I'm Secretly the Father of the Yandere Villainess's Daughter

However, he convinced himself internally that his sister had been a fool since childhood and would always remain brainless, and that his destiny as a protagonist was to endure her trivial mistakes with silence and patience. He gripped the playing cards again, attempting to rearrange them, but his mind was still wondering with curiosity and bewilderment about the real reason that made Lucy sacrifice her winning cards and allow him to win like that.

Meanwhile, on the other side with Lucy, she was exerting the utmost power she possessed to conceal the heavy blush of embarrassment that invaded her cheeks, which was on the verge of showing beneath her disguise. Were it not for the existence of this wretched, mysterious entity that threatened Cain’s life and restricted his confession to her, she would have gripped Cain’s head forcefully and squeezed his lips with a violent, obsession-filled kiss, even if it were against his will and pride!

Cain’s sacrifice of making himself lose for her sake in the game was magnificent and highly exciting to her. This situation gave her a terrifying, sweeping drive to accelerate the development and completion of her forbidden technique, [Soul Touch], much faster than she previously planned. At that time, there would be no power or entity in this universe to prevent her from monopolizing Cain and adding him to her throne.

Lucy smiled with sadistic malice in her depths, suddenly feeling a pleasant, exciting itch spreading between her thighs from the sheer intensity of arousal and thinking of his body. It caused her to press her legs tightly together and slowly rub them against each other while drowning in her fantasies.

She thought that the only way now to calm this burning desire and soothe her condition was to go to her suite and read her favorite book by the famous author: How to Tame Your Husband and Make Him Love You Like a Mature, Open-Minded Woman. But she smiled with cunning, knowing with absolute certainty that even if she read all the books in the world, the only definitive thing that could quench that pleasant itch and extinguish the fire between her thighs was Cain himself and his submissive body beneath her absolute dominance.

Five hours after that incident, in the darkness of the night, Cain sat alone on one of the massive rocks extending along the seashore, the cold breeze playing with his hair. He held between his fingers a strange magical jewel, which would have been exceedingly beautiful and radiant were it not for the dull, faded gray color coating its surface. This artifact was [Michael’s Jewel], according to the detailed description generated by the System.

Cain asked in a bewildered and skeptical tone, directing his speech through his consciousness to the System interface, ”Are you certain and saying with absolute surety that through this item I can reclaim the entirety of my original power and advance at a faster rate?”

The mechanical voice of the System rang in his mind instantly:

{Yes, Host... for [Michael’s Jewel] is a unique cosmic item whose efficiency and effectiveness are determined based on its owner’s original power and soul essence. If the Host places another portion of your current power inside it as a catalyst, all you need to do is wait for a short period until the jewel completely awakens to the [Truth Level]. At that time, the Host will be able to fully recover your energy and transition directly to the supreme the Truth Level permanently.}

Cain froze in his place, his eyes narrowing as he asked again with a hint of anxiety, ”Does this mean I am forced now to sacrifice another portion of my current power, descending temporarily to the [Immortal Level] so that I can later ascend and advance to the Truth Level?”

The System answered him with cold confidence:

{Yes, Host... for in the System’s opinion, you are already powerful and terrifying even at the [Immortal Level], and there is no one in this continent or world who matches your skills and combat power even with this temporary drop. In addition, this System completely guarantees to the Host that Lucy will not ambush you or cause you any disturbance or danger during this short period.}

Cain thought deeply, feeling that this step was highly logical and strategic in the long run. If he sacrificed a portion of his current power temporarily to retreat to the Immortal Level, he could after just three days recover everything and reach the absolute [Truth Level].