Huh?
D-… Did my mortal enemy actually, really get bewitched?!
Staring at Lynn, whose eyes seemed to be burning with fire, the silver-haired girl immediately shuddered and took two steps back.
Ah… No, this…
Chasing after that pink-haired succubus would have to wait. But my mortal enemy, this… why is he getting closer and closer to me, and—
Gulp…
He looks like he’s about to completely lose consciousness!
From the look in his eyes, um… even Keti, who always tried her best not to think about that sort of thing between men and women, couldn’t fool herself anymore.
Lynn, that guy, really does seem to have been bewitched, right? H-he… how can his self-control be so weak?
Wait, just now, according to what that succubus said, once a man is bewitched, he’ll lose all reason on the spot. That’s how Kutar and the others got caught, right?
Is my mortal enemy about to explode soon?!
Hiss…
So, so right now, my mortal enemy probably really needs someone to vent on. Originally, that someone existed—the pink-haired succubus was all ready for it.
But now…
That guy got chased away by me.
So, now, the only person left at the scene… just…
Gah–!
It seems I’m the only one left here!
At this point, the silver-haired girl was sweating bullets. Only now did she finally understand what Lynn had meant with his earlier words. But now—now it seemed like there was no escape!
Watching her mortal enemy close in like a big gray wolf, the silver-haired girl trembled all over in fear, No… no way, yamero… I… I don’t want this.
The key is… I—I’m a boy! Ugh…
And… what scared her most was that a mindless mortal enemy might be really rough. No, that can’t happen! If I really get pregnant, I won’t be able to change back!!!
“Thud–”
Accompanied by Keti’s panicked scream, Lynn suddenly pressed the little one down hard beneath him.
Gah–!
T-this guy is serious.
He’s actually serious!
Gulp.
Staring at that intimidating, upright figure, Keti, lying flat on the ground, gasped, drawing a sharp breath… and, inexplicably, for a moment, she even forgot to resist.
But—but…
No! No no no no no no no no no no no no no!!!
How can I collapse here?! I—I won’t just let my enemy have his way with me so easily!
Um… let alone the fact that he’s still hypnotized right now—if he wakes up, he definitely wouldn’t want to do something like this!
T-that’s right!
Even though Lynn is my mortal enemy, right now, Keti has to admit—he’s absolutely a proper gentleman. Ignore all the shady stuff he did during my “training,” this guy… he has to be!
So, after a moment, Keti immediately pulled out a small wand glowing red from her pocket. That was the self-defense weapon her mortal enemy had given her when they made their plan, and now…
She had no idea what this thing’s power was, but it didn’t matter—she couldn’t draw out any magic at all. Just… just use it!
“Explode! Explode for me, nya–!”
“Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom–!”
In an instant, the wand flailed wildly in the girl’s hands, unleashing an astonishing blaze. As the flames shot sky-high, the silver-haired girl, unable to withstand the shock, immediately fainted.
And at that very moment, Lynn finally regained his senses.
Seeing the panicked little kitten flailing the ultimate weapon around, his mouth twitched, and he quickly gathered his magic to release a Protective Barrier, shielding them both.
Beneath the flames, the abandoned factory began to shake non-stop.
In the end, His Excellency glanced at the shattered window, then wrapped his coat around the girl, scooped up Keti, and leaped away, escaping the collapsing building!
Ah.
Hot… so hot.
It felt as if something was burning up her insides—a strange, inexplicable heat.
It was like some unfamiliar magic was surging ceaselessly within her body.
In the depths of unconsciousness, the girl trembled, never understanding what that power was.
So odd—a power she’d never felt before, yet it felt strangely familiar.
Odd memories surfaced in her mind, ones she barely recognized, and…the village, and Alice.
No, that’s not right…
After a while, a comfortable sensation crept across her forehead, as if…
As if her mother was stroking her head, soothing and gentle, so comfortable.
Finally, as she gradually regained consciousness, the girl let out a breath of relief, ignoring that mysterious, unfamiliar power and just savoring the comfort—until… a foreign sensation intruded.
Ah–!
Suddenly, the dream was shattered. Keti jolted awake, and in front of her was a white towel.
Lynn, holding the towel, looked a bit startled at her, then, after a pause, awkwardly lowered his hand and coughed softly.
“Ah… Little kitten, you’re awake. Sorry. I just wanted to wipe your sweat. You were sweating so much in your sleep—I must have woken you up.”
“Uh… Where… am I right now?”
The girl blinked, then looked around in a daze. After a moment, she finally recognized—this was her own dormitory.
Whew… So I was just sleeping in the dormitory after all. I just had a weird dream, right?
Eh, no—wait!
Suddenly, Keti’s memories of just before fainting returned: her mortal enemy got hit by the succubus’s charm spell, then… pounced on her!
She tried to resist, but after using that tool, she was the one who passed out.
What happened after that—Keti had no idea!
And thinking back on the dream, Ke…Keti seemed to realize something. That strange sensation, that heat, everything she felt—n-no way…
Hiss–
Did my mortal enemy still lay a hand on me after all? While I was unconscious, and then I woke up here in the dorm…
No… No way! Help! That—that’d be the most dangerous thing ever. No way… I might actually get pregnant?! I don’t want to be a mom!
Keti would rather be stabbed with a knife by her mortal enemy!!!
“Hmph, it… it can’t be that simple! You—you—did you really just wipe my sweat? After I fainted, you…”
“Uh… I-I didn’t do anything! If you don’t believe me, check for yourself. Ahem… And I should be scolding you! I was scared into sobering up in an instant, you silly kitten! I’ll settle the score with you later!”
Meeting the girl’s suspicious gaze, Lynn hurriedly defended his innocence, then quickly added:
“Mm, but, let’s not talk about that now. Keti, have you noticed? Look in the mirror—you look… well, a bit different from usual!”
“Hm?”