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One of the characteristics of Berserk was that the actions
You took during that month accumulated to a degree.
In the case of Berserk A, for example, using blood made the berserk state more severe.
If you used it sparingly, like during the Dantalion incident, there wasn't much of an issue, of course.
But if you used it heavily, blood could spasm from two or three parts of your body simultaneously.
When it was excessive, the markings would sometimes spread on the spot and trigger a mini berserk episode.
I had recently restricted my abilities because of the Otherworlders, but that didn't mean I conserved my power for no reason.
Naturally, taking Holy Water let me endure it to some extent, but it was clear there were side effects either way.
Berserk B was the same.
However, there was one slight difference: the response of Berserk B shifted slightly depending on the emotions I'd felt that month.
For instance, if anger was the dominant emotion I'd experienced at the time, I would feel anger intensely during the berserk episode. If I'd felt loneliness, it was loneliness. If anxiety was strong, it was anxiety.
It wasn't always the case, but generally, those tendencies grew stronger.
And this month had been an eventful one for me in many ways.
I'd moved back from the pit to the cave, a wanted poster had been put out for me, and I'd even taken in an ill-tempered pet named Happy, if only for a short while.
Plus, that brief little episode during the day today.
It had been a month that was somehow peaceful yet full of incidents.
And Berserk B caught the fluctuations of those emotions with uncanny precision.
- Surrender your body to me.
As the thought surfaced, my emotions began to run wild again.
Ba-dump—!
My heart pounded fiercely, and heat rose throughout my whole body.
At the same time, various indecent thoughts surfaced, and blood rushed to my lower body.
Once again, the main theme of Berserk was unmistakably lust.
Well, I had seen a fair share of stimulating scenes this month.
Among them, raising Happy had been a fairly significant factor.
Anyway, the creature was also a good-looking woman. Having someone like that tied up in my house for five days had provided a fair amount of visual stimulation.
And despite that, I hadn't relieved it at all, just kept stockpiling the lust. In a way, it was only natural that the main theme became lust.
"Hoo... hoo..."
For the time being, I held still without taking my clothes off.
I had to manage my stamina allocation, and honestly, going multiple rounds with nothing but my imagination was a bit demoralising.
The future was already decided anyway, but I intended to hold out as long as I could.
Even in the middle of that, the demon's voice continued.
- Just how long do you plan to stay holed up in here? Your age has already passed the age of majority by quite a while. Shouldn't you be meeting the opposite sex soon?
The tone somehow felt like a nagging mother.
"Well... whose fault is it that I can't go outside?"
I grumbled like that.
Even so, the creature's words continued.
- I shall grant it to you. Surrender your body to me. If you do, I will leave this place and fulfil your desires.
The same temptation as always. For a moment, the promise of fulfilling my desires made my heart waver.
Of course, my answer was already decided.
"...No."
Because it was obvious what would happen if I listened to the thing.
Time passed like that. The more time went by, the more my desires rose, and it gradually became harder to endure.
Perhaps because heat had risen all over my body, I felt so hot that I took off my top.
Maybe because of the heat, my mind felt slightly hazy.
Since it was an empty cave, the material I used was fairly consistent.
With my meagre imagination, I had no choice but to draw on what existed in reality.
Yoo Chae-rin, Im Ha-neul, a few adult videos I'd seen in my past life. And then Yoo Chae-rin, Im Ha-neul again...
A sense of guilt came over me for using people close to me, but I had no choice if I wanted to endure Berserk B. If anything, a strange sense of moral transgression stimulated me further.
I hated to admit it, but what the demon said was right. My age had long since passed the age of majority.
In this world, it was common for people to get married the moment they became adults, yet here I was still keeping my chastity.
Something was definitely wrong.
But it was just as unfair for me. Was that my fault?
It was all because the Demon's Blood had kept me from mixing with people.
'Just you wait.'
I could do it too, any time, if the opportunity came.
...It seemed Berserk had made my reason go slightly haywire.
It was while I was agonising alone like that.
"Um... Yor? Are you in there?"
Out of nowhere, a familiar voice sounded, and a single human figure entered the cave.
It was Yoo Chae-rin.
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What she sensed the moment she entered the cave was a
Sweltering heat and an indescribably sticky atmosphere.
The scenery was the same as usual, yet something felt out of place.
Though slightly puzzled, Chae-rin proceeded inside undeterred.
She had come all this way; she couldn't exactly turn back now. And she was also worried about him, enduring the Berserk episode alone.
It wasn't long before she was able to meet Yor further inside.
That was because he, sensing her presence, had approached her.
Upon meeting him, Chae-rin couldn't help but be startled for a moment.
'Wha-what?'
Because, contrary to usual, he had taken off his top.
His sharply defined abs entered her field of vision directly. On top of that, his breathing was somewhat ragged, and his eyes were somehow clouded. It was clearly not a normal state.
The one relief was that he wasn't covered in blood, as she had worried.
'Then this is the Berserk state that affects the mind?'
He didn't seem to be in pain, which was at least fortunate. Though his nerves did seem a little on edge.
The extent of Chae-rin's knowledge about Berserk B was simply that he got a bit quick-tempered when it manifested.
Yor hadn't explained further than that.
After all, confessing that your libido got a bit heightened to the opposite sex was somewhat embarrassing.
As a result, she was currently unable to properly gauge Yor's state.
After a moment of standing frozen, Yor spoke.
His voice was lower in tone than usual.
"...What brings you here?"
"Ah, well..."
"I'm pretty sure I told you you didn't have to come."
"I'm sorry. I was worried and wanted to come check on you."
Chae-rin answered in a tense voice.
Maybe it was the different atmosphere than usual, or maybe she misread him as angry, but she felt nervous for no reason.
It felt, how to put it, like being a herbivore standing before a predator.
Meanwhile, Yor was focusing his attention on something else.
Namely, Chae-rin's body. Even normally, he was somewhat aware of it, but with Berserk triggered, it caught his eye far more than usual.
To make matters worse, with summer approaching, her attire had also become thinner.
A short-sleeved top that clearly exposed her navel, and leather hot pants. Apart from that, all she had on were small pieces of armor like a leather breastplate and greaves.
True to her thief class, she favored an outfit that prioritised mobility.
Thanks to that, the distinctive curves of a woman were vividly on display.
"...A-and, also."
As he struggled with his desires for a good while, Chae-rin spoke.
Time had still passed while Yor was silently observing her body.
Unable to endure the silence any longer, Chae-rin spoke up.
"I also came to apologize again for what happened during the day today."
"..."
"You said it was fine, but I still felt like I shouldn't just let it slide like that..."
At that, Yor watched her wordlessly for a moment.
Normally, he might have said it was still fine and moved on. By now, she had already apologized to an excessive degree, and he wasn't the type to dwell on things like this in the first place.
But perhaps because of Berserk, what came out of his mouth was a little different.
"...Right. Now that I think about it, I find it a bit hard to let it slide, either."
Soon he continued.
"If you've seen someone else's naked body, shouldn't you show yours too?"
"P-pardon?"
"Take it off."
At those words, Chae-rin was momentarily horrified. She might have expected some scolding, but she never imagined he'd come out with something like that.
Had she just heard him correctly? Could he be joking?
She wondered for a moment, but the glimpse she caught of Yor's eyes was utterly serious.
His breathing was still ragged, and his eyes were so clouded it was impossible to guess what he was thinking.
"What are you doing? Hurry up."
In the end, faced with the palpable pressure, Chae-rin had no choice but to comply for now.
'H-he must be really angry because of the Berserk...'
She thought that to herself. Well, he'd probably tell her to stop on his own once the mood passed.
And so her clothes began to come off, one by one.
The leather pieces she used for armor, and her shoes, were removed in sequence.
Once only her short-sleeved top and hot pants remained, even Chae-rin couldn't help hesitating.
The armor was one thing; taking it off didn't matter much. But below these, her underwear would be revealed.
No matter how much of a "woman" she was, the embarrassment of showing someone else her underwear was the same.
Her face flushed slightly with shame.
Chae-rin looked at Yor with eyes full of hesitation and asked him,
Silently questioning whether she really had to take even these off.
Naturally, Yor had no intention of backing down here.
No, rather, precisely because things had come this far, his reason was gradually approaching its limit.
Honestly, he had held back as much as he could. If he clung to reason even now and made a break for it, no one could blame him if they called him gay.
Wasn't it her own fault for coming all the way out here at night when he'd said it was fine to begin with?
"Is it hard to do on your own? Then I'll help you."
Having said that, he took a stride toward Chae-rin.
And then he immediately grabbed her top and pulled it off roughly.
"Eeek!"
With a brief shriek, her vast chest was revealed.
A pure white bra precariously supported Chae-rin's breasts. The overwhelming visual stimulus provoked Yor's lewd desires.
It was only natural for Chae-rin to be startled by the sudden touch. By now, even she couldn't help but notice that the atmosphere was somewhat strange.
'Huh? Could this be...?'
Could it be that the Berserk wasn't just amplifying his anger, but other things as well?
Come to think of it, the sound of his breathing was oddly sweet. Like someone in heat.
Since Yor had also taken off his top, it wasn't as though Chae-rin hadn't been receiving constant visual stimulation, either.
The moment she realized that, a small system window appeared before her eyes.
[Would you like to unlock 19+ Mode?]
[YES/NO]
The system, reading the atmosphere, had naturally brought up the window.
When Chae-rin's gaze turned toward the system window, Yor pretended not to notice and asked her.
"What, did something pop up in front of you?"
"Ah, um, yes, well..."
Yor cut her off and said.
"Turn it on. Right now."
At those words, Chae-rin's heart began to pound fiercely.