Chapter 10: Rare Disease

Leoni was like a frostbitten eggplant, drooping his head and nestling in Viola's arms. As the hostess, she took on the responsibility of caring for her "pet", gently stroking Leoni's head while feeding him the leftover "Magic Stick" from yesterday.

"SisterViola ... can you explain in detail..."

"Not calling me Mistress anymore?"

"Mistress..."

Seeing that Leoni's condition had stabilized, Viola's suspended heart also returned to its original place. Before meeting Leoni, she had never thought that as a genuine upper-class elite of the demon world, she would one day genuinely fall in love with a male.

To say love... might not be accurate. She didn't plan to call Leoni her lover. For a species like demons, with almost infinite lifespans, love and marriage are rarely on the agenda.

Unless meeting the true soulmate, Leoni was close, but... still needed some grooming.

Speaking of which, Viola had seen many lesbian couples, quite normal in this social environment. Unable to let go of the inherent bias against males, yet wanting a partner to entrust her heart.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Demons in daily life, besides resting and sleeping, continuously consume magic power. So, to maintain a normal balance of magic power in the body, demons need to regularly replenish it. Otherwise, when the magic power is exhausted, it's also the day of death for demons."

Leoni nodded, lazily opening his eyes, and first caught sight of Viola's somewhat lost and melancholic expression, making him nervous too.

It was like a doctor coming over with a family to announce the diagnosis, despairing yet hopeful.

"There's a disease found only in succubus so far, with no official name yet, and I've only seen it in you. A magic called 'Magic Power Burning' works wonders on demons. This magic causes a negative state, making the victim's magic power deplete at a much faster rate than usual."

"The disease in you works the same as 'Magic Power Burning'. Even just sitting on the bed doing nothing, the magic power you consume just for living is much higher than a normal succubus."

"But what does this have to do with the level of magic power?"

Magic power depletes fast, just keep replenishing it, Leoni didn't feel his weird disease was that severe, at least there was a solution.

"The level of magic power determines not only the strength of the magic power in a person but also its purity. The higher the purity of magic power, the less it consumes when generated..."

Leoni understood then; it was like a compressed package. The same volume of compressed package, the more concentrated the magic power, the more content it decompresses.

Seeing Leoni still looking careless, Viola's emotions suddenly became much more agitated. She placed her hands on Leoni's shoulders, her eyes full of anger and worry.

"Don't take it lightly! With your current rate of magic power consumption, you might die at any moment! What if I'm not by your side the next time you run out of magic power? What if you have no strength to absorb magic power? Or what if you can't intake magic power at all?"

Leoni, lying flat on the bed, suddenly smiled. He grabbed Viola's hand, sweaty from nervousness, and his furrowed brow did not relax despite his sudden kindness.

"Sister still cares about me~"

"Nonsense, of course I care about you..." Viola straightened the hair on his forehead, her previously angry eyes now showing a hint of tenderness, "Weren't you going to be self-reliant just before? Why so quickly do you want to nestle in your sister's embrace and give up on making progress?"

"No way!"

Yeah right... Leoni admitted, if it weren't for this "curse" forcing him to avoid a fallen lifestyle, he might have really stayed by Viola's side for life, enjoying the warm embrace and meticulous care of his big sister.

Having the opportunity to be a kept man right in front, without external interference, few would reject it from the heart, especially in a female-dominated world.

The goddess who "abducted" him is probably hiding in her own chamber, sneering now.

Forget it, it's just about enhancing the magic power level. As long as the right method is found, it surely wouldn't be too hard.

Leoni propped himself up with his forearm and staggered to the mirror without even wearing his shoes. He wanted to check if his level had increased after absorbing Viola's magic power.

"Leoni? What are you looking at?"

Indeed, level 2 now. Following this trend, couldn't I just keep absorbing Viola's magic power to level thirty?

"Mistress, do you know... uh... things like your own level?"

Leoni wasn't sure if the level he could see had a similar concept in this world. Logically, they must have a standard for assessing magic power levels. If it can't be quantified, the line between the strong and the weak is always not so clear.

"You mean the 'Comprehensive Strength Level' made by the Adventurers' Association?"

"Uh... yes!"

"I thought you didn't know about this, I was tested last time, I think I was level thirty, what about it?"

"I can see this level anytime, anywhere, that's one of my specialties."

"Is it~" Viola walked up to Leoni with a mischievous smile, her hands passing through his ribs and just overlapping on his belly button, "Let me guess, little brother Leoni, only level one, right?"

Leoni, looking through the mirror at Viola's eyes, again displayed his seductive demeanor like last night, every small movement seeming to tease his desire.

Her fingertip on Leoni's abdomen tickled him, making his face flush and heart race. Just recalling last night's events made Leoni unconsciously avoid Viola's gaze.

Viola bit the end of Leoni's hair, her lips slightly pursed, intentionally getting close to Leoni's face, letting him see her seductive demeanor even when he averts his gaze.

"I... I'm already level two, thanks to sister's magic power."

"Call me Mistress..."

"Mistress... Can I reach level thirty by absorbing your magic power?"

Viola pinched the edge of Leoni's underwear with her fingertips. He felt the atmosphere becoming more and more inappropriate and grabbed Viola's wrists at the first opportunity.

Leoni wasn't ready yet, or rather, he didn't want to be with Viola in front of the mirror...

"Keep dreaming, a succubus can only increase their magic power level by absorbing from the same magic carrier for the first three times, and the increase is very, very small, don't get your hopes up. Let go, that's an order."

After a bit of mental struggle, Leoni eventually let go of Viola's wrists with a red face. His crimson eyes turned left and right several times, but in the end, he didn't know where to rest his gaze.

"How about absorbing a bit more of Mistress's magic power, cutie~"

Suddenly, Viola blew into Leoni's ear, and after a coy complaint, he shyly nodded.

"Then...Let's go to the bed, Mistress."

"No, right here..."