I'm on the Ark, and I started as a succubus.

Pain is not something that human nature seeks; happiness is what people pursue throughout their lives. No one truly enjoys negative things like pain, sadness, grief, and despair.

The pursuit of happiness is an inherent part of our soul.

That kind of pursuit of happiness, that seeking to obtain some kind of satisfaction, is like the desires that were not satisfied when we were young for various reasons, and we try our best to make up for them when we grow up.

Even if that kind of 'compensation' is just a bottle of soda that you couldn't drink in your childhood, or a meal of fried chicken or other fast food, the unfulfilled desires of childhood will be deeply engraved in your marrow and unforgettable, making you frantically try to make up for that regret in every way possible once you have the chance.

Therefore, the closer one gets to death, the more intense the pain, the more amplified the instinct to live and to seek happiness becomes.

The closer one gets to death, the more painful and unbearable the suffering becomes. The stronger one's capacity for 'happiness' and the more one's ability to perceive 'happiness' becomes, the more one will amplify any trace of happiness one can capture and give it back to oneself countless times.

As death looms ever closer, the unique 'poison' within Aya's body begins to take effect. This drug, originating from the system and having reached the realm of the god of love, ensures that the beautiful girl is not actually harmed and strives to erase all the damage caused to her by all things.

The medicine flowing through her limbs and bones began to continuously bestow vitality upon Aya, granting her the means to resist any attempt to harm the beautiful girl, and granting her a powerful regenerative ability as strong as that of an anti-demon ninja.

It ensured that Aya's life was not actually threatened.

However, the stronger its effects, the stronger the side effects. A unique and strange feeling begins to boil and burn, giving Ya Ye a distinctive experience.

Her vision grew increasingly blurry, and her consciousness became increasingly chaotic. The lingering pleasure from Aya's earlier self-entertainment began to become incredibly intense and clear.

How strange... yet so joyful?

Ya Ye's thoughts became increasingly muddled, and her will became so blurred that she could no longer distinguish whether she was in pain or pleasure at this moment.

It seems, it seems, that I'm really happy?

satisfy?

Satisfied...not satisfied, it seems like something's missing?

No, it's not that something is missing, it's that something is severely lacking, it's empty, devoid of anything, and there's an urgent need to fill that void.

"Ya Ye".

The familiar voice in her ear made Aya pause for a moment, and then a soft, warm touch came from behind her back.

A soft, enormous feeling that evokes envy.

Ya Ye moved her gaze tremblingly, and what came into view through her rolled-up eyes was a familiar figure, Volper, whose smile always gave people a mischievous feeling.

Franka's delicate fingers slid down, gently caressing Aya. Her lips approached Aya's ear, and she whispered in an almost inaudible voice, "I'm sorry, Aya. I...I..."

She gently bit her full lips and continued, "I can't go back anymore. I've become a strange person."

A strange person?

What do you mean?

"Waaah!"

Aya's beautiful eyes suddenly widened, and a look of astonishment appeared in her gradually whitening eyes.

Franka, what is Franka doing?

Aya tried shaking her head at Franka, attempting to stop Franka's strange behavior.

Don't touch her... and don't pinch or rub her... save her quickly, help her subdue the enemy in front of her.

'Franka! What are you doing? I'm dying... I'm dying!'

Aya cast a pleading look at Franka. Her confused and hazy consciousness prevented her from thinking too much, and she was unaware that Franka had completely fallen into depravity, becoming a demon ninja-like being who was now dragging her former companion into the sea.

'Stop, Franka! No... Waaah... This is getting weirder!'

Ya Ye shook her head repeatedly, tears streaming down her beautiful eyes.

Stop, Franka! If you keep going, things will get really weird!

"Actually, you like it a lot, don't you?"

Franka's lips were so close they were almost nibbling at Aya's earlobe, her soft voice carrying a hint of teasing, making her voice sound particularly seductive.

"Having fun, huh? I saw everything before~ I saw what Aya was secretly doing~"

"Waaah!"

Aya shook her head violently, struggling more fiercely than ever before, as if she were trying her best to deny something.

She didn't!

She didn't feel happy at all!

How could anyone feel happy about something like this?

"Okay, okay, I know you're embarrassed, relax, just leave it to me~"

Franka smiled beautifully and increased her speed slightly.

147 is like he's about to become a god!

No!

No!

I have absolutely no such strange thoughts!

Ya Ye tried her best to deny it, to deny that she was feeling happiness at this moment, even happiness and joy she had never felt before.

However, she was also incredibly honest, so honest that she easily gave Franka the opportunity to completely defeat her dishonesty.

Franka held up her fair, plump hand, so smooth that not a single vein could be seen, in front of Aya. Under the light, her hand faintly glowed with a layer of luster, looking incredibly luxurious, even giving off an aura of decadence.

"Hmm~ Miss Aya is actually more honest than Miss Honor Student."

Franka waved her hand, now stained with sticky water for some reason, in front of Aya, and gave a snickering laugh, "The super, super honest kind~"

'No, I'm not. I'm not that kind of weird person.'

Ya Ye tried her best to deny it, and was about to shake her head to deny it again, but her body was suddenly pulled forward.

Winter wasn't as gentle and patient as Franka, nor did she have any intention of turning Aya into one of her own.

She just wanted to inflict more pain on the enemies who had made such a mess of her mobile city.

Even if we can't kill them, we absolutely cannot let them get away with it!

The noose tightened, intensifying the pain. Even more deadly was the feeling of pleasure and joy that had been lingering in her mind, a joy and pleasure that had been enough to overshadow and engulf all the pain. It seemed to vanish without a trace as Franka stopped helping her.

The lingering afterglow could not conceal the excruciating pain that felt like she was dying.

I feel so bad.

It's really painful.

I really want... I really, really want... I want Franka to help her defeat the Ursus enemies in front of her!

"Hmm~ Miss Aya didn't really want to be so uncomfortable, did she? Okay, okay, just relax~"

Franka's beautiful eyes narrowed into slits as she laughed, looking just like a wicked fox.

While she said that, she simply placed her hand on Aya's trembling shoulders, without doing anything else to help Aya alleviate or even forget her pain.

She's awful.

"Oh right, right, Aya was shaking her head the whole time. Hmm~ shaking her head means she's refusing, right?"

Franka tilted her head and smiled at Aya, saying, "So you don't need it? Miss Aya doesn't want—doesn't want my help!"

She pursed her cherry lips and nodded vigorously, looking very certain of her thoughts.

No, that's not how it is...

Ya Ye shook her head at Franka with even more difficulty.

No, that's not it... She wanted... She really wanted Franka's help.

"Huh? So you want it?"

Franka winked playfully at Aya, biting her lip as she softly asked, "Really?"

Yes, that's it.

Please help me. Even if you can't save me, at least give me some relief.

Aya's face was almost streaked with tears, and strands of her chestnut-brown hair clung to her beautiful face, some even biting into her glistening cherry lips, making her look exceptionally pitiful and disheveled.

"Oh dear, Aya is such a strange person."

Franka pouted and forced a particularly mocking smile, shaking her head at Aya. "Even at a time like this, you're still thinking about such strange things! Really... tsk tsk tsk, that's quite surprising. Eh, alright, alright, since we've known each other before, I'll help Aya out."

She slowly stretched out her hand, and when she saw Aya shake her head at her again, she feigned surprise and asked, "Eh! Aya doesn't want it anymore?"

No, that's not it!

She just wanted to help, not to think strange things.

Aya looked at Franka with a pleading expression in her eyes.

"Okay, if you don't need my help, then forget it. That's fine then."

Franka pouted and shrugged at Aya with an indifferent expression.

No, it's not like that, it's that I want...

"Waaah!"

Aya's body suddenly trembled, and the pain that had been building up on her face abruptly subsided.

Franka said she wouldn't help her, but in reality she still 'helped' her, making her suffer less pain and more happiness and joy.

"Is it much better now?"

As Aya nodded slightly, Franka quickly added, "Are you happy?"

A look of horror suddenly flashed in Aya's eyes. Just as she was about to shake her head in denial, she heard Franka say leisurely:

"Oh, everyone here is a beautiful girl~ I know that, Aya, there's nothing wrong with admitting it~ I understand~ From now on, we'll all be on the same side, there's nothing wrong with admitting it."

Her tone was relaxed and cheerful, just like close friends casually discussing the pursuit of happiness and joy in life.

Aya was not fooled, nor did she believe her lies, and she gave up on maintaining her will to resist.

That's just a normal reaction, a very normal bodily response! As a doctor, as a medical worker in the Rhodes Island Medical Center, she knew this very well.

I'm not happy at all!

She wasn't pursuing or yearning for happiness... she simply wanted to stop feeling so miserable.