The moment Victor opened the hotel room door, he was greeted by a warm hug and a melodious voice.
"Victor, you're back~"
"Enid?"
Victor was slightly knocked back by Enid's tackle but smiled as he steadied himself, his arms naturally encircling her.
"What brings you here?"
"I missed you~"
Enid lifted her head from his chest, her blonde hair brushing his cheek, her face beaming with a smile.
"Wednesday missed you too, so we came to find you. We have little Wednesday's nose to thank for that."
Victor's heart felt as sweet as if he had just downed a whole jar of honey. He tilted his head to look inside the room.
There, sitting upright by the window on the edge of the bed, was Wednesday.
Dressed in her signature black gothic attire, she held her prize in her hands—
the dark codex, as if immersed in ancient knowledge, completely indifferent to the commotion at the door.
"Don't get the wrong idea," Wednesday's cool voice rang out timely, without even looking up, as if she had prepared her excuse long ago. "I was dragged here by Enid."
Her slender fingers gently turned a page of the yellowed paper, producing a faint rustling sound.
"It's not that I missed you, but merely that under specific circumstances, occasionally..."
She deliberately paused at this point, finally lifting her deep, pool-like eyes to look at Victor.
When her gaze met Victor's sparkling eyes—which seemed to hold the entire galaxy's worth of twinkling stars, staring unblinkingly at her—she took a deep breath, as if conceding defeat.
She slightly turned her face away, a faint blush coloring the tips of her ears, and quickly added in a nearly inaudible voice:
"Alright, I did miss you a little."
"Yay! I knew it!"
Victor immediately let out a triumphant cheer, his smile so bright it could blind someone.
Satisfied, he pulled the still-giggling Enid along with one hand, walked to the bed, and unceremoniously sat down, wrapping an arm around each of his two little girlfriends.
"Looks like my luck is really off the charts today!"
Victor declared smugly, nuzzling his chin affectionately against Enid's golden hair before turning to press his cheek against Wednesday's cool, smooth black hair.
"Not only did I get my hands on a great treasure, but my two little treasures came to keep me company. It's simply perfect!"
"Ew~" Wednesday couldn't help but shiver, rubbing her arms with a look of disgust.
"Please, don't be so mushy. I'm getting goosebumps."
Enid, however, was thoroughly enjoying it. Happily hugging Victor's waist, she buried her face in his chest, her shoulders shaking with laughter.
Her gaze was soon captured by the plush toy wearing a blue superhero suit and a red cape—Super Moose.
"Wow! Is this part of the great treasure you mentioned?"
Enid let go of Victor, picked up the fluffy plush toy with delight, and couldn't stop stroking it.
"This is a super limited edition! I've been looking for it forever and couldn't find it! Victor, did you buy this especially for me?"
Her blue eyes sparkled, filled with anticipation.
Seeing Enid's joy, Victor grinned like a cat that got the cream. He blinked, his tone carrying a hint of mysterious pride:
"This? Well... it was 'gifted' to me by a certain 'enthusiastic' little girl."
He absolutely snatched this from some unlucky soul, probably making them cry in the process.
Seeing the undisguised mischievous grin on Victor's face, Wednesday rolled her eyes inwardly.
She knew this guy's character all too well. The so-called "gift" was definitely not obtained through pleasant means.
Just then, as if remembering something, Victor mysteriously pulled out the four smooth talismans from his pocket—
the sheep talisman, the monkey talisman, the rat talisman, and the newly acquired rabbit talisman.
Under the hotel's soft lighting, they shimmered with a mysterious luster.
"Here, the real treasures are these." Victor placed them on his palm and offered them to the two girls.
"What are these?"
Enid curiously picked up the talisman carved with a rabbit pattern. It felt cool to the touch, with a faint sense of strange energy contained within.
Even Wednesday was drawn in. She set down the dark codex and picked up the sheep talisman.
Her fingertips gently traced the ancient patterns on it, a glimmer of inquiry flashing in her dark eyes.
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