Astral Online: Cursed by the Demon Lord to Become the Strongest Beautiful Girl, I Rapidly Grow and Dominate with Cheat Skills Despite Being the Weakest Profession - Chapter 95
Chapter 95: Alice and Satanas
When Sora, the adventurer, logged into the game, she was greeted by an incredibly heartwarming sight.
In a large twin bed lay two dragon girls, peacefully sleeping together.
One of them had red hair and fair skin, Alice Fafnir.
The other had red hair and beautiful tanned skin, Satanas.
Alice had once mentioned that the color of Satanas’ skin was something the dragonkin had long avoided as a bad omen.
Because of that, Sora had expected Alice to keep her distance, sleeping as far away as possible on the edge of the bed. But to her surprise, they were snuggled up close, holding each other as they slept.
Well, since one of the two twin beds had been taken over by herself and Kuro, it was inevitable that Alice and Satanas would end up sharing the other bed, but still…
Watching them like this, they truly looked like real sisters.
Sora felt as though she was witnessing a work of art, and as she got out of bed, she couldn’t help but gaze at the pair, sleeping peacefully and happily.
If she were still in her boy form, this would seem incredibly suspicious, but in her girl form, there were no issues.
After watching them for a while, Satanas mumbled, “Big sister…” and hugged Alice even tighter.
…Is this what people mean by “ultimate wholesomeness”?
The two girls continued to sleep soundly.
Careful not to wake them, Sora took a screenshot of their peaceful faces.
After saving the picture in her permanent storage folder, she reluctantly decided to wake Alice and gently tapped her shoulder.
“Alice, it’s morning.”
“Funyaa…”
“Come on, both of you, time to wake up~.”
“Munya munya…”
No matter how much she shook them, the dragon girls, perhaps dulled in their senses, showed no sign of waking up.
After shaking her a bit harder, she finally opened her eyes slightly.
“Fweh…?”
“Alice, my lady. Are you still going to sleep?”
“Three more hours…”
Three hours is way too long.
If they waited that long, it would be lunchtime, and they’d have to log out right after.
Sora didn’t like doing this, but they didn’t know how much time they had left.
Shaking her wasn’t working.
Making a loud noise to wake her up would be too mean, so to wake her gently, Sora reached for the tip of her tail that peeked out from the bed.
Like tickling a cat’s throat, she moved her fingers lightly and tickled the underside of her tail.
“Hi- nya…!?”
The effect of tickling her tail worked far better than Sora had imagined.
Alice, who barely reacted to all the shaking earlier, jolted up instantly.
Clutching her tail protectively, she quickly distanced herself from Sora.
“Wh- what… Sora-sama!?”
“Good morning, Alice.”
“Wh- wh- why… why did you touch my tail…?”
“Yeah, I thought waking you up with a loud noise would be mean, so I tried that. I didn’t realize it was such a sensitive spot.”
When Sora said that honestly, Alice’s face turned bright red, and she protested.
“T-the tail of a dragonkin is something only their spouse can touch! It’s extremely important! A-and you… did *that*…”
“Sorry, I really apologize for touching your tail. I know you’ve got a lot to say, but before that, could you maybe do something about that… revealing outfit?”
What was under the blanket was quite bold.
She was wearing a sheer negligee, and her underwear was clearly visible.
Unable to look directly at her, Sora turned her back and pointed it out, feeling a wave of embarrassment rise up.
In a rush, there was a clumsy noise behind her as she scrambled to change her clothes.
After a while, Sora cautiously glanced behind her and saw the fully armored girl who had ambushed her the other day.
From inside her steel helmet, she could hear her excited breathing, “Huff… huff…”
A mix of emotions, like embarrassment and anger, radiated as a deadly aura that sent a prickling sensation through Sora’s avatar’s skin.
Predicting what was about to happen, Sora asked the armored dragon princess, who had already assumed a battle stance, “Alice, why are you wearing armor…?”
“The reason is obvious! As punishment for touching the tail of an unmarried maiden without permission, I’m going to deliver a beating!”
“Seriously?”
I figured it would come to this.
Though it was entirely Sora’s fault this time, between the jogging earlier and now this, it seemed like today was another unlucky day for her.
Alice, now in full combat mode, clenched her fists and charged forward.
“Prepare yourself to feel the full power of a serious me!”
Later, when Kuro logged in, they were greeted by the sight of Sora running around the room trying to escape, while a fully armored Alice chased after her. Kuro, utterly confused, had a question mark floating over her head.
Meanwhile, the young Satanas was still fast asleep, completely unaware of the chaos around her.
…………………………
While Sora and her companions were riding in a carriage, heading towards the ?Hephaestus Kingdom? after leaving the city, they swayed along the road.
Just like when they arrived, Sora and Kuro sat side by side, while Alice and Satanas sat across from them.
Satanas, sitting by the window, pointed out various things she saw outside and asked Alice about each one, to which Alice responded kindly.
It was clear that Alice’s feelings of avoidance towards Satanas had faded, and now they appeared to be nothing but close sisters.
With a grin, Sora began to speak to Alice, who had pouted upon noticing Sora’s gaze.
“It seems like you two became close overnight. Did something happen?”
“…Even I can’t just leave a crying child alone, no matter how much of an outcast they are because of their skin color,” Alice said.
“Crying?” Sora asked.
“Yes, apparently she had a very scary dream about being chased by a huge dragon.”
“Hmm…”
When thinking of a huge dragon, what came to Sora’s mind was a ?Lesser Dragon? or its variant, the ?Alter Lesser Dragon?.
Satanas’ appearance and mental age were clearly at an elementary school level. Being chased by an enormous dragon would understandably leave a lasting impression and make for a terrifying dream.
Glancing over, Satanas seemed to be happily chatting with Kuro. It appeared that their little competition at the hot springs the previous day had helped them bond a bit.
Sora smiled faintly and then looked at Alice, who was also watching the two with a gentle gaze.
“In any case, we’ve been tasked by the heavens to protect her. We should explain that to the king and ask him to accept her,” Sora said.
“…If you make it clear that it’s heaven’s will, no one will argue. But there are many who despise outcasts. If any problems arise, people will quickly try to get rid of Satanas,” Alice replied.
“Yeah, I figured that would be the case.”
Sora sighed and gave a wry smile. The reason they were having this conversation was that Alice had told her there were people within the kingdom who sought to expel outcasts like Satanas.
If anything were to happen to her, the quest they were on would fail.
That was something Sora was determined to avoid at all costs.
She even considered the worst-case scenario: fleeing with Satanas if it came to that.
“You two are talking about something difficult,” Satanas said, tilting her head cutely as she looked their way.
“I don’t understand,” she added, her tone innocent.
There wasn’t a trace of malice in her gaze.
Sora placed her right hand gently on Satanas’ head and smiled kindly.
“Well, it’s something you don’t need to worry about. It’s what we call ‘grown-up talk’,” Sora explained.
“Grown-up talk?” Satanas repeated.
“Yeah. To put it simply, we’re saying we’ll protect you.”
“…I don’t really get it, but thank you, Sora-sama.”
“You’re welcome.”
With that, Sora turned her eyes toward the walls of the ?Hephaestus Kingdom?, which were now visible in the distance.
I wonder how it will turn out.