Type-Moon, isn't this really the other world?

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Are you alright? You seem a bit distracted since you got back. How about I go instead? I'm fine, really, after all, I'm not a young girl anymore."

Tamamo-no-Mae immediately shook her head.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered some trivial things from the past."

"It's really no problem."

"No problem, all done. The sooner the better, I'm off."

Tamamo-no-Mae swayed, and Helena saw that she had transformed into her own appearance.

He turned around and left the bedroom.

Once outside, Tamamo-no-Mae coldly addressed Hassan of the Hundred Faces, "Take me to your master."

"follow me."

Silently following Hyakko Hassan deeper into the corridor, Tamamo-no-Mae's expression became somewhat dazed again.

The images of Lin Jiu'an and Fujimaru Ritsuka appeared in his mind at the same time.

Emotionally, even if Tamamo-no-Mae were to choose the pure and radiant Fujimaru Ritsuka a thousand times over.

But physically...

I'm sorry, Ritsuka, Tamamo did this for you.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Tamamo-no-Mae: This is all for Ritsuka!

"arrive."

Suddenly, I heard Baimao Hassan's cold voice.

Tamamo-no-Mae suddenly came to her senses.

But then he found himself following the other person to a door. The other person stopped at the door, knocked gently, and then opened the door.

"Master, Helena wishes to see you."

A soft "hmm" came from inside the room.

Hassan immediately stepped aside and looked at Tamamo-no-Mae behind him.

Tamamo-no-Mae took a deep breath.

Relax, Tamamo-no-Mae, you're doing all this for Ritsuka!

Suppressing her inner turmoil, Tamamo-no-Mae stepped into the bedroom. As soon as she entered, the door behind her closed, causing her to pause and instinctively glance back at the closed door.

It's just a young, immature animal, what's there to be afraid of!

Tamamo-no-Mae gritted her teeth and walked straight into the living room, where she saw Lin Jiu'an sitting on the sofa.

The other person leaned back on the sofa, holding a book in their right hand with "The Count of Monte Cristo" on the cover, while their left hand held a cup of red tea from the table next to them, sipping the tea while reading.

The room was quiet, with the occasional rustling of pages from a book.

Even when Hu Yanzhuo was eating on the carpet, he tried his best not to make any noise that might disturb Lin Jiu'an's reading.

Kagetora Nagao stood to the side like a maid.

When Lin Jiu'an had almost finished his cup of black tea, he would pour some more.

Seeing this, Tamamo-no-Mae wanted to tell him that she had arrived, but thinking about what she had done in the bathroom, the sound got stuck in her throat and she could not make it out. In the end, she could only stand silently to the side.

Tamamo-no-Mae didn't know how much time had passed.

Just when she was getting impatient after waiting for what felt like forever, Lin Jiu'an, after taking another sip of black tea, finally spoke.

"What's the matter?"

"Regarding the request you made at the restaurant."

Tamamo-no-Mae said, "If I spend one night with you, you will fight Cú Chulainn, right?"

"This."

Lin Jiu'an put the teacup back on the table and said without looking up, "I'll take care of Cú Chulainn. You don't need to spend the night with me. Go back."

Having just slept with Tamamo-no-Mae, it's impossible to say I've entered a state of sainthood

But Lin Jiu'an didn't have much desire for Helena, the little brat with no breasts or butt.

Why not do Tamamo-no-Mae a favor and keep the promise I made on the spur of the moment? The time Tamamo-no-Mae slept with me would be considered part of the contract.

However, there was no response when he spoke; the other person stood there silently, neither speaking nor leaving.

Lin Jiu'an assumed Helena was just worried about his 'perfunctory' response, and continued reading the novel while turning the pages: "Don't worry, I have no interest in lying. Since I promised you, I will do it. When you go back tomorrow morning, I will lead men to meet Cú Chulainn's army."

Tamamo-no-Mae still did not answer.

Did he not know that Lin Jiu'an had already agreed to go and deal with Cú Chulainn?

Tamamo-no-Mae never expected this guy to be so well-behaved. Faced with such a tempting offer, he actually kept his promise to her and wouldn't eat 'Helena'. This way, her trip wouldn't have been in vain...

Pooh!

If she goes back like this, wouldn't it expose what happened between Lin Jiu'an and her in the bathroom if Helena asks about it?

Seeing that the other party still hadn't left or made a sound, Lin Jiu'an frowned and raised his head.

But when his gaze fell on 'Helena', Lin Jiu'an was taken aback.

He looked exactly like Helena, and there was no trace of disguise on his face, but...

The gleaming, corrupted aura emanating from his body told him every second that the 'Helena' before him was not Helena, but...

"Tamamonomae?"

Tamamo-no-Mae was startled and instinctively took a step back, blurting out, "How did you see through my disguise?"

"So it really was you."

Lin Jiu'an placed the book face down on the table, gently patted Hu Yanzhuo's head, and the other immediately crawled back on his knees to a position where he wouldn't block Lin Jiu'an's view.

Under Helena's panicked gaze, Lin Jiu'an stood up and walked in front of her, circling around and looking her up and down, clicking his tongue in amazement, "I really couldn't tell you were disguised like that. Are the disguises of you foxes this good?"

"If you couldn't tell, how did you find out about me?"

Tamamo-no-Mae's body was tense to the extreme, and she seriously suspected that this man would make a move at any moment.

“I’ve slept with you, but I haven’t slept with Helena. I can still tell the difference between the women I’ve slept with and those I haven’t.”

Lin Jiu'an reached out and pinched 'Helena's' face and body. She didn't have any of the feeling of Tamamo-no-Mae at all, but instead looked exactly like Helena.

"Change back. I still prefer you to Helena."

Tamamo-no-Mae's lips curled up slightly, but she quickly suppressed her cold expression and said, "Why should I listen to you?"

"alright."

Lin Jiu'an didn't say anything, and under Tamamo-no-Mae's bewildered gaze, he went back and sat down on the sofa.

Hu Yanzhuo returned to her work post, while Lin Jiu'an continued reading as if nothing had happened.

"Is this how you read a book?"

Watching Huyan Zhuo begin enjoying his midnight snack again, Tamamo-no-Mae's throat bobbed slightly, and she couldn't help but say something.

"Then what else should I do?" Lin Jiu'an looked up at her strangely.

Tamamo-no-Mae, in a fit of desperation, retorted, "Don't you want to do something to me?"

"Yes I do."

"Then why don't you do it?"

“I promised you that what happened in the bathroom was already my ‘reward’ for helping you deal with Cú Chulainn.”

Why should someone as naturally born as you adhere to your own bottom line—which you don't even have—at the very moment when you should least be bound by it?!

Looking at Lin Jiu'an, who lowered his head and continued reading after speaking.

Tamamo-no-Mae felt that she should take a firm stance at this moment, so she turned around and left.

If I'm not going, I'm not going!

She was happy to have some peace and quiet, as if she had offered herself up and begged him to sleep with her!

However, Tamamo-no-Mae suddenly felt as if her legs were filled with lead, and she couldn't even take a small step. Her gaze fell on Huyan Zhuo, who was enjoying his food, and her salivary glands secreted rapidly.

After a long time.

Seeing that Lin Jiu'an was only looking at his book, having turned countless pages, yet ignoring her completely, Tamamo-no-Mae couldn't help but speak up.

I'm leaving tomorrow.

"Ah."

"Don't you have anything to say to me?"

"You said that?"

Lin Jiu'an placed the book in his hand on Hu Yanzhuo's head, looked up at Tamamo-no-Mae with expectant eyes, pondered for a moment and said: "Go back and persuade Fujimaru Ritsuka not to go against me, otherwise you will suffer the consequences if you fall into my hands next time."

"That's it?"

"So what do you want me to say?"

Tamamo's front teeth were almost crushed.

She refused to believe that this bastard didn't know what she wanted to say!

But this bastard just pretended not to understand!

Do you think you really need him?!

Yes, I really need him, so what?! Does that give him the right to humiliate me like this?!

Are you sure you don't want to sleep with me?

"I want to sleep with you too, but I've already promised you, so there's no reason for me to continue sleeping with you now, right?"

"Fine!" Tamamo-no-Mae snorted coldly and turned to leave.

She reached the door and placed her hand on it, but there was still no sound of anyone trying to stop her. Instead, she heard the rustling sound of pages turning again, which was driving her crazy.

Tamamo-no-Mae, when did you become so fussy and indecisive?

Anyway, you're not a good female fox either.

Tamamo-no-Mae suddenly turned around, walked quickly towards Lin Jiu'an, grabbed the book in his hand, and tore it in half.

"What are you doing?" Lin Jiu'an frowned as he looked at her.

"What are you still pretending for?!"

Tamamo-no-Mae gritted her teeth and said, "Now that I've torn your book to shreds, do you have a reason to sleep with me?"

Lin Jiu'an relaxed his furrowed brows, looked Tamamo-no-Mae up and down, and then couldn't help but laugh.

"You really want me to sleep with you?"

Are you going to sleep or not?

"of course."

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The next day, early in the morning.

A carriage was parked in the square in front of Lin Jiu'an's castle gate.

Helena sat alone in the carriage, waiting anxiously.

Finally, the sound of footsteps supporting her could be heard outside. The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Helena saw two maids helping 'her' into the carriage.

"Yu, Miss, are you alright?"

Helena hurriedly went to meet her.

Before she could even reach out to help, Helena was hit by an extremely strong, pungent odor.

Could it be that last night...