Netori: Stealing The Hero's Party!

Chapter 435 Through The Bubbly Eyes Of A Fairy

My babies~ Ehehe! They saved Mama today, you know! I'm proud and blooming brighter than a sun blossom! Although...The devil's magic in me is kinda making me dizzy, my body still feels attached to her even though it's been a whole day since we separated. Not to mention she hasn't woken up since yesterday, which has me a bit concerned, but aren't devils conditionally immortal like angels? Well, either way, I hope she wakes up soon so that I can thank her too.

"Come on, Will-O tell me, how did you teleport everyone at once?" Gathered outside the empty church at night, my daughter poked me with a finger and pulled me out of my dancing thoughts. She'd been nagging me about the truth–something I can't reveal, not even to her. "You said you'll tell, what better timing than with everyone gathered around a campfire?"

Looking at the many faces staring at my wisp-form with great expectations, I made my fluffy body jingle in defiance. The result of which was obvious, a whole lot of disappointment with a hint of curiosity still flickering in their eyes.

"Let me negotiate with her," leaning forward on the log she was sitting on, Maria's face was a menacing orange atop the flame. "Maybe a treat or two will jog the fairy's memory?"

'As if you can bribe me!'

Turning my body away from her, I showed her what I thought of the offer. Despite not looking, I could feel the anger bubbling in that cocky royal body of hers.

'Ehehe~ You have no power over me!'

"Don't be such an ass just tell us how you did it!" Finally frustrated from asking all day with no signs of an answer, Lili demanded to know, but turning to her and bursting into my fairy form, I had something else to tell her.

"Don't you speak to me like that young lady! Lest you want me to wash your mouth with soap the next time we take a bath!" Resting my hands on my hips as I fluttered before her eyes, I made sure to stare at her with every bit of seriousness that I could muster in my dainty form. Crossing my hands, I even flew closer to her face and pinched her on the nose with my hand. "There's your punishment!"

"AGHH!!" Moving her head away from me in a jolt, she covered her face with her hands while staring at me from the edge of her eyes. "What was that for?!"

"For being a bad girl!" I complained with my hands back on my hips and my cheeks puffed with air.

"Ey! Don't be a potty mouth!" I complained instinctively, disregarding her feelings.

But to my surprise, instead of being as...for the lack of an appropriate word, let's say bitchy, Linkle laughed it off and looked down at me again.

"Sorry sorry, I was just lost in thought." Quickly turning back to the skies, she continued to stare at the stars. I could sense her longing, her desire to fly through the ocean of stars, but with her past mostly clad in mystery, I didn't wanna say something that might make her sadder than it would console her. "Doubt I'll be back up there though, so it's okay, I'll make do with just having my body back."

Gliding off the log, Linkle laid down on the ground and closed her eyes with a yawn. In turn, it made me yawn as well, and being a fairy I couldn't say no to a good night's sleep. However, as I was leaving the witch all to herself, I couldn't help but feel that she was expecting the worst to happen on this adventure.

'I'll pray that you get your body back from that devil, dear witch...'

Although much older than me, I wanted to coddle her like a baby and tell her that everything was going to be alright.

'Maybe I will?'

Seconds after that thought crossed my mind, I found myself the size of a human and running my fingers through the long hair of the beauty lying in my lap. It appeared that I'd used my size-changing ability on instinct and through instinct alone had been brushing the witch's hair for the whole night. Even as I tried to pull my hands away, the witch–in her sleep clutched them tight. Holding them close to her heart, she teared up in her dreams, almost as if she was afraid of any further separation.

And why wouldn't she be? Losing her home, her people, and even her body, couldn't have been easy, not even in a dream.

'Fine...I'll stay like this for a while longer.'

Thankfully I was able to escape her clutches after a while without being seen in that excessively large form.

Note: Sorry for only one chapter today, I'm having back issues again, taking a rest. I'll upload an extra chapter along with the usual 2 chapters tomorrow to compensate, hope you guys still enjoy the chapter.