Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

When asked this, Asagi jumped up from the hot spring like a hedgehog being provoked. "When did I ever say I liked him?! An idiot who only knows how to copy my homework every day, an idiot who always does dangerous things, an idiot who has inexplicably good relationships with women recently... Who would like that kind of person!"

Stella: “…”

Dao Hua: “…”

Ji Hiiragi: “…”

Looking at Asagi who suddenly became a suicide truck, the three girls fell silent.

And the next moment——

【Puff~~~Puff~~~~! 】

Em's laughter, which sounded like she couldn't hold back, came from the radio.

Asagi immediately raised her head and shouted, "What are you laughing at?"

[No... sorry, I didn't mean to laugh. I just didn't expect to see such a classic tsundere after decades. It's really a bit... pfft~~~ you made me laugh, sorry~~~]

[Aiya~~~ The universe is so big, I can always encounter familiar scenes in unexpected situations~~~]

Em's tone was filled with nostalgia and emotion.

[However, Sieg has already invited you here. If you still intend to continue with this attitude, then even if you are given another 4 or 5 years, you will not be able to make a decision when he leaves, right?]

[You will say goodbye to him forever, and you will never see him again until you die.]

97. Study Materials Bathroom Collection

The atmosphere in the bathroom suddenly became quiet due to these somewhat absolute words.

"What... do you mean?"

Asagi asked with a frown as she sat back in the hot spring.

【It means literally.】

[If we exclude certain people for now, why do you think Daohua and Stella got on the ship? 】

Em asked back.

[Daohua already has a stable job on her original planet and has a family she cares about. Stella is also the princess of a country and an important pillar for the country's international status. She can almost be said to be a pillar of the country.]

[But they all temporarily gave up everything they had and chose to leave with Sieg - why do you think this was the case? Why don't you tell me a little bit about it? ]

"Well...I guess there are two reasons for what I said?"

Stella thought about it.

"On the one hand, it's because I don't want to be left far behind by him. I fought him twice. The first time, I was almost beaten to death by him. The second time, he really beat me to death. Half of my body was gone. But the incredible thing is that I don't have any dissatisfaction with him. On the contrary, I think it's great to be able to fight with him. He made me realize very clearly how broad the world is in front of me."

"And if I don't follow him, then by the time we meet next time, he will definitely be so far gone that I won't even be able to see his shadow - but I made an agreement with him that I will definitely defeat him next time, so I don't want to be abandoned by him even if I die!"

This is a reason somewhat similar to that of Kurogane Ouma.

"On the other hand... it has something to do with my ability. My ability is the concept of a giant dragon. It has a certain degree of causal connection with him. Should we say that we are attracted to each other?"

At this point, Stella felt a little embarrassed.

Dao Hua then said, "I just can't let him go. On our original planet, I was the student council president of a college, and Zieg was my junior. He was very troublesome back then. He would do shocking things at any time, and he always liked to show off on his own and bear all the consequences by himself. Now he is much better."

"My personality is such that I can't just leave him alone, so I want to follow him and help him to the best of my ability... I am also attracted to him to some extent."

[That's it]

Em spoke again.

[Between following their true inner thoughts and fulfilling their obligations, they chose the former]

[And leaving the planet with Sieg is exactly like this. This is not something you can keep hiding and concealing your inner thoughts. If you hesitate, the opportunity will slip away from your fingertips inadvertently~~~]

[Although being tsundere is a cute point, the key point is being coquettish, not arrogant. The tsundere character finally sheds the outer shell of arrogance in the end, and the coquettishness revealed in front of the loved one is the most touching part of this kind of character! ]

"...Why do I feel like you've gone off topic?"

Asagi sighed slightly.

She was not stupid and knew what Em meant by saying this: "So... do you want me to be honest?"

"This will be better for both of you. Sieg himself likes honest people, and with his personality...if we don't take the initiative, he really won't notice anything." Stella was also a little helpless, "Daohua and I are not in a hurry because we have caught up with him. We still have decades before we get old or even die, so we can dawdle a little."

"But you're different, aren't you?"

Now, Asagi only has one or two years left. If she doesn't make a decision during this period, then to Qige, she will really be just an ordinary friend of the opposite sex.

Asagi sank further into the water: "That being said... but I don't know if I like him that much. I was originally in love with someone else... The reason I fell in love with him, now it seems, is because he saved me from that darkness last year..."

[Ahem~~~! Please allow me to express my personal opinion here]

Em interjected.

[You can get on the bus first and buy the ticket later - as long as you are sure that you like someone, you will have countless opportunities to increase the memories between you and him, confirm and deepen your feelings for him, and even add reasons for you to like him]

[As for falling in love with someone else... you don't even have an ex-boyfriend, right? It's normal for teenage girls to have a crush on someone for the first time~~~]

[The important thing now is that you know that you have feelings for Sieg, right? ]

Light green onion: "......"

[Of course, I am just expressing my own opinion. You can simply understand that I want to expose your arrogance. Whatever decision you want to make, think about it carefully in the next period of time and make a decision.]

[We have said this to Zig many times - don't regret the choices you make]

[That's it, I'm going to sort out the beautiful bathroom photos I just captured~~~Bye~~~]

"Eh? Sister Em, you didn't take a video of us taking a bath again!?"

Stella immediately realized what Em was doing: "How embarrassing! How many times have I told you not to do this!"

[Who made me like the pretty and moving side of beautiful girls? Don't worry, it won't be spread out, I have encrypted everything. Among all the information in the database, only two people have the permission to read it~~~ Don't worry]

“Not reassuring at all…”

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at the same time.

In a shopping mall on Genkami Island.

While pushing a shopping cart and choosing ingredients for dinner with Edwards, Zigg suddenly felt the phone in his pocket vibrate.

(Short message?)

Zig took it out and took a look at it.

【Aim's learning materials collection】

— One such file was sent to his phone.

There is also a message from Em.

[The latest bathroom collection, all carefully selected by me, you’re welcome~~~]

"......"

Sieg was silent for a moment.

He could guess what Em had sent him. After all, over the past few years, Em had given him a lot of things that were marked as prohibited for reading by people under 18 years old.

It should be the same this time, right?

"What's wrong, Zig?"

Edwards asked as he came back with a vegetable.

"No, nothing, spam."

"Really? That's good. The vegetables are ready, go get the meat, Stella and you are both big eaters~~~"

98. Family gathering

By the time Stella and the others finished bathing on the Crainhild, it was already afternoon.

Because they hadn't been back for such a long time, after taking a bath, Stella and Daohua wandered around the Crimsheed for a while, and took Asagi and Himeragi around for a tour - they also saw Tina beating up the virtual Sieg in the training room.

"...I didn't expect there would be someone like that on the ship."

After returning through the teleportation device, Asagi and Himeragi recalled the Tina they had seen before, and both looked a little unnatural.

Stella smiled awkwardly: "After all, Sister Tina has always stayed on the ship and never left. It seems that she only left once last year. Usually she stays on the ship as a guard. If you stay alone for a long time, you have to find something to kill time. Speaking of which, if you want to go on the ship later, you should often see them training. Be prepared in advance."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because there might be intestines and severed arms and eyeballs flying at your feet."

Light green onion: "......"

Ji Hiiragi: “…”

What kind of horror movie scene is that that is not allowed to be watched by people under 18?

As they chatted like this—

"Oh? You're back already?"

Following the sound of the door opening at the entrance, Sieg walked into the living room and saw the four people. He raised the ingredients in his hand and said, "It seems that we need to prepare dinner immediately. The teacher and I will prepare it right away. By the way, Stella, someone is looking for you."

"Eh?"

Hearing someone looking for her, Stella couldn't help but be stunned.

Soon afterwards, a figure in silver quickly walked in from outside the door - it was La Fulia.

"La Fulia!?"

Seeing her good friend and current master, Stella perked up on the spot: "Have you finished your business over there and are back?"

"Yeah~~~ It's finally done~~~~"

La Fulia glanced at Stella with some resentment: "You are the ambassador now, why do you want me to deal with these things? I was thinking of letting you handle all the troublesome matters before the formal meeting, so that I can take a good rest."

"You've been slacking off for almost two weeks, haven't you?" Stella raised her eyebrows. "After you sneaked over to Genshin Island without saying a word, I helped you deal with all the mess, and even contacted Sieg to take care of you on my behalf. Come to think of it, you didn't cause any trouble for Sieg, did you?"

"A little, but not much."

Zig's voice came from the kitchen: "At least it's a problem I can easily solve."

"I think so..."

Stella showed an expected expression: "When I was with her, I received her willful request once a day~~~~So, what was the result of the negotiation?"

La Fulia smiled slightly: "The official diplomatic visit will last for a week from next Monday to next weekend. At that time, we will visit various places on Genshin Island, although I have already visited it roughly during this period of time. And I guess there will be a banquet every night during that week, right?"

"I have brought over a dozen evening gowns from your closet. If you attend a banquet, I will accompany you as your guard. Of course, the same applies when you are on a diplomatic visit during the day."

"Thank you, Stella. I feel relieved with you around."

(It feels... a little bit like master-servant, right?)

Ji Shu and the other two, who had already come to the side to leave them a separate discussion space, looked at Stella and the other two and couldn't help but think secretly.

Rather than saying that the two were a princess and her personal bodyguard, it would be more accurate to say that they were friends of similar age. There was absolutely no distinction between the upper and lower classes when they got along with each other. La Fulia treated Stella as someone of the same status as herself, and Stella naturally accepted this treatment.

"...Um, I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything I can help with. Lanyu-senpai, Daohua-senpai."

After a moment of silence, Ji Shuai walked towards the kitchen while speaking.

"Then I will too—"

Qiancong wanted to follow immediately, but Daohua grabbed her before that.

"Qiang Cong, let's go take care of the homework first. The three of them are enough to handle the kitchen matters."

(If Asagi were allowed into the kitchen, today's dinner would be ruined!)

Daohua was well aware of how devastating Asagi's cooking skills were - she was the type of person who could make the kitchen a mess even when making an ordinary sandwich!