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Chapter 96: Bro, You Smell So Good!

Suddenly stopping, thinking while staring into the void, then pressing his hand down—Caelus's actions were a bit baffling to watch.

Only Stelle could see the system screen that only she and 'himself' could view.

"Caelus, what are you doing?" Stelle asked with a puzzled expression.

The items in their respective system shops were different. When in direct physical contact, Stelle and Caelus could purchase items from each other's shops. Of course, they had to spend their own Stellar Jade.

The Lick-Lick Fruit. Stelle had been eyeing it since the shop first refreshed. The reason she hadn't bought it to play with right away was simple: she couldn't just use this ability on the people around her, could she?

Turn little March into an Intertwined Fate and eat her? Mmm, March would probably taste very sweet.

Stelle always felt it was a bit of a waste to buy it if she couldn't use the fruit's ability with abandon. After all, Stellar Jade was very precious. But she wouldn't be stingy when it was time to use it, just like when Crychic had their concert. The daily accumulated Stellar Jade was for showing off in front of people! If it weren't for the Sound-Sound Fruit, she wouldn't have been able to compete with the bassist who had the glowing lights. All the glory would have been stolen by Caelus.

"Do you guys think Fragmentum creatures count as living things?"

At these words, the little gray-haired raccoon froze, then her eyes lit up, shining like stars.

That's right!

"Hmph, who cares what those monsters are. The only good monster is a dead monster!"

The older Seele hoisted her giant scythe onto her shoulder, looking like she was ready to kill, kill, kill.

"Fragmentum creatures are the echoes of life. Strictly speaking, they can be considered a special kind of energy lifeform," the knowledgeable Teacher Dan Heng answered.

"Huh?"

As an archer, March 7th had excellent eyesight. She looked at Caelus suspiciously. "Caelus, what's wrong with you?"

Even though the space was slightly dim, she could keenly detect that some change had occurred on the surface of Caelus's body. His fair skin, which was no less than hers, was still fair, but it seemed to have changed to a different shade. That color was like the slightly pinkish candy-white on the edge of a cream cake.

"Mmm... what is that smell?"

Staring at Caelus, little March's willow-like eyebrows suddenly raised. She twitched her pretty little nose, her sharp eyes like a Samoyed that had spotted chicken breast.

The continuous scent wafting through the air made the older Seele frown. She had never smelled anything like it before. It smelled very good.

"Dessert! It's dessert!"

"Aha~ Someone is eating dessert behind little March's back?"

March 7th transformed into a righteous judge, her eyes like knives and swords as she stared at the suspect before her—Caelus.

"I didn't." Caelus immediately raised his empty hands to prove his innocence.

"I can vouch for Caelus this time, he didn't secretly eat anything!"

Rarely not bickering with Caelus, Stelle, who was closest to him, could smell the scent even more clearly and strongly.

"Because..."

It was a complex aroma mixed with vanilla, milk, and musk. To sum it up, it was a bit like cream that had been refrigerated, its fragrance slightly subdued, yet fresher.

"Caelus is the dessert right now!"

Stelle wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and clapped her hands together. "Time to dig in!"

With that, she actually lunged forward and bit down on Caelus's cheek with her small mouth. She had intended to bite hard, but the shared pain made her relax her teeth.

"So sweet! It smells so good~!"

Stelle's tongue spun like a fan. Like an otaku licking his waifu, she swept it back and forth across Caelus's face, passing over the bridge of his nose, brushing past his lips, and caressing his cheek.

"And it feels so smooth and soft..."

Her other hand pinched Caelus's other cheek.

March 7th: "Huh?"

Dan Heng: "!"

White Seele: "!!"

The older Seele: "???"

Bronya: "!?!?!?"

The extremely sudden and utterly degenerate act was enough to shock everyone present. The impact was greatest on Bronya, whose moral compass was the most pure and simple. She had always thought Stelle and Caelus were twins, like brother and sister. But now, Stelle had performed this act, and her mind went blank.

Like the sweet filling that flows out when a toffee is chewed, the sweet taste flooded in from the tip of his tongue. The shared sense of taste from Stelle made Caelus not react immediately.

In three seconds, his face was covered in Stelle's saliva.

"Get off me!"

Pressing his hand on Stelle's face, Caelus pushed her away with a sudden force, then grabbed Stelle's white T-shirt and, in turn, unceremoniously buried his head in her chest, rubbing back and forth, using Stelle's T-shirt to wipe the saliva off his face.

This Stellaron spirit was becoming more and more of a scoundrel!

"Hehe~ Be a good boy, Caelus, let me lick you!"

Shouting incoherently, Stelle used her hands and feet to try and hug Caelus, her tongue extended, approaching his face.

"Hey, hey! We can see the Fragmentum monsters. What on earth are you two doing? Seele, quick, help me pull Stelle back."

With a horrified expression, March 7th rushed over and hugged Stelle's waist, pulling her back. Her strength wasn't enough to control the Stellaron spirit, so she quickly called for support.

"Okay, Sister March."

"Tsk~"

The downside of having the same name. The older Seele and White Seele both moved at the same time when they heard their name. White Seele helped March 7th stop Stelle, while the older Seele pulled Caelus away from Stelle.

"Hmm?" At close range, the older Seele confirmed the source of the fragrant sweet smell permeating the air. It was Caelus.

"Bro, you smell so good!"

Just the act of assassinating the guardian was enough for the older Seele to consider them good brothers. Her straightforward personality meant she always said whatever was on her mind.

That never-before-smelled, ice-cream-like milky fragrance exuded a mysterious attraction, tempting the older Seele. She couldn't help but lean her delicate body forward and sniff Caelus's neck a few times.

Dan Heng: "..."

March 7th: "..."

Bronya: "..."

"Ahem, sorry, he smells a bit too good, I couldn't help it."

Attracting three strange looks, the older Seele belatedly realized what she had done and immediately moved away from Caelus. Her face turned red for once, not out of shyness, but out of embarrassment. She was supposed to be helping stop a pervert in the act, but she herself had inexplicably committed a perverted act. Fortunately, the younger Seele didn't give her a strange look.

"It's okay. After all, in the Underworld, Seele rarely gets to eat candy, right?"

Caelus licked his lips with relish. He had tasted himself through their shared senses, and it was indeed fragrant and sweet.

"I am a candy man now."

Enduring the puzzled looks from March 7th, Dan Heng, and Bronya, Caelus raised his hand and began to explain.

"A candy man?"

March 7th, the older Seele, and Bronya looked at each other.

Even Dan Heng's usually expressionless face showed a hint of astonishment.

"Mm, my body has certain candy properties. Like this."

Caelus raised his arm, extended his index finger, and gently tapped the corner of March 7th's cherry-red, lovely lips.

"This!" March 7th's eyes widened suddenly. "So sweet!"

It was as if there were the sweetness of strawberry jam, the richness of chocolate, and the faint aftertaste of coconut on Caelus's finger...

Little March, who had extremely low resistance to sweets, like the older Seele before her, couldn't help but open her small cherry mouth and extend her delicate pink tongue, licking Caelus's finger once, then a second time...

The deliciousness of many candies was perfectly blended together, without interfering with each other, yet maintaining their own purity.

"So fragrant!"

"Caelus, why do you let March lick you but not me? I want to lick too!"

Seeing this, Stelle put her hands on her hips indignantly.

Why won't you let 'myself' lick you?

"Wait, I didn't..."

The Stellaron spirit's words startled March 7th out of her sweet reverie. The pink-haired girl's face turned visibly red. She took two flustered steps back, and seeing the glistening saliva remaining on Caelus's finger, she was overcome with shame and quickly pushed his hand down.

"W-what on earth is going on!?"

March 7th tried to change the subject to avoid the socially fatal embarrassment.

"It's a bit troublesome to explain. My candy man state is limited. We need to hurry and do more important things."

They were currently on the outskirts of the Fragmentum-eroded Rivet Town. The commotion they had made earlier had attracted nearby Fragmentum creatures.

The Fragmentum creatures were bizarre and varied. Some were butterfly-shaped, with crystal wings on both sides that emitted light of various colors. Some were humanoid, but one could tell at a glance that they were Fragmentum creatures.

"Stelle, I choose you! Go!"

Like a Pokémon trainer, Caelus waved his hand towards the Fragmentum creatures. Stelle took a few bites from Caelus's palm, then happily rushed out with her baseball bat.

With a swift spin of her waist, Stelle leaped up and swung her baseball bat, bringing it down on the head of a Fragmentum creature from above.

BONK—!

The Fragmentum monster was severely shaken and teetered on the verge of collapse. Stelle kicked out with her right leg, sending the Fragmentum creature flying into the air.

"Watch this, Home Run to Rest!"

Then she assumed a batter's stance and, seeing the right moment, swung with all her might!

The injured monster spun and flew backward, crashing heavily in front of Caelus, kicking up some dust.

"Change for me!!"

Caelus bent down and placed his hand on the Fragmentum creature's chest.

Then, the Fragmentum creature dissolved into particles of virtual light. To the astonishment and shock of March 7th, Dan Heng, the older Seele, and Bronya, it converged into—

Candy!

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