“Mister, it’s impolite to draw your sword on a girl, you know~”
A pink-haired girl descended from the sky, easily deflecting the incoming blade.
The girl turned around, her amber eyes sweeping over Dolores’s face, from her silver hair to her features, finally stopping on those dark-golden pupils.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, a meaningful smile curving her lips.
“Oh my~”
she reached out her left hand, slender fingers playing with the stray hair by her ear.
“Miss, it’s so late and you haven’t gone home. How dangerous~”
‘Dolores felt like ten thousand alpacas were stampeding in her heart.’
‘Why is Feili here too?’
‘She just came out to patrol, but now she’s still awake, lying in wait for me?’
‘And what’s with that look in Feili’s eyes? Like she’s eyeing prey?’
‘Could it be… she’s taken a liking to me?’
‘In the game, how many girls fell victim to her “clutches”? She flirts with every one she sees, and after that, they’re devoted to her…’
‘At that thought, Dolores couldn’t help but lean back a degree.’
“Hmm?”
“Miss~”
Feili tilted her head, leaning half a step closer.
“Why aren’t you talking? Are you scared? Don’t be afraid~ I’ll protect you~”
Dolores took a step back.
‘Scared? Of course I’m scared! No one is as terrifying as you, Female Sea King!’
“…Thank you, I’m fine.”
Out of politeness, Dolores forced herself to thank her.
Feili was taken aback, then smiled even more happily.
“You’re welcome~”
Her voice was as light as humming, but her eyes never left Dolores’s face, as if appraising a delicious pastry.
“You know, miss?”
She twirled a lock of hair around her finger.
“Tonight I tossed and turned, unable to sleep. I felt something important was about to happen~”
‘Dolores’s face was etched with annoyance. Here we go, Feili’s classic pick-up line number twenty-three: fate.’
“Then I came out for a walk~”
Feili took another step toward her.
“In this beautiful night scenery, I happened to meet you…”
She suddenly leaned in so close that Dolores could see the faint blush on Feili’s cheeks.
“It’s truly fate, miss~”
‘Dolores really wanted to draw her sword and slash her. Fate my foot! It’s just your female sea king’s lesbian detector going off, isn’t it? As soon as it senses a pretty girl nearby, you come sniffing! Fate? Your “fate” must number at least a hundred, if not eighty!’
“By the way, I wanted to say this earlier.”
Feili extended her finger and gently tapped her own eye corner.
“These dark-golden eyes are really beautiful~ They match your silver hair perfectly.”
Her gaze lingered on Dolores’s face, as if she couldn’t get enough of looking.
“…I think I’ve fallen in love with you at first sight~”
‘At first sight? I think you fall in love with every girl at first sight!’
Seeing Feili’s eyes almost popping with hearts, Dolores pulled her cloak tighter in fright.
“Oh? So miss is also from our academy?”
Feili noticed the uniform under Dolores’s cloak and put a finger to her lips, thinking.
“My apologies, I actually failed to notice such a beautiful miss in the academy. That’s my fault~”
“I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Feili Granwell. Miss, would you mind telling me your name?”
‘Dolores couldn’t hold it together anymore. She just wanted to leave now. Hey, Captain behind me, don’t just stand there, save me!’
The captain seemed to understand and pointed at Feili accusingly.
“It’s you! Perfect, I was going to fight you too…”
He raised his sword again and charged.
“Tsk, Mister, you really are impolite.”
Feili spun around and landed a heavy blow, sending him back to the wall.
Dolores seized the opportunity, turned around, and ran.
When Feili turned back around, Dolores had already vanished without a trace.
“What a cold miss~”
Feili murmured, then her gaze returned to the captain.
“Mister, you made me lose my favorite miss…”
She still kept that smile on her face, but it looked spine-chilling.
The guard watching from the side saw Feili’s reaction and instantly sobered up from his fear.
He hurried over, waving his hands frantically.
“M-miss, d-d-don’t get upset! Our captain drank too much and isn’t in his right mind. He d-d-didn’t mean to hurt you… Ah! Captain, stop messing around. Let’s go back…”
He quickly went to the wall to pull the captain away, but was shoved to the ground by the captain.
“Don’t stop me!”
“I hate people interrupting my conversation with a miss~”
Feili’s voice was still gentle.
“But since Mister wants to fight me, I’ll oblige~”
Dolores ran for a long time.
Only after confirming that Feili wasn’t following did she stop, bend over with hands on her knees, and catch her breath.
‘Too terrifying! This female sea king is too terrifying! From that posture, it felt like if she stayed one more second, Feili would have taken her straight to an inn.’
A loud crash came from behind her, like something had been hit hard.
‘That captain is probably done for.’
Dolores silently mourned for him for three seconds.
‘Thank you for covering my escape. I’ll remember you.’
She released her knees, leaned against the wall, and put a hand to her forehead.
‘This female sea king is trying to build her harem on me! I’m just a bit good-looking, and my figure is just a bit nice, that’s all! Hiss~ Seems like that reason is already enough for her. No, no. She suddenly realized a problem. Since Feili is reborn, she shouldn’t have seen Dolores in her previous life, right? So when Feili saw her, shouldn’t she first wonder who she is? But what happened? She met her, didn’t care who she was, and started flirting directly.’
‘Is Feili’s brain controlled by a lesbian detector? Didn’t she feel anything was off? Later, when Feili discovered she was wearing a school uniform, Dolores thought Feili had finally noticed something wrong. But who knew Feili didn’t care at all and kept flirting. Where is your vigilance? Eaten by monsters? Aren’t you afraid she’s some incarnation of the Demon God and will stab you in the back? Dolores suddenly felt that Feili was very unreliable. This game was already hard to clear. With Feili like this, can she really defeat the Demon King and save the world? Why does the future seem so dark?’
“Miss, is the captain really just asleep?”
The guard stared at the now motionless captain on his back, still shaken.
“Of course. I saw that Mister had drunk too much and couldn’t sleep, so I helped hypnotize him a little~”
“Ahaha…”
The guard laughed awkwardly.
Just now, Feili had delivered a charged blow to the captain’s back.
Just from the sound, he thought the captain might have been shattered to pieces.
“You seem to have had quite a bit to drink too. Would you like me to help you…”
“No, no! I’m fully sober now. As you can see, I still have to carry the captain home. I won’t disturb your rest. G-good night!”
Feili watched him stagger away carrying that man and couldn’t help but let out a snicker.
‘Even though that miss ran away, at least I know she’s a student at the academy. When I get back to the academy, I’ll find her. That miss really looks just like the statue of the Silver Radiance Sword Maiden at the academy. Lady Silver Radiance Sword Maiden is my ideal type. In the past, I really wished I could have been born a decade or two earlier so I could pursue that Sword Maiden lady. After being reborn so many times, I’ve actually met a girl who looks so much like her. Hehe~ This life is really full of hope~’
With that thought, Feili’s tongue lightly swept across her lips, and her amber eyes sparkled with anticipation.