Chapter 29: Uniforms and Training

“Is the incantation the same too?”

Su Mengdie picked up the ring and looked at it, then carefully tucked it into her pocket.

She couldn’t let the young lady see this thing again.

“No, you still can’t use Swallowtail’s magic. As for this, it’s adapted to the magic within your young lady.”

“What is it?”

“The Demon King,” the manager replied nonchalantly, taking a sip of freshly ground coffee.

“Huh!?”

Su Mengdie’s watery eyes widened, and she suddenly stood up from her chair.

Even though she had known for a long time that the young lady possessed magic, wasn’t this state after transformation a bit too strange?

Speaking of which, could this really be considered a magical girl?

“What’s there to be surprised about? We even have a succubus, so a Demon King isn’t that hard to accept, right?”

The manager gently patted her shoulder and turned to look at the backstage area hidden by a curtain, signaling Su Mengdie to calm down.

Her young lady was still back there changing clothes.

“That makes some sense… and this transformation actually suits my lady quite well.”

Demon King, young lady…

In Su Mengdie’s view, Penelope was indeed as overbearing as a Demon King, and sometimes she was full of wicked ideas.

“By the way, your young lady seems to have been in there for quite a while. Why don’t you go in and check?”

The coffee in the manager’s hand was almost finished, but there wasn’t a single sound from inside.

She couldn’t possibly not know how to put on a uniform, right?

***

Actually, that seemed quite possible!

“I’ll go check right now!”

“Mmm~! It smells so good… it seems to have a bit of Mengdie’s scent on it.”

In the dressing room, Penelope was burying her head in a coffee-colored uniform, inhaling the scent deeply while feeling the softness against her chest.

Her face had unknowingly turned a shade of red like a ripe pomegranate.

Suddenly, a rapid knocking on the door interrupted her somewhat perverted behavior.

Oh no!

“Miss, are you okay? I’m coming in~”

The knock just now was only a warning.

Su Mengdie was afraid of accidentally bumping into some awkward scene, like the young lady getting tangled up in the uniform while trying to put it on…

After saying that, she pushed the door open and walked in.

Although the scene she feared didn’t appear behind the door, the young lady’s appearance was still a bit strange.

Was her face a bit too red?

“Miss, are you alright?”

Penelope hadn’t finished putting on the uniform yet.

Aside from the snow-white underwear close to her body, she only had a pair of white over-the-knee stockings wrapped around her thighs.

It was quite a revealing sight.

Seeing her like this, Su Mengdie was worried if she had caught a cold from exposing so much skin for so long.

Before Penelope could speak, she walked up to her, brushed aside the bangs on her forehead, and stood on her tiptoes to press her own forehead against Penelope’s.

….It seemed okay; she didn’t seem to have a fever.

“I’m fine. Why are you here, Su Mengdie?”

Penelope hurriedly pushed Su Mengdie away and turned to ask her purpose.

“You took too long to get dressed, Miss! The manager and I were worried something happened, so I came to check.”

After Su Mengdie explained with her hands on her hips, she turned her head to look at the uniform in Penelope’s hands.

“Do you not know how to wear it? Do you want me to help you?”

“Um…. No! I’ll do it myself. I know how to wear it now. Go wait outside the door, Su Mengdie.”

“Alright, I’ll wait outside for you then, Miss. If there’s any problem, remember to call me anytime.”

Although she didn’t know why the young lady suddenly hesitated, Su Mengdie respected her wishes and stood outside the door.

As soon as Su Mengdie left, Penelope immediately clutched her chest and sighed in relief.

It was so close just now… her infatuated state was almost seen by Mengdie.

If Mengdie had really seen her like that, her life would probably be over.

While Penelope felt lingering fear over what just happened, she changed into the uniform that had been warmed by her body.

The material of this clothing was good; it felt light as air after putting it on, without any sense of being restricted.

The length of the skirt was also just right, faintly overlapping with the edges of the white stockings.

With every movement of her body, the snow-white skin of her thighs would occasionally be revealed, inviting imagination.

After Penelope noticed this, the first thing she did after walking out was to ask about Su Mengdie’s part-time job.

“I’m responsible for grinding coffee behind the counter, so others can’t see me~…”

Originally, Su Mengdie hadn’t paid much attention to that area, but after being suddenly asked by the young lady, her gaze would now drift toward that spot from time to time.

So white… are those my thighs?

A place she usually wouldn’t notice now looked somewhat alluring.

“Su Mengdie, what are you looking at?”

Penelope narrowed her eyes, her gentle words filled with a sense of pressure.

Her gaze was a bit too direct, making it hard for Penelope not to notice.

“No… nothing. By the way, this outfit suits you quite well, Miss.”

“Isn’t that obvious? This was originally made according to your measurements, Su Mengdie. It wouldn’t be right if it didn’t fit.”

“True, true. By the way, the manager has been waiting for a long time. We should head over quickly.”

Su Mengdie awkwardly changed the subject, inadvertently wiping the cold sweat from her cheek.

She was afraid that if she continued, she would really start speaking incoherently.

After the two came out from the back, the manager immediately took charge of a demonic training session.

***

Until nightfall, passersby passing this pet cafe could hear terrifying screams and hurried their pace to leave the area.

“Su Mengdie… the manager is so terrifying! Can I not go tomorrow?”

Returning home in low spirits, Penelope immediately hugged her knees and curled up on the sofa.

Right now, Su Mengdie couldn’t see a trace of pride in her; there was only endless fear.

Today’s training was a nightmare for her, and the manager in charge of training was a combination of a grim reaper and a nightmare.

“Miss, I’m afraid that won’t do… didn’t you promise me?”

Su Mengdie had just sat down beside her, intending to comfort her, but she didn’t expect the young lady to dive straight into her arms and start acting spoiled.

“Su Mengdie~, I’m begging you. Go and plead with the manager to lower the difficulty. The current training is just too hellish…”

“Uh, about that…”

Seeing the young lady so pitiful, Su Mengdie really wanted to plead for her.

The problem was, she was the one who asked the manager to create the demonic plan…

If she went to plead now, the manager wouldn’t just refuse to listen; she would also think Su Mengdie was weak and give her a set of demonic special training too!

Su Mengdie wanted to become stronger, but not in that way.

“Miss, just bear with it. It’s only for a week. After this week, everything will get better.”

“Hmph~! You just won’t help me, will you, Su Mengdie… then I want compensation. It just so happens I still have one last request left!”

“What do you want me to do, Miss?”

Seeing how hard the young lady was working, as long as it wasn’t too excessive, she could agree.

“Starting from tomorrow, you have to train with me, Su Mengdie!”

“Eh~!?”