"Celeste."
"Auriel."
A silence took over the room as Auriel looked down on Celeste, not because he wanted per se as Celeste was pretty much stronger than him, and looking down at her was a death wish. He was looking down at her because he was just taller than her.
Celeste's eyes wandered to Auriel's body as she inspected thoroughly, and subtly nodded with acknowledgment. Then she parted her lips and calmly said. "You are doing a good job with losing weight, piggy. Now step aside and let me in, we need to talk."
Auriel obediently backed down as he didn't care about the cheap insults, and gestured to the chair for Celeste. But she didn't even spare a glance at the chair and approached the couch, sitting on it while wrapping her arms around trembling Elise's shoulders.
"So, this is your new victim, huh? Aren't you ashamed to touch a pure, angel-like girl with your lustful claws?" Celeste accused with disdain as disgust dripped from her voice while caressing Elise's cheek. But strangely, there was a slight, almost unnoticeable smile on her face.
Auriel's face contorted with repulsion as even the thought of touching a 15-year-old girl was abhorrent to him.
"Don't say something like that, Celeste. You are gonna make Elise scared of me. My type is a mature woman, not a little girl like her." Auriel coldly said as he pulled Elise from her strings and placed her into the bed. "Close your ears and sleep," Auriel ordered and Elise quickly covered her ears.
Then Auriel turned to Celeste, who had watched this entire process with slight fascination.
"So, you improved at using your ability too, huh? You must be feeling tingling and pain in every part of your body, right? When do you think you will rank up?" Celeste asked and added sharply. "By the way, I thought that you were into younger girls?"
Auriel opened her mouth to answer but stopped himself and closed his mouth back.
Celeste's first questions could be considered as curiosity as it was known that Celeste was always fascinated by the abilities.
But that last question was a trap that Auriel was about to fall into. He had already answered that he preferred mature women but he forgot the fact that he didn't know what was the original Auriel's type.
So, Celeste's question might be a trap to discern if Auriel was the real Auriel or not.
He didn't know what to say. Hence he decided to divert Celeste's attention.
"Yes, I improved a lot but I don't think I will rank up soon. I think I am halfway or a little bit more to Master." Auriel said calmly as he sat down directly at Celeste's side and took a deep breath while giving a look to Loki.
He was about to do something dangerous to make Celeste forget her question for the time being, and he was ready for the incoming slap or punch he was about to get.
"As for my type, I don't know about that. All I know is that I wouldn't mind being a beautiful woman like you, sister~" Auriel sweetly said as his hand slowly slid toward Celeste's thighs.
Then dread washed over him as suddenly sweat covered his back. Celeste's face turned cold as ice while her eyes shone murderously.
Auriel's vision darkened as the last thing he saw was Celeste's hand that shot through and the powerful slap voice that echoed in the large room.
And Auriel fainted…
His cheek was completely red and some blood was dripping, but there was a slight smile on his face.
Auriel knew that Celeste wouldn't kill him in the open like this. If she did, she would get very heavy punishment from Clint because Clint was loving him a bit too much.
So, this was the best outcome he could get to not fall into Celeste's question.
***
"Agh…"
Sometime later Auriel's eyes opened as the groan of pain escaped from him. Then he slowly sat on the couch and leaned back.
"Damn gorilla hit harder than that truck," Auriel grumbled.
"Agh!" he let out a small pained cry when his hand touched his cheek. "Tsk! Violent women are dangerous in this world. I thought that my head was gonna fly like a ball." Auriel complained and looked around his room.
Then his gaze caught Loki, who was sitting directly at his side. For some reason, his beak was a bit red, but Auriel didn't pay any mind.
"She didn't see you, right, Loki? Good work, continue to judge the situation even if I gave you an order. If you tried something stupid, she would turn you into a paste." Auriel said, turning to Elise.
The blind girl was sleeping as he ordered her with her arms around her head. Seeing her like this, Auriel too wanted to curl up and sleep for a long time, maybe for an eternity. But he resisted this urge.
After getting a slap from Celeste and fainting from it, his resolve to lose weight, get stronger, and escape from here increased.
Afterlife Church was safer than the Weaver mansion as he was sure that most of the church members would protect their brother/sister of faith. So joining the church was better than waiting in this mansion and hoping that no one notices that he wasn't the original Auriel.
But simply escaping from here and joining to church could cause serious troubles and rumors.
So, all he could think of going to church without causing problems was to be a spy.
Though being a spy needed to wait as he wanted to Master and lose weight before going into enemy area.
There were still many things he needed to do and being under the pressure of being found out didn't make it easier. But he was sure that he would somehow manage it.