Beludona vanished into the parchment for the moment. Annan looked up and saw the Witch surrounded by children. She had even taken off her hat and put it on Cathy.
When Beludona returned, she had changed back into a tailored Noble outfit that accentuated her tall, slender figure.
At least Annan had preserved his dignity...
"Give me your medium," Beludona said.
"Why?"
"We Devils love our schemes. Younger Sister must have hidden a Spell in that medium." Beludona handed Annan a brand-new parchment.
Annan remembered that Brudona's medium had been purified once before. He caught the parchment and smiled. "Including this one?"
"Cunning is one of my trademarks, of course." Beludona made no attempt to hide her intentions. Her bright red tongue swept across her lips again; paired with her prim Noble attire, the gesture was even more alluring than her earlier nudity. "So, Mr. Sorcerer, would you like to treat yourself to a rather intimate holiday...?"
"No! Not now..."
Annan's tone had gone from firm to hesitant.
Beludona thought Annan would summon her again one night. Annan was thinking of bringing Beludona's business into the Tavern: she would take a cut, he would take a cut, Evelyn would take a cut, and Free City would take a cut.
He had even come up with a slogan: This is Free City. You can even spend the night with a Demon here!
"Don't keep the girls from Hell waiting too long~"
Back to her familiar teasing self, Beludona burned away along with the medium.
Beludona looked at the parchment she had recovered, and her smile gradually faded. The pieces of Leather Armor by her feet irritated her. No Devil wanted to do work this lowly and despised... But she was not Younger Sister, with an uncle to look after her.
Beludona