3:47 AM.
The glow of my PC monitor was the only light in the room.
Empty energy drink cans littered the desk.
A half-eaten bag of chips sat beside the keyboard.
I should've been asleep hours ago, but fuck it.
I just finished [๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐: ๐๐๐๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐] for the first time and wanted to do one more speedrun before the third game dropped next month.
Lustful Conquest was a mid-tier erogame that somehow got a big fandom thanks to having a lot of hidden easter eggs and secret routes.
While the game itself was nothing special, generic protagonist gets his parents killed by villains, gets powers, goes to superhero academy, collects heroines, bleh bleh bleh...
However, the very world of the setting was rather interesting.
Everything and everyone is stupidly horny, with stuff like orgies done publicly on the regular.
The canon explanation is that the world goddess, Epithymia, is the goddess of lust, so her world would be heavily twisted and sexualized naturally as a reflection of her.
โ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฏ ๐๐ฃ
My fingers moved on autopilot as I fought against the angry demons and spellcasters with ease.
I'd done this so many times I could probably do it blindfolded.
And this was just an early game small boss anyway.
I opened up my phone as I held the controller with one hand, scrolling through the game subreddit.
๐ฟ/๐๐๐๐๐ณ๐๐น๐๐ผ๐ป๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐
[๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐]
[๐๐ถ๐ฎ-๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐]
[๐๐ ๐ฉ: ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ]
Hm?
The last one got my attention, so I clicked on it.
๐จ/๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ๐ต
โ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ. ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ญ๐ผ๐ฒ, ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น'๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ถ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ "๐๐ฒ๐-๐๐๐ฑ, ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ผ," ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐บ๐๐น๐ฒ๐.
๐จ/๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฏ๐ด๐ฏ-๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ถ
> "๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐บ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐น๐ผ๐น"
๐จ/๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐_๐ฅ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ
> "๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐"
๐จ/๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฎ
> "๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ป๐ถ-๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป"
๐จ/๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ท๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ญ
> "๐๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ณ๐!"
๐จ/๐๐ป๐๐ถ-๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฌ๐ฒ
> "๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป-๐๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ถ๐บ?"
๐จ/๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
> "๐๐ฑ๐ธ, ๐บ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ."
๐จ/๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ซ๐ฎ
> "๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ข๐ป๐ถ? ๐ช๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ"
๐จ/๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฌ
> "๐ก๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ-๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ"
I chuckled at that last one.
The Lustful Conquest community was weird. Half of them treated this game like it had Dark Souls level lore. The other half just wanted to see the sex scenes.
I was somewhere in the middle. The game was decent. Good waifus. The hidden routes and secret endings gave it replay value.
But at the end of the day, it was still a horny JRPG where you collected twenty-one heroines and fucked your way to the final boss.
On screen, Nero's boss cutscene triggered.
A pale, skinny teenager with dark hair and crimson eyes fell to the ground as Soren, the protagonist, stood over Nero's defeated form.
[๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ!]
[๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฃ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐]
[+๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ!]
[๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฝ!]
[๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฝ!]
[๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฝ!]...
He really is the easiest Exp farm.
Nero was a small secret boss you unlock in the second chapter.
There isn't much of a big reward you get from him except extra Exp and one item.
[๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐]
[๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ, ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐-๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น.]
That's it.
That's all the information the game gives you about him.
"What a waste of a character design"
Nero had a cool look, the artist spent a lot of time on his design for sure.
It was kind of a waste on a small side boss.
"Well with that the Violet Demon-Huntress route is unlocked."
Violet is an S-tier heroine. One of the most popular characters in the fandom despite her route being a secret one.
She gives the player a legendary-rank katana once her quest is finished and... her H-scenes are one of the best in the whole game.
I saved my progress and stretched.
"One more hour," I told myself. "Then sleep..."
I had school tomorrow, I should really finish this quickly.
"Hm?"
As I reached for my energy drink, I noticed that my screen was glowing.
Not a normal monitor glow.
Really bright.
The brightness hurt my eyes as the monitor cracked.
"WHAT THEโ"
Then...
It all went dark.
***
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
"Shhh... let me sleep for five more minutes..."
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
"Tsk... that's why I don't use an alarm clock..."
Wait, I don't use an alarm clock.
Where is this sound coming from!?
I opened my eyes andโ
"...Eh?"
I wasn't in my room.
What in front of me was...
What seemed to be a rather traditional Japanese room?
"Where am I?"
The room was nearly empty, with only a desk in the corner with a small television on top of it.
After a minute or so of wondering if I was dreaming or had been kidnapped by some yakuza group, I hesitated, then reached for the remote on the desk, turning the television on.
A male anchor with a rather wide smile appeared on the screen.
"Good morning to all Phryne City residents! Welcome to the daily morning show! I'm your host, Jackson Luther, and with me is the many-award-winning actress, Charlotte Grace."
"Hi everyone~ A very big pleasure to be here!"
The woman looked around thirty something years old and had the air of a nymphet. She had exotic golden eyes, long dark hair, massive pillowy tits and pouty pink lips.
While she was extremely beautiful, there was a strange thing that I noticed.
She was almost naked, barely wearing any clothes, only covering her most intimate parts.
"Today we celebrate the win of our mighty nation, Lyrsion, against the elf kingdom" the anchor said as multiple images of soldiers celebrating appeared on the screen.
"Oh, I just loved seeing our mighty superheroes putting those cocky narcissists in their place! I heard we captured their queen, didn't we?" the woman asked as she tilted her head innocently.
"Oh yes! Thanks for the great hero Thunderspeed work. The queen of the enemy was captured inside her own very mansion! Since the queen now is the legal property of the hero by the winner-take-all right, I heard he is planning to do a rather interesting show with the fallen queen" the anchor said as a rather evil smile formed on his face.
"A show?" A dark smile raised on the woman's face.
"Yes! The queen of the elf kingdom will be violated publicly on livestream tomorrow, Monday, starting from 3 PM to 12 AM. That's right, folks! A full non-stop nine hours of Queen Elarith, the pride of the elf kingdom, used as a toy for the viewers to watch! And by visiting Thunderspeed.com you can vote for what type of play or even which superhero will get invited to the show!"
The screen showed what seemed to be the most beautiful woman I've seen in my life, with golden hair and pointy ears, but...
She was bound cruelly to a table, lying on her back with her hands tied behind her head.
Her thighs were up in a position of absolute humiliation, exposing her naked vagina.
"MMPPHH!! MMMPPPHHH!!"
Her voice was muffled behind a ball gag as she trembled and wept.
"As you can see, ladies and gentlemen! Thunderspeed's show will be one of the best this month for sure! Again, please don't forget to show your love and support to your favorite superhero at Thunderspeed.com."
The screen returned to the anchor, who seemed to be careless about this whole thing, having a casual, friendly smile on his face.
"What the actual fuck?"
What sort of maniacs show this sort of stuff on public television?
"And in unrelated news, the tensions between the Zhao dynasty and the ancient kingdom kept on rising after the new heavenly empress, Zhao Qing Lian"
Zhao Qing?
The screen showed an image of a beautiful girl with long teal hair, golden crown, and emerald attire sits confidently on an ornate throne. She was barefoot with green-tipped toes.
I saw her before...
Isn't that the heroine that appears in Lustful Conquest III trailer?
Wait...
The reality of my situation finally reached to me.
I walked to the side of the room, where was a small mirror hanging on the wall.
"This is..."
A pale looking teenager with dark hair and crimson eyes stared back at me with a shocked expression.
This isn't my face.
"Fuโ"
A ton of memories ran across my mind in an instant.
"Nero... Arlington... Epithymia... !!?"
Im In Lustful Conquest universe?
And in the body of Nero, out of all people?
What type of joke is thisโ
"Hey, Ro-chan!? Can't you lower the TV sound a bit? Big sis got her boyfriend coming over~"
Hm?
The room door opened, showing a girl with long dark hair and sharp crimson eyes looking at me with a rather cold expression.
Her voluptuous body strained against the tight purple kimono, the fabric was barely containing her ample curves.
"Hey! Where the hell are you looking, Ro-chan? Eyes up here."
She scolded me with an annoyed look on her face.
I couldn't help but blush a little.
"S-sorry! I was justโ"
"Yeah, whatever. Listen, my boyfriend is coming over today. Don't make much noise. it's bad enough that Mom got my room just next to yours, so I'll say this once. I do NOT care for whatever reason. DO NOT bother us. If my boyfriend found out that I had a powerless normie little brother, I'll die from embarrassment," she said with a cold tone filled with spite.
"...Sure thing?"
Until I fully understood my situation, I wasn't going to get myself into trouble.
She had a bit of a surprised expression for a second, then it recovered back to her cold gaze.
"Good, as long as you know your place, Loser."
She closed the door immediately after that, with a bit of unnecessary extra force.
"..."
My memories are still a bit hazy, but from what I can place using them, this is...
Nero's older sister?
Damn, with a sister like that, who needs enemies?
I kinda understand why he went fully dark and made a contract with the devils eventually.
"Fuckโ"
Another ton of memories ran through my mind again.
I held my head, feeling a bit dizzy.
"Water... I need some water..."
I opened the door and stepped outside the room. After walking around the old traditional Japanese mansion aimlessly for a couple of minutes, I found what seemed to be a kitchen.
Butโ
...Eh?
"Is there something on my face, Neroโsan?"
In front of me was a woman who seemed approximately in her twenties, she looked a bit like Nero's older sister, but she had long violet hair and cold red eyes.
Her voluptuous breasts bulged against her glossy black kimono that hugged her exaggerated hourglass figure.
I... knew her.
From Nero's memories, she is his and his sister's mother.
From my memories, she is...
"What with the strange look, Neroโsan?" she asked me with a cold tone.
"Sorry, I just feel a bit dizzy...I"
I didn't know Nero's mom was Violet fucking demonโhuntress.
"Dizzy?..." she had a careless tone as she tilted her head and repeated after me.
"Yes... My head hurts a little bit."
"I see. I will be in the backward stable if you need anything." Without looking back, she walked away with little to no real care about her own son's wellโbeing.
After she left, I entered the kitchen and sat on a nearby chair.
Alright... what the fuck is going on?
Violet is Nero's fucking mom?
While there have been multiple fan theories about why you only unlock her route after defeating Nero, none expected him to be her own son because... it's outright absurd to think about this.
Hell, it doesn't make sense to me at all.
Why does the protagonist unlock her route only after killing her son?
"..."
Alright then, let's take a deep breath and think about our current situation instead of just panicking.
One, I'm in the Lustful Conquest universe.
While I wasn't sure of the timeline, I'll assume it's after the first part and before the second part in a short while.
Two, I'm in the body of Nero Arlington, an early boss farmed by speedrunners for EXP, defeated once and never mentioned again in the game.
He's not even considered a real villain. He's just a random stepping stone to the protagonist that happened to unlock a secret heroine route.
Very well.
Now we assessed the situation, what do we think of it?
Do we like our current position within the game or not?
"I'm the tutorial boss that unlocks the MILF route. That's my entire canonical existence. The protagonist kills me, then fucks my mom."
Absolutely not.