Chapter 95

“How dare insignificant humans defile our clan’s sacred sanctuary. I will sever your heads and offer your corpses as sacrifice to appease the Demon God’s wrath.”

“It’s a pattern.”

Jaeha nodded at the Succubus Queen’s words and muttered. Then he quietly observed her. Her purple hair was extraordinarily long, reaching past her back all the way down to her hips, and it shimmered with a glossy sheen.

On top of that, with her voluptuous figure clad in what looked like sheer mesh undergarments that revealed just enough to tease, the Succubus was practically the perfect stimulus for any man.

“Looking at her appearance and clothes, she seems like a lust demon. But judging by the byproducts she drops, she’s more of a dream demon.”

The Essence of the Succubus contained dream-like content. That made Jaeha think she was closer to a dream demon than a lust demon. Amy spoke to him.

“Well, she could be both.”

“Hmm. That’s true, but.”

Just then, the Succubus Queen let out a peculiar nasal sound toward Jaeha.

“Hm?”

Hearing that sound, Jaeha looked at her, and the Succubus Queen was staring back at him.

“You’re strong for a human. And the energy inside your body pleases me. You! Serve me.”

Jaeha was a bit taken aback by the Succubus Queen’s words.

“What the. She has full intelligence?”

“What are you muttering about? Answer me. Do you wish to become my servant?”

After thinking for a moment, Jaeha opened his mouth.

“Subdue her completely and bring her in.”

At Jaeha’s words, the Corpse Puppets that had been standing at attention behind him stepped forward.

“Hmm. Pyramids aren’t really my taste. Besides, every one of you is a eunuch, aren’t you?”

“Heh…….”

Jaeha let out a small smile at the Succubus Queen’s words.

“That’s too harsh, my lord.”

“Prepare yourself, whore.”

And then Chrise charged at the Queen.

Chapter 15

“Hngh.”

In the end, the Succubus Queen was beaten by the Corpse Puppets until her body was completely drenched in blood. Of course, the process wasn’t exactly easy.

Even though the Corpse Puppets attacked with swords and bare hands for at least two to three hours, the Succubus Queen held on without difficulty.

When the Succubus Queen endured for nearly two to three hours without taking any real damage, Amy stepped in, and from that point on, the Succubus Queen began to crumble.

After allowing a few of Amy’s Magic to land, she was beaten to a pulp by the other Corpse Puppets.

“My lord says he has words for you. Raise your head.”

Chrise spoke from the side with sword in hand, and the Succubus Queen gave no particular response. At that, Chrise grabbed her violet hair and lifted her up.

“Her pretty face is all ruined.”

That was Jaeha’s only observation upon seeing it. After standing silently for a moment, gazing at the Succubus Queen, Jaeha spoke to her.

“Can you talk?”

“…….”

But she gave no answer, and Chrise, displeased by that, drove a sword into her abdomen.

“Kyaaah!”

Chrise immediately pulled the sword out, and the wound healed in an instant.

“Fascinating. Is she something like a superior version of a Troll?”

Watching the wound heal, Chrise said that, and Jaeha opened his mouth.

“Are you refusing to answer? Or are you unable to?”

“P-please…… spare me.”

At that, the Succubus Queen finally spoke.

“So you can talk?”

“Spare me. I’m sorry.”

At her words, Chrise stabbed her with the sword again.

“Kkak.”

“To ignore my lord’s words despite being able to speak—you’ve got some nerve.”

“No, that’s enough. Let’s try talking first.”

At that, Chrise gave a small bow and withdrew the sword.

“Hngh…….”

Jaeha watched her let out a small, pitiful sob, then opened his mouth.

“Introduce yourself.”

“……My name is Bloodia.”

“Bloodia?”

“Y-yes. I am the queen of the great Succubus race.”

“Is that so? Then why are you here?”

“To honor the Demon God…….”

“Hmm. And when did you come here?”

“……It’s been about 5,000 years since I entered the sanctuary, and about 500 years since I began performing the rites.”

“5,000 years?”

“Y-yes.”

“Then, one last thing—what kind of world is the world you live in?”

“…….”

At that, her face went blank, and she gave no answer at all. Seeing that, Chrise furrowed his brow and stabbed her with the sword. But the blade didn’t harm her—it simply passed straight through.

“…I see. So she’s a life-form with various settings pieced together by the system. That’s it. She’s just got high intelligence because she’s an SS-Rank dungeon boss, and this is what happens when you ask about something that wasn’t set.”

Not long after, she turned her gaze back to Jaeha. Jaeha nodded and thought for a moment. Then he asked Bloodia.

“Do you happen to know any information that I don’t?”

“Th—that’s… hard to say.”

“Right, that’s too broad a question.”

After thinking for a moment, Jaeha looked at her and asked.

“Then answer just one thing. If I spare your life, what can you do for me?”

“……Whatever you desire, anything at all.”

“Well, I’ve already got plenty of women, so that side doesn’t really tempt me. Something that’d help me get stronger, that kind of thing.”

“I—I may look like this, but I’m the queen of the Succubi. If—if you just spare my life, I’ll do anything.”

At that, Jaeha thought for a moment, then rose from his seat.

“Well, fine. Taming.”

[Would you like to tame the ‘Succubus Queen Bloodia’?]

[If the target is in a state where it can resist, it may fight back and the taming can be canceled.]

Then Jaeha looked at her, and she seemed to accept it. A window rose up before Jaeha once more.

[We are in awe. You have tamed a monster worthy of going down in history for the first time.]

Seeing that, Jaeha nodded.

“Makes sense. Well, I guess no one’s ever tamed a Succubus Queen before. She’s also a monster that’s newly appeared this time.”

Muttering to himself like that, Jaeha checked Bloodia’s information.

[Bloodia (Succubus Queen)]

[Trait: Illusionist]

[Total Ability: 7433]

[Skills: Self-Healing, Vitality Absorption, Dream Weaving, Queen of the Succubi, Illusion, Spectral Form]

“Oh-ho. That’s a lot of skills.”

Slowly scanning through the skills, Jaeha looked at Bloodia, who lay there as if dead.

“With self-healing, she’ll recover on her own. Chrise, let’s take her with us.”

“Yes.”

At that, the party left the dungeon with Bloodia in tow.

* * *

As Jaeha came out of the dungeon, the Hunters waiting at the entrance greeted him.

“Good work.”

Jaeha tried to walk past them. But they spotted Bloodia, carried over Chrise’s shoulder, and spoke.

“Isn’t that the Succubus Queen?”

“He actually cleared it for real.”

Just then, Bloodia seemed to regain consciousness—she stirred, realized she was being carried by Chrise, thrashed about, dropped to the ground, and steadied herself. Then long, sharp claws extended from her hands.

“Wh—?”

“Whoa, whoa!”

The Hunters flinched in alarm and drew the swords at their waists.

“You insolent eunuch! Don’t you dare lay a hand on my body!”

“Hmph. Do you think I touched a whore like you because I wanted to? I only did it because my lord commanded it.”

Then the two lunged at each other and started fighting, and the Hunters watching began to look a bit flustered.

“That’s enough.”

At Jaeha’s low, rumbling words, the two froze mid-motion.

“Let’s go…….”

Then he turned to the Hunters and smiled.

“Good work.”

With that, Jaeha headed home with his Corpse Puppets.

* * *

Arriving home, Jaeha stepped inside right away. Just then, Seungho, who was lounging in the living room, raised a hand toward the door.

“Yo~. You’re back.”

“Yeah.”

“Heard from the missus. You went to the Sanctuary of the Succubi—”

Seungho froze mid-sentence, having spotted Bloodia beside him, and Jaeha looked at Seungho and said.

“Tamed her.”

“……Ah. Right. So you’re the one who gave Hajin-hyung that skill. That’s surprising.”

Jaeha looked at Seungho, then turned to his Corpse Puppets and spoke.

“Go back and rest. Bloodia, you follow me.”

“Yes.”

Then Jaeha looked at Seungho and asked.

“Where’s Sia?”

“Probably in the shower?”

“Is that so?”

Jaeha went up to his room, rummaged around, and pulled out some decent clothes to hand to Bloodia.

On the way over, plenty of people couldn’t take their eyes off Bloodia—her looks, her aura, her outfit. It got so noisy that he ended up using teleport several times to get straight home.

“Put these on.”

“Ehh, do I really have to?”

“Don’t argue.”

“Fiiine…….”

Bloodia’s wings and tail drooped. She walked into the living room and waited for a while.

“Oh my. You’re back…….”

Sia spotted Bloodia sitting beside Jaeha, closed her mouth, and looked at him.

“Ah, you saw her back then too. The Succubus Queen. I tamed her.”

“…So I alone wasn’t enough to satisfy you?”

“…What are you talking about. That’s got nothing to do with this.”

“Heeh. Really?”

Sia shot him a sidelong glance, and Jaeha shrugged and said.

“That’s enough. Don’t nitpick. That’s not the only reason I tamed her.”

“So you’re saying that reason is at least partially included?”

“Well, she’s not bad to look at, that’s for sure.”

Jaeha nodded at his own answer and turned to Sia.

“Don’t get worked up. Did you post the notice?”

“Of course.”

“When did you say the broadcast is?”

“I didn’t give an exact time.”

“Good. Now I need to figure out how to take down the Succubus Queen. You tell me. What’s the most efficient way to kill you?”

“……Hmm.”

She sank into thought for a moment, then spoke.

“I don’t think there’s anything besides kainium.”

“Kainium?”

“Yes.”

“What is it?”

“A metal that exists in our demon realm. It’s commonly called the nullification metal, and it’s known for its fire resistance.”

“Nullification metal, huh.”

“If you’re struck by a weapon made from that metal, various traits get nullified.”

“So your traits can be ignored if that’s used. Is that it?”

“Yes…….”

“Hmm. How do you make it?”

“I… wouldn’t know?”

“…You don’t know?”

“No.”

Jaeha let out a sigh, and just in case, he used Alchemy to search through the list.

But of course, no metal like that existed, and Jaeha ended up mulling it over. After thinking for a moment, he pulled out his cell phone and called Song Hana.