“Hey, what day is it for us here now? Don’t you feel bored staying here? Going out to eat some desserts or going shopping or something…”
“One day, fifteen hours, fifty-two minutes and twenty-five seconds. With Hailey beside me, I won’t feel bored at all.”
Hailey originally planned to use some things Idledra liked to tempt her into leaving the house.
Of course, the main point was to “incidentally” get herself out of the house as well. However, she underestimated the ranking inside the other party’s heart.
Sweet desserts and novel shopping could only rank third.
They were far less important than killing the disgusting Pope Issar and destroying those useless nobles who looked down on her.
Of course, the first place had already, without anyone noticing, turned into liking Hailey, having Hailey, accompanying Hailey, possessing Hailey, and enjoying Hailey.
“So as long as Hailey is by my side, I won’t want to go out. I would rather have Hailey accompany me like this.”
As she said that, Idledra suddenly looked at the invitation letter that had been casually placed on the cabinet.
The imperial family’s splendid invitation letter would be something ordinary nobles might even enshrine with reverence.
But for Idledra, if she could secretly tear this invitation apart and then secretly persuade Hailey to postpone the matter…
If she kept dragging it on like this, would Hailey be able to stay with her all the time?
“Why does your expression make me feel like there’s a conspiracy? Are you planning to do something again…”
Idledra subconsciously showed a mischievous smile, making Hailey suspiciously lean closer to her face, as if she wanted to dig out every bad idea in her head. But obviously, she failed.
No matter when, as long as Idledra saw Hailey, she would show a gentle and slightly playful smile.
Because of the influence of their shared sensations, Hailey would also inexplicably feel excited.
She seriously suspected that this woman had cast a spell on her, otherwise why every time she tried to see through her behavior, it would feel like she had fallen into a fog, and her mind would be filled with pink bubbles.
“Good, just keep pressing her like this. Use my presence to suppress her, then make her willingly let me go out…”
“Why is it that whenever she smiles, I can’t refute her at all?!”
“What do you think I want to do? Hailey, do you want to guess? Look into my heart, take a good look.”
“Alright, I know you have nothing in there! Let go of me, I can’t breathe—”
Idledra suddenly hugged Hailey.
Her soft body pressed against her face, and the only way Hailey could resist was to stare at Idledra’s belly button that was exposed because her shirt had shrunk.
Because of eating desserts, or perhaps because her nutritious lunch had finally worked, Idledra’s once weak and sickly body had started to gain some soft flesh, especially around her stomach.
“Heh, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—don’t bully the poor doll! Idledra, this time you’ve fallen into my trap.”
“Hailey, this time you can’t escape—”
Idledra looked at Hailey with the posture of a victor. Suddenly she felt a cool touch on her lower abdomen, followed immediately by a ticklish sensation.
Being tickled in a sensitive spot, she couldn’t help but laugh until tears came out.
“I knew it. Since I’m so ticklish, as the original body she must also have some especially sensitive place. Before, it was only because she was too thin and fragile. Now I’ve caught you.”
“Thinking about it, when I was created, I always felt that although I was almost an exact replica of Idledra, there was still some difference between us, but I could never find where that strange feeling came from.”
Now it seems that from the very beginning she had been weakened by the church’s hypocrites—both their open and hidden exclusion, and their so-called “respect and devotion.”
“As for me, I was made from the best magic materials, naturally healthy and strong.”
“Hailey, if you keep teasing me like this—take this!”
Tickled by Hailey until she almost cried, Idledra finally caught the moment when Hailey relaxed.
With tears in her eyes but unwilling to admit defeat, she reached toward Hailey’s waist and moved her fingers mischievously.
Hailey, who had been proud of herself, relaxed her guard for a moment. Idledra immediately seized the chance.
Now Hailey herself fell into a disadvantage. But she still held back her laughter and refused to let go.
“Even in this stalemate, I will never retreat! I must make you surrender once.”
Before Hailey could finish her bold declaration, Idledra suddenly bit her ear lightly.
The tingling sensation instantly made her body go limp.
“Now, Hailey, do you still think you can win against me? Ah…”
As she spoke, Idledra gently held the tip of Hailey’s ear between her lips. The warm touch made her ear feel wet and hot.
“Le-let go of me… No, release your mouth, idiot! These aren’t cat ears!”
In the end, this “evenly matched” battle ended with Hailey’s regretful defeat—something she probably would never forget in her life.
Now Hailey, who had been teased until her face turned red and could only lie weakly in Idledra’s arms, became the new trophy.
Idledra held her and walked toward the sofa, planning to enjoy the reward of her victory.
But an untimely knock on the door suddenly sounded.
“Tch. Why are there always people without any sense of timing who show up when I’m happiest, forcing me to go out and beat them up?”
Idledra gently covered Hailey’s ears and was about to ignore the urgent knocking outside.
But Hailey still forced her to go downstairs and open the door.
Helpless, when the church guard outside the door was anxiously preparing to knock again, what greeted him was an angry face full of resentment.
Seeing someone she already wanted to beat up, and realizing it was the group of church people she hated the most, Idledra clenched her fists.
“S-Saintess… This is a letter the Pope ordered me to deliver to you. It must… must be handed to you personally…”
“Get lost.”
The letter slowly floated into Idledra’s hand. Then the door slammed shut, leaving the church soldier standing there in confusion.
Only when the cold wind outside became unbearable did he finally run back toward the church in relief.
This Saintess was far more terrifying than the rumors.
Before coming to the Imperial Capital, he had heard that Saintess Idledra was gentle and kind, like a little sun in the sky.
“So, someone from the church came with a letter, right? It seems your mood isn’t very good.”
A person’s expression can largely reflect what they have just experienced.
From Idledra’s look of disgust, it was most likely something related to the church.
“Yes. The church probably already knows about the imperial family inviting us. They came to make some… reminders.”
Idledra held the letter, then squeezed it with both hands until it was crushed into pieces, leaving only a trace of black smoke.