After some time, Lumina and Herta were sitting upright on the sofa, their postures elegant and composed, just like young misses from a noble family.
The premise was to ignore the blush on their faces...
Having fallen into this state, neither of them spoke. Although their gazes were fixed forward, their pupils had no focus.
Obviously, they were both lost in their own worlds at this moment, unsure of what they were thinking.
A long silence fell over the scene.
"Ahem." This silence finally came to an end with a cough from Lumina.
Lumina recovered much faster than Herta and soon returned to normal.
After all, it was just a facial cleanser, and it was even separated by clothes... Although it did indeed pose a slight threat to Lumina's defense, as long as she maintained a little control, she could eliminate the threat.
After eliminating the threat, Lumina's gaze fell back on Herta. Recalling the sensation on her face just now, Lumina's normally fair and delicate face was immediately covered with a few faint blushes again.
Quickly shaking this thought out of her head, Lumina gave Herta a thumbs up after returning to normal again, a smile curling on her lips:
"Little Herta, so fragrant and soft, it's wonderful."
Setting aside her shyness, that feeling was indeed fantastic.
If it could be used as a pillow... it would probably be ten thousand times more comfortable than Herta's lap pillow?
Lumina couldn't help imagining in her mind.
Comparing the lap pillow with a chest... um, pillow.
Before long, in just an instant, Lumina reached a conclusion.
There was absolutely no comparison between the two.
The chest... pillow completely outclassed the lap pillow in every aspect...
"Umm..." As Lumina was making the comparison in her mind, the blush on Herta's face, which had been gradually fading after hearing Lumina's words, resurfaced.
That feeling just now... that extreme numbness, was only second to the thing she and Lumina did back then in the Little Forest...
But, Herta didn't dislike it.
In fact, in fact... she even somewhat liked it.
If, if only it could be a little deeper.
Herta kept her eyes closed, thinking this in her heart.
Then she abruptly snapped her eyes open, a glimmer of determination mixed with a hint of hesitation continuously flickering in her gaze.
"Huu..."
Herta first lowered her head and tilted it to the side in thought, then took a deep breath.
She looked at Lumina, her small lips opening and closing as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
The blush on her face gradually deepened, turning crimson.
"Huu..."
Taking another deep breath, the determination in her eyes completely overcame the slight hesitation.
Herta looked Lumina straight in the eyes with a serious expression, reached out one hand to pinch the collar in front of her chest, and said, "Lu... Lumina, do you... do you want to touch?"
"Since it's fragrant and soft, then... then do you want to go... one step further?"
Herta stammered out these words, her fingers still pulling the collar outwards, opening a path to her chest for Lumina's hand...
"..." Hearing these words and seeing Herta's gesture, Lumina was instantly stunned.
Is she... is she trying to seduce me?
Lumina silently muttered in her heart.
"..." Lumina's gaze was intense, but her prolonged silence caused Herta to avert her eyes, the blush on her face returning to its peak, as if it were about to drip blood.
"Gulp..."
Herta's shy, hesitant posture instantly broke Lumina's defenses.
Since she... she was trying to seduce her.
Then... then Lumina wouldn't be polite.
"Then I... won't hold back."
Swallowing hard, Lumina reached out her small hand, slowly moving toward the path Herta had opened for her.
The sensation from the Little Forest last time still lingered on Lumina's palm... making her reminisce about it from time to time.
Now, about to feel that sensation once again, it would be a lie for Lumina to say she wasn't looking forward to it.
Not only was there anticipation, but also nervousness and excitement...
After spending so much time with Herta, Lumina had also picked up many of Herta's "wicked" traits...
To dare pass some "wicked" traits to her... That hateful Little Herta must receive a righteous punishment!
Lumina thought righteously in her mind, finding an excuse to harshly "teach Herta a lesson"...
While Lumina searched for excuses to convince herself, the movement of her hand didn't stop in the slightest.
At a steady speed, she gradually moved toward the path Herta had opened for her.
As long as she reached this path, and passed through this path, Lumina could once again feel it, feel that wonderful sensation from the Little Forest back then...
"Sister Lumina."
But just then, the sound of two pairs of gentle footsteps approached.
Immediately following was Castorice's highly recognizable voice.
"!"
Hearing this voice, both Lumina and Herta were startled.
Herta hastily pressed her pulled-open collar back into place, and Lumina also quickly withdrew her outstretched hand.
Both parties hurriedly adjusted their clothes and emotions, sitting upright on the sofa as if nothing had happened.
But...
"Eh?" Castorice and Hyacine, who arrived fully dressed, let out a confused exclamation as they looked at Lumina and Herta sitting upright on the sofa.
"Sister Lumina (Lumie), Sister Herta (Hertie), what's wrong?"
"Did something happen?"
Castorice and Hyacine spoke these words in unison.
Although Lumina and Herta were sitting upright on the sofa, their completely flushed faces caused Castorice and Hyacine to feel extremely confused.
What had happened between them during that time just now?
Their faces were completely red... Was it too hot in the room?
But it wasn't hot at all.
Castorice and Hyacine muttered in their minds, feeling extremely puzzled by the two who had fallen into a blushing state.
"Ah?" Hearing these words from Castorice and Hyacine, a feeling named "guilt" inexplicably arose in Lumina's heart.
It was like that feeling of being caught in the act of an affair by the original partners...
Um, no.
What the hell am I feeling guilty for?
Castorice and Hyacine aren't my wives, and I didn't even do anything to Herta.
This feeling of guilt appeared out of nowhere.
After realizing this, Lumina shook her head, and the blush on her face vanished in an instant.
Lumina smiled softly at Castorice and Hyacine with a calm expression. "It's nothing. Herta and I were just playing a game to see who would blush first."
"Do you want to play?"
Not only was Lumina completely unfazed, but she also extended an invitation to Castorice and Hyacine.
She invited them to join the game she and Herta had been playing.
"Um... forget it, forget it."
Hearing Lumina's words and seeing Herta's still-blushed face, Castorice and Hyacine refused without a second thought.
This didn't sound like a "fun" game at all... Castorice and Hyacine didn't want to go looking for trouble.
"Heh..."
Having perfectly resolved the situation, Lumina chuckled softly and began to observe Castorice and Hyacine's outfits.
Castorice wore a white long dress, with a purple beret decorated with flowers on her head, paired with a black collar featuring a bow element. It was full of cuteness, yet also carried a hint of elegance and literary charm.
Her fair throat and delicate collarbone were exposed, stirring the desire to get close to her, to win her, and to be intimate with her.
Hyacine, on the other hand, wore a patterned white top paired with a short skirt that was primarily red, with gold, blue, and white as accent colors. This was paired with white stockings and exquisite little shoes, creating an aura of playful cuteness.
Seeing the two of them like this, Lumina's small eyes instantly lit up.
Although Lumina preferred what they had worn yesterday, she also really liked their current outfits.
So cute!
Lumina's throat bobbed slightly, and the strange emotion she had originally suppressed resurfaced in her heart.
She really wanted to "eat" them both...
A surge of desire welled up in Lumina's heart.
The moment this desire appeared, Lumina didn't think or hesitate. She stood up directly from the sofa.
Step by step, she approached Castorice and Hyacine.
"Um..."
Feeling Lumina's approach, Castorice and Hyacine glanced at each other, both sensing a... dangerous aura.
Generally speaking, one should leave immediately when faced with such a dangerous aura.
But since the owner of this dangerous aura was Lumina, the two simply dismissed it as their own illusion.
Sister Lumina (Lumie) is so gentle, how could she possibly harm us?
This was what Castorice and Hyacine were thinking in their hearts.
Therefore, when faced with Lumina, who was approaching them step by step with a dangerous aura, although a little timidity appeared between their brows, neither of them took a single step back.
They just stood there, graceful and slender, waiting for Lumina to approach.
"Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough!"
Just as Lumina was about to arrive in front of Castorice and Hyacine and pull them both into her arms at the same time, a violent coughing sound suddenly rang out.
"Hertie! Are you okay?"
Hearing this violent coughing sound, except for Lumina whose expression did not change in the slightest, Castorice and Hyacine both focused their attention on Herta.
Hyacine even took a step forward, bypassed Lumina, ran to Herta's side, gently patted Herta's back with her palm, and looked at her with a face full of worry.
And Castorice also arrived by Herta's side in the next second, looking at her with a face full of worry.
Lumina: ...
"Forget it, forget it."
Looking at the empty space in front of her, Lumina was a little unhappy for a while, but she quickly put it away.
Turning around to look at Herta, Lumina simply observed her current state.
Her face was pale and bloodless, and she kept coughing with her hand covering her lips.
If one didn't know any better, they would think Herta was suffering from a serious illness.
Was Herta sick? That was definitely not the case.
Lumina could tell just by looking at Herta's internal physical condition.
It was simply too good, with no signs of illness at all.
Then the significance of her performing this behavior deserved deep thought.
Hmm... deserved my ass.
She was simply jealous, what was there for Lumina to think deeply about?
Lumina silently complained in her heart.
Saying that, this fellow's acting skills were actually quite good.
Coming in front of Herta and looking at her pale, bloodless face, Lumina sighed silently in her heart.
Such good acting skills were actually used to feign illness.
Madam Herta, oh Madam Herta, how did you fall to such a state?
Lumina gave her a meaningful look.
"..."
Herta noticed Lumina's look and understood what she wanted to express.
But she was not affected in any way and continued to cough one after another with her pale face.
"Lumie, look at Hertie's physical condition." After conducting a physical examination on Herta and not finding anything, Hyacine turned her gaze to Lumina.
Hyacine had no doubts about her own examination results.
After all, Hertie was an Outworlder. Her physical symptoms might be from Beyond the Sky, so it was normal that a minor Physician like herself couldn't detect them.
Since she couldn't diagnose it, she could only let Lumie perform the examination.
With Lumie here, Hertie would surely be fine.
"Alright, let me handle the examination then." Hearing this, Lumina nodded, revealing a stunningly beautiful smile.
"..." Seeing this stunningly beautiful smile on Lumina's face, Herta suddenly had an ominous feeling.
Color gradually returned to her pale face.
The sound and signs of coughing completely vanished.
"Wait, I..."
Crack...
With a crisp crack, a ring formed from green light was placed around Herta's throat.
The ring was attached to a long rope held by Lumina.
"Uh..." Seeing the ring, Castorice and Hyacine glanced at each other, both seeing the confusion in their eyes.
"Is this... the treatment method?"
Hyacine asked, her voice filled with doubt.
Hyacine had never even imagined such a treatment method.
The ring itself was perfectly fine, a relatively common tool in medical treatments.
But...
Why was the ring attached to a string? And why was Lumie holding that string in her hand?
With just this one addition, the ring had transformed from a common medical device into...
A collar?
Yes, a collar, the kind used when walking a dog to keep it from running wild.
"Of course, this is a common treatment method in the Cosmos." Hearing Hyacine's confused question, Lumina admitted it openly.
A common "treatment method" to stop dogs from biting people.
Just secure it with a collar.
"Mm-hmm, my Medical Arts are indeed too limited after all." Since Lumina said so, Hyacine naturally had no objections.
Castorice felt the same way.
Herta, however, had a lot of objections.
"Lumina, you..."
"Alright, alright, this is just the first step of the treatment."
Feeling herself being led around like a little puppy by Lumina, Herta was about to scold her.
But before she could speak, Lumina interrupted her.
"Next is the second step: going outside to bask in the Sun!"
Lumina gave a soft huff and yanked the rope in her hand. Herta's head was instantly pulled over by the collar, just like a little puppy.
Herta: ...
Lumina, I'm going to kill you!!!
At this moment, the rage in Herta's heart was enough to swallow the Galaxy...