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Chapter 44

It had been almost a week since the day Titan’s head went crazy.

I can confidently say that it had been a very intense time.

First of all, Titan started to get very involved with me (not only with words but also with her body).

Furthermore, the way she called me changed from “you” and “human” to “master” at once.

I don’t understand.

Your master is Demiurge, isn’t it? Why are you calling me “master”?

Demiurge didn’t take too kindly to this, and I also found it annoying, so I tried to keep her away from me, but each time I tried, she just gave me a strange, agonized look, and there was no improvement at all.

In addition to that, every time I take a curt attitude towards her, Titan becomes more involved with me.

Honestly, I don’t get it.

Incidentally, when Demiurge asked me what I had done to Titan, I reported everything that had happened during the week.

I’m sure I had already reported my progress, but she said that wasn’t enough and asked me to dig deeper.

Then, upon hearing my story, Demiurge summoned Phoenix and took her deep into the forest.

But when Phoenix came back, she was in a state that made no sense: she was holding her buttocks and had tears in her eyes… What was that all about?

“I’m sorry, I’ll never do that again. Please don’t hit me in the butt,” she said… Hm~m, I don’t know.

Well, that’s it.

This time, Titan also participated in the cultivation of the seeds of the world tree.

To be honest, I was quite doubtful that the Titans, who were planning to capture the seeds of the World Tree, would honestly cooperate with us.

However, once we opened the door, it turned out to be much easier than we expected. Titan is following our instructions and hunting demons every day to supply mana to the world tree.

With the increase in manpower, the amount of Anima Crystals we can collect in a day has definitely increased compared to before.

Well, the problem is that Titan, perhaps because of their fighting style, is very fond of hand-to-hand combat. Thanks to this, when she has dealt with slime, she comes back covered in mucus and her clothes are almost tattered.

It seems that the clothes Titans wear are made up of mana, just like the clothes made by Demiurge.

Slime is a demon that feeds on mana. Clothes woven from mana are easy prey.

Honestly, that skin color is a sight for sore eyes.

Incidentally, an anima crystal is the crystallized soul of a demon.

But, the souls of demons never crystallize.

The soul of a demon that has stopped its life activity will only return to the earth as pure mana.

And only Demiurge and the four powerful demons can transform their souls into mineral-like crystals.

As for me, I share my life with Demiurge, and as a result, like them, I can crystallize the souls of demons into anima crystals.

Currently, the mana we collect daily is of inferior quality, but even so, the world tree is definitely growing.

That’s what Demiurge said.

If we continue to give it mana at this rate, the seeds will sprout soon, she said.

The mana that Titan stole from the previous world tree has been passed on to the current world tree to promote its growth.

The amount of mana released from the seeds is much greater than before, and the luminescence phenomenon that used to be a faint glow is getting stronger every day.

Moreover, the luminescence itself flickered like a pulse, as if it were beating a heart.

The change in the seeds, which we hadn’t seen before, made us feel that they were growing.

Naturally, a smile appeared between me and Demiurge.

The seed’s growth, in other words, meant that we were getting closer to saving the world.

But Phoenix didn’t seem to be too happy about Titan’s participation.

But when Demiurge is around, she makes a show of being friends with Titan, as if she’s trying to make up for it, which is a strange scene.

Seriously, what did Demiurge do to you?

However, she still seems to have a hard time accepting Titans, and always keeps her distance from her.

The only time they show their closeness is in front of Demiurge.

Otherwise, Phoenix basically ignored Titan most of the time.

However, I had often witnessed Titan’s strange trembling body and flushed cheeks in response to Phoenix’s curt attitude.

I have to admit, it was pretty creepy.

She was breathing hard and drooling from the corner of her open mouth.

Needless to say, I regretted not having seen it.

Moreover, after our daily hunt, he would make strange demands of me.

The demands were always: “Torment me! Without mercy! If you do, I’ll hunt again, or whatever you want! No, you can even humiliate me!”

She made some outrageous statements.

Give me a break…

And so, that’s how I spent my week.

I feel like I’ve been dealing with Titans most of the time during the day.

However, despite this, Demiurge didn’t stick to me as much as before.

Moreover, I haven’t laid my skin against Demiurge since that night.

Knowing the softness of her skin, the warmth of her human skin, and her wild breathing, I can’t help but be conscious of her when I’m near her.

However, I don’t want her to think that I’m greedy by asking her out, so I’m trying to keep my daily sexual desires to myself.

Still, there are many nights when I feel like reaching out to her without a second thought.

Thanks to this, I’ve been a little sleep-deprived lately…

Hm~mm

What is wrong with me?

Before we started getting under each other’s skin, she would rub her body against mine and spoil me at every turn.

If I tried to feed her by mouth or wash her body, she would press me to serve her without regard for my intentions, but now that has almost disappeared.

But it’s not that she’s become distant.

She still asks for a kiss every morning and tries to stay close to me as much as possible.

However, I used to feel that Demiurge had almost zero distance from me.

It has started to become as distant as humanly possible.

I’m happy about this, but it seems a little sudden, and it makes me a little uneasy.

What is it? What could have happened to her?

One possibility is that she’s secretly jealous of the fact that Titan and I seem to be strangely (to the casual observer) close lately.

But then again, this is the same Demiurge who used to explode with jealousy when I held the hand of the receptionist of a commercial guild in town.

If she’s jealous of me and Titan, I have a feeling she’s going to interfere in a more extreme way.

So, another possibility is… her first experience with me was unexpectedly painful and she is distancing herself from me for fear of being physically desired?

…I didn’t really want to think about this, but it’s a possibility.

In the first place, men have very little pain in their first experience.

But for women, it is a very painful act.

Even if I have the knowledge, there is no way I can imagine it clearly. There is no way to share the feeling of the other person.

In the first place, I was an amateur.

It is doubtful that I could have cared for my partner properly.

In the latter half of the session, I felt like I was immersed in the act as if driven by lust, and I might have made her endure the pain.

And did I even take care of her afterward?

No, I didn’t do anything at all. I didn’t care for her at all.

If that’s the case, then the reason why Demiurge stopped coming at me so much is that…………

“I don’t want you to think that I’m a jerk and that I want your body…”

Uuuaaaaaa～～～～～～～～～……―――!

Oh no. If that’s actually the case, I’ll be very depressed.

No, I mean, before that, I was forcing a woman to put up with me, wasn’t I a devil!

Wh-What should I do?

Just a week ago, I said that I would accept everything from Demiurge, but if I don’t, won’t the relationship become awkward?

“I-I have to do something about this as soon as possible…”

What’s the first thing I need to do?

It’s decided. I have no choice but to show Demiurge that I’m a man who cares, even now.

I’ve never had a relationship with anyone before, I’m a complete novice.

I can’t unconsciously care for a woman. I’m not that good of a man. It’s sad to say.

Therefore, I have to make a conscious effort to be considerate of others.

Demiurge must be mentally exhausted from worrying about the seeds of the world tree every day.

Then, I have to thoroughly soothe her.

And then again, that night, when Demiurge recognized me again.

I will try again to have a honeymoon with Demiurge.

This time, I will spare no effort to make sure that both of us are satisfied both physically and emotionally.

We will make it a night of mutual satisfaction.

“Once that was decided, it was time to act!”

I headed for Demiurge, who had gone to check on the seeds.