Want to try taking it out?”