I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 494
Chapter 494: Picking Flowers in the Evening
The November sky is filled with the lingering warmth of summer and the slight chill of autumn just beginning.
Walking along the path at the entrance of the Medicinal Plant Garden in the Honor District with Xiao Mo, I looked at the vehicles coming and going around us, curious about what was happening.
“Hello.”
After taking a few more steps forward, I saw an uncle unloading goods up ahead. I jogged over and asked, “Excuse me, what’s going on here?”
“Who are you?”
Seeing Xiao Mo and me dressed like we were cosplaying, the uncle paused for a moment before suddenly realizing, “Oh, you must be here for the comic convention event, right? Do you want to interview this old man?”
“Not exactly…”
I felt a bit embarrassed and clarified, “I just wanted to ask what you were doing.”
I pointed to the small trucks constantly entering and leaving the area, “I grew up here, isn’t this the Medicinal Plant Garden? It doesn’t seem like there’s any construction here that would require this… it looks like you’re building something?”
“We’re not building anything, we’re tearing something down.”
The uncle chuckled, “Since you grew up here, do you remember the orphanage inside? The orphanage is being demolished!”
“Demolished?”
I became even more confused, “Why… is it being demolished?”
“They say ‘orphanage’ doesn’t sound very nice, so they’re planning to merge it with the city’s orphanage. Plus, hasn’t our city been developing better and better lately? There are fewer orphans now, so they’re merging it with the city’s senior care center.”
The uncle explained. “Besides, it doesn’t really make sense to have an orphanage next to the Medicinal Plant Garden, right? When foreign experts come to visit, it wouldn’t look good to have a orphanage pop up during their tour, would it?”
“Oh…”
I nodded, half-understanding. “Thank you.”
“No problem,” the uncle replied with a cheerful expression.
“Even I, as an old man, have noticed a lot of changes in the city recently, especially in the Mianyun District. As I recall, it was just a few months ago that they announced they were going to build an offshore bridge. I thought a big project like that would take five or six years to complete, but here we are, only half a year later, and the Mianyun District is already halfway built, and the offshore bridge is nearly finished. It really blew my mind.”
The uncle took out a bottle of water and drank a large gulp. “It feels like I won’t even need to wait for my son to grow up—by this time next year, Mianyun District should be fully completed. They say the housing prices there will be very affordable, so I might consider buying a place for my retirement…”
After bidding farewell to the uncle, I habitually swayed the small red arrow-shaped tail behind me and sighed, “Even the orphanage is going to be torn down…”
This “succubus” form was something I realized during the “final battle” with Xiao Mo in the “City in the Forest.”
In my succubus form, my strength increases, my body weight rises, glowing patterns appear on my lower abdomen, small demon wings and a sharp red tail sprout from my back, my eyes turn red, and my little fangs become more prominent.
In this state, I always feel like I’m about to “do something bad.”
Moreover, the wings and tail in my succubus form aren’t just for show. If I want to, I can flap my wings, add a little magic, and take off, floating freely through the air. As for the tail… it’s a rather flexible and highly sensitive new appendage.
If someone grabs my tail, my whole body involuntarily shudders, leaving me tingling all over. For someone experienced, like Xiao Mo, just gently stroking the tail up and down can instantly trigger my “succubus” state.
But since the tail is so flexible, I can also use it to tease Xiao Mo. Back in the “City in the Forest”, I used my tail to… secure victory.
Really, I won.
After awakening my succubus form, I spent some time getting used to the tail and wings, then I pushed Xiao Mo to the ground and used my tail to lift her skirt. After that, I did this and that, and soon Xiao Mo’s eyes became hazy, and she could no longer resist.
Since my tail is also highly sensitive to touch, I quickly got into the mood as well. After that encounter, Xiao Mo, for the first time, admitted defeat as my “beaten opponent.”
In other words… once I awaken the succubus mode, it seems that Xiao Mo isn’t as strong as I am when it comes to “being bad.”
Whether I’m human, elf, or catgirl, Xiao Mo can easily overpower me. But if I’m a succubus and she’s also a demon, then my “magic” can directly suppress Xiao Mo’s “dominance.”
“Are you going to miss it, Nuo’er?”
After hearing my sigh, Xiao Mo walked beside me and softly said, “How about… we go take a look?”
“Yeah,” I nodded, “let’s go take a look.”
One last look at the place where I grew up.
I took Xiao Mo’s hand, found a secluded corner, and flapped my wings to soar into the sky.
The Medicinal Plant Garden is located deep in a remote, pristine forest, with almost no surveillance cameras around—only large trees or towering mountains. The only structure here is the “orphanage” at the garden’s center, surrounded by shops, a free market, and residential buildings that all served the orphanage.
As a child, I often got lost in this vast forest because there were so few landmarks to guide me—no signs, no bus stops, and you could walk for hours without seeing another person.
Now, with the ability to fly, I no longer have to worry about getting lost in it.
On the other hand… with the orphanage in the middle of the garden being demolished, there won’t be any more children coming in and out of this place.
I imagine this area will eventually become a massive, untouched forest, serving as a research base for preserving various rare herbs and specimens.
“Let’s move this up as well.”
“Have all the things in the house been moved out? Keep it up, keep it up.”
“Director, are we… really leaving?”
“Sigh, merging with the city center’s orphanage isn’t a bad thing. The cafeteria there is great, and they have a lot of professionals, making it easier to take care of the kids. Plus, there’s a bus stop right outside, much better than staying here and feeding mosquitoes.”
Using the surrounding branches and greenery, I held Xiao Mo’s hand and flew along the familiar path to the center of the forest where the “orphanage” was located.
This place has changed a lot compared to my childhood memories, but I can still vaguely recognize some traces of the past—the entrance to the orphanage over there, the few towering mango and banyan trees at the gate, and the small grove across the way…
“Beep beep!”
“We’re leaving now!”
“Driver, do you have any water? I’ll take a bottle!”
“No mineral water left, here’s a bottle of Coke!”
“……”
As Xiao Mo and I landed on the ground at the entrance of the orphanage and walked toward the familiar courtyard, I couldn’t explain why, but I felt a faint, indescribable emotion welling up inside me.
“Xiao Mo, stay with me as I go inside and take a look.”
“……”
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