Chapter 73: The Peak of Lancelot
["Sir Eikou, everything depends on you!"]
In his message, Gawain used extremely serious wording to remind him.
["Right now I'm rushing to the school's clubroom. Before I bring the party game cartridge home, please hold out a little longer—don't let my mother find out!"]
Meaning…
You want me to keep pretending this is just a normal family simulation game, without letting Morgan grow suspicious at all?
Looking at the blurred game screen, Eikou thought to himself—just how much incest runs in the family of whoever made this game for it to be considered a "family simulation"?!
But if he told Morgan the truth, our dear Gawain would completely lose all dignity in this household.
'Damn it, handing me such a troublesome job again…'
Eikou sighed, resigned to accept it.
["Hurry up and get back here, Gawain. Your Brother will help you hold out for another couple dozen minutes."]
After saying that, he put his phone down.
He quickly assessed the current situation.
Morgan and Baobhan Sith still hadn't noticed the game's problem—they really thought it was a family role-playing game, so their guard was very low.
And since he and Melusine were sharing one game screen and one headset, Morgan couldn't easily notice what the two of them were up to.
As long as both of them stayed alert enough, it would still be hard to get caught.
But… why does this feel exactly like "a husband figuring out how to cheat without getting caught"?!
All he wanted was to relax and play a little after studying—so why was he suffering through this?
That said, from a player's perspective, Eikou had to admit the game was pretty interesting—this kind of multiplayer competitive game with such a theme was indeed rare in the industry, and if played with a group of mischievous friends, it would definitely be fun.
But in tonight's situation, no matter how you looked at it, it felt like the fake was turning into the real thing!
Suddenly, Eikou felt an icy blue gaze fixed directly on him.
Every hair on his body instantly stood on end.
"I've caught you, Eikou-san," Morgan said softly. "Don't forget, I have Fairy Eyes."
Damn it, he'd almost forgotten about that!
Her Fairy Eyes were equivalent to a see-through ability—if she wanted, she could see everything, including the images on the screen he and Melusine were sharing.
Eikou felt the blood in his veins turn cold with fear.
Already exposed right from the start?
Morgan brushed aside the bangs covering his forehead.
There was a small pimple there.
"You've got a pimple on your forehead. If you don't treat it carefully, it'll leave a scar. I'll apply a special Fairy Kingdom ointment for you later."
Morgan-san, why are you looking at me so closely, yet still not noticing the big, obvious blurred section on the game screen? You've even used Fairy Eyes—yet that blurred, not-for-kids mess should be a hundred times more obvious than a forehead pimple!
"Why did you suddenly decide to use Fairy Eyes?" Eikou asked nervously.
"I glanced at the game's instructions. It told me to 'pay more attention to any unusual points about your husband,' so I observed you a bit more closely."
"…"
Her interpretation was just too gentle, too devoted—it almost brought Eikou to tears!
Not only in the game, but even in real life Morgan had no sense of suspicion toward her own partner—she didn't worry at all that someone might NTR'ed of the person she loved.
"To be honest, young lady—"
Eikou whispered to Melusine, who was still deeply engrossed in playing.
"I'll transfer you 5 QP, can you let me off this time? Even if you don't care about my life or Gawain's, at least think about your own!"
"No. I'm immersed in my in-game character's feelings and can't get out of them. Please experience Melu-chan's unrequited love to the fullest."
"This isn't unrequited at all—my in-game character is about to be drained dry by you. If you make any bigger commotion, forget Morgan—even Baobhan Sith will notice! In such a warm family, with such a gentle wife, how could you bear to ruin it?"
"I'm not here to ruin the two of you, and I don't intend to be your wife. I came here to be your lover."
Melusine's smiling eyes curved into two beautiful crescent moons.
Such a direct confession, such a pure maiden's smile.
At this point, Eikou was even more certain—this girl deliberately wanted to "steal a bite" of him!
But why? This was clearly their first meeting, yet Melusine had already made such bold moves.
Was this the way a "Lancelot" thought? Far too wild…
He thought to himself—being teammates with Melusine, could he even hold out until Gawain returned?
["Wife Morgan has just finished teaching the child and is heading toward you."]
Eikou saw the notification and immediately stiffened. He hurriedly pressed the controller repeatedly, trying to get his character dressed.
["Melusine used the skill 'Princess Carry' on you."]
["Both your hands are completely occupied—you cannot put on clothes."]
["Wife Morgan's footsteps are getting closer."]
You're still fooling around at a time like this?! For god's sake, pay attention to the situation!
["You forcibly resisted Melusine's temptation and barely managed to put on the upper part of your clothes."]
Damn it!
There was no way to get the pants on in time, but if the in-game character was left bare on the lower half, that would definitely raise suspicion…
No—worse was that the pixel character of Melusine beside him was still an entirely suspicious mosaic blur; she clearly had no intention of putting anything on!
He glanced at that blur (Melusine), then at the other blur (his own character's lower half), and finally at the kotatsu table in the living room.
"Damn it, why do I have to be the one doing this…"
["The footsteps of Wife Morgan are getting closer."]
["You used the skill 'lift up' on Melusine."]
["You hid Melusine inside the kotatsu, then crawled in yourself."]
When the in-game character Morgan entered the living room, not seeing Melusine anywhere, she only saw Eikou's pixel character tucked into the kotatsu, with only his upper body visible.
"What are you doing resting in the kotatsu? Where's Melusine?" Morgan asked.
"No idea," Eikou replied nonchalantly.
["You couldn't help but let out a few strange sounds."]
["Melusine is doing some strange things to you under the kotatsu."]
["Your stamina has dropped again."]
Eikou noticed that the stamina bar of his in-game character had fallen again, but those strange pink hearts had increased.
Melusine, you damn netorare dragon, what the hell are you doing under the kotatsu? Why did my corruption stat suddenly spike? Did you just unlock an entirely new gameplay mechanic?!
Meanwhile, Morgan controlled her own character, step by step approaching him.
Eikou's heart leapt up into his throat.
Could it be she was also going to crawl into the kotatsu? If so, then something big was definitely going to happen!