There was no time to think. Instinctively, Fan Zhuo shot out his hand, grabbing the other’s waist. In one swift motion, he flipped over, instantly reversing their positions.
“Uwah!” With a cute cry, that petite figure was now pinned beneath him.
Only now did Fan Zhuo finally get a good look at his visitor.
Bathed in the cold, clear moonlight from the window, he saw a delicate, slightly baby-faced visage that was both exquisite and inexperienced.
A cascade of wine-red hair spilled over the pillow, and atop her head sat a pair of petite, adorable black demon horns.
She wore a tight black leather outfit that accentuated curves far more mature than her age, yet at this moment, her pair of watery ruby eyes brimmed with terror and confusion.
Fan Zhuo was stunned.
This was… a Succubus?
And not just any—she looked like… well, a not-so-bright little… no, “big” Succubus?
“You… what are you going to do to me?” The Succubus girl instinctively shielded her chest with both hands, looking like a startled little deer.
Fan Zhuo:
Shouldn’t I be asking you that?
It’s the middle of the night, you show up in my room, try to smother me by force, and now you’re playing the victim?
He was about to question her.
Suddenly, from the room next door, a cold and familiar holy power surged, then vanished in an instant.
It was Lucien!
That guy really is watching me!
My earlier outburst of holy power during “washing up” must have alarmed him…
Though the disturbance subsided quickly, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t burst in the next second.
“Don’t make a sound!”
Fan Zhuo lowered his voice, covering the Succubus girl’s mouth with one hand.
“Mmm! Mmm!” She struggled fiercely, humiliation and fear filling those big eyes.
Fan Zhuo was getting a headache.
He could feel that his palm was pressing against something soft, while a unique, irresistibly tempting magic continued to be absorbed and converted by the [Ring of Purity].
But… this Succubus’s lips were so soft… so tender…
It felt… just like holding a melting piece of pink cotton candy in his palm, delicate and silky…
Wait, now’s not the time for this…
If this keeps up, even a blind Lucien would sense something!
He had to cut off all contact, immediately!
With that thought, Fan Zhuo quickly rolled off the bed, snatched up the blanket, and, without hesitation, wrapped the still-pouting Succubus girl into a tight bundle.
“Listen!” Fan Zhuo lowered his voice to a growl, directing it at the blanket roll.
“I don’t care who you are or why you’re here, but you’d better stay quiet! There’s a very, very scary Inquisitor outside. If he finds you, we’re both dead meat! Got it?”
At the mention of “Inquisitor,” the bundle inside the blanket went silent for a moment, then let out a muffled “mmm” sound, as if nodding.
Only then did Fan Zhuo breathe a sigh of relief.
He perked up his ears, listening carefully for any movements next door.
Fortunately, Lucien’s burst of holy power had lasted only a moment, with no further actions.
Maybe he figured it was too late at night, and since I didn’t open my door, there was nothing unusual to suspect, so he let it go.
Or… maybe he was so annoyed today, he couldn’t be bothered to care anymore?
Either way, the crisis was temporarily averted.
Fan Zhuo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and finally turned his attention back to the massive “blanket roll” on the bed.
He walked over and gingerly lifted one corner of the blanket.
The Succubus girl revealed a tear-streaked face, her eyes red-rimmed as she glared at him, daring to be angry but not to speak.
“Now, can you explain?” Fan Zhuo crossed his arms, looking down from above. “Miss Succubus, why are you in my room?”
“I… I’m Milina, not Miss Succubus!” The girl pouted, retorting quietly.
Then, realizing her situation, her voice weakened, almost sobbing as she explained,
“I… I was acting on the Queen’s orders, to come to this island in search of a lost Ancient Holy Relic… But the coordinates the gargoyle gave me must have been wrong… I… I ended up teleporting here instead…”
“And… my magic is temporarily sealed, I can’t return, and my compass is broken…”
The more Milina spoke, the more aggrieved she became, tears welling up again. “I just wanted to find a place to hide, but I accidentally fell… then you…”
Fan Zhuo’s eye twitched.
So, this was a rookie Succubus who got lost during her first mission because her coworker was unreliable and her gear was junk—ending up on my bed?
What kind of situation is this!
“Didn’t you say your magic was sealed? Then what was that energy coming from you just now?” Fan Zhuo frowned.
The wisps of power emanating from Milina earlier hadn’t felt “sealed” at all.
“That… that’s not magic… just a kind of aura…” Milina explained in a small voice.
“A Succubus’s aura is bound to her life force. Even if her magic is sealed, this innate aura will still leak out… Especially… especially in close contact with a male…”
As she spoke, an unnatural blush spread across her cheeks, and her voice became barely audible, “I… I’ve never had contact with a male before… so…”
“So it just kind of leaked out…”
It’s the aura! The aura leaked out!
What a dangerous explanation.
Still, Fan Zhuo sort of understood.
If he thought of it in terms from his original world, this Succubus girl was like a walking energy source that triggers a special reaction with the opposite sex.
Normally, the energy is suppressed, but get near the “switch,” and the reaction is instant.
And he, apparently, was that “switch.”
“All right… I understand.”
He cleared his throat, putting on a gentle expression.
“Milina, right? Listen, you’re in a very dangerous situation right now. There’s an Inquisitor living next door, and his favorite thing is to take beings like you… non-humans, tie them up, and burn them to ash with holy fire.”
At Fan Zhuo’s warning, Milina’s face went paper-white, her body trembling violently.
Those startling curves trembled with her, and Fan Zhuo’s gaze involuntarily slid down, before he quickly forced himself to look away.
“But don’t worry. I am a merciful priest.”
Fan Zhuo gave a very “holy” smile. “I believe in equality for all beings. Even demons have the right to exist. So, I will protect you.”
“R-really?” Milina looked at him, eyes shining with hope and brimming with tears.
“Of course.” Fan Zhuo nodded earnestly.
“But you must obey my arrangements completely. No making a sound, no revealing your presence. From now on, you’ll stay here until I figure out how to get you away safely. Can you do that?”
“Mm! Mm!” Milina nodded desperately, as if clinging to a lifeline.
“Good.”
Fan Zhuo smiled, satisfied.
Now that the Succubus girl was calmed down, the next issue was… how to sleep?
No, the question was: how were two people supposed to sleep in this room?
No, wait—how was he supposed to sleep with a Succubus?