Before the Herrscher of the Void could react, an even more intense stimulus shot up from the tips of her toes, filling the arrogant eyes of the white-haired, golden-eyed girl with a spring-like flush.
Her legs tensed up straight, and her slender waist, identical to Kiana's, couldn't help but arch backward as a swan-like cry of despair escaped her lips: "You... Ah... Unfor... givable!"
A hint of satisfaction flickered in the eyes of Raiden Mei and the Herrscher of Thunder upon seeing this scene, making Kiana and Rita's hearts pound with fear.
The former saw her own future simmering at the bottom of a pot, while the latter imagined if she were to be treated this way... she'd be all messed up!
This short period was but a few breaths for the others, but for the Herrscher of the Void, it felt like an eternity.
Similarly, this suggestive development served as a reminder to everyone else.
Don't dig a pit for yourself; the deeper you dig, the worse you'll fall into it. As long as the demands made are not rigorous enough, there will always be a loophole for others to find.
The atmosphere grew tense!
After an unknown amount of time, the white-haired girl's mournful cries finally ceased.
The game proceeded to the next round.
With the Herrscher of the Void's precedent, and the fact that her abilities were well-suited for cheating, everyone kept their cards face down on the table.
Kiana became the King.
"Number 4, perform a dance."
Bronya stood up and, with an awkward posture, performed a dance from the Siberian snowfields.
Energetic Loli Dance!
The request was a bit explosive, but it was nothing compared to what the Herrscher of the Void had done.
The fourth, fifth, and all the way to the eighth round passed without incident.
During these rounds, Fu Hua became the King more than anyone else, which was baffling.
Kiana asked, "Class monitor, why is your luck so good today?"
As everyone knew, Fu Hua's luck had never been particularly good.
The class monitor always hits pity on her pulls, and gets zero drops from dungeons.
In short, when it came to anything related to probability, Fu Hua was an insulator for good fortune, never once getting a good draw.
Unexpectedly, in this King's Game, Fu Hua's luck had completely reversed.
Fu Hua pushed up her thick-framed glasses. "I don't know either."
She knew her own situation best. Except for critical matters, she was always plagued by bad luck and never experienced good fortune.
According to Kiana, this was a so-called luck guarantee, a turn for the better after hitting rock bottom.
Of course, having never been very lucky, she never believed in such things. Perhaps this Dream World was pulling some strings behind the scenes.
So the girl thought.
The second to last round began.
To prevent the Herrscher of the Void from cheating, everyone remained expressionless.
The draw was over.
Appearing before Brian was the JOKER, representing the King.
It was his turn to give orders to the other girls!
"This time, I'm the King."
He revealed his identity, causing varied expressions to appear on the girls' faces.
The S-rank Valkyrie Rita's expression first tightened, then after a brief glance at Raiden Mei's face, she gave him a suggestive smile. Fu Hua, who had thought him an upright person, breathed a sigh of relief.
Bronya and Kiana sat obediently, figuring this guy wouldn't dare to mess with them in front of Raiden Mei.
Only the Herrscher of the Void...
The arrogant Herrscher girl's eyes were filled with endless mockery.
"Heh, foolish human. I think you should reconfirm your own lowly identity."
Brian looked at the card again. The JOKER pattern had vanished, replaced by the number 1.
Everyone's expression changed drastically. They had never imagined the Herrscher of the Void could cheat in such a way.
This woman feared nothing, the only thing she couldn't tolerate was Brian, the guy who had made her wet countless times, getting to ride on her head and give her orders.
Even the mere possibility was unacceptable!
And now, the identity of the King had shifted, the tables had turned. It was time for her revenge!
She would get up from where she had fallen!
"Number 1 will lick Number 7's toes. No extra actions are allowed."
The loophole was patched. Even Brian couldn't do anything extra in this situation.
The ever-victorious young Brian was about to be trampled under the feet of the inherently evil Herrscher of the Void.
Raiden Mei was furious. She had originally not planned to do anything excessive, but now she could no longer hold back.
She couldn't change the King's command, but she could at least let this conceited white furball know what cruelty meant!
[Purple Mood]
[Designate a target to continuously experience a feeling of joy for this round]
"..."
Again... it's happening again!
It must be this naturally lewd Blondie! He must have found a way to break the game's rules and used his ability on me again!
The Herrscher of the Void, her eyes shimmering like spring water, was enraged, but under the game's rules, she couldn't even fight back.
Fortunately, the previous instances of getting wet had built up her resistance. Even under this continuous assault, she could maintain a sliver of rationality.
If she was going to suffer, then no one else was getting off easy!
[Sympathy]
[Randomly select one player to share the user's feelings completely for this round]
Live together, die together!
The Herrscher of the Void, in a state of desperation, was determined to drag someone else down to hell with her, even if it meant her own demise!
Immediately.
The moment this item card was revealed, everyone, including Fu Hua and Rita, felt a chill run down their spine.
The combat intuition honed by the Valkyries on the battlefield told them that danger was approaching!
Once targeted by this 'random' selection, there would be no returning to the world as they knew it.
Who was it? Who would be the unlucky one to bear this burden for the others?
Bronya was on high alert, praying to her mother in heaven that the unlucky one wouldn't be her.
But in the very next moment...
Her eyes instantly went blank, and her innocent, silver-grey eyes filled with an unprecedented calm and wisdom.
Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?
The Silver Wolf of the Urals's mind went completely blank. She felt as if wings had sprouted from her back and she was ascending to heaven.
The sensation on her foot was wet and slippery, but it was nothing compared to her vacant mind.
So, this is what heaven feels like.
This is amazing!
The two beautiful girls of different styles slumped in their chairs in similar poses. The ambiguous atmosphere was both thrilling and perilous.
Rita, all too familiar with this, watched with a pounding heart: "I didn't expect Miss Bronya to also be... by him..."
Though she didn't know what was happening, she was sure young Brian was behind it.
Rita was convinced of her own speculation.
After all, this man had already shown his fangs to Bronya, turning her into his plaything while removing Cocolia's back door.
For her to become the next victim was only to be expected.
Fu Hua, who hadn't suffered the same fate, remained the rational and neutral one, her emotions and expression stable. "Rita, you have some misunderstandings about him. He's not that kind of man."
Rita: "..."
How amusing.
There was still a naive child who didn't know this guy's true colors.
She, an S-rank Valkyrie, had suffered and been threatened in lewd ways, but once she left the Far East Branch, she would be as free as a bird. But Fu Hua, the Celestial, had to stay at the Far East Branch, right within this lewd man's firing range.
Rita wanted to warn Fu Hua to be careful, but prejudice is like a great mountain, difficult to overcome.
She'd wait until Fu Hua had no milk to feed her little Celestial, then she would offer her own kindness.
Helping to raise someone else's child for free, she was just too kind.
As her thoughts wandered, the vacant eyes of the two white furballs gradually refocused, and they finally regained some sanity and spirit.
But in both their eyes was a watery spring light, making one want to play another round.
The Herrscher of the Void gritted her teeth in hatred, wishing she could tear everyone here to shreds.
But what couldn't be done, couldn't be done. Even she could only wait here for the final round of the game to begin.
The final round began.
The card flipped, and a look of joy appeared on the white-haired, golden-eyed girl's face: "I want..."
An evil light flickered in the girl's eyes, but her previous ecstasy, which had led to all this, made her a little hesitant.
But for some reason, she also felt a sense of relief in her heart.
If she could still find out the others' numbers through cheating, her pride would compel her to seek justice from Blondie. The current situation conveniently curbed her ambition for revenge.
The Herrscher of the Void casually made an excessive demand: "Number 6, strip for me!"
Right now, she just wanted to end this embarrassing game as quickly as possible.
She had had enough of this goddamn Inner World Blondie!
The atmosphere tensed up.
Almost everyone flipped over their cards to confirm they weren't the legendary Number 6.
Being stripped naked by the Herrscher of the Void here would be a public social death.
Fortunately, none of the girls were Number 6.
Number 6 revealed his identity. It was young Brian.
"Do you really want me to strip?"
Everyone present was a young and beautiful girl. If he really stripped, wouldn't the others be at a huge disadvantage?
He was a decent person and didn't want to appear indecent in the eyes of others.
The Herrscher of the Void gritted her teeth: "That's right, strip!"
She closed her eyes to avoid dirtying them.
The others followed suit, except for the two long, violet-haired girls.
The Herrscher of Thunder was intrigued and had no intention of looking away; Raiden Mei covered her face with her hands, but her gaze peeked through the narrow gaps between her fingers.
Since it had come to this, there was no need to hesitate any longer.
Before him, there were no enemies!
Strip!
As long as he wasn't embarrassed, the embarrassed ones wouldn't be him!
Young Brian stripped naked in front of everyone, without a hint of embarrassment.
The game was over.
The Herrscher of the Void was the first to leave, with no intention of lingering.
She had had enough of this damned place!
"I think you'd better put your clothes back on."
An unknown girl's voice came through, reminding young Brian to mind his image.
He got dressed.
The winner was Fu Hua, and the King's Game entered the wish-making phase.
"..."
The grey-haired, blue-eyed girl had never thought victory would come so easily.
She hadn't even made much of an effort, and victory was delivered to her by an unseen hand, as if it were intentional.
Naturally, the girl who had never expected to win had not thought about what wish she would make.
Honestly, she was a person with very few desires.
Apart from cooperating with Otto to protect Shenzhou, her only remaining obsession was to help this era overcome the Honkai.
In that case...
"I want to know the way to overcome the Honkai."
A white furball leaned over and saw the answer Fu Hua received.
Fu Hua: "Turn Kiana into light?"
Raiden Mei: "Stew Kiana into a soup?"
Others: "Strip Kiana naked?"
The white-haired girl pointed at her own nose: "Huh? Why am I always the one who gets hurt?"
"And what do I have to do with saving the world?"
She couldn't for the life of her figure it out.
"It's fine, just take it as a joke."
Fu Hua didn't mind. How could the world be saved in such a nonsensical way?
No one took it to heart, thinking it was just a prank.
Then, the King's Game officially ended, and everyone returned to their original positions.
The white-haired girl standing in front of the slot machine shrank back, furtively trying to sneak away while Raiden Mei wasn't looking.
However...
"Kiana."
A gentle voice held a deep chill that sent shivers down one's spine.
Kiana stood up straight as a ramrod: "Mei, what is it? Please, command me!"
"In the pot, or under the bed, pick one."
Oh no.
The bed spot was gone, and now there was a pot spot.
"Can I choose neither?"
"No."
Why am I always the one who gets hurt?
The white-haired girl prostrated on the ground in an Orz pose, wishing she could travel back in time and shake some sense into her impulsive self.
But what was done, was done. She couldn't take a morning-after pill for regret.
Setting aside this white furball who had brought this upon herself.
The other three gathered in front of the slot machine, finally taking this unassuming thing seriously.
"King's Game..."
"Truth or Dare..."
"Succubus Kill..."
"Dark Duel..."
"None of these look like good things."
A King's Game of only ten rounds had caused so much drama. If they played any other forbidden games, all the beautiful girls here would probably end up with scissor hands and heart-shaped eyes, going down a path of no return.
"We should stay away from this thing in the future."
Raiden Mei made the decision and forcefully pulled her boyfriend away.
Young Brian had a serious look on his face: "Mei, you know what kind of person I am. I never engage in such indecent things."
"..."
Huh? You're a decent person?
Kiana was still Orz-ing on the floor, mourning her newly assigned pot spot.
The cute loli with silver-grey hair looked up at the sun in the Dream World's sky and felt that it was particularly yellow.
Lewd! The same color as Blondie!
If it weren't for the fact that this Blondie hadn't shown his omnipotence in this world, she would have almost thought this was all his conspiracy.
It couldn't be helped. From the first time she entered this place until now, almost every development had been advantageous to this man.
Especially the Herrscher of the Void, who had suffered countless losses under his silver tongue, and even Kiana's pants had become sticky during this game.
If Bronya had thought of these things, it was impossible for Raiden Mei not to have.
The girl gave the man a flirtatious eye-roll: "When I say no, I mean no!"
Brian was a little helpless.
It clearly wasn't his fault. To prevent everyone from turning into lewd beautiful girls, he had painstakingly avoided those indecent options.
But unexpectedly, no one understood him and even thought of him, a decent man, as an indecent person.
The world was going downhill, people's hearts were not what they used to be. Life was so hard. Only Raiden Mei's slender waist could give him a little bit of insignificant warmth.
Young Brian's hand moved wantonly on the girl's waist. Bronya, seeing that the situation was not good, dragged Kiana by one leg and fled like the wind.
With no outsiders present, and having already seen the man completely naked during the game...
The beautiful girl said shyly, "If you have any needs, you can come to me."
In the Yamato Nadeshiko education she received, failing to satisfy one's boyfriend or husband was a matter of extreme shame.
Those silly netizens online had a point.
There are no barren fields, only exhausted oxen.
As long as she drained every last drop of his essence, he wouldn't be able to find pleasure elsewhere even if he wanted to.
"Really?"
"Mmm~~"
The girl's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, but it made his heart bloom with joy.
The atmosphere between the two gradually became intimate, their zero-distance contact almost oblivious to the world.
But just as their passion was heating up...
"Ahem~~"
Another familiar female voice suddenly came.
"I think... perhaps I should come back later?"
The Valkyrie's wine-red eyes were full of cunning, looking at the head-bowed Raiden Mei, who wished she could dig a three-bedroom apartment into the ground, with teasing.
Undoubtedly, she was a thorough scoundrel, and her favorite thing to do was to tease others just like this.
Especially the lewd Inner World Protagonist with whom she had a grudge.
Raiden Mei was extremely embarrassed, but Brian's face was as thick as a city wall: "Rita, what brings you here?"
"Can't I come looking for you if there's nothing? My... ex-boyfriend!"
The words 'ex-boyfriend' were gritted out, filled with twelve-tenths of resentment.
To Raiden Mei, this Rita sounded like a resentful woman abandoned by Brian in her chambers, who not only couldn't stand to see her happy but was also always ready to reclaim her ex-boyfriend.
This vixen... is a formidable rival!
Raiden Mei's eyes burned with fighting spirit, but Rita's visit this time was really not for some squabble over a man, or for any of her own lewd and indecent matters.
"Regarding the Key of Corruption, Jizo Mitama, I think we need to have a good talk."
"Wouldn't you agree, my dear ex-boyfriend?"
The flaxen-haired girl bowed slightly, revealing the bottomless ravine to the man's line of sight.
Rita's attire in the Dream World was vastly different from her real-world self, almost two different styles.
A white ladies' shirt outlined her slender upper body, her curvaceously full chest pushed up to be exceptionally firm; below the girl's waistline was a black hip-hugging skirt, and the deadly black below the hem was full of mature temptation.
Rather than a Valkyrie of the same age as Raiden Mei, she was more like a career woman navigating the metropolis.
Even from Raiden Mei's perspective as a woman, there was only one evaluation—very hot!
And this woman was deliberately showing off in front of her boyfriend. He might just be bewitched by her.
Raiden Mei was very wary of Rita.
But in reality, Rita was just in a state of desperation. Her mentality was similar to the Herrscher of the Void's; she had been played with to the point of losing her composure so many times that being looked at a couple more times was no big deal.
If she could destroy the relationship between him and Raiden Mei, it would be a net gain for her.
"Of course, we can. Let's talk as we walk."
Brian replied with a smile, full of gentlemanly grace.
His hand was intertwined with Raiden Mei's, showing no intention of hiding anything from her on such an important matter.
Such an attitude made Raiden Mei's heart sweet, leaving only one thought...
He has me in his heart!
Her scheme having failed, Rita was neither angry nor annoyed, and got straight to the point: "The Overseer asked me to confirm the current situation of the Key of Corruption, as well as the functions and effects of the Divine Key."
"I think you know what that means, right?"
Brian: "He's scared. The Key of Corruption is his absolute nemesis."
"But in Lady Theresa's reply to the Overseer, the Key of Corruption is a weapon with its own consciousness, still dominated by the will of the Herrscher of Corruption. Is this true?"
"Of course it's true. If you want to see it with your own eyes, I can have our Miss Higokumaru give you a performance."
There was no monitoring or surveillance in the Dream World; they could speak freely here.
Rita noticed Brian's form of address: "It sounds like you have a pretty good relationship with that Herrscher lady."
"Apart from her identity as a Herrscher, she's just a mischievous child. You just need to coax her a little."
Rita: "..."
Coax her?
Easier said than done.
With Otto's personality, it was unlikely he would tolerate a living god who could control his life at any moment hanging over his head.
Especially since this living god was a child, likely to be capricious, and might decide to send him to the western paradise on a whim.
For a long-time ruler, this was absolutely intolerable.
Rita lowered her eyes, concealing the light in them: "Then it seems there's nothing more to say."
The future of the Key of Corruption, Jizo Mitama, and what would become of the Far East Branch would all be decided by the Schicksal Overseer.
If the Divine Key had its own will, then sending it back to Schicksal headquarters was the least likely option.
"I understand the situation. I hope you'll perform a bit in reality next, so I can give an account to the Overseer and myself."
The S-rank Valkyrie appeared humble before young Brian.
Such a submissive attitude made Raiden Mei frown.
It felt as if her boyfriend had completely suppressed Rita in every aspect, almost as if he had completed a Far East-style coercion.
Raiden Mei's gaze was distant as she looked at the two talking, feeling as if she had discovered the truth.
This woman, Rita, besides seducing her man, might also have been caught by him with some leverage, which is why she had to compromise and even sell her body.
To be able to threaten an S-rank Valkyrie like this...
As expected of my boyfriend!
While Raiden Mei's thoughts ran wild, Rita and Brian's conversation came to an end.
The charming lady bid a polite farewell: "Well then, I won't disturb your wonderful date any longer. I wish you both a pleasant evening."
The girl's smile was suggestive, stirring a sense of shyness in Raiden Mei's heart, making her wish she could dig a three-bedroom apartment in the ground with her toes and bury herself in it.
She always felt as if everyone knew her thoughts, as if everyone was just waiting to watch her make a fool of herself.
It was simply incomprehensible.
"Oh, right. Before I leave, I'd like to give you two a small gift."
The girl, skilled in seduction, wore a suggestive smile, giving Raiden Mei a bad feeling.
"Rita, we don't need..."
Raiden Mei, acting on her intuition, had just begun to speak when she was interrupted by Rita's more direct and aggressive move.
Lips met.
Plundered.
Lips parted.
Pulling a silvery thread.
"My dear ex-boyfriend, you must live on, carrying my deep love for you."
Rita was a thorough scoundrel!
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