A/N: Here's another Omake. I did promise I'd write it in at some point. But the thing is I felt like it wouldn't fit with the next chapter's pacing. So I figured I'd just make it an Omake.
Disclaimer: I do not own Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs, nor The Eminence in Shadow. The only Beta reader here is the elf.
-P2W-
Epsilon paces back and forth from within her room, recalling the advice that Cid had given her all those months ago.
"You know, I don't mind keeping this a secret for you, but I think that if you keep having to hide this from everyone, you'll just stress yourself out. I'd come clean to the seven shades about your real body. But you don't have to do it all at once, maybe just two of them." Said Cid as he helped Epsilon put the slime back on my body as she had been too tired to given, they had just spent an hour having relations.
Epsilon had put it off for several months but eventually decided to settle on telling two members of the seven shades as Cid had instructed. Telling them to come to her room once they were free. Said members were of course, Alpha—who Epsilon saw as a trusted older sister/mother figure who would likely understand and be supportive—as well as Eta, who Epsilon saw as a little sister that she constantly doted on… also Eta was the one who was most likely to expose Epsilon by accident such as all the times she forced Epsilon in the hot springs with the assistance of Little Cuckoo: Bath Enforcing Machine before Epsilon had perfected her heat resistant slime.
But before Epsilon can debate her decision internally for any longer, a knock at the door interrupts her thoughts.
KNOCK KNOCK*
That rhythmic sense of knocking lets Epsilon know for a fact that its Alpha.
Epsilon takes in one deep breath, and then another, and another-
"Epsilon," calls out Alpha from behind the door, "Are you there? You said you wanted to speak about something, correct?"
"Ah! Yes, I'm here." Said Epsilon as she frantically opened the door and ushered Alpha in and carried Eta in like one would a large plushy. "Sit, sit!"
Alpha raised a brow but took a seat on one of the many slimes that Epsilon kept in her room. As Eta and Alpha look around while Epsilon redoes her many locks, they see a slime humidifier, cold slime, heating pad slime, a large slime that resembles a beanbag chair that could fit two, and more just resting on her bed like a bunch of plushies… or rather, like a throne of plushies considering that in between all of them sits one of Gamma's patented Custom Master Shadow Dolls.
Alpha can't help but pout a little bit, given that she had never received one of those plushies from Gamma. Of course, she understands that Gamma had said Alpha didn't need one since Alpha sleeps next to Cid most nights, but still Alpha would have liked one.
Alpha then turns back to Epsilon who appears to have started doing Eta's hair, though rather absentmindedly given how her eyes aren't watching her hands this time.
"Epsilon…" said Eta, causing Epsilon to jump up and refocus, "Did you… call us here… for a sleepover?"
Epsilon shakes her head quickly, lightly bopping Eta's head with her twin tails, to which Eta adorably lets out slow 'ow' and 'ouchie' sounds.
Epsilon takes another deep breath.
"Okay, I need you two to keep a secret." Said Epsilon. Leaning into both girls and extending her pinkies. "I need you to swear you won't tell anyone."
Alpha raises her hand, "Er, I don't mind but I lack the ability to lie to Cid-"
"Oh, he already knows. He's the one who said I should tell at least two of you girls." Said Epsilon, placating Alpha.
Eta raises her hand, "What about me? …What… do I get… out of hiding this…?"
Alpha side eyed Eta at this, but Epsilon merely takes one of the slimes and places it on Eta's head. Eta slumps down on to the floor until Epsilon removes the slime again.
"I'll teach you how to make one of those if you agree." Said Epsilon.
Eta immediately wraps her pinkie around Epsilon's. Alpha sighs but then mirrors the action with Epsilon's other hand.
"Okay… so what is it that you wanted to tell us?" asked Alpha.
Epsilon takes a final deep breath.
She then stands up, "Okay, don't freak out. But… I'm going to take off my slime suit okay?"
"Eh? Is something wrong with your body? Did the possession flare-" panics Alpha, only for Epsilon to cover her mouth.
"N-no! It's not really anything serious… just… just watch, okay?" asked Epsilon.
Alpha and Eta nod. Epsilon then backs off and her slime suit begins to melt off. She starts with her heels, showing that she was shorter than either girl had expected, but then she went to her torso.
"Eh!? Epsilon! Your body!" shouts Alpha in worry as she sees Epsilon's bust and hips shrink from a bombshell body to a lither form.
"This… is what it's actually like." Said Epsilon, holding her arms in at her flat chest in embarrassment. Epsilon is in nothing more than her underwear, but she isn't wearing a bra given that she doesn't really need one.
"Oh… oh!" shouts Eta as she marvels at Epsilon's true form. "How… how did you!? Woah…! I couldn't even… tell!"
"I uh, used heels to make me as tall as everyone else, and used slime to mimic the body." Said Epsilon, twiddling her fingers together.
"But… but how could you… mimic the… movement…? It must have… taken… a lot of… concentration!" shouted Eta with stars in her eyes.
Epsilon bashfully rubbed the back of her head, "Eheheh… Yeah, it's… kinda why I'm so good at magic. I'm constantly training it by holding my, er, 'body' together."
Alpha poked at the slime on the floor, feeling around it and seeing that it felt much more like skin and fabric than it did actual slime. "How intriguing…"
Alpha then turns to Epsilon and sees her hugging Eta.
"Ooh, I'm so glad I can finally hug my favorite little sister with my own arms!" cried Epsilon.
Eta awkwardly pats Epsilon's back, but the way her ears wiggle shows Alpha how happy she was to hear that.
"Out of curiosity, how did you manage to create such a realistic body?" asked Alpha as she groped the area that used to be Epsilon's bust.
"Oh, I practiced by messing around with Beta." Said Epsilon confidentially.
"Oh." Said Alpha nonplussed.
"…" However Epsilon realizes what she had just sounded like and begins to panic, "Wait no! That's not what I meant!"
"Hm?" said Alpha as she quirked an eyebrow.
"I just touched Beta's chest and but a couple of times when we were growing up! You know! Because we were arguing! I saw how sexy she was and I wanted to have a body like that! I used to think that Cid stared at her all the time because he was interested so I used her as reference! That's it! It's not like I enjoyed it or anything!" shouted Epsilon, slamming her hands on the ground and getting into Alpha and Eta's faces.
Alpha and Eta, meanwhile, exchange a glance that says a thousand words.
Namely, Alpha asks Eta Do you think she…
To which Eta shoots back What do you think?
"*Ahem* Epsilon," said Alpha as she took both of Epsilon's hands, "Are you… er… a woman who can appreciate a fancy dress as well as you could a suit of armor?"
Epsilon tilts her head in confusion, "I… guess…?"
"Let me rephrase…" said Alpha humming a bit before settling on, "Do you… dual wield?"
"I… use both hands when I fight…? Alpha why are you asking this right now?" Questioned Epsilon.
Eta sighed before shouting, "SHE'S ASKING IF YOU WANT TO FUCK BETA!"
As Epsilon and Alpha's jaws drop Eta slumps over on the ground, having spent all of her energy with the one shout.
"I…I…I…! WHY WOULD YOU EVEN THINK THAT!?" shouted Epsilon her face bright red as she shook Eta back and forth.
Not wanting Epsilon to give Eta brain damage, Alpha gently separates them before putting her own hands on Epsilon's shoulders, "Hey now, it's a valid question. The way you always seem to describe Beta and interact with her made us think there might be more there."
"You think I'm some pervert!?" shrieked Epsilon.
"What do you mean? No one said that." Said Alpha.
"B-b-b-b-but! Only perverted girls kiss each other! That's what momma used to say!" said Epsilon.
"And you trust her opinion on that?" questioned Alpha, knowing full well what happened to Epsilon after she became one of the possessed.
"I mean-I-I don't know any girls that are like that!" said Epsilon.
Eta tilts her head off the floor to ask, "Like what?"
"G-g-g-girl kissers!" shouted Epsilon, her eyes beginning to swirl.
Alpha began to list some, "Lady Claire, Livia, Angie, Miss Roseblade…"
"I don't know any from Shadow Garden!" tried Epsilon, only to drop her jaw as Alpha pointed towards herself. "…No way! You're lying!"
Alpha shook her head, "No. Ever since the first party in Mitsugoshi I've known this about myself."
Epsilon shook her hands and head as she tried to deny it, "Then how come none of us know!?"
"Well, for one, Cid knows. Two, likely because I haven't exchanged any kisses with you both." Pointed out Alpha, she looks to the left before realizing that might be offensive and continues, "Not because I don't find you attractive. But because I had thought both of you solely had feelings for Cid."
"…So you've kissed Beta?" asked Epsilon.
Alpha nods, "And Gamma. Zeta and Delta only ever do it if Cid is involved, but when they go into heat when Cid's unavailable, they'll hump away at each other or lick each other-"
"How did… this… start again?" asked Eta, genuinely curious.
"Oh, well during the first party we had at Mitsugoshi, everyone had a bit too much to drink. At one point when Cid had been entertaining my and Beta's affections, he had been called away by something. When he left, he told Beta and I to entertain each other while he was gone. As we were tipsy, we followed his instructions to the letter. From there we'd exchange a quick peck on the check or lips whenever we'd meet. Gamma caught us one time, so we started doing it with her as well." Explained Alpha.
Epsilon and Eta sit there quietly, taking in all the information.
Epsilon would then re-equip her slime body, bolt out of the room, look for Beta, and then tackle her to the ground. Beta was confused at first, but angrily returned all of Epsilon's furious kisses. Coincidentally, Beta had been talking to Cid at the time but forgot until he tried to leave. When he did both girls dragged him into the make out session.
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A/N: Like last time I'll only answer comments during full chapters. This was just something I'd thought be fun to do and didn't really fit in the other chapters.
I'm sure you're going to ask if Beta is going to find out about Epsilon's use of slime. Well, not yet at least.
But anyway this was spurred on by how Epsilon and Beta are almost always paired together in official things when Beta isn't paired with Alpha. Also, Epsilon often goes out of her way to taunt Beta, but in a way that kinda sounds like she wants Beta to praise her… in a sadomasochist type of way, admittedly.
Also there was that one frame of the manga where Epsilon said she got reference for her body and it showed Epsilon straight up grabbing Beta's boobs, and Beta just looked like she was done. Not mad, just done, like she was used to it, lol.
Honestly, EiS is one of those rare harem series where the girls don't give off fanservice-yuri vibes. Save for Claire that one time with Mary (as in Elizabeth's servant/the vampire hunter). But I figured it'd be fun to write the girls romantically with each other every now and then, without Cid. They're just shyer about it with each other than they are with him.
