Raise Them First, Then Eat Them?

"You're playing me?"

"Well, not entirely."

"For example?"

"I really do still want to eat you, goshujin-sama~..."

As her seductive tone shifted into a low growl, the Fox Spirit in an Eastern Ying Miko Outfit knelt halfway upon the soft grass. Like a four-legged beast stalking its prey, she stepped forward gracefully, forcing the instinctively retreating Samael against the towering boulder behind him.

Those golden beastly eyes, radiating danger, overflowed with an intensely aggressive gaze. Her pink tongue rolled over her lips and teeth, revealing her ravenous desire.

She was serious.

"...I thought I'd imagined it..."

The invalid slumped before the boulder fell silent for a moment. Recalling that faint yet persistent sense of danger from before, he murmured thoughtfully.

Then, Samael cast a faint glance at Tamamo no Mae, who stood close at hand, and asked with a frown.

"Then why did you save me earlier?"

"Because my love for you is genuine too~"

The Fox Spirit before him replied with narrowed, smiling eyes. The malicious delight she had shown in toying with life seamlessly transformed into coy, seductive charm, as though she and Samael were lovers deeply in love, playfully flirting with each other.

"Hm?"

"Well, only a soul personally chosen and patiently cultivated tastes exquisitely delicious. And if one wishes to enjoy something truly beautiful, one must first nourish it with sincere feelings. There can be no falsehood in it, or else the flavor will spoil. That would be far too wasteful."

Tamamo no Mae leaned close and sniffed Samael, looking deeply regretful, her expression full of resentment.

"So, when will my little fruit ripen? It's truly troubling. I can hardly wait any longer."

As this Trash Fox teasingly ran her fingertips across his cheek, Samael felt like a little chick pulled from its pen, waiting to