A Sister’s Intervention and a Monstrous Encounter

Just as the pressure on Night Moon was nearing its breaking point, her monster radar suddenly chimed, detecting an extremely subtle pheromone that drifted into her nostrils. With a twitch of her nostrils, her superior lupine sense of smell instantly pinpointed the general direction. Conveniently, this also provided her with a justifiable reason to escape this sorrowful place.

With a resounding thud, the green-haired girl slammed her hand onto the table, rising to her feet, bristling with suppressed fury. “I’m stepping out for a moment,” she announced to the two individuals beside her.

Raising an eyebrow, Tia appeared to have an idea. She deftly pushed Chloe’s tongue back into her mouth, then smeared the saliva clinging to her finger across Chloe’s face.

“Ugh! That’s so gross! What are you doing?!” Chloe exclaimed, her face contorting in a grimace as she sharply pulled her head back.

‘It’s your own saliva; if I don’t find it disgusting, why should you?’ As if to prove her point, Tia then performed an action that utterly astonished Chloe. After Chloe disgustedly pushed Tia’s hand away, Tia, completely unfazed, calmly brought her finger to her mouth and began to suck on it, emitting peculiar, smacking sounds.

“Y-y-y-y-you! Ugh…” Chloe felt utterly speechless.

‘Alright, alright, since my little sister is so averse to it, I suppose I’ll take my leave then~’ With that, Tia gently set Chloe aside.

‘Desire?’

‘I thought there might be even more embarrassing games to play next…’

Observing Chloe’s bewildered gaze, Tia let out a soft chuckle, then lightly flicked her forehead. “What are you thinking about? I’m off now~ If you run into any trouble, remember to find your big sister.”

Even Night Moon had seemingly vanished without a trace. ‘This is a little boring…’ With class about to begin anyway, Chloe simply stacked her textbooks on the desk, constructing a makeshift castle, and promptly laid her head down to sleep.

The school bell rang, and the sprawling campus quickly emptied, yet in certain secluded corners, unseen entities continued their clandestine activities.

In the shadowy recesses of the campus, typically shunned by students, the unsettling sounds of tearing flesh and gnawing bone now echoed incessantly. Beneath a utility box, the once yellow-green support legs were now stained crimson. Warm, viscous liquid seeped into the crevices of the loose soil.

“How utterly unlucky… I never imagined that person actually had a sister like that…” The girl who had fled the classroom now found herself utterly disinclined to attend class. Instead, she aimlessly roamed the campus, continuously muttering curses.

She had once been one of Sera’s hangers-on. After that incident in the restroom, she had been caught by Night Moon. In a bid to garner Sera’s attention, she had impulsively attacked, only to discover that the green-haired girl possessed an astonishing strength, leaving her limping for several days. As a wealthy scion herself, there was no way she would simply let the matter rest. Consequently, she sought out Sera, intending to conspire with her for revenge. To her utter disbelief, the damned rich girl immediately distanced herself, declaring, “You have to do it yourself! It has nothing to do with me!”

Whispers among the students suggested that Chloe might have been involved in some mischief. A sudden inspiration struck her, and she redirected her animosity towards Chloe. Chloe appeared to be on good terms with Night Moon; if Night Moon was untouchable, surely Chloe wasn’t? After all, Chloe had been present at the time, and it was entirely possible she had been the one to summon Night Moon.

Interpreting the events through her own skewed lens, and adding a generous dose of embellishment, she fabricated a rumor worthy of a dramatic novel. Watching Night Moon’s furious yet helpless expression, she was almost numb with mirth. This triumphant feeling persisted until the sudden appearance of the so-called “sister,” who had seemingly materialized out of thin air, completely upending the entire situation. The sister’s strikingly beautiful face had left an indelible impression, yet it was an impression that strangely deterred any thoughts of retaliation.

Consequently, she was left with no recourse but to kick at pebbles scattered across the ground, venting her frustration. Behind a wooden utility box, an odd noise persisted, likely emanating from some small animal. Her mood already sour, she aimed at a stone and kicked it with force towards the box. It struck with a hollow thud. As the stone ricocheted, an eerie silence descended.

However, as the girl drew closer, a putrid, sickening stench abruptly assaulted her nostrils. “Ugh… what on earth died here…?”

She had no desire to linger; her only thought was to hasten away. But then, the wooden box suddenly erupted with a violent commotion, accompanied by a low growl that resonated like a primal beast from the jungle.

A shiver ran through her body, causing her to halt abruptly. ‘Had I misheard? That sound certainly didn’t resemble anything a kitten or puppy could produce. Could it be a wild boar? Or even a tiger? No, that couldn’t be right… How could such an animal possibly be found on school grounds…?’

Her questions were swiftly answered. A tuft of brownish-black fur slowly emerged from behind the box, followed by a pair of reddish-brown eyes that glowed with an eerie green luminescence. Their terrifying gaze, like steel spears, impaled the girl to the spot.

“A b-b-bear…?” Her voice was an unrecognizable tremor, and her legs quivered uncontrollably. At that very moment, she should have bolted, yet her psychological defenses had been so utterly decimated that her mind was incapable of forming any rational decision. She couldn’t even manage a scream.

The towering figure slowly rose, almost matching the height of a tree. It lumbered unhurriedly into the sunlight, where the rays fully illuminated its entire imposing physique. To label it merely a bear would be imprecise; it appeared more like a grotesque hybrid of bear and human. It possessed human-like facial features, yet its overall demeanor was as savage as any wild beast. Its entire body was matted with fur, and the ketchup-like substance smeared around its maw unequivocally signaled that this was no ordinary human being.

Upon sighting the girl, it instantly erupted with excitement, lowering its massive frame and charging forward on all fours. Its colossal bulk seemed to make the very ground tremble, and its razor-sharp claws gouged deep furrows into the concrete pavement.

‘I seem to have caught a glimpse of ample breasts.’