Chapter 35
Chapter 35
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 35
Chapter Title: Laughter After the Duel
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“Ahaha!”
Laughter burst out of him uncontrollably.
Even after taking a shower, eating dinner, parting ways with his companions, and returning to his assigned room.
Sion kept giggling nonstop at the endless amusement bubbling up inside him.
‘That punk thought he was hot shit, huh?’
The saying that war seems sweet and glamorous only to those who haven’t experienced it.
It was a response to Marquis Volko’s question about what war was really like, and a sharp rebuke aimed at Ludwig, who was whining about “cowardly tactics.”
Marquis Volko immediately caught on that Sion’s words were a warning to his son and heir, Ludwig—a stern piece of advice from someone who had already been through the fires of war.
As a father, it probably didn’t sit well with him, but the marquis was a veteran of countless battles himself.
Seeing his own son, lost in the games of knighthood, blathering about “cowardice” without grasping the true meaning of war wouldn’t have been a pleasant sight.
‘They say a man changes after facing great trials.
You’ve grown quite a bit for a punk like you.’
Marquis Volko had spoken flatly, but beneath it lay a quiet sense of approval.
Later, at the invited dinner, he praised Sion once more while issuing another warning to his son.
‘That Lichtenstein guy was always fussing and whining about his kid, but turns out it was all bullshit.
Kid’s perfectly fine.’
The words passed casually, but they clearly acknowledged Sion.
With Marquis Volko—one of the strongest in Hispania—speaking up like that, Lucia’s eyes sparkled, while Ludwig’s face twisted into something between chewing food and swallowing shit.
‘Father.
But in a duel between knights...’
‘It was you who wanted real combat, Ludwig.
Don’t talk out of both sides of your mouth, boy.’
Under Marquis Volko’s sharp reprimand, Ludwig shut his mouth.
The guy was arrogant and full of himself, but he feared and respected his father above all.
“Ah, that punk.
His face back then was pure gold.”
Sion, giggling to himself, cleared his throat and turned his thoughts to what came next.
Kim Yu-hyun had also headed to the royal castle around the same time.
The sudden emergence of a holy figure had stirred curiosity and envy among the nobles.
That’s when Ludwig and Kim Yu-hyun ended up dueling in front of all the nobles.
But then a sudden incident erupted, turning the royal castle party into utter chaos.
‘At first, everyone thought it was the demons’ doing.’
Who else but demons could breach the royal castle’s defenses and magic barriers to pull off such evil deeds?
All the characters insisted as much, and the story portrayed it that way too.
But later, it turned out not to be the case.
Though that was still in the future.
‘Block it, or use it.
That’s the dilemma.’
Right now, Sion could only leverage one of the stones in play.
If he blocked it, he couldn’t use it—and if he wanted to use it, he couldn’t block it.
Which would benefit him more? He was seriously pondering that when—
“Huh?”
A woman’s voice suddenly rang out, and Sion shot to his feet.
There stood Lily, dressed in a thin frilly blouse and skirt-style pajamas.
Sion rose from his seat to greet her.
“What brings you here so suddenly?”
“Oh, just...
I got bored in the middle of the night.
Guess you could say I came to hang out.”
“...”
Sion saw through the lie in an instant.
Anything else, maybe—but in front of her contractor, a succubus turned shy and awkward.
It was obvious as day: *I have business with you.*
“If you’re just here to hang out, can it wait?
I’m pretty wiped out right now.”
So Sion teased her lightly.
*If you’ve got nothing to say, mind leaving?*
Lily just stammered in response.
“Tired?
That much?”
“A guy who can’t even use mana blocking a sword!
Huh?
You swung it around like crazy, didn’t you?
You must be exhausted.”
Total bullshit.
He hadn’t swung wildly at all.
Aside from pressing the sword to Ludwig’s throat, he’d barely moved it five times.
But Lily, forgetting even that, muttered, “W-Well, can’t be helped then.”
‘Subjugation contracts really are top-tier.’
Only in front of her contractor did Lily show this sloppy side.
Her true self was the Succubus Queen, a high demon even the celestials feared.
The woman who’d once cornered even Kim Yu-hyun, screaming, “If I can’t have you, I’ll tear you to shreds!”
“What’s up?
Let’s hear it.”
Sion rested his chin on his hand, gazing at her as if savoring the view.
The woman, who could pass for a goddess descended to earth, blushed and spoke.
“Um...
It’s almost time, you know.”
“Time for what?”
“Y-You remember.
What I mentioned before.”
“No clue.”
Anyone could tell Sion was messing with her.
Lily knew it too.
Her old self would’ve exploded in rage—“How dare you toy with me!”—but not in front of her contractor.
“You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?”
“I seriously don’t remember.”
“Ugh...
You’re the worst...”
At Lily’s frustrated tone, Sion figured that was enough and beckoned her over.
Grumbling all the while, she still obediently approached.
*What an honest sister she isn’t,* he muttered inwardly as he reached for the inside of her thigh.
“Whoa.”
“Drenched” was the word that fit best.
No sex, not even foreplay, and she was already soaked like this?
Sion looked up at her.
“Ah, don’t say a word.”
“Come to think of it, it’s been quite a while since we headed to the royal castle, hasn’t it?”
“Y-Yeah.”
“And that one-week deadline you mentioned is almost up.”
“...Right.”
“Just curious, but what happens if a contractor and succubus are separated for a long time and can’t... you know?
Honestly just wondering.”
“What happens to a junkie who can’t get their fix?
They lose their mind and go berserk, obviously.”
“That happens to you too?”
“A-A little, maybe.
But don’t worry.
I won’t throw a fit and die like some regular succubus.”
*We’ll see about that.*
Seeing her this soaked already was a bit concerning.
Pondering what to do, Sion thought, *Why not try it like this?*
“Lily.
Hold your skirt up for a sec?”
“Huh?
O-Okay...”
Lily gripped the hem of her skirt as instructed and stood still.
The already short skirt hiked up, exposing her curvaceous body in all its glory.
“No panties?”
“N-No, I didn’t wear any.
H-Honestly, they’re kinda uncomfortable...”
Succubus outfits were skin-tight like leggings, no underwear needed—a single peel and they were naked, per the author’s notes.
She was wearing human clothes, but they still felt off to her.
‘Hmm.’
Debating his next move, Sion eyed her thigh, assaulted by her sweet scent.
Reason screamed *hold back, hold back*, but instinct and his raging hard-on—our little soldier raring to pierce the heavens—yelled, *Are you insane? Fuck her already!*
Reason versus instinct.
Like dieting versus a midnight chicken delivery when you’re starving.
“Ah!”
A soft gasp escaped Lily.
A man’s slick tongue had licked the sensitive inside of her thigh.
She trembled violently, moaning nonstop as his tongue crept higher.
“Nnngh...”
Embarrassment tangled with anticipation and arousal.
Lily agonized over what to do, but she was just as helpless against instinct.
“Haah.”
She parted her legs slightly, making it easier for Sion.
Grateful, he didn’t hesitate, driving straight up to her tightly closed slit.
“Nnnh...”
Slurp—schlick—.
Not sucking hard like last time, just the tip of his tongue, teasing gently.
Licking her folds like tickling her most intimate spot.
From her already sopping entrance—which seemed like it couldn’t leak more—sweet nectar began flowing anew.
Craving more of that sweetness, deeper and thicker, Sion slipped his tongue past the entrance into her warm, sticky depths.
“Haaahhh...”
A deflating sigh leaked from Lily.
Each wriggle of the invading tongue shook her body.
Sure, she’d been licked down there plenty—though as a spirit body, not physical, and she’d done it with Sion before.
But it felt like the first time her secret place was truly assaulted by a tongue; she couldn’t stifle the moans bursting out.
*W-What’s wrong with me...?*
Shivering, Lily chalked it up to the position.
Last time, she’d been lying down while he dove in; now she stood, and he knelt, attacking from below.
Must be the thrill of having a man beneath her.
“Ah, haah... Nnngh...
S-Something’s wrong.
I’m feeling weirder.
W-Wait... Haaahhn!”
The calm waves crashed into a massive tsunami in an instant.
Looking down, she saw Sion gently stroking her clit with his fingers.
As her most sensitive spot was mercilessly targeted, Lily felt her body ignite.
Just from foreplay—would she really melt away like this? Fear gripped her.
“Nnnghhh...!
N-No.
I-I can’t take this.
N-No, I...
This is... this...”
Her trembling intensified.
Sion withdrew his tongue from her depths, softly licking the clit he’d been rubbing before pressing his lips to it.
Sluuuurp—.
Smack.
“Ahhn!
U-Uwah... Aahh, aaahhn!”
Her moans grew louder.
The warm, sticky, soft tongue relentlessly stimulating her most sensitive spot made Lily’s body stiffen in moments.
*N-No way.
M-Me.
The Succubus Queen... c-cumming this easily...?*
She wanted to resist.
This was a matter of racial pride.
For a dream demon succubus to climax before the man from mere minutes of foreplay was the ultimate humiliation.
Especially as their queen—she absolutely couldn’t.
But that was just her wish; her body was brutally honest.
As Sion covered her clit with his lips and suckled gently, electricity shot through her; she shuddered violently, cried “Aah,” and her limbs locked rigid.
*She came.*
Normally, he’d pause here to let her savor the afterglow, but Sion didn’t.
Instead, as if to torment her further, he went harder, more blatantly after her clit.
Circling it like rolling a marble, then sucking suddenly; caressing it softly inside his lips, then yanking it hard with a sluuuurp.
“Hic, hii... Haak, aaahk...
N-Nnh... S-Stop... Stooop...”
Her body shook mercilessly, legs giving out as she wobbled.
Even then, Sion held her legs, pushing her beyond climax; utterly drained, Lily collapsed onto the bed beside them.
Only then did Sion pull away, leaving the woman—who’d melted deep inside—sprawled on the bed, gasping raggedly.
“W-What the hell was that...? S-Scary.”
Her body wouldn’t respond.
Mana was still there, but something felt off.
Panic hit Lily.
If this kept up, she might cease to exist.
“W-What... Nnht.”
Trying to speak, her lips were sealed by Sion’s kiss.
Her own nectar mixed with his saliva flooded in.
Lily yielded her lips and tongue, letting him lead.
Her pride as Succubus Queen dissolved completely in that one kiss.
“Where next?”
After a brief kiss, Sion smiled and asked.
Lily hesitated, then gazed up at him and answered with action instead of words.
Rustle—.
She wordlessly shed her blouse.
No bra, of course—her pristine white breasts bared fully.
Flawless milky expanse, topped by pink nipples at their peaks.
Sion swallowed hard without thinking.
He’d already guzzled her nectar, but this new feast made suppressing instinct impossible.
“...Want a taste?”
As if reading his mind, Lily smiled faintly and asked.
Her hands cupped her breasts, silently urging him: *Won’t you?*
“No question.”
Sion had zero intention of refusing the meal.