With my body stiff and cold from sleeping outside once again, I felt immensely grateful for the god that had gifted me my 'armor'. Somehow, even in the form of the gray suit, it was still incredibly warm and, from the battles I had experienced, equally as durable.
However, that didn't mean that I didn't feel like shit after sleeping on one of the roofs in the slums, as it was still freezing outside. Still, my excitement for the day was enough to warm me on the inside at least, knowing that my days of leisure and pleasure would begin!
Even if Loki wanted me to have an active part in the war between the demons and the allied races, I had no such intention. If possible, I would want to just spend my days having fun, doing whatever I wanted without feeling any sort of pressure to be forced into doing chores.
"Let's get started then! Oh, right, maybe I should get some food before. And take a look around... Yea, there's no reason to stress, a demon who has lived for hundreds of years should have the patience to wait a couple of hours."
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[Ezral's Pov]
"Shit! Shouldn't he be here now? I have been waiting for hours!"
Once again, I was biting my nails, one of my bad habits that the lord had repeatedly told me to get rid of. During these last couple of months, I hadn't had to resort to this action even once, but now, I had a feeling that it might become a common occurrence.
I couldn't even relax enough to sit down. Instead, I was pacing around the bedroom in a circle, over and over, never letting my legs stop moving. "Fuck! Why am I even waiting for a pathetic human?! He is the one who should bow before me, being happy to get to kiss my feet!"
"Hmm... I don't know if that's a good way to start a negotiation. Maybe I should return tomorrow instead?"
"Kya?!
Without me noticing, the man had appeared behind me, now sitting in my armchair once again, having no problems making himself comfortable. The sudden sound of his voice startled me, mostly because of the fact that I was already on edge, making me let out a much more girly voice than I had wanted.
To make things worse, the man didn't miss my little shout, "That's quite the cute voice you have. Is that how you sound when you seduce the king as well? 'Kyaaaa'! Pffft!"
A mixture of shame and extreme anger rose inside of me, not only because a foolish human suddenly started making fun of me, but he also had the audacity to insinuate that I would have had sex with the king.
How repelling of a thought! To let that disgusting human put his hairy hands on me, ugh! Just the thought made me want to empty my guts. "Shut up, you stupid human! I would never let one of your kind touch my sacred body! My body is a sacred temple that only my lord can visit!"
Suddenly, his laughter stopped. Tilting his head, he looked a bit confused, as if he was taking a second to analyze my whole being. "What are you looking at?!"
Then, he spoke. And the words he spoke made my vision black.
"Are you a virgin? From the sounds of it, you must have never managed to get that lord of yours to even put his hands on you in the first place. Hmmm... A virgin succubus queen..."
*BAM!*
A small sonic boom was created as I dashed to the man, once again putting my hand through his chest, unable to control my anger. Once again, the face of the man twisted, obviously in immense pain. Sadly, or luckily, he did not die, and blood did not fly through the air.
"I guess our negotiations have ended for today as well. I'll see you tomorrow then. Bye!"
*Poff!*
The same sequence as yesterday had now repeated, with me trying to kill the man, and the man disappearing in a cloud of smoke. "Oh no... This is not good..."
In my rage, I had completely forgotten what my current situation looked like. I wasn't the one who held the dominant position here, that unknown man was the one who had complete control. My poor nails got to feel the full force of my emerging anxiety, and it didn't take long until the tips of my fingers were covered in blood.
"What do I do?! Did I just ruin everything?! Damn that loathsome man! Who does he think he is, just waltzing right into my room, and insulting me?!
It was such a bizarre situation. From some unknown man knowing about my identity, to him suddenly acting like an immature child, almost as if he didn't actually care about what happened.
Thankfully, having already done my research after our meeting yesterday, it hadn't been too hard to get enough information to make a guess about who he was.
James Jackson, the man who, supposedly, got executed on purpose in order to summon a demon to inhabit his body.
"What bullshit... As if we demons were such creatures that we could be summoned by any of the races on Tella..."
Finally letting myself take a seat on my bed, I could calm my mind a bit with the fact that if my assumption was correct, there would be nothing for him to gain by just selling me out.
There must be a pretty good reason for him to come to meet me in the first place, so it wouldn't make sense that he would just give up on the negotiations.
"Or at least that's what I want to think... I did try to kill him... Twice..."
Thinking about it, I truly had no idea if he would return or not. Although the could be plenty of reasons for him to do so, I didn't know if it weighed up my little 'accidents' in his mind.
Falling back on the bed, I could feel the familiar jiggle going through my body that always came when I made sudden movements.
With my impeccable face and amazing curves, I still couldn't understand how the man could have been so unperturbed. Even the strongest of warriors would at least be a little thrown off when they saw me, but that had not been the case with the masked man.
"Is he not into women? Or is he just not sexually inclined at all?"
This was the only reasonable explanation I could think of, that he either was into men or that he was asexual.
'But for a human, he did look pretty good..."
Even though I hadn't been able to see his face, the mask only elevated his looks, complementing his beautiful white hair and slender body. Suddenly, the familiar warmth that was both my gift and my curse overcame me when I was thinking about the man.
Letting my hands traverse my body, the biggest downside of my race started showing itself, as my nether regions started heating up.
"Nghh!"
There was no helping it, as a succubus, the demands of my body were too strong for me to ignore completely.
Even though I had no experience with a man, my body had made sure that I had plenty of experience with myself.
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[James's Pov]
"Well... that could have gone a lot better..."
Even though I knew that I had absolutely been the problem during our conversation, I still felt like her actions were a tad bit over the top. I mean, of course, it was disrespectful to subtly call someone a slut, and then follow it up by calling them an incel, but still. Couldn't she have just shouted at me a bit like a normal person?
"Haaa... So what do I do now? Should I just go out and kill some monsters for a bit? Or maybe I should take some time and meditate..."
Though I had gathered quite a bit of information about what kind of individual the succubus was, it was still annoying to have to wait for another day to meet her again. Still, I didn't want to waste any more mana than necessary, so there was little to be done about it.
When my body changed, the repercussions of my summoning my clone also changed, and sadly not all for the better. Somehow, it felt like the mana cost of both [Double Trouble] and [Materialize] had increased by quite the margin after my Manuals fusing, which kind of made sense when thinking about how their inherent qualities improved immensely.
There was the option of going there with my main body, but I did want to live at least a couple more years before getting my life snuffed out by a beautiful lady. Though I wasn't completely opposed to it being the way I go out in the future.
"Still, she was a pretty fun woman... I can't wait to meet her again!"