Chapter 3: Only Level One
It was a huge surprise. Leoni was so surprised that it took a while for his gaze to refocus, even after being carried to the bed by Viola.
Viola took off Leoni's shoes and stroked along his smooth tender legs all the way up to his buttocks, which were covered in patent leather panties. After giving them a gentle pat, Viola also took off her high heels and knelt on the bed.
She positioned Leoni in a way that he was facing her, like playing with a doll. Viola leaned in close to his face again, but this time the atmosphere between them was much more ambiguous.
Leoni looked calm on the outside, but inside he had imagined countless possible scenarios, many of which were just so steamy.
Being a "rare species" in this succubus academy, he was surrounded by succubus 'big sisters' on his first day after a confused reincarnation. Just when he was about to be "bullied" to the point of tears, Viola came to his rescue, appearing heroically beside the weak, pitiful, and helpless Leoni, who was secretly delighted.
Could it be that Viola, who seemed upright on the surface, was actually a lewd 'big sister' who took advantage of her position to cohabit with me and do indecent things in private?
In the "rare male succubus contest" it must be said that Viola indeed had a head start.
"Let sister smell your scent…"
Viola pressed her hands on Leoni's shoulders, brought her nose close to his neck, and after breathing out softly, she began to sniff at him repeatedly.
Viola's breath tickled Leoni's neck, but he didn't dare make any sudden movements, afraid to disturb her mood. Perhaps this was the unique romance of a succubus: memorizing the scent of a partner before a relationship.
If Viola suddenly confessed, he would have to act coy, making her feel a desire to conquer him, which would make their... ahem, intimate moments more enjoyable.
"Hmm? That shouldn't be…"
But Viola suddenly looked very puzzled. She furrowed her brows, pushed Leoni down on the bed, and without hesitation started to tug at his panties, without giving any explanation.
"Wait! Sister Viola,! Hold on! I'm not ready yet!"
This was the truth. Even though Leoni harbored improper thoughts about Viola, he would still get nervous when things got serious. After all, he had barely spoken to girls before, and such a rapid progression was overwhelming.
Leoni lay on the bed, turned his head away, and didn't dare to look at Viola again. He tried to suppress his desires, but... it was just wishful thinking.
The cherry-pink round bed was surrounded by a layer of pink gauze curtains, whose natural drapes resembled the bed sheets crumpled by Leoni, silently testifying to the fickleness of fate.
"You, why do you have no magical power at all?"
It was just a matter of sniffing the air in a different place. During class, Leoni seemed to have heard that succubae could catch scents to determine the amount of an individual's magical power...
After tidying up Leoni's clothes, Viola sighed in disappointment. Then, as if nothing had happened, she turned over on the huge bed, big enough for five or six people, and continued reading the book she hadn't finished with great interest.
Leoni felt utterly ignored... The cohabitation life with a succubus 'big sister' wasn't quite what he had imagined.
Suddenly, Leoni remembered that the goddess had given him the ability to see other people's levels. Now, he wanted to try it out.
The way to activate this ability was simple – Leoni just needed to think about it. Above the head of Viola, who was lying on the bed reading, appeared a row of pale golden text reading: [lv.30]
Level thirty... Currently, he didn't know what the maximum level was in this world. If it was one hundred, then Viola's strength wasn't that strong.
Leoni, with a sense of anticipation, went to the mirror to check his own level. Even at his worst, he thought he should be around level twenty...
"One... one——!!!"
Every time he looked in the mirror, it was a shock. Leoni couldn't believe he was just a level one "small fry," but the "lv.1" above his head was a brutal reality...
"Hey! Can you stop making a fuss? If you keep making noise in my room, I'll kick you out right now!"
Viola might have also discerned Leoni's dismal level through his scent, which would explain her sudden attitude change.
Scolded, Leoni walked to the bed with his head down, like a scolded kitten. He didn't know what to do next. 'Was this the "fun" the goddess had talked about, taking pleasure in someone else's pain?'
"Do you see that sofa over there?"
Following the direction of Viola's pointing finger, Leoni saw a rose-red sofa that could accommodate three to four people sitting side by side. Without needing Viola to say more, he guessed what he would be facing.
"From now on, you'll sleep there. And don't cause me any trouble."
As night fell, Viola simply snapped her fingers, and the chandeliers in the room extinguished one by one. She continued reading her book until bedtime, without paying any more attention to Leoni, who was only level one.
Huddled on the sofa, Leoni couldn't sleep and began to recall some basic knowledge about this world he had learned in class.
For some reason, about ninety percent of the magical power in this world resided in females, not just in humans, but also in demi-humans, demons, and magical creatures.
As a result, the leaders of various countries and races were all high-level magical women. Mages, alchemists, adventurers, and other professions related to magical power were predominantly female.
Even this academy, which trained excellent succubae, was female-dominated...
Though the demon world was relatively harmonious and stable, the long-standing concept of magical power determining one's social status left male demons in a weaker position in society and interpersonal relationships.
Thinking about it, these succubus 'big sisters' were interested in him only because they hadn't seen a male succubus at the academy for a long time. They thought he was admitted because of his high magical power level, but they didn't expect...
Leoni was just a level one weakling. Realizing this, Viola was so disappointed that she kicked him onto the sofa.
Thinking about this made Leoni want to tear that unnamed goddess to pieces. Imagining her sitting on her throne, smirking as she watched his suffering, filled him with rage.
"Hey... come sleep on the bed..."
In a daze, he heard Viola's soft voice. Leoni, with his succubus night vision, looked up to see her lying on her side on the bed, gesturing for him to join her.
"To avoid people thinking I'm bullying the newcomer... Just to be clear, you can sleep on the bed, but don't touch me."
Leoni cautiously lay beside Viola. Her radiant red eyes in the darkness watched him, and he didn't dare to make a sound.
Viola gave a charming smile and lifted Leoni's chin with her finger. Those glowing red eyes might have been the harbinger of a bloodthirsty demon in a horror movie, but on Viola, Leoni felt a mix of brutal tenderness and... an alluring charisma.
"Leaving aside the issue of magical power levels, you're actually... quite cute... Goodnight, I'll wake you up tomorrow."
"Mhm, goodnight, sister Viola"
"Such sweetie"