I'm Not Telling You

Suddenly, Eros felt someone pushing him. He immediately snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Wendy, who stood before him with a suspicious expression. "What is it?"

Wendy looked her younger brother up and down, her face full of curiosity as she asked:

"What was that just now? Why did it fly into your body?"

Clearly, she had also seen the two streaks of black light enter Eros's body one after the other.

Eros gave her a sidelong glance and chuckled. "Want to know?"

Wendy immediately nodded. "Yes, yes! Tell me! Tell me!"

Eros coughed a few times to clear his throat. "All right, shall I tell you?"

Wendy nodded eagerly again.

"I'm not telling you!" Eros pulled a face at Wendy and snickered.

"You!" Wendy fumed. I'm so mad. My fists are clenching. I suddenly really want to punch someone.

Knowing better than to linger, Eros discreetly moved to the other side of the airship.

Wendy snorted and turned away, refusing to pay any attention to her aggravating little brother.

That night, inside the Soul Space!

Eros was staring at Barbara in disbelief-or, more precisely, at her legs.

Seeing the white stockings covering Barbara's slender, long legs, Eros could hardly believe his eyes.

After all, he had been going on about them for ages, and every time he brought them up, Barbara said she would never wear them. What had gotten into her today?

He couldn't help looking Barbara up and down. His gaze made her a little bashful, and she snapped, "What are you staring at?"

Eros eyed Barbara suspiciously. "Didn't you always say you wouldn't? Why the sudden change of heart today?"

Barbara's tone remained fierce. "None of your business!"

Just then, two objects, one black and one silver, flew over. They were miniature versions of the Book of the Night and the Moon of Eternal Sleep.

They circled Eros several times, as though sizing up the man before them.

Finally, as if they had confirmed something, the black and silver objects swiftly drew closer to Eros.

But how could Barbara stand by and watch?

She snorted, grabbed Eros with one hand, and swatted the two approaching objects away with the other.

Caught off guard, Eros was pulled straight to the ground. Before he could get up, Barbara curled her legs beneath herself and sat down, firmly pressing his head onto her slender, long legs.

Blushes spread across her delicate little face. She pointed to her long legs, wrapped in white stockings, her voice betraying unmistakable shyness:

"Junior! Don't you really like this? As long as you ignore those two bastards, I'll let you rest your head in my lap."

Feeling the soft, smooth sensation against his cheek, he glanced at the Black Book and the Moon Ring, which were now buzzing incessantly and seemed furious.

Was this even a multiple-choice question?

There wasn't any choice to make! How could some lousy book and a lousy weapon possibly compare to my Barbara?

Even a thousandth of a second's hesitation would have been an insult to Barbara. He didn't answer, but proved his thoughts through action.

Barbara's delicate little face flushed even deeper. She cast a disdainful glance at the Book of the Night and the Moon of Eternal Sleep, whose buzzing grew increasingly frantic, then lifted her dainty chin with a victor's pride.

The two Divine Artifact projections, one black and one silver, tried to rush over again, only to discover that they had been immobilized.

They could only keep buzzing frantically to express their fury.

Naturally, this was Eros's doing. After all, he was no longer a novice who had only just encountered the supernatural, and he had become quite adept at using the Soul Space.

So how could he let those two things spoil his fun?

He sat up, wrapped one arm around Barbara, and drew her into his embrace, settling her on his lap. With his other hand, he grabbed the tentacle and flung it far away. He wasn't afraid of anything now.

Tentacle: ????

Then mist rose around them, blocking every line of sight.

Barbara's body was a little stiff, her breathing quick and her face flushed crimson.

Seeing that Barbara wasn't stopping him, Eros grew even bolder.