Half a dozen spiked tentacles latched onto my body, and the other half captured my arms and legs. I didn't feel any pain, but I did wince. When Beatrice tried to slice herself free, the dryad threw us into a stack of boxes. Plushies and posters spilled out as we landed on a pile of them.

Beatrice staggered to our feet and cracked a smile.

"What are you so happy about?" the dryad asked.

"Knowing that you're going to starve!" Beatrice cut the empty space between them, opening a gaping portal that sucked the dryad right in. Sharp tentacles grabbed onto the edges in a desperate attempt to reel itself back.

One of the unconscious was slowly slipping in because of the vortex.

"Beatrice, have to save him!" I exclaimed, trying to exert control back on my body.

Beatrice clicked her tongue. She flew past the portal and shoved the man away, but a tentacle snatched our ankles and yanked us to the ground. We slid closer to the portal until Beatrice plunged the sword into the ground, anchoring us from being pulled in with the dryad. However, our fingers were slipping from the hilt.

The door suddenly burst open. Mio and Kaede rushed in, grabbed us by our shoulders, and dragged us back. The tentacle lost hold of us, and the dryad disappeared into the closing portal.

"Holy fuck, Saeko…" Mio gasped.

"What… What was that?" Kaede asked, her face as pale as a ghost.

My eyes were fixed, staring at Mio. I knew it was Beatrice. When Mio looked at us, a deep sense of shame welled up within my chest. Beatrice's shame. Without warning, I regained control of myself again.

"Not sure what compelled you to check on me, but man am I glad to see you two." I sighed.

Fortunately for us, the commotion inside was masked by the fact that the booth was next to two other big gaming booths. Their music played loudly at regular intervals. We propped the unconscious workers against the wall and snuck out. No one was any wiser, but we did get a few stink-eyes from people thinking we were up to no good.

"Is it really okay for you to be away from your doujin table?" I asked Kaede once we were in a slightly more private area behind a company comic booth.

"It's fine! I asked the neighboring table to look after my stuff. More importantly, are you okay?" Kaede returned with concern written over her face.

"Yeah." My eyes went to Mio. "Thanks to… Beatrice."

Mio erupted with a low snarl.

As the first day of Comiket winded down, we helped Kaede pack up and leave. Tomorrow, Hana and Yumi would take our place to help her while Mio and I went with the manga club from our university.

However, if today was any indication that the rogue succubi were after me, then they made it loud and clear.

Once again, I called for another meeting at Yumi's penthouse.

"I've gathered everyone here out of an abundance of caution. This afternoon, another dryad slipped into our world. She's gone now, but there's a chance more might appear for the second day of Comiket," I explained.

Hana raised her hand. "Why d'ya think there'll be more dryads?"

"Call it a hunch. I think they're after me. Since the start, they wanted to achieve two things: usher Beatrice back into this world and set dryads loose against us. Comiket is one of the most populated events of the year. Where better to set loose a dryad to wreak as much chaos as possible?"

They probably didn't expect Beatrice to end up siding with me though. At least I hoped she still was.

"Regarding the renegade succubi," Selene began as she flipped through a notepad. "We've subdued almost a hundred across the adjacent cities. As you suggested, many were found operating off the coasts. Few were found inland. There may not be many left, but we should still remain vigilant."

"Good job, Selene. Keep doing what you're doing, and I might even set you up on a date with my sister," I said.

"I will not disappoint you, my queen!" She shot to her feet and bowed deeply.

Some succubi were just too easy to control.

Neither I nor the succubi under my command sensed any succubus at the convention. They more than likely performed the ritual beforehand and escaped.

"Shayle, any word from Queen Elendir? Can she or your artifact hunters spare some enchanted equipment for us to use?" I asked.

"I'm not sure how to break it to you all, but… the mirror hasn't been recharging as efficiently. It still doesn't have enough energy for a trip there and back," Shayle said with genuine uncertainty.

Weird. There was a time we used the mirror back to back, and it was fine. Did something happen to it? Overuse from sending prisoners to Elza maybe?

"By the way, how will we subdue the dryad? The same way you did to the last one?" Yumi asked me.

"The last one…" I trailed off.

Beatrice defeated the last one. All I did was drain a bunch of… Oh.

"Is something the matter?" She leaned down to eye-level with a worried expression.

Opening that portal to get rid of the dryad took a lot of sexual energy, and I only got enough after a horde of horny nerds had their way with me. If we were going to seal the next dryad, I'd need a similar amount of sexual energy.

"I, uh… I think I'm going to need to get to work before tomorrow. Everyone knows their role, right? Stay on your toes!" I got up to leave and headed for the balcony until Mio got in my way.

"Aren't you forgetting something? You know, like how Bea took over your body?" Mio asked with her arms folded.

Everyone gasped, and all eyes were on me. The tension in the air was thick enough to cut through.

"I know it sounds crazy, but Beatrice has been helping and talking to me," I explained.

"And what does she want in return?" Yumi asked cautiously.

I couldn't answer because I didn't know. The only time Beatrice asked for something was to speak with Mio, and that meeting was totally fruitful.

"Look, I know everyone has good reason to doubt Beatrice. Thing is, she hasn't done anything to make me suspect ill-intentions," I explained.

"How are you sure she isn't subtly controlling you to say all this?" Selene rose from her seat to ask.

"But—"

"Forget it," Beatrice whispered in my mind. "There is no scenario they believe you otherwise."

Even though it's not fair for them to blame you after you helped me? I wondered.

"I made my bed back then, and now I have to lie in it. If you say anymore in defense of me, they might begin to distrust you. Now command these fools like a queen, or I will do it," she said.

I sighed. "Everyone's right. I'll try to block Beatrice off from now on, so thanks for all the concern."

Seemingly satisfied, Mio stepped out of the way. I was about to leave until I noticed Yumi staring especially hard at me. Not out of concern or scolding intent. It was hard to discern.

My succubus hunger pushed those intrusive thoughts aside as I made my way to Kana's place. I peered into the window of his room on the second floor, but he wasn't there.

"Ughh… Letting Beatrice take over and opening that portal took a lot out of me than I thought…" I mumbled, letting myself in through the window and lying down on Kana's bed.

The scent alone was getting me hot and bothered. I began to finger myself and hump his pillow until the sound of talking made me tense up. They were coming from downstairs.

I tiptoed down to find Kana and Daichi in the living room, playing video games on the T.V.

"What's going on?" I made myself known entering the room.

They snapped to me with a start.

"S-Saeko? What are you doing here?" Kana gasped.

"For sex, but what do I find instead? What's Daichi doing here?" I asked.

"Oh, we kinda just hit it off after Comiket! Kana's really cool. You should've introduced us sooner!" Daichi exclaimed.

A part of me was somehow jealous. It used to be me and Kana together all the time when I was a boy. Now that we were in a relationship and I was a girl, I lost the spot of being like his brother.

"Alright, this is fine. I need you two to fuck me. Like right now," I insisted.

"We're… kind of in the middle of a game though," Daichi stammered.

"You're denying me sex?" I pouted.

"Saeko, please! Not everyday needs to be filled with sex. Can't we just play games together or watch a movie? Or… How about we tell you more about gunpla?" Kana offered desperately.

"I'm a succubus. Everyday has to be filled with sex. Now fuck me, you cowards! I need your sexual energy!" I exclaimed.

Kana and Daichi shrunk into the couch with their eyes snapped open from fear. My stomach rumbled. I was having a hard time thinking straight. Hell, I had a hard time thinking about anything other than getting their dicks inside me.

Before I realized it, however, two hours had already passed. My two boys were lying unconscious in the living room, their dicks limp on their bellies. Cum leaked from my pussy and dripped down my chin.

"What… happened?" I asked, coming back to my senses and mortified by how time had passed.

"You happened…" Kana panted.

"There was no… stopping you… you were like an insatiable beast in heat…" Daichi said between hoarse breaths.

Blind hunger must have taken over again. Unless—

"Don't blame me for your own lack of control," Beatrice said before I even thought to blame her.

The doorbell rang. Hair on the back of my neck stood on end.

"Who's that?" I asked Kana.

"It's reinforcements." Kana pulled himself up on the sofa to lay down flat, then waved his phone at me. "For you."

I jumped when the door clicked open. Many footfalls made their way into the foyer as shoes were being taken off. They weren't voices I recognized at all.

"Kana, we're here like you asked!" someone exclaimed.

"The surprise you mentioned better be good. I sat next to a dude heavy BO on the train the whole way here," another groaned.

When the first two guys entered the living room, their jaws dropped. The others bumped into them from behind, expressed confusion at first, and then gasped upon seeing my bare self in the living room.

"Saeko, meet Akio, Nozaki, Yuusei, Kenpei, and Hiroya. Guys, this is my girlfriend Saeko. You wanted to have sex with her ever since you saw her a few months back, right? Knock yourselves out. I'm going to take a nap," Kana said, shutting his eyes while Daichi already passed out on the floor.

Immediately, my pussy started getting wet again and my nipples were hard as diamonds. Their overwhelming, oozing lust had a lot to do with it.

"Is… Is this really happening?" One of them gulped.

"So," I began and bit down on my lower lip, "who wants to fuck me in front of my passed out boyfriend, first?"

The five of them scrambled over each other and were on me in seconds, groping my breasts and fingering my pussy with inexperienced hands. Their touch ignited my senses all the same. Being wanted so desperately felt so good.

I braced my hands against the backrest of the couch Kana was sleeping on and shook my ass to entice them. They played a quick game of rock, paper, scissors. Hiroya, the scrawniest of the five, won first and excitedly positioned himself behind me.

"Kana's girlfriend is so hot it's almost unfair," Hiroya whispered as he caressed my butt and tugged on my tail.

"Unfair? Even though you're getting to have sex with me now?" I purred.

"Thank you for this meal and goodbye virginity at long last!" he exclaimed, plunging his virgin dick into my soaking cunt.

Our mating was loud and unrestrained. Hiroya pounded my ass like a jackhammer. Kana being underneath us really got him going. His hands squeezed my breasts and threatened to rip my nipples off. The other guys stroked their members with envy.

Soon, Hiroya's thick cum spurted into me. Unaccustomed to how physically intense sex was, he staggered back in exhaustion after one round to catch his breath. With ejaculate slipping down my legs, Kana's next friend came forth.

"Can we do it with you on top of me?" Akio asked timidly.

"Hehe, of course~" I cooed, pulling him onto the other couch and climbing on top.

As I let myself down on Akio's dick, he screwed his eyes shut. Right away, he came inside me. The hot goo fired into my womb like a water gun. He looked ashamed as he began to go soft, and the others started snickering.

"Oh, Akio is a quick shot!"

"Guess I'm next?"

"Don't worry," I said, entwining our fingers together and affectionately wrapping Akio in my aura to get him hard again. "I'm a succubus, remember? Now make me feel good, too~"

"It's… so hot inside you… I don't know if I can last!" Akio quipped as I bounced and gyrated on his dick.

I laid down on his chest and made out with him. Our tongues wrestled more tightly than our hands held onto each other. It made his friends jealous and swallow hard. The assault from both ends was more than he can handle, and he ejaculated into me with a second, bigger load.

My magic wasn't able to keep his dick up any longer. He was spent for now.

"So, do you three want to triple-team me next or what?" I smiled seductively.

Throughout the entire afternoon and well into the evening, the five of them gangbanged me until they started asking for one on one. They were all virgins except for one, and I gladly helped them graduate to adulthood. My only gripe was that sex was vanilla up until I took the reins.

Eventually, after draining them dry with the best sex of their lives, I was able to come out of it with my hunger sated. For now. As for the casualties? Judging by the blissful expressions on all seven unconscious men in the room, they would probably make it to morning with at least a mild headache.

"Whew!" I stretched my arms until the joints popped.

Since my body was layered in ejaculate, I went to wash myself off in Kana's bathroom. While seated on a small stool and rinsing at the shower, Beatrice's reflection appeared in the polished tile.

"Mmm! Now that's what I'm talking about. When a succubus feasts, you simply must feast!," Beatrice said, sounding just as satisfied as I was.

"Do you think we'll have enough energy in case of a dryad tomorrow?" I asked.

"Those men just now were quite sufficient. You should keep them around and have yourself a banquet everyday," she insisted.

"I'm not going to do that to Kana… If he doesn't know about it or isn't okay with it, then I'm not doing it."

"Your human concepts of love are silly." Beatrice scoffed, then quietly clicked her tongue. "But it isn't such a terrible concept… You love Mio, don't you?"

"I do," I answered without hesitation.

"I may not show it as conventionally as you, but I do as well. So you best protect her. Do you hear me?" she asked.

"Loud and clear." I rolled my eyes.

I went to sleep that night, dreaming of a future with Kana and Mio. The three of us getting married and having children together. Far in the distance, someone envied me because they couldn't have the same thing.

My eyes opened and slowly adjusted to the blinding sunlight. Beatrice's cabin was in front of me, and the door was slightly ajar. I pushed it open to find Beatrice and Yumi inside at the kitchen table. It looked like I interrupted their conversation.

"Is that really Yumi?" I asked.

"Yes, Saeko. I'm sleeping by your side right now as we speak. Ufufu~" Yumi giggled into her hand.

"Don't blame me. She invited herself." Beatrice shrugged when I looked at her.

"I wanted to speak with an old friend," she added with a smile.

"Not to make sure she isn't taking over my brain?" I joined them at the table.

Beatrice fetched another teacup from the cabinet, and Yumi poured me a drink from the pot. They moved with almost trained synchronization.

"We trust you more than anyone. If you tell us you have it under control, then at the very least I believe you," Yumi assured me.

"This one…" Beatrice wagged a finger at Yumi. "She's always so sly with her words. Can't ever know what she's thinking unless you see those eyes of hers. It's true though. The second Yumi came in, she asked for tea. Then she asked me how your Okinawa vacation was! Can you believe this shota-eater?"

"Ara ara~ I'm only trying to remind you of proper hospitality when you have guests. The same way Saeko treats you so well," she teased.

The tension in my shoulders vanished. We talked over tea until morning, and I'd never seen Beatrice appear so normal before that it was almost surreal. It made me wonder… could things have turned out differently back then?

Before I could give it more thought, I awakened in Kana's bed with Yumi still asleep at my side and facing me. The sunlight slipped past the blinds. It was time to put an end to the dryad madness once and for all.