Chapter 124: Title (8)
by fnovelpia
“No, Eris!”
Kuwaaang!
The glacier erupted alongside Eris’s magic.
Within that explosion, I sensed the awakening of an evil being, one that had been sealed under the GM’s authority.
“Who has freed me?”
Just hearing that voice made my entire body tremble.
A being so powerful that no mere mortal could comprehend it was looking down at Eris and me.
“I propose a contract!”
“A contract, is it? And what is it that you desire?”
A contract?
No, Eris.
This is not something we can handle.
Eris mentioned that even the GM could only seal this great demon away instead of destroying it.
And now she’s talking about a contract with such a powerful entity.
What if it ignores our plea and simply devours us, mortals that we are?
We wouldn’t even be able to escape on our own.
“The annihilation of the evil god GM! And the liberation of my sister!”
“There is a price. A price is required.”
No!
This must be stopped!
I tried to move my legs to approach Eris and stop her.
Or, at least, I tried.
But my legs felt rooted to the ground, as if they were glued in place.
I was like prey standing before a predator, unable to move.
“What do you desire?”
The demon pointed a long finger at Eris.
“Your soul. That should be enough.”
Eris hesitated.
She mustn’t hesitate.
This is a terrible, dangerous contract that shouldn’t even be an option.
“No, Eris! Please!”
It’s all my fault.
Who would have thought she’d believe that I was being sold off after I received the title of Saint from the GM?
If only I hadn’t hidden the stress I’d accumulated while fulfilling my duty as the Blue Saint from Eris.
If only I’d told her that the GM didn’t want any compensation for the healing she received.
Then maybe Eris wouldn’t have fallen in with those strange so-called liberators and ended up like this.
“It is a contract.”
“In exchange for Lakrimosa, I seek the annihilation of GM and the liberation of my sister.”
“The contract is sealed.”
Fwoosh!
“Oto…?”
I was too late.
The flames of the contract wrapped around Eris.
In front of my very eyes, I lost my little sister.
The only family I had left…
“Liar! You said you’d free my sister! You’re planning to kill her!”
“That is true freedom, isn’t it? How unsightly.”
“You…!”
“Mwahahahaha!”
The demon and Eris exchanged words.
This was a gruesomely cruel reality.
The little sister whom the GM’s grace had returned to me…my precious little sister…now ensnared by that hideous demon…
Crunch.
That special gift from GM… bestowed upon me… sullied by that filthy creature…
My entire body burned.
All of a sudden, an ominous energy surrounded me, coming from nowhere.
“Oh, Saint, so cute!”
“Our dear Saint!”
“The Saint must have missed me!”
“I cried because our Saint didn’t call me!”
The countless thoughts of players I had encountered through the broadcast system began to converge.
What was once unpleasant, mere stress to me, became my strength.
The beliefs, thoughts, and recognition of all those I’d met as the GM’s Saint flowed into me.
A succubus is a temptress, a controller.
One who seduces those stronger than herself and makes them hers, enslaving them.
It’s said the first Succubus Queen gained strength rivaling that of a Demon Lord solely through her charms, subjugating all demonic beings.
‘What is this?’
Suddenly, alongside these thoughts, information about the nature of succubi filled my mind.
Why?
It was as if someone had poured knowledge directly into my brain…
Of course.
The GM, for me…
He extends his grace once again to rescue his Saint from despair.
As long as the GM is with me…
Nothing can withstand my allure.
With the combined thoughts and energy, I became one with the magic.
I had become a queen.
Snip.
“…Huh?”
With a mere thought, the demon’s arm fell away.
“Argh! My arm! My arm!”
Thud.
I caught Eris, who had been freed from the demon’s grasp.
“S-Sister?”
The GM had saved my most precious family.
I can now protect my precious family, who must not be lost, with my own power—the power bestowed upon me by the GM.
After placing Eris safely on the ground, I took to the skies, drawing forth sacred flames.
In the ultimate state of our race, as revealed to me by the GM, I have reached the highest echelon attainable by a succubus: the level of [Queen].
Whoosh.
Alongside my heightened faith, I can wield the authority of the [Queen] within the holy flames.
Crash.
“Damn it! You mortal! What is this attack?!”
The power to subdue any opponent and enslave them, regardless of who they are.
Whether they are stronger or more mature than I am doesn’t matter.
Even if they are not male, it doesn’t matter.
Before the superior Queen, all shall kneel.
“Damn it! My body is heating up!”
Title: [Saint]
I am the Saint established by the GM.
And…
Title: [Queen]
I am the Queen.
“I am merely a masochistic boar who reaches ecstasy from the Queen’s attacks! Oink!”
“The issue… is resolved.”
The guide, watching the situation unfold on the monitor, looked utterly dumbfounded.
“What on earth happened here?”
Even with her extraordinary mental resilience and computational skills, the guide couldn’t process the current situation.
***
Though I felt my own mind drifting, I forced myself to stay rational and assess the situation.
The succubus saint, Marfa, who was the administrator of the broadcasting system, had awakened.
Her younger sister, Eris, had unsealed the World Boss to bring down the GM.
The reason Eris wanted to bring down the GM was because the GM had captured her beloved sister and enslaved her.
‘What a ridiculous misunderstanding.’
Misunderstandings have their limits.
There’s no way that the reclusive, sickly succubus, confined to her room and isolated, would have thought of such a thing alone.
Someone must have manipulated and deceived her.
According to Akuyuham’s report, that someone is the Flame emperor.
Considering that a demon god lurks behind the Flame emperor, this entire scheme was likely her doing.
The Archdemon Meiru becomes abnormally powerful, and Eris attempts to release that great demon…
‘But why?’
Why would the demon god go through such trouble to create this situation?
Without understanding the reason, I merely observed and monitored them.
No matter how strong the Archdemon Meiru is, he could be erased with a single command line.
Though I felt sorry for Marfa, gathering information was my top priority.
Then, something beyond imagination happened.
Marfa, the frail succubus who held only the broadcasting system’s administrator rights I had given her, drew forth all of her latent demonic power, awakening as a…
Succubus Queen—the ultimate form of a succubus.
Every race possesses what is known as a limiter.
It is the racial limit, ingrained with the legacies of generations within every race.
Often referred to as the pinnacle that only the most outstanding figures or heroes of that race can reach.
Yet Marfa reached it in an instant.
Through this single awakening, Marfa had obtained the strongest power within the bounds of causality, ascending to a level equivalent to a Demon Lord.
“Our pitiful boar. Would you break the contract with Eris?”
“…Yes! Everything according to the Queen’s will!”
Even though this situation was dramatic and Marfa’s feelings for her sister were special, this was beyond belief.
“The contract I made is with a fictitious woman named Lakrimosa! Lady Eris is entirely free from my contract!”
“Heheh. Our little piggy is adorable.”
“Oink!-…”
Succubi are of the demonic race.
The demon god manages the limiter of the demonic race.
I was now certain that she had interfered with Marfa.
From the perfectly subdued Marfa, a vast amount of divine energy poured into me.
‘…I hoped it wasn’t true. But it was.’
I was now certain.
The demon god’s objective is to bestow as much lore and fitting titles as possible on players and strengthen their faith in me through repeated manipulation.
Her goal is to turn me into a god.
And if my guess is correct…
She intends to implant a new consciousness within my body.
***
“Yes! Another success! If things continue like this, it’s only a matter of time before our son becomes a god!”
Seated upon the throne in the deepest part of the Demon Realm, a girl clenched her fists tightly.
“If things continue like this, we can reclaim our son!”
Shake, shake.
“No, no. What am I saying? If my son of the past revives, my current son will perish. Both are precious sons. Are you really willing to kill the son you finally regained?”
The girl shook her head slowly after a brief silence.
“No. What nonsense is this? My son is merely sleeping. As his mother, I must awaken him.”
Tremble.
“Ugh! Stop interfering and go away!”
The demon god, Menhera, shook her head repeatedly.
Once the headache faded, she finally felt a sense of relief.
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