The nights in Xinghai are always damp. It's not because of the rain; the air itself is just sticky. When I lie down in my cramped rooftop apartment, all I hear is the sound of the old ventilation fan spinning on the ceiling. My name is Li-An. I'm a hunter who makes a living cleaning up dungeon scraps in this grimy city.
I just got back from a dungeon. My whole body aches. I was trying to take off my armor when I felt a sudden heat behind my back.
"Li-An, you're back? What took you so long?"
A soft voice. But at the end of it, there was the vibration of a growling beast. That's Chen. A grey wolf-beastwoman who claims to be the top-ranking resident of my room. She was already lying on my bed. Silk pajamas? That's a luxury for Chen. She was wearing nothing but a thin shirt, and even then, the buttons were all undone.
"Move, Chen. I need to wash up."
"Wash what? I'm hungry."
She grabbed my waist and yanked me onto the bed. A wolf's strength is ignorantly powerful. Before I could even resist, she was on top of me. Her yellow eyes glowed through her messy hair.
"You leveled up a lot today, didn't you? Your body is full of mana. This is all mine, right?"
Her hand fumbled across my chest. Her ragged breath tickled my ear. Just then, the door opened. Actually, it slammed open like it was going to break.
"Is Big Sister being sneaky and starting without me?"
This time it's Mei. A leopard-beastwoman with a short fuse. She wasn't wearing any clothes at all. Maybe she just got back from the dungeon and shifted back, because her smooth skin was still radiating the heat of battle. She crawled between my legs, purring like a cat.
"Li-An, I fought really hard today. You have to reward me, right?"
My narrow bed has no room left now. Two predators are staring each other down with me in the middle. As Chen reached out to grab Mei's hair, Mei bit my arm firmly. It didn't hurt. It just tickled, and it was hot.
"Both of you, shut up. I'm tired."
My words were ignored. Chen's hand moved toward my belt buckle, and Mei began to lick my neck. The night in Xinghai is just beginning. These girls are a hundred times more dangerous than the monsters inside the dungeons. But I don't hate it. This is my daily life, and the reason why I have to get stronger.