"MERRY CHRISTMAS"
Enrico was gathered in a hall wearing a Christmas hat, watching his companions drinking around him at the table. He was playing a game called Secret Santa with them, so he was waiting for his turn, and as long as it wasn't socks, it would be a good moment. Giulio was the one holding a present while the others guessed. Strangely enough, the girls were not in the place.
"My Secret Santa has hair—"
"Is it Enrico?"
"No, Kai. Why is it that every time someone mentions hair you immediately think of him?"
"Because his hair is a unique golden color."
His stupidity still surprised everyone. Deciding to ignore him, he continued describing the person whose name he had drawn a couple of days ago in the lottery. Grakka wanted her present to arrive soon, extremely excited and eager for it to be her turn.
"He has black hair."
"That's difficult, most people here have black hair."
"So it's not Enrico?"
"Just stay quiet, Kai."
Several days had already passed since he took Velka out of that prison. He had placed her in a special room that Angela would personally take care of at his request.
[You like seeing your companions having fun.]
'Why do you say that?'
[Because of your smile.]
When Enrico looked at his glass of water, he noticed the small smile on his face. Scratching his head, he felt a little out of place. Today especially, he had planned to train as always, but seeing that Kai, Elian, and the others wanted to have fun, he decided to spend some time with them.
'I've already been here for three hours… now that I think about it, this is honestly a bit strange.'
[Why?]
'None of the girls have shown up so far.'
Noticing that it was true, the system moved a bit away from him to look around where they might be, but saw nothing. It began to have a feeling that those crazy girls were preparing something hard for her to swallow.
"Is it Elian?"
"Correct, you get a point, Liam."
"But this game doesn't have points."
Elian received an old dagger, which left him bewildered. Looking at Giulio, he became curious to know if it was special.
"Sorry, I spent my money on some new paintings, so I couldn't spend much."
"Shove it up your—"
"Calm down, Elian, it's your turn now…"
Before he could throw the dagger at Giulio's head, who fled like a coward, his hand was grabbed by Enrico, who appeared close to his ear, already wanting to provoke him.
"So I hope it's me."
"I'll stab you."
"Sorry, it's just that your feminine appearance makes me want to tease you."
Admitting that out loud was humiliating for Elian's pride, which had already been getting more and more shattered since he returned. Pulling away, he let out several huffs of air and walked to the center.
"Alright, let's finish this quickly. My Secret Santa has hair."
"Is it Enrico?"
"…Yes, Kai, you got it."
"Nice, I got a point."
Once again, Liam kept a blank expression; it seemed the game had become something competitive. Elian sighed, taking out his present, while Enrico was already in front of him with some excitement—but that excitement was thrown in the trash when he saw the gift.
"Sorry, I had to buy some new items, so I could only buy—"
"Socks, Elian? Seriously, socks?"
With a shudder, Elian began to sweat as if he were about to die at any moment. Enrico grabbed Elian's head tightly, traces of magic leaking from his body and a restrained fury on his face. With a neutral smile, he gave him a few pats on the shoulder.
"I'll want a different reward later."
"B-but the socks?"
"Haha, just leave them in my room when I take you there today."
"Wait, what do you mean?"
The sweat on Elian increased as Enrico went to the center since it was his turn, but before he could start, everyone already knew who his friend was.
"Grakka."
"…How did you know?"
"Because she's the last one."
"Tsk, I hate being the last."
As he lifted his present, Grakka had already passed him and was holding it in her arms, opening it like a child. When she opened it, she became emotional upon seeing that it was the skin of a Nartheis from Mount Calaveira near her city.
"Thank you, best friend Enrico, I really wanted—wait, where is friend Enrico?"
Everyone noticed that, for some reason, Enrico had disappeared, and immediately Kai stood up, gripping his sword.
"I don't know who kidnapped Enrico, but be sure I'll make him pay."
"Why do you think he was simply kidnapped—"
"He must be very uncomfortable right now for being away from us. Come on, Elian, we have to go help him. Let's go, Grakka."
"Yes, human friend."
Both Kai and Grakka ran outside after Enrico. Liam and the others thought it wouldn't be that easy to capture him, but there was still a bit of concern, so they decided to follow the two.
'Maybe something really bad is happening if a seventh circle grabbed him.'
"Master, I hope you're enjoying the food."
Enrico, who was in the room next to theirs, had his back being caressed by Yumeha's hands, while Rina and Valença lifted spoons of food toward him, and the other girls watched, waiting for their turn.
[Why are all of them dressed like that?]
'Because it's Christmas.'
[Even so, that's not how—damn, I don't know what to say.]
All of them were dressed differently in Christmas outfits, and it can be said they were not modest. In fact, describing them would be quite long, so it was better to do it as a summary.
Yumeha and Rina wore short red Christmas dresses, tight at the waist, with a soft neckline and partially open backs. Thigh-high stockings and white gloves gave a festive air, while the fit highlighted their bodies in a provocative way. Valença and Seraphina wore dark green corsets with golden details, layered short skirts, and fine tights.
'Even I'm a bit surprised.'
[Just a bit? This is an outrage.]
Aoi wore a short red-and-white Christmas kimono, fitted to the body, with a kitsune mask hiding her face. The combination of the mask with exposed skin created a mysterious and seductive charm, while Danyana wore a Christmas outfit adapted to her beastman race: a tight red top, a short skirt reinforced on the sides, and tall boots. Her small tiger traits were visible, increasing her wild appeal.
[These girls have no limits.]
'They might not have limits, but honestly, they have taste.'
"I helped with the food, subordinate, so you can be sure it's tasty."
"You only stirred the spoon, missy."
Serenya was blushing and was undoubtedly bold like the others, wearing a pearly white dress with fine, slightly translucent fabric on the sleeves, a discreet side slit, and a red ribbon on the neck.
"It doesn't matter, I'm sure that even if it were bad food, my subordinate would like it."
Taking advantage of the girls' attention, Enrico ate calmly. The food wasn't as good as his, but it was enjoyable. Taking advantage of the others' distraction, Yumeha pressed against Enrico's back, making him feel something soft.
"Master, want a better massage? Maybe it would be good if it were just us."
"Yumeha, you damn girl, were you already taking advantage of this to try to steal him from us?"
"That's right, today we agreed it would be all of us today."
With a pout, Yumeha apologized, while Enrico finally noticed the atmosphere of the place filled with candles and a special room that was undoubtedly made by Angela. Honestly, he was already feeling sorry for her for being used like this without knowing. Though Enrico was being too innocent, because Angela actually knew everything and was watching the whole situation live from her dimension.
'Looks like today I'll have a good show from my young master.'
'I hope Angela doesn't get too furious if she notices this.'
Seeing how the girls approached him with anticipation, he decided to give them what they wanted at once. Standing up, he clapped his hands with a smile.
"Alright, let's begin. Merry Christmas to all of you."
"Merry Christmas, my dear husband."
'System, shut down.'
[You—]
With the system shutting down, the red-haired girl inside seemed to go crazy at the audacity of these people, and the worst part was that it was all Enrico's fault for corrupting everyone.
"Enrico, you bastard, stop turning off the system whenever you want."