Chapter 154
Chapter 154
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 154
Chapter Title: Grade Announcement
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"How about dressing sexy and waiting for him in the room? Maybe he'll get so turned on he'll just pounce on you?"
"Isn't that a bit too obvious?"
While Lee Ho-yeon was off sparring with Nam Da-eun, Lilia and Scarlett were in the room plotting a surefire way to hook him.
"Hmm... You're right. I hate anything predictable."
"What if you showed Ho-yeon something different from your usual self?"
Lilia perked up at Scarlett's suggestion.
"Something different?"
"Yeah. You're always so bright and playful, so try showing a new side. Like being serious or super considerate."
"Ooh... That's good. Brainstorming with you is the best, Scout."
"Thank you... Ah, ngh... Hnng."
Stroke, stroke.
Lilia teasingly brushed Scarlett's slit with her tail.
It was her way of giving praise.
"A-anyway, I have a mission from Ho-yeon too, so I should head out. You think about the rest, Lilia."
"Got it. When will you come tomorrow?"
"Mm... After lunch."
Lilia pulled her tail away from Scarlett's body, and only then did Scarlett hurriedly gather her clothes and get dressed.
"Alrighty then. See ya tomorrow, Scout."
"Yes. Take care."
Thud—
Scarlett stuck flat to the ceiling and whooshed out.
"I told her not to do that. Bad habits are hard to break."
Lilia shook her head, then sat on the sofa, closed her eyes, and pondered.
"A different side... Something unlike my usual self...?"
It had come up in her chat with Scarlett, but thinking it through alone was tricky.
That's when she remembered the letter Lee Ho-yeon had given her.
It was a letter that could reach her mother in the underworld.
Ho-yeon had given it to her to ask about the Demon King, but she'd left it on the desk and forgotten about it for days.
"Should I ask Mom?"
Mom didn't talk much about Dad, but she sometimes dressed up to go out, so it seemed like she was meeting someone.
Either way, Mom seemed to know everything. Aside from nagging me about playing games, she was the perfect mom.
"Yeah. When I don't know, ask Mom."
Lilia picked up a pen and started writing a letter to her mom about how to seduce a guy.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Victoria Academy's girls' dorm.
Lumi was face-down on the bed, groaning into her pillow.
"Ugh... Is this too pervy? But I want to..."
She'd tried messaging Lee Ho-yeon but kept writing and deleting, until she flopped onto the bed.
Lumi turned her smartwatch back on and typed a message.
- Me: Ho-yeon. Busy next week? If you have time... I want to do our next secret friend activity at a motel.
"H-how do I even send this? No way..."
Early on, she'd gone to a motel with him twice.
But since then, it'd all been bathrooms or club rooms.
That was fine, but sometimes she craved the comfort of a bed.
'No way I can send a message like this.'
Lumi shook her head, then felt a pang in her lower belly.
Throb—
Her womb ached like it craved cock. Lumi trembled all over.
"Haa... Screw it."
With the mindset that embarrassment was momentary, she hit send.
Truth be told, easing into chit-chat and slipping it in at the right moment was best, but Lumi lacked the verbal finesse or know-how.
Just then, Lucy came out of the bathroom, tilted her head at Lumi, and approached.
"Lumi, whatcha doing?"
"M-message. You scared me, Lucy."
Lumi startled and quickly closed her smartwatch.
"Oh... Who to?"
"Uh... Just an acquaintance."
"I see~."
Lucy casually lay beside Lumi, thinking.
'The only person Lumi texts comfortably is Lee Ho-yeon.'
Lumi had few friends, and Ho-yeon was the only one she messaged freely.
Why hide it from me?
I don't hide anything from Lumi.
Lucy felt that nagging unease again.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ After sparring with Nam Da-eun, I left the training grounds.
I showered in the training room's facilities, got dressed, and checked my smartwatch. A few messages.
- Lumi: Ho-yeon. Busy next week? If you have time... I want to do our next secret friend activity at a motel.
"Huh? Out of nowhere?"
No context, straight to the point—kinda startling, but not bad.
No skin off my back.
I replied positively to Lumi and checked the others.
- Prof. Im Sol: Got it. I'll help however I can. No disadvantages for you, don't worry. Min Ye-ji and Ah-young are in too.
"Whoa... Prof. Im Sol. Or should I say Im Sol babe..."
Competent women are hot.
Her firm promise of no backlash felt so reassuring.
I checked for a message from Baek Ah-young too, but nothing.
- Me: Ah-young. Heard from Prof. Im Sol you're helping me. Thanks. Let me know a good time to visit.
I decided to check on Baek Ah-young's condition in person.
Originally, I'd wait for her to crack and approach, but she might stress herself out alone.
And Min Ye-ji... Gotta meet her once.
But no plans to join a guild, so not much point.
Still, hear her out?
Lost in thought, I reached the dorm.
Ding—
Scarlett was gone; only Lilia on the sofa.
"I'm back. Whatcha doing?"
"Eh. Just chilling after streaming."
"Cool. Eaten dinner?"
"Nah, waited for you."
"Starving. Dinner? Chicken?"
I'd had a sandwich for lunch, so evening was Lilia's pick.
"Fine. Eat what you want."
"?"
What did this crazy succubus eat?
Why the sudden good-girl act?
"Not like you. Chicken it is."
"What's 'like me'? I'm always like this."
"...?"
Puberty hit?
I put my hand on Lilia's forehead.
"No fever..."
"I'm fine. Let's eat. You pick."
Normally she'd squeal for chicken at dinnertime, but this was suspicious.
No reaction to my hand on her forehead? Weird.
★ Heroine Status ★ 💖 Favorability: 93 (+1.2) 💋 Libido: 92 🍽️ Appetite: 45 😴 Fatigue: 35 Current Status: Today, I'll show a bold side. I'm a succubus who can do it if I try!
"..."
What wind blew this way?
"Sashimi then."
"Guh..."
Lilia hated sashimi most.
Never had fresh food in the underworld; couldn't stomach it.
"What, hate it?"
"N-no... Sashimi's great. Order it. Cough!"
Not breaking.
"Sashimi it is~."
"Uh, uh-huh..."
Lilia's face fell in real time.
I smirked inwardly and kept threatening sashimi.
Dunno her deal, but she handed me ammo—had to use it.
Of course, when the act ends, she'll flip. So I ordered chicken on my phone.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Monday.
Long weekend over; back to academy.
Exams done. Festival done.
Peaceful routine ahead.
Not for me, though.
Too much to do.
"I'm off. Guard the house."
"Yeah. Come back safe~."
Lilia's act lasted one day.
Thought it was sashimi, but chicken arrived—she hugged me, sobbing thanks.
Status said: 'This failed. But Mom'll give me a secret weapon!' What'd she ask Mom?
I told her to ask about the Demon King. Hope not something weird.
She's not dumb enough to waste her once-a-month shot.
Left dorm, headed to A-Class.
Passersby glancing—super awkward.
Used to stares, but weekend rumors exploded. Everyone stared.
Even used to it, hundreds of eyes suck.
"Whoa~ Famous now, huh, Lee Ho-yeon."
Familiar voice beside me.
"Eh, happened somehow."
Turned—Kim Young-han.
"Always stirring drama. Folks'd think you're a manga protag."
"Sigh. Here to tease? Beat it. Tired."
"Nah, walking together. Grades drop at lunch—cheer up. Day Victoria's history changes."
"What BS now."
Kid picks up weird info everywhere.
I lack your info network.
"Hmm~. Your reaction says you really don't know."
"No network like yours?"
"You just don't care. C'mon, classroom."
We bantered to A-Class.
Entered, split to our groups on cue. Our unspoken rule.
Lucy and Lumi at the back—great to see 'em.
"Hey."
"Hi hi. Ho-yeon, you okay?"
"Yeah, obviously."
"Ho-yeon. Morning."
"Good morning."
I slid between them naturally. Letter on my seat.
"What's this?"
No markings front/back.
"Was there when we arrived. Seemed for you, so left it."
"Hm."
Seats mostly fixed—friends stick together.
Probably mine.
Opened it.
[Lee Ho-yeon. Come to the rooftop alone at lunch.]
"For real."
Why rooftop? Hope no weird stuff.
"Lemme see, what’s it say?"
"Secret. Secret."
"Tch."
"Lucy. Don't peek at others' mail."
"Kidding. Think I'd peek at that?"
Her face screamed serious.
Anyway, rooftop at lunch.
Creak—
"Long break shows—everyone looks good."
Kim Jin-hyuk entered through the front.
His usual blank slick-back looked extra tired today.
Terror cleanup, probably.
"Phew. No announcements today. Terror stuff later. Malicious rumors on specific cadets—academy's gathering intel, will handle firmly. Grades at lunch, as expected."
"Ughhh..."
"I'm dead. Mom'll kill me."
Cadets groaned at grade news.
I glanced at Nam Da-eun in the corner.
★ Heroine Status ★ 💖 Favorability: 56 💋 Libido: 19 🍽️ Appetite: 42 😴 Fatigue: 26 Current Status: If I get 1st, Da-hee said she'd give outing permission. Where to go?
Blank expression, but I'd learned her tells.
Corner of her mouth twitched up—happy face. Same when I gave her the wallet.
'Hope lunch comes quick.'
Grades, and see who called me.