Luka's party was once again on the road. This time, they were heading to the southern part of the mountains that were isolating the westernmost part of the continent. The hero was walking angrily with a scowl on his face, followed by the other party members who barely managed to keep the pace.

When they got up in the morning, they heard rumors about a group of bandits terrorizing the region with a dragon and a vampire. Luka accepted the quest to deal with them, as he knew that they were actually just children playing pretend in the mountains. The group had managed to find their hideout without issue, but his enthusiastic party members solved the issue in a way he would definitively have avoided.

Morrigan stepped up to join Luka. "I repeat, I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what? For destroying the innocence of four young monsters? You systematically used your aura each time you saw one appearing."

The succubus sighed. "I'm sorry, but first, I could tell they're more than enough mature to get it on, and I can tell at least one enjoyed it. Also, seriously, with your power you could have actually killed them! Instead, I just incapacitated them while kickstarting their puberty!" She turned toward Alicetromeria. "Besides, I'm not the one who broke out the tentacles!"

"Ufufufu! The little ones seemed so confused by what happened to them, I just wanted them to better understand."

"Well, they'll be better at it later. And hey! I cleared their memory afterward! And they still apologized to the town, they got accepted, and they will find jobs that will soon be usefull to us! So no harm done!"

"Removing memories, giving them another purpose... That's the kind of brainwashing an angel under Ilias would do. Ufufufu…"

Morrigan scowled at the insult before conceding the point to the yoma. "Hiyyuuu… Now I feel dirty." She then raised her hands upward apologetically. "And again, I'm sorry I slew Amira. I just got surprised by her appearance."

Luka's step became a little more brisk. "You were not surprised, you just found her speech excessively grating. Also your attack nuked the area in front of the inn, it's a miracle nobody caught us!"

Alicetromeria raised her hand. "I would have done the same!"

Morrigan continued. "And our little hero would have too. Everything about you at that moment was screaming I want to kill her! So you're just jealous I did it first."

Luka groaned, before calming down. "Actually you're right. We already know where the White Rabbit is, we largely could have afforded her 1500 gold fee, and we're doing this side quest purely to leave no loose end behind. And yes, before meeting her, I didn't know you could want to kill someone just because they're annoying. And yet…"

"You see! You agree! So the only problem now is that we lost a few hours because you have a bad sense of direction!"

Ilias chuckled in delight. "Falling in your own trapping you whore? You really still are unable to think a simple plan on your own when it isn't about violating my children."She was still wearing an insane smug grin.

Morrigan continued without taking an apparent notice of the little angel's remark. A minute afterward however, she suddenly flipped and stuck her face close to Ilias while showing all her teeth in her usual insane grin.

"Do you want to die that badly? My record for dryfishing someone is less than a thousandth of a second!"

The small goddess answered unperturbed. "Oh, would you give up on torturing me for all eternity for a single moment of relief? You and your kin are really unable to live beyond the moment."

Morrigan recoiled in surprise as the group halted its progress. "Did something happen to the little egomaniac there?"

Luka scratched the back of his head. "She thinks she's trapped in a nightmare created by Minagi."

The succubus looked at Ilias. "If you were, you would be drained in an orgy of succubi." She came closer to the goddess to whisper in her ear. "Or mother would be currently covering every inch of your body, stimulating you to new peaks while making you discover pleasures your underdeveloped mind could not even have considered possible."

Ilias remained impassive. "Nothing you can do to me will reach me. I came from Heaven, you were created in Hell. You're below me."

Her interlocutor recoiled with a disgusted expression. "…I preferred her when she wasn't completely delusional. These people are the worst…"

Luka crossed his arms and turned toward the succubus before asking sarcastically. "Then since you broke her and have apparently already dealt with that kind of people, you wouldn't know how to fix her?"

"Well" Morrigan scratched her chin, lost in thoughts. "Usually, they come back to their sense when we start stimulating them a good deal."

"It's out of question."

"Figured as much… Psychological therapy is also possible, but only with someone who possesses an advanced mastery of the issue." She grinned awkwardly. "I know Lilith would be able to help us on this one, but I have the feeling simply contacting her right now could turn very badly."

Luka nodded. The less visible they were the better.

"The last possibility would be to find something -and that something could be anything such as an event, an item or someone- that would trigger her memories and help her reconnect with the current reality."

"Great… Actually, maybe the angels at the chapel would be able to help her."

Morrigan massaged her temples. "Just… This won't be something that will die down on its own. And this is not that fun to mess around with. Trust me on that one."

Luka nodded again. Wow, she is actually helpful on that one… I just hope this anomaly won't accelerate the spread of chaosization too much…

Eventually, the group entered the tunnel. No monster around came close to the group, and the few that appeared flew as soon as they saw Luka's pissed off expression. They reached the other side undisturbed. The two monsters grimaced upon seeing the slum, while Ilias remained ecstatic.

"My, this place doesn't look fun at all!"

"Do we really have to go in there?" Morrigan looked at the hamlet. It was barely a mix of tents and houses that threatened to fall apart. The streets were made of mud and filled with a mix of debris and trash. She looked at the castle that appeared further south.

"Wait a minute… down there…"

Luka tried second guessing the succubus. "It's Mithra sealed castle. It's mostly empty, save for pedestals and a few chests filled with useless junk."

"We have to visit it."

"We'll do it after we deal with the side quest at hand."

"Fiiine…What are we looking for exactly."

"Well, a thug named Don Dahlia is currently trafficking phoenix tails that she gets by tricking a young phoenix named Mini. She keeps her in the warehouse located back there, and keep the key on herself."

"When you say young, how young exactly?"

"Referencing to the human age… I'd definitively say less than 10 years old."

Alicetromeria scowled. "Tricking a young monster like that? That's unforgiveable!"

Morrigan solemnly nodded. "I agree, we must teach them a proper lesson. This kind of exploitation should never happen.

Luka remained stunned for a minute. "Is that… the pot calling the kettle out?" Both monsters turned toward him, and he suddenly felt like he belched at a royal banquet. "I mean, how many times you tricked some people to suck them dry?"

"How many loaves of bread did you cook since you were born?"

"Six hundred and fifty eight. What's the link?"

Morrigan stared at the hero. "How can one be so dense and so good with numbers at the same time?" She shook her head. "Anyway, I can't remember all the times, and it's different here! Her end goal isn't worth the pain she inflicts on that poor girl! A few hundred coins compared to the otherworldly pleasure we can offer? Don't make me laugh! And, most of all, what we did is all in the past!"

"A past as close as yesterday, ufufufu…"

Luka was shocked. "WAIT WHAT?"

The succubus sneered. "Yesterday doesn't count. Those idiots had it coming."

Ilias scoffed. "You really can't even hold yourself back in your own mind, can you? Your morale and your alleged strength are so nonexistent that even in your dreams, you only wish to violate and dominate men. Actually, you hate your weakness so much that you need to escape in your dream to be actually able to hurt me!"

The group fell silent, as each member of the sane trio looked awkwardly at each other before Luka eventually started talking again.

"We deal with the smuggling issue first, then we go check Mithra, then a Pocket Castle break to help Ilias. Deal?"

"Deal."

"Deal."

"Oh, do you really think me a fool enough to fall for your trap? I will not give into your offer a hope spot."

Morrigan cringed. "Yeaaah, she's definitely gone bonkers." She started cheering back. "Anyway, what's the plan?"

"We get a thief to steal the key from Don Dahlia."

The succubus looked around. "Yeaaah, we find a thief here that will work for us. He's going to be the most reliable person…"

"…" Luka stared haughtily at her.

"…But I'm not one to talk I guess. Alicetromeria?"

"Why don't we go ask Don Dahlia nicely? I'm sure she's going to be very accepting of our request…"

"That's good enough for me! Let's go!"

She's going to violate her, isn't she? Or will she actually just stick to terrifying her? The group started walking toward Don Dahlia's tent.

Even when she was hanging out at the Pocket Castle after he recruited her, he rarely saw her. She was still busy with her own business back on Ilias continent, after all. As such, he didn't remember how much of a low life thug she looked like when he saw her: Torn blue jeans, short, messy blond hair, skull earrings, a perpetual cocky half grin, and the shameless behavior of someone who never had to deal with an actual threat. She sneered when she saw the group entering her tent.

"Well aren't you the strange fellows. What do you want?"

"We know you smuggle the tails you pluck from a young phoenix girl. Release her now."

Wow, Morrigan is actually taking this seriously. Did we finally get through her?

The thug burst into laughter. "Pfwahaha! Seriously? Scram, you weenie."

Morrigan deployed her aura as she inched her face closer to Don Dahlia while grinning. "I'm sorry, I thought you just tried to give me an order."

The thug suddenly went wide eyed. After a second, she tried to grab her weapon, but Morrigan had already grabbed her wrist and was twisting it behind her victim's back. She placed her hand over her crotch's victim and used her aura to stimulate her. After barely a second, Don Dahlia moaned loudly and fell like a puppet doll which strings had been cut off. A damp spot appeared between her legs. The succubus grabbed the key and showed it off to the weary hero.

"Why do you keep using your aura to molest people until they pass out?"

"Because it works. What's the saying already? When all you have is a hammer…" She then showed off a glowing hand to Luka. "Are you envious? Do you want a taste?"

"No thank you, I'm fine."

The group then proceeded to exit the tent. Several wanderers happened to stand outside. One of them called out to the group.

"What happened to Don Dahlia?"

Luka cringed. "She had a small… talk… with my friend, and that got physical."

Morrigan proudly declared. "Yep, Nobody can beat me when it comes to pleasure!"

Another man raised a finger to Morrigan, clearly shocked. "You managed to make Don Dahlia come? Can we get some?"

The succubus started scowling as the silence fell. "…I'm really not in the mood right now."

A hooded thug stepped forward. "Aw, come on, you're a slutty succubus, don't be a tease."

The succubus turned toward the remainder of the group. Luka took the message and instantly raised a magic shield to protect the remainder of his party. The succubus then slowly turned back toward her audience, grinning, as the tension was becoming palpable.

"Well in that case, I will let you indulge." She proceeded to cast a wave of raw pleasure magic toward the source of her annoyance. Everyone in the audience collapsed in a cacophony of pleasured moans. She sighed at the result.

"I hate this kind of perverts. Those that take pleasure in fucking senselessly without a care for their partner." She sarcastically shook her head side to side. "Aww, looks how she's dressed, she's a succubus, I'll show her how what a man I am and give her a good pounding and make her fall for me!" She proceeded to kick the hooded thug in the genitals for good measure. "Know your place, trash."

"Aren't you one yourself?" It took Luka a second to realize the words came from his own mouth. The way the succubus gazed at him reminded him of a time, when a younger Sonya beat up another kid that had torn up her teddy bear. Said kid had to be taken care of at the temple for several days.

"Okay, first off, YES, I am a direct descendant of Minagi, the great ancestor of all succubi, created and designed by the Dark Goddess herself with the intent to create the most sexually powerful and desirable being that could be! So yes, I do enjoy sex. Getting it on, intimacy, screwing, fucking, and whatever you want to call it, I do enjoy it, like all monsters, like all other succubi, and -face it- like most humans. In fact, I enjoy it so much that I use it as a GOD DAMN WEAPON!"

Luka recoiled when the succubus started shouting. "And like any weapon, mastering is an art that requires practice. And an art get acknowledged by the reaction it elicits from those affected by it. And you know you have mastered it when you get the reaction you desire from your public. In case of sex, nothing says mastery like seeing your partner lose his mind in the pleasure. Unfortunately, like any weapon, it can be used by anyone who thinks they can handle it, without caring for the actual result." She proceeded to materialize her sword to slash at a building, leaving a gash to prove her point.

"So when I see this type of asshole who walks around like he owns the place and decides to use sex to spread misery rather than pleasure in this type of shithole, I'm pissed. But when one of those weak idiot actually start shit talking me, my sisters or my kin to make himself feel superior and start thinking that will be enough to make me submit to him, I think it's time to set the records straight, no matter how ugly it can get."

"Oh, do you finally recognize yourself in them? Or are you that deep in denial about yourself? Or maybe you just need to bark like a little dog compensate your inferiority to angels even in bed…" He nearly forgot about Ilias.

The succubus glared at the small goddess. "I'd have repainted the walls with your insides if you didn't just acknowledge that even your angels like getting laid."

She then turned back toward Luka. "My point is: they're not event enjoying the sex for itself here. They use it badly as a weapon, and, as a succubus who mastered the arts, it pisses me off to no end. They just enjoy dominating, and certainly don't like when their partner receives the smallest pleasure in the act, when sex is all about sharing that bit, so they make horrible partners for humans. And believe it or not, they also make poor partners for us too. Not only their mindset makes them extremely weak to monster's attacks, but they're not even fun to break, and, worst of all, they end up underperforming and breaking the mood faster than someone who farted in bed. Hell, I can't even wish them for angels."

She spat on the thug. "You know someone's really great at wielding the sexual arts when you enjoy having them ravish you, which is what succubi are all about." She looked on the side, lost in thoughts. "And you know you found your soul mate when you make a moaning mess of each other every time you can."

As the group fell silent, Morrigan dematerialized her sword again. "So please, don't ever forget that. Don't mix a dick contest and sexual arts. Don't ever lump me with those rejects. What I do is sharing my art. What they wanted do…" She gestured to the thugs still laying around. "Was just showing their superiority in the worst possible way possible in this context. That'd be like screaming you're the best cook while trying to shove charred bread in someone's mouth. It's beyond insulting."

The succubus left the group and disappeared around the corner. Alicetromeria silently followed her.

Luka remained frozen up in place for several moments. Did I just get a lecture by Morrigan on the artistic nature of sex? He started walking toward the corner of the building, but stopped midway again. Wait, after Mithra Castle, our next stop is… Pornof…Great…

A few pictures crossed his mind. All of them involved a destroyed village and its inhabitants slaughtered by a very angry succubus and a psychopathic Monster Lord.

The succubus head reappeared from the corner. "Hey, mister hero! Do you want to actually free a little phoenix girl in danger, or do you want your team mates to do everything for you?"

Luka strutted toward the succubus. "I'm coming, I'm coming, wait for me."

Morrigan grinned. "What she said."

"I'm just getting worried about the possible increase in the chaosization speed."

When they reached the front of the warehouse, Morrigan handed the key to Luka. "Don't worry, I'm sure parallel me and my sisters are keeping it under control."

Freeing the phoenix was a moment of tranquility compared to the rest of the adventures the group went through in the slums. She accepted at their word that Don Dahlia was exploiting her. Eventually, once free from the issues at hand, the group started making its way toward Mithra castle.

Mephisto was still staring wide eyed at the screen. Thanks to the ingenuity of several monsters and apoptosis versed in makinas, and under the direction of the mecha pope, the usual crystal ball that could be used to see through the eyes of the wielder of the Pocket Castle was replaced by a wide sized screen that was hanged in the bar. A few criticized its presence as it created a background noise that "detracted them from enjoying a drink", but fell silent in front of the majority that enjoyed the show. This time, however, the assembly was silent, each member pondering Morrigan's rant.

The Grand Noah queen was by the side of her advisor, Mephisto. She said she enjoyed learning more about Luka's adventure, but the yoma could tell she was clearly unnerved by the speech that came from the youngest of the Lilith Sisters.

"I didn't know ancient monsters could be so much… so much like that."

The queen took several gulps of her wine.

"I cannot speak for all of us, but succubi consider sex as the most serious of business, and one does not live for several hundred of years without growing into an obsession." She paused to take a sip of her own drink. "We've seen Alma Elma in the arena enough to validate that, and she's still extremely young compared to Morrigan. However, considering the world the latter comes from, I advise to take that one with a pinch of salt if you allow myself the use of this expression…" Mephisto remained silent for a minute. "But it is true that most monsters enjoy using sex as a weapon, as it was integrated into our genes by the Dark Goddess herself. It would be a mistake not to use it."

"That raises quite a few questions about her."

Mephisto eyed her superior, trying to decipher her expression. But even if the latter had several drinks in the past hours, she still remained steady and had meticulously kept a neutral expression.

"I suppose this can be considered a cultural gap. I'm just glad that this isn't prevalent in human kingdoms. That would result in a society of useless perverts."

Mephisto decided it was better to keep silent about the group's upcoming destinations. After a few minutes, a miko lamia appeared and made a beeline to Mephisto.

"Eden is awake, you may want to go explain what's happening to her."

Mephisto nodded, smiling. Inside however, she was boiling with fear. Explaining to Eden that Ilias was currently travelling with one of the infamous Lilith Sisters and the most psychopathic of the Monster Lord was something she didn't want to deal with, no matter how responsible she was for that. She started praying the Dark Goddess for a miracle.