“Hailey, every time, someone always snatches you away from me… These people cling to you like lingering ghosts…”
The aura surrounding Idledra gradually became murky. It was not like pure Black Magic; instead, it carried a frantic, restless confusion and a sense of blurred boundaries.
It was almost like the so-called… ‘Enchanted Chaos’?
Hailey looked at the pink-eyed girl who had pinned her down.
The scarlet hue of anxiety and madness had merged with her original pink color, resulting in a shade that looked like the color of pure desire.
Idledra’s face was filled with impatience and the awkwardness of someone forcing themselves to show restraint.
However, as she looked at Hailey’s slightly resistant face, the look in her eyes turned into one of total resolve.
That was it. Hailey was in her hands now. No matter what happened, she would not be able to run away…
“Hey, Lady Saintess, you seem a bit mentally unstable right now. I think we should go back and rest first…”
“No, I am perfectly sober! This is one, this is two, and this is the Hailey I have been pining for — Idhaeli Senele.”
Pushing back the hand that was trying to nudge her away, Idledra gently but irresistibly pinned it down.
She gazed at Hailey with an expression that looked exactly like the version of her that used to be wrapped in Black Magic — cold, distant, and expressionless.
Her eyes were full of desire, focused only on the thing she wanted to obtain: the pitiful, lovely Hailey right in front of her.
“Hailey, I have an idea… In everything, the first-comer always has the advantage, right? As long as Hailey carries my mark…”
Then those people would never be able to get close to her again…
“Wait, stop! I really don’t think this is a good idea. Your body is very unstable right now…”
When she lost control of her emotions, her body was also at its weakest.
Hailey, who was particularly sensitive to her, could feel Idledra’s current frailty. She could not let her be willful anymore.
Hailey refused Idledra’s request with a rare firmness.
She carefully pushed her away, prepared to pick her up and carry her back to bed by force if the other girl resisted.
She could not be soft-hearted this time…
“Hailey, do you despise me? Don’t leave me, Hailey…”
However, just as she was about to pull Idledra’s hand, Hailey saw those red, swollen eyes.
Tears began to drip and then pour onto Hailey’s hand. Idledra gripped Hailey’s hand tightly, sobbing uncontrollably.
“Hailey, don’t go, okay? Idledra really doesn’t want you to…”
“No, I’m not leaving… Good grief, I really just wanted you to rest for a bit.”
‘Oh no, I’ve never seen this move before. How do I defend against this? This expression, this look, this pitiful crying… Ah, what should I do?’
She could feel that Idledra seemed truly overwhelmed by sadness this time.
If she were just left alone in the room, she would likely just hide under the covers and continue to sob her heart out.
“Tsk, fine. Just stay by my side and don’t run around. Wait until your body is better, then—wait, what are you doing—”
“I’m afraid. I’m afraid Hailey will leave me behind again. You can’t, Hailey…”
Idledra did not pay attention to Hailey’s insignificant resistance.
She bit down lightly on her neck, leaving two inconspicuous teeth marks that shimmered with a faint purple luster and wisps of black vapor.
On the other side, Hailey had just closed her eyes in pain when her lips were suddenly blocked by something moist and soft.
Idledra did not intend to give her any room to breathe and attacked once more.
The feeling of her breath being blocked traveled through her lips, accompanied by a trace of fresh air.
It felt as though the mana in Hailey’s body was being continuously, gently, yet greedily drained by Idledra, spreading throughout her entire body.
‘This is bad. She is getting smarter. She knows I become weak and limp when my mana is drained, so she can easily pin me down and do whatever she wants with me…’
“And then Hailey will look at me helplessly and say, ‘You big bully,’ right?”
“You big bully… Huh? My body doesn’t feel weak. What’s going on?”
Hailey looked at her body, which seemed completely normal. She only felt as if a little bit of her mana had changed somehow.
It was like swapping the juice in a cup for milk; it had changed, but it wasn’t a total transformation.
She looked at Idledra with suspicion again. The girl’s previously gloomy expression vanished as she burst into laughter.
This caused Hailey’s tense face to turn bright red in an instant.
‘She’s… she’s teasing me again!’
“Hailey~ How could I ever bear to hurt you?”
‘Heh, then who was the one who pinned me down last night and drained every drop of my mana?’
Hailey turned her face away in disbelief, ignoring the girl behind her who was now making a pitiful face to beg for forgiveness.
But when Hailey tried to stand up and move away from Idledra, her body instinctively fell backward, landing perfectly into Idledra’s naturally open embrace.
It was only then that she realized something was wrong…
The moment she tried to move away from Idledra, the mana in her body would uncontrollably rush toward the girl, dragging her own body along with it as if she instinctively wanted to be close to her…
Hailey looked up indignantly. Idledra gave her a light peck on the cheek and looked at her with a mischievous grin.
Feeling her body move closer to the girl of its own accord, Hailey realized she was in big trouble.
‘I’ve been played… I fell right into her trap!’
“I simply merged my life, my love, and my soul into Hailey’s body. No matter where you are, I will be able to find you. No matter what, Hailey will never leave me…”
Hailey had a premonition. With a gentle flicker, a Small Light Orb appeared in the palm of her hand.
It was unlike Idledra’s previous dark, frantic Black Magic, nor was it golden Holy Magic.
The milky-white orb felt like mana she had generated herself, and it felt even closer to her than the mana currently flowing through her veins.
Yet, it also felt closer to Idledra? It was as if…
“This little guy is the proof that you and I will be together forever, heart to heart.”
“That’s right. I balanced my mana. Since I can take mana from Hailey, I can naturally give it back to you, right?”
“Wait… as you were saying, why is your body moving closer to mine again? You’re acting strange, very strange.”
Idledra’s body leaned in again at some point. She gently interlocked her fingers with Hailey’s.
As their ten fingers entwined, a warm current flowed into Hailey’s body, making her feel relaxed.
“Don’t be afraid, Hailey. I’m just helping you regulate this change. Relax, let’s take it slow…”
‘Yeah, right.’