"Hey! Don't leave!"
Seeing Olesha about to walk out of the palace, Lily quickly used levitation magic to catch up, and she began circling around Olesha like a mosquito again.
"Black dragon big sister, where are you going?"
"Won't it be embarrassing to go out hanging loose like that?"
"You better be careful not to let the wind blow your skirt up."
"In that case, it wouldn't just be a simple wardrobe malfunction."
"I'm not worried about you, I'm just worried whether those who see something they shouldn't be able to escape from an angry female dragon."
Lily circled around Olesha, throwing out a line each time she turned to face her front, propping her face with her left hand in a completely leisurely manner.
Buzz buzz buzz, all that buzzing is so annoying!
Finally, Olesha couldn't stand it anymore. She felt this white little thing floating beside her was even more annoying than a fly.
"Ahh!"
With a smack, Olesha reached out and grabbed Lily's ankle, lifting her up and forcing her to hang upside down.
"Ahhh! Let me go! Don't! Don't look!"
Realizing that the little white dress on her wasn't an anti-gravity skirt, Lily quickly reached to press down her hem.
"Heh, you can still be shy? In my impression, humans of your age should have long since become fearless, right? Shouldn't you not care about showing yourself to others?"
"You! Don't lump me in with everyone else! I have no interest in casually showing my private parts to others!"
"I've always felt something strange about you, and you say you've lived for over a thousand years."
"Hmm~ Could it be that you're actually a pervert who turned into a little girl? You weren't originally female!"
"What?!"
Impossible! How could I!
How was I found out!
What went wrong with my disguise?! Was my gait not cute enough or what?!
"You! How did you know!"
"Because you're too cheap! Too trashy! Heh, well, actually I was just guessing randomly."
"You tricked me!"
"Hahaha, whatever, white little thing. Although you're really quite cheap, you're still my lifesaver. I don't mind whether you're a pervert who turned yourself into a little girl."
"Mmm! Can you please put me down first! I feel like I'm getting brain congestion!"
"Oh, I forgot."
"Ah!"
With a confused sound, Lily regained her balance using levitation magic, but probably because of being upside down, her eyes had turned into spirals.
"With Azicat gone and the Empire's Emperor dead, this place is about to change dramatically."
Finally putting away some of her playfulness, Olesha came to a window in the palace and gazed toward the Empire's capital. At a glance, all the magnificent buildings around reflected the sunlight like mirrors, dazzling to behold.
Olesha's expression became serious. Although Azicat's disappearance and the Emperor's death were good things for her, the changes that would occur within the Empire next would definitely be tsunami-level.
"How so?"
Sitting lightly on the windowsill with her two small white legs swinging, Lily also truly observed this city for the first time.
In such a sword and magic world, with dragons in the sky, demons underground, and goblins ready to assault you at any moment, it really wasn't easy for the Empire to develop to this extent.
"The Empire has plundered so much from our dragon clan and enslaved us for so long. Naturally, I want them to return it all."
"Reparations? Territory?"
"That's natural, but it's not enough. Among the Empire's upper echelons, the Emperor was supreme, but he wasn't the only one. Although he's dead, they're all still living like parasites. I want them to pay the price too."
"Good! Those who do bad things and harm others! Should be! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"You..."
This time it was Olesha's turn to look at Lily with surprise. Who would have thought this seemingly cute white little thing would have such a side?
"What?"
Lily tilted her head blankly and looked at Olesha.
"Nothing. You're quite right. That's exactly what should be done. Do you have any other plans? If not, why not be a good person to the end and help me find those rats. I'll give you adequate compensation."
"Eh~ Interesting."
Lily rubbed her hands together. She was already preparing to open her summoned beast storage and make selections.
"By the way, I want to know where you teleported Azicat to?"
"Where to..."
Lily didn't quite know how to answer. This was, after all, a lie she had made up on the spot.
However, she looked at today's sun. What brilliant sunshine.
"I sent her to the sun."
"What?"
Olesha's reaction was quite calm. She asked again as if she hadn't heard clearly.
"The sun, that one up in the sky."
Lily pointed at the blazing sun.
"The sun? Really... it seems I indeed underestimated you. Do you think this could kill that demon?"
"Uh... well, I think it's hard to say. She is, after all, a monster with more vitality than cockroaches in sewers. Maybe she'll come back someday."
"Tch, you're right. It's better not to think that way until I see that bastard's corpse with my own eyes."
"Yeah, yeah."
Lily turned her head away guiltily. She was already imagining what would happen if she transformed into Azicat again in the future—would Olesha's jaw drop in shock?
"Boss!"
Suddenly, a light representing communication magic lit up from Lily's left wrist. It was the voice of lazy Funiya.
"What do you want now? You're actually not sleeping?"
"Something's happened!"
"What? What happened?"
"There's a surviving general in the kingdom. Seeing that Shia is weak and isolated, she's planning to usurp power!"
"What?!"
What a classic plot development.
"And then? Where are you now?"
"Boss, you've been gone for days. Can't you come back earlier? At this rate, Shia's favorability toward you will drop to zero."
"Shut up! Where are you now!"
"Fleeing. That general is really ruthless! Originally we finally found her, thinking she could help Shia restore the kingdom since she still has quite a few soldiers left."
"And then?"
"Turns out! She was from the surrender faction! She survived by running away and hiding! Now seeing the original royal family has lost power, she wants to kill us on the spot!"
"Where are you now?! Can you answer my question!"
"We're in the red-light district, boss."
"What?! You took the princess to the red-light district?! Are you tired of living?!"
"No choice~ It's all for survival. Boss, you just recovered to normal yourself. How could I count on you to save us?"
"Alright, alright! I'm coming right away! Wait for me!"