Chapter 153: The Iron-Willed Pardofelis
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The fairy-like pink girl, who had somehow changed back into that half-waist-exposing Flame-Chaser outfit specially designed by Eden, gently supported her slender and delicate waist. Her incredibly sweet smile was full of approval as she looked at the ‘little cat’ who had taken her crystal flower decoration.
So beautiful.
No matter how many times she looked, she would always reach the same initial conclusion.
However—
For Pardofelis at this moment, she was completely unaffected by that beauty, nor was she happy about the praise. All she felt was… a suffocating sensation like being coiled by a python.
“You… you… you…”
Although she had made up her mind to return the crystal flower to its owner, before she could act, the owner had come looking for her.
At this moment, Pardofelis felt like her soul was running ahead while her body chased behind — she was nearly scared out of her wits.
She’d been found!
As a little thief with her own sense of awareness, when encountering such a situation, her subconscious reaction was to run away.
However, when she came here, she hadn’t really paid attention to the route and had picked a dead-end alley that was particularly hard to escape from, while the owner was conveniently blocking the alley entrance.
At this moment, Pardofelis truly had no way to heaven and no door to earth. Her heart was filled with only two words — I’m done for!
“S-sorry… please… please spare me! I… I really won’t dare do it again next time! This is your crystal flower, I didn’t damage it at all… here, take it back… please spare me… I’m just an ordinary little thief…”
Watching the girl slowly approach her, Pardofelis instinctively pressed against the wall and even ignored why the other person knew her name. She immediately dropped to her knees and kowtowed at light speed, her face pale as a sheet, sweating profusely as she held up the crystal flower and begged for mercy continuously.
She was drenched in sweat, everyone!
Then, she received no response.
Oh no, she was really done for.
She wouldn’t hand me over to the cops, would she?
The cat with her head down, not daring to look up, wailed in her heart.
Because she often robbed the rich to help the poor, she was quite highly valued on the bounty lists of those rich people in Twilight Street — at least by Pardofelis’s standards, this was indeed the case.
Then, none of what she had imagined happened.
The cat with her eyes tightly shut didn’t feel the kind of shouting, beating, and scolding she had often experienced in the past. She only felt a warm, gentle touch on her head.
Carefully gathering her courage to look up, the pink girl was crouching down right in front of her, gently stroking her with those delicate palms.
…This actually feels quite nice.
Feeling that rare sensation, although Pardofelis’s heart was still full of fear, she subconsciously squinted her eyes, showing an expression like a cat being petted.
For some reason, her whole body felt comfortable.
Having spent years wandering around a place like Twilight Street, even though her skills had become increasingly agile, she inevitably accumulated many scars on her body — of course, Pardofelis had long been accustomed to enduring pain.
But now, she felt that those injuries that would normally make her grimace in pain when touched seemed to gradually disappear.
“Mm~ There we go.”
“A girl’s face is very important, you know. Having scars on your face would make you look bad.”
Her cheeks were lifted up, and the fairy-like girl examined her, showing a satisfied expression before smiling and saying: “Get up, the ground is still quite dirty.”
“…”
Pardofelis was pulled up in a daze and didn’t come to her senses for a long time.
“Well then, let me introduce myself first.”
“I’m Elysia — as you can see, I’m a beautiful girl as gorgeous as a fluttering flower. Of course, you can also call me Jiang Qiao. Either is fine, just call me whatever you prefer.” Supporting her slender waist, the pink girl casually introduced herself.
Listening to that sweet voice, Pardofelis, who finally learned the crystal flower owner’s name, came back to her senses and asked somewhat surprised:
“…Aren’t you going to hit me or scold me?”
“Hmm~ Do I look like the type who would be mean?”
“But I stole your thing.”
“Mm~ That’s indeed not praiseworthy behavior, but it’s okay, I forgive you.”
“As for this crystal flower… do you like it very much?”
“…”
Pardofelis looked at the crystal flower in her hand, unable to describe her current feelings.
She did quite like this thing.
If it weren’t for being forced by circumstances, the cat might have preferred to keep this thing in her hands and preserve it as a ‘treasure.’
Seeing the girl’s reluctance, 【Elysia】 smiled:
“In that case, I’ll give it to you.”
“Eh!?”
“Is that really okay?”
Pardofelis’s eyes widened. Although she felt incredibly surprised, she also had some disbelief.
This crystal flower obviously looked like something very precious, right?
Even without identifying the material, she knew this was definitely not some glass product.
The other person was just giving it to her directly?
“Of course.”
“However, after this, you’ll have to stick with me.”
Jiang Qiao directly revealed his true intentions.
Hearing this, the cat immediately realized — so you were after me this whole time!
Hmph, if that’s the case, then you’re going to be disappointed.
Selling myself for just one crystal flower? I, Pardofelis, am not that cheap!
You should know that I, Pardofelis, live as a person of Twilight Street and will die as a ghost of Twilight Street! I’m wholeheartedly devoted to Twilight Street and will never waver, so—
“Don’t want to? How unfortunate, I was originally planning to give you this crystal flower…” The girl showing a regretful expression held another crystal flower, looking quite disappointed.
But the next moment, a black shadow as agile as a cat flashed by, and the crystal flower disappeared without a trace.
Carefully tucking both crystal flowers into her chest, afraid of dropping them, the chestnut-haired girl moved close to 【Elysia】’s side, showing a very flattering expression quite shamelessly:
“Hehe, sure, sure… how could I not be willing?”
“Sister Elysia, whatever you say goes. From now on, I’ll stick with you.”
At this moment, Pardofelis looked exactly like a dog… no, a cat lackey!
This sister called Elysia clearly had both beauty and a kind heart, and was even so generous with money. If she didn’t latch onto such a big patron, wouldn’t that make her quite foolish?
Since the other party had actively invited her, Pardofelis didn’t mind being Sister Elysia’s cat at all.
This way, maybe she could really live the dream life she’d always wanted — being able to eat her fill every day and then take beautiful afternoon naps!
Moreover, unlike those terrible rich people, they were both girls, so she didn’t need to worry about any chastity crisis at all!
…Mm, she shouldn’t need to worry about that, right?