The Priest's Fall Into Lustful Heat - Chapter 119
“…In your place?”
This time, it was Ashtel, not Juvia, who tilted her head in confusion.
She had called Juvia to figure out the curse on Payne, and when Juvia said she could solve it, Ashtel felt relieved. But now, to find out that she could heal him instead?
Seeing the doubt in the youngest’s eyes, Juvia smiled softly.
“I’ll cast the magic to break the curse. But this curse is really old… and full of magical energy…”
Juvia explained slowly, but no one hurried her, waiting patiently.
Ashtel nodded seriously.
“You’ll be able to handle the continuous magical energy that will come from him. Just wait and take it in when it comes.”
“…Is that all?”
“Mmhm.”
“How do I take in the magical energy?”
“Probably… with your mouth?”
“With my mouth?!”
At this, Carmen clapped her hands, as though realizing something.
“That’s what the dream curse meant. Usually, curses are marked on specific parts of the body, but this human didn’t have any marks. The curse seeped inside, that’s why.”
No one had known about the curse, including Carmen and the other sisters.
If they had known, they wouldn’t have brought him to the demon world so abruptly.
If Sermerdes hadn’t found out, they would have never known.
Even though she was a high-ranking succubus, a curse cast by a human was beyond their focus.
“Exactly. So, the magical energy will come from inside the body.”
“The throat would be the largest exit, so using the mouth seems most likely.”
“Ung.”
Ashtel, listening to Carmen and Juvia’s conversation, stared at Payne vacantly.
If that was the solution, it would indeed be a relief.
“Then, sis, what kind of curse is this?”
Even Sermerdes couldn’t fully explain the curse on Payne.
That’s why they had woken Juvia to ask.
And as they had expected, everything about the dream curse was linked to Juvia’s domain, and because the curse involved dreams, she immediately answered.
“It’s a curse that attracts demons. It absorbs magical power and draws in demonic energy. It’s fatal to humans.”
“So, that’s why Payne fell into corruption?”
“Yes. That’s probably it. He was barely holding on thanks to his divine power.”
Ashtel and the other sisters each swallowed hard.
‘This doesn’t make sense…’
Hadn’t they all noticed something strange?
Payne’s increasing signs of lust, and the state of his mind, as if he were being pushed to the edge of a cliff.
Had he been an ordinary priest, he probably wouldn’t have been able to resist, and would have fallen into corruption right away from the pleasure Ashtel offered.
But Payne held on. He continued to atone and repent until the end, praying fervently. Until he discovered that Ashtel was a succubus, he even begged Katzel for his sins, and the sincerity of his devotion was beyond words.
Ashtel grew depressed, but at the same time, anger rose within her.
“Who cast this curse?”
“Who knows…”
“We don’t know that part.”
Sermerdes added.
“This is a curse with no clear rules or form. The caster probably doesn’t even know how it was cast.”
Although rare now, in the past, when the human world was as chaotic as the demon world, the long wars had filled the air with resentment and obsession, and shapeless curses flew in all directions.
Those seeking revenge for their families.
Those envious of others.
Those who could not obtain what they wanted.
These people’s grudges gathered, calling demons, and when the demons arrived, they cast all kinds of curses.
The curses were easy to take root, powerful in effect, and long-lasting.
The curse that took root in Payne’s being was born of long-held grudges.
Given its age, tracking its origin would take a long time.
There was even no guarantee that they would be able to find the truth.
Sermerdes finished her thoughts and spoke bluntly, “That’s probably why you’re attracted to this human.”
Since it’s a curse that draws demons.
Ashtel remained silent, gazing at Payne.
She should’ve immediately answered no, but couldn’t, feeling confused.
Is that really the reason? Was it not his kindness that captured her?
There were many reasons why Ashtel was drawn to Payne, but there was nothing particularly unique about it either.
At first, it was his eyes, then his lips. It continued with his kindness and later his strong body.
Everything about Payne fascinated Ashtel.
That’s why she liked him. As time spent with him increased, every second, every minute, her reasons for liking him deepened.
So when he asked her why she liked him, the first thing that came to mind was simply ‘because.’
I just like you.
I like everything about you.
I just like you.
‘But what if all of this was because of the curse?’
Ashtel lowered her head, feeling a sense of sadness.
She never thought that she would be trapped not by Payne, but by his curse.
