Chapter 172: The Disciple's Identity Confirmed

However, they didn't know that if Broly's move were used on some fragile creatures, it could turn brief sleep into eternal slumber.

Some monsters used as test subjects for strength control, whose necks were severed by the immense force, could completely prove this point.

Of course, Broly only used this move on his wife-master when he had confidence and Aqua looked like she was about to go on a drunken frenzy.

Now it seems his grasp of force was just right, just right to make Aqua fall asleep.

The Succubus Shopkeeper used a Dream Skill, Broly also simultaneously used a Dream Skill, and Wiz, with the boy's consent, helped project Aqua's dream — not only for Darkness to see, but also for herself.

One doesn't know if it was because Broly intervened in the dream, intending to observe the Succubus Shopkeeper, this dream-manipulation master, manipulate the dream, but that Magic Power carrying Demon Aura actually successfully entered Aqua's Consciousness World wrapped in his Qi.

"Making people have nightmares — only a minority of Succubi who like the taste of fear-flavored Mental Energy would manipulate nightmares like this. Broly, opportunity is rare; tonight I'll let you witness the specific practical operation of nightmare-type dreams..."

The unconscious Aqua served as master again, except this time she was the kind of master used as teaching material to teach, like those big-skeleton senior masters who donated their bodies in medical academies, having her dream freely manipulated by the Succubus Shopkeeper teaching Broly, this disciple of hers.

"Nightmares are making people dream of things they fear, but so-called fear objects vary from person to person. Usually we can use some conventional fear objects to probe the dream owner, however, your master is a High Priest, so conventional ghost-monster nightmares that scare people are out of the question..."

The Succubus Shopkeeper explained, and in Aqua's dream, used Dream Power to conjure and condense some small black worms out of nothing.

And worms like these are truly frightening to humans, especially human females.

"Ah~"

This could be seen from Darkness's scream in the outside world — her attitude toward these worms was one of fear.

"Eh, Darkness, you're afraid of this kind of insect?"

Wiz asked somewhat strangely.

"Before I move to kill one, seeing them is indeed somewhat scary."

Darkness spoke the truth.

"Pa~"

However, in the dream scene manifested by Magic Power before them, when Aqua encountered these worms while eating in her home kitchen, she didn't show a fear reaction at all, but instead fiercely and directly pinched the opponent with her hand.

"Bastard, mere cockroaches, daring to touch the food of this dignified Water Goddess-sama — simply courting death~"

Even when the Succubus Shopkeeper tried to manipulate more black worms to appear in Aqua's dream, it was useless — Aqua fundamentally didn't have any fear.

Even from cognition, she generated a full exterminator outfit in the dream and chased a swarm of insects resembling giant flying cockroaches to conduct extermination.

Succubus Shopkeeper: "..."

She had still very rarely seen human females who fundamentally weren't afraid of this kind of worm — even some female Adventurers would produce certain Negative Emotions when suddenly encountering this kind of worm, but Aqua had completely none.

"Your master is truly powerful, completely unafraid of worms."

The Succubus Shopkeeper said this to the boy beside her.

"Mere food, why be afraid?" And Broly's answer was even more fierce than Aqua's.

Insects are also in the Saiyan Food Spectrum — it's just Broly doesn't eat them much anymore, but that's only because there are better-tasting things to replace them, not because they can't be eaten, let alone be afraid of them.

Succubus Shopkeeper: "..."

She felt she herself was about to produce Negative Emotions.

"Is that so, I see, then I understand. Hm, humans all have megalophobia.

Then let me change your master's dream."

The Succubus Shopkeeper finished speaking and began skillfully manipulating the dream.

The dream began to change — to summarize the plot roughly: large quantities of small worms were exterminated by Aqua, leading out the small worms' behind-the-scenes big BOSS, a monstrous giant worm of enormous size.

Those writhing antennae plus slightly trembling arthropods — compared to the fear small worms brought, on the giant worm it was a different feeling.

However, dream-Aqua was only initially somewhat panicked; after using Divine Wind Fist and Water Creation Great Waterfall, she very easily defeated the insect colossus chasing her to trample her.

The Succubus Shopkeeper wanted to resist, but one doesn't know if she was restrained by the goddess's purification power — her resistance was completely to no avail, more like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, crushed effortlessly by dream-Aqua.

"Your master is unexpectedly formidable!"

The Succubus Shopkeeper said this, then somewhat disbelievingly manipulated the dream again, condensing in the dream many, many creatures that could make the dream-entering Adventurer feel fear — Lion Scorpions, Human-faced Death Spiders, Wyverns, and so on.

And the result...

"Ahahaha, I, Aqua, am indeed the invincible goddess under heaven~"

What was originally meant to be a nightmare making Aqua feel fear directly turned into a big-female-lead feel-good drama where the Lower World goddess displayed divine might and rampaged unmatched.

Dream-Aqua stood atop a pile of monster corpses, hands-on-hips laughing posture, letting one visibly see her confidence and smugness.

Succubus Shopkeeper: "..."

This seems a bit like reverse-teaching, but there's no helping it — this person is truly very strange, displaying power in the dream that completely counters her.

"Sorry, Customer, I really have no way."

Outside world, the Succubus Shopkeeper apologized to Darkness — although unwilling to admit it, with her current dream-manipulation attainments, she truly had no way with the sleeping Aqua.

Probably, even if the Succubus Queen from Hell came, she'd have to write a big 'submit' character on Aqua's thigh.

"Shopkeeper, if you can't do it, let me try."

Just as she prepared to withdraw the Dream Power, Broly beside her suddenly spoke.

"Uh, you sure?"

The Succubus Shopkeeper asked — she knew this dreaming woman was this child's master.

"Aqua Master wants to have a nightmare; I think as her disciple, I must satisfy her."

Broly said seriously.

"Broly, you're on my side, right?"

Darkness was somewhat moved; Happiness Value began rising with a clatter.

However, Broly really just simply wanted to satisfy his own master's wish to have a nightmare.

At most, just wanted to additionally test his own dream-manipulation technique.

(Chapter End)