*** Third Person
"Mmm..."
Evelina shifted in her sleep as sunlight slipped through the window and ward her face. She blinked against the brightness, rubbing the sleep from her eyes before slowly pushing herself upright.
"What ti is it?"
Her voice ca out soft, still heavy with sleep.
For a mont, she just sat there, letting the quiet settle around her. The storm from last night was gone—completely. No thunder, no rain tapping against the glass. Just stillness, broken only by the faint sounds of the city waking up in the distance.
That alone made her pause.
"...Strange."
She swung her legs off the bed, bare feet brushing against the cool floor as she stood. A slight sway hit her the mont she put her weight down, her brows knitting together.
"...Why do I feel so tired?"
It wasn’t the normal kind of fatigue. It lingered deeper, like sothing had been tugging at her while she slept—sothing she couldn’t quite rember.
Her gaze drifted toward the door.
Closed.
Then to the window.
Intact.
Everything looked normal.
Too normal.
Evelina frowned faintly, pressing a hand to her chest as she tried to trace that uneasy feeling curling at the edge of her thoughts. There was sothing missing.
She was sure of it.
"...Cael?"
She called out softly, testing the silence.
No answer.
Her frown deepened.
That wasn’t unusual on its own—but for so reason, it bothered her more than it should have.
Pushing the thought aside, she walked over to the mirror, fingers combing through her slightly tangled hair. Her reflection stared back at her, composed as always, but her eyes lingered just a second too long, searching for sothing she couldn’t na.
"...I swear there’s sothing wrong..."
*** First Person
CREAK.
"Morning. Sleep okay?"
I stepped into the room with the sa gentle smile I always wore when she woke up. For her, this was just another morning. But the way she was staring at now... yeah, she definitely knew sothing was off.
"You did sothing dumb, didn’t you?"
She figured it out that fast!?
"Y-yeah..."
No point trying to hide it. I was going to tell her anyway once I found a better mont, but... guess that’s out the window.
[Succubus Link]
Sothing nudged at the back of my mind—her presence, probing at my mories. She just stared at , expression flat, then let out a slow breath and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"S-seriously?"
"I just couldn’t help myself, okay? And... it didn’t seem to have any downsides. I made sure it wouldn’t ss with our operations..."
Evelina folded her arms and watched in silence for a few more seconds. Then, to my surprise, she smiled and just... burst into a light laugh.
"Eh...?"
"What’s with that face? Did you really think I’d be mad at you over that? Please. You’re allowed to have so fun."
She tapped a finger against her choker. Succubus energy pulsed outward from her chest, washing over her. Her skin smoothed, her hair straightened and shone, like she’d just stepped out of an hour-long bath instead of a bed.
"Besides," she added, amusent flickering in her eyes, "I had fun watching you go all barbaric like that. And you’re right—what you did doesn’t really have any downsides."
KNOCK!
KNOCK!
Huh?
"Looks like soone’s knocking, can you get that real quick while I change?"
"Sure."
***
I opened the door and found a man in an academy uniform standing there. A professor, judging by the clothes, but definitely not anyone I rembered from the faculty list.
Maybe a new hire?
"Here are your assignnts and learning materials from Master Azrael. There’s also a letter inside. Is there anything else you’d like to relay to him before I go?"
Straight to the point, he’ll definitely last long.
"No, that’s fine. Thanks."
I took the stack of docunts from his hands and flipped it open. It was... thick. The kind of thick that could pass for an entire textbook on its own.
Right. Academy assignnts. Of course.
"Master Azrael sends his regards," the professor added.
He turned and walked away, heading toward what looked like a vintage car flanked by several armored vehicles. The little convoy instantly drew a crowd.
Looked like the academy wasn’t slacking off on security after the elven attack.
"Did I miss anything important?"
Evelina’s voice ca from above. She was leaning on the second-floor railing, clearly just done changing and getting ready for the day.
"Nothing much. Just the academy dumping more work on us."
"Really? As if we’re not busy enough already."
She sighed and teleported down in front of , peering over my shoulder at the docunts. Her gaze landed on a particular line, and her expression tightened.
The academy’s second semi-monthly exam was coming up.
This ti, without the hunt.
"It’s almost exam ti already?" I asked.
"I had the exact sa reaction. I didn’t even notice... I guess I got distracted by how dostic everything felt."
I couldn’t help but smile at her words.
"You an you really thought we were a married couple?" I shot back.
"You really like making say embarrassing things, don’t you?"
"I prefer to call it cute," I said.
"Whatever, Cael."
Evelina rolled her eyes in that playful way of hers, then headed upstairs to the study, already thinking about how to juggle running things and getting ready for our return to the academy for exams.
"I’ll try to automate what I can for now. Just leave the docunts by the foyer, I’ll handle them," she said.
"And ?" I asked.
"Go check on the G-32 units for . Let them know we’ll need them earlier than scheduled."
"Got it. But before I go..."
She glanced back. "Sothing on your mind?"
"How about I call you Evelyn?" I asked.
"Evelyn?" She raised a brow, then gave a small shrug and let out a soft chuckle. "I like it. Go for it."
And just like that, she walked off.
S-Seriously!?
That’s it? That’s all I get?
I guess she really is getting used to my teasing.
...Looks like I’ll have to step up my ga.
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