Silver Lamp Was Scared
"Sword Maiden, Witch."
Outside the study door, Vesir tapped a finger lightly against her lips and smiled. "Sorry about that."
Diya planted her hands on her hips and glared huffily at Silver Lamp. "You broke the rules!"
"I didn't break the rules, did I?" Vesir blinked. "First, I didn't do it in front of you. Second, we didn't have any intimate contact. It was just a very ordinary hug. Is even that not allowed?"
"You call that an ordinary hug?" Diya pointed at her weapon of crime. "You nearly smothered him just now!"
"If you can manage it," Vesir said, glancing at her, "I don't mind you doing the same."
Diya was so angry she wanted to bite someone, but she had been utterly crushed in every dimension, so she could only tug on Sonia's arm. "Sword Maiden, you judge!"
Sonia crossed her arms over her chest, looked at the study, then at Vesir, and suddenly asked, "What did you come bother Ash for? You know he's busy."
Vesir paused, then replied, "I hope that whether or not he finds any traces, he'll put his exploration of Hell on hold for now." She repeated the reasons she had given Ash earlier, then finally said, "He said he'll consider it."
"Good." Sonia pondered for a moment. "As for breaking the rules... she did break them. But since Ash had a date with me today, giving you all a little compensation isn't out of the question. What do you think, Witch?"
Vesir froze.
Diya opened her mouth. Naturally, she had no way to object, since she had only just received compensation herself. But she looked at Sonia in complete confusion. "Sword Maiden, you're just letting her off?"
"What else?" Sonia turned and left. "I'm going to take a