In a luxurious villa, the male head of the house, Siegfried, was snoring away in an upstairs room.
And his wife, Cecilia, was in the downstairs kitchen with a young man…
Don't misunderstand, they were just staring at each other wide-eyed.
"Um… Cecilia…"
Van said with a serious face, "According to what I know about Siegfried, that guy kicks his blankets when he sleeps. Maybe you should go check on him upstairs? It wouldn't be good if he catches a cold."
"It's fine~" Cecilia said kindly, "Compared to my husband, the one I care more about… is you."
'Ma'am, please don't say things that cause misunderstandings! We're in Arc City, not some random island country!'
'Although speaking of that, this far eastern region does seem like an equivalent to a certain island nation from my past world…'
'Forget it, that's not important.'
'What's most important now is: how do I survive this situation?'
'Brothers, what should I do if my mother-in-law blocks me in the kitchen and won't let me leave?'
'Online waiting, urgent!'
Back to the topic.
Looking at Cecilia's expression of "If you don't explain yourself, you're not walking out of here alive," Van helplessly shook his head.
"Cecilia, the past is the past. The me now only wants to live as an ordinary and peaceful high school student."
Ordinary high school student? Who has a group of girls constantly around him?
Anyone who doesn't know would think this was one of those harem manga from Inazuma next door.
Even Cecilia was speechless.
This Van was clearly playing dumb. He always dodged questions in this roundabout way.
Pure scumbag mindset, not taking initiative, not rejecting, not taking responsibility.
But actually, Cecilia knew, all of this was just his camouflage.
If he really were that kind of irresponsible scumbag, he wouldn't have risked so much to save them back then.
Even she and her husband Siegfried had once been helped by Van.
Take ten thousand steps back and say, if Van really had that kind of thought, probably his three daughters would've already been eaten clean and wiped dry.
Just based on those three girls' IQ, Van estimated he could trick them into giving birth to a football team.
"So, what I can understand from what you mean now is to go with the flow and let nature take its course?"
Van neither affirmed nor denied.
Mainly because Van himself didn't know what the future would be like.
A person like him, how could he give these beautiful girls a future?
But if you want Van to act like the male lead of some bitter romantic drama, deliberately doing things that hurt the female lead just to make her leave,
That really isn't necessary.
Why not just talk things out clearly?
After all, Van's original intention was just to hope that they could be happy.
The approach mentioned above, which seemed a bit pretentious, actually turned the end into the means.
Just then, a lively and energetic voice rang out from the living room.
"Finally finished watching~ A little hungry. Does anyone want to drink something? Coke, Sprite, Soda, I'll go get some from the kitchen?"
As she spoke, Kiana stood up from the living room and strode toward the direction of the kitchen.
As soon as she entered the kitchen, Kiana saw Cecilia talking with Van.
Although the conversation between the two sounded perfectly normal, Kiana still sensed a faintly different vibe.
"So you're here, Van." Kiana said as she opened the fridge door, "Do you want something to drink?"
Van first glanced at Cecilia, then said, "Same as you is fine."
After hearing that, Kiana happily took out a bottle of Soda from the fridge and tossed it to Van.
"Here."
"Thanks."
Van didn't stand on ceremony either. Twisting open the bottle cap, he started gulping it down.
With one mouthful of Soda down the stomach, the whole person felt much more refreshed.
"Right, Van."
After throwing the Soda to Van, Kiana didn't leave but instead stayed put.
"Everyone said they wanted to find time in a few days to go to the newly opened resort. There are hot springs, a shopping street, and I heard there's even a fireworks festival… do you want to come along?"
Van paused for a moment, quietly glanced at Cecilia beside him, then opened his mouth and said, "I'll go."
"Yay~ Then with that, everyone will be all together~"
In response to this, a certain spiral girl still in Siberia said, "I should be under the car, not in the car."
Saying that, Kiana took the opportunity to stuff a few more bottles of drinks into Van's hands.
"Right, help me bring everyone's drinks too~"
On the other side, after pulling Van away, Cecilia shook her head helplessly.
She thought her little cotton jacket at home leaked air too easily.
She hadn't even said anything yet, and already got so nervous, using this kind of little trick that was easy to see through to send people away.
At this point, Cecilia didn't continue pressing Van for an attitude.
After all, in her view, everything is fine as long as it's hinted at.
If you force someone to express their stance, isn't that just separating mandarin ducks with a club?
Besides, those few girls at home surely wouldn't want her to do something like that either.
Thinking of this, Cecilia slowly stood up and stretched subconsciously, displaying her body curves to the fullest.
After a while, she also opened the fridge, took out a bottle of Soda, and walked to the backyard of the house.
Pssst~
Along with the hissing sound of gas leaking, the drink was opened.
Cecilia took a sip and found it a bit too sweet.
But, having more new experiences was pretty nice too.
"Right…"
While drinking soda and enjoying the star-filled night sky, Cecilia suddenly felt like she had forgotten something.
But following the belief of "if you forgot it, then it probably wasn't important," Cecilia didn't dwell too much on it.
At the same time, in the room upstairs in the villa, fast asleep, Siegfried suddenly sneezed.
———
Although the latest video had ended, the impact it caused continued on.
Whether it was Otto's death, the subsequent memorial by Van, or the final scene between Raiden Mei and the Honkai Will…
All deeply tugged at the hearts of thousands of netizens.
And what was even more infuriating was, the scene of Elysia that appeared in the previous preview wasn't included in this episode's actual content.
A pure PV scam.
Thinking of this, the netizens all shouted their loudest voices online.
[@MiHoYo's Number One Idol Ai-chan, hurry and update the next part!!!]
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After the video ended, only Kiana and Sirin were left in the living room.
Cecilia had already gone upstairs to take care of the drunk Siegfried, and the others had all left.
Kiana sat on the sofa, holding a bottle of half-finished Soda, occasionally sneaking glances at Sirin sitting across from her.
Sirin was hugging a pillow, shrinking in the corner of the sofa with puffed cheeks and a sullen expression.
The silence made the atmosphere between the two a little subtle.
After all, in the past, they had been mortal enemies. And now, they were sisters under the same roof... Even liked the same person.
Perhaps feeling the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Kiana scratched her head and finally couldn't help but speak up,
"Umm… so what do you plan to do next?"
Sirin raised her head and looked at her warily, "What do you mean what to do?"
Kiana said, "Like… about Van."
Sirin's cheeks instantly puffed up like an angry pufferfish.
"Hmph! What's that got to do with you!"
Just hearing Van's name made Sirin furious.
Previously, because they had just reunited after a long time, she didn't really pay attention.
But now that she came back to her senses, she realized that Van had somehow gathered so many girls around him.
'Hmph! Cheating cat!'
On the other side, seeing Sirin's tsundere expression, Kiana blinked and teased, "Really? Then this vacation trip, you're not going?"
Hearing that, Sirin's face stiffened, then stubbornly said, "I don't want to go to that kind of place! I really don't see what's so fun about it!"
Seeing Sirin's look of clearly wanting to go but unwilling to admit it, Kiana held back her laughter.
"Oh~ well then, I'll just take your share and enjoy it for you~"
Sirin, "..."
'Damn it! This girl is definitely doing it on purpose!'
Although Sirin was gritting her teeth inwardly, on the surface she still maintained a cool expression.
After a while, Sirin's emotions also calmed down.
The regret she had earlier about stubbornly refusing to go on the vacation was completely gone.
Because, she was the Herrscher of the Void. She could go wherever she wanted. By then, if she just secretly followed them, who could find out?
Thinking of this, she felt a little more balanced inside.
Kiana looked at her ever-changing expression and couldn't help but secretly laugh.
'Sirin, that girl, surely doesn't think I didn't notice she's planning to use Herrscher powers to secretly sneak over, right?'
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