Cheat Awakening

"Do you want to say anything?" Velvet calmly asked while riding on Myne's back, leaning her head on his shoulder.

"Yes, those slippers, although they look very ugly, I have to say they really work quite nicely." Myne, acting as if he didn't understand the hidden meaning behind Velvet's question, replied hesitantly. He is currently flying at a very fast speed just a few inches above the never-ending spiral stairs, heading to the top of the tower while carrying Velvet behind him.

Since there is only one set of flying slippers between them, and obviously he didn't have the honour to ride a beautiful lady, not even if she is his wife.

Velvet gave him a knowing look, her eyebrow cocked in amusement. "I don't think that's what I'm asking about, Myne. How long exactly has this... situation with you and her been going on?"

Myne winced, his voice dropping to a whisper. "Will you believe me if I say that this time it was all purely coincidental and I am just a victim?"

"What do you think? I'm not stupid enough to believe in the nonsense of a big womanizer like you. Also, if I hadn't seen the small drama between you two, I might still believe in you. But now, you better spill everything honestly before I push you down those stairs," Velvet threatened angrily.

She still couldn't believe that while she was lying on the bed worrying about Myne every day he went out, this bastard, on the other hand, was having fun with his own boss.

Myne sighed, knowing further deception was futile. "Sigh, so it happened the day I went to deliver the gold..."

After seeing Velvet's temper getting hot, Myne finally gives in; anyway, he is already caught, and what's the meaning of keeping minor secrets. However, the more Velvet listened, the more disappointed and angry she became with Gal.

"That b*tch dares to rape my husband? Myne, turn around; let's go back. I want to have some private chat with your so-called new wife," Suddenly, Velvet yanked on Myne's hair, her grip harsh, her voice trembling with anger.

"Velvet, wait!" Myne protested, surprised by her reaction. "Did you miss the part where I told you about her illness? In the end, it was clearly me who was looking for trouble. If I hadn't entered her basement, then I might have never met Breserk Gal, and this further thing would never have happened.

So, all the fault is mine, you couldn't blame her for things that weren't in her control," He said while shaking his head.

"Also, if you look from a positive side, this is clearly a blessing in disguise. Think about it if I hadn't met Gal, do you really think we could get information about getting out of here? Yes, Belial is a bit gentle with us, probably because of our identity as humes, but that's all. There is no way he would risk his own life just for strangers with such critical information."

"And, although I've known Gal for a few days and you only met her once, in her heart, she already acknowledges us as her family. Otherwise, after knowing that we are going on such a suicide mission, there is no need for her to give us these magic items, especially you," His gaze softened.

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"if she didn't accept you as her sister, why would she go through so much trouble to buy a custom-made magic item for you? Although she said it's just a normal item she bought randomly, in a place where everyone is a demon, why would someone buy an item that has no effect on them?

After all, they are already demons; other than changing colour, and giving horns and tails, which they already have, this item has no use for them."

Myne's voice grew tinged with emotion, now after talking about Gal, he is missing her more. "And my slippers, she said they are just random prank props, but have you considered the place where a powerful guy like Belial couldn't use magic to fly, how can any random prank prop can let us fly with ease?

All the things she gives us are priceless, Myne said emotionally now after talking about Gal, he is missing her more.

Velvet's ears drooped as Myne's explanation sunk in. Shame tugged at her feline pride, she now wanted to jump into the giant black hole beside her. "I... I'm truly sorry," she mumbled, embarrassment colouring her voice. "I didn't think about those things. After seeing that, you began to play the outside even in such a serious situation.

I completely forgot to think logically. I'm a terrible kitty cat, aren't I?"

Myne chuckled, the sound warm and reassuring. "Hehehe, yes, you are," he teased, gently flicking her nose. "So I have to punish you once we get out of here," Saying such he pinched Velvet's juicy ass hard.

Velvet swatted his arm playfully. "Ouch! Hey, no fair! That actually hurts!" she cried out, playfully retaliating with a light tap on his head. "Speaking of out of here, do you think we'll see Gal again? I want to apologize and thank her from both of us, personally."

"I have a strong feeling we'll meet again," Myne replied, his voice turning serious. "But right now, all we can do is hope we survive this ordeal. Now I just hope that we won't encounter any more problems, and Fenrir can come to rescue us as soon as we make an opening for her."

...

"How long has it been since we've been here?" Velvet said, sitting on the stairs while eating an apple, her voice tinged with weariness.

"Probably more than a day; we crossed the 10th floor two hours ago," Myne replied broadly, lying down on the stairs and eating a honey bun.

Velvet sighed, exhaustion creeping into his voice. "I have to say, whoever made this tower is definitely crazier than demons. He really knows how to torture people, especially when he created this mysterious device. It can actually teleport people directly in front of this giant golden gate, but if they want to return, they have to use stairs.

Tsk, tsk, I can imagine demons cursing him and his all generations day and night."

"Yes, and it seems like every time those demons come here, they are all newcomer. The veterans wouldn't be caught dead taking this job, knowing they'd be bedridden for months after a few seconds of teleportation. The previous guy looked very confused when he found out that he couldn't teleport back," Myne replied with a chuckle, standing up and casting his gaze at the tightly sealed golden gate.

"Is this the 11th floor?" Velvet asked curiously, jumping on Myne's back like a little girl, literally making Myne fall on the stairs and sending both of them to hell.

"Idiot, be careful! Are you tired of living? What if we fall down?" Myne yelled angrily at Velvet while operating the flying slippers and speedingly flying to the top of the stairs.

"Sorry, I just wanted to lighten up your mood...? Myne, look, there is a light coming from upstairs," Velvet, who was apologizing, suddenly stunned to see the golden light in front of her. She and Myne had been flying on those never-ending spiral stairs filled with darkness for an entire day. She excitedly grabbed Myne's head and forced it upward.

"F*ck! It seems like we are about to reach the top," Myne hurriedly stopped the flying slippers and put down Velvet. First, he put the pink slippers back into the inventory and put on his leather shoes. Then he handed Velvet a storage bag filled with Alban special bomb-like objects.

This time, since there was no Gal behind their asses to catch them, as they were about to get off the 6th floor, Myne skillfully put away a few boxes of bombs, reducing Belial work a bit.

"Remember to stay close to me," Myne warned, his voice a low growl. "Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, I might not be able to save you on time."

With a nervous nod from Velvet, Myne cautiously approached the golden light, anticipation and dread swirling within him.

...

Emerging from the golden light, Myne and Velvet found themselves in a simple, open-air observatory. Before them stretched an endless abyss of darkness. A gigantic hexagonal array glowed with an ominous golden light spread on the entire floor, with all the runes inside it rotating nonstop like snakes, creating a heavy and disconcerting feeling.

In the centre of the array, a black disk, seemingly the source of this eerie luminescence, hovered a few centimetres above the ground, pulsating with an unsettling energy.

The observatory was deserted. After a cautious sweep for any immediate threats, Myne and Velvet cautiously stepped onto the golden array that covered the entire floor. They reached the edge, a sheer drop with no railings offering a dizzying panorama of the bottomless abyss. If someone accidentally fell from this height, there would be only one inevitable end.

Myne gasped, the sight of the distant town sparking a strange familiarity. "No wonder I always have a familiar feeling with this tower," he muttered, pointing towards the tiny speck bathed in bright light, no larger than five acres with the tower at its heart.

"Come back! Don't get excited in the wrong place; you could fall from there," Velvet warned, her gaze fixed on the dark disk.

"Do you think destroying this thing might weaken the barrier and create a crack in the sky?" Myne asked, approaching Velvet and looking at the black disk, Its centre was an inky void, as if it were a kind of black hole devouring everything, even light.

"That's our only lead," Velvet replied grimly. "No sense holding back now."

Myne nodded, understanding the urgency. Gesturing for Velvet to stand back, he unleashed a barrage of fireballs at the black disk. To his shock, just as the fireball neared it, the disk pulsed fiercely, a powerful suction force swallowing his spells whole before returning to its eerie stillness, behaving harmlessly to humes and animals.