I am succubus vol 1, p.25
I am Succubus!: Vol. 1, page 25
With thoughts of them in mind, I wrenched my right arm free and clenched a fist in front of me. Torii sensei's orb was snuffed out of existence. She backed away a few, staring into her empty palm.
I ripped away my other restraint with sheer force and landed on my feet. Now we were on level playing fields. But just as I was about to attack, the haze dispersed and the dreadful atmosphere vanished.
Torii sensei started applauding, and the wicked look on her face was replaced with a proud smile.
"What… What's your problem now?" I asked, my eyes darting everywhere for any funny business.
"You're capable of offensive magic now. Look!" Torii pointed to my hands.
I didn't even notice that both of my hands were glowing with energy until I looked at them. They felt warm and cold at the same time, but it was clearly fire flickering in my palms.
Torii sensei waved her hand and a gust of wind extinguished my magic. She lifted a finger up to her lips and winked.
"We wouldn't want a student walking in and seeing that, would we?" Torii smiled.
"Screw that! You were really trying to kill me there!" I shouted, slowly inching towards the door.
My heart was still racing. I wasn't just about to die, I was staring at death's door just now. What kind of magic was that?
"I know, and I'm sorry. Putting you in mortal danger was the only way to coax your magic out. It's why I needed to play the part convincingly," Torii said, stepping back even farther to give me space.
A little calmer now, it felt like a wall had been knocked down and my power was begging to spill out. Another sensation accompanied it. I could barely make out that I was…
Losing energy? But I wasn't casting any spells. It must be my imagination.
Regardless, I could use offensive magic now thanks to Torii sensei's scare tactic method. This was great because if we ever got into a fight, I wouldn't be a burden to Mio, Yumi, and Hana. As a greater succubus, our firepower had increased several folds.
"I appreciate it, but… maybe give me a heads up next time? I almost pissed my pants watching you come at me." I sighed.
"If you had the hiccups, I wouldn't tell you that I was going to scare you. It would defeat the purpose!" Torii giggled. "You really thought I was going to harm you?"
Just imagining that terrifying look on her face was enough to give me goosebumps. It was nothing compared to confronting Selene. The dark energy was somehow familiar— as though I'd seen it before.
"S-So… you don't actually care that Hana is a succubus pretending to be a student?" I asked cautiously.
She shook her head. "As long as I suppress my aura, you're the only one who can detect me."
So Torii said.
The scowl she shot Hana during lunch looked more reflexive than anything else. I imagined as a greater succubus, she couldn't give a damn about lesser ones. Wouldn't our biggest threats be each other?
"Since we're on this topic," I began, thinking back on my discussion with Selene, "would you happen to know how many like us are in the city?"
"By us, I presume you mean greater succubi. By my count, three: you, me, and whoever the queen is," she explained.
It took every bit of mental strength not to react to that answer. Torii sensei would have picked up on my suspicions. Three was not what Selene told me.
One of them was lying, and I couldn't tell who.
Currently, I knew of three greaters in Tsukiji City— Torii sensei, Selene, and myself. The identity of the fourth was unknown, and finding her might be the key to figuring out which of them was the queen.
I obviously wasn't a contender.
Worst case scenario was Torii sensei being the queen. Aside from the random bouts of terror, her actions until now hadn't been suspicious. Though, I'd be an idiot not to suspect her. I didn't want to confront her yet. We currently had a friendship going on, strange as it was. The moment I broke that and it turned out she really was the queen, then everyone at school would be in danger.
Selene being the queen was just as bad. She wanted me to take care of the competition in her place. In which case, I'd be playing into her hands. With the amount of lesser succubus at her beck and call at Coliseum, we wouldn't stand a chance.
For all I knew, the fourth might be worse than Torii sensei and Selene combined. No one having eyes on her meant we didn't know what she was up to. We didn't know how strong she was nor how many succubus were on her side. If number four was the queen, she might be closer to whatever her goals were than the other two.
Damn it. If this were a game, there should be some clues to a victory condition. Wasn't I at a severe disadvantage compared to the rest?
"Saeko?" Torii dipped into view with a worried look, as if she wasn't the source of my extreme stress a moment ago.
"Ahh, sorry. Just lost in thought," I said.
She frowned. "If you're thinking about going after the queen, I would recommend you refrain from that. There's no telling how powerful she is, and if you aren't ready, you could get seriously hurt. A student like yourself should stay in school and focus on school! Which reminds me… Being a teacher as my cover is a lot more work than I expected…"
We glanced at the teacher's desk. A mountain of homework was waiting to be graded.
Chapter 30
Torii booted me out of the classroom to get right on them. I was beginning to wonder what her true intentions were at my school, and if she was any bit like Selene— looking to one-up the others to become the succubus queen.
I shouldn't underestimate either of them. They had probably already thought everything through with every intention to betray me in the end. The queen succubus didn't come here to sight-see Japan. No doubt she, and whoever was vying for the crown, wanted nothing more than to turn the world into their feeding trough.
Speaking of feeding… I'm getting hungry myself…
I came across Mio and Hana in the courtyard. The student council president, Hitomi, was laying into them with a profanity-laced scolding that put a sailor to shame. Rika tried in vain to calm her down.
"Gusu… but my collection! Uwaaahh!" Hana wailed.
"What are you guys up to?" I asked over her crying.
Before I got an answer, one look at what Hitomi held firmly in her grasp told me all I needed to know. It was Hana's backpack. The same backpack filled to the brim with dildos.
"Hana thought it was a great idea to stick a bunch of dildos in the student shoe lockers. I've confiscated them," Hitomi explained, rubbing her forehead.
"They're presents!" Hana shrugged.
Hitomi dropped the bag of dildos and pinched both sides of Hana's cheeks.
"We only managed to retrieve half of them back. I can't believe some students actually kept them! This is your fault!" She pinched harder and lifted Hana off the ground.
"Uuuu— thwer stwess wewievers!" Hana cried.
"Hah? That so? I'm o'er 'ere stressin' out 'cos of yer fuckin' prank, pinky!"
"H-Hitomi, that could be seen as bullying!" Rika pleaded for them to stop.
Mio tapped me on the shoulder. "We're all going to Rika's bath house. Wanna come?"
Taking another dip would be nice. Though, with Mio there, I couldn't see this turning into anything but another sex trip.
"I have kendo practice today— Wait… We, as in Hitomi, too?" I asked.
"Yeah." The student council president finally let go of Hana and slung the dildo-filled backpack over her shoulders. "Rika's been trying to get me to go for months, and Mio won't stop pestering me to hang out. I finally got some time away from student council work today, so I figured why not."
I was kind of jealous. Hitomi was one of the more popular students at school. Her grades were top of the class, and I'd been told she played water polo competitively outside of school. It wasn't an exaggeration to describe her as a role model to all students.
Well… if it weren't for her occasional outbursts of profanity.
A chance to hang out with Hitomi didn't come often. I never could have imagined that when I was a boy.
"I know that look. You're checking Hitomi out like a snack, ain't ya?" Mio whispered.
"What? No!" I fired back.
"Something wrong?" Hitomi leaned a little too close, her piercing gaze almost staring past me. "Am I too intimidating to hang out with?"
"That's, er, not it… I have kendo practice, sorry!" I took off running to the club room.
Damn Mio for putting that dumb thought into my head while I was hungry. As soon as I got to kendo, the members were already practicing. This was my first time seeing them begin without needing my help to set up.
Gouda waved from the benches and beckoned me over.
"S-Sorry! I got caught up with Mio, but it looks like practice is going smoothly?" My immediate reaction was to search for any club members that needed help.
"About that. We were thinking of letting you take the day off," Gouda said.
A day off? As far back as I could remember, I never missed a day of practice.
"I couldn't! Not with Hyogo literally right around the corner," I reminded them.
"We don't have practice tomorrow either. A little two-day break won't hurt you. Besides, we've trained all we can; it's just drills on the fundamentals from now until the tournament," he explained.
Having today off meant I could hang out with Mio, Rika, and Hitomi…
"Alright, you win. I'll take the day off. You guys sure you'll be fine without me?" I asked.
It was a strange feeling leaving them to their own. I'd been with these guys for so long they were almost brothers to me.
"Well… " Gouda scratched his nose and glanced off to the side. "We'll manage, but it'll be lonely without you."
I whipped around before he saw my face turning red. "Ahem. Well then, make sure to work hard… if you want to earn that date."
"Does that mean—?"
I rushed out of the clubroom and slammed the door shut. My legs gave out in front of a tree in the courtyard. I spent a moment to rest and buried my face, still hot from the exchange, into both hands
"Did… Did I really go and say that?" I placed a hand over my throbbing chest. "I practically confirmed the date by saying that. I don't even know what to wear. Did he already make date plans? I wonder if he wants to— gah, get a hold of yourself! You're like a teenage girl!" I let that sink in and put my hands to my face again. "That's because I am a teenage girl… Anyway, I better catch up before they leave without me."
Rika's parents were kind enough to temporarily close the mixed baths to the public, reserving it for us to use and hang out in. Mio and Hana were a little disappointed. They were probably hoping to get it on with other guests.
"Uwoooaaaahh! This is a sento? Naked bodies together in one place, soaked from head to toe. What a place to let pent up feelings loose. My head is spinning with ideas. Let's start filming! Start rolling the cameras— aguuhh?!"
Mio smacked the back of Hana's head, picked her up, and chucked her into the water.
"P-Please don't throw each other into the baths!" Rika waded in to help Hana, who was lying still and floating face down on the surface of the water.
"Guys, the student council president is here. Quit fooling around!" I warned Mio too late— she dove in cannonball-style after them. The impact kicked water over the edge.
"I'll just pretend I didn't see anything. We're all here to take a leisurely dip," Hitomi said.
I turned around to find Hitomi entering from the changing room. She only had a small towel slung over her shoulder, seemingly not at all embarrassed to be seen naked. Her toned body and modest bust left much for me to be embarrassed, though.
Hitomi had always been viewed as unreachable because she was way out of everyone's league. It was easy to see why— she was smart, athletic, attractive, and cool… If Gouda is the ideal role model to all the boys, Hitomi was that way to the girls. Her half-body tattoos were also a nice touch— wait.
"Tattoos?!" I gaped.
On the entire right half of Hitomi's body were intricate tattoos of a dragon fighting a kirin against the background of crashing waves. All drawn in the irezumi style unique to the Japanese. I, nor anyone else, would have noticed at school; the canvas extends no further than her shoulder and neck, perfectly hidden underneath a shirt.
"Oh, this? Just something that runs in the family. Got it back when I was still living in Tottori," she said as if it was no big deal.
It was totally a big deal. Students would go crazy if they learned how hardcore their honor student of a president was. The faculty, less so. This might even lead to her expulsion.
"Ah, Hiichan! You still haven't removed those tattoos?" Rika came right to the edge of the water and adjusted her glasses.
Hiichan?
I guess they were much more familiar with each other outside of school.
"Idiot, there's no way I'm going to get rid of these." Hitomi kneeled down to tap Rika, sending her back into the water. Her eyes flicked to me. "I'd appreciate it if my tats stay between us."
"N-No problem," I stammered.
We soaked in the bath for a lot longer than any of us expected to. I awkwardly made up part of a circle of naked girls. Mio and Hana had brought water guns ahead of time. While they went around shooting each other, Rika and Hitomi remained by my side. Not to keep me company though…
Both of them stared hard at my chest. So much so that it was making me squirm.
"Uhm… Is there… something on my face?" I asked.
"It's just… No matter how I look at you, you're really a girl now," Rika said.
"I thought it was an elaborate joke Mio was trying to play on us. So, does that mean your penis has been snipped off? I didn't see a bulge earlier." Hitomi's gaze traveled down between my legs.
"Eh… uh…" My face heated up, unsure of how to answer.
Hitomi drew closer until Rika bopped her on the head.
"Don't be rude…" the class rep scolded.
"Sorry, I only wanted to—"
Two streams of water squirted into Hitomi's face, one hitting her mouth and the other on the forehead. We spun around to the culprits, who were doubled over in laughter.
"Kahaha! Hana, you fucking suck. That was nowhere near her mouth!" Mio cackled.
"My aim's perfect! Did you buy me a defective squirt gun?" Hana jostled the gun and the water within it.
"We should probably stay back." Rika pulled me away as Hitomi rose from the bath, fuming out both ears.
"Mio, Hana…" Hitomi growled. "It looks like the both of ya need a Tottori-style beating to knock some sense into ya!"
"Oh, shit." The troublemakers took a running start.
Rika and I watched Hitomi laid into them with the fury only a student council president could muster. It was fun being able to mess around every once in a while. Time was up when our fingers started getting pruney. After all, we didn't pay a single Yen. Rika's parents had a business to run.
Mio, Hana, and I sat in the lobby to cool our heads before leaving. Rika and Hitomi were talking to the former's parents. Apparently, they had known each other since childhood and were close friends like I was with Kana.
My succubus companions made use of the electric massage chairs for their post-bath relaxation. Their expressions of bliss said it all.
"Aaah… I can climax at any moment on this thing…" Hana appalled an older couple who was passing by.
They were probably going to be here for a while, so I got up to get some fresh air outside. It was crazy to think I could have missed hanging out with my friends had I not come out as a girl. Things were beginning to look up, and I hoped they continued to.
I soon found myself surrounded by a couple of guys who looked a few years older than me. They were probably from Tsukiji University, out taking a stroll after their afternoon courses. The lust oozing out from them reeked with ill-intent.
"Hey, cutie. How about you join us for a dip? What do you say?" One of them threw an arm around my shoulder.
"I'm fine, thanks…" I said, trying to slip away.
"What's the hurry?" A second guy blocked me from getting back into the bath house.
I was about to charm them until the chime of the bath house door interrupted me. When the door opened, it smacked the guy hard. He staggered forward, rubbing the back of his head.
"Gangin' up on a girl? I've seen tougher brats comin' outta preschool daycares." Hitomi's contemptuous snarl was made more intimidating by her accent. Since her hair wasn't tied up and the top buttons of her shirt were undone, she easily passed as a school delinquent.
Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to make them scram.
"Oooh, scary. I like girls that bite—"
When he caught sight of the tattoo underneath Hitomi's shirt, that did the trick. He whispered to his pals, and they decided to leave us alone at last.
"Th-Thanks, Hitomi." I bowed a little out of gratitude. "I never had strangers come up to me like that before."
"That's because you were a boy. You're a girl now, Saeko. Comes with its own host of problems you didn't think about before." Hitomi buttoned up to hide her tattoos and smiled.
I didn't think of it that way. Though, I was luckier than most girls for being a succubus.
The doorbell chimed. We turned around as Rika, Mio, and Hana were coming out of the bath house.
"A bath is supposed to relieve stress, but I feel like I'm even more stressed coming out of it…" Rika emerged from the bath house hanging her head.
"Lighten up!" Mio slapped Rika's butt, causing her to jump a foot off the ground. "Next time, we'll bring water guns for you, too!"
"Your idea of play is…" My retort was cut short when I spotted Kotaro across the street.
Mio followed my gaze and tensed up.
"Nice hanging with ya— Hitomi, Rika. We're taking off!" Mio grabbed mine and Hana's hand.
I barely heard them say their goodbyes before we were already on the other side of the street.
"Wait, wait, wait! Why am I running with you?" Hana yelled, trying to keep pace with her short legs.
