What to do, what to do?! Host, hurry up and wake up if you've slept enough!
Damn it, no, this space is getting darker and darker, not good, not good!
Paimon anxiously paced back and forth in the space, wanting to do something to help her host, but she couldn't do anything right now.
Damn it!
Paimon gritted her teeth, her mind racing, and finally set her sights on the potions beside her.
Ahhh! Whatever, it's better than nothing!
As soon as the idea struck, Paimon picked up the potion from the ground and drank it down in one gulp. She quickly closed her eyes, feeling the changes within herself.
Oh… ohh~ It's working?! I feel like I'm on fire!!
Paimon was overjoyed, and immediately concentrated, wanting to break through the blockade of that energy in one go.
"Roar—!"
Just as Ei approached Ying, raising her long sword and about to strike downwards, a roar suddenly echoed from mid-air. Then, an extremely dazzling light appeared within Ei's vision, forcing her to instinctively shield her eyes with her hand, exclaiming in surprise.
"What is this?!"
As the light gradually dispersed, Ei lowered her arm and looked again in the direction where the light had suddenly appeared. Her eyes widened slightly, and her mouth slowly parted.
She saw a figure floating in mid-air, looking at her confidently and saying arrogantly,
"Heh heh… Come on, let this system take you on!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Paimon's figure disappeared. In an instant, she appeared before Ei, raised her fist, and punched Ei's forehead heavily.
[Bang!]
After a loud bang, Ei stood motionless, looking at the little creature in front of her, who seemed petrified, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.
"Hiss—?!"
Finally reacting, Paimon clutched the fist she had just attacked with and fell from mid-air to the ground, rolling and wailing in pain.
"Bad, bad, bad! Hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts!!!!"
Ei:………………
After a moment of silence, Ei bent down, grabbed Paimon by the scruff of her neck, and brought her close, observing her with interest.
"Ah! It hurts! I'm not a cat! Let me go! Believe it or not, I'll beat you into a pig's head after I transform!"
Paimon, lifted by her scruff, her feet dangling, struggling in vain, waved her little arms and said indignantly.
Ei glanced at her, not taking her threat to heart, and extended her other hand, flicking her smooth, soft forehead.
"Boink!"
"Ah!!!"
Paimon cried out in pain, clutching her forehead, glaring at her angrily, and shouting, "Don't hit my face!!"
Ei raised an eyebrow and said,
"First of all, I flicked your forehead, and even if the forehead is part of the face, you attacked first, didn't you?"
"I…"
Paimon was immediately speechless, unable to retort.
Seeing this, a slight smile curved Ei's lips. She continued to ask,
"What is it? Weren't you going to transform and beat me into a pig's head?"
Seeing that this woman had even reminded her specifically, Paimon's pent-up anger flared up a bit more.
"I don't need you to remind me!"
Paimon glared fiercely at her, then closed her eyes and concentrated.
"Haa… Transform!!!"
……………………
After a roar, the transformation Paimon had imagined did not occur.
"Huh?"
Paimon was confused and quickly tried again.
"Transform!"
"Transform, transform!!"
"Transform, transform, transform!!!"
"Transform, transform, transform, transform, transform, transform, transform, transform, transform!!!!"
Ei stared blankly at the mascot in front of her.
Did she just flick her into stupidity?
It shouldn't be that bad…
Just as Ei was thinking, Paimon suddenly opened her eyes and muttered in realization,
"So that's how it is, it must be because there wasn't enough medicine!"
Seeing this, Ei narrowed her eyes, observed for a moment, and subconsciously nodded, thinking to herself.
It seems she's telling the truth.
However…
No matter what, she shouldn't be telling this kind of information to her enemy…
Truly worthy of being her mascot, she's so similar.
As Ei was contemplating, Paimon's submissive voice reached her ears.
"Ahem… Well, let's talk. Can you please put me down first…"
Hearing the voice in her ear, Ei snapped back to attention and chuckled lightly.
"You want me to let you go?"
Paimon nodded vigorously.
"Mhm, mhm, mhm!!"
"Yes, but with one condition."
Saying that, Ei released her grip, causing the surprised Paimon to fall to the ground.
"Ouch!"
After all, she couldn't defeat the other party. Paimon, though resentful, endured the pain and flew into the air, blocking Ei's view of Ying, and replied,
"Tell me, what is the condition."
Ei parted her red lips and said indifferently.
"Only one of you two can live."
"Huh?"
Paimon froze in mid-air, disbelieving her ears.
"What… what did you just say?"
Ei ignored her words and continued to speak to herself.
"Since she has already fainted, the choice will be yours."
Saying that, Ei looked at Paimon and added in a helpless tone.
"Considering the surprise she gave me just now, I can give you an extra benefit."
"If you choose yourself, I will grant her dying wish and personally abolish the Vision Hunt Decree."
"If you choose her, then she will still have to strive on her own until she defeats me."
"Of course, if you don't choose, I will eliminate both of you."
After speaking, Ei no longer looked at her and sat down, closing her eyes to rest.
Paimon stared blankly at Ei. After a long while, she lowered her head and looked at Ying, who was still lying motionless on the ground. Her gaze held no hesitation or struggle, only a slow reluctance.
Although she enjoyed bickering with this silly host, she never expected to say goodbye so soon.
Thinking this, Paimon landed on the ground, walked to Ying, and gently stroked her head, scolding her.
"I had a plan, and yet you insisted on coming here alone to die. In the end, you still needed your system to save you. Host, are you an idiot?"
"Hmph… If it weren't for the fact that the host is lying on the ground right now, this system would have already run away.
"I don't like speaking in riddles, so let me tell you in advance, if you wake up and find I'm gone, you must be sad for this system! And you must remember to burn some food for this system every year! Otherwise, I'll be sad!!! I'll haunt you even in the afterlife!!!!"
"Ah… of course, that's assuming I can become a ghost, since this system's body structure seems a bit different from yours~"