[Spirit of Lust] Chapter 105: On equal footing. (Patreon)

‘Will! Get out of there!’

With no other choice, William had to release Nanami’s aunt and jump out of the way before she managed to get the rope around his neck. If she had caught him, Will would’ve lost all his strength and everything would be over.

“So you’re just like my master,” the woman said, struggling to her feet. “You’re also possessed. The Spirit of Lust is inside you, and it’s it who is afraid of this little piece of rope, isn’t it?”

Will used that moment to get between her and her sword. The rope in her hand was just as, if not more dangerous, but it would be worse to let her have both. Then he changed the topic.

“Your master?” he asked. “Jack Evans? The guy is mind controlling you, ma’am, just like he’s mind controlling his own wife! You sure you should be serving him?”

Nanami’s aunt narrowed her eyes and winced in pain at his words.

‘It’s working!’

‘Is it?’

‘We didn’t quite finish the job, but my sexual energy is clashing with whatever magic Jack used on her. We may not have freed her, but she’s definitely feeling horny. Which also means…’

‘You can read her mind.’

‘Exactly. We need to catch her again to finish the job, and it’ll be tricky because she has her guard up AND she has something that completely nullifies my powers. Remind me that we need to burn those after we’re done.’

‘But if you can read her mind… can you tell me what she’ll try to do next?’

‘I should be able to. The hornier you get her, the better I can do it.’

‘Alright.’

Will took in a deep breath and unsheathed his knife, showing it off to Nanami’s aunt. “Remember this, ma’am? You gave it to your niece, didn’t you?” That got another reaction out of her. Her eyes widened and her lip quivered. “She’s here, you know? In this world. I promised her I’d get you back, so that’s what I’ll do. Considering you can probably snap my neck in a second, you’ll have to forgive me for using dirty tricks.”

He pulled on his T-shirt with his free hand, and with the other he slowly and carefully sliced through the fabric from top to bottom. He threw it away along with his jacket, leaving himself naked from the waist up so that Nanami’s aunt could see his chiseled chest.

‘Ooooh. Nice call.’

“W-What do you think you’re doing!?” the woman asked, turning her eyes away from a moment before she realized that was a bad idea. “Why would you do that!?”

“What? You don’t like what you see?” Will asked playfully. “You can look all you want. I don’t mind.”

The woman’s cheeks were starting to turn red. Ishtar’s powers had turned Will’s body into the ideal machine for sex. That included making him extremely attractive in the generally perceived sense, along with giving him some sort of unnatural charm that attracted people’s gazes. It had worked even before Ishtar started using her powers directly through him. That charm was so unnaturally strong that it even managed to get the attention of Anna, a girl who believed herself to be a lesbian until she met him. Now Nanami’s aunt’s eyes were on his toned chest and arms…

‘…And it’s getting her hot and bothered. See? The initial push was effective. Problem is, she’s also getting angry. She’s gonna jump at you, and not in the sexy way. Careful.’

Ishtar’s warning was on point. After the woman steadied herself, she ran towards Will with supernatural speed and dangerous rope in hand. The piece of rope she had wasn’t very long, no more than 40 cm, if that. She tried to catch one of his hand holding the knife with it, but thanks to Ishtar’s warning, Will was able to quickly step aside. However, that earned him a knee to the stomach.

He grunted and bent over in pain. He was about to be caught when, in a panic, he reached out his hand and his fingers brushed his opponent’s arm. Startled, Nanami’s aunt jumped away, her breathing heavy and ragged.

‘She’s just as wary of your touch as you are of the rope.’

‘Then let’s change the approach.’

This time it was Will who took the initiative. With knife in hand, he rushed at Nanami’s aunt and took a swing at her. Her eyes followed the blade and she jumped back out of harm’s way. But Will didn’t relent. He kept on chasing her, wildly and aggressively swinging his knife at her.

“You have no idea how to use that thing, do you?” she scoffed, all the while dodging his attacks. He was perhaps faster, but to a trained expert, he was extremely predictable. That was fine. He never intended to cut her, anyway.

A final swing. Will brought the knife in an upward slashing motion from under his armpit, aimed at the woman’s face. Or so he would have her believe. Her eyes were dead set on the bladed weapon, even as Will let go of it. When the sound of the knife hitting the ground echoed inside the cave, Will had already caught her by surprise again.

He got her into a bear hug, pressing her arms against her own body, and before she could voice any surprise, Will pressed his lips against hers. No tongue, though, lest she had enough strength and willpower to bite it off.

She struggled, even as she as her strength wavered with every bit of sexual energy he and Ishtar poured into her. She tried to pull away until her back hit a rocky wall. He had her. As the seconds passed, her struggle became weaker, her mind went numb and her grunts went silent.

“Nanami is waiting for you,” he whispered. “She’s worried sick about you. Let me help you go back to her.”

“N-Nanami…” she muttered. “My… niece…”

‘Alright. This works. Leave the rest to me, Will. Just don’t let her go.’