Chapter 6: No Men Allowed in the Dormitory

“Why not? Just come with me. It’s not like you have anything to do.”

“No…”

“No means no.”

Bell’s deep crimson eyes, unique to vampires, darted toward the inside of the women’s dormitory—a woman who had been scrutinizing them all along, emanating a strong hostility.

That’s right, the dorm matron.

His usually noble gaze wavered…

Bell snapped back to his senses and said slowly,

“Don’t drag me into the fire with you… If I did that, I’d probably end up worse off than you—being publicly executed…”

Ye Lu looked at him with disappointment, her tail drooping.

“Besides,” he added ruthlessly as he faced her disappointed expression,

“you know as well as I do that as a succubus, your race is considered by everyone to be…”

“…”

“If you, as a succubus, drag me—a man—into the women’s dormitory…”

“Not only would passersby see us as boyfriend and girlfriend…”

“But it would be even more unspeakable… like hooking up? Though that’s nothing compared to the worst part—the Prince.”

Ye Lu’s cheeks flushed red.

Even though she used to hold such prejudices against female succubi…

Now that the words were being used on her, she only felt stifled and aggrieved.

“You keep mocking me, calling me out, but what does the Prince have to do with this?”

Bell pouted,

“If I tell you, you’ll get mad…”

“Mad about what? Are you already treating me like a woman just because we’ve been together for this short while?”

“Mm… okay, I’ll say it.”

“Just a few minutes ago, you exchanged scents with the Prince.”

“What do you mean, ‘exchange scents’…!”

Ye Lu interrupted him as soon as she heard it, hissing in anger to defend herself:

“That’s the Prince—an absolute higher lifeform!”

“He punishes those who offend him, those he dislikes, those he wants to hurt…”

“Without any reason, and I was forced into it…”

“Of course I know. I pity you deeply, but in truth, this is a way for demons to exchange scents.”

“As a succubus, whether you’re passive or active, any bodily fluid can subtly mark the other person.”

“Because I’m a vampire, I’m most familiar with these sensitive scents.”

“If we spend too much time together, you’ll inevitably pick up my scent, or others will misunderstand our relationship. If that gets out… especially if it reaches the Prince’s ears, he won’t let me off.”

“Oh.”

Ye Lu understood roughly.

After all, she couldn’t fathom that Prince’s thoughts anyway.

Then she realized that her current body reacted like a cat in heat.

It actually left a marking scent—automatically!

She felt like tearing her own chest apart.

She shot Bell a helpless glance.

This guy had nothing to do with the word “boyfriend.”

What kept running through her mind was actually that fox clan girl’s silhouette…

‘Wait, why did I suddenly think of the Prince!’

…

“Well… I’m off. Since school just started and there’s no class today, see you in the classroom tomorrow.”

Bell waved goodbye.

She had finally grasped the seriousness of the situation and didn’t want to make it worse, so she released her only reliable friend.

Of course.

It was only about reliability.

From the bottom of her heart.

Truly, there was no romantic feeling and never could be.

“Goodbye.”

She watched Bell’s receding figure without looking back.

Left alone at the dormitory gate, she felt even more despair—already desperate because of her identity.

Especially facing this door only girls entered.

A gust of wind blew, stirring her long, heavy hair that occasionally brushed against her skin unpleasantly.

She clenched her fists and looked up.

It still felt absurd…

What if she was recognized?

Would she be taken for a pervert?

After all, Ye Lu had almost no sense of security with this body.

But she had no choice but to go all in.

Right now, she just wanted to huddle in a warm room and sleep.

To escape this chaotic day.

To sleep through this hellish day that felt like a dream.

Then, pray that tomorrow everything would return to normal.

…

She straightened her clothes.

Observed for a while.

When no girls were entering or leaving the gate,

She hurriedly lowered her head, step by step, and slowly crossed the dormitory gate.

Entering the women’s dormitory—for the first time…

“Stop.”

“!”

Who spoke!

Ye Lu’s spine went cold; she turned to look.

“You… you’re a succubus I’ve never seen before.”

Under an awning on the left, a human woman looked up at her.

She was tall and slender, in a fitted skirt uniform, with glasses on.

Hmm… but why was her chest not as prominent as my own?

…Anyway, never mind that.

She seemed like the type of older sister who was hard to deal with.

In her hand were paper and pen, apparently in charge of registering new students or assigning rooms.

Ye Lu had been worried about where to find the dorm matron, but here she was.

Her nervousness eased a bit.

She sidled over, left and right, until she stood before the counter under the awning, face-to-face with the matron.

The matron squinted up, taking a thorough look at the timid succubus.

—The little succubus who had been chatting with a man at the gate.

“Looking at your face… indeed, I haven’t seen you.”

“If I’m not mistaken, Miss Succubus, you also turned into a girl not long ago.”

“…You even…” Ye Lu’s heart skipped a beat, her tail wagging frantically as she quickly explained,

“Well… yes, that’s right.”

Then she stammered, eyes darting,

“S-sorry, is it disgusting? If it’s not okay, just give me a single room… no, I can go back to the men’s dorm.”

“No need.”

The dorm matron shook her head, the prejudice in her eyes unexpectedly softening.

“No girl minds that.”

“Because, every semester, besides the new transfer students and freshmen just starting,”

“The only ones who hang around outside the dorm, insecure and sneaky, are succubi like you.”

Ye Lu felt a little reassured hearing this.

So she wasn’t the only one…

Turns out the dorm matron was quite easy to talk to, unlike those…

“You want to know why no one cares? Because succubi like you—timid at first—usually only charm men; they have no interest in women.”

“Ah…”

Ye Lu was dumbfounded.

“Mm… except for a few isolated cases.”

The dorm matron continued,

“The ones who cause trouble are those who come back late, or don’t come back at all, sneaking into the men’s dorms to have honeymoons with their boyfriends, disturbing roommates’ sleep, or those who keep bringing random men into their dorms, like a pig, messing with the girls in the neighboring rooms.”

“…That happens?” Ye Lu forced a laugh.

Completely dumbfounded.

Though they were the same race, this was the first time she’d heard such bizarre things.

It was a disgrace to the succubus race…

Looking at the matron’s worried expression, her impression of female succubi seemed really bad.

“Enough.”

“Here, give me your student ID. I’ll process your paperwork.”

“Thank you.”

Ye Lu pulled her student ID from a small pocket in her suit—which was pulled so low by her heavy chest—and handed it over obediently.

The matron took it… squinted and looked.

“…Ye Lu… male… eighteen… hm, eighteen?” She looked up at the photo of the handsome man on the ID, then back at Ye Lu.

Ye Lu was hugging her exaggeratedly envious chest but still averted her face, avoiding the matron’s gaze.

“Oh, I see.” She lowered her head and clicked her tongue.

“Wh-what’s wrong?”

“Nothing…”

“This ID can’t be used anymore. Go see your teacher tomorrow; get a new one with updated info.”

“Okay.”

It didn’t take long.

During the process, Ye Lu just watched the matron work, occasionally being asked to sign.

When the paperwork was done, the matron returned the student ID with a small note inside written in pen with the specific room number.

Just as Ye Lu was about to leave in a hurry, the matron added,

“Be good, be an obedient child, okay?”

“?”

The matron’s expression changed, lowering her voice, even carrying a hint of threat.

“Remember, if you like men, only go to hotels outside during breaks.”

“Even if you really can’t hold it, find a small grove or an unattended attic… but never bring a man into the dormitory.”

“This is strictly forbidden.”

“Got it?”

“…”

Ye Lu bit her lip.

She didn’t know how to answer that.

Besides, even if she died in this life,

She would never do something she herself despised.

“Alright, go upstairs.”

“Just remember that. Anyway… I’ve seen many succubus girls go bad. Don’t overestimate your current self.”