Seia Ludvecia.
I couldn’t help but feel deeply concerned about this existence.
‘A victim of a setting created by the system.’
An i*cest-type heroine.
From birth, her fate had been determined, and she was never well-received by players.
‘The developers intended for her to break free from the fate of i*cest and ultimately end up with the protagonist, but from a player’s perspective, an entirely different picture was drawn.’
To put it bluntly—she was perceived as “not a virgin”.
‘According to the concept of ‘mind-body-theory’, she wasn’t a virgin, though that didn’t mean she had any actual s*xual experience.’
Was she truly not a virgin? No.
‘It’s just that, due to the heroine-prioritizing narrative of the ‘Bread Academy,’ the world’s common sense had been distorted—but this wasn’t quite at the level of a dark fantasy story.’
…Was that right?
In any case, this wasn’t some grimdark fantasy full of adult themes.
Since Esdinas of Heaven was a game that adhered to the age rating of 15+, the Academy’s narrative took a particular stance: “Academy students may or may not have engaged in s*xual activity, but the school rules strictly prohibit it in the dormitories.”
It left room for imagination but maintained an unspoken rule:
‘First kiss, first man, first boyfriend, first husband—they all belong to the protagonist.’
All the main heroines with individual routes were designed so that their first love was always the protagonist.
‘If a heroine did not meet that condition, she was simply not designated as a main heroine.’
In bishoujo games, it was impossible for a heroine to be otherwise.
Unless the game was built around a fundamentally different, tangled, and messy narrative, heroines who deviated from this purity were simply excluded.
‘This applied not only to humans but to other races as well—why would main heroines be any different?’
Even a dragon that had lived in solitude for 5,000 years would only be considered a heroine if it had never once held a man’s hand in all that time.
The purity and innocence of a heroine was of the utmost importance.
So much so that even succubus-type heroines were forced into virginity and relegated to sub-heroine status. How could the developers ever dare to create a heroine who wasn’t?
Even if some of the developers had a fetish for “women with a dark or promiscuous past who have since overcome their struggles and seek a happy future,” such heroines were often filtered out during the planning phase.
Or, they ended up in Vinyudan.
Indeed, some executives and members of Vinyudan carried such backgrounds.
Some players even made it a challenge to form a party composed entirely of characters with tragic pasts, but fortunately, I never went that far.
I had the “Mr. Unicorn” achievement, but never a “Mr. Bicorn” achievement.
In that sense—
– Seia Habsderk? Oh, yeah, Regif already ‘took care’ of that.
The general reaction to Seia as a heroine was not favorable.
And how could it be?
– Why did they make her the full-blooded sister of the mid-boss Golden Sun instead of the protagonist?!
If Seia was supposed to appeal to players as an incest heroine, she needed to be the protagonist’s younger sister—not have some other surname.
That way, they could have set up a twist like.
– Actually, we’re siblings!
Or attempted a direct challenge like.
– What’s wrong with loving my brother, you Academy brats?!
Even with that, some players might still have responded: ‘Ah, sorry, but incest isn’t my thing…’
– Isn’t Seia Regif’s?
Yet, despite all that, when a heroine like Seia was ranked number ten in the “main heroine” list in the bonus content unlocked after clearing the game—
And then it was revealed that she had held feelings for another man in the past?
– A younger sister from an i*cest family… do you really think she wasn’t touched while she was unconscious?
There was no way that wouldn’t cause controversy.
– That nasty bastard, who’s rotten enough to kidnap heroines, didn’t lay a hand on her? You think he wouldn’t touch his own sister?
And to make matters worse, in an event, she was kidnapped by me, the mid-boss.
That event alone led people to have all sorts of wild speculations and disturbing fantasies.
‘In the internet’s darker corners, Seia became a staple of NTR content.’
The character I possessed was considered a specialist in NTR within fan creations.
As a mid-boss imbued with demonic power, I was known for actually forcing game overs upon the protagonist’s party, so some “creative” individuals took inspiration from those events to fuel their twisted artistic visions.
And of all people, she had to be the one given the “separated in childhood” backstory, making her a blood-related sister to me.
It was impossible not to feel bad for Seia’s character.
To top it off, I had possessed my character in childhood.
During a time when I was still under the curse left behind by Rattatosk upon the Count Habsderk family.
A time when Seia, as a child, would naturally say things like: “I’m going to marry my big brother!”
And now, that little girl had grown into a full-fledged university student, standing before me.
I had accepted her, and she had officially become my younger sister in the Ludvecia family.
Publicly, we were the same age.
Those who knew the truth were aware that Seia was actually a year younger, but when she was registered under the Ludvecia family records, they adjusted it so that she could enter the Academy this year.
In the original game, there were scenarios where she entered as the same academic year, and others where she was a year behind.
But that was the game—what mattered now was my current reality.
Seia Ludvecia.
‘If it weren’t for her excessive fixation on incest, she’d honestly be amazing.’
Talent. Appearance. Personality.
She lacked nothing.
Even those who disliked her as a character would often say: “Why the hell did they have to make a girl like this a Habsderk?!”
A child born from two S-ranks.
Someone who had inherited the talents of both a Sword Master and a Grand Mage.
It seemed like Yurha and Esta already had good chemistry, so Seia’s personality probably wasn’t too abrasive.
The only real concern was that, when she saw Phoenix Ludvecia—me—as a “Habs”, it could lead to some troublesome situations.
‘It’ll be fine. Shuri is here, after all.’
Despite my worries, I felt somewhat reassured thanks to Shuri.
If Shuri Commissioner’s abilities could awaken quickly enough, she would be able to keep Seia in check.
With that in mind, it was about time.
“U-um!”
“Yes, Miss Shuri?”
“I finished drawing! What should I do next?”
Shuri held up her magic pad.
On the screen were seven completed illustrations. I examined each one carefully before giving her a firm nod.
“Good. Now, let’s see how effective they are on others, shall we?”
“W-will it really work…?”
“Do you want to make sure it works? There is a way.”
“A way…?”
“Yes. You could receive my magic support.”
I extended both hands forward.
“By using mana through direct contact with me, there won’t be any interference in the flow, allowing your magic to become smoother. If everything goes well, even if your targets are two A-ranks and a near S-rank, you might just be able to fool them.”
“F-fool them… You mean the Vermilion Bird Class?”
Shuri swallowed hard, staring at my hands.
She looked as if she were staring at the hands of a devil whispering dangerous temptations—though I wasn’t exactly asking her to sell her soul.
“I-I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“H-how exactly does the contact work?”
“Contact? Well…”
Out of habit, I looked around for Yunia—but she wasn’t here.
Instead—
“As an instructor, I should set an example.”
“And as a fellow Azure Dragon Class student and senior, I should help out.”
“…Yurha?”
“Instructor Esta?”
Both Esta and Yurha stepped forward, only to pause as they met each other’s gaze.
“It’s an instructor’s duty to set an example for the students.”
“Since I’m also a student in the Azure Dragon Class, it would be better for a fellow student to demonstrate instead, don’t you think?”
“In that case, there’s a way to settle this.”
I slipped between Esta and Yurha and pulled both of them in close.
Then—
Squish.
“!!”
“Wouldn’t this work? Synchronizing both of you at the same time isn’t too difficult for me.”
I firmly grasped one of their mana pockets with each hand.
“Well?”
“It’s hard to tell since you’re only holding one.”
“Hmmm… I didn’t expect my first time to be this incomplete.”
“U-um, w-wait, I, uh, I mean—!!”
Shuri was visibly flustered.
“T-this is…!”
“It’s contact. This is a very special ability of Phoenix—<Mana Synchronization>. Watch closely.”
“You could say he’s burning off the excess mana fat, Miss Shuri. Don’t feel awkward. Phoenix is helping our growth without any ulterior motives.”
“…”
“So, do you want to try it?”
“…I.”
Shuri’s face turned red.
“T-this time, I’d like to try it alone…!”
With that condition, she declined.
“Alright. No harm in that.”
There was no need to force someone who refused.
“Then, follow my instructions. First, position yourself at the entrance of this classroom….”
* * *
Time passed.
About 10 minutes remained.
Creak.
The door opened.
“I brought her!”
Yunia pushed open the classroom door with a bright smile.
But then—
“…?”
“Oh, you’re here?”
Her expression hardened.
