“Kyle, try this.”
“Thanks.”
As we wandered around the village, I bought two sausages and handed one to Kyle.
Well, considering he had been out in the fields working every day lately, I wanted him to take it easy for at least today.
Kyle insisted he’d keep working as if trying to score points with my parents, but seeing him sweating like that was a bit much.
I mean, even though he was dating someone like me, he was still a noble.
Nobles don’t usually sweat.
Sweating is usually reserved for commoners or knights.
Nobles only sweat when playing sports.
Normally, nobles sit comfortably in their warm and safe castles and handle their businesses.
They don’t farm in the fields or anything.
“See, our village’s sausages taste the best.”
“Hehe.”
By the way, this wasn’t just a date with Kyle; my parents were tagging along too.
Originally, I had planned to stroll around with Kyle holding hands… somehow it turned into this.
Well, spending time with my parents wasn’t too bad, especially since it had been ten years since I last met them. “Mom, why are you suddenly laughing?”
“There are sausages… that taste even better than the ones from our village.”
“Where?”
“Hehe…”
“…”
“…”
Wait, why did she stop talking?
Has my mom finally figured out how to make someone mad?
First, she trails off mid-sentence.
Second…
“By the way, Mom, how much can you sell that potion for? Is it more profitable than farming?”
“Of course! It’s legal, safe, and priced high. It sells like hotcakes.”
“Oh…”
I see.
So, I guess the rich family that only farmed must have been doing well.
I expected it to be expensive.
I mean, in my past life, those drug dealers made a ton of money.
Sure, they didn’t pay taxes, but still, they made a lot, so selling potions must be quite lucrative too.
“Roughly…”
Mom whispered the price of a potion into my ear.
“…”
“How about it? Pretty impressive, right?”
“Y-Yeah…”
That was indeed an impressive price.
If they sold all the potions packed in that box I saw last time… they must have been living quite simply for the revenue they made.
“With that price per potion… the annual profit must be enormous?”
“Exactly. It’s fitting for nobles to buy.”
“Wow…”
I always thought Mom just did house chores at home, but maybe she was doing more work than Dad.
Selling Mom’s sweat felt a bit… ethically questionable, but since she wanted to do it, I didn’t feel like arguing.
“Uh… Ma’am?”
“Kyle? What’s up?”
“If it’s not too much trouble, can I ask you something?”
“Of course~ It’s our son-in-law asking. What could be the problem?”
“?”
While we sat at a quiet bench during our stroll, Kyle suddenly decided to talk for once.
Usually, I had to initiate conversation, or my parents had to speak first, but Kyle was the one speaking now.
It was a spot where he had to be somewhat cautious with his words, especially trying to score points.
So, it was a bit surprising that Kyle suddenly addressed my mom.
“What are the traits of a human and succubus hybrid?”
“Well… traits. Not much that’s special.”
The reason for Kyle’s question was simple.
It was relevant to me.
If I hadn’t been a succubus hybrid, Kyle wouldn’t have suddenly asked such a question.
After all, he didn’t even know succubi existed.
He learned about them when he found out I was a succubus hybrid.
“First off, like I mentioned before, they’re born with bodies perfect for seducing the opposite sex, and when they get sexually excited, they become even more succubus-like.”
“For example?”
“Well… first, their sweat turns into potion components, they start absorbing a man’s vital energy, and the grip gets stronger?”
“Spit take!!!”
What in the world is she saying to her daughter’s boyfriend?!
“Mom!”
“Hey, Kyle asked!”
“But that last part was uncalled for!”
“Hehe.”
“What’s with the ‘hehe’?!”
I was losing it here.
I didn’t remember her being like this when I was younger, but the moment I told her I’m a succubus, she started dropping weird comments.
Now I was the only one sitting there embarrassed among the four of us.
I really should have stopped Kyle from asking about succubi.
It’s not like we were that close yet, or rather, we weren’t that kind of close.
“And… succubi are said to be amazing lovers?”
“Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Ha…”
“Sophia, are you okay?”
“Better than when you were working in the fields.”
I was fine, though it was tiring in several ways. Still, compared to Kyle sweating like a fountain, I was better off.
Yeah… I was definitely better off.
“Why do I feel so drained?”
I’m the succubus hybrid, yet I’m the one feeling drained instead of Kyle.
Is it because Mom has more succubus traits than I do?
Sure, being born from a human dad, I wouldn’t be as potent.
“So, would you like to take some of my energy?”
“… Are you really suggesting that?!”
“Haha, just kidding. Just kidding.”
Really now.
When I first came back to my hometown, I thought it would be a breeze to relax.
But I hardly felt relaxed.
I wasn’t working like Kyle; the only thing I had to do at home was prepare meals.
“Kyle, how long are you planning to stay in Hyden? I don’t mind, but you have to care about it.”
“That’s… true.”
“What are you going to do?”
“Um… I guess I can stay for another week. No one’s told me to leave urgently after all.”
“Hmm… well, that shouldn’t be a problem.”
He had already done plenty of work beforehand.
It should be fine, as Kyle said.
If he absolutely needed to be there, the Duke would have sent a letter through the Mage Tower.
“By the way, I’ve heard a lot of fascinating stories.”
“Haha… right?”
Was Mom’s reason for calling me just to talk about that?
Maybe.
It was probably some secret about my birth.
As Dad said, I wasn’t a child anymore either.
It wouldn’t be a big deal if I listened.
If anything, hearing it during my teenage years might have been more skewed in various ways.
“Uh… Kyle, you aren’t shocked or anything from that story, are you?”
“What?”
“I mean, being a succubus and all… it’s kind of a lot to take in, right? In old tales, they often come across as quite perverted and lewd. So, I was wondering if you thought of me that way.”
No matter how you slice it, Kyle had known me since childhood even if I was a guy in my past life.
There’s a limit to that.
I definitely wasn’t some succubus from a story who was obsessed with men, sex, or anything like that.
So, I genuinely worried if he viewed me in that way.
If the person I liked saw me in that light… it would hurt, no matter who I was.
“… Huh?”
“Sophia.”
“Yes?”
“Do you really think I would dislike you for that reason?”
“…”
Kyle’s grin reassured me.
Seeing that expression eased my worries.
“Sometimes, Sophia, you can be quite dense.”
“… No way.”
“Really?”
“Uh…”
Yeah, I think I did seem a bit dense.
Aside from having succubus blood, I didn’t have many other issues.
I wasn’t the kind of succubus who raided places; I was still quite innocent.
“Sophia could have been a lewd person even without succubus blood.”
“… Me?”
Me, lewd?
“Yep.”
“Kyle, we were in such a nice mood until now. Why change that?”
I made a mock serious face.
We were just in a great atmosphere moments ago.
Even though I hadn’t shown it, I was a bit touched and felt good about his words until he suddenly accused me of being lewd.
Wasn’t that basically an insult?
“Well, Sophia has always been a lewd person, hasn’t she?”
“Wow.”
“Your body is sexy, and you don’t think that holding onto me like this would lead me to think those thoughts?”
“No, this is just how I always am….”
“Exactly, holding onto me like this is precisely what’s lewd.”
“That’s so unfair….”
“It’s not just a casual hold; you’re pressing your chest against me in a pretty intimate way.”
“This is because it’s comfortable….”
It was just a bit heavy because of my larger chest.
I simply perched on Kyle like this because it felt right; I didn’t think anything of it.
Really.
“Sophia isn’t exactly shy, either. She’s been holding back until the first night, right?”
“Uh, sorry…?”
“And not knowing you’re lewd is the most lewd thing of all.”
“….”
Hearing that suddenly felt a bit weird.
That’s not exactly a compliment I could take easily.
Yet, for some reason, I felt like I took it more positively.
I couldn’t explain why.
But strangely, I felt like those words were somewhat flattering.
“….”
So, according to Kyle… am I a lewd person?
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