Chapter 192: Grand Fountain (5)

Chapter 192: Grand Fountain
(5)

Huh.

The
Demon of Sloth licked her fingers stained with potato chip powder
with her lips.

The
red tongue began to intertwine as it gently licked the white fingers.

Although
it was a basement dweller style, the Demon of Sloth’s body was truly
violent.

With
a huge height that must be around 2m, and J-cup breasts big enough to
not lose at all even against Diana, Bunny, or Idelbert.

Her
voluptuous body with the right combination of fat and muscle was
enough to make men’s sexual desires boil.

“Good
enough to make me never want to lift a finger for the rest of my
life?”

Such
provocative words from a woman had enough destructive power to make
one ask again.

“Yes.
It feels good.”

The
Demon of Sloth smiled, resting her head on the pillow, and patted her
side with her hand while saying.

“Not
seeing any of the world’s pain, hatred, and filthy appearances. It
will be a pleasant experience to live forever seeing only what you
want to see while falling into an eternal dream.”

In
other words.

“Are
you saying you’ll show me dreams?”

“Yes.
Eternal sleep. A fantastic dream. A fantastic world where you can do
anything you want and desire. Being able to do anything you want.
Isn’t that the ultimate blessing for mortals?”

I
frowned while looking at the Demon of Sloth who was smiling as if
that was the right answer.

“If
you’re going to give me something, give me something more practical
than that.”

“Hmm?”

Then
the Demon of Sloth’s expression changed.

An
expression where reaction that this isn’t right, confusion, and doubt
coexisted.

“Why?”

The
Demon of Sloth asked back as if genuinely curious.

“In
the past, those who worshipped me sacrificed everything they had to
have this dream? No, not just themselves. They sacrificed their
bloodline, family, or even other neighbors and nameless travelers all
together. To have a lazy dream filled with happiness.”

Those
who follow Demons each have their own purpose.

Just
as Belle, a worshipper of gluttony, wished for a world where everyone
is full, a world where the word hunger doesn’t exist.

Those
who follow the Demon of Sloth must have had similar purposes.

“Well.
I understand. This world is painful, right? War, hunger, frustration,
sadness, phew. It’s endless. It’s full of all sorts of dirty and
unpleasant things. Rather than living an unhappy life feeling such
things, wouldn’t it be better to spend your whole life in a happy
dream?”

The
Demon of Sloth seemed to have a similar value system.

But
I fundamentally couldn’t understand what the Demon of Sloth was
saying.

“It’s
still just a dream, isn’t it?”

“…Huh?”

Silence
followed my short answer.

“Life
is originally shitty. It’s fucking shitty. But so what? That’s my
life. You dream of a happy life because living is shitty? Well, I
understand. There could be people like that. But I don’t like it.”

“…”

“It’s
just a dream anyway. Is it anything more than escaping reality? I
still have things I need to do. My only little sister is waiting for
me.”

Yes.
I still have things I need to do.

Then
what would happen if I fell into such a dream?

The
temptation of a happy dream was certainly sweet.

Even
though I say this, once I taste that sweet dream even once, I might
become addicted and want to live in that sweet dream for the rest of
my life.

But
I had to overcome it.

Because
reality won’t change even if I turn away from it.

“…”

The
Demon of Sloth stared at me blankly.

A
strange beam of light passed through her eyes that had been silent.

“…Haha!
I got played.”

Eventually,
she swallowed an empty breath and snickered.

“You’re…different
from other mortals?”

“What
are you talking about? I’m human too.”

“No.
That’s not what I meant… Pfft. Ah really. These guys are
mind-blowing. Pffft… Ah, right. Practical benefits. You said
practical? Pffft.”

She
who was holding her head and letting out a dry laugh reached out her
hand to me as if something occurred to her.

“If
you successfully complete the contract, I’ll share my power with you.
How about it, deal?”

I
blankly stared at the Demon of Sloth who continued by saying isn’t
this practical enough?

Because
she proposed a much bigger deal than expected.

‘…Receive
a share of the Demon’s power?’

It
was a proposal that naturally made me ponder.

‘Use
the Demon of Gluttony as a weapon, take the Gluttony worshipper as a
slave, and receive the power of the Demon of Sloth…?’

Looking
at just the surface, there’s no greater enemy of humanity.

But
who cares about love for humanity?

I’ll
receive even a portion of a Demon’s power.

The
power of a Demon that is clearly deeply involved in the labyrinth.

To
advance to the deepest part of this vicious and gloomy labyrinth, I
cannot walk only the righteous path.

‘Even
Diana and Idelbert stopped at the deepest part of the labyrinth.’

To
achieve what I want, I need to gain much greater power than now.

“…First,
tell me the details of the contract properly.”

“Huh?
I told you earlier.”

“More
specifically.”

Whatever
the reward, it was a matter of listening to the conditions first and
thinking about it.

“Sure
why not. Unlike other Demons sealed somewhere in the labyrinth,
you’re sealed inside the fountain?”

She
nodded at my words and told me about her situation.

Although
there are some exceptions, sealed Demons cannot affect the current
world.

Sloth
is the same.

She
who was sealed was satisfied with this life.

“I’m
the happiest I’ve ever been in my life right now. It was worth
betraying. Interesting manga makes the mind happy, and delicious
snacks make the stomach prosperous. I wish this moment would
continue. But those rotten ones…”

But
outside, there were those working underground to break Sloth’s seal.

They
were the worshippers of the Demon of Sloth.

“Do
you know how anxious those bastards make me feel? They say the seal
has weakened so much it will break after just three more omens! Even
though my seal was made much stronger than other Demons!”

Omen.
A phenomenon of sudden change that brings disaster and transformation
to the labyrinth that appeared this year.

It
seemed to affect even the seals of Demons.

-‘Was
[Gluttony]’s seal broken because of the omen too. How troublesome.’

I
remembered Idelbert speaking with disgust about fighting Gluttony in
the past. So that’s what it meant.

Omens
are difficult to predict.

In
the past, they came regularly once a year but stopped for a while,
and this year they suddenly came again after 10 years.

“In
the absolute worst case, my seal might break in 2-3 years. I hate
that. I hate it! I don’t want to work! I don’t want to take requests
from weird psychos! I want to live lazily eating and playing
forever…! I hate working, I hate it…”

My
head became dizzy watching Sloth who was whining while rolling around
on the bed.

She
was truly a being that only desired primal desires.

Being
with someone like this would instantly make me become a corrupted
being.

-Grab!

Sloth
who suddenly got up and firmly grabbed my hand begged with a
desperate face.

“So,
won’t you make a contract and defeat those guys? Huh? Please.
Please~”

“W-Wait…!”

The
Demon of Sloth shook her body while firmly holding onto my lower body
with her limbs like a sloth stuck to a tree.

An
unsettling stimulation came whenever soft skin was pressed against
the hard lower body.

“Uh,
uhh…? Hmm…? Hmmmm…?”

The
Demon of Sloth who was rubbing her face against my thigh tilted her
head while letting out languid moans.

Those
eyes looking at my crotch were full of mischievous smiles.

“What
could this beee…? Uhhmm…? Something seems to be getting harder
and harder in the crotch area…”

Though
she asked, pretending not to know, her voice already had laughter in
it.

“I’m
not Lust, but what should I do…? This body is mine but it’s not
100% my body… Ah, right!”

As
if remembering something she had forgotten, the Demon of Sloth who
suddenly came to her senses took something out of thin air.

Paper,
pen and a small spherical jewel.

“H-Hey,
by the way. Could I make one more request besides dealing with my
worshippers? I’ll add more compensation.”

“That’s
too many requests.”

“Sorry
but I really need it. I need to regain my original body type and
energy too. I can’t roll around at full power with this current
body!”

“…Original
body type?”

This
is another random story.

“You
just said you gave a clone body to that…Earth Mother’s fragment.”

“That
was just a clone body! My original body wasn’t this huge! Ten
something years? No, how many years? Anyway, my body suddenly grew
big some years ago! My body was more petite and cute! Small enough to
dive into warm blankets with a swoosh!!”

The
Demon of Sloth who was busily writing something on the paper with the
pen she just took out continued to mumble.

“When
I was sealed, my energy was split into several pieces, you know? But
this stupid underground prison swallowed some of it! I can still feel
it. Someone on the surface has my energy and body type. In the form
of a blessing!”

Can
a Demon of deadly sin know such things?

Suddenly
Bunny felt incompetent.

‘I
should scold her to work better when I get out of the fountain.’

With
Bunny, I thought she might listen if I provided an appropriate amount
of semen to fill her stomach.

“I
don’t have any attachment to power. I’m going to spend the rest of my
life rolling around anyway. But I must have the lazy emotions and
petite body contained in that power!”

-Riiip!

The
Demon of Sloth who tore the paper handed me a paper with one line
written on it.

[Blessing
of the Plump Busty Useless Wizard]

The
moment I saw the sentence written on the paper, my hand automatically
went to my eyes.

Did
I see that wrong?

How
could a blessing’s name…

Wait.

‘I
feel like I’ve seen something similar… somewhere.’

No?
No, it’s strangely familiar. Damn. Where was it?

“I
wrote it correctly. Find the guy who has this blessing and make them
hold this jewel. Then it can absorb my cute body type and lazy energy
contained in that blessing.”

“…What
happens to the person who gets their blessing absorbed?”

“Don’t
know.”

“What?”

“Well
they probably won’t die, but I really don’t know what happens after.”

The
Demon of Sloth said while swaying her vulgar huge j-cup breasts back
and forth.

“My
current body type… maybe the person who gained my power will return
to their original body type. Or they might maintain my original body
type, the plump body.”

“…”

Was
this Schrödinger’s plump bread? It was difficult.

“So,
deal with the worshippers trying to resurrect you.”

“Yes.”

“And
additionally, since someone has your lazy and gloomy energy and body
type, you want me to capture that in this jewel and bring it back?”

“Yes!
Hehe. I take back saying you’re stupid! You’re smart.”

Looking
at the Demon of Sloth who was clinging while smiling brightly gave me
a headache.

But

‘…Unexpectedly,
it’s not bad?’

Stopping
crazy guys trying to break a Demon’s seal is something that needs to
be done eventually anyway.

Since
it involves dealing with Demon worshippers, I could also request some
help from Idelbert.

Though
the difficulty of the second request is quite high since I need to
find someone with the blessing, I can expect additional compensation.

Even
receiving the power of the mythical being called the Demon of
Sloth…

“Hmm…”

“Pretty
good? Huh? Huh?”

Looking
at the Demon of Sloth who was trying all sorts of aegyo to somehow
establish the contract, my concerns deepened.

***

“Contract
established!”

The
Demon of Sloth smiled brightly and reached out her hand towards me.

“Looking
forward to working with you! Balkan!”

Every
time blood flowed through my heart, the new contract engraved in my
heart asserted its presence.

At
first it was just curiosity.

A
strange and interesting stranger who came to a similar life. That
level of recognition.

A
chess piece to be used to remove useless things for now, and if it
doesn’t work out, oh well, just ignore it.

–”It’s
still just a dream, isn’t it?”

But
that strange stranger had a different way of thinking from the
foolish ones she had seen countless times until now.

Perhaps
because he was a completely different being from those who surrounded
her.

“…Just
keep your end of the contract compensation.”

Instinctively,
she became interested in him who was different from others.

“What
do you take Demons for? Contracts are life.”

The
Demon of Sloth smiled and moved her hand.

Balkan
looked at that hand for a moment, then firmly grasped and shook it.

The
moment the new deal was made, his form instantly dissolved into
particles of light and disappeared.

He
was transferred to the ‘Pure White World’ he had mentioned.

The
Demon of Sloth smiled, feeling his warmth remaining on her hand.

“May
he…survive long in this filthy world.”

In
a sealed life spanning hundreds of years, she felt alive for the
first time in a long time.

***

Balkan
rubbed his eyes looking at the light cluster urgently whispering in
front of him.

[No.
Please forget it. I don’t snore. I, I don’t sleep so vulgarly. I
absolutely don’t eat potato chips before bed…Always manage
carefully…]

Well,
something seemed…very desperate.