Lucky: Boss!!
No matter how desperately Lucky called out, Tang Han could not snap out of the dazed state brought on by Cute Rice Shower's charm. He stood there like a wooden post, completely defenseless—at this point, anyone could do whatever they wanted to him.
Tang Han: wide open down the middle.
And as King Halo stared at Tang Han's concealed face, a different thought suddenly entered her mind.
To be honest, she was very curious about what Tang Han really looked like.
An old man? A middle-aged uncle? An elegant young gentleman? Or maybe the boy next door type?
Yes, pulling back someone's hood without permission was a little rude. But then again, she was the first-class King Halo. A tiny bit of rudeness from someone of her caliber could surely be forgiven.
Besides, because of her mother, she had seen many beautiful things, and many things of dreadful taste. So whether Tang Han, Trainer, turned out to be handsome or ugly, King Halo was confident she would not be surprised.
And this was a perfect opportunity.
A first-rate King should never hesitate. Once an idea was born, she would act on it.
"Let me see!"
King Halo reached toward Tang Han.
Lucky: Boooooossssss—!!
But just as her hand was about to touch Tang Han's hood, Urara moved.
"Shhh—"
Urara made a hush gesture and stepped protectively in front of Tang Han.
King Halo blinked.
"Urara?"
"King Halo, Tang Han, Trainer is practicing a super amazing ninja technique right now, so it's best not to disturb him…" Urara leaned close and whispered very seriously.
"A ninja technique?"
"That's right. You can only master this technique if you stay completely still. If you move, then it counts as a failure."
Then Urara seemed to remember something and grinned sheepishly.
"Oops. I was practicing with Trainer just now too, but I think I failed…"
Urara's adorable expression stirred up King Halo's maternal instincts, and she could not resist patting her on the head.
"Alright, alright. I won't touch Tang Han, Trainer."
"Hehe~"
Then Urara turned to the dejected Rice Shower and flashed her a bright smile.
"Rice, you were really cute just now~"
"Huh?"
Rice Shower looked up in disbelief.
"I… was cute?"
"Of course you were~ When you made that heart just now, my own heart started going thump-thump!" Urara praised her.
"Everyone, don't you agree?"
"Yes, Rice Shower was very cute."
Under Urara's lead, King Halo and the others all nodded in agreement.
"Mmm…" Rice Shower's cheeks turned pink.
But she was still troubled.
Even if everyone else thought she was cute, if Big Brother did not think so, then it meant nothing…
"But… Big Brother didn't like that version of Rice Shower at all…"
"That's not true, Rice~" Urara shook her head.
"Trainer probably saw how adorable you were and got so happy that he suddenly thought of a super powerful ninja move—the Wooden Person Technique! That's why he turned into a wooden person just now," Urara explained.
"Is that… really it?"
Rice Shower thought about it herself, and the knot in her heart loosened.
She had almost forgotten—Big Brother was an incredible ninja. Sometimes he did things ordinary people found impossible to understand. That was not unusual at all.
So Big Brother freezing up after seeing her act cute… was probably just him practicing ninjutsu.
Great.
Big Brother was not disgusted by her after all.
After Urara's explanation, Rice Shower's spirits lifted again.
"Rice Shower, let me teach you how to do the heart pose properly," Tokai Teio offered warmly, seeing her lingering frustration.
Tokai Teio was highly skilled in dance, and she also had plenty of experience with the heart pose—the key move in horse-girl dancing.
"When you make a heart, you have to pour your love into it seriously, and then add the magic of graceful movement. Only then can you create the kind of cuteness that makes people's hearts race."
"Love? Magic?" Rice Shower did not understand.
"Here, let Teio-sama give you a demonstration."
Tokai Teio confidently patted her chest and skipped lightly over to Tang Han.
"Alright, here I go~"
"Mhm!"
Rice Shower stood to one side, watching with complete focus.
Tokai Teio prepared herself and began chanting dramatically:
"Swirl swirl tasty honey thump thump sweet sweet love"
"Tang Han, Trainer love you"
With a playful smile, Tokai Teio formed a heart with her hands and sent it flying.
Compared to Rice Shower's tiny little heart, Tokai Teio's was much fuller and livelier—like a brightly colored butterfly joyfully fluttering toward Tang Han.
Pop~
Tokai Teio's big heart struck Tang Han.
And then something remarkable happened.
Under the influence of Tokai Teio's heart, the [Charm] effect on Tang Han was actually cleansed away.
But that was not the end of it.
Because immediately afterward, two more words appeared above Tang Han's head:
[Fear]
"Gwahhhhhh!"
Tang Han instantly snapped awake and stumbled back several steps in panic.
What was that?
What had just happened?
Why did his heart suddenly feel as if he had been locked in a basement?
Lucky: Boss, just now you got charmed by Rice Shower, and then Tokai Teio hit you with fear.
Tang Han: Huh?!
That was a lot to process at once.
Meanwhile, Tokai Teio tilted her head in confusion.
That reaction was not what she had expected.
Seeing cute Teio, shouldn't he have wanted to come closer and hug her? Why was Tang Han, Trainer, backing away instead?
Still… all in all, it counted as a success, right?
"Rice Shower, you try it."
"Okay…"
Tokai Teio stepped aside, and it was Rice Shower's turn again.
"Haa…"
After taking a deep breath and gathering her courage, Rice Shower began imitating the movements Tokai Teio had taught her.
"Swirl swirl tasty honey thump thump~ sweet sweet love…"
The moment Lucky saw this, she became instantly alarmed.
If Boss, the consummate Big Brother type, got hit by this move, he would absolutely die of emotional overload!
Lucky: Boss! Don't look! You absolutely can't look!
Lucky: I get it now! That's what the yellow alert meant! If you choose to keep looking, it becomes danger! If you choose not to look, it's safe!
Lucky: So don't watch Rice Shower acting cute anymore! It'll put you in danger!
Lucky desperately urged Tang Han to shut his eyes or turn his head away so he could avoid being charmed again.
Tang Han ignored her completely.
Tang Han: Don't stop me! How could I not watch Rice Shower acting cute!
Tang Han: A Big Brother who refuses to watch Rice Shower act cute belongs in military court!
Not only did Tang Han refuse to close his eyes—
He opened them even wider.
Lucky: ???
"Onii-sama love you"
This time, Rice Shower's heart was bigger than before, fuller than before—
And far deadlier.
Pop~
The heart struck Tang Han.
Ding. Tang Han has gained the status effect: [Charm Lv.2]
Exactly as expected, Tang Han sank back into a dazed stupor.
In fact, he looked even worse than before.
"Hehe… Rice Shower is so cute… hehe…"
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