Early in the morning, Xi Xi was woken up by knocking from outside the door.
Yawning, she rubbed her sore eyes and groggily opened them, listening to the voice calling from outside.
“Xi Xi! Ti to get up!”
She really couldn’t understand why Ning Chu was always so energetic every morning.
They had clearly been up making noise late into the night again, disturbing her sleep.
Is this what a succubus is like…?
“Got it~”
Xi Xi sat up from bed, raised her arms high, and stretched hard. Her sleepy eyes squeezed out a few tears, which she quickly wiped away.
Barefoot, she hopped off the bed, ran to the door, opened it, and peeked outside.
Today, Ning Chu was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt paired with a black skirt and stockings. As the weather ward, her outfits had gradually beco lighter.
What was rare was that she had actually put on eyeliner and lipstick today, making her already enchanting eyes even more alluring, and her glossy lips shimred with moisture. She was also wearing high heels, accentuating her straight, slender legs and making her look even taller.
Xi Xi cast an envious glance at those full, beautifully shaped legs wrapped in black stockings, then stepped aside and yawned as she asked, “Sister Ning Chu~ what ti is it?”
“Just past eight,” Ning Chu said as she walked in without ceremony, urging, “Why are you only getting up now?”
“I didn’t sleep well last night~”
She sat down at the foot of the bed, glanced around the room—which had the exact sa layout as her rented place—and curiously looked up. “What? Stayed up watching shows or playing gas again?”
Blushing, Xi Xi complained softly, “You were too loud.”
“Uh…”
Ning Chu awkwardly turned her head away, avoiding Xi Xi’s gaze, and muttered, “It wasn’t that bad, was it?”
“I’m a magical girl~ my hearing is pretty good.”
“Then isn’t that your own fault?!” Ning Chu imdiately twisted the logic, speaking with confidence. “That ans you were eavesdropping!”
“...”
Seeing Xi Xi’s expression freeze for a mont, Ning Chu narrowed her eyes suspiciously and sized up the magical girl. “Don’t tell you really were eavesdropping?”
“No way… You’re an evil being. Of course I need to pay more attention…” Xi Xi defended herself, ears turning red as she hurried into the bathroom.
Seriously~ I even kept my mouth shut on purpose. At most, she should’ve only heard the bed creaking… but she always seems to hear more.
So she really was eavesdropping! Maybe even using magic!
Ning Chu’s face burned with embarrassnt, waves of sha rising like heat to her cheeks. But after a short while, most of that embarrassnt faded.
As a succubus, she was already battle-hardened—her sense of sha long shattered.
Today was Friday, the first day of the May Day holiday.
The group had already planned their itinerary: gather at the school gate at 9 a.m., take the high-speed train to Lily’s ho to settle in, and in the evening head to a hot spring resort for a soak.
Hot spring inns like that were often the setting for “fanservice” scenes, and there was even a chance of triggering a classic protagonist hot spring encounter.
Ning Chu wondered if she should just “act out” that scenario with Wen Yang in advance before any hentai heroine showed up and ruined their vacation.
She didn’t have to wait long—Xi Xi quickly finished washing up and changed into casual clothes in the bathroom.
Walking out of the room, she casually waved her hand, and the suitcase standing in the corner followed behind her like a little puppy.
“What’s that?”
“Magic~ Even without transforming, I can still use so simple spells~”
“Oh~ That’s pretty convenient, isn’t it?”
“Mm-hmm!”
Ning Chu nodded thoughtfully. “Then if you lost your magic, wouldn’t it be hard to adjust?”
“Not really?” Xi Xi stood in front of the mirror, fixing her hair as she replied. “I heard most evil beings are really powerful. If you lose in battle, the consequences are unbearable. If I had a choice, I’d rather return to a normal life… But luckily, you’re harmless. You don’t look like the type to grow tentacles or anything.”
Not only was she harmless, she was even being “eaten clean” day after day, living a life on the edge.
After spending so much ti together and observing her, Xi Xi still couldn’t see anything about Ning Chu that resembled an evil being.
“What was your previous world like?” she suddenly turned back and asked.
“My previous…”
“You ca from another world, didn’t you?”
Ning Chu hesitated a little, unsure whether she should reveal her secret to Xi Xi, and answered vaguely, “It was pretty similar to here, it’s basically a parallel world.”
“Oh~”
Not wanting to linger on the topic, she stood up from the foot of the bed and walked toward the door. “Call when you’re ready. I’ll go see what Wen Yang is doing.”
She wasn’t quite used to the high heels yet. After a few steps, she staggered slightly and slowed down, turning her hurried pace into sothing more elegant and ladylike.
The two staggered doors along the hallway were both open. Ning Chu walked to her own doorway and peeked inside. “Wen Yang! Are you ready?”
“Ready anyti.”
Wen Yang picked up a large backpack, stuffed with their daily necessities and a change of clothes. “How about Xi Xi?”
“Almost done too.”
He stepped out of the room, turned off the lights, locked the door behind him, then looked down at Ning Chu, who stood prettily by his side—noticeably taller than usual—and couldn’t help but smile. “Why did you suddenly decide to wear high heels today?”
Ning Chu occasionally wore makeup, especially when going out with Lily. The two succubi were always subtly competing with each other. But as for high heels, Ning Chu had only worn them once before—after spraining her ankle, she had stuffed them back into the shoebox and shoved them deep under her desk.
“They make look taller. Otherwise, standing next to you, I look like your little sidekick,” she said confidently. “And I can be a few centiters taller than Lily~”
There was nearly a 30-centiter height difference between her and Wen Yang, which made her look especially petite and cute beside him—but also made things inconvenient.
When they kissed, Wen Yang had to bend down, while she had to stand on tiptoe and tilt her face up.
“Then be careful. Don’t twist your ankle again.”
Ning Chu responded, “If I do, you can carry .”
“No way. You’re too heavy—I can’t carry you.”
“That’s nonsense! You were just praising for being slim a few days ago!” she snapped in embarrassnt and anger, pretending to stomp on Wen Yang’s foot with her heel. “This kick carries thirty years of power! It’ll either kill or injure!”
Wen Yang quickly dodged to the side in fright.
“Ready to go?”
Xi Xi interrupted their playful scuffle, dragging her suitcase as she walked out of the room, putting on an act.
“Let’s go! We’ll gather at the school gate first!”
“Is Lily’s house really that big? There are seven of us!”
At the ntion of Lily’s ridiculously large apartnt, Ning Chu couldn’t help but feel both envy and jealousy, nodding vigorously. “Super big! And the living room has a huge floor-to-ceiling window, you can see the seaside at a glance. The night view is absolutely beautiful~”
“Wow, Lily really is a rich, beautiful girl!”
“Hmph, she’s just a disgrace among succubi who doesn’t even have a boyfriend!”
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