Chapter 10. Grinding EXP
Xuelan stiffened all of a sudden.
There was really only one interpretation for semen dripping out of her pussy...
Kien seemed oblivious to Xuelan's discomfort, and he hummed to himself cheerfully as he got out of bed in all of his nude glory. His muscular back was covered with an enormous array of overlaying tattoos, which was really breathtaking to look at, but Xuelan's thoughts were spinning too fast to really admire the demon's sculpted frame.
He didn't look like a rapist.
Her ex-boyfriend was kind of gentle and spacey — the type of big guy who was cute because he often looked like he was daydreaming. In friendly spaces, he was very expressive, and high school Xuelan always enjoyed watching the dynamic shifts in his emotions from afar. One day, he could be playful like a big cat, but on another day he could be brooding like a cumulonimbus cloud. It was often hard to tell what he was really thinking. Xuelan always thought of him as a big fluffy tiger yawning underneath the hot summer sun — someone that you wanted to hug because he looked so fluffy and defenseless, yet simultaneously be afraid to approach because maybe he'd lash out without warning.
On the BDSM roleplaying forum where Xuelan first met him, he was always casual, funny, and ridiculously nice when out-of-character. He always made her feel comfortable and safe. However, a switch would flick whenever he went in-character, and then he'd transform into this frightening and sadistic fantasy Dom who could instantly make her wet.
However, it never lasted more than a short scene.
Most of the time, he was just a nice guy who was fun to talk to.
In high school, they had dated online as a boyfriend-girlfriend couple, and they weren't in a master-slave relationship.
Thoughts swirled in Xuelan's head.
Had he... raped her while she was asleep?
Why was he acting... so normal?
"Kien..." Xuelan's voice was hesitant. "Did you do something to me last night?"
She felt a bit disturbed by the idea of being unconscious during his sexual perversions.
"Yup."
"..."
He didn't even deny it.
"Why?"
"What do you mean by why? Why wouldn't I?"
Xuelan felt an uncomfortable knot forming in her stomach. She felt deeply wronged by this response, somehow.
"I thought you said you cared about my consent."
"I do care. When you're awake, that is."
"..."
"I mean, I have to fuck you at some point. I thought you'd appreciate it if you didn't have to experience or remember it."
"I mean..."
"To be honest, you were really responsive last night, and it was nice. You have rape fantasies, don't you? It appears that you don't like the idea of rape in real life. However, when it's a dream, you seem to enjoy it and like it a lot. Logically, it just seems like it works out better for both of us if we do it while you're asleep."
"But still..."
"Besides, it only takes a bit of benign mind magic to give your brain the illusion that you're dreaming, especially when you're already sleeping. It's not a serious modification at all, so you can rest assured that I'm not playing with the core personality of your soul or anything drastic like that."
"I don't really like the idea of my mind being manipulated..."
Xuelan felt a little sick.
Was it seriously that easy for him to do something so twisted like that?
The gravity of her situation hadn't quite sunk in with her yesterday. The frightening amount of absolute control that the incubus held over her was almost beyond the level that she could comprehend, and she had previously been caught up with the naive illusion that it was possible for her to have a normal relationship with her ex-boyfriend.
To see him use his powers on her so trivially... Xuelan felt like her worldview was being wrenched apart.
Absolutely nothing was safe from that psychopath, not even her own thoughts...
"If you hate the illusion of a dream so much, I can also use a sleeping spell to stop you from waking up. Honestly though, I'd rather not, since it's a bit boring to fuck an unresponsive fish. However, I'll take that over nothing..."
All of this was so messed up...
She never imagined that she'd ever have to deal with such distorted questions from her rapist.
"Anyhow Xue. Awake or asleep? Which one do you prefer?"
Her shoulders trembled. Xuelan didn't have an answer for that. She honestly didn't know, and she had never even thought about her sexuality in such confusing ways. Was rape better inside a fantasy dream? What if the dream was real? Why did she enjoy it in a dream but not in person? Was there something inherently different about a dream? Perhaps she subconsciously knew she had control inside a dream? Or perhaps it was her state of mind? But she was also a bit freaked out by the fact that she didn't remember anything from her dreams...
"Neither!" Xuelan suddenly blurted out. "I don't want either!"
Her mind was spinning and it was too hard to choose between two terrible options. In the end, she voiced the only feeling that she was sure about inside her heart. She did not want to be forced against her will, whether she was conscious or not.
The incubus suddenly stopped.
He was getting dressed, and he was about to pull his cloak over his shoulders.
However, his hands paused in mid-air, and a deep frown appeared on his face.
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He suddenly approached the bed, where Xuelan was sitting on her side with the armbinder still trapping her arms. She looked a little distressed and a bit upset, and the girl was clearly unhappy due to this revelation about their nighttime activities. The mood wasn't sexual at all, so the bondage looked uncomfortable rather than sensual.
His boots stopped right in front of the mattress, and his heavy footsteps on the floorboard were conspicuous.
"I think you're getting a little spoiled," he said dryly.
Xuelan suddenly felt frightened. The look in his eyes had changed, and he had transformed into a hunter eyeing fresh livestock.
"Maybe you need a little reminder about the current reality of our situation."
He reached forward with his hand and stroked Xuelan's face, which now felt creepy and disgusting.
"I like you, so it's nice if we have consensual sex. However..."
He slowly pushed Xuelan backwards until her shoulder blades was flat against the mattress, and he ran his fingers down her thighs. A black shadowy substance immediately started to wind around her folded legs, trapping them tightly into a sturdy frogtie.
"I'm an incubus, and I can only gain EXP from sexual energy."
"...I know... Kien. You told me. You need sex in order to survive."
The woman was apprehensive. Why was he tying her up more?
"I believe in hard work for good results. I know you're a hard worker too, since you were applying to medical school."
"What are you talking about?"
"This is an isekai universe, so you'll work hard, right? Xue?"
The incubus's hand went to Xuelan's collar. His movements were tender and affectionate, and a long black chain materialized out of thin air. It was anchored to the bed, meaning that she wouldn't be traveling very far even if she somehow managed to roll herself off the bed.
"I'm not afraid of blood. You said that I was immortal, right? Take out me with you, and I'll figure out some way to be useful in a fight. I know how to throw a punch. I'm not... a damsel in distress... You don't have to leave me behind in the bedroom. Tying me like this unnecessary. I'm not going anywhere. I won't try to escape."
"Unfortunately, we'll have to check out of the inn tomorrow, and I don't want to waste all that gold spent on a private room."
"What?"
Xuelan had no idea what the incubus was rambling on about.
"Today, you're going to grind some EXP for me."
A strange black object materialized in Kien's hand. It had runic sigils and a wide curved base.
It was a butterfly vibrator, with a curved knob on the inside, ribbed protrusions near the top, and a flat exterior surface. The toy was meant to be worn on the pussy, where it could stimulate a woman's clitoris and G-spot at the same time.
The incubus slowly inserted it into Xuelan's entrance, wiggling it slightly to get it in the right position. Black shadowy tendrils immediately snaked around her hips, holding the device in place so that it couldn't be displaced no matter how hard the girl tried to force the intrusion out.
"Did you know, Xue? You are linked to me, so your pleasure counts as my nourishment. I hope you can help me level up a bit."
"..."
Fuck.
How did she not anticipate this?
"Have a nice day. I'll come back to check on you in the evening." Kien's voice was unsympathetic.
He stood up and walked towards the door.
And then the 【 Training Mode 】 started.
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