V5: Chapter 51: I Won't Lose to a Female Succubus!?

Chapter 51: I Won't Lose to a Female Succubus!?

I kept putting it off forever.

That's because I didn't want to shatter her admiration.

I intended to keep it a secret.

That's because I didn't want to disappoint her.

"Ugh..."

At the dead of night, when even the plants and trees were asleep, I tried to speak to Lux, who was reading what looked like a fashion magazine in the dimly lit living room... but stopped myself.

I repeated this several times.

It was a waste of time to agonize over this, and putting it off any longer was out of the question.

Thinking that, I stood up abruptly... and shifted my gaze towards her.

"Hey, Lux, do you have a moment...?"

"Sure, but what's wrong, Shizuku-chan? You're suddenly so formal."

Even so, I thought it would be dishonest to tell her the truth about myself... Telling her this... might be selfish of me.

"There's something I need to tell Lux..."

"Oh dear? Okay, could you wait for me in your room?"

Even so, I think it's something I need to do to face her with my head held high.

★

Two teacups lined up on the side table in my room. It's my usual room, yet I can't relax at all... I knew the reason perfectly well.

I'm scared to talk.

More precisely... I'm scared of being disliked or disappointed.

Thinking about it, almost six months have passed since I met Lux.

Our first meeting was intense, but... now I think of her like real family.

And I understand that she likes me romantically... While it's genuinely pleasing, the me in her mind is the ideal Magical Girl... Satellite.

Someone crush evil and help the weak.

A hero of justice who extended a helping hand to the oppressed succubi.　

When we bathed together, she told me that results are everything... but she would never have imagined that this was the reason I saved them.　

She never imagined that my series of charitable acts were merely a character-building ploy to create a contrast before my defeat.

"I want to punch my past self who thought it was a win-win situation—the people who were saved were happy, and I felt good about saving them..."　

Even flailing my legs on the bed, the past won't change.

At best, it only kicks up dust; it's completely unproductive... yet for some reason, my body won't stop. 

Although I still hadn't made up my mind, since I'd called her, she came.

Perhaps out of consideration for the time, there were two gentle knocks... and the door slowly opened.

"Yes? What's up, Shizuku-chan?"

"There's something I want to tell Lux..."

"...Oh my. I'll sit next to you, shall I?"

She seemed to understand that it was a serious matter, and sat down beside me. She looked just like her usual self, but her black tail swayed anxiously in the air.

"Hey, Lux... you... like me, right?"

That was something I already knew from her usual words and actions.

Even so, it was something I wanted to hear from her own mouth.

"Yes, of course I like you. In both senses... alright?"

Her arms, which had been resting awkwardly on my lap, slowly stroked my head. Slowly... gently, as if touching a precious treasure.

"You see, I..."

I had thought about what I wanted to say, but... it had completely vanished from my mind. Without rushing me, she patiently... waited for my next words.

"I'm not as pure as Lux thinks I am."

"Well, I kind of thought so."

No, I had sugarcoated what I wanted to say too much.

In short, what I wanted to convey was...

"The reason I lost to Lux that time...wasn't because I was thinking of you at all."

"Oh? Then what was the reason?"

That's a good question, I thought to myself.

If I said something like that, I was bound to be asked what the reason was.

But, honestly, it was just a little too... embarrassing to say it in front of her, wasn't it?

"Well, I wanted to lose..."

"You wanted to lose? My doubts... have deepened."

Even though I tried to sugarcoat it as much as possible, of course, it wouldn't get through.

"Well..."

"Well?"

I had no choice but to spill everything, everything I was thinking that day.

"If I lost to a sexy and cute succubus who's crazy about me! I was hoping that I'd be dragged to her lair, my limbs bound, and then subjected to some incredibly lewd treatment!!!"

I said it, I said it. I said it...!

I got carried away and said things I shouldn't have.

"And on top of that, I've been sleeping with all sorts of girls... I'm a hopeless case of a yuri harem protagonist!"

"Well, that's fine for me, but..."

While she slowly searched for her next words, I was too scared to look at her face.

"Um... Shizuku-chan, are you a masochist... like... a total masochist?"

"Y-yes, that's true... or rather, it's more than that..."

It's scary. Because she's so important to me... I don't want to disappoint her.

"If that's okay with you... then..."

"Oh, how nice! So that's how it is..."

A jet-black tail swayed smoothly around me.

I couldn't imagine what kind of emotion was behind that murmur.

The usually comfortable silence became unbearable, and I spoke.

"Ugh, you're disappointed, aren't you! I'm sorry for being like this? My face and body are nice, so please love at least those parts, okay?"

"Hmm, so that's how it was..."

Her pink eyes... stared intently at my face.

"After you were chained up that time... you wanted to be kept like the animals on the farm, didn't you?"

"Yes."

I realized I couldn't lie any further.

"No matter how many times you begged for forgiveness, you wouldn't... you desperately wanted to beg, didn't you?"

"...Yes."

I may not be the Satellite she desires.

Even so, even someone like me...

"So... that means... I don't have to hold back anymore, right?"

"...Yes?"

If you'd like...

Wait, the conversation's shifted...

"Well, then, it'll be quicker, won't it? You should have just told me sooner... right?"

"Ngh!?"

Lux hugged my head tightly with her ample breasts, as if expressing joy with her whole body, and I was taken aback. She seemed completely unconcerned.

Why?!

I brought this up with a much more pained expression...!

"I thought I wasn't your type, Shizuku-chan... Hehe, I'm so happy to hear it was love at first sight for you."

"Is that... what you're happy about...?"

"It was love at first sight for me too, but... maybe it's a little different now... right?"

She said this, whispering in my ear.

"At home, you're surprisingly frank..."

"Uh, yeah..."

When she whispered in my ear, it tickled, and I almost shifted my head.

"At home, you're a little sloppy..."

She hit a sensitive spot, and I wanted to turn my face away, but... I was held tightly in her chest and couldn't let go. A sweet scent filled my lungs.

"I love everything about you, even the way you feel pain for others. The more I get to know you... the more I want you ♡ My feelings of love for you grow stronger every day..."

"Umm... I... I love you too?"

Her words and actions, expressing pure affection and love without any shame.

Looking back now, it was poison.

"Hehe, I'm happy, aren't I? But just as much as that... I've been holding back for so long, you know? A Succubus... doing naughty things? Do you understand what that means?"

"Ah..."

When she breathed into my ear, my body trembled.

That was a technique used by succubi to seduce others.

A deadly poison... designed to melt away my reason.

"You want to do naughty things, don't you, Shizuku-chan?"

"Uh, yes..."

"Hehe, I like obedient girls..."

Before I knew it, I was just being swept along... That's how things were going.

Just a few minutes after that confession.

"Well then, let's start over? Let's continue from where we left off that day."

"That day...?"

"That's right, the day Shizuku and I first met ♡"

Where had all my worries from earlier vanished...?

My feverish, hazy mind was suddenly filled with feelings of love for Lux.

"But, but, will it be alright? It's the punishment of a Succubus... and mine, the Queen, no less. Even my own kind succumbs to pleasure... can a human withstand it?"

Ah, so even that 'meal' from that time wasn't even considered in the category of punishment to her?

Though stunned by this fact, the gears that had started turning could no longer be stopped.

"N-no, I won't lose that easily, you know?"

"Hehe, I like spirited girls too, you know? I really love them ♡ I'll shower you with lots of affection and make you my mate, okay?"

I tried my best to act tough, but even that was met with giggles.

Her nonchalant attitude was like watching a rebellious child, so I decided to at least strike back────

"Well then... let's have a fun night, shall we? Chuu ♡"

"Mmh!? ♡"

Our lips met, and her long tongue devoured my mouth as if to ravage it.

Just the touch of our mucous membranes made my body warm... my stomach was burning...

"Mmm, mmm... mmm ♡"

"───!? ♡"

Ah, no ♡ Just a kiss is making my head spin, this is bad───ah.　

I couldn't seem to hold onto my fading consciousness any longer.

The last thing I remembered was the feeling of my body floating, being carried away somewhere.

★

I woke up.

My arms and legs were bound by something like chains, and I couldn't move.

Where on earth am I? Where was I before I lost consciousness...? I looked around, thinking.

There, before me, was a floor and walls of bare concrete.

That's right, before I lost consciousness, I was sure—but that thought was drowned out by the sound of high heels hitting the ground.

In a basement where no one, no one could disturb me.

"Looks like you're awake, Satellite-chan?"

"--Ah."

The chains rattled—they shook.