Silence fell over the entire High Tower.
The air suddenly went quiet.
Crows flew through the black mist.
"..."
White Night said, "I think... surely it's not what I'm imagining... Lynn must have some deeper purpose. He must be putting on an act so he can probe their strengths and weaknesses..."
Sir Awen said, "I think so too. Lynn may occasionally fool around, but there's absolutely no way a few little succubi could..."
But soon enough.
Both men fell silent, their voices lacking conviction.
"..."
White Night suddenly asked, "What type of succubi?"
The Night Doctor stared wide-eyed and traced an outline with his hands. "The small-bodied kind..."
Bzz-
Both men's eyes went blank at the same time.
[Dark World · Blood Miasma Swamp · Outskirts]
Thick, viscous miasma filled every corner of this land. Unlike the other regions of the Dark World, the fog here was much denser, and the swamp even lent it a sweet, blood-red tinge.
At the edge of that vast swamp stood a dilapidated little town shrouded in darkness.
On the surface, this town looked no different from those in the other regions of the Dark World: just as dark and sinister, just as rotten and run-down.
But if you listened closely.
You would definitely hear strange, tantalizing sounds that were very difficult to describe in wholesome language.
Just like at this very moment.
In a room beneath the town, whose conspicuously lavish decor looked entirely out of place in these surroundings.
"Mr. Lynn♡~, it's such an honor to finally welcome you♡. We've heard so much about you. Though we don't know why you've turned into a refrigerator, we can tell at a glance that you're a man who knows how to have fun♡~"
On a sofa steeped in rot and decadence.
The Lynn-brand