"Lord God... we're actually really busy, meow..."
"Is that so?"
"That's such a shame."
"I was thinking that, since you're all acquainted with Miss Elf, I could turn a blind eye to certain things."
"But since you both say you're busy..."
"Captain Shakti probably hasn't gone far yet."
"How about I call Captain Shakti back now?"
"And have Captain Shakti reconsider?"
"With both deceiving a god and deceiving the Military Police Captain on your heads, how long would you be gnawing on black bread in the Ganesha Familia's cells?"
Was that a threat?
That was absolutely a blatant threat!
"N-no, please, meow!"
Chloe, who already had a psychological fear of Shakti, was so frightened that her pupils narrowed to slits, and her mental defenses crumbled outright.
Her two cat ears immediately drooped, and she looked as though her soul had been sucked out, waving both hands so frantically they even left afterimages.
"We'll do it! We'll do it, okay, meow!"
"As long as you don't call that woman back! Even having Lunoire clean this entire house is fine, meow!"
"Huh?!"
"You stupid cat, what did you just say?!"
Hearing Chloe's words, Lunoire whipped her head around, her eyes wide as she stared in disbelief at the damned cat who had sold out her teammate so smoothly.
"A wise person knows when to yield."
"That's more like it."
"You look pretty free to me anyway."
"After all, your working hours are at night."
"You're free during the day, so instead of causing trouble everywhere, you might as well do something meaningful."
"Besides..."
"As Miss Elf's friends, you should naturally help ease her burden a little, shouldn't you?"
"Wouldn't you agree, Miss Black Cat?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Everything you say is right, my lord, meow!"
At this point, Chloe wouldn't dare utter