D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad

Chapter 643 - 643 Thinking On The Future And The Past

With that, Nixilei gave a short bow to the pair before opening the door and checking for Kress. When the hallway had shown itself to be clear Nixilei didnʼt even glance back, and just left the room. Kat stared at the door after it had closed for a few moments before saying. ”Did… did she just give us permission to maim someone?”

[Possibly? I think itʼs a much lesser deal when you consider the fact that they have healing magic. I mean, a broken bone back home is weeks or months of recovery time. Here itʼs just a matter of mana. Still… it does seem a little extreme. She mentioned that she works for Greenʼs parents… do you think theyʼve given her the ok to try and… well I donʼt even know. Was that encouragement? Nixilei is probably strong enough to beat Kress in a fight so… I really donʼt know]

*I donʼt know either Lily. It also puts us in an awkward place. I can ignore insults towards me, Iʼve done that for a long time and theyʼve never bothered me much at all… but if he takes too many shots at you Iʼll be tempted to fire back… in very direct and painful ways. Especially when I know he can take it.*

[Why is that? You never beat up the bitches back at school. I know even before becoming a demon you certainly COULD have. They didnʼt have much muscle on them at all, and if memory serves one of them basically starved herself for a couple months so she could have been beaten down. Why the rush to violence now? Not that I disagree.]

Kat considered that question, asking herself if she was no more prone to violence. The answer was… unclear. *I… I donʼt think Iʼm more prone to it… but I also think itʼs more often the answer. When Iʼm out on a Contract the rules are different. There is magic around. People are tougher, fighting is a bigger part of life and recovery is considered a minor inconvenience for everything short of death… and even then D.E.M.O.N.S has implied a few times that resurrection isnʼt uncommon. Like… right now. I donʼt see anything wrong with giving Kress a good punch in the face, especially if he wasnʼt on a team with us.*

*Maybe Iʼd go far enough to knock him out on top of that. But… Nixilei could have him completely healed before the day is up. The definition of ʼpermanent harmʼ is completely different and… and my pain tolerance has kind of become ridiculous. I donʼt know when it happened exactly but I stopped seeing pain the same way. Oh, I was always good at dealing with pain, but thatʼs nothing compared to now. Iʼve had some really painful stuff happen and hardly reacted. Maybe I think others are the same automatically? Hmm… something to think on…

Anyway the issue with the three girls was escalation. If I beat them up, theyʼd call in friends, and if I beat up those friends as well, and I wasnʼt particularly injured, theyʼd just get more people. At the end of it Iʼd always be overwhelmed and itʼs not like Iʼd have be able to move schools if I got expelled. Getting them in trouble might have been possible, but with three against two if they never got caught repeatedly… I doubt anything too bad would have happened.

So I mostly just kept things where we were. I didnʼt see a way to get them to stop permanently and getting called fat or ugly was practically a joke. Water was nothing to be concerned about and the few times they attempted food I dodged that and turned it around, sort of… putting a upper limit on what Iʼd let them do to me. I donʼt even know if it was really bullying at that point. Is it still bullying if it doesnʼt bother me or hurt me in anyway?*

[Well, I donʼt care. I will NEVER forget the fact you took their harassment so they didnʼt come for me… I feel kinda bad about that fact sometimes, but I also know I was NOT in a place to deal with their shit when I first moved. By the time I managed to pull myself together properly I knew you well enough to know it really didnʼt bother you and you werenʼt just saying it to make me feel better. It… it also when I decided you were the only one for me. It really helped me get over Stella destroying my heart.]

[Like… I could have taken rejection. A simple ʼIʼm not gayʼ or ʼyouʼre like a sister to me, sorryʼ I could have lived with but… dammit what she did to me… No. Not going there. Just… I really do wonder if you hadnʼt come along if Iʼd ever be able to trust anyone ever again really. You… you just defended me. ME of all people for basically nothing. We didnʼt even start as friends! And… and that will always mean everything to me.]

[In fact, I donʼt think it matters if youʼre more violent now or not. I trust your judgement Kat. I wouldnʼt have bound myself to your forever if I thought you were anything less than perfect so please donʼt worry so much about it. If push comes to shove, we can just beat Kress up and carry him around in box or something. Get him out of the way during the tournament.]

[At the end of the day, weʼre doing this as a Contract. We, donʼt have to put up with Kressʼ nonsense if we donʼt want to. We didnʼt even agree to anything this time. We can literally do whatever we want if that struck our fancy. Though… I do admit to wanting to see Thyme. They sound really cool]

*Yeah Thyme is awesome.* Kat finally took the time to look around the room. Sheʼd been a bit lost in the conversation with Lily, and Nixilei before that. It was a simple room with two bedside tables with a lamp on each, and a bed in the very centre of the room. There was a cupboard set on top of a set of drawers on the left side of the bed and on the right there was a door.

Kat walked over to it as she continued the thought. *I wonder though… is he the announcer for the whole tournament? Or just the round we were in. Actually… how many rounds are there? How many entrants are there? If I knew how many times Iʼll have to put up with Kress, going through with this whole thing might be easier.*

Kat opened the door to reveal a small bathroom with a shower in it. It felt a bit like what youʼd find in a hotel, though it was a bit of a surprise none the less. [Nope. I refuse to consider the idea that anyone other than Thyme will be the announcer. I want to see the person that made the cute little doll of you! Maybe I can get another one…]

*Oh? Well Iʼll have to get one of you as well. Have a nice little Memphis plushie to snuggle to with in bed when you arenʼt around.*

Lily felt a sense of distaste at the idea she wouldnʼt be around or that Kat would opt to use a plush version of her instead. She knew it was a joke, but it still annoyed her for some indescribable reason. [Nope. I will not be leaving you. Youʼre stuck with me now, and you are very comfy.]

Kat let out a laugh that set Lily purring slightly just from the sound of Katʼs happiness and the feelings across their link. *Spoken like a true cat. What about when you can turn back into a human though?*

Lily growled at the idea sheʼd have to move back to her own room once she had a proper body again. [Nope. I refuse. I donʼt know if itʼs part of the bond but I refuse.]

*Wait… just like that?*

[Yup. I donʼt know if Iʼll stay in humanoid form while sleeping with you for a while… but at the very least Iʼll stick around in Memphis form. The idea of going back to my own bed is deeply irritating and the idea of being away from you for a night more so. Which… I think has a least something to do with the bond. I mean… I had it BAD before but things sort of stabilised a bit once we started dating. I wasnʼt worried youʼd reject me obviously and sleeping together that time was nice but also a bit much… I… I think human Lily wouldnʼt have minded sleeping by herself for a bit as I got used to dating you and slowly worked up to that… but… the Lily I am right now really doesnʼt like that idea.]

*Well, I said weʼd go at your pace. If your pace has changed with your race I donʼt mind.. Well, I mind that your mind seems to be changing at least somewhat along with your body, but I suppose thatʼs to be expected. I… donʼt think itʼs a problem but maybe keep an eye on that?*