Chapter 16 Sensory Deprivation
Lonis was on the verge of tears from despair…
If she had only been whipped, it wouldn’t have been so painful. What made Lonis suffer was that she actually began to crave being whipped.
Didn’t this mean that she could never escape her masochistic fate?
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However, seeing Lonis’s expression, Elus lowered her voice and said:
“You, are you crazy?”
“Huh?”
“Don’t say ‘huh’ so loudly. This is a feather whip, it doesn’t hurt people.”
“Feather whip?”
“Oh, I get it. So your expression is disappointment~~ because I didn’t use a real whip on you, you’re unsatisfied?”
“N-no, not unsatisfied.”
“I told you, don’t be so loud.”
Elus frowned, and pressed Lonis’s forehead with her index finger: “That village chief was a bit strange. He seemed… to not want us to fix the Magic Drive Furnace.”
“Huh…”
“I’m very sensitive to the emotions of ordinary people, and can sense their joys and sorrows to a certain extent.”
“You can do that too…”
“Of course. So, I’m going to use the sound of the whip to create the illusion that we’re having a great time. In fact, we’re going to go into hiding soon to see what’s really going on.”
“!”
“You masochist, just wail in pain a few times, okay? You know how to wail, right? Hmm… just open your mouth wide.”
“Ah… no, it hurts so much, ah…”
Even though Lonis was trying her best to “wail,” her voice was so cute that the silver-haired girl was too embarrassed to wail too loudly, making it sound a bit like a bad actor.
This made Elus frown and angrily say: “You useless trash… You don’t even know how to wail, do you? Or do you need me to bring out the real leather whip to make you behave?”
“N-no! Lady Elus, I was wrong, ah… ahh!”
Out of fear, Lonis’s voice involuntarily revealed pain… only then did Elus seem satisfied and nodded:
“Hmm, that’s not bad. Now, say you don’t want to be hit anymore, that you can’t move at all… show everyone a state of exhaustion.”
“Don’t… don’t hit me anymore… woo woo woo… Master, I know I was wrong.”
“Good, you perverted masochistic maid, accept this master’s punishment, hahaha!”
…
And so, the room was filled with the girl’s panicked cries for help and the sound of a leather whip cracking – to anyone who didn’t know what was happening, it would certainly seem like a queen was disciplining her little maid.
Although Lonis knew it was just a pretense, speaking such embarrassing words made her feel as if she had truly been successfully trained… as if she had really become a masochist, craving Elus’s whipping.
For example…
“Woo, woo woo… Master, I know I was wrong, I won’t dare to do it again, please, don’t… woo woo woo…”
“Hmph, you know you were wrong, you should beg for me to whip you.”
“Huh?”
“Otherwise, you’re just trying to avoid pain! You’re an unqualified maid, you’ll be whipped again!”
“N-no, I’m sorry! I’m sorry… ahhh!”
…
However, Elus knew her limits, applying just the right amount of force every time.
After whipping Lonis for nearly an hour, she suddenly stopped swinging the whip:
“Hmm, that’s enough, that should do it.”
“N-no… do we not need to pretend anymore?”
“That old village chief was eavesdropping on us from the next room. He just left 5 minutes ago… Lonis, stay close to me, we need to see where he’s going.”
“Huh, I… I’m going too?”
“Why else? You’re so silly, what if someone catches you if you stay in the room?”
Elus put her hands on her hips and said confidently.
The sky had already turned completely dark.
But like goose feathers, snowflakes were still floating in the sky, falling in pieces onto the ground.
Perhaps the effect of the Sanctuary Warm Jade had its limits.
Walking outside, Lonis felt herself shivering from the cold. Especially after walking outside for a while, with a layer of snow covering her hair and body, she felt even colder.
However, Elus seemed unfazed, and simply held Lonis’s wrist—for convenience, Elus hadn’t put a collar on Lonis for this operation, which made her feel less ashamed.
“Mas… Master, what is this…”
“Shh… I see the village chief heading towards that hall. We’ll climb onto the roof in a moment to see what he’s trying to do.”
“The roof?! That high, can we even get up there?”
“As long as we have a rope. I’ll go up first, and remember not to make any noise when you come up.”
“Ugh…”
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Elus was like a stealthy assassin, with black hair, a black dress, and black stockings. If she covered her face, her body would blend into the night, making her difficult to spot.
Lonis was the opposite. Her skin was fair, and her hair was silver. Therefore, if she rolled into a snowdrift, she could disguise herself as a large clump of snow.
In this way, the two completely different girls cooperated and climbed onto the roof. Taking advantage of the cover of night, they could see the situation inside the house.
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“Damn it, why are there adventurers at this time?”
The village chief, with his white hair and beard, walked in a hurry to the area directly below the Magic Drive Furnace. His previously kind expression had vanished, and at this moment, he had a ferocious glint in his eyes like a villain.
“Will they ruin Master Kru’s plan? If the Master blames me, then I’ll be finished.”
After thinking, the ferocity in the village chief’s eyes intensified. He clenched his fists, veins bulging on his skin, “No, I must drive them away from here! That’s right, I’ll just destroy the Magic Drive Furnace.”
“As long as the Magic Drive Furnace is completely destroyed, and then I say that these adventurers tampered with it, the villagers will swarm them… At that time, these adventurers will either flee in a panic, or they will have no choice but to attack the villagers. In any case, an opportunity will arise for me.”
The village chief grinned sinisterly and pulled a dagger from his cotton coat.
And at this moment…
“Lonis, I’m going in.”
“Huh?”
“There are no spare parts, I must stop him!”
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The Magic Drive Furnace was the core of the village’s heating system. If it were destroyed, all the villagers would freeze… Elus, who knew this very well, pierced the wooden roof and attacked the village chief from above, who was about to destroy the Magic Drive Furnace.
But the village chief’s speed was also very fast, and he reacted almost instantly.
The village chief performed a side roll that was impossible for someone of his age, directly dodging Elus’s downward slash.
However, Elus’s next attack was still swift. Lonis couldn’t even see how the black-haired little loli drew her sword before the lacquered black blade rapidly rose, severing the village chief’s right arm.
Bright red blood splattered out, dyeing the entire floor.
(Even in her loli form, Elus is still this powerful?)
Watching the fierce battle below, Lonis was stunned.
However, the village chief did not give up resisting… the pain of his severed arm, which should have made him fall to the ground in agony, was as if he were unaffected. He waved his intact left arm and counterattacked Elus.
“Hmph, since it’s not your own body, you don’t cherish it like this?”
“Die!”
The village chief gathered all his strength into his left arm, trying to cut Elus in half.
However, at this moment…
“Black Seal, Sensory Deprivation.”
An incomparable black light gathered in Elus’s palm.
