15: Stats

After cumming so many times that she lost count, Beatrice finally calmed down enough to analyze her situation. The orgy of naked priests around her was approaching its climax. Victoria and Priscilla were in each other's arms, lying on the floor next to Beatrice. For once, Beatrice was able to observe the two girls without the urge to ravage them. This gave her an opportunity to look through her own stats with greater care.

Beatrice recalled leveling up two times during her intercourse, so it seemed a good idea to finally figure out what changed and how this world's "system" worked.

Ah, my Arousal Points are down to 0 from all that… “Sensual experience”. I suppose this confirms that I’m currently way too reliant on these points to be able to think clearly. What a strange system. Is this because of this Succubus class? Why is it even a class? Shouldn’t it be a race? I guess that would be “Demon”, but my race isn’t shown here.

Maybe that Luluna did a shoddy job with the system. The whole Arousal Point thing seems more like a curse. Or is it some form of deep commentary on the cursed nature of the Succubi? Can I interact with this in any way—Ah!

Beatrice imagined pressing on the [Class] tab, then the [Succubus] tab, like she would by right-clicking on them in a video game, and somehow that resulted in an additional information window appearing before her. But though these tabs kept appearing, Beatrice felt that only she could perceive them.

Succubus

An ancient Demon of lust and desire. Even the weakest of the Succubi can be dangerous. Their near-ceaseless arousal and extraordinary beauty can drive most men mad with desire. And while a Succubus will gladly engage in sexual activity to satisfy its own desire, repeated acts with a Succubus can drain and weaken its prey, sometimes even leading to their death.

The Succubi are one of the few Demons that grow in power both through combat and sexual activity, rapidly expanding their arsenal of powers. Among the Demons of this world, none can match a Succubus in the sheer variety of skills they can learn.

A mature and experienced Succubus is a dreadful foe, skilled in many Crafts. Even a defeated succubus is dangerous. If outmatched in direct combat, the Succubus will rely on other methods to escape, outwit, or subdue its foe.

In appearance, a Succubus is similar to a Human. Apart from her extraordinary beauty, the identifying physical features of a Succubus include long nails, bat-like wings, and long, slick tails.

Woah, Beatrice gasped, left speechless from reading her own description. I guess that explains how I was able to gain two levels without so much as fighting a fly. If I can continue leveling and gaining stats by fucking my way through this world, I might as well avoid combat entirely!

Ah, wait! Beatrice realized what she just read and looked behind her. Indeed, on her back was a set of two tiny, bat-like wings. Growing directly out of Beatrice’s skin between her shoulder blades, they were hardly bigger than the open palm of her hand.

When the succubus looked lower, she indeed saw a long tail growing just above her butt, where her tailbone would be. How did I miss this? Beatrice asked herself, and quickly remembered that she was too preoccupied with… Other things. Her purple tail was currently lying on the stone floor, but Beatrice could easily get it to move. It was as easy as moving her arm. The tail was just another part of her body.

Beatrice looked through her stats again. And while she could not recall the precise number of each of her stats when she saw them last, it was clear that every position increased in number. All my stats increased through leveling. Even the Arousal Points are up by ten points, which is definitely a good thing. Though at their current regeneration rate, it gives me… Fifty minutes till cap! Not much at all, she frowned.

If I can level through sexual activity, my best bet might just be to combine pleasure with work and gain as many levels as possible so that I can get this Arousal system under control. Heh, if this would be the “grinding” of this world, that might just be the best grinding I’ve ever heard of. Not a bad way to spend a week or two, if you ask me.

Beatrice tried to interact with the [Level] tab the same way she did with the [Class] tab but got very little information out of it.

Level 3

Current level – 3. Progress to the next level – 2%.

Yeah, sure! Might as well add “Can’t you read?” to the tab while you're at it! Beatrice complained sarcastically to the inanimate system. With no information on the amount of experience I gain per act, how much I need, and how fast it might fall off, this does make it harder to predict my leveling rate. Do I need different partners? Different sexual positions and acts? Both?

And even if I avoid combat, gaining more stats is still advisable to avoid some freak accident. Beatrice double-checked if her Health Points meant what she thought they meant.

Health Points – 140/140

Current Health Points – 140. Maximum Health Points – 140.

Current Health recovery rate +0.28 Health Points per second.

Health Points are a numerical representation of the overall condition of a character’s body. Wounds suffered in combat, illnesses, curses, falling off a cliff—all contribute to loss of Health Points. If Health Points ever reach zero, the character dies.

Alright, pretty straightforward. Though, depending on how this system works, the saying “death by a thousand cuts” might become quite literal.

More importantly, my class description did say “Demons of this world”. Which means there are others out there. For now, the smartest thing to do would be to avoid reducing my Health Points to 0. Which in turn means avoiding any possible hostile encounters with any demons for as long as possible.

The start of this world is a promising one, but until I learn more of this setting, in which difficulty direction it is skewed and how heavily, I should be cautious.

There is also a question of how human society will treat me. I am a demon after all. And even if these sex-crazed lunatics worship me, how the rest of the world will interact with me is still an open question. In order to not only survive but prosper in this world, I need to gain more information from the main priest once they are done.

Beatrice looked around and realized that not much progress has been made in the orgy of the priests.

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