"Don't you have anything you want to say to me?" Eitani's shadow seemed to fall upon Felyn's face, as if to swallow him whole.

The pressure of the Demon King's daughter only truly began to erupt at this moment.

Felyn felt as if the lake water had grown colder.

He couldn't connect the Eitani who was sucking her fingers in his arms just now with the Eitani standing before him with a cold face.

Felyn now dearly missed Eitani's dazed state from before.

Because at that time, she was so easy to understand; her mind was only filled with cuddling and lewd thoughts.

But now, Felyn couldn't guess her expression.

Temporarily treating Eitani as a human beautiful girl, Felyn would usually use one method in such situations.

Change the subject.

Whether it was shame or anger, the emotions inside Eitani right now were probably like a balloon that had been blown up too much, ready to pop at the slightest touch.

He couldn't let her explode. Some things, once said, would become very troublesome.

"Eitani, you look quite beautiful like this today."

"Wh-what?!" Eitani's emotions were abruptly stifled by Felyn, her lips half-open in mid-air.

"The school uniform suits you surprisingly well. It looks great on you."

The Eitani in front of him looked down at her clothes, seeing that she was now soaked through, the red and black lace particularly conspicuous.

She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Felyn.

A flash of inspiration struck Felyn. He felt that at this time, he should be generous to avoid embarrassment, and simply praise her with something like, "Your shape is also perfect. You look great in underwear."

But Felyn thought about it and decided against it.

If it were an ordinary girl, she would at most give him a slap.

If it were Eitani, and she slapped him, he would probably be sent flying out of the school grounds.

"E-Eitani, why don't... why don't we go ashore first? It's strange to talk in the lake."

He couldn't run in the lake, but on land, he could at least put up a desperate struggle.

"The power inside me hasn't been completely removed yet. It still needs time."

After being led astray by a few of Felyn's sentences, Eitani almost forgot what she was about to say.

Right, ask Felyn for an explanation.

"Don't think you can change the subject with just a sentence or two. You definitely attacked me on purpose just now, didn't you?"

Eitani hugged her body tightly, like a stressed little cat.

"On purpose?"

"The thing I was hit with was a heretical art. It's impossible for you to release it. It must be because I captured your girlfriend... one of them, last time, so you deliberately found another girlfriend to retaliate against me, right?!"

"Wait, Eitani, where did I get so many girlfriends?"

"I haven't even said anything about what happened last time!" Eitani bit her lip, an imperceptible grievance appearing in her eyes, giving Felyn no room to explain.

"Not only did I not get to teach you a lesson, but I was also grounded by my father for a month. And you broke into my bedroom without permission again last time!"

"You perverted freak, you must have gone to steal my underwear again!"

Hearing Eitani's words, Felyn felt that he had indeed unintentionally done many things that embarrassed her.

"Felyn, this time I must have an explanation!"

Eitani was about to explode. She took two steps forward, leaving almost no distance between their foreheads.

"I didn't know you were there... Who would have thought the Demon King's daughter would appear at the school festival..."

"I-I didn't come because I wanted to see the excitement. It was your princess who begged me to come, so I came." A blush of denial appeared on Eitani's face, and her momentum weakened slightly.

"See the excitement?" Felyn found it hard to associate this phrase with Eitani.

"Then could it be that you were actually watching my excitement in the grove?"

Caught off guard by Felyn's guess, Eitani's momentum completely disappeared. The cat that had just had its fur on end was now deliberately avoiding Felyn's gaze, her body starting to curl up.

"I wasn't. I was just passing by. What's so good about humans, especially a perverted human like you? You must have been doing some lewd things to them."

"Is that so? You didn't watch?" Felyn squinted at Eitani.

Eitani lifted her chin, turning her head to the side. "N-no, I didn't."

"That's good. The scene of those four young ladies throwing themselves at me must not be seen by others."

"F-four?!" A light flashed in Eitani's eyes. "Weren't there only two? Did the last two knight ladies also throw themselves at you in the end? Then who won in the end..."

Eitani's voice stopped abruptly.

She realized she had been tricked by Felyn.

(Ahhhhhhh! Why is this human so annoying!)

Her nose twitched, and her eyes blinked rapidly. "I-I was just passing by and took a curious glance, but that's no reason for you to attack me!"

Felyn also felt very innocent.

Who would have thought Eitani would be hiding in the grove watching the show!

And who would have thought that Olivia, with a casual flick of her hand, could hit Eitani.

He didn't know if this was fortunate or unfortunate.

"In short, you must pay the price for your actions!" Eitani stared at Felyn and said.

(To directly release a charm-like heretical art on me, making me lose so much face!)

(Me, the Demon King's daughter, actually... actually made that kind of sound and did that kind of thing in a human's arms.)

(Unforgivable!)

(But, he saved me, and even jumped into the lake with me. If I'm too harsh on him, it would also bring shame to the name of the demon race.)

(If I say something like in a romance novel, "You have to take responsibility for me!", wouldn't that be too ambiguous, and also let this kid off too easily?)

(But if I pretend nothing happened and let Felyn leave directly, I can't swallow this anger.)

Eitani's face was cold. The world seemed to stand still, except for the water droplets sliding down her face.

But inside, she was already about to boil the lake water.

(Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!)

Felyn could feel Eitani's inner conflict. He felt like he was about to be twisted into a pretzel by her gaze.

He felt that Eitani probably didn't know what kind of compensation she wanted either.

"Miss Eitani, since you don't know, I'll give you a compensation plan. What do you think?"

Felyn realized this was an opportunity.

"Let's hear it. But if you dare say something like, since it already happened, why don't you just let me marry you, and then you can compensate me with your whole life, I will absolutely not let you off."

Eitani slammed the water surface fiercely, creating a column of water.

Felyn was a bit stunned, not expecting Eitani to have even mastered such romantic lines.

‘Just how many romance novels has she read!’

"I've thought about it carefully. I have indeed done many things to wrong you. Every single thing was an insult to you. Since I've made such a serious mistake, I naturally have to be punished properly. If it's just simply beating and scolding me, that's meaningless and won't relieve the hatred in your heart. But if you let me stay by your side, so you can see me at any time, and I am forced to serve you..."

Before Felyn could finish, Eitani understood his meaning.

"Are you saying you want to become my servant to atone for your sins?"

Felyn shook his head. "Not a servant."

Then, he straightened his collar and showed a standard smile he had practiced countless times.

"You can sign a service contract with me, as compensation for this matter."

(End of Chapter)