Book 1 Chapter 875

"Senior. That's not exactly my taste…"

"There's no need to be shy. I heard men like that kind of thing."

"No. What I mean is…"

"You don't like it?"

"No, it's not that I dislike it… Hup!"

Kal covered his mouth, having let his true feelings slip out without realizing it.

"Ah, seriously."

And then he hid his face, his cheeks bright red.

Watching Kal like that, Lil tilted her head.

"Why are you so flustered when you're usually so smug?"

"It's embarrassing. I feel like a pervert, wanting my girlfriend to wear something like that."

"It is a bit improper. But isn't it very typical for your age? They call it a romance, don't they?"

Lil giggled.

"Kal, you surprisingly have a cute side."

At those words, Kal, whose face had turned bright red, peeked at the succubus in Eliza's form with his hands still covering his face.

'Wow, she's really pretty. Wow…'

As he thought that, the succubus winked at Kal.

That's when Kal's face turned even redder.

Swish-!

Lil blocked Kal's view with her battle hammer.

"I understand you want to see her, but don't stare too much. It'll be troublesome in many ways if you fall for her allure."

"Yes, yes."

Saying that, Kal lowered his gaze.

Lil, with her battle hammer slung over her shoulder, narrowed her eyes.

"Speaking of which, it's strange, succubus."

"What is?"

The succubus coyly twisted her hair with her fingertips.

And she continued to send alluring gazes towards Kal.

Watching the succubus, Lil said,

"Why are you only reflecting Kal's taste and not mine?"

"Because I am a succubus. Incubi handle women."

As Lil looked at the succubus, who smiled sweetly, she tilted her head.

"I thought you guys didn't really discriminate between men and women?"

Demons are indeed divided into succubi and incubi.

However, they don't necessarily absorb the vital energy of the opposite sex.

They seduce both men and women without discrimination.

Therefore, Lil found the succubus's behavior of only seducing Kal questionable.

Kal also felt a question arise in his mind.

'Shouldn't she incapacitate Senior Lil first, rather than me?'

As Kal pondered this.

The succubus grinned.

"I find it bothersome to spend time and effort hunting for stronger enemies than myself."

Kal shivered.

"Rather than that, it's more to my liking to devour weaker opponents like this… Hooo-! It's my preference."

"Hyaaaaaa!"

The succubus, who had appeared behind him unnoticed and was embracing him, breathed a puff of air into his ear, making Kal jump in surprise.

Whoooosh-!

"Kek?!"

Lil's hammer swept past Kal's ear.

Kal froze, struck by an attack powerful enough to crush a giant fortress in an instant.

The succubus was unharmed by Lil's attack.

The succubus, who had reappeared where she was before, let out a cackling laugh.

"It seems the noble hero candidate cannot tolerate such a cowardly attack, can he?"

"I don't really think it's cowardly. It prioritizes efficiency. It's basic strategy, isn't it?"

Lil nodded in agreement.

At that attitude, the succubus paused for a moment and looked at Lil.

She glanced at Lil's face, wondering if she was just saying that to dismiss her words.

However, Lil's face showed sincerity.

She didn't feel the slightest anger about Kal being targeted.

"No, then why are you scolding me for targeting this human man?"

As Lil watched the succubus ask in bewilderment, Lil seriously nodded and then glared.

"Because I want to see my 'brother' in the form I like too!"

At those bold words, the succubus's mouth fell open for a moment.

Kal also looked at Lil with a dumbfounded expression.

But Lil was as serious as ever.

"Now! Hurry up and seduce me! Succubus!"

"No! What kind of crazy woman is this!"

Seeing Lil charging at her with her battle hammer raised, the succubus showed a look of utter shock.

BOOM-!

Lil's hammer struck the ground.

Rumble- rumble- rumble-!

The surrounding area began to shake as if an earthquake had occurred.

The succubus was horrified at the sight.

"What the hell! This monster woman!"

"Who are you calling a monster woman!"

Enraged by the succubus's words, Lil unleashed a tremendous amount of spiritual energy.

Seeing that, the succubus put on a serious expression and waved her hand in the air.

"Whoa?!"

Space distorted, and Lil was then sucked into the distorted space.

"Senior Lil!"

Kal exclaimed in shock.

The succubus chuckled at Kal's expression.

"No need to be surprised, Kal. I just sent her somewhere else for a moment."

"Sent her somewhere else?"

Kal furrowed his brows.

"Yes. In that sense… shall we talk quietly, Kal, oppa?"

"No, we've only just met, and you're already calling me that familiarly…"

"Oh my?"

Kal backed away warily.

The succubus, looking disappointed at Kal, conjured a whip from the air and swung it at Kal.

Swish-! Thwack!

"Kek?!"

"This is disappointing? Of course, I'm a succubus… but right now, I'm also Eliza Hergin?"

The succubus wrapped the whip around Kal's neck and pulled him towards her.

As she did, the space changed for a moment.

'Where is this…?'

It was the secret room in the dormitory that Kal secretly used as a workshop.

Pulling Kal towards her, the succubus pushed him onto the bed.

The succubus, now in Eliza's school uniform, climbed on top of Kal.

"Heh heh. How is it, Kal, oppa? Doesn't your body heat up being with your girlfriend in such a private space?"

Kal shouted, his face bright red.

"You're not Eliza in the first place, so how can you be my girlfriend! And Eliza is a year older than me, you know?!"

"I know."

The succubus, smiling sweetly, glowed faintly.

"Ta-da. Now you're the older one, right?"

"Wow! This is really driving me crazy!"

"You like it? Hehehehe!"

As Kal screamed and struggled, the succubus giggled.

The succubus had now transformed into Eliza's 16-year-old form, the year she entered the academy.

"The key point is that the school uniform is still the third-year one. How is it? Cute and sexy, right?"

Seeing the succubus smiling shyly with an innocent smile, Kal squeezed his eyes shut.

And he thrashed wildly.

Thump- thump-!

Kal's body bumped into things here and there.

He felt immense pain, but he didn't care.

The succubus struggled to subdue Kal.

"Stop. S-stop it!"

However, subduing him by force was not easy.

Finally, the succubus unleashed dark magic.

"Stop!"

"Krk?!"

"You're rougher than I thought, oppa?"

The succubus pouted her lips.

And then she said,

"Oppa, how about a bet with me?"

"A bet?"

"Yes."

The succubus smiled sweetly.

"If you win the bet, I'll become your slave."

"And if you win?"

"You become my slave."

"Wouldn't it be easier to just kill me? Why go through the trouble of making me a slave?"

"It would be a waste. No matter how poor your strength, you are a hero, after all."

The succubus snickered.

"You can choose the bet item yourself."

Kal, glaring at the succubus who was smiling confidently, said,

"First, let me go."

At those words, the succubus readily released the whip that had bound Kal.

Kal got up from the bed, rubbing his neck, and glared at the succubus.

'…Yes, it's confirmed. This is a dream.'

Kal had already realized that he was in a situation where he had been taken advantage of by the succubus.

He first started to suspect when the succubus sent Lil elsewhere.

'Senior Lil shouldn't be so easily neutralized.'

She was someone who had attempted to shatter illusions in a way that even Leo thought impossible.

Even for a being with the strength of a Legion Commander, it would be safe to say that it was nearly impossible to send someone like Lil elsewhere so easily.

'And it doesn't make sense that she can manipulate space so freely.'

She changed space in an instant.

Therefore, there is only one conclusion.

This space itself is being controlled by the person in front of him.

If she's a demon, a succubus, the only way to control space is…

In a dream.

Crucially, Kal had pretended to resist earlier and bumped his body around.

But although he felt pain, he had no bruises.

Also, there were no wounds from the whip.

'I thought it was strange because I'd been whipped by Eliza so often.'

Based on various circumstances, he was able to discern that this was a dream.

'The question is, why drag me into a dream and then use a troublesome method like a bet?'

Once drawn into the demon's dream, this place was essentially the demon's domain.

'No, demons aren't that strong in the first place.'

Demons are not such high-ranking demons.

With the mana resistance of a student at Lumern, they wouldn't be affected by a demon's power.

Moreover, he wasn't asleep.

Kal, fully conscious, had been drawn into the demon's domain, a dream.

'If a demon had this much power, she could easily kill me without a bet?'

Furthermore, she had frankly explained the reason for making a bet with him.

Having thought that far, Kal said,

"Call Erebus a bastard."

"What?"

"Call the Necro King a bastard too."

"What the…!"

"Then I'll consider it my loss in the bet."

"Huh? Look at this? I heard the Necro King was quite cunning, and it's true, isn't it?"

The succubus's eyes changed.

Seeing that, Kal grinned.

"I see. There's a restriction here that you can't lie."

'Power with a restriction.'

Having thought that far, Kal narrowed his eyes.

"Authority. Are you a new Legion Commander too?"

"Your cunning is truly amazing, isn't it?"

The succubus looked astonished.

And then she smiled sweetly.

"I am Psykhe, the Demon Queen."

"Explain everything about this space to me."

"This is a space created by my authority. As you know, I cannot lie."

"What's the way out?"

"Become the master of this space. You win the bet and make me your slave."

"Why did you offer me a bet so inconveniently?"

"A bet is a type of contract."

Psykhe smiled sweetly.

"I intend to take your soul through a contract."

"It doesn't seem fair, does it?"

"Where in the world is there a fair contract? Besides, at least I'm letting you live? Normally, killing you would be easy?"

"…"

Kal scrunched up his face as he watched Psykhe chuckle.

"The Necro King has an astonishingly high opinion of you. That's why you'll become my slave and be a spy for our side. Consider it an honor."

"If I become your slave, I'll suffer, so what's honorable about that?"

"Don't worry. Until the day your soul is shattered, I'll bestow upon you incredible pleasure."

Kal scoffed at Psykhe licking her lips.

"So? Are you going to do it or not?"

"…"

'I can't win by force anyway.'

"Just in case I'm asking, even if I win against you, I won't become the master of the Demon Queen, right?"

"That's right. I'm just a fragment of the Demon Queen. By the way, you seem to think you can win the bet?"

"Of course, I intend to win."

"Don't be ridiculous. So? What kind of bet are you going to make?"

At those words, Kal opened a drawer in his private workshop.

And from there, he took out a container with seven six-sided dice.

"We'll roll the dice once, and whoever gets the higher number wins."

"You're betting on luck?"

"In this situation, what other way is there for me to beat you besides luck? By the way, if the numbers are the same, we re-roll."

"You've clearly put some thought into trying to be fair."

Psykhe thought to herself, mocking Kal.

'But what can you do? This space is my domain.'

Psykhe took out one die from the container.

"Then the contract is established."

Saying that, Psykhe rolled the die on the floor.

Rattle-

As the die landed on a 6, Psykhe said in a regrettable voice,

"Oh dear. It seems you're confirmed to be my slave?"

Psykhe handed the die to Kal.

Kal, with a blank expression, put the die back into the container.

And then.

Rattle-rattle-rattle-!

"…"

He spilled all the dice in the container onto the floor.

All seven dice showed a 1.

"7. I won, didn't I?"

"Wait! This is too much!"

"There was no clause saying you couldn't roll multiple dice at once."

"No! Still, this is too unfair!"

"Didn't you say there's nothing fair in the world?"

The fact that all the dice landed on 1 was proof that the space had been fragmented.

As Psykhe looked at Kal as if he were some kind of cheat, Kal, who had gained control of the dream according to the bet's outcome, snapped his fingers.

Click-!

Simultaneously, he returned to his original location in Fairy Forest.

"Now that I've become the master of this space, you can do whatever you want with me, right? Damn cheat."

At those words, Kal replied with a cold, expressionless face.

"Call me Master."

"Yes. Yes. Master. What would you like? Shall I undress?"

Psykhe, in Eliza's form, provocatively pulled at her school uniform top.

"Return to your original form."

At those words, Psykhe returned to her original form.

"Well, my original form is also beautiful, but…"

Thwack-!

"Kek?!"

Kal didn't hesitate and kicked Psykhe in the abdomen.

Kal grabbed Psykhe, who was gasping for breath and staggering, by the hair and slammed her head into the floor.

Crash-!

"Never again do that kind of talk with Eliza's face,"

Kal said in a chilling voice.

"If you do something like that again, I'll make you wish you were dead, regardless of whether you're a demon or not."

Kal, revealing his anger, grabbed Psykhe's hair and forced her to lift her head.

"Understand?"

Kal, with a terrifying expression, suddenly flinched.

Psykhe was trembling and laughing.

"P-please torment meeeeee… Master…!"

Seeing Psykhe speaking in a pleading tone, Kal shivered as if he had goosebumps.

"Agh! Seriously! Leo was right! Why are there no sane ones among the new Legion Commanders?! Release space! Release space!"

Terrified, Kal, as if fleeing, escaped the demon's dream.