At the moment he successfully advanced to the exemplar level, the sin of lust, which had been thoroughly suppressed, finally awakened.

But this awakening came with far worse conditions than Louis had expected.

For instance...

He discovered a very serious problem; after a wonderful night with Beatrice, although he was mentally delighted, his body did not find much satisfaction.

The craving that entwined deep within his body seemed to constantly whisper to him:

"More, more, at least enough to feel satisfied!"

To the point that he nearly lost control in the room just a moment ago.

This wasn't funny.

An uncontrollable desire could very well destroy Beatrice.

Even now, he could definitely tell that Beatrice's body had reached its limit.

A bit more, and it would affect her body.

However, even so, he found it hard to feel satisfied.

To put it bluntly, he was burdened with too many debuffs.

Suddenly, he had an absurd thought: with his current situation, might he never be able to find satisfaction for the rest of his life?

Just thinking about it made him feel like he was going insane.

But what drove him crazier was discovering a terrifying fact.

When the sin of lust erupted, even if he exerted all his effort to suppress it, he couldn't help but entertain those thoughts.

Even now, he wanted to storm into the room and indulge himself with the already exhausted and sleeping Beatrice.

There arose countless uncontrollable wicked notions in his mind.

The impact of these thoughts on him far surpassed the state when the sin of greed awakened.

Louis picked up the pen and inquired of the Greed Diary.

The Greed Diary provided a reply that left him extremely embarrassed.

"Since most of the cost of using the Authority of Greed has already been paid by the original owner, the price you now bear for the Authority of Greed is minimal."

At that moment, Louis suddenly realized a horrifying truth.

He might have somewhat wronged the original owner.

Given the suffering he was enduring now, perhaps the original owner had only been a little greedy, which might not have seemed that excessive.

If before the sin of lust awakened, he merely wanted to enjoy romantic pleasures with his dear Beatrice.

Now, he wished he could have made her bear five children at the moment he became her fiancé.

Not just Beatrice, he even thought of the young swan, imagining that on a velvet mattress she might cry for a long time.

Maybe he could even include the black swan.

The young swan and the black swan, identical in looks but with entirely different temperaments, piled together — the sensory pleasure was fascinating just to imagine.

If the three of them were together...

No!

Damned sin!

Louis, Louis, what on earth are you thinking? Have you forgotten the agreement between you and Beatrice?

However, he couldn't control his chaotic thoughts at all now.

It's not acceptable to have Beatrice, the young swan, and the black swan together!

That would violate his principles.

But what baffled him happened in the next moment.

Suddenly, he thought taming a fierce beast might be a good choice too.

Such as Alice, though she indeed was a crazy woman, she was big...!

Such a girl who could bite back at any moment would be quite enjoyable to tame.

Damn it, have I gone mad?

Why even include that crazy woman in the hunt?

Louis was on the verge of tears.

Choosing such a madwoman wasn't even a worry about her giving you a swipe with her curved saber out of dissatisfaction, was it?

From what he knew of Alice, she would genuinely do such a thing.

Caught cheating?

She'd carve you up and feed you to dogs!

That's how Alice regarded her partner.

Better to choose Grace... at least that naive saintess wouldn't resist if he bullied her.

At most, she would hide in a corner quietly sobbing and then blankly call out "Mr. Caesar."

Hiss...

No, an unprecedented sense of guilt surged within Louis.

Is it right to bully someone who trusts him so much?

As this thought surfaced, a devilish voice echoed from within him, tempting him.

But seeing the future saint turn into such a mess because of you, that must be interesting, right?

That devilish voice was identical to his own.

With the emergence of this voice, his eyes started to look vacant.

How had it turned out this way?

He wasn't this kind of person!

But in his heart, he knew that such wicked thoughts had always existed within him.

Yet, his strong sense of morality had always made him consciously ignore those filthy thoughts.

However, the moment these thoughts were magnified by the newly awakened great sin, they burgeoned instantly.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and summoned Master Merlin again.

Master Merlin seemed somewhat worried.

Upon seeing Louis, he said:

"Have you finished your business?"

Louis nodded.

He didn't plan to tell Master Merlin about it.

Though the Blade Tutor was more like a mentor and friend for the Eternal Blades, the matters between the original owner and himself involved too many secrets.

Just like a notable issue, as mentioned by the Greed Diary, the timeline of the Star Continent had been interfered with multiple times, which was very thought-provoking.

Even the Greed Diary didn't have the power to correct timelines.

At most, it just rode the wave as some tampered with timelines as a stowaway.

He needed to investigate these messages privately.

Of course, there was still some information that could be inquired about directly.

For example...

"Master Merlin, if I really embody the sin of lust, can I still be dominated by the sin of greed?"

Master Merlin glanced at him and said:

"You don't want lust to influence your mind too much, right?"

Louis nodded: "Since the cost of the sin of greed is lower, then let's use greed."

He paused, then said:

"I actually use greed the most myself."

Master Merlin smiled and said:

"That's possible, back then the Elf King predominantly relied on the sin of greed without letting the sin of jealousy spread."

"Because using others' sins incurs fewer side effects."

"It's also considered a latent rule, using others' sins to suppress the negative effects of one's own sins."

Louis nodded.

If you can exploit the bug, then everything's negotiable.

The sin of lust affected him more than he imagined.

This was just the beginning of its awakening!

He hadn't even obtained the corresponding authority skills, yet the side effects were so intense.

If he truly allowed the Authority of Lust to spread, what then?

Louis repeated to himself internally a hundred times "I am the War God of pure love, Bulls of thin veils," eventually calming down.

But he looked at Master Merlin with some doubt:

"Master Merlin, such things, even back in the Elf Realm, should have been quite secretive, right? How do you know so much?"

Master Merlin snorted coldly, saying:

"The status of the Eternal Blades back then was higher than you imagine. What information couldn't they acquire?"

Louis was skeptical and didn't inquire further.

After Master Merlin returned to the Outer World, Louis went to the bathroom alone, skipping the hot water, directly filling a tub with cold water.

He felt intensely tormented physically.

Given his current state, revisiting Beatrice's room was likely disastrous.

The cold water soaked into his skin, and Louis's body temperature gradually lowered.

He started manipulating his body's blood energy to dispel the excessively low temperature.

He worried about hypothermia causing complications.

Yet feared losing control leaving the pool.

As he closed his eyes to conduct his blood energy, suddenly, the door sounded.

"Louis..."

Beatrice, with a slightly weak expression, leaned against the door frame and looked at him saying:

"Why are you still bathing so late?"

Feeling a bit troubled, Louis spoke innocently:

"Just taking a hot bath, I'll be out soon. Beatrice, you should rest well tonight."

Beatrice remained silent, walking over to Louis:

"Hot bath? Yet there's no steam..."

Seeing her somewhat anxious gaze, Louis resignedly decided to selectively reveal some matters to her.

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