Yuri found herself bound and gagged in a chair, her arms and legs tightly tied up. She questioned if she was indeed restrained by exclaiming, "Am I bound...?"
She noticed that the original armor she wore had been removed or perhaps never existed as she was now wearing an inner garment.
It was luxurious silk fabric to anyone's gaze.
"I can't believe I'm in such a state..."
It felt humiliating.
Being captured by an enemy was one thing, but being tied up in her underwear made it even more degrading.
It wounded her pride even further.
She found it surprising that she had to recreate the scene using her memory because of fantasy magic. She pulled herself together and thought, "Let's get serious. There must be a way for me to escape."
Although momentarily disoriented, she believed there was hope if she could regain her composure and fight back.
Yuri tried twisting her body left and right in an attempt to loosen the ropes binding her hands and legs but her body remained unmoved.
"This can't be..."
If her memory served her correctly, before falling under the illusion of magic, she had stood confidently on both feet.
She knew that fantasy magic applied differently according to the user's situation.
If her lower limbs were free, then her body should have been free in the illusion as well.
Fantasy ultimately follows the laws of reality.
It was precisely why it was considered close to zero power in combat.
Even if she used fantasy magic to deceive the enemy, the fact that they followed the reality made it a challenge.
She found it surprising not only that she couldn't utilize her own strength properly but also that her body, which should have been free, was restrained.
'Was that magician really such a powerful man?'
Yuri recalled Max, the house owner and an illusionist who controlled the magic gate where she had encountered the illusion.
At first glance, she underestimated him due to his fierce expression and unknown scent. But it was clear he wasn't just any ordinary mage.
"Surely if I have to lose, then I'd rather make it clear."
It would be better for her to have won.
She knew better than anyone what kind of fate awaited her if captured by the enemy in battle.
Especially for knights like herself who held high ranks, the suffering could be even more horrific.
Inflicting such pain without any privacy was not a daily occurrence, she thought.
And she knew too well the plight that women endured.
She had no qualms about treating POWs gently since she had gathered all the necessary information from them.
Now, Yuri steadied her mind and looked around.
It revealed an underground dungeon.
The walls were covered with mold and soaked in moisture, dripping water from above.
There were plenty of chains, iron shackles, and other torture devices. Yuri found herself bound to a chair that seemed about to break apart.
"Ugh! Ugh!"
No matter how much strength she exerted, there was no sign of the shackles loosening.
It was as if she had no power at all.
To be held back by such an ancient wooden chair was humiliating for her, a former Swordmaster and Knight Commander.
"It must be tough to endure."
Even being restrained in itself made her feel bad.
Losing the right to freedom of body was indeed painful.
And then it happened.
"Did you wake up?"
The door opened abruptly, and a savage captured Yuri along with her inner garment exposed. The first subordinate who had been with him at first was nowhere to be seen.
"I assumed she was someone important since she claimed to be Yuri while wielding a sword. I caught her in the trap made for hunting deer, flailing around. Quite an amusing sight."
He approached her with a snicker and said,
"Your clothes are quite luxurious, and with such a fine body too, it seems like you're trying to imitate someone from a wealthy household. The enemy was not kind to you. I am no fool."
She couldn't stand the stench of the savage for long.
"You better untie her this instant! If you don't, I will tear your neck myself!"
"Khet, do you still make such noise? It seems like you still think you're an undefeated Knight Commander?"
Yuri could not refute his blatant denial and mockery.
She was unable to overpower the single savage right in front of her eyes.
Her attire was disgraceful as she wore only undergarments.
She felt furious just thinking about it.
Why did I end up captured by such a man?
The defeat felt far deeper than what she had imagined, piercing her heart like a knife.
Feeling powerless to do anything was as if someone squeezed her heart tightly.
"Such a great Yuri, caught by a mere savage in her underwear. If this isn't what you wanted, then it's impossible, right?"
The savage sneered at her.
"Forget about it. Whether you're really Yuri or not doesn't matter to me."
"What?"
"What do you think is the reason I've kept you alive?"
The savage headed towards a table filled with torture devices.
She was ready to face any torture from him.
How many wounds had she sustained on the battlefield?
Yuri, the knight who had endured immense pain during combat, even when her body was ripped apart.
She could tolerate the pain from torture in the dungeon.
And then it hit her.
'After all, it's just an illusion.'
Even if the physical sensations felt so real, they must be part of the illusion she found herself in.
But why did this sensation that should have been illusory feel so realistic?
It can't be!
I am not weak enough to collapse after a slap on my chest.
Even though she had been slapped, she could still endure it.
"Keke, your touch is gentle. Such a beautiful chest."
The savage chuckled while caressing her chest and squeezing her body.
Her chest, which had never allowed the touch of a man, was now disfigured by his unfamiliar hand.
His grip on her chest felt too real to be an illusion.
She insisted it was an illusion.
But why did the sensation of being touched feel so realistic?
She couldn't bear it.
It was not right for me to fall apart after just one touch on my chest.
Though humiliating, she could endure it.
"Keke, you're gentle. Really a beautiful chest."
The savage smiled cruelly while squeezing her chest in his hand.
Her body, which had never allowed a man's touch before, was now deformed by an unfamiliar man's embrace.
His grip left a deep mark on her chest as well.
And then...
"Keke!"
At the moment when he pinched the tip of her nipple with his teeth, Yuri involuntarily shivered.
"Hoh? Is this your weakness, Knight?"
"Mumbling nonsense...!"
"It's alright. I'll develop it slowly."
The savage began to target her nipples voraciously.
Licking them with his tongue and occasionally biting them, her body twisted in all directions.
Despite trying to escape by moving around, escaping a tied-up arm while under the savage's grip was futile.
If only one of my arms was free...
Then she would not have had to endure such humiliation.
It felt humiliating.
The deep sense of defeat kept tormenting her repeatedly.
Her mood was sour.
Her heart pounded fiercely, and it felt like someone was squeezing her heart tightly.
Even though she knew it was an illusion, the sensation made reality and illusion seem confusing.
She longed to escape.
She wished to end this disgraceful situation immediately.
The sensation of defeat that she had never experienced before tormented her more than she thought.
Regret filled her.
She regretted wanting to experience defeat and speaking with audacity as if she were daring enough to do so.
It was not what she wanted.
Though she knew she would be degraded by the enemy, Yuri, the Knight Commander who had never lost a battle, would never receive such treatment.
Even if she loses, as an elite knight, she should have received some level of respect from the enemy, and there was a chance she could go down gracefully.
But now it was different.
The savage in front of her eyes did not believe that Yuri was who she said she was.
She would never be a worthy opponent for Yuri to lose against.
Wait, why am I enduring this?
There must have been some reason why the sorcerer said,
- "I will reveal your desires. The Knight Commander wishes to see certain desires fulfilled."
Did I really want this?
No, that wasn't what she wished for at all.
It was the humiliation of being captured by an enemy and in her underwear.
That's what she wanted to guard against...
She instinctively felt it.
It was dangerous.
This was truly dangerous.
"Ma, sorcerer! Cancel! Cancel it! I will cancel it immediately. Please release the illusion..."
Slap!
"Gwahak!"
A searing pain along with blurred vision made her head turn abruptly.
Only later did she realize that the savage had struck her face.
She felt a bitter taste in her mouth.
"Ah, you bastard, what were you doing all this time. What? Sorcerer? Illusion? Nonsense! This is reality. You dared to attack the savage and got caught by me, and wearing only your underwear. All of it is reality."
"No, no. There's no way..."
The sorcerer said it was an illusion.
But this was reality?
"This isn't you..."
"Really? I must have treated you too kindly. We should show our beloved a harsher taste."
The savage smirked cruelly.
Yu-ri felt fear for the first time upon seeing his smile.
***
'Hmm, is this alright?'
Though I had to suppress my laughter and struck her cheek lightly, she seemed more shocked than I thought.
Well, she had never faced an opponent before now.
From across from Yu-ri, who was pretending to be a savage, I looked down at the stunned Yu-ri, who had just seen me. My thoughts were:
'Do I need to continue like this?'
However, Yu-ri was a truly invincible steel knight.
She wasn't some weak woman who could faintly shake after her cheek was struck by a mere savage.
In an illusion where she was stripped of all her clothes and tied up, but in reality, it was different with her.
The real Yu-ri was sitting on a soft sofa, with one fist-sized rock on each arm and leg.
I placed the rocks there to make her feel more bound than she actually was.
It wasn't truly bound, but I wanted to give the feeling that she was tied up in an illusion through the weight of the stones.
That's how illusion magic works.
The scenes shown by illusion magic change depending on the current state in reality.
I considered using a rope to bind her for the scene with shackles, but then she might misunderstand when she woke up, so I settled for placing rocks on her limbs instead.
It is a secret technique of some sort.
When she first met the savage and got caught, I lifted her onto the chair abruptly.
That's why in the illusion, Yu-ri was tied up with a deer hunting rope and hung upside down in mid-air.
'Her reaction was better than expected.'
Maybe because of the powerful magic she possessed or because it was influenced by external circumstances.
Of course, we couldn't entirely entrust the video to the sorcerer either.
Hadn't we experienced that during practice?
If you completely entrust everything, errors can occur within 20 minutes.
And since I'm using precious mana, we cannot be entirely autonomous.
So when the savage appeared before her again, I deliberately made sure only the chief of the savages was present to manipulate directly.
And I also put my own spirit into the illusion magic and played the role of a savage.
The sorcerer continuously showed me the results of our calculations, and I reflected those in front of Yu-ri while acting directly.
Yes. That's it.
Making her wear only underwear.
Tearing her bra with a dagger.
And even touching her chest and licking it with his mouth.
All were what Yu-ri's inner desires wanted.
Of course, slapping her cheek was not something she desired.
I did it to prevent her from escaping the illusion magic.
'I'm sorry for hitting you.'
If I go and apologize...
[Yu-ri's Desire: She wants the savage to ruin her completely.]
That was what the sorcerer analyzed about her desires.
'Does this really work?'