Chapter 182: The Illusion World
Rigel had deliberately played the losing role. He tried to surrender, but was stopped by Ero-Ra. She then unleashed her unique magic with the Illusion Eye onto him.
(Shit... This is bad...)
Rigel, having been struck by the Illusion Eye, felt panic. He wasn’t actually in mortal danger. What worried him was how to maintain his mob position without standing out.
(This must be the magic that turned a bunch of brats into wrecks. If I come out of here unharmed, I’ll stand out way too much. In that case, I should fake being wrecked... But then I might fail the exam itself...)
What was Rigel’s reason for living? To enjoy a pleasant rape life.
That was why he was taking the Royal Academy entrance exam. If he failed, Wistaria King’s evaluation would drop sharply. The future Border Count position that was almost decided would become suspicious. His pleasant rape life in his own territory would be shrouded in dark clouds.
If that was the case, should he act as if he was fine even after being struck by the Illusion Eye? Backing out wasn’t an option. Losing his mob position at the academy was cheaper than failing the exam. While he was thinking this—
"Fufu! Welcome to my illusion world!!"
Ero-Ra approached him and spoke. She had indeed been struck by the Illusion Eye.
"I surrendered, yet you kept going... You’re cruel, you know..."
"Aha ha ha! You think I’d let a trash like you escape for free? In this illusion world, I’ll make you suffer in pain!!"
Ero-Ra laughed triumphantly. She clearly felt the satisfaction of being locked down by the Illusion Eye.
"...By the way, what is this illusion world? Um... Oh, I don’t see the other examinees around."
"Ah, you still don’t understand? This is the spiritual world created by my Illusion Eye. The only ones here are you and me."
"Spiritual world? What does that mean?"
"In other words, right now you are seeing a hallucination. Also, don’t worry about the real world. Time is being stretched, so even if hours pass here, only a moment has passed there."
Ero-Ra explained. As the owner of the Illusion Eye, she could freely manipulate her unique magic. This spiritual world was apparently created with that magic.
"Hou~ I see."
Rigel nodded. He didn’t know much about unique magic. Most mages kept it secret. The girl in front of him was unusually open about her own magic. That was probably why she had the title ’Illusion Eye.’
"Then I’ll show you the true horror of the Illusion Eye."
Ero-Ra declared. As I mentioned earlier, this world was a hallucination she had created.
"Fufu! First, you’ll be crucified miserably."
Ero-Ra pointed at him. A giant cross appeared behind him.
"Wh-what is that...!?"
Rigel turned around in surprise. His body had already been bound to the cross.
"In this illusion world, the world moves according to my will. You are no exception."
Ero-Ra declared. Her expression was full of confidence.
"And this is the true essence of the Illusion Eye! Those who are struck by the Illusion Eye feel pain indistinguishable from reality!!"
Ero-Ra declared loudly.
"Come now, enjoy this fully!"
As she shouted, many swords appeared floating in the air. They all flew toward Rigel at once.
"Gwaaaaaah!!?"
Rigel was impaled. It looked exactly like he was being tortured. In the spiritual world created by the Illusion Eye, pain felt as real as in the physical world.
"How is it? This is the horror of the Illusion Eye."
"..."
"Aha ha ha! You can’t even speak!! Serves you right!!"
Ero-Ra laughed. She had absolute confidence in her Illusion Eye. But Rigel’s heart was the opposite.
(Yeah, it hurts... but is this all?)
Rigel muttered inwardly. He possessed the cheat skill [Rape] and had immense vitality. Even if this were the real world, being pierced by a few swords wouldn’t kill him. To him, being stabbed by swords was no more painful than hitting a cabinet corner with your pinky toe. He would prefer to avoid it, and he might cry out from the sudden pain. But it wasn’t life-threatening.
(Ugh... And this illusion world seems fragile. If I release my magical power or fighting spirit, I can destroy it. Or, if I’m careful, I might even take it over. I need to buy some time and analyze the principle of the unique magic...)
Rigel was thinking this way. From the outside, he looked like he was completely lost in pain.
"Fufu! I won’t let you end so easily! In this world, I can heal myself with my will. I’ll torment you repeatedly and thoroughly!!"
Ero-Ra declared cheerfully. She seemed to have a very sadistic personality. She had probably turned a bunch of brats into wrecks this way. But this time, the opponent was bad. While she laughed, Rigel’s analysis of the unique magic was slowly progressing.
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Rigel was trapped in the illusion world. It was a world created by Ero-Ra alone using the Illusion Eye. Everything here obeyed her will. She could crucify him, impale him with countless swords, or heal his wounds freely.
Those who had been turned into wrecks before had probably been tortured here without any chance to resist. Escape was impossible, and winning against Ero-Ra here was even more so. Anyone who had been struck by her unique magic with the Illusion Eye was almost certainly finished.
(Hmm... What a fascinating magic...)
But Rigel was different. He possessed the cheat skill [Rape]. His magical power, fighting spirit, and even his own "class" were vastly superior to Ero-Ra’s. For him, being trapped in this world was not a fatal event.
"Fufu! I already healed the wounds from earlier. The pain is gone too, right? Thank me."
"..."
"Now then, shall we continue?"
Ero-Ra declared. But Rigel remained silent. He had been silent this whole time.
(The weak point of the illusion world has already been found. If I release my magical power or fighting spirit and stimulate it, this world will collapse. But...)
Rigel thought about it. Too boring, he decided. Even with the cheat skill [Rape], reproducing this unique magic from scratch would be quite difficult. On the other hand, if he could simply take over the world that had already been created just for him right here... it probably wouldn’t be that hard if he could analyze it a little more.
"Fufu! Next, I’ll increase the number of swords! And make you scream even louder!!"
Ero-Ra declared. Countless swords appeared floating in the air. They all rushed toward Rigel at once.
"Gwaaaaaah!!?"
Rigel was impaled. The sight looked exactly like torture.
