Depraved Hero's Path

"Hm…!" Rifna whimpered as a wave travelled down her body, causing her tail to slowly but surely straighten and rise up.

A satisfied exhale exited her mouth before she let herself fall on the bed by Elijah's side.

"That was something." She purred.

"Sure was." He smirked.

"Hm…" She stretched her arms towards the ceiling, satiated. "Alright," Rifna pointed at the door. "Off you go."

"Huh?"

"Did I stutter?"

"Damn."

"Oh, come on." Rifna chuckled, her hand tapping his arm. "It's not like that. There's only so much time I can buy you with them."

"I'm sure I can find an excuse for why this took so much time."

"I'm sure you can, but I'm having trouble with them. So… Off you go."

"Fine," Elijah scratched his nape with a sigh. "I guess we can skip right to the Rewards. Though I don't like being-"

"Rewards?" Rifna interrupted, surprised by the mention.

"Yes, rewards."

She raised an eyebrow.

"The Rewards, for the King's Game."

"Oh. Oh…" Rifna nodded. "Wait, you think this wasn't Reward enough?"

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

"You're fucking with me."

"That is so rude." She said, shaking her head. "I offer myself, show myself naked, and you think that's not Reward enough?"

Elijah took a moment before answering.

"No." He shook his head. "If anything, I thought I would get extra Rewards for-"

"EXTRA REWARDS?"

"Hell yeah, I put in some real work."

"I worked as well!" Rifna almost sounded offended.

"Yeah, you did." He nodded. "So, how about we call it a draw when it comes to… This."

"Ugh… Fine." Rifna rolled her eyes. "You're lucky I'm a very reasonable person."

"Sure."

"Alright," Rifna pulled the drapes off of her right away and stood up. "Let's get down to business."

Elijah watched as she walked around the bed, completely naked.

"The Rewards for the King's Game can go two ways." She explained.

Snap-

"First-"

"Seriously?" Elijah interrupted. "Way to make me feel like a piece of meat."

"Well, what did you expect? Nahaha!" Rifna chuckled.

The snapping of her fingers had made her clothes instantly appear over her body.

In a moment, she had gone from completely naked to fully dressed.

"So I'm supposed to negotiate completely naked? While still on the bed where we lay together? And now you're fully dressed, with a suit… About to give me Rewards."

"That's right♪"

"Well, fine. Pay your whore, and I'll be on my way."

"Nahahaha!" Rifna clapped her hands, and two System Windows appeared in front of Elijah. "You can either get the King's Crown and the amazing abilities that come with it… Or get tiny Rewards."

"Since I think I deserve a big Reward for all the work I put in, I'll go ahead and take the King's Crown."

"Nahaha! Come on, give me a second to explain." Rifna coughed. "By the way, I do suggest the second option."

"Let me guess, the second option involves getting bigger Rewards later on?"

"That's what I like about you. I don't need to say anything."

"Right, I know what to do without you telling me."

"Oh, don't get cocky. You could have done better."

"Please."

"I'm serious! In fact, you still can."

"You want to go again?"

"That's not what I'm saying." Rifna chuckled.

The next moment, more System Messages appeared in front of Elijah.

[Sub-Skill "Slave Mark, Skill Copy[A-Rank]".]

[Skill to Copy: "Succubus's Body[D-Rank]".]

[Activate Skill Copy?]

Elijah's gaze suspiciously went from the System Messages to Rifna, who was continually raising and lowering her eyebrows.

"I swear if I grow tits from doing this, I'm burning down this whole museum."

"Naha! I'd like to see you try!"

[You have Copied the Skill "Succubus's Body[D-Rank]".]

[Error!]

[The Skill "Succubus's Body[D-Rank]" is Morphing.]

Elijah immediately felt his entire body twitching.

[The Skill "Succubus's Body[D-Rank]" becomes "Incubus's Body[D-Rank]".]

"Cool." Elijah muttered with a nod, noticing his muscles grow more defined. "Did my face change as well?"

"A tiny bit." Rifna smiled, though her gaze was on something else entirely.

He followed her gaze and, under the covers, something else had changed indeed.

"Can you not stare at my bulge?"

"Sorry."

"It is a bit insulting, though. Did I really need to grow to have a body worthy of an Incubus?"

"No, you didn't♪" Rifna hummed. "Still, a bit extra is never a bad thing, is it?"

"Whatever." Elijah shrugged, pushing against the bed to sit up against the headboard. "So, Rewards?"

Rifna took a moment to answer. Her tail was waving from right to left.

Gulp-

'I put my clothes on while he remained naked, and now he's flipping it on me… The son of a bitch…'

Indeed, Elijah had moved around enough for the drapes to only cover part of his newly improved-

"Rifna?"

"Y-Yes!" She gulped, wiping her mouth as she shook her head. "Yes, the Rewards! There will come a Main Quest in the future where it will be highly advantageous for you to be Rewarded for this THEN rather than now. I know you're a smart guy, so I know you'll choose this. Compound interest and all. Let's just skip this part and get to the Rewards that you're getting now-"

"Let's not." Elijah interrupted, adjusting himself further.

Gulp-

Most of his length was now visible.

"What kind of Main Quest? What kind of Rewards? What's the interest rate? How long will it compound for?"

"I-It-I… It's…"

"Why are you stuttering?" Elijah asked, tilting his head. "Are you okay, Rifna?"

Gulp-

Her hands shot up suddenly, hiding her face.

"Alright, no." She snapped her fingers.

"Tsk." The next second, Elijah was fully clothed. "That's no fun."

"I can't tell you about the Main Quest or the Rewards that you will get then." Rifna answered after taking a deep breath.

She was looking away, rather annoyed to have accepted defeat, when she had been the one getting dressed and leaving him naked.

"I can't answer any questions about the future." Rifna scratched her nose. "However, the Past is my speciality."

"You mean…?"

A System Message informing him of his first Reward appeared.

[You have received the Skill "Rememberance[C-Rank]".]

[The Skill "Rememberance[C-Rank]" Attaches itself to the Skill "Slave Mark[B-Rank]".]

[Slave Mark, Mark Of Rememberance[B-Rank]:

The effect of the "Rememberance" Skill is strengthened manyfold when used on a Mark Slave.]

Elijah read the information on the Skill obtained, and his eyes slowly widened.

"Peeking into people's past." Rifna tilted her head and gave a wink. "I'm sure you'll have plenty of fun with that."

Elijah scratched his chin while his mind raced, lips curling upwards.

"You know me so well already."

"Nahaha♪"