“Peika!” I stared at her in disbelief.

She responded, [Nom, nom.]

“Nom, nom!?” I shrieked.

The light filling up the palace disappeared completely. Something had exploded in Peika’s mouth, and crimson blood dripped down from her mouth. Flustered, I stared blankly at Peika. Meanwhile, the palace changed significantly. Lilith’s mana that had dominated the area lost power completely, and though not perfect, it was Peika who was taking in that mana.

[Gulp.] She swallowed.

“Gulp!?” I shrieked again.

Peika had ingested what was in her mouth. Immediately, her body grew longer, her scales became more luscious, and another horn shot up from her head. Apparently, eating Lilith helped her growth immensely.

I asked anxiously, “Peika, are you okay?”

[Yup. She was almost dead from Master’s beating anyways.]

Peika spun in the air in response as she approached me. From that, I realized that Lilith really hadn’t recovered from her injuries and was just trying to trick me earlier. Still, to think she could hide her injuries so well…

“How did she do it?” I asked curiously.

Peika snorted. [I’m surprised she could trick Master, but it’s useless against this Peika-nim! I’ll protect Master from strange women like her,...