Ch.21Chapter 21 – Some Things Are Forbidden Even in Dreams (2)

Currently, Bi-wol was in a very bad mood.

Not only had she fallen asleep during a cozy meal with her master, but when she came to her senses, there was a man with a puffed-up body standing before her.

“Young hero, I am Namgung Hyun of the Namgung Family. Your skills are renowned throughout the Central Plains martial world. It is an honor to meet such an outstanding warrior.”

A man making a fist-palm salute toward Bi-wol. His face was quite handsome, but it resembled her master, which made her feel uncomfortable.

“Why don’t you move that anchovy-head face of yours?”

“…Pardon?”

Bi-wol immediately hurled an insult at the incubus who had transformed into a member of the Namgung Family. She had noticed something after a quick visual assessment.

“You claim to be a swordsman, but you have no calluses or twisted marks on your hands. Even if you were a fist fighter, you don’t have cauliflower ears, and your muscles aren’t developed in the way they should be for someone who regularly practices martial arts.”

She didn’t even need to sense his qi. All the visual information indicated that this person was far from being a martial artist.

“I don’t understand what you mean…”

The incubus couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat after hearing Bi-wol’s words.

He was a succubus who had seduced well over a hundred women and was known in this restaurant for providing good dreams.

‘How did she figure it out? The dream I created should have been perfect…!’

Even though Bi-wol was a visitor from the Eastern continent, he had assumed she was similar to other humans. Usually, people would fall for him if he read their minds, found the person they liked most, and treated them with a bit of kindness.

He had disguised himself as a handsome man with white hair and blue eyes, with muscular scars, because that seemed to be what she liked.

However,

“And you mention the Namgung Family, one of the Five Great Families, while having the appearance of someone from the North Sea Ice Palace?”

That became the incubus’s downfall.

Despite his warning, when he continued to maintain his appearance, she openly displayed her displeasure.

Succubi are beings that read people’s minds and exploit their vulnerabilities. For this reason, one might easily think that no one could defeat them at the restaurant called “Heaven’s Dream.”

But Bi-wol was someone who had defeated her own inner demon in her mental realm.

“No, young hero… I was just trying to imitate your ideal type…”

The incubus had no choice but to tell the truth under the pressure of her killing intent. He sensed that one wrong move could cost him his life.

“Oh really? So you dare to imitate my master’s sculpture-like appearance? You must be absolutely desperate to die.”

Bi-wol frowned and sighed deeply. Realizing this was a dream, she immediately imagined creating an ice sword in her hand.

It was identical to the sword her master Bing-yeon had made exclusively for her, the same one she had used to defeat her inner demon.

“C-customer! You can’t do this! You were the one who ordered the sweet first love experience!”

Seeing that sharp blade, the incubus swallowed hard and spoke up. He knew that being cut by that sword meant certain death, even in a dream.

“…Don’t tell me that was the food my master ordered?”

When the incubus knelt down, wiping away tears and begging for mercy, Bi-wol sensed something was off and questioned him.

She had thought they were under enemy attack, but perhaps that wasn’t the case.

Now that she thought about it, she vaguely remembered hearing her master Bing-yeon say it was okay to have a good sleep.

“Yes! The dream of eating a sweet, innocent first love sandwich! Didn’t you order exactly that?”

The incubus complained to Bi-wol as if he had been wronged. Her recent nightmare had been about her master’s chronic illness worsening and leading to his death.

Therefore, he thought that by disguising himself as a man more handsome than her master and giving her the memory of a sweet first love, she would definitely fall for it.

That’s why he had spent time enlarging his muscles and creating an attractive appearance.

Moreover, memories are usually hazy in dreams. So he thought that by appearing with an aura similar to her master Bing-yeon, she would fall for him without any problems.

“How are you able to maintain control even in a dream?!”

Her memory was intact even in the dream. She could act as she wished, like in a lucid dream where one is aware they’re dreaming.

And this was happening in front of a succubus who infiltrates human dreams.

“My feelings of admiration for my master are… different from others, much heavier and deeper. Like the difference between blood and water.”

Poof! White smoke began to rise beside Bi-wol, and a figure started to appear within it.

“…Bi-wol.”

A man who looked exactly like Bing-yeon appeared beside Bi-wol. Unlike the incubus’s shoddy disguise, he was so identical to the real one that it was hard to find any differences.

“Yes, did you call for me, gege…♡”

With a gaze dripping with honey, Bi-wol grabbed the back of the dream Bing-yeon’s head to prevent him from escaping and kissed him.

She freely used the term of endearment she had always wanted to call him, and had established their relationship as husband and wife.

“Mmm… haup…♡ Are you jealous now? Hehe, you don’t need to be… this girl would never fall for such a scoundrel… huu…♡ You’re so mischievous, gege…♡”

Now she didn’t even need to initiate the kisses; he was the one persistently begging for them.

To make this dream experience more realistic, she even made Bing-yeon’s projection kiss a bit awkwardly.

“Hold me tighter until I can’t breathe, indulge in me more, be more greedy and take all of me…♡”

The lewd sounds of tongues intertwining and breaths mingling echoed throughout the dream. Even succubi wouldn’t exchange such affectionate kisses.

“……”

The incubus was speechless watching this scene. The sweet first love sandwich wasn’t supposed to progress this way.

The original narrative was supposed to be a “boy meets girl” scenario where two people meet by fate,

gradually closing the distance between them to create the dream of a sweet first love.

The goal was to gift them a moment so intense and sweet that they wouldn’t forget it even after waking up,

and then conclude by eating a sandwich—a midsummer night’s dream.

But what was this?

“Bi-wol, is this still not enough for you…?”

“No, it’s still far from enough. Please hold my waist more firmly. I want to feel more of gege’s everything…♡”

“There’s another man here. Let’s do this when we get home. I have my reputation to consider…”

“Hehe, you seem more excited because of that. Wasn’t it you who enjoyed teasing this girl in front of others?”

The passionate kissing couple looked like they were in an erotic dream.

“Hehehe…♡”

Only after a silver thread stretched between their lips did Bi-wol stop kissing and separate from the projection’s embrace.

It was a dream she didn’t want to wake from, but it was a necessary choice to meet the real Bing-yeon.

“Then, this girl will now move to meet her real master.”

“Yes, take care of yourself.”

The projection gently stroked her head, just as the real Bing-yeon would do to Bi-wol.

“Hehe… I hope someday I can truly call master ‘gege’.”

Watching Bi-wol grab his hand, rub it against her cheek, and even leave a small kiss, the incubus felt a chill.

He had messed with the wrong customer. It was a mistake to try to create a love scene for someone like her.

“Now, I’ll slowly figure out how to wake up from this dream.”

Seeing Bi-wol surround her fist with ominous demonic energy, preparing to beat him up,

“Oh, stay away! Don’t come near me!”

The incubus could only let out a scream mixed with desperation.

* * *

Verdandi’s case was no different.

“You’re lying!”

“Huh? What are you suddenly talking about, Verdandi?”

Verdandi’s recent nightmare was about being ostracized by everyone in the village and eventually being poisoned by their malice.

“We’re childhood friends, right? Why are you suddenly distancing yourself from me?”

“…That’s a lie! Why are you trying to deceive me?”

The incubus who had infiltrated Verdandi’s dream pretended to be her childhood friend, trying to show her the feeling of a sweet first love.

He had deliberately set up his appearance as a boy with white hair and blue eyes, just like in Bi-wol’s case.

“What are you talking about? Verdandi, did you have a bad dream or something?”

How did she figure it out? The incubus realized something was wrong but tried to salvage the situation by changing the subject.

However,

“Being with an evil person like you is a nightmare in itself! You demon who’s imitating my master’s childhood!”

Verdandi had noticed this was a dream because of such differences.

She had fallen in love with her master Bing-yeon at first sight, but she hadn’t yet fully understood her own feelings.

“The master I saw was much more handsome than this…!”

Her lingering desire to spend childhood with him.

She felt embarrassed that her wish to be with Bing-yeon in any way was being exposed, and she wanted to escape this dream immediately.

“I shall execute justice!”

Whoosh! As soon as she recited the incantation she had been taught, a sword of light emerged from the center of her chest.

“…Sigh, how did you figure it out?”

Seeing this, the incubus sighed deeply. It was rare for customers to recognize they were in a dream like this.

“Yes, this is your dream. I’m acting this way because the customer ordered a sweet first love dream.”

Feeling it was pointless to continue the deception, the incubus honestly told her the truth.

“You mean my master ordered this?”

“Yes, the white-haired gentleman ordered this food, which gives the eater the experience of a sweet romance.”

– [The words spoken by the person in front of you are ‘truth’.]

When the incubus’s words were marked as truth, Verdandi finally lowered her sword and listened.

“…Then, does that mean I can do whatever I want here?”

At this sudden thought, the corners of her mouth twitched upward. Here, she could have her master Bing-yeon all to herself without anyone knowing.

Then,

“Mother! Why is Father late today? I, Skuld, am hungry!”

“Your father must be executing justice today! Skuld, you should have more patience like your brother Urd!”

With a poof! Two young children appeared.

They had hair that was a mix of Bing-yeon’s distinctive white hair and Verdandi’s blonde hair.

“Ah, aah… This really works!”

Verdandi, who had secretly decided on the names Skuld and Urd for children born to Bing-yeon, blushed and embraced the two children.

The only flaw was that they spoke exactly like her, as this was still just her imagination.

“…Looking at this, it feels like my dream of becoming a good mother has come true!”

But such minor details didn’t matter. A warm feeling that pounded her heart enveloped Verdandi.

“Now, I must eliminate the witness who has seen my embarrassing fantasy!”

Verdandi suddenly remembered the incubus watching this scene from a distance, and with a loud laugh, she began to move toward him.

“What…? Wait, wait… I told you everything truthfully! Please, can we talk…”

The incubus, waving his hands at her terrifying killing intent, was begging to resolve this through conversation.

“Silence! Get out of this dream right now!”

Despite the incubus’s desperate plea, her kick landed squarely in his groin.