The Failed Swordmaster - Chapter 60

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Chapter 60 26. The Woman I Really Wanted to Meet (2)

Succubus.

A demon with an appearance resembling human women, whose power varied drastically depending on the individual.

However, there was one common trait they all shared.

That was…

‘Incredible beauty!’

That’s right. Succubi were all stunning beauties without exception.

It was only natural. These creatures specialized in charming and brainwashing human men to make them their slaves.

Beings whose goal was to drain essence from their enslaved men to increase their own power couldn’t possibly be anything but beautiful.

Having thought this far, Lumian gulped.

‘Certainly, she was incredibly beautiful.’

Lumian had actually seen a succubus before.

Not in this life, of course, but in his previous one. His entire life had been filled with battles against demons, so he had encountered common demons like succubi over a hundred times.

Of course, the situation then was different from now.

In his previous life, he didn’t have his manhood, but now he did.

It was an enormous difference.

‘I want to see one!’

Lumian cried out in his heart.

Just once, he wanted to meet one again.

He wanted to see a succubus’s beauty that surpassed humans, and he wanted to experience a succubus’s charm attack.

Morghen immediately caught onto Lumian’s thoughts.

He shook his head and said.

“No way, are you thinking about a succubus when we’re facing a crisis in two territories?”

“Of course. How can I not see her? How else would I defeat her without looking?”

“Don’t joke around… Sigh, let’s go out first. We’ll get caught at this rate.”

The two quickly left Baron Carayan’s manor house.

Having successfully escaped without being detected, the two looked at each other.

Morghen sighed as he looked at Lumian, who wore an awkward expression.

“Haah… Brother. Isn’t this too much?”

“What, you bastard.”

“No matter how urgent it is, to lust after a succubus… Really, I’m not one to back down when it comes to liking women, but I can’t match you, Brother.”

“Of course. Have you held back for 60 years?”

“Brother, have you been doing that since you were one year old?”

“Stop talking back. Of course not, man, it’s just, uh? Curiosity.”

“What kind of curiosity?”

“I’ve been incredibly curious about what it would feel like to see a succubus while having my manhood intact.”

Lumian made a serious expression. His memory traced back to his previous life.

Succubi were quite troublesome creatures, at least for men.

Though their power was weaker compared to demons of the same rank, one moment of carelessness could result in falling under their charm skill, so one always had to stay alert.

Naturally, not everyone could manage this, and occasionally some would fall victim to mental attacks.

After killing the succubus, those freed from the charm would all say similar things.

‘Waves of pleasure that you’d want to last forever wash over you. Of course, if you stayed like that, all your life force would be drained and you’d die. Thank you for saving me.’

‘Damn it! If you’re so grateful, let me experience it once too!’

Of course, Ryan Fromhart, being a eunuch knight, never fell under charm.

He absolutely couldn’t fall under it.

No matter how powerful a succubus was, it was the same. They would make flustered sounds seeing him charge at them in a frenzy, ignoring their charm skills.

‘Oh shit, why isn’t it working!’

‘Shut up, servants of the Demon King!’

Thanks to this, before becoming a Sword Master, his nickname was ‘Succubus Slayer.’

It was an incredibly sad title.

“Well, I suppose that could be curious.”

Morghen, recalling past memories, nodded.

He could certainly understand being curious about that.

But still, being exposed to charm skills was too dangerous.

“Don’t tell me you’re planning to deliberately fall under charm…”

“I won’t. It’s a joke. I’ll just appreciate her appearance.”

“Phew. That’s a relief. Well, that much I can also… Ahem.”

“You’re the only one who understands me, sworn brother.”

“Well, female-type demons are certainly better than ugly magical beasts or male-type demons.”

Morghen grinned.

Scratching his head, he skillfully operated the demon tracking device.

“So, we’re going right now?”

“We should. It’s not like it’s a great labyrinth or the Demon King’s Castle, and one Sword Master and one veteran Expert should be enough without further preparation, right?”

“That’s right. Rather, she might know that we contacted Baron Carayan, so we need to track her quickly.”

“Good. Let’s go right away.”

“You seem to be in a good mood.”

“Not bad. We’re going to eliminate a threat to the territory. Stop saying unnecessary things and let’s hurry.”

With an expression full of impure intentions, Lumian urged Morghen.

His sworn brother nodded.

Concealing his presence again, he quietly murmured.

“Let’s go quietly so the succubus doesn’t notice.”

“Got it.”

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“Is it inside that cave?”

“That’s right.”

“Anyway, these demons really love caves.”

Lumian grumbled. Morghen nodded in agreement.

Where they were standing now was a small mountain in the Carayan Barony.

He had worried she might have noticed and fled, but fortunately that wasn’t the case. The demon tracking device was pointing exactly to this location.

“Let’s be more careful. She might have dug a back exit.”

“I know. This guy, you’ve become incredibly thorough since becoming Mercenary King?”

“Then why have you become so carefree, Brother? Is it because your body got younger?”

“Enough, let’s go.”

Lumian cut off the conversation.

Bantering with Morghen had its own fun, but right now his purpose was ultimately the succubus.

More precisely, to appreciate the succubus’s appearance.

To be a bit more honest… he also had some desire to briefly experience the succubus’s charm.

‘I could fall under it briefly, then draw up my aura to fortify my mind…’

Of course, this would be impossible for ordinary knights, but Lumian could do it.

He had practiced the conditioned reflex of reflexively protecting his head with aura when exposed to mental attacks like charm.

Continuously from the moment he saw the word succubus until now.

‘Just how good it feels, I want to at least get a taste…’

If Morghen knew, he’d probably be called crazy regardless of their brotherhood, but as long as he didn’t say it out loud, it didn’t matter.

The two faced each other, nodded, then stealthily infiltrated inside.

Swoosh.

Slide.

The two once again displayed amazing stealth skills.

Their footsteps were so quiet they could be compared to the sound of insects crawling.

In that state, the two moved to the depths of the cave and finally confirmed someone in a robe sitting with their back turned.

Morghen gave a hand signal.

It meant to quickly move to the opposite side and block the escape route.

Lumian nodded his head.

‘If killing were the purpose, it would be better to attack immediately, but…’

There was a need to find out why they targeted the Calard Estate specifically rather than other estates.

And there was also a need to check her face and figure. Also, there was a need to confirm the taste of her charm.

To do that, he absolutely couldn’t let this creature escape!

Lumian, firmly resolved, drew up his aura with full power and stomped his foot.

His appearance was like lightning.

It was faster than any movement he had shown in this life.

“Don’t move!”

“You wicked thing! How dare you bewitch Baron Carayan’s mind? Take off your robe and reveal yourself, filthy demon!”

“No! How did humans get here already!”

Morghen spoke briefly, while Lumian spoke at length.

It was to give the succubus time to come to her senses and remove her robe.

Fortunately, the succubus moved faithfully according to Lumian’s intention. Despite being flustered by the completely unexpected situation, she immediately threw off her robe to escape the crisis.

To charm men, she needed to enhance her own attractiveness. That’s why most succubi wear revealing outfits.

Swoosh!

“You fool! Struggle helplessly as you fall for my beauty!”

Bzzzzt-!

The succubus cast a charm skill toward Lumian.

The older man looked steeped in lust, but he also seemed skilled. So she targeted the relatively naive-looking one.

Her judgment was spot on. Lumian was helplessly hit by the charm skill and trembled.

A surprised voice burst from Morghen’s mouth.

“Older Brother!”

“Ohohoho, slave! Go and finish off that old, ugly man!”

The succubus shouted triumphantly.

Of course, she didn’t think this youngster could beat that man.

But she thought it would be enough to buy time. She planned to escape through the escape route she had dug at the end of the cave during that gap.

However, the situation flowed in a completely different direction from her expectations.

Thud-!

Thwack!

“Kyaaaah!”

The youngster who was charmed, or rather who she thought was charmed, approached her and threw a punch at her abdomen.

The succubus could only be helplessly struck, screaming as she flew back and hit the cave wall. Then she lost consciousness.

“Older Brother, are you alright? Just now, weren’t you exposed to charm?”

Morghen ran over belatedly and asked about Lumian’s condition.

Since he never thought his older brother would be affected, his surprise was even greater.

However, Lumian didn’t look flustered at all.

Rather, his voice was full of bitterness as he answered.

“There isn’t any.”

“Pardon?”

“I said there isn’t any.”

“What? Ah, you mean it had no effect? As expected, because you have a past life, this level of succubus charm can be easily brushed off…”

“No, that’s not it. She has no chest.”

“What?”

“This succubus has a completely childish figure.”

“…”

Hearing his older brother’s words, Morghen turned his head to look at the succubus.

Indeed, that was the case.

He hadn’t paid attention because he was focused on combat, but this succubus’s figure was so meager it would be embarrassing to package it as slender.

Meager chest, meager hips.

Of course, her face was pretty.

However, for Morghen who liked voluptuous figures, it was a form that held no attraction whatsoever.

And the same was true for Lumian.

He muttered with a sad expression.

“The succubi I’ve seen weren’t like this…”

“…”

“How does she go around doing succubus work with such a pathetic figure? This is blasphemy against succubi.”

“Um… well… so, I think this succubus is a weak specimen… the demons you faced in your past life were all formidable ones, I mean, females.”

“…”

“Maybe only she was born with this kind of body…”

“I see. An inferior specimen, something like that.”

Lumian nodded with an understanding expression.

It was a reasonably convincing explanation.

But that didn’t make his current disappointment disappear.

‘I deliberately let myself get charmed, but the succubus wasn’t attractive at all so I couldn’t feel the taste…’

It was almost infuriating.

He spoke to the succubus, conveying his feelings.

“This flat creature. No, female.”

“Wicked female. Like a cunning and narrow-minded demon, she has no chest either.”

“Well said, Morghen. She’s a very bad female.”

“…Crazy bastards.”

Then, the succubus who had been unconscious woke up.

Having heard their words, tears were welling up in her eyes.

“I also, my figure also… has its own demand…”

“…”

“Stop it… stop it, you bastards…”

With those words, the succubus lost consciousness again.

Their harsh words were so shocking that she had briefly regained consciousness.

Morghen made an apologetic expression.

“I feel a bit sorry. Even though she’s a demon.”

“Right.”

“What is this, trying to match Older Brother’s mood for nothing.”

“What. What did I do.”

Lumian answered with a shameless expression.

Morghen shook his head, sighed, and opened his magic backpack.

It was a backpack enchanted with space expansion magic. When he put his hand in, a bunch of menacing-looking torture instruments came out.

“You use a lot of expensive tools?”

“Am I the Mercenary King for nothing? I didn’t just improve my swordsmanship for 10 years. I’ll extract the information.”

“Alright. I trust you.”

“It’s obvious she was scheming to devour the estate, so no need to ask about that… we just need to find out why specifically the Calard Estate.”

Morghen muttered lowly and began the torture.

Though she was a succubus with a beautiful face, he showed no mercy. She was still a demon all the same.

Morghen skillfully worked on the succubus for about 30 minutes and extracted all the information he wanted. Lumian also listened alongside him.

He said.

“I see. There’s a sealed demon hideout in the Calard Estate…”

“Yes. Whether forming close ties through Baron Carayan, or devouring the estate through duels or territorial wars… she wanted to create conditions to comfortably work on unsealing from the hideout.”

“Now I understand. But to think there was a sealed demon hideout in our estate…”

Apparently they had chosen to hide themselves to avoid being discovered by humans, but this succubus thought that now that boundaries had blurred, it was okay to break the seal again.

Then, a thought flashed through Lumian’s mind like lightning.

‘Could it be that the Demon Clan members in the hideout are also… Succubi?’

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