Chapter 134. Kiana: I'm Not Interested in Xander !
Just as Kiana's mind spun into chaos, Sirin—after a long silence—spoke.
"Kiana."
"Huh?"
The call pulled Kiana back to herself.
After hesitating for a moment, Sirin slowly spoke to her closest sister.
"Actually… actually, I told Bronya yesterday."
Although they bickered and argued every day, the two of them were indeed the closest.
So there were some things Sirin didn't want to hide.
"Told her what?"
Looking at Kiana, Sirin opened her mouth, her face gradually flushing red.
After a few seconds she mumbled, "I… I said that I… li— about Xander… that matter."
When she said "like," Sirin's voice was very, very low, almost inaudible.
But it was enough for Kiana to understand.
That was why Kiana was so shocked she blurted out, "Geez! It's one thing to like him in secret, but you're saying it to her face now? Didn't Bronya scold you?"
"…"
Sirin's face burned scarlet at once.
She glared at Kiana in shame and anger.
It's fine if you get it—why say it out loud!
Kiana realized she'd misspoken and hurriedly covered her own mouth.
After a while, Sirin suppressed the urge to hit someone and said, "She didn't."
"She didn't?! Is that the same Bronya I know?"
Seeing Kiana baffled, Sirin nodded, equally confused.
"Why? What did she say?"
Sirin didn't string her along.
"She said she knows."
"That's it?"
"And… she told me not to tell Seele for now."
"…"
Kiana fell silent.
This was already beyond the limits of what she could figure out.
She looked to Sirin for help.
"Do you know what that means?"
"How would I know?"
"…"
After another long stretch of silence, Sirin suddenly patted Kiana on the shoulder like a senior giving guidance.
"So, Kiana, since you also like Xander, I think it's better to tell Bronya too.
Even though I hate the idea of there being someone else, but—"
"I already said, I'm not interested in Xander !!!!"
Roaring, Kiana cut Sirin off.
"Really?" Sirin clearly didn't believe her.
"Really!! I, Kiana, even if no one wants me and I stay single forever and die alone, I still won't have even the tiniest bit of interest in Xander !!!"
Hand raised, cheeks blazing, Kiana swore her "poison oath."
…
After the first day, the Mini-Game Festival's heat began to ferment.
And after the busyness of day one, Xander and Bronya's group started playing each other's games.
He spent the entire afternoon running several rounds of the action roguelite Bronya's team made.
It wasn't until his stomach started to growl that Xander realized it was mealtime and stood up, stretching.
It had to be said—the game was addictive.
Even though only four classes were available in the demo, the large number of skills and items, plus an exceptionally flashy, almost show-off level of impact, made it extremely satisfying to play.
He'd been grinding all afternoon, and almost every run had a different boss.
The replayability was extremely high, to the point he nearly forgot the time.
For players, it was indeed a fast-food feast you could gorge on.
It fully lived up to the name of being from the Pokémon development team.
But, good as it was, compared to Plants vs. Zombies, it still fell a bit short.
On day one, the hype could barely hold even.
By day two, the gap in heat started to show.
Rubbing his shrunken stomach, Xander went downstairs and stared blankly at the empty living room and kitchen.
Wait, where is everyone?
How come Duck-Duck, Seele, and Kaguya—all of them—aren't here?
He checked the time.
The hour hand on the wall clock was nearly pointing to nine.
It's this late and they still haven't eaten?
Too hungry to care, he grabbed an apple, gave it a quick rinse, and munched as he headed upstairs.
He opened his bedroom door—still empty.
In that case, then…
He walked to the other side and opened Kaguya's room.
At once, three chirpy voices burst out.
"We should plant a corn here!"
"Cherry Bomb is still on cooldown—what do we do!!"
"Ah! The Lawn Mower is gone…"
Seele and the other two were sprawled on the bed, squeezed together in tank tops and shorts, their perky bottoms facing him as they wriggled around.
In front of them sat a laptop running Plants vs. Zombies.
Seele was frantically operating the mouse, while Kaguya and Bronya pointed and directed from either side.
Xander raised an eyebrow with interest and walked over, eating his apple.
So they forgot the time playing games, huh?
They didn't even notice an extra person come up beside them.
He tapped a few times on his phone first, then looked down at the screen.
Right then, big sickly-green letters popped up: "The zombies ate your brains!"
"Idiot. Let me do it."
"…Okay."
Seele instantly wilted and handed the mouse to Bronya.
"Is the game fun?"
"Fun."
A man's voice suddenly sounded, and the three reflexively answered.
In the next moment, they realized something was off and turned their heads almost simultaneously.
"Xander?"
"Brother!"
"Husband?"
Seele forgot all about being dejected.
She sprang up, hopped off the bed, and ran to Xander's side.
After being disdained by Bronya all afternoon, her brother was still the best.
"Weren't you playing the game Bronya made?"
Seele took a bite of the apple in his hand, narrowed her eyes at the sweetness, and mumbled a question.
"Do you want to look at the time?"
Amused, Xander pointed at the wall clock.
Three puzzled gazes drifted over, and exclamations followed.
"It's already nine at night?"
"That fast?!"
"Ah, Seele forgot to cook!"
In truth, one person alone wouldn't necessarily play until they lost track of time.
But three close friends laughing and playing together?
In that lively, joyful atmosphere, it was perfectly normal to ignore the clock, wasn't it?
After all, who needs a graphics card?
Friends are the ultimate high-end configuration a game needs…
It was already so late.
Seele hurriedly let go of her brother and ran downstairs.
Kaguya also got up, ready to help.
"No need to cook tonight."
Smiling, he pulled Seele back into his arms and, under her puzzled gaze, raised his phone.
"I happened to crave barbecue tonight, so I already placed an order just now.
Here, pick what you want."
He handed the phone over as he spoke.
"Eating barbecue at night isn't good for your health…"
"I was just craving it."
She muttered under her breath, shot her brother a helpless look, and quickly let it go.
Then Seele excitedly scrolled the options together with Bronya and Kaguya.
To be honest, she wanted barbecue too.
Hehe~
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