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…"

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

cared as I continued to imbued her cheeks

cheeks swelled even further, and their size grew to

were puffed up to such an extent that I could see the skin on her

"Don't move."

free herself from my restraints, I'd speak

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

were contained within my body

"Mhh!!!! Mhhhhmmmhhh!!"

I paid

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

two eyes

for a short moment, and savored the gaze before pressing my foot against her cheek and finding myself standing right in front of Liam once

"Let's go."

gladly took, and pressed my foot against her skin

from her, and when I looked

BAAAAAAAAAAAANG—!

an explosion unlike

body inflated rapidly, and

the sky, and pieces of flesh fell

energy burst out from that

and erecting a barrier around the two of us,

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

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

of the seven clan heads without a reason. She

now, I'll finish

once more and what appeared in my

and a small light entered the

she didn't die just

with my fingers, a body burst out from the hole, and I clapped my

Clap!

case, I tapped onto

'Just in case.'

when I saw that the Princess had fainted. While her cheeks had

sight was

could tell that she

my hand which passed through the two layers and

'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

feeling was pleasant, almost

had felt this sensation before, I'd have fallen into a

"Uagk."

felt a sharp pain course through all parts of my body,

testament to how painful it was,

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!