Seeing that Elodie, who had come to cause trouble for her, had finally left, Natalie also breathed a sigh of relief.
Natalie then turned her head to look at Emily, who was still sitting in the chair.
Under Natalie’s sudden, fixed gaze, Emily inexplicably grew a bit nervous.
Just as Emily was wondering why Natalie was suddenly staring at her like that, Natalie suddenly spoke up.
“…You don’t actually think I’ve fallen for you, do you?!”
Natalie was genuinely worried that Emily might believe Elodie’s words.
That she might think Natalie had already fallen for her!
Even though it was the truth, Natalie sincerely did not want Emily to know!
“No, I didn’t think that…”
“Good that you know! You should be clear that your status is merely one of my countless slaves! Just a toy! When I lose interest, I’ll just give you away! Don’t get above yourself and really think I’ve fallen for you!”
“…”
Listening to Natalie’s words, Emily swallowed hard.
After all, this was pretty much what Emily had imagined!
Once Natalie lost interest in her, she would send her off to dangerous races like goblins or minotaurs without a second thought!
As for Elodie saying Natalie liked her, Emily naturally hadn’t taken it seriously, thinking Elodie was just reading too much into things.
Although Emily was quite confident in her current looks.
She wasn’t confident enough to think she could charm Natalie, the invincible Demon King.
And so far, Natalie’s behavior had shown no signs of liking her at all.
She was completely treating her as a toy to satisfy her personal desires!
“Hmph! If you don’t want to be given to someone else, then do your best to satisfy me!”
Though her words were arrogant and confident, Natalie was actually feeling extremely guilty inside.
But seeing that Emily hadn’t taken Elodie’s words seriously, Natalie also breathed a sigh of relief.
Tch, that Elodie!
She actually said it right in front of Emily!
What if she finds out I like her?!
Looks like I need to find an opportunity to warn those two idiots, Daphiel and Elodie!
Clearly, Natalie still hadn’t taken Elodie’s well-intentioned advice to heart.
Natalie wasn’t about to give up on Emily just because of a few words from her cousin Elodie.
Right now, Natalie’s love for Emily ran deep.
And Natalie sincerely believed that her actions wouldn’t cause any major problems.
Even if problems did arise, Natalie could rely on her absolute martial power to solve everything!
With this mindset, it was really hard for Natalie to be the hard-working Demon King that Elodie and Daphiel hoped for!
Just as Natalie was thinking about how to stop those two idiots, Daphiel and Elodie, from interfering with her love life…
An explosion suddenly reached Natalie’s ears.
Emily was naturally startled by the sudden explosion.
“Oh? Those humans are quite timely! I was just worried I had no one to vent my anger on!”
Hearing Natalie’s muttering, Emily hurriedly spoke up.
“…Um, Lady Natalie!”
“What is it?”
“…”
Of course, when faced with Natalie’s question, Emily couldn’t say anything.
After all, the reason Emily suddenly spoke was naturally an attempt to stall Natalie.
If Natalie personally took to the field, then Hadia, who was participating in the battle, would be in danger!
And it wasn’t just Hadia; even the other ordinary soldiers would be.
In Emily’s view, every second she could stall Natalie meant one more person could be saved on her side.
Of course, personally, Emily really didn’t want to take the risk to buy time.
But Emily hadn’t forgotten about maintaining her Saintess persona.
As the Saintess, she had to do this!
If she didn’t, Emily was really worried the God would use this as a reason to punish her with divine retribution!
Emily was well aware that her being Natalie’s slave and obeying her every command…
must have already accumulated quite a bit of resentment towards her from the God’s side.
It was just that the God was holding back because Emily was doing it to save the Hero.
So Emily sincerely didn’t want to give the God any opportunity to vent that resentment onto her!
“I see. My adorable Saintess wants to buy time for the humans, is that it?”
Looking at Emily’s hesitant, speechless expression, Natalie saw right through her thoughts.
“That’s not it…”
“I actually admire you, Saintess. Even though you’re already my slave, you still try to help the humans!”
“…”
The more Natalie said things like this, the more afraid Emily became that she would punish her.
“…Alright. Since you’re trying so hard, I’ll play a little game with you!”
“A game?”
“That’s right. Let’s play chess.”
“Huh?”
“To put it simply. If you lose a game of chess, you take off one piece of clothing! And if I lose, I take off one piece too! How about it? Quite fair, right?”
“…Lady Natalie, what exactly do you mean?”
Emily really couldn’t understand what Natalie, who suddenly wanted to play such a dangerous game with her, was thinking.
“What do I mean? It’s simple. Aren’t you trying to buy time for those humans? Then I’ll be merciful and give you this chance! The longer you play chess with me, the more time you can buy, isn’t that right?
So, my adorable Saintess, do you want to take this bet? Of course, if you refuse, I’ll go provide support right now. If I go provide support, who knows how many humans will die. Sigh… It’s a shame that the Saintess they revere has a chance to save their lives but won’t take it.”
As she spoke, Natalie put on a regretful expression and sighed.
“I… I accept!”
With Natalie putting it that way, if Emily refused, she would be failing as a Saintess!
So she really had no choice but to brace herself and go along with it!
Hearing Emily’s agreement, Natalie smiled.
After all, for Natalie, a battle with humans was nowhere near as important as playing this little fun game with Emily!
“Good, then let’s begin! Oh, right. Any clothes taken off cannot be worn again for the entire day!”
“What?!”
“What? You’re already unwilling? Could it be that the lives of the human soldiers aren’t as important as your clothes?”
“I understand… I won’t wear them for a day then!”
Imagining Emily completely naked, Natalie showed an excited expression.
Although Natalie could indeed just order Emily to strip, a direct order wasn’t as interesting as this current situation.
Natalie wanted to watch Emily, blushing, take off her clothes piece by piece!