"Mmmphhh!"

Rey found himself assaulted by the kiss of a pretty girl.

He didn't know how he found himself in such a precarious situation, or what kind of conversation could have led to such a thing.

All he knew was that Belle was currently kissing him, and her chest was pressed against his.

'S-so soft…' The dark side of his mind trailed.

He meant this for both the two melons that landed on him and the succulent lips that graced his own

'What the hell is this crazy girl doing?!' Rey felt violated.

He had reached the very limits of his tolerance for this sort of craziness.

Not only did she come to his room unannounced, depriving him of sleep, but she also decided to steal one of the most precious things he had.

—His first kiss!

Sure, it felt good… but it was still wrong.

'I should stop her now! This has gone too fa—!'

"Press my boobs. Do it softly."

Rey found his hands slowly rising to Belle's chest. He initially wondered if it was actually the effect of [Grand Charm], but he soon realized that he still wasn't being affected.

This wasn't the cause of some mind control ability.

No…

Rey was being controlled by instinct.

He found both hands sinking deep into Belle's chest, though the barrier of clothing still remained.

He felt his fingers stroking the pointy things he saw earlier, and a moan escaped from Belle's lips the moment they did so.

"T-that's enough! Stop it!"

Rey stopped, his face blank, but his mind racing with a lot of different questions.

'What in the world am I doing? What is she doing? I'm so confused!'

Rey and Belle were teenagers, so it was clear that they had wild hormones that ran wild at certain intervals. It was inevitable to desire some kind of release at some point.

But… not like this.

Rey found Belle blushing, her cheeks having a hot red hue.

Her entire face was pink.

It made Rey feel like he was the assaulter, and she was somehow the prey. But that was far from the case.

'Is she trying to set me up or something? No… that can't be.'

Rey didn't sense anything that could point to that. She didn't have any Enchanted Item on her, and there was also no one else around.

Everyone was sleeping in their rooms.

'I also got an Item to record the activities of this room in case someone entered without me realizing it. If she decides to scream and pin this on me, I can just use that and show everyone what really happened.'

Rey was prepared for a situation when things went south, but he didn't think that was Belle's intention at all.

"I think… I'll stop here." She muttered, making heavy breaths as she stared passionately at Rey.

"I want to devour you, Rey. I really do…"

Rey felt shivers down his spine as soon as he heard those words.

"I want to steal you from Alicia's clutches and make you mine. You're so fragile… I fear you might break by the time I'm done with you."

Despite Belle saying that, Rey felt like it was all a load of BS.

'She seemed overwhelmed with just me fondling her boobs. I don't think she has a lot of experience to begin with.'

Of course, his face was blank, so nothing he thought of left the confines of his mind.

"But… I don't think I should go any further with you."

'Sure. If you say so.' Rey nearly snickered.

He felt a bit let down, especially between his legs, but he considered the whole thing more violating than stimulating.

All he really wanted to do was rest.

Truly…

"I like you, Rey. You're cute and weak. So pathetic that it makes me very hungry…" After saying this, she licked her lips and drew her face closer.

Rey feared he was in for another kiss. He prepared his heart and slowly began to pucker his lips, but just a second before they made contact, Belle stopped.

She sighed, shaking her head.

"This isn't right, though. It doesn't feel fulfilling enough…"

Rey was thankful that he wasn't violated the second time, though disappointment crawled somewhere in the corner of his heart.

'Hold on, so does she really like me? For real?' Once his mind became a bit clearer, he processed what Belle said.

This was the first time he was hearing a girl tell him of her feelings.

Of course, with the girl being Belle, there were a lot of dangerous connotations attached to it. Still, Rey couldn't help but giggle internally.

More than giggling inside, however, he found himself in deep confusion.

'She likes me because I'm weak and pathetic? The hell?'

Not only was her perception of him completely wrong, but it was very twisted.

'She's crazy! Why did my first ever confession have to be from a crazy person?' He nearly cried inside.

"I'll just leave you for Alicia and chase after a much larger goal, Rey."

Upon hearing Alicia's name in Belle's words, Rey focused more on what the blonde had to say.

"I want to become strong. Strong enough so I don't lose to Alicia anymore. I want him to pay me more attention. I want to gain his approval… and respect…"

'Who?' Rey found himself wondering.

Then, a certain memory flashed in his mind.

Earlier that day, right when he and Alicia decided to help out with harvesting the Monster Cores, he saw Belle talking to Ralyks—or rather, Ater.

'That motherfu—!'

"I want to gain his love! I'll do anything to make him recognize me, and only me!"

Rey's mind nearly exploded as he looked at Belle's twisted smile.

Both her hands were on her cheeks as she looked ecstatic. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes glistened with passion.

Rey had never seen Belle—or any girl—make such a face before.

It seemed almost unnatural.

"This will be the last time we'll talk like this again, Rey. Consider us officially broken up."

'But we were never dating!' Rey protested internally.

They barely ever spoke.

"I'll be undoing my Charm on you, just as I've undone the Charm on everyone else. I don't need to control you anymore."

'For real? So this entire thing is over?'

"I'll make sure to get together with Sir Ralyks, and instead of Alicia and Adonis saving the world… I want to fight the Dragons by his side."

Her words made Rey shiver with every syllable. He truly didn't know how she was able to get to such a bizarre conclusion.

'What the hell did you say to her, Ater?!'

"That will be my revenge on them—saving the world with Sir Ralyks and being happier and more accomplished than them."

'Oh boy…'

As long as Belle wasn't planning on making Alicia and Adonis suffer any longer, this could have as well been considered a win.

However, Rey felt like there was something perverse about Belle's current stance.

It felt worse than before.

"Farewell, Rey. Once I leave, you'll forget all about this conversation and everything that happened this night."

Rey wished things were that simple.

Unfortunately, they weren't.

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