Chapter 20: Black Tentacles
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Night

In the quiet shrine, only a few oil lamps are lit. Long Momo sits alone in the center of the main hall, with a low table in front of her, with a cup of tea upside down on it. She closes her eyes, seemingly waiting for something.

Suddenly, a black shadow shines through the moonlight outside the door. The shadow kneels halfway at the door, and a deep voice penetrates into the main hall.

"Lady Momo."

"Go and find information about someone named Bexia from Asman Academy for me. The more detailed, the better!"

"Yes!"

The black shadow disappears instantly outside the door. Long Momo picks up the cup and takes a sip. She can't calm down when she recalls what happened this afternoon.

When she entered that special state and faced Bexia, he actually had a feeling of awe. And it wasn't just any ordinary awe, but the kind of awe that a subordinate has towards a monarch, or a junior has towards an ancestor. This feeling became even more apparent when she infused power into Bexia's body.

Later, she didn't hesitate to use precious Dragon Force to verify a certain speculation, but the results made her bewildered...

"What did Senior Sister Long Momo want from you today?" Carter suddenly turned his head on the bed and asked.

"N... nothing, she just asked me to do her a little favor." Bexia remembered what happened in the afternoon and his face turned red. The softness of Long Momo kept lingering in his mind.

"Is that so!?" Carter rests his head on his hands and looks up, lost in thought for a while before speaking again, "What kind of guys do you think Senior Sister Long Momo likes?"

"Huh?" Bexia was taken aback. It's obvious that Carter is interested in Long Momo! But considering Long Momo's personality, Bexia doesn't think he has any chance.

Moreover, with Carter asking this question and thinking about what happened today, a thought popped into Bexia's mind: Could it be that Sis Dragon likes me?!

As soon as this thought arose, Bexia immediately shook his head, feeling that he was just thinking too much. But at the same time, he also felt that it was possible, especially after the ripples in the afternoon.

"What do you think, Bexia?" Carter didn't get a response from Bexia for a long time, so he turned his head and asked again, but still didn't get an answer.

"What! You fell asleep so quickly." Although Bexia didn't fall asleep, he didn't answer Carter's question. He himself didn't know what to do and after a long time, he finally snapped out of it, but still couldn't sleep peacefully.

The next day at noon, Bexia was startled to see Long Momo standing at the school gate, surrounded by many academy students. She smiled and greeted each one, fully displaying the qualities of a shrine maiden.

She's doing a good job at pretending!

Bexia, who knows Long Momo's true nature, naturally knows that she is just pretending. When she saw Bexia, she immediately waved at him.

"Betty, over here!"

"Isn't Senior Sister Long Momo calling you?" Carter elbowed Bexia, who was dazed.

"Sis Dragon, what are you doing here?" Bexia didn't understand why Long Momo came to find him at this time.

"Of course, I'm here to wait for you, Betty! Don't you forget what happened yesterday. Are you planning to not take responsibility after doing that to your sister?" Long Momo looked sad, and even tears welled up in her eyes, which made Bexia at a loss.

The biggest reaction came from the onlookers. They all had various expressions on their faces, especially when they heard the words "doing that." Even Carter widened his eyes, looking as if he had seen a ghost, trembling as he pointed at Bexia.

"What did you do yesterday?"

"I didn't do anything!" Bexia felt wronged. He didn't do anything at all. Long Momo initiated everything, and it was forced. He didn't even have the right to resist, so why is he being blamed?

"Sister will never get married in the future. Betty, you have to take responsibility."

"Sis Dragon, don't make trouble, I really didn't do anything!""What about our child?" Long Momo's words immediately ignited the crowd around them. They all stared at Bexia as though he was the most detestable thing they had ever seen. Even Kater, who was standing beside him, took several steps back, pretending not to know him.

"Scum!"

"Trash!"

"This kind of person should be fed to the Warcraft!"

"He seemed like such a good student, I never expected him to be like this!"

"......"

Bexia was completely confused. What was going on here? He had no way to express his grievances, as the verbal attacks from the crowd were nearly causing him to collapse.

"Enough!" he shouted. Then, he took a few steps forward, grabbed Long Momo's hand, and ran off. He only stopped panting heavily when they reached a secluded alley.

"Why did Betty bring Sister to this place? Do you want to try something new?" Long Momo smiled at him.

"Sis Dragon, let's not play anymore. People could die!" Bexia pleaded.

"I'm not joking. Yesterday was actually my first time!" Long Momo's lips were close to his ear, emitting a warm breath.

"But...I didn't do it. You were the one who approached me!" Bexia defended himself.

"But who ended up being the one disadvantaged? Isn't it still me? Isn't it true?" Long Momo's words seemed to make sense, but Bexia wasn't easily deceived.

"Let's stop playing, please! Sis Dragon," Bexia begged.

"I'm not playing! I've really fallen in love with you, Bexia!" Suddenly, Long Momo's body went limp in his arms. Her wet tongue gently licked his earlobe, causing him to shiver.

"Long...Sis Dragon...I'm not even of legal age. I haven't thought about this kind of thing...!" Bexia protested.

"Don't say anything. Let me hold you..." Long Momo's voice suddenly became low. Her soft body leaned against him, as if she were asleep, motionless.

It felt nice to be held by Long Momo's soft body, but Bexia couldn't find any joy in it. In fact, he even felt like dying because his head was buried in Long Momo's slightly exposed chest. Moreover, for some reason, Long Momo's body was getting hotter and hotter, making his own body start to burn, as if there was a flame engulfing him.

What is happening?!

Bexia felt that something was wrong. His body's reaction didn't seem normal at all, but he couldn't move at all because Long Momo was holding him too tightly.

It feels so uncomfortable!

Bexia felt like he had been thrown into molten lava. Every breath he exhaled felt like fire, but that wasn't even the worst part. The most unbearable part was the sensation on top of his head, as if something wanted to drill out from there. The pain was indescribable.

Surprisingly, a pair of black horn-like protrusions slowly emerged from the top of his head, composed of black particles of light. As the radiance dispersed, only a pair of small black antennae remained...