"What? You want me to accompany you for another performance on Wednesday night?" Leticia stared blankly as she removed her headphones, flipping off Melanie who had suddenly appeared in her room. "I have plans on Wednesday."
By now, it was already past ten at night. Yori, who had to wake up early for school the next day, was already asleep. However, both Leticia and Melanie, being unemployed, were still wide awake.
Today, Leticia wasn't playing games. Her computer screen was playing a somewhat famous movie, telling a rather clichéd story.
"Senpai Sani suddenly called, and I couldn't do anything about it," Melanie said, feeling a bit embarrassed. She had promised Leticia just yesterday that she would go with her to meet the team leader, and now this situation had arisen, which was quite humiliating.
It just so happened that both plans were on Wednesday. What a coincidence.
"If you have something bad to do, just go by yourself. I'll let the team leader know you have something to do," Leticia suggested, which seemed like a good solution.
Although this might cause her to miss out on a golden opportunity, she would also get rid of Melanie, who was a burden. It was hard to say whether it was a loss or not.
"The times should be different. Senpai Sani mentioned the time would be around seven in the evening. We just need to change clothes and arrive at the designated location before seven," Melanie proposed another plan.
"I just checked the map. The place we need to go is close to where we're meeting the team leader. With our speed, it won't even take a minute."
"Then what? Why should I do work for you humans?" Leticia asked, as she had only agreed to help previously because of the in-game purchases, but now she had no desires.
No matter what Melanie said, she wouldn't agree.
"You can find someone with a similar build to me to play my role. It's so convenient."
"But there might be some small conflicts, and I wouldn't feel at ease if someone else went with me," Melanie suddenly became hesitant.
Although she didn't show any unusual signs on the surface, Melanie indeed gave Leticia the impression that she was hesitating.
"So you mean you won't worry about my safety if you take me with you?" Leticia slammed the table. This was just bullying.
She, the great Demon Lord, was actually considered by Melanie for such a trivial reason as being easy to manage.
If Melanie had said it was because of her strength, Leticia might have given her some credit for having good judgment. But now, Melanie's comment about her being easy to manage made Leticia unhappy.
"You are very strong," Melanie said softly.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with her statement. It was precisely because Leticia was strong that she didn't have to worry about her getting hurt.
Compared to herself, who had allocated almost all her skill points to offense, Leticia was undoubtedly more balanced.
In terms of protecting herself and others, Leticia was far superior to Melanie.
"That's your reason for choosing to take me, but now I want to know, why should I listen to you?" Leticia asked, crossing her arms with a disgusted expression. "I am the Demon Lord, understand?"
You, a human, have no right to make the Demon Lord do your bidding. Melanie is not Leticia's friend, so why should she?
"I'll give you whatever you want," Melanie replied immediately. "Money, gifts, anything I can do."
But today, Leticia was different from before. She hadn't needed to spend money on anything recently and was temporarily immune to Melanie's financial tactics.
"Unfortunately, that won't work on me now," Leticia said, spreading her hands to show she couldn't be bought so easily.
"Then tell me what you want me to do." Melanie was determined.
Hearing this, Leticia's mind started racing.
"Anything?"
"Yes."
Oh boy!
Instantly, a flood of ideas rushed into Leticia's mind. She was already considering what pose she would use to step on Melanie.
All this time, she had been thinking about avenging her past defeat, but she was well aware of her own strength.
It was a miracle that she had escaped that time, and the chances of a comeback were almost nonexistent.
Her balanced development was at a complete disadvantage against Melanie, who was extremely specialized. She might never be able to defeat Melanie through normal means.
This conclusion had been definitively proven when they met again a few days ago.
Although Leticia had become much stronger, Melanie had also improved. Leticia could still only do two things: run away or switch out.
And the choice was on Melanie's side. As long as Melanie didn't want to be switched out, Leticia could only run away.
But today, Leticia found a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
An opportunity to vent her frustration!
"You, be my maid," Leticia said, pointing at Melanie, her voice filled with excitement.
She was already looking forward to what would happen next.
"Maid?" Melanie tilted her head. "I might not do a good job."
Her life skills were still a work in progress. If she were to be a maid, it would be a miracle if she didn't dismantle Leticia's house.
"Not like Snow, I don't expect you to do anything," Leticia clarified. "I mean, you have to listen to me, no objections, and follow my commands."
"Hmm." Melanie looked down and started thinking.
After a long time, she looked up. "From now until this time tomorrow night, I can fulfill three reasonable requests for you."
"Who negotiates like this?" Leticia said, putting her hands on her hips with a humph. She had originally planned for Melanie to follow her commands until Wednesday, but Melanie had reduced it to one day and limited the requests to three.
"Just tell me if you agree or not," Melanie said, making it clear that this was her bottom line. She knew Leticia's personality well, and this girl could be quite unpredictable.
"Tsk." Leticia unhappily pursed her lips. "Fine, I agree."
Whatever, it was still three free requests, so she wasn't at a loss.
"Then my first request is, tonight you be my bolster and let me hug you to sleep," Leticia made a request that she thought was quite malicious. "You can't move, can't speak, just like a bolster."
Melanie's expression became quite strange. She hadn't expected Leticia's first request to be this.
"Okay." However, this request was not unacceptable to her. It was just letting Leticia use her as a bolster for one night.
Nothing unacceptable about that.