Evening.
After bathing, Tsukasa sat on the sofa in her pajamas, gazing at that silver-white cocoon lost in thought. How should this thing be handled? This wasn't the first time for Wakaba-san. The Demon King who once cared for her must have experience. Maybe she should just have the Vampire take this thing back to the Demon Race... No! Better not. After all, Wakaba-san hadn't given such instructions at the time. Wakaba-san's choice then was equivalent to saving her life; she should repay the kindness.
"Wait until Sophia finishes bathing, then ask her about it. Surely this thing can't just be placed somewhere casually, right?"
Tsukasa thought anxiously.
At this moment.
Sophia was in the villa's large bathhouse. Unlike Tsukasa, whose bathing was mostly just for cleanliness, Sophia, who in her previous life was a genuine Japanese, couldn't resist soaking for a while after bathing upon seeing such a large bathhouse.
So Tsukasa waited for nearly an hour, almost suspecting Sophia had drowned in the bathhouse. Who bathes for so long? Nearly two hours, her skin must be all pruned.
"Ah~"
Sophia, wearing revealing pajamas, stretched lazily as she emerged from the changing room and called out to the shadow nearby, "Could you bring me a bottle of frozen yogurt?"
In the hall, Tsukasa watched her completely treating this place like her own home, unsure how to comment. If Wakaba-san hadn't told her about Sophia's previous life identity, she would never have connected this Vampire before her with that solitary, gloomy person, because the image gap was just too large.
A Maid emerged from the shadow space, a tray in hand with a bottle of frozen yogurt on it. Although this world had no refrigerators, using magic could create a very convenient cold storage room.
"Aha~ That's refreshing~"
Sophia gulped down the entire bottle of yogurt.
Just like an old man... Tsukasa
silently evaluated in her heart.
Although Sophia was a beautiful girl, in Tsukasa's eyes, she held little charm. Even the charm of the Evil God D couldn't affect Tsukasa before, enough to show this guy's composure was more terrifying than a monk's.
But since she had already reincarnated as a girl, the joys of being a man were gone. Wasn't it normal to have this kind of reaction? Although her sexual orientation hadn't changed, she had lost her libido.
After all, it was baseless.
So naturally, she wouldn't be affected by women.
Even if that woman were a Goddess.
This should be a good thing for her, because she was now a girl. If she were still affected by libido, that would seem quite problematic, as it was unclear which direction the arrow would point.
From a biological perspective, she should produce hormones for handsome boys. But from a higher level—spirit and soul, beyond modern science—she had been a man before, and that wouldn't change because of her current gender.
After all, this was a different world with magic. As the soul strengthened, the body also evolved to a higher level. At this point, physical influences weren't significant anymore; she could control her body's various senses, and her spirit wouldn't be affected.
So perhaps the more she progressed, the fainter such feelings would become? Although she never had much feeling for such things to begin with.
She still remembered when she was a man.
She used to really enjoy reading Doujinshi.
Tsukasa interrupted these messy thoughts. She looked at Sophia's revealing pajamas, thin as transparent gauze, showing everything that should and shouldn't be shown, and the person herself seemed unaware.
It was seeing these things that made her have a bee in one's bonnet. If she were still a man, she'd surely be excited now. But precisely because she thought about how she would have reacted in the past, yet now was overly indifferent, she ended up pondering so many useless things.
Sophia cautiously asked, "You staring at me like this makes me feel a bit scared..."
That gaze was so indifferent it seemed inhuman.
Making Sophia feel like in those eyes, she was just a cold object.
"Where did you get those pajamas?"
"...I had no choice. I didn't bring any pajamas. When I was in the dorm, I slept naked. These pajamas are from the inn." Sophia blushed, covering her chest.
Tsukasa remained expressionless.
What are you pretending for?
You, this old Tsukasa, never acted Pure Love when picking up guys at school.
"Don't stare like that."
"Heh."
Tsukasa completely disregarded such petty tricks. After all, this Vampire wasn't even as good-looking as herself. Although she had rare white hair, when it came to white-haired beauties, the one lying in that cocoon over there was the real deal.
Sophia had thought her charm skill would at least make her waver a bit, but instead, she was met with a scornful laugh.
"W-What are you laughing at?! You're just taller than me and have bigger breasts!"
"I have something to discuss with you."
Tsukasa changed the subject.
Because this matter wasn't worth discussing.
Facts were facts. That she was better-looking than Sophia was undeniable. Sophia only got some points for her white hair and red eyes, but it still wasn't enough.
"You mentioned before that Wakaba isn't like this for the first time. So how did you handle her in this state back then?"
Sophia looked at the snow-white cocoon, thought for a while, then said somewhat uneasily, "Um, back then, she actually returned to normal not long after, just temporarily lost her power. I've never seen a situation like this now."
"..." Tsukasa fell silent.
I really shouldn't have expected anything from you.
That's exactly what her eyes conveyed, leaving Sophia momentarily unable to retort.
"Anyway, she'll be fine. Her condition is safe. You know her original form is a spider, right? Maybe she's evolving in this state?"
"Then why did you phrase it as a question?"
"Uh."
Sophia panicked a bit.
She had indeed overlooked the possibility that her master might be in danger, simply assuming her master could turn danger into safety like last time. But this time was clearly abnormal. Last time, her master woke up quickly, so why this time...
"How about we take her back to find the Demon King and see what's going on? That lord is very knowledgeable and might know what this is all about," Sophia suggested.
"No."
Tsukasa refused decisively.
"Before she became like this, she asked me to protect her cocoon. She didn't say I should send her back to the Demon Race. I don't know much about your Demon Race either, so I won't hand her over to you before she wakes up."
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