Evangeline gritted her teeth and held on at first in the face of Perserque’s punishment. After all, she had just broken through to a new stage. She couldn’t imagine herself possibly screaming at a mere club when her body was evolving in real time from mana.0

She was no different from others. No matter how solid, no plan ever survived contact with the enemy.0

Bam!!0

“Aaargh!!! It hurts! My butt’s splitting! My butt’s splitting in two!”0

“Nuh-uh. Your rear’s already in two halves with a big crack down the middle, so don't act like a drama queen.”0

Thwack!!0

“Aaaargh!!! I'm sorry! Please forgive me!” The pain was so agonizing it made her head spin. She leaped around, clutching her butt and rolling on the floor. “Wait... wait! You hit my bones... my bones! Seriously!”0

“There's no way your dad would be so incompetent. This thing was made from a pillar pulled out from Neltarid’s sanctuary. It's a divine artifact that won't cause any major damage, only pain, so you don't gotta worry ‘bout a thing.”0

“W-what…” Evangeline truly had nothing to say to that.0

“Tsk, tsk. Still, if you get hit wrong, it can leave a scar or break a bone. Get down, like I told you.”0

“But you just said it was fine!”0

Perserque was quite ruthless with her corporal punishment. The more she hit, the darker her own expression became.0

“This is too hard for me...” Perserque lamented.0

“T-then maybe you should stop...” Evangeline replied.0

“It’s too hard for me to watch you in pain...”0

Once Illyna stepped in to intervene, she finally dropped the club and collapsed on the spot.0

Illyna...0