"Heh, threatening me..."
Seeing Lin's message, Gabriel curled her lips in disdain.
She quickly typed a reply:
"Onii-chan, you think this will make me submit?"
"I'm telling you, no way!"
"I, Gabriel, won't eat today or sleep tonight—even if I game all night, I absolutely won't submit."
"Fine, don't take me then, hmph."
"???"
Seeing Gabriel's reply, Lin was momentarily stunned, as if seeing a certain famous 'true scent' figure, and couldn't help but smile.
Lin: "Alright, that's what you said, Gabriel. I'll take it seriously—no more carrying you from now on."
"..."
Gabriel narrowed her eyes slightly.
Her gaze flickered involuntarily.
Without face-to-face, she couldn't tell if Lin was joking or something else.
Though it felt like a joke.
But what if?
As the saying goes, the wise adapt to circumstances.
Gabriel hurriedly typed a reply:
"Sorry, onii-chan, I spoke too loudly just now. Please forgive your ignorant little sister's momentary impulse."
She even sent Lin a cat-bowing emoji.
Lin: "So, you're afraid of me now?"
Gabriel: "Afraid!"
Lin: "But I still prefer your defiant attitude from before. Can you switch back, Gabriel?"
Gabriel: "Private Marseille! I was immature earlier."
(What, you say I, Gabriel, have no integrity? What's integrity? Can it be eaten? Is it tasty?)
Lin: "Gabriel, when sincerely apologizing, you have to show your belly—that's common sense, don't you know?"
"Hah???"
Seeing Lin's message, Gabriel was stunned.
How had she never heard of such common sense in the Human Realm?
So she searched on her computer.
Hmm, nothing came up.
Though there were similar things, like dogs showing their bellies to indicate submission.
She typed back to Lin: "What kind of common sense is that? I'm uneducated, onii-chan, don't trick me."
Lin: "Of course it's common sense here. Looks like you have zero sincerity in apologizing, Gabriel."
"Too disappointing, sigh."
Gabriel: "..."
She looked down at herself.
Hesitation appeared in her eyes.
Finally, she bit her lip lightly, her face flushing red, picked up her phone, snapped a photo with a click.
Then sent it to Lin.
"This is..."
Seeing the photo from Gabriel, Lin raised an eyebrow lightly.
He hadn't expected her to actually do it.
Lin: "But why can I only see your belly button?"
Gabriel: "Don't worry about that—just say if I took it or not."
Lin: "Fine, since you've shown sincerity, I'll magnanimously forgive your ignorance."
Gabriel sighed in relief: "Thanks, onii-chan!"
She gently patted her slightly feverish cheeks.
If it weren't Lin, she wouldn't do such a thing.
Even just the belly button made her shy.
Seeing Gabriel's reply, Lin smiled.
Look, she's even thanking me.
At that moment, Gabriel, who had patted her face, suddenly thought of something.
She hurriedly messaged Lin:
"Wait, after all that, onii-chan, you still haven't told me when you're logging in?"
Lin: "Tonight."
Gabriel: "Specific time?"
Lin: "Don't know, I'm still out."
Gabriel: "Fine..."
"Then that's it for now. Call me when you're online—I'll wander the open world and level up alone first."
Lin: "No problem."
The two ended their chat.
Lin played on his phone a bit longer.
Suddenly sensing something, he put it away and went to the bedroom.
Machida Sonoko still had her eyes closed.
Seemingly still asleep.
Seeing this, Lin's lips curved slightly.
He sat on the bed's edge, slipped his hand under the covers, and fiddled around.
"!!!"
Machida Sonoko abruptly opened her eyes.
She grabbed Lin's mischievous hand, bit her red lips, her face flushed red as she looked at him, enduring the sensation and coquettishly scolded: "Little pervert."
Lin smiled: "Calling me a pervert is fine, but I'm not a kid, so call me big pervert."
"Rogue..."
Machida Sonoko was stunned, understanding Lin's meaning, her face reddening further, and gave him an annoyed glare.
Lin withdrew his hand, wiped his fingers on the covers, and smiled:
"Alright, time to get up."
"It's already dark—if you sleep more, you'll turn into a little pig."
"It's all because of you..."
Machida Sonoko glanced at Lin.
If not for that certain massive thing's endurance, she wouldn't have felt so tired and slept till now.
Lin smiled smugly upon hearing this.
Machida Sonoko said nothing more, got up, grabbed her clothes, and headed to the bathroom for a shower first.
While Machida Sonoko showered.
Lin used All-Phenomena Cards to tidy the messy room.
Then went to the living room to wait.
About half an hour later, the showered Machida Sonoko, in beige pajamas, came to the living room.
Lin used Creation Cards.
Borrowing creation conceptual power to make normal portions for two.
Too lazy to cook himself.
While eating and chatting with Machida Sonoko, Lin roughly introduced his other wives' identities.
Machida Sonoko was constantly surprised.
She hadn't expected Lin's other clansmen to have such astonishing identities.
Giant dragons and vampires;
Espers and gods;
Even a national idol.
Comparing to the others, Machida Sonoko found herself so ordinary, no comparison.
A inexplicable sense of inferiority rose in her heart.
Sensing Machida Sonoko's psychological shift, Lin directly blocked her mouth with action to show.
Feeling Lin's affection, Machida Sonoko couldn't help but get moved, her arms wrapping around his neck.
Eyes full of affection, gaze hazy, she said: "Xiao Bai, love me."
Lin remained silent.
With a thought, he cleared the dining table.
Placed Machida Sonoko on it.
Three hours passed in a flash.
Time reached just past nine p.m.
Lin carried the asleep-again Machida Sonoko from the sofa back to the bedroom, tucked her in.
Lightly kissed her forehead.
Then made a bowl of porridge on the nightstand, applied constant temperature power, left a note, and vanished instantly.
Reappearing back at his residence.
Kanna had gone to her room to sleep; Tohru, Akasha, and Sakurajima Mai were playing solitaire poker in the living room.
Seeing this, Lin joined in.
Time reached midnight.
Everyone returned to their rooms to sleep.
Tohru came to Lin's room.
A long while later, the sun rose in the east.
The sun rose, dispelling the night.
Lin also finished his nightly routine.
Got up, ate breakfast, and went to school with the neatly dressed Sakurajima Mai.
After playing at home for a week, Sakurajima Mai felt she should go to school too.
Though previously uncomfortable at school each time.
But now with Lin there, and her companions.
Plus having brushed past death, her mindset had changed.
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