I Got A Cheat And Moved To Another World, So I Want To Live As I Like Chapter 12-13

 Translator: Nefarian    Editor: JackOFallTrades

An Elder Lich is a being that sucks the energy from a living being and changes said energy into their own life force. They will continue to suck up the life force of any living being they have captured until it is exhausted. I was like tooth paste that was going to be squeezed out of the tube until its very last drop.

The Elder somehow appears to be filled with more energy than before. Although since her old appearance remains the same, it seems that this Elder is a human being and not an Elder Lich. To prove this fact… Although I am left as shriveled piece of skin, I am still alive and I'm not dead.

If the Elder is an undead, she would have slurped all of my energy to the very last moment.

「Now then, now that you understand your position, are you ready to listen to elder sister's lecture?」

I still had my back to the carpet and all I could do was move my eyeball up and down in order to express the words "Yes".

By the way, the Elder wore her supportive garments, putting on her dress, refitting her dentures and even finished wearing her mortar make-up again, she was back in her "elder sister" mode.

Her technique to cover her appearance is more suitably cla.s.sified as magic. I didn't pay attention all the way through. If I watched till the end, I think I would have developed a distrust in a female's abilities to masquerade as a prettier version of themselves.

「You know right? Your insides are really rotten.」

The Elder plopped herself on the bed and was looking down at me who was lying on the floor.

「Do you think that just because you've paid the money, that you can do anything that you please?」

「What are you trying to achieve by calling this a fight? Or a match? Do you think both parties can enjoy it if it's like this?」

She took out a pipe with a metal tip along with a cigarette from her elegantly designed pouch.

「You are a virgin aren't you?」

I shake my eyes from left to right to deny her statement.

The first time I lost my virginity was when my Senpai within the company invited me to a love hotel when I was 22 years old.

「Am I right? After all, I cannot smell the scent of women on your body.」

If this Elder is referring to the fact that I've never had s.e.x with any woman asides from s.e.x workers, then I can be considered a virgin. Worse than that, I haven't even gone out with a woman before.

Naturally, I also have zero dating experience.

Sensing my heartbeat quicken, the Elder may have been able to guess it.

Inhaling deeply and puffing out a smoke, she continues to ridicule me with her words.

「I will tell you this clearly. You are a worthless man.」

「Because you are worthless, no woman wants to go near you. Even if you are the one who approaches them, because you are worthless they will avoid you. Naturally, it's impossible for you to get along with them.」

I desperately show my will to deny her words.

There was this girl whom I could talk and laugh with normally when I was in my second grade of middle school.

Even when I was in my company, I could engage in a cordial conversation with the female staff.

「If you believe that there was a partner you could get along with, then that is your own misconception.」

「After all, they were probably people that you simply talked with on a surface level. The honest truth was that none of them had any interest in you as a male. They were forced by their work ethics to be polite even if they weren't really interested.」

The Elder crushes my reb.u.t.tals one after the other. As if she were able to read my mind. I stare at the Elder with wonder.

「I understand it… How a superficial man like you would think deep inside.」

Her words were sharp and scooped right into my heart.

「Just how many males do you think I've seen in my life? Within them, there were plenty of foolish males like you.」

I'm being overpowered by her profound life experience. The elegantly made up young-looking, old woman had a gigantic presence in front of me.

「A man not worth to be a partner of any woman starts to buy woman with money. These type of males have a narrow view of things are and are mostly self-absorbed. They only want to fulfil their own self-satisfaction and live their lives wildly.」

I can't refute it.

「Turning their own inferiority complex of being unable to find their own partners, they treat woman as things and start to make fun of them.」

Tapping on her pipe, she tips the ashes on to a plate.

「And the worst part about all of this is that they believe themselves to be superior to others. When in fact they are nothing but average.」

She stands from the bed and approaches me. She crouches down and looks into my eyes.

「Do you understand? This is you. You think you are top s.h.i.+t, so you won't listen to what anyone else says, you interpret things for your own convenience.」

Her eyes are scary.

「Our Princess…. She may look tough on the outside but inside, she's a nice and kind child.」

Princess….. Is she talking about that haughty looking girl?

「Due to her own reasons, she ended up working at this place, but even until now, she gets nervous around males and can't really talk well with them.」

Is that… How it is?

「She may look cold, but if you get to know her, she is actually gentle and warm, that's her unique charm.」

Is that the reason she was actually weak which is contrary to her appearance?

「To think that you would treat a gentle girl like her in such a cruel manner.」

She keeps on approaching closer to my face. Her face doesn't have an expression.

「This is my repayment for that, receive it.」

Saying this, the Elder sucks on her pipe.

She then provides oxygen by blowing on the pipe causing the contents to flare up and burn.

That pipe is just right above my chest and she turns it upside down.

The Elder then proceeds to tap the pipe with her fingers.

A scorching red ball falls on to my chest and burns my skin and meat.

「GAHHHHH!」

Getting my chest burnt by the cigarette; I scream. However, my body had lost most of its energy so I can't move to my liking.

It's hot from the heat so my body wriggles its hardest to escape.

「Do you think it's going to end with just this? Just how many times do you think you did that awful thing to our Princess?」

「GIIAHHHHHH!」

「AHHHHHH!」

The Elder sucks and then blows on the cigarette in order to make it blaze again and drops the red ball of fire on to me again. She repeated that over and over and over again.

At the end of her preaching, my chest was full of cigarette burns.

「I will leave it at that. When you can stand up, you should go home. I will tell the store to extend your stay here.」

She turns her dress and heads to the entrance of the room, opening the door. She stops and turns her head around to say something more.

「You can come back at any time to take revenge. However…..」

She looks at me with a piercing glance.

「At that time, don't expect things to end at this level of child's play, so you better prepare yourself well.」

I could not even raise a groan to her words. I felt that much fear.

(This is what she calls child's play? Are you kidding me?)

Looking at how she broke me apart, the Elder shoots me a light smile and comes back from the entrance to come in front of me. She kneels down on one knee and looks into my eyes.

「Hmm, you've become quite the good child haven't you? From here on out, are you willing to listen to every word this elder sister tells you?」

While smiling kindly, she places her right hand on my belly and rubs it. Her eyes match mine.

As if I was enthralled, it wasn't possible for me to look away.

I nodded.

「Well then, once a week from here on out…. Will you come to play during our "Chast.i.ty" day?」

I nod.

「You better nominate me as your partner. You also need to apply for a time extension. Is this understood?」

I nod desperately.

「Alright, good boy. This is your reward.」

She smiles, but not enough to cause a crack in her make up. She then proceeds to stop rubbing my belly and chants some sort of incantation.

Listening to the words, I could make out what magic she was casting. This is the Cure Injury Spell rank (F). As soon as the magic was activated, the pain in my chest lessens.

「Then I will see you next time. Don't waste this opportunity I've given, you should be a good boy until the next time we meet, okay?」

Saying this, the Elder kisses my cheek and leaves.

I was emotionally moved in my muddled consciousness. I lost my way and I committed a crime.

The Elder severely punished me. However, that's not all. The Elder forgave me and led the way.

For my worthless self. Furthermore, she even healed the wounds I received from committing my own crimes.

(She's a saint….)

I cried. I continued to cry and my heart felt as if it was being purified with the tears. I thought that even my soul was being cleansed. After crying without reserve, I stand up tottering from the floor. I look to the mirror to see my chest. The burn marks are no longer there but traces of it are clearly left. F rank magic is able to close my wounds and the majority of the pain can be removed but it clearly cannot get rid of scars.

Sluggishly putting on my clothes, I left the room.

I went to the reception and paid for the extension of time, I also apologized to the person in the store for my rude behavior towards the girl.

I handed several pieces of gold as a tip towards the Elder and the girl. This is quite expensive as a tip, but the receptionist received it without any surprise.

I wandered out of the store with staggering steps as I headed to my hotel.

 Translator: Nefarian    Editor: JackOFallTrades

I managed to get back to my inn and I was lying on the bed.

Staring at the ceiling, I recall the scene from a little while ago.

At first I resented what the Elder was telling me, however I also understood that she was right on the mark.

She was. .h.i.tting the bull's-eye, that's why I got so angry. I didn't want to admit it.

But right now, my broken spirit can readily accept the Elder's words which pierced right into the matter.

(・・・Ahh, it's exactly as she says.)

Even though it's difficult, I need to take a long hard look at myself.

I don't want to admit it, but I had to.

From this, I want to be a human being that can become more considerate and respected by others.

I decided to leave the scars from the burns.

If I treated it with a higher ranking Cure Injury Spell, it is likely that the scars will disappear.

However, I wanted this to be a reminder for myself.

When I can be someone that is self-conscientious, that is the day I will erase these marks.

(From today onwards, it's going to be just Cure Disease and Cure Abnormalities.)

I use the remainder of my magic limit as per my usual routine.

Even though I couldn't find any abnormalities in my body, it was a habit to cast Injury, Disease and Abnormality Spell's Rank A on my own body every single night because I thought it's a waste to leave the magical limit unused.

From tonight onwards, I will only use Cure Disease Spell and the Cure Status Abnormality Spell Rank A.

(Cure Disease Spell (A) ! ・・・・・・Cure Status Abnormality Spell (A) !)

I activate my magic consecutively.

When I used the Cure Status Abnormality Spell (A) on myself, dramatic changes occur.

The fog in my mind disappears instantly.

I didn't notice there was a fog over my mind, but now I understand it. I was covered in a thick and dense mist. My feelings also change. Feelings of thinking of myself as trash and my feelings of adoration for the Elder dampen and vanish.

I don't know why I even thought that; it's still a mystery to me even now.

To begin with, I didn't do anything bad enough to be burned over and over like that.

First of all, I didn't cause any sort of injury to that haughty girl in the slightest.

I merely climbed every mountain and obstacle and poked her continuously so that she couldn't catch her break.

It may have been painful to her, but it's a common story.

I worked very hard for my money, I saved up and finally arrived at this store.

Valuing my time there, I devoured her greedily.

There is no doubt, that there are many of customers just like me. There are even more people like this in the intermediate and mediocre level brothels. "I'm going to knock her out today." While saying this, those types of customers would do their own research upon research to find a girl's weak spots. They would polish their skills and no doubt many of them would feel the same pleasure and joy from being able to win against a girl from a store like that.

Being able to conquer a girl in a brothel is something that is celebrated about as a tale of heroism in mult.i.tudes of male driven stories.

Whether a male had experience in giving a KO, for men like us, this is something that affects the very value of our lives.

The next part is my behavior towards the Elder. I did have a strong behavior and a bit of an att.i.tude when I interacted with her, but it wasn't that bad compared to the other customers.

It's also quite natural to have the thoughts of "I want to enjoy myself to the fullest".

I did not come to a place like this to chase skirts.

A brothel is a playground that allows for such enjoyment.

Criticizing my human nature is something that is something completely unnecessary.

If their human nature is bad, then that person will be hated by others.

Indeed, pointing it out made me self-conscious about the matter and allowed me to reflect and improve myself.

I am thankful for that point towards the Elder.

However, to girls of that store, improving the customers "human nature" will not be as important as earning money.

(Was this revenge coming from that haughty girl?)

No, what I did was not something worthy of her revenge.

In my opinion, that girl probably thought about the event like this, "That was exhausting, he was really mean to me, but he was a strong customer" that's probably the extent of her thoughts.

To begin with, being knocked down would probably be a normal occurrence at that place.

I am not even that good yet. I awakened my skills in that post-town before reaching Awoke and I made my debut in this store.

(Perhaps the Elder got angry at my att.i.tude towards her?)

No, that reasoning is too weak.

Making a customer receive multiple burns is not something acceptable; even if she ended up healing me at the end.

If a customer lodges a complaint, even if this is a different world, I'm sure the business would run into some troubles.

From my experience being in this world thus far, I know that this world is not some savage or uncivilized world.

(She says she is concerned about my human nature?)

No.

Would some stranger you just met ever be worried about another person's human nature to the extent that they would catch the person and cause injury and burns just to correct their behavior?

If a person like this were to seriously exist, then that person is someone who pushes their values on to others like some religious fanatic.

In other words, there is only one conclusion left.

(It's about money.)

She is doing it for the purpose of making funds.

It's likely that this Elder has some sort of brainwas.h.i.+ng power that she used on me.

However, it's not a power she could have used if her opponent is still in a lucid state.

That's why she planned it out.

First of all, in order to find her prey, she uses bait.

In my case, she used that haughty girl.

I don't think that the haughty girl and the Elder are accomplices. She was easily KO'ed by me so I think it was just a convenient reason to make her the bait.

It's likely that apart from the haughty girl, many of the girls working there would of been KO'ed by other customers.

That's how she decides her prey.

Amongst the customers, there must be those that are proud of their skills, proud of their package or proud of their stamina.

The customers who accomplished a KO against one of the girls will no doubt have that "complete victory" att.i.tude that they subconsciously telegraph.

This "complete victory" signal is read by the Elder and she provokes the issue.

A man who is self-conceited will easily fall for it and choose her. Just like I did.

She would also completely beat them thoroughly.

She denied everything about my manhood and uses violence to fracture my mind.

It's probably that she used her brainwas.h.i.+ng technique in that moment. When the person's mind is already weakened; it's probably an easy thing to manipulate them.

After confirming that the other party has fallen, she will speak to them in a gentle voice and heal their injuries.

The man who had been forgiven, acknowledged and healed by the Elder would be completely ruled by her.

This will make the brainwas.h.i.+ng progress a step further.

Last but not least, she would be regularly nominated as a partner and they will promise to support her financially.

That about sums it up. Though it's just from my own imagination, it's probably the truth of the matter.

Reaching this answer, I felt more fear rather than just anger.

Not only am I just a person in coincidental possession of the Cure Status Abnormality Spell but also someone who have casted that very same spell on myself by chance. In honest truth, the fact that I got released from my brainwas.h.i.+ng is just a series of fortuitous events.

If that wasn't the case, I may have been brainwashed until all my money ran out; or even worse yet, I would have been stuck like that for the rest of my life.

I don't have any pa.s.sive abilities that resist status abnormalities.

Aside from having some recovery magic's up my sleeve, I am just an average human being. If I encounter an enemy at some point, it's very simple for me to die in one blow.

(Let's run away. As soon as possible.)

I decide to ride the bus tomorrow and head towards the Royal Capital. I move my body that had barely any energy left in order to prepare myself. I manufacture my F and E ranking potions and put it into my luggage.

By the way, I casted Cure Injury Spell (S) in order to heal my scars and they have disappeared completely.

The next morning, I am outside of Awoke's gate and at the carriage terminal. From here, I boarded the carriage heading for the Royal Capital.

Fortunately, a carriage was available and seats were also open for the taking.

Even after I got on the bus, I was not in a good mood until it started moving.

Even now I can envision in my mind as the Elder says "Oh, you're trying to leave me behind? Where are you going?", she would then show me her evil smile as she calls out to me. Just the thought of this makes me fearful.

Thankfully, the Elder did not show up.

For the time being, I won't be coming back to Awoke.

In retrospect, it has been quite dangerous for me, but it was a good experience.

I need to be more careful from here on out and on top of that, I still need to be able to enjoy myself.

「Farewell, Awoke.」

Murmuring out those words, I lowered the back of my seat and entered into a sleeping position.

The energies that were deprived by the Elder did not recover immediately.

My healing magic, the Cure Injury Spell is not something that recovers stamina.

Naturally, the other two spells did not recover stamina either.

The spell I had wasn't like those dangerous types of magic that allowed you to function 24 hours without sleep or rest if you continued casting that magic on yourself.

I arrived in one of the post-station towns.

I was mostly asleep in the bus.

When I entered my hotel, there was an invitation for one of the girls to come and "feed" me in my room, but unfortunately, I refused this time around.

I soaked my body and took my time in the bath tub, I also savored my delicious meal slowly.

I write about the recent events I experienced in a diary.

There was plenty of things for me to write about due to yesterday's case and the time pa.s.sed by quickly.

Before the day ended, I made potions.

Among the magic spells I applied to myself, I used the Cure Status Abnormality Spell at the ranking of S just to make sure.

I then crawled into bed and slept.

The next day, I also slept in the bus from the morning onwards.

When I got hungry, I ate something akin to a pork-cutlet sandwich that I got from the hotel.

I bite into some fruit and drink some milk. When I got tired, I closed my eyes and fall asleep.

In the evening, I arrive at the Royal Capital.