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Chapter 39

…Why did Titans develop a taste for humiliation, and how did it get so far out of hand?

To be honest, I’m not entirely sure what caused it either.

I have indeed punished Titan with a certain amount of pain.

When you think about what Titans have done, it is rather natural that some pain would be inflicted.

There was no chance in hell that she would show any remorse with just words, so I gave her a bit of a rough spanking.

But even then, I thought I took it pretty easy on her.

Now? How did this happen…?

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One week ago.

Titan Punishment, Day 1…

“Hmm? Ares.”

“Hey, Phoenix. I’m here to check on Titan. Also, Demiurge told me to punish Titan myself.”

As I was about to go to Titan, I saw Phoenix in front of me.

She had semi-long red hair that looked like it was on fire. However, only the part at the top of the hairline was stretched out, giving off a rainbow of colors.

The eyes that stare at me are like green emeralds.

Despite her young girl appearance, she is one of the four strongest demons created by Demiurgos, and her true form is a giant divine bird with a divine golden body and wings of fire.

However, as she had lived for so many years, the mana in her body had begun to run out and she had become quite weak.

“I see. Titans are tied to the tree over there right now. Demiurge-sama told me not to kill her, so she’s still alive… Well, I’d kill her in a heartbeat if I could.”

It seems that Phoenix has also heard about what Titan has done.

She is staring deep into the forest with a blatant frown on her face.

Perhaps there is a Titans in her line of sight.

I can’t see her yet, but if I follow the gaze Phoenix is directing at me, I’ll be able to see Titans.

“If you’re going to punish her, make it a hard one. It would be a death sentence to try to attack Demiurge-sama in the first place. I’m so soggy inside right now that I want to roast her limbs on fire and then finally burn her body from the inside out…”

Oi oi, come on, you little bird.

Well, I can understand how she feels.

This fellow has a deep respect for Demiurgos.

That’s probably why she can’t forgive Titan’s actions this time.

“I’ll do what I can. As for me, I’m going to make sure she’s fully reminded to bow to Demiurge in the end.”

“Don’t just apologize. Get down on her knees. If she can’t do this, I’ll never accept her apology.”

“…I’ll do my best.”

Getting down on your knees… making her do it, doesn’t seem to be easy.

Passing by the indignant Phoenix, I walked deeper into the forest.

As I walked quickly, I found Titan tied up to a tree with ivy covering most of her body.

“Huh? Who the fuck is…? You’re…?”

“Hey, it’s been a day, Titan.”

The eyes of the grenade garnet, which glared at me, and the double teeth peek out from the mouth.

Her grayish-brown disheveled hair is stretched to her waist, and her skin is brown from her sensational clothing.

She is the one who damaged the world tree, took in the seeds it produced, and planned to rule the world, and even tried to get her hands on Demiurge, the parent of the tree.

In his true form, he is a giant over ten meters tall, clad in muscular armor and with a face like a rock.

In his Titan form, he is male, but when he changes into his human form, he becomes female, which is a bit of an unusual transformation.

When I first met her, she was emitting very thick mana from his body, but now there is no trace of it.

It seems that, as Demiurgos said, a lot of mana was taken away by the seeds of the World Tree.

“What the hell are you doing here… laughing at me, you miserable bastard?”

“No. Demiurge has asked me to punish you for what you’ve done.”

“Punishment? Haha, if you’re going to kill me, kill me quickly. Or are you just here to make fun of me? I’ve heard that human men are monkeys that react to the things between their legs when they see a woman. Have you come to humiliate me as a punishment? Haa?”

She’s got a bad mouth and a vulgar accent.

She’s still the same, and I can’t help but sigh.

“That’s not it either. I’m thinking of giving you some pain, but it’s up to you to actually act on it.”

I knew this fellow had a twisted personality.

If possible, it would be better if things could be settled peacefully…

“Titans. Are you going to make a sincere apology to Demiurge?”

“What?”

Titan gave me a dubious look at my words.

But I didn’t care, and continued.

“This is certainly not something that should be easily forgiven. But Demiurge has no desire to punish you harshly. No matter how long you’ve been away from her, you’re still her family. She doesn’t want to raise her hand if she can help it. So, as long as you show remorse, she’ll…”

“Ha! No, thank you. I’m not going to bow down to sister!”

“…… “

Titan gave a look of disgust at my words, and said so as if spitting them out.

I could see the mockery in her eyes towards Demiurgos.

From the first time we met, this guy had been looking down on Demiurgos.

“Demiurgos is the one who created you, as a parent. Do you have any idea how much pain she’s gone through because of this?”

“I don’t care. I just did what I wanted to do. Besides, she’s weak now. She’s as fragile as a human being, isn’t she? I don’t have a head to bow to the weak. If you want to do it, you can do it by force, human…”

“…I see. I understand your attitude.”

If it were possible, I would have liked to see her show her remorse and apologize to Demiurge.

This fellow doesn’t seem to have any intention of remorse, even if she’s lying.

Well, considering that there is nothing more annoying than remorse that is not heartfelt, is this guy any better? I can’t help but think.

However, now that it’s come to this, I have no choice but to resign myself to it.

“Then I’ll start punishing you now, as soon as I’m ready. Be prepared.”

“Hmph! I don’t know if you’re capable of punishing me after all the crap you’ve been saying.”

“…Don’t underestimate me too much, Titan.”

That’s all I said, and I left.

It’s going to be more difficult to correct Titan’s character than I thought.

But I’ll still make her bow before Demiurge.

I went deep into the forest and started preparing.

“Damn… I guess words alone were not enough to make her truly reflect on her actions. At that rate, we may not see much change even if I spend a lot of time on it… is the only way to go.”

I’m not too keen on the idea, but I’ll give the guy a little bit of a beating.

Likely, Titan has never experienced the pain of being hurt in the first place.

That’s why she can’t understand the pain of others.

If that’s the case, then I should execute a painful chastisement, even if I have to be unkind this time.

I don’t like the idea, but… let’s start preparations for now.

To proceed with the punishment of Titans entrusted by Demiurgos, I decided to start preparing.

However, it’s not that big of a deal.

All I needed was a few vines and some water.

The vines can be procured here and there in the forest, and there is a spring for water. I can get everything I need without much trouble.

After quickly gathering the necessary items, I started to make a punishment item for Titan.

The procedure is to soak the vines taken from the tree in water and use magic to make them absorb the water at once.

Then, make a hollow in the ground and prepare boiling water in it.

The water-soaked vines are thrown into the water and boiled until they become pliable…

And the finished product is…

“Okay. My homemade―――『 vine whip 』is ready.”

Even though it’s done, it’s not finished yet.

I try to swing the softened vine toward the trunk of a handy tree.

Then, with a sharp *pop!*, a small scar appears on the spot where I hit the trunk.

If this were human skin, I would be a little horrified.

It would probably end up with a swollen worm or even broken skin if I was not careful.

After confirming the power of the whip, I put the final touches on the whip by coating the surface with mana to prevent moisture from escaping from the vines…. and then applying another layer of mana on top of that. To kill the power of the whip, you can cover the part of the whip that is wielded with mana and process it so that it becomes a cushion…

“And that’s it.”

The whip’s original power has been drastically reduced, and the former hero’s special whip for chastisement is ready.

The last thing you need is to check the power of this thing.

“No choice. I’ll just have to try it on myself.”

I decided to take the whip in my hand and look for Phoenix.

I’ll let her use this whip.

AN: The number of words in the punishment reminiscence increased unexpectedly, so I’m splitting it into three episodes.