"Alright, let's go inside."
Not dwelling on the topic, Lin Bai changed the subject:
"Since you're visiting my home, then today I'll prepare a lavish dinner to entertain you."
"Let you taste my cooking."
"Hmm, what's wrong with you?"
As he spoke, Lin Bai suddenly noticed Akashiya Moka's unusual behavior.
She was staring intently at him, her gaze fervent, as if she wanted to devour him whole.
He was very familiar with this kind of look.
Akashiya Moka had looked like this before when she wanted to drink his blood.
Could it be that she wanted to drink his blood again now?
"Ah..."
Called by Lin Bai, Akashiya Moka immediately snapped back to reality.
Her eyes flickered, and her pretty face flushed.
She smiled a little awkwardly, looking at Lin Bai and saying, "Sorry, I was a bit distracted just now."
She had already realized what was happening.
She had once again felt the instinctive desire to drink Lin Bai's blood.
However, fortunately, it was still within controllable limits, so she tried her best to suppress this instinctive craving.
"Is that so..."
Hearing this, Lin Bai looked at her, smiled, and then said:
"Alright, don't stand at the doorway anymore, let's go inside first."
"Then I'll intrude."
Akashiya Moka smiled and nodded.
Lin Bai took out a pair of unused indoor slippers from the shoe cabinet.
The two changed into indoor slippers at the entrance and then, one after another, came to the spacious and bright living room on the first floor.
One side of the living room was a huge floor-to-ceiling window, offering an unobstructed view of the beautiful garden outside.
Just the garden itself was worth a lot of money.
Lin Bai opened the floor-to-ceiling window and turned to look at Akashiya Moka:
"Moka, what would you like to drink?"
"Hmm... plain water is fine."
Akashiya Moka blinked, pondered for a moment, and then replied.
"Okay, please wait."
Lin Bai raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
If he remembered correctly, Akashiya Moka seemed to like tomato juice because its color was similar to blood.
However, he didn't have any here.
It was probably because she thought of this that Akashiya Moka asked for a glass of plain water.
The setting sun gradually disappeared beyond the distant western horizon.
Night quietly fell.
The brilliant Milky Way cast charming starlight from the night sky's canvas.
With Akashiya Moka's help, Lin Bai finished preparing dinner.
She insisted on helping, and Lin Bai, seeing her persistence, had no choice but to agree.
First floor, by the dining table.
Lin Bai placed the last dish on the table, sat opposite Akashiya Moka, and said with a smile:
"Alright, let's eat."
"Itadakimasu x2."
Lin Bai and Akashiya Moka picked up their chopsticks, clapped their hands together, and said in unison.
Then they began to enjoy the meal they had cooked together.
The tomato-sauce tofu was crispy on the outside, tender and smooth on the inside, sweet and sour, with layers of savory flavor that whetted the appetite.
Tempura fried shrimp and vegetable tempura were crispy, with similar textures but each having its own unique flavor.
Steamed spareribs with garlic were rich in garlic aroma, fresh and juicy, with the meat falling off the bone with one bite, as if melting in the mouth.
There were also chicken and potato stew, crispy potato rings, jade white rolls, broccoli with garlic, and cold cucumber salad... a table full of home-cooked dishes, with a balanced mix of meat and vegetables and rich flavors.
Picking up a piece of tomato-sauce tofu and putting it to her mouth, she took a light bite.
Chewing gently, Akashiya Moka's heart was filled with happiness and satisfaction.
The expression on her face revealed her inner feelings.
Her willow-like eyebrows were curved like a crescent moon, and a gentle smile played on her lips.
The dishes before her seemed exceptionally delicious, even subtly surpassing all the dishes she had eaten before.
As for the reason...
Akashiya Moka's eyes moved slightly, looking at Lin Bai opposite her.
Far away, yet close at hand.
As the dishes on the table gradually disappeared, time unknowingly reached past seven in the evening.
Night permeated outside the window.
The indoor lights were soft.
After soaking the dishes in water, Lin Bai and Akashiya Moka sat on the sofa, admiring the garden outside the window.
Neither of them said anything.
They simply enjoyed the quiet atmosphere after a satisfying meal.
A few minutes later, Lin Bai suddenly thought of something, so he turned to look at Akashiya Moka beside him:
"Moka, have you ever seen an evil spirit?"
"Evil spirit? No, I haven't."
Akashiya Moka was slightly startled, then gently shook her head.
"You haven't?!"
Lin Bai was a little surprised.
Although the evil spirits in this world didn't seem as numerous as in the mieruko-chan world.
But judging from the past two days, there were actually quite a few.
Since Akashiya Moka had been in the human world for three years, it was logically impossible for her not to have encountered evil spirits.
However, since Akashiya Moka said she hadn't seen any, Lin Bai wouldn't doubt her.
So why hadn't she encountered evil spirits?
Clearly, there was a reason for it.
Thinking of this, Lin Bai pondered for a moment before asking, "Moka, do you mind if I examine your body?"
"Okay." Akashiya Moka agreed with a smile, without the slightest hesitation.
However, one thought after another popped into her mind.
Examine her body, how would he examine it?
Could it be directly with his hands... Thinking of a certain method, her cheeks couldn't help but flush slightly.
Was it bad that she agreed so readily?
"Then, here I come."
With his eyes lightly closed, Lin Bai released his mental power to envelop her body.
The Authority of the Colorless King granted him powerful spiritual strength.
After the Seven Authorities merged into the Supreme Authority, his original seven Authority powers underwent a transformation.
Combined with the Third Magic's soul materialization, his mental power could completely rival that of a god.
A powerful god, that is.
Not a divine life form with weak divine power.
The moment the invisible mental power enveloped her, Akashiya Moka suddenly froze for a moment, involuntarily.
A blood-red hue flickered in her pupils.
And the instant his mental power touched Akashiya Moka, Lin Bai also 'saw' another her.
She was in a blood-red world.
The full moon in the sky was as red as blood, emitting an eerie red starlight.
The ground was dotted with crooked, uneven cross-shaped tombstones, and various twisted, withered trees grew.
There wasn't a single leaf on the trees, only dense bats hanging upside down from the branches, acting as leaves.
The silver-haired, red-eyed Akashiya Moka sat on a chair woven like vines, her right hand lightly propping her chin.
Her right leg was crossed over her left.
Her chin was slightly raised, her face expressionless.
She seemed a bit lazy, like a high and mighty queen.
When Lin Bai saw her, she seemed to see Lin Bai too, her eyes narrowing slightly, her gaze deep and cool.
A barely perceptible curve suddenly appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Then, an invisible message was transmitted to Lin Bai by her.
At the same time, in the living room.
Lin Bai withdrew his mental power, already understanding the reason.
Although Akashiya Moka's true abilities were sealed, she was, after all, a Vampire with the power of a shinso.
Under Inner Moka's manipulation.
Whenever an evil spirit approached within fifty meters, she would release an invisible, special deterrent aura.
Making evil spirits fear and keep their distance.
That's why Outer Moka hadn't encountered any evil spirits in the human world for three years.
"Is it over?"
Akashiya Moka blinked, coming back to her senses, looking at Lin Bai with some uncertainty, feeling nothing.
"It's over."
Lin Bai nodded with a smile.
Her bright, big eyes looked at Lin Bai, Akashiya Moka's face full of curiosity: "Did you find anything?"
"Yes, it's like this..."
Lin Bai pondered and rephrased his explanation.
Roughly, when an evil spirit approaches, the shinso Power in her body releases a special aura that makes the evil spirit retreat three paces.
That's why she never encountered evil spirits...