Connection

"Have you finally calmed down?"

"Y-yes..."

Currently, Ilya and I are inside my room. While the rest of the group are still in the dining hall getting to know each other, I took this chance to have a conversation with her.

"How did you know I was a half demon?"

While asking me that, Ilya looks at the bottle of pills on her hand I gave her just now.

"I'm also a demon. Since I'm somewhat a pureblood now, I can easily recognize fellow demons just by scent alone. Succubus personally are the easiest to identify."

"I see..."

Because of her bangs, it's a bit hard to tell her facial expression is so I decided to take a stool and sit across her.

"How long have you been enduring the symptoms?"

"Its... over a year now."

"That long?"

When I asked that, Ilya shakes her head in denial.

"The urges... they take control over me..."

Before she could finish her words, I stood up and pressed her head on my chest.

And almost immediately, she started sobbing hard while gripping on my shirt.