"Jokes have their limits, Rudolf. Do you mean to say you used a drug to knock out both Trainer Kitano and Tokai Teio?"
Mejiro Palmer, after a rare moment of her brain short-circuiting, managed to regain her senses. However, the unconcealable tremor in her voice was enough to prove her inner turmoil.
And Rudolf's helpless expression, followed by her confident expression of having to declare war after being unable to hide it any longer, made Palmer, who knew her childhood friend's personality extremely well, feel a strong sense of unreality again—Rudolf's series of seamless emotional switches really made her feel that she was indeed capable of such a thing.
Especially since Rudolf, as the successor of the Symboli family, never lacked boldness in her actions. And Palmer knew very well that Rudolf had now awakened her past memories with him.
And more importantly, before this, she had just received his close care for a whole week. She had also witnessed her showing her unknown "Luna mode" in front of him...
Could it be that from the day she was discharged from the hospital, she had already been unable to control her inner impulse? Mejiro Palmer, who had been the first to discover the unconscious her, send her to the hospital, and immediately notify him, her mind went blank, her initial reason and calmness completely gone.
"Although the process is a bit incredible... I was originally just planning to make a move on him, but Teio's appearance disrupted my plan a bit. I didn't plan to put her to sleep too."
"This... is a cup with milk residue."
On the other side, the sharp-eyed Invincible also noticed the milk cup that had been drunk by Tokai Teio on the coffee table. However, under her deliberate guidance, she naturally took it as the "ironclad evidence" that he had been lured into drinking it and was now sleeping here.
And at this very moment, she, who had always been either very cold or very calm, for the first time in a long time, showed her undisguised malice. Rudolf keenly noticed her trembling fingers as she gripped the handle of the teacup...
"Snap!"
Finally, under her uncontrolled force, the handle of the teacup was snapped off by her. The handleless teacup fell directly to the floor and shattered into pieces... just like a certain girl's heart at this moment.
And she was not defeated by this scene. On the contrary, she turned her head and glared fiercely at the nonchalant her and questioned, word by word, "What on earth do you want to do to him?!"
"Do what... I think this content is still too early for a minor. I suggest you listen carefully in your health and physical education class. You might learn a lot."
However, Rudolf, who had regained the high ground, now seemed extremely calm. This was of course not her original plan, but with him and Teio both in a deep sleep, even if she said these words recklessly, she didn't have to worry about breaking down at all.
As for the reason why she had changed her strategy in time... it was when she was at the door before, when Palmer had said the words "the Mejiro family wants to recruit him as a husband," it had made her realize the problem at hand.
Now, it was no longer a situation where she could quietly develop a relationship with him and, before Suzuka and C.B. and the others had noticed anything unusual, successfully sneak attack. The Mejiro family had already started to make a move on him. She had to stand up in time to curb their offensive.
And the reason why she had released such a bombshell of false news was to send a signal to the already-acting Mejiro family—he was already a pre-booked trainer of their Symboli family!
Only by doing this would this news be passed on to Ardan and the others through Mejiro Palmer. And she didn't think Ardan was that difficult to deal with. In the entire Mejiro family, only one Mejiro Palmer in the same generation was worthy of fighting her. Even if Ardan had some past with her Kitano, she would definitely not be faster than her in terms of progress.
Especially since Palmer herself had admitted that Ardan didn't seem to have any feelings for him... this kind of existence that hadn't even gotten on the track couldn't be called her rival at all. She only needed to apply a little pressure, and she believed that Ardan, whose timid and cautious personality had been beaten down by her since she was a child, would absolutely not have the courage to compete with her for the same man.
As for the other members of the Mejiro family... she had a way to make them completely give up this expectation. What she had to do now was to, while he was not awake, exaggerate her and his current progress as much as possible—anyway, they wouldn't have the mood to confirm these things with him. So she could just say whatever she wanted.
Even if they did confirm... wouldn't that be even better? He could hear the heartfelt feelings that she couldn't say in front of him. Maybe it would be of great benefit to their relationship progress!
Thinking of this, the disdainful smile on her face couldn't help but widen a few points. Under the sharp gazes of both of them, she also said with extreme composure, "I actually didn't intend to hide it, I just felt that the time was not ripe... but since you've seen it now, I'll just admit it generously."
"—Palmer, I won't let your family snatch him away. He is mine, the heir of the Symboli family, which means he is my fiancé. I will absolutely not allow your family to touch the object I fancy."
She said it! The words she couldn't say in front of him—she finally said them with gusto!
And she herself had not expected that she, who had found it so difficult to even express her apology in front of her sweetheart, could actually say these words so easily. And for a moment, she also felt an extreme sense of pride and relief, as if some chain that had been binding her had been broken at this moment.
Yes, she had figured it out. She liked him, from the bottom of her heart, hopelessly liked her childhood friend. Whether it was her childhood self or her adult self, they were all conveying this signal to her heart!
She liked his indulgence, she liked his patience. She could, in front of him, not maintain her strength, not act as the "emperor," but as a girl named "Symboli Rudolf," and show her true self in front of him.
C.B. and Palmer were right. She might not know him well enough... but she could be sure that everything he had changed was just trivial details. The heart and principles of this man named Kitano Ryuichi had not changed from beginning to end.
He was the only person in this world who could make her take a step back... she would not give up, and she would not tolerate anyone taking him for themselves.
"...To be able to hear you say such words with your own mouth is truly a rarity."
And at this very moment, Mejiro Palmer, who represented the Mejiro family, when faced with such an open declaration of war from her, unexpectedly did not show any particularly strong reaction—or rather, she had at first, but for some reason, her aura suddenly dropped a notch, and she became less combative.
And her deflated reaction was naturally also noticed by Invincible and Rudolf. But she seemed to have compromised a bit, but she had not. This stubborn girl immediately stood in front of her and said to her, word by word, "Impossible! He will never, ever be with a woman like you!"
"Oh? It seems you still don't know, Miss Invincible, about the matter between me and your trainer."
However, faced with her panicked words, her defense was even more at ease. Although she didn't know her true identity, and whether she had a past with him like her own, but now that she was the hardest bone to chew, what she had to do was to completely crush her thoughts.
And so, when her gaze touched Tokai Teio on the side, who was enjoying his lap pillow, the smile on her face widened even more. The triumphant her, her expression at this moment was almost terrifyingly twisted!
"The matter between you? What do you mean?!"
"This, I think you can ask her beside you. If she doesn't tell you the truth, you can try asking him after he wakes up."
She casually brushed her beautiful hair aside and looked straight into her eyes, which seemed to have suddenly understood something. After silently reciting "as expected" in her heart, she said to her with a fake gentle smile, "But I can tell you now that I will soon become the only one by his side—and if you want to ask me why I am so confident, I can tell you very clearly."
"Between him and me, there has long been a crystallization that represents us. And that existence is now right beside you."
"What—"
In an instant, her words, which were nothing short of shocking, once again released an extremely heavy piece of news. Under her gaze, she saw her body tremble violently, her pupils contract, and she immediately turned her gaze to Tokai Teio on the side.
And at this moment, she knew that her tactic had been absolutely successful!
She was not lying. Teio was indeed a "crystallization" symbolizing her and him. It was just that this crystallization was a crystallization of the essence of their joint "cultivation," and not a crystallization of their "nurturing" love.
As for what she understood it as... what did that have to do with her? No matter what, she would have a reason then. It was just that she herself had misunderstood. If she asked a little more, then she would definitely explain.
And undoubtedly, her words had had an extremely great impact on both her and Mejiro Palmer. A heavy silence quietly spread in the student council...
I don't know how long it lasted, but in the end, it was she who first calmed down, let out a long sigh of relief, and said in a tone almost like dead water, "...I'm taking him back."
"From now on, don't even think about having a chance to get close to him again. I will absolutely not give you that kind of chance again."
"Please feel free." And she didn't care about her small threat. On the contrary, her and his meeting, no one could stop it at all. Even if they couldn't meet in the student council office, she still had many ways to get in touch with him.
This time, her biggest gain was undoubtedly occupying the absolute "first position" in the hearts of these love rivals of hers! She believed that under the deterrence of this big mountain of hers, these little foals would be very honest for a long time.
However, after she had forcefully pulled Teio's hand from his body and carried him on her shoulder without any regard for her image, she did not forget to say faintly before she left the student council, "Miss Invincible, I think you'd better get used to my existence in advance. In the future, we might not have few opportunities to meet."
Her words made her steps pause for a moment. And what she had originally wanted to express was that she was impossible to fight against. She had to get used to the fact that the person she liked would be by her side. It was better to give up the fantasy early.
However, the her who had guessed wrong did not know that her words had fallen on her ears and had become another meaning... that kind of provocative words from a stepmother to the original wife's daughter, asking the other party to accept her existence... made her clench her fists at this moment.
"—I think it's still too early to be beating the drums and gongs, President Rudolf. Please take care of yourself."
With that, the furious her also left the student council without a word. And Mejiro Palmer, after a deep look at her, also chose to silently leave the scene.
It was not until she had left silently that the arrogant her finally let out a long sigh of relief. The her, who was as tired as if she had just run a Tennō Shō (Spring), couldn't help but fall directly onto the sofa on the side, lying next to Tokai Teio in the laziest way possible.
"I've finally fooled them... at least I've fooled them. The road ahead should be much easier."
"It's really tiring... that guy, he actually chose to escape at a critical moment... honestly, he really can't do without me."
The tired her let out a long sigh of relief, turned her head, and looked at the still-sleeping Teio on the side. Seeing the "crystallization" of her and him, a doting smile couldn't help but appear on her face. And as she gently stroked her beautiful hair, she also said softly in her heart, "Don't worry, I will definitely give you a complete family... Teio, I will definitely do it."
"But speaking of which, why was Palmer's reaction so plain this time? Could it be that I really wronged her? She has no feelings for him at all, so she had no reaction?"
The her who was guessing like this did not know that outside the student council, that Mejiro Palmer, after leaving, had immediately rushed into the bathroom and wiped her face with cold water, forcing herself to calm down in a physical sense.
But no matter how she splashed cold water on her face, her still-trembling pupils in the mirror, the irrepressible surge in her heart... everything was explaining her inner turmoil, because of everything Rudolf had said before.
"Rudolf... have you finally declared war? In the name of the next head of the Symboli family..."
She couldn't help but clench her fists. For some reason, clearly in a dispute, and thinking that no matter how strong she appeared, it was all for her sister's wedding dress, she would get angry at Rudolf's liking for him—that kind of anger, that kind of sourness, uncontrollably welled up in her heart.
Clearly, that man has no relationship with me... clearly, everything is what my sister should be doing... why would I...
"Is it because I am the next head of the Mejiro family?... The主張 of the Mejiro family is my主張."
Yes, that's the only possibility... Mejiro Palmer looked at herself in the mirror, repeating these numbing words in her heart over and over again. After a long while, she finally saw a clear smile on her face and murmured to herself, "If... this is the family head's decision, then I will also execute it unconditionally... but if my sister continues to have no action at all."
"...Well then, don't blame your sister. Although I don't like to eat my sister's leftovers, but if it's competing with that wolf, Rudolf, for the same complete piece of meat..."
"That's really—interesting."
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