Returning from his little adventure in the lady's restroom, Leo soon found his girlfriend waving at him by the table. Lilith was in a brand-new outfit, several tiers more refined and high class than the one she wore coming to the party.
A necklace carrying a sapphire gem was hung around her neck, resting itself on top of the V shape opening formed by the enormous bounties loosely worn within her blue dress. For once, the usually lewd and carefree succubus looked highly esteemed, fully emanating an aura of grace.
With her beauty so elegantly articulated, a swarm of flies was naturally pestering at her side. Yet, the boy confidently pulled up a chair to sit next to his girl and embraced her by the waist, proclaiming ownership over the sweet flower.
"How dare you lay your hands on her!?" A young man with wintry pale skin vehemently called out. "Lilith, just who is this guy!? Don't tell... me a human like him is actually your boyfriend!"
"Boyfriend? Wrong. He is my one and only master, and I am just his plaything. Now, stop bothering us. Shoo, shoo." Leaning her body over and burying his arm within her tender mounds, the succubus spoiled her stud and fed a grapefruit into his mouth.
"L-Lilith, I-is that really true? You formed a contract... with that inferior being!?" But surprisingly, the ill-mannered stranger shakenly asked with his finger pointing.
"Hey...! That's rude. Have we even met before?" The victim of being called inferior was ignored; instead, Lilith proceeded with another taunt.
"Don't believe me? Just take a good look with your senses."
Sensing the golden aura that she purposely released, the young man crumbled with a shattering expression. It was as if the world and his beliefs in his whole life had been a complete lie. How could the object of his first love, a demoness of superior bloodline, become the toy of a mere human?
"Psss, Lilith, what are you two talking about?" Leo whispered.
"Hehe, I am messing with him, just play along." The succubus naughtily smirked.
"You...! You...!" Recovering from shock, the young man took a deep breath and stared at the boy with murderous intent. "I don't know how you enslaved a high-class demon such as her, but I will offer you anything you want if you end the contract with Lilith right now! I swear by the name of Von Carstein."
"???" Question marks were written all over Leo's face.
"I told you to stop bothering us, this is me and my master's little date. If you keep up, I will tell Liz on you."
"Hah! Just what can that woman do? I am not scared of..."
"Oh? You have gotten brave, Martin. Who aren't you scared of anymore?" With the sounding steps of high heels rocking behind him, Elizabeth timely appeared at the table.
Similarly to the succubus, she was wearing the same matching dress but in crimson red, also with more than enough assets on her chest to fully maximize the appeal of its design. A bold long slit was cut through the side of her skirt, confidently displaying the smooth silky texture of her leg and thigh.
"..." The young man suddenly coughed in a well-behaved manner. "Nothing, my dearest little sister. You must have heard it wrong."
"Good, then go play with your little gang. Do not bother my guests."
"Yes, Ma.am!" The young man scurried away with his friends. He seemed to be awfully frightened by the presence of the princess.
"Hehe, that guy is still really afraid of you, Liz."
"You should have told me sooner if he was being a pest."
The princess then turned to Leo
"I apologize, Mr. Boyfriend. He must have caused you trouble. But for now, I still have matters to attend to. So, let's make up for this with some fun a bit later." For the first time, she playfully winked at the boy.
The declaration was sudden and unexpected, and deeply shocked the crowd. The relationship between the two families was widely known among the upper class; this would quickly appear in the headlines within the world of anima users.
"I can't believe she still has the guts to pull this stunt." Veins popped on the forehead of a certain pale middle-aged man sitting at the front.
"Elizabeth! You still have one last chance to take back your words." A woman with the same pale skin assertively warned.
"Oh, what if I do not?"
"Then it seems I need to discipline you in place of your father." The man stood up from his seat.
"Uncle, are you sure you are capable?"
"Didn't you notice someone is missing? Your mother isn't here to have your back." They have pre-emptively sent the first lady away through some unconventional means.
"Taking care of you doesn't need to involve my mother."
With that said, a menacing aura burst out from the two figures, fiercely clashing in mid air. Before either of them made any moves, a battle of tenacity and fortitude was already underway.
Yuuto, the young man that was supposed to be the center of this conflict, could only idly stand at the side watching the two powerful forces clashed against each other. Meanwhile, the princess's cousin was glad he didn't dare to defy her earlier.
"Impressive level of refinement. A prodigy indeed, but too bad you were born on the wrong side of things." Unable to simply overwhelm his opponent, the middle-aged man's expression turned grim.
He released his fang and was about to give the girl a lesson of her life. However, the moment he leaped forward, a shadow he couldn't catch with his eyes flashed before him. By the time he came to, he looked down and saw a giant bloody hole on his chest.
Behind him, Elizabeth held a beating heart in her hand. Yet, what mesmerized the onlookers was the brilliant golden hair flowing down to her hips, emanating a tremendous aura of life force.
"Give it back...my heart!" Turning around, the man feebly reached out his arm and demanded.
However, ignoring his request, the blonde princess ruthlessly squashed the heart within her palm, causing blood to spill around her body. The bloody taint somehow matched surprisingly well with her crimson red dress, as if she had anticipated for this moment.
But decisively, the man without a heart appeared behind his family servant and drove his fang into her nape. Under her painful moans, the maid quickly turned into a withered dried corpse and the wound on his chest soon healed without a trace.
Regardless, his complexion was much paler than before, and more wrinkles were populating on his face. Now the handsome middle-aged gentleman looked like an old fart near his death bed.
"Darling!!!"
"Father!!"
His wife and son rushed to his side, but he sent them away and looked into the demoness' eyes.
"To sacrifice your life force just you can catch me off guard. I have underestimated you. You are just as insane as your mother." He coughed off some blood. "I can regenerate my wound given time, but how much of your lifespan did it cost you?"
"That is none of your concern." Elizabeth sneaked a peek at the boy who had popcorns ready in his hand "Are there any more objections?"
"Hmph! Have it your way, you won this round. Selen, we are leaving."
Watching the Von Carstein family leaving the party, Yuuto stood dumbfounded like an idiot, feeling too embarrassed to even announce his presence. Right now, he just wanted to cry within his mother's hug, but where was she at this crucial moment?