Chapter 17: Heart and Mark
“…Ah? …Help Sinu change partners?”
The panting voice, laced with an alluring tone, plunged the listener (me) into a daze. My hand, which had been resting on her shoulder, slid down involuntarily.
Fortunately, it only touched her upper arm before I snapped back to reality and quickly stopped my hand. Otherwise, I might have committed the act of groping her chest.
That she could almost seduce even me into losing myself, my senses clouded, clearly meant her charm had significantly increased, far more than before.
Is Lily… infected? Is she affecting those around her due to her infection?
And Sinu?
What’s with this self-appellation?
Lilith’s “Li” followed by the character for slave, “nu,” should be it. It’s just like declaring ownership, referring to me as Master with such a lowly title… For an ordinary person, just hearing that single, bone-chilling “Master” would probably turn them into a beast instantly.
And the way she said “Master” this time… In any case, compared to the first time she reluctantly called me Master, this “Master” was like a bombshell, comparable to Xueqing’s breathtaking smile.
It was a bit too much for me to handle as well.
I have to say, Lily is truly beautiful. Heaven bestowed upon her the face and body that every woman desires, and also granted her demonic horns.
Her flowing hair, fragrant like flowers, her lips with a pinkish hue, and her watery eyes.
Her curvaceous figure couldn’t be diminished by even clothes, and if she were naked… I dare not imagine, she’s an unfairly good-looking existence.
If I hadn’t turned into a zombie, I probably would have gotten a nosebleed from the rush of blood right about now.
“Um, Mas-”
In this chaotic situation, I foolishly uttered a title I should have avoided.
“…”
After a soft, coy reprimand, Lily lifted her head slightly. Large tears began to stream from the corners of her eyes, making her expression of holding back tears even more pitiable.
Facing such a peerless beauty on the verge of tears, as a man, I had an obligation to comfort her, to wipe away her tears…
“Don’t cry, it’s all my-”
Just as I was about to apologize, she pressed her lips against mine. She leaned into my ear and whispered.
“Mas… You don’t need to apologize. Whatever you do to Sinu is acceptable…”
This is an “OK” declaration, right? It is, right?
What’s gotten into Lily! She’s saying such things!
I took off my glasses and checked her condition. If she were indeed infected, there should be some abnormal status… However, there were no new conditions.
Meaning, the current Lily is not infected but is still in her usual state! How is that possible!
She doesn’t look like her usual self at all!
Wait, does this mean these seductive actions are all her acting?
My God, what a realistic and terrifying performance, I almost… her… No, I mean, I almost believed her.
However, her title has turned yellow. Yellow represents the emotion of shame. Anger is orange. There’s a saying, “anger breeds shame,” so the colors of shame and anger are very close.
In that case, Lily is actually quite shy too? Despite being extremely embarrassed, she still did these things… It seems there’s an underlying reason.
So, my role is to… play along?
Once I understood, I calmed down.
Knowing that Lily was desperately suppressing her embarrassment, seeing her perform these seductive actions, I found it rather amusing.
“Why are you laughing~ Master~ Sinu wants to be happy with you too~”
“Alright, then let’s be happy together then.”
I changed my previously flustered demeanor and adopted the “disgustingly handsome” mode I had used once before. However, this time I need to make a slight adjustment. Let me think… Hmm.
The “bad young master” mode should be more fitting.
“However, before that, please acknowledge that you are Sinu’s Mas…”
“Hoho? Haven’t I already become your Master?”
“You are indeed Sinu’s only Master, but we haven’t had a formal master recognition ceremony before, so Sinu wants to complete it… Can I ask Master to grant Sinu this wish?”
“Of course. Since I am your Master, I naturally must fulfill cute Lily’s wish, hehe.”
Oh, she’s blushing. She’s really shy.
“Then, please place your hand on Sinu’s chest…”
Cough, I didn’t expect it to turn out this way.
I bit my tongue to wake myself up before continuing.
I unbuttoned my shirt from the top. I remember Lily also unbuttoned her shirt voluntarily when she was aroused last time. How many buttons did she undo?
One, two, three– Ah, I exposed her navel.
Oh no, I unbuttoned too many.
But it’s too late now.
You can’t re-button the undone buttons, can you? Just like spilled water or spoken words, some things can only move forward and not backward.
Lily averted her gaze slightly, her face incredibly red. It’s clear her embarrassment is about to explode at this point. I still don’t understand why she’s enduring this, or is she really seducing me?
Eh? If that’s the case, should I stop?
But it’s no longer something I can stop with just a “no.”
“The succubus [Lilith. Succubus. Innocent] is willing to dedicate her entire being to my only Master… [Juncheng An].”
This sentence carried a peculiar feeling. It had similarities to my ability, the gravity of language, yet felt completely opposite.
It was as if my name and Lily’s were intertwined. It was an oath infused with magic, the complete opposite of the mental pressure I exert through words. She was entrusting her entire spirit to me.
I received her entirety.
The moment I had this thought, a peach-colored light emerged from where my palm was placed. The dazzling pink light shone through the white shirt and into my eyes, causing me to squint.
A heart-shaped mark appeared on Lily’s chest.
It extended from her collarbone to both sides, joining at her diaphragm – a large heart-shaped mark.
Oh my, this is the completion of the master recognition ceremony.
Phew, it’s finally over.
With a sigh of relief in my heart, I thought about getting up quickly. However, when I moved my hand away, the scene I saw stunned me!
At the center of the heart-shaped mark that covered her entire chest, my name actually appeared!
The peach-colored light faded, but the heart-shaped mark remained pink. The words “Juncheng An” were clearly written on it!
Uh, this is a bit…
Following my gaze, Lily looked down and saw the heart-shaped mark on her chest and my name. Just as I expected, she showed a surprised expression.
Huh? But the line she spoke doesn’t seem right?
Does this mean she knew it would turn out this way all along?
As doubts arose, she looked up at me, and I was drawn to look into her eyes.
Lily’s face turned from thirty percent red to fifty percent red, and finally exploded.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I want to die! I want to die! I want to die! I want to dig a hole and bury my head in cement ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
She instantly closed her shirt and then turned around, kneeling on the ground and curling into a ball.
Oh, she’s back to normal.
This means the act is over, right?
I scratched my head and sat up, not knowing how to calm her down. At this moment, through her white shirt, I saw that her back also bore a mark.
But it wasn’t a normal heart shape; it was a rather artistic heart mark, with a gothicpunk feel.
The top of the heart wasn’t closed; two curved lines extended from the opening, like demonic wings. Then, the skeletons of the wings spread out around the heart. Below the wings, the bottom of the heart crossed, and further down was a cross, while in the center of the heart was an inverted cross.
The entire mark was black and covered almost her entire back.
Seeing this mark with her back bared would be even more breathtaking.
“Lily?”
“Y-Yes!”
Lily, kneeling on the ground, replied without delay.
“Um, I can’t be back too late…”
After subtly expressing that I didn’t have much free time, Lily finally looked up. She quickly put her bra back on, buttoned her shirt, and then turned to face me, sitting upright.
Her face was still flushed, probably around seventy percent red. Her body trembled non-stop, and her eyes were filled with determination, as if she had lost something.
Under this aura, even I couldn’t help but sit up straight, my back stiffened.
Coincidentally, we both swallowed at the same time. Then Lily stared at my lips, licked them with her tongue, and suddenly bowed down.
The loud thud of her head hitting the floor made me wince, and the horns digging into the wooden floor made my eyelids twitch.
“Th-that, this lowly female has offended you, please guide me for the rest of my life!”
Whaaaaat?
