"Ren!"
It was night.
Furi was in an unusually cheerful mood when they were alone in the room.
She sat next to Ren on the bed and hugged her from the side. The hand she was gently stroking was placed on Ren's abdomen.
Since Ren was only wearing underwear, the faintly glowing symbol was exposed. The symbol represented wind. It was unmistakably Furi's. ...Or rather, Ren knew instinctively who it represented.
Since it was only the first month, she felt virtually no physical discomfort.
"Hehe. I'm so happy. Just thinking that the person I love is carrying my baby."
"Furi, you sound like the old man."
"Eh, that's mean! ...But, right now, I can really understand what men feel."
Well, that was the result of engaging in lewd acts with Ren—the result of her playing the male role. In fact, Ren would be troubled if Furi said she "didn't feel anything at all."
"Pregnancy is such a huge undertaking, isn't it? The fact that you're willing to do it means you've completely accepted me. How should I put it... a huge sense of conquest?"
"Aren't you saying something extremely lewd?"
"Maybe."
By that logic, Ren had been completely conquered by Furi.
The fact that Ren thought that wasn't so bad when it was her beloved meant her senses were thoroughly stained by girlhood.
"What about you, Ren? About becoming a mother."
"I have no idea yet. My belly doesn't hurt at all."
There's the expression "a child that caused pain in the belly," and honestly, it's the truth. Mothers in the world feel the life within them through pain and develop the sense of becoming a parent. Childbirth is apparently extremely difficult, so it's no wonder they dote on the children born that way.
The difference in sensation that often arises between the mother and the biological father is likely due to these aspects, in addition to the gender difference.
"But will our baby kick in the belly?"
"Huh, why? ...Oh, I guess I don't know what will happen if it takes after me."
"Exactly. If it takes after Furi, there's a possibility that 'Wind' will be born."
The 'true form' of a Spirit is likely the dematerialized state. In that case, the Spirit's child may not be able to materialize at first. It might not have feet to kick with. Or perhaps it would slam into her belly instead?
"Wind, huh. ...Wait, do Spirits even have children in the first place?"
"Ah, there's a possibility they're simply a natural phenomenon that gained sentience, right?"
"If so, does that mean the ability to 'make a child with almost any partner' is a Succubus's ability?"
"Maybe. Though I doubt it can happen with inorganic matter."
"Maybe Mei-chan could do it? Have we ever tried?"
"Come to think of it, maybe not. ...Maybe we should try next time."
If they could, that felt like a huge flag for her to be forced to have many children. If so, it would be exactly what the Sage had requested long ago.
Well, a child with the person she loved wouldn't be so bad...
"No, no. There's still a long way to go, so it's too early to decide now."
"That's true. I've never properly taken care of a baby either. I've held a relative's child, but that's about it."
"I never did. I was scared, and they wouldn't let me hold them, saying, 'No, you'll drop them.'"
"Haha, that's so like you, Ren."
She might as well do some mental preparation now, during the first month.
Soothing a crying baby, feeding milk, changing diapers... Dealing with night crying could probably be done by applying the magic item they used during sex. Ren was generally fine even with less sleep, as long as she could perform Energy Drain, so she could just sleep in the same room as the baby and attend to it immediately.
...The Succubus body really was convenient.
"Milk, huh. Breast milk is better, right? We don't have powdered milk in this world. ...Do we?"
"I think we do. I don't know if it's the same as the one from our world, but they managed to make some at the request of the mothers."
Apparently, it was sold, albeit as a luxury item.
"Speaking of which, will Ren's chest get bigger again?"
"I don't think so. In my case, I can probably produce breast milk even right now."
"Huh, what? That's news to me."
It was an application of her body shape adjustment skill. Producing breast milk should be changeable as easily as adjusting her bust size.
She tried it, and it worked easily. The sensation of liquid coming out of her chest was oddly ticklish and felt strange until she got used to it.
"Wow, that's amazing. So, Ren won't run out of breast milk either."
"Probably? I have Heal, and I get replenished from draining Furi and the others, so my nutrition won't run out."
"Wow, that's so convenient. Unfair."
"Come on, don't fondle my chest while saying 'unfair'."
They were both women, and they were in that kind of relationship, so it was fine to be fondled, but it was somehow embarrassing. She wished Furi would do that when they were in the mood.
"Hey, Ren. Can I try drinking some?"
"You can. ...Mmm, Furi, fast!"
The moment she gave permission, Furi immediately latched on. It felt even stranger to be sucked on than just producing the milk. Maybe it would feel a little nice once she got used to it.
"Ah, it's sweet. Is breast milk this delicious? Do you want to try some, Ren?"
"Isn't drinking my own milk kind of perverted..."
Incidentally, Ren could technically suckle directly from her own breast if she wanted to. Size-wise, at least.
"Hmm. Is it sweet because you're a Succubus? Who should we ask to know?"
"I don't think anyone remembers the taste of breast milk from when they were a baby..."
Directly comparing the taste would definitely be perverted, so that was out of the question.
"In any case, we have to raise the child properly."
"Of course. ...It's a big responsibility, isn't it?"
Raising a child meant even more money would be needed.
In the month since clearing the 50th floor, they had actively circled the cleared floors to gather funds. As discussed before, party members were still pairing up or in trios to continue fundraising in the safe floors. Due to the outrageous value of the rewards gained on the 50th floor, they currently had enough savings to live for several years.
Ren hadn't been able to fight much recently because everyone told her "don't go to the dungeon," but instead, she was running small errands for people in town for a small reward.
The biggest one was probably the request to teach lewd techniques to the sex workers. After teaching Mei's mother as a thank you for her cooperation, the information somehow reached the women, and they requested, "We want you to teach us too."
Ren thought she couldn't teach anything to those seasoned professionals, but surprisingly, they all loved it. Was the instinct of a Succubus really that powerful?
"How long will it take until I can return to the dungeon?"
Ren muttered, placing her hand over Furi's hand on her lower abdomen, and Furi tilted her head, saying, "I wonder."
"For a human child, maybe three years? Even if we leave it with Maria-san and the others, it won't be possible right away."
"Three years... Including the time in the womb, that's four years. We could level up a lot in that time."
"You're planning on getting stronger a lot while raising a child, Ren."
"Well, of course. At least the Energy Drain level increases just by living a normal life."
Since the power of Deepened Sucking changes based on the Energy Drain level, she might eventually be able to kill an Ogre just by touching it.
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