After confirming that Cruella turns into a two-year-old baby, the girls went back to the hotel.
Sera was stifling a laugh as she plopped into the bed and finally couldn't hold on any longer. She rolled on the bed, bursting into fits of laughter.
"How can you be so stupid?! Pfft! That's what you get for being greedy!" Sera uttered between laughter.
Meira and Lucy also laughed while Cruella crossed her little arms over her chest and puffed her cheeks, looking so adorable.
Seeing her like that, Lucy squeals and hugs Cruella dotingly while saying, "At least we can see how adorable big sister was when she was little!"
"Haha! You were right! I can't imagine she'd be this cute!" Meira said and couldn't help but pinched Cruella's cheeks.
Cruella pouted more and said, "Cherish it now because it will only last for 3 days!"
"Oh? It will only last for 3 days? I thought you'll remain a kid!" Sera uttered as she stood up in surprise.
"Well, sorry to burst your bubbles!"
"In that case, why don't we take this opportunity to find the one who did this to you?" Sera suggested.
Cruella thought about it for a second. "Don't bother. My intuition tells me that I will see the culprit soon! So we better go to the capital as soon as possible!"
"Okay!"
"I'm excited to ride that thing! We're going to ride it, won't we?" Lucy said in anticipation.
"Of course! For now, let's rest up and we shall go early in the morning!"
"Okay!"
...
At this moment, at Dionne's Family Estate.
Alecia Dionne, the eldest daughter of Marquess Dionne, was still furious at what happened in the restaurant at noon.
When her father returns that evening, she immediately relates what happened and her father promises to give her justice tomorrow.
"Thank you, Father!" Alecia beamed and hugged her father. But her eyes glinted coldly at the thought of making those girls pay!
Immediately, the marquess sends someone to check the four girls' identities.
Alecia went back to her room with a satisfied smile and then entered a secret room.
This room was full of portraits of handsome men. If Cruella saw this, she would recognize a few of the portraits because it's the image of the five heroes!
Alecia touched one of the frames and her face flushed. "Oh, my handsome Dylan, I can't wait to see you again! At this coming ball, I'll make sure to dance with you! Whoever covets you that night, I will trash them to death because you are only mine!"
She laughed and took the initiative to kiss the portrait. Then she also did the same to other portraits obsessively.
"I'm finally coming back to the capital. Wait for me, my babies!"
...
Back at the capital, Dylan and the other heroes suddenly shuddered and they had a bad feeling about it.
They looked at each other and were surprised to find that they had the same reaction.
"Do you think someone curses us?" Conan couldn't help but feel goosebumps.
"I get the same feeling back then when an obsessed girl trying to hold my hands!" Kenneth blurted out and shuddered.
"Do you think we will see that crazy girl again?!" Joshua gulped and an unpleasant memory flashed in his head.
"Don't jinx it, you jerk!" Lexus smacked Joshua's head and the latter whined.
Dylan only frowned but he was actually not listening to them as his mind was wandering to a certain beauty, specifically, the silver-red-haired beauty!
He was still thinking about when they would meet again. For some reason, he misses her... which was a first!
Dylan doesn't often miss a person he barely knows and yet he felt that way for not seeing Cruella anymore. That was more than a month ago since they last saw each other.
Yet Cruella's vivid image was stuck in his heart and mind. He couldn't forget her and wanted to see her again.
"Earth to Dylan!" Conan waves his hands in front of Dylan.
Dylan pursed his lips and slapped Conan's hand away, displeased at being interrupted.
"I know that look!" Joshua grinned and looked at the others. The four young men uttered in unison, "You are missing someone!"
Like a deer caught in headlights, Dylan's ears flushed red but he still wearing a cold exterior and glared daggers at the four.
However, the four teased him more and tried probing him but they all got a bump on their heads by Dylan.
"Ask me again and I will beat you to a pulp!" Dylan said and let out a menacing smile.
The four heroes gulped and shut their mouths but silently communicated with each other with their eyes.
After a while, Dylan excused himself and went to his room to take a bath. While soaking in a hot bath, his mind wandered again to a certain being. This time is the vivid image of his master, the beautiful silver-red wolf!
For some reason, he finds the two are connected because they resemble each other with their temperament and mannerisms.
No matter how hard he thinks about it, Cruella and his wolf master have the same aura.
A bold thought appears in his mind but quickly dispels it as he finds it ridiculous.
There's no way that they are the same person!
"I'm probably going senile! I should go out tomorrow to divert my attention. I'm getting more ridiculous with these thoughts of mine."
Little did Dylan know, his thoughts were accurate and he was bound to get a shock of his life in the future.
In Sun City, Cruella woke up in the middle of the night when she felt a familiar aura lurking nearby. She frowned and then disappeared from her spot.
Across the hotel, a black cat with bright green eyes was sitting on the roof while looking at the particular room where Cruella was.
It was the same black cat that Cruella met earlier at the abandoned building where the candy shop stood before it disappeared without a trace.
Suddenly, the black cat felt goosebumps and ran away as a reflex. However, the black cat was suddenly suspended in the air and a tiny delicate hand was holding its back.
"Where do you think you're going, kitty?" a cute baby voice reached the cat's ears and felt chills all over. The voice may sound cute and gentle but it was actually terrifying.
The black cat slowly turned its head and looked at little Cruella with a terrified face. "Eek!"
The black cat struggled but couldn't escape at all like being grasped by a powerful pincer.
"Answer me, kitty," Cruella uttered again.
"I'm sorry! It's my fault! P-Please spare me!" the black cat sobbed pitifully.
"Why are you following me?" Cruella asked.
"Well... I just want to know your current condition."
"Aha! So you're responsible for what happened to me. How bold of you to trick me like this!" Cruella squinted her eyes making the black cat jump in fright as if it suddenly lost its soul.
"I'm really sorry! It won't happen again, I swear to my grandma's old bones in the grave!" the black cat was terrified.
Cruella was amused and burst into cute giggles that stunned the black cat.
For a while, the black cat has forgotten its current predicament and looks at Cruella with hearty eyes. If possible, the black cat wanted to put little Cruella in the magic pouch and bring her everywhere! But the black cat knows it's an impossible mission unless a miracle happens because the strength of this little baby holding her was impenetrable like a high mountain.
"He-he! I like you, kitty! Since you did something despicable, you'll be my pet from now on! If you refuse, I will devour you!"
The black cat felt chills crawling in her bones and had no choice but to nod frantically, thankful for having been granted amnesty. At least, she won't be alone anymore!
"Master, I'm more than willing to be your pet!"
"Good. So what's your name?"
"I'm Mikaela Williams!"
Cruella looks at Mikaela with scrutiny and raises an eyebrow. "My name is Cruella. As your master, I want to see your true form!"
The black cat was amused. "You are amazing, master! You can tell my disguise!"
Cruella looks smug. "Your concealment skills are nothing worth mentioning to me!"
Mikaela pouted and transformed into her true form.
Cruella soon saw a slender woman in black attire, with a pointed hat and a staff. Contrary to her dark appearance, Mikaela has green hair and beautiful bright green eyes that attract someone who stares at them.
Cruella was mesmerized for a split second and a smile curve on her lips. "You're not bad, kitty."
Mikaela pouted. "My name is Mikaela, not Kitty!"
"I know, kitty."
Mikaela whined but no matter what she said, Cruella kept calling her kitty.
"I like to hug you, so you can transform back to your cat form now! Without my permission, you can't transform back into your true form! That's your punishment for tricking me!"
Mikaela was dumbfounded.
The Great Witch of Seaville Village, Mikaela Williams, found herself at a loss for receiving punishment for the first time.
But how could she complain? It was her fault anyway.
Even if she wanted to evade punishment, she couldn't because the little baby in front of her was shrouded in mist and she felt as though she was in the presence of an ancient divine being.
She was terrified.
"Ok, master," Mikaela uttered, feeling wronged but transforming into her cat form anyway.
Cruella's eyes lit up and immediately held the black cat in her arms. She squeezed the black cat happily and went back to her room.
Mikaela, the black cat, feels surprised at the warm feeling of being held by Cruella. It was the first time someone hugged her with affection and couldn't help but tear up and her nose soured.
Not even her deceased old and bones grandma gives her such feelings. So she snuggles more into Cruella's arms.
Cruella went back to bed with the black cat in her arms.
Soon, they both fell asleep soundly.
When the sun rose on the horizon, the three girls woke up and squealed when they saw a black cat in Cruella's arms.
Sera became jealous upon seeing how Cruella held the black cat in her little arms and wished she was a cat as well. She yells as she pokes the black cat, "You little kitten! Woke up and get away from my little Lala!"
Since Cruella turned into a child, the three give her a new nickname and that's Lala.
Cruella and Mikaela woke up at the commotion with a dazed look.
Then Mikaela jumped and went into a staring contest with Sera. "Who are you calling little kitten?! My name is Mikaela Williams!"
"Huh?" Sera was stunned and squinted her eyes. "Aren't you a cat? Why do you have a human name?"
"I'm a witch! Not a cat!" Mikaela growled.
"Oh, that's how it is! But why are you hugging our little Lala?!"
"Master likes to hug me! Is there a problem?!"
"There is!" three voices bellowed together. It was Sera, Meira, and Lucy. They seem like three jealous chipmunks!
On the side, Cruella looks at the four with an amused expression and giggles at their cute banters.
In her eyes, she was witnessing a fight between a wild cat and three little mice who looked like they'd eaten a fly. Their expression is bitter!