Haruto gestured with his hand, silently calling Ivory over to where he stood. She quickly walked up to his side, and without a word, he reached into his casual clothes' pocket one last time and pulled out another pre-written note, handing it directly to her.
Seeing him pull yet another pre-prepared slip of paper from his pocket, Lustra couldn't help but blur out in disbelief, "Are you serious right now? Is this a game to you? Did you seriously predict this entire conversation and write all of this down in advance?!"
Ivory immediately held up a finger to her lips, cutting Lustra off with a sharp, "Shh!"
Silencing the room, Ivory turned her attention to the paper and began reading Haruto's sharp handwriting aloud, starting with the first two lines:
"Everyone sit down and remain completely silent from this moment on. Ivory is going to explain absolutely everything about my true identity and my past to you all. But I have one strict condition: nobody is allowed to interrupt or ask a single question until she is entirely finished."
Lilith giggled softly, leaning back into her seat. "Haha, alright, alright! Let's get this show on the road. Start reading, Ivory."
Ivory held the paper tightly, her expression growing incredibly serious. Before speaking, she turned her head and locked eyes with Haruto, silently asking for his final approval. Haruto gave her a slow, definitive nod, giving her the green light to initiate the massive data dump.
Seeing that nod, everyone on the couches sat up straight, completely frozen in place. The room fell into a breathless, dead silence as they literally held their breath, waiting for the truth to drop.
Ivory took a deep breath, looked at the crowd, and finally began. "Alright. First things first... Haruto does not belong to this world."
A collective gasp echoed through the hall, but keeping to Haruto's strict rule, nobody dared to interrupt. Ivory systematically laid out the entire grand matrix of his existence, breaking it down piece by piece:
She explained that Haruto was a Chosen One who had undergone a complete world-system reincarnation. He didn't view reality the way normal people did; instead, he perceived his entire life as a high-stakes game. She revealed how he had been mechanically grinding, calculating data, and leveling himself up like a solo player to overcome the absolute boredom of existence.
The shock in the room peaked when Ivory pointed to herself, Lustra, and Bellona. She openly revealed that they weren't just random beauties—they were powerful Goddesses. She explained how Haruto had actually defeated the three of them in battle, which led to him being officially chosen and bound to them as their master.
Then, she addressed the elephant in the room: his missing voice. She explained that his inability to speak wasn't a standard medical condition; it was a severe system error. His vessel was currently enduring a massive structural glitch after dealing with cosmic forces.
Finally, Ivory dropped the ultimate truth about his cosmic status. She explained how the primordial force of Nothingness, alongside the power of Creation, had actively chosen Haruto as a central anchor. She detailed the terrifying reality of what he was fighting against, explaining his ultimate code and philosophy: that to win a glitched game, you must completely delete the corrupt files threatening reality.
Seeing Lilith explode with anger, Haruto didn't look flustered. He reached smoothly into his pocket and pulled out yet another pre-written note to explain his calculations.
But the moment the paper appeared, Lilith snapped completely. "Enough! Enough of your damn notes and your games, Haruto!" she shouted, waving her hand furiously. "Talk to me properly for once!"
Lustra stood up from her seat, her brow furrowing as she looked at the raging princess. "What is wrong with you all of a sudden? Aren't you overreacting just a little bit too much right now?"
Lilith whipped her head around, her eyes flashing with pure venom. "Shut your mouth! Don't you dare speak to me, you filthy Goddess!"
The harsh insult struck Lustra like a physical blow. She froze, completely stunned into silence, unable to believe the sheer hostility coming from the human princess.
Before the tension could shatter the room entirely, Lilith aggressively snatched the note out of Haruto's hand. Her chest heaved as she glared down at his sharp handwriting, reading the words aloud through her anger:
"When you first arrived, I honestly viewed you as nothing more than a temporary guest who would only be here for a day or two. But now, the system has been updated. You are officially my comrade, standing in the same inner circle as the rest of us. That is the exact reason why I am laying out all of my data and telling you—absolutely everything tonight."
Sitting nearby, Seraphine stared at Lilith in absolute terror. She had never seen this dark, furious, and commanding side of the princess before, and it completely frightened her. But more than that, Seraphine kept her mouth shut because her internal processor was suffering from massive cognitive overload.
Comrades? Universal-level secrets? Defeating Gods? She looked around the living hall, her eyes darting from Haruto to the others. It felt completely surreal. She had come here expecting to deal with a normal, albeit powerful, classmate—not a group of entities operating on a literal universal scale. Realizing she was completely out of her depth, Seraphine chose to stay quiet, desperately trying to process the overwhelming data of her new reality.
Haruto stepped closer, his face blank as usual, and gently placed a reassuring hand on Lilith's shoulder to ground her.
But Lilith violently slapped his hand away, her eyes blazing with tears of pure rage. "Get off me!" she shrieked, her voice shaking. "I told you before, Haruto! I told you how much I absolutely loathe and detest the Gods! I told you what they did to my life! And you still kept three of them right under my nose?! I am not some joke for you to play with!"
Beneath his unreadable mask, Haruto's internal processor ran a rare, somber evaluation. She's right, he thought to himself, completely understanding her anger. She's not a joke, and her hatred isn't just some background lore. This is a critical system trigger for her.
Seeing her friend lose control, Ivory stepped forward, her expression full of genuine concern. "Lilith, please calm down. Why are you letting your anger blind you like this—"
Before Ivory could even finish her sentence, Lilith snapped completely. In a flash of blind rage, she lunged forward and grabbed Ivory tightly by the throat.
"Lilith?!" Ivory gasped, completely caught off guard as she began to struggle and choke under the sudden grip.
Seeing a mortal attack a goddess, Bellona's combat instincts kicked in instantly. Moving like a blur, Bellona dashed in from the side, effectively blocking Lilith's next move. She swerved behind the furious princess, slipping her arms under Lilith's armpits and locking her into a flawless, inescapable full-nelson hold, pulling her violently away from Ivory.
Lilith's face was completely purple with rage, her vision tunneling as she violently thrashed against Bellona's iron grip. She stared dead at Ivory, her voice dropping into a terrifying, venomous hiss. "You have to die... You all have to die! You filthy, wretched parasites!"
Seraphine jumped up from the couch, her heart pounding in her chest. "Lilith! Stop it! Listen to me!" she screamed, trying to reach her classmate.
But Lilith didn't even hear her. Her eyes remained locked on Ivory, chanting like a broken script, her mind completely glitched out by past trauma. "You have to die... I'll kill you... every single one of you..."
Suddenly, the atmospheric pressure in the grand living hall completely shifted. The surrounding space began turning a deep, vivid shade of pink. An invisible, heavy gravity filled the room, and it felt as though the ambient energy of the entire household was violently being drained, pulled directly into Lilith's body. A massive, roaring pink aura exploded out around her, crackling with terrifying power.
Haruto's single crimson eye narrowed instantly. Her rage is triggering an unregistered system awakening, he calculated, recognizing the raw energy matrix.
Lilith was about to violently break free from the restraint. Sensing the danger, Bellona unleashed her own powerful, fiery red aura to suppress the outburst. But a shocking glitch occurred—the moment Bellona's red energy flared up, it slowly began to break apart and absorb directly into Lilith's roaring pink aura, making the princess even stronger.
Before the cosmic energy could completely wreck the room, Seraphine rushed forward through the pressure. Steeling her resolve, she raised her hand and delivered a sharp, echoing slap right across Lilith's face!
SNAP!
The sharp sound echoed loudly through the grand hall.
Instantly, Lilith's head snapped to the side. The wild, manic fury in her eyes vanished, replaced by a sudden, stunned silence. The sharp physical shock had successfully forced her raging mind to freeze, breaking her out of her dangerous emotional loop. She stood completely still, breathing heavily, stunned that Seraphine had actually struck her.
Seraphine lowered her trembling hand, her own breathing ragged as she looked at Bellona. "Let her go now. Release her."
Bellona narrowed her eyes, firmly shaking her head. "No way. She just tried to strangle Ivory. She's a flight risk."
Before another argument could erupt, Haruto calmly raised his hand in the center of the room. He didn't write a note, nor did he make a sound, but the sheer commanding authority of his gesture was absolute.
Seeing their master's explicit order, Bellona reluctantly let go, stepping back and releasing her lock. Lilith stumbled slightly as she was freed, the heavy silence returning to the room as everyone waited to see what the next move in this chaotic game would be.
The sharp sound of the slap left a ringing silence in the room. Instantly, a wave of pure panic rippled through everyone on the couches. Asobi, Aeterna, Toya, and Rutherford looked completely shaken, their minds struggling to comprehend what they had just witnessed. They couldn't understand how Lilith, who was usually so incredibly playful, mischievous, and full of fun, could suddenly lose control and flip into such a terrifying, murderous rage.
Seraphine stood in front of Lilith, her breath shallow as she lowered her trembling hand. She looked around the wrecked atmosphere of the living hall, her face a mix of exhaustion and deep resolve.
"Look," Seraphine began, her voice turning completely serious as she stared directly at Lilith. "I am going to be absolutely honest with you. I don't understand what the hell is going on here. Not even one percent of it makes sense to me. Another universe, literal Goddesses living under this roof, cosmic reincarnation, systems... none of it enters my head."
She took a step closer to the quiet princess. "But there is one thing I understand with absolute, one hundred percent certainty: what you just did was completely wrong. You lost your mind and tried to strangle someone who is supposed to be in this inner circle with us."
Seraphine let out a tired sigh, crossing her arms tightly as she looked back toward Haruto, then back to Lilith. "Whatever. Let's just drop it for a second. More importantly... Haruto said we are all revealing our secrets tonight to build unity. Since you just threw a massive tantrum about your hatred for gods, I think it's only fair that you are the next one in line to speak. It's your turn to explain yourself."
While Seraphine stood her ground, forcing a heavy silence to fall over the room, Ivory was quietly recovering from the shock of the chokehold. Beneath her calm exterior, her divine mind was racing with terrifying data.
She immediately opened a private, secure telepathic link, her voice echoing directly inside Lustra and Bellona's minds.
'Lustra, Bellona, listen to me closely,' Ivory transmitted, her mental tone filled with deep urgency. 'What that girl just did was absolutely staggering. Her power scale is completely off the charts. If Seraphine hadn't stepped in and broken her focus with that slap, Lilith's energy matrix would have easily overwhelmed all three of us combined! She acts so incredibly immature and childlike on the surface, but it's a complete mask. She is nothing like that.'
Ivory's eyes flicked over to Lilith as she analyzed the residual energy signatures in the air. 'Did you see the spell mechanic she just casually deployed? That was a high-tier Absorption and Drain matrix. In our database, only absolute Reincarnators or Prime Gods above Level 90 can even execute that level of reality-warping code,even my detection skill could not find her stats that time and now it shows level 4 . This human princess is hiding something massive from the system. For now, keep your guard up and maintain a strict distance from her.'
While Toya quickly scrambled to fetch a glass of water for a visibly shaken Seraphine, Ivory stepped closer to Haruto. Leaning in slightly, she lowered her voice to a soft, urgent whisper, repeating the exact same chilling warning directly into his ear. Lilith was a walking anomaly, a hidden boss hiding in plain sight, and her turn to speak had just become a lot more dangerous.