“Then we’ll just wait here.”
There was no place to sit in this warehouse, so Yuriko had no choice but to wander around, looking for something interesting.
Since she was holding Phantom in her arms, she directly asked Phantom about anything unfamiliar.
Phantom could tell her everything from the name to the pharmacology to what kind of potion it could make.
‘This potion should have been invented while I wasn’t aware. I’m not sure of its specific effects. Let me smell it.’
Yuriko took a potion bottle from the shelf.
This was a potion brewed by the Magic Potion Society today, capable of stimulating bloodlines.
She pulled out the stopper and brought the bottle’s opening to Phantom’s nose for her to sniff.
‘Hmm… let me analyze it for a bit…’
After smelling the potion, Phantom immediately entered analysis mode and stayed still.
Yuriko continued holding Phantom, ready to put the potion back on the shelf.
“Yuriko, why did you let Phantom smell that potion?”
Carmilla’s voice came abruptly from behind, startling Yuriko.
“Whoa, Mira, you scared me to death!”
She had been so engrossed that she almost forgot Carmilla was still here.
Because of the tremor, the potion bottle fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the bottle was sturdy and didn’t break, but the liquid inside all spilled out.
“Ah, crap, crap.”
Yuriko quickly picked up the bottle, saw only a small amount of liquid left inside, and put the stopper back on.
She and Carmilla looked down at the liquid pooling on the floor, then exchanged glances, both seeing the same helplessness in each other’s eyes.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you…”
Carmilla lowered her head in apology.
“It’s not your fault. The one at fault is me for carelessly opening the potion.”
Yuriko put the bottle back in its place, planning to apologize to the Magic Potion Society members later.
After the potion spilled on the floor, it gave off a pungent odor.
Clearly, the potion contained volatile components.
“Cough, cough, so choking. Let’s go, let’s go.”
Yuriko pushed Carmilla away from there to another corner.
After coming here, Yuriko breathed fresh air and felt much better.
‘Analysis complete, meow. This potion can indeed stimulate special bloodline manifestation and amplify non-human traits. But if there’s no bloodline to stimulate, the medicinal properties will remain in the body and damage it. Mild cases cause dizziness and tinnitus, severe cases lead to coma and shock.’
The Phantom in her arms had finished analyzing the potion’s principle.
‘So smelling it won’t affect me, right?’ Yuriko asked worriedly.
‘Your body is so sturdy. Just smelling it will at most make you a bit dizzy for a while.’
‘What about Mira? She’s so delicate. Will she be okay?’
‘Hmm, I can’t say for sure. She might fall unconscious, meow, but it’s unlikely to be life-threatening.’
Yuriko looked at Carmilla beside her with some concern and asked, “Mira, how are you feeling now?”
At that moment, Carmilla was a bit dazed.
When Yuriko asked, she briefly came to her senses.
“I… I’m a little dizzy, and a bit cold…”
Oh no, it’s this serious!
Yuriko grew anxious.
She didn’t know when the Magic Potion Society members would come.
Maybe she should use magic to break the lock and force the door open.
Just as she was about to act, Yuriko’s steps became unsteady.
Her body swayed and she ended up leaning against the wall.
‘Not good, I’m starting to show symptoms too.’
Yuriko held her forehead.
Her body felt heavy and hard to control now, but it wasn’t to the point of being completely unable to move.
With effort, she could still manage.
But Carmilla was ultimately not as resilient as her.
She had no strength left to stand and slowly sank to the floor.
“Mira, are you feeling unwell?”
Yuriko crouched down and gently shook Carmilla, helping her regain some awareness.
“Mm, Yuriko, can you hold me? I feel…”
Carmilla clutched her body, shivering continuously.
Yuriko couldn’t worry about anything else and directly hugged Carmilla.
After being hugged, Carmilla curled into Yuriko’s arms, as if only this could make her feel better.
Only after holding her did Yuriko notice that Carmilla’s body wasn’t cold.
On the contrary, her body temperature was much higher than Yuriko’s.
And Carmilla’s temperature was still rising little by little.
This made Yuriko realize she couldn’t wait any longer.
“No, we can’t delay any longer!”
Yuriko gritted her teeth, let go of Carmilla, and prepared to break open the warehouse door with brute force.
So what if she damaged Academy property?
She would pay for it later!
She loosened up her body and was about to kick the warehouse door open when a pair of hands wrapped around her from behind.
“Mira?”
Yuriko stopped, surprised that Carmilla still had the strength to stand.
“Don’t go. Stay with me a little longer, okay?”
Yuriko took Carmilla’s hands and gently removed them, soothingly saying, “I’m not leaving. I just want to open the door quickly. Wait for me, and I’ll take you out of here soon.”
However, Carmilla’s small hands twisted around and grabbed Yuriko’s hands instead.
Somehow, Carmilla found the strength to push Yuriko down, and they both fell to the floor together.
“Ow ow ow… Mira, what are you doing? This is no time for fooling around!”
Yuriko was about to scold Carmilla, but she noticed that Carmilla’s condition was a bit off.
Even though things had already started going wrong, her current state was different from what Yuriko had expected.
Carmilla showed no signs of weakness.
She pinned Yuriko’s hands, pressing her to the ground.
Her face was unusually flushed, her eyes hazy with mist, and her almond-shaped eyes gazed at Yuriko tenderly, with a gaze so clingy it seemed almost sticky.
“Yuriko, I really like you~”
“Uh, I like you too? … Is your body okay now?”
She even had strength to push her down.
Judging by Carmilla’s appearance, she should be fine now.
“I feel absolutely wonderful right now, better than ever.”
Yuriko wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but Carmilla had become even more beautiful than before.
To be precise, it wasn’t that she became more beautiful, but rather… more alluring?
“Hey, since you like me too, we can kiss like lovers, right?”
Carmilla’s bold words genuinely startled Yuriko.
She never expected the gentle and reserved Carmilla to say something like that.
“Eh, isn’t this a bit too soon… mmph!”
Before Yuriko could refuse, Carmilla’s body pressed down on her.
Two soft, large mochi squeezed against Yuriko’s mochi, and her cherry-like lips seized the moment to kiss Yuriko, cutting off her unfinished words.
Huh?