[BONUS CHAPTER] Chapter 80 - Husbands and Siblings
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[Reimu]: I'm warning you all, don't even think about trying it! This thing is just a total waste of points!
[Reimu]: I spent all my points—over 190 of them—only to get something called Aqua's panties! They even called it some kind of divine gear!
[Reimu]: What the hell is this nonsense?!
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No way!
Aqua actually has panties?
Seriously?
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[Nagami]: Quick, upload a picture. I want to see it for myself!
[Shiraori]: ???
[Kal'tsit]: Nagami, I didn't expect you to be that kind of person!
[Kiana Kaslana]: !!!
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Standing beside Nagami, the young lady suddenly furrowed her brows and shot him a suspicious look.
Noticing her odd gaze, Nagami just shrugged.
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[Nagami]: If you actually knew who Aqua was, you wouldn't be having those kinds of thoughts.
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Honestly, she's about as appealing as a plankton!
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[Reimu]: Fine, feast your eyes, oh mighty one~
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Facing the absolute power of the rich boy Nagami, Reimu didn't resist at all and directly uploaded the picture.
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[Reimu]: Here's the pic.
[Nagami]: Where are the panties?
[Reimu]: They're right here in my hand! Can't you see them?
[Shiraori]: …Can't see them.
[Akemi Homura]: …Can't see them either.
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Reading everyone's feedback, the shrine maiden stared blankly at the panties in her hand.
Her expression turned odd.
'Could it be… this really is divine gear?'
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C.C. looked at the pale, delicate hand in the picture and muttered to herself:
'As I thought…'
'I mean, Aqua having panties? Seriously?'
But if you insist on calling it divine gear, even Nagami can't argue.
Still, is Reimu just ridiculously lucky, or is she cursed?
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[Lumine]: Mr. Nagami, could you please send me the info on my world first?
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Seeing the conversation veer off-course, Lumine couldn't wait any longer and sent her request directly.
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[Nagami]: One sec, sending it now.
[Nagami]: "Genshin Impact"
[Nagami]: "No Game No Life"
[Nagami]: Genshin Impact is a little bit data about your world, Miss Lumine. No Game No Life is an anime from the Blank siblings' world.
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[Lumine]: Thank you!
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"Traveler! Traveler, what's wrong?"
Paimon had raced back at full tilt when she realized Lumine wasn't following.
Hovering anxiously in front of the girl, she called out in concern, watching as Lumine simply stared up at the sky.
Noticing that the girl wasn't responding, Paimon reached out a small hand and placed it on Lumine's smooth forehead, as if checking for a fever.
"Could it be that you caught a cold from sleeping outside in the heavy rain yesterday?"
"It's not that~" Lumine's amber eyes seemed to be staring off at something in the distance.
After traveling through countless worlds, there was no doubt that she had the knowledge to decipher every term and name.
Reaching out, Lumine pulled the chattering emergency food—Paimon—into her arms, her fair hand covering Paimon's small mouth.
The unknown deity, who called itself the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, had taken her brother away.
She herself had been stripped of her powers and forced into a long slumber, only waking up a few months ago.
She hadn't expected to get a lead on her brother so soon, and excitement lit up her golden face.
Lumine then let go of Paimon and sit down to rest for a bit.
She then turned her focus to the group's shared files. The first thing she did was find "Genshin Impact" and start watching.
These weren't just videos—they were memories straight from Nagami's perspective.
Honestly, Nagami thought this file-sharing feature was just a little too revealing.
What if it exposed some embarrassing secret?
At first, Lumine calmly watched as the video explained how she'd been separated from her brother, forced to choose between herself or him as the "main character."
And without the slightest hesitation, that slender finger in the video pointed straight at her own icon.
Lumine's eyelid twitched at that.
Then…
She watched in horror as Nagami had her "in-game self" jump around and spin the camera in every angle possible—just to peek under her skirt.
Even though he gave up once he saw the lantern shorts, Lumine's face was already twitching with fury.
'This group leader…' He's definitely a pervert!
As the video continued, Lumine forgot her anger.
Because—
Her brother had become the Abyss Prince!
The golden-haired girl was utterly shocked.
Her amber eyes constricted, her heart stopped for an instant, as if thunder had exploded in her mind.
This…
At the same time, while Lumine was watching Genshin Impact's story, elsewhere—
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'Pause!'
At Sora's mental command, the scene from the No Game No Life anime they were watching together froze.
"Big brother, you're not watching anymore?"
Resting in her brother's arms like a kitten, Shiro's soft voice sounded a little weak and feeble, typical of her frail health.
"Ah, forget it~" Sora smiled, gently stroking his sister's long hair and brushing it back for her.
A brief exchange, yet it revealed a shocking fact—this brother and sister pair could even watch the group's video files together!
It was almost on par with how C.C. and Nagami operated.
"The first two episodes can work as a newbie guide, I suppose… But if we watch the whole thing, it'd just be boring."
"Such an interesting game—how could we spoil it by watching a walkthrough first!?"
"Nagami was right: when we're together, Blank is unbeatable in the world of games!"
Sora suddenly sat up straight in his gaming chair, clenching his fist with a spirited, unwavering energy.
"Big brother, you're so cool!" Shiro's eyes sparkled like tiny stars as she looked up at him, full of admiration.
"Hehe~" Seeing the worship in his little sister's gaze, Sora grinned, touching his nose with a pleased, self-satisfied smile.
"But… honestly, I still want to see what happens later… More importantly—when can we actually go there!?"
Sora said this while hugging his petite sister tightly, rubbing his head wildly against her shoulder.
"I can't wait—I want to go to Disboard right now!"
"Tet! Tet! Can you hear me!? Hurry up and come get us already!" He suddenly threw his hands into the air and let out the loudest shout of his life.
Although Tet didn't show up, his shout did catch Nagami's attention in the group chat:
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[Nagami]: Oh, I almost forgot something important—@Blank
[Nagami]: "No Game No Life: Zero" movie
[Nagami]: Judging by your personalities, you probably wouldn't bother watching the whole anime, but this is something you should see.
[Nagami]: It's a story from Disboard, back before Tet became the One True God—about a pair of incredibly strong partners who never once won…
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Just as Blank was a pair of siblings who were weak yet had never lost, this couple bravely challenged life head-on.
Though they never truly claimed victory, they ended an endless war.
The siblings, in contrast, timidly escaped from real life.
Though they never knew failure, they couldn't find their footing in the real world.
Husband and wife, brother and sister—so different, yet so similar.
Nagami didn't really buy the fan theory that Riku and Schwi were Blank's past lives.
From his perspective now, it felt more like a parallel-world counterpart.
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[Nagami]: One last thing—if you ever make it to Disboard, you absolutely must try out Kijitani's mushroom stew!
[Nagami]: Don't ask what it is or why—just watch it!!!
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Nagami, in his previous life, had watched countless anime—whether it was heartwarming shows like CLANNAD or others.
But No Game No Life: Zero was the only one that left his eyes misty.
Maybe it was just a sensitive time for him back then.
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[Sora]: A hidden gem, huh? I'm watching it right now!