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176 – Hey, Oppa?

176 – Hey, Oppa?

I ate delivery food with Helen.

It was a small break that was hard to come by.

Was the delivery food special?

Not really.

It was the same food we ordered at my place.

It made me think that even a prestigious family like Helen’s ordered the same thing.

But the space was different.

A mansion that felt like a palace.

Being just the two of us in a mansion that could easily accommodate dozens of people was a more special experience than I thought.

And there was someone there.

Unless it was the day my teacher returned, I usually ate alone.

But today was different.

“Hehe, it’s delicious, right? It’s a restaurant that even our Silvesta family recognizes.”

Helen, who was eating with her mouth full like a squirrel, mumbled.

“Aren’t you supposed to maintain the dignity of a noble? Is it okay to eat with your cheeks puffed up like that?”

“…Just for today, I can let it go, right?”

It was definitely nice to have someone eating with me.

Helen, who was eating like that, asked me.

“But, Teacher.”

“Hmm?”

“Why did you stop me from going to get the food? Honestly… I thought it would be a little nice.”

She narrowed her eyes and asked me.

“Did you not want to show me to other people?”

She slightly lifted her collar, revealing her cleavage.

The corners of her mouth, wearing a playful smile, went up.

“Yeah.”

“Are you jealous?”

…….

A strangely triumphant voice.

I said to her.

“It wouldn’t do for rumors to spread that the young lady of the Marquis family greeted the delivery man half-naked.”

“…So you were thinking of me.”

“You could say that.”

“……”

Helen smiled at me again.

“You’re quite bad at being honest, Teacher.”

“Just eat your food.”

I ate the food with Helen.

My impression after eating together was that Helen was more talkative than I thought.

She talked non-stop about her school life, what she felt during this territory inspection, and the sex we had.

She led the conversation without a break.

“Finding a suitable topic is basic in social gatherings. So you need to learn it too, Teacher.”

“Me?”

“Of course. When you think about it, Teacher, you tend to only answer questions that guests ask. You need to bring up conversation topics to the guests first. That way, they’ll be a little more relaxed.”

“…On the contrary, too much conversation can be off-putting.”

“That’s true, but if you keep your mouth shut, you’ll be unattractive.”

Is that so?

I’m not sure about the correlation between talkativeness and charm yet.

“And you’ll be going to social gatherings more often in the future, so you need to prepare in advance.”

“Social gatherings?”

“Yes. You got a lot of attention at the academic conference last time. The nobles, as well as His Majesty the Emperor, are very interested in your thing.”

Ah.

The Emperor did summon me directly.

“If that happens, you’ll be called out here and there, and you’ll naturally go to social gatherings full of nobles.”

“Can commoners participate in social gatherings?”

“Usually it’s impossible… but you’ll be able to.”

Helen said, looking at me.

“Your Illusion magic is the best.”

Helen’s face turned slightly red after she finished speaking.

I wonder why that ‘best’ feels like it has a different meaning.

It must be my imagination?

Elven Forest.

When the High Elf Reina came to the border of the forest, all the Elves followed her with concern.

“Are you really leaving?”

“Of course. Didn’t I tell you? We need to care about humans as much as they give us gifts.”

“But I don’t think it’s necessary to improve relations with humans. The Demon King is gone now, and considering the greed of humans, they may become our enemies.”

Reina sighed at the words of Elder Vicker, the head of the Council of Elders.

“Elder Vicker, why do you still see the world in such a binary way? I clearly told you? Humans have better qualities than you think.”

“But Reina, last time you clearly…”

“Yes. I hated humans. My heart hasn’t changed yet. But.”

Reina said, looking into Elder Vicker’s eyes.

“That doesn’t mean we should cut off communication with them and isolate ourselves.”

“……”

“We cut off communication with them to restore the forest. While we were restoring the forest, humans have further developed their technology. The Magic they used to catch the Demon race is more advanced.”

“Do you mean to bring that back?”

“If possible.”

“The Magic experience… is what you’re after.”

“That’s right.”

It wasn’t a lie.

The Magic experience.

That Magic she experienced.

She was going back to the human city to experience Max’s Illusion magic.

Outwardly, she said it was for the development of the Elves, but Reina’s mind was full of Max’s Illusion magic.

‘I still remember it.’

That Illusion she experienced before returning to the forest.

It was such a fantastic experience that she regretted not being able to mix her body directly.

Originally, she was going to invite him to the Elven Forest.

However.

‘Would these Elders welcome a human who came into the forest?’

No.

Not at all.

They would rather treat him hostilely.

She could lose a great talent.

So, it was necessary to ease the wariness of humans first.

This exchange was for that purpose.

By having the Elves go to the capital of the Empire and see the state of the Empire, they could feel that humans were not always enemies.

She was the first leader of that exchange.

Of course, while they were experiencing the culture of the Empire, Reina would be seeing and feeling Max’s Illusion magic.

She packaged it as being for the Elves, but it was actually for her.

‘I’ve been sacrificing myself to protect the World Tree every time.’

Once is okay, right?

The Elves, who had no idea what Reina was thinking, nodded at the words of the High Elf Reina.

“If the Guardian says so, we will follow.”

Elder Vicker, who had been opposing until the end, nodded in agreement with Reina’s words at the end of the border.

“Remember, Elder. Humans are not always enemies. When you think about it, they are comrades who fought together to save our forest.”

Reina smiled.

The smile was so pure that all the Elves who saw it became reverent at Reina’s appearance.

“May the blessing of the World Tree be with you all.”

Elder Vicker made the sign of the cross with his hand.

“Please take good care of the forest while I’m gone.”

It was when Reina was at the head of the Elves who would head to the Empire with the Imperial delegation.

“……Hmm?”

Reina frowned at the strange sensation that made her head tingle.

A strange unpleasantness felt in the direction of the Imperial capital.

‘What is this?’

An unpleasant feeling like scratching the skin.

The others didn’t seem to feel it.

It was a faint and weak energy that only the High Elf Reina could barely feel.

‘Could this be……’

The unique unpleasant power of the Demon race that was felt when the Demon King was still alive.

‘The Demon race has been resurrected?’

That can’t be.

She heard that the Saintess of the Empire occasionally resurrected and subjugated and exorcised the Demon race summoned from the Demon world.

Her power hadn’t weakened, so the Demon race appeared?

“I think we need to hurry.”

“Is something wrong?”

At Elder Vicker’s question, Reina looked in the direction of the capital and said.

“I don’t know. I’ll have to go to the Imperial capital.”

“……”

“If something happens to me and there is a change in the forest, seal the border of the forest and activate the Illusion magic.”

“…Wouldn’t it be better not to go?”

“I still have to go. Our forest was once saved by them.”

Reina hurried her steps.

Worrying that something might happen to Max.

The Demon Frelia was called that by many.

A Succubus who sucks human Essence and becomes stronger.

Nightmare.

Demon of seduction.

It wasn’t wrong.

She had been living by eating the Essence of living things.

The Essence of living things was the source of power for her to become stronger, and it didn’t matter the race as long as it was alive.

From beasts to humans, and even Elves.

When the Demon King was alive, she ate the Essence of almost all races.

She didn’t distinguish between men and women as long as they were alive.

That’s because she was a Succubus.

Among them, the existence with the most delicious Essence was the one with strong power.

The stronger the power, the more nutritious a meal it was for her.

“Kheuheuheu……”

Frelia, who had the Essence of the captain of the guard, who had been deprived of his Essence by the Succubus while he was asleep, licked her tongue.

It was quite a wonderful taste.

Was he a skilled man?

Even if he wasn’t master-class, he was definitely strong enough to be in charge of guarding the Imperial capital.

Just sucking his Essence while he was asleep was enough to make the wings sprouting from her waist grow.

“I like it. I’ll spare you especially. I can eat you again later.”

She looked at where the captain of the guard was lying.

“This is really the best restaurant.”

She was in the guard’s dormitory.

A space where men and women had no choice but to suppress their desires.

The accumulated desires were the most delicious meal for Frelia.

“Whose dessert should I eat today?”

It was when she was licking her lips with her tongue as she walked around.

“Hmm?”

Frelia’s senses picked up a strong male scent.

The scent of a male who hadn’t relieved his desires.

The scent of a man full of Essence that would be a meal for her.

If the Essence of the captain of the guard she had just eaten was a wonderful hamburger steak, then the sensation she was feeling now was the highest quality steak that could only be eaten in a high-end restaurant.

“Delicious smell.”

She twitched her nose and walked to the window.

A dark street with moonlight pouring down.

A deep night when the darkness had settled.

A man was walking alone on the street where the Imperial citizens didn’t easily walk around because the Emperor’s grace had disappeared.

A delicious smell.

A dangerous smell that could seduce a Demon just with the smell.

“He’s brave. Well, if he has that much Essence, it means he’s quite strong.”

She blankly looked at the man walking on the street.

If it had been her a few days ago, she wouldn’t have gone to eat him.

But now she was.

She had sucked the Essence of the captain of the guard, who was close to master-class, as well as all kinds of knights in the capital.

Slowly, without killing them, so as not to reveal her existence.

The current her was in a state where she could win enough as long as it wasn’t Yuris, the goddess of victory, the Hero, or the Saintess.

She was full of confidence.

No matter how strong a man with that much desire was, he would have no choice but to become her prey.

‘If I can eat that man.’

She would be able to defeat the Saintess and the Hero individually.

Frelia opened the window and flew.

And approached the man walking on the street.

He didn’t sense her until she was close.

And Frelia, who brought her mouth to his ear, whispered.

“Hey, oppa.”

The Demon’s seduction had begun.