This day was a magic practice drill, or rather, every day from now on would be.
Morning, change into girl’s clothes, send off Keke, eat, and repeat the same routine again.
Finally, it was time for the first class. Everyone was gathered in the center of the lawn, ready to set off—boys in one group, girls in another.
Before them lay the Cursed Forest, vast and borderless. Looking from the sunlit lawn inward, aside from a few trees near the edge, it was almost pitch black.
Ye Lu was naturally assigned to the girls’ group. She was very uncomfortable with the girls’ atmosphere, and didn’t have any “manly” friends like Keke, so she shrank to the corner of the line, planning to start over as a wallflower.
But with her current identity, how could she be allowed to do that?
The moment the teacher shut his mouth, Xiao E Mo pushed her way over to Ye Lu’s side.
A heavy perfume scent, along with the lingering smell of laundry detergent from her clothes.
“Ye Lu~ Finally I see you. Hmm hehe.”
Xiao E Mo took her hand, stepped back two paces, and stood side by side with her.
Ye Lu immediately pulled away. Her hand was very soft, but not what she wanted.
“Still not willing to treat me as a friend? Ye Lu, you’re so aloof~”
“It’s okay,” Xiao E Mo took her hand again, leaning close to her ear to whisper: “Between girls, holding hands, hugging, it’s all normal. No one will suspect anything.”
“The ones we need to avoid suspicion from are mainly men, so rest assured.”
“After we go in, I think we can pair up. Then… we can slack off. And you can teach me some tricks to conquer men, okay?”
She seemed enthusiastic on the surface, but being with her was exhausting.
Ye Lu could never figure out her true intentions. She was worst at dealing with this kind of complicated relationship, worried she wouldn’t perform well, and afraid the other might suddenly turn on her one day.
“Sorry, I plan to team up with Bell.”
She refused again, wanting this Miss Demon to give up completely.
“No.”
“After all, Bell is a boy.”
“In the wild mountains, a lone man and woman, spending a night outside… that’s not something ordinary friends should do, you know.”
“Anyway, you don’t have any female friends. It’s decided, just the two of us…”
“…”
Xiao E Mo was at a loss for words, then noticed something and suddenly turned her head: “Prince…”
“Prince?”
Ye Lu followed her gaze.
Right behind Bell, the Prince stood quietly, a slight curve always at the corner of his mouth. Add to that the pure white, crisp formal suit he wore today, with a thin golden sash hanging from his left chest.
Plus, he was half a head taller than Bell, standing out among the boys’ group like a crane among chickens, utterly out of place.
Almost the moment Xiao E Mo spoke, all eyes were drawn to him.
“Isn’t that His Highness the Prince? Why is the Prince here?”
“No way~ The Prince is so handsome!”
“Oh no, it’s him. Damn, he’s stealing all the women’s attention.”
After Bell noticed the Prince standing behind him, he didn’t know what he was thinking.
In any case, his earlier posture of one hand in pocket, lazy and casual, instantly tensed up.
He stood up straight again, turning back into a good little boy.
The Prince raised his head, adjusted his slightly messy yet tidy collar with a gloved hand, and lightly patted Bell’s shoulder.
Bell shuddered, probably almost peed his pants in fear.
Turned his head…
“Bro, I want to ask you something.”
Their voices were very low; Ye Lu couldn’t hear clearly, but just for a moment.
She was surprised to find Bell gradually relaxing, even able to chat and laugh leisurely with the Prince.
For an instant, Ye Lu also felt an urge to step forward, but reason held her back.
As time passed, the practice teacher began to guide the group forward. When he saw this Prince following at the back of the line, he didn’t say anything, as if he didn’t find it surprising.
Before entering, the students were all given positioning wristbands by the teacher.
Euphemistically, wearing them on the wrist would send location data to the teacher, and in times of crisis could also serve as an alarm, to protect the students’ safety.
Ye Lu took a wristband from the plastic box for the girls’ row and looked at it. Unsurprisingly, it was pink.
A color exclusive to girls, but she quickly put it on her wrist.
It clung tightly to her skin, cool and silky.
After putting it on and preparing to enter the forest, she couldn’t help turning her head to look at the figure on the right, the one that was always a blur in her line of sight.
The Prince was also focused on putting on a black one, not casting a single glance her way. Once it was on, he followed Bell into the forest ahead of her.
Those two are teaming up?
“By the way, why is His Highness the Prince so close with that guy Bell?”
“Hey, hurry up and follow.”
Xiao E Mo saw the two of them teleport away, and hurriedly pulled Ye Lu in as well. Until they hit a wall shaped like a black hole, their vision went dark, and their bodies became very light.
When Ye Lu opened her eyes again and looked around, she realized she had been teleported to a dark and gloomy place.
Thick weeds grew all around, and she couldn’t see her hand in front of her face. Even though as a succubus she had good night vision, she could only see within five meters.
But within five meters were only tree trunks, and she couldn’t see any solid objects.
In the blink of an eye, her exposed thighs were instantly covered in a layer of damp, cold moisture.
Before she could curl her tail in, the girl holding her left hand tightened her grip, and her cold body pressed closer against her.
Her voice was trembling, whimpering, clearly completely different from her image in class as a mean girl who liked to bully the wallflowers.
“Wha… what is this place? Why have I never seen it before…”
“Ye Lu, it’s so scary~”
“What do we do…”
“Right, right…”
Xiao E Mo’s gaze, wavering with fear, suddenly flashed. She tightened her grip on Ye Lu’s hand: “Ye Lu, I remember you used to be a boy, and your combat ability was among the best in class. You should be able to protect…”
“Ugh…”
“?”
Xiao E Mo turned her head.
She was dumbfounded.
Her fear abruptly stopped.
She saw Ye Lu’s tail tightly coiled around her arm. The entire succubus was trembling uncontrollably, her legs barely able to support her. With her head lowered, her seductive face was filled with a maiden’s fragility, teardrops almost spilling over.
“Waaa…”
“Help me, Prince…”
“?”
“No!”
“Weren’t you a manly man! Yesterday you told me you don’t like hanging out with girls? Why are you more scared than me at a time like this!”
“Sorry… sob…”
Sobbing~
“…”
“Hoo— okay, there, there, don’t be scared. Cheer up quickly.”
Compared to a demon, she was plump and mellow. If the demon was the type to bully the wallflower, she was the type to tease the wallflower and secretly take him home.
But shouldn’t a type like that be even less afraid?
“Ugh… I can’t help it… I can’t control it. After becoming like this, without a man, I feel like I can’t survive at all…”
“Look at my arms and legs, they’re thinner than yours, soft, no muscle to speak of. I’ve even forgotten all my magic and fighting techniques.”
“…Is that a disadvantage?”