“Humming a cheerful tune...”
“Is Miss Saintess in a very good mood today?”
Niya, who was passing by carrying a massive wooden box, happened to spot Miss Saintess humming as she walked toward the Demon King's office after her exercise.
“Whoa! Little Niya, why are you carrying such a huge wooden box?”
The wooden box in Niya's hands looked almost twice the size of Miss Saintess.
Lin Ling stood in front of the box, sized it up, and then slipped her hands underneath to test its weight...
“Hnnngh—!”
“It's no use, Miss Saintess has no strength.”
Lin Ling's face turned beet red as she tried to lift it, but the box remained perfectly steady in Niya's grip, not budging even a fraction of an inch despite the Saintess's best efforts.
“Hehehe, this contains things we're going to use tonight. The contents must weigh at least as much as four or five Miss Saintesses combined!”
Niya looked at the slender Saintess before her, her eyes filled with curiosity. Despite her petite frame, Miss Saintess could easily pack away an adult demon's standard food portion in a single meal.
Yet, her body remained so slim. Where did all that food go?
Niya was deeply curious.
“Miss Saintess, do you have some kind of magic to control your body shape?”
“Eh? Why do you ask?”
Niya set the box down. It hit the ground with a heavy, dull thud, instantly conveying just how incredibly weighty its contents were.
Poke~
“Haha, little Niya, what are you doing?”
Suddenly poked in her tummy, Lin Ling jumped back with a start.
“It seems I've discovered another of Miss Saintess's weaknesses.”
“Miss Saintess is ticklish!”
Having her weakness exposed, Miss Saintess immediately chose to change the subject. It would be disastrous if the Demon King was eavesdropping again through some unknown means.
“So, is there something you want to know, little Niya?”
“Ah, right, right! I wanted to ask, where does all the food you eat actually go?”
“You clearly eat as much as an adult demon every single meal...”
Hearing Niya's question, Lin Ling's face flushed a delicate pink. After all, wasn't this basically pointing out that Miss Saintess ate way too much on a regular basis?!
For a woman, such a comment could easily trigger a sudden urge to go on a diet!
Fortunately, Miss Saintess was thick-skinned. A minor issue like this was nowhere near enough to dampen her profound love for food.
Still, Lin Ling placed both hands on Niya's shoulders, wearing an incredibly solemn expression.
“Niya-chan, you must never say things like that to other girls! Especially those who are in love!”
“Eh? Really?”
Seeing Lin Ling's serious demeanor, Niya felt a bit embarrassed.
Had she asked something she really shouldn't have?
“It seems everything Miss Saintess eats is converted into magic power. I guess you could call it Life Return?”
Lin Ling's thoughts materialized directly in front of Niya.
In the projection, a weakened figure wearing a straw hat appeared.
After stuffing himself with massive amounts of food, his injuries healed instantly!
Niya watched Miss Saintess's mental projection.
She had to admit, Miss Saintess's mind was always filled with such bizarre concepts.
“So, what you mean is, the food you eat is immediately converted into your missing magic power?”
“Mm-hmm! Exactly!”
Honestly, no matter where one went, this would be considered an absurdly broken skill.
Recovering magic power simply by eating food?
If this wasn't a Unique Skill, human alchemists and potion makers would probably lose their jobs in an instant.
“Is that what you wanted to know, little Niya?”
“Yes, because Miss Saintess still looks so slender.”
“Really? Are you sure you're not just trying to flatter me?”
Hearing someone describe her as thin made Lin Ling completely unable to suppress the massive grin spreading across her face.
“Ah, right! It seems the Demon King is still waiting for me. Niya-chan, remember, you must never bring up this topic with other women.”
She suddenly realized she had been chatting with little Niya for quite a while.
Lin Ling was about to use flight to leave, but then, remembering Niya's comment about her eating too much, she immediately touched back down.
Even as she ran off, she didn't forget to look back and warn Niya one last time.
“Hmm... I still don't quite understand why.”
Thanks to Niya's powerful physical constitution, she never had to worry about gaining weight.
“Heave-ho!”
“Even though I'm a bit confused, it's more important to go find Mrs. Nashi and the others right now.”
Niya once again hoisted the wooden box—a load that would require at least two well-trained demon soldiers to lift.
She even gave it a little bounce in her hands, feeling as though it had somehow gotten lighter.
“This box isn't even that heavy.”
Niya shook her head, recalling the surprised expressions on the soldiers' faces when she had picked it up earlier.
Her strength was indeed just a tiny bit greater than other children her age.
But it was Miss Saintess's reaction just now that made Niya even more curious.
“Why can't she ask girls in love about this?”
...
“Careful, careful.”
“Little Niya, when you carry a box, you need to make sure you can actually see the road ahead.”
As Niya carried the wooden box out of the Demon King's Castle gates, she ran right into Aliviel, who was just returning.
“Sister Aliviel!”
“Carrying a box like that is very dangerous, little Niya.”
Watching the box kick up a cloud of dust as Niya set it down, Aliviel poked the reckless little girl.
“It wasn't like this just now. When I was balancing it on my head earlier, I was worried I'd break the things inside.”
“You still need to be careful with your safety~”
While reminding Niya to be careful, Aliviel began to cast a spell.
A purple light washed over the box, and its dimensions immediately began to shrink.
“So cool!”
“It's just a superficial trick, a minor succubus spell.”
“As for what it's used for... good children shouldn't ask.”
When Aliviel withdrew her magic, she noticed that someone seemed to have already cast Levitation Magic on the bottom of the box.
It was likely the work of Miss Saintess.
Aliviel patted Niya's head, and the latter blinked her innocent eyes.
“Oh, right! Sister Aliviel, you must know why.”
“Is something the matter?”
Seeing Niya's eyes suddenly light up, Aliviel was more than happy to satisfy the young demon's curiosity.
“Well, Sister Aliviel, you usually eat quite a lot too. Why don't you put on weight either?”
If Miss Saintess relied on her Unique Skill, what about Sister Aliviel?
【So, is Niya trying to tell me that I... got fat?!】
Aliviel froze instantly upon hearing the question.
“That is a very good question. But thank you anyway, Niya.”
Aliviel patted Niya's head without explaining.
Instead, she swiftly turned and marched away from the Demon King's Castle gates at a rapid pace.
“How strange. Sister Aliviel didn't even answer my question.”
Flying through the air, Aliviel decided she would fly to the capital of Camillaya once more today.
If she really had gained weight, that wretched demon would tease her mercilessly.
At the thought of Cecil's smug, gloating face, Aliviel accelerated, flying even faster.
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