After dinner, Tina naturally couldn't escape another round of “lessons of love.”
A magical beast's stamina was practically limitless. Tina only slept for a few hours. After finishing breakfast and being tied to the bed, she watched Sathya leave the bedroom.
She had originally wanted to try and convince Sathya, asking if she could go outside for some activity, but Sathya just gave her a look and then left.
Sathya's interests were rather peculiar...
For instance, today she had dressed her in a dress. Even though she couldn't go anywhere, she absolutely insisted on keeping Tina's body and her environment comfortable and warm.
The hem of the dress looked a lot like a lily. The soft fabric didn't irritate her scaled skin, and the diamond-shaped cutout specially designed on the back allowed her dragon tail to extend and wag left and right without any obstruction. There was a small window in the room, and her smooth, delicate white legs knelt in the bright sunlight. Sheer ribbons that revealed a hint of flesh wrapped around her arms, making her look like an imprisoned princess.
She thought she would spend the entire day bound by chains, but unexpectedly, at ten in the morning, the chains unlocked themselves.
She walked out of the room to investigate, only to find a young girl actually in the room.
The girl wasn't pacing around; instead, she knelt in the center of the room. She had dark red hair, and upon seeing Tina, she immediately trembled like a startled little rabbit.
It wasn't Sathya, nor was it Black Lotus, but another interesting fellow.
Blood Lotus.
Her innocent and fearful gaze evoked pity. Her small, dove-like body was dressed in clothes similar to her sister's—a Church-style dress—giving an initial impression of “petite.”
And indeed, she was.
Upon seeing Tina, she stood up, took a few steps back, and said nothing, only staring at Tina with her small, fear-filled eyes.
Seeing this, Tina flicked her tail, slightly spread her wings, and took a feline step forward.
Sure enough, seeing this, Blood Lotus turned pale and even stopped struggling, looking as if she might faint.
“D-Dragon... Dragon Magical Beast... Why are you here?”
Blood Lotus stammered.
But this question almost fried Tina's brain.
Shouldn't she be the one asking Blood Lotus that question?
But since things had come to this, it would be more fun to tease her a bit more.
“I'm going to eat you, you know.”
“...Ugh.”
At first, Blood Lotus was still afraid, but upon hearing this, she immediately stopped trembling. Just as Tina thought she had grown brave, she realized the girl had simply fallen into despair.
Her eyes lost their luster, as if she had already accepted her fate.
Tina was helpless. Because she had displayed such terrifying power in front of the Church last time, this girl—whom she had easily dealt with in just a couple of moves—probably still had a psychological shadow.
But no matter how she thought about it, it was a bit strange.
Come on, you're a Cardinal. At least say a couple of words to me?
“Alright, I won't tease you anymore.”
Tina said as she walked over to the sofa in the room and sat down. Crossing her legs, she looked at the girl kneeling on the floor with interest through her slit pupils.
“Ma—Sathya, what did she have you come here for?”
“My sister... She said my sister came here... But why? What... what did you do to my sister?!”
Blood Lotus looked up, her dignity as a Cardinal completely gone. She was like a completely different person from the combat lolita she was before.
Hmm.
Blood Lotus was the younger sister, Black Lotus was the older sister...
The two of them seemed to have had some conflict since that battle.
And right now, Tina only wanted to know: what exactly did the younger sister, Blood Lotus, know?
Hmm~
There seemed to be a cry in her heart, and it was a very clear voice.
It was her dependence on her sister.
No wonder she didn't look like a Cardinal at all right now, but was instead exceptionally terrified.
Suddenly, she felt an urge to awaken the girl's inner obsession—this poor child.
“Your sister did indeed come by,” Tina smiled. “And she and I chatted a lot.”
“What did you do to her?”
“It really was just a normal chat,” Tina told the truth.
Blood Lotus had been actively distancing herself from her sister Black Lotus lately, but it didn't look like hatred.
Rather, she was afraid because she had noticed the changes in her sister.
Actually, the solution to this problem was also very simple.
“Your sister complained to me that her younger sister doesn't like her anymore, and she was very sad about it~ Your name is Blood Lotus, right?”
“...”
Seeming to sense that Tina was a magical beast she could communicate with, the anxiety on Blood Lotus's face gradually replaced her fear. She slowly stood up, her eyes wavering. “Lady Sathya let me in, but I didn't expect you to be here! You... you actually didn't die...”
“Because Sathya loves me, just like your sister likes you very much. Actually, she is very worried about you.”
“L-Likes? How could the Saintess like a magical beast!”
“Maybe because I like her too? You might have to ask her yourself. Same goes for your sister.”
“...”
Blood Lotus clenched her fists.
By now, she naturally knew about the abnormality in her sister Black Lotus as well.
Although her sister couldn't be considered a full magical beast yet, the chaos energy she emitted was something they themselves were very sensitive to.
And Blood Lotus also began to suspect whether all of this was related to Tina.
Smiling, Tina picked up the kettle to brew tea for Blood Lotus.
“Would you like to come and sit? Don't worry, I'm controlled by Saintess Sathya, so I can't hurt you~”
“...Gulp.”
Blood Lotus had something she wanted to ask, so she truly made up her mind and walked over to sit down next to Tina.
However, Tina had lied.
Her chaos energy recovered very quickly; the items binding her power only prevented her from escaping the palace.
But Blood Lotus had no such concerns—or rather, she didn't care.
“If there's anything I can help you with, just tell me.”
Tina still said so without any reservation.
At first, Blood Lotus was still quite hesitant. She suddenly lowered her head and whispered,
“Please, help my sister...”
As she spoke, her voice began to tremble,
“Lady Sathya said she could help me... then it must be you who can help! I don't want, I don't want to watch her fall and become a magical beast!”
“Of course I can.”
Tina smiled and nodded, like a kind mother.
“Blood Lotus, it must have been so hard on you. How about this: come find me every day. I know how to help you, and how to help you find your sister.”
“Mhm...” Blood Lotus nodded.
What an obedient child.
However, Tina also had her own thoughts.
A magical beast turning back into a human was generally impossible, like spilled water that could never be gathered back.
But if Little Ya's task for me is to reconcile the two sisters...
Then...
Rate on N.U.
