“Good morning, Ye Lu. Looks like I’m late.”
Xiao Ye waved enthusiastically as she jogged over.
A tight tank top, ripped hot pants, thick-soled boots. Her smooth demon hair was curled into waves, and metal rings hung from her earlobes.
It was the most popular gyaru style among the little demons.
But as soon as she came close, Ye Lu was hit by a wave of perfume and covered her nose. Seriously, did she really need to spray that much every time?
“…Disgusted by me? No way! Ye Lu… you covered your nose, didn’t you!”
“…”
“Wuwu… so you really do hate me!”
But she quickly recovered from her feigned sadness, grabbed Ye Lu’s wrist, and sniffed her neck.
She snickered.
“And you’re talking about me? Ye Lu, you’re not bad yourself, huh?”
“I only sprayed a tiny bit…”
“A tiny bit? But the scent is way off…”
Xiao Ye sensed something and pressed closer to her neck.
Like a kitten, she sniffed and moved lower, then lifted the little hand that was clutching her bag and sniffed it.
Finally, under Ye Lu’s worried gaze.
“Just as I thought! Same as me!”
Ye Lu blushed and muttered, “Wh-what do you mean…”
“This morning, you were thinking about your Prince again, weren’t you?”
!
‘Shocked! I’ve scrubbed my hands with soap so many times. How did she find out?! ’
“That flustered expression is cute~”
“No…”
Ye Lu wanted to explain.
“Alright, alright, since Ye Lu is a succubus, I can understand.”
“Don’t underestimate a demon’s sense of smell.”
“In the afternoon, I’ll recommend some good perfumes for you.”
“No.”
“The scent on Ye Lu is stronger…”
“Oh…”
Then, like a pest, Xiao Ye started commenting on her clothes as they walked.
“The clothes your mother prepared for you are so cute. Your mother must be a cute succubus too. But… is this style appropriate for a proper succubus lady?”
“Hey? By the way, what’s in your bag? It looks so heavy!”
“A gift for the Prince.”
“What! Let me see?”
“No.”
“Come on, let me see~”
“No…”
Over these past few days, she had unexpectedly hit it off with Xiao Ye, a creature born a girl.
Although she was a delinquent girl, her values were decent. She was witty, humorous, and pretty good at comforting people.
As for her motives… she hadn’t discovered them yet. All she knew was that Xiao Ye was stupid, much more stupid than Bell.
She usually acted experienced, but in the end, she had never even held a man’s hand. In short… she was a good person.
In the Demon Capital, even though Ye Lu had lived there for two years, she rarely went out, so she didn’t know the routes well.
She could only follow Xiao Ye’s lead the whole way, walking to the nearby station.
After buying tickets, Xiao Ye took her to a convenience store nearby and bought an ice cream.
Although Ye Lu repeatedly refused, explaining that ordinary ice cream had no taste for her, it was still shoved into her hand, so she could only dryly lick at it.
On the bench, the waiting time was unexpectedly long. When both were getting restless, they heard the roar of an engine, and a bulky yellow hovercar finally flew over.
“Finally.”
After a few complaints, she held hands with Xiao Ye and squeezed into the crowded hoverbus, finding seats corresponding to their numbers.
They were lucky to get the back row, facing the scenery behind them, with their legs almost dangling off the seat.
Looking down at their joined hands, Ye Lu smiled helplessly.
Xiao Ye liked holding her hand, and she had gotten used to it.
‘Is this how girls bond with each other?’
‘Sometimes Ye Lu even felt a bit envious.’
‘Thinking back to when she was still a man, if she had held Bell’s hand on the street, what would passersby have thought?’
As time passed, all the passengers boarded, the engine emitted a slight vibration, and the scenery outside the window began to rush backward.
Whoosh—
The speed surged, soaring high above the Demon Capital. After a week, looking down again, there was no novelty left—cyberpunk, full of dreamlike atmosphere.
‘So much better than the damp, gloomy environment where the succubi lived…’
In the air.
The wind was loud. She let it blow her hair loose, whipping against her cheeks. It felt incredibly comfortable.
Ye Lu closed her eyes, enjoying it.
At that moment, Xiao Ye whispered in her ear, “Ye Lu… that person behind us, isn’t he the Prince?”
“Huh…?”
Her tail stiffened as she looked back.
“…”
Her tail drooped.
“Not the Prince…”
That man was wearing a cap, quite broad and upright.
He was handsome, with chiseled muscles on his arms under his short sleeves that caught the eye.
But… the scent was different. How could the Prince have this kind of smell?
‘Normally, just smelling the Prince’s scent would make me wet.’
‘Wait!’
?
“…”
‘She covered her face.’
‘So I really am a ?’
“True, the Prince’s aura is noble. This guy just looks like an ordinary person.”
“…”
“What’s wrong?”
Ye Lu was about to cry.
“Wuwu… n-nothing!”
Five minutes.
‘I have to say, this vehicle is really high-tech.’
Its speed was astonishing.
The route to that commercial district was originally over ten kilometers, but the hovercar actually began to descend shortly.
Ye Lu looked reluctantly at her feet as the ground grew closer, the earlier high-altitude view gradually replaced by nearby rooftops.
Finally, the hovercar braked against the wind resistance and landed smoothly on the platform.
Disappointed!
‘I wish I could watch a little longer.’
Xiao Ye stood up first, tugged at Ye Lu, and bounced into the crowd getting off.
Ye Lu could only go along with her force, nearly bumping into a passerby.
‘As expected, are girls born to love shopping?’
“Xiao Ye, slow down!” she couldn’t help but shout.
“If we go slower, we’ll run out of time!”
“I have a lot of plans today. I’m going to buy lots of new clothes for this semester, some toys, jewelry… oh, and your pregnancy test stick!”
“I know! I know! Keep your voice down…”
When she said that, many sharp-eared passengers turned to look. Ye Lu lowered her head, wanting to die even more…
After great difficulty, they finally squeezed out.
She breathed a melancholic sigh of fresh air and looked up to find a commercial district before her.
As she admired the view, the other passengers came out one after another.
The sky here was black.
Or rather, this area in the center of the Demon Capital was perpetually dark.
What met the eye was mostly neon style—whether from shop signs, streetlights, or the glow of advertisements.
‘Ye Lu really liked it. If only one day she could come here with the Prince.’
Xiao Ye led her to that all-purpose little street, the kind that has everything.
As soon as they entered, the street was bustling with activity.
Adventurers selling slimes they had just hunted outside, warriors in armor loitering about, and little fox cubs playing and chasing each other.
All kinds of people were there.
“Ugh…”
Ye Lu was walking excitedly.
She wanted to see if there was a women’s goods store she had passed before but hadn’t paid attention to. If not, she was considering suggesting they go to a mall, but then something brushed against her leg.
Looking down, she discovered that the little fox from earlier had tripped over her and fallen.
Furry ears, short stature, looked about five or six or seven years old.
Ye Lu felt a bit guilty. Seeing the child rubbing her head pitifully, she wanted to help her up.
But the little fox girl pulled back her tail, quickly withdrew her hand from Ye Lu’s, her expression so scared she was about to cry.
“It’s… it’s the bad succubus big sister…”
“Wuwu… please, don’t seduce my daddy anymore…”
After throwing out that line, she took off running.
“?”
‘You little brat fox!’
‘Who wants your daddy?! ’
‘I really want to put this stinky fox over my knee and spank her butt!’
Xiao Ye covered her mouth, laughing uncontrollably.
“Hahaha, how, how amusing. Looks like Ye Lu’s popularity is really bad.”
“Excuse me, miss.”
“Huh?”
A patrol officer in a police cap popped out from nowhere.
He gestured with an open hand to Xiao Ye, who was still laughing.
“According to city regulations, if a demon comes here, they need to present the corresponding permit.”
“In the future, if a demon arbitrarily steals emotions from the public in this kind of place, they will be fined.”
“Who’s stolen anything?!”