Survival Guide After Accidentally Kissing a Demon - Chapter 71

Chapter 71

At the sight of that wrinkled little face, Susanna’s pupils suddenly constricted.

Extreme terror instantly coursed through her body, and her lips began to tremble uncontrollably.

She let out a frightened cry, turning to cling tightly to Sister Bartholomew beside her.

Her movement was so sudden and forceful that Beili’s center of gravity was instantly thrown off balance.

Both of them began to lean forward uncontrollably.

They were about to fall into the pool.

…

Beili’s nerves were already high-strung due to Quinna’s inner thoughts and Aili’s sudden disappearance.

Caught off guard, she was startled by Susanna’s scream, and in the next second, she was gripped tightly by the girl.

Beili’s heart leaped into her throat.

Her red eyes stilled, and her lips pressed thin.

A split second before hitting the water, Beili triggered her Beast Transformation, turning into a butterfly with shimmering blue-green wings and soaring lightly into the air.

Consequently, Susanna was the only one who fell into the pool.

“Ah… Help… Help me!”

Susanna struggled frantically, her hands splashing wildly in the water, sending up large sprays.

Beili looked back at Susanna in the pool and quickly consumed Mana, summoning several Morpho Butterflies in the blink of an eye. She sent a command to the Morpho Butterflies over the water, attempting to have them pull Susanna out.

However, the Morpho Butterflies over the pool seemed to be swallowed up, vanishing without a sound.

The newly summoned Morpho Butterflies also fell into the water one by one like withered leaves the moment they were splashed.

On the bank.

The red-haired, black-eyed youth urgently chanted an awkward, tongue-twisting Levitation Spell.

After three consecutive failed attempts, he gritted his teeth and decisively gave up on the incantation.

“Miss Susanna, don’t be afraid! I’m coming to save you!”

The youth shouted with a determined tone.

Without further hesitation, he plunged into the pool.

…

The butterfly landed by the poolside and reverted to human form.

Beili stared at the eerie water.

She watched as Lance quickly swam to Susanna’s side, grabbed her from behind, and pulled her toward the edge.

Only when the process continued without any further anomalies did she feel relieved.

Thinking about it carefully, there really wasn’t much to worry about.

One of these two possessed the female lead’s halo, and the other was an indispensable, heavyweight third male lead.

This kind of minor setback was merely seasoning for their developing romantic plotline.

As for Beili herself…

If she hadn’t been quick enough to switch to her Butterfly Form just now, she probably would have been struggling miserably in the water for a while, providing emotional value for the third male lead’s hesitation and choices, and ultimately becoming an unfortunate part of their ‘play.’

Beili sighed inwardly as she thought.

…

Everything had happened too fast.

At this time, Lisa was still circling the small pool, searching for any sign of Aili.

By the time she heard the commotion and ran over, Miss Susanna was already in the water with reddened eyes. Her pale eyes were brimming with tears as she clung to Prince Lance’s arm like a piece of driftwood.

“Lisa, go back to the tent and stay there. The Hunters aren’t the only dangerous things in the Maze,” Beili said flatly to Lisa.

*Then Aili…*

Lisa quickly understood what Miss Bartholomew meant, and a flash of sorrow crossed her eyes.

She nodded and walked back toward the tents.

…

“It’s okay! It’s okay!”

Lance panted as he comforted Susanna, his arm reaching for the edge of the pool to support her.

“Miss Susanna, climb up first!”

With the help of Lance and Bartholomew, Susanna successfully climbed onto the bank.
Lance breathed a small sigh of relief. He was about to push himself up to leave the pool when his body suddenly froze.

His right foot felt as if it were tangled in a clump of water weeds; no matter how hard he pulled, he couldn’t get it free.

The red-haired, black-eyed youth’s expression shifted. He tried to yank his foot again with force, but he still couldn’t break free.

*Stay calm!*

*I can’t lose my composure in front of two ladies.*

He thought to himself, turning back to look into the pool water at the same time.

And then.

He saw a pale, tiny hand clutching his ankle tightly.

A moment of panic flared in the youth’s heart.

But a second later, his panic turned to surprise.

“Wait, Luoluo, I think I see that child!”

His black eyes lit up slightly as Lance shouted, turning back around to reach down and grab that small hand.

Beili had already noticed the youth’s strange behavior. Hearing his words, a bad premonition immediately surged in her heart.

“No, stop!”

Just as Lance’s hand was about to touch the water’s surface.

Beili rushed forward, grabbing the youth by the shoulder and pulling him back with force, stopping his dangerous movement.

“Isn’t… isn’t that the child?”

Lance looked at Bartholomew’s solemn expression, a hint of confusion surfacing in his narrow, upturned fox-like eyes.

“Luoluo, I feel like something’s not right…” he murmured.

“That’s not Aili. There is no Aili anymore.”

Beili struggled to maintain her composure. She first dragged Lance onto the pool bank, ensuring that every part of him-except for his trapped right leg-was far away from the water.

Grabbing Lance by the shoulders, she stared into those black eyes and said with utmost seriousness, “Aside from trying to get your right leg out of this pool, do not let any other part of your body touch the water again. Do you understand?”

Lance gave a dazed, slight smirk and said in an irreverent tone, “As you command… Luoluo.”

“You don’t touch the pool water either, Susanna.”

Beili stood up and gave Susanna rapid instructions. “Watch Prince Lance and don’t let him dive into the water. I’ll be back soon.”

With tears welling in her eyes, Susanna nodded with a pale face. “Sister Bartholomew, hurry and find Prince Cyril…”

As soon as the words left her mouth, the gray-haired, red-eyed girl underwent her Beast Transformation into a butterfly in the blink of an eye, flying off into the sky.

…

Watching the butterfly fly away, Lance lay back on the edge of the pool with one leg bent, continuing to pull at his right foot, but he still had no success.

He tried to chant several spells again, but all of them failed to cast.

Before this, Lance had attributed his failed magic to not paying attention in class, but now that he had calmed down, he realized it didn’t seem to be his fault.

It was because of this pool water.

“Prince Lance…”

“It’s all my fault for letting you fall into such a predicament…”

Susanna looked at Lance with a face full of guilt, her voice carrying a sob as tears rolled down her cheeks, which were already wet from the pool water.

“Miss Susanna, this isn’t your fault. It was just an accident. You don’t need to blame yourself.”

Forcing a relaxed smile, Lance comforted Susanna, saying, “Don’t worry, Cyril will have a way.”

“No, it really is my fault…”

Susanna choked up, her tears falling like rain as her voice trembled.

The moment she saw her sister undergo her Beast Transformation into a butterfly, she realized she could have undergone Beast Transformation as well, into her white swan form.

But she had not undergone Beast Transformation in a very long time.

Susanna had always disliked Beast Transformation because every time she underwent Beast Transformation, it would let everyone know she had no future with the Constance Family.

So she had done nothing.

“It’s my fault…”

Susanna wiped her tears, shaking her head as she sobbed.