The Devil's Contract Lover - Chapter 32

“Damn it, that’s unfair! How am I supposed to think when I’m being held like this?”

Yao Yuan cautiously backed away, sitting on the edge of the bed, no longer wanting to be confined in the embrace. “The ‘understanding’ you spoke of—is it what I think it is?”

Xing kong toyed with a phone. “Of course. How do you want to spend your day off? You don’t need to worry about money; I just transferred some to you.”

“Please don’t transfer money to me. Can’t I earn it myself?” Yao Yuan covered her face with a sigh.

Xing kong’s finger tapped her wrist. “I don’t want too many trivial matters to interfere with our romance. Since you are my lover, you just need to learn how to enjoy yourself.”

“That kind of domineering, self-aggrandizing statement is terrible. Are you planning to concede right here?”

“I also have my own will, and I am naturally domineering.”

The devil’s smile was a bit handsome, and she had to turn her face away. “Fine. Whether you transfer the money or not is your business; whether I use it or not is mine. I want to eat steak for lunch. Help me order some takeout.”

The phone suddenly lit up automatically. Yao Yuan peered over, and her face twisted in surprise. “Steak that costs 1200 per person?!”

“Yes.” Without waiting for a word, Xing kong sat down and then flopped onto Yao Yuan’s lap with a soft rush.

“Alright, alright, I’ll order it for you. It’s your money being spent anyway!”

After ordering the steak, Yao Yuan tapped Xing kong ’s head with a sigh of relief. “If we don’t start playing soon, the day will be over… Do you know how to use a game console?”

Hehe, a strange creature like a devil probably hasn’t seen a video game before. Having to bow before a human—the thought of it was somewhat gratifying.

“Which kind do you want to play?” With a snap of Xing kong ’s fingers, the TV began to perform a Transformers-like spectacle, rapidly cycling through a PS4, an Xbox, an ancient Subor (a Famicom clone), and various other consoles with unidentifiable names.

“Stop, stop, stop! This one is fine.” Yao Yuan rubbed her eyes and immediately called for a halt.

The moment the transformation stopped, it had randomly landed on a TV and a DVD player, with two game controllers plugged into the DVD player.

What year was this gaming method from? The corner of her mouth twitched slightly. The TV automatically turned on and entered the game selection interface.

“I don’t play games often. How about Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers?” Yao Yuan squinted, scrolling through the list until she finally picked one that looked familiar.

“You want to play this?”

“Yes.”

Xing kong pressed a button, and the game instantly started, with two adorable little chipmunks appearing on the screen.

“Xing kong , don’t drag me down, okay?” Yao Yuan hopped off the bed and sat in the center of the rug, taking the left controller to control the chipmunk wearing a hat.

“Alright.” Xing kong sat on the edge of the bed, holding the controller with both hands, her elbow resting naturally on Yao Yuan’s shoulder. All Yao Yuan had to do was lean back to lie in her embrace.

“You’ll die quickly with that posture!” Yao Yuan complained in dissatisfaction.

“Are you talking about the character?” Xing kong chuckled.

“Who else would die besides the character?” The hat-wearing chipmunk walked forward indignantly.

After controlling the chipmunk to pick up a box and throw it at a monster, she suddenly remembered something: this game allowed players to pick up their partners. Only inside the game were her and the devil’s powers equal.

Hehe, Yao Yuan’s ‘claws’ started to move mischievously. She controlled the hat-wearing chipmunk to grab a box and slam it towards the shirt-wearing chipmunk controlled by the devil: Take that! Get stunned!

Swoosh! The other chipmunk quickly dodged, rushed in front of the hat-wearing chipmunk, and lifted her up.

Yao Yuan quickly put down the controller. “I’m not playing anymore! You’re so good at games—do you play often in the Inferno?”

“This is the first time I’ve touched this today.” Xing kong also put down the controller, and the DVD player instantly vanished.

“Then you play other games often?”

“No.”

“Then why are you so strong, and aren’t you fond of role-playing?” Yao Yuan was skeptical, glancing sideways at Xing kong .

“Because I have substitutes.”

“What substitutes? Big-breasted succubus sisters?” Yao Yuan’s reaction was so quick that time seemed to pause for half a beat.

“If a succubus appeared in my territory, I would kill them,” Xing kong said with a terrifying smile. “The most popular game in the Inferno is territorial warfare.”

“That makes sense. If you can use magic in reality and succubi exist, you really don’t need to play sword-and-sorcery games.”

The devil held onto Yao Yuan, who was trying to sneak away. “Some like to lure intelligent creatures into offering up their souls, and some like to pretend to be gods and play the role, but the most common form of entertainment, besides slaughter, is to corrupt pure souls.”

The topic seemed to be getting increasingly dangerous. Under great pressure, she averted her gaze. “Do you want to corrupt my soul too?”

“I once thought about it, after all…” The devil suddenly grabbed Yao Yuan’s wrist and pressed her down onto the plush rug. “Even if a human’s body is utterly destroyed and their soul falls into the abyss, the contract can still be fulfilled.”

“That’s not my true wish. My wish was…” Yao Yuan’s voice was trembling. What terrified her most was that her fear, which should have been pure, was mixed with too many inexplicable feelings.

“So, I’ve changed my mind now.” Xing kong shifted from the restraining posture to an embrace, lounging lazily with her on the rug. “I’m not going to exploit contract loopholes. You said we should fight fair and square.”

Yao Yuan suddenly became very curious. “If I hadn’t declared war on you today, how were you planning to deal with me? By exploiting loopholes?”

“No, I stopped considering that method after we got off the cruise ship.” The arrogant devil smiled. “You are not the first person to propose a similar request.”

“What?! You’ve been in relationships with many people before?!” Yao Yuan’s voice changed completely.

“No, I never respond to requests like that.” Xing kong casually revealed the dark truth. “Some devils really enjoy granting those kinds of contracts, such as those seeking eternal happiness, tranquility, or luck. They will use every means to drive humans into desperation, then completely destroy their body or will, turning them into pets that can’t leave them. At that point, the contract is declared complete because of the twisted will.”

It sounded like ‘being a lover’ could indeed be fulfilled this way. Yao Yuan was belatedly frightened. “You were planning this from the start, weren’t you? You wanted me to go through some unfortunate things so I’d become completely dependent on you.”

“More or less. I initially wanted you to drown in pleasure, eventually forcing you to grovel at my feet.” Xing kong blinked innocently. “Now I’ve abandoned that path. Aren’t you happy about that?”

“Absolutely not!” A pillow slapped Xing kong ’s face.

The pillow fight ended with Yao Yuan being buried under ten pillows.

“Can’t you let me win just once?” she wailed mournfully from beneath the pillows. “Even if you can’t, dual-wielding pillows is totally unfair!”

“It’s okay, you were this close to winning.” Xing kong curved her thumb and index finger into a small circle.

Yao Yuan squirmed her way out of the pillow mountain. “Cut it out! Hey, do you remember that blonde woman? The one I took a taxi with to the apartment.”

The devil smiled without speaking.

“Xing kong , have you seen her? Please tell me~” She hooked Xing kong ‘s wrist and swung it back and forth.

“She’s in the basement.” Xing kong patted her hair with a feigned look of helplessness. “She’s still alive for now.”

“In the basement? You haven’t let her go?” Yao Yuan was startled and quickly ran towards the staircase. Seriously, members of that kind of organization must have a lot of colleagues looking for them.

The villa’s basement was especially deep, perhaps having been renovated. She walked the equivalent of two stories down before seeing the underground platform.

The blonde woman was sitting listlessly on the stone slab. The surroundings were relatively clean, without any filth.

“Don’t worry, her existence has been erased by the power of a False God.” Xing kong silently appeared beside her.

“Existence erased? But she’s still alive.” The blonde woman’s eyes were vacant, but she was a physical entity and could be touched.

“To be precise, her past meaning and sense of existence have been wiped away. Except for us, no one else will remember her, and she will also forget memories related to emotions. She is now an empty shell filled with skills,” the devil explained heartlessly, casually throwing a metal shard.

The blonde woman rolled on the ground, evading the shard with a neat motion, then continued to squat listlessly on the ground.

“Can she still be cured? She’s so pitiful…” Yao Yuan couldn’t imagine the consequences of being stripped of her existence. Just a few days ago, this person might have been a super-powered individual with family and a home, fighting hard for a righteous cause. A single failure turned her into an amnesiac, lonely person.

“There’s no need. Trading with a False God’s Artifact that can erase existence is too dangerous.”

“Has her intelligence been taken too?” She sighed. “It looks like we’ll just have to keep her like this.”

“Xiao yuan, what did you say?” The curve of Xing kong ’s lips disappeared.

Yao Yuan blinked innocently. “What else can we do? We can’t just abandon her anywhere; that would cause a disturbance.”

“…The intelligence issue is not a big deal, though.”

Xing kong walked in front of the blonde woman, her right hand transforming into a sharp claw that completely clamped onto the woman’s head. The red marks left by the claw tips made Yao Yuan’s forehead ache in sympathy.

As the fingers tightened, the blonde woman’s head let out a clank, like a chain snapping.

The devil released her grip and stood back next to Yao Yuan. The blonde woman twisted her neck, and some pale red liquid flowed from her eye sockets. Click, clack, she swayed like a puppet, finally and slowly straightening her back, returning to a normal human sitting posture.

“What number is this?” Yao Yuan cautiously held up two fingers and waved them.

“You are…?” The other woman raised her eyes, her gaze revealing wariness.

“That’s great, at least she’s not an idiot.” Yao Yuan retracted her hand with satisfaction. “Hmph hmph~ Use your brain. I’m your lifesaver.” She suddenly had an excellent idea: recruit the scapegoat in front of her to be an employee!

“You saved me, so you are…” The wariness in her eyes slowly disappeared. “My lover?”

“Cough, cough, cough, cough!” Yao Yuan waved her hand. “No, not me! Look at her~”

The blonde woman followed her finger to look at Xing kong , remained silent for a moment, and then her expression became serious. “Is she your bodyguard? She looks wicked—you should fire her.”

Yao Yuan quickly spread her arms to shield Xing kong . “Don’t fight! Someone will die if you fight again! Xing kong is my lover.”

The blonde woman tilted her head. “My name is Xing kong ?”

“Xiao yuan, it’s alright, I’m not angry right now.” The devil put one hand on Yao Yuan’s shoulder. “Listen up. Your name is Jinmao (Blonde/Golden Fur), and you are our pet.”

“…” She definitely doesn’t look like she’s not angry, hey!

“A pet? I really can’t think of anything else… there’s nothing in my mind.” The blonde woman stood up, leaning against the wall. “But I feel like… I have a very important mission to complete.”

“Oh, that? Yes, you certainly do.” Yao Yuan nodded. “You were a very good person before, I guess. Perhaps your goal was to become a hero? A comrade of justice?”

“…You’re right. I definitely have a similar goal.” The blonde woman covered her chest. “I want to believe you.”

“That’s easy to discuss~ Do you want to work for—” “Can I work for you?” She raised her head. “I believe you are also on the side of justice, and I need guidance now.”

Yao Yuan’s conscience felt uneasy!