Chapter 419: The Succubus’s Circumstances
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 419: The Succubus’s Circumstances
When I returned to the mansion, everyone was waiting for me.
Sara, Diana, even Matilda. It seemed they were all quite curious about how things had turned out.
Thanks to that, I didn’t even need to gather them; I could begin my explanation right away. I decided to recount the events at the palace, step by step.
First, Felicia’s proposal.
She would help film the video and even support its distribution. In exchange, she wanted to have sex with me on a regular basis.
“Ab-so-lute-ly not!”
The moment I said it, Sara shot up from her seat, crossing her arms into a large X to show her opposition.
“Unbelievable! How can you even say that?! I’m against it! I’m completely against it!”
Well, I had expected this kind of reaction, so I wasn’t particularly flustered.
I guess it’s a no-go. I had planned to refuse if even one person was against it.
“Alright. Then…”
“Now, now. Don’t be like that. Let’s wait a moment, Sara.”
But before I could say I’d turn down the offer, Diana calmed the fuming Sara down.
“What is it, Diana?! Are you saying you don’t care if Guwon gets together with that woman regularly?!”
“That’s not it. But think about it. He didn’t reject the offer on the spot and is telling us about it now. Doesn’t that mean there’s some reason for it? It won’t be too late to decide after we’ve heard the whole story.”
Even as Diana said this, she sent a sharp glare my way.
It was a look that said, If you came back without rejecting it for no good reason, I won’t let you off the hook.
If you’re going to trust me, I wish you’d do it completely instead of making a face like that.
“Guwon?”
“Yeah. Diana’s right. Felicia said something that made it hard to refuse immediately. What was it… she said that if I found some other woman to do it, that woman would inevitably fall for me and become completely clingy.”
Hmm. Saying it out loud myself is a little embarrassing.
“Isn’t that true for her, too?”
“According to her, it would only be a physical relationship. She said there’s no chance she’d ever like me emotionally. Apparently, she’s never had those kinds of feelings for anyone.”
“That’s…”
“Hmm. I see. So that’s how it is. That’s what this was about.”
“Diana?! Are you believing what that woman said?!”
“Well, as I’ve said before, I once served as the princess’s tutor. Even though she was at an age where one is typically fascinated with romance, the princess showed no interest in it whatsoever. At the time, I just thought she was a late bloomer, but if those were her circumstances, it’s understandable.”
“B-But…”
“And you’ve seen the princess yourself, Sara, so you must know she’s one of the most famous beauties in the world. On top of that, her status is perfect, so naturally, she has a long line of men courting her. Among them are many men who possess world-class family names, reputations, and looks. But I’ve heard the princess has rejected all of their advances until now. For now, I’m inclined to believe her story. Whether we accept the proposal is another matter entirely.”
“Ugh… B-But that’s about other men, isn’t it? This time, it’s Guwon we’re talking about!”
“W-Well, that’s…”
Diana, who had been trying her best to judge the situation calmly while setting aside her personal feelings, was rendered speechless by Sara’s rebuttal.
“Huh? No. I appreciate it, but aren’t you all overestimating me a bit? No matter how you look at it, I’m not that…”
“Shut up! Don’t you dare put down the man I love! You natural-born casanova!”
Yessir. I’ll be quiet… wait a minute. That’s me… you’re talking about me…
“Hmph! You are far too unaware of yourself!”
First Sara, and now even Diana…
Honestly, Diana can’t make rational judgments when it comes to me either.
“And Guwon-ssi. If you accept the proposal, the princess will film the video and even make it public, right? No matter how much she… enjoys pleasure, did she make such a decision just from what you can do?”
Wait. Isn’t it weird to connect those thoughts with ‘and’?
Don’t tell me my angel agrees with them too?
Just how highly do you all think of me?
I mean, I appreciate it, but still.
“Ah, right. About that. She said she’d film it, but with her face covered.”
“What’s that?! Then it doesn’t have to be the princess! There’s nothing more to think about! I’ll do it!”
“Absolutely not.”
“Tch…”
Sara protested once more, but this time, I was the one who stopped her.
“Absolutely not.”
“O-Okay… I heard you… you don’t have to say it twice…”
Perhaps intimidated by the unusually serious expression on my face, Sara mumbled in a timid voice, unlike her usual self.
“Even if you cover your face, letting other guys see your body? No way. I’ll never allow it, not even if I die.”
“That sounds like you’re saying you don’t mind if the princess shows her body…” Matilda, who had been listening quietly, muttered with a hint of disbelief.
“Well, that’s… none of my business… Fine! I’m a selfish piece of trash! It’s not just Sara; I’ll never let any of you show your naked bodies to another man! What happens to some other girl’s body is none of my damn business! Got a problem with that?!”
“I-I didn’t say anything like that, did I?”
As I shouted with a stern face, Matilda blushed for some reason and averted her gaze.
And, perhaps realizing once again from my outburst that I had no feelings for Felicia, both Sara and Diana’s expressions became calmer than before.
“Hmm. But in that case, doesn’t this fail to solve the crucial problem of the royal succession?”
“She said she’d handle that herself. Well, since she offered to support the distribution, maybe her plan is to spread rumors about it to raise her own reputation and then appeal to the queen?”
Her scheme was to share in the fame I’d get for saving people, but honestly, I didn’t really care about that.
Who gives a damn about fame? I just don’t want people bothering me on the street.
“I doubt that alone would be enough to persuade the queen… I can’t help but feel she has some other ulterior motive I’m not seeing.”
Diana stroked her chin, lost in thought as if something was bothering her.
“Guwon-ssi. What is it that you want to do?”
“To be honest, I’m fifty-fifty. Thinking about her situation being similar to Leia’s makes me want to help, but then I remember she tried to use her charm on me, and I feel a bit hesitant…”
“A situation similar to mine?”
“Charm?”
“Ah, yeah. Turns out her race is succubus.”
“Succubus?”
When I said that, even Diana tilted her head, as if she’d never heard the name before.
Well, I guess there’s no way Diana would know.
It’s not like she can see race names like I can, and when I explained it before, I only mentioned that the royal family had strong libidos.
“I don’t know if the succubi known in my world are a perfect match for the ones here, but you can think of them as being similar to Leia’s race, the Gumiho. The main differences are that they need semen rather than essence, and that it’s their source of life.”
Well, if you got into the details, there were probably a lot more differences, but all I knew was the general gist from games and such.
“Th-Then… does the princess die if she can’t have sex?!”
“Well… probably? That is, if they’re the same as the ones known in my world.”
“That’s… that’s too…”
As expected, perhaps because of their similar circumstances, the first one to sympathize with Felicia was Leia.
Besides, Leia at least wouldn’t die just because she didn’t have sex.
But it’s not like the princess couldn’t find a partner just because I turned her down. If anything, I thought Leia’s situation, with her limited choice of partners, was more pitiful.
Despite that, seeing her sympathize with the princess, the only word that came to mind was ‘angel.’
How could her heart be so pure, even after being pushed around by the princess at the palace like that?
“Hmm. I see. Perhaps that is the most important thing for the princess.”
“Huh?”
“I’m saying the reason she made such a proposal might not be simply because she’s blinded by lust. If her life is truly on the line, then it all makes sense. You, who can ejaculate indefinitely, would be the perfect partner for a princess who needs semen. And persuading the queen might also be possible, not through the fame gained from distributing the video, but on the basis of her arrangement with you.”
Diana nodded with a satisfied smile, as if something that had been nagging at her was finally resolved.
“H-Her situation is pitiful, but still, once a week is…”
“That’s true. A week can pass just by going to the dungeon once…”
“Hmm. Indeed…”
“Uuuuugggghhh…”
As if on cue, all four of them made troubled faces and let out conflicted sounds.
Hey. Matilda. What are you doing joining in so naturally?
“In any case, are you saying you’ll leave the decision to us?”
“I guess so. To be more precise, if even one of you is against it, I won’t do it. I mean, like Felicia said, there’s no guarantee that women will unconditionally fall for me just because we have sex. I could just find someone else, and that would be that.”
When I said that, they all made faces as if that was the one thing they absolutely hated.
Somehow, their reaction seems even worse than when I was talking about Felicia.
Are they thinking that Felicia, who I’ve already slept with once and who has a valid reason for needing sex, is the better option?
“Haaaah… It doesn’t look like we’ll reach a conclusion anytime soon. How did I end up falling for a guy like this…”
“Hey. Sara. No matter how you put it, that stings a little. Do you regret liking me?”
“Th-That’s not it! I-I mean… sheesh… you idiot!”
She’s been calling me an idiot whenever she gets the chance lately.
It might be time to correct that little habit of hers.
“You’re right. I’m an idiot. An idiot who only knows you.”
I threw a counterpunch with a line that had gone out of style ages ago in my original world.
“Y-Y-You…!”
Sara’s face turned beet red, and she froze, unable to even call me an idiot.
Fuhaha. How do you like that? You’re dying of embarrassment, aren’t you?
Am I not embarrassed? Of course I am! But if it means I get to see that look on Sara’s face, I’ll endure it any day!
This is what you call a strategy of giving my flesh to break her bones!
From now on, every time you call me an idiot, Sara…
“…Guwon-ssi?”
As I was reveling in Sara’s reaction, a quiet voice called to me from my side.
“Gah! N-No! It’s not just Sara, it’s all of you! I’m an idiot who only knows you all!”
Strange. My angel is smiling as warmly as ever, but I just felt a little scared.
“My, my, Guwon-ssi…”
Why did I feel that way? My angel is being her usual angelic self today.
“You… idiot!”
And Sara, having recovered from her stunned state, forced out the word ‘idiot’ one more time.
That girl, really… I need to set aside some time and… wait. Come to think of it, it’s Sara’s turn today.
Good. It seems the time has come for Vanessa’s maid outfit to make another appearance.
“In any case, as Sara said, this doesn’t seem like a matter we can decide easily. Since you said you’d leave the judgment to us, we’d like to talk about it a bit more.”
“Okay. Go ahead. I’ll do whatever you all decide.”
“……”
Despite my answer, they all just stared at my face in silence, not starting their conversation.
You said you were going to talk, right? Why are you all just looking at me?
“Um… am I in the way?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Hey. Even so, isn’t that a little too blunt?!
“Guwon-ssi. There are some things that are a little difficult to discuss with a man present. Could you please step out for just a moment?”
See! Like this! Like an angel! Do it like this!
That pleading look! Isn’t it great!
“Okay.”
Then I’ll back down obediently like this, won’t I?!
After stepping outside the door, a hollow cry echoed in my heart.
Tch. Whatever. I’m gonna go play with Vanessa.
I immediately clapped my hands.
“Vanessa!”
“…Guwon-nim. I’ve asked you not to call me like that…”
“Ah, right. Sorry. It just slipped out. Anyway, Vanessa. I have an important favor to ask.”
“Yes? What is it?”
“The time has finally come to get it back. Hand it over. That maid outfit from before.”
That’s right. I still hadn’t gotten it back.
“……Please wait a moment.”
With those words, Vanessa vanished in an instant, just as she had appeared.
Ah. I think I just read her expression.
That’s the face of someone who doesn’t want to give it back, right?