Before Yukito Mizuki could react, the scene before his eyes changed. He found himself still on the second floor of the Abandoned Hospital, but instead of being deep within the corridor, he was now standing not far from the stairwell.
Murasaki Yatsu, Yukikaze, and Rinko had not disappeared. They were right beside him, standing guard.
At that moment, Yukito Mizuki realized that his current situation was somewhat similar to what had happened inside the Illusionary Realm. However, unlike in the illusion, where Shiranui had actively pulled him into her embrace, reality was the opposite. Yukito Mizuki had both arms tightly wrapped around Shiranui's waist, his face buried against her chest, and he had even unconsciously taken a bite out of the soft, ample flesh beneath her clothing.
Even through a layer of fabric, Yukito Mizuki felt as though he could still sense its softness.
After breaking free from the illusion and regaining his senses, he immediately spat out whatever had been in his mouth. Yet he could still see traces of saliva and faint, barely visible teeth marks on the chest area of Shiranui's tight combat suit.
Shiranui Mizuki's cheeks flushed slightly red as she lowered her head. A hint of reproach could be seen in her eyes, though she did not seem particularly angry.
Otherwise, she probably wouldn't have settled for merely pinching the soft flesh at Yukito's waist.
Even though Yukito was wearing full-body armor, Shiranui had somehow found the precise gap between the armor plates to pinch him. Could this be some innate skill all women possessed?
Shiranui Mizuki did not know exactly what Yukito had experienced inside the illusion, but being taken advantage of in such a manner still stirred a ripple of emotion within her.
Although her daughter was already sixteen years old, Shiranui Mizuki actually had very little experience with intimate interactions with the opposite sex.
After all, Yukikaze's birth had been motivated primarily by her desire to have someone inherit the Mizuki Family in the future. Thus, she had sought the help of a friend working at a hospital and conceived Yukikaze through artificial insemination.
Even Yukikaze herself did not know this. Shiranui's public explanation was that she had met Yukikaze's father during a mission, the two had fallen in love after surviving a life-and-death situation together, and that he had been killed by a demonic creature before Yukikaze was born.
The truth was that Yukikaze had been raised solely by Shiranui. In a sense, Shiranui Mizuki had never actually shared that kind of relationship with any man.
The last time she had felt such a sensation against her chest had been when Yukikaze was still an infant and had not yet been fully weaned. Naturally, the feeling of being nursed by a baby was completely different from what she had just experienced with Yukito.
"Yukito-chan, since you're awake now, try to calm yourself down first!"
"Don't forget we're still inside the enemy's lair. Even if you're struggling right now, we can't do those kinds of things here. Stop pushing against me for now."
After Yukito Mizuki regained his senses and understood his current situation, Shiranui grabbed his hand before he could release her waist and step away from her warm embrace.
"Little Yukito, you should be well aware of the changes in your body right now. Little Yukito-kun has stood up on his own, not listening at all."
"If I don't help cover it up, be careful or Rinko and the others might see!"
Shiranui whispered a few words into Yukito's ear, reminding him of his uncontrollable physical reaction, which instantly made him afraid to move recklessly.
He could not help recalling everything he had done while trapped inside the illusion. Although he still considered himself a man with principles and had not completely lost himself under Shiranui's temptations, preventing anything truly outrageous from happening...
Just remembering how he opened his mouth and devoured her pink nipple along with the soft flesh of her boobs in the illusion, caused an indescribable sense of shame to rise from the depths of his heart.
What embarrassed him even more was that, besides Shiranui, Murasaki Yatsu and Rinko seemed to have been completely unaffected by the illusion as well. In other words, they had probably witnessed everything he had done after falling into it.
The moment that thought crossed his mind, Yukito Mizuki's agitated heart instantly calmed down. He hurriedly coughed twice, pretending to clear his throat to hide his embarrassment.
Only after his erection had subsided and the bulge in his pants had disappeared, did he reluctantly release Shiranui's waist, take two steps back, and turn his attention to the other two women.
"Somewhere on this floor, there should be hallucinogenic flowers from the Demon Realm. Those things aren't particularly dangerous. It's just that when they bloom, they release a special fragrance containing neurotoxins that trap people inside illusions."
"Judging by the scent lingering in the air, there should be quite a few hallucinogenic flowers around."
As soon as Yukito let go of Shiranui's waist and was about to ask how he had fallen into the illusion, Rinko seemed to read his thoughts and immediately explained.
A plant capable of secreting neurotoxins that induced illusions... considering that it originated from the Demon Realm, such an ability was hardly surprising.
"Why are plants from the Demon Realm growing inside this Abandoned Hospital? Besides releasing toxic fragrances that trap people in illusions, do they have any other uses?"
"And why do all of you seem completely unaffected? Could it be that only Yukikaze and I were trapped inside the illusion?"
Yukito Mizuki looked at Shiranui, Rinko, and Murasaki Yatsu, who all appeared perfectly normal, and asked in confusion.
At the same time, he secretly communicated with the system and opened his status panel. After confirming that no abnormal status effects were displayed, he still felt uneasy. He took a detoxification pill from the system shop out of his inventory and swallowed it. Only then did he turn his gaze toward Yukikaze, who was leaning against the wall and had yet to awaken.
At the moment, Yukikaze's cheeks were flushed, her breathing was rapid, and she looked as though she were engaged in strenuous activity. She was also softly muttering something under her breath.
"Why hasn't Yukikaze woken up yet? Is there no other way to remove the toxin and bring her back to her senses?"
"The toxin released by the hallucinogenic flower's fragrance isn't very strong. At most, it stimulates the desires buried deep within a person's heart and traps them in illusions."
"In theory, Yukikaze should possess resistance to these toxins, just like we do, and shouldn't have been affected. Who knows what nonsense she's imagining? Let the girl suffer inside the illusion for a while."
Hearing Shiranui say this, Yukito finally understood why Rinko and Murasaki Yatsu had merely stood nearby instead of trying to wake Yukikaze immediately.
However, judging from the expression on Yukikaze's face, she certainly did not appear to be suffering.
If anything, it looked as though she were having a rather sweet dream.
"Onii-chan, not there... you can't do that there!"
"This kind of thing... I'm not ready for this yet..."
Just as Yukito was staring at Yukikaze, who remained trapped within the illusion against the wall, her body suddenly trembled and she let out a soft cry.
Although the fragmented sentences did not reveal anything concrete, they somehow sounded extremely suggestive.
After Yukikaze unconsciously uttered those words, Yukito could clearly feel that the gazes directed at him by Murasaki Yatsu, Rinko, and even Shiranui had become rather strange.
Yukito Mizuki could swear that although Yukikaze had always been clingy toward him since childhood, and although they had grown slightly apart after entering different high schools and developing separate circles of friends, he had never secretly done anything inappropriate behind Shiranui's back.
Seeing that Yukikaze's legs seemed weak, and fearing that she might unconsciously say something even more shocking and create unnecessary misunderstandings, Yukito Mizuki hurried over.
He took out another detoxification pill from his inventory and placed it in Yukikaze's mouth.
He had already confirmed through his cheat ability that the pill could completely neutralize the hallucinogenic flower's toxin. He had also discovered the flower's additional properties.
Native to the Demon Realm, the hallucinogenic flower not only released neurotoxins that induced illusions after blooming, but its nectar was also a high-grade ingredient used in the production of aphrodisiacs. Even without any processing, the nectar itself possessed strong stimulating properties.
"Yukikaze, are you awake now?"
"We're still inside the Abandoned Hospital. Do you remember why we came here?"
The effect of the detoxification pill was immediate. The dazed look in Yukikaze's eyes quickly disappeared, replaced by clarity.
After waking up, Yukikaze looked around and recalled everything she had experienced inside the illusion.
She did not know whether the others had also fallen victim to the illusion, but it was obvious that she had been the last to recover.
Yukikaze suddenly felt that her mother and Sister Rinko were looking at her in a rather strange manner, making her wonder whether she had said or done something embarrassing while trapped inside the illusion.
The moment she remembered her bold and uninhibited behavior in that dreamlike world, Yukikaze's face instantly turned bright red.
Although years of training had given her healthy tanned skin, the moonlight streaming through the broken walls of the corridor still made it obvious that something was wrong.
"Toxins that trap people inside illusions, and this faint floral fragrance... could it be the Demon Realm plant known as the Hallucinogenic Flower?"