Chapter 203

EP.203 My Adeline #3

Adeline couldn’t smile even though she was finally seeing the ocean she had longed for so much.

It was because of the evil energy that had encroached on the western sea of Jeju Island.

As I was about to start the yacht I rented at the dock, Adeline approached with an unpleasant expression, and I asked her curiously.

“What’s wrong…?”

“The evil energy spreading here is touching Jihyuk’s body, and I hate it so much. I want to purify it right away.”

Calm down. I don’t want to die.

“How is that evil energy affecting me?”

“It’s not affecting you, but… someone as pure as Jihyuk shouldn’t be here.”

I’m a pure person? I’m the Demon King who creates this stench and lives within it.

You’re also going to live in the Demon Realm, where even thicker evil energy lurks, so I hope you can adapt.

“If it’s not affecting me, then I don’t think we need to worry. Shall we set off?”

“Yes.”

After heading out to the middle of the sea with Adeline, I turned off the engine as she moved from the cockpit to the stern.

She was looking down, tidying her hair blown by the sea breeze.

She even moved her head around as if chasing something.

I approached her and took out the laptop I had brought.

“Looks like you’ve found something.”

“Something that seems to be a host for the evil energy is writhing deep down here. Every time it does, the surrounding ecosystem is getting messed up.”

“Messed up? What do you mean?”

“The creatures are baring their teeth at each other, ignoring the law of the jungle.”

You saw it exactly. As expected of Adeline.

The creature I released here is a parasitic demon.

It uses marine life as hosts and spreads evil energy to nearby creatures, causing them to go berserk.

It doesn’t affect high-intelligence life forms like humans or dolphins, but it’s more than enough to corrupt the rest.

Though it’s a shame it doesn’t have the effect of infecting other creatures like a zombie virus.

Still, it’s a satisfying result to have destroyed the ecosystem this much on its own.

“I need to use divine power right now.”

Adeline continued.

I gently stroked her back.

“Can you purify it?”

“Yes. I can transform and spread it in an instant.”

Adeline looked at me with earnest eyes.

She was asking to transform. It was also what I wanted.

My plan was to deplete Adeline’s Aiter as much as possible.

“Let’s confirm first.”

“Jihyuk! The explorer down here isn’t broken! It’ll return to normal once I purify it! Please believe me!”

Adeline started to get angry.

I calmed her down with a composed expression.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you. It’s not about the explorer either. You can sense how the ecosystem is being destroyed, but I don’t have that ability. I need to record the underwater environment and set up preventive measures, so please bear with me for a bit. It’ll be over soon.”

“…Okay… I’m sorry…”

I shook my head and operated the laptop to sync with the explorer.

Then, I used the camera on the explorer to take pictures of the surroundings, and I frowned as I looked at the transmitted photos.

“The sea atmosphere is definitely gloomy. There are many dead creatures… Start now.”

“A-Already done?”

Adeline, who was stomping her feet, looked dumbfounded.

I shrugged.

“Yes. Ah, if purification is possible from the cabin, it might be better to do it there. Just in case someone sees.”

“Okay!”

Adeline, who had regained her composure, quickly went into the yacht’s room and tapped the device twice.

A golden light began to shine brightly.

I hurriedly closed all the curtains in the room.

Meanwhile, she transformed into Celine and approached me, who was squinting from the light, and said,

“Thank you, Jihyuk.”

Then, she began reciting a prayer in the language of the planet she came from.

Ooooh-!

The light grew stronger as her beautiful voice spread through the air.

There are no boats around… but someone might see this much light?

I’ll have Marcella check it out, and if there’s anyone, I’ll have to kill them.

By the way, the light is so beautiful.

It feels like my heart is being purified.

Yeah, if there are any witnesses, I’ll just capture them and turn them into bioweapons.

Killing them is too harsh. A Demon King should have some mercy.

As Adeline continued her prayer, the light surrounding her body grew stronger.

Since I’m currently in a human body, I’m not affected by her divine power and can’t feel it.

But I could instinctively tell.

That the sea below is being restored to purity.

The intensity of the light peaked after 5 minutes and then quickly subsided.

At the same time, Adeline’s prayer stopped.

I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed as I looked at her.

It seemed like the purification was completed after just about 5 minutes of prayer.

“Whew…!”

Adeline let out a tired sigh and opened her eyes with a bright expression.

Can’t I deplete a lot of energy this way? Should I just release demons and go head-on?

I swallowed my disappointment and approached Adeline with a calm expression.

“Are you done?”

“Yes… it’s done. That demon is gone too… and the ecosystem is back to normal.”

“Understood.”

I picked up the laptop to check if the purification was successful.

Then, Adeline approached me with a tired expression and called out.

“Um… Jihyuk.”

“Yes?”

“I used too much power on so many creatures… I’m tired… I want to rest for a bit.”

Did you use so much divine power that you’re tired?

Does it work the way I want if there’s a large quantity?

This changes things.

“Of course. Lie down on the bed and rest.”

“Okay…”

Adeline, walking like a zombie, collapsed onto the bed.

Then, she started breathing softly.

After confirming the purification was complete with the laptop, I watched Adeline for a while.

“Adeline, are you asleep?”

I even called her in a small voice.

Adeline didn’t move. Convinced she was in a deep sleep, I carefully pressed the charge level button on the device.

And I cheered at the number that appeared.

[31%]

My plan worked perfectly.

Now I can deplete Adeline’s energy in a short time.

**

“Jihyuk… where are we…? The bed is different…”

I was watching TV with the volume turned down as low as possible when Adeline, with sleepy eyes, came out of the bedroom and smiled.

“It’s a hotel in Seogwipo.”

“A hotel…?”

“Yes.”

Adeline seemed to find it hard to believe she was in a hotel.

She looked at me with a dazed expression and asked,

“Why… are we at a hotel…?”

“After you passed out, the yacht started shaking a while later. It seemed like a storm was coming, so we headed to land, but you still didn’t wake up, so we moved to a hotel. Did you rest well?”

“I did… but shouldn’t we go back?”

“It’s 2 AM. The plane isn’t leaving. We’ll go back tomorrow.”

“I… slept until dawn…?”

“You slept a long time, right? Silvia was worried. Contact her quickly.”

Adeline, shaking her head, went back into the bedroom, unaware of what was about to happen.

A while later, after finishing her call with Silvia, she came and sat next to me, drank the water in front of her politely, and said,

“I told her we’ll go back tomorrow.”

You’re in a hotel alone with me right now.

Isn’t it too much to have no sense of caution? Not that I mind…

“Let’s do some sightseeing we missed tomorrow and go back in the evening.”

“Okay… but did I do well today?”

You did well. You found the weakness of divine power, and it’s so adorable it’s killing me.

I smiled brightly at her and answered,

“Yes. You were really amazing. I’m proud of you.”

Adeline currently has a strong sense of mission as a Beast Slayer.

When I acknowledge her like this, her joy is immense.

As I expected, the praised Adeline began to excitedly recount her exploits.

I listened to her story with a pleased expression, got up, and went behind her to massage her shoulders.

“You did well, but it was hard to watch. You looked really exhausted when you used your divine power.”

“There were so many lives to purify, so I had no choice. But I’m all better now… yawn…!”

Adeline, puffing out her chest and boasting, let out a lazy yawn.

She licked her lips and continued,

“I wanted to play with Jihyuk… but I just slept… I’m sorry…”

“Don’t say that. You still seem a bit tired, do you want to rest more?”

“No. I want to talk with Jihyuk.”

“What do you want to talk about?”

“Aren’t you curious how I purified the innocent fish?”

“You just said it. You wrapped the struggling fish in gentle divine power and calmed them down.”

“Ah, that’s right… yawn…”

Adeline, yawning again, leaned back into the sofa.

She seems to like the shoulder massage.

This time, I started touching her slender neck.

“….”

Adeline’s ears gradually turned red as she felt my touch.

She must have sensed the strange atmosphere. She slowly tilted her head back to look at me.

“Jihyuk…”

“Yes?”

“When are you going back to the room…?”

There’s only one room here… you’re so innocent it’s worrying.

“In a bit.”

“Not just a bit, stay longer. I just woke up… let’s talk, talk…”

“I will.”

“Then… can I go brush my teeth…?”

Out of nowhere, brushing teeth? Do you want to escape the situation?

No, recalling the earlier conversation, that’s not it.

Then are you indirectly asking for a kiss?

I slowly shook my head.

“No.”

“Why…?”

“I’ll give you a massage first. Relax.”

“Okay…”

I moved one hand to the back of Adeline’s neck and the other to her chin.

With appropriate pressure, I pressed firmly, and she gave me the same deep gaze she had shown in the car before coming to Jeju yesterday.

Your acting has improved so much. Now I know what you want.

I slowly lowered my face toward Adeline’s lips.

Her eyes gently closed. She even turned her head to the side.

Seeing this, I chuckled and said,

“You can’t bite today.”

At that, Adeline’s brow furrowed.

The arch of her lips seemed to silently scold me for ruining the mood.

I laughed softly, brought my face close to Adeline’s, and stuck my tongue out to lightly enter between her lips.

“…. Hoo…”

Then, hot air seeped from Adeline’s nose, tickling my cheek.

At the same time, a faint resonance sound, Ooooh-!, echoed from her wrist.

Today won’t end with just a kiss.

What I’m aiming for is 100% charge and an orgasm that reaches its peak.

I’ll touch you thoroughly until then, so I hope you’re mentally prepared.

To be continued―――――――――――――――――――――

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