Chika lost consciousness as the dream world collapsed.

When she woke up again, she was in reality—or more precisely, in a room at an inn in the game world.

"Ah...! This place... ah, I’ve come back..."

Confirming that she had escaped from the dream world, Chika sat up, holding her head with her hands, and began to recall the dream demon Amaisuku she had encountered.

"Hmm... The succubus Amaisuku. This one... I guess he was a dud."

She recalled the slow pace of the experience and made a harsh judgment.

After all, according to what her sister Shiori had told her, the Reem she encountered had forced her to do various things through commands—forced masturbation, forced sensitivity enhancement, making their bodies perfectly compatible.

However, Amaisuku didn’t do anything like that. He simply immobilized her with an order so she couldn’t resist, made her feel pleasure with his tongue, and then raped her as usual.

It was possible he avoided anything too complicated because it was their first time, but for Chika—who had high expectations based on the pre-release information—being simply violated and made to feel good in a normal way was a rather disappointing erotic event.

"I wish he had done more things... Next time, I hope I can meet a different succubus who will do a variety of things instead of Amaisuku."

She hoped to meet someone different next time.

Chika got out of bed, left the room, and—after receiving a lecherous look from the innkeeper—left the inn.

"Well then... let’s quickly forget about that boring Amaisuku and get on with the quest...!"

Trying to lift her slightly downcast mood, Chika embarked on the quest she had received beforehand: "Investigation of the Mansion in Darkness."

The client was an anonymous resident of the "Wilderness Town."

The previous residents had left long ago, and now noises were coming from a house that should have been completely empty. However, they couldn’t enter the mansion during the day because the doors wouldn’t open. And although they could enter at night, it was pitch black inside, so they couldn’t investigate. Therefore, they asked Chika to go inside on their behalf and investigate the reason for the noises.

"This is it."

In a corner of the Wilderness Town, beyond a narrow, sloping path surrounded by trees on both sides—accessible only after accepting the quest—stood the mansion.

"Wow... That’s creepy. Looks like it would be bad for my sister."

It was a large, three-story mansion. It was dark because it was nighttime. With ivy entwined around it and dilapidated in many places, the mansion looked like something straight out of a horror movie. Chika felt a shiver of fear but also a surge of anticipation about what might happen.

She immediately opened the front door and went inside.

"It’s... so dark..."

It was nighttime, so it was dark outside. But the entrance hall inside was even darker. She could barely make out the corridors on either side and the staircase at the back of the hall. Beyond that, she could hardly see anything else.

"Maybe I should use magic to create some light... Hmm... No, since I’m here, let’s enjoy this dark atmosphere first."

"Well then... I think I’ll start by checking the right-hand corridor."

Because it was so dark, Chika considered using the magic spell "Flameball" as a light source, but decided that would be boring. She placed her hand against the wall and stepped into the faintly visible passageway.

"Wow... it’s really pitch black in here... I have no idea what’s up ahead... Well, let’s just go for it."

The corridor was even darker. At that point, it was impossible to see anything at all. With her vision barely reaching even a meter ahead, Chika began to move slowly, her hand still against the wall.

"By the way, I wonder what kind of monsters will appear in this quest. Or will there be any NPCs?"

"It would be a pain if I had to search extensively before finally encountering something... so if something is going to appear, I’d rather encounter it quickly..."

Chika slowly made her way forward, trying not to trip and fall, as she pondered the dark mansion.

Having no prior information, she walked about five meters, trying to imagine what it would be like... when suddenly, she stopped moving.

"Huh...? Did I just hear something move...? Hmm, but I didn’t hear a sound, so maybe I’m just imagining things...?"

Chika stopped for a moment, sensing that something had suddenly moved in the pitch black. However, no matter how closely she looked, it was pitch black, so she couldn’t tell if anything was there. Feeling a little doubtful, she started moving forward again, slowly but surely.

"...Huh...!? Wh-who...!?"

Shortly after she started walking again, when she had gone about another meter, something suddenly stroked Chika’s bottom through her skirt.

Taken by surprise, Chika jumped in fright, instinctively covering her bottom with her hands and turning around.

"He’s not here..."

But when she looked behind her, there was only the pitch-black corridor. Although the entrance hall at the end was faintly visible, the corridor itself remained completely dark, so she couldn’t see who had touched her buttocks, let alone identify them.

"Was it just my imagination...?"

But even so, the sensation of being touched just now was quite distinct.

Chika observed the darkness for about ten seconds but couldn’t see anyone. Although she felt puzzled, she decided it must have been her imagination. She turned back to face forward and began walking again, thinking about the feeling on her buttocks.

"...Huh!? Again...!?"

After walking a few more steps, something touched Chika’s bottom again. This time, she was stroked with a firm upward push. Chika turned around, her face growing even redder, but again, there was no one there.

"That definitely wasn’t my imagination. Someone definitely touched me."

Since this was the second time, Chika raised her voice, certain that someone was there this time. But no matter how intently she looked, she couldn’t see the person who had touched her buttocks.

"Ahhh...!? Now my breasts...!?"

Then, this time, Chika felt someone grab and knead her breasts from the front.

Instinctively covering her chest with both hands, Chika leaned her back against the wall to prevent anyone from touching her from behind and began to look around.

"Who...? Where did they come from...?"

There was definitely someone in this hallway. After being touched on the buttocks twice and on the chest once, Chika became certain. She covered her chest with both hands, squeezed her thighs together tightly, and continued to look around, showing she was on guard.

"Ah, ah...!? Wh-where did it come from...? Ah, ah, kya...!? W-wait... wh-where did it come from... how...!?"

As if to slip past her wariness, her bottom was stroked again, and she felt her neck being licked. But despite being on high alert, she couldn’t capture the figure of the culprit.

"Ugh... In what way... How... Ah, hyah, kya...?!"

No matter how much she looked around, it was pitch black and she couldn’t see anything. Chika had no choice but to move forward. A stimulating sensation of having her buttocks grabbed overwhelmed her. Yet even when she quickly turned around, there was no one there.

"Ugh... How... Where did it come from...?"

Faced with an unseen enemy, Chika could only move forward, without understanding what was happening.