Chapter 171: Isn't It Fine as Long as No Harm Comes to Me? (2)
Chapter 171: Isn't It Fine as Long as No Harm Comes to Me? (2)
Ruji Fermaton had made something weird again.
If it were just ordinarily weird, no one would care, but when it was something groundbreakingly bizarre, people couldn't help but take notice.
"What is it? What's the fuss about this time?"
"It’s really good for men, but there’s just no way to explain it in words."
"It’s probably something sex-related again. So, what is it?"
"Listen closely."
The youth, Mertabas, had heard the rumors.
—The Dream Factory is selling dreams where you can have sex with succubi!
Wait, what kind of nonsense was that?
Selling dreams?
Wasn't that already what the Dream Factory was doing?
So how exactly were they "selling" dreams now?
—As take-out!
"Crazy."
Mertabas headed straight for the Dream Factory.
The line to actually enter the Dream Factory was as long as ever, but a new shop had opened next to it, and it already had a massive queue of its own.
"Next guest, please~"
The succubus clerks charmed the customers with their relaxed, melodic voices.
Even though the succubus clerks were modestly dressed in maid uniforms, all sorts of delusions began to swirl in Mertabas's head.
That succubus.
I wonder what she’s like in a dream.
Most succubi that appeared inside the Infinite Labyrinth wore suggestive—no, outright revealing—bikini armor.
In the lower floors, it wasn't uncommon to see them wearing nothing but nipple covers.
Unlike those succubi, seeing a "virgin" succubus with such a refined and tidy image couldn't help but stir Mertabas's lewd desires.
"Welcome. Is this your first time?"
"Ah, yes. I’ve heard the gist of it. I’m here to buy a 'dream.'"
"Hehe. Then I think you should start with this 'Introductory' course."
The succubus handed him a glass tube about the length of a finger.
"Just take the powder inside before you go to sleep. It’ll be even more effective if you take it with warm water."
If you just listened to the explanation, it sounded like some kind of health supplement, but in reality, it was an item designed for sticky, intense sex within a dream.
"This is a single dose, and you can buy a maximum of two."
"What happens if I take two at once?"
"You’ll end up having two dreams in one night, but it won't be very pleasant. You’ll find it quite... difficult to handle the aftermath when you wake up in the morning, won't you?"
"...Ah!"
He realized it.
He immediately understood what effect this powder would bring once inhaled.
"Don't tell me, it's...?"
"Yes. It induces a wet dream."
"...!!"
A wet dream.
An act every man has experienced.
An act where you engage in sexual activity in a dream in some way, and the pleasure becomes so intense that you end up ejaculating in reality.
"Since we're currently in the promotional stage, everyone will have the same erotic dream. But once the shop is established, you'll be able to enjoy a variety of erotic dreams. Hehe."
But to think that through a succubus, one could have standardized dream sex in the form of a Lucid Erotic Dream?
"From now on, enjoy the sex of the Dream Factory lightly at home. How many would you like?"
"Give me two."
Mertabas purchased two glass vials and returned home.
The price was roughly 200 gold each.
With that much, he could have bought a whole fried chicken at the tavern, but Mertabas boldly bought not one, but two vials.
"Phew."
Fortunately, Mertabas lived alone.
If he lived with others, it would have been an incredibly awkward situation.
No matter how much a wet dream is something everyone goes through, it’s still mortifying if someone catches you.
There were probably people who checked into an inn just to spend the night with this.
But Mertabas didn't need to do that.
"...Haa."
Shhh.
Mertabas opened the cap of the glass vial and tipped it straight into his mouth.
The white powder melted the moment it touched his tongue, and the taste was like licking honey-sweetened milk that had been turned into powder.
"......."
There was no reaction yet.
If this hadn't been sold at Ruji Fermaton's Dream Factory, but by some purple-robed witch laughing "Kukuku" in a back alley, he might have thought it was a scam.
"It’s not a scam, right?"
But Ruji Fermaton had proven himself.
"Ruji Fermaton might be a crazy rapist, but he’s dead serious about sex."
Through the Dream Factory, Ruji Fermaton had proven time and again that he was sincere when it came to sex.
Would such a man play around with men's dreams?
Unthinkable.
In the field of sex, there was no pervert as firm and principled as Ruji Fermaton.
"I'm glad I'm a man."
He was truly glad to be the same gender as Ruji Fermaton.
Because he was a man, he made something like this; if he were a woman, he would have made erotic dream powder for women.
"...Haa."
Did it contain a sleeping sedative as well?
Mertabas slowly began to drift off.
With the awareness that he was falling asleep, Mertabas's consciousness gradually began to sink.
"...Hm?"
Is this a dream?
Mertabas opened his eyes right there in the room where he had been lying down.
His consciousness felt intact, yet it didn't feel like reality.
If he had woken up in a completely different space or a different world, he would have felt it was a dream world, but waking up in his own room felt strange.
"Is this... maybe not a dream..."
"Oppa?"
Someone covered Mertabas's eyes from behind with a suggestive voice.
"Were you waiting for me?"
"...Gulp."
It was a dream.
But what was this sense of realism?
As the woman pressed the back of his head against her breasts and played the game of covering his eyes with her hands, Mertabas couldn't help but get an erection.
"Ex-Excuse me. Is this really a dream?"
"A Lucid Erotic Dream, a 'Sex-id Dream.' It’s a type of sex magic named by the great Sex Master, Ruji Fermaton."
The succubus took her hands off his eyes and stepped in front of him.
"So, what do you think we’re going to do now~?"
"...Well, obviously."
Mertabas almost shed a tear for no reason.
"Sex."
Mertabas.
He was a virgin.
*
Paying 20,000 won to eat a whole chicken.
Paying 20,000 won to have sex in a dream.
They say chicken is basically sex, but if you could have a night of sex for the price of a chicken, there would be more men than you'd think who would choose the dream sex over the chicken.
"How is it, Charlotte?"
"I never imagined it would sell this much."
Charlotte shook her head in disbelief as she looked at the daily sales of the Dream Powder.
This was the office on the upper floor of the Dream Factory.
Outside the window, even though it was nearing late evening, the place was bustling with people.
No, rather, because it was late evening, even more people were flocking in.
People might be reluctant to visit a normal adult shop, but at night, the burden of being seen is lessened.
And just as the visible results showed, the take-out dream-fap was a massive hit.
"We barely even promoted it and started selling as soon as it was made, yet for it to sell this much..."
"Most of the people looking to buy are adventurers. They’re guys who don't have girlfriends, are unmarried, or would rather just have a quick fap and be done with it instead of wasting emotional energy meeting women."
"But aren't there others besides those types?"
Charlotte pointed to the men wearing masks.
"There are many so-called 'migratory' workers in Fermaton. Many of them are heads of households who have families back in the Kingdom, the Empire, or their hometowns, and are working here as adventurers to earn money."
"......."
"Most of the money they earn as adventurers, excluding their living expenses, is sent back to their families. No matter how much of a provider or a father they are—"
"They still have sexual desires, and as heads of households, they probably feel burdened by the idea of buying a prostitute."
"Yes. There are tons of men like that down there right now. Having a wet dream feels like less of a betrayal, after all."
In fact, many of the people who came to the Dream Factory were exactly like that.
It was true that some even asked, "Please let my wife appear in my dream," to stay loyal to their spouses.
It was a tiny minority, but those cases did exist.
And they, too, were my primary customers.
"You must be pleased. The savior of men with drooping heads, Young Lord Ruji Fermaton."
"Am I really a savior?"
"You've created something so significant it might be recorded in history books. You are amazing, Young Lord."
"Ugh."
Even if she was sugarcoating it, it was awkward.
I was just making and selling something similar to a hallucinogen instead of drugs.
Of course, there were no side effects.
If there was one side effect, it was that thing every man knows.
—Aw, dammit, I had a wet dream. Now everything's all sticky and gross...
The underwear getting soaked.
But what if you knew you were going to have a wet dream and prepared for it?
Whether they lay down a towel in advance or put a container over their cock before sleeping, they would each find their own way to solve it.
Honestly.
I'm already letting them have a wet dream just by drinking some powder; there's no reason for me to handle the cleanup—
"Ah."
One thing.
Another good idea came to mind.
"What is it? Another new business item?"
"I thought of something, but I don't think it's strictly necessary."
Ah, the life of Ruji Fermaton.
"If I make this, I feel like I'll be the one who's screwed."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Contraceptives."
If I made condoms, it would be a massive hit.
"...But if I made something like that, the Kingdom and the Empire wouldn't leave me alone. Not if I'm trying to avoid spreading the Fermaton seed."
I'd be killed.
Condoms existed in this era too, but they were made of leather and were quite unpleasant.
In the first place, as Ruji Fermaton, I had never once used a condom.
"Then shall we slowly move on to the next phase? Along with the expansion of the Dream Factory, it's time to start moving in earnest."
I gripped the Mythstone that Charlotte had handed me.
"Shall we start lightly with the Magic Stone Reformation?"
In other words, currency reform.
"We'll create and circulate new magic stones. Just like printing new currency."
"The market will be in an uproar."
"It's fine."
Whether the market goes crazy or not.
"I'm not the one who's going to be screwed."