Reborn as a Succubus: Time To Live My Best Life!

Chapter 29 Syux, Part Six

As the final bell rang, Melisa waited for Javir as she was told to do. As soon as Javir appeared at the door, Melisa walked up and asked:"Hey, Javir? Quick question: does this place have a library?"

"A 9-year-old asking me about a library. Am I dreaming?" Javir chuckled, raising an eyebrow. "Indeed we do. Why do you ask?"

"Think we could stop by for a bit? There's something I want to look up."

Jaylin, standing nearby, let out an exasperated sigh.

That girl didn't talk much, but she did this time.

"Seriously? We're going to delay going home for... books?"

"Now, now," Javir said, smirking. "A little extra education never hurt anyone. Well, except maybe that one time with the exploding grimoire, but that's a story for another day."

Soon, they were walking through the towering shelves of the academy library.

Melisa's eyes widened as she took in the sheer volume of books.

[There's so many of them!] Melisa grinned. [There's gotta be something on the nim, right?]

Melisa began her

Melisa's hand crept towards her pack, fingers closing around some of her runes. She slept with this thing right beside her in case of situations exactly like this.

She pulled out an Illuminate rune.

As the door swung wider, she took a deep breath and whispered:

"Illumina, car ei!"

The room flooded with light, revealing a figure in black robes standing by her door.

Melisa's heart plummeted faster.

"W-Who are you!? Stay away!"

"Dammit." The figure, a man, whispered, raising a hand toward her. "Ignis, fel ca-"

Before he could continue that incantation, a ball of flames struck the side of the man's head.

"AGH!"

He scurried out of view and Melisa watched as Javir appeared, arm raised in his direction.

Melisa ran to the door.

The intruder retaliated, a few shards of ice flying through the air. Javir dodged them all.

"ACK!" Melisa nearly got hit by one.

But she wasn't going to stop watching.

They kept trading spells but it was clear the guy was outmatched. Javir's spells flew faster and hit harder, turning the brief duel into a decidedly one-sided affair.

"... Fine," the man muttered before turning around and trying to run away.

"Oh, no you don't."

Javir chased him but he wasn't running down the hall, he was running into a window.

CRASH

He jumped straight through. Javir cast that vine spell of hers at the last moment, but the man just narrowly slipped away.

"Damn it," Javir muttered angrily. "He got away."

Melisa, feeling her heart pounding, asked:

"What was that?"

Javir, a troubled expression on her face, opened her mouth to speak and closed it a couple of times before she finally said:

"A... A thief, I think," she said. "Don't worry, I chased him off. Try to get some sleep, okay?"

Melisa wasn't buying it.

[A thief?] She asked in her mind. [But...]

Melisa looked down.

[Then, why would he come into my room, specifically?]

Just then, Melistair and Margaret burst out of their room, faces flushed and hair disheveled, but looking very determined.

"What's going on? We heard-" Margaret's voice trailed off.

Melisa froze and Javir scoffed.

"M-MOM! DAD! CLOTHES!" She shrieked, slapping her hands over her face.

Melistair yelped, attempting to cover himself with his hands while Margaret ducked behind him.

What an odd night.