Chapter 198: Desert Storm
The soft and crispy texture and the delicate fragrance of rose and osmanthus were the top notes, while the fruit pulp made the taste rich in layers. Following this was a toffee, expanded to its extreme as if heated in an oven.
The sweet taste spread through her taste buds. Although she had been warning herself not to be corrupted by these "candy-heart" projectiles, her will still wavered slightly the moment the fragrance burst between her lips and teeth.
"Knowing to turn into a Candy Person, you're wise to do so!"
Her fair skin was tinged with a faint blush, and her once lively, elfin golden eyes became somewhat hazy. Stelle reached out.
Three
"Idiot!"
Caelus lowered his head and bumped Stelle's small head with his forehead. With both hands, he supported the gray-haired girl under her armpits, lifting her up.
In her forward-falling posture, Stelle's only point of support now was Caelus's hands. The increased physique after transforming into a Candy Person allowed Caelus to lift Stelle as if she were a large, able child, his expression slightly subtle.
Due to the shared resonance buff from direct physical contact, he could also feel the clear, sweet and non-cloying deliciousness that Stelle was tasting.
Caelus rolled over and lay back in the bathtub, sitting on the opposite side of the bath from Stelle. He looked at Stelle from a distance, who was pouting her lips as if savoring a taste.
"What? Still want some?"
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Her pretty, upturned nose flared slightly, and Stelle gave a cold hmph. Performing extremely girlish actions with her cool, elegant, and mature-looking face created a charming contrast. But her gaze, through the shimmering water, fixed on Caelus immersed in the pool.
Although it felt a bit embarrassing to say... the taste of the Candy Person state... was indeed good, very delicious! Moreover, while eating, Caelus wasn't the only one feeling comfortable; due to the increased shared resonance from physical contact, the strange comfort made Stelle slightly unable to stop.
"Beg me, then~!"
Caelus tightened one finger, the power of the Lick-Lick Fruit activated, and the appearance of his slender index finger changed slightly. The unique paleness of human skin gradually transformed into the color of cream and candy. Caelus extended his tongue and licked his own finger. The taste was quite good~!
Stelle hugged her rather substantial chest, proudly lifted her head, and looked down condescendingly at Caelus. There was undoubtedly some shyness, but honestly, not much remained. After all, Caelus was essentially herself, and the number of times they had shared a bed was not small, especially when they were fighting in the room.
Er, first of all, it was a literal fight, a real fight, not a metaphor for some other kind of act.
Stelle often gained the upper hand by grasping Caelus's vulnerable points, and she had also been bitten by that rascal quite a few times. Her shame threshold had long been raised significantly through this way of interacting.
Narrowing her eyes in thought, Stelle, with a single flick of her hand, took off her Trailblazer coat, followed by her black short shirt and white T-shirt.
"Now, it's my turn!"
The gray-haired girl rose seductively, her mouth curved in a smirk, openly displaying her "full of malice," and spoke harsh words.
"Baka yarou, I'll eat if I want to eat! Do I need to ask for kisama's opinion?"
Speaking with an authentic "Colonel" accent, like an attacking Valkyrie, Stelle stepped into the bathtub, which was gradually hardening because of the Candy Person.
"Hoo-hoo, coming at me head-on, huh?"
"You saw my Candy Body, and instead of fleeing, you're actively approaching me! It's rare for you, little brother, to be desperately trying to tell me my current state, like a student still answering questions as the exam is about to end…"
Caelus narrowed his eyes. Previously, when they fought in the room, they still had pajamas as cover, but the number of times they were completely honest and close at a short distance was actually not many.
"If I don't get closer to you, I won't be able to properly 'feed' on you!"
Her slender, snow-white, delicate legs moved in the bathtub, creating ripples. Stelle's stance was quite assertive; she kicked Caelus in the abdomen.
"Alright, then get a little closer!"
Her alluringly gleaming legs moved, and the water in the bathtub continued to ripple. The steam and white mist, no matter how much, could not completely conceal the Stellaron Spirit's shapely and elegant figure after her seals were removed.
Caelus, submerged in the bathtub, simply watched Stelle slowly walk towards him.
Just as Stelle approached the tips of Caelus's feet, not far from him in his reclining position, intending to burst forward with accelerated speed, as she stepped out with her fair, tender foot, Caelus's right leg suddenly shifted, delivering a sweeping kick from the bottom of the tub, tripping Stelle just as she was about to accelerate.
Amidst Stelle's surprised cry, her body uncontrollably tilted sideways, splashing up waves of water.
"Too slow, too slow! The Candy Person is the strongest Candy Body!"
Stelle poked her head out of the bathtub, her wet, curly, delicate gray hair clinging to her porcelain-like neck.
"Are you going to defy me, who possesses the power of candy?"
Caelus, like an emperor, raised his foot and pressed it towards Stelle's chest.
"How much stronger is my Stellaron than your Candy Body? Let's just do a little experiment."
Stelle reached out and grasped Caelus's foot before his foot could touch her, then forcefully pulled hard.
"You're just a mere Caelus, watch me beat you to your knees and make you my slave, Hmph!"
The two gray-haired individuals fiercely clashed in the bathtub. However, the intense battle only lasted for a dozen seconds before it ended. Practice proved that a mere Candy Person's body and a Stellaron's body were simply not on the same level.
The Stellaron Spirit's physical prowess was the best among the Astral Express crew; even adding Caelus's Valkyrie characters, Stelle was still undoubtedly the strongest, easily suppressing the fragile Candy Person with her inexhaustible brute force.
Then, she started "feeding"!
The body was adorned with a creamy halo and sugar granules.
There was stringy meringue-like liquid, the sweetness and fragrance of flowing filled candy. After it burst, there were two flavors: first, hot caramel, immediately followed by cool raspberry syrup. The two opposing temperatures countered each other on her taste buds, making Stelle reveal an expression of enjoyment.
To suppress the resisting Caelus, Stelle directly sat down on him and began to "consume" him.
Each bite brought a different sensation: candy shell with an oily core, mint, jelly, flowing center, and even popping candy, which could only be heard exploding in Stelle's mouth.
Feeling Stelle's undisguised desire to completely devour him, Caelus twitched his lips. Stelle was the most special to him, which was why he had always been reluctant to "eat" her. But now, if he didn't act soon, he would be completely consumed. Of course, only one option remained. Fight!
However, unfortunately, in terms of physical attributes, the two were not evenly matched.
The Devil Fruit provided almost no boost to physical strength. Caelus's constitution, capable of containing a Stellaron, was extraordinary, but compared to Stelle, who had a Stellaron within her body, there was no comparison. Coupled with the advantage of natural physiological structure, Caelus was shamefully on the defensive the entire time, being dominated by the Stellaron Spirit.
Fortunately, both sides shared a health bar. Even if Stelle's strength and physical prowess were superior, victory would still be extremely difficult. The final outcome was a mutual defeat.
The next morning.
The lingering full sensation in his nerves and the taste spreading in his mouth made Caelus groggily open his eyes, staring dazedly at the ceiling adorned with galaxy sculptures.
An unfamiliar ceiling. Oh, the newly renovated room. That explains it.
"You actually woke up before me, and… you've got good energy, huh."
Caelus, with a subtle expression, watched Stelle, who was leaning over with her head down, and reached out to brush away the delicate gray hair scattered over her fair back.
"Lick, lick, lick!"
Stelle stuck out her tongue, then raised a hand to wipe away the water stains from the corner of her mouth: "Damn it, I forgot that the Candy Person had a time limit. Now it doesn't taste good at all."
"You're already complaining it's bland after just one night, huh? What a heartless woman!"
Caelus glanced sideways at the Stellaron Spirit. When it first started yesterday, he could still find some girlish shyness in Stelle. As for later on… this guy's moral compass dropped as quickly as his own!
"Hehe!"
She rubbed her small hand on Caelus's chest, as if crossing some boundary. Now, facing Caelus, Stelle felt hardly any shyness.
"Ah Caelus, just who have you been intimate with behind my back?!"
Stelle rolled over and straddled Caelus, striking a posture of severe interrogation.
"If you don't want to be beaten to your knees by me again, then get off me and talk."
Caelus pointed at Stelle's chest.
"You've probably forgotten who was boss last night!"
Stelle, of course, could perceive Caelus's state. She didn't get off. Instead, she propped up her upper body, then lowered her hips, and a faint popping sound followed.
Caelus's eyebrow twitched. Just as he was about to teach the Stellaron Spirit a lesson, a pleasant phone ringtone suddenly sounded.
Both Stelle and Caelus paused their movements, turning their heads simultaneously towards the bathroom door.
"It's mine. My coat was in the bathroom last night, I didn't take it out…"
Recognizing her phone by the ringtone, Stelle reluctantly moved off Caelus's waist and abdomen, and then casually slapped his hip, kicking Caelus: "Did you forget you left your mask with Herta for research?"
Stelle gave a ingratiating smile: "Then, Caelus, why don't you help me get it?"
"Alright, one Credit Point." Caelus closed his hand and raised a finger.
"You want a Credit Point just to get a phone? You're robbing me!"
Stelle forcefully kicked Caelus.
Although they had crossed a certain line, their daily mode of interaction hadn't changed. They were still each other's father, sister, brother, good friends who prank and tease each other, sweet lovers, and enemies over Credit Points, and so on.
"Fine, I'll get it myself."
Too lazy to get dressed, Stelle stood up, wrapped the quilt around herself like a cloak, and walked towards the bathroom.
To stop Stelle from pulling off the quilt, Caelus immediately rolled over in the opposite direction, balling himself up into a caterpillar.
Unfortunately, his strength wasn't as great as Stelle's.
Finally, Stelle, holding the caterpillar-like Caelus, walked into the bathroom, pulled out her phone from her coat, and glanced at the ID.
"It's Ah Qi."
Stelle answered the call.
"Hey, hey, hey, you finally picked up! Stop sleeping in~ You're wasting precious time!"
March 7th's energetic and lively voice came from the other end: "The Conductor asked me to tell you that the route meeting is about to start! Scenic Car, don't be late~"
"Route meeting? Are we going to Warp Jump? Yay!"
Stelle immediately jumped up excitedly, waving her arms in cheer.
Caelus, still wrapped in the bedsheet and wriggling like a caterpillar on the floor, quickly rolled. The jumping Stelle was tripped, and fell squarely onto Caelus.
"Haha~"
"Caelus, you're asking for death!"
The two started fighting again. This time, it was for real.
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