Catgirls And Dungeons-Chapter 266: Alter betrays me!

Alter’s attack earlier... that mana arc she unleashed with her kick shredded the trees to bits, splinters still raining down in the distance. It was way too brutal!

If Eris hadn’t been fast enough to dodge, who knows what could’ve happened?!

That’s dangerous!

(ALTER!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!)

(WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ERIS?!)

I shout in pure panic.

Alter clicks her tongue in annoyance.

(Tch! First of all, I was already holding back!)

(What?!)

(And secondly, even if that attack had hit, it would’ve just sent her flying. She wouldn’t die!)

(B-but—even so, you still could’ve hurt her!)

(Huh? So what?) Alter replies coolly. (Honestly, aren’t you underestimating her way too much?)

(I—I... ughhh!)

...Okay. She does have a point.

Given how absurdly strong Eris is, yeah, maybe I’m overreacting.

But still...

My chest feels tight, and I can’t help being worried anyway.

Anyway, Eris is clearly fine, so it’s not like anything serious happened...

(Alter... I know that you have this habit of kicking people, but please, don’t do that please!)

(Ah... alright!) Alter sighs, finally giving in.

Either way, we did successfully land a hit on Eris.

That means we won the bet!

Victory is ours! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Mwahahaha!

It’s time to claim our prize! Eris in a maid outfit! Heck yeah! I can already picture it, and my heart is racing just thinking about it!

However, Eris seems to have already pieced everything together.

"You’re not Felicia..." she mutters, her sharp eyes locking with Alter’s as Alter’s foot still rests lightly on her head. "You’re... Alter? You’re back?"

"Hoh? You can tell?" Alter replies, amused, lifting her brow.

"Haha, of course!" Eris laughs, standing up with a wide grin. "After all, there’s no way my silly Felicia could move like that!"

(What?!)

Ok fine, I get it, I’m much weaker than Alter!

But hearing that still makes me a little pouty!

And so, with Alter back, we spend a few more minutes catching up. Apparently, she recovered faster than expected, and her soul is almost back to how it was before we entered Morvena’s dungeon.

As we talk, Alter and I take turns controlling the body while speaking. Unsurprisingly, the constant switching weirds Eris out a bit.

Yeah... imagine your girlfriend suddenly having a second personality that keeps taking over.

Haha...

Well, it’s not like I can do anything about that though!

If anything, I’m just really glad Alter is back.

***

Now, it’s finally time to claim my prize!

Or at least... that’s what I thought.

The moment I bring it up again, Eris flat-out refuses to acknowledge the bet!

"Come on, Cheeky Felicia!" She crosses her arms and frowns at me. "You cheated. You let Alter take control and beat me. That means the bet is null and void!"

"AAAA! NOOOOOOO! NNNNOOOOOOO!" I scream in despair, my tail puffing up on its own in protest. "Eris! You can’t do this to meeee!!!"

"Well... she does have a point."

AAA! Even Alter is siding with Eris now?!

"You clearly cheated," Alter says calmly. "You don’t deserve the prize."

"WHAAAT?!"

"Haha!" Eris now laughs triumphantly. "See? No one’s on your side now!"

Urrrrgh!

I can’t believe this—Alter has betrayed me!

Are these two ganging up on me now?! Come on!

Why do this to mee???

"Think about it, Alter!" I plead desperately, trying to win Alter back. "If we won, we could’ve made Eris do anything! ANYTHING! Think about the POSSIBILITIES!"

"Well," Alter replies, unfazed, "Eris in a maid outfit is tempting, sure. But it’s not like we could fool her anyway!" She tilts her head. "She noticed instantly that I wasn’t you, remember?"

"Oh come on!" I protest harder. "If you’d just pretended a little better, we could’ve gotten away with it!"

Yeah, if Alter just acted a little bit less... powerful...

Maybe Eris would have been fooled!

There’s no way she could find out!

"Ha! But why would I?" Alter snorts. "I’d rather lose than act silly."

"WHAT?! What do you meannnn?!"

Hearing that, Eris lets out an amused chuckle.

"Haha... so that’s what you were planning to make me do? Wear a maid outfit?"

"Y-yeah... heheh... hehe..." I scratch my cheek awkwardly, avoiding her gaze.

Now that Eris knows my wish, I don’t know why, but it suddenly feels a little bit... embarrassing.

"Hmmm..." Eris narrows her eyes, seemingly entertained.

Huh?

Wait a minute!

I turn my head back at her.

Eris... she doesn’t look completely against the idea?

Oooooh!

So there’s still a chance!

Right?

"So... um... now that you know my wish... hehe..." I continue, blinking at Eris in what I think is a seductive way. "Can you maybe—"

"Nah. Absolutely not."

"OH COME ON!!!"

"Nope."

"Please! It’ll make me so happy!"

"Nah, not a chance!"

And so, I keep pushing and pleading, but of course, Eris is Eris. No matter what I say, she refuses to budge.

And just like that, my dreams are utterly crushed.

Goodbye... maid Eris...

Huhu...

***

A few moments later...

I’m still grumpy and sulking, my cheeks puffed out as I’m mad at both Eris and Alter. I seriously can’t believe those two teamed up just to bully me like that!

Guess the only thing that can cheer me up now is a big wyvern leg!

"Eris! I’m tired. Let’s go eat!" I squeak.

"Sure!" Eris replies.

"And Alter," I add, turning inward, "we’re going to eat some wyvern meat now. Have you ever tried it? It’s amazingly good!"

"Yup. A great source of mana," Alter answers casually. "I like it."

Eris lifts a hand, and one by one, the wooden training swords she had summoned earlier returns to where she stored them.

Alright! That’s it. Time to head back for some wyvern meat!

But just as Eris is about to take a step forward—

Alter suddenly stretches out an arm, stopping her in place.

"Actually... not so fast," Alter says, her voice turning serious for no clear reason.

"Huh?" Eris tilts her head, clearly surprised.

Then—

"How about another bet?" Alter grins.

"Hoh?" Eris’s eyes light up instantly, excitement flashing across her face. "And how do you want to do it?"

"This time, let’s do the same thing," Alter says calmly, confidence clear in her tone.

"Try to land a hit on me, Eris."