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As for what happened after that point, we'll leave that unsaid. In any case, time swiftly flowed forward into the next morning.

Thanks to Sheila's Succubus magic, both Maria and Mio slept extraordinarily deeply through the night. By the time Mio opened her eyes and regained consciousness, it was already morning.

"Mm..."

A sleepy, slightly sluggish murmur broke the room's silence. Mio opened her eyes slowly, glancing at the window through the curtains. Outside, the sun was already bright, bathing the world in daylight.

The subtle scent from last night's "sisterly bonding session" lingered in the room, its presence slightly weakened by the steady hum of the suite's air conditioner. Yet the unmistakable aroma was undeniably still there.

Thinking of last night again...

Suddenly recalling the vivid memories from mere hours ago, the red-haired girl's eyes instantly widened in realization:

Last night, she and Maria had been thoroughly and repeatedly taken by Bokue...!

"Oh? Mio-sama, you're awake already?"

Her thoughts were abruptly interrupted by a familiar voice from her side.

Turning over quickly, Mio spotted her silver-haired little sister sitting up beside her, rubbing her sleepy eyes. Maria was wearing nothing at all except a pair of soft white thigh-high stockings.

"Maria... y-you were already awake?"

As last night's events replayed vividly in Mio's mind, her cheeks instantly flushed a rosy pink.

"Hmm~ Well, not exactly." Maria giggled, hugging her knees close to her chest and giving Mio an innocent smile. "Actually, I just woke up a few minutes ago myself. I think we probably woke up around the same time."

"I see..."

Mio didn't dwell too deeply on the details. Instead, she quickly glanced around the room. "Hey, speaking of which—where's Bokue? I was planning on staying awake until he got back last night, but I must've fallen asleep without noticing."

"Oh~ You probably passed out because you were just too exhausted," Maria remarked casually, gazing thoughtfully at the ceiling.

"Yeah, I guess... But that's not the point! Where's Bokue now?" Mio insisted, annoyed that Maria had ignored her real concern.

After all, falling asleep by accident was no big deal. The real issue was—where did Bokue disappear to?

Surely he wouldn't have just left without a single word after everything they'd done last night, right?

That would be way too much!

If he actually had the nerve to do something like that, she would—she'd...

Just as Mio was about to lose herself in mental threats, the door suddenly creaked softly open. A familiar figure stood at the threshold.

It was, without a doubt, Bokue.

"You..."

Seeing Bokue appear at the door, Mio was momentarily stunned into silence.

"...What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Bokue himself seemed puzzled, confused why Mio stared at him so intensely the moment she woke up.

"N-nothing! It's just..."

Realizing she'd completely misunderstood, Mio fumbled, suddenly flustered.

But Maria immediately chimed in, teasingly revealing the truth without mercy.

"Reporting in! Actually, Mio-sama was panicking a moment ago because she couldn't see you anywhere when she woke up. Now that she finally saw you again, I'm sure she's just relieved~"

"W-what are you talking about, Maria?! Why would I panic just because I didn't see him for a few minutes?" Mio's face flushed brightly, and she quickly denied it, embarrassed.

"Oh~ is that so?" Maria tilted her head innocently. "Then you're saying you didn't particularly want to see Bokue-san at all right now? Well, if that's the case, Bokue-san, please excuse yourself for a while. After all, Mio-sama clearly said she didn't—"

"W-wait, wait, wait, Maria! Stop putting words in my mouth—I didn't say that at all!"

Seeing things rapidly spiraling, Mio hastily interrupted Maria, her voice growing louder in embarrassment.

"Oh, so you do want to see him, after all~" Maria grinned, victorious. "Then prove it."

"Prove...?" Mio repeated, confused.

"Yep, easy enough! Just give him a hug. That's all."

"Oh..."

Just a hug? That's it?

Mio blinked in surprise, her thoughts briefly distracted. After all, when you consider everything they'd already done together—well, just a hug suddenly seemed incredibly tame.

"O-okay, fine, just a hug then..."

Mio stretched her arms out toward Bokue shyly, offering a hesitant invitation.

If Mio herself wasn't hesitating, then Bokue obviously wouldn't either. He stepped straight into the room, walking directly to the bedside, reaching out to embrace her—

"Ah—wait, hold on!"

Suddenly, Mio pulled her arms back sharply, interrupting Bokue's motion mid-step. He paused, puzzled.

"I-I just remembered—I fell asleep last night without cleaning up properly. Right now, I feel kinda sticky and gross, so..."

"Perfect timing, then. Let's just go take a bath."

Without giving Mio another chance to protest, Bokue decisively scooped her into his arms, then reached out to grab Maria with his free hand.

Yet, Maria quickly shook her head, gently declining the offer.

"Ah, I'll skip this one for now. Um... Actually, it's not that I'm skipping exactly, it's just—well, Bokue-san only has two hands, right? You should probably take care of Mio-sama first. Even if I tagged along, I'd just be standing around waiting anyway. Besides, I'm still pretty sleepy, so I'll just lie down a bit longer. When Mio-sama's almost done, then I'll join."

"Alright, fair enough."

Maria's logic was sound, and since she herself had volunteered it, Bokue saw no reason to insist otherwise. He nodded, carrying Mio straight into the adjoining bathroom.

However, the moment the bathroom door clicked shut behind them, Maria—who had just claimed to still be tired—sat bolt upright, immediately awakening. Raising her hand carefully, she summoned forth a faint glow of purple magic, meticulously scanning her body.

Because something felt distinctly strange.

Although she had indeed exhausted herself considerably last night, that level of fatigue shouldn't have been enough for her to lose consciousness entirely without noticing.

Unless...

Suddenly, Maria's eyes widened sharply in shock.

There, within her own magic—lingering traces of unmistakable Succubus energy!

While the residual power was minuscule, virtually unnoticeable, Maria herself was a Succubus. She knew Succubus magic better than anyone, and even the faintest trace couldn't escape her notice.

But the issue was—aside from herself, there was only one other known Succubus around: her own mother, Sheila.

Given the timeframe, the only one capable of doing something like this was undoubtedly her mother. But why would Sheila do something like that? And judging by Bokue's behavior, he likely knew about it too.

Was there some hidden secret between Bokue and her mother that she was unaware of?

Maria furrowed her brow thoughtfully.

This definitely warranted some further investigation...

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