Chapter 259: The Power of Sloth (2)

Chapter 259: The Power of
Sloth (2)

The
demon of sloth stared blankly at the man and woman before her.

“I
curse you! You shall pay dearly for betraying me!”

The
image of the Demon of Gluttony, who had screamed desperately while
being sealed in the labyrinth hundreds of years ago, flickered in her
mind.

The
Demon of Gluttony, who grew weaker and weaker amid the collision of
demonic energy and divine power that seemed to crush heaven and
earth, and was ultimately sealed.

No
matter how sturdy and complete a seal may be, it must crumble before
the long passage of time, and those who worship demons have not been
exterminated either.

‘I
had imagined that someone would eventually break the seal and come
here…’

Finally,
the imagination became reality, and the Demon of Gluttony appeared
before her.

‘This
is, a bit…’

…however,
in a form quite different from what she had imagined.

[……]

The
black-haired woman in a bunny battle suit that revealed more than it
covered, the Demon of Gluttony, glared at her.

Whether
due to the aftermath of the long seal, or perhaps because she had
died and been resurrected, her demonic energy and presence that once
seemed to shake heaven and earth couldn’t even be felt at half of her
prime.

One
of her breasts was clearly exposed with the thick, large handprint of
a man imprinted on it, unable to cover even her erect nipple.

The
cloth covering her deeply carved crotch was soaked and stained,
dripping a stream of clear liquid between her thighs.

Clinging
tightly to a man’s side, with her face flushed red as she hurriedly
avoided her gaze, it was clear what state she was in.

‘…Good
heavens.’

She
was that Demon of Gluttony who had been so fierce and violent that it
was difficult to determine whether she or the Demon of Wrath was more
powerful.

A
selfish being who lived solely to satisfy her own hunger, immediately
slicing thinly those who displeased her and making them her
nutrients.

‘For
her to have changed into something like a pet?’

Pet.
That word was exactly right.

Despite
having a perfectly good name, she had been given a nickname like
‘Bunny’ or whatever.

Like
a dog disappointed at not getting treats, she obediently submitted
with such a desperate face when the man said he wouldn’t give her
carrots if she kept resisting.

‘I
always thought he was interesting, but I never imagined he’d go so
far as to make one of the demons his pet…his female.’

The
Demon of Sloth looked at the man before her with a face that couldn’t
hide her bewilderment.

“Where
were we in our conversation?”

-Zing!

At
Balkan’s low voice, the Demon of Sloth momentarily held her breath.

Something
between her lower abdomen and crotch tightened as if receiving an
electric shock.

Though
it seemed like an ordinary question, somehow it sounded like a subtle
threat.

‘Is
he saying that if I don’t want to end up like that, I should watch my
behavior?’

Thinking
about it, it made quite a bit of sense.

An
ordinary man cannot pacify a woman no matter how wild she gets by
grabbing her breasts and making her climax.

They
wouldn’t even think of such an idea in the first place. Even the
Demon of Lust would find it difficult to execute such an idea.

But
he did it.

Moreover,
he did such a thing nonchalantly even with someone watching right in
front of him.

As
if to show he had nothing to be concerned about, he gave rewards to
his pet to make her submit.

There
was only one reason for such a demonstrative action.

‘Proof
and threat.’

He
showed his ability and skill.

That
he could do even this, that he could control even a demon in the palm
of his hand.

At
the same time, he was saying:

‘If
you don’t want to become a pathetic pet who submits while dripping
wet and climaxing from nipple stimulation, you too should know to
behave properly.’

-Zing!
Zzing…!

The
Demon of Sloth rubbed her thighs together to soothe her womb that was
somehow trembling more intensely than before as she answered.

“Ah,
u, yes. It’s all, all done, right?”

“Yes.
You don’t need to worry about this one anymore.”

-Squeeze!

Balkan
reached behind and firmly grabbed the glutton’s bottom.

[Hnng…]

The
Demon of Sloth’s eyes involuntarily rolled at the sweet moan.

When
those plump buttocks were roughly gripped by the thick arm with
bulging veins, that proud Demon of Gluttony lowered her head deeply
and trembled at the surging pleasure.

The
kind called demons are weak to desires.

They
have their own desires that they manage because they crave and want
them so much, but they also have different desires to some extent.

And
what every female has is the most primal desire of all – sexual
desire.

The
Demon of Sloth, tearing her eyes away with difficulty from the Demon
of Gluttony who had succumbed to it, tried to act composed while
calming her shuddering inner feelings.

Whether
that could look composed or not, she wasn’t sure.

***

“Hmm,
hmmm…!”

The
Demon of Sloth’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the power contained
in the orb that was handed to her.

“Though
I wrote down the contents of the blessing, I didn’t expect you to
obtain it this quickly.”

“It
was thanks to luck working in various ways.”

Though
I shouldn’t say this since Celsia suffered because of that blessing,
thanks to her having the blessing, I was able to retrieve it faster.

Otherwise,
I would have had to wander around this entire labyrinth city looking
for someone with that specific blessing.

Knowing
how difficult and nearly impossible such a task would be, I couldn’t
deny the sloth’s words about finding it quickly.

“Hmm,
luck…I wonder if it’s luck, or fate.”

The
Demon of Sloth looked at the orb in her hand with mysterious eyes and
applied slight pressure.

-Crack!

A
single crack appeared on the round orb.

As
it began to disappear, turning into particles of light immediately
after breaking, the same light that had appeared when retrieving
Celsia’s blessing burst forth.

But
it didn’t stop at just light bursting forth.

That
light intertwined as if resonating with the Demon of Sloth and mixed
within her embrace.

Eventually,
the body of the Demon of Sloth, wrapped in light from head to toe,
began to gradually shrink.

Her
height, which had been tall enough to meet one’s gaze, gradually
decreased, and her voluptuous female body that had been violent just
by existing gradually regained its delicate lines.

When
the light finally faded, the Demon of Sloth was covered completely in
sweatpants.

Her
loose clothes couldn’t keep up with her suddenly shrunken form.

“Oof.”

Poking
her shrunken head out through the neck of the sweatpants and
crumpling the clothes to reveal her hands and feet, the Demon of
Sloth looked down at her childlike body and made a strange
expression.

“Strange.
This body used to be so comfortable in the past, but somehow now I
feel an odd sense of emptiness.”

I
answered her words internally.

‘Probably
because of the breasts.’

After
all, a female’s pride, power, and charm come from abundant
motherliness.

The
hips are default but breasts are optional.

And
while there might be inconveniences from lacking options, there’s
nothing bad about having more.

“The
woman who had that blessing ended up being able to switch between her
original body and the body with the blessing simultaneously because
the blessing mixed with her soul, but you can’t do that?”

“It
would be possible. But there’s no particular reason to—”

-Glance.

The
Demon of Sloth, who had stopped mid-sentence, suddenly cast her eyes
toward Bunny.

[What
are you looking at?]

Bunny
growled in response while secretly checking my reaction.

It’s
something that at least she didn’t lead with fists.

Since
this much was within acceptable limits, I didn’t make any response,
whereupon Bunny, seeming relieved, crossed her arms and looked at the
Demon of Sloth with contempt.

-Squeeeze!

The
Demon of Sloth’s gaze, which had glanced at Bunny’s uniquely massive
breasts emphasized by her crossed arms, turned to me and then back to
her own meager breasts.

“…Hmm…”

-Rustle
rustle rustle.

After
letting out a short sigh, the Demon of Sloth’s body began to grow
again.

Her
clothes, which had once become loose and drooping, changed to fit her
body perfectly again.

“Why
are you changing back? You said that small body was comfortable.”

“…N-not
really. It’s not as comfortable as I remembered? I’ve gotten too used
to this body. Ah. This is comfortable. Really comfortable.”

I
spoke while looking askance at the Demon of Sloth, who was crossing
her arms and emphasizing her chest to an unusual degree while
shrugging her shoulders.

“Then
what about my compensation?”

“Of
course, I must give it properly. That was our contract.”

-Thump.

My
heart beat at the demon of sloth’s words.

It
wasn’t pounding from excitement, but because the contract she
mentioned was engraved in my heart.

I
had made two contracts with the Demon of Sloth:

First,
to retrieve the [Blessing of the Incompetent Magician] contained in
the orb.

Second,
to kill those trying to resurrect the Demon of Sloth sealed at the
grand fountain on the 15th floor.

The
reward for completing these two contracts disguised as requests was
one thing:

‘To
receive a portion of the power that the Demon of Sloth wields.’

There
was no worry about the Demon of Sloth going back on the contract and
betraying me.

As
can be seen from Bunny’s case, contracts are based on demons’ pride
and consequences.

Even
if she were to betray me, she would suffer greater losses.

“Now
one remains?”

I
nodded at sloth’s question while expressing concern.

“The
remaining one will take quite a while, won’t it?”

The
first request has been cleared. One request remains until the
contract is complete.

‘I
must kill the worshipper of sloth.’

Although
the worshipper of sloth was also targeting me with burning eyes, it’s
not easy to face her right now.

‘Even
if I continue growing at this rate, it will take at least a few more
years before I can hunt her safely.’

At
my current level, it’s absolutely not easy to face someone who has
been operating in the shadows of this labyrinth city for decades.

I
felt it when I crossed axes with the worshipper of wrath, the
red-haired minotaur Gott, just how much of a monster outside normal
standards these demon worshippers are.

Though
not all demon worshippers would be as strong as that one, the
difference probably wouldn’t be too great either.

“Hm?
Why?”

But
the Demon of Sloth tilted her head and asked that way.

“What
do you mean why? Even that Elder Lich was someone she kept as an
experimental subject, so of course it will take me a long time to
hunt her.”

“Hmm…is
my worshipper that strong? From what I see, she’s not that much
stronger than you.”

“Pardon?”

“Ah.
To be precise, I mean by your standards once you can fully handle
this.”

A
strange light flickered in the hand that the Demon of Sloth extended.

“Since
50% of the contract has been completed.”

As
if demonic energy and divine power were mixed together, the power
emitted by that strange light could also be clearly felt.

“Shouldn’t
I give 50% of the contract’s reward in advance as well?”

The
Demon of Sloth smiled slightly and handed me that fragment of power.

At
the same time.

[???
blessing responds to the fragment of the Demon of Sloth.]

A
new notification that I had never seen before appeared.