The moon was as bright as ever, but Kaguya Houraisan, sitting in the room, was feeling uneasy. After all, she had heard the strange commotion this morning. Although her abilities were sealed, her eyesight was still sharp. From the sounds, she realized that two powerful individuals must have been fighting.
'Speaking of which, Lancer, that guy, wouldn't have been caught up in it, would he? After all, if he got caught up in it —————— wouldn't I have no games to play?'
That's right. In Kaguya Houraisan view at the moment, Lancer was merely a friend who provided her with games, but only a friend.
If Lancer saw Kaguya Houraisan reaction right now, he would definitely say that she was a bit addicted and might need some electrotherapy. But unfortunately, Kaguya Houraisan waited for several hours until a somewhat familiar voice came from outside the window.
"Lancer?"
Looking at the clearly annoyed Kaguya Houraisan, Lancer rubbed his head helplessly.
Although he knew he hadn't done anything wrong, for the sake of affection and his reward item, he could only apologize. After all, from their previous interactions, the other party seemed a bit tsundere? Or perhaps haughty?
In short, an apology would suffice at this moment.
"My apologies, I'm a bit late today."
Lancer apology was utterly lacking in sincerity, but Kaguya Houraisan merely curled her lips in her mind and didn't speak. After all, for her at this moment, the game the other party was bringing was more important than correcting Lancer 'attitude.'
Seeing the other party's expectant expression, Lancer decisively took out the console. Kaguya Houraisan, taking the controller, immediately showed an excited expression, but then she felt a little strange because Lancer, who was sitting next to her playing with her, seemed a bit odd?
Of course, this didn't mean Lancer skill had dropped; it was just that she purely felt Lancer didn't seem to be concentrating. He was just mechanically operating the controller.
Although she had only started playing a few days ago, Kaguya Houraisan, as a 'Pro Gamer (self-proclaimed),' felt very unhappy. How dare he not be serious when playing a game, hmph!
So she directly nudged Lancer waist with her elbow.
Lancer, utterly confused, looked at Kaguya Houraisan sitting beside him.
"What's wrong?"
"..."
But unfortunately, the only response he got was a pouting face. The other party just stared at him without saying anything, making Lancer... want to poke the other party's cheek.
Fortunately, he held back in the end. After thinking carefully for a while, he seemed not to have offended the other party, so was it the game they were playing just now? His operation should be fine, right? At least much better than the amateur she was, right?
But since they had paused for a moment, he had also figured out how to broach the topic.
"You must have sensed the battle near the Bamboo Mountain earlier, right?"
Nods .
"Although I subjugated a demon, due to the nature of its ability, I must stay near that area for the next period of time, so I probably won't be able to come here for a while..."
Nods.
"Naturally, I'll have to take the game console with me."
As soon as Lancer finished speaking, Kaguya Houraisan, who was originally aloof, suddenly panicked slightly.
Life these days is truly too boring. For her, resting whenever she has time during the day and playing games at night is what she cares about most. Now Lancer is actually saying he wants to strip away her greatest joy... No! Even if the console belongs to the other party, it's unacceptable!
Looking at the other party, who resembled a hungry tiger pouncing on food... no, given the other party's appearance, it was more like a cute cat guarding its food, Lancer couldn't help but rub his brow helplessly.
He had been quite expectant of the legendary 'Kaguya-hime' before, but he was a bit disappointed when he saw a Loli. Later, upon contact, he found that the other party was just a slightly proud girl, so he didn't pay too much attention to it, especially since the other party still maintained her 'Yamato Nadeshiko' appearance at that time. It wasn't until Lancer wanted to take the other party outside and brought out electronic products that things started to spiral out of control.
The original Yamato Nadeshiko still maintained her 'pretense' in daily life, but privately, she completely turned into a... well... an otaku.
No matter how elegant her posture, it couldn't change the fact that what she held in her hand was a controller, not a fan. The original tea was replaced with Soda, and yōkan (a type of wagashi) was replaced with Snacks. Lancer even began to guess when the other party would finally be unable to resist changing out of the cumbersome kimono she wore.
However, he had to admit that the current appearance of the other party made him much more comfortable. After all, compared to the seemingly unattainable princess, he felt closer to this somewhat otaku and proud little girl in front of him.
But seeing the other party's expression, which looked like she was about to cry, he stopped 'bullying' her.
"I must take this thing back... Alright, alright, don't look at me like that. If I'm not here, are you sure you can play it properly? So, you can keep this. I'll have someone come to charge it every day."
While speaking, Lancer took out a handheld console and handed it to the other party. Kaguya Houraisan felt a bit strange at first, but it wasn't until the handheld console was turned on that she looked at the device in her hand with surprise and delight.
Although the handheld console's screen was not as good as the main console's, its portability was its main feature. But wait, have someone come to charge it? Doesn't that mean someone else will know how she looks right now...
"No way!!"
Kaguya Houraisan, who decisively refused, seemed to forget that she actually had no right to refuse. Lancer, seeing her somewhat panicked expression, roughly guessed what she was thinking.
"Actually, you don't need to worry, because the person I send has already known your true identity for a long time..."
Then, to Kaguya Houraisan surprised expression, he took out the portable suitcase he carried with him and pulled out a short rod. This was 'Zero' in her dormant state.
And as Lancer held it in his hand, 'Zero' gradually woke up.
Accompanied by a squirming motion, the original black short rod disappeared, replaced by a young girl with green hair.
Kaguya Houraisan expression instantly became incredibly subtle. She naturally knew about the existence of things like Tsukumo-gami (Tool spirits) in this world, but the thought of Lancer, this strong man, holding a Loli in his hand...
Seeing Kaguya Houraisan gaze become increasingly sharp, Lancer was very helpless. His Gáe Bolg was mainly used for human-shaped enemies, and 'Rin,' because it was in the form of a lance during full power eruption, was more suitable for hunting demons. He chose 'Zero' as his main weapon in this world purely for practicality.
"Forget it, I won't talk about it anymore. Since everything has been said, I should leave. Play frugally; this console should last you for most of the day."
While speaking, Lancer expertly flipped out of the window. 'Zero,' following Lancer, also bowed to the other party and left through the window.
Watching Lancer figure gradually disappear, Kaguya Houraisan didn't think much of it. After all, having games to play was enough.
The moonlight was bright, and the girl under the moonlight excitedly rubbed the joystick until ——————
"Lancer! Help me clear this one..."
After habitually calling out the man's name, she looked up at the quiet room and the cup of tea beside her that had already gone cold, and paused for a moment.
Playing games alone is certainly fun, but after only a few days, Kaguya Houraisan found that she was already somewhat accustomed to the tall figure sitting beside her...