Regarding succubi, the common understanding is limited to some Japanese anime and literary works.
Before moving to Muyang Community, as a child, Su Qi’s favorite time of day was always story time.
Most children listened to carefully arranged storybooks.
But Su Qi’s childhood stories mostly came from the firsthand experiences of his father, Su Yuangu, an adventurer and archaeologist.
As a boy, Su Qi loved adventures full of traps, opportunities, and challenges.
Every time his father recounted his explorations into the Saint Ruins and secret realms, Su Qi was filled with yearning.
Among all these stories, his favorite was the tale of his father’s accidental entry into the ‘Succubus’ secret realm.
According to Su Yuangu, it was a special academy space inhabited solely by succubi.
Male intruders who were accidentally transported there had to overcome the Desire Web, resist the temptations of various succubi, and reach the Transmission Tower at the top of the academy to escape the secret realm.
Those who failed to resist the Desire Web would become the succubi’s Plush Balls.
Listening to his father proudly describe the archaeology and exploration inside the Succubus Academy, Su Qi couldn’t help but ask a question.
“Dad, why do succubi live in such a special secret realm? Since they like… you know, shouldn’t they just actively hunt males?”
At the time, Su Yuangu didn’t explain, thinking Su Qi was too young and the matter inappropriate for children.
But after Su Father and Su Mother disappeared during a Saint Ruins expedition, while organizing his parents’ room, Su Qi discovered his father’s hidden stash of private money and, more importantly, Su Xun’s Archaeological Journal.
Inside the journal, there happened to be an observation record about the Succubus Academy.
‘Succubi are a special long-lived species, named for their nature of feeding on vital energy through sensual desire.
Though naturally lustful, succubi have a fatal weakness: they are unexpectedly devoted. Once they truly fall in love, it often marks the beginning of a tragedy.
Because of their devotion, succubi continuously demand from a single target.
Powerful males can endure for several years, but due to aging and energy depletion, succubi eventually become unsatisfied.
Once succubi taste the flavor of feeding, they cannot return to calm.
Their unfulfilled bodies become subconsciously empty.
However, their monogamous view of love restrains this behavior, causing a clash between their thoughts and the Desire Web in their bodies.
The ultimate result is the spiritual collapse of succubi and a significant decline in their population.
Therefore, to prevent extinction, the Succubus Progenitor established the ‘Succubus Academy,’ a special secret realm designed to isolate succubi from intellectual male contact.’
Recalling his father’s description of entering the Succubus secret realm, at that moment, Su Qi looked at Senior Wen Yin standing before him, her long purple hair flowing, holding a black whip.
He could sense the faint, alluring scent of roses and the enchanting aura surrounding her, as well as the occasional glimpse of a heart-shaped tail beneath her skirt, unobstructed by black stockings.
Many of his lingering questions suddenly found their answers.
Why did Wen Yin wear conservative clothes in the summer as if it were winter?
Why did Wen Yin always tie up her long hair?
It turned out all of this was because Wen Yin had awakened her Succubus Ability—any slight exposure would cause seductive elements to seep from her body.
If Su Qi hadn’t read his father’s notes, he would have been thrilled to learn about Wen Yin’s Succubus Ability.
After all, having a succubus wife sounded blissful enough.
Not to mention this succubus wife was none other than the gentle girl-next-door, Wen Yin, who had always treated him kindly.
But now, recalling his father’s archaeological notes, Su Qi fell into deep thought.
Unconsciously lowering his head to look at himself, he sensed a different kind of delicate smallness.
At this moment, Su Qi couldn’t help but ask himself a question.
Could his small, cute self truly bring happiness to Wen Yin?
If his Su Wife Ability were to evolve again and he transformed into a girl, then if he became intimate with Wen Yin, how would it end?
Would it be a yuri romance?
Would that really satisfy Wen Yin?
Probably not. After all, succubi need to feed on something that only boys have.
Thinking of this, Su Qi felt as if heaven was playing a cruel joke on him.
The big sister he had loved since childhood had just shown affection toward him—this should have been a story of lovers destined to be together.
Yet now, it felt like a melodramatic TV plot cursed to turn lovers into siblings.
Noticing this, Lin Xue, who had just barged in and spoiled the moment, felt a mix of anger and relief.
If she hadn’t interrupted, and if Su Qi and Wen Yin had proceeded naturally, thinking about the succubi’s lustful nature from his father’s notes, and his own small junior schoolmate’s body, plus the future development of his Su Wife Ability potentially turning him into a girl, this could lead to Wen Yin’s unfulfilled Desire Web and an unfortunate ending.
Just the thought terrified Su Qi.
Alongside his relief, an ache of unfairness rose within him.
Why did he have the Su Wife Ability, while the one he loved, Wen Yin, had the Succubus Ability?
Was this a cruel prank by the heavens?
Keeping two people who loved each other apart.
Damn it, damn it, truly damn it!!!
Because the truth was too harsh for Su Qi, his emotions surged uncontrollably.
His peach blossom eyes, reflecting his feelings of grievance, quickly filled with misty tears.
Soon, the mist turned tangible.
Drip~ Drip~
Crystal-clear, full tears slid silently down Su Qi’s fair cheeks and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Seeing Su Qi standing in the middle, suddenly crying like this, Lin Xue and Gu Wen Yin, who were originally holding their weapons facing off, both froze.
Though unsure what had happened, in the next second, Gu Wen Yin hurriedly sheathed her whip, looking a little flustered.
Lin Xue also put away her blood-red long knife unnaturally into her miraculous skirt, completely losing her fighting spirit.
“Xiao Qi, why are you crying? Are you feeling unwell?”
“Junior Schoolmate, are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
Hearing their concerned questions, Su Qi belatedly realized that tears had been streaming down his face without his awareness!
His left hand trembled as he slowly reached to his cheek; his fingertips felt the smooth, moist skin.
In just a second, Su Qi came to a conclusion.
With his usual boyish personality, he would never be so sentimental or shed tears so easily.
Therefore, the reason for his tears was obvious—it was the subtle emotional influence of the Su Wife Ability.
This wasn’t the first time he’d experienced the mysterious effects of his Su Wife Ability.
But this time was different.
Noticing his tears, it was as if a big red circle had been drawn in his study notes, marking a key point.
Silently reminding Su Qi of the antagonism between the Su Wife Ability and the Succubus Ability.
The big sister he loved had always been beside him, but because of their abilities, they could not express new feelings.
Shame, exhaustion, anger, helplessness—all these emotions tangled within him, leaving Su Qi at a loss.
Perhaps it was because of all he had experienced over the past two days, or because the blows were too great, he couldn’t explain in words why he suddenly cried, nor how to explain it to Wen Yin and Senior Lin Xue.
After a fierce internal struggle, Su Qi finally decided to stop being silent and awkwardly pointed at the broken window to change the subject.
“The window’s broken. The wind is too strong, and something just blew into my eye.”
“Wen Yin Sister, Senior Lin, I’m a bit sleepy now. Can I rest for a while? Please don’t fight anymore, okay?”
After saying this, Su Qi ran back to his bedroom as if fleeing.
During his escape, perhaps from the sudden movement or his rapidly beating little heart, the white stockings that had been binding his chest quietly slipped from beneath his shirt, slowly falling into the sightline of Lin Xue and Gu Wen Yin, and finally dropping to the floor.