Chapter 91: I want to be Tina’s Master

“Hand.”

A delicate, slender hand stretched out before me. I stared at it blankly for a while.

“Are you okay, Tina? Did you not hear what I said?”

Lillian looked down at me with a puzzled expression.

Confused and unable to comprehend the situation, I faced her with a look of disbelief.

“What… what is this?”

“What do you mean, what is it? I’m taming you, Tina.”

“Taming me…?”

“Yes, that’s right. Oh, I haven’t told you my purpose yet.”

Lillian nodded lightly as if she’d just remembered. She rested her chin in her hand, sinking into thought, before a bright smile spread across her face and she opened her mouth.

“I’m going to become Tina’s master.”

“…What?”

“Tina told me, right? She said that someone like me, someone so lowly, would never have the chance to flatter you.”

It was something I had said to Lillian at a banquet in the past. And even now, my thoughts hadn’t changed in the slightest.

Moreover, it wasn’t just Lillian—there was no longer any need for me to flatter anyone.

I no longer had any regrets about staying here.

There was no need to try to win favor or scheme to take the wealth of wealthy young ladies.

“I heard that and felt a sense of challenge. I wanted to become your master and see Tina’s sly flattery. Hehe.”

“…What?”

She said she was going to be my master?

Is that why she’s doing this?

Really?

“Ugh.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the unexpected situation.

“Hehe, heh…! Ah, hahaha!”

For a long time, I laughed mockingly, full of scorn and ridicule, as I mocked her.

She wanted to be my master?

She seemed so well-prepared, I thought she was performing some grand ritual or something.

But this was it?

“How pathetic, hehe, ha… hahaha, ugh…”

With laughter laced with mockery, I hurled insults at Lillian.

Watching her pupils gradually settle into stillness wasn’t half-bad.

I grinned widely and brought my face closer to hers, almost close enough for our breaths to mingle. As my face reflected in her pink eyes, I whispered softly.

“Back then, I should’ve made sure you died. It’s a shame I couldn’t make the poison stronger. But, your body trembling and spitting blood was quite a sight, wasn’t it, Lillian?”

“…….”

“The saintess’s taste is really low, huh? You want to be recognized as the master by the one who tried to kill you? Or are you like the other young ladies, wanting my love, Lillian?”

“…You.”

“Now, come closer, Lillian.”

I wrapped both hands around Lillian’s neck.

I naturally buried myself in her embrace, my lips slowly making their way across her delicately revealed collarbone.

Chik–

The soft sound of skin meeting lips filled the air.

Slowly, I kissed along the line of her neck—her neck, jaw, cheek, ear, and even the corner of her eye.

Chik Chik Chik–

I lightly kissed her soft skin, leaving marks, and finally placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

With a tender gaze and a voice full of longing, I spoke softly.

“Did you enjoy that, my master…?”

***

I turned away from Lillian, who was quietly staring at me, spat on the floor, and smirked.

“Heh, ugh, how disgusting, done now? I’ve flattered you, so that completes your purpose. Congratulations.”

“Were you satisfied? Not many people get a kiss on the forehead. It was quite a special treatment.”

“…Ha.”

Suddenly, Lillian slid her hand under my arm and lifted me to my feet.

As we stood facing each other, our gazes tangled for a moment, and she wrapped her arms around my neck, pulling me into a tight embrace.

The unexpected hug caused a wave of confusion to wash over me.

“What is this? Is this really enough?”

Lillian didn’t seem like the kind of person who would be this deflating.

With a faint sneer curling at her lips, I reluctantly accepted her hug.

‘If this goes well, maybe I can control Lillian too…’

Beeeek!

“Wh-what…?”

A dull, splitting sound echoed, and my vision blurred for a moment.

An intense pain, like my insides were being torn apart, surged up my abdomen.

I looked down with trembling eyes, and Lillian’s knee was buried deep in my lower stomach.

“Ugh…? Hah, heh, w-what… are you doing…?”

“You shouldn’t be so careless with your Master’s body, Tina.”

Lillian tugged harder at my throat with her hand. Then, without hesitation, she drove her knee into my belly again.

Thud!

“Akkh?!”

Her knee brutally slammed into my lower stomach again.

A violent wave of nausea rose up in me, as though my insides were twisting.

When Lillian released her grip on my throat, I collapsed to the ground on all fours.

“Ugh… ugh…!”

“There’s still a lot of training left to do. But don’t worry, we have plenty of time.”

I pushed my hands into the ground and heaved, but all that came out was hot tears and saliva, my empty stomach making no noise.

“Gah…! Hah…! Ugh… ughh…!”

“…You still have a long way to go, Tina.”

Lillian roughly grabbed the collar of my shirt and pulled me upright.

How does someone with the strength of a saint have so much power? With just one arm, she got me back on my feet.

Her cold eyes swept over my stomach, and she stretched her remaining arm behind her.

She looked like she was about to throw a punch. In that instant, I instinctively looked up at her. Her eyes were filled with a strange mix of madness and an eerie sweetness.

A cold shiver ran through my body. Desperately, I reached out a hand toward Lillian.

“W-wait a minute…”

Thud!

“Ah, ugh!!!”

This time, it wasn’t her knee, but her fist that struck my stomach harshly.

The pain felt like my insides were being twisted, and my stomach lurched.

But Lillian didn’t care. She pulled her arm back again.

Thud!

“C-cough…! Ah, it hurts…!”

Her fist hit me again, and my back arched as my body briefly lifted off the ground.

But Lillian didn’t stop there. She pulled her fist back again.

Thwack!

“Ugh…!”

After that, it was nothing but relentless violence.

Thud! Thwack!

“Ugh!! S-stop…!”

Thwack!

“Ugh… ugh…!!”

Every time my body threatened to collapse backward, Lillian’s hand held me firmly in place.

“C-cough…! P-please…”

Thud!

“Ugh… please…!”

By now, my face was covered in a mixture of endless tears and saliva.

“Ugh… Ugh…! Hah…!”

Lillian stared at me coldly before relaxing her fist and extending her palm toward my face.

“Hand.”

“Ugh… Haah- C-crazy woman…”

At my words, Lillian’s hand slowly began to curl into a fist again.

As she tightened her grip, my body trembled with fear.

“Eek?! A-alright…!”

I carefully placed both of my hands on Lillian’s palm, as if a dog were obediently following commands.

“Please, the stomach… stop now…”

Without a word, Lillian stared at my hands, which were placed on her palm for a long time.

The longer the silence between us stretched, the more my lower abdomen, engraved with ruthless violence, began to tremble.

And finally, it was Lillian’s deep sigh that broke the silence.

“Tina, I never intended to discipline you with pain, but… for a moment, I couldn’t control my emotions. I’m sorry, truly… sigh…”

“As Tina said, I guess I’m not fit to be a saint.”

Lillian grabbed the hem of my dress, flipping it up to expose my stomach.

My lower abdomen, pale to the point of whiteness, was bruised with countless dark marks.

With a sad look in her eyes, Lillian placed her hand on my stomach. As her palm touched my skin, my body instinctively trembled, but this time, the touch was not pain.

A pure white light flowed from her body, gently illuminating the surroundings.

As the light slowly seeped into my stomach, the dark bruises and the crushing pain that had been weighing on me vanished in an instant.

“Don’t worry. I won’t deal with you in such a violent and crude manner next time… By the way, Tina, your skin is really pale.”

“Ugh… you… what do you want…?”

“I told you. I will be Tina’s master.”

Lillian gently pulled me into her embrace.

Her warm body heat enveloped me.

She lovingly stroked my head with one hand and softly kissed my forehead.

Chirp

“Thank you for placing your hand on me. You did really well. And I’m truly sorry for causing you so much pain. But I did it because I love you that much.”

“Let go of me…”

“Yes, I love you. I cherish you and love you very much, Tina. There won’t be such things next time.”

Lillian whispered into my ear with a voice as if casting a spell, breathing a warm, tickling breath.

Still holding me in her arms, she whispered softly, then stood up, affectionately ruffling my hair.

“I’ll go reheat the soup. Please wait for a moment.”

I couldn’t say anything.

Because the seriousness in her eyes seemed to show that she truly cared for me.