Chapter 139. Terror
"Hmm..."
"Nngh!"
"So what are we going to do with this woman?"
Liliana spoke while looking at the blonde stalker staring at me with fierce eyes.
She was practically radiating killing intent, but honestly, her pose clinging to the ceiling earlier was scarier than those eyes.
Just thinking about it gives me chills.
"I do have a guess."
If she's capable of such high-level stealth and she's European, the only guild that comes to mind is the Iris Guild.
Of course, it might not be, but the odds are highest.
There's also the connection with Elise.
"What business does the Iris Guild have with me?"
"Mmph!"
Even when I tried to probe, the blonde's eyes didn't waver at all.
She's definitely active-duty. Must've been trained well. She's not falling for light provocations.
"Sigh... I'm busy today."
This isn't the time for this.
I'm 90% sure a terror attack will happen.
To prepare for the terror, I need to look for suspicious people all over the festival. But thanks to this stalker, I've run into a headache.
"You bastard. Who sent you?! Now that you've seen my face, I can't let you live!"
"Mmmph! Mmph!"
Liliana grabbed something like a stick and poked the blonde woman in the side.
With her mouth bound in magical rope, all the blonde could do was mumble.
"What should we do with her...?"
"Can't we just kill her?"
I can't believe the poking wasn't a joke. That's surprising.
Liliana said something so brutal so casually, but I had a different idea.
"Don't you have any useful magic? Something good for torture?"
"Mmph!"
No matter how I think about it, only Elise would send someone like this.
For whatever reason, Elise used the Iris Guild to investigate me.
I was so good to her—why the hell would she do something like this?
Anyway, it's worth trying to find out the reason.
Killing her should be a last resort. Honestly, I'd rather not kill a beauty with my own hands.
Luckily, we caught her alive, so I've got time.
"When it comes to torture, it's all about succubi."
"Really?"
Liliana puffed out her chest with a confident look.
Torture means succubi? First time I've heard that.
"Succubi have a ton of spells for matching unique fetishes. Hehe."
"Oh... show me one."
I'm not sure how this is related, but she seems confident, so there must be a reason.
Somehow, Liliana seemed trustworthy.
"Tickle spell!"
A dark energy flowed from Liliana's hand into the crazy blonde.
"Mmph."
"...."
The blonde didn't roll on the ground from the tickling.
She didn't even flinch and just kept glaring at me.
"H-Huh?"
"She's high-level, so she's probably trained for that."
"T-Then, Body Odor spell!"
"Mmmph!"
"What's the Body Odor spell?"
"It spreads a stinky sweat smell around the nose."
"Oh..."
That's seriously disgusting.
Didn't she say these were for matching unique fetishes?
What kind of kinks do hellspawn even have? What kind of wars are succubi fighting?
"Mmph!"
But even now, the blonde didn't look pained.
She even stood up straighter, full of confidence. Yeah, she's definitely finished torture training.
Physical pain won't work. That's the most basic method... hmm.
"Ugh... Lust spell!"
"Nnngh."
Even with a succubus's specialty lust spell, the blonde stalker remained calm.
"Told you. Her sex drive's probably been trained too—huh?"
Wait. Even with all that training... can someone train their womb?
'Guess I'll find out.'
I loosened the magical rope wrapped around her belly.
Then I placed my hand on her lower stomach and infused my mana.
My mana seeped in and touched her womb directly.
"Mmph! Mmmngh?! Mmmgh!"
"Now you're feeling it, huh?"
Welcome. First time getting a womb massage?
"Mmph! Mmmgh!"
Her body trembled every time I infused mana. Looks like I found the right spot.
Now that I've found a torture method that works, I need to set up a magic circle. I've got to leave soon.
I created a magic circle to maintain the mana ropes binding the blonde and another to stimulate her womb.
The womb-stimulation circle took some time, but thanks to my awakened state and improved magic skills, I eventually got it set up.
"Mmmgh! Mmngh!"
Seeing the blonde squirm as she got a womb massage while fully restrained filled me with a weird sense of pride.
In the end, I won!
"Liliana. I'm heading out, so watch her closely."
"Why didn't my lust spell work...?"
Liliana still seemed sulky that her spell failed.
"A simple increase in libido can be resisted with willpower."
The reason I can't resist lust spells is 'cause I'm the protagonist of a hentai game.
I lose all self-control when it comes to anything sex-related.
But this girl's different. She must've undergone intense anti-torture training.
"Hmm... But isn't your magic kinda lusty too?"
"Mine's a bit different. No matter how much torture training someone has, they don't train their womb."
Maybe she trained for stuff being inserted in her pussy to inflict pain. But she wouldn't have trained to resist womb-specific pleasure.
Besides, if I didn't have [Mana Sensitivity], this wouldn't even be possible.
"Ugh... fine."
"Good. I'll definitely come back tonight, so wait for me."
I gave mopey Liliana a pat on the head and left the dorm.
Time to go hunt down the terrorist.
*
"Ugh... No matter how I think about it, it doesn't make sense. Succubi are supposed to be torture experts..."
Liliana stared intently at the blonde girl squirming in pleasure.
Her whole body was bound with mana ropes, and the tights between her legs were soaking wet.
"My magic didn't work, so why... ugh."
This was a matter of succubus pride.
Her mother had always told her that succubi are experts in torture, and she needed to prove that true.
Succubi are originally capable of arousing even women.
Sure, arousing women is usually the job of incubi, but since some men like seeing women arouse each other, succubi need that ability too.
"Maybe it's because I've never done it with another woman around...? Lust spell!"
"Mmph... ngh."
"Lust spell!"
"Nngh..."
"Doesn't seem like she's reacting much."
Liliana tilted her head as she looked at the bound Scarlett.
"Mmphhh!"
Scarlett, an Iris Guild operative who had followed Lee Hoyeon and gotten caught, felt like she was losing her mind.
What the hell was that lunatic who noticed her stealth as just a cadet? What was this spell that made her womb throb and her head spin? And who was this woman with the swaying tail?
"Mmph!"
She had trained herself against torture.
She even had a poison pill between her teeth in case she faced a humiliating torture.
But as if they knew, she couldn't move her mouth at all, even though the rest of her body had some freedom.
In such a state, the pleasure in her womb was unbearable.
She thought she had already overcome all sexual desires, but this kind of pleasure was completely new. If she had known it existed, she would've trained harder.
Of course, considering how Lee Hoyeon's heroines often climax from just a few womb stimulations, Scarlett was actually enduring remarkably well.
However, as time passed, her mental defenses against sexual desire weakened, and Liliana's overlapping lust spells began to break her endurance.
"Mmph! Mmmph!"
Scarlett valued efficiency and a productive life. She was only a spy because it was what she was best at.
In other words, if the terms were good, she'd switch sides any time. Her life was the top priority.
But these crazy bastards didn't even give her that chance.
"Mmph! Mmmngh!"
'Please, just let me go. I'll hear you out.'
Scarlett desperately tried to express that she wanted to hear their offer, but Liliana didn't understand at all.
"Hmm. Womb stimulation... Well, it was definitely intense."
Liliana stroked her own belly.
She'd only experienced it once with Lee Hoyeon, but the pleasure had overwhelmed her entire body.
Just thinking about it made the inside of her womb tremble...
"Womb... huh?"
Liliana looked at her own tail.
She moved her oddly lengthened tail around. Ever since she met Lee Hoyeon, it felt like it had grown longer.
"Womb stimulation... Maybe I should try this."
A succubus's tail was originally meant to stimulate men, so it could stimulate other parts softly and without injury too.
That's why during sex, it always wrapped around Lee Hoyeon's legs.
Liliana raised her tail to restore the fallen pride of the succubus.
"Mmph! Mmmngh!"
Scarlett was getting nervous seeing that woman's smiling face.
*
"Too peaceful."
Doesn't feel like a terror attack is about to happen. But then again, it'd be weird if it did feel that way.
If people could sense it in advance, they'd all just run away.
'If I were the terrorist, where would I strike...'
If they wanted to kill a lot of people, the plaza would be the obvious choice.
But their goal isn't just mass killing.
They want to use humans as sacrifices to summon the Demon King.
The better the sacrifice, the higher the mana.
That's why they often target cadets.
We're weaker than active hunters but have way more mana than regular civilians. Perfect prey.
"The park... no, I should head toward the booths."
Crowded places are actually easier to escape from.
There are lots of civilians mixed into the Academy right now, and security forces are thin, so it'd be easy to escape in the chaos.
"Hmm..."
Maybe nothing's going to happen today.
I've been walking around for hours, but haven't seen anyone suspicious.
I shook my head and sat on a bench to rest—but then, I sensed a small ripple of mana under the bench.
It was so faint you wouldn't notice unless you were extremely focused.
"What the hell."
Under the bench was a small magical device.
────[ Timed Explosive Device ]────
▶ Grade: Lower-mid
▶ A device carved with an explosion spell, using a low-grade mana stone.
▶ Will explode after a set time. (12 seconds remaining)
-────────────
"Son of a bitch..."
I immediately hurled the device into the nearby lake.
Boom! Boom!
KABOOOOOM!
A huge splash erupted from the lake, and simultaneous explosions began all over the Heavenly Summit.
"W-What is that?! It's a terrorist attack!"
"Run! Run!"
The cadets and civilians were thrown into chaos by the explosions everywhere.
I stayed calm and analyzed the situation.
'The explosions themselves weren't that powerful. It's a decoy.'
Judging by the water splash, the blast wasn't strong enough to cause real casualties.
Even at close range, you'd only get light burns. But the noise was huge.
It's all meant to induce panic.
"Security personnel, gather around!"
"Security! Where's security?!"
The nearby guards drew their weapons and began protecting the people, while the crowd gathered around them.
'That's a lot of security personnel...'
There were an unusually large number of guards.
And something about the guards yelling for people to gather around them gave me a deep sense of unease.
If there were this many guards, they wouldn't be launching a terror attack at Pandemic.
'Clairvoyance.'
I activated Clairvoyance, which lets me sense mana movement.
I noticed a few of the guards had suspicious mana flow.
"Found them."
That's the real terror attack.
They actually disguised themselves as guards. Just how long have they been preparing?
Fwoosh—
I lit flames in both hands and leapt into the chaos.