That Ain't No Succubus!

Hye-ji and Elsia were charging toward us with faces twisted in terrifying bloodlust. Their eyes were bloodshot, and the way they gnashed their teeth made them look exactly like rabid dogs. It seemed they had stopped their bickering the moment they sensed the deadly atmosphere and rushed over at full speed. The pair instantly clung to me and growled at Jung Ayeon.

They immediately tried to yank away Jung Ayeon's hand that was gripping my sleeve.

"I saved you and this is how you stab me in the back?"

"Where does this bat bitch get off trying to snatch someone else's husband!"

But Jung Ayeon clung desperately to my sleeve and refused to let go.

"I am grateful for the rescue! However, I cannot yield!"

"You damn great demon succubus bastard!!!"

"I'll kill you with sensitivity amplified three thousand times!"

Hye-ji's rifle spat fire and Elsia's butterflies came swirling in. In the end, Jung Ayeon released my sleeve and bolted. Hye-ji and Elsia pursued her with ferocious intensity.

"If you're going to phrase it that way, aren't the young ladies at fault for not confessing even once across more than a hundred and seventy chapters!"

"Shut the fuck up! I got interrupted every single goddamn time!"

"Even then, you pull an NTR move? You're not even Kim Tae-yang!"

"From the beginning, this isn't NTR—it's BSS!"

And so the three of them began their standoff. Hye-ji and Elsia on one side. Jung Ayeon alone.

"Got it."

"Yes, sister."

Hye-ji looked at Elsia and declared with grim determination.

"Let's burn the world together."

"Of course."

"...Hye-ji, for fuck's sake, that's the synopsis from another novel."

Whether my words reached them or not, the three instantly exploded into battle. Jung Ayeon had shown remarkable growth compared to before, yet she was still inevitably overwhelmed facing Hye-ji and Elsia. The summons she managed to call forth simply melted away before their overwhelming violence.

Unable to watch any longer, Jeong Siyun hurriedly summoned beings that looked like demons to aid his daughter.

"Go and help my daughter!"

"......."

"What is wrong with you all?"

But the demons said nothing. They simply fixed their gazes—straight on Hye-ji. Then one of them shed a single tear and muttered.

"Ooooh... Dark Goddess..."

Soon they all collapsed to the ground, murmuring hymns and prayers. They were utterly useless.

Meanwhile, the battle between the three had reached its climax. Cornered, Jung Ayeon finally slumped to the ground. Hye-ji and Elsia approached slowly with murderous eyes.

In that hair-trigger moment.

"Eii!"

"......You fucking bitch, what the hell are you doing?"

Elsia suddenly betrayed Hye-ji and attacked her. Hye-ji blocked the assault with a blank expression while glaring daggers.

"If I take down sister, husband will finally be mine alone! This time for sure!"

"Oh, really?"

"Sister Ayeon! Let us join forces and defeat Sister Hye-ji!"

It was Elsia, the traitor, who had switched to Jung Ayeon's side in an instant.

However.

"...Sister Ayeon?"

"Miss Hye-ji. Now is the time. Traitors must be executed."

Jung Ayeon had instead seized Elsia and sold her out to Hye-ji. The bat-like Jung Ayeon who, the instant Elsia betrayed, immediately tried to join Hye-ji's side. They all looked far too ugly to be called heroines.

Seeing this, Hye-ji began to laugh savagely.

"Just die, both of you."

She manifested countless missiles and explosives. As a final act of conscience, she refrained from manifesting a bunker buster. That didn't make it any less dangerous. Of course, regardless of the danger, Jung Ayeon refused to release Elsia until the bitter end.

"Sister Ayeon! Let go right now! I won't betray you this time!"

"Your words would be more believable coming from Kyaru saying she won't betray anyone."

"We're really going to die like this!"

"It's fine. There's a mansion right behind us, so she won't attack recklessly."

Indeed, Hye-ji was hesitating. The mansion stood directly behind Elsia and Jung Ayeon. Attacking them risked bringing the entire building down, so her pause was perfectly understandable. You couldn't burn down the whole house just to catch two bedbugs.

Then Caersi, who had been watching the entire spectacle with leisurely amusement, approached Hye-ji and lightly tapped her shoulder. When Hye-ji turned, Caersi pulled out a black card, held it between her index and middle fingers, and declared with grave intensity.

"I have plenty of money, nya. Go ahead, nya."

"Isn't that card ridiculously expensive? You damn cat?"

Hye-ji asked back, as if confirming it was truly okay. Caersi clasped her hands together and spoke firmly.

"It doesn't matter, nya. Go ahead, nya."

With those words, the last shred of restraint in Hye-ji vanished. At the same time, a catastrophe that could not possibly have been created by human hands began.

The attack had originally been aimed at Elsia and ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Jung Ayeon.

"......Shall we run?"

"No choice! Temporary alliance, just this once!"

The pair quickly reached an agreement and fled the area. Thanks to that, Hye-ji's attack was fully absorbed by the mansion.

The mansion shattered and was swallowed by raging flames. Fortunately, the succubi inside had already evacuated. Jeong Bia, watching the mansion collapse, slumped to the ground and muttered.

"I shouldn't have called these fucking bastards..."

Jeong Bia was deeply ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠regretting everything, fully embracing a ruined mindset.

Rick's group had stopped beating him and were now trembling as they watched the scene. No ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠one dared utter a word until Spencer finally spoke, her voice filled with pure terror.

"......Apocalypse."

Lilith and Jeong Siyun, on the other hand, were watching Jung Ayeon desperately fleeing from Hye-ji. Both wore expressions of pity and concern.

Then Lilith quietly wiped away her tears.

"Ayeon, hang in there. The path of a heroine is long and arduous, my dear."

Meanwhile, the succubi paid no attention to the burning mansion. Instead, they secretly gathered in one place—right where I stood. They had stealthily approached me while avoiding the gazes of Hye-ji, Elsia, and Jung Ayeon.

"Just a moment!"

The succubi instantly surrounded me. Then one of them abruptly held out her hand and requested.

"Shinwoo-nim! Could you please lend us your phone?"

"Why do you want my phone?"

"Hurry!"

Before I could even hand it over, the succubi had already snatched my phone. They quickly unlocked it and began operating it however they pleased.

"Hey! What are you doing!"

"Please wait just a moment! We'll be done soon!"

I struggled to get my phone back, but the succubi blocked me with their bodies. In the end, I could only watch helplessly as my phone was thoroughly violated.

"You fucking bitches! Protect the chastity of my phone!"

All the succubi took turns earnestly typing something into it. After some time, I finally received my phone back safely. The moment I got it, I inspected it closely, but it didn't seem like they'd done anything strange.

Letting out a sigh of relief, I asked.

"Why did you take my phone?"

"We saved all our contact information!"

With those words, the succubi suddenly displayed a variety of reactions. Some licked their lips. Some sensually stroked their lower bellies. Some trembled in excitement and hugged their own shoulders. A few even wore expressions like they'd lightly climaxed. Their reactions differed, but they all shared one common feature.

Their eyes. The eyes of predators staring at delicious prey. They were gazes that promised they would devour me the instant I showed any opening.

Immediately afterward, the succubi ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠all clung to me at once. The thick, fleshy scent that could make one lose consciousness. Their hands gently caressing every part of my body. The sticky whispers that stimulated my ears. The stimulation was far too intense.

"If you ever get tired of Lady Ayeon, contact us anytime!"

"We'll service you passionately!"

"We'll suck you completely dry without wasting a drop!"

"This time it's not a trap—it's real!"

"How many of us do you want at once? We don't mind at all!"

It was a sight that would make any ordinary person fall without fail. But not me.

I shouted firmly at the succubi. Not "brown," but the martial shout.

When I shook off their touches, the succubi showed genuine panic for the first time.

"Why are you rejecting us!"

"We're just suggesting a little fun!"

"We're not lacking compared to anyone else!"

"We don't have any diseases! We're clean!"

"Are you worried it won't fit? Don't worry! We'll practice in advance!"

The succubi protested fiercely. I put on a serious expression and told them.

"The current succubus meta in novels these days is the virgin succubus!!!"

"Huh?"

That's right. What is the succubus meta in modern novels? The virgin succubus. Although they are demons of lust, the arousal comes from the cognitive dissonance of them being pure. The additional arousal from acting experienced while actually having no idea what sex is. And yet another layer from being embarrassed about their revealing succubus outfit and usually covering up, only to blush and avert their eyes while shyly revealing it bit by bit at the crucial moment. A virgin succubus with a trinity of arousal points.

However, the succubi before me were non-virgin succubi. Relics of a past era.

I glared at them and shouted.

"How can you so sloppily entwine your bodies with someone you don't even know!"

"But that's what succubi do!"

The succubi expressed their resentment. I raised my voice right back.

"And where the hell do you get off calling yourselves succubi!!!"

"Then what are we! Tell us!"

The succubi demanded an answer with sharp eyes. I didn't avoid their gazes and shouted with absolute conviction.

"You're just a fucking 'village bus'!!!!!!!"

For a moment, the succubi fell silent. But the silence didn't last.

"You fucking asshole!!! We're not that bad!!!"

"String that bastard up alive!"

"At least have the decency to call us an intercity bus!!!"

"Chop him up and turn him into five equal parts of Shinwoo!"

"Leave the dick!"

The succubi now radiated intense killing intent. Some even grabbed my phone and, with serious expressions, added '(Virgin)' next to their names. Of course, the senior succubi immediately deleted every single one.

I quickly escaped their grasp. After running for a short while, I joined Jung Ayeon and Elsia, who were still fleeing.

When they saw me, both brightened up.

"Husband! You've come to rescue us!"

"I believed in you!"

I shook my head at their words.

"I ran away too."

"......"

"......"

"What are you waiting for? If you don't run faster, I'll use you as bait."

And so we continued the chase that felt like it would never end. Piece spoke to me, clearly enjoying herself.

Choose prettier words, you bitch.

It was a hard-won, exhausting peace after a difficult battle.