Ignoring the way Yuki Tsukumo occasionally cast subtle glances his way while chatting, An Xora leaned back against the sofa, showing no intention of inserting himself into the conversation between Makima and Yuki Tsukumo.
At this moment, An Xora had already opened the system interface in his mind and entered the shop page.
From the time Makima ordered Kenjaku to set up the barrier until it took effect was half a month, and another half month passed while the chaos caused by the public revelation of curses and jujutsu sorcerers was gradually brought under control. Altogether, a full month had gone by—and the system shop's discount section had refreshed once again.
"Let's see what new things have shown up this time."
His gaze moved to the discount section at the very top of the shop. Three new items appeared before him.
[Demon God Manifestation · Demon's Extract] (50% off): 2,250 points
[Holy Grail] (20% off): 6,400 points
[Shesha Genes] (50% off): 1,250 points
"Demon's Extract… if I remember correctly, that's an Imperial Arm from Akame ga Kill. The ability's not bad—it grants control over ice, with an upper limit that can even 'freeze time.' But at this price point, it's probably just a similar effect in appearance, not actual time-freezing."
"As for the Holy Grail, that's from the Type-Moon world. But it's only similar in concept—it's not like the corrupted Holy Grail in Fuyuki. This one can genuinely grant wishes, as long as they're within what the Grail is capable of. After one use, it exhausts its energy and enters cooldown; natural recovery takes sixty years, though you can shorten that by actively injecting energy into it."
"And the last one—Shesha Genes—comes from the Honkai universe, the genes of a Judgment-class Honkai beast."
The first two items—Demon's Extract and the Holy Grail—were both guaranteed value buys. But as for the Shesha Genes…
Buying it now wouldn't be of much use to An Xora. However, considering that he planned to manifest a research-oriented clone next in order to study the Kryptonian blood he'd purchased earlier, this set of Shesha Genes conveniently helped him decide exactly which character that next clone would be.
"In that case… I'll take all of them."
He swept the entire discount section clean, stored the items in the system space, and closed the system interface, returning his attention to the real world.
Just in time, Seele carried the freshly prepared dinner out of the kitchen. It wasn't particularly lavish, but no one present was the type to care about that sort of thing.
After a simple dinner, Yuki Tsukumo took her leave. After all, having just returned to Japan, she still had plenty of places to visit.
Makima, however, showed no intention of leaving at all. Instead, she turned her head and looked at the two guards standing beside her.
"I plan to stay here for the night. Are the two of you going back on your own, or would you like to stay here with me?"
Hearing this, Miwa Kasumi and Nishimiya Momo were both stunned.
"M-Makima-sama… you're staying here overnight?"
"Yes. If you want to leave, I can arrange a car to take you back. Of course, you can also stay like me and pick a room here for the night."
Listening to Makima speak about the villa with the familiarity of a homeowner, and glancing at An Xora and Seele—who were clearly within earshot yet showed no reaction at all—Miwa and Momo exchanged looks.
They knew that Makima-sama's relationship with An Xora and Seele was very close. During the past month as her guards, aside from the very beginning, Makima often brought them to this villa as guests. Makima and An Xora even went out shopping and on dates together.
But they never imagined that the relationship had quietly progressed to the point of outright cohabitation.
"I… I'd like to stay with Makima-sama," Miwa said after hesitating for a moment, her voice low.
She felt that as Makima-sama's guard, even if her strength was nowhere near enough to actually protect her, she still had to live up to that monthly salary of over ten million yen. If she couldn't be useful in combat, then she should at least show her dedication in daily life.
If she couldn't protect Makima-sama with strength, then she'd support her as much as possible in everyday matters!
"I'll stay too," Nishimiya Momo said without hesitation after seeing Miwa make her decision.
After all, with her boss and her partner both staying, how could she be the only one to leave?
And so, the two quickly chose rooms in the villa, one on each side of the room Makima selected.
Before they knew it, night fell deep.
Creak… creak… creak…
In the pitch-dark room, listening to the ambiguous sounds coming from Makima-sama's room next door, Miwa Kasumi's eyes darted nervously, her cheeks burning red.
T-These sounds… don't tell me Makima-sama and An Xora-san are already… already that kind of relationship?!
How was that possible? Just a month ago, the two of them were still only going out on dates, not even holding hands. And now, after barely more than a month…
Makima-sama was such a perfect woman—how could she fall into a man's arms this quickly?! Wasn't this progression way too fast?!
Pulling the blanket over her head, Miwa tried to force herself not to listen to the sounds coming from next door. But a jujutsu sorcerer's senses were far too sharp; a single wall and a blanket were nowhere near enough to block everything out.
After struggling for half an hour, Miwa finally gave up. Carefully lifting the blanket, she got dressed, climbed out of bed, and opened her door.
The moment she did, she saw Nishimiya Momo crouched outside Makima-sama's room. Hearing Miwa's door open, Momo looked over with an awkward expression.
"Momo… what are you doing here?" Miwa whispered.
"Uh… well, I heard some noise and got a bit curious, so I came out to take a look. You too, Miwa?"
"N-No. I just couldn't sleep, so I thought I'd go sit in the living room for a bit… or maybe get some fresh air."
"Really? Miwa, are you saying you're not curious at all about the relationship between Makima-sama and An Xora-san?"
"Th-That…"
Hearing Momo's words, Miwa's face twisted in conflict. In the end, she still couldn't control her feet and inched closer step by step.
...
The next morning.
Inside the room, Makima lay comfortably against An Xora's chest, her eyes half-lidded as she casually glanced toward the door.
"I didn't expect those two kids to be so foolish as to listen outside all night. From that perspective, their endurance is rather impressive."
With the perception of both An Xora and Makima, there was no way Miwa and Momo's level could've crept all the way to the door without being noticed. The only reason they were allowed to listen in was simply because An Xora and Makima didn't care.
Or rather, the two of them were part of Makima's little kinks to begin with. Knowing that two pretty girls were eavesdropping outside, An Xora naturally put in more effort than usual.
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