"None of your actions have any meaning. Everything is under my will. Only when I say you may leave can you leave."
Hoshino was acting outrageously arrogant, carrying herself as though nothing in the world mattered to her.
Her disdainful gaze swept down, seeming to pierce straight through Muelsyse's body.
"From the moment you entered my domain, none of your actions have exceeded my expectations. How boring."
Enough of this.
She lazily lowered her legs. Hoshino did not seem to make any move, yet Muelsyse's pain suddenly vanished. She stood up, brushed the dust from herself, and suddenly felt a little lost.
In the past, she had felt all manner of emotions, but everything she did had a purpose. This kind of bewilderment was something she had never experienced before.
A major crisis.
And an unprecedentedly enormous crisis.
"Good, good. Does this unfamiliar emotion you've never felt before make you happy?"
Riding her momentum, Hoshino rose to her feet and seized Muelsyse by the chin.
"Don't worry. In the future, you'll experience many emotions you've never had before. Starting with helplessness—do you feel a powerful urge to rely on something? From confusion to devotion, then to complete and utter worship~ Come. Worship me."
Hoshino was being rather talkative.
"Now, I've removed the pain and death that you should have dealt with yourself. Is there nothing but gratitude in your heart?"
She wore a proud, self-satisfied expression.
Muelsyse could sense that she was happy—happy to have acquired a new toy. The happier she was, the more Muelsyse shuddered.
"Haa—"
She drew a deep breath. Looking at Hoshino's slightly impatient expression, she forced herself to look away.
It should not be like this.
When considering a problem, she had to eliminate every possible influence, especially emotions. If she developed fear toward something,