## Chapter 1416 – The Approaching Darkness

But could curiosity, once ignited, be extinguished so easily?

Whether we were eating or bathing, the women incessantly peppered me with questions about the social structure of my world. Of course, they didn’t understand democracy at all. In fact, I believe democracy exists only because the people in my world lack mana.

Democracy in this world?

Impossible.

From the start, even I reject such democracy. The moment something displeases me, I’d shatter democracy and everything else to pieces. What meaning would it have then?

Democracy is merely one type of social structure that arises in a world without mana.

“Honestly, equality seems impossible, doesn’t it? How can the ruling class and ordinary people be the same? Overthrowing a king is interesting, but isn’t it the same in the end, having someone above you?”

Unlike ordinary citizens who are desperate to vote to improve their personal beliefs or quality of life, the already elected leaders are completely detached from such concepts.

They are already leaders, people who don’t need to worry about their personal lives. Therefore, their perspective is fundamentally different from that of ordinary people.

That’s why it’s different.

“No social system can run perfectly smoothly. It’s the same everywhere.”
“That’s true if you think about it… but I can’t shake the feeling that something seems off.”

In my view, this world’s social structure has many flaws as well.

Although, where can you find a social system without flaws?

Anyway, besides that, they didn’t quite understand the internet either. But, to be honest, I only know how to use the internet; I don’t know how it’s possible.

Damn it.

How exactly do computers work? How did ENIAC and EDSAC evolve into modern computers?

I propped myself up in the tub and tried to explain the internet as best as I could. In the end, Karin, Claudia, and Ari didn’t understand at all.

“You mean to say that in a virtual space, not the real world… you’ve connected the entire world?”

And, as expected, Risha understood it the best!!

“Oh! Risha gets a hundred points! Risha gets a hundred points!!! I’ll give Risha a hundred points!!!”
“Ah!”

I immediately reached out and grabbed Risha’s ears, rubbing them!!! As expected of the longest-living mage, her comprehension is the best!!!

“U-Ugh…!”

Risha’s back arched stiffly as her ears were grabbed.

“I-It seems I understood it well…”
“Yes. That’s exactly it! You understood it well!”

Risha blushed, not knowing what to do!

“The internet space is a kind of virtual space. And as a virtual space, there’s no meaning to distance at all. You can enter a kind of ‘internet house’ created by someone far away in a foreign country in just a few seconds. As long as you know the address.”

With just a computer and the internet, anyone can easily enter that virtual space. If you just type the address in the address bar, you can easily enter foreign sites.

It was truly amazing that Risha understood this much.

“Wait. Hold on. Then?”
“Hmm?”

Did she have a question?

“If a mage who wrote a book in that virtual space… no. Since you said there’s no mana, I guess I can call them a scholar.”
“Yes. A scholar.”
“If that scholar puts the book they wrote in that Inter-a-net house.”

Huh?

What?

“Risha? Wait. Inter, what?”
“Inter-a-net?”
“…”

Listen to that pronunciation.

I’m going to flip out.

“Why? What’s wrong?”

Risha tilted her head, wondering why I was holding back my laughter…! Right now, Risha has no idea what she’s done, yet she’s making such a cute gesture!

“C-Hehe, no. Wait. Risha.”
“What?”
“Here. Try saying it. Internet.”

At those words, Risha tilted her head to the other side again and spoke adorably with her small mouth.

“Inter-a-net?”
“C-Cough…! Hahaha…! H-Once more.”
“I-I don’t know why you’re doing this…”

Risha, flustered, looked at me and the other women.

And after taking a moment to catch her breath.

“I-Inter-a-net?”
“Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!”

I can’t hold it in anymore!

“Why, why are you laughing so much!!”

Risha’s face immediately turned bright red as she yelled! Oh my god! Internet! Inter-a-net! What kind of ridiculous pronunciation is that!

Unbelievable!

A pronunciation steeped in time!

“Then what about computer! Risha! What about computer!”
“Com-pyuu-taa…”
“Hahahahahahaha!!!!”

I’m going crazy!

“R-Risha-nim…! Your pronunciation is so funny!!!”

Hilde’s burst of laughter was the beginning.

“Internet?”
“Interanet?”
“Heh, heh heh…!”

Everyone savored Risha’s pronunciation, biting their lips and shaking their shoulders. Risha’s pronunciation was that shocking. A truly unimaginable pronunciation.

“H-Hehehe! Hehehehahahahaha!”

I’m going to die laughing…!

How can someone be so adorable?

“Ugh… Ugh…”

Right now, Risha was trembling, her face completely red, as she looked at our reactions with her head slightly bowed!

“Inter-a… Hehehe! No, Risha! Isn’t your pronunciation too cute!”
“D-Don’t make fun of my pronunciationnnnn!!!!!”

In the end, Risha, who had exploded, shouted loudly and splashed the water violently.

ㅡSplash!

The water soared all the way to the ceiling, creating a spray.

“Hmph!”

And when the spray disappeared, Risha, with her cheeks puffed out, crossed her arms and turned her head away…!

“Oh my! Why is Risha so cute!!!”

What kind of ridiculous gesture is this!!!

It was a truly absurd gesture!

A woman who is ten times my senior is pouting and puffing out her cheeks! Faced with such an unbelievable reality, I ended up having a massive erection.

“Risha! Just one more time! Do it one more time!!!”
“K-Kugh…!”

Risha, who was quite embarrassed, raised her fist with a reddened face. I can use this to tease her for years to come.

Inter-a-net.

I never dreamed that such a shocking pronunciation could exist. Risha has these kinds of moments. That’s Risha’s charm.

“I can’t forgive you anymore!”

And at that moment.

ㅡPoof!

A small explosion occurred, and black smoke engulfed Risha. I realized exactly what was about to happen right before the magic was cast.

“Ah.”

What that meant was.

Transformation.

“Risha is angry!!! Making fun of my pronunciation!!! That’s not something an adult should do!!!”

What appeared was Risha in her younger form. The truly angry young Risha scolded me with a very furious face. And in a completely different tone.

“Guh.”

This is the great bathhouse.

Currently, all of us are naked, soaking in the tub.

I feel like I’m going to lose consciousness.

“Glug.”

My vision goes dark. I can’t continue living. The infinitely overflowing power subsides into my inner self, and my invincible body crumbles.

ㅡSplash!

I collapsed.

Is this.
Death?

“Gasp! Blackie fainted!!!”
“Katt!!!”
“R-Risha! Quickly undo the transformation, quickly!!!”

In my fading consciousness, I could hear the voices of my women. Everything is dark. It was difficult to distinguish whose voice was whose. What exactly just happened to me…? Even though I experienced it directly, I couldn’t understand.

But it doesn’t matter.

Yeah.

Resting like this wouldn’t be so bad.

ㅡSquish.

It was at that moment.

I felt something soft in my hand.

“Breast resuscitation! Winia-nim! Breast resuscitation, quickly!”
“I’m doing it!”
“Make Katt-nim’s hands move more actively!”

I see.

What I was holding was a breast.
A very large one at that.

ㅡFlash!

At the same time, consciousness awakens.

“Krooooooooooooo!”

Raging power! Overflowing power!
Simultaneously with regaining consciousness, I stood up from my spot!

“H-He’s up! He’s up!”
“Katt-nim!!!”

My women screamed and clung to me! Yeah! I can’t rest in a place like this! How many women do I have! And there are mountains of children I have to make in the future! How could I collapse!

“Risha!”
“…”

Risha had returned to her original form! But she didn’t try to meet my gaze, probably because she was sulking…!

“Risha, I’m sorry! It’s because you were so cute!”
“…”

At those words, Risha’s ears perked up.

“It’s because you were too cute!”
“Ugh… Ugh… I understand. It seems I was a bit too harsh just now.”

You were very harsh.

“Kugh!”

I immediately hugged Risha.
Really. It’s not good for my heart.

“But… could you even do something like that?”

Then I heard Kadia’s voice.

“I didn’t know you could transform. No. In the first place, is there even such magic…? A young girl’s appearance… how…”
“N-No! Th-This is! It’s not that serious!”

Come to think of it, Kadia is seeing Loli Risha for the first time. It’s not like I show that form often anyway. There was hardly any reason for her to play such tricks on me when I was with Kadia.

“Don’t misunderstand!”

Anyway, Risha made excuses with a reddened face.

So, when using such transformation attacks, you have to choose the time and place carefully. The attack power is strong, but there are various restrictions. I hope she takes this incident as a lesson.

“Hoo…”

Soon the commotion subsided.

I apologized to Risha again, and Risha continued her previous words.

“Then I’ll ask again. If a scholar who wrote a book in that I, Inter-a-ne… that space puts that book in that Inter…net house.”

ㅡTremble, tremble.

Laughter.

I have to hold back my laughter.

Risha is also holding back, probably because she’s embarrassed.

“P-Puts it?”
“If such a scholar puts their book in that space. Does that mean that people all over the world can see it without any restrictions?”
“Yeah. That’s roughly right. They might not make it public, but if the scholar wants to make it public, anyone can see it. But you need a computer and the internet. That’s the basic equipment.”
“What exactly is the principle?”
“I don’t know either. I’m not a technician from that world. I’m just enjoying that technology. We don’t know how to make this aerial fortress either, but we use it well, right? It’s the same thing.”

Risha nodded.

“Hoo. Still, it’s very interesting. A world where knowledge can be shared freely. If the transmission and acquisition of knowledge are very simple, then development will naturally be faster.”

That’s right.

“But Blackie. Scholars aren’t unpaid volunteers, so why would they upload their precious knowledge to that internet space?”
“Yeah. They upload that kind of information well.”
“Why? If I were a scholar in that world, I wouldn’t upload any of the knowledge I worked so hard to learn.”

Our Winia has a slightly twisted side.

That part is cute.

“There are many people like that. But I told you, there are 6 billion people. There are many scholars, and there are scholars who feel joy in sharing their knowledge.”
“Hmm… Is that so? I roughly understand.”

Winia nodded.

“But it’s not just books. Photos… things like that. You can upload everything. You can look up the face and information of the highest authority in the house or leave comments.”
“Photos?”
“Hmm… There seem to be a lot of business opportunities.”

Everyone already knew about photos because I had explained them before. In the first place, there’s something similar in this world too.

“Katt-nim. So that means you can freely upload photos that 그대로 옮겨 담은 현실의 모습 그대로 옮겨 담은 reality as it is into the internet space? So everyone can see them.”
“Yeah.”
“That’s quite amazing. Is there a limit to the photos you can upload?”
“Almost none. Unless it’s a serious crime.”

The internet is free.
Unless it’s a real crime.

“Ah! Then Katt-nim! If you upload Winia-nim’s breast photos to that internet space, you’ll make a fortune!”
“No! You’re being crazy again!!!”

Winia’s breasts… uploaded to the internet?

“Absolutely not alloweddddd!!!!”

I couldn’t stand imagining it! Winia’s breasts are only for me to see and touch!!!!! Why would you upload them to the internet!!!!

“Oh my! Katt-nim! Winia-nim! I’m just kidding, just kidding!!!”
“Hilde is really being crazy!”

Hilde tried to smooth things over, but I couldn’t stand it!

“Anyway, that Inter-a-net thing seems convenient but also dangerous.”
“Our witch-nim’s pronunciation is more dangerous.”
“Stop making fun of my pronunciation! Karin, can you say it properly!”
“Internet.”
“Aaaack!!!!”