Conquest Complete, So Why Is the Affection Dropping? - Chapter 79
[Marvis]’s current affection: 64
Next bomb in D-6
What is this, some kind of going-out-of-business sale for affection points? Is it like “Affection Points on Sale, The Boss Has Gone Mad!”?
If the boss really approved such wild fluctuations in affection points, they definitely deserve that “gone mad” descriptor.
Why even bother calling it “conquest complete” then? I wish they’d follow proper system rules instead of just being radical with the settings.
“You need to answer.”
Step. Marvis took one step into my room. Even though he just crossed the threshold rather than coming close, the pressure was extraordinary.
This isn’t supposed to be a horror game. Why am I trembling so much?
“Hey, Marvis. That’s…”
“I asked where you’ve been.”
Those red eyes that were once like burning flames had grown subdued. Something dark and sticky seemed to swirl in those blood-colored pupils, making me awkwardly turn away, unable to meet his gaze.
Going to the bathroom… that excuse wouldn’t work in this situation.
“Well, um, I went for a walk!”
“A walk?”
Marvis blinked slowly.
His eyes seemed to silently ask how that was possible when the iron door was locked.
“Since I’m the Divine Master, I can use the Divine Master’s abilities to go outside even if the door is locked.”
“Who did you meet out there?”
My clumsy attempt at bravado crumpled under his metallic tone.
Marvis’s large feet took another step toward me. His shadow, which had initially only fallen on the floor, now reached up to my waist.
“Shin Joo-ah. Who did you meet?”
“N-n-no one! I just went for a walk by myself! I felt suffocated being locked up…”
The shadow that had climbed from my waist to my chest now covered me to the top of my head. When Marvis’s face suddenly drew close and I unconsciously stepped back, his strong hand grabbed my waist.
“Shin Joo-ah.”
Red eyes flashed as if to pierce through me.
“Was it a lie when you said you liked me?”
“N-no? Why would I lie about that?”
“Then there’s no reason for you to sneak out in the middle of the night to meet someone else when you have me who you like.”
It wasn’t night but dawn. Though meeting someone at dawn isn’t any less suspicious.
No, more importantly, why is Marvis so certain?
Even if he noticed I disappeared from my room by guarding the door, he couldn’t know whether I went for a walk alone or met someone unless he was watching. It’s not like there were any traces left on me.
I quickly racked my brain.
I remembered meeting Marvis in the Room of Mirrors in the last iteration. Back then, Marvis definitely recognized me and spoke to me.
Based on that experience, it seemed Marvis could somehow sense what was happening in Valhalla to some extent. Maybe it’s another demon race ability.
But this time, I didn’t go to the Room of Mirrors, so he couldn’t have seen me. Which means I could deny it if I wanted to.
‘And even besides that… I’m the player here. Why am I in a position where I need to make excuses?’
I decided to put on a brave face.
“Hey, are you jealous?”
“What?”
“If not, why are you suspecting me like this? Do I need to report everything I do to you? We’re not that kind of relationship.”
Sure, we confessed our feelings and promised to make each other happy, but that doesn’t mean we’re married. It means we’re not in a relationship where we need to give each other that level of trust.
Besides, I’ve already turned away from Marvis’s solo route and stepped into simultaneous conquest. This isn’t cheating – it’s implementing a legitimate strategy.
‘No one can stop me!’
I’m not exploiting bugs or using cheats – I’m playing the officially allowed harem route in the game, so why should I feel guilty? If you want to blame someone, blame the developers!
Indignation suppressed my conscience. When I looked at him resentfully, Marvis let out a slightly exasperated sigh.
“Then what kind of relationship do we have?”
“What kind of relationship…”
I’m the sultan of the harem and you’re my first consort.
…If I said that out loud, I’d get a front-row seat to see just how low the affection points could drop.
Since there are things that shouldn’t be said even if they’re true, I swallowed what I wanted to say and made an excuse.
“We like each other so we have s*x… that kind of relationship.”
Come to think of it, this is just as trashy a statement. I bit the inside of my cheek.
“Hmm.”
Marvis raised the corner of his mouth as if finding it ridiculous.
The affection window flickered dangerously. This atmosphere isn’t good.
‘Could this be a sign of plummeting affection? What if the conquest gets canceled?’
I nervously stole glances at the affection window.
[Marvis]’s current affection: 81
‘What? Why did it go up?’
I had been prepared for it to plummet to single digits, but surprisingly, the affection increased.
Why? Could it be that since Marvis is of the demon race, his moral values differ from humans, so the more I abandon my conscience, the higher his affection goes? Did I need to become trash to conquer him?
As if reflecting my confused state of mind, the numbers in the affection window flickered again. As if to block it, Marvis tilted his head sideways.
“Is that all you want from me?”
“Huh, what?”
Having responded a beat late while checking the status window, Marvis’s lips twisted.
“Can’t be helped. Since I’m bound to you anyway, if that’s all you want, I’ll just have to fulfill it faithfully.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean I’ll satisfy you so you won’t look elsewhere.”
Marvis grinned and snapped his fingers.
Boom, clank!
A loud sound of some unknown machinery turning echoed, followed by an ominous sound effect behind me.
I wanted to see what had happened but couldn’t turn around. A large hand firmly gripped my chin, and hot lips devoured mine.
I tried to push Marvis away, but the body of a man two or three times my size didn’t budge an inch like a rock.
Missing the timing to defend myself, my tongue was helplessly drawn in and sucked until it hurt, making me wince. My heart pounded and I felt breathless.
The loose threads of his outer garment caught and broke as I tried to push against his shoulders.
Marvis didn’t care whether his outer clothes fell off or not as he lifted me up and sat me on the bed.
“Marvis, don’t… eek!”
His hand wrapped around my ankle as if to stop my legs from kicking aimlessly in the air, then slid up to lift my skirt.
When I frantically grabbed and pulled down my skirt hem, this time the man buried his face between my b*****s and caught my collar with his teeth, pulling it down. With the sound of buttons popping off my back, my underwear was exposed.
“Stop it, what are you doing!”
“This is all you want from me, isn’t it?”
“No! And you clearly said if I pushed you away…!”
“I’ll make sure you won’t want to push me away.”
“What?”
“If you knew what state I’m in, you wouldn’t be able to push me away either.”
As Marvis grinned, a ding sound rang out as a warning.
[Status Effect: Synchronization] has been applied.
For 48 hours, you will share sensations with the conquered character. You can feel the other’s emotions and feelings as your own.
The status effect will be removed if the conquest is canceled or a forced event occurs.
Time until removal: 47:59:59
Though it was a status effect I’d never seen before, understanding its meaning wasn’t difficult. My body reacted before my mind could process it.
“Ah…!”
Something hot filled my body. My stomach churned and in an instant my underwear became damp, my waist involuntarily twitching as my thighs tensed up.
“How is it, Joo-ah?”
Marvis looked down at me gasping for breath and smiled bitterly.
“That’s how I feel.”
“What, what is this…”
“It’s not even my will, but once it activates, I feel like I’ll go crazy if I don’t resolve it. That’s what it means to be leashed.”
Marvis’s breathing grew rough too. His skin was dark, so I hadn’t noticed, but the area around his eyes had turned red.
“This body was made for you after all. You’ll understand this much, right?”
A large hand slipped between my tense thighs. When long fingers rubbed my s*x through the wet underwear, a tingling heat spread and I squeezed my eyes shut.
Strange sounds escaped my lips as his firm fingertips poked and rubbed my sensitized flesh. As I twisted my body trying to escape somehow, Marvis buried his face in my shoulder and licked up my neck with his tongue.
His lips came up to my chin and bit my earlobe. I gasped at the stinging sensation. Along with a hot sigh, the man’s excited voice flowed into my ear.
“Because you are my savior.”
