She frowned slightly, raised her hand, and used magic to evaporate the water stains before finally fleeing the scene in a panic…
[The next day, you felt refreshed after a good night’s sleep and had a sweet dream.
In the dream, you felt like your hand was being controlled, and there was a faint lubrication…] [There are no living creatures on this scorched earth, but the humidity is extremely heavy at night.
Coupled with the fog last night, perhaps…
the fog seeped into the house?] [You didn’t delve into the matter.
As usual, you purified the grudges of living beings during the day, providing the purest energy for Koyanskaya, and received her Magic instruction at night, constantly improving yourself.] [Because your Empathy Magecraft had improved, you began trying to enter her spiritual world directly to purify the complex grudges within her body.] [Unlike in the past, she no longer held hostility towards you like she did initially.
But for some reason, she started frequently avoiding your gaze, and even guiltily looked away when you casually mentioned the events of last night’s dream.] [However, when she noticed your gaze lingering on her for a long time, she would secretly rejoice and display the mature, charming, and stunningly beautiful appearance born from her imitation of Tamamo-no-Mae’s Spirit Origin mode.] …In the afternoon, Issei, as usual, performed the Purification Ritual for the grudges on this land, converting them into pure energy that Koyanskaya could directly absorb.
However, when handing the energy over to her, Issei couldn’t help but glance at her a few more times.
Noticing the boy’s gaze lingering on her face for a while, Koyanskaya’s face flushed slightly, making her appear somewhat uneasy.
“W-why are you staring at me?” As she finished speaking, she gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, her voice unconsciously lowered.
Her shy demeanor caused Issei to lose himself momentarily.
“It’s nothing, I was just thinking about something…” Issei quickly shook his head with a smile.
“What is it?” Koyanskaya asked curiously.
“Just that I felt like I had a strange dream last night…” “Cough—!” She suddenly coughed awkwardly, her charming face deepening into a mesmerizing blush.
Changing the subject, she said, “Alright, I’m about to start drawing in the grudges from this land.
Use your Empathy Magecraft to enter my spiritual world shortly and assist me with the absorption.” Because of the evolution of Empathy Magecraft, Issei can now simultaneously help purify the grudges while Koyanskaya absorbs them, essentially turning them into a ‘delicious’ ingredient…
[Since last night, you noticed that this woman seems to have completely dropped her guard.
She even actively takes your hand and intentionally or unintentionally presses her chest against your arm.
She claims that during instruction, the closer the distance, the faster the flow of magical energy.] [You don’t know if she’s just talking nonsense or if there’s truth to the statement, because you can’t be distracted or think too much while purifying the grudges inside her body.] [But she gradually ceased to be satisfied with just that.
Her fair, slender fingertips often gently traced across your chest when she hugged you.
When speaking to you, she would intentionally or unintentionally lean her tempting red lips close to your ear, exhaling a sweet and delicate fragrance.] [Purifying grudges requires concentration, yet her intimate actions, and even the faint, delicate body fragrance you often caught from her formal dress, made it difficult for you to calm your mind, sometimes preventing you from even releasing your Empathy Magecraft.] [However, when you looked up at her in extreme annoyance, you clearly saw the love and tenderness that seemed to overflow from her beautiful eyes.
The pink heart shapes visible in her pupils instantly extinguished the anger in your heart.] [She often held you intimately in her arms, burying your face in her chest, and then had you perform Magic under these circumstances, calling it a training exercise designed to improve concentration and speed up Magic release efficiency.] [You naturally understood what she meant.
However, you are still in the developmental stage, and your Strength and Endurance are too low.
Facing a powerful Beast-level creature, a reckless attack would only result in her consuming you entirely.] [Therefore, you began training with greater determination, purifying the grudges on this land with high intensity every day, hoping that one day you could truly become the master of this land and suppress this woman who dared to tease you.] [Although she constantly teased you, you still purified grudges for her from morning till night every day…
You didn’t know what the future held, but you had only one thought: to help her become the true Beast of Cherishment and protect her for life.] [However, perhaps someone couldn’t stand the public display of affection, or perhaps your highly efficient grudge purification finally made the other Beast lose patience.
Late that night, a roar like that of a wild animal echoed throughout the Siberia region.] “RAAAAAA—!!!” The beast’s roar, echoing through the night sky, immediately interrupted the two people inside the tent who were routinely performing the Purification Ritual.
Issei looked up in a certain direction outside the tent and whispered, “What was that sound just now…” Koyanskaya’s smile had long since vanished.
She said softly, “It’s the other me…
It seems she finally couldn’t hold back.” The Light and Dark sides of the Beast of Cherishment, although independent ‘entities’ of different aspects, are not actually allies, as their philosophies conflict.
Koyanskaya of Light inherited the parts related to “Human Civilization.” She symbolizes the grudges of animals that were “played with” by humans, treated as trophies, pets, experimental subjects, or weapons.
Koyanskaya of Darkness, on the other hand, inherited the parts related to “Natural Wildness.” She is more primitive and brutal, rejecting everything about Human Civilization, and yearns to establish a “Beast Kingdom” where humans are completely trampled underfoot.
Light and Dark despise each other.
Light considers Dark an ugly beast capable only of primitive destruction and lacking all aesthetics, while Dark considers Light a traitor “polluted” by Human Civilization.
Both are unique beings formed by condensed grudges, yet they are two independent forms with no connection to each other.
Why would Koyanskaya of Darkness suddenly go ‘mad’ for no reason?
Thinking this, the moment Issei stepped out of the tent, an incredibly colossal figure crashed down from the edge of the night sky!
The ground trembled.
A terrifying, ocean-like pressure instantly filled the space, causing Issei’s body to suddenly tense up.
Like a machine, he slowly raised his head, only to see a massive body, seemingly blotting out the sky, enter his vision.
She opened her ferocious and terrifying beast eyes, staring intensely at this human from the outside world with immense anger and hatred…
Koyanskaya of Darkness!
Volume 1: Chapter 7 Taigong Wang [After more than two months of training, your Magic skill level far surpasses that of an ordinary Magus.
Yet, upon seeing this enormous behemoth before you, you still felt an instinctive sense of oppression.] [Because she is a Beast, the ‘other half’ of the Beast of Cherishment.
Unlike Koyanskaya of Light, Koyanskaya of Darkness is filled with innate hostility towards you, a human.] [Facing the oppressive power and hostility released by such a powerful wild beast, you did not retreat in the slightest.
Instead, you stared directly at this Beast of Cherishment, who symbolized ‘Darkness’ and harbored extreme malice toward humanity.] [Your attitude was nothing short of a provocation in Koyanskaya of Darkness’s eyes, and she was successfully enraged by you.] Koyanskaya of Darkness’s ferocious and terrifying beast eyes scrutinized the boy from top to bottom.
Soon, her massive form began to slowly shrink.
An incredibly alluring pink radiance emanated from her body, and in the blink of an eye, she transformed into an exquisitely graceful figure.