Acxell Ayasaka died without any final words.
No slow-motion monologue.
No childhood flashback.
Just the screech of brakes—
and the roar of a black van that never stopped.
Then, darkness.
But his awareness didn't fade.
He still existed.
Without a body. Without breath.
Yet somehow… still there.
Something was happening.
"Still sleeping? What are you—a man or a mattress?"
The voice poured into his ears like warm syrup, wrapping around his senses.
When Acxell opened his eyes, what greeted him wasn't heaven.
Nor was it hell.
It was nothing. A black void.
No floor. No sky. No horizon.
And yet, in the center of that formless space stood… a woman. Or something that wore a woman's skin.
Her hair spilled like smoke down her back, long and black and formless.
Her gown shimmered like it was woven from the darkness itself.
Blood-red lips. Eyes like poisoned wine.
And her smile…
The kind of smile only someone who knew too many secrets could wear.
"Am I… dead?" Acxell asked flatly—just trying to process.
The being drifted closer, gliding rather than walking.
"Technically, yes," she said, tapping a slender finger against his chest—
—which, he just realized, existed again.
"But I'm offering you a choice. And you… are very suitable."
"A choice?"
[SYSTEM BOOTING...]
[WELCOME TO THE SEDUCTION PROTOCOL V1.0]
UNIT: ACXELL AYASAKA
STATUS: ELIGIBLE SOUL (EMOTIONALLY HOLLOW)
OBJECTIVE: SEDUCE. UNLOCK. DOMINATE.
TARGET COUNT: UNLIMITED
POWER GROWS THROUGH EMOTIONAL & PHYSICAL INTIMACY
RISK: EMOTIONAL REGRESSION. FAILURE = SOUL COLLAPSE
Floating in the air, the notifications glowed—part in his eyes, part in his mind.
And strangely enough…
he wasn't shocked.
"Seduction system?" he echoed.
"A system… for seducing people?"
The woman laughed. Soft, but sharp.
Like a silk-wrapped dagger pressed to the throat.
"I am Lilith Veiyra," she said, voice dripping velvet.
"They once called me the Goddess of Love.
Now? The Goddess of Seduction."
She stared at Acxell like she was deciding whether to devour him or keep him as a pet.
"You'll return to a world you once knew," she continued.
"But this time, every woman you charm—every emotion you awaken—will give you power."
"Seduction isn't just a game. It's a weapon. A spell. A divine key that even gods can't understand."
Acxell said nothing. But his eyes… they had changed.
Calm. Focused. Like a man realizing his new life might be far more exciting than his last.
"And if I refuse?"
Lilith leaned in. Her breath was either cold…
or too warm to describe.
"Then you vanish.
No heaven.
No hell.
Just... nothing."
She tilted her head, smiling like a fox watching a mouse step into the trap.
"But you won't refuse.
Because deep down…
you already know—
The world's a lot more fun when you're the one holding the leash."
"Welcome back, Acxell."
BUZZZZZZZZZZ—!!
The alarm screamed.
Morning light stabbed through the half-open curtain.
Acxell shot up, breath short, sweat clinging to his skin.
But his body felt… new.
Lighter.
Stronger.
He moved toward the mirror.
The face staring back was sharper, cleaner—
almost too perfect.
Eyes that once looked tired now gleamed with a subtle, unnatural glow.
[SEDUCTION SYSTEM ACTIVE – MISSION #001: TRIGGER FIRST TENSION]
TARGET DETECTED: YURIKO HANEKAWA. FEMALE. AGE: 18.
PROXIMITY: ROOM NEXT DOOR.
STATUS: VULNERABLE. UNAWARE.
Water running.
His eyes flicked to the bathroom wall.
A girl's voice—singing softly.
Completely unaware the wall was far too thin.
He placed a hand on the wall.
And the world fell silent.
"Target shows trauma markers. Proceed with caution."
"Or don't. I'm not your mother." —Lilith, probably.
Acxell let out a soft smirk.
Lazy. Sinister.
But behind his eyes—something had ignited.
"Hanekawa Yuriko," he whispered.
"My first target. Step one… toward becoming a god of desire."
[NEW SKILL UNLOCKED: GAZE OF RESONANCE]
YOUR EYE CONTACT LINGERS 0.6 SECONDS LONGER THAN NORMAL.
STAT: +1 ALLURE]
He rose from bed, stretching like a lion waking from slumber.
Temptation had never felt so effortless.
But he knew… the easiest ones weren't real.
The real thrill?
Breaking something that pushed back—
and watching it melt.
And the girl next door?
She'd just entered the game.