“You, you all…”
Dolosa was about to defend herself, but Asterys interrupted her.
“Stop, stop, stop. You don’t need to explain anything to us. Whatever you say, we won’t believe it anyway. What I mean is… how about the three of us work together?”
At those words, the room fell silent once again.
Dolosa roughly understood what they meant, but she still asked in disbelief, “You mean…?”
“I mean, we can administer that Colorless and Tasteless Poison, which won’t harm the body at all~ You just sit back and reap the benefits. But the condition is that the two of us join in too~”
Asterys and Delucia linked hands and swayed them teasingly in front of Dolosa.
Huh?
They wanted these two women to join in?
Dolosa immediately refused, “Impossible! I told you last time, I absolutely won’t allow you two to—”
“Stop, stop, stop!”
Delucia cut her off sharply; her temper was nowhere near as good as Asterys’s.
“But I’m sure that without us, you wouldn’t find any medicine that’s harmless to the body, colorless and tasteless, and without any side effects.”
There was a biting sarcasm in Delucia’s tone. “If I said it didn’t exist, you wouldn’t believe me anyway. It does exist, but you simply can’t get it. How many Gold Coins do you have? Or are you going to ask Mother for them? But Mother will definitely ask what you’re going to buy with them. That stuff is expensive. If you don’t give a proper reason, do you think Mother will just hand over the Gold Coins?”
Her words were like a bucket of cold water on Dolosa’s head, and much of her anger dissipated.
“Besides, we’re not asking for anything unreasonable, right? Even if we poison Liang Lai until she’s unconscious, it’s just a kiss, a touch, a hug. Surely you’re not thinking…?” Delucia gave the blonde girl in front of her a meaningful look.
“No way!”
Dolosa’s face instantly flushed bright red, feeling embarrassed as if her secret thoughts had been pierced through.
She was just a girl who’d be seventeen in less than a month.
How could she possibly outwit these two twenty-one-year-old women who had lived and struggled outside? Those little thoughts of hers were obvious at a glance.
“It’s fine as long as you don’t think like that~” Asterys smiled. “So, working with us is a sure win.”
Dolosa fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, she realized a problem.
“If you don’t need me to do anything, then how is this cooperation? I’d be the only one benefiting, right? Even without me, couldn’t the two of you just poison Liang Lai yourselves?”
She looked suspiciously at the two before her, gripping her fists tightly.
Asterys and Delucia exchanged a glance, then shrugged helplessly.
“Do you think we want to? We don’t mind sharing with you… but it’s better if it’s just the two of us. But you’ve been watching us closely — you know this better than we do. At night, you watch us. Even when you sleep, you wake up to check on us. The moment we try anything, you come to stop us, right?”
Dolosa was caught again, but she wasn’t ashamed of this and just nodded.
“Yeah, you’re right.”
“So, to avoid being disturbed by you, of course we have to bribe you a little~” Asterys winked at Dolosa.
“The bribe is… inviting you to share the Saintess together~ Does that bribe appeal to you?”
Of course it did!
But on the surface, Dolosa dared not show it.
Still, she was really wavering.
“Think about it… Dolosa, what if more children come later? The chances to make Liang Lai faint and… all the fun… would become fewer and fewer. Then she’d have to divide her affections evenly among all the children~”
Asterys’s words whispered like a demon’s breath, swirling around Dolosa’s ears.
“And then? Then the chances for us to sleep with her will also get fewer and fewer, because she has to divide her affection evenly~ So, if you hesitate now, maybe later there won’t be many chances left~”
“Besides, even if Liang Lai doesn’t realize it, isn’t being close to her still being close? She might not be aware, but we can definitely feel it~”
Asterys and Delucia held hands and bent down in front of Dolosa sitting on the sofa.
The two girls opened their mouths together.
“Come on, Dolosa, join us~ Only we can help you fulfill your wish. Of course, it’s also our wish — the wish of the three of us~ Hurry and agree. Once you do, you’ll be able to enjoy being with Liang Lai… isn’t that what you want?”
Dolosa’s eyes glazed over as she stared at the “Pentagram” and “Hexagram” flickering before her eyes. A strange thought spread through her heart.
Yeah, why not?
“Make up your mind quickly~”
“Make up your mind quickly~”
With Asterys and Delucia’s urging, Dolosa nodded almost unconsciously.
Yeah, it was just kisses and hugs, no final step… maybe even a little licking, but… just that.
If she didn’t agree now, who knew how long she’d have to wait, just watching and unable to partake…
Right.
She would agree!
Seeing Dolosa nod, Asterys and Delucia exchanged triumphant smiles.
“We probably won’t act tonight~ Tomorrow and the day after, either. Liang Lai will definitely stay in Illucy’s room to be taken care of. But according to the Medicine’s effect, by the fourth day, Illucy will be mostly recovered. Then we can use the excuse that Liang Lai hasn’t spent time with us in a while to invite her over~”
Delucia and Asterys began planning excitedly, talking over one another.
“Then Liang Lai comes into our room. Once she falls asleep, we’ll knock her out… and then invite you in to join us~”
After finishing the plan, the two twins looked at Dolosa expectantly.
Dolosa’s throat tightened, but she still managed to squeeze out a word:
“Okay…”
“Yay~”
Asterys and Delucia high-fived, celebrating their successful persuasion.
Sure enough, as expected, Liang Lai stayed in Illucy’s room for the first three nights.
On the fourth night, Asterys, clutching a doll and with tears in her eyes, came to Liang Lai.
Asterys gently tugged at Liang Lai’s sleeve, looking pitiful.
“Mother, I had a Nightmare… can you come keep Illucy and me company?”
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