Aibo had finally dealt with the concern of several of his older sisters. Fortunately, when Virgo brought him back to the guild, she used the reasonable excuse of "aftereffects from a magic experiment."
Otherwise, if people found out he had passed out while whipping a maid's butt with a whip, his reputation would probably be ruined.
Only after repeatedly promising Cana and the others that he would not conduct any more strange experiments did they let him off.
The moment he returned to his room, Virgo suddenly appeared before him and bowed apologetically.
"Forgive me, little master. I never expected this to happen. This was Virgo's failure. Please punish me as you see fit."
Aibo had no intention of blaming Virgo. He knew he had fainted entirely because he had gotten excited and impulsively added points through the system.
"It's not your fault, Virgo. But I'm curious—can you come to the human world even without my summoning?"
"I am deeply sorry for coming to the human world without receiving a summons. Please punish me as you see fit."
"...I'm not unreasonable. I'm not going to punish you just like that. If anything, I'm grateful you came up with that excuse. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known how to bluff my way through it."
"I am deeply sorry for lying to little master's friends and evading responsibility. Please punish me as you see fit."
"..."
Aibo narrowed his eyes, only then realizing that there was not a trace of guilt in Virgo's eyes. They were filled with undisguised anticipation. When he listened to her thoughts—
[Master, please punish me. Master, please punish me. Master, please punish me. Master, please punish me. Master, please punish me. Master, please punish me. Master, please punish me. Master, please punish me...]
That was terrifying. There was