"Truly adorable indeed fufufu~"
Aria stared at a mirror in front of her, smiling while sitting on a chair with her cheeks resting on top of her hands.
Inside the mirror reflected two figures, the one was a white-haired humanoid doll who was sitting on top of the bed while the other one had her head rested on top of the doll's p and enjoying the moment.
Aria giggled as she watched the interactions of the two figures. For her, she enjoys tender moment like this.
"Ohhh, someone is grinning like crazy you know~."
"Hmmm?
A sudden girlish voice came from behind, but Aria didn't dispy any hint of surprise, rather this was something she had already gotten used to.
She turned around and the mirror that was just in front of her disappeared.
She looked at the person and smiled as she brought out another chair from thin air before giving a gesture towards the other person, prompting them to sit.
"Such a kind goddess as always, Aria."
The other person followed and sat down besides Aria.
"It's been a while, right? Nyx~"
"Was it a while? pretty sure it only took a few days here~"
The person leaned back on the chair and crossed her legs. Aria chuckled and asked again.
"How was your vacation on watching humans?"
"I got bored, so I decided to come over for a bit~"
"Fufufu~"
The person who arrived just now is Nyx, the goddess of darkness or mostly known as the goddess of chaos.
Her face looks much younger but there is also the hint of maturity and also mischievousness. Nyx was also bit smaller than Aria when it comes to her height, she has a waist length bck hair and a pair of sharp red eyes.
She wore a bck Lolita sweet dress. paired with white stockings and bck boots.
Nyx took a cookie from the pte, brought it to her mouth and then took a bite before looking at Aria once again.
"But well, I can consider it a good while, Humans are really creative when it comes to conflict."
Nyx just smiled as she pyed with her cookie.
"Yes, the humans of today are quite troublesome."
Aria shrugged back and sighed. Nyx however only ughed and smirked.
"Hahaha~ But, as long as they perform like bloodthirsty mammals, at least they can serve as entertainment for me~"
"Guess, they sure do."
Nyx then finished her cookie and grinned.
Nyx was someone who usually enjoys watching conflicts that occurs on the human realm. but there are also times where she gets tired watching them. Those are when there is no thrill in the war, so when that time comes, she will take a break at Aria's pce and chat.
"You know, I always wonder about how long those humans will st~ Imagine them killing their own kind to the point their race disappears from the map, that would be funny."
"Just as you know, those humans are important..."
"...Fine, I am just kidding,"
Nyx took another cookie and stared at it for a moment before taking another bite.
*Crunch*
"Well, if things continue like that.... then it won't be surprising if they went extinct sooner or ter~"
Nyx said as she chewed on the cookie in her mouth
"..."
Aria could understand it, after all, continuous war will only lead to destruction.
"Let's hope that it will not lead to that outcome, those humans have a special role in creating the world, we can't just let them go extinct... plus, it would increase my workload if they went extinct"
Aria sighing as she said that, poured tea into a cup for Nyx to drink.
Since Aria was a goddess managing death, there is no surprise that the consequences and loss created by those conflict will affect Aria's work. She handles the cycle of life for reincarnation, while her angels guide the soul to various pces in the realm beyond humans.
"Hahaha, that's true~ do your best then~"
Nyx ughed and drank the tea that Aria gave her.
After taking a sip and putting the tea down, she leaned back on her chair and crossed her legs and looked above.
"How's my girl been fairing by the way?? ~"
Nyx then gnced towards Aria and asked.
"She is doing fine at the moment; she and the other girl are getting along very adorably~"
Aria remembered the two figure who are cuddling and doing cute stuffs. She smiled and rexed.
"Hmmm, that's nice."
"Yeah, it's refreshing seeing that girl's reactions~"
Aria then brought out two mirrors, one for her and one for Nyx.
Nyx looked at the mirror and hummed as she stared inside it.
"How cute~ "
Nyx grinned again as she saw the girl who seems to be having a pleasant time.
"yeah~"
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"hmmm~"
The both of them just looked at the mirror watching the two girls who were talking with each other. After a while, Nyx suddenly thought up something.
"By the way Aria... it seems a new demon lord will be chosen soon~"
"Yeah... many centuries had already passed by since this world had a demon lord~"
"And I suppose, those humans will summon people again~"
"Isn't that the usual?"
"Hahaha it is~"
Once a demon lord was defeated, it will take 100 years for the next one to be chosen, and during those 100 years of no demon lords, the demons will either spread out and hide until the next demon lord gather them once again.
And once the humans have learned that a demon lord was existing, they will then do their usual summoning for heroes' ritual.
That was cycle of this world and every god and goddess here knew that.
Knowing that there will be another conflict and that humans may do something different this time, Nyx eyes brightened up and grinned more.
"A new war huh~"
"Those humans are fighting amongst themselves right now. if you add the demon lord then it will be a total chaos..."
"And I totally like that, so no problems with me~"
"Well that also means that there is more work waiting for me."
"Hahaha right ~"
Aria sighed again while Nyx ughed.
She drank her tea and put her attention towards the mirror. Nyx just watched Aria reaction and then looked towards the white-haired figure on the mirror.
"But what would you do if that girl got somewhat, involved in this? ~"
Aria slightly gazed towards the grinning Nyx besides her.
"I wouldn't need to worry about that."
Aria took a sip from her tea and didn't show any kind of uneasiness.
"You seem confident ~"
"I am sure that she will be able to handle it, besides~ her body is already one of the strongest ones in this world, so if anything happens, I don't think she will lose that easily."
"Hmmm~ so you did give her the strongest materials huh~"
"It's necessary if she wants to survive in this world besides, you are the one who recommended it in the first pce right? ~"
"Hahaha, you are right~"
"Well, if there is a time where they will need my help then I will assist them of course, but only once, since us gods should not intervene too much. Thats the rule."
"Yeah right~"
the two goddess continued watching as they enjoyed their snacks and drink. After a moment, Aria called to Nyx in a serious voice.
"Nyx...."
"Hmmm? What?"
Nyx tilted her head while still looking to the mirror
"Don't py too much, okay? you are treading on the boundaries of the divine w."
Aria is worried for Nyx. She knows that Nyx is a pyful person and that she would do things depending on her mood and whims.
"Whatever do you mean by that?"
Nyx just shrugged Aria's concern for her because she is a person who dislike being tied by rules, she enjoys thrills and surprises. And this is why Aria is worried about her.
"You are one of the major goddesses of this world, your role is sought by many. As the goddess of darkness, your power rivals the goddess of light. But right now, your actions are too whimsical. your blessing, one that is rare and destructive, you have given it to that girl."
Aria looked towards the mirror, the white-haired doll, who was enjoying her time with another child.
"So, what about it."
"You are creating imbance in this world. Although I know that you are very fond when it comes to that girl and that you would spoil and be involved with that girl. But make sure that things don't get out of hand."
"Fufu."
Nyx giggled and closed her eyes.
Aria is a god who have close ties with Nyx, she understands Nyx and that Nyx will take action that may defy the order of divinity. One such example is that Nyx loves destruction, and that her blessings can affect a person to commit such tragic actions.
The blessing that Nyx gave to that girl was exactly that, power that is amplified through tragic and sad intense emotions and expressions.
This world is full of conflict and tragic events, so if one girl who has that power be influenced by the extreme experiences and pain, that power would be unleashed.
There is a reason why Nyx is fond with this girl, A girl who is detach from the world, a girl who thought the world is unfair. Those emotions are already a seed that qualifies the girl to hold her blessing. And if she continues experiencing hardships and suffering, it may trigger the destructive power of the blessing.
Nyx saw a potential. Chaos through unfairness, and by giving power to that girl will produce many outcomes in which Nyx considers as entertainment.
So, to avoid this, what Aria did was she search for a variable that can at least hold down that emotion. Someone who can anchor down that feeling of unfairness and introducing the girl to warmth and love. And this is by finding someone who have something in common with that girl.
Aria knew that Nyx doesn't have any malice or evil intention, what Nyx sought for was something to ease her from boredom and give her amusement.
"Don't do foolish things okay, I don't want a friend meeting a painful doom.... Please."
".....Fine."
Nyx sighed and continued watching and drinking tea.
(Doll-san POV)
How long has it been since we started doing this?
With a bnk expression, I looked down towards Diana who is resting her head on my p. Her eyes closed and her mouth curled in that of a smile. I can easily tell that she is enjoying this very much.
[You like this p pillow?]
"Unnn!~"
Replying in a light voice while nodding, my lips formed into a smile because of the cuteness of Diana.
[I see....]
Using my hand, I caressed her head gently and softly giving that of a motherly kind of feeling.
"Did doll-san do this a lot before when she was alive?"
[Hmmm?]
Tilting my head, I wondered about what she meant.
[What do you mean?]
"Lap pillow."
Ohhh.... Well, the answer is never.
[No..... I didn't do this before....]
The thought of giving a p pillow didn't even came to my mind at all when I was still alive...
To why I'm giving a p pillow now, it's because of what I've felt from Aria-sama when she gave me one.
From my experience, it felt warm and comfortable, so, I decided to try using it on Diana. She deserves to experience something like that.
Why did she ask anyway?
[Why are you asking??]
"Curious~."
[I see....]
"...."
A short moment of silent passed as we stayed like this without saying another word....
"...."
[.....]
I stared at Diana, and she quietly stared right back at me.
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After a while.
Uhmmm??
I'm going to admit it.... being stared like this for a while will make me feel awkward.....
.....
Sigh.
I can't bear it anymore. Let's talk.
[Do you have anything to say?]
"Ehhhh?"
[It feels a bit weird when you kept staring at me like that.....]
Diana was stunned for a short bit, she then curled her lips and giggled.
"Doll-san looks very pretty and I can't help but look...."
[E-ehhh.... it that so?]
"Nnnnn~ should I not stare?"
[...huh. ]
.... This question is kind of difficult for me to answer.... I know she is just asking it because of being considerate of me, but if you put it that way, I will feel guilty if I say she should stop already.
And.... why are you looking at me with that adorable innocent expression.
....
Embarrassing..... even if I don't show it on my face..... it just really feels embarrassing...
[That.... uhhhh.....]
With no words coming to my mind, I sighed and then shifted my gaze elsewhere.
"Doll-san??"
[.... nevermind...]
What topic can I use? I scanned the room, trying to find anything for a new subject. And there I saw the books stacked on the table.
[By the way Diana.... have you read all of those books on top of that table?"
"Uhmmm?."
I shifted our conversation towards the books....
Come to think of it, I remember the stuffs about gunpowder and the cannons.
I wonder if Diana had already finished reading those books before.
Diana turned her head and also looked towards the books stashed on the table. She then nodded and replied.
"Unnnn... I read them to pass time before....."
[Ohhhh...]
"Why?"
[Nothing much.....]
"Hmmmm."
I wonder how many books Diana already read until now, and I also wonder, how many things does Diana knows from reading those books?
As I thought to myself, Diana then got off from my p, and sat beside me while stretching her body...
...
I watched her silently from the side as I remained still on my position like a statue.
if I were still on my human body then I would feel tired and stiff of just staying still, but with the body of the doll, and also the experience of the past days that I would just do nothing, I think I've gotten used to it to very quickly.
Now that Diana has gotten up, I shifted my gaze towards the door thinking about how we will move out from here.
I said it before that me and Diana will leave here once I've gotten my humanoid form.
But I wouldn't want to be so reckless to do something this early, maybe I should go around night.
With that being said, I changed my hand into a straight bde and stared at it.
"Eehh!!?"
Hmmmm?? what is it now??
I gnced towards Diana who made that sound and saw her surprised eyes looking towards my arm.
"Uhmmm Doll-san..... that..."
She pointed to the bde before looking at me, wanting me to expin.
.....
Ohhh right, I forgot that I still didn't mention this to her...
[It's a skill, I can turn some of my body parts into a weapon..... Hmmmm, did I scare you?]
"A bit, but I'm surprised. Doll-san can turn her arm into a sword?"
Diana looked at the bde in my arm with an amazed expression on her face.
[I also have a few more skills..... want to see them?]
"Unnnn~"
With that reply, I stood up and walked a bit away from Diana.
let's see.....
Maybe I should try the concealment skill.
Since I have a person who is watching me, this could help me guarantee if I activated the skill properly or not.
but first, let me put this bde away since I don't need it.
the bde transformed back into my normal hands once I thought about putting it away. And now that the bde is gone, I'm good to go.
I chanted the word "concealment" and a I felt a strange feeling coming after that.
hmmmm.... did it work?
"ehhhh? doll-san??"
hmmm??.....
"Uhmmm where are you?"
Diana looked left and right as if trying to find me.
I guess it did work.... but.....
"Doll-san?"
[...]
"Doll-san? you are still here, right?"
Diana's expression gradually started to turn anxious as she searched for me, and this is making me worried thinking that this might get worse if I don't speak up quickly.
[Diana what's wrong?]
"Doll-san?....hayss.... I'm relieved...I thought..... you.... "
Diana sighed and pouted.... she then muttered something that I couldn't hear very properly.
[Uhmmm?. what are you mumbling?]
"Nothing....."
[Anyways, this is a skilled called "concealment"]
"Concealment? "
Now that I know that it's working, I chanted the word again making me reappear in front of Diana.
!!!?
once I reappeared, Diana rushed towards me and embraced my body with her arms.
[what's the matter?]
"hug...."
Ehhhh?..... she been acting strange since I disappeared....
wait a minute.... I think I realized that I did something terrible....
[u-uhmmm.... did you perhaps thought that I left you?]
"unnn....."
Oh no....
I sighed to myself realizing I did something wrong.
Ahhhh... what have I done, I should've told her before I went on activating the skill.
[Sorry for scaring you... I didn't mean to do it....]
"unnnn....."
[so uhmmm.... should I continue?]
"Please....Don't do what you did....."
[Ahh.... y-yes, but can you let me go first? I won't do it again I promise.]
She nodded and hesitantly let me go, she took a step back and returned sitting on top of the bed.
Now what should I try next.....
Hmmmmm
...
Ahhh...
I couldn't think of many interesting skills that I could use at this current moment.
Most of my interesting skills, to be specific, the doll skills, they only work if I have another doll that I can control. And it's not like I could create a doll here either, right?
Times like this that having a screen where you could see your own skills and stats would be good....
Wait a minute? why didn't Aria-sama mention this before..... if she told me about that then I would see and remember my skills very quickly without her needing to trouble herself speaking....
I will talk about this to Aria-sama ter.... but for now, let's see what I could show Diana first.
[Let's try the skill "disguise"....]
This is one of the skills that I remembered Aria-sama mentioning.
"Disguise?"
she cutely tilted her head in curiosity.
[Yes... wait....]
Remembering how the skill "disguise" works. It seems like all I need to do is imagine an appearance that I would want to use....
The first thing that came to my mind was my own appearance back on my original world, but I don't want to use that. So, the next thing that came to my mind was Diana's appearance.
Yeah, this will do.
I then decided going with this for now since I'm just testing it.
I chanted "change", and not long after that, my body changed, and I felt like my body was shrinking as I transformed...
is it done?
I feel like my height changed....
Is the height setting automatic?
Well enough of that.... let's see how this turned out first....
I checked Diana's reaction only to see her looking at me with a surprised and speechless look.
[What do you think? Do we look alike?]
"Is that?... m-me?"
[Yes.]
Diana stood up once again and started walking around me...
"It really looks like me."
[....]
So, it seems that the skill worked just fine.....
"Uhmm Doll-san?."
[Yes?]
"Can Doll-san transform to other people as well?"
Hmmmmm.....
I think I can definitely do that, but I don't feel like changing my appearance just yet.
"Yes, I can. But that is if I want to."
"Ohhhh"
Wait, an idea came to my mind just now. Can I also use body modification while on disguise? I want to try it out.
I looked at my right arm, and the arm turned into a bde without me needing to chant it.
Seems like it is totally working just fine.
Now that I noticed it, I think I can finally grasp the idea of how to activate the skills without the need of chanting. but that only apply to the use of the bde on my arm at the moment.
I will need to practice getting used to activating the other skills after we escape here.
Back to the current topic, it seems that the skill will work even if I'm using a disguise.
So, I think that's about it.
Now that I feel satisfied checking this skill, I returned back to my original form and began thinking of what to do next.
