Chapter 129: What is Special Grade?

Rohan calmly planned his actions as he faced the torrent of Pleasure Dolls.

The Succubus’ pride lay in its Charm.

The absolute confidence that human males, whose brains were in their loins, could not defy their Charm.

One chance.

He was confident that if he used that arrogance as bait, it would be enough to create a fleeting moment to sever Bianca’s lifeline.

The preparation stance for his third swords, Light Wing Awl, was also perfect to use in his act.

The result was excellent.

Rohan’s blade struck Bianca true.

“Kkeuk…!?”

“I told you I don’t like sluts.”

The Mana imbued in the Sword, accompanied by Flames, created a powerful rotation.

It cleanly shattered her throbbing, beating heart.

Thud!

Bianca’s body tumbled onto the stone floor.

The group of Pleasure Dolls, having lost their master, was liberated.

The Points confirmed Bianca’s life-or-death status, allowing Rohan to finally breathe.

The Handgun he had dropped on the floor while pretending to be afflicted by the Charm.

He picked up Brand and straightened his back.

“Haa…!”

Rohan hadn’t been entirely at ease either.

It wasn’t easy.

As he struggled against the Charm seeping into his Consciousness, the mental fatigue became severe, and cold sweat streamed down his face.

The Charm being diluted due to its widened range should have been an opening.

But even that diluted Charm was of a concentration incomparable to that of a typical Succubus.

The problem was being forcibly exposed to it for an extended period. He felt like he was about to release something from his lower body at any moment.

Vicious.

His resolve to avoid the Charm of the other named Succubi hardened.

Just imagining being directly hit by a concentrated version was terrifying.

“Rohan! Are you okay?!”

Ichinose, Sword in hand, approached with an urgent voice.

Ichinose didn’t seem to have any deep wounds at first glance, but like him, she had cuts here and there from blades.

“I’m fine.”

“I really thought… Rohan had succumbed to the Charm…”

“As if.”

The group of Pleasure Dolls, rushing in and swinging their blades like machines without a shred of bloodlust, must have been quite a trial.

Nevertheless, the girl had splendidly done her part.

The price of victory: red blood flowing over Ichinose’s fair skin.

Rohan’s expression crumpled.

It’d be a disaster if Aeng-ae Nose gets a scar.

An absolutely unacceptable outcome. Rohan used his Skill to open the Shop.

A newly added intermediate Potion caught his eye.

Having returned his Sword and Handgun to their places, Rohan used 500 Points to grab and take out a small glass bottle.

Despite the expensive Points, its size was about two finger joints.

When Rohan held it, it was small enough to be hidden in his palm.

“Aeng-ae Nose. Come here.”

Rohan reached out with his free hand and gently took hold of Ichinose.

But the girl stepped back, struggling. She fidgeted with a flushed face.

Ichinose was flustered as Rohan pulled her, his lower body clearly showing a stiff object.

“W-wait a moment…! Th-th-this kind of impulsive behavior isn’t right…!”

“What’s not right?”

“The first time… well, each other’s feelings first…”

“What have you been talking about? Drink this first. I’ll look at your wounds.”

He handed the Potion to Ichinose, who was spouting nonsense, perhaps dizzy from the Charm.

Seeing the item, the girl finally calmed down.

“Ah… th-thank you…”

“Drink it quickly. Don’t leave a single drop.”

Afterward, Rohan gave up on his uncontrollable lower body and ignored it.

He checked the cuts on Ichinose’s body.

To the naked eye, the wounds weren’t deep. If not serious, the Potion would quickly take effect.

“Any dizziness? Any trouble moving?”

Considering Ichinose’s small frame, the real problem was blood loss.

From Rohan’s perspective, even minor bleeding could cause serious problems for Ichinose.

“I’m fine… What about you, Rohan? You have a lot of wounds.”

Rohan, who had been the target of Bianca’s claws as well as the Pleasure Dolls, wasn’t unscathed either.

He had only managed to avoid fatal injuries.

“I’m fine. These barely count as wounds.”

“How can you say that… This is precious. Let’s share it.”

“I have extra Potions, so just drink it all. I’ll have one too.”

Rohan pointedly took out and drank a 100-Point lowest-grade Potion in front of Ichinose.

And now that he had regained some composure.

He checked the notification window he had mentally pushed aside.

Exclusive Achievement?

All Achievements collected so far were ones Rohan was aware of.

The Reward was a small amount of Points.

But an exclusive Achievement appeared out of nowhere.

Along with a Reward that looked more appealing than Points.

The Reward for this Sudden Quest was the unlocking of an exclusive Main Story, right?

It might be one of the branches extending from that.

“Ichinose. Shall we check inside the Mansion too?”

“Okay…”

Ichinose followed Rohan as he moved, grateful that she was female.

Because even if sexually aroused, it wasn’t as outwardly obvious for women in clothes as it was for men.

Desires… these are artificial and malicious desires created by the Succubus… I must hold onto my Consciousness to avoid disgracing myself in front of Rohan.

Ichinose diligently tried to rein in her wavering Consciousness.

The strongest lust she had ever felt in her life. Her underwear felt uncomfortable.

Rohan’s scent made her heart pound.

…

Looking at Rohan’s back, an overwhelming urge to jump and hug him spread.

She had to bite her tongue hard to endure it.

Even she, a woman, was in this state.

What could Rohan be thinking right now?

Ichinose was curious.

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There wasn’t much to see inside the Succubus’s Mansion.

A bedroom that seemed doused in perfume, extravagant furniture, fallen Pleasure Dolls.

The only mildly interesting thing was a large bathtub inside, but the water was pink, so they gave up on washing.

“What do you think ‘special grade item’ means?”

Rohan asked Ichinose for her opinion as they left the Mansion.

What the Succubus had said kept lingering in his mind.

It felt strange to be graded like an item, not beef or pork.

“…Just the Succubus’s reaction alone was unusual.”

“Is it because of the Elixir Noa gave me before? She said it was good for men.”

When Rohan indirectly referred to ‘virility,’ Ichinose tried hard not to be conscious of it as she gave her opinion.

As time passed, both she and Rohan’s lower body had calmed down a bit.

“The Elixir Noa gifted you is indeed expensive and rare.”

“So that’s the answer?”

“Still, most wealthy individuals from renowned Martial Families have taken it… There must have been users among those encountered by Succubi from beyond the Rift, but there are no records of such a reaction.”

“True, I’m not the only one who’s taken it. It’s hard to say it’s related, then.”

“Besides, the… ‘good for men’ effect you mentioned is a secondary aspect that follows increased vitality… I wonder if Rohan’s constitution is somehow special.”

“I don’t need a constitution that’s popular with Succubi.”

Rohan and Ichinose decided to distance themselves from the Mansion for now.

Having openly caused a disaster they couldn’t clean up, staying put wasn’t a good idea.

Step. Step. Step.

They pushed through the Bushes and returned to the shabby house where Ichinose had briefly rested.

Even then, their deliberation continued. They needed to gather as much information as possible.

─ You’re the one who will lead me to the queen’s throne.

Bianca’s words before her heart was pierced.

That too seemed to hold too much meaning to simply ignore.

“She also said to lead her to become a queen. Are there conditions for a Succubus to become stronger?”

“I wonder.”

“Judging by the sentence alone, it sounds like she meant becoming stronger by consuming my Essence.”

At Rohan’s words that sparked such thoughts, Ichinose pressed her lips shut.

Heat rose to her face.

Creak.

Reaching the masterless shelter, the two let out deep breaths and sat down.

Ichinose, after informing him that her wounds had healed cleanly thanks to the Potion.

Spoke to Rohan, who still seemed lost in thought, after some hesitation.

“Rohan. Is it okay if I ask a sensitive question?”

“Sure. What is it?”

“Have you… experienced anything special in your life so far?”

“The scope of that question is too broad, it’s a bit baffling. This is a special situation too, isn’t it?”

This question was to understand the Succubus’s significant words.

Ichinose repeatedly steeled herself internally and forced a calm expression.

“D-during s-sexual activity… d-d-d-did… your s-s-s-semen… have any effect on women… or something…”

But the hurdle was too high for Ichinose.

She had to pretend it was nothing, but the words she had no tolerance for kept getting stuck.

“…”

As Rohan stared at her with a dumbfounded expression.

Ichinose hurriedly made an excuse.

“D-don’t look at me strangely…! It’s f-f-for deduction…!”

“Sorry. But I wouldn’t know, I don’t have experience with that.”

“!”

He spoke honestly, without falsehood.

Because Rohan, in his current body, had never slept with a woman.

“No experience…?”

“Why are you rubbing salt in a painful wound?”

“No, that’s not what I meant…”

“No kill-confirming.”

She had naturally assumed Rohan would be experienced with women.

But his answer completely defied her expectations. It didn’t seem like a lie, nor was he the type to lie about such things.

…Then, what about those two?

Clara and Shion came to Ichinose’s mind.

Girls who displayed a closeness that anyone would see as lovers.

What on earth was their relationship with Rohan?

“I don’t know~ I’ll just have to be careful of Succubi. It’s not like I can experiment.”

Rohan finished speaking, unstrapped the scabbard from his back, and placed it beside him.

Preparing to rest comfortably.

“…This time, Rohan, you rest first.”

“I’ll just sleep a bit. I’m tired.”

Rohan, handing Ichinose the phone with the timer running, quickly fell into a deep sleep.

“…”

Ichinose, with her eyes slightly open, began to observe Rohan furtively.