Seeing Firefly suddenly rise, March asked curiously, "Eh? Cutiefly~ what are you doing?"
Firefly didn't answer. Ever since she met Pei Guang, she had started making decisions quickly.
Now that she had her confirmation, she wasn't going to waste time.
Time was precious: she didn't want to become another tragic "missed chance" story like in all those novels.
So this time, she would act first.
While March looked on in confusion, Firefly began walking toward Pei Guang.
At that same moment, at the entrance of the bar, a middle-aged man arrived with Himeko and Stelle.
Pushing open the door, the man, named Gallagher, spoke in a rich, magnetic voice:
"Come on, I'll pour you both a drink myself today."
But the moment the door opened, Himeko and Stelle both stopped—because they saw Pei Guang already there, chatting with the bartender.
Gallagher also noticed something interesting and stayed silent, watching the scene unfold.
It wasn't surprising that Pei Guang had arrived ahead of them: what was surprising was why that girl named Firefly looked so tense and determined as she walked toward him.
Stelle glanced at Himeko. "Should we go say hi?"
Himeko shook her head slightly. "Not yet. It looks like Miss Firefly just made a difficult decision, seems like she has something important to tell Ah Guang. Let's wait until she's done. If we go now, we might break her courage."
Looking at the troubled girl, Himeko decided to give the kids some space.
After they were done talking, she'd go greet Pei Guang and the others.
As for Firefly: she didn't even notice that two familiar faces had entered. Her senses were usually sharp, but now her mind was full, her eyes fixed only on one person.
March still hadn't realized what was going on. But for some reason, a bad feeling crept up on her.
She opened her mouth to stop her—but unfortunately, when Firefly made a decision… she never hesitated!
Firefly quickened her pace.
Hearing approaching footsteps, Pei Guang, who was in the middle of discussing how to blow the family sky-high with Siobhan, turned his head toward Firefly.
Pei Guang: "Eh?"
Just as Pei Guang got a word out to greet her, Firefly marched up to him with fierce determination, grabbed him by the front of his shirt… and kissed him.
Her target wasn't his lips, but his cheek.
She had no experience, and although she'd seen scenes like this before, she was afraid Pei Guang might dodge, so she chose the safest spot.
After all, March had only said "kiss," not where to kiss: so as long as it counted as a "forceful kiss" with someone you liked, that would leave behind a good memory, right?
The sight made Himeko and Stelle, who were watching curiously, widen their eyes in shock. March 7th's jaw dropped in disbelief: she hadn't expected Firefly to be this bold.
Meanwhile, Stelle, who had been raised by Pei Guang, couldn't believe what she was seeing.
Someone was about to forcibly kiss her Ah Guang?!
At that moment, she could feel the Stellaron inside her flaring up. With her there, it didn't matter if it was Firefly or even March: she wasn't letting anyone get away with it!
As Firefly leaned in closer to Pei Guang, Stelle could feel the energy in her body about to explode.
"Backup hidden power—activate!"
With the Stellaron's strength surging, Stelle instantly drew out her Exchange Staff: a weapon that allowed her to swap places with a target within range.
The instant she pulled it out, she used it, and switched positions with Firefly.
Why not swap with Pei Guang instead? Because she intended to finish what Firefly started.
"WRYYYY! Ah Guang, the one you're kissing isn't Firefly—it's me, Stelle! Hahaha! Your chance is mine now!"
Having completed the position swap, Stelle loudly declared her victory, licking her lips before leaning in toward Pei Guang.
When Pei Guang first saw Firefly trying to kiss him, he was calm. He didn't really get what was happening, but he was easygoing about it.
If someone with high affection wanted to kiss him—sure, fine, it could count as an event reward or affection bonus.
But when Firefly suddenly turned into Stelle… his pupils shrank sharply.
Firefly kissing him might at least earn some affection points or a reward, but Stelle kissing him? That would get him nothing—just a total loss!
He had taught her the ropes, guided her through battles, and now she was trying to take advantage of him? No way! Even the most patient uncle couldn't put up with that!
But there was nothing he could do: she was too close, and far too fast.
Just as Stelle was about to succeed, another surprise struck!
A crimson goldfish flickered into existence in her eyes.
The moment it appeared, her mind went hazy, and within seconds, she collapsed.
No one even had time to react to Stelle's sudden fall before the next "challenger" entered the scene: Firefly's spot was taken by Sparkle.
Sparkle's sudden arrival immediately made Himeko and March 7th tense up.
Firefly, meanwhile, who had been frantically searching for Pei Guang after he slipped away, finally found him, and saw what Sparkle was doing.
She hadn't seen Stelle's interference, nor heard her triumphant yell earlier. All she saw now was one thing: Sparkle had stolen her prize!
Feeling everyone's eyes on her, Sparkle beamed brightly.
"Oh my~ how interesting! I didn't expect you to be this welcoming. Since that's the case, let me have a little taste of you~"
Originally, Sparkle had come to watch the fun: a grand show of "Harmony rebelling against the families." But she hadn't expected to stumble upon such a deliciously chaotic scene.
She didn't even know what Firefly and Stelle were fighting over, but when her gaze fell on Pei Guang, a playful urge surged up inside her.
She leaned in, ready to act—but just before her lips touched Pei Guang's cheek, a burst of divine light enveloped her.
Her body froze completely.
In that instant, an overwhelming wave of pleasure coursed through her body… and then she was instantly expelled from the Dreamscape.
That's right.
In that moment, Pei Guang had unleashed Holy Light on Sparkle, and she was blasted out by sheer ecstasy.
Pei Guang still didn't know what Firefly and Stelle had been trying to do, but the instant Sparkle appeared, his instincts screamed that something was wrong.
Firefly? She was his dear little Cutiefly: if she wanted a kiss, fine, let her.
Stelle? His precious Stelle: if she wanted to cuddle or be lifted, fine, let her too.
But Sparkle? Who even was she? Sure, he knew her, but they weren't close!
And now she'd knocked Stelle out just to take advantage of him? Not a chance!
Whatever her plan was, he didn't care.
As far as he was concerned, there was nothing wrong with blasting a Masked Fool into blissful oblivion.