"Is that so? Since this has happened, then you stay there for the time being to protect her," the Demon King's voice said in Sophia's mind.
They communicated remotely through the small communication spiders created by Spider Child. After becoming a god, Spider Child created many different types of spiders. There were those for communication, brainwashing, and interrogation; the functions were very comprehensive. However, the prerequisite for using these spiders was that they had to parasitize your head, which was a very bizarre sight.
Sophia reported the recent events to the Demon King and emphasized the abnormality of the cocoon.
Because the energy radiating from that cocoon was too violent, Sophia believed that the cocoon in this state was not suitable for movement. The Demon King said she understood. "To protect Spider Child's safety, you will temporarily stay there to protect her."
The communication ended there.
The only problem Sophia had to face now was—
—"When do you plan to leave?"
Tsukasa put on an air of seeing a guest off.
It was agreed that she would only stay for one night, so it would only be one night. She was always as good as her word.
You must move out of here today.
Sophia couldn't help but facepalm. This person was truly too annoying.
"Aaaaaah—"
"—I am her person! She's like this now, I can't possibly leave her alone and go back by myself, can I?!"
"Mm, so?"
Tsukasa showed no reaction to Sophia's irritability and even took a sip of tea.
"So, I want to stay and protect my master!"
"That's no problem," Tsukasa said.
The expression on Sophia's face froze. She asked in bewilderment, "You agreed to let me stay?"
"I did not." Tsukasa shook her head. "These are two different things."
Sophia: "..."
"Your staying to take care of your master is your business. Whether I let you stay in my villa is my business. These are two separate matters. I can't control whether you stay, but I won't let you stay in my villa. It's as simple as that. You can go back to your hotel." Tsukasa reached out her hand to signal the exit.
"So why should I go out to a hotel? Don't you still have many empty rooms here?!"
"Thank you for your concern, but I'm sorry, these rooms are not for you."
"What if I insist on staying?!"
Sophia had never seen such an annoying person. What a waste of that face; she was born so beautiful, but with such a bad personality, what was the use of being beautiful!
Tsukasa's eyes lowered slightly.
"If you insist on staying..."
"I can take it as you forcing me, right?"
"What if I say yes?" Sophia tested cautiously.
Magic power as unfathomable as an abyss radiated from the witch, and the surrounding air began to distort!
"Wait, I get it! That's not what I meant!" Sophia quickly denied.
The magic power dissipated, and the weather returned to being sunny, as if everything just now was fake. That person was still drinking her morning tea. Sophia couldn't grasp this person's thoughts and didn't know if she was truly angry or just pretending.
Since their first meeting, this person's expressions had only been a few.
Even more Expressionless than her master.
"So can I really not stay? I'll follow the rules, and I can even help you do things. Won't you really consider it?"
In order to stay, Sophia was forced to consider selling her labor.
Tsukasa looked Sophia up and down.
It had to be said that her looks were indeed top-tier.
Paying the accommodation fee with work? Tsukasa pondered for a moment; it seemed this wasn't unacceptable. Although she didn't like this Vampire and thought she was an informant sent by the Demon Race, she had to admit that this Vampire's strength was still very high.
Seeing Tsukasa's hesitant look, Sophia clasped her hands together nervously.
"You said you'd help me do things. To what extent can you do?"
"As long as it's not asking me to commit suicide or kill my master, I can do most things. But you can't make me do anything that insults my dignity!"
"I'll think about it." Tsukasa felt
that something bad was going to happen recently, which was also the main reason why she didn't want to take Sophia in at first.
After eliminating Potimas, she always felt a mysterious gaze watching her.
Moreover, there was a sense of panic in her heart, and even her Danger Perception skill conveyed some vague information.
It seemed some bad things were about to happen, but she couldn't predict what they were exactly.
However, she thought of the Teacher's reincarnation gift skill. Although the Teacher hadn't told her about her future—because that skill restricted her from revealing the predicted content to Reincarnators—based on her own deductions, in that future, it was highly likely that they, the Reincarnators, would face a total wipeout. She speculated that her own death ending might be approaching now.
But with her current strength, there were very few people who could kill her, so she suspected the Demon Lord. The matter regarding Wakaba-san also intensified her suspicions.
If the Demon Race was truly trustworthy, there was no reason for Wakaba-san, who originally belonged to the Demon Race faction, to ask someone she wasn't familiar with to protect her.
Why didn't Wakaba-san let her deliver the cocoon to the Demon Lord? Could this be interpreted as Wakaba-san not trusting the Demon Lord? Was the relationship between Wakaba-san and the Demon Lord merely an unreliable partnership?
And was the source of the danger she perceived coming from the Demon Lord? Perhaps in the prophecy, the Demon Lord came to kill Wakaba-san, who could threaten her, and she ultimately died because she was no match for the Demon Lord?
What role did Sophia play in all this? In the prophecy, had she let Sophia stay?
Setting aside that matter, she personally leaned towards letting Sophia stay, as it was equivalent to gaining a powerful source of labor for free.
Although she had some secrets she didn't want outsiders to know, with Eidor around, it was absolutely impossible for Sophia to know anything she didn't want her to know.
So, if not for this matter, she would have certainly agreed by now. But considering this, should she refuse? After all, the source of the Danger Perception was likely the Demon Lord, and Sophia could communicate remotely with the Demon Lord, making her equivalent to a planted spy.
But if it was a prophecy, it was very likely predicted that she knew about this. So, perhaps in the prophecy, she might have provoked the Demon Lord and invited disaster upon herself precisely because she refused Sophia.
Tsukasa was now very conflicted.
However, she knew she had to make a decision.
After considering many things.
She decided—
—"Fine."
She agreed to let Sophia stay.
Because if the key point really was Sophia, she thought about it carefully and felt it was safer to keep Sophia under her own eyes.
At least if Sophia planned to contact the Demon Lord to attack this place, she would know immediately.
This villa was her magic domain; nothing here could be hidden from her sight.
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