I Took A Succubus's First Time
Chapter 253 - 253: They’re Already Here

"Fix his body and... make it into a demon?" Yuuna asked, her voice trembling with disbelief, each syllable laced with hesitation and fear.

At first glance, the idea didn't sound impossible.

It was something that could be done.

After all, there were records—dark whispers from ancient times, long before even Yuuna had come into existence—that spoke of humans willingly abandoning their mortal shells, surrendering their souls to become demons.

It wasn't a myth.

It had been done before.

But despite knowing that, the thought of actually transforming someone—of taking a living, breathing human and turning them into something else—something that no longer bore the weight of their humanity... it gnawed at her conscience.

It was more than just unsettling. It was wrong.

Morally, ethically—no matter how you looked at it—it was a line that shouldn't be crossed.

Not now. Not ever.

There were some things, Yuuna believed, that even demons—creatures feared across ages, stained in horror and legend—should never tamper with.

Things so sacred, so foundational to existence, that to touch them would be to spit in the face of the universe itself.

And this? This was one of them.

You don't mess with a soul.

You don't rewrite a person's essence.

Especially not someone unaware—someone defenseless in their vulnerability.

What if they succeeded?

What if Kouhei's body was reshaped, reformed into that of a demon?

What then?

Would Kouhei awaken and regret it with every fiber of his being?

Would he turn his eyes on them—not with gratitude, but with hatred, with resentment for stealing his choice away?

Would he rather have remained dead—unbothered by pain or confusion—than wake up in a shell that no longer felt like his own?

Yuuna's heart twisted with conflict, the storm of her thoughts clashing so violently that she could barely think straight. One part of her screamed to save him.

The other whispered fearfully: What if he ends up hating me for it?

Sensing her hesitation, Yui gently broke the silence.

"You don't have to worry, Yuuna-senpai. Okumura-senpai said that he's already made up his mind," she said casually, like she was simply relaying a mundane piece of news. "He's ready. He's accepted that his humanity might be gone."

Yuuna blinked, stunned.

It almost didn't sound real.

Kouhei… had accepted that?

He was prepared to become something no longer human?

It chilled her.

Even though the words had been spoken so lightly, the meaning behind them was heavy as well as crushing.

Still, what choice did Yuuna really have?

If she wanted to bring Kouhei back—if she truly wanted to save him—then she had to agree. Even if it meant placing her trust in someone who might not deserve it. Even if it meant standing shoulder to shoulder with the enemy.

But before surrendering to that path, there was one more thing she needed to confirm.

One thing that had to be said aloud.

"Before we go any further... are you seriously telling the truth? Kouhei-kun is still alive? You're not just saying that to give us some false hope, right?"

Yui smiled, soft and slow, as if she found the question mildly amusing.

"If I were lying, senpai... then what would be the point? It'd be meaningless, really," she replied calmly. "There's no reason for me to do that—not even one. And besides… you should probably calm down, Yuuna-senpai. If the leader of this whole group is acting this shaken, then the others will start to lose their footing too. You're supposed to be the one who keeps a clear head in situations like this, aren't you?"

Yuuna couldn't tell if she should believe her.

But right now… belief wasn't a luxury. It was a necessity.

Whether she trusted Yui or not didn't matter.

She had no other lead and no other hope.

And in this moment, Yui might just be the only one who could help them through what was coming.

"Now then… shouldn't you all be getting ready?" Yui asked, her tone light but her expression serious. "The road ahead won't be short. It's going to be a long journey. Honestly, I doubt we'll make it in time with the days we have left. But hey, guess we'll just have to be fast enough, right?"

Yuuna stared at her for a moment, then asked the only question that mattered.

"Where exactly are we going?"

Yui's lips curled into a wide, enigmatic smile, a glint in her eyes like she was about to say something forbidden.

"To the land where the boundaries between heaven, hell, and the mortal realm blur. A place that's neither one nor the other... but also all of them at once."

A chill ran through Yuuna's spine.

Even demons had no knowledge of that place.

It was a land no one should be able to reach.

A realm so obscure, so cloaked in impossibility, that it didn't even have a name.

And yet...

That's where they would go.

To the place beyond comprehension—to bring Kouhei back.

And so, without another word, they all began preparing.

The time had come.

It was now or never.

***

Meanwhile, Kouhei drifted through the depths of the space that held his subconscious,

"Senpai, where are we even going~?" Yui asked beside him, her tone drawn out, a tired smile resting on her lips. "I'm seriously bored, you know? I thought if I followed through with what you wanted, you'd finally give me what I've been waiting for?"

Kouhei's expression remained calm, firm, almost unreadable.

"I don't think it would be right to give you what you want... especially when I haven't even been resurrected yet," he replied evenly. "And besides, if I gave it to you now, I doubt you'd still go along with what I'm planning to do—or even help me."

"That's a little cold, senpai~... Do you really think I've been helping you this whole time just because I wanted your dick?" she pouted, half teasing. "I'm not that kind of woman, you know?"

"I wasn't even talking about sex when I said I'd give you what you wanted," Kouhei muttered. "But sure... if that's how you want to take it."

"Then tell me," she asked again, shifting closer. "Where exactly are we going?"

"I'm here to find something," he said simply, but the weight in his voice made it clear that it was something important.

Something vital.

They were currently inside the student council office—or rather, a version of it.

It wasn't exactly the one Kouhei remembered.

The room felt... off.

Familiar, but altered.

The air was heavy with silence, and the council members he once knew were nowhere to be seen.

Still, the council existed.

Different faces. Same place.

And if this was truly the space of his subconscious... even if Hina and the others were absent... there was still a chance he might find what he was searching for.

And he would.

No matter what it took.

After a while, however...

"Ah ha!"

He saw it.

"Wait, is this…?"

"A teleportation portal that leads to the mansion," he muttered.

The mansion—just like Hina and the others—didn't exist here.

But if he could find a teleportation portal that led there, then...

Maybe he could still go.

Even if the place no longer existed in this realm, the portal did.

Some things weren't bound by the limits of his mind.

So even though the mansion itself was gone, the teleportation portal remained.

It existed because it wasn't something etched into his mind forever. It wasn't a memory locked behind emotional significance.

He immediately understood the contradiction of this place.

This space was created to make him forget the people who mattered to him.

And because the mansion was something important—something tied to his heart—it was erased.

But something as trivial as this portal? Something unimportant?

Of course it was still here.

"Are you going to use that?" Yui asked, tilting her head slightly, watching him with mild curiosity.

"Yes," Kouhei answered firmly. "There's something I need to see in the mansion... and bring it back with me. My weapon, you could say."

"A weapon? That sword you used against Masayoshi?"

"Yes," he said with a nod. "The sword Yuuna-san gave me."

If he was going to make this journey—if he truly intended to return to the people he loved—then he needed to be prepared to fight.

There were beings that wouldn't allow a soul to return to its body once it had left.

Kouhei looked at Yui, his voice steady but cautious. "When are they coming, Himeno-san?"

He was referring to the ones who enforced the laws of the afterlife. Beings that upheld the rule that no soul should ever return once it had crossed over.

And if a soul did try to return, it would be forcibly dealt with.

Either by total disintegration... or by being cast into heaven. Or hell.

"They're already here, senpai~," Yui said with a sing-song tone, her smile never leaving her lips.