No Longer Elf (2)

Life in the confession room was comfortable.
At least, that was how Dirne-nim felt, regardless of how it might look objectively.

「Now, repeat after me. For the sake of my own lewd desires, I have ruined the lives of countless people.」
「I...」

First, there was the education three times a day.
She wrote down what she had done wrong and spoke it aloud.
The reason given was that to truly repent, one must first know the subject of their repentance.

「And next?」
「I regret it bitterly...」

After that, she wrote and read about how much she regretted her sins.

「I will never do it again...」

And then, the resolve to prevent a recurrence.
She repeated this over and over, dozens of times.
It felt more like brainwashing than repentance, but compared to Lee Hyun-nim's conditioning, it was a hundred times easier-

-Jja-ak!!!

「Eung-geut♡ Kkeu-euk, kkeup♡」
「It seems your repentance is still lacking. I shall return tomorrow.」
「...Ugh♡」

'When is this going to end?♡'

Only her body was at ease.
Dirne-nim's mind was not at peace at all.
After all, conditioning has a clear end, doesn't it?
Usually, you just play along with some vulgar acts, pretend to lose, and declare your climax to wrap things up.
For someone like her, who had already resolved to become a masochistic pussy for a while, there was nothing to fear.

On the other hand, what about Marie-nim's 'rehabilitation'?
There was no sign of it ever ending.
Marie-nim would spank her buttocks to see if she had truly repented, but because she had become a masochist, she would just climax from it.
Marie-nim would then click her tongue, saying her brain was still rotted by a lustful demon, and exit.
Dirne-nim was left to rot away the time in the confession room.

「Eu-euk♡」

'How much time has passed...?'

The most serious issue was her sense of time.
In the confession room, not even a sliver of light or the smallest sound could reach her, and Marie-nim visited unnecessarily often.
Furthermore, as an elf, she was a long-lived species, making her naturally dull to the passage of time.
It was impossible to even guess how long it had been.
And this...
This accelerated Dirne-nim's mental breakdown.

「World Tree-nim, can you hear me!? I'm here!!!」
『......』
「Just tell me how much time has passed!! Please!!!」

She shrieked every night.
In the midst of this hell, she desperately sought the World Tree, the only one on her side.
Though she didn't realize it herself, these were typical symptoms of separation anxiety.
But the only thing that returned was silence.
Her mental state, which the World Tree had forcibly stitched together, crumbled helplessly against that silence.

「There's no answer today either... I-it's okay! At least three weeks must have passed by now, so I just need to endure a little longer!」

What little remained of her fading reason thought to itself.
Time was always on her side as an elf.
Lee Hyun-nim was the one who would feel the loss, so he would eventually come looking for her on his own.
He could take back the Goddess's power.
Just please, stop the ruin.
He would surely come crying and begging like that.
That was Dirne-nim's rational judgment.

-Pause.

'Wait, what if Lee Hyun-nim found another way?'

However, contrary to her reason...
Her instinct continued to whisper anxieties.
Does it make sense for Lee Hyun-nim not to seek her out for this long?
There's no way. That perverted bastard wouldn't just leave a masochistic pussy like me alone.
Conversely, that meant there was a reason for this abandonment.

'Could it be...'

Countless possibilities tormented her.
And among them, the most dangerous yet realistic possibility.
The face of a certain woman flashed through Dirne-nim's mind.

「Don't tell me, that novice bitch!?」

Baek-ryeon-nim.
Unlike Dirne-nim, whose natural five-star mastery was dull and drew the glares of the immortals, Baek-ryeon-nim was a cultivator who received applause for her extraordinary spiritual root from the start.
She hadn't shown her face at all lately, had she?
This couldn't be dismissed as a coincidence.
Dirne-nim's suspicion turned into conviction.

「She found something!!」

Baek-ryeon-nim must have pulled another 'Baek-ryeon.'
She surely found a way to deactivate the safety mode even without the password.
That must be why she took Lee Hyun-nim away.
She's trying to use the Goddess's Apostle somehow.

「I'm really fucked...!! If that novice bitch cracks the password, I'm confirmed to be a masochistic pussy for life!!」
『......?』

'What is she talking about? Why is Older Sister suddenly being mentioned?'

Of course, that was just a suspicion.
There was no evidence to confirm it.
But Dirne-nim believed it firmly.
It was because her judgment had been clouded by separation anxiety and her inferiority complex toward Baek-ryeon-nim.

「Fuck...!!!」

'World Tree-nim, please let those bastards fail!!'

Thus, a prayer emerged.
She prayed more desperately than she ever had before.
She wanted to avoid the ending where Lee Hyun-nim became a god and turned her into a dumbass masochistic pussy who couldn't even recognize the World Tree...
Her desperation brought a great change to her confinement life.

-Seo-geok.

「Minerva-nim, is it here?」
「This is the place. Right, Lumi?」
「Yes. I am grateful to you both.」
「......Hueh?」

A day after that enlightenment.
The three members of the Hero party appeared before Dirne-nim.

「How, many, days, passed...?」
「Our Hero, just stay still. This Minerva-nim will translate. She's asking how many days have passed.」
「Two months have passed since you were confined here.」
「Two months!?」

Dirne-nim was too shocked to speak.
The answer she received after finally finding a way to communicate was two months.
Didn't that mean she had been rotting away here for a full sixty days?

'Did those bastards actually succeed!?'

Her body trembled with fear.
Even her fingers wouldn't move properly.
She felt like she was about to burst into tears.
Nevertheless, Dirne-nim moved her fingers again.
She had to collect information.

「Natural disaster, hukk... didn't happen...?」

'It's seriously shitty that this is the only way to get my meaning across!!'

...The actual method of communication was "Pussy-Hi."
Dirne-nim sent a sort of Morse code by opening and closing her Jade Gate.
Because the Imperial language was unnecessarily complex, she had to perform dozens of pussy-peek-a-boo greetings just to say a single word.
It was a scene of ultimate vulgarity.
But to the other three, it only looked like a puppy mouthing words.

「If a natural disaster happened? Well, at least I haven't heard any such news in the Empire...」
「More importantly, Lumine-nim, why were you looking for this puppy?」

Ariel-nim sat down quickly in front of Dirne-nim.
Then, she began to scratch Dirne-nim's neck gently.
Dirne-nim tried to resist, but as soon as she saw Ariel-nim clench her fist, she surrendered her body.
Minerva-nim belatedly reacted with horror.

「Hey, wait!! I told you how much you shouldn't touch that thing...」
「But she's so fluffy and cute.」
「Do you like anything as long as it has hair?!」
「...Ahem. Both of you, please stop. Hero-nim, take your hands off as well.」

Lumine-nim skillfully refreshed the atmosphere.
At the usual turn of events, Ariel-nim let go of Dirne-nim with a look of regret.
Thanks to that, the liberated Dirne-nim spread her Jade Gate wide.

「Lee Hyun-nim is...」
「Anyway, why did you ask us to find her?」
「R-right!! Why did you come here!?」

But that was short-lived.
Lumine-nim turned her gaze forward.
Perhaps it was just her imagination, but Dirne-nim looked thinner than she had a few days... no, two months ago.

「She is certainly a villain who must repent. It is only right that she be whipped in the confession room. I understand why Sister Marie-nim is doing this.」
「If you know that, then why?」
「However, it is wrong to not even give her food.」

As she said that.
Over the past two months, the amount of rations the old priestess Marie-nim had brought into the confession room was very small.
It was only about two days' worth of food.
That meant Dirne-nim had to survive on only that much for two months.

「......?」

'Two months? There's no way a puppy could survive that long without eating.'

The Sage Minerva-nim felt a brief moment of doubt, but regardless.
Lumine-nim then scanned the surroundings.
After a movement that looked like she was checking if anyone was coming.
She revealed the reason she had come to see Dirne-nim.

「...At the very least, you should have a meal. Ariel-nim, Minerva-nim. I would be grateful if you could take her to the restaurant.」
「E-eat? Me?」

Let's feed her.
It was a very modest and Lumine-nim-like thing to say.
Beside the bewildered Dirne-nim, Minerva-nim narrowed her eyes.

「Lumi, do you think Marie-nim and Hyun-nim did this for no reason? They must have stuck her here for a reason.」
「It is fine. I have no intention of letting her out of the temple. We will simply have her eat a warm meal at the restaurant and then return her to the confession room.」
「Can't we just bring the food here?」
「The smell will give us away. If Marie-nim finds out, fufu. I might have to repent as well.」
「Sigh...」

However, because Lumine-nim's will was firm.

「There is no need to worry, Minerva-nim. I will hold her so she cannot go anywhere.」
「You just like that she's fluffy.」
「That is not it. It is only to fulfill Lumine-nim's request.」

And because Ariel-nim showed such enthusiasm.
Minerva-nim eventually had to give up.
With a deep sigh, Minerva-nim tapped Dirne-nim.

「Ariel, hold her tight. Lumi and I might be different, but it seems you're fine even if you touch her.」
「Leave it to me.」
「...That was fast? Isn't there too much personal interest involved?」
「It is just your imagination.」

Heave.
Ariel-nim picked Dirne-nim up.
Though unintentional, it was a princess carry.
Dirne-nim wore a triumphant smile.

'I don't know the details, but at this rate...'

「By the way, she is quite soft. Mmm, mmm.」
「......」

Because Ariel-nim was kneading her buttocks aggressively, she couldn't keep smiling for long. But anyway.

「Let us go quickly so we are not caught. I will lead the way to the restaurant.」
「I will reduce my presence so we are not detected.」
「I'll scout the surroundings... Ariel, you really mustn't let her go, okay?」
「I will never let go, so do not worry.」

The three then headed out of the confession room.
Through the dark corridor and out of the building.
The clear sunlight greeted Dirne-nim.

「Hyaa...♡」

'An outing after two months. This is nice.'

Perhaps because she was naked, the wind felt a bit chilly.
Dirne-nim let out a pleasant moan.
It was perfectly cool.

「......Heh?」

'Wait, it's been two months since autumn started, so why isn't it cold yet?'

Even the temperature indicated that something was suspicious, but...

'Whatever. I've escaped to where I can see the sky, so that's enough.'

Dirne-nim didn't care.
No, she couldn't afford to care.
Her eyes...
Had been ferociously scanning the surroundings for a while now.

'Now that the flat-chested bitch who interfered at every turn is further away, this is my chance!'

Hwaek!!

Her hand reached out quickly.
To Ariel-nim, it only looked like a puppy flailing about.
Thinking it was cute, she didn't stop her.
Thanks to that, Dirne-nim made contact with Lumine-nim.

「That old hag had nothing to eat, but this bitch with the bulging divine jugs is different!!!」
「Oh my... uh?」

Soon, a holy halo of light flared up.
The tiny bit of contribution Lee Hyun-nim had given her while pretending to be the World Tree.
That turned into a magic skill and began to drain Lumine-nim's divine power.

「W-what is this...?」

'It feels like my divine power has diminished slightly, but perhaps it is just my imagination?'

It wasn't a massive amount.
She hadn't refined it into an elixir pill, so how much could she really steal just by touching her for a moment?
Even Lumine-nim moved on without much suspicion.
The only one who noticed Dirne-nim's trick was Minerva-nim, who had been anxious all along.

-Tting.

『Translation complete in 0.1 seconds. An undefined divine power reaction has...』

「Hey, Ariel!! Stop her!!!」

Minerva-nim rushed forward frantically.

「She is being held securely in my arms...」
「Hurry up and give her some discipline or something!!」
「Understood.」

Kkwa-ak.
Ariel-nim balled her hand into a fist.
That fist headed straight for the gap between Dirne-nim's buttocks, which she had been fondling earlier.

'Too late! The performance is already finished!'

「Hyat-ha!! Thanks, you idiots!!!」

But Dirne-nim's form was already becoming transparent.
Using all the divine power, Dirne-nim shot her body toward the Divine Realm once again.
To be precise, she tried to shoot herself there.

'Puppy-nim, do not struggle. You would not want to be disciplined, would you?'

「Heave-ho.」

At the final moment, Ariel-nim's fist plunged deep into her ass.
Instantly, Dirne-nim's eyes rolled back.

「......!!!!? O-euk♡ U-euk, kkeu-eup♡」

'What is with this crazy bitch? This is on a whole different level from a rod♡'

It was a punch from Ariel-nim, who had instantly become an anal fisting master.
Even after taking that, she couldn't successfully complete the teleportation.

Pusyu-syut.

A squirt sprayed out.
Dirne-nim's fading body regained its color.

「...Phew.」

'I don't know what that was, but I'm glad I stopped it before an accident happened.'

Even the running Minerva-nim felt relieved after seeing that.
But, just as Minerva-nim was about to relax.

「...Lee Hyun-nim.」

'To see through even this, you truly are amazing.'

Marie-nim muttered from somewhere in the temple.
The divine power blooming from her body immediately surged toward Dirne-nim.

KWA-AAAAA-ANG!!!!!

White lightning struck down.

「What in the... Eek!? Ariel, where did that bastard dog go!?」
「I-I was disciplining her just a moment ago, but she suddenly vanished.」
「Is this divine power? The only one who could use this much power besides me is Sister Marie-nim...」

After the divine power dissipated.
Dirne-nim, who had been held in Ariel-nim's arms, had disappeared, leaving only pussy fluid behind.

「O-euk♡ U-euk, euk♡」
「......」

'The delivery box is already soaked as soon as it arrives?'

Dirne-nim, whom the three were desperately searching for, was lying right in front of Lee Hyun-nim.