Fremay held the inexplicably acquired good luck charm, blinked at the disappearing door, and shook her head with a mix of amusement and frustration.
"What a... hehe, this guy is actually a bit foolishly cute."
She didn't quite know how to deal with this fellow.
Strong, naive, not very smart... and very able to eat.
Facing such a "rival," Fremay simply didn't know how to handle it.
"Forget it, let her go."
"I hope she can actually find something to eat..." Fremay contemplated and suddenly fell silent.
"..."
She hesitated for a moment, then hugged her legs, looked stealthily from side to side like a thief.
Making sure Valentina wouldn't suddenly pop out, she lowered her head and took a tentative bite.
"Ptu! Ptu ptu ptu!"
"Ugh—what was she thinking, wanting to eat this kind of thing!?"
She stuck out her tongue, looking at the faint tooth marks left on the crystal toes of the Alchemy Legs, and pouted, saying, "Really, who would have such a fetish?"
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