Chapter 89 - Chance!

"Nagami! What are you doing, Nagami?!" 2X

Of all the people present, the one most bewildered was undoubtedly "Sirin" who knew the secret of the double identities.

This sudden, inexplicable move completely stunned her—it was the kind of baffling behavior that could go down in human history!

Because of Nagami's odd behavior, the atmosphere around them fell into an eerie silence, as if even the air in the room had frozen.

Kiana and Mei stared blankly at the scene before them, their pupils reflecting the image of a girl feeding a boy.

Somehow, their heads felt heavy from the confusion.

Even Rita was momentarily dumbfounded, though after a moment, as if discovering something amusing, a delighted smile appeared on her face.

Bronya, on the other hand, promptly downed another entire bottle of beer, her light-gray eyes locked on the scene in front of her, unwilling to miss a single moment.

Her cheeks flushed with a drunken blush, Himeko steadied her swaying figure and watched the unfolding drama with great interest.

Her gaze flitted back and forth between Nagami, C.C., Kiana, "Sirin", and Mei, as if she were trying to piece together a relationship diagram in her mind.

She lifted a hand to her forehead—her already tipsy mind beginning to spin from all the wild speculation.

A look of pain flickered across Himeko's elegant face.

But as she gave up thinking and switched to simply enjoying the show, things quickly improved.

She even felt a little more sober.

Now she could finally enjoy her meal properly!

"Nagami, y-you… all of you…!?"

Kiana's panicked voice cut through the air.

She stared at Nagami in shock, her blue eyes filled with confusion.

'I thought you were… a comrade to me…? And now you're making a move on my 'wife'?!'

And when did the two of them get so close, anyway?!

Mei, too, was dumbfounded, staring at C.C., who was smiling sweetly.

Mei's heart roared in silent alarm.

This is a huge crisis, Mei!

Could this be what they mean by "guard against outsiders by day, but watch out for traitors at home by night"?

To be honest, while her best friend always seemed affectionate towards C.C., Mei had already sensed that her best friend's feelings for Nagami were different.

But knowing Kiana's personality, if they waited for her to realize and face those feelings, Mei figured she'd probably be married with kids by then!

Even though they were best friends, when it came to love, she had to fight for herself!

So… sorry, Kiana!

But she never expected… C.C. to be an enemy, too!

This outcome completely blindsided Mei.

In all their months of living together, these two had barely exchanged enough words to match a single day of conversation between Nagami and Kiana!

She and Kiana had even worried about it, since everyone had always been such good friends.

But when she asked them about it, they said their relationship was great, displaying a level of understanding rarely seen between people.

Still, they hardly ever spoke, and the ever-observant Mei had wondered if this 'understanding' was just a show to put her at ease.

Looking back now, she realized… she'd overthought it completely!

As she stared at the ever-smiling green-haired girl, her elegant manners and refined aura unshaken, Mei shook her head hard.

How could she lose her nerve before the fight had even begun?

Bring it on!

Inside her, the Herrscher of Thunder—who had always been observing the outside world—felt quite pleased with Mei's current thoughts.

The emotional resonance between their personalities caused an astonishing aura to spill from her body, vast and powerful like a rising tide: this was the overwhelming presence of the Herrscher of Thunder.

"Sirin" watched Mei's fierce aura and couldn't help but shake her head.

What a sight to behold!

It was the first time she'd ever seen someone jealous of their own crush's affections.

This trip to a parallel world was definitely worth it!

To be fair, just a while ago, her chat group friend Shiraori had messaged her, asking about Nagami's current situation and sending a picture of Nagami and C.C. lying together.

Shiraori had stammered in his message, seemingly wanting to warn her of something… but in the end, he hadn't managed to say it outright.

Honestly, "Sirin" wanted to tell him to stop talking in riddles and get to the point!

Growing up under Cecilia's teachings, "Sirin"'s thoughts remained as pure as the first snow of winter.

Shiraori, who held the memories of Wakaba Hiiro, had already seen the signs in Nagami's behavior before Nagami himself fully realized it.

Even though her standards had slipped a bit after joining the chat group, "Sirin" still couldn't imagine such an indecent incident happening.

Rita's exquisite face retained a faintly delighted expression, her deep-red eyes glimmering with a catlike mischief.

She had received her orders from Otto and knew exactly what was about to unfold.

Rita had no illusions about herself, but she also wasn't so arrogant as to think she could keep up with Otto's mind.

Alongside Otto's orders, she'd received detailed intel on the real Kiana's recent situation.

One detail in particular—Kiana Kaslana's abnormal fondness for Nagami left Rita utterly baffled.

But there was no doubt: tomorrow was going to be… quite a show!

Watching "Sirin" and Kiana in front of her, the scheming maid's smile bloomed like a spring breeze, her eyes sparkling with wicked delight.

She noticed Nagami's gaze drifting toward her, and after a brief moment of surprise, she let out a seductive laugh.

Her deep-red eyes blinked slowly, like a blooming red rose—enchanting and dangerous.

'What is this maid up to now?'

Nagami's curiosity was piqued as he watched Rita's movements.

Thus, the dinner gathering concluded in an atmosphere thick with mystery and unspoken tension.

The thoroughly drunk Himeko had long since passed out cold, and Bronya was carrying her back to her room using her mecha bunny as a makeshift stretcher.

Meanwhile, thanks to C.C.'s presence, "Sirin" and Kiana—still caught up in the bizarre mood—had ended up drinking as if in a silent duel.

Even though Valkyries had far greater alcohol tolerance than normal humans, the drinks Rita had brought out tonight were far from ordinary sake.

They were specialty brews sourced directly from Schicksal's upper echelons.

Neither "Sirin" nor Kiana could possibly chug them bottle by bottle, so both white-haired girls were left staggering, thoroughly tipsy.

Oh, and let's not forget the smallest of the bunch!

Since it was a sort of welcome party for her niece, Theresa had also drunk quite a lot.

Her tiny face was bright red as she watched "Sirin" and Kiana for several minutes, then finally pulled them both into her room—seemingly determined to deepen that aunt-niece bond tonight.

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"Mei, you're drunk. Let me take you back to your room."

Nagami's arm wrapped around the slender waist of the girl in his arms, his eyes flickering with a strange glint as he looked at Mei's flushed, fair cheeks.

Don't get the wrong idea!

Nagami wasn't the kind of guy who would take advantage of a drunk girl.

Even if he did do something, Mei wouldn't blame him—she'd probably even be happy.

Why? Because the look in Mei's eyes right now was dangerously alluring.

Her slim arms clung tightly to Nagami's arm as she leaned her soft body against his shoulder.

Nagami lowered his gaze to Mei's exquisite face, now so close he could almost smell the faint, heady aroma of red wine mingled with her sweet scent.

Her face was flushed a deep crimson, and under the harsh white light, it looked almost translucent.

Mei's smile was hazy and mysterious, her beautiful eyes misty as she murmured something softly into Nagami's ear.

But because of the alcohol, her words were a little slurred.

The real culprit behind Mei getting this drunk… was, of course, Nagami.

Let's be clear: Nagami wasn't exactly a "good guy"—he wasn't the type to shy away from taking advantage of a drunken girl, either.

But he wasn't planning to pounce tonight.

After all, in this dorm tonight, the closest people to him— "Sirin", Kiana, and Mei—were all drunk.

Rita and Bronya weren't close enough to Nagami for him to care what they thought.

So that "chance" he'd talked about earlier today…

Well, it had finally arrived.