They cuddled for a while, then Caelric drew back and ordered the mermaid beastmen to carry the prey he had just hunted back with them.
He was busy at work while Mariselle stood there, staring at him in a daze.
"What are you looking at? You like him?" Celeste asked.
"How is that possible? That annoying guy? I hate him the most!" she blurted out, flustered, avoiding her gaze entirely.
"Oh~ so you hate him, huh? Mariselle, I kind of do like the necklace that he gave you. How about you give it to me? If you don't like him, I'm sure you'd hate anything he gives you anyway. To keep the necklace from becoming garbage, why not just hand it over to me?" Celeste said deliberately, a teasing glint in her eyes.
