NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

"Dorothy, from now on, you are the vice-captain. If Captain Labi and I are both killed for some reason... then, do you hate me so much that you want to kill me? I will still believe in you, Dorothy."

"Because you crave glory and desire adoration, this will become your motivation, driving you to perfectly fulfill this responsibility. But the most important prerequisite is that I believe in you!"

Two completely different figures gradually overlapped in her eyes.

It turns out that all these years, the only one who truly believed in her was... the Commander.

She herself shattered that trust to pieces.

Dorothy's vision blurred, she clasped her hands tightly to her heart, leaned forward, and hit her head on the ground, tears falling drop by drop.

She felt as if her soul was being torn apart, yet her mouth remained agape, unable to utter a single sound.

It was as if I had fallen into a silent hell of my own making, both mentally and physically.

109. The commander must be being tortured terribly by that heretic.

"Dorothy..."

Rapunzel helped Dorothy up, and Dorothy never spoke another word. Her eyes seemed to be staring into nothingness, tears streaming silently down her face, and she looked extremely haggard.

Seeing her companion in this state, Rapunzel was heartbroken, and she also felt responsible for the situation.

If she had discussed it with Dorothy beforehand, perhaps this terrible situation could have been avoided.

No, this should be her responsibility.

Because of his own selfish desires, he ended up putting the commander in danger.

Rapunzel felt her wrist being gently grasped. She looked at Dorothy, her eyes slightly unfocused, her throat tightening as she spoke in a harsh voice, "Why? Why didn't you tell me sooner? Was it because I didn't recognize him, so he made you do this on purpose? Or did you also think I would harm him?"

Unlike her, Rapunzel was not misled by a blood test report; on the contrary, she was quite certain that he was the commander.

This is the difference between her and Rapunzel...

But if Rapunzel had just told her, she would never have come back without doing anything.

No, she would never send the commander to such a dangerous place.

What was the commander thinking when he realized he had no intention of saving him?

He must be so disappointed in himself. How heartbroken he must be, maybe... he even hates himself now.

He clearly trusted her so much, and even made her the vice-captain to remind her, but she ignored it all.

Not only did they not recognize him, they also let him be taken away by the heretics.

The thought of this made Dorothy feel a chill run through her body. Being resented by the commander was worse than simply killing her.

“I have never doubted your feelings for him, Dorothy.” Rapunzel said with some hesitation, “I didn’t choose to tell you because I believe the current commander is not the complete commander, because he doesn’t remember us at all.”

Dorothy's eyes widened. "What do you mean by that?"

"His body, including his brain, is definitely that of a commander, but his memory is flawed..."

Rapunzel recounted her previous conversation with the commander to Dorothy.

“That’s right. He has neither the memories of what happened back then nor the consciousness of a commander,” Rapunzel said. “I originally planned to at least help him recover some of his memories before telling you…”

After listening, Dorothy remained silent for a long time before slowly saying:

"This is probably the price he paid for leaving the rehabilitation center. He must have suffered unimaginable hardships. If he can't even accept what we've done, how heartbroken he will be when he regains his memories... But by then, I probably won't have the face to stand in front of him anymore."

"Now, I should go and bring him back."

Dorothy struggled to her feet, but was knocked to the ground by Isabel, who swooped down from the sky and straddled her.

“It’s all your fault, it’s all your fault…” Isabel’s cheeks were still wet with tears, her emotionless eyes devoid of any light. She stared straight at Dorothy, her hands gripping her neck, repeating the same phrase over and over, “It’s all your fault, it’s all your fault…”

"Harlan, stop her."

John returned with the other Nikis.

Even without looking at him, Dorothy could tell from Isabel's condition that they hadn't found the commander.

"Sorry, Isabel, you need to rest." Harlan knocked out the unsuspecting Isabel.

"Anis, calm down!" Nien grabbed Anis tightly, preventing her from pointing the loaded grenade launcher at Dorothy. "Even if we kill her now, the Commander won't come back. We should find a way to get her to help us find the Commander!"

“But the commander has been captured by the heretics, and now he must be…” Anis, who was stopped by Nien, stared at Dorothy with tears in his eyes.

"He shouldn't die so soon."

Dorothy stood up, her body swaying as if it no longer belonged to her, her expression blank, like a walking corpse.

Her tone was completely flat as she said, "If the heretic really wanted to kill him, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to capture him. Now we need to confirm the direction the fire dragon took him..."

Although he suffered a severe mental blow, his basic reasoning remained sound.

Lapi said, "Why should we believe you? The commander believed you, but he himself..."

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..." Dorothy walked towards Labi, but fell to the ground halfway there.

Even so, she crawled to Labi's feet, grabbed his foot, looked up at him, and said, "Please let me atone for my sins, I beg you, I beg you..."

Labi had no idea what had happened to turn Dorothy, who had just been so defiant, into such a miserable state.

She looked at Rapunzel, who nodded slightly, her eyes pleading.

Lapi took a deep breath and replied, "I understand. Now is the time when we need manpower."

"……Thank you……"

Dorothy fainted from both physical and mental torment, and only then did Rapunzel go to treat her.

"Commander, how is he now?" Anis was extremely worried. "He must be being tortured by that heretic..."

……

night.

An abandoned building covered in moss has a 'HOTEL' sign hanging on its exterior, with a faded heart below the words.

In the only usable room in the building, the fire dragon Nihilista emerged from the bathroom and lit the candles that filled the room with fire.

"Although there's no electricity, the water pipes still work, so taking a shower shouldn't be a problem," Nihilista said to the man still lying in bed. "Do you want to take a shower?"

“No need…” Li Zuoyi looked at the ceiling illuminated by the candlelight.

"Haha, you look so utterly hopeless now. Weren't you just now grabbing my waist and trying your best?"

Nihilista used the flames to dry the moisture off her body, then lay down next to the man, propping her head up with her hand and sliding it over his abs. "I never imagined you could enhance my strength through this."

Nihilista whispered in his ear, "I feel your power flowing through my body."

"Stop talking..." Even without looking to the side, Li Zuoyi could see the overlapping breasts of Nihilista trembling.

He never imagined he would one day be given a rape by a heretic, and that Nyshilista could be enhanced—didn't that mean she also had feelings for him? Was his previous conclusion wrong?

“Wow, you’re all energetic again.” Nihilista smiled playfully beside him, his hand sliding down his firm abs to lick his cheek, and said:

"Let's do it again."

"No... Waaaaaah..."

110. I want to have you all to myself.

Many days have passed since Li Zuoyi was taken away by the fire dragon. During these days, Nihilista has been carrying him around with her powerful mobility.

Normally, Nihilistha would hold him and soar through the sky, only landing on the ground under special circumstances.

In most special cases, Li Zuoyi needs to eat and rest.

Sometimes, when they were in the wild, Nihilista would catch some wild animals and roast them. Because she had an extremely precise grasp of the heat, the food tasted pretty good.

Sometimes it was a deserted town. At first, Li Zuoyi would find some canned food that was barely edible to make do, while Nihilista would find some seasonings and go to the kitchen of a long-abandoned restaurant to cook some exquisite dishes for him.

That's the situation today.

It was lunchtime again, and Nihilista landed in an unknown town.

Looking at the steak signs that were everywhere in the town but had long since turned white, Li Zuoyi realized that this must have been a town that sold steak a hundred years ago.

Nihilista put away his armor, went to the supermarket to pick out some cooking supplies, and then took him to a rather elegant-looking restaurant in the center of town.

She went into the kitchen, while Li Zuoyi found a two-person table by the floor-to-ceiling window and sat down.

Warm sunlight streamed into the abandoned restaurant through the unwashed glass. The luminous dust particles floating in the air under the sunlight began to move with Li Zuoyi's arrival, as if fragments of time that had been frozen for many years had been stirred by a traveler, forming a vortex of time.

Li Zuoyi found a napkin and carefully wiped the table, himself, and the seat opposite him clean.

Then, bored, he looked out the window at the herd of cattle grazing on the overgrown road.

He had considered running away these past few days, but he knew that she would find him soon enough in the wild.

He hid in the town for a day or two, thinking that Nihilista wouldn't be able to find him, but every time he fell asleep in his hiding place, he would wake up to find himself lying on a chair in a restaurant. When he sat up, he would see her smiling at him, and there was food prepared on the table.

Therefore, he has temporarily given up on escaping.

The sunlight gradually shifted away.

Nihilista came out of the kitchen, carrying dishes and tableware, and placed them in front of Li Zuoyi, saying:

"Today's steak is rare or medium-rare filet mignon."

Li Zuo glanced at the professionally plated steak on the table, took a bite, and said to Nicholas, who was sitting opposite him:

"I've always wanted to ask this: besides being a heretic, do you also work part-time as a chef?"

The steak was tender and juicy, with a smooth and silky texture, far surpassing the synthetic steaks found in the Ark. Even a hundred years ago, this level of skill would have been considered quite high-level by a chef.

“When I was still human, I was a chef,” Nihilista said with a smile, tilting his head to dodge the dark gold longsword that was thrust at him, and then grabbing his wrist tightly.

So it didn't work this time either...? Li Zuoyi swallowed the tender beef.

It was as if a tacit understanding had been formed that Li Zuoyi would make an assassination attempt at any time of day, and if he failed, he would not make another attempt that day.

Clearly, this was also a failure.

Nihilista didn't mind and released his wrist.

Sheathing his long knife, Li Zuo cut a steak, looked up at her, and asked, "Do you still remember that you were once human?"

“Only fragments,” Nihilista said, tilting his head back slightly in thought. “The only relatively complete memories are those from when he was Niki.”

Then, she looked at Li Zuoyi, propped her head up with her hand, and said with a playful smile, "Speaking of which, I met you when I was still Niki."

Upon hearing this, Li Zuo was stunned. He slowly asked, "Who... are you?"

“Don’t be so serious.” Nihilista laughed. “Back then, I could only see you on TV. You looked really cool leading the Goddess Army.”

Nihilista knew his identity; she said the Queen had told her.

"However, I prefer you the way you are now."

Nihilista narrowed her eyes, looking at him seductively, and slowly licked her red lips. Her aggressive gaze sent a chill down Li Zuoyi's spine.

Seeing him look away, Nihilista continued, "Back then, I also dreamed of one day becoming a member of the Goddess Force and standing by your side. I never imagined that it would come true in this way."

"...But contrary to our original intention, you're going to send me to Queen Letcher." Li Zuoyi said, silently eating his steak, "How much longer until we get to the Queen?"

After flying for so many days, I haven't seen any large Lecher settlements, only occasionally encountering some Lecher groups.

“Hmm… I don’t intend to hand you over to the Queen,” Nihilista said.

Li Zuo choked, patted his chest a few times before swallowing, and said, "So what have you been doing these past few days? Where are you taking me?"

“Of course I’ll help you escape.” Nihilista shrugged and said, “How many times do you think the Queen has signaled to me? I’ve blocked her now. Moving around every day is just to avoid being caught; we don’t have a specific destination.”

"What...what do you want to do?" Li Zuoyi asked, rubbing his forehead.

what is this?

Second kidnapping?

A bondage within a bondage?

“Of course I’ll kill that Queen Lecher.” Nihilista’s smile grew increasingly manic as he said, “But don’t get me wrong, this isn’t for humanity. I just want to replace her.”

Li Zuoyi said, "So, you need my abilities..."

“That’s right.” Nihilista’s eyes gleamed with greed. “For so many years I’ve been searching for a way to become stronger, and now you’ve appeared. It won’t be too complicated; I just need to eat you once to become stronger. There’s no simpler way.”

Li Zuoyi frowned and said, "Didn't you notice that the enhancement effect disappears on the second day?"