Chapter 398: Revenge and Rejection

Compliance increased to 93, unlocking shared skill with Tally.

Beginning random draw.

Draw successful.

Shared skill: Julia's Blood Burst.

Details: A latent spiritual art hidden within the bloodline. Lilith, the progenitor of succubi, once spent a night of passion with Julia, the Vampire King, and during that pleasurable night, Lilith successfully stole a portion of Julia's power to control blood, severely wounding her.

From the moment contact is made with the target's blood, each attack accumulates potential energy; upon release, it detonates the target's internal blood.

Warning!

This skill has killed 281 dragons! Acquisition will incur "Dragon Resentment": Five-Colored Dragon faction favorability -50; all other dragon races favorability -10.

This skill will attract the attention of the Vampire King Julia.

Luo De frowned.

Another hidden skill.

Like Vivian's 【Daphne's Spirit Seed】, it never appeared during spiritual attribute allocation—only surfaced after compliance reached sufficient levels.

This one is even more outrageous.

Comes with an FBI warning.

"Julia and Lilith? Aren't they both girls? What kind of 'night of passion' are we talking about?"

Turns out Tally's rumors about succubi lore were true.

"Dragon Resentment—I wonder if it'll affect Naulin."

With compliance in place, it should be fine.

Luo De shook his head, stopping his worrying.

The matter was settled.

It was a skill capable of killing dragons—nothing to quibble over.

As for attracting Julia's attention,

It seems I've already been on her radar due to the Scorpion Woman Hera.

Luo De gently soothed Tally, who had squeezed into his arms, then pushed her away.

She was competing for space with the patient Rosalia.

"Does my master not love me anymore?"

"Don't pout. You've just been wailing lately—no tears ever came."

"Heehee~~"

The succubus knew her place in her master's heart and had defused the anger crisis.

She felt delighted, giggling as she slipped out of Luo De's arms and reverted to her tomboy form.

"I'll listen to my master~~ Tally's a good girl now—wait, you're awake?"

She suddenly looked at the person in Luo De's arms, her smile freezing, slightly embarrassed.

Luo De looked down.

There, the beautiful, mature Tooth Fairy fairy had opened her eyes, gazing up at him with hazy, unfocused eyes.

She was curled in his arms, knees pressed against his broad chest, her pale, delicate skin flushed and distorted.

"Rosalia, you—"

Luo De was also embarrassed, about to explain.

Suddenly, two syllables slipped from the girl's lips, nearly stunning him:

"Daddy."

It wasn't her usual mature, gentle big-sister voice—it was the high-pitched, throat-constricted, childlike tone.

Commonly known as falsetto.

"So this is how you behave after ingesting 【Seductive Fluids】…"

Luo De suddenly understood.

No wonder my aggressive advances yielded nothing—you've got a daddy complex.

My appearance is rugged and sunny—I don't look like a middle-aged man.

"Say it again. What do you call me?"

"Daddy—"

She beamed.

Unlike her usual professional fake smile, this one radiated pure childish joy.

"Again."

"Daddy!"

"Come on, kiss daddy."

Rosalia, eyes glazed, lifted her head and smacked a kiss on his cheek.

Luo De laughed heartily.

He truly treated her like a baby, patting her bottom to heal her while rocking her gently.

He tried every trick to make her call him "daddy."

After a while,

The Tooth Fairy fairy in his arms shuddered.

Luo De's heart skipped. He looked down again.

Her eyes were now clear, the earlier joyful expression instantly fading into calmness.

Rosalia, as he stopped rocking, quietly slipped out of his arms, smoothing her hair with elegant grace.

She glanced around, searching for her spell satchel.

Without caring that Luo De stood there stunned, she walked over lightly, as if utterly unconcerned by her body—perfectly blending insect and human traits—on full display.

She retrieved a pair of short panties and a simple, earth-toned wrap dress, dressing herself with quiet, swift precision.

Only then did she turn back to Luo De.

She bowed with her usual elegance.

"Thank you and your subordinate for saving my life, Mr. Luo De, Miss Tally. I will find a way to repay you."

"It was nothing…"

Luo De waved his hand.

"Also, please don't tell anyone about this."

Tally smirked: "When you say 'this,' do you mean your injury… or you calling my master 'daddy'?"

"Tally, shut up."

"Okay~~"

Rosalia took a deep breath, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Then exhaled slowly.

She looked directly at Luo De:

"As you've seen, Mr. Luo De, Tooth Fairies of my size are exceedingly rare. In my homeland, nearly all are tiny, like Fiso."

Fiso, the Tooth Fairy interrogator from the underground prison of Shiying Town.

Luo De had met her once before, when seeking the fungus-man Toru—a bloodthirsty but adorable fairy.

"My father and mother were the same. When I was five, grown as large as a human child, they could no longer hold me… The warmth in my father's arms was the happiest, safest place I ever knew. Unfortunately, I never got to feel it again before they passed away. Perhaps… I felt the same in Mr. Luo De's arms."

"I was meant to be an ordinary being, spending my life searching for a spell to revert to the normal Tooth Fairy form, so I could return to my father's embrace. But fifty years ago, during the Great Fairy Massacre, everything changed."

She offered a bitter smile, then slowly transformed it into burning, vengeful fury.

"You're a good man, Mr. Luo De—a responsible, charismatic, powerful man. No girl could remain unmoved. But I cannot. I'm not suited for you. Anyone entangled too deeply with me will be dragged into this vortex of revenge. I admit I once considered using you—but now it's different. You must not… I cannot repay kindness with betrayal!"

With that,

She didn't wait for Luo De's reply.

She turned and strode toward the mine entrance, her voluminous skirt fluttering in the wind, vanishing from his sight without looking back.

Tally grinned: "Master, you got rejected, huh~~"

"I heard her clearly—she's telling me to stop pursuing her. I've never been so bluntly handed a 'friendship card' by a girl."

Luo De wasn't deeply saddened.

Since she'd spoken plainly, it was best not to intrude further.

Just a little regretful.

At that moment, a soft, boneless body pressed into his arms.

Tally cupped his cheeks with her warm little hands and pecked him fiercely—over ten times—then gazed into his eyes with tender affection.

"Don't worry, Master. Even if everyone rejects you, Tally will stay by your side forever—becoming your exclusive toilet."

(End of Chapter)