Seven Deadly Sins (3)

I stared at Cecily, having forgotten everything I wanted to say. With her chin propped on one hand, she was staring at me with a coy smile.

It was one thing to hear it from someone else, but Cecily, with her mature beauty, saying it in that pose and voice... The only comparison that came to mind was that the sheer impact was devastating.

Her appearance was already sexy, but with her pose, expression, and voice coming together as one, I felt as though I were being drawn in.

If I had been any other man, I would have lost my senses and fallen for it. Fortunately, spending so much time with her had given me some resistance. Of course, I couldn't stop my face from heating up or my heart from pounding.

"Ahem... ahem..."

I felt my face growing hot and coughed to keep myself as calm as possible. The sudden, probing question was part of it, but Cecily's atmosphere was so sensual that it was difficult to come to my senses.

Still, I somehow managed to calm myself. I cracked open one eye and met Cecily's gaze.

Cecily looked exactly as she had before, as if she intended to stay that way until I answered. Just looking at her made my heart, which had calmed down, begin pounding wildly again.

'...Is she really a succubus's descendant?'

Anyway, I should probably answer her question. I calmed my heedlessly pounding heart and opened my mouth calmly...