The Iron Maiden

Part 11

Upon seeing that the first signs of daybreak had already begun, Lia immediately dropped the cigar to the nearby astray and quickly stood up

"Welp, I guess it's time for work"

--"Really? That's a shame. We were just In the heat of our discussion too. If you want, I could stop the flow of time so that we could talk longer?"--

A chuckle escaped from Lia's lips

"The way you're so casual about it reminds me of a certain someone...But as much as I enjoy talking to you, the thrill I feel when working is much better so I would have to refuse"

--"Hoh?...losing to mundane chores is quite offending, but I guess I'll let it slide. If you're going then I guess I shouldn't bother you any further"--

Standing up from the chair, Dina stretched her body for a while, which looked quite erotic. Lia wondered if she was doing this on purpose to insult her small childish body

'One day Lia...You'll have a figure like that soon...'

--"It's funny how clear I could read your thoughts even without using my powers...But anyway, I'll revisit you if I have the free time, So don't go dying yet ok?"--

"Wow, that was quite the tearful farewell"

Dina stuck out her tongue and snapped her fingers which caused her and other furniture she brought to be surrounded by a bright light. Making them vanish instantly without a trace afterwards

Lia stared at the spot that they were in just now and thought to herself

'That couldn't be achieved using the magic that I know off...so it must've been something else...Jeez, it seems that I was taking you too lightly'

When Lia thought back on it, she realized that she was basically talking casually to the one that's heavily revered by all creatures of this world, which made her shiver a bit

"Well, whatever..."

After giving herself a good slapping in the cheeks, Lia started to prepare herself for work

She first checked the smell of her breath, she couldn't just waltz in the job smelling like an exhaust of a car after all

"Uwa..."

Just as she expected, her breath smelled like smoke. Knowing this, Lia walked to one of the nearby cabinets and grabbed a suitcase

Opening it, one could see a huge variety of things that were being kept, Most of them were ordinary things being used in everyday life such as quills and papers but there were other things that looked to have belonged from an occult, such as rusted old knives and a black skull.

Ignoring the other Items, Lia grabbed a jar containing multiple tiny orb-shaped things that had a blue hue and made her way to the bathroom

Opening the faucet, Lia filled a cup full of water and dropped a few of the orbs which caused the water to have a similar hue

In this world, the concept of brushing one's teeth does not exist. But that didn't mean people don't clean their mouths. The orbs that Lia dropped in the water were known as "refreshers" which are small seeds that were derived from a certain plant

Once the seeds were dropped into water, the seeds would undergo a certain reaction which would make it a substance that's similar to mouthwash

After gargling it a few times, she checked her breath once again which smelled like mint. Feeling satisfied by this, Lia exited the bathroom

"Now then..."

She reached her pockets and grabbed a small watch that she uses for work, Since the way of telling time here is exactly the same as the one in her previous world, it was one of the things that She didn't need to adjust to ever since coming here