51 - Chapter 49: Officially Dating
"Haa... ah..."
I staggered forward, my entire body covered in bruises.
Blood dripped from my nose, and the inside of my mouth stung with the taste of iron.
"You son of a—"
I couldn't even finish the curse before a succubus kicked me from behind.
"Ugh...!"
Gritting my teeth, I collapsed forward. As I crawled along the floor, a heavy foot slammed down onto my back.
"Ah...!"
Stopping my pathetic attempt to escape, the succubus grabbed me by the hair and yanked me up. But my legs refused to support me.
"Haa... haa..."
My body had finally reached its absolute limit.
When I failed to stand no matter how hard I tried, the succubi's faces fell into bored, disappointed expressions.
That wasn't a good sign.
Even children will kill a frog once they grow bored of tormenting it.
"Haa..."
Sure enough.
With a soft sigh, the succubus wrapped her tail around my neck once more.
She constricted her tail, lifting me clean off the ground.
"...!"
With the tail squeezing my windpipe and gravity pulling me down, I couldn't breathe. I flailed in midair, desperately clawing at the tail.
"Gark... cough..."
As I struggled, another succubus closed the distance before I could even register her movement.
She began to pummel me as I dangled there, treating me like a punching bag.
"Ghah...! Ack...! Cough...!"
She could have easily killed me with a single blow, but she didn't. There was a sickening malice in the way she held back, keeping her strikes just weak enough to prolong the agony.
"Ugh... ah... stop..."
Choked and beaten simultaneously, I could barely keep consciousness. Nothing remained but the raw, instinctive terror of death.
Just as I thought I was truly going to die,
the succubi's bodies suddenly dissolved into black smoke.
The sudden release dropped me to the floor, saving me from suffocation at the very last second.
"Hah...! Gasp...! Cough, cough!"
Sprawled on the floor, driven purely by survival instinct, I sucked in air so violently I thought my lungs would burst.
As I gasped, the black smoke that had been the succubi was sucked through the crack under the door like dust into a vacuum.
"Haa... huff... ah..."
Even after they vanished, I lay there on the cold floor for a long time, desperately trying to catch my breath.
"It's done,"
Natalia muttered to herself, staring at the lantern. Its light had turned a deep purple after drawing in all the black smoke.
A complex magic circle was drawn around the lantern, surrounded by various ritual tools.
There were two ways to deal with demons.
You could either fight and defeat them like any other monster,
or seal them away using an exorcism ritual.
The ritual was safe and reliable, but the preparations took a considerable amount of time.
That was why Natalia, who had barely escaped with her life, couldn't immediately go to Han Su-hyeon's rescue—even after finding his discarded bag in the hallway and using the emergency potions inside to treat her own wounds.
Regardless, now that the ritual was complete, Natalia picked up the lantern containing the sealed succubi and opened the door to the room where Su-hyeon was.
First, I should thank him. Should I apologize, too? Maybe I should ask him out for a meal to make it up to him? What do guys his age even like? Ah, damn it... this is so awkward...
Despite her striking beauty, Natalia's abrasive personality made her difficult to get along with. She had virtually no memory of ever receiving help from anyone, nor had she ever felt the need for it.
"Uh... hey... are you o—"
As she approached Su-hyeon, her head throbbing from the chaotic swirl of thoughts, Natalia faltered.
With so much she wanted to say, her throat seized up instead.
Unused to such situations, she lacked the experience to decide which of the countless words in her head to speak first.
"Haa..."
Instead of speaking, she let out a heavy sigh, scratched the back of her head, and flopped down onto the floor next to him.
Lying flat on her back just like Su-hyeon, completely exhausted, the words slipped out before she could stop them.
"Should we get married?"
It was a completely unfiltered thought, escaping her lips the moment her guard dropped.
At her sudden proposal, Su-hyeon let out a weak chuckle.
"A rushed marriage has a pretty high failure rate."
"I suppose so..."
As Su-hyeon smiled, Natalia found herself smiling too. The heavy tension between them melted away, replaced by an easy comfort.
"Then... do you want to date? With marriage in mind?"
"Sure, why not."
I passed my graduation exam.
Natalia offered to let me keep working under her even after graduation.
With everything falling into place, I boarded the subway while waiting for my hunter license to be issued.
I hadn't boarded the train with any particular destination in mind. Stepping into the crowded rush-hour car, I found a decent spot to stand in the corner.
As I settled in, someone stepped up right behind me. It was Natalia.
Even in the chaotic crowd, she had slipped up to me without drawing a single eye.
Her warm, damp breath brushed against the nape of my neck. Shivering from the ticklish sensation, I shrank back slightly.
At the same time, her hand lightly patted my ass—so quietly that no one nearby would notice.
She gave my cheek a firm squeeze, then stroked it with slow, smooth strokes.
"You're loving this."
I could feel her excitement radiating through her touch.
Then again, considering she was willing to leave her perfectly good German imports behind just to ride the subway with me, I suppose it was only natural she had a public groping fetish.
Her hands grew increasingly bold, to the point where I started to worry someone might actually catch us.
Of course, Natalia hadn't completely lost her mind, so she stopped just in the nick of time.
But her teasing pace only tormented me more.
"...Let's get off."
"Okay."
Perhaps sensing my body shuddering through her fingertips, Natalia had whispered the suggestion.
We got off at the very next station.
During our first meeting, she had dragged me into a public restroom.
But this time, she dragged me into a remarkably high-end hotel.
She had clearly picked the most expensive place with the best amenities in the area.
We checked in and headed up. The moment the door clicked shut behind us, Natalia shoved me onto the bed.
As expected of a luxury hotel, the mattress was incredibly plush, easily absorbing the impact of my fall.
In an instant, Natalia yanked my shirt up and pulled my pants down.
Stripping off her own pants, she immediately guided my erect cock inside her pussy.
"Ah... nngh..."
Natalia let out a soft moan, reaching out to cup my cheeks with her bronze hands.
Holding my face in place, she leaned down. Straddling me, she draped her upper body over mine and kissed me deeply.
As our tongues twined together, her hips began to grind up and down. The tight ridges of her walls squirmed, her muscles rhythmically squeezing to stimulate my cock.
Before long, I ejaculated inside her for the first time.
"Huu... haaa..."
Even though my cock went soft inside her after I came, Natalia didn't try to force it back up right away.
She didn't squeeze me with her walls, nor did she reach down to press against my prostate.
Instead, keeping my flaccid length buried inside her, she wrapped her arms tightly around me. After a moment of hesitation, she whispered,
"Um... you know... can you tell me you love me? I mean... since we're officially dating now..."
Her uncharacteristic hesitation was incredibly cute. I couldn't help but smile.
"I love you."
The moment the words left my mouth, her walls clamped down in a violent spasm. That single twitch triggered a wave of rhythmic squeezing, instantly coaxing my cock back to full erection.
"Keep... hah... keep saying it..."
"I love you."
Every time I whispered those words, Natalia's pussy clamped down as tight as possible, her breathing growing ragged.
"Ah...!"
"Ah—?!"
At some point, she began to discharge sparks of electricity. Unlike our time in the park, this didn't seem intentional at all.
She had completely lost herself to the pleasure, her body acting on pure instinct.
"I love—ugh..."
Fortunately, the current wasn't too strong. It was a bit intense, but the mild shocks quickly melted into pure pleasure.
My body had been thoroughly conditioned to cum in response to whatever she did to me.
"Ah... ah... ah, yes...!"
We came together over and over again in that hotel room.
Even after we finally finished, Natalia didn't pull my cock out of her pussy, nor did she loosen her tight embrace.
We fell asleep just like that, still joined together.
It was a little warm, but it wasn't a bad way to sleep.