After the storm, Seiva was sunny for several consecutive days.

Sunlight peeked into Daiyi's room, shining on her quilt.

"I'm heading out."

Felyn's voice sounded on time from downstairs.

"Mhm..."

A sleepy Daiyi grunted, pushing herself up slowly with her hands on the bed.

Her long, curly black hair was messily scattered across her chest, adding a touch of languor to her divine face.

She rubbed her eyes with her hands and stretched.

Her white floral pajamas shifted, revealing her feet with their milky-blue painted nails.

Wash face, wipe face, comb hair.

A sign hung on Felyn's door, usually with a message slip attached to it.

If Daiyi wanted anything, or a specific dish she wanted to eat, she would write it on there.

These days, Daiyi didn't stay cooped up in her bedroom as she used to; instead, she had dinner with Felyn every day.

So, it had been a long time since she had left a message.

Holding the railing, she went down to the second floor. Breakfast was a fried egg and bacon bread.

For Daiyi, it didn't matter what she ate.

The chair scraped as Daiyi smoothed her dress and slowly sat down.

For the past few months, Daiyi had rarely gone out, spending all her time in this house.

Over time, her presence was everywhere in the house.

In the laundry basket, her dresses would be mixed with Felyn's shirts.

At the entrance, her long stockings would be draped over Felyn's shoes.

On the washstand, their toothbrushes were a matching couple's set.

"Meow~"

Hermi shook its body and came to the dining table.

Felyn didn't allow it to jump on the table. After he told it off a few times, it really seemed to understand and never jumped up again.

"Good morning, Hermi."

"Meow~"

"Hmm? You want to come up?"

Hermi rubbed its head against Daiyi's foot, then looked up at the table.

"No, you have to listen to Felyn."

Daiyi crouched down and poked Hermi's head with her finger.

"My boyfriend can be quite scary when he's angry. You don't want him to scold you, do you?"

"Meow~" Hermi looked at Daiyi, then at the dining table.

"Do you want me to lift you up? I'm afraid my boyfriend will scold me too. He's a cruel man."

Daiyi sat back down and placed Hermi on her lap.

"We can't make Felyn angry. If we do, he'll kick both of us out, and then we'll have nowhere to live. How pitiful would that be."

"Meow..."

Daiyi took a bite of the bacon bread Felyn had left and suddenly realized something was wrong with what she had just said.

In front of Hermi, there was no need to pretend to be a couple, yet she had subconsciously used the term "my boyfriend."

What's wrong with me?

After finishing breakfast, Daiyi cleared the plates.

Reading, researching, occasionally getting a drink of water.

This was Daiyi's daily routine. No going out, no socializing, just immersed in her own world.

Today's research topic was one Daiyi was quite interested in: it was about Felyn.

Felyn had told Daiyi about what happened during his last trip to the dungeon.

The divine statue in his mind was undoubtedly the god [Herlomir]. As his affinity increased, the statue would become clearer, and he would be able to learn divine arts.

The prerequisite was that someone had to teach him.

Divine arts were not gained through enlightenment, but through study, finding the link with the god, and only then could one use them.

Felyn had also asked Daiyi a question: why did the magical power released by the Siveshus Demon King increase his divine affinity?

Public research on the divine churches indicated that the Siveshus Demon King was like a degenerated version of a god, with a special connection to them.

But Daiyi always felt that the relationship between the Demon King and the gods was not that simple.

"Meow~ Meow~"

Hermi, who was sleeping on the sofa, suddenly lifted its head. It ran a few steps and meowed at the door.

"Hermi?"

Daiyi got up, went to the window, and looked outside.

Bernice, dressed in pure white light armor, was already standing at the door.

And opposite her was a girl with horns and long, dark purple hair.

"So beautiful..."

So beautiful that Daiyi thought it was another one of Felyn's clients who had come looking for him.

"I recognize you, human."

Eitani, the Demon King's daughter, now appeared at the entrance of the Mist District.

Bernice, who was guarding Daiyi, appeared in front of Eitani almost the instant she showed up.

"You're the girl in the mask from my bedroom last time."

Eitani confirmed her identity through the divine aura flowing from Bernice.

"Human, gi-give me back my things, and I won't hold you responsible."

"Things?" Bernice's sigil gun was already in her hand, ready for a fight.

Eitani deliberately restrained the release of her magical power; otherwise, the entire city of Seiva would be in chaos right now.

"It was that man among you, that silver demon, he-he stole my things!"

Eitani stomped her foot and shouted this sentence with her eyes closed. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her breathing was a little rapid.

"Oh, are you talking about the underwear?" Bernice understood what Eitani meant.

"Wh... Human, you actually said that word so boldly! Y-you really have no shame!"

"What's so shameful about underwear? Are you not wearing any?"

"I-I'm wearing them, of course! Today I'm even wearing pink... Tsk, why am I telling you this!"

Seeing that Eitani had no intention of attacking, Bernice put away her sigil gun.

This was not the dungeon. If a high-level magical beast was found on the surface, it would be immediately hunted down by the empire.

"Wait a moment, I'll go ask him first."

"Ask that man? But those are my things. I don't need his permission, do I?"

Bernice leaned against the wall and gave Eitani a smile.

"I'm not asking if he agrees to return them. I'm asking if he did anything strange to the underwear. You wouldn't want to unknowingly wear underwear that he has... used, would you?"

"Us-us-us-us-us-used?"

Eitani's voice got higher and higher, the horns on her head swaying wildly.

Her hands flailed in the air, not knowing how to react.

"You're quite lucky. He didn't use them."

Bernice put away her communication sigil and walked into the room. "Wait a moment, I'll go get them for you."

Daiyi saw Bernice's figure walk from the door into the room.

"Miss Daiyi? Did you just see that?"

"Mhm, who's that outside?"

"I don't know. Last time in the dungeon, Felyn took her underwear, and now this ancient high-level magical beast has come to claim her things."

"Un-underwear?"

Daiyi raised an eyebrow in surprise, then covered her mouth. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and the corners of her eyes curved into two arcs.

The smile spread like ripples from her eyes to her entire face, overflowing from her fingertips.

After finding the box in Felyn's room, Bernice handed it to Eitani.

"Th-this isn't mine. I was just keeping it for a friend," Eitani said, taking the box and explaining awkwardly. "If there's a next time, I definitely won't let you off! Remember that!"

Then, her figure disappeared.

Daiyi drew the curtains, looking at the spot where Eitani had just stood.

The number of girls around Felyn was really growing.

"My boyfriend is really a player, isn't he?" Daiyi said, picking up Hermi and stroking its back.

Then she froze, her lips parted in mid-air.

"Why did I say that word again?"

(End of Chapter)