Milora, in order to break free from the system, cut off one of her own fingers.
Torina was dumbfounded.
The original Protagonist was ruthless to others.
But the Protagonist in front of her was ruthless to herself.
“Doesn’t it hurt?”
“I got medical help in time, stopped the bleeding smoothly, and there was no infection.”
“But… uh… um…”
Such a delicate and lovely girl cutting off her own finger… this… it’s really heartbreaking to watch…
“More importantly—please allow me to rejoin the team! I’ve severed ties with it (literally severed), and I want to apologize to you.
I’ll also apologize to Ji Xue when she wakes up! If you’re still angry, you can punish me however you like.
I did something wrong and deserve to be punished.
You can do whatever you want to me!”
“Do, do whatever I want means…”
“I know! You, you, you’re that kind of person, right!”
Milora’s ears turned red, her voice trembling with excessive shame, but to show her sincerity in apologizing, she said loudly—
“I know you’re a fetishistic, lecherous, sadistic, carnivorous, exhibitionist, silver party maniac, but it’s okay! I’m mentally prepared!!!”
“Am I that kind of person????”
“Uh, aren’t you?”
“No!!! I, I haven’t even—”
“I have no experience” almost slipped out, but she stopped herself in time.
Being single for two lifetimes is nothing to brag about.
The most important thing now is to call Naji to further examine her finger, and deal with other matters later!
“Ahem!”
Thinking of this, Torina cleared her throat with a feigned noble demeanor and said in the tone of a villainous young lady:
“Do you think I’ll just do it because you say so? Who’s really enjoying it, you or me? I’m a member of the noble Deville family, you know.
It’s always others who serve me! So you better put on your clothes and go find Naji to check your finger—”
“…You mean, you like being passive?”
“Huh?”
“I, I’ve only read about it in some little book I found in the trash… but I understand a bit… okay… if that’s your request… I’ll try my best!”
“Huh???”
Milora, suppressing her shame, pounced like a feline predator, and Torina was suddenly pinned down, her sheer nightgown torn open with a rip.
Before she could resist, Milora reached out—
Boing~
“……”
“……”
“…………”
“…………”
“…Why aren’t you reacting? The girls in the book scream when touched…”
“You believe the nonsense in books…”
Poke the belly.
“Still no feeling?”
“No.”
Poke the waist.
“No feeling?”
“No.”
Poke the thigh.
“Still no feeling?”
“No.”
Poke the collarbone.
“Still no feeling…”
“Nope.”
Torina was amused and exasperated.
In her past life, she had read some transformation stories where the Protagonist, after turning into a girl, would be extremely sensitive, screaming at the slightest touch… Reality isn’t like that at all.
She knows her own body best.
However—
“What about here?” Poke the butt.
“Eek!?”
“Eh?”
“Ah…”
“……”
“……”
“…You just shivered, didn’t you?”
“…No, you got it wrong.”
“…(poke again)”
“Eek!!!!”
“You definitely shivered…”
“No! Absolutely not! I—”
“…(poke poke poke)”
“Ahhh?! Stop poking! Stop stop stop stop!”
“Unexpected weak spot… The butt has the most fat and the least nerves, it shouldn’t be…”
“I told you it’s your imagination! You—let go of me! Don’t pin me down! I haven’t forgiven you yet—”
“Precisely because you haven’t forgiven me, I need to make it up to you! I’ll show you my sincerity!”
“Stop! Yame—”
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Anna-veil arrived at the inn’s kitchen early in the morning, forcing the chefs to prepare a sumptuous breakfast like a supervising housekeeper.
She was feeling conflicted, her emotions swinging between hesitation and eagerness.
Undoubtedly, Torina and Milora had fallen out.
Undoubtedly, after the fallout, Torina kicked Milora out.
This was undoubtedly great news for Anna-veil, but Torina seemed very down last night, which was heartbreaking and pitiful.
So, the opportunity had come.
While she was down, launching a fierce offensive could both fill her void and improve her favorability.
Although such a thing was extremely difficult for the awkward Anna-veil, she had to try, she couldn’t hesitate any longer.
She put on a beautiful dress, personally carried the breakfast tray upstairs, cleared her throat at the door, and knocked gently—no response, the woman must still be sleeping?
Give her a surprise.
Don’t, don’t get the wrong idea! It’s not taking advantage of the situation! It’s just concern for the leader, if the leader is in a bad mood, it will negatively affect the whole team!
She muttered to herself as she pushed the door open—
“How do you manage to have such a big butt, meaty thighs, and yet such slender calves… (rub rub rub)”
“Don’t say my butt is big! I’m very self-conscious about it!! Ugh~~~~~”
“But it’s true… (rub rub rub rub rub)”
“I told you to stop, ugh, yame—”
Milora was on Torina’s back, using cat punches on her butt.
“………………”
Anna-veil was speechless.
There must be something wrong with the way she opened the door.
She closed the door, put the tray at her feet, rubbed her eyes, and opened the door again—
“Mm, my hands are sore… but I’ll keep trying until you’re satisfied! (cat punch combo with sweeping strike)”
“$#@￥+^@&+%$#& (incoherent ghostly wails)”
“What are you two doing!?!?!”
““Ah.””
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Half an hour later—
“Mm, the cut was clean, the incision neat, and the bleeding was stopped in time.
I’ll give you an anti-inflammatory blessing, be careful not to get it wet when bathing.”
Naji checked Milora’s wound (who was now dressed), and it was fine.
Torina (whose butt had been rubbed swollen) also breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Milora solemnly apologized to the newly awakened Ji Xue.
“I’m very sorry! I was too eager for success and listened to slander, doing something foolish!”
“Eh… it’s okay, all’s well that ends well.”
Ji Xue was really good-tempered, seeing that everyone was fine and the boss was defeated, she readily accepted the apology.
“I say, what exactly happened? At least explain the whole story clearly!” Anna-veil pressed aggressively, looking at Milora as if she were a rapist.
So, Milora straightforwardly explained everything.
She made bad friends, listened to slander, and then all sorts of things happened… She explained it once, but didn’t go into detail about the ring or the system, just saying she “encountered a scammer,” since a talking ancient ring sounded too far-fetched.
She now seemed to understand the system as some kind of evil spirit that tempts people to fall, and Torina didn’t bother to explain further, as it was essentially similar to an evil spirit.
“And then, although it’s a bit shameless to say, I sincerely hope to return to this team, and hope everyone… can accept me.”
She blushed, lowered her head, and said cautiously.
“Mm! Just be more careful in the future!”
“Oh, welcome.”
“No objections.”
↑ Ji Xue & Laxis & Patty naturally had no objections.
“Huh, you still want to be a handyman?”
“That depends on the boss’s decision.”
“Whatever…”
↑ Naji & Lanifi & Lindas seemed a bit awkward but didn’t say anything.
“Well, I’ve seen her sincerity, and personally, I also appreciate her potential, so I agree to her rejoining the team.”
↑ Torina had no reason to oppose, this result was already a huge surprise, the Protagonist voluntarily severed ties with the system and turned to her, the villainous young lady, which was satisfying both from a big picture and personal desire perspective.
“I object!”
↑ The only one opposing was the displeased Anna-veil.
“With all due respect, don’t you feel awkward rejoining? If you want to continue being an Adventurer, wouldn’t it be better to join another team? You probably don’t have any fond memories of our team, right?”
Anna-veil posed a soul-searching question.
The words weren’t pleasant, but they made sense, and Naji, Lanifi, and Lindas nodded in agreement.
Milora was silent for a moment, then—slowly reached out and hooked her pinky around Torina’s wrist.
“Because Torina is my benefactor, having her around makes me feel at ease…”
As she spoke, her voice grew quieter, and her face redder.
The atmosphere was contagious, even Torina felt embarrassed, this little girlfriend-like feeling…
And everyone’s favorite Miss Anna-veil was already boiling.
“You two, stop flirting in front of me!!!”
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A few hours later—
The system was cursing in the dirt when it suddenly sensed vibrations above.
After some noise, sunlight suddenly shone on the ring.
Someone had dug it out.
The system was overjoyed! There’s always a way out, great, great! Let’s see which lucky person has found it, this perfect strategic support system—
“You buried it quite deep.”
“Better deep, just in case.”
“But there’s still a risk of it being dug up by a large monster.
Let me add some insurance.”
Huh? The system looked over—It was Yin Xiao’s Torina peering into the hole.
The system’s vision went black.
[Torina Deville! You—]
“Bye~” An ice rune flashed, and the massive ice sealed the ring along with the finger entirely, followed by a lightning strike that blasted it deeper underground.
Then, not only did she fill the pit with soil, but she also permeated it with a water rune and froze it with an ice rune, turning it into rock-hard permafrost.
“All done, let’s go~ I’ll get you a fake finger tomorrow~”
“Okay~”
They walked away happily.
And the system—
[Torina!!! Deville!!! Let me kill you!!!! A thousand times!!!! And it still wouldn’t be enough!!!!!!!!!!]
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