Episode 3: Special Physique, Different from Ordinary People – Part 3
“Cough… Hmm, why did Nana lose control? By your account, this physique should just be a passive skill. It shouldn’t affect you yourself.” Lily hadn’t recovered from her shyness, adjusting her voice as she spoke softly.
“That’s because… Master, you are special…”
“Me? Special?”
“Yes, ordinary men have a limited amount of vital energy. If it’s even lacking, they die. But Master, you… it’s like a faucet that can’t be turned off—it’s always leaking, flowing out ceaselessly…”
“Huh? Me? Really?”
Lily nodded and continued. “So, that’s why Mom…”
“Uh, I see. But I can’t control this either.”
Perhaps it’s because I’m the only Anomaly in this world.
Since I can’t die, I’m full of vitality.
“It’s okay, Mom should be fine after she wakes up. Mom might have suddenly lost control because she was too close to Master, or maybe there was physical contact, and she got overwhelmed…”
Oh, I see.
When I was angry just now, I got too close to Nana, I even pinched her cheek. Is that why she suddenly lost control?
After all, when we were talking face-to-face from about a meter apart before, she didn’t seem to be acting strangely.
So it must be because I was too close to her just now.
Ah, wait a moment, I just thought of a problem.
Lily and I are this close now…
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And, since a moment ago, Lily’s way of addressing me seems to have changed to “Master.”
“Lily, would it be better if you stayed a bit further away from me… Lily?”
Lily didn’t reply. Her entire body was like a boiled octopus, and even at a distance, I could feel the heat radiating from her.
Then… Lily suddenly started bleeding from her nose.
“Uwa! Are you okay! You’re bleeding from your nose!”
This is the first time I’ve seen a girl bleed from her nose. In a panic, I hastily placed my hand on Lily’s shoulder.
It got worse, it was practically gushing out.
“Is this okay?! This amount of bleeding?!”
“Wah! This is terrible, terrible, what should I do, wha— I’ll go get Ling!”
Just as I was about to leave, Lily grabbed my wrist, holding her nose with the other hand, and shouted at me.
“Th-that! Don’t worry!”
“You’re like this, how can I not worry!”
“I-I’m fine! Really fine! … I’ll be fine after resting a bit…”
“Stop the bleeding first! Tilt your head up!”
“…Cough! Cough cough!”
“Uh oh? Did you choke? Are you alright!”
I really wanted to pat Lily on the back, but remembering that touching her might make things worse, my hand stopped in mid-air.
If I touch her now, it will probably only worsen the situation.
I can’t help at all and can only anxiously watch from the side. I was extremely worried.
Fortunately, Lily didn’t lose her Mobility. After coughing for a while, the nosebleed finally stopped slowly.
However, blood had already stained her clothes, and the ground was covered in bloodstains.
Thankfully, the Principal’s office itself has a washroom. She walked unsteadily towards it, and I was really afraid she would faint from anemia.
Fortunately, Lily’s tolerance was strong enough. She washed off all the blood from her body and face.
Her clothes were naturally ruined… I took off my school uniform blazer for her. Lily stuffed tissues into her nose and thanked me with a nasal voice.
“No, what are you thanking me for? I didn’t do anything… Besides, you’re bleeding because of me.”
Her skin had lost all its color. That was definitely not a normal amount of blood for a nosebleed.
“To be bleeding from the nose, and so much… This is too serious.”
“…I didn’t expect it either. I’m sorry for causing you trouble…”
“It’s nothing for me…”.
What trouble are you causing me? It’s more like *you’re* the one in trouble.
*You’re* the one who’s not alright.
“It seems I can only stay away from you from now on. I won’t approach you again.”
Lily’s expression froze, dazed, her pupils losing their sparkle.
But this was a conclusion I had reached after careful consideration.
“You used to hate your Succubus identity so much. Now that your long-cherished wish has finally come true, you finally have a normal person’s body and can live an ordinary life like an ordinary person.”
“But if you continue to stay by my side, you could lose control at any moment… I’ve become a hindrance to you instead.”
I really didn’t expect this; I’ve become someone who affects Lily’s life.
If she bleeds from her nose like this every time, it’s indeed terrible.
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“However, with this, I can finally call you ‘Teacher’ again.”
It’s also a return to the beginning, in a way.
For me, it’s also a kind of release…
Lily instinctively replied.
“Don’t.”
Tears welled up in her eyes, and her emotions completely broke down.
“I don’t want— please don’t abandon me…”
Her whole body trembled. Lily knelt before me, begging me in the most humble posture.
I was a little moved.
And a little helpless.
Even more so, a little guilty.
I felt disgusted with myself for so easily wanting to draw a line between myself and Lily.
Haven’t I made the same mistake again? Saying “this is for your own good” while ignoring the person’s wishes.
In reality, it was just for my own convenience.
Although many people have told me it’s okay to be a little selfish, I still can’t ignore other people’s feelings.
Realizing my mistake, I wanted to make amends immediately, but then I suddenly thought, is Lily the kind of woman who cries that easily?
She should have understood my personality thoroughly by now. Could it be…?
I noticed it. Although kneeling on the ground, Lily’s eyes were not dead.
That was not the look of a subservient dog, but like a hungry wolf staring intently at its prey.
She was waiting for me to care about her.
Looking at Lily’s fanatical gaze, I understood.
Perhaps they had already gone mad. Even without the influence of madness, they had always been in a state of frenzy.
And knowing this, I still extended my hand with a smile…
Perhaps I’ve gone mad too.
“…..”
“…What’s wrong…”
A voice came, and my pretentious smile froze on my face.
Oh no.
Cold sweat poured down.
I forgot there was still one person here…
It was bad luck that she woke up at this moment.
And this person was Lily’s mother.
…..
And then I was seen.
My own daughter, lying on the ground like a dog, facing me.
“Na-Nana… Prin-Principal, no, A-Auntie…—no, Mom? Cough, in-in short, let me explain…”
Nana, after rubbing her eyes to confirm she wasn’t dreaming, narrowed her eyes and said to me plainly.
“I’m going to kill you.”
Oh dear.
It’s over.
