Dark Fantasy Normalized

22 – Succubus (3)

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[Title : Is it true Eron has H-scenes?]

Content: As if NTR drift wasn’t enough, is it true there are even NTR H-scenes?

– : Yup

– : Not H-scenes, just a few lines of text appear

– : That text is hilarious lol

– [OP] : What’s it like?

– : Shhh. Slaughtering polar bears right now.

– : Basically, it’s about melting the glaciers, the habitat of polar bears.

– [OP] : Wait, why are they suddenly killing innocent polar bears?

– [OP] : But wait, wasn’t Eron supposed to be a guy?

– : That’s why she takes girls with boyfriends when she’s in her golden boy form.

– : 1. It’s funny seeing guys wanting to die over losing just one girl

2. It’s funny seeing girls with boyfriends succumb to lust and fall

– : But when it actually comes down to it, she just moves the goalpost and dribbles

– : She says is something only depraved, low-level humans ruled by lust do

– [OP] : What’s the filtered word?

– : Du@al

– [OP] : Dual

– [Writer] : ?

– : Dude, its gender is meaningless in the first place, it’s a hermaphrodite, yeah

– : Not androgynous, but as*xual, right? It just rubs ’cause it doesn’t have a USB

– : As*xual’s probably right, yeah. The reason it says it’s superior to humans is “I don’t have nipples~” and “My thingy is empty~”

– : (Sobbing emoticon) It’s a eunuch…

– [Writer] : That’s wild

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[Title: Ah, FUCK, why is this b*stard Eron so hard to catch?]

Content: Just die, you golden tan nudibranch son of a b*tch

Every time it’s about to die, the party members get mind-controlled and go nuts

Is this b*stard really level 19?

I’m level 23 and I can’t even see an opening?

– : Do you think Eron-nim, the hyper ultra male who seduces both men and women, is a joke?

– : Well, he isn’t a dick…

– : Guys with ＜mind magic＞ are just sigh-inducing the moment you see them

– : You just gotta max out mind magic resistance and deal with it

– [Writer] : And where do I max out mind magic resistance?

– : Routes kinda open up around level 50

– [Writer] : ?

– : It’s like going to study abroad, graduating from Stanford, then the SAT looks easy, yeah, makes sense

– : The thing about Eron being level 19 is fishy anyway, in battle it levels up to 20 and its class becomes 4th rank, yeah

– : It automatically copies power from nearby humans, don’t you understand? Is it that hard?

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[Title: Hey guys, what’s this?]

Content: Exploring a new area and suddenly a system message pops up: [The target’s influence is too strong]

– : Farewell

– [Writer] : No, what is it, just say it

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Eron came closer still.

Her gait had changed.

The unremarkable movement now took on a more feminine hue, accentuating the lines of her hips and chest.

“Why aren’t you answering? I said, let’s have some fun?”

“What’s ‘fun’…”

“Don’t play coy. You know what I’m talking about, right?”

Right. Lycir was playing coy.

How could he not notice when a naked woman was blatantly sending signals?

But Lycir intended to keep pretending not to notice.

“Could it be that… you’re hung up on my old self?

Eron let out a hot sigh and twisted her body.

The lines of her thighs and chest senselessly blurred, flaunting their softness.

“You’re just an animal ruled by desire anyway, aren’t you? Don’t be bound by such trivial values. Gender is nothing.”

“…But it is also everything.”

Lycir spoke solemnly, like the head of a paladin order reclaiming the holy land.

That was enough.

Eron kept advancing. Lycir reached out, stopping her.

Lycir was self-assured.

I am not a dissolute b*stard who abandons his duty on watch and yields to desire.

Especially not with a being who possesses a soul and body as free as a rainbow.

Above all, Eron’s vibe was suspicious.

No matter how he looked at it, this wasn’t a woman seducing a man.

It was a predator with its prey before its eyes –

A slaughterer with livestock before it.

“Eron. I’m going to be clear, I’m not a vessel capable of embracing a free spirit like yours. I haven’t reached that free rainbow world yet. What is this sudden situation in the first place? Was there even a signal like that between us? Am I the only one who didn’t notice? Am I really that oblivious?”

“I’m seducing you, and that’s the boring reaction I get? Are you maybe… broken? Or is it because you’re inexperienced?”

Eron’s eyes, turned a purplish hue, gleamed in the darkness.

Lycir’s face was clearly visible even in the dark. His expression showed a clear rejection.

Rejection, not even shame.

It was a foreign experience for Eron, who had handled the vile desires of the humans she’d met with more freedom than her own two hands.

A sticky smile finally formed on her lips.

It was a smile where displeasure and amusement coexisted.

“You know what? If there were ten women here, those women would choose me, not you. Even if there were ten men, they would choose me, not you.”

“…I’d think at least one would choose me. Well, from the women’s side. No, two? I mean, you can have all the men-“

“I’m, clearly, more beautiful, more superior than you. And I’m deigning to seduce you, and you dare reject me? You have no sense of your place. But, I’ve revised my opinion of you a little.”

Eron recalled the eyes of humans, glistening with desire.

The way they danced to her tune was pathetic, yet, even more repulsive.

“At least you seem better than those dirty scrubs.”

*But.*

Eron emphasized that part especially.

“In the end, you’re just a slave to the same desire as them. No different from a beast. Look at me, on the other hand.”

There was not even a hint of shame.

Eron proudly spread her arms wide.

Seeing her body, Rishir was reminded of a children’s educational comic she’d seen sometime before.

Her physique had none of the s*xual characteristics depicted in female forms in those comics.

Like a mannequin.

“I am not controlled by desire. I compose my form purely by my own will. I am flawless. Therefore, I am complete. Nothing in this world is as beautiful as I am. So… So, if you have any sin, it would be ignorance, not your ugliness.”

“…”

Rishir took a step back, preparing for battle.

Eron’s condition was strange.

Her breath was gradually quickening and her skin was becoming damp in places.

Her voice grew louder.

“Ignorance that failed to recognize my beauty… but don’t worry. Since you are ultimately a slave to desire…! You are destined to recognize my beauty. You all are livestock, created only to prove my exceptionalism…!”

Eron’s voice cracked loudly.

She hugged her own body and slumped onto the floor.

Her body trembling.

Then, she exhaled a breathless sigh, mastering all her emotions.

“It’s come… this is it…”

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[The influence of the target is too strong]

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*

Before coming here, Aaron had dominated the sleeping adventurers with the power of fascination.

Now, they would be driven by desire, relentlessly exploring each other’s bodies.

Even burning their own lives.

The life force they lost, blinded by desire, became Aaron’s power.

Aaron’s special power had been accumulated through such processes.

This journey held special meaning for Aaron.

A journey undertaken with the realization that the realm of the 4th rank was within sight. A hunt.

Just one more step.

Just one more step, and Aaron could reach the realm of the 4th rank.

When he experienced mana reflux due to that woman – Pien’s scheme, he worried things might go wrong.

That concern continued until the moment he dominated the adventurers and went to find Rishir.

An unknown, unpleasant sense of incongruity was engulfing Aaron’s body.

But-

Now, Aaron’s bewilderment had completely disappeared.

The unpleasant sense of incongruity that had engulfed Aaron’s body suddenly stabilized.

That sensation brought Aaron an unparalleled sense of liberation.

As if a diseased part of his body had been purified-

It was a sensation he had never felt before, but Aaron instinctively realized.

This emotion. This sensation.

Everything was born in the process of the wall collapsing.

The rise in realm.

If not, this refreshing sense of liberation could not be explained.

However, not everything was explained yet.

Was it a backlash from the rise in realm?

Instability.

The power of fascination, and the power accumulated through it, could not be felt.

“It’s okay.”

Surely, it must be a temporary phenomenon.

Also, it must be a common phenomenon.

The rise in realm is a rise in class and a change in essence.

It was natural to accompany confusion.

Eron, who had been crouching in his seat, stood up.

The empty space left by the disappearance of bewilderment was replaced by confidence.

“By the way, isn’t it ridiculous? That girl who is supposed to be your guard.”

Eron mentioned her existence with an excited voice.

Originally, she was a troublesome existence that gave him a headache just thinking about her, but not anymore.

“…Guard? Are you talking about Pien?”

“Who else would I be talking about? I was racking my brain on how to separate that girl from you. And what do I find? She leaves you, who is standing guard, and relaxes comfortably in the one-person tent made for adventurers.”

“…Well, I’m the one who volunteered to stand guard.”

“Don’t you get it yet? What I’m saying is, there’s no girl here to protect you. You might have sensed something by now, but it’s already too late. You’re already in the palm of my hand.”

Hehe.

Eron smiled with utmost joy and anticipation.

“I’ll watch quietly without interference. The process of you, a human with a single ego, turning into a mere beast driven by desire. That sight. And I’ll tell that girl everything I felt while watching it. I’m so excited I can’t stand it. What kind of expression will that proud girl make? Will she realize her incompetence and feel humiliated? Or, will she be furious as her secret affection for you is trampled?”

Ah!

Eron snapped his fingers.

“I have a good idea. Let’s do it this way. When this power stabilizes, I’ll take you in front of that girl. That way, I can vividly enjoy her reaction.”

Lishir didn’t bother to respond to Eron’s words.

To her, who seemed intoxicated with herself, the reactions of others were of little importance.

Mumble mumble.

Eron’s intoxication showed no signs of ending. In that state, Eron resumed his steps. He closed the distance with Lishir.

“…”

A look of bewilderment appeared on Lishir’s face.

The aura she felt from the approaching Eron was quite different from before.

Suspicion. Ominousness.

The unsettling elements that made up her being had disappeared.

And in their place – defenselessness took over.

Unlike Aaron’s attitude of not being afraid of anything in the world.

At that moment, Rishir noticed the cause of the change.

“Mana… can’t feel it?”

“Ha ha ha ha ha!!!”

Aaron burst into laughter after confirming Rishir’s expression.

It wasn’t so much funny as it was unbearably enjoyable.

“Yes! That’s how it feels, to you right now!”

Within arm’s reach.

Aaron lifted his head and stared directly at Rishir.

The gaze looking up was as arrogant as if looking down.

“If you want to resist, try it. You’ll find out that the only reason I haven’t hurt you yet is simply because I didn’t feel the need to.”

Aaron raised his arm and pointed his index finger at Rishir’s forehead.

“…”

Rishir’s hand grabbed Aaron’s arm.

It was a sturdy hand that seemed like it could easily break Aaron’s thin arm.

Aaron didn’t care. He just smiled leisurely and drew out the power of fascination.

With all his might, to test and refine the new power.

“Wait, Aaron you-“

Rishir’s eyes widened in astonishment at that moment.

It was already too late.

“You, that- what, that thing suddenly appeared…?”

Aaron didn’t bother to listen to the words of the man who had soon lost his self.

“Didn’t you just boast about not having that a moment ago? Why suddenly?

Aaron didn’t bother to listen to the words of the man who had soon lost his self-

“…”

He tried not to.

But no matter how long he waited, Rishir’s self did not disappear.

“What is this-“

And no matter how long he waited, the power of fascination did not work.

Aaron struggled with all his might to draw out the power of fascination.

He did not react.

No. He did not feel it.

‘Why?’

The power of enchantment is distinctly different from ordinary magical power.

It was more turbid, more impure, and more intense.

The source of the power of enchantment. It was like a swamp.

There was no way Eron could not find that swamp within himself.

In fact, Eron pinpointed the exact location of that swamp and drew his power from there.

If there was a problem, it was-

“…”

Eron realized belatedly.

The identity of the change that had occurred within him.

The sense of liberation, as if a part of his diseased body had been purified.

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[The influence of the target is too strong]

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[Status abnormality]

[Skill is disappearing]

▷Skill: Power of Enchantment [Mental Interference (Low)]

[Elements linked to the disappearing skill are being reset]

[Related stats are being deactivated]

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■Eron

Level: 1 (13)

Occupation: Human

Series: None

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*

Eron’s eyes, once holding a treacherous gleam, regained their original color.

Her sky-blue pupils, previously fixed on a goal with purpose, now wandered, lost.

Then, Eron felt Lishir’s gaze lingering on a certain part of her.

Eron’s eyes followed it.

“…?”

An unbelievable sight awaited her.

Like the final touch of life breathed into a portrait by drawing its pupils—

Two new marks drawn on her body breathed life into her form.

It was a reflexive act.

Eron screamed, trying to shield herself with her arms.

“Let go of me!!!”

Lishir’s hand, still gripping Eron’s arm, thwarted her.

Eron struggled with all her might to shake off Lishir’s grasp.

It was a feat ultimately impossible for her frail arms, now those of an ordinary woman.

Only after Lishir released his hold did Eron finally manage to conceal herself.

“Hah… Hah…!”

Eron quickly stumbled backward.

Moving away from the man she’d just moments ago dismissed as an inferior being.

His touch lingered vividly on her arm.

The thought of that touch turning towards her with malicious intent made her vision blur.

She shuddered at this unfamiliar feeling of defenselessness.

“What, what did you do to me!!!”

The effect of his unique color.

Lishir answered.

“Purification…?”

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▷ Incident 17 : Tainted Relationship – Deactivated.

Perks have been awarded as a result.

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