☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- It's Егоза. But don't overthink it. First and foremost, you are Ahulichka.

- Егоз-з-з-а. - She savored the word Ahulichka. - We could name some gang or company that way. Do you remember those bandits, uh, gentlemen of the road? - Suddenly, old acquaintances came to her mind. - I wonder how they are doing.

- Uh... About Edgelord-kun... Or is that no longer appropriate? And is it Lord-san? Or Ravenage-san?... Anyway... - rubbing her elbow, she looks away uncertainly. - ...Well, never mind. Maybe it's not the right time.

- Ho-ho...? - Sonata narrowed her eyes cunningly. - Ideally, we could exploit his combat potential in the upcoming campaign, like we did with the coven, but I don't know how I'll look you in the eye if something happens to him, so maybe he should just stick to running the cafe.

- And on average, how long do you live? What is the lifespan, if we don't take into account death in battle and all that, but only old age?

- It's different for everyone. Some live for forty to fifty years, while others find even several hundred years to be too short. Unlike humans, we are very diverse, Ayano-sama. You can even look at our external differences - we with Ahuri are quite miniature compared to some of our fellow countrymen.

- Do I look like one of them here? - Ahuli asks first.

- Honestly, not really... If you want, I can break off or saw off mine, and you can wear them instead of these bagels... Then it will be authentic.

There, Krasotyulya and the others spent half a day persuading me to wear these ears. What a shame...

- But what is there to be ashamed of, Ayano-sama? Bajena walks around in them and feels fine. Or am I not understanding something about human bodies?

And then they actually measured with a ruler and protractor the angles and distances from which, according to the contract, such open knees could be depicted.

- You came up with a very good idea, - Sonata nodded approvingly, - considering that you are now a princess, it would be problematic if the agency's photographers had your more specific pictures.

I like the last one the most.

Ahuli looked suspiciously at the strange, elongated object that Ayano was gently holding in her palm, but she couldn't bring herself to ask what it was.

And as for the cafe - you better not know how many hours it took me to be able to express exactly that emotion. My face hurt the next day - I overloaded these muscles. It feels like it's imprinted on me and still is.

- There you go, - the katana empress waved her off, - you have that smile every time you chat with... Minako, for example.

I wonder why Erefir-dono is walking around with that magazine?

- Maybe she's your fan, - Ahuli suggested.