"So! Who exactly are you! Am I! Am I under some kind of illusion?"
Still in Modrek's palace, Olesha, barely covering her maiden's secret garden with her limbs, held her left hand over her chest and pointed at Lily with her right hand like a sword.
"Well..."
Lily looked guilty as a thief. What should she say! Say that I'm actually the demon who almost raped you just now?!
Good heavens! Forget it! The situation is already chaotic enough!
In her urgency, Lily began speaking in her mind.
Hey! Funiya! You can hear me, right!
Zzzzz.
Stop fucking sleeping! Think of something!
Zzzzzzzzzz.
Beautiful, reliable, wise Angel-sama! Lily humbly requests your blessing!
I heard you, boss.
Tch! You dog angel! You're taking advantage of me!
You said those words yourself, I didn't force you to say them.
Ugh! Fine, fine! Quick, help me think of something! How do I cover this up!
One, confess directly.
That won't work! Olesha will hate me to death!
But boss, you have no way to explain why the Azicat in front of her suddenly became a white-haired girl.
There must be a way! There must be! If this were a novel! Now would be the moment for the author to use divine power to make Olesha's intelligence drop!
Unfortunately boss, this isn't one.
No!
Make something up, make the timeline longer, more distant, so long ago that Olesha wasn't even born yet.
I've got it! I'll say I'm actually an ancient summoner! I just used all my power to teleport Azicat away!
I think that works, go for it boss.
Good! I'm going to say it! I'm going to say it! I'm already saying it!
"Hoho, young Dragon King."
"Ah?! Young?"
As Lily began speaking in a deliberately archaic tone, Olesha's expression grew darker and darker.
"Do you know who this old one is? Actually, I am a summoner who has existed since a thousand years ago."
"A summoner?"
"That's right. Just now, I used all my magical power to teleport that demon away."
"You could actually send away that demon Azicat?!"
Olesha's eyes welled up with tears, her expression immediately becoming one of disbelief.
"Yes indeed. In any case, I saved you."
"Thank you so much! I'm truly grateful!"
Watching Olesha's respectful attitude toward her, Lily felt secretly pleased.
Hehe! My plan succeeded! I fooled Olesha!
Great job, well done boss (in a very flat tone).
What do you mean! Think I got lucky?!
Of course not, I completely believe boss conquered her with your own brilliant ideas.
Hmph! You better really believe it.
"Phew, you said you're from a thousand years ago? If it's a thousand years ago, do you know that demon?"
"Of course I know her."
"Tch! That damn bastard! Perverted scoundrel! Something like that should have its limbs cut off and be thrown into a goblin nest to never be reborn!"
"Uh hehe... perhaps we don't need to... hate her that much."
"How can we not! Do you know what she did to me! Oh right, I remember now, seems like you're not a good guy either."
"Eh? What's wrong with me?"
"Clothes!"
"Oh oh oh! Cough cough cough! Sorry, young one, I'll sell them to you cheap then, just ten gold coins."
"Tch! Even at a time like this you still want to make money off me! I don't have any on me, will a dragon scale work?"
"A dragon scale?"
Olesha somewhat shyly plucked a black scale from some corner of her body and handed it to Lily.
"You're completely naked, where did that scale even come from?"
"Eh! Do you want it or not!"
"I'll take it. Here, clothes."
Lily casually pulled out from her storage what she thought was a reasonably fitting... mini skirt... for Olesha.
"Is! Is there no other clothing? Do you have pants? Knight armor would work too!"
"Uh..."
Girl, don't you know that the less you wear! The higher your defense!
My warehouse is full of high-tier defensive fashion items, and... and it's absolutely not because of my personal preferences, absolutely not!
Absolutely not because I only collected good-looking clothes for that reason...
"Uh... actually this one is already the piece with the largest coverage area in my ring..."
"What?! What kind of pervert are you!"
"You! How can you say that about your lifesaver! If not for me! That demon Azicat might have already eaten you up completely!"
"Fine, fine, I'll wear it!"
"Mm!"
Olesha hummed in agreement, then extended her hand toward Lily. The white-haired loli tilted her head with a confused expression.
"What?"
"Underwear and panties! Don't tell me one dragon scale can only buy this one piece!"
"First! I must explain! This thing is really expensive, you're actually getting a good deal. Second! I don't have underwear or panties in my ring."
"Huh?!"
Olesha opened her mouth, the distance between her upper and lower jaw could almost fit the galaxy.
"You! You really are a perverted old geezer who's lived a thousand years! Show your true form! Stop approaching me with that child's face!"
"I really look like this! You think I don't want to grow up a bit! Who wants to look up at everyone all the time!"
"Tch! Shameless old bastard! Looks like just a brat, didn't expect to be this kind of guy."
"You! Don't push your luck! Keep talking and I won't sell! You can go streaking! Then you'll be famous in every street and alley! The Dragon King of the dragon clan wandering the streets wearing nothing hahaha!"
"Heh, what are you thinking, little guy? I can just transform into dragon form, can't I?"
"Ah?"
Lily felt like her heart had been pierced by an arrow. This was probably her biggest defeat so far.
"Tch! It's chilly down there! Really annoying!"
"It's okay big sister, I can help blow warm air on your bottom."
The moment the words left her mouth, Lily blushed first.
Ahhhh! What did I just say!
It's over! It's over! This must be aftereffects from transforming into Azicat!
I've become a pervert!
You always were, boss.
Don't interrupt! Don't peek into my mind! Funiya!
Boss, your internal monologue is enough for me to write a novel. You might have talent for stand-up comedy.
"Heh, little brat, would you dare if I really let you?"
"Ah?!"
As Olesha actively stepped toward Lily, Lily instinctively backed away. She sensed a unique atmosphere from Olesha—boldness.
"What? Don't dare? Fine then, come on, but I charge fees, at least ten thousand gold coins, the kind without any impurities."
Lily looked at Olesha in confusion, her mind already exploding.
She's so cheap, Funiya.
Pay up boss, you're already drooling.
It's just subtracting one from a five-digit number, doesn't seem like a big deal?
Yeah, hehe, go for it go for it.
Go to hell! You almost bewitched me!
"Heh, little female brat."
Olesha turned and left the palace, leaving behind a furious Lily.