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Mengdie still clutched Xiu's collar, her fist raised high. It seemed she couldn't trust this guy just yet. After staring intently for about ten seconds, the aqua blue glow on her right fist finally began to fade away. Her grip on Xiu's left hand also loosened at last.
Having narrowly escaped from death's door, Xiu truly felt lucky to be alive. He stood up, lifted his robe to wipe the sweat from his forehead caused by the scare, and let out a slow breath. "But Miss Mengdie, let's talk seriously. Using your beauty to enter the General's mansion is far more effective than your plan of diversion. Moreover, if done well, I could also enter to help. What do you think?"
To be honest, upon hearing the first few words from Xiu, Mengdie, who had just taken off her gloves, clenched her fists again. But after listening to the entire plan, she began to ponder.
...Hmm, this method is indeed better than luring the tiger away from the mountain. But... but for me to dress as a woman... Dress as a woman!!!
Mengdie, holding her head, crouched in the corner, struggling intensely with the idea...
After a long while...
"Alright! I... I... I..." After a three-second pause, she gritted her teeth, her face full of reluctance, "I... I'll do it! It's... it's... it's just... acting! After all... after all, I'm not really a woman... just acting... acting for a while! Cross-dressing... is quite popular in the theater world! Right... it's acting... I'll act!"
Though Xiu couldn't understand exactly what Mengdie was saying, from her almost tearful expression, he could tell she agreed.
"That's great～～～!" Xiu snapped his fingers, swinging his magic staff, "Let's go buy clothes now. We have to dress you up beautifully, filled with a lady's charm! Yes, and we need to do your makeup too. Besides being a scientist, I'm also an artist obsessed with beauty! Don't worry, I'll make you the most feminine woman in the world!"
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The most feminine woman in the world...
The most feminine...
The most womanly... woman...
"No——！！！"
Finally, the third punch landed solidly on Xiu's chin. Mengdie had put all her strength into it, sending Xiu flying up like a balloon, eventually crashing headfirst to the ground. It seemed he wouldn't be getting up anytime soon.
Mengdie, her face red, walked up to Xiu, who lay prostrate. She pointed a finger straight at the back of his head and shouted, "Listen to me! Dressing as a woman is the most I can tolerate! Don't bring up any of that nonsense! If we're going, we go like this. If you don't agree, then even if I have to go alone, I will save them!"
In his dazed state, Xiu more or less understood Mengdie's words. Even in such a muddled moment, he murmured in a voice too soft for Mengdie to hear, "Damn it... but... I won't... give up...! I... will make you... wear a dress... definitely!"
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Thirty minutes later, in front of the General's mansion.
The constant state of high alert over the past year had finally worn the gate guards down. And now, in the evening, the aroma of food and wine drifting from the nearby taverns was especially distracting. The nightlife in Mawei City, though different from that in Garulu Town, had many similarities. Nightlife, always so enticing.
"Damn, why isn't it time to change shifts yet?"
One of the two gate guards yawned, his thoughts restless as he watched the setting sun. His yawn seemed contagious as the other guard also stretched lazily, leaning against the wall with his spear.
"Just bear with it a bit longer, half an hour to go. Hey, how about we go for a drink after the shift? Recently, the tavern I know got two new hostesses, their figures, their voices, they are just splendid!"
"Go? Why not? I've been standing guard here all day. With the princess leaving and the recent pirate attack on the Misiwa Lake, killing so many people... My legs are about to break! All this talk about reinforcing security, I think it's all nonsense!"
As the two soldiers were talking, two figures approached from the road. One, cloaked and with a hidden face, appeared to be a woman from her bound hands and the small feet sticking out from under the cloak. The other seemed to be a magician, leading the woman by a rope tied to her hands.
As the pair drew closer, the guards immediately became alert, pointing their spears at the man and woman.
"Who goes there! Stop, this is the General's mansion, no loitering allowed!"
The man and woman obediently stopped. The woman kept her head down, silent. The magician, however, approached with a flattering smile.
"Oh dear, respected officers, we're not just anybody. General Del took a liking to my fiancée yesterday, so I'm delivering her to him today."
At the word "fiancée", the cloaked girl shuddered violently! She seemed to want to lift her head, but the magician quickly pressed her head down, scolding loudly, "Thinking of resisting? You are my fiancée, and thus my property. I can give you to whoever I want, so stop your complaining! Being favored by General Del is your good fortune, don't make a fuss!"
The cloaked girl, still trembling, eventually seemed to give in to fear. She lowered her head again, remaining silent.
General Del's fondness for women was well-known throughout Mawei City. No girl who caught his eye had ever escaped. If delivered willingly, their family might receive a few hundred Sura. But disobedience could mean death for the entire family. So, it was not uncommon for girls to be sent to him voluntarily lately, and the guards' vigilance was significantly reduced.
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