Episode 35. Contract (5)

“…So, it’s normal for succubi to get married before they become adults and then have their coming-of-age ceremony?”

“That’s right. You understood well.”

“But you had your coming-of-age ceremony at 35 and just freeloaded and played for 15 years?”

“……Yeah.”

Nom nom.

Liliana answered, putting chicken in her mouth.

“No, why? Did you just like playing? Don’t succubi have desires for marriage or sex?”

“I did at first, but they disappeared after I started playing games…”

“Why didn’t you get married when you had those desires?”

“B-because there was a reason I couldn’t get married…”

“A reason?”

“Y-you’re making me say this with a succubus’s mouth? You bad bastard…”

“…?”

Liliana glares at me venomously.

‘Seriously, what’s her deal?’

‘Is she hiding some huge secret?’

‘Please tell me she’s not a dude, fuck.’

“I look weird…”

“Huh?”

‘Look weird?’

I observed Liliana’s face again.

‘Doesn’t seem like it. She’s pretty enough.’

“No! Do you think I meant my face, you stupid bastard! I meant my tail!”

“Tail?”

‘Her tail, the one with the heart shape at the end? It was actually kinda cute how it was wagging earlier.’

“Haa, humans really know nothing. From birth, my tail was very short compared to other succubi.”

“What’s the problem with it being short?”

‘Liliana’s tail seemed like the perfect length. If anything, it looked long. Is that considered short?’

“…Succubi must satisfy males with their whole bodies and extract their essence. That’s the purpose of the succubus species.”

Liliana lowered her head deeply, perhaps embarrassed to talk about this herself.

“In the Underworld, the culture surrounding sex is highly developed. The Underworld is dominated by stupid, war-loving races who don’t know how to enjoy culture, and the males of those races are mostly obsessed with sex.”

“So why does the tail come into play?”

“The tail is also an important part of a succubus. Perverts who ignore their own kind to marry a succubus are truly sex-crazed lunatics. They also value a succubus’s tail play.”

“Tail play? I can’t imagine it.”

‘Wrapping it around their thing and wiggling it? Why use the tail instead of hands?’

“No, inserting the tail into the butt for the prostate…”

“Aargh, fuck! Shut up!”

“Why, why are you yelling! The prostate is also an important erogenous zone for males…”

“Crazy ass-sucking bastards!”

Even if they say the prostate is a good erogenous zone, I couldn’t imagine anything going into a man’s hole.

‘Licking the outside might be okay, but the moment something goes inside, I’m out.’

‘I’ve discovered the dirty truth about these fucking ass-bandit demon bastards.’

‘Next time I see them, I’m killing them all.’

“Anyway, because I kept getting rejected by the high-ranking demons who wanted succubi… I started getting blind dates from bastards like Orcs or Goblin chiefs. My mom kept telling me to just marry anyone, even them…”

‘That’s such an unrealistic yet realistic problem.’

“So you were an old maid for 50 years because you hated that?”

“…The average lifespan of a succubus is 1000 years, and I’m 50, so that makes me about 5 years old in human terms.”

“After seeing that 25-year-old elf in human terms, I decided not to believe that.”

“What bullshit are you talking about?”

“It’s a thing.”

With that, Liliana finished all the chicken on her plate. I gave her another bowl of rice, and she ate it like she was about to cry.

“Is it that good?”

“It’s delicious! Food wasn’t just for survival after all. It’s this enjoyable!”

Liliana was shedding more tears now than when her hair was grabbed by that tattooed pig earlier.

‘Is this chick bipolar or something?’

“What did you usually eat in the Underworld?”

“Um, like Underworld centipede stir-fry with bell peppers, or rotten apple juice? Oh, sometimes we ate Hellhound meat, but compared to this chicken, it was just garbage.”

Liliana looked at the finished chicken with sad eyes and said.

“Enough, if you’re done eating, come here and sit.”

I sat on the bed and patted the spot next to me.

“I-I’ve never done anything like that…”

“No, I’m not thinking of that, just come sit down first.”

Liliana hesitantly sat down next to me.

“My tail is short, so I’m not perfect, but please take care of…”

I ignored Liliana’s words and took out a notebook and pen.

“First, tell me what you’re good at.”

“…?”

“It would be even better if it’s something that can make money.”

‘Liliana’s ransom extraction had begun.’

“Since you’re a summoned creature contracted with me, you might feel it a little, but you need money to maintain your existence.”

“I need money…?”

“Yeah, specifically, I need mana stones, and maintaining you costs about ten million won a month… Hmm, put simply, it’s the cost of buying 1,000 chickens like the ones you just ate.”

“Wh-what. 1,000 chickens, just how much money is that…”

Liliana’s eyes widened, and she started calculating the money by folding her fingers.

‘Does she even have a grasp of how much that is?’

“So, tell me what you’re good at. Preferably something that can make money.”

“L-like watching dramas…?”

“Can that make money? No, you’re good at magic. Teach me some magic.”

“Uh, yeah. Okay.”

“Okay. One item logged.”

I noted ‘[Liliana’s Magic Class]’ in my notebook.

‘Charm magic like that would definitely be useful if I learn it.’

“Um… I also eat well.”

“No, you’re a succubus, why can’t you say you’re good at sex! Shouldn’t you be teaching me sexual techniques or something?”

‘A succubus whose skills are watching dramas and eating? Is she really crazy?’

“I-I haven’t done it before, so that’s kinda…”

“Sigh. Then tell me something else.”

“Umm, I’m also good at games.”

“What are you going to do being good at games, you punk. Next.”

“I-I’ve also heard a lot from people I play games with that I have a good voice…”

‘Her voice…’

‘Her voice is definitely good. But she curses so much, it kind of gets buried.’

‘She’s pretty and has a nice voice, but she spews curses every chance she gets…’

‘Huh?’

‘Wait a minute, this is totally a character that smells like money.’

“Have you ever thought about streaming?”

“Streaming? Like on TV? That sounds a bit burdensome… When I was young, I did a news interview, and people cursed me out a lot for being pretty but having a short tail…”

“No, you can just talk to yourself while playing games.”

‘Isn’t Liliana exactly the type of character internet viewers would love?’

‘Pretty, good voice, decent at games, and she curses? They’d go crazy for it.’

‘Plus, she’s a virgin.’

‘If she curses a bit, then pretends to be embarrassed when things get lewd, this would be a huge hit.’

‘I even thought of a way to draw massive attention.’

“Victoria Academy’s dorms provide the same room for all students.”

“In other words, you can’t tell who the owner of the room is just by looking at it.”

“‘Mysterious cosplayer attending Victoria Academy…?'”

‘Me, a Victoria Academy student by day, and a lewd succubus cosplayer by night?’

‘Even if they investigate, they’d check the female dorms, not the male ones, so I won’t get caught.’

‘If I have her stream for a few days, the response will come naturally.’

‘If there’s no reaction, I can spread it anonymously.’

“Heh heh…”

“What’s with that perverted look? It feels fucking awful.”

‘The ‘selling succubus’ stream begins.’

“Okay, first I need to learn some magic.”

“Yeah, I guess I can do that.”

“Since you’re a succubus, you know magic to charm or arouse the opposite sex, right?”

“What do you take me for? Of course.”

‘Finally, something useful. As expected of a succubus, she should know this.’

“Is there magic that makes women fall in love with me?”

‘If there was, I could clear it instantly without needing a strategy.’

“There is, but the difference between the caster and the target has to be really significant. Maybe a difference like you and a stray cat walking by would succeed?”

“Then I don’t need it.”

‘There’s no way I’d have that much of a difference with the heroines.’

“There are various types of charm magic. From small things like increasing favorability, to large ones like complete domination.”

‘Was the magic I used on that tattooed pig earlier the complete domination type?’

“Originally, I could use complete charm, but… maybe because the mana wavelengths don’t match the human world’s, my mana has dropped. So it only lasts a few seconds.”

“…”

‘That’s not it. It’s because of the contract.’

‘There’s no need to mention the existence of the contract.’

‘There’s also a clause stating I’m responsible if Liliana gets hurt.’

‘Besides, it’s good to have an unknown risk factor so she doesn’t do anything strange.’

“First, I’ll teach you a basic charm magic circle.”

Liliana spread her hand and began drawing a magic circle with her mana.

“Huh?”

I frowned and looked at the magic circle. It was definitely a magic system I’d never seen before.

‘There’s no such magic system in the human world.’

“Don’t be surprised. The history of demonic magic has developed over vast periods. It can’t possibly compare to the human magic system, which is less than a few hundred years old. Sometimes, when human slave mages are captured, they apparently marvel at it.”

‘Indeed, it’s a high-level method.’

‘It’s more efficient than the human magic system and consumes less mana.’

‘If I observe it longer, I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it. I should ask her to teach me later.’

“So, there’s no guarantee I can teach you my magic. I’ve never taught before, and the magic systems are different.”

Finally, Liliana completed the magic circle.

“Charm magic basically raises the target’s favorability. The more attractive the caster, the greater the effect, so other races besides succubi can’t properly utilize it.”

I continued observing the magic circle while listening to Liliana.

“Just observe it for now. You might not see results immediately, but if you keep watching, you might figure something out.”

I analyzed and understood the mana waves emanating from the magic circle using [Mana Sense].

‘Hmm, it’s a bit difficult, but I think I can try.’

‘I have a test subject right in front of me, shall I give it a shot?’

I cast the charm magic on Liliana.

“For reference, it took me, a succubus, over a year to master…”

‘Thump’

“Wha-what…?”

Liliana’s eyes widened, her face turned red, and I could even hear her increased heartbeat.

“You, how are you using charm magic right away?”

“Because I’m a bit of a genius.”

‘As expected, Liliana’s skill as a mage was far superior to mine.’

‘She noticed my charm magic immediately, even in her weakened state.’

‘Or maybe not? Is it because her affection suddenly increased?’

“Y-you crazy bastard. Hng!”

Liliana drew up her mana and shook off my charm magic.

“Fuck. That feels fucking awful.”

‘A succubus using charm magic acting like that is hypocritical.’

“Sorry, I didn’t expect it to work right away either.”

“…Be careful. Using charm magic so openly is extremely rude.”

“Okay. I’ll be careful. Teach me other magic too.”

“Hoo, okay then. I’ll teach you magic that evokes love beyond mere favorability. It won’t work on me anyway, but if you try it on me, I’ll kill you.”

“Ah, wait a second. Is there any magic that makes someone hate the opposite sex?”

Hearing my words, Liliana looked at me as if I were something disgusting.

“There is. Are you trying to steal another man’s woman? No NTR. You horny bastard.”

“It’s nothing like that, so don’t worry.”

‘And seriously, don’t call yourself a succubus anywhere.’

‘What succubus in the world hates NTR?’

“Well, if that’s the case. I guess I can teach it.”

‘Nice. This way, Lucy might hate me even more.’

‘The path to winning over Lucy is still long and arduous.’

‘I want to be a sweet and nice guy too, but I can’t help it. The world forces me this way.’

‘But it’s okay. I’m the bad boy, Lee Hoyeon.’

‘Villains… I’m used to them.’