Daiyi opened her eyes and found herself in a bedroom.

A girl's bedroom.

Except for the lighting, which was harsh and not soft, everything here had been arranged by a girl who loved life.

It was hard to imagine a high-level magical beast having such leisurely and refined interests.

"Are you okay?"

A head of fluffy purple hair came into Daiyi's view. Etany carefully checked to see if Daiyi was injured.

"Thank me, human. I saved you from that scumbag." She lifted her chin and turned her face to the side.

"Hmph, don't misunderstand. It wasn't for you; humans have nothing to do with me. I just didn't want that man to get his way. Seeing his smug expression just infuriates me."

While Etany was talking, Daiyi carefully studied her face.

The sharp corners of her eyes were slightly upturned, and her brown, vertical pupils emanated a sense of pressure. On her head were the horns unique to magical beasts, which were faintly glowing due to her emotions.

Another beautiful girl. But despite this face, her personality is a bit troublesome.

"That man, are you talking about Felyn?"

"Felyn? I'm not really interested in human names. It doesn't matter what he's called."

Etany tossed her hair back, squatted down, and picked up the dress and underwear she had carelessly thrown on the floor in her rush to leave.

She hadn't expected to bring someone back.

Why did she bring this beautiful girl back? Etany felt that the man named Felyn must be a demon king-like character, while she herself was the hero who had saved the beautiful maiden.

Although it was a bit strange for Etany, who was herself the daughter of the Demon King, to have such thoughts—even treasonous—she was still immersed in the fantasy of becoming a hero and saving a princess.

This was probably the terrifying power of human culture.

"Why aren't you scared? I'm a magical beast."

Etany turned back to see Daiyi sitting on a chair as if nothing had happened. Not only was she not afraid, but she was also observing the room's condition.

Usually, when she revealed herself to humans, she would see them show an expression of extreme fear, and then they would run away.

"Perhaps from others' perspectives, you and I are probably not that different," Daiyi said, smoothing out the wrinkles on her clothes.

When she saw that the floor here had been cleaned very well by Etany, she undid the buckle on her high heels with her hand and stepped onto the ground barefoot.

"What does that mean?"

Daiyi didn't respond to Etany's words. Even though the other was a magical beast, she didn't want to tell her about this experience.

Seeing that Daiyi didn't want to talk, Etany didn't press her.

After Etany finished tidying the room, she noticed that her unicorn doll had been left on the floor.

If a human saw that the Demon King's daughter's room actually had such a cute doll, her reputation would surely be greatly diminished!

This fact made the tips of Etany's ears quickly flush crimson.

"Th-This was left by a friend who stayed at my place last time. It's not mine. I don't like such childish toys." She quickly hid the doll under the bed.

Daiyi leaned back in her chair, her legs crossed, watching Etany's flustered actions.

"If you have someone you like in the future, will you also say in front of others, 'I don't like him,' and then hide him under the bed out of embarrassment?"

"S-Someone I like? Human, you are truly bold. I am a magical beast, how could I possibly like a human. Besides, besides..."

Etany covered her face with her hand while twirling her hair. "And how could I hide him under the bed..."

Seeing Etany suddenly reveal a girlish expression, Daiyi instantly felt a sense of foreboding.

Although this magical beast lady in front of her was very powerful, she was a complete novice when it came to love.

And although Felyn wasn't powerful, he was a bona fide beautiful-girl-killer.

If these two were to meet, how long would it take Felyn to bring Etany into his harem?

30 minutes? Or three hours?

Even if the magical beast lady knew that Felyn was dating several girls at the same time, as long as that guy Felyn's eyes turned red and he squeezed out a few tears, saying he was an orphan and had no choice but to be in this line of work...

The magical beast lady, as pure as a blank sheet of paper, would surely fall for it.

After all, back then, Felyn... used this same trick on her.

"Human." Etany scanned the room, and after confirming that no dolls were visible, she sat on the bed.

"You probably don't know yet, do you? That man sitting across from you just now... named Felyn, was it? He's dating several girls at the same time. I've already seen two. And look at that masked girl, she clearly has the expression of someone who's been broken by him. You mustn't be deceived by him," Etany said nonstop.

Although it was very embarrassing, this was her fantasy moment: discussing matters of love with a girl she could talk to.

Even though they were discussing a scumbag like Felyn, it could still be considered a topic of love, right?

"I know."

"It's good that you know, so you... what did you say?" The gratified smile that had just appeared on Etany's face began to freeze.

Daiyi said with a blank expression, words that were enough to stir a tsunami in Etany's heart: "Let me correct you, it's not two. If you include me, it's three. Of course, he has other girls I don't know about, probably six or seven in total?"

"S-Six? Can he even manage that?"

Etany held her hands out in front of her, repeatedly counting the number six, confirming over and over if she had miscalculated.

"So the girls who appeared in his illusion... were all his girlfriend...s?" she muttered to herself in a low voice.

Daiyi glanced at Etany, keenly catching the detail in her words.

It seems the illusion was transmitted to her by the magical beast in front of her. If it was her, she indeed had the ability to cast arch-magic.

Then her guess was indeed correct; her dream was indeed the illusion Felyn had experienced.

"If it was half a year ago, Felyn had to accompany the pink-haired young lady at school, and then the rose-tea-colored young lady until ten at night. Occasionally, he would go to accompany at least two other girls at night, and there was another one on weekends."

Daiyi casually recited the information she had probed from Felyn half a year ago. "Oh, right, he would occasionally find time to come see me. But we've been living together for the past few months."

"Then you clearly know he's entangled with so many girls, and you still moved in with him?!"

Etany felt that Felyn was simply too terrifying. It would be better to just let him go to the 100th floor of the dungeon and sleep.

"Yes."

"Why? Is he very rich? Or is it just because he's handsome and knows how to make girls happy?"

Daiyi rested her chin on her hand and began to seriously consider this question.

Why?

Why was she so special to Felyn?

Why did she say to him, "Don't forget me within ten years."

Why did she inwardly hope for him to say, "I will come and save you."

Because he was the only person in the world who, after learning about her research, did not leave her.

That was a reason.

But not the only reason.

(End of Chapter)