“Thunk.”
As Lin Nuo’s pupils gradually focused, the half-risen girl pressed her delicate body against him.
“Young Master, from now on, you’re only allowed to wear things I give you.”
“Clothes too, whether it’s armor or a magic robe—if I think it looks good, even if it’s a maid outfit, my dress, or if I want you to wear cat ears…”
Her soft cheek pressed to Lin Nuo’s cool forehead, XÄ«’s gentle fingers encircled his neck.
While feeling his warmth at zero distance, she retrieved a furry hairclip from behind her.
Seeing him instinctively shrink back, a fleeting flash of dissatisfaction passed through her eyes.
Her slender hand immediately gripped his chin.
Only after parting his slightly wavy golden hair, she placed the cat ear-shaped hairclip atop his head.
“…..”
Cat ears—these were props for mild roleplay.
Lin Nuo knew about them.
These accessories, symbolizing a cat’s “obedience” and “cuteness,” could create a relaxed, fantasy atmosphere and help both parties become more invested… well, at “those” times.
Usually, it was something you’d put on a girlfriend, fulfilling a desire to dominate and the need to be relied on by a beautiful girl…
But—
‘I’m a guy, damn it!’
Maybe she thought his golden hair really did suit the look.
XÄ«’s gaze grew heated, her voice barely able to contain its excitement: “If I want to dress you up, you have to obediently wear it, all the same.”
“…..”
The cat ears on Lin Nuo’s head seemed to hold some kind of magic.
Even though he only acknowledged her, the thing even twitched on its own.
“Chirp chirp?”
The Fatty Bird tilted its head at the side, looking completely bewildered.
‘What can I do!’
‘I’m about to fall as low as this silly bird, boo hoo!’
Even Parkes, who could summon two pairs of Angel Light Wings, seemed impressive—but ended up dying so miserably…
It’s proof that in another world, what really matters is influence, is background!
Being able to fight doesn’t mean squat!
The Magic Array scroll from Dax Migludia was already a great gift, and XÄ« never stopped him from learning magic.
She gave him so many things to keep him alive…
As a little yellow-haired villain, a nobody in this kind of story, being able to leap in strength and temporarily hold onto his own Priestess’s beautiful leg is… acceptable.
A real man can bend and stretch, can endure and—
‘Mmph…’
‘Fine, say what you want, put whatever you like on me, but can you not kiss my ears!?’
When XÄ« finally released his now-reddened earlobe, there was a “pop~” like pulling a stopper from a bottle—one could imagine the strength she’d used to suck on it.
“Young Master, drink this.”
Who knows how many things XÄ« has that he doesn’t know about, or how many she’s prepared for him.
With a twist of her magic, a bowl filled with pitch-black, paste-like viscous liquid was pressed to his lips.
The girl smirked mischievously: “All of this—you have to drink it all up.”
Lin Nuo stared at the “medicine” she handed over—just one look, and it was obvious it couldn’t be anything good.
His Adam’s apple bobbed, and before XÄ« grew impatient and tried to pry open his mouth to feed him herself—
Lin Nuo took the bowl himself, closed his eyes, tilted back his head, and swallowed it all in two gulps.
“Young Master doesn’t think this Potion looks nasty, and even though it’s sticky and a bit salty, did you not consider that I secretly added a little something special?”
“Well, you’re not going to kill me, anyway.”
“Hmph, I thought you’d say that you know you have no choice, so you just have to listen to me.”
XÄ« turned around, her pert hips settling back on the chair, and placed her delicate, smooth jade foot on his chest, gently grinding: “Not bad—you always manage to counter me in your own way, even when I want to climb on top of you. It really makes me wonder what else I can do to play with you… to get something even more exciting.”
Lin Nuo paid no attention to XÄ«’s words, nor to the insolent act of her smooth, beautiful foot.
He only focused a little, noticing that XÄ«’s complexion had grown faintly pale, probably because she’d transferred some of her magic for him to absorb.
And the pitch-black medicine he’d swallowed seemed to turn into a warm current of magic as soon as it entered, nourishing his body, which was far weaker than that of a magician or warrior.
Even the tips of his limbs warmed under the effect of that strange soup.
Most importantly, the dangerous black energy lurking in his body, always quietly there, now seemed to have been suppressed again, curling up deep within him.
Lin Nuo didn’t know how to describe his feelings at that moment, or how to communicate what he wanted to know from XÄ«.
Supposedly, the Blood Leech Curse has no cure.
Even if there’s a medicine that can temporarily suppress it, the ingredients would be exceedingly rare.
How could a single Priestess have such things…?
And XÄ«’s magic was so deep and powerful—
Why would giving him some make her look so pale?
“XÄ«, you—what exactly…”
“Don’t ask things you shouldn’t.” As if reading his doubts, XÄ«’s expression remained tranquil as she propped her chin on her hand.
“There’s still a lot the Young Master doesn’t know. On my turf, I’m the group’s favorite, you know.”
“Even though I’m not good at curses or poisons, I know people who are, so it doesn’t matter.”
“With Young Master’s wisdom, you should be able to tell what I want to do with you, right?”
“I really can’t,” Lin Nuo admitted.
“But the day you tied me up, you told me you’d let me know your goal—and right after that, I fell under an illusion magic. So I guess, maybe you want to use illusions to control me.”
Would she control his mind?
Or perhaps his heart?
Or maybe even his body?
Lin Nuo couldn’t guess.
What he did understand was that, even though the girl before him was like a dangerous volcano—if he happened to trigger some hidden landmine, she could erupt and swallow him whole—
He was, for now, still safe.
“Young Master just needs to know not to make me angry.”
XÄ«, as expected, didn’t answer directly.
She just swept her cool, distant gaze from top to bottom over his body, speaking as if telling a story: “I once let a silly girl raise a dog in my territory. The girl really put her heart into feeding it, but one time, the dog almost bit the person who cared for it so much.”
“Can you guess what happened to that Dog?”
“…What?” Lin Nuo had an ominous premonition.
“What else? I simply raised my hand and strangled it.”
“…..”
“A dog that doesn’t listen to its master is a bad dog. Bad Dogs must be punished. So up to now, I don’t really like furry pets. If they’re the type to bite, or disobey, they can easily make me unhappy.” XÄ« drawled lazily, “So… if I ever learn, Young Master wants to try anything against me…”
“Say no more.”
Lin Nuo immediately grasped the slender ankle of the foot XÄ« had pressed to his chest, his gaze as resolute as a recruit’s: “If I ever even think about it, I’ll know to stop.”
“Mhm, mhm, mhm.” That exquisite jade foot on his chest lifted, and the girl used her snow-white, smooth instep to tilt up his chin.
“Look at me.”
With this overwhelmingly dominant posture, XÄ« gave a dazzling smile, her body leaning forward even more, and ruffled his hair through the cat ear hairclip.
“Mmm ~~ my good. dog. dog.”