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Chapter 28: Darkness Aligned~

I found myself in a room I don’t recognize. With the exception of my right arm, the rest of my limbs were wrapped in white bandages. Lacerating pain surges throughout the entirety of my body, most precisely, my left arm should’ve been ripped to shreds.

It seems like Tersa saved me again.

Before we all turned to mush, I remember casting shade shift to create a barrier all over us, but that horse gave me a hateful smirk and kicked me away from the barrier that I made. Now that I remember, I did try to used that damn horse as monster bait once—It must be because of that.

I fell onto a sea of tree branches and crashed horribly on the ground with my left arm tasting the unforgiving dirt first. After that, I remember darkness devouring my consciousness and when I awoke, I found myself in this place.

“Oh, Master seem to have awoken.”

“Meimei?”

Upon hearing Meimei voice, I turn my head and look at that direction. Instead, I found Roxis peeling an apple with Meimei nibbling the finished product on his side.

“Good morning,” Roxis dragged a chair and sat on my right. “Would you like some fruit?”

I am awake, my eyes are wide open, my hands warm. I’m not dreaming am I?

“I’m fine. Where are the others?”

“Meles and Remi are out shopping, Master”

While Meimei answered that, she flew to my bed and enjoyed her apple on my pillow.

“And Celica and Cecillia?”

“They have safely returned to their home.”

“How long was I asleep?”

“A good three days at best.”

“I see.”

I look back at the ceiling. Even speaking adds a bitter taste on my tongue. It seems like the cuts around the corners of my mouth hasn’t healed yet.

“Kansouke should rest more.”

Roxis said as he continue to peel the rest of the apples coming from the wooden basket sitting on his lap. He’s even showing off the smoothness of his skin with that frilly one piece. Does he even wear a bra underneath that thin white silk?

Damn, I must be going nuts if I just thought of that.

“What is this guy doing here?”

I ask curtly, trying to shoo Roxis away.

“Master, no matter where you look, this beautiful person is not a guy.”

Meimei mumbled those words while shooting me a mocking glance. She would’ve sounded more believable if those apple tidbits weren’t falling out of her mouth.

But I guess it’s true. Ever since I discovered his secret, I’ve been thinking he was strangely cute for a guy. Yeah, that’s what I’ve thought, but I never once mused it’d be this ridiculous.

Goddammit, this guy and his tender thighs!

“Kyaaah!”

?!

Without me realizing, I grabbed his thigh, just as if some sort of corruption controlled me. Roxis reflexively let out a delicious yelp and the apple he’s peeling rolled underneath the table.

“Kansouke?? What’s wrong with you today?”

Indeed, what's wrong with me today?

Roxis looks at my curious hand, yet he did not rebuke me.

“Muuu, now this apple is dirty.”

Roxis’ face flushed and he stood up. He walk and bent over to pick up the apple, and a sight worthy to be called divine was feasted by my eyes.

How can such a fine ass belong to a guy, dammit?

Because of that, my sword is getting energetic too.

Suddenly, Meimei whispered something in my ears. Her voice filled with amusement.

“Mufufufu, Master has really gone excited down there. Meimei would hate to be the third wheel, so…”

“No, don’t leave me here with this pervert!”

And then, after giving me a quick side glance, Meimei exited the room with a devilish smile. Damn that servant of mine, she will taste the wrath of my tongue when I catch her later.

“Ugh.”

I emitted a low groan just to avoid making this an atrocity of silence.

“Umm, am I not desirable?”

Roxis murmured with his downcast voice. As he said that, he sat on my bed and showed me his back. With his girly features—starting from his high pitch voice, his thin shoulders, and his long hair—there’s not much difference to see other than a petite girl who’s shyly fidgeting with his hair.

I was about to ask him to leave me be, when he surprised me even further. Roxis longue on my bed and wrapped his arms around me. I’m not sure if it’s brought by his casual clothes or something else, but a lovely charm is drifting around him and his rosy lips further defined that fact.

“What are you doing, idiot?!”

“I don’t see what's wrong with me hugging you. We're both guys anyways.”

This guy and his perverted logic!

Time passed slowly with him connected to me. I started stroking his ponytail. I don’t know what moved my hand to do it, but I did it and I regretted doing so.

“Is it because Kansouke hates me?”

“…Who knows.”

“Give me a clear reason.”

“Shaddup. You’re just annoying me.”

I showed a sign of objection in my face, but his actions grew bolder and bolder. Roxis buried his face on my neck, as if he’s trying to inhale all of me. I’d like to say it was because of my injuries that I can’t dispute him, but my manly conscience wouldn’t allow me to.

“You say that, but you’re gripping my bottom quite hard, Kansouke.”

Roxis displayed an expression I had difficulty turning away from. Although my mind is being flooded by questions right now, I can’t seem to care at all.

I slid my hand under his skirt and lowered his panties just enough for me to get a handful of his round ass. If this behavior continues, I would surely cross that forbidden path.

But I heard anal sex is just as good.

“Aaaaahn, Kansouke, I’m feeling weird…”

Roxis panted as he put his arms on my chest. He wasn’t particularly struggling, but whatever vestige of innocence he once had about these things has now completely disappeared.

Shit. He’s a guy, but he’s so damn cute.

My sword’s throbbing with blood and my thoughts are in a daze.

“I’d rather not.”

But despite my fierce arousal, I manage to cling to whatever sanity I have left. I dislodge my hand from Roxis’ butt and just scratched my head with it.

“I don’t mind… If it’s Kansouke…”

“Nah, let’s stop.”

“But… you liked it, right?”

He murmured with a slight disappointment in his voice. If he’s still disappointed after all of that, then I just don’t know anymore.

“If it’s for the man I love…… I can…”

……Isn’t that like a straight up gay confession? With all due respect, I denied him.

“I’m sorry, I just don’t swing that way.”

“Won’t you even think about it?”

“No.”

Roxis looks up to me. His eyes sparkling with tears was not good for my heart, yet my response was still quick and dry.

In a matter of a single word, I settled everything. Although I have this lingering attachment in my chest, I know I made the right choice.

“I’m going to sleep.”

Even with my body screaming in pain, I forced myself to turn away and close my eyes, thinking that I’ll be able to shrug this feeling off by sleeping. Roxis still hugged me from behind and I can feel his tears flooding my backside.

I’m such a shitty person.

“You’re such a shitty person.”

Tersa emerges from the within the shadow of my dreams. As usual, she had this wicked grin etched on her small face.

“I don’t think I want to hear that from you.”

I replied as I pressed my aching back on that solid darkness, taking the laziest position I could take. For some reason, these magical runes Tersa carved on my backside is giving me an unpleasant sensation.

It’s throbbing unusually—like it’s alive.

“What is it Tersa? Why did you summon me this time?”

“Do I always need a reason to talk to you?”

“Perhaps not, since you can read my thoughts anyways.”

“You misunderstand. I am simply you, and you are I. So of course our thoughts are connected to each other.”

“So, are you here to finally speak the truth?”

“Truth? As in?”

“Don’t play dumb, Tersa. You know what I mean, since we’re connected after all. Who are you really?”

“As I’ve previously said, I am the Tyrant Overlord, Teressa~”

“Yeah right, as if you’re that sort of secret boss that forces players to play more than 200 hours.”

“Do you really want to know?”

“That’s for you—who holds the truth—to decide.”

“You’re not giving me much choice when you word it like that.”

“Interpret it as you like.”

“……Then it can’t be help.”

I heard her small footsteps nearing me. Tersa sits down and leans her back against my flank. She looks up, even though there’s nothing but darkness around us.

“Where should I start?”

“To your first kiss, to your first love, I don’t know. It’s up to you.”

“How to sustain this urge to split your head in two?”

“Oh~ I’m so scared of this little girl.”

“I’ll rip it off.”

“Okay, I’m all ears now.”

After threatening to rip my sword off, Tersa cleared her throat and started.

“He told me once… That the time of the Gods is at end and this world must be passed down to us mortals. No matter what lies on the other side of the misty haze, we must carve our future ourselves.”

“……”

“In the end, for this world that robbed him of his everything, he wielded his sword for us. How ironic—for the Chosen Hero to rebel against the very Gods that granted him of his overwhelming strength…”

Syllable to syllable, word by word, while Tersa reminisced, her entire being shook before me, as if all of the hidden emotions she kept hidden inside bursted like a giant bubble, waiting to be poked.

For the first time that we’re together, I saw Tersa’s vulnerability. I am unsure of what to do, or what I could do for her, so I just kept my silence and listened.

Although unseen from my eyes, I know she’s weeping right now. Her silent tears made me ponder just how deep this wound in her heart is.

“And I… All I could do is…”

“No more. Don’t speak anymore. If it will only bring you pain, I’d rather not hear the rest.”

I lifted myself to a sitting position and wrapped both of my arms around her delicate shoulders.

“Hugs are on me today.”

“…………You’re just a servant, don’t get cocky.”

Even with her trembling voice, she managed to crack a joke. If a simple hug from this pervert can make her feel better, then that’s good, right?

It took me a while to understand, but beneath her facade, Tersa’s just another regular girl. So small, so tender—she just wants attention sometimes.

“I heard that…”

Ah, I forgot she can read my mind. It’s pointless to muse about things when I’m around her. Even my privacy was already invaded by this loli overlord.

“Tersa, I think I’m ready to receive your blessing now.”

“Why now? You were so afraid before you completely sealed this power after “that” incident.”

“Indeed. But rather than being afraid, I want to obtain the power to protect all of that’s important to me—you included—no matter how idealistic that sounds.”

“Are you sure? There is no turning back…”

“…Of course. Even I can resolve myself to do something worthwhile every once in a while.”

“Pfft.”

Probably disgusted from hearing how cheesy my words are, Tersa freed herself from my embrace and stood up. The moment she turned around to face me, I wiped the delicate beads forming at the corner of her eyes with my thumb.

“Idiot.”

“Hey, although I have no interest in a children’s body, I still know how to treat a lady properly.”

While I mocked her with those words, I jerked myself up as well. There was a brief period of silence between us, and after musing about my words, Tersa started her thing.

“Remember, power is like a desire, and desire is much like fire, a fire that may ultimately devour you if not contained properly. Will you still accept?”

I gripped my hands and smiled.

“Yep~ Let me inherit your wickedness, grandma~”

Tersa’s eyes lit up as I show her my resolve.

“Amusing.”

She raised a hand and snapped her fingers. And as soon as her fingers clicked, the tattoos etched on my backside started to throb intensely.

Dokun…! Dokun…!

I felt a weird sensation stir inside me.

My thoughts are being overloaded with a strong desire to kill… and eat!

Something spew out—I don’t know where, but it felt like it came inside me—some sort of a dark mist, shrouding my body entirely.

My tattoos continues to throb.

And then in a swift instant—just like a whirlpool drawing me in—all of that dark energy gushing forth were vacuumed into my left eye.

This throbbing sensation………

“—Haaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh!!!”

The results: My left eye was cast into eternal darkness.

Spoiler :

Someone should tell me if there should be a gay sex in there :cool:

Lol, I'm joking :)