"Is that enough? If not, I'll go buy some more."
Seele watched the fox and two kittens eating in front of her. They looked as though they had been starving for a long time.
"No need to trouble yourself..."
The two kittens could not understand Seele's words, but the little fox hurriedly shook his head. Yet just as he refused... his stomach growled, leaving him quite embarrassed.
"You don't have to be so polite with me. It's only a little food."
Seele smiled softly at the embarrassed little fox, then turned to Dark Seele. "Could you help buy some more soup dumplings? I'll treat his injured foot."
"...All right."
Hearing this, Dark Seele looked at Seele, then glanced at the little fox and kittens beside them. She answered calmly without refusing.
After saying that, Dark Seele directly transformed into red butterflies and vanished before their eyes.
"Big sister, who exactly are you?"
Watching Dark Seele disappear, the little fox suddenly relaxed considerably. Dark Seele's presence made people tense up unconsciously, but once she left, he immediately felt calm at Seele's side.
The little fox was rather puzzled. Why... were these two identical girls, one like a deity and the other like a demon such as himself?
From the red butterflies Dark Seele had transformed into, the little fox sensed a trace of an aura similar to his own kind.
"Who am I? I'm... a Valkyrie!"
After thinking for a few seconds, Seele gave a very certain answer.
"A Valkyrie... not a deity?"
When he mentioned deities, a flash of resentment and rejection seemed to pass through the little fox's eyes. The faint goodwill he had felt toward Seele suddenly vanished completely.
"Not a deity. It's a profession, I suppose! More accurately... a warrior. Yes! A warrior."
A Valkyrie was a