"Hey, dutiful son," Kai shouted.
The sound boomed down the alleyway, echoing off the brick walls. It wasn't a wheeze. It was a command.
Lei froze mid-step. He turned around slowly, his brow furrowed. "What the...?"
His eyes widened. He saw Kai standing there. Not crawling. Standing. And not just standing—looming. Kai looked taller. His shoulders were broader. His eyes were glowing with a faint, dangerous golden light.
"How are you standing?" Lei stammered, stepping back involuntarily. "I shattered your ribs! I heard them crack!"
Kai smiled. It was the smile of a wolf looking at a particularly stupid sheep.
"I drank some milk," Kai mocked, dusting off his shoulder. "Good for the bones."
He raised his right hand. A blue card materialized between his fingers, spinning with magical energy.
"What is that?" Lei asked, his voice trembling slightly. "A magic tool? Where did a pauper like you get that?"
"I told you," Kai said, his grin widening until it looked feral. "Daddy is home."
Kai crushed the card.
[ SYSTEM ALERT: ACTIVATING SSS-RANK SUMMONING CARD! ]
BOOOOOM!
A massive explosion of purple smoke erupted around Kai. The ground shook, cracking the asphalt. A shockwave of pure energy blasted outward, knocking the trash cans over.
The smell hit them first. It wasn't the smell of ozone or burning. It was the scent of heavy, intoxicating roses, mixed with the musk of pure pheromones. It smelled like a high-end brothel and a battlefield rolled into one.
"What the hell?!" Lei screamed, shielding his eyes. "Is it a demon? Is he a demonic cultivator?!"
From the swirling purple smoke, a silhouette stepped out.
First came the leg. Long. Impossible. Wrapped in a thigh-high leather boot with a heel sharp enough to kill a man. Then came the thigh—thick, creamy, and exposed.
Then, the rest of her emerged.
She stood nearly six feet tall. Her skin was pale as moonlight. Her hair was a cascade of obsidian silk flowing down to her waist. Two elegant, curved horns protruded from her forehead. Bat-like wings, leathery and intimidating, stretched out from her back, spanning four meters wide.
But nobody was looking at the wings.
They were looking at her chest.
Two massive, gravity-defying spheres were barely contained by a strip of black leather that was fighting for its life. They bounced with every breath she took. Her waist was snatched, impossibly thin, flaring out into hips that were wide enough to solve world peace.
She was an SSS-Rank Succubus Queen. The apex predator of desire.
She looked at the trembling bullies, her crimson eyes glowing with disdain. "Disgusting little males," she sneered.
Then, she turned to Kai. Her expression softened instantly into pure adoration. She dropped to one knee, the concrete cracking under her shin.
"Master," she purred, her voice dripping with lust. "Your humble servant, Isabella, answers the call. Shall I drain them for you? Or do you want to use me first?"
The silence in the alley was deafening.
Lei's jaw was on the floor. His goons were drooling. One of them actually dropped his phone.
"M-Master?" one goon stuttered, his eyes bulging. "Did that trash just summon... a Succubus Queen?"
Lei's face went pale. He could feel the pressure radiating from her. It was heavy, suffocating. It felt like standing next to a nuclear reactor.
"Impossible!" Lei shrieked, his voice cracking. "You are F-Rank! You are garbage! How can you have an SSS-Rank summon?! That's impossible! Even the Dean only has an A-Rank Spirit Beast!"
Kai stood there, arms crossed, looking like the coolest man on the planet. He checked Isabella's status window floating in front of him.
[ NAME: ISABELLA ][ RACE: PRIMORDIAL SUCCUBUS QUEEN ][ RANK: SSS ][ LOYALTY: 100% (SLAVE) ][ COMBAT POWER: 0.5 (TRASH) ][ SEXUAL TECHNIQUE: 9999 (GOD TIER) ][ SPECIAL ABILITY: ABSOLUTE SUCK (DRAINS SOUL THROUGH SEMEN) ][ PASSIVE: AURA OF THE WHORE (MAKES ALL MALES STUPID) ]
Kai blinked. He rubbed his eyes. He looked again.
'Combat Power: 0.5?!'
Kai's heart skipped a beat. 'Wait. She can't fight? She's useless in a battle? She's literally just a sex doll with stats?!'
He looked at Lei, whose fists were reigniting with fire. Lei was an E-Rank, sure, but a fireball to the face was still a fireball to the face. If Isabella couldn't fight, Kai was screwed.
'Oh god, I'm going to die again. I'm going to die with a hot demon waifu and I'll never even get to touch her.'
But then, Kai looked at Lei again.
Lei wasn't attacking. Lei was shaking. He was staring at Isabella's chest like he had been hypnotized. The 'Aura of the Whore' was working.
'He doesn't know,' Kai realized. 'He sees SSS-Rank pressure and thinks she's a monster. He doesn't know she's a glass cannon without the cannon.'
Kai grinned. Time to put those 1000 hours of RPG bluffing to use.
He stepped forward, invading Lei's personal space. He didn't even look at the demon. He looked Lei dead in the eyes with absolute arrogance.
"Isabella," Kai said calmly, his voice bored.
"Yes, Master?" She looked up, biting her lip.
"These dogs are barking too loud. It's annoying me. Silence them. But don't kill Lei."
Isabella smiled. It was a terrifying, beautiful smile that promised both heaven and hell. She stood up, unfolding her full height.
"With pleasure, Master."
WHOOSH!
She didn't attack. She simply flicked her long black hair and released a concentrated pulse of pink pheromones directly at the three goons behind Lei.
To them, it looked like a dark energy wave.
"AAAAHHH! SHE'S ATTACKING!"
The goons, terrified out of their minds, tripped over their own feet trying to run away. They slammed into the dumpsters, knocking themselves out in sheer panic.
Clang! Crash! Thud!
Lei flinched, stumbling back. "You... what did you do?!"
"She barely lifted a finger," Kai lied smoothly. "Imagine what she'd do if she actually tried."
Lei was hyperventilating now. "Wait! Kai! We were friends, right? It was just a joke! Just a prank, bro! My grandpa is the City Elder! If you touch me, he'll kill you!"
Kai sighed. He walked right up to Lei. The flames on Lei's fists sputtered and died out as fear overtook his concentration.
"You still don't get it, do you?" Kai whispered.
PAP!
Kai's hand moved faster than Lei could see. Thanks to the Heavenly Body Reconstruction Pill, Kai's physical stats were now peak human.
The open-palm slap connected with Lei's cheek with the sound of a gunshot.
Lei spun in the air—a full 360-degree rotation—before face-planting into the concrete. Several teeth skittered across the pavement.
"Gaiaaaaaghhh!" Lei garbled, clutching his broken face.
Kai crouched down, grabbing a handful of Lei's expensive hair and yanking his head up.
"I told you I wouldn't kill you," Kai whispered, staring into Lei's terrified, tear-filled eyes. "Because if I kill you, how will you call me 'Dad' later?"
Kai released him, letting Lei's head smack back into the dirt. He stood up and checked his imaginary watch.
"Come on, Isabella. We have a schedule to keep."
"Where are we going, Master?" Isabella asked, linking her arm through his and pressing her soft curves against him.
Kai smirked, looking toward the rich district of the city.
"To the Golden Garden Estates. I heard Lei's mom makes a great dinner. And I'm starving."
[ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ][ SHAMELESSNESS +100! ][ QUEST UPDATE: NAVIGATING TO 'MILF MANSION'. ]
Kai strutted out of the alley, the beautiful demon queen on his arm, leaving his bully sobbing in the dirt. It was the first day of the rest of his life, and oh boy, was it going to be dirty.