Morning light hit the room way too normally for how chaotic the last 24 hours had been.
Hailey stood in the hallway, staring.
Hailey Anne Thomas blinked once.
Then again.
"…I know Succubus lore."
She pointed at Kurumu.
Kurumu Kurono was absolutely glowing.
Not metaphorically.
Actually sparkling faintly like someone had sprinkled starlight into her aura. Her wings flicked slightly behind her back, and her charm energy felt… stable. Sharper than before.
Hailey squinted.
"I know what that sparkle means."
She slowly turned her head toward Nate.
Nate Adams was sitting at the table like nothing happened.
Drinking water.
Too calm.
Hailey pointed between them.
"I am still confused."
Kurumu hugged Nate's arm immediately, smiling like she had won something important.
"Good morning."
Hailey's eye twitched.
Fumika, standing nearby, leaned slightly toward Hailey.
Fumika Kodama whispered, "Don't ask."
Hailey whispered back, "I have to ask."
Meanwhile, Kurumu leaned into Nate a little more.
Her tail swayed lazily.
"I feel stronger."
Nate sighed.
"Yeah. I noticed."
Hailey immediately locked onto that sentence.
"NO."
She stepped forward.
"What do you mean 'you noticed'?"
Nate didn't look up.
"I mean she's stronger."
Kurumu smiled brightly.
"I evolved."
Hailey slowly put a hand over her face.
"…I hate supernatural puberty arcs."
From the side of the room, Mizore calmly nodded.
Mizore Shirayuki added, "That's basically what it is."
Hailey turned sharply.
"DON'T AGREE WITH THAT SO CASUALLY."
Kurumu, still glowing, leaned closer to Nate.
"So… today you won't forget me, right?"
Nate glanced at her.
"I'm writing it on my schedule."
Hailey muttered,
"That's not reassuring."
And somewhere in the background, Whisper was already updating a new entry:
"Succubus Power Increase Event: Confirmed."
Nate saw it.
"…Don't you dare start documenting this."
Whisper paused.
"…Too late, Master Nate."
Hailey stared at the glowing succubus sitting at the breakfast table.
Still sparkling.
Still smug.
Still clinging to Nate's arm.
Hailey Anne Thomas finally pointed dramatically.
"Okay, no, I need a full explanation."
She looked around the room.
"Please someone fully explain the Succubus Rite of Passage thing to me."
Kunou immediately reached for a thick old book sitting on the shelf nearby.
The fox girl opened it with surprising seriousness.
Flip.
Flip.
Flip.
Then she calmly placed it on the table.
"For succubi," Kunou began, "losing their virginity is considered a sacred rite of passage."
Hailey blinked.
"…That sentence already feels dangerous."
Kunou ignored her.
"It is not viewed as just physical intimacy."
She turned another page.
"It is considered an awakening."
Kurumu immediately nodded proudly.
Kurumu Kurono puffed her chest out slightly.
"Exactly."
Kunou continued reading.
"When a succubus—or incubus—gives themselves to someone they genuinely choose and emotionally accept…"
"…their demonic traits mature."
Hailey slowly sat down.
"…Go on."
Kunou pointed at the text.
"Their charm abilities become stronger and more focused."
"Hidden abilities may awaken."
"Their aura stabilizes."
"Their energy reserves increase."
"And…"
She glanced at Kurumu briefly.
"…certain physical features may develop further."
Kurumu grinned proudly and pushed her chest out even more.
"I definitely noticed that part."
Nate immediately looked down at his breakfast.
He was not surviving this conversation.
Hailey stared blankly.
Then slowly turned toward Kurumu.
"So you basically…"
"…leveled up by having sex."
Kunou closed the book.
"Yes."
Hailey pointed again.
"And this is considered normal in succubus culture?"
Kunou nodded calmly.
"Very normal."
Mizore sipped tea nearby.
Mizore Shirayuki added quietly,
"Succubi are very emotionally instinctive demons."
"Emotional connection affects their power."
Hailey leaned back in her chair.
"…That somehow makes more sense than I expected."
Kurumu hugged Nate tighter.
"And Nate's Spirit Bond made it even stronger."
That got everyone's attention immediately.
Nate froze.
'…Ah.'
Too late.
Fumika blinked.
Fumika Kodama looked at him carefully.
"…Wait."
"…Your Spirit Bond amplified a succubus awakening?"
Whisper instantly pulled out his tablet.
"Recording new data."
Nate pointed at him.
"Don't."
Whisper ignored him.
"Possible conclusion: Master Nate accidentally created supernatural steroid romance."
Nate dropped his forehead onto the table.
"…I hate that sentence."
Kurumu smiled innocently.
"I liked it."
Hailey stared at Nate.
"…You are never beating the 'walking supernatural disaster' allegations."
Nate sighed into the table.
"…I know."
Mizore Shirayuki looked up from her tea.
"…What do you mean by hidden abilities?"
Kurumu shrugged casually.
"You know how the Mangekyō Sharingan gives different abilities depending on the user?"
Hailey immediately pointed.
"That comparison somehow made this more confusing."
Kurumu ignored her.
"I mean it like that."
She leaned back in her chair.
"Every succubus has the same base powers."
"Charm."
"Dream influence."
"Emotional seduction."
"Life-force absorption."
"But after the rite of passage…"
She tapped her chest lightly.
"…something personal awakens."
Nate blinked.
"So it's emotionally influenced?"
Kurumu nodded.
"Usually."
She thought for a moment.
"A succubus obsessed with protection might awaken emotional shielding."
"One obsessed with control might gain hypnosis."
"One obsessed with connection might gain soul-link abilities."
Whisper instantly started typing again.
"Conclusion: Succubus powers evolve according to emotional identity."
Kunou nodded.
"That matches most old records."
She flipped through another page in the book.
"The awakening is unique to the individual, though some bloodlines have recurring traits."
Similar to how Mangekyō Sharingan abilities differ between users in Naruto canon.
Hailey slowly processed that.
"So…"
She pointed at Kurumu.
"You had sex and unlocked a personalized supernatural ability tree."
Kurumu smiled proudly.
"Yes."
Hailey leaned back.
"…Anime was a mistake."
Nate rubbed his forehead.
"Please never say that around Ophis."
Everyone paused.
Fumika blinked.
"…Why?"
Nate stared into the distance.
"Because she'll take it personally somehow."
Kunou's fox ears twitched slightly.
"So…"
She leaned forward with interest.
"What is your personal ability?"
Kurumu smiled proudly.
"I need Nate nearby to use it properly."
That immediately made everyone look at Nate.
Nate pointed at himself.
"…Why am I involved in this?"
Kurumu ignored him.
She lifted her hand.
Pink energy slowly gathered around her fingers.
Soft at first.
Then denser.
The aura condensed into glowing heart-shaped particles before suddenly compressing—
Forming a bow made entirely from pink spiritual energy.
Hailey blinked.
"…Okay that's actually cool."
Kurumu grabbed the bowstring.
Pulled.
As she did—
Energy gathered into an arrow.
The room felt the emotional aura inside it instantly.
Warm.
Heavy.
Dangerous.
Kurumu grinned.
"Imagine firing this at an ally."
The arrow glowed softly.
"If they trust or love you…"
"…their powers temporarily increase."
Whisper immediately yelled:
"SUPPORT TYPE ABILITY DETECTED!"
Kurumu pointed the glowing arrow upward.
"But against enemies?"
Her smile became more mischievous.
"If they hate me…"
"…or fear me…"
The pink energy darkened slightly.
"…the damage multiplies based on that emotion."
Silence.
Then Hailey slowly looked at Nate.
"…You accidentally helped create an emotionally scaling railgun."
Nate rubbed his face.
"I really need to stop accidentally buffing people."
Mizore stared at the bow carefully.
"…That's actually terrifying."
Kurumu nodded proudly.
"Succubus powers are emotion-based."
She spun the bow once before dismissing it into pink particles.
"So my awakened ability became emotional amplification."
Kunou looked genuinely impressed.
"That is actually very strong."
Fumika immediately realized the real danger.
"…Wait."
She looked at Kurumu carefully.
"If stronger emotions increase the effect…"
"…then people emotionally obsessed with you are in trouble."
Kurumu smiled brightly.
"Yes."
Everyone immediately thought about half the supernatural factions Nate knew.
Nate slowly lowered his head onto the table again.
"…Why is everyone around me becoming broken."
Whisper raised a finger dramatically.
"Because Master Nate is a Fate Point."
"…Please stop saying that like it explains everything."
The room stayed quiet for a moment after Kurumu's explanation.
Everyone was still processing the fact she now possessed what was basically an emotionally powered support-and-destruction weapon.
Then—
Footsteps.
Lily Adams walked downstairs holding paperwork.
She stopped halfway.
Blink.
She looked at Kurumu.
Then at the lingering pink heart energy still floating in the air.
Then at Nate face-down on the table.
Then at Whisper furiously typing notes.
Then at Hailey questioning reality again.
Lily slowly turned around.
And started walking back upstairs.
Nate blinked.
"Mom?"
Without even looking back, Lily answered calmly:
"Paperwork is better."
She continued climbing the stairs.
"I do not want context for… whatever this is."
Kurumu raised a hand proudly.
"I evolved."
Lily paused for exactly one second.
Then resumed walking.
"…That somehow made it worse."
Nate sighed.
"Fair."
Lily waved a hand dismissively.
"Test it outside or something."
Then she disappeared upstairs.
Silence.
Hailey looked toward the ceiling.
"…Your mother has achieved a level of parental exhaustion I aspire to someday."
Aaron's voice echoed faintly from upstairs:
"I warned you not to go downstairs!"
Lily answered immediately:
"I thought breakfast was safe!"
Nate slowly lifted his head from the table.
"…My life has become a sitcom."
Whisper corrected him instantly.
"No, Master Nate."
He adjusted imaginary glasses.
"A supernatural political-romantic battle shōnen sitcom."
Nate pointed at him.
"That sentence physically hurt me."
After several more minutes of arguments, confusion, and Hailey repeatedly calling the ability "emotion DLC nonsense"—
Everyone finally went outside.
The backyard behind the house was large enough for training, mostly because Yasaka occasionally used it to test large-scale Yokai techniques.
Kurumu stepped forward proudly.
Pink energy flickered around her fingers again.
Nate stood nearby with his hands in his pockets.
Kunou sat on the porch railing watching excitedly.
Mizore and Fumika stayed back a safe distance.
Whisper had somehow acquired a pair of fake scientist glasses.
"Experiment 001: Succubus Emotional Weapon Testing."
Hailey pointed at him.
"You are enjoying this too much."
"Yes."
Kurumu summoned the bow again.
The pink heart-shaped energy condensed beautifully in her hands.
This time everyone could feel it more clearly.
The bow reacted emotionally.
It pulsed softly whenever Kurumu looked toward Nate.
Fumika noticed first.
"…It syncs with feelings."
Kurumu nodded.
"Yeah."
She pulled the string back slowly.
An arrow formed.
Bright pink.
Warm.
Alive.
Then she pointed it at Nate.
Hailey immediately screamed.
"WHY ARE WE STARTING WITH HIM?!"
Nate sighed.
"Because I volunteered."
Hailey looked horrified.
"That does not make it better!"
Kurumu hesitated slightly.
"…You sure?"
Nate nodded calmly.
"I trust you."
The arrow immediately glowed brighter.
Whisper almost fell over.
"THE TRUST FEEDBACK LOOP IS REAL!"
Nate ignored him.
"Just fire it."
Kurumu released the arrow.
The pink projectile flew forward—
And hit Nate directly in the chest.
Everyone waited.
Nothing exploded.
No dramatic effect.
Nate blinked once.
"…Huh."
Kurumu tilted her head.
"…It didn't do damage."
Whisper rapidly checked his notes.
"Hypothesis confirmed!"
He pointed dramatically at Nate.
"The offensive function scales from negative emotional resonance!"
Hailey translated immediately.
"He doesn't hate her."
Whisper nodded.
"Correct!"
Nate looked down at himself.
"…Actually I feel kind of refreshed."
Kurumu's eyes widened.
"Wait."
Pink energy briefly spread across Nate's body.
His spiritual aura sharpened slightly.
Kunou blinked.
"…It buffed him instead."
Fumika realized why instantly.
"Because the arrow read positive emotional intent."
Kurumu stared at the bow in shock.
"…So if I fire at allies…"
"…it strengthens them."
Mizore calmly added:
"And if fired at enemies with hostility toward you…"
"…it becomes stronger offensively."
Hailey slowly pointed at Kurumu.
"You unlocked friendship-powered emotional warfare."
Kurumu smiled proudly.
"Yes."
Nate immediately saw the problem.
"…Wait."
Everyone looked at him.
Nate pointed at the bow.
"You realize this becomes absurd in group fights, right?"
Kurumu blinked.
Then slowly smiled.
"…Oh."
Whisper immediately started hyperventilating dramatically.
"SUPPORT-DPS HYBRID DETECTED."
Nate groaned.
"I hate gamer terminology."
Meanwhile, upstairs—
Lily peeked through the window briefly.
Saw pink arrows flying around the yard.
Saw Whisper screaming.
Saw Kurumu aiming at Nate again.
Then quietly closed the curtains.
"Nope."
Nate just looked at everyone gathered in the living room.
"Okay."
He pointed upstairs.
"I am going to take a shower."
Nobody stopped him.
After everything that had happened this morning, everyone agreed he had earned ten minutes of peace.
Nate walked upstairs.
Closed the bathroom door.
Turned on the water.
And finally relaxed.
The warm water ran over his shoulders.
He let out a long breath.
"Okay."
He closed his eyes.
"I can finally relax."
Then he remembered something.
"Oh."
He blinked.
"Serafall called me today."
He thought back.
Several calls.
Several missed calls.
A concerning amount of missed calls.
"…Why did she call so many times?"
Then—
The water started bubbling.
Nate opened one eye.
"…What?"
The water glowed.
Bright.
Blue-white light filled the shower.
Nate stared.
The light grew stronger.
Then—
Someone came out of the water.
A woman.
Brown hair.
Brown eyes.
Curvy figure.
Looking just as shocked as he was.
They stared at each other.
Three seconds passed.
Then—
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
Nate screamed.
The woman screamed.
The bathroom door exploded open.
Not literally.
Mostly.
Kunou burst in first.
Kurumu was right behind her.
Hailey came running.
Mizore appeared from nowhere.
Fumika arrived seconds later.
Everyone froze.
The woman froze.
Nate froze.
The woman pointed.
"He's naked!"
Nate pointed back.
"You came out of my shower!"
Silence.
Complete silence.
Then Hailey slowly turned around.
"Nope."
She started walking away.
"I don't even want context."
"HAILEY COME BACK!"
One hour later.
The situation had somehow become even stranger.
The mysterious woman now sat on the couch wearing some of Lily's spare clothes.
Everyone sat around her.
Watching.
Waiting.
Trying to understand what had happened.
Nate sat quietly.
Very quietly.
Because inside his head—
'IS THAT WIZ?!'
'THAT'S WIZ.'
'THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WIZ.'
'WHY IS WIZ IN MY SHOWER?'
Externally, however, he remained calm.
Mostly.
The woman smiled nervously.
"My name is Wiz."
Nate almost choked.
'OH COME ON.'
Nobody noticed.
Thankfully.
After all—
Konosuba didn't exist in this world.
Nobody recognized the name.
Lily folded her arms.
"Would you like to explain how you appeared in my son's shower?"
Wiz immediately bowed her head.
"Honestly?"
"Yes."
"I have no idea."
That was not reassuring.
At all.
Wiz rubbed the back of her head awkwardly.
"The last thing I remember was handling inventory."
"Then there was light."
"Then water."
"Then screaming."
She pointed at Nate.
"A lot of screaming."
Nate pointed back.
"You started screaming first."
"You were naked!"
"I was in a shower!"
"Fair point."
Everyone paused.
That was actually a fair point.
Kunou looked at Wiz carefully.
"You said you're from another world?"
Wiz nodded.
"Yes."
The room immediately became serious.
Interdimensional travel wasn't impossible.
But it was rare.
Very rare.
Nate immediately thought:
'Okay.'
'Missed calls from Serafall.'
'Random dimensional arrival.'
'Wiz appearing in my shower.'
'These events are connected.'
He had absolutely no proof.
But experience had taught him something important.
Whenever reality started acting weird—
There was usually a supernatural idiot involved.
And Serafall ranked very highly on that list.
Somewhere in the Underworld—
Serafall sneezed.
"Why do I suddenly feel attacked?" she asked.
To be continue
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