Whoosh—
The chaotic purple-black surroundings shifted into the emerald green that symbolized life. The sudden sensation of weightlessness beneath her feet meant Elise had already left the dimensional rift.
Looking down at the lake below, Elise stirred the Prana within her body. A barrier of starlight spread out beneath her.
With a gentle leap, she altered her trajectory, avoiding the embarrassing fate of plunging into the water.
"Tch!" The Dark Elemental Lord, Ren, clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.
She had chosen the teleportation location herself, claiming it would help Elise quickly confront the Elemental Lords. She had intentionally picked a spot just above the lake—less than a meter from the surface.
Since Elise had teased her earlier, wasn't it only proper to repay her by letting her soak in the Elemental Spirit World's waters?
But Elise, still on high alert, reacted swiftly. Ren's little prank had failed.
Seeing Ren's expression, Elise immediately guessed what she had intended. She produced the recording from before.
"Kyaa—!"
A clear, girlish cry echoed from the strange black box in Elise's hand, accompanied by the image of a dark-haired girl's flushed, embarrassed face.
"Put that away!!"
Already irritated, Ren instantly became frantic, trying to snatch the device from Elise's hand.
But Elise had stored it safely in her Lord God Space inventory—how could she let Ren seize it so easily?
With just a thought, the strange "black box" vanished from Ren's sight.
"This is bad!"
Ren clutched her head in despair. If such a thing were exposed, her dignity would suffer irreparable damage!
Her very title could even be twisted by strange organizations. She would no longer be the Dark Elemental Lord, but the Erotic Elemental Lord!
That would be far worse!
No, absolutely not!
Ren grit her teeth. She would rather perish than allow that recording to spread!
Better to be shattered into dust than lose her honor!
"Little Ren, you don't want that recording to get out, do you?" Elise asked slyly, one finger lifting Ren's chin.
"What do you mean 'Little Ren'? I am the Dark Elemental Lord—an incarnation that has lived for thousands of years!" Ren tried to retort, but the aggressive confidence in Elise's demeanor made her falter.
"Wait, what are you planning?" This person's mind was clearly abnormal, and for the first time, Ren began to panic.
"Isn't it obvious?"
Elise raised a finger skyward.
The next second, she suddenly pressed it against Ren's lips and began to mischievously stir.
"Mmph?!"
The ambush was too sudden. Ren didn't react until the strange sensation in her mouth told her exactly what Elise was doing.
Insult! Outrage!
Who was she?
Ren Ashdoll!
The Dark Elemental Lord!
When had she ever suffered such humiliation?
In the next instant, her white teeth closed, ready to bite down on Elise's finger. But—
"Kya—!"
That discordant sound escaped her lips. Her own voice!
"Don't move, Little Ren. This is an important moment." Elise's tone was sharp. "If your teeth happen to bite me, I might accidentally activate my teleportation ability."
"And if, by some accident, that precious recording found its way into Restia's hands… what then?"
She knows Restia?!
Ren's heart wavered with confusion, but she had no time to think about it now.
The thought of Restia seeing such a thing—unbearable!
Thus, with the recording playing in the background, Ren's face flushed crimson. She struggled to suppress her voice, enduring Elise's teasing without resistance.
This feeling… was too much!
So this was what Fan Xinglou had experienced back then?
She knew this was wrong—utterly shameful—but…
It was intoxicating!
She wanted more!
"Haa…!"
Elise's once-holy face now bore a blush completely unfitting of her usual composure. Her breathing had also grown heavy, saliva glistening on her fingers as she withdrew them slightly and glanced at the wetness coating them. Her eyes flicked to the slick sheen, then back to Ren.
"Little Ren…"
The sudden address jolted Ren slightly back to her senses. But the next moment, she saw Elise's expression—one that was far from reassuring.
"What… what are you trying to do?"
Were beings from other worlds all this terrifying?
Ren actually stepped back two paces from Elise's predatory look.
"Wasn't I the one who helped you just now?" Elise asked.
Ren desperately shook her head.
"Wasn't I?" Elise repeated, taking out the camcorder.
Ren nodded with difficulty.
"Then next… it's your turn to help me!"
What did that mean?
Confusion flickered across Ren's face. She didn't understand what Elise meant—until she saw her extend a single finger, though she hadn't moved yet.
"Wait—you're not expecting me to… do it myself, are you?"
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Her image was already shattered. Losing more hardly mattered now… but still, Ren steeled her expression. This time, no matter what Elise threatened her with, she would never agree!
"Oh dear, this is truly troublesome!" Elise said dramatically, touching her forehead in an exaggerated gesture that was obviously fake.
"I just fought the Holy Elemental Lord. My body and spirit haven't recovered yet…"
"If, during a battle with another Elemental Lord, I were to lose focus…"
"That would be bad, wouldn't it?"
"You, you, you!" Ren's trembling finger pointed at Elise.
Meeting this girl was the worst luck in eight lifetimes!
"Surely the great Dark Elemental Lord will help this poor girl recover her strength and spirit, yes?" Elise pressed. "After all… we're saving the world here!"
Tears glimmered at the corners of Ren's eyes. When had she ever been bullied like this? Yet she could not refuse…
"You… you're not allowed to use that black box from before!"
"Of course not!" Elise answered cheerfully.
If not the camcorder from before, she had plenty of others! Cameras, recorders—everything!
After all, the heroic figure of the Dark Elemental Lord saving the world—wouldn't it be tragic if no one remembered it?
She must be immortalized for centuries… no, for millennia!
Looking at the slender finger before her, the black-haired twin-tailed Ren hesitated for a long time… then finally sighed.
She was only an incarnation anyway. She wouldn't live long. Once the task was complete, no one would remember her.
Very well.
Ren closed her eyes and opened her mouth…
"Ah—!"
A cry rang out—but it wasn't Ren's. It was Elise's.
No!
Such a perfect toy—if it vanished, it would be far too great a loss!
If she could somehow make her stay… hmhm!