Chapter 5

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 5

Chapter Title: In a Week, That Pussy Will Be Dripping Wet. (Title Revised)

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I hadn't expected holy power to resist demonic energy.

I figured Amy would turn to dust like Andy had.

'The incoming experience was different.'

Andy hadn't even leveled up—just gained some plain experience.

Amy, meanwhile, had leveled up without me laying a finger on her.

The auras they carried were visibly different.

Just as I thought.

'Experience gained depends on their mana reserves.'

Anyone without a certain threshold of mana just crumbled to dust like Andy.

"Y-You couldn't shatter my faithful devotion."

Amy clutched her chest with both hands, panting as she shouted at me.

Just because the power that killed Andy hadn't killed her, she thought she'd won.

Did she believe demonic energy had no effect on her?

Shrugging it off like it was nothing and declaring victory—it was kinda cute.

Maybe I'd play with her for a bit.

"Impressive. More than I expected."

"Th-The power of the gods isn't something you can take lightly."

Still trembling from the aftershocks of her climax, she was reaffirming her steadfast faith.

Even if absorption wouldn't kill her, if she couldn't escape alive, that completed the quest anyway.

"I'm curious how long that 'power of the gods' lasts."

"Wh-What?"

I bound Amy's arms and legs.

"Let's see if you can say that from the dungeon's underground prison."

"I-I'll never... submit..."

I dragged her bound form into the dungeon.

To the grand hall where Yulia waited.

"Yulia."

"You've arrived, my lord."

"...A succubus?"

Amy's eyes wavered ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠at the sight of the succubus Yulia's polite bow.

"Lock this one in the underground prison. Cast some spell to cloud her judgment appropriately. I need to test if her faith is genuine—and get a read on that 'power of the gods' beforehand."

"As expected... Such keen insight. Now I understand why you spared her."

Yulia, moved by what was really no big deal, bowed her head and took the bound Amy.

"W-Wait! A succubus?! For a demon like that to show you such deference... Just who the hell are you...?"

Amy shuddered in shock, her teeth chattering.

"I'd like to see how far that faithful devotion of yours goes."

"P-Please..."

She begged.

But it wasn't a prayer to her god.

Her eyes were fixed on me.

I wasn't leisurely enough to heed a human's pleas.

"I'll prepare her so you can enjoy her thoroughly."

With that, she led Amy to the underground prison.

Yulia would tuck her in real nice.

She didn't seem like your average succubus, after all.

"Sp-Spare m—mmph!"

Amy was hauled off before she could finish.

She'd handle it.

Holy power protecting her body was intriguing, but not my main focus.

My priority was clearing this world.

More precisely, surviving.

'If my preparations are sloppy and the dungeon falls, I'm dead.'

So I had to prioritize dungeon reinforcement now more than ever.

Amy's power was just a side quest worth noting.

'Hand over the rewards.'

Tutorial cleared for sure.

And right before my eyes.

There are various ways to summon monsters.

Wait for them to spawn naturally from absorbed adventurer corpses and mana in the dungeon.

Or create them using summon tickets from quest rewards, like this.

Making a 3-star monster without a ticket required quite a lot of resources.

You'd need to kill about a hundred adventurers of the caliber that just invaded.

That's how powerful they were.

It was the game's way of looking out for newbies.

'And yet most got wrecked mid-game anyway.'

Ridiculous that it was because they ignored the tutorial.

Putting monster summons aside for now.

I examined the Demonic Sword Arubis.

Demonic Sword Arubis.

It drained the user's life force per second but granted immense power in return—a handy early-game weapon.

I'd used it quite a bit in the actual game too.

'Paired this sword with the Demon King's strong early stats to delete enemy elites and clear the game.'

It was an effective strategy.

Until the elites awakened into Demon King-level threats, anyway.

Now that my level was up, things would be different.

I knew Demon King growth wasn't just about items anymore.

I gripped the hilt of the Arubis from the reward.

Vrrrrr.

I felt it siphoning demonic energy from my hand.

I gauged how long I could wield it fully.

'Two hours.'

Plenty for now.

I wouldn't need more than that yet.

I inspected the blade.

The demonic energy it forcibly took from me crept along the edge.

Like a knight's sword aura.

"Let's see how it performs."

I swung at one of the pillars supporting the dungeon.

Shunk!

The blade sank right in.

Even after burrowing ten centimeters deep, the pillar was unscathed—but the sword wasn't.

No, the pillar was fine; the sword showed zero damage.

'Nice.'

It'd slice through weapons from those who couldn't handle mana like butter.

Yeah, this qualified as a proper reward.

"Weapon's solid."

Finally, I checked the monster guaranteed summon ticket from the quest reward.

A random 3-star or higher monster ticket.

"Hope it's something good."

What came out here could make or break my dungeon life ahead.

'Just not a centaur.'

The worst of the 3-stars.

Anything but that.

Praying inwardly for a good pull, I tore the ticket.

Riiip!

A sinister black light erupted the instant it tore.

-Grrrrr.

A gargoyle appeared, its entire body like stone statue.

The massive monster, nearly four meters tall, filled the grand hall with its overwhelming presence.

"Oh? Not bad."

A gargoyle was solid among 3-stars.

Monsters are classified by type.

Giant, beast, ghost, demon, undead, humanoid, etc.

Beasts hit hard and tanky but tend to flee dungeons.

Ghosts are physically invincible but weak to priests.

Demons excel in magic but often restricted, like succubi or vampires.

Undead have near-infinite health from corpses but low durability.

Giant monsters are slow but strong and tough—perfect for dungeon bosses.

That's why they're boss staples.

Just what I needed.

-Grraaaw.

The gargoyle met my gaze post-summon and bowed its head.

"Docile one."

More obedient than it looked.

I patted its head as it bowed.

"You'll guard the boss room entrance from now on."

-Grraaaw.

It nodded like it understood.

Tutorial rewards: a demonic sword and a gatekeeper.

"Not bad at all."

The 2000 Fame upgraded the dungeon's rank.

Higher rank didn't instantly strengthen the dungeon or unlock better summons.

Fame just showed how infamous the dungeon was on the continent.

More fame meant stronger, more adventurers gunning for it.

The highest I'd seen was A during my clear.

After that, difficulty spiked, so managing Fame took strategy.

'Like intentionally failing quests.'

Something like that.

No need to worry yet.

Then Yulia returned from the underground prison with Amy.

"I've handled the human woman as instructed."

"Did you do it right?"

"Yes. I inscribed an Erotic Tattoo on her and fitted her with an illusion blindfold. No matter how strong her mind, in a week that pussy will be dripping wet and ripe for the taking."

"Hm. Well done."

"Shall I show you now?"

"Can view it from here?"

"If my lord desires."

I nodded, and Yulia produced a white crystal ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠orb.

Light poured from the orb, projecting a screen in the air.

Like a hologram.

The screen showed Amy in the prison: eyes blindfolded, limbs bound, writhing on the floor.

-I-I won't lose... Th-The gods will prot—ahhhn! Pr-Protect m—ngh...

No one to hear, yet she recited her prayers.

Not for show.

To steel her weakening will.

With Yulia's Erotic Tattoo etched on her, she flinched even without touch.

"She's lost in the illusions her own desires are conjuring by now."

"Half-asleep?"

"More or less."

"Interesting."

Definitely not your average succubus.

"What of the adventurers' corpses?"

I'd been admiring Amy when Yulia asked.

"The bodies?"

"Their souls still linger, so we could make ghosts or undead."

"Zombies or skeletons wouldn't cut it. Regular ghosts can't guard a dungeon."

"Then..."

"Absorb them all. We'll make monsters when the time's right."

"Understood."

Gathering strength mattered more than summoning now.

Then using it for useful early traps.

But I couldn't rely solely on past memories.

Normally, I'd set spike pits for low-level scrubs.

But knowing the Demon King's trait—get stronger by fucking women—meant varying tactics.

My first trap would be.

I looked at Yulia and said,

"Use the gathered power for an Aphrodisiac Trap."

Block incoming adventurers and level me up too—a true two birds, one stone.

Of course, how well it'd work was anyone's guess.

"Understood."