“Perhaps this magic circle stimulated my brain, allowing me to see special titles.”
“I’m still not sure… it’s also my first time encountering a magic circle transfer, I’ll go ask my mother tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow? Tomorrow is Friday, are you taking time off?”
“No need, my mother is also at this school.”
“Eh? Is she a teacher at this school too?”
“Not a teacher, but the principal. The principal of this high school is my mom.”
“Eh?!”
The succubus teacher’s mother is actually the principal?
Does that mean the principal is also a succubus!
I remember her being a middle-aged woman with white hair who looked very capable… So that appearance was an illusion!
“The principals for the last three terms have all been my mother in disguise. There are also many other ‘non-humans’ living among humans with their true identities hidden. Perhaps some of your classmates are like that.”
If it’s our class, I feel like more than half of them aren’t human.
I feel like I’ve learned some things I shouldn’t have known… I should just pretend I don’t know from now on.
“Right, Lily, there’s something I still don’t understand. The titles and names I see have different colors, do you know what that’s about?”
The matter of colors has been troubling me for a long time. If my ability appeared because of that magic circle, then Lily should know something about colors.
“Colors? You mean the titles you see are divided into various colors?”
“Yes, most people’s are white. Yours, Lily, looks blue… Oh, it was green when I first saw it, and now it’s turned blue.”
“It sounds a bit like how we demons or angels use colors to distinguish emotions.”
“Demons and angels…”
Saying ‘do those kind of things really exist?’ now would be too foolish.
Speaking of which, there’s also an [Apprentice Angel] in our class.
But Lily seems to know about colors, which is great news.
“Yes, we use this method to distinguish emotions. There are three normal colors: white refers to complete strangers, green refers to good friends, and blue refers to trusted family.”
As expected, green means friend. So Ji Lianbing’s title turning green means she really just wants to be friends with me? But making friends with a murderer… Am I becoming an accomplice?
The conclusion is still the same: it’s best to stay away from Ji Lianbing and not get involved with her.
And then there’s Bai Yuhui. I don’t even know her, so why is her title blue? She has family-level emotions towards me, a stranger?
How strange.
Never mind, let me ask about the meaning of other colors first.
“What about other colors? Like gray, black, pink… red, and so on…”
“These are the temporarily changing colors we’ll talk about next. Gray generally represents negative emotions like jealousy and contempt. As these negative emotions deepen, they turn into black hatred and disgust. Simply put, your favorability towards me has become negative.”
“Is that so…”
As expected, what I felt in the cafeteria earlier was a ‘green with envy’ beam… It looks like I’ll have to be careful not to provoke people when their titles turn gray or black in the future.
“As for pink and red… hmm, Juncheng, have you really seen a pink title?”
“Uh, why? Is there something wrong with pink and red?”
Although I have a rough guess in my mind, I really hope my guess is wrong…
However, Lily then revealed the truth, which was almost the same as my guess.
“Not really. Pink refers to romantic feelings. I thought someone like you, Juncheng, who doesn’t even have friends, certainly wouldn’t have a girlfriend…”
“…I really don’t have a girlfriend…”
“Then it must be one-sided affection towards you. Did the magic circle have an effect?”
The ones with pink titles are… my two younger sisters.
Both my younger sisters have feelings for me that go beyond kinship… The ‘brother complex’ in their titles is real.
This is bad, I’m actually a little happy… I can’t help but smile!
I’m hopeless, why am I so happy! It’s good that my sisters don’t hate or reject me, but having special feelings is also troublesome!
I don’t want to go down the German orthopedic route!
“As for red then…”
“It’s killing intent, right?”
“That’s right, it’s killing intent… um… my title turned red just now, didn’t it? That, I just…”
“I know. Anyone would want to kill someone in this situation, right?”
Putting myself in her shoes, if I suddenly had a master I had to obey unconditionally, I would probably also lose my temper. So I understand completely.
“But…”
“Then, as compensation, let me stay at your place today.”
“Eh?! Wh-what! If you do something to me, you’ll explode! But if you order me to help you, it’s not considered ‘doing scum behavior towards me’… Are you trying to exploit this loophole! I, I won’t serve you by riding on you!”
Here we go again, what is this succubus fantasizing about… By the way, I didn’t even think of this loophole. So as long as I give you an order, it’s not scum behavior? Did you intentionally let me know…
“I’m just kidding. It’s already 9:30, I should be going home.”
“Eh? Wait, you’re going back like this?”
“Ah…”
Right, my clothes were torn. It seems the succubus’s strength is also greater than a human’s.
“Can’t you fix it with magic or something?”
“There’s no such convenient magic… Even if there was, I wouldn’t use it. I can count the magic I know on one hand. Take off your school uniform jacket and shirt. Let’s wear my tracksuit jacket to go back today.”
“It’s torn like this, can it still be fixed? I think it’d be better to buy a new one.”
“Don’t worry, I’m quite confident in my sewing skills. After that, I’ll draw a magic circle for illusion on the inside of the uniform, and no one will notice the damage.”
“Alright, I’ll leave it to you then.”
Since Lily offered to mend my uniform, I was naturally very happy to accept.
I casually took off my clothes and handed them to Lily.
She stared at me blankly, her mouth slightly open, her eyes unfocused, in the same state as me when I was daydreaming in class.
“What’s wrong?”
“Ah, no, it’s nothing…”
Lily shook her head and gave an awkward smile.
I shrugged, put on the tracksuit jacket Lily gave me, and zipped it all the way up. Since it was a unisex style, and Lily was taller than me, it wasn’t awkward to wear. This jacket also had a pleasant scent. Even if she could hide her appearance and change her voice, she couldn’t hide her body odor?
Speaking of which, this brown jacket is really unfashionable… Does she always wear clothes like this? What a waste of such a face.
Ah, wait, in other people’s eyes, Lily should still look the same as before. So wearing such clothes must be to fit the image.
“Then I’ll be heading back. Lily, don’t worry about the master-servant contract, just pretend it never happened. Starting tomorrow, we’re still teacher and student, okay?”
“Hmm…?”
Without waiting for her reply, I picked up my backpack, slung it over my shoulder, and waved goodbye as I walked out of the library.
I hope this statement can make her feel better. Besides, I never intended to be a master anyway… it’s best to distance myself.
…Suddenly, I feel like I might have done something regrettable.
Oh well, taking advantage of someone in need is not the act of a gentleman!
Because of what happened last night, I had some lingering trauma, so I didn’t wander around and went straight home.
I took off my shoes and walked into the living room with a flustered heart. If I were to run into my younger sisters right now, I would definitely petrify on the spot… However, upon entering the living room, I saw a disheveled woman half-sitting and half-lying on the sofa, looking like a complete wreck.
She possibly heard a noise and looked up towards the door. Seeing it was me, she waved and greeted me.
“Oh, Juncheng, welcome home.”
Savior!
It’s Mom! Mom is actually home today, which is rare!
Mom, who hasn’t been home at night since last week, is home!
Wow, Mother! You are truly a beacon of light in the darkness!
For the first time, I think it’s great that you’re home at night!
“Oh, Mom, you’re home!”
“Yeah, a colleague swapped shifts with me, so I finally get a day off… Ah, I’ve been so tired these past few days, my shoulders are so sore~”
Then Mom winked one eye and looked at me, gesturing for me to rub her shoulders.
Normally, I would seize this opportunity to ask for some compensation, but today, seeing as Mom saved me from a desperate situation, I’ll give her a free massage.
I walked behind the sofa and began to knead Mom’s shoulders while looking at the top of her head.
[Dead Makeup Artist]
[An Yue]
As Lily said, my family’s names are blue.
But Mom’s title… Dead Makeup Artist, sounds so imposing.
As expected, this is a professional title. Dad is probably the same. Both of them are true workaholics.
Mom is not my biological mother, but my stepmother.
However, there’s no gap between us. We get along just like a biological mother and son.
Because my original mother passed away after giving birth to Xinran and me, it was my later mother who took on the role of mother.
I was unfortunate because I lost my mother shortly after birth.
And I was fortunate because I didn’t lose maternal love because of it.
“Ah~ I feel alive again~ Juncheng, your technique is much better than a massage chair!”
“Where’s Dad? Is he working overtime again tonight?”
“Yeah, I saw him at your dad’s place this afternoon. He’s as busy as ever. I waited outside the operating room for three or four hours before I could see your dad. He has such dark circles!”
I opened the refrigerator, took out some chilled juice, and poured it into a glass while saying, “Why were you at the hospital…”
“To bring him food. You know how he is, he’d forget to eat if no one reminded him. And also, just to check if any nurses were flirting with him!”
“Uh, Dad wouldn’t cheat, would he…”
Dad is even more upright than I am, he can even be described as rigid and dull. The reason Xinran and I are so quiet is largely influenced by Dad.
The scene of him cheating… Sorry, I can’t imagine it.
You must know that Mom and Dad met at my birth mother’s funeral. They kept in touch from then on. But they didn’t remarry until I was eight years old… it took a full eight years.
“Hmph, your dad is in his prime right now, exuding middle-aged charm. I have to keep a close eye on him and not let those who fantasize about being mistresses succeed!”
“…”
Okay, it seems Mom isn’t worried about Dad being flirtatious, but is guarding against other women.
This is not impossible, because Dad’s submissive personality is like mine… If a strong woman pursued him relentlessly, he might choose to compromise.
“By the way, Juncheng, help me with some work on Sunday. Funerals have been happening one after another lately, I’m overwhelmed.”
“Uh? Funerals one after another?”
This is really strange. Could they all be reincarnating at once?
“Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on lately, but there are a lot of funerals.”
Was there a major accident? No, in that case, funerals would be held collectively. Funerals one after another… That’s rather uncomfortable news.
It’s not my first time helping at a funeral home. I occasionally helped in middle school, so it’s not something unusual for me.
“I understand. Is it Sunday?”
“Yes, Sunday is fine. I’ll call you then. Well then, goodnight, my dear son. Mom loves you~”
“Please don’t call me that… I’m already this old…”
Dear son, I’m getting goosebumps.
“Hmph, no matter how old you are, you’re still a child in your mother’s eyes!”
“Yes, yes… Goodnight, you should get some sleep too.”
I waved goodbye to Mom with a sullen face and trudged up the stairs. It’s a good thing I didn’t run into Xinran or Keling.
After returning to my room and closing the door, I collapsed onto the bed without even taking off my clothes.
My head felt heavy, my eyelids were drooping, and my consciousness was fading.
I’m so tired today… I feel like more has happened today than in the past three months.
The long day is finally over…
Alas, what a bizarre day. I’ll cast aside all those messy things and immerse myself in dreams.
High school life is simple: tired and sleepy, go to sleep!
As for everything else, who cares!
