Side Story Chapter 40 - To Live as a Human (1)

“So in the end, that battleship had nothing to do with Akart?” asked Lilith as she narrowed her eyes.

“Yup,” Oh Kang-Woo answered. Three days passed since the giant battleship menacingly appeared above New York and was destroyed as soon as it appeared. “I think it was just a regular otherworldly invasion.”

He tried to gather as much information about the Galactic Federation as possible for the past three days but he couldn’t find any traces of Akart.

“Hmm. It’s even more worrisome that he hasn’t made a move at all.”

Lilith shook her head as she stroked her chin. It was like how developers got more worried when they didn’t discover any bugs in their program. According to the System, Akart was trying to end the Triad; it only amplified their anxiety since there were no signs of it.

“Yeah. It’d be better for my heart if he just appeared out of the blue like the Galactic Federation.”

Kang-Woo clicked his tongue and nodded. Lilith giggled and walked behind Kang-Woo, who was sitting on a chair.

She hugged him from behind and asked, “That aside, about the... android, was it? You said it managed to penetrate your Deific Essence barrier purely with physical power. Is that true?”

“Yeah. I didn’t feel Deific Essence from him. It was pure physical power.”

“That’s... surprising.”

Lilith widened her eyes in disbelief. As far as she knew, no one but Kang-Woo was capable of such a thing.

“It just goes to show we have to be wary of other otherworldly beings aside from Akart,” Kang-Woo remarked.

“It is as you say.”

Lilith nodded with a heavy expression. Most otherworldly beings would not even manage to get past Kim Si-Hun, forget Kang-Woo. Even if a being whom Si-Hun couldn’t handle were to appear, Kang-Woo, the Demon King who possessed the Demonic Sea, would take care of them.

‘But...’

Even with an immortal body and countless overpowered Authorities, Kang-Woo was not devoid of weaknesses. Even now, his body was unstable and incomplete.

‘And most of all...’

Lilith looked down at Kang-Woo with deeply sunken eyes and recalled him weeping on the ground before the war against Bael.

- It’s... so heavy. I feel like I’m... getting crushed to death.

It was a side of her king that only she knew— one of him weeping as if he would fall apart at any second. Her heart ached as she softly bit her lip.

‘I can’t let the king shoulder everything again.

No matter how many countermeasures they made to deal with the otherworldly invasions and Akart, their ultimate solution was always Kang-Woo. Lilith sighed because there wasn’t much she could do.

“What are you thinking so hard about?” asked Kang-Woo as he tilted his head.

“I was thinking about something from the past.”

“The past? What is it?”

“Fufu. Your true self... that only I know.”

“...?”

Lilith brought her lips to Kang-Woo’s ear and whispered, “It’s... so heavy.”

“Kurgh!

Cough! Cough!

”

“I feel like I’m... getting cr—”

“Gyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhh!!!” Kang-Woo screamed like a madman as he twisted and turned. It looked as if he were getting tortured with a hot iron. “S-Stop!! Fuck! Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!”

He screamed more, collapsing as he grabbed Lilith by her leg.

Lilith smiled and asked, “My, my, what’s wrong, my king?”

“L-Lilith... no, Master Lilith. Please... Anything but that...”

“Hoho. There’s no need to feel so embarrassed. It is a precious memory for me.”

“Gurgh. Guuuuuuuhhh.”

“Oh, my dear king.” Lilith held in her laughter as she looked down at the weeping Kang-Woo. She gently caressed his cheek and separated him from her in disappointment. “I should get going now.”

“Huh? Do you have something to do?”

“I want to check one more time Akart’s involvement in this incident.”

“You already did multiple times.”

“Even so...”

Lilith smiled sorrowfully and turned around. Even she knew that she wouldn’t get anything out of checking multiple times.

‘But...’

This was the only thing she could do to lessen the weight on Kang-Woo’s shoulders even a little.

“You can stay here and rest with Seol-Ah, my king,” Lilith remarked as she headed to the door.

“Wait.” Kang-Woo grabbed her arm. “Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard these days?”

Lilith was working so much that Kang-Woo had barely seen her face lately. Not only was she gathering and analyzing various information as well as checking for abnormal Gate phenomena daily, but she was even traveling to Aernor to search for traces of Akart. On top of that, she was visiting Players who awakened Traits specialized in information gathering to expand her private intelligence organization.

‘She’s also taking care of the relationship between Yeon-Joo and Seol-Ah.’

She had taken on the role of the eldest sister and acted as the mediator so that conflict did not form among the three of them. It was thanks to her that the relationship between Seol-Ah and Yeon-Joo, which had gotten awkward due to the kidnapping incident, returned to how it used to be.

No matter how extraordinarily capable she was, not even she would be having an easy time dealing with complex human relationships and a nearly lethal dose of workload.

“It’s... nothing compared to what you have been dealing with, my king.”

Lilith smiled as if she were fine and turned around again. Kang-Woo narrowed his eyes. It was a nearly negligible change, but he could notice it since he had known Lilith for a very long time.

‘She’s exhausted.’

It looked like she was doing her best to hide it, but signs of fatigue were reflected on her face. Kang-Woo yanked Lilith toward him by her arm.

“H-Huh? My king?”

“Take a break for today. No, you’re forbidden from working for the next three days.”

“But—”

“That’s an order.”

“My king...” Lilith stared at Kang-Woo wide-eyed, her shoulders trembling. “Fufufu. You... are so lovely.”

Kang-Woo had always been like this; he reached out to help people as if it were nothing despite shouldering the most weight. He suppressed his sorrow, trampled on his agony, and moved forward.

‘He’s been like this since his days in Hell.’

That was why she had fallen in love with him.

“Haaa,” Lilith exhaled heatedly. She stared at Kang-Woo passionately and perched on the table. She smiled seductively and crossed one leg over the other, exposing her bewitching legs covered in black tights. “So, now that we’re on break, what should we do?”

She placed her foot on Kang-Woo’s thigh and tickled his inner thigh with it.

“Tell me what you want to do, my king ❤”

Lilith leaned toward Kang-Woo as she stimulated his inner thigh. She reached for Kang-Woo’s chin and tickled it as she smiled bewitchingly.

“...”

Kang-Woo gulped. Her sex appeal far surpassed that of Yeon-Joo and Seol-Ah. Her seductive energy overwhelmed him as if proving she was a succubus.

“Ngh...” Kang-Woo grunted.

He felt as if his instincts would take over at any moment.

“Fufu.”

Lilith came down from the table and sat on Kang-Woo’s lap. She extended her tongue as long as a snake and licked his earlobe.

She whispered seductively, “Why hold back?”

The whispers of a succubus were enough for anyone to lose their sense of reason.

“My body and heart... they both exist only for you, my king. I will accept all of your bursting desires and impulses... ❤”

She continued to whisper as she blew on Kang-Woo’s ear, proving she was none other than the Succubus Queen. Her black hair wriggled as if it were alive and wrapped around Kang-Woo. Her irresistible temptations stirred Kang-Woo’s instincts.

Kang-Woo softly grabbed Lilith by her waist and gulped. “First, get on the bed.”

***

“Haaang...!!”

A moan echoed throughout the room. Lilith bit her lip as she hugged a pillow. She subtly trembled.

“M-My king! I-I...! I can’t hold it anymore...!”

She shut her eyes tightly as she straightened her legs covered in black tights. She scrunched her toes as she trembled intensely, moaning in ecstasy.

“Ummm... Lilith.” Kang-Woo chuckled nonsensically as he stared at her. He pressed on her back with his fingers and asked, “What are these sounds you’re making when I’m just giving you a massage?”

“B-But...” Lilith turned around in tears. She flinched nonstop as she intertwined her fingers. “I’ve never felt anything like this...”

“I’m not surprised. I doubt demons even know what a massage is.”

Kang-Woo snickered and pressed with his fingers again.

“Haaaaaaang!” Lilith moaned, burying her face in the pillow.

Her reactions were extremely cute, nothing like her usual seductive self. Kang-Woo added more strength to massaging her back.

“P-Please stop, my king!!” Lilith scurried away from Kang-Woo. She sat on a corner of the bed as if shriveled up, covered herself with a blanket with only her head exposed, and glared at Kang-Woo in frustration. “Urghhh... I was going to take the lead today.”

“No chance.” Kang-Woo smiled as he wiggled his fingers. “Right, then. Come back here and lie down.”

“Th-That’s enough massaging for today!”

“Why? Doesn’t it feel good? I mean, you don’t have any knots on your muscles, but there’s nothing better than this in terms of fatigue recovery.”

“Th-That’s true, but...” Lilith pouted. “This isn’t what I had in mind!”

She sprang up and pushed Kang-Woo down on the bed. She got on top of him and placed her hand on his chest as she bewitchingly licked her lips.

“Haaa. My king.”

“Wait a second,” said Kang-Woo as he grabbed Lilith’s hand.

“No more... massages.”

“Not that. We do this all the time, don’t we?”

They had not done it lately because Lilith had barely been home, but that was beside the point.

“Why don’t we get some fresh air together?”

Kang-Woo had spent time with Seol-Ah and Yeon-Joo privately but could not remember the last time he spent quality time with Lilith.

“Pardon? R-Really?!” Lilith’s eyes widened in surprise, having never expected Kang-Woo to suggest such a thing. “Yes! Okay! Let’s go!”

She smiled radiantly and nodded. Her hair had turned into tentacles and was dancing before Kang-Woo realized it.