Late at night.
“Finally finished.”
Stark yawned, completely burnt out, and collapsed onto his chair.
Nihilux snuggled up close to him, letting her head loll onto his shoulder.
“I’m done for.”
“Ah Yun…
feed me the orange on the table.”
“Why don’t you feed me?”
“Hey, hey, according to the setting, I’m your wife!”
“You said it yourself…
that’s just a setting!”
Stark wasn’t buying the pressure; he pushed the beautiful lady’s head away.
Do you have any idea how heavy it is resting on his shoulder?
Who do you think you’re acting like that with?
You have zero sense of boundaries.
“…Can’t you be a little more gentle with a lady?”
“Pfft, gentle with a lady?
You said ‘gentle with a lady’…
Hahaha…”
He curled his lip, struggling to keep a straight face.
“What are you laughing at?”
“Am I?
Alright, maybe I just remembered something funny.
Of course, I didn’t mean anything against you.”
“…”
Nihilux’s smile slowly stiffened, and her fists clenched tight.
It was truly bizarre; it had been over a month, and she spent every night with Stark…
Why hadn’t his favorability toward her increased at all?
Instead, he was becoming increasingly immune to her charms.
He used to sneak glances at her legs and chest, but now he didn’t even bother sneaking them.
Oh…
It wasn’t that he didn’t look at all; he just looked openly.
“Do you like what you see?”
“Yeah, nice legs…”
“Don’t you want to do something about it?
Maybe make the fake act real?”
“Haha, stop teasing, Nihilux…”
“I’m being serious.”
“Yeah, yeah, sure!”
Stark acted as if he’d heard the funniest joke in history.
Relaxing like this wasn’t bad, but as the saying goes, ‘lust is a blade hanging over one’s head.’ He wouldn’t fall for it.
Who wouldn’t feel their heart race being with such a beautiful, gentle lady who spoke so sweetly?
But when you realized she only wanted you to draw manuscripts, work, and exploit you, wasn’t that just chilling?
Oh…
It would be one thing if she just made him draw, but she spent all day shipping characters, making OCs, and coming up with all sorts of strange settings that polluted Stark’s brain.
It was pure torture…
For example, she actually shipped Jing Yuan with the rest of the High-Cloud Quintet.
Just look: a master who fell to the Mara-Struck, a good brother who was a sinner of the Xianzhou, and a Foxian sister who died and reincarnated as a little girl in the Alchemy Commission.
Jing Yuan was the perfect bottom; he could be paired with anyone!
This was her “hellish” argument.
Shota Jing Yuan, Loli Jing Yuan.
Drawn so well…
He was almost tempted.
It really made one feel that if they stayed with her too long, their mental health would definitely suffer.
“Tsk, Ah Yun, one has to dare to dream.”
“How will you know if you don’t try?
Maybe I can.”
“Stop right there.
If you keep talking, I’m going back to sleep.
I haven’t finished coddling my little girl yet.”
Nihilux sighed. New chapters come out on g.com first.
Was it really that hard to scam a free, permanent little assistant?
What on earth did he want?
Did he want her body?
What a carnivore, so scary!
“Sigh, being with one girl while thinking about another…
you’re going to be hated for that.”
“So what?
Wolf Cub comes first in my heart.
What are you trying to say, you capitalist who’s about to squeeze me dry?”
A gentle smile played on Nihilux’s lips.
She suddenly pulled Stark’s head down and pressed it against her lap.
Was she really first?
She was going to test Stark’s willpower.
By the way, she had taken off her black stockings tonight; bare legs…
“As promised, a lap pillow.
You can sleep like this until tomorrow morning—provided you have a conscience and don’t use me like a literal pillow.
Also, I want an orange.
Peel it for me.”
“Thanks!”
“You remind me of some very terrible lines.”
“Oh, it’s fine.
I give you permission to use me as your fantasy object…
Please continue helping me rush my drafts next time, Teacher Stark!
I’ll do anything.”
“…”
Stark collapsed peacefully, sinking into a gentle embrace.
He sighed for no reason; he had boarded the pirate ship after all.
He gazed at Nihilux.
The woman hummed a tune happily, holding her phone.
From time to time, she would make an annoyed expression and mutter curses under her breath.
She was likely battling haters online.
Her eyes seemed to sparkle with stars, always carrying a smile.
Should one say, as expected of an Emanator of Elation…
“Open up…”
“Ah～”
“Tsk, this orange isn’t sweet.
Damn it, I got ripped off by those fruit sellers again.”
“It’s not sweet?”
Stark was stunned, and an orange was stuffed into his mouth instead.
He chewed; the juice was full and sweet.
How could it not be sweet?
“Is it sweet?”
“Yeah, very sweet.”
“Little fool, you think it’s sweet because I fed it to you.”
“…”
Clumsy flirting techniques.
Stark felt like he was being toyed with and shivered all over, but looking at Nihilux’s unmasked, smiling face…
Someone’s heart rate accelerated slightly.
Sigh…
Anyone who is a sucker for a pretty face deserves to die; he was no exception.
Nihilux’s smile grew even brighter as she looked at Stark teasingly.
Little guy, I don’t believe I can’t handle you.
When a beauty gets cheesy, it’s not called cheesy.
It’s called sweet～
Still pretending?
Why stop pretending?
Do you like what you see?
“Your face is so red.
Ah Yun, let me check your temperature with my forehead.”
“I…”
Damn!
Stark wanted to sit up and leave, but Nihilux pressed him back down.
He took a deep breath and turned his head, only to realize he had turned in the wrong direction…
That area in front is for future exploration!
Now wasn’t the time to face the wall in repentance.
He turned back instantly, his legs tensing up, and met Nihilux’s gaze again.
Nihilux’s smile deepened, carrying a hint of playfulness.
She seemed to notice something lacking.
A moment later, she switched to being shy, her face flushed red as she glanced back and forth at Stark with a coy expression.
“Don’t look, you idiot Stark…”
“Hey, you change your face faster than flipping a book!
And stop it, act normal.”
“Tsk, what a pain.
Don’t men all like pure, innocent little girls?
You say I’m disgusting, but aren’t you already tickled pink inside?”
“…”
Stark suddenly felt that just drawing every night was fine; at least he didn’t have to face this kind of torture.
Otherwise, it really wasn’t good for his heart.
He slowly covered his face.
“Ooh, are you shy?”
Shy my foot!
“Sis, Sister Zhao, I was wrong.
Please, let me go.”
“Eh?
Why say that?
Ah Yun, you don’t know how much I like you…”
“Stop.
I’ll work hard and be obedient.
Ooh…
why are you covering my mouth?”
“Is that so?
Then I must give you a reward.
After all, coddling the little Wolf Cub must be exhausting, right?”
Nihilux was satisfied.
Taken down!
She rubbed Stark’s head, her gaze passing over the basement stair entrance without leaving a trace.
Her lips curled up; what a restless night.
Little girl, have you seen enough?
The big one is coming～
The playful noises in the living room were muffled…
Silver Wolf couldn’t understand it.
How could there be a man and a woman alone in the middle of the night, not doing anything, just dating here?
She had thought…
“Stark, keep it down.
Don’t wake Wolf Cub up.”
“Hmm?”
Stark was stunned.
Why did Nihilux suddenly mention Silver Wolf?
He subconsciously snuck a glance toward the basement entrance.
He had to admit, Silver Wolf’s stealth skills still needed work…
A cute little head poked out from the crack in the door.
She clenched her fists, her eyes wide, her whole body trembling, just like that…
useless “daughter”!
Maybe it’s not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”