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Like a smoking man idly pressing a lighter switch, Sasaki, chatting idly with Natsuha, unconsciously pushed the pink trinket in his hand back and forth.
"I wonder how Momo is doing..."
However, his words paused mid-sentence as he sensed the resentful gaze from behind, and turned sideways to look back.
Meeting Tsukimi Chifuyu's eyes, where she was huddled in the corner staring in this direction, Sasaki smiled and beckoned to her.
She had been discovered...
The girl's body, half-hidden around the corner, trembled.
Before she could figure out how he had discovered her, she felt a poking sensation at her waist.
"Eek!!!"
Like a startled small animal, Chifuyu jolted violently, her eyes trembling as she hurriedly looked behind her.
The one touching her waist was a girl with golden pupils, a delicate and cute face, and an appearance that looked very well-behaved.
Tsukimi Chifuyu didn't have many friends in class and was part of the group excluded by cliques.
And among those excluded, there was a certain degree of mutual attention.
So she remembered this classmate's name: Iga Sutora.
She had excellent academic grades but poor physical education performance.
In class, she held the same status as Tsukimi Chifuyu, someone no one paid attention to and no one bullied.
All in all, a transparent person.
Why would such a "fellow transparent" with zero prior interaction suddenly touch her?
Had she blocked the way?
She glanced at her position...
She was pressed right against the wall in the corner; she wasn't blocking anything.
Unable to understand... Tsukimi Chifuyu blinked unnaturally and asked.
"Um, Iga-san, is there something you need from me?"
The calm expression on that refined face made Iga Sutora look like an exquisitely realistic doll, so Chifuyu didn't know whether she was angry or sad or something...
Hearing the girl's question, Iga Sutora asked back, neither warmly nor coldly, "He's calling you. Aren't you going to go over?"
"Uh..."
Hearing her words, Chifuyu glanced back at her lover, who was already walking toward them, along with Shinomiya-san...
He is coming over, but what's that got to do with you?
Well...she didn't actually think that.
After all, Tsukimi Chifuyu couldn't read the tone in her voice and naturally didn't understand what she meant.
Before she could figure out how to respond, Iga Sutora spoke again:
"He's coming. Let's go over."
Let's...
The moment she said "let's," Tsukimi Chifuyu's gaze toward her became strange.
Then her speculation in her heart became reality.
Because she watched as the girl calmly walked past her and approached Sasaki, who was coming toward them.
Once she stopped in front of him, Iga Sutora tilted her head upward slightly, like a small puppy acting spoiled toward its owner.
Then, as Sasaki's palm rested on her head, she cooperatively rubbed against his palm.
...Because she was standing behind Iga Sutora, Tsukimi Chifuyu couldn't see whether she stuck out her tongue, but the little tail behind her was wagging quite energetically.
Wait... tail?!
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Noticing something off, she looked again, staring at the slender tail swaying gently back and forth like a pendulum behind the girl, her eyes widening in disbelief.
The way it moved so naturally and flexibly... it didn't look like an ornament at all...
Not an ornament... could it be real?
Impossible. How could a human have a tail?
She felt it didn't look fake... but she dared not believe it was real.
So, in the end, Tsukimi Chifuyu wore an expression of doubting her own life.
Noticing her expression, Sasaki also spotted the little succubus boldly showing her tail.
His gentle petting hand moved downward as he lightly pinched her soft, smooth cheek, letting the pearly white skin blush red under his fingertips:
"Didn't I tell you not to show your tail outside? What's wrong with you~."
The little succubus's skin was incredibly tender; touching it felt like a perfectly boiled, peeled egg soaked in water: soft and slippery.
It made one instinctively want to bully her harder, yet even a little force would leave a lingering red mark on her body.
This pitiful-yet-adorable feedback made Sasaki especially enjoy touching and teasing his little succubus.
Every red mark he left on her was a mark claiming she belonged to him.
And the little succubus loved the affection her "master" gave her.
So her little tail wagged even faster than before.
"There are no outsiders around right now, so it's fine if I show my tail, right? Or do these two count as outsiders in master's~ eyes?"
Ignoring his action of kneading her cheek, Iga Sutora tilted her head sideways with an expression that practically begged for discipline, giving a faint smile.
When she was expressionless, her cute face, beautiful eyes, and the gentle, well-behaved aura she exuded made one want to hold her close and pamper her.
But why did she always show such a mischievous expression?
Increasing the pressure of his hand, Sasaki wantonly enjoyed the softness under his fingertips and said.
"I'm worried someone else might see. If something really happens, you'll be in trouble."
"Even if you have me covering for you at school and can be a bit more reckless, if you form a habit... what about Lulum?"
"You wouldn't want her to be in danger, would you?"
Sasaki's words hit her weak spot.
She herself didn't care, but Lulum couldn't get hurt.
As soon as he spoke, her tail that had been swaying gently like water plants coiled like a nimble little snake and vanished beneath her waist.
To make sure her disguise wouldn't be exposed, Sasaki released her cheek, placed his hands on her soft shoulders, turned her around, and had her bend over.
Hmm... White lace, the Little Succubus has good taste.
Seeing her slender tail wrap around her waist just above her small panties, Sasaki felt relieved and let her straighten up:
"This is how it should be from now on. Don't easily reveal it outside. Better safe than sorry, understand?"
Sasaki gently admonished the Little Succubus, stroking her head.
"Mhm."
This time, she didn't show that "please punish me" expression and nodded seriously.
Having overheard their conversation... Natsuha, who had finally snapped out of her daze, looked at Iga Sutora with a strange expression.
So this was a succubus?
Without the tail... only her ears were a little strange, but they wouldn't draw too much attention.
Other than that, she was no different from an ordinary girl.
Although Natsuha's gaze was subtle, to a succubus, it was easy to detect as she turned her eyes toward the girl.
Stare~
After a glance, Iga Sutora, without showing any expression, retracted her gaze and asked Sasaki,
"Do they also need to feed?"
"Do human females eat that, too?"
She muttered softly, then continued,
"I want to eat too."
Unlike the succubus who literally lived off it... Natsuha, Momo, and the others were ordinary girls.
They enjoyed it, but their bodies couldn't handle it every day.
It wasn't possible to demand Sasaki feed them little puddings daily.
So today, they hadn't planned on having a full party.
But hearing the little succubus say that... The young man glanced at Natsuha beside him and said to the little succubus.
"Well... we'll see. Are you hungry right now?"
After all, she had already been fed yesterday...
So, she wasn't hungry right now, but did that mean she couldn't eat just because she wasn't hungry?
Her slender calves stood straight and firm as Iga Sutora placed both hands behind her back, leaning slightly forward, deliberately exposing just a hint of her delicate collarbones and the soft swell hidden deeper in her neckline to Sasaki. "If master wants it, Stella is always ready anytime~"
"..."
Hearing her seductive words, Sasaki fell into a deep thought.
Hm...Natsuha, Momo, and the others needed proper rest, otherwise their bodies would eventually break down.
He himself was quite strong and healthy; rest or no rest didn't matter much to him...
So, now, being tempted like this by the little succubus, he immediately felt a little tempted.
Meanwhile, Natsuha, hearing Iga Sutora's words, didn't immediately realize what the feeding meant, but the next moment, when she connected it to her identity...
Heh...this guy's feeding a succubus.
Shinomiya Natsuha curved her lips in a half-smile that wasn't quite a smile, staring at her hesitating lover:
"Oh my, you're really playing around, aren't you, Sasaki—master~"
Her deliberately sweet, pinched voice sent a shiver down his spine as the young man gave a dry cough, pretended not to hear, and called out to Chifuyu, who was still frozen in place, staring fixedly at the little succubus's rear. "Come here, Chifuyu."
"Ah? Oh—okay~"
Shifting her dazed gaze to her lover, Tsukimi Chifuyu responded and then stole another glance at the area below Iga-san's waist before trotting over to Sasaki's side:
"Fuyumi~"
Stroking Chifuyu's smooth long hair, Sasaki smiled at her:
"She's in the same class, so I don't need to introduce her, right?"
"Just like you saw—Iga-san isn't human~"
"Not... human..."
The guess she hadn't dared believe was now confirmed as Tsukimi Chifuyu cautiously glanced at her classmate, who showed no reaction at all.
She didn't know what to say...
But staying completely silent felt wrong too.
In a soft voice and with a reserved posture, the girl greeted Iga Sutora:
"I-Iga-san."
"..."
Iga Sutora had no interest in human women.
Otherwise, with her cute and pitiable appearance, she wouldn't have become a transparent person in class.
Facing Tsukimi Chifuyu's greeting, she gave her one emotionless glance before looking away.
Humans don't take interest in random stones by the roadside.
Likewise, succubi feel zero interest toward human women.
Unless it was a life-or-death situation, succubi would never rely on human women to sustain themselves.
No one would choose to eat tree bark when they could have fish and meat.
So Iga Sutora's attitude toward Tsukimi Chifuyu was indifferent to an extreme degree.
Receiving such cold treatment, the latter felt a little wronged and disappointed inside, but she didn't show it.
In class, both Iga and she were transparent people.
And there were always reasons for becoming transparent.
The reason might lie with oneself, or with the environment...
Plus, Iga Sutora was a succubus.
So Tsukimi Chifuyu wasn't surprised by her attitude.
With an awkward smile, she shifted her gaze to Natsuha, who stood on the other side of her lover. "Shinomiya-san."
The fact that Tsukimi could be with Sasaki was partly thanks to her.
Naturally, Natsuha wouldn't give Tsukimi the cold shoulder, so, facing her greeting, she smiled very kindly:
"Tsukimi-san."
Because of the "Plan X" situation, Shinomiya Natsuha didn't feel much rejection toward the other girls Sasaki had openly confessed to so far.
Moreover, she already considered Tsukimi as a future member of the club they planned to establish.
So she was very warm toward Tsukimi.
From behind Sasaki, Shinomiya Natsuha proactively took Tsukimi Chifuyu's hand and asked.
"Tsukimi-san already knows about my situation, right?"
"Has he told you?"
Not receiving the expected coldness or rejection, the tension in Chifuyu's heart gradually melted away thanks to Shinomiya's enthusiastic attitude.
Still, she wasn't quite used to anyone besides her lover, Otome, and Rinka being so close and friendly toward her.
So, she nodded with an awkward smile. "I... I know. Fuyumi told me about Shinomiya-san before..."
"So, does that mean Tsukimi-san is okay with being with him now, and accepting the rest of us?"
"Ah? No, no, it's the opposite. I hope Shinomiya-san and the others can accept me... I'm the one who came later."
"We're all sisters now. No need to talk about who came first or last. Later I'll introduce you to the others. We plan to..."
Overhearing the conversation behind him, Sasaki gently pulled the little succubus's arm and gave her lower back a light pat.
"I'm not forcing you to get along with them, but you can't act like a stray cat like that."
"She greeted you. If you don't want to talk, a smile is enough, they'll understand. But you can't just glance at them once and be done, okay?"
When others lectured her, Iga Sutora wouldn't care at all, it went in one ear and out the other.
But the one speaking to her now was her "granary," her master.
His words, she would listen to.
Plus, it was a very small request anyway.
So, she nodded without hesitation.
"Okay~"
"But since I'm being so obedient... shouldn't there be a tiny little reward?"
"..."
This line... why does it feel so familiar?
Knowing exactly what the little succubus wanted, Sasaki took advantage of the moment while Chifuyu and Natsuha were talking, leaned down, and kissed her jelly-like soft, bouncy lips:
"Sure, Stella has been so good. Of course you deserve a little reward."
"But if I give Stella a reward, shouldn't Stella also satisfy one of the master's requests in return?"
As long as it meant she could eat... Iga Sutora would agree to any request from him without hesitation.
This time was no exception.
Chasing after his kiss, she stood on tiptoe and asked softly.
"What request?"
Without answering, Sasaki placed the little shock toy Natsuha had given him onto the little succubus.
"Mm~"
It was her first time coming into contact with something like this, Iga Sutora twisted her small waist uncomfortably:
"What is this? Why do you have to put it there?"
Making sure it was properly placed, Sasaki straightened up and played with the small device in his hand that had 1-2-3 written on it.
Facing the little succubus's question, he smiled very brightly.
"Does Stella not know what this is?"
"No."
Well...aside from phones, TVs, and other basic everyday items commonly seen in life, the little succubus didn't know much about human-made objects.
Of course she had no idea what that tiny thing, about the size of a fingertip, was used for.
But the special sensitivity succubi had toward that kind of thing told her that the little gadget was very, very naughty.
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