Vol 2 Chapter 15 – Dungeons and Shion’s Worries (Part 2)【Vol 2 – The Succubus Knight Order】

Eventually, Shion pulled herself together and charged deeper into the dungeon, instantly obliterating the monsters that occasionally spawned along the way.

Watching Shion cleave through Minotaurs and Ogres—fairly strong monsters—in a single strike, her swordsmanship unmistakably displayed the fruits of ten years of training. As her master, I felt proud.

When I praised her for it, Shion’s face broke into a slovenly grin. “Ehehehehe…”

“Well, of course! I’m Master’s student, after all… And besides, Master, you’ve always been an incredibly good teacher!”

“No, no, that part’s pretty normal.”

“That’s not true at all! Everyone in the Succubus Knight Order says things like, ‘Master’s teaching is so easy to understand~’ or ‘Master’s advice is so precise that we’re getting way too strong~’ or ‘I want private one-on-one lessons with Master at night too~’—you’re a huge hit!”

“I-Is that so…?”

Setting aside Shion’s cryptic comment about how Master is such an oblivious cheat succubus-killer, I was genuinely happy to hear such praise.

The real reason for their success was that all the members Shion had recruited had more than enough room to grow.

Also, what the heck are “private one-on-one lessons at night”?

Still, it was true that I’d been enjoying teaching the Succubus Knight Order members lately.

After all, every single member was talented, diligent, and eager to learn—they just didn’t quite know how to get stronger on their own.

Polish them even a little, and they could easily match elite knight order members—

Right as that thought crossed my mind, a brilliant idea flashed through my head.

“Oh, that’s right, Shion. About what we were talking about earlier—”

“—But private one-on-one lessons at night are my exclusive privilege as your direct student… Wait, Master, what is it?”

“Shion, how exactly are you turning away those reasonably strong men who say they want to join the Succubus Knight Order?”

“…Well…”

Shion’s expression grew pained.

“…I tell them that if a man wants to join the Succubus Knight Order, he needs to be at least stronger than me, the captain, and somehow I manage to turn them away. But recently, voices saying that’s unfair have been getting louder and louder…”

“It’s true that if everyone except you, the captain, isn’t that strong, that logic becomes difficult. And it’s not like they’re saying they want to become captain.”

“Exactly. Just yesterday, someone demanded that if he wins at the upcoming Inter-Knight Order Imperial Tournament, I have to allow him to join… But there’s no way I can agree to something like that, and I just don’t know what to do anymore…”

“Hey, Shion. When is this Imperial Tournament?”

“? The next Imperial Tournament is in about two months, but…”

I did some quick mental calculations.

—Yeah, it’ll be tight, but we can make it in time.

“Shion, let’s accept that proposal.”

“M-Master…?”

“The Succubus Knight Order members just need to win, right?”

“But our members still aren’t strong enough yet…”

“It’ll be fine.”

At Shion’s confused expression, I nodded firmly.

“Let’s do intensive training for the next two months. If we do that, you can win.”

“Master…?”

“Once we’ve trained up the Succubus Knight Order members, they won’t lose to knights from other orders. I’m certain of it.”

“—M-Master————!!”

Overcome with emotion, Shion threw herself into my chest just like she did when she was a child. I patted her head.

It’ll be okay. We can definitely do this.

With my eye for talent and everyone’s natural abilities, this should absolutely be achievable.

…Though if we fail, having a male colleague might not be so bad either.

I kept that thought to myself.

Vol 2 Chapter 16 – Genius-Level Ground Techniques【Vol 2 – The Succubus Knight Order】

The next day, all members of the Succubus Knight Order were called for an emergency assembly.

When Shion opened by declaring that they would aim for victory at the Inter-Knight Order Imperial Tournament, the members erupted in shock.

“No way! We’ve always placed dead last at the Imperial Tournament—aiming for victory is—!”

“That’s definitely impossible! It’s always just Shion-sama winning while everyone else loses!”

“Even showing off for Instructor has its limits!”

“—Um, can I say something?”

Since things were getting out of hand, I stepped forward to explain the situation.

The ongoing issue of men hoping to join the Succubus Knight Order.

Shion had continued to refuse them, but after I joined, the demands had exploded, and there was a limit to how long she could keep holding them off.

So now was the time to show off the unique strength that only succubi possessed and make it crystal clear to the world that lecherous men trying to infiltrate a female knight order were completely unnecessary.

“I feel a bit awkward saying this, but just between us, most men who deliberately try to join a female knight order are probably no good. Like idiots who mistake a knight order for a matchmaking venue, or delusional fools with heads full of flowers trying to build their own harem. The female knights of the Succubus Knight Order are all charming, which makes it even worse.”

‘……………!’

“From what Shion’s told me, there seem to be a fair number of stupid nobles with that kind of power, and even if we reject them on Shion’s strength alone this time, we’ll eventually hit our limit. Plus, if we keep forcibly refusing, it’ll leave bad blood. So let’s shut them up here and now.”

‘……………!?’

“I’ve heard the next Imperial Tournament is in two months. And in my assessment, if everyone continues growing at an even faster pace than now, you should barely be able to reach a level where you won’t lose to other knight orders by then.”

‘————!!’

“Of course, it really will be extremely tight, and we can’t just rely on orthodox methods—we’ll need some trick plays too. But hey, it’s a good opportunity to learn combat strategies that prioritize winning even if they’re not knightly and get your hands dirty. Everyone will have a tough time, but I’m in favor of Shion’s proposal. So—”

I looked around at everyone’s faces again and was startled.

Every single member was crying, tears streaming down their faces.

Looking straight at me with clear eyes, tears cascaded down like waterfalls.

It was truly manly crying.

As I stood there dumbfounded, Shion—who was crying even more manly tears than the members—wiped her eyes with her sleeve.

“—Master has spoken thus!! Members of the order, what is your answer as the Succubus Knight Order!?”

Wait, I already explained this to you beforehand, Shion—why are you crying? Before I could even think that—

Every single member dropped to their knees and bowed with their foreheads to the floor in unison.

‘Please guide and instruct us, Instructor—!!’

And so, once again faced with the impossibly surreal situation of succubi performing a synchronized prostration before me…

Succubi bowing like that are kinda sexy with their huge breasts getting crushed between their bodies and the floor, huh… I could only escape reality with such idiotic observations.

Training Begins

And so, once again.

In my assessment, if everyone continued to grow at their current rate, they’d make it pretty far.

Actually, if things went well, even victory was within reach.

But even so, they probably wouldn’t reach the level where victory was guaranteed. So what should we do?

“I think we should actively use combat tactics unique to succubi.”

“Combat tactics unique to succubi? Master, what would those be?”

“Close-quarters combat.”

Looking at their physical development, muscle attachments, joint flexibility, and instinctive reactions, I was convinced.

Every single member of the Succubus Knight Order had a natural talent for hand-to-hand combat.

Fighting styles that relied solely on their own bodies suited them better than fighting with weapons.

And when it came to ground techniques specifically, they could even be called geniuses.

A succubus’s body wasn’t just sexy—there was more to it than that.

Come to think of it, succubi had probably been attacked in every sense since ancient times when weapons didn’t even exist, precisely because of their overwhelming allure.

To counter that, succubi may have evolved their combat abilities.

Of course, as a knightly fighting style, hand-to-hand combat was seen as unglamorous and crude, hardly a popular method, but we didn’t have the luxury of being picky.

—So when we tried actively incorporating martial arts techniques…

It was a spectacular success, and everyone’s movements improved dramatically.

“Instructor! How was that move just now!?”

“It was really good. Just tighten your sides a bit more, be conscious of your center of gravity, and do it more like this—”

“Thank you very much! I’ll practice it!”

The member who seemed satisfied left with a beaming smile, and immediately the next voice called out.

“Instructor! I’d like you to watch my combination of high punch into spinning back kick!”

“Yeah, got it.”

“Instructor! After that, I have a question about my top four-quarters hold!”

“Wait!? I need Instructor to receive my hip drop first!?”

“Instructor! Please—!”

“Instructor!”

“Inst—”

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After the day’s training finally ended, I made sure Shion and the others weren’t watching before muttering:

“Th-This is incredibly exhausting…!”

I’d let my guard down, plain and simple.

I thought I’d gotten used to succubi lately, but I’d just been reminded of their true terror.

Specifically, things like how they all smelled amazing, how their pheromones were way too intense, how their chests bounced up, down, left, and right right in front of my eyes, how when pressed against me they had incredible elasticity but were incredibly soft, how their napes were sexy, how seeing their collarbones was arousing, their healthily toned thighs, their bashful smiles, their “ehehe” faces when they messed up a little, how they’d lower their heads wanting to be patted—no wait, not “precious,” I meant “painful.” All of it.

And since the person and content kept changing in rotation, there was no way to get used to it.

“Two more months until the Imperial Tournament, huh…”

Thinking about that made my head hurt.