While Kat is here, picking up a cute lion-shaped eraser and telling Neloufa to buy it because it's cute, I can feel her actively sniffing around with her strong sense of smell. Her whiskers twitch every time my blessing tells her there is danger, and her tail moves cautiously from side to side without her noticing. That fluffy tail. That fluffy, sweet-smelling tail. Those fluffy, nice smelling, black and brown colored tails, all carelessly, without sensing that the real danger is
"KYAA! DIANA" [Kat]
"Hehehe... So fluffy. Let me hug it more" [Diana]
"Diana!" [Kat]
"How shameless!" [Kara]
"Really shameless" [Mara]
"This is inappropriate" [Neloufa]
"Really? But it's really fluffy and smells nice. See" [Diana]
I wrap her tail around my neck and pretend it is my scarf. When I sniff it intensely, I can smell a strong shampoo smell. It is really soft and I am simply addicted to it as I continue to rub it with my cheek. Kat, like someone on the receiving end of an intense tingling sensation, quickly pulls her tail back to protect it from the sweet preparer.
"I want to do it more! Please!" [Diana]
With an eye that I usually give to Nar and Sas, the big eyes that Nar and Sas can't say no to, I tried my best to get her approval. Liya, Kara, Mara and Neloufa kept telling me to stop, their eyes shining with curiosity. They wanted to do it too. I just smiled and with the power of the five of us, there's no way she's going to say no.
"NO!" [Kat]
She said no. That's a bummer. But our eyes still don't give up. I pretend to sulk and I can tell she's thinking about letting me play with her tail again. Neloufa has stopped saying no and she looks excited to try as well. Only Liya, Kara and Mara managed to control themselves and said a strong NO, telling us that we shouldn't do this to Kat.
"Phew..." [Kat]
While the begging session is over, the dangers are still around, though
(Aunt Amleth is really strong. Jean, Linda, and the hidden royal bodyguards who have been following us since this morning are no joke either) [Diana].
The hidden battlefield that only Kat and I know about is progressing smoothly. While they use their magic carefully so as not to cause a ruckus, they also continue to disarm the bad guys one by one.
(There are more of them, though.) [Diana]
My search magic together with my blessing tells me the location and number of each of the baddies. There are still twenty of them, and one of them, watching from a distance, seems to be their leader. I can tell that this person is stronger than other baddies based on the amount of his mana, and his bloodlust is really strong, so
(Fairy dolls. Leave) [Diana]
Inspired by Master Merlin's puppet and marionette, I made my own version of it, though this one is made entirely from my own mana. I used every attribute available, from fire to something as obscure as mirage. Of course, the fairy puppets are all cloaked with invisibility spells, so they will not see any of this.
As the number of villains decreases, I can sense that the leader is becoming more and more inpatient. Through my search magic, I can sense that he's about to unleash something sinister. I don't know what it will cause, but my blessing keeps telling me to stop it, which my fairy dolls did perfectly.
"KYAAH!"
One of the fire-attribute fairy dolls explodes, severing the leader's arm. Others attack with their own. I specifically told the water fairy to drown the leader so he couldn't escape, by
(Oh, you won't escape) [Diana]
A futile attempt as he tried his best to run. The rock fairy transformed it into a spear and shot it into the leader's Achilles tendon, causing him to stumble. Weird. I imagine it will put some shackles or something, but that action isn't something I intended. Could it be...
(Maybe there are other fairies besides Titania who blessed me? Maybe. After all, I can tell that Auntie Amleth's time magic she's using right now is similar to mine.) [Diana]
It's hard to explain. The best explanation I used to convince myself is like a chef, even if he makes different kinds of cookies, he will always have his own unique touch that makes them different from others.
With that, this incident, known only to a few, comes to an end. I can sense from my search magic that they're all being carried away by Aunt Amleth's hidden royal bodyguards, while she greets us all as if nothing happened, along with Fie, Linda and Jean.
(Well done, Diana. That's the result of your daily practice) [Merlin]
Master Merlin conveyed her praise through Fie. I just smile, motivated even more by her praise.
"Welcome back dear mother" [Mara].
"Look at these pencil boxes. They're glittering with stars!" [Kara]
"Miss Jean, can I have this wind pencil? It's just like the wind pencil in your pocket." [Neloufa]
They began to show Aunt Amleth, Jean and Linda what they wanted to buy, and so did I! How I show a red bag to Aunt Amleth
(Thank you as always, Diana) [Amleth]
(You owe me one) [Diana]
(Fufu, and what do you want?) [Amleth]
Ohh! This is perfect, in that case.
"NO! It's inappropriate!" [Amleth]
"You still haven't given up!" [Kat]
I get a long scolding from Auntie Amleth about etiquette. Now I know why most people are afraid of her. I can only stare at my feet as the scolding goes on and on.
(Just what did Nar and Sas teach her at home?) [Jean]
(Hoo... Amusing. Hugging Kat's tail sure sound fun) [Linda]
(That still wouldn't stop me from hugging Kat's tail.) [Diana]