Chapter 75: Lilith

The night passed in silence.

Her first night at the Witch Academy was actually quite comfortable, though her chest felt a bit heavy.

Su Ling blearily opened her eyes only to find Su Yao snuggling against her chest, sleeping soundly.

‘Sigh, why does it feel like this cheap mom of mine is becoming more and more childish?’

Seeing Su Yao still calling out Bai Wei’s name in her sleep made Su Ling feel an inexplicable spark of irritation.

She glanced at the sugar painting of Bai Wei on the counter, the resentment in her eyes nearly solidifying into physical form.

With a soft sigh, she was about to push Su Yao away when she realized the woman was already awake.

“Good morning, Ling Ling.”

Su Yao yawned, her eyes bleary with sleep.

“It’s not morning anymore. It’s almost noon.”

Su Ling checked the time—it was already 11:30 AM.

Well, they certainly knew how to sleep.

She got out of bed, washed up, and drew the curtains, only to find that Hajimi was an even heavier sleeper than they were.

However, why was the balcony covered in cat food?

And the doll had been tossed aside.

“Stupid cat, can’t even eat in peace.”

Su Ling kicked Hajimi irritably.

The cat jolted awake with an expression of pure grievance.

That damned G502 had tried to steal her cat food last night.

Unable to let it slide, she had fought a war with G502 all night long.

‘Dammit, just wait until I can take human form. I’ll show you all what for!’

Dalian grumbled internally.

Of course, it was just a thought.

She had realized that Su Ling and Su Yao’s identities were far from simple.

Moreover, by the time she could transform into a human, G502 would likely be fully restored.

Considering G502 could withstand the full force of a space-based weapon, Dalian knew she was no match for her.

She could only bully the other party for now.

Su Ling picked up the cat food from the floor and poured some more for Hajimi, her lips curling into a helpless pout.

The cat food was running low.

This stupid cat really had a massive appetite.

Although their rented house had a stove, they hadn’t bought any ingredients yesterday, so they still had to go out to eat today.

Su Yao finished getting ready just then and started bouncing around, pulling Su Ling along to properly explore the Witch Academy.

They had been so preoccupied with finding a job and a house yesterday that they hadn’t gotten a good look at the place.

As the sound of the door closing echoed, Dalian suddenly felt two burning gazes light up behind her.

“Meow! Don’t you dare steal my food!”

***

“Huh?”

As they stepped out, they coincidentally found a pink-haired woman with a stunning figure standing by the neighbor’s door.

The woman looked to be about six feet tall, with an incredibly exaggerated, curvaceous figure.

Her long legs were shapely, and she wore a beige maid outfit that only added to her allure.

She seemed to be waiting for someone, but when she saw Su Ling and Su Yao leave their room, her pink lips pursed slightly.

The neighbor’s room belonged to Tao Tao.

Su Ling looked over curiously. Did something happen?

“Um… is something wrong?”

Normally, Su Ling wouldn’t want to get involved, but Tao Tao had helped her so much yesterday, and her impression of the girl wasn’t bad.

“What a beautiful little sister.”

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled, her pink nail polish drawing the eye.

“Are you friends with Miss Tao Tao?”

“Uh, I guess so,” Su Ling replied, already starting to regret speaking up.

The way this woman looked at her and Su Yao was like a hungry wolf eyeing little lambs—it was far too intense.

It made her uncomfortable.

She pulled Su Yao, preparing to leave.

The prerequisite for helping others was, at the very least, ensuring the safety of herself and her family.

As for Tao Tao… well, all she could do was pray for her.

Fortunately, the woman didn’t press them.

She simply watched their retreating figures, her pink tongue licking her glossy lips.

“Hehe, so fragrant. It’s the scent of one of my kind~”

“Senior Lilith? You’re here this early?”

At that moment, the door opened, and Tao Tao appeared with a look of extreme exhaustion.

She hadn’t slept a wink last night.

It wasn’t hard to guess who was to blame for that.

“Since it’s an order from a little one, I naturally have to take it seriously~”

Lilith pulled Tao Tao into her embrace, immediately subjecting her to a face-full of her chest.

“Mmph, I can’t… breathe!”

Tao Tao’s small frame was nearly taken out in a single hit.

After struggling to break free, she bent over with a flushed face, gasping for air. ‘So, so scary!’

“But have you really made up your mind? You know what happens if you owe a debt to the Witch’s Hut, right?”

Lilith cupped her own face, an unnatural flush appearing on her cheeks.

Tao Tao’s petite body couldn’t help but shiver, and her voice trembled slightly.

However, at the thought of that damn mesugaki, her gaze hardened.

“I—I’ve made up my mind!”

“Just get rid of that girl for me!”

“You can even sell me to your shop if you want!”

“Oh, that won’t do. We don’t take little girls,” Lilith said with a smile.

“Now, if it were those two little ones from just now… or rather, even just one of them would be fine. Hehe~”

Lilith continued to savor the memory of her first meeting with Su Ling. As a witch of Sequence: Charm, she could smell the faint, lingering scent of the Charm Sequence on Su Ling.

She could tell Su Ling was a newcomer.

For a newcomer to reach that level… ha, she was practically a genius.

“Ha, I’m getting sidetracked. Show me the electronic ghost you mentioned.”

Lilith walked into the room and slowly closed the door, her pink pupils shimmering with a bewitching light.

***

‘That woman…’

Su Ling was a bit distracted.

For some reason, she felt like that woman carried an aura that was incredibly attractive to her.

‘Am I just a sucker for beauty?’

After all, that woman really was quite something.

Those thick thighs… if she were to be pinned by them, hehehe—

Su Ling began to giggle foolishly, prompting a strange look from Su Yao across from her.

“Ling Ling? Are you feeling alright?”

“Ahem, I’m fine. I just thought of something happy.”

Su Ling quickly wiped the smile off her face and coughed.

They were currently at a small noodle shop that felt very cozy and lived-in.

From the idle chatter of the witches around them, she learned that the Witch Academy was as large as an entire star system.

The system they were in had eight planets, and she was currently on one of them.

This specific planet was dedicated to student recreation and housing.

To attend classes, one had to travel to other planets.

Everyone in the Witch Academy was either a student, a teacher, or a family member.

Since Su Ling’s ticket had been given directly by the Dean, she and Su Yao had been able to enter without any obstacles.

“By the way, are you guys interested in the Astral Grand Competition?”

A voice came from a nearby table.

Su Ling’s ears perked up as she slurped her noodles.

The group next to them seemed to be a band, as they were carrying various instruments.

“Of course I’m interested. The prize is the Light of Hope! If I could get it, I’d wish to become a superstar and go on a tour through the Star Sea.”

Someone sighed.

“We should just give up and go to sleep. I heard that person from the Kendo Academy has officially declared their entry. With a monster like that participating, what chance do we have?”

“Sigh, true. We’re just background characters.”

The band’s subsequent conversation became a bit harder for Su Ling to follow.

It was all gossip about girl bands—like how a certain band member was caught crawling around in the dark while calling out a teammate’s name, and how she supposedly tried to force herself on her.

Then it was revealed that the two were actually an aunt-in-law and a niece.

‘Tsk, are there actually any normal humans here?’

Su Ling wondered as she finished her noodle soup while listening to the gossip.

Just as she finished her meal and paid the bill, her phone suddenly buzzed with a notification.

“Who is it?”

Su Yao leaned over.

Su Ling’s phone was vibrating frantically, almost like a massage wand.

It was Tao Tao, whom she had just added as a friend yesterday.

Peach King: “HELP!”