"Your hands are idle, Yustera."

"I'm sorry..."

Nika, looking dejected, went ahead and started setting up the magical tools. Beside her, Beatrice watched her with an exceptionally stern gaze, keeping a close eye on everything she did.

Fortunately, the scene of her kneeling on the sand with her hands raised didn't play out. She had wisely lowered her tail before it came to that. It was good that Nika had regained her energy, but it was equally important to clearly define the boundaries between her roles as Yustera and Nika.

At the very least, Beatrice had to always remain Nika's superior.@@novelbin@@

"We're finished, young master."

In any case, the two maids—well, one maid and one succubus queen—had neatly finished setting up the cooking tools. They even set up a device to keep the blowing sand out, so all that was left was to wait for dinnertime.

"Good work."

I praised Beatrice and then approached the slightly deflated Nika.

"Nika."

"...Yes, master?"

"If you want to play pranks, do them on me. As long as it’s not too extreme, I'll take it. But don't bother Beatrice too much."

"Really?"

Her previously downcast eyes instantly brightened up. I gently patted her head.

"Do you think I would lie about something like this?"

"N-no, that’s not what I meant. So, um, could you let me know exactly how far is ‘too extreme’?"

"Nope. You’ll have to figure that out by experiencing it yourself."

"Hmph."

Nika pouted. I patted her cheek twice and shifted my gaze.

"So, what will you do next, young master?"

"Let’s see... Everyone’s asleep, so... how about a quick swim in the sea?"

The four had only just fallen asleep, so it would be at least 30 minutes to an hour before they woke up. Factoring in the time it would take for Leona and Latina, who were still missing, to return, we had some time.

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