I Became the Omega in a Game - Chapter 54

“How much can you increase the progress speed?”

“It’s already progressing quite fast. At this rate, we can test the magic formula as early as next week. The caster’s safety check still needs some work, though.”

“My physical compatibility when passing through dimensions is not a problem. I was judged compatible where I was before. However, a means of protecting the body during that brief moment when it’s adrift in the dimension is absolutely necessary. We’ll have to widen the passage or create a shield with magic when moving. Anyway, you’re saying we can test it as early as next week?”

Riche, having poured out her thoughts without hesitation, tilted her head at Grauji’s gaze.

“Grauji?”

“What’s the rush?”

Riche frowned. Unlike her cold gaze, Grauji was relaxed. He looked at her changed, haggard complexion and the dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn’t slept.

“How much can we shorten the time, when can we use the magic formula, is it possible within a month?”

“……”

“Similar questions are repeated several times.”

Grauji, who flicked his hand in the air, lowered his hand and stared at Riche. As always, Riche avoided his probing gaze, which made her uncomfortable.

“What’s wrong? Did something happen that requires you to return to where you were right away?”

Riche’s eyes grew complicated. It had been a week since she returned from the Imperial Palace.

For the first two days after her return, she clung to Cairos like a barnacle. It felt like Yante’s clutches would reach out at any moment.

Yante was a tenacious and persistent person. He hadn’t forgotten her since they met a year ago, and he had come to find her by side-lining Cairos. His impression was so strong that she would sometimes get goosebumps, and she would absurdly suspect that Yante was thinking of her. If that were the case, she thought, nothing could be more eerie.

But for some reason, Yante had been quiet for over a week without any movement. He could easily send his guards to capture her, but he didn’t. Riche pondered the situation, which she didn’t understand, and easily came to a conclusion.

‘It’s because of Cairos.’

She didn’t know much about the balance of power in the Dobrak Empire, the influential families, or the relationship with the Imperial Palace because she was focused on managing her Alpha-Omega traits. She had never thought of forming a relationship with the Imperial Palace while she was here. However, the thick and strong relationship between the Count of the Strigo family and the rising sun, Crown Prince Yante, was so famous that she couldn’t help but know about it.

‘Yante is more patient and rational than I thought.’

That’s what made it even more hopeless. Thinking that he would wait for days like a snake stalking its prey until he got what he wanted, she felt like he was watching her from somewhere even now. She couldn’t relax just because there was no movement right now.

How painful it was in that damp, unpleasantly warm cave in Evelyn. Riche shuddered as she recalled the arduous process of escaping. Yante was just waiting for an opportunity.

‘Anyway, it’s best to stick by Cairos’s side right now.’

If Yante couldn’t touch her because of Cairos, she thought she could use Cairos as a bunker for the time being. Knowing that Yante couldn’t easily reach out to her while she was under Cairos’s protection, Riche was finally able to go out. Cairos didn’t want to leave her side for a moment until the second day, but he left his seat from the next day.

He looked troubled. It was inevitable. Wasn’t he sharing his superior and a woman? This was not encouraged even in Alpha-Omega society. Even if they enjoyed it secretly, it was not something to be revealed. Not to mention the high-ranking people who valued their face. Riche thought about leaving Cairos’s side because she was worried that he would hand her over to Yante, but she gave up because she judged that it was the worst thing to do. For now, she could only hope that Cairos would not be swayed by Yante’s pressure.

He must have entered the Imperial Palace by now. Did he meet Yante? She was curious, but she shook her head. The more she pondered in ignorance, the more anxiety increased.

Riche took advantage of Cairos’s absence to frequent the Magic Tower. Since she had bought time thanks to Cairos, all that was left was to accelerate the development of the dimension movement magic. She tried to be calm, but she couldn’t completely hide her impatience.

“No special reason…”

Riche paused, about to say that there was no special reason. It suddenly occurred to her that mentioning her current situation to some extent, even if not accurately, might be helpful in terms of trust. Regardless of her personal likes and dislikes for Grauji, wasn’t he already her partner? She also hoped that he would know the situation and work harder.

“I’m in a difficult situation. That’s why I want the dimension transfer magic formula to be completed as soon as possible. I’ll cooperate in any way I can, as I have been.”

“Hmm.”

Grauji rested his chin between his thumb and forefinger and stroked his sharp jawline. The glance he gave her was strange.

“Did you rip off money from somewhere? You look like you did.”

“I’m not in the mood for jokes.”

“What have you been doing for the past year? You look more complicated than this old man.”

Riche was annoyed.

“There’s nothing complicated. It’s just that what we wanted from each other from the beginning has become more urgent.”

“No, that’s not it.”

Grauji smiled. Riche frowned at the smile that felt somehow annoying.

“I have plenty of time. And right now, it’s going more smoothly than expected. I’m doing my best, as I swore.”

“So?”

Did he want to take credit? Riche responded awkwardly to Grauji’s sly voice.

“Do you want me to say thank you?”

She could do that as much as he wanted, since it wasn’t much trouble. Grauji looked somehow disappointed at Riche’s indifferent face. Did he want her to beg? Riche immediately realized his intention, but she had no intention of doing what he wanted.

“To speed things up here as much as Miss Riche wants, I’d have to cut back on my sleep altogether, which is not easy.”

“……”

“I know old people sleep less at night, but my body is still in its prime, so I sleep a lot. More than other wizards.”

“……”

“Ah, I was a little tired yesterday because I didn’t sleep well doing this.”

Clear tears welled up in the corners of Grauji’s eyes as he yawned. The yawn itself was natural, but Riche scanned him as if she were watching a con artist’s pretentious solicitation. Grauji, who met her eyes, smiled slyly and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers.

“Should I take a break today…”

He blinked sleepily and glanced at her again.

His sharp eyes behind his glasses were cunning like an old fox. Riche clicked her tongue.

“I guess the sleepiness will only disappear if you have something in your mouth.”

Grauji’s eyes widened as if to say, “How did you know?” when she muttered. The reaction was extremely artificial. His answer was cheerful.

“That’s right. You have an excellent sense, Miss Riche.”

“……”

“……”

“Shall I bring you a cigar with a nice scent?”

Looking at his sparkling eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to say it, so she sneered, and Grauji looked at her with very disappointing eyes. Riche felt bad.

“Ah, that’s boring.”

Riche’s face turned sour. Grauji pulled his thin lips to the sides. He had lived for a century, and although his appearance was that of a young man, his eyes were wise with age. Grauji was a man with a particularly eye-catching charm. Riche had often wished he wouldn’t open his mouth.

Just like now.

“Give me a pacifier. Something sweet and soft, but that gets cutely hard when you suck on it.”

Silence fell. Riche swallowed hard.

“What… what did you say?”

“Don’t you know what a pacifier is?”

Grauji pursed his lips as if he were sucking on something. The sound of his mucous membranes colliding had sexual implications. Riche was appalled.

‘You perverted bastard.’

She sighed, lamenting the situation where she had no choice but to do what he wanted, when something suddenly occurred to her. Wait, she had that, didn’t she?

Riche smiled gently and looked at Grauji. He flinched. If he was going to act like that, why was he talking so pervertedly? She clicked her tongue inwardly.

“Close your eyes. I’m embarrassed.”

As soon as she muttered as if throwing it away, Grauji quickly sat down on a low chair and closed his eyes. He was very skilled at positioning himself so that Riche could act comfortably.

He was very docile, even placing his hands neatly on his knees.

“Ah, my heart is about to burst.”

Unlike his voice, which was excited like a boy in love for the first time, his tongue licked his lips lewdly. Then he opened his mouth slightly.

‘Annoying.’

Riche whispered in a friendly voice, unlike her expressionless face.

“It would be better to open your mouth a little more.”

His lips parted like a well-behaved student. Just as his soft tongue was visible, Riche took out a pacifier from her pocket.

“Here you go.”

Her indifferent expression and the soft-looking pacifier didn’t match, but it was better than having it put on an adult man’s mature lips.

“……”

“……”

The face, which had lost some of its excitement, stiffened awkwardly. Grauji, who closed his eyes and pursed his lips, asked quietly.

“What is this?”

“It’s a pacifier. Something sweet and soft, but that gets cutely hard when you suck on it.”

The pacifier met Grauji’s requirements without any difference.

“I prepared it just in case, but I didn’t know I could use it so perfectly.”

“……”

“It’s a new product from the workshop. It’s made by joining silicone to soft red sandalwood. Why? The workshop used its new technology to the fullest, so I had to open my gold coin purse to buy this little thing. It was a big expense, so please use it well.”

Riche replied nonchalantly and shook the pacifier’s round handle as if she were doing it to a baby. The silicone part of the pacifier was revealed and disappeared between Grauji’s lips. Grauji’s eyes twisted subtly at the strange sensation. No matter how brazen he was, he couldn’t be feeling right putting something used by a baby in his mouth. Riche sneered inwardly.

“You’re very considerate, Miss Riche. Thanks to you, I’m using something at this age that I didn’t even use when I was a child.”

“Use it as much as you want. You don’t have to refuse.”

Eventually, Grauji gave up his cultured attitude. Riche smiled brightly as he glared at her.

“You have to suck on it, Tower Lord.”

His eyebrows furrowed deeply. Grauji, who was about to say something with a displeased face, suddenly had an idea and wrapped his hand around her hand holding the handle. Riche raised one eyebrow.

Grauji sucked on the pacifier. The sucking sound was explicit. Riche tried to pull her hand out, shuddering as if spiders were crawling on her, but Grauji tightened his grip. Eventually, Riche ended up giving Grauji the pacifier as if she were giving it to a baby.

“But this, suck, is not the, slurp, pacifier, I, suck, wanted.”

Riche’s eyebrows furrowed deeply. To be honest, she was inwardly pleased that she had given a blow to the perverted old man who said he wanted to suck on her nipples, but that joy quickly disappeared. She said quietly, stiffening.

“…Don’t make strange noises.”

“Why? Suck, you gave it to me, suck, directly.”

Grauji, who made a slurping sound, stuck out his tongue and swiped the transparent rubber once. Seeing his tongue licking and entering his lips, Riche shuddered and spread her hand wide. She had started the prank first, but seeing him react like that, she didn’t even want to touch him. This man was really not normal.