Bai Ji’s consciousness was roused awake from its slumber.
A cold and itchy sensation was felt on her cheek as if a small damp sponge was being smeared all over her face or a soft slime was incessantly jumping on it.
‘W-What exactly is…’
*Slurp*… *Lick, lick,lick*…
Bai Ji slightly squinted her eyes, vaguely making out a pair of furry dog ears.
*Lick,lick,lick~…*
“Urgh~ S-Stop licking… I-I’m awake! I’m already awake!”
*Lick, lick…* “Eh?? You’re awake, Saviour-chan! Awoo~” Blue excitedly burrowed herself into Bai Ji’s embrace and vigorously rubbed against her.
‘This child…Why is she so fond of licking and rubbing against people like a puppy??’
Bai Ji turned silent as she looked at Blue’s trembling dog ears.
‘Alright, that was my mistake. She was already the living embodiment of the term ‘lapdog’, to begin with.’
As the saying went, birds of the same feather flock together. Only a little puppy of similar status to the small kitten was capable of garnering a favorable impression from Ke’er.
“Stop rubbing! You’ve already wrinkled my clothes, alright.” Bai Ji pushed the puppy continuously rubbing against her chest away before standing up to straighten out her collar and the hem of her skirt.
‘I don’t know if any dog hair has gotten onto it… but please don’t let that be the case! This is my favorite dress, so I’ll have to clean it if it gets dirty. When that time comes, I can’t possibly be naked, right…’
“Uuuuu~” Sidelined, Blue felt shunned and revealed a face filled with grievances.
“Is Saviour-chan angry right now?”
“Do I look like such a petty person?” With a harrumph, Bai Ji cast her head aside.
‘Knowing to empathize with people’s problems, possessing a tolerant heart while having an elegant but calm smile and bearing; This is something befitting of a lady… Ptooey!’
‘Aaaah… In any case, I’m not such a petty person. Even the incident from before— when a certain foolish cat incapable of clear speech had touched my forbidden area— has been quickly forgotten by me in no time.… Mhm, such a problem doesn’t exist at all.’
“No.” Blue shook her head like a rattle drum.
“I’m sure Benefactor-chan is a good person who’s extremely forgiving and kind~”
“Tss, Tch… I won’t be happy even if you say that.” Bai Ji froze slightly before immediately pouting in disdain.
“Also, don’t always open or close your sentence with ‘Saviour-chan’. That’s not my name at all. Don’t you know that this is very disrespectful?”
“Oh. Mhm~ Blue got it. So, what is Saviour-chan’s name?” Full of curiosity, Blue tilted her head to the side.
“La-… B-Bai Ji.”
“La-Bai Ji? Oh, I got it!”
“What ‘La-Bai Ji’? My name is Bai Ji, don’t you know that adding words to someone else’s name is very rude?” Bai Ji puffed her cheeks and took out a pointer from under her skirt to hit Blue on the forehead.
“Wauuu… Bai Ji-chan, Blue got it. Don’t hit me, I’ll become stupid…”
“Hmph~” Bai Ji took back the pointer, retrieved a silver-white silk handkerchief from the bottom of her skirt and began wiping the saliva off her cheeks.
‘Seriously… My face is all covered with saliva thanks to her licking, this dog is honestly…’
Next to her, Blue’s face had innocence and harmlessness written all over it.
‘…Forget it, I’m too tired to criticize her.’
“Ehh? There is so much good stuff hiding below Bai Ji-chan’s skirt! How do you accomplish that? Let me see–…” Blue’s eyes gleamed as she lifted up Bai Ji’s skirt and curiously leaned her head closer.
“No! S-Stupid dog! That place is a no-no!”
“Pah!” A crisp slap resounded.
Bai Ji crossed her arms and turned away, her cheeks all puffed out.
“Uuuuu… I’m sorry~” Blue miserably covered her left cheek, which had now become bright red.
“What a discourteous and vulgar act…” Bai Ji muttered and waved her hands, turning the massive scythe stuck in a corner into an exquisite skull-shaped hair clip before skillfully putting it on her hair bangs.
“Ehh? Is Sa-… Bai Ji-chan leaving now?”
“I still have things to attend to.”
“If it’s okay with you… can Blue help you out?” Blue expectantly looked at Bai Ji.
This little puppy had a very favorable impression towards Bai Ji, who had saved both herself and Ke’er.
“Oh my~? What are you saying? When did the misconception that you’re of the same status as this missy arose in your head?? Don’t get too carried away, you got that?” A slender and white finger forcefully landed onto Blue’s forehead.
“Uuu…”
“Well, if you really must help… It’s not like there’s no way for you to display your usefulness.” Bai Ji slyly revealed her canine teeth and lifted up Blue’s chin with her fingers.
“After a vigorous exercise, my stomach is already rumbling with hunger. I want to fill it up… Do you know what a vampire’s food is??” Bai Ji licked her cherry lips.
“Uuuu…” Blue was frightened to the point that her ears began shivering. Her watery eyes stared at Bai Ji who was almost within reach of herself.
“B-Bai Ji-chan… P-please be gentle~” Blue closed her eyes, a tinge of pink appearing on her face.
“Tss, boring.” Unable to derive any satisfaction from her distasteful hobby, Bai Ji no longer continued to make herself unwelcome here. Leaving Blue behind, she turned to her task and walked in the direction of the sewers’ skylight.
“Was I of no help to Bai Ji-chan?” Upon realizing that Bai Ji had been completely toying with her, Blue’s ears dejectedly drooped downwards.
“Is Ke’er-chan really going to be okay?”
“You have your own mission, which is to bring Ke’er safely into the magical dimension. You get that?” Bai Ji spoke in an insipid manner, no longer using the flirtatious teasing tone of earlier.
“Is that all? Doesn’t Ke’er-chan need some medicine or something like that?”
“She just temporarily passed out, nothing serious. Find a bed for her to lie down and rest, got that?”
“Ho-Hokay, I got it… Bai Ji-chan and Ke’er-chan are good friends, right?” Blue wasn’t foolish; She knew that Bai Ji only rescued her because that was along the way.
“I still have things to attend to, so I’m counting on you.” Bai Ji smoothed out her hair.
Seeing Blue heading into the distance with Ke’er in her arms, Bai Ji unenthusiastically heaved a sigh.
It was exactly at this time that the identification token tucked away in her bosom began to vibrate.
Bai Ji slightly shifted her eyes downwards. Shortly after, a dazzling beam of silver light rapidly vanished as soon as it appeared.
“Hello? Is this Lin Tuo?” Ji Bai accepted the magical voice transmission.
“Oh, what happened to you earlier, youngling? I couldn’t get through to you until now, I’ve even thought you’d already perished in a valiant sacrifice.”
“Is something the matter?” Ji Bai directly brushed away these meaningless words of Lin Tuo and got straight to the main point.
“Oh, that’s right! Where are you right now?”
“The sewers.”
“Say, why do you love to go there so much?” Lin Tuo’s voice was full of disbelief.
“So, what exactly happened?”
“Sigh! Calamity has struck the Border Town!”
“What do you mean?”
“You’ll find out once you have a walk on the streets. All sorts of unknown, grotesquely-shaped monsters are incessantly appearing within the city. They’re currently on the verge of tearing down the Border Town completely!” Lin Tuo’s tone was filled with the utmost urgency.
“Currently, every squad that the Moon Knights can deploy has already assembled. Our Tomato Class is only lacking you now, brat!”