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…"

I honestly couldn't understand

as I continued to imbued her cheeks

seconds, her cheeks swelled even further, and their size grew to

an extent that I could see the skin on her

"Don't move."

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

would start to flicker in and out of existence and accompanying it was an agonizing pain, but

of the laws that were contained within my body

"Mhh!!!! Mhhhhmmmhhh!!"

muffled screams rang throughout, but I paid them no attention and continued

tear around her cheek deepened,

I was met with two eyes that were

and savored the gaze before pressing my foot against her cheek

"Let's go."

Liam gladly took, and pressed my

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

BAAAAAAAAAAAANG—!

an explosion

snapped my fingers, the Princess's body inflated rapidly, and her cheeks finally burst

and pieces of

the same time, a wave of concentrated energy burst out from

erecting a barrier around the two of us, we

when I felt the energy. It was quite overbearing, and if not for my strength, I'd have difficulty

can't believe she was able to suppress this much energy inside of

wasn't one of the seven clan heads without a reason. She as indeed extremely

now,

blurred once more and what appeared in

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

didn't die just

with my fingers, a body burst out from

Clap!

barrier erected around the body once I clapped my hands. Just in case, I tapped onto the barrier and a small white ripple formed, creating

'Just in case.'

me, I relaxed when I saw that the Princess had fainted. While her cheeks had burst, they

sight was

could tell

I couldn't waste any time and stretched my hand which passed through the two layers

'I'll make this quick.'

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

feeling 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 transferred

"Uagk."

pain course through all parts of my body, and I almost

the pain was a testament to how painful it

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

Cr… Crack!