Think or Hit

"... It was a few days while I stared at the wall without doing anything, just waiting for Leviathan to return. He visited 3 more times to get more of my blood, although he couldn't hide his erection. I think he started to see me in a more sexual way.

"..." I hear the sound of the door.

"Leviathan, what...ah..." I quickly jump out of the bed "excited" as I go to the door.

But at the door, it's not Leviathan, it's actually a Valac with a grumpy face, a great contrast to the falsely positive and deceptive image he normally uses with me.

But it makes sense, I guess.

"Hello," I try to be positive with my greeting.

"You stole something from my garden," he says angrily. Few things irritate Valac and make him come out of the false character he normally uses, but one of the things that angers him is someone taking rare things from his garden.

Especially things that can't be replaced, like the Fire Rose that was stolen from him. In the game, there's a cutscene about that.

If you steal something extremely rare from his garden, he'll find out and go after you to punish you, and that punishment is throwing you into a giant carnivorous plant while he laughs and says, "[If you like my plants so much, I hope you enjoy this]."

"I didn't steal anything," I say innocently. My conscience is completely clear. I didn't steal anything from him; I just suggested to Leviathan in an indirect way that I wanted to see a fire rose.

He's the one who went there and stole that item.

"Don't lie to me... your hands are dirty."

'...' I held the fire roses, so it's obvious that the pollen stuck to me. That's why I had Leviathan eat the flower to throw all the blame on him more blatantly.

"I don't know what you mean. I've never left this room and don't know how to use magic, so how could I have stolen something?"

"...Roses... one of the 3 examples of fire roses disappeared from my garden."

"I don't know, I've just been in the room the whole time, and I only moved a little when Leviathan came here. Leviathan is really nice; he gave me the sight of a beautiful bouquet of roses that looked like magma."

This quickly catches Valac's attention.

"Although it's a shame he ate them, they were beautiful. I'm sure you'd like to see them. I apologize for anything, but I don't know what you're looking for."

"I hope you catch the thief, but please don't accuse me anymore. I'm fragile, weak... and too useless to try to steal something from someone."

"I'm sorry I can't offer you anything, but maybe I can invite you in?" He kind of invaded, but it doesn't hurt to formally invite him.

"...I see..." He bows slightly while giving the smile I'm used to.

"Sorry I was so impolite, sister. I shouldn't have been so hasty... You said Leviathan came to give you a gift, right? So that's why he's been disappearing lately."

'Sister... looks like we'll start like this...'

"I'm Valac, but you can call me big brother." The anger in his gaze is obvious, but it's not directed at me. The reason it's easy to trick him this way is simple I'm stupid, fragile, and not very intelligent.

And although this is true, it's the same kind of view they have of me. I'm like an unimpressive object, but that helps me do things like this. If I were more alert, they wouldn't fall for it.

"Big brother? Like that?"

"Yes, sister, you can call me big brother."

"...You... smell incredibly good," Valac says after sniffing the air for a moment. Now that his anger has been redirected, I've become a different focus.

'Valac senses the scent of Lust...' My body, which has been used by many, must have a scent that Valac likes, after all, the more I sink into lust, the more pronounced this scent becomes.

"Thank you, big brother."

"It's okay, sister, I like you," he says as he leans down slightly and holds my chin, raising it to look at him.

'He's going to start using mental magic on me...' I don't try to resist. It's obvious what he's doing. Valac is somewhat predictable in a way, and it's obvious that he'll use this to gain my favor, especially since he knows Leviathan is interested in me. This will make Valac have some interest as well.

"I'll reconsider what I said. I'm truly sorry for accusing you. It's just that something important was stolen from me."

'I can imagine so.' The garden is something that belonged to Aurora and was given as a gift to Valac, which in this case makes it something special for Valac, who is her son and was the last thing he received from her that was connected to a mother's love for her son.

"..." He steps back, but I feel the effects. It was exciting to have him so close, and it wasn't just me being perverted. I'm blushing and feel like I wanted him to have kissed me, even though a moment ago I didn't care about that.

"Big brother, you were wrong... so could you give me a gift?"

"...Hmm... so I have a little sister who begs, huh? What do you want from this big brother here? Depending on what it is, I might consider giving it to you."

"A kiss." I thought about asking for the Aetheris egg, but I doubt he'd give that. So it makes more sense to ask for something he'll accept and that will increase his favorability towards me.

'This is like a dating simulator... the first move was all wrong... so I reset, already knowing what to choose.' I bet many would like this second chance, and I'm going to take full advantage of it.

"So I have a little sister who's begging and naughty? Cute girls like you shouldn't be asking strangers for kisses."

"But you're not a stranger, I know you're Valac and I know you're my big brother. Plus, I feel like you're special to me."

A bunch of meaningless nonsense comes out of my mouth.

"Haha, I see, so we're both feeling that way. I feel like you're special too, and you smell so good. I wonder how a cute girl like you has a scent so similar to mine."

'...' Am I like a succubus in his eyes? Maybe a superior one, I have no idea.

"So will I get a kiss?" I ask with a sweet smile, it's the sweetest I can manage.

"Of course, how can I refuse the request of a cute girl like you?" He says as he holds my waist, leans down slightly, and kisses me. I feel his tongue invade my mouth and start exploring.

I intertwine my tongue with his in this deep and obscene kiss, continuing for almost 2 minutes until he releases me and steps back with a little smile. I'm blushing as I calmly catch my breath.

"You kiss well, do you have experience?" he asks casually.

"No one has ever kissed me like this in this life," This is, in a way, true, even though I've done so much.

"Then you have a natural talent? How wonderful, I bet you'll be even better in the future."

"Well, I'll be going now, sister. I have a matter to take care of."

"Okay... big brother, you can come visit me whenever you want. I'll be waiting eagerly."

"Yes, I'll come see you again," he says as he leaves through the door. As soon as he's gone, my expression closes, and I throw myself onto the bed, staring at the ceiling.

'It was relatively easy... he's quite sociable and likes my scent... it seems I may have more progress with him than with Leviathan...' I think as I stare fixatedly at the ceiling.

Valac didn't deviate from what I expected of him, so for now, things are going great. Maybe a few more encounters, and I can get the Aetheris again.

I don't know if the strategy of just staying in the room is a success. I hope Beelzebub is bored to death with this.

'Valac is colorful too... I like his color.' He's quite vibrant, his colors standing out in the dull world. He seems to shine, making his presence illuminate my gray world.

'I wonder what Uriel is like... I'd like to see him...' I look at my wrist, but unfortunately, I no longer have the bracelet that allowed me to talk to him. Since I've gone back in time, I've only brought what I had with me.

But the things I didn't have obviously weren't created out of thin air. Of course, this small detail is insignificant. The only thing that disappeared from me was literally the bracelet.

"..."

'First comes the stone... then the regrets and frustrations... first comes the stone... only then the complications... think, think while you hit or hit, hit while you think...'

A small concept I ponder for a while. It means a direct questioning of my actions. The stone represents my actions taken in the moment, and I wonder if I'll regret them later and become frustrated when I fail.

To think or to hit, that's an interesting question. Should I put everything into practice and think about it later, or should I think first and then put things into practice? I don't know.

I'm not smart, so overthinking can make me fail, but not thinking at all can also make me fail. Everything is so difficult.

But if there's one thing I have, it's time to think about things. After all, I'll be staring at the walls and ceiling for a while. I start to hear loud noises and feel tremors.

Probably Valac found Leviathan, who obviously has the Fire Rose pollen in his mouth. The castle is shaking quite a bit, but I ignore it and go back to thinking. I can only hope I don't regret it later.