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

that I cared as I continued to imbued her cheeks with

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

to such an extent that I could

"Don't move."

free herself

in and out of existence and accompanying it was an

were contained within my

"Mhh!!!! Mhhhhmmmhhh!!"

but I paid them no attention and

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

looked back, I was met with two eyes that

a short moment, and savored the gaze before pressing my foot

"Let's go."

my hand, which Liam gladly took, and

looked around and saw that

BAAAAAAAAAAAANG—!

explosion unlike any

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

sky, and pieces of flesh fell all over

burst out from

us, we were able

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

was able to suppress this much energy inside

the seven clan heads without a reason. She as indeed extremely

now, I'll

blurred once more and what appeared in my vision

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

expected, she didn't die just

fingers, a body burst out from the hole, and

Clap!

case, I tapped onto the

'Just in case.'

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

sight was quite

and I could tell that

this, I knew that I couldn't waste any time and stretched my hand which passed through the two

'I'll make this quick.'

me. Almost instantly, a wave of warmth entered my body and I

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

"Uagk."

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

fact that I wasn't able to suppress the pain was a testament to how painful it was, and I almost cried

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

Cr… Crack!