"I shall... set the seas ablaze!!!!"
The oppressive voice of SAM rang out from the memory crystal, echoing through Firefly's mind.
"Aaaaaah! Stop playing it!"
Firefly's face flushed crimson, her whole body squirming with discomfort as she tried to snatch the memory crystal from Clara's hand to destroy it.
Though Firefly had a clear height advantage over Clara, the gap in their strength made that advantage utterly meaningless.
Thus, Firefly was no match for Clara at all, forced to listen helplessly as that voice continued to emanate from the stone:
"I shall... set the seas ablaze!!!!"
"Aaaah!" Firefly clamped her hands tightly over her ears, using physical means to block the sound from invading her mind.
Seeing Firefly on the verge of fainting, Clara decided she'd teased enough and switched off the memory crystal, tucking it away.
"Firefly, you wouldn't want the contents of this memory crystal to spread across the universe, would you?"
Clara slowly walked over to Firefly, gently stroking her back, a smile on her face that said, 'If you just behave, I won't make things difficult for you.'
Clara held up a finger, smiling as she spoke:
"One flat price, ten million credits."
"As long as you give me ten million credits, I'll destroy 'this' memory crystal."
"What do you say?"
"I... I... I don't have any money..." Firefly bit her lip, hanging her head, not daring to meet Clara's eyes.
"Huh? Didn't you just win the tournament and get the prize money? How can you be broke?"
"I... I... I destroyed the competition venue."
"All the prize money went to covering the damages..."
Firefly scratched her head, explaining a bit sheepishly.
But then she looked at Clara with earnest seriousness:
"Even though all the prize money was used for damages, I still got ten thousand credits."
"Plus the money I'd saved up myself..."
Firefly took out a small cyan wallet, extracted all the credits inside, and carefully counted them.
Then she handed all thirty thousand credits to Clara.
"Um... c-can I give you thirty thousand credits first..."
"I'll pay back the remaining nine million, nine hundred and seventy thousand slowly..."
"You want to buy on credit, huh." Looking at the thirty thousand credits before her, Clara didn't reach out to take them.
"..."
Though Firefly didn't speak, her inability to meet Clara's eyes made it clear—she did want to buy on credit.
Seeing this, Clara reached out and pushed Firefly's hand, the one holding the credits, back toward her.
"I don't do credit here."
"Since you don't have the money to settle this in a simple, straightforward way..."
"Then we'll do it another way."
"Let's resolve this... the adult way."
Clara's hand, which had been stroking Firefly's back, slowly began to drift downward...
"Mmm... n-no. Don't..."
Feeling the sensation of Clara's hand caressing her lower back, Firefly shivered, but she didn't pull away or use force to push Clara off...
Sensing Firefly's physical reaction, Clara gave a wicked smile.
"Don't worry, miss."
"As long as you behave nicely, once we're done, I'll destroy the memory crystal."
Clara's words whispered in Firefly's ear like a demon's murmur, her hand beginning to wander a bit unrestrainedly.
"Mmm... mmm."
Firefly let out a soft sound of assent, making no move to stop her, allowing Clara's hand to do as it pleased on her body.
Whether it was due to her inability to pay to destroy the memory crystal, or some other thought, Firefly closed her eyes and surrendered control of her body to Clara.
Clara: ?
Seeing Firefly like this, Clara blinked in confusion.
What's going on? In this situation, shouldn't you be pushing me away?
Why are you closing your eyes and looking almost eager?
"Alright, just kidding."
Seeing Firefly's current state, Clara let go, losing all desire to tease her further.
"We're both girls. Being close and touchy is pretty normal, you know."
"So, you don't need to be so shy."
Looking at Firefly's flushed face, Clara thought she was still flustered and explained with a giggle.
"'We're both girls... being close is normal...'" Firefly repeated Clara's words silently in her heart.
"Then I..."
Firefly's gaze settled on Clara, her mind churning with unknown thoughts...
"What's wrong with you?"
Seeing Firefly spaced out, Clara waved a hand in front of her eyes in puzzlement.
"Ah, oh, it's nothing."
Firefly snapped back to reality, shaking her head and hurriedly tossing the thoughts from her mind.
Mmm... how could I have such an idea...
But looking at Clara's adorable face before her, the thoughts in Firefly's heart only grew more intense...
Her breathing became slightly heavier.
"Fi... Firefly?" Sensing the strange look in Firefly's eyes growing weirder, Clara actually took half a step back in something like fear...
Wait, even ten thousand Fireflies combined couldn't beat me, why should I be afraid of her?
Thinking this, Clara steadied herself, placed her hands on her hips, and said in a somewhat joking tone:
"What are you looking at? You're not... craving my body, are you?"
"Uh..." Hearing this, Firefly's expression reddened further, and she hastily turned her head away.
Clara: ...
Seeing Firefly's reaction, Clara unconsciously took a few more steps back, maintaining a certain distance.
Seeing Clara keeping her distance, Firefly's heart clenched, panic instantly setting in. She quickly waved her hands in denial.
"Ah, I... I don't, I don't!"
"..." Clara looked at Firefly with cautious suspicion. The game never said Firefly was into girls… (T/N: Are you sure about that?)
If I'd known Firefly was into girls, I would never have gotten this close to her...
Sure, I might joke around calling her 'waifu' or 'my Firefly waifu' all the time, but it's all in fun! I didn't think you'd take it seriously?
Clara initially wanted to flee the scene outright because... girls who like girls are just too dangerous.
But looking at Firefly's current state, a desire to tease her mercilessly actually rose in Clara's heart.
Thinking this, Clara curled her lips into a playful smile, tugged her collar down slightly to reveal a bit of skin, and slowly walked back to Firefly's side.
She traced a few lines in the air near Firefly's chest with her finger.
"Big sister Firefly, you wouldn't have any improper thoughts about little Clara, right?"
"Right?"
Seeing Clara like this, Firefly felt her breathing grow heavier and heavier, half-wishing she could just transform into SAM right then, pin this mischievous black-haired girl to the ground, and...
Noting Firefly's reaction, Clara pulled Firefly's arm against her own chest.
Letting what little curvature she possessed press against Firefly's arm.
"Big sister Firefly, could you treat little Clara to a meal?"
"After little Clara is full, she can agree to big sister's..."
"Any request~~~"
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Just to explain, this might be a bit jarring, but it's all setup for the protagonist to get thoroughly "taught a lesson" by Firefly later.
I'm not sure how many people might mind this point. If enough do, I can rewrite this chapter.
(PS: Clara is still straight at this point. After she's been, ah, trained by Firefly later, she'll bend. Won't take too long, within a hundred chapters.)
T/N: Spicy?
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