“Heh heh… I’m sure you understand, but someone like Lansia can’t defeat me, you know…? Just stay there, nicely tied up. Your friend Kirika can still move after that? Amazing! But if I tie you both up even tighter, you won’t be able to move, right? These vines, if I harden them to their maximum hardness, can even restrain a Wyvern?”
“Lansia… what the heck? Has she fought a Wyvern before?”
“Yes… our village was attacked by a Wyvern that Kirika and the others defeated. My sister fought it alone, knocked it down, tied it up, and was about to finish it off, but it escaped…”
“…Now that you mention it, she was injured. We were wondering who had done that… but now it makes sense. If that’s the case… this means she’s a ‘Dragon Slayer’ level expert…”
“That’s right… In fact, everyone acknowledged that achievement and allowed me to use the title ‘Dragon Slayer’… I’m that strong.”
…This person isn’t kidding around.
Absorbing the impact of that momentum and taking no damage…
The vines themselves must possess both flexibility and high tensile strength. Furthermore, from the way they bend so freely, their surface hardness can likely be adjusted at will… Yeah, it’s cheating.
The title “Dragon Slayer” makes sense… this person is the strongest Magician I know.
“Lansia… your older sister is no joke… Owner! What are you doing! Hurry and escape! We can’t win even if we gang up on her! We can’t deal with this monster!”
“Easier said than done, my body won’t move…”
I was probably already under the Puppet Law by the time I walked to this room with her… That explains why I didn’t feel like I was walking on my own.
While Lansia’s was easily dispelled by Lishia, to break Lishia’s spell, I’d need magic even stronger than hers.
Besides, Lansia was also said to be quite skilled as a Magician, with a higher magic power reserve than human Magicians. Lishia is a higher-level Magician than Lansia… perhaps even one of the top ten among the Elf Tribe. As far as I know, only the Manager has more magic power than Lishia.
This might be really beyond my control.
“But what should I do…? I was planning to have you hold me gently in a romantic atmosphere, just the two of us… but the wall in the room got a hole in it… But it feels embarrassing to do it outside… What should I do…? This.”
Lishia fumbles about, looking at the large hole in the wall as if just noticing it. The room is, of course, a mess, as if a monster had rampaged through it. Lansia and Kirika are also bound up, immobilized. It was, in a word, overwhelming. Romance was out of the question. It feels like the aftermath of a boss battle.
“…Indeed… There’s nothing we can do now…” Lansia murmurs regretfully. This might truly be a dead end.
“L-Lishia… Please, you can do whatever you want with me, just don’t hurt them…”
“The Owner is kind, isn’t he? It’s alright, I’m holding back so I don’t injure them or cause any pain.”
Lishia exudes an aura of confidence. However, the fighting spirit hasn’t left Lansia’s eyes yet!
“As expected of my sister, she’s on a different level than me…”
“Mmm, Lansia, you’ve gotten stronger in the time since I last saw you, but you’re still not there yet…”
“…Did you really think I’d say something so modest? Sister, you’re too soft! I’m not the same as I was!”
As Lansia says this, the vines wrapped around her body fall loose, then coil around her, forming a similar S&M queen-like style!
“What?! My Petro-chan is being stolen! That’s unfair!”
“I didn’t learn magic from my sister for nothing. I know all her tricks! I mimicked her magic wavelength… and thought I might be able to steal control of the Steel Grass if I was lucky, but it seems I can manage even on the fly… Besides, your security is too lax!”
Although Lansia isn’t quite as voluptuous as Lishia… her clothes seem to have ripped when she donned the vines, and her slender body wrapped only in the thin vines is quite erotic. …She stole Lishia’s control over the Steel Grass… Incredible, Lansia! You go!
“That’s it, I’m angry! I’m so mad! It seems Lansia needs to be punished!”
Despite saying she’s angry, Lishia doesn’t sound very angry, and the Steel Grass vines rain down on Lansia at an incredible speed. Sorry, you’re actually quite furious, aren’t you? However, Lansia manipulates her own Steel Grass vines in the same way, deflecting them all! Amazing! They’re fighting on even terms! But during their offense and defense, the fragments of the vines and stray shots are blowing holes in the walls, ceiling, and floor of the house one after another… Getting hit by this wouldn’t just hurt. A whip-like strike near my face tears through a bedsheet, scattering straw. This is bad! At this rate, I could be cut in half! Move! Move, my body! Now is not the time to be saying you can’t move! This is a battle royale… life or death, dead or alive!
“Ooh! At least my tail can move now!”
As expected, the wizard’s staff… the magical organ that governs the magic of this cat-eared body… the cat tail! It seems to have been the first to break free from Lishia’s Puppet Law’s shackles! I see! So this is what “unbinding” means… negating it with more powerful magic. If that’s the case, then brute force it is! This faint magic clinging to my entire body… especially concentrated around the back of my neck, indicates that it’s like a general anesthetic, taking away my freedom from my body, and then externally controlling me at will. Puppet Law… I see through it! If that’s the case, I just need to expand and circulate my own magic power to overwrite this Puppet Law’s magic! …Imagine spreading the tail’s magic throughout my entire body! Imagination is key!
“Nnnnngh! Forced magic release! Awaken! My power, awaken!”
While the S&M Elf sisters are exchanging whip strikes, I grit my teeth and increase the magic power in my tail! However, Lishia, sensing something is wrong, quickly binds me with her vines.
“Oh dear… Owner, you mustn’t… I’m sorry… Please be a little more patient.”
She’s literally leisurely fending off Lansia’s fierce assault while also keeping an eye on me! Lishia is truly something else! This person… could probably handle fighting a hundred regular soldiers and still come out on top, couldn’t she? …But I won’t lose! While bound, I spread the magic throughout my body and push it to its limit. What is this…? A strange magic flows into me from the vines wrapped around my body! The magic of puppetry is further amplified… Damn it! I’m becoming even more immobilized…! But, at that moment… I understood the essence of this magic that freely controls these vines. So, Lishia is controlling these vines through her magic. I see, by imbuing them with this powerful magic, she can force people and objects… even plants that shouldn’t move, to move according to her will, or even accelerate their growth. It seems controlling these vines is an application of the Puppet Law. No wonder she can wield such powerful magic to take away people’s freedom so easily. How wicked! But, frankly, it’s amazing! As expected of a supreme Magician of “Dragon Slayer” caliber…! …But, if I understand the principle, then I can too! I might look like this, but I perform well under pressure! I interfere with the flow of magic within the vines… the power of the vines weakens slightly. And I continue to interfere with the magic embedded in my body… Good, if I keep this up, I can do it!
“Sister! Let go of the Owner! Owner! I’ll undo it, so don’t worry!”
As Lansia’s vines reach for me, she, too, tries to interfere with Lishia’s magic by channeling magic through the vines wrapped around me! It’s bad timing… I couldn’t have timed it worse, just as I was trying to increase my own magic power. The magic of three people mixes together and fills my entire body! In fact, a massive amount of magic, more than I’ve ever handled, rushes through my entire body, seeking an outlet! Strangely, there’s no pain… but my body feels like it’s burning, my heart pounds furiously, and I can feel immense magic flowing back from my tail. My limbs and chest are visibly growing thicker and more muscular by the second! …What is this! Is a new power awakening…? It might have been a hallucination. But I heard it clearly. *’Do you… want power?’* Yes! Yes! Yes! At that moment, from the bottom of my heart, I yearned for an overwhelming chaos that would crush this chaos! Power! Power! Overwhelming power to overcome this predicament! That is…!
“Come forth! Steel Body! Muscle Muscle! High Power! Ma-shin Power! ON!”
Is this the incantation for this magic…? Such phrases naturally came to my lips. Light fills the air! Overwhelming power is about to inhabit my body! …But, after that, my consciousness shut down, and I don’t remember what happened next. In my fading consciousness… I saw the back of a muscular old man, and understood he made a thumbs-up gesture over his shoulder as if to say, “Leave it to me.” That was all.
“…W-What happened…” I wake up, feeling aches and pains all over my body. When I came to, I was completely bound by those hard vines, half-embedded in a thick tree, and surrounded by a large number of Elves at a distance. It was a situation more unexpected than I had imagined. What is this…? Seriously!
“Wait! Lansia… the Owner seems to be back to his senses… Stop!”
“Y-Yes. His body has returned to normal… and the tremendous magic from before is gone. It should be fine to loosen them now… Sister, please release them quickly! Everyone, cease firing!”
“Ah, yes! G-Good… Owner, are you alright? I’ll release you right away…!” The vines binding me slipped away, and I slumped against a large tree with a human-shaped indentation in it. In front of me was Kirika, wearing makeshift armor made of Steel Grass wrapped around her. And then there were Armored Lansia and Armored Lishia. It’s the only way to describe them. I can’t tell who is who, as their faces are also covered by the vines. Is the larger one Lishia, and the slightly smaller one Lansia? Among them were Forest Elves, it looked like almost all of them had been mobilized. Looking closely, I could see many broken arrows lying on the ground or stuck in it, and some people were being tended to after collapsing. However, a look of relief was visible on everyone’s faces…
“I-I don’t really understand, but why am I like this? Could someone explain it to me…?” As I manage to say that, the three exchange glances, looking rather awkward. Amidst this, Kirika gives a wry smile and begins to explain. …What happened at that time? Apparently, I had absorbed the magic of Lansia and Lishia, exceeding my limits, strengthening my body into a muscular monster, and then went completely out of control. The power was immense, even tearing through Lishia’s Steel Vines, and I went on a rampage! Kirika couldn’t handle me, and I had apparently turned into a raging muscle demon! The three of them hastily formed a joint front, mobilized the village Elves, and fought fiercely to subdue me… Finally, I apparently exhausted my power and returned to my senses. …That’s what happened.
“…I’m sorry. I heard a strange voice and couldn’t help but answer it…” Was that… a hallucination that I, myself, created under extreme duress? Or…? Could it have been the voice of the famous Muscle God… aka Ma-shin? Terrifying… If that was a god, it was truly a raging deity. Yet, I still feel like a fraction of that overwhelming power remains in my body. …My new power… Ma-shin Possession, perhaps. But if I lose consciousness, it’s useless, isn’t it? Oh, but… by infusing it with magic, my arms are getting a little muscular! Maybe I can use this!
“I was so surprised! The Owner suddenly became muscular, easily tore through the Steel Grass vines, and went on a rampage! I thought we’d have to call the Manager to handle it.” …I don’t remember any of that. What is that…? To the point of considering calling the Manager… was it really such a situation that required that overkill of a force? I was reminded of how terrifying the situation must have been, and I shuddered again. Ma-shin Power! Truly fearsome!
