It was a strange heart-shaped mark, shimmering faintly and exuding a somewhat sinister aura, yet inexplicably making one's heart race. At a glance, it was clearly not something drawn on like Natsuha's, but a genuine supernatural power!
"Kazuma-kun?"
"Don't move, let me study this," Kazuma's fingertip traced over the strange mark. "Is this thing the culprit? I originally thought she was hypnotized by some supernatural item, but it seems I was being too conservative. Could this be the legendary Succubus Mark?"
So, she was being controlled by some succubus-like being?
A vein throbbed on the Senpai's forehead. Here she was, standing naked in front of him, completely exposed! And he didn't even spare her a glance, treating her as if she were invisible, instead focusing on studying something else. Wasn't that going too far? Too disrespectful?!
Miyajima Sakura seemed completely unaware of the Succubus Mark on her body, as if she couldn't see it at all. Perhaps she had been hypnotized, which was why she was blind to it? In any case, feeling that her charm was being challenged, the Senpai—who had been pushed to her limit—stopped pretending and laid her cards on the table.
Her pupils flashed with a red light. She stepped forward and suddenly wrapped her arms around Kazuma's neck, pressing her full chest tightly against his face in a smothering embrace, her body deforming slightly under the pressure.
"Kazuma!" Miyajima Sakura pressed down on his hand in a domineering manner, their faces close together, lips nearly touching, her gaze filled with resentment. "You're really too much, constantly ignoring my presence—ignoring my body. Do I really have no charm in your eyes at all?"
She stuck out her tongue and gently licked the corner of his mouth. "Am I not beautiful? Don't you like me even a little?"
"Senpai, you seem to be breaking our agreement."
"I don't care about that kind of thing at all—!"
Deep within her eyes, a pink light flickered continuously.
Kazuma twitched the corner of his mouth, his smile remaining as calm as ever. "Senpai, you are very beautiful. If you're still offering benefits after you return to normal, I definitely won't refuse."
"I am normal right now!" Miyajima Sakura snapped in anger. For some reason, seeing his composed smile—that expression as if he had everything under control—only made her angrier. "No matter what, I won't let you escape, Kazuma-kun. I will definitely devour you—completely devour you!"
Knock knock knock —————
The sound of knocking echoed at the same time.
"Kazuma? Senpai? Are you two not done yet?"
It was Akane Nanao's voice. "Kazuma?"
"…"
Miyajima Sakura fell silent.
"Senpai, stop this. It wouldn't be good if someone outside saw," Kazuma gently patted her smooth shoulder. "Put your clothes on."
Miyajima Sakura stared at him for a full minute before finally speaking in a low voice, "Come to my house tonight. Otherwise, I will absolutely not let this go!"
"…"
Kazuma could feel her determination and teased, "It seems Miyajima-senpai wants me to guide you again tonight. How diligent~"
He's just toying with me, isn't he?!
Miyajima Sakura no longer cared about guidance or not. In the end, that had only been an excuse from the beginning. There was no need to pretend anymore. Only one thought filled her mind: devour him—completely and utterly devour him!
Almost at the same time, in an izakaya in Ginza, Tokyo, a beautiful red-haired woman angrily downed a drink before smashing the cup onto the floor.
Smash!
"What's the deal with that guy? He remains completely unmoved even when such a beautiful girl throws herself at him! He won't even eat the meat delivered to his doorstep?"
The commotion caused by the beautiful woman drew the attention of many customers, yet the staff acted as if they saw nothing.
Both the shop owner and the staff had red lights flickering in their eyes from time to time. It seemed she had them under her control.
"Is he even a normal man?" the beautiful woman grumbled angrily as she collapsed onto the sofa.
Of course, whether he was a man or not was beyond doubt. As a succubus, Shizuka understood this better than anyone.
That vigorous vitality—that essence filled with miraculous power… Other men were simply not on the same level. Completely incomparable. That Kazuma was the man she had been dreaming of!
And precisely because of this, her inability to secure him for so long—being strung along by Kazuma—was what made Shizuka so frustrated and agitated.
Shizuka was a youkai—in more precise terms, a succubus, also known as a "Silver Demon." As a native Japanese youkai, she had come to the human world not long after her birth. To increase her strength and survive, she needed the essence of men.
For a succubus, this normally wasn't difficult. But by chance, she discovered a special kind of essence in Morita Hospital. That thing, containing unimaginable power, was like a treasure bestowed by heaven.
After tasting it, she became deeply obsessed.
Especially that mysterious boy, who stirred an intense desire within Shizuka. She wanted to capture him—to devour him nonstop, twenty-four hours a day.
But when she tracked down Kazuma's school, she despairingly realized that the boy was not someone she could deal with. Being newly born, her strength was still very weak. She didn't even dare approach him; her instincts warned her that he was extremely dangerous.
As a succubus, she possessed the power to control others. Her Succubus Mark could not only control women but also transfer the absorbed essence and power back to herself. But what was truly frustrating was that—forget Kazuma—she couldn't even control the women around him!
She searched for a long time before finally finding a suitable target like Miyajima Sakura.
"Hey, beauty, drinking alone is boring. You look lonely—how about joining us…"
The succubus's aura and charm naturally attracted men trying to hit on her. Several men from nearby tables immediately stood up.
"A woman like her—is she someone a fat pig like you can approach?!"
"What did you say?!"
The red-haired succubus didn't spare them a single glance. She hadn't even bothered to control them—just slightly stirred their desires and hostility, and they immediately started fighting among themselves.
Shizuka couldn't even be bothered to care about such men.
After encountering Kazuma—especially after tasting that essence from Morita Hospital—she could no longer feel any interest in other men.
Even though her power was still weak, and even though she had never actually been with other men, her instincts as a youkai told her that ordinary human men could never compare to that boy.
His essence could not only grant power but also allow her to grow and evolve. These conclusions had even been researched and confirmed by Morita Hospital.
Even for a succubus, it was impossible not to be tempted.
No… the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became!
"I refuse to believe you can resist forever," the red-haired succubus muttered through gritted teeth as she left the izakaya, ignoring the men still fighting behind her. Quietly, she made her way toward Miyajima Sakura's house.
Although that girl hadn't succeeded in capturing Kazuma, there was still a chance tonight. The succubus refused to believe he could resist if she added more to the situation.
"If you can resist a young girl… what about adding a beautiful mother on top of that?"
Standing on the rooftop, the succubus looked down at the elegant woman inside the house, who was busy tidying up—every bit the image of a perfect housewife.
Miyajima Sakura's mother… Miyajima Tsubaki.
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