*Chapter 29: Herta, Who Tuned The Smug Little Brat Silver Wolf Like This? ! (Part 5 )*

Jiang Liang slowly approached.

When Jizo Mitama touched the energy shield Silver Wolf created with Aether Editing, it took a bite out of it and, in an extremely short time, analyzed and mastered part of the Aether Editing technique.
That's why, when Silver Wolf counter-attacked earlier, her Aether Editing flickered a couple of times before taking effect.
Based on this alone, Jizo Mitama couldn't completely block Silver Wolf's ability to use Aether Editing. However, they were currently inside the Simulated Universe.

The Simulated Universe, infiltrated by Jizo Mitama, had thoroughly made Jiang Liang the person with the highest authority. Through Jizo Mitama, all the data and energy of the entire Simulated Universe were under his control.
Now, the full computational power of the Simulated Universe was dedicated to executing Jiang Liang's own version of Aether Editing, completely sealing off Silver Wolf's ability to use hers.

"Yah !"

Silver Wolf let out a short cry of surprise, almost reflexively shrinking back from her hands-on-the-ground posture, simultaneously flashing her hands back to cover her shapely rear.
The action was so swift and panicked, a stark contrast to her usual cool and collected image.
No ! Absolutely not this !

Silver Wolf's cheeks instantly flushed beet red. Her mouth opened slightly as if wanting to say something, but shame choked the words back. Half from shame, half from anger, her pale gray eyes widened, staring fixedly at him, her gaze full of a "you dare try me" bluff.
Her eyes were wide, pale gray pupils reflecting Jiang Liang's figure, the corners twitching slightly from nervousness.
Although her hands covered the crucial area, her fingers whitened from the force. A few strands of silver hair, damp with sweat, clung to her flushed cheeks, making her look like a fluffed-up cat hissing, trying to cover its inner panic with bravado.

"Hey ! D-Don't come closer ! I-I warns you !"
Silver Wolf tried hard to make her voice sound intimidating, but the slight tremor at the end betrayed her nervousness. "Y-You don't hit people in the...呸 (pei - sound of spitting) ! Who wants you to hit the face? ! Anyway, don't touch there ! Did you hear me? !"

"...Where?" Jiang Liang asked innocently.

Damn it ! What am I saying? ! Doesn't this make it sound even more like I'm expecting something? ! Silver Wolf mentally screamed at herself, her cheeks turning even redder, almost bleeding. She instinctively clutched herself tighter, as if that could ward off the imagined shameful punishment.
The torn clothes at her waist ripped further with her movement, revealing a small patch of fair, delicate skin on her side waist. Sweat glistened on that patch of skin. The torn edges were irregular, a few frayed strands curling slightly. The black fishnet stocking on her left leg was also torn in several places, the edges of the rips outlining the skin beneath. Her firm lower abdomen pebbled with fine goosebumps in the slightly cool air.

Are the scenes common in low-quality H-games, those scenarios with various shameful punishments for the defeated female protagonist, about to happen?
Watching Jiang Liang approach step by step, Silver Wolf bit her lower lip, panic flashing in her pale gray eyes.
Wait, wait, wait ! What is this guy planning? No way... he wouldn't actually... Is he really going to...?
Spank... spank me?

The moment the word popped into her head, Silver Wolf's face flushed fiercely red again, even redder than before. Almost reflexively, she used her last bit of strength to tightly cover her rear with both hands.
Silver Wolf turned her back, curling up, hands pressed firmly behind her as if guarding a forbidden zone that absolutely could not be touched.
Due to nervousness, her body trembled slightly. Her black shorts clung to her curves, sweat soaking the fabric, outlining an even more alluring shape. A few damp strands of silver hair stuck to the nape of her neck, adding a touch of coyness.

"Hey ! Y-You... don't come over here !"
Silver Wolf's voice held an imperceptible tremor as she tried to sound firm, but clearly lacked confidence. "I'm telling you, I'm a very skilled hacker ! If... if you dare do anything strange to me... I'll... I'll hack you ! Make your system crash ! Data wiped ! Account deleted !"
Absolutely not ! If Kafka finds out about this, I'll be mocked for life !
She squeezed her eyes shut, looking resigned to her fate, but her hands didn't relax in the slightest.

"Actually, you're overthinking it," Jiang Liang said.

"Eh?"
Silver Wolf's train of thought briefly stalled because of Jiang Liang.
Could it be? Could it be...?
Did I encounter one of those lawful good, genuinely nice guys?
She looked hopefully at Jiang Liang, only to receive an awkward yet polite smile.

"Because covering it is useless," he explained.

"Ehh? !"
Receiving an answer completely outside her expectations, Silver Wolf was utterly dumbfounded.
Stelle sighed and closed her eyes.
Don't want to see anything.
Feels like if I keep acting weird in front of Jiang Liang, I'll end up like this too.

The next second, the sound of fabric being pulled down echoed in the simulated space.

"Ngh— !"

A whimper. Then silence.

"That’ll teach you to act so arrogant."

SMACK

Silence again.

"Calling people ‘mute,’ huh?"

"Waaah ! I-I was wrong !"

CRACK

"No more ! Please, no more—hnng !"

"I admit it ! I messed up ! Just stop—please !"

"What exactly did you do wrong?"

A pause. Then, rushed and tearful:

"I shouldn’t have said those things ! Shouldn’t have provoked you ! Shouldn’t have insulted Herta ! Sob... I’m really sorry !"

"Not good enough."

"What else do you want? ! Just let me go !"

A deliberate, taunting hum.

"Should’ve kept trash-talking Herta, then?"

"Wha—"

SLAP

"You’re hitting me for THAT too? !"

"Fine ! I’ll call you ‘Big Brother !’ Happy now? !"

Silence.

"Hic... I drank too much earlier... I can’t hold it—"

*THWACK*

"D-Daddy ! Is that better? !"

*SPANK*

"Sob... M-Master..."

*WHAP*

A broken groan.

"Ugh... Just kill me already."

When Herta finally arrived, what she saw was Silver Wolf performing a土下座 (dogeza - kneeling apology) in front of an unidentified puddle of water, constantly repenting. Beside her stood Stelle, shaking her head and sighing, and a young man Herta had never seen before.

"Hm?"
"What happened?"
"Silver Wolf? !"

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