novelraw Chapter 51: A Different Kind of Boss Fight...?
Chapter 51: A Different Kind of Boss Fight...?
"Y-You kept your word."
"Of course I did."
"Now... what do you plan on doing to me?"
Her question snapped the logical part of my brain awake. It made perfect sense. What exactly was I planning to do with her right now? Obviously, I wanted to get her out of here as soon as possible.
But considering she was a dungeon monster...
I couldn’t exactly just bring her out, and I couldn’t exactly leave this place myself anyway, considering she was the reason the final chamber was still locked, and with it locked, none of us are getting out.
All roads led to her death...
That’s how dungeons worked, right?
’System.’
[Claim the Heroine to Progress Without Killing Her]
Claim... huh? That was easier said than done. I had just met the woman, and not only that, but I was still stupidly tired from Faye and the Stone Sentinels. Besides, even if I could actually move and claim her...
I didn’t think my conscience would accept that.
I mean... it just felt wrong sleeping with a woman right after meeting her.
[Hint: She’s a succubus]
...Really? That was the system’s argument for why this shouldn’t feel wrong? Even if that did solve my moral crisis, the fact remained that I was still way too tired to do anything physical, let alone anything physical with a succubus.
The healers helped, yes, but they definitely hadn’t gotten rid of the fatigue completely. But the biggest issue? She was a succubus...
Surely sleeping with her would require me to be at my best if I wanted to keep up. If I went along with it now, she’d probably be left unsatisfied instead.
"Are you thinking about something?"
"Yeah, a lot," I replied with a small laugh.
Then, without any warning, she gently pushed my hand away from her chin and leaned closer, burying herself in the crook of my neck, and then all of a sudden—
Sniff.
"You’re tired. I can smell it. Do you want me to help with that?"
She suddenly offered herself. But before I could even reply, she bit into my neck just as suddenly. I immediately felt it, a strange energy flowing through my body, making me feel hot... making me feel... aroused.
But that wasn’t all.
It was healing me, too.
Far better than my own healers.
W-What is this...?
[Skill: Vitality Transfer (Currently Locked)]
[Lv. 2 version of Draining Kiss]
Wait, so I’ll be able to use this in the future too...?
[Correct]
I let out a small chuckle, catching Reina off guard, but she didn’t stop. She kept her fangs in my neck, yet it didn’t hurt at all. If anything, it felt like the complete opposite.
This system was more talkative than I thought. Maybe I should’ve tried talking to this thing a long time ago...
Reina’s fangs stayed buried in my neck, and the strange energy continued to flow through me. Warmth spread from the point of contact, radiating outward through my chest, my limbs, my fingertips.
I could feel my muscles relaxing, the last remnants of the Stone Sentinel fight dissolving under whatever she was doing to me. My head cleared, the slight headache that had been lurking behind my eyes finally fading.
[Fatigue Reduced]
The system notifications flickered across my vision. Whatever this was, it was working. Far better than the healers.
Reina’s tongue pressed against the wound on my neck, lapping gently at the puncture marks, and I felt the skin knit itself closed beneath her touch.
She pulled back slowly, her lips slick with a trace of my blood, her violet eyes hazy and half-lidded. Her cheeks were flushed, her breathing uneven, and she swayed slightly where she knelt on the bed.
"That’s... that’s better," she murmured, her voice thick. "You taste... I’ve never tasted anything like you. So much power. So much... everything."
I reached up and touched my neck. The skin was smooth, unbroken. No trace of where she’d bitten me.
...I no longer had any excuse not to claim her right then and there. It was either that or kill her, and killing her definitely wasn’t an option anymore.
But...
I glanced back, remembering that my men were still in the previous chamber, waiting for me and hoping for my safe return. Finishing this quickly was definitely my top priority.
I’d just make it up to both her and myself by bonding with her after we cleared this dungeon, and hopefully find some excuse along the way to make Faye accept a new woman suddenly appearing just a day after we made love.
Goddamn harem system...
"Reina."
"Y-You know my name!?"
"That doesn’t matter..."
I moved reluctantly, unfastening my belt, and her gaze immediately locked onto the motion with a hungry glint in her eyes.
"Are you...?"
"Do you not want it?"
"I’m a succubus. I don’t think that’s something you need to ask..."
Instead of replying, I simply smiled at her and slowly removed the rest of my clothes to match her nakedness. This was the last thing I’d expected when entering a dungeon, and even if I had...
I would have preferred for it to happen at least a week later or something, so I could explain this better to Faye...
"Get on the bed and lie back."
Reina didn’t hesitate.
She crawled backward across the silks, her body moving with a fluid grace that made my breath catch. Her hair spilled across the pillows as she lay down, her tail curling lazily against her thigh.
She was watching me. Not with the predatory hunger I expected, but with something softer. Curious. Almost nervous.
"Well?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
I climbed onto the bed after her, the silks cool against my knees. The ambient magic of the chamber pressed against my skin, thick and warm, and I could feel my own [Sweet Scent] resonating with it, amplifying everything.
Reina’s breath hitched as I settled over her, my body hovering above hers without quite touching.
"Cassian..." My name on her lips sounded different from how it had a moment ago.
"Shh."
I lowered my mouth to her neck, mirroring where she’d bitten me earlier. Her pulse fluttered beneath my lips, and I let my tongue trace the column of her throat.
She moaned. A small, desperate sound that seemed to surprise even her.
"Sorry," she whispered. "It’s been... a long time. I might be... sensitive."
"Even for a succubus?"
"Especially for a succubus."