Chapter One: Eugene Speaks with the Demon Queen

The moment I stepped into the Seventh Sealed Prison, the Demon Queen Eri greeted me with a cheery smile.

“Sheesh, you’re late, Eugene!” Despite her words, her good mood was clear from the way her wings were fluttering.

“Sorry, Eri.” I, on the other hand, viewed this as part of my Biology Club duties, and today, I was more reluctant than usual to drop by. After all, this would be my first time seeing her face-to-face since we forged a contract.

“Come here, my sweet Eugene.”

“I’m not—” I tried to retort, but she’d woven an irresistible magic into her words.

In the end, I had no choice but to quietly sit down next to her. She immediately tugged me against her and pressed me down onto the mattress. Unable to lift a finger against her, I lay on my back as Eri straddled me with a predatory look in her eyes. They were even more captivating than usual.

Normally, this would be the moment when Eri tore my clothes off or started stripping, but for some reason, she didn’t move. She remained on top of me, keeping me pinned to the bed.

“When we forged our contract, how did connecting our bodies together feel for you? Was it pleasurable?”

“D-Do you have to word it that way?” The memory caused an uncomfortable stirring in the pit of my stomach. Eri was right; during the fight, I had been drunk on that odd sense of omnipotence. But... “More importantly, it felt like you sucked away my strength or my life energy.”

“Ah, that’s because a combination of my demonic miasma and my angelic ether flowed into you so quickly that it overwhelmed your mind. You blocked out the influence with your Barri