Stealing Heroines’ Affections Is My Job as the Villain

[Congratulations! You've successfully broken the first 10 seals on the [Void Dragon Heart]. All the seals have been analyzed and added to your stats.]

[You're now one step closer to defying the Script of Fate and breaking free from the higher existence. Would you to check the status of your dragon heart?]

Vritra raised an eyebrow at this.

『Oh? The System has been analyzing my [Void Dragon Heart] for so long that I almost forgot about it.

『After sleeping with a God Vessel like Luciana, I managed to break 10 of the 99 seals on my dragon heart, but it seems that wasn't enough. I'm sure if I keep sleeping with her, eventually all the seals will break. However, even then, the System takes many days to analyze each broken seal.

『Sigh~ for now, I don't think I need to rush. I still have to find where Vritra hid his [God Star]. That should give me the power I'll definitely need moving forward.』

The dark prince extended his hand and created a pulsating core of darkness and chaos that could bend space and time.

Ethereal chains were wrapped around the core, keeping its chaotic power in check.

『This is the heart of Void Dragon Mavelsa, the Asura King who fought Saint Melcius in the last Calamity War.

『That war created dimensional barriers that split the five continents into separate worlds. I don't know how Vritra ended up with this heart, but it suggests I have Imperial Dragon physiology, just like him.

『If it hadn't been for Saint Melcius praying and getting a holy sword from the Supreme Being, Mavelsa's heart would have consumed the Three Worlds Domain in all its infiniteness.』

The dark heart throbbed heavily, and the holy chains clinked and clanked.

『The [Void Dragon Heart] has thousands of years' worth of magical power still locked away. If I can unseal it, I'll finally be able to overthrow that bastard Rohan… I can't stand the way he orders me around. For now, I'll focus on absorbing the magic energy from the first 10 seals.』

Vritra lifted the throbbing dark heart to his chest, and it tunneled through his sternum until it disappeared.

… Zuuuuuuuuuuu~~!

Soon, dark purple energy began to hum out of his body, forming a small, swirling storm of jet-black and purple energy around him as if it might swallow him.

"I can feel it…!"

The energy lifted him slightly into the air.

As this happened, more red streaks appeared in Vritra's hair, and his deep-red eyes grew even darker, looking like an ocean of blood.

Once the magic energy was fully absorbed, Vritra's feet touched the ground again, and he smiled contentedly.

『My power has shot up significantly once again. I'm confident that if I manage to break just 40 more seals, I'll achieve perfect synchronization with the [Imperial Black Dragon Arsenal]. It's almost a sure thing.』

[Ding! You've received 30 Fate Value!]

[Notice! A new System feature is loading…]

… Oho?

Vritra's curiosity was piqued, but just as he was about to look into it further, he heard footsteps a few meters away.

… Hm?

He was actually in an expensive wine room, sipping some red wine, since Luciana had gone to bed early ahead of the event later today, as it was already past midnight.

The young lord turned to see who it was and saw the person he had been expecting.

"Katherine… you're here."

A smile immediately formed on his handsome face.

It was the first time he had seen Katherine alone, giving him the chance to truly appreciate how beautiful she was. Despite being a mother of two, she didn't look anything like forty-five, which only added to her appeal.

It was as if she had eternal youth!

Katherine had a calm, graceful presence.

Her medium-length brown hair was simply styled, falling around her shoulders. Her eyes were a soft amber or light brown, and her face held a gentle, kind expression.

She wore a modest yet elegant lavender dress with subtle ruffled details at the collar and cuffs. The crisscross design at the chest added a touch of decoration.

A light pink shawl draped over her shoulders gave her an even softer appearance.

Katherine's beauty wasn't just skin-deep.

She had a curvy, attractive figure that most people wouldn't notice at first glance because of the way she dressed.

Her clothing concealed the shape of her body.

『Hmm… it makes sense. She has such an insecure husband, and when you add that to the fact that she's the most beautiful woman in Gladius City, it's clear why she dresses like this──he likely forced her to.』

She had large breasts, which was typical for a mother with breastfeeding experience. They looked so large, full and rounded that it was so clear they were filled with her milk.

If she didn't always wear a shawl, every man in Gladius City would surely be staring at her chest.

Her hips and backside were just as full and rounded, like a ripe peach, perfect for a mature woman—tempting to touch and even more so to squeeze.

Katherine lowered her head in greeting.

"Hello, God Vritra. You wanted to see me?"

Her voice was heavy with so much anger and resentment, but she made an effort to sound respectful.

… Mhm-mmm~

Vritra could easily sense and see her strong emotions, so her attempt to hide them was pointless.

He adjusted his fur coat and walked over to her, standing directly in front of her to get a better look.

"What about your husband?" he asked.

Katherine's face twisted in distaste.

She found it repulsive that Vritra would inquire about her husband as if he cared.

She looked away and replied.

"He's sleeping… he doesn't know I'm here, just as you wanted. But I don't want to stay here too long; he might wake up and misunderstand why I'm meeting with you in private."

Despite the strain in her voice, she managed to sound graceful.

Vritra placed a hand on her smooth chin and pulled her face closer, as if he intended to kiss her.

Katherine instinctively turned her head to the side, trying to hide her lips.

The dark prince found her reaction very amusing and instead leaned in to kiss and lick her smooth and tender neck sensually, which filled Katherine with disgust.

"What if I want him to misunderstand?"

Vritra asked with a smirk.

[Ding! Katherine feels very disgusted by how you're harassing a mother like her. Her affection for you has dropped by a huge 80 points!]

Katherine's body shivered more furiously.

"Please… stop this."

The noblewoman tightened her fists, but before she could do or say anything more, Vritra stopped caressing her neck with his tender lips.

He gently took both her hands, making her clenched fists relax and soften in his grip.

Using this moment, the young lord interlocked her fingers with his and pulled her into his arms, allowing his hands to rest on the big cheeks of her rounded buttocks.

Katherine looked up at him, unsure of what to say.

But it didn't matter, as Vritra began to speak.

"You're quite a faithful woman… Eadgifu~"

Katherine clenched her teeth.

"Are you trying to mock me?"

"Oho~? Dear me, why would I do that?"

"Because you know about Aric. I ended things with him years ago, and I've been faithful to my husband ever since. It was a bad decision I made, and I regret it. Does that answer your question, God Vritra?"

Aric──someone from Katherine's past, a name she recognized but didn't want to revisit.

She didn't care how Vritra knew about him; all she wanted was for this nightmare to be over. This was a relationship she had ended and buried, hoping it would never resurface.

Katherine talked even more.

"If what you want is my body, I won't hold it against you. Many men have tried to use tricks to get me to sleep with them and have failed each time. I've only ever been with my husband, and I want it to stay that way. But I know what kind of man you are. If you want, I'll get on the bed now and bend over for you."

She came off as a bit too submissive, even though she tried to sound bold.

It was clear as day to Vritra that she was scared but was doing her best to act tough.

The real owner of this body was a man notorious for raping many women. Katherine believed that if she gave up now and showed indifference to his sexual advances, he wouldn't get the twisted pleasure he usually derived from forcing women into bed against their will.

[Notice. The "female character" Katherine Eadgifu Bluesteel's affection for you is very low. Forcing her into bed will result in a great karmic backlash.]

Vritra already predicted this and acted accordingly.

"What a woman you are, Katherine…"

His hand widened and he tightly gripped one of her ass cheeks which made Katherine's body jerk.

Even her husband had never squeezed her there so hard.

"Katherine… since when did you think you could control the way our conversation goes? Speak out of turn again, and I'll end your marriage faster than you can blink."