Chapter 182: Scylla

"You... What was that for?" She replied without a shred of hesitation. "To think I promised to be your woman is crazy... Am I crazy?"

"Yes, you're crazy for pleasure." I smiled gently at her. "But you promised me. Besides, becoming my woman means you will be safe from that thing." And then I pointed at the sea.

"That thing?" Cecil muttered, turning her head toward the direction I pointed at. Once again, her face had a bit of terror written on it when she noticed that thing. "W-What is that?"

In the distance, the sea was raging. Giant waves crashed against each other. Whirlpools appeared in many places, sucking the water and debris from the destroyed ship down to the bottomless stomach of the sea.

The sky turned dark. The moon was hiding behind black clouds accumulated above the sea. A storm was brewing as thunder clapped loudly, striking at various places on the sea.

On my radar, the earlier giant red dot moved around crazily fast, circling the sea around the island we were on. Many smaller dots also began to come closer, as if creating barricades so we couldn't leave.

And the thing I pointed at with my finger rose to the air. From a distance, it looked as if eight snakes rose and danced in the air. But those things weren't snakes at all. They were...

"Scylla's tentacles," I responded to Cecil, who got close to me. "That's the tentacle of the monster released by your stupid brother from that magic item."

"Tentacles?! How..." Cecil's voice quivered from fear.

The courageous woman who didn't even flinch in front of Isabelle and didn't seem afraid of anything was now trembling, and her words reverted to the sailor's tongue.

"How in the fast seas are they growin' so bloomin' massive?! One o' those beastly things be 'avin' the strength to drag our ship straight to the darkest depths!"

"As I said, those were Scylla's."

The size of that monster was proportional to the sea she lived in. And this sea that was more massive than Earth probably was like heaven to that monster. We had sailed for almost a day, but I couldn't see the World-End Waterfall yet. That just showed how big this water area was.

'That's why the dot is so big. It's still circling around this island and is bigger than the landmass we were on. This could be dangerous.'

Of course, what I talked about was dangerous was Cecil. Scylla's size was bigger than I had anticipated, and the tentacles approached us slowly. It seemed like the main body and the tentacles were still detached.

'Wait?'

The main body and the tentacles were detached... That...

"Could it be?" I looked around and at my radar at the same time.

I observed the giant dot's movement and the smaller dots. Those smaller ones seemed to circle around the tentacles as if they were guarding those tentacles in this place. Why?

Was it because the seal was released on this island? No. That wasn't the case.

If so, why did I stand on top of the giant dot's center even though it moved around on my radar?

"The main body is chained below this island, and the sea monsters are trying to bring Scylla's tentacles to fuse it with her. The one sealed inside the flute is the tentacles and not its main body. That's why she followed the flute's sound to command the sea monsters!" I exclaimed.

Finally, my curiosity and the mystery behind the flute had a proper explanation. I didn't notice it because Crane never brought the flute away from the island.

"What be that ye be sayin'?" Cecil asked, looking at me with a panicked look.

"Bloody hell! Ye mean to tell me that colossal beast be shackled right under this very island where we be hidin' our precious treasure?! We best be gettin' it and makin' a swift departure, boy!"

"I have already secured your treasure," I replied calmly. "But you're right. We need to get the hell out of here right now. I can't fight Scylla without a proper footing. This island won't survive for too long."

Besides, Scylla was important for me to cure Isabelle's trauma. So I couldn't defeat it without involving her first.

"Take this."

Saying so, I pulled two [Teleportation Gems] with Lima Port City as the destination I ransacked earlier and pulled Cecil close to me.

"H-Hey!"

She let out a surprised yelp, but I ignored her, pushed the gem between her cleavage, and forcefully activated it as I put the ship under us into my inventory.

"We're teleporting," I said, and our bodies were enveloped by bluish light before the scenery around us changed.

The previous sandy beach surrounded by raging sea and forest now changed to a sandy beach with a calm sea surrounded by buildings behind me. Those buildings were from Lima Port City, which meant we had teleported safely.

"We returned?" Cecil asked, her tone also returned to normal.

"Yes." I nodded, "But we have no time to waste. First of all, look over here, Cecil."

"Huh?"

Cecil looked confused at my sudden request but still looked down to face me eye to eye. I brought up the notification from before that I received when I found the treasure trove.

[Ding! The requirement to dominate Cecil has been completed.]

[You can dominate her right now!]

[Dominate Cecil? Yes/No]

This was the perfect time to do this. To make my plan easier, I needed to dominate Cecil right now. All requirements were done, and I just needed to press yes. But I wanted to ask her once more.

"You want to become my woman, right? Say yes if you do and I will dominate you. Don't worry, I won't treat you horribly."

Cecil narrowed her eyes seriously, looking at me with determination.

"That..."

"I will give you all the treasure you had with your brother before and many more. You've seen my strength, so I can guarantee your safety. And I have a fairly high status, so your life will be comfortable."

"That..." She seemed to hesitate to answer.

Getting dominated by a man meant trusting your all to him, so it was a big decision in life.

I didn't want to force dominating girls unless they wanted to, or I was forced to dominate them like in Beatrice's case. Well, for that succubus, she lived happily after I dominated her, so I also got her consent, albeit later on.

Cecil had given me her consent when we had sex, and I only loved to see her troubled reaction like this while telling her what I could give her. It was... a bit of fun before the situation became serious.

Because she became hesitant about my offer, I decided to add more. Leaning closer, I whispered to her.

"The effect of the potion I gave you earlier was gone? I got a potion to further enhance your sense and sensitivity if you want to. Of course, I will grant your desire if you want to. So say yes, Cecil. Be my woman."

"Aaah! Get it!" Cecil suddenly shouted and broke away from me, taking a step back. "Let's make our way to Domination House, aye? But let's not forget the promise of treasure and a life of ease. I be fed up with this pirate's life meself!"

"That's not needed," I smirked and pressed yes.

While Cecil was confused, a pink mark was etched above her crotch, the mark of being dominated with my name, 'Arthur Vainglory,' written in the middle of the heart shape.

[Ding! Cecil is dominated!]

[Now she can't refuse your order!]

Using the chance in the middle of her confusion, I pulled her face down and kissed her.

"Now you're mine, Cecil. Let me tell you my plan that you will participate with."

"Blimey! I reckon I just made a ruddy massive decision without even realizin' it. That name... ye be the bloomin' Paladin, ain't ye?!"

"Aye." I smiled, imitating how the sailors spoke. "Does my title turn you on?"

"Bloody hell! 'Course I turned on, boy." She replied with a huge grin. "To think I becomin' the woman o' the most important bloke in this world, and just yesterday I was tryin' to dominate 'im. What in the blazes be goin' on in this cursed world?"

"That's because you're beautiful and I like you," I replied and took a step back. "Anyway, play some parts in my plan, okay? My friend needs a little help with her mental illness, and that scary Scylla will be our sacrifice to cure her."

"Arr, I be havin' no other choice, me matey. What role be ye wantin' me to take in yer grand plan?"Cecil patted her head around, fixing her untidy hair.

My reply came with a red pirate hat I took from my inventory and handed her. "The bad guy part."

"Avast! That be somethin' I be well acquainted with." She smiled and took the hat from my hand, wearing it immediately.

That hat looked rather good on her, with a skull symbol in the middle of the hat.

"Cap'n Cecil be all set to unleash pure chaos, me darlin'." She exclaimed with the biggest smile on her face.

"Great. But, let's hide that mark first and move from this place." I replied with a playful tone. "Let only me be the one who can see your dominated mark. So wear something, please."

"Whatever it is for you, darling."

Cecil held my face and then kissed me deeply.

Everything was in place. The villain, the monster, and the fighting location.

'We will fight it at the port.'

What we were currently missing was one.

'It's time to get the main character, Isabelle, to join the play.'