The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 703: “You’ll Restore My Memories.”

At this moment, Shien’s first thought was simple:

“I didn’t expect the dignified Succubus to be like this!”

He looked at Shafney as if she were some kind of insatiable nymphomaniac. He wanted to know what kind of dream this desirable Succubus was having. It definitely wasn’t a proper dream…! Shien’s eyes narrowed.

Shafney, unaware of his thoughts, continued to mumble in her sleep:

“Don’t… don’t do this…”

“I… I’m your future wife’s sister…”

“Do you know the consequences of touching me?”

“Wuwuwu… I… I’m the Succubus…”

“You… bastard…”

Her face flushed, her alluring body writhing, sweat beading on her forehead, her breathing growing ragged.

Shien, watching this, also wiped away the sweat that had appeared on his own forehead.

“This witch, even her dreams are seductive. She’s truly a menace.”

He couldn’t listen any longer; it was too stimulating.

More importantly, her words, “I’m your future wife’s sister,” were incredibly suggestive.

To avoid hearing too much and facing potential consequences, Shien quickly got down to business. Taking advantage of the [Dream Talk] effect, he started asking Shafney questions.

However, as he asked, he became increasingly disturbed. For example…

“Why have you been acting so strangely lately?”

Shafney’s answer: “Because that bastard kept tormenting me…”

Shien felt his life was in danger.

He continued his questioning.

“Who’s that bastard?”

“Who else could it be? That damned Hero, of course…”

“…What did he do to you?”

“He… he kept tormenting me… even when I begged him to stop… he wouldn’t let me go…”

“…How did he torment you?”

“He tormented me in my dreams, and last night, he even…”

“…Why doesn’t he remember anything?”

“Of course, he can’t remember. Where would I put my face…?”

“…” Shien’s questions received increasingly disturbing and confusing answers.

Finally, he reached a conclusion.

He had slept with the Succubus. Unknowingly, he had thoroughly “enjoyed” the Succubus who captivated countless beings, leaving no crumbs behind. This shocking realization confirmed his bold guess.

“…There must be some mistake.” Shien was drenched in cold sweat. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to admit it, but it was too unbelievable.

This was the Succubus! One of the Six Demon Lords, a Transcendent Level being, stronger than even the Goddess of Life and the Goddess of Nature, the most beautiful woman in the three realms!

Since arriving in the Demon Realm, Shien had heard countless stories of how she captivated heroes and champions, how everyone was infatuated with her, yet she disdained them all, never truly looking at any man.

And he had unknowingly slept with her?

He wouldn’t even dare to dream of such a thing!

And it didn’t make sense.

How could a Demon Lord let him do as he pleased?

Didn’t she resist?

Or was she already interested in him?

But… they’d only met a few times. How could he have seduced her so easily?

Ridiculous!

Shien scratched his head frantically, overwhelmed by this information. He even wondered if Shafney was just playing a prank on him. There had to be a mistake somewhere.

“No, I have to ask her again.” He decided to continue questioning Shafney.

However, as he turned to look at her, the sight before him made him break out in a cold sweat.

“…” Shafney was awake, staring at him coldly, her expression unreadable.

Shien’s heart pounded, his back tingling as he looked at her.

They stared at each other in silence.

After a while, Shien began to retreat.

“I… I seem to have entered the wrong room… sorry…” He stammered, then immediately tried to escape.

But Shafney said casually,

“If you dare to leave, I’ll announce to the entire Succubus City that you snuck into my room in the middle of the night.”

Shien froze, a sense of doom washing over him.

He slowly turned around, looking at Shafney, who was still lying there, staring coldly at him, forcing a smile that was uglier than crying.

“Y-You’re awake, Your Highness?” he asked cautiously.

Shafney sneered.

“You might be good at hiding, even I didn’t sense any intruders, but you used magic on me. Did you think I wouldn’t notice?”

Shafney should have woken up the moment Shien cast the [Dream Talk] spell. The reason she didn’t was because Shien’s Holy Sword enhanced the magic’s effect, and since it wasn’t an offensive or harmful spell, just a basic-level dream-talking spell, Shafney, not in her best condition, was briefly affected.

But as a Demon Lord, she eventually woke up and realized what she had revealed.

“So, you know now?” she asked, sitting up, her tone casual, as if referring to a trivial matter.

Shien chuckled awkwardly and remained silent, knowing it was best not to speak.

As expected, Shafney didn’t explode, but smiled sweetly at him.

“Do you feel like you’ve profited greatly? Even the captivating Succubus has fallen into your hands.”

Shien instinctively nodded, then shook his head frantically.

Shafney’s casual demeanor vanished, and she glared at him through gritted teeth.

“I, Shafney, have never suffered such a loss. Now that you know, tell me, what are you going to do?” She looked like she wanted to bite him.

But Shien wasn’t one to back down.

“What am I supposed to do?” he retorted, “I didn’t force you. Although I don’t know the details, based on what you said, it seems you were the one mostly responsible, right?”

“You…!” Shafney’s eyes widened.

But Shien also felt wronged and innocent.

“If you say I did it, then I’ll admit it. But I don’t even remember what happened, I didn’t even enjoy the process, all I got was a sore body. Who can I complain to?”

Shien’s voice grew stronger.

He genuinely felt this way. Although Shafney said he profited, and he felt the same initially, he also felt something was wrong.

How did he profit? He unknowingly did something that should be incredibly pleasurable, yet he didn’t feel anything, only left with an exhausted body that needed nourishment.

Moreover, he still didn’t know the details, only that he seemed to have slept with this Succubus both in his dream and in reality.

But why did she feel it when he did it in his dream, even making him sore?

Could dreams become reality?

How did he even do it?

And how did this witch enter his dream and end up being taken advantage of by him? Shien didn’t know.

Honestly, he was still doubtful, not entirely believing it was true. His memories were blurred by Shafney, and without knowing the cause or how things escalated to this point, it was unfair to ask him to take responsibility.

Unless…

“You’ll restore my memories,” Shien demanded.

“If I’m certain that I did it, then I’ll take responsibility, alright?”

These words stunned Shafney.

Restore his memories?

It wasn’t impossible. With their current relationship, she could “connect” with him and transmit the blurred memories.

But… wouldn’t that remind him of how he tormented her!?

This…

“No!” Shafney refused without hesitation.

Shien was instantly angry.

“You’re blaming me, but you won’t let me remember. Is that reasonable?” he asked, his tone aggressive.

“Or did you do something shameful that you don’t want me to remember, so you’re trying to preemptively silence me?”

Shien strongly suspected this.

This put Shafney in a difficult position.

What she did was indeed somewhat shameful.

Could she tell him that she initially just wanted to seduce him, to see if he was truly uninterested in her, but her plan backfired?

And the next two times, she was trying to take something from him, which was even more shameful.

Thinking of this, Shafney suddenly realized.

She was indeed trying to shift the blame.

Chapter 704: The Trap

Shafney knew that although she suffered a great loss, she couldn’t blame Shien. Ultimately, it was her own fault.

Therefore, despite her loss, she didn’t target Shien.

However, she still felt indignant.

After all, even Shafney herself was on the verge of tears.

The storm came too suddenly, too swiftly. Even she was still in a daze, unable to believe that she, the Succubus who captivated countless beings and disdained even kings and heroes, was taken advantage of by someone she’d just met.

Worse, this person was her beloved younger sister’s fiancé.

Shafney wanted to cry but couldn’t, wanted to be angry but couldn’t, and could only fret, still unable to comprehend the situation.

Tonight, seeing Shien in her room, although surprised, she also wanted to vent her frustrations.

Since he already knew, couldn’t she, the actual victim, at least be angry?

But Shien didn’t give her the chance.

You say you suffered a great loss, but did I really gain a great advantage? Then do you dare to let me regain my memories and remember everything? What? You can’t? Then you’re telling me I don’t even remember anything, only feeling sore every day, and you want me to take responsibility? This is ridiculous.

Perhaps others would be overjoyed at gaining such an advantage, but Shien, who hadn’t intended for anything to happen between them, wasn’t easily fooled. He was even incredibly straightforward sometimes, not giving face just because someone was beautiful. Any reasonable person would be speechless.

Of course, being unreasonable was a common trait for women.

Shien was gambling, betting that Shafney wasn’t so consumed by hatred that she would seek revenge recklessly. If that were the case, then she might still be reasonable.

As expected…

“Fine, I’ll just consider myself unlucky,” Shafney sighed, pointing at Shien, “Now, can you leave?”

She chose not to pursue the matter. Although she felt complicated emotions, she didn’t harbor any hatred.

Shien wasn’t an ordinary man. He had already scored ninety-five points in her heart, second only to Airi. Moreover, he was Airi’s fiancé, someone she was interested in, a mysterious Hero with potential surpassing Mitra. These factors increased her tolerance.

If it were someone she wasn’t interested in, she would have already killed them.

Moreover, Shien had a big secret related to her mother, making him untouchable.

For these reasons, Shafney’s complex emotions couldn’t turn into hatred, and she could only accept it.

But now, it was Shien who wouldn’t let it go.

“You have to at least tell me what happened,” he said, looking directly at Shafney, “Why did things turn out like this?”

Shafney pursed her lips, then explained helplessly.

“Actually…”

She told Shien what happened, how she overheard his conversation with Gray, became playful, entered his dream, and then had her power suppressed due to an accident, leading to the subsequent events.

However, she didn’t mention the red gem. This matter was too important, and before discussing it with Sara, she wouldn’t dare to reveal it, fearing the God Race and the Human Race’s retaliation.

This was more serious than the Hero’s reappearance, which only threatened to break the peace and start a war.

If this matter were exposed, even the Supreme God might be involved.

Considering this, Shafney didn’t mention the red gem, only saying it was an accident, without specifying the nature of the accident.

The same applied to her second dream entry. She used the excuse of wanting to investigate the accident, but her plan backfired again.

As for last night’s events in reality, Shafney still hid the fact about the red gem, only saying she wanted to “connect” with Shien using her Unique Skill to learn the truth, but failed again.

Hearing this, Shien found it absurd.

“You did all these things to me without my knowledge?” He was shocked.

Shafney was a little embarrassed.

“I just wanted to find out what happened…” Who knew her plan would backfire so spectacularly, again and again? She was also frustrated.

Shien rubbed his temples. He didn’t know how to describe his current feelings. If he had to use one word, it would be “trap.” If possible, he even wanted to complain to someone.

“I don’t know anything, yet I somehow slept with the person least likely to have a relationship with me in this world.”

It still felt unreal.

Seeing him like this, Shafney was silent for a long time, then said, as if giving up,

“Forget it, there’s no point in deceiving ourselves any longer.”

Saying this, she extended a slender finger and touched Shien’s forehead.

In the next moment, a light flickered between his eyebrows, and his blurred memories returned.

Images flooded his mind.

The scene of him tearing Shafney’s clothes in the flower field of his dream, ignoring her cries.

The scene of him relentlessly tormenting her, refusing to stop even when she begged him.

And the scene of him pushing Shafney onto his bed last night in his half-asleep state.

The images returned one after another, his memories becoming clearer and more real.

When Shien opened his eyes again, he looked at Shafney with an embarrassed expression.

Shafney didn’t look at him, feigning composure, but her slightly flushed cheeks betrayed her emotions.

“Do you believe me now?” she asked, her voice filled with resentment again.

“I do,” Shien could only touch his nose and say, “But can you really blame me for all of this?”

“I know,” Shafney said softly, “If I truly wanted to blame you, do you think you would still be in one piece?”

Shien shuddered. The implication was that he would have lost a limb or two, if not his life.

As expected of a Demon Lord, ruthless.

“Then… then tell me, why was your power suppressed whenever you entered my dream or tried to do something to me?” Shien quickly changed the subject.

“…I don’t know,” Shafney said after a moment of silence, her expression calm, “Do you have any ideas?”

“Ideas…” Shien frowned.

“Yes,” Shafney looked at him seriously, “For example, have you experienced anything unusual, anything that caused something to appear within your body?”

“This…” Shien was confused. Experiencing something unusual that caused something to appear within his body? He couldn’t say for sure that he hadn’t. Since coming to this world, he had experienced many unexplainable things.

Shien hesitated.

Shafney seemed to notice this.

“Alright, don’t think about it if you can’t figure it out,” she said nonchalantly, “You, the Hero, are already mysterious enough. It’s not surprising for you to have a few more secrets.”

It was just that no one knew what these secrets entailed.

Shien himself was also aware of his situation.

“I know I have many secrets, and I’m also trying to uncover them,” he sighed, “If you don’t trust me, a supposed enemy of the Demon Race, then you can wait. I’ll uncover all my secrets eventually.”

Shien made this decision.

Seeing him like this, Shafney’s eyes flickered.

Then, she said almost subconsciously,

“I didn’t say I don’t trust you. You’re mine now.”

These words silenced the room.

Shien, surprised, didn’t expect her to say this.

Shafney, realizing what she had just said, wanted to find a hole to hide in, her head lowered, her face flushed with embarrassment.

This made Shien’s heart pound. He swallowed nervously and said,

“Um, I haven’t… while awake…”

Shafney understood what he meant.

“What… what do you want to do?” she asked, hugging her pillow and instinctively inching backwards, “You’ve already tormented me three times! I really can’t do it again!”

Her terrified expression, however, only fueled Shien’s desire.

“I’m awake this time, so I’ll definitely be gentle,” he said, approaching her.

One approaching, the other retreating, the scene was like when Shafney brought Shien into her room before.

However, their roles were now reversed.

Before, it was Shafney teasing Shien, arousing him while he didn’t dare to touch her.

Now, since the deed was done, Shien no longer held back. His pent-up frustration led to his loss of control tonight.

So, the wolf pounced, and the little lamb cried out before being subdued.

In the end, Shien and Shafney didn’t get much rest that night.