EPILOGUE AT A TAVERN
The day after rescuing Bell on the eighteenth floor and returning to the surface, Lyu went back to The Benevolent Mistress. It was early morning, before opening, and she was chatting with Runoa and Ahnya while the three of them prepared for the day shift.
“Straight back from the Dungeon and you have work the next day,” Runoa said. “Unlucky, Lyu.”
“Not at all,” Lyu replied. “This is my job, and I intend to take it seriously.”
“You’re too serious for your own good, meow,” Ahnya said. “Oh, Mama turned real grumpy the day after you left, so give her some space, okay?”
Lyu gulped as she thought about how best to make it up to the bar’s proprietress. It wasn’t just her she’d wronged, either. Lyu’s rash action had left the other waitresses in the lurch. But the first thing she did when she got back was inform Syr that Bell was alive, and the happiness she saw on her face made her feel like she had repaid the debt somewhat.
“Mrowl!”
Suddenly, appearing out of nowhere with a strange sound was the tavern’s other catgirl waitress, Chloe.
“So did you get anywhere with him, meow?” she asked.
“With whom?”
“Don’t play dumb with me, meow! You went all that way to save Bell, right? What did you do, seeing him all weak and vulnerable? Was it mouth-to-mouth? Huddling for warmth, meow?”
The crafty catgirl flicked her slender tail, slapping Lyu suggestively on the buttocks. Then she smiled a lecherous grin that put the gods themselves to shame.
“Or did you let him see the goods, meow?”
“H-how did you know about that?!”
Lyu spun around, her cheeks bright red. Everyone just stopped what they were doing and stared at her in shock.
“W-wait…you really did, meow?”
Lyu suddenly realized she had dug her own grave. Then, when she turned to look over at Runoa and Ahnya, she yelped upon seeing who else was standing there.
“Huh…So Bell’s seen Lyu naked…”
It was Syr, holding the lunch she always made for Bell. Lyu knew the smile on her lips was anything but kind, and before she could think what to do, someone informed them that Bell had entered the building.
“Oh, Bell!” said Syr, wandering over toward the entrance. “I have something I’d like to ask you!”
“No, Syr, please! Don’t do anything rash!”
Lyu hastened after her, desperate to talk her down, but before she could make it, she heard Bell’s scream and realized she was too late.
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