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　Jeanne d'Arc, the damsel of Orleans, was unable to move. When she looked at her motionless body, she saw that her arms were wrapped around a rope. The cold touch on her back was a pillar.

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"A witch pretending to be a saint!"

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"Pagans must die!"

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Burn it!"

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Jeanne has countless eyes beneath her. All of them burning with the fire of hatred. The man directly beneath Jeanne held a torch in his hand. Slowly the torch is tilted.

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Stop.

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The fire burned into the tree at his feet. Smoke seeped into Jeanne's pure eyes. Slowly, slowly the fire grew and crawled up Jeanne's leg. Hot, hot," Jeanne said in agony and closed her eyes tightly.

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"......!"

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She opened her eyes and found herself in the room she had been given. The scent came from the flowers that Eve had replaced every day. Jeanne looked away from the flowers and checked her body. There was no rope on her body and she somehow understood that she had dreamt the scene. Sweat was sticking to her negligee, which made her feel uncomfortable, so she took it off and changed into a new negligee. It was good that I had changed, but I did not feel like going back to sleep.

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"Nodoka wakita ......"

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Jeanne left her room to get some water. The corridor was darker and quieter than usual at night. She heard voices in the distance. She walked unsteadily, as if the voice were inviting her.

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"Please come back."

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"Oh no! Please go back to bed, Eve.

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Staying up late is your skin's natural enemy.　"

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I can't sleep because you keep trying to get into Master's room.

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Eve's warning voice and the cheerful voices of the succubus filled the corridor. Eve was standing in front of Ashtaroth's room. The succubus seemed to have given up, and ran away with a jubilant smile on their faces.

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"Oh, my God! Oh, Jeanne, you're... you're ...... too?　"

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Eve bent her mouth to warn Jeanne. Normally, she would have confidently said, "I'm going to be the wife of the Demon King. However, Jeanne was not as she usually was. She looked at Eve with a pale complexion and anxious eyes like a lost child.

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"Jeanne-sama?　"

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Jeanne realized that she was in front of Ashtaroth's room.

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"Ah ...... maid."

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"You wanted to see your master?"

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Eve looked at Jeanne and didn't give her a hard time. Jeanne answered Eve with a tearful look on her face.

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"Water. I want some water."

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"Water?　I'll get you some. I'll bring it to your room.

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I don't want to go to my room. I want to go outside.

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Then come here, please.

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Like a baby bird, Jeanne walked behind Eve. When Eve went to the kitchen, she gave Jeanne two cups and took two jugs for herself. She walked out onto the balcony of the castle.

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"Shall we drink here?"

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"Yes."

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Eve poured water into Jeanne's glass.

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"Here you go."

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As soon as she heard Eve's voice, Jeanne gulped down the water. She drank the entire glass by herself without letting go of either cup.

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"Do you still want some?"

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"Yes, I do."

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The first jug was now empty, but Jeanne's vigor did not stop. She switched to the second jug and filled it to the brim. Jeanne opened her eyes as she gulped down the drink.

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"Lemon?"

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"Yes, lemon water."

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"This is delicious!"

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Her dark expression turned into a smile as bright as the sun. Jeanne stopped drinking and looked at the lemon water with bright eyes.

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"I'm glad you like it."

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Seeing Jeanne's brightened face, Eve smiled too. When Eve refilled the two cups with lemon water, Jeanne offered one of them to her.

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"What?　"

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Eve looks at her smiling in surprise at Jeanne's sudden action.

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"We all eat and drink good food!

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"Yes, that's right."

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Eve took the cup and drank from it.

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"Isn't it delicious?

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"I made it, why are you so proud of it?

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Because it's delicious!

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"Because it's delicious! What's that?

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The girls smiled at each other. Their smiles were fresher than those of flowers and brighter than the stars shining above.

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"Well, let's go to bed."

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"Yes!"

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Jeanne had no more shade for her.

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　The next night Jeanne said, "Let me in, I'm the future wife of the demon king Ashit!" and she rushed as fast as she could at Eve, who was standing in front of Ashtaroth's room.

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