21 - Chapter 18: Episode 18 [Revenge]
Aria cornered Ella against the wall.
"Ella, from now on, I'll get revenge for Yuria."
"Pfft, go ahead, Aria. Do your worst. Yuria will be whimpering beneath me anyway."
This bitch still doesn't know her place, it seems.
I forcefully injected Holy Power into her heart.
"Ugh, where did this filthy Holy Power come from?"
My Mana control might be infinitely inferior to hers,
but my Holy Power was so overwhelmingly superior that resistance would be impossible.
"Get out, I said get out!"
She struggled to forcibly expel the Holy Power flooding her heart,
but her control was far too weak to repel Saintess Aria's Holy Power.
It was a reckless attempt, like a child trying to lift a mountain.
And so, Holy Power filled her heart.
"Now it begins."
"Hmph, do you think I'd be scared of something like that?"
I had no idea what she was so confident about, but it seemed I needed to break her momentum.
"Have you already forgotten? The distant past when Witches were hunted by Inquisitors."
"You..."
Her expression crumpled instantly.
"Now you're showing some reaction. Arrogant Witches who've lived as long as you must all remember that time."
"Do you really think you're special just because you're wearing the mask of an Archmage?"
Actually, the word "Witch" had been forbidden for a long time,
but as a Saintess, I was above such laws, making this provocation possible.
And anyway, trash like her deserved such treatment.
"You... after saying such things..."
Watching her expression twist made me feel a little better.
Still, I couldn't kill Ella, so I had to concentrate as much as possible.
I needed to focus all my nerves and delicately control the Holy Power.
As I spread the Holy Power, I felt her magical circuits.
I expelled the Mana contained within them and filled them with Holy Power.
Then a faint yellow light,
no, more precisely, a pale orange light, began to emanate from all her veins.
"Ugh, you..."
"Alright... now it begins."
But now that I was about to start, I wondered where and how to begin.
There were various methods of torture.
Among them... which method should I choose?
She must be prepared for pain, so
instead of giving her exactly what she's mentally braced for,
yes, that's it.
The torture of unbearable itchiness.
I needed to show her how agonizing and unbearable the heat she inflicted on Yuria truly was.
First, I'd seize control of her nerves and forcibly steal her sight.
The fear of the unknown was an excellent tool to make Witches tremble.
"What? Why are my eyes... Aria, did you do this?"
There was no need to listen to that Witch's words.
I'd ignore her and concentrate.
Her eyes were sightless, and her hair was still gripped,
but I'd left her hands and feet free.
I wondered what kind of reaction she'd show.
Shall I tamper with her senses a bit to simulate the feeling of bugs crawling all over her body?
I delicately adjusted the Holy Power, disrupting the nerves spread throughout her entire body.
"Gah!"
As soon as I let the Holy Power flow, she reacted immediately.
She was trembling, as if the itchiness had spread perfectly throughout her body.
Desperate to relieve the unbearable itch,
she frantically clawed at her chest, stomach, and arms with her hands and nails,
then vigorously raked her thighs with her legs and toenails.
Her skin gradually peeled away,
but Ella continued to scratch, tearing at the raw flesh as if she'd lost her mind.
Before long, drops of red blood began to fall from her body.
"How do you feel?"
"Wh-what are you doing to my body! This is, ugh, stop it, stop it!"
Yes, she couldn't see anything,
her whole body was frantically itchy, and she didn't even know what was happening, did she?
"Ahahaha, where did that confident demeanor from earlier go?"
"Just hit me, hit me!"
"Why? Wouldn't this be better than violence?"
"Gah, gah, fu...ck, ugh, ah, you fucking bitch, I'll kill you, I'll definitely kill you, gah."
Watching her twist and scratch her entire body while screaming was truly pitiful.
It was hard to watch, reminding me of Yuria's suffering,
but I couldn't stop here.
"Then, shall I leave you like this for two hours and come back?"
"What?"
"The Holy Power I put in your heart lasts for about two hours."
"Why? Are you anxious? Are you scared?"
"I'm not that..."
Her eyes trembled with anxiety.
"Then, if you tell me what you did to Yuria, I might stop the torture here."
"But that's... no, ugh... Yuria is mine, I won't give him to anyone."
Had she gone crazy?
Hearing her babble as if Yuria were hers made my anger flare up.
"Then I'll come back in two hours."
"Ah, no!!!"
Creak... Slam!
"@&*$#@!$%"
She seemed to be saying something, but it wasn't worth listening to.
"Hoo..."
Even for me, this was a bit tiring.
"Aria, what kind of technique did you...?"
Her gaze was filled with fear.
"Haa... I just used it for the first time."
"But it was clearly like an expert..."
"Well, I've heard enough about it. It's just that my Holy Power control is excellent, isn't it?"
"Haha... haha, y-yes."
She looked at me as if I were a stranger.
It felt a bit unpleasant, even for me,
but what was there to worry about now?
"But what will you do if she doesn't submit even after all that?"
"Oh, of course, there are many more methods. This is just the beginning."
She wouldn't end it with just this much after breaking Yuria like that in front of me, would she?
She must be worried about that, too, right?
So, I mustn't show any weakness and must display a confident, radiant smile!
"Hoo-hoo, just trust me!"
"Then I'll go see Yuria for three hours.
If you have any other torture methods in mind for her, feel free to use them."
"Oh...? Oh, no, let's go see him together."
"Alright then."
Lily must have been satisfied with the torture I'd inflicted, as she didn't go into Ella's room to torture her separately.
Honestly, I was very worried since it was my first time, but it wasn't as difficult as I thought.
Thinking that, I quickly made my way to Yuria's room.
Quickly, quickly.
Even at this moment, a slight unease gnawed at me.
Yuria would be fine, right?
Nothing bad could have happened, could it?
With those two guarding him, no one could break through unless the Demon King himself returned.
But still, but still!
And so, I hurriedly arrived at Yuria's room.
As soon as I entered, I saw sunlight streaming in, illuminating Yuria, who lay at the far end of the room like an angel.
Ah...
My love.
Fortunately, nothing major seemed to have happened.
The Pope and Lily were sitting at the newly replaced desk.
"You came faster than I expected?"
"Ah, it's not over yet, I just stopped by to see Yuria for a moment."
"Really?"
"I have to go back down in a little while. Could I ask you a favor then, Pope?"
"Don't worry."
And I was about to ask Lily too, but
"Ah, don't worry. I'll stay here even without you saying anything."
"Thank you, Lily."
"It's nothing, it's only natural."
And so, I spent some time clinging to Yuria's side, absorbing his power and replenishing my own energy.
Now that I've replenished all my energy, shall we go?
"Then I'll go back down. Please take good care of Yuria."
"Okay."
Hoo... I needed to finish this quickly.
And so, I went down to the basement and opened the door to Ella's room.
A faint, metallic scent of blood rose to meet me as
I found Ella in a gruesome state.
"Ugh, gah, ah, ugh."
Ella was still scratching, even though her skin had peeled away and her muscles were starting to show.
The floor was already drenched in her fresh blood.
"Th-this, this, release meeeeee!"
I see. So this is what happens.
Even if all the sensory nerves in her skin were gone,
my Holy Power would still be sending signals of itchiness.
If I left her in this state any longer, her body would get worse and worse.
"Ugh, move your hand."
"Aria?"
She didn't even notice I had arrived.
She was more broken than I thought.
"Eat this."
I put a high-quality Recovery Potion in her mouth.
Then her condition gradually improved.
And now, the effect should be wearing off, so why was she still scratching?
Her entire body was still clawing at itself.
Had the effect not ended yet?
I placed my hand on her chest to check the Holy Power accumulated in her heart, but
huh...? There was no Holy Power left?
Ella was scratching her whole body as if it had become a habit.
Had she not recovered from the shock?
"Haa, Ella, it's over now. You can stop scratching."
"Ugh, gah, uh? What do you mean...?"
Only then did she seem to realize her body was no longer itchy,
and Ella finally stopped.
"Now, do you feel like telling me what you did?"
Ella flinched just from my gaze.
"Ugh..."
"Still no intention of speaking, it seems."
"Someday, Aria, I'll taxidermy you and fuck Yuria in front of your eyes every day."
"Hoo, your spirit hasn't been broken yet, it seems."
"Of course not! Do you think I'd submit to mere itchiness?"
Ella's bleeding had stopped, and her body was completely healed.
"Then about ten hours..."
"What?"
Ella's face turned pale.
This was actually a bluff, though.
I didn't have that much Holy Power.
"Just kidding. Shall we move on to the next torture?"
"Next torture?"
"Don't worry, this one isn't painful."
She looked like she didn't understand what I was saying.
I needed to inject Holy Power into her heart again.
I grabbed her chest and began to force Holy Power into it.
What a disgustingly large vessel.
Well, that made the task easier, but... ah...
"Cough."
Haa...
I guess I used too much Holy Power.
I barely managed to fill her heart with Holy Power.
Alright then, shall we begin the next torture—the torture of pleasure!