Chapter 236: There's Space Behind the Pillar (1)[R-18]
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 236: There's Space Behind the Pillar (1)[R-18]
“What brings you here, Nine Tail?”
“....”
“Actually, I didn’t even need to ask. You’re obviously here to steal something again.”
There was only one thing in this salon worth the Phantom Thief Nine Tail coming all this way to steal.
‘It must be Helen’s Rose Brooch. She’s after the Golden Rose. To get her hands on the Golden Rose, she absolutely needs that brooch.’
I was certain of it.
It wasn't as if Nine Tail would have come here just to steal a dildo.
And the fact that she was targeting the ‘Golden Rose’ now—something Chloe had previously deemed impossible...
It was likely because I had shown her that I’d obtained the ‘Golden Rose’ during our first meeting.
‘So, I have to stop her.’
What if Helen lost her Rose Brooch because of me and was stripped of her position as heiress?
The mere thought was horrifying.
“I-I’m not stealing it! I was just... going to borrow it for a bit...”
“...Borrow? I highly doubt Helen Redrose would have permitted that.”
“Well... I didn't... didn't get permission... but I was going to give it back after using it!”
“....”
I let out a silent sigh at Chloe’s absurd response.
I had caught a glimpse of it when she took Evelyn’s contract, but...
Her way of thinking really was different from that of a normal person.
‘...Why of all times! Why did he have to show up now!’
At Phantom’s sudden appearance, Chloe bit her lower lip anxiously.
When she had been desperately calling for him in the Gallery, he wouldn't even leave a single comment...!
So why did he have to appear like a ghost at the worst possible timing?
Rustle—
‘Should I run?’
It was the first option that popped into Chloe’s head...
But she discarded it immediately.
It bruised her pride, but she didn't have the confidence to escape the Phantom standing before her.
If he were acting like an ‘incredibly clumsy top-tier phantom thief’ as he did during their first meeting, it might be a different story...
But when he was prepared like this, she would almost certainly be caught.
‘Still... does this mean he finally recognizes me as an opponent worth being on guard against?’
Along with the tension, a faint, subtle joy blossomed within her.
And there was one more reason Chloe couldn't run away.
Twitch! Twitch!
Chloe’s heat, which she had been suppressing while focusing on her activities as Nine Tail, flared back up the moment she caught the thick scent of a male coming from Phantom.
‘Kyuu...♥ I-I want to... mate... mating... sex... mating...’
However, Phantom, the very man making Chloe’s body run hot, only spoke in a cold voice.
“Since when did Nine Tail become such a petty thief? Where has your pride as a phantom thief gone?”
“...P-Petty thief?”
“Yes. A petty thief who makes ridiculous excuses about ‘borrowing’ things.”
Chloe’s jaw dropped at Phantom’s sharp criticism.
If it were anyone else, she might not have cared, but being treated like a petty thief by Phantom made tears well up in her eyes from the sheer sense of injustice.
...Of course, Phantom wasn't wrong.
This time, it had nothing to do with her pride as a phantom thief; she had come to get a ‘Product’ purely out of personal desire.
To Phantom, who had even stolen the Golden Rose, she probably did seem like a petty thief.
But...
‘Ugggh...! Why are you only strict with me!! If you had just met with me in the first place, none of this would have happened!’
The very man who turned her into this crazy vixen who stays in heat all year round!
Seeing him act so high and mighty made her feel more sorrowful than ever.
‘That’s right! It’s all your fault! You stole my virginity!! You did so many wicked things to an innocent maiden! You carved your marks into every corner of my body so I could never forget you! D-Did I ask you to take responsibility? I just asked you to meet me once... Ugh...! You ignored everything!! And now you’re treating me like a petty thief! This is just too much, seriously!’
Just as her resentment, bitterness, and boiling sexual desire were about to explode—
“...Kyu?”
Chloe felt a sensation as if something had ‘snapped’ open inside her body.
An intense thrill, like a blocked blood vessel clearing or a new circuit being connected.
Finally, she realized what the Special Ability hidden in her sixth fox tail was.
Thump! Thump!
And simultaneously, an uncontrollable shame took over Chloe’s entire body.
‘I-I gained a talent like this...?’
There was a reason she couldn't figure it out no matter how much she struggled before.
Because this was...
Step—
Chloe approached Phantom, instinctively exerting the sixth talent she had just realized.
“Why are you suddenly approaching...”
Stagger!
Before Phantom could even finish his sentence, the sharp eyes visible behind his mask instantly lost their light and went dull.
Fox Shadow, Fox Shapeshifting, Fox Step...
Until now, every time a fox tail was added, the ‘Special Abilities’ within them were always the ones Chloe needed most.
Perhaps that was why most of them were highly versatile and helpful for her activities as ‘Nine Tail.’
But the sixth talent was completely different.
It was an ability created for only one person.
To get her hands on Phantom.
「Fox Charm」
Sizzle— Sizzle—
A talent that allowed her to transform the pheromones emitting from her body into the most effective form for Phantom, literally ‘charming’ him.
Therefore, it was useless to anyone else—its versatility was practically zero—but...
Conversely, it was an ability that boasted absolute effectiveness against Phantom alone.
‘I... I want Phantom this much? Enough to take up an entire tail? T-That makes sense?! We’ve only had sex once!’
Slide—
Before she knew it, Chloe had closed the distance until she could feel his body heat. She looked up at Phantom, who was staring down at her blankly.
“...P-Phantom?”
“Yes.”
It was Phantom’s voice—sweet and soft, unlike anything she had ever heard before.
‘What’s with that voice...’
Thump! Thump! Thump!
With just that one word, Chloe’s heart and uterus began to race madly at the same time.
Even if Chloe’s mind denied and rejected it, her body felt as if it already knew the answer.
“Um... you know.... um... ah... you... what do you think of me?”
“I think you are Nine Tail.”
“No! Not that... I mean... as a... as a woman... what do you think of me...”
“I think you are very attractive.”
“...Kyu!”
Poof!
The moment she heard Phantom’s answer, her light-blue fox ears almost popped out over her head.
‘T-This is dangerous...!! It’s too bad for my heart!!’
Even if someone else tells you their inner thoughts, it’s not easy to trust them 100%.
It could be a lie or a facade.
But the words spoken by Phantom now, under the Fox Charm, were 100% sincere without a hint of falsehood.
In other words, Phantom truly considered her a very attractive woman!
“H-Hmph... then why did you ignore me in the Gallery? Even though you think I’m that attractive?”
“...Because it was too good. I felt that if I had any more contact with you, I would truly start to want you.”
“Hieeee!!”
Twitch— Twitch—
An answer from Phantom that was exactly to her liking.
Chloe trembled, unable to control the corners of her mouth that kept trying to curl upward.
‘I knew it, he wasn't trying to eat me and toss me away!!’
It was actually the opposite.
Phantom’s words—that he had intentionally kept his distance because she was so attractive—intensely stimulated Chloe’s instincts as a phantom thief that had been slumbering deep in her heart.
‘What should I do... I really, really want to have this man...’
It felt as if she were standing before the rarest and most beautiful treasure in the world.
Seeing Phantom standing still like a doll, looking only at her, Chloe unconsciously began to twist her thighs together.
‘...Kyu-ung. N-No... get a grip. That’s not why I came here today... I need to find the Product quickly while he’s charmed.’
Her purpose for infiltrating the salon today was, after all, to borrow a ‘Product’ to calm her tedious heat.
Just as Chloe was about to force herself away from Phantom with great regret...
“...Wait, hold on?”
What was the reason she needed a ‘Product’ in the first place?
It was to calm this never-ending heat.
But...
Right here in front of her was the best possible partner who could calm her ‘heat’ more effectively than any ‘Product.’ Did she really need something else?
‘...Right, and that’s what the Phantom Thief would have done.’
Yes, the Phantom who had taught her a lesson with that ‘Correction Sex’ that day...
He surely would have willingly offered his body if only to stop her from stealing a ‘Product.’
Gulp—
Chloe swallowed hard and whispered as she pressed herself close to Phantom again.
“W-We’ve agreed, right? Y-You’re the one who seduced me? You’re the one who said I was attractive first? Got it?”
“....”
“...Say that you’re the one who seduced me. Hurry.”
“That’s right. I seduced you.”
Only when Phantom nodded and answered did Chloe show a satisfied smile.
‘Now then, where should we do it?’
Chloe quickly scanned the surroundings, licking her lower lip with her red tongue.
She wanted to take Phantom back to her house right then and there...
But she didn't know how long the effect of the ‘Fox Charm,’ which she was using for the first time, would last.
Itch— Itch—
Furthermore, even if she could safely get Phantom home, it was impossible to endure this heat that had already reached its limit.
‘...Somewhere nearby... a place where we can mate right now.’
The first place Chloe thought of was, naturally, the restroom, but...
‘Still, that’s a bit...’
No matter how urgent it was, she didn't want to resolve her heat in a restroom.
‘Then where... Ah! There was that space behind the pillar!’
As she pondered, the space behind the massive pillar she had seen while passing through the hallway earlier came to mind.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Chloe began to move using ‘Fox Step,’ choosing only the blind spots that wouldn't be caught by the security orbs.
It wasn't an easy set of movements, but the Phantom she knew should be more than capable of following her.
“Follow exactly what I do. Don’t get caught by the orbs.”
“...Yes.”
At Chloe’s command, Phantom stepped forward mechanically.
“...Huh?... Uh-oh?”
But Phantom’s movements as he followed were somewhat strange.
Chloe let out a groan, her expression flustered.
‘I-Is it because his physical abilities dropped since he’s charmed?’
She thought Phantom would easily be able to follow her even with his eyes closed...
Wobble— Wobble—
Phantom moved much more unsteadily and precariously than she had expected.
To put it into words, it felt like a beginner who had just awakened to the talent of controlling their body.
“Uh...?...Whoa..?...Phew...”
Still, he somehow managed to succeed just enough to avoid being caught by the orbs.
And so, they arrived at the space behind the pillar.
It was a bit cramped for two people to enter, but it was no problem for immediate mating.
Besides, it was impossible for her to look for another place now anyway.
“Kyuuu...♥”
Chloe’s heat had reached its breaking point.
Having been smelling Phantom’s scent for a while now, her vaginal fluids had gone beyond soaking her panties and were starting to trickle down her thighs.
Slide—
Unable to hold back any longer, Chloe hiked up the hem of her dress.
Rip— Twitch!
“...Ple...please mate with me♥...Kyu♥”
As she pulled her panties, which were clinging to her from the arousal, to the side, the female pheromones ‘exclusive to Phantom’ that had been trapped inside wafted out intensely.