“So you finally did it, huh?”

  C.ented zily after Yuuji fielling her about what had happened between himself and Karen.

  She was ying on the cou Yuuji’s room with a pepperoni pizza with extra cheese in hand and dressed in one of Yuuji’s white shirts. The two Yin Yang Slimes, Aria and Alice, were also ying around on her chest zily, fog on the rge s LCD TV.

  They were all currently watg “Code Geass”.

  After being told of Yuuji’s true in, C.C began watg the ahat Lelouch, Tatsuya, Satoru, and of course, Yuuji were part of. And of course, she watched Yuuji’s first.

  It was aremely awkward and embarrassing time for Yuuji, who she had forced to watch alongside her.

  On the surface, she didn’t show much of a rea, trary to Yuuji’s expectation. But retly, he had began notig C.C stealing g his crotd also being more physically intimate with him.

  She had also begun dressing… more “sloppily” and showing off her pure white skin that made it extremely difficult for Yuuji to stay calm.

  After watg Yuuji’s “anime”, she started watg Code Geass. She was very curious what kind of “world” and life she would’ve been living if Yuuji dider her life.

  A world without him… Although it had only been a short time since he appeared in her life, it was something she couldn’t even imagine now.

  Though… Given how much he meant to her, she didn’t seem that ied in Yuuji having just exged his feelings with Karen.

  Yuuji, who was sitting on the same couch with C.C’s legs on his p, looked at her surprised and fused.

  “...That’s it? You’re not surprised?”

  “Hm? Why would I be? Knowing how bad you are from keepis from the one you love, I know this would happen sooner or ter.”

  “...”

  Yuuji was caught speechless, uo refute any single one of her words.

  In the end, he could only sigh and leaned back to his coubsp;

  “Well, she’ll be ing over tomorrow… I’ll be telling her everything about the group chat then.”

  “Alright. Don’t worry, I’ll just be here watg until you’re done. Good lu ving her that you’re not crazy.”

  Yuuji’s lips twitched.

  This girl… How could she say such a thing?! She knew ving someohat he wasn’t insane when telling them about the group chat was the most difficult part of the talk!

  “You…”

  He narrowed his eyes on her… And then, he began tig her feet.

  “Kyaaah!! Aaahahaha! W-What are- Hyah! Y-You doing?!!”

  “This is your punishment for saying su iive ent!”

  “S-Stop! Hyah-! Y-You idiot!”

  Yuuji ignored her plea and tio tickle her feet. And when she successfully retreated her feet, he didn’t stop and began tig her sides.

  He did it while enjoying the expressions that only he could see from the “Immortal Witch”.

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  “What in the world…?!”

  Karen froze pletely in shock as she stood before the massive golden gates and arch that marked the entrance of Yuuji’s mansion.

  The size of his mansion was enormous, enough to force her to turn her head from left tht to see the entire breadth of his residence. And she wasn’t even close to the frorao his mansiohere was a massive front yard with a beautiful fountain at the ter between her and the mairance of the mansion.

  Eveadfeld residence she was currently living in couldn’t be pared to this.

  She slowly turowards Alexander, or Mordred, and pointed shakingly at the mansion.

  “Y-You… T-This isn’t something a “hobby” could buy…! A-Are you actually from a rich family?!”

  It was the only expnation Karen could e to, given how ridiculous this mansion was. Even her “old-money” nobility father and step-mother didn’t live in such a luxurious grand mansion. There’s no way he, a student who only trades during his free time, could afford such a thing.

  This must be either something his ultra-rich family bought him or something he ied from them!

  But, Yuuji just smiled wryly and shook his head.

  “A-Ahahaha… no, I’m actually not. It’s… plicated. Let’s enter first and talk inside…”

  Yuuji pced a hand on her shoulder and led her inside. And ohey entered, Karen was even more shocked and awed by the sight before her.

  “e, take a seat on the couch there. I’ll bring us some tea.”

  She nodded in a daze, and walked towards the massive living rht in front of the foyer, and sat down.

  As she did, she couldn’t stop looking around in awe. And whe down on the couch, she was surprised by how soft the cushion was.

  This is even softer than my bed…

  Seeing such luxury before her, she couldn't help but bee even more curious about Yuuji’s true identity.

  Was he a secret son of a multi-billionaire? Was he a part of an a unknown rich family who trolled the world’s ey from the shadows?

  No… he told her it wasn’t given to him by his family. But… he couldn’t have earned so much money, enough to buy such a massive mansiht…?”

  Karen sat in silence as her mind wandered wildly, thinking of who the man she fell in love with actually was.

  And soon, Yuuji returned with a por pot of tea and tea cups on a tray, and pced them down oable before them.

  He sat down by her side and poured her a cup before also p one for himself.

  “Here you go.”

  “T-Thank you…”

  Karen picked up the cup of tea, briefly admiring the beautiful flowers painted on its surface, and took a sip.

  The soft, gentle, and sweet fragrance of jasmine quickly filled her nose, and an apanying taste and warmth of a freshly brewed jasmiea entered her mouth.

  The warm liquid that she drank quickly warmed her entire body and calmed her down as she released the tension she didn’t knew she had ever sining here with a satisfied sigh.

  She looked down at her cup of tea, her refle unduting slightly as the tea rippled within the cup.

  Then, she turowards Yuuji and steeled her heart.

  “Now… you tell me everything about you…?”

  “Of course.”

  Yuuji nodded.

  “My name… is not Alexander Kyrielight. My real name is Tsubakihara Yuuji… And I am not from this world.”

  Yuuji then began telling her about his true self and the existence of the group chat. How it brought individuals from different worlds and universes together, eg them, and allowing them to visit each other’s world, and perhaps, even a new world entirely. How a world could possibly be just a fial “story” in another world. And how magid otherworldly things that they knew oed in fantasy, were real.

  He then also told her about his retionship with C.C, Aika, and Erika, as well as his step mother, sisters, and aunt.

  And as she listened, she couldn’t help but fall into a daze in disbelief. Everythiold her seemed like a fial story.

  “That’s… the gist of it. And uhm… I’m sorry to have hidden my true identity from you.”

  “I… I ’t believe it… Is this real…?”

  Yuuji smiled softly and nodded, before lifting up the tea cups and tea pot with a wave of his hand, shog Karen.

  “It’s real. Everything I told you is real.”

  “T-This is…”

  Karen looked at the floating cups and pot with widened eyes. She waved her hands around it, w if there were strings that caused it to seemingly float in mid-air, and tried moving it around.

  “It’s really floating…”

  She turowards Yuuji in a daze. Her mind was still trying its best to process what was happening.

  “I…”

  “It’s fine… You take it in slowly. I know it could be a bit much for you to accept everything.”

  He pced his hand on hers and held it gently, causing Karen to slightly blush at the sudden physical tact. But, she didn’t retract her hand and simply stayed still and his words.

  “I’ll try… Thank you for telling me all this…”

  “It’s the truth you deserve.”

  Karen blushed at his words. But after a while, she noticed he was still holding her hand.

  “U-Uhm… Y-You let go of me now…”

  Yuuji smiled teasingly, and instead of letting her go, he iwiheir fingers and held it even harder.

  “W-What are you doing?!”

  “I still owe you an apology. So I will be holding this hand until you five me.”

  Karen’s face blushed even redder as she began trying to push him away with her other hand.

  “Y-You bastard…! How could you take advantage of the situation like this! I-I told you I’ve already fiven you.”“But I also haven’t fiven myself. So I’ll keep holding your hand.”

  “Y-You…!”

  Seeing his soft, gentle smile and feeling the warmth and affe that he gave her by holding her hand, Karen couldn’t muster the will to fight against him anymore. Moreover… She also loved this feeling she got from holding his hand.

  So in the end, she could only turn her head away in embarrassment a him do as he pleased.

  “...You perverted bastard. Just do as you like!”

  She mumbled angrily. But, her hand never left his. And after a while, she unsciously held his hand as tightly as he was.

  “Karen.”

  “Hm…?”

  She turowards him, her face still blushing as redly as her hair.

  “I love you. And thank you… for fiving me.”

  Her face went a shade of red darker. She instinctively wao turn away, to hide her embarrassingly red fad grin she was trying her best to hold back. But she didn’t, and faced his words bravely.

  “I-I-I love you too…”

  She nodded and ched her eyes tightly. Her heart was thumping so loudly, she could hear it in her ears. And her face was hotter than it ever was. She couldn’t even imagine what kind of face she was making now. She just hoped it wasn’t a stupid grin that would reveal hoy she was inside.

  And then, she felt him ing his arms around her, embrag her.

  “Let’s stay like this for a moment.”

  “...Mm.”

  She nuzzled her head to his chest, taking this ce to hide her face from him. Then, after a while, she also began to her arms around him, enjoying the warmth, love, and happiness he was giving her.

  They stayed like that for a few minutes in a fortable silehen, Yuuji held her shoulders and looked at her with a gentle smile.

  “Hey, are you hungry? Let’s eat dinner.”

  “Eh? I-It’s fine… I don't want to bother you.”

  “What are you saying? It’s not a bother at all. What do you want to eat?”

  “...Thank you. I’ll leave it up to you.”

  “Alright.”

  Yuuji nodded and gave her a soft kiss on her forehead, causing her heart to skip a beat once more, before heading to the kit.

  “Haahhh…”

  Karen slumped down onto the couch as she let out an exhausted sigh. She felt like she had just run a marathon… Her heart was still beating very quickly, and the heat still hadn’t left her fabsp;

  But… She was happy… So happy that she would’ve rolled around on the floor in happiness if she didn’t mind embarrassing herself majorly in front of Yuuji.

  “It feels like a dream…”

  Everything still felt like a dream… From Yuuji’s revetion… to his fession. It hadn’t felt real for her yet.

  But… The warmth of his hand… His words… His touch. They were all real…

  Just then, she heard the sound of footsteps behind her. She immediately turned around, and saw C.C, dressed in a clearly oversized white shirt and nothing else, walking towards her with a soft smile.

  “You…”

  Karen looked at her with widened eyes. But the shock quickly dissipated when she recalled Yuuji’s retionship with her.

  “Right… You’re also…”

  C.C’s smile widened as she nodded.

  “Yes. That’s right. I’m also “his”.”

  She walked around the coud took the seat by Karen’s side and took a sip of Yuuji’s tea.

  “Now, shall we talk for a bit, “sister”?”

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