Trapped in Paradise (In a Hentai World, as a Trap)

After taking a shower and slipping into shorts and a T-shirt, Ning Chu immediately draped Wen Yang’s jacket over her shoulders as she returned to the dorm.

The jacket brought her a sense of security thanks to the protagonist’s aura.

Her legs were still a little weak, and when she looked up to face Yan Xinya and Lily, she couldn’t stop her cheeks from blushing crimson.

But then again, Ning Chu reminded herself: Lily might look innocent and expressionless on the surface, but who knows how wild she is in private?

Yan Xinya, who lived with Lily every day, probably wasn’t shocked by anything anymore. Plus, as a beast-girl, she had her regular estrus cycles to deal with.

Ning Chu tried to comfort herself and attempted to appear calm and natural.

“You’re way too bold, you know that?” Yan Xinya shot her an annoyed look. “What if the one knocking on your door had been your roommate? What if they had a key?”

“…”

Feeling guilty, Ning Chu averted her gaze and noticed that the naughty website was still open on her computer screen. She quickly shut the laptop.

Her body felt sore and weak as she slumped into the chair, trying to change the subject. “So why did you suddenly come over?”

“Didn’t we say we’d go out this weekend?”

“Huh?” Ning Chu had no memory of agreeing to such a thing.

“You succubus always have your heads full of weird things.” Yan Xinya sighed. “I told you before—Wen Yang’s out for his part-time job, so you were supposed to come to my dorm.”

“Oh~ Well, it’s the same if you come to my dorm.”

Ning Chu’s eyes drifted toward Lily, who was squatting on the floor, teasing Black Bean, the black kitten.

“Careful, it might bite you,” Yan Xinya warned with a frown. “Last time, it almost plucked my tail bald!”

“Mm,” Lily replied softly but continued teasing the cat.

Seeing no point in arguing, Yan Xinya turned back to Ning Chu. “Let’s go. Are we going out or not?”

“I’m so tired right now… I just want to take a nap.”

Having vented her frustrations for the first time in this female body, Ning Chu was utterly drained, yawning non-stop.

She used to think that men bore all the exhaustion during battle, while women only needed to enjoy it. But now…

She realized that women got tired too.

“Are you serious? We came all the way here to see you,” Yan Xinya grumbled, crossing her arms. “I even planned it all out—shopping at Silver Plaza, some nice afternoon tea, and then…”

As Yan Xinya rambled on, Ning Chu lazily flopped onto the desk, half-asleep already.

“Ning Chu~ You didn’t… use Wen Yang’s jacket to…?”

“No, I didn’t!” Ning Chu shot up instantly, energy returning to her as she firmly denied it. “How could I!”

She just sniffed his scent a little!

“Then why do you wear his clothes all the time?”

“They’re big and comfortable,” she replied, rolling her eyes at Yan Xinya before standing up to head to bed. That’s when Lily suddenly approached her.

“What is it?” Ning Chu asked, puzzled.

Lily nodded slightly, her cheeks tinted a faint pink.

“…?” Ning Chu was baffled. The girl just stood there in silence, leaving her no clue what was going on.

After a few seconds of awkward silence, Lily lowered her head and pointed at Ning Chu’s stomach. “Let… let me see your development.”

“You’re a pervert!” Ning Chu yelped, immediately covering herself and backing several steps away.

What the heck?! Are all girls this open?!

Even among men, the most they did was compare sizes while at the urinals! No one just asked to look!

“She’s talking about your tattoo, you idiot!” Yan Xinya explained from the side, exasperated. “Honestly, what goes on in that head of yours? Did your period only just start in the last two years? You don’t look like much of a succubus at all.”

Two years? Try two months!

“Lily’s a succubus too, so she’s been through it. She can at least tell how far along you are,” Yan Xinya continued, crossing her legs and leaning against the wardrobe with her arms folded. “But honestly, I think you should just go to a hospital for a check-up. I got my first period at twelve. What about you, Lily?”

“Nine…” Lily mumbled.

“What? That early? No wonder you’re so… big.”

Blushing, Lily tightened her jacket around herself, though the snug fit only emphasized her figure even more.

Ning Chu hesitated and glanced between the two of them. If it was just a look at her stomach, it wasn’t that sensitive of an area.

Besides, she really did need advice from an experienced succubus—that had been her reason for befriending Lily in the first place.

Slowly, she lifted her shirt to reveal the tattoo on her lower abdomen.

Back when she was a man, being shirtless never bothered her. But now, just exposing her stomach filled her with embarrassment. She couldn’t bring herself to look at Lily or Yan Xinya, staring silently off to the side instead.

After a few moments, she let her shirt fall back down. “So? What do you think?”

Yan Xinya also turned to Lily. “What do you think?”

Lily thought for a moment before nodding. “It’s fine, I guess?”

She was always a woman of few words, but compared to her aloof and cold demeanor in public, she acted more like a shy and introverted girl when she was with Yan Xinya and Ning Chu.

“About the same as when I was fourteen,” Lily added softly.

Ning Chu rubbed her temples in frustration.

The punishment for disrupting the plot was now clear—it had accelerated her body’s development. Lily had started maturing at nine and reached her current level at fourteen.

But for Ning Chu? It had only taken two months… or maybe just a few weeks.

“It should be fine,” Lily concluded.

“Good. As long as I don’t need to go to the hospital…”

“I still think it’s better to get a proper check-up,” Yan Xinya chimed in.

Ning Chu immediately shook her head, her response quick as lightning.

“Alright, alright. You really hate hospitals that much?”

It’s mainly because of those hospital hentai scenarios!

Especially gynecological exams! That’s embarrassing enough as it is! And what if she ran into some pervert pretending to be a doctor?

Lying on a gynecological examination bed, with only a curtain blocking her view… the pervert could do whatever they pleased under the guise of a medical exam! Ning Chu had read way too many doujinshi and hentai involving such scenarios!

If she did have to go for a check-up, she would need Wen Yang to accompany her.

“Anyway, it’s fine. The counselor said there’ll be a medical exam for freshmen in the next month or two,” Yan Xinya added.

“Mm…”

Ning Chu nodded. Most universities conducted a mandatory medical examination for first-year students during the first semester, so she’d already expected it.

Her only concern was that the check-up might reveal her female identity. If she got kicked out of the boys’ dormitory, she’d lose the chance to leech off the protagonist’s aura, and her control over Wen Yang would weaken.

“So, are you really not coming out with us?”

“Nope. I’m way too tired,” Ning Chu refused flatly.

“Well, you did tire yourself out earlier. Just don’t overdo it, alright? You’re still in the boys’ dorm. Be careful.”

Lily added shyly, “And pay attention to hygiene.”

Ning Chu quickly climbed into bed, hiding her flushed face under the blanket with only her eyes peeking out. “Lock the door when you leave. My key’s in the drawer. Slide it back under the door once you’re done.”

“You’re not even going to take off Wen Yang’s jacket when you sleep?” Yan Xinya teased.

“…”

Admittedly, her behavior did come off a little… obsessive.

But it was for her own safety! Ning Chu ignored Yan Xinya’s teasing and pulled the blanket over her head, hiding completely under the covers.

Moments later, the door clicked shut, and Yan Xinya’s boisterous noise finally disappeared from the room.

“This jacket really is inconvenient… People might start thinking I’m a pervert. And it’s not exactly useful when I go out alone, either,” Ning Chu muttered to herself.

She poked her head out, glanced around the now-empty room, and sighed as her gaze fell on the key lying on the floor near the door.

“I’ve really fallen to the depths of femininity now…”

How long had she been a girl? Her standards were dropping lower and lower!