Chapter 41

〈 Chapter 41 〉 Chapter 41. Lucy's Route (4) (Revised)

Thump.

I pushed Lucy, who was in a frog position, out of my sight for now.

Thump.

My heart was racing. It was a sign that my [Battle Sense] was activated.

“...Did you plan this from the beginning? Damn brat.”

“Damn brat, that would be you. You filthy little thing.”

Felix still had something disgusting hanging from his crotch.

“To interfere with the best moment of my life, I'll make your death as painful as possible!”

— You should run. His horns are fully grown, and you won't be able to handle it.

Mines' horns are determined by the amount of mana. Two large horns mean he's at the level of a current B-rank Hunter.

Logically, there was a power gap that a student couldn't overcome.

“That's something we'll find out.”

My combat power can't be judged by the amount of mana alone.

These three things, though not visible, have greatly enhanced my combat ability.

And the mana I see through my [Third Eye] is already heavily depleted.

He must have used a lot of mana once to set up the barrier and again to make Lucy so aroused.

I judged that this was manageable.

———————-

『A side quest has been transmitted.』

I confronted Mine, who kidnapped Lucy.

Defeat Felix and rescue Lucy!

— Reward: All stats +1, a significant increase in Lucy's affection, full recovery of HP and MP.

———————-

The system window appeared in front of my eyes.

The reward is a good motivator.

Crack! Crack!

Felix's face twisted.

With a creepy sound, the small, blonde boy's body began to grow.

— Damn, the mana I sense has doubled!

“...I'm fine.”

“Grrr... I'll tear you to pieces. Don't expect a quick death.”

Felix's delicate face twisted into a disgusting, orc-like and goblin-like face.

His small, wiry frame swelled to twice my height.

Felix, who had fully transformed into a Mine, began to glare at me, drooling.

Thump.

My battle sense intensified. I wasn't nervous; I judged that I could handle it.

Although the mana I sensed from Felix had more than doubled, that boost was temporary.

“Grrr...!”

Felix was burning his life force.

He must have been so angry that I interfered with his time with Lucy that he was going all out from the start.

Felix exuded a killing intent as if he was about to tear me apart.

“Five minutes. No, four minutes should be enough.”

— ...He's definitely in an abnormal state. I want to help, but... will it help?

“Just stay out of it.”

Actually, my mana capacity is below average. My combat power relies entirely on special abilities and powers.

I don't know how weak Lilianna, who has less mana than me, is.

She probably won't be much help in battle.

It's strange to expect combat from a money cheat who isn't a succubus.

“I'll... finish this... in an instant.”

Felix, unable to control his power, stuttered as he exuded a killing intent.

I activated my mana to prepare for battle.

Crack!

Felix squeezed the mana from his body, kicked off the ground, and charged at me.

In an instant, Felix moved right in front of me and struck me with a mana-infused fist.

Bang!

Crash!

I quickly activated Cotton Guard to react to his speed, and the Cotton Guard, which surrounded my body in a sphere, flew and hit the wall.

“Damn... It hurts like hell.”

The shield, Cotton Guard, was solid as a unique skill.

I could tell that Felix's left fist was bent in a direction it shouldn't be from the impact with Cotton Guard.

But I hadn't considered the sheer physical force.

“Gasp.”

My chest hurt so much, I felt like a rib was broken. The metallic taste in my mouth suggested internal injuries.

“Gaaaah!”

Felix screamed and forced his fist, bent at over 90 degrees, back into place.

He must be using a lot of mana to hold together the broken bones and tissues.

Felix, struggling to maintain his sanity, charged at me again with bloodshot eyes, drooling.

Had he not learned from the broken fist?

He must have thought that the attack was effective because I was also injured.

It was just a lack of combat experience.

I realized that surrounding my body in a sphere wasn't safe.

But now that I understood he was only coming from one direction, it was easier to deal with.

I concentrated my mana in the direction Felix was coming from, making Cotton Guard as solid as a wall.

Bang!

The result was as expected.

Felix's fist was completely broken and bent backward, while I was unharmed.

“Gaaaah!”

Felix disappeared from in front of me in an instant.

Whoosh!

The sound of wind. Felix was circling me at high speed.

He seemed to be trying to psyche me out, but I have good eyes.

Felix's speed was increasing. He was putting everything into this attack, and the mana in his body was rapidly depleting.

Even with two horns, he was using almost all his life force in this doping. The speed was hard for me to handle.

The faster the speed, the stronger the power.

Even though Cotton Guard was solid, I had already used a lot of mana.

I couldn't guarantee that I could block a direct hit.

I gave up the shield and relaxed my body.

I concentrated more mana into my [Third Eye] to track Felix's presence.

I slowly accelerated the mana flowing through my body's circuits.

Hum-

The flow of mana circulating rapidly in my body spread to the surrounding space.

Felix, realizing I was doing something suspicious, stopped circling and charged at me.

Boom!

A sonic boom erupted, and the ground where Felix stood sank from the shockwave.

Felix, approaching me like a bullet, was right in front of me when I sensed his presence.

I saw Felix's hand closing the distance to grab my neck.

But the space was under my control.

Transferring the acceleration of the mana circulating in my body to the space, I deflected Felix's attack like water.

Felix, surprised by my disappearance, looked around.

Bang!

“Gaaaah!”

He poured almost all his remaining mana.

A huge flame enveloped Felix's body and burned.

“Haa. Haa. Haa.”

My body was losing strength. I slowly backed away, looking at the burning Felix.

I did it.

It was my first real battle, but I had a good chance of winning, so I challenged it and won.

— Did you... kill him?

“Don't... say that... cough...”

From the flames, Felix grabbed my neck with a burning gaze.

“Gasp. Damn.”

He was in a state where he could die at any moment, but Felix didn't let go of my neck, as if trying to take me with him.

Damn. I let my guard down.

I should have finished him off completely, but without experience in killing, I didn't think of it.

“Gasp.”

The intense heat from Felix's mangled and nearly shattered hand spread to me.

Felix slowly opened his mouth.

Saliva dripped, and the stench of decay grew as his mouth approached my face.

Without hands, he seemed to be planning to bite my head.

My mind raced to find a solution, but nothing came to mind.

I had used too much mana to finish off Felix just now.

I had only a handful of mana left in my body.

It was hard to manifest a proper spell.

But I had no time to think. Felix was still trying to break free from the enchantment.

In a desperate moment, I saw Felix's mouth open to bite me and came up with a plan.

Of course, the inside of the body is weaker than the outside.

I concentrated mana on my middle finger.

The feeling of mana exhaustion from the first time I met Lucy overwhelmed me.

But [Battle Sense] and [Clear Mind] forced me to stay awake and not fall.

I materialized the mana. Using my finger as a medium, I created a sharp spike.

My target was to pierce through Felix's mouth and into his brain.

The sharpest attack I could make with the little mana I had left.

The moment Felix fully broke free from the enchantment and opened his eyes wide to assess the situation.

Crack!

A gruesome sound echoed as a sharp spike protruded from the back of Felix's head.

I felt my strength drain, and I fell backward.

“Haa, haa, haa...”

I didn't have the strength to move a finger.

When I fell, the finger that had pierced Felix came out, but a hole was already in his head.

Felix stood still in the position he was in when the enchantment broke.

If Felix moved now, it would mean the end for me, Lilianna, and Lucy.

But suddenly, the fatigue in my body washed away, and my breathing, which had been labored, became steady.

That meant.

『Quest completed!』

“Gasp!”

“Squeal!”

Vitality surged through my body.

When I suddenly stood up from the position where I had been lying like a dead person, Lilianna, who had been sitting on the ground, was startled.

“Thanks to you. Lilianna, thanks for helping.”

“W-Well, just so you don't misunderstand! I was waiting for an opportunity until the end. Don't misunderstand, okay?”

“Sure, sure, thanks.”

Felix died standing.

It was the first time I had killed someone.

Of course, he was a monstrous Mine, but I had seen his human form.

It was a strange feeling, but I wasn't particularly sad.

“Wait, hold on. This isn't the time.”

I rushed to Lucy, who had been left alone.

Lucy, now without the strength to shake her hips, trembled and squirted every few seconds.

The area around Lucy's crotch was almost a puddle, and a squelching sound was heard every time she trembled.

“Haa, haa...”

Squelch

This is a serious situation.

“Hmm, if we leave her like this, she'll go insane soon.”

“What?”

“From what I can see, she seems to have been hit with a strong arousal spell. She can't relieve it because she's tied up, so she must be going crazy.”

Indeed, as Lilianna said, Lucy's eyes were rolled back, and she was trembling.

Since my HP and MP had recovered, I released the mana ropes.

But Lucy, unable to comfort herself, stuck out her tongue and twitched.

“Can you reverse the arousal spell? With your magic skills, it should be possible. Just do it the same way you released the barrier.”

“Hold on.”

As I prepared to reverse the spell, a status window appeared in front of me.

★ Heroine Status Window

— [Affection: 35]

— [Lust: 97]

— [Hunger: 35]

— [Fatigue: 75]

Current Status: Abnormal (Arousal) The progression of the abnormal state is too high. Reversing the spell now could leave lasting damage. The best solution is to inject male semen into the uterus. This will create a strong affection for the first man who provides the semen.

“What?”

The status window usually only appeared when I thought about it, but now it appeared without my will.

“I can't. Reversing the arousal spell now will leave lasting damage.”

I calmly explained the situation to Lilianna.

“What? How do you know that?”

“I can tell just by looking.”

I had caught Felix, but Lucy was in danger.

There was no time to think. Every second counted, so I didn't even take off my shirt, just my pants.

“Hey, hey! I told you to reverse the spell, why are you taking off your pants!”

“I said, we can't reverse it now!”

“Why not! I saw you release the barrier, you can reverse the spell in 10 seconds!”

“It will leave lasting damage!”

“To satisfy this lust, you'd steal your sister's car and run away...!”

What the hell. Damn.

I couldn't explain the status window, and it was frustrating.

There was no other choice. Lucy needed semen in her uterus right away.

That was the only solution.

“Lucy, I'm sorry. It's for your own good, so please bear with it for a moment.”

“People of the town! This pervert is pretending to be a pure lover!”

Lilianna broke the mood and shouted.

“Shut up, you crazy succubus!”

“Haa, haa... Ahh... Haa...”

Squelch

The sound of Lucy's arousal filled the basement.