A moment later.

Felyn was alone in the changing room, checking the condition of his trousers.

What had just happened didn't develop into a melodramatic scene.

For instance, him saying to Viloti, "Viloti, listen to my explanation!"

And then Viloti covering her ears and shouting, "I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen!"

After Felyn explained things to Viloti, the two young ladies didn't give him too much trouble.

The misunderstanding was quickly cleared up.

But the conflict wouldn't just dissipate like that.

The three beautiful young ladies, Adeline, Zervanie, and Viloti, sat on the sofa, looking at each other.

Zervanie sat between the two. On her left was Viloti in her red and white school uniform and white stockings, and on her right was Adeline in her blue and white school uniform and black stockings.

She herself wore a dark blue, midriff-baring long-sleeved shirt, with black fishnet stockings tucked into her tall boots.

The three young ladies, each with a completely different style, were gathered in this small suite, and the atmosphere felt a bit heavy.

Tonight, they all wanted to have a portrait made with Felyn.

But at the same time, none of them wanted anyone else to appear in that portrait.

"Adeline, why don't we compete for this spot fairly?" Zervanie was the first to break the silence.

Adeline gave Zervanie a faint smile, then her lips parted slightly.

"No."

(You two have been with Felyn for so long. I've only just started spending time with Felyn after the contract ended.)

(Fair competition? Completely unfair!)

"But Miss Zervanie, I didn't expect you to get involved too. I thought you and your... fiancé Felyn had long lost contact."

Zervanie flicked her long hair back with her hand and returned a perfect smile to Adeline.

"Miss Adeline, I was ignorant back then and embarrassed Felyn. But although he isn't my fiancé now, in the future, well, you never know."

"Is that so? Does Felyn know that your... acting skills are so rich? At the time, I really thought something had happened between you and Felyn, Miss Zervanie."

Adeline was referring to a long time ago, when Zervanie had tearfully complained to her about a conflict with her fiancé, asking her to put in a good word with Felyn.

Zervanie's acting skills back then had already made Adeline think she was a very dangerous woman.

"Hmph, no need for Miss Adeline to worry. I'm just naturally this cute, it's not an act," Zervanie said, poking her own cheek and tilting her head, “On the contrary, I seem to remember that Miss Adeline thought Felyn was working hard for your sake, didn't you? I recall you also seemed to think Felyn liked you back then?"

The two prodded at each other's weakest points, the smiles on their faces beginning to shatter, dropping the sad dregs of past grievances.

"Miss Adeline, why don't we just rely on our own abilities tonight? Whoever snags him, gets him?"

Zervanie wasn't confident she could completely convince Felyn to be with her either.

Although their relationship had finally gotten on the right track after the dungeon incident, they also hadn't spent much time together.

As for who posed the biggest threat...

The gazes of both young ladies turned to Viloti, who was dressed in her red and white school uniform. Although her face was expressionless, she had a certain "moe" contrast.

Both of them had witnessed the unusual relationship between Viloti and Felyn. If Viloti were to act cute with Felyn, they felt that Felyn might just agree to her request.

"Miss Viloti, I wonder what your plans are for later?" Zervanie placed her hands on her knees, lightly tapping her fishnet stockings with her fingers.

Although Zervanie had just come with Viloti to catch them in the act, the alliance was already starting to break from this moment.

There are no eternal friends, only an eternal Felyn.

Viloti didn't answer Zervanie. Her gaze remained fixed on the changing room door.

She couldn't forget the scene of Adeline and Felyn appearing in the changing room together just now, nor could she forget the shy look on Adeline's face at that time.

Something must have happened between them.

Tonight, it seemed like Felyn... had hugged several girls...

First, that beautiful stranger in the lake, and now Adeline...

(This isn't fair…)

Viloti did not participate in the war for Felyn at this moment.

She had more important things to do.

When she saw the doorknob begin to turn, she knew Felyn was about to come out.

The opportunity was only a few seconds.

After this, Felyn's side would probably be surrounded by a group of girls.

Viloti stood up from the sofa and, under the bewildered gazes of Adeline and Zervanie, walked towards the changing room.

"Hm? Viloti, what's wrong?"

Felyn, who had just finished dressing, pushed open the door and saw Viloti walking quickly towards him.

"Did you leave something behind just... Viloti?!"

Viloti wrapped her arms around Felyn's waist, pushing him back into the changing room once more.

She casually pulled the door shut and locked it.

A moment later, Felyn heard footsteps and a series of frantic knocks on the door from outside.

"Adeline, use your master key to open the door."

"Oh no, when I was hiding, I think I accidentally left it in the cloakroom."

"What?! Damn it, Viloti, hurry up and come out!"

As the sigil in Viloti's hand activated, the world suddenly became much quieter.

This was a soundproofing sigil she was using.

The world was now left with only her and Felyn.

"Viloti, what's wrong?"

The Viloti in front of him began to blush. She gripped the hem of her skirt tightly, as if she had something she wanted to say to him.

"Fe-Felyn, that girl you were holding in the lake just now... who is she?"

She gently tugged on Felyn's sleeve, muttering in a low voice.

A strand of pink hair fell across her face. Her lips were slightly pursed, revealing a hint of unease.

"Her? She's... uh..." Felyn was at a loss for words, not knowing how to explain.

Viloti's fingers unconsciously tightened around Felyn's cuff. Her gaze wandered, not daring to look directly into Felyn's eyes.

Her chest rose and fell gently, as if she were trying hard to suppress some emotion.

Finally, she took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes. "It's okay, Felyn. I just wanted to... you hugged her just now. Can you, can you..."

Her voice grew smaller and smaller. After a pause, she finally mustered up her courage and said softly, "Can you... hug me too..."

Viloti was jealous.

It was the first time she had seen Felyn hug another girl.

On top of that, Adeline and Felyn had been in the same room just now, and Felyn wasn't even wearing pants at the time.

"If you hug me... I-I won't hide from Felyn anymore in the future..."

Viloti's body swayed slightly, her hand still clutching Felyn's sleeve.

She looked up at Felyn's expression and saw that he was still standing there, seemingly unmoved.

His hands showed no sign of lifting, hanging limply in the air.

(So it's still no good…)

The room was starting to feel a bit stuffy, and even breathing was becoming difficult.

Viloti lowered her head, watching the tips of her shoes bump together.

Her hand, which had been clutching Felyn's sleeve, slowly loosened and fell to the side of her skirt.

Then, her hair fell down, obscuring her entire world.

(I guess I was being a little willful…)

Seeing Felyn run past her while holding that girl, she felt a little envious of her.

Felyn had never even held her like that.

(That's right, I've been hiding from Felyn all this time. I have no reason to make such an outrageous request.)

(What have I done…)

Viloti sighed softly in her heart, preparing to apologize to Felyn.

But she suddenly felt her body begin to lift off the ground. Her hair was thrown back, and the world was filled with light again.

Felyn had one arm around Viloti's knees, and the other hand was firmly supporting her back.

"Is this the position?"

(End of Chapter)