The Author's POV

Coming into the Pillar of Gluttony, I expected things to be rather serious, but I was surprised to see that the situation wasn't as dire as I expected it to be.

In fact, the situation was a lot more advantageous then I thought it to be.

"Is this your doing?"

I turned to look at Liam who was hanging on the bridge of the Princess's nose. He seemed battered, and tired, but the moment our eyes met, his expression relaxed a little.

"Oh, hey Ren. How have you been?"

"You did a good job."

Ignoring his light hearted greeting, I lowered my head to stare at the cheeks of the Princess which were currently inflated. I could feel a certain energy from within, and when I turned my gaze away, I locked my eyes on a certain figure in the distance.

'It must be her doing.'

There was only one person that was capable of producing such pure and powerful energy.

Although Liam was strong, he wasn't at this level just yet. It could only be her.

"I see… I think I understand what's going on."

Rumble! Rumble!

At the same time I realized what was happening, the Princess trashed around and destroyed everything that her feet stepped onto to. Gradually, however, she was able to somewhat stabilize the injury that she sustained in her eye, and the energy inside of her started to calm down.

"We can't be having that."

If there was anything that I couldn't allow, it was that, and as my vision blurred, my feet touched something soft.

I was standing right on top of her cheek, and the moment I appeared over there, I felt two eyes lock on me.

When I turned my head, our gazes met, and I lowered my hand and pressed it against her cheek.

Her expression changed drastically at that point, but it was already too late.

Exerting a lot the mana inside of me, her cheeks started to inflate even further, and the energy that she was trying to keep in check became even wilder.

Rumble! Rumble!

"Hmmmmm!"

Her trashing increased, and it became hard for me to keep myself steady as a result. A large shadow cast behind me, and I knew exactly what she was trying to do. Thus, frowning, I opened my mouth and imbued my voice with the laws.

"Stop."

Her body stopped at my words and her expression changed once more. Golden runes and words clamped her hand above me, and covered every inch of her body.

"Mhhh… mhhhhhmm…"

saying something, but I honestly couldn't understand a single word that she

I continued to

even further, and their size grew to such an extent that her entire face

cheeks were puffed up to such an extent that I

"Don't move."

about to free herself from my restraints, I'd speak

and out of existence and accompanying it was an agonizing pain, but I

I continued to inject more of the laws that were contained within my body into hers, the golden runes that surrounded her

"Mhh!!!! Mhhhhmmmhhh!!"

throughout, but I paid them no attention and continued

the tear around her cheek deepened, and blood started to leak down

I looked back, I was met with two eyes

them for a short moment, and savored the gaze before pressing my foot against her cheek and finding myself standing

"Let's go."

hand, which Liam gladly took, and pressed my foot against her skin

a fair distance away from her, and when I looked around and saw that the place was safe, I snapped

BAAAAAAAAAAAANG—!

an explosion

my fingers, the Princess's body inflated

and pieces of flesh fell all over the

wave of concentrated energy burst out from that direction, shredding everything that was within

around the two of us, we were able to avoid getting injured from the

I felt the energy. It was quite overbearing, and if not

able to suppress this much

clan heads

now, I'll finish

blurred once more and what appeared in my vision was an

and a small light entered the hole. Shortly after, my brows relaxed and I nodded

didn't die just

from the hole, and I clapped my hands

Clap!

small barrier erected around the body once I clapped my hands. Just in case, I tapped onto the

'Just in case.'

Princess had fainted. While her cheeks had burst, they were slowly healing, as her fleshed wiggled

was

tell

and stretched my hand which passed through the two layers and reached out for

'I'll make this quick.'

instantly, a wave of warmth entered my body and I

was pleasant, almost

that I had felt this sensation before, I'd have fallen into a deeper sense of depravity, but I held my focus and

"Uagk."

time that I retrieved all of the laws, I felt a sharp pain course through all parts of my body, and I

the pain was a testament to how painful it was, and

bit of me to suppress my scream as I gritted

Cr… Crack!