My Succubus Harem System In The Reverse World

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Close Combat with Gianna

Gianna just looked mildly impressed, tilting her head as she analyzed the damage.

"That was easy."

"It was. That doesn’t mean you can always defeat a Vanguard construct on the first try."

Her red eyes drifted down to the fading blue chains wrapping around my wrists.

"That is a weapon now?"

"It can be."

"Good. You actually fight well for someone with zero formal experience."

"I am a very fast learner. What kind of training do you usually do to move like that?"

"Core stabilization."

"What does that actually do for you?"

"It keeps you from getting knocked out when someone twice your size hits you."

She cracked her knuckles, stepping onto the bouncy mat and casually kicking her duffel bag out of the way.

"Let’s spar."

"Wait, really? You and me?"

"Unless you want me to turn the broken dummy back on."

I nodded, raising my fists and stepping into the center of the ring.

She wasn’t some fragile doll who needed consideration. Last time was a fluke. The system said Gianna had potential to rival the empresses.

A rush of adrenaline mixed with the mana swirling in my chest.

It’s the first time I felt it properly.

I started by throwing a quick left jab, just testing the waters to see how she would react.

Gianna didn’t even blink.

She just slipped her head a single inch to the side, letting my knuckles hit absolutely nothing.

She instantly tapped my exposed ribs with a stinging counter-punch that knocked the wind right out of me.

Okay. That was fast.

I stepped forward again, putting my weight into a right hook, aiming for her shoulder so I wouldn’t actually hurt her.

She ducked underneath my arm, stepping directly into my space. She planted both her palms flat against my chest. With a sharp exhale, she pushed me backward, sending me stumbling across the bouncy floor.

"You are telegraphing your swings, Revien."

She bounced lightly on her toes, her blue-tipped hair swaying with her movements.

"Stop thinking about hitting me and start thinking about where I am going to be."

I rushed her again, trying to use my longer reach to keep her at bay. I threw a rapid flurry of punches.

Jab, cross, jab.

Gianna was amazing to watch. She parried the first two strikes with effortless slaps of her wrists, sidestepped the third completely, and swept her leg right behind my calf.

The room tilted.

I caught myself just before hitting the floor, spinning around to face her, but she was already on me.

She closed the distance in a blur, grabbing the collar of my shirt. She twisted her hips flawlessly and threw me entirely over her shoulder.

The ceiling spun in circles.

Bam.

I hit the mat with a thud, the breath rushing out of my lungs in a loud whoosh.

Before I could even blink, she was following me down.

She dropped her weight expertly, straddling my waist to pin me flat against the floor. Her hands shot out like lightning, locking my wrists against the mat above my head.

"Dead."

A breathless, victorious smile spread across her lips.

Fighting was both scary and exhilarating.

"Not quite."

She definitely had the technique and the raw speed, but she clearly hadn’t accounted for my crazy system stats.

While she was focused on pinning my arms, I snapped my legs upward, wrapping my calves tightly around the back of her thighs.

Her red eyes went wide with sudden surprise.

I locked my ankles together, trapping her lower body completely.

"Revien, what are you—"

I didn’t give her time to finish that sentence. I planted my feet firmly on the mat, bridged my hips upward to destroy her center of gravity, and twisted my entire torso hard to the right.

She let out a startled yelp as our momentum completely shifted.

The world flipped upside down, and suddenly, the roles were entirely reversed.

I landed on top of her, my knees caging her hips while my hands released my own trapped wrists and shot up to pin hers against the floor right above her head.

The gym went silent.

My chest was heaving, rising and falling rapidly against hers.

We were so close I could feel the rapid thud of her heartbeat racing against my own ribs. Her hair was splayed across the blue mat, framing her flushed face perfectly.

My face was hovering mere inches above hers.

I could feel her minty breath fanning softly across my jaw.

"...Gotcha."

Gianna swallowed hard, her chest hitching directly against mine.

She just lay there pinned beneath me, her lips parted slightly. Her gaze darted down to my mouth for a split second, lingering there, before snapping back up to meet my eyes.

The tension in the air was different, and my Succubus class was practically begging in the back of my mind, eagerly feeding off the overwhelming spike in physical intimacy.

Vital Kiss.

I can do it. I can taste her now to see whether we can exchange the stats. My eyes locked onto hers.

She looked cute. Way too cute for someone who was beating my ass a few seconds ago.

"You..."

Her voice trembled just a fraction, the tough exterior finally cracking under the heat of the moment.

"You fight dirty."

"You never said there were rules."

"Get off me."

"You don’t sound very convincing right now, Gia."

"I mean it. If you don’t let go of my wrists in three seconds, I am going to knee you in the middle."

I chuckled softly, slowly loosening my grip on her wrists, but didn’t take my hands off.

"One."

"Tell me the truth."

"Of what?"

"You really don’t want this?"

My eyes locked onto hers. Those red pupils seemed like a galaxy on its own, operating under her own rules.

I can force pleasure on her with my skill. We’ll get intimate sooner and become like the rest of the rooms.

But then it won’t be Gianna anymore. It would be someone I made with the power of succubs.

And I don’t want this part of her to be taken away.

"I didn’t say that."

"Then?"

"Not now, Revien. Give me some time. It’s all new to me."

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