The Little Girl's Night Visit

"And that's the gist of it."

"Yeah, how did it end up like this?"

Simply put, the little girl I'd tagged came waltzing right back in, so Kinue took her in. And then she befriended her and chatted various bits of information out of her…

Surprised by Kinue's unexpected competence, I looked over the compiled information on the pink-haired little girl.

• "It's a secret, but I'm actually a Succubus."

• "Even though I look like this, I'm probably older than you, Kinue!" (Her mental age seems to match her appearance though.)

• "Fwah!? Cake is so delicious!"

• "Um, Onee-sama is an even more amazing Succubus, you know?"

• "Kinue is my friend, so I'll protect you from Onee-sama."

• "Ah, but you can make cake, Kinue, so you'd definitely be valued!"

Those were the statements she managed to get.

… Isn't this girl a little too easy?

"Kinue said there's also the possibility it could be a trap though."

"So that's why the information is the original statements verbatim."

She's leaving the judgment to me, huh. Whether that means she trusts me or is just being efficient, I'm not sure.

Setting aside the fact that the little girl is a Succubus, what concerns me is that she has an older sister backing her up.

"Oi, Neru. Time for your first job."

"Yaay, Succubus extermination!"

"No, guarding me. In my dreams."

Let's play along with their scheme. Just a little.

 

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With Kinue's cooperation, Michiru arrived at the inn room where the Village Chief slept.

It seemed he'd moved to sleeping at the inn, where there were more people around, as a precaution against Succubi.

"Uuu, thank you, Kinue. Going this far to help me…"

"Oh my, aren't we friends? Don't worry about it, Michiru."

"Friends… Kinue. If you're ever in trouble, tell me, okay? I'll help with anything!"

"Fufu, then how about helping out with work at this inn sometime?"

"Yeah!"

Kinue returned Michiru's beaming smile with a gentle one of her own.

"Oh, the room is locked. What will you do?"

"It's okay! I'm a Succubus, so I can use Dream Dive to sneak in! But if I really fall asleep, I'll materialize there…"

"So you'll be sleeping in the hallway? I keep it clean, so it's not dirty. Oh, shall I bring a blanket?"

"It's fine. My physical body disappears during Dream Dive. See you later, then!"

With that, Michiru activated the Dream Dive skill. Her body vanished as if dissolving into the air.

Her field of vision shifted. Doors, walls, even the floor were all ignored. Only sleeping people were visible. This was the unique sight granted only to those who traverse dreams, like Succubi and Incubi. Sleeping people appeared as masses of white light, while everything else was black and invisible.

Furthermore, as a Succubus, Michiru could see red outlines around the white masses that were men. This red outline marked the targets she could enter. (Though with some effort, she wasn't entirely unable to enter those without red outlines either.)

Since it was nighttime in an inn, she could see people sleeping in other rooms too, but she ignored everyone except her target: the Village Chief.

With nothing obstructing her path, Michiru floated through the door and drifted toward the Village Chief's white mass.

She stroked the red outline and slipped in with a gentle topun into the Village Chief's dream.

Inside was the same luxurious room as the other day.

And just like before, the Village Chief lay in bed, breathing softly in his sleep.

"… Today, I'll definitely make [Charm] work!"

Michiru wriggled her way under the covers. This bed was so comfortable it made her want to fall asleep… but if she actually fell asleep, she'd be ejected from the dream and materialize on the spot. (However, apparently she wouldn't be ejected as long as the dreamer was paying attention to her.)

Fighting the drowsiness the bed induced, Michiru popped her head out beside the Village Chief's.

Now lying side by side with him, she shook him gently.

"Village Chief-sama, Village Chief-sama."

"Mmm… Oh! You're that little girl from the other day."

"U-um… W-would you like to, um, do something nice with me?"

Her outfit from last time had apparently come across as more indecent than alluring, so today she wore her regular clothes. Though since it was default Succubus attire, it was still rather revealing.

"Yeah, I can't hold back anymore. Little girl, hah hah."

"Kyah!? V-Village Chief-san!?"

Michiru was pushed down by the excited Village Chief. She was surprised that her everyday clothes could be this attractive, though a flicker of fear ran through her at the sight of his bloodshot eyes.

"U-um, please be gentle… It's fine since we're in a dream, but, um, just in case, just in case, okay?"

"Hehehe, leave it to me. I may not look it, but I'm a gentleman."

"Kyah! N-no, th-there… mmn! Kyau, hyaah!?"

The Village Chief suddenly began tickling the soles of Michiru's feet.

"Hah hah, a little girl's soles, hah hah."

"Kyahahaha! I-it tickles! Ahaha, hyau, ahahhyah!"

And so Michiru had the soles of her feet tickled until the Village Chief was satisfied.

She felt like her abs must have gotten quite the workout… in a dream, though.

 

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"It's so noisy I can't sleep… well, this is a dream though."

Listening to the little girl's laughter from under the bed, still wrapped in my futon, I muttered a complaint.

I had asked Neru to be my body double.

Succubi can freely change their appearance within dreams. So I had Neru play the role of a charmed me and observe how the other side would act.

A sting operation, basically.

As for my guard, I wanted her close by, so I had her return to ring form and I'm wearing it. No issues as long as she doesn't use Possession.

… Besides, sleeping next to the Doll would be a bit much. It's a lump of iron, hard, heavy, and far too cold to sleep with. More importantly, its very existence would make the sting operation suspicious.

Also, I'll need to pretend I've been charmed after waking up, but Succubi basically only use their seduction in dreams. Since being charmed is the default assumption upon waking, just putting on a decent act should be enough to avoid detection. Or so Neru says. Is that really true?

Well, it doesn't matter much even if it fails.

… Actually, what does Neru think of me, exactly? Isn't she going a bit too far?

I wish she'd tone it down a little… Just as I was thinking that, a telepathic message came from Neru.

"I have to go at least this hard for it to feel like you're charmed."

"Seriously…"

"Also, please don't talk out loud. You'll blow our cover, won't you?"

Right, since we're in a dream, telepathy works just fine. Okay, I'll leave it to you then.

"Roger that! I'll keep up the enthusiastic performance! Leave the rest to you, okay?"

After Neru said that through telepathy, there was a development on top of the bed.

Or rather, it seemed Neru had escalated her assault.

"… I'm going to lick your feet, okay?"

"Hii… hyu, u, p-please sto… ah, no, it's not that I don't want it, it's just, I can't… breathe… and if this keeps up, various things are going to leak out…"

"Liiick lick lick lick lick sniff sniff lick liiiick."

"Nyahiii! Kuhyu, kahyu… ah, hyiiiu…!"

I could hear the sounds of breathless flailing and thrashing on top of the bed.

… This is all going to be credited to me, huh. I'm not thrilled about that…

For now, I'll plug my ears and go to sleep. In a dream, but still.

And then, morning.

"… Hmm, slept a bit poorly… whoa."

When I woke up and looked to the side, the pink-haired little girl… Michiru was lying right there.

However, it was questionable whether she was conscious. Her eyes were vacant, she was breathing in thin little wheezes, and she twitched with a spasm now and then. Tear tracks lined her face. Drool trickled from her small, weakly parted mouth.

Is she going to be okay?

Let's see… her eyes are open, so she's not asleep, right?

"H-hey?"

"Hyeesh! Hah, ah, haah, haah… I-I'm alive… haah, being able to breathe is wonderful…!"

Ah, good. She seems fine.

Michiru took several deep breaths.

Then, after a firm "Alright" to steady herself, our eyes met.

"… Hyiii!? V-Village Chief-samaaah!"

"O-oh."

She scrambled backward until she hit the wall, putting as much distance between us as possible. What do I do about this… Ah, right. I need to act charmed.

"L-last night was wild, baby. I'll do anything you say, you know?"

"…"

Crap. That was way too obvious, wasn't it?