Survival Guide After Accidentally Kissing a Demon - chapter 1

A silver-haired boy was kneeling on the ground.

His hands were tied behind his back, a bump was swelling on his forehead, and blood stained the corner of his mouth.

His eyes were closed, and his loose, plain white linen shirt was covered in dust, making him look rather grimy.

Someone reached out and roughly grabbed the boy’s silver hair, forcibly yanking him up from the ground.

Another person bent down to check, then looked up at the abuser and said with a smile, “Les, this blind kid is already unconscious.”

Hearing this, Les curled his lips arrogantly and spat in disgust.

“To think the last cell at the center of Thorn Prison is occupied by such trash-what a disappointment!”

At this moment, Beili was standing not far away.

Her body was pressed against the wall, flanked on both sides by girls holding her in place.

It was a bit crowded, but right now she just wanted to be invisible.

Because she had transmigrated into a book.

She had entered the world of a Western fantasy Mary Sue novel she had just finished reading.

The book was called “The Swan Fake Heiress’ Love Quest,” and it mainly told the story of the fake heiress Susanna, who was kicked out of her home. Relying on her koi-like luck and protagonist halo, she leveled up all the way, struggling to choose among five handsome men of different styles.

Golden fingers were never Beili’s cup of tea.

What really drew her to open the book was her love for furries.

In the original novel’s Western fantasy world, people were divided into three categories: ordinary humans, people who retained some animal traits, and those who could perfectly switch between beast and human forms.

Among them, ordinary humans had the lowest status and were called commoners. The second type had slightly higher status than ordinary people but were mockingly referred to as Hybrids.

The last type, whose bloodline allowed them to completely hide animal traits in human form, was recognized as the pure bloodline only Nobles possessed, earning everyone’s admiration and respect.

The original heroine Susanna possessed the White Swan Bloodline.

Beili had stayed up late to finish the book.

She wasn’t interested in the romance between the male and female leads, but what kept her going was her fondness for the fifth male lead!

Like all Mary Sue novels, those five men were, without a doubt, inexplicably drawn to the heroine and longed for a happy life with her.

But obviously, the fifth male lead, just by his number, appeared later than the others, so naturally, he had the least screen time.

On top of that, he transformed from a pitiful little white cat to a white-cut-black villain at the end. Readers willing to invest in his romantic arc were, of course, the fewest.

But!

The fifth male lead’s dual skin setting, along with his obsessive white-cut-black personality, hit Beili right in the heart.

So when she saw that the fifth male lead didn’t win the heroine’s heart, was tricked into being nailed to a cross, and then burned for three days and nights by the combined Exorcism Flame of everyone, until nothing remained but ashes…

Beili was so heartbroken she almost coughed up blood.

Unwilling to accept it, she read the extras-where the heroine ultimately chose the first male lead, held a wedding with the blessing and support of the remaining male leads, became queen, got pregnant and gave birth to twins, and lived happily ever after, with not a single word mentioning the fifth male lead…

Beili felt so angry she thought she might have a cerebral hemorrhage.

So, with heavy dark circles under her eyes and full of indignation, Beili furiously typed out a long review in the comments section.

In her review, she tearfully praised the fifth male lead, pitied him, spoke up for him, and waved his flag!

Finally, Beili left a one-star rating that best represented her inner rage.
…and submit the book review…

…

Later.

When Beili opened her eyes again, she saw a group of people dressed in medieval clothing.

They were crowded into a small, windowless, dimly lit room, bullying a frail silver-haired boy.

Beili started to feel dazed, thinking she must be dreaming.

Who were these people?

Where was this?

Had she read so many novels that she’d gone mad?

Beili’s eyes widened, her pupils trembling uncontrollably.

Just as she was lost in a buffering state of utter shock, the girl beside her suddenly stared at her and let out a giggle.

She waved her hand, signaling, “Les, I have a great idea!”

Hearing her speak, everyone in the room looked over curiously.

The girl’s eyes sparkled with a strange light, a bit excited. “These two have never met before. How about making them kiss, right now?”

As soon as Daisy finished speaking, the cramped, dim room erupted in raucous laughter, and someone even whistled.

The boy leading the group, Les, curled his lips into a smile and nodded approvingly. “Daisy, your little idea is really interesting!”

Hearing this, the girl called Daisy immediately turned around and signaled to the people behind her. “Bring her over.”

Before Beili could figure out what was happening, people on either side grabbed her and pushed her forward a few steps. Then, someone gave her a hard shove from behind, making her stumble forward.

When she was finally pushed in front of the boy by Daisy and her group, Beili finally realized what was going on.

Crap!

It turned out that, just like the silver-haired boy, she was also one of the victims being ruthlessly bullied!

Only, the silver-haired boy was being bullied by a group of boys led by Les, while Beili was being bullied by a group of girls led by Daisy.

“Les!” Daisy puffed out her cheeks, her tone slightly dissatisfied as she pointed at the unconscious silver-haired boy on the ground. “He’s passed out. That’s no fun.”

Of course Les wouldn’t let things get boring. He instructed someone to bring over a bucket from the corner.

The bucket was lifted, and icy water was poured directly over the unconscious boy’s head.

The sound of water splashing was especially clear in the quiet prison.

Shocked awake by the cold water on a winter night, the boy immediately came to.

He jerked his head up, his thin lips parting as he gasped for breath, as if suffocating, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

He was drenched, his body radiating cold.

Water pooled at his sharp chin, then slid down his pale neck into his thin shirt.

But because his head was tilted back, Beili could see the boy’s golden eyes up close beneath his lowered eyelids.

In his eyes were strange, dark red vertical pupils, like a snake’s.

But those eyes were empty and unfocused.

Golden eyes, vertical pupils, blind, silver hair.

Putting all this together, Beili immediately recognized the silver-haired boy who’d been beaten to a pulp before her.

He was the strongest villain in the original book, the most tragic of the five male leads, and the Demon of Thorn Prison-Ashera.

Beili was so shocked her heart nearly leapt out of her throat.

Someone behind her suddenly kicked her hard in the calf. She grunted in pain, her legs giving out as she fell to her knees.

Beili heard Daisy clapping excitedly behind her.

“Les, quick! Quick! Make them kiss!”

Then, her arms were tightly held by two people, while someone behind her pushed her head forward with force.