"What is this?" Rossie asked once more while reading the blue screen, it was full with all the information that one needed, it was a work of art. Those [Titles] even had their own blue boxes to read. Even if [Rossie's Girlfriend] only gushed about Rossie and how good a girl she was...

And even if [Luckiest Girl] also only gushed about how Rossie was the best girlfriend one could wish for... It wasn't false information, since both were true!

"This is the truth and no one can disregard it!" Elizabeth said with a smile on her face as she snuggled under the pink-haired's blouse. She wasn't feeling shy about what she did!

...Nor does she want to take a peek upwards...or anything...girl's scout promise.

"... [True Sight]." Rossie's eyes shone with blue light as she raised her blouse to reveal the blonde girl hidden underneath, Elizabeth had no choice but to look upwards under her inquiring gaze.

She totally didn't want to take a peek at the.... peaks that she was seeing under this blouse, totally.

"Yesh?" Said the blonde girl as the other girl's eyes seemed to peer at her [Soul], Elizabeth felt a little tug in her [Soulscape], but she understood that she could fight off the intrusion, be it by using force or trying to solidify the layered status she had at the moment...Or by placing another layer bellow the one she had at the moment.

She did neither and allowed the intrusion to pass through and see her true status.

"...Interesting...If I didn't know there was something wrong with your [Status sheet] I would have been deceived, and while I don't mind it, you need to make it more believable. Change the [Titles] that refer to me with whatever method you used." Rossie said as she stared down at Elizabeth, "Perhaps [Winner of a Tournament] and [Prospective Hero] could be good..."

"But I like these..." Elizabeth groaned, she still removed them and felt regret at doing so, she had liked them very much. Even if they were silly... But in the end, she relented, this was mostly for her own protection against peering eyes, not like she would mind if they saw her [Hero] title. There were no two ways of seeing that, she had shown the power and she needed the excuse to have it. Granted, most of the fight hadn't been seen.

But they had seen Nyx when she summoned him, right...they should have seen him, or seen some evidence of him. "I need an excuse for Nyx too, so maybe I could put a fancy one, like [Contractor of the Shadow Dragon]" Elizabeth said to Rossie.

"Perhaps, you did summon that dragon. Where did you even get that one? Does your hugging dragon have an older brother or something?" Rossie asked her, oh right. Rossie had her memory back after the last time's event... Hadn't she heard her call him?

"Rossie, that was Nyx, my previous hug pillow before I had you to snuggle. His full name is [Nyxfyre - The Twilight Dragon of The End]." Elizabeth said as she turned her head upwards and raised herself to a sitting position. "Come [Nyx]."

Intoned the blonde girl pointing her finger at the table, from there a shadow portal opened and... The somewhat plump form of her snuggle pillow showed itself, "[Do you need something, Mistress?]" Asked Nyx as he turned to look around.

"...Are you sure that one is the same? This one seems more.... flabby." Rossie said looking down at Nyx.

What was the problem with some flab? She liked how Nyx felt when she squished him!

"[...]" Nyx even turned to look at his body and shrugged, "[While I understand your point Lady Rossaline, this is the form Mistress is more comfortable. I can transform into a sleeker form should it be needed for combat, but even on this one I can provide support.]"

Wait he could?

"Care to prove the point?" Rossie said while pointing to a door on the side. The one that would take them to the exterior.

"[We have the coordinates for the training room, I assume you would guide us to this one.]" Nyx said while creating a shadow projection of what seemed to look like the arena at the MPI, but with some modifications. This one didn't have seating areas for one. And seemed to have an open ceiling.

"Yes, that is the one. Shall we?" Rossie said standing and offering her hand to Elizabeth.

So thoughtful!

Elizabeth of course took that hand with a smile and waited...Till she noticed both Nyx and Rossie seemed to be staring at her, and that made her remember that she was the one with teleporting skills.

"Here we go, [Shadow Step]." And as shadows enveloped all three of them (Wasn't Nyx made of shadows though?), two girls and a hug-pillow disappeared from the room.

Elizabeth may have noticed how after the fact the maid that had been waiting for them at the exterior walked into tidy everything up and sent a message. But she had left a shadow dragon there, so any information that concerned them would be relayed if it was deemed necessary.

So, she just didn't pay attention there.

Instead, she was focused on the present, on the training area they showed at. It was quite spectacular and also seemed to be quite sturdy and impervious to mana, since at least to her [Dragon Eyes] it seemed as if the mana's only way in was from the ceiling, and even that seemed to be protected by a barrier that regulated the entry of mana.

This brought the question...How did her shadow dragons get into this place?

"[If you would allow it Mistress?]" Nyx said turning to her.

Oh right, he seemed to be waiting for her go-ahead.

She really didn't want Nyx to not look adorable...But she also wanted to defend his honor...So hard to be a leadeeeeeeeer... This sucked, being a leader sucks!

"Go ahead Nyx, but I expect you to be huggable after all of this is done," Elizabeth grumbled as she gave the go-ahead, as soon as the words left her mouth she felt a pull in her mana.

That had been weird, usually she only felt the strain of her [Minions] when they had been destroyed, most of the time they seemed to be self-sufficient...

"[All will be as you command.]" Nyx said immediately after, at the same time as she felt the strain on her mana. Cheeky dragon, he was using this chance to try and return to his previous form...

She would make him extra fluffy later on as a punishment, how would she make a dragon, a creature that was mostly scales into something fluffy? With all her might!

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"[Under the command of she who reigns over all the shadows, awaken once more my bloodright, RISE UNDER THE REIGN OF A NEW LORD!]" Nyx said as the shadows around them trembled, the barrier at the top seemed to tremble and from under Nyx a veritable amount of shadows started flowing out, covering the training area.

Ain't that one ominous chant, almost as ominous as how this felt almost as the isolation barrier Rossie's mother had done, the only difference? This one didn't seem to press down on her senses.

As the shadows arrived at the ceiling and the barrier there, they changed in their approach, instead of fully covering the barrier in the sky, they spread only a thin layer of shadow mana. It turned the sky of day into night, as if they were using shaded glass.

No, it was different, the night sky that this pseudo-shaded glass showed was different from the night sky she knew here on Zaanam. It was closer to the night sky that she had seen for months without end in her [Shadow Haven].

And so, when she saw the blue moon rise in this fake sky..."Well, someone has a penchant for drama." Elizabeth couldn't help but say aloud. The snort that came from the side was not only adorable but also very cute.

And the glare she felt coming from Nyx was the same, even if he seemed to be mostly amused and not very angry. His transformation continued as the dome was fully done, and when they were fully isolated the shadows grew around him, forming some type of cocoon.

One similar in design to the one that Beatrice had slept in, Nyx, however, didn't stay in that egg for long, he stayed maybe around ten seconds top. And as soon as he was done with his metamorphosis Nyx broke free from the egg.

And if he did it in that matter because Elizabeth called him dramatic, or because he wanted to she wasn't sure. But it was an impressive display either way. Nyx broke free from his egg with a majestic roar that seemed to make all within this dome tremble, then opening his wings wide he soared towards the sky, he did a few flies by around them circling around, wherever he passed by the shadows seemed to want to cling into his body.

Gone was the flabby tummy she loved and the stubby feet at the side of his body, no longer did he have small bat-like wings on his back or a head that seemed to be too big for his body. No.

What stood flying around them both was what one could truly call a dragon, "[Is this form up to your tastes Lady Rossaline?]" Nyx said with his rumbling voice as he descended in front of both girls.

He stood tall and proud, something within Elizabeth was annoyed at the cheeky little lizard for daring to raise his head taller than her, but she squashed that feeling quickly enough, that wasn't her. It wasn't her normal self at least, and she wouldn't be changed by these [Impulses].

"It is impressive yes, not as much as what we saw at the arena... But it should suffice." Rossie said as she walked around Nyx, examining his body.

Nyx now stood almost two meters tall with his head fully erect, his body was closer in size to a Horse, while his legs took his torso to a height of around 1,6 meters tall. His head and neck were longer, making his total height rise to almost two meters tall. And that wasn't taking into account his wings and their span. They almost were one meter long each, so he could probably raise his height even more.

His scales had turned from the somewhat darker shadowy tone they had before to a more lustrous obsidian shine, each could probably be sold as jewelry in their own right. His legs had dark claws that seemed to have serrated ends on the edge, and while his front legs didn't seem to be very useful for grabbing things, they still held a design similar enough to those of birds of prey.

And this wasn't even taking into consideration Nyx's head, it was a sleeker design that even with his maw closed one could see hints of the fangs hidden within. His eyes seemed to shine with azure light, the same color as her mana had taken a turn as of recently, Elizabeth wondered if Nyx could use dragon breath on this form, and what form would it take.

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"Yes, we can work with this." Rossie said as she finished touring around Nyx, "Your last title is decided with this, we will go with [Contractor of The Shadow Dragon], if someone asks this form of Nyx is a familiar that was more accessible, and that you burned part of your lifespan or something to summon his more powerful form or something."

Burning lifeforce? Were there people dumb enough to do that?

No wait a second, she may would do something like that if Rossie's life was in danger... Oh god, she was turning into a cliché [Hero] from one of the stories her Mother likes to tell, she would need to work on that, and make sure Rossie also worked on it.

"[That is acceptable.]" Nyx added on his side, "[I will await your summon Mistress, but for now this should be enough. There are people coming this way with a Barrier Breaker.]"

And with that information, Elizabeth received an update from the shadow dragons on the exterior, and sure enough they were indeed coming their way. What to do...

"Say Rossie, do we need permission to be here?" Elizabeth asked as an idea was forming in her mind. A very silly idea and more of what a trickster would do if she was being honest.

"Not really, they may grumble or something, but I'm still a Singh, so everything here is for my personal use and I do not require permission nor can they prevent me from using them," Rossie answered confused at the question.

"Then we don't actually need to wait for them, do we?" Elizabeth asked as she canceled the summon of Nyx and started looking over the multiple [Minions] that she could feel exploring this place.

"Well well, that is very naughty of you Eli-Eli." Rossie said as she smiled, "Where shall we go then?"

Where to go indeed...

And as Elizabeth was thinking about that a connection was formed at their side, "Mistress, Lady Singh, your accommodations are ready. Do you wish to refresh yourself before taking a stroll on the manor? Our scouts haven't found anything problematic for us as of yet. So, it should be safe enough." On the other side of the connection was Aura, and at her side the maid that had allegedly guided her to Rossie's room.

Opening and closing her mouth as if she was a fish out of the water, while also furiously typing something at her holopad while turning to Rossie as if asking what to do.

"Fair enough, want to go there, Rossie?" Elizabeth asked while trying to get a feel for any shadow that she could use to [Shadow Step] there.

"Sure, may as well take a quick shower and change, if you will?" Rossie said turning to Aura.

"The doorway is open, this way Lady Rossaline, Mistress," Aura said as the portal that she was using to speak with them opened further and turned into...well, a door.

She could feel the space twisting here and there, and while she wasn't entirely sure how Aura was doing it, her [Instincts] told her that it was safe. Not like she had too much time to worry about it.

"Let's go Eli-Eli, you will love my bathroom." Because Rossie took her hand and pulled her towards the doorway.

Rossie? That is the girl you killed you know? She could be planning to get back at you!

No? Nothing?

Fineeeeeee.

So, while preparing to pull a quick [Shadow Step] Elizabeth let herself be dragged and... Nothing, no feeling of teleport assault her, no feeling of anything out of the ordinary...

Just one step and she was from the training area to a bedroom, a very fancy pink bedroom, somehow, she expected for the room that Rossie had to be more...plain.

"Mistress, you may want to call back those, the [Barrier Breaker] are hitting it quite hard," Aura said bringing Elizabeth back to reality and also pointing her towards the doorway they had used.

Oh right, no wait. Wasn't that Nyx's stuff? Why didn't he clean his mess!

Was he mad because she liked his flabbier form? But that form was justice!

"[Return]" Elizabeth said focusing on the shadows on that side, the effect was immediate. The shadows started to fold back and soon enough the training area was returning to normal, she did, however, make sure that the door and the cameras on the site were the last ones to have the shadows removed.

And when all was said and done, she gave Aura a signal with her hand to cut the connection to that place aaaand, done. All the shadows were taken back.

"You may leave." Elizabeth heard and turning her attention to her girlfriend she found her speaking to the maid that had come with Aura.

"...We will await new orders Lady Rossaline." The maid said while eyeing Aura.

Who for her part seemed smug about something, had the purple-haired girl done something? As far as Elizabeth was seeing the place didn't seem out of place or anything. "Your services will not be needed, we are enough to attend Lady Rossaline and OUR Mistress," Aura said before Rossie could answer.

"Is this your doing then Aura?" Rossie turned to the purple-haired maid.

So, she DID something huh.

"Yes, is it to your liking Lady Rossaline? We redecorated the place taking in mind our Mistress tastes about what she may like for the bedroom where you would spend time." Aura said while turning towards Elizabeth.

"I mean, it is a very Rossie room, was it different before?" Elizabeth asked turning to the other three girls in the room.

Aura seemed smug.

Rossie seemed pensive.

The maid was once again, acting like a fish out of water.

"Good job Aura, you may return too. We will summon you if you are needed, but stop harassing the maids around. They are... useful from time to time. You may take command of anyone you deem fitting enough." Rossie said while nodding towards Aura, then turning to the maid in question who was imitating a fish, "Spread the word around, no one is to bother any person who wields this emblem, nor any of the [Shadow Dragons] around... should they even find one."

And on that note, Aura showcased an emblem, one that had a black dragon with blue eyes, the same she had seen on her royal guards.

"Should we find them?" The maid asked, "Why wouldn't we be able to find them?"

"Aura, how many shadow dragons are roaming around this place as of this moment?" Rossie asked turning to the purple-haired girl.

"As of this moment only sixty members of our [Legion] are roaming this place, granted not all of them are focused on stealth operations since we are using this as a chance to give our [Siege] units to try and practice, and our [Mage] units are more focused towards casting than Stealth operations, so we are under the assumption that some of them may be caught...None has been caught so far though. Perhaps we could move a few of our civilian units too?" Aura said as she snapped her fingers and her shadow expanded, from there a [Shadow Dragon - Tank] rose, "As for [Siege] unit, we refer to these types. They are bulky and not useful for stealth operations, but we deemed the risk necessary since we could need to fight our way out if the Singh were deemed [Hostile]."

The [Minion] turned towards her and bowed, immediately afterward he sank into the shadows, Elizabeth could feel him smugly looking at the maid, even as the [Minion] darted playfully around the shadows in the ceiling above the maid.

"...And there are other 60 ones of these?" Asked the maid to Aura.

"What? Of course not, there are other classes roaming around. I think the [Stealthier] ones are making a game of poking at the guards around and seeing if they catch on." Aura shrugged, and Rossaline covered a smile...And Elizabeth?

Well, she wasn't quite sure what to think about this. "Rossie, that bathroom you spoke? I hope they have a big bathtub. I want to soak for a few hours there." She wasn't paid enough to deal with this.

Actually, she wasn't paid at all! So, more reason why she didn't want to deal with this!

"You will love the Jacuzzi Eli-Eli." Rossie said as she turned to the purple-haired maid, "I assume the Jacuzzi is ready?"

"Sure is, we left a pair of matching bathrobes and a fine selection of bath bombs. Also, some drinks and snacks should you wish to eat while [Playing] around." Aura said with a small bow.

...Elizabeth could get used to these luxuries. Maybe she should showcase more of her powers? Get a deal to advertise something?

How did a [Hero] or a [Magical Girl] get money anyway?