20 Minutes Later
Kain's was freshly clean.
His hair was brushed in a way that felt smooth and silky.
Teeth cleaned, and his breath smelled like mint.
He wore his usual black jacket, white shirt, and black pants.
Along with his grey ox shoes and golden watch, his look practically screamed: "Look at me!"
Ruby, who was on Kain's bed, let out a giggle as she pulled him back, nuzzling his neck.
"What's up? Got somewhere to be?"
Kain leaned into her warmth. "Yeah, just about to seal a second-to-last conquest of mine"
Ruby giggled, knowing it was Veronica… another sister in love, right… Or at least another girl who could handle Kain's libido.
"Well, aside from V, you look like you've got something to tell me. What is it?"
Kain started to sweat hard.
His fingers started to fiddle as he looked away.
Honestly, what he was about to tell her was more difficult than any SSS-Rank boss.
"Kain?"
He sighed, knowing it was pointless to try to hide anything from her, plus, this was going to come out eventually.
"Well uh… Esme is… no more"
"..."
"..."
They both stared at each other, Ruby with shock, and Kain with a sheepish look.
She shook her head, "You killed him? I mean, I knew he had it coming, but how many holes did you put in him"
Kain bit back the urge to laugh.
'I mean, I didn't fill in the traditional sense'
"No, not dead"
Ruby's eyes had that excited look.
"Did you leave him to die in a rift? Or send him to hell?"
Kain chuckled as he scratched his cheek, "I uh.. Turned him into a woman and uh… fucked her"
Ruby blinked slowly.
It was like her brain had just died trying to understand what she had just heard.
He what?
He fucked a female Esme?
Eh?
"..."
No need to think about it any further.
It was Kain after all, the same dude who clears SSS-Rank rifts; this isn't much of a surprise.
"So where is she now?" Ruby asked, looking around his room to see if Esme was going to stay like Yani.
Kain rubbed the back of his neck as he got up.
"Well, she'll probably be here in 2 hours. When that happens, just treat her like you treat the others and make sure to tell them to be nice to her, okay?"
Ruby nodded.
"Okay, dear~ Are you going to see V now?"
Kain looked at his phone, specifically at the text from Veronica. It was so sad that you could hear the whimpering sound she sometimes makes.
"Yeah. Okay, just do what I ask, alright?"
Ruby could only nod as Kain stepped outside his room.
Slam.
He walked with the brightest "I fucking won" smile as he neared Veronica's room (it wasn't far), knowing the path to victory was already won 5 chapters ago.
"Heh. I've been eating well all day," he said with a grin as he stopped right before her door.
Knock!
Knock!
He heard someone clearly trip over their chair before rushing towards the door.
SWUSH!
Veronica had opened the door with such a swift motion.
Her eyes were red and puffy from crying.
She had clearly hidden herself in her room, seeing as how the light was turned on in an instant to welcome him despite her being inside.
Kain also noticed the ramen cups on her floor, along with some ice cream.
It looked like a cave of despair and pure sorrow.
"Um… Veronica, how–"
He didn't even finish his question when she pulled him inside her room, slamming the door behind him as she wrapped her arms around him.
She was trying her best to speak between sobs.
"K-kain… E-esme dumped me…"
"Huh?"
She lifted her phone and handed it to Kain as she let go of him, then let herself cry on the floor.
[Esme]
"No more us. I don't wish to be in a relationship with you. I found someone a whole lot better"
[Veronica]
"Wait, please! At least give me a reason, or was it because I overstepped?"
[Esme]
"Can you stop annoying me? I said we're done, so that's that!"
[Veronica]
"Esme, at least let us meet up to discuss it in person."
Esme has left the chat.
"Esme?"
Kain put the phone on the nearby stand.
"..."
He tried his hardest not to laugh.
Hell, he even had to use some mana to twist his stomach so that he wouldn't burst out laughing.
He did tell Esme to break up with her so that he could seduce her more easily, but this was just the cherry on top of winning.
"Did Esme find out we slept together?"
Veronica looked up from the floor.
Her voice was a bit clear, but still had a bit of strain.
"N-no. I was going to confess and ask for forgiveness when he sent me the message 1 hour ago"
"I see," he said with such care that a puppy would cry in pure happiness.
He lay himself on the ground right next to her, his hand slowly grasping hers.
"Sniff sniff… Kain?"
He didn't say anything.
He didn't have to, as she clung to him, eyes pouring tears as he patted her head, which only made her crying even worse.
"I knew Esme would dump me… There are so many beautiful girls… I- I don't want to be here… mmh?!?"
Kain pulled her into a kiss, not the wet, sloppy type like usual, but a tender one shared between lovers.
Veronica lightly smacked his chest, not in protest but in sheer shock.
It wasn't the first time they've kissed, but this was just… kinder?
Much more honest and sweet.
"Huff huff… Kain…"
She whispered between breaths.
Her hands had stopped trying to push him as she leaned into it.
'He's being so sweet to me despite me being broken-hearted over Esme,' she thought with naivety.
Meanwhile, Kain was struggling to keep a straight face when his boner was practically screaming to breed her.
'HOLY FUCK SHE JUST HAD TO WEAR AN OVERSIZED WHITE SHIRT!!'
He rubbed it against her thighs.
'WITH BLACK PANTIES!'
Veronica let out a low, needy moan as she rubbed her thighs.
'Oh, she wants this right now. I feel kind of bad, but at least I can heal her broken heart… right?'
Yes, this fucker was performing the most cliché troupe in rom coms.
You know which one, right?
The 2nd male lead will comfort the female lead and win her heart over.
Picking up the broken pieces of her heart to soothe that aching pain (with his cock).
Not that he was a fan of this, it wasn't even in his top five clichés, but it had to be done.
He sat up, letting go of her hand as he removed everything except his black underwear.
He looked at her with expectation, wondering if she would change her mind any second.
Veronica had noticed the look and thought he was kind of cute waiting (to breed her) for her response.
She lifted her hand and placed it on his cheek.
It was soft and inviting.
"Kain… will you stay with me? Until I feel better?"
She moved her soft auburn from her brown eyes.
It was like when he first met her, except without that stupid ribbon from Esme.
"Of course I'll stay as long as you need," he lifted her, removing the white shirt in the process, and only leaving her panties on as he walked towards her bed.
He placed her gently down as he removed his underwear, along with hers.
He slowly started rubbing his cock against the entrance of her pussy.
Leaning in to kiss her neck, his hands pinching and pulling her nipples.
"Nghh Kainnn!"
Kain let out a low chuckle against her neck, his breath hot and smelling faintly of mint.
The contrast between her tear-stained face and the raw, desperate hunger in her eyes was intoxicating.
He wasn't just here to comfort her, no, that was too simple and mean.
He was here to replace the void Esme had left with something far more consuming.
With a lick to her collarbone, he increased the pressure, grinding his cock against her cilt.
His thumbs moved her nipples in a slow, steady rhythm.
"Forget about him, Veronica," he murmured, his voice dropping to a growl that vibrated against her throat.
"He doesn't know what he's missing. But I do. And I'm going to make sure you don't think about anything else but this, alright?"
With a sudden, forceful thrust, he buried himself deep inside her, filling her and silencing her cries with a bruising, possessive kiss.
"Nghhh… lick… Kainnnn~"
Her tongue swirled with his.
The soft kiss from before was gone and now replaced with the usual erotic and lewd tongue play.
Surprisingly, Veronica was the one pulling and sucking on his tongue.
Kain couldn't help but groan into the kiss.
It was nice when they took action, as now he wasn't playing the role of the gentle comforter anymore.
No, he was going to dominate her today and make her his!
He pulled back just an inch, a thin thread of saliva connecting them, before he started to thrust into her with a ruthless, relentless rhythm.
Each thrust was deep and heavy, bottoming out against her cervix to force a high-pitched whimper from her throat.
"AHHHH… OH YESSSSSS~~"
He gripped her hips, his fingers digging into her soft skin to anchor her as he hammered away, the sound of their bodies colliding filling the quiet, messy room.
"That's it... look at me, Veronica," he commanded.
He wanted her to see exactly who was filling her up, making sure every sensation burned the memory of Esme out of her mind.
"Tell me who's inside you. Tell me!"
Veronica's head tossed back against the pillows, her eyes unfocused and glazed with a mixture of heartbreak and sheer lust.
Her breathing came in ragged, desperate hitches as the friction of his cock against her most sensitive depths sent electricity shooting through her spine.
"K-Kain...!"
She gasped, her voice trembling.
She forced her eyes to meet his, staring into that gaze as her hips rose instinctively to meet his punishing thrusts.
"It's you... Only you! Please, don't stop... fuck, please!"
The desperation in her voice fueled him.
He felt her walls clenching around him, pulsing in time with the heavy, rhythmic slaps of their skin meeting.
He leaned down, his weight pressing her into the mattress, his teeth grazing her earlobe as he accelerated his pace.
"Good girl," he growled, the sound low and dangerous.
He wasn't just fucking her.
He was overwriting her very soul with the sensation of his body.
And she was enjoying it as much as he was.
He quickly pulled out and turned her on her stomach, giving her ass a quick slap as he inserted himself once again.
"Hnngh~~ Kain… y-you nghhhhhhh~~"
The sudden change in position caught her off guard, her breasts pressing into the mattress as she gasped at the sensation of him sliding back in from behind.
The angle was even more intense, hitting her in a way that made her toes curl and her back arch sharply.
Kain didn't give her a moment to adjust.
He gripped her waist firmly, his knuckles white against her skin, and began a relentless assault from the rear.
"You like this, don't you?"
He hissed, leaning over her so his chest pressed against her back, his heat enveloping her entirely.
He reached around to grab her hair, gently but firmly pulling her head back so she had to endure his gaze over her shoulder.
"Forget the breakup. Forget everything. Just feel me, think of nothing but my cock!"
Veronica could only moan in response, her hands clutching the bedsheets as she surrendered to the overwhelming sensation, her body vibrating with the impending peak.
"Ahhh… mnghhhhhh~~"
Kain's grip on her hair tightened slightly as he watched her face crumble into pure, unbridled ecstasy.
He was driving her toward the edge, his thrusts becoming shorter, faster, and more punishingly deep.
He wanted to push her past the point of reason, ensuring that her only reality was the friction and the heat of him.
"That's it... lose it for me," he felt his own climax clawing at his insides.
He was going to finish all over her, mark her, and make this room nothing but a nest of breeding.
"UAHhHhhHh!"
Veronica let out a broken, high-pitched cry, her body convulsing around him.
'She's just had her own climax,' he thought as he pulled out again and turned her on her back.
Kain stood over her, his chest heaving, muscles corded and slick with sweat.
He looked down at Veronica, whose eyes were still fluttering, her limbs heavy and trembling from the intensity of her release.
She looked wrecked, beautiful, and utterly conquered.
He didn't let her rest for long.
With a dark, triumphant smirk, he guided his throbbing, twitching length to her belly.
He released his hot, thick stream of seed, splashing across her skin, coating her stomach in a messy, white mark of his ownership.
He watched with satisfaction as the warmth spread, a stark contrast to the tears that had been there.
"Look at you," he whispered, leaning down to lick the last stray tear from her cheek, his voice smooth and devoid of any real remorse.
"You don't need anyone else, Veronica. You just need this. You just need me, okay?"
He brushed his hand over her damp skin, his thumb tracing the line of her hip.
It was clear he was going for round two.
[System Notification]
[Name: Veronica Hana | Affection: 100% | Loyalty: 100% | Lust: 100%]
[Emotion: Satisfied | Healed]
["I think… I loved him from our first meeting…"]
[ Congratulations! Veronica Hana has now become a member of your harem! ]
[ Effects: Veronica will not question your actions. Her loyalty is absolute. She will follow you no matter what path you choose! ]
Kain chuckled as he lifted her leg over his shoulder, giving it a quick kiss before putting it around his back.
"Round 2?"
Veronica let out a shy and exhausted giggle.
She did her best to wrap her arms around his neck, pulling him down with the help of her legs.
"Yes... Please, Kain," she whimpered.
Her voice was devoid of its previous sorrow, replaced by a hunger that matched his own.
Her hips tilted upward, inviting him back into her warmth.
"Don't stop... I want you to fill me up. Until the morning light shines…"
Kain grinned, like hell he would ever deny filling them up.
The conquest was complete, and now he can enjoy himself.
He guided his cock back to her entrance, which was still slick and twitching from her previous release, and drove home with a heavy, possessive thrust.
"Mnghhhhhhh!!!"
Veronica bit onto his shoulder as he began to hammer into her, when he heard a knock on the door.
You could practically hear Kain's annoyance growing as he pulled out and walked to the door, and looked through the peephole.
"W-who is it?"
Veronica asked, pulling the blanket to cover herself.
Kain smiled as he looked back.
"Elysia"
This name surprised Veronica.
Why would her ex's sister be here?
And what the hell could she possibly say?
To mock her?
End their friendship?
Kain could practically see the endless number of questions forming in her head.
"Relax. Elysia is one of my women. She could give a rat's ass about Esme (unless I tell her to), and I invited her for a threesome before I came here"
Veronica blinked in surprise.
She heard the rumors and saw proof that Kain was strong, but Elysia was known for beating up nobles and A-Rank monsters.
But that was a pointless worry as she removed the blanket.
"Aren't you going to let her in?"
Kain couldn't help but laugh at the cuteness of Veronica trying to be assertive.
"Of course," he turned the handle and swung the door wide, revealing Elysia standing there.
She wore a tight white bunny girl outfit that hugged her athletic curves, her eyes scanning the hallway with their usual sharp intensity before settling on him.
"You're late," Kain teased, leaning against the doorframe.
She pointed at his hard cock, still dripping with cum.
"Clearly I'm still early," Elysia replied, her voice cool but carrying a hint of a playful smirk.
She stepped inside without waiting for an invitation, her gaze immediately drifting past Kain to the bed where a semi-confident, naked Veronica sat.
Elysia's eyes raked over Veronica's marks, a slow, knowing grin spreading across her lips.
"So, my brother really left her?"
Elysia asked, her tone teasingly blunt.
Kain chuckled, grabbing Elysia by the waist and pulling her close as he slammed the door shut.
"Why else do you think I'm here?"
Elysia let out a sharp, dry laugh, her hands sliding up Kain's chest to pull him into a bruising kiss.
She tasted like sweet candy and beer.
When she broke away, she turned her gaze back to Veronica, her eyes scanning the flushed skin with glee.
"Well, if you're going to take over my brother's mess, you'd better do it right," Elysia teased, her fingers reaching for the zipper of her bunny suit.
The white fabric strained against her toned thighs as she began to peel it away.
Kain felt the heat rising in his cock.
He looked at Veronica, whose eyes were wide with anticipation and fear of falling behind.
"Don't just sit there staring, Veronica," Kain commanded.
He walked over, grabbed Veronica's hand, and pulled her toward the floor.
"Help me welcome her," he said, hands already massaging Elysia's breast, his tongue licking down her nape.
Veronica nodded as she noticed the bunny suit was now on the floor, except for the bunny tail, butt plug, and cute bunny ears Elysia had on.
'W-wow she put that i-in?'
Elysia noticed Veronica's cute, curious expression.
She couldn't help but giggle.
"Look at her, Kain," she purred, her eyes locking onto Veronica's as she reached down to guide Veronica's mouth to her pussy.
"Mngh~ She's shaking with lewd thoughts. Have you taught her the pleasure of anal yet?"
Kain didn't answer with words, as he knew what she wanted him to do.
He stopped kissing Elysia and pulled Veronica back up, interrupting her "snack."
But Kain didn't care.
He simply loved how these two were already interacting, a seamless synchronization of lust and friendship that made his blood boil.
"Anal was it?"
Kain repeated, a wicked grin tugging at his lips as he glanced down at the pulsing plug nestled within Elysia's ass.
He turned his attention back to Veronica, who was panting, her face flushed with a desperate need to please both of them.
"I think we can manage that. But let's see if she can handle the dual assault first"
He grabbed Veronica by her hair, pulling her head back to expose her throat, while simultaneously guiding Elysia to kneel in front of the wet pussy before her.
"Do it," Kain said, his voice a dark rasp.
"It's basic kindness to share love between lovers, don't you agree?"
Elysia smiled in agreement as she leaned forward, her tongue darting out to lap at Veronica's clitoris with practiced, aggressive precision.
"Mgnnnn… Nyaaaaaaa!!"
Veronica let out a strangled, high-pitched cry, her back arching wildly as she was caught between the sensation of Elysia's mouth and the heavy, hot pressure of Kain's cock pressing against her ass.
She was going to be devoured, and yet… her chest rose with excitement.
THRUST!
"Nyahhhhhhh~~~"
Meanwhile A-Rank Rift
The Rift had already been cleared.
The boss had been reduced to a corpse beneath the shattered remains of the arena that had once served as its bitch ass arena.
Yet, neither Beatrix nor Nina seemed particularly interested in leaving.
Beatrix stood several yards from Nina with Frostmourne's whisper held loosely at her side, her hair stirring in the cold wind while her eyes remained fixed on Nina.
Nina, meanwhile, looked far too pleased with herself for someone standing in the middle of a battlefield covered in rubble.
Her tail swayed slowly behind her as she glanced toward the exit of the Rift, then back toward Beatrix, as though she were trying to decide whether something was worth mentioning.
"We should probably get going," Nina said at last.
Beatrix nodded, though her expression remained suspicious. "We should."
Nina's gaze drifted toward the Rift's exit again. "Because Kain is probably waiting for us."
Beatrix's fingers tightened around the hilt of her sword.
Nina noticed immediately.
A grin slowly spread across her face.
"I suppose that means we should see who gets to him first."
Beatrix's crimson eyes narrowed. "That was precisely what I was thinking."
Neither of them moved for several seconds, although the tension between them grew thick enough to make the air feel heavier.
Nina tilted her head slightly, her expression still sweet enough to be almost innocent.
"Then I guess we should settle something else first."
Beatrix raised an eyebrow.
"And what would that be?"
"Which one of us is stronger?"
The moment the words left Nina's mouth, her tail snapped forward with startling speed.
Beatrix reacted instantly.
The heavy tail collided with Frostmourne's Whisper as she brought the sword across her body, and the resulting impact echoed through the ruined Rift with enough force to send a shockwave rolling across the battlefield.
Stone cracked beneath Beatrix's boots as she was forced backward, her heels carving two deep trails through the frozen ground.
Nina followed without hesitation, her eyes bright with excitement as she seized the Greatsword of the Dead in both hands and swung it downward with enough force to split the ground.
Beatrix stepped aside at the last possible moment.
The enormous blade struck the earth where she had been standing, sending chunks of stone flying through the air, and before Nina could recover, Beatrix was already inside her guard.
Frostmourne's Whisper flashed toward Nina's shoulder.
Nina twisted away, allowing the blade to pass just above her, and immediately answered with a sweeping strike from her tail that forced Beatrix to leap backward.
"You've gotten faster," Nina said, sounding genuinely impressed.
Beatrix landed lightly on a broken section of stone, her sword held before her as she regarded Nina with a calm expression.
"You've gotten louder."
Nina laughed. "That's because you're making this fun."
She charged again.
This time, Beatrix met her head-on.
Their weapons collided with a thunderous impact, and the two women immediately entered a furious exchange of blows.
Beatrix's movements were precise and economical, each strike designed to exploit an opening before Nina could capitalize on it, while Nina fought with the overwhelming physicality that came naturally to a draconic barbarian, using her immense strength to turn every swing into something Beatrix could not afford to block carelessly.
Steel screamed against steel as Frostmourne's Whisper deflected the Greatsword of the Dead, and Beatrix immediately stepped forward with a thrust that Nina narrowly avoided by twisting her body sideways.
Nina's tail swept toward Beatrix's legs.
Beatrix jumped over it.
Nina expected that.
Her greatsword came around immediately afterward.
Beatrix crossed her sword in front of herself just in time.
The impact drove her backward several yards.
Nina's grin widened.
"Got you."
"Not quite."
Beatrix dug her boots into the ground and twisted with the force of the attack, redirecting the greatsword instead of trying to stop it outright. Nina's weapon slid past her, leaving her momentarily exposed, and Beatrix immediately stepped inside and drove her elbow into Nina's ribs.
The blow made Nina grunt, although instead of retreating, she smiled as her aura erupted.
The air around her seemed to tremble as the power of her barbarian rage surged through her body, and for the first time since their duel began, Beatrix's expression became completely serious.
Nina swung.
Beatrix blocked.
The impact sent her skidding backward.
Nina swung again.
Beatrix caught the blade.
A third strike came from the opposite direction, forcing Beatrix to duck beneath it before Nina's tail crashed into her side.
The knight was thrown across the battlefield and slammed into a broken stone pillar, which cracked violently beneath the impact.
For several moments, Nina stood still, breathing heavily as she watched the dust settle.
"Beatrix?"
There was genuine concern in her voice now.
A shadow moved within the dust.
One that was hell-bent on winning this little dance.