Chapter 41: Around the Corner, Encountering a Ghoul
This is the second time a girl has trapped my head with her thighs, but neither the last time nor this time has led me to heaven; they’ve led me to hell!
It’s like she’s saying, “Here’s a little preview of your good fortune, because something truly terrifying awaits you next!”
Last time I almost died, and this time… she wants to cut off my finger?
What kind of joke is this!
“Mmmph mmmph mmmph!”
I can’t care about anything else now. Wherever I can move, I’ll move it, like a fly struggling in a spiderweb, desperately trying to break free from its restraints.
However, Xueqing isn’t just suppressing me with brute force. She’s entangled my limbs with her own, using skilled body-binding techniques. No matter how much I struggle, I’m still pinned firmly to the ground.
“Just, one.”
Not even one is acceptable! And you want one finger this time. What about next time? Can you guarantee there won’t be a next time? You said “just the fingernails” last time, and now you’re coming for another part of me? Speaking of which, you originally said it would just be the whole fingernail, but now it’s progressed to a finger?
I really want to blurt all these words out at once, but since my mouth is gagged, I can only continue to struggle in silence.
Xueqing notices that she’s blocked my mouth. She lifts her hips slightly and moves back, sitting on the floor. Then, she uses the triangle of her crotch to clamp down on the top of my head.
“No way! Why did it become a finger! Wasn’t it just fingernails a moment ago!”
As usual, Xueqing doesn’t offer a reason. Instead, she looks down at me and proposes a subsequent compensation.
“After it’s done, I’ll hold it for you.”
“Huh? Hold what? Do you mean hold the wound for me? How long will you hold it until it heals…”
“My saliva… is also effective.”
What does “effective” mean? Saliva… Ah, could it be that Xueqing means her saliva also has healing properties?
Wait? That’s not right~ She’s just a human…
“Why does your saliva have healing effects, Xueqing! Are you also not human, like Kaoru Tsukiyose?”
“…Perhaps.”
What does “perhaps” mean! Don’t you even know yourself?
Xueqing and Kaoru Tsukiyose seem very familiar with each other. And thinking back to the scene Kaoru Tsukiyose showed me… Xueqing’s hair turning completely white, and even her pupils turning red, seems to indicate some connection with Kaoru Tsukiyose…
Perhaps they’re like me and Lily, having signed some kind of contract? Just as I shared Spiritual Power with Lily, Xueqing might have gained some characteristics of a Ghoul from Kaoru Tsukiyose.
This is probably the closest guess to the truth.
However, I still won’t agree to this proposal. So, I look directly at Xueqing with an unwavering gaze and say:
“That won’t do either. This isn’t about whether it hurts or not. What normal person would want to lose a part of their body?”
“If I let you touch me, is that still not okay?”
Cough, cough, cough! Don’t sell your body so easily!
“You little loli, you’re not even fully grown yet, so don’t try to tempt me!”
Xueqing tilts her small head slightly and asks me with an innocent expression.
“Juncheng, you don’t like it?”
Hmm, to say I don’t like it would be hypocritical.
But to say I like it feels a bit… like I have criminal tendencies…
“I like it, but still…”
This isn’t about liking it or not.
“Then, as you wish.”
“What?”
“My body, you can use it as you please.”
“Pfft!”
She’s pulling out the big guns! She’s really selling herself out!
As I gaze into Xueqing’s pupils, a wicked thought resurfaces. This time, the wicked impulse is so strong that my body reacts immediately!
My heart pounds wildly, and in my mind, wicked thoughts begin to spread like shadows, whispering, “Agree to her, agree quickly! Then you can do whatever you want! You can do anything to her! It’s okay to break her!” and other similar evil thoughts.
Damn it!
No, no, no! Find an excuse to refuse! Refuse quickly!
“Only once…”
“No matter, how many times.”
Her words are always like this, without a hint of hesitation, serious and decisive.
She won’t deceive me; she shows me her truest self, completely and utterly… she’s the same type as me.
I felt it the first time we met; she and I are of the “same kind.”
Perhaps it’s the attraction of like minds that draws me so deeply to Xueqing.
“Give me, a finger.”
There’s no change in her tone, no emotion in her voice. It’s less like proposing a deal and more like stating a fact.
“Give me a part of your body…”
But…
“And I, will be at your disposal.”
This is indeed a transaction. She’s willing to exchange her body for a part of mine, a very unequal exchange. Compared to the price she’s paying, the price I have to pay is negligible.
But… after I give her this finger, perhaps I’ll no longer belong to myself, right? If I become consumed by her body, how is that any different from selling myself…
So, in the end, it’s just an exchange at equal value… swapping bodies… sharing each other…
“My everything, is for you.”
Even though I know this is wrong, it sounds incredibly tempting when I hear it, like a demon’s whisper.
Why, why does Xueqing’s voice always shake me to this extent… Every time her words stir my wicked thoughts…
I feel like nothing matters anymore… As long as I can hold this girl in my arms, nothing else will matter…
Following my desires, giving up resistance, and sinking into it.
“Ah, ahh…”
I give up struggling, my body stops moving erratically. Before I can even answer her, my body has already surrendered and agreed.
Xueqing gives a cute smile, releases my wrist, cupped my cheeks with her hands, and gradually bends her head down…
I place my hands on my chest and close my eyes, having accepted what’s about to happen…
Just then, a searing heat comes from my chest, burning as if my heart is ablaze… Has my desire already reached this level of intensity…
No, it’s too hot… Getting hotter and hotter… No, this is too much! Can a human body’s temperature rise this high?
Unable to bear the burning pain, I frown and open my eyes!
And then, I see… my chest is on fire!
Wow! It’s actually on fire!
“Waaah! Hot, hot, hot, hot!”
Damn it, what’s with this fire?! Is it the legendary phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion?
Speaking of which, my clothes are soaked in Xueqing’s urine, so why are they burning!
How did this fire even start?
“Ugh…”
Xueqing’s calf touches the flame, and she frowns, moving away from me.
Without her restraint, I immediately sit up and frantically try to pat out the flames on my clothes. But it’s useless. Seeing the flames spread, I can only hastily take off my jacket… Ah, the gift!
Even though it’s still burning, to protect the gift I was going to give Lianbing, I grit my teeth and reach into the flames to find the magatama in my jacket’s inner pocket.
I smoothly find the magatama and quickly pull my hand out, blowing on it frantically!
The temperature is so high, my skin should have been completely burned off…
“Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo-hmm…?”
My hand isn’t burned. Although I can still feel the intense heat, it hasn’t caused me any harm. The magatama in my hand has turned fiery red, and it seems this flame originated from… the magatama itself?
Does this magatama have such a magical effect?
At the same time, it burned away all the wicked thoughts in my mind!
Also, Xueqing seems unwilling to touch this flame. She moved away from me as soon as there were just embers…
Now’s a good opportunity!
I quickly reach down to pull out the dagger pinning my left leg, use my right foot as a support, and stand up, running away!
Xueqing also reacts at this moment, trying to repeat her previous move by throwing her dagger.
And I had already anticipated this, jumping on the spot and dodging the flying dagger. Xueqing’s goal wasn’t to harm me. If that’s the case, her primary objective would be to keep me here. Knowing this, it’s easy to dodge.
I don’t stop. I place one hand on the edge of the window and jump out without hesitation!
In mid-air, I throw away the dagger, then roll in the grass in Xueqing’s yard. My bare upper body gets scratched by a few small wounds, but luckily, I don’t twist or fall anywhere. My Mobility is still intact!
Getting up from the ground, I walk over to pick up the dagger that fell on the ground. While doing so, I look up at the window.
Xueqing stands by the window, watching me. She doesn’t seem inclined to jump down after me. After a glance, she turns away from the window.
I don’t linger either. I tuck the dagger into my waistband and run out of the yard.
Isn’t this returning to the same situation as before, where you chase and I hide…
Where should I hide next… I ponder. Instead of wandering the streets, I look for a clothing store along the way, planning to find some clothes to wear first.
However, despite such a good opportunity this time, I was still careless. No, I should say, I just can’t bring myself to harm Xueqing. I always falter, which is why I almost got taken down again.
In the end, it was this magatama that worked. How did that flame form? And why didn’t it burn me?
I pick up the magatama in my hand and bring it closer to my eyes. The scorching heat from before has dissipated, and the magatama itself has returned to its original grass-green color.
Could this be the legendary…
Because I wasn’t looking where I was going, I ran headfirst into something very soft.
The impact sent me falling backward.
“Uh? What…”
Two long legs appear before my eyes. I seem to have bumped into someone.
Wait, someone? A person?!
Thank goodness, is anyone else here!
I raise my head in surprise, about to beg for help, when the other person says:
“Oh my? Little brother, your eyes are so pretty~”
It’s a slightly sharp female voice, a bit grating to the ear.
I rub my nose and continue to look up. Before I can see the other person’s face clearly, I freeze completely upon seeing another detail.
Because that crimson designation attracts my attention even more.
“It makes one want to dig them out and taste them, ho ho~”
“!!!”
【Eye-Collecting Killer (Female)】
【Tong Jialin】
Damn it!
Why would I encounter a killer!
