Dark Demon took his pajamas into the bathroom and changed. Then he came out and asked, "So, Professor, you came all this way so late just to pet a cat?"
Professor Lily was focused on petting the cat and paid him no mind.
After a while, she finally sat up against the headboard, settling Meow Meow Grass on her lap. She beckoned for Dark Demon to sit beside her.
The Pixie always gave off a pure, refreshing aura, like the open wilderness.
Dark Demon sat beside her, ready to listen.
After petting the cat had calmed her down, Professor Lily said softly, "Dark, have you ever liked anyone?"
Dark Demon shook his head.
Professor Lily said, "I thought so. You're still so young."
Dark Demon suddenly asked, "What about you?"
Professor Lily puffed up proudly. "Of course I have! I'm already so old!"
Dark Demon took the opportunity to ask the question he'd always wanted to ask. "Then how old are you, Professor?"
Professor Lily said, "Not that old. Just a little over two hundred."
Dark Demon did a rough calculation and exclaimed, "Isn't that still just childhood?"
Lily said, "Hey! That's mean. I'm not a little girl!"
Dark Demon: "..."
Professor Lily said, "You humans just don't live long enough. You're gone in the blink of an eye. Alice was like that, Pudge was like that, and Am was like that too..."
Dark Demon asked, "Who are they?"
Professor Lily said, "Alice was my first friend, even before Didi! She was so gentle, and a great cook, too. Her herb cookies were delicious. She was about as tall as me, but she could do everything... Sadly, one day I went home for a visit, and I never saw her again."
Dark Demon asked, "What about Pudge?"
"Pudge..."
Professor Lily