“Help nyu find the Demon Lady!? The Death Incarnyate!?” The catgirl’s eyes widened, she seemed genuinely shocked as if Ophelia said something outrageous. “Just nyalk out of the city and head east if nyor that eager to die-nya!”
[Ask to pet her ears, you will not regret it.]
“Can I at least pet your ears?” Ophelia blurted out without thinking.
“Bitch, I will gouge nyor eyes out!” The catgirl screamed and stood up from the table with her arm raised, ready to pounce. Her tail wiggled wildly, sometimes within Ophelia’s reach, who was still on her knees in front of the catgirl
Ophelia did not fail to notice the long, razor-sharp nails the catgirl had and quickly regretted paying any attention to that voice. What was I thinking? I need a break!
“Easy, Lucy!” A big lion-like creature stood up—more beast than man—and put his paw on the catgirl’s shoulder. “You have got to work on your temper! You already had two warnings this month.”
[No, go for the tail! And if she doesn't agree, do it anyway! Also, are you sure you want to walk around in a maid outfit? Someone might mistake you for a servant. Find something more appropriate for a ruler.]
Ophelia pulled on the catgirl’s tail.
“NYAAAAAAAA!!!” Catgirl cried out in pain and jumped at Ophelia, but her lion companion caught her mid-air.
“Don’t do it!” he wrestled with the catgirl.
“Let me go-nya! I’ll tear nyer to pieces-nya!”
[Make her submit her soul to you. You don't want this catgirl to steal your precious Felicia, she is yours after all. If only the other voices were willing to let me teach you that slave crest spell, it would be easier, but well, find a way yourself, I guess, or convince the others to let me do so.]
Submit? It would be good to have her lead me to Felicia, but how? Slave crest spell? The name sounded similar to one of the many spells Felicia had in her book. However, she never let Ophelia touch the book, only named a couple of spells once. And unfortunately, Ophelia didn’t seem to have any such spells.
[Dominate the catgirl if you want information!]
A different voice spoke, though Ophelia heard it previously. She looked up at the catgirl whose face was red as a tomato but was calming down in the lion’s arms. Ophelia—still reeling from the constant bombardment of her mind—tried to calmly consider her options.
If she’s that impulsive, it wouldn’t be hard to nick an artery or two and have her bleed out. Maybe she would be more cooperative then?
The catgirl—though still pouting—was finally back on her feet.
“Weirdo-nya!” Lucy hissed looking down at Ophelia. “Let's go, Leo-nya!”
Ophelia observed the catgirl as she walked over to one of the tellers at a counter. The headaches seemed to pass and Ophelia was able to think clearly for a moment. Just then another voice spoke in her head. Another voice she already heard today.
[Though I'm interested in dominating the catgirl I doubt you have the capability to immediately do so. I said before but it's of utmost importance that you stabilize your current situation, I also suggest that you try mentally saying the word status and if nothing happens try saying it normally, if there's is still no result I will apologize for the inconvenience, but if I'm correct this should provide both YOU and US with important information.]
The voice spoke to her for quite a while, so Ophelia sat down to relax at the table that was now free.
“Status, huh?” Ophelia murmured and something indeed happened. A large translucent tab appeared in front of her.
[Name: Ophelia]
[Race: Human]
[Level: 1 (0%)]
[Battle Power: 186.5]
[Health points: 100%]
[Mana points: 100%]
[Strength: 3]
[Constitution: 1]
[Dexterity: 11]
[Willpower: 1]
[Intelligence: 2]
[Physical Resistance: 2.5]
[Magical Resistance: 4.5]
[Physical Attack: 23.5]
[Magical Attack: 3]
“Oh, that’s how it is here?” Ophelia said while looking at her own game-like status screen. So this confirms that magic exists in whatever this place is supposed to be. I’m surprised it doesn’t show some sort of a class. I thought that these games usually have archers and mages and that sort of thing. Meanwhile, the ever-present voice continued to monologue in the background of her mind.
[If you still haven’t realized we’re not physically near you and only you can hear us, this might be hard to believe but we’re otherworldly beings with no means to interact with your universe.]
“That would be more preferable compared to simply losing my mind,” Ophelia said and thought—if word “status” makes my “statistics” appear, then for those skills that appeared before, I need to call out for “skills”?
The “Status” tab immediately vanished and was replaced by another tab.
[Skills:]
[Near-immortality – lvl MAX.
Passive. Magic.
User can Revive and Regenerate from any damage as long as a single cell remains. Depending on the damage Regeneration may take up to 72 hours.]
[Insanity - lvl 1 (18%)
Passive. Magic.
Doing what sane Users would not do, will not make User saner.]
[The mere fact we can observe and speak with you is an anomaly, our universe’s laws of physics are different so even if one of US tries to teach you a spell I doubt it would work.]
“That other voice did not seem so convinced by that,” Ophelia said out loud not paying attention to the weird looks she kept getting every time she spoke with herself. Instead, she concentrated on getting acquainted with this world’s system. Hm, could there be more? What about my clothes? Weapons? Items? Wait... Equipment?
[Stainless Steel Utility Knife
Grade: Uncommon
One-handed Melee Weapon
Strength: +2
Dexterity: +3
Physical Attack: +19]
[Stainless Steel Throwing Knives
Grade: Uncommon
One-handed Ranged Weapon
Strength: +2
Dexterity: +2
Physical Attack: +25]
[Gothic Maid Outfit
Grade: Uncommon
Full body light armor
Dexterity: +4
Physical Resistance: +2
Magical Resistance: +4]
Full body? Wait, more importantly, it has magic resistance? Ah, of course! Ophelia remembered one of the voices telling her to change the outfit. And it only made sense—the outfit Felicia gave her! It would surely get damaged by the time I find her! I have to change into something else.
[I have noticed I might have been too forceful with my opinions in how to help you, such as brainwashing Felicia, I was being too emotional and the one you love is...a hard person to seduce in the conventional way, I am though an ally of LOVE, the cruelest curse and most beautiful blessing which I can only observe from afar.......I understand you would be hesitant to confront Felicia, but true LOVE is justification to any sin, I hoped YOU would understand better than anyone...]
“Huh, sin? What sin?” Ophelia had no idea what sin the voice spoke of and heard her stomach growl. I’m going to need some money, she thought. A lot of it actually.
After looking around, Ophelia stood up and walked to one of the counters, where some misshaped green creature sat on the other side.
[I would like to warn you: there's a delay between our observation and our messages, so it will be unlikely for you to get them at the right time.]
“I doubt there will ever be a right time,” Ophelia said as she got closer to the counter. What is that thing? She wondered looking at the creature she was about to talk to. Crooked nose as large as her hand. The left yellow eye of the creature was clearly larger than the right red one. The few teeth sticking out of its mouth were already brown.
“I need money!” Ophelia declared to the thing.
“What type of quest are you looking for?” the thing answered in an astonishingly clear voice, that was pleasant to listen to.
“A quest?”
“A newbie, huh? Here”—the creature put a piece of paper on the counter—“you can fill this out if you return alive.”
“Now, go to that group over there,” the creature pointed with its long finger, that looked like it had been broken in four different places. “Mister Thunderage is gathering a group of newbies for a starter quest. He’ll get you acquainted with all the details.”
Ophelia looked where she was directed and saw a few familiar faces.
[Before you are ready to love Felicia, you have to train. Make love with the fluffy catgirl and make her submit to you.]
Submit you say? Ophelia grinned and skipped to the group of five.
[Someone who refuses what they consider a big favor is more likely to do a small favor if asked immediately afterwards, and someone who does you a small favor is more willing to do a big favor...]
“Hey, everyone!” Ophelia cheerfully smiled and waved at her future companions. “My name’s Ophelia! I’m new here—please take care of me!”
"Voice: Go for the ears next time you get close to the catgirl and rub them softly."
«voice : find cookies. Everyone loves cookies and it will be a temporary way to control the catgirl until I can teach you the slave spell, unless you go to a mage tower and learn magic and this spell there. Did I say the last part out loud ? The other voice might be angry at me if I say too much but it's not like I care.»
"Voice: I hope you're ready for..."
Thank you for the chapter
Voice: *yawn* That was an excellent nap, what’s happening? Hm? Ah, I see. Well aren’t you a precious little thing. You understand that pesky things like death, dimensions, and morality are nothing n the face of love. Congratulations on making it one step closer to your dear Felicia. She left you once already so make sure you find a way to ensure that that NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. Perhaps find a way to share your newfound immortality. That should keep her from going somewhere difficult. Best of luck child, I'm rooting for you.”
Thanks for the chapter!
"voice: 2 INT! Wow! Maybe do some intelligence gathering while you're getting money! LOL!"
“Voice: Get ready for the rib cage slaughter!”
"Voice: look behind you"
“Voice: I had some doubts but you’re truly as innocent as a child huh? So THAT PERSON is crueler than I thought...”
“Voice: I have been saying whatever I feel like and you’re barely paying attention..., fair enough I suppose, is there something YOU wish to know?”
Voice: Well, if you don't want to damage your precious gift from Felicia, you can take it off before a fight. Might create some interesting distractions, and will help keep it safe until you find something more suitable for a person like yourself. Who knows maybe you will get a status boost from fighting in the nude.
“Voice: fighting in the nude is suboptimal in the majority of situations, please avoid to do so.And if this message makes no sense there must be an error in the sending time in which case I apologize”
Voice: That is true of a world with no system, but this one does have a system. So we have no idea if that is the case or not. Regardless, I only suggested it to protect the precious maid outfit.
"voice: mind the step there, ah you fell well you know what they say, cause i don't, and before I leave you keep an eye out for cliche anime tropes and explosive lemons, see you next chapter"