Chapter 30: Losing Strength and Means

The sudden shout startled Lisina, and she immediately turned her gaze toward Anlis.

“What’s wrong? Are you really that put out by having to sleep with Vylian?”

She glared at Anlis, and the pressure from an elder immediately made Anlis clam up.

Anlis admitted she had nearly lost her composure just then, almost failing to keep up the act even with her newly acquired Acting Talent.

But seriously, sleeping with the Demon King…

What if she let her guard down while sleeping and exposed a flaw?

And who knew if sleeping with this person was like a lamb walking into a tiger’s den?

The Lust Curse had been personally cast by the Demon King. On the surface, it seemed like she was the shameless one, but the true mastermind behind it all was clearly this smiling Demon King right in front of her.

With the other party’s strength being so formidable, if she was unwilling, could Anlis even force her?

Her mother’s firm attitude was actually understandable.

After all, in that kind of situation, anyone looking at it would think she had gotten an enormous advantage.

For the first time, in a real sense, she felt the weight of bearing sin and the strange looks from the world.

It hurt. It hurt so much.

But Anlis still wanted to struggle a bit. She had never liked sitting idly by.

“Actually, it’s not that I don’t want to sleep with Vylian. It’s mainly that I have terrible sleeping habits. I talk in my sleep, I grind my teeth, I snore.”

Earlier at the dinner table, they had already agreed that in private, they didn’t need to stick to formal Class titles to avoid being too distant.

Hearing Anlis’s excuse, Lisina immediately frowned, her face full of doubt.

“How come I never knew you had these bad habits?”

“I definitely have them! Haven’t you heard me before? It’s so loud.”

Having her own mother expose her lie made Anlis’s face flush slightly red, but she could only grit her teeth and continue spinning her tale.

Watching the mother and daughter go back and forth, Vylian spoke up at an opportune moment.

“It’s fine. I can sleep in the living room. It’s not like I haven’t done that before.”

She wasn’t particularly keen on getting too close to Anlis either.

Leaving aside the issue of the “Sacrificial Cost,” although she could maintain a protective barrier, going all out in that situation would be rather abnormal.

As the Hero’s companion, what sense did it make to be so defensive against the Hero?

And most importantly, the idea of the Demon King and the Hero sharing a bed was just too absurd no matter how you thought about it.

“That won’t do!” Lisina immediately refuted. “We can’t possibly let a guest sleep in the living room. That would be an immense discourtesy on our part.”

She pondered for a moment before continuing. “How about this? Since Anlis is unwilling, then Child’s Father and I will sleep in the living room. You can sleep in our room.”

Anlis’s home wasn’t very big, just two bedrooms and a living room.

Normally, Anlis, as the grown daughter, had one room, and the remaining three people shared the other, which was just manageable.

Now, with an extra person suddenly added, it really was hard to arrange.

Anlis truly hadn’t expected her mother to come up with this solution, and for a moment, she lost all her strength and tactics.

“Alright, alright, I get it, I get it. I’ll sleep with her, okay?”

She was out of options. After all, she couldn’t really let her parents sleep in the living room.

“I… I really can sleep in the living room.”

Vylian was still trying.

Anlis couldn’t help but roll her eyes internally. Was this Demon King planning to put on an act all the way to the end?

She had already compromised. What was with the pretense now?

Trying to embarrass her on purpose?

“Why is that?” Lisina asked, puzzled.

“I… I’ve never slept with anyone else before. And Anlis is such a stunningly beautiful girl. I’m afraid I might…”

“Alright, then it’s settled. Child’s Father and I will sleep in the living room.”

Lisina immediately voiced her opinion.

“You, come with me.”

Suddenly, irritated by this sarcastic back-and-forth, Anlis felt a surge of heat in her chest. Without another word, she grabbed Vylian’s wrist and pulled her toward a secluded spot.

The sudden pull caught Vylian off guard, but mere wrist contact over such a small area wouldn’t trigger the Sacrificial Cost.

Once the initial fluster subsided and she felt secure, she didn’t resist much, allowing Anlis to press her against the wall in a deserted corner, trapping her in a small space.

There wasn’t a trace of panic in Vylian’s eyes. Instead, she gently looked up, meeting Anlis’s gaze.

This time, it was Anlis who became nervous.

She had only pressed the Demon King against the wall in a moment of heated impulse. Now, coming back to her senses, she realized just how outrageous her action had been.

Would she be punched into a bloody mist by the Demon King?

Thinking this, the original质问 of “What exactly are you trying to do?” instantly changed tactics.

“I’m sorry. Could you please put up with it? I don’t want to make things difficult for my parents. Tonight, sleep with me, okay?”

“No.”

The refusal was so blunt.

She had already conceded this much, and the other party still wouldn’t let it go?

Did she want to toy with her again?

This person was really so bad.

Anlis thought back slightly and suddenly realized that Vylian clearly fell for the tsundere act of playing hard to get.

Refusing with her words, but in her heart, she had probably already accepted it.

“Sigh, go take a bath first.”

“What do you mean?”

The topic shift was too sudden, and Vylian didn’t react immediately.

Telling her to go take a bath sounded a bit strange no matter how you heard it.

“I don’t want someone all dirty lying in my bed.”

“Is that all?”

“What else?”

“But~” As she spoke, Vylian curled up a smile. “It’s still very early~ Calling me to take a bath so quickly… could it be you want to do something else with me to pass the time?”

Vylian hadn’t pointed at anything specific, but looking at this loli’s playful demeanor, it seemed like she was hinting at everything.

See? See? What did she say?

This loli was lusting after her body.

Before, she would use the curse as an excuse to do those things to her. Now, she wasn’t even willing to pretend anymore?

Sigh. Anlis once again lost all her strength and tactics.

After wrestling with it in her heart for a long time, she decided to temporarily submit to the overwhelming force and endure the humiliation for a greater cause.

“Fine, I…”

“Do you know how to play chess?”

“Huh? Chess?”

“Pfft, what’s with that expression?” Vylian couldn’t help but laugh, standing on her tiptoes to lean in slightly, yet skillfully avoiding skin contact.

“Don’t tell me… your thoughts went somewhere indecent?”

She blinked, her tone light.

“The Hero is so lewd.”

Anlis turned red.

Red-hot!

Ugh! Damn it!

How is this loli so wicked?!

She was the one who steered her thoughts in that direction, and now she has the nerve to call her lewd?!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. The angrier she got, the more she thought about it.

Her eyes darting around, Anlis actually came up with an idea for revenge.

That was to go along with it.

She leaned her body forward, suddenly pressing against Vylian, pinning the petite girl against the wall.

“Only now do you realize I’m lewd? Daring to tease me like this, do you really want to do something more with me again?”

In an instant, Anlis felt an immense force erupt from Vylian’s body, sending her flying backward.

Next, Anlis, who had fallen and was sitting on the ground, saw the other party’s look of disdain.

“Hero, please have some self-respect.”

The fallen Anlis, however, breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed her move had managed to get back at the other party.

Today’s result… a draw?