Editing Essence (section)

===[[Monster_Girl_Encyclopedia_I#Essence_.28p14.29|Essence (''MGE1'', p14)]]===
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A vital energy possessed by humans, and various other races besides monsters. Men especially have a lot of it. When human wizards or elves use magic, the energy used is the same thing as essence, but the monsters are the only ones who actually refer to it as such. It is generally called magical energy. It is extremely similar to the mamono mana of monsters <ref>Basically the same word is used for human energy and monster energy (except when monster's refer to human energy as essence) and so in the translations the term "mamono mana" is used when the context refers to the special energy of monsters. "Monster's magical energy" would also be pretty accurate.</ref>. If essence is the plus, then the mamono mana of monsters is the minus. They are related like two sides of the same coin.}}</div>

====A Feast for Monsters====
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The monsters feed on essence which they get from men through sex. Much essence is included in the saliva and semen of men. Besides swallowing it down and absorbing it along with everything else using their mouth, they most of all enjoy the method of using their vagina to squeeze out semen. As far as the monsters are concerned, essence is a treat far better than any other food. When they gain essence, their thoughts melt away as they experience a powerful rush of joy and ecstasy. Essence that they've absorbed in this way is then converted to mamono mana, which will be discussed later, inside their body and stored.

The taste of the essence is heavily influenced by the state of the monster when she takes it in. The stronger her desire is for the man who will become her prey, the more exquisite the taste of the essence becomes, especially the taste of the essence of a man that instinct has recognized as her husband. It tastes so much sweeter to her than anything else that she wouldn't even bother feeding on another man's essence again. Most of the monsters become a prisoner of their husband's essence. It is said that many of them even fall into a state that could be called “semen addiction.” Also, there are some medicines made from essence for nutritional supplement. But for the reason described above, it seems that it's not something that tastes very good to them at all. Furthermore, human men are always giving off minuscule quantities of essence. By sensing it, the monsters can infer the presence of a human man. They are especially sensitive to the essence of their own husband. They are always able to sense his location and track him down. It is to such a degree that no matter where he tries to hide, she can always find him no matter what.}}</div>

====Recovery of Essence====
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The essence that dwells within the body of a human, besides being stolen away by monsters, can also be spent through casting spells. Even if essence is lost for one of these reasons, it never results in death, though it may cause the person to feel fatigue, or pass out. In the case of human men, they have the power to create essence inside their body. It is possible to recover their essence through eating, or getting sleep. In the case of women, this function is very weak compared to how it is in men, but they are able to make up for what they lack by absorbing the essence released by men around them. However, in the case that there is mamono mana around them, they take in the mamono mana of monsters in place of the essence that they're lacking. Because of this, their essence recovery function, which was weak and lacking to begin with, completely ceases. The mamono mana settles in the woman's body and ends up causing monsterization. Additionally, when a man becomes an incubus, his essence capacity is extremely increased, and his essence production function also rises by leaps and bounds.}}</div>