“It’s not just… nonsense! Of course I know that guy isn’t simply…”
“Rather… I’m afraid he might be even… even more… thirsty than I am!”
“Uh…”
“This, this guy just said something absolutely outrageous, didn’t he?”
The elf lady wiped the sweat from her forehead, then let out a long sigh.
“What I mean is — Lynn, that guy, likes Keti. And my guess is… very possibly… his fetish is specifically seeing Keti-chan making shameful, embarrassed faces.”
“Huh?”
Sviya’s speculation caused the purple-haired jellyfish-onee-san to freeze on the spot. After a long pause, she pinched her own chin, then nodded vigorously with sparkling eyes:
“Now that you mention it… actually I also… cough cough… when Keti-chan gets bullied/bothered, the way she looks is just so cute~ I also want to bully her more! …Wait, wait a second. Doesn’t that mean I actually have a lot of common topics with that Lynn guy?!”
“Then why don’t you go chat with Mr. Lynn more? Best if you can steal him away completely — then I wouldn’t have to worry about Keti running off with him anymore…”
Sviya looked at Laila with an utterly speechless expression.
The purple-haired jellyfish-onee-san immediately coughed awkwardly twice, then seriously shook her head:
“Impossible! My feelings for Keti are pure and wholehearted!”
“Are you actually going to listen to my explanation or not?!”
Sviya sighed helplessly. Only then did Laila remember they were supposed to be talking about serious business. She hurriedly hugged Sviya’s arm again and gave a silly laugh:
“Please please~ Tell me more! I still don’t quite get it. What does Lynn’s fetish have to do with Keti-chan’s Suppression Gem? Uh… oh?!”
“You’ve already figured it out yourself, haven’t you? The answer is already right on the table…”
Sviya proudly raised the corner of her mouth.
“As long as Keti shows absolutely no reaction at all… then Lynn won’t be able to see Keti’s embarrassed expression anymore. And without the girl’s reaction, he won’t be able to get that sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.”
“Ohhh~ So in that case, Mr. Lynn would feel very frustrated, right? In other words… that’s exactly why he came. If he loses Keti’s reactions… no matter how good it feels physically, he’ll eventually find it boring, and in the end he’ll give up on his relationship with Keti~!”
“Exactly! Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Lynn is purely here to toy with Keti. If that’s the case, then as long as the Suppression Gem is active, he can never achieve his goal. After being frustrated a few times like that, he’ll most likely give up.”
Sviya nodded again, very pleased with her own brilliant idea, then continued her analysis:
“Of course… it should be like that, right? I feel like that guy… definitely isn’t sincerely good to Keti. Keti… must come back to our side. That’s the only way…”
(Of course, when she said “our side”, what she really meant in her heart was — come back to my side… that would be perfect.)
“Hmm~ I guess that’s the only way to think about it. Because… if that Lynn guy isn’t actually a bad person, then it seems we really don’t have any good countermeasures, cough cough…”
“Anyway, I feel like any man would feel a deep sense of defeat and frustration inside when the woman in front of him shows absolutely no reaction, right~?”
The purple-haired jellyfish-onee-san narrowed her eyes, then shook her head and continued:
“And there’s another big advantage — as long as Keti-chan feels nothing at all, it’ll be very hard for her relationship with Lynn to progress any further… cough… I mean in terms of intimate/physical contact.”
“But… intimate contact is the key that opens the door to Keti-chan’s heart. As long as they can’t make progress in that area…”
“Keti-chan won’t fall into estrus/corruption mode!!”
“Can you keep your voice down?! We’re tailing them! Tailing!!”
Sviya furiously pounded Laila into the ground. The purple-haired onee-san immediately clutched her stomach and rolled around dramatically. After quite a while, she finally recovered while whimpering:
“I-I know, I know… I just got too excited… uuu… But, but after you punched me just now, I suddenly realized a huge problem… W-what if… what if Lynn takes the gem away and doesn’t let Keti wear the necklace? He should be able to notice that Keti-chan is reacting strangely…”
“Heh heh… Unfortunately for him, that necklace cannot be removed~!”
“Huh?!”
Laila blinked in complete confusion.
W-wait… she didn’t mention this last night, did she?! Sviya-chan… how is this possible…?
“Unfortunately, that’s exactly the situation. The Suppression Gem has very powerful magic. Once it’s put on and its effect has been activated even once, it cannot be taken off… Not by brute force anyway.”
“B-but… didn’t I try it on last night? Wait… does that mean… right now I also…”
Laila suddenly sucked in a huge breath of cold air.
N-no… please no… to make a girl with such strong desires feel absolutely nothing… this… this is too cruel—!
Could this be the elf lady’s revenge plan? Terrifying. Way scarier than pulling out a kitchen knife…
“How is that possible… I’m not stupid! I just said brute force won’t work. Of course it can still be removed — I just have to dispel it with magic myself. Otherwise, after Keti-chan separates from that man, am I supposed to let her live the rest of her life completely desireless?”
The elf lady let out a helpless sigh, feeling a bit regretful.
Maybe I shouldn’t have dispelled the suppression magic from this girl last night after all…
Once the necklace comes back, I’ll just put it on her again!
“Yeah… that makes sense… Phew… Then I’m not worried anymore. I was a little scared I wouldn’t be able to conquer Keti in the future… Uh, wait… speaking of which… K… Keti?! Where is she?!”
Realizing something terrible, Laila hurriedly stood up and looked around frantically — but Keti was nowhere to be seen.
Sviya also stood up, took a deep breath…
We’re screwed.
Where is she?!
Keti had felt something was wrong the whole way. Only when she finally reached the end of the path did the silver-haired beautiful girl sense that strange gaze finally disappear.
Feeling deeply uneasy, Keti quickly ducked into the agreed meeting spot — and immediately saw her arch-nemesis who had been waiting there for a long time.
“Welcome, little kitten. I’ve been waiting quite a while~…”
“Mm… I-I’m here… Haa… Um, Lynn, I-I-I… I feel like… I was being followed just now?”
“Hm?”
Keti still nervously looked behind her, but once again saw no one.
The Governor gave a wicked little smile, quietly stepped forward, and suddenly pulled the girl into his arms.
“You’re not thinking of running away now, are you, little kitten~?”