Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 74

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Ah, so this is what they call a ‘sacrifice.’

‘Wait, now that I think about it, I heard beastmen can distinguish races by smell alone.

But Lilith-nim is a high-ranking demon, so she must be skilled at concealing her identity, right?’

Those who know Lilith’s true identity are only those who have heard it directly from her.

Even if humans are accustomed to handling mana, Lilith is a succubus queen, a high-ranking demon, far superior to them.

Therefore, unless someone is exceptionally perceptive, it’s nearly impossible to recognize Lilith’s true form immediately.

However, Winnie noticed Lilith’s identity at first glance when she saw her a few days ago.

Whether it’s thanks to the beastmen’s keen sense of smell, the Myo-eun clan’s [a race of cat-like humanoids] unique sharp senses, or the ability gained from being chosen by lightning.

In any case, the cat girl was extremely wary, having recognized Lilith’s identity from the start, something most other races didn’t even notice.

“Weoooowoong···!”

It sounded like a child crying, yet it sent shivers down one’s spine.

Even Sion, who had seen cats several times, couldn’t get used to it, especially since it was a Myo-eun girl, almost identical to humans, crying while bracing herself on the ground with both arms.

“She’s really acting up.

Like a stray cat.”

Of course, to Lilith, it was just a Myo-eun girl, with nothing special about her, howling fiercely.

It didn’t feel like anything more or less than that.

“Kyaak!

Why do you keep sticking to that human man!”

“Why does it matter to you whether I stick by Sion or not?”

“That human is my benefactor!

How can I, as someone who needs to repay his kindness, just stand by and watch my benefactor next to a dangerous being!”

A dangerous being?

Lilith retorted in her mind, letting out a laugh as if she was dumbfounded.

Certainly, a succubus queen is a threatening presence.

She doesn’t deny that.

The problem is that this man has a bond with her, a bond that prevents her from harming him.

Of course, Lilith had no intention of revealing that fact, so she simply kept her mouth shut, leading Winnie to assume that the dark-hearted succubus was up to something strange again.

‘So, I have to step in again.

Ah, a man’s life of only making sacrifices.

I really didn’t want this.’

Sion cleared his throat, drawing the attention of the two women.

“Let’s all stop here.

Both Lilith-nim and Winnie.”

The cat girl’s ears perked up as her name was called from Sion’s lips, her body trembling slightly.

As if she felt quite pleased that her name was called by her benefactor, she stared straight into Sion’s eyes, as if asking if he had anything more to say.

Lilith made a dumbfounded expression at the sight, then grabbed her face and muttered.

“Haa.

How did I end up competing with not only two humans but also a stray cat···.”

Truly, it was a situation that would make the title of succubus queen weep.

Originally, loving someone is a battle that the one who likes first can never win, but she never expected so many competitors to flock to her in such an absurd way.

‘I really need to come up with a plan.

How is it that every time I go somewhere, I bring back a woman, and I feel like I’ll have hundreds of competitors when I come to my senses later!’

It was the first time in her succubus life that Lilith had such worries.

As she stood up to leave the room, Sion quickly grabbed her.

“Are you leaving?”

“Where would I go!

Of course, I’ll be by your side!”

“No, I thought you came to the room to have another intense time with me···.”

The next words were obvious.

Lilith rushed to Sion, looked around to see if anyone had heard those words, and let out a sigh of relief.

Thanks to that, it was Sion who was dumbfounded.

“No, why is Lilith-nim embarrassed?”

“You, you really!

Aren’t you being too much!

Even if I’m a succubus, I’m still a woman, how can a man say such things so casually!

Someone might hear us!”

···That’s strange.

Lilith was definitely like this in the novel.

And it was because of such behavior that Kim Yu-hyun distanced himself from her even more.

So, Sion thought that if he acted according to her code, Lilith would like him a little more.

‘She’s too different from the novel.

Which version of Lilith-nim is the real one?’

Now, there’s only one way to find out.

To poke her again like in the novel.

“Hiek?”

Lilith was startled and quickly turned to look at Sion.

His hand was grabbing her butt and rubbing it.

“Hey, hey!

Why, why are you doing this?”

“Isn’t this what you wanted?”

“N-no!

Stop, stop!

Th-that cat is looking at us strangely!”

“I don’t care about other people’s opinions.

I’ll do anything as long as you like it, noona [term of endearment used by younger men to older women].”

He gently pushed the woman against the wall, moved his hand that was touching her butt, and brushed it between her legs.

The succubus queen’s face turned red as if it would explode at the man’s blatant gesture, as if he wanted to take her body right away.

She wondered why the man in front of her was acting like this, but when she realized that the worries she had been having were just unfounded, the knot in her chest melted away.

‘Ah, I’m unconditionally the first to this man.

It’s not that I gave this man an unsatisfactory night, so he’s distancing himself from me.

I’m still an attractive woman to him.’

Thinking that, Lilith suddenly felt a spark ignite inside her!

‘I want to cling to him and ask him to hug me right now···.’

But she still has the pride of a queen.

The Myo-eun girl in front of her was staring with wide eyes, looking like she couldn’t believe it, so she felt a sense of victory, but also a sense of embarrassment at the same time.

At least, she wanted to whisper love and mingle bodies with this man in private.

“W-wait a minute!”

In the end, Lilith barely pushed her instincts back with reason and stopped Sion.

Sion looked at her as if there was a problem.

“J-just do it moderately!

Do you want to do this while the kid is watching?”

“Kid?

Ah.”

Only then did Sion mutter that he had made a mistake and took his hand away.

At that moment, Sion didn’t miss the sigh full of regret that flowed out for a moment.

‘I thought she was really going to do it.

Thank you, noona.

I’m so glad, shit.’

Sion was worried about what to do if Lilith really rushed in to do it.

Because he didn’t want to film an AV [adult video] in front of anyone either.

In fact, there were several reasons why he suddenly approached Lilith like this, but the biggest reason was to cheer up Lilith, who had been noticeably depressed lately.

‘Noona is a succubus queen.

She thinks it’s absurd to compete with other women and always thinks she’s above them.’

Therefore, she thinks it’s strange to be jealous and will blame herself for her shortcomings whenever she feels such emotions.

So, the easiest way is to always show her that you care about her so that she doesn’t feel jealous, and to clearly show her with words, body, and emotions that you always put her first, even though there are many women who like you by my side.

‘From a modern person’s point of view, it may seem like a trashy thing to do, but this is inside a novel, right?’

There’s no one to hold him to moral standards, and even if there is, Sion was going to shout proudly like this.

‘No, am I a sinner because these women like me and run to me?

And I’m just struggling to survive, is that so annoying, you damn bastards!’

Lilith, Lucia, and Rishikida are all cards that cannot be given up.

As Sion, who knows what hell will unfold in a year, would rather let them say whatever they want and scrape them all together without worrying about what others think.

Meanwhile, Lilith seemed to be bothered by the fact that she had rejected Sion’s touch, and her face turned red as she opened her mouth with a nonchalant voice.

“L-later.

Not today, do it when it’s quiet around.

I-is that okay?”

“Of course.

I’m always ready when you want it, noona.”

Or I can do it right now, he poked her in the side, and Lilith, startled, shouted, ‘Later!

I said later!

Ugh!’ and ran out of the room as if fleeing, afraid that she might have regrets.

‘Okay, one is settled.’

Thinking that, Sion turned around.

He wondered what would happen to Winnie, who would have to watch the scene if Lilith went crazy and ran at him, but fortunately, that didn’t happen.

“Uuuu···.”

Still, Winnie was crouching with a lot of wariness in her eyes, staring at Sion, perhaps shocked by the strange atmosphere between Lilith and Sion.

Sion was about to open his mouth to ask how to appease that kid, when.

“No!

That woman is a succubus.

You can’t fall for her, human man!

My benefactor!”

“Ueoeeok?”

Suddenly, the world spun around and his body started spinning like a pinwheel.

It was because Winnie, who had suddenly rushed in, grabbed Sion’s collar and shook him as if to wake him up, but from Sion’s point of view, it wasn’t just shaking, it was like he was being played with fire.

‘Gaeaeaeek!’

He felt like his eyeballs, as well as his semicircular canals and brain, were riding a roller coaster.

He was just being shaken by the collar, but he felt the world turning white and thought that a person could die from motion sickness.

“Human man!

Wake up!

You can’t fall for her!”

“Okay, so stop it!

I’m going to die!”

Sion squeezed out the strength he had when he was breastfeeding and shouted like that.

Fortunately, Winnie realized her mistake and threw Sion away, as if he had done something wrong, and hid in the corner with a frightened expression.

“Kkeueueue···.”

He thought he was going to throw up the rice cake soup he had eaten on New Year’s Day seven years ago.

Sion, staggering, stood up and looked at Winnie, who was hiding in the corner and watching him.

Still, she knew that she had gone too far and had done something wrong, so she was stuck in the corner, looking like a baby cat who was afraid of being scolded.

“···Winnie Portable.”

The cat’s ears perked up again when her name was called.

Sion, who remembered seeing somewhere that cats distinguish their butlers by sound rather than smell, opened his mouth again with the same tone and voice as when he first called her name.

“Winnie.”

The cat girl, Winnie, flinched and raised her head in response.

She was clearly looking at Sion, wondering whether she should leave or not.

Sion watched her for a while and then headed to the table without regret and sat down in front of it.

“···.”

Thanks to that, Winnie couldn’t see Sion anymore.

Then Winnie couldn’t resist her curiosity and peeked out.

The human man, who had been telling her to come out, suddenly lost interest in her and was no longer in her sight, so she was curious.

She carefully came out of her hiding place and moved slowly.

And just as she was about to approach Sion and see what he was trying to do.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, he got up and hid something inside, and this time he headed towards the bed.

And this time, he was completely turned away from Winnie, fiddling with something.

“Uuuu!”

This was an act of ignoring her, a very complete act of ignoring her!

Winnie didn’t hide her displeasure, baring her fangs, but the ears that perked up every time Sion made a sound and the wagging tail were telling her that her true feelings were not that.

In the end, Winnie couldn’t stand it anymore and jumped up and landed gently next to Sion.

Then, she started staring at him as if to tell him to show her what he was doing.

Of course, Sion continued to do something while turning his body away as if to tease her again, and Winnie tried to move her position and make eye contact with Sion again.

At that time, Sion, who had finished his work, suddenly swung his arm and flicked something!

At the same time, Winnie’s eyes widened.

“Hot!”

Not to be outdone, she jumped up and tried to snatch it.

In that short time, what Sion had created was a ‘cat fishing rod’ made by tying a string to a stick and pulling out the decorative feathers in the room!

“Hyat!

Hiyaat!

Kyaang!

Nyaang!”

Sion couldn’t possibly not know that Winnie was still an adolescent, even if she pretended to be all grown up.

And he also knew that there was no better toy for the Myo-eun clan than something that wiggled in front of their eyes.

‘The characteristics of the Myo-eun clan.

They always repay their benefactor.

And Winnie is currently misunderstanding that I’m fascinated by Lilith Noona and acting irrationally?

Isn’t this a sharp angle?’

He doesn’t know about the grown-up Myo-eun clan, but Winnie is still a beastman close to a baby cat.

If he coaxes her and keeps her by his side, Sion would have an unexpected harvest.

Not only Winnie, but also a passage that can lead to the Myo-eun clan, and further to the entire beastmen if he does well.

‘I didn’t intend to pick up a cat like this.

But Winnie Portable is very welcome.

Te Kkeoluk [onomatopoeia for sticking], hooray!’

Sion’s trash level was rising even higher today.

―――――――Author’s Note―――――――

(Grab) Hey, where are you going in such a hurry without clicking the recommendation···?