Chapter 116: Equality

"...My question is this: if you’re giving me so much freedom because I’m your supposed favorite, why did you force Nioh into so many things she didn’t want? Why not give her a little freedom too!" Nio’s question seeks to find the hypocrisy in Typhon’s answers.

"...Nio... your foolishness truly surprises me."

"H-Huh?! Foolish!? I’m not being foolish!!"

"...Nio, let’s return to a previous answer. Why did I have sex with Nioh while she slept? Why do that with someone who doesn’t consent with words? It’s simple — because she reacted with pleasure."

"Because while asleep, Nioh could give me love, interest, and moan under my touch. She would blush and arch toward me, seeking more, instead of looking at me with fear and disgust." Typhon grabs Nio’s hand and pins her down, holding both of her wrists.

"!!!"

"W-What the hell!!" Nio shrinks back as an enormous penis grows from Typhon’s body. It’s monstrously large, reaching all the way up to Nio’s chest, which sends her into a panic.

It falls against Nio’s breasts, making her feel its weight, and she grows nervous that Typhon might try to put it inside her.

’S-So big! W-What does she plan to do with me?!’

"I could force you. I could force you to accept this inside you right now. You’re a dragon — this massive male member would fit inside you. It’s fifty centimeters. It would probably hurt, but it would make you react in interesting ways."

"Or if you’d prefer something more lesbian." The penis vanishes from Typhon’s body as she moves her hand down, pulling Nio’s thigh over her shoulder and pressing her intimate part against Nio’s.

Nio feels the soft touch and grows slightly calmer that the monstrous, vein-covered thing is gone.

"We could rub against each other like two lovesick slugs. Nio, I have the power, the freedom, and the environment that favors me forcing you into whatever I want. There is no current scenario where anything limits me."

"But why would I force you into something when I can show you my best side? If you come to like me, to feel that you enjoy my presence without needing to be asleep, then I consider that a good thing."

"If you want a child, I can get you pregnant. If you want to experience sex as a girl, I can give that to you. If you don’t want anything intimate, I won’t touch you."

"To me, observing is more pleasurable than having to do something. To me, observing your reactions is just as pleasurable as having sex with Nioh while she sleeps. There’s no distinction, because I don’t care about carnal pleasure."

"I like your reactions and Nioh’s reactions. You show curiosity, you try to understand me, you don’t just trust Nioh blindly. You have a desire to know more about me, and that desire makes me happy."

"..." Nio looks down at where the two of them are connected and grows embarrassed. If Typhon moves, they’ll start rubbing against each other.

"O-Okay, I get it, I get it. Back off... this is weird." Typhon releases Nio, rising from the ground with the same expression as before she "attacked" Nio to prove her point.

"The day forcing you becomes more beneficial than being gentle, I will do it. So Nio, please consider my side as well. Don’t become like Nioh, or I’ll make you share her fate."

"..."

"Let’s move on. It will take a few days to leave this floor. We shouldn’t waste time. Even if time in Hell works differently from the outside, I’m sure you want to get out of here as soon as possible."

"...Don’t you think it’s pathetic to live that way?" Nio asks, rising from the ground with a serious expression.

"No. You still think like a human. That’s lamentable. I think I overestimated you. Could it be you only beat me out of luck?"

"!!!" Nio is indignant when she hears that.

"Luck?!"

"Eh, something like that. Considering you had the total advantage and still came close to losing, honestly, it’s lamentable. But let’s set that aside. One day you’ll stop thinking like a human."

"The fact that you think living the way I do is pathetic may change once you understand what it means to be divine. Here in Hell, you’ll see things you’ve never imagined."

"The first floor of Hell is sweet compared to any other floor." Typhon gives Nio a smile before turning and walking ahead.

"..." Nio runs and throws herself onto Typhon, knocking her down and dragging her against the flowers.

"Don’t underestimate me so much!! You think you can force me into something?! You’re way too arrogant for someone who lost! Maybe I should force you into something too, so you know how it feels—" Typhon turns to look at Nio, which makes her stop talking.

"...W-What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Typhon shifts a little more. In this position, Nio is straddling her stomach, close to her chest.

"Go ahead. Force me into something. I’d like that."

"W-What?"

"We both get something out of it." Typhon grabs Nio’s hands and moves them to her breasts. She makes Nio squeeze those two soft masses of flesh, and Nio tries to pull back, but Typhon holds her in place.

"Come on. Force me into something, if it makes you happy."

"Y-You’re insane!"

"Insane? I’d say I’m the sanest one here. You’re the one losing your composure. Nio, do you think rape exists in my concept? Do you think morality exists? Do you think any of those words you use have any purpose in my mind?"

"I love you, and we’re married. In marriage, we belong to each other. There’s no such thing as ’forcing.’ If I want sex, I can have it. If you want it, you can have it. We don’t need each other’s consent to take what the other has."

"But I’m not a hypocrite. This goes both ways. You can force me too. You can create rules, break my things, hurt me, threaten me. You can do everything to me that I do to you. You just can’t betray me, and I can’t betray you."

"Come on. Why not try? Squeeze my breasts, scratch them with your nails, make me moan and bleed. Feel a little of what it’s like to have the same control. If I’m a monster, you can be one too. Isn’t that how monsters are defeated? By bigger monsters."

"..." Nio slaps Typhon’s face, scratching it with her nails. Blood begins to trickle down, falling onto the flowers.

"Good. That’s exactly how it should be, Nio. You understand now." Nio would like to deny it, but she understands. And the worst part is, it’s "fair." Much fairer than it seems. Nio now understands why Typhon is so honest.

It’s so simple it sounds idiotic. Typhon is honest and gentle because she expects the same from Nio — honesty and gentleness. Typhon is aggressive with Nioh, but she also accepts aggression in return. That’s why she accepted a fight to the death with Nio and reciprocated by taking the fight seriously.

"...You... you’re fairer than I expected..."

"Justice... justice doesn’t exist, Nio. I’d call it equality. We’re equal. Same position, same kind of being, same love." Once again, [Individualism] is erased by Typhon’s desires.

"...I guess... you’re right. Sorry for losing my temper..." Nio climbs off Typhon, who touches her own cheek. The wound closes completely as she licks her own blood.

"Shall we move on now?"

"..." Nio just gives an uncomfortable nod.