Second floor, master bedroom.
Yotsuya Miko placed her hand on the doorknob and gave it a gentle twist—the door opened.
The room's lighting was neither bright nor dim.
The LED smart ceiling light above had been adjusted to a soft glow.
Arthur was sitting against the headboard.
He looked up from his phone when he saw Miko enter, turned the screen off, and set it on the round table beside the bed.
"Come here."
He patted the spot next to him with his left hand.
Miko's cheeks turned faintly pink. She quietly closed the door, then walked over and sat down by the bed.
Arthur reached out, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her soft, rosy lips. His hands began to wander.
Miko responded to him with growing passion.
Meanwhile, on the third floor—
Tohru, who had sensed Miko heading toward Arthur's room, hesitated for a moment before slipping out of bed and quietly leaving her own room.
Normally, she wouldn't have cared.
But since it involved Arthur, she couldn't help but care.
When Tohru arrived on the second floor, Arthur and Miko were already engaged in a "winner-takes-all" game—
and the loser had to clap.
Obviously, Miko was no match for Arthur in this game.
"Mm—what's that?"
Hearing the noises coming from Arthur's room, Tohru froze for a second, her expression subtly changing.
After all, she was an ancient dragon who had lived for tens of thousands of years, traveling across countless lands.
Though she had no direct experience herself, she understood well enough what was happening.
She immediately realized what kind of "game" Arthur and Miko were playing.
"Arthur…"
A faint blush crept up Tohru's face. Her golden eyes flickered with an unreadable light.
She stood there for a while, then turned and quietly went back to her room.
Night slipped away in the blink of an eye.
At 6:50 the next morning—
Arthur opened his eyes. He used Sky Magic on Miko, otherwise she wouldn't be able to get out of bed.
When the spell ended, he gently woke her up.
Miko returned to her room on the third floor, pulled her school uniform and underwear from her bag, and went into the bathroom to shower.
Arthur took his own shower in the second-floor bathroom.
By the time they were both finished, Tohru had already prepared breakfast.
The three of them sat at the table to eat.
Tohru gave Miko a subtle look.
Miko smiled awkwardly, a little guilty.
Tohru was also one of Arthur's "companions," after all.
Of course, she would "spar" with him as well.
After last night's madness, Miko could tell from Tohru's expression—
Tohru had definitely noticed.
Just thinking about it made Miko's face grow warm.
Breakfast ended under a rather delicate atmosphere. Arthur and Miko grabbed their bags and headed toward the station.
Miko texted Hyakkawa Hana, telling her not to wait today—she'd go on ahead.
At a little past eight o'clock, Arthur walked into the classroom. Spotting Kosaka Yui, he greeted her:
"Morning, Kosaka-san."
"Good morning, Arthur-kun."
Yui's usually serious expression softened a little.
Watching Arthur greet other classmates, she suddenly recalled an image from yesterday—
her fair cheeks turned pink.
She quickly looked away, suppressing the restless flutter in her chest.
After greeting the trio of Miura Yumiko and her friends, Arthur took his seat.
"Good morning, Arthur."
It was Kato Megumi—initiating the greeting herself for the first time.
Their eyes met. Arthur smiled. "Morning."
Megumi gave a small nod, then turned back around.
Arthur chuckled, took out his textbook, and with a thought, summoned the Encyclopedia of All Things.
A new entry had just lit up.
Nickname: Kosaka Yui
Rank: White
Description: Disciplinary Committee Member
Reward: Swimming Mastery
…
He glanced through the other student council entries.
Nickname: Shinomiya Kaguya
Rank: White
Description: Sharp-tongued but honest
Reward: Archery Mastery
Nickname: Fujiwara Chika
Rank: White
Description: "Cancer of the Earth?"
Reward: Board Game Mastery
Nickname: Manabe Nao
Rank: White
Description: "Miss Gentle"
Reward: Massage Mastery
With a thought, Arthur claimed Yui's reward—instantly becoming a swimming prodigy, capable of taking Olympic gold if he wished.
The school day passed swiftly.
After class, Arthur invited Yui to the Student Council office to meet everyone.
Yui blended in easily.
Except for the still-slightly-frozen Kaguya, everyone else was approachable.
Time flowed on—day by day.
Before he knew it, Friday night had arrived.
Akashiya Moka, Yotsuya Miko, and Tohru finally gathered together.
Under Arthur's easygoing presence, the three quickly became familiar with each other.
After all, they were all bound to him—harmony was important.
Watching his companions getting along, Arthur's lips curved in satisfaction.
Around 11:30 that night—
In the living room—
"Hmm?"
Arthur's brow lifted slightly as he turned toward the courtyard.
Tohru did the same, her golden-red pupils narrowing.
"What's wrong?"
Miko and Moeka followed their gaze, curiosity written on their faces.
A streak of light descended into the courtyard.
As it faded, a figure appeared.
"Big Sis Aiya?!"
Moeka's eyes widened in surprise.
The newcomer was Akua Shuzen.
And the seven days hadn't even passed yet.
Miko, hearing the name, blinked in surprise too—
So she was Moeka's sister?
Then that meant… she was a vampire as well.
Tohru's golden eyes flickered. "Kobayashi…" she said softly, glancing at Arthur for direction.
Arthur gave her a reassuring nod.
"What…?"
Aiya, now standing in the courtyard, had also noticed Tohru—and her pupils contracted sharply.
For an instant, she had felt the breath of death.
The source was that golden-haired woman with horns and a tail.
And beneath it all… a pressure from blood itself—
as if the woman before her possessed a bloodline far nobler and more terrifying than her own.
Fortunately, when Arthur signaled Tohru, she withdrew her aura, allowing Aiya to breathe again.
Aiya took a deep look at her before turning to Arthur, suppressing her turbulent emotions.
"My apologies… for showing up unannounced."
"It's fine," Arthur replied with a calm smile. "So—you've made up your mind?"
"I…"
Just as Aiya began to speak—
"Hm?"
Arthur and Tohru both sensed it at once—
a faint but distinct gaze watching from afar.
"Kobayashi, someone's spying on us," Tohru warned, her eyes narrowing.
"??!!"
Miko, Moeka, and Aiya all tensed.
None of them had sensed a thing.
Arthur's eyes flicked toward Aiya, then beyond her—
and the corner of his lips lifted slightly.
"So… a big fish came in along with her, huh?"
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An invisible wave of psychic perception spread outward.
Arthur gauged the distance, then—
"Domain Expansion—Sovereign's Realm!"
Without hesitation, he unfolded his supreme royal domain.
Within an instant, everything within a two-kilometer radius was swallowed by his Sovereign's Realm.
A vast, unseen sphere of space took shape.
The Royal Domain functioned much like a mirror dimension—
connected to reality, yet existing parallel to it.
Though its range extended two kilometers in every direction (a four-kilometer diameter),
the outside world remained entirely unaffected.
Ordinary beings could not perceive it.
Only those whose strength surpassed Arthur's—or whose spiritual perception was exceptional—could sense its existence.
Yotsuya Miko, Akashiya Moeka, Akua Shuzen, Tohru—
and the hidden watcher—all were pulled into the Sovereign's Realm.
This time, the scene within the realm was different.
The grassy ground was gone, replaced by an invisible surface—
a transparent barrier of space itself.
All around stretched the starry vastness of the universe,
rivers of starlight flowing endlessly.
Arthur sat upon a golden throne, overlooking all.
To his right stood the four women, their feet upon a faintly golden translucent platform.
"Wh-Where is this?!"
Miko gasped in astonishment, her eyes wide as she looked at Arthur.
Even Tohru couldn't hide her surprise.
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