"Mmm..."
Flamme's eyes were hazy.
Replenishing her depleted magic power was nothing new to her.
But after opening her heart completely...
It felt entirely different.
Meanwhile!
Frieren watched it all with wide eyes.
She was no longer a newcomer among the familiars. By all rights, she should have grown desensitized to such sights long ago.
Unfortunately...
Everyone was different.
She felt as though her little heart simply couldn't take it. It kept pounding relentlessly.
"Hopeless."
Aura muttered the word, then seemed to think of something, a mischievous smile curling her lips.
She poked Frieren and whispered, "Don't you have any ideas?"
"N-no."
Frieren waved her hands frantically, her ears already scarlet.
Rias's eyes flickered, and an ambiguous smile appeared on her face as well.
She didn't speak up to stop them.
After all, as Lin De's familiar, it was only a matter of time before Frieren was devoured.
As his principal wife...
She wasn't about to resort to petty tricks over something like this.
"Tsk, tsk."
Seeing Frieren like this, Aura curled her lips and said, "I'd advise you to give it some more thought."
"If you keep this up, your standing among the familiars will be in jeopardy."
"Haven't you noticed that even Flamme has made her move?"
She lightly tapped Frieren's forehead with a jade-like finger. "You really ought to pay more attention."
Ever since becoming a devil...
She felt she had grown increasingly capable of understanding humans.
Otherwise...
In the past...
She never would have said anything like this to Frieren.
Uh...
She might have a point.
Frieren blinked and fell silent.
Pop!
Just then...
Lin De and Flamme had pulled apart.
"Whew!"
Flamme drew a deep breath.
Her eyes were dazed, but she gazed straight into those crimson eyes.
"Master, I have a collection of extremely