Chapter 83 - Betty

When Lili and Bell got home, Ais was already back.

Ais "Bell, where were you?"

Bell "Lili and I went practicing."

Ais "Oh, I want to go also."

Lili "Ok, that sounds fun..."

At the Loki home, Bete, Riveria, Finn, Gareth, Tiona, Tione and Lefiya were discussing Hermes' training.

Gareth "Wow I am off the hook"

Tione "Gareth, you are too manly unlike Finn there who is too feminine HAHAHAHAHHAHA"

Finn was pretty embarrassed "Tione, you will get your turn one day"

Tione "But you are so cuuuteeee"

Tiona "Bete, you think being quiet will save you from the teasing?"

Tiona pulls wolf ears while ROTFLOL

Bete "Tiona, you are going to get it"

Tiona "You are almost as feminine as Finn HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA"

Bete "GGGGGRRRRRR"

Even Riveria was laughing at Finn and Bete.

Finn "Riveria, even you are joining in on this"

Riveria "Well, it is pretty interesting situation"

Bete "This humiliation is worse than Hermes' antics during synchronization"

Tiona "Betty, but you were so cute on Bell's lap pillow HAHAHAHAHAHA"

Finn "Oh no, Loki is probably watching and enjoying herself silly".

Bete "Yes Loki needs punishment"

Riveria "She has her powers on the moon. She will simply wipe the floor with you"

Tiona "Betty's tail would make a good broom HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA"

Bete is grumbling but there is nothing he could say...

At the Hermes home, Asfi and Hermes were discussing the events. Suddenly Loki called in for Hermes.

Loki "That was priceless. I will share the recorded video with you but you need to outdo yourself tomorrow.

Hermes "Is that a challenge"

Loki "Yes"

Hermes "Alright, but I am outdoing myself based on your request"

Loki "I will take responsibility. Bete could use some more teasing"

Hermes "I agree there, and it is his turn first"

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The next morning, Welf requested assistance from Bell and Ais for a security matter outside town. Ais agreed to helped, but Bell had to 'meet with Finn and Riveria' for dungeon maintenance matters. By the time Bell and Lili reached the Hermes home, everyone were already there.

Hermes "Bell, let's go practice so you can propose to the princess"

To his own disgust, Bete was already in the Ais-like dress. When Bell started to talk, Hermes stopped the action.

Hermes "Lili, did you bring Ais' perfume?"

Bete "No way!"

Hermes "Betty, you need to smell like Ais"

Tiona "Come on Betty, do you job!" pulling wolf ears some more.

The helpless Bete was subjected to a quick spray of perfume before the action resumed.

Despite Bell's best effort, he could not get the words out of his mouth.

Hermes "This is pathetic. Let's blindfold him"

The blindfolded Bell was able to say "Will... you... ... marry... me?"

Hermes "Alright, now lets do that 100 times. Say it and then stop for 1 minute and do it again"

After the 100 repetitions, Hermes added to the task.

Hermes "Ok, you need to hold each other's hand and then say it."

Bete "No more, this is too weird"

Tiona "Now Betty do you job"

Hermes "Betty, you need to cooperate for the greater good."

Bete "You do it"

Hermes "I am not feminine like you"

That was too much for Bete, and he chased Hermes around seeking revenge.

After Hermes was caught, 10 minutes of hanging upside down was the punishment before being freed by Finn and Riveria. Asfi did help Bete a bit to stall Riveria and Finn, as she said Hermes was deriving too much enjoyment out of his tasks.

After the brief punishment, training started again.

The blind-folded Bell had to hold hands with Bete before proposing.

Bell "Will... ... ... you... ... ... ... ... ... marry... ... ... me?"

Hermes "That was really pathetic. Repeat this 100 times but again wait 1 minute before each repetition"

After the repetition, Bell was still having trouble getting words out.

Hermes "After lunch, we need to do this another 100 times or 200 times until you get better at it."

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They did have a leisurely lunch with lots of grilled meat. The lunch did put everyone in a better mood, as hoped by Hermes and Asif.

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Hermes "Time to practice again until Bell gets it right"

For the rest of the day, Bell held Bete's hands and proposed while blindfolded.

By the end of the day, the stuttering got some what better.

Hermes "Tomorrow, the blindfold is taken off and we shall see how the prince proposes to Betty"

Bete growls softly but had nothing to say.

Hermes "Betty, good job and you are getting in touch of your feminine side. Great!"

By the time Bell and Lili got home, Ais was already back.

Ais "Bell, how did the meeting go."

Bell "It went ok. Looks like we are going to have to make a dungeon cleanup trip pretty soon"

Ais "Alright. Are we going out for dinner?"

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