Kisses of Devilish Delight

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**Kisses of Devilish Delight** was the 14th story event in Court of Darkness. It started around September 12, 2021. Fenn and Knight were available at the start of the event. Lynt and Toa were added a few days later.

## Prologue

"Lure your love with sweet words, and hot, inviting touches. Keep your paramour close, least you leave space for others to come between...Prove your loyalty through kisses, and an undeniable dose of love. So...Will you tempt or be tempted today?"

## Routes

### Knight

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Rio, Sherry and MC are in the classroom, happily chatting. Toa enters with Knight at his heels, who due to a magical growth spurt now towers over his master. The female students start whispering about how good looking Knight has become and Sherry half jokingly tells MC that she should watch out for rivals. Unlike everyone else, MC isn't elated about Knights transformation, but rather worried because no one can explain the cause.

As class ends, Knight asks MC if she would like to come over and test a new tea he bought. While Sherry is happy about her friends "date", MC tells her that this isn't one but rather something they sometimes do to find new assortments of tea Toa might like. Thinking to herself that these meetings are in no way romantic, MC admits to herself that she feels attracted to Knight and would have asked him out by now if it wheren't for his current situation.

In the evening, MC and Knight sit together, enjoying the tea, while MC sneaks glances at Knight. He asks her what's wrong. She replies that it doesn't look like he will return to his original form soon and he says that he's gotten used to his long limbs by now and wouldn't mind staying that way, confessing that he is pleased to be taller than Toa.

While Knight is optimistic, MC utters her concern about the sudden change and voices her hope that he will return to his former self soon, causing Knight to frown. He reaches for MC's hand as she talks about helping Toa research the matter. MC reacts confused and he asks her if she wouldn't prefer him the way he is now. Before MC can answer, Rio enters the room, causing Knight and MC to startled jank their hands back. Rio offers muffins, thinking that Knight needs more sustenance since he grew that much. He carefree chats away, oblivious to the mood in the room.

MC decides to ask Toa about the situation Knight is in, but Toa didn't make progress in his research. While MC is determined to find the cause of Knights sudden growth, Knight wonders why nothing works out for him. While everyone seems to be excited about his new appearances, MC talks about changing him back. He wonders if he should be more assertive to show her how he feels about her.

The next day, Mc walks with Sherry as Knight approaches her, asking if she would like to eat lunch with him. Baffled about this straightforward question which is so different to his usual approach, causing them to have "chance meetings", MC fails to answer immediately, causing his expression to cloud over. She notices this and hastily confirms that she wants to do that, pointing out that Sherry should join, too. Sherry, ever perceptive, comes up with an excuse and leaves the two of them alone. Awkward, Knight asks MC if they should go. They walk to the refectory like a pair of shy middle schoolers on a date.

After a while they find their old comfortableness around each other again and talk amicably. Then, Knight asks a question, bringing his face close to MC's, causing her to experience a bad case of butterflies. Desperately trying to keep her nervousnessfrom showing, MC summons a smile in return to his.

In the refectory, Knight treats MC with utmost chivalry, letting her feel like she is on a date. They eat, then Knight attempts to feed MC with his stew. She misunderstands his action, reaching for the spoon to eat herself, but he insists feeding her. MC wonders if this really is Knight, as he never acted this way before. Blushing, she allows him to feed her, being charmed by his satisfied smile. After the meal, MC wants to go for the library to search for the reason behind Knights transformation, causing him to frown once more. Before she can ask what's wrong, however, he smiles again and offers to join her.

At the library, MC asks Knight if he experienced any changes beside his sudden growth. He says he didn't. However, MC notices that he is behaving differently, actively seeking her company and it thrills her. Fenn approaches them, stating that they seem to have fun. By saying so, he cuddles up against MC's back and rests his chin on her shoulder. Knight tells him off for startling MC in such a way.

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### Toa Qelsum

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MC and Toa arrange to have tea together. When she shows up at his room with the tea, he's looking at something. She asks him about it. Toa closes the book, puts it in a drawer, and avoids her question. Instead, he pulls out a rare candy to share with her. He tells her it's only made in the second month and because the ingredients aren't stable, only a few batches are made. Toa explains that each piece has a different flavor before offering her a light blue one. She thinks it tastes like lemonade, and he tells her it's his favorite. She's surprised he'd share something like this with her, but Toa says he does it because she's special to him.

Later, she sees Knight and Tino talking about how to get Lynt to eat more. Knight asks if it's possible for Lynt to eat lying down. MC asks Knight about the thing Toa was looking at earlier, but he isn't sure what to make of what she tells him. He guesses it was some kind of paper work. MC isn't sure about that because Toa wasn't holding anything to write with, but figures she should apologize later for disturbing him.

After her classes end, she goes back to Toa's room. Their tea's gone cold, but Toa doesn't seem bothered by it. He leans on MC and asks her to talk to him; say whatever's on her mind. So, she starts talking about what kind of magic she'd like to have. She lists some things like being able to find things she'd lost. Toa notes that everything she comes up with sounds innocent and are things that wouldn't be able to hurt anyone. MC apologizes about having interrupted his work earlier, and he seems confused at first. He then explains that the thing he was looking at was paintings from his childhood. MC wants to see, but Toa says the present is more important to him than his past. The subject changes and they spend the next few hours chatting and enjoying each other's company.

While on her way to one of her classes, MC spots Tino trying to convince Lynt to not sleep in the middle of the hallway to avoid catching a cold. When Tino sees MC they start talking. He tells her that Lynt's always had a habit of sleeping wherever he wanted. This gives MC an idea. She thinks if Tino knew Lynt when he was little, he might have known Toa as well. When she asks, Tino confirms he met Toa several times when he was a child. He tells her Toa was clever, capable, an attentive listener, as eloquent as an adult when he spoke, serious, and kind to Lynt. MC has to get going. She she thanks Tino and heads to class.

MC gets a written assignment to complete and decides to stop at the library tower for some reference material. She spots Toa looking for some books for an upcoming lecture. MC offers to help Toa find what he's looking for. He hesitates at first, but then affectionately accepts. Once they find what he's looking for, he offers to do something for her. MC asks if she can see the portraits from his childhood. Toa immediately says no. Instead, he tells her if she carries two of his books, he'll make her tea. She's very okay with this proposal, but still wants to see the pictures.

When they return to Toa's room and he makes her tea, he tells her he had put some of the candy in it instead of sugar. Toa asks if she can identify the flavor. She guesses correctly and it makes her wonder if this was something he recently thought to do or if he's been putting candy in his tea for years. MC thinks of how much she wants to know about him as Toa mentions running low on a certain kind of tea. He says he wished he had bargained with the merchant that sells it the last time they met, which gives MC an idea.

Some time later, MC goes to Toa's room with an assorted box of high quality Qelsan chocolates. She tells Toa she'll give him the chocolates if he lets her see the portraits from when he was little. Toa suggests instead that the chocolates would go well with some tea. MC's been enjoying their tea dates, so she agrees. Toa picks out one of the chocolates from the box and feeds it to MC. He tells her that one is his favorite, and when he was little, he asked for a box of just that type of chocolate.

Later, MC's walking around outside and wondering how she can convince Toa to let her see the pictures. She bumps into Fenn and he asks her what's wrong. The two seek out a bench and then she explains her situation. Fenn suggests that MC is what's most important to Toa, so if she wants to negotiate, she should levy herself. MC's not sure about this, but Fenn pushes her in the direction of Toa's bedroom.

Once inside, MC crawls in Toa's bed and reconsiders her life choices as she hears Toa taking a shower. Fenn seemed to like this idea a lot, which makes her think he's messing with her. When Toa goes to get into bed, he notices MC. He's confused why she's there. She guides Toa into bed and straddles him. She notes that he could push her off if he wanted, but he's only opting to ask what she's doing. She leans in closer as she answers.

MC offers herself to Toa. He's surprised by her proposal at first and asks if she really wants to see the portraits that badly. She say she does and talks about how cute she thinks he must've been as a kid. He pinches her cheek and says he's not to be fawned over like a kitten. However, he accepts her proposal. He also says he wants his payment upfront and rolls over so he's on top. He tells her if she wants to get to know him, she should use her hands. So, she does. When her hand grazes his neck, she notes how sensitive he is there. In playful retaliation, he nibbles her ear and ask if she's surrendering. MC says never and the two continue in this way until dawn.

When MC wakes up, she finds Toa sitting on the edge of the bed with the book of portraits in his lap. He says to himself that he wishes he could tell his past self that one day he would love someone enough to show them this. MC joins him at his side. In the picture they're looking at, his sisters had put him in a poofy gown and were braiding his hair. He looks miserable and MC wishes she could have comforted him. He tells MC he didn't want to show her the pictures because he didn't want her to see him in that pitiful state, but her persistence and the lengths she was willing to go changed his mind. He tells her he never tires of watching her. MC says she's going to take that as a compliment and Toa tells her she should; he's fond of that side of her. He says MC won't judge him for the pictures and that's why he feels comfortable showing them to her. Toa then offers to answer whatever questions she has. She asks him about what's happening in the pictures. So, he starts describing them. In one, his sisters had dressed him up in a sheet and made him play the villain in their game. In another picture, his sisters made him sing in front of some servants, who look uncomfortable. MC notices the cover says "Idina's Selection." Toa says he's not sure why she would send it to him, but he thinks it was to unsettle him. In another picture, Toa's by himself and wearing a crown. He tells MC his sisters had abandoned him in the garden. When he managed to find his way back, his mother praised him for tolerating his sisters so well. Toa describes the memory as strange rather than good. Toa wasn't smiling in any of the pictures and all of the feelings he described with them were negative. MC thinks about how she would like to make a similar book one day full of their happy memories together.

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