Chapter 79: Morgan's Room Key
[Because you ate ice cream late at night, your stomach couldn't take it, resulting in stomach pain and diarrhea.]
[Your stats and skill levels have been temporarily reduced.]
The calendar flips to the next day, stopping at April 29.
[April 29]
[Today, you will face Chaldea Academy's monthly exam.]
[It is also the day of the important match between the two classes — Britain Class and France United Class.]
"Sir Eikou, why do you look so sluggish?"
In Morgan's house bathroom, he and Gawain were brushing their teeth in front of the mirror.
Gawain immediately noticed his abnormal state.
"Do I?"
Eikou glanced at himself in the mirror — not only were his dark circles heavy, but his complexion was also pale and worn out. Last night, after eating the ice cream, he had to run to the toilet several times.
Not to mention that in the house there were Morgan and Melusine — two "Predators" — who had kissed and teased him last night, leaving his mind full of distracting thoughts and making it impossible to sleep well.
Ironically, today happened to be the important inter-class match day, so even if he wasn't feeling well, he had no choice but to push through.
"Speaking of which, your family is pretty affectionate. The house is clearly so big, each person could easily have their own bathroom, yet when it comes to washing up, you all insist on sharing one."
Eikou glanced around the bathroom — everyone's toiletries were clearly labeled with names, from Baobhan Sith to Mordred, and surprisingly, it gave off a very warm feeling.
Perhaps this was exactly the family atmosphere Morgan wanted to create.
"Haha," Gawain chuckled, "If you start coming over to my house often, we can prepare a set of toiletries with your name on it too. Everyone in the house welcomes you."
"Nonsense, Baobhan Sith doesn't welcome me."
Eikou said casually.
At that moment, he realized he had gotten on fairly good terms with quite a few girls — Morgan and Melusine's affection levels were needless to say — yet his progress with an important figure like Baobhan Sith was still only surface-level.
"That does seem to be the case, but compared to others, Baobhan Sith has already been quite friendly with you," Gawain replied.
"Uh-huh…"
Eikou wiped his face, then stepped out of the bathroom. "That counts as friendly? Haizz, women."
"Which women are you talking about?"
Morgan happened to pass by the corner. She was dressed in a neat OL office dress, carrying an exquisitely expensive handbag, with a blazer draped over her shoulder, restoring the noble aura of the Queen of Fairyland, as if the lonely, fragile woman from last night had never existed.
"No… nothing at all…"
"Is that so,"
Morgan placed something into his hand.
"This is the key card to our house. From now on, you can come stay over anytime you want."
"W–Why are there two key cards?"
"The other one is the key card to my bedroom."
With that, she quickly planted a kiss on Eikou's cheek.
"Do your best on the monthly exam, okay? Tomorrow is our date, my dear husband, I'm really looking forward to it."
Then she turned and left, maintaining her queenly composure from beginning to end, without a hint of embarrassment.
Eikou thought to himself: Oh man, she's getting bolder and more skilled with these secret moves. This place could be seen by her kids at any time, and Gawain is literally right next door in the bathroom — could it be she's not afraid he might hear?
Fairy Eyes really was a convenient setting — Morgan had refined it into a complete stealth skill set.
[You have obtained 1 key card to Morgan's house and Morgan's bedroom]
[Perhaps in the future, you can use it to advance your relationship with Morgan…]
"This is going a bit too far… clearly, my progress with the other female characters has only reached the 'can hang out together' stage…"
Not long after Morgan left, a pair of slender, soft hands wrapped around his waist.
He turned his head to find Melusine hugging him intimately, her adorable face seeming to shine, those clear, harmless amber dragon eyes fixed on him with expectation.
Eikou's instincts told him that refusing her now would only make things more troublesome, but he still couldn't help thinking: Girl, do you have some special obsession with being the third party? Honestly, this isn't a good thing!
She continued to gaze at him with those sparkling eyes.
Eikou sighed.
"Please… be my guest."
Melusine also gave him a loud "smooch" on the cheek.
[You ride back to Chaldea Academy together with Gawain and his siblings.]
[At the academy, the atmosphere in both classes is extremely tense. Britain and France have always been mortal enemies, and their daily relations are far from friendly. At this moment, both sides were holding in a breath, secretly competing with each other.]
[As usual, you walk into the classroom and greet your classmates.]
At Chaldea Academy, in Britain Class's classroom.
"Yo, Tristan."
"Good morning, Sir Eikou."
Eikou hung his bag on the back of his chair, then wearily slumped over his desk.
"What's wrong, Sir Eikou," Tristan from the back desk asked, "Did you stay up too late last night reading married woman doujinshi and run out of mana?"
"That's something only you would do."
Eikou muttered.
"Besides, last night I stayed over at Gawain's place, slept in the same room as him. Just imagining lying next to him while reading doujinshi and 'releasing mana' is terrifying enough—I'm not some pervert like that."
He thought to himself that in reality, it was probably even worse—making out deeply with your classmate's mother on the sofa for three minutes straight was definitely something you couldn't say out loud.
"Sorry, I almost forgot you stayed over at his place last night… So how was it? His house is pretty nice, right?"
"It's definitely nice, but my mind wasn't on that,"
He slumped his head onto the desk.
"I've realized that maybe I'm the type of person who, once I receive affection from someone, gets flustered and ends up being spun around like a windmill by them. Could it be that I really am the type of naïve virgin guy who can't even flirt properly? I absolutely refuse to admit that!"
Tristan was instantly shocked. "That's the conclusion you came to after sleeping in the same room with Sir Gawain?"
Seeing Gawain striding over, he immediately asked, "Sir Gawain, just what happened between you two last night?"
"Last night…"
Gawain recalled how Eikou had single-handedly handled all the girls without letting the secret of 'Love Sleeping' be exposed.
"Don't even mention it, it was all my fault. Sir Eikou really had a tough time last night, so let him rest for now…"
Tristan: "???"
Eikou's seatmate—wearing the heavy black armor of Berserker Lancelot—lightly shook his shoulder.
To be precise, it was Black Jeanne wearing Lancelot's armor, shaking his shoulder.
"Hey, so did you come up with any countermeasures yesterday?"
Black Jeanne asked in a low voice beside his ear.
"I…"
To be honest, yesterday Eikou hadn't been in the mindset to think about that at all.