Short Chapter so heres a double upload
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The tentacles bound Sparkle's wrists and ankles, hoisting her into the air. Unlike the scenes in those certain books, however, these tentacles didn't slither beneath her clothes. Instead, they began at her ankles, spiraling upward in tight coils until she was completely wrapped like a human-sized rice dumpling.
Even so, the sight of a beautiful young girl entangled by multiple tentacles still carried a distinctly suggestive undertone.
"I can't let this guy keep going," Sparkle muttered, pursing her lips. "If this keeps up, I might accidentally give this disgusting creep some kind of 'fan service'." The tentacles had shot out quickly and unexpectedly, but she could have easily dodged them. She chose not to, though—after all, this was the Illusionary Realm. There was no need.
Sparkle planted her foot, shoe and all, squarely on Lust's face.
Given Lust's perverted nature, stomping on him barefoot would probably be even more torturous, but I'll pass. That's just too disgusting.
Looking down at him with utter contempt, as if he were a mere insect, Sparkle said, "I have a few questions. Answer them quickly, and we can both be done with this sooner."
"I-I'm hallucinating!" Lust hissed through gritted teeth.
"Correct, but irrelevant." Sparkle slowly increased the pressure of her foot. "Where are the other members of the Eldritch Concord's Seven Sins? Sloth, Envy, Greed, and Gluttony—where are they?"
Lust opened his mouth to speak, but instead gagged violently. Sparkle's expression of disgust deepened. Don't you dare vomit on my foot.
Suddenly, the ground beneath them cracked open, transforming into a gaping maw filled with jagged teeth. Losing their footing, both of them plunged into the bloody abyss.
Lust burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Useless! As long as I'm in this room, I'm invincible!"
Thud!
But the next moment, Lust's perspective shifted abruptly. Just as before, the gaping maw vanished, and he found himself sprawled on the floor again, Sparkle's foot pressed firmly against his cheek.
Since Sparkle had stayed at Elysia's house the night before, they had bathed together, sharing the same shampoo and body wash. Strictly speaking, she now carried Elysia's scent.
To an ordinary person standing this close to Sparkle, they might catch a faint, pleasant fragrance. But to Lust, it was an overwhelming, nauseatingly feminine odor that flooded his nostrils, intensifying his discomfort.
"Who gave you the delusion that wasn't an illusionary realm?" Sparkle asked, her voice flat.
"Damn it!" Lust cursed furiously. This time, the ceiling began to writhe. A massive hand formed from flesh and blood suddenly materialized, seizing Sparkle.
But... just like before, with another thud! everything reverted to its original state.
Sparkle said calmly, "That's why I told you: I ask, you answer. The sooner this ends, the better for both of us."
Her technique appeared incredibly deceptive, like an infinitely layered Illusionary Realm, one illusion stacked upon another. But that wasn't the truth.
From the moment Sparkle entered the room, she had drawn Lust into a single Illusionary Realm. There had only ever been this one layer.
Remember that kick she landed on Lust? At her level, mere pain wouldn't wake him. Even if she stabbed him to death with her knife, he would simply "die" within the illusion.
So, the so-called "awakening through pain" was merely Lust's delusion. Sparkle had simply altered the Illusionary Realm to create the illusion of his awakening.
From that point onward, it was like reloading a save file. She endlessly repeated the process, rewinding the Illusionary Realm to the moment Lust "awoke," creating the false impression of countless layered realities.
So far, the only genuine event that had occurred was Sparkle's kick to Lust. Everything else was fabricated.
This room was Lust's domain. Though the man possessed considerable power, Sparkle's ability was insurmountable against any enemy lacking resistance to illusions.
Within the Illusionary Realm, Lust continued his desperate struggle, relentlessly unleashing his powers, summoning cultists from outside for aid, and even attempting suicide—all to no avail. Every attempt ended in failure.
After the thirteenth failed attempt, the contempt on Lust's face vanished, replaced by overwhelming terror.
"Demon! You're a true demon!" he screamed.
"Is that so?" Sparkle replied, stepping on the man without even glancing down. Instead, she stared intently at her right hand, scrutinizing her fingernails as if searching for imperfections to correct later. "So, are you ready to talk now?"
Cornered and desperate, Lust gritted his teeth and finally revealed the precise locations of the other four Seven Sins.