The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 144: A Hint
Victoria placed it on her white underwear, and through the cloth gently massaged her chest.
"M..."
The sharp end of the stone rubbed against her chest painfully, but Victoria told herself to be brave and bear it.
He focused on his fingers, concentrating his Divine Power within the spirit crystal. The normal way to use it was to summon an explosion of Divine Power into it, releasing the spirit sealed within it.
The trick of this method seemed to be to enter Divine Power in a slower and more controlled way that would require more skill. However, this was a children's game for a talented elementalist like Victoria.
"I-this is really going to enlarge my chest? Aieeeee!"
The sealed spirit suddenly began to respond, releasing weak sparks of energy into Victoria's body. The intoxicating comfortable feeling made him tremble to the tip of his finger.
"W-what happened? Uhhh, aaah!" Victoria twisted to make a sound, suppressing the still burning spirit crystal against her chest.
"Aaaa-ah, mmm, aah-ha, aah, oooh..."
Unable to endure the intoxicating pain, he clasped the sheets on his fist and took a deep breath.
"I must be strong, that my heart may grow, aaah!"
Suddenly, an even stronger jolt of energy surged through her, causing Victoria to tremble uncontrollably and lean her body back.
(W-what now, I can't-can't stop!)
As the sweet pain engulfed her, Victoria felt herself beginning to lose consciousness.
"What, you're a bad girl, so you want me to do this to you?"
For some unknown reason, at that moment, a picture of Kaizo floated
into Victoria's mind.
The imaginary Kaizo even looks at her with his expression like in his favorite romance novel. A cold, cruel, and haughty expression.
"Oh, of course not! Stupid, stop now, don't continue anymore!"
"Oh, you really want me to stop?"
"Huh? Aaaa!"
"Look at you, what sound are you making? You're really dirty, young lady."
"Oooh, mmm, who said, aaah..."
"Why don't you acknowledge your true feelings, young lady?"
"What a feeling, aaah, ohhh!"
"Eh, that..."
"Well, ooh, Kaizo, you don't..."
"That, miss Victoria?"
"Huh!?"
A voice beside her ear jolted Victoria back to the real world. Outside the door stood a young girl's daughter holding a box.
"Waaaah, w-what are you doing!?"
"Sorry to bother you! The door's not locked, so..." The girl nodded apologizing profusely.
Victoria sat down gracefully, cleared her throat and asked, "A-is there anything I can help you with?"
"Yes, indeed. Someone asked me to give you this." The girl placed the box in her hand on the shelf beside the door. The box was marked with a seal that was very familiar to Victoria.
"This is from Principal Aidenwyth. What possible?" Victoria opened the box. Inside were a large number of books and documents.
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POV: Kirigaya Kaizo
"You mean, you were dreaming about the Holy Queen of Sizuan?"
"Mmm, I can't seem to forget it, that's all."
In the pitch-black cave, Kaizo walked with Tiana while telling her dream this morning. That dream, where Sacred Queen Nizuan used «Devil Killer Sacred Sword» to defeat the Demon King.
Kaizo somehow feels that the contents of the dream may have something to do with Nyx's current existence.
"It would be an unforgettable dream."
Tiana placed her hand on her chin and thought for a moment, then said, "Perhaps, what happened was that Kaizo's thoughts and feelings were mixed with Nyx."
"What does that mean?"
Kaizo knew very little about this academic matter, but Tiana was a person who had once been an outstanding princess girl, so she was very knowledgeable in these areas.
"It's not unusual for elementalists and their contracted spirits to have a mental connection in their dreams. Especially when «Gate» among them can not be opened, such a phenomenon will become more common."
As Tiana spoke, she gestured with her index finger, "When I lose connection to my contract spirit, I often dream of a knight advancing on the battlefield."
The knight in his dream was probably the spirit of «Deus El Machina» that he commanded. From the looks of it, even if the elementalist lost his strength, the relationship between the two did not break up at all.
"That dream, you didn't say it was part of Nyx's memory?"
"If that's true, Nyx is really a true Demon Slaying Holy Sword?"
"Mmm, to be sure, the image was supposed to be formed from the mixing of Nyx and Kaizo Memories." Saying this, Tiana suddenly stopped her steps.
"I can understand how you feel. Because the same tragedy happened to me before."
"Miana..." Kaizo also stopped and turned to face him.
The second princess of the Empire, the future successor of Monica, the long-awaited heir princess girl. Unfortunately, when she lost the ability to rule the spirit and became a fallen princess, the people around her reversed their attitude and looked at her only with disappointment.
To an innocent young girl, it would definitely be an unimaginable spectacle of horror.
"But Tiana, you didn't just give up because of that."
Looking at it directly, he replied, "It's only because of your efforts, Kaizo."
"My language?"
"Three years ago, the Sword Style Festival you presented gave me hope and inspiration for the loss of my elementalist spirit. If it wasn't for you, I would still be hiding in the castle right now."
"You're too much." Shamed, Kaizo shook his head.
"Of course not, especially since then, I have feelings for you..."
At that moment, a group of bats suddenly flew past their heads.
"Let's!" Tiana screamed involuntarily.
Kaizo waved the lantern, only then did the bat fly away in fear. "All right, it's okay now. That's right, what did you just say?"
"Ti-none! It's nothing!" Tiana muttered to herself as if ignoring this matter, then continued on her way.
For a long time afterwards, everything was silent between the two aside from the sound of their footsteps.
"Oh, Kaizo, you're not planning on telling Victoria your real identity?" The question of Tiana suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Mmm, forget it. If I ruin someone's dream, I'll never be able to live with myself."
For a dream that is longed to always remain as a dream is the most perfect in all situations.
The holder of the strongest Sword Style three years ago is long gone now. It would be better for "he" to remain in the imagination of Victoria and her friends.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.