Chapter 771: A New Phase Part 7

"..." I look at Fanni, who closes her eyes while she savors one of the things I bought for her. Without a doubt, she’s an extremely cute girl. She’s like a mix between the innocence and sweetness Delphina had at the start of our relationship, and the temperament and body leaning softly toward the older Zephyra.

When I first met her, I was quite interested in killing her and eating her liver, since apparently the taste of cat girls is relatively delicious in certain organs. Since I don’t actually need to eat or anything like that, I opted for a new way of hunting people for my own amusement.

It basically comes down to getting close, building up affinity, and then a violent, sadistic death — since I have all of eternity to do it. But Fanni caught my attention, so I changed my target and kept getting closer to her to figure out why I was so curious.

And I ended up liking her company. I’m nowhere near "in love" with her the way Oriane assumes. I just have a considerable interest in her. She’s like an adorable little animal that survived because it’s cute.

And I’ve taken care of her ever since. She also seems pretty oblivious to a lot of things, and she’s pretty. Even though I haven’t touched her yet, I already have Oriane as a sexual toy, and she can take on any appearance.

So instead of trying to "eat" or sleep with her like I probably would with a girl I’m interested in, I’m just enjoying this time until she dies, and then I’ll devour her after she dies naturally. Of course, Oriane confuses this with affection, which is kind of funny because she can’t see the difference.

"Pandora, this is amazing!! I loved it so much — too bad it’s gone!! Thank you for buying this from the other side of the world!!!" she says with her cheek smeared with chocolate. I pull a box from behind my back and hand her more sweets that I just created.

"W-Wow!! Another box!! How did you know I might want more?" I don’t even need to know, since I can create anything that exists in the universe. But it was strange — I knew by reflex. I know her so well that I already know her tastes before she even expresses a desire.

"I knew you’d like it and want more. I know you well — we’re friends, after all. Just enjoy it. Later we need to talk a bit about your studies. Your grades have been dropping." This casual conversation doesn’t interest me, and I already know her future, but there’s still something cute about listening to her talk about it, or getting nervous about her falling grades.

"I-I know!! I have no idea why they’re dropping!! I studied so hard this time, nonstop. It’s like I can’t learn anything unless it’s with you!! You’re the best teacher!!" she says with complete seriousness, not knowing her grades are dropping because of me, and only go up when she studies with me — precisely to create this situation.

’Adorable...’

"I can help you with your studies. I saw your grade dropped on the public grade board. We can have a little study night so I can help you bring them back up — or else your family will be sad." I’m going to kill her family a year from now. I wonder how much she’ll cry and want my embrace.

"Really!! Thank you!! I’m so glad I have you! My parents would kill me if I failed!! I barely passed with a terrible average last year. If I fail this year, I’ll have to start all over from the first year!!! That means I would’ve lost two years of study!!" Her ears perk up while her tail sways side to side in a soft but excited rhythm.

"It’s no big deal. It’s good for me to review some subjects too."

"Pandora, I don’t know how you always manage to get perfect grades!! Like, it’s insane! In every single subject. Are you sure you’re not a robot!?"

"Hahaha, of course not. A robot would be inferior to me in many ways." I like how she praises me without even knowing how strong I am or what I can do. They’re sincere compliments.

"Hehehe, clever girl. Though it’d be great if you were smarter than a robot!! So you could help me even more!" she says, popping one of the sweets from the box into her mouth. I keep watching her eat while she savors the candy.

"Don’t you want a little bit, Pandora? What’s the fun in just watching me eat? You never eat with me!"

"I already told you, I only eat my grandma’s food or my own. Besides, people watch fish in aquariums, hamsters in cages, and rats in mazes. Why do it when there’s no purpose?" When I say that, she looks thoughtful before she seems offended.

"I’m not a rodent or a fish!!"

"Right. You’re much cuter than any of those. So you can keep eating. Just don’t get fat, okay?" I say it as a joke, but if she gets fat, she’ll be less active and her organs will be tastier — which will probably make me kill and devour her sooner, since the only thing holding me back is her recent activity.

"Hahaha, you’d still love me if I got fat, right?" she asks as a joke.

"..." I don’t answer that question. She already looks delicious — the more fat she has, the more it’ll enhance the meat. So it’s not about loving or not loving, or her being fat or not, but about how tasty she looks.

And she can be sure she doesn’t want to look tasty. I haven’t eaten a cat girl yet only because I’m waiting to taste Fanni. So the moment the desire to eat becomes greater than the interest, it’s over for her.

"I sincerely suggest you don’t get fat, for your own good," I say in a serious tone. She glances at the box.

"I-I think I already ate too much..." She puts the half-eaten sweet back in the box and sets it on the table in front of us.

"That’s right. Chocolate is pretty high in calories, and honestly, I don’t think all those calories are going to your chest."

"W-W-Wahhh!! Why are you so mean about my boobs?! They’re pretty big!!"

"Ehhh... more or less. Let’s not exaggerate." The mood lightens as I stand up, taking a small disc from the shelf.

"Want to see something interesting with me?"

"Always!!"

"Great." I stroke her head, which makes her purr for me. I like her purring — it’s adorable and peaceful. It contrasts nicely with the fact that she could become my next meal at any moment.

"I hope you always stay this sweet." The moment she gets rebellious or fights with me, this whole game ends. I hope that among her futures, there’s one where it takes a long time before I get bored with her.