I Became an Incubus, So I'll Dive into Dreams and Give Life Advice However I Want! - Chapter 08: Scary
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Chapter 08: Scary
For a succubus, engaging in sexual activities with the opposite sex in dreams and reality is somewhat a daily occurrence, except for some exceptions.
The succubi in the village and those who mainly live outside the village are known to be very open-minded about such activities.
I have heard from Nanaly-san that there even exists a high-class brothel run by succubi, despite being operated by humans on the surface for blending in and gathering information.
(… It’s been a while. Never thought I’d see her again like this.)
As I mentioned earlier, succubi do not generally have negative feelings towards such activities, except for some exceptions. I am the same way, although I cannot do it with just anyone… The combination of my succubus instincts and my desire to help the other person resulted in me having a one-time encounter with a human woman.
The girl in front of me, who is looking at me with joy, is that woman.
“Ah, Great Demon Lord! It’s an honor to see you again!”
“Y-yeah…”
With a refined face and joy written all over it, she closed the distance between us. Her long blonde hair, which reached up to her waist, and her slightly larger cleavage than Aria’s were swaying as she ran towards me.
I generally did not bother to know my partner’s name in my dreams, but in her case, she unilaterally introduced herself to me before we parted ways, so I know it.
(Saint Exis… She’s the one person I shouldn’t get close to as a demon.)
Yes, she is revered as a saint. She is a young girl who is worshiped as the saint of the great country of Ragnadia… Despite being the foremost person who cannot get along with demons, I had a one-time relationship with her in my dream.
I cannot lose in my dream, but she still made me feel scared since she is capable of using purification magic, which demons are weak against.
“It’s good to see you again♪”
“…Yeah.”
But it should be fine. After all, there’s such a big smile on her face… Well, I can escape from here anytime, but she’s in the dream, drawn to me like a magnet.
So, it would be nice to exchange a few words as someone who has been involved with her once.
“It seems like you’re doing well, Exis.”
“Ahh, you called me by my name…hehe.”
“Hey.”
“I’m sorry! Whenever you call me by my name, I remember that moment. The day when everything changed for me, the day I offered my body to you. For me, that day meant everything.”
“…”
Being a saint, she looks quite lewd as she trembles with excitement. It may be an exaggeration to say that she is more succubus-like than a succubus, but it’s good to see her brighten up like this.
At least, it is for me who has known her since we first met.
“Generally, I don’t meet people I’ve met once, unless there’s something special about them. But meeting again like this must be fate. Shall we spend tonight in your dreams, Exis?”
“Really!? I’m so happy!”
She seems like a dog wagging its tail.
(Really, she’s come a long way.)
When I first met her, she had no expression whatsoever. She was trapped in a fate so desperate that she couldn’t even feel despair. I met her and responded to her voice, which could only be heard in dreams.
(The setting of a kingdom and a saint is common in fantasy worlds, but what she went through was like the darkness of this world.)
She was certainly revered as a saint. However, in Exis’s case, she was born with the destiny of being a saint and at the same time, cursed with enslavement of her soul by the royal family.
The saints were the hope of the country and the guiding light for the people. But because of their powerful abilities, the royal family had restrained Exis’s soul as a precaution. Exis had given up everything and told me about it.
“I was born without freedom… and the only place I can be free is in dreams that I can see like this… haha, I never thought I would meet a demon, but it’s strange. I feel kindness from you.”
Dreams expose everything about a person, so lies cannot be spoken. That’s why her curse and circumstances were not fake, and one could say whether a life where willpower is not required and one is only kept alive is worth living… As a demon, I was reborn, and my sensibilities changed a little, but I still felt that her life was cruel.
“I’m glad you’re feeling better. Actually, I was a little worried, but it seems like you’re totally okay, right?”
“Yes! There’s nothing to worry about. I’m feeling great now, getting rid of all the built-up frustration!”
“I see…”
I won’t ask what she’s doing to relieve her frustration.
But… even though there were some aspects that I didn’t think through, if she’s feeling better like this, then it was a success. What I did was to fully utilize my powers as a succubus in the dream world to peel off the curse that was clinging to her soul. If I was asked whether I could do it alone, the answer would be no; I needed to lift her out of despair.
“It’s just a dream… but hey, Saint, do you want to bet on something? You only live once, and I don’t think a life where you’re just kept alive is worth it, right? So I’ll help you out… just a little bit, in a way that’s fitting of a demon.”
“…Do I still have hope?”
“Of course. What will you do?”
“I… I want to have control over my own heart. I want to live like a normal person!”
What I did was simple. Just using my powers as an incubus to a certain extent was enough to dissolve the curse that Exis had never experienced before.
Because she had given up on everything, Exis accepted all of me. It was a ridiculous story, but as an incubus, it was possible to fill the gaps in her heart with pleasure and joy and dissolve the curse. And with the new emotions that were etched into her heart, the curse was peeled off, and Exis was completely freed.
“However, now that I look at Exis, I can’t help but regret not seeing the royal family’s reaction. They probably would never imagine that the one who saved Exis is a demon,” I said with a laugh, and Exis, who hugged my arm, smiled and nodded.
“That’s right. Humans and demons are seen as enemies, so even though it’s pointless, the royals were going around interrogating the people in the castle to find out who changed me and lifted the curse.”
“Haha, that’s a masterpiece!” I said, imagining someone frantically running around.
Well, I won’t get involved in the affairs of the human world anymore, and since Exis, who has regained herself, seems to be a formidable user of her powers, force won’t work on her…she’s like a tough girl, almost like Aria.
“Demon Lord.”
“Hmm?”
“We can’t meet in reality, can we?”
“That’s impossible,” I replied bluntly, and Exis pouted.
It’s not that I don’t want to meet her, but it’s because the fact that we met in a dream gives it value…and for some reason, my instincts are telling me that it’s not good to meet her in reality, that if I as an incubus were to meet her, it would be the end.
That’s why I won’t meet her in reality!
“Exis, instead of worrying about me, look…the prince is normal, right? He’s been worried about you and has been checking up on you since he was young.”
“I don’t care about that. He did worry about me, but he can’t compare to the demon lord who actually saved me. I don’t mind being called a bad woman because of that.”
I… may have broken a flag without realizing it.
In this world, there are many humans with protagonist qualities and tragic heroines who you can feel sympathy for.
Perhaps there was a world line where the prince who saved Exis from her curse existed, but I may have completely crushed that flag.
“And… I can’t forget it… The fact that you, The Great Demon Lord, loved me, and the fact that you touched my body… It’s all a precious memory to me, that you penetrated into my being…♡”
With a sly smile, Exis pushed me down.
Although I couldn’t react quickly enough, I was scared by her ecstatic expression, so I immediately escaped from her.
However, at the moment I exited from the dream, I saw Exis.
“… Hie.”
I felt like her lips moved, saying that she won’t let me go and that she will definitely find me.
▽▼
As soon as I woke up, I hugged Aria who was beside me with all my might.
“Aria… I had a scary dream.”
“Really? It’s okay, I’ll hug you like this and you’ll feel better.”
Ah… the warmth of my childhood friend is the best. I stayed in Aria’s embrace for a while, slowly forgetting the fear that came after the nostalgic reunion.