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Chapter 23

Your PoV

It has been a while since I met Iris and Pen and so far, everything's going great!

Vaggie still seems to be tense around me but at least she doesn't uselessly point her spear on me, which is a relief.

Al is still Al and Latty is still bein the black widow demon that she is. I don't understand her name though, it sounds weird yet satisfying enough to be called a name. Latrodectte Alucard. Peculiar.

Speaking of, I'm actually headed to her place! She was asking if I could grow some flowers that can help lure sinners her way since she's been eating most of the residence around her like a cake. Yet she somehow stays slim.

As I floated towards her building, I couldn't help but think about Pentious. He's been busy lately and have been complaining about the turf war a lot, always havin to lose with Cherri Bomb.

Tho he lets me in on his home, knowing I won't touch anything and would just usually hang around the eggbois, Softy and Sunny, it gets kinda boring without him.

Anyway, I arrived shortly on Latty's home, making sure to have my scent present. I floated in looking around.

"Hey Latty! I'm here!" I called.

Soon, I saw the familiar blue glow coming from the top of the stairs, before glowing blue rings appeared, moving on the ceiling and heading towards me making it look like big eyes are staring at me.

It wasn't long before she finally spoke and ceased the glowing, twisting her body and showing herself.

"Ah, good to see you've arrived dear. I've been arranging the bones by my nest while I was waiting. Good to see you're not busy enough to help me." She smiled, having two of her fangs that can eject venom into sinners poke out from under her lips.

"Yeeeeaaah.. Everyone's doin their own things today, like usual of course. And I have enough fertilizers to last for the plants for a few years so why not?" I shrugged.

"Ah yes, of course. Nothing better than to make the icing while the cake bakes! Now, if I recall correctly, you know why I asked for you to come right?"

"Yep. Sinnersnare or Temptation Lilies?" I asked, giving her the two best choices.

"My webs is enough to capture so the lilies shoud do." She nodded.

"Alright. You'll have to plant them though so they won't lure you as well." I said, creating the pollens and having them sealed under a thin natural capsule so it wouldn't go anywhere.

She merely nodded and took the capsule gently before gently throwing it on the wall making it explode. I, already knowing what to do, commanded them to grow and so they did.

Vines and roots crawled around the wall, reaching up to the ceiling as beautiful bright glowing golden and white lilies bloomed. And just as the buds opened, a scent of freshness exploded in the room.

Well for us that's what it smells like. To others its like smelling your favorite steak or the smell of coffee but more.. Alluring. It's like an addiction. The more you smell it, the more tempting it can get and would just make your mind go blank, having one goal but to find the source hence the name, Temptation Lilies.

"This is perfect! I owe you my gratitude (Y/n). Now to just wait and see if it works-" just as she said that, two sinners came in through the door and headed straight towards the wall of lilies, eyes blank yet their face shows desperation as they tried to go through her webs which was futile.

Latrodectte squealed in delight as her fangs poked out like a spider's giant black fangs. Man.. This woman sure got an appetite.

I left as she made herself busy and went straight to Pentious' tunnel. Having the wall open and give access as the hidden camera recognized me and went straight to his home.

Just as I floated down the small set of stairs, I noticed a silhouette of a certain snake through the scattered pollens and decided to scare him.

I floated closer and then whispered

"Boo!"

He hood flared up as he jumped and his tail made an awkward flip in the air, turning around to look at me in the complete darkness with a loud hiss.

I erupted into a fit of giggles as my heat sensors felt his face go hot, either from anger or embarrassment, I don't care at the moment. It was too funny which is probably not in his case.

"That wasss not funny! It wasss a foolisssh decisssion in fact! S-sstop laughing damn it!" He yelled.

I kept laughing at him as I clutched my stomach.

"Ahahahah! That was haha! Priceless! Ahahahahah!"

"It wassssn't you.. You-"

"You what?" I taunted.

His face seems to go hotter so I laughed again.

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry heh" I apologized, havin to slightly calm down.

"Hmph!" He crossed his arms before leaving me as he continued towards his home.

"Aww are you mad? I said I'm sorry!" I pouted, following behind him.

He ignored me and slithered faster.

I frowned at this before huffing. I am not giving up that easily!

I floated right up to him and poked him. I kept doing this while saying his name, in hopes to get any reaction.

"Hey Pen, Pentious, Snek, Pen, hey Pen, Pentiooouuussss, heyy, hey Penny, ballPen, Penty, Penny the snek, danger noodle, Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeennn-"

"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?"

"luv u! Don't take it personally" I grinned, quickly kissing his cheek as I felt him stop and explode into a blushing mess.

I giggled and continued to float away.

"Hey wait!! What doessss that mean!?"