A cool sensation washed over his skin.
A soft, delicate hand was gently wiping his body with a towel.
Through hazy vision, he caught a glimpse of warm, concerned phoenix eyes before slipping back into unconsciousness.
Inside his head, chimes began to sound one after another.
Ding! Contact with high-quality female detected. Absorbing Yin energy. Body recovering. Attributes increasing.
Ding! Contact with high-quality female detected. Absorbing Yin energy. Body recovering. Attributes increasing.
Ding! Contact with high-quality female detected. Absorbing Yin energy. Body recovering. Attributes increasing.
Eri Kisaki touched the boy's forehead no fever. Relief softened her face. His small body, delicate and perfect like a sculpture, showed no signs of injury.
She decided to let him sleep and ask questions in the morning.
Still… her gaze lingered a little too long in one particular place.
Snapping out of it, she quickly covered him with a blanket, cheeks warming as she stood up.
What was wrong with her?
Having thoughts like that about a child… it must be the exhaustion talking.
With a quiet sigh, she picked up the basin and towel and retreated to the bathroom, a blush still refusing to fade.
The rain eased through the night, giving way to the soft light of dawn.
Ishikawa Takeshi's eyes fluttered open. He stared at an unfamiliar ceiling… then down at his shrunken hands. The system chimes from earlier weren't a dream.
He was alive.
Not only that he had become a Succubus.
Thank the heavens… I haven't even rescued Shiho and Akemi yet. Guess the gods didn't have the heart to let me die.
A slow grin curved across his face.
Gin, Vodka, Rum… Boss… just you wait.
"System, open the personal attribute panel."
A shimmering purple-gold panel appeared in his mind.
System: Succubus Check-In System
Host: Ishikawa Takeshi
Race: Succubus (Two forms – default: small boy; can consume Yin energy to transform into adult form)
Strength: 5 (25) – As a Succubus Shota, you have no strength to resist the older sisters… but you must protect yourself!
Constitution: 22 (35) – Exceptional stamina; no matter how much you're… ahem… you won't break.
Speed: 6 (26) – Short legs make it easy for older sisters to catch you. And if caught… hehehe.
Intelligence: 25 (25) – A child's body with a detective's mind.
Spirit: 30 (30) – Strong spiritual power; some skills require it.
Note: The average adult has 10 in all stats.
Racial Talents:
Charm – An irresistible allure to the opposite sex.
Yin Energy Absorption – Feed on Yin energy to grow stronger. Found in high-quality women or at crime scenes.
Available Yin Energy: 128
Takeshi stared at the panel, utterly speechless.
Strength: five. Speed: six. And "if caught, hehehe"? Seriously?
He used to be a killer. A codename-holding member of the Black Organization. Now? A weak little boy dodging "female perverts."
"System, restore me to my adult form immediately!"
Ding! Insufficient Yin energy. Restoration failed. Please accumulate more.
Stone-faced, he realized his fate he'd be stuck looking like this for now. Just like Conan.
But wait. How did he already have Yin energy?
He remembered getting shot, falling into the sea, awakening the system… and then oh.
His gaze slid toward the bed.
There, leaning gracefully beside him, was a woman in pink pajamas. Her brown hair, loose and softly curled, spilled over her shoulders. Without her sharp courtroom aura, her beauty was even more breathtaking, touched with warmth.
One slender hand rested lightly on his arm. From that touch, a strange yet comfortable energy flowed into him.
It was Eri Kisaki.
So she had been the one to find him and bring him here.
"System," he asked silently, "besides turning me into a Succubus, what else do you do?"
Ding! The Succubus Check-In System assists your daily life.
Check in at various notable locations to earn rewards.
First-time check-ins usually yield the best rewards.
Locations rich in Yin energy especially crime scenes grant better rewards.
Daily limit: three check-ins.
Daily life assistance?
That wasn't what he needed. He wanted a combat system something to crush Gin and the rest of the Organization.
Ding! Host, please rest assured. There is a chance to receive combat-related rewards, and a small chance to gain extraordinary abilities. Please check in patiently.
That, at least, was a little more reassuring.