Chapter 183 A Good Plan
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 183
Chapter Title: A Good Plan
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Jeong Yoo-shin and Vivian sat on the bed while facing each other, their heads bowed.
"..."
Glance.
The two, who had briefly made eye contact, quickly turned their heads away and blushed.
They looked like a young couple before their first night, but the bed was already soaked with tears, love juice, and fluids, exuding a sensual smell.
The two were silent for a moment.
It was too awkward to bring up any everyday topic right now.
Although they had gotten dressed, just before this, they had been clinging to each other like monkeys in heat while thrusting their hips and crying out.
There were also other reasons.
For Jeong Yoo-shin, the main reason was the embarrassment of having lost his rationality and raped Vivian.
For Vivian, it was the shame that came from having shown all of her unsightly sides.
Jeong Yoo-shin looked down at the slime condom that was plump with semen.
'How much did I cum?'
Just by looking at it, the condom had expanded to well over five or six times its original size.
Had he been holding in that much?
He thought that he had been keeping it together well enough after his relationship with Karin, but it seemed like that was just his delusion.
His dick was still hard, as if it wanted to taste more vaginal flesh.
'I'm not a dog in heat.'
Jeong Yoo-shin swallowed a rising sigh and bowed his head to Vivian.
"Vivian, I'm sorry."
"I-It's alright."
Vivian, who had fixed her white dress, answered him while twirling her silver hair.
Her face was also red, as if the heat of their lovemaking had yet to subside, and a sensual sigh occasionally escaped her lips.
"Still, there are things we need to address."
"What is it?"
"Didn’t you say you were going to 'use' me? What in the world did you want to gain...?"
Vivian's face turned beet red, and she repeatedly swept her hair behind her ear.
"It wasn't anything big. I wanted to... go out or go on a date with you..."
"..."
Jeong Yoo-shin was at a loss for words and his mouth fell slightly open.
This wasn't some old-fashioned romantic comedy. She was going to use his weakness to take him out on a date?
Was that the only reason?
Still…
For a 290-year-old, she was kind of cute.
"N-Next question. Did you say that there's a way to seal the Half-Incubus imprint?"
"That's right. I think I saw it in the central district library... If I use my curse, it should be possible to seal the lustful energy."
"What is it?"
"To be precise, it's a lustful energy transfer curse. It would be easier to think of it as a curse that temporarily stores lustful energy in a weapon or a ring."
Jeong Yoo-shin thought for a moment, and then tilted his head.
"It's a temporary solution. Is there a way to get rid of the lustful energy entirely?"
"By unloading it into a woman."
"..."
Vivian stood up and lifted the hem of her dress.
"Of course, if you're not careful, you'll end up carving a lust sigil like this on a woman. It's a corruption pattern caused by lustful energy."
A purple lust sigil was shining on Vivian's lower abdomen.
It was a gorgeous and lewd pattern. More so than the Female Virgin Corruption lust sigil*.
"What exactly is lustful energy?"
"It's a lubricant and a weapon that helps you absorb a woman's mana more easily."
Vivian glanced at Jeong Yoo-shin's expression and continued.
"An incubus absorbs his partner’s mana through sex and fills them with lustful energy instead. A woman who receives lustful energy has a pattern like this carved on her lower abdomen. It has the effect of making her body more sensitive and more vulnerable to the pleasure given by the owner of the lustful energy. The greater the pleasure she feels, the more mana he can draw out from her."
"In short, it's both poison and honey."
At Jeong Yoo-shin's summary, Vivian's cheek twitched.
Accurate insight.
He didn't seem like a human who had just received a monster imprint.
'A scary child.'
Vivian blushed.
"A-Are you going to use the lustful energy to extort my mana?"
"Not at all. But that lust sigil, does it stay forever?"
"It’ll disappear if lustful energy isn’t injected into the woman’s body for a time."
Is that so?
That was a silver lining.
"B-By any chance…"
"What is it?"
"Is it possible for the Female Virgin Corruption lust sigil and the incubus's corruption lust sigil to appear at the same time?"
Vivian shook her head.
"No. The lust sigil is devoured by a stronger lust sigil. If the virgin corruption lust sigil had completely taken root, there would be no room for the incubus' corruption lust sigil to squeeze in. Skar, the fact that you sealed the Female Virgin Corruption imprint and I lost my virginity means that I'm no longer affected by it. But, a virgin would be different."
Vivian paused for a moment and made a sorrowful face.
"A virgin would be affected by both the incubus' lustful energy and the Female Virgin Corruption imprint at the same time. It's a terrible thing."
Really…
Jeong Yoo-shin looked down at his own hands.
'Wouldn't this make me a sex fiend?'
He was already being misunderstood as a barbarian.
Since he had both the Female Virgin Corruption imprint and the incubus' lustful energy, he felt like he would become Labyrinth City’s public enemy number one if he wasn't careful.
"I'd like to know, just in case the seal fails. Besides the lust sigil appearing on my dick, are there any other abilities to the Half-Incubus imprint?"
He would decide whether to remove it or not depending on the characteristics of the incubus imprint.
"You can increase your mana through sex. Try checking your mana now."
Jeong Yoo-shin closed his eyes and looked inside himself.
But it was difficult to tell.
It was because it was hard to distinguish between the mana increase that came from his recent level-up and Vivian's mana.
"It's difficult. It hasn't been long since I've adapted to mana... Are there any other characteristics?"
"You can also use the lustful energy to make a woman have an erotic dream or to figure out her erogenous zones. If you torment her persistently, she'll cry out like a sow in heat."
'Just like me.'
Vivian swallowed the rest of her words.
"..."
Jeong Yoo-shin, who had been silent for a while, spoke again.
"Vivian, can you seal the lustful energy?"
At Jeong Yoo-shin's request, Vivian made a surprised face.
"R-Really?"
"Yes."
"Even though you can toy with women as you please and suck their mana to your heart's content?"
'This woman…'
She was treating him like a complete sex fiend.
"I'm not sure why you’d think that I would enjoy toying with women. And I can just increase my mana through mana adaptation. I'm not that greedy."
'...'
Even though he had persistently tormented her until a vulgar cry came out of her mouth just a moment ago, he was now shutting his mouth and pretending not to know anything.
It was very annoying.
But she didn't completely dislike it.
Was it because she had given her virginity and had sex with him?
She didn't know.
But she was a little happy to know that Skar was a gallant man and a naughty child who unconsciously enjoyed tormenting women a little.
Vivian stood up from her seat.
"I'll prepare the lustful energy transfer curse. Won't you release my 'restriction' first?"
"I understand."
Vivian, as if she had already prepared the ritual, went out of the room and immediately came back.
In Vivian's hands were a skull, a glowing stone, and an old-looking dagger.
"Stand in front of me."
"Alright."
Vivian placed the skull and the glowing stone on either side of Jeong Yoo-shin and cut her palm with the old dagger.
Blood flowed down Vivian's hand.
Vivian closed her eyes and muttered something.
Since Jeong Yoo-shin couldn't understand what she was saying, he just stood there blankly.
A moment later…
Vivian opened her eyes.
"Repeat after me. I command you, be released from the bondage of the tongue that speaks the truth."
Jeong Yoo-shin repeated Vivian's words exactly.
Vivian's body trembled for a moment, then she opened her eyes.
"It's released."
"That was simple."
Vivian puffed out her cheeks.
"It wasn't simple at all."
After that, he had the lustful energy transfer curse implanted in his body by Vivian.
"This is simple too?"
Vivian gave Jeong Yoo-shin a cute glare.
"It's usually difficult. It's because our bodies are very compatible."
Jeong Yoo-shin left the shop while being seen off by Vivian.
Vivian watched Jeong Yoo-shin's back with a fond look, then bent over and clutched her lower abdomen.
"Heuk. It's already tingling."
Because of the residual lustful energy in her vagina, her genitals were contracting and relaxing repeatedly while spitting out love juice.
Vivian thought.
She wouldn't be able to sleep properly tonight.
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Before returning to the temple, Jeong Yoo-shin stopped by the public bathhouse and washed himself.
It was late at night when he arrived at the Earth Mother Goddess’ temple.
Karin hadn’t returned yet.
On the bed in his temple room, there was a note written by Barion.
It said that Karin would be back in a few days because of some business with the Beast-person Alliance.
Jeong Yoo-shin put the note in his pocket and threw himself on the bed.
He was tired because of the many things that had happened.
As he closed his eyes, darkness covered his vision.
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A few days later, he received a call from the construction guild.
It was news that the inn's repairs were finished and that he could move in.
It was good news for Jeong Yoo-shin, who had been bored from being cooped up in his room.
Jeong Yoo-shin, Delia, and Barion all visited the inn together.
Everyone's mouths fell open as they saw the enormously expanded inn.
The dwarf grinned.
"How is it? It's pretty well-built, isn't it?"
"It's amazing."
They followed the dwarf inside.
The cleanly repaired wooden floor was shiny, as if they had used good materials.
The old lighting had been completely replaced, creating an atmospheric light.
The counter where the glasses were displayed had been completely changed.
The kitchen had also been neatly transformed.
If it was like a neat kitchen before, now it’s like a place where chefs cook.
The yard was also neatly organized, and a large warehouse had been built.
In the center of the yard, various items were piled up.
"I gathered them here while we were cleaning up because I didn't know who owned them."
At the dwarf's words, Delia quickly ran and found her heirloom.
As if that wasn't enough, she teared up and rubbed her cheek against the old plate armor and shield.
"A-Ancestor-nim!"
Delia was so happy, she was even crying, as if she had a strong attachment to the heirloom.
Karin's equipment was also included, as well as Jeong Yoo-shin's clothes, equipment, and miscellaneous items.
After roughly cleaning up their stuff, he went up to the second floor, and the neat beds, tables, wardrobes, and everything else had been changed as well.
"I've prepared the highest quality furniture."
"Nice."
The dwarf didn't introduce each piece of furniture in detail, but his expression was full of pride.
Jeong Yoo-shin answered with a beaming smile.
He was happy.
Because he now had something to say to Dalmong.
The party members unpacked and looked around for a while.
When night came, they all gathered in the inn hall.
They sat at a table and shared the food and alcohol they had bought from the street.
They chatted for the first time in a long time.
When the night passed and everyone was drunk…
Delia suddenly bowed her head.
"Skar, I'm sorry."
"Why?"
"I was offered to become a holy knight of the Earth Mother Goddess. Priestess Mion-nim told me that my mana wavelength was a good match with the Earth Mother Goddess’ wavelength."
"...Really?"
"On top of that, she said that I could receive various support if I worked there for a long time. If I'm lucky, I might be able to re-establish my family."
"I see."
Jeong Yoo-shin smiled and held out his hand to Delia.
"You've worked hard all this time."
"Thanks!"
The atmosphere, which had been a little dark for a moment, became a joyous banquet with Jeong Yoo-shin's smile.
When the drinking party was over, everyone went up to the second floor to sleep.
Jeong Yoo-shin remained alone at the counter and sat down.
He wondered if another connection was leaving him just like that.
He shook his head and brushed off the bitter feeling.
It was only right for people to go if they had to.
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A few more days passed.
Around the time when he was getting used to the new inn…
The Explorer's Guild made an announcement.
The labyrinth had once again undergone a change due to the earthquake.
Specifically, they announced the appearance of a high-level monster.
As a result of the investigation, they said that the new monster was wandering around a specific level.
Therefore, they added that the cooperation of several parties was necessary to subdue such a monster.
'It’s that easy?'
He thought that the difficulty level for novice parties would skyrocket after this.
As for intermediate-level parties, with some experience, they’d be able to avoid it well enough, except in cases of bad luck.
He didn't know much about high-level parties.
He had nothing to say about them cutting through everything and advancing toward the abyss.
Another rumor was circulating on the street.
That the movements of the Western Empire were unusual.
It was news that a large number of the empire's troops were gathering at the border of the Eastern Alliance.
The reason was unknown.
Still, he felt like he could vaguely understand why Karin hadn't come back yet.
Come to think of it, he had a mountain of things to do.
First, he needed to learn more about the characteristics of a half-incubus.
Second, he needed to find an object to seal the lustful energy in.
Third, he needed to train.
His physical abilities had become much stronger through his four level-ups, but it was only through training that they could blossom.
If he had time, he was thinking of also going to the central district library.
Though the most important thing was the second one.
He needed something to contain the lustful energy.
As Jeong Yoo-shin was thinking hard, Aldein's single-edged sword flashed through his mind.
He clearly remembered his mana being drained when he held that single-edged sword last time.
Jeong Yoo-shin slapped his knee and smiled brightly.
"That’s a good plan, right?!"
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T/N - Aw, too bad about Delia. Though I had my suspicion as soon as it was mentioned that she was teaching in the orphanage as Mion’s substitute. Though will Barion stay in the party?
I’m also curious about this war that’s been brewing in the background. The author has been building up to it ever since the earlier chapters, especially with the slaver arcs. That Hero’s party who saved the MC before is also supposed to be in the Western Empire. I wonder how they’re doing?
Lastly, bro, that inn might as well be owned by the MC now. He’s invested so much gold in it, that its value is probably much higher now than when Dalmong had it.
*I called the marks of the Female Virgin Corruption imprint as a “pentagram” in much earlier chapters. But I’ll call it “lust sigil” from now on, generalizing the marks of both that imprint and this Half-Incubus imprint under this term. It sounds much better and the author seems to consider both marks to be similar enough that one would overpower the other in case of overlaps.