Chapter 159: There are no normal creatures left in the Fairy Forest.

The next morning, Perletti woke up in a dazed haze.

Before her consciousness had fully returned, yesterday’s farewell scene automatically replayed in her mind—

Olivia standing amidst the endless rain of blossoms, turning back with that faint smile.

The image was far too captivating.

Her cheeks immediately began heating up uncontrollably, and she subconsciously buried her face into the soft pillow, letting out a muffled groan of embarrassment and frustration.

So close…

Just that little bit more!

She shuddered at the thought.

On her very first day in the Elf Forest, Perletti had nearly been completely conquered by the elf princess who was over twenty times her age.

Could that really be blamed on her?

The opponent’s combat power was clearly way too overpowered!

That combination of gentle yet forceful, poetic yet straightforward attacks—

she had absolutely no ability to resist.

From beginning to end, she had been utterly crushed without even the strength to fight back.

She’d been completely outclassed in every aspect… wuwuwu…

She still clearly remembered the way Olivia had looked at her before parting, those emerald eyes filled with starlight as she softly made that promise.

At the time, whether because she’d been possessed or simply bewitched, she had somehow nodded along in a dizzy trance.

Now, with sunlight pouring through the window and rationality finally returning, Perletti’s first thought was—

Regret it!

But elves seemed to value promises greatly.

Breaking an agreement also didn’t feel quite right…

Forget it.

She’d just treat it as an opportunity to further investigate the World Tree and the details of that contract. This was proper business!

She worked hard to convince herself as she sat up from the bed.

Her hand casually reached to the side—

only to touch warm, soft skin through thin fabric, body heat clearly transmitting through it.

Still half-asleep, Perletti subconsciously assumed it was Scarlet Night curled up beside her.

A familiar moist, salty craving welled up from deep in her throat.

It had already been two days since her last blood supplement. Grass alone could never satisfy the special needs of this body.

Still groggy, she turned over and fumbled aside the blanket near the other person’s neck without really looking. She opened her mouth and lightly bit down, her tongue brushing against the skin as she prepared for her routine “meal.”

“Mmm~”

A sleepy yet extraordinarily seductive hum sounded out.

It was absolutely not Scarlet Night’s voice.

Lazy. Sweet. Sticky.

“You’re already trying to leave hickeys the moment you wake up? My my, letting you do it once and you’re already this impatient~ Ah~!”

The words hit Perletti like a bucket of ice water dumped over her head.

A chill shot straight to her scalp!

She jolted violently awake and sprang backward as if electrocuted, immediately throwing the blanket covering them onto the floor.

Only then, under the morning sunlight, did she finally see clearly—

there was an uninvited guest in her bed.

A pink-haired girl with messy hair and sleepy eyes lay sideways where Perletti had just been moments ago. Pink strands spread across the pillow, her cheeks still flushed from sleep.

As for the real Scarlet Night, she was actually lying on the other side of the bed. Awakened by the commotion, she rubbed her eyes in confusion while looking over.

“W-Who the hell are you?! Why are you in my bed?!” Perletti shouted instinctively, her heart pounding wildly in fright.

Thankfully, she had stopped herself just now and hadn’t actually bitten through the skin to drink blood…

If this random lunatic had discovered her secret, the consequences would’ve been unimaginable.

After calming down slightly, she suddenly realized the girl’s face looked familiar…

Like she’d seen her somewhere before.

“Ehh~” The pink-haired girl propped herself up lazily, resting her cheek on one hand while clutching her chest dramatically with the other, her tone full of exaggerated heartbreak.

“You barged uninvited into my heart just yesterday, and after only one night, you’re already pretending not to recognize me and found yourself a new lover? I’m sooo heartbroken~”

Perletti was so stunned by the outrageous statement that her brain froze for several seconds before finally digging the memory out from some corner of her mind.

T-This was the overly enthusiastic pink-haired witch from yesterday when she’d entered the wrong room!

“No, wait— why aren’t you staying in your own room?! Why did you sneak into my bed in the middle of the night?!” Perletti cried out in both shock and anger, lifting her foot and rudely kicking at the other girl, trying to shove the “intruder” off the bed.

“But there’s not only me on this bed~”

The pink-haired witch named Youhuo didn’t dodge at all. Yet no matter how hard Perletti tried, she simply couldn’t kick her off.

Youhuo even pointed at Scarlet Night, who had just sat up nearby.

“Then why are you only chasing me away? So biased~”

As she spoke, she shamelessly tried sticking herself onto Perletti again like some clingy adhesive.

“Get away from me!!! Who said you could come closer?!” Perletti’s face twisted in horror as she hugged herself tightly with both arms while desperately using one foot against Youhuo’s cheek to push her away.

Yet not only did Youhuo refuse to retreat—

she actually narrowed her eyes and revealed an intoxicated expression that looked disturbingly pleased about being stepped on.

“Girls should get along lovingly with each other~ Besides, we’re both cute girls. What’s wrong with sticking close together? You really don’t understand the joys between girls at all, huh? As your senior, I feel obligated to educate you properly~”

“The fact you can say that so naturally is exactly the problem!!!”

Perletti was genuinely on the verge of breaking down.

What exactly was wrong with this Elf Forest?

She’d only been here for two days!

Among all the witches and elves she’d met, aside from Judy barely qualifying as a relatively normal cheerful older-sister type, every single remaining one was increasingly outrageous.

Either they were bizarre and impossible to understand—

or they launched direct assaults with blatantly suspicious intentions!

And now there was a completely boundary-less pervert senior too!

Did this cursed place even have any normal people left?!

“Sister?”

At that moment, Scarlet Night finally fully woke up. After recognizing the pink-haired girl’s face, she revealed an expression of understanding and calmly introduced her.

“She’s the Witch of Love, Youhuo. Sister doesn’t need to care too much. She’s always been like this. Whenever she sees a pretty girl, she completely loses control and wants to pounce over to cuddle them.”

“Among witches, she’s famous as a complete pervert.”

She delivered the harsh evaluation expressionlessly.

“Then why did you specifically target me?!” Perletti nearly burst into tears.

It was all because she’d opened the wrong door yesterday.

Youhuo blinked innocently, answering with absolute confidence:

“Because you’re especially pretty! Your figure is amazing too — perfect curves in all the right places~”

“And also… I can feel it, you know?”

“There’s a really fresh, really strong scent of romance around you~ Yesterday when we met, it wasn’t there yet.”

“Let me guess… did you meet someone and fall in love at first sight?”

Love at first sight?

The two words were like stones dropped into a calm lake, instantly stirring waves within Scarlet Night’s heart.

Her previously sleepy eyes immediately sharpened as she stared blankly toward Perletti, her voice rising slightly.

“Sister… did you go see that ‘blondie’ yesterday?”

Perletti instantly felt a chill run through her whole body.

That familiar sensation of being stared at by some dangerous creature had returned.

“She-Scarlet Night, let me explain—”

“Ex-plaaaain?” Scarlet Night dragged out the word, her voice carrying cold grievance. “Sister clearly only needs Scarlet Night. Then why did you still go looking for those blondes?”

Seeing Scarlet Night’s emotions once again sliding toward dangerous territory, Perletti quickly pulled her into an embrace and gently patted her back soothingly.

“I didn’t forget, of course I didn’t forget. Scarlet Night, calm down.”

“Going to see Olivia wasn’t entirely for personal reasons either.”

“The elves… might not be as bad as you think. At least from what I can tell, some of the things that happened back then may not have been their deliberate choice or something they wanted to see happen.”

“After all, nobody would intentionally scheme to destroy themselves, right?”

Under Perletti’s gentle comfort and explanation, Scarlet Night’s tense body slowly relaxed. Still, she continued clutching tightly onto Perletti’s clothes, burying her face into her chest.

Perletti finally let out a sigh of relief.

At the same time, she fiercely glared toward the culprit responsible for all this.

Youhuo was currently watching the “sisterly interaction” with tremendous interest, her face practically screaming: Amazing. Truly amazing.

Sensing the murderous intent almost solidifying within Perletti’s gaze, Youhuo playfully stuck out her tongue and made a cute little “Ehehe~” expression.

Then, moving as fast as the wind, she slipped off the bed barefoot and fled the room in a flash, even remembering to shut the door behind her.

“That troublesome woman is finally gone…”

Perletti let out a long breath, feeling completely drained like a survivor of some catastrophe.

Lowering her head, she looked at Scarlet Night still clinging tightly to her.

Her gaze softened as she gently combed through the girl’s silky black hair like soothing a small animal.

“I really do need to go see Olivia later,” Perletti said honestly, both to reassure Scarlet Night completely and to avoid another “accident” happening again.

“It’s about the World Tree, and the detailed contents of the ancient contract between the elves and the God of Decay.”

She paused before lowering her head to meet Scarlet Night’s eyes seriously.

“If you don’t mind… would you like to come with me?”

Scarlet Night immediately lifted her head. Her dark red eyes lit up brightly as she nodded vigorously, answering without the slightest hesitation:

“I’m going! I absolutely have to go!”