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…"

honestly couldn't understand a single

cared as I continued to

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

that I could

"Don't move."

herself from my restraints, I'd speak

in and out of existence and accompanying it was an agonizing pain, but I resisted through the pain and continued to inject mana into

were contained within my body into hers, the golden runes that surrounded her body began to

"Mhh!!!! Mhhhhmmmhhh!!"

screams rang throughout, but I paid them no

time, the tear around her cheek deepened,

two eyes that were glaring hatred in

gaze before pressing my foot against her cheek and finding myself standing right in front of Liam

"Let's go."

hand, which Liam gladly took, and pressed

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

BAAAAAAAAAAAANG—!

an explosion

moment I snapped my fingers, the Princess's body inflated rapidly, and her

sky, and pieces of flesh fell all over

same time, a wave of concentrated energy burst out from that direction, shredding everything that was

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

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

believe she was able to suppress this much energy

heads without a reason. She as indeed

for now, I'll finish

in my vision was an enormous crater that seemed to

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

she didn't die

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

Clap!

I clapped my hands. Just in case, I tapped onto the barrier and a small

'Just in case.'

saw that the Princess had fainted. While her cheeks had burst, they were

was quite

could tell that she was about to

waste any time and stretched my hand

'I'll make this quick.'

Almost instantly, a wave of warmth entered my body and

was pleasant, almost

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

"Uagk."

all of the laws, I felt a sharp pain course through all parts of my body, and I almost fainted from the

able to suppress the pain was a testament to

as I gritted my teeth with

Cr… Crack!