Diona wasn’t a saint, nor was she into women.

Under normal circumstances, she never would’ve been able to withstand that one-two combo. She would’ve grabbed Lin Mo and had her way with the mischievous young man right there in the storage room.

But this time, that one-two combo had been far too powerful…

His waist against her hips, then a whisper.

That was enough to make Diona, who’d already been close to losing control, completely give in.

That’s right…

Right now, she was in that post-release moment of perfect clarity. She felt none of those mundane, worldly emotions.

(Ah…)

(The world is so vast. Now that I think about it, as a woman, I should know better than to keep staring at a guy’s body. I should be more modest.)

(There are so many more important things in life waiting for me to discover. Compared to those, men are just temptations—demons in disguise, confusion created by the Black Rabbit God…)

Diona had attained enlightenment.

Right now, she was truly treating the man she considered hopelessly alluring with the calm, pure-hearted attitude of a kind older sister.

After browsing for a while longer, Diona and Lin Mo finally settled on a horror movie.

Though, to be honest, living through the apocalypse meant they already experienced plenty of despair and terror in their daily lives.

But Lin Mo did like horror movies. More precisely, he liked the kind of horror he didn’t encounter in everyday life—ghosts and spirits.

“Murder by Ghosts.”

In the post-apocalyptic world, movies like this were all lumped together as ancient “pre-war relics.”

But in the end, nobody knew when the pre-war era had been, which war had broken out, or even who’d won.

Even the discs Diona had collected couldn’t possibly have been among the first relics left behind after the war. They had to be supplies the Black Rabbit God had copied hundreds, even thousands of times while repeatedly refreshing its resources, before they eventually found their way into the girl’s hands.

“Then let’s watch it.”

Diona took out the disc and slid it into the player built into the TV.

The screen filled with static, and the opening credits began to roll.

“I’ve seen this one before. It’s pretty scary, so you might not be able to handle it.”

As she spoke, Diona wearily walked back and plopped down beside Lin Mo, who was already sitting obediently. “Whew… If it gets too scary and you can’t watch anymore, we can switch to something else.”

“I’ll be fine.”

Lin Mo shot Diona a resentful glance.

This woman had left him with an overwhelming sense of defeat.

But he couldn’t exactly say that out loud. And since he really did want to watch the movie now, all he could do was reply with a hint of a sting:

“With you here by my side, Big Sis Diona, I’ve got nothing to be afraid of.”

“And even if something really does scare me, you’ll comfort me, won’t you, Big Sis Diona?”

“Y-Yeah…”

Diona gave a slight nod and closed her eyes for a moment.

She’d gotten very wet just now.

But since they were living through the apocalypse and her clothes were rarely clean to begin with, she wasn’t worried Lin Mo would notice anything strange.

(I have to take a proper bath tonight…)

(Mm… gulp. But guys do smell so good…)

(They really do. I can’t quite describe the scent, but it goes straight to your head and stirs you up.)

(It’s kind of like…)

Lin Mo sat on the couch, watching the opening scenes with a touch of boredom.

Diona watched him instead.

(Why are guys so charming?)

(Why do you always seem so delicious, Xiao Mo…)

Time trickled by.

Five minutes had passed since Diona entered that moment of perfect clarity.

Hormones and sex hormones were truly awful things.

Diona had already reached enlightenment. She’d become a wholly virtuous woman. But after only about five minutes, her pure heart—which had ascended to heaven—was dragged back down to earth by the baser instincts of human nature.

Little by little, Diona realized she couldn’t keep watching the movie…

The dim light spilling from the TV fell across Lin Mo’s face, turning his briefly bored expression into something incredibly alluring and tempting.

So, to keep herself from committing a terrible sin at a time like this, Diona quietly shifted a little farther away.

But that little bit of distance clearly wasn’t enough.

So she moved a little farther away again.

…

“…” Lin Mo keenly noticed Diona’s little movements.

But he said nothing.

Not only did he say nothing, he even started to feel nervous and uneasy.

(What’s going on?)

A little flustered, Lin Mo carefully sniffed the collar of his shirt.

(Is it because I haven’t been able to do laundry for days, and I don’t have any clean clothes with me? Have my clothes gone sour and musty?)

If that was the case, then it was obvious why all his attempts to seduce her had failed.

But Lin Mo couldn’t exactly ask her that now.

Besides, if he deliberately moved closer to Diona and she rejected him, that would be absolutely unbearable for Lin Mo!

(Damn it, what am I supposed to do now?)

He had a feeling his clothes might really smell.

But they were watching a movie right now. Wouldn’t it seem weird if he suddenly said he wanted to take a bath? Wouldn’t that make him look even guiltier?!

After worrying it over, Lin Mo finally made up his mind.

“Um, Big Sis Diona…”

He raised a hand, pretending to be shy as he carefully covered his lips.

Of course, that was all an act. As an assassin, Lin Mo was long accustomed to playing all kinds of roles:

“Watching a movie like this feels kind of scary. And the clothes I’m wearing now seem really dirty. They might even have someone else’s blood on them…”

“Since we’re watching a movie, I was thinking I’d go rinse off first. Also, Big Sis Diona, do you have any spare clothes I could change into?”

“Ah, huh? Eh? Eh?!” Diona could barely get the words out.

What did he mean? What was he saying? Did he mean what she thought he meant?!

A bath? Was he saying he wanted to take a bath? Did he mean it? Was he absolutely, definitely serious?!!

“Yeah, I do. They might not fit you very well, but they should be nice and warm.”

Diona flashed a brilliant, captivating smile.

Right now, she was thinking about a grand goal she absolutely, absolutely, absolutely couldn’t give up—not about Lin Mo’s insignificant body!

And for the sake of that grand goal… her little crush was nothing but a foolish thing she could cast aside at any moment. She didn’t care about it at all!

“I remember the weather’s been really nice today. The water in the buckets on the roof should be nice and warm.”

As she spoke, Diona practically leaped off the couch:

“Wait here. I’ll go get the water ready.”

“Okay…” Lin Mo watched Diona suspiciously all the while.

So why was this woman always so calm?

Could it be that I’m really just not her type? Have I been imagining everything? But that doesn’t make sense…

Still suspicious, Lin Mo set aside most of his doubts for the moment.

After all, maybe Diona was just playing it cool. If she suddenly couldn’t hold back once he was in the bath and barged in saying she wanted to bathe with him, then Lin Mo would still win…

(In a world this utterly depraved, there’s no way she’d back down from a temptation like this, no matter how clueless she is!)

With that thought, Lin Mo silently resolved to keep the battle going.