The Book Eating Magician Chapter 147:
Chapter 147 – Sea Dragon Aquilo (3)
Aquilo first sucked the pipe with her pink lips and blew out white smoke, before lifting her index finger .
Did she mean for him to come closer? The vigilant Theodore approached cautiously, and Aquilo waved her fingers with a whimsical smile . He reflexively lowered his posture, but his senses didn’t warn him this time .
Jjejejeok .
The air suddenly froze and turned into the shape of a chair .
“This…!” Theodore turned to Aquilo with astonished eyes, causing her to laugh and raise her pipe . The ability to dominate the natural world itself, a power only given to a dragon, was just demonstrated .
“Sit there . It is a bit cool for humans, but isn’t it better than standing?”
“Thank you . ”
He quickly sat down on the ice chair . It was a little chilly, but the magic power in Theodore’s body immediately shook off the cold . As a 6th Circle magician, his body wasn’t ordinary anymore . However, Aquilo just stared at him and casually threw him a question . “Boy, who on earth are you running away from?”
“…Huh?” Theodore’s eyes widened at the words .
“It was around three days after you arrived on my island…? Some idiots touched my ward . There was no way it was a punitive expedition… So, I went out and checked . ”
“Yes . ”
“Do you call it a ghost ship? Yes, those guys were riding on it . ”
‘Ghost ship,’ Theodore’s face distorted at those words . Land people dismissed it as superstition, while sailors just thought of it as an unlucky vision . However, in reality, it was neither . A ghost ship was an undead formed from the souls and ship of a wreckage .
‘The last record of its appearance was more than 100 years ago…’
It was hard to obtain the materials because it required a purely maintained wrecked ship, and the creation process was extremely difficult . For that reason, it was a type of black magic found only in the magic tower’s records . Yet a ghost ship was being used to pursue Theodore…? Maybe the ‘Charlotte’s Necklace’ he acquired was very significant to the Orcus Company, or the forces behind the company .
Theodore barely managed to reply in an indifferent manner, “So, what did you do?”
“What do you think I did? I killed them . ”
Theodore was at a loss for words and gulped . Aquilo’s white skin turned red as she recalled the **** memories of that day .
“In the beginning, someone tried to negotiate with me . So, I grabbed him and killed him . First I twisted his limbs, pulled out his eyeballs, and then pierced his ears so that he would be quiet . ”
“……”
“When he tried to run away, I grabbed him and cut his legs off . Then he surrendered . He dared to act so freely? These **** dared to sprinkle black magic in my domain? I chopped him up and fed him to the sharks . ”
‘Creepy . ’ Goosebumps emerged all over Theodore’s body as he stared at those blissful eyes .
He couldn’t even feel happy that his trackers were wiped out . The person in front of him was the incarnation of violence, an executioner and slaughterer . He would rather fight against the warlocks, since dealing with a sea dragon was literally suicide .
Then Aquilo’s eyes turned to him, “I heard your name from that **** . ”
Those guys didn’t help him even while dying . Theodore couldn’t help cursing the Orcus warlocks . It was Theodore who had attracted the ghost ship to Aquilo’s domain . Whether it was deliberate or not, a dragon wasn’t the type of person to be mindful of this .
As expected, there was a glint in Aquilo’s eyes .
“So, I tried to kill you because I was annoyed…”
Was it coming? Theodore’s calves were completely ready to move . He would be in the palm of her hand, but he needed to try and live as much as possible . However, his determination was meaningless as Aquilo just smiled .
“You smell . ”
“…Huh?”
“Your smell, smell . ” She giggled and glanced at Theodore with delighted eyes . It was a seductive gaze which made his heart sink . “A fresh young girl . ”
“…?” Theodore cocked his head at the words .
“An innocent high elf . ”
“…!!”
“Finally… the hateful smell of the red clan . ”
Aquilo’s tongue swept across her lower lips . She looked like a snake before its prey, so Theodore got a vague chill . As Theodore was confused by the unknown mood, Aquilo leaned her upper body toward him . And…
Huuu~ She blew smoke out of the pipe and into his face .
“Ack!” Theo reacted too late . He hurriedly stopped breathing in, but it was inevitable that he inhaled some smoke . His senses were silent, and Aquilo just looked at him as she waited for his reaction .
Shortly after that…
Ping!
A wave of dizziness swept over him . Theodore looked between Aquilo and the pipe she was holding with trembling eyes . Then Aquilo lifted the white pipe at his unspoken question .
“This? It is just a drug . From my standpoint, it is just like drinking alcohol… but for you, it is a type of stimulus?”
It was as she said . Theodore soon felt his body turning hot like a fireball . No, it wasn’t a fever . Due to its effect, his nervous system was a mess . He tried to get up from the chair, but his arms and legs were caught by the ice chair .
“Don’t be so nervous . You will soon be pleased . ”
Aquilo put down her pipe and slowly got up from the chair . Then the cloak decorated with gold flowed down to the ground .
“…Heok!”
Theodore’s eyes reflexively widened before he closed them . The body which had been covered by the long cloak was revealed under the bright light . Thus far, it was okay . He was a little nervous, but he was old enough not to be overcome by the sight of a woman’s underwear . However, Aquilo’s attire was more than that .
“So naive . ”
Even the sound of her laughter made him dizzy . Theodore kept his eyes closed, but he could hear Aquilo’s footsteps . Her white and bare feet stepped on the damp ground, as a tail covered in blue scales extended behind her . There was a shark fin-like protrusion on the long snake-like tail .
The white legs which the tail stretched from… and above it…
‘Damn!’
He desperately tried to shake off the sight, but his attempts were in vain . Before Theodore could calm himself, Aquilo’s footsteps stopped in front of his chair .
“I would like to take something away from them,” Aquilo whispered and sat on Theodore’s lap without any hesitation .
Flinch .
Oddly, he couldn’t even move a finger . He gulped as he felt the weight and soft texture of her thighs . Was this fearsome stimulation really because of the effect of the drug?
“Hey, aren’t you curious?” Like a female praying mantis during breeding season, Aquilo asked Theodore coyly, “If I take away your virginity here, what faces would those females make? Will they be angry? Or will they resent you? Ahh, either way, it is fine . ”
“…Why…?”
“I told you . I’m…”
It felt too good as she bit Theodore’s ear gently .
As a shiver went down his spine, his hand couldn’t help going up to her chest . The movement was so natural that it was like he had done this many times, despite actually being unfamiliar with it . Apart from the paralysis of his body, Theodore had no experience with this, so he couldn’t resist .
Aquilo overpowered him in an instant and finally reached out her fingers . Theodore suppressed a gasp as he grasped the destination of her fingers and groaned,“T-There…”
“Don’t worry . Just leave it to me . ”
“No…”
“Yes,” Aquilo whispered in a mischievous voice . Then the moment her fingers were about to reach its destination…
Slap!
There was a sound, and Aquilo’s fingers were thrown back .
“…Eh?”
The immobile Theodore couldn’t stop her fingers, but Aquilo’s stunned gaze soon found the source .
[No!]
A small brown-skinned girl with wheat coloured hair was staring at her from Theodore’s belly .
“…E-Elemental?”
[Deo no want you! Bad hands!]
“You can express your emotions? You, are you an ancient elemental?”
As Aquila became distracted by Mitra, Theodore realized that his body had recovered from the paralysis . He was puzzled about how such a strong drug was removed in a short period of time, but Theodore quickly found his answer .
‘The bud of the world tree!’
The bud growing from Mitra’s hair was from the seed of the world tree, a tree which had the ability to cleanse the world of hazardous substances .
It was no wonder that the detoxifying ability worked on Theodore who was in contract with Mitra, the elemental who used to be Mother Earth . If he had summoned Mitra from the beginning, he wouldn’t have been paralyzed by the drug .
However, he didn’t have time to waste on such regrets .
Snap .
“Eh?!” Aquilo was confused when her shoulders were abruptly grabbed by Theodore . There was no need to answer her unspoken question . Theodore faced Aquilo’s fluorescent eyes while ignoring the texture underneath his hand .
“I don’t intend to intervene in your display of affection, but I don’t want to be in this relationship with you . ”
Aquilo stared into his eyes before laughing . “Even when your body is reacting like this?”
“…You are attractive . ”
“But you still don’t want to?”
“Yes . ”
Theodore had no idea what Aquilo felt at the decisive rejection . However, there wasn’t an unpleasant expression on her face, so he could think about it later . Aquilo looked at him strangely before laughing and getting down from his lap .
Then she clicked her tongue and said, “Well, okay . I don’t want to hurt my pride by forcing you . ”
Theodore felt deeply relieved and sad, two contradictory emotions, as he watched Aquilo return to her chair .
He was able to stand up to her in the end, but hiding behind his calm face was a desperate emotion . If Mitra had delayed even a little bit, this might be carved as a black mark in Theodore’s history .
The moment he was trying to get rid of his tension…
“…What, another bastard?”
Aquilo’s angry voice resonated through the cave .
* * *
“Ah… Why is the Sea God Festival on the day when I have to patrol?”
“Who isn’t annoyed? Dammit . ”
On the outskirts of the Pirate Archipelago, two pirates were patrolling on the first day of the Sea God Festival . It was a miracle time which occurred once a year, when pirates could freely enjoy alcohol and women at will . However, they couldn’t enjoy it because they had to waste time patrolling .
A red-hooded pirate muttered, “Do you want to boast about your conquests again?”
The blue-hooded pirate replied with a sigh, “Of course . Wouldn’t you?”
“Ha, shit!”
They were afraid of their boss’ harsh axe, so they couldn’t disobey . Yet they couldn’t bear it, so they looked at the sea in the distance . The two pirates smoked the tobacco they had sneaked out and complained about their misfortune .
They didn’t know that this would be the end of their lives . The waves moved in a strange way, and ‘something’ emerged, destroying the heads of the two pirates .
Kung!
There was a huge noise, but this outlying area wasn’t popular except for patrols .
Grrrr…
There was a growling sound, and a bizarre-looking monster appeared .
It had six fins, five tails which rippled through the water, and limbs which grew on thick and tough skin, like those of land creatures . In spite of the dark night sky, its eyes emitted a faint light, like those of deep-sea creatures .
However, that wouldn’t be the case from now on .
Creak, creak…
After coming from sea to the land, the creature reconstructed its characteristics and form to suit the environment . The unnecessary fins and tails were removed, while the skin turned into a thick leather . Horns sprouted from its head, and its luminous eyes pierced through the darkness .
-…It stinks .
The creature’s mouth looked like gills, and a low frequency voice which humans couldn’t hear emerged .
–This… the smell of a dragon…
The eyes of the monster accurately captured the center of the Pirate Archipelago, where the festival was being held . To be exact, it pinpointed the location of the cave on the outer parts of the Sea God Festival .
The reason he had come to the sea from a distant land was because he smelled a delicious dragon .
Chwaaaak!
Six wings sprouted from its back . The wings of a wyvern, gryphon, and several other creatures were stored in it since flying was a convenient way to travel . In the form of a monster which didn’t exist anywhere else in the material world, the grimoire of sin that ate life landed .
This was the moment when the usurper of creatures, Pride, appeared again .