"Oh? I didn't know you liked that one so much. Here. Mwaaaaaa~"
Zane tilted his head and smiled as he nodded - as he did, his smile became wider and wider until it looked like his face was split apart. Then he opened his mouth, with the top of his head springing back like the lid of a trashcan, revealing a monstrous maw spiked with countless teeth going all the way down his throat like some gruesome and monstrous trash compactor.
"!!!"
Seeing that, the girl's eyes lit up, and she zoomed over across the mattress, reaching out to his teeth and sticking her hands right into the bear-trap-like jaws.
"...ohhh shiiiit…! you're real…!"
"...well, I told you…"
Melinda muttered while Zane closed his mouth so the girl could witness firsthand all of his additional teeth slowly retracting into his gums and palate.
"..wait! You said that I'm Melinda?!"
The pair were facing each other for a few seconds before Melinda suddenly got up on her knees and freaked out.
"You haven't moved on from that point?! Look in the mirror!"
Zane groaned, covering his eyes with both hands, before decisively pointing towards the dresser, which had a quite large mirror just waiting there to provide additional proof.
"No, no, no! I didn't mean it like that!"
Melinda shook her head while gritting her teeth and clenching her fists.
"What year is it?! When are we in the game scenario right now?! Am I already seen as the villainess?!"
She cried out, explaining her point while glaring intensely at the suddenly silent servant.
"Oh. Sorry for underestimating you there."
Zane's brows shot up, and he breathed in relief while apologetically lowering his head.
"We are lucky. None of the events that are shown in the game have started. We are firmly in the backstory territory if we go by the overall timeline. Yesterday was the last day of the Fenrioette celebration and the grand ball organized for your sixteenth birthday. But even though it was supposed to be a happy occasion, you were greatly upset because your fiance, the crown prince of the Diamondium kingdom, Ester Diamondess of the Diamondess royal family, well… ditched you completely. So you left the party crying after throwing a tantrum."
He straightened his back and recounted without batting an eye… except for the last part when he averted his gaze momentarily.
"I'm not even enrolled at the Brylant Academy?! This is the best!"
Melinda called out, pumping one hand into the air in a victorious pose.
"We can… eh…?"
"Huh? What is it? Oh…"
The girl's expression suddenly changed, and she lowered her hand while looking to the side which prompted the servant to check what bothered her - and the two of them ended up noticing the shaken maid listening in to them while clinging to the door…
"...I can eat her…"
"!!!"
Zane leaned in towards Melinda and proposed an idea that caused the maid to flinch and tremble uncontrollably with the image of the monstrous maws of his still fresh in her mind.
"Don't be stupid. Chew on this if you can't control yourself."
"?!?!"
Melinda gave Zane a strict side-eye before folding up the sleeve of her gown and unceremoniously sticking her forearm into his jaws.
"Now. You. Get in here."
Melinda didn't pay much attention to the confused Zane and instead spoke to the maid in a decisive tone.
"M-Miss…?"
The maid, who appeared to be only a few years older than the girl, spoke up fearfully, pushing the door open a bit more and doing her best to crawl inside as her legs still felt like jello.
"..."
Melinda furrowed her brows, trying to recall her backstory as much as she could.
From what she remembered, the villainess from the game didn't have a personal maid, so Zane was chosen to follow her to the Brylant Academy…
"Are you aware of the personal servants' bonus pay in Fenriotte house?"
"Eh…?"
Melinda suddenly smirked, making the maid gasp.
"What I'm saying is - if you don't report what you saw and heard here today, I will ask the duke to make you my personal maid… ahn~!"
"!!!"
The girl declared with confidence, but the display of authority was ruined by Zane, whose already unique eyes became even more distorted as he grabbed Melinda's elbow and wrist to hold down the girl's forearm that he began nibbling on with enough ferociousness that his shark teeth broke through the girl's fair skin, causing her to moan.
"M-Miss! Are you…?!"
"Shut it…! Don't you dare interrupt the best moment of my life - ahhhnnnn~!"
The maid called out worriedly but was glared down by the young lady with a flushed face who was definitely enjoying being bitten way too much…
"...ohhhh~… this is definitely real…! Nhnn…! This is the best…!"
The girl with a flushed face smiled absentmindedly while fidgeting under the sensation.
"Name…"
Melinda grumbled, closing her eyes.
"...what's your name…?"
"...? Eh?"
She made herself more clear, stirring up the maid.
"M-my name?"
"Do you see anyone else whose name I don't recall?"
She asked while the young lady scoffed, biting her lip.
"Adrianna, young Miss…"
The maid breathed out, bashfully averting her gaze from yet another scene she felt that she shouldn't be witnessing.
"Adi. Alright. I got it."
"Grrrrrr…!"
"!!!"
Melinda nodded while Zane pulled her hand out of his maw and began licking off the blood from all the cuts caused by his triangular, jagged teeth, making a sound that caused the cowering maid's skin to crawl.
"~!"
The young lady smiled dreamily while watching the generously spread saliva of her servant healing up all the wounds without leaving a single trace, and raised her other hand…
*click*
"HUH?! AH!"
…snapping her fingers, which interestingly enough caused Zane to snap back to normal - or at least to his definition of normal - making him blush and lower his head to escape the eye contact.
"...I understand… we're even now…"
The monstrous servant hid his face in his hands and grumbled in an embarrassed voice.
"Even?"
Melinda tilted her head and asked.
"During the night, I did something embarrassing to test whether this world was still a game or not, and you did the same just now, didn't you…?"
Zane pointed out, sneaking a shy glance at the girl.
"Hmmm~? Do you think that was my reason~?"
"!!!"
The girl tilted her head and hummed playfully, but when Zane slouched even more to hide his embarrassment, she also blushed brightly and averted her gaze as if her own words and actions finally settled in her brain.