Cold water embraced my body like the gentle blessing spell of a priest. Hours had passed since I had escaped the cavern and half an eternity since I dived into this lake, but I still felt reluctant to leave its calming embrace.

If it wasn’t for my wings, that didn’t stop threatening to drag me down into the deep, I would have stayed in the crystal-clear water for a little longer, but thanks to this new body of mine I couldn’t help but turn towards the shore.

 

«If only I had soap ...»

 

Meja’s sigh echoed through my head. 「If only I had a man for each time I heard that today ...」

“Who cares about your men!”

「I do.」

“It’s all your fault!”

Meja didn’t give me the chance to even complain to me: 「You stole my body and made it starve. How is any of that my fault?」

“You could have warned me!”

「So you would decide to run away to search for a nice place to die, instead?」

 

She was right. There was no way I would have just accepted any of this. Hugging those demons was one thing, but kissing them was far too much. I had just done something that was even worse than that.

 

“If only it had been him ...”

「So you are fine with d*cks as long as it is his?」

I felt my face getting hot. “That- that’s not what I said!”

Meja sighed. 「Don’t you think you should just accept that you are a succubus and learn how to deal with it?」

“You want me to ‘deal with it’?! You are talking about f*cking random men!”

「So what? It’s fun! You enjoyed it, too!」

“I didn’t enjoy it!”

「Yes, you did.」

“That wasn’t me! It was your weird body that did that to me!”

「You just aren’t honest with yourself,」 Meja decided, 「but don’t worry, you will realize soon enough!」

“I will never realize anything!”

She sighed. 「At least you know ...」

“What?!”

 

«I should even try to argue with her. She is insane!»

 

「Michel is a saint!」 Meja imitated my voice. 「He is so awesome~!」

“Stop it!”

「If only it were Michel~ I would totally love riding his pole! Hehe~ I’m such a virgin girl!」

“You- I NEVER SAID THAT!”

「But you thought about it.」

“I did not!” I protested. “I did never think of that!”

「You are so boring ...」

“Who cares!?”

「Don’t you feel a little bad for me?」 The succubus asked with fake tears in her voice.

“Why would I!?”

「You stole my body!」 She shouted. 「And now you complain that it needs nourishment! You are evil! An evil person!」

“...”

「Just one?」

“No. Never. I will not save myself up for him!”

Meja seemed to think for a second. 「We can just invade their dreams instead!」

“Their dreams?”

「It won’t feel as good,」 Meja complained, 「but we can still steal their life force!」

“I don’t care about it not feeling as good! I never want to feel that ashamed again!”

「You would still need to please them, you know?」

I had to think about it for a moment. “I- if it is only in their dreams,” I heard myself say, “I think I could manage!”

Meja’s mood instantly became brighter. 「That’s my Flatty!」 She cheered.

 

The succubus didn’t even give me a chance to rethink my decision. I already saw lines of text appear in front of my eyes, each of them revealing more details about the magic and its costs. I swallowed my salvia and hesitatingly began reading.

 

『Unlockable Magic: Dream Manipulation (Grade F)

Activation Cost: 100 Mana.

Unlock for: 30 Life Force (Remaining: 98)

Upgrade for: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96 Life Force』

 

“What is this about?”

「At Grade F you will have to kiss them to enter their dreams.」

I felt a cold shiver running over my wet skin. “Tell me about Grade E! It is the next best, isn’t it?!”

「At Grade E, just touching them would be enough.」

“What do the others do?”

「They help you changing their dreams so it is easier to adjust to their fetishes and-」

“GRADE E IS ENOUGH!”

A loud sigh echoed through my mind. 「This girl ...」

“Just give me the magic!”

「Your choice, Flatty. Grade E it is.」

 

A chill ran over my body. I felt the blood in my veins grow colder and ever colder, as my arms and legs turned stiff. It needed me all my strength to carry my body on the shore, where I just dropped on the muddy ground.

 

«So- soo cold!» I shivered. «This is even worse than before!»

 

「It’s your own fault for not milking those cows properly.」

“Those weren’t cows! They were bulls!”

「That means less milk, but more fun~」 Meja’s gleeful voice decided. 「It’s a good trade, don’t you think?」

“I don’t want more of your fun! I just want my peace and freedom!”

「Is there anybody telling you which man or woman to choose?」 She asked innocently. 「Is there anyone trying to hold you back from doing what you are best at? You are free, Flatty. And you have all the peace you ever wanted!」

 

I felt something inside of me burst. “I wasn’t talking about d*cks! You are crazy!”

「But Flatty-」

“It is all d*cks with you, you know!? D*cks here, d*cks there! Large d*cks, small d*cks, hairy d*cks, shaved d*cks, old and young d*cks- everything is d*cks!”

「Boobs are nice, too!」

“WHO CARES ABOUT BOOBS!”

 

A series of three coughs caught my attention. I slowly turned around, only to find a group of adventures, five men and two women, staring at me, all of their faces revealing a slight red.

 

«Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!»

 

「Good idea.」

“It’s not!”

「But you are already combat ready~」

“Combat ready ...”

 

It was only when one of the girls tried to cover the eyes of what looked to be her boyfriend, that I realized what the succubus had talked about. “Combat ready,” as in “nude”: The little bit of clothing the succubus had owned was hanging on a low branch a couple of meters behind me, where I had left them to dry.

 

“NOOOOOO!!”

 

⊱————-　Extra　————-⊰

 

Meja: The blonde one looks tasty. (✧ᴗ✧ )

Risa: Isn’t he kinda... young?

Meja: You can steal even more life force from younger men!

Risa: But- you are- you didn’t touch-

Meja: If it gets a boner, it won’t stay a loner!

Risa: Wha- WHAT!?

Meja: Just kidding. (◔◡◔ )