Chapter 238: 238
This was something he had heard from Eva which had quite surprised him . Zaine had engaged in sexual acts with a girl from the Church of Light, which in itself was a problem since the Church of Light might not take too kindly to such a matter, especially since she was an aide to Madam Carrie .
Eva had already explained that Zaine hadn't acted before seeking her permission first, so he wasn't going to make things hard for her . However, he wanted to inquire more into the matter .
Zaine seemed to have expected this matter to come up at some point, so she only smiled languidly as she spoke candidly . "As a Devil, specifically as a succubus, I mostly subsist on the sexual discharge of males to acquire sustenance . "
"In essence, a succubus is engendered to feel attraction towards males while an Incubus is the exact opposite . Of course, normally our targets are more attracted to us than the other way around . "
Zaine pointed to Draco . "Thanks to your presence, I can gain enough to live on for months in just one serving . You have the aura of the most powerful Incubus I've ever encountered . I can claim to seduce almost any male in the world, but you could seduce every female in the world . "
"But that is beside the point, I'm just saying first and foremost that toying with that sexually confused girl served me no benefit . I have no sexual attraction to my own gender and there's nothing for me to harvest . "
"When I entered the Church of Light, this girl displayed a strong reaction to Riveting Night's presence . I could sense untamed lust emanating from her, the likes of which were quite obnoxious . "
Zaine opened her palm and gestured flatly . "This kind of lust was deadly, not too far off from obsession . and in due time it would have undoubtedly developed into such . As you are quite well aware, once a person becomes obsessed with another, they can go to very frightening lengths in their pursuit . "
"Their fundamental logical reasoning changes and things you wouldn't expect anyone to do would be a risk worth taking to reach their goal, even if it means a great sacrifice on their part . "
Zaine looked Draco right in the eyes . "What we might categorize as causing harm might be to the girl something beneficial . She was a risk I was not willing to let remain for Riveting Night . "
"She is the most important of us, the linchpin of this whole genealogy . If anything were to happen to her, we would all become flower vases with no use other than decoration . "
"It doesn't matter if I am a Royal Devil, Hikari is a White Dragon or Roma is half Ultima Sunt . Our potential for the future might be astounding, but our utility currently is limited to say the least . "
Draco leaned back in his seat and his mind churned . He realized he had truly underestimated Zaine's intelligence . Despite being an NPC and one of the women he had least interacted with intimately among his 'inner circle', she had managed to see through everything in great accuracy in very little time .
Roma might have gained the Pinnacle Intelligence, but she failed to see this despite being the one who had arguably spent the most time with Draco since his reincarnation . Let's not even mention Hikari, who was still in the process of maturing right now .
"And? What does this have to do with the subject matter?" Draco asked neutrally .
"Make no mistake, I am not complaining about our circumstances . After seeing and understanding your bond, it is clear to even the densest idiot that you and Riveting Night are two sides of the same coin, two halves of a whole . "
"Your existences hinge on each other in ways I cannot even begin to understand and being able to even be intimate with you was only thanks to Riveting Night's choice . "
"Which bleeds down to my second point, Riveting Night is more important than any of us . Harm, direct or indirect, cannot be allowed to come to her . Not only due to my respect for her, but also due to self-interest . Without her, we have no purpose beside you . "
Zaine rubbed her belly and stuffed more grapes down her mouth . "My third reason was because I had received permission from her . She is your other half, and her words are as good as yours . If she could look at it and tell me such a matter was okay, then you would probably tell me the same . "
"Finally, and the main reason for my course of action, I wanted to do something for Riveting Night that would win her favor . If I did that, my position in your genealogy would be solid . "
"I know you value me for my intelligence, but I am smart enough to realize that I am not the only one with a brain . Frankly, if Roma had as much life experience as I do, she might be able to outdo me easily since she is part-Ultima Sunt . "
"My body is suited to your tastes, and you have hinted as much many times . I dare say I have the most suitable of all the women you have encountered . "
Zaine chuckled dryly and pulled on her skin . "However, in the end it means nothing . This is just a fleshy bag of skin that does nothing but court trouble if its structured in a way that garners desire . "
Draco looked at Zaine with confusion . "Is that that what you succubi love?"
Zaine nodded . "It is, but when we dedicate ourselves to another, it isn't as important . Even more so for me whose sex appeal is so far below yours that I can only feel stifled in your presence . "
"It's hard to care much about appearance or effect when your partner will always outshine you . " Zaine added wryly .
Draco nodded . "So, in essence, your reasoning was fourfold . One, you had no interest in her and nothing to gain by toying with her . Two, you've recognized Riveting Night's existence is more important than yours, so by shifting the lust of the girl onto yourself, you volunteered to suffer whatever backlash would occur instead of Eva . "
"Three, you had permission from her, which you felt was the same as getting it from me . Finally, you wished to curry favor with Eva to secure your position in case you became redundant in terms of utility . "
Zaine sat up a little more and put away her grapes . "Yes . "
It seemed that her nonchalance was not as solid as she had made it seem . She had made her case, and it was now time to hear the verdict from Draco . This would decide her future of course, so she couldn't even muster the will to look tough .
Seeing this, Draco was amused . Zaine was the most mature in his genealogy, always able to see the crux of the matter and always self-confident .
She was different from Roma and Hikari who had started out pure and innocent, slowly being corrupted by him, forced to mature by their circumstances .
As such, it always made her seem level-headed and inviolable, but that was a facade . No matter the person, everyone had emotions, fears, desires and goals .
It was simply a matter of how well it was hidden . Even the kuudere Jade had a myriad of emotions . She wasn't an emotionless robot, it just that she didn't like expressing them .
Zaine was also no exception . It was at this moment that all her masks fell off, leaving the true her on display . Frankly, the way she took this matter so seriously made Draco feel strange .
Even if he cast her out, it wasn't like she would die okay? She was the favorite daughter of Mephisto, who would be quickly collected into the Devil Realm, returning to her life of opulence and endless pampering .
Even more so that she held his child . Even if Draco cast her out, unless he was willing to slaughter his own child, he would always have some connection to Zaine .
Yet, she seemed so worried about the matter…
Draco tapped his chin and pondered about the matter thoroughly . He eventually came to a decision after weighing the facts and intentions .
As such, he leaned back in his chair and smirked . "Has Eva ever told you about our previous conflict?"
Zaine's heart froze as she felt her stomach cramp slightly . "Yes… she mentioned it on our way back from the Divine Auction . "
Draco seemed surprised by this . It seemed that Eva had really valued Zaine's help back then if she even chose to share something like that . "And what did she tell you?"
"In the World of the Gods, she had encountered a situation where she would have to sacrifice her dignity for your life, and she had chosen to make the sacrifice . "
"Before it could be carried out, you appeared and flew into a rage, thereby turning you from lovers into sworn enemies for a very long time . It was only after you destroyed her faction completely that you were sated . "
"The Gods had been touched by your tale and had rewound time for you both, allowing you to reunite before all the pain, making your bond twice as strong as ever . "
Draco rubbed his chin . Zaine had really summarized the matter and made it sound simple, but it was really more than that . However, Draco liked the clever way Riveting Night had structured the story .
It captured the crux of the matter without divulging key details that the AI didn't already know or had guessed .
"And? What do you think of the matter?" Draco asked Zaine pointedly .
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