汚泥 breath
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Swaying gently…
‘The Happy Sludge’, Kolmallya, using the Great Prison of Delenezo, enveloped in its sludge, as its body, extended a giant arm, and beckoned .
It’s a huge arm.
That single movent creates a strong wind, blowing towards .
And since the air, heated by the scorching desert sand, is what becos the wind—
It’s incredibly hot.
And on top of that, it’s unbelievably foul-slling.
I involuntarily turned my face away.
Extra-sama, in my head, scread at the unpleasantness.
I feel the sa way.
I want to escape as soon as possible.
But.
“Guh…”
No good.
My legs won’t move.
I involuntarily fell to my knees.
I… might not be.
In short, I’m out of mana.
My body is currently in a state of starvation and has no strength.
I sohow managed to escape from the Great Prison, by forcing my body to move with mana… but—
I’ve run out of mana.
I can’t move my body properly.
The sludge beckoned, and another unpleasant gust of wind—BAFUU—blew, ruffling my hair.
I feel… lightheaded.
And… huh?
I sll… sothing nice…?
Warned by Extra-sama, I slapped my cheeks to wake myself up.
The pleasant scent I was slling imdiately turned into a terrible stench.
No way… is this… don’t tell the sludge is doing sothing?
If you sll that stench, you’ll go crazy, and want to jump into the sludge.
Like those Three Great Jailers.
You’ll be convinced that it’s ‘happiness’.
…Or rather, Extra-sama.
Didn’t you say that my body has high mana resistance, so I’m not easily affected by ntal interference!?
Mana resistance… you’re useless!
“…………”
Back to the topic.
Anyway, I’m out of mana.
I got on all fours, scooped up sand, and put it in my mouth.
I felt the sand, now inside , dissolving and disappearing from the world, turning into mana, and becoming a part of my soul.
But it’s not enough.
This isn’t nearly enough.
It’s not tasty either.
This is painful.
And then, the wind blew again.
It slls… incredibly nice.
Sweet, fragrant… and incredibly delicious…
“…HAA!!”
Scolded by Extra-sama, I regained my senses, and hurriedly went back to swallowing sand.
The pain of the scorching sand burning my insides ironically helps maintain my sense of self.
What a hell!
After resisting for a few minutes.
During that ti, Kolmallya didn’t try to swallow with a sludge tsunami… like it did inside the Great Prison of Delenezo.
It just kept beckoning .
Oh, that’s a hopeful hypothesis.
If that’s the case, if I just keep eating sand and regain my mobility… I might have a chance to escape!
Alright, let’s eat more sand!
But.
Things didn’t go my way.
Perhaps having grown tired of my lack of reaction, Kolmallya—
Stopped beckoning.
And extending its neck… it brought its giant face closer to mine!
Its expression is a gentle smile.
Its face is that of a beautiful woman.
But the stench is terrible!
“Uuuuuuuu…!!”
I endure!
I pinched my cheeks, gritted my teeth, and desperately tried to maintain consciousness!
But.
Guuuuuuuuu!
My stomach growled.
It’s a bodily function, I can’t help it.
But it montarily broke my concentration.
And then, the stench instantly turned into an exquisite fragrance.
“…………?”
What… was I desperately trying to do?
I stopped pinching my cheeks, slumped down, and let my arms hang limply.
Here—Fuu—a gust of wind.
Kolmallya breathed on .
Sweet, and refreshing.
…A divine breath!
There’s no need to panic, Extra-sama.
I’m fine.
I can talk, can’t I?
Here.
A loud voice… loud enough to drown out even Extra-sama’s screams… echoed.
A voice?
Perhaps it’s not a voice.
A will?
Or an emotion?
It’s… simple, and childlike.
But definitely ‘happiness’.
A “heart”.
Was conveyed to .
I looked straight ahead.
There’s Kolmallya’s face.
The face of a beautiful woman, smiling gently.
Again, a “heart” is conveyed.
It’s pure, and genuine.
Content, and—
Overflowing with goodwill.
…Yes, goodwill.
Kolmallya has always been acting out of goodwill.
Because Kolmallya is always ‘happy’.
More ‘happy’ than anyone else.
To beco one with such a ‘happy’ Kolmallya.
That’s the surest path to my own ‘happiness’.
‘happiness’.
I want to be ‘happy’.
too!
I want to be ‘happy’!
Here, Kolmallya, bringing her face even closer, breathed on again, with that sweet scent.
Extra-sama’s scream was suddenly cut off.
My vision turned completely white.
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