"Well then, can you untie me now?"
Fíliya revealed a pair of innocent, puppy-dog eyes.
"No."
Solitär refused with absolute decisiveness, staring at Fíliya with a scrutinizing gaze.
"? But if you keep me tied up like this, I won't be able to take out my gift," Fíliya said with a smile.
Upon hearing the word 'gift', Solitär raised an eyebrow, seemingly moved. She waved her hand, undoing the restraints on Fíliya's body.
"This is..."
The moment Solitär saw the ring, her eyes went wide. She watched as Fíliya went straight down on one knee in front of her, allowing her to lift her hand.
"? As expected of an expert on humans, you indeed know the meaning of this pattern."
Seeing Solitär's reaction, the smile on Fíliya's face grew even more brilliant.
"..."
Solitär seemed to have something to say, but felt that whatever she said would be inappropriate. In the end, she could only remain silent and slowly extended one of her fingers.
Fíliya, acting very naturally, slowly slid the ring engraved with the [Mirror Lotus] design onto Solitär's finger.
"Lady Aura, what are Lady Fíliya and Lady Solitär doing?"
Linie, who had silently watched the entire process from the side, was the first to voice the question in her heart to Aura.
"Who knows... Perhaps it's some kind of ritual only humans understand?"
Aura pinched her chin with her hand, revealing a deep, contemplative expression.
"...So, how long can you stay this time?"
Solitär was obviously very happy, but she suppressed her joy deep in her heart, simultaneously and swiftly hiding the hand wearing the ring behind her back.
"? Is your tone so resentful? Do you miss me that much?"
Fíliya returned to that slightly cheeky, punchable expression.
"Yes, I just miss you very much."
Solitär's tone held not a shred of hesitation.
"So direct..."
Fíliya was stunned for a moment, then scratched her face awkwardly before finally letting out a dry cough.
"Then I will also make a promise to you. From now on, there will be no resistance capable of separating us... Come, this is my second gift. Feel it well."
As Fíliya spoke, she took a small step forward and slowly placed her hand on Solitär's shoulder.
"Hmm?"
Solitär felt a gentle mana gradually being transferred over to her. Although she was very curious about what exactly Fíliya was doing, she cooperated very well at this moment, feeling the changes within her body.
What Fíliya was doing was very simple. She used the [Transfer Magic], which she had already mastered, to directly transfer a spell to Solitär.
"This is!"
Solitär revealed a shocked expression, then immediately verified the effect of this magic.
She raised a hand to touch her forehead; her slender, bamboo-shoot-like horns had completely disappeared.
"Wow, looks like the effect is quite obvious," Fíliya said.
"Mmh... the physical traits are indeed hidden, but I feel the effect of this magic isn't limited to just this?"
Solitär looked pleasantly surprised.
"Of course. However, it is difficult to confirm the remaining effects by yourself. Come, Linie, you help take a look."
As Fíliya spoke, she waved directly at Linie.
Linie also trotted over very obediently from several meters away.
She first circled Solitär several times to observe, then reached out to touch her, and finally used her nose to gently sniff various places on Solitär's body.
"Lady Solitär, you smell like a human."
"!?"
Only then did Solitär understand the formidable nature of this magic.
If one were to speak of the differences between Demons and humans, aside from the obvious biological features on their heads, the greater difference was probably the rather ambiguous feelings of [Scent], [Temperament], and [Aura].
Of course, this did not mean that Demons had a stink that was distinctly different from humans—under Fíliya's attentive education, Miss Solitär had long since developed the habit of bathing regularly, making her a completely different person from the one who once reeked of corpse stench.
But even without the stink, a flavor [Uniquely belonging to the Demon Race] would still linger on a Demon's body.
This flavor was not irritating in the slightest, but Demons themselves could capture it.
Similarly, top experts among humans, such as Frieren or even a host of First-Class Mages, could also capture this feeling.
If one were to cover the heads of a human and a Demon with black cloth so their faces were completely invisible, and provided neither target emitted any magic fluctuations, a powerful mage could still rapidly judge which one was the Demon.
"To think such a thing is possible."
Aura also approached slowly with a face full of disbelief, twitching her nose as she sniffed back and forth on Solitär's body... and then, she was punched in the stomach by Solitär.
"Ouch!"
Aura fell directly to her knees in pain, then began to roll around.
"For what reason! Solitär, why did you only hit me! Clearly, Linie sniffed too!"
Miss Aura complained loudly, but Solitär had absolutely no intention of explaining her behavior.
"Tch... Fíliya... Look at her!"
Seeing Solitär give no reaction, Aura wriggled on the ground, crawled towards Fíliya, and directly reached out to hug Fíliya's calf.
"Mmh, mmh, Aura is so pitiful. Come, I'll rub it for you."
With a trace of a smile on her face, Fíliya slowly crouched down and used her hand to rub the soft flesh on Aura's stomach. She was truly gratified that Aura had finally shaken off that reflex-like mindset of fear towards her. The current Miss Aura, hugging her and tattling like a puppy, actually had a unique kind of cuteness.
"Al... Alright, that's enough... Don't rub anymore..."
At this moment, Miss Aura seemed to suddenly react, scrambling up from the ground with a face completely flushed red.
What the hell... didn't I just become a pet acting spoiled towards its master? Linie hasn't even done such an undignified thing! Aura, you are a Great Demon famous throughout the world; how could you do such a shameful thing!
Aura held her head with both hands, issuing a series of interrogations to herself in her heart.
"Cough... The effect of this magic is too exaggerated, isn't it? Hmm... Actually, back when the Demon King was still around, someone proposed a tactic: use this to first hide mana, then mask Demon traits and scent, thoroughly disguising Demons as humans, and then infiltrate human cities to launch surprise attacks from the inside..."
Seemingly to divert everyone's attention, Miss Aura began to analyze with a serious tone. This display caused Fíliya and Solitär to exchange a subconscious glance, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
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