The Riddle and the Perverted Sprite (Say That and I'm Wide Awake)

During that time, the Pointed-Ear Folk of the Pointed-Ear Civilization rarely married among themselves. Instead, they took pride in marrying people from other civilizations.

Well, "took pride" wasn't quite right...

It was simply the trend.

They used their good looks to marry rich people from other civilizations—or people who weren't quite so rich—and have children.

And society had started becoming more open-minded, too.

During that period, the Pointed-Ear Clan's private lives had grown extraordinarily chaotic. They had completely abandoned the Analects and morality.

They had started pursuing things like "beauty," "art," "desire," and "pleasure"...

"I feel like I've seen this episode before."

Cong Yu complained as he sighed. "Good thing everywhere outside Earth is more materialistic. Otherwise, an evil god would've been born."

Watching Cong Yu look at his terminal as he said this, Source Darkness: Apophis couldn't resist complaining: [So why did you spend so long clicking through it? Didn't you say, 'I'm not going'?]

It was true. Cong Yu had no real intention of visiting a Pointed-Ear Clan brothel... but

People were naturally curious—

"I'm just looking. Am I not even allowed to look?"

Cong Yu retorted, while Source Darkness: Apophis sighed dramatically: [Sigh... Men...]

What was that supposed to mean? What kind of comment was that?

"Are you a woman? You're not even a female snake..."

Cong Yu complained, but [Source Darkness: Apophis] replied with complete confidence: [I think I am!]

"Just crawl away—"

Source Darkness: Apophis didn't mind Cong Yu's disdain one bit. Deep down, she knew she was Cong Yu's favorite formula.

Sigh, she'd already won by too much.

All the contempt, put-downs, and dismissiveness Cong Yu directed at her now were just tsundere behavior.

It was just a bit of playful flirting between a host and an Extinction Formula.

With that confidence, Source Darkness: