The piercing sting on his neck was the last thing Kaelen felt before the world dissolved into darkness
When Kaelen opened his eyes again, the cramped and dusty room of the village inn was gone.
The smell was replaced by maddeningly familiar of sweet strawberries and fresh cream.
He blinked as his vision adjusting to the soft glow of light.
He wasn't on the narrow single bed anymore.
He was lying on a massive, circular bed that seemed to stretch out endlessly.
Above him, a canopy of pink silk billowed gently even though there was no breeze.
And he wasn't alone there...
"Finally awake, sleepyhead?"
The voice was playful, dripping with honeyed amusement.
Kaelen shifted, realizing that he was completely naked.
But before he could even process that, a weight pressed down on his stomach.
He looked down to see Evelyn straddling him.
She was naked too.
Her skin glowed with that impossibly perfection, her long pink hair cascading down.
Her breasts, full and perky with rosy nipples, swayed slightly as she shifted her hips, settling in a more comfortable position against his abdomen.
Her hands pressed down beside his ears. She hovered inches above his face with their eyes locked.
She was pouting, her cheeks slightly puffed, a flicker of genuine annoyance in her gaze.
"Evelyn?" Kaelen's voice came out raspy. He tried to sit up, but her weight kept him pinned.
"Where... where am I? The last thing I remember... isolde... drinking my blood..."
"You're in my realm, obviously," Evelyn said, rolling her eyes.
She shifted again and Kaelen felt the soft damp heat of her sex pressing against his stomach.
Her thighs tightened around his waist.
"Or rather, a little pocket of it I made just for us."
Kaelen frowned, looking around at the ethereal pink void beyond the curtains.
"You can make realms now? I thought you were just the System admin."
"That's not the point, Nii-san!" Evelyn huffed, cutting him off.
Her pout deepened and she looked genuinely frustrated.
She reached down between them.
Kaelen gasped as her small, soft hand wrapped around his hardening length.
She didn't stroke it; she just held it, giving it a firm, possessive squeeze.
"Why are you being such a beta MC?" she demanded in a whining tone.
Kaelen blinked, the sensation of her hand on him making it hard to focus.
"What? What are you talking about?"
"You know exactly what I mean!" Evelyn scolded, squeezing him tighter.
"Back there with Isolde. She was practically begging for it. She sucked your finger, she was all over you, and you... you backed up! You didn't even do anything!"
She leaned down further, her hair tickling his chest.
"You could have done so much more when she had your finger in her mouth. You could have dominated her right then and there. But you folded like some shy high school boy!"
Kaelen let out a sigh, trying to ignore the throbbing in his groin caused by her hand and naked body.
"Evelyn, look...it's just... everything is going too fast. I just met her. And frankly, I'm not exactly liking the idea of jumping on every woman I come across."
He looked up at her, meeting her gaze steadily.
"I like beautiful women, sure, I'm a guy. But lusting after every single one? It feels weird. It just feels... forced."
Evelyn stared at him for a long moment.
Slowly, the pout vanished from her face.
Her expression softened, the childish annoyance replaced by a look of deep affection.
She sat up on his belly, lifting her hands from the pillow to cup his face.
Her touch was tender, her thumbs stroking his cheekbones.
"Oh, Nii-san~" she whispered.
"You really are too good for this world."
She leaned in, letting her body press against his.
"I know you care about people you think as yours. And that's the eeason you're hesitating. You don't want to use them like a tool."
Her fingers trailed down to his jawline.
"But listen to me. You absolutely need to have a few select women with you if you want to survive what's coming. The Holy Grail War isn't just some random FIFA tournament. It's a slaughter. You need power, you need allies. In this world solo leveling just doesn't work."
Kaelen frowned slightly.
"What do you mean?"
Evelyn smiled, a sweet, radiant expression that didn't match the heavy topic.
"I won't always push you to have every single woman there is. Trust me."
Her eyes darkened slightly, a flicker of pink fire dancing in her pupils.
"It may not look like it, but I get jealous too, you know. When unworthy bitches look at you... when they think they can touch what is mine..."
She trailed off, the grip on his face tightening for just a fraction.
Kaelen couldn't help but chuckle.
"Yeah, I know. I haven't forgotten what you did to those girls back on Earth."
Evelyn tilted her head innocently.
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
Kaelen shot her a deadpan look. "The ones who tried to edit my photos and made it seem like a harassment . You pulled some nasty things on them."
Evelyn hummed, shifting her hips. Her bare breasts jiggled with the movement.
"Hump, It's not my fault. They shouldn't have tried it, those random whores."
"Evelyn, you literally hospitalized them for an entire year," Kaelen reminded her.
"That's still not acceptable behavior for a normal sister."
"I'm not a normal sister," she shot back, sticking her tongue out.
"I'm your Goddess-Sister-System."
She sighed, her shoulders slumping.
"Anyway look, when we get to the Academy, I promise I won't push you towards the girls there. It'll entirely be your choice who you want or not. I won't force any Seduction quests on you. Okay?"
Kaelen breathed out, "Okay. That's good to hear."
He paused, his mind snapping back to present danger.
"But what about the matter at hand now? Isolde... Why was she acting like that, anyway? One minute she's an elegant Duchess, the next she's drinking me dry."
Evelyn's smirked.
"That's because of the quest reward you got from picking up the Demon King's Sword."
Kaelen looked confused.
"Quest reward? I didn't see a notification."
Evelyn lightly slapped his cheek.
"Oh~ And why would you notice it when you were too busy looking cool... swinging that sword around. You missed the popup."
She explained, her voice taking on a lecture tone.
"And that Isolde is a Vampire Queen, Nii-san. She is already weak to your Lust Aura, but with Aura of Erotic Hypnosis? Your blood smells like the finest, most addictive drug in existence to her. It's made for non bounded partners afterall."
Evelyn leaned forward.
"Right now, she is practically obsessed with it. It's not just hunger now, its her primal need. She's intoxicated in it."
"Great," Kaelen groaned.
"So I'm a walking snack for her."
"Worse," Evelyn corrected. "If you don't claim her now, you might end up as her boy toy in her basement. Vampires are pretty obsessed creatures you know. They don't like sharing their favorite food. If she snaps completely, she'll lock you up and drain you whenever she pleases."
Kaelen's eyes widened.
"She would do that? She seemed... reasonable before."
"She's high on your blood right now," Evelyn exclaimed.
"Reason is out the window."
"So... what to do now?"
"You should hurry actually. Because she is literally sucking your life force dry as we speak."
She raised a hand and snapped her fingers. The system screen materialized in the air between them.
[Vitality: 41%(↓)]
The number was glowing red and ticking down slowly.
[Vitality: 40%(↓)]
Kaelen stared at the screen, then let out a long, tired sigh.
"Forty percent... She's really going for it."
He looked back at Evelyn.
"So, what exactly should I do? Don't think I can push aside a milf with SSS strength."
Evelyn shook her head, her pink hair swaying.
"No need. You dominate her. Just go for her. She is already too intoxicated and obsessed over your blood to stop you anyway. She won't mind anything you do to her right now. In fact, she's craving for it."
Evelyn leaned in close, her lips brushing against his ear.
"All you need to do is take charge. Show her you're not prey. Because if you don't... you will be the one getting pegged by her for the rest of eternity."
Kaelen shuddered at the thought.
"Uhh...Okay... Got it."
Evelyn pulled back and smiled brightly.
"Good luck~"
She started to fade, her body turning into pink particles.
"Oh, and after you claim Isolde, I'll give you clues on the invading humans. Since you have been pretty useless the entire day with this mission, just wandering around villages and looking at her breasts."
"Hey!" Kaelen protested, but she was already disappearing.
She leaned down one last time and kissed him squarely on the nose.
"Good luck, Nii-san. Make her submit~."
The world twisted. The pink curtains, the soft bed, and Evelyn's naked form vanished in a swirl of light.
Kaelen gasped, his eyes flying open.
The smell of strawberries was gone, replaced instantly by the scent of blood and the musk of arousal.
He was back in the inn room.
The darkness was heavy, broken only by the moonlight cutting through the window.
He felt a heavier weight on top of him... Isolde.
She was still there, her head buried in the crook of his neck.
He could feel the wet, hot suction of her mouth against his skin.
A strange numbing pleasure radiated from the spot. Though he could easily feel the danger behind it.
"Isolde..." he croaked, his voice weak.
She didn't respond.
She simply let out a low moan against his throat, her tongue lapping greedily at the wound she had made.
Her grip on his shoulders was tightz her nails digging into his skin.
Kaelen tried to move his legs and realized the situation was even more bad than he thought.
Isolde's body was pressed flush against his.
Her stomach was grinding down against his dick.
Even through the thin silk of her nightgown and his trousers, he could feel the heat radiating from her.
And he felt something else.
Wetness.
A lot of it.
It was soaking through the thin fabric of her lingerie, dampening his pants.
She was grinding against him rhythmically, her hips moving in a slow, desperate circle, driven by the ecstasy of the blood.
She was drowning in it.
Kaelen's mind cleared.
Evelyn had warned him about was trying to pull him under, but the adrenaline...and the arousal...was fighting back.
[39% vitality(↓)]
"...." If he waited any longer, he wouldn't have the strength to lift his arms.
He could feel his own dick reacting, hardening rock solid against the pressure of her stomach.
He remembered Evelyn's words. Dominate her Or be her toy.
He wasn't going to be anyone's toy.
He took a breath, focusing his will.
Alright, he said inwardly, his resolve hardening along with his body.
'Hah... Time to tame the vampire queen.'