Moka continued her escape, seeking refuge in a secluded area far from the noisy club members and male students.

She groaned in pain as she struggled to catch her breath. Leaning on a nearby wall, she held herself, trying to suppress the pain she was suffering.

Her silent suffering was quickly cut short by a familiar and sharp voice.

~You fool! I slept for a few days and what do I see when I wake up? Our body drenched in untreated water!~

“The rosary! Again?” Moka muttered.

The inner Moka was clearly not the type to tip-toe around the issue.

~Why were you so close to something like a pool?!~

“I… I thought…”

~Thought what? You knew this would happen to you. Water drains our body of youki. It doesn't mean that because you have the rosary on, you're free of the same weaknesses I have.~

Moka’s youki continued to flow out of her body like water. Feeling weak, she slid to the ground, leaning against the wall.

~We share this body. I cannot tolerate such reckless behavior!~

Moka tried to tune out her inner self, but the feeling of her youki flowing outward was causing her to feel weak. She couldn’t concentrate. Unfortunately, her inner self didn’t care.

~Don’t let the likes of Tsukune make you do such stupid things!~

“N-No…”

Hearing her other self badmouth Tsukune, Moka regained some energy.

“No!”

For a moment, Inner Moka was stunned. She didn’t expect such an outburst from her other self.

~What?~

“I-I’m sick of this body. Why can’t I just be like everyone else?”

Both Mokas felt hot, wet tears start to stream down their face.

“W-Why can’t I just be like everyone else?? I… I couldn’t drink juice with friends before… I couldn’t even go on field trips…”

~...~

“I’m not like you. I’m not a full-fledged vampire because of the seal… but I’m not human either… I’m just a weird something…”

Moka continued to cry, doing her best to hold back her tears.

“I want to swim with Tsukune…”

Unable to hold back the outflow of youki, Moka couldn’t hold back her tears.

"I wish... I could be with Tsukune..."

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Tsukune observed as the remaining club members and male students enjoyed their tranquil moments. After Moka left, he felt despondent and hollow. Despite Tamao's attempts to uplift him with flirtatious words and physical seduction, he remained unresponsive.

Turning to the gate leading out of the swimming club, Tsukune sighed.

He then turned to Tamao, who had been eagerly and patiently waiting for him.

"Um... Tamao... I."

Tsukune recalled Moka’s hurt face when she ran away.

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I… I’ve been stupid. If Moka isn't here, then this is just...

Tamao waited for Tsukune, hoping for an answer in her favor. Unfortunately for her, Tsukune had already made up his mind.

…a waste of time.

"I'm sorry, but I don't want to stay in the swimming club."

Tsukune bowed toward Tamao, apologizing for the time she spent catering to him.

Hearing Tsukune’s clear rejection, Tamao’s previously bright smile quickly morphed into a dour frown.

When Tsukune raised his head, Tamao’s face was clear. She no longer frowned, but he felt a certain sense of terror from her. She then chuckled.

“Oh, Tsukune. Whatever do you mean? And just when I finally chased out that bothersome Moka? Isn't the fun just beginning?"

“W-What?”

Tsukune felt confused by Tamao’s sudden change.

Raising her hand from the pool, Tamao showed Tsukune a webbed hand tipped with sharp claws.

“Oh, Tsukune… Did you think that I would let you go that easily? You’re staying here, with me.”

Her last words were laced with magic, striking Tsukune directly.

W-What?

If this was Tsukune’s first experience, he would’ve been immediately bewitched by Tamao’s power but he’s met this type of power before.

Kurumu?!

Shaking his head, Tsukune managed to clear the weak magic from his mind.

N-No. Kurumu isn’t here… It felt like Kurumu’s magic but weaker… This time, it came from Tamao…

He then turns his head toward Tamao who has a surprised expression. She clearly didn’t expect Tsukune to break out of her power.

Wait… she’s been trying to charm me since earlier?

Tsukune’s face couldn’t help but harden at the thought that he was subtly manipulated to go against Moka.

“Senior Tamao…”

With a cold but respectful tone, Tsukune called out to Tamao. He wanted to confront her but before he could, he heard a scream from behind him. Turning toward the scream, he saw one of the male students desperately attempting to reach the edge of the pool. Behind him, two club members swam with a predatory hunger.

“Hey, handsome! Where are you going?!”

“Boy, don’t leave! You should have more fun with us.”

Their faces bore expressions of sheer glee and euphoria as they propelled themselves forward with webbed hands.

Webbed hands?

Tsukune then remembers that Tamao just showed him her webbed hands but he wasn’t able to focus due to her sudden use of magic.

She can charm me… succubus can use charm magic. But she’s spending so much time in the water… so, she’s not a succubus?

Tsukune's mind raced as he witnessed one male student being finally captured by the two club members.

“S-Stop it! Why are you two suddenly being so clingy with me seniors?!”

Before the man could free himself from the grasp of the club members, the two partially transformed women lunged forward and sank their teeth into his neck and arms. Within seconds, the once youthful male student was drained, rapidly aging into an old and decrepit figure.

“W-What?! The guy-”

Tsukune kept his mouth shut as he felt a change in the atmosphere of the pool area.

Charm. Webbed hands. They’re clearly a type of monster that lures other people in… but they’re not succubus… something else…

Then he hears a loud splash beside him. It then occurs to Tsukune what kind of creature this is.

Mermaid!

Turning toward the loud splash, Tsukune caught sight of a vibrant-colored fishtail just entering the pool. Tsukune couldn’t see her but knew in his mind that this tail belonged to his senior, Tamao.

“Tsukune, don’t think badly of us.”

Tamao's voice had undergone a complete transformation. It now exuded a seductive quality, seemingly infused with charm magic. If Tsukune hadn't been able to detect it earlier, even this subtle hint of magic would have ensnared him.

"Luring men into the water... and devouring them. It's always been our way of life."

Tamao then plunges into the depths of the pool, swimming upward with powerful strokes, bursting through the water's surface in a graceful arc to reveal her full monstrous form. Despite her transformation, she retained her beauty, a characteristic often shared by monsters who wield charming powers.

“Aren’t we wonderful Tsukune?”

As if on cue, every other club member entered their true monstrous forms.

"We'll suck your life energy!"

“Yeah! Don’t run! Didn’t you like our attention?”

“Hahaha, it’s useless to resist! We’re invincible in water!”

“Don’t worry! We won’t suck all of your life force!”

The mermaids surged forward, seizing any male student within reach. Tsukune found himself momentarily isolated as Tamao swam beside him. Panic gripped the male students, who frantically attempted to escape the vast and deep swimming pool.

"Treating fellow students as food!"

“I heard there were dangerous clubs out there but I didn’t believe it!”

“SWIM! SWIM FOR YOUR LIVES!!!”

Unfortunately, no matter how powerful the male students were, the mermaids moved with synchronized precision. With bodies perfectly suited to water, they powerfully swam around the pool's perimeter, swiftly transforming the once placid pool into an artificial whirlpool, drawing every male student toward its center.

Screams of panic and fear were heard as the land-built male students were dragged and drowned against their will. If these students were humans, they would’ve died but the club knew their targets were strong and able monsters. Most of them would be able to recover after this.

As the situation deteriorated further, Tsukune attempted to leave, only to feel Tamao suddenly embrace him from behind. Her ample breasts pressed against him, but unlike before, Tsukune felt no lust, only a sense of foreboding.

His body jumped in fear but Tamao was far stronger than him. Even monsters specialized for charm or seduction were still stronger than the average human.

“No need to panic Tsukune. It’s fine! After all, you’re very special.”

Tamao gently but also forcefully turned Tsukune’s face to look at her face directly.

“The truth is, I've had my eyes set on you since the entrance ceremony. It didn’t help that the rumors surrounding you made you an even more impressive man.”

Tamao's voice deepened, becoming almost husky as if her throat struggled to form words.

"And ever since I saw you, I've spent all my time dreaming about you..."

Tamao leaned closer, as if on the verge of kissing Tsukune.

“It’s just… you see.”

As Tsukune attempted to pull away, Tamao's grip tightened further, and with each word she uttered, her mouth appeared to widen.

"You have such a delicious smell, just like a human."

Then her mouth fully expanded, revealing sharp rows of teeth. Tamao then vocalizes a horrid grating noise.

“I’ve always wanted to eat you up.”

Tsukune tried to back away, screaming in terror. No matter how many monsters he meets, he’ll never get used to being this close to one.