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Chapter

The pattern drawn in platinum light wraps around my lower abdomen.

In the center, there was a cross, and on either side were patterns that spread out like wings.

“It looks really good on you, Tina. You look just like a divine angel.”

Liliane approached me with a smile. Her finger slowly traced the line of the pattern, tickling my lower abdomen. A shiver ran through my body from her delicate contact.

“What have you done to my body!”

Thoughts of posts about engravings I had seen in game communities flashed through my mind, but I had never seen this kind of engraving anywhere.

“It’s a good thing. It’s an engraving that keeps Tina healthy.”

“What does that even mean…! I’ve never heard of such an engraving!”

“Of course. This is a new engraving I developed specifically for you, Tina.”

“…What?”

It was absurdly ridiculous.

Engravings are one of the products of a history passed down from the past.

They are powerful spells that only wizards with exceptional mana manipulation can develop after decades of effort.

In reality, whether it was Viviana or Liliane, they managed existing engravings; there was no option anywhere in the game where they developed engravings themselves.

But, she developed an engraving?

“I made it during breaks in the war. I’ve had the experience of engraving it once, and it was quite effective.”

“Y-you can’t engrave without permission! Are you out of your mind…?”

“Was it legal for you to try to poison me?”

“Th-that’s…”

I was left speechless by her unarguable point.

Liliane stared at me for a while, then gently patted my head with a faint smile and spoke.

“The cross contains the power of purification, and the wings are filled with divine power.”

“What does that mean?”

“The effect of the engraving is very simple.”

Her finger, which had been drawing circles that tickled my lower abdomen, pressed firmly in the center of the engraved cross.

“Hyuk?”

A ticklish sensation from my lower abdomen started to rise.

“The power of purification will cleanse all negative elements that arise in Tina’s body into endlessly clear, pure water. The power of the divine will fill that water with sacred energy.”

“What…?”

“To put it simply, the waste and impurities that arise in Tina’s body in the future will be transformed into very, very clean sacred water.”

“So… what does that mean!”

“Oh my, don’t you understand?”

I understood that it means to eliminate all the negative energy in my body. But beyond that, I had no idea.

What on earth did she intend to do by removing those things?

I had no clue about Liliane’s motive for trying to engrave such a thing or what significance this engraving held.

“One advantage is that Tina no longer needs to go to the bathroom for major events in her lifetime. Isn’t that convenient?”

“W-who needs something like that?! Why on earth did you engrave this…?”

“Now, now, Tina. You must listen until the end. If there are advantages, there are also disadvantages.”

“Disadvantages…?”

Engravings are eternal marks that never disappear.

Unless Liliane personally releases it, I would be bound to live with it like a collar for the rest of my life.

The disadvantage of such an engraving meant a deficiency that I would have to carry for a lifetime.

“As I mentioned, this engraving purifies all waste and negative energy generated in Tina’s body into pure, sacred water. Food, snacks, and even cigarette smoke.”

“And…?”

“If a lot of water builds up in a person’s body, it needs to be expelled, of course, right?”

Liliane whispered, almost like she was brushing my ear with her soft voice. The reverberation of that voice made my skin tingle for a moment.

“Tina will need to urinate five times more often than a normal person.”

“Wh-what…?”

“Well, since you drank a lot of soup and water last night, you’ll probably feel the symptoms soon.”

“What do you mean—”

It was then that I realized the subtle signals my body was sending as I froze at the mention of engravings.

The tickling and trembling slowly rising from my lower abdomen.

It was undoubtedly a signal I couldn’t deny— I needed to pee.

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

Liliane said with a playful smile as she gently patted my head.

I glared at Liliane with a face flushed with shame and embarrassment, my mouth agape.

“You, you, this, m-m-maniac…! Get rid of it! Erase this engraving right now!”

“Oh, Tina. You know, this might be something you actually wanted.”

“What…?”

“Tina, you like to obtain money easily, don’t you?”

“What does that have to do with anything!”

Squeeze— Squeeze.

Liliane pressed down on my lower abdomen with her finger.

“Ah, d-don’t press…!”

“The water that builds up here is all pure water imbued with my divine power. To put it in worldly terms, it means that holy water is constantly being generated from here.”

Every time Liliane pressed down on my lower abdomen, a signal to hold it in traveled along my spine, spreading throughout my body, and my body twitched slightly in response.

“If you lack money, selling holy water might not be a bad idea. You’ll have to disclose the source, though.”

“I don’t want it! I don’t want this kind of engraving…!”

“…Hmm, but Tina.”

Liliane’s gaze gradually calmed. She firmly seized my chin and leaned in closer.

“You keep raising your voice at your master? That attitude is inappropriate.”

“Wake up, Liliane. I will never acknowledge you as my master.”

“…Why do you follow the other young ladies so obediently, but not me?”

I sneered at Liliane, glaring at her without a hint of warmth.

“Is there a reason? I just dislike you.”

“……”

“I’m not fond of your pink hair, and that hypocritical attitude you put on while pretending to be nice disgusts me. It irritates me that you’ve become so arrogant just because you have the title of Saint, and I just hate your very existence, Liliane.”

As I spoke, I watched as her expression darkened with each insult. I reveled in the sight of her emotional collapse, sending her an even deeper look of contempt.

However, despite enduring countless insults, Liliane still looked at me with a bright smile.

“…Hmm, before we start the urination training, perhaps I should teach you the etiquette of treating your master first.”

With a short sigh, Liliane calmly turned her back and stepped out the door.

“What, where are you going?!”

I called out to her in a hurry, but Liliane disappeared without a reply.

I was left hanging with my arms tied to the ceiling and my feet bound to the floor, a sudden wave of anxiety washed over me. I began to feel impatient about how much longer I would be stuck like this.

However, fortunately, just a few minutes later, Liliane opened the door and revealed herself again.

“What is that…?”

I noticed something in her hand.

A luxurious black leather grip and thick cords spreading out from it.

I didn’t need to ponder long to figure out what it was.

It was undoubtedly a whip.

“You said you wouldn’t hit me…!”

“I said I wouldn’t use ruthless violence; punishment for discipline is a different case.”

“What kind of nonsense is that…!”

“I don’t want to hurt my beloved Tina. However, I’m convinced this is a necessary process to forge a deeper bond between us.”

Liliane approached me seeming to hesitate, her eyes filled with sorrow.

“…Don’t come near me.”

Having mysteriously passed by me, Liliane stood behind me, quietly placing her hand on my shoulder and whispering softly in my ear.

“I heard that Tina turned nineteen this year. I’m twenty-one, after all.”

“…So?”

“With my greater age and higher status, it would be fitting for you to use respectful language towards me, wouldn’t it?”

“……”

“Since calling you ‘master’ from the start might feel burdensome, why don’t we try ‘Sister Liliane’ for now?”

“Ugh, you disgusting girl… never—”

Slaaap—!

“Hyuk?!”

A sharp pain.

With a harsh sound, the pain that felt like my flesh was tearing from my buttocks spread throughout my body.

The unbearable pain caused my back to bow momentarily, and tears quickly welled up in my eyes.

Turning my head with difficulty through my blurred vision, I saw Liliane standing there, still smiling while holding the leather whip.

“You said you wouldn’t hit me…!”

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

“Th-that’s…!”

“This is a love tap. It’s an important step for us to deepen our master-servant relationship.”

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

Slaaap—!

“Hyuk…?!”

“Now, you have to use respectful language, Tina?”

“Hyuk… ugh… it hurts…”

As I gasped heavily through excessive pain, Liliane carefully placed her hand on my bottom.

Then she slowly grasped my skirt and pulled it down instantly.

“Hyik?!”

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

“You, you crazy perverted girl!”

Slaaap—!

“Ahh…!”

With the skirt removed, I felt a sharper, deeper pain than before. It was a searing pain, as if my skin were being scorched.

“Don’t worry. I’ll continue to heal your wounds.”

Liliane placed her hand on my underwear and slowly, softly caressed my bottom. My helplessness, unable to resist, flowed out as a single tear.

“Ugh… ugh… it hurts…”

“Tina, if you use respectful language, I won’t hit you anymore.”

“Ugh… why are you doing this to me…”

“Because I love you, Tina.”

“That’s a lie…”

Love.

There’s no way that could be true.

Everyone has someone they are meant to be with.

Someone as radiant as Liliane couldn’t possibly love someone as ugly as me.

There’s no way that someone like Liliane, who abandoned me even as blood, could genuinely love me.

“Don’t lie—!”

“Tina.”

Before my crying voice even finished, Liliane had already come right in front of me. She pierced me with her calm and unwavering gaze.

“I love you.”

With those words, Liliane pressed her lips against mine.

Her breath, which rushed in effortlessly between my lips, somehow carried a warmth and softness that felt painfully inviting.

Chuu—chuu—

“Ugh… ugh… hmmm…”

After savoring my mouth for a long time, Liliane slowly pulled back with a gentle smile.

“You can reject me as much as you want. It’s okay to curse me and despise me until your heart softens. If you want, you can bite my tongue just like before.”

“Ugh… ugh… you…”

“I’ll continue to pour my love into you until you’ve grown tired of fighting me.”

Liliane cupped my face again and slowly approached my lips with a gaze filled with deep obsession.

“Brace yourself.”

This time… for some reason,

I opened my lips willingly to Liliane.

 

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