The white winter sun hung in the clear, azure sky.
The pink pixie, as resplendent as a fluttering flower, stared blankly at Ye Feng.
That line of reasoning…
"Makes sense."
Elysia nodded.
All this time, Elysia's perception of Ye Feng was that he was the ultimate embodiment of desire, possessing only a single "facet" of humanity.
However, it now seemed that this understanding was indeed isolated, one-sided, and static.
Just as he had said, humans were complex "contradictions." Perhaps Mister Ye Feng also possessed a side that yearned for beauty. What Elysia meant was, perhaps there existed a "pure land" within Ye Feng's heart.
The pure, flawless pixie's eyes lit up.
If she could find "that pure land," if only she could reach it…
—That was just how Elysia was.
It wasn't that the world she was in was beautiful, but that she could always find the beauty in the world.
Therefore, the world in her eyes was always splendid and colorful, and she, in turn, would become the most brilliant star in the eyes of others.
"Huh?"
Kitty-Kiana was dumbfounded.
Makes sense?
Kitty-Kiana's azure pupils stared blankly at Elysia. This girl didn't seem very bright.
Was she so easily bamboozled by the scoundrel Ye Feng that she couldn't find her bearings?
He could probably trick her into bed eleven times in a single night.
I'm the smart one here. I won't fall for that scoundrel's tricks.
The second-in-command of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers? The legendary Herrscher of Origin who "pried open" the Cocoon of Finality by herself? Nothing special.
Whatever. When I get the chance, I should probably give her a little warning not to be fooled by that scoundrel Ye Feng.
Kiana had always been a kind and good girl.
Even though she thought this pink-haired girl was a bit of a ditz, she still had to save her.
"Elysia, you've met Mei, right? What was your first impression of her?"
"Mei? She's a very, very cute girl. And the Herrscher of Thunder of this civilization. If I get the chance, I'd really like to get to know her well."
Hmm?
The kitty looked up, her clear azure pupils reflecting Elysia's smiling face.
They were perfectly normal words, but for some reason, Kiana felt they took on a different meaning coming from her mouth.
Mei's first love, Mei's first kiss, Mei's first night… all had been stolen by that scoundrel Ye Feng.
Kiana could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything. She herself had even been dragged into it long ago, becoming a part of his sexual games.
But the one thing Ye Feng couldn't take was her place as Mei's best female friend.
And yet, now, something felt wrong.
This feeling of unease…
Yes, she remembered!
Kiana had also seen the events of the Elysian Realm. The relationship between Mei and Elysia there had made her jealous.
Even the current Kiana didn't seem to have reached the level of closeness they had in the Realm!
This woman… this woman—she was practically a succubus!
Kiana smelled danger and began to stir restlessly.
Ye Feng, however, was smiling brightly. He held Kitty-Kiana and said, "So Elysia admires Mei that much. I'll introduce you two later, then."
Elysia clapped her hands together in pleasant surprise. "Eh? Really? I do have a lot I'd like to say to Mei."
"Of course. It's time Mei learned to be with people other than Kiana."
"…People other than Kiana?"
The pixie tilted her head, not yet grasping the true meaning of his words.
"Mhm. If it's Elysia, I'm sure you and Mei will get along wonderfully."
"~~Meow! Meow meow meow!!"
Kitty-Kiana, in his arms, began to struggle furiously.
Kiana had the feeling of being NTR'd right to her face.
You scoundrel, you can't! You can't introduce them to each other!
"My, Mister Ye Feng, this little kitty…"
Elysia looked into Kiana's sky-blue eyes.
Stare~~
She smiled. "Seems to be happy about your decision, too. Look, it's flailing so joyfully. Speaking of which, Pardofelis also has a little cat, named Can."
"Oh, is that so. Pardo, huh. I wonder if she and Kitty-Kiana would get along."
"Kitty-Kiana? Is that this little one's name?"
"Ngh… I guess so," Ye Feng chuckled.
At this moment, Kiana was struggling violently, on the verge of "rebellion" to prevent Mei and Elysia from meeting.
But she was suppressed by Ye Feng with a single hand.
Not only that, because her movements were too human-like, the pet collar was activated. Wave after wave of scarlet light flashed across her lower abdomen, and Kiana's limbs began to spasm…
---o---
Along the way, Elysia noticed something was wrong with Kitty-Kiana.
Why were its two white hind legs pointing straight up into the air? And clamped so tightly together.
Elysia asked with concern, "Mister Ye Feng… Kitty-Kiana's posture is so strange… Is it sick?"
"Oh, it's nothing. She needs to go to the bathroom."
"Eh?"
Elysia froze.
Do kittens get like this when they need to use the restroom?
Elysia had never seen a cat like this before.
Or was this a characteristic of cats in this world?
"Wait here a moment, Elysia. I'll take her to the restroom."
Just as Ye Feng was about to carry Kitty-Kiana to the public toilet, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Elysia.
The pink pixie stood elegantly under the winter sun. She wore a blue and white sailor uniform with a red scarf at her chest, her two beautiful legs in white thigh-highs extending from beneath her pleated skirt.
"Elysia, want to come along?"
"Me too?"
Elysia, in her white thigh-highs and JK uniform, put her hands behind her back and pondered for a moment. "Okay."
She was also a little curious about how the kittens of this world urinated.
And since Mister Ye Feng was carrying the kitty, could it be that he was going to personally help it?
When Kiana heard Ye Feng's words, her mind went blank with a buzz. Her voice trembled.
"No, wait, Ye Feng? Are you really going to do that?"
Ye Feng said in surprise via telepathy, 「Hmm? Why do you look like you're on the verge of dying from shame? It's not your first time, Kitty-Kiana. Haven't you been open and honest with Ji Lin, Master Jingliu, and Mei before?」
"How can that be the same!"
「How is it different?」
"Er…"
Kiana opened her mouth but couldn't find the words.
"It just is!"
「So what? You're just a cat right now. Alright, we're at the restroom. Shhh~~」
Ye Feng began to hum lightly.
Kiana said angrily, "I don't need to go to the bathroom, meow!"
Ever since the summer vacation, Kiana had mastered the ability to "refine."
The power she and Jingliu used, though called by different names, was essentially the same: "Imaginary internal energy."
Refining waste within the body was a sign of having reached a higher level of existence.
Ye Feng was, of course, aware of this, and he hadn't added any "diuretics" this time.
It was just that…
「Are you sure you don't need to?」
Kiana, whose legs were being held, glanced at Elysia, who was peeking over curiously from behind them, and said with shame and indignation, "I! Do! Not! Need! To! Meow~~"