PAID

Clink.

“Lilith, hurry up.”

“W-wait a moment! I’m not ready yet…!”

“Enough stalling. Just come out—it’s something you’ve done countless times.”

“Couldn’t I at least put on some underwear? Or even just… just my panties?”

“Well, maybe if you’d just complied earlier, you could’ve avoided this. I overlooked the fact that you tried to kill me, so you should at least meet me halfway.”

With that, Ethan turned, exposing his neck, where a faint red line marked where my blade had grazed him. Though the bleeding had stopped, I shivered at the reminder of how close I’d come to actually hurting him.

“Fine…”

I couldn’t help but follow his orders. After all, I’d lost to him—this was my fate to accept.

While it was humiliating enough to be stripped bare, at least he hadn’t taken everything. Somehow, I felt relief in still having my headpiece.

“You’d look better without the headpiece too.”

“…I’d rather keep it on.”

“Is that more important than underwear? I didn’t expect you’d choose that over panties.”

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…I just couldn’t bring myself to remove it. For some reason, it felt more significant to me than any undergarment.