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She knew that Saeko meant what she said, but if a fight broke out here, it would only wake Zhou Ye up, and then everyone's plans would be ruined!
She suppressed her anger and resolved the problem in the way she was best at.
She looked at Nan Lixiang and said through gritted teeth, "Tell me, what do you want for you to leave now?"
"I'll make it up to you two another day!"
"Oh?" Nanri raised an eyebrow, her smile returning. "Compensation? You said it yourself."
She seemed to have been waiting for Nami to say that.
She stretched out her right hand and slowly spread her five fingers in front of Nami.
Nami frowned: "What do you mean?"
"Five million." Nanri Kaori's smile turned into that of a shrewd businesswoman. "US dollars."
"For just five million dollars, Shizuka and I guarantee that we will not interfere with your time together for the next two weeks."
She paused, then added, her tone practically rubbing salt into Nami's wounds.
"Of course, if you can't handle the load halfway and need our support, the price will be different."
Five million dollars?!
Nami's scream nearly pierced the roof; she covered her mouth tightly to keep the sound from escaping. Her eyes widened as she stared at Nanami Rika in disbelief.
"You robbed!"
Nanri Kaori immediately stopped smiling, shook her head innocently, and waved her hands.
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
That practiced three-part denial nearly made Nami so angry she couldn't breathe.
This woman! She's no different from a bandit!
Five million dollars! That's a treasure she painstakingly accumulated! To spend it on something like this? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
"No way!" Nami refused decisively.
“Then there’s nothing to talk about.” Nan Lixiang shrugged. “It’ll be a matter of each person having the ability.”
"you……"
Just as the atmosphere in the corridor was tense and a major battle was about to break out.
【Om—】
A slight fluctuation of magical energy rippled outwards between the four of them.
A dark blue magic circle, filled with intricate runes, unfolded unexpectedly on the corridor floor.
The argument between Nami, Saeko, and Nanami Rika came to an abrupt halt, and everyone looked warily at the magic circle.
A flash of light appeared, and two graceful figures, both dressed in revealing pajamas, appeared in the center of the magic circle.
One was Rias Gremory, who wore a wine-red silk nightgown that perfectly accentuated her mature and voluptuous figure.
The other is Himejima Akeno, who is wearing a semi-transparent black lace kimono and exudes a bewitching aura.
The two had clearly just taken a bath, their bodies still damp and fragrant.
Their arrival instantly made the already crowded battlefield even more chaotic.
Himejima Akeno stared at the three opposing forces before her, momentarily stunned, then covered her mouth and revealed her signature cunning yet charming smile.
"Ah la la..."
Her voice sounded particularly alluring in the quiet corridor.
"It looks like it'll be quite lively here tonight."
Chapter 168 Shura Field
The corridor, on the verge of war, fell into an even more eerie silence after the arrival of two uninvited guests.
Nami's fingers trembled as they traced an arc before finally pointing straight at the smiling Akeno Himejima and Rias beside her, whose face was flushed but who was trying to appear calm.
Her brain was buzzing.
[A surprise attack! These two devils actually launched a surprise attack!]
[The boss is right! We absolutely need to install anti-teleportation magic at home! Otherwise, these philanderers can come and go as they please, how are we supposed to defend against them!]
I can't live like this anymore!
Rage overwhelmed her reason, and Nami could no longer maintain her facade as a shrewd navigator. With her hands on her hips, she looked exactly like a little dragon whose treasure had been stolen.
"Hey! You two, don't go too far!"
"Everything should be done in a first-come, first-served manner, don't you understand!"
Upon hearing this, Himejima Akeno was not angry at all. Instead, she stretched out her slender fingers and twirled a strand of black hair between her fingertips, a gesture full of indescribable allure.
"Oh, Nami-san, it's all about first come, first served..."
She paused deliberately, her purple eyes sweeping over everyone present before finally settling back on Nami with a victor's smile.
"It seems like I'm the first person to appear next to Ye."
"We're childhood sweethearts~" 01
The phrase "childhood sweethearts" was like a poisoned dagger, precisely piercing the hearts of all the women present except Rias.
Nanri Kaori's mischievous smile froze for a moment.
Nami was so angry that her face turned blue.
This is cheating! This is hacking! This is table-flipping!
"So what if you're childhood friends?!" Nami couldn't help but retort. "Does being childhood friends mean you can cut in line?!"
"Of course!" Himejima Akeno smiled even more broadly. She loved seeing Nami so exasperated yet helpless.
Just then, a cold voice broke Himejima Akeno's performance.
"Zhu is the eldest brother's childhood sweetheart, that's true."
Saeko Busujima took a step forward and calmly looked at one of her formidable enemies.
A faint, sarcastic smile appeared on her usually expressionless face.
"But the problem is, after all this time, you haven't even played a single duo match with the boss."
"Whose problem is this, really?"
Saeko's words were plain, yet every word was piercing to the heart.
[Duo Queue!]
This word was as lethal to the women present as any forbidden spell.
For the first time, a crack appeared on Akeno Himejima's smile.
But Saeko didn't stop there.
Her gaze slowly shifted from Himejima Akeno to the red-haired girl beside her who had been blushing since the beginning, yet was trying her best to maintain her dignity as the "official wife."
"Besides, so what if we're childhood sweethearts?"
"In terms of status, the 'official wife' here seems to be Miss Rias Gremory next to you, right?"
This attack was even more vicious.
It not only instantly shattered the fragile alliance between Rias and Akeno Himejima, but also pushed Rias directly to the opposite side of everyone.
"I……"
Rias was caught off guard by this sudden "conferment," and the temperature of her cheeks instantly soared.
But her pride as the next head of the Gremory family prevented her from backing down.
Especially in the face of so many "enemies".
"That...that's for sure!" She puffed out her proud chest and forcefully accepted the title. "Since you all know, why don't you step down now!"
She tried to use her status to suppress everyone, but her slightly trembling voice betrayed her guilty conscience.
"Oh~?" Himejima Akeno came to her senses. Instead of being angry because of Saeko's provocation, she moved closer to Rias with even more interest and nudged her lightly with her elbow.
“Rias, look, they all acknowledge your status now.”
"As the empress, shouldn't you show some authority and send these disobedient concubines back to their rooms?"
Zhu Nai's voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
A concubine?!
Nami's fist hardened.
Nanri Kaori's smile also turned dangerous.
"The Empress?" Nami sneered repeatedly, scrutinizing Rias's gorgeous silk nightgown from head to toe, her gaze sharp and intense.
"Don't be ridiculous! I don't know who it was, but just now, the boss made them run away in the living room after saying a few words to them."
"Now that you've bathed, changed into your decisive attire, and come back, you really think you're someone important?"
"You're a defeated general trying to make a comeback! What right do you have to point fingers at us like this!"
"You!" Rias was hit where it hurt, her face turned red with anger, but she couldn't find the words to refute him for a moment.
"Well said, Nami!" Nanri Kaori fanned the flames from the side, clapping her hands and giving Nami and Saeko a look that said, "We're on the same side."
"Miss Devil, your appearance has disrupted our internal negotiations."
She waved the five fingers she had just extended.
“Now that the situation has changed, my asking price must also change.”
"I think you two should each receive ten million US dollars."
"Consider it... a toll?"
Her words stunned Rias and Akeno Himejima.