It’s okay because it’s not human

Chapter 7: why no one summons succubi in the Army? (03)

Ssssssssssss!

"What's going on? Such an overwhelming demonic aura!"

Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack!

It felt like my body was burning alive.

From what I knew, succubi were lower-tier demons, but was their aura really this powerful?

Even though the young saintess was purifying me with all her might, the energy wouldn't leave my body for quite some time.

'Goddess of Love and Marriage! I'm sorry for summoning a demon! I'm sorry for planning to do indecent things with a succubus! I'm sorry for not coming to the temple during Holy Week!'

Unconsciously, my faith was boiling over.

'So please save me!!'

Crack-crack... crackle...

"Do you smell something burning?"

"Maybe it's the restaurant next to the temple grilling meat?"

I could hear the holy knights chatting about the smell of roasted meat in the distance, but my agony wasn't ending.

Rumble-rumble-rumble...

"Please hang in there, knight! I'll purify all the demonic energy!"

'Stop it!!'

If this continues, I'm really going to die.

From what I knew, divine powers could harm people only under very specific circumstances—such as punishments like 'Holy Smite' or 'Harm'—but...

'Could it also scorch someone like this?'

Ah, my body feels clean.

Too clean—it feels like I'm dying...

"Child, stop it!"

"Ah... Lady saintess!"

The young saintess removed her hands from my body, and only then could I escape her fiery purification.

Ssssss...

It feels like smoke is rising from my body. This isn't my imagination, right? My body really did get burned, didn't it?

"I told you your divine power is so strong it's dangerous for ordinary people!"

"B-but, the knight was afflicted by a demon..."

"I'm telling you, even ordinary people have some demonic residue! The only ones who can endure your purification are angels or high priests!"

"I'm sorry, Lady saintess..."

While the young saintess hung her head in disappointment, the senior knight helped me up by grabbing my shoulder.

"Are you okay?"

"I thought I was going to die."

"You look healthy, though."

Maybe it's because it was divine power, but even though my body felt like it had been burning alive, as soon as her purification ended, I was healed.

Though the smell of roasted meat clinging to me didn't heal with it.

Sniff!

On top of that, my mouth was dry, my tears had dried up, and even my eyelids felt stiff. It was as if my body fluids had been purified.

'This level of purification would leave only the soul behind!'

"I'm sorry, Knight. I think I misunderstood."

"It's... okay."

When the young saintess bowed her head to apologize, I had no choice but to accept it.

'If I didn't, she might scorch me again saying I wasn't purified enough.'

Honestly, it was true that I'd made a pact with a demon, but fortunately, both the saintess and the young saintess seemed to think I was just an ordinary person caught up in something.

And maybe because of the young saintess's divine power, all the lewd and intrusive thoughts lingering in my mind were wiped away, leaving me feeling... oddly enlightened.

"Hey, return to the training camp."

"Huh? Did I hear that right?"

"Get out of here. You smell like grilled meat, and I can't stand it."

Under normal circumstances, I'd have to stay at the temple for five days, but being sent back early was a relief. If I had to choose between five days of temple duty and another purification session, I'd take the temple any day.

"Go now."

I staggered back to the training camp, my body still tingling. As I returned, my fellow trainees stared, whispering about what could've possibly happened to me at the temple.

On the way, I suddenly thought of something.

My lower half.

'No way... did even my accumulated... stuff get purified?'

I couldn't exactly check while standing next to the saintess and young saintess, but considering everything else had been purified, it wouldn't have been surprising if my, uh, reserves had been cleansed too.

Tears and saliva had been purified, so wouldn't that be the first thing to go?

'Huh?'

Strangely, when I reached down to check, it immediately stood at attention—stronger than ever, in fact.

"Why is this part perfectly fine?"

My fingers were trembling, my jaw was trembling, my legs were weak, but oddly, my lower half was completely fine.

'Is it because my goddess governs love and marriage? Well, love 'is' important for that part of the body.'

Despite being scorched by the young saintess's purification, my lower half seemed more vigorous than ever, filled with even greater passion.

"This won't do."

Knowing my roommates might return at any moment, I grabbed my water flask and planned to head outside to call on a slime to help... when—

"You can't just erase evidence by suddenly visiting the temple, you know. Do you have any idea how much trouble it causes me when you break the pact—ahhh!"

Opening the door, I found myself face-to-face with the succubus, who froze as I did, both of us startled. She glanced down at my lower half, now fully at attention, and her expression grew even more offended.

"This isn't what it looks like."

"Then what is it?"

"It's because of the saintess... No, never mind."

"Wait. Are you saying you got aroused 'because' of the saintess?"

'This is spiraling out of control.'

Even the demon responsible for helping me manage my desires was shocked at this situation. To her, it probably seemed insane—but it wasn't that I got aroused 'by' the saintess. It was more like she 'forced' me into this state.

Regardless, I didn't have time to explain because of the urgency of my situation.

"Could you, uh, step aside?"

Looking at the succubus only made things harder to control, so I tried to avert my gaze, but she didn't budge, her expression still one of deep displeasure.

"Wouldn't it be better to just handle this now?"

In broad daylight?

"As long as no one interrupts, it doesn't matter."

Honestly, I needed the succubus's help badly, so I had no reason to refuse. As I lay down on the bed, the succubus placed her hand over my eyes.

"Focus for a moment. Do you have someone specific in mind?"

"Um..."

Not really. How could a training knight have someone in mind after only a few hours? If there's anyone I've met so far...

"So, you have someone in mind this time?"

This voice was the same one I'd heard earlier, just a bit more mature, without the playful or fresh tone.

"Here, look."

When the hand over my eyes was removed, there sat a beautiful woman who looked like a grown-up version of the little saintess I had been talking to earlier.

To be precise, her appearance was closer to the goddess statue in the temple rather than the little saintess. The main difference was that while the temple statue radiated divine sanctity, the succubus before me exuded sensual allure.

"What is this appearance supposed to be? The little saintess? The goddess statue? Or perhaps the youthful version of the saintess before she aged?"

"Hmm... Is there really a need to pinpoint it so specifically?"

"But given your reactions each time I mention someone, aren't you essentially admitting my guesses are correct?"

Running her fingers through her silky black hair, she adjusted her white priestess robe. Instead of undressing, she removed unnecessary fabric that covered her arms and breasts, tightening the garment to emphasize her figure.

"Whoa...!!"

As expected of a succubus! She truly knew how to capture what's most alluring!

"Do you like how my breasts looks from the side?"

"Yes!"

"Then... would you like to touch it?"

She leaned into me, releasing a mixture of her natural musk and the refreshing scent of laundry dried in sunlight. Trembling, I slid my hand to her side and cupped her breasts.

"Gently... please."

"Of course!"

Her soft breasts pressed against my hand, and my fingers felt a firm peak hidden under the fabric.

'So this is what a woman's breasts feels like!'

My fingers were practically sinking into her supple skin, while the prominent peak in the middle made the reality of the experience undeniably clear.

"Hah... hah..."

The combination of her divine fragrance mixed with the succubus's sensual musk overwhelmed my senses.

"You're quite the pervert. Even in erotic dreams, most wouldn't dare use the saintess as their target."

That meant... other priests had succumbed to succubi before?

"I've heard rumors of succubi being summoned to temples or noble houses. Why don't they target the Army? Soldiers seem like easy prey."

"Succubus? I'm the saintess right now."

"Wait...!"

"Right now, you're getting aroused under the holy saintess, gripping her divinely chosen breasts, and preparing to release your desires. Isn't that right?"

"I-I never intended for this to happen..."

"If you hadn't summoned me, wouldn't you have ended up doing this with the saintess in secret anyway?"

Her voice felt like it was physically licking my ear, embedding itself into my brain.

My hands, now practically melting into her breasts, and her hips pressing into my thighs, made it feel as though we had been inseparably connected since birth.

However...

"Wait, isn't the little saintess still a child? No matter how desperate I am, doing anything with someone so young..."

"I'm telling you, I 'am' the saintess!"

"Are you the goddess statue, the current saintess, or the little saintess? The first two are at least passable, but the little saintess needs at least five more years before..."

"That's..."

The saintess in my arms hesitated to respond.

"Stop overthinking such specific details in a dream!"

The sudden break in immersion snapped me back to my senses.

"Why can't you stay focused?"

The succubus, who had been whispering in my ear, wiped her tongue with a handkerchief.

"Well... the premise is too ridiculous."

"No one cares about such things in dreams! If you're about to penetrate a woman in your dream, would you really stop to think about technicalities?"

"Whoa...!"

As expected of a succubus, even her angry words were explicit.

"But I haven't even..."

"In dreams, the process doesn't matter! Just accept that you're already doing it. Why can't you just go along with it..."

The succubus stopped mid-rant and, with a suspicious expression, touched my chest.

"Wait, could it be...?"

She unbuttoned my shirt, licked my chest, and examined me. Her tongue, rough like a cat's, sent shivers down my spine.

"Ahh!!"

"Eeek!!"

In an instant, white lightning erupted from my chest, striking the succubus's tongue and even causing my heart to ache.

'Was that the pinnacle of pleasure?!'

Clutching my chest and gasping for air, I saw the succubus similarly overwhelmed, glaring at me.

"What is this powerful blessing?!"

Was that... a blessing?

Being a virgin, I thought this might be the mythical lightning-like pleasure people talked about when men and women connected.