Acceptance

Su Mian was not joking. Accepting his demon side meant his “little brother” was likely leaving home forever. He was very grieved, so he definitely had to see it one last time.

During this, he thought about how he possessed a sharp weapon but could no longer use it—tripped up halfway through his journey—and couldn’t help but feel a wave of sorrow.

Perhaps this was the price of power!

In short, when Su Mian stepped out of the bathroom stall, he had completely accepted reality. He splashed water on his face at the sink and looked expressionlessly at the speechless succubus in the mirror. He spoke decisively.

“Come on.”

“Are you sure?”

“Don’t waste words.”

As mentioned before, while Su Mian was often lazy and dithered, he never lacked the determination to see things through once he made a decision. It was just a matter of thoroughly embracing his other half.

Leave tomorrow’s troubles for tomorrow. For now, solve today’s problems first!

Su Mian’s gaze was firm. The girl in the mirror smiled.

“Since you’ve made your preparations, then…”

She slowly raised her hand. Behind her, a blurred shadow mimicked the movement. Silver-white intertwined with pitch-black; pink merged with crimson. At the same time, Su Mian outside the mirror raised his hand as well.

Her movements were identical to the girl in the mirror, truly like a reflection. The moment their hands overlapped on the glass—

Crack!

Accompanied by the sound of something breaking, the succubus’s hand reached out from the mirror and grabbed Su Mian. As the sensation of her temperature transferred over, she chuckled softly.

“Remember what I said before?”

“You are me?”

“Yes, I am you.”

Before the voice could fade, Su Mian suddenly felt himself being pulled forcefully into the mirror by the succubus—or perhaps, it was he who forcefully pulled the other side out!

There was a brief moment where their perspectives swapped, then overlapped.

The next second—

Boom!

The mirror above the sink instantly shattered into a thousand pieces. As they clattered to the floor, a blood-colored storm erupted within the cramped space!

The violent crimson dyed the surrounding world red in the blink of an eye. A figure appeared on every shard of glass. Then, as the blood-red light contracted, the shards surged toward Su Mian in the center, wrapping around him.

A blood-colored cocoon pulsed like a heart for a full thirty seconds…

Crack!

The cocoon shattered and vanished into nothingness, leaving only the black-haired girl standing in the center.

She stood silently for a moment, then looked down at her slender body—at her flat chest, her smooth abdomen, her fair legs…

“Where are my clothes?”

The girl blinked, though she didn’t care much about that for the time being. It wasn’t because of any strange fetish, but because as she fully accepted the power of her other half, the intense desires of her demon side came rushing in!

Feeding, indulgence, pleasure…

These were the components of the demon now. Among them, the desire to feed screamed the loudest. The gluttonous instinct of her demon side was frantically urging Su Mian.

Previously, she would have found a way to suppress it, but now she surrendered to that desire.

However…

“Having a feast is no problem, but when I eat and what I eat will be my choice.”

Surrendering to the desire, Su Mian closed her eyes. She would be the master of her desires, not their puppet!

When this thought surfaced, the succubus’s laughter rang out: “Very good. It looks like you’ve found the trick.”

Su Mian ignored her.

Unlike the “simple” desire of gluttony, the succubus side representing pleasure was clearly much more complex.

The girl could clearly perceive that she only needed to satisfy the requirements of the gluttony desire to basically tame it and turn its power entirely to her own use. It was like how a hungry person just needs to eat; once full, they are no longer hungry.

But as for the succubus side… to be honest, Su Mian had no clue for the time being.

But it didn’t matter. She would take it slow. This sort of thing couldn’t be rushed.

After a brief thought, the girl withdrew her mind. She first bent down to pick up the golden gemstone that had fallen onto the floor at some point, then after a moment’s thought, she suddenly waved her hand.

Whoosh!

Blood-colored wind wrapped around her body, covering her surface like the hem of a dress. Though it looked a bit strange, at least the parts that needed covering were covered.

But speaking of her current body…

“This is way too short.”

Standing before the sink, Su Mian realized by comparison that she was a full head shorter than before! Her frame was as slender as a child’s. Or was she just a child now?

As for the cause of this situation, she didn’t need the succubus to remind her; the girl quickly figured it out herself.

Through the shards scattered on the floor, she could clearly see that she was actually different from her “Succubus Form.” Aside from the long black hair, even her facial features, while similar, had subtle differences.

Because what was currently flowing through her body was primarily the power of [Gluttony].

The reason she looked so petite was that she had been hungry for too long. In the words of her other self… she was a bit “malnourished”!

So, earlier, the succubus hadn’t been entirely lying to Su Mian. While she could suppress the desire of gluttony, it didn’t mean that part was actually satisfied. One demon really wasn’t enough to fill the gaps between her teeth; she needed a much larger feast!

“Then, no time to lose.”

Feeling the restless appetite, Su Mian walked out of the restroom wrapped in crimson. She looked up at the sky, then turned toward the interior of the manor.

She knew someone was performing a massive ritual to summon demons, but she knew nothing else—not even who the opponent was. If she accidentally injured an ally later, those “friendly forces” might be hard to deal with.

So, before the ritual started, she first had to figure out what exactly was going on.

As for how to figure it out?

Naturally, she would need to trouble Mr. Jiang Xun.

As an official organization, it was impossible for the Administration to be completely ignorant of this. Finding him was the right move.

But where was Officer Jiang right now?

Su Mian frowned and tried to sift through the memories of her demon half. As she fully accepted her other side, the hidden memories were naturally taken in as well.

However, as she looked, her expression became a bit unnatural.

“There are too many scenes of blood-sucking!”

Su Mian quickly skipped those meaningless images and found the final part of the memory regarding Jiang Xun.

“Huh? He already left? What do I do now? I don’t have any other acquaintances in the Administration!”

Though there were likely many Administration members left here, and she could find someone else, she wasn’t familiar with them. They wouldn’t trust a demon like her.

“Tch, I’ll go check the situation nearby first.”