Chapter 40: The Scammer in the Walls
Rewritten & completed
"What are you doing?" I asked Vaelory, because at this point I wasn't sure if my eyes were malfunctioning or if reality had simply given up on itself.
"Your Highness, I'm trying to protect the both of us from these demons. They are vicious and you can never trust them," she declared, bravely brandishing the stick she held—toward Rin.
Yes. Rin.
She brandished a stick at Rin like Rin was an oversized mosquito instead of… well, Rin.
"And you think a stick is going to help protect us from demons?" I asked, because nothing she said made even the slightest bit of sense.
"Your Highness, I tell you—this," she gestured dramatically at her ridiculous metal-covered outfit, "is of the highest quality. It works too. I haven't seen any other demon since this morning, especially the spider one. At least, apart from this one." She pointed at Rin again, waving the stick like she was conducting an orchestra of nonsense.
