"W-why… my body, my voice…"
Junze pressed down on Ganyu, staring at himself in disbelief.
A refined and handsome face, a voice that was still slightly youthful yet deeply magnetic, well-defined muscles… and an unspeakably awkward condition…
"I… grew up?!"
Junze could hardly believe it.
He couldn't understand why his body had suddenly matured at this moment.
This leap… was at least seven or eight years!
Could those demonic residues really have that kind of power?
No way!
His face was full of disbelief.
"Mm…"
At that moment, Ganyu let out a soft murmur in her sleep.
She frowned slightly, as if sensing something heavy pressing on her, and tried to move.
"This is bad!"
Panicking, Junze realized that if Ganyu woke up now, there was no way he could explain this situation.
He quickly propped himself up with both arms at her sides, his legs doing the same.
Instantly, the pressure eased.
Ganyu's slightly furrowed brows relaxed again.
Junze let out a breath of relief.
Luckily, she was too exhausted to wake up.
He tried to shift to the side and lie down elsewhere, but…
"This bed is too small…"
Junze looked at the narrow space beside Ganyu, his expression turning awkward.
Clearly, this was a single bed.
Before, when Junze was still small, and Ganyu herself wasn't large either, the two of them sleeping together felt warm and comfortable.
But now?
Even if he had only grown seven or eight years older, his body now completely surpassed Ganyu's.
This bed… not only lacked width, it didn't even have enough length for him to lie down.
If he wasn't kneeling over it, he couldn't even fit on it properly.
Let alone sharing it with her.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Junze shouted inwardly.
[Host has absorbed a large amount of energy in a short time, breaking the current growth limit]
[System update failed]
[Abnormal body state detected]
[System upgrading…]
"…Huh?"
A huge question mark appeared on Junze's face.
He immediately protested in his mind.
"Why would breaking the limit cause abnormal body changes?! Shouldn't I just grow normally?!"
"And you just said the update failed, right?! That's a bug, so compensate me with Primogems!!"
As always, whenever the system had issues, Junze's first instinct was to demand compensation.
Pay up, and he forgets everything.
Don't pay… then he's ready to argue.
Unfortunately, the system gave him no response this time.
"…Forget it. I should get off first."
Holding himself up over Ganyu like this was exhausting.
But just as he was about to move,
Ganyu's sleeping face came into view.
At this moment, the distance between their faces was less than twenty centimeters.
At such a close range, he could clearly see her flawless features.
Her skin was smooth like warm jade, soft and luminous.
Her lashes rested like butterfly wings, trembling faintly, stirring the heart.
Her cherry-like lips were naturally rosy, delicate and alluring.
Two strands of hair brushed gently against her cheeks, adding a touch of charm.
Even in sleep, she was so perfect… so ethereal, as if untouched by the mortal world.
"Master… Master… why is it that seeing you like this…"
For some reason, after his body matured, Junze's previously steady heartbeat began to race again as he looked at her.
"Master… you seem even more beautiful now."
In that moment, a strong yearning surged within him.
Before, Junze's feelings for Ganyu were pure.
He simply liked her and wanted to stay by her side.
But now…
A new emotion began to form in his heart.
Possessiveness.
He wanted to completely have the person before him.
"I absolutely won't let Master belong to anyone else!"
Junze shouted in his heart.
The [Greed] attribute flickered faintly in response to his emotions.
The instincts of a taotie were urging him onward.
He had also reached the age of growth.
Junze's breathing became uneven again.
But this time, it was no longer because of the intense pain from before.
Even as he held himself up, he could still feel the warmth of Ganyu's body beneath him.
His blood began to surge rapidly, heat gathering in his body.
In an instant, thick black mist poured out from him.
The mist engulfed both him and Ganyu.
At a glance, it almost looked like he was about to devour her whole.
A taotie was a creature of greed, and right now, Junze's desire toward Ganyu was triggering that very instinct.
One should never underestimate the intensity of a boy going through adolescence in this regard.
"!"
But Junze was not the kind of man who would submit to base desires.
To force himself awake, he bit his own lip hard.
The sting of pain brought him back to his senses, if only slightly.
Junze let out a cold laugh.
"I'm a pure love kind of guy! If I'm going to be close to Master, it'll be when she's awake!"
"Doing things in secret like a thief… even a dog wouldn't do that!"
…Well.
Even though he sounded righteous, he wasn't exactly hiding his bold thoughts about his master either.
If Ganyu ever found out, she'd probably just clutch her horns, squat down, and call him a "rebellious disciple"… and nothing more.
After saying those harsh words, Junze took one last lingering look at her.
But he didn't dare keep staring.
His master's charm wasn't something someone like him, who had just suddenly grown up, could resist.
"Time to go, time to go…"
Junze shook his head, preparing to imitate the restraint of a saint like Liu Xiahui.
"However…"
"Ze~"
Suddenly, Ganyu's arms wrapped around his waist, pulling him tightly into an embrace.
Junze was startled and fell directly onto her.
"!!!"
His eyes widened.
"Did Master wake up?"
But this time, Ganyu seemed to have adapted.
Not only did she not feel uncomfortable, she hugged him even tighter.
Soft warmth enveloped him, instantly making all his previous resistance seem weak… almost laughable.
Ganyu murmured in her sleep,
"Ze… good disciple~"
At this point, Junze felt like he was about to cry.
"Master… your disciple has really been led astray by you."
His willpower was already strong enough.
But his master…
was simply too dangerous.
She kept hitting all his weak points again and again.
No matter how disciplined someone was, they wouldn't be able to withstand this kind of test.
"Never thought I, Junze, would one day stoop lower than a stray dog…"
He sighed inwardly as he slowly lowered his head.
"But… just a goodnight kiss… that still counts as pure love, right?"
He tried to preserve the last bit of his dignity.
At least, his "pure love" principles weren't completely broken.
…Or so he told himself.
Because clearly, his conscience didn't seem very committed to staying pure at all.
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