Chapter 62: A Winged Surprise and a Cat-tastrophe
Morning.
Luo Su, like a little hamster, slowly poked her head from fluffy blankets, cheeks rosy from sleep, a few strands of hair sticking up as antenna-like bedhead.
“W-what happened…”
Clutching her head, dizzy, she recalled last night… Ah! Right, studying! Hmph, she studied hard… wait?!
—Wrong!!!
Luo Su slapped her flushed cheeks, diving back into the blankets. So embarrassing! Last night’s begging wasn’t her!
“Ugh…”
After a while, she peeked out, muttering about unfair game balance. Two fingers were OP! Succubi are weak… Buff! Needs a buff!
“Phew…”
Grumbling, she crawled off the bed, spotting Hulu happily munching cat food, tail swishing smugly~
“Hmph!”
So mad—her cat was happier! Hehe, she mischievously grabbed its fluffy tail, then bolted!
“Bleh~”
Hiding behind the door, sticking out her tongue, her mood soared. Always bullied, but at least… she could bully Hulu!
Hulu: ???
It lazily lifted an eyelid, meowing softly, flipping over to show its fluffy butt, tail flicking dismissively.
“…”
Luo Su stared at her cat’s cold shoulder, bedhead forming a question mark.
But then—
“Right!”
Shaking her head happily, she bounced to the mirror. “Last day of the holiday! Gotta relax!”
“Games I didn’t play…”
“Snacks I didn’t eat, all coming back!”
“Hmph…”
Swishing her tail smugly, she noticed the heart on it—fully lit!
“???”
Rubbing her eyes, still glowing. “Yay! Succubus buff incoming, bad girls, just wait!”
As a gaming master,
Ceremony was key. She washed her face seriously, then cradled her tail, instinct taking over…
Eyes locked,
Her tail swayed, pink magic particles spun, the heart flickered, tracing starry trails…
Then poof,
Like a deflating balloon, it fizzled out.
“…Huh?”
Luo Su stared at her normal tail, stunned. “T-this must be a bug! No way, no change!”
“…”
Five minutes later, nothing.
“Please!”
Shaking her tail hard, “No way!” She broke, crying loudly. How could it! She’d been so excited!
“Ugh… hic!”
Sniffling, wiping tears, she crawled up, lifting her head, spotting in the mirror… wings?!
“???”
Tiny black wings, like night, sprouted from her waist! Speckled with twinkling starlight, pulsing with her breath.
“Yay…!”
No longer sad, she wiped her tears, flapping like a fledgling—yet didn’t lift a centimeter.
“…”
Unsure if she was happy or not. Good news: upgrade. Bad news: no effect…
“…”
Still so sad!
Squatting into a tiny ball, she drew lonely circles on the floor. Her new wings drooped, flapping pitifully.
“Ugh…”
Sulking, red-eyed, she touched the wings. A tingle made her jump—
“Wah!!!”
Like a cat with a stepped-on tail, she sprang up. The wings shrank like mimosa, her tail curling shyly.
“W-why’s it like the tail!”
Fumbling to cover them, teary, glancing around. “If the bad girls saw this… they’d rub my wings till they’re hot!”
“No way!”
“I’d… break!” She bolted to the bed, peeking out after a while—
“…Still there.”
Burying her face in the pillow, ignoring the useless wings. When the tail’s pink glow poofed out, she jerked up.
“Wah!”
“No more weird stuff growing!”
Hugging her pillow, rolling, bedhead like an antenna. “If it’s half-baked…”
“…”
Freezing in an ORZ pose: “Whatever… might as well bet big, turn a bike into a motorcycle. Kids don’t cry daily, gamblers don’t lose daily!”
(Wings quivered guiltily)
Staring, then… nothing. Her tail’s glow faded completely.
Collect again?!
“Scam!”
She smacked the pillow, sulking, then crawled up. “Phew… face reality…”
Looking at the wings,
She noticed they poked through her clothes! So magical…
“Passive skill: wall-phasing?!”
Eagerly approaching the wall, she poked with her wings. “Wah!” Her tail twitched, and she collapsed…
“N-no good…”
Face red, teary, she consoled herself. “J-just new, super sensitive… normal…”
Otherwise,
Always this sensitive? She’d be a walking sprinkler! No way! Succubi make others like that!
Not herself!
“Ugh…”
Pouting, sitting on the floor, she turned to see Hulu eyeing her wings…
“???”
“!!!!”
“Wah, Hulu, get away!” She wailed, but didn’t scare it… “No licking!”
“!!!”
…
“Ugh…”
Despairing on the floor, limp, Luo Su was avenged by Hulu (tragic). Good thing it couldn’t talk—just a little shame… but so mad!