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The judgment was quick. As soon as I confirmed that the succubus was unconscious, I knocked out the other two as well.
Maybe because these nuns were kept by the side for purposes other than combat, they were defeated surprisingly easily. Let alone resistance, he didnât even notice that I was approaching him until he fainted.
They laid down the collapsed nuns on a nearby bench so that they looked like they were roughly asleep, and went into the nearby grass with only the succubus on their backs. It was fortunate that there was no sight around yet.
Itâs not because at first glance he looks like a man carrying a fainted woman and heading to a dark place. It would be very troublesome if it became known that demons had invaded the academy.
The succubus was unable to come to its senses until it was thrown to the floor after going sufficiently deep.
ââ¦â¦ It seems really weak. âYou really sent this kid to catch me?â
It was so insignificant that it almost didnât even feel like a monster. It almost felt like Alexander was stronger. That means itâs not even a threat to me.
Still, the succubus was a succubus, and her body was so outstanding that even Rosariaâs body was not inferior at all, but it was not particularly important.
âThere are no wings. Can I just block the arms and legs? âEscape with magic is something I canât do anything about.â
I have no intention of looking at you poorly and feeling sorry for you. If I hadnât used the status removal magic at the right time, I would have been moving to be sacrificed to the Succubus Queen by now.
If that were the case, I would have died, or it would have been worse than death. Why do I have to show mercy to the demon who tried to make me like that?
I made the succubus lean only her upper body against a nearby tree, raised her arms above her head, crossed her wrists, then created a eternity in her right hand and aimed it at the spot where her wrists were crossed.
ã ¡Puuk.
âAaaaah!â
I stabbed the eternity at the point where my wrists crossed. Youngwon, who had clearly penetrated all the way to the tree behind him, had firmly secured his wrist. The succubus woke up screaming in pain.
The succubus, who was trying to move her body as if she had lost her judgment, looked back and forth between her pierced wrist and me in front of her, and began to shed tears filled with pain.
âWellâ¦â¦ Hmm⦠â¦.â
âWhy do you cry as soon as you see someone? So it seems like Iâm the bad guy. I was the one who almost died. Is not it?â
âHuhâ¦â¦ Sorry, sorryâ¦â¦ Sorry⦠â¦.â
Originally, we were supposed to break the ankles to prevent escape, but seeing that it was already starting to cry, it seemed like there was no need to even touch the legs.
âNo. âThereâs a possibility that itâs just smoke, so Iâll just destroy it.â
As I stepped on his ankle, the succubus desperately pleaded with tearful eyes.
âI wonât run away! I will never run away! So please donât hit me any more! Ugh, it hurts so muchâ¦â¦ Please⦠â¦.â
â⦠â¦.â
This makes me feel like Iâve really become a bad person. I slowly relaxed my legs. The succubus sobbed and swallowed her tears.
âOkay. I wonât break your ankle. Instead, from now on, you should answer the questions asked straightly and without any lies. Otherwise, whatâ¦â¦ âYou know even if I donât say it, right?â
As I pressed down on her ankle again and gave her strength, the succubus nodded desperately.
Actually, this guyâs life is not something I can guarantee. This is the realm of humans, no, dragons, who will come a little later. Well, I didnât lie, so itâs okay.
âFirst question. What is your name? âIs there such a thing as a true name here?â
âNi, Nika. Itâs Nica. Jinmyeongâ¦â¦ âI donât know what youâre talking about.â
âReally? Donât you know what your true name is? You are the devil. âEven if I destroy this one, thereâs still one more left. Should I start by destroying at least one of them to prevent them from escaping?â
âHey! Really! Please believe me! Itâs just that Iâve been called Nika since I was born! Iâve never heard of any other names! âIâve never even heard of the devil being called by any other name!â
Nika was crying and begging me to please trust her. It didnât seem like a lie. He relaxed.
âOkay. Trust me. Second question. How did you get in here? âThe entire academy must be surrounded by detection magic.â
âDamn, carriageâ¦â¦ Hiâ¦â¦ There is a special magic tool installed in the carriage that can bypass detection magicâ¦â¦.â
âA magic tool that can bypass detection magic?â
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This was quite fascinating information. It seemed like I would have to ask the chairman to search the carriage unexpectedly later. If some unusual device were to come out, it would be very clear evidence to attack the church.
âThird. Why did the Succubus Queen ask you to bring me? âDidnât you come to pick up Rosaria?â
âNoâ¦â¦ Hehehe. Bringing a candidate for sainthood was just an excuse to come hereâ¦â¦ The real purpose was to take you to the queenâ¦â¦ The queen said I must catch youâ¦â¦ Sniff, there it is.â
âSuccubus Queen? Me?â
âYes⦠â¦.â
âWhy?â
Could it be that the devil ordered it?
âThatâs right, you fought the maker and wonâ¦â¦ We also fought the 6th Corps commander at the base we built and actually wonâ¦â¦ Well, more than anything, you withstood the temptation of the succubus. The Queenâs pride was greatly hurt by that. So⦠â¦.â
âI didnât endure it.â
It was just resolved with magic to remove abnormal conditions. It seemed like they were guessing something wrong. Iâm not some kind of superhuman, so how could I withstand a mental attack on my own?
But I decided to move on without making any corrections. I would be grateful if you could understand my misunderstanding.
âNext question. âWhat did you do to me?â
Nika immediately gave a series of explanations about the technique of suggestion. As it was explained, it was a technique that could completely take over the mind of a target simply by making eye contact.
The energy consumed is proportional to the strength of the target, so it is not a technique that can be used anywhere.
âIt was almost dangerous, right?â
If I hadnât made the decision in that short moment before the hint was made, I would have been in real trouble. She didnât know that such technology existed, and even if she did, she didnât know that the nun was a succubus.
I continued to ask questions after that, and Nika gave answers while trembling as she was being asked questions. Thanks to this, we were able to collect a significant amount of information.
âYou mean he took pheromones from you?â
âYes, yesâ¦â ⦠Iâm sure. âIâm going to use it in a moving carriage, but I need to check its effectiveness, so I asked you to hand it over right away.â
As I suspected, the fact that Alexander had taken the pheromone from the succubus, and the information that he was planning to use it right inside the returning carriage.
Rosaria said she would definitely return in three days, and as soon as she heard that, she took the pheromone, so she seemed really excited.
After she finished asking all her questions, she moved her leg away from the ankle she had been holding down until then. Nica said, âWhew,â And tried to sigh, but then cried again as if her wrist was hurting.
There was quite an unexpected harvest. Although I almost got dragged away by the Succubus Queen, it was a risk worth it.
Both the harvest and the risk were not intentional, but the results were good, so it was okay.
âThere is a possibility that it was all an act and everything I said so far was a lieâ¦â¦ No. âLetâs not think about it for now.â
It is not too late to think about it after looking for the device on the carriage or the pheromones that Alexander has. If those two answers are true, the probability that all other answers are also true will be significantly higher.
I opened my mouth, holding the eternity that was embedded in my wrist instead of pressing it on my ankle. Nika started shaking again.
âWhy, why are you like thatâ¦â¦ Itâs not overâ¦â¦ ?â
âThere is only one left. âThis is an extremely personal question.â
ââ¦â¦ âA personal question?â
âWhy do you guys go around seducing men? âIf youâre a succubus, shouldnât you seduce women?â
I have been curious about this for a long time.
The modifier âfor nowâ that I heard during the explanation really bothered me, but anyway, this is Lily Ropanâs world. However, looking back on Roxannaâs actions, it seemed like she had no hesitation in seducing men.@@novelbin@@
No, it seemed like she was more focused on seducing men. I needed to know whether it was just my imagination or a piece of keen insight.
âWell, what do you meanâ¦â¦ ?â
In response to my question, Nika closed her eyes as if she had heard something strange.
âWhy do we leave the men behind and seduce the womenâ¦?â ⦠? If youâre confused with the incubus, theyâve been extinct for over a thousand yearsâ¦â¦.â
I couldnât say that because this was the world of Lily Ropan, so I just told her the main point, but Nika seemed to have misunderstood that I was misunderstanding a succubus and an incubus.
I couldnât tell the truth, so I decided to leave it at that.
âSo youâre not interested in women at all? âIs regular absorption impossible?â
âNo. Itâs not like Iâm not interested at all. Although the efficiency is very low, it is said that it can absorb vital energy. But when a succubus absorbs a womanâs energyâ¦â¦ So, in terms of humansâ¦â¦ Hmmâ¦â¦ Yeah, yeah. âItâs the same thing as eating green vegetables or greens.â
It was a metaphor that was uncharacteristic of a succubus, a demon, but one that clearly touched upon human customs. Nika, unaware that I had even expressed a small exclamation, continued to explain intermittently.
âCompared to the energy absorbed from a man, it doesnât have much taste, and the efficiency is terribleâ¦â¦ Itâs possible to make a living with just that, but itâs really only better than nothing. So, I heard that they only use it for the purpose of collecting it roughly and mixing it with menâs vital energy as long as it is not annoying. Sometimes, it is said that there is a special kind of succubus who prefers female spirits, but I have never met oneâ¦â¦.â
ââ¦â¦ âSomething is strange.â
After finishing admiring, I fell into trouble.
âNo, itâs Lily Ropan?â
Then I thought, of course, a succubus should be a lesbian. Just because the heroine is a special succubus who likes the occasional woman, it doesnât mean sheâs a Lily Ropan.
At this point, I really wanted to look into the head of the original author. I was very curious as to what worldview they had in mind.
I donât know much about Ropanese, but I know very well that if the setting is set up like this, itâs perfect for getting criticized by both fandoms. I clumsily tried to hold both sides, but there were one or two tags that got hit on both sides.
ââ¦â¦ Still, you should not jump to conclusions.â
Thatâs why Priscilla and Rosariaâs behavior bothered me.
When explaining the novel, you used the modifier âFirst of all, itâs Lily Ropanâ, and it wasnât like you had forgotten about the original work, but you acted like you didnât remember it at all.
Maybe something got twisted when I was possessed here. Just as Priscilla and Rosaria were able to escape an infinitely repeated regression.
âI should at least ask the devil later.â
I decided to find out about this point gradually. If I reveal that I am the same possessor, I will tell you everything I know.
âI answered everything. Now youâre saving meâ¦â¦ ?â
Nika looked up at me with her tearful eyes.
âOh, about that. âItâs not me who decides how you will be treated.â
ââ¦â¦ Yes?â
I felt a little guilty because he answered much better than I expected, but there was no turning back now. I glanced at the sky. It was time to arrive.
ã ¡Quaaaaang!
The chairman sensed the scent of demon blood.
Someone landed behind me, emitting a tremendous shock wave. If it werenât for the soundproofing magic installed in advance, it was a noise that would have sent all the nearby students running.
Nica, who confirmed the identity of the person who had landed, began to tremble with a very frightened expression. The chairman, with an extremely angry expression, was glaring at Nika as if he were going to chew her out.
âItâs him.â
ââ¦â¦ âIf I sum up what you said.â
The chairman paused for a moment, sighed, and sipped his tea.
The situation did not get any worse because of my strong request. After waking up the nuns who had been left on the bench at that time and sending them away, I returned to the directorâs office with only Nika.
Nika said that the chairman personally arrested him and put him in prison. I wondered why there was a prison in the academy, but it seems demons had targeted this place more than once.
When the nuns woke up after fainting, they looked bewildered to see the chairman pushing them on their backs, telling them to go back, but they had no choice but to follow his words.
Itâs none of my business to deal with Alexanderâs anger.
ââ¦â¦ Does this mean that Alexander broke into my academy with a demon, tried to hurt my student, and as if that wasnât enough, he tried to take my student to that dirty whore?â
âYou saw it correctly.â
He was a person who had less hesitation in using words than expected. What a dirty whore to a succubus queen.
ã ¡Pajik!
The teacup in his hand was smashed as lightly as a millet can. The steaming hot tea water spilled onto his thighs, but the chairman didnât seem to care at all.
âHow dare youâ¦â¦ In my academy that I built with my own handsâ¦â¦ Did you try to do that damn thing twice? ⦠? Things I donât even know about this topicâ¦â¦.â
The golden pupils were sharply raised. Perhaps it was because it was a dragon, but even though it wasnât aimed at me, my skin trembled.
The chairman, who had been trembling for a while and expressing anger, tried to calm his voice and opened his mouth.
âI will officially hold the Starlight Church responsible for this matter. âI swear on my whole name that I will tear him to pieces.â
âIt will probably be difficult. They said it was all done under the leadership of the Succubus Queen. You must have prepared in advance even if you get caught by the chairman. You will be able to easily cut off the tail. Something like a succubus attacked them on their way and brainwashed them. âYou may have to be criticized for being incompetent because the person who came as a bodyguard suffered, but it is a much cheaper price compared to being accused of conniving with demons.â
ââ¦â¦ Thatâs what I heard. Okay. âThat slut must have prepared for it.â
As if he was aware of the succubus queenâs caution, the chairman sighed.
âThatâs what Iâm telling you.â
When I opened my eyes, golden vertical pupils turned towards me.
âAre you not thinking of trying another plan?â