After getting no clear answers from Dr. Magi, Scarlett returned to her grand palace. Even though all she learned were just some history lessons, those lessons gave her a general idea—like how many true dragons existed and how they were born.
But honestly, none of that really mattered to Scarlett.
What mattered the most to her was revenge.
She wanted it so badly that she could almost taste it. And just like she managed to catch Dr. Magi, maybe one day, she would also find Dr. Raki and Asmodeus and make them pay too.
Later, Scarlett cruelly left Dr. Magi without proper food for about a week. Every day, she gave him only water and eleven corn seeds. That was it.
Dr. Magi was locked inside a small, white square room. He was tied tightly to a hard chair. His eyes were shut, like he had passed out from the pain. His body looked weak and thin from hunger. He was barely conscious.
Even though Dr. Magi had lived for hundreds of years—thanks to his deep knowledge of biology and magic—he was still human. He had very low healing ability due to some mutation, but he still needed to eat, drink, and sleep just like anyone else.
Suddenly, the quiet room changed.
The white door creaked open, and Scarlett walked inside with a cheerful smile on her face. In her hands was a dish that was letting out warm steam, showing it was freshly cooked. Behind her walked Kroenen. He was quiet and cold, without even a hint of emotion on his face. His heavy footsteps echoed in the room.
The sound of their steps woke Dr. Magi up. His eyes slowly opened, dull and lifeless, but he looked at both of them with effort.
Scarlett's smile brightened even more. She walked toward him and casually conjured a chair from thin air. She sat down right in front of him and gently placed the hot dish on her lap. Then she extended it toward him, her voice full of fake sweetness.
"Tadaa! You must be so hungry, right? Oh, how rude of me not to give you anything all this time! So... as a little apology, I personally made this dish just for you!"
Dr. Magi's body jerked forward the moment he smelled the rich, spicy aroma of the dish—it was a juicy meat roll, soaked in flavorful sauce that made his stomach scream in hunger. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move. His arms and legs were tightly tied to the chair, keeping him completely stuck.
Scarlett gave herself a little playful smack on the forehead, then slowly licked her tongue across her lips in a silky, teasing way.
"Oops... I totally forgot you're tied up," she said with a soft laugh. Then she turned her head toward Kroenen and spoke with a light command, "Untie him. The whole room is surrounded by a magic barrier. He's drained of mana—he can't run away even if he tries."
Without a word, Kroenen walked over and started undoing the chains wrapped around Dr. Magi.
The moment he was free, Dr. Magi didn't even hesitate. Like a starving animal, he lunged forward, grabbed the plate from Scarlett's hands, and began shoving the food into his mouth as if he hadn't eaten in years. Grease dripped from his fingers. His cheeks puffed up with meat. Sauce smeared around his lips. He didn't care—he just ate and ate in pure desperation.
Scarlett watched him with a sweet smile, her hands resting on her knees.
"Easy now, eat slowly," she said, her tone soft, like a mother talking to her hungry child.
But then… her voice changed.
It became cold. Cruel. Icy.
"It's my first time seeing someone enjoy eating his own dick so deliciously."
Silence.
The room froze.
The chewing stopped.
Dr. Magi's eyes widened, and his mouth froze in mid-bite, a thick chunk of meat still hanging between his teeth. Slowly, with a growing sense of horror, he looked down between his legs.
It was gone.
His little brother was gone.
"What?" he gasped. His trembling hands quickly checked again, but there was nothing. Just smooth, empty skin. His face turned pale.
Scarlett leaned back in her chair and burst into laughter, her voice echoing off the white walls.
"Ahahaha! I was actually feeling a little guilty for starving you… so I thought, from now on, I'll feed you your own body parts. Doesn't that sound fair?"
Dr. Magi didn't say anything. His lips trembled. His hands dropped to the floor. Then his face twisted in rage.
"You bitch!" he screamed, his voice hoarse and loud. "Don't forget—we're the reason you even became this strong! Everything we did was a sacrifice for the greater good! You should be grateful to us!"
But Scarlett didn't get angry.
She didn't even flinch.
Instead, she closed her eyes behind her purple blindfold and leaned back again with a relaxed sigh.
"Ahh… your cursing… it sounds like music to my ears. Go on, scream more. I love it~"
She wasn't just saying that to provoke him. No—she meant it. She was enjoying every second of this. Every word that came out of Dr. Magi's mouth made her feel better. Every time he screamed, she could see the fear and helplessness in his eyes. That desperate, broken look—this was exactly what she had wanted. This was what she had dreamed of seeing in the faces of those who tortured her in the past.
Scarlett used her psychogenesis to control his body. He couldn't move any more than she allowed. He was like a puppet in her hands.
Then, slowly, she opened her eyes and looked straight at him.
"There was a time," she said softly, "when we were in opposite positions. I was weak… too weak. I didn't understand anything back then. But now…"
She didn't finish the sentence. She didn't need to.
She gently reached out and took one of Dr. Magi's trembling hands into hers. Her touch was calm. Her expression was calm.
But her next words weren't calm at all.
"Do you know what happens when you peel 10 millimeters of your skin ?"
As she spoke, her long purple fingernail effortlessly peeled away the top layers of his skin. Dr. Magi felt an overwhelming surge of pain, even with his pain-nullification abilities. Scarlett, with a smug smile, pointed at Kroenen. "This guy has a unique skill— sniper, and one of it's side abilities is to negate pain-nullification. Get ready to feel every bit of it!" she taunted.
As Scarlett observed Dr. Magi's skin peeling, she noticed something unexpected. His skin was regenerating, albeit slowly, much faster than any ordinary human. While it wasn't as quick as Scarlett's instant regeneration, it was enough to heal the peeled skin within half an hour.
"Did you experiment on yourself?" Scarlett realized, shocked. She had no idea that Dr. Magi had been alive for countless years, his slow regeneration making him nearly ageless.
Suddenly, with a swift motion, Scarlett peeled off the entire muscle of his hand, exposing the bones beneath. Dr. Magi groaned in agony, but Scarlett didn't hesitate. She conjured a small flame on her nail, like a lighter.
"Even a small flame like this will make you feel like you're being melted by lava," she said, moving the flame closer to his raw flesh.
"ARRHHHHh... STOP...STOP..." His cries of pain echoed through the room.
"Why should I? You should know how it feels. Your subordinate was the one who reached me!" Scarlett replied in a dark, sinister tone, twisting him further.
The pain was so intense that Dr. Magi lost consciousness in less than thirty seconds. But Scarlett didn't stop. Each time he regained consciousness, she hurled him into the air with psychokinesis and slowly crushed every bone and muscle in his body, turning him into a lump of flesh. Only to be revived by her again. In his mind, Dr. Magi constantly wondered, "Where is Big Brother or Lord Asmodeus? Why haven't they come to rescue me?"
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Scarlett extracted his soul and burned it, causing an indescribable pain beyond physical torment. Yet, she showed no sign of stopping. Whether it was burning him alive, drowning him in poison, feeding him his own liver or heart, abusing his vital organs, or letting random animals defecate on him, Scarlett felt no shame or guilt. It was as if she were putting on a show, enjoying every moment of his suffering.
She remembered her own torture, enduring continuous agony for over six months, 24/7. The memories were so vivid that she couldn't forget the horrors inflicted upon her. She used the most memorable tortures, recreating them with a twisted delight, ensuring Dr. Magi felt every ounce of her past pain.
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After some unknown amount of time, Scarlett finally seemed satisfied. She stood up slowly, her face looking calm and peaceful. Without saying anything, she turned around and began walking toward the exit of the room, her steps soft but filled with purpose.
But just as she reached the door, she noticed someone standing there.
It was Lunatic, smiling like a child who had found something amusing.
"It seems you had a pretty good time in there," Lunatic said in a playful tone, her voice light and teasing.
Scarlett gave her a small smile in return, her expression still unreadable.
"Indeed," she replied simply.
"Then it's my turn," Lunatic said casually, like she was just talking about the weather. "I wanted to torture him too. Me and Kroenen will make sure to give him a nice relaxing time."
Scarlett raised an eyebrow when she heard Kroenen's name and looked at him with curious eyes.
Kroenen didn't react much. His expression was cold and serious, as always.
"I've been worried that I've gone too soft lately," he said, his voice low and steady. "I need my old reflexes back."