However, the person who walked in through the door was not the beautiful figure he had been expecting.
It was instead the black-clad guard he had sent to deliver the message.
The guard dropped to one knee and reported in a grave voice, “Your Highness the Prince, Miss Su Nian… she refused your invitation. She said… she has no time.”
The perfectly rehearsed, flawless smile on Elvin’s face froze instantly and a strange, unprecedented sense of bewilderment washed over him.
‘Refused?’
Someone actually refused an invitation from him—Elvin Red Maple?
And it was a young girl of common birth, no less?
‘How could that be possible? Could it be… playing hard to get?’
The thought flashed through Elvin’s mind in an instant.
In the past, there had been self-important noble ladies who tried to use this tired old trick to catch his attention.
‘Hmph. How foolish.’
Yet, His Highness the esteemed Third Prince would never, in a million years, have imagined—
The Miss Su Nian he believed was playing mind games with him had not hesitated for even a second to refuse his invitation and the reason was absolutely not some coy act of playing hard to get.
It was because Su Nian was in a hurry to return to Shadowmoon Manor to see her “Master.”
And right now, the girl had just agreed to put on that utterly shameful bunny outfit.
She was even about to attach… that… that fluffy rabbit tail she could barely bring herself to look at.
At the same time, inside the main house of Shadowmoon Manor.
The girl let out a stifled whimper that carried a trace of sobs.
“Mmm… hn…”
The full bunny girl costume was finally completely on.
The tight black leather, the black sheer pantyhose that covered her hips and legs, the slender black high heels—all of it made her skin look snow-white and turned her curves into something enchantingly seductive.
The pair of pure black long rabbit ears on her head trembled slightly with her body, and the fluffy white pom-pom on her back pushed the sensuality and allure to its absolute peak.
To attach the tail, she had deliberately torn a hole in the pantyhose.
Every small movement made the strange, foreign sensation deep inside her body grow even clearer.
[Status]:
Name: Su Nian
Gender: Female
Charm: 102↑ (Peak of humanity)
Current Combat Power: SS+ (Saint-rank Water/Fire/Light Magus, Saint-level Knight)
Horned Demon Favorability: -41↑ (Favorability determined by combined body and mind)
Spirit Road Resilience: 43%↓ (Path of Depravity)
“Ding-dong, Humiliation Value increased by 110,000.”
“Ding-dong, Annoyance Value +110,000.”
“Wuwuwu… bad Master~”
‘Are you satisfied now? You jerk!’
The girl stood before the Horned Demon Lord with red-rimmed eyes, puffed-up cheeks, her voice soft and aggrieved.
She had wanted to act tougher and more dignified, but the moment the words left her mouth they carried an unwitting touch of petulant charm she herself didn’t notice.
When she saw the unabashed, predatory appreciation in the man’s eyes—and the massive influx of Humiliation Value… the humiliation in her heart was somehow strangely diluted by a faint, bizarre sense of satisfaction.
At the same moment, Chu Tian gazed at the exquisite, utterly enchanting body before him, now finally clad in the complete “gift” he had so carefully chosen.
The dark depths of his eyes could no longer suppress the surging desire.
“Gh…” A low, guttural growl rumbled from his throat.
He surged up from the sofa in one motion, crossed the distance in a single stride, and pulled the girl’s soft, slender frame tightly into his arms.
“Ya—!” Su Nian let out a startled cry.
She instinctively tried to struggle, but his arms clamped around her like iron bands.
This wasn’t the first time the Horned Demon had embraced her.
But this time…
Something felt off.
The position was wrong!
That damn Horned Demon bastard… he actually… actually lifted one of her legs!
Her originally perfect pair of long, black-stocking-clad legs—accentuated by those black studded high heels and looking endlessly long and tempting—now had only one leg left to barely support her balance because of his action.
This is bad!
This damn Horned Demon bastard… he’s going to… he’s going to bully her again!
That night.
Because she had been late, Su Nian received the Horned Demon Lord’s “punishment.”
Wearing the special bunny suit, she felt as though every single second was steeped in boundless humiliation and shame.
Especially that hateful bastard Horned Demon, who from time to time maliciously tugged and toyed with that soft, snow-white fluffy rabbit tail…
“Ding-dong, Humiliation Value increased by 200,000.”
“Ding-dong, Annoyance Value +200,000.”
“Ding-dong, Humiliation Value increased by 200,000.”
“Ding-dong, Annoyance Value +200,000.”
“Humiliation Value has reached the daily cap of 2,000,000…”
***
“Ding-dong, the current time is 6:00 AM. Daily Humiliation Value cap has been refreshed. Received guaranteed minimum of 100,000 Humiliation Value.”
“Ding-dong, Humiliation Value increased by 200,000.”
“Ding-dong, Annoyance Value +200,000.”
Horned Demon Favorability: -39↑ (Favorability determined by combined body and mind)
A night of wild debauchery.
When Su Nian slowly woke again, the sunlight outside the window was already somewhat blinding.
Rays slipped through the gaps in the heavy velvet curtains, casting bright spots onto the dark carpet.
Clearly it was already high noon, the sun well up in the sky.
At this moment, she truly didn’t dare look at the favorability increase.
A three-point rise in favorability overnight made her subconsciously avoid thinking about that aspect altogether.
No way in hell would she ever admit… that she……
Fortunately, a steaming, fragrant meal had already been placed on the bedside table.
It was a bowl of thick, soft magic beast meat porridge, giving off a strange yet appetizing aroma, accompanied by several plates of delicate pastries—clearly prepared with care by the maids at the Horned Demon’s order.
Her stomach had long been growling with hunger!
Fine, she’d grudgingly eat a little.
The daytime Su Nian was completely different from the obedient, yielding version of herself at night.
She was once again brimming with energy, “Hmph.”
Even in daylight, she wasn’t afraid of the Horned Demon anymore!
Struggling to sit up, the silky quilt slid off her smooth shoulders, revealing large expanses of snow-white skin still marked with the wild traces of last night.
After using Water Magic to clean herself, she finally began to eat.
Once full and satisfied, Su Nian casually released Little Violet and Little Green from the Void Beast Lair.
A streak of cyan light flashed, and a palm-sized little bird appeared out of thin air, affectionately landing on her shoulder and rubbing its fluffy head against her cheek.
On the other side, a ball of purple light coalesced, and the Ling Cat Little Violet gracefully alighted on the soft bed, flicking her fluffy large tail.
After a night of rest, both little ones looked full of vigor.
Even Little Violet, who had previously exhausted herself carving a large-scale spatial magic array, had completely recovered.
Her purple fur gleamed glossy and smooth, and her lively eyes sparkled with intelligence.
“Come on, let’s go get something delicious!”
Su Nian patted Little Green’s round head and rubbed Little Violet’s fluffy ears, feeling noticeably lighter at heart.
Nowadays, although her performance income from Magic Feather Fantasy was quite substantial, ever since she gained these two “money-devouring fiends”—Little Green and Little Violet—her savings had clearly become stretched thin.
Little Green was practically a bottomless pit.
Every day it consumed massive amounts of various types of magic beast meat just to replenish energy.
And not just any meat—it had to be high-tier magic beast flesh at minimum, brimming with abundant magic power.
Not to mention the Giant Dragon clan’s innate, bloodline-deep obsession with collecting shiny treasures…
Her salary might be decent, but it wasn’t even enough to pick Little Green’s teeth.
As for Little Violet, although her appetite wasn’t large, researching and practicing magic arrays required all sorts of rare magical materials.
In the inherited memories of the Spirit Cat Clan, she already played a role similar to “Grand Magic Elder,” so she naturally needed constant experimentation and improvement.
Those ancient magic arrays that casually demanded mithril, star sand, or even dragon crystal powder—which one of them wasn’t astronomically expensive?
After thinking it over, in order to properly raise these two little ancestors, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and go ask that damn Horned Demon bastard for money!
The moment the thought surfaced, Su Nian’s cheeks couldn’t help but flush.
Asking her enemy—the perverted Horned Demon who had imprisoned and humiliated her—for money?
It just felt… wrong but on second thought, she decided it was only right and proper.
Why should she let the Horned Demon bully her for free?
This money could be considered her rightful “emotional distress compensation”!
‘Yes! Exactly!’
She was demanding reparations from the damn Horned Demon, not begging!
With that perspective, Su Nian immediately felt righteous and emboldened.
She puffed out her chest, rolled off the bed, got dressed, and prepared to go settle accounts with that damn Horned Demon.
Su Nian gathered her courage, straightened her waist—which was still a bit sore and soft from last night’s ordeal—and headed toward the study in the manor’s main building.
She was going to “collect her debt.”
That’s right—collect her debt!
Little Green and Little Violet were both powerful, adorable, and loyal.
She absolutely could not shortchange her own Contract Beasts.
Moreover, when they returned from Blackstone Gorge before, it was Little Green who carried the Horned Demon back by flight.
Besides her emotional distress compensation, there was also… child support!
Not a single coin less!
However the moment Su Nian actually stood in front of the study door, her courage faltered again.
In her mind she had rehearsed the scene countless times: kicking the door open, hands on hips, looking down at the damn Horned Demon from on high and righteously demanding compensation.
But in reality—
Her raised foot hovered in the air for several seconds before she ultimately didn’t dare kick.
Her slender, pretty knuckles bent, and she lightly knocked on the door.
“Knock knock knock…”
The sound was soft—even carrying a trace of cautiousness she herself didn’t notice.
‘Nnh… although it was daytime, the Horned Demon probably wouldn’t do anything reckless.’
Still, she was afraid.
Afraid that this man would disregard everything and—in broad daylight… right here in the study—take her on the spot…
“Enter.”
A low, magnetic male voice came from behind the door—flat, revealing no emotion.
Su Nian took a deep breath, pushed open the heavy oak door, and tried hard to make her steps appear steady and unafraid.
At the same time, she silently cheered herself on in her heart, ‘Don’t be scared!’
She was here to “collect her debt.”
She was the creditor!