Chapter 281: Interlude (3)

1.

Ea Sadalmelik.

She was an infamous witch even among the Criminal Exiles, until one day, she was defeated by Amelia.

In exchange for her reviving herself using the Cocoon of Reincarnation, her rank was dropped to 15th.

Then, in that state where she could barely even activate her autonomous defense, she met Siwoo, who eventually robbed her off her magic and dropped her rank further to the 13th.

In such a tattered state, she returned to the Modern World.

When she returned, the news of her 'death' had already spread throughout the world, and of course, it wasn't the most comfortable feeling for her.

Because of that news, her workshop and her various means to make money all around the world were all attacked by other witches.

Even her hidden funds had been robbed by someone, probably because they had been tracking those specific funds from the very beginning.

Which meant, all this time, those hyenas were only pretending that they didn't know of those places' existence out of fear of her retaliation, but now that she couldn't fight back, they immediately flocked onto them.

But, it wasn't like she could complain about it.

Rather, this situation was a blessing for her, since they really thought that she had died.

Throughout her life, Ea had only been making enemies left and right, never a friend nor an accomplice. Her relationship with other Criminal Exiles was the worst, so if they were to find out that the infamous 'Witch of Aquarius' was actually alive, and her rank had fallen to the 13th, even those witches who originally didn't dare to make eye contact with her would come to try and catch her.

She still had enough resources to hunt for Homunculi despite being thrown in such a disadvantageous environment, and she even had a bold plan to attack witches that were weaker than her or some apprentice witches she could get her hands on, but everything was foiled when she fell into the hands of the 'Witch of Desire', Bianca Belleli.

"You're a cutie, do you know that? Well, you've always been a cutie, but you're even more so nowadays."

"..."

Bianca knelt down, patting Ea's head as the latter's face grew distorted in humiliation.

She was treating her like a puppy.

No one would have guessed that Ea, the witch who was feared by countless Exiles, who was notorious for reaping other witches' brand among other things, was now obediently wearing a maid uniform.

Said uniform was custom-made, though despite its expensive materials and how well-made it was, its design was extremely vulgar.

The skirt part was so short that it failed to cover her crotch, let alone her healthy thighs, while the chest part completely revealed her pair of mounds, emphasizing them even.

And of course, there was a maid headband decorating her head.

She didn't wear anything to cover her crotch.

The sparse hair on her pussy had been removed to satisfy Bianca's taste, leaving her pussy exposed for all the world to see.

Her eyes had stopped emitting the usual vicious glint, though her shoulders were still trembling due to her not being used to such humiliation even after experiencing it for months.

She understood it logically.

The reason why she could live this long was because Bianca had been hiding her existence from the rest of the world.

If she were to leave her protection, she would be greeted by a fate worse than death.

And that she had no choice but to obediently act as her sex slave for the time being.

But, even though she could accept it logically, emotionally, she just couldn't accept this situation.

"What's with that expression? Need I remind you who was it that dresses our pitiful Ea in such pretty clothes, let her sleep comfortably in a good bed, hide her existence from other witches, and let her eat whatever she wants, hm?"

"..."

To those words, Ea only kept her head down and refused to answer.

Even though Bianca had already toyed around with her to her heart's content, her pride still didn't allow her to act like an obedient dog towards her, mostly because of how bad their relationship was in the past.

Well, to be more precise, she had been ignoring Bianca, who had always tried to flirt with her every chance she got.

"That isn't it."

Bianca let out a sigh before pushing Ea away.

Just from that, Ea lost her balance and fell down.

The frilly hairband that she wore wasn't just an ordinary item.

It was a transformed 'Ring of Subordination', a mystic code that had the power to seal off one's mana circulation, suppress one's physical strength to its limit, and ensure that one carried out the commands of their master.

For Bianca, a witch who could manipulate the appearance of all kinds of artifacts and mystic codes, changing one of them into a cute-looking headband was nothing.

The binding nature of the mystic code wasn't actually anything special, as any witches with a working autonomous defense could break the binding free, but Ea was currently stuck in the 13th rank.

That was why her body had become so weak that she couldn't even lift a cup on her own. In the end, she could do nothing but to fall over and expose her private parts to Bianca.

"That isn't it, that isn't it."

"Ngh...! Urg...!"

Bianca lifted her smooth, flawless foot, and stepped on Ea's pussy.

She then proceeded to rub her clit gently. The movements she made with her foot were so skillful to the point that Ea felt like she was using her hand.

Ea somehow managed to grab her ankle and tried to stop her, but Bianca just ignored her and did whatever she wanted while smiling.

-Squelch, squelch, squelch!

"I can't believe the rude bitch from back then had turned into this wriggling insect... Just look at you, you look so cute, it's soooo irresistible..."

As Bianca hastened her pace, Ea's breathing became more and more ragged.

The dirty sound of splashing water grew louder and the carpet gradually became more stained.

"Ngh...! M-Master... S-Stop..."

Though she tried to endure for some time, Ea's stubbornness cracked a little eventually.

But, even though she had suffered similar humiliations countless times, her pride still didn't allow her to bend over completely to the woman in front of her.

She yielded and called Bianca 'Master', just like what the latter wanted, but she didn't stop what she was doing.

Instead, she started to do things that even Ea herself didn't expect she'd do, trying to humiliate her even further.

"Not now."

"Ugh...! Ngh...!"

Bianca began to twist her foot into Ea's pussy.

She scrunched her toes closely, as if she was wearing a tight heel, and pushed everything in.

"This shoe is a little bit too small, huh? My foot just can't fit in! I bet it'll break down if I were to put my heel in."

"M-Master! P-Please...! I-I'm sorry, I-I was wrong...!"

No matter how short Bianca was compared to Ea, she still wasn't small enough to fit her entire foot inside that particular hole.

Feeling that her bones would be smashed by her feet, Ea begged desperately.

Seeing she was about to burst into tears, Bianca, who had been savoring the sticky sensation in her foot, slowly pulled out her foot.

"Alright, since I'm a generous owner, I'll stop."

Then, she moved her drenched foot slowly towards Ea's face.

She wasn't pressing it on her or anything.

But to be stepped on by someone's foot that was filled with her own love juice was an unbearable humiliation for Ea.

"Lick it clean."

"...Okay..."

But, after facing the ferocious threat from before, there was nothing else that she could do against Bianca.

In fact, the only reason why she could talk informally to her was because Bianca let her to do so, since she wanted to get a taste of her former self or something along that line.

If that wasn't the case, she wouldn't even have the courage to speak to her.

After all, Bianca was a grand witch who had reached the 22nd rank.

She was a tricky opponent that even Ea in her prime couldn't afford to let her guard down against.

Ea carefully let her tongue out and licked the sole of Bianca's foot.

When she witnessed this scene, Bianca's eyes glinted with glee.

It didn't need a genius to tell that she was doing this to satisfy her carnal desires.

By the time Ea had finished cleaning her feet, she had already sat down on the floor.

Of course, there was a reason why she sat down. Using her legs, she pushed Ea's head towards her crotch, telling her to lick it.

"So, I noticed your dissatisfaction when hearing the content of the meeting. What was up with that, hm?"

"One...sluurp...question..."

"Yes, ask away."

"Why...do you need to...volunteer yourself...? Without you, I— N-No, I mean...wouldn't it be dangerous...?"

This whole time, Bianca hadn't hesitated even a little to keep contact with the Witch of Whispers.

Throughout the previous incident, when she monitored the Cowardly Witch using a crystal ball, from the time when she planned out everything to the moment when she died without accomplishing her long-cherished dream, she had been exchanging information with that vile witch.

While this was fine and all, there was still no reason for her to go a step further and volunteer herself for the sake of that witch, this was the one thing that Ea couldn't understand.

This was a matter that could easily be resolved by just waiting.

There bound to be another crazy witch who'd show up and make her move to test the water, just like what the Cowardly Witch did.

"Oh my? You're worried about me? Good girl...haang...!"

"Mmh...sluurp...nggh...!"

Ea, who had been licking Bianca's pussy as if it was laced with sugar, suddenly made a choking noise.

It was because the latter, feeling that she was close to her climax, wrapped one leg around the back of Ea's head and pushed it toward her tightly.

"More, more, more! Ahaaeung...!"

As Bianca reached her climax, she spread her love juice all around Ea's face.

With her face now ruined again, Ea barely managed to escape from her clutches as she gasped for air.

Even doing this was already too much for the current her.

In any case, putting all the humiliation aside, Ea genuinely thought that Bianca was being way too reckless.

She could understand the part where she kept on communicating with the Witch of Whispers.

However, the problem was that it felt like she completely put her trust in Lilith.

She even gave her the Dagon's Flute, which eventually reached the hand of the Cowardly Witch, and this time, it seemed as if she was about to throw her life away just to prove that Lilith's words were true.

"...Why on earth are you doing this?"

While drawing heavy breaths, Bianca brought Ea to bed, wrapping her limbs around her body before squeezing her tightly.

"...You said it yourself...the Witch of Whispers isn't one to be trusted..."

"Mhm, yes she isn't, but you know, I understand a little bit more about her compared to others."

Bianca hugged Ea even tighter before licking her face that was covered in love juice.

Meanwhile, Ea could only frown in dissatisfaction, but not for long since Bianca began to unravel what was in her mind slowly.

"Lilith only exists for the sake of chaos. In that sense, she's the complete opposite of Keter. She loves to cause chaos, disrupt everything that's going well, and make a bunch of mess in general..."

"What does that have to do with anything? That doesn't make it any less dangerous for you."

"Hehe, you see, if Keter is well enough to move around, that witch wouldn't even dare to make a noise. With the way she had gone out of her way to pull off various pranks everywhere, it means that Keter is really out of the picture this time. Lilith is looking for some fun and having Keter interfere with her fun isn't something she wants to experience, you see?"

To put it simply, Lilith was like a playwright or a screenwriter.

She was someone who reveled in delight witnessing the chaos that ensued because of her words and actions.

For her to set up various things to cause that kind of chaos everywhere, there was no way that she'd like it if Keter were to come in and disturb her plan.

Absolutely no way.

In this sense, Bianca saw that this part of Lilith's personality was similar to her.

Since that was the case, she could tell what she was thinking about to some extent and the reverse should hold true as well.

That was why they were able to keep in contact with each other for so long.

"Do you understand now?"

"Y-Yes, but... The risk you're taking is still too big compared to the payoff, no...?"

"Correct. It's just as you said."

But, even after all that explanation, Ea was still unconvinced and she asked another question.

Just as she stated, the benefit that she ripped off other witches weren't actually good enough to make her risk her life.

"Actually, I've already received the real payoff. Wanna see?"

Bianca opened her palm and revealed a pretty-looking lotus.

The lotus let out a subtle shine, as if each of its petals were made of crystals...

And this was something Ea was familiar with.

Because she was sitting right next to Bianca when the latter was watching everything unfolding in Seoul.

It was the same lotus that the Cowardly Witch gambled her life on. Though it was smaller in size, the shape itself was the exact same.

"Lilith took it from the Cowardly Witch the moment her ritual was completed and she passed it to me as an advance payment."

"H-How...? T-Then, the thing that Tiphereth destroyed..."

"Was a fake I made in advance."

Even the wicked Ea was left dumbfounded by this revelation.

This essentially meant that the thing the Cowardly Witch had protected with all her life was nothing but a useless prop.

"Made you curious to see what would happen if Tiphereth and the Cowardly Witch really take each other's hands and begin to slaughter humans for nothing, huh? Too bad that won't ever happen. Well, at the very least the sight of them struggling over a piece of trash was amusing."

Seeing Bianca licking her lips as if she was looking forward to what she had just said made shivers run down Ea's spine.

It was because she realized how much the other witch reveled in watching the destruction and despair of others.

"Why are you making that kind of face? I'm doing all this for you."

"F-For me?"

"Just think about it, this 'lotus' could allow the Cowardly Witch to 'undo' someone's death, no? It's a mystic code that's able to twist the law and rewrite the past. Even your badly broken 'Ain' can be fixed with this. That means you can stop being the obedient dog Ea and return to be the Witch of Aquarius Ea Sadalmelik again."

"A-Aah..."

When Ea tried to reach for it, the lotus in Bianca's hand faded away like a mirage.

"No, no, not yet. My dear Ea isn't being really obedient right now, is she?"

"I-I'll be obedient...! S-So please...!"

Ea hurriedly knelt down in front of Bianca.

Actually, prior to this, Bianca had already promised to restore her magic, but she always thought it was just an empty promise.

But, it was actually real.

She could become who she was before.

To not live this miserable life where she had to live in hiding, but to live a life where she could mock and laugh at her enemies' faces.

Thinking that Ea's reaction was cute, Bianca let out a chuckle.

"Alright, if you obey me properly in the future, I promise I'll give you a 'reward'. Well, when you finally realize that my love for you is genuine and you put aside that charade of yours and fully obey me, that is."

"B-But, I didn't put on any charade...! I-I've given all my heart to you...!"

"Is that so? Then, why don't you show me with your body?"

As she said that, Ea immediately crawled between her legs, making her let out a satisfied smile.

Finally, she had the chance to win Ea's obedience.

Now, all she needed to do was to decide who should participate in the stage that she was about to set up.

"Sluurp...sluuurrrp...!"

"Ahh...ahhh...!"

Then, an idea suddenly came to her mind.

The man who dared to take Ea's virginity and stole her magic away from her.

That trash who dared to pose as a witch, who possessed an inauthentic brand that he obtained without going through the proper procedure.

If I were to take him out, won't Ea feel thankful?

Won't she start to follow and obey me with all her heart?

And the moment she places all her heart and hope in me and completely submits herself to me...

What kind of expression would she make if I were to destroy the lotus right in front of her face?

All those thoughts quickly faded away due to Ea's passionate caress.

Never mind that, now is the time to enjoy her body thoroughly.