Chapter 34 – How Hide Status?
After letting Mina eat and drink a bit, we all gather around the fireplace, relaxing on the couch, with cups of tea. I sit beside Mina, rubbing her back gently as we talk,
“So, are you guys ready to leave the town? Now that Alice is done with her business, we have no real reason to stay.”
I look at the other girls, seeing them all nodding their heads. Mina looks at Alice before looking down at her own hands, seeing the naturally red nails and wings behind her. She clears her throat before speaking,
“Uhm… We’ll… Probably not be able to get through the checkpoints like this… People do still have a hatred for the infernal… Even if they accept monsters.”
Alice nods her head,
“Yeah… We’ll be fine leaving the town, as they don’t check your status when you leave… But heading into Gulfhaven could be… Rather dangerous…”
Shit, I didn’t think of that. Lulu and I both have a clothing set that hides our infernal status… But Alice and Mina… Lulu speaks up now,
“Uhm, actually… I may have a way for us to hide your statuses. The other day, when Lily and I first met Mina, I saw a weird store in the alleyway… Like, typical isekai black market type shit.”
Mina’s eyes light up at this, and a lightbulb goes off over her head. She sits up excitedly and says,
“Oh my god! Why didn’t I think of that! That’s Mari’s shop! She would totally have something to hide our statuses! Not sure what an ee-suh-kai is, but she’s definitely a black market saleswoman!“
Mina looks over at me and looks into my eyes. She narrows her eyes slightly and seems to think about something before letting out a sigh and saying,
“It may be hard to get all of us into her store, though… She’s pretty shy… It might be better if only two of us go.”
I run my fingers up and down Lulu’s back while nodding my head.
“I understand. So… I’m guessing that’d be me and you, Mina?”
Mina shrugs her shoulders,
“It doesn’t have to be us. I could go with someone else if they wanted. I mean, Lulu has her demon features hidden like you, and Alice doesn’t have any really visible features. We both have a tail, but we could just wrap it around our waists to hide it. That depends on if either of them would want to, though.”
Lulu shakes her head and wraps her arms around me, pulling me closer while I stroke her back.
“I’d… rather not go in public without Lily…”
I lean down and kiss the top of her head. I wrap an arm around her waist and squeeze her a bit, comfortingly. Alice looks at us and shrugs,
“Honestly, I’m a bit tired after everything that’s happened the past few days. I could go for a day of rest. If possible, I’d really like to get some sleep.”
Lulu nods her head in agreement,
“Me too… My hips are kinda sore… And my throat… And my butt…”
I can’t help but blush at this, knowing that it’s entirely my fault. I definitely didn’t have this high of a libido back on earth. Honestly… I could probably have sex all day if I wanted and never run out of stamina… Kind of a scary thought…
I look over to Mina and see her blushing as well. She rubs the back of her head bashfully before clearing her throat and saying,
“Very well, then. Let’s go see about getting something to his your statuses. It’s a date!”
I smile and stand up, taking Mina’s hand in mine. She blushes a bit and smiles at me. Lulu smirks up at us and says in a teasing voice,
“Ooooo! Mina!~ You’ve got a date lined up!~ Such a lucky girl!~”
I wrap my arm around her waist and kiss her cheek. I look down at Lulu and nod my head,
“It’s gonna be an absolutely lovely date! Who knows? Mina may come back from it with a baby bump! It’s gonna be so romantic! Visiting the black market is the perfect place for a lovey dovey date!”
Lulu looks at me with faux anger before sticking out her tongue and giving me a ‘hmph’ before turning away,
“You better not get her pregnant! I wanna be the first!... Uweh! Wait! That’s not what I meant!”
I blink a bit. All three of us look at Lulu with a bit of shock and confusion.
I mean, I never really thought about having kids. I’m kind of a lesbian… So I never really had those expectations to begin with. Though, with this new body… I could actually have my own kids, huh? We wouldn’t even have to adopt…
The only issue would be… Despite our relationship, Lulu and I are twins… I would rather not have children with her if they would have developmental issues because of our relation. I don’t know how demon incest works, but human incest leads to some rather horrifying issues. I should see if there’s anything about this stuff when we go to the academy.
I smile at Lulu. Despite what I’ve just said, if I ever do wanna have kids, I would absolutely want my first one to be with her. I love her. I absolutely love her more than Mina and Alice, as bad as that sounds. I do love Alice and Mina a lot. More than I ever loved anyone in my previous life. But Lulu and I are soulmates. Literally. Thanks to the twin connection.
“Well, I guess I’ll just have to look forward to seeing my beautiful children one day. I hope they take after their mother!”
I see Lulu hide her face bashfully. As I walk with Mina towards the door, Lulu realizes something and puffs out her cheeks cutely,
“We’re twins! Of course they’ll take after me! They’ll take after both of us!”
I chuckle and nod my head, telling her,
“Exactly. They’ll be absolutely beautiful no matter what. Alright, we’ll be back. You two catch some z’s, alright?”
Lulu nods her head and wishes us luck. Right before the door closes, I catch Alice questioning Lulu,
“Lulu… What does catch some zees mean?”I chuckle under my breath and reach down, taking Mina’s hand and interlocking fingers with her. I rub the back of her hand with my thumb and look down at her. It’s then that I notice a change in her face. The faint scar that was across her lip and cheek is gone. I can’t help but smile about this.
I lean down and plant a kiss on her cheek where the scar once was, earning a cute little blush from her. Her cheek is soft and smooth, like velvet. It gives way to my lips as I press them against it. I reach up with my free hand and cup her cheek. I slowly pull back and rub her cheek with my thumb while looking into her eyes. She bashfully hides her face before stammering out,
“Wh-wh-what was that for?”
I smirk at her and nuzzle up against her, rubbing my cheek against hers affectionately. The warm, soft texture of her cheeks feels like heaven against my own. I wish I could have a bed made of her cheeks. God that sounds like something from a horror movie. Or a porno. The Bed of Cheeks!
I see Mina look at me with a concerned look before she furrows her brows. She looks at me suspiciously before poking my cheek and saying,
“You’re thinking of something weird…”
I wrap my arm around her and nod my head,
“Just thinking about all the stuff I’m gonna do in bed with my girls tonight.”
She blushes again, no doubt thinking about all manner of things we could do with all four of us involved. I bonk her head playfully to get her attention back and say,
“C’mon, let’s go see that blackmarket salesman.”
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The walk over to the alley was pretty uneventful. Though, people were talking about how the manor of a certain cult bastard was raided the other night, and that quite a few people are dead.
Oh no, a bunch of evil people wearing white robes are dead. Whatever shall we do…
That’s kinda the feeling around town.
Mina seems a bit more anxious than she was before, so she kinda hides behind me like Lulu does. It’s pretty cute, seeing a motherly-looking girl hiding behind someone wearing a frilly dress. I rub the back of her hand soothingly while we walk before she suddenly stops me. She points at an alleyway, and tells me,
“She’s in there. When we get in, let me talk to her okay?”
I nod my head and say,
“Don’t worry, I’ll play the part of the interested, but shy, girlfriend well.”
When we turn the corner back behind some of the buildings, I see quite an interesting sign hanging out front. It’s a piece of wood painted to look like the night sky. A half-moon sits on the right side while in bubbly letters, the name of the store overlaps it.
“Jenny’s Illegal Goodies? Well… Good advertising, I guess?”