The Parting of Ways

The teacher couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as she watched Link and Villette run towards the second floor and the hallway respectively, understanding their plan immediately.

"Splitting up and running, that's pretty smart, but you're underestimating me a bit too much, aren't you?"

Without thinking, she ignored Link, who was running straight up the stairs, and went straight after Villette on the other side.

Link, who had just climbed up to the central platform of the stairs, glimpsed from the corner of his eye the female apparition running directly after Villette. He couldn't help but smack his lips in frustration.

Sure enough, compared to himself, who can be caught at any time, Villette was of a much higher priority.

The electric shock he delivered was meant to provoke the teacher to come after him, but he didn't expect her to not fall for it and simply ignore him.

He couldn't help but be in a bit of a dilemma. He must not rush over to help Villette, otherwise the original plan of splitting the up would directly go bankrupt. He wouldn't be of much help against the teacher anyways.

So, it would be up to Villette alone....

"Hey~ Your slave seems a little upset~"

The female apparition nonchalantly floated toward Villette, who was running wildly ahead of her, trying to provoke her.

"Do you want this big sister to take you to him~? He looks like he needs some comforting~"

Villette didn't pay any attention to her trash-talking and just darted down the empty corridor. Walls after walls of windows reflected her unimpressed expression in the dim moonlight, causing the female specter to grimace a bit in bemusement.

"This silent little succubus is so annoying and not at all interesting--"

"Hayley, you go after that slave upstairs."

"Ah! Huh? What?"

The voice that suddenly entered her mind made the female ghost teacher named Hayley stop in the middle of mid-air, and the other party's commanding tone made her look surprised.

"Are you sure? It's just a slave."

Instead of making a sound, she asked directly in her mind.

She was well aware that the voice that appeared in her head could hear her inner words.

"Just go when you're told to. You don't want me to delay the next chapter, do you?"

The voice on the other side of the room became displeased, causing Hayley to respond in her mind in a hurry.

"Okay, okay you win. D-Don't hold the chapters hostage like that next time!"

As if she was afraid that the other party would backtrack, the ghost teacher immediately reversed her direction and returned towards the hall that was already some distance behind her.

Seeing Hayley withdrawing through the glass reflection, Villette stopped as well, craning her head to watch her fading back.

-"You're the key to my home, so even if I die, nothing must happen to you."

As soon as Villette tried to go after Link to help him, his words from earlier suddenly flooded her mind.

Her feet rubbed hesitantly on the floor, every now and then lifting and stretching themselves back. The shadow that was reflected under the dim corridor was like a stuck image.

Finally, she turned around again and walked in the direction of the warehouse.

She chose to trust Link's words and took the first step to the library to wait for his arrival.

As for the grim outcome that Link would be caught, Villette didn't even think about it.

He'll come.

He's definitely coming.

Link, who stayed in the hall, saw Hayley, who was rapidly approaching towards him. He did not dare to have any further delay and immediately ran like a rabbit fleeing for its life, scampering up the stairs.

Although Link didn't know why that ghost suddenly switched targets again, it was good that she was going after him now, just like his plan had assumed.

The next thing to consider was how to escape from the ghost teacher.

He crossed the steps to the second floor in a few steps, casually found a classroom and ran in, slamming the door behind him.

His footsteps came to an abrupt halt and brought the entire building back to silence for a moment.

He slowly controlled his breathing, letting his body cushion itself.

The silent rows of desks and chairs in the classroom didn't bring him any sense of security since he was facing an opponent who could walk through walls.

It wasn't as if he was in this classroom in order to completely hide. It was just to buy time.

It wasn't a fifty-meter dash he was going to do, and wasting all his strength on running blindly would only lead to early failure.

Link cowered himself behind those neat tables and chairs.

Although the other party was able to pass through those objects easily, she couldn't see through solid objects.

If he wanted to win, his only method was to spot his opponent and escape before she could recognize him.

But instead of looking at the two tightly closed doors, Link looked directly down at the floor that didn't have a hint of disturbance.

At the sight of a sudden glimmer of light under the desks three rows away to his right, Link didn't hesitate. He jumped right onto the desktop, hopping over those desks and reaching the exit in a flash, pulling the side door straight open and running out.

Hayley's eyes had just emerged from the floor when she saw a glimpse of Link's back. She couldn't help but stare.

"Good lord, this guy guessed I'd rise straight up from the floor?"

She frowned as she thought about the task she had just given herself.

A slave in this academy with such a clear mind? It didn't make sense. Could it be that the other party hadn't been conditioned by the students at all?

But Villette was the best student in the academy. How could she possibly make such a low-level mistake? It couldn't be that she really liked the slave and wanted to help him escape, right?

...

Hayley's eyes went wide for a moment.

"Holy shit! No way!?"

A succubus having a crush on a slave and helping him escape? That was unprecedented in the history of the academy! And she wasn't just a random student succubus either, but rather the best student of this year!

"That's big news!"

Her eyes began to sparkle at once.

"I rarely come over to help fill in for a shift. Who would've known I would happen to see this kind of big event? It's so worth it! I have to catch that kid and question him!"

Keeping just her eyes leaking out, she sprinted right through the layers of table legs and door panels to get into the hallway.

Link had run out quite a distance, yet Hayley caught up in no time.

As she flew forward, her body floated upward out of the floor.

"Hey, boy, don't tell me your master is trying to help you leave the academy…."

Her body solidified a bit and she voiced a question to Link, who was in front of her.

"If you answer now, this big sister will promise to be gentle with your lesson later~"

Hearing Hayley's voice behind her, Link ran even faster.

Hayley in the back, however, wasn't in the least bit of a hurry, instead continuing her self-satisfied banter.

"That said, I actually didn't want to come after you first, but unfortunately, there's someone who had to make me come over to catch you, so I'm sorry~"

"Eh, you haven't answered me yet. Tell everything to this big sister. Treat it as a casual conversation."

"Aren't you tired? Do you want to come to this big sister's arms to rest for a while? You don't get many chances to make love to a ghost succubus. Don't worry, I won't tell your master~"

Link endured Hayley's rambling words behind his back as he ran for his life with single-minded focus.

He soon reached the steps on the other side and grabbed the handrail, climbing up in three steps.

He didn't have the option of going back down again, as there was only a straight path down below. In that case, Hayley would be able to easily catch him by simply sinking downward.

There were two corridors on the third floor, each leading vertically in a different direction, so if the other party wanted to intercept him, she could only look at which way he was going to run before deciding on the direction to pursue.

Seemingly echoing Link's thoughts, Hayley behind him began to float upwards, intending to get a head start on confirming the direction Link was preparing to flee to.

She wasn't the least bit worried that Link would choose to come down again, because then she would just have to sink down and get closer at the same time.

Judging by Link's talent in planning just now, he would never do something so stupid.

Hayley's guess wasn't wrong, and Link decisively went straight up, taking big leaps up the stairs three steps at a time to just be able to get away a little bit quicker.

"Don't make a sound."

A hand suddenly reached out from behind his back and covered his mouth.

His body lurched forward, being held down forcefully by another arm that was wrapped around his abdomen.

In the next second, the scenery around him changed all of a sudden.

"This is...."

Link recognized the place as a utility room in the school building.

A pile of mops and brooms fell messily to the floor, crowding the already small cottage.

"Phew…. It's great that ghost teacher didn't find out."

A male voice from behind him caused Link to immediately look back warily. The taser in his pocket was then held in his hand, flashing a small, faint light from the very tip.

"Eh eh eh, calm down! I just helped you escape."

Link saw a young man of his own age who was smirking sarcastically while taking two steps back to avoid the taser.

"Who are you?"

Link showed no sign of lowering his taser and asked coldly.

The youth instantly rubbed his hands together somewhat awkwardly and smiled.

"Dude, take it easy. My name is Belle and I'm your master's BFF's slave."

Meanwhile, Hayley cocked her head, weaving back and forth between the first and second floor, drifting up and down the stairs repeatedly like a fish swimming in water.

She scratched her faintly fluorescent head, from which several large question marks emerged.

"Where is he????"

Creak.

The ancient, dilapidated door was pushed open with a disturbing sound.

Villette, who had her hands on the doorframe, peeking out only two small, dripping eyes, made sure that there weren't any succubus in there before stepping out from behind the wall and quickly reclosing the door behind her.

She then turned her head and looked at the wide open space inside with some surprise.

Those bookcases that were several times taller than herself were like a jungle that surrounded her, and from the gaps in those bookcases, she could barely see the other aisle.

On top of that, the bookshelves that were already much higher than the original height of the school building formed a ring that completely surrounded the place, cascading upwards to form a giant tower that seemed to lead to the sky.

A spiral corridor circled around and around these shelves from the bottom, all the way up to the zenith above that could no longer be seen with the naked eye.

Space Magic….

Villette had not entered the library before since she had no interest in these books, but she had heard from other succubus that due to the use of spatial magic during the establishment of the library, the size far exceeded that of the academy by several times. It even made people suspect that all of the books of the Succubus and human world were housed in this library building.

The bookshelves that served as a border stood in the distance like a city wall, already too tiny to be seen, and the cluster of books that could only be seen in slices made her wonder if she'd have to travel for hours just to get there.

She looked at the bookshelves that towered like buildings around her as she slowly made her way inside.

Link wouldn't be coming in for a while, and that female ghost could turn around and go this way at any time. Her best option now was to find a good place to hide in advance.

And just as she was thinking that, a childish, yet aged female voice echoed through the library.

"Oh, looks like she's here."

The female voice echoed around the area like a radio, making it completely impossible for Villette, who was looking around, to find the source.

"Who are you?"

Villette looked around, slowly moving to the bookshelf beside her as she did so, preventing the owner of its voice from sneaking up behind her.

"Ah, I'm sorry. There's a lot of catching up to do."

But the voice just talked to itself like it was completely ignoring Villette's presence.

"Looks like Hayley's capture failed.... But that's okay, as long as you're still in my hands, he'll come over sooner or later as well."

"Hayley? Is that the ghost from earlier?"

Villette blinked and asked out loud.

But the voice, as always, ignored her questions and muttered.

"For the sake of the next experiment, I ask you to get some sleep first."

No sooner had the words entered her ears than Villette felt several fingers rubbing against her panties.

"Uh-"

How is that possible!

Villette's face went red all of a sudden, and she couldn't help but let out a gasp.

The soft little hand rubbing against her private parts brought a thrill of pleasure as exciting as an electric current. The sweet flavor like a milk snack came from nowhere, making her body seem to become sensitive.

Was that really a finger? Villette couldn't help the thought from popping into her cloudy brain.

The tiny fingerprints on those fingers, even through a light layer of fabric, were as clear as raised grains of flesh cutting at the opening of one's own hole. The snake-like movement was as if the bones of the hand had been pulled out, leaving it without any fixed shape to speak of. It was like tentacles with life, wrapping between Villette's legs.

Villette's petite body shuddered violently.

"How... how is that possible…!"

What echoed through Villette's trance-like brain was overwhelming shock.

The number one student of the school year; the student that defeated any other succubi and was even able to defeat many teachers, was trembling and shaking like a slave due to this hand that appeared from nowhere.

It was like being licked back and forth by the most erotic, softest, finest, most superior tongue. The unfamiliar stimulation that transcended the senses was unceasingly pleasurable.

The gelatinous, sticky, eerie touch and silky movement went through her body, stimulating her nerves directly.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh--"

Villette, who was clearly the number one student in the academy, panted and climaxed like a little girl having sex for the first time.

Even the shock and doubt were melted away in the fire of lust that burned throughout her body.

"Once actually wasn't enough? Let's add a little more excitement then."

She sank into a trance, only able to faintly hear the voice; unable to make any more movements.

That orgasm had almost exhausted her nerves. She couldn't even maintain her standing so she dropped to the floor.

This was followed by the stimulation of the finger hell that was enough to make any succubi cry.

"Don't... don't…."

Was that really her own voice? Villette thought so before her consciousness melted away.

So soft, so weak, so... fragile.

A sweet, agonized gasp escaped her mouth, and she could make no more sound.

Her vision blurred under the intense excitement, fading to black.

Is this what... Link felt….

Before losing consciousness, Villette murmured as if in a dream.