Chapter 245

Chapter 245

[Translator – Kie]

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Chapter 245: The Succubus (1)

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Penelope groaned as she opened her eyes. Despite a long night’s sleep, she still felt a lingering weariness in her body.

“Ugh, I must have overdone it yesterday.”

She muttered and yawned softly.

The previous night, she had joined her classmates from Class 13 for a boisterous feast and revelry at a restaurant sponsored by Damien, their eccentric homeroom tinstructor.

The lingering fatigue refused to dissipate despite her long slumber, a testament to their excessive partying.

As she tried to shake off the grogginess, Penelope realized something startling.

“Wait... where am I?”

She asked aloud, finally noticing that she wasn’t in her dorm room.

The floor was covered in pristine white tiles, and the walls were bare of any decoration.

Unfamiliar tools and objects were scattered about, some draped in white cloths. As Penelope scanned her surroundings, she spotted Oliver was slumbering on the floor.

“Oliver! Oliver!”

She called out and tried to wake him. Oliver stirred groggily, his eyes fluttering open.

“Penelope? What are you doing in my room?”

He mumbled.

“Wake up! This isn’t the dorm!”

“What are you talking about...?”

Oliver was still disoriented.

He looked around the room, his confusion evident on his face.

“Oh, wait. This isn’t my room. Where are we?”

“I don’t know either. But we need to find out.”

Penelope replied, her voice laced with seriousness. Oliver, however, didn’t seem too concerned.

“I see. This must be another one of Sir Damien’s tricks. He must have kidnapped us in the middle of the night.”

Oliver said nonchalantly, getting up from the floor. He wandered around the white room, inspecting the unfamiliar objects.

“Oliver, don’t be so reckless, Why are these things covered in cloth? What’s he hiding?”

Oliver tugged at one of the white cloths, pulling it off abruptly. A bloodcurdling scream pierced the air as he recoiled in horror.

“Ugh, eek! Aaaack!”

Beneath the cloth lay a dissected human body, its organs, brain, and limbs splayed open in a gruesome display.

“W-what is this...?”

Penelope gasped, her eyes wide with shock.

What further horrified them was the fact that the body appeared to be that of a young person, not much older than themselves.

“...”

“...”

They stood there, frozen in silence, the gravity of their situation finally sinking in. They were no longer in a playful prank; they were in real danger.

“P-Penelope... W-we have to escape... We can’t stay here...!.”

Oliver stammered and his voice trembling with fear.

“I know, calm down. But first, we need to find something to defend ourselves with.”

Penelope replied. She was trying to maintain a semblance of composure.

Just then, the door creaked open, the sound of a metal lock was released.

Both Penelope and Oliver turned towards the entrance, their faces grim and determined.

Someone walked through the door and entered. Upon seeing the two people, she spoke with a surprised look.

“Oh my? You’re already awake. I was worried because I used a strong anesthetic, but it looks like you both woke up quickly because you’re healthy.”

As soon as they saw the woman who entered, deep confusion appeared on their faces.

The moment they smelled the fragrance, Penelope’s heart started racing.

She couldn’t take her eyes off Miriam. No, she didn’t want to take her eyes off her. She wanted to run up to her and hug her right now. She wanted to give Miriam everything she had.

“Ah... ah... ugh...”

Resistance? She didn’t even think about it. At this moment, they only craved Miriam’s attention.

“Your names were Penelope and Oliver, right?”

Just being called by her name made her heart beat even faster.

“There’s an empty lab bench over there. Can you go up there?”

Even though she knew she shouldn’t, Penelope and Oliver followed Miriam’s instructions and headed towards the lab bench.

“Yes, that’s good. There’s a scalpel next to you. Use it to cut the tendons in your arms and legs. A lot of people wriggle around in pain during the experiment. If it’s too hard, help each other out, okay?”

Penelope and Oliver grabbed the scalpel. And they brought it to their wrists.

As they applied pressure, the scalpel cut through their skin. They felt a sharp pain, but neither of them cared.

All that mattered now was to follow Miriam’s orders...

Just then.

The ceiling collapsed with a loud crash. Penelope and Oliver were startled by the sound.

“Uh, uh? Why am I doing this?”

“Eek! What is this!”

Thanks to that, the two of them were able to escape Miriam’s orders. They threw down the scalpel. And they looked at the collapsed ceiling with surprised faces.

Someone jumped down from the hole in the ceiling. And landed on the debris piled up on the floor.

The moment they saw the man’s face, tears welled up in Penelope and Oliver’s eyes.

“Sir Damien...!”

A huge sense of relief filled their bodies. Penelope and Oliver ran to Damien and started crying.

But the moment they saw Damien’s face, the two of them couldn’t help but stop in their tracks.

Damien wasn’t looking at them. He was only staring at Miriam.

“I found you.”

A smile spread across Damien’s lips.

It was a ferocious smile, like a predator who had found its prey. His wide-ripped lips and dilated pupils gave him an air of madness.

In that moment, the two of them realized the truth.

Damien hadn’t come to save them. He had come to kill Miriam.

“Penelope, Oliver.”

Damien spoke softly. His voice was thick with barely concealed excitement.

“Escape through the hole I made. Tell everyone at the academy to run away. They’re in danger.”

They needed to say something, anything. But their lips were frozen, and they couldn’t utter a word.

In the end, they couldn’t respond. They just jumped up the hole Damien had made and fled.

“Damien, you’ve finally come!”

As the two students disappeared, Miriam called out to Damien.

“Didn’t the others come with you? It seems they’ve all met their end at your hands.”

Miriam said with a regretful expression.

“It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped. At least you’re here. After all, to get what you want, you have to make some sacrifices...”

“Enough.”

Damien cut off Miriam, or rather, Sla’s words.

“You have no idea how happy I am right now.”

Damien drew Dawn. In that moment, an infinite amount of killing intent burst forth from him.

It filled the basement like a flood breaking through a dam.

“I’m going to tear your flesh into a thousand pieces and trample on it all right now.”

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[Translator – Kie]

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