It was difficult, to figure out the right way to approach those feelings, how much of them were her own feelings and how many did she borrow from Asmodeus? It was quite understandable that thinking about those feelings left her in a state of confusion as she tried to come to terms and explore the emotions behind her lust.

The way she tried to explain the nature of her magic was fortunately explained in a way that Alisa could understand, and so the stylish sculptress crossed her legs, the words that followed about how she should remember those feelings and put twice as much effort into training her willpower. The fact she didn’t only need to keep Asmodeus’s bindings at bay, but also break the very chains that bound her was something very challenging for sure, and yet when she commented about Esperia’s own lust and her love toward Fia being related, yet entirely different things made the girl tilt her head slightly to the side in confusion. It was true, she simply found certain women much more attractive than others, and while Alisa explained that it was up to Esperia to think about the matter into greater detail and figure out whether she wanted to act upon her lust for anyone but the girl she loved, it all would depend on the strength and the nature of her feelings toward Fia, and hers toward Esperia.

Now she thought about it, there was no doubt Fia wouldn’t mind lending Esperia a hand, especially considering some of the responses she made to the girl’s teasing attempts. Nonetheless, Alisa’s acknowledgment of the idea to let Asmodeus retake control made Esperia snicker briefly, giving her an accusing glance while remarking slyly. “See~ I knew that you were secretly hoping to do things with her! Then again, considering you get along so well with the Demon Lord of lust you must be a pervert also~” A teasing poke of her tongue followed as she soon found her gaze shifting toward the jogger that ran past them, the little bobbing of the girl’s head making it clear she was ogling her also. “Phew, bouncy and jiggly pillows are the best...”

However, the conversation about honesty and the appreciation of it, accompanied with a little petting of her head caused Esperia to smile sheepishly at Alisa. “W-W-Wait it’s not like I fondle everyone I meet!” The girl protested, yet she seemingly recalled something, and her cheeks soon flushed up slightly. "Most of the times I don't..." Gods she really wished she had the chance to fondle Fia’s breasts sometime… The thought alone already coaxed a giggle from the demon inside her, yet after a moment she hummed softly, a sheepish grin on her lips. “I still think Fia’s pillows are going to be softer than yours~ Call it pervert intuition~”

Oh boy, her mind clearly was going sidetracked again as her gaze wandered down to Alisa’s bust before she snickered softly. “Then again, it seems you at least got one fan cheering for your victory in that contest.”

The way Alisa deflected her comment with a playful remark at how she’d understand when Esperia became more experienced made the girl pout playfully, yet the little pet on her head and the comment about taking her honesty to heart made her grin sheepishly at the taller beauty. However, hearing Alisa comment with a mischievous giggle Esperia quickly retaliated with a playful pout. “I wasn’t even considering such an idea!” Yet with her eyes wandering to Alisa’s bust the girl had to admit she had some second thoughts. However, when asked about whose idea it was Esperia confidently patted her own chest and stated with a grin. “I mentioned the idea, but Asmodeus praised it~ Albeit, she is saying that it might lead to your first loss if she participates also~”

Oh boy, now that was tempting, wasn’t it? To compete in a busty contest between Alisa and Asmodeus? However, it was after a moment of consideration that an idea arose in Esperia’s mind, causing the girl to turn toward the sculptress with a smile lingering on her lips. “But perhaps there might be a way for me to train with your help~ If I want to control this power I need to become stronger both in willpower and martial arts, and Asmodeus says you would be an excellent choice for a sparring partner~”

The girl commented, seemingly a bit excited at the idea of training with Alisa on a matter like this. It was not exactly a bad idea, in the end she needed to grow more endurable if she wanted to last in a fight, and that endurance could also strengthen her ability to last longer against such skillful teasing like Alisa’s! But she also couldn’t help but wonder what type of power Alisa possessed. She clearly was experienced in more than just teasing! In the end the presence of the sculptress radiated with confidence and strength, to the point she felt like a femme fatale! Nonetheless, her excitement clearly was stirred as the girl rose from the bench and took a few steps away from it before turning back at Alisa with a grin.

“So~ Want to train? You’re already suitably dressed for it anyway.” A playful wink followed at her remark as she made a few playful mocking punches in the air. “But don’t go One-Punch Woman on me please, I don’t want to go back to the hospital so soon~” A sheepish grin lingered on her lips while she waited to see what Alisa would do.

Hearing Alisa’s playful taunt to Asmodeus made the obsidian-haired lass tilt her head sideways in confusion, idly musing whether the sculptress would had been fine with being fondled if there had been a more serious challenge involved. However, the moment she realized the thoughts that drifted through her mind, led to Esperia to idly wonder whether it were truly her own thoughts, or the idle musings of Asmodeus...

“That’s a dangerous thing to suggest Alisa~ That’s almost implying that if she was to put in more effort she might get what she wants.” A mischievous giggle escaped her lips at the remark, yet at the same time she felt somewhat fascinated by the idea of Alisa having a ‘teasing contest’ with Asmodeus, albeit she’d dreaded both the fact the results might had been more intense than expected, and that it was her body being used as a catalyst… Did that mean she was indirectly doing lewd things to Alisa if that happened?

“Pillows are a powerful motivation, you know?” Esperia mused softly as she raised a hand to her chin, seemingly adopting a more thoughtful look while she continued her explanation. “Like, imagine fighting for a reward, or just to get the opportunity to snuggle into those pillows! I feel like my power would rise tenfold just from that alone already!"

Nonetheless, Alisa was clearly interested in her idea, and when she accepted the offer Esperia couldn’t help but clap her hands together with a smile. “Mhmm! Let’s find a nice private spot for us to spar at~” Esperia declared with a bit of glee in her voice as she prepared to follow Alisa along on their little search for the area they could practice at!

Poor Esperia, she really was quite predictable, the soft lean into her direction as the obsidian-haired trickster gulped lightly, trying her utmost to steel her resolve and avert her gaze, but the flustered reaction and the blushing cheeks made it evident that even without her lingering gaze, her thoughts were quite elsewhere.

"Of course! If they don't eventually get what they want, then that's worse than teasing!" Esperia proclaimed with a hint of annoyance yet quickly recovered from her outburst as she mumbled softly. "Not that I'm trying to aim for your pillows, totally not." Then again, it was likely quite easy for Alisa to see through that lie or to keep drawing the girl's attention.
"Hmm, I'll keep it in mind." She nodded in agreement as Alisa's smirk at the idea of them sparring. Of course, Esperia wasn't sure what to expect, in the end, while she received some basic training from her family, she was far from the same type of skill level as her elder sister.

When they arrived at the wide clearing Esperia gazed quietly around the grassland, before she heard Alisa call out to her, seemingly adopting a martial arts stance. It was a sign that their training would soon begin, so in the end, the Eisenberg decided to try her hand at the martial arts.

Taking a deep breath the girl recalled the teachings of her family, recalling how they told her the best offensive was a solid defense and in a way, Alisa's stance seemed to represent that cleanly. Unfortunately for Esperia, the Eisenberg's way of fighting was primarily through magic and ranged combat, albeit they did wield a unique counter-hitting style based upon a rather famous martial art: Judo.

Perhaps it was for that reason that Esperia's stance initially showed hints of this nature, yet she suddenly lunged forwards, a hand reaching for Alisa's chest, almost as if she was about to try to grope one of her pillows, but at the last moment she attempted to latch her hand around the wrist of Alisa's hand, hoping to pull her forwards and off-balance while a leg swept toward her lower-body, a simple attempt to break her guard, but in the worst case if it did nothing, she still had her other arm to shield herself from a potential blow!

Perhaps it was the fact that this was a sparring match rather than an actual duel, that Esperia's motions seemed to lack the determination that came with a killing intent, perhaps it was that lack that made her so easy to overcome and get distracted, the feeling of Alisa deftly escaping from her attempt to trip her, and before she was even able to properly retaliate she felt the soft bust of the sculptress press against her back, the sensation making her body jolt lightly similar to a paralysis while her cheeks flushed a red color, the distraction more than enough for Alisa to succeed in carrying out her grapple.

The soft voice that stated their battle was over made Esperia pout in annoyance, a part of her wanting to protest that using those breasts of her was cheating! But then again, that would had been childish, especially since she did enjoy the feeling... But nonetheless, it made it evident that there was such a powerful gap between the two of them.

Alisa's advice as she returned into her stance made Esperia think back about her earlier actions... It was true, she had exposed herself when she went in for a frontal charge, and yet the comment about fighting as if she intended to kill Alisa was... difficult for her to accept. To harm Alisa was already a thought that troubled her, but to actually try to kill her? It felt impossible...

Then again, perhaps that was a wrong way of looking at it? Lilith seemed to agree with the fact it might have been the wrong way to approach things, so instead, she whispered softly into the girl's thoughts. "If you fail, you might never become able to snuggle those pillows... They might remain out of your reach... forever."

It must had been ironic, that where one would get power through killing intend, Esperia's determination was fueled by her perverted thoughts and her intense desires and lust, to the point that she sharpened her eyes into a glare of determination, pulling her footing closer while she lifted both arms slightly upwards, a stance taken similar to traditional boxing when the girl slowly encroached upon Alisa, one step after the other till she would hopefully get within range, making the obsidian-haired trickster attempt to fling her right fist in a swift punching gesture toward the right side of Alisa's chest, closer to the shoulder area, uppon which she would have tired to proceed with her actual intention: pulling back her fist at the last moment to launch a knee-strike with her left leg in the hope of striking a less-guarded lower-body of the sculptress, in particular her stomach!

Even without Alisa going at full power, the sculptress was clearly way too experienced for her to provide a proper challenge. Even her attempt to make a more calculated attack had failed when she felt her fist pull back, but not before Alisa had taken the opportunity to intercept by grabbing a hold of her wrist.

The quick pivot made by Alisa didn't help either as the girl quickly found herself driven into a defensive, the thrusting stomp that was aimed at her right knee, the moment she was released Esperia found herself in quite a pinch! The leg that was aimed at for the counter-attack carried her weight, and with Alisa letting go of her Esperia found herself without a means of support, quite literally driven into a corner! She had no choice but to take the hit head on, the pain making her stagger slightly, yet at the same time as Alisa's foot pushed forwards in a sweep toward her right leg! Of course, the leg connected cleanly in its sweep, making it look like she was falling onto her back while the punch started to head toward her rib-cage, but it was in that moment she acted!

Rapidly pushing both her hands onto the ground beneath her, Esperia forced her body to a halt while she spun her body sideways, the right leg that had just been swept over by Alisa's sweeping kick planting itself firmly onto the ground to give her additional support to provide her with the strength to carry out her improvised counter-attack, a sweeping kick with her left leg that was aimed straight at the side of Alisa's head, hoping that the fact she was still launching a punch, one that Esperia tried to avoid by spinning her body to the left, would have left the sculptress able to be taken by surprise!

Whether she succeeded or not, she would have tried to take the opportunity to give a playful verbal jab to Alisa in return for her teachings. "Flexible~ Right? I kind of prefer to use my flexibility for other things, but I can see the use of being fluid~"

Of course, the only reason she had likely been able to even try to launch a counter-attack was that Alisa was acting with neither her full speed or full power, or else she might have been in a world of pain right about now!

Now hopefully this would work! Although her body might have become more endurable and she felt a bit stronger ever since she felt Asmodeus' power, it didn't change the fact that she was somewhat inexperienced in proper combat, something that had been evident in her actions up till now! Nonetheless, she felt kind of proud that she had at least attempted to launch a proper counter-attack on someone as powerful as Alisa! But it was clear that if she wanted to obtain the power she needed to protect her loved ones, she would need to practice a lot more!

"Mhmm~ I'm sure Fia will have no reason to complain!"

Esperia giggled sheepishly at Alisa's remark about her having no issues with 'that' type of flexibility, but then again... she was glad that her senior had decided it was enough practice for now. Although she might had recovered enough to be discharged from the hospital, that type of exercising left her somewhat sore and tired, understandable considering she had little actual combat experience. In fact, while she nodded in agreement to Alisa's remark about her lacking actual experience rather than technique the girl couldn't help but agree on the matter. Till she sparred against Alisa she had never fought before! Well, there was that time during Halloween, but she was aided by Agni at that time... so it didn't really count as her fighting by herself...

A soft tilt of her head followed as she stretched her arms slightly, hoping to get rid of the sore feeling, luckily the boon of a certain demon lord ensured she was bouncing around with energy but mere moments after the exhausting training ceased to be! Still, she wasn't sure what to think or expect next, so, for the time being, she looked at Alisa, seemingly expecting further guidance on the sculptress her decision on how to proceed further.

More training?! While the girl initially wanted to protest about the idea of yet another training session, Alisa's words did hold a lot of merit. There might have been a day in the future where she couldn't rely on her allies, where the only strength she could depend on was her own, and it was for that reason she needed to become stronger: so that she could protect those dear to her! Following Alisa's instructions, she distributed her weight evenly across both legs and aligned her hands at her centerline. Her right hand had been kept further forward, while her left was somewhat further back, her palms outstretched as she was clearly trying to copy the stance and memorize it to heart. It was at that point, in that moment that when she was instructed to throw her punch, that the Eisenberg launched a vertical punch straight at Alisa, seemingly a bit surprised at the skillful deflection, the circular motion of her right arm, the pressing of the back of her hand against Esperia's wrist had seemingly worked to deter the trajectory of her attack!

Of course, the exercise wasn't over just yet! the moment the left arm came punching inward Esperia moved her right arm into a circular deflection, trying to press the back of her hand against the inside of Alisa's wrist and push the arm downwards! It was a confusing exercise, but as the pattern repeated itself the obsidian-haired trickster understood sort of the reason behind it. Feeling the pressure of Alisa's muscles as she moved her arms for an attack and defending motion she was just in time to hear the name of the exercise. "Sticky hands? Why they call it that... it sounds almost like something Asmodeus would use for a technique name..."

Nonetheless, as the exercise continued her reflexes seemed to start honing in on the exercise, her motions becoming more fluid and flexible as she was clearly learning quick enough. She might have lacked experience and actual strength right now, but she was a quick and diligent student!

The motion had come rather suddenly, and with the lack of a sign to warn her of it, there was little chance for the untrained lass to be able to counter such an attack. It was difficult for her to grasp such a concept, to fight without showing any signs of a potential attack, to make each motion be able to turn into an attack within the blink of an eye. Perhaps it was due to inexperience that she didn't entirely grasp the concept, but Alisa was a good tutor, to say the least. And so she tried her best, repeating the same motion, although unlike Alisa the trained sculptress would no doubt notice the slight tensing in Esperia's arm the moment she turned the harmless motion into a straight punch toward her chest!

It was only after that attack was made that Esperia finally dropped her arms to her side and sighed softly. "Uguu~ pillows aren't made for punching, they are made for squeezing..." Clearly, she was displeased with the type of training, and who could blame her? She could think of at least one thousand and one reasons that there were better things to do to Alisa's pillows than trying to punch them!

"I mean--- let's do something else~ something that doesn't involve martial arts! I think I got my daily dose of that already." A sheepish giggle escaped her lips while she looked at Alisa, idly wondering if she had any thoughts or ideas of her own.

Indeed, there was a time and place for everything, and when Alisa seemingly decided that training was over the girl could barely contain her excitement, happily clapping her hands together and nodding her head a few times in approval. "Now that is more like it!" In the end, everyone knew that eating delicious snacks and drinking yummy beverages was unlikely to involve punching or kicking stuff in the process! With the two of them wandering along the street as dawn turned into morning the question about where she would want to go next was eagerly met with a pointing gesture at a nearby bakery that was selling some cute-looking snacks and pastries!

"That bakery has some really cute designs~ I hear they wake up super early in the morning to finish the preparations themselves... now that is dedication!" And it was worth it, just looking at the various bread, pies, cakes and other sweet delicacies they had on display made it clear that their effort was accompanied by clear skill and expertise!

This time it seemed the obsidian-haired trickster was the one taking the lead, her hand attempting to gently latch onto Alisa's own to guide her into the bakery as she hummed softly. "So many choices~" However, she had already decided the moment she set her gaze upon one particular delicacy: a large puffy melon bread. She might not have been a certain midget who would scream shut-up! three times in a row, but she certainly could admire the taste of a good melon bread!

"Mhmmm~ soft and fluffy and delicious!" Esperia exclaimed with a bright grin as the waitress nodded lightly at the order the two of them made before returning back to work. After the training just now Esperia had to admit she was rather hungry, almost starving even so to say that she could eat a whole bakery's supply of melon breads would not been an understatement! Nonetheless, she couldn't help but ponder about something as they were waiting on their meals.

Although Asmodeus was a Demon Lord, she kind of doubted that she would rely on martial arts for her choice of combat, no... Asmodeus seemed much more magical inclined from what she heard from stories and folklore, so after a moment she looked up at Alisa and inquired with a hint of curiosity in her voice.  "I wonder what type of magic Asmodeus uses. Do you know anything about her capacities or abilities and such?"

Since Alisa had such an 'interesting' encounter with the Demon Lord she couldn't help but hope if she had learned anything valuable during their interactions. Fortunately for them the waitress soon arrived with their orders a moment afterwards, giving Alisa a chance to momentarily distract Esperia from the subject, or rather it seemed the sight of the melon bread did, for the obsidian-haired trickster's eyes were sparkling with a familiar glint of innocent excitement as she happily held one in her hands.

"Hehe~ Croissants, that certainly is an elegant choice of a snack~"

A slight tilt of her head followed in response to Alisa's explanation about the demon lords... it appeared they were associated with the various elemental powers that one possessed. However, she couldn't help but wonder what type of element that Asmodeus had in her possession. Nonetheless, the subject quickly changed into something different when the pastries arrived, the sight of the melon bread clearly invigorating her excitement and when Alisa commented about having a taste she girl's body jolted lightly, making her quickly remark with a grin. "Umm, umm~ Only if you offer something equally nice!"

In the end the melon bread looked very delicious, so it was understandable that she wanted something nice in return for something delicious like this! And maybe she was being a bit silly also, for she lightly extended the melon bread into the direction of Alisa.

"I don't know, sometimes they are too elegant and eating them might be sinful!"

A sheepish grin lingered on her lips as she took another bite from the melon bread. A short pause followed while she seemingly had gone lost in thoughts once more. She couldn't help but wonder about everything that had happened recently... It was all quite a lot for her to take in, and yet she couldn't help but feel both nervous and excited about this all.

"Say Alisa~ How many people are there in Blue Pegasus?"