Chapter 97

The platinum-colored pattern wrapped around my lower abdomen.

In the center was a cross, and on either side, patterns spread out like wings.

“It really suits you, Tina. You look like a holy angel.”

Lillian approached me with a smile. Her fingers traced the lines of the pattern, tickling my lower abdomen. A shiver ran through my body at the delicate touch.

“What… what did you do to my body?!”

Thoughts of inscriptions I’d seen in gaming communities flashed through my mind, but I’d never seen anything like this.

“It’s a good thing. It’s an inscription to keep Tina healthy.”

“What… what are you talking about? I’ve never heard of such an inscription!”

“Of course not. This is a new inscription I developed just for Tina.”

“…What?”

It was absurd beyond belief.

Inscriptions were one of the historical artifacts passed down through the ages.

Only mages with exceptional mana control or those who spent decades could develop such spells.

Even Viviana or Lillian only handled existing inscriptions. There was no option in the game for them to develop their own.

But… she developed an inscription?

“I made it during breaks in the war. I even tried it on myself, and it works quite well.”

“W-Without permission, inscribing someone is illegal! Are you out of your mind…?”

“Was it legal for you to try to poison me?”

“Th-That’s…”

I couldn’t argue back.

Lillian stared at me for a while, then gently stroked my head with a faint smile and spoke.

“The cross contains the Power of Purification, and the wings are filled with holy energy.”

“Wh-What does that mean?”

“The effect of the inscription is very simple.”

Lillian’s finger, which had been circling my lower abdomen, pressed firmly on the center of the cross.

“Hic?!”

A tickling sensation rose from deep within my lower abdomen.

“The Power of Purification will transform all impurities in Tina’s body into pure, clean water. The Power of Holy Energy will infuse that water with divine energy.”

“What…?”

“In simple terms, it will turn all the waste and impurities in Tina’s body into very, very clean holy water.”

“S-So what does that mean?!”

“Oh, don’t you understand?”

I understood that it would remove negative energies from my body. But beyond that, I had no idea.

What was the point of removing those things?

I didn’t understand Lillian’s purpose for this inscription or what it even meant.

“The upside is, Tina won’t need to go to the bathroom for the rest of her life. Isn’t that convenient?”

“Wh-Who needs something like that?! Why did you even inscribe this…?”

“You should listen to the end, Tina. If there’s an upside, there’s also a downside.”

“Downside…?”

The inscription was an eternal mark that would never disappear.

Unless Lillian removed it herself, it would be a lifelong restraint, like a collar.

The downside of this inscription meant a lifelong burden for me.

“As I said, this inscription will purify all waste and negative energies in Tina’s body into holy, clean water. Food, snacks, even cigarette smoke.”

“So…?”

“If that much water accumulates in a person’s body, of course, it needs to be expelled, right?”

Lillian whispered softly, her voice brushing against my ear. The lingering tone made my skin tremble.

“From now on, Tina will need to urinate five times more often than a normal person.”

“Wh-What…?”

“Well, and since you had a lot of soup and water last night, the symptoms will probably start soon.”

“What are you even—”

Frozen by the mention of the inscription, I finally noticed the subtle signals my body was sending.

A tickling and trembling sensation slowly rising from my lower abdomen.

It was unmistakably the signal for needing to urinate.

“How about it, Tina? Do you need to go?”

Lillian smiled playfully as she gently stroked my head.

My face flushed with shame and self-loathing as I glared at her with my mouth agape.

“Y-You… you crazy pervert…! Remove it! Remove this inscription right now!”

“Aw, Tina. This might actually be something you want.”

“What…?”

“Tina, you like easy money, don’t you?”

“What does that have to do with anything?!”

*Press—* *Press.*

Lillian pressed her finger against my lower abdomen.

“Ah, stop… stop pressing…!”

“The water accumulating here is all pure water infused with my divine power. In other words, holy water is constantly being generated here.”

Every time Lillian pressed my lower abdomen, the signal to hold it in spread through my spine, causing my body to twitch slightly.

“If you’re short on money, you could sell the holy water. Though you’d have to disclose its source.”

“I don’t need it! I don’t want this kind of inscription…!”

“…Hmm, but Tina.”

Lillian’s gaze gradually calmed. She firmly grabbed my chin and brought her face close to mine.

“You keep yelling at Master so rudely. That kind of attitude is unacceptable.”

“Wake up, Lillian. I’ll never acknowledge you as my master.”

“…You follow the other young ladies so obediently, so why won’t you listen to me?”

I glared at Lillian with a bitter smile.

“Do I need a reason? I just hate you.”

“……”

“I hate your pink hair, your hypocritical act of being kind. I hate how arrogant you’ve become just because you have the title of Saintess. I just hate everything about you, Lillian.”

Lillian’s face darkened as she listened to my insults. I enjoyed watching her emotions crumble and sent her an even deeper look of contempt.

But Lillian, enduring countless insults, still smiled softly as she looked at me.

“…Hmm, before the urine training, we should start with etiquette lessons on how to treat Master.”

Lillian sighed briefly, then calmly turned and walked out the door.

“Wh-Where are you going?!”

I called out to her in a panic, but Lillian disappeared without a word.

Left tied up, my arms hanging from the ceiling and my feet bound to the floor, I was overwhelmed with sudden anxiety. I began to grow restless, wondering how much longer I’d have to stay like this.

But fortunately, after a few minutes, Lillian returned, opening the door and revealing herself.

“Wh-What… what is that…?”

The object in Lillian’s hand caught my eye.

A luxurious black leather handle, with two thick straps extending from it.

I didn’t need to think long to know what it was.

It was unmistakably a whip.

“You… you said you wouldn’t hit me…!”

“I said I’d avoid ruthless violence, but pain for discipline is an exception.”

“That’s such a stretch…!”

“I don’t want to hurt my beloved Tina either. But I believe this is a necessary process to deepen the bond between us.”

Lillian approached me slowly, her eyes filled with a sorrowful hesitation.

“…Don’t come closer.”

Before I knew it, Lillian had moved behind me. She quietly placed her hand on my shoulder and whispered in my ear.

“I heard Tina turned nineteen this year. I’m twenty-one.”

“…So what?”

“Given my age and status, shouldn’t you start using honorifics with me?”

“……”

“Calling me ‘Master’ from the start might be too much, so how about ‘Lillian unnie’ for now?”

“Y-You disgusting… I’ll never—”

*Crack—!*

“Hic?!”

Intense pain.

A sharp sound, followed by a tearing pain that started from my buttocks and spread throughout my body.

The unbearable pain made my back arch momentarily, and tears welled up in my eyes.

As I turned my head with difficulty, Lillian stood there, holding the leather whip, still smiling at me.

“You… you said you wouldn’t hit me…!”

“I said I’d avoid ruthless violence.”

“That’s…!”

“This is the whip of love. It’s an important step for Tina and me to deepen our master-servant relationship.”

“That’s such nonsense! Violence is violence—”

*Crack—!*

“Hic…?!”

“You should use honorifics, Tina.”

“Hic… huff… it hurts…”

As I gasped from the overwhelming pain, Lillian carefully placed her hand on my buttocks.

Then, slowly, she grabbed my skirt and pulled it down in one swift motion.

“Hic?!”

“…White, huh? It really suits you, Tina.”

“Y-You crazy pervert…!”

*Crack—!*

“Ah…!”

With my skirt removed, the last layer protecting my skin was gone, and the whip’s strikes felt even sharper and deeper. The pain was dizzying, as if my skin was being scorched.

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep healing the wounds.”

Lillian placed her hand on my underwear and slowly, gently stroked my buttocks. My helplessness, unable to resist, spilled over as a single tear I couldn’t hold back.

“Hic… huff… it hurts…”

“Tina, if you use honorifics, I won’t hit you anymore.”

“Huff… why… why are you doing this to me…”

“Because I love you.”

“That’s a lie…”

Love.

It couldn’t be.

Everyone has someone who suits them.

Someone as radiant as Lillian couldn’t love someone as ugly as me.

Someone like Lillian, who even my own flesh and blood abandoned, couldn’t truly love me.

“Stop lying—!”

“Ah, Tina.”

Before my tearful cries could even finish, Lillian was already in front of me. She looked at me with deep, unwavering eyes.

“I love you.”

With those words, Lillian covered my lips with hers.

Her breath, which easily slipped between my parted lips, carried a warmth and softness that was almost painfully comforting.

*Chu—* *Chu—*

“Huff… huff… hic…”

After exploring my mouth for a long time, Lillian slowly pulled away with a slow smile.

“You can reject me all you want. You can curse and despise me until your heart softens. If you want, you can even bite my tongue like before?”

“Hic… hic… you… you…”

“Until Tina is exhausted and accepts me, I will pour my love into you.”

Lillian cupped my face again, her eyes filled with deep obsession as she slowly approached my lips.

“Get ready.”

This time… for some inexplicable reason,

I opened my lips to Lillian without resistance.