Chapter 419: Demon Eye

"No, he's mine."

Tally narrowed her eyes slightly.

Monni stiffened, a little frightened, then suddenly had a revelation.

"Sister Tally is still taming him, right? Hahaha, I get it. With a premium product like this, of course you'd make him a breeding slave and keep using him."

"Mm, you could say that."

Tally's gaze drifted to one side.

Who's taming whom, it's hard to say.

"I've tamed two breeding slaves before, one a sailor, one an adventurer. I picked them because they were strong and obedient, though they weren't as good-looking as yours or as full of fragrance."

Seeing a fellow of her kind, Monni opened up her chatterbox too.

"But Sister Tally must be sure to keep a few more, best around five, otherwise even if they're strong they won't last long. My two breeding slaves only lasted half a month before they died."

Rod: "."

Tally broke out in a sweat, unable to resist sneaking a peek at her master, terrified that his impression of her might be turning for the worse.

Still, she looked the flat-chested succubus before her up and down.

The memories left behind by her mother clearly stated that their race must avoid killing people in human communities as much as possible. On one hand, succubi weren't much good at fighting; on the other, one of the succubi tenets was to remain hidden.

This little nobody dares to kill people?

This old lady really doesn't believe it.

Monni caught her skeptical gaze, her little face flushing red, and she waved her hand:

"Alright, I was just kidding. This is something another sister told me about. I've never killed anyone at Axe Beach. There are plenty of men here, even more in the tavern. Just a little bit of flirting and someone comes walking right into the trap. See, when I went to get a wine cup just now, a middle-aged fat uncle from the back kitchen grabbed me and pulled me behind a cabinet for a round."

As she said.

She smiled and looked at Rod beside Tally: "Taste is so-so, not even a tenth as good as Sister's breeding slave here. Huh? How is his essence still so abundant?"

Hearing that line, Tally felt this little hussy was questioning her draining ability.

Instantly she felt both wronged and angry, and shamed and unwilling.

Her master's ability was simply too outrageous—he could handle her while also handling five girls from the forest. No succubus would be any use against him!

But for the sake of her own face, she still secretly pleaded on the 【Far Whisper Chain】.

【Tally: Master~~ Don't you know that domain that makes you look weak? Please, just pretend for a bit, or we'll be exposed~~】

【Rod: Can't you just say I'm exceptionally gifted?】

【Tally: That won't do~ If he's too unique, this flat-chested hussy will get greedy in her heart, and getting tangled up with her would be a hassle.】

Rod thought it over.

Fine, he agreed to her.

Although this flat-chested succubus was a weakling, she was a local snake after all; the less trouble the better.

【Tally: Alright then, later when I say change, you change, okay~】

With that said on this end.

Tally immediately cleared her throat twice, imitating Lady Kali's sour face as she said loftily:

"Of course I cast a spell to conceal his exhaustion. Did you think you could just bring out some half-dead man and fool people so easily?"

Having said that.

She made a show of activating 【Greater Shadow Shaping】, sprinkling some black sparkles onto Rod's face.

Rod went along and cast 【Disguise Domain】.

Adjusting his aura and appearance toward weakness.

At this moment, a message popped up on the panel.

【Comprehended part of the authority of 'Disguise Domain'】

Hm?

Coming back to his senses, Rod felt an inexplicable melancholy of finally seeing hard work pay off.

Finally.

The small portion of 【Disguise Domain】 forcibly locked down with 【Preservation Domain】 and 【Shadow Plunder】—after two whole months, it had finally transformed into his own skill.

Rod nearly cried.

【Domain Details: Disguise any object, energy, etc. Only the power of domains or special treasures may see through it. When colliding with a domain, a check will be triggered; if defeated, the disguise will be broken.】

【Obtained Domain Skill: Insightful Demon Eye】

【Details: The premise of disguise is seeing through disguise. This demon eye can see through magical transmutation, greater darkness, illusions, etc. (When encountering domain power, a check is made; failure means it cannot see through.) It has a chance to see through a target's weakness disguise, inner intentions, and insight into complex energies, etc.】

Wow, pretty strong.

Quite nice.

As a support skill, 【Insightful Demon Eye】 could be said to be maxed out.

Soon, Rod felt his eyes itch, as if ants were crawling over them.

He instinctively squeezed them shut, and two streams of hot tears slid down.

Monni beside him was dumbfounded.

"So haggard? Why are you crying? Sister Tally, no matter how good he is, you can't play with him like this!"

Tally was dumbfounded too.

Seeing her master shed tears—even though she knew it was an act—still felt oddly uncomfortable in her heart.

So she kissed his face tenderly, licking away his tears while she was at it.

"I just happened to indulge a bit last night, that's all. On regular days I dote on him very much."

"I see, that's great. I really want a high-quality man like that. Honestly, Sister, where did you find this man of yours, and how does he taste?"

"Heh heh, if we go by the succubus flavor grading system, I can give him a twelve."

Tally immediately grew smug again.

"Twelve, the max level?!! Really?? Sis~~ can I have a little taste. No, I don't need essence, saliva is fine. Please, sis, let me taste the twelve-level deliciousness~~"

"No way! He's mine! Body and heart, all mine!"

Monni was taken aback, seeing Tally's intense reaction.

She couldn't help but say with a touch of sourness: "'Savoring alone' is one of the succubus creed, sis. Your state seems a bit off. Pouring too much feeling into an essence slave might not be worth the loss."

"Young little thing is truly a young little thing. The day you find a man like him, you'll know all that 'savoring alone' talk is horseshit."

Rod had also adjusted by now.

Hearing Tally's words, he couldn't help but be speechless.

The first man you sought out after birth was me, and after that you were locked down by me.

And she dares call others young.

Still, in terms of rank, Tally was indeed several times stronger than this flat board.

He opened his eyes, and a barely perceptible glint of light flashed beneath his black pupils.

【Insight Demon Eye】 activated.

Mm, very good.

Tally's +11 Disguise was now see-through too.

Too bad, no x-ray vision.

That's normal too — after all, it's a demon eye that pierces through camouflage and falsehood; clothing is a real, existing thing.

While getting used to the demon eye, he listened to the two succubi chat.

From posture to suction strength, and from hip-swing amplitude to the use of the feet.

They just never got around to serious business.

Although he knew Tally's 【Deceiving Gods and Fooling Ghosts】 had been steadily closing the distance and taking effect, their topics were a bit too off-track.

He couldn't help but nudge Tally's leg under the table with his knee, signaling her to get to the point.

(End of chapter)