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…"

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

I cared as I continued to

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

puffed up to such an extent that

"Don't move."

about to free herself from

start to flicker in and out of existence and accompanying it was an agonizing pain, but I resisted through the

of the laws that were contained within my body into

"Mhh!!!! Mhhhhmmmhhh!!"

paid them no attention and continued to

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

with two eyes that were

the gaze before pressing my foot against her cheek and finding myself

"Let's go."

reached out my hand, which Liam gladly took, and pressed

when I looked around and saw that the place was safe, I snapped

BAAAAAAAAAAAANG—!

was an explosion unlike any

my fingers, the Princess's body

blood rained from the sky, and pieces of flesh fell

time, a wave of concentrated energy burst out

erecting a barrier around the two of us, we were able to avoid getting

frowned when I felt the energy. It was quite overbearing, and if not for my

was able to suppress this

heads without a reason. She as indeed

here for now, I'll finish up

more and what appeared in my vision was an enormous

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

didn't die

out from the

Clap!

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

'Just in case.'

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

sight was quite

trembled, and I could tell that she

stretched my hand which passed through

'I'll make this quick.'

eyes, I felt the laws that were contained within her body and channeled them toward me. Almost instantly, a wave of warmth entered my body and I found myself relaxing as the laws within my

feeling was pleasant, almost

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

"Uagk."

the laws, I felt a sharp pain course

a testament to how

every last bit of me to suppress my scream as I gritted my teeth with everything I had, and my body flickered wildly at

Cr… Crack!