Chapter 97: Do you need to pee?

A pattern drawn with platinum lines wrapped around my lower abdomen.

At the center was a cross, with designs on either side extending outward like wings.

“It suits you perfectly, Tina. You look like a divine angel.”

Lillian approached me with a smile. Her fingers slowly traced the lines of the pattern, sending shivers down my spine with her delicate touch.

“W-what have you done to my body?!”

Memories of posts I’d read about engravings in the gaming community flashed through my mind, but I’d never seen anything like this before.

“It’s a good thing. This engraving will keep you healthy, Tina.”

“W-what are you talking about…! I’ve never heard of such an engraving!”

“Of course not. This is a brand-new engraving I created just for you.”

“…What?”

The absurdity of her words left me dumbfounded.

Engravings were legacies passed down through history, magical works crafted by extraordinary mages or requiring decades of effort to develop.

Sure, both Viviana and Lillian could use existing engravings, but there was no path in the game where they developed their own.

And yet, she was claiming to have developed one?

“I worked on it during downtime between battles. I’ve even tried engraving it on myself, and the effects are quite remarkable.”

“E-engraving someone without their consent is illegal! Are you out of your mind…?”

“Was attempting to poison me legal, then?”

“T-that was…”

Her undeniable retort left me speechless.

Lillian gazed at me for a moment before gently stroking my hair with a faint smile.

“I’ve imbued the cross with purification powers and filled the wings with divine energy.”

“W-what does that even mean?”

“The effect of the engraving is quite simple.”

Her fingers, which had been tracing circles on my lower abdomen, suddenly pressed firmly against the center of the engraved cross.

“Eek!”

A ticklish sensation spread from my abdomen.

“The power of purification will cleanse every impurity in your body, transforming them into crystal-clear, pure water. The divine energy will then sanctify that water.”

“W-what…?”

“To put it simply, your body will convert all waste and toxins into pure, holy water from now on.”

“T-that’s… why?”

“Oh my, you don’t see the convenience?”

The idea of removing all negative energies from my body made sense, but beyond that, I had no idea what the purpose of this engraving was.

What was Lillian’s goal in engraving this on me, and what was the point of it all?

“The upside is that you’ll never need to go to the bathroom for the rest of your life. Isn’t that convenient?”

“Wh-who asked for something like that?! Why would you even engrave something like this…?”

“Words should be heard to the end, Tina. Every advantage has its drawbacks, after all.”

“Drawbacks…?”

An engraving that never fades, an eternal stigma.

Unless Lillian personally removes it, it would remain a lifelong leash—a constraint I’d have to bear for the rest of my life.

The downside of such an engraving was effectively a lack I would have to carry forever.

“As I said, this engraving purifies all the waste and negative energies that naturally accumulate in your body, turning them into sacred, clear water. Food, snacks, even cigarette smoke.”

“And so…?”

“When water accumulates in a person’s body like that, it naturally needs to be expelled, doesn’t it?”

Lillian whispered softly, her voice brushing past my ear like a gentle breeze. The lingering tone sent a shiver down my spine.

“From now on, Tina, you’ll feel the need to urinate five times more often than an average person.”

“W-what…?”

“And considering how much soup and water you had last night, the symptoms should kick in pretty soon.”

“What in the world—”

Frozen at the mention of the engraving, I suddenly became aware of the subtle signals my body was sending.

A tingling sensation, a faint trembling that started to bloom in my lower abdomen.

It was unmistakably, undeniably the urge to urinate.

“How do you feel, Tina? Do you need to go?”

Lillian gently patted my head with a mischievous smile.

Flushed with shame and humiliation, I glared at her, my mouth hanging open.

“You—you insane perverted freak! Erase it! Erase this engraving right now!”

“Oh, Tina. But maybe this is what you truly wanted, no?”

“What…?”

“Tina, you like easy money, don’t you?”

“What does that have to do with anything?!”

Press—press.

Lillian pressed her finger against my lower abdomen.

“Ah! D-don’t press there!”

“The water accumulating here is imbued with my divine energy, you know. In simpler terms, it’s practically holy water being generated endlessly from here.”

Each time Lillian pressed my abdomen, signals urging me to hold it in surged through my body, sending shivers down my spine and causing faint spasms.

“If you ever find yourself short on cash, you could sell the holy water, though you’d need to disclose its source.”

“I don’t need it! I never wanted this engraving!”

“…Hmm, but Tina.”

Lillian’s gaze gradually turned cold and serene. She firmly grabbed my chin and brought her face close to mine.

“Shouting at your master like that? That kind of attitude won’t do.”

“Keep dreaming, Lillian. I’ll never acknowledge you as my master.”

“…You’re so obedient to the other ladies. Why won’t you listen to me?”

I sneered bitterly and shot her a sharp glare.

“Got a reason? I just hate you.”

“…”

“I hate your pink hair, your fake ‘good girl’ act, and that sanctimonious attitude. The way you’ve grown arrogant because of the ‘saintess’ title disgusts me. I just hate everything about you, Lillian.”

Lillian’s expression darkened with each word of my tirade. Relishing the sight of her emotions crumbling, I glared at her with even deeper disdain.

However, even after enduring countless humiliations, Lillian continued to smile broadly at me.

“…Hmm, before we start bladder training, we should begin with lessons on how to behave towards your master.”

After a short sigh, Lillian calmly turned and walked out the door.

“What, where are you going?”

I called out to her hastily, but Lillian disappeared without a word.

Left hanging by my arms from the ceiling, with my feet tied to the floor, unable to move, I was suddenly engulfed in anxiety. I started to feel anxious about how long I would be left in this state.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before Lillian opened the door again and reappeared.

“What, what is that…”

The item in Lillian’s hand caught my eye.

A luxurious black leather handle, and from it, two long, thick straps extended.

It didn’t take long to realize what it was.

It was clearly a whip.

“You… you said you wouldn’t hit me…!”

“I said I’d avoid merciless violence, not that I’d forgo pain for the sake of discipline.”

“What kind of nonsense is that…!”

I don’t want to hurt my beloved Tina. But I believe this is a necessary process to build a deeper bond between us.”

Lillian appeared to hesitate, with a sorrowful look in her eyes, and slowly started to approach me.

“…Don’t come.”

Lillian, having walked past me to stand behind me, quietly placed her hand on my shoulder and whispered in my ear.

“I heard that Tina turned nineteen this year. I am twenty-one.”

“So what?”

“Given that I am older and of a higher status, shouldn’t you use formal speech with me?”

“From the beginning, calling me ‘Master’ might be too much, so why don’t you start by calling me ‘Sister Lillian’?”

“Ha, disgusting woman… I’ll never—”

Whack-!

“Ah?!”

Intense pain.

With a sharp sound, pain as if my flesh was being torn spread from my buttocks to my entire body.

The pain was unbearable, and my waist bent suddenly, tears quickly forming in my eyes.

Struggling to turn my head through my shaky vision, I saw Lillian holding the leather whip, still smiling as she looked at me.

“You… you said you wouldn’t hit me…!”

“I said I wouldn’t use merciless violence.”

“That’s…!”

“This is a whip of love. It’s an important step for Tina and me to move forward into a deeper master-servant relationship.”

“What kind of nonsense is that! Violence is violence—”

Whack-!

“Ah…?!”

“You should use formal speech, Tina?”

“Hic… Huff… Ah, it hurts…”

While I gasped for breath through the overwhelming pain, Lillian carefully placed her hand on my waist.

Then, slowly, she grabbed my skirt and pulled it down in one swift motion.

“Ahh?!”

“…White, huh? It really suits you, Tina.”

“You, you crazy perverted woman!”

Slap-!

“Aghhh…!”

With my skirt removed and the last barrier protecting my skin gone, the sting of the whip felt sharper and deeper.

It was an excruciating pain, as though my flesh was being scorched by fire.

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep healing your wounds,” Lillian said as she placed her hand over my underwear and gently, softly caressed my hip.

My helplessness, unable to resist, turned into a single tear that slipped down, betraying my emotions.

“Sob… Hic… Ah, it hurts…”

“Tina, if you start speaking formally, I won’t hit you anymore.”

Sob… why, why are you doing this to me…

“Because I love you, Tina.”

“That’s a lie…”

Love.

It can’t be.

Everyone has someone who suits them.

Someone as dazzling as Lilian could never love someone as wretched as me.

Even my own blood abandoned me. There’s no way Lilian, a stranger, could love me sincerely.

“Stop lying!”

Before I could finish crying out while swallowing my tears, Lilian was already right in front of me. She pierced through me with her deep, unwavering gaze.

“I love you.”

With those words, Lilian pressed her lips against mine.

Her breath, slipping so easily between my parted lips, carried a warmth so tender it was almost painful.

Chup—chup—

“Haah… Haa… Hnn…”

After exploring my mouth for a long time, Lilian slowly pulled away from my lips with a languid smile.

“You can reject me. Until your heart softens, you can insult me, disdain me—it’s okay. If you want, you can do as before and take your frustrations out on my tongue as much as you want…”

“Can I bite you?”

“H-heuk… Y-you…”

“Until Tina gets exhausted and accepts me, I’ll keep pouring my love into her.”

Lillian cupped my face again, and with eyes filled with intense obsession, she slowly moved closer to my lips.

“Be prepared.”

This time… for some inexplicable reason,

I opened my lips to Lillian without resistance.