Hearing that, the Fallen Angel trio immediately shook their heads repeatedly. Even the food in their hands stopped tasting good.
Forget buying fake alcohol. They did not even dare spend extra money.
Even though Rod had never once asked where their money went, they still did not dare waste a single cent, afraid that even a minor mistake might bring punishment.
Of course, punishment was still a light matter. They cherished their current lives too much now. They no longer had to struggle against life just because their status was low.
Meanwhile, Rossweisse had already gotten completely drunk.
Xenovia, who was sitting beside her, advised her not to drink so much since she was already drunk. However, Rossweisse slapped away the hand trying to stop her and gulped the wine down in one go.
"I'm not drunk! I, you know, have been drinking with that rotten old man Odin ever since I became his personal guard! Oh! I remember now! That damn old man never cared how hard I worked! All he ever said was that he wanted to find women, wanted to drink, wanted to touch breasts! No matter where we went, he always said stupid things like that! I swear he's gone senile! Everyone in the other departments of Valhalla called me the old pervert's caretaker Valkyrie! They said I earned the lowest salary while still having to take care of every little thing for that stinky old man! It's all his fault! It's because of him that I couldn't get a boyfriend, couldn't get a boyfriend, couldn't get a boyfriend... Wuuuuuuuu!"
By the end, Rossweisse burst into loud sobs.
Seeing Rossweisse acting drunk, Rias actually felt a little better.
But at that moment, Rod took Rossweisse's hand and said,
"In that case, why don't you become one of my girlfriends?"
"?!"
The moment she heard that, Rossweisse shot upright and stared straight at Rod. Her cheeks were flushed from drinking, but it looked almost like a blush of embarrassment and excitement.
"R-Really?"
"Of course. But I have more than one girlfriend, so as long as you can accept that, it's fine."
Rod was not good at comforting people, but he was very good at telling the truth.
When dealing with women, he had only ever used the direct approach.
"More than one... I-It doesn't matter. The heroes in Valhalla don't have only one girlfriend either, and my country doesn't have a monogamy system."
After saying that, Rossweisse grabbed the wineglass with her other trembling hand, filled it, drank it all in one go, and said with a bright red face,
"I... I have a boyfriend now. Hehehe..."
After saying that, Rossweisse collapsed onto the table with a thud.
"Huh? Rossweisse-san, what's wrong?"
Asia immediately panicked and shook her shoulder.
Rod smiled lightly and said,
"She probably fainted from happiness because I agreed to be her boyfriend."
If anyone else had said that, they would definitely have been labeled an overconfident guy.
But everyone present knew Rossweisse's personality. Whenever the topic of boyfriends came up, she acted like a child throwing a tantrum.
Now that Rod had suddenly "taken advantage of the opening" when her psychological defenses were at their weakest, it was entirely possible that Rossweisse really had fainted from being too excited and happy.
"Take her back to her room so she can rest."
Rod said.
Mittelt then walked over, carried Rossweisse on her back, and headed toward one of the bedrooms.
After several rounds of drinks and plenty of food, everyone who had eaten and drunk their fill rested in the living room and chatted.
When the topic of soaking in the hot spring came up, Xenovia and Irina both frowned.
"We didn't bring swimsuits."
"Irina, let's go buy swimsuits first. We should still make it in time."
Hearing that, Rias blinked in confusion.
"You shouldn't need to wear swimsuits when soaking in a hot spring, right?"
"Under normal circumstances, yes. But Rod will be soaking too, won't he? If we don't wear swimsuits, it would be easy for him to take advantage of us. Besides, we're Angels now."
Xenovia calmly explained.
"Um... Rod-san isn't that indecent."
Asia protested quietly.
"Asia, you probably haven't known him long enough. In the early years, when he went on missions with us, he often sneaked looks at our bodies. It was the same when he served as Lady Gabriel's guard in the Underworld. Rod's eyes kept aiming at Lady Gabriel's breasts."
"Lady Gabriel even said before that she wanted to stay at Rod's house for one night, but I refused. If she stayed here overnight, who knows how much advantage he would take of her!"
Irina spoke with absolute certainty.
"Then wouldn't the two of you also get taken advantage of?"
Rias asked with a smile.
"Xenovia and I are already used to it. Besides, Lady Gabriel said that our minds are unstable right now, and we need to train diligently so we won't fall because of various temptations. We think staying by Rod's side is a very good training environment."
After saying that, Xenovia stood up.
"Let's go, Irina. We'll buy swimsuits. We have to choose the styles carefully."
"Oh, oh! Speaking of swimsuits, since we're Angels, the color definitely has to be white, right?"
"But ordinary designs might not be enough to awaken Rod's beastly instincts. We'll need something bolder."
The two girls gradually walked away, their figures disappearing into the night.
"Shirone, let's go change too. Big Sister will change you into a swimsuit, nya!"
Kuroka grabbed Koneko's arm excitedly.
"What style do you want? Big Sister can transform one for you, nya!"
"No need. I'll wear my school swimsuit."
Koneko said expressionlessly.
Even without guessing, she knew Kuroka was definitely planning to harass her.
"Asia, let's go change."
"Okay."
The two of them left together, leaving Kuroka behind by herself.
Rias frowned and was just about to return to her room to choose an outfit when she looked around and realized Akeno was nowhere to be seen.
"That's strange. Where did Akeno go?"
"If you mean Akeno-san, she should already be soaking in the hot spring."
Lavinia closed one of her grimoires.
"I've rested enough too. I should go take a bath."
After saying that, she swayed her hips and walked into the basement.
Rias froze for several seconds. Then, when she thought of Akeno's expression earlier, she could not help feeling a little annoyed.
That damn Akeno.
She actually slipped away first?
And while they had been talking, didn't that mean only Rod and Akeno were in the underground hot spring room?
Thinking of that, Rias immediately returned to her room, changed into a swimsuit with very little fabric, and headed down to the underground hot spring.
Before she even entered, she heard intermittent groans coming from Rod's mouth.
"No... don't. Stop... Don't stop..."
After pushing the door open, Rias, her face flushed red, discovered that Rod was currently lying face down on the soft massage bed used for scrubbing backs.
Akeno, wrapped in a bath towel, was standing beside him and serving him attentively. Her fair fingers kneaded and massaged Rod's back with remarkably professional skill.