My panties? Is this really the price I have to pay?! Suna instinctively clutched at her skirt. As she suspected, this guy really is a pervert!
“What’s your answer?” Truth asked coldly.
After thinking quickly, if the price to advance to Level Two was really just to take off her panties… Suna took a deep breath.
Even though she’d mentally prepared herself, her voice still trembled:
“Yes… Master…”
It’s just a pair of panties, right? At worst, she could just put on another pair later! Suna immediately headed for the changing room, but just as she turned, Truth blocked her path:
“Did I say you could leave? You can only change right here!”
Suna froze, body stiff as a board.
“You… You didn’t say anything about that before, did you?”
“You didn’t ask, did you? Hurry up, don’t waste my time, or I’ll do it myself!”
“Ugh…”
Why did I forget? You can never get a good deal out of a Demon’s bargain!
Suna’s face turned bright red, and a wave of shame brought tears to the corners of her eyes.
Not daring to meet Truth’s aggressively crimson eyes, Suna turned away, head lowered, letting her long hair cover her flushed cheeks.
She slowly lifted the hem of her long skirt, revealing her pale thighs…
“Hurry up!” Truth shouted, arms crossed over her chest, looking every bit the bully tormenting an innocent girl.
Wahaha, as expected, a Demon’s gotta do what a Demon does!
Suna was clearly startled, her legs pressed together, knees bent, hands slipping under her skirt. Leaning forward, a delicate pair of black lace panties slowly slid down her thighs. On closer look, there even seemed to be a bit of shimmer on them.
Interesting.
After lifting each leg in turn, Suna awkwardly held her panties in one hand, unsure what to do, only to have Truth snatch them away and toss them aside:
“Very good. Obedient little puppies get rewards. Oh, but there’s one more condition.”
“There’s more?!”
“That’s right. This is punishment for not calling me Master earlier. From now until you leave the Mist, you’re not allowed to wear any panties!”
“Ugh… mm…”
No wonder she threw the panties away so decisively; this was her real goal all along! How could she… Suna was really about to cry this time, but she knew the more she cried, the more excited the Demon would get, so she had to hold it in!
Then, Truth lifted her thigh, pressing her knee lightly between Suna’s legs, her tone teasing:
“Oh? Why do I get the feeling you’re enjoying this?”
“I am not! Guh…”
Mouths can lie, but bodies can’t. Truth could tell Suna was nearly at her limit, so she finally let Suna’s body go limp, leaving her kneeling on the floor, head spinning.
“Eh? Suna, what’s wrong? How come you’re crying the moment I blinked?”
The next second, with the Demon possession “lifted,” Truth hurriedly knelt down to wipe away Suna’s tears. She changed expressions so quickly that Suna could barely keep up.
After a long while, Suna finally buried her head into Truth’s somewhat flat chest, sobbing:
“Truth, can you not suddenly call upon the being you serve anymore? Ugh…”
“You mean my Lord? What a coincidence, He just gave me a mission— to bring you into the Mist right now.” With that, Truth pulled Suna to her feet and started heading outside.
“Wait, wait, wait, wait a second!”
Why so sudden?! Suna grabbed the edge of a nearby table with all her strength. There’s no way she could go out without panties on!
“What is it, do you need your Magic Staff?”
Truth looked genuinely puzzled. Suna was about to say something, but then she saw a flash of crimson in Truth’s pink eyes— the Demon was threatening her…
“Yes, my Magic Staff, my Magic Staff…”
Anyway, no one knows she’s not wearing panties, and no one would dare lift her skirt. She just had to walk a few steps.
Suna comforted herself over and over in her mind. In the end, under Truth’s oppressive aura, she stumbled out of the Research Room.
So chilly…
Outside the Academy, the streets bustled with people. Truth strode ahead, smiling, while Suna hunched slightly, hands subconsciously trying to cover her skirt, her face bright red.
“Suna, what’s wrong? You’ve been acting weird ever since we left the Academy,” Truth turned back with a “concerned” look. Heh, she just loved seeing that embarrassed expression.
“N-no, it’s nothing, let’s just keep going.”
For some reason, Suna felt like everyone on the street was staring at her, as if they all knew she wasn’t wearing panties, whispering things in the corners like, “What a shameless young lady,” and “So her pure act was all fake,” and the like.
Just imagining how people saw her now, Suna… No, she couldn’t think about it anymore— her mind was about to break!
Shaking off the chaotic thoughts, Suna caught up with Truth, but as they reached the city gates, several soldiers suddenly blocked their path.
Eh? Don’t tell me they’re going to arrest me for indecency?! Suna’s face went pale, completely forgetting that no one could possibly know whether she was wearing panties or not.
That’s just what happens when you have an overactive imagination.
The soldiers completely ignored Suna, frozen in place, and instead stepped up to Truth:
“Um, Miss Priest, you are under arrest.”
The soldier who spoke sounded unsure, like he was extorting someone, instantly attracting everyone’s attention. Suna breathed a sigh of relief—it wasn’t about her after all…
But going after Truth was no good either! She immediately asked:
“You’re arresting a Priest? Why?”
Truth tilted her head in front of everyone, waiting for the soldiers’ answer. At the same time, the bystanders, seeing such a cute little Priest being extorted, were filled with righteous indignation:
“Hey, enough already! Now you’re even robbing Priests?”
“Extorting such a little kid? And right in front of everyone? Let’s hear what reason you’ve got!”
“Running out of bribes lately? Now you’re charging Priests a toll?”
The city guards were notorious for taking advantage of Deya City residents under all sorts of pretexts, so everyone was used to it.
But this time, the soldiers were actually targeting a Priest— this was just too much!
Priests saved lives every day, rescuing countless Adventurers. There were already so few Priests in Deya City, and now they were bullying one in broad daylight— of course people would be furious!
Faced with the crowd’s accusations and the innocent eyes of the little Priest before him, the soldier hurriedly pulled out a Special Wanted Order stamped with the Sylvia Border Army insignia:
“It’s not extortion, really! This Priest really did violate a Level 1 Crime that was just issued today, so we have to bring her to the Law Enforcement Bureau…”
“Then say what it is and let’s hear it!”
Someone in the crowd shouted, making the soldier break out in a cold sweat. He nervously opened the wanted order and sneaked a glance at Truth… Yep, the evidence was solid!
“This Priest’s crime is, um, it’s…”
Please, don’t let me get beaten up after I say this! The soldier took a deep breath and shouted:
“Cuteness!”
“Cuteness?” The crowd gasped. Suna was stunned too—what kind of crime was that?
The next second, a stone flew out of nowhere and struck the soldier’s helmet with a clang:
“Are you kidding me?!”
“I’m not! It’s written right here!” The soldier held up the Special Wanted Order for everyone to see. The contents were simple:
Arrest all Priests in Deya City whose appearance is described as “cute.” Crime: Cuteness.
Immediately after, handcuffs were slapped onto Truth’s wrists:
“Huh?”