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Chapter 194 : Festival (2)

The group of women were, indeed, from the Silken Petal. Six total, and they all seemed to be huddled around a particular individual.

“Ms. Succubus?” A small, mouse-like voice called out across the crowd. Agni was surprised to find Hannah, the hostess from the Silken Petal near the group of women. She was dressed a bit more conservatively, though she wore the same kind of see through gown she also wore a bikini beneath.

Agni’s attention was immediately drawn to such a formal greeting.

“Miss? No need for that. Just call me Agni.” She remarked as the group of women, and the man in their midsts drew closer. The man with them was tall, slender and impeccably dressed in a blue and white striped suit. Agni noticed the scent of his cologne even as he was a couple of meters away. She also noticed that every other woman nearby fixed their eyes upon him. She couldn’t deny that the scent had a particular effect on her, one that demanded attention and stimulated her mind all in one.

The smell reminded her of aromatic wood, spices and light notes of citrus. It was both crisp and alluring. The succubus found herself wanting to step closer. It wasn’t until the man glanced upwards, lifting his head did Agni recognize him beneath the brim of his matching fedora.

It was someone she only knew in passing and had only seen once, the Incubus from the Demonic Chapel.

“Sister.” He said, bowing his head slightly as their eyes met.

“Sister?” Agni repeated, almost confused by the greeting.

“Yes. You’re a fellow demon. A leviathan class no less, it’s always nice to see our kin.” Agni studied his features closely. Now that she took a good look at him, she realized several things. The first was his skin, it was dual colored with long stripes which ran the length of his head, and presumably down his body as well. His skin was a light purplish color while the stripes were darker, almost black with an outline of white near the edges. His long sandy brown hair complimented his eyes, which were yellowish featuring star shaped cornea. It reminded Agni of a yellow flame due to the vibrancy of his gaze.

She immediately thought of Vivian’s eyes, when she was agitated or determined.

“Oh. Right. “ Agni responded, she thought it a bit awkward to call him brother so she bowed her head slightly instead.

To this, the Incubus simply smiled as the women clinging to him practically fawned over him.

“Jaglon, Jaglon Rivenblake.” The incubus remarked, his eyes locking onto Agni once more.

“Agni Heartfyre.” She said, returning nicety. Agni couldn’t stop staring, Jaglon was obviously humanoid, but it was her first time meeting a demon-kin with such….inhuman features. She studied his face intricately, almost transfixed by his appearance.

“Miss Succubus, I love your outfit.” Hannah chimed in as she reached forth to run her fingers along Agni’s abdomen.

“Thanks. Galina made it for me.” Agni offered over the sound of others speaking nearby.

“Oh, and Miss Scribe too!” Hannah remarked upon noticing Katrin nearby. She stepped towards the Scribe, flitting along like a butterfly towards its next destination.

“Soo…” Agni said, casting her gaze towards the group of people now standing nearby. Now that they were close, it was clear the mood was one Agni couldn’t match. Jaglon’s arms were wrapped around two young women who rested their heads against his chest. The other four crowded him as well, most of them casting glances towards Agni or other people in the vicinity.

“Zura, the proprietor of the Silken Petal, is a good acquaintance of mine. Whenever I’m in town from Kirlunst I stop by. I’m acting as a bodyguard of sorts while the young ladies work.” Jaglon explained, he didn’t miss a beat to keep the conversation rolling.

From his words, Agni presumed Jaglon to be a member of the Demonic Chapel. She scanned his appearance, focusing her thoughts until information about his rank appeared. As she thought, his rank was two. According to Vivian Lex only second rank adventurers and higher took up residence in Kirlunst. She never got the full scoop on why that was, save for the dangerous journey reaching the place.

“I see. Working?” Agni asked. Conversation with strangers wasn’t necessarily her strong suit. Especially when she had no idea why she was being spoken to in the first place…

“Clients. Festivals are a perfect time to make new friends.” The blonde nestled beneath Jaglon’s right arm said as she cast a somewhat lustful gaze towards Agni. It caught the succubus off guard, but it wasn’t necessarily surprising. Afterall she was hanging next to a sex demon…

“I wonder if I could ask the Sister for a favor.” Jaglon said, directing his attention to Agni.

*And here it is. I guess I will find out what this is all about.* She thought.

“Maybe. What’s the favor?” She asked as a thousand thoughts ran through her mind, none of them convenient.

“Both the ladies and myself are curious about the powers of a Succubus. We’ve never met one in person before, you see. I was wondering if you could show us? I’d be more than willing to do the same.”

“Oh.” Agni responded as she immediately dismissed thoughts of being groped by six different hands.

“Sure. But.. I’m afraid it’s nothing all that impressive.” Agni responded.

“Oh don’t be modest. Galina won’t shut up about it.” One of the nearby women interjected.

“Galina? What exactly is she telling you all?” Agni asked, she cut her eyes as the thought crossed her mind.

“Nothing bad. It’s all good in fact. Very good.” Another young woman remarked as she cast a curious glance towards Agni and began to twirl a strand of her pigtails.

“You see my lovely friends here. Their job can be quite demanding at times. You might think a job where you can be pleased constantly is like heaven. But sometimes it can be quite..” Jaglon’s voice trailed off as he searched for the right word.

“Boring.”

“Exhausting.”

“Tiring.”

Many women offered up different adjectives to describe their line of work.

“A chore.” Jaglon said with a smile before he continued.

“So, I use my abilities to help. You see, I'm a sleep demon. I can make my partners experience their most secret fantasies, as if they are real.” Jaglon said as he flourished his right hand. A wisp of purplish smoke appeared, lingering like enchanted mist near his hand. The scent of the magic was the same as his cologne , and it was then that Agni realized -- it wasn’t cologne at all. It was magic.

*That’s...actually really cool.* She thought inwardly as she inhaled a deep breath, taking in the magical scent emanating from the Incubus.

“It’s a real treat. You should try it sometime.” A third of the bystanders remarked.

“Yea. It’s really helped get me through some difficult clients. You should come more often, Jaggie. I really miss our sessions..” The blonde chimed in.

*J-Jaggie?* Agni could feel her face contorting in a rude way, so she struggled to change her mindset.

“I see. Well...I suppose I could show you a few things…” Agni nearly stammered in her haste to halt her impending thoughts. She thought about it for a few seconds before turning towards a nearby young woman.

“May I?” She asked, pausing for consent.

“Bark for me.” Agni then commanded, her eyes flashing with pink energy as her Whisper ability activated.

“Arf! Arf!” The young woman did as commanded, even offering a bow-wow pose to accompany her actions.

“Wow! That’s amazing. Bravo.” Jaglon offered with a clap of his hands. The other girls nearby seemed amazed as well. It made Agni feel somewhat awkward, for doing something like this was as natural as breathing. She wasn’t sure she should be praised for it.

*Just take the praise.* Shula chimed in mentally. Agni turned her head towards the Imp’s direction only to find her smirking as she enjoyed a drink of some sort.

*Shh.* Agni sent back.

“Me next!” A young woman from the group said as she stepped forward.

Agni took a moment to Whisper each of the willing women in succession. Some had requests, while others left it up to her. After making one woman do her best monkey impression the Succubus was finally done.

“That’s very impressive. The ability to completely take over someone’s will is extremely powerful. You can do it so casually, I’m so envious.” Jaglon remarked.

“Thanks.” Agni said, the corners of her mouth wrinkling upwards into a slight smile. Like Shula suggested, she simply accepted the compliment.

“But, Galina told me of a different power. One that’s truly...mind blowing.” Jaglon then added.

“Really? Are you holding out on us Miss Succubus?” Several of the women immediately directed their attention to Agni, some even began to crowd her. They gently latched onto her arm, pressing their cleavage against her body.

“I want to see. It’s not fair that you’re only sharing with Galina! She’s so mean to us.”

“Shh. If she hears you, you’ll be in the dungeon doing wall duty for hours.” Another girl remarked.

“W-wall duty huh?” Agni said nervously as she recalled her experience in the “black room”.

“Show us!”

“Come on! Please? We hardly ever get to do anything we want!”

“Agni, please?”

With so many people pleading, Agni's softie genes kicked in.

“Okay fine but..it’s kind of…” Agni struggled to find the words. Ultimately she gave up, shaking her head to dismiss the thought.

*Just go with the flow. Stop being so rigid.* She thought inwardly. It was, after all, her intention with wearing such a revealing outfit. The purpose of all this training, to relax her rigid mind and dissolve her inhibitions.

And according to Zura, the only way to accomplish this was to “do”.

“Okay. But I can only do this twice. I won’t be able to do it for everyone.” Agni threw out as a disclaimer.

“Me first!” A quick witted young woman shouted out as she stepped forward.

“H-hey!” Another shouted.

“I think maybe you ladies should settle it with a game of chance. After all, it’s the only fair way right?” Jaglon offered. His words seemed to avert the growing argument between the group of women. A few minutes later groans filled the air while the same quick witted woman proudly stepped forward to claim her prize, along with the flirtatious blonde at Jaglon’s side.

“I told you not to choose jajanken!” An annoyed loser protested.

“Now now dear. For everyone who doesn’t get to experience it, I’ll give you a nice dream later.” Jaglon offered. This caused the women’s eyes to light up with anticipation, most of them rushing to hug Jaglon all at once. For a moment, the two volunteers even seemed to regret their rush to commit. He looked up amidst their hugs and gropes to nod, a signal for Agni to go ahead with her demonstration.