Three Years Ago, Late at Night
It started three years ago, late at night.
Sitting beside Kairan, Eli stretched with a soft moan escaping her lips.
Her body reeked of that musky, feminine scent, thick and intoxicating.
"Had your fill, huh?"
"You know it? And you too, Hero."
"Yeah, but still."
Eli grinned mischievously, playfully tapping Kairan's shoulder. Kairan was just as soaked in that same feminine aroma.
"Ah... come to think of it, Airin was a virgin, right?"
"Oh, really?"
"Don't priests have to stay celibate?"
"Yep! Celibacy is the baseline for priests. There's this ancient rule: those who serve the gods must remain pure!"
Eli answered Kairan's question.
It was an ancient rule, one forged so long ago that two empires had crumbled since. Those who served the gods had to stay pure—a measure to curb overpopulation in a booming world, or so modern scholars interpreted it, Eli added.
Even today, most priests upheld celibacy because of it.
Breaking the rule didn't come with punishment, though. It was just a relic of bygone eras. The Holy Kingdom was conservative, sure, but not that rigid after centuries—maybe even a millennium.
Still, since it was written law, most followed it anyway.
"That said, plenty of folks hold out... then snap once and go full throttle."
"Like you, Eli?"
"Huh...? I didn't snap, okay?"
"What...?"
Kairan stared at Eli in disbelief.
Caught off guard by the look, Eli stammered.
"W-Why are you staring like that? Can't you see this holy, gentle saintess's smile?!"
"Holy, my ass... that's a succubus in heat smiling."
"Eh...?"
Kairan's verdict on Eli's smug grin? Succubus.
A succubus in heat. Not saintly talk, but nothing fit better.
"Time to sleep."
"Hng... okay, okay..."
Eli puffed out her cheeks in response. Kairan stroked her hair and pulled her close, nestling Eli against her chest before lying down and drawing up the covers.
"Night, Eli."
"...S-Sweet dreams... zzz..."
Eli was the type to crash fast.
A quick hug and a few pats on the head, and her eyes would flutter shut. The total opposite of Kairan, who took forever to drift off.
These days, Kairan watched Eli sleep to lure her own slumber. The steady breathing helped it come quicker.
"Night..."
Kairan stroked Eli's hair with trembling hands and closed her eyes.
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The next morning.
After a refreshing sleep, Kairan stretched and rose.
Eli had already headed to the guild. Kairan descended to the first-floor chapel.
"Hero..."
"What? Using her already?"
"...Yes."
Down on the first floor, Airin was already going at Heilyn first thing in the morning, relentless like an animal.
The girl she'd once cherished like a daughter, now treated like a battered onahole. That precious affection had twisted into jealousy.
"Off now, then?"
"Yeah, time to head out."
"Very well... may your path be blessed."
With Airin's send-off, Kairan set off for the guild.
"Hero!"
"Hm?"
As she approached the guild, Eli's voice called from behind.
Paths crossed oddly—Eli rushed up, skidding to a halt in front of Kairan.
"We missed each other? I looped back quick!"
"Guess so. I just got here."
"Ugh, seriously! Anyway... I've got a massive quest!"
Eli's eyes sparkled as she whipped out the request paper.
"Subjugation mission?"
"Yep! Succubus subjugation!"
"Succubus... mmm."
Eli grabbed Kairan's hand—grinning at her satisfied smile—and led the way.
"Know how to take down a succubus?"
"Uh... silver weapons?"
"Hah! That's one way."
Succubus alert, and off they went to the brothel district. Midway, Eli quizzed on succubus takedowns.
Kairan's answer was spot-on... partially.
"Three main ways to kill a succubus. One: holy magic. Raw divine power shreds demons. Two: what you said—silver weapons. Silver bullets are classic! And last... heh heh."
Eli covered her mouth, smirking lewdly.
"Pleasure."
"Pleasure?"
"Yep. Overload their 'pleasure core' till it shatters. For humans? Brain-melting ecstasy."
Kairan looked skeptical. Succubi drained victims dry, didn't they? Not the other way around.
"That face says you can't picture it. Fair! Succubi succumbing to pleasure ain't the usual image."
Eli added one more detail.
"And this method's pretty new—discovered recently."
"How recent?"
"Uh, three years ago?"
"That's super recent."
Eli grinned sheepishly as they strolled the brothel streets. Kairan sensed something off.
"Eli."
"Yeah?"
"You know this place way too well."
"Ah."
Eli panicked, eyes wide, sweat beading. Kairan pressed.
"You've been here, huh?"
"Uh..."
"Eli."
"Y-Yeah... heh heh."
Another sheepish smile. Kairan sighed. The last shreds of "saintess" in Eli were crumbling.
From lewd saintess to just... lewd.
"When?"
"Well..."
"Well?"
"So, like..."
Dead center in the brothel district, Eli trailed off, eyes darting as she scrambled for excuses. Kairan pinched her cheek.
"Spill it, you lewd saintess."
"Eeeek... Th-Three years ago..."
"Three years?"
"Yeees..."
Three years ago.
That hit Kairan with déjà vu.
No way?
Too far-fetched?
"Hero?"
The thought in Kairan's head felt over-the-top even to her. But Eli's antics so far whispered it was spot-on.
This "lewd saintess" could absolutely pull it off.
"Eli. The new succubus-killing method popped up three years ago, right?"
"Yeah?"
"And your first brothel trip was three years ago."
"Y-Yeah...?"
Kairan eyed her.
"Did you lose your virginity to a succubus?"
"..."
"Eli."
Under the grilling, Eli played coy before answering.
"I hate sharp people like you...!"
"Hate?"
"N-No, I don't hate it... I love you, Hero..."
"Pfft."
Kairan burst out laughing and patted Eli's head.
"I like my lewd saintess too."
"Lewd saintess... shucks..."
"Heh."
Coaxing the slightly sulky Eli along, they soon reached the quest target building.
Stepping inside brought a wave of steamy heat.
"Smells intense."
"Yeah, succubus for sure."
The brothel door unleashed humid air and thick feminine musk that stiffened cocks on instinct. They pressed on.
"Hero."
"I see it."
A woman dissolving into black ash appeared before them.
Purple skin, black wings, heart-shaped tail—textbook succubus. Her body crumbled to ash.
"R-Run awaaay..."
With those final words, she vanished completely.
"No holy magic traces."
"No battle marks. No silver bullets."
"Pleasure collapse, then? But who...?"
Who subjugated the succubus?
Puzzled, they ventured deeper.
"Clothes...!"
Up on the second floor: a long hallway lined with collapsed succubi turning to ash.
No holy power, no fight scars. Just sticky fluids splattered everywhere.
"Opening it."
At the hall's end, Eli cautiously cracked the door.
"Hng...!"
A musk so dense it dwarfed the hallway hit them like a truck.
"Y-You...!"
Eli's eyes bulged, locking on the woman lounging on the bed.
"Hm? Who... oh."
The purple-skinned succubus purred seductively.
"You're the hero? Nice to meet ya~ And... long time no see, Eli♥"
"You know her?"
"...Yeah."
Eli stared at the succubus.
Three years ago, she hadn't sensed it—but now, raw power radiated from her.
Holy magic, silver weapons? Useless. Instinct screamed it.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Bellamorta."
The succubus rose from the bed, bowing with a smile as she introduced herself.
"One of the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings, Succubus Queen Bellamorta."
Kairan's eyes widened at the reveal.
"Four Heavenly Kings...? How do you know Eli?"
"Well..."
Bellamorta smiled.
"I took Eli's virginity."