"Heh heh heh heh heh!"
"I'm going to eat you!"
"Your tender, smooth flesh..."
"So fragrant and tender..."
The Cryo Abyss Mage danced and shrieked as it floated in midair. It watched the firewood beneath the giant iron pot catch alight, watched the cold water in the pot slowly grow warm, and watched the two girls' originally deathly pale faces gradually flush red, just like the soft, fair skin between their chests and stomachs. Only then did it float two steps closer. Under Paimon's terrified gaze and Lumine's furious glare, it slowly stroked Lumine's smooth cheek and rounded shoulder.
It even squeezed Lumine's chin hard, turning it from side to side as it inspected her. Then it used a gourd ladle to scoop up water and repeatedly poured it over the heads of Lumine and Paimon, scrubbing them carelessly. It only stopped, somewhat reluctantly, once their hair was plastered to their cheeks and necks and they had shut their eyes, too afraid to meet its gaze.
"Seasonings..."
"Oh, right!"
"Need to add seasonings..."
"Seasonings!"
"Lots and lots of seasonings!!"
Then the Cryo Abyss Mage shrieked again, clapped its hands, and flew off into the distance. No one knew what it had gone to do.
"!!"
"Lumine!"
"This is our chance!"
"It seems to have gone far away. Let's hurry and escape!"
Seeing the Abyss Mage shout that it was going to look for seasonings before quickly flying away, Paimon jolted and hurriedly turned to look at Lumine, hoping she could take them both and escape while they had the chance.
After all, Paimon could feel the water in the giant iron pot gradually growing warm. It was quite comfortable, but if things went on like this, she and Lumine would be boiled alive in the pot by that wicked, evil