Takanashi Rikka and Shirase didn't know each other, so after proudly basking in the children's praise, she quickly shifted her gaze elsewhere.
Nakano Itsuki, having been stunned into silence for quite some time, suddenly exclaimed, "Now I remember!"
"What is it?" Shirase instinctively...
2025-10-12 09:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostWith all the dishes set out on the table, the starving Nakano sisters naturally couldn’t hold back any longer.
Nakano Ichika still remembered to call Nino, though, and after learning she was almost home, stopped the others from picking up their chopsticks: "Hold on a bit, Nino’s nearly ...
2025-10-12 09:29:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Eh? But it’s okay for me to stay—I don’t have anything else to do right now anyway.”
The named Nakano Yotsuba blinked, confusion clearly visible in her eyes.
Nakano Ichika teased, “The kitchen’s only so big, and since the three of us are also pretty big, it’ll get cro...
2025-10-12 09:29:19 +0000 UTC View PostNakano Itsuki always handled things with seriousness and care, often playing the role of a mother to soothe tensions whenever the sisters argued.
But in the end, she was still just a high school girl.
One second, her precious meat buns were cruelly stolen by an acquaintance right befo...
2025-10-12 09:29:15 +0000 UTC View PostAs Kojima Kana happily enjoyed her meal, Shirase was already changing his shoes at the doorway.
“You’re going out?” Kana managed to ask between stuffing food into her mouth.
“Yeah. Don’t wait up—I have something to take care of,” Shirase replied without looking back.
... 2025-10-12 09:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you here to see Nino? But she isn’t home right now… Well, come on in anyway!”
The ever-energetic Nakano Yotsuba enthusiastically invited Shirase inside.
Even though his body was now controlled by the system, this damned system at least had the sense to remove its shoes, n...
2025-10-12 09:29:08 +0000 UTC View PostShirase Haruto was never one for procrastination. Since the progress bar for unlocking the new function was almost full, he decisively activated the [Free Hosting] mode.
The timer was still set at 60 minutes.
But before activation, he prepared a little something else.
Because he...
2025-10-12 09:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn't strange for Nakano Nino to have thoughts like these. A guy and a girl walking together beneath an umbrella on a rainy day, and suddenly the guy brings up a romantic rain scene from a drama—how could anyone blame her for thinking too much?
Not to mention, Shirase Haruto had never...
2025-10-12 09:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter that day, everything seemed to return to a state of calm.
But...
Looking over at Maruzensky sitting behind one table in the Student Council room, Symboli Rudolf then shifted her gaze to the other table.
Sitting at that table was Mr. C.B.
Everyone knew that Mr. C.B. w...
2025-10-12 09:27:54 +0000 UTC View PostOn the second day after discharge, both Mr. C.B. and Maruzensky had—without arranging it—taken leave.
They had the same goal today.
To buy Yayoi Natural some clothes, and to tidy her up properly.
After all, her long-term illness had left her with no time to care for such thi...
2025-10-12 09:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Yayoi Natural was discharged from the hospital accompanied by Chiyono O.
Meanwhile, Maruzensky and Mr. C.B. sat across from each other in the Student Council room, staring at each other in tense silence.
As for the third person in the room?
Better to just prete...
2025-10-12 09:27:47 +0000 UTC View PostJust a few days before Yayoi Natural’s scheduled discharge, when her health had finally begun to improve, Maruzensky at last returned.
It was fortunate that this trip was only to local races—otherwise, she might not have been able to come back at this critical moment.
Naturally, t...
2025-10-12 09:27:43 +0000 UTC View PostYayoi Natural's physical recovery wasn’t exactly smooth. Due to her previous severe exhaustion, she still needed several more days of hospital observation before considering discharge.
With Mr. C.B. unable to visit daily—the duty of taking care of Yayoi Natural fell to Sakura Chiyono O,...
2025-10-12 09:27:40 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Yayoi Natural opened her eyes again, the scene she saw was—
“Please don’t cry, don’t cry…”
Mr. C.B. desperately trying to soothe a crying baby.
Seeing Mr. C.B. flustered for the very first time, and her own child fussing noisily in the other’s arms, Yayoi Natu...
2025-10-12 09:27:36 +0000 UTC View PostFor another full week afterward, Mr. C.B. continued visiting Yayoi Natural, each time holding a bag of groceries.
Today, of course, was no exception.
But aside from groceries, today Mr. C.B. had actually brought one additional item:
Yayoi Natural’s official identity docume...
2025-10-12 09:27:32 +0000 UTC View PostSince the day she slipped away from Yayoi Natural’s side, about a week had passed.
In that week, Mr. C.B. had finally managed to visit Yayoi Natural again.
After all, she still had Student Council work to handle, so the visits had been delayed.
Only today, after clearing out m...
2025-10-12 09:27:28 +0000 UTC View PostYayoi Natural's cooking had improved quite a bit compared to a few days ago.
Eating the lunch Yayoi Natural prepared, Mr. C.B. arrived at this conclusion.
But...
Yayoi Natural, sitting beside her, wasn't eating anything similar. She merely took small, careful bites of a rice bal...
2025-10-12 09:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe day after Symboli Rudolf and Maruzensky left for central—
Mr. C.B. walked alone into the residential district.
It was quiet there—at this hour, almost nobody would be home.
But Mr. C.B. knew that person would definitely be there, waiting for her to come.
She walked...
2025-10-12 09:27:20 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you worrying about me, King of Uruk?”
“…Enkidu.”
Only then did Ophis realize Enkidu was kneeling quietly behind her, one knee to the ground.
Had she really been so lost in thought…?
Or perhaps it was because she no longer felt the need to guard herself aro...
2025-10-12 09:27:16 +0000 UTC View PostPerhaps the true cause was nothing more than Ishtar’s mischief. As for why she chose to stir up trouble, Enkidu no longer had the composure to care.
Still, if Anu—the chief of the gods—had indulged her whim, then perhaps he too wished to test Ophis, the Wedge.
Two paths lay befo...
2025-10-12 09:27:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Ophis, I’m back!”
Some time later, Enkidu emerged from the trees, landing lightly beside Ophis. She paused, scanning the area with a puzzled expression.
A divine presence lingered in the air—pure, yet immensely powerful.
“Eh? Did someone else… no, did a god just com...
2025-10-12 09:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post“…Human… Order?”
After quietly uttering the words, Ophis blinked, returning to her senses.
Moments earlier, a series of fleeting images had flashed through her mind—vivid yet disjointed—accompanied by that strange phrase.
Most of the scenes were hazy, vanishing almos...
2025-10-12 09:27:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Here—”
Ophis accepted the fruit from Enkidu’s hand. It resembled the “apple” she knew, and she took a small bite.
The two of them were resting in a small grove on their way back. Unlike their hurried trip to the destination, they now walked at an easy pace.
Enkidu s...
2025-10-12 09:27:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sword of Rupture, Ea could also be called the Sword of Beginnings; as for the Sword of the End, Enki, its nature required no further explanation.
Beginning and End—Creation and Destruction. They were the twin principles of the Ouroboros itself.
Because...
2025-10-12 09:26:58 +0000 UTC View PostAfter completing everything, Enkidu’s mood hadn’t fully recovered, but it was clearly lighter than before.
Ophis didn’t disturb her. Enkidu remained kneeling before Humbaba’s tombstone, lost in memory. Quietly, Ophis picked up the golden key she had set aside earlier and stepped int...
2025-10-12 09:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral minutes passed before the smoke and dust finally cleared.
Ophis wiped the splattered mud from her face and turned toward Enkidu.
“Ha… Haha…”
All she got in response was an awkward laugh.
Drawing in the mud that made up her own body, Enkidu absorbed the grim...
2025-10-12 09:26:51 +0000 UTC View Post“OPHIS!!!”
Enkidu darted forward, catching what was left of Ophis’s shattered body.
But then she realized—there was no blood. Around each wound, bright violet motes shimmered into being, slowly knitting Ophis back together.
Suddenly, Ophis’s newly restored left hand sh...
2025-10-12 09:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostUnlike Ophis, who had already finished assessing the situation, Enkidu remained lost in thought, failing to react to the sudden roar.
Fortunately, Ophis had been watching her closely and immediately noticed something wrong.
In a swift motion, she stepped in front of Enkidu, condensing...
2025-10-12 09:26:43 +0000 UTC View Post“It's Leon’s Gigantamax Charizard!”
“We've got this now!”
“Boss Giovanni, don’t lose to this guy, nya~!”
Mixed among the cheers echoing from the stands were a few odd shouts, but it was obvious that the spectators had absolute confidence in Leon’s Gigantamax Ch...
2025-10-12 09:25:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe ground shook violently.
Although unable to strike Kangaskhan while it was underground, now wasn't too late. The quake’s shockwaves struck Kangaskhan directly.
But ignoring the pain from the Earthquake, Kangaskhan pushed forward stubbornly, swinging a flame-wreathed fist towards ...
2025-10-12 09:25:45 +0000 UTC View Post