Chapter 35: Her Memories

Seeing Kayla like this, Viretta spoke calmly.

“That will do. When putting on the skin relic, there must be nothing else on your body.

Come here. I’ll check you once more.

Just in case. This process is very important.”

When Kayla heard this, her face flushed red at once.

Lowering her head, she walked over to Viretta’s side.

Her fingertips trembled slightly, her heart filled with shame and unease.

“Raise your hands. Turn your body around.”

Viretta’s voice carried no fluctuation at all, as though she did not see Kayla’s embarrassed expression.

Kayla bit her lip and obediently lifted both arms.

Her body was tense and stiff.

Viretta said nothing further.

She slowly moved behind Kayla, her cold fingers gently lifting her hair, probing the back of her neck to check for any foreign objects.

“Don’t move. Don’t rush. Don’t panic.”

Viretta said lightly, her fingers stopping at Kayla’s tailbone, pressing gently to confirm there was nothing hidden there either.

Inside, Kayla prayed desperately.

“Please let this end quickly. Please let it end quickly…”

After an unknown amount of time, those hands finally withdrew.

Viretta stepped back, her tone still calm.

“Alright. You may put it on now.

Remember to endure it.

Do it quickly.

If you truly can’t hold back, you may cry out.

There are only the two of us here.”

Kayla felt as if she had been granted amnesty.

She took the skin relic from Viretta and crouched down, starting with her feet.

She aligned her right foot with the succubus skin’s foot and slowly slipped it in, pulling it upward little by little like a stocking.

The instant the skin adhered to her calf and aligned with her toes, that leg suddenly began to contract and transform.

Bones and muscles were reshaped under the skin’s pull, becoming a slender, graceful succubus leg.

“Ah—!”

Kayla let out a short, involuntary cry.

Her brain felt as though it had been struck by a powerful electric current, her consciousness wavering.

She instinctively looked toward Viretta.

The other woman remained expressionless, calmly watching her as if this were an entirely routine scene.

Kayla clenched her teeth and endured the strange sensations, continuing to fit the other leg into the skin.

Before the transformation began, she forcefully pulled it upward in one swift motion, completely enveloping her lower body.

“Boom—!”

Viretta stood silently to the side, watching her convulse and gasp until her breathing gradually steadied and her eyes slowly regained clarity.

She neither moved nor offered comfort, simply observing with calm detachment.

Kayla finally recovered somewhat.

Her body felt as though it had undergone intense exertion, leaving her mentally exhausted.

Seeing Viretta’s indifferent gaze, Kayla feared showing even the slightest dissatisfaction.

Without hesitation, she propped herself up and picked up the upper portion of the skin.

She slid her arms through it, the skin clinging to her flesh like a living thing.

Having experienced this several times already, the numbing sensation was still intense, but she had developed some resistance.

“Mmm…”

She bit down hard, a muffled groan escaping her throat, yet she did not stop and finished fitting both arms completely.

At last, only the head remained.

Kayla took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and pulled the skin over her head, not sparing a thought for what would happen once it was fully worn.

Suddenly, countless images flooded into her mind like a burst dam.

She saw a cute little girl growing up in a warm succubus family.

Her parents were gentle and loving.

Though not nobles, the family lived comfortably, filled with laughter and warmth.

The girl was intelligent and hardworking.

She passed strict selection tests and joined the demon race’s secret intelligence division targeting humanity.

For her missions, she was dispatched to the Human Empire.

She perfectly disguised herself as an ordinary human, using her natural charm and beauty to infiltrate the upper echelons of human society and secretly relay intelligence back to the demon race.

She lived cautiously, until one day—she was captured by a human inquisitor.

The memories ended there.

Kayla snapped her eyes open, her gaze unfocused and confused.

She gasped for air as if dragged up from the depths of the sea.

She looked blankly at Viretta standing before her.

Viretta observed her state without expression.

Her voice was calm, without the slightest ripple, as she explained.

“Kayla, you should have already accessed her memories.

This will help you better conceal yourself among the demon race.

Don’t worry.

You viewed them from a third-person perspective.

They will not have a major impact on your sense of self.”

Hearing this, Kayla tried to support herself and stand, but her body had not yet adapted.

The moment she exerted strength, a powerful sense of dissonance surged into her mind, making it impossible to control this body.

She let out a muffled groan, her legs giving way as she collapsed back onto the floor.

At a loss, she lay there like a child learning to walk, gradually familiarizing herself with the body and sensing its strangeness.

Her mind went blank.

An indescribable comfort spread through her body like a warm current, making her tremble faintly.

Viretta looked down at her, her tone unchanged.

“Kayla, this is normal.

This is your first time becoming a succubus.

Your body and nerves are adapting, so there will be discomfort.

You may… take care of it.”

Seeing Kayla’s dazed state, Viretta spoke calmly, as though she saw nothing unusual.

“Kayla, you will need to become familiar with this sensation in the future.

How do you feel.

Can you move.”

Kayla panted heavily, struggling to remain conscious and not be overwhelmed by the body’s strange sensations.

She gathered all her strength to answer.

“Lady Viretta… I think I can manage.”

She tried to force herself upright with this newly altered, fragile body, completely disregarding the risks.

Yet the moment her legs exerted force, that soft, numbing sensation surged again.

Her knees buckled, and she collapsed helplessly to the ground, her palms pressing against the cold floor as if her bones had been removed.

Watching this, Viretta let out a soft sigh, her voice still flat and calm.

“Enough. Rest for a while first.

Once you recover some strength, I will dress you properly.

Then I will send you into demon territory via the teleportation array.

At that point, you only need to respond and act according to the memories in your mind.”

Hearing this, Kayla weakly leaned against the wall, involuntarily recalling the unfamiliar memories that had just been implanted.

Strangely, every time she revisited a scene, an indescribable comfort welled up deep within her body.

As though those memories themselves carried an instinctive succubus imprint.