I flicked the tip of Claire's blade into the air before my left foot lifted, slamming my knee into her abdomen. The feeling of her chainmail was nothing more than paper as she left the floor due to the force of my blow.
Her body twisted through the air, a beautiful visage and a look of shock in her lovely eyes that made my chest tighten with lust as she fell onto her elbows. "Ah... Nn...." A lovely moan left her lips, the warm breeze waking me from my obsessive glance.
When I placed my blade to her neck, she shuddered, looking up at me with the most adorable wet eyes, her face covered in mud. "You look so wonderful right now, Claire." I laughed before offering my hand.
"D-Don't play with me. I looked stupid, and your moves are so much more refined today. Did you go easy on me yesterday?" She gazed into my face with her beautiful blue eyes.
I felt no guilt; instead, drawing closer, I whispered into her ear. "I find duelling against you exhilarating and practised while remembering your movements all night."
Of course, this technically wasn't a lie.
I did think about her while I lifted Maria's lovely buttocks and used my hips to make her cry in pleasure, imagining how it would feel to do this to the hero in front of me, using sex with Maria to master and train all the sexual knowledge of an incubus.
[Crusader Hero - Claire Ravenscroft: Affection Points +3][Crusader Hero - Claire Ravenscroft felt a strange feeling in her chest with your compliment after not being treated like a lady often and couldn't help but run away in shame.]
"Y-You... what a fool." Claire's face turned away; even the tips of her ears turned red as she staggered to the women's changing area.
'Her waist moves so well, those hips. I want to violate them until she cries out and calls me dad.' My loins throbbed painfully in anticipation as I wiped my hands off the dust and dirt from Claire; looking up, I could see the woman I once idolised as a goddess staring down at me, her blonde locks swaying through the wind.Now, she wore a beautiful blue dress with white ribbons and elegant blue boots along with her thigh-high white tights. Claire looked beautiful, her radiant smile a world of difference compared to her pouting face from before.
"Who do we have here? Such a beautiful young lady, might you be lost?" I spoke with an exaggerated and pleasant tone, using my knowledge of human nobles, the difference in quality for dressing and speech, creating a wall between those born nobility and common folk like comparing Claire and Maria.
[Crusader Hero - Claire Ravenscroft: Affection Points +1]
[Crusader Hero - Claire Ravenscroft felt a sense of delight from your actions and how you keep making her feel warm inside.]
[Current Affection Points: 16]
[Affection Level: Interest]
"No, sir. I wish to join you tonight, Lord Noctis," She giggled as I placed her hand onto mine before bowing slightly, leaving a light kiss on her cheek as was the custom amongst nobles when meeting a lady, making Claire's face turn a few shades pinker, realising her misconception, yet her hand didn't leave mine.
I took this chance, embracing her fingers with a squeeze while raising a brow, curious why a member of nobility like Claire was so far off in a small city and fighting within the knight order. She could be attending parties or enjoying luxury, something even in the past I could never bring the courage to ask.
"Shall we go, my lady?"
"Nhn..." Claire nodded her head with a smile, squeezing my fingers, not noticing that in doing this, she could not leave even if she wanted to as an incubus possessed skills and strengths no human could know.
Soft and pleasant skin, a scent that made the opposite sex more relaxed and soothed and, during the act, more aroused. Even their voices were weapons to make women lower their guard and feel at ease.
Though I couldn't use the [Voice] to command her, it seemed an unawakened hero didn't react to my actions or Yoma. However, I wasn't taking any chances, following beside Claire as I feasted on this opportunity. I focused on learning, observing and making her affection towards me increase.
We walked slowly, the evening sky turning darker as I enjoyed the different visual of the city at night, with dark flames flickering along the walls. It felt warm and atmospheric.
"Lord, Noctis... could we drink there?" Claire's finger, wearing a soft white glove, pointed toward a small tavern called "The Graceful Unicorn", a little different from the fancy place Noctis thought they might go.
Its door lay on the side road, a right turn from the knight barracks along a cobbled road with two small inns along the road and a small bakery that seemed closed.
Honestly, I didn't mind; it seemed like a small and cosy place to drink.
As Claire and I pushed open the door, the familiar clinking glass sound echoed alongside the chatting within, two wooden barstools lined across, five tables dotted around with some nobles drinking, laughing, or sitting alone.
However, I noticed one thing: the sex of most customers was female... In fact, apart from one other handsome man with a wealthy-looking plump noble, I was the only male... My eyes looked around, and as I thought, there was a sign that said males could only enter with a companion!
'I should come with Maria in the future, this place is so nice... and comfortable.'
However, to an incubus like me, a place with mostly females only increased the prey. It became a hunting ground because without Claire, no one would recognise Noctis, because he could change his looks. If someone spread that a super attractive adventurer entered here by himself, the women would flock to him.
'Though I only need Maria and Claire for now, let's not do something stupid. Tomorrow, I have to go back to meet Seraphina.' Thinking about this, I seated myself after helping Claire into her chair.
"Welcome. How may this girl serve today~? How are the pretty couple doing here?" A waitress greeted us in a delicate uniform, her uniform tightly wrapping around her beautiful figure, her thighs well defined and the short frilly skirt showing the smooth surface of her white legs.
My eyes naturally focused on her legs before staring at her beautiful face. I knew this feeling well; this waitress must have trained her figure and attended combat practice before becoming a waitress, and most importantly, I noticed her leg and waist muscles, giving off her strength and experience.
'This woman, no, I think all of the employees are past adventurers or maybe part-time and active!'
Thanks to my eyes being able to observe women so well, and see mana and yoma particles in the air, otherwise I might have made a mistake in the future if something went wrong.
I turned to look at Claire, who seemed at home as she started to slide her finger gracefully along the short list of items. She then looked at me with the eyes of a little imp, "I'll choose for you, Noctis!" The smile on her face made me return to the past... just like when we first met, a feeling of affection fleeting but there.
It made me realise while watching her sunny smile ordering our drinks and snacks... I didn't want to destroy her or the other women. No, I wanted to make them mine, to steal them and make them serve as my heroines.
Her cheeky smile and the sudden change in her atmosphere made me realise that she already considered me a friend.
"I don't mind at all, Claire. Please, let me enjoy your recommendation."