On The Other Side: I Quit Being Human

I have lost track of how long I have been fighting with Millonia, but I am quite sure it has been more than 7 hours. We fight a lot more enthusiastic, but less one-sided than yesterday, much to my pleasant surprise.

I have only managed to injure her four times for the past 7 hours. It is not as many as how many times she has injured me, but I am actually quite satisfied with how things have developed to.

I have realized that I have undergone a fairly huge mindset change lately, and this is the reason why I am satisfied with the outcome. The injuries I have attained in the fight have not been enjoyable, but they were a lot less serious than the ones I received the day before.

For me, who abhorred the thought of getting hurt regardless of how much pain it gives me, to be able to think that my fight with Millonia is rather enjoyable signifies how much of a change my mental has undergone.

“Are you tired already, wimp?”

“Shut up, bitch. I have been moving non-stop for an hour and a half.”

“Are you making things up or are you just so smart you can count how much of my time you have wasted?”

“You know the answer, bitch.”

I smirk as I look at Millonia who is sitting on the ground a few feet away from me. She is worn down, apparent by the look on her face, but she does a good job to hide her fatigue, unlike me who is heavily panting like a dog in heat.

I didn’t feel anything like this yesterday; I mean, I did feel tired and spent, but not to this point. If I would like to compare, yesterday’s fatigue was more of a mental fatigue rather than the physical one.

I believe this happens because I don’t Reset for a single time today. I have noted that each time I undergo a Reset, I always wake up refreshed, unlike the time where the Demon King’s Mark only heals my injuries.

I do feel slightly more energetic each time my injuries are healed, but it isn’t tantamount to what I feel when I Reset. With that being said, now I know how tiring fighting with me must have been for Millonia yesterday.

I recently found out from her that the process of Reset is far more quicker than my Regeneration: it only takes 10 seconds. This is the reason why Millonia toyed with me instead of immediately finishing me yesterday.

I am not really proud of what I was capable of yesterday, but I did give her a little bit of a fight. If Millonia had immediately killed me without toying with me, she would have been tired out far quicker.

Fighting a mad dog for 8 hours straight with only 10 seconds interval between each round is not that easy. Furthermore, she can only fight me with her raw physical prowess; she is banned from using Mana until I learn how to use it.

“Fuck! Should I kill myself so I can get rid off this fatigue?”

“That’s cheating, wimp.”

“Hah! ‘A true warrior uses everything he has in his hands to win,’ someone said.”

“That is only applicable to true warriors—you are not!”

“Say that to my ribs you have broken!”

Millonia looks pretty calm at my witty remark, but I am sure she can’t really hold her irritation back upon seeing my shit eating grin.

For a little bit of context, she once said the word I have just quoted to me, when I called her a cheater—it was just a few hours ago. We were at a stalemate at that time, and both of us were frustrated none of us could land a hit on each other because of the fatigue.𝗈𝗏𝑙xt.𝚌𝚘𝐦

I wasn’t very mad at that fact, but Millonia seemed to look at the matter differently. She was really irked at the fact that I, a supposedly greenhorn, could block her attack.

Fortunately for her, I guess, a sudden spark of brilliance hit her in the head in the next moment. She parried my daggers once, before jumping back to make a distance.

When I was about to dash at her, she immediately executed the brilliant idea she had got slightly more than a second ago. She pulled the tight shirt covering her chest down, and showed me her two impressive mounds—she flashed at me!

I am pretty sure I have a really low sexual drive normally—I have seen Valeria’s, and I didn’t even get an erection—but Millonia’s tits made me stop in my track. The sleeping teenager soul in me was awaken at that moment, forcing me to admire at her tits.

I was so turned on, I forgot how to move momentarily, much to my utter abhorrence. I was only awaken from my daze after Millonia crushed my ribs with the hilt of her sword.

“Say, are you perhaps a Succubus too, like Miss Valeria?”

“Me? A Succubus?” Millonia laughs in amusement. “I am pretty confident with my look, but I am not as alluring as a Succubus. Also, Lady Valeria is not a Succubus—what made you jump into that conclusion?”

I shrug nonchalantly. “She is extremely pretty, and she got the figure. If I were any other men, I would have fallen head over heels in her.”

As I notice Millonia’s weird look, I immediately explain myself. “While I am different than most men, I am not saying that I am special in a sense that makes me the best. I just have a low sexual drive, so I am not that attracted to girls or people in particular.”

“Says the bloke who was captivated by my boobs.” Millonia snickers.

“Hey, that’s why I have been asking what you are!”

“Well, I am a bitch.” Millonia shrugs nonchalantly. “You said it yourself, no?”

“Fuck you…” I sigh lightly before standing up.

My breathing has become even, and now it is time for me to give Millonia her fifth injury. I haven’t given her any fatal injury yet, so I will make sure to give her one this time.

It was frustrating to see her heal the light injury I gave her in a matter of seconds. Hours of effort have been wasted in just a few seconds!

As I assume my stance while holding my daggers in reverse grip, Millonia also stands up and face my way. There is only 12 feet between us, so considering our physical ability, we should be able to eliminate the distance in less than a second.

I lean my body slightly forward, and prepare myself to kick the ground. Millonia, on the other hand, holds her sword in front of her then looks at me with a grin.

“That’s enough for today.”

We are close to dash at each other when we hear a soft, melodious but weirdly terrifying voice coming from the audience seat. We are extremely familiar with the voice, so we turn our head to the audience seat, and find Valeria sitting there.

“You did a good job in surviving, Layland.” Valeria nods her head in appreciation, and it honestly surprises me a little. “You only died once, but I will do you a favor by not counting that one.”

“Thank you … I guess?”

“Yes, you should thank me. Death means failure for today, and failure means you will be getting violated by a beast.”

I choke in horror upon hearing that casually spoken sentence, and for once, I am grateful of what Millonia has involuntarily done for me. I turn to look at her disappointed face, and nod my head appreciatively at her.

“Very well, let us move to the next session of today’s training.”

“Yes, Miss Valeria.”

Valeria immediately walks towards the exit, and I give Millonia a middle finger before following Valeria in the next moment. I don’t know what kind of face Millonia is making currently, but I am sure it is not pretty.

The walk to the stable is silent; Valeria doesn’t initiate any conversation with me, and I am busy restoring my energy for the next labour. It doesn’t last for long however, as she suddenly addresses about the last training I will have to undergo today.

“You will be learning mannerism after this, Layland.”

“Shouldn’t we learn general knowledge still? That is what is written on the schedule.”

“I figure that you are really good at gathering information, so I will work on your mannerism first.”

“Okay…”

I glance furtively at Valeria as I wonder whether the Wyvern has sold me out. I do intend to gather information from them after all.

“With that being said, I will also teach you how to properly clean yourself from top to toe.”

Millonia stops in her track then stares at me silently from behind her blind mask. We have reached the stable, so now I am given the opportunity to face her with a blank stare.

“Are you perhaps a Succubus?”

“I am your mentor.”

While I am still thinking about why the women I have met in this world are very fond of harassing me, Valeria sends me inside the stable.