— “N-no!”

Sharon’s response was too hasty, she completely forgot to disguise her voice.

Fortunately, she had been silent for too long before this.

And the human voice was like a machine that needed lubrication.

If it hadn’t been used for too long, the first sound that came out would more or less be different from the original voice.

It would sound a bit strange.

Thanks to this, and of course, Adele deliberately pretending not to notice, Sharon could continue her disguise with peace of mind.

 

Pretending to be the reclusive and withdrawn roommate who had never met Adele.

Starting her first conversation with Adele in so many days.

Adele also pretended to be surprised, completely ignoring the fact that her roommate’s voice sounded familiar.

Compared to Sharon, Adele’s acting was obviously much better.

“You mean… you’re willing to let me stay in this dorm?”

“Really!?”

Hearing this, Sharon realized that Adele didn’t seem to be very curious about her voice, she even seemed to have completely ignored it, and immediately felt relieved.

 

Then, she deliberately lowered her voice and replied, pretending to be someone else,

“Of course… I don’t care about your romantic experiences.”

“The people you like… are also very good.”

When Adele mentioned that she liked “Sharon,” Sharon’s heart almost stopped from the sudden happiness.

It was enough to make her ignore the people Adele mentioned before, who showed that Adele was “promiscuous.”

Sharon continued, adding details to her “stranger roommate” persona.

“I just like peace and quiet, you… you’re a very good roommate.”

 

“You’ve always taken good care of me, respected my personality and habits… so don’t worry, I’m… not very concerned about your affairs.”

Thank you for the plane you just gifted me while still trying to play it cool!

“You don’t have to move out, otherwise, if I had a different roommate, I, a loner, might be disliked…”

“I won’t spread rumors either, after all, I don’t have any friends…”

 

It sounded pitiful, but it was the truth.

Dorothy, that kind of existence, couldn’t be considered Sharon’s friend.

“It’s just that in the future, please… please restrain yourself a little.”

 

“Don’t do… that kind of thing… in the dorm.”

Sharon’s face was burning red, she was too embarrassed to even finish her sentence.

Even in her dreams, when she could do whatever she wanted to Adele, the boldest thing she had ever done was kiss Adele’s cheek.

Anything beyond that… her brain would short-circuit, she couldn’t imagine it.

It was like “module missing, unable to render.”

If Adele’s purity level was 1, then Sharon’s might be over 100!

Also, if Adele wanted to tease Sharon at this moment, she could pretend to be stupid and ask, “Okay, if Celeste is not allowed, can I do it with Sharon in the room~”

 

Then Sharon’s brain might experience another, even more severe, short-circuit!

Ahem, but let’s not bully the pure and kind Sharon like this.

Even Adele was starting to feel guilty.

One day, she would also comfort Sharon’s somewhat hurt heart.

As compensation for Sharon.

But for today’s matter, it was best to just let it go like this!

As for next time, she definitely shouldn’t choose such an easily misunderstood location to vent her feelings.

 

The most fortunate thing for Adele was that it was Sharon who lived next door, not someone else… like Hermione or Dorothy.

Otherwise, Adele couldn’t bear to imagine the consequences.

 

“I promise this is the last time, thank you for your understanding!”

“My roommate is different from what I imagined, she’s actually a very gentle person!”

“…R-really?”

“Of course it’s true, not disturbing others is also a form of gentleness. My roommate has a reassuring personality and aura.”

“…”

 

Sharon blushed and fell silent, seemingly embarrassed by the compliment.

She was such an easy girl to understand.

A girl who made people want to tease her, but also want to care for and cherish her.

Adele smiled slightly and continued,

“If there’s a chance, I hope one day we can have afternoon tea together.”

“I can invite you to try the strawberry cake I made myself!”

“…”

 

Strawberry cake, it sounded sweet and delicious, and it was made by Adele herself.

Sharon swallowed silently.

But her personality made it impossible for her to express her expectations directly.

At the same time, she wasn’t ready to reveal her identity to Adele.

Ideally, she hoped that Adele would never know that she had lived next door to her, that she had been a despicable dream invader.

So Sharon simply remained silent, unable to give Adele a promise.

Adele naturally gave Sharon a way out.

 

“Ahem, don’t worry about it, these are just my random thoughts. My roommate can live according to her own personality and habits, there’s no need to cater to me.”

 

“The important thing for roommates living together is to create a comfortable space.”

“But if you ever want to change your lifestyle, want to step out of your room and interact with people,”

Adele puffed out her chest slightly under the peephole.

“You can always come to me, I’ll do everything I can to help you!”

“I’ll be your first friend, if you don’t mind~”

After she finished speaking, there was no response from Sharon’s room.

 

But Adele had expected this.

She smiled understandingly, then turned to leave, as if she was going back to her own room.

But before opening her door, the girl suddenly stopped, turned around again, and said in a belated tone,

“I almost forgot something important!”

“If possible, Sha- … roommate, could you please tell me your name?”

“You don’t have to give me your real name, I won’t pry into the secrets and your past behind your name.”

“I just think… maybe we could become friends.”

 

“I won’t bother you on my own initiative, roommate.”

“But if you ever need my help, I’ll never refuse!”

“…”

Sharon understood Adele’s kind personality, and she was willing to believe Adele’s words.

But… could she, who was hiding her true identity, really become friends with Adele?

Hesitation and the fear of disappointing Adele intertwined in Sharon’s heart.

In a daze, Sharon didn’t even realize that she had spoken a name.

 

 

“…Xiao Meng, you can call me ‘Xiao Meng’.”

“Xiao Meng?” Adele’s eyes lit up.

“What a cute name, Xiao Meng, Xiao Meng~”

Adele tried practicing the name.

But it made Sharon feel embarrassed.

Fortunately, Adele quickly restrained herself and stopped bothering her “stranger” roommate.

Then, with a soft “bang,” Adele returned to her bedroom.

 

The surroundings suddenly became quiet. After the embarrassment subsided, Sharon suddenly felt a little lonely.

Maybe it was because she hadn’t had such a long conversation with Adele in a long time.

So she craved more.

After returning to normal, she felt a sense of loss.

Sharon’s eyelashes drooped slightly.

She leaned against the door, hugging her knees.

As time passed, the light in the bedroom, where Sharon didn’t turn on the lights and had drawn the curtains, gradually faded, becoming dark.

 

But Sharon felt that this was reassuring.

There was just one thing, it wasn’t suitable for inviting people in.

………………

Celeste returned to her Master’s room.

Because she entered the bedroom with her right foot first, she was punished to kneel in front of Adele.

“…”

Celeste didn’t dare to speak, for fear of further punishment from her Master.

 

And she obeyed without hesitation. After all, even if her Master’s orders were unreasonable, she had to carry them out.

But sometimes, when her Master vaguely expressed that she wanted Celeste to “improvise,” she couldn’t be as clueless as she was before.

When it was time to “improvise,” she definitely couldn’t disappoint her Master.

As for why she was being punished, the clever Celeste naturally understood.

It was because her Master was dissatisfied with her being too smug and complacent.

The happier Celeste was, the brighter her smile, the more easily it would remind Adele of those embarrassing memories related to her.

That Celeste… bad dog!

 

So strong…

Didn’t even know how to trim her nails…

She would shave her fur next time!

Anyway, even though it felt really good at the time, and she tacitly allowed Celeste’s transgressions, when she thought about it afterward, Adele would still be angry and take it out on Celeste.

At this time, Celeste could only pray for herself.

Who told her to have such a willful Master? The saying “painful yet happy” probably described it perfectly.

Celeste thought to herself.

 

It would be best if she didn’t provoke her Master.

But just because she didn’t want to provoke her, it didn’t mean that Adele couldn’t shove a gun in her face.

So this was the scene in Adele’s room:

Adele was playing mobile games.

Celeste was kneeling as punishment.

Adele was eating snacks.

Celeste was kneeling as punishment.

Adele stepped on Celeste’s face with her foot.

Celeste couldn’t help but stick out her little tongue…

Adele was so embarrassed that she ran away in defeat.

The embarrassed girl extended Celeste’s punishment time.

“Half an hour more! Then accompany me to eat.”

“I’m going back to your house tonight.”

Hearing this, the dejected expression on Celeste’s face, which had been caused by the extended punishment, instantly brightened, and she licked her lips, making them moist and alluring.

Seeing her “craving” look, Adele was instantly furious!

Why did she look like a dog seeing a bone!

No, wasn’t that saying she was the “bone”…

“Wasn’t… wasn’t that enough just now? Are you a teddy bear!?”

Adele’s flick landed on Celeste’s forehead, immediately leaving a faint red mark that would disappear in a few seconds.

Celeste’s expression remained unchanged, but Adele’s finger hurt from the flick.

 

However, in front of her subordinate, Adele had to maintain her dignity as a master, so she endured the pain and glared at Celeste with slight dissatisfaction.

The golden-haired girl chuckled foolishly.

“You still dare to laugh!”

“…N-no more.”

Celeste really stopped laughing.

But the expression on her face was still sweet.

It seemed that Adele had given her too much sweetness today, enough for her to savor until next month or even longer.

Before half an hour had passed, Adele forgave Celeste.

Or rather, she was hungry herself, so she started clamoring for Celeste to drive her out for a ride and to the nearby snack street.

Of course, Celeste readily agreed.

Her gaze towards Adele was full of love and tenderness.

“Behave yourself a little… idiot.”

On the snack street, there were couples everywhere. Celeste suddenly wrapped her arm around Adele’s, their actions intimate and even exceeding the boundaries of normal same-sex friends.

Adele blushed and looked away, tugging at the corner of Celeste’s skirt.

“But what’s wrong with a rich heiress spoiling the little woman she likes?”

Celeste’s words turned the tables, actually using the persona Adele gave her to satisfy her own desires.

Adele tasted the bitter fruit of her own actions.

But there were people everywhere, they might run into students from the academy, even Tang Linlang from her class!

So Adele had to endure it for now.

Actually, she was so angry that her teeth were itching, thinking that she had to get even tonight.

Upholding the dignity of a top, Adele was duty-bound!

The two of them ate, strolled, and chatted about school matters.

The current Celeste had already rewritten her original ending. Her magic refinement level had even made a breakthrough because of Adele, becoming a famous vampire genius among the first-years and receiving the favor of several teachers.

If nothing unexpected happened, Celeste should be able to get a very sought-after internship task in the upcoming internship activity.

Referring to the kind of tasks that were easy and had generous rewards.

As for Adele, she envied Celeste’s experience while helplessly saying that she could only get the leftover scraps of internship tasks.

And that was indeed the case. In her previous life, she was assigned the task of collecting traces of foreign races.

It was a kind of clue-gathering task, mainly to assist vampires or humans who were carrying out capture missions.

She was completely treated as a useless clerical worker…

But Adele wasn’t discouraged by this.

Because she, who had read the original novel, knew very well that her first time becoming stronger was during this internship activity!

Vengeance Witch, oh Vengeance Witch~

Others might treat her as a terrifying entity to be contained, not something that students at this stage could handle.

Even Hermione and Dorothy would probably fail to successfully “contain” her.

But Adele couldn’t wait to meet this important experience pack in the early stages of the plot.

If nothing unexpected happened, the internship tasks should start next Monday.

That was, three days later.

Adele planned to take leave until Monday.

She had never taken such a long leave before. It was the school that, considering the serious impact of this “kidnapping incident,” and the fact that it involved a fight between several Sequence Ones, decided to try their best to satisfy Adele’s requests, as she was a key victim.

Even the teacher who approved Adele’s leave said to her,

• “Adele, why don’t you rest for a while longer in the dorm? I’ll try my best to help you with your studies, and I’ll also arrange an award for you at the end of the semester, don’t worry about that.”

She got a free “award” and a free vacation.

Although it was wrong to say this… but Adele really wanted to thank Amaterasu Kuro and Tsukimi Shiro.

Mainly because apart from the initial fright, she didn’t actually suffer much real harm.

On the contrary, Amaterasu Kuro and Tsukimi Shiro had lost their ability to move and were probably sent to some rehabilitation center for treatment.

It was a case of “lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own feet.”

She could skip classes and take leave, but Adele didn’t want to miss this internship task.

However, Celeste secretly worried about her Master’s safety.

Although it was disrespectful for a subordinate to say this, her Master’s strength was really worrying.

The academy’s internship tasks would indeed be assigned according to the different Sequences of the vampires.

But even the lowest level tasks carried the risk of encountering foreign races disguised in the human world.

These foreign races had their own unique abilities, and no one knew what their purpose was in disguising themselves in the human world.

But the only thing that was certain was that they didn’t want their lives to be disturbed, and the best and easiest way was to… eliminate the people who discovered them, right?

Foreign races didn’t have the same moral values as humans and vampires nowadays.

The reason why vampires were included was because they were the foreign race that had been integrated and bound with humans for the longest time, influencing each other.

As a result, most vampires also had human moral values, but they were still inherently more brutal than humans, who advocated equality.

With Master Adele’s strength, if she encountered them, who might not have any moral values…

Celeste gritted her teeth secretly.

It was likely to trigger a “defeat CG.”

Adele: ???

Or rather, a “defeat CG” would be a good outcome.

In the worst case, Adele might be in mortal danger.

So Celeste had already started to think about whether she should use her money and power to secretly manipulate things so that the task assigned to her Master Adele… would become completely harmless.

At this time, someone would definitely ask, are there any tasks safer and more harmless than collecting traces of foreign races?

There actually were. Going to the office of an official organization to organize foreign race files.

Completely abandoning the possibility of going out to fight and becoming a reserve clerk.

Adele: That kind of thing! No way!

If Adele knew that the opportunity to become stronger, which she had been waiting for so long, and which was basically a free experience pack from following the plot, might be lost because of her subordinate’s arbitrary actions, she guaranteed that she would make Celeste unable to get out of bed for a day… no, a week!