When Valença returned to Enrico's dorm to live with him again, they found Yumeha sleeping on his bed with very little clothing, which immediately made her realize that what they had suspected was true. She was an ally of Yumeha's so the others wouldn't cross the line, and now she saw her as an enemy. The worst part was that everything got even worse when Yumeha woke up and saw her and the girls outside the door.
"You arrived early… well, not early enough to steal my time with him."
Covering herself with the blanket as she sat up a little, even with her hair hiding her eyes, her smile showed an arrogance that irritated them to a new level, so each of them immediately made a secret plan in their minds.
"Yumeha, get off my subordinate's bed. As punishment for getting ahead of us, you're going to sleep in the kitchen today."
"That's right, you're not touching him for at least three days."
"What? But it's not my fault you don't know what the master wants and always arrive late to his first times."
Each of Yumeha's phrases was a blade of arrogance stabbing each of the girls present. Rina and Aoi were the most unsettled by how far ahead Yumeha had gotten, while Seraphina stayed quiet as Valença and Serenya approached the bed.
"Stop being arrogant, Yumeha. I didn't think you'd be the biggest threat. I won't forget this stab in my back."
"I didn't stab you. I simply got ahead of you, Miss Valença."
"I already told you to get off my subordinate's bed."
Yumeha began to be pushed by Serenya, but she gripped the bed tightly with her hands, her expression showing real effort—it was clear she wasn't faking.
"Sorry, but you'll have to wait. I can't get up."
Yume blushed with embarrassment while the girls' minds exploded. Except for Rina and Aoi, who were frozen, the other three girls lifted the entire bed and carried it out of the room using the strength of their body-enhancing magic. They weren't planning to take Yumeha to the kitchen—they were planning to take her to a volcano full of lava. Fortunately for her, Enrico arrived and stopped it from happening, then put the bed back in place so Yumeha could rest in peace.
Very well, Yumeha, if that's how it's going to be…
Valença, looking at Yumeha sleeping in the bed with a smug expression, finished planning her revenge.
Since you did this yesterday, I'll do it on a special day so he never forgets.
So throughout Enrico's birthday, until almost nighttime, Valença observed the girls to make sure none of them planned what she did. But it seemed that all four of them were focused on preventing Yumeha from getting close to Enrico until her punishment ended.
I hate her arrogance.
Much to her irritation, Yumeha was simply sitting around with an arrogant aura, drinking wine while the girls cracked their own glasses in their hands.
I'm lucky they're idiots who decided not to do anything on his birthday today.
A smile appeared on her face as she gave a final signal to Danyana. Going to the room she had prepared herself, she placed a transmission stone on the mirror in front of the door to know when he passed.
I'm sure he'll come to ask something from Professor Virelle since they couldn't talk about his training today.
She knew Enrico well, so it was likely he wanted to talk to Virelle at some point. Since it was already getting late, he'd want to talk to her soon.
Everything's ready. No one will hear or see anything with Danyana on guard.
The reason no one would hear was because Valença asked Angela to put a sound-blocking spell on the room yesterday. Of course, she gave an excuse for asking her to do that.
I just told her it was a request from Enrico and she did it.
Watching the transmission stone carefully, she saw Enrico walking by, so immediately, the moment he took his first step near the door, she pulled him inside and closed the door.
"Oh, Valença, so it was you I sensed behind the door."
"You knew it was me?"
Her arms were wrapped around his neck, her face just centimeters from his. Today she would be the one attacking in this relationship, so she wouldn't risk him escaping in any way. His expression was neutral, but he knew exactly why she was doing this—he had expected something like this after what happened with Yumeha.
"Yes, you hid your presence well, but my level is very high now."
Well, I'm glad you didn't leave then—
Valença's attempt to look dominant was shattered when Enrico grabbed her by the waist and pulled her even closer.
"If you pulled me here, that means no one can hear us, right?"
"Y-yes."
"Then there's no way I'll refuse."
It seemed Valença had forgotten what Enrico was like, because he would never run away from this kind of situation. With a kiss on her lips, he lifted her into the air to carry her to the bed. Valença's ears were red, but she didn't back down at all.
I forgot he would never refuse me.
Meanwhile, outside the door, Danyana was sitting cross-armed in front of it, shaking her head. She wanted Enrico to come out soon because she wanted to tell him she was going to move in with them at the dorm.
When is Enrico coming out? He shouldn't take that long, right?
She was very wrong. As she kept changing positions or warning people who passed by that two important individuals were having negotiations, thirty minutes passed, then an hour, and finally two hours.
Why is it taking so long—
"So you were the one guarding, Danyana? That's quite mean of Valença."
Startled, she lifted her head and saw Enrico crouched beside her. The door had opened, and his white shirt was slightly open at the chest. Smelling him so close, her eyes glowed red, and she blushed a bit.
"I-I don't think it was mean, since I would do the same if it meant having time alone with you."
"Even so, it's still a bit cruel to a girl who wants to be with me, don't you think?"
Danyana looked to the side. She had never cared about that, because in her tribe, when someone found their soulmate, they did even worse things. Fortunately, male beastfolk who found their soulmate couldn't have their soulmate be someone else's, so nothing bad happened in their race.
"If you think so."
Damn it, he's too close. If he doesn't move, I'm going to jump on him.
It was hard to control herself around her soulmate, but since he asked her to get the other girls' permission, she did it—well, almost all of them. Only Valença was left.
"Sorry to ask this, but can you help me with Valença?"
"What happened? You two finished?"
"Yes. I wanted to continue, but she asked to rest."
Standing up, nearly stumbling in surprise, she looked inside and saw Valença flushed and exhausted.
"I heard you convinced all of them."
"Yes…"
Enrico leaned close to her ear to pronounce those words, making her stiffen a little as she struggled not to pounce on him right then.
"As an apology for Valença's actions… do you want to come in?"
You know what? She didn't care anymore. As soon as he stood up, she pushed him inside and immediately closed the door.