In reality, even though Kesu Su’s power had been greatly weakened, in terms of raw strength, Xiye was still no match for her.
With just a bit of effort, she would realize that the tall, alluring girl before her was actually rather frail—soft, adorable, and easy to push over.
Yet Kesu Su hadn’t expected Xiye’s sudden ambush at all. Xiye had taken advantage of that, using the base of a Tentacle as a pivot and Kesu Su’s delicate calf as a lever, lifting her right up off the ground.
And so, the newly enthroned Kesu Su tumbled down from the Throne with a “piaji” sound, hitting the floor with a thud. It looked like it hurt.
Xiye looked down at the nearly naked petite girl, watching as she curled in on herself, propping herself up with her Tentacles, her face flushed red with anger as she glared up at Xiye.
Ah, old Kesu, how did you end up like this? You’re a textbook example of a bratty little gremlin now.
To deal with a brat like this, who has no respect for her Teacher, you have to go all out—teach her a hard lesson!
If you let her get cocky now, she’ll be out of control in the future. You have to make an example of her.
At that moment, Kesu Su’s ankle, about as thick as Xiye’s arm, was still in her grip. With a gentle lift, Kesu Su was forced into an extremely embarrassing high-leg pose, giving the whole Class a rare view… well, actually, it was a scene they seemed to see every day.
“Useless Teacher, you… heh, you really don’t know your place. Don’t blame me for being rude, then. I’ll let you taste the true power of Lady Kesu Su!”
Amazing that you can talk like that in such a position, Lady Kesu Su.
With a flick of her dainty hand, the number of Tentacles beneath her cloak exploded. An enormous, dark purple flower, formed entirely of thick Tentacles, blossomed before Xiye’s eyes. It squirmed in a grotesque manner and lunged at her!
“Hoo-haha! Useless Teacher, you’re about to experience what it’s like to be trained by my Tentacles… If you won’t be my dog, I’ll just have to make you my Star Slave!”
The closest Tentacles whipped up a terrifying Crimson Wind, sending Xiye’s hair and the corners of her clothes flying. Slimy fluids dripped onto her clothes ahead of the Tentacles themselves.
“I’ll take you home and train you day and night with my Tentacles, until you can’t live without them—turn you into my adorable little toy! Hoo-haha… I can’t wait to see you go dumb from pleasure, begging for mercy while you climax again and again—!”
Just as the Tentacles were about to reach Xiye’s chest, she took something from her pocket and held it in front of herself.
Noticing the movement, the Tentacles hesitated for a split second—then surged forward!
“Heh, nothing you try will work! My Tentacles are invincible—urk!”
A moment ago, Kesu Su had been full of bravado. Suddenly, she seemed to see something utterly revolting. Her petite body arched as if electrocuted, and the thick Tentacles drooped at once, turning into limp, squishy purple mushrooms.
“What did you do, you useless… yue!”
Kesu Su stuck out her pink little tongue, dry-heaving repeatedly. She squinted, struggling to focus her blurry vision, and finally saw what Xiye was holding—
It was a hexagonal stone, covered in intricate patterns she couldn’t make sense of.
She didn’t need to understand it. Just seeing it—no, just having it nearby—made her feel incredibly, incredibly, incredibly sick! A thousand times worse than eating ten pounds of dung!
Kesu Su’s vision darkened as she lost her balance and collapsed to the floor, retching as if trying to cough up her soul.
“Susu!”
Huang Xiaoyi clearly hadn’t expected things to turn out like this. She had been watching from the sidelines, but now she stepped forward to stop the New Teacher from unleashing any more evil magic.
But as soon as she took a step, she frowned. She tried several times but couldn’t overcome the disgust in her heart, so she could only watch helplessly as her Sister was tormented, with fluids pooling around her.
“What did you do to her?!” Huang Xiaoyi demanded, her voice soft but forceful.
“Nothing much. Just giving a disobedient student the Punishment she deserves.”
Xiye glanced at her, perfectly calm and clearly enjoying herself.
She wanted to give these arrogant evil gods a show of force, to make it clear that the New Teacher was not someone to be trifled with.
She looked down at the stone in her hand.
It wasn’t some kind of evil magic, nor any ancient sorcery. It was just an Old Seal.
If it were just a regular Seal, the corresponding evil god would feel nauseous and instinctively avoid it—a simple self-defense and repelling tool.
But hers was a special version, custom-made by the Investigation Bureau, a weapon specifically designed to counter Cthulhu.
Even if Cthulhu showed up in her prime, she’d be weakened by it for a while. For the currently sealed Kesu Su, not losing control on the spot was already impressive. Oh, so she did leak after all…
Huang Xiaoyi’s true form—Hastur—shared some Bloodline Relation with Cthulhu, so she was affected as well, though to a lesser degree.
As for the other Mythical Creatures below the stage, they were already sickened to the point of dizziness, scrambling to the back of the classroom and trembling with fear.
“Glug glug! This New Teacher is terrifying!”
“Monster! Demon!… Evil god!”
Hey, aren’t you the monsters here?
At the very back, Yukino, who wasn’t a follower of Cthulhu, was naturally unaffected. She stared unblinkingly at the Old Seal in Xiye’s hand.
That Old Seal… it must be from the Investigation Bureau, right?
After the last operation, Xiye had secretly kept this specially made Old Seal on her for emergencies. She hadn’t expected it to come in handy today.
Seeing the pitiful girl already rolling her eyes, Xiye put away the Old Seal, lifted her skirt, and squatted beside her. She patted her little head and gently said,
“It’s not right to treat your Teacher like that, is it? Will you dare to do it again?”
“No… ugh… I won’t…”
Kesu Su, lying in a puddle of semi-transparent goo, trembled all over. Unidentified fluids clung to her mouth and nose, and her star-shaped pupils were a bit unfocused.
“Good girl… Go on, head back to your seat now, and don’t do that again, alright?”
Xiye smiled warmly.
She wasn’t a Teacher who enjoyed corporal punishment. She believed in a balance of sternness and kindness—reward and punishment, both together.
Seeing Huang Xiaoyi come over to help her up, Xiye stood, turned, and prepared to head back to the podium.
“Heh…”
At the moment Xiye’s back was turned, a sly light flashed in the eyes of Kesu Su, who just moments before had seemed utterly defeated on the ground. Her limp Tentacles suddenly swelled up like they’d taken a dose of aphrodisiac, writhed wildly, and lunged straight at Xiye!
“Hehahaha! Useless Teacher, you fell for it! Everything just now was my acting—this is my real Performance Route!”
“Take this, you useless thing! Five-meter radius Tentacle attack… urk!”