Chapter 272
After that, there were no major incidents, and Nika did not return. Diana did not try to slip erotic novels to Yuna, and there were no more pheromones in my drink.
Kang Yuna, after becoming close with Diana, confidently roamed the banquet hall as if it were her own home. Their shamelessness doubled as they walked around together.
They seemed to be saying, “What are you going to do if we see that?”
During this time, our relationship was questioned, but when they were asked if she was a hidden girlfriend, the two of them simultaneously denied it with great fervor.
Later, they argued with each other, each blaming the other for causing such misunderstandings. Diana, who was quite close to her, watched them with a puzzled expression.
“I can’t understand why anyone would want to read that kind of thing. Don’t you agree?”
Trisha was the only one who didn’t understand their friendship, and this continued until the last day of the birthday banquet.
‘Well, I guess it’s fine.’
When Diana asked if she would be able to see her again, she replied that it depended on Mira, not her, so it seemed that she would keep the secret faithfully. In the end, she was a trustworthy person.
‘The conquest of the demon world is almost complete…’
After her grand ambition was exposed, Nika began reporting her progress to me once a day. With the energy she had absorbed from me and the demonic sword, her speed was incredible.
In particular, some of her subordinates had permanently increased their physical abilities by several levels after she shared the excess energy with them.
“Is that all?”
“It’s not something you can simply dismiss as ‘that’s all’. If I were to explain it in Earth terms, it’s like going from a computer from the early 2000s to the most advanced computer available today.”
“I understand.”
According to what I heard on the last day of the banquet, Nika had already occupied more than 80% of the demon world, and the demons who refused to serve a Succubus Queen were making their last stand.
“We need to set an example. We’ll capture them all and extract their energy in the most humiliating way for males, leaving them barely alive. Of course, my subordinates will do this, so you can rest assured and wait. I will only absorb energy from you.”
I didn’t dare ask what the “most humiliating way for males” was, as I didn’t want to know.
“It shouldn’t take more than two weeks to return.”
“That’s good.”
Erestika smiled and tightened her arms around me. My head was buried in the deep valley between her breasts as usual, and the rich scent of milk filled my nostrils.
“Will the child stay here?”
“Well, I plan to return when things calm down, but… I don’t know when that will be.”
The reason I had been hiding in the Chairman’s office instead of going to the clubroom or the dormitory was simple. After the birthday banquet hosted by the Crate family, the attention I received had increased exponentially.
Of course, my name had been somewhat well-known even before. I was the crazy freshman who declared that he would be the top student of the previous semester, and the crazy guy who didn’t seem to have a reason to attend the academy.
But the attention I received after the banquet was on a whole different level. It was true that the Crate family had a lot of money, but the students of Bellium Academy didn’t really feel the impact of that wealth. However, they truly realized the extent of it after the banquet.
They also realized how much power was involved.
“Even with all their money, they couldn’t just designate a quarter of the imperial capital as a special zone for their son’s birthday celebration without the right amount of power.”
“That’s right. Laura and I used our influence.”
And to have that kind of power, you needed a lot of it.
“In a way, the child is also a great power holder, isn’t he? I heard that the Magician’s Association is internally discussing whether to designate his birthday as an official holiday.”
“I won’t deny the former, but the latter is a terrible idea. As it is, we’re already flooded with membership applications.”
The students of Bellium Academy traced the source of that immense power and influence to the club I had founded. The imperial princess, the saint, and the hero, the core of the empire, were all gathered there.
Even Ciel, who was rumored to be an orphan with no family, was suspected of having some kind of secret, as it was hard to believe that she had no connections at all.
“I have officially banned dual membership, so don’t worry. I’ve made it clear that only the imperial princess can do that, probably because they’re aware of Laura. We’ll probably need to put up a notice soon that we won’t be accepting new members.”
Even though Bellium Academy had a rule that everyone was lined up according to their grades, regardless of their status outside the academy, it was difficult to apply the same rules to the imperial family.
Especially when the person in question was the imperial princess, who had never dropped below the top of her year and had perfect credentials.
“That’s good.”
“Yes. Come on, take another bite.”
Erestika used her dimensional magic to feed me pudding with a teaspoon. The tip of the spoon disappeared through the dimensional gate, and the end that had disappeared touched my tongue. The sweet taste of milk spread throughout my mouth.
Erestika wanted to hug me from behind, but if she did that, my head would be buried in her breasts, so she couldn’t feed me. To solve this dilemma, Erestika had created this dimensional magic herself.
Just for feeding me dessert, she had improved her dimensional magic. This was why maternal love was so great.
“Huhu… There’s plenty more, so eat as much as you like, son…”
And it seemed that she no longer intended to hide the fact that the source of the milk-laden desserts she had been serving me here was her own.
“By the way, it seems that the church will be completed soon.”
“Is that so?”
The construction of the church, which had been planned for a long time, was finally nearing completion. Originally, they had planned to demolish the former cathedral of the Starlight Sect and build it there, but after much discussion, it was decided to build it within the academy instead.
For Rosalia, it was good that she wouldn’t have to endure the fanatical worship of the believers who had poured their money and passion into building the cathedral, and for the academy, it was good that the saint would continue to stay here. It was a win-win situation.
Erestika seemed to be very satisfied as she kept feeding me with the spoon, even though there was no need to say “aah” since the spoon was going directly into my mouth. I obediently ate the pudding, which had a strong milk flavor.
Even after I finished the pudding, which was about the size of my face, Erestika continued to satisfy her own desires. Well, at least it tasted good.
“Son?”
As I tried to get up after finishing the dessert, Erestika grabbed my wrist.
“Now that you’ve finished eating, I’d like to be feed bymy son with his own white stuff…”
“……”
For some reason, she had been calling me ‘son’ instead of ‘child’ since earlier, and I wondered if she had planned this from the beginning. Usually, she would have calmed down after a while of rampaging, but not this time.
Ignoring my reaction, her long fingers slowly crept into my pants, aiming for my lower half―
“Human! Is there a human― Hiak?!”
“It’s an emergency! An emergency― Kyaak?!”
Suddenly, two goddesses appeared and were startled. Taking advantage of the distraction, I slipped out from between Erestika’s breasts. We had been just about to do something.
“……What brings you here?”
Erestika glared at the two goddesses with a demon-like expression. The two of them, forgetting that they were goddesses, hid behind me and trembled.
“What’s the matter with you two? Why are you in such a hurry?”
I stroked Erestika’s horns to calm her down and asked the question. The demonic gaze softened, and she moaned with a nasal voice, enjoying my touch.
“……There was a human who threw herself into time with us last time.”
“There was.”
I took my hand off her horns. This wasn’t the kind of story I wanted to hear. Erestika also straightened her body.
“Is there a problem?”
“The scattered time of that woman has started to gather in one place.”
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“……It’s Aria.”
Leona stared at the golden crack, in which Aria was trapped. To be precise, it was only a part of Aria’s time that had not yet fully gathered.
About a third of her was there: her head, the area below her left elbow, her right thigh, her left calf, and parts of her upper and lower body. The rest had not yet returned.
“Why is this happening?”
“Because her time has not yet returned from the flow.”
“I see……”
Leona stared at the crack for a while after hearing the answer, then turned her head with a sorrowful expression.
“Are you okay?”
“A little. I thought I had completely let go, but… it’s not that easy.”
A bitter smile returned. I asked the two goddesses, who were hesitantly standing next to us.
“How long will it take for her to regain her body?”
“We don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
“Time has already left our hands. In the past, we might have been able to do something, but now we can’t do anything. Of course, we could forcibly intervene, but if we do, time will run wild again.”
If that was the case, there was nothing we could do. I didn’t want to go through the same thing as before.
I cast a barrier to prevent anything from approaching Aria’s incomplete body. I also concealed her appearance a little. It was unlikely that anyone, be it human or monster, would come here, but just in case.
“Let’s go. I hope she can come back as soon as possible.”
“……Yeah.”
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The two remaining eyes quietly opened.
The blue irises watched the disappearing figures, and only after the traces of their presence had completely vanished did they close again, hidden beneath the eyelids.