A/N: Revised as of 4/14/2024.

Hello all! Axel's second most beautiful and talented priestess, Cecily here! Second only to Lady Aqua herself. Obviously.

Life in the Town of Newbie Adventurers has been a lot more fun than I had anticipated. At first glance, this place is a dump full of weaklings and nasty Eris cultists. I mean, what would one expect by comparing the town to the wonderful city of Alcanretia?

Anyways, my whole world was turned upside down by a handsome young man with blonde hair and blue eyes. Such features are uncommon in this kingdom and tend to be of nobles. Couple this information with the fact the boy was wearing expensive-looking armor and also wielded a magic sword, he was obviously of noble lineage. I vowed to Lady Aqua that I would not let him escape!

But he escaped.

I was devastated! My life of luxury and leisure was in peril! I prayed day and night to my goddess for a second chance at finding happiness!

And then-! Just as I was beginning to lose hope, I met another handsome young man with blonde hair and blue eyes. My prayers had been answered!

The moment our eyes met; I knew it was meant to be. It was love at first sight! Seeing him run away from me with a speed I had never seen before only sealed the deal.

"I must make this boy mine!"

Such thoughts floated around in my jumbled mind as my heart ached for this boy. I swore to my goddess that I wouldn't let this second chance go to waste… and so, using all my resources to achieve my goal I-

Received a debt of Four-Million Eris.

Stingy old man. Didn't he know that I was using his five-star restaurant to host our wedding for the good of the Axis Cult? I'm glad I replaced all the napkins with Tokoroten Slime wrappers before fleeing from the city.

But the debt proved to be useful in the end. After following the boy to his hometown, I learned that he had a bleeding heart! For reasons I cannot begin to comprehend, he felt partially responsible for my completely unreasonable debt and offered me a place in his adventuring party!

How lucky!

Being an adventurer may not suit a delicate lady such as myself, but I knew that I would be safe in my soon-to-be husband's protection. I was even reunited with my cute little lolis, Megumin and Yunyun~!

Of course, it wasn't all rainbows since then, and I've had my fair shares of trouble. Like the other delinquent in our party who was good for nothing but being bait(thank the goddess he recently quit), and the pesky Succubi who keep trying to seduce my man! I have to put up a barrier around the entire inn every night to protect his purity, which makes all the male occupants really angry with me for some reason.

Oh, and then there was the time that the handsome young man with the magic sword dared to show his face to me again. That man had the gall to make all sorts of outrageous accusations about my fiancé and even went as far as to claim that he would rescue me.

Don't get me wrong, I loved having two men fighting over me. But if he liked me so much, then he should have put a ring on it!

Luckily, that pitiful boy with a hero complex was swiftly dealt with, but before my beloved could take home the spoils of war(me), the town was attacked by the Mobile Fortress Destroyer of all things!

Getting in the way of my love… This must be the work of the evil goddess Eris herself!

After my beloved took care of the Destroyer, he was arrested and prosecuted for being a demon for whatever reason. I made sure to play my part in his defense like any devoted fiancé would, but in the end, it all came down to the Crusader in Lady Aqua's party. I wonder if she's interested in my man too…

After the trial's conclusion, I was hard at work at trying to get back at Eris for getting in the way of my love conquest by venting my frustrations on the windows of the Eris churches in the city.

…What? They have plenty of buildings to spare.

Lately, Lady Aqua has been coming over to play every day. With the yummy bowl of noodles that my beloved calls "ramen", my days were beginning to become quite leisurely.

That man should really just marry Lady Aqua already. He's already taking care of us, so he might as well make it official so he can enjoy the benefits of having such a beautiful wife. I would be the sexy mistress!

I thought those playful days would never end… But then my beloved came home one day and made us go on a quest. That day, I got to play with Megumin! Though for some reason, I can't shake off the feeling that I was in mortal peril at some point during our playtime. Oh well, I must have been imagining things.

That brings us to the present… You must be asking yourself: "What is the beautiful Cecily doing right now?".

Well, if you must ask-

"Naruto-san! Unlock the door this instant! How could you cheat on me with those disgusting devils!?"

Cecily shouted while banging on Naruto's door repeatedly, but the boy wouldn't answer. He must have been put under a spell by those two nasty devils! That had to be it! After all, why else would he be ignoring the words of his future lover!?

But the blasted door wouldn't open! Not even the spare key she had the innkeeper craft for her was working. Naruto must've changed the locks without her knowing… again.

That silly boy, trying to keep her out like that. He needn't be so shy when receiving the affections of a kind Onee-san with a voluptuous figure. Not that she minded the shy act.

Only one thing left to do!

"Yunyun! Come quick! Naruto is in trouble!"

"W-what!? W-w-w-what happened!?"

Seeing as she couldn't get inside of Naruto's room by herself, Cecily jumped to the door to her left and started banging on it. Yunyun quickly opened the door with wide eyes and asked what was going on.

"It's terrible! Naruto is being seduced by a pair of devious Succubi right now! Hurry, open his door with your magic so I can teach those bitches a lesson!"

Cecily commanded while cracking her knuckles in a way that was very unbefitting of a priestess.

"Y-you're kind of scaring me, Cecily-san… But isn't that really bad?"

Yunyun meekly asked, but started chanting her unlocking spell as she didn't want to further anger the Axis Cultist. Succubi were rather uncommon around the Crimson Demon Village, but she was aware that they were low-class devils who fed off the lifeforce of men by seducing them.

If they didn't act fast, Naruto might lose something very important!

'Ah, but wait… Unlocking someone's door with magic is a serious breach in one's privacy… Knowing Cecily-san, she might just be saying these things because Naruto-san changed the locks on her again…'

Yunyun thought and hesitated with her spell just as it was nearing its completion.

"H-hey… Stop! Don't take off my shirt-n-nooooo! Get off!"

Click!

Hearing the strange words from inside, Yunyun lost all hesitation and instantly finished her spell.

The moment the lock made the notable sound, Cecily kicked the door open and charged inside.

"How dare you seduce my man, devil scum! Let me show you the wrath of the Axis Cult!"

"Cecily!? How'd you get in!? I thought I changed the lock?"

Naruto, who was currently shirtless and pinned to his bed by a busty woman with pink hair, looked towards the entrance of his room with wide eyes. His face the shade of his mother's hair, he quickly moved to confront the priestess before she could do anything drastic.

"Move, Naruto! Let me teach these homewreckers what it means to come between and man and his woman!"

"Why are you acting like we're married!? Actually, how did you even get in?"

Using his body as a shield, Naruto intercepted all of Cecily's attempts to purify the Succubus behind him. That was when he noticed the shy mage peeking inside through the doorway.

'Ah, so that's how she got in…'

Resisting the urge to sigh, Naruto swiftly moved up to Cecily and grabbed her shoulders.

"!"

Surprised by the sudden embrace, Cecily ceased her purification spells. Tilting her head up, she almost melted in the eyes of the man staring down at her with a look so stern, yet passive at the same time. If he looked at her with such seriousness, she might actually fall for him right then and there!

"Cecily."

"Y-yes!?"

Cecily yelped in response when Naruto spoke, his eyes never leaving hers.

What was this? Was he about to say she was mistaken and declare his undying devotion to her!? Not that she would be surprised.

"Sorry, but stay put for a while… Paralyze!"

"Ngh!"

Feeling her body grow stiff at the expense of Naruto's skill, Cecily fell to the floor with a light thud.

'When did he learn that skill… No, wait! What does he plan to do now that I can't resist!? Naruto, you naughty boy… You only had to ask! Not that this kind of play is bad either once in awhile…'

Cecily thought with flushed features while staring up at the boy with expectant eyes.

Naruto grimaced as he looked at the now blushing girl at his feet. Why was she breathing so heavily all of a sudden?

'Ah… I recognize those eyes…'

That's right, Cecily's face reminded him of Darkness. So she was into those kinds of things too, huh?

Releasing a heavy sigh, Naruto turned to face Yunyun. The mage flinched upon meeting his gaze and immediately looked to the floor.

"I-I'm sorry for barging in… It's just Cecily-san said you were in trouble and-"

"Yunyun."

"!"

Yunyun's mouth clamped shut when Naruto suddenly placed a hand on her shoulder. Was she going to end up like Cecily too?

But instead of feeling the brunt of a Paralyze skill, she felt the boy move his hand from her shoulder to the top of her head.

"Do you trust me?"

"H-huh? Of course I trust Naruto-san, but… The Succubus…"

Surprised by the blonde's choice of words, Yunyun answered honestly and looked passed him and towards the two Succubus who were currently huddled up together in the corner of the room with frightened expressions.

"Ah…"

A pitiful sound came out of her mouth when she realized that Naruto wasn't in any danger in the slightest. Of course he wasn't. This was the same Naruto that could take on a pack of Silver Wolves with his hands tied behind his back for fun. She would take his word on it and trust him.

"Good. I'll explain everything later, so for now, could you take this thing back to your room?"

Naruto asked and picked Cecily off the floor and placed the woman into Yunyun's arms.

"O-okay…"

Yunyun responded meekly and carried the paralyzed priestess out of the room, but not before glancing back one last time to get a good look at the now relieved Succubus sitting on Naruto's bed.

She wasn't making a mistake, was she?

…No, she already decided she would trust Naruto. He wasn't the type of person who would give in to such temptations. She would trust him! Trust!

'That was a close one… Thank god Yunyun is so understanding!'

Naruto clutched his beating heart after closing his door and locking it again.

But he was kind of glad Cecily barged in when she did… With Morgan on top of him like that, he felt the walls of his resistance slowly crumbling away. He might not be so lucky next time.

Interacting with these Succubi was getting dangerous. He'd have to start taking precautions.

"That mage was cute. Quite the innocent one, Naruto-sama. Is she your type? Lucky you, Maria~"

Morrigan teased both Naruto and Maria, and the two heavily blushed.

"Ahem! Now that we don't have to worry about being interrupted, what did you two find out about Alderp?"

Clearing his throat, Naruto recovered his shirt that Morrigan had previously tossed to the side and put it back on.

The older Succubus pouted at her master's prudish behavior but proceeded to answer anyway.

"Alderp Barnes Alexei, the current lord of these land. That man definitely has a contract with a devil, and a high ranking one too. We couldn't get too close else risk provoking them in their territory."

"We also learned from rumors that he is an evil man. Corruption, perverseness, and squandering tactics; that man uses foul play to get whatever he wants."

Maria, still sporting Naruto's orange jacket, further revealed their findings on the corrupt noble.

Naruto frowned. Such a despicable man had the favor of Darkness and her family… It's been more than a couple days since the trial, but Darkness had yet to show up.

That wasn't a good sign.

"What's more is that Alderp is rumored to have proposed to the daughter of the Dustiness family numerous times in the past, but her father intervened every time."

Morrigan added, causing Naruto's eyes to widen.

That would explain why Alderp had been staring at Darkness the whole time during the trial. The man was clearly obsessed with her. But now she owed him a favor because of the trial…

'I hope she's okay…'

Naruto thought and decided it was time to take action. If Darkness was still absent from Kazuma's mansion tomorrow, he'd go to the Dustiness home.

Darkness may have weird tastes, but she was still his friend, and he refused to turn his back on her!

"Hey~? Since we did as we were told, can we have our reward~?"

"Eh?"

Pulled out of his train of thought, Naruto made a strange sound when Morrigan suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed herself against his back.

Reward? Did he promise something like that?

Then again, asking them to go into enemy territory and not give them something in return would leave a bad taste in his mouth.

"…What do you want?"

"I-if it isn't too much to ask, can I keep Naruto-sama's jacket a little longer…?"

Maria asked with hopeful eyes, catching the blonde off guard with such an innocent request.

"Oh, um… Sure. You did stitch it up, so I'm thankful for that, Maria-chan."

Naruto replied and pat the petite Succubus on the head affectionately, earning a delightful giggle.

'Two rewards for one mission… Yay!'

Maria grinned a toothy grin as she enjoyed the warm sensation of her master's hand on her head.

"Naruto-sama, no fair~! Giving her a second reward like that… I demand equal treatment!"

Morrigan complained in a pouty, yet playful manner.

Naruto gulped when he remembered he had a sultry Succubus on his back. Maria's childish antics almost distracted him from the real threat.

"F-fine… But nothing too physical, alright?"

Hearing the shinobi's words of approval, Morrigan flashed a grin befitting that of a devil.

The Next Day…

'Hahaha! You left without saying a word to your party members!'

'How was I supposed to face Cecily and Yunyun… After that?'

'While I may not know what you dreamt last night, I have a vague idea. That being said, I quite enjoy that Succubus's antics. It's quite refreshing compared to the Goddess of Annoyance and her lackey.'

Naruto was walking down the streets of Axel gloomily whilst conversing with Kurama.

Gloomy regret stained his features as he thought back-or rather, tried NOT to think back to the dreams Morrigan had influenced him to have. His nine-tailed fox companion had been laughing while adding snarky remarks the entire morning.

There was no escaping the dream, either, as when he tried to wake up, the Succubus would just put him back to sleep with her magic. Kurama refused to help, claiming it was revenge for keeping the seal locked tight for so long.

So all night, Naruto had been placed in various perverted situations with many different females that he was acquainted with, with no control over his body. He had felt like a puppet on strings.

Although, Aqua and Cecily had been excluded from all of that… and for some reason, it left him slightly disappointed.

Wait wait wait! That's enough of that! The more he recalled the dreams, the more he feared that he really was awakening something dark inside. It was like that night in Darkness's room all over again!

Shaking his head to clear out the chortled laughter in his mind, Naruto focused on the path in front of him.

Right now, he was on his way to Kazuma's mansion. With the information Morrigan and Maria had given him, there was no way he could ignore Darkness's situation anymore.

After a few minutes of walking to the far side of town, Naruto walked through the gates that led to his friend's manor.

But just as he was about to knock, the door opened to reveal a familiar mop of blue hair.

"Oh, Naruto? What are you doing here so early?"

Aqua asked with childlike curiosity when her eyes suddenly narrowed in a teasing fashion.

"I was just about to head over, but don't tell me… You came to pick me up? What? Is it that lonely over at your place without me? I guess it's only natural, seeing as your only friends are me, that loner mage, and that filthy lich who makes decent tea. It can't be helped. If you promise to join the Axis Cult and worship me three times a day, I'll move in with you."

"No thank you. Also, I have friends! Plenty, in fact! Most of them are just… Really far away. Also, don't talk about Wiz and Yunyun like that. You'll make them cry."

Naruto declined the instant Aqua made her offer and fumed when he realized she just called him friendless. That was far from the truth. He'd met plenty of people since coming to this world.

"Well if you're not here to pick me up, then why are you here?"

Now in a grumpy mood, Aqua crossed her arms under her chest and huffed.

It seemed she wasn't going to let him in until she got her answer.

"Has Darkness come home at all since the trial?"

Maybe because it was so early in the morning, but it took Aqua a second to process his question. She scrunched her eyebrows and rubbed her chin in thought.

…Hey. Please don't forget about your comrades just because you haven't seen them in a couple days.

"Oh yeah, Darkness came by yesterday and said she was arranged to marry some noble's son."

"!"

Naruto's eyes bulged out of his sockets when Aqua suddenly said something outrageous. At the same time, the sound of someone spewing liquid out of their mouth could be heard from inside the mansion.

A/N: What will Naruto do now that he knows~?

B/N: I wonder what dark things he's awakening. Sadism, or is it masochism? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)