"..."
Renee stared blankly at him, then suddenly turned back into the clinic, grabbed a mop, and charged out. "You leave whenever you want and stay whenever you want. Who do you think you are? What do you take me for? Winter, you selfish bastard!!"
The moment she returned to the inn, Lilith collapsed bonelessly onto the bed. "Aaaah, I'm so tired."
Phoenix gave her a sidelong look. "What are you tired from? All you did was use a few Beyonder abilities."
Lilith replied with perfect conviction, "Memorizing lines is tiring!"
"You have the nerve to say that? You forgot so many of your lines in the second half! If I hadn't secretly come over to your shoulder afterward and whispered reminders, you'd have given yourself away ages ago!"
"...Waaah!"
Then Phoenix asked in confusion, "But why did I feel like you were acting more like a demon tonight than a witch?"
"Edward was worried about that too, but he later said that the two actually have things in common. As long as I maintain the image of a witch, I can make other people think I'm a witch rather than a demon."
"Then did you digest any of your potion?"
Lilith checked, then her face lit up with delight. She said happily, "Yes! I digested quite a bit!"
Phoenix spread its wings and took flight. "All right, then. I'm going back to the Spirit World."
"Wait."
"??"
Lilith said, "Since Edward isn't back yet anyway, I want to go out and find a target to act on my own."
Deep suspicion immediately showed on Phoenix's face. "You? On your own? How do you plan to act?"
"Just... just like today."
Lilith was brimming with confidence now.
Phoenix landed again, its pitch-black eyes darting about. "I can help you,