Viloti sat on a bench, watching the crowds coming and going on Homhot Street, feeling somewhat tired.
Every lamp emitted light of different colors, weaving together into dreamlike shadows in the night.
Homhot nights were always this beautiful, like an endless feast.
Viloti held the very ugly caterpillar doll that Felyn had chosen a few days ago.
Though she had refused his gift last time, Viloti still couldn't help wanting to secretly take it home.
She had forgotten the location of that doll shop from last time and searched alone for about two hours, but fortunately found it.
Viloti rubbed her feet—she wore light pink leather shoes paired with white lace-trimmed stockings.
When could she go shopping with Felyn again?
After tomorrow's dungeon expedition ended, Felyn might thank her and reward her by shopping together.
The girl's cold expression showed a barely perceptible smile.
Homhot Commercial District was very large, making it hard to encounter acquaintances.
But when it came to fate, who could say for sure?
At another part of Homhot Commercial Street, there were two very eye-catching people.
Both were exceptionally good-looking and attracted everyone's attention in the shop.
But after seeing their somewhat unnatural interaction, people around would think these two must have had a fight.
"Felyn, won't you choose more sexy couple's pajamas?"
Felyn pointed at the couple's pajamas printed with little bears, his face darkening.
Though her emerald pupils showed divine radiance, Daiyi's mouth spoke completely opposite words.
Her black hair was elegantly pinned up at the back of her head with a silver hairpin.
Today Daiyi wore a silk black shirt with the collar slightly open, revealing a section of fair collarbone.
To deal with the couple inspection, Daiyi proposed they needed to at least slightly decorate the room to show two people really living together, not pretending.
So the two came to Homhot Commercial Street to select bedroom items.
"How sexy could these pajamas be?"
Had this young lady's brain broken from reading too much erotic literature?
"Aren't there designs convenient for doing work?"
Convenient for doing work? What kind of work?
Felyn didn't turn to look at Daiyi. His body stayed rigidly in place, frantically counting one-two-three in his mind.
If he showed any expression of starting to fantasize, this young lady would definitely mock him.
Damn it!
"Felyn, there's a set of work-convenient pajamas here. I'll go try them on—I wonder if you'll like them."
?
Felyn blinked frantically.
Thinking of Daiyi's perfect, flawless rational face wearing such revealing, contrasting clothes, he couldn't help swallowing.
He turned his head with extremely small movements.
Just one glance, just one glance! He'd just look once!
Daiyi held a fitted silk nightgown that wasn't as revealing as imagined.
"Hm? You look very disappointed. Is it because I'm holding work-convenient clothes for housework, not the kind of work you imagined? How cute, that expression."
Seeing Daiyi's expression of covering her mouth and secretly laughing, Felyn clenched his fists.
This bad woman!
"Do you want to go to the bathroom to relax?"
"I don't need to!"
Before he knew it, Felyn was carrying quite a few things.
This was a young lady's purchasing power.
Using the excuse that Felyn's room's bedsheets and decorations were too shabby, Daiyi spent 10,000 crowns upgrading everything from bedsheets to pillows.
"If I lived in your shabby room, probably no one would believe it," Daiyi said.
Felyn wouldn't be sad about Daiyi's complaints—the bedding sets he carried were obviously high-quality goods.
After the inspection ended, these things would definitely become his.
Another freebie.
"By the way, is the person inspecting us familiar with Miss Daiyi?"
"I'm not very familiar with her—haven't met her many times. Probably a strict person."
"Does she like anything in particular?"
"Want to bribe her? Embarrassingly, she's probably richer than both of us now."
Daiyi saw through Felyn's little scheme at a glance.
"Moreover, are you so unconfident about us playing lovers? I think we're quite like a couple."
Where's the resemblance? Anyone can see I'm just a lackey accompanying the boss shopping.
"Eh, don't you think we're alike?" Seeing Felyn's mouth twitch slightly, Daiyi tilted her head.
She looked at herself in the mirror—though standing with Felyn, her expression and posture indeed had nothing to do with being lovers.
So then...
Felyn felt someone pull his arm as Daiyi reached out to hold his arm.
"How about this?"
Though her expression and body were still somewhat stiff, overall it was passable.
It would be even better if the inspector was blind.
Seeing the pickiness in Felyn's eyes, Daiyi simply closed her eyes and leaned her entire body against Felyn.
"Ow ow ow, Miss Daiyi, don't grip my arm so hard."
"Sorry sorry!"
What could she do!
This was clearly her first time being so close to a man, and pretending to be lovers at that.
"Actually there are many types of couples—some like intimate closeness, others prefer maintaining distance. We don't necessarily have to stick together; as long as we love each other spiritually."
Daiyi nodded thoughtfully, contemplating what spiritual love meant.
Did it mean psychologically truly considering the other person as a lover?
Daiyi took several deep breaths, watching Felyn seriously select couple's pajamas belonging to both of them.
Oh no, she seemed to really feel something.
"Miss Daiyi, I'll go buy you some water."
Seeing Daiyi lick her lips, Felyn thought she was thirsty and stored all their things in the shop before going out to buy water for Daiyi.
Homhot's wind carried all kinds of mixed scents.
Felyn bought two bottles of water from a nearby shop, one being Daiyi's favorite peach flavor.
Looking at the water in his hands, Felyn thought: If they were really lovers, one bottle would be enough.
But Miss Daiyi definitely wouldn't want that.
He wondered who was coming to inspect them and how formidable they were.
If they saw through his and Daiyi's fake couple act at a glance, would they do something terrible to him?
Just as Felyn was about to return, he smelled a familiar scent.
That cherry blossom-like fragrance was Viloti's specially blended perfume.
"Felyn, good evening."
Viloti hid the caterpillar doll behind her back, greeting Felyn expressionlessly.
"Viloti, so you're here."
Felyn's expression was somewhat awkward as he unnaturally scratched his head.
Was he cosmically incompatible with Homhot? He'd never come to this cursed place again.
(End of Chapter)