"Finally finished!" Watching the last gold coin take shape, Helene finally let out a sigh of relief. She had no desire even to stand up, simply flopped backward, and toppled to the floor along with her stool.
"Was that really necessary?" Sno looked at Helene's thoroughly "burned-out" expression as he carefully put away the remaining gold coins. He turned over a coin engraved with a Devil pattern on its reverse, considering whether he should give the maid a hand.
"It's my first time draining my spirituality down to the warning line! That was way too dangerous!" Helene complained weakly, intending to lie there and enter meditation. But just then, the tent flap suddenly trembled twice. A graceful Black Cat slipped inside, walking with feline elegance while delivering words that utterly failed to match it—
"Master, those stupid big cats finally found the Town Chief, meow! Uh, what happened to Little Red?"
Seeing Helene sprawled on the ground, the Black Cat suddenly began to emit a gentle glow. A mature and alluring female Angel slowly emerged from its body, after which the Black Cat turned back into a person.
After putting the female Angel back into her ring, Lily thoughtfully reached out and poked Helene's stomach before suddenly realizing something.
"Did Little Red have babies with Master too?"
"No!" Though she felt somewhat close to Loss of Control, Helene still forced herself to deny it. She had run away precisely because she did not want to be a caged canary anymore. If she still had to warm someone's bed, she might as well go back to Ailment Maiden!
"Fine, no babies. Why are you yelling so loudly?!"
Lily sprang back as if her fur had bristled, gently rubbing her ears as she grumbled in dissatisfaction. Helene was briefly at a loss