Chapter 92: The Escape and the Entity

The heat inside the Lotus Spring Room was completely suffocating. It wasn't just the steam from the bubbling hot springs or the heavy, perfumed oils; it was the raw, unadulterated lust radiating from a dozen noblewomen.

Kai stood trapped. Madam Lin was practically grinding her massive, plush backside against his thighs while he kneaded her shoulders, Lady Feng’s hand was a hair's breadth away from gripping his rock-hard erection, and the rest of the harem was crowding in, their sheer robes offering a kaleidoscope of wet, trembling flesh.

He was pushing his Charisma 13 and acting skills to the absolute limit. If he stayed for another five minutes, the beast inside him was going to snap, and he would end up ripping those silk robes to shreds and claiming the entire room right there on the heated marble floor.

It was too soon. He needed them completely obsessed first.

Kai abruptly stopped his massage. He took a hasty, clumsy step backward, nearly tripping over a silk cushion in his feigned panic.

"Ah!"

The women groaned in collective disappointment, the sudden loss of his touch leaving Madam Lin whimpering softly on the bench.

"M-my ladies, please forgive me!" Kai stammered, his face flushed a brilliant, panicked crimson. He kept his eyes glued to the floor, aggressively rubbing the back of his neck like a terrified schoolboy. "I... I actually need to go to the bathroom. It's an emergency. Can I... can I please go?"

The room went completely silent for a split second before erupting into a chorus of delighted, sultry laughter.

The idea that this massive, muscular stallion of a boy had to ask for permission to use the restroom was the most adorable, pathetic thing they had ever seen.

"Oh, you poor, sweet thing!" Madam Lin chuckled, pulling her sheer purple robe slightly back up over her massive breasts, her eyes still hungry. "Of course you can."

"You don't have to ask permission for such things from us, handsome boy," Lady Feng purred, slowly standing up from the floor. The wet, transparent white silk clung perfectly to her lush curves, her dark pink nipples pointing directly at him. She offered a wicked wink. "Unless you need one of us to help you in there?"

Kai’s eyes went wide with pure, manufactured terror.

"N-no! Thank you, miss!" Kai bowed hastily, practically folding in half. "I will be right back!"

He turned on his heel and literally ran toward the heavy sliding doors. He grabbed the handle, yanked the door open, and practically threw himself out into the mahogany corridor, slamming the door shut behind him.

Click.

The heavy wood sealed off the sounds of their giggling and the suffocating scent of their arousal.

Kai leaned back against the solid door, letting out a long, ragged exhale. The blushing, terrified facade dropped instantly, replaced by a dark, arrogant smirk and a chest that was heaving with very real adrenaline.

"Oh my god," Kai muttered to himself, running a hand through his sweat-dampened hair. "That was too much. Those ladies are feral."

He looked down at the massive, throbbing erection straining against his Academy trousers. The Dragon's Vitality was screaming for release. It was going to be incredibly difficult to play the innocent boy while having a constant, agonizing hard-on.

Suddenly, the air directly beside his ear turned freezing cold.

"I feel something weird, Master..." A dark, sultry whisper vibrated directly against his eardrum, carrying the scent of ozone and brimstone.

"What the fuck!"

Kai violently startled, his Agility 10 causing him to jerk away from the door, his hands raising defensively.

Ahena materialized right in front of him.

Demoness was hovering in the air, her completely naked, glowing ruby-red body casting a faint crimson hue in the dim corridor. She placed a clawed palm over her plush, dark lips, her yellow eyes crinkling in amusement.

"Haha... I am sorry, Master," Ahena giggled telepathically, the sound echoing filthily in his mind. She floated closer, the massive, gravity-defying globes of her demonic breasts swaying mesmerizingly. "But I like seeing you like this. So strong and dominant, yet so easily spooked by little old me."

She reached out with a long, sharp claw, gently tracing the hard line of his jaw and chin. He felt the phantom pressure, a cold, electric touch that sent a shiver straight to his core.

"Leave it all," Kai growled, swatting his hand through her wrist. His hand passed harmlessly through her ethereal form, leaving behind a trail of black smoke. "What the fuck are you doing here, Ahena? I am trying to run a long-con on these women. I can't have you popping up and making me jump like a frightened rabbit in front of them."

Ahena pouted, her thick, spiked tail swishing lazily behind her.

"I told you, Master, I am here for you," she purred, floating backward to recline lazily in mid-air. "I am bound to your soul. Where you go, I go. Besides, you need me to guide you."

Her yellow eyes suddenly narrowed, the playful demeanor shifting into something much darker and more serious.

"But... something interesting is happening here."

Kai paused, adjusting his stance. He knew the Demoness was twisted, but she possessed senses and knowledge far beyond human comprehension. If she said something was interesting, it usually meant danger—or extreme opportunity.

"Interesting?" Kai asked, keeping his voice to a hushed whisper. "What's interesting? It's just a high-class pavilion where I am going to work. A parlor full of horny rich women throwing their money away."

Ahena smiled, a slow, predatory curving of her lips that revealed a set of razor-sharp fangs.

"A pavilion full of horny rich women, yes," Ahena agreed, slowly floating right up to him. She wrapped her immaterial arms around his neck, pulling her face so close to his that he could see the swirling vortexes of energy in her glowing eyes.

"But you know, Master..." she whispered, her lips hovering mere millimeters from his. "I feel something more interesting here. Beneath the perfume and the silk."

She dragged her phantom body down, her massive demonic breasts passing directly through his chest, sending a chilling jolt into his heart.

"Something dark. Something... magical," Ahena murmured, hovering near his crotch, looking up at him with a wicked grin. "This place is not just a bathhouse. The energy in the walls... it's tainted."

Kai frowned, his Intelligence 11 analyzing her words. Tainted magic? In an inner-city beauty parlor run by a fat, greedy merchant and his horny, high-class wife?

It didn't make sense, but it added a completely new layer of complexity to his plan. He was just looking for XP and a steady supply of willing flesh, but if there was hidden cultivation resources or dark magic involved, the rewards could be astronomical.

"Yeah, whatever it is," Kai said, deciding to put a pin in it for now. He looked down at the demoness hovering near his waist. "We will figure it out later. But I think I should go back to my home for today."

He ran a hand over his face, feeling the fatigue of the long night and the intense morning finally catching up to him.

"It's getting late," Kai muttered. "My mom must be waiting for me. And if I stay here with this hard-on, I'm going to end up doing something that ruins the 'innocent boy' act."

He turned away from the Lotus Spring Room, looking down the long, mahogany corridor.

"I should go find Aunty Su Mei," Kai sighed, starting to walk. "I need to tell her that I am going back home."