“Mmm~”
Phyllis stretched as she woke from her slumber.
Today was the monthly day for the Catkin candidate saintesses to return home.
One month, four days off.
But due to travel distances, not all candidate saintesses went back.
Those who lived far away would choose to return once every two months instead.
The priestesses at the Sacred Ground were very understanding.
If someone went back every two months, they would be given six days of vacation.
Of course, this came at a small cost.
When most candidate saintesses went home.
The remaining few had to help with some cleaning tasks around the Sacred Ground.
Phyllis definitely didn’t want to do volunteer work!
Luckily, her village wasn’t far from the Sacred Ground.
At most, it would take half a day to get back.
Phyllis struggled to break free from the blanket’s seal.
But in the end, she failed.
Since there was still plenty of time before departure, she might as well stay in bed a little longer.
Yesterday, Carola had worn her out quite a bit.
In the early hours of the morning.
Phyllis’s eyelids were drooping from exhaustion.
Even though Carola was doing more intimate things to her.
She couldn’t fight off the drowsiness and fell asleep.
When she woke up again.
Phyllis could sense what Carola had done to her while she was asleep.
This time, there were no bite marks left all over her body.
But she had probably been kissed all over by Carola, right?
Especially her lips.
When Phyllis opened her mouth to yawn, she felt a little swollen.
And this was after she had already slept for a few hours and recovered.
Phyllis didn’t even want to think about it.
Just what kind of torment Carola had inflicted on her lips back then!
But to be honest, Phyllis felt that being kissed all over… it wasn’t so bad?
No, no, no!
Phyllis buried her face deeper into the pillow.
‘Phyllis, Phyllis, how can you be so degenerate now? You’re supposed to become the Cat People’s formal saintess! How can you indulge in this kind of…’
Phyllis shook her head violently, tossing the thought that it hadn’t been that bad out of her mind.
Besides, Carola was a yandere Blood Tribe member!
Yandere!
The kind who would lock you up and tie you down!
And then—
Well, she had already been through that.
It was even more miserable than that.
But through her own efforts and her cheat ability.
Phyllis had finally established a relatively normal lover relationship with Carola.
And even when faced with Carola’s frequent blood-sucking demands.
Phyllis had developed a gameplay loop where the more blood she lost, the stronger she got.
In fact, Phyllis hadn’t even seen the upper limit of this loop yet.
If it weren’t for the limited amount of HP she recovered each day.
Phyllis would probably beg Carola to suck her blood every single day.
And after going through some things together with Carola.
Phyllis found it hard to be afraid of Carola anymore.
She really must be in love with her!
Phyllis hugged the pillow to her chest and stared blankly at the ceiling.
Even though it was already a fact.
Phyllis sometimes still felt how absurd fate was.
Thinking back to half a year ago.
She never would have imagined this.
But now, it was happening right before her eyes.
Just then, she felt the bed dip slightly.
It was Carola!
Carola pressed herself close to Phyllis.
“Awake?” Carola’s voice sounded in Phyllis’s ear.
“I thought you’d sleep a little longer.”
“You didn’t go to sleep, meow?”
When Phyllis woke up and didn’t see Carola, she assumed Carola had gone to bed.
“I slept for a little while.”
Carola explained.
“Huh? You slept at night?”
Phyllis acted like she had discovered something new, turning her head to look at Carola.
Carola’s white hair was a bit disheveled, and her red eyes still held traces of sleepiness.
In all the time they had known each other, Phyllis thought this might be the first time she had seen Carola sleep at night.
Even if it was close to dawn?
Was she tired from messing with her last night?
Or was it because continuously activating the barrier consumed too much magic?
“Last night, you…”
Phyllis started to speak, but then felt Carola’s hand reach around her waist.
“Hmm? What about last night?”
Carola tilted her head, looking innocent.
“You—”
Images of what Carola had done to her last night flashed through Phyllis’s mind.
Because she had told the Cat God about them, Carola had to punish her.
And after some argument, Carola chose to tickle her paw pads as punishment.
After struggling to no avail, Phyllis had resorted to banging her head against the wall to relieve the itching.
Which ended up being heard by High Priestess Iona.
Carola cleaned up the scene and was forced to turn back into the Bat Decoration.
When High Priestess Iona left, Carola transformed back.
Phyllis thought the punishment wasn’t over.
But then Carola said she wanted to make it up to her.
What Phyllis hadn’t expected was…
The compensation was… holding her and kissing her fiercely.
“I only kissed you a little!”
Carola leaned in closer, her nose brushing against Phyllis’s cheek.
“I didn’t even suck your blood.”
“But you still can’t—”
Phyllis’s eyes went wide.
“And you were asleep!”
Carola even said it with complete confidence.
“What happens while you’re asleep doesn’t count.”
Phyllis’s eyes widened.
What kind of twisted logic was that!
“That’s clearly—”
“Clearly what?”
Carola blinked, a smile in her red eyes.
“Taking advantage of you? But you’re my lover. Is there anything wrong with kissing my lover?”
Phyllis opened her mouth, only to find she couldn’t argue.
Kissing between lovers really did seem fine, didn’t it?
Carola smiled in satisfaction, then leaned down and gently pecked Phyllis on the forehead.
“Good girl.”
Phyllis rolled her eyes.
But deep down, she felt a strange feeling.
She had been led around by the nose by Carola again.
It wasn’t unpleasant.
In fact, she was almost… getting used to it?
‘I’m a proper reincarnator! How can I let Carola, a yandere Blood Tribe member, push me around!’
‘But…’
‘Her lips are so soft.’
‘And she smells really nice.’
‘And it feels so warm when she holds me.’
‘And—’
Phyllis sat up abruptly.
She couldn’t think about it anymore!
Carola sat up with her.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing!”
Phyllis pulled away from Carola, then jumped off the bed.
“I need to pack! I’m going home today!”
“Oh? Looks like you’re looking forward to it~”
Carola tilted her head, her smile deepening.
Of course she knew what Phyllis was thinking.
Because Phyllis’s face was as red as a ripe apple.
After all, this was the Sacred Ground.
Even with her isolation barrier, Carola couldn’t be too intimate with Phyllis sometimes.
But leaving the Sacred Ground and returning to Phyllis’s village would be different!
They could do much bolder things there!
Carola didn’t call her out on it.
She just got out of bed and started helping Phyllis pack.
An hour later, Phyllis dragged a small bundle out of the room.
Carola had turned back into the Bat Decoration, hanging on the Mirror Magic Tool.
The Sacred Ground was especially lively today.
Many candidate saintesses were heading toward the main gate, some dragging suitcases, others carrying bundles.
The one thing they all shared was the look of anticipation on their faces.
Phyllis could relate to that.
It was the same feeling she had when going home from school on break in her past life.
Phyllis joined the crowd and was quickly jostled to the entrance.
“Phyllis!”
A familiar voice called out from behind her.