“Demon Hunter? A descendant of one?!” Luo Ling repeated the term in horror.

No matter how he thought about it, that sounded like the kind of existence meant to hunt down demons like him. Like a natural predator. It sounded awful.

“That’s right. It’s still just a guess, but I’m pretty sure. As for humans with magic immunity, the only ones I can think of are Demon Hunters.”

“Wait, Mom, why are you so sure she’s not some other demon?”

“Well... do you really want to know?” his mom said from the other end of the phone.

Luo Ling felt like she was just being mysterious on purpose to mess with him, but he still hesitated for a moment before finally answering, “I do.”

“Since my dear son wants to know that badly, I guess I have no choice but to tell you. But before that, Mommy has a question for you.”

“What question?”

“My good boy, or maybe good girl, did you go into forced heat last night?” she asked in a teasing tone. He could practically picture the smug look on her face through the phone.

“Ugh... th-this... M-Mom, you really did do that on purpose!” Luo Ling said, flustered and annoyed.

But since he was outside, he still kept himself somewhat restrained.

“Judging from that reaction, I’d say yes. The timing’s about what I estimated. Let me note that down first.”

“What kind of random nonsense are you writing down, Mom?! Just answer my question already!”

“Hehe, don’t rush. Mommy’s getting to it. This is a little fact about us Succubi. When a Succubus is in heat, her body gives off a special fragrance. It has a seductive effect. If an ordinary demon smelled it, they’d definitely lose control. If that person really were a demon, she should’ve dropped the disguise on the spot, pinned you to the ground, and then—”

“Stop! You don’t need to say the rest!” Luo Ling cut her off at once. He could already feel his cheeks getting hot.

“You’re the one who asked me to explain, and now you won’t let me finish. Sigh, kids these days are so hard to please...” his mom said with fake exasperation.

Luo Ling barely heard that part. He was too busy trying to cool down his overheated brain.

“Back to the point. From what you described, she didn’t actually do anything to you, right?”

“Yeah... that’s true...”

She really hadn’t done anything to him.

But he had almost done something to her...

At that thought, Luo Ling felt his face heating up again, and the girl’s face even surfaced in his mind.

“Because only high-ranking demons with strong minds, or Demon Hunters with magic immunity, can resist the charm of a Succubus’s body scent. If she were a high-ranking demon, you probably would’ve become her nourishment on the spot. That’s why I think she’s a Demon Hunter. Or rather, a descendant of one. So then, son, did you do anything to that girl?”

“N-No... I didn’t do anything!”

“That sounded guilty~ So you did do something, but stopped yourself at the last second, right?”

“Mom, why do you know that so well?! Did you send Xiao You to spy on me?” Luo Ling asked angrily.

“Relax. If Xiao You gets too far away from me, it’ll starve to death. There’s no way I could send it all that way to spy on you. Besides, Mommy has work to do over here too. I just know you well, as your mother. Also, the fact that you managed to pull back at the edge of the cliff? You might want to thank Mommy for that too.”

“Why’s that?”

“If you were an ordinary Succubus, going into heat would make you lose your mind completely. But you’re the same as Mommy, a ‘useless Succubus,’ so even in that state, you can still keep part of your reason. You get what I mean, right?”

“I get it, but it somehow sounds really depressing...”

“Can’t be helped. That’s the kind of tragic existence we are...” Even her voice carried a trace of disappointment.

“Let’s not talk about that for now. Since we know that girl might be a descendant of a Demon Hunter, does that mean I’m in danger?”

“Not really. On the human side, Demon Hunters have long since faded from sight. Demons are already rare here to begin with, so Demon Hunters don’t have much use. A dragonslayer only has meaning if there are dragons to slay. Demon Hunters are pretty much the same.”

“That... actually makes sense.”

“Besides, the mission of Demon Hunters was never to wipe out all demons. Their purpose is to maintain balance. Their role is closer to that of an executioner.”

“An executioner?” Luo Ling asked, confused.

“That’s right. They exist to judge demons who seriously break the rules. They won’t act against demons who behave themselves.”

“That sounds kind of like the police...”

“You could understand it that way. According to legend, the origin of the Demon Hunters goes back to a first-generation Demon King. Before dying, he transplanted his organs into several humans so they could punish the disobedient demons in his place and carry out judgment for him.”

“Those humans all gained magic immunity without exception. They could also use part of the Demon King’s power. That gave them the upper hand against most demons in battle. Because of that, demons feared them, and they became an important force in maintaining the balance of this world.”

“Those humans were the ancestors of the Demon Hunters, right?”

“That’s the story, yes. But it’s still just a legend. As for what the truth really is, only a very small number of demons know. There are still some Demon Hunters living in the demon world, so I only know a bit because of that.”

“I see...”

Luo Ling fell into thought. And honestly, he found the stories about Demon Hunters pretty fascinating.

“But Mommy has a feeling the girl you met might not know about that side of her identity.”

“Now that I think about it, I kind of felt that too. She didn’t seem to know anything about demons.”

His mom paused before speaking again.

“Whether she knows or not, you still need to be extra careful when dealing with her. The invisibility spell I taught you works on the people looking at you, so it won’t work on someone like her with magic immunity. And as for your charming Demon Eye, that goes without saying. But you can rest easy about disguise magic. That works on your own body, so she won’t be able to see through it.”

“Mhm, got it. I’ll be more careful.”

“So, does my good boy have anything else he wants to say?”

“Not for now. I mainly just wanted to ask you about that girl.”

“Alright then. Mommy should get back to work too. If anything comes up, you can always call me. Even if nothing comes up, you can still call me~”

“Yeah, I’ll call when I have time and chat with you. That’s it for now then. Bye.”

“Byee~”

Sitting in her private office, Mengya hung up and leaned back in her chair.

“Master, what Her Highness said about that girl reminded me of something,” said Xiao You, Mengya’s familiar, as it poked its head out from her hair.

“Oh? What is it?”

“Ten years ago, when you disguised yourself as an auntie and had Her Highness dress up as a girl to go out, I followed behind while invisible. Then we ran into a little girl who could see me. She chased me for quite a while, and I barely managed to shake her off.”

“That... I do remember a little now.” A look of eager amusement appeared on Mengya’s face. “Could it be that the girl my son met yesterday is the same one he helped ten years ago? If that’s really the case, then his college life might end up being very interesting...”

But in the very next second, this slightly mischievous loli mom’s whole vibe changed completely—

“Ahh, now I’m remembering what my son looked like in girls’ clothes when he was little. That expression where he was secretly enjoying it but also resisting a little—he was just unbearably adorable! After work, I’m definitely digging out those photos and taking a good long look!”

Xiao You stared at its lovestruck master in speechless silence, then obediently burrowed back into her hair.