"Surprised"? Well, that's one way of putting it...

"What!? What the hell are you talking about?!" Laharla screeched, jumping to her feet. "First you sentence me to a crime I didn't commit...because you were MY vassal and what's yours is mine...now you want me to...to..." Her cheeks turned bright pink and she fiddled with her fingers. "...you know...with John?! What in the flying HELL are you on?!" Laharla had to cover her chest with her hands because her scarf was going nuts, flapping around in agitation. Reminded me of Etna's tail.

"See, she doesn't want to," I said. "And if she doesn't want to, why **** her? I mean, Etna, is it REALLY that important that you know which of you is a better fuck?" ...oooh, that came out wrong.

Clenching both fists, Etna's eyes glowed brightly. "YES! I deserve you, John! I'm not going to be outdown by...by...THAT!" She pointed at Laharla in a mix of disgust and rage. "What's THAT supposed to mean?!" Laharla snapped.

"Oh, it's nothing, Laharla...Etna just thinks she's better then you," Flonne said, smiling brightly. "I mean, now that you're a girl, surely you're no longer cut out to be Overlord. Etna is far better suited. Your unwillingness to prove you're better then her show that." I grabbed Flonne by the shoulders. "What is your deal?!" I asked, dismayed.

Flonne kissed my nose. "Love conquers all, John. Trust me. I know what I'm doing," she whispered. Yes, I was sure she did...the problem was, I didn't know what she was doing.

Upon hearing Flonne's words, Laharla puffed out her chest. "HAAAA HA HA HA HA HAAA! So, you think just because of a little gender swap that you're a match for me now, huh, Etna? Very well, I'll accept your little challenge!" she boldly declared. ...wonderful...

"Wonderful!" Flonne said, repeating my thought with much more sincerity then I had. "I'll be the very impartial judge to make sure neither of you cheats in any way."