Side Story: Gift (1)
But... what the fuck is that?
Now that I looked closely, there was something new on Ariadd's ass that I hadn't noticed before.
Something long, with a tip that looked like a flower bud.
A tail?
Did she have something like that?
"Hey, what's that?"
"Hmm? Ohhh, this?"
I finally asked Ariadd, who had been shoved aside by Lilith and plopped down on the ground, putting on a melodramatic show. She stopped her act and looked up at me.
Then she wagged whatever it was—tail or not—right in front of me and opened her mouth.
"Wellll, what could this beee?"
No.
That's why I asked—'cause I don't fucking know.
As I stared at her with that thought, Ariadd giggled and said,
"Hee hee, you know this well enough, Hanjooo."
Something I know well?
Right then, shlop—the flower bud thing unfurled wide open.
Like a goddamn flower blooming.
"Still don't get ittt?"
Ariadd smiled as she said that, and what flashed in my mind was that mysterious something that had slurped and sucked on my dick like a vacuum.
No.
Fuck.
My dick got sucked by that?
"Looks like you remember nowww? How is ittt? Pretty, right?"
It was pretty.
Looked just like a flower on the outside.
But thinking about how it had milked my cock, it didn't seem so pretty anymore.
It even told me to cum inside it.
This was false advertising.
Seeing it connected to Ariadd's body, yeah, cumming in there was technically cumming inside her.
But still, fuck...
"You bitch, you proud of trying to rape me? Huh? You proud?"
Whack—Lilith smacked the back of Ariadd's head hard.
"It wasn't rapeee... Hanjo liked it toooo..."
Ariadd clutched her smacked head, making a pouty face. Lilith's gaze turned to me at her words.
"Liked it? You into that kinda shit?"
No, I did like it.
But if I'd known it was that...
...What would I have done if I knew?
I got force-fed and milked dry without even knowing what it was—would knowing its true nature change shit?
Probably not.
Might've felt a bit different in the moment, but it'd probably be like getting devoured by a carnivorous plant.
But I couldn't say that with Lilith side-eyeing me like I was some freak.
"...Nah, it wasn't that great. Anyway, now I know, so can you put that shit away?"
"You're so meeean, Hanjooo... You came inside me so muuuch..."
No, you're the mean one for milking me with that thing, Ariadd...
Anyway, feeling a pang of guilt, I tried to avert my eyes from her gaze when—
"...Humans probably prefer this side after aaaall."
Ariadd stroked her belly as she said that. Her hand slowly slid lower, brushing past the mound barely covered by leaves.
Then she looked at me.
"Whaddya think, Hanjooo? Next time... use this siiide..."
Swipe—she lifted the leaves a bit, revealing a vertical slit.
Next time... in there?
Gulp—I swallowed without thinking.
"You fucking pervs."
Grip—Lilith grabbed our heads.
Ah.
"No, I didn't—"
"Bullshit. You were staring like a hawk."
I tried to make excuses, but Lilith shot me a cold glare.
No.
I couldn't help it.
She showed it right in my face—who wouldn't look?
This is so fucking unfair.
I had a ton of objections.
But Judge Lilith wasn't hearing any of 'em.
Soon, crack—our heads collided.
Tree's the main body, alright...
Ariadd's skull was rock-hard.
We sat there side by side, clutching our heads for a while. We finally checked if I had a Gift or not—that was the whole point. At Lilith's urging to head back, I nodded.
I couldn't find my pants anyway, and I wanted to bounce ASAP.
We grabbed the stuff we needed before leaving, and now it was just loading up the car.
The fairies brought over water jugs filled with sap.
Lilith pointed at them.
"Go load these up."
What...?
"Me? By myself?"
I stared at the jugs full of Ariadd's sap she'd given us.
Three huge ones, like water cooler bottles.
Filled to the brim with crimson sap.
She said she normally got help from her fairy sisters to milk and collect it, but three whole jugs? That was insane.
Not cow levels, but considering how much sap Ariadd gushed, it wasn't that much.
Still, three jugs—I asked Lilith about carrying them solo, and she just said,
"Quit whining and load 'em."
Always me for the grunt work.
"Nngh..."
They were heavy as hell—not unliftable, but way denser than water, like two or three times heavier.
Better take 'em one by one.
Dropping 'em trying to rush would make me look like an idiot.
Meant three trips.
"Such a pain... Can't you just magic 'em in?"
"Wanna get smacked or go?"
"I'll go."
Being weak is a crime.
I'll get revenge someday.
I grumbled as I hauled Ariadd's sap to the car.
"...Wait, so what's my Gift anyway?"
It hit me—I'd only heard vague shit from Ariadd about being the ultimate male or whatever; no specifics.
"Eh, Lilith'll tell me later."
Shrugging it off, I kept hauling sap.
Lilith didn't help at all till the end.
I'm definitely getting revenge...
Watching Hanjo trudge off into the distance, Lilith turned to Ariadd.
"Hmm? What's uppp?"
"Cut the act. So, how was it?"
"How was whattt...?"
Lilith frowned at Ariadd's giggling, and finally Ariadd waved it off.
"Kiddinggg, just kidding. Don't get so mad, Liliiith. But why make him carry it aloneee? He's the one involved, after aaall."
"Shut up."
Lilith turned away from Ariadd's tough question and looked at Hanjo.
Lips pursed, grumbling as he hauled the sap solo like she'd told him.
Honestly, she knew it was his Gift—he had more right to know than her.
But...
The kid's brain spun faster than expected.
Especially in weird directions.
If he learned what his Gift really was, wouldn't he question what happened yesterday?
Nothing unnatural about it, but he'd probably find her sudden exit suspicious.
She didn't want to explain exactly yet—at least not till yesterday faded from memory.
He'd strut around all smug once he knew, no doubt.
Smart in some ways, but such a clumsy fuckup in others—could get hurt again.
Turning back to Ariadd, Lilith asked,
"So, what is that kid's Gift?"
Ariadd replied,
"Roughlyyy? I felt it firsthand, y'knowww. Dangerous stuffff. Immature, but so powerful. If you'd been a tad later, I might've eaten him uppp."
Eaten him.
Not literally, probably.
Ariadd was a dryad, tree fairy.
She might fertilize trees with corpses, but not eat folks.
So that meant...
"You bitch, talking big without even trying it."
"Exactlyyy, it made me think that without even realizinggg... Hanjo's Gift is that strong."
Lilith frowned.
She knew it was powerful—it affected her too.
But Ariadd was a dryad, born from a tree.
Living beings, sure, with some lust, but from a normal creature's view, barely any sex drive.
If it hit her that hard...?
Maybe stronger than she thought. Glaring at Ariadd, Lilith warned,
"......Touch him and I'll rip your ass out root and all."
"Hmm, what to dooo... I'll be careful, thoughhh—"
Ariadd giggled on.
"But if Hanjo wants it, hard to say nooo?"
Lilith ground her teeth at that.
Ariadd laughed, watching Lilith's eyes turn blood-red.
"Haha, kiddinggg. Just kidding. But Ammut... Hanjo's Gift is powerful. Hmm, but if it goes on like this, might be a liiittle dangerous?"
Lilith, defused by the joke, asked about the danger.
"...Dangerous? What do you mean?"
Some weird ability in his Gift? Gifts could be freaky sometimes.
Even harm their owner.
Was his like that?
If so, better rip it out—but it manifested on his dick, so no dice.
What a pain-in-the-ass kid.
As Lilith pondered countermeasures, Ariadd said,
"Hmm? Weird... You should know best, Liliiith?"
Ariadd caressed Lilith's cheek.
"It's why you're so obsessed with Hanjooo... No way you don't know. Or... playing dumb?"
"......."
Lilith shut her mouth.
Me... obsessed with him?
...No way.
She was the Succubus Queen.
Not just a title—born as queen of all succubi.
Unlike regular succubi, she didn't need essence to live.
Queen or not, succubus traits remained, but no need for essence meant she'd stayed a virgin.
Born that way?
Never went feral for sex like other succubi.
Her old world crawled with succubi and subjugated races.
High succubi surrounded her.
Curiosity as a succubus, skills learned from them, their stories.
Talent as queen made her more succubus-like than most, virgin or not.
But she'd never loved anyone, never fucked, never felt affection or obsession.
Not once.
Me obsessed with him?
Never before, why now?
"Don't talk shit."
"Harsh words, that's mean. I just said what I feeeelt..."
Ariadd wiped fake tears, then giggled.
Playful like the other fairies.
After laughing awhile, she said,
"Isn't it thoughhh?"
Still chuckling, she continued.
"Succubus of succubi, predator of predators. First time seeing you run pale-faced like thaaat."
"...You saw wrong."
Even if not, she wasn't obsessed.
Just securing a comfy retirement. He needed to grow fast for that, so she babied him.
All for herself.
Definitely not obsession.
"Reaaally...? Didn't look like it. Haven't seen you that pissed in ages."
"...Shut up. I asked what it is. And why dangerous?"
"Hmm, fineee. Remember what I said first? Hanjo's Gift is the ultimate maaaale."
"Yeah. So?"
"Thought so at first. But... felt a bit different."
"Different?"
Ariadd, centuries-old fairy, had senses far sharper than Lilith's for magic and supernatural shit.
Even Lilith bowed to her there.
Her misjudging?
Nah.
His Gift had always felt off.
Slipped her senses once despite not activating.
Immature yet powerful, alien.
Definitely risky.
Lilith listened as Ariadd went on.
"The Gift in the blood you brought, Lilithhh—like I said, ultimate male was the only way to put it. Thought, 'damn, humans can have that much lust?'"
Lilith nodded.
Kid was a total perv, after all.
Gifts stemmed from the owner's psyche.
Body mutates from mana, seemingly random—but really, it's what they crave.
Mostly.
Like a blind guy gaining farsight from desire to see.
Gifts from desire.
His? Perverted fuck desires—to dominate, impregnate women.
Intense lust trigger.
Like,
"A powerful alpha male, y'knowww."
Lilith nodded again.
Similar to what she'd felt.
The aura that made even her flinch when activated, how suddenly attractive he seemed.
Couldn't fully agree with "ultimate male," but close enough.
A force that made the real succubus-of-succubi go into heat.
Alpha leader...
Didn't match his usual antics.
But yeah, that's his Gift.
Actions don't show full personality. Perverted thoughts lurking, whatever.
"But with meee, it was a liiittle different."
Lilith raised a brow.
"Different? The Gift? How?"
What changed?
Ariadd said,
"Wellll... how to sayyy. Incredibly looovable, maybe."
Squeeze—she clutched her chest.
"Like, 'if I had a kid, it'd feel like thiiiis.' Something like that."
Same lust, but everything else different.
Eyes glazed, Ariadd murmured,
"How can a kid be so looovableee."
"...Lovable kid?"
That guy?
Doesn't fit anywhere.
Over 180cm musclebound hunk—lovable where?
But Ariadd's distant green eyes didn't look like lies.
"...Ariadd?"
Calling her snapped her out; her gaze cleared.
"Ahh, sorryyy. Where was I?"
She okay?
Looks fine now...
Recalling that eerie vibe, Lilith said uneasily,
"...Something about lovable kid."
"Oh, right there. Yeahhh, that's how I felt. Ultimately, his Gift makes folks feel affection toward him. To the opposite sex looking at him, or him at them."
Maternal love, friendship, whatever.
A power stirring affection laced with lust.
That's what Ariadd said.
"Affection...?"
Lilith recalled first seeing him.
Liked him for no reason.
Teased him, liked him more.
Made him her son, heir.
His Gift...? Latent then.
So...
Everything till now just his Gift's spell?