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Chapter 38

TN: Reminder, Titan in『human』form is a『she』, and Titan in『Titan』form is a『he』. Important to know for this chapter.
Also, my MTL result always translates Titan with『he』in this chapter, but I change it to『she』since Titan is “supposedly” in her human form now.

“Speaking of which, Demiurge. How’re Titans doing after that?”

“…That person?”

When I asked, Demiurge’s expression clouded slightly and she gave a small sigh.

“The World Tree has absorbed most of her mana and weakened her completely. Phoenix is now monitoring her. Of course, I’ve tied her up so she can’t move around.”

“…I see.”

It seems that she is still alive.

After damaging the trunk of the world tree and endangering its life, she even tried to raise her hand against Demiurge, the parent of the tree.

They even tried to get their hands on the seeds of the world tree, the only hope left in this world.

This world exists with the blessing of mana from the world tree.

However, the magical civilization that we humans have developed is consuming so much mana that it’s putting a heavy burden on the world tree.

Demiurge told me that the current World Tree will wither away within another thousand years. That’s a very rough estimate.

In reality, it is expected to be shorter than that.

That’s why Titan’s act of damaging the trunk of the world tree, which was nearing its limit, was unforgivable.

And after the current world tree dies, the current seed will take over the role of the new world tree.

That is why it is outrageous to tamper with the seed.

A heinous act that, under normal circumstances, would have gotten her killed immediately.

However, Demiurge does not seem to be able to be ruthless against Titan.

I had expected this, but it seems that she still has feelings of mercy for the existence she has created.

When she found out that Titan had hurt the World Tree, she was so angry that she bled from her fists…

“She went too far. In an attempt to regain her waning power, she meddled with the World Tree. After all, she was planning to take in the seeds to gain even more power and rule the world… This is outrageous… You can’t complain if you get killed… but…”

Demiurge stopped speaking.

But as expected, no matter how insensitive I am, I can easily imagine the words that follow.

Demiurge has the aspect of a merciless demon god who wants to annihilate humans without mercy, but she is not an emotionless killing machine.

She is a warm-blooded being, just like me.

As proof of this, she is now distorting her expression as if in pain.

“I’ve been much more lenient with my people than I’d like to be… Titan has done things that can never be forgiven. And yet, I hesitate to condemn her harshly… How shameful of me.”

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Demiurge’s face.

I took her hand in my own and grabbed it.

Demiurge looked up as if she had been caught off guard and looked straight up at me.

“Hu-Husband…?”

It’s not often that I touch Demiurge.

Most of the time, it’s her who touches me.

Not being used to women, I was somewhat reluctant to touch the opposite sex myself.

But,

“Fufu, It’s rare for husband to touch me. What’s wrong?”

“Demiurge… As for me, I’m glad you’re having trouble keeping your hands off the Titan.”

“―――?!”

Demiurge’s eyes widened at my words.

But I didn’t care, and spat out more words.

“I think it’s right for a creature to be struggling and suffering while being swept away by emotions, rather than someone who immediately judges things based only on efficiency and logic.”

“Husband… fufu, thank you. You are encouraging me. I’m very, very happy.”

Demiurge smiles with narrowed eyes.

However, it was short-lived.

Immediately, she tightens her expression and changes her mood.

“But I am the Creator God. It is true that as a human being, I am allowed to have fluctuations in my emotions. But when I face the world, I must be a device. If that is the case, then Titan must be eliminated. She’s dangerous. There’s no telling when she’ll get her hands on the world tree or the seeds again.”

“Then, you want to kill Titans?”

“Hn… th-that’s…”

“…Don’t force yourself to carry it. I’m on your side now. I can beat Titan in her full state. It’s not hard to hold her down when she’s weakened by having her mana stolen. So, don’t force yourself to think that you have to kill her. At the very least, let’s give her a severe punishment, and this time, let’s have her do everything he can for the World Tree. With Phoenix.”

“…………”

Demiurge rolls her eyes and stares at me.

A moment of silence passed between us.

Did I get a little carried away and say something strange?

Is it possible that Demiurge is disgusted with me?

First of all, the other party is a creator god, in other words, a god.

As a mortal, I wonder if I’ve spoken out of turn to such an entity, and even after all this time, sweat pours from my forehead and back.

I wish she would say something.

Silence is pretty hard to endure…

However, despite my worries, Demiurge let out a “huff” and held her mouth to keep her mouth shut.

“Fufu… After all, it’s not a mistake… to choose my husband. I almost forgot… that we had already entered into a marriage contract.”

“Eh?”

“Right. I am no longer alone, am I? In the first place, I can no longer do anything by myself. Then I can rely on you more, husband?”

The purple crystal amethyst eyes of Demiurge stared straight at me.

There was no sign of the pessimism she had shown earlier, but rather a smile on her face with a refreshing expression, as if she had been refreshed.

I was a little taken aback by her, but I slapped my chest and raised my voice.

“Th-That’s right! If there’s anything I can do, anything at all, just tell me!”

I have sworn to be with her.

Then I want to help her in any way that I can.

I stared straight back into Demiurge’s gaze.

But,

“…Umu, anything, hee.”

Immediately, Demiurge’s voice sounded different.

Mm? Huh? Why is that?

Suddenly, Demiurge’ face seemed to take on a suspicious air…

“Then, I’ll take you at your word.”

“O-Ou… come, on…”

Strange.

I had a bad feeling running down my back, but differently than before.

Did I do something wrong?

“Anything… anything, right… then.”

“Wait, wait, wait! I said anything! I’m only asking for what I can do! I don’t want any crazy demands!”

“Fufu, I know… I’m not going to be so reckless.”

I-Is that true…?

I furrowed my brow as I waited for Demiurge to speak.

“Husband, shall I leave it to husband to punish Titan, as you said earlier?”

“Eh?”

“I can trust you with anything, can I?”

“……”

There you are.

But, yeah.

I guess so.

Rather than the Demiurge punishing Titan directly, it would be more mentally demanding for her to be punished by me as a human.

That would be much more severe punishment.

Titans seem to have a lot of pride, doesn’t she?

Well, Phoenix, who is also one of the four powerful demons, also has a lot of pride.

I guess the thought that they are higher than humans makes them do so naturally.

If that’s the case, then being chastised by someone you’ve been looking down on must be quite humiliating.

It would be a pretty good punishment.

“…Okay. It’s a punishment for Titan. I’ll take care of it.”

“Houu, you’re so quick to agree, husband, what do you have in mind?”

“No, it’s not a big deal. It’s just that it’s pretty humiliating for her to be hurt by humans. I thought that would be a hard enough punishment for her.”

“I see. She was indeed blatantly disrespectful of humans, and as Master said, she must be a bundle of pride. Well, poke her in that area and hurt her enough to break her heart a little.”

“It’s a very detailed order, but I understand. I’ll do my best.”

In the first place, the opponent is Titan that was trying to crush us.

I’m going to go easy on you, but I’m not afraid to give you a fair amount of pain, either.

She seems to have a rather vulgar personality, and I think I’ll take this as an opportunity to correct her character a little bit.

“Then, let’s get started. Right, just give me a week. During that time, I’ll try to get her to reflect on her actions to the point where she’ll bow to you.”

“Umu. I’ll leave everything to you, husband. During that time, I will ask Phoenix to collect the mana, so you can concentrate on punishing Titan.”

Thus, I was entrusted by Demiurge with the task of punishing Titan for this incident.

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And then, in the blink of an eye, a week passed and I succeeded in getting Titan to bow down to Demiurge.

…however

“『 Master 』! Please punish me more! I don’t care if it’s whipping, water, beating, kicking, or anything else! Anyway, torment me more!”

A half-naked Titans kneel at my feet and cling to me.

Drool is dripping from her mouth, and her eyes have a dangerous color, as if she’s taken some kind of dangerous drug.

In the course of a week of punishment from me, Titan had completely transformed into an M-slave-like woman… ‡

As a result, I was met with a cold stare from both Demiurge and Phoenix.