Ezekiel was once again in the realm of unconsciousness.
Whoosh.
Out-of-Body Experience.
He didn’t understand the principle, but Ezekiel, shrunk down to a tiny size, wandered through the veins near his own heart.
Suddenly, he felt a presence. In the luxurious fiery mansion near his heart, a girl was beckoning him to come closer with her hand.
“You are….”
The Sun Elixir Spirit, Sarman.
The girl who introduced herself as Sarman this time didn’t utter a single word.
However, inexplicable phenomena continued. For some reason, Ezekiel could easily understand what the girl was trying to say.
The girl rubbed her belly.
“Are you hungry? Do you want Sun Elixir?”
The girl nodded.
Sun Elixir.
In fact, what Ezekiel wanted the most was Sun Elixir. Only then could he escape from the terminal illness.
But the situation was dire.
He had no idea what had happened to the mages of the Imperial Magic Tower, and here he was, wandering through unconsciousness after being bitten by the goddess’s spider.
Moreover, the betrayal from the Purple Magic Tower. There were too many things to worry about at once, it was frustrating.
“I feel the same way. I’ll do my best.”
So this was the best response he could muster.
After that, the girl fanned his face with her palm.
“It’s a bit hot these days, huh? Want me to raise the chill?”
The girl nodded again.
“You’re more demanding than I expected.”
Ezekiel muttered to himself. Asking for Sun Elixir and for the chill. She had quite a few requests.
Then the girl wiggled her index finger left and right, as if insisting that he had to fulfill her requests.
Soon, she brought a massive fang from the mansion and pointed to his heart with her index finger at the same time.
It was the giant fang of the goddess’s messenger, the enormous spider.
“…You protected my heart with this?”
The girl nodded vigorously.
She even confidently patted her own chest. The intent that she would have been in big trouble if she hadn’t blocked it was conveyed at the same time.
Ezekiel had no choice but to nod.
“Got it. I’ll definitely get it. And control the chill.”
The promise he made with the girl was, at the same time, a promise and resolution with himself. If there was no Sun Elixir, both Ezekiel and the spirit would be in trouble; they were already fated companions.
The girl extended her pinky finger, looking somewhat uncertain. Ezekiel linked his finger with hers and gave it a slight shake.
The girl finally smiled brightly.
─Goodbye!
Just then, a voice echoed in his mind.
Ezekiel’s consciousness began to slowly awaken.
He felt his hazy mind gradually returning. It was an unpleasant sensation of awakening after a quick nap.
How much time had passed?
Ezekiel quickly retraced the memories in his mind.
He had found himself in a difficult situation with the mages of the Imperial Tower in the Underground Maze, and had been captured by the goddess due to the betrayal of the Purple Magic Tower. He must have been dragged somewhere.
The surrounding mana is thick. This is definitely not the Mortal Realm.
It seemed he had been dragged deep into the Demon Realm.
‘At least I don’t feel any injuries.’
The scenery he saw in his unconscious state and the fact that the Sun Elixir Spirit blocked the spider’s fang seemed to be true. Although his body was tired, he didn’t feel seriously hurt.
He then looked down to check his condition.
“…”
Like the last scene of the mages of the Imperial Tower, everything but Ezekiel’s head was tightly wrapped like a cocoon.
Just when he thought of raising the chill to break free.
“You might not be able to move your body, but there’s no need to panic. The messenger injected a very strong sleeping poison. It’ll take time for the paralysis to wear off.”
A sweet voice resonated in the space.
It was undoubtedly the voice of the goddess.
“If you try to move your body, it’ll cause severe pain as a side effect. Thus, I had no choice but to bind you.”
Ezekiel had to wrap a mana barrier around his eardrums.
Just hearing the goddess’s voice normally was dangerous. It felt like the aura of enchantment was intertwined.
“Still, please don’t be too angry. I’ll let you do what you want with my body later. How does that sound? This way, it wouldn’t be unfair for either of us, right?”
Ezekiel focused on another point.
So the venom the messenger spider injected was sleeping poison, huh? Now he understood. Thanks to the Sun Elixir Spirit blocking it so well, he could move his body after all.
And one more thing that bothered him.
Was he only able to hear the goddess’s voice again? He thought so, but.
Whoosh…
Slowly, oh so slowly.
Something graceful began to descend from above. It was coming down through the spider silk connected to the ceiling and her back.
‘Did she weave the mana like spider silk? That thin?’
Low-ranking demons often displayed their aura boldly, but lacked substance. The goddess was the exact opposite.
Although the thread was incredibly thin, he could feel the exceptionally compressed and powerful mana wave. He sensed that the being was an unparalleled strong opponent.
Thud.
Finally, the goddess’s bare feet touched the ground.
“Uhuhuh, we can finally face each other now…”
Ezekiel examined the goddess as she spoke.
First and foremost, he understood why demons referred to her as a goddess.
The name Goddess (Spider Goddess) encompasses the meaning of spider deity, yet her appearance was human. A woman who seemed to lure men like a cloud of seduction.
“Ah…. Staring at me so intensely makes me shy. It’s not often that I show myself to humans. Perhaps only the Ice Ghost can truly behold me.”
Under her black hair, orange eyes shimmered.
She looked like the most sought-after courtesan from a luxurious pleasure house. The hairstyle tied up and the ornate hairpin placed among her hair reflected that.
Could this be the result of creating life to seduce males with such powerful mana?
Her deep mana was just as thick as her demonic aura. There was an alluring energy radiating from the corners of her eyes and lips, even in the smallest details.
“…Disgusting.”
Ezekiel responded curtly.
He couldn’t understand why she showed such obsession toward him or why she was acting this way. There wasn’t a chance for a polite conversation.
“Instead of a goddess, it would be more fitting to call you a hooker.”
Ezekiel tried to maintain his composure.
He had been forcibly dragged into the Demon Realm, but he must not show despair or give up. Once one begins to be looked down upon, there’s no end in sight.
“Hmm?”
Hooker.
That would have been an extremely insulting remark to anyone with feminine characteristics. Especially to a high-ranking official.
But.
Huhuhuh…
Without any hint of displeasure, the goddess smiled, covering her mouth with her wide sleeves, and began laughing.
Huhuhuhuh─!
The woman laughed heartily for quite a while before her laughter finally subsided.
With eyes like an orange sunset, she gazed at Ezekiel, as if to devour him whole.
“Well, of course.”
The goddess nodded calmly.
“It would be correct to call me your personal hooker.”
The goddess reached out her long fingers and stroked Ezekiel’s face. With every touch, a unique fragrance from her red-painted nails enveloped the air.
The goddess whispered.
“You may not know me, Ice Ghost….”
Ezekiel’s face was reflected in her sunset-colored eyes.
As the goddess whispered into his ear, she several times bit her lip, seemingly wanting to nibble on his ear, but held back.
“I’ve observed you every day and waited for a day like today. Here, there are no prying eyes, so feel free to merge the yin and yang.”
Warm, moist breath tickled Ezekiel’s ear. He could read much from that breath: madness, possessiveness, obsession, affection….
All of them were things he could not comprehend. Why on earth did she harbor such feelings for Ezekiel?
“If we merge, my mana and your chill will mix indiscriminately. What kind of masterpiece would be born from that? It will illuminate the Demon Realm…”
“…”
“So please, use me as you will. Just as a hooker.”
The only thought that crossed his mind was that she was insane.
While the 1st Princess, Ether, had her quirks, she was somewhat understandable, but this was completely incomprehensible. She was an existence that defied all common sense.
Ezekiel glared fiercely at her.
“I will not lay a finger on your body. Similarly, you will not touch mine. I will kill you immediately.”
“Then I’ll keep tempting you until you feel like holding me. Whether it takes ten years or twenty years.”
The goddess covered her mouth with her sleeve and laughed.
“I’ll drink fine wine with you, sing songs, and if you wish, I can strip and dance. I can also lick every inch of you.”
The woman exclaimed, seemingly quite excited.
“Like how seeds grow from stones, I’ll slowly seep into your heart, Ice Ghost.”
“You plan to keep that up for ten years? Who do you think you are?”
As Ezekiel replied calmly, the corners of the goddess’s eyes curved like a crescent moon, heavily lined with makeup.
“I intend to keep you here until you fall in love with me. Of course, once you do, you will naturally want to stay here. Ah, we’ll be together for a lifetime…”
“Too bad, I don’t have much time left.”
“Hmm?”
Did she sense something odd from Ezekiel’s words?
Incredibly fast, the goddess reached out her hand.
“…”
She placed her hand over Ezekiel’s heart, and for a moment, focused her thoughts. It was a technique to assess the other’s constitution by infusing a bit of mana.
A moment later.
The goddess’s eyes widened in surprise.
“…What?”
Her previously alluring voice was filled with confusion. Only Ezekiel maintained his composure at that moment.
“You say you’ll keep me until I fall for you? Nonsense. Better for me to stop breathing altogether.”
In times of crisis, it is better to stand tall than to bend. Even while trapped, Ezekiel aimed to seize the upper hand.
He felt it was entirely possible.
Though he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what she wanted, it was clear that the goddess desired something from Ezekiel.
As long as he didn’t give that up, he could stand superior.
“The venom didn’t affect me at all. No, more than that….”
The goddess was shocked not just by the fact that the poison had been completely nullified, but it didn’t stop there.
“Why has your once healthy constitution become like this…?”
The goddess murmured in a daze.
“…My Ice Ghost is terminally ill? Why on earth?”
Her voice echoed with an unfathomable shock.
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