"The bet?"
Hearing this, Tatsuya Shiba couldn't help but glance at Miya Yotsuba, seeming somewhat curious about what exactly his mother and aunt had bet on.
Compared to the puzzled Tatsuya Shiba, Miya Yotsuba instead walked towards the sofa with an indifferent expression, sitting down on the single sofa next to Maya, and said:
"If you're talking about the bet of choosing to back the Cabinet or back the SDS, then I suppose I have indeed lost."
"Different from what I imagined, the Japanese Cabinet in this world doesn't possess the wisdom I understood."
Miya Yotsuba said this as if a doctor were announcing some test results.
Considering that Miya Yotsuba was most skilled in Mind Interference Magic, Tatsuya Shiba easily understood the hidden meaning behind his mother's words.
This was almost saying that the many Cabinet ministers had intelligence below average.
Regarding this, Maya Yotsuba merely smiled, "That evaluation doesn't exceed my expectations."
Hearing this, Miya Yotsuba glanced at her younger sister, then crossed her legs, leaning sideways on the sofa, resting her cheek on her right hand as she said:
"However, judging from your performance, Maya, your gains at the Hidden Management Department seem quite substantial?"
Upon hearing this, Maya Yotsuba curled her lips into a smile and said with a laugh:
"I sold the four of us for a rather good price."
"Oh?" Hearing such a statement, Miya Yotsuba showed no anger, but instead seemed somewhat surprised: "That Director Luo Shu values us that highly?"
Regarding attaching themselves to a major power, Miya Yotsuba didn't have much feeling about it.
For children from families like theirs, such dependent relationships were already ingrained in their mindset.
Even Chinese people had the saying about leaning against a big mountain for shade, let alone family children like them.
However, while attachment was one thing, who to attach to was another matter entirely.
In the view of Miya Yotsuba and Maya Yotsuba, attaching to the Cabinet or the Hidden Management Department was merely a different choice; what they needed to consider was which attachment would yield the greatest benefits.
And this was precisely where the two sisters' bet lay.
Maya Yotsuba bet that the Hidden Management Department would offer a higher price, while Miya Yotsuba naturally backed the Cabinet.
However, in the sisters' calculations, they both agreed that the terms Luo Shu offered would inevitably exceed the benefits granted by the Cabinet, but for Maya Yotsuba to be this delighted, Miya Yotsuba was still somewhat surprised.
"What chips did the Hidden Management Department offer?" Miya Yotsuba asked curiously.
At this moment, Maya Yotsuba merely raised her hand, and a visible bright light gathered at her fingertips, illuminating the entire room.
Seeing this scene, Miya Yotsuba couldn't help but frown, her expression rather astonished as she said:
"Magic manipulating light... no, that's not right, you're not using magical power... what is this?"
"It's a Class." Maya Yotsuba said with a smile, "To be precise, it's the High Tier Class Night Messenger. The current rank is only Hero Rank, but aside from that, I've also obtained information related to the Demigod Rank Night King, and even the Apostle Rank Night Apostle."
"What unexpectedly good fortune. The Hidden Management Department actually has a Class system suitable for me, and it's even complete up to the Apostle level."
Hearing this, Miya Yotsuba immediately lost her composure.
A Class system extending to the Demigod level, and even support for ranks above Demigod, like Apostle?
Was this the bargaining chip offered by that person in the Hidden Management Department?
Thinking this, Miya Yotsuba asked with complex emotions: "Maya, did you make a deal with demons?"
"No, I made a deal with a god."
Maya Yotsuba smiled slightly, speaking with particular pleasure:
"As expected, even you, sister, who's become emotionally detached from overusing mental magic, were startled."
"I was indeed quite startled." Miya Yotsuba sighed, raising her hand to rub her temples: "But can the Yotsuba truly afford the price for this level of reward?"
After all, in today's world, information about Classes was restricted knowledge even for the Five Great Powers.
Even terms like Apostle and Angel were only accidentally discovered by Japan and the Five Great Powers during the competition for the True Dragon Legacy.
Yet now, a Class system reaching all the way to the Apostle level had been so easily given to Maya Yotsuba by Luo Shu.
While there was talk about suitability, in Miya Yotsuba's view, this price was truly too high - so high that it made her suspect her sister was dreaming.
Hearing Miya's words, Maya Yotsuba tilted her head slightly and said with an ambiguous smile:
"As for the price, for now, it should be affordable."
Miya Yotsuba frowned, her expression growing serious: "What exactly does this 'should' mean? What specifically is the so-called price?"
At this, Maya Yotsuba's expression became particularly ambiguous:
"The price~"
"Probably means that both you, Miyuki, and I become Luo Shu's playthings?"
Hearing this explosive statement, Miya Yotsuba instead furrowed her brows and asked hesitantly:
"Is that all?"
When Maya Yotsuba heard this, she couldn't help but feel exasperated:
"It seems the backlash from mental magic has really affected you deeply, Miya."
"To actually say 'is that all' - isn't this price serious enough?"
"I obtained this reward by sacrificing both our and Miyuki's interests."
To this, Miya Yotsuba simply said calmly:
"Do you think I haven't met Luo Shu in person?"
After saying this, Miya Yotsuba added, "While he might make some inappropriate jokes verbally, there's no doubt that man has the charisma to become a leader."
At the very least, Luo Shu was willing to give his subordinates excessive rewards... In this aspect, he completely surpassed those pigs in the Cabinet.
The moment they learned that the American Union was willing to share Class information, they immediately started putting on airs with their strongest ace.
When it came to changing faces, even Miya Yotsuba had to admit that Japan's Cabinet was truly world-class.
Compared to Japan's Cabinet, a superior like Luo Shu was practically running a charity.
"Since he's given you such a reward, the compensation for Miyuki, and even for me, likely won't differ much."
Miya Yotsuba calmly regarded her younger sister before posing a question:
"Maya, what is Miyuki doing right now?"
Hearing this, Maya Yotsuba smiled: "She should be in her room, trying to adapt to the newly acquired Class."
"So Miyuki received one too." Miya Yotsuba sighed, then asked her sister: "Then where have you put my compensation for selling myself?"
At these words, Maya Yotsuba looked exasperated: "Really, mental-type sorcerers have no sense of fun whatsoever."
As she spoke, Maya retrieved the contract scroll hidden beneath the sofa and said to Miya:
"This is a mandatory contract from the Hidden Management Department. I assume you understand the consequences of signing it, sister?"
Hearing this, Miya Yotsuba glanced at the scroll in Maya's hand before smiling lightly:
"With rewards of this level, it's truly difficult not to be tempted."
To this, Maya Yotsuba also smiled.
In their shared moment of amusement, Miya Yotsuba took the scroll from Maya's hand.
...
[Ding—]
[New Familia member added: Miya Yotsuba (Hero Rank). Gained 1 point of Spiritual Essence. Monthly points growth increased by 10,000 points.]
Inside the hotel, Luo Shu casually scanned the Divine Pantheon's notification, his gaze briefly focusing on the final message.
[Congratulations to Familia member Miya Yotsuba for awakening Class: Consciousness Dominator (Hero Rank). Advanced Class: Fantasy Materialiser (Demigod Rank) derivation completed.]
Seeing this, Luo Shu couldn't help but check the prerequisite Classes for Consciousness Dominator:
[Silent One (Common), Mind Reader (Excellent), Mental Sorcerer (Elite)...]
His gaze lingered on the Mental Sorcerer Class for a long while.
"Did I accidentally derive Utaha's entire Class progression path?"
Thinking of Utaha Kasumigaoka, who was still at the Mental Sorcerer stage, and comparing her to Miya Yotsuba, who had already reached Hero Rank Consciousness Dominator and surpassed her, Luo Shu shook his head helplessly:
"I have a feeling I'll need to properly appease Utaha soon."
Hearing this, Ai Hayasaka, who was making the bed nearby, immediately turned her gaze towards him:
"It's quite rude to mention other girls' names at a time like this, Lord Luo Shu."
Luo Shu turned towards her without any hint of apology:
"But isn't it even ruder for Hayasaka to have brought Kaguya along as well?"
At these words, Ai Hayasaka glanced sideways at Kaguya Shinomiya, who was fidgeting uncomfortably on the single sofa, before stating expressionlessly:
"This is punishment for Lady Kaguya, who couldn't take a hint and insisted on following along!"
Hearing this, Kaguya Shinomiya could no longer contain herself, exclaiming with a flushed face:
"Hayasaka, I already said I'm sorry!"
"I shouldn't have asked where you were going tonight!"
"So please, just let me leave!!"
In such a situation, Kaguya Shinomiya genuinely didn't dare stay even one second longer!!!
Hearing Kaguya Shinomiya's nearly frantic cries, Luo Shu couldn't help but smile in amusement.
This version of Kaguya Shinomiya was truly difficult not to find endearing!